Links posted in March 2005
March 31, 2005
Robert Creeley
died of respiratory complications yesterday.
I could tell you how great his poetry is, or you can read for yourselves.
first seen at metafilter.
Guitar Wolf's
Billy Wolf (neé Hideaki Sekiguchi) died today at age 38 of a heart attack.
But instead of a simple mourning post, I'd like to take this opportunity to rock out, Jap-thrash style.
I can't seem to find any mp3s of the following bands (though I own quite a few albums from them), so if any of you would like to help, you're more than welcome.
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Curious George: Big Netowork/Server Problem
Note to self: Studying for the MCSA does not equal expertise with servers.
please help
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Question for Webmonkeys I am yet again running into the same cascading style sheet problem with my footer... [more inside]
R.I.P. Mitch Hedberg One of the best new comedians has passed away according to Comedy Central. Discussed previously here, a Wiki page has more. [more inside]
Pebblez people.
"These toys are made of real stone. This means that they are very heavy and do contain some sharp edges. Some of the Pebblez people contain small parts. These are not intended for small children."
I'm wearing my boots of escaping [embedded wmv]
For when your dog is, like, totally the wrong colour. Try this cats, I dares ya!
Dr Johnson, A to Z
For the 250th anniversary of Dr Johnson's dictionary.
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Complex Anime Origami.
Photos of 3d sculptures of anime characters, made of paper. Some are pretty risque (and furry). The level of detail makes it look like these are huge, almost life size, but this one is sitting on top of a DVD case. Some of these would freak me out a little if they weren't so amazing.
(site is in japanese, and geocities. Even so, it's worth looking at)
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Flickr Related Tag Browser lets you surf Flickr's 'tag space'. Flickr tags are keywords used to classify images. Each tag has a associated list of 'related' tags, based on clustered usage analysis. [flash]
Rude food I'm not normally one for chuckling at Chinglish, but this is a spectacularly bad effort (and NSFW).
Crackerjack maps. Based on lenticular printing. Via the blue's agatha_magatha. [more inside]
The personality of Adolph Hitler. A rare 1943 psychological analysis of the personality of Adolph Hitler that predicted, among other things, his eventual suicide -- is now available on the Cornell Law Library's Web site.
What's in a face? What do your facial characteristics reveal about your behaviour? your earning potential? your politeness? Upload a photo for your free facial analysis! [more inside]
Poll: Most Americans are Anti-Nuke Radicals. Two-thirds of Americans say no nation should have nuclear weapons, including the U.S. [more inside]
Monkey pay-per-view When given the choice, thirsty monkeys will choose to look at images of the dominant members of their pack rather than taking a drink of their favorite beverage, cherry juice. Apparently this justifies Paris Hilton's celebrity. In other news, male monkeys are willing to pay lots of juice to see female monkey butts.
Immersive meetup?/Curious Drunk Zimf
Inversive meetup?/Curious Drunk Zimf - Tie-in for vague impromptu London meetup for the slackers amongst us... [more inside]
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March 30, 2005
WWIII: Missed it by THAT much!
When?
September 26, 1983
President Bush and Dick Cheney go at it -- Harlequin Romance Style.
Georgina the rabbit was swiped midway through a magic performance of Velcro the Great in London today. Seems that Georgina was only the fourth rabbit Lynn Thomas has used in his 20+ year gig as a street & stage magician.
Transparent Screens. Some of these are very well done...
Captain Odor-Eaters™ and his dog, Zorbitex™ are on a mission to wipe out foot odor, wherever it may be. They found it in Montpelier, VT.
Russian scientists determine that "whipping therapy" can cure depression and suicide crises by increasing the production of endorphins. S&M as therapy? [via the science blog Gene Expression]
Former UVM Researcher Admits to Fraud A former University of Vermont researcher has admitted to altering and fabricating research results for a decade. In that time, he received $2.9 million in federal research funding (mostly NIH). The actual findings are listed here. There have been a number of recent, high-profile scandals involving researchers of several different disciplines. Are these outings of plagiarism and fraud proof that the system works, or does the review/refereeing process need tweaking or an overhaul? [more inside]
Naked Man Shot and Killed and was threatening three unclothed children? WTF news story of the day. (Anonymous login does exist for this story!)
THE ACME MINIATURE CIRCUS
STARRING MIDGE AND MADGE, PERFORMING FLEAS
Chicken chicken chicken [pdf]. Chicken chicken, chicken chicken chicken chicken? Chicken chicken chicken! Chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken, chicken chicken, chicken chicken chicken. Chicken chicken. [more inside]
Coloring Book In the words of Jim Wirt "came about as a social experiment created for my own personal amusement. Around the middle of 1998 I decided to take crappy clip art and add my own words, then put them in a xerox copied D.I.Y. style booklet. I would then arm myself with 50 or so booklets, hit the various bars in Hollywood and pass them out. It was quite fun seeing the different reactions it would get. So now I bring these images to the internet for you to enjoy as well." Check out his four lovely collections NSFW Language
Jorn's Back The man who invented the weblog as we understand the term today took a breather a couple of years ago, only to return without comment in February this year.
Escher's Tiles Simple Java applet that'll allow you to regularly tile the plane, using the exact same method (and patterns) that Escher used. [more inside]
A resource for the interested, whether experienced or not. Amputee world isn't much different (at first glance) from other internet sites I've seen which enable people to meet up. There are chatrooms, and the owner of the site takes care not to be exploitative, mentioning the myriad of other pages available to people who just want to gawk. Being porn-free is a marketable angle (but lust and porn can be decent and valid too, in my opinion), but I think the site is most notable for this: "There are a great many different people in this world and, accordingly, a great many different admirers. Perhaps, some of them are sick but unfortunately there are a few sick people in every community in the world." [more inside]
March 29, 2005
Nate's Plagiarism smackdown "...If a Shudra watches dharma and greg, it will have a positive effect on his karma."
Curious George: Web Design for Mac OSX I'm trying to find a reeeeally simple web design program for OSX. I got Dreamweaver, but find the learning curve a little steep and don't really have the time to put into it. I need a simple wysiwyg program that will let me construct a simple site in just a few days...any suggestions?
12 Monkeys
A little toe-tappin' musical confection (Flash).
via
Would you rub elbows with this man? [more inside]
The original "cam whore"? The nineteenth-century Countess de Castiglione was obsessed with capturing her own image in over 400 photographs that recreated significant moments of her life. Like today's "cam whores," she liked to pose for "risqué" shots that revealed a bare foot or thigh. [more inside]
Aussies rank US behind China While John Howard staunchly followed his close friend George W. Bush to war, Australians don't hold the same affection for our key ally, with the US ranking below China, France and Japan in the public's estimation.
A new donor program. I can't tell if this is serious. Anybody from Toronto know if Stone's Place would have a sign-up booth?
Curious George: I'd like to start a blog. Where should I start if I would eventually like to use my blog to promote and distribute (commercially) my original music? [more inside]
March 28, 2005
Imagineer That! I've heard the debate about corporate-sponsored vending machines and such in public schools, now it seems those funny folks at Disney are sending imagineers to schools in the US. Gee, what's wrong with making monkey sounds!? [more inside]
Curious, George: DVD Burning I need help completing my DVD pirating process. So, I decided to ask the smartest group of people I know. Ironic that these smart people are monkeys, ain't it?
Might Mofi Describe your day in a mighty way, as if it were mythological events to be inscribed in stone tablets. Ie., two-fisted tales of ordinary days. (With a might fart, he arose from the bed, and swore vengeance at the roaring lion = He woke up and accidentally stepped on the cat.). Give your life that Conanical flair and tell it like it should be, not like it is.
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out meets breakfast! Ahhh, brings back 8-bit memories!!!
on the Golgafrinchan 'B' Ark?? More Inside [more inside]
How to Witness with Halo 2
"In fact, the Halo storyline is remarkably like a major theme of the Bible..." wherein the Earth is attacked by aliens/Satan, and Jesus comes to save it from a fate worse than the Covenant.
"But then again, I know of a bigger nerd club. It has millions of members and is spread all over the world. In fact, it includes you and me. It is made up of every Christian, whether we realize it or not," says Lane Palmer, witnessing with Napolean Dynomite.
More news on Halo witnessing here, and I first saw bits of it here (watercoolergames).
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International Pajama Day.
