Funsville Memetic Laboratories
at oodletuz.fsnet.co.uk
What's New...
Updates related to the FML musical project/object are listed separately. That is, except for FML Audio Service updates, which are on this page, because the Audio Service is part of the site content. There - I knew there was a good reason for it.
18/01/2009: Updates to FML back catalogue; links to FML MySpace added.
18/07/2008: Even tardier The Blimp update. Busy busy busy go I. Sort of.
19/05/2008: Another The Blimp update - back to "more tardy".
11/04/2008: Another The Blimp update - less tardy this time.
09/04/2008: Yet more The Blimp details added; been a bit tardy with the updates there as we've been pretty busy just now.
22/03/2008: More The Blimp details added.
25/02/2008: New gig for The Blimp; Stoke gig removed 'cos we couldn't make it. A tiny bit more Hovno to make you do really dirty looks when you don't even realise it - what's your R.P.M.I.?
25/01/2008: The Blimp page updated again (2007 split off as well). Links corrected in Test Card pages.
28/12/2007: The Blimp page updated; I let it get a bit out of date just there.
04/12/2007: More The Blimp news added.
28/11/2007: Added photo/vid link for Skurvený Život gig.
21/10/2007: Desultory gig report added for The Blimp. Might be fleshed out later.
21/10/2007: Gig reports added for The Blimp; removed stuff that was postponed or TBC.
06/10/2007: Blimp new gig added (Blue Cat postponed though).
01/10/2007: Blimp new gigs added. Removed direct references to my e-mail address as an experimental protispamové measure.
28/09/2007: Blimp gig news + reports added/updated.
25/09/2007: Loads of new Blimp gigs (well a good few anyway) added. Desperate attempt to keep pages up to date.
09/09/2007: The Blimp gig reports incl. an extra session at the Travellers Call.
08/09/2007: Another new gig for The Blimp.
29/08/2007: And yet another new gig for The Blimp; Tiger Lounge gig report added too.
25/08/2007: Yet another new gig for The Blimp.
22/08/2007: Another new gig for The Blimp.
18/08/2007: Two new gigs for The Blimp; photo added from Little Mill.
11/08/2007: The Blimp Railway Inn report added + links to photos and interview
30/07/2007: The Blimp Friendship Arms report added.
21/08/2007: Same as the last one. More Blimp, more Hovno.
26/06/2007: The Blimp update, and yet more of that nasty, black-doggy little Hovno humour.
12/05/2007: Revolution and Little Mill gig reports for The Blimp; Myspace link added too.
21/04/2007: Salutation gig report for The Blimp; Myspace link added too. More Hovno (this time almost literally - visit our Glorious National Compost...)
07/04/2007: Gig added for The Blimp. Tweak to Hovno page.
25/03/2007: Tiny snippet added to Czlapciskograd page, just above the map. Not all apologised for, but that's your tough titty.
18/03/2007: Blimp page updated with Norfolk Arms report and split up by year into 3 pages as it's getting a bit long. The Blimp band album latest added.
13/03/2007: Forthcoming The Blimp gig details update.
28/02/2007: Another (very soon forthcoming) gig for The Blimp. Tiny update to Hovno page, though you won't notice it.
10/02/2007: Blimp page updated with Norfolk Arms report.
28/01/2007: Blimp page updated with future gig stuff. Yet more Hovno too.
04/01/2007: Blimp page updated after a needless period of neglect, but still not properly. More Hovno added to guess which page.
21/10/2006: Norfolk Arms report + set list added to the The Blimp page. Corrected spelling of "ukazovák" all over the place but don't tell anyo--oh bugger.
15/10/2006: Skutocznian children's cartoon page added as a link from the Hovno page. Salutation set list + poster added to the The Blimp page.
08/10/2006: Capital of Skutocznia added to the Hovno page. Salutation gig report added to the The Blimp page.
30/09/2006: RealAudio of the National Anthem of Skutocznia added to the Hovno page. Syd Barrett Tribute gig report + Salutation flyer added to the The Blimp page.
20/09/2006: More stuff happening for The Blimp.
12/09/2006: More Blimp details have appeared.
28/08/2006: Francis's Fnecked-Up Facts added to the Hovno page.
21/08/2006: Brief report + set list of latest The Blimp gig again (different gig).
25/07/2006: More doggerivel added to the Francis Ford Hovno page.
22/07/2006: Brief report + set list of latest The Blimp gig.
18/07/2006: 1st set of the 14/07 gig is now on YouTube - links added.
16/07/2006: Set-list added for the most recent The Blimp gig.
12/07/2006: New live The Blimp date added.
09/07/2006: Poster and set-list added for the most recent The Blimp gig.
05/07/2006: The Blimp (Live version) now have their own sub-site, rather than being mixed in with the other Audio Activities.
