Links posted in September 2004
September 30, 2004
curious george - who's gonna watch the debates? just kinda, you know, curious...
Legal George: Out of State Subpoenas If I receive a subpoena to appear as witness in a felony trial out of state, am I required to attend? [More Inside] [more inside]
Curious George: US Elections
****Curious MonkeySlayer****
Does anyone know what would happen if no one in america votes on Election day?
(sorry don't know how to make the letters gray)
Mount St. Helens is restless
and has become an item of regional interest: Scientists warn that a small or moderate blast could spew ash and rock as far as three miles from the crater around Mount St. Helens in the next few days. Keep tabs on the mountain with the USFS webcam. Pick Wikipedia for an encapsulation or fatten up with 488 Slashdot comments.
"Michael Moore actually used footage of the Pentagon in flames as a sight gag,"
said Ms. Burlingame, a founder of a group of relatives of Sept. 11 victims who are supporting Mr. Bush. "It was really hard to sit there in the theater listening to people laugh at that scene knowing my brother was on that plane. I wish more people would see this film instead."
Am I the only one that doesn't remember this scene? The Pentagon, in flames, as a sight gag? I call BS on Ms. Burlingame!
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If the future had a soundtrack...
A nice collection of live performances by the band
Underworld. For the true Multimedia Experience™ be sure to check out a few of their other projects: a visual design company, a typygraphic journal , and a Japanese PlayStation game?
A Virtuoso and His Technology. Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project. [Via WorldChanging.]
KINGDA KA: The Rollercoaster of tomorrow!...or next spring...OH! this ride is so fast it'll make you feel weightless...
that is, of course, if you manage to not have a massive heart attack after climbing 456' at 130MPH, and it's subsequent drop...
I think this borders on sado-masochism...
and I liiiiiiiike it!
and it's in MY state! yay!
(finally something good about NJ)
Eggs with lighter yolks.
It's not the most earth shattering FPP, but I had to share this with you.
Another pic.
Another
Last one.
Unfortunately I couldn't locate a legitimate story, but here's the company's home page. (in Japanese)
Compressed, then rarefied, George. Let's talk bass. Subwoofers. You need them. [more inside]
Where's George? No, not that George. I received a $10 bill in change at the gas station yesterday that had I'm registered with www.wheresgeorge.com stamped on it in red letters. Lo and behold, I can find out where else my bill has been! [more inside]
DDR Fanfiction - Who needs a dance pad to get hot? [more inside]
Zinnia Cyclamen's blog describes her as a "non-religious funeral celebrant"--meaning she conducts memorial services for people who don't want a religious ceremony. It features darkly funny and touching tales about human beings trying to cope with a welter of conflicting emotions.
State Of Flux - I had been having a conversation with a guy from Melbourne a while back and he mentioned that he was in the process of ‘putting together a site on Melbourne street art’. Anyways, it’s finally done, State Of Flux. With nearly 3000 images, by more than 80 artists, in more than 80 locations, there’s plenty of joy to be had. Melbourne certainly looks like a colourful place to live. Enjoy.
Your Zep: Buy it or Build it? My wife pointed out that Nieman-Marcus has kindly made the opportunity to own a Zeppelin NT available to the, er, masses. Others, however, offer more modest means to airship ownership. [more inside]
roll stability "... The X-15's maximum altitude was extended to 354 200 feet, but not until after much trial and error..." [more inside]
According to rules set by the candidates themselves... The Great Debate: Kennedy, Nixon, and Television in the 1960 Race for the Presidency. Real Audio (7MB, 58 minutes) and text transcripts of the first debate here. I am unable to view the documentaries here but maybe it's just me. Sorry for all the Real media.
Your attention please Warning -- contains jazz lite.
Double Package Post Time again for a MonkeyFilter Double Package Post. [more inside]
Going Upriver; The Long War of John Kerry.
Feature length documentary loosely based on "Tour of Duty" by Douglas Brinkley. "Examines the story of John Kerry and the key events that made him a national figure and the man he is today."
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I welcome our new bear overlords:
First they came for my beer and i did not complain...
Now they come for my chocolate and by Toutatis, i'm mad!
September 29, 2004
Curious, George: Digital Voice Recorders. I need an audio recorder that will record a meeting at good quality for up to two hours, accommodate a handheld mike (like, those plug-in ones) and transfer the recordings to a laptop via USB. [more inside]
The US is attempting to legalize extraordinary rendition. And the burden of proof is on the unfortunate individual to show that they aren't involved in terrorism. [more inside]
Barcelona club injects members with chips so they can pay with a shrug of the shoulder.
Hitherby Dragons
"When you promise something that humans can't fulfill," Erin says, "you don't have to be human any more."
"Can't," Branwen says. "Not 'don't have to.'"
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The PATRIOT Act takes another hit today. A federal judge "ruled in favor of the ACLU, which challenged the power the FBI has to demand confidential financial records from companies as part of terrorism investigations." Big deal? This is the part of the PATRIOT Act that was being used to gather evidence against music pirates. (yarrr)
How to Be a Hipster
So-called Hipness is not all about what you drink, or wear, or buy. It’s totally an inner attitude… which happens to manifest itself as what you drink, and wear, and buy… which comprise who you are. And you had better get ‘who you are’ right if you want to join the society of the Trend Master Generals. Led, of course, by Moby.
(NationalLampoon.com)
Correcting knowledge gaps in the Wikipedia Some users are trying to create a project to get rid of knowledge gaps -- seen as "systemic bias" -- in the Wikipedia. [more inside]
Toutatis, the asteroid, came as close to earth as any asteroid in 500 years... the perennial question: what would you do if it was going to hit earth in the next 24hrs? (I would just cross my fingers and hope it hits Texas first)
A database of Congress travels. Find out who went where on whose dime, and perhaps gain some insight on why your representative voted a certain way on that drug bill.
Am I psychic?
"This test is based on the Zenner ESP card test. Since the shape is not selected until after you have made your choice, this is a test of your ability to predict future events. The accuracy of the result increases with the number of guesses that you make. The significance level is determined by a formula that was used with the Zenner tests."
American Presidential Debates! Ha! Ha!
The Coming Civil War - Unlikely, but an interesting read anyway.
Networks Balk at Presidential Debate Rules Rules designed, of course, to make it not so much a debate as duelling stump speeches. Good for the Media. [more inside]
Learn to Speak American!
Welcome to American Accent Training. I hope you enjoy this site as you learn how to speak with a standard American accent. Sko!
[via The Morning News]
Create a Fake Phantom Limb - Ever heard of Phantom Limb syndrome? Well, there ya go. Now you can have a phantom limb syndrome of your own, by fooling your brain. See how stupid your brain is? Your brain can be fooled so easily. Mine too. Depressing, really. [more inside]
Art and UFOs? No thanks, only art... [more inside]
Can't find my way home An interview with Martin Torgoff on drugs and the arts in America during (his phrase) "the Great Stoned Age".
411blog "This service exists to create a constructive, symbiotic relationship between blogging and traditional forms of journalism." A new service, but looks promising. Here's the about page
Sample Size Artist Projects
Some REAL winners in here. Explore.
From Rio to Akron aboard the Graf Zeppelin, 1933: Alicia Momsen Miller recalls her childhood journey. Candid family snaps included! Her father somehow finagled the Goodyear-Zeppelin Company into footing the bill for his whole family's airship jaunt to the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. The family's governess, however, went by boat.
The Draft remains a real possibilty
and it's odd we haven't heard more about it in the runup to the election. It seems like Kerry could do something with this. There are few issues tha elicit stronger emotional reactions than the Draft!
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How big is your ecological footprint? Answer three short screens of questions about your age, where you live and your eating and transportation habits and this site calculates the global real estate required to sustain your current lifestyle. [more inside]
The World's Smallest Public Cinema
Nottingham (yes, that Nottingham) is the home of the Screen Room Cinema, which with 21 seats (plus 1 for the attendant) is likely the coziest public movie-watching experience you'll ever enjoy. You can tour the facility with the 360 view tool on the BBC site linked above.
If you prefer live entertainment, however, why not try the Theatre of Small Convenience, a 12-seat performance space converted out of a Victorian-era gentlemen's loo. Them whacky Brits!
The Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists. Big brains. Big ideas. Big hair.
To Cut or Not to Cut? That is the question, and this could be the answer you've been looking for. *Adult sizes coming soon.
The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative. "Combining science and stewardship, we seek to ensure that the world-renowned wilderness, wildlife, native plants, and natural processes of the Yellowstone to Yukon region continue to function as an interconnected web of life, capable of supporting all of the natural and human communities that reside within it, for now and for future generations."
Bush's Hometown Paper Endorses John Kerry The comments about social security are on the mark. Why would any president want to dismantle social security at a time when it is helping pay off the deficit during a war. This is fucking insane. I smell a rat.
September 28, 2004
Break Up News
The announcement site for your breakup: "Jennifer Spiehler of Bloomington, IN, a 22-year-old single mother, announces that Dustin Wilson Linton--her baby's daddy--can 'take his 9-incher and impregnate some other girl, because I don't need him anymore.'" Or there is the touching story of Melissa Palmer, 37, who "has split with her husband of fourteen years, Brentt Palmer, 40, though they continue to live together and have oral sex." Interview with one of the creators here.
Ligons and Tigons and Zorses, oh my!
Ligers and Tigons and Zorses, oh my!
(and leopons and wolphins and...)
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Darth Vader as a postmodern gargoyle? Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away, a kid entered a contest for evil and put the Dark Force atop the National Cathedral.
Monkeys, flu season is coming...find your shots here
and keep the sniffles at bay!
YAY!
(concerned Monkey)
Curious George Should I charge my cell phone nightly? [more inside]
"The size of a piece of snot" is how Taiwan's Minister of Foreign Affairs described Singapore, whose "effort to embrace China's 'balls'" really really pissed him off. [more inside]
Scientists have been WAITING for a Parkfield, CA quake. And now they've got-a-one.
Curious George: Why are there term limits? Why shouldn't an elected official who is well-liked by the people and doing a good job in his position be allowed to be elected as many times as the people decide?
Potential "All-Out War" Threatened in Nigeria Over Oil Profits
(More)
Western Response: "Oil? Did someone say oil?"
City Destroyed by Giant! Burn, baby, burn (shockwave game).
Curious George: Found Money I've been tasked with finding a few options for corporate gifts. If you had $300-$400 that you had to spend on something fun, what would you get for yourself? An iPod? A Tivo w/Lifetime subscription? A digital camera? What?
Discomforting Communications: What do you think these pictographs are saying? (blatantly BoingBoing) [more inside]
What's red and fluffy? Red fluff! Oh, and these $1,200, full-length real angora sweater gowns. A tad too much angora? Then try the much-smaller angora bikini.
Ahnold Bans Smoking in California Prisons
(First let me say I did a search...really I did). Governor Schwarzenegger has banned smoking in California prisons, as the title here would suggest. Supporters say it will save the state on smoking-related health costs...
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Do not settle for something ordinary .. Sign up for something extraordinary! The World's Longest Alphabetical Email Address. Perhaps inspired by the classic Email Addresses It Would Be Really Annoying To Give Out Over The Phone. (Via Rogue Semiotics.)
Need a way to fill in your summer? One COBRA recruit's diary of how he was trained to take on G.I. Joe.
