Links posted in July 2004
July 31, 2004
Trystan's Closet I came across this while searching the name of a clothing store. While not what I was looking for, this woman's gallery of nerd-fabulous creations was a cool discovery nonetheless. [more inside]
28MM a photography magazine.
Five Eight
(Quicktime video)
One of the most legendary bands in the history of the Athens, Georgia music scene. These guys have been around a long time. I once saw this band at the Brass Mug in Tampa and the lead singer Mike Mantione stripped naked and read poetry. He said he wouldn't stop until he sold enough CDs and t-shirts for gas money for the band's van. That kinda stuff is normal for this band.
Death of discourse? [more inside]
Mystery Chimpanzee Deaths blamed on Anthrax - the list of extinction threats to Chimps, such as destruction of forest habitat, the bushmeat trade and other diseases, now includes anthrax. Cause of death of nine chimps who died on the Ivory Coast between 2001 and 2002 has been found to be the infamous bacteria.
When you've got to feel it in your bones... A Murder of Skeletons. An exquisitely designed Flash game. Be sure to click the little asterisk in the bottom-right of the game window in order to listen to some suitably atmospheric music from Johnny Hollow. (Seen at MeFi.)
You thought Gene Simmons was getting a lot of trim. Gene study shows that 8% of *all* Asian men are descended from a single patriarch; and it had to have been a guy who, uh, gets around. Speculation is that it was Ghengis-Khan.
Japanese Temple Geometry. During Japan's period of national seclusion (1639--1854), native mathematics thrived, as evidenced in sangaku--wooden tablets engraved with geometry problems hung under the roofs of shrines and temples. Also check out these sangaku problems.
"The Singing Nun" - her strange and sad end.
"Dominique" made her a star, but after the music died it all went straight to hell. It looks a little sexier in the Italian version. What a drag...I just assumed she was happily belting away in a convent somewhere.
Rock and roll really is a vicious game.
Preparing for Ermergencies:
What you need to know. From the good people at the HM Department of Vague Paranoia.
via neilgaimen.com
July 30, 2004
Typical advertising is for jerks. Joey the Midwife isn't. Ho-hum... another ad campaign... call the ex-football star, the girls in bikinis, the rock band with the most tattoos... make your stupid commercial... then wonder why nobody's buying your stupid goddamn deoderant. Money well spent? Doubt it.
How fast can you read? [more inside]
The case that must not be named (via jwz)
Curious George: I have less than 72 hours to take a drug test that I may not pass - and let's just say the consequences will be dire if I don't. Help me, monkeys, in my time of need. [more inside]
This land is your land. . . When was the last time you saw John Kerry on his knees before world leaders, clad in S&M gear and with a ball gag in his mouth? Or eyed President Bush looking sheepish in a red dunce cap? [more inside]
The Corporation. One of the most important documentary films of the modern era. Starring 7 CEOs, 3 VPs, 2 Whistleblowers, 1 Broker, 1 Spy, and 1 Really Big Mess. Find out when it's coming to your town, and check out the trailer. [more inside]
Build-to-Suit: A Castle "This is a simple site for those interested in building, purchasing, or designing a solid stone castle ... While the old castles were cold, damp, and downright miserable, our castles are toasty warm, dry, and healthy to live in." (via coudal) [more inside]
An introduction to Leet. Something of a followup to this thread.
TROGDOR!!!! I have recently become hip to the glory that is Trogdor. It seems this (currently unfinished but promising) plush incarnation follows in a long line of t-shirts, computer games, die-cast models, lego creations, primitive drawings, and pop culture references.
Petrarch the father of Humanism, is 700. The Petrarchan Grotto is worth a look, or check out the story of Petrarch and Laura. The old chap is in reasonable condition , given that he's been dug up a few times. Except that his head has been replaced with a woman's.
Wanna be a Carny?
Gotta learn the lingo.
Also through this site: American circus lingo, Brit/Euro slang, Vaudville slang, and Audio Samples thereof.
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Kuma\War , an online game service "that allows players to experience re-creations of real world military events weeks after they occur," has just launched a "Stories From The Front" contest to find the most compelling real battle story from a U.S. soldier. The winner and three friends will appear in the playable episode as 3D game characters, and in a broadband video. Is this cool or sick?
This article claims that Bush in retreating into his own little world and that he is not handling his job well at all. This one claims that he's taking anti-depressants. We can hope that things will not turn out well for him. (Both articles Capital Blue)
V.S. Ramachandran's Illusions uncover how your brain makes sense of motion. [more inside]
A little something to help Tracicle fill up that 40gig iPod... the Red Ferret Journal's 1 Million Free and Legal Music Tracks Wiki.
Curious George: Kerry waffles? Does anyone know whether Kerry lives up to the allegations that he waffles on issues, or is this taken out of context? I manage a large, closed phpBB board, and Bush supporters, who have a 41% lead over Kerry supporters according to a poll I ran last week (90 votes), seem largely fixated on this one point.
Bush Campaign Advice For Americans
"Why don't they get new jobs if they're unhappy -- or go on Prozac?" said Susan Sheybani, an assistant to Bush campaign spokesman Terry Holt.
Magical Stories of the Hijras. In India, 100,000 hijra eunuchs are a caste unto themselves. [Via Disinformation.]
July 29, 2004
Ever wondered if they know?
Sure, music taste is subjective. But there should be some simple touchstones that everyone can agree are truly over-rated and their popularity detrimental to the overall state of music.
Then, of course, there are the albums that everyone is REQUIRED to like, regardless of them being any good (see here).
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Well, whaddya know, it's the July Surprise. (More inside)
Jon Stewart talks to Ted Koppel. "I know my role, I'm the dancing monkey."
The Abyss - a dynamic artwork (Flash) An interactive journey, following one man's internal journey through grief, anger, loss of faith, understanding, acceptance, and healing.
Is it a picture or a painting? - There is recent speculation that 17th century artist Johannes Vermeer used a precurser to the camera, the Camera Obscura, to create his incredibly detailed paintings. The result is an interesting blurring between artistic and scientific mediums.
Phonebashing Do we believe that vandalism is a valid form of protest?
"for your veiwing pleasure, several movie clips depicting our work! All these clips have been recorded very recently and are no bigger than 1MB (all are in quicktime format). All the people concerned are real members of the public and no one was refunded for the loss of their mobile telephone."I don't. I sympathise with the victims trying to get the police to take the crime seriously.
Francis Crick dead at 88. [more inside]
Fight fire with fire; fight dung with dung. I don't remember this in Dante, but it must appear somewhere within Malebolge: a smoky, stinky blaze in the dried crust of a three-acre manure lagoon on a dairy farm.
Are you a Claymate? No? Would you like to be Clayverted?. You might have a chance to score points with the Claymate of the Week if you do. Please note, that if you do clayvert, to bash anyone that says anything bad about Our Clay.
Great Hackers
(second post today, I know, but it's a great essay)
Wildlife getting in on the game
so you have a gaping wound, and don't know what to do? well, you can bleed to death. Or, thanks to potatoes, you can keep on living.
Kopi Luwak
A food scientist has cracked the secrets of the world's most expensive coffee, Kopi Luwak (described by some as "earthy, musty, syrupy, smooth and rich, with both jungle and chocolate undertones"), whose beans pass through the intestinal tract of an Indonesian civet before being roasted and savoured.
Maybe they could ask this Belgian artist to build a machine to make this coffee without the help of cats?
Be prepared ...
after all you never know when those terrorists might strike ... but if you think it's all a bit silly ... then you could always take the piss
But sady, the UK government has failed to see the joke
The Original Lord of the Rings Movie - 1956
- Long before Bakshi, long before Jackson, did you know Tolkien's master work was originally adapted and filmed by Warner Brothers, starring Humphrey Bogart, Marlene Dietrich, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre & Orson Welles? Raymond Chandler wrote the screenplay based upon the book from the year before, Bernard Herrman did the music, and all was directed by Howard Hawks.
Amazingly, this forgotton masterpiece was never released.. (ahem).. for some reason. Now you can watch it. If you have Apple Quicktime.
Right-Click the link & Save Link/Target As if you want to download it.
18.5 MB QUICKTIME movie. Courtesy of The Tolkien Sarcasm Pages
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Ouchie. Looks about as much fun as a poke in the eye. [more inside]
The Andhra Pradesh State Police Crime Investigation Department [more inside]
Marry Blaire dot com. I'm going to be 27 and I'm ready to get married. Actually, my goal is to be engaged by December 2004. As her "Countdown to My Engagement" clock warns, she only has 155 days left. Her current suitors include a guy who likes DQ Blizzards and "home manicures"; past suitors are catalogued here, and the whole thing is blogged.
Important information from the Ministry of Vague Paranoia And the response from the Cabinet office.
Best. Job. Ever. People wanting to work as strippers in Canada must submit a portfolio of their performances to convince immigration officers they deserve that visa. [more inside]
river typing game although its in chinese, its pretty fun. figure out which people can cross the river with whom. a lot like blood typing. [more inside]
Drive-in movie theatres have dwindled, but are being rediscovered and are recovering; offering romantic cinema al fresco under the stars, larger screens, a nostalgic alternative, and also a greater value for your dollar.
Curious George: Does anyone know anything about how long typical multivitamins would last after their sell-by date / best-potency-by date has expired? [more inside]
Curious George: Admin (or someone) please hope me.
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Urban Asshole Notification Cards
Do Monkeys prefer chicken or tuna? After (mis-)identifying some of these sandwiches, one might want to stick with ))'s.
Vaginoscopio is a collection of kaleidoscopic and tiled images of female nudes created by different artists. Be sure to check out the different sizes for the full-screen images. (NSFW if your boss can figure out what you are looking at.)
Curious George: Custom Cell Ringers I have a PowerBook G4 and a Siemens S56 phone through Cingular. Any recommendations?
July 28, 2004
Bill O'Reilly Vs Michael Moore Via Loaded Mouth. I got nothing to say about this. I am very interested in what my fellow monkeys have to say.
Curious George: Getting there ahead of the moving truck - I'm moving to a new state in two and a half weeks and there is a very real possibility that my fiance, the three cats and I will arrive ahead of all of our stuff. Any suggestions on what to do with ourselves with nothing in the house except some bedding, toilettries, a couple sets of clothes and three very agitated cats? [more inside]
Death Star spotted in our solar system!! Say your prayers, Darth Vader may kill us all! (via fark)
Those wacky DNC bloggers. Here is an updating page of recent posts by conventioneering bloggers. Just a little something that Blogger set up before sending representatives to the DNC. I have it on a spare monitor at work. Let the loss of productivity commence.
