Time to update your AV?

If you are still using commercial AV software, they all seem to be free 3 user licenses this week.

You might be interested in FreeAfterRebate.info.

I say "still" because personally, I am using a corporate version of Symantec from my company on my desktop and my laptops all use "avast!" now. AVG is also free and well recommended. And my servers of course run ClamAV.

'Giant 'woodlice' take up residence in Britain | Mail Online'

You might be interested in Giant 'woodlice' take up residence in Britain | Mail Online.

Great flowchart to print out for work

http://consumerist.com/5116811/a-very-simple-flowchart-explaining-the-digital-tv-transition

Lighter in a Blender

This is delicious. And a reminder that electric motors are ignition sources!

You might be interested in YesButNoButYes: Lighter in a Blender.

Some GREAT Credit Card law changes

http://consumerist.com/5113129/new-rules-kill-credit-card-industrys-most-abusive-practices

That third one makes me think I will never ever get a balance transfer again... ah, the good ol' days when Discover gave me 0% for the life of the balance and I put 1/3 of my truck and the remainder of my school loans on it... ;)

Unfortunately, they don't take effect until July, 2010. Here's what they are:

• No more raising rates on existing balances
• No more double-cycle billing.
• Any payment above the minimum must automatically apply to the part of the balance with the highest interest.
• Minimum time before notice of change of terms takes effect goes from 15 to 45 days.
• Borrowers need reasonable time before a payment is due, at least 21 days
• No excessive fees for exceeding credit limit because of a hold placed on the account
• Subprime credit cards that have a $500 credit limit but a big upfront fee will have that fee capped at no more than 50% of the credit limit, and it can be paid off over a year, rather than immediately.

'10 Inventors Killed By Their Inventions - The List Universe'

You might be interested in 10 Inventors Killed By Their Inventions - The List Universe.

Old-old-old skool ASCII art

You might be interested in Retromodo: ASCII Art, Since 1948.

Dresden Audiobooks

I really liked the short-lived TV show, so I went and got it on audiobook. I'm totally hooked. The company that makes it sells it on MP3 which lets me skip a step. ;) Sadly, it looks like they did the first four and then made a huge jump to the newest (tenth) to keep fans like my friend Colin happy (who has read the rest in hardback). I'm still hesitant to get the latest because I'd really like to hear the story in between. The narrator's really good, I hope they can play catch-up!

Update: Colin sent me this link! Looks like they are, same narrator too.

Cool Netflix app

http://feedflix.com/revragnarok
http://feedflix.com/revragnarok-tv
http://feedflix.com/most_awaited

Pushing Daisies

If you guys aren't watching this, you may want to. Very funny stuff, in an awesome technicolor setup. And narrated by the guy who read all the Harry Potter books to me.

http://abc.go.com/primetime/pushingdaisies/index?pn=index

Last week was the beginning of season 2, and I believe you can see the entire episode online. The first 3-5 minutes explains the entire backstory to bring you up to speed if you didn't watch season 1.

One of the funniest lines in this one was when it was commented that an image somebody brought up was "an assault on my imagination" - a quote I'll have to remember next time somebody reveals a little TMI.

This guy may have a point - Guitar Hero vs. Music Labels

http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/09/activision-labe.html

More reasons to hate DRM

http://consumerist.com/5056803/walmart-shuts-down-music-store-deactivates-drm+protected-songs

This guy needs to sell his design to LEGO

V8 32-valve engine, don't miss the video it is sweet. Distributor and everything!

You might be interested in LEGO V8 Engine - Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog.

