Archive for September, 2004

Get thee to a library

Or any other place where you can find a copy of the latest Atlantic magazine (continued)

Brother Bush’s Bullshit Defeated

For those of you who don’t know:
In Florida, a woman named Terri Schiavo has been in a “persistent vegetative state” for over a decade. That means she’s brain dead. Her husband has been pushing for her to be taken off life support for a long time. (continued)

Guess who’s not dead!

No… it’s not Elvis. (continued)

If you ever played around with Windows 3.1/95

Then you might get a kick out of WinNoise, a techno song composed (and perfromed) entirely in Windows Sound Recorder. (continued)

I want a Flip-flopper

Once again, I’m boggled by our country’s political process. A recent ad campaign by Bush (as reported at ABCnews) is seeking to label John Kerry as a politcal flip-flopper… (continued)

Quote for the day…

From “Little Children” by Tom Perrotta, in reference to Steve from Blue’s Clues: (continued)

Ghost in the Shell 2

In 1996 the original Ghost in the Shell was released. Last Friday the (much antisipated?) sequel was released. As per Paradoxdruid’s request, here is my analysis. (continued)

Earning money the hard way

So this is how you become a multibillionaire?

Warning: it’s a big file

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My high school education was for shit

So after a week at my gig, I’ve decided that I was robbed blind by my high school.

(continued)

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

I just got back from watching Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow and
I think that two words would describe this move to a tee, and they are
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Time for Change

Obama has outlined a strategy for America, in great depth. Read all about Change.gov!


Free Rice

Okay, I’ll admit that it’s entirely possible that I am the last person to learn about this website*, but it’s really addictive.  It’s a game that tests your vocabulary.  Each time you get a word’s meaning correct, 20 grains of rice are donated to the UN World Program.  So, give Free Rice a whirl.  I bet you’ll have fun and you’ll get to help make strides toward ending hunger.

 *I heard about it forever ago, I just never actually looked at it.


Security Cam Music Video

This band decided they didn’t have money to make a video, so they set up in public places in view of security cameras, then asked to get the footage from the people.

Pretty cool results, though a little creepy to think how much these cameras are around.

A news story about it is here


Some Frogs and Toads are just weird…

Thanks to one of my favorites blogs, Zooillogix, I recently got to see toads giving live birth from their back and frogs without lungs. (continued)


20% of Scientists use “Cognition Enhancement” Drugs

According to a recent anonymous poll in Nature magazine. Further commentary at WebMD. Crazy, huh?


Are you paying Attention?

Well?


Trunk Monkey!

Trunk Monkey. Yes this is exactly what you think it is (check out ep 4 theft retrieval system)


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