Treasures of the World From PBS comes this intriguing, somewhat behind the scenes, look at the Taj Mahal, the Mona Lisa, Guernica, the Hope Diamond and others. [more inside]
Hey, kids! It's the I, Terrorist Contest! "In no more than 300 words, respond to the following: You have just been appointed the commander of a terrorist cell in the United States of America. You have five subordinates, all of whom are more than willing to give up their lives for your cause. Your orders are simple; instill as much fear and create as much destruction as you can using either an entirely new method of attack or a modification on a past attack." Put on those terror thinking caps, win $500!
"My Beef With Big Media" by Ted Turner
We need a new set of rules that will break these huge companies to pieces.
Captain Outrageous holds forth on the FCC messing up and why Big Media will doom society if it goes unchallenged. [via DayPop]
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This is what democracy looks like.
Curious George: Baseball coverage on the net. I live in the UK, and have started getting interested in Baseball. Do you know any (hopefully free) internet radio, or video even that covers MLB games?
Suicide is reaching epidemic proportions in Japan. The rate is one nearly every 15 minutes. Particularly disturbing is the problem in rural areas, where it is said that nearly everyone knows someone who has committed suicide. Very sad.
A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!
Segway Polo, including 3 minute video. [WMV]
Dogshitter Wants
represents a journey through the world of the bizarre. A world of make believe that lives in all of us but not everyone. A world that lets you escape the tight structure of the normal and embrace the beauty of the surreal.
- or so Biganimal, the company that made these weird cartoons, tell us on their Projects<<Dogshitter Wants pages.
Dogshitter Wants main site (Flash interface).
Note: some people think this cartoon is shit. I do not.
FLASH interface. Requires QUICKTIME to view the toons. NSFW unless you're ok with a character that shouts "I AM DOGSHITTER WANTS" a lot.
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U.S. Grants Protection for Anti-Tehran Group in Iraq. Note for any of the terrorists playing at home: As long as you attack countries that we don't like, you're cool by us.
50 Worst Guitar Solos? Allegedly the 50 worst guitar solos of all time. [more inside]
BZFlag is a free multiplayer multiplatform 3D tank battle game.
Punk Rock MP3's!!!
Punk Rock will never Die!!!
(as long as it's FREE)
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Simpsons: A Gay Ol' Time (From Yahoo! news) A longtime character comes out of the closet, according to the producer, Al Jean. I, personally, hope it's Lenny.
Fetal Cells Offer Hope In China. In Beijing, fetal stem cells are being used to treat victims of paralysis and Lou Gehrig's disease.
Penny Postcards. Not your average run-of-the-mill e-cards. Categories include hungover, toilets and just plain weird. My favorites are the WWII cards. (via BonBon) Enjoy!
Welcome to the Vengeance Scale.
Next time you get curious about just how sweet revenge is, place your fury on this handy dandy scale of vengeance.
(Your milage may vary)
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Atrios Went Public Atrios (real name Duncan) has had his photo posted on Talk Left and the Scripting News.
July 27, 2004
On Classical. 8000+ free classical MIDIs.
Here we have "the gift registry and resource for the newly single," also known as TheyTookEverything.com. What's the worst thing an ex ever stole from you? Like my sweetie's ex took his cat on the way out. Now THAT is low.
Genocide In Suden
This is a linked-filled post and we monkeys like links.
The Sudan crisis hasn't really been getting a lot of media attention. Blunted noted: "Bush won't even merely take place sanctions on Sudan." I wonder if it has anything to do with this.
With the completion of a major oil export pipeline in July 1999, Sudanese crude oil production and exports have risen rapidly over the past few years. Sudan's estimated oil reserves have doubled since 2001, with crude production reaching an estimated 345,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) in June 2004. Energy Minister Awad al-Jaz said in May 2004 that he expected crude production to reach 500,000 bbl/d in 2005.
The Mystery Pit of Oak Island
One can only wonder what would have happened if young Daniel McGinnis had chosen to go exploring somewhere else on that fateful day in the summer of 1795.
Some have died. An inscribed stone was lost. Theories abound. But not finding the treasure doesn't mean you can't make money.
Anti-social behaviour orders aka Asbos are a UK law designed to protect the public from behaviour that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. And the cool thing about them is that they are heard as civil cases, which allows hearsay and balance of probabilities. But breach of an Asbo is a criminal offence. [more inside]
Is your jacket mp3/cell-equipped? If not, you're a total out-of-it loser shmuck.
H
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Birthday!
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Meet my son "Buttocks" and my daughter "Prostitute". Japanese Diet allows the adaptation of new kanji for names. The sky's not the limit though: "rape" and "cancer" are still verboten.
I got an abortion.
These soft and comfortable fitted tees assert a powerful message in support of women's rights.
Someone please enlighten me on how these T-shirts further the cause of women's rights. Seems in bad taste to me, of course not as bad as this shirt mind you.
giant robo flash fun
half the fun is figuring out how to play.
have at it.
A preemptive strike! The Democratic National Convention. Go there, and say no more. For now.
¿Monstera Deliciosa? It looks weird, takes a long time to develop (up to a year!), and tastes like a couple totally different things. It's like fruit by Heiner Mueller! This thing is so god damn amazingly tasty...like a Wonka fruit salad...which should explain the name, which sounds like it should be a burrito in surfer country. Oh, and I almost forgot the BEST PART: it peels itself.
Escher Web Sketch
[java applet] Explore the seventeen symmetry possibilities in two-dimensional space - or just move the mouse around - to create grandma's wallpaper groovy repeating patterns.
John Kerry's role in uncovering the Iran-Contra scandal.
The love that dare not speak its name. [more inside]
Random Word Generator By analyising the frequency of pairs of letters in 45,402 different words it is possible to generate new words which, although, don't have any meaning are reasonably syntactically correct. [more inside]
July 26, 2004
Ambush Another day at work for U.S. troops in Iraq. (wmv file)
Where's Joe? - Where's the Joe Wilson media coverage? [more inside]
Emo boys told to "stuff it" I didn't realize I was one until I read this. No wonder I can't get a date. [more inside]
Campaign Songs, from The Integral. 2004. The world's sole superpower holds an election to decide the fate of the planet. Two men, both Yale-educated, are facing off in one of the most contentious campaigns in their nation's history. And an influential Congressional staffer releases an album called simply Campaign Songs under the pseudonym "the integral" to protect his identity. Tippecanoe and Cheney too. [more inside]
Direct from God offers personalized letters to members of the military in Iraq from The Almighty. A sample: "You are an amazing young man, Matt. You epitomize all that is good and clean and pure about mankind. Much like my own Son." $7.95 each plus $1.50 for shipping.
WTF!?
(see URL)
Sorry, no description possible [Although possibly NSFW and extremely annoying]. Click on "ENTER" (if you find it) to see next eyes-burning graphic.
Further warning: some pages have MIDI music.
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"A man in Suva, Fiji, is being taught to act human after being raised as a chicken."
Gwuh?
Journey into Kimland: An American expat's experiences on a trip to North Korea. [more inside]
The Horrible World of Flying Slugs!
wordcount
(flash)
WordCount is an artistic experiment in the way we use language. It presents the 86,800 most frequently used English words, ranked in order of commonality. Each word is scaled to reflect its frequency relative to the words that precede and follow it.
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July 25, 2004
Rebirth of a nation. How the 1954 World Cup final brought Germany back to life. [more inside]
The Earth Sings I found this soothing, do you?. Everyday should be Earth Day. Don't you agree?
Who was General Tso and why are we eating his chicken.? [Washington Post]
Donnie Darko for Dummies
Salon spills and spoils everything on the newly released Director cut of cult-hit Donnie Darko. [requires watching annoying ad]
"So if you haven't seen "Darko" and don't want the film spoiled, don't read any further. (The publishers of Salon have asked me to note that instead of reading you might consider blindly flipping through the next six pages and clicking on all the ads.)"
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Tall Ships, Regattas and fond memories.
Taboo Thousands of people have had some form of cosmetic surgery, and not just in America. But that doesn't mean you can talk about it.
July 24, 2004
Anne Jacobsen article from WomansWallStreet about her experience on a flight with a groups of suspicious acting "Arabs." Personally, I think it's xenophobia, meant to keep us is fear; but hey, you read it and tell me what you think. Oh here's the followup.
"just plain false. Not Bill Clinton “depends upon what is is” false, but false the way most Americans learned growing up: just not true." Bill O'Reilly has declared "it's war" between Fox News Channel and the New York Times. Larry Lessig has no problems with that, he just wants O'Reilly to apologize to Jeremy Glick. [more inside]
Curious George - I just enjoyed a great link by homunculus and I am very happy that Gyan (the music man) and languagehat are here to share their perspectives and fun links with us. I seem to remember seeing other MeFites posting here. How many other Metafilter members eventually signed up here when we were remarked upon over at that other site? Are there any others willing to "come out"? [more inside]
Osama's Cyber War Oh those pesky tourists! [more inside]
Jenna and Barbara Bush Online Chat Now I agree with Atrios, Ana Marie Cox (aka Wonkette) may be pulling our leg. If not then this online chat is hysterical. It seems that the Bush girls talk like 50 year-old White House speechwriters and like to pepper their language with a Bill and Ted "excellent." [more inside]
I want a short wave radio please. "59372 98324 19043 78903 95320...". The mechanized female voice drones on and on... What have you stumbled on to? Instructions to spies? Messages exchanged between drug dealers? Deliberate attempts at deception and mis-information?
High speed video and still images. (The images in the last link are in .pdf format.)
Pleix Films
- A collection of weird and disturbing short films. My personal favorite? Beauty Kit
(First link req Real Player, second Quicktime)
Children's books of the early Soviet era
Curious George: Hosted server I need some help from the monkeys here for finding a reliable hosted web server. [more inside]
The Hero Machine
is endless fun.
Cheaper than City of Heroes!
July 23, 2004
Friday Flash Fun
It's still Friday, right?
Sound is mandatory !
What OS are you?
Cute quiz if you've got time to answer twenty questions.
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Gallery of Apollo mission photos. via Slashdot, sorted by mission number. I know a lot of us probably saw it over there, but I think it's worth posting here as well. [more inside]
Colin Powell: YMCA. I was shocked to find no link to this on MeFi. Via Insomnia. [more inside]
Blogs Write About Reporters Writing About Blogs
Now this is just getting silly.
Kos points out how silly the coverage of bloggers that will be covering the Democratic Convention.
One reporter asked Jerome of MyDD what he would be covering at the convention. Jerome replied, "I'll be writing about you writing about me." It's getting to be that absurd.
I hear the that (hold your hats) the television media is going to film bloggers at their laptops. Now that's riveting TV.
One-Letter Words. All-Consonant Words. Strange and unusual dictionaries.
a steak, a girl, a fur bikini=???