Free Credit Reports

Please ignore the commercials on TV with the happy little jingles and the scenarios that are not only far-fetched but quite wrong.

http://consumerist.com/5054809/consumer-101-get-your-free-credit-report-from-annual-credit-reportcom

John Adams

OK, I know you are sick of me spouting how awesome this series was. Well, it was. And as a reminder, if you rent it, turn on the historical subtitle feature "Facts are Stubborn Things". Anyway, I'm sending this out because apparently the TV Emmys were last night and they kicked some ass.

http://television.aol.com/emmys/nominee-winner

Best Miniseries
Best Lead Actor Miniseries
Best Lead Actress Miniseries
Best Supporting Actor Miniseries (Ben Franklin - well, they had stuffed the ballot a little with 3/5 nominees)
Best Writing Miniseries

Like I've said before, I just hated the camerawork. (Which shows - they didn't get Best Director). Here's my Netflix review: http://www.netflix.com/StrangerReviews?prid=214595116&lnkctr=fsb2srev

Absolutely AWESOME. Don't miss this. And enable the "trivia" track for a much better experience. I had already listened to the audiobook and loved it. The only thing that stopped it from being five stars is the Director of Photography apparently only hired 5th graders with ADD who cannot seem to frame a shot if their lives depended on it. I know that supposedly "adds to the realism" but it went overboard. This is NOT the Disney-fied version of history, as is mentioned in the conclusion. This helps remind you that these were a band of men who committed treason at great personal risk.

Prof. Wikipedia

You might be interested in Wikipedia: If Wikipedia Was a Professor, College Would Be Awesome [Citation Needed].

Best Buy

http://hijinksensue.com/2008/09/12/the-warrantards/

Hurts my brain! Non-circular gears.

Wish they showed more... the "main" one just reminds me of a Wenkel...

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/noncicular_gears_in_actio.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890

http://www.8625plus2.com/products/NCG-Video-en.htm -- I had to use IE on that one, FF didn't like it.

Creepy Ads

http://www.weirdomatic.com/creepy-ads.html

Yes, when gramps gets cranky, reach for the Thorazine!

(I'm going to leave the Lysol ad alone)

Makes me feel better...

...about my less-than-successful rev1 designs in my past.

http://gizmodo.com/5046314/the-shocking-inside-story-of-the-xbox-360s-epic-defects-the-biggest-fail-in-gaming-history

.coms for $1

http://dealnews.com/Go-Daddy-com-coupon-com-domains-for-1-year/250000.html?ref=rss_dealnews_today

"Drano Drops"

I've been using these since I was young. They are absolutely horrible, but they most definitely get the job done. I love how they're listed as a military accessory. ;)

Car Repair Pricing

Service Manuals for a BUNCH of stuff

Sad that people are this gullible

http://consumerist.com/5039903/fake-debt-collectors-are-trying-to-intimidate-you-out-of-your-money

Today in History: "Open Source" photography

This is pretty cool...

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/08/dayintech_0819

France gave them each a pension and they released the info into the wild instead of patenting it.

The slideshow is very cool - some neat pix.

Awesome Bikini

http://tastybooze.com/2008/08/geekini-nintendo-nerds-everywhere-rejoice/

Recipes

http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/recipes.asp

http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/recipedetail.asp?sessionid=&login=yes&id=321&agree=yes

Best Resume ever

http://nothired.com/2008/08/14/there-are-no-words/

"sudo" for Vista

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc162321.aspx

"elevate" acts as sudo

DoT Agrees: Speed Limits are Bogus

FHWA-RD-92-084 -- 85% is still the magic number - people will drive at
the safe speed of the road, regardless of limit.

http://www.ibiblio.org/rdu/sl-irrel.html

"Summary of Findings" is the best section to browse.

Very interesting, because lowering the speed limit raised accidents,
raising it lowered accidents, but people supposedly barely changed
their speeds.

"The data collected during this study indicate that there are no
benefits, either from a safety or operational point of view, from
establishing speed limits less than the 85th percentile speed."

The Chrysler Turbine

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/08/1963_chrysler_turbine.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Turbine_Car

17MPG - I wonder how that compared to other cars at the time.

Epic Fail award goes to...

