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Awww yeah, I can finally get my jetpack...

Mon 3 Jan 2010 7:32:36 PST

It's on buddy. First this, then the flying car. Next - teleportation.

Scientists levitate animals in electromagnetic and ultrasound

Sun 11 Jan 2009 11:38:50 PST

Turn it upside and give me my flying car already...

MSN or Live Messenger and Windows 2003

Sun 8 Jan 2009 13:50:45 PST

If you're interested in running MSN messenger under 2003, you'll quickly find out that there's an OS check under the new Live Messenger that won't let you. To get around this, you just have to install Version 7. Once this version is installed, you can update from within the program and will be able to use all subsequent versions. You can download MSN Messengeer Version 7 for Windows 2003 here.

Carbon nano tube radio....

Wed 5 Jan 2007 23:1:32 PST

Apparently they can now make a radio from a nanotube...but more interestingly is the possibility of implanting a nanotube inside an individual cell in the body. Makes you wonder how far off a cancer killing nanobot is.

Steampunk laptop...

Wed 5 Jan 2007 10:12:13 PST

This is for when you want to go SERIOUSLY old school.

The Ethics of Erasing a bad memory.

Fri 17 Jan 2007 20:57:56 PST

A doctor discusses the ethics of erasing someone's bad memory...with practical knowledge.

42 inch multitouch lcd...

Wed 15 Jan 2007 0:46:8 PST

Yeah...you can put me down for one of these...

Real life Hypospray...

Thu 18 Jan 2007 17:4:8 PST

If you're a fan of Star Trek Medicine, you'll love this.

Edible Robotics...

Sun 7 Jan 2007 10:59:5 PST

This is really cool...before it becomes slightly disturbing at the end.

Lab induced astral projection...

Thu 28 Jan 2007 17:22:25 PST

Ok...this is something I have to try.

Dynamic contextual image resizing

Mon 25 Jan 2007 23:52:23 PST

This is some amazing technology that you have to really see to understand its implications.

Another awesome advance in robotics/prosthetics.

Sat 23 Jan 2007 13:53:32 PST

This one looks a lot more like the iRobot model from the movie. If he can make a leg that works like this, I think we're just about there.

Japanese video game takes your arm over the top

Sat 23 Jan 2007 13:1:31 PST

This game is so hard core, it breaks your arm!

the future of computing is a big ass table.

Thu 21 Jan 2007 9:3:30 PST

Despite my desire to get one of these, this commercial is hilarious. :)

Flexible paper batteries.

Sat 16 Jan 2007 13:21:2 PST

This + eInk=animated cereal boxes.

eInk takes another step

Sat 16 Jan 2007 13:19:35 PST

Sony Japan is previewing a new eInk application, this time in color. Looks like we're only a couple of years away from wearable electronic displays.

Part 2 of today's Terminator theme

Thu 17 Jan 2007 9:46:6 PST

The first completely unmanned attack drone squadron was launched today. Isn't it about time for Skynet to come online? When they learn to fuel themselves, we're in trouble.

First it's just a hand...

Thu 17 Jan 2007 9:32:58 PST

This really is an amazing invention, but I have to admit that once I saw it, I thought about The Terminator.

Fun game for the day

Thu 12 Jan 2007 15:54:58 PST

I had a lot of fun with this little game. Maybe you will too :)

Not quite enough corruption.

Thu 20 Jan 2007 13:26:17 PST

In a small village in china, the citizens are bristling at the terrible lack of corruption.

Favorite TV line today...

Sat 1 Jan 2007 9:41:4 PST

In talking to an estranged wife a man yells (in defense of his estranged wife's attack on his girlfriend's collagen injected lips): "You should talk, you've got more fake parts than inspector gadget."

The tricorder is born..

Thu 27 Jan 2007 15:7:34 PST

For the first time, chemical composition can be read outside a vacuum chamber. That, with the recent military "pain gun" and flip phones convinces me that we're none-to-far from transporters...well maybe.

Readius E-Ink reader....MUST....OWN....

Fri 14 Jan 2007 14:1:33 PST

This thing is like carrying a thousand books in your pocket. I MUST have one. MUST MUST MUST. E-Ink is finally coming into its own.

This is one of the funniest stories ever...written by a friend of mine.

Wed 12 Jan 2007 17:43:28 PST

INTERLUDE ON THE MILLENIUM FALCON

PHASE ALPHA

(Always remember that these characters do not belong to me but are graced with my genius, thus making them better than they ever were before. Also keep in mind that this is a TwipFic with a generous helping of HNS and a touch of Harvey McSweenism! Also realize that, contrary to popular belief, I am a mere mortal, and this story is not meant to dishearten you or diminish your meager achievements. One day, if you keep slogging away, you too may be able to create on my level.)

The Millenium Falcon shot across the outer spaces, it's thick and silvery hide was gleaming like a comet or something. The intrepid crew had just escaped the grasping clutchery of the Empire, which was headquartered on the giant Death Star that they had just escaped from. Princess Leia was saved by Han Solo and Luke Skywalker, plucked from the Death Star, which they had just escaped from, like a good-hearted feather from an evil bird. A couple of Tie Fighters chased them, but were speedily dispatched by the awesome phaser weapons of the Falcon.

Luke stood on the observation deck with his mentor, Obi-Wan. They both looked out the large window, staring into the rushing void that so paralleled Luke's dervish-like existence. Luke thought of Tatooine, his beloved home world, now a desert wasteland since the coming of the Empire. The planet of Luke's youth was a lush green paradise of fragrant gardens and sloshing ponds and oceans. The Tusken people were the forest protectors, frolicking through the Shush Migush bushes and Bandywock trees singing songs of hope and good cheer. And the winged Jawa would float by, sprinkling love dust from their mothy wings of goodness. But that was before the Empire came, bringing destruction, driving the Tusken people insane and stealing the lovely wings of the Jawa. Luke squashed the past, the past being too painful to think about. He still couldn't believe that his parents. Owen and Beru, were killed by those Stormtroopers. He was more determined than ever to see C-3po and R2-D2 delivered to the rebellion so they could get the secret plans for the Death Star they had just escaped from.

"Isn't warp speed fantastic?" Asked Obi-Wan, who was still staring out the giant window on the Falcon's observation deck.

"Yes." Answered Luke. "I just wish that those Stormtroopers wouldn't have killed my parents."

Obi-Wan put his hand on Luke's shoulder. "They're in a better place Luke, skipping across happyland in the illustrious company of the Force. Don't worry about them, I guarantee that your parents are a lot happier off this mortal coil and in the thrall of the eternal mysteries than in that hovel they were living in. I know I would be."

"I guess you're right," Luke said, "but I'll really miss the way Dad used to pinch my nipples when we wrestled and the long hot baths that Mom gave me that lasted for hours."

Obi-Wan was forming uncomfortable mental images when Chewbacca lumbered onto the observation deck. He was a native of the planet Wook, widely known as the Space Ape World. The Wookee walked over to Obi-Wan and Luke.

"We will be arriving at Yavin in four hundred and thirty two standard time minutes units," Chewbacca said, "just thought you'd like to know." Then he left.

The princess put her arm around Luke. "Everything will be okay, Luke."

"I know," Luke began, " I just wish Ben was alive to see us reunited, Leia. To see him struck down by Darth Vader was almost more than I could take. Oh, how I long for the beautiful oceans of Coruscant!"

"Hold that thought Luke, I've got to use the water closet." She said, wandering off to find the facilities.

After she left Luke alone, he felt he could let it all go. He fell tearfully to his knees and lamented four times in a row. The intense pain of losing his parents and his mentor really hurt a lot.

Just then, the ghostly image of Qui-gon shimmered into view. He regarded Luke with understanding and love. The ghost held up three fingers and blew Luke a kiss before finally blurring onto nothingness.

Luke understood everything perfectly. He walked to the Millenium Falcon's hothouse, a converted cargo hold stuffed with dripping jungle. As he passed the head, he heard Leia grunting and straining. He pounded on the door and ran away laughing as the Princess asked who was there.

He entered the hothouse and sat down among the verdant greenness. The adventure was just beginning.

DON'T WORRY. TO BE CONTINUED! JUST SPEND THE NEXT FEW WEEKS QUIETLY REFLECTING ON WHAT YOU'VE JUST READ. BUT DON'T TRY AND TAKE IT IN ALL AT ONCE! SLOWLY ABSORB THE PERFECTION.

Cool Graffiti Text Generator

Wed 12 Jan 2007 17:33:34 PST

Check this out yo. Make your own tags whenever and wherever.

Government regulation to put small farmers out of business.

Wed 12 Jan 2007 12:50:17 PST

The thing is, this is also happening in Asia where the bird flu has the government going door to door killing small farmer's livestock who can't afford to replace their animals while companies have insurance for this purpose.

Ron Artest is a tool...

Sat 8 Jan 2007 14:19:28 PST

I tried not to be too hard on him when he wanted to postpone basketball for a rap career. I thought he was at least partly justified when he punched a fan or two in Detroit. I even understood when he wanted to leave the Pacers even though they basically foot the bill for an entire season's vacation...but now comes the animal cruelty...What a tool.

Welcome to the space arms race..

Sat 18 Jan 2007 7:57:44 PST

The Chinese government may have just tested a laser anti-satellite weapon. If this is so, look forward to a major ramp-up of anti-communication and other weapons that limit access to information (TV/Cell Phone/Radio).

Talk about Final Destination...

Sun 17 Jan 2006 19:13:40 PST

This guy skipped the flight where the NY Yankees pitcher died only to die in another plane crash a month later..

A "unique" way of collecting taxes...

Sat 9 Jan 2006 16:47:24 PST

Indian tax collectors have found a new and interesting way of collecting taxes.

This guy is doing some amazing things...

Wed 6 Jan 2006 18:41:19 PST

Check out some of the projects he's working on...I should have graduated from college :)

I still miss Jim Henson

Tue 5 Jan 2006 2:1:20 PST

Once every year or so I think about how much Jim Henson meant to me personally and then I remember this comic (that I saw in the back of a Cerebus comic around the time of his death) and how it amazed me that someone else could encapsulate my own feelings with a comic strip. It genuinely moved me.

Goodbye Habus Corpus...

Fri 11 Jan 2006 10:37:1 PST

Ok...I lost my cool on this for a second. Let's just hope the impeachment causes some sort of rollback.

A teenager is able to play video games with his mind..

Thu 10 Jan 2006 10:31:58 PST

Well I guess the motion controllers on the upcoming Wii don't look so cool now do they?

You must watch this video

Thu 3 Jan 2006 10:32:24 PST

And then you shalt laugh...

I love Richard Branson

Sat 28 Jan 2006 14:30:27 PST

Not only is he taking people into space WITHOUT a government agency, he's doing it in an environmentally conscious way.

Electromagnetic thrusters in 2 years?

Sun 22 Jan 2006 16:35:14 PST

I see things like this and I can't help but get giddy about my flying car...how long before the petroleum companies kill this guy?

Before you leave a $.75 tip for that steak...

Sun 22 Jan 2006 14:54:20 PST

Check out this website that lists the names of bad tippers, their city and how bad the tip was.

"It's" broken...

Sat 14 Jan 2006 11:1:19 PST

Dean Kamen's Segway scooter is being recalled as it has a glitch that throws riders off causing head and wrist injuries. I'm guessing their wallets are still bruised a little too from the $4000+ pricetag.

Why Alan Moore hates movies made on his work..

Thu 23 Jan 2006 14:50:44 PST

I really love this sentiment.

7 year old swims from Alcatraz to SF.

Wed 22 Jan 2006 13:54:43 PST

Well, at least if he gets in trouble later on in life, he'll know he can get home.

One of the funkiest versions of Just the Two of Us I know of..

Sun 19 Jan 2006 20:55:38 PST

I used to do this guy's website...still love his music.

FBI Begins searching for Jimmy Hoffa

Sat 18 Jan 2006 17:26:15 PST

Thank goodness the FBI is looking for the remains of someone everyone knows has been dead for 30+ years.

I'm sure they've got nothing better to do.

Hayden says that NSA spying is legal....

Sat 18 Jan 2006 13:1:43 PST

But I think the problem is that nobody agrees it SHOULD be. Whether or not it is legal under the law doesn't change the fact that our privacy is being violated by the people WE ELECTED to take care of us.

Saddam avoids pleading guilty and invokes his own new laws.

Thu 16 Jan 2006 11:24:0 PST

This was really amazing. Not only did he not plead guilty, but he declared he was invoking new laws he just created that make the government who is carrying on the trial illegal (retroactively). Amazingly creative. The judge entered a not guilty plea for him anyway.

It's all about the Benja...er...the Chases

Sun 5 Jan 2006 10:3:55 PST

Scans of US currency I know I'll never see for real.

Titan Descent Data Movie with Bells and Whistles

Sun 5 Jan 2006 8:14:29 PST

Incredible QT movie from NASA of the Huygens probe's descent onto the planet Saturn's moon, Titan. Besides being just the coolest thing you'll see this week, this is an incredible example of hoe complex, active data can be displayed clearly and usefully. I only wish there was a larger, high-rez version.
This is a direct link to the QT .mov. If you want the home page, go here.

I guess if the ports are too much, then parts created for our tanks are ok...

Sun 28 Jan 2006 16:28:19 PST

Huh? So the ports are off limits, but tanks that protect our soldiers are fine for dubai companies to make. These are the same tanks that are rolling through Afghanistan and Iraq right? I'm sure nobody would ever think of sabotaging THOSE...

Airborne Lasers

Fri 12 Jan 2006 11:55:42 PST

It looks like sci-fi weapons are here. Laser shooting jets, non-killing ray guns (Set your phasers on "stun")...i raise your smartbomb laser guided missile with a airborne missile shooting laser. Good luck.

Imagine a world where drinks no longer caused hangovers

Thu 11 Jan 2006 16:56:50 PST

and could be immediately reversed...this is the world of modern science.

the first cybernetic eye interfaces implanted and working.

Sat 6 Jan 2006 13:54:41 PST

The technology is still really crude, but this is the first time someone has routed visual images from a camera directly into the brain of a human being. You have to have had sight before, but this makes me hopeful for people who've lost their site. Sometimes i love techology.

Oh yes...I'm feeling safer every minute...

Fri 5 Jan 2006 9:46:56 PST

The deputy press secretary from the Department of Homeland Security has been busted for trying to seduce a 14 year old girl. It's this guy's job to speak to the people on behalf of the DHS. This just MIGHT be a blow the the credibility of an organization that has handled hurricanes and shadowy abductions so well.

Don't tell me you'll pray for me...

Tue 2 Jan 2006 4:16:9 PST

People who were told they would be prayed for during heart surgery died more often. Was it performance anxiety? Was it that they gave up and put it all in God's hands? Read the article and let's hear your opinion.

Roll your own raga

Fri 22 Jan 2006 13:56:5 PST

Need to keep that nice sub-continent glow going after hitting the lunch buffet at India Star? Use this handy little Flash toy and roll your own raga.

An awesome interview with George Lucas...

Fri 15 Jan 2006 16:14:20 PST

I didn't know that Lucas created Pixar!

Need glasses?

Fri 15 Jan 2006 15:9:51 PST

For those who don't speak whatever language this is, the tag line is "Need Glasses?"
You'd never see this on US television.

Berkeley geeks mind-hack b-baller

Fri 15 Jan 2006 10:35:21 PST

This is way-cool geekiness. Talk about psychological warfare...

Annie Proulx gets her sour grapes on...

Mon 11 Jan 2006 9:5:15 PST

It was all kind of plausible until she started taking personal potshots at Phillip Seymour Hoffman and called the Best Picture winner "Trash" instead of "Crash". After that, it just sounded like she was mad that "writer or Brokeback Mountain, translated on the screen to a Best Picture Academy Award winning film" wouldn't be appearing on her next book.

A new heat record on earth has been set..

Sat 9 Jan 2006 13:24:38 PST

But the really interesting part of the article is the part that says that the experiment (duplicated several times) released more energy than it costs. Now that, my friend, was the promise of Nuclear Fusion. Think of it this way: you start a generator, the fuel to run the generator is supplied by the generator itself creating a perpetual energy source. Now they still have to supply the tungsten...but this sounds like a serious energy breakthrough to me.

Well, it looks like the first challenge to Roe V. Wade is afoot...

Wed 6 Jan 2006 17:31:0 PST

A South Dakota governor has decided to cast the first serious stone at Roe V. Wade by outlawing abortion in his state. Though he doesn't expect the law to go into effect due to legal measures, the end goal is to get the case reconsidered by the Supreme court which, late last year, was shifted to the right by this administration's appointees.

Throwin' it down, Amidala style

Wed 6 Jan 2006 15:27:23 PST

Natalie Portman proving that SNL can actually be funny sometimes.

Make friends with your fast...

Wed 6 Jan 2006 14:24:8 PST

These commercials get progressively better...I feel I must own another GTI soon...

Department of homeland security uses untrained rent-a-cops

Wed 6 Jan 2006 13:20:55 PST

It looks like we need a department of securing the department of homeland security. Think of the contracts for Halliburton!

No more cashiers at Taco Bell and KFC.

Fri 22 Jan 2006 11:14:12 PST

Check out this link...looks like we're headed down the automat route.

President Bush vs. The Homeland Security commitee

Fri 22 Jan 2006 11:5:4 PST

Now maybe this just seems ironic to me...but the man who is decimating the middle east in the name of fighting terrorism is about to let a middle eastern company run our ports. Odd.

The fringe benefits of the Spotsylvania Detective

Sun 17 Jan 2006 10:33:12 PST

Detectives are having sex with prostitutes in order to get proof that the woman will charge them for sex...hmm...

Mac going to Windows?

Sun 17 Jan 2006 9:39:23 PST

This is just an opinion piece...but this guy has been right several times before.

The new "Freedom Fries"

Fri 15 Jan 2006 19:46:47 PST

Iranians have renamed pastries commonly knows as "Danishes" to "Roses of the Prophet Mohammad", overtaking the "Freedom Frie" as the stupidest rebranding decision ever.

Blog RSS fixed for mikesimon.com blog.

Sun 10 Jan 2006 11:27:13 PST

I finally got around to fixing the blog so the links work back to this page.

Moving your Windows iTunes library to another location

Sun 3 Jan 2006 18:57:56 PST

Ok, so I was running out of space on my c:\ drive and started freaking out because I wasn't going to be able to download next weeks episode of "The Office"...so I moved the iTunes folder (located automatically) from my My Docments/My Music folder to my e:\ drive.

Then I opened iTunes and tried setting my folder to my e:\itunes folder. Didn't work. So I tried some other stuff that also didn't work. So here's what I had to do.

First, I noticed that iTunes had replaced my iTunes folder under My Music. In it were two new library files (one is an xml file, the other is some binary file with your library.) I checked my old iTunes folder that I'd moved to my e drive and the same files were there. So I opened the xml file in that directory and replaced the path with My Documents\My Music\iTunes with e:\iTunes\. Then I copied these two files (the xml and the library files) to the My Documents\My Music\iTunes folder. Then I reopened itunes and everything was magically back where it was supposed to be. Hopefully this will be useful to someone.

The MRI as a lie detector

Wed 30 Jan 2006 14:12:18 PST

While it's more like a truth confirmer, the idea is a little scary if people can tell what you're thinking just by reading a scan of your brain. The one thing this article overlooks is that the MRI isn't going to remain so clunky in the future. One of these days we're going to have the Star Trek MRI which is essentially a little flashy stick that we wave near someone's head. Judging from how quickly we got Cell/Sat. Phones, that day isn't as far as you'd imagine.

