Links posted in November 2005
November 29, 2005
CycleTexas.com: Here to assist cyclists with creating self-guided cycling weekends in the "Cycling Capital of Texas", CycleTexas.com provides free, detailed information about cycling routes over the best cycling roads in Texas as well as other useful information targeted to bicycling guests.
a girls career? [MPG] So umm I am not sure how to describe this. The link is probably SFW (no nudity or foul language) but the parent site (netvideogirls.com) is definatly not! This one just cracked me up completely. Hopefully the rest of you can get a grin. [more inside]
Next time we have a party, we're going outside to try this: Mentos + 2-liter bottle of soda = CO2 geyser
(thanks makezine)
Why haven't all of my biking obsessed friends switched over to tall bikes?
Hopefully this applies to everyone but when I went to make a purchase on amazon.com the other day they offered me a free 3 month trial of amazon prime (free two day shipping). [more inside]
The Utterly Monstrous, Mind-Roasting Summer of O. C. and Stiggs - pop in a King Sunny Ade tape as you peruse the inspiration for one of my most favoritest films of all time.
What is MySpace good for? Choosing a Haircut, if nothing else. See if you can identify all of the major hipster archetypes.
November 28, 2005
Fox7 recently did a "thrill seekers" edition on the poeple I kiteboard with. I could have been out there that day but I had TA shit to do instead, stupid need for money. The video can be found here (click the icon) and note that Richard West, aka hippykitesurfer is a hella stoner. Funny thing is I think he's also a republican. Go figure...
I say we send our friend john (rockysullivan@tamu.edu) some email expressing displeasure for his shitty attitude.
I was nervous enough about kissing girls as a teenager but I never feared this. Talk about traumatic...
November 27, 2005
Best Rejected Advertising
- These examples from the forthcoming book, Best Rejected Advertising Volume Three, are print ads, TV and radio commercials that prompted consumer complaints.
All campaigns are published alongside the rulings or adjudications from national advertising standard authorities or comparable self-regulating organizations.
(via Sensible Erection)
AEthermix 2005 site is now live - The world may not be ready for your genius, but aethermix.com is. [more inside]
November 26, 2005
Saving Face - Upload your photo and find out which celebrity you resemble the most!
Upload a photo featuring one or more celebrities and watch MyHeritage.com identify them! [more inside]
Bosnians Agree? - In the heart of Europe's war-torn Balkans, a land where it's hard to get people to agree on anything, there's one point of common ground: The new Bruce Lee statue will point north. [more inside]
I bet my dr. brother sees this all the time.. (A Spike Jonez joint for Levi's). [more inside]
Q: How Hard is it to Shoot a Lock Open? (A: Quite)
Arthur Brown made one of the craziest songs I ever heard on the radio.... hear a snippet here ("Fire").
November 25, 2005
ExMF needs to hold a fund raiser for moble shows. Can you believe how cheap portable LCD projectors are these days? I think you guys should sell donuts in RLM across from the SPS guys.
November 24, 2005
A very special holiday message from Junior. [more inside]
This is a video clip of the 'Proper Words Song' from Henry Winkler's Strong Kids, Safe Kids, a video released in the mid 80's that taught kids how to be 'safe'." The song features earnest singing about the correct words for your pee-pee, nay-nay and bottie.
Video is fine, sound may be NSFW but hey they are using the proper words and what's wrong with that?
via BoingBoing.
Texas executed an innocent teenager in 1993, implies the Houston Chronicle. This case highlights every bit of why I hate having the death penalty. It's got everything. Shaky eyewitness accounts, police tampering and innocent lives ruined.
November 23, 2005
Paul Reubens Day - The third annual Paul Reubens’ Day will be held on Saturday July 23rd, 2005 in San Francisco, California. To honor the three years of Pee-wee mayhem this year’s Paul Reubens’ Day will boast three phases of Pee-wee debauchery, including and encouraged by our teaming up with the Center for Sex and Culture and Peaches Christ to ensure the most outrageous, outlandish, and Reubenesque PRD ever!!! (via Sensible Erection)
November 22, 2005
A new AV Club interview with Aaron McGruder of The Boondocks. [more inside]
You have got to be kidding me. Check out the world's first intelligent shoe from adidas. That's just insane...
Google Video seems to be making its own way in the world. User submitted video can go both ways and you get plenty of banal crap. On the other hand, there are a few gold nuggets like Japanese girls vs. komodo dragon, insane kid wants chocolate milk, and yoyos.