Debian!

http://pwnie-awards.org/2008/awards.html#fail

(Great QuickTime write-up: http://pwnie-awards.org/2008/awards.html#bestclientbug )

All new levels of dorkiness

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/04/best-star-wars-wedding-ever-i-declare-you-mon-calamari-and-wife/

Tax Holidays

None here in "If you can dream it, we can tax it" MD of course...

http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/rate/sales_holiday.html

Awesome shower curtain

http://gizmodo.com/5029696/bloody-serial-killer-shower-curtain-brings-murderous-fun-into-the-bathroom

Shh.....

http://xkcd.com/451/

DeWalt-16

Cool gun mod!

http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/14/update-dewalt-16/

Yep, I'm an idiot.

Well, well, well. You guys definitely work with some high caliber folks. Here's what I did last night that even a freshman engineering student wouldn't. Because I'm an ass.

About a week ago, we bought a ceiling fan that I will be installing in my foyer. It came with an in-wall remote, but we need another. Home Depot does NOT sell the remote without the receiver, so I had to buy a second remote/receiver pair. So, I need to know if the second remote will work with the receiver that is included in with the fan. It should, both are Hampton Bay, but I wanted to test BEFORE I spent a day in the attic. So last night, I set up a little work area in the garage. I cut an old PC cord, strip it out, and staple it to an old board. Do the same with the receiver. Connect it all with wire nuts, and turn it on with my voltmeter connected to the output.

That's odd, I only get 60VAC on the light output. Check manual... oh, it has a dimmer function. Hold down the light button, and it sweeps its way up to 120VAC. Great! So now I put it on the motor control. No matter what buttons I push, 120VAC. Even when the fan is supposedly OFF. I think to myself, that's pretty odd. Flipping thru the manual to see if I wired it correctly (it's pretty idiotproof, but I AM the better idiot ya know). Turns out, the way the motor speed control works is it limits current not voltage - so "OFF" is 120V 0A, low is 120V 0.21A, etc.

Some of you may already see where this is headed.

So I switch my multimeter to amperage mode. Put it on low, and yeah, about 0.2A. Great. So I've verified that the remote and receiver that came with the fan operate, so I can next test the second remote. But to make sure, I push the "high" button.

Boom and magic smoke my friends. Apparently "HIGH" means free-for-all. For the less technically inclined readers, I had no load on the line, so I did the equivalent of connecting the two wires with a wire, which either (a) trips your circuit breaker or (b) melts something that takes less current than needed for (a) to happen. I opened the box afterward and saw that I vaporized a trace. Crapola. Now I need to spend ANOTHER $40 on ANOTHER remote control unit.

Who owns your TV?

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/07/who-owns-what-on-television/

NES mod

This is pretty cool - has 99 games!

http://www.hackaday.com/2008/07/03/portable-nes-in-a-nes-cartridge/

Deep thoughts about MPG

http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=257

Awesome - missing Metropolis footage

And I already own TWO copies of the DVD, one the original, one the restored from a few years back...

http://tastybooze.com/2008/07/lost-metropolis-footage-found/

Awesome Quote

Forwarded from my buddy Jim:

"How a politician stands on the Second Amendment tells you how he or she views you as an individual... as a trustworthy and productive citizen, or as part of an unruly crowd that needs to be lorded over, controlled, supervised, and taken care of."

~Texas State Rep. Suzanna Gratia-Hupp

Awesome e-cards

http://www.someecards.com/

Here are some great ones:
http://www.someecards.com/upload/gay_pride_parade/its_time_we_all_accepted_the_gay_pride_parade.html
http://www.someecards.com/upload/gay_pride_parade/id_be_much_more_into_the_gay_pride_parade.html
http://www.someecards.com/upload/somewhat_topical/current_gas_prices_preclude_my_driving.html
http://www.someecards.com/upload/newest/lets_get_a_four_hour_head_start_on_rush.html
http://www.someecards.com/upload/anniversary/lets_celebrate_our_holy_union.html
http://www.someecards.com/upload/anniversary/if_i_still_had_a_soul_youd_be.html

The Face of Leonardo

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/25/is-this-leonardo-da-vincis-true-face/

Cool Consumer Reports pictures

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/aboutus/vintagephotos/index.htm

I remember we used to have one of these when we were little - it was a neat toy I would play with - http://www.consumerreports.org/content/Home/Gallery/Photos/196005.jpg

This is so lame-cool in many, many ways

http://gizmodo.com/5018469/knight-rider-gps-with-kitts-voice

Maxima Plaga

http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2008/06/what-version-of.html

Pretty cool.

