Curious George : or more like Help me please George : Suddenly when playing DVDs on my laptop, the sound and picture are not in synch. When looking at Task Manager the CPU usage is permanantly at 100%, the DVD process seems to be taking up all of the spare resource. I use InterVideo WINDVD 4. Please help, I work away a lot and watch a hell of a lot of DVDs on the laptop.

Dung. WTF?! [Flash, possibly NSFW, via Screenhead.]

Curious, George: T Shirt Printing? I'm vaguely wondering about a t shirt promo-type-arrangement for my little old netlabel (no gratuitous self-link, it's noted in my profile for any monkey that wants to see) but I know that cafepress can't do exciting things like print on black - which essential for an experimental electronica label, i reckon! more inside

Curious George: Bad Times in the Workplace: Have you ever worked in an emotionally toxic (or physically toxic) workplace? Has work (the hours, the culture, whatever) ever made you more lonely, given you unhealthy amounts of stress or fear, or made you depressed? Ever been bullied or emotionally harassed (or sexually harassed) at work? Has your company or your job ever skewed your way of looking at the world in a way you later realized was unhealthy or nutty, or both? more inside

One Word, 60 Seconds, Go Got writer's block? No time to write? Don't think you can be a writer? Let the muse run wild in a flat sixty seconds. And then post it for the rest of the world to see. Sounds scary, but in fact strangely liberating. (Also has links to poetry and photo caption challenges - you have to register with TypeKey for those, however, while the writing challenge is noreg.)

A flash animation that fits the tone and name of Mo-Fi. more inside

After Every every monkey party there always seems to be monkey fighting. "There are five principles describing the monkey personality that are the essence of the monkey fighting..." more inside

Christmas gifts (?) you can make... I take it some of you are bored and just sit around bashing on the blogs all day. Christmas is right around the corner, and if the reason you're blogging is that you're unemployed, this could fill some of you time and save you some cash too! oh - some of these ideas seem a little dangerous. via codewolf more inside

Curious, George: Anna Nicole I heard Anna Nicole Smith made a drunken ass of herself at the World Music Awards. I have been unable to Google up a clip of it. Anyone know where I can find one?

Happy Birthday Monkeyfilter! Well, it's been a year since the great Monkeyfilter experiment was undertaken. What began as a refuge for Metafilter lockouts has evolved into its own beast, with its own personality and its own personalities. We don't have a birthday cake, so let's indulge in a little self-congratulation and the smugness it entails. While we're at it, let's take a moment to thank our fearless leader and Alpha monkey.

Curious George This is a really dopey question, but can anyone here explain to me why, oh why, is a double cheeseburger at McDonalds a dollar even, while a regular 'ol cheeseburger is a buck o'nine?

Are these standard? Curious, George: Car warning dashboard symbols, anyone? I've been googling and I can't find a list of symbols for all cars - in particular, for a 98 Saturn. Do all cars use the same symbols, or not? This is of rather pressing interest, since two wiggly, incomprehensible symbols lit up on my way home tonight - just as I was almost in my driveway - and I'm wondering what to do next. more inside

Att: Out of work Los Angeles Area Techno-Monkeys! Hola monos! I just interviewed for a position to teach at an ITT Technical Institute campus in greater LA. So it's not Harvard, but it's a job. The thing is, they are hiring, and if I can help another monkey out, why not. I hesitate to mention exactly which one since I didn't ok it with them to post something like this, but they are looking for a web wiz to teach a class in web coding as well as someone to teach a class in 3-D Studio Max. The classes vary, but each is about a three hour commitment one day a week. Write me with a resume and we can chat, either on the phone or via email. If you seem legit I will forward your info on to them. squidranch@comcast.net

Art Cars! See also: How to make 'em and where to see 'em.

FM transmitters for mp3 players- are there any that don't suck? The iTrip plugs into your ipod and transmits your music on the FM frequency of your choice. You tune your car radio to that frequency and listen to your ipod in your car without any wires. Trouble is, it's weak so it doesn't interfere with other people's radios, but so weak it doesn't even work in my own car. Same story with all the products like this from what I've heard. more inside

Garrison Keillor thinks that born-again Christians should not be allowed to vote. Feels their real citizenship is in heaven.

Monkeyworld. more inside

Curious, George: ascii video conversion? I have a strange little video project I'm working on, and would like to convert some of the video to moving ascii-text images. problem - all the conversion tools I can find are arcane *nix terminal-freakout stuff. And my Google-fu is getting me nowhere. more inside

FamilyHighway Values You've got to be kidding me, right? Right? RIGHT?! Anyone? Is it too late to build a 500 foot wall around NYC? more inside

For those who need more than kittens to feel better. Turn your ceiling into a surreal pond surface. via boingboing. more inside