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Title: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on January 10, 2005, 03:26:40 AM: The Charlie Brown Outcast album.

http://www.jengajam.com/r/Hey-Ya-Charlie-Brown/

requires quicktime...
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on January 10, 2005, 03:44:57 AM: Oh! Oh! Thank you!

I'd heard about that clip but no one had a link to it. I laughed, I cried; it moved me Bob.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on January 10, 2005, 04:18:20 AM: google is a magic thing.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: 42 on January 10, 2005, 10:58:51 AM: That is hillarious, yet slightly exemplifies the generic nature of Outcast.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: EUOL on January 10, 2005, 02:53:49 PM: That is interesting, yet slightly exemplifies the compulsively critical nature of 42.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: stacer on January 10, 2005, 03:25:40 PM: Heh. "Used without permission. Please don't sue us."
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on January 10, 2005, 08:27:40 PM: For anyone with a couple of hundred million the worlds coolest paintball/ live action RPG building is now for sale....

Yeah thats right the Biosphere II

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/01/10/biosphere.sale.ap/index.html
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock on January 10, 2005, 10:38:20 PM: http://www.timewastersguide.com/boards/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=other;action=display;num=1105342000

Why? Well, it's just the title. I think it's a rather cool title for a forum.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on January 11, 2005, 08:55:56 AM: Coolest Thing Ever. (http://www.timewastersguide.com/boards/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=other;action=viewprofile;username=Gemm)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: House of Mustard on January 11, 2005, 11:11:08 AM: Well, I don't know about 'coolest', but certainly the most outrageous. Truly.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: stacer on January 12, 2005, 12:35:06 AM: http://www.pconline.com.cn/pcedu/carton/mtv/0401/flash/040118hlb.swf

Question: are they singing in Korean? The writing looks like it, but it seems like something I'd expect to be Japanese first.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Peter Ahlstrom on January 12, 2005, 02:51:29 AM: yeah, that's Korean. Cute!
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: EUOL on January 12, 2005, 06:09:07 AM: Lol.

So, most of the Korean text says. "Dangun Song" Which means "Carrot Song." Or, at least, 'Dangun' means 'carrot.' Song is not Korean....

This is spliced in with lots of 'I love you!'s and 'I like it!'s (The second one kind of means 'Everything is great' in the colloqual.)

Wow. I'm a little surprised I could still read that...
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on January 12, 2005, 06:36:26 AM: what a t shirt ...

http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/science/7189/
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on January 12, 2005, 02:20:29 PM: What a tattoo.

http://www.livejournal.com/users/themunkee/75134.html
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on January 12, 2005, 02:28:02 PM: what a country!!!

http://people.ucsc.edu/~dramadon/Balki.jpg
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on January 12, 2005, 02:38:57 PM: you. terrify. me.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on January 12, 2005, 03:07:25 PM: I thought it was funny. :(

Does that make me a terrorist?
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on January 12, 2005, 03:11:13 PM: if it helps any, i've always thought of you as a terrorist.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: House of Mustard on January 12, 2005, 03:16:32 PM: I'm not sure what you mean by that. If only there was some set definition...
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Archon on January 12, 2005, 03:19:24 PM: If you are lucky Jeffe, you can have your picture next to the definition in some dictionary somewhere. After all, the TWG definition is now being modeled after you. :)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on January 12, 2005, 03:20:06 PM: shut up or I'll beat you up and go through your pockets for loose grammar.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Archon on January 12, 2005, 04:40:32 PM: No! Doesn't! Me ain't keeping any it wit me me swears! Me keeps it alls in da bankses.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on January 12, 2005, 04:53:36 PM: then he'll just beat you up for your account numbers Picture ID and deposit codes...
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Archon on January 12, 2005, 05:00:48 PM: Ha! youse is not noever gonna getst dat outta I, me am impervious for torture.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Tage on January 12, 2005, 05:17:15 PM: Once again, I would like to point out that the "Cool stuff" thread is one of the few ones I like to follow and not have to deal with inane chatter. Please post only links.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on January 13, 2005, 11:07:01 AM: k, maybe it is more disturbing, but I simply CANNOT stop reading the Saved by the Bell Quote of the Day (http://www.talkaboutcomics.com/viewtopic.php?t=17069&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&sid=69b6a5b5ac12492bc2f89af341af6403). It hurts, but it's funny.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on January 13, 2005, 08:25:05 PM: What is your Alignment? (http://quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=382)
Author crewman
Result You scored as True Neutral.

A True Neutral person has two faces- either these people are merely apathetic, preferring to focus their minds on more important things, or these people truly believe in a balance of all things. To these people, there can be no light without some darkness. These people also have no dedication to, or intrinsic distrust of, laws.

True Neutral 65%

Lawful Good 60%

Neutral Good 60%

Lawful Neutral 55%

Lawful Evil 35%

Chaotic Neutral 35%

Chaotic Good 35%

Chaotic Evil 35%

Neutral Evil 30%
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Archon on January 13, 2005, 08:38:01 PM: True Neutral
90%
Chaotic Evil
70%
Chaotic Good
65%
Neutral Good
60%
Neutral Evil
55%
Lawful Good
40%
Chaotic Neutral
40%
Lawful Evil
35%
Lawful Neutral
15%
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on January 14, 2005, 10:39:09 AM: Damn archon. Remind me not to make you angry.

Oh, and someone in my RPG group, when shown my scores, commented that my very low chaotic scores gave a clue as to why I had banned halflings from my Warhammer fantasy roleplay campaign, heh.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on January 14, 2005, 10:53:34 AM: Lawful Good 80%
Neutral Good 80%
Chaotic Good 65%
True Neutral 50%
Lawful Neutral 40%
Lawful Evil 20%
Chaotic Neutral 20%
Neutral Evil 15%
Chaotic Evil 10%

See, despite what you think, I'm good. it actually had a decision maker question for me, and finally pronounced me Neutral Good even though it listed Lawful first.

But I usually play as Chaotic Good, the guy who doesn't care about laws, just helping. The guy who doesn't care about authority but wants people to get what they deserve.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Spriggan on January 14, 2005, 11:13:42 AM: Quote
k, maybe it is more disturbing, but I simply CANNOT stop reading the Saved by the Bell Quote of the Day (http://www.talkaboutcomics.com/viewtopic.php?t=17069&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&sid=69b6a5b5ac12492bc2f89af341af6403). It hurts, but it's funny.

CAN'T STOP READING.....
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Spriggan on January 14, 2005, 11:17:04 AM: A lawful good person acts as a good person is expected or required to act. They are dedicated to upholding both what is right and what is set down in law.

Lawful Good

85%
Lawful Neutral

80%
Neutral Good

75%
Chaotic Good

55%
True Neutral

55%
Lawful Evil

45%
Neutral Evil

45%
Chaotic Neutral

25%
Chaotic Evil

5%
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on January 14, 2005, 05:48:51 PM: These are frighteningly good ideas.

"15 January 2005
From New Scientist Print Edition. Subscribe and get 4 free issues.
THE Pentagon considered developing a host of non-lethal chemical weapons
that would disrupt discipline and morale among enemy troops, newly
declassified documents reveal.

Most bizarre among the plans was one for the development of an "aphrodisiac"
chemical weapon that would make enemy soldiers sexually irresistible to each
other. Provoking widespread homosexual behaviour among troops would cause a
"distasteful but completely non-lethal" blow to morale, the proposal says.

Other ideas included chemical weapons that attract swarms of enraged wasps
or angry rats to troop positions, making them uninhabitable. Another was to
develop a chemical that caused "severe and lasting halitosis", making it
easy to identify guerrillas trying to blend in with civilians. There was
also the idea of making troops' skin unbearably sensitive to sunlight.

The proposals, from the US Air Force Wright Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio, date
from 1994. The lab sought Pentagon funding for research into what it called
"harassing, annoying and 'bad guy'-identifying chemicals". The plans have
been posted online by the Sunshine Project, an organisation that exposes
research into chemical and biological weapons.

Spokesman Edward Hammond says it was not known if the proposed $7.5 million,
six-year research plan was ever pursued."
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on January 14, 2005, 05:53:46 PM: They should develop that aphrodisiac and then use it on the arab terrorist groups, just for the irony value.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on January 14, 2005, 07:55:41 PM: I don't think that would be ironic at all considering how many of the arabs/middle-eastern muslims I met overseas were butt-pirates. (a rather large percentage. I suspect it's what happens normally when you don't let little boys play with little girls but instead force them to play exclusively with other little boys until they're in their late twenties, and then they get married)

Story:
I and my partner were being driven around Kuwait city by one of my local friends and we were discussing the heartaches women give men. We went down the normal conversational roads such discussions usually take for a few minutes and then Abdul turned to my partner and I and vehemently said, "And if things don't work out with the women we will go the other way, right guys?" He shook his fist at the universe as he said this.

My partner and I looked at each other with raised eyebrows and then I said, "Uh, no Abdul, we won't."

He was embarrassed but soon got over it and when we returned to the stabucks in downtown Kuwait we were all back to scoping out the women.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Spriggan on January 16, 2005, 01:00:53 AM: Well to move this thread along, remember it isn't a discussion thread (make a new one if you want to discuss something listed here), something for all the EUOLs and SEs out there:

http://worlddominationtoys.com/
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: 42 on January 16, 2005, 01:10:38 AM: Lawful Good
100%

Neutral Good
95%

Lawful Neutral
90%

True Neutral
50%

Chaotic Good
30%

Lawful Evil
25%

Neutral Evil
20%

Chaotic Neutral
5%

Chaotic Evil
0%
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Oldie Black Witch on January 16, 2005, 03:30:32 AM: One of my favorites:

Thinkgeek (http://www.thinkgeek.com)

and I especially love their tshirts:

There are only 10 kinds of people, etc. (http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Oldie Black Witch on January 16, 2005, 03:32:42 AM: And just for you,

The shirt of Smiting. (http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/gaming/7215)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on January 16, 2005, 03:33:29 AM: I think that was just recently posted. But really. My response to that is as follows.

http://www.applegeeks.com/comic_archive/viewcomic.php?issue=8
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Tage on January 17, 2005, 03:13:47 PM: For future reference, I will now be moderating the crap out of this thread. All I ask is *one* thread that is simply what it says it is in the title.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Tage on January 17, 2005, 05:37:56 PM: See, now this is what we need more of. And by "we" I mean both here on the board, and the world in general:
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/011705/sta_20050117006.shtml
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on January 17, 2005, 05:51:40 PM: Dude! That's friggin awesome. I mean really awesome! I hope he manages it.