This April 5, wear your PJ's all day. To work, to school, at home, while running errands. Why? Because "people cannot help but feel positive when covered from head to toe with cozy flannel, the warmth of fleece or the feeling of silk or satin. Pajamas know no boundaries, pajamas are nonpartisan, nonpolitical, nondenominational, and a plethora of other nons."
Don't dream it's over. Former Crowded House and Split Enz drummer and radio personality Paul Hester dead. Hester was apparently a victim of severe depression and took his own life in a Melbourne park. He is survived by his girlfriend and two daughters. [more inside]
Ukai - photographs of traditional cormorant fishing Ukai, or cormorant fishing, is a traditional method of river fishing that has been practiced in Japan for some 1300 years. This method involves fishermen using cormorant birds on leashes to catch sweetfish (such as the Ayu). Ukai is not as widespread as it once was, because it is no longer an economically viable form of fishing. Nowadays, there are only a few people authorized to perform ukai, and it is protected under the Imperial Household Agency. Positions are usually inherited and passed on within each family. [all this quoted from the site] [more inside]
Curious George: Speedos, Meat-hangers, DTs How does a male monkey choose swimwear? [and just like DTs, there's more inside] [more inside]
Is it just me,or is aol ripping people off,Ive been using aol-broadband-dsl,for over ayear,often theres no
activity on my modem which leads me to belive Im back on dial up,slooooow,I also have comcast,cable on a
older pc but still usally faster,any feedback?
March 27, 2005
Octopuses walking on two legs... I mean, tentacles. Octopuses apparently learn to walk woth two tentacles while using the other six to adopt different shapes as camo. I find it ammusing because the videos remind me of cartoon characters hiding behind bushes and carrying them along.
Terri Schiavo's Blog:
So what's the sign that a current event has jumped the shark?
Well Terri Schiavo has a blog now. So does her husband. Boy, that's classy people.
Is that taking a personal tragedy too far? You bet is, but it's not stopping anyone.
Can't get enough? Check out what's on Terri's iPod. And I'm not even talking about people trying to make a quick buck off this either.
63 Days.
In the 80’s, "boot camps" for troubled teens became the new treatment dejour for parents at their wits end. However, after numerous allegations of severe abuse, untrained staff and several deaths, these camps came under much scrutiny. Steve Cartisano ran the most notorious of these camps, called Challenger Foundation. Alli was 15 when she was kidnapped from her bed and taken to Challenger. 63 Days is the story-in-progress about her brutal experiences there, her subsequent escape and the aftermath.
Gode Cookery - a compilation of medieval recipes. via Scribbling Woman. Some translations, including Fish in a Sweet and Sour Sauce, Poached Salmon and a Meat Pie. OK, hungry now. [more inside]
I am Curious (George) Good internet porn. [more inside]
Curious George: Help Me Buy a Video Card
(For Love of God Help Me)
My current GeForce FX Shit 5200 card, that came with my computer, is dying (this started literally right after the one year warranty) and I need to buy a replacement soon.
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Just because I have my standards they think I'm a bitch. Who you calling a diva?
March 26, 2005
Hogzilla Hangs High Tale of A Giant Feral Pig in Georgia attracts attention of a National Geographic team [more inside]
How to Shave a Squid AKA LA MoFi Meetup Pix My head is cold.
Mr. Woo juggles a soccer ball. More here. (Both WMV) [more inside]
Destruct-o-Match is an insanely addictive flash game for this slow, slow Saturday morning. (You don't have to login, just hit the play button.)
finding lost friends I was looking for some fellow monkeys,from years gone by,rememember when we all had hair!
easter is cancelled! [possibly NSFW...definitely NSF small children]
Last call for the London MoFi/MeFi meetup... 6pm-ish today, The Fitzroy Tavern, Charlotte St, fairly near Tottenham Court Road tube. [more inside]
Curious George - Automated labels and postage?
Ok. I got the final pricing in and have started the printing of the T shirts. They should be done in a week or two.
I'm gonna need all the LA monkey's help doing a "t shirt envelope stuffing meetup" soon. Which leads me to my question. Does anyone have experience in doing a mass mailing of this nature?
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March 25, 2005
1) Choose Life. 2) Add To Cart. The ad oddly describes the Save Terri Schiavo Teddy Bear ($18.99) as a "cutie" that will "put a smile on someone's face." Too perky? You might prefer a tote bag, t-shirt, mug or throw pillow ($14.99 and up). Or Terri as Joan Of Arc Cufflinks ($9.95). Or... [more inside]
Curious George: Shipping large items. My best pal just bought a great co-op in this wonderful building, that's the good news. The complicated news is, she's like to ship her dining-room table and chairs back to her parents as she doesn't have room for it. Any ideas on how to go about doing that fairly reasonably? They live about 450 miles away.
Curious George: Digital Voice Recording Transcription Is there software that will take a WMA digital voice recording file and turn it into a txt or doc file? [more inside]
Come to Asheville, Meet Mefi/Mofi types. Moonbird & I have planned an Asheville meetup - Friday, April 8, 5ish, at the Flying Frog Cafe. Even if you don't live here you should come for this. SEE the mountains! DRINK the beer from one of our many fine microbrewerys! LISTEN to the bluegrass! And spend a few hours drinking & talking with the WNC mefi/mofi contingent. Y'all better post or we'll get appalachian on your ass. ;-) See you there!
Curious George; windupornot. Baptist Creation Science Fair I can't decide. Are these people for real ... or is it a very sophisticated piss-take. Let's have a vote! (via B3ta.com) [more inside]
Graf do Brasil Brazilian graf artist Zezão is doing some amazing underground art. No, really.
MoFi/MeFi Meetup in Philly!
Sunday April 10th. Standard Tap 5pm
The time makes is good if any Mofites want to come down from NY, DC, Harrisburg or Atlantic City.
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The Straight Girl's Guide to Sleeping with Chicks
Defy gravity in the comfort of your own home!
Pop quiz! Guess the group from their picture. (Direct link to Excel download) [more inside]
March 24, 2005
Curious, George: Cookies Part II. A long time ago I wondered why my MoFi cookie disappeared so easily. Now I can't figure out why Firefox refuses to auto-log-in when my cookie does disappear. [more inside]
D.E.B.S. This film about schoolgirl super spies opens on Friday (and it's pure campy fun). In the same vein as Charlie's Angels, Aeon Flux or Kill Bill, it deviates from those in that it explores a lesbian relationship between one of the spies and their enemy. Will mainstream conservatism kill the film before it has a chance?
I thought these stories were all urban legend... A woman bites into a chunk of human finger while eating Chili at Wendy's.
Curious George
: Monkeys, simians, lend me your ears! I'm in pursuit of music by certain bands, and as my list has grown I realized I can't be the only one looking for obscure stuff. This is beyond what Google can do in many cases. You know the kind: old hometown bands, strange acts only seen once, or mp3s only available on sites in Japanese.
Perhaps we can help each other by sharing? Post things for which you have searched in vain, and maybe you'll get lucky!
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Jasmine has 24 puppies! A new canine mom in Arkansas births her way into the Guiness Book of World Records. Don't miss the photo gallery: "She thought for just a minute that she would be able to keep them all in one place. LOL!"
Curious George: Broadband Takes Naps Periodically, my net access goes "away" for a while, and it drives me nuts. How can I fix it? [more inside]
How Germans Fell for the 'Feel-Good' Fuehrer. A well-respected German historian has a radical new theory to explain a nagging question: Why did average Germans so heartily support the Nazis and Third Reich? Hitler, says Goetz Aly, was a "feel good dictator," a leader who not only made Germans feel important, but also made sure they were well cared-for by the state.
Murderous George. Someone stole my dog today. She was tied up outside the Rite-Aid at Sunset and Fairfax in Los Angeles for ten minutes at three o'clock and when I came out she was gone. She's thirteen years old, she can't walk far. [more inside]
The Brady Bunch in the land of the clones... (.mov)
Curious George: Tree identification. I'm looking for some good resources for tree identification (websites or books) so I can identify some specimens on our property. I haven't found anything really useful or complete, besides the Audubon book series. Anyone here done tree IDing? What do you recommend?