Perceptual Chronograph

http://www.hackaday.com/2008/06/11/perceptual-chronograph/

(Love the stoner rats at the end)

All praise to [Limor] for uncovering this incredibly odd project. [magician]'s perceptual chronograph is designed to test whether time "slows down" in stressful situations. The device flashes a random number on the display very quickly so that it is impossible to perceive what is actually being displayed. If you can read the number while under stress, it means that your ability perceive time has increased. It's hard to believe, but check out the video embedded after the break that investigates the phenomenon. We can't help, but wonder how [magician] personally plans on testing this.

This just in: Giraffe is kosher!

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/08/is-giraffe-kosher/

Classics in LEGO

http://www.flickr.com/photos/balakov/sets/72157602602191858/

I like the setup shots and the links to the original. Like the "By the Marne River" is a gray sock. ;)

I see future people

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/03/the-secret-to-optical-illusions-the-brain-looks-into-the-future/

Awesome case mods

I love the microwave

http://devicedaily.com/desktops/10-craziest-pc-case-mods.html

AWESOME video!

If you've seen the goofy ass videos on YouTube, you'll love this Weezer.

http://www.myextralife.com/?p=8391

(Hint: Dramatic chipmunks, britney girls, lightsabers, and mentos. How can you go wrong?)

$100 Netflix box

This is so awesome and so cheap I may have to get one! I have a NF plan that only has limited hours but still I never use them except on work trips.

http://gizmodo.com/389698/first-netflix-streaming-box-review-100-and-unlimited-downloads

"Netflix is planning HD streaming and this box will support it. When Netflix gets HD streaming content, they'll update the box by firmware to support HD resolutions at higher bitrates of 4-6mbps, including 5.1 surround (everything is stereo now.)"

This may be a no-brainer for anybody with kids who need to be indoctrinated in 80s pop culture like the Karate Kid. Or if they don't want their TiVos full of Thomas/Dora/whatever.

Volcanic Lightning

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/05/photogalleries/volcano-photos/index.html

Showing ID

Visa says officially NO. Call 1-800-VISA-911 from the store on your cell.

http://consumerist.com/5007910/visa-officially-says-stores-cannot-deny-purchases-if-you-dont-show-id

Mastercard has said it for a while. They list four possible reasons for a consumer to complain:
http://www.mastercard.com/us/personal/en/contactus/merchantviolations.html

Family Guy + Matrix ;)

http://gizmodo.com/387726/family-guy-enters-the-matrix

Google Sketchup

I have heard about it, but never checked it out. It's a free 3D CAD-like tool by Google.

Here's some great vids:

http://sketchup.google.com/training/videos/new_to_gsu.html

I put this together in about 1:15, my new shed layout to show wifey since she's out of town. That included the time to watch the videos!

I didn't do the roof, so assume that it goes up from the shown lofts ;)

Dino attack!

OMG, this is so cool, do NOT let my wife see this!!! ;)

http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/03/how-to-build-a-giant-dinosaur/

Did she say... fish blind?

http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/02/doh-failed-drill-sales-pitch/

OK, at least the guy who mentioned scents had a clue and was making a joke. I hope. ;)

Yeah, I just got a little dumber watching it.

"Nerdgasm"

This is the coolest thing I have ever seen that is Star Wars related.

http://gizmodo.com/386007/r2+d2-projector-in-action-video-verdict-a-must-have

Hmmm.... this or my shed? ;)

Gnome attack!

http://www.king5.com/lifestyles/stories/NW_042908WAB_gnome_mount_saint_helens_KS.b09a1021.html

Tempest

This is pretty cool

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/04/nsa-releases-se.html

8 Laws of Comic Book Movies

Very good points.

http://www.cracked.com/article_16176_8-pointless-laws-all-comic-book-movies-follow.html

Printable Paper

Odd subject, I know.

