Thursday, June 30, 2005
And the Bucket of Vomit award goes to...
MSN!
http://www.libervis.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=98
Another solution would be to avoid msn.com like you would avoid the bubonic plague. ¶ 12:24 PM 0 comments
MSN!
http://www.libervis.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=98
Another solution would be to avoid msn.com like you would avoid the bubonic plague. ¶ 12:24 PM 0 comments
My kind of humour
I can't even describe it. The funnier is that it is for real. Heat particules decay in methane as they decompose. Wow.
http://www.michaelbuffington.com/archives/2005/06/parabolic_heat.html ¶ 12:02 PM 0 comments
I can't even describe it. The funnier is that it is for real. Heat particules decay in methane as they decompose. Wow.
http://www.michaelbuffington.com/archives/2005/06/parabolic_heat.html ¶ 12:02 PM 0 comments
Idiots. or Idiot?
I don't usually lift material off the press, but this one cracked me up when I heard it on the radio during my 7 hour long commute in the morning.
I lifted it from here: http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/news/06302005_bb_idiots.html
More seriously, this is a good example of elected official a) being arrogant b) snooping without people's knowledge c) so computer illiterate to do such a magnificent blunder. ¶ 11:50 AM 0 comments
I don't usually lift material off the press, but this one cracked me up when I heard it on the radio during my 7 hour long commute in the morning.
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY-June 30, 2005 Â Thinking he was sending an e-mail to an aide, New York State Assemblyman Willis Stephens instead sent a note to nearly 300 constituents.
In the note, he made the following comment on their listserv: "Just watching the idiots pontificate."
In the message, meant for aide Beth Coursen, Stephens wrote that he subscribes to the Brewster, New York-based online discussion group to monitor area happenings, but he doesn't post messages.
I lifted it from here: http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/news/06302005_bb_idiots.html
More seriously, this is a good example of elected official a) being arrogant b) snooping without people's knowledge c) so computer illiterate to do such a magnificent blunder. ¶ 11:50 AM 0 comments
3d goo 4 MacOsX
This little game looks like fun. I'll have to download it at home because I have Macintoshes there. Not here.
http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/gooball/
Update: this is a funny little game. It runs fine on my 12" ibook. ¶ 11:41 AM 0 comments
This little game looks like fun. I'll have to download it at home because I have Macintoshes there. Not here.
http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/gooball/
Update: this is a funny little game. It runs fine on my 12" ibook. ¶ 11:41 AM 0 comments
Microsoft. Who do you want to spy on today?
Yeah. I knew I heard about Claria before. Where? Yes, this company got so much bad press for their horrid spyware that they had to change their name in a bid to buy back some good rep.
They used to be called Gator. They still make the gator spyware, the most absolute horrid piece of spyware. Oops, I meant adware.
Microsoft wants to buy them? Are they crazy?
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2005/06/30/microsoft-enters-adware-market-with-claria-buy/ ¶ 11:34 AM 0 comments
Yeah. I knew I heard about Claria before. Where? Yes, this company got so much bad press for their horrid spyware that they had to change their name in a bid to buy back some good rep.
They used to be called Gator. They still make the gator spyware, the most absolute horrid piece of spyware. Oops, I meant adware.
Microsoft wants to buy them? Are they crazy?
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2005/06/30/microsoft-enters-adware-market-with-claria-buy/ ¶ 11:34 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Journalistes!
This review is littered with petty concerns and ho-hum comments, goes on and on with how the seats are uncomfortable and there's no lighted vanity mirror... Yeah. This car replaces the cavalier. In GM's terms, it is the heir of the line. Crappy seats and cheap interiors too.
But the real blow, is that:
I don't know about you, but in the segment of cheap ass compact, I don't count the base Merc C-coupe. It's a piece of shit too, but it's not the same segment. Think Scion tC, Mazda3, VW Jetta, Ford Focus, even Toyota Corolla. Not Mercedes.
Idiots.
http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosconsumer/0506/29/G03-231415.htm ¶ 4:35 PM 0 comments
This review is littered with petty concerns and ho-hum comments, goes on and on with how the seats are uncomfortable and there's no lighted vanity mirror... Yeah. This car replaces the cavalier. In GM's terms, it is the heir of the line. Crappy seats and cheap interiors too.
But the real blow, is that:
There are an awful lot of choices in this segment that cost thousands less and are nearly as fun to drive. You can also buy a low-end Mercedes-Benz C-Class coupe for just $2,000 more than our test car.
I don't know about you, but in the segment of cheap ass compact, I don't count the base Merc C-coupe. It's a piece of shit too, but it's not the same segment. Think Scion tC, Mazda3, VW Jetta, Ford Focus, even Toyota Corolla. Not Mercedes.
Idiots.
http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosconsumer/0506/29/G03-231415.htm ¶ 4:35 PM 0 comments
Can't get enough of sourceforge
DVD to DivX? Free?