I've always thought the whole mecha armor thing should be easier than the big heads make it sound. Now, we'll see.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on January 20, 2005, 11:39:54 AM: well, is that all it takes? (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5550742458)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: stacer on January 20, 2005, 06:46:06 PM: Minas Tirith Wireless (http://www.landmine-design.com/PHPBB2/upload/upperthorax/rotk.gif)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: stacer on January 20, 2005, 08:33:55 PM: I almost put this in Ookla's help me buy a car thread. But I figured it'd be just as exciting for all you guys who loved the Transformers:

http://www.theembassyvfx.com/citroen.html
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on January 21, 2005, 07:57:43 AM: I believe that's been posted before
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: stacer on January 21, 2005, 10:37:36 AM: Dang, I really liked it. But I don't read the thread tirelessly--I just checked all of this new one.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on January 22, 2005, 01:35:24 PM: MicroSith home (http://www.microsith.com/)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Tage on January 24, 2005, 07:37:14 PM: I'm almost sad to say that this can amuse me for hours...
http://albinoblacksheep.com/flash/ndsound.php
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on January 26, 2005, 01:10:08 AM: http://www.trenchman.com/articles/article120804.html

Well, "Cool" is subjective...
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Spriggan on January 26, 2005, 01:17:01 AM: At first I thought it was fake, the I realised it was for the Japanese McDonalds and all made sence.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on January 26, 2005, 01:24:07 AM: Maybe we should just have a running "Weird things that the japanese do" thread.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on January 26, 2005, 06:30:58 AM: Asteriod finally named after Douglas Adams

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6867061/
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on January 26, 2005, 06:34:54 AM: http://www.onrobo.com/reviews/Entertainment/Bots/on00r84895tyhas/index.htm

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000063KCP/onrobo-20/103-4036025-4516667

Your own personal R2
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on January 26, 2005, 09:14:16 AM: fuzzy, I'm pretty confident tha tpost belonged in "disturbing things" rather thatn "cool stuff." Incidentally, can someone find a better link to the actual commercial? The link that guy's posted actually goes to some other commercial.

Amazon claims the R2 unit is not currently available, so I don't even have a price on that.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Spriggan on January 26, 2005, 09:26:37 AM: There isn't one anymore on the Japanese McDonlads website, the page he likned too just has the most recent comercials. Though I guess they're calling them McHotties (there's a male one too).

Found one.

www.monkeyslothstudio.com/Movies/FemaleRonald.wmv
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on January 26, 2005, 09:53:41 AM: thanks McSprig Grand.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: stacer on January 27, 2005, 03:23:26 AM: Major insomnia tonight. Browsing and I found these. Apologies if you guys have seen them before. I especially love the Families are Forever one, but I can't seem to link directly to it.

http://www.divinecomedy.net/?pid=7#

(Some of them are better than others.)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on January 27, 2005, 09:17:02 AM: yeah, some of them were dumb. Warning: those of you not familiar with the New Era's "Mormonads" won't get the basic idea, though a few of them may still be funny.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Peter Ahlstrom on January 27, 2005, 12:20:16 PM: Heh. I thought those were hiliarous.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Spriggan on January 28, 2005, 09:46:43 AM: Unbelievablely Brilliant

http://haggis-on-whey.com/index.php

Best part is the sample chapeters for their books.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on January 28, 2005, 11:37:05 AM: well, that was pointless. (http://quizme.stvlive.com/pointless/quiz.php)

I scored 56%, Tux, the Linux Penguin. that makes me l33t, I guess.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on January 29, 2005, 08:20:18 AM: (http://www.cyborgname.com/cybimages/E/governor2k3-ENTROPY.jpg)

Get your own (http://www.cyborgname.com/)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: JP Dogberry on January 29, 2005, 08:34:26 AM: (http://www.cyborgname.com/cybimages/J/handyvac-JAMPALADIN.jpg)

That is awsome
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on January 29, 2005, 08:51:54 AM: Amusingly, my one kind of describes my typical actions on forums, heh...
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on January 29, 2005, 01:51:11 PM: http://www.livejournal.com/users/drake57/273594.html?#cutid1

I'm sure there's somewhere else to find this, but I'm lazy.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock on January 29, 2005, 06:55:57 PM: My Real life nick: Z.A.K.: Zombie Assembled for Killing

My MMO Nick: Z.A.K.K.A.J.J.: Zeta Artificial Knight Keen on Assassination and Justified Judo

My Forum Nick: G.E.M.M.: Galactic Exploration and Mathematics Machine
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on January 30, 2005, 11:38:40 PM: http://www.cyborgname.com/cyborger.cgi?acronym=Scooter&robotchoice=chi2

http://www.cyborgname.com/cyborger.cgi?acronym=ElJeffe&robotchoice=governor2k3
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on January 31, 2005, 12:06:57 AM: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ak_gara/Roy_Batty_1.jpg

Hah... this is why photoshop geeks would make good advertising directors ;)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock on January 31, 2005, 12:16:55 AM: omfrpg13! That's hillarious. What movie is that from?
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on January 31, 2005, 03:31:38 AM: Blade Runner
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on January 31, 2005, 12:26:39 PM: Hey Ookla!

http://tlb.org/eunicycle.html
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on February 01, 2005, 12:29:26 AM: Possibly the funniest ad of all time...

from the good people of Snapple...

Saint Knows what Im talking about..

http://www.snapple.com/bull/seeAd.asp
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on February 01, 2005, 12:58:09 AM: That's excellent, but the little disclaimers is even funnier.

"20 guinea pigs were used, not harmed – and got plenty of exercise. A Humane Society member watched over the guinea pigs (and drank approximately 8 bottles of Snapple Kiwi Strawberry). "
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on February 01, 2005, 09:04:34 AM: Ha! I loved that commercial.

Snapple made one of the best root beers ever. And it was CLEAR. CLEAR CURSE YOU! Then it must not have sold well because they discontinued it.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mr_Pleasington on February 01, 2005, 10:47:40 PM: In case you haven't seen this yet...

One does not simply walk into Mordor.

http://www.elfgirl.org/Imagevault/images/mordor.html
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on February 01, 2005, 11:13:17 PM: Video Games just became fun again...

Now all I need is an office building I can play dig dug on.

http://www.blinkenlights.de/arcade/games.en.html
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on February 01, 2005, 11:54:11 PM: Omfg, that gif is so funny.

And jeffe, haha. Trust the continentals to come up with something as silly as that.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on February 02, 2005, 12:07:39 AM: Dude can you imagine playing missle command on that thing... way cool.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on February 02, 2005, 09:00:00 AM: bears that shoot lasers out of their eyes. Yes. That's what I need.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on February 03, 2005, 01:29:41 AM: Not sure if this belongs in cool or disturbing... it definately raises my eyebrows....

http://www.livescience.com/technology/050202_light_show.html
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: MsFish on February 03, 2005, 02:00:45 AM: Defacing the sky with "celestial advertisements" is sick and wrong.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on February 03, 2005, 02:03:42 AM: I agree, though there are neat scientific applications
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on February 03, 2005, 04:27:08 PM: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/03/technology/circuits/03chef.html?ex=1265086800&en=86bc342e2ce05d47&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt

Ok, everyone who doesn't read Slashdot needs to take a look at this article.

For Eric, try using that thing I posted before about. bug me not or whatever
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: 42 on February 04, 2005, 07:19:11 AM: Carpet Shark footage

http://www.ferretguy.com/Downloads-req-viewdownload-cid-2.html
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on February 08, 2005, 06:32:16 AM: your not a couch potato if you have bed sores..

http://www.dexterton.com/dic_furniture/ruf/cinema.html
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: stacer on February 08, 2005, 10:58:51 PM: We wax nostalgic here a lot. In that vein, http://www.frontiernet.net/~cdm/age1.

I was:

27 years old at the time of the 9-11 attack on America
25 years old on the first day of Y2K
23 years old when Princess Diana was killed in a car crash
20 years old at the time of Oklahoma City bombing
19 years old when O. J. Simpson was charged with murder
18 years old at the time of the 93 bombing of the World Trade Center
16 years old when Operation Desert Storm began
15 years old during the fall of the Berlin Wall
11 years old when the space shuttle Challenger exploded
9 years old when Apple introduced the Macintosh
8 years old during Sally Ride's travel in space
6 years old when Pres. Reagan was shot by John Hinckley, Jr.
5 years old at the time the Iran hostage crisis began
a 1 year old on the U.S.'s bicentennial Fourth of July
not yet 1 year old when President Nixon left office

--In fact, I was 2 days old when Nixon left office.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on February 08, 2005, 11:19:10 PM: 25 years old at the time of the 9-11 attack on America
24 years old on the first day of Y2K
21 years old when Princess Diana was killed in a car crash
19 years old at the time of Oklahoma City bombing
18 years old when O. J. Simpson was charged with murder
17 years old at the time of the 93 bombing of the World Trade Center
15 years old when Operation Desert Storm began
13 years old during the fall of the Berlin Wall
10 years old when the space shuttle Challenger exploded
8 years old when Apple introduced the Macintosh
7 years old during Sally Ride's travel in space
5 years old when Pres. Reagan was shot by John Hinckley, Jr.
3 years old at the time the Iran hostage crisis began
not yet 1 year old on the U.S.'s bicentennial Fourth of July
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on February 09, 2005, 04:52:16 PM: http://www.comics.com/comics/getfuzzy/archive/getfuzzy-20050204.html
This one and the next one.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on February 14, 2005, 06:29:14 PM: Save Toby! (http://www.savetoby.com/)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mistress of Darkness on February 14, 2005, 06:53:29 PM: That is just sick.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mr_Pleasington on February 15, 2005, 01:51:22 AM: This is pretty darn funny.

Use it on your favorite newsource and revel in the hilarity.

http://www.gizoogle.com/
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on February 15, 2005, 10:31:23 PM: http://www.wonderfullywacky.com/lightning-game.htm

shock your friends...
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mr_Pleasington on February 16, 2005, 02:34:27 AM: I played that lightning game with my fiance's family over Christmas break. On 'high' the shock is quite a jolt.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mr_Pleasington on February 17, 2005, 01:01:04 PM: This is great. Despite the name, it is completely work safe (though you may not want that title in your work history).

http://www.baconwhores.com/index.html

I only wish it were real. Who doesn't love bacon?
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on February 17, 2005, 01:26:03 PM: I want this so much its not funny. Only 5000 world wide, and it costs £240. Bah!