November 21, 2005
Christmas shopping with Wired magazine's gift list: [more inside]
How to get rid of Hiccups, 96% Guaranteed - try this the next time you got 'em and report back.
I haven't found a good video or audio clip of this yet but did anyone hear Rep. Jean Schmidt's (R-ohio) remarks where she essentially called Rep. Murtha a coward? It was hilarious, the house erupted in chaos and it was all awesome and shit. [more inside]
November 20, 2005
For those of you who missed this week's South Park, this CNN video is a nice (if wooden) summary that also addresses if Mr. Cruise will/can sue.
List Of Unusual Deaths - This is a list of unusual deaths, including unique or extremely rare causes of death recorded throughout history, as well as less rare but still unusual causes of death of prominent persons.
November 19, 2005
A palm based bike computer. This is a really cool project to create a bicycle computer using a palm pilot. The cool thing is that the display is large and you can use old palm pilots which can be had for very cheap these days.
If you only thought that the T-shirts were as far as our pal Leeroy Jenkins was going to make it in the world, then you didn't bank on the Jeopardy College Championship.
November 18, 2005
Hey, do you know this guy? I remember him.
Apparently some kind of big franchise movie is opening wide today. I don't know anything about that except to point out that sites like these are just par for the course.
The largest public corporations in the world by Market Capitalization - this topic came up at lunch yesterday. GE is the largest domestically traded company, but Vodafone and BP are each about 3 times as large and Shell is slightly larger, making GE #4 overall. [more inside]
I know a fake fan made teaser was posted here a while back. Check out some links to the first official Warner's teaser here.
November 17, 2005
Voyeur arrested in Waco There's a Yahoo News Story about a guy in Waco who gets arrested for putting a hidden camera in the ladies' room at his work. It summarizes a story from a Waco newspaper, but it leaves out a pretty important detail. The cops go to the guy's house to get his camera and his computer, but they end up seizing weapons, too -- including a hunting knife(?). [more inside]
One of four extant copies of the movie poster for the original 1927 silent movie Metropolis sold for a world record price of $690,000. Possibly the world's first science-fiction movie, Metropolis' dystopian vision inspired movies from Star Wars to Blade Runner. It has been shown several times at the Drafthouse with a live score by DJ NickNack and I am still hopeful that I will attend one of these days...
High school student solves Paper Folding Problem. You may have heard that it's impossible to fold a piece of paper more than 8 times -- it's not. A high school student derived an equation for the minimum length of paper required for a given number of folds (which leads to its own integer sequence), then demonstrated it by folding a very long sheet of paper 12 times. I've said it before and I'll say it again, again: computational origami rules.
When I saw this video the other day, I was sure it had to be some sort of spoof, even though Kieth claims it's not. And when you go to the website associated with the song, you can't help but think it's very Onion-esque.
November 16, 2005
Evicting people from Hotels(NYT)
so they can give $ to Alaska
I like that they can't afford to help these people anymore, but they can build more roads and bridges in Alaska? Plus, FEMA was still paying for hotels 6 months after a really big floridian hurricane. but Jeb probably put on a sad face.
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Video-On-Demand is becoming a reality with the new iPod Video and the deal with ABC to sell individual episodes of Lost and Desperate Housewives. In a crazy unusual step, AOL/Time Warner has announced a new service (launching in January) to provide free downloads of jillions of hours of their TV show back-catalog. The shows will have an average of 1-2 minutes of commercials per half-hour show (compared to 8 or more on network). The list of shows (scroll to last paragraph) is an odd mix that includes everything from Brisco County to Freakazoid to Perfect Strangers.
WTF!?? Club tex opening up november 18th. I knew they were putting in some outdoor pools at gregory but I had no idea there would be hot tubs and a lush landscape with waterfall. What an awesome idea!
November 15, 2005
Has this already been posted? Because, it's good. Finally, bush's speeches are explained.
Mojo's vs. Wal-Mart Attention all you AE politicos (splatnik, valatan, javelina, etc.). Mojos will screen the recent Wal-Mart documentary on Saturday at 6:30 PM (for free). Interested in going?
