Links posted in February 2005
February 28, 2005
We Got Served Our review inside. [more inside]
I like looking at satellite images. Anyone ever used keyhole.com before? Any other sites that are a little bit free-er?
And if you tell me to do a GIS I'll bite your ear off.
Math kicks CSI's ass! Betther than CSI? Okay, probably not...but you gotta love the idea of glamorizing mathematics. What's next...Fizzzics?
Halle Berry Shows Up to accept her Razzie for Worst Actress. You'll never guess who won for Worst Actor and why.
Galileo's Compass - an animated demo including an interactive simulation
Wonder Years Winnie answers your math questions and solves open problems in Condensed Matter Theory. All between shoots for The West Wing.
February 27, 2005
Every Christmas, My Aunt Joan gives me a Monet calendar. After a couple years the same old paintings became dull. So she started enhancing the master's works with a variety of stickers. Observe how dinosaurs, teddy bears, and farm machinery bring new life to tired old impressionism. [more inside]
Do you fear. You know, really really fear? Do you fear the imminent threat of nuclear attack? Maybe you should get NukAlert™, the Personal & Compact Key Chain Attachable 24/7 Radiation Monitor & Alarm.
So I saw one of the most awesome rainbows around the moon the other night and it reminded my of this atmospheric phenomenon website I'd found a while back. It's annoying that the guy put watermarks on the images but you still get a great view of some interesting stuff.
February 26, 2005
Calvin and Hobbes - A complete listing of strips between November 1985 - December 1995.
Video of an old Russian woman screaming.
"Watch This Movie"
If you did not see it elsewhere (i gather that since i saw in on NYT, that it is old news?), but here is a video of a fellow dancing to a rather catchy tune, dancing as this song was meant to be danced to.
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February 25, 2005
February 24, 2005
It's the city of brotherly love after all, so Philadelphia's new add campaign shouldn't be a shock.
I highly recommend starting with the "pen pals" commercial, it's just super.
Stop, collaborate, and listen - a few interesting stories here but the best is Rob van Winkel's:
As for music and my place in it, maybe things are changing a little bit. I know this: a good song is deeper than a tattoo. It'll remind you of the car you're driving and the girl you're going around with and the streets you're cruising. It's better than a photo album. A song is a tattoo that you never lose. Ice, Ice Baby, man, you'll remember that when you're 90.
Word to your mother.
you see tower cranes around campus but do you know how they work?
February 23, 2005
What's it like to be a screenwriter? Well, one woman (click here to bypass the ad) spent 10 years working menial jobs and rewriting her "mob farce" only to have it play in limited release for a week. She started out idealistic and with a whim to write a script and she incrementally improved it as the studio wished. Among the changes that were dictated: one character had to have at least three sex scenes with a prostitute, the mob boss would die by being eaten by an alligator, and they lived next door to a rapper named The Doctor. Oh, and there had to be lots and lots of dogs(???).
Other brushes with the machine come from the McSweeney's list 100% true quotes from my former Hollywood bosses and Kevin Smith's tenure writing the still-unreleased Superman movie.
Tony's Collections - Please describe what you think a graph of "level of insanity" vs. "distance down the page" would look like.
The Collection - Math, Computer Science, and Physics textbooks in different formats (*.pdf, *.ps).
previous poster forgot the lovable picture
The Tampon Doll - Don't worry no "real" tampons are harmed in the making of these dolls! Each doll is approx. 8 inches tall, and sewn with love by me! Tampon dolls look great in your bathroom, maybe next to a toilet paper doll?
February 22, 2005
CMT's Vice President in charge of Watching the Dukes of Hazzard job is open -- you get $100,000 a year for responsibilities that include watching each episode of the show, knowing the theme song, sharing your passion for the Dukes of Hazzard, and attending Dukesfest 2005 in Bristol, Tenn. Cooter will help select among the qualified applicants.