Free is definitely good. This thing needs alot of supporting lib/tools to go with it, but as far as I can tell it promises one click conversion. This is better than my current use of VirtualDub w/Mpeg2 support.
http://drip.sourceforge.net/
Update: I'm actually trying to install it right now. Not for the faint of heart, between specific library dependencies that don't compile well and the main thing that has what looks like errors... Still trying. ¶ 4:25 PM 0 comments
DVD to DivX? Free?
Free is definitely good. This thing needs alot of supporting lib/tools to go with it, but as far as I can tell it promises one click conversion. This is better than my current use of VirtualDub w/Mpeg2 support.
http://drip.sourceforge.net/
Update: I'm actually trying to install it right now. Not for the faint of heart, between specific library dependencies that don't compile well and the main thing that has what looks like errors... Still trying. ¶ 4:25 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Windows XP N
N?
Yes, that's the version that Microsoft has been condemned to put on the market in the EU in response to the antitrust case that was brought against them. Windows XP N does not contain Windows Media Player, thus leaving the option for the consumer to download its own (be it Windows Media Player 10 or something else).
If I read the article correctly, the old version of XP will still be available. At the same price. Mmmm... let me think for a second. Mmmm... Same price, fewer features. Decisions, decisions...
Not to mention that with the current fight for media format raging, If you want to watch a Quicktime movie, you're gonna need to download Quicktime or a Real movie (wait. No, you don't need that crap). Never mind.
At least you can't say Only in America no more.
Idiots.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/ptech/06/24/microsoft.windows.n.ap/index.html ¶ 4:07 PM 0 comments
N?
Yes, that's the version that Microsoft has been condemned to put on the market in the EU in response to the antitrust case that was brought against them. Windows XP N does not contain Windows Media Player, thus leaving the option for the consumer to download its own (be it Windows Media Player 10 or something else).
If I read the article correctly, the old version of XP will still be available. At the same price. Mmmm... let me think for a second. Mmmm... Same price, fewer features. Decisions, decisions...
Not to mention that with the current fight for media format raging, If you want to watch a Quicktime movie, you're gonna need to download Quicktime or a Real movie (wait. No, you don't need that crap). Never mind.
At least you can't say Only in America no more.
Idiots.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/ptech/06/24/microsoft.windows.n.ap/index.html ¶ 4:07 PM 0 comments
Professional 3d for nothing?
This looks like good shit. Back in my days, 3D modelling costed thousands and ran on so expensive hardware (read: SGI) that you could not even dream touch one. Now you can get professional grade 3D modeling/rendering for free. GPL too. Wow!
http://www.blender3d.org/
And, btw, let's keep track of those high end free products here:
http://homepage.mac.com/memap/blogwavestudio/LH20050104102539/index.html ¶ 1:49 PM 0 comments
This looks like good shit. Back in my days, 3D modelling costed thousands and ran on so expensive hardware (read: SGI) that you could not even dream touch one. Now you can get professional grade 3D modeling/rendering for free. GPL too. Wow!
http://www.blender3d.org/
And, btw, let's keep track of those high end free products here:
http://homepage.mac.com/memap/blogwavestudio/LH20050104102539/index.html ¶ 1:49 PM 0 comments
I was looking for something like that!
And I don't have to look anymore!
The art of crimping connectors. Cool. I'm so past the hopeless stage of geekiness.
http://gorobotics.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=102&Itemid=46 ¶ 1:40 PM 0 comments
And I don't have to look anymore!
The art of crimping connectors. Cool. I'm so past the hopeless stage of geekiness.
http://gorobotics.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=102&Itemid=46 ¶ 1:40 PM 0 comments
Pretty Pictures
Can't get enough of that kind of pictures. Would be even cooler as a flickr slideshow :)
http://www.princeton.edu/~artofsci/gallery/ ¶ 1:25 PM 0 comments
Can't get enough of that kind of pictures. Would be even cooler as a flickr slideshow :)
http://www.princeton.edu/~artofsci/gallery/ ¶ 1:25 PM 0 comments
KAP is HIP
It's on the list of future projects of mine...
http://www.flickr.com/groups/kiteaerialphotography/pool/ ¶ 1:12 PM 0 comments
It's on the list of future projects of mine...
http://www.flickr.com/groups/kiteaerialphotography/pool/ ¶ 1:12 PM 0 comments
More Barbie fetish?
Gee... I waqs only in there for the pictures. So I don't know how/why. Creepy though.
http://www.juanalbuerne.com/
http://www.oneandonlydolls.com/galleries.htm ¶ 1:07 PM 0 comments
Gee... I waqs only in there for the pictures. So I don't know how/why. Creepy though.
http://www.juanalbuerne.com/
http://www.oneandonlydolls.com/galleries.htm ¶ 1:07 PM 0 comments
Monday, June 27, 2005
When there is a will...