(http://www.blades-uk.com/images/products/UC1382_S.jpg)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock on February 17, 2005, 01:27:47 PM: Is it to size of a human? Or is it to size of a cat?
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock on February 18, 2005, 02:33:44 PM: http://gprime.net/video.php/microsoftsfirst2005failure

Hahah, Bill Gates Fails again!
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock on February 25, 2005, 11:27:21 AM: http://www.lolikon.org/misc/nanaca-crash_v104.swf I dunno. Came from Yuji of Bizzare Uprising so.. take it at face value I guess. Anime characters abound, but I know none of them. No hentai, sorry JP. =P
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on February 25, 2005, 12:29:18 PM: Dude, that's wierd
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on March 03, 2005, 02:04:14 AM: For those of you who don't Yahoo...

http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/

I thought this was kind of interesting. Thing is I almost HAVE been using the internet for the past 10 years. Includes such gems as, "In 1997, AltaVista's Babel Fish helps the monolingual by offering a fast, free, and accurate translator."

(accurate?)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on March 03, 2005, 09:27:08 AM: well, I wouldn't translate a paper for class with it, but relatively speaking, yeah. If you're only doing one or two words, anyway.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: EUOL on March 03, 2005, 06:28:51 PM: http://www.warehouse23.com/item.cgi?TYVMP038
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock on March 11, 2005, 12:20:02 AM: http://www.abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijk.com/

Ok, honestly, awesome.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on March 11, 2005, 08:56:18 AM: "Don't sign up for something ordinary. Sign up for something extraordinary."

More like sign up for something lame. When one of their selling points is that it is incapable of certain things, yeah. Not witty enough for me.

/me punishes them.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Spriggan on March 11, 2005, 09:15:03 AM: Outside of shear novilty value I cannot see anyone actualy useing this for anything serious.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Peter Ahlstrom on March 12, 2005, 03:59:23 AM: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6750430437

The Q&A section is hilarious, but you have to be logged in to read it.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on March 12, 2005, 08:16:13 AM: What I think is REALLY funny is that the bid is at over 100 bucks.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on March 12, 2005, 08:27:00 AM: bwahahaha...
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on March 17, 2005, 08:47:32 PM: http://www.rubbermag.com/news/050315_04n.html

This is the first item of technology that I have ever really truly lusted after.

Wow.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Spriggan on March 22, 2005, 09:34:05 AM: Entropy showed me this one, http://www.d20srd.org/extras/mapProjection.htm

basicaly a guy uses a projector and photoshop as a D&D maping tool.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on March 22, 2005, 07:57:35 PM: http://www.cmi-lmi.com/kingdomality.html

Which Medieval job are you?

I got minstrel (http://www.cmi-lmi.com/minstrel.html), hurrah.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on March 22, 2005, 08:43:04 PM: Hah! I got Black Knight. 8)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Jade Knight on March 23, 2005, 12:24:55 AM: Discoverer, for me.

(http://www.cmi-lmi.com/discover.html)

And here I'm the one arguing about reusing Elves. Heh.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock on March 23, 2005, 12:29:23 AM: Ok, honestly I think we need to put this Press Release on the front page of TWG tomorrow. Oh man. http://www.kcts.org/inside/news/release_125.htm

There's the PR in non-word download form.

Bill Nye is back! Freaking Science Guy!
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Oldie Black Witch on March 23, 2005, 03:10:26 AM: Heh. Prime Minister (http://www.cmi-lmi.com/prime.html) for me.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on March 23, 2005, 09:00:15 AM: Gemm, Bill Nye kicks so much butt it's not even funny. I met him, y'know. He was eating ice cream at a Baskin-Robbins in Alexandria with some chick (maybe a PBS employee, or someone he knew? I dunno).

He's a cool guy.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on March 23, 2005, 12:11:40 PM: Overheard in NYC (http://www.overheardinnewyork.com)

A wierd site, with random out of context quotations from new yorkers. It's got some langauge as you would expect.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock on March 23, 2005, 03:09:07 PM: http://www.gattie.net/~mike/Vids/GComposite2.mpg

Not so much found, as it is a friend doing something really cool with green screen. Totally rocks.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on March 24, 2005, 10:01:31 PM: http://www.universaltowels.com/

And they're running a promotion - "Buy any three towels from our extensive range and get a free pair of Joo Janta 200 Super Chromatic Peril-Sensitive Sunglasses."
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mr_Pleasington on March 25, 2005, 02:41:46 AM: You will have had to have played a few online games to grasp the humor here, but it's pretty dang good. Plus, the Ep III trailer, which is awesome.

http://www.endlessark.com/storage/SW_ep3_trailer_captioned.wmv
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on March 25, 2005, 09:18:13 AM: while yes, it's hilarious, those of you who DON'T game online much should know there's some language in the text.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Dex1138 on March 25, 2005, 10:34:06 AM: I was going to post that, but I didn't know if enough people would get it.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on March 26, 2005, 05:28:53 PM: Man pulls silly tricks when signing with his credit card.

Part 1 (http://www.zug.com/pranks/credit/)
Part 2 (http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=9230)

Heh.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: JP Dogberry on March 28, 2005, 09:02:52 AM: The front page of Newgrounds right now has a link to There She Is! part 2, the sequel to the awesome flash about the cat and the rabbit in love. It's called Cake Dance, and is about him trying to get her a birthday cake. Really nice music. My new favourite flash video.

I'm not linking because I don't know where to get it besides Newgrounds, and if you know how to get to newgrounds, you probably already know to be wary of porn banners etc.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Spriggan on March 29, 2005, 04:53:21 AM: This has to be one of the funniest sites I've been too in a long time, http://www.superdickery.com, it's not what you might think, the site is classic Superman covers that show him being a jerk and another one thats "Stupid Comic book covers". It's an abosolute riot becasue you cannot beleave some of those covers are real (espeicaly in the Stupid section).

Decided to link some of my favorites.

http://www.superdickery.com/other/79.html
http://www.superdickery.com/other/83.html
http://www.superdickery.com/dick/24.html
http://www.superdickery.com/other/95.html
http://www.superdickery.com/other/99.html
http://www.superdickery.com/other/53.html
http://www.superdickery.com/other/57.html
http://www.superdickery.com/other/47.html
http://www.superdickery.com/other/126.html
http://www.superdickery.com/other/2.html
http://www.superdickery.com/other/3.html
http://www.superdickery.com/other/16.html
http://www.superdickery.com/other/152.html
http://www.superdickery.com/other/156.html
http://www.superdickery.com/dick/56.html
http://www.superdickery.com/other/170.html
http://www.superdickery.com/other/199.html
http://www.superdickery.com/other/205.html

And this one gets my "What the Hell?!?" award
http://www.superdickery.com/other/209.html

And this one proves either how supper Jimmy is or how lame Aquaman is: http://www.superdickery.com/dick/9.html

Ok, so that's more then a few, I had to restrain myself from posting about 50 more.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on March 29, 2005, 10:55:17 AM: Quote

And this one proves either how supper Jimmy is or how lame Aquaman is: http://www.superdickery.com/dick/9.html

Jimmy may be super but he's not supper except in this one.

http://www.superdickery.com/other/89.html
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock on March 30, 2005, 12:44:09 AM: http://www.superdickery.com/other/152.html

That one killed me. Almost literally. Jimmy on the moon, collecting rocks that killed Superman. He seems so unsincere about saying it too. This site rocks Sprig.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on April 01, 2005, 12:25:58 PM: I'm not really sure where to put this, but since I was downloading from my FTP server, that's the Internet.

I always love it when Windows gives me estimates like this (http://www.saintehlers.com/misc/images/woahagain.png).

Those of you who've been around since the AORP days will remember that copying from hard drive to hard drive does something similar (http://www.saintehlers.com/misc/images/WOAH.jpg) (for those who don't want to do the math, this last one suggested I would be copying files for roughly 6 months)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: EUOL on April 03, 2005, 11:33:31 PM: Couple of links from Brandonland:

http://www.biography.com/soulmate/
(From Fark--find your dead celebrity soul mate....)

http://www.warpedthoughts.com/archives/001147.html
(This has been circulating on the web for a while, but I don't think it's ever been posted here. Car commercial ghost.)

http://www.angryalien.com/
(Courtesy of Heather.)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on April 04, 2005, 10:43:31 AM: http://x-entertainment.com/articles/0930/

Report from the midnight madness event for star wars at Toys R Us in times square. Hilarious stuff.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: stacer on April 05, 2005, 02:13:06 AM: http://www.holylemon.com/womandrivers.html

Heh.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Spriggan on April 05, 2005, 05:21:16 AM: I never realised that Tage's familiy need it...

http://www.bustedtees.com/product.php?name=olsens
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on April 05, 2005, 11:58:07 PM: http://yagoohoogle.com/

yeah it was an april fools joke, but it pulls up both yahoo and google search at the same time in frames...

Kind of useful, kind of fun.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: 42 on April 07, 2005, 12:12:29 PM: I heard about this from my sister. Too bad it's sold out. And Hilary is third?

http://www.randlltd.com/product_info.php/products_id/241?osCsid=8c8992a019ab1eda7237e40ae5779547

This one is better:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4162685245&category=2391
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on April 07, 2005, 08:11:06 PM: this has to be the best Magic card ever (http://packy.dardan.com/walky/albums/album11/aan.gif)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: stacer on April 08, 2005, 04:59:41 PM: Real bill (http://www.buhlerbuhler.com/ID_Bill.pdf) passed by the Idaho State Legislature:

Quote
WHEREAS, the friendship between Napoleon and Pedro has furthered multiethnic
relationships; and
WHEREAS, Uncle Rico's football skills are a testament to Idaho athletics; and
WHEREAS, Napoleon's bicycle and Kip's skateboard promote better air quality and carpooling as alternatives to fuel-dependent methods of transportation;...

WHEREAS, any members of the House of Representatives or the Senate of the
Legislature of the State of Idaho who choose to vote "Nay" on this concurrent resolution
are "FREAKIN' IDIOTS!" and run the risk of having the "Worst Day of Their Lives!"
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on April 09, 2005, 04:01:44 PM: http://ueba.com.br/forums/index.php?showtopic=15385

Bwahahahahaha!
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on April 09, 2005, 06:49:36 PM: 'And now a random fact about Vin Diesel' (http://www.4q.cc/vin/)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on April 14, 2005, 06:57:51 PM: ok, so why hasn't google implemented this already? (http://www.livejournal.com/users/blackcustard/809485.html)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on April 14, 2005, 10:05:19 PM: I don't know. They could easily make it a paid service.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Archon on April 14, 2005, 10:08:08 PM: Except some people probably still value the small things in life, like privacy for example.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on April 14, 2005, 10:50:36 PM: http://www.themoggy.com/solos.htm

:D Cute catorz
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on April 15, 2005, 09:36:28 AM: no cats are cute. Remember that and you'll live longer.

Girls Are Pretty (http://girlsarepretty.com/) tells you what day to celebrate today. (warning, a few of them use bad language).
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on April 15, 2005, 01:51:25 PM: http://www.wagenschenke.ch/
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mistress of Darkness on April 25, 2005, 01:56:05 PM: Humorous.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/nintendoacapella.html
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on April 26, 2005, 12:33:08 PM: There are a lot of anti-depressant sales in SLC (http://articles.health.msn.com/id/100103843)

Not surprising, actually.

