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April 16, 2004

Fashion a ninja mask out of a T-shirt. Your boss will never know what hit him. more inside
Curious, George: Sex and Music The question to my fellow music lovin' monkeys: If you were to create a sexy mix for your SO what kind of songs would you include? What would you like to hear in an hour of sexy sexy primate bliss?
Absolute Craziness I'm shamelessly swiping this from linkfilter.net but it was so awesome, i wanted to post it here. Click on the cake and then type in "oompaloompa" more inside
Oops! Best. Prank call. Ever. more inside
Beating the file-sharers at their own game Recently, bands releasing new albums have been making use of the internet to promote their music, rather than attempting to shut it down. Bands such as The Liars, Wilco and Tortoise have been streaming their whole albums onto the internet. more inside
Stop the flinging! Start pooping for peace. Starting from the hideous connotations of the page's background color, this seems to elicit instant hate/curiosity reactions. At least the featured page of the site isn't that explicit, but venture into the rest at your own risk. Well, at least something to ponder while 'doing it' instead of reading. Yeah, yeah, we know...
Contiki isn't just any multitasking operating system. The good old Commodore 64 was the target platform for the first port. It comes complete with multitasking, a basic Windows-like GUI, Internet connectivity, and best of all, a web browser and server. Here are some screenshots. Open source.
Own A Piece Of The Concorde! Inedible pucks of Beef Wellington, plastic silverware, and Por-Shun-Pak coffee creamers not included...
The inevitable "I'm Rick James, BITCH!" soundboard. Those of you without cable or any clue what all the fuss has been about can catch the (realplayer) video here.
The Shame of the Cities by Lincoln Steffens, the introduction, and an excerpt from Upton Sinclair, The Great American Fraud. more inside
The man who knew. PBS is rebroadcasting their fascinating look at FBI agent John O'Neill, one of the few who really understood the threat of al Qaeda before 9/11, when he himself was killed. more inside
Toilet stall poetry: just a little farkian.
Love is like a snowmobile racing across the tundra; It flips and pins you to the ground. At night the ice weasels come. more inside

April 15, 2004

Should we clone our pets? from metafilter Have you guys seen this already? Seems like a great idea, unless you do any animal volunteer work. There's a HUGE domestic animal overpopulation problem, with millions of cats and dogs being put to sleep every year for no other reason than there aren't enough homes for them all. Now people are going to pay $50,000 to make a replica of their pet that will be "rather like" the original? That money could save countless lives, and still cover adopting a cat or two from a rescue organization. more inside
Who's the daddy So Amazon launches it's new Search Engine. Playing around with it, noticed that if you hover over the site info button, it shows you the traffic rank for the site. So who's the daddy? more inside
Curious, George: Recycling so there's lots of info on recycling out there. collectively we've done a great job getting started on this whole thing. some businesses have gone whole-hog on the idea. but still, even with all this, my curbside recylcing program can't explain to my why some forms of #2 plastic are unacceptable for the city recycling service contractor. they tell me that #2 plastic in a non-screwtop-bottle form will not be picked up, with no explanation (despite repeated phone calls for more info). anyone have any clue? to me it's like saying that aluminum cans are ok to collect, but aluminum foil is a no-no. i mean, it's still #2 plastic, right? more inside
Open source insurance - There's an interesting article on Salon.com today about how the open source community is dealing with SCO legal attacks -- a new company has sprung up to sell insurance for companies that use Linux to cover the costs of legal battles should they arise. Even more interesting is how the principles of open source are being used to mount the defense.
Curious George: 10W-40? Okay in order to flexercise the Curious George functionality and sate a thirst for knowledge - what exactly do the motor oil designations mean? I know weight is in there, but whats better? 5W-20? 21-63? Hike!
Did you know that Geniophobia is the fear of chins? That atelophobia is the fear of imperfection? That linonophobia is the fear of string? Realfears.com has got the info for all your fear needs.
Hey, Kids--Comics! Anybody who likes comics ought to take a look at Wigu, about a young boy and a poisonous talking potato and Scary-Go-Round, which features a delightfully twisted take on any horror movie convention you can think of. more inside
Bin Laden offers truce - to Europe. He states that if all European troops are withdrawn from the Middle East within three months, Al-Qaida will not attack European targets. "Stop spilling our blood so we can stop spilling your blood." more inside
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