From:
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000497048125/
Well, two ways around that: mod-chip a la xbox/ps/ps2 or software patch. The patch will be out 12 seconds after the MacOs X for Intel hit the shelf. The chip 7 seconds after that. ¶ 9:19 AM 0 comments
From:
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000497048125/
The theory is that Apple will be using an EDID chip on the motherboard of Intel-based systems that’ll work much like a hardware dongle to prevent booting from non-Apple-blessed hardware;
Well, two ways around that: mod-chip a la xbox/ps/ps2 or software patch. The patch will be out 12 seconds after the MacOs X for Intel hit the shelf. The chip 7 seconds after that. ¶ 9:19 AM 0 comments
Sunday, June 26, 2005
All about crimes
This one particular blog has a unusual ring to it. Maybe it's the compilation of church related crime reports. Now you would think that being a church person (priest, minister...) would give higher ethics, but we found a good assortment of common crimes, like the ones normal people commit. Especially distressing are the sex related crimes. Go figure.
http://heartlandvalues.blogspot.com/ ¶ 6:24 PM 0 comments
This one particular blog has a unusual ring to it. Maybe it's the compilation of church related crime reports. Now you would think that being a church person (priest, minister...) would give higher ethics, but we found a good assortment of common crimes, like the ones normal people commit. Especially distressing are the sex related crimes. Go figure.
http://heartlandvalues.blogspot.com/ ¶ 6:24 PM 0 comments
Geek is the new black
It used to be an insult, now it's mark of excellence. I am too proud to be a geek.
I like their approach to home projects. And it's pretty well documented.
http://www.inventgeek.com/default.aspx ¶ 5:55 PM 0 comments
It used to be an insult, now it's mark of excellence. I am too proud to be a geek.
I like their approach to home projects. And it's pretty well documented.
http://www.inventgeek.com/default.aspx ¶ 5:55 PM 0 comments
Smart and nonobvious
I like the kind of projects they do. Especially the BlackPeopleLoveUs.com web site. The Your Letters section is pretty good.
http://contagiousmedia.org/ ¶ 2:27 PM 0 comments
I like the kind of projects they do. Especially the BlackPeopleLoveUs.com web site. The Your Letters section is pretty good.
http://contagiousmedia.org/ ¶ 2:27 PM 0 comments
Fashionable
If 70's era fashion was not funny enough in itself, adding witty comments to it pushes the whole thing over the top.
http://www.aperfectworld.org/sears.htm ¶ 1:59 PM 0 comments
If 70's era fashion was not funny enough in itself, adding witty comments to it pushes the whole thing over the top.
http://www.aperfectworld.org/sears.htm ¶ 1:59 PM 0 comments
Saturday, June 25, 2005
What is it with monkeys?
Pee your pants funny. I almost did by the way. Maybe it's not that funny, but it's my kind of humour.
Went back to read more. This is pee your pants funny:
http://www.rumandmonkey.com/articles/291/ ¶ 10:45 PM 0 comments
Pee your pants funny. I almost did by the way. Maybe it's not that funny, but it's my kind of humour.
Went back to read more. This is pee your pants funny:
Food
The official food of England is Indian, just as the official food of India is Irish. England is a gourmet paradise; there are many delicacies besides from the Indian food to be enjoyed. These include: lamb testicles; offal; minced up sheep stomach shoved into an intestinal skin; and horse penis. Restaurant owners in England are very friendly, and will wander the streets pelting homeless people with sausages made from lacerated carrot mixed with cat nose; this proves to the passer-by how delicious the food from that restaurant is and how generous they are with helpings, thus enticing the afore-mentioned passer-by to eat in the afore-mentioned restaurant.
http://www.rumandmonkey.com/articles/291/ ¶ 10:45 PM 0 comments
Ultimate time waste
Of course it has to be a flash game. I don't know how many hours Iwasted spent playing that game.
http://www.sporkle.com/games/spacecab/play.php ¶ 9:48 PM 0 comments
Of course it has to be a flash game. I don't know how many hours I
http://www.sporkle.com/games/spacecab/play.php ¶ 9:48 PM 0 comments
Mail Hog
I stopped using my Hotmail account the second I got a gmail account - What? No flash ad, no graphic ad, no crappy ad, no spam from Hotmail services and Hotmail partners. Wait. No spam at all! I get to use 1 whole Gb of space? No more deleting like crazy! WOW!
Then of course, long after I switched, Hotmail granted me with the privilege of hogging 250 MB of junk. And still as much flash ad, annoying plugs for their shitty MSN stuff? Wow.
Well, I still keep it. But now I store junk for the heck of it in my account. You might as well use it. It's free. For that I'm using roamdrive:
http://www.roamdrive.com/default.html ¶ 9:15 PM 1 comments
I stopped using my Hotmail account the second I got a gmail account - What? No flash ad, no graphic ad, no crappy ad, no spam from Hotmail services and Hotmail partners. Wait. No spam at all! I get to use 1 whole Gb of space? No more deleting like crazy! WOW!
