Links posted in May 2005
May 31, 2005
Not so long ago in a supermarket not so far away . . . More clever than The Meatrix. With amazing Thai Fighter battles. And a cast of characters like Tofu-D2 and Obi Wan Cannoli. This is a perfect study break.
May 30, 2005
A Gamer's Manifesto 20 things gamers want from the seventh generation of game consoles.
Reposted from Slashdot
May 28, 2005
May 27, 2005
The first tip to becoming an elite hacker: memorize the local loopback address.
Paramount Theater's Summer Film Series is starting up again this weekend. [more inside]
May 26, 2005
There once was a girl named Beckto
who's wedding caused her to glow
She went down to Sixth Street, hit the concrete
And did things she'll never quite know.
May 25, 2005
Gallery of hand-painted Bollywood posters
categorized by era and genre:
(more art inside...) [more inside]
May 24, 2005
Nuclear Weapons Effects Calculator. Steven Aftergood of the Federation of American Scientists wrote in the most recent edition of Secrecy News:
The heat and blast effects of a nuclear explosive detonated in a major American city can be readily estimated using a new online tool from the Federation of American Scientists. ... [more inside]
Search queries that led people to AE - Did you know that, for some people, this site seems a likely reference on the subject of [mass hydrogen in kilograms] or [Bea Arthur versus velociraptors]? Or that Leroy is the #6 worldwide expert on ["Lord Lift Us Up" song from movie]? Or that in Italy, AE is the go-to spot for [girlfriend polaroid posted]? [more inside]
May 23, 2005
Animal rights from a conservative's eye Ex-deputy director of speechwriting for Bush talks animal welfare in The American Conservative [more inside]
If you were looking for wine advice tinged with a dose of hometown weirdness, you could certainly do worse than the Whip-in blog, brought to you by your friendly 78704 corner shop proprieters.
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The Hamburger Blog
- so solidly in natedogg's wheelhouse I'm surprised this vegetarian found it first.
May 22, 2005
The GOP's attack on voting freedoms For the harper's fans out there, a harper style breakdown of where our voting rights are going and how. [more inside]
Pranks in the battle between Science and Sociology of Science. Maybe you have heard of the Sokal Affair in which a physicist with a chip on his shoulder submitted an article to a Sociology of Science Journal that was rife with errors and bad/psuedo science. Guess what? naively, they published it. But do you know of the Bogdanoff Affair? In this, these brothers managed to get articles published in peer reviewed physics journals that might have been all bunk. Was it revenge from the "Soft Scientists"? [more inside]
May 21, 2005
Anorexic student denied valedictorianosity Where else? In Houston, TX, due to a strict attendance policy. I mean, come on! she is the only non-obese person there, right? cut her some slack. [more inside]
What if that hot guy you were dating in high school pulled out his baby pictures by pulling out the seminal grunge CD of the 1990's? Hey, the kid had to grow up someday.
May 20, 2005
I was reading the wikipedia article about "red states and blue states" and I stopped in to the talk page to find out what the dispute was all about. It let me in on a very important piece of information:
The blue states weren't always blue. In fact, it changes every four years so no one party gets "the better color." Was anyone's memory good enough to remember back to a time when the Dems were red? I mean, red is usually the color of Left/Liberal/Labo(u)r parties, isn't it?
Ken Jennings is playing again! So next monday the three day tournament starts. I have a TiVo and I was wondering what you all want to do about viewing this most fabulous set of games. I have stuff to do Wednesday night, but we could save it and watch on Thursday. Any suggestions?
Can you spot LabVIEW in Star Wars?
May 19, 2005
Crunk? If they allowed question marks on license plates, I think that the awesome car recently found by Habcous should have one, to be answered with a strong affirmative by the car MaiTai and I found in front of a SuperTarget in Orlando. [more inside]
Come surf Hawaii (note, video graphic in nature rated "M" for mature content[violence]).
How much of this did you score while livin' on "the Rock" McD? From what I've heard the guy kinda deserved some of it but he's lucky he wasn't killed. I don't think charges were pressed, I mean why would they be you know?
