Links posted in August 2006
August 31, 2006
Olberman sets Rummy straight - Rumsfeld, as part of a cryptolinguistic political feint by the government, warns of the "rising threat of a new type of fascism." Those who demur, he scolds, "seem not to have learned history's lessons." The democrats, see, are appeasers like Chamberlain. In this incredibly forceful clip, Keith Olberman goes Edward R Murrow on his ass.
BBS Archaeology - back in my day, we didn't have the fancy series of tubes known as the internets. We had modems! And we didn't have blogs, we had bulletin boards! And we called them BBS's, according to the style of the day! Well, there's still a few around, so if you have an old modem you can wardial for cheap using vonage or skype! [more inside]
August 30, 2006
neat paper art - i guess i should have paid more attention when we were learning to cut paper in kindergarten
What has Alan Moore been up to recently? (Use Pablo's link as necessary) Alan Moore, who wrote the Watchmen and V for Vendetta has written another, more controversial book. The protagonists are Alice (Wonderland), Dorothy (Oz), and Wendy (Peter Pan). The subject is their sexual adventures. [more inside]
Crazy Bike - acrobatics on a bike (from Wurzburg no less)
August 29, 2006
Safety instructions for today's airline commuter.
And you thought no one who works at a high school makes money... Interesting Salon article about football coaches' salaries in Texas, drawing from a Statesman article. (You have to watch an ad to read it - anyone know how to bypass that?)
I know there are some flickr fans in here so if you didn't already hear it now supports geotagging. This is great and it's a whole lot easier that the ghetto way I was doing it by linking to google maps.
Behold! Gozillatron in all its splendor! Don't they have a saying like everythings something in Texas? I always seem to forget...
August 25, 2006
25th Anniversary of the tragic Irish Hunger Strike You know, the one where Margaret Thatcher allowed a member of parliment (and 9 other republicans) starve to death in a prison cell over difficult to meet demands... [more inside]
Joo like Sand?! Build a castle then go for pink ???
America's Drunkest Cities - no doubt about #1, but #5 was a bit surprising... [more inside]
Pluto is still 'Dog Star'. Really, PR people get paid for this sh!t?
Is asking for a CV to join a lab unacademic? Check out the text from a recent CNM list email: [more inside]
August 24, 2006
Used FAQs - What is a fursuit? Can I bring my favorite sword or knife? And for God's sake, Can a nuclear reactor explode?
22 Panels That Always Work
by comic artist Wally Wood. So much potential here! (thx
What the Terrorists Want - Security expert Bruce Schneier says what others are as well -- to beat the terrorists we're gonna have to chill the fuck out.
I'd like everyone to take a deep breath and listen for a minute. The point of terrorism is to cause terror, sometimes to further a political goal and sometimes out of sheer hatred. The people terrorists kill are not the targets; they are collateral damage. And blowing up planes, trains, markets or buses is not the goal; those are just tactics. The real targets of terrorism are the rest of us: the billions of us who are not killed but are terrorized because of the killing. The real point of terrorism is not the act itself, but our reaction to the act.
And we're doing exactly what the terrorists want.
August 22, 2006
The television commentators provided national attention to the fact that the Eagles (who won the game) drank pickle juice to help keep them hydrated in the tortuous heat.
August 21, 2006
When I moved to Texas, one of the things that always struck me as odd was the customized marketing that everyone seemed to do for Texas (well, that and all the strip club ads on the radio). But today, I finally heard one that I could get behind. [more inside]
Poincare conjecture solved? I know I'm out of the loop, but I was surprised it didn't get more press. [more inside]
August 20, 2006
Beware the number of the beast... oh and also those cylindrically symmetric rubber things that go on cars.
August 19, 2006
TV jewelry better watch its back. I had an internal struggle about whether to post this. It combines two things that I love: angry kitties and grillz. However, it is also a repost from Fark and I didn't want to be lame. Inevitably, I succumbed to the lure of the grillz.
Man, this site is cool. I've ridden my waverunner past plenty of houses on the lake and wondered just how much they really cost. Well now I know! [more inside]
Snakes on a Plane: A better public film experience than Rocky Horror Picture Show? Discuss. [more inside]
August 17, 2006
Virtual Hip Surgery Simultaneously cool and nasty. Do you have the mouse-clicking ability to perform a hip replacement?
Notes from NanoCindy's Birthday Celebration, 2006 (East Side of the Table edition):
- George Brett's displeasure at a bad call will never not be funny to habcous
- Habcous remembers his Rush loving roommate dissing on Nirvana the day after Cobain died. Nirvana's performance at the 1992 VMA's was notable for the way fans took over the stage, Kurt forgot the words, and Krist Novoselic threw the bass up in the air and nearly knocked himself out. While Dave Grohl went on to Foo Fighters, Novoselic got into politics.
- Our table had been studiously avoiding the Transformers teaser trailer for fear that it would ruin their memories, while the Saab transformers style commercial was lauded by wiepooh.