Continued from here. It's only a couple more days to the 1st, so shall we try for next week instead? [more inside]
“How To Do The Asian Squat” (11 MB Quicktime.)
Zep Sims! The venerable Dawn of Aces II as well as the mammoth X-Plane each offer flyable zeppelin sims. DoA allows one to field the fictional LZ30, a generalized version of a World War 1 combat zep. X-P comes with a demo airship, the well-known Hindenburg. The lively modeler's scene associated with X-P has produced both Goodyear and Fuji blimps, as well as stranger stuff.
Addicting Games. You will never be productive again. [mostly flash]
The End of The Age of Oil.
As is well known, the future of our world society will be shaped by how we solve the impending energy crisis. As the election comes near, this issue should be one of utmost importance.
Caltech physics professor, David Goodstein, clearly lays out the energy situation we are faced with today and describes some possible solutions. Of particular interest, he introduces the idea of "Hubbert's Peak", a peak that sort of describes the maximum point in a bell curve that represents the usage of a natural resource like oil or natural gas. He argues convincingly with actual figures that we may now be reaching our peak in oil production and then discusses what this may mean for the future.
I personally think the future of our energy lies with the daring snapping shrimp and his claws.
Think Globally, fuck locally. You silly bastards, it's still monday pacific west coast time, so here's some Monday MP3 Madness! Coming straight out Ukraine, vi NYC, is the greatest punk band of all time: Gogol Bordello. Bizarre arrangements,wonderful lyrics, and mixing the intense energy of Gypsy music with combat political wierdness rock. [more inside]
Jet Age Car Mascots ......Gem..Kaiser..American Bantam
Fear and Laptops on the Campaign Trail Via Bark Bark Wolf Wolf: Excellent (and long) New York Times magazine article on the lefty political bloggers at the conventions. It's also interesting that Josh Marshall and Ana Marie Cox went out of their way to not hangout with other bloggers. Also, is it me or does Cox intentionally strike a seductive pose when there's a camera near. [more inside]
All the Plants of the Bible This is a list of all the plants in the Bible arranged alphabetically by common name. For accuracy, the scientific name is also included.
Rainy Planet Curious George: I am trying to find a story I remember from childhood that affected me deeply. Have searched Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, etc. No luck. [more inside]
September 27, 2004
Hand shadows of an elephant, a goat, a camel, an old man, a boy, and others. [more inside]
A few notes on the Culture [more inside]
Cops kill Starbucks smoker It wasn't too much caffeine, apparently, but his refusal to obey the new smoking policy at the cafe. I used to be a smoker, and I was always conscious of non-smokers around me and tried to be unobtrusive. I can't imagine getting to the state that I would take on a cop with a Taser just to have a smoke, but the aggressor had a history of violent clashes with the cops. It sounds like the police did everything to subdue him appropriately, yet still things got out of control. Do we need to quarantine smokers, or can we coexist peacefully?
The Social Future as seen by six SF writers: Cory Doctorow, Pat Murphy, Kim Stanley Robinson, Norman Spinrad, Bruce Sterling, and Ken Wharton. Hosted by John Shirley.
If All Stories Were Written Like Science Fiction Stories
Going to prison soon? Looking to avoid being gang raped? Good news - you now have options... Oh yeah, you might also want to read up on how to avoid AIDS ("try to avoid men who used needles for drugs in the past or are still doing so."), or learn some amazing statistics, or just read some survivor stories. (easily among the more disturbing things i've ever read). If you are so moved, you can help the cause. [more inside]
Mmmmmmonkeys! I love monkeys. You love monkeys. So please extend a warm welcome my new favorite simian who lives in The House of the Orange Monkey. "Mr Monkey was, apparently, born in China, and brought over to Britain in some form of slave ship." Good clean Monkey Fun(tm) for a Monday morning.
Web Hosting: Reseller Account Curious George: Web Hosting, RESELLER Account. The earlier question on buying domains made me decide to ask fellow monkeys about recommendations for hosts with good deals in reseller accounts... [more inside]
Curious George: Flash guided tours I have to write one for work. Any monkeys seen any good ones? (MI) [more inside]
Theo Jansen
builds mobile sculputural creatures of plastic yellow tubes. The walking skeletons are powered by wind energy. Eventualy he wants "to put these animals out in herds on the beaches, so they will live their own lives."
The movies are not to be missed!
via bTang ReBlog
Curious George: Earrings on Men - both ears? one ear? What is more 'preferred' or 'accepted' for men (in the USA) - both ears or single ear piercing? [more inside]
Maps of historic cities. Let's take a stroll past Notre Dame de Paris, between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, for example.
Mafalda is 40. Sort of like Peanuts with a political edge, Mafalda is immensely popular in Latin America and still a steady seller although Quino drew the last strips in the 70s. [more inside]
Curious George: Domain registrars I'm thinking of finally getting my own domain. [more inside]
Stereoscopic Images of Lighter Than Air Flight and Zeppelin-3d.de each provide access to 3-D images of mostly old-time Zeppelins and dirigibles. [more inside]
American Amnesia interviews Errol Morris. A fascinating discussion of how unwilling we are to change our negative opinions when new information about the past surfaces. [more inside]
"Perseveration"
describes a mental dysfunction due to which a person cannot abandon a given course of action although they know that it's irrational and quite possibly fatal.
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"I love the smell of burnt cookies in the morning. Smells like...Tollhouse." Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory meets Apocalypse Now.
Curious, Geoge - iguana? An iguana has been hanging around our backyard for the last week or so. I think it must be someone's escaped pet. Can it survive? [more inside]
Buffalo Church Opens Own SUBWAY Restaurant "How does eat and worship sound to you. A Buffalo Church is the first church in America to open it's own Subway Restaurant."
September 26, 2004
"What If Bush Wins" by a panel of 16 experts Some of these are rather thought provoking. Thought you monkeys might find them interesting.
Kerry wins an easy victory. [more inside]
The Genesis Project. "Where might you find the origins of life in the universe? Astrobiologists are looking everywhere — in laboratories, in the icy dark of Antarctic waters and, someday, beneath the surface of one of Jupiter's moons."
Noctis. Ever wanted to just fly through space and see the universe without worrying about space pirates, giant alien insects that want to lay eggs in your head, or the occasional rampaging warrior race? Noctis basically puts you in the role of a space tourist with a small ship, a camera, and over 70 billion stars to visit. It also lets you share your discoveries with other drifters. Not bad for a 1.2 MB DOS game. [more inside]
September 25, 2004
Mellifluous George Other than your favorite movies, What is your favorite musical? (moneyjane reference within)
Uproarious George! What was the last movie you saw in a theatre where the audience applauded and cheered at the end? How is a great movie that gets applause at the end different from a great movie that doesn't? Because I've been to a lot of great movies, but only a few where the audience reacted so spontaneously and with such comraderie.
I saw "Shaun of the Dead" last night, and it got a full house applauding as the credits started to roll. With this particular movie my theory is its freshness; an all-English cast essentially unknown over here, and an odd genre - the Slacker/Zombie/Boy in Doghouse with Girl/Comedy/Buddy Movie genre, to be exact.
What are your The Audience Clapped at the End movies and theories?
The Republican Party is Now Implying that "Liberals" Want to "Ban" the Bible Maybe the president got confused when he said, "I'm a uniter not a divider." [more inside]
Epicurious George: Recipe Swap! What's the tastiest food item you have prepared in the past six months? Please feed the monkeys. [more inside]
"There's nothing like New York cab ride" Presenting MC Yuri [QT]
Puddytatfilter: Another @#*($*(@ I-found-a-kitty post
Unfortunatly named authors (Via b3ta, obviously)
Anti-Corporate George
Hello Monkeys!
I don't know if this is kosher or not to put on monkeyfilter, but have a favor to ask. Peet's Coffee is trying to put a new shop in on the real estate of what is one of the best vintage hamburger stands in Los Angeles, Irv's Burgers on Santa Monica and Sweetzer. If you live in the greater Los Angeles area and feel like writing an email of support to West Hollywood city hall, I'd appreciate it.
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September 24, 2004
Mandonna - The all-male, all-live tribute to the Material Girl. Anyone got some Brain Brillo?
Curious George: Why don't you vote? This question is for all Monkeys in democratic societies: Why don't you vote? [more inside]
Campaign Desk. The Columbia Journalism Review has a de-spin site that tackles the latest slugfests in the American Presidential Appointment. Election. Whatever. It's very good and seems to be very even-handed. I just couldn't keep it a secret any longer . . .
Robert J Lang has developed the mathematical theory of origami to new levels. Here are short accounts of his methods and pictures of the results why no monkeys?
A moral conundrum. So, on the one hand, the legislative and executive branches collaborated to overrule the judicial branch. But on the other hand, Terri Schiavo's greedy douche-bag husband wasn't able to let her starve to death so he could inherit her money. What's a moral, responsible libertarian to do? [more inside]
The International Space Station has less than 2 months of life unles repaired, and the US (via Bush) is apparently ready to back out of the deal...
Talk about bad timing! The 100US$ Billion lab is failing to maintain oxygen levels and after the Columbia Space shuttle's accident, the way to ferry people into and out of there is, well, no more!
[my fellow Americans, billions of your tax money have been spent on the ISS, but the Russians have failed us. It's time for us to move ahead and waste some more on some other non-sensical enterprise]
I may be accused of being obtuse, but honestly, WTF is the point of putting a man in Mars? I understand the advantages of testing stuff in the ISS but Mars? COME ON!
Here’s what a Mountie mounts upon his.
This happy couple hunted long and hard for theirs.
These two found theirs in a winter wonderland.
And, yes, even geeks can find theirs.
They all find them here.
Napalm.Net has bought 5,000 pounds of weapons grade Napalm and has individually packaged it in safe, attractive, displayable canisters. Each canister holds one liter of actual Napalm which you can ONLY purchase through Napalm.Net.[more inside]
Sanskrit — led by random curiousity from the chai thread, I discovered this rather detailed tutorial on the language. [more inside]
"But cinemas were palaces.
It was a place that took us out of our ordinary world, because you worked 47 hours a week. Some people worked in shops -they worked 54 hours a week. None of this 40 hours and skip off quick. And so your cinema at the end of this week was out of this world. It was a dream. You dreamed -you lived the picture. It took you out of your job."
BFI is asking old folks about going to the movies between the 20s and 60s
God wants you to vote for Kerry. The path of the Florida tornadoes and the democratic/republican counties in Florida. Is there a connection?
Le Parkour. L'art du deplacement. [Via MeFi.]
Live Journal Suicide Note A tragic post on Live Journal gives us some insight into someone's suicide. His artwork was known in the graffitii community, so here's a community reaction. [more inside]
Pentagon blocks site for voters outside U.S. [more inside]
Grisly deaths made lighthearted with LEGO!
Although similar to some previous posts I do believe this has yet to be seen here. Apologies if I'm shown to be wrong. (note-Flash)
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September 23, 2004
Curious George: How Does Amazon Create A 'Related Search'?
So, I'm reading this discussion at MetaFilter, and the mention of a specific book (an annotated version of "The Hunting of the Snark") catches my eye.