Cartoonist tells all

Sat 26 Jan 2006 10:53:10 PST

Sort of.
Cartoonist Kazu Kibuishi gives us a step-by-step tutorial on how he produces the art for his comic strip "Copper".
Always cool to see how the artists work.

A cool physics experiment

Fri 25 Jan 2006 15:32:16 PST

A little experiment for the winter (you can do it, too NZ... just put a summery twist on it!).

1) Get some Club Soda in a sealed bottle
2) Get it to -8 degrees Celcius.
3) Open it.

See, -8�C is above the freezing temperature of the liquid with the carbon dioxide dissolved and under pressure, but is below the freezing point of the liquid when you let the CO2 out. Nice.

Disney buys Pixar

Thu 24 Jan 2006 16:57:31 PST

Millions of children begin to cry...in the future.

Tom Cruise Kills Oprah

Wed 16 Jan 2006 11:16:38 PST

Man....viral video is awesome.

Ok now this is just stupid.

Wed 9 Jan 2006 13:3:8 PST

I usually give performance artists a rank just above mime and below beat poets (cool as they might be) except in exceptional cases. This, however, drops below mime and straight to cirqe du soleil(which was cool in the 80's...but since then has just become...well, instantly next-channelable).

Cars can now drive themselves through a 128 mile course in the desert.

Fri 28 Jan 2005 16:32:54 PST

Pretty soon drinking and driving will be completely passe' ...except for the poor. :)

The RIAA is going after Russian Music sites

Thu 27 Jan 2005 14:23:51 PST

To this I say "Ha" and "Ha" again.

Man crawls on hands and knees for several miles to get a date.

Thu 27 Jan 2005 13:37:39 PST

If it were that easy, I would have tried it myself. ;)

Osama Bin Laden's Niece wants everyone to know that she's different...

Mon 24 Jan 2005 8:48:18 PST

And we can see that (quite well) in this very interesting article.

SNL Raps

Fri 21 Jan 2005 18:4:35 PST

This is the best thing from SNL in years.

Bush says the Constitution is just a gd piece of paper.

Fri 14 Jan 2005 18:42:58 PST

Please impeach this bastard. (Here's the original story: at Capitol Hill Blue)

If I were her, I'd just quit while I was ahead.

Thu 13 Jan 2005 12:45:12 PST

This woman survived a parachute malfunction, learned she was pregnant and the baby was ok, then says she plans to skydive again two months after the baby is born. Look forward to the next Darwin awards.

This is as good a gap ad as you're going to get.

Thu 6 Jan 2005 10:19:17 PST

It takes a while to get to the punch line, but it's a pretty cool way of saying it.

Call me paranoid...but it seems like our government might be watching everyone...

Thu 29 Jan 2005 12:53:3 PST

This is an interesting article that tells how our government is able to track most US citizens by using a legal service called ChoicePoint that aggregates data on US (and other) citizens through maintainance of a database of legally obtainable documents. Ok, so now tell me with a straight face that it wasn't the government who set this company up in the first place so that they'd have a legal channel with which to collect data without the obligitory reason to do so.

Air Guitarist can now go legit...

Thu 29 Jan 2005 12:30:47 PST

Le-what? Students in Finland created a computer with a camera that tracks hand movements and then plays appropriate chords. Looks like Fender isn't going to be getting any money from me!

Cybernetic hand with wireless connector..

Thu 29 Jan 2005 12:22:45 PST

This has a ton of potential for amputees...as well as cooking enthusiasts who will want the blender attachment :)

A really interesting article on the creation of colored bubbles.

Sun 18 Jan 2005 6:29:26 PST

It sounds so academic...but read on and you'll see a man's 11 year quest to create them.

Sony is hacking your machine.

Thu 8 Jan 2005 9:59:52 PST

This is a really interesting and technical artical about how Sony's DRM is both badly written, intentionally obfuscated and uninstallable by conventional means. It also eats up unnecessary processing time and hides behind fake windows system program names. Is this a company you want to do business with?

Shouldn't the phrase be "We Don't torture...anymore"?

Wed 7 Jan 2005 16:27:29 PST

In light of the fact that we're prosecuting people for torturing prisoners at Abu Ghraib, it seems that our President should be saying that "we don't torture anymore" now that we've found out that we actually have.

A New power source or quantum mechanical heresy?

Wed 7 Jan 2005 6:55:36 PST

This looks like something that could revolutionize the energy industry (and REALLY increase the liklihood of water based vehicles)...but the first thing they're going to try it with is a...mini heater? This looks like the energy companies desperately trying to appease the fossil fuel companies because if they know this works, why the heck else would they not begin replacing coal and nuclear almost immediately?

Dawn of the "Cellborg"

Sun 28 Jan 2005 10:28:57 PST

This is basically the precursor to nanobots. I'm both excited and frightened.

Prepare to be remote controlled.

Fri 26 Jan 2005 10:51:41 PST

Technology has been created that allows an outside source to literally control the movement of your body through low level electrical stimulus. A japanese company is making this to make games more realistic, but come on...this has slave labor (or worse) written all over it.

Yo butt ain't made fo that!

Fri 19 Jan 2005 19:35:15 PST

Washington DC reverend preaches on about the evil of lesbianism.
Can I have an "amen"?

Follow the yellow dot road.

Fri 19 Jan 2005 12:24:19 PST

The government can track you through your documents thanks to the help of the xerox corporation. What annoys me about this is that corporate america is opening their back doors to the government to surreptitiously spy on people. It's no longer just the government we have to be leary of, but our trusted vendors as well.

Yet another reason to turn your phone off when you're in the car.

Tue 16 Jan 2005 12:4:38 PST

Right now it's for tracking traffic flow. Next year it's for catching speeders. How would you like it if your cell phone inadvertantly told the cops how you were driving?

Pretty soon brushing your teeth might be SOOO last season.

Mon 15 Jan 2005 23:47:51 PST

This kind of thing really makes me excited about the day in/day out use of science to make our lives better. Think of waving a wand of cold plasma through your mouth and then rinsing with cool water. It feels like a breeze of 75 degree air but it kills all of the bacteria in your mouth that causes tooth decay. I'm getting in line for this thing.

Something completely different

Thu 4 Jan 2005 11:50:34 PST

Complete scripts for EVERY MONTY PYTHON EPISODE EVER!!!

I hate to say it, but I think the xiaolin monks need to leave it to the professionals...

Thu 13 Jan 2005 20:56:35 PST

For their first film, the monks are doing a historical piece where xiaolin monks fought off...pirates.

32 gb flash memory coming up..

Wed 12 Jan 2005 17:9:31 PST

Stack two together and you have a 64 gb hard drive that doesn't really have to worry about platter scratching. This is the kind of technology that really impacts your ability to be portable.

AMAZING martial arts stunts...

Wed 12 Jan 2005 12:50:14 PST

You HAVE to see this.

A door that keeps the hot side hot and the cool side cool

Wed 22 Jan 2005 4:26:13 PST

I love this idea...but it'll be 20 years before it gets here. I'm still waiting on the hot and cold canned drink machines I saw in Japan 10 years ago.

Best...Video...Evar

Sun 12 Jan 2005 15:11:17 PST

Nobody loves you, like your mama loves you...
UPDATED with link to higher-quality .mov file.

The Phallic Logo awards...

Sun 12 Jan 2005 12:4:35 PST

This is a fun site with a few surprises for the poor folks who hired a branding expert and got subtle porn instead.

This site is so addictive that it's amazing I could take time away to write this.

Sat 11 Jan 2005 11:30:48 PST

Some of the secrets are so dark or out there or open to interpretation it's almost impossible to not look at the next one.

They can run, they can dance, they can skate and now they can catch a ball....

Wed 8 Jan 2005 13:12:44 PST

10 years and there will be robot baseball leages. 20 years and they'll be playing exibitions against Major League teams. that's my prediction.

While this article seems to indicate that the applications for this arm are limited, it always amuses me that people who develop a robot arm that can catch things don't immediately think to attach it to a robot that can already walk. Sure there are limitations, but a robot that can detect and grasp things that are moving adds one more thing to the impressive lists of things that robots can do. Once you get enough things in the list, you have a fully functional robot. But then perhaps they're just trying not to scare anyone. After all, a robot arm that can do more than just perform some automated task...that can react to various stimuli at a rapid, precise pace...that's a robot arm that can now take even more jobs. I don't think I could catch a ball moving 300 mph. This robot is already faster and more dexterous than me :)

Talk under water!

Mon 6 Jan 2005 20:37:3 PST

Now you can be like Aquaman! This cool little device allows you to talk under water to anyone under 15 feet away. I wish i had something like this when I was skinny enough to go into the pool :)

Make fire from water...

Sun 5 Jan 2005 14:24:46 PST

A friend of mine asked the question "How do you put out a fire that's fueled by water?"

Try this at your own peril

Thu 2 Jan 2005 11:35:3 PST

How to go directly to the floor you want in an elevator, even when other buttons have been pressed. This gets the E for EVIL. >:) (Floor+CloseDoor)=Express ride

It's terrible, but I couldn't stop laughing..

Sat 28 Jan 2005 15:39:8 PST

This is the kind of thing that happens in a Naked Gun movie.

If you're going to watch with crappy cameras, what's the point?

Fri 27 Jan 2005 9:1:2 PST

<rant>

Ok, let's ignore the fact that I'm against the whole surveillance society concept for a second. Over the past few days, I've been seeing images from cameras that range from hidden to obvious. In each case, the pictures were blurry and it was hard to identify the central subject in them, which leads me to the question, if you're going to have cameras (and this goes especially for you NASA), then make them high enough quality to do their job. Every time I see video of a crime taken in a convenience store or the search for a terrorist, I wonder how these people hope to find someone on the tape when you can't make out anything but the basic shape of anyone or anything in the picture. It's self defeating to spend money on something that doesn't work or is so half-baked that it prevents the use for which it was intended.

</rant>

I want this...

Wed 25 Jan 2005 16:6:29 PST

A data projector that fits in my pocket...Help me obi wan...get me one of these bad boys.

Avoid England if you have brown skin.

Wed 25 Jan 2005 8:42:49 PST

A brazilian man was mistakenly shot and killed because he lived near a building that was being surveilled by London police and was misidentified as a terrorist when he ran away from undercover police officers. If you're from a foreign country and men in plain clothes start chasing you down the street with guns, what do you do?

Wanna mess with that Harry Potter fan in the next cube?

Fri 20 Jan 2005 12:43:53 PST

Anonymously email the link and stand back for the fireworks. Contains a video with a major spoiler.
Funny.

Update...flexible color displays are here!

Sun 15 Jan 2005 13:40:40 PST

This is an update to an entry from last year. I can't wait to get a newspaper or magazine made of this stuff.

Data at your fingertips

Fri 6 Jan 2005 10:3:13 PST

Never before has so much data fit up your nose.

Wood Ipod

Thu 5 Jan 2005 9:41:48 PST

This is a testament to both the craftmanship and the amount of free time that "ZapWizard" has.

But I'm not dead yet!

Sat 23 Jan 2005 13:5:2 PST

In a disappointing move, the supreme court said it was ok for your local government to plow over your home if they thought someone else could make more money on your land.

I'm just waiting for the aliens to show up and schedule the earth for demolition.

Eat Soy, Shoot blanks

Fri 22 Jan 2005 9:29:16 PST

A new study says that soy products might affect or damage sperm production. No wonder there are so few asian soy sauce eaters.

Drug created and marketed specifically to Black people

Sat 16 Jan 2005 2:36:6 PST

Now this may sound like a conspiracy theorist talking...BUT...anytime a company tailors a drug specifically for one race, it raises major red flags to me. In an era of gene therapy and the long term and generational unknowns of genetically developed drugs, it seems like a very bad idea to allow one race to be the target market of a new drug. So if it doesn't work out and ends up sterilizing or subtly genetically altering your target market (black people), what are the implications of that whether or not intentional? Something just seems wrong with this picture.

Mech suits. Generation 1

Wed 13 Jan 2005 16:31:9 PST

I'll wait until the power armor lets you jump long distances...then It's on.

Breathe under water without an oxygen tank.

Wed 6 Jan 2005 16:11:24 PST

An Israeli inventor has found a way to filter oxygen from the water as fish do with gills, but allow a diver to breathe without using cumbersome oxygen tanks.

Rapiscan

Sun 27 Jan 2005 10:0:24 PST

If you pronouce this with a long A, it's just about right. I can't believe we'd let the government do this in the name of "protecting our freedom".

Mr. Tee raps...sort of...

Sat 19 Jan 2005 11:57:22 PST

This is in Windows Media...and is one of the most amazing things I've seen since Spock sang about Bilbo.

Bionic eyes are currently in testing...

Tue 8 Jan 2005 0:53:31 PST

pretty soon some forms of blindness will be curable. Another possible use is allowing for sighted people to eventually be able to watch or add video to their site (since this is basically an interface to a camera). While it'll be a long time before that, they're saying that THESE devices might be on the market by 2008.

Fusion achieved on a low scale..

Sat 28 Jan 2005 12:46:36 PST

While they say it doesn't appear to create enough energy to create usable electricity, there are noted process refinements that could make it more powerful and just having opened the door might have done enough to kick start fusion generators...honestly, this could be the beginning of something world changing.

Google gaming

Fri 27 Jan 2005 9:55:10 PST

This is a pretty cool game where you guess the word based on images returned for that word in google search.

Can't wait for low cost housing?

Wed 11 Jan 2005 8:55:27 PST

Invest in this. I'm predicting robot masonry is going to take over within 10 years...and it's not just going to be faster, it'll be better. Sonographic technology will allow them to detect inconsistencies in concrete, computer precision will allow for very complex shapes to be created without an increase in cost. Architects will be able to go straight from CAD to drawing with no variance or mistakes from hard partying construction workers. Well, if the unions don't get involved and sue the technology out of existence....and even then it'll just be used in other countries where they don't care about their workforce.

Send a really unique message to your friends...

Fri 6 Jan 2005 11:41:55 PST

This is a cool little app that lets you send a really personal greeting to people courtesy of Bud Light.

Tiny recon drones will make us safe!

Thu 5 Jan 2005 23:57:30 PST

Well, they probably will anyway...

Run Octo, Run!

Wed 28 Jan 2005 19:17:47 PST

Octopus' can run on two legs, clumping the others up to make them look like something else. Reminds me of that octopus that played the drums or the one on Laff-O-Lympics from Saturday Morning cartoons when I was a kid.

RNA backup of genome in plants possibly found. (NY Times reg required)

Sat 24 Jan 2005 0:20:24 PST

A plant that had had a genetic flaw bred into it reversed the flaw and fixed it's own genes. This article is interesting because they mention briefly that people might have this as well. If this turns out to be true, it might be fuel on the fire of people who wish to reconcile one of the major problems with creationism (the implied incestuous inbreeding and its tendecy to rapidly mutate decendents within a couple generations) and evolution. Maybe a few generations of inbred decendents of Adam and Eve would be all jacked up, but if the genome corrected itself, by the time a large community or two are formed and the self-repair kicks in, you'd have relatively unmutated large groups of people that would be capable of then broadening the gene pool further. Well, that's a theory anyway. Then again, if the idea of creationism sounds stupid, dwelling on the hows of it are probably just mental masturbation.

When science looked cool

Thu 8 Jan 2005 15:32:52 PST

Geeky and fascinating museum of early scientific glass. You know...all those cool electronic tubes and stuff.
I dunno...I just love this stuff.

Got landmines?

Thu 8 Jan 2005 10:4:12 PST

Pretty powerful ad from the UN mission to eliminate landmines worldwide. Of course, the brave U.S. media are refusing to air it.
Direct WMV link.

Enjoying yourself too much?

Wed 7 Jan 2005 7:47:35 PST

Take this handy quiz to find out if you are having too much solitary fun. Apparently you can kill yourself.
And, yeah, they're trying to sell you some herbal crap.

the marvel bible

Thu 1 Jan 2005 22:31:5 PST

All I'm saying is "web cowboy hat for Jesus".

That chocolate tastes purple!

Thu 1 Jan 2005 10:24:3 PST

This is an interesting disorder with some pretty cool side effects...well cool to me anyway :)

Thanks to ol' AJP

Now you don't have to see those black helicopters

Thu 1 Jan 2005 8:42:52 PST

Whether you call it a cloaking device (Trek) or thermoptics (Ghost in the Shell), having a field that makes you invisible is both really cool and scary at the same time. Think of the next time you're speeding and you can't see the cop because he's cloaked in plain view...or on the lighter side, think of how cool it would be to cloak once you see the red, twirling lights. :)

They do have some drawbacks, but multiple emitters and some fast computers seem to be the remedy for that.

Should an id card be required to get on an airplane?

Wed 28 Jan 2005 1:28:47 PST

This guy makes some good points on questioning the need to have a "passport" to travel in our own country.

You blow...

Sat 24 Jan 2005 17:37:59 PST

Or you will if you want your cell phone to be charged without an outlet.

One part Office Space, one part Super Friends.

Sat 24 Jan 2005 16:17:54 PST

This is awesome...enjoy.

Dept. of Homeland security hires GATOR "Chief Privacy Officer"

Sat 24 Jan 2005 11:25:15 PST

They're hiring this person to join the " Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee". This is like inviting a B&E convict to join the police force to prevent himself from breaking into people's houses.

Peugot...if you can't have one...

Fri 23 Jan 2005 19:8:13 PST

This is a fun Indian commercial about a man with a dream.

Name that toon!

Fri 23 Jan 2005 15:22:15 PST

MP3's of your favorite (and not so favorite) cartoon themes.
Anyone for a rousing chorus of "Wait 'til Your Father Gets Home"?

Microsoft explains 1337 speak.

Fri 23 Jan 2005 8:16:59 PST

This is a great primer for someone who will never be able to access their child's pc.

Where IS Meteosat-6 right now anyway?

Fri 16 Jan 2005 15:11:28 PST

Wayyyy cool java applet from NASA.
Track over 500 satellites in realtime...AND 3-D!

Reno 911 takes on dnd geeks...and win

Wed 14 Jan 2005 21:25:29 PST

This is priceless. it's almost as funny as when Dave Attell met those vampire players.

STOP USING KAZAA...

Wed 7 Jan 2005 17:49:34 PST

If you use it, stop right now. They can and have been logging user downloads.

Privacy concerns?

Sun 4 Jan 2005 17:10:6 PST

The ACLU shows you what total information sharing could mean to you.

Before they're even released, Blu-Ray and HDDVD obsolete.

Sat 3 Jan 2005 21:6:9 PST

The technogeek in me asks, why not just wait a year and get one of these? Blu-ray is so...tomorrow.

Drive by farting...

Sun 28 Jan 2005 0:46:23 PST

The real one without the added sound is here.

Caught on tape...

Sun 28 Jan 2005 0:29:18 PST

This is totally messed up...but really funny.

God hates Soccer...

Sat 27 Jan 2005 21:58:18 PST

Man...this clip is amazing.

Napoleon Dynamite's top 10.

Sat 27 Jan 2005 18:5:43 PST

If you liked the movie, you'll love this (especially the way he runs off at the end.)

Arnold's coming...

Mon 22 Jan 2005 1:31:51 PST

And that's all I have to say about that.