Also, Jersey City is the third happiest city in the nation? That's gotta be because they use alcohol and crack instead of prescribed drugs.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on April 26, 2005, 09:30:52 PM: And Laredo gets all the sadness out by listening to country music.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on April 27, 2005, 12:16:05 PM: I simply cannot stop laughing at this. (http://mirrordot.org/stories/09978d73d42eea24b54f0afc44361043/index.html)
couple of points:
the antagonist has a name that some will find offensive. All other swearing has already been edited out.
the color scheme at the top of the page is offensive. It gave me a headache. Solve this by scrolling down till it's off screen.
for the non technical, 127.0.0.1 is what we call a "loopback" IP address. No one has that as a real address. by pinging 127.0.0.x, you are testing the networking setup on YOUR OWN COMPUTER. Something any hacker should know.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: JP Dogberry on April 27, 2005, 09:11:40 PM: That was awesome.

There's no place like 127.0.0.1!
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Fellfrosch on April 28, 2005, 11:48:13 AM: Exploding frogs: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7654561/?GT1=6428
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on April 28, 2005, 06:27:06 PM: go to "maps.google.com" and type in "Kandahar Afghanistan"

I wonder if that was on purpose?
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on April 29, 2005, 09:25:05 AM: I think it's because they only do the US. I tried searching for Europe and got a bunch of US locations. Probably it used search criteria to find the most relevant US location based on what you gave it.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on April 29, 2005, 12:32:02 PM: Did it give you an army recruiting station? That's what I got. I found it funny.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Fellfrosch on April 29, 2005, 01:10:30 PM: Yeah, that's what I got. It was like getting location and travel instructions all in one.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on April 29, 2005, 11:33:03 PM: Though Brenna and I are certified Ursula Vernon fans, I think that everyone (Eric especially) will enjoy "The Thing About the Ninjas."

http://www.livejournal.com/users/ursulav/324193.html
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on May 02, 2005, 10:01:27 AM: I think it's because he was stoned that he missed the monkey tail.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on May 03, 2005, 11:39:01 AM: lining up for starwars (http://blogging.la/archives/2005/05/star_wars_line_7.phtml) will always be remembered.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on May 03, 2005, 11:48:08 AM: JP! You were living in Ashland Oregon in the 70's/80's?

Why haven't you mentioned this before?
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: JP Dogberry on May 03, 2005, 09:11:36 PM: Uh, what?
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on May 05, 2005, 12:49:24 PM: http://www.livejournal.com/users/ursulav/324193.html

You know this was you. Admit it.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: JP Dogberry on May 05, 2005, 09:22:41 PM: No, I'm good at my job. If it was me, he wouldn't have seen ninjas.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on May 07, 2005, 10:04:03 AM: http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/

A website that lists over 180 British castles, with photographs. Not as useful to GM's as it could be - no floorplans - but certainly interesting.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: stacer on May 13, 2005, 03:48:19 AM: When the ninja monkeys fail, it's ninja kitty (http://greetingmania.nana.co.il/Veepers/images/ninja-cat.jpg) to the rescue!
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Spriggan on May 13, 2005, 04:02:48 AM: http://prague.tv/galleries/funny-pics6/cat-karate.jpg
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on May 13, 2005, 08:39:12 AM: ninja monkeys never fail. Even less so at a job that a cat could do.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on May 13, 2005, 04:34:30 PM: This had me laughing pretty hard. (http://geekfantasies.com/)
All your geek fantasies come true!
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on May 13, 2005, 10:07:45 PM: I am amused.
#2 was especially clever.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on May 15, 2005, 01:48:03 AM: Toy for a new generation: Needies.

http://needies.com/

Needies need you.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on May 24, 2005, 01:58:08 AM: A sticker just for entropy

http://www.jinx.com/images/products/355bgBlack.jpg
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on May 26, 2005, 04:45:58 PM: http://www.sithsense.com/flash.htm

20 questions, with Lord Vader. Funny.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on May 26, 2005, 05:05:00 PM: at first I thought it was pretty lame. 20 Questions is usually yes or no, not 5 options. But it couldn't get "lemur" in 30 tries.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on May 26, 2005, 05:11:52 PM: It took 30 to get 'book'.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: EUOL on May 26, 2005, 08:13:25 PM: Yeah, it never got sword.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: 42 on May 26, 2005, 09:42:02 PM: It got ferret in 24, but never got lightsaber.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on May 27, 2005, 10:05:05 AM: I'm thinking that DB has a LOOOONG Way to go. But Vader talking trash rocks.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock on May 27, 2005, 03:11:37 PM: http://www.livejournal.com/users/scott_lynch/127371.html

I do suggest a PG-13 suggested reader approval. And also, watch out for the profanity or else it'll bite you on the UH-oH!
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Spriggan on May 31, 2005, 03:35:00 AM: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/moons/images/PIA06654-br500.jpg

The death star is real
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: JP Dogberry on May 31, 2005, 04:04:32 AM: That's no moon! It's a space station.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Master Gopher on May 31, 2005, 08:11:43 AM: That's no moon! That's a Melon!! *Ahh, the DEATH MELON!!* *Bow Bow Bow*

www.storewars.org
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: CinderEllie on May 31, 2005, 01:41:20 PM: Store Wars was hilarious!! I loved "Chewbroccoli" the best. Oh, and "Ham Solo" was a nice touch, too, even though he ain't exactly produce. I just sent the link to a bunch of friends. Thanks Master Gopher. You made going back to work after a long weekend somewhat more bearable.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Master Gopher on May 31, 2005, 11:02:45 PM: Any time, my stores of useless but amusing trivia are quite expansive.
If you're looking for something *really* uselss, try www.brainofbrian.com

I just love the opening with the shopping trolley

edit:// Talking about Store Wars there, btw.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Chimera on June 01, 2005, 11:36:22 AM: Quote
I just love the opening with the shopping trolley

edit:// Talking about Store Wars there, btw.

As a connoisseur of organic food, I have to thank you for putting this up. It's awesome! I was laughing so hard. I was also really impressed with it on a marketing level--the health nuts are getting quite creative as they send their message to the world! And, as a writer, I always think it is better to let your theme/message come out in a fun story than in a boring pamphlet. So, yay Store Wars and Organic Food everywhere!
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: 42 on June 01, 2005, 08:48:35 PM: Maybe not cool, but at least mildly entertaining.

http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/

WARNING: looping music video.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: MsFish on June 01, 2005, 09:03:45 PM: http://thefifthdistrict.com/potter/
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Fellfrosch on June 07, 2005, 08:10:24 PM: I hesitate to share this information with the population of this forum, but here it is: How to destroy the Earth.

http://ned.ucam.org/%7Esdh31/misc/destroy.html

Where has this been all my life? It's going to make a lot of my plans much easier.
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Post by: Spriggan on June 08, 2005, 03:47:00 AM: free lemmings

http://193.151.73.87/games/lemmings/index.html
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Post by: Jelly_Belly on June 08, 2005, 04:42:37 PM: I don't know if this has been posted, but it's pretty fun. Can you guess the trick?

http://www.realmagic.net/dp/1-1.htm
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Post by: Spriggan on June 08, 2005, 04:48:04 PM: heh, it never guessed any of the ones I chose, in fact it's just the same symoble repeated over and over. So every time you load it the first symbol is the same.
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Post by: Jelly_Belly on June 08, 2005, 05:07:03 PM: Duh, but did you follow the instructions? You're not suppose to just choose any number, you're suppose to take a number, add the two numbers together and then subtract the sum, i.e. 64 would be 6 + 4 = 10. 64 -10 = 54. Then find 54 on the list and think about that symbol when you click on the crystal ball. Try it that way.
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Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on June 08, 2005, 05:30:43 PM: yeah, it wasn't working for me either.
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Post by: Fellfrosch on June 08, 2005, 05:34:30 PM: It's a fairly run-of-the-mill mathematical puzzle. If it wasn't working for you, the odds are you added wrong.
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Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on June 08, 2005, 05:40:43 PM: or perhaps it has a coding flaw. I think i know what the "secret" is SUPPOSED to be. but it got one wrong. Even when the answer it should have had was 18.
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Post by: Skar on June 08, 2005, 05:42:06 PM: Spriggan is famous for not having the patience to read directions and complaining loudly and pridefully that the "thing" whatever it is is stupid and doesn't work right when he's done.

Ask him what happened when he tried to ride that bike he assembled. I think he still has a bum knee because of that one, but, of course, it was a stupid bike anyway.

;D
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Post by: Spriggan on June 09, 2005, 04:57:20 AM: Ya I did it the math right. Here's how the program actually works and I can tell you how it wasn't working for me and maybe SE. Every time you click the crystal ball all the actual possible numbers, 81, 72, 67, 63, 54, 45, 36, 29, 27, 18, 16, and 9 all become the same symbol and then change after the fadeout. So what I was doing was adding up the numbers and the clicking the ball and checking that symbol against the new "reset" symbols and numbers which is what gave me the wrong answer.
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Post by: Jelly_Belly on June 09, 2005, 01:23:52 PM: Well, I'm not sure what you mean, but when you do it right, you always get a multiple of 9. All the 9 multiples have the same symbol which changes each time you do it again and until you figure this out, it seems like it's reading your mind, which I think is fun.
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Post by: Fellfrosch on June 09, 2005, 02:37:41 PM: Now I'm intrigued on a mathematical level (which rarely happens). For me, the page works perfectly and always gives every possible answer the same symbol--and every possible answer is, as Jelly said, a multiple of 9. Is there a way to follow this instructions and arrive at a number that isn't a multiple of 9? You got a few on your list there, Sprig, but I can't figure out how to get them.
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Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on June 09, 2005, 04:01:10 PM: I haven't found one that gave an answer not a multiple of 9 either. However, when I looked at the symbol, and clicked the thing, a different one came up once.
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Post by: Archon on June 09, 2005, 07:28:07 PM: Fell, it isn't a matter of which number you choose, if you do it the way you are supposed to, then any number will work. The thing is though, that the symbols change when you click the ball, so Sprig clicked the ball, waited for the symbol to change, and then checked the symbols, instead of checking the symbol beforehand.
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Post by: EUOL on June 09, 2005, 09:46:40 PM: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/hitchhikers/swfs/42gamepopup.asp

Fun game, ala Wario Inc. You have to live in the UK to win the prize, so go Entropy!
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Post by: Fellfrosch on June 09, 2005, 10:29:47 PM: I know that it doesn't matter which one you choose, because all of the correct answers have the same symbol--what I'm wondering (completely apart from the puzzle) is how he arrived at a number that is not a multiple of 9.
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Post by: Spriggan on June 09, 2005, 10:32:11 PM: because I just looked at all the symobls that were the same everytime they reset. So even if they aren't a multiple of nine they still had the same symbol as the multiples of nine. It's called lazyness.
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Post by: Spriggan on June 13, 2005, 07:36:06 AM: http://www.thecatshouse.com/html/cathouse/ch_01.htm

Some people turned their house into a cat fun house with walkways on the ceiling and holes in walls to let them easily pass between rooms.