What is not on the net. Marylaine Block, librarian and creator of the excellent Best Information on the Net, provides a much-needed reality check on the idea that you can find it all with the click of a mouse. "Because of the inordinate cost of digitizing, lack of interest, and copyright issues, most of the world's information will NEVER be on the internet, or at least not for free." Yes, the essay is a couple of years old, and yes, it's impressionistic, but it's true, and will continue to be true for many years to come. Go visit your local library and refresh your research skills.
Unabridged Letters of Van Gogh
Genius sorted by topic (Art, Food-and-Drink, Health, Psychology, etc) and searchable.
"As far as I understand it, we of course agree perfectly about black in nature. Absolute black does not really exist. But like white, it is present in almost every colour, and forms the endless variety of greys, - different in tone and strength. So that in nature one really sees nothing else but those tones or shades."
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Lets go barefoot to Jimmys house. He's that kid with the weird huggable sprinkler. Dont forget your Bonk-a-Sticka! If we get hungry we can make some Monkey Pops since we cant get those yummy Chili Cheese Burritos anymore. Don't you love summertime?
Transportation Futuristics. Hover cars. Monorails. Escape pods. You know.
One more reason I won't be joining the military any time soon.
US military have developed a dried food ration that troops can hydrate by adding the filthiest of muddy swamp water or even peeing on it.
I can see the benefits of these rations, and the science behind the packaging is amazing but it's still disgusting.
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Anti-SUV
Some folks have taken to the web to discourage the SUV fad.
...and express their feelings about the gas guzzlin H2.
Now you can add your 2 cents.
Presbyterian Church of USA is divesting itself of investments in Israel.
MeatShake Taste the Secret!
Muu!
Hva er Muu?
(QT, 2.1 mg)
Curious George It seems there is a lot of material out there that ridicules W, much more so than for previous presidents. (I'm not complaining though) A lot of it doesn't appear to have a root in something he has said or done (example, the W playing cards) although much of it is quite justified. I am a young monkey so I might not have the memory needed to make a comparison. So I ask you : is W the butt of more jokes than our former chiefs, or do I just not remember the others?
The W is for Wanton Words that will never be used to describe this playing card deck of vintage George W. Bush erotica: "hauntingly beautiful."
Dance, and drink, and screw. Because there's nothing else to do. In which William Shatner covers Pulp's Common People, as previously promised. My brain has just launched legal action against my ears. (Quicktime, 2MB, large snippet of song) [more inside]
"She's Lost Control." Joy Division, George W. Bush, nipple wrenches and a gimp. [NSFW, .wmv, via Fleshbot.]
July 22, 2004
Talking Points: They're True Because They're Said A Lot Real media (you monkeys have been warned).
Australia. Crap, apparently. Oddly enough, this masterpiece of spittle-flecked venom wrought in HTML is not, in fact, by a New Zealander.
It was easy to overlook 97 Orchard Street. The building was but one of the thousands of tenements that sprouted up on the Lower East Side during the nineteenth century.
Let's talk body odor. Would you want to know?(via Obscure Store) [more inside]
Ethnologue - Want to learn where different languages are spoken and approximately how many people speak the language? This is your site. For instance: Languages of the USA
Human Timeline Do you know when humans first migrated from Africa? When did humans first plant seeds? When did the Neanderthals die out? A handy guide. [more inside]
Seymour Hersh A.C.L.U. address video (Real Player). Also in transcript form. Introduction: ". . .it's so ironic, ... the best information we may get about this election may come from a combination of John Sayles, Fahrenheit 9-11, The Control Room and the nightly news by John Stewart."
This being my first online community experience, I found this link to be especially interesting. I had no idea trolling and the response to it was so, um, multi-layered.
The Complete Works of HP Lovecraft
A fan trailer for an incredible looking film.
'New Body of Art' Series (NSFW)
Dozens of cute japanese fisheye puppy pictures and two kittens. Discuss.
Blair blames Chirac for war on Iraq.
This just gets funnier.
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Curious George Post-apocalyptic novels? Any monkeys know any good ones (MI) [more inside]
Cuddle Party
Yet another reason that we will not be spared when our alien overlords take over the planet.
Seriously, I've got to see this.
"Monkey Apes Humans By Walking on Two Legs"
The picture is killing me.
nicked from WAXY, as per usual.
A British magpie named Thatcher has been banned from his regular Pub
The clever bird enjoyed drinking lager so much he would steal it from patrons - and sometimes attack their kids - and squawk angrily if not given his beer. Yes, this post is both a weird animal story and about beer - subjects very close to my heart.
This link also contains a picture of a guy drinking a pint - be warned - may cause thirstiness
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Curious George: RSS
Ehrm, am I the only one who reads MonkeyFilter through an RSS reader? I often get strange errors in the RSS feed. Wrong linkage, or just malformed posts.
Take for example the html from the RSS of the previous post:
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The 8-year legal fight over the 9,200-year-old skeleton of Kennewick Man than with American Indians) is finally over, but the scientists face a new wrangle: access to the remains. [more inside]
July 21, 2004
Jealous of Orang-Pendek, a 5-yr old black macaque at an Israeli zoo has begun walking upright in human-like manner after a close brush with death. With a picture.
An Intuitive Explanation of Bayesian Reasoning. [Contains Java]
Design by serendipity: you supply the text, typoGenerator googles random images and adds effects for interesting results.
Curious George:
Hey Monkeys! We know youve got pets, we know youre good looking, and some of you even have a life! So what's your sign, baby. (Unless you're too much a 21st century kinda guy/gal.)
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And you thought you left sororities behind in college... An exclusive girls' club in our nation's capital whose members are concerned with the important issues of the day: philanthropy, networking, ending child abuse and clubbing.
Oh wow, he really said that didn't he. Nicely put. [more inside]
Join the Army, get free plastic surgery! And, yes, that includes boob jobs.
Florida Secretary of State Glenda Hood is lying... and I can prove it. (more inside)
"As Fred ran away, mineral oil shot out of his ass..." A heartwarming, illustrated tale of a man, his cat Fred, and an enema. [via Bifurcated Rivets]
Should be nice to find a "mouse" worth millions or is it? Government once again pulls a "Big Brother" on it's constituents (not OUR government, surprisingly) saying "Keep the sweat, we'll keep the money"....honey
Castle. Yet another highly addictive flash game (requires flash (duh) ). Save your castle from evil stick figures!
Betcha didn't know about Association of Lifecasting International, a group of artists who do "lifecasts" of full bodies and body parts. (Don't worry, SFW.) Perhaps preserve your posterior for posterity? Or what other body part of yours would you like "lifecasted"?
The Daily Show wins an award for news programming? this seems pretty funny to me. and sort of sad that a fake news show gives me better news than the real news shows. [more inside]
An interior ministry spokesman says the story is "stupid". Reuters doesn't have the story on its front page, but it's still under Top Stories here. Ho hum.
Everyone loves Magical Trevor. Well, I don't know about everyone, but I really really love Magical Trevor. By the makers of Badgers, The Lord and the wonderful Scampi.
Tokelau--.tk domain names are free The island nation of Tokelau believes "that the Internet was supposed to be 'Free'. Meaning no charges, payments or expected return favors." Me too.
Old English Computer Glossary It doesn't have monkey or filter, but it does have "ofostlic and unclænlic". [more inside]
In Search of Orang-pendek. "Sumatra’s orang-pendek has been described as one of the most likely cryptids to actually exist. Richard Freeman dons his jungle survival kit and ventures into the rain forest to see for himself."
MIndball: One step closer to making human bodies irrelevant
Bill Cameron has this report on the growing phenomenon known as "Internet": [wmv clip] "...a revolution in which 15 million people are taking part. They're sharing scientific data, arguing philosophy or passing on cooking tips and gossip night and day through a computer network called 'Internet.'" [more inside]
A street gang is three or more people who associate together on a regular basis and sometimes claim a specific location or territory. They have an identifiable organization or hierarchy, and either individually or collectively engage in antisocial, unlawful or criminal activity in an effort to further the gang's social or economical status.
Oh my. Oh... oh my.
Almost SFW, but only barely.
NSFyourmentalhealth.
July 20, 2004
Ought I not to believe this? Circumcellions, Antinomians, Adamites, Beguines, and other garden-variety heretics.
Find out who's working in your town!! Click on main index to find your city ****NSFW****.
Metis allows virtual visits to a long list of ancient Greek sites. You can move around on a map of each site and see a panoramic view from whichever point you choose. Requires Quicktime
See Otto Run...er Swim...er...
Its amusing...
Warning, Flash!
Ooooo, baby...more gas, more GAS! Just when you thought you'd heard of every fetish, I give you CarStuckGirls.com! (SFW)
P2P For Democracy! Stolen from Slashdot. This is an effort to make government documents (and memos, and speeches, and reports, etc) available over P2P networks in an effort to give the public the tools to access information on their elected officials that would otherwise be difficult to obtain. [more inside]
DNA Interactive In a total coincidence with the poetry link below, this site has great click-through animations of the history and significance of DNA research. It defies you not to learn something. Just in case you're called to be on the jury of a famous athlete's heinous crime.
Bush: The Anti-democratic President
Jonathan Chait makes a case on how Bush has hurt the democratic process of America more than any other president in modern history.
On another note: the article states that Bush the first president since James Garfield not to veto a bill in his first term. Garfield died in 1881 and didn't serve a full term.
Earth's real biodiversity is invisible, whether we like it or not. "As one moves down the size spectrum of organisms, from the romantic large mammals and birds, through nondescript small arthropods, on down to protozoan, bacterial and viral species, not only does concern for diversity and conservation fall away, it even changes sign." Save the endangered Archaea!
Remember Zots? How about Indian Brand Pumpkin Seeds, or Gold Mine Bubble Gum in the little prospectors bags? Theyre all here -- and lots more -- at Groovy Candies: Hard To Find Candy From The 60s.
DNA + 5-7-5
"Now, in a world of clones, chimeras, and transgenic creatures, it is time to consider new directions for poetry in vivo."
(Eduardo Kac, also mentioned here)
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Pluck my nasal hair. Via ldma - aka monkey 1400.
Cali hospitals use wi-fi to control IVs! (via engadget) [more inside]
Office Messes
NYT article about Attention-Deficit Disorder in adults.
4.4 Percent of the adult population suffers from it, making it the second-most-common psychological problem in adults after depression.
''I'm not a multitasker,'' he said, words that could be a slogan for A.D.D.
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Transformers, breakdancing. Self-explanatory, really. Flash, fairly sizeable, marginally cooler than this or this.
Good mothers stop monkeys going bad.
The All Music Guide gets reworked.
The unrivaled music information site recently got a facelift, as well as a number of new features, including music samples and sortable search results. Hopefully the new incarnation will be even better than the awesome predecessor; one drawback, though, is that most of the new features require sign-up, albeit free of charge.