- Maybe I was thinking about "the new kick-butt chick on the Charmed block when we had trouble identifying the cast.
What did your end of the table talk about?
August 16, 2006
I remember when, I remember I remember when I got those Magnum condoms backstage.
There was something so special about those Swisher Sweets.
Even Hennessy had an echo in so much space.
Does that make me crazy? Probably.
August 15, 2006
Biker sticks it too the man! Probably many of you bike nutz have seen this in some form or another already, but for the rest of us, HA! [more inside]
For you, Dear Alkaline Earth reader, a very special offer for a limited time only. Due to the unprecidented bounty available to me near my current geographic locality, I am able to offer you a significant quantity of prepaid cellular telephones. These desirable telephones, which are difficult to obtain in the Great, but not great enough to have suffucient numbers of prepaid telephones, State of Texas, will be offered to you at the low cost of only 120% over retail. Once in possession of your new prepaid cellular telephone(s), you are to call whomever you wish. You may order pizza, speak with the IRS, or chirp your birds. As an added bonus, and as a show of solidarity and brotherhood with you, you will receive a free photograph of the Mackinac Bridge for orders of 100 or more prepaid cellular telephones. Orders of 300 or more prepaid cellular telephones will receive a photo of me standing on top of the north tower of the Mackinac Bridge. Act within 24 hours and receive a super-bonus photograph of a Yugo ready to ferry you up to and over the Mackinac Bridge.
The Jill Caroll abduction story from the Christian Science Monitor. Be prepared, if you start reading you won't want to stop. It's extremely riveting but only a few of the sections are available now. They'll be continuously releasing subsequent sections.
August 14, 2006
Valatan has managed to get himself temporary front-page posting priveliges at Viva el Birdos, one of the higher-traffic St. Louis Cardinals fansites. Yay me!
What rulZ your world today? [more inside]
August 11, 2006
Hey flip, how about a road trip to Oklahoma next summer. All others invited as well.
August 10, 2006
I always wondered what happened to Lore Sjoberg. Well, he's still got the Ratings thing going and he likes to eat limited-edition sugary cereals themed for summer movies.
With all the creative writers on this site, someone should be able to come up with a story good (but believable) enough to give towtruckjohnny a chance to blow up a bridge, right? If he wins, I bet he'd even stay up til midnight for the honor.
OMG! We're now at terror level BERT!
August 09, 2006
For those interested in how bicyclist interact balistically with cars I submit the following links without comment: [more inside]
If you haven't been following, AOL earlier this week released the search records from 500,000 users. This was not at request of the DoJ but was supposedly for the betterment of academic research (or marketing research). Well, there was a firestorm of protest because even though the users were anonymous, it isn't too hard to piece someone together via their search history. The data was removed from AOL's site but not before people horked it and spread it all over. Outgrowths from this story:
- AOL search history appears to show someone preparing to commit murder
- People have all sorts of weird obsessions
- NYT successfully found an old lady in Georgia via her search history
- Try your own luck at searching the logs: I can't recommend enough user 711391 (Waxy calls it "an unbelievable epic")
Just to upset Cindy a little. But don't worry, the motherfuckin snakes on the other motherfuckin truck were ok.
August 08, 2006
I can't explain why, but I love the colors and composition of this gallery of melting "frozen novelties". I've read on [daily dose of imagery] that you can get such deep colors by using a polarizer as a filter ([1], [2]).
August 07, 2006
I know you all probably know about this already but by using a specially filed key, any door can be opened in seconds. It's called a "bump" key and here's a german video that describes the technique. This is scary because chances are your insurance will not cover you if a bump key is used to burglarize your house.
Joe Francis, creator of Girls Gone Wild (NSFW, but you knew that) is a creepy man. Actually, he's a very, very scary man.
Fortunately, we have Claire Hoffman of the LA Times writing a Pulitzer-worthy article on the guy for their Sunday magazine. It is a truly disturbing story, but at the same time, absolutely enthralling.
For more discussion, check out here , here, here and here
Colour Valatan disturbed.
August 03, 2006
I luv the 80s In the vein of "Do they know it's christmas?", "We are the world", et c. comes this from the hair metal community, but without that whole charity thing. But then again that depends on your definition of charity. Some guys who helped make this song truly needed more hairspray... and cocaine. Try not to laugh at Ronnie James Dio's opening lines.
I'm a big fan of strange atmospheric phenomena and this quadruple rainbow has to be one of the cooler effects I've seen. You can also see other interesting rainbows at the main site including a moonbow.
August 02, 2006
OK Go on youtube. Kind of like a low tech Jamiroquai video, but more fun to watch. (danke Toby)
August 01, 2006
Dr. McNinja is as surreal as it is humorous. Find out about the inner workings of someone who is simultaneously trained to kill in the night and to heal. [more inside]
Free hot dogs and hamburgers from 5pm 'till dusk at the gregory aquatic complex today (tuesday). Just thought you'd like to know.