Links posted in August 2007
August 31, 2007
Are you a senator interested in soliciting sex in a public bathroom? Would you like to see a newscaster and a very uncomfortable colleague show you how the dance is done? Of course you would. Slate has a less impromptu version, filled with romantic details ("I could observe the shoes and ankles of Craig, seated to the left of me").
Driver Education at its BEST. Reminds me of when I taught my wife to drive. [more inside]
August 28, 2007
Now that's a big old cock. And here's a small one in a wee bit of trouble. Both staries have the word Penis, so don't click em if you are somewhere puritanical.
Adventures in Sound! Here's one website's Top 10 Incredible Recordings including "highest note", "Russian exorcism", and "real castrati." Perhaps even more interesting is 10 Recording Bloopers that Made the Album. That Clapton pow-power is just egregious.
The Crosswalk Prank
-- count the cows and chickens.
Will Forte's grandma and Will Farrel's kid are funny.
August 27, 2007
Must have "integrity, decency, and principle" and should be willing to abrogate constitutional rights in search of the greater good, as deemed by supervisor. Position requires thick skin and heavy hands. This is a term position, unlikely to be renewed in 2009.
Flowcharts are the new lolcats
is our children learning?
South Carolina gives us her thoughts at the Miss Teen USA competition.
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August 23, 2007
Salient advice on Iraq from an unlikely source - this is from 1994. Read the backstory here. [more inside]
August 22, 2007
I used to feel like I didn't read enough. I don't feel so bad anymore. [more inside]
Some of you might remember the Jeff Gannon fracas. Well, apparently, the buzz in Washington is that Gannon is about to out Karl Rove in his new book. This is hardly from the world's most solid source, but interesting, nonetheless...
Way more intereting than the things that used to happen while I worked there. I was, in fact, in charge of dusting the fudge in the window during my tenure working at this place.
Aid Organization CARE turns down federal food aid - a great examination of the complex issues and unintended consequences of well-intentions efforts to give aid to 3d world countries
How long does beer last? [more inside]
August 16, 2007
Lunch Minutes 8/16/07
- Last night's Weird Wednesday movie (The Girls from Thunder Strip) was preceded by a discussion with one of the film's stars, actor/stuntman Gary Kent. The film was made at the Spahn Ranch which was also home at the time to Charles Manson and the Family. When their dune buggy broke down, the creepy crawlies told the film crew that Charlie could get it fixed and sure enough he did for $70 up front. Kent also recalled the time they stopped for lunch at a well on the ranch little knowing that there were bodies down there that had not yet been discovered (the police didn't link the murders to Manson right away). (Reading the wiki page, I'm not sure whose bodies those could have been but that was his story anyway). Why the Family responded to his every wish is debated and studied.
- The "corporate entity" that tries to buy the Flaming Moe is Tipsy McStagger
- Some traffic lights do have light (infrared, often) sensors that emergency vehicles can use to pre-empt the normal red light cycle; flashing your high-beams at them does nothing (just like the goggles).
Does Javelina want one of these? My guess is yes.
August 15, 2007
If it's still as hot this weekend as it has been this week, you'll want to head down to Waterloo Park for the 1st Annual Austin Ice Cream Festival. Is it as tasty as the following weekend's 17th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival? You be the judge...
I thought this story was interesting - it became hilarious after reading the comments.
August 14, 2007
Beware of "The Trojan Horse" It will totally strip your computer of all personal information that cannot be recovered!
August 11, 2007
Geography of Washington, DC deformed to show subway travel time/cost - right now you need your screen set to 'ginormous' to see the whole thing; a more polite version is coming RSN. Maybe wait a few more days before sending it around. [more inside]
This visual tour of Easter Eggs from Microsoft Excels past might help answer the questions you may have had about how many hundreds of megabytes a spreadsheet program really needs to take up on your hard drive...
August 08, 2007
Compulsive gaming got you down? Never fear - The first residential gaming treatment center is here! [more inside]
August 07, 2007
He looks like Ned.... but isn't and he now has a website where you can see all his commercials!
Has anyone tried this? It looks kind of nasty, but I would hope it tastes better than it looks.
August 05, 2007
Austin's own Terp 2 It has made it to the New York Times. [more inside]
Big String - No more sender regret.
August 03, 2007
Jesus, why didn't I think of this? It's a perfect solution to islamic terrorism, just bomb mecca in retaliation. Of course it wouldn't create more terrorists or alienate the world's second largest religion from the US. It's perfect!
Thanks Representative Tom Tancredo, you're truly an asset to our congress.
August 02, 2007
Siskel, Ebert, and Roeper now have an online video archive of (almost) every review they've done since 1985. Naturally, I immediately headed for the worst movies I could think of. It's always a delight to see a logical and coherent discourse on the awfulness of films like Freddy Got Fingered and No Holds Barred.
August 01, 2007
My internet seems to be broken. [more inside]