Spencer Susser's hilarious video for the earworm-defeating 'All I Know' by Roots' Godfather of Noyze and human beat box extraordinaire Rahzel. Via Screenhead [more inside]
Beatbox + Harmonica = COOL
This might be a double post, or really old. I remember seeing this guy once before, and I haven't been able to find him until now. Great for those who haven't seen it.
from memepool
March 23, 2005
Forgotten NYC. Discovered via Satan's Laundromat, this site shows you all of the stuff that the City That Never Sleeps has dreamt for itself over the years. A creek, alleys of Coney Island, and more!
Welcome to the world of trading & collecting banana stickers! [more inside]
Starting with a Walker Evans print... Did you know that the photos from the Farm Securities Administration are all public domain and online? [more inside]
Explore the unexplored!
Any spelunker monkeys? The American Cave Conservation Association has announced plans to auction "the opportunity go where no man or woman has gone before," on an exploratory expedition into the Hidden River Cave system in Horse Cave, Kentucky, USA. The eBay auction begins at noon on March 31. The winning bidder will receive a "once-in-a-lifetime chance" to bring five friends and delve into the uncharted depths of the Earth.
Creativity/drugs
From my email -- Literature and Little Pink Pills:
Drugs and the Creativity Question.
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Arthur Wharton
was Britain's first Black professional footballer and also an accomplished sprinter. He lead an eventful life, but died in poverty and obscurity.
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Ann Telneas' editorial cartoons
aren't just clever; they're beautifully composed. here's a nice one, and another, and another, and another....
Not to be the guy who links to his favorite band, but New Order has a new album coming out soon. It is called Waiting For The Sirens' Call and from what I have heard so far, it will be fantastic - maintaining the groups fascinating ability to rock out with their well established ability to kick it old school (they did, of course, invent old school.) Both hardcore fans and people who aren't yet cool enough to know who New Order are will both be thrilled. Oh, by the way, check out the special edition New Order iPod. COOLNESS OVERLOAD. [more inside]
March 22, 2005
Curious, George: Airfare to London What is your favorite way/place to find cheap airfares? More Inside...
Mix your own mixes. MetaMix? Looks simple enough that even I could do it.
Take the lesson from the Schiavo case.
Read up on advance directives with this one pager, and make sure you discuss your wishes with those who may decide for you (and maybe choose a wider dicussion circle than you may first be inclined to include).
Anyone else with good links or advice on protecting oneself? Any monkeys who care to share wisdom from having friends or family in a similar directive/no directive situation?
TV Turnoff Week It's that time of year again. Put on your Noam Chomsky shirt and get ready for some scrapping over media theory. Previously trampled here (which turned out to be the best week ever!). [more inside]
Mosh Girl (some images NSFW)
Doormats, "The Most Unknown, Underrated but Crucial Health Tool."
Hubristic CEOs Actually Suck? "...companies run by “superstar” C.E.O.s—those who’ve won major awards from the business press—underperform their competitors and the market as a whole in the years after they win their awards..." An interesting study on the effectiveness of the "celebrity CEO." [more inside]
Maserati Corse dodeci Wonder how much they'll give me as a trade-in for my Toyota Camry on one of these?
Curious George...Give it up or no? ...In 1999 a teenage girl was murdered in my hometown, within a few miles of my family's home, a place I haven't returned to in twenty years. My first thought was, "I wouldn't be surprised if it was______". [more inside]
All the News That's Not Fit to Print "When Adam Steele wandered into Bemidji, few townspeople suspected he would be a major thorn in the city's side. Steele is founder, publisher, editor, reporter, ad salesman and columnist for the "Northern Herald." But claiming businesspeople conspired to keep him from distributing his paper, Steele embarked on three years of litigation against the city and 21 businesses, claiming damages of $600 billion." Part 2 here. [more inside]
EPIII trailer with added subtitles for the 133t!
"A dirty haXXor that Anakin punk is!"
Teh funnay. D/L. Grok. ROFL.
Munchies! A rare Sumatran tiger, who has apparently heard all about paparazzi, decides to bite back. [more inside]
It's happened again.
Washington Post.
Why do these things happen? It breaks my heart.
It's on the BBC as well.
So it's come to this... Aren't you sick of visiting your favorite websites to see if they've been updated? There's so much laborious clicking and typing involved. That's no longer a problem thanks to this wonderful website, which will e-mail you daily with a list of updates to the websites you visit. [more inside]
March 21, 2005
A Sad Day Yahoo does it again - buys out a small start-up. If past experience is anything to go by, this spells the end of Flickr. [more inside]
100 Favourite literary characters. Not bad, but not enough villains. Long John Silver, anyone? Steerpike?
Viking Ships Have you ever wondered why the Viking tradition of boat building died out? The truth is, it didn't. [more inside]
Always record your synchronicities:
I suppose this is a Curious George.
Synchronicity. You know it. Suppose you're thinkin' about a plate o' shrimp. Suddenly someone will say 'plate', or 'shrimp', or 'plate o' shrimp' out of the blue. No explanation. No point in lookin' for one, either.
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Curious George - What's to be done in Dunedin? Myself and Mrs Coriolis are heading to Dunedin at the start of May. Does anyone have any suggestions for must-see's, must-do's, or simply "this was cool"'s? [more inside]
Three inch golden lotus Meeting some of the last surving Chinese women with bound feet. [more inside]
lost ape? curious george,whats the best free way to find someone on the internet?I recently found a old girlfriend,that I havent talked to in over 12years,Now she,s looking for someone from twenty years ago,Any advice?
March 20, 2005
Turn your telly into an oscilloscope!
Very cool, very dangerous.
lots of big images and a small QT video, so not great for dialuppers. via the always-amazing music thing
Things other people accomplished when they were your age. So, what've you done lately? At the ripe old age of 15, I'm lazily rotting away on MoFi when I could be helping the blind or attending Columbia University. Thanks for ruining my day, Museum of Conceptual Art. [more inside]
The Janus Museum is a small virtual institution dedicated to the life and times of Allan Janus, photographer and collector. [more inside]
Perhaps he could truly see no hope in the world.
Shocking all who knew him 14 year old child prodigy Brandenn Bremmer commits suicide. At the surface he seemed well adjusted, "He's in wonderful emotional shape.", yet he chose to destroy his brain. Perhaps there's a clue in his music - his second CD being finished on the day of his death.
Looking deeper, his mother writes about death (I wonder who is in that photo?), in fact, it is surprising she wasn't able to predict this one. What is going on here?
How many reactions can one click make? Sunday Flash Fun
Frog Hospital Croaks
Australia's frog hospital is closing. Possibly the only frog hospital in the world, it played an important role as frogs are indicators of environmental health.
Of course, some of those chazzwazzers aren't very welcome in Australia anyway...
So we're left wondering: Who Will Run the Frog Hospital now?
Wagner: genius, anti-semite, cross-dresser. A new biography of Richard Wagner by Joachim Köhler paints a picture of a deeply emotionally broken human being, a user, a paranoid; moulded by parental neglect into a romantic with an inability, perhaps, to truly love anyone but himself and his music. Literature. An article from The New Criterion.
Curious George: MusicFilter Looking for music recommendations. I recently got a copy of Dummy by Portishead and really like it... [more inside]
I don't know who Longmire is, but he's got some amusing romance covers.
March 19, 2005
How to BBQ a Man [QT, LSFW]. A warm story of summer, friendship, happiness, and cannibalism.
Curious George- Jeep Clicker Can I myself replace the battery in a clicker for a Jeep ? [more inside]
Dance Monkey Dance A great, wry, flash animation taking a look at human behavior. [via screenhead.com]
Curious George - deals on ibooks?
Hola Monos!
I've been lugging my G5 desktop and cinema screen monitor every other week into work where I do video graphics for a television show. I NEED to get a laptop and can use all the processing power that I can get for around $1200 bucks more or less which is what I am getting back from my tax return. I've shopped on ebay and am hoping for a deal to come my way, but am also looking for a deal on new machines. Does anyone have any ideas on mac deals? BTW, I am a confirmed mac user so any windows machines are out of the question.
Thanks ahead of time for your help.
SR
Curious George: RSS on Your Own Site. Is it possible? How do you do it? [more inside]
Mars Attacks! with some disturbingly gruesome trading cards.
While watching Santa with Muscles, starring Hulk Hogan, I spied this. It is posted, appropriately to the is_it_gay community. And I have to ask, is it?
eat, drink, meet the_bone. This thursday (3/24) around 7ish, we Los Angeles monkeys are having a little potluck dinner thing to bask in the warmth of the_bone's glow. If any other monkeys are interested, e-mail me and I will give you the rest of the details. [more inside]
art for obsessive compulsives.