05/06/2006: A little more Hovno material - you can now learn the Hovno Industries a.s.s. Company Song, either in English or in the original. (Actually not in the original.)
21/05/2006: A little update to the HovnoMatic 3000 thing I did yesterday.
20/05/2006: More Hovno stuff added, that I thought up while I was out walking today with the intent of clearing my head. FWIW it sort of worked.
04/05/2006: Intro added to Francis Ford Hovno's page + artist's impression thereof. He really doesn't like you, you know.
02/05/2006: New page "Have No Fear - Hovno Is Here!" in the Oodletuz Zone. Minor tweaks/corrections to other pages because site reorganisations never work first time, at least not for me.
28/04/2006: Site reorganised: All the test-card-related material is now accessed from new sub-site MaximumTestCardOsity. Added Australian test cards page to that section too. Two additions to the TCD Resource from Czechoslovakia and its successor nations; two other "standard" patterns which are really more specific have been moved to join them. Also: new subpage "Kafka's Transit" in the Oodletuz Zone.
22/04/2006: Three new tunes on the FML Audio Service. It's good, it's lovely, it's nearly perfect. A couple of extra bits and bobs added to the Oodletuz Zone.
29/01/2006: Update to "Suddenly Crisps Are Fun Again", and tweak of "Greetings from Chlapcziskograd", in the Oodletuz Zone. BeBa photo added to Activities page, though I kept the days-of-the-week thing in too 'cos I thought it was funny.
22/01/2006: New subpage "Greetings from Chlapcziskograd" in the Oodletuz Zone.
08/10/2005: Six new files added to the TCD Resource. Two new selections on the FML Audio Service.
18/07/2005: A few more files added to the TCD Resource. Latest additions are now highlighted by showing "Added dd/mm/yyyy" in bold yellow.
05/06/2005: A few more files added to the TCD Resource.
19/03/2005: A few more files added to the TCD Resource. Minor updates to Mercator pages.
20/11/2004: Several new files added to the TCD Resource. New subpage "Artificial Intelligence is a Contradiction in Terms" in the Oodletuz Zone.
03/08/2004: Several new files added to the TCD Resource, which is now expanded from 4 pages to 5. Mostly from contributors - many thanks! Another entry added to "Suddenly Crisps Are Fun Again" in the Oodletuz Zone.
01/06/2004: More waffle on the "Suddenly Crisps Are Fun Again" page in the Oodletuz Zone, although not about waffles, come to think of it. Updated the links from the Mercator pages to "Afternoon Programmes Follow Shortly" site.
23/05/2004: A slightly new look for the home page, with an ill-advised chequerboard pattern for the main sub-page links. Mercator pages expanded with more about the start-ups. New selections on the FML Audio Service. New TCD in the TCD Resource. Tiny update to Links.
28/03/2004: Test Card Maker v5.11 now available. A few more files in the TCD Resource, a couple of which use the new cutout shapes from v5.10 .
08/03/2004: Test Card Maker v5.10 now available (a few new features and more fixes).
14/02/2004: Lots of new files in the TCD Resource - now expanded from 3 pages to 4!
17/01/2004: Test Card Maker v5.01 now available (one bug fix and an extra font). Thumbnail for 5:4 Test Card C corrected in the TCD Resource. Small update to Test Card Memory Lane incl. new link to The Flash Files.
10/01/2004: Test Card Maker v5.00 now available. Four new patterns in the Test Card Definition Resource. Update to Test Card Memory Lane for the reboradcast test of 09/10/2004.
11/12/2003: Update to page 3 of Test Card Memory Lane, to account for the BBC re-broadcast tests of December 2003, and a bit more waffle about the Pie Chart. "Oodly Tuzzing Again" restored to the FML Audio Service by special request, no really.
19/10/2003: FML Audio Service updated with all-new selections (although some of the tracks are old). Back into RealAudio and back into stereo.
29/09/2003: New "Brand Awareness Test", plus an update to "Suddenly Crisps Are Fun Again", in the Oodletuz Zone.
01/09/2003: TCD Resource re-arranged into three sub-pages + 1 new test card added; tweaks to Test Card Memory Lane.
13/07/2003: Three more new test cards in the TCD Resource, plus a correction to the Canadian PM5544 that was added last time.
07/06/2003: Four new test cards in the TCD Resource. FML Audio Service title image updated to be the same width as the others on the home page.
03/05/2003: Test Card Maker version 4.10 now available. Updates after the latest 5 on this page are now in a smaller font, as if that means the page will download any quicker.
27/04/2003: Link fixed on TCD Resource. The Resource now has a direct link from the front page too.
20/04/2003: Realised that an image was missing from "Oh God, I'm So Depressed, No-one's Ever" etc and hence uploaded it properly. Updated link on Home Tonsillectomy Kit page.