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Curious George: Blackjack Decks The house advantage in blackjack increases with the number of decks. How is this? [MI] [more inside]
Curious George: Food Swap Thanks in part to the the derailed discussion in this post and the excitement of trying new and different foods, I thought I might propose the idea of a MoFi food-swap. [more inside] [more inside]
2004 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge results. A tick, a bat, microplankton, Mount Etna, and a map of Florida unrelated to hurricanes or elections. [more inside]
Bill Moyers on journalism. A long read but worth it; nobody can talk like Moyers, presenting important ideas with passion and humor. "The job of trying to tell the truth about people whose job it is to hide the truth is almost as complicated and difficult as trying to hide it in the first place. Unless you're willing to fight and refight the same battles until you go blue in the face, drive the people you work with nuts going over every last detail to make certain youve got it right, and then take hit after unfair hit accusing you of 'bias,' or, these days, even a point of view, there's no use even trying." Don't miss the story about LBJ and the Freedom of Information Act. [more inside]
Curious George: Favorite Online Cartoons
Curious George: Great Online Cartoons? My current favorite is Time Kreider’s
The Pain—When Will it End? Kreider is morbid, sophomoric, sacrilegious, leftist yet quite politically incorrect, and sometimes even touching. All the things I like. What do you monkeys enjoy, in strip or panel format?
pursuing jane or How I Stalked a Girl I Saw on TV and Made a Blog About It. [more inside]
Zeppelin rides. In Switzerland. "The Swiss limited company operates large airships for passenger rides, advertising and as sensor platforms. Scheduled airship passenger rides start from the home base at Buochs/EnnetbĂĽrgen close to Lucerne." [more inside]
Living like a caveman. I'm a big fan of experimental/unusual housing so this site really caught my eye. All in the heart of convenient Cappodocia, no less. And check out those prices! I know where I'm going for retirement.
Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rutles!
The Wishing Hole - An anonymous place to let it all out, confess, or flirt. From the funny, to the weird, and everything in between, the Wishing Hole is a voyeuristic journey to the part of humanity that doesn't even show themselves to those closest to them. Some rules are inside: [more inside]
The Childhood Goat Trauma Foundation is here to help anyone who has suffered a traumatic run-in with goats. If you think that the foundation can help you, please contact one of our counselors. [more inside]
"I rode on the Goodyear blimp."
(I just love them blimps!)
Link to beheading videos [more inside]
The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci: Day-by-day Da Vinci. Read the pages of the Notebooks by RSS, one at a time.
Perhaps I'm out of some loop, but I don't under stand this graphic on google.com Can someone explain?
Are you a 'Daddy's Girl'? I'm used to bizarre religious expression (hey, I'm originally from Missouri), but I saw an advertisement for these freaks in a local paper today and frankly, it makes me itchy. My wife and daughter were horrified by it for five minutes (before they began to tease me mercilessly, of course). [more inside]
Personality and Presidents Study Take the quiz. [more inside]
Baxter vs. Diebold. Democracy in peril? Send in the chimpanzee!
Back to the garden A visit with Joni Mitchell
Opium Made Easy: One gardener's encounter with the war on drugs.
Victor the Talking Budgie [caveat: credulity factor in the interpretation of the audio files]
In the fall of 2000, I was the guardian of an remarkable parakeet named Victor. He had a vocabulary of over 1000 words and began to talk in amazing context. He was the first parrot in the world to prove they could speak in sophisticated conversational language.
Kryptonite takes one for the team. In response to the recent revelation that anyone could pick your bike lock with a pen, the lock manufacturer has announced a lock exchange program. [more inside]
Put Away Your Hankies. "If I hear one more person tell me how lousy a candidate Kerry is and how he can't win... Dammit, of COURSE he's a lousy candidate -- he's a Democrat, for heavens sake! That party is so pathetic, they even lose the elections they win!" [more inside]
chai "Chai is a wonderful spice milk tea from India that is being discovered by contemplative beverage drinkers around the world."
September 22, 2004
A bit of California nostalgia Way back in 1996, I found this via Yahoo! Surfers' Picks, which no longer exists. While it centers around suburban Los Angeles memories from the 1960s and '70s, I think the teen age angst and semi-loony parent themes might spark some recoginition in even the youngest of our Monkeys. [more inside]
Australian Primal Quest Endurance Race member loses his life during the trekking/orienteering segment. A sad day for those on the AROC Team, who were in the lead at the time. Lack of sleep part of the problem? [more inside]
A Swedish groupie's choices, ca. 1974.
Children's TV with a heavy dose of adult innuendo. A hilarious video clip (and script) from a retro kids' TV show, Rainbow. I haven't stopped giggling yet.
Sexy Candy Wrappers?
Students at a Catholic school complained about new Haribo sweet wrappers which they claim portray fruit having sex. (via ananova)
Too much work to do? Want to put it off a little longer? Make your own paper airplane with flapping wings. Impress your co-workers and annoy your boss. Get nothing done, procrastinate more!
What was the #1 hit on the day you were born? [more inside]
Man Shoots Wife, Mistakes Her for Monkey
Russ Meyer, 1922-2004 The king of sexploitation is no more.
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Curious George: Vandalism as Political Expression?
Mentioned in this topic, but I was curious. I had a Kerry/Edwards sign in my yard until yesterday, when I found it ripped and lying in my yard. I picked it up and mended it, and the next morning it was gone altogether. Now, chances are it was some punk kids. But then I realized another K/E sign that had been in a neighboring neighborhood has also gone missing.
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Giganticus Headicus -- just one more reason why I love "The Mother Road," Route 66.
The Invisible Library - A place for books that only exist in other books.
Curious, George: Stenciling? Anyone know any good 'net resources and how-to's on stenciling? Particularly portrait stenciling? [more inside]
The Most Unusual Words of English or Forthright's Phrontistery. 'If you're looking for an online dictionary, a word list on a given topic, or the definitions to rare & unusual words, the Phrontistery is for you.' [more inside]
The Bodacious Mystic Badass of Buena Vista
He was born Edward Owens Martin, the son of a Georgia share-cropper. He would die as the self-proclaimed St. EOM, the Wizard of Pasaquan.
Curious George: On leaving the US. Is anyone here toying with the idea of emigrating from the US if Bush wins re-election? [more inside]
The US presidential elections affect the entire world, right? So why shouldn't the world be allowed to vote in the US elections? According to Jonathan Freedland of the Guardian, nothing could be more democratic.
Cat. I'm a Kitty Cat. Juicy mouse (or banana) to whomever can decipher the verse sung on the striped afghan.(Caution: Earworm!)
Monkeyfilter Double Package Post
Since we have a rule about only one post a day I thought I give you monkeys two posts for the price of one.
Post 1
Oliver Willis has a video of Jimmy Swaggart saying the he would kill a gay man who looked at that hot ass of his with gay desire. Jimmy only wants hookers to be looking at him that way.
Post 2
Wonkette has the transcript of Jon Stewart on Bill O'Reilly's show.
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September 21, 2004
Coincidence? Or perhaps not. Churches getting whacked by the hand of the Almighty. Not a happy time for those believing that the Almighty delivers all things both good and bad, especially when getting the bad twice.
For Oliver Stones latest film Alexander he consulted with Oxford professor Robin Lane Fox who had one unusual request in return for his help 'a place on horseback in the front ten of every major cavalry charge by Alexander's cavalrymen'. Read the interview here.
Curious George: Celebrity Arrests After reading about our friend Macaulay, I couldn't help but wonder which celebrity arrest my fellow monkies liked best and why?
Curious George: War Stories With the intense and ongoing fighting in Iraq, and the incredible collective violence that makes up much of 20th-century history and continues today, I am curious if any Monkeyfilter members have actually experienced combat or have relatives or friends who have lived through battle, either as soldiers or civilians. [more inside]
eScholarship editions is a full-text public repository of hundreds of recent scholarly works on a wide range of topics, from the collected essays of Robert Creeley to the role of calligraphy in Muslim societies to oral tales from India to Judeo-Spanish ballads to fiscal reform in eighteenth century China to oil-age eskimos to counter-reformation propaganda in Bavaria to heian and kamakura era Japanese poetry... and much more.
Oh No! Not words! The Anne Jacobson School of Paranoia has a new graduate.
Poetry makes a comeback? [more inside]
It’s Yorkiefest III! AKA Barktoberfest. One highlight of the day: A toenail clipping demonstration. Also don't miss pics of Yorkiefest I ("People came in all types of vehicles") and II ("Hubbies and friends manned the front gate after the planned ticket takers cancelled with no notice). So, come on, "Let’s pawty!"
So, you want to date a white woman. Now you, nervous Asian man, can read this handy guide that tells you how! But wait, there's more! [more inside]
Is Putin's reaction to Chechen terror one of the last nails in the coffin for Russian democracy? On September 13th, Vladimir Putin announced a plan to eliminate the general election of regional and independant seats in parliament. The Kremlin now enjoys (Reg. Possibly Required) control of "an absolute majority in parliament, all major television stations, the Russian gas giant Gazprom (which reportedly is positioning itself to acquire the private oil company Yukos), the country's corrupt judicial system and a massive state security apparatus," and the suppression of viewpoints opposing the Kremlin has prompted parallels to be drawn. [more inside]
Type in your birth date. Instant result.
People of Earth, Your Attention Please
For those can't wait until next year for the movie, a new series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy premieres this evening on BBC Radio 4. 18:30 BST, repeated Thursday 23:00. For those unable to catch the live feed, the new eps will be up on the listen again site for a week after the initial broadcast.
We men don't get this kind of lovin' :-(
Flight of the Valkyrie. Forty years ago to this day was the first flight of a huge Mach 3 aircraft, as big as a DC-10. The XB-70 Valkyrie lifted into the skies at Palmdale, California and embarked on an intensive testing program. After its role as a bomber was abandoned, NASA helped it build a mountain of research for the doomed Boeing 2707 SST. The XB-70 was an icon of an era in which technology was grandiose and inspiring, and anything seemed possible.
Academic fashion, or lack thereof. I think my section was beginning to get suspicious when I wore the same thing every time - now they know it's the only decent clothing I own. [via A&L daily]
Animations by Pes
These reminded me of the work of Jan Ĺ vankmajer, but that is a good thing. Using everyday objects and materials, Pes creates a very funny films. Examples: KaBoom!, Drowning Nut and Prank Call. Many more available, some are NSFW. [Quicktime required]
Eyesore of the Month. Architectural blunders in monthly serial: photos and articulately astute commentary from architectural critic and artist James Howard Kunstler. [more inside]
September 20, 2004
How To Loose An Election
This article on Alan Keyes is so hysterical that it reads like a Tom Tomorrow comic strip. I let you monkeys read it and post your comments.
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Kalashnikov vodka. I swear I'm not making this up. "I've always wanted to improve and expand on the good name of my weapon by doing good things," he told Reuters Television. [more inside]
Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match! You know, I should say something appropriate here about getting a life, but then again, who am I to criticize?
Curious George: Monday Monkey MP3 Musical Musings:
Here's a song that's all about sex. (via fluxblog) Know any others? Not a tune about wanting it, or wanting it with somebody else for a change, or wishing that your partner wasn't having it with somebody else, or remembering it, or wishing you hadn't done it, but just about it?
Curious George: Scanner help Looking for a scanner that will scan multiple slides at once. [more inside]
Welcome to Mold Awareness Week starring Bianca Jagger!
Curious George: Showreel Curious George: Showreels What exactly does an actors showreel contain? Is there a standard formatting that is expected or is it just free form? I'm about to make one you see...