I've been having dreams that 42 does something similar but for Ferrets.
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Post by: Chimera on June 13, 2005, 03:47:55 PM: That cat house is crazy! They are definitely fanatical about their cats.

Quote
I've been having dreams that 42 does something similar but for Ferrets.

Was that a dream or a nightmare?
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Post by: Fellfrosch on June 17, 2005, 03:23:02 PM: Speaking of cats, this one has two faces: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/06/16/national/a195752D37.DTL
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Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on June 20, 2005, 02:21:13 PM: Dude, I want one of these too! (http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/6/19/nation/11262103&sec=nation)
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Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on June 27, 2005, 02:55:38 PM: Wake up to bacon! (http://www.mathlete.com/portfolio/wakeNbacon.php)
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Post by: Master Gopher on June 28, 2005, 07:30:46 AM: I think that puppy belongs in the 'disturbing things' thread. That's...:S

Bacon idea is awesome. Pity I'm vego :P
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Post by: Chimera on June 28, 2005, 12:08:10 PM: I'm not.

Huzzah for meat! Carnivores, unite!!! ;D
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Post by: Entsuropi on June 28, 2005, 12:19:54 PM: I just fed my cat bacon.

I rule.
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Post by: Entsuropi on June 29, 2005, 09:25:29 AM: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4626823.stm#update3

!!!

We make the best stuff :D
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Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on June 29, 2005, 09:40:19 AM: heh, if I thought there was ever a chance I would be back into swimming again, I'd love those.
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Post by: Master Gopher on June 29, 2005, 11:47:37 PM: That's awesome - I wish I were a swimmer so I could have some :P
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Post by: stacer on June 30, 2005, 04:01:40 PM: I'm sure it'd be a lot funnier with sound, which I apparently don't have on my computer. Even so, just the pictures alone make me laugh. (You have to watch a Volkswagon ad before getting to the actual video of the Flea.)

http://www.nytimes.com/video/html/2005/06/29/technology/highbandwidth/windowsmedia/20050629_GUEST_VIDEO.html
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Post by: Spriggan on July 07, 2005, 07:42:47 PM: Fell might be tempted to get this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=32733&item=6544404862&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on July 08, 2005, 10:01:08 AM: actually, *I'm* tempted to get that.
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Post by: Chimera on July 09, 2005, 03:54:35 PM: Oh, don't. Green is *definitely* not your color. ;)
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Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on July 09, 2005, 10:45:35 PM: like yellow'd be any better.
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Post by: Entsuropi on July 10, 2005, 02:55:33 PM: Oh man, michael jackson was never this (http://www.koreus.com/media/michael-jackson-vs-famicom.html) cool.
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Post by: Chimera on July 11, 2005, 01:33:36 PM: Yes he was! Which is why it is so sad now...

(Okay, that was really fun to watch and recognize the old games, I laughed out loud at the tetris one. ;D)
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Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on July 11, 2005, 01:40:56 PM: no, he never was.
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Post by: Chimera on July 11, 2005, 01:48:40 PM: I bite my thumb at you.
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Post by: JP Dogberry on July 12, 2005, 06:08:29 AM: Do you bite your thumb at ME, sir?
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Post by: Chimera on July 12, 2005, 02:24:34 PM: Yay! Someone got my Shakespeare reference! ;D
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Post by: stacer on July 12, 2005, 02:48:26 PM: I've always wanted to bite my thumb at someone. But I didn't want to start a war to do it.
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Post by: Entsuropi on July 12, 2005, 03:11:41 PM: Do it to spriggan. He'd be so busy trying to make his response legible you'd get away with it. :)
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Post by: stacer on July 12, 2005, 07:40:08 PM: Anyone need a new commuter car?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15289&item=4561280339&rd=1
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Post by: Chimera on July 13, 2005, 06:10:20 AM: Yeah, for my trip to California. Then maybe I could make it in 5 hours instead of 14. :P
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Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on July 18, 2005, 04:16:43 PM: http://www.bangingtunes.com/forum/topic/t22233/

English-chinese-English translation of Episode 3.

There are a couple naughty words in the subtitles.
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Post by: Spriggan on July 18, 2005, 07:40:03 PM: Is that the real on circulating that replaces sith with things like "bush administration" and stuff like that?
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Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on July 18, 2005, 10:45:52 PM: i understand it's a real one. But I didn't see anything about the Bush admin specifically
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Post by: The Jade Knight on July 20, 2005, 01:21:46 AM: It does talk about the Presbyterian Church, though.
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Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on July 20, 2005, 08:31:27 AM: which reminds me of somehting Fozzie Bear said. "They don't look like Presbyterians to me." Though I suppose in the star wars universe that would be "Look like Presbyterians to me they do not."
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Post by: fuzzyoctopus on July 21, 2005, 03:23:40 AM: What happens to a renaissance faire when it dies?

This guy snuck into an old abandonned Ren faire and took pictures of the ghost town left behind.

http://www.bristolpage.com/virginia/

Many, many large pictures. Dial-up users may not want to try it.
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Post by: Entsuropi on July 21, 2005, 01:02:42 PM: Heh. You americans are wierd.

I'm confused though - I know that they will have built the wooden buildings (i can see the mdf boards on some of them (and I nearly typed that as .mdf, nerd that i am)) but since when does America have castle towers (http://www.bristolpage.com/virginia/images/DSC36.jpg)? Add to that random bits of church-like wall, and a small bridge, and it appears they had some stonemasons on hand :o

Plus: I think he's talking bull about getting paranoid - how can you both be relaxed and paranoid?

Good link though :)
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Post by: The Jade Knight on July 21, 2005, 05:33:56 PM: These pictures just strike me as very sad. I've never been to a Ren. Faire, but these are some pretty amazing buildings.
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Post by: Chimera on July 23, 2005, 12:01:32 AM: Yeah. Someone originally really put a lot of time and effort into it. I wish someone would come along now and restore it--it's pretty cool. But it probably went out of business, so it's doubtful that the person who bought the land would make it into a Ren.Faire again. :(
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Post by: stacer on July 23, 2005, 02:24:24 AM: A few of my coworkers are in groups that perform at the Washington Ren. Faire--apparently, they do Shakespeare performances at it. So I think I'm going to try to make it to it, though the money thing might get in the way. The fact that I have none, that is. But it's something to keep in mind for next year if I don't make it this year.
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Post by: Master Gopher on July 23, 2005, 02:33:50 AM: That's the coolest thing I've seen in a long while.
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Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on July 23, 2005, 09:47:06 AM: thing is, I've seen most of those buildings. I was the champion of the knock the other guy off the log game.
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Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on July 23, 2005, 07:54:46 PM: This is hecka cool (http://rense.com/general67/street.htm)
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Post by: Entsuropi on July 24, 2005, 12:21:38 PM: Nuclear targets (http://www.ki4u.com//nuclearsurvival/states/ut.htm) in utah. :)

(You would all die. Duh.)
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Post by: Legion on July 25, 2005, 12:02:23 PM: Those are cool art works e
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Post by: fuzzyoctopus on July 26, 2005, 01:00:46 AM: http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2005-07-25T130436Z_01_L23243672_RTRIDST_0_ODD-ITALY-VAMPIRES-DC.XML
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Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on July 26, 2005, 08:46:12 AM: Those are some sick people.
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Post by: Tage on July 27, 2005, 05:04:58 PM: This was even better than the movie:
http://www.badtree.com/Lego_Movies.php?FN=Star_Wars_Revenge_of_the_Brick.mov
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Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on July 27, 2005, 05:24:03 PM: I dunno. THere are only so many times the "it's legos, so we can take it apart and put it back together again" is funny.
Though the photograph and the closing credits were pretty hilarious.
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Post by: Peter Ahlstrom on July 27, 2005, 10:20:09 PM: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=528&e=2&u=/ap/20050727/ap_on_hi_te/games_blind_gamer
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Post by: Spriggan on July 27, 2005, 10:28:01 PM: Quote
This was even better than the movie:
http://www.badtree.com/Lego_Movies.php?FN=Star_Wars_Revenge_of_the_Brick.mov

Wasn't this the official one that played on Cartoon Network?
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Post by: Entsuropi on July 28, 2005, 07:16:47 AM: Hrm. I once met a blind guy that played sonic the hedgehog. He just sort of mashed the game and listened to cues. Got a hell of a lot further than I did :P
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Post by: House of Mustard on July 29, 2005, 11:00:36 AM: Funny stuff re: John Robert's appointment to the Supreme Court.

http://wuzzadem.typepad.com/wuz/2005/07/thank_you_for_y.html
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Post by: fuzzyoctopus on July 29, 2005, 10:05:39 PM: That is funny, but at the same time it's very very sad, and scary that it's funny, because it's so ... possible. I was frankly very worried about who Bush would appoint, but Roberts seems like he will do a good job.
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Post by: fuzzyoctopus on August 04, 2005, 11:55:44 PM: http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/15/commentary/wastler/wastler/index.htm

Note to self: get job with CNN, get paid to write stuff like this.
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Post by: EUOL on August 11, 2005, 07:10:42 AM: http://www.stackopolis.com/play/
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Post by: The Jade Knight on August 12, 2005, 06:55:50 PM: http://www.newburycomics.com/rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr=103&upc=103-159163NEWBU

Ari found this for me.
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Post by: scAri on August 17, 2005, 02:35:53 AM: Even better:
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/TSHIRTS/BZ360M.jpg
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Post by: scAri on August 17, 2005, 03:26:57 AM: http://www.gophergas.com/funstuff/penguinsmack.htm

And the bloody version:
http://www.killsometime.com/games/game.asp?Game=SmackTheBloodyPenguin
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Post by: Entsuropi on August 25, 2005, 05:27:33 PM: http://quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=62192

Test that says what kind of player you are. Fun.

You scored as Storyteller. You're more inclined toward the role playing side of the equation and less interested in numbers or experience points. You're quick to compromise if you can help move the story forward, and get bored when the game slows down for a long planning session. You want to play out a story that moves like it's orchestrated by a skilled novelist or film director.