I'll miss the signature chunky yellow scheme, but the sleek new metallic seems pretty slick as well.
Bulwer-Lytton winners! A yearly contest for deliciously horrible writing. [more inside]
Ronstadt praises F9/11, all hell breaks loose. Before singing "Desperado" for an encore Saturday night, the 58-year-old rocker called Moore a "great American patriot" and "someone who is spreading the truth." . . . some of the 4,500 people in attendance stormed out of the theater. People also tore down concert posters and tossed cocktails into the air. [more inside]
July 19, 2004
The official rules for calling 'Shotgun' in an automobile. [more inside]
Ashes and Snow. Photography by Gregory Colbert. (Flash, resizes window, via wood s lot.)
Guinea Man Discovers 182-Carat Diamond! I'm sure it will bring him joy and happiness like diamonds have done for the people of Sierra Leone. [more inside]
Isometric pixel art,
isometric pixel art, isometric pixel art, isometric pixel art
How do they do it?
False Advertising - A Gallery of Parody "Ads" for various companies / industries with a subversive bent.
RateBeer.com , "widely recognized as the most accurate and most-visited source for beer information," has announced the "World's Worst Beers." Cheers!
London Meetup?
Back in June there was a talk of a UK meetup in the London area when certain Monkeys happened to be in the area. I think late August was mentioned.
(that's London, UK, not London, Ontario, though it is a mistake easily made)
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Cambodian Healing Bull. (RealMedia) Also: The fence-post Virgin Mary and the bleeding statues and something about a shrine that drinks yogurt or something. From the BBC.
"This land will surely vote for me!"
July 18, 2004
Bizarre Op-Ed of the Day
Note: the date this op-ed was published is July 18, 2004.
Barbara Ehrenreich tells Ralph Nader that it's over (when did it ever begin) and then writes this:
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Is anyone really surprised? Arnold Schwarzenegger is throwing a hissy-fit over legislators' delay in pushing his budget through. On Saturday, he called them "girlie men", twice, and asked voters to "terminate" those who oppose him (by voting against them). [more inside]
Trade cards, simple to fancy, some diecut. Here one may meet Uncle Sam hawking oysters, join a polar bear party, or eye a lassie who likes her malt. Mercantile ingenuity knows no bounds.
Blondestar. Always There. Always On. "The following conversation is real. It took place on Tuesday, June 8, 2004, between a BlondeStar advisor and a subscriber." (click on big blue box to listen to 1 min. 14 sec. MP3 file) [more inside]
Spider-maaan, Spider-maaan, Does whatever a spider can... Apart from in this instance spin webs. Instead he's got to rely on the Batman Lookalike Trapeze Artist Union to safely guide him through the skies of New York. Or, uh, something. [Flash]
Alien in 30 Seconds. [Flash] Performed by cartoon bunnies. From the makers of Titanic, The Shining, and The Exorcist. Via ABS.
Inexplicable object of the week. I searched, I did. Can it really be no one's posted it here yet? Including a suppos... supplement to this post.
A quiver of cobras and a charm of hummingbirds.
Curious George: has anyone here had their bank account tapped? [More inside] [more inside]
Bikes against Bush
[Oh no, not another anti-Bush link.]
Josh Kinberg, the same guy who brought us the wireless access bike has built another cunning human powered device.
During the Republican Convention he will officially roll out the new bike. For know he just loves New York. [2 MB QT] (also available in Real Video.)
Can you imagine a whole slew of these bikes driving through NY? Followed by Republican cleaner squads? I hope he doesn't get arrested.
Here is an interview with Josh Kinberg, "Profile of a wireless activist".
Ordering pizza in a surveillance society. [Flash, via Crooked Timber.]
July 17, 2004
Kerrang magazine appoints Satan as the #2 most important person in Rock.
#10 is Avril Lavigne.
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Is President Bush a Homo? Betty Bowers seems to think so. [more inside]
Haunted rubberduck for sale. [more inside]
Lightning Break Snooker (zip file containing a flash game) [more inside]
The Parking Meter Fairy has a lavender-coloured tutu, a pink curly wig, his name is Xavier, and he wears a mask. Plus he rollerblades. And you thought your job was tough. [more inside]
past life? So I was a Hungry Executioner. Thats scarey. [more inside]
Setting the tone I really don't have the first idea if this is true or false, but the link alleges that new Iraqi PM Allawi shot six prisoners in the head shortly before assuming power. [more inside]
Are you safe? Even in small doses this substance can harm, even kill. And yet it's a main ingredient in baby food.
Saltacol is a lovely Flash game that I posted here in the early days. I wish there was more imagination and creativity like this in the world of Flash games. Have any other monkeys found games "like" this that you recommend? I hope more recent MoFites will enjoy Saltacol. Be warned: it is frustrating and addictive and might take a while to solve. Kind of like The Chasm...
Discussing Disgust. On the folly of gross-out public policy. An interview with Martha Nussbaum. [more inside]
July 16, 2004
Have you ever wondered what a number (or other mathematical object) is? Many philosophers and mathematicians have wondered this same thing. (Don't miss the second link, great glossary!) Plato thought they were eternal forms beyond the physical world. Frege thought they were logical constructions. Formalism was promising but famously disproved by Gödel's Incompleteness Proof. There are also, if you can understand them, the intuitionists. [more inside]
The OTHER Meetup Calling all West Coast Monkeys! [more inside]
Peter Pan [No more inside]
I Want A Pony: Venerable MonkeyBashi - can we keep the sidebar links longer than 24 hours? [more inside]
Cameron Diaz Vs Fleshbot According to Wired News, Cameron Diaz's attorneys wrote a cease and desist letter to Nick Denton. Diaz's attorneys want Fleshbot (NSFW) to take down a post and link to a softcore video made during Diaz's salad days. The video features "The video features Diaz topless and in fishnets. She and a leather-clad model named Natasha are vamping it up in a bondage scene with a chained man wearing nothing but a loose-fitting loincloth. At one point, the twosome toy with their male "slave," making him wear a black leather bondage mask and pretending to subjugate him." Denton probably loves the controversy. Of course, there are the rumors that Ana Marie Cox will be in Playboy.
So has evolution come to a stop? <via ArtsJournal>
Curious George: NSFW?
Why aren't you working, instead of browsing the internet?
I've been part of large-scale 'net communities since the mid-1990s, and this "NSFW" stuff is a bit confusing and alien to me. Is "NSFW" just a way of saying "potentially offensive", or "not for small children"? See, I do all my browsing in a private environment, not in more public places. I'm not trying to be a bastard or troll (honest), I'm just trying to learn a bit about my fellow monkeys. Please share your thoughts.
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Let's Swap Again (Like We Did Last Summer) That's right, folks. Its time for the second round of the MoFi CD Swap. The innaugural round went quite well and I hope all those who participated, and a lot of those who have joined since, will come along for the ride. [more inside]
Bobby Fischer arrested in Japan. Reclusive former Chess Grandmaster Fischer, hero to chess geeks everywhere (and inspiration for a swell movie) now faces extradition to the USA. [more inside]
Friday Flash Fun It is friday right? [ via mooke.org ]
Move over Nguyen Ngoc Loan, there's a new sherrif in town. And he ain't taking no for an answer. [more inside]
4-D Rubix Cube! A 4-dimensional rubix cube. This is for all you monkeys who beat 20 questions yesterday! Warning: Java applet [more inside]
Looking for the latest legal thrill?
This looks so cool. Check out the photos.
(As mentioned in today's McPaper). This can't come to the U.S. fast enough for me. What is it about those innovative Kiwis? Go New Zealand!
Tobacco Farmers Get Bought Out
The Senate approved a plan to give the government broad new powers to regulate the cigarette industry, including the ability to eliminate harmful ingredients in tobacco products and forbid advertising that appeals to children.
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Interview with a would-be suicide bomber.
JR: What was the main reason for you deciding to become a suicide bomber? The one reason in particular.
Hussam: The reason was because my friend was killed. The second reason I did it is because I didn't want to go to school.
Racial harmony through pop and lock. Watch a large white boy create a dialogue through dance with several black, urban youth. Truly breathtaking. From Pop and Lock dot Com.
Curious George: How long is your cat's tail? Why I'm asking: The tail on my sweetie's cat, Asta, is 7 inches long; my cat, Hotsy, has a 12-inch tail! Says here that average cat tails are from 10 to 15 inches. So is Asta's short, or Hotsy's long? A good excuse to measure your cat's tail!
Too geeky for the Olympics? Don't like sport? Here's the answer. The Mathematical Olympiad is currently running in Athens, concluding on 18 July. Test your wits against classic past problems. Suddenly, athletics begins to seem interesting...
Are you tired? Tell us why.
MoFi Meet! NEW YORK MONKEY MEETUP 2!
July 30th, Friday, 8:30 PM
Rock and Rollerskate at Office Ops
More info here, here, here, and here.
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Thomas Edison Films the Electrocution of an Elephant. (a poem)
Freaky Fables: The classic Punch series online.
From Aladdin to Z here's a big collection of timeless tales by Handelsman.
I miss the old Punch.
The Work Ethic The Play Ethic.
Pat Kane in conversation with R.U. Sirius. (Via die puny humans (the filthy monkey, it plans...))
Will Ted Nugent run for the Senate? Because that would be, like, totally awesome. [more inside]
July 15, 2004
One minute vacations. Stressed? In need of a change of ambience? These one minute MP3s of audio captured around the world can help. [more inside]
Help the Kerry Campaign during the Democratic convention - Meg of Mighty Girl fame is in Boston with the Kerry Campaign is looking for people over the age of 21 to help out during the convention. This could be a great opportunity for people in the area.
Undecideds Not So Undecided
Via Political Wire, this follows everything I have been reading about the presidential election. The undecideds are heavily favoring John Kerry and it doesn't seems like George W. Bush can do anything to get them back. The memo linked comes from the GOP polling firm Fabrizio McLaughlin and Associates (so this isn't DNC spin). Their assessment is that "if these undecided voters were leaning any harder against the door of the Kerry camp, they would crash right through it."
On the bright: the GOP does have Rachel Hunter.
Afraid of dentists?
De-sensitize yourself from the comfort of your own chair by listening to these dentistry sounds.
Start with some gentle suction [MP3] followed by a dry drill [MP3]. Continue with a high speed wet drill [MP3] and finally get used to the horrendous sounds of removing tartar [MP3].
[webpage in German, but they make the same sounds over there. NSFW when your co-workers don't like dentists.]
Okay, you may rinse now.