Not exactly adult, but adult enough...

Mon 22 Jan 2005 1:24:52 PST

I could watch this all day. Looks like 2 girls that are testing out their dance moves before a big night of club hopping.

This is monkey kung fu for real.

Mon 22 Jan 2005 1:20:38 PST

How insulting is it when a monkey kicks your butt?

A 4 year old rapper.

Mon 22 Jan 2005 1:11:7 PST

He's actually 7 now, but this is really amazing...I wonder what could happen if they apply his intellect to something more academic in nature.

These are the people protecting our country...

Fri 19 Jan 2005 11:42:55 PST

My favorite plan is the one that basically spreads spanish fly on enemy troops hoping that it would inspire them to become gay, and hence uneven and infocused. I'm wondering if that's
a) suffering from assuming that gays are not motivated to fight,
b) trying to make a point that gays shouldn't be in the military because our enemies decided to become gay
c) trying prove that homosexuality is a choice or a chemical imbalance
d) trying to re-enforce that military intelligence is peopled with bigotted idiots?

Luckily these things were shot down..that at least instills some confidence as well as the fact that they're trying to use non-lethal weapons.

I wonder what they'd do though if the gay inducement drug actually made them super-warriors? Would the US military give it to our troops if it made them all gay super men?

Robot laying down on the job!

Thu 18 Jan 2005 13:8:31 PST

Ok, now this is cool. This robot can lay itself on the ground, and then get back up and it doesn't have a huge battery pack either. Looks like we're really getting there in terms of real robot interaction.

Bill Gates in Teen Beat, 1983

Thu 18 Jan 2005 12:40:55 PST

This is awesome. It just goes to show that anyone can try to be sexy. You go Bill.

AI Idol.

Thu 18 Jan 2005 12:23:23 PST

Did a computer program pick your favorite song?

New subscription service pissing off....farmers?

Mon 15 Jan 2005 0:59:50 PST

Farmers who want their soybean crops to resist week killer roundup can buy seeds of genetically altered soy beans, but can't replant seeds from their crops without violating purchase agreements?? WTF?

No international tsunami disaster is going to keep me from getting my tan!

Sun 14 Jan 2005 9:33:10 PST

In the wake of one of the worst tsunami's ever...a killer of more than 150,000 people...VACATION TIME!

Why my mail server was running slow this week...

Fri 12 Jan 2005 9:3:55 PST

I'm moving my mail server this week (just for the sake of relieving my poor web server) but just for the fun of it, decided to do some routine maintenance on the exchange drive. The findings were...embarrassing. Typically, I'll defrag the c drive and the web sites drive, and it looks like I needed to add another partition to the routine defrag :)

The most interesting thing to me is that it's all red and yet there is 62% free on the drive...

Sign on the dotted...um...well

Sat 6 Jan 2005 7:56:48 PST

Sign your name!
Write a sonnet!
Never run out of..."ink"!

The end to flat tires...someday...

Thu 4 Jan 2005 18:55:12 PST

This sounds interesting, but the last few lines probably mean that we won't see it in the next 10 years.

As if we another excuse to eat curry..

Mon 1 Jan 2005 21:50:36 PST

Tastes Great!
Less Alzheimer's!

Enter the Matrix...

Sat 30 Jan 2004 12:31:29 PST

This is news of a chip called the BrainGate that allows a quadrapalegic to use his mind to control a computer, check email, and do other rudimentary tasks. Eventually they're thinking that this will allow people to manipulate their wheelchair, but that's a little short sighted. Other applications include:

Control of robotic legs
Flawless targeting computers
Thought controlled flight/driving
Mecha
Telepathy
Telekenisis (When combined with magnets - check out the video link at the bottom of the page.)
Virtual drawing and as an extension,
Memory Replay

And many more...

This is the kind of thing you probably never want to see, but can't avoid looking at.

Sat 30 Jan 2004 1:2:55 PST

The sexual aptitude of rock stars as told by some groupie...

Damn.

Fri 29 Jan 2004 10:17:36 PST

Some truly spectacular graffitti art. I especially recommend the 3D section.
pretty cool what you can do with a couple cans of Rustoleum.

My ribbon is bigger than yours

Thu 28 Jan 2004 19:45:47 PST

Finally, the magnetic ribbon backlash begins!
Website offers alternative-message (or write your own pithy bon-mot) magnetic ribbons for your car.
I like the "Pre-Cooked Bacon" one, myself.

Is elvis still alive...

Sat 23 Jan 2004 7:59:40 PST

or is this person clinically insane?

Right.....

Thu 21 Jan 2004 9:5:1 PST

Yeah, I'm really sure that this kid didn't want to be in the 6th sense or Harry Potter...This article is funny just for the amount of denial in it.

Awesome little flash app....

Sun 17 Jan 2004 15:2:22 PST

Make music for the holidays...VERY cool...and you can share it with everyone...go soon so you can hear my "Nothing but an E thing"

The Honda Asimo can run now

Sun 17 Jan 2004 1:14:13 PST

This is just too cute for words. I just want to run up and hug it.

Rat brains flying jets.

Fri 15 Jan 2004 15:51:16 PST

This is probably the coolest and yet most perverse thing I've read this week.

57 year old gives birth to twins...

Thu 14 Jan 2004 13:52:38 PST

Too bad she's going to lose her record in a couple of weeks to this woman who'll be giving birth to twins at 59.

Just give me the write-up instead.

Thu 14 Jan 2004 13:50:17 PST

Two women sue their manager for spanking them as punishment at work.

Hard core liberal alert...

Tue 12 Jan 2004 11:15:2 PST

This is a highly left wing site...if you're a right winger, please move on without comment.

Google's langage selection has taken a new turn...toward Albuquerque

Mon 11 Jan 2004 8:18:8 PST

Be Vewy, vewy quiet...I'm hunting hyperwinks..

Design class

Sun 10 Jan 2004 13:24:41 PST

Nice little "how to" on creating a logo using just letterforms.
Just keep clicking those little green triangles.

Otto Octavius is about to be out of a job...

Sun 10 Jan 2004 10:50:13 PST

Looks like they're getting close to real Fusion energy with a possibility for absolutely no radioactive nuclear waste...read on dear friend...While there'll never be FREE energy, this could go a long way to making super-cheap energy.

So THAT'S where they got that!

Sat 9 Jan 2004 21:56:53 PST

Cool site giving you the origins of words in our mongrel language.

Iraq war pics/videos

Sat 9 Jan 2004 21:41:26 PST

Stuff they aren't showing you on Fox news.

Hot nasty puppet sex

Sat 9 Jan 2004 14:55:17 PST

Didja like "Team America"?
Didja know there was a deleted sex scene?
Didja know puppet sex is about as disturbingly non-erotic as it gets...no matter how good the lighting is?

Click the well-hidden link at the top.

Sexy/Adventurous traded in for Classic/Poignant

Sat 9 Jan 2004 13:30:58 PST

The NFL has allowed itself to be castrated by the wardrobe malfunction of last year. While I'm not in the Justin Timberlake fanclub, going from a sexy and exciting Janet and Justin experience back to Paul McCartney just smacks of a sad desperation to placate the PTC.

On a lighter note...

Sat 9 Jan 2004 8:29:12 PST

Andrew Brandou...
Think "Manson Family Fairy Tales"

In our next chapter...things get dark

Sat 9 Jan 2004 8:23:9 PST

Ahhhh...Ray Caesar.
I'd love to be this guys' shrink. L

Pay attention class...

Sat 9 Jan 2004 8:18:18 PST

First in a series of artist's websites. There's some pretty art being made these days...distirbing at times, to be sure...but cool nonetheless.
Oh, and if anyone out there would like to get me an original from any of these folks for xmas...please do!

Tasty, tasty obesity

Fri 8 Jan 2004 9:39:18 PST

The introduction of Hardee's new Monster Burger, which rolls in at around 1,420 calories, is causing a bit of a stir. But as they say, there's no such thing as bad publicity.

Interesting groupings

Thu 7 Jan 2004 8:1:1 PST

Most people have heard that a group of whales is a "pod" and a group of lions is a "pride," but did you know that a group of rattlesnakes was a "rhumba" or a group of housecats was a "nuisance?"

No, I'm not making this up.

Greek to me...

Wed 6 Jan 2004 15:58:57 PST

Well, it looks like the 6th day is slowly becoming reality. Wait a couple of years for the price to come down and everyone will be doing it. Click here to go directly to the company...

feeling artsy?

Fri 1 Jan 2004 12:38:46 PST

Nice little flash app that lets you release the inner artist in you.

Serious toon history stuff

Wed 29 Jan 2004 13:20:39 PST

Somebody is seriously into Warner Brothers cartoons from an historical document standpoint.
I'm good with that.

A little new herstory for ya.

Tue 28 Jan 2004 0:23:38 PST

These dolls have ALL the accessories...and then some.

A list of all of the known intel orgs out there by country...

Mon 27 Jan 2004 21:44:53 PST

This is interesting reading just from a "what are they up to" perspective.

Roll your own!

Sun 26 Jan 2004 9:36:1 PST

Fantastic site with video instruction on preparing sushi!
Extra wasabi, please!

Having one of those days?

Fri 24 Jan 2004 11:59:2 PST

Find seven ways to whack your boss. It's a game. Unfortunately.

Big Brother Xerox

Thu 23 Jan 2004 7:46:4 PST

Hmmm...seems even using the office copier is reason to be a little paranoid. Ah, modern life...

Pelvic power lifting...

Wed 22 Jan 2004 21:0:56 PST

Seems like this might have been blogged before, but oh well :)

More than meets the eye!

Wed 22 Jan 2004 20:59:13 PST

Very cool commercial for the new Citroen.

Here comes Stewart Little!

Tue 21 Jan 2004 20:33:31 PST

Mice with human brains! They're ok, unless they start acting human, then kill them! - says scientist.

How NOT to pull a car out of the water

Sun 19 Jan 2004 12:17:48 PST

Classic.

Microsoft applies for a patent for "IsNot" operator from basic.

Sun 19 Jan 2004 11:16:6 PST

This seems pretty unnecessary until you start thinking about plans for programming in plain english (which is to say that you tell the computer what to do and it programs it for you). When someone says "Computer, write a program that tells me when it is not raining", Microsoft can say that they own the IsNot operator and can charge the developer of that system a license fee for the boolean value of IsNot. So people either pay, or force their "developers" to say "does not equal", which is the semantic equivalent.

Flexible displays have come along way...

Sun 19 Jan 2004 2:42:19 PST

They're looking to get into production soon! weeeee!

Click here for more info

So...you think that 5megapixel camera is hot, eh digi-boy?

Sat 18 Jan 2004 20:58:48 PST

Presenting the Gigapixl project. Proving, once again, that digital photography can't even begin to shine the boots of film.
:p

What did they mean by that?

Sat 18 Jan 2004 20:50:41 PST

Nifty little site where you can read the lyrics of a gagillion songs and then leave your thought on what the artist meant.
Cool!

Innovation in places where you least expect it.

Sat 18 Jan 2004 13:48:38 PST

This is an amazing innovation and I never "saw" it coming...heh heh...oh ok, that was lame.

You can fast-forward, but you can't hide

Sat 18 Jan 2004 8:6:45 PST

TIvo is apparently adding a "feature" to it's recorder. When you fast-forward through ads, it will show you...banner ads.
How thoughtful.

Anti-"missile" laser defense.

Fri 17 Jan 2004 8:55:19 PST

Yeah...in about 2 years, smaller versions of these are going to be sitting on f16's for air-to-air combat.

One more reason to go into the woods.

Thu 16 Jan 2004 17:38:39 PST

While this seems practical, I think I'd rather go in the woods.

Disney unbuttons their pants and reaches for the KY.

Thu 16 Jan 2004 14:11:56 PST

Disney has decided to make Toy Story 3...without Pixar. Start looking forward to an all out war from Pixar...nobody likes to see their children marched out and put on a corner for a quick buck.

I want this

Thu 16 Jan 2004 8:32:59 PST

In case anyone is having a hard time coming up with a nice xmas present for me...

Cool, time consuming art...

Wed 15 Jan 2004 15:41:52 PST

This is a really interesting take on the loop/flipbook type animation using objects from life.

The compleat Ripper

Sun 12 Jan 2004 14:20:59 PST

Fantastic site detailing the whole Jack the Ripper story. Still one of the more captivating episodes in human history.

If I only had a brain

Fri 10 Jan 2004 20:26:44 PST

Help the prez (and your future) out and drop a brain in shrub's head.

Do this ONLY at home and only with headphones.

Tue 7 Jan 2004 0:5:21 PST

I warned you.

Robots with guns...

Tue 7 Jan 2004 0:0:42 PST

This wouldn't be so scary except I also read this http://www.challenge.nm.org/Archive/98-99/finalreports/006/

Type matters

Thu 2 Jan 2004 9:54:8 PST

Nice little tutorial site for would-be typographers...or anyone armed with a hard drive full of fonts and the urge to use them.

A little consumer help

Wed 1 Jan 2004 14:43:36 PST

After a long absence from the ether, the Penis Size Calculator is back.
Because an informed consumer is a happy consumer.

Feel a draft?

Tue 31 Jan 2004 17:36:59 PST

Pretty darn compelling piece on why there will be a draft in 2005.
It's already in the works folks.

Existence of hobbits proven...

Fri 27 Jan 2004 23:0:20 PST

well sort of...read on and judge for yourself :)

Checking just got a lot nastier

Thu 26 Jan 2004 10:54:59 PST

Apparently some new laws were passed that totally change your checking account. Do you normally write a check with the idea that you'll have money in the account by the time it clears? Hope you like paying fees for insufficient funds.
Here is another link explaining things for consumers: http://www.consumersunion.org/finance/ckclear1002.htm

Oh...and this all starts this Thursday. Suprise!

Tech Support Reversal...

Wed 25 Jan 2004 17:8:58 PST

One man's journey to get good tech support takes him a long, long way.

Quick Service Restaurant==Fast Food

Wed 25 Jan 2004 15:17:1 PST

This was an interesting article, but the most interesting thing about it was this:

Major League Baseball and Taco Bell recently announced an agreement naming the fast food restaurant the "official quick service restaurant" of MLB through the 2006 baseball season.

Talk about spin. I guess after Supersize Me (a life changing movie imo), Taco Bell decided to go with a more politically correct take on "Fast Food".

What's that tat mean, Bubba?

Wed 25 Jan 2004 15:11:55 PST

Website devoted to translating that cool-looking kanji tatoo you got last week after your brother's bachelor party.
Find out why all the Japanese girls on campus laugh at you.

SNL is FINALLY funny!

Tue 24 Jan 2004 8:56:15 PST

Of course, it takes the lovely and talented Ashlee Simpson to accidentally be funny. Can you say lip-sync? Not without the right tape, apparently.

Live Girls...

Sun 22 Jan 2004 14:35:32 PST

This is a funny political spoof...a little one sided, but funny to the left leaning.

Cisco funland..

Sun 22 Jan 2004 14:23:7 PST

I can't tell if Cisco is trying too hard or if this is a really ingenius way of explaining networking while simultaneously alerting us to some of the discontinuity of resources around the world....either way, it's pretty fun free gaming.

The little dog is at it again...

Sun 22 Jan 2004 10:17:6 PST

Triumph takes on political spinmeisters with hilarious results

A new 3d technology will take chess and porn to all new levels...

Sun 22 Jan 2004 0:47:52 PST

This makes some of the earlier 3d imaging hardware look completely irrelevant.

Jon Stewart takes it to the crossfire guys...

Wed 18 Jan 2004 15:54:10 PST

Wow...this was just amazing (and a little uncomfortable to watch)

Soldiers in Iraq refusing orders...

Sun 15 Jan 2004 22:56:12 PST

<sarcasm> What's next? People might start doubting the war if these guys don't keep the morale up! </sarcasm>

As if the first one didn't do enough damage...

Sat 14 Jan 2004 9:58:15 PST

Why can't they just let Peter Jackson do the fantasy movies?

Thanks Ben

Medical Tracking microchips approved for human use..

Sat 14 Jan 2004 9:14:7 PST

The problem I have with use of this technology, even in the medical field is this: Instead of getting immediate treatment, people can now be turned away at the door (or the ambulance) if they don't have health insurance. They'll be treated differently without someone ever having talked to them because as soon as they enter the door the doctor will know who they are and how much coverage they have. Also, even if other companies (stores, etc) don't have access to the medical data, they can still use the unique identifier to track people when they come into a store and make purchases without the knowledge of the customer. They don't need their own RFID in clothes...they just use the RFID the person is carrying in their arm for medical emergencies.

SCREW. ALL. THAT.

Bad news for Nader...

Sat 14 Jan 2004 8:48:17 PST

On one hand, they say it's good to have an active imagination...on the other hand, it's probably not a good idea that figments of that imagination end up signing the petition to get you on the ballot.

Andrew has a bad day gaming

Fri 13 Jan 2004 16:3:36 PST

Tech support recording of a CounterStrike player who really, really needs to get out of his mom's basement once in awhile.

Those nutty japs

Wed 11 Jan 2004 12:46:36 PST

PowerRanger porn. Now on DVD.

'Nuff said.

Sim Kill

Wed 11 Jan 2004 12:42:32 PST

Take two sims, put them in a one-square box with no doors or windows. Fun ensues.

For the seriously sadistic among you.

Evil...wholesale

Sun 8 Jan 2004 14:50:40 PST

All the merchandise you need to become a supervillain.

And now the floodgates are open.

Sat 7 Jan 2004 21:26:53 PST

After Blade...Every comic book idea is game for exploitation.

And now...Jessica Alba as the one character you never want to see invisible. :) Aside from Johny Storm, everybody looks pretty cool...though I'm kind of nervous about The Thing.

The cool map

Sat 7 Jan 2004 13:4:32 PST

This is the coolest map technology going. Wish it were available here.

A little help for the art-impaired

Fri 6 Jan 2004 14:23:23 PST

Nice little utility that allows you to illustrate just about any sort of character. Especially helpful for those (like myself) with little to no artistic ability.

I love stuff like this...

Fri 6 Jan 2004 12:45:47 PST

In this article, the actual inner workings of a transporter are revealed. Amazing on so many levels.

Another cool photo blog...

Thu 5 Jan 2004 21:59:39 PST

I'm in a really baby-centric mood lately (duh). This has some great shots of a little Asian baby and his or her mom...Also some other cool shots on the links at the bottom.

Can't wait for the photon torpedos

Wed 4 Jan 2004 13:37:21 PST

Well, well...everyone's favorite air force gettin' down with anti-matter. I feel so much safer now, thanks.

And now, for the truly pathetic,,,

Wed 4 Jan 2004 8:14:23 PST

This is probably one of the saddest things I've seen in a long time. The worst thing is it looks like it's copping a feel and I'm kind of jealous.

Bad Candy

Sat 30 Jan 2004 14:9:1 PST

Finally, someone with the attachments to test and review truly bad candy. Mmmmmm...pass the Circus Peanuts!

Just when you think it can't get any worse...

Sat 30 Jan 2004 13:39:5 PST

Here's a great idea. Let's take those pesky furriners that we don't like...call them "terrorists" and deport them to countries where they can get a good solid torturing!

And we're the good guys???

Move over Virgin Atlantic, here comes Virgin Galactic

Fri 29 Jan 2004 8:46:4 PST

Virgin Atlantic is the first company to get on board with the presumed Ansari X prize winner. Soon it'll be offering sub-orbital space flights to rich folks everywhere and using the profits to bring down the cost of sub and orbital flights in the future. Who knows, in 10 years this may be the new first class.