Storyteller 92%

Tactician 58%

Specialist 58%

Method Actor 58%

Butt-Kicker 42%

Casual Gamer 33%

Power Gamer 25%
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Post by: Spriggan on August 26, 2005, 01:10:25 AM: Butt-Kicker 75%

Specialist 75%

Storyteller 75%

Power Gamer 58%

Tactician 58%

Method Actor 58%

Casual Gamer 25%
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Post by: fuzzyoctopus on September 06, 2005, 09:07:41 PM: White cat goes missing for weekend, comes back pink.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/4215890.stm
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Post by: Legion on September 07, 2005, 10:26:16 AM: Tactician 83%

Butt-Kicker 75%

Power Gamer 75%

Specialist 75%

Method Actor 67%

Storyteller 58%

Casual Gamer 42%
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on September 08, 2005, 12:23:19 PM: The coolest thing I've seen done to a telemarketer ever. The male side of the conversation is a program playing a set of wave files to a caller the computer identified as "out of area"

http://www.custom3dgraphics.com/flash/hiphurts.html

The concept page of the device used is here:http://www.pagerealm.com/tc2k/
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Post by: Tink on September 08, 2005, 03:22:20 PM: That is awesome--Completely awesome. I'm totally showing it to my husband. I think he could rig something like this up for our phone.
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Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on September 09, 2005, 09:01:20 AM: speed up your internet access! (http://j-walk.com/other/wifispray/)
Remember, numbers don't lie!
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Post by: The Jade Knight on September 09, 2005, 04:53:14 PM: Quote
speed up your internet access! (http://j-walk.com/other/wifispray/)
Remember, numbers don't lie!

The best part is the testimonials section, particularly the Spanish quote:
"Esto es muy malo. No trabaja. Me engañan!" -Toraidio Smith, Tijuana

Translation:
"This is very bad. It doesn't work. They deceived me!"
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Post by: Skar on September 12, 2005, 02:04:07 PM: I think the best part is the order online button. Click it. It's hysterical.
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Post by: Spriggan on September 14, 2005, 11:32:10 PM: No matter what you think of Bill Gates you all know you'd want to see this movie described here:
http://news.com.com/Whos+the+bigger+geek+Gates+or+Napoleon+Dynamite/2100-1026_3-5865670.html?tag=nefd.top
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Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on September 15, 2005, 08:58:41 AM: so where to they get the copy
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Post by: Entsuropi on September 15, 2005, 02:35:48 PM: Katrina: The Gathering (http://www.brokentoys.org/?p=6849)

Funny.
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Post by: Spriggan on September 16, 2005, 01:40:18 AM: The more I read through those the funnier it got, makes fun of everyone perfectly. I personaly love the bill clinton and sniper kitty cards.
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Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on September 16, 2005, 10:06:08 AM: Jeffe will especially like this one (http://www.brokentoys.org/images/cards/Coast_Guard_Helicopter.jpg).
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Post by: Entsuropi on September 16, 2005, 01:46:27 PM: http://www.bigad.com.au/movie.html

The best ad in the history of mankind. Needs sound to fully appreciate.
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Post by: Legion on September 16, 2005, 01:59:00 PM: That is so cool.....wow people are really inventive.
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Post by: Spriggan on September 16, 2005, 03:26:46 PM: Quote
No matter what you think of Bill Gates you all know you'd want to see this movie described here:
http://news.com.com/Whos+the+bigger+geek+Gates+or+Napoleon+Dynamite/2100-1026_3-5865670.html?tag=nefd.top

Link to the video at:

http://www.longhornblogs.com/robert/archive/2005/09/14/14662.aspx

and
http://digg.com/links/Bill_Goes_to_College_Video
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Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on September 16, 2005, 03:46:47 PM: don't use the second one, it just forwards you to the first
And from there you have to go to
http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2679657?htv=12

So just do that.
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Post by: Spriggan on September 16, 2005, 03:48:21 PM: Well there's a link in the second one (in the comments) that's for a WMV that you can download if you don't like iFilm.
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Post by: Chimera on September 16, 2005, 05:13:35 PM: That was freakin' awesome! Watching Napolean Dynamite slap Bill Gates--that just about made my day.

Thanks for putting up the links guys. ;D
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: stacer on September 21, 2005, 02:54:16 PM: http://www.headington.org.uk/history/misc/shark.htm

His neighbours tried everything they could to have it removed but sadly for them there is no law preventing a man putting a shark through his roof."
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Post by: The Jade Knight on September 22, 2005, 12:12:11 AM: They're taking the Hobbits to Isengard!
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/hobbits
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on September 22, 2005, 05:42:50 PM: Uncyclopedia: wiki-based online encyclopedia of lies. Everything on it is made up.

Here's a short one.

http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Magic:_The_Gathering
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on September 23, 2005, 08:50:07 AM: Quote
Uncyclopedia: wiki-based online encyclopedia of lies. Everything on it is made up.

Which, ultimately, is much more interesting than wikipedia.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on September 23, 2005, 03:39:10 PM: Somebody made a working sentry gun. (http://cs-people.bu.edu/aaron/turret/turret.htm)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Legion on September 23, 2005, 03:47:42 PM: I sooooo want one.....but is that a real P90?
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Post by: Skar on September 23, 2005, 03:50:48 PM: No, it's an airsoft replica
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Post by: Entsuropi on September 23, 2005, 04:03:17 PM: Reading the article would have answered that question :P
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Jade Knight on September 25, 2005, 10:28:14 PM: Free Culture. Read the book (available for free online):
http://www.free-culture.org/freecontent/

Or watch a flash presentation touching on many of the points of the book:
http://lessig.org/freeculture/free.html

Lawrence Lessig is a Law Professor at Stanford University (and copyright law seems to be one of his specialties). He founded the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, and has many other honours besides.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Tink on September 26, 2005, 02:26:25 PM: Quote
Uncyclopedia: wiki-based online encyclopedia of lies. Everything on it is made up.

Are they also for misspellings? (Such as "yougth" and "ussually" and "suicidical.") I'm thinking because everything is a lie, so are the spellings of some of their words, right?
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on September 26, 2005, 05:35:52 PM: http://librivox.blogsome.com/

A living audiobook project using project gutenburg as a model. Pick a public domain book and read it as a podcast. The selection is limited, but free, and if you cant read Joeseph Conrad while driving to work... then this might be a cool alternative.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock on September 27, 2005, 11:42:45 AM: Hahah! Nicely played Jeffe! Conrad, oh what a controversy.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on September 29, 2005, 12:34:47 PM: I'm not sure if this belongs more to video games or RPGs, so I'll dump it here. (http://craphound.com/images/wowdanddad.jpg)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: 42 on September 29, 2005, 01:23:09 PM: I saw that on wizards website. Shouldn't it be in the disturbing stuff thread?

Course, it does promote social interaction...kind of.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Spriggan on October 04, 2005, 07:40:55 AM: It's time to do what's needed.
http://invadecanada.us/

Why?
If Christmas ever fails to come, the Canucks did it
The magnetic north pole is within the Canadian border. We must protect Santa Claus!

It's possible
Why go to the moon? Because it's there. Same with Canada, it's just colder than the moon.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on October 04, 2005, 11:49:45 AM: Dude, those ad/videos are so cool. I love it when 3rd world countries start to get a sense of their own identity and culture.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on October 04, 2005, 02:14:53 PM: "Marcus (Forgotten Futures ( http://www.forgottenfutures.com ) ) Rowland advises us that the 1923 silent version ofThe Lost World is (a) out of copyright and (b) available on line as anMP4 video, here ( http://www.archive.org/details/lost_world ) ."
(Steve Jackson Games mailing
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on October 11, 2005, 09:37:41 AM: Graph Paper. Yay! (http://www.incompetech.com/beta/plainGraphPaper/)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Jade Knight on October 11, 2005, 03:02:00 PM: Very cool.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Jade Knight on October 12, 2005, 08:27:35 PM: www.nononsenseselfdefense.com

Preventing yourself from getting mugged, raped, or broken into, etc.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on October 12, 2005, 09:39:54 PM: I've often worried about being broken into.

Seriously though, that's a really cool site.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Spriggan on October 12, 2005, 11:16:56 PM: Quote
I've often worried about being broken into.

Well your Kidneys are in demand on the Blackmarket, or so Entropy tells me.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Chimera on October 13, 2005, 12:40:57 AM: Thanks JK. It's funny, because just earlier today I was thinking, "I need to take a self-defense class." Maybe I can get what I need from this and save the money. :)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Jade Knight on October 13, 2005, 02:30:59 AM: Just stop cosplaying and you'll be much safer.

=þ
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on October 13, 2005, 12:18:42 PM: MIT students make working archimedes death ray!!!

http://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/lectures/10_ArchimedesResult.html
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on October 13, 2005, 12:28:09 PM: Quote
Thanks JK. It's funny, because just earlier today I was thinking, "I need to take a self-defense class." Maybe I can get what I need from this and save the money. :)

Not likely. It's just a long sales pitch designed to look like an instructional page just long enough to get you to send a check to the author of the seminar/books/videos.

Some of the things they say in the sales pitch are downright silly.

For example: "Properly applied, you will never have to use physical force to protect yourself because you will never find yourself in a situation where violence is likely."

This ignores the fact that most violent crime is committed by predators who are actively looking for people who aren't expecting to be violently attacked. Like people walking from the mall to their car. What techniques will teach you how to avoid walking from the mall to your car?

This guy makes some good points, like the idea that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, implying that you don't go into dangerous situations. And that learning to be alert to your surroundings is more important than being a kungfu master, but on the whole he's just another blowhard trying to sell you his video.

He makes the same claims to "street experience" the people he so vociferously villifies do.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Jade Knight on October 13, 2005, 01:22:15 PM: While I don't appreciate the fact that he makes a living giving seminars, the information on the site, à mon avis, is quite useful. A great many tips on increasing home security, avoiding behaviors likely to get one in trouble, etc.

Yes, there are even behaviors you can engage in/avoid while walking to your car that will help.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Spriggan on October 13, 2005, 01:25:20 PM: Quote

What techniques will teach you how to avoid walking from the mall to your car?

Combat roles and back flips. Seriously would you attack someone who's moving around like a ninja on caffeine?
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on October 13, 2005, 02:43:26 PM: Quote
While I don't appreciate the fact that he makes a living giving seminars, the information on the site, à mon avis, is quite useful. A great many tips on increasing home security, avoiding behaviors likely to get one in trouble, etc.

Yes, there are even behaviors you can engage in/avoid while walking to your car that will help.

I admit I read a couple of pages, and perused more and skimmed even more on that site, but I didn't find any concrete facts/techniques on the site itself, just philosohical musings. If you found some actual concrete things, where were they? I'm curious to see what they are.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Jade Knight on October 13, 2005, 03:39:51 PM: It is a combination of "concrete" tips and philosophical musings. The site could use with a better layout.