Curious, George: prescription meds online Have any USAian monkeys purchased prescription meds from online and/or Candian pharmacies or discount drug warehouses? [more inside]
Masters of the Iron Crotch! The hardest men in kung fu. Could this be the art practiced by the legendary Iron Balls McGinty? SFW, really. [from plastic via our own homunculus]
Michael Moore violated Canada's election laws , says a Conservative student. If you agree, sign his petition.
The Great Escape. Stephen Hawking has changed his mind, and lost a bet. He now believes it's possible for information to escape from a black hole. [more inside]
20 Questions. Requires anonymous login. Think of an object, computer asks questions, names your object. [more inside]
The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement: Phasing out the human race by voluntarily ceasing to breed will allow Earth's biosphere to return to good health. Oh, they are very serious. And really, is it that bad of an idea? Don't worry; you don't have to stop having sex. But wait! Aren't there good reasons for humans to breed? They have it covered.
Chivas Regal wants you! Do you dream of traveling the world? Do you have a sense of adventure? Do you have the skills to seek out amazing moments and journeys that help define a lifetime, whatever the heck that means? Most importantly, wanna earn $100,000?
The Puppy Channel - Coming to a cable provider near you?
The Word on the Street is the National Library of Scotland's collection of "broadsides" - one sheet predecessors of popular newspapers, which were around between 1650 and 1910. Try the selected highlights (Crime, Ballads, Emigration, Sport,Tragedy and disaster, Marvels, Humour) or search by subject for stuff like the wonderful monkey of Glasgow.
Death of the Book But story telling remains, as ever. [more inside]
What the hell is this? I am literally without words to describe this. "Do not fall into the easy trap of mourning the loss of U.S. lives." Sweet Jesus.
Why David Hockney should not be taken seriously. He claims that Early Renaissance artists including da Vinci, Michelangelo, Bougereau, Raphael, Rembrandt and others didn't really know how to draw and paint realistic images by direct observation, memory, or imagination. Instead they used a projector and traced the image.
Kakapo are fat, green, flightless parrots whose unusual booming calls were once commonly heard on summer nights throughout New Zealand. Now just 83 are known to exist, after Aroha, Aurora and Vollie died suddenly last weekend.
Curious George: French Mefi? Does anyone know of a mefi/mofi equivalent in french?
Tetris
Perfection in a falling block.
Music via Motion. Body movement to create music.
July 14, 2004
GOP Babe-of-the-week winners Potentially NSFW; Check out the Fox News Babes and the current GOP Babe of the Week, Rachel Hunter (again, potentially NSFW).
Fox News Momos The famous John Moody talking points memos are now on online (thanks to Wonkette). Fox did this to show that they are fair and balanced because of the PR nightmare they are getting from the Robert Greenwald's documentry Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism. [more inside]
"It's About Oil" The popular single by Missoula, Montana folk singer Amy Martin. Enjoy.
The Real Ultimate Power!!!11!uno!!1!
Facts:
1. Ninjas are mammals.
2. Ninjas fight ALL the time.
3. The purpose of the ninja is to flip out and kill people.
Maybe that's why they're banned in Nebraska.
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Embalming & Mortuary Science:
Thinking about a career in mortuary science or just curious?
Perhaps most of us thinking that being a doctor would be a little gross. More so, a coroner or mortician. But I have a very caring daughter that is seriously fascinated by death and things medical, and I realized that "it takes all kinds" and I'm certainly glad there are people interested in providing these vital services...more links within.
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Transformus is a "burn" in the mountains of North Carolina -- basically a small version of "Burning Man". I'd love some monkey insight on what to bring, what to expect, etc. (First post, hi everybody!) [more inside]
Flogging Molly - A Guiness Soaked Musical Body Blow More of my favorite music I'd like to share with the Monkeys. Any other fans among you?
Be Top Banana of Monkey Civilization! Well, at least be really good at grooming. This is one of the sillier games I've seen since KoL--but it has monkeys! [more inside]
Bubble Gear handbags, totes and backpacks all contain, um, fish. Living, swimming fishies. Fish as fashion accessories: Is this idea cool or cruel?
eBay is running a pilot program for downloadable music. What will the RIAA think of this?
Pachinko Hoedown!
See Nicholas Cage square(-dance) off against shiny robots (aliens?) in quirky Japanese TV commercials for Sankyu Co Pachinko parlors. Weird/Fun. Description of Pachinko inside, but I look forward to better information from our Monkey Agents in Japan.
(Via Peter Payne and his "gaijin in Japan" updates.)
Darth Vader looks hot. Do you like the beach? Do you like Star Wars? If so, perhaps you will like this old Rolling Stone cover as well.
I'm a fly, and I can't get out of this fly-bottle...
Is philosphy worthless? Maybe, but not more worthless than science. <via ArtsJournal>
Somewhat related to this thread and this other one.
Today the Blue baboon mothership is 5. Happy Birthday Metafilter! Bananas to Matt and Mefi for (too) many hours of informative fun. Thanks for helping make Mofi possible. And thanks to #1 Monkeybashi for bravely picking up the torch. [more inside]
The NY Post has the Scoop! Best. Fark. Photoshop Contest. Ever.
Farenheit 9/11 Notes:
Accusations, insinuations, linkage, dot-connections, outragities, documentzema, black-and-whitism, a pointed index finger, and - reportedly - the partridge in the pear tree.
The refrences in the movie. Comment?
Reality copies Art
Compare:
- The story of the upcoming movie "The Last Shot" (Flash, press 'Pre-production' to read the story line).
- The reality of fiming "Ocean's Twelve" in Sicily.
The very name of Frenchman is become odious!
What the Times said about the French Revolution (Read this ye ENGLISHMEN, with attention, and ardently pray that your happy Constitution may never be outraged by the despotic tyranny of Equalization!)
Happily, it's a very different story this year.
Will Compasses Point South? "The collapse of the Earth's magnetic field, which both guards the planet and guides many of its creatures, appears to have started in earnest about 150 years ago. The field's strength has waned 10 to 15 percent, and the deterioration has accelerated of late, increasing debate over whether it portends a reversal of the lines of magnetic force that normally envelop the Earth."
Big + Rich
I'm deeply embarrassed to admit, but after hearing a few tracks... well, I kinda like these guys.
So here's a guilty pleasure for the truly perverse among you.
July 13, 2004
Federal Marriage Amendment Goes Down In Flames The Democrats in the Senate let the vote go to the floor so the Republicans can cut their throat with it. I agree with Billmon that "the damn thing was never anything more than a campaign stunt to whip up the bigot vote. Now that that's done, we can all move on. The only place this amendment is going to reappear will be in a Bush-Cheney 20-second spot - coming soon to the rural areas of a swing state near you."
Curious George: fashion What's the deal with capri pants and/or flip flops? Am I just out of touch with fashion? [more inside]
Rare East German Video Arcade Machine. East Germany did know how to have a little fun now and then as evidenced by the recently recovered homegrown Poly Play videogame! [more inside]
Can an inflatable version be far behind ?
Energy-Efficient ?
Pros: Energy Efficient, cheap, appropriate use of available resources, easy to maintain, no need for expensive siren - a "moo" suffices,
Cons: well...
On one hand i'm tickled by the whole idea, BUT it saddens me to think that people still dont have access to basic health care in parts of the world while others bitch about how HMOs are teh sux0rs. In developing countries, healthcare is not a basic human right, it's a luxury available to only the rich. Yes most developing countries are full of corrupt politicians that divert much needed funds and aid for their personal gain, but try explaining that to a mother watching her child die of malaria with no access to healthcare.
Sometimes i hate the world we live in!!
Photographs matter. Peter Dombrovskis was a photographer of the Tasmanian wilderness. It was his images, most especially Rock Island Bend, which helped to stop the damming of the Franklin River for hydroelectricity, and which preserved it for the enjoyment of all. [more inside]
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity #1 is one we are all familiar with: "Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation."
Disco. Baseball. Explosions.
What more could anyone want?
How about Loreli?
Swiped from hitandrun
Will comics be the next evolution of the novel?
link from NYT Magazine, reg. req.
Comix, under the (arguably goofy) title of "graphic novels" have steadily been gaining mainstream cred over the last two decades. Does this mean something, or am I just bored today?
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Guess the Dictator and/or Television Sit-Com Character
Psssst! Wanna buy a dinar? Everything you need to know to purchase the world's latest money. Such as: "The new currency will supercede all previous 'Saddam' Dinar, and as of January 15th, 'Saddam' Dinar is considered a collectors item." The current exchange rate is 770 dinar for every US$1; it was 33 cents to $1 before the war. A good investment? Buy 'em here.
Pulp Fiction Bad Mother Fu**er Wallets and other Pulp Fiction/Tarantino memorabilia Pulp Fiction Bad Mother Fu**er Wallets and other Pulp Fiction/Tarantino memorabilia eg the Kill Bill Pussy Wagon keyring/keychain.
The Virtual Gramophone: Canadian historical sound recordings. Et aussi en Français.
The versatile kilt
Have you worn a kilt lately? The kilt is distinctly Scottish, but what about the Irish?
Did the Irish wear kilts too? Whether they did or not is up to debate, but if you want to wear your own, someone has your interests in mind.
UC Irvine's Blog Survey Do you blog? Take this mindblowing survey. It has its own blog. Takes most ppl about 5 minutes. [more inside]
Could the bagpipe actually be cool? Let your ears... [more inside]
NBAK - Neck Brace Art Appreciation Klub
started out as a small but dedicated group of regular folks who share a common interest in "recreational & artistic" neck and back bracing.
They even have a video section.
Some sections are NSFW.
Curious, George, Monkeybashi Is not allowed to read this. More secret monkey stuff. [more inside]
The Hebrew version of Shrek 2 is getting a nip.
In its original Israeli dub, the hit animated comedy had one character threaten to emasculate another by saying "Let's do a David Daor on him" - a reference to the singer's voice.
"This film intends to present me, in perpetuity, as a eunuch, a man with no testicles," Daor said.
Anyone remember what the joke was in English?
Curious George W
It seems that many of the folks who post to this place tend to be politically left (including yours truly). MoFi has conservative members and they are listened to and appreciated, if not always agreed with ;-)
I was wondering if other members visit more "right oriented" sites that have as open of forum as this place does. Most of the blogs I have visited on the right tend towards the dittohead variety without any dissent. I was hoping to check out blogs that skew right, but entertain progressive viewpoints.
Any suggestions?
July 12, 2004
Parkspliced.
From the People who brought you the magnificent London Booted (Previously on Mofi here.), a track by track of Blur's Brit-pop masterpiece, Parklife. Complete with a bonus disc of mashes of all of the albums B-Sides.
There is some fantastic stuff here. Download and play loud. And DONATE.
The next phase of the Brood X invasion: little cicada nypmhs, sprinkling down from the leaves in a horrifying rain of sesame-seed-sized larvae with beady red eyes. The news says that at twilight it'll be like a shower of sparklies from the trees. Isn't anyone concerned about getting these things in their hair and skin? (More permanent link for when that AP story expires.)