Rasputin was really assassinated by a British spy
- a new study suggests. The reason? To prevent him brokering a peace with Germany - which would have freed 350,000 troops to fight against the Poms on the Western Front.
Login may be required: try bigal@hotmail.com/aljzera or find another one at bugmenot.com
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University of Virginia Electronic Text Center. Including The Negro Exodus From the Gulf States by Frederick Douglass [illustrated], The Aspern Papers by Henry James, The Marvelous Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and Tim Woodman ... a Sequel to the Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum [illustrated] [more inside]
September 19, 2004
Platitudinous George...what's the most cliche thing you've ever done?
I got married in Vegas, and have the tattoo to prove it!
Single Female Cat Lovers - Rebel!
"It was very interesting to hear that owning a cat increases a man's pulling power, because it definitely doesn't increase a woman's. Whereas the male cat owner is apparently imbued with caring, sharing qualities, owning a cat for a single woman these days is tantamount to admitting you're a frigid, emotionally unstable sociopath who should probably be burnt at the stake as a witch."
[via: Zen Blues]
While the votes are being tallied at the central computer, "inserting a very short (6-line) text file on any disk or CD, which self-executes" ...
I dunno, I don't use Windows.
Can this happen?
"... 5. RISK MANAGEMENT FOR INSERTING VB SCRIPTS TO MANIPULATE ELECTION: ... manipulating the election with the GEMS central tabulator is easily achieved by inserting a very short (6-line) text file on any disk or CD, which self-executes upon placing the disk in the central server computer.
The procedures I observed on 9/14/2004 (popping disks in and out of the server during the middle of the count, with very sloppy disk management) put this security risk at a high level for King County.
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"If you're into dead presidents (and gosh, who isn't?), you came to the right place."
Baby Hot Cakes! Ever seen a cake made of 120 diapers? "Have your cake and wear it too."
The risks ahead for the world economy: Fred Bergsten, Director of the Institute for International Economics, says that the way things are going, we're going to see a 20% drop in the value of the dollar. Paul Volker, formerly of the Fed, says there's a 75% chance of a big drop in the next 5 years. Curious George: how can anyone with the least business sense possibly vote for Bush?
Hand Shadows To Be Thrown Upon The Wall
- by Henry Bursill, 1859. Courtesy of Project Gutenberg.
Nicked from Incoming Signals
Arrrr, matey!
Just a reminder that today is a special day.
How much money are you making sitting on the loo? Toilet humour (obviously). [more inside]
It's not as though beer drinking weren't demanding enough on the bladder,
there's a new German device which orders men to sit down before they pissen. It must be a humbling experience, given that the word for guys who sit while doing that is "Sitzpinkler", i.e., "wimp."
"Hey, stand-peeing is not allowed here and will be punished with fines, so if you don't want any trouble, you'd best sit down," one of the devices orders in a voice impersonating the German leader, Chancellor Gerhard Schroder.
If nothing else it's a victory for German feminism.
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Pen and ink portraits by Dave Archambault I think my stick men need some more work...
September 18, 2004
The Primate Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at Harvard University. Note the morph in the top right corner. [Via Boing Boing.]
Tim Ware's site of Pynchonalia
"Time to gather your arse up off the floor,
(have a bana-na)
Brush your teeth and go toddling off to war.
Wave your hand to sleepy land,
Kiss those dreams away,
Tell Miss Grable you're not able,
Not till V-E Day, oh,
Ev'rything'll be grand in Civvie Street
(have a bana-na)
Bubbly wine and girls wiv lips so sweet--
But there's still the German or two to fight,
So show us a smile that's shiny bright,
And then, as we may have suggested once before--
Gather yer blooming arse up off the floor!"
Let's Hear It For the Liberal Media Via Left I On The News: I had to had at how Chris O'Brien of the San Jose Mercury News wrote this piece that reads like it came out of Karl Rove's office.
It gets bad when you can't tell the difference between real news and The Daily Shows
Silicon Valley's unemployment rate fell nearly a full percentage point to 5.5 percent in August. Yet the valley also lost 1,500 jobs.
Curious George: December fun? In light of the doubly successful MoFi CD Swap, I've been thinking about other fun forms of monkey interaction via snail mail. So I'm throwing this out there - would anyone be interested in a secret santa? [more inside]
Curious George Sockherding: Following on Nostril's post a couple of weeks ago, which I just stumbled across, I thought I would share my sockherding technique -- use large safety-pins to keep all sock pairs together when washing. I noticed that everyone complained about missing socks, but no one had any creative suggestions on how to avoid this problem. Does anyone have any other solutions like mine?
I have no words. I have a bunch of words.
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All Hail the Iron Penis!
Taiwanese Kungfu Master Tu Jin-Sheng is famous for pulling heavy objects with his...talent. He's not only gifted, he's my neighbor.
Ironically, SFW.
SlapMan
- slap the living shit out of this little French bastard. Try and slap him really fast to get a high score.
FLASH game - full screen - WARNING: contains Baby Elephant Walk
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How to pick up and carry your iMac G5
Now I know...
The map of all Julia sets... The optical illusions page a couple posts back reminded me of this really nice and colorfull mandelbrot set program you can download for free. So much information in such a compact equation...
September 17, 2004
Curious George: Spyware prevention I am wondering if you monkeys know of a good Win2K app that will aggressively prevent backdoor registry changes, startup changes, and software installs. Even though I have the latest AdAware + defs, don't use IE, and scrutinize my task manager and startup files, I'm still getting stuff sneaking in. I can't seem to pin anything down on Google... too much noise and untrustworthy content.
My Head is Going to 'Splode!!!! Optical Illusions that make your eyes go crazy and doubt your sanity! [more inside]
Aww...isn't he a darling?
Seeing that it's Friday afternoon and i'm bored shitless, i thought i'd while away the afternoon by sharing with you baby pictures of my fellow mofites
Tracicle
Quidnunc
Shotsy
Nostrildamus
BlueHorse
Quonset/Quonsar
Pete_best
F8xmulder and Rogerd
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How To Build A Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later — an essay by Philip K. Dick. [more inside]
Every Damn Blog Post.... What the heck. Nobody's reading shawnj's pussy post anymore.
Turkmenbashi.org and the Turkmenbashi cult. For those in the know, and those who don't even want to know, here it is. [more inside]
Man telephones his own funeral
A terrifying journey into the twisted world of my breakfast cereal.
Today, while eating the cereal in question, I noticed that on the back of the box, there is a picture of this man. "That's strange," I thought, then, "to the internet!" I did a bit of digging, and found out that the man pictured is the leader of this group. And then it gets creepy.
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Sweet Jesus, I hate Bill O'Reilly, International
Viral Marketing, Republican Style
Ahhh, the rich irony.
Seen this
photo yet? It was one of Yahoo's most mailed yesterday, the topic of this and this post on Mefi.
Now, you might be thinking: "poor mr. Parlock and his daughter-what meanies those Kerry supporters are!"
Well sir (or madam), you've been punk'd.
So, we've dealt with the bike. What about a helmet? Personally, I say yes. [more inside]
Curious George: Spies everywhere? At a recent meeting, my boss said They are monitoring internet usage. I vaguely know there's stuff out there that can do this, but I avail myself of the vast technological expertise of the Monkeys: Is there a way I can tell if They really are doing this?? Many thanks...
So this is freedom? [more inside]
Freud & Cocaine - nosecandy & neurology
- sometimes you hear people talking about Sigmund Freud, the 'father of psychoanalysis', being a big-time blow buff. A fanatic for foo-foo, a lover of lines, an afficionado of Aunt Nora. So what's the deal? Did he really snort a lot of the Bolivian marching powder, or did I dream it? Toot toot!!
from the 'clearing out my old bookmarks' dept.
Iraq had no WMD Stockpiles or so says Charles Duelfer, head of the Iraq Survey Group. How do we monkeys think this news will affect the coming polls in Australia and the US?
Homeless use Internet to be connected Since Forks is plugging his media exposure I thought I do the same. I did a 15 minute telephone interview for this article and I'm in one paragraph. So there isn't really much about me (except my real name) in it.
For when even a Hummer can't compensate for your small penis. From International, makers of tow trucks, buses and semis comes latest utility vehicle: the seven ton CXT. I'll take 2!
It's Monkey Week at Engrish.com [more inside]
September 16, 2004
Air Force had top-secret plans to nuke Moon. (No, not that Moon.)
Transoceanic cables. Once proclaimed the eighth wonder of the world but now largely forgotten, transoceanic cables did more to shrink the world than anything else. Read about the Herculean efforts that went into the first Atlantic cable. Then check out the great links, maps, and more. Listen to the Ocean Telegraph March and other inspired tunes. Even nowadays, transcontinental cables are high-tech, with fiber-optic lines piping the Internet through the oceanic abyss.
Curious George: "A guy grabbed me by the arm, he looked me right in the eye, and he said, 'Don't let me down.'" This has been an applause line in Bush's stump speech for months, but something finally sunk in: if anyone really said this, that person's probably still around. How can I find him, and has President Bush let him down?
European cigarette commercials
British American Tobacco hired American film directors to do commercials for them. The directors include the Coen Bros. and Roman Polanski.
via Waxy
2000AD. BBC. A match made in heaven. Dave Gibson, John Wagner, Carlos Ezquerra, and other classic 2000AD writers and artists. Stronium Dog, Judge Dredd, and more! [more inside]
My Second Favorite F-Word. Any you monkeys know of other stuff like this?
Self-sustaining killer robot creates a stink. This should be especially ominous to monkeys, as these robots would nulify our greatest defense, namely the throwing of feces. We're doomed!
We've been called a lot of things ... Elegant, refined, discreet. Our units are the best around.
ElizaJ: Ahead with class.
Curious George: Buying A Bike I'm looking to buy a bike for my daily commute. So far, from looking around, I'm tempted by this one, really tempted by this one, and if pushed would seriously consider this one, although it would probably cause me some serious buyer's remorse. Any monkeys out there have any advice on what to buy, or where (in London) is the best place to do the buying? [more inside]
Fold an ordinary sheet of paper in half 100 times and it is a thick as the approximate radius of the known universe. [more inside]
Partisan Pussies (SFW)
Man-made rainforest baffles scientists - A cloud forest biotope started by 19th Century dudes that should have taken thousands of years to reach its current state (according to accepted theory) now boggles the brains of eggheads because it only took 150 years. [more inside]
Kofi Annan says the war in Iraq is Illegal. Translation: "Shove it, Bush". Annan also said that, "I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time - without UN approval and much broader support from the international community." The article also talks about the upcoming Iraq election, but what does this say for the U.S. Elections in November?
Johnny Ramone 1948-2004 full story on Johnny's passing. He was the founding member and guitarist for The Ramones
Like BoingBoing, but for the government Coolgov.com is a blog that list interesting things available from US government web sites.
It's Over In Iraq More and more towns are being taken over by insurgents and the Bush administration humorously maintains that the elections in Iraq will proceed in January. I can't see the United States being in Iraq another five years. Sorry for the second post of the day, but I thought this was worth discussing.
Devastating hurricane to make landfall tonight. In the next few hours, Hurricane Ivan will be coming ashore in Alabama and far west Florida. The central pressure of 931 mb would make it the third most intense landfall in the United States since 1961, rivalled only by Hurricanes Andrew (1992) and Camille (1969). Let's hear about those blogs, if you know of any.