Aptly titled

Fri 29 Jan 2004 7:26:51 PST

If you have too much time on your hands, visit this site built by a guy with too much time on his hands.

Sister Agnes would love this

Thu 28 Jan 2004 9:27:57 PST

Really nice compendium/history of punctuation marks and their proper uses.

A liquid that becomes solid when you HEAT it and then return to liquid state when the temp lowers.

Mon 25 Jan 2004 14:49:20 PST

Now thing about that for a second. This could be employed in a number of ways, not the least of which is that it could be used to protect soldiers in the field who, for a few extra pounds, could wear a thin layer of this liquid that could be heated ala an electric blanket, and protect them from shells...or a tank in your car that detects a crash and deploys this stuff to a mesh in the impact area to protect against damage. There are a hundred other applications that might work if you think about it...so start thinking and applying for patents. :)

If you want to know what the farenheit conversions are for the temperatures they're talking about: Click here.

Shocking!

Fri 22 Jan 2004 14:26:13 PST

I'm shocked! Shocked, I tell you!

Rubik's cube like you've never seen it before.

Thu 21 Jan 2004 6:0:54 PST

This kid has the official (non-guiness) world record. 12.11 seconds for solving a rubik's cube and according to him, the first move was a mistake. That's making a comeback. :)

Think this stuff comes with age? Think again. The kid was 13 years old when he did it.

Let's get small!

Wed 20 Jan 2004 7:52:27 PST

Sub-angstrom imaging of a silicon crystal. I think I can see my house from here!

An offer you cannot refuse

Mon 18 Jan 2004 9:21:26 PST

Everyone needs a nice soft pillow to cuddle up with...right?

Bad Marketing #276

Sun 17 Jan 2004 10:6:57 PST

If you were a company called Powergen (the UK power company) and you had a subsidiary that operated in Italy, what would you call that company's website? Probably not ��http://www.powergenitalia.com

They're all going to hell...

Sun 17 Jan 2004 7:1:18 PST

Lewis Black tackles the commercialization of September 11.

Twisted..

Sat 16 Jan 2004 18:30:49 PST

It clicks on the link and watches the video.

Things George Lucas could do to modernize Star Wars...

Fri 15 Jan 2004 10:52:24 PST

Some of these are just hysterical.

Fly eating robots!

Thu 14 Jan 2004 22:39:0 PST

Sure, they smell like crap, but wait until they taste human flesh! Flesh eating robots walking the earth! Ok...maybe not.

The new Dukes of Hazard....

Wed 13 Jan 2004 10:36:8 PST

This one is written by the folks who brought you Super Troopers...and Club Dread. (Thanks to Ben!)

Can you hear me now?

Sun 10 Jan 2004 10:2:55 PST

Truly retro-cool add-ons for your cell phone.

Dave Matthews hates architecture.

Thu 7 Jan 2004 23:33:26 PST

Or at least he hates architecture tours...

Talk about compassionate conservatism...

Thu 7 Jan 2004 19:38:32 PST

It was nice of him to dance and then help her up off the floor like that...oh wait...I was watching it in reverse.

A possible, unlikely maybe contact from aliens...

Thu 7 Jan 2004 18:40:33 PST

So it could be something, or nothing at all...now that's news!

Cool new technique could bring us 5 terabyte ram or hard drives

Thu 7 Jan 2004 17:54:21 PST

This is the stuff that makes working in the tech industry worth it.

You must watch this at least 5 times in a row...

Thu 31 Jan 2004 9:6:15 PST

By the third time you start to feel bad...This is the worst kung fu ever.

Man...talk about bittersweet news...

Wed 30 Jan 2004 16:21:51 PST

The really interesting thing here is that this guy probably spent hundreds of thousands of dollars or more in medical attention over the last 8 years that he didn't need...and who knows, could have damaged him with side effects. This is what medical malpractice insurance is for.

A little conspiracy theory for your Monday...

Wed 30 Jan 2004 12:25:8 PST

This is an interesting video whether or not you think it's true. Judge for yourself.

This looks like an awesome zombie comedy...

Sat 26 Jan 2004 17:9:35 PST

Check it out over at Apple.com..

Something for the front yard

Wed 23 Jan 2004 20:7:7 PST

Be the first on your block! Win the nervous, guarded respect of your neighbors.

Stylin' Tykes

Mon 21 Jan 2004 10:4:39 PST

Just in time for the costume season...pimp-wear for kids!

It's good to have friends

Mon 21 Jan 2004 9:51:15 PST

Some Google fun for Saturday morning.
Type "bush's foreign friends" into Google and click "I'm feeling lucky."
Hilarity ensues!

Dubya explains "Tribal Sovereignty"

Sat 19 Jan 2004 9:12:45 PST

This guy is the leader of the free world?

Rules for Anime Convention

Fri 11 Jan 2004 9:37:21 PST

Foamy tells it like it is. (This is marked as Adult Content due to some [pretty damn funny] boob jokes.)

School Officials once again labeled as tools...

Thu 10 Jan 2004 1:49:22 PST

by me that is...This story just shows how lame people can be when they try.
(Stolen from a friend's blog)

You don't really need to know the law...

Thu 3 Jan 2004 13:59:21 PST

The Administration is trying to pull public documents out of the libraries. We probably don't need to have access to these documents anyway...rights are meant to be broken...oh wait...the order was already rescinded by the DOJ..

Sniping Wi-Fi networks

Thu 3 Jan 2004 10:54:4 PST

Well, if you're gonna tap into a Wi-Fi network, your antenna may as well look the part.

Raging eldergod meets pop culture

Wed 2 Jan 2004 14:37:53 PST

I can't decide if this is funny and cool, or just the ultimate proof that I'm a geek.

Some people just have too much time on their hands...

Mon 31 Jan 2004 9:31:21 PST

This is just stupid...but amusing and good information if you believe we'll ever be invaded.

The gender gap in RPGs

Sun 30 Jan 2004 12:57:28 PST

An interesting article on women and Role Playing Games; how the gender stats are changing, what women like/dislike about them, how best to introduce a newbie, etc. (Geek factor is about a 10 of 10. You have been forewarned.)

An Ascii flash game?

Fri 28 Jan 2004 13:12:10 PST

Here's an interesting idea...use Flash's powerful rendering engine to create an ascii side scroller helicopter game.

Were you out of town that month?

Thu 27 Jan 2004 9:53:49 PST

Better be sure.

Think before you sprinkle

Thu 27 Jan 2004 9:17:14 PST

Sperm donators may have to pay child support...Better think before you head to that sperm bank...some kid might be hitting you up for college money in a few years.

Barbie's night life

Thu 27 Jan 2004 8:29:34 PST

So wrong. HA! HA! So very, very wrong. HA! HA! HA! HA!

For an interesting take on the DNC...

Thu 27 Jan 2004 7:58:34 PST

This is sort of weird promoting a blog page on a blog page, but this is sort of cool. The Democratic National Convention has made Internet history by giving full media credentials to a group of 30 bloggers. It's interesting to get the views of these people vs. what the news media shoves down your throat.

Bad Marketing 101 - Extra credit

Sat 22 Jan 2004 7:25:47 PST

How not to get people to run ~~Lindows~~ Linspire.
Good Lord...

Political Folk

Sat 22 Jan 2004 7:15:52 PST

This Woodie Guthrie parody takes aim at both 2004 presidential candidates. It's a fairly long download at 3.5M, but fun for all!

Pretentious art film or complete waste of time...you decide.

Fri 21 Jan 2004 13:14:24 PST

This child is already wasting your time...what'll happen when he grows up?

How it will all end...no, really!

Thu 20 Jan 2004 19:14:52 PST

Cogent and detailed explanation on how the end of the world will come about.

The price of being a redneck has now been set...

Tue 18 Jan 2004 22:9:55 PST

It's $275.

More bad marketing-Magazine name division

Tue 18 Jan 2004 16:10:11 PST

Apparently none of the suits at this magazine ever IM anyone. That and they apparently have no-one under the age of 50 working at the place...
Classic.

What happened?

Sat 15 Jan 2004 18:19:36 PST

Bill Moyers lays down the truth and clues us in on what the #$%& happened to our democracy over the past couple of decades.
You need to seriously read this and be prepared to be extremely pissed and depressed.

I've died and gone to burrito heaven

Fri 14 Jan 2004 7:23:45 PST

It's here! My favorite gourmet burrito place!

When my wife and I lived in Colorado I had a serious jones for Chipotle burritos. Now not only are two locations opening up tomorrow (July 15th) but they're offering free burritos all day long. **Place long strand of drool here**

I also recommend checking out the Chipotle corporate site. It's VERY well done.

Designer babies as organ farms...

Thu 13 Jan 2004 17:54:29 PST

It's now possible to genetically modify a baby on the way so that his organs can be used to help or save your current ailing baby...That just seems wrong to me...Welcome to the world baby, I hope you don't mind that we genetically modified your kidney so we can borrow that extra kidney cause your brother fell off his stroller last year.

Japanese heirarchy explained

Thu 13 Jan 2004 16:52:28 PST

Fun little chart detailing the heirarchical intricacies of Japanese society...tongue in cheek, of course.

Here comes a tidal wave of fear...

Thu 13 Jan 2004 16:41:43 PST

Scientists have developed a method of creating a fertilized egg from two eggs and no sperm meaning that virgin birth is possible with no male interaction. The article says that this will impact sciences from embryology to cloning, but I think they're missing the outcry from various religions, who before now, could claim virgin birth as a wholly holy instance. Of course, this only works in mice...for now.

The Pimp Watch...

Thu 13 Jan 2004 15:42:56 PST

This is an interesting novelty device. I'd consider getting one if I actually wore watches. (Thanks Sherlock!)

ADA meets fashion

Thu 13 Jan 2004 11:31:22 PST

Braille t-shirts. 'nuff said.

Why isn't Ken Lay in jail?

Wed 12 Jan 2004 17:24:6 PST

Maybe this is a clue...

Reasons I really dislike mysql...

Wed 12 Jan 2004 16:51:21 PST

No stored procedures...
Returns max(date) through ado as a #$%@#%@# byte array!!
Command line interface has a TINY buffer for sql commands

Blast Off to Democracy!

Mon 10 Jan 2004 9:44:58 PST

Informational video to help the Iraqi people with the transition from occupation to democracy.
Quicktime req'd.

Geek-boy wet dream

Sun 9 Jan 2004 15:49:44 PST

Morgan Webb, of TechTV's X-Play, poses for Maxim online. Goodness.

Rough day at the office

Fri 7 Jan 2004 8:27:18 PST

Outtake reel of an RV-manufacturer trying to put together a sales video.
Warning: More F-bombs per square decimeter than a Ginger Lynn film-festival.

The wrongest product of today...

Sun 2 Jan 2004 10:29:57 PST

This would probably work...but would you ever USE it?

Bad Advertising 101

Sun 2 Jan 2004 10:21:37 PST

I don't just sell permanent makeup, I'm a client!

Take the tour!

Sun 25 Jan 2004 15:33:6 PST

This is so cool!

A photographic, interactive guided tour of the ancient sites of Egypt. Click on either of the Atlases on the front page and enjoy the trip. The photographs of the interiors of tombs in the Valley of the Kings are incredible.

Orrin Hatch's dark dark soul hates your iPod

Sun 25 Jan 2004 8:48:36 PST

Sen. Hatch (a.k.a. Sauron) has authored, and is cramming down everyone's throat, a little bill called the INDUCE act. Essentially, it would criminalize the manufacture of any technology that might be used to infringe on copyrights. It's a big "thank-you, Orrin" from the RIAA.

This is a little speculative piece on what could viably happen given the letter of this law.

Cheney tells Leahy to "eff" off.

Sat 24 Jan 2004 21:17:24 PST

Someone's a little touchy.

Mutant kid first X-man? (NY Times Registration required)

Sat 24 Jan 2004 14:9:50 PST

Some kid was born with a genetic mutation that doubled his muscle mass at birth. Here's a link from the Toronto Star

It's not my bag, baby....

Sat 24 Jan 2004 11:13:15 PST

Should a Judge be taken off the bench for using a swedish love pump during a murder trial?

Super-Sony Me

Fri 23 Jan 2004 13:43:39 PST

In a bid to catch Apple's iTunes music service, Sony has partnered with McDonald's. They're giving away a free music download with the purchase of a Big Mac combo... No, I'm not making this up.

For you gamers...

Fri 23 Jan 2004 8:29:9 PST

This is the d20 SRD online...very useful if you play a d20 game.

Let the slow descent to Rock Bottom begin

Thu 22 Jan 2004 15:59:46 PST

Let's see, is it eating disorder to drugs to porn or is it eating disorder to near-death experience to born-again Christian? Please let it be the porn route; and PLEASE let it be both of them!

Stop the indoctrination...

Thu 22 Jan 2004 13:30:32 PST

In order to prevent another generation of Islamic students from growing up to hate us, we need to find a way to change an educational system that teaches hatred. More on this at the link above. Some of this falls to us, some to the Saudi Arabian government...but somebody needs to get this started.

Dave sounds-off

Thu 22 Jan 2004 12:19:7 PST

Comic du-jour Dave Chappelle bitch-slaps an uncooperative audience. Lays down truth. Wish I'd been there.

(Don't) Bring out your dead!

Thu 22 Jan 2004 7:59:44 PST

Our government has legislated censorship preventing coverage of the return of dead soldiers to the US. 845 of them as of today.

Your papers please...

Thu 22 Jan 2004 7:7:53 PST

It is now law that you have to give your name to law enforcement when asked or face jail time, even if you've done NOTHING. You have no right to privacy. Now might be the time to write your elected representative.

A Spider-man for all countries...

Tue 20 Jan 2004 23:27:17 PST

Check out this design for Spider-Man India...(Thanks Rhysling)

To Censor or Not to Censor...

Sat 17 Jan 2004 8:10:16 PST

Stole this from a friend's blog...It's an interesting examination of government censorship with some ambiguous results.

Control video games with your mind...

Thu 15 Jan 2004 22:9:23 PST

but only if you have a debilitating brain disorder....for now!

Parts of the "Patriot Act II" Show up in new legislation

Wed 14 Jan 2004 15:58:25 PST

Check out the new name they gave it :) ATITI? Hmm... (thanks Sherlock)

Farenheit 911

Wed 14 Jan 2004 15:53:13 PST

Here's the preview for those of you who're interested (thanks Schadenfreude)

Amphibious cars!

Wed 14 Jan 2004 6:35:42 PST

While this is pretty useless to anyone who doesn't live near water, it's still pretty cool.

Can you hear me?

Mon 12 Jan 2004 16:58:41 PST

A 2-hour Verizon ad. Coming soon to a theater near you.

US 04=Germany 33?

Mon 12 Jan 2004 16:42:35 PST

Thought-provoking article on the similarities of the national mind-sets of two diffrent nations at similar moments in time.

Lake disappears...

Mon 12 Jan 2004 16:3:30 PST

Ecological disaster creates property value concerns...natch!

Scary if true...

Sun 11 Jan 2004 14:26:21 PST

This is one of those steps toward eugenics I think I'd rather avoid. Then again, any culture that is stupid enough to value one sex over the other deserves to die out using this product.

An open letter to google (pdf)

Sun 11 Jan 2004 13:56:59 PST

Here's an interesting letter from the world privacy forum to google. It outlines some more privacy concerns. I think this could all be solved by basically deleting emails when the user deletes them, without exception.

Find out how much your neighbors gave and to whom...

Sun 11 Jan 2004 9:54:52 PST

This site keeps track of donations to the political candidates and you can search by address to get people from your neighborhood.

The king of one liners!

Sun 11 Jan 2004 9:26:37 PST

This site gives you random quotes from comedian Steven Wright. My favorite? It's tough to choose, but I do like this one: "The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."

Sailcat

Sun 11 Jan 2004 8:0:3 PST

This just warms my heart. BWAAAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!!!!

Gmail=Evil

Sat 10 Jan 2004 20:58:46 PST

Sure, a gig or more of storage sounds tempting. And, afterall, is sweet, good old Google fer cryin' out loud. Uh huh...
A few points to keep in mind...

When free speech just isn't enough...

Fri 9 Jan 2004 9:17:32 PST

I guess he finally got his point across.

My next phone...

Wed 7 Jan 2004 16:30:18 PST

yeah...this is just egregious.

Medicate or else

Wed 7 Jan 2004 12:40:54 PST

This is insane. This guy takes his kid off Ritalin because he doesn't like the side effects and the school sicks social services after him. Now he's being sued for child abuse for refusing to put the kid back on medication. WTF?!

If you send text messages...

Wed 7 Jan 2004 9:14:15 PST

This is kind of scary...If you send text messages, be prepared to justify them later.

If you crack a smile, you're a geek

Fri 2 Jan 2004 13:35:27 PST

Oh, this is funny. It's a list of RPG cliches, including both traditional RPGs as well as video game RPGs.

The coolest use of technology in a while...

Tue 30 Jan 2004 21:53:59 PST

now here's some new tech that we can ALL use...if we have enough money. Not only does it work intelligently, it actually goes back and recharges before finishing the job if it needs to.

I don't normally promote products here, but...

Tue 30 Jan 2004 18:59:25 PST

Earlier this week I got poison ivy on my face, arms and legs and have been fighting it for 6 days using Benedryl, baking soda and rubbing (isopropyl) alcohol. It was SLOWLY going away, but looked to be a hard fighter against my anecdotal methods. Then I tried GOLD BOND anti-itch lotion with aloe. Over night the redness and itching were all but gone. I'll never use anything else...so if you get poison ivy...THIS, combined with dye-free benedryl gel-caps is the way to go. Oh...and it burns like hell for 30 seconds and then the itch is gone...so be prepared.

Cool commercial

Sun 28 Jan 2004 23:29:37 PST

This is a great commercial for a dvd player...makes me want to throw my RCA dvd player in the trash even more! (The moral? NEVER NEVER NEVER buy big ticket items at Radio Shack...they're good for small components, but THAT's ALL.

Make your nintendo scream...

Sat 27 Jan 2004 17:29:29 PST

If you have an old Nintendo, you can trick it out with this easy tutorial.

Windows(?)

Fri 26 Jan 2004 7:23:2 PST

Talk about David and Goliath! The long and short is that Windows sued Linux over the use of the name Lindows saying it was too close to Windows. But instead of backing down, Linux countersued over whether Microsoft had exclusive right to the word "windows." Sounds crazy, right? Well, check out the latest ruling in this ongoing battle. It's FAAAAANTASTIC!

Toons! Sex! Free!

Thu 25 Jan 2004 13:46:50 PST

Website with hundreds (thousands?) of scans of all sorts of adult comix. It's loaded with ads, and I really hate some of the navigation, but there's gold in them thar hills!

Got Pop?

Sun 21 Jan 2004 8:33:4 PST

Wanna win an iPod? Take this nifty pop-misic quiz. G'wan...I dare you. Prepare to be humbled...

Long, strange trip...LIVE!

Sat 20 Jan 2004 13:47:19 PST

Complete, audio catalog of the Grateful Dead's live performances, free for the download in several different quality levels.

Think of the children!

Sat 20 Jan 2004 13:24:18 PST

Republican wingnut sponsors bill that will allow parents to determine if any published work might be offensive to their little darlings. Minimum $10,000 fine.
This stuff is getting wayyyy outta hand.