For my dead homies
Study: Homeless, unemployed favor malt liquor
Potent, cheap 0's heavily targeted black, Hispanic youth
Updated: 4:14 p.m. ET March 14, 2005
WASHINGTON - Malt liquor, a type of 0's that is higher in alcohol than other brews, is largely a drink of da homeless 'n unemployed, 'n is likely be abused, U.S. researchers reported Monday n' shit.
God Bless Tha Shizzolator
(Shizzolator previously appeared here)
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Now, where did I put the very dirtiest parts of last week's TV? Oh, yeah: at parentstv.org, home to those fundie censorship warriors who crank out carbon-copy complaint letters to the FCC. Why, they'd be sure to wipe out obscenity if they'd start putting together a nightly half-hour highlight reel of all the dirtiest, crudest, nudest stuff on TV. With RSS and Bittorent. (Uh, NSFW, if watching a man cram a woman into his ass on South Park isn't S at your W)
March 18, 2005
And Fortran Begat IAL.
To nerds like me, this poster of programming evolution is quite possibly the most fascinating flowchart ever created. It was inspired by this chart, which was designed by Eric Levenez.
And, as if that weren't enough, you can also search a database of nearly 2500 computer languages. 010001100111010101101110!
First link requires Adobe Acrobat.
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Michael Crichton is a moron
- Even if our civilization stops burning fossil fuels immediately, the damage already done will continue to increase global warming for the next 100 years - at least.
That's the conclusion of two studies appearing in the latest issue of the journal Science.
The sky isn't falling, it's more like a sloooow ascent of the ground. I might move inland.
The truth about those 'Free iPod' offers
Of course they're not really free. Duh.
80's music nostalgia wave! Duran Duran's new album was only the beginning. Billy Idol's new CD is upon us, while New Order's new album is almost here too. Mötley Crüe, meanwhile, are working on their new CD, as are Kate Bush and Bruce Springsteen; even Paula Abdul is planning a comeback. If Duran Duran can do it, anyone can! Right? Let's hope so. [more inside]
Asbestos, Québec, by any other name? - “There was a time when the people of Asbestos, Que., bore their town's name with pride. Those were the days when asbestos was the miracle fibre that paid for new schools, new homes and new hopes every day.”
The Canon Camera Museum. (Flash (no pun intended) in spots) Includes the Virtual Lens Plant, showing lens grinding and assembly. [more inside]
What if you could show the past and the present at the same time? Sascha Pohflepp uses reflective beads to display the old names of streets in Berlin--names with strong historical connotations. Click the right arrow (in the lower right corner) to reveal more. [via we make money not art] [more inside]
HairMax LaserComb achieves over 90 percent user satisfaction and results without any worrying side effects! Feel good about your hair again! (Complete with Forum)
Got any nautical jokes for the All-Volunteer Yacht Club?
Magnetic letters
on your fridge?
Imagine if anyone on the web could be moving them around.
It can leave one feeling some what helpless.
Friday fun.
Hanpanda. Half of it is panda and the other half is other animal. There are more than 100 kinds of Hanpanda...
Fried dough around the world! Who doesn't like fried dough? Combined with a very cheesy website?
VideoGeorge: DVD backup Help me back up my DVDs! [I'm a vid idiot] [more inside]
Andre Norton, 1912-2005
Andre Norton, requisat in pace. One of the great ladies of science fiction and fantasy has passed. Her fansite is blacked out for 24 hours in mourning. *sigh*
Miami Herald. NYT stories. (via)
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Sure...you say you dig pie...
but dawg, are you down with pies like these? Reppin' for Pie Recipe Central.
Good Ol' Boy Pie
Avocado Lime Pie
Sicilian Easter Pie
Green Grape Pie
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Online Irish immigrant database. I was listening to NPR today when I heard this piece about a "missing persons" column that ran for many years in an old Boston Catholic newspaper; maybe you can find your relatives in the database of mainly Irish immigrants to the U.S. who were listed in the missing persons column. Also, check out this database including some 70 percent of immigrants who entered the U.S. through the Port of New York between 1892 and 1924. [more inside]
Numa numa what? Sure, everyone's crazy about the numa-numa guy. There are even somewhat funny immitators, but let's not forget the original webcam sing-along that started it all. (wmv, sorry folks) So what happens to flash-in-the-pan Internet superstars? Life goes on, I suppose.
Project guitars How to make 'em and maintain 'em. Warning -- contains guitars.
March 17, 2005
Not just found cards. Cards submitted by readers. Looks like it's been around a while, but nothing turned up in the archive. Inspired by this.
Curious George: Wiki I have recently downloaded wxWikiServer, which happily runs on my desktop. But I wonder what I can do with a wiki, apart from create a new Wikipedia. Can the monkeys point me at exemplary wikis, to give me a clue?
The Scene.
A suprisingly entrancing free online video series, and since something can't be popular on the Interent without being parodied. 4th episode NSFW. <via /.>
Enter the Internet underworld. Where secret ftp servers with tons of space and bandwidth, provide the top of the the tree from which copyrighted media falls to the lower level peer to peer networks.
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Washi villages. Washi is traditional Japanese paper: the authentic variety is now made in only a few places. Though ultimately deriving from China, washi paper has a long history in Japan. In typically mendacious and rapacious style, the Brits have a rip-off version called Oxford Indian paper.
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Celebrate by buying a piece of Ireland, only $49.99. Worldwide shipping!
13 Things in science that do not make sense. An article in New Scientist on topics from methane on mars to the placebo effect to cold fusion. Via linkfilter.
The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert. This magnum opus of the French Enlightenment took over twenty years to complete and includes 21 volumes with subjects ranging from asparagus to zodiac as well as a map of the system of human knowledge. They're still translating a bunch of articles, but if you're up to it, you can read it in the original French.
Gizoogle: Finally, a translator that is useful in the real world! [Possibly NSFW: obscene language]
The Church of Jesus Christ in Zion is sect of Mormonism. They recognizes Roger Billings, who invented the first hydrogen fueled car, as a prophet
Billings, is a scientist, engineer and inventor prior to creating his own sect.
The Billings Business Computer was an early competitor of Apple and he was the originator of many ideas in spreadsheets, databases, etc. He has now created his own following of people who practice the doctrine polygamy as well as other teachings of the fundamentalist beliefs among his members.(more inside)
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Turtle TV Network. With some strange videos featuring turtles as actors. "The One With All the Cinema" reenacts popular movies, and "The One With the Shower Scene" reenacts Psycho.
And dat's da name of dat tune. It's kind of disappointing 'cuz he does such a good death row prisoner.
Mariko Takahashi's Poodle Fitness Workout
Amazing.
Jazz and the "White Negro." [mi] [more inside]
Amaztype rocks my world. Enter any word into amaztype. Select your favorite amazon website. Choose your favorite medium. Hit search, and watch the fun! Don't forget to click around on the result as it builds.
Senate agrees to arctic drilling After an interesting reinterpretation of the democratic process, the US senate has voted on allowing arctic drilling.
Did your ancestors fight in the American Civil War? Maybe they died or were taken prisoner. Perhaps they recieved commendation for their service. The National Parks Service can help you out with their fully searchable index of over 6.3 million soldiers. [more inside]
Hitler's bomb
Berlin historian Rainer Karlsch claims that the Nazis conducted three nuclear weapons tests in 1944 and 1945. But he has no proof to back up his theories.
March 16, 2005
Air India - 331 Dead; everybody walks.
Some more background info on the politics behind this hideous loss of life, the worst single act of terrorism the world had seen until 9/11. Twenty years of investigation down the toilet, and no closure for the families.
Application of the Socratic Method to elementary school — primary school children gain a theoretical understanding of alien cultures by discovering that they knew it all along. [more inside]
Olympic Slash Fanfiction Has anyone noticed that in the past 5 to 10 years fans of movies, events, and other things have gotten weirder and weirder? Olympic Slash represents something that is actually tame, but represents a growing trend of the internet bringing together the best or worst of fans. I'm not sure this is worth reading, so much as being amused at the concept. Anyone notice this increase in fan-wackiness?
Those wacky geniuses at Google are at it again: Google Sets
Infant care through SCIENCE. Continuing with my current baby theme, I bring you milk, nursing, infant management, and health care (in English!) Now where can I get me some "bignesse of a Pease of diascordium? [more inside]
Shout-Outs Stationery! Made-to-order custom illustrated stationery and gifts starring YOU!