Have you seen this shirt? "Your search will begin in the United States of America, but may lead you to places such as the beaches of Europe or the lands of the Orient and Asia." Reminds me a little of Flat Stanley, except, you know, with a profit motivation.
Lord Whimsy: In these times of depressing news of postponed elections and Executive scandal, I'm just glad there are people like Lord Whimsy. Not to be confused with Lord Whimsey (pdf). His charts are enlessly entertaining. His essays are funny and smart. I think we all could take a lesson from How to Become a Bon Vivant. But does he have a livejournal, you ask? Yes he does.
Humiliated, Angry, Ashamed, Brown. Shoreline Community College student Ian Spiers photographs Seattle landmark for class assignment. Interesting photo essay and Homeland Security hijinks ensue.
Cheney Faces Criminal Indictments
. . from the French. Oh and the SEC as well.
so says capitolhillblue
[via linkfilter.]
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I presume it is your intention to start upon a Vaudeville career.
We bid him peace.
Jeff Smith, better know as The Frugal Gourmet, died Friday at age 65. "He always worked under the premise that you could take the fanciest cuisine and if you dug hard enough you could reduce it to its peasant form .. When it was all said and done, the peasant form was the foundation of all cooking for him."
His was my first favorite cooking show.
Flossing Haiku! Brought to you by the National Flossing Council. Yes, you too can Help Spread Peace of Mouth with Smiley the NFC spokesperson!
The Future Has Returned! This morning, shortly after 10am EST 97x, consistently cited as one of the best independent radio stations in America, restarted thier webcast after going silent two months ago when they sold their terrestrial signal. [more inside]
Postpone the election? The Bush administration is reported to be investigating the possibility of postponing the presidential election in the event of a terror attack. [more inside]
The illustrated story of copyright
This is an online version of the out-of-print book of the same name, on the author's homepage (all rights reserved).
The perspective is American, of course, but it still makes interesting reading for the rest of us.
Fuck the Vote!
(NSFW)
I, the undersigned, pledge my vote for anyone but George W. Bush on November 2, 2004 in return for getting laid or at least getting some play.
REVOLUTIONARY GEORGE
So from multiple previous posts and from about town, most of you are probably aware that I am an musicblogger (AKA mp3 blogger AKA audioblogger). A musicblogger is a person who offers interesting, out of print, rare or otherwise engaging music to people at no charge, simply out of love for the sound and to promote artists that they would like to see get more popular. (LINKS OUT THE WAZOO INSIDE...)
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Lobsters After copulation, the female huddled in a corner of the shelter while her new shell hardened. In exchange, she left her old shell as a postcoital snack for the male. He began nibbling a few minutes after dismountingthe lobster equivalent, perhaps, of edible underwear.
Responsible Shopper. An excellent site for people who prefer to consume with a conscience. View detailed reports on hundreds of companies, with info relating to labor, environmental, human rights, and safety practices. Find out why some of us won't give our cash to Nike, Shell, or Taco Bell. [more inside]
U.S. Mulling How to Delay Nov Vote in Case of Attack
These guys will truly do anything to stay in power. Sickening.
via Jonathon (in my comments section).
July 11, 2004
Pennsylvania Man Claims Dubya Flipped Him Off During a Rally in PA [via Kottke]
Dizzy retrospective
I wanted to start this with Dizzy's profile, but Google cache caught up with his deleting his account. Anway, here's his first post. As time went on, I (maybe an all-inclusive we) was so impressed with his exceptional ability to improvise and with his wonderful humor, thoughtfulness and wit, that I thought it only meet to remind us of some of his best stuff.
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The Chapman Stick
The chapman stick is a unique electronic string instrument that has been around for quite a while.
In recent years however it's been gaining in popularity and showing up in bands such as king crimson, peter gabriel, the blue man group, John Paul Jones, amongst others.
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US sport is socialist, European is capitalist
Interesting article on Slate arguing that US sport organisation is fundamentally socialist, while Europe's sport is capitalist in nature ...
(which makes Leeds United the Enron of football!)
@lyon is rather nice - stuff from Lyons. On-line gallery of local artists (left panel gives list by artist, middle by theme, right panel artist's details); food (recipes, on-line gastro-forum, etc); and, um, the traditional on-line games of Lyon. And much besides - repays a browse.
Curious George: E-mail bouncing service? I recently had to close an E-mail box on my hosted server since it was getting 300 spams per day. This address was important though, and I'd like to bounce messages with an unharvestable graphics image of my new E-mail address for the benefit of the few legit people who try writing me. Unfortunately.... [more inside]
Cluster Bombs. What are they? Where are they? How do they affect kids in war zones? What would they say if they could talk? And why are so many organizations calling for a ban on them? [more inside]
docutizing? advermentary? raises all sorts of questions about filmic truth... [more inside]
No monkey should be without his or her bananaguard.
Barney 4 Life (Audio NSFW, Video NSFA)
'Pac's "Hit 'Em Up" synched with your favorite purple dinosaur.
As Ultragrrrl sez: "THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER".
Hip hop heads may appreciate this more than others.
I was floored.
My toolbelt is getting a little tight: Playboy launches "Women of Home Depot." Beats working for $7.50 an hour I suppose. [CNN article, i.e., perfectly SFW.]
MONKEY HATE CLEAN! Damn dirty humans. [more inside]
July 10, 2004
I scream, you scream, we all scream about repellant Japanese ice cream flavors. Can you believe wasabi flavor, or eel flavor?
Gay Aides Are Going To Be Outed On The Hill This was a rather stupid post by a left wing blog (I bet no one ever thought they see me type those words). [more inside]
Lego Spider-Man Ok, this is just really cool. And honestly, how can you go wrong? Spider-Man? Good. Doctor Octopus? Kinda good. The two of them duking it out in a Lego New York? Goooood.
Spamalot! The "officially ripped-off" musical starring Tim Curry, David Hyde Pierce and Hank Azaria. [more inside]
10-4 Good Buddy. See you on the flip-flop.
Mario Brothers Music on Piano
- performed by a blindfolded guy. Delightful! Then he takes his blindfold off and really gets into it. Via Boing Boing.
This is a 7.6MB Windows Media File. Download choked for me at first, but on retry came down seamlessly, so you should be ok. Safe for work unless they hate Mario Bros.
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The Underbunny:
The photo art of a talent who just happens to work in a Seattle mortuary. Many of her photos would be compelling, even if they didn't show you a part of life/death few of us get to glimpse.
(Via waxy.org)
Abandoned & little-known airfields. Slightly arcane, but lavishly illustrated and rich with obscure history on forgotten US airports. Being a Dallas native, my favorite entry describes the massive Greater Southwest Airport, which brought American Airlines 707 and DC-10 service into Dallas but was demolished and forgotten by the end of the 1970s as DFW Airport came online. (mirror in case it goes over bandwidth)
" Probably the most hyper-exciting comic about Mexican food you have ever read!"
Via the always exciting Mark Martin.
APE-O-NAUT!
"with kill them in the face action!"
Francis Bacon: On Revenge may speak to some, but it seems that the desire for vengeance may put those who agree in the minority. Whether it's General Sherman's march or today's products, tips, and actions of vengeance, a fascination with revenge seems to abound. [more inside]
July 09, 2004
CIA Was Wrong The Senate Intelligence Committee found that the CIA's estimate of Iraq's WMD was, well, wrong. They didn't have any WMD, nor did they have the capabilities. As of yet, it's the CIA fault.
Kerry + Edwards: Let's get it on [Flash]
aural thrills, monkey style
Didja know that our own Mr. Forksclovetofu (proprietor of The Tofu Hut) has been posting monkey-centric mp3s all week? I see that a discussion has already developed in this previous thread.
NAACP says slur was ok because child was white
Actually in reviewing the video, it appears that Riordan was just being his typical unconscious self and said something that at best would be considered slightly insensitive.
But what is interesting is that the NAACP was going to go on the attack until they found out the child was white. This strikes me as a bit disingenuous. When you call a black child a "stupid dirty girl" it can be considered racism, but if she is white then you can dismiss it "with to err is human and to forgive divine"? What if Al Sharpton said the same thing to a white girl? I don't think anyone would have considered it racism. Insensitive maybe...
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The Old Man and the Fish [more inside]
Instant browser chat through a link: Chatango is an instant message application that allows people to post links on blogs, Ebay etc. and have people chat anonymously with sellers with no signup. This could be quite revolutionary. . . or ultimately impractical to use. [more inside]
Brando Was NOT Destitute Follow-up to this thread, it appears that owning a chain of Polynesian Islands, a $10 million estate and many rare paintings and scripts officially disqualifies one from being destitute. Mr. Brando is, however, still dead.
Oh, Yeaahh!! It's the TRS-80 computer whiz kids
yes touch it, please
because the screen is sooo far away, now, for your convenience, it'll chase you around...and perhaps, if you're lucky, take you out to dinner...
I scream, you scream, we all scream for lasagna ice cream! No, wait, make that asparagus ice cream. Yes, now you can "change the way you eat ice cream forever," with your spaghetti ice cream maker!
Israel's wall ruled illegal. The construction of the wall being built by Israel, the occupying power, in the occupied Palestinian territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, and its associated regime, are contrary to international law. [more inside]
Curious, George: Public domain White House footage Inspired by this brilliant short film, which Homunculus linked to in an earlier thread, I'd like to put together my own short films using footage of Bush et al. Any suggestions on places to get good public domain footage for such a thing? [more inside]
How & Why a Slide Rule Works - What is a slide rule? Well it's a really useful tool used for calculations, to put it simply. Want more info? Wrap your frontal lobes around this lot, then.
July 08, 2004
Coolest man in world undergoing heart surgery. Scotty stricken with debilitating disease. Brando dead, along with half the Beatles and a good chunk of the Ramones. Townsend defamed. Dylan in Victoria Secret advertisements. Lou Reed inaudible. Jagger more disgusting than ever. Bono lame beyond belief. How are members of my generation expected to deal with our slowly ageing idols? [more inside]
Ridge Warns of Election Terror Plot Hmmm, not that I would ever imply that this administration would do such a thing, but could this be a conspiracy to keep folks away from the polls come November? Looks like Florida 2000 might have been just a warm up... [more inside]
Curious George: Let's be friends. I'm curious how many monkeys have been stuck in the "friend zone". [more inside]
Black people hate my glasses -End credits NSFW (via Memepool)
Read those [monkey] minds
- (New Scientist). High cognitive brain waves decoded by hardwiring monkeys to science. Alternatively you can study more advanced primates brainwaves, but they may not be so willing .
My cat Annie
and the naughtybird. [There's lots of other fun stuff at zefrank.]