September 15, 2004
The Phoenix Program
Long before Abu Ghraib the CIA ran the Phoenix Program in Vietnam that used torture to gain information.
Online Etymological Dictionary. "It is often forgotten that (dictionaries) are artificial repositories, put together well after the languages they define. The roots of language are irrational and of a magical nature." [more inside]
Exposing aerial crimes and aerosol operations - because it's an emergency!
- Chemtrails, an "Unsolved Mystery", is a popular topic these days. But just how are they formed and how does one distinguish them from condensation trails?
The answer? Screw it all and make some money.
Deutsche Welle, now in Klingon!
A truly useful map In recent posts we've seen a Map of Springfield, an Electoral Vote Map and an even more specific, weighted Electoral Vote Cartogram. But nothing compares to the beauty and bold colors of this map noting the geographical originations of spam. Almost, yet not quite as stunning as the satellite photo of earth's artificial lights at night. Fantastic. [more inside]
A tiny fish in the vast ocean of books
Writer Stacey Sullivan learned that if your book isn't a political memoir or a trendy diet, you can't expect your editor to edit it, your publicist to publicize it, or bookstores to try to sell it. When the book industry adapts Hollywood's blockbuster mentality, where does that leave authors?
Illicit monkey trading leads to wallaby siege. Apparently, ownership of the monkeys was a 'grey area'. [more inside]
The Jim Rose Dubya World Circus of Freaks.
Jim Rose is bringing his latest freakshow to Europe and this time it's "a mirrored reflection of what's wrong with American society" Including Mighty Konn, a native American who gets his testicles smashed with a sledgehammer.
What part of American society does Mr. Lifto Represent?
The web comic list We show the latest additions to web comics around the world in chronological order. The list is updated automatically every hour. We currently track 683 comics. [more inside]
Attention CD Swappers: Build a lamp from empty CD spindles! Maybe we should have a "how to make interesting things out of leftover junk" thread, since I'm springcleaning this weekend.
White Ninja Comics — For your inner 12 year old boy.
Crazy Meds. Sane stuff for crazy people. [via oldtimey.] [more inside]
Trash log. Would be a shlog?
"Dear God," I muttered. "I think the Candidate has bolts in his neck." A new column by Spider Jerusalem, aka Warren Ellis.
Milo's Tongue
Via BLORT!
The Man from Plains vs. "Give 'em Hell" Zell
A letter from Jimmy Carter to Zell Miller re: Zell's speech at the RNC.
Blatantly stolen from MeFistopheles.
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Curious George What are some of the best free ways to promote your website and what are some places that will review it for you?
A medical cause for 'Bushisms'?
"Why does Bush sound stupid? One doctor thinks he shows signs of "presenile dementia," or an early onset of Alzheimer's disease."
365project.com - a year long journey through one man's 2002, one day at a time.
Your U-Lock is not safe. From the blue: Any circular keyed lock, including (especially) all models of Kryptonite locks, can be compromised with a fucking Bic pen. See the video, try it for yourself. [more inside]
Toogle: Google Image Search in text form. [more inside]
Hooters To Open Restaurants In India I say this is instant karma at India for all those jobs lost from outsourcing.
A gallery of sexually modified stuffed animals (kind of NSFW), found via die puny humans. If you don't know what a plushie is and you don't want to know, then don't click on this link to the alt.sex.plushies FAQ.
September 14, 2004
Too funny to be true. Steve Ballmer: The Early Days. His rehearsal for Dance, Monkeyboy, Dance! If Steve Jobs had that kind of enthusiasm the Macintosh might be a very different beast.
Have a Votergasm! Achievement of a Votergasm during election-night sex is probable, but not guaranteed. Those encountering difficulty reaching Votergasm are encouraged to slow things down, talk about it, and reduce the pressure. Other techniques include the use of massage oils, toys, "dirty talk," "ballot stuffing," and "exit polls." [more inside]
Anti Simianism Cheese eating surrender monkey is discriminated against in Wisconsin.
Curious George - Dog = Bob?
When somebody says to me "I saw Bob today", I instantly get sort of a mental trading card of 'Bobness' popping up - a simultaneous burst of what Bob looks like, a fleeting impression of the specific traits that most typify 'Bobness' and whether or not I like Bob.
I have exactly the same response when an animal I know is mentioned. There is absolutely no difference between person and animal.
Is this what makes some people go into a burning building to save their dog? Because I know I'd be thinking, "I've got to get Quinn out of there" because he's Quinn; in my head there's no difference between going in for him or going in after a friend in the building.
The question isn't about who would or who wouldn't go in a burning building to save an animal, or if someone should or not - I just really want to know if other people's 'mental trading cards' have people and animals shuffled into the same deck, or are they separate?
These cops are so bored that they've turned to shocking each other...
well no, not really. My curiosity, however, is rather piqued: is this whole "do unto others only what's done unto you" theory funny or the most social conscious decision in recent history?
(greetings from Warrior)
If English were written like Chinese [more inside]
boogie in the butt... I mean buff
"As dress codes go, the new rules for the Allen Roc discotheque could not be simpler - leave your clothes behind. All of them. The club has organised what it claims is Europe's first nudist disco night, telling bouncers not to admit the bashful and only those prepared to boogie in the buff."
I'm assuming touch dancing is ok?
Ghetto Fabulous Wedding I'm not one to judge since I haven't even ordered my wedding photos 5 years after the fact. Wait a minute, I AM one to judge. This wedding is hilarous!
Capsula Mundi. The first italian project to promote ecological burial. [Via Aeiou.]
It's a guy thing.
Radio psycho-chatter Dr. Laura has ideas that make many feminists' toes curl. But this WashPost writer finds that -- surprisingly -- she agrees with many points, including "A good man is not a best girlfriend," and, "Many women actually believe they can have it all, and do it all well. Nope." I realize this will raise the rancor of many women, but I'm especially curious as to what the male monkeys think of this article, and Dr. Laura's theories about men.
For this reason, every picture has to be cherished
At Enviromate, "You can work for [Phil Gaddis] or John Kerry," but not both. Enviromate: a happy sort of factory, where paychecks come wrapped in pro-Bush fliers. ("Just so you know, because of the Bush tax cut ... I was able to give you a job.") [more inside]
Project God.com - A collection of short films that teach us what to do when Porn strikes, how to convince someone of an afterlife, and to sieze the moment for witnessing. Their mission? Creating (bizzare and absurd) Christ Centered Short Films. [more inside]
Yaaaaaiiii! War-torn Bosnian city of Mostar to erect statue to promote peace and unity. Then decides to be original
Alaska to Argentina. Lois wanted an adventure - so she rode a motorbike from Alaska to Terra del Fuego, Argentina. Apart from flying from Panama to Ecuador, that's a ride clean through 2 continents. [more inside]
Traction at the turn of the century. Link from Miss Wurzel Tod, whom see for more pictures.
To induce orgasm, the stimulating wires could connect to a signal generator smaller than a packet of cigarettes implanted under the skin of a patient's buttocks. [more inside]
Lice. Head & Body. The debate ends
- If you have Lice of the body and hair, then clearly the biggest question eating you is whether the Head Louse is a distinct species from the Body Louse. Despite labaratory tests which showed the two interbreeding, Scientists put their heads together to scratch out the truth once and for all.
You have two sets of Lice. And that sucks.
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Injurious George;
I was diagnosed today with a torn meniscus in my knee. (very painful) The doc recommends surgery. I've got no insurance (long story). The cost (or so I've been told) is going to be $5400.00 for the surgery, The surgery center tacks on a few grand and then there's anaesthetic.
Being the cheap bastard that I am, I'm thinking there must be a better way. For that kind of cash I could fly to another country and get it done much cheaper. (no, no, no, not Tijuana)
Any suggestions?
Curious George: Stalking? Just wondering what you monkeys make of this situation. [more inside]
September 13, 2004
Alphabetical list of Captain Haddock's curses. Wikipedia article.
In 1987, some pranksters override a broadcast signal and air their own content. This page lists a few events when things that shouldn't have, did get broadcasted. In a way, I'm surprised that more things like these haven't happened. (RealPlayer streams)
Story as Life. 10 years ago theatres performed plays, and readings in war-torn Sarajevo and all over Europe. The aim was to stage a play every Friday until the fighting ended. The project was named "Scheherazade 2001". [more inside]
Penis atlas. (Probably NSFW due to funny photograph of people holding penis pictures in front of their mid-sections.)
Underground Film! No, really. All I know is I'm taking a trip to Paris soon. [more inside]
download the donkey kong soundtrack just in case you ever got really, really into the SNES game...
Silver Jews
The Steve Malkmus post got me thinking about David Berman - songwriter, poet. and sometimes (or former) bandmate. Says Malkmus
of the SJ's 1998 release American Water “It was such a better record than Terror Twilight [Pavement’s last release]. Much more inspired. After American Water, I could no longer make a record the way [Pavement] made records.”
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The cars in the other lane really are going faster. But why does this mean that you probably live in the Matrix? (So live well!) [more inside]
Turkmenistan's Leader Bares Soul in new book
OK, do I dare post another item about this guy?
Sure why not. In the interest of addressing the world-wide poetry shortage, I think I have a moral obligation.
Mr. Beeswacky, they're ready for your close-up...
Explore jazz history through one photograph.
How much money would it take for you to kill a puppy with your bare hands? (.mov)
Curious George - Music for a documentary?
Howdy all. I have been directing, shooting and editing a documentary tentatively titled "Women Warriors - Daughter's of Athena" which explores the changing rolls of women in American military and society.
We are now trying to raise outside funding for it. For that purpose I am cutting a promotional piece for it and am looking for some cool thematic music for it. Any suggestions?
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Strafe's guide to streetspeak is an invaluable guide for us linksluts hanging out in c-space.
Mike the Headless Chicken for President
If you're a bad monkey, you could wind up in in the State of Punjab's monkey jail. (registration required). [ganked from Linkfilter]
To the MAN who DID his hoochie on my hood!!
Creative misuse and abuse of musical tools
From early electronica to tape music and musique concrčte - some beautiful, some just noisy (and which is which will be debate) - all interesting.
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A private Warhol art collection pops up in Brattleboro .. [more inside]
All music, all free! In Honour of Monkey Music Monday Madness, I should like to point out that the Internet Archive have dedicated some of their not-insignificant resources to collecting and maintaining a hub for netlabels of all sizes. [more inside]
Whoo Hoo It's Monday!
Ok, Monkeys, it's music time: try this wee ditty about child abduction, forced labour, and the violation of the law of the sea. The Hook by Stephen Malkmus and the Jinks.
21 Reasons Why the Neocons Were Wrong About Iraq Hey, that adds up to blackjack. I say the Paul Wolfowitz project of remaking the world is going along just fine.
Monkeys Produce Hamlet: Feasibility Study
The Final Chronicles of Thomas Covenant After more than 20 years, Stephen R. Donaldson returns to The Land. Be sure to check out the "preview" pop-up on the left-side of the page. [more inside]
September 12, 2004
A geek's dream wedding. I'm so conflicted... is this completely appalling, or totally rad? [more inside]
Seeing things. Pareidolia: a type of illusion involving the misidentification of a vague indefinite stimulus as a person or an object. Examples include seeing the man in the moon, Jesus in a tortilla, or a face on Mars.