But if you need a one-off of some graph paper or something, and you've got a color laser at work... ;)

http://www.printablepaper.net/

The Power of Bondo!

http://www.hacknmod.com/displayMOD.php?hack=1284

Ya don't f--k with Golden Eagles

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/17/golden-eagle-attacks-kills-and-consumes-mountain-goat/

Dorky LOLs

http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/04/15/funny-pictures-color-blind-cat-can-never-win/
http://ihasahotdog.com/2008/04/15/funny-dog-pictures-tangent-to-all-cushions/

Wow these are fun - money manipulations

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25201364@N03/sets/72157604423778692/show/

Space Junk

Wow.

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ESOC/SEMN2VM5NDF_mg_1.html

I knew there was a lot of stuff out there, but WOW.

I love the filenames "bee hive" - http://esamultimedia.esa.int/images/spacecraft-operations/space_debris/Bee-Hive-LEO_H1.jpg
http://esamultimedia.esa.int/images/spacecraft-operations/space_debris/Bee-Hive-4_H1.jpg
http://esamultimedia.esa.int/images/spacecraft-operations/space_debris/Bee-Hive-6_H1.jpg
http://esamultimedia.esa.int/images/spacecraft-operations/space_debris/Bee-Hive-GEO_H1.jpg

And lastly, the scariest:
http://esamultimedia.esa.int/images/spacecraft-operations/space_debris/PieChart_classification_H1.jpg

How NOT to cut down a tree

http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/09/doh-how-not-to-cut-down-a-tree/

More awesome LEGOs - Firefly and LOTR!

http://www.brothers-brick.com/2008/04/06/serenity-mule-legod-by-lord-t/
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2008/04/06/that-still-only-counts-as-one/

(Not funny but cool) WWII POW Escape

Steve pointed out that NOVA/PBS had something recently that they went and tried to excavate it... Anyway, cool Flash thing.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bill Grant
Date: Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: Fwd: WWII POW Escape

Thought you guys would find this interesting.

>>Subject: WWII POW Escape
>>
>>
>>I guess everyone has seen the Steve McQueen film, "The Great Escape"
>>at least once. This is about the tunnel.
>>
>>
>>It is awesome, the interactive map is also creative, not nearly as
>>much as the fortitude it took to engineer the escape itself the
>>animation alone is worth looking at, but the story of the tunnel is amazing.
>>
>>
>>This is a fascinating look at a tunnel that was built in a German
>>POW camp. The tunnel allowed 76 Allied POWs to escape.
>>Check it out. run your cursor over each number and it will tell you
>>about it. Click on the link below.
>>
>>http://www.kerman94.com/tunnelharry.html
>>

Nothing this cool when I was a kid?

http://gizmodo.com/376035/moov-is-the-lego-of-kids-vehicles-verdict-i-dont-want-to-grow-up

It's so cute!

http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/02/216223&from=rss

15 miles in diameter, 3.8 times heavier than the sun. 100% awesome.

Weird page.

¡ʎɐp s,looɟ lıɹdɐ ɹoɟ unɟ ʇɔǝɟɹǝd ˙uʍop ǝpısdn ʎllɐʇoʇ ɹɐǝddɐ ʇı ǝʞɐɯ oʇ ɟɟnʇs ǝƃɐd ǝpoɔıun sǝsn ʇɐɥʇ ǝƃɐd ɐ sı sıɥʇ

http://www.revfad.com/flip.html

VERY funny "conspiracy"

http://www.debunking911.com/questions.htm

Dumb People

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Morgan Freeman

Wow, I've always had so much respect for the man, thinking he was a great actor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_PuAqRQLKA

Another great site - LEGOs

"Brothers Brick"

http://www.brothers-brick.com/2008/03/25/skelliesdyna-gloveshumans-lose/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveexmachina/tags/skeleglove/show/

Fun LEGOs

http://www.brothers-brick.com/2008/03/22/futurama-by-pepa/

The whole subprime meltdown explained in cartoons

This is quite informative.

http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