The Geeky Brit

On friday I got accepted into the beta program of Joost – which is going to be, I am pretty sure, the next big thing on the internet. The company founders started something called “Skype” a few years ago, and after their 2.6 Billion dollar buyout by Ebay – they took a couple of years off and then began their new project – peer to peer on demand television.

I first saw a potential for this sort of technology when I saw a colleague of mine watching some peer to peer pirate feed of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. I had paid for what I now believe was a pirate feed. I really felt a sucker as his feed seemed more reliable.

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Quirkies: An american inventor has created a beer launching fridge, for that ultimate coach potato. What a great idea, the only problem for me is that my beer fridge is actually located in our garage, so we would have to tunnel through some walls. I have submitted plans to my wife, and am awaiting dissaproval.