Write A Caption For This Picture
No Disputing It: Blogs Are Major Players From the LA Times, registration required. [more inside]
Women in Computer Science — a small collection of papers. Why are there so few women in Computer Science? (1991) The incredible shrinking pipeline. (1997) Geek mythology and attracting undergraduate women to Computer Science. (1997) Undergraduate women in Computer Science: experience, motivation and culture. (1997) The anatomy of interest: women in undergraduate Computer Science. (1999) [more inside]
At least his heart is in the right place.
Dolls from the Dark Side The new issue of CBC Radio 3's online zine is up. The rag is usually pretty cool and this issue's got a nice little piece called Playing With Dolls - Dolls from the Dark Side. {warning - site is flash and has music, which you can turn off}
2-mile wide mushroom cloud spotted in North Korea. According to the Washington Post, the Bush administration had received recent intelligence reports that may indicate North Korea was preparing to conduct its first nuclear weapons test explosion.
Smokin' babe seeks dudes, butts Guys, when you're out at the bar tonight, keep a close eye on the smokers. That's apparently where to find the ones that are ready to go. [more inside]
My Dark Horse Is Horney NSFW?
Curious George: Home Recording I'm interested in recording my guitar plus other stuff at my house (8 track-style). More on the inside. [more inside]
September 11, 2004
Valorous George
...Last night I was tag-teaming a burly and dangerous fly with my cat Kiki until we lost the sucker behind a shelf. I'm on the computer a few hours later, and hear Kiki having a knock-down drag-out bug toss in the kitchen, and assume it to be the fly.
Eventually I go in the kitchen, and find that Kiki has, in fact, been bravely fighting a squadron of yellowjackets, with neither reinforcements or air cover!
Has your beast done something mildly heroic lately?
Cows Against Sex Citizens of a small Dutch village are so outraged by amorous locals engaging in public sex, they are resorting to cows to clean up the neighborhood. "...Apparently the presence of the cows turns the people off having sex," the mayor said.
Introducing the Paris Hilton Collection exclusively at amazon.com. [more inside]
Trtuh In, Bush Out: Remember this? Now you can play along at home!
The History of Eating Utensils The Rietz Food Technology Collection, housed at the California Academy of Sciences.
What's that font? Or that picture? Want to become a font detective? [more inside]
The official God FAQ - Got a question about God? This is the FAQ for you.
Curious George: Audioscrobbler Would anymonkey be interested in joining a MoFi Audioscrobbler group? [more inside]
Name that Game! Video games sound FX quiz. A companion piece to the PBS documentary The Videogame Revolution. Only for the truly old skool.
Hypnosis really changes your mind. It measurably changes how the brain works, says a UK researcher.
Press photos. Over the years I have gotten annoyed with squinting at those crude 400 x 300 pixel images that accompany online news stories. I'm curious if anyone knows of a source of quality headline news press photos (for the general public). [more inside]
September 10, 2004
Object Guitars We thought for sure that the spatula would make an excellent guitar. Afterall, it is everyones favorite kitchen utensil, and it is vaguely guitar-shaped. No matter how we tried, however, the spatula sadly failed to rock.
The Map of Springfield
- You're probably thinking of vacationing in beautiful Springfield USA - many people do! Why not use this handy Guide to Springfield to thoroughly plan your holiday!
Nicked from Incoming Signals
[more inside]
Betavote.
What if the whole world could vote in the U.S. presidential election?
[more inside]
If you eye wel and marke these silent poesies, give eare to these speaking pictures. [more inside]
The ninja that couldn't. (.mov file) [more inside]
You will become a great bore in your later years.
Overlooked DVDs - Interesting Masters of Cinema one pager on the best DVDs that didn't get their fair shake upon release. The sidebar has good stuff too.
Shakespeare In Quarto On this site you will find the British Library’s 93 copies of the 21 plays by Shakespeare printed in quarto before the theatres were closed in 1642.
Lego logic gates are boolean logic implemented in mechanical form using Lego. This site shows NOT, OR, NOR, AND, and NAND gates, and shows the implementation of a Flip-Flop and clocked logic. Conceivably, these could be combined to make full adders and even CPUs.
Q: Is there a cure for Waking Up On the Toilet?
A: No. As long as you live, one will have an experience of "Waking Up On the Toilet."
Join The Cosmopolitan Party! Vote Carrie Bradshaw for a more stylish America! TBS creates faux campaign site to promote Sex and the City.
Peculiar Animals A gallery of mutated, deformed or otherwise peculiar animals. Perhaps NSF the squeamish. [more inside]
A poem for tomorrow. Since the anniversary is on the weekend, I post this today, hoping you will find others to go with it.
MORE murals!!! Sorry I didn't post it together with last night's mural link [more inside]
Bundle up for Fall Fashions.
and Halloween's just around the corner...
Got your mask yet?
possibly NSFW
A robot that eats flies and smells like shit.
Dear diary, you make me sic.
Keeping a diary is bad for your health, say UK psychologists.
“In fact, you’re probably much better off if you don’t write anything at all."
[more inside]
Dog Bites Shoots Man
Take that, jerko!
Tell it like it is, George (14 MB .mov file). [more inside]
The oldest showgirl in Vegas is laying down the boa She's been dancing at Bally's since 1981--longer than most of her fellow dancers have been alive. But now Linda Green has been forced to "kick off her 5-inch heels and shed her 25-pound headress."
This
is why I hate goddamn hippies
via mefi archives
An online Scottish dictionary. And here all this time, I thought they were just speaking heavily accented English.
i'M iMpressed
Steve Jobs' companies (Apple and Pixar) place 1st and 3rd as Senior Executives name the greatest iNovators of Past 75 Years in a BusinessWeek survey.
"...Microsoft, fell short to Steve Jobs' Apple as the most innovative company (32 percent and 35 percent, respectively). Pixar, where Jobs is also president, came in a close third at 31 percent."
[more inside]
The Beaufort Wind Scale Invented in 1806, and its descriptions are strangely touching.
HUGE Aussie urban mural
Wow!
Now THAT's a mural!!!
National ID Card
Get Ready to register!...
For your National ID card.
This congressman is giving us fair warning.
Canada's working on one...
Oh, wait we already have one?
I feel safer already.
[more inside]
Curious George: Manga for Kids & Grown-ups Together My 7 year old son reads to me for 20 minutes each night as homework. I'm looking for suggestions on Manga titles that would be appropriate for him, but that I would also enjoy. [more inside]
Online Boggle
Keeping your mind active yet Friday productivity down. Waaay down.
September 09, 2004
iceberg lettuce will be the death of us all.
Dokaka is a Japanese artist who does all-vocal covers of songs like "Smells Like Teen Spirit" among others. Using only his mouth, he re-creates each song bit by bit. Impressive if not a bit bizarre.
The Likudization of the world
Naomi Klein writes a comment piece in Canada's Globe and Mail about the adoption by Russia of Israel's ruling party's way of looking at terrorism.
[more inside]
Curious George: You provide an expiration date with your credit card number. The CC you provided has now expired. The company you gave this information to changes the expiration date that you provided and charges your card. Is this legal? Ethical? What are the ramifications for this vendor? Any experts in the house?
mooncruise
is an online magazine featuring and promoting photographers and musicians. It is also a Flash-eriffic, bandwidth-sucking behemoth with a lot of pretty pictures, some of which are NSFW.
But is it worth it? I think so.
[via Design is Kinky]
Yellow tomato causes legal dillema - How long would I get for a grape tomato?
Letter of Warning: Don't share your office computer's C drive on Kazaa. US Postal Service disciplinary letters found on Kazaa, quoted at length here in all their (frequently ridiculous and nitpicky) glory. (via Fark)
Whoa! Crazy sound experiments. Flash.
The cat bathtub. More of a canine fan? Then here are some "Songs to Make Dogs Happy."
Doublethink. Congress is in session. Two particular items of interest this time around are the expiration of the assault weapon ban and the INDUCE Act. [more inside]
Rolling Stone: The Curse of Dick Cheney Before you tell someone else to "Go [expletive deleted] yourself", brush up on your Dick.
Pencil carving: when drawing is just too easy. [more inside]
Bomb blast rocks Australian embassy THE Australian embassy in Jakarta was damaged by a powerful explosion that blew up vehicles in front of the complex. At least three people were killed.
The next World Beard and Moustache Championships will take place in Berlin, Germany on October 1, 2005. The organizers of this event, the Berlin Beard Club, claim that this is the biggest party in Germany, bigger even than Oktoberfest. C'mon monkeys, not much time remains, think like your patas brethren and let that fur grow!
I thought The Onion was supposed to FUNNY
not prophetic. It is truly amazing to review how much they got right-on-the-head (Jan. 18, 2001).
Who says you can't make stuff like this up?
NSFW!!!
The site's in German i think...but words are redundant - the pictures tell the whole story!!
i can't get over the cricket jumper!
Comparison of life in Piscataway, New Jersey; Kochi, Japan; and Zhuzhou, Hunan Province, China
via MR.PANTS (who's updating far too rarely for my taste).
I'd love to see some of our transplanted monkeys try something like this. Have at!
Curious George: I Need New Music! I haven't gotten a new CD in about four months. What do you recommed? I like pretty much anything (rock, jazz, hip hop, classical, whatever). [more inside]
September 08, 2004
New York Times Link Generator Attention monkeys: the New York Times link generator is a handy tool for bloggers that can post New York Times articles without readers having to register to NY Times. So monkeys please use it when you post that liberal media paper to Monkeyfilter. The link generator is also handy for reading articles over a year old and not having to pay the $2.99 fee.
Schott's Food & Drink Miscellany. "It is gratifying to learn that humble pie is no mere expression. There really was such a thing, a dish made with venison offal, or humbles, a word that derived from the French word for deer entrails, nombles. Mr. Schott thoughtfully includes a 17th-century recipe, which sounds delicious, much more appealing than a restaurant's roast camel 'English style,' one of several dishes served on Christmas at Voisin in 1870, when Paris was under siege. [more inside]
Congress decides that after 200+ years serious changes to the constitution needed...
(NY Time link. registration required) In the upcomming session of Congress it is expected that the House will vote on the gay marriage ammendment, the Senate will vote on a Flag Burning Ammendment, and law is expected to be introduced that will, "prohibiting courts from hearing challenges to the wording of the Pledge of Allegiance" not to mention the good old " series of bills intended to limit lawsuits" and no doubt help big buisness get away with whatever they want.
What is America the land of again?
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Menaced by holy monkeys, Indian villagers call in the contract killers.
E-L-E-P-H-A-N-T-S
Elephants, lovely elephants! Put heavy anthropomorphic nonsense to shame.
Every lumbering elephantine pachaderm has a noticable trunk seperation.
Enough lame elephant posts! Has anyone noticed this silliness?
Extroverted, lusty elephants play harmonicas and never tootle saxophones.
Electric Light Elephants play haphazardly, are no talent screwballs.
European lowland elephants prance happily around tolerant Switzerland.
Elephants like enthusiastic parades, harmonicas and nas, tempting silliness.
Every little elephant prefers having aligators nearby than skunks.
Elegant ladies eating pods harness a nimbose, teleportation syrup.
Easy loving elk prowl, horny and needing to screw.