Want a really old Mac, but can't find one at the flea market?

Sat 20 Jan 2004 9:33:46 PST

Get Virtual Mac for your PC! It emulates the old school mac...before all the pretty colors.

More info on the Iraqi prison situation...

Wed 17 Jan 2004 15:41:52 PST

This is just disturbing.

CD sales up but the RIAA is complaining about music downloads anyway...

Wed 17 Jan 2004 0:31:47 PST

Man, if this is true, the RIAA is going to get jacked.

Create PDF's without Adobe Acrobat for FREE

Tue 16 Jan 2004 23:5:13 PST

Download this program while it's still free!

Forget Nasa!

Sun 14 Jan 2004 19:30:34 PST

Reusable sub-orbital space craft are now being developed independently...in related news, now really rich people can feel even more like gods.

Ain't that sweeeeet!

Sat 13 Jan 2004 13:4:13 PST

This site has games designed to boost your self esteem. Say it with me now: "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and, gosh darn it, people like me!"

Coming soon to a theater in your general vicinity

Fri 12 Jan 2004 7:49:2 PST

The original, un-edited, un-Raymond Burred Godzilla is now making a nation-wide tour. Check this list to see if it's coming anywhere near you.

Infinity

Wed 10 Jan 2004 13:0:41 PST

Got vertigo?

You don' LOOK 120!

Wed 10 Jan 2004 9:39:34 PST

Interesting project. Random portraits. You guess their ages. Cool part is that you can submit your pic to the project.

What were they thinking?

Sun 7 Jan 2004 14:8:6 PST

Website devoted to stills from an intermission ad that played at drive-ins across the country. Y'know...they had to know what they were doing...

It's a RAID!!!

Sun 7 Jan 2004 12:25:14 PST

I dunno. I kind of like the simple geekyness of this. It's kind of cute.

All your base...

Sun 7 Jan 2004 8:32:4 PST

DNA nanorobot takes it's first steps. Humankind doomed.

As seen on TVski

Sun 7 Jan 2004 8:9:41 PST

A wonderful collection of Communist-era tv ads from Hungary.

This MAY explain a lot...

Sun 7 Jan 2004 7:49:24 PST

Or not, depending upon how much you believe the source book it was based on.

Man, we just can't stop screwing up...

Sat 6 Jan 2004 20:49:36 PST

American military hired and then detained Indian workers in Iraq who THOUGHT they were going to work in Kuwait. Thank goodness we're done with the atrocities or I'd think this might have been another huge foreign affairs nightmare. (Thanks Thorzdad)

Kids, don' try this at home!

Sat 6 Jan 2004 8:36:37 PST

Y'know...the words "cat" and "enema" should never appear together in the same sentence...

The [web address] name says it all

Fri 5 Jan 2004 14:28:40 PST

Petfinder.com. This is a great site if you're looking to adopt a pet. My wife and I used this to locate our dog, Farrah.

The FCC and you

Wed 3 Jan 2004 15:18:0 PST

Interesting article in The Nation about Howard Stern, the FCC, and the future of free speech.

Plotting your political views

Wed 3 Jan 2004 15:3:15 PST

This brief questionnaire plots your political views on an economic/social grid and then lets you compare your views against various historical figures. This way you can know whether you're more like Hitler or more like the Dalai Lama. Fun for the whole family!

Schadenfreude: Economic -5.25 / Social -4.97
Mike: Economic -6.5 / Social -4.36 (Ghandi or Mandela)

Wars of the 20th century

Wed 3 Jan 2004 11:2:36 PST

A very nice flash app from the good folks at the Nobel Institute (the Peace Prize people) Charts every war in the 20th century. Adjustable timeline, zoom and scroll. Very cool.
If you start the scrollbar at its default and slowly expand the range, the way the wars pop up on the Earth is kind of depressing.

DNA Nanocomputers that can cure cancer?

Wed 3 Jan 2004 0:49:29 PST

Man, this is what medicine is going to be like in 20 years. So you have cancer? Inject these DNA Nanocomputers and they'll go in and treat the cancer...should clear up in a couple days.

US Army gonna be up for War Crimes sometime soon?

Sun 30 Jan 2004 15:56:38 PST

In a somewhat surprising turn, the US army is getting busted for torturing and taking pictures of Iraqi prisoners. The more interesting question is if the UN is going to push for the War Crimes Tribunal in Iraq to be the judge/juries. If we don't prosecute the soldiers who do it, we're hypocrites. If we do, the soldier's families are going to rebel.

For the dirty old man in all of us

Sun 30 Jan 2004 13:30:20 PST

This is funny, but on a fundamentally wrong level.

The best use of the web yet...no, really!

Sun 30 Jan 2004 13:20:5 PST

Simply put, a website using video clips to teach American Sign Language. Simply awsome.

Any last requests?

Sun 30 Jan 2004 7:32:30 PST

Finally, a website where those of us who are on their way out (and, ultimately, aren't we all?) can specify our final requests. From last words to music to a farewell note, you can leave any instruction you like.
Legally binding? Hardly. But a nice way to get it off your chest, I suppose.
To contribute, you must register (but it's quick, painless and free)

Got Lies?

Sat 29 Jan 2004 15:14:29 PST

A handy searchable database of Bush administration lies and the rebuttals. Cool.

525 reasons

Sat 29 Jan 2004 13:39:39 PST

In case you were wondering whether Bush should be given another term, this site should supply all the reasons you need to get rid of him. (New reasons are posted each day until the election.)

Swingin' free!

Sat 29 Jan 2004 12:56:31 PST

WTF?! Whoever came up with this idea has never had to clean up a fistful of bright yellow baby poop.

Knowing is half the battle...

Sat 29 Jan 2004 11:54:46 PST

The other half probably involves you experiencing a rather ugly death. But don't just take my word for it, calculate the effects of a large meteor striking the earth.

Oooookaaaaay...

Sat 29 Jan 2004 11:27:5 PST

I'm no fan of spam, but this seems a little extreme. I get a lot of junk mail by traditional post, including scams of all sorts (according to Publisher's Clearinghouse, I've won $10,000,000), but I don't see the government going after the people who send that.

I love the smell of indulgence sales in the morning

Sat 29 Jan 2004 7:45:20 PST

Just in case you're worried about your immortal soul. Plus you get a lovely certificate to prove you are hell-proof.

Keeping it real

Sat 29 Jan 2004 7:35:38 PST

Some people have made comparisons between the war in Iraq and Vietnam. While I worry that it could head in that direction, I think it's important to keep things in perspective:

The current month (April 2004) has been the bloodiest so far in Iraq and it still hasn't reached the lowest body count from Vietnam.

Called out

Fri 28 Jan 2004 8:45:37 PST

Illinois has instituted a program that posts photos of deadbeat parents. I don't know whether this is brilliant or cold-blooded... Maybe a little from both columns.

Normally I don't post too much political stuff, but....
(NY Times registration required)

Fri 28 Jan 2004 7:14:57 PST

With the 9/11 commission, Bush/Cheney will

Not appear individually

Not be under oath

Not be formally recorded

Be 'talking' not testifying

Draw your own conclusions.

Go see movies...WITH the baby (NY Times registration required)

Thu 27 Jan 2004 7:15:23 PST

This is for my friends Matt and Mark...get back to it gentlemen.

Make a chicken do what you want...

Wed 26 Jan 2004 15:49:11 PST

There are no words for how wierd this is. (Thanks BK)

Liquid Kevlar...

Sun 23 Jan 2004 21:33:29 PST

This stuff will make it all that much harder to kill well connected bank robbers.

Make your own McSlogan

Sun 23 Jan 2004 21:21:21 PST

This is cool and can get pretty interesting given a sick mind (thanks Thorzdad!)

Love my Renault!

Sun 23 Jan 2004 13:5:30 PST

Naughty rhino's need love too. Why they'd name a Rhino "Sharka" I'll ever know.

And since we're on a movie kick...

Sun 23 Jan 2004 10:42:0 PST

Disney is abandoning 2D animation in favor of computer-generated features ala Pixar (since relations between Disney and Pixar have soured). What remains to be seen is whether it's the style of animation that people aren't interested in anymore or that they need to work a little harder on their source material. I dunno. Check out their latest teaser trailer and judge for yourself.

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

Sun 23 Jan 2004 10:16:46 PST

Anyone who ever got hit in the face with a red playground ball simply MUST see this film.

Hey! I had that one!!!

Sun 23 Jan 2004 10:5:47 PST

An excellent gallery of some of the worst, oddest, funkiest, wackiest album covers* ever gleaned from the cut-out bins.

* For the youngsters, an "album" was a flat disc of vinyl that spun around on a turntable. You placed a diamond stylus into the grooves etched into its surface and music played. Cool, huh?

English class gone horribly wrong

Sun 23 Jan 2004 8:35:53 PST

The students' essay writing was like an appendectomy performed with a spoon: slow, painful, and inevitably scarring whatever poor person was on the receiving end...

Damsels in Distress

Sun 23 Jan 2004 8:24:14 PST

Proving that there is no limit to the human psyche, I present to you...women stuck in their cars as a fetish!
Absolutely SFW (unless the boss has a problem with a little cheesecake)
Hey! It's a Webby nominee! So it has to be good, right?

How 'bout that budget?

Sat 22 Jan 2004 21:50:54 PST

This is pretty interesting..at least it evened out at 500 billion in 2004!

This is all fucked up.

Sat 22 Jan 2004 21:47:1 PST

And COMPLETELY not work safe.

Email Mask Generator

Sat 22 Jan 2004 12:2:31 PST

For those paranoid about listing their email address on their site, generate an image and/or ascii code so that crawlers can't find it.

Awesome behind the scenes stuff

Sat 22 Jan 2004 11:35:31 PST

This is a huge archive of audio interviews about the making of movies.

I guess he' an a$$hole

Sat 22 Jan 2004 9:38:0 PST

Hey! Iraq has a website!
The pic on the front page is a hoot. See, that's John Negroponte, Bush's nominee to head the Provisional Authority. See, the painting behind him? That's Picasso's Guernica. It's been cropped really tight so all you see is a bull's asshole and balls. I wonder if someone's sending a message? ;-)

Please, master, no more!

Sat 22 Jan 2004 9:0:2 PST

All I can say is...good lord. Be sure you click "No" to the question "Are you a Christian?" for the full condescending effect. And be sure to turn up the speakers. I love the smell of prostelitizing in the morning.
And, yes, that is Kirk Cameron.

Body count

Sat 22 Jan 2004 8:35:28 PST

Someone overseeing the Freedom of Information Act goofed and sent this guy 300+ pic of caskets containing dead servicement from Iraq. If you recall, the Bush admin set a rule that NO pics of these things be allowed out to the public.

This is another one of those kitten pictures that makes you say awww..

Fri 21 Jan 2004 18:1:52 PST

Right before you get shot.

A new movie for the geek generation.

Fri 21 Jan 2004 9:46:28 PST

This movie will PROBABLY be hilarious in "damn...that happened to me" kind of way. (Thanks Kevin!)

Size is everything

Fri 21 Jan 2004 9:6:46 PST

At long last, Tall, Grande and Venti explained.

Australian politician cursed by Aboriginal

Thu 20 Jan 2004 20:51:55 PST

Oddly enough, the curse ends after the next Australian federal election.

How big is your footprint?

Thu 20 Jan 2004 15:29:13 PST

A quick little test to see how big (or small) of an ecological footprint you leave. While I tested well below the US average, it would still take 4.5 earths to support us if everyone was as big a pig as me.

TMI

Thu 20 Jan 2004 14:45:43 PST

Not quite up to date with the latest sex slang? Have no idea what a Balsa Boy is? Then this handy little Shockwave is just for you. A veritable illustrated compendium of sex terms. Amuse and amaze friends at the next cookout.
Click the "Sex Lingo" link in the text below the pic.
Not in least bit safe for work.

How not to break a window.

Thu 20 Jan 2004 9:43:51 PST

These two guys should be candidates for the Darwin awards.

Move over monkey...

Wed 19 Jan 2004 11:45:51 PST

Looks like the monkey experiments (blogged earlier) paid off. Some paralyzed patients are being fitted with computer chips that will eventually move cybernetic prosthetics! (please ignore the words "read their mind", I'm sure there are no OTHER uses for it :)

He's dead, Jim.

Wed 19 Jan 2004 8:2:52 PST

Interesting little site cataloging instances where a particular actor has died in a film. Built using Yahoo Page Builde. Apologies in advance for any wonky display problems

Are you stupid?

Tue 18 Jan 2004 10:14:46 PST

Er...I mean...would you pay $400 for a yo-yo?

Your military at work....

Mon 17 Jan 2004 9:29:21 PST

Forget the spooky spy ramifications, this is kinda funny.

Because Big Brother likes to party too

Sat 15 Jan 2004 9:57:18 PST

A new system is being employed to screen out rowdy barhoppers at night clubs in Vancouver. Possible misuse of technology to ensue?...

Fashion for the headless woman...

Sat 15 Jan 2004 8:6:59 PST

As my friend Dan mentions, why not use headless mannequins instead?

New liquid that doesn't get things wet.

Fri 14 Jan 2004 19:3:16 PST

I love stuff like this! It's amazing what science can do and think of being able to go swimming and not be wet when you get out!

Stand up for your rights...

Fri 14 Jan 2004 15:49:10 PST

To build a giant hot dog. (Thanks BK!)

Dear Mr. & Mrs. Blair

Fri 14 Jan 2004 14:23:4 PST

Python Terry Jones comments on Tony Blair's recent essay on Iraq.

mmmmm...tasty chai!

Fri 14 Jan 2004 9:27:7 PST

I understand some of you brothahs can't always get the lil ho to drink down your man-juice. Maybe your nectar ain't tastin' so fine, playah. Here's a couple hits that'll have her treatin' you like teh office water cooler. Yowsa!
The pill
The powder

Big science

Fri 14 Jan 2004 9:4:47 PST

Really cool probe set to be launched in space to help test some unverified aspects of Einstein's theory of general relativity. Dig deep and check out some of the way-cool specs.

No , @#$% YOU

Fri 14 Jan 2004 8:41:4 PST

And when you're done with that, this follow-up is a great read, too.

@#$% the user

Fri 14 Jan 2004 7:59:46 PST

Nice little rant on how clueless developers can be when it comes to user-friendly design. A must read the 'nix-nerds in the house. You know who you are... ;-)

If you happen to get the JEEFO virus..

Thu 13 Jan 2004 21:48:23 PST

This is the application to get.

OUCH!!!!!!!

Thu 13 Jan 2004 14:16:36 PST

Cock explosion kills 20. Film at 11.

For those still morbidly curious about the Star Wars trilogy

Thu 13 Jan 2004 12:55:20 PST

Pictures of the construction of Vader if it hasn't been totally ruined for you.

Better look twice at that mosquito bite.

Wed 12 Jan 2004 15:41:58 PST

It may be fun to watch your friends from space though.

The first amendment goes down

Wed 12 Jan 2004 13:52:4 PST

Proving that censorship may be forbidden by the Bill of Rights, but it can be bought through fines.

Ask GWB to decline nomination from the RNC.

Wed 12 Jan 2004 11:38:6 PST

Maybe another republican would be better...but probably not. (thanks Jim!)

No No...there was no warning...

Wed 12 Jan 2004 11:36:12 PST

Condi Rice is probably right...we had no idea anything was going to happen, except there were 70 FBI investigations into al qaeda happening at the time.

Photos of postwar Japan

Wed 12 Jan 2004 9:24:17 PST

Portfolios of personal photos taken by an anthropologist during the postwar occupation of Japan. Very cool stuff. Many of these are desktop-worthy.

This old new cool house

Wed 12 Jan 2004 8:17:8 PST

Ultra-cool housing idea. Germans rock!

Turning Japanese

Wed 12 Jan 2004 8:3:54 PST

An ever-growing compendium of Japanese porn/fetish terminology. Handy for the world-travelers in the audience, or for those who want to keep up with the latest trends.

Roller Coaster Tycoon returns!

Tue 11 Jan 2004 11:53:0 PST

A new 3d version of RCT is coming and it looks to be TRULY sweet.

Bathtime in Clerkenwell

Sat 8 Jan 2004 14:33:13 PST

Cute little music video to finish your week with.

The words of the prophets...

Sat 8 Jan 2004 14:24:58 PST

...are written on the subway walls. Okay...so they're mainly drawings. I just couldn't resist the S&G drop.

New from Ikea

Sat 8 Jan 2004 9:40:43 PST

Obviously a product for folks who know what the internet is REALLY for...

Video gaming surgeons kick ass (and fix them too!)

Fri 7 Jan 2004 12:56:5 PST

Doctors who play video games make better surgeons. Just hope they don't forget and go for the Fatality! (Thanks Shadenfreude!)

Metro travel just got a lot cooler

Fri 7 Jan 2004 11:27:47 PST

This personal transit system is somewhere between a taxi and a light rail. Why do I get the feeling that I'll never see one of these systems built in my area?

Metroid movie?

Fri 7 Jan 2004 10:34:19 PST

Finally! After all these years, people will get to see that the human inside the metroid armor is a woman! Suck it! I finished the game!

Anyone seen the cat?

Fri 7 Jan 2004 10:15:31 PST

God, I love advertising!

Unbelievable Case mods!!

Fri 7 Jan 2004 9:45:47 PST

This guy took it to another level! He'll never need a date again!

Picture phones gone wild!

Fri 7 Jan 2004 8:21:18 PST

Ever heard of a moblog? It's a web log for mobile phone cameras. This site is constantly being updated with images that were taken just seconds ago by someone's cell phone. I marked this as an adult site because some of the folks use this thing as an outlet for their exhibitionism. (There's an adult content filter at the top of the site in case you don't want to see the crazy nekid hillbillies.)

Flushing out the pipes

Fri 7 Jan 2004 7:53:27 PST

"Honey, come help me beat cancer..."

Hell hath no fury

Thu 6 Jan 2004 14:56:43 PST

Important life lessons to be found here in the "psycho girlfriend" vein. Hard to find your way around but still fun. I rated this "adult" 'cause...well...there's some stuff one might not want to explain to the kids.

ones and naughts

Thu 6 Jan 2004 14:47:36 PST

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For the young-uns out there

Thu 6 Jan 2004 14:34:41 PST

Hey...put all that time spent in front of the tube to some damn use, willya?

This is just plain freaky...

Wed 5 Jan 2004 16:0:55 PST

You WILL get the the creeps.

Just what we need. Corporate america making commissions on our taxes.

Wed 5 Jan 2004 9:14:42 PST

The current Administration wants to privatize the IRS and the new tax agents make commissions on what they bring in! Yay, an all new level of bottom feeders!

Makin' changes

Sun 2 Jan 2004 9:9:57 PST

The gist is, this guy sucked-up all these Microsoft Word docs from microsoft.com and combed through them for changes in the text. Hilarity ensues...

Odor-riffic

Sat 1 Jan 2004 12:18:37 PST

They've invented a way to direct a thin stream of odor to a person's nose using a camera as an aiming system. I wouldn't mind an aromatic burst of coffee or steak, but the first time I'm assaulted with l'eau-de-asscrack somebody's getting clocked.

New Apple Pro mouse!

Sat 1 Jan 2004 9:13:5 PST

Matches the G5 perfectly!

Hey, Google's hiring!

