Wow, those videos are nothing short of amazingly creepy. I actually get a sort of "uncanny valley" feeling from watching them; it's as if I'm watching CG Billy Idol sing songs in a creepy tone and make creepy, inhuman faces.
Naturally, I've added "White Christmas" to my Myspace profile.
These sound kinda like they downloaded really lousy MIDI renditions from the internet, switched some of the instruments to toy pianos and vibraphones, and said, "good enough!" (Although the Coldplay songs sound pretty much identical to the original recordings...)
And yet you finished the book?
Hey, I'm no quitter! (Plus, I'll admit, Brown's cliffhanger-chapter style kept me reading whether or not I actually wanted to. I don't regret spending the six or so hours on it.)
How could Hanks not come off as wooden? Langdon in the book has about as much personality as the paper it's printed on (and about half the smarts). I just don't understand how anyone could find the "mysteries" and "puzzles" in this book the least bit intriguing. The entire endgame could have been avoided had any of the characters been even as smart as, let's say, Paris Hilton. (I won't give it away, but Christ, Encyclopedia Brown was decoding riddles like that while he was still in the womb.)
That said, yes, I'll see the movie, but mostly because I've got lots of friends who didn't find the book head-bangingly stupid.
Also, a friend who has assisted in, or at least observed, such surgeries says, "It's just like knee replacement surgery!" I'm pretty sure that means we're all qualified to go out there and start doing these things.
Ha! I *didn't* care much for the virtual knee surgery (even cartoony bone-sawing is pretty unpleasant to me), but I *did* ask for Trauma Center for Christmas!
After skipping the dentist for a few years, when I finally did go, my X-rays revealed a botched filling from a previous dentist. When the new guy tried to fix it, oops, there's the root, looks like we'll have to do a root canal! It was no big deal. The dentist started it, gave me a temporary crown, and I waited two weeks for an endodontist to finish the job. The only pain I felt during the entire process was when I got the giant needle in my gums. After that, nothing. It was actually pretty relaxing, just lying in the chair for an hour. A root canal, assuming it's just because the tooth is cracked, is really no big deal at all. And my spiffy new crown is indistinguishable from a real tooth (although when I have dreams about teeth falling out, it's always that one).
I dunno, I think real Cheerios taste pretty bad, so maybe it's just a really fine line between "tastes just like Cheerios" and "tastes like soggy cardboard boxes left over after the farmers' market packs up on Sunday."
Is this for real? That is probably the creepiest video I've seen in a good, long while. If it's the real deal, and really smells of scotch and cigars, I'm pretty sure I already smell like this stuff much of the time.
That said, "I'm Cumming" is a great tagline.
This is uncharacteristic of me, but their "hilarious" gag bumper stickers -- "I am Gay!" "Honk for Gay Rights!" -- actually piss me off something fierce.
I had a game like this when I was in college; it was kind of neat to have a puppy running around on my desktop while I was trying to write papers. But when you've only got 8MB of RAM, it's a little taxing.
That said, this is about the best use of a touchscreen I've ever seen.
I think the most amazing part of this story is that he paid the installation fee he was told would be waived (and that he never got that in writing). Well, that, and the arresting part. This is why I don't usually spend $2 bills -- it's just not worth the hassle.
Ah, NT ... I seem to remember there is an easy way to see which folders are shared on NT machines as well, but I can't remember it, and I don't think I've got anything running NT left in the office. Sorry...
On the upside, though, I agree: this is nothing to panic about.
Wow, those videos are nothing short of amazingly creepy. I actually get a sort of "uncanny valley" feeling from watching them; it's as if I'm watching CG Billy Idol sing songs in a creepy tone and make creepy, inhuman faces. Naturally, I've added "White Christmas" to my Myspace profile.
posted by uncleozzy 17 years ago
In "Baby Rock"
These sound kinda like they downloaded really lousy MIDI renditions from the internet, switched some of the instruments to toy pianos and vibraphones, and said, "good enough!" (Although the Coldplay songs sound pretty much identical to the original recordings...)
posted by uncleozzy 17 years ago
In "Da "
And yet you finished the book? Hey, I'm no quitter! (Plus, I'll admit, Brown's cliffhanger-chapter style kept me reading whether or not I actually wanted to. I don't regret spending the six or so hours on it.)