President Nixon's Eulogy for Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, if they had been unable to return from the moon. As penned by Bill Safire.
Mutant one eyed cyclops baby born, see extended description for picture. [more inside]
Stupid Spoiled Whore Paris Hilton apparently didn't choose a good password for her T-Mobile Sidekick -- someone hacked it, recovering SMS messages and pictures (NSFW - it's Paris Hilton, aight?). Need Ashley Olsen's or Lindsay Lohan's phone #? Wanna text to Usher, Pharrel or Fred Durst? See Paris Hilton's Uncensored Phone Book (w/ NSFW ads).
...They fucking charge your ass. For those that came away from movie night wanting more, I found an archive of the J-Dogg fake (apparently) cybersex transcripts. There are 11 of them in total, although I'm guessing that Harper's selected the best four.
February 21, 2005
mario theme on electric guitar its amazing! check it.
Hey yall, grab your rifle and follow me... we're out to catch some mexicans!
What could possibly go wrong?
So has anyone else played around with podcasting? Supposedly it's like blogs but in audio form that you can download to an MP3 player. I hear NPR has some broadcasts but I'm not sure.
I have a feeling I'm about to be chastised for not having already heard about this...3...2...1...
Flea Circus - The Show Must Go On
Man did you see Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas? Pretty good movie...and Hunter S. Thomson is dead.
February 20, 2005
Found! -- The new Aethermix from Javelina. [more inside]
February 19, 2005
How Do You Do? I'm Fine, Thank You. In France, Japan, Korea, and more.
Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity in words of four letters or fewer
The Top 100 Gadgets of All Time - by Mobile PC Magazine [more inside]
February 18, 2005
"Q: I know it's only halfway through the second season, but has the time come to seriously compare 'The OC' with the grandaddy of the genre, 'Beverly Hills: 90210'?" Bill Simmons says it's time. [more inside]
February 17, 2005
People Who Deserve A Beatdown:
If your unattended cellphone repeatedly plays the William Tell Overature, you deserve to have the phone placed horizontally in your rectal cavity. I'm curious to hear how that muffles it. In ten minutes, it will go off, so we won't have long to wait.
Oh! It's Hip Hop Movie Night at Ruta Maya on Feb 18. Movie (Krush Groove) starts at 8pm. Breakdancing performance starts ~10pm. I'm going to go to see some of the performances. $5 cover
Speaking of Bollywood: Shaji!
Many of you know anil.
What you may not know is that his dad is a director in India. One of his films is called "Piravi" and is supposed to be rad.
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Dirt Gives God The Finger - "Some of these scenes are definitely graphic in nature."
Retro Junk - Hey, I remember that.
They have anvils, sure, but also paper clips (no. 4), time-space guns, earthquake pills, and jet-propelled pogo sticks. Why, the ACME catalog has everything an invading martian or rapacious coyote could want!
Do you like beer, but not like $1760 dollars? Then you might want a Barfly Fridge.
- Click "GB" in the buttons at the bottom for English
- Click "Videos" - the bottom right and top right are my favorite
- Decide whether this is 'cute' or 'super-cute'
February 16, 2005
A Letter From An Insane Girl - As it turns out, futhman had a wonderfully horrible experience with a girl who became amazingly obsessed with him. I'll let him tell the story below. As soon as I saw it, as soon as I read the first horrible letter, I knew I was a lucky man. No matter what I've seen, no matter what I've been through, futhman wins. This is some supremely creepy shit here, and I figure it'll make those of you who have endured insane clingy stalkers feel a little better. Just be forewarned - the first page of the letter includes pubic hair. Yes, that's right, pubic hair. If you don't mind seeing a crazy girl's pubic hair, keep reading. If you do, then really, what the hell are you doing here anyway?
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Trailer
Bollywood for the Skeptical and Ska for the Skeptical. Time to get over your skepticism.