Sat 1 Jan 2004 8:18:3 PST

You might have to relocate, though (Happy Apr.1, foo)

New Cat Concert!

Fri 31 Jan 2004 22:55:28 PST

Get the Concertina wire! The cats are back with a new song! (Thanks Dan!)

Check out the new batmobile

Fri 31 Jan 2004 17:21:3 PST

Looks like Batman's going offroad.

So you never forget what the internet is for...

Fri 31 Jan 2004 12:46:27 PST

Everytime you use your mouse, you'll be reminded why you bought your computer.

How to be a Playa

Fri 31 Jan 2004 12:46:12 PST

You, too, can be a mack daddy in a few short steps.

Wait till those ricers look under THIS hood

Fri 31 Jan 2004 7:57:26 PST

The worlds largest engine. Think I can stuff this into my Nissan?

A little bit of French Anime!

Thu 30 Jan 2004 14:2:6 PST

This is super well done and funny as hell.

It's a bird, it's a plane...

Thu 30 Jan 2004 9:7:40 PST

When it comes to touchstones in the comics world, it doesn't get much ur-superhero than this. The complete Action Comics #1 from cover to cover. Slow and destined to get slower as this link gets spread.

The honest manager

Thu 30 Jan 2004 8:53:2 PST

This is stunningly truthful, and brought to you by me by Jim!

Just the facts, ma 'am

Wed 29 Jan 2004 13:51:55 PST

Helping to weed through the partisan BS this election season.

The new Nasa Ramjet!

Wed 29 Jan 2004 13:27:54 PST

Mach 5 flights! Hong Kong in an hour. Now that's what I'm talking about. (Thanks Jay!)

Joyriding through Chernobyl

Wed 29 Jan 2004 12:22:54 PST

This is great in an eerie, post-apocalyptic sort of way. She's Russian...please excuse the english.

The 4th Amendment erodes.

Wed 29 Jan 2004 11:42:2 PST

When I said that the Patriot act would begin a cycle of acceptance that would erode our rights, my (R) friends laughed and said I was being paranoid. Well, welcome to the erosion of the 4th Amendment. I hate "I told you so's" when they come at my own expense. (Thanks to Jim!)

Career Suicide...

Mon 27 Jan 2004 22:57:48 PST

Today we look at the career of Deforest Kelley. Before 1966, the man was an actor with tons of roles. After 1966, he was became eternally known as Doctor "Bones" McCoy.

Japanese rescue dragon!

Sun 26 Jan 2004 13:48:0 PST

Actually it's a 5 ton hydrolic robot that is designed to save people...but it's still cool.

Write an email to your future self.

Sun 26 Jan 2004 13:42:50 PST

This is an interesting idea, but who knows if I'll have the same email address tomorrow let alone next year :)

7 inches?

Sun 26 Jan 2004 11:16:0 PST

I went to lunch with the guy on the right last month in LA.

Lady Di, Elvis and much wrongness...

Fri 24 Jan 2004 13:2:27 PST

Go here only if you're not offended by jokes about Lady Di, Elvis, or anagrams...
Thanks Matt!

Wow....you really have to see this...

Wed 22 Jan 2004 12:47:28 PST

Go directly to the girl's best friend part. It's fantastic :) (Thanks to Jim )

There is something amazingly wrong with this...

Wed 22 Jan 2004 12:45:43 PST

I'm not sure where to begin with this one...(Thanks Matt!)

Sign the petition to oppose the anti-gay marriage amendment.

Sun 19 Jan 2004 16:51:42 PST

I don't care what party you align with, the federal government has no business preventing people from getting married.

Another Yeti/Penguin game!

Sun 19 Jan 2004 0:23:54 PST

This time, it's more like the hammer throw than baseball :)

Training our children to be tracked,,,

Sat 18 Jan 2004 11:38:9 PST

As my friend Matt says, there's no way this will ever be abused!! Doesn't anyone see how this will teach our children to accept being tracked biometrically? They're not even going to expect privacy when they grow up.

Get your pimp name...

Fri 17 Jan 2004 18:52:5 PST

In one day, this site has tripled the hits of Mikesimon.com. It's been there for almost a year, and today someone finally found it :)

This is the coolest thing I've seen all week...

Fri 17 Jan 2004 13:29:59 PST

It almost HAS to be fake, but it's cool.

File this under "Insult to Injury"

Fri 17 Jan 2004 13:19:30 PST

Now you can serve time as an innocent AND pay rent!

This test will reveal the truths of the universe,,,

Fri 17 Jan 2004 8:26:33 PST

You'll be amazed by its accuracy (thanks Jim!)

Bear shown porn as "marital aid"

Thu 16 Jan 2004 18:6:24 PST

Finally an audience for "that" kind of video...

Some interesting legislation coming down the pipe...

Thu 16 Jan 2004 9:4:0 PST

Congressional reversal of court decisions seems like it might be a threat to the checks and balances system...seems a little...unconstitutional to me.

Catch those horrible artists!!!

Wed 15 Jan 2004 16:9:2 PST

See how technology is being applied to capturing evil artists! (Thanks Jim!)

The return of the original!

Wed 15 Jan 2004 8:12:14 PST

Rialto films is bringing back the original Godzilla (without Raymond Burr and the overdub!) in its original form! Check out the trailer!

First the Animal, Now the new Medicare law... (NYT-required registration)

Wed 15 Jan 2004 6:56:4 PST

Remember when Sony used that fake reviewer to promote their movies? Now the Dept. of Health is borrowing a page from their playbook to promote Bush's Medicare bill!

Political strategery at its best. Karen Ryan reporting.

An interesting article on the deconstruction of a cliche...

Sun 12 Jan 2004 12:36:30 PST

I just can't believe they left out "A League of Their Own" as a variation of theme!

This is art, but it's incredibly disturbing as well...

Sun 12 Jan 2004 10:39:36 PST

It makes you want to ask for the release forms...

We can make him faster...stronger...

Sun 12 Jan 2004 8:6:11 PST

And unable to pass through a metal detector! Super strength is now within reach! Can't catch a cab? Jump to work in a single bound!

Smack it up, flip it, rub it down, oh no!!!!

Sun 12 Jan 2004 8:4:7 PST

The many ways to say I love you...to yourself :) My favorite: Emptying the spitting llama.

Fun with Ice Fishing

Sat 11 Jan 2004 16:54:32 PST

This is another one of those moments where you wish you had a different hobby...

Closings...

Thu 9 Jan 2004 13:33:24 PST

Looks like someone on the evening news got hizacked in Carolina.

No wonder Barbie left Ken...she's eloped with a PENGUIN!!

Sun 5 Jan 2004 11:54:52 PST

Barbie OS is based on Linux...thousands of young girls will be more reliable, but more occasionally unbelievably cryptic.

Doctors start database of malpractice patients and lawyers...

Sun 5 Jan 2004 9:31:14 PST

Doctors are finally getting some IT skills, but at who's expense?

The story of our country's alert system.

Sat 4 Jan 2004 13:49:7 PST

My favorite part is Turf, Surf and Tequila Sunrise :)

This is one of the coolest sites ever if you're a Calvin and Hobbes Fan.

Fri 3 Jan 2004 8:52:28 PST

Search for any Calvin and Hobbes strip ever, see a description, the strip itself and then you can buy the book it's in if you want. Brilliant use of technology. I can say with no cynicism that this is what it's all about for me. (Thanks Jim!)

80's arcade games!

Fri 3 Jan 2004 8:44:37 PST

These games are great replicas of the games that wasted my youth :)

Mars was once covered with water.

Thu 2 Jan 2004 18:52:46 PST

And I was worried about being thirsty when I got there...

Catch of the day!

Thu 2 Jan 2004 13:39:29 PST

Check out these many cool denizens of the deep...It always amazes me what beauty we can find and kill.

No you don't need to worry about rejection...or any of the good stuff.

Wed 1 Jan 2004 16:59:35 PST

Ever wanted a long distance relationship where your woman tells she loves you unconditionally, but never really interfered with your online gaming? Here's the solution...

Play Sonic! For free!

Wed 1 Jan 2004 10:42:38 PST

This is a cool flash sonic game...All I need now is cheetos and my 25 year old need for no sleep.

Another cool game....

Sun 27 Jan 2004 10:35:4 PST

Blah blah blah...just go play the game. (Thanks again Jim!)

Cool art with sound...

Sun 27 Jan 2004 8:29:11 PST

Make sure to fill in words that don't exist already...I imagine in a couple years someone will use this to make a song and get handily sued, but until then, fun for us! (Thanks Jim!)

Earth nearly almost possibly could have been hit by asteroid...

Fri 25 Jan 2004 17:57:54 PST

Where's our little ship that spins around and shoots asteroid destroying asterix when we need it?

Convert your car to burn hydrogen!

Fri 25 Jan 2004 14:24:57 PST

Then spend the rest of your money trying to find Hydrogen to burn!

Get Creative!

Thu 24 Jan 2004 16:3:38 PST

A friend of mine is running a weekly caption contest that needs an infusion of new talent. There's no prize, but the winner gets to pick the next week's winner.

Possibly the coolest flash site ever...

Wed 23 Jan 2004 12:48:33 PST

You'll need broadband for this though.

The full 44 minute Paris Hilton Video...

Fri 18 Jan 2004 12:18:9 PST

Careful...might want to right click and save as...it's 44 mb.

Probably the coolest live action movie trailer I've ever seen...

Fri 18 Jan 2004 12:12:26 PST

This movie is being released in Japan and looks like a combination of Final Fantasy and Metropolis...but it's LIVE ACTION! Careful though..it's 15 mb. (Thanks again Mr. Lock!)

Rum-Fu!

Fri 18 Jan 2004 9:26:34 PST

If he can't fight the terrorists by conventional methods, Rumsfeld can always fall back on the old ways... (Thanks Sherlock!)

Don't Shake it- come on (don't) Shake it...

Thu 17 Jan 2004 13:1:31 PST

Outkast encourages folks to ruin their pictures :) Apparently it's NOT a good idea to shake it anymore if you want your pictures to come out...but then the song IS a tribute to the 50's when you DID have to shake it...what a conundrum.

Barbie and Ken break up...

Sun 13 Jan 2004 12:32:44 PST

Does Ken get half the dreamhouse, or was there some kind of prenup involved?

Well, it looks like Edwards will lose the presidential election...

Sun 13 Jan 2004 11:49:41 PST

Click here to see a picture of Kerry's Intern...and guess the rest. (thanks BK)

See what happens when you pop a water balloon in space!

Sun 13 Jan 2004 10:27:55 PST

It doesn't show the part where your brother comes and gives you a beating when the water gets on his parachute pants...darn scientists can never get real life data in these things. (Thanks again to Jim!)

People who talk on the phone are all liars!

Sat 12 Jan 2004 19:55:38 PST

A study proves that people lie less on email than on the phone. I find if you lie less in general, these kinds of things aren't problems :)

Hey...pssst...you seen any WMD's?

Sat 12 Jan 2004 9:7:57 PST

My friend Jim sent me this one...Apparently since looking hasn't worked, they thought this flyer might do the trick.

Carb free heart problems!

Fri 11 Jan 2004 11:11:33 PST

Dr. Atkin's wife is thinking of suing the folks who released medical records showing that Atkins had congestive heart failure, heart attacks and several other heart problems including obesity at the time of his death. What did people expect with a diet that was based on eating primarily meat and cheese?

French woman marries dead boyfriend...

Fri 11 Jan 2004 9:3:4 PST

Something tells me her wedding night is going to leave something to be desired...

Dr. Atkins dies fat...

Thu 10 Jan 2004 17:52:9 PST

They say it was a head injury, but even the mayor of New York didn't buy it.

Build your own robot...

Sat 29 Jan 2004 16:24:12 PST

If only it were real...great eye candy though.

Welcome to the matrix...no...not in a good way.

Sat 29 Jan 2004 14:2:32 PST

Utah governor signs up to enlist his entire state in a government dossier program where everyone is tracked in a super database. Remind me to never move to Utah.

MTV's Spider-man!

Fri 28 Jan 2004 21:0:52 PST

Yay!!! The MTV Spider-man series is out on dvd now!!!

Two legged dogs rock.

Fri 28 Jan 2004 12:17:48 PST

It's a miracle that he walks at all, but to actually still work as a herd dog is amazing.

This is just wrong.

Fri 28 Jan 2004 8:30:44 PST

You wonder how something like this hits the market. Someone is projecting...

Paper thin displays a reality...

Wed 26 Jan 2004 21:43:29 PST

I've been watching this for a couple of years. Pretty soon, the dream of electronic newspapers, rollup monitors and animated cereal boxes will be a reality.

What women want...apparently.

Sun 23 Jan 2004 0:27:17 PST

Hey! I was as shocked as anyone!

Choose your president.

Sat 22 Jan 2004 13:24:1 PST

See which candidate suits your political beliefs!

More than meets the eye!

Sat 22 Jan 2004 11:17:14 PST

This is an awesome little display from Mazda that appeals to the geek in all of us!

Aerogel- Almost as light as air, perfect insulation, nearly transparent

Fri 21 Jan 2004 2:43:43 PST

If this is isn't alien technology, I don't know what is.

Forget the x-ray glasses....Bring on the lie/love detectors

Fri 21 Jan 2004 1:16:45 PST

Now they have glasses that allow you to tell if someone is lying or in love with you. This should cut the dating cycles WAY down. Attracted to me? I don't even have to ask.

Smack the Penguin!

Thu 20 Jan 2004 15:48:54 PST

Another flash game jacked from the net for your amusement!

Storage like you've never seen before..

Fri 14 Jan 2004 18:23:5 PST

External hd reaches 1 terabyte...My checkbook is screaming.

Alien skull found....

Mon 10 Jan 2004 20:20:17 PST

Whether you like UFO stuff or not..this is so serious it's deadpan.

Cool pictures...

Mon 10 Jan 2004 20:14:52 PST

I think I like the cloud/mountain pic the best. How about you?

This is art...this is art on drugs.

Sat 8 Jan 2004 19:18:31 PST

I think the guy should have frozen time about 5 hours in...he was finally doing something interesting.

Ok, if dangling was negligent, Croc-hunting with the baby is just plain endangerment

Sun 2 Jan 2004 20:38:36 PST

Just wait...the sons of Michael and Steve will be the extreme sports duo the likes of which the world has never seen.

Keep track of the british mars project...

Mon 27 Jan 2003 18:37:57 PST

The wierdest thing is that it seems like every time we try to land on Mars, something strange seems to happen? Martians? Who can say? Let's ask Dennish Kucinich.

Three screams heard round the world..

Thu 23 Jan 2003 22:10:28 PST

The makers of many movies have used one scream track to make us know the situation is serious.

Only in Tennessee

Wed 22 Jan 2003 16:57:57 PST

I wish I would have gotten off with a song when I got my speeding ticket last year. Of course it was June so maybe I could have thrown down on a little Al Green.

Joe Namath wants to kiss...

Wed 22 Jan 2003 15:45:21 PST

This is when you know someone is completely washed up...

Woman arrested for selling vibrator to narcs.

Wed 22 Jan 2003 14:54:34 PST

They probably put her in finger cuffs...

The many particles of Star Trek

Sun 19 Jan 2003 12:46:47 PST

Whenever they encounter new particles or traces or residuals...they're catalogued here.

The first robot that can run and dance!! (Link Fixed)

Sat 18 Jan 2003 14:16:31 PST

He'll run when he sees that he's being spied on by robot helicopters!

Flying Micro Robots

Sat 18 Jan 2003 13:19:53 PST

Something to annoy the cats with...or any number of spy applications, but it's better not to think about it.

The Christmas spirit is rattled...

Sat 18 Jan 2003 9:21:5 PST

A little reality for your inner Santa.

Landmine smelling rats now sniffing out tuberculosis

Thu 16 Jan 2003 14:27:6 PST

Splinter would be proud.

Computer Orcs are cowards!

Thu 16 Jan 2003 14:23:15 PST

Computerized algorhythms for the battle in the Return of the King movie were so real that some of the computerized soldiers actually fled the battlefield!

Worlds largest book created

Thu 16 Jan 2003 10:26:56 PST

The truly interesting thing to me is the number of banal comments made by it's creator. If you read through, count how many times you wonder if he was just talking because someone would finally listen.

Canada is now going to be full to the borders of leeches!

Thu 16 Jan 2003 10:4:11 PST

It's legal to download mp3's in Canada...just not upload! They're going to charge $15 more for mp3 players to offset the cost! I'd pay $15 Canadian (about 11 bucks US) to download as much music as I wanted legally.

Nickel sized hard drive for next generation cell phones..

Thu 16 Jan 2003 10:3:8 PST

They're 2-3 gigs and fit in your phone for storing music or video (or high res photos I'd imagine). Man...now I need a new phone!

Peta and the Cannibal...

Thu 16 Jan 2003 9:57:16 PST

It sounds like a sitcom, but is really just goofy humor shared between animal rights extremists and a man who loves the taste of human flesh. I smell a hit...or maybe that's fava beans.

The earth's magnetic field has weakened 10% in the last 150 years!!

Thu 16 Jan 2003 9:46:50 PST

I wonder if this means I can jump farther!

Yeah, I have this problem too...

Sun 12 Jan 2003 21:29:13 PST

Wow...this could help hundreds, or even tens of people who have the same affliction.

Sheriff denies decal is his idea...

Sun 12 Jan 2003 17:17:57 PST

"He was just trying to fit in", says subordinate. He was probably picked last for kickball as a kid, too.

How do you know when people have too much time and money?

Sun 12 Jan 2003 14:31:9 PST

This is just like that argument of whether Superman or Mighty Mouse would win in a fight except with enough money, we actually know the outcome of this one.

Courtesy of the Elf Movie...a web Etch-a-Sketch...

Sun 12 Jan 2003 11:37:3 PST

I can't draw with one of these either...

Man uses crackerjack box illusion to scan 11k...

Fri 10 Jan 2003 14:56:3 PST

I think if I were the guy who got duped, I'd have the good sense not to tell anyone that I fell for such a lame disappearing ink trick.

This has to be the longest line in Japanese History..

Thu 9 Jan 2003 14:14:17 PST

Watch this whole video...it's one HUGE line of people waiting on the first day at the first Japanese apple store. Amazing.

George Clinton busted for coke...

Thu 9 Jan 2003 10:57:55 PST

Now is anyone here REALLY surprised? But come on...the guy is 62 years old. If the drugs (that he's been taking presumably for the last 40 years) haven't killed him by this time, clearly they're not a danger to him. Leave the Funk Master alone!

Tales of the plush Cthulu...

Wed 8 Jan 2003 9:9:44 PST

It's like muppet babies on crack.

Woman runs over McDonalds manager...

Wed 8 Jan 2003 8:28:27 PST

The real irony to this is personal for me...I wrote a script about a similar interaction just a few months ago. If I'd actually made it into the short film I'd wanted, it would have been topical now.

This link is for gamers only...

Tue 7 Jan 2003 15:43:41 PST

Go to the bottom under Editorials...after that, spend the next three days reading this stuff. It's pretty much why there's been no blogging since thursday.

Put it on a mirror, chop it up, snort it...Cocaine? No! Cartoons!!

Sat 4 Jan 2003 15:58:35 PST

Cartoons activate the same pleasure centers as cocaine, without the negative effects on your bank account...well unless you're looking for bootleg Batman the animated series on DVD.