Here's one page on tips to avoid robbery:
http://www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/robbery_avoidance.html
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: 42 on October 13, 2005, 11:16:58 PM: Have another fun-filled web-game:

http://www2.b3ta.com/clickthecolour/
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Spriggan on October 16, 2005, 03:18:29 AM: http://www.zod2008.com/

After the 2008 election the demand for "S"s that you can use as weapons skyrockets.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Harbinger on October 16, 2005, 01:18:27 PM: In this RPG, the PCs are bouncing lawyers on a forbidden planet who, with hunting knives, fight a mad scientist for the Stanley Cup. They will fail.

http://slithytoves.sytes.net/~dave/rpggen/rpggen.php

Refresh for a brand new adventure!
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on October 17, 2005, 09:18:10 AM: heh, that's making me giggle
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on October 19, 2005, 01:32:28 PM: Worst job ever. (http://www.compfused.com/directlink/950/)

Warning, there's lots of bad language at the end. However, once the clock shows later than noon (well before the cussing starts), you can turn off the sound and pretty much understand everything that's going on.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on October 19, 2005, 05:03:19 PM: I haven't seen this brought up yet. Orson Scott Card has started an online SF&F fiction mag with reviews and columns and everything.

I think they've hit on the best model yet. I paid for the first issue just to support the idea but the couple of stories I've read so far have been well worth it already. I'll be buying the next.

They pay 6 cents a word up to $500, which is not a cap on story length just a cap on the payment. Not bad. I think I'll be submitting a thing or two I have lying around. Anyway, it's here: http://www.intergalacticmedicineshow.com
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on October 26, 2005, 05:20:32 PM: Hah! And I just noticed (call me slow) that one of the better stories was by a guy named Eric James Stone. Could it be OUR Eric James Stone?

If so, I'm curious how you got tapped to do a story for them as they were hand-picking the first issue. Do you know the man himself? Did he call you because of some other work you've done? ???
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on October 27, 2005, 09:49:44 PM: Wightly,... a free web based word processor that friends and editiors can get permission to type on...

http://www.writely.com

It supports IE, Mozilla and Firefox for Mac and Windows...
Check it out!
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: MsFish on October 28, 2005, 01:58:48 AM: I'm pretty sure Eric wrote that story for Card's boot camp, though I can't remember exactly. I heard the story at his reading at CascadiaCon, and it's awesome.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on October 30, 2005, 08:16:43 PM: http://www.boingboing.net/2005/10/29/elements_of_style_th.html

Strunk and Whites "Elements of Style" the Opera!!!!
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on November 01, 2005, 10:50:25 PM: A summary (http://www.operations.mod.uk/telic/ophons05/beharry.htm)of what a british tank driver did that earned him a Victoria Cross (highest UK medal). For added craziness, check out the other guy linked at the bottom.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on November 01, 2005, 10:59:36 PM: Bravo. That's awesome.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on November 02, 2005, 08:57:26 AM: That's definitely the thing people deserve medals for
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on November 08, 2005, 04:17:19 PM: http://www.winterson.com/2005/06/episode-iii-backstroke-of-west.html

The subtitles on a chinese pirate of RoTS. Warning: causes dangerous amounts of laughing.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on November 08, 2005, 04:51:31 PM: also, there's a couple f-bombs. you are warned.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on November 08, 2005, 05:39:25 PM: Saint, it's posted by me. 'F-bombs' go without saying.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Chimera on November 09, 2005, 03:28:31 AM: Sitcom cliche come to life--The Identical Twin Swap (http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17161841-13762,00.html).

See, watching TV does help. It can help you break out of jail! ;)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Spriggan on November 10, 2005, 04:22:03 AM: http://blueballfixed.ytmnd.com/
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: cyan10101 on November 10, 2005, 08:37:00 AM: that is messed up. watched that site for a minute or so before my eyes hurt. i loved the peewee music on the site though.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Harbinger on November 11, 2005, 02:09:48 AM: My favorite is the guy whose head becomes the ball.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: 42 on November 11, 2005, 09:31:32 PM: Maybe a little disturbing, but cool in it's own way.

http://www.urban75.org/useless/bored.html
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Harbinger on November 11, 2005, 09:45:17 PM: That. Is. Awesome.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: darth_hick on November 12, 2005, 02:07:33 AM: that is way cool.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on November 12, 2005, 05:05:08 PM: Ok. So since I quit my job and moved cross country I've been lamenting my lack of budget for new books. Then I found this website

http://www.frugalreader.com

It's free to join, you list books you own that you dont' want anymore and people can use their credits to request them. You get a free credit for joining and listing a certain number of books (6, I think). When someone requests a book from you, you have to pack it up and ship it - media mail is $1.42 for a paperback - and then when the person receives it you get credit for the book that you can use to request a new one. I've been doing this since August and it's been working out for me - I've shipped about 6 books and gotten about that many as well. I figured I'd wait to promote it here until I'd given it a try and made sure I didn't get ripped off, since it all pretty much works on the honor system.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: 42 on November 14, 2005, 07:51:09 PM: A Indiana Jones in SPACE!!!!

http://www.inflash.com/list/x.php?link_id=8289
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Lost One on November 15, 2005, 04:56:03 PM: I tried Indiana Jones in space but it is really Itchiana Tchones in Space and he is just not as cool. I want the real thing in Space, not some cheap immitation. But then again, isn't Indiana Jones in space really Hans Solo?
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: stacer on November 15, 2005, 05:24:33 PM: I love the things people find and pass along here at work. A little something for all of you, both Transformer fans and Star Wars fans:

http://www.starwars.com/collecting/news/hasbro/news20051107.html
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: cyan10101 on November 15, 2005, 05:35:54 PM: that is so cool!
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on November 17, 2005, 10:19:57 AM: This is very cool (http://www.dumpalink.com/media/1127466211/Cool_Time_lapse_Video_(L.A._to_New_York)
Warning, I think there are some links to not nice places from there, but the contents of the page itself should be clean.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Shrain on November 17, 2005, 11:45:58 AM: Quote
A little something for all of you, both Transformer fans and Star Wars fans:

http://www.starwars.com/collecting/news/hasbro/news20051107.html

Oooh, those are awesome! I've gotta get one to keep Wickett company! I remember watching Transformers all the time.
Of course, I think, in the last episode I watched, Optimus Prime died. :'( There was broken glass and raging fire involved... Or maybe it was so traumatic that I only -think- it was the last one I ever saw. Dang, now I'm sad. I'd better go look at the Vader/TIE Fighter toy again...
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Harbinger on November 17, 2005, 02:34:09 PM: Yay time lapse video and Europop!
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Harbinger on November 19, 2005, 07:15:30 PM: http://www.wizards.com/gamenight/default.asp?dcmp=BAC-DNDGAMENIGHT

Nothing like a multi-cultural game night with other young business professionals.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Spriggan on November 19, 2005, 07:21:03 PM: that was the shortest D&D session I've ever seen.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on November 20, 2005, 10:35:37 PM: http://anightatthehothberry.ytmnd.com/

Needs sound. Funny, wierd, scary.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: hamletfan on November 20, 2005, 11:32:41 PM: I'm new around here, so hopefully you guys won't mind if I make a humble contribution.

This video is completely random but honestly makes me laugh out loud EVERY TIME.

http://www.thelonelyisland.com/just2guyz.html

Hope you enjoy it as much as I do. ;)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: hamletfan on November 21, 2005, 12:08:15 AM: Okay forgive me. But here's one more.

http://www.mega64.com

These guys act out old school video games in real life and tape it. Again, very random but pretty funny. My favorite is the Paper Boy one.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on November 21, 2005, 08:42:27 AM: http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/133585.php#weapons

USMC member reviews the weapons and talks about the Iraq war. Not sure whether to take it with a grain of salt or not. Includes a lot of fetishic gun chatter at the very end.

We brits sometimes engage in the same kind of chatter but base it all entirely on computer games and reports pulled from war theatres. Can only get .22 pistols here.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Chimera on November 21, 2005, 07:08:39 PM: Quote
http://www.mega64.com

These guys act out old school video games in real life and tape it. Again, very random but pretty funny. My favorite is the Paper Boy one.

Ah, Paperboy. I forgot how crazy that game was, until I watched the video. I mean, would you really get stalked by ninjas and death and crazy men with knives and breakdancers if you were a real paperboy? No.

I also liked the Tetris video--when the shape started trying to fit into places, like in the shopping carts or on top of a trash can. The music alone brought on waves of nostalgia. I didn't play any of the other games, so I don't relate. But I enjoyed those two videos. :)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on November 22, 2005, 09:44:29 AM: Quote
Ah, Paperboy. I forgot how crazy that game was, until I watched the video. I mean, would you really get stalked by ninjas and death and crazy men with knives and breakdancers if you were a real paperboy? No.

Having been a paperboy for something like ten years, I cannot begin to tell you how wrong you are. Why do you think I began training the ninja monkeys?
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Chimera on November 22, 2005, 01:06:55 PM: lol. I concede to your superior knowledge. ;)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on November 22, 2005, 01:20:35 PM: I'm not sure if this is cool or disturbing, or if it just goes in video games, but here you go (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3117004324521250241&q=marimba)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Spriggan on November 28, 2005, 06:18:16 AM: The MP3 player design that would give Steve Jobs a run for his money

http://portableaudio.engadget.com/entry/1234000530068895/
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on November 28, 2005, 11:19:17 AM: Helpful signs (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4470516.stm)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Spriggan on November 28, 2005, 11:36:18 AM: Heh, the sign with the monkey biting you and stealing a shoe is awesome.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Tage on December 02, 2005, 12:23:13 PM: Funniest commercial I've seen for a long, long time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=WnpGtHq7Z0U
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: House of Mustard on December 02, 2005, 12:36:55 PM: I don't know if someone already posted this, but here you go. Two Chinese kids lip-synching the Backstreet Boys. And while I have little love for the Backstreet Boys, the Chinese, or kids, this makes me giggle like a little girl:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6739710473912337648
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on December 02, 2005, 01:20:14 PM: http://load.pquinn.com/binaries/fries/
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on December 02, 2005, 02:09:48 PM: Im throwing away all my miniatures and getting legos

http://gunth.com/brickquest/
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Lightning Eater on December 02, 2005, 07:16:50 PM: I have something funny, though i'm not sure if it was posted here already,

http://www.ubersite.com/m/26825

a second one can be found here:

http://www.ubersite.com/m/26844
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Spriggan on December 02, 2005, 07:28:41 PM: That's el nino paper is one of the funniest things I've ever read.