Curious George: What's the deal with Deadwood? Watched my first episode last night... [more inside]
This guy is great.
It's a shame that his new-found fame is getting to him. Whatever, though - this is great fun.
Requires quicktime. Has sound. Desperately hoping this isn't a double post.
If you don't laugh at these, I'll kick your ass! As part of the build-up for Wrestlemania 21, the WWE has gone Hollywood in a series of commercials in which wrestlers re-enact famous films. My favorite, however, was the West Side Story take on the Royal Rumble (Windows Media files).
It's a joke, with monkey in the title (answer to your cowbell dreams). If you must have more cowbell, a simple device to help you achieve it. [more inside]
Housing the Spectacle: The Emergence of America's Domed Superstadiums. I was about to make a "humorous" remark in another thread about the Houston Astrodome being the 8th Wonder of the World when I came across this site, which I think is pretty cool. Housing the Spectacle is a traveling multimedia exhibition tracing the post-WWII development of longspan, lightweight roof structures covering public stadia.
Buddy Rich jams with Animal
- on the old Muppet show from 1980. Gene Krupa called Buddy Rich the "The greatest drummer ever to have drawn breath." Animal (Frank Oz) was the greatest drummer never to have drawn breath. Watch them jamming until the point where animal (after having wigged out) can only stare in amazement.
You need Quicktime to view this clip. Just over 10 megs, well worth it.
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How to Be Emo
- A hilarious short, errr... 21 minute film. Makes me wanna go write a poem.
WARNING: Massive file size. Broadband highly recommended.
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March 15, 2005
Curious George: Poison Ivy Within the past two days, poison ivy has started to develop on my hands. Gross details inside. [more inside]
Marci Hamilton on the Ten Commandments case before SCOTUS.
Anyone else notice that there is very little attention being paid to the Ten Commandments case before the Supreme Court? I've seen and heard more about Michael Jackson's court drama while *trying* to avoid it than this debate and the possible impact it may have, which I've been looking for.
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"I Have Given You my Advice" : Educational Principles in the Hittite Empire. OK, you don't give a damn about the Hittite Empire. But there's killer stuff here: [more inside]
Storage.
Sleep.
Porsche. Gucci. GPS. Heart Monitors. Transportation. Comfort. Protection.
Dental care.
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Make Martha Stewart's poncho!
10 percent of the profits go to Xiomaro Hernandez at Alderson Prison, who made the now-famous "Welcome Home Poncho."
Hi,
My name is Robert MacNichol and this name is coming up on the Blair Witch Vol. II site.
I'd like some explination as to how this happened. I want my name off your public domain and diconnected with anything relating to your business. Please advise Rob.
Blog, Wedgie and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: what do they all have in common? [more inside]
The Palm Jumeirah (flash) is part of a truly breathtaking holiday and residential development. The 'eighth wonder of the world', this involves the largest man-made islands in the world, in the shape of stylised palm trees. The great assets of the site include natural coral teeming with wildlife which is being enhanced with ambitious artifical reefs. But divers now say the site is an ecological catastrophe.
Curious George: Small Objects of Desire What objects are you really glad you own? [more inside]
The Theremin was invented by Lev Sergeivitch Termen (anglacized to Leon Theremin) in 1919. It uses Electromagnectic Induction to control pitch and volume. It produces an eerie, whistling sound associated by many with early horror films. [more inside]
Blue Origin and they're hiring
Think the Harlem Globtrotters are getting too big for their britches? Then why not support a smaller team: The Tiny Trotters -- a basketball team consiting of Little People (warning site is full of horrble java). The most brilliant idea for sports entertainment EVAR!!!
The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art is showing an exhibition of work called Now and Then, pairing a cartoonist's pro work with his/er juvenalia. To wit, here's Tony Millionaire, Peter Kuper, Charles Burns and Gary Baseman.
But' I was only checkin' me mail! whats a blog?
March 14, 2005
Curious George...Mind Control Wallpaper... Anybody tried alternatives to wallpaper on their walls? Mylar film, tinfoil, that kind of thing? Will rubber cement come off painted walls?
Balance. A quirky and compelling movie. Flash required.
My Designer iBook... I'm so L.A....
The Doors - Puzzle
This is a bit like The Dark Room and Crimson Room and um, the other one. You require FLASH. Click on stuff, collect objects to find your way out of a bunch of rooms. Somewhat annoying musical effects.
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Compressing your CSS with PHP
Webdesigners, bloggers, htmly folk, you can reduce the transfer size of your CSS file by up to 75% using the methods outlined in this article. Results may vary, but looks a neat hack.
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Seems the ducks weren't the first to, ahem, experiment. Follow up to last week's bird sex shocker.
Need some quick pickup lines? Such quality offerings as, "If I could rearrange the alphabet, I'd put U and I together."
No wife, no horse, no mustache & two penises.
Have you heard the one about the German guy who gets a second penis? His wife sees his double penis & immediately leaves him. Insert peni punchline here.
This is a true story about penises. There is little or no offensive material in this article except for 10 penises, 4 cunts, an intact pair of testicles & a foreskin. Some of what I wrote in that last sentence is not true.
MP3 MONDAY: AIMEE MANN
Check out some tracks from her new album on this slickly designed site.
Random images. One of the most honest looks into the nature of the internet - the vast majority of images randomly sampled from the internet are pornographic or lame.
MC Frontalot Nerdcore. found via BoingBoing [more inside]
oooOOOooo The President of Malawi has moved out of his luxurious, 300-room mansion, insisting the building is haunted. [more inside]
March 13, 2005
So you've met your first extraterrestrial. You'll need some coins, a flashlight, a pair of magnets and a loop of string.
Ladies, the pap smear was developed in a concentration camp. I have no problem accepting that as a fact and am only somewhat gratified by knowing the origin. [more inside]
Typo causes international nuclear incident. I drive a sedan in Sudan. And not vice versa.
The Ig Nobel UK tour is already under way (London fully booked, but Warrington and Nottingham still have tickets and there's a Live Web Chat on Thursday). From the Annals of Improbable Research
The Mad Monk of Lidwell Chapel
England's first documented serial killer? Devon's Lidwell Chapel holds dark memories.
"I'm the only one in this room professional enough, that I know of, to carry this Glock-40..."
Autoload video.
Oh, the DEA. So silly.
Afghan Einstein - it's about quality, not quantity.
Your favorite beers as seen by the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. Ever wondered what your favorite hoppy beverage might look under a microscope? If lagers aren't your thing, you might find your poison under Cocktails. [more inside]
March 12, 2005
Glorious Spring! Take heart, Northern monkeys, the vernal equinox is but days away! [more inside]
It puts the lotion on it's skin. NSFW. Disturbing music video that stays in your head.
Aol Instant Messenger (AIM) has new terms of service
- An excerpt:
…by posting Content on an AIM Product, you grant AOL, its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, assigns, agents and licensees the irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right to reproduce, display, perform, distribute, adapt and promote this Content in any medium. You waive any right to privacy. You waive any right to inspect or approve uses of the Content or to be compensated for any such uses.
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Frequent Masturbation can save your life - because you never know. Geoshitties link.
Eight Ancient Roman Recipes
Columella Salad, Soft-Boiled Eggs in Pine-Nut Sauce, Lentils with Coriander, Roast Wild Boar (for Asterix & Obelix), Ostrich Ragoût, Roast Tuna, Fried Veal Escalope with Raisins, & Nut Tart, which I think is appropriate for certain Monkeyfilter denizens. ;)
Interactive anatomy from the BBC.
There's more than one way to mummify a chicken.
Because the web is made for obsessives. I employ a very rigorous process when taste-testing root beer, in order to determine the most accurate grade. First, I fast for 4 hours. Then I brush my teeth with a new toothbrush using only baking soda. I rinse 3 times with distilled water, then I take some fresh mint (home grown!) and lightly crush it on my tongue. I rinse again, the finish the cleansing of my palette with a very light lime sherbet. Two final rinses and I'm ready to go!
Mp3's for 1903 I'm so glad I didn't listen to that salesman about upgrading to 78 rpm. [more inside]
What you didn't know about salt. Apparently, table salt is going to kill us all. [more inside]
March 11, 2005
Boy who raped teacher given life. Not to be confused with Teacher who raped boy given 7.5yrs.