Then of course, long after I switched, Hotmail granted me with the privilege of hogging 250 MB of junk. And still as much flash ad, annoying plugs for their shitty MSN stuff? Wow.
Well, I still keep it. But now I store junk for the heck of it in my account. You might as well use it. It's free. For that I'm using roamdrive:
http://www.roamdrive.com/default.html ¶ 9:15 PM 1 comments
Friday, June 24, 2005
Event soon coming close to you
I searched and combed through 627 millions pages and found only one clear example on how to design your own events in C#. The .net doc is dreadful, and all the charming examples I could find would use the most asinine class name like:
class a { ... }
class b { ... }
And the explanation would tell you the delegate in class a is supposed to trigger the class b method and class a this and class b that. After one line you go: what? What's class a supposed to do and who thought class b needed some kind of event wiring? You get a big fat F for naming your classes like a jackass.
Jackass, that would be a good name for a class. Or maybe a child.
http://www.csharphelp.com/archives4/archive603.html ¶ 9:45 PM 0 comments
I searched and combed through 627 millions pages and found only one clear example on how to design your own events in C#. The .net doc is dreadful, and all the charming examples I could find would use the most asinine class name like:
class a { ... }
class b { ... }
And the explanation would tell you the delegate in class a is supposed to trigger the class b method and class a this and class b that. After one line you go: what? What's class a supposed to do and who thought class b needed some kind of event wiring? You get a big fat F for naming your classes like a jackass.
Jackass, that would be a good name for a class. Or maybe a child.
http://www.csharphelp.com/archives4/archive603.html ¶ 9:45 PM 0 comments
Lines and Vectors oh my!
Another one of those stray links from my desktop (I'm one of those to never use the official bookmark features of my trusty Firefox - and I don't know why!)
http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/pipermail/flashcoders/2003-July/080476.html ¶ 9:39 PM 0 comments
Another one of those stray links from my desktop (I'm one of those to never use the official bookmark features of my trusty Firefox - and I don't know why!)
http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/pipermail/flashcoders/2003-July/080476.html ¶ 9:39 PM 0 comments
Widgets
Bruce Schneier will tell you: security is a tradeoff. Who? What?
Ok, the cooler it looks, the more powerful it is, the newer it is, the more dangerous.
Here is a longwinded explanation of how cool and dangerous the new Widget thingies are in MacOs X.4. Unfortunately I only have X.3, and I'm really unwilling to fork out 130 bucks just to try that goatse.cx widget. (I know you get alot more than with the upgrade... whatever)
http://stephan.com/widgets/zaptastic/
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Bruce Schneier will tell you: security is a tradeoff. Who? What?
Ok, the cooler it looks, the more powerful it is, the newer it is, the more dangerous.
Here is a longwinded explanation of how cool and dangerous the new Widget thingies are in MacOs X.4. Unfortunately I only have X.3, and I'm really unwilling to fork out 130 bucks just to try that goatse.cx widget. (I know you get alot more than with the upgrade... whatever)
http://stephan.com/widgets/zaptastic/
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Caps and Peeled.
I was looking for a plan for home made flamethrower (why not?) and I found this cool illustration:
http://www.capsgetpeeled.com/blog/archives/000363.html
The whole blog is pretty funny. But plenty offensive, crass and uses foul language. All the better.
Otherwise, this turned up to be a frightingly effective contraption for such a low-tech thing:
http://www.compfused.com/directlink/447/ ¶ 4:45 PM 1 comments
I was looking for a plan for home made flamethrower (why not?) and I found this cool illustration:
http://www.capsgetpeeled.com/blog/archives/000363.html
The whole blog is pretty funny. But plenty offensive, crass and uses foul language. All the better.
Otherwise, this turned up to be a frightingly effective contraption for such a low-tech thing:
http://www.compfused.com/directlink/447/ ¶ 4:45 PM 1 comments
Marathon?
Will try.
http://trilogyrelease.bungie.org/
Update: like a Wolfenstein. And impossible to play on a iBook. ¶ 4:44 PM 0 comments
Will try.
http://trilogyrelease.bungie.org/
Update: like a Wolfenstein. And impossible to play on a iBook. ¶ 4:44 PM 0 comments
NSFW
Stands for not safe for work.
http://www.second-skin.net/details.php?item_number=200
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Stands for not safe for work.
http://www.second-skin.net/details.php?item_number=200
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Cleaning up
When you use about 7 computers daily, you're bound to leave tons of files, notes, bookmarks behind with the strong idea that I'll come back to it later.