Painting oneself blue for halloween may seem a bit outre', but some folk'll go to awe-inspiring engineering extremes. Like Rob Cockerham, whose Fandango costume may have won big, but wasn't as good as last year's Doc Ock or 1999's Paparazzi. Or the fanboy who turned himself into a human-scaled AT-AT Walker (to browse with his comments, click on the picture, then mouse to top of slideshow widget to get forward/back buttons that keep you in comment mode.) Then again, some costumes should never be repeated [or perused at work -- NSFW]. Prefer an off-the shelf approach? Then check out the best and worst store-bought halloween costumes of all time. And next year, if you still have no costume, use these handy instructions for Impromptu Ninja Mask from TShirt! Protect your secret identity while you protect your daimyo!
Borat sued! This is odd since this is exactly what Reid's co-worker from Kazakhstan is like.
If you haven't heard yet about director Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong (opening December 14th), it's only a matter of time. Something will get to you: if it's not the movie previews themselves it could be the branded Volkswagen Toureg commercials, the Apple Jacks at the grocery store, or those pesky stands offering credit cards.
Thus, Kong will make an interesting case study in the marketing of a modern blockbuster.
November 14, 2005
Baby Review is not a site for those who plan to have, or even like, babies. It takes the approximate tone of the Onion's Counterpoint: Children, Schmildren, We're Sick and Tired of Raising Your Children (by grey wolf), and Study Reveals: Babies Are Stupid (can't find on onion's site?) and wrenches the knob to 11. Boy are these people pissed that their friends sold out the free-wheeling yuppie lifestyle to experience the miracle of being financially and emotionally responsible for another being for at least 18 years.
It really sucks when the good ones die. Dr. Crawford was one of my favorite faculty members at Tx State and a super cool guy as well. Rest in peace...
Pitchfork Media proudly presents: The Worst Album Covers Ever.
November 12, 2005
No place to hide if you're a sex offender. Nice integration of the perps pic into the google maps interface. Nate, that wasn't your picture right?
November 11, 2005
Wouldn't this suck? I think it's supposed to be a serious thing, but I thought it was kinda funny. Maybe I'm just childish.
My favorite NFL side story of the fall? It's not the Viking Sex Cruise or even the Carolina Cheerleaders learning the trouble with tribbing in a Banana Joe's bathroom stall. It's Clinton Portis's unexpected rampage through Gwar/Merchant-Ivory/Flip Wilson territory, turning his mandatory Thursday press conferences into dystopic costume dramas. I don't know which is more fun -- the costumes, or the wracked prose which results when AP beat writers earnestly describe the press-conference ramblings of a man in a wig and clown glasses. [more inside]
The word is that someone (someone=zieglerfe) likes mix-tapes. Or, mix CDs, as the case may be. Well, after much pestering it's probably time to announce the new-and-improved AEthermix, which will take the mix concept into the 21st century... [more inside]
A porcelain slice of baseball history - want to find the perfect gift for leroy or valatan? Look no further. It mictu-rates a 10/10 for any redbird fan.
November 10, 2005
In the words of my dad (who brought it to my attention), does this author have it in for me? What does one do in a case like this? I can only hope that this guy doesn't get famous but in the meantime you can just call me "The Silencer".
November 09, 2005
Um, remember that one time when Dover, PA put intelligent design in the school curriculum? And then they, like, got sued or something? Well, the school board in Dover was up for re-election yesterday and, um, yeah...Can you still sue someone that doesn't work there anymore?
And now, an important message from the Colbert Report... [more inside]
Hydrinos produce outrageous amounts of energy! So, this fellow Randell Mills thinks that he has found a new form of hyrdrogen, which will give us lots of energy as it is transformed from old, boring feynman-style hydrogen. [more inside]
November 08, 2005
Giliss sent me this email with information about a 1hr study that pays $75 at the end of it. I signed myself up and they still needed about 5 people. [more inside]
November 07, 2005
Well, I'm bummed. Found out on sunday that Adam Carolla was hosting his last show for loveline (actually thursday was the last day but we're one day behind in austin and the show is off air friday and saturday) which means an era of my life has finally ended. It's surprisingly sad to see this day finally come but I guess I've been listening to the show for almost a decade now so it's become engrained in my life. Adam's not always right about stuff and he can be an asshole at times, but damn he made a great team with Dr. Drew. Here's to hoping Dr. Drew can find a great new co-host and Adam can make his new radio show work...
Meet FLIP - includes Science on FLIP, Why FLIP is Unique [mov] and a FLIP Gallery.
