Posts Tagged FTW!

Website Design | FTW!

Elegance and Design, go together like Cheese and Wine.

After trolling the internet for days, the people at the headquarters of wtforftw.com have found an interesting website than combines intriguing content with tasty design. Dustin Curtis describes himself in one line at the bottom of his site “My name is Dustin Curtis. I make user interfaces.” Being someone who has limited experience with topography, I’m easily pleased with his designs. (This is where someone might make a joke about the font Papyrus) His color choices and user experience on his website is generally spot on. I find browsing the content to be a swift and enlightening affair. Take the design captured above. You would think it’s a desktop on a sleek macbook pro, but in reality it is a cleverly designed webpage.

This particular page discusses the hiring process of most start-up companies. He goes into great detail how hiring low-level positions first often dooms a company to be poorly managed and ultimately fail. It’s an interesting paradox, Do I need a senior advisor or an entry-level designer first? Does talent or experience matter more?

In reading the comment section of his webpage, I gathered a few intelligent responses about the subject matter.

Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand.
- Putt’s Law

Does this apply to other industries? Is it merely a joke referring to the rapid pace of technology development and the ability for the young, plastic mind to overtake experience?

Perhaps this post asks too many questions?  At the end of the day, you should check out Dustin Curtis’s page in its entirety.

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Catching Birds The Easy Way! | FTW!


Have you ever been to Greenland? I’ve never gotten the chance, but this man wanted to show the world how it’s done. He literally sits on the side of a hill with a butterfly-esque bird net. Just when you think you’ve started to watch the lamest video ever, He catches a bird.

Native Greenlander shows what it takes to be a native Greenlander
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I’m On a Mac! | FTW!

So I’m not one to get into the whole MAC vs. PC feces flinging contest, but I do enjoy rewarding some creativity when people spend time to make things right. This video has some definite ingenious qualities. Watch for yourself and then comment about it!

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Quotes of the Week! | FTW

This is a pilot segment of ‘Quotes of the Week!’. Leave some feedback on whether you would like something like this on a regular basis. These quotes are supposed to be funny and sources are linked to when possible.

“Gimme your tasty loins, you awful beast!” – Hungry man to a tasty horse

“I’m sorry, you’re just too ugly for cosmetic surgery” – Doctor to patient

From now on, if ever there comes a time where you are unsure of a particular breed of an animal, refer to the beast as a ‘Peruvian Sluthound’. Do not be discouraged if it is not a dog or if people look at you strangely.

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Confusing Charts

In scanning the interwebs, I have no idea what to make of this data. What does it say to you?

Don't ride your motorcycle in the afternoon!

After careful consideration and months of looking at this diagram, I’ve concluded that motorcyclists don’t like getting it from behind, they are safest between 3 and 6 am on weekdays, and they like pretty colors in their charts.

I’ve done my part, now do yours. Find something humorous or obscure about this data and tell us about it in the comments!

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Site Check!

So, we’ve been at this blogging game for a little while now and its time for some feedback from you dedicated readers.

What do you like about the site? What do you hate?

Watch red bricks turn yellow

Watch red bricks turn yellow

We’d like you to leave some constructive feedback in the comments, or not constructive if you prefer trollin’.

Some things to consider, do you like posts with videos? Do you enjoy Wikipedia laden links in posts so you can participate in a little self-education? What annoys you about the posts (if anything)?

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Squirrels Fight over Palistine

OK, so they weren’t actually arguing over the holy land. They did however have an altercation of epic proportions. The porch on which they chose to battle was covered with delicious, cocaine-enhanced seeds. Watch as the matrix comes to life for a definite FTW!

Their argument was well articulated before it escalated physically, leave your interesting/funny captions in the comments.

Which Squirrel Won?

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Snoop Dogg On Yo’ GPS!

Take tha Third Right!

Take tha' Third Right!

Imagine, you’re lost in Compton. You need to find the nearest Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles in order to meet your wife for dinner. What to do?

Lucky for you, you are a frequent reader of wtforftw and you heard about how valuable a GPS can be; however, you can’t have your TomTom talk to you in that robotic voice or you might get your GPS stolen right out of your car (along with the tires and stereo).

Solution, have your GPS use a voice that no gangster would dare fuck mess with. Snoop Dogg will do you fine, ya digg? Listen to the audio clips below, then vote!

Is Snoop Dogg On Your TomTom a WTF? or FTW!?

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Blindfold Trickory | Reader Poll

So, you’re bored. You decide to call your friend. You know he’s bored too, AND he’s stupid. Perfect! Now all you need is a video camera and a couple supplies…

It’s been a while since we had a poll, so here’s one for you regular viewers.

Was this video a WTF? or an FTW!?

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Optical Illusion: Eyes say WTF? Brain sez FTW!

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Science can be mind boggling, Optical Illusions are one of the coolest applications of trickory. This man simply makes a bottle disappear right before my eyes.

Editor’s Note: The webpage is loading slowly due to all of the instances of youtube it has to pull up. To counteract this, Videos will now be posted on their own separate pages. Click either the “Read More of this Entry” link or the picture  to watch videos from now on.

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