Well, no, it never happens. Except today when it's Friday afternoon and I found an old folder filled with links. Found this one back:
http://students.washington.edu/natetrue/ntcom/index.htm
I remembered the projects pages, but the software ain't bad either. I especially like the cbreak tool. I used to manually delete stuff from recording in VirtualDub, but this looks way more convenient.
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When you use about 7 computers daily, you're bound to leave tons of files, notes, bookmarks behind with the strong idea that I'll come back to it later.
Well, no, it never happens. Except today when it's Friday afternoon and I found an old folder filled with links. Found this one back:
http://students.washington.edu/natetrue/ntcom/index.htm
I remembered the projects pages, but the software ain't bad either. I especially like the cbreak tool. I used to manually delete stuff from recording in VirtualDub, but this looks way more convenient.
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Scraping the bottom
Yet another good web browser vulnerability. But this time, it affects them all. Even on MaxOs X. I'm not sure they mentioned Linux though.
http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_dialog_origin_vulnerability_test/
In any case, anyone who would fall for that trick probably deserves to be had especially when you password appears in clear in the dialog box - why do you think they came up with all those asterisks years ago? The whole thing is really asinine. Even worse, the announcement by PC World:
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,121558,00.asp
It brings even less information, not even linking to the original company's web site. I guess I'l have a coffee cake with my heaping pile of FUD. Idiots.
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Yet another good web browser vulnerability. But this time, it affects them all. Even on MaxOs X. I'm not sure they mentioned Linux though.
http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_dialog_origin_vulnerability_test/
In any case, anyone who would fall for that trick probably deserves to be had especially when you password appears in clear in the dialog box - why do you think they came up with all those asterisks years ago? The whole thing is really asinine. Even worse, the announcement by PC World:
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,121558,00.asp
It brings even less information, not even linking to the original company's web site. I guess I'l have a coffee cake with my heaping pile of FUD. Idiots.
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Thursday, June 23, 2005
Cyborgs are a coming
I'll take one steel lung and... mmm... that extra strong arm replacement please.
And you thought we were far from turning ourselves into Borgs. No more. You just have to place the human cyber-enhancement in the right context. It will be remembered that it all started in the prosthetic department. Limb replacement became so good that people with artificial limbs were better than when they were, well, able.
So far all the prostetic prosthetic legs I saw were passive that is, just a carefully crafter contraption made from fancy carbon fiber and other space age material. But they were dumb, no electronics, no intelligence, they would just sit there. Now you'll start getting electronic and hydraulic enhancement. That's the first step to make superhumans.
Forget fiddling with genes. I want my extra strong hand now!
http://www.nytimes.com/... ¶ 9:51 PM 0 comments
I'll take one steel lung and... mmm... that extra strong arm replacement please.
And you thought we were far from turning ourselves into Borgs. No more. You just have to place the human cyber-enhancement in the right context. It will be remembered that it all started in the prosthetic department. Limb replacement became so good that people with artificial limbs were better than when they were, well, able.
So far all the prostetic prosthetic legs I saw were passive that is, just a carefully crafter contraption made from fancy carbon fiber and other space age material. But they were dumb, no electronics, no intelligence, they would just sit there. Now you'll start getting electronic and hydraulic enhancement. That's the first step to make superhumans.
Forget fiddling with genes. I want my extra strong hand now!
http://www.nytimes.com/... ¶ 9:51 PM 0 comments
Phone support help. Phone support hell.
Nope, no on-hold music anymore. An endless stream of pre-recorded voice. You will pay attention to this message.
Thank you for calling Crapola Wireless phone support. This message is designed to thwart and irritate you. Did you know you could get support online at hache tee tee pee colon slash slash see err ah pee oh ell ah dot see oh emm? Well, now you know. Visist us now on the web and discover all the fantastic new products and services we have!
Sure. Love it. I'm waiting so I might as well swallow even more of your inane advertisement while I am irritated because your stupid product does not work. It does not scream like positive association to me. And believe me, I'm calling because I exhausted all other ways of getting help, even visited web forums, combed through 200 pages out of several Google searches, but no, there's nothing else I can do.
And I can't even put down the phone on speakerphone and tune out the music, no, somebody is talking and this is unbelievably distracting.
I hate phone support. I hate the evil Crapola Wireless Company.
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Nope, no on-hold music anymore. An endless stream of pre-recorded voice. You will pay attention to this message.
Thank you for calling Crapola Wireless phone support. This message is designed to thwart and irritate you. Did you know you could get support online at hache tee tee pee colon slash slash see err ah pee oh ell ah dot see oh emm? Well, now you know. Visist us now on the web and discover all the fantastic new products and services we have!
Sure. Love it. I'm waiting so I might as well swallow even more of your inane advertisement while I am irritated because your stupid product does not work. It does not scream like positive association to me. And believe me, I'm calling because I exhausted all other ways of getting help, even visited web forums, combed through 200 pages out of several Google searches, but no, there's nothing else I can do.