09/02/2003: Restored link to Java TV from Mercator pages. "Oh God, I'm So Depressed" filled out a bit.
08/02/2003: More info in Test Card Memory Lane; one file added and one updated in the TCD Resource. Very slight addition to Suddenly Crisps Are Fun Again.
12/01/2003: Bug fix on Test Card Maker - now version 4.01; two files added to the TCD Resource.
08/12/2002: All-new version of BBC Cymru Animated Ident, or at least of the animated part of it - closer to the original, and with more frames and smoother lines. This page put into centre-justification just for a change.
17/11/2002: Another new feature in the Oodletuz Zone, inspired by a bad round of cards on Spider ... yes, it's "Aaah, That's Not Fair - I'm Telling My Mummy!" BBC Cymru Animated Ident also tweaked slightly.
10/11/2002: Test Card Maker version 4.00 now available; TCD Resource also expanded. Complete refresh of the FML Audio Service - five new tunes, and they're MP3s this time. New feature under construction in the Oodletuz Zone
13/07/2002: Updates to Mercator pages and textual updates to Test Card Memory Lane.
01/06/2002: New Link added.
24/05/2002: Slight fix to Test Card Maker so it's now version 3.31. FML back catalogue now has pix!
18/05/2002: Test Card Maker version 3.30 now available; I'm particularly chuffed with the customised colour dialog. Two new TCDs added to the Test Card Definition Resource as well.
13/04/2002: The Joy of S4C updated a bit, including two new MP3 sound clips. Finally put a couple more pics in the Gallery!
27/03/2002: New Test Card Definition submitted by Josep Sanz - the classic RTVE electronic test card. Very slight update to Test Card Memory Lane re. French PM5544, thanks to information gratefully received.
23/02/2002: New Test Card Definition submitted by Kirk Northrop - a test card used by the BBC during a re-broadcast test. 'Mercator 45' page 1 updated with a 1970s clock.
09/02/2002: Version 3.20 of Test Card Maker now available. Detailed history moved onto the site to reduce the user guide file size a bit. Oodletuz Zone Index renamed from otzindex.htm to index.htm - the old URL now has an announcement and a link. Created an index.htm in the software directory too (though there's only Test Card Maker in there at the moment). Slight update to The Joy of S4C page.
28/01/2002: Added the Test Card Definition Resource (link on TC Maker page). Slight tint given to a couple of pages as an experiment (I got sick of looking at all that white).
14/12/2001: More updates to Test Card Memory Lane, including some new links.
17/11/2001: Version 3.10 of Test Card Maker now available.
13/10/2001: All-new tracks for the FML Audio Service, at last. And now they're in stereo! "Mercator 45" expanded to 3 pages with some new images, a new site link, and a few other tweaks. Minor amendment to Test Card Memory Lane as well.
04/09/2001: Version. 3.00 of Test Card Maker is here! Thanks to the many people who have suggested extra features, many of which are now included in the program, including a basic undo facility and picture objects.
27/08/2001: This page split off from 'Current Activities' to separate site news (here) from general FML news (there). That's right... the What's New page is what's new. Also, more minor updates to Test Card Memory Lane, thanks to information gratefully received.
15/07/2001: Minor updates to Test Card Memory Lane.
12/06/2001: Version 2.30 of Test Card Maker now available.
05/05/2001: Test Card Memory Lane augmented from 2 pages to 3.
28/04/2001: Added Test Card Memory Lane to the Oodletuz Zone.
19/03/2001: Version 2.20 of Test Card Maker now available.
12/03/2001: Version 2.00 of Test Card Maker now available. "Mercator 45" page now split into two and some text modified after a visit to www.sub-tv.co.uk/atvstartups.asp . It's now a nicer colour too.
24/02/2001: Added "Test Card Maker" and "Mercator 45" pages. Updates to the Oodletuz Zone.
04/11/2000: A couple more test cards on the Apology page, with a link to the famous MHP Test Card Gallery. The Joy of S4C finally completed (unless I think of some more stuff) and the BBC Wales ident now comes with music. That's all in the Oodletuz Zone right now.
30/07/2000: Image addresses corrected: Link to Nowhere, Pac Link, Oodletuz Zone Gallery, BBC Wales Ident. (These used to have absolute addresses so they only displayed on my computer; anyone else would have been getting X-boxes. They are now relative addresses.)
23/07/2000: Two more tunes added to the FML Audio Service. TCM interlude from from "Don't Ask" but just the music, and a so-far unreleased item from years ago. A few updates to the Oodletuz Zone as well.
27/05/2000: Another tune has been added to the FML Audio Service, the classic "I Don't Know Why" from 1991.
04/05/2000: The FML Audio service is now on test with one example tune from the forthcoming album.