Elephants: loathsome ending. Police hang a nordic, techno songstress.
E-L-E-P-H-A-N-T-S
Everybody likes extreme political harassment against neoconservative trolls, seriously!
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Planet Dan's Senior Photo Collection, Vol. 1 We start with the classic hand on chin pose. Not horrible, considering what is to come, and who doesn't want to be forever remembered as being uncomfortably unnatural looking?
Get a japanese boyfriend. Perhaps you'd rather a geek ? Maybe Ambrose is beginning to look an attractive option.
Kitty Kelley's book says Bush took cocaine at Camp David Allegations of values and true moral leadership. [more inside]
Jailhouse Blog
Blog written by British prisoner of Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Maricopa County Jail. If Abu Ghraib was like this, there'd be an outcry.
From the National Journal's "Last Call" Suggested "SNL" skit: Bush, as Bluto: "Over? Did you say 'over'? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when Saddam Hussein bombed the Twin Towers? Hell no!" Otter: "Saddam Hussein?" Boon: "Forget it, he's rolling." [nothing inside]
A rather lame study into IQ changes after having children. Basically, parents lose IQ points after having kids, and are incapable of thinking objectively about the special talents of their child. Uh huh. [more inside]
Curious George: When preparing to write with a pencil (the old-fashioned kind that needs to be sharpened, as opposed to an automatic one), why do some people lick the tips of the pencil lead?
What Drove Divergence Of Humans From Chimpanzees?
September 07, 2004
Save Bernd!
"I swear by God, I will have this lovely rabbit for New Year's Eve Dinner if my account doesn't show a balance of at least 1'000'000 € by latest 31st Dec 2004 !"
At least he's not begging for a new set of breasts.
The Photography of Yann Arthus-Bertrand.
Batman is dead, Superman and Wonderwoman turn to the dark side, Commissioner Gordon is a sell out
and Gotham has gone to shait...only one man wants to know why, Dick Grayson (a.k.a Robin). Find out what happens in this indie film that's not quite a film, but a preview of a Movie that may never exist.
Cool! (greetings from Warrior)
Iraq Coaltion Casualties List
US Casualties in September have just hit 22, bringing the total US killed since the start of combat to one thousand (1000). Including ally deaths, this number is 1131. And, you can throw in 150 contractors killed or missing in Iraq.
Not to mention the 10K plus iraqi deaths, by my math, the US is on a 1/10 casualty ratio.
New Personality Test? Researchers have determined that women's personalities are apparently dictated by the shape of their pubic hair. And you thought phrenology was wacky!
Star Trek MMPG Our secret geeky dreams have, at long last, been answered. [more inside]
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker voted favorite screen scientists. Kind of hard to argue with that conclusion. Spock was second, and Drs. Who and Strangelove also made the list. Surprisingly. Dana Scully only came in 6th, probably because of that first season color scheme. (She's an Autumn, not an Earth!) So who's your favorite TV/Movie Scientist?
Historians vs. George W. Bush
From the article: "Although his approval ratings have slipped somewhat in recent weeks, President George W. Bush still enjoys the overall support of nearly half of the American people. He does not, however, fare nearly so well among professional historians.
A recent informal, unscientific survey of historians conducted at my suggestion by George Mason University’s History News Network found that eight in ten historians responding rate the current presidency an overall failure."
"Hi, I'm Hamlet. Welcome to my life. It’s an exciting story about how a young college student deals with a family crisis." Yes, it's e-Hamlet, "the world's first digital Hamlet."
Curious George: Blogger tool tips (and any other blogging advice you may wish to pass on). [more inside]
The world's voice, the world's vote From September 1st to November 2, 2004 any adult in the world will have a chance to express his opinion about the candidates for President of the United States by registering and voting on this Website. [more inside]
Monday MP3 Mania In the spirit of the Blue's Friday Flash Fun, I propose that we Monkeys begin our own weekly tradition. Only two rules: the tune must be 1) of superior quality as judged by your own entirely subjective criteria, and 2) legal -- no copyright violations allowed. [more inside]
52 percent of people with wall-to-wall carpeting dislike Mr. Bush's plan for redecorating Iraq.
Alexey Titarenko: a crowd of ghosts
- Russian photographer Alexey Titarenko's work uses long-exposure to create a haunting mood, reflecting Russia from after the fall of Communism to present; a time of change. 'People blur into grey shadow figures in a ghost-like crowd, with perhaps a solitary hand or shoe standing still in time.'
Seen @ gmtPlus9
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BlogShares is a fantasy stock market for weblogs. Players get to invest a fictional $500, and blogs are valued by inbound links. Little weird. A certain filter of our mutual acquaintence is valued at $46.83 per share; and the current top blog is PersianBlog, valued at $29,329.62 per share (and there's 1051000 of them). In other words, [more inside]
ACLU + Rock
....+ avante garde composers, playwrites, foksingers, rappers, and token liberal actors....
Paul Simon, Lou Reed, Phillip Glass, Mos Def, Robin Williams, Sean Penn, Tony Kushner, Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Edie Brickell, Lila Downs, Me'shell Ndegocello, Sarah Jones, and Nanci Griffith are assembling in New York City for the ACLU.
Kill Bill V. I in Ascii
"We could not have a fight instead of having one."
Spoilers!
Biologists as Victims of Communism. An interesting piece about T.D. Lysenko.
News Limited and Political Power There's an election going on, and it's not his or his. But could it belong to this bloke? Disclaimer: found here [more inside]
Curious George: Allofmp3.com - Is this legal and/or ethical where you live? [more inside]
September 06, 2004
Curious George: Where does the deficit come from? I see that the U.S. has a $3.9 trillion debt, and in 2003 had the highest deficit in recorded history ($375 billion). What keeps Bush/Congress from, say, creating a $425 quadrillion defense budget? Can we theoretically just keep racking up a debt that goes on forever? And how does this affect the average Joe Sixpack?
We're all just diamonds in the rough. And for a "reasonable" fee, you can make it come true. Don't like people? That's okay, they'll handle pets too. (via memepool)
M. You : Actor. Now starring in "The Fickle Fingers of Fame, Fate and Automated Term Recognition Software." [more inside]
Habits and Will, by John Dewey.
Happy Labor Day, ya'll! [more inside]
The Wooster Collective: A Celebration of Street Art. Warning: may cause your visual cortex to implode with joy.
Build a time machine
."Scientists tell us it's technically possible. Here's a how-to guide for the ambitious tinkerer."
I'd like to dedicate this post to Dreadnought (who in no way resembles Sylvester McCoy, I should stress - more Peter Davison).
[more inside]
October is next month right?
Tout Puissant Konono N°1 Rock Tha DIY! These are musicians who left the bush to settle in the capital and who, in order to go on keep fulfilling their social role and make themselves heard by the ancestors (and, more concretely, by their fellow citizens) despite the high level of urban noise, have had to resort to DIY amplification of their instruments, and to megaphones (conical speakers). This makeshift electrification has provoked a radical mutation of their sound, as it has introduced distorsions which they have integrated to their style. (Quicktime Link included)
Maps of the Muslim World. Linkage from Milad's new blog focussing on Politics, Language and Cultures of the Arab World.
Examples of Engrish from Japan and around the world Bizzare product names, Indecipherable instructions, weird signs and lots of related items from well meaning would-be foreign born english language experts. Personally I would gladly use a toilet paper called Sit and Smile
Infocom Text Adventures Online
'Murrican Monkeys got Monday off. Waste your time with these classics.
Leather Goddesses of Phobos, ya'll!
Lovely Online Treasures from the British Library (shockwave). Beautifully done -- you can "flip" through the pages of books as disparate as The Luttrell Psalter, a 16th century medical text, or a Chinese Buddhist scroll printed in 868. The audio commentary is a nice touch.
The Blue Chamber The sequel to Toshimitsu Takagi's Crimson Room and Viridian Room is out. It's shorter than the others, but there's still a walkthrough if you need it.
Hell House Spoof To Be Staged In LA
"Hell House, the controversial morality play first staged at a suburban church for Halloween, is set to be spoofed in a new stage production in Los Angeles starting Aug. 28.
With Bill Maher playing Satan and Andy Richter as Jesus, the play will use the original play's script and special effects "to lampoon (Christian) fundamentalist beliefs about hell", producer Maggie Rowe said Monday"
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The History of The Ding Dong Lounge
Oct. 2000: Local police precinct informs Naidich & Nolan that neighborhood is utterly resistant to gentrification. Delighted, they sign lease.
Dec. 2000: Renovation of space at 929 Columbus Ave begins with "Inches" magazine centerfold Toby in charge of construction. Ancient pornography discovered in airshaft under miles of used crack vials. Naidich unloads porn on E-Bay, financing mahogany bar.
September 05, 2004
Calculate your lifespan in minutes. Your life right down to the decimal. Takes only a few minutes to finish and gives a fairly accurate prediction of your health.
Photoblogger Mike from Satans Laundromat gets arrested at the convention.
"I am become Death, the shatterer of worlds..." It's all too easy nowadays to forget how close we came to nuclear war, but it wasn't long ago that two dramatic and shocking depictions of the end aired on television screens across two nations. [more inside]
An online reprint of "How To Attain The Ideal Sex Life", circa 1940
"I must at the outset ask the reader's indulgence when discussing the intimate details of any one of the functions, which, if we employ the comparative method, are highly important on account of their analogy with the other functions, but in themselves are not very savoury"
Makes your eyes water. Or milk, as the case may be.
Necronomicon - Fact or Fiction The Straigt Dope calls it a fiction of HP Lovecraft. [more inside]
Speaking of apiarian shenanigans, here's a brief guide to other animal adjectives. Here's a list of the words for animal gatherings (a chain of bobolinks?).
God Almighty,
why all this talk, why must
We prattle about a handful of dust?
The poems of 13th century Turkish mystic and humanist Yunus Emre, poems of divine love and earthly devotion.
[more inside]
September 04, 2004
Hurricane Blogging [more inside]
Anansi stories. Him be one fast tinkin' spider, mon.
What Use is Religion? Richard Dawkins considers the issue from a Darwinian perspective. Also of interest, from Jared Diamond: The Religious Success Story. [Via MeFi.]
Lonely Grandfather wants to be adopted. [more inside]
Curioso, Jorge, part two. Could I be experiencing a linguistic buffer overflow? [more inside]
Fraud Frond
- It's a conspiracy! Fake trees hide cell phone towers. Here are some pics. They're springing up everywhere in the US. What about the rest of the world?
Nicked from Boing Boing
Beastly Garden of Wordy Delights Contains plurals, collective nouns, sounds, gender designations and offspring names for various animal species. Interesting resource.
Show and tell! Couldn't resist posting this, my dog is Miss September! Meet Widget. (Oh, and don't miss Mr. January 2004. Heh.)
An indescribable horror. Direct, deliberate cruelty. The pictures that have been coming out of this horrendous attack have been sickening. [more inside]
Tips for the traveler in the U.S. From Under the Fire Star.
Let's be friends!
Touching photos of unusual animal friendships.
Sunflowers = Hydrogen; The future for eco-cars? Could we grow our own gas in the future? [more inside]
September 03, 2004
How to win at fantasy football... and annoy people.