posted by uncleozzy 17 years ago
How could Hanks not come off as wooden? Langdon in the book has about as much personality as the paper it's printed on (and about half the smarts). I just don't understand how anyone could find the "mysteries" and "puzzles" in this book the least bit intriguing. The entire endgame could have been avoided had any of the characters been even as smart as, let's say, Paris Hilton. (I won't give it away, but Christ, Encyclopedia Brown was decoding riddles like that while he was still in the womb.) That said, yes, I'll see the movie, but mostly because I've got lots of friends who didn't find the book head-bangingly stupid.
posted by uncleozzy 17 years ago
In "Perform a long and disgusting virtual knee replacement operation "
Also, a friend who has assisted in, or at least observed, such surgeries says, "It's just like knee replacement surgery!" I'm pretty sure that means we're all qualified to go out there and start doing these things.
posted by uncleozzy 18 years ago
Ha! I *didn't* care much for the virtual knee surgery (even cartoony bone-sawing is pretty unpleasant to me), but I *did* ask for Trauma Center for Christmas!
posted by uncleozzy 18 years ago
In "South Park Generator"
posted by uncleozzy 18 years ago
In "Draw a house, ignore the bad personality test."
I grew up in #68, or something like it. But then again, I'm a lefty who mouses righty, so the drawing, she is not so accurate.
posted by uncleozzy 18 years ago
In "Lego You"
posted by uncleozzy 18 years ago
In "Curious Fearful George"
After skipping the dentist for a few years, when I finally did go, my X-rays revealed a botched filling from a previous dentist. When the new guy tried to fix it, oops, there's the root, looks like we'll have to do a root canal! It was no big deal. The dentist started it, gave me a temporary crown, and I waited two weeks for an endodontist to finish the job. The only pain I felt during the entire process was when I got the giant needle in my gums. After that, nothing. It was actually pretty relaxing, just lying in the chair for an hour. A root canal, assuming it's just because the tooth is cracked, is really no big deal at all. And my spiffy new crown is indistinguishable from a real tooth (although when I have dreams about teeth falling out, it's always that one).
posted by uncleozzy 18 years ago
In "Curious George: Why do generic Cheerios taste so bad?"
I dunno, I think real Cheerios taste pretty bad, so maybe it's just a really fine line between "tastes just like Cheerios" and "tastes like soggy cardboard boxes left over after the farmers' market packs up on Sunday."
posted by uncleozzy 18 years ago
In "Cumming: The Fragrance"
Is this for real? That is probably the creepiest video I've seen in a good, long while. If it's the real deal, and really smells of scotch and cigars, I'm pretty sure I already smell like this stuff much of the time. That said, "I'm Cumming" is a great tagline.
posted by uncleozzy 18 years ago
In "Log Homes for Us."
This blows my mind in an astounding fashion.
posted by uncleozzy 18 years ago
In "The Prank Place"
(I do think the Truck Nutz are pretty funny, though, so make of that what you will.)
posted by uncleozzy 18 years ago
This is uncharacteristic of me, but their "hilarious" gag bumper stickers -- "I am Gay!" "Honk for Gay Rights!" -- actually piss me off something fierce.
posted by uncleozzy 18 years ago
In "May 5 is the National Day of Prayer"
Praying to the porcelain god on Cinco de Mayo? Check.
posted by uncleozzy 18 years ago
In "Nintendogs!"
I had a game like this when I was in college; it was kind of neat to have a puppy running around on my desktop while I was trying to write papers. But when you've only got 8MB of RAM, it's a little taxing. That said, this is about the best use of a touchscreen I've ever seen.
posted by uncleozzy 19 years ago
In "Treat your mother right."
I'm pretty sure this just what the internet was invented for. Also, where can *I* get a sleeveless triangle-pattern shirt?
posted by uncleozzy 19 years ago
In "Pay with $2 bills, get taken to jail."
I think the most amazing part of this story is that he paid the installation fee he was told would be waived (and that he never got that in writing). Well, that, and the arresting part. This is why I don't usually spend $2 bills -- it's just not worth the hassle.
posted by uncleozzy 19 years ago
In "Curious George: Big Netowork/Server Problem"
Ah, NT ... I seem to remember there is an easy way to see which folders are shared on NT machines as well, but I can't remember it, and I don't think I've got anything running NT left in the office. Sorry... On the upside, though, I agree: this is nothing to panic about.
posted by uncleozzy 19 years ago
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