May 18, 2005
Attention! P.S.A.: Fellas, I don't care what they may have taught you at Hot Springs High School: BJs DO COUNT! [more inside]
Cover Songs that are taken to be Originals (part 2, part 3). Thanks to a preview at the Alamo, I learned that Bananarama's Venus is a cover of one-hit-wonder Shocking Blue's tune (which, with Stars on 45's cover, makes it the only song to ever chart 3 times). This site catalogues more such songs... though it's missing two favorites, "Tainted Love" by Gloria Jones and "The Tide is High" by The Paragons. [more inside]
Was your prom this awesome? Helicopter hair is the tits man.
May 17, 2005
Find out why Larry David supports John Bolton for UN Ambassador. Sort of.
Le Nouveau Ultimate Summer League est ici! [more inside]
Brothels near you (SFW)
May 16, 2005
Holy shit this is funny! Maybe this has been shown before but tina sent me this video of the famous fainting goats. I couldn't stop laughing every time they keeled over.
Vegitarian friendly...
The Long Tail -- the powerful market transformation that occurs when Miami Bass-influenced Brazilian street rap and the Electric Light Orchestra back catalogue can sell alongside Clay Aiken and Britney. Buzz. Buzz.
You thought Michael Moore was incendiary? Just wait till you see how Darth Vader siphoned billions of dollars of oil business off to the sycophantic Grand Moff Tarkin! At least, that's what George wants you to think. (tip o' the hat to TheWestIsTheBest for the link).
Google Suggest - Check out the new goodle beta. It's like auto-complete for your google searches.
The other day at Katz's, I told some of you about a car that was so awesome that I was compelled to take pictures of it with a low-resolution camera phone. Well, I finally retrieved the pictures.
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May 15, 2005
Pun-Off Report! (see inside). [more inside]
May 14, 2005
This Shit Is Bananas - A probing analysis of Gwen Stefani’s "Hollaback Girl" [more inside]
May 13, 2005
Summer is either the most disappointing or singularly greatest season for movies depending on the type of flick you like to see. I think that the headlines at Fametracker and The Onion AV Club spell out their feelings pretty clearly. But all is not lost thanks to your friendly local Alamo Drafthouse which is having the greatest non-local film festival ever conceived. Beginning in North Texas and traveling for 6000 miles over 21 days, the West Coast Tour covers everything that makes the Alamo great: movies in their original shooting locations (Devil's Tower! LA! SF! Utah!), guest stars (Goonies! Peter Bogdanovich!), a chance to win a classic car ('64 Malibu from Repo Man!), and more hot desert driving than you can shake a stick at.
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Holy shit, what will they come up with next! Aaron just told me about this guy in an airport cought with a Whizzinator. You have to check out the testimonials, as well as the product line! [more inside]
May 12, 2005
BRAINS! - Yes, more zombies. This time in a neat looking flash game. [more inside]
A Brief Brief History of Time - A commentary containing the sense of Hawking’s book without the lame science asshattery, but with much more l33t. [more inside]
MIT students jumping out of a building. I wonder if they did the mechanics calculations?
A friend of mine from college is into civil engineering and architechture (read: he likes skyscrapers). His dad was a civil engineer and gets a magazine called Civil Engineering (available online through UT). The April issue had a few articles about Texas including one about highway 130 which is being built to bypass Austin. (The huge interchange being built on I-35 up in Pflugerville is the northern end.) [more inside]
Every once in a while I'll try to find as many versions of some song as possible -- like Ring of Fire (Cash, Blondie, Dylan, Dick Dale, Skatalites, Social D, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) or Impossible Dream (Sammy Davis Jr, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Elvis, Luther Vandross, Ray Conniff, Original Cast). It's interesting to see how each artist puts their signature on a well-known tune. But what would you say to 32 versions of "Ghost Riders in the Sky" or 100 versions of "Besame Mucho" or 250 versions of "House of the Rising Sun"?
May 11, 2005
Playing a Joke on the Culligan Man - insane and politically incorrect but SFW.
May 10, 2005
Ok dipshits (by dipshits I mean the x-millions of people who think "she's" hot), that's gotta be a man!