Koala Sabotage
In the Big List of Two Words You Wouldn't Normally Expect to Find Next to Each Other, "Koala Sabotage" ranks in the top ten, just below "Lemur Assassin." Nonetheless, it's a good name for this game, wherein your team of fuzzy, cuddly koalas derail trains and steal supplies in order to build cheap, shoddy houses. Not the sort of behavior you generally expect from marsupials. [Flash]
[via Little Fluffy]
Psychoceramics. [Quoi?] [more inside]
Curious George: Gmail . I still have five Gmail invitations. Can I sell them on Ebay, or is there a specialized marketplace?
Lets play a game of Spot the Humping Dogs
Me and... a small, yet strangely compelling collection of pictures of some guy named Victor Modlinski and the people whom he has met over the years.
Curious George - Suggestions for an online donation jar Looking for tips/suggestions/hints for adding an online "donation jar", the proceeds of which will go towards a Nepali girls education. [more inside]
self-referential aptitude test (with a unique solution)
Learn how (not) to smuggle drugs!
For those of you bent on thwarting the DEA and their friends, be advised, those people had seen it all. Check here their most recent monthly online magazine detailing the latest in drug smuggling.
Of course, you could always swallow small packets and then travel. Remember, though, to arrange for Orlando Tobon to bury your hapless remains.
Grab your Weinerwhistle and learn the toot! Oscar Mayer tries its meaty hand at creating flash games for kids. Big red bulging phallic madness ensues. The multi-holed Weinerwhistle is a clear winner, but Weiner Pong and Weiner Patrol aren't far behind.
"God might choose to speak to you while you’re driving, eating lunch, or in the middle of a workout. I’ve had some of my greatest insights while I’ve been running or lifting weights. That’s why I keep my Gym Bag Bible® with me where ever I go."
Tired of the same-old political parties? Why not give The Personal Choice Party a chance? Tackling such huge issues as polygamy, hemp, and meme propogation, Presidential candidate Charles Jay and his running mate, The Babe Ruth of Adult Films, Marilyn Chambers are looking to knock the rocks off the status quo at a County Fair or Gun Show near you.
Milkmen Fathers Who Breastfeed. Anecdotal evidence is of no scientific worth, but let's hear monkey anecdotes about this fascinating though weird phenomenon anyway.
An A-list you might not want to make. Bill Maher: Incredible horndog; would diddle the alligators if they drained the pond. Gwyneth Paltrow: Snotty, pompous chain-smoking toothpick. Bill Gates: Has this thing where he rocks uncontrollably in his chair. Alanis Morrissette: Has a fetish for painting mens' tonails. [Geocities page, link noticed in a recent thread at Mefi.]
The Fredrick Douglass Papers Online
Brand new.
Via the NYTimes.
Will Ferrell: A Message from White House West Fantastic parody featuring Will Ferrell as George W. Bush.. In Quicktime and Win Media formats
Big Wave The yeti is back and still after penguins. Previous yeti posts here and here.
Pleasure Boat Captains For Truth has been formed to counter the deliberate misrepresentation of George W. Bush's drinking record. We seek to portray him as he was, and still is: a "lightweight." (4mbQuicktime) [more inside]
Curious George - Which of my daughers are mo hotta? Ok kids, now is the time for a bit of irreverence about W and his campaign's putting the Bushettes on display. Which one is the foxier republican Barbie Doll? I vote for the brunette.
Curious George What do you use as a p2p filesharing application? [more inside]
September 02, 2004
Ukes of Hazzard **Warning** will be unable to remove from head for days and days. via The Schmoopdeck
Identity Theft - This excerpt from Bob Sullivan's My Evil Twin has me reeling in amazement at how easy it was, and still is, to successfully perpetrate identity fraud upon Americans of all walks of life--from the rich to the poor, no one is safe from the gleamy-eyed clutches of the Ragged Company.
Aerorider primarily meant for commuting.Me want.
Aerodynamic bodywork protects from wind and rain.
Easy to maintain speed without perspiring.
Time efficient, easy and comfortable way to improve your fitness.
Kelsey Grammer gets a boy. This is his second child by his third wife, through his second surrogate mother. Though some wonder why the surrogate? [more inside]
Where are Nostril's Socks? And what about teh 'tools's pants?
Curious George: photoshop color problem (.jpg) [more inside]
Young George W Bush Turns out we haven't "misunderestimated" him.
Curious George: Where are my socks pants?
Have you seen them? Nostril?
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Curious George: Where Are My Socks? I used to have, it seems only a short while ago, many pairs of socks. I look in my sock drawer now and find one old navy sock and a white gym sock that doesn't even belong to me. And my lucky pair of green socks are missing. Where are they? Only Monkeyfilter can help. [more inside]
Apparently, Buddhists enjoy drinking pee (urine). A secret buried deep in the just-now-translated pee-drinking sutra reveals that drinking pee can be good for your health - or so says a Thai academic! All those claiming to be boddhisatva must now forever stand on the threshold of enlightenment until all suffering in man or beast is alleviated with splishy splashety urine. Finally, my question has been answered.
Zell Goes Nuts. Zell Miller, a lifelong "Democrat" gives the keynote speech at the RNC and basically calls Kerry a homosexual communist child-molester. Then he gets a bit nutty with the host of "Hardball". Discuss. [more inside]
Curious George: Quarter life Crisis, job, blah blah - inside [more inside]
DC MoFi/MeFi Meet Up TODAY! Location change to the Big Hunt in DuPont. Please come 'cause we changed the place to make it happen! Previous MoFi thread here (sorry to post again). [more inside]
The Rock band KISS.. YOU ARE FIRED !! After years of robbing our pocketbooks we are fed up.. and now we are going to do something about it.
"Someone is trying to share Opinions and Experiences about you via our website." A very creepy scam preying on everyone's common paranoia that people are talking about me. (More inside)
Don't Drive With Drunken Idiots! Safe for work, but rather unsettling. [more inside]
Peter Posnette, the saviour of modern chocolate, has died. Until I read his obituary, I had never heard of this man brought so much pleasure into my life--and helped keep afloat the economy of one of the world's poorer regions. In his honor, let's celebrate the world's unsung heroes. Come on, monkeys--tell me about the folks I've never heard of, but who deserve my thanks.
Steve Albini gives a talk on analog vs. digital and other audio engineering questions
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If you're not familiar with his engineering (most famously: Nirvana's "In Utero" and the Pixies's "Surfer Rosa") or his bands (previously Big Black and Rapeman, currently Shellac) then you've might've heard of Albini's infamous essay, "The Problem With Music" on why artists in the biz are usually facked.
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Wakayama officials drown 20 wild monkeys.
The psychology of cyberspace. We're all pathological.
Emotion Eric! Truly, the diversity of this man is remarkable. [more inside]
Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (Warning: string orchestra, mp3, Penderecki)
See? They still know how to have fun at MeFi... Warning: Contains SPOILERS, lots and lots of SPOILERS! [more inside]
Band In A Bubble
What do you get when you take three musicians, two producers, and a VJ and seal them in a
60-square-metre perpex dome in the middle of Melbourne's Federation Square for three weeks to record their fifth album? Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Regurgitator, the Band In A Bubble.(warning: heavy flash)
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September 01, 2004
Classic and not so classic US TV themes. Bad design, fun music.
RealDoll Wow. I mean, wow. Kinda sad, really. (NSFW)
George Bush wears unearned award. Busted! Georgie-boy was photographed wearing a military ribbon he didn't actually receive (via MeFi). [more inside]
First they came for the nailclippers and i did not complain, then they came for tweezers and i did not complain... But i'll be buggered if i let them take this away from me!
Prosecutors To Ask Judge To Dismiss Bryant Case "The prosecutors in the Kobe Bryant case will ask that the charges for the Los Angeles Lakers basketball star be dismissed without prejudice..."
"the news will be embarrassing for George W Bush"
The DOJ is forced to drop a case that had been hailed as a "milestone" in it's war against terror. It seems that is now shown to have been a milestone in overzealousness and government-based deception.
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The Earth Today (Discuss)
A board tally of the cost of the war in Iraq for the US. Not much to say about it. Here's a rundown of where they got the figures.
Get your Christmas shopping done early! (NSF the Squeamish.)
MIT's OpenCourseWare:
"a free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners around the world."
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Curious George: Digital Cable Question -
My cable provider just recently has been able to get us digital cable. (I live in a pretty rural area.) But anyway, we do not get MTV, VH1, Lifetime, USA, and a few others. When I spoke with the cable company, they claim it's because MTV doesn't want these stations on digital feeds because it would be too easy to dump music videos, movies, etc. to DVD.
Does anybody know anything about this? Does that seem right? Strange?
"It’s as if we were shown how to pull the finger of God." Your science humor o' the day. (PDF file)
New Wave Photos From A Flock of Seagulls to Yel
The Monetary Economics of Thurston Howell III In early episodes, we see Mr. Howell hiring various services from other castaways. We eventually learn he's been writing checks on a mainland (and therefore inaccessible) bank. This works while the group consider their condition temporary, but the checks are quickly devalued and eliminated when the castaways begin to prepare for the possibility of an indefinite stay on the island. Hey, it's not just a theoretical discussion, now that Gilligan's island is becoming a reality. Plus, author B.K. Howell manages to sneak in an informative discussion on some basic economic principles. <Via BoingBoing>
Fresh! It's got fruit, sex, Catholics, and sweets. Will that do for today?
Sperm counts fall as guys get lucky even with themselves. [more inside]
Colossal Storage Corporation seems to be on the bleeding edge of removable storage media. 10 petabytes on a 3.5" removable disk by 2009. (warning: bad site design)
What's your favorite conspiracy? After this earlier post I got to thinking about conspiracies in general, and their entertainment value. [more inside]
Japanese, Nihilistic, Genre-Pic Autuer The Works Of Seijun Suzuki. Apparently, your freindly, neighborhood, Japanese Embassy has been know to screen a film or two.
Curious George: My privates have been infiltrated. I was the victim of identity theft. I fear that someone has been reading one of my personal email accounts. Some fishy stuff has been going on. Is there a way to find out for sure? What can I do if my fears are confirmed?
James Doohan received his star on the Hollywood Walk-Of-Fame
The actor, currently suffering from a host of ailments, including the onset of Alzheimer's disease, attended with his family, and Nichelle Nichols and George Takai, fellow co-stars of Star Trek.
This will be his last public appearance. (via Slashdot)
London gets an alternative newspaper - The Line, shamelessly stolen from flashboy's blog, who claims to write for it, or something - maybe he covers the Banana beat.
Black Ships and Samurai. An online exhibit featuring some 200 Japanese and American graphics depicting the 1853-1854 mission by Commodore Matthew Perry that led to the opening of Japan to the outside world.
God's Official Party
From the New Republic RNC blog.
Soon after Hagel spoke, the acting state Republican chair--an African-American man in a white cowboy hat named Leon Mosley--urged his delegates, "Let's remember what's paramount in our life: God ... This is the GOP: God's Official Party." At that, the room burst into sustained applause. Behold, the Republican base.
How to build a rocket car (without knowing too much about rocketry and safety) and get away with it. Warning: Somebody's stupid-young-days long long tale.
Can't.
CAN! We can. We will!
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A New Class Of Planet. The McObservatory has discovered 2 new extra-solar planets about the size of Neptune, easily the smallest planets discovered outside the solar system at only 14 times the size of Earth. [more inside]