And I can't even put down the phone on speakerphone and tune out the music, no, somebody is talking and this is unbelievably distracting.
I hate phone support. I hate the evil Crapola Wireless Company.
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Culture shock
Japanese people like whale burger. Now they want to hunt down twice as many of them. For scientific reason. I'm not sure why they wrap the hunting of whales with scientific justification. Then again, I just read that article and did not do any research, so I really can't tell.
Different cultures have different eating habits or restrictions. Westerners eat cows, pigs, lobsters and even mussels. Some Asians eat dogs and even cats. How about some squirrel, opossums and badgers? mmm... badgers.
I don't see the need to be offended by whale eating though, it's not like the modern world is not already killing the planet anyway.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4122800.stm
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Japanese people like whale burger. Now they want to hunt down twice as many of them. For scientific reason. I'm not sure why they wrap the hunting of whales with scientific justification. Then again, I just read that article and did not do any research, so I really can't tell.
Different cultures have different eating habits or restrictions. Westerners eat cows, pigs, lobsters and even mussels. Some Asians eat dogs and even cats. How about some squirrel, opossums and badgers? mmm... badgers.
I don't see the need to be offended by whale eating though, it's not like the modern world is not already killing the planet anyway.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4122800.stm
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Wednesday, June 22, 2005
DRM is bad, m'kay
When there is a will, there is a way. The stronger and restrictive the DRM is, the more pissed people are going to be. The more pissed, the more incentive to bypass the shit. And the good thing when it's an ebook, it's completely lossless. I know, publisher will never understand. Too bad.
http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/...
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When there is a will, there is a way. The stronger and restrictive the DRM is, the more pissed people are going to be. The more pissed, the more incentive to bypass the shit. And the good thing when it's an ebook, it's completely lossless. I know, publisher will never understand. Too bad.
http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/...
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Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Poor taste.
For the choice of name I mean. The content needs more scrutiny. I'm dead tired.
http://www.fecesflingingmonkey.com/
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For the choice of name I mean. The content needs more scrutiny. I'm dead tired.
http://www.fecesflingingmonkey.com/
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Through the walls
They almost got it right, but I guess you have to start somewhere. Verbal praise for crafting the device that sees through walls. Now for version 2 that sees through clothes? Unconspicuous enough to be hidden in a pair of regular glasses? mmm?
Then again at £30,000 (something like 60G) for the through the walls version, there's only like Bill Gates or Donald Trump that can afford the good one. Sheesh.
http://www.electronicsweekly.com/...
[Via The Wireless Blog] [Via Engadget]
¶ 8:56 AM 0 comments
They almost got it right, but I guess you have to start somewhere. Verbal praise for crafting the device that sees through walls. Now for version 2 that sees through clothes? Unconspicuous enough to be hidden in a pair of regular glasses? mmm?
Then again at £30,000 (something like 60G) for the through the walls version, there's only like Bill Gates or Donald Trump that can afford the good one. Sheesh.
http://www.electronicsweekly.com/...
[Via The Wireless Blog] [Via Engadget]
¶ 8:56 AM 0 comments
Monday, June 20, 2005
Crazy!
Anything electric is not necessarily a good thing. mmm...
http://www.emanator.demon.co.uk/bigclive/makendo.htm
Among other things, I liked Ozone. mmm. Fresh!
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Anything electric is not necessarily a good thing. mmm...
http://www.emanator.demon.co.uk/bigclive/makendo.htm
Among other things, I liked Ozone. mmm. Fresh!
¶ 9:26 PM 0 comments
Geeks!
The design of the site itself will make you wish you were blind, but just past the urge to rip your own eyes out, appreciate the geekiness of building your very own lightsaber (laser not included). Yes. That's just the stubby handle that you would keep under your coat when the thing is turned off. Most parts such as plumber pipes and other thingies available at Lowe's or other hardware stores.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/yellowbox/bigyellowbox/index.htm
Which makes me think: how many Jedi got injured by that stupid prank that makes another Jedi turn on your own lightsaber while it's in your pocket? You know using the force and all.
- What you say?
- The safety is always on you say?
- Am I thinking too much?
- Mmm.
¶ 9:06 PM 0 comments
The design of the site itself will make you wish you were blind, but just past the urge to rip your own eyes out, appreciate the geekiness of building your very own lightsaber (laser not included). Yes. That's just the stubby handle that you would keep under your coat when the thing is turned off. Most parts such as plumber pipes and other thingies available at Lowe's or other hardware stores.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/yellowbox/bigyellowbox/index.htm
Which makes me think: how many Jedi got injured by that stupid prank that makes another Jedi turn on your own lightsaber while it's in your pocket? You know using the force and all.
- What you say?
- The safety is always on you say?
- Am I thinking too much?
- Mmm.
