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Friday, May 10, 2002
Boucoup Links: Adam Curry tells a very different story than you might have been hearing from the mainstream media in this country about the Pim Fortuyn assassination. Why is our media getting this so wrong? Fortunately, the word seems to be getting out all over the place.
Meanwhile, Ernie's House of Whoop-Ass (EHOWA for short, and be careful if you're at work - much of this site is not coworker/boss-friendly. You have been warned) has an excellent article I just found on how to not get speeding tickets. Also, the follow-up responses from police officers are pretty funny at times. Just don't go to this site if you're sensitive to the occasional F-word. They seem fond of it there.
On the science news front, here's an interesting bit on non-lethal weapons development, and also a story on the progression of nanotechnology. Speaking of making things small, why not also tiny, seedless watermelons? On a general news note, this is terrific. Now if only we could get every other scientologist wacko to escape the madness, sue the "church", and win some hefty damages. Ideally, they'd go out of business at some point. And while on the topic of money, my gal pal Ginna contributes another story: Parker Bros. replaces Monopoly money with cheaper Euro. Heh. There's also some of "teh funny" ripe for your consumption at this thread at Plastic, which is discussing this survey.
I apologize, but this is probably it for my material today -- I'm trying to make headway on some freelance web design work. In fact, I'm trying like heck to avoid this very problem. But who knows, maybe more later.
Thursday, May 9, 2002
Linkage: Ever been fed up with bad highway signs not warning you about which lane you need to be in for a highway off-ramp? Ever do something about it? And while we're talking about heroes, the Federal Trade Commission filed suit against three manufacturers of those Ab-crunching electro-belts you see hawked on TV for false advertising. Surprise, surprise, they don't give you that rock-hard sixpack you've always dreamed of. (Props to my friend Ginna for that story.) However, in the unexpected bonus department: next time someone calls you a lush, just tell them you're fighting off a cold with that glass of wine.
More linkage: Holy cow! How cool would it be to paint an LCD screen onto your living room wall? And speaking tangentially of things artistically-related: I am chomping at the bit to get my hands on Photoshop 7 after reading this O'Reilly article on the new features. Meanwhile, Cryptids looks like it might just be the game coming down the pipe. Hope it makes it to market, it sounds like fun.
Also, an interesting idea I'd like to see catch on: sentencing criminal corporations to the "death penalty" by revoking their charter, disbanding them, and handing their assets over to the state and/or non-profits. I can think of a few businesses that deserve this, starting with Philip-Morris. While we're at it, can we get rid of the people who signed this petition thinking it was serious? (I can only assume it's a joke. If not, that Kevin Klerck guy should be taken out back and beaten.) On a lighter note, this guy takes on the whole "cluck and get 50 cents off your Chicken Whopper" thing at Burger King. Heh. And hey, if you like wallpaper (and I mean that stuff for your computer desktop, not the kind with the gooey gluey paste) and you also like space pictures, have I got a link for you. Oh, and if you're hungry for details on the Matrix sequels, Time Magazine has what you're looking for.
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