Archive for the 'General' Category

The Incredibles… In 100% ASCII

Monday, April 17th, 2006

Frikkin sweet! This took a while…
The Incredibles in ASCII

It takes a while to load. Be patient…

According to CNET we are loosing the security war.

Monday, April 17th, 2006

What’s the next security threat?

hackers are no longer writing mass worms to bring down the net. They are growing satisfied with much more selective attacks.

Experts ponder a future of new sex gizmos, robots

Monday, April 17th, 2006

Experts ponder a future of new sex gizmos, robots

I just love the name Teledildonics… Man who thinks this stuff up? What’s next Rectaltronics? ;-)

A top ten Mac apps list

Monday, April 17th, 2006

couple of really cool apps in this list.

20 Strangest Gadgets and Accessories

Monday, April 17th, 2006

20 Strangest Gadgets and Accessories

After speaking with the Evil Tyrant about a recent acquisition, “Stumble”, a fun extension for Firefox sent me to this site. It featured some interesting items including one that will make an excellent companion for his new object.

Hard to Find 800 Numbers

Monday, April 17th, 2006

Hard to Find 800 Numbers

This should be a helpful website. I am constantly frustrated when I cannot find a phone number and only an email address.

How To Argue Effectively

Monday, April 17th, 2006

How To Argue Effectively

I am not certain this is intended as sarcasm, though that is how I read it. I do know many whose arsenal for debate and argument is limited to these tactics.

Hmmmm, gruesome… Man planned to eat child.

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

I wonder how long it will take to torch this guy.

Gregg Valentino – The man whose arms exploded.

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

Gregg was the man with the largest arms in the world. Unfortunately, total excess is not generally good for the body

Here is the three part series.

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Cheney to get 1.9 million tax refund

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

In an effort to quell the inevitable tide of chest beating and wailing over Cheney's tax refund.

Interesting that he only makes about 200k per year from Halliburton which he earned in 1998 and has allowed Halliburton to pay him over time.

The biggest question I have is, whose head is going to roll for overpaying his taxes to the tune of 2 million dollars in one year? Not good planning. I would fire that accounting firm…

I wonder if Bush has a big underpayment penalty? 

Xbmc Fox – Firefox Extension for your Xbox

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

Slick little Firefox extention Xbmc Fox,

allows you to right click on a video link and have it sent to your TV for viewing… Now if I could only get Firefox on my cellphone. I could use it as a remote control off a local web server…. 

Theories abound after 2 chunks land in state in a week

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

OK, let me get this one straight. This is somehow related to global warming… Ice falling from the sky…. sounds like a good opportunity for funding to me…

Falling ice perplexes scientists / Theories abound after 2 chunks land in state in a week

I remember seeing an interesting space pic (think it was from the shuttle) years ago where chunks of ice were entering out atmosphere, and there was speculation then that these were the origin of the water supply on earth. I cannot seem to find it… Does anyone else remember it?

Statisticians model US avian flu outbreak on Pink supercomputer.

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

Does not look pretty. Looks like the best bet is to move to Montana and become a survivalist. ;-)

Found… Cool African catfish that hunts for food on land.

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

The fish that hunts on land

Flowers….

Pizza…

Landshark…..

CEOs say how you treat a waiter can predict a lot about character

Friday, April 14th, 2006

What everybody already knew…

One real gem in this USATODAY article is the bit on the left "Swanson's Unwritten Rules", great advice there. 

Mmmmmm rotten corn… Just like mom used to make.

Thursday, April 13th, 2006

What will those zaney Mexicans think up next? Cuitlacoche.

Someone actually tried these things!

Thursday, April 13th, 2006

http://www.pheromonereviewsite.com/

 What
with all the attention given recently here to Astroglide, I came across
this and thought the same audience might appreciate it.  It is
frank in its content and will be considered sexist by some.  I've
seen ads for these kinds of products for years, heard a few brief news
reports on the radio, but never had an interest in trying them or
seeking out someone who has actually tried these products.

alternative sources of information

Thursday, April 13th, 2006

These are sites I've recently found that offer varying points of
view, mostly what I would call more progressive views than are
typically found on the larger TV news outlets, or in most of our
nation's newspapers.  Some of the columnists and cartoonists are
syndicated and found in some newspapers, but a few I've not read
elsewhere.  Even if you don't agree with their reasoning or
conclusions, it is always a good idea to seek a variety of views in
order to make better, more informed decisions.  Simply listening
to those with whom you already agree results in a closed loop. 
This loop results in a closed mind and those do not make good decisions.

http://truthdig.com

http://www.workingforchange.com

These will open in new windows when selected. 

Welcome to the scientific funding machine…

Wednesday, April 12th, 2006

This WSJ Opinion Extra article falls in line with a couple of articles I've read over the last year.  

Military weapons of tomorrow…

Wednesday, April 12th, 2006

Ok, I'm torn… Should I make a Real Genius "rue the day" reference or a Austin Powers "Frikkin Laser" reference…

What a conundrum… 

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