Art or Not?
Answer the age-old question!
(Stolen shamelessly from the Blue).
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A New Bunny you know how they're updating Bugs Bunny to some crappy shit? Here's a flash animation mockery thing of that concept. NOT safe for work. I found it LOL funny, hope you do too. [more inside]
EPIII trailer. I know this is all over the interweb like a rash, but darn it, I'm just so excited. My namesake is also in this trailer. (Link goes direct to 37MB download page QT). Prepare to wet yourself.
Tycoon offers $1 million to husband of Terri Schiavo to keep her feeding tube in. The tube, which is keeping her alive - albeit in a vegetative state, is scheduled to be removed next Friday. The offer from Robert Herring expires on Monday March 14
Hand-held games of the 70s and 80s: an online museum. (No simulations, I'm afraid)
Guess the Movie Personally I couldn't guess a single one. But the pictures are fascinating and bizarre -- apparently movie clips with the people edited out but not the clothes.
Conspiracy theory du jour - On September 5, 1982, paperboy Johnny Gosch was abducted. According to some sources including, apparently, Gosch himself, the 12 yr-old was taken by a highly organized pedophile/pornography ring. Gosch escaped his captors, & now lives under an assumed identity. That identity is allegedly James Dale Guckert - aka Jeff Gannon, adult pornographer, gay escort & fake journalist. The Moscow Gazette reports that 'Gannon' will write a tell-all book exposing a ring of homosexuals & pedophiles within the highest ranks of the GOP. Predictably, others think all this is bullshit. [more inside]
Western Civilisation a Contradiction in Terms
Ancient Chinese sex-toys [NSFW if 3000 year bronze dildos aren't your workplace thing] The text is in Chinese but the pictures speak for themselves via Danwei
Does the Devil Play Tricks? Opinions Monkeys.... New Theory on Michael Jackson. Did he create this whole media circus purpously? He bases his business approach on P.T. Barnums (Barnum & Bailey circus) methods. Is it posible that Jackson created this whole situation so he could create a "trial of the century"? Or is he the devil in-carnate he appears to be, and should be made to play horsey with hundreds of inmates. Thoughts?
Curious, George: sympathy gifts A friend and her husband have just lost their baby in her 30th week of pregnancy. What is an appropriate sympathy gift? I'm a boring/basic cook, so pre-prepared meals aren't really a good idea (plus a mutual friend is a chef and made her a ton of food). They have a houseful of flowers already and I want to give them something useful if I can.
The Blind Cow is a restaurant in Zurich staffed by sightless people, and diners eat in complete darkness to simulate blindness. It's gotten so popular that reservations must be made three months in advance.
March 10, 2005
MeFi Santa Monica MeetUp Sunday, March 13th I'm surprised some other duel-citizenship-Fite hasn't posted this earlier. [more inside]
Good? or Evil? All I know is that I would have fought less with my roomates over dishes. (At least the ones whose rooms didn't belong here). But opinions differ.
LEISURE TOWN IS BACK!!!!!!!!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG The best comic on the internet, once dead, is now BACK!
The cross you bear has become much lighter thanks to modern technology. [more inside]
Do they have a frog problem too? I lived in this central Mass. town for years, and never had a problem with birds falling from the sky. Apparently, I left town too soon.
Revenge is a dish best served with... Following along with the body fluids theme today... (sorry)... a kid took revenge against a classmate who had the audacity to put peanut butter in his cheese sandwich. His revenge? Make the offender a batch of special brownies (no, not that kind of special) iced with, er, his own, er, special, er, sauce. Somewhere, Betty Crocker is crying.
More Bodily Excretions....Explained. Includes a description of possibly the most disgusting research study ever.
Dogs of San Francisco. We have cat lovers here, but do we also have dog lovers?
Curious George: Guide to Bittorrent for St00pids
I don't know anything about bittorrent. WinMX is giving me a hard time downloading Sid Meiers Pirates. Need advice --->
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Don't Shoot The Cats? Or, maybe we should? The Wisconsin airwaves have been buzzing about DNR Proposition 64. What do you monkeys think -- ferral cats doing enough damage to be called "fair game?" [more inside]
A monkey would never do this! Handgun + Cooking + One hungry cat = trouble [more inside]
DO NOT SELL THESE STONES.
These positive energy stones are grey in color and small.
The positive energy from a stone is not everlasting and will deplete over time.
The stones must remain unmarked and in their natural state. Polishing the stone may make it look pretty, but will only reduce the stones overall power
Squooshy Pineapple's Cavalcade of Photo Funnies
laugh, I nearly did.
Drawn. A new blog dedicated to art, cartooning and drawing. Lots of nice pics and styles.
The Industrial Art Gallery showcases the kind of drawings that made me want to become a draughtsman, and the astonishing illustrations of Kevin Hulsey (make sure you don't miss the cruise ship) carry on that grand tradition of making the technical beautiful.
The Amazing Axlotl: The salamander that refuses to grow up. Thanks to this perpetual pre-adolescent, humans may someday regenerate their amputated limbs. But while we're waiting, they also make a lovely snack when you're in a fix.
A reminder: order your MoFi tee before the 14th! Just in case anyone forgot, orders close on the 14th so you'll need to get your orders in via email to me in the next four days (link is to original thread with ordering instructions). [more inside]
Spit, urine, breast milk, feces... these are the weapons of your enemies. Needless to say, they fight dirty.
Sometimes they attack without you knowing it, and only tell you the details afterward. What you see as threatening or repulsive, though, others may find appetizing.
It's enough to make me want to cry, but I'm concerned I might accidentally shake some on to an innocent bystander (and risk being charged with a crime) or have some football coach lapping at my face like a thirsty dog at the toilet bowl of his dreams.
Curious George: To Neuter or Not To Neuter We have a five month old "mini" Jack Russell and it's decision time. I've done some research on the web and, frankly, have been dismayed by the attitude of largely partial sources on the net. [more inside]
WE WON! After nearly four years of national boycott, the Coalition of Immokalee (Florida) Workers have won their fight for an additional penny per pound of tomatoes picked. Boycotts work!
make a montage from google's image search.
March 09, 2005
Antipodean heads up. Anyone up for this?
"107 year-old" man found dead a decade after his death in Itami Japan. In a scene that brings back memories of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Psycho, a man who was thought to be the oldest living resident of Itami Japan was discovered to have actually been dead by local authorities after his 75 year-old son opened his mouth to a relative
Victorian Web Literature, history and culture in the age of Victoria. [more inside]
10 X 10 Way cool!
Checked out Mental Floss magazine? I've linked to the quizzes here, as I thought others might be suffering the Wednesday funk as I often do. Hate to be a shill, but I became a big enough junkie to subscribe.
Wal-Mart and Gnosticism. Tim Boucher posted a short, albeit interesting, blurb about the rise of Christianity -- and the squashing of Gnosticism -- compared to the rise of retail behemoth Wal-Mart over mom 'n' pop stores.
Mic In Track Sometimes, people recording their voices on their home computers accidentally make the recording available via Kazaa or other file-sharing network. And sometimes, a mischeivious composer known as Stark Effect remixes those recordings into songs, which can be incredibly catchy, surprisingly wistful, or just sweet.
Obviously here for the food.
Jaws comes to England. British Monkeys beware!
Al Qaeda May Have Targeted Oscar-Winner!!
"...part of a bid by the militant network to "culturally destabilize" the United States."
high quality fps Only requirement: a browser and shockwave.
Dr Who Leaked
The new 'revamped' sexy non-stupid-victorian-clothes-wearing Dr Who first episode 'Rose' has been leaked onto the filesharing internets. Leaked, as in, the Beeb are doing their own version of viral marketing. Anyone with bittorrent please download this & let me know if they screwed it up. Love, Doris.
PottyHeadz!
"When you dunk them in water they will drink (absorb) and store the liquid in their fat bellies just like a camel. Once full, your little buddy will need to relieve himself like any good Joe and that is where you come in." (SFW)
Implosion
World.
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Do you see banana man? (VIDEO)
Moskau! Moskau! When Teutonic pop goes bad. Late 70's German pop group Dschinghis Khan sought to combine historical and epic themes with disco beats, Abba-esque style, and Village People dance moves. Ensuing train wreck is preserved for all to see. [Flash, sound, SFW]
Before the bow and arrow, there was the atlatl. The first true weapon system, it may have been responsible for the extinction of the wooly mammoth. The atlatl's armor piercing capability almost allowed the Aztecs to triumph over the Conquistadors. You can make or buy one yourself, and experience the thrill of the ancient hunt. Atlatl movie clip.