"Up to 16 people can live and work in FLIP's small area."
Evolution is the correct, Christian thing to believe in, says the Vatican. Intelligent design: smacked down, again.
Would you like to educate our legislators? sure we all would. [more inside]
Someone is watching... This, if even somewhat true, [more inside]
November 06, 2005
A Kidnapper's Guide to Matt Damon by Daniel Dean
November 04, 2005
Remember the "100 books" discussion? I was curious about the overlap between the two -- OK, three; I included the readers' list -- so I spent a little time with Excel. I was a little surprised to see that 23 titles made it onto all three lists (full disclosure after the jump). [more inside]
November 03, 2005
My latest bumpersticker idea. Given mrflip's recent call for submissions, I thought I'd get onboard with some self-promotion. [more inside]
All of you hipsters will scoff at my lateness to the party, but I'm totally digging on the hilarious misanthropy of Misprint Magazine. The best description of the 'zine is "A Cross Between Chunklet and Vice Magazine for the discerning Austinite." Early favs among articles are the "Genties" (most and least gentrified Austin locales), "On Austin Typography" (critiquing local signage), and the issue 3 smoking ban editorial "Good Riddance to Live Music".
Keep your eyes open for meteors for the next couple of days. I saw a really bright one last night when I came home although it wasn't as bright as the ones discussed here. The one I saw was headed straight down in the eastern sky at about midnight.
The Boondocks premiers this Sunday at 10pm on Cartoon Network. Just, you know, FYI. (And excuse the mislabeling; there is no "TV" option. Not that I am complaning...)
Novartis, why for art thou keen? While other drug companies are giving hand jobs behind dumpsters, just to find out what a real virus is *like*, you have Novartis, the gleefully smiling 1955 kansas housewive who just served meatloaf after helping the kids do their homework. Is there such a thing as business sectors?
November 02, 2005
"Atomic Robo" is a comic strip I just started. So far there are 3 robot characters and one little girl, but the roster should get bigger as it moves along.
I just took the time to click on some of the links that are in the little authentication window that pops up when using wireless on campus. I had no idea that we had bandwidth limitations when using the wireless networks (500MB per week as student + 500MB/week as staff) and that we could buy more if we ran out ($5 for an additional GB).
For me, the best part of live action kids shows like Mr. Rogers Neighborhood and Reading Rainbow was the all-too-rare factory tours where they showed trumpets being bent or ice cream cones getting baked and formed. Thanks to the National Association of Manufacturers, every weekend you can a new video of Cool Stuff Being Made.
I'm sure most of you thought so. Well, I probably still am - but I'm now feeling a bit vindicated (or; prez is crazy 2)
An enterprising geographer has created maps with the distributions of various place names. For example, you'd expect to see more use of "coulee" and "bayou" in local names in Louisiana, but what about "brook" vs "creek"? Certain names are fascinatingly localized, such as "gulch" in the west (natch) and "run" in Pennsylvania.
American Rhetoric - Index to and growing database of 5000+ full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two.
November 01, 2005
This is supremely hilarious. I can't get enough of insane fundamentalist Christians who don't even know that they aren't even following their own religion. Via feministe
Bad Mags - Sexploitation! Mondo Bizarro! True Crime! Outlaw Bikers! Punks! Violence! Occult Sex! The Strangest, Most Unusual, and Sleaziest Periodicals Ever Published! [NSFW, but definitely SFSSAHRFABA*] [more inside]
so i don't have to write back to everyone, here is the story of ny accident. i was going south on 1st and got hit by an unliscenced, uninsured motorist. i flew over the handle bars on to his hood, then rolled off landing on the ground. as i was braking pretty hard and therefore using my drop down bars, my arms got twisted around my handlebars and both of them broke. one is ok, i can type with two fingers, but the other is pretty bad and requires surgery. i will therefore spend thursday at st. davids. right now i can answer my phone, but can't lift over a pound or do anything requiring two hands (including drive or make capital letters). so if you are nearby and want to take out my trash or pour me a glass of milk or open a can of food for murphy, please feel free.
all in all i am not too bummed. i could be in much worse shape. i guess it is cliche, but after having a moment i was sure i was about to die, i am really happy to be alive. or maybe that's the vicodin talking..
We're fucked. I think this is part of the Bush administration's plan to distract me from Plamegate. [more inside]
We're fucked. I think this is part of the Bush administration's plan to distract me from Plamegate.