Thanks to all the MoFites who offered excellent cat counsel!
Couple has sex on stage during concert (very likely NSFW)"As Kristopher Schau and his band C--shots were in the middle of their concert; a young couple entered the stage, stripped and had sex." Which is all very well, but the point of the post is - Where's the most unusual place you've . . y'know [more inside]
wget to the rescue.
Having trouble keeping up with all those mp3 blogs?
This guy has figured out a way to scrape all the new audio files from your favourite sites.
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Am I the only person on the planet that hates cell phones? Um. . .apparently notthe ONLY one.
Useful insults for your next dental staff meeting, courtesy of Dental Town, an online magazine for dentists featuring such valuable articles as, "I Just Got Two Cancellations! NOW WHAT?
Tales of Future Past The tomorrows of yesterday.
11 dead as bush crashes in afghanistan(NYT)
no kidding. this is the current headline on the new york times.
i suppose it may be corrected soon, but what an apt typo, except for the numbers.
Weird Animal News Akimbo - A military veteran, two poodles and a cop are attacked by the groundhog from hell, Australian researchers feel the need to study transvestite cuttlefish but they need your help, Wild British Parrots that are not dead and not pining for the fjords, the Leopards that ate Bombay (perhaps this is a job for Pavitr Prabhakar?), plus the bizarre creatures that once inhabitted the balmy tropical paradise of Scotland. Yes, I wrote Scotland. Brought to you as ever by mean Uncle Nostril.
The Great Ape-scape ...or the Magnificent Seven ride again. Freedom lovin', 'supply' flingin gorillas. More power to the monkeys! (via Fark, sorry)
Naval Operations in an Ice-Free Arctic. This government symposium took place in 2001 but was a sobering highlight of my web surfing this evening. "Submarine data reveal a 40% decrease in arctic sea ice volume ... These trends translate into a possibility that the US Navy will be required to operate in the Arctic ... New capabilities will be required in many aspects of air, space, surface and subsurface operations and support."
STEVE! DON'T EAT IT!
via the sneeze
Save Loomis SFW but careful on the links. [more inside]
Curious Ceorge Is it possible to train a kitten to be an indoor cat, or are some felines just born to roam?
Spy-der Man He's your less than friendly neighborhood attorney general.
An interview with Mahabir Pun, the man behind Nepal's WiFi project for villages and farmers. [more inside]
July 07, 2004
Microsoft Freebies
Espression 3 - decent drawing package
Visual Studio 2005 beta - complete programming suite
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Chidren Abused At Abu Ghraib The political blog Sadly No has a video of a German television report of abuse of children at Abu Ghraib. For those that dont understand German there is a translation here. There is also an update to the story here.
Michael Moore doesn't care if you download free copies of Fahrenheit 911...just don't sell it. Not everyone is please, though.
Electronic fireflies. Really. Now you can buy teensy-weensy robotic light-up insects for your yard. Cool or creepy? And BTW, are monkeys around the world familiar with glowy lightning bugs, or are they a North American thingie?
People are tiring of ads in all their forms. "A recent study by Yankelovich Partners, an American marketing-services consultancy, says that consumer resistance to the growing intrusiveness of marketing and advertising has been pushed to an all-time high." [more inside]
PowerPizza - Made from genuine Italian-style pizza box. I do appreciate good craftsmanship in a laptop case. [via Cult of Mac]
Collect them all.
Trade your Recreational Water Illness to somebody else's Ebola [PDFs]. Or to any of the other 29 infectious disease trading cards.
The BBC's Internet site competes with commercial sites too much, says a Government report. The BBC has already agreed to close down a number of its offerings. [more inside]
Curious, George: I've been H@x0red! Two of my websites were hacked last week. As far as I can tell, the hackers just changed the index.html file; they didn't alter any other file in my directory. How did they get access to my index file? Should I be worried? How can I prevent this in the future? [more inside]
The Creatures In My Head. A new funny, scary, sad, sweet creature every day.
Morning glory. The desolate Gulf of Carpenteria area of Australia is an empty region full of marshy salt flats, and it's prime crocodile country. It's also home to one of the most exotic cloud patterns on the planet, the morning glory. The town of Burkshire invites tourists to see them, scientists document and study them, and glider pilots are drawn to them (excellent trip logs!) Morning glories may also be occurring in the western Atlantic, most notably on Canada's Sable Island.
Angelina Jolie won a reprieve for a forest near her home in Cambodia from a planned hydroelectricity project. Jolie, who is a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador as well as an actress, pledged $1.3 million to protect Cambodia's forests last year. [more inside]
Curious George: Buh-Bye They say that breaking up is hard to do. And they're right, dammit. Honesty or feelings? In person or by post? [more inside]
"The Hedonistic Imperative outlines how genetic engineering and nanotechnology will abolish suffering in all sentient life." Is it really a brave new world? We're not talking about just drugs anymore. ("As a rule of thumb, it is profoundly unwise to take crack-cocaine.")
So, do you really want to be happy for the rest of your life?
July 06, 2004
Cruelity To Animals People should not dress their dogs up to look like sunflowers. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if these pets went all Cujo on their owners.
Language construction kit "...intended for anyone who wants to create artificial languages-- for a fantasy or an alien world, as a hobby, as an interlanguage."
Sherlock Holmes Radio Plays I've been listening to these while doing some house repairs. 30 minutes each, varying in quality, most with great-in-a-terrible-way advertising, but chock full o' Sherlocky goodness! [more inside]
Court Creates Snoopers' Heaven. A federal appeals court has ruled (PDF) that an e-mail provider did not break the law when he copied and read e-mail messages sent to customers through his server, setting a precedent for e-mail service providers to legally snoop on their customers' e-mail.
Heated interview with Irish journalist Carol Coleman.
This is what TV news is supposed to be like! The whole show is great, in fact! [Link to page where you can stream the interview or the individual segments. .smil file, which is apparently a Real Player extension.]
If you don't have broad band, here's a transcript of the interview.
The must-read books in just 400 words. The Observer's take on popular books. Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton gets a particularly scathing going-over, and Katie Price's Being Jordan closes with the lines: "I'm tired of being 'the girl who gets her tits out.' Maybe it's time to drop my knickers." Ouch.
Funky braille T-shirts that feel "kind of like rows of tiny nipples." Say naughty things while being groped! (Totally, delightfully SFW)
"Kerry Picks Gephardt" Where did the NY Post get its information? Other sources are all saying it's Edwards, so who's mucking with the Post?
Free in every bottle of Miller Lite - a Dead Mouse
- A Missouri Judge quaffs a refreshingly cold amber beverage only to find a whole crunchy raw unboned real dead mouse at the bottom of the bottle.
What does he do, ladies & gentlemonkeys? Why, he screams like a little girl, that's what he does.
Nicked from Obscure Store
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Mulla Nasruddin Hoja. (spelling varies)This week sees the festival in Aksehir which celebrates, the arch-joker of the Islamic world. Turks claim he is buried in Aksehir, but Afghans and Iranians believe him to be one of them, while he is equally famous in Albania, North Africa and many other countries . There are absolute shedloads of Nasruddin stories on the Net, ranging from the traditional to more modern gags. This thread has some interesting links, and the Mefiots put together a creditable array a couple of years ago.
HICKY-BURR!
Amazing, newly reissued Bill Cosby and Quincy Jones JazzFunkJam album, circa 1969.
Check the sound samples.
Forget Spiderman. Forget Batman. It's Superduperman! [more inside]
Reality and Conscious Experience: Could I see red where you see green?
Tailing off the "What the #$*! do we know" post. Often people wonder whether someone could have an "inverted spectrum", that is, where I see red you might see violet and vice versa. Some also think of so-called zombies who are functionally completely like us, yet have no conscious experience. Does this mean we have our own reality or that we have different perceptions of the same reality?
If the spectrum was configured just right or totally absent, no one would ever know, right? Far from being weird -- these are questions that some top philosophers and scientists have been seriously thinking about since at least John Locke. The set of questions revolves around what philosophers call qualia.
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Curious George: Someone's having a birthday. No peeking, Tracicle. [more inside]
July 05, 2004
Curious George: Do you eat in a healthy way? I'm pondering a more nutritious diet and ran across a this interesting option: Healthy food prepared for pick up. Any monkeys ever try this?
Samus Aran, Rock On I'm not sure how many people here are Metroid or heavy metal fans, but Stemage rocks out.
Things That Don't Exist
: Non-aggressive authority. September 33rd. Mushrooms with vertebrae.
A handy primer on the imaginary, by sock-puppets. [QT movie]
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Bush primate references "misguided and demeaning." "... Such comparisons overemphasize physical similarities between Bush and chimpanzees while downplaying important differences in genetics, behavior, and natural habitat." [more inside]
Spoisco News: "Bananas + Reefers + Fruit." I believe the reefers in question are this kind. I was inspired to Google by Will the Banana Split?, by Bob Carty.
Knit your own edible panties! And other interesting definitely-not-grannystyle craft patterns in Sex and the Knitty.
AIDS in India: South Asia's smoldering threat. First of a Five-Part Series.
Flash Fiction Each story, whether traditional or experimental, proves that a tale told quickly offers pleasure long past its telling. This is serious fiction that's fun to read. [more inside]
The number one hit for a Google Image Search for the word "monkey" is...
A Wordwork in Progress: Here's a sample from The Oxford English Dictionary in Limerick Form, [more inside]
I created my own reality by walking out of the theater I was roped in by my girlfriend into going to this dreck with her mom. We (my g-friend and I) walked out about an hour into it. What a load of pseudo scientific new age jargon. [more inside]
Ben Samuels Classic Golden Age Comic Book Cover Gallery
July 04, 2004
No matter who won, there would be a party somewhere in Toronto Congratulations to Greece, and party on, Danforth!
Star-Spangled Drinking Song. Did you know the melody of the US national anthem comes from an old booze tune?
Star Trek Star diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease
- 84 year old James Doohan, legendary actor who portrayed Scotty on the original Star Trek, and a World War II veteran, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
All of our old icons, the most recogniseable marks on our psychological landscape, are slowly fading away.
All Hail Kobayashi, the Hot Dog King!
53½ wieners in 12 minutes... a world record.
Let's see Turkmenbashi do something like that!
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The Royal We This is old, but interesting:
The mathematics of our ancestry is exceedingly complex, because the number of our ancestors increases exponentially, not linearly. These numbers are manageable in the first few generations—two parents, four grandparents, eight great-grandparents, sixteen great-great-grandparents—but they quickly spiral out of control. Go back forty generations, or about a thousand years, and each of us theoretically has more than a trillion direct ancestors—a figure that far exceeds the total number of human beings who have ever lived.The journalist speaks to a couple of people who have the answer to the conundrum.