It's like Gemm wrote it while on Drugs.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Chimera on December 03, 2005, 01:00:12 PM: Where is Gemm?
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on December 03, 2005, 08:18:15 PM: http://www.lileks.com/oldads/20s/6.html

http://www.lileks.com/oldads/30s/9.html

http://www.lileks.com/oldads/20s/8.html

I don't know if you've seen this site before, but his commentary on the old ads is worth a look.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: 42 on December 03, 2005, 10:45:59 PM: Introducing Magical Trevor:

http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/magical+trevor/

http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/magical+trevor+2/

http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/magical+trevor+3/
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on December 04, 2005, 01:23:42 AM: There's some evil, malignant force behind the idea of looping musical flash toons. You just want to watch them forever and ever and by the time you stop they're stuck in you head....
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Lightning Eater on December 04, 2005, 07:45:37 PM: What'd be really evil and malignant would be one that has a tiny change on the second loop, and then a different one on the fourth, with the changes getting more and more spaced out, so you'd be compelled to keep watching as you're slowly driven insane, and when the changes finally stop you'd just keep watching and watching, knowing the changes have stopped, but never able to abandon the screen, always hoping the next loop would hold a change, but always being betrayed by the looping musical flash, over and over again until you snap.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on December 06, 2005, 05:37:21 PM: My sister is now Internet-famous, thanks to someone called the Ukulele Man. That is my little sis there holding the Cheese Bible.

http://www.ukuleleman.net/2005/12/amy-with-cheese-bible.html
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on December 13, 2005, 02:43:00 PM: This might go in Disturbing stuff, but this was closer to the top. Just what the url says it is.

http://cuteoverload.com/
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on December 13, 2005, 03:35:06 PM: http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/13391863.htm

Mice with human brains...what will they tinker with next...
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on December 14, 2005, 09:28:14 AM: They're dinky, they're... oh, nevermind.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on December 15, 2005, 11:29:00 AM: someone with way too much time on his hands (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7247304136151735536&q=carson+williams)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: 42 on December 15, 2005, 12:13:34 PM: that is quite the light show display. I feel sorry for the neighbors.

So This Site (http://cuteoverload.com/) probably belongs in the disturbing stuff thread, but I'm feeling lazy so I will post it here. Got to keep people on their toes around here.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Fellfrosch on December 15, 2005, 12:34:02 PM: This probably belongs in the disturbing stuff thread, but here you go: http://cuteoverload.com/
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on December 15, 2005, 12:46:38 PM: /me posts a link to cuteoverload just to be like everyone else.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on December 15, 2005, 12:47:24 PM: Yeah, this one too. http://cuteoverload.com/
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Entsuropi on December 16, 2005, 02:52:05 PM: http://www.weaponsgalore.co.uk/Catalogue/?itemID=1279

A most serious investmWHERE IS SARAH CONNOR!?
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Nessa on December 16, 2005, 06:37:01 PM: Merry Christmas from Chewbacca http://christmaschebacca.ytmnd.com/
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Oldie Black Witch on December 17, 2005, 03:16:09 AM: This may have been posted in times past, but what the hey.

It's hip to have a graphing calculator. (http://www.nerdtests.com/ft_nq.php)
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Shrain on December 17, 2005, 10:25:29 PM: This is silly and totally worth watching. I sure don't know if it's a "real" video, but who cares about that as long as it's funny, right?
http://www.stupidvideos.com/video/just_plain_stupid/DUI/
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Tink on December 19, 2005, 11:55:49 AM: Quote
This may have been posted in times past, but what the hey.

It's hip to have a graphing calculator. (http://www.nerdtests.com/ft_nq.php)

My score was "Not nerdy, but definitely not hip." I think that's worse than being nerdy.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: MPlease on December 20, 2005, 04:52:46 AM: oooh! I'm a "Low Ranking Nerd. Definitely a nerd but low on the totem pole of nerds." ;D
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on December 21, 2005, 06:44:45 PM: http://twillreturn.blogspot.com/
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Post by: stacer on December 22, 2005, 05:27:55 PM: This was just released from work: http://images.hasbro.com/files/Darth_tater.mov
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Post by: Shrain on December 22, 2005, 05:33:14 PM: Well, shucks! I can't get it to play. >:( Maybe my Quicktime version is old??
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Tink on December 22, 2005, 06:27:20 PM: http://www.moller.com/

http://www.firebox.com/dir=firebox&action=product&pid=415

We're on our way to sky highways. Apparently these would be controlled by satellites so that you would just put in a destination and it would take you there. That way you wouldn't need a pilot's license, nor have to worry about it running into anything else--it would control it all.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on December 23, 2005, 08:59:42 AM: It doesn't look as if there's enough lift.
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Post by: Faster Master St. Pastor on December 30, 2005, 08:02:50 AM: http://www.comedycentral.com/timewasters/index.jhtml

Timewasters!

By the way, how the heck do you make it so that the word is actually the link?
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on December 30, 2005, 08:36:03 AM: Code: [Select]
[url=http://plastic.herbertlives.com]Plastic Men[/url]

Like that.
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Post by: Faster Master St. Pastor on December 30, 2005, 08:40:54 AM: Seriously (http://www.homestarrunner.com)

Yay it worked! If you hate the site then shut up, I'm tired and it was the first thing that came to mind.

Eh. Sorry about the rudeness. I'm tired and grumpy that I can't fall asleep.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Shrain on December 30, 2005, 03:05:02 PM: Well, ParentsAway, hope you got some needed shut eye.

If you wanna see a hilarious video involving cats, then take a look at this Cat Herding link. (http://www.stupidvideos.com/video/animal_humor/cats/Cat_Herding/)

Stacer, I think you especially might like it.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Peter Ahlstrom on January 07, 2006, 12:44:35 PM: http://chir.ag/stuff/sand/

So many hours of...enjoyment(?)
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Post by: Lightning Eater on January 07, 2006, 03:49:40 PM: Ookla, that game is amazing
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Post by: Entsuropi on January 07, 2006, 04:55:28 PM: Yeah... it's fun in this odd way.

I particularly like setting fire to things.
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Post by: Brenna on January 17, 2006, 08:04:41 PM: I wasn't sure if this should be under "cool stuff" or "disturbing stuff," but I was amused either way. :)http://www.spiralandcircle.com/sushi%20set%202.jpg
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Post by: Oldie Black Witch on January 18, 2006, 12:55:06 AM: I think the cats might make the sushi a little too crunchy. Besides, those things are too cute to eat.
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Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on January 18, 2006, 09:31:53 AM: Hair should not be introduced to sushi.
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Post by: stacer on January 19, 2006, 02:33:19 PM: A coworker just sent this to me. So appropriate for what I do:

http://70.86.201.113/imageserv2/temporary/PBF050ADBookWorld.jpg
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Skar on January 19, 2006, 05:34:20 PM: If you liked that, check the source out:

http://www.cheston.com/pbf/archive.html
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Post by: stacer on January 19, 2006, 05:48:39 PM: Heh. I thought they were being ironic.
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Post by: Harbinger on January 20, 2006, 01:50:36 AM: Have... to stop... reading... so I... can catch... my breath... and type... normally....
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: 42 on January 23, 2006, 09:24:55 PM: medicare (http://mp.danwho.net/index.php?id=snl_medicare_drug_train)

I guess the medical community is having a great time with this.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: stacer on January 24, 2006, 08:53:59 PM: Perhaps I should put it under RPGs, but this is as good a place as any: Magic Missile. (http://gprime.net/video.php/magicmissile)
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Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on January 24, 2006, 11:09:04 PM: Yar! Pirates!
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/24/usnavy.pirates.ap/index.html
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Post by: Chimera on January 25, 2006, 12:20:27 AM: Quote
Perhaps I should put it under RPGs, but this is as good a place as any: Magic Missile. (http://gprime.net/video.php/magicmissile)

Oh man. Was that for real? I can't tell. If so, that's just sad.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: stacer on January 25, 2006, 12:24:44 AM: I'm pretty sure it was a parody of Cops. Jokes abound at work about how it was this coworker or that. :D
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Post by: Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock on January 25, 2006, 09:19:38 AM: That was from Reno 911 on Comedy Central (c).
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Tink on January 25, 2006, 12:29:15 PM: I could be wrong, but I think the main guy who shot the arrow is from King of Queens. Plays Spence (if anyone's seen that show). Funny, though.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Lost One on January 25, 2006, 07:49:58 PM: I don't know if this is cool to anyone but me. However, I have to say (as an attorney) that he should have hired a better tax attorney.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/25/survivor.taxes.ap/index.html
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on January 26, 2006, 09:59:21 AM: would it have helped? Sounds like it was more than just not paying taxes on one award.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Lost One on January 26, 2006, 03:12:54 PM: He was convicted for criminal tax evasion, meaning he didn't tell the IRS that he won. So he didn't pay taxes on the award and then lied about it to the IRS, that's why he is going to jail. Specifically, it would be a willful failure to pay tax under IRC section 7203 and probably another charge of fraud under IRC 7207. Plus he will have to pay the tax (probably about $350,000) plus penalties for filing a fraudulent returns, under section 6663, (which would equal about $475,000), plus interest.

A decent tax attorney, however, could have kept him out of jail by advising him to do a voluntary disclosure, which by doing, would avoid the criminal charges under section 7203 and 7207. He would still have to pay the penalties and interest. Unfortunately, once the IRS started to investigate, voluntary disclosure doesn't work and he should have accepted to earlier plea bargain.

Bottom line, Richard Hatch acted like an idiot and should have talk to a lawyer as soon as he won survivor.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Peter Ahlstrom on January 27, 2006, 02:50:58 AM: Yeah but he also didn't pay taxes on his talk show host job. Sounds like he just hates paying taxes.
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Post by: The Lost One on January 27, 2006, 03:47:30 PM: I don't know of too many people who like to pay taxes. In fact, some people hate them so much that they refuse to pay taxes and claim that tax collecting is illegal of the 16th amendment (which isn't true).

I think he thought that the IRS wouldn't audit him, which is true for most Americans. However, when you win a million dollar prize, you can expect the IRS to be giving you a call. Or he could be dump enough to think that someone else would pay his taxes for him, which can't happen.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on January 27, 2006, 04:04:52 PM: I love turning in my taxes

Of course, ever since I've been paying income tax I have always gotten at least what I had pulled from my paycheck returned (if not more). So April isn't a bad time for me.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Shrain on January 28, 2006, 12:44:03 AM: Quote
Bottom line, Richard Hatch acted like an idiot . . .

More than that, even, I think. He merely acted like the scheming, arrogant twit he showed himself to be on the show. hehe. I, for one, am glad he didn't have a better lawyer--or more sense in the first place to take the plea bargain.
Title: Re: Cool Stuff found on the Internet V
Post by: Tage on January 30, 2006, 02:23:17 PM: This TWG thread is cool because it has finally reached over 400 posts. So, who gets to start the next thread?