Director of The Jacket speaks out.
John Maybury says that Milion Dollar Baby was a piece of shit, and that Memento and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind are inferior films of the same genre as The Jacket.
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March 08, 2005
Wrong Answer Grandma.
Play the movie and FLY.
What ever happened to picket signs Poor Charles!
A present to all, happy International womans day
In the spirit of International Woman’s day I have a gift for the Monkeys. I received it from the Oricle, she likes me for some reason. Anyone see the movie National Treasure? Well, it’s reality. Here are the first clues….
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Build your own office cube or Create a Corporate labyrinth one cube at a time! [more inside]
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World's First Gay and Lesbian Natural Attraction Scent. "Each is different but both scents are designed to use to attract a gay people to you or to attract gay friendly people to you, your home or business. Can be used around your home or business to draw people there." Yes, have your home swarming with gays!
The strange case of the homosexual necrophiliac duck pushed out the boundaries of knowledge in a rather improbable way when it was recorded by Dutch researcher Kees Moeliker.Now, don't tell me this ain't natural.
Enterprise has been cancelled and Jolene "T'Pol" Blalock says the final episode, penned by Berman & Braga is "apalling". Why? If you don't like spoilers, don't read within this post. [more inside]
200 years of immigration to England. History, stories, gallery, find your roots. Educational, but don't let that put you off...
Curious George - Naughty popups?
I clicked on Moneyjane's last link, below, and Firefox (1.0.1) told me it had blocked a popup from this site, but immediately after the popup blocker bar appeared, a popup appeared anyway, without my taking any action.
Any ideas about this, folks?
Uncyclopedia is like Wikipedia, only full of lies. [more inside]
Welcome to Framley Museum. Everything that's great about the British heritage industry.
Are you my daddy? T-shirt Hell has a lovely section of horrid t-shirts to inflict on the fashion-challenged baby, including "Make poopy, not war," "My IQ is higher than the president's," and "Broken Condom." And I was pissed at my parents for making me wear an "Enfant Terrible" shirt...
For the French, scent creation is about Art. In New Jersey, it's better hamburgers through chemistry. But be careful: sometimes even a pretty aroma can be deadly stuff.
Bush Needs More Sheep Bah ! Bah !
Bored?
Faking your own death should fix that.
Unless you're really stupid.
Digitized Michelangelo. In a previous post I alluded to the unique techniques being used to digitally preserve different sorts of art objects. The 'Digital Michelangelo Project' has done a 3D scan of Michelangelo's David and a handful of other sculptures.
The Warning Cycle:
Former CIA officer and vocal critic of the War On Terror Michael Scheuer is wondering if recent comments from Osama bin Laden and right-hand-man Amyan Al-Zawahiri fit a recognizable pattern. Specifically, Scheuer suggests that bin Laden has established a routine of releasing a fairly direct threat against the US, followed by several more, non-specific sets of remarks, when an attack is imminent. [via robot wisdom]
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Today is International Women's Day. Celebrating nine decades (well, more, obviously) of "struggle for equality, justice, peace and development." Some global events listed here. Unfortunately, Turkey still has a very long way to go, and some say there is no country yet where men and women are equal. At least we can celebrate some great moments and people in women's history.
March 07, 2005
Using bumptunes and the Powerbook's new accelerometer to control iTunes playback. This just smacks of the future. And man, If I love anything, It's the future. [Via: Kottke.org] [more inside]
bicycle problems Any monkeys good with the spanner and know a bit about bicycles. I have a problem that needs urgent fixing to prevent me from going over the handlebars a second time. [more inside]
Curious George: Auto repair/service shop forums? (more inside) [more inside]
More Munch Stolen
Poor Edvard Munch. Not only have "Skrik" and "Madonna" been stolen, but his headhead was sawn off, only to be returned, and now, this.
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HULK'S DIARY THAT IS ON THE INTERNET
Good god, there's YEARS of this stuff...
I love t-shirts - especially hunting down and buying clever ones online. Anyone have any cool, cheap online stores they'd like to share? 'Cause I do. [more inside]
Life Just Got Easier™
And Soylent Green is people. (video)
Spotted at Collision Detection.
In case you've never heard of cafepress.... Seeking alternatives to the site, please. [more inside]
Schwarzenegger wants to ban junk foods in schools. I for one applaud Mr. Negger's efforts. Some people might say that although you can take the fat, obnoxious, talentless child out of the junk food aisle, you can't take the junk food aisle out of the fat, obnoxious, talentless child. To that I say: cock and bosh. It's really nice to see someone standing up to the better interests of children, even if we do dislike them on some level.
March 06, 2005
We all need a theme tune. 698 free to download and use soundtracks in mp3 and aac, from the Aggressive/Driving through to Grand/Heroic.. What's your theme tune? I baggsy this one (mp3 stream).
Alternative Chinese Zodiac
Put down that Cockpunch and pick up a Coke. Monkey? How about Twinkie? I am a Donut, which explains my fear of Homer Simpson.
thanks, PreSurfer
My girlfriend can kill you She has nunchuks, a machete, a whip, lipstick, a van, flowers, and can exist underwater.
The Golden Stool
of the Ashanti seems an appropriate post for Ghana's Independence Day. The story of the Golden Stool, and its defence against the British by the valiant Queen Mother, Yaa Asantewaa. A better picture of the stool, which must never rest on the ground, or be sat on, but instead lies sideways in a secret hiding place on a chair of its own.
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Ancient Egypt (courtesy of the British Museum)
The site is divided into ten 'chapters' which address themes or topics relevant to ancient Egypt. It's not just about pyramids. And there is a nice teacher resource section for the younger tuts. Site has not been updated since 1999, but it is ancient Egypt, after all.
Photographing America - one custom camera, one 9" x 18" piece of film and some extraordinary images. [more inside]
March 05, 2005
Naughty Words As Memepool points out, "They appear to have overlooked "bukkake" and "felcher," so act quickly!".
The witchcraft in Harry Potter is real! Please note that most of these spells are CHRISTIAN in origin. [more inside]
International Cell Phone-email-a-majigs International Cell Phone-email-a-majigs [more inside]
The Fatal Consequences of Masturbation
I hope these guys get hit by a truck.
The Wonder Clock OR four and twenty marvellous Tales, being one for each hour of the day
Tentacles of Desire. Joshua Hadley traveled across Japan in the 19th century, documenting a world rarely seen by outsiders. One of his most bizarre discoveries was the Kinoe no Komatsu. It included several woodblock prints of octopi and female pearl divers in intimate situations. The woodblocks ranged from the odd to the downright frightening. [NSFW] [more inside]
Giant Steps, visually translated. What Michal Levy sees when he listens to Coltrane's work. Well, I just think it's purty.
In 1991 a new species was named. Its origins lie in 1951, when Henrietta Lacks was admitted to the Johns Hopkins hospital. The diagnosis was cervical cancer. Ten months later, she was dead. [more inside]
Abortion foes shun Democrats' proposal to reduce pregnancies: "Referring to Reid and Clinton, Tony Perkins of the conservative Family Research Council said, 'Their idea of reducing unintended pregnancies is more sex education and distribution of contraceptives. ... That's not the solution, that's part of the problem. If they want to start promoting abstinence, fine — but they won't.'" Here's one woman proposing a Lysistrata response.
Battlestar Galactica now has downloadable podcast commentaries! (If you aren't down with podcasting you can also just download the mp3 of the commentary) You can listen to them as you watch the show (or tape the show and watch it again with the commentary). Who needs DVD's?
March 04, 2005
Earth to Condi: Get Stuffed
Column from Former Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs and UN bigshot Lloyd Axeworthy who published this scathing open letter to Condi Rice.
The "Kryptos" Sculpture,
Located near the CIA's new Headquarters in Langley, VA. This sculpture made by Jim Sanborn, the meaning of which is to represent CIA's work and purpose. Hides a message whitin it's 4 codes that still has to be revealed (realtively old but relevant).
You can find more famous unsolved codes and cyphers at Elonka Dunin's website.
Which Rat Pack member are you?
Revenge of the fired Walmart worker. Guy takes job at Walmart, other employees set him up and he is fired, guy takes revenge in a rather creative fashion.
