Smell it, buy it Going into my local DIY store (run by British hegemony of PLC's) I noticed a freshly sawn pine smell that ceased directly 20 meters inside. No news really but heres the rest: Cinemas - popcorn Supermarkets - Baked bead Potatoes - Irish soil Supermarkets - Roasted coffee Grass seed - grass scent Cosmetics store - talcum powder smell and Barbeques - Hickory Plastic notebooks - leather New cars - New car smell

Poochie sez: "Pray five times a day!" With Omar as Homer, and Badr substituted for Bart, The Simpsons is now playing on Arab television ... [and] he has swapped Duff beer for soft drinks. more inside

Curious George. Ugh, Internet radio problems. How can get an uninterrupted stream? What players to use? Please share your success stories and techniques used.

419 is a Joke... Or at least a game, to the Nigerian fraudsters who flood your e-mail with countless spams. "The atmosphere of silent concentration inside the cafe is absolute, strangely reminiscent of a university library before exams. Except, that is, for the odd guffaw or cheer. The doors are locked from 10:30 p.m. until 7 a.m., so the cyber thieves can work in peace without fear of armed intruders." [Via] more inside

Wiggliest Person ever! ...I've seen contortion...but this is amazing. (video link)

Fun Friday Flash! Alright you poo-flinging monkeys! The poop's on the other ground now! Catch a Sh1t! annoying repetitive loud music (unless you select "Track 3" from the options menu).

Curious, George: Déjà Vu How often do you experience it? Does it bother you, or do you enjoy it? It never really bothered me until yesterday's David Copperfield post. more inside

YA Intelligent Design Debate In which we forego the Flying Spaghetti Monster in favor of a Louisville Slugger.

Stanford University comes to itunes. Lectures, interviews, music and more, and it's free, free, free! via Mefi

So you may have heard of Flock, the new social browser based on Mozilla/Firefox code. It is made for blogging, Flickr, (other web apps) and includes an iPod-like interface for some things. Did I mention you can now download the developer release? (More inside) more inside

Chimp Grunts

MASSAGE: Alternative uses for the vibrator the ex-girlfriend left behind. (Highly polished chrome, basic shape.) No. 1) Switch to max' speed, hold carefully in arthritic hands (golfing hold) for 5 minutes. Result: Aaaaaahhhhhh .. Relief! Pain eased, typing possible. Numbers 2 to 101 (uses) up for grabs.

Butter vs. Margarine Apparently loose on the Internets since June of 2003, Here's a rousing defense of our favorite spread! okay one of them. more inside

OpenOffice2 is out

David Copperfield to impregnate a woman on stage. And the show will be SFW, besides.

Free the West Memphis Three Most people are already familiar with the case of the three teenage boys who were convicted of the 1993 murders of three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis, AK. There are two documentaries about them which are well worth watching. The first documentary shows that the prosecution's case rested on a confession elicited from the weak link among the accused, a mentally diminished young man, and the filmmakers offer an alternative scenario, skillfully turning the righteous onscreen anger of one of the victim's stepparents against him to suggest that authorities ignored this more likely suspect. The boys are still in the process of appealing their cases, and you can help. more inside

Hiroshi Yoshii Online Portfolio

Strooth! A long way from Earls Court.

Whomsoever can catch a fly with chopsticks has eyes sharper than the flying eagle.

Curious, George: Student Loan Consolidation I need help navigating the maze of consolidating my student loans. more inside