¶ 9:06 PM 0 comments
Outside and connected
It's nice out. I'm sitting on the deck, the dogs are having a ball and I'm just happy to wifi my heart out. I just need to convince my boss to let me work from home so the deck could be just an extension of my office. Home brewed ginger ale improved experience and all. Sweet. I can dream.
¶ 8:32 PM 0 comments
It's nice out. I'm sitting on the deck, the dogs are having a ball and I'm just happy to wifi my heart out. I just need to convince my boss to let me work from home so the deck could be just an extension of my office. Home brewed ginger ale improved experience and all. Sweet. I can dream.
¶ 8:32 PM 0 comments
Genius or Stupid?
I can't make up my mind. Belgian ID introduced deliberate typos to curb conterfeiting:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/26/belgian_id_card_plan/
Would not a potential counterfeiter copy the whole thing, typos and all? Or is there a secret arrangement of typos according to some secret formula - and therefore change with your name or address or whatnot? And in any case, how do you tell the real from the fake if they both have typos? Would not it scream fake if the name of your country appears to be mistyped on your ID? That would not fly well in the us: Missisipi, Oregan, Flerida, Norht Dakota, Callifornia ... Great!
¶ 4:00 PM 0 comments
I can't make up my mind. Belgian ID introduced deliberate typos to curb conterfeiting:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/26/belgian_id_card_plan/
Would not a potential counterfeiter copy the whole thing, typos and all? Or is there a secret arrangement of typos according to some secret formula - and therefore change with your name or address or whatnot? And in any case, how do you tell the real from the fake if they both have typos? Would not it scream fake if the name of your country appears to be mistyped on your ID? That would not fly well in the us: Missisipi, Oregan, Flerida, Norht Dakota, Callifornia ... Great!
¶ 4:00 PM 0 comments
Paypal warning
These people have something big against Paypal (theonline rip-off, opps, I mean payment site/service) It's all to be taken with a grain of salt, but this doesn't sound so unbelievable.
http://www.aboutpaypal.org/
¶ 2:09 PM 0 comments
These people have something big against Paypal (the
http://www.aboutpaypal.org/
¶ 2:09 PM 0 comments
Free Projects!
Well, free plans, diagrams and all. Even one for Tesla coil (my admirative awe for dangerous things catered there)
http://www.p5taylor.btinternet.co.uk/projects.htm
Via Make:
¶ 1:53 PM 0 comments
Well, free plans, diagrams and all. Even one for Tesla coil (my admirative awe for dangerous things catered there)
http://www.p5taylor.btinternet.co.uk/projects.htm
Via Make:
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Military to replace St Louis arch with inflatable technology
The military is developing various technology to replace various monuments and historic landmarks in case of terrorist attack. The St Louis arch is one of the first to see a prototype. See picture at the link.
http://www.military.com/soldiertech/...
Other monuments will include Mt Rushmore made out of carved packed sugar cubes and the US Capitol made out of marshmallows.
¶ 9:36 AM 0 comments
The military is developing various technology to replace various monuments and historic landmarks in case of terrorist attack. The St Louis arch is one of the first to see a prototype. See picture at the link.
http://www.military.com/soldiertech/...
Other monuments will include Mt Rushmore made out of carved packed sugar cubes and the US Capitol made out of marshmallows.
¶ 9:36 AM 0 comments
Sometimes you do, sometimes you don't
Microsoft can't decide if their Xbox 360 will play original Xbox games. Actually they have decided, they are just not doing a good job at passing the message. Most vocal are the fans/haters/current owners. But in a way, they should not be that interested. Backward compatibility is especially good for newcomers.
Case A: no backward compatibility.
XBox 360 comes to market with 25 games, 5 of which have been ported from the original. Everyone cries: only 25 games! 5 are are old already! They don't even look better!
Case B: fully backward compatible.
Comes to market with 675,000 games. Some are new, all the previous great games are playable. Wow.
So what is it gonna be?
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=9562
Personally, I'm a waiting for a PS3 and GranTurismo.
¶ 9:28 AM 0 comments
Microsoft can't decide if their Xbox 360 will play original Xbox games. Actually they have decided, they are just not doing a good job at passing the message. Most vocal are the fans/haters/current owners. But in a way, they should not be that interested. Backward compatibility is especially good for newcomers.
Case A: no backward compatibility.
XBox 360 comes to market with 25 games, 5 of which have been ported from the original. Everyone cries: only 25 games! 5 are are old already! They don't even look better!
Case B: fully backward compatible.
Comes to market with 675,000 games. Some are new, all the previous great games are playable. Wow.
So what is it gonna be?
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=9562
Personally, I'm a waiting for a PS3 and GranTurismo.
¶ 9:28 AM 0 comments
Sunday, June 19, 2005
Barbie.