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Some pea-ple have bean graping to me about the wait and now it's finally thyme to anise that the O. Henry Pun-Off is this Saturday! (new-old location: 5th and Neches) If you're apple to come along then don't let that car-rot in the garage! Go, man,go to see last year's intergender champion mrflip kum and quat out the competition. He doesn't feel prepeared right now so every time you see him between now and this weekend help him out by shouting out categories!
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Free frosties for all this weekend. Need I say more?
Graphical History of Sampling - uses the info from The Breaks to show the history of sampling songs vs. sampled breaks. You can see at a glance the preeminence of James Brown and Sly & The Family Stone as sampled material; samples per album peaking in 1990; and sampled material peaking in the early 70s.
May 09, 2005
Speaking of smoking, the god damn mexico/central american fires are burning again which means the smoke's gonna return to austin. This shit happens every year and combined with the heat/humidity it makes summer super shitty. At least it's not all summer. Ughhh...
Do you like smoking, gumbo, and the Saints? How about smoking, pancakes, and insane crowds? Maybe you prefer smoking and Trudy's (but not being near UT)? Then you might like the list of the eight places that are exempt from the new Austin smoking ban.
Scientist Trading Cards
- see Einstein's card from his monster 1905 year, the Marie Curie "inset" card, or Pauli on the highly collectible "Future Laureates: Princeton" card. [from cynical-c]
Writes: Left
Dominant Cortex: Left
Children From Across the World Showing the Noise each Animal Makes is a repost. So enjoy instead this collection of insane Japanese ads!
May 08, 2005
It's a tornado safe bed. The trailer park has never been safer...
Science Quiz for the whole community! So, in adlershof, the city for science and media, we have these rad abstract representations, in granite and fauna, of various concepts in science and mathematics. [more inside]
May 07, 2005
For the scientist and non-scientist movie buffs out there.... Behold! The Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics website! A good read for even the most physics-focused professor. [more inside]
Photoshop Time! I need you guys to help me out and photoshop the guy with the red shirt in this picture.
Henderson Equine Castrating Instrument - Okay, this is a defining moment of your life. Are you going to pick the Henderson Equine Castrating Instrument or the Mountain Man Equine Dental Assistant?
OH, GOD. DONT CLICK THE CASTRATING INSTRUMENT. There is no reason to.
Apparently, this is the worst movie ever made. Has anyone on this board ever seen it? With that cast, I find it almost impossible to believe that it's as bad as all the reviewers make it out to be
May 06, 2005
Superman Shuffle -- kindof a mashup of everything that is geeky in this world.
Some good news for a change -- the broadcast flag has been struck down by the courts in what the EFF hopes is a decisive victory.
First conference on time travel what will those geeks at MIT think of next?
The Future is Closer Than We Think -- the drawings of Charles Radebaugh, illustrator and futurist, whose work lived “halfway between science fiction and designs for modern living.”
Saw Hitchhikers Guide last night at the alamo. I never read the book but I thought the movie was friggin' awesome and I highly recommend it to anyone.
May 05, 2005
The British are having their election today. Exit polls are not looking good for Blair, as Labour might soon have the shakiest majority it has ever had since the days that John Major proved that he's totally incompetent. [more inside]
May 04, 2005
When I heard that Ann Coulter was coming to UT, I knew that no good could come of it. Now I wish I had gone.
I've always thought about what the hell I would do with all my money if I ever graduated. I mean, just ask Dr. NanoCindy what she expects to spend her new (anticipated) salary on. Then I found this page and I realized my true calling. Every night could be ExMFC night, hopefully with less gold inlay. Who needs RLM?
Is there a doctor in the house? Well yes, yes there is.
May 02, 2005
Are you a nerd, a dork, or a geek? No, it won't determine that for you. But it's your chance to theorize about the differences between the three species we all know and love. Help out a poor PhD student and take the survey. You know you want to.
NEW Physics! Perhaps some of you have already heard of the new physics? The theory of everything has arrived! [more inside]
May 01, 2005
Say you like MD 20/20 like I do, but you're in prison. You're not going to get a hold of that sweet burning taste ("a taste of purgatory", as I call it) while you're in the clink. You're going to want to brew up some Pruno. It's definitely as offensive as Boone's Farm but can be made illicitly under the warden's watchful eye. You'll be needing some rotting fruit, some sugar, and ketchup packets....