The Japanese have a levitating train that can go 570 kph - from Osaka to Tokyo in an hour...

Fri 3 Jan 2003 9:13:43 PST

In other news...our trains still suck.

Twenty sided die from ancient rome found...

Fri 3 Jan 2003 8:39:36 PST

No news on the rumored ancient roman bag of cheetos though.

(Thanks Brad!)

Bill Waterson...enigma

Thu 2 Jan 2003 9:26:49 PST

In the wake of the recent Opus return there's been some stirring about Bill Waterson in the press. God...we could only hope. It'd be like all my old friends coming back after a long time away.

The chemistry set of the new millenium...

Wed 1 Jan 2003 10:10:50 PST

The part that really unnerved me was the fabricated "DNA stain".

This comic reminds me of...last year.

Fri 26 Jan 2003 13:18:31 PST

This comic seems to mirror my life in some ways...

Lady pays parking ticket and evacuates a building

Fri 26 Jan 2003 10:42:54 PST

I'm with the writer of this article...those pennies are legal tender and they MUST be accepted, even if they have to count every one.

Patriot Act expanded...

Fri 26 Jan 2003 10:2:36 PST

Looks like they chopped up the patriot act 2 and are slipping it in a little at a time. Don't say you weren't warned.

Cool Aerial Photography...

Fri 26 Jan 2003 9:16:26 PST

I can see my house from here!!!! (inside joke)

Find out how rich you are compared to the rest of the world...

Fri 26 Jan 2003 8:25:19 PST

This makes you feel good and bad at the same time...

Michael Jackson's rebuttal website.

Thu 25 Jan 2003 14:4:30 PST

MJ has setup a site where he can tell his side of the story and give out press releases about the case. No real commentary here...the whole think kind of depresses me.

Woman has stroke...recovers with English accent

Thu 25 Jan 2003 9:26:29 PST

I guess everyone is ruling out that she's really an british spy! :)

God sends back a bullet and helps Darwin take out the Klan...

Thu 25 Jan 2003 9:11:46 PST

Possibly even more humorous is the fact that they were initiating him into a "brotherhood" by shooting him with paintballs and then fled when he was actually hurt.

Click to have Chunky donate cans of soup on behalf of your favorite football team.

Thu 25 Jan 2003 7:42:59 PST

This is a really easy way for you to make an impact on someone's life. Three clicks and someone gets some soup.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wed 24 Jan 2003 21:54:53 PST

Here's a cool little flash card you can send your family!

This is probably one of the strangest sites I've ever seen...

Sun 21 Jan 2003 20:39:32 PST

I love dogs...but this is just plain out there.

It's just a matter of time before we have sel-repairing electronics now.

Sun 21 Jan 2003 9:17:15 PST

Engineers have discovered a way to use DNA to shape carbon nanotubes, which look to be the material of the future.

This way if something breaks, you can have a kind of spray on bandaid coctails of dna and carbon nanotubes...go to bed and wake up with your toaster as good as new :)

Something else occurred to me as well...If they could find a way for human DNA to create these structures, maybe they could convince it to create artifical bones? Spray on faces?

I smell class action lawsuit...and chimichangas!

Sat 20 Jan 2003 15:53:57 PST

Hundreds of people contract hepatitis at PA ChiChis. Those who died won't get to sue, but bets are on that their families will.

The eye of a hurricane...

Fri 19 Jan 2003 20:32:29 PST

This is a hurricane in a way you may not have seen it. Very cool shot.

Rush Limbaugh under investigation for Money Laundering...

Fri 19 Jan 2003 11:50:13 PST

The real story here is about two levels deeper though. Money laundering is a crime that falls under the patriot act. If RL is prosecuted under the Patriot Act, maybe the GOP will FINALLY realize how dangerous it is and repeal it.

An interesting, macabre and darkly funny web comic.

Thu 18 Jan 2003 18:58:11 PST

It's also pretty well illustrated, though I'm not entirely sure how.

Who would have thought...

Thu 18 Jan 2003 15:38:59 PST

Of Jenna Elfman and Bugs Bunny, you wouldn't have expected Bugs to go for the open mouth kiss.

Finally a reason to read the Sunday comics again.

Thu 18 Jan 2003 15:32:56 PST

Most of you probably already know, but Opus is returning to the Sunday comics on November 23 (that's this weekend to you and me Russ). He's a little late, but it's still a great birthday present.

Worst Album Covers ever...

Thu 18 Jan 2003 13:56:31 PST

Never heard of any of these people? Now you know why...

And here's another: More awful covers...

If you're a man, you've probably wished you had one of these...

Wed 17 Jan 2003 11:48:21 PST

Just remember where you got them buddy :) (Thanks Lawren)

Jones Soda takes it to a whole new level...

Wed 17 Jan 2003 10:31:2 PST

Turkey and Gravy flavored soda...you be the judge.

How men screw up romance...

Mon 15 Jan 2003 11:46:19 PST

This is a pretty accurate commentary on how men and women differ in terms of outlook on a romantic moment...(Thanks for Jefe!)

AI 20 questions. You think of something and it tries to guess.

Sun 14 Jan 2003 14:52:17 PST

I thought of popcorn and on the 20th question, it got it correct. For ease of use, scroll down to where you can click on Anonymous login.

Star Wars: Clone Wars, the animated Series.

Sun 14 Jan 2003 7:34:29 PST

Looks like Lucas is stealing a page from the Wachowski Bros. playbook and putting some animated stuff together to support the story of the next movie. They're pretty well put together but I can't help but feel like the Star Wars series is so thin (and they're revealing so much) that there won't be anything left of use in the final installment.

Cool Shockwave Room creator

Thu 11 Jan 2003 9:6:39 PST

This is pretty sweet in that it allows you to completely design one room. If only they could have made it so that you could do the whole house this way.

She's a MAN baby!

Thu 11 Jan 2003 8:3:41 PST

This guy is served time in a WOMEN's prison for a couple of months before he was caught. Once you see the link, you'll know why but DAMN...way to mack the system.

A new take on Where's Waldo...

Wed 10 Jan 2003 14:53:28 PST

Find the woman in this picture...(work safe) - Thanks Sherlock!

Neo early 80's band....

Mon 8 Jan 2003 20:56:0 PST

These people are absolutely the epitome of early 80's glam rock...You must watch.

MUST see web pizza site

Mon 8 Jan 2003 19:19:3 PST

This song is just insane...must have speakers.

Ever see a goofy church sign and thought..I could do that...?

Sun 7 Jan 2003 13:43:32 PST

Well then this site is for you! Enjoy the sacrilege

This is old school, but it's still really funny.

Sat 6 Jan 2003 16:18:3 PST

You might have seen this before, but it's probably been long enough that you'll laugh again.

Bad customer cxperiences can be fun!

Sat 6 Jan 2003 13:2:1 PST

This is a pretty good site that features things or places that have been engineered with the engineer in mind...which is to say, they probably didn't pass these by the intended users before they put them together.

The Patriot Act is now being used against non-terrorist US nationals.

Sat 6 Jan 2003 9:42:54 PST

Well, anyone with any cynicism at all is not going to surprised by the fact that the Patriot Act is now being employed by the FBI in non-terrorism related investigations.

I fully expect the same kind of "if you're not committing a crime then you shouldn't be worried" attitude that I always get from people, but if it proves legal to use these anti-terror laws on US citizens, then you're going to see utter destruction of our privacy because the need for probable cause or material evidentiary justification are out the window.

I got this graphic came in an email I got for Cialus, "The New Viagra"

Fri 5 Jan 2003 18:6:27 PST

I kind of wondered what message they were trying to get across though when I saw the...um...mark on the cape.

If you think something is a fake, or a hoax, this is the place to go.

Fri 5 Jan 2003 18:0:40 PST

It's got all of them! From the Microsoft/Disney payoff to the little girl with cancer, this site dispels them all.

Researchers find actual proof that leeches have medicinal value...

Fri 5 Jan 2003 10:32:53 PST

Turns out leech saliva can help combat arthritis. Now laugh at the witch doctors!!

Patriotic Facts: President George "Lip" Bush 2000-2004

Thu 4 Jan 2003 20:48:6 PST

The 43rd U.S. president, George W. Bush was head cheerleader at Phillips Academy, a prep school in Andover, Massachusetts, where his father had been a legendary student leader and athlete. Nicknamed "Lip," George W. also organized an intramural stickball league at the school.

Interesting that Will Ferrell plays both Bush AND the cheerleaders...if you think about it, we already kind of know what Bush looked like as a cheerleader in that way.

New Cancer treatment on the horizon!

Thu 4 Jan 2003 17:34:0 PST

This is a REALLY cool idea where they infect the tumor with a virus that kills only cancerous cells. They've already completed one round of HUMAN clinical trials now and this could be a major blow to cancer and a real relief for people suffering with prostate, liver, pancreatic, breast and other types of cancers. More impressively, they have tested it for IV use for wide spread cancer with positive effect. It's not a silver bullet, but it's working for some people who are terminal...stay tuned. Check out these cool Before and After shots.

Panoramic views of Japanese cities.

Wed 3 Jan 2003 8:50:11 PST

Man, it's silly, but this thing makes me homesick for a place I only visited for a few months.

A message to people who live to forward emails to me...

Sun 31 Jan 2003 22:47:24 PST

Please read...then follow the instructions. (Thanks Jefe)

God Kills a Kitten...

Sun 31 Jan 2003 14:10:6 PST

This is possibly the greatest picture the internet has to offer.

Protection from Porn Week

Sat 30 Jan 2003 16:9:36 PST

Thank God President Bush has protected me from porn. How about protection from something that IS harmful, like unemployment, or guns?

The US Government is engineering vaccine resistant, species jumping pox viruses.

Sat 30 Jan 2003 15:45:19 PST

The really unfortunate part of this is that there always seems to be the underpinnings of the "a weapon unused is a useless weapon" mentality. Hey! It's conspiracy day here on MikeSimon.com!

Optical Processors released that perform 8000 billion calculations per second

Sat 30 Jan 2003 15:17:47 PST

That's about 1000 times the current processor speed. The article says that they've previously only been available to highly financed government agencies which tells me now that my suspicions about the government having technology that far surpasses what is generally suspected was less far off from true than I'd comforted myself into thinking.

Fixing the english language one buzzword at a time.

Fri 29 Jan 2003 10:48:33 PST

Pencil this site into your list of action items for the day.

Cat Bowling Halloween Flash game.

Thu 28 Jan 2003 10:21:48 PST

This ia cute game. Happy Halloween. What's really neat is how the witch actually blinks. It adds an interesting level of realism to a really out there game :)

It's a sign of the apocalypse!

Thu 28 Jan 2003 6:50:59 PST

The four horsemen are riding and it's only a matter of time now!

The UnaBomber still loves to write letters...

Wed 27 Jan 2003 19:22:24 PST

Check out these letters to the warden where Ted complains about just about everything. It's kind of comical because the letters almost never reach the warden, and he's in the same building :)

One of my favorite quotes is: * A pen is a phallic symbol. The flow of ink from the tip of my pen represents ejaculation. My pen ran out of ink at this point because of my unconcious fear of castration.

Yikes.

EPA relaxes regulation on spreading sewage on farm crops

Wed 27 Jan 2003 19:9:21 PST

What a great idea! Let's go scrape the sewers and spray it on our FOOD! No wonder sometimes you see corn in there and you haven't had any. You were eating "USED" corn someone sprayed on your brocoli!

Cool java sand simulations

Wed 27 Jan 2003 10:13:35 PST

This is pretty cool. It's basically a physics experiment with total gravity control. Go to the link and then click Default on the left nav.

Here she is...Miss Afghanistan!

Tue 26 Jan 2003 9:26:3 PST

Vida Samadzai is competing for Miss World as Miss Afghanistan as the first Afghan woman to compete in a beauty competition in 20 years. On one hand, it's too bad that women's rights are taking them directly into objectification, but on the other, it makes you wonder how many other fine women are being hidden under those burkas. I think we should forget bombing buildings and start an anti-burka assault.

More Pics below:
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Yes, this entry might SEEM hypocritical, but I'm not really objectifying her because I really WOULD like to take her out to dinner, get to know her...blah blah blah..look at the pictures.

Afghan Dictionary!

Tue 26 Jan 2003 9:17:46 PST

Yes, it's the all Afghan edition of the Mike Simon Blog. It's a dictionary program to translate Dari into English or German and vice versa. It's actually kind of fun to click on the characters and see if you can accidentally come up with a word.

Zombie simulator

Sun 24 Jan 2003 16:7:47 PST

This is a cool java applet that simulates a zombie infestation of a small city.

This just sounds really wrong...

Sun 24 Jan 2003 9:35:19 PST

But it looks legit...anyone confirm or deny?

Feel old...feel very old..

Fri 22 Jan 2003 20:3:29 PST

This is a review of 70's and 80's video games by 9-12 year olds of today (late 2003). It really shows you how far we've come, and how lame the stuff we used to play really was compared to the consoles of today.

Stop aging in robot skin...

Fri 22 Jan 2003 13:32:39 PST

This is a cool article about how to create a robot skin that will stretch, but also allow continued conductivity for sensors when stretched. The robot skin will be thin (just 9 nm), so jokes about his mom might cause him to get pissed and kill a whole town.

Stop the FCC from ratifying copy protection on TELEVISION signals.

Fri 22 Jan 2003 13:18:51 PST

mpowell@fcc.gov;kabernat@fcc.gov;mcopps@fcc.gov;kjmweb@fcc.gov;
jadelste@fcc.gov;fccinfo@fcc.gov

The "Broadcast Flag" will make it illegal to copy or re-transmit video digital television signal with the bonus side effect of rendering flagged programming unreadable by older technologies (ie: your dvd recorder next year might be able to record dvd's, but they won't play on your older hardware).

I encourage you to write the FCC email addresses above (click the link if you have outlook installed) and ask them to reject the idea. Do you really want hollywood and the television networks controlling how you record and use media you bought? Last time I checked, making personal copies for non-commercial use was called FAIR USE and was protected by copyright law.

Match a face with a race: An interesting/thought provoking exercise.

Wed 20 Jan 2003 22:32:30 PST

I didn't even get HALF right and I felt like I had a pretty good eye because I go out of my way to identify with people of all different cultures. :) At least eat their food, date their daughters, listen to their music and absorb as much culture as possible :) It also sucks because I belong to three of these groups and have twice separately tried to marry into a fourth. BOO ME!

Even if you don't get into the sociology of it, I think you'll find it yet another interesting game brought to you by MikeSimon.com =)

What time is it? It's time to partition your watch!

Wed 20 Jan 2003 14:25:16 PST

With 256 mb of memory and a USB connection to your watch, you'll never have to worry about hacking around your corporate firewall to download your favorite mp3's again.

I speak Jive...

Wed 20 Jan 2003 10:37:57 PST

This is one of the funniest quotes of any movie ever.

New Flash game...

Wed 20 Jan 2003 9:54:46 PST

This is the wierdest pinball game I've ever seen. Use the right and left arrow keys to flip...oh, and it doesn't save high scores.

Phoning it in...

Sun 17 Jan 2003 12:41:13 PST

The folks at the post might want to consider a little thing called "editing" next time they print up one of those new fangled "Newspapers".

Another faux Mac ad...this one is in Flash

Sun 17 Jan 2003 10:7:36 PST

This one is funny, because it appeals to Linux users, while reinforcing non-Linux user reasons for not using Linux.

Perfect for the holidays! Shockwave snowflake maker

Sun 17 Jan 2003 9:50:39 PST

This thing is awesome if you're afraid your kid might have a little Michael Myers in him.

Make really cool graphical tiles with ease

Sun 17 Jan 2003 9:44:37 PST

For any webmaster, this tool will make things MUCH easier when you need a cool tile for the background.

Wee Wee Wee, all the way to the beat down

Fri 15 Jan 2003 16:6:14 PST

Sorcerers are being beaten to death for stealing or shrinking a man's goodies. In other news, the number of women cheating on their boyfriends with Sorcerers has increased dramatically.

Graphic Depiction of Roy Horn's (Of Seigfreid and Roy) incedent

Fri 15 Jan 2003 14:44:14 PST

Make sure you watch this in a solemn moment.

They might be dead, but they're still making more money than you.

Thu 14 Jan 2003 18:3:59 PST

Here's Forbe's list of top earning dead people. I'd like my cash while I'm still alive, thanks.

Here's what 87 billion dollars looks like

Thu 14 Jan 2003 12:36:36 PST

I wonder if our friends in Iraq would let me borrow a few cubic feet for a couple weeks.

Cybernetic Monkeys move robotic arms with their minds

Wed 13 Jan 2003 18:1:46 PST

I'm not sure if I'm more excited by the possibilities for prosthetics (or rewiring muscular movement electronically), or by the idea of cybernetic monkeys :)

School begs to be sued by enslaving Special Ed kids

Wed 13 Jan 2003 12:25:59 PST

"Please", said the principal, "Sue the school. We really, really enjoy that."

3d rubiks cube type java game...

Wed 13 Jan 2003 11:27:16 PST

If you love cool flash games....and rubik's cubes...then this game might be for you

This is the only film you need to see...

Sun 10 Jan 2003 23:12:4 PST

This is my favorite movie in the last 3-5 years. There are some movies that mean a lot to me, but this movie had it all. Action, great characters, meaning, respect, honor, suspense, kung fu, sword fighting, animation, and much, much more.

Go see it. Forget my hype and check it out. It's really violent and the blood is almost cartoony, but it's absolutely worth it.

Sonar may be killing whales...

Sat 9 Jan 2003 14:32:6 PST

Those whales are probably threatening national security anyway...

Never go to sleep again..

Sat 9 Jan 2003 12:50:2 PST

This drug would have been really useful to those kids on Nightmare on Elmstreet...but the movie would have become boring as hell watching high school kids stay up for hours having heart to hearts and painting each other's nails. Johny Depp would have lived though, so that would have been cool...What's that Nancy girl doing now?

Stills from Return of the King

Sat 9 Jan 2003 10:25:31 PST

Found this on a danish version of msn. Cool stills from the next LOTR movie!

Universe shaped like a 20 sided die...Natch!

Sat 9 Jan 2003 9:38:24 PST

Our universe is being kissed right now by a guy with dorito breath who's hoping his paladin doesn't die..

(If you don't understand what I'm talking about, just be happy you aren't a geek)

This is stupid

Fri 8 Jan 2003 15:27:44 PST

Yes, stupid.

Never be afraid of cache hunting sysadmins again

Fri 8 Jan 2003 13:21:4 PST

These things store up to a gig of information, plug into your usb drive and keep your cache off your machine. Now all you have to fear is log files baby...and with anonymous surfing out there...it's all good.

MGM Mirage updates the Seigfried and Roy statue to commemorate their last performance.

Fri 8 Jan 2003 10:0:58 PST

This will probably have to come down if he doesn't make it...but look at it this way, the man defied nature for more than 30 years...Only Dick Clark has beaten that.

Panoramic view of a 1956 computer

Fri 8 Jan 2003 9:33:49 PST

This requires Quicktime VR, but it's a neat look at the inside of a 1956 computer. Look at the stuff on the floor. I bet it would be easier to change ram than it is in my atx case though.

CD copy prevention technology defeated by holding down the shift key...

Thu 7 Jan 2003 16:33:56 PST

Wow...talk about losing the war before it begins. BMG probably spent millions of dollars to SunnComm for something that can be beaten by mistake.