Barbies are weird. Never understood the appeal of those things. Some people, apparently do. Scary:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/barbie
¶ 12:47 AM 0 comments
Barbies are weird. Never understood the appeal of those things. Some people, apparently do. Scary:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/barbie
¶ 12:47 AM 0 comments
Ferrrrrrrarrrrri
You don't quite need to read Korean to understand what this is all about. Too much time, too much money and a really weird idea. Kinda like back in the 80's people would make fake fiberglass kits of Ferrari and bolt them on Pontiac TransAms. I understand why you would want to hide the shame of owning a TransAm and live a fraud, but an NSX is a really cool car in the first place. Ferrari is a lot more porky.
http://bbs.msn.co.kr/board/...
Update: now of course the link is dead. I think the error message read something like " 엔터톡 > 엽기,패러디" and I'm still not sure what it means...
¶ 12:41 AM 0 comments
You don't quite need to read Korean to understand what this is all about. Too much time, too much money and a really weird idea. Kinda like back in the 80's people would make fake fiberglass kits of Ferrari and bolt them on Pontiac TransAms. I understand why you would want to hide the shame of owning a TransAm and live a fraud, but an NSX is a really cool car in the first place. Ferrari is a lot more porky.
http://bbs.msn.co.kr/board/...
Update: now of course the link is dead. I think the error message read something like " 엔터톡 > 엽기,패러디" and I'm still not sure what it means...
¶ 12:41 AM 0 comments
FCC
Chuck you Farley! Make friends at the FCC with this $3 FM transmitter.
http://tacashi.tripod.com/elctrncs/smplfmtr/smplfmtr.htm
¶ 12:37 AM 0 comments
Chuck you Farley! Make friends at the FCC with this $3 FM transmitter.
http://tacashi.tripod.com/elctrncs/smplfmtr/smplfmtr.htm
¶ 12:37 AM 0 comments
Friday, June 17, 2005
The Wisdom of Homer
Simpson, that is!
http://www.fortunecity.com/lavendar/poitier/135/homer.html
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Simpson, that is!
http://www.fortunecity.com/lavendar/poitier/135/homer.html
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Monday, June 13, 2005
Ginger Goodness!
DIY ginger ale. mmm... ginger ale.
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/fankhauser/Cheese/Ginger_Ale_Ag0.htm
¶ 10:48 AM 0 comments
DIY ginger ale. mmm... ginger ale.
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/fankhauser/Cheese/Ginger_Ale_Ag0.htm
¶ 10:48 AM 0 comments
Too much time
What do you do when you have too much time on your hands? Well, a real life video of GTA of course!
http://www.scene.org/long Bla Bla Bla...
¶ 4:42 AM 0 comments
What do you do when you have too much time on your hands? Well, a real life video of GTA of course!
http://www.scene.org/long Bla Bla Bla...
¶ 4:42 AM 0 comments
Friday, June 10, 2005
Palm Pilot Recycling Program
Do something (not useful) with your old palm pilot.
http://palmorb.sourceforge.net/instructions.html
¶ 4:07 PM 0 comments
Do something (not useful) with your old palm pilot.
http://palmorb.sourceforge.net/instructions.html
¶ 4:07 PM 0 comments
Microwhat?
He probably tried that so we did not have to. Unwise it is. Funny though. I've always been interested in that kind of things. Never dared though.
http://amasci.com/weird/microexp.html
¶ 2:49 PM 0 comments
He probably tried that so we did not have to. Unwise it is. Funny though. I've always been interested in that kind of things. Never dared though.
http://amasci.com/weird/microexp.html
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Thursday, June 09, 2005
Especially Impressive
And equally dangerous. The kind of thing that if you were to see it on TV it would come with a 10 minutes disclaimer stating that what you're about to see is not even safe for the trained professionals that are doing it. Don't ever try it at home. Unless you're Australian and you are that guy.
And if you were scared by your physics teacher's Vandegraff (and I was and as she was too) this is definitely not for you.
Remeber kids, it's only looking cool because it is dangerous.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~pterren/
¶ 9:48 PM 0 comments
And equally dangerous. The kind of thing that if you were to see it on TV it would come with a 10 minutes disclaimer stating that what you're about to see is not even safe for the trained professionals that are doing it. Don't ever try it at home. Unless you're Australian and you are that guy.
And if you were scared by your physics teacher's Vandegraff (and I was and as she was too) this is definitely not for you.
Remeber kids, it's only looking cool because it is dangerous.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~pterren/
¶ 9:48 PM 0 comments
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Open Cola!
And it does not mean open a can of coke. It's an opensource cola. wow. It involves mixing oil with water. Thanfully you do not have to add mustard...
http://www.colawp.com/colas/400/cola467_recipe.html
¶ 4:40 PM 0 comments
And it does not mean open a can of coke. It's an opensource cola. wow. It involves mixing oil with water. Thanfully you do not have to add mustard...
http://www.colawp.com/colas/400/cola467_recipe.html
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