Kentucky student gets arrested for writing a short story. When Kentucky says they don't like threats on schools, they really mean it. If you write a piece of zombie fiction set in a school, you will go to jail.
Animal Reviews is loads of fun, but don't overlook the original.
"my gramma is 125 years old!
how old is YOOOOOOOOOURS?" I could have def. used that as a child, for an alternative to: "my dad's car is bigger than yours"
so...what were your kiddie insults?
or...do you think she's tired and wants to die?
800 Years of Liberty flushed away With the Patriot Act and now the british Prevention of Terrorism Bill in the works, I thought it was appropriate at taking a look at the document the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence is based on. Lest we forget . . .
The Cloud Appreciation Society. Pledged to fight blue sky thinking wherever they find it.
Chimp Birthday Party turns bad.
St. James and LaDonna Davis were at the Animal Haven Ranch in Caliente to celebrate the birthday of Moe, a 39-year-old chimpanzee who was taken from their suburban Los Angeles home in 1999 after biting off part of a woman's finger.
The A-Team "Three words. New. Hollywood. Movie." [more inside]
Tinky Winky - virtual paper doll
The House of Cosbys [more inside]
Save Toby. "Toby is the cutest little bunny on the planet. Unfortunately, he will DIE on June 30th, 2005 if you don't help."
Curious George - Courier Air Travel Experiences? I was reading mothninja's invite for the Florence meetup and was seriously considering trying a courier flight to Italy. I've done the requisite google seach, but alot of the information seems a bit confusing and it seems like there are some scammers out there as well. Have any monkeys had any experience doing the courier thing?
Tranquility base, the eagle has fucking landed.
March 03, 2005
Markie's Diary (mp3) [more inside]
Someone has figured out the lyrics to 'Yellow Ledbetter' by Pearl Jam (Flash) and created this cartoon to prove it. This is a big deal because Pearl Jam has never released the lyrics to the song, and Eddie Vedder is incapable of singing in anything other than mumbles.
MoFirenze meetup Why not come to Florence for your holidays this year? See the art, drink the wine, eat the food, have the fun. And why not make it around April 23rd and come to a party? [more inside]
My Dinner at Applebee's with White Supremacists. Infiltrative journalist Harmon Leon assumes the identity of a white-trash racist and gets courted by what looks like the National Alliance. [more inside]
Safe For Work (and Kids)
Bell Canada thinks we should be protected from medical illustrations and builts an ad campaign around it. Some people are not amused.
Tin. Hats. Ahoy. The perfect storm of conspiracy theories. HST, WTC, NWO...If only a black helicopter had been seen. [more inside]
Curious George: European Vacation? : My sister and I will be travelling through Europe this summer. Where should we go and what should we see? [MI] [more inside]
Useful, green urban technology or over-hyped greenwash? This Kitchen-based composter offers a clean, efficient method of composting your kitchen waste. Those of us who already compost using traditional methods, including those who do so inside, may be slightly sceptical of the green benefits of this new device.
Revolved (.torrent). For those of us already tired with those three Kleptones albums (the Detroit to JA mashup, the Queen mashup and the Flaming Lips mashup) I recommend CCC's Revolved album, which combines the Beatles' Revolver with a bunch of other crap. A fun listen, but in my mind not much more than a novelty next to A Night at the Hip-Hopera or Revolver for that matter. They mess with the guitar on She Said, She Said way too much - the highlight of the original album for me.
Brainboost
is a search engine that attempts to find answers to plain English queries. I've found it useful in a small way.
Here's your challenge ... what question or questions will drive it completely bug-eyed mad?
How to destroy the Earth.
For those of you who can't wait.
I place my bets on this. Even if they say it isn't probable.
March 02, 2005
Bubba the 22-pound lobster was recently caught in the waters off Nantucket, Massachusetts. Apparently he's even set off a battle between PETA and a group calling itself "People For Eating Tasty Animals," and will eventually settle down in a Ripley's Believe it or Not museum [more inside]
ChoicePoint, Part II Continuing the earlier FPP about this, the LA Times (and others) have uncovered that the same thing happened to ChoicePoint 5 years ago. [more inside]
Language Garden Does an orangutan find freedom in the gift of words? Do we? [more inside]
World of Warcraft! Who's up for kicking some butt on Azeroth and Kalimdor? [more inside]
Game Theory The University of Alberta has a group that's working on mathematically solving a host of popular games, such as checkers, chess, and poker. Some playable demos of their work are available, and they've consulted to a few big computer game companies.
Curious, George: Firefox Sabotage? My wife is having a bizarre Firefox problem on her work computer (brand-new WinXP box, running FF 1.0.1 beta), and both Google and the bug forums on Mozilla fail me... [more inside]
Baby is hungry and you have no milk? well that's OK...here, feed him this rocket fuel bottle.
Way up wep! At the British Library's website "a remarkable collection of more than 55 hours of audio recordings of English regional accents and dialects went online today" via the Grauniad. Proper job, my lover.
The Sense of Smell Institute. Get ready for Sense of Smell Day (April 30) or read the Fun Facts with Dr Nosetradamus (sigh).
Does this bother anyone other than me? I'm not a Kobe fan. I'm not even a basketball fan. This woman's behavior doesn't say "victim" to me.
Finally, a use for that dormant GMail account. Use it as a great big hard disk that can be accessed from anywhere. [more inside]
Everything you wanted to know about menstruation.
But were too busy dodging plates to ask. Or feeling too rubbish to look up (depending).
Includes jokes.
The Cross in Space
via bifurcated rivets
It's all about the O. Guess I wasn't the only one whose eye was caught by that commercial. probably USian monkeys only.
MofiMefiMeet Seattle Monkeys, please join us at the Big Time in the U on March 5. Flaunt your tees, as it's been years since Matt launchend any couture.
Masquerade and the Mysteries of Kit Williams
I had a copy of untitled as a kid and was much attached to it.
Kit's work is intricate, beautiful and intriguing; surely I'm not alone in my nostalgia for these books?
US Supreme Court Bans Executions for Minors. Well, for those who committed their crime(s) as minors. [more inside]
March 01, 2005
Fine, felt and fat-free. These look sew yummy, and according to the felt food pyramid I'm allowed half of one.
Teacher Gone Wild!! (wmv File) A Student in Brick Township NJ filmed his teacher going apesh*t in class with his camera phone. This really brings back memories of high school.
Star Wars stickers. Also, Star Wars Tazos, Mars Attacks Cards, A-Team stickers, Horror Cards, More horror cards (and aliens and spaceships, too), Thundercats stickers, Space 1999 stickers, Civil War cards (and many more) [more inside]
Curious George: Living with Epilepsy. Looking for monkeys with experience living with (or living with another who has) epilepsy. [more inside]
Rock and Roll Hall of Douchebags A wonderful collection of Lame and Funny Band promotional Photos.
Swamp meetup [+]
Sign and sight is the English version of on-line German culture magazine Perlentaucher. Launched heute. </Dinglish>
President Bush praises the contribution of Wales to the international community. Wales flattered but nonplussed. [more inside]
Virulent George...
Discussed before , but what I want to know, is what are we to do about it at a personal level? Say CNN gets all nuts one morning and announces a couple thousand dead in a week in Thailand. Then what?
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The smile that says where you’re from A study has established that the Americans and the British have different smiles. [more inside]
Timber Framing. Think of timberframe and most people think of England but timberframed homes are common in New England and were a popular building method for barns throughout America. Traditional Japanese homes and Chinese homes also employ timberframing. Learn more from the Timber Framers Guild and see some great images of timberframes in America from the Library of Congress. Explore Weald and Downland, an outdoor museum in England with really drafty homes. The cherry on top has to be a presentation of a Chinese timberframe by the Peabody Essex Museum. [more inside]
Holmes. Sherlock Holmes, the amateur detective, chemist, violin player, boxer, and swordsman (among other talents) . . .
U.S. bankruptcy reform now on Senate floor. Pushed by the credit card industry, a formidable bankruptcy reform package (S.256) has made it out of committee and is widely expected to pass. While indeed it will crack down on the deadbeats, the reform will also make things considerably more difficult for those snowed in by medical debt and layoffs, many who will be in limbo unable to qualify for Ch 7 but unable to afford a Ch 13. Tenants will also lose protection when they file. More info [PDF].