Office space game...

Thu 7 Jan 2003 14:6:54 PST

This is yet another flash game that will help you avoid work!

This is a poke at you mac users...

Thu 7 Jan 2003 12:53:14 PST

I love macs (I want one of the new g5's, badly), but there's some truth to this :)

Napster is coming back...and they're doing animations to prove it

Thu 7 Jan 2003 10:32:40 PST

Check out these cool little animations that are signalling the return of Napster, as a pay service I'm sure, but what the hell, why not pay for a song you enjoy? (Did I just say that?)

It's now time to buy that dvd burner...

Wed 6 Jan 2003 9:20:12 PST

Remember when burning a dvd meant you probably couldn't get the whole movie on one disc? Well those days are over mister! It's time to buy that dvd burner and get to "archiving"!

If you're going to get a dog, go here...

Wed 6 Jan 2003 7:15:9 PST

Don't go spend money at a pet store. Find your dog on this site and save a life. Plus, I can tell you without hesitation that it's absolutely worth it to get a mutt. Don't support the puppy mills. Get a dog that needs you. This site has almost got me wanting a third dog. Save me from myself. Adopt the one I want!

After a humiliating encounter with Triumph, this guy still had the nads to make a website

Tue 5 Jan 2003 23:19:31 PST

Please...as if I weren't already embarrassed enough for him as it was...now the wizard has conjured a web page worthy of ye old DOS attack.

The new Ipod...works with windows, stores 40 GB, weighs less than 2 cds

Tue 5 Jan 2003 22:42:32 PST

It plays solitaire too. I need one of these almost as much as I need a tablet PC...and that's a lot.

Awesome photography

Sun 3 Jan 2003 22:46:0 PST

I was looking for images of parties for a comic I'm thinking of doing when I happened upon this guy's photo log. Great composition.

The greatest Star Wars Fan Fiction ever written

Sun 3 Jan 2003 10:32:52 PST

I admit, this is the only star wars fan fiction I've read, but it's fantastic.

This will blow your f***ing mind!

Sun 3 Jan 2003 10:5:14 PST

No matter how long you stare at it, you can't make it stop completely. (Thanks BK Booyah!)

Eart Station 5

Sun 3 Jan 2003 9:49:57 PST

If you're using the Earth Station 5 p2p software, delete it RIGHT NOW.

Uninstall immediately. This is Malware that allows an attacker to delete any file on your computer.

Looks like the RIAA/MPAA might have been trying to come out with their own p2p file sharing software :)

Don't watch this if you're republican (probably best to right click and save 21mb)

Sat 2 Jan 2003 9:52:47 PST

I've kept this under the lid long enough.

Disclaimer: This isn't meant to spark debate about whether 9/11 changed all the rules, it's just an amusing comparison. If you're republican without a sense of humor, please do not watch...you may be damaged by the shots taken at the expense of your political affiliation.

Run multiple OS's simultaneously

Sat 2 Jan 2003 9:15:47 PST

Now you can run your windows 2k and Linux at the same time on the same machine. Great for us geeks who want to remain true to our roots but have to live and program in a Microsoft world®

The antithesis of motivational posters..

Fri 1 Jan 2003 15:36:11 PST

My favorite is the "Motivation" poster, if you're looking to buy me something for my birthday.

Digital Music

Fri 1 Jan 2003 15:12:36 PST

This is a pretty cool site for streaming music, especially if you're into house, industrial or trance. I only get into it when I have the vibe, but I usually listen to Dark Side of the Moon when I'm programming if I listen to anything.

GSM Cell radiation causes headaches, nausea and faster reaction time and alertness!!

Fri 1 Jan 2003 12:12:14 PST

Great! I'll get sick to my stomach with a headache while I kick your ass at virtua-fighter 4.

How common are your names?

Fri 1 Jan 2003 9:0:15 PST

My first name is the fourth most common...the rest of you must bow before me!!! (Except you James, John and Robert)

Public Domain Image resource

Thu 30 Jan 2003 16:25:5 PST

Now you don't have to steal images from google to make cool websites!

Dumb Laws the world over (including your home state)

Thu 30 Jan 2003 15:1:0 PST

This site is pretty cool. I know for a fact that I (or someone else that I begged) has broken at least a couple of these laws.

The history of Ctrl-Alt-Del

Thu 30 Jan 2003 12:53:18 PST

This one is out there for you geeks who love computer trivia, or are avoiding work after lunch.

Such an interesting name...

Thu 30 Jan 2003 9:35:20 PST

Not that there's anything wrong with that. (Thanks Leila!)

Peanut Butter and Jelly Time..

Wed 29 Jan 2003 15:24:43 PST

I can't help but love this...

Bad plastic surgery (well mostly)

Sat 25 Jan 2003 14:24:9 PST

One of my good friends hipped me to this site (thanks Brad) for the Britney pics...but I think, go for Britney, stay for the scary-ass pictures of almost everyone with collagen implants. The saving grace of this site is Natalie Imbruglia, who apparently had some work done that satisfied the site owner.

Great Flash Game

Sat 25 Jan 2003 13:13:16 PST

It's not as cute as the orisinal stuff, but it's pretty addictive.

Elephant cam!

Sat 25 Jan 2003 12:39:38 PST

This is a cool refuge for elephants that have been retired from circuses and stuff...very cool webcam :)

An interesting speech on the comic strip industry by Bill Waterson

Sat 25 Jan 2003 12:3:46 PST

I really appreciate this article for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that I have personal experience with the industry and the difficulties of breaking in.

YAY!!!!! Opus Returns!

Sat 25 Jan 2003 10:30:12 PST

The short of it is that Berk Breathed is coming back with Opus for the Sunday paper...this may make actually getting the paper worth the money, if I can't find the strips online.

This will let you just how much you suck (power point presentation)...

Sat 25 Jan 2003 9:59:19 PST

The person who built this thing not only has a lot of money, but has had it for a long time and had time to think about really, really nice ways of using it.

Now for today's conspiracy...

Sat 25 Jan 2003 8:43:51 PST

Is it me, or did the government just collect 50 million email addresses that they can tie to someone's phone numbers (which they can tie to ssn's through the phone company) and will now, carnivore boxes in hand, be able to individually track and identify people by their email?

US counties are testing voting systems that use an MS Access back end.

Fri 24 Jan 2003 12:37:36 PST

This means that it would take a crack team of experts 30 whole minutes to write a vb app to navigate and modify your vote. But hey! At least the electoral college is there to ensure your vote counts!

The world's fastest electric car.

Fri 24 Jan 2003 12:14:59 PST

I like it, but it figures that they would make an electric car and price it out of the range of the very people who would want one.

Do NOT drink the tea! as my friend Brandon says..

Fri 24 Jan 2003 9:51:46 PST

No kidding. Those crazy germans and their gardening.

And in related news, check out this story from the same site.

Triumph Star Wars outtakes

Thu 23 Jan 2003 18:45:43 PST

Here are a couple more outtakes from the Triumph Star Wars episode that weren't originally aired.

Vanessa Bryant

Fri 17 Jan 2003 22:32:56 PST

Now I refuse to give an opinion on Kobe Bryant's guilt or innocence, but if you click the link above, you'll understand my asking: "Kobe, what the heck were you thinking?!?"

Teenage Kid Creates Sun From Spare Parts

Fri 17 Jan 2003 13:44:48 PST

This kid created a low scale fusion reaction with spare parts and some extra time. Kick ass.

Bill Gates' Inbox

Thu 16 Jan 2003 15:27:51 PST

This is a pretty amusing look at Bill Gates' hotmail inbox.

Worst Scientific Jobs EVER

Thu 16 Jan 2003 10:21:29 PST

This is a list of horrible jobs in science...I especially like the isolation chamber job. My friend Brad recently had a job like this doing the "can you hear me now" thing next to the same guy for 8 hours a day-all day-every day for a month or so.

Quantum Cryptography

Thu 16 Jan 2003 9:32:48 PST

And in related news, Quantum Cryptography is one step closer to reality.

Old School Substitution Cryptography

Thu 16 Jan 2003 9:29:25 PST

This is a fun site that illustrates simple substitution crypto. Lucky for Queen Elizabeth I that PGP wasn't around back then.

Digital Projection Into Thin Air

Sun 12 Jan 2003 16:22:13 PST

This is so cool it makes me (once again) wish I was a millionaire.

Rumsfeld: Prisoners may be held indefinitely without trial.

Sat 11 Jan 2003 14:27:51 PST

Donald Rumsfeld has said that we might hold people indefinitely until the end of the war on terror. When's that?

Cool Flash Web Clock

Thu 9 Jan 2003 15:23:15 PST

This is a really cool clock made in flash. Even the shadowing is correct. Nicely done.

New Evidence in the Jam Master Jay murder

Thu 9 Jan 2003 13:16:57 PST

Finally someone is caught in possible connection to this tragedy. If ever someone needed some ass-kicking, it's this guy. It's like that, and that's the way it is.

Programmer or Serial Killer

Wed 8 Jan 2003 10:26:57 PST

This is a fun little quiz that tests your ability to recognize serial killers vs. computer theorists.

LARP Dnd

Sat 4 Jan 2003 0:40:31 PST

Dungeons and Dragons was never meant to be played "live action". It took this crack band of super-nerds to make it happen with so much conviction, you'll actually feel embarrassed for them.

81 GHZ diamond processor!!!!

Sat 28 Jan 2003 16:32:15 PST

Holy crap! It's here already!

Error Page...

Sat 28 Jan 2003 16:2:15 PST

An error page that you want to see.

The Arnold we always suspected...

Sat 28 Jan 2003 14:3:6 PST

I don't know if he'd make a great politician, but clearly the man understands the meaning of the word party.

Know Your Brain!

Thu 19 Jan 2003 12:49:48 PST

Take a look at a brain in 3 dimensions and click through it to see various parts, their names and locations.

Celebrity Phone Calls...They call you!!

Wed 18 Jan 2003 12:30:53 PST

This is a great service for the guy who wants to sound important for his date when he checks his answering machine for messages when they return for a nightcap. I can see it now. "You know Lorenzo Lamas?!!" "Yes, now please take off your clothes."

Elite Forces GWB

Wed 18 Jan 2003 11:52:37 PST

I will reserve comment to avoid being added to additional lists or investigations.

Electra Woman and Dynagirl

Sun 15 Jan 2003 12:43:40 PST

Diedra Hall as a super heroine in a short running Croft Super Hero series. This is so bad, it's good.

More Cheap Diamonds

Sat 14 Jan 2003 17:18:24 PST

Yeah! More cheap diamonds! Check out this story for the first hope for true love in years. That and a REAL change in semiconductors in the next 10 years.

The PC of my dreams...

Wed 11 Jan 2003 12:2:35 PST

Ok, this is nothing but a series of links to build my the PC of my dreams: CPU Monitor Keyboard

Interesting use of technology

Sat 7 Jan 2003 15:25:8 PST

Here you can put your message in and it will appear on an electronic tote board that you can see through a webcam. Kind of cool in a useless way :)

The funniest trailer ever

Fri 6 Jan 2003 15:37:10 PST

Even if you hate the movie, this trailer is hilarious!

Octodog!

Thu 5 Jan 2003 9:0:4 PST

No, it's not a supervillain! It's a new way of making hotdogs. Anyone with elementary aged kids should have one of these. If only they weren't so expensive.

Everybody wins.

Wed 4 Jan 2003 13:24:13 PST

She doesn't have to diet, he stays really, really mellow for the rest of his life. Everyone wins.

Fog Screen Monitor

Wed 4 Jan 2003 13:2:23 PST

Using tightly controlled airflow filled with particles, these screens can project images literally into thin air.

Test your inner geek

Wed 4 Jan 2003 12:9:2 PST

My score was 56 and some change. Witness the power of geeky goodness. (What, this site wasn't a good enough indicator?)

Got Milk?

Sun 1 Jan 2003 12:56:19 PST

A lactating stipper sprays milk onto the face of her customer. If she'd had vodka she could have claimed to have been serving him a white russian.

Virtual reality eating

Sat 31 Jan 2003 15:4:10 PST

They've now managed to simulate the taste and texture of food for virtual reality. This would be awesome for the times when you want some icecream, but don't want the calories. Just pretend to eat it, but don't swallow...(insert inappopriate joke here)

Pentagon's Terrorism Futures Market dies a very quick death

Fri 30 Jan 2003 6:51:8 PST

Thanks to the New York Times, the quick spread of information on the internet and a couple of Democratic senators, the terrorism futures site died a quick death...at least until someone there decides to launch it "privately" under another name.

Take this job and shove it...down a garbage disposal.

Thu 29 Jan 2003 9:44:41 PST

Ok, this is disturbing, but thinking back to my days of working retail and stock rooms...not entirely wrong.

Pentagon sets up Terrorism 'Dead Pool' where you can bet on future terror events.

Thu 29 Jan 2003 7:48:35 PST

The current administration has allocated 8 million dollars for people to go online and predict the whens, wheres and who's of the next terrorist act in a game of chance that parallels the stock market. Funding through 2005. Next week: Child Molester scratch off tickets: Which molester will repeat offend?!

Chinese scientists learn to cheaply synthesize diamonds.

Wed 28 Jan 2003 15:47:18 PST

My favorite part of the article is the reaction from DaBeers, the largest gem manufacturer in the world...sounds like someone is sweating. I also like the fact that it'll be one less thing that we, as men, will have to spend hundreds of hours working like dogs for to get a false sense of security.

Backup your data to your moon drive

Wed 28 Jan 2003 12:33:34 PST

Yes, and what happens when aliens hack your data with their wireless Macintosh interface?

Hunting for Bambi, a hoax.

Wed 28 Jan 2003 11:41:30 PST

Wow...justice comes on swift feet to anyone who'd demean and objectify women in Las Vegas! Ok, well this time anyway.

Replicators here we come!!!

Wed 28 Jan 2003 11:24:25 PST

I've been talking about this idea for a while, but now they're actually getting the science together to actually make them!

The new Div-X (NY Times requres registration)

Wed 21 Jan 2003 3:36:28 PST

Disney wants to revive the self-terminating dvd technology made popular in 1998 as Div-X. Oh wait. It wasn't popular. Everyone hated it and it went down in flames. Oh...that'd never happen again -- UNLESS, people still wanted movies that played for more than two days! I know I sometimes accept the late fees if I can't get to a movie in time...but this would basically give me a coaster after two days that I don't have to return, but wouldn't work again unless I found some way to hack my dvd player...and that would never happen either ;)

New Super-posable Optimus Prime

Wed 21 Jan 2003 3:5:30 PST

Ok, if you don't understand the subject line, don't bother to click on the link because it will be equally meaningless...HOWEVER, if you do understand, this is a pre-paint prototype for a new Optimus Prime, which looks like it may be better than the original...even comes with regular AND mini-megatron gun. The only time when a semi was cool.

Microsoft Implements Digital Rights Management - and then screws the pooch!

Thu 15 Jan 2003 13:4:43 PST

Microsoft scared the crap out of me when they said that they were implementing DRM for copyright management as a part of their new operating system. Luckily they included a way to get around it on one of their SDK's.

Hunting for Bambi...no, not deer, naked women

Thu 15 Jan 2003 9:32:36 PST

Men hunting naked women with paintball guns in the middle of the desert. This is just messed up for many, obvious reasons. A whole new level in mysogeny for redneck millionaires.

Orisinal - Incredibly cute, totally playable flash games.

Wed 14 Jan 2003 14:4:57 PST

This site is awesome. It shows a mastery of flash I'm truly jealous of. This kind of stuff makes me wish I could quit my job and work on stuff like this full time.

Kentucky Transplant Arrested 400 times - In Jail again.

Wed 14 Jan 2003 10:4:36 PST

With a name like Virldeen (yes, that is his name), you might see something like this coming. Isn't there some kind of 300 strike rule?

Marriage: Genius Be Gone!

Sun 11 Jan 2003 17:23:17 PST

Apparently there has now been a link established between getting married and having children and losing most creative genius....Makes you wonder what you could have done had you worn that condom.

Japanese Matrix Ping Pong

Sun 11 Jan 2003 8:55:30 PST

This is an incredibly original way of fakely simulating the matrix camera effect in a goofy sporting event.

Baby Clothes for the Adult

Sat 10 Jan 2003 9:11:19 PST

I can assure you, this is not right.

Electric Propulsion - Working pseudo anti-gravity

Fri 9 Jan 2003 21:9:28 PST

This is just cool from a sci-fi enthusiast's perspective. The hover car can exist, and not the kind with the fan. Now we just need a powerful enough, light enough battery to run it.

Highlander: The Source (of continuing pain in my ass)

Fri 9 Jan 2003 9:35:8 PST

Yet another installment in the Highlander movie series. Thank goodness the coma patient below missed THAT slow trek into hell.

Man wakes up after 19 year coma.

Fri 9 Jan 2003 9:33:44 PST

This poor bastard wakes up, finds out his wife has gone from 20 to 40, he's a quadrapalegic, Lucas has destroyed the Wars franchise, the internet is bigger than TV, Atari has turned to PS2 and Xbox (which he can't play), and he probably still has to serve the year sentence for DUI.

Triumph takes on Star Wars Geeks...and wins.

Thu 8 Jan 2003 10:56:52 PST

If you've ever quietly ridiculed geeks who dress up for movies (or have quietly withstood the embarrassment of actually being the geek), this film is for you.

Disposable (working) paper phone.

Tue 6 Jan 2003 23:45:25 PST

This idea kicks ass. Strictly from an intelligence standpoint, the idea of the truly disposable phone is brilliant, but to make it from recycled paper makes it feel both ecologically and psychologically good to call someone, curse them out and then wad up the phone and throw it away. The best thing: they can't call you back. Crank Yankers will be pleased...with the added bonus of when you win the lottery and call your boss, you can then rip the phone up and throw it in the air like confetti.

Spock sings....

Sat 3 Jan 2003 8:54:47 PST

Good god, my respect for Vulcans has dipped to heretofore unseen depths.

Elfporn - NOT WORK SAFE

Thu 1 Jan 2003 9:40:32 PST

For the Hobbit in all of us.

thingsmygirlfriendandihavearguedabout.com - the domain name says it all!

Thu 1 Jan 2003 8:37:53 PST

Except for the picture, I thought for a second that this guy had dated my ex-fiance.

Pixar

Tue 29 Jan 2003 22:24:23 PST

I've started putting some of Pixar's early shorts on my humor page. Check them out.

Blackstar

Wed 23 Jan 2003 10:1:2 PST

70's cartoon that isn't screaming for a comeback.

Urinal Whack-a-Mole

Sun 20 Jan 2003 9:10:16 PST

This game is the combination of whack-a-mole and a carnival water-gun game. I just shiver to think of the off the cuff comments we'll start hearing like "I'm going back to the bathroom to try and whack it again for the high score".

Glengary Glendarth

Fri 18 Jan 2003 15:25:35 PST

This is a vast improvement on Glengary Glenross.

Buffo the Clown

Sat 12 Jan 2003 9:24:47 PST

Hide the phone books kids, and your steroids...it's Buffo the Clown. (Perhaps I'm just jealous of his Master's degree)

Origami Boulder

Sat 12 Jan 2003 9:4:17 PST

This site is genius. If the guy makes money, he deserves it.

3D head tracker with the wiimote..

Tue 20 Jan 2002 8:26:30 PST

This guy is AMAZING...check this out. It could revolutionize gaming.