F IREWORKS!! Happy 4th of July Monkeys!
Binaural Beats are pretty cool. Some people are all about them. I can't help but wonder if they could be made to be less benign. Try some here.
Fast Mozilla How to make Mozilla as fast as Opera. [more inside]
I love you. How to say it in many languages. [more inside]
Bye Bye Miss American Pie Just thought I'd share one of my favorite songs with my fellow monkeys.
Stripperella - the game! It's like Donkey Kong with breast implants.. [possibly NSFW]
Dog toy or marital aid? Do you use it with your dog or elsewhere? Is this SFW or NSFW? If they're so difficult to distinguish, would it be wrong to use one in place of the other? Would your dog know? Would your lover? Would it be wrong to sell both from the same shops? If it looks like a duck, sounds like a duck, and is owned by Carmen Miranda like a duck, is it a duck, o< quack? [more inside]
Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour In Company and Conversation.
Tranquility Base.
(15MB Quicktime Movie)
Goats, Llamas, Sheep, a dog, and some trance music. Perfect hangover viewing.
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July 03, 2004
From the Landscape of Algeria - A beautiful collection of pictures of the cities and the villages of Algeria, and a historic and geographical preview of every Algerian province.
The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 was the 18th Century's equivalent of the Patriot Act, and its most famous victim was Benjamin Franklin's grandson.
Josh Marshall Interviews Joe Biden
A must read for people interested in the neoconservative movement and the war on terrorism.
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Meqon Physics Demo (links to a .zip file). Playing with this is more fun than most games. [more inside]
Employees at the Providence Public Library are fuming. Staff at this public library in the US have set up a website to state their side of the case and gather support from the public as they face unemployment or significant changes in working conditions. As a library worker myself, I can only sympathise with them.
Muffler Men
...They're big. They're scary. And there are hundreds of them.
Back off ladies, he's taken
Welcome to Fork in th' Road Used Cars!
Whether you're looking for amphibious vehicles or swamp buggys; if you're a midget or a mobster (perhaps you could star in your very own pursuitwatch?); we carry nothing but the highest quality in crazily acronymed rolling superstars.
This week's special: hempcars.
Like for the environment, ya know? Just don't breathe the exhaust.
Can't get you of my head. No, really.
You whores.
A website set up by Bill 'KLF' Drummond, where you can sell your services.
(safe for work)
July 02, 2004
They're requesting UN observers to over see the election--just to insure its fairness. Did I mention the election in question is for the US president--and the "they" are several members of the US House of Representatives?
Jad Fair Jad Fair (of Half Japanese fame) has offered the album Sunshine Sunshine for free downloading online.
Music Machines. The very welcoming "home of musical electronica" on the web.
Aligned with the stars:
"For millennia, stone structures built to observe and worship the heavens have intrigued those who came after. The great pyramids of Egypt are built so closely aligned to the compass directions, that they baffle modern civil engineers as to how that much mass could be so precisely aligned. Shafts of the great pyramid are pointed to the culmination points of stars such as Sirius and the belt stars of Orion. ... Ancient Greek temples were aligned to the rising and setting of specific stars."
Rock, Paper, Saddam -- this is completely wrong. Completely without tact. I apologize. [more inside]
How to turn your iPod into a pirate radio... And other crazy fun tricks.
Homeland security recommends IE alternatives. Ripped pretty much whole cloth from /. The department of homeland security has decided (way too late, IMO) that using IE is a security hazard and has started recommending the use of other browsers. Microsoft, in its typical, "don't-do-anything-about-your-misdeeds-until-someone-is-suing-you" fashion has announced they'll be releasing a much more secure version by the end of the summer. I know blog's corporate overlords are forcing him to do it, but how many of you monkeys are still using IE voluntarily?
The One Man Band with no Fans For extra fun, check Outside the Inbox - music made from spam! Does that mean it's reprocessed?
Flash animation for Aiwa by Drew Cope, creator of Tokyoplastic
Making Patents and Trademarks FUN!!! The United States Patent and Trademark Office teaches kids about the cool side of copyright, with such phrases as "Have You Hugged A Patent or Trademark Today?"... WARNING: Contains web design from the mid-nineties. [more inside]
US lawmakers request UN observers for November 2 presidential election
...Recalling the long, drawn out process in the southern state, nine lawmakers, including four blacks and one Hispanic, sent a letter Thursday to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan asking that the international body "ensure free and fair elections in America,"...
...The commission also concluded, the lawmakers added, that "despite promised nationwide reforms (of the voting system) ... adequate steps have not been taken to ensure that a similar situation will not arise in 2004 that arose in 2000."...
The UN has been called in to oversee our electoral process in 2004! I love it.
Folks, we Americans can never with a straight face joke about another country’s rigged elections ever again.
Smokin' banana peels.
Yes kids, the hippies knew what was so magical about our favorite food. Donovan wrote about them. Sites abound with instructions on how to do it (15 pounds??). My favorite recipe is here - although it's hard to beat banana ketchup! Happy Friday!
Electrical banana / Is gonna be a sudden craze / Electrical banana / Is bound to be the very next phase, right GramMa?
Marlon Brando: Beyond Destitute Just featured 3 days ago in someone else's FPP, he died last night, at 80, in an LA hospital. Sad ending for a great actor.
Revolver Films Small, but good collection of music videos here. Highlights include the bizzare "Float On" by Modest Mouse, the gorgeous video for Hayley Westenra's "Pokarekare Ana", and the strange and Monkey-featuring "Talkshow on Mute" by Incubus. Some real gems can be found by searching through the recent credits for the directors they list. [more inside]
The solution to all of our problems is more cowbell.
Monkeys! How many of the World's Top 100 Wonders have you seen? (SideDish score: 23) Courtesy of Howard Hillman, an interesting chap who's been "impartially researching travel wonders for 30 years."
Critical Beatdown. A Post-Theoretical Mixtape by Steven Shaviro.
TISM: a band, & buncha guys having fun and swearing a lot [more inside]
The Etsuko and Joe Price Collection
of Japanese art objects.
It isn't just monkeys, but that seemed like the right page to link to.
Curious George Lately I've found myself strangely addicted to the "Deleted FPP" page. [more inside]
Obsessive Friday Counting Flash Game
It's from WAXY, so you know it has to be good.
As addictive and frustrating as tontie ever was.
Start with the top button to get the idea and then try the bottom button.
You MUST win, mustn't you?
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Scandinavians Don't Dream in Color. Modern Living, by the same guy. [more inside]
World's Away (mp3)
. . .
and I'm blown away (and apparently not the only one). Summer at Shatter Creek: Musicplasma doesn't seem to know what to do with him.
(I ask your forgiveness for two posts in close succession)
Molvanian Music. Zladko 'Zlad' Vladcik is the awesome voice of Molvanian electro-pop.
Rabies spread by organs taken from an infected donor has killed three transplant recipients, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Gads, where are they getting organs these days? Road kill?
MONKEY ROUNDTABLE:
This is the post where we openly and civilly discuss the current poo-flinging and cagerattling that's been goin' on in the lavender.
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News story of great embarrassment to Bush disappears?
This was one of the top stories about Fahrenheit 9/11 in Google News yesterday:
Military, 9/11 families call on Bush to see Michael Moore movie
Newsday, NY - 10 hours ago
By DEEPTI HAJELA. NEW YORK -- President Bush and everyone in Washington should screen Michael Moore's controversial anti-Bush film ...
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An Ancient Greek Computer. "In 1901 divers working off the isle of Antikythera found the remains of a clocklike mechanism 2,000 years old. The mechanism now appears to have been a device for calculating the motions of stars and planets." There are also some simulations.
A Distant Glimpse of Gurdjieff by John Shirley, who has written a new book about George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff. [Via Disinformation, which also has an article about Gurdjieff's case for ending war.] [more inside]
July 01, 2004
Kissability Permanent Makeup 'Look like yourself, only better'!!! [more inside]
The Wonderful World of The World Famous *BOB* 'There are boobs and there is *BOB* - New York City's self-described "female-female impersonator"'
Why Baltimore House Music is the new Dylan.
Stolen kisses How can this be an actual court ruling? Seems to me like it was unwelcome and unwarranted.
Curious, George: CD burning software for windows. [more inside]
Compassionate Conservatism The blog Non Prophet reports that the conservative interest group Focus on the Family sent Michael Moore's home adress to their email list. Ted Barlow of Crooked Timber called FOTF and confirmed, with a staff woker that wished not to be named, that Moore's address sent out to the group's supporters.
Law gets Virginia workers Saturdays or Sundays off
Robertson and another attorney said an increasing number of employees will probably take advantage of the law once the legislature's error becomes widely known.
Well then, let me help get the word out.
Euro2004 goals animated in stunning 2D! Probably NSFW!!!!!111one [more inside]
The Book of Sand -- The pages of the Book of Sand are infinite and randomly numbered. The pages of Borges' story The Book of Sand, as presented here, are also randomly numbered, but conveniently, there are only eight of them. Can you put the pages in the proper order?
Politics as pop culture. (via ArtsJournal)
I like Armenian music, baby/Do you like Armenian music?/We like all kinds of music./ [more inside]
House of Jerky. Need I say more?
Mperia.
So what is Mperia?
The long version: Mperia is designed to let independent artists sell their work directly to their audience. We're also here to facilitate the independent music community, by allowing independent musicians and fans to connect together.
The short version: We're here to damn The Man and fight the power.
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The Fahrenheit 9/11 backlash? I noticed the (mostly) positive reviews by our monkeys of Michael Moore's new movie. But even with this being a controversial film, Google News served up a heaping helping of negative reviews when I was browsing the news this morning. [more inside]
Cleanliness is Godliness Einstein, 1939, after Nazis and Commies united, proposed spacebombs that destroy all, unless we finally teach the Moral ABC's the real Rabbi Hillel taught Jesus to unite all in All-One-God-Faith. As teach astronomers Abraham-Israel-Moses-Buddha-Hillel-Jesus-Spinoza-Pain-Sagan & Mohammed, insired every 76 years, 6000 years by Messenger of God's Law, the Messiah, Halley's Comet: "WE'RE ALL ONE OR NONE!"
The Left-Handed: Benefit or curse?
Do Not Call
Still bugged by telemarketers, even though you're on a 'Do Not Call' registry?
Try this script!
This script creates an imbalance in the conversation between the marketer and the consumer. It is this imbalance, most of all, that makes telemarketing successful. The EGBG Counterscript attempts to redress that balance.
Print and put next to your phone!
iSketch (shockwave) [more inside]
Thousands of truckers, bus drivers and rest-stop workers are being enlisted to spot terrorists. It sounds like Operation TIPS is back. Can I have a Junior Homeland Security Fun Kit?
