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 Subscribe: send blank mail to         B3TA issue 3
 [email protected]        03 Aug 2001
 In this issue:
     - kill your friends feedback
     - mystery kung-fu
     - & craig from flipflopflyin speaks
 
 : KILL YOUR FRIENDS UPDATE
   last week we created a game where you could upload
   photos of your friends, and shoot them.
   we called it - and here comes the shock - kill your
   friends.
   the response has been great:
     *) 618 people have uploaded images
     *) 1588 highscores have been generated
    
     *) 722 of those were in a shoot geri
        halliwell game.
     *) player carlos heehee has shot his
        friend 921 times, scoring 1.8 points.
   we have been particulary pleased with people using
   it for social satire. Our favourite three are:
       : scoot (the UK online directory) & burning money
       we can only guess that an employee is unhappy with
       the management, which considering that shares in
       scoot.com have halved following an announcement
       that the company is almost out of cash, is harldy
       suprising.
       : queen mother
       considering that she's currently recuperating at
       her London residence Clarence House after
       undergoing a blood transfusion for anaemia, this
       is in particulary poor taste - and made us snigger.
       : mike of urban75
       someone from his message board uploaded him.
       mike say "great fun - loved it! sorry for the lack
       of controversy!"
       (btw: mike was behind the '96 web clasic,
        slap-a-spice game)
       (btw2: to help promote the game we sent
       popbitch.com a geri halliwell version of
       the game, and ntk.net one with
       Jakob Neilson. both were linked in their
       emails. er... )
   kill your friends. now.
   http://b3ta.com/kill/
 : WHO IS THE MYSTERY KUNG-FU STICKMAN?
   recently people haven't stopped sending us links
   to the fantastic kung-fu stickman animations.
   we are fascinated by them. the movement is
   beautiful, and their origin mysterious.
   digging about we can find only the following
   facts by the author:
     name: mr. zhiqiang zhu
     nickname: xiaoxiao
     nationality: chinese
   we are desperate to know more about Zhiqiang
   and are currently we are in negotations with a
   shaolin monk to get an expert opinion on the
   kung-fu, and a translation of the chinese in
   the work.
   if you haven't seen them all, then you
   are in for a treat:
   xiaoxiao 1 (watch small kung-fu movie)
   http://games.sohu.com/fightgame/fight.avi
    
   xiaoxiao 2 (press space bar for different anims)
   http://games.sohu.com/fightgame/fight2.htm
   xiaoxiao 3 (the one that made his name)
   http://games.sohu.com/fightgame/fight3.htm
   xiaoxiao 4 (3d shooter)
 http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/uploads/25000/257...
 : WATCH WHAT PEOPLE TYPE INTO SEARCH ENGINES
   metaspy shows you the queries other people are
   typing into search engines as they type them
    
   some examples:  
     *) "porn movies made in pakistan "
    
     *) "acupuncture shoes"
     *) "motorcycle shops toronto"
   this is what the web is really about.
    
   we've taken these queries, and stripped the fluff
   that was around it, so that we could use it in a
   visual projection.
   rob says:
   "it took me five minutes to make and I spent
   the next three hours watching it on 3 monitors. it
   was a bit like an early 90's U2 concert."
   pretend you are bono:
   http://tsluts.com/project/
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 : WEB HERO No.1 : CRAIG OF FLIPFLOPFLYIN
    
     name: craig robinson
     age: 27
     who: english web designer working in berlin.
   craig is swiftly becoming an internet superstar
   with his influential and much-imitated graphic style,
   of which the mini-pops have had the most press.
   it should be pointed out that craig's latest work
   is fantastic too. particulary the 24 hr billie
   jean, and the adventures of ralf.
   we caught up with craig to try and get a sense of
   the boy behind the pixels.
   [b3ta]   When are you happiest?
   [craig]   Currently: when it's a warm evening and
             I'm sat on my balcony with a Cherry Coke
             and a book. Or cycling around Tiergarten.
             All time best thing: in bed with someone
             that I love on a Sunday morning.
   What were you like at school?
             Same as everyone, really. If I applied
             myself... etc Into art and woodwork and
             technical drawing. Neither one of the cool
             kids or one of the nerds. Somewhere
             in the middle
   What is your proudest moment?
             When FFF got a full page in the Daily Mirror.
             Specifically because my Gran gets it delivered
             every day and I knew that she'd be so proud
             of me.
   How's living in germany?
             Far better than living in London. Splendid.
             Wide pavements, old buildings, lovely cafes,
             cycle paths, beautiful women.
   What question should we have asked you?
             What other Yo!s should there be? I have some
             ideas for Yo! Sushi expanding their range:
             Yo! Chips Yo! Hot Dog, Yo! Eggs, Yo! Baked
             Spuds, Yo! Ice Cream, Yo! Cornflakes,
             etc....
   visit craig at
   http://www.flipflopflyin.com/
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 : FIN
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 : CONTRIBUTORS THIS WEEK
     Joel http://www.rathergood.com/
     Rob http://www.tsluts.com/
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