February 15, 2005
Iron Hymen - Girls Abstinence-Only Education Program [more inside]
Boston's FleetCenter Arena, home of the Celtics and erstwhile Bruins, auctioned off its name for charity. The winner, at $2550.00, was fark.com. Wait'll you see what they chose to rename the arena.
New York Times Link Generator - Want to link to an article in the NY Times? This tool (or its associated bookmarklet) will generate a URL allowing people to access the article, without archive fees, indefinitely into the future.
I've said it before and I'll say it again (with straight folds): Computational Origami kicks ass.
Ronaldinho videos. It is times like this that I wish my weblog was still up. Today at lunch I watched part of Ronaldinho's XI (world players) play against Shevchenko's XI (European players) in the Footbal for Hope match to aid Asia's Tsunami victims. I've been pretty bad about keeping up with world-class players besides the ones that are also in the entertainment news. I had heard enough of Ronaldinho to know that he was the next Ronaldo, but I had never seen him play. I watched him for a few minutes today and I was amazed. Even Andy was cheering him on (and Andy would rather read a book than watch soccer). He has amazing ball skills and he is so graceful in his movements. It really was awesome.
I feel much better now. :)
I've said it before and I'll say it again (with more emphasis): Superman is a dick.
Bush administration fights tortured POW's looking for compensation...irony?
I rent a lot of interesting and/or crappy movies, whether for the the ExMFC or just for my own enjoyment. I Luv Video has a great employee's selection wall and the store on Airport is just a wonder because it is SO HUGE. Vulcan Video is my fave close to campus because they have a (sometimes functioning) searchable online catalog and 2-for-1 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. But as I know, there are some movies that even those two don't have.
While researching "The Simpsons Movie" for this link I stumbled on something really cool. I've long passed Pedazo Chunk video store on S. 1st street and assumed by the name that it was a specialized Latino video store. (By the way, Pedazo is Spanish for "chunk", so try to figure that one out). Anyhoo, apparently I was so very very wrong. [more inside]
A fun "game" that requires little thought and/or input, but is a good diversion. [more inside]
Free Texas Hold 'Em and Casino Night - tonight (Tues. 2/15) at 8pm in the TX union.
Admittedly I haven't looked very hard, but perhaps some of you know. When the hell are new episodes of Entourage, The Sopranos, or Chappelle's Show coming out?
February 14, 2005
Rejected! Woman runs off court, horrified, in response to a halftime marriage proposal. If you come to the Austin branch of the Anti-Valentines day celebration tonight you can see a brief clip of this.
Do you like Ween? Then you will like Ween Radio.
Tim Fountain, Sex Addict - Tim Fountain has now slept with 5048 men, 1 lesbian, and a gothic Norwegian hairdresser, but has no intention of stopping there...
Top 10 Reasons Why I Hate Fake Lesbian Porno - "Here, bitches, is a list of what needs to stop:"
Le Nouveau Ultimate Spring League est ici! [more inside]
February 13, 2005
Legal system gone wild [more inside]
Christo's "The Gates" - "a work of pure joy, a vast populist spectacle of good will and simple eloquence -- the first great public art event of the 21st century."
February 12, 2005
Mercury can beat up Aluminum - make sure to click "Go to Video" to watch it in action.
Liveplasma - Musicplasma becomes Liveplasma, Music and Movies.
Women Will Get Sterile Just Looking At You - Pictures from a Star Wars convention. [more inside]
BaconWhores - Because the only thing better than bacon is someone to cook it for you. [more inside]
Someone should get this book and let me read it. I nominate ned...
February 11, 2005
Do you know what the internet needs? Not just one but two videos of Fat Dudes rocking out to Romanian Technopop, that's what. [more inside]
Urban Aphrodite - An Evening of erotic exploration. Based on modern international erotic writing by women. Erotic Shadow Puppetry and "roving" Historical Lingerie Fashion Show.
Update - Alexander Leon's Official Mario Bros. flash series webpage.
Spray To Boost Female Sex Drive - A spray that helps increase women's enjoyment of sex has undergone successful trials. [more inside]
February 10, 2005
Why I'm having a bad day. While suffering writer's block, I got curious with the google. (This is the only thing that I've gotten curious about, mind you.) There is a fraudulent (and dirty, dirty) NanoCindy wondering around! [more inside]
Ken Jeopardy! He's Back!!! There is going to be a 16 week tournament leaving 2 contestants still standing. These two will play against Ken in a three day tournament. I am so nervous for Ken!!! All the people in this tournament have won at least 5 times or won a major tournament.
For those of you who watched Saved By The Bell in its heyday, come see Dennis Haskins TODAY ONLY (ed. note: he means tomorrow, Friday) at the Texas Union. Sponsered by the Bayside Preservation Society.
North Korea's Statement in Full - The following text is the full statement released on Thursday by North Korea's KCNA news agency. North Korea refers to itself as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Band To Band.com - Bands have a tendency to share band members from time to time and as a result it is not difficult to construct a simple "family tree" based upon the interrelationship of band members. We at BandToBand.com decided to find out how large this extended tree is and the following list of bands is that result. Each band listed below is connected to every other band listed based upon this family tree principle. [more inside]
One of Bill Gates's pet peeves - Microsoft's employees prefer iPods.
February 09, 2005
Ooogachaka Oogachaka - David Hasselhoff is hooked on a feeling. I wish I were in Germany right now.
Need some new kicks? Can't afford those Team Zissou Adidas? Then make your spot the blackspot.
The Masked Grader Strikes Again! - "I was walking through Painter Hall when I saw a pile of graded papers waiting to be picked up. It was a short writing assignment on how the practical applications of lasers has affected your life. From a quick look at the grammar and incomplete sentences, I knew it was a freshman course. So I took the papers, added my own... comments... and placed them back in the pile. The grades on them were put there by the original grader."
February 08, 2005
Quick, check your Wisconsin quarters!
Another fun Point-Counterpoint from this week's Onion. [more inside]
Bushisms Tired? Feeling down? Try our Bushism of the day. Don't worry it's free! Act now. [more inside]
Burn in hell, Mapquest! There's a new cartographer in town. [more inside]
Beck is coming out with a new album titled "Guero." A video is available for the song Ghettochip Malfunction (hell yes) and it's pretty cool (one fan's description: "Loser," as it would have sounded on "Midnight Vultures"). Here is someone's incomplete attempt at transcribing the lyrics to that song. Some key lyrics still need to be deciphered ("Code Red cola ?? crisis" - WTF?). [more inside]
The Periodic Table Horoscope
- For many years the Periodic Table has been regarded as totally useless. This page confirms this....However, uselessness does not preclude beauty.
February 07, 2005
This was in the bum steer awards section of texas monthly...
Holy shit, people in the roman empire had sex! and made pornographic art...
Superbowl Commercials 2005 Here are some more ads that were not shown, including the banned Mickey Rooney ad and an extended version of the GoDaddy.com ad.
February 06, 2005
Do you like "About Schmidt"? so, i sort of think that i am the only person in the world that does not like "About Schmidt". since i consider the readers of AE to be a fairly diverse group, well representative of various demographis groups, then i propose a poll: Do you like "About Schmidt?" This will test my hypothesis in a very scientific way.
February 05, 2005
My Masturbation - Masturbation Stories from One Thousand Real People
My Little Golden Book About Zogg - The Cuddly Menace [more inside]
February 04, 2005
But I'm afraid I'm no good for you! So they're making a video game based on Family Guy. Hopefully it won't suck like some of the early Simpsons efforts. If you play as Stewie, will Lois be a mini-boss? If you play as Brian, will it be in a mini-game remake of Tapper (best game EVAR, BTW)? Only time will tell. [more inside]
what went wrong last night - "so thanks a lot. i had a lot of fun playing with you last night. i think you are heartless for ignoring my anger and hurt. even if you were oblivious, i don't think that's a good enough excuse. neither is being a boy. (and if for some incredible logic you think i am actually thanking you, that was s-a-r-c-a-s-m. i only wish i could hurt you as much as you hurt me [wouldn't that be fun!] but i don't think that's possible.)" [more inside]
The winners of this year's M-LAW Wacky Product Warning Labels contest are up, and just like last year I think the second place winner should be first.
Shop smart, shop S-Mart. 4 plus a remake.
February 03, 2005
Steven Levitt thinks differently than most other economists. He's explored how bookies set the spread for NFL games (full text here; UT EID reqd.), shown that bad schools are the reason for the racial gap in education (full), examined the Economics of selling crack cocaine (full), and most controversially shown that legalizing abortion lowered crime rates (full).
Fake Windows Features and Historical Inaccuracies. Mostly SFW.
amazon.com now has "all you can eat shipping" where you get free 2 day shipping on an unlimited number of shipments for just $79 a year. Interesting...
It seems the NY Times thought that the Minty and other Altoids tin related projects were neat and decided to write an article about it. Also mentioned was this guy and his Altoids tin invention, an iPod battery pack. [more inside]
Movie Quiz - like the last movie quiz, but with people removed. [Edit: old site was dead, replaced with archive.org scraped site. To visitors of the future: the form won't work, just see the answers below.] [more inside]
Since there seems to be some interest about gender equality in the sciences, I thought I'd let people know about 2 panels at UT going on today and tomorrow. (Info from engineering listserv, sorry if this is a repeat from natural sciences list.) [more inside]
"sucks to be you"... Indeed.
You know flip, I'm starting to think those symptoms you were describing weren't just a bad case of the flu after all...
February 02, 2005
Ahh, to be a tsetse fly on the wall when this guy, this guy, and this guy all travel to Africa together. "That's all I do is travel. I like to see how different cultures are." Indeed.
I think I know what one of the episodes of next season's Sopranos will be like. Tony will find out that his son is playing a video game to the detriment of his school work and will have to set him straight.
Storytime: Back when javelina and I taught senior lab (voted "choicest TA job in the physics department") we did anything to keep our students from asking us questions. Chief among our stratagies was to get our students addicted to the massively multiplayer enjoyment of Scorched Earth. We called it "ballistics lab" and an exceptional kill would sometimes be accompanied by the refrain, "I like ta MIRV-it MIRV-it" (sung to the tune of this song). Contests sometimes got loud with people shouting about all of the CA$H MONEE they had earned, and that would be about the time that Center for Statistical Mechanics professors would slam closed our lab door or their office doors.
Well, I feel that first year excitement roiling back up in me anew thanks to the (FREE!) release of network-enabled Scorched Earth 3D. My prior limitation of only playing from 9:30 to 6 T-Th has been lifted! [more inside]
"We've taken the liberty of setting up a number (321) 600-1200 for whenever the drunken dialing urge takes a hold of you. Whatever message you leave will be added to the slackertown web site, so when you sober up you can check back see just how drunk you were."
While flip and nate were launching AE, some other students were preparing to launch this. Makes me kinda feel kinda unproductive...
February 01, 2005
There's nothing new about RC vehicles that fight each other, I've been battling RC slope gliders for a couple of years now. The problem is that aside from some scratches to your new monokote job, or a audible alarm, there's no real consequences to losing. That is until now... [more inside]
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has created a list of endangered technological species that are currently threatened by unfriendly industries. Some are extinct and a few have been saved, but there are quite a few out there that are in danger of being shut down or outlawed. You only have about 150 days left to make your own HDTV Flivo that isn't crippled by the broadcast networks. Run out and buy yours today while it's still legal!
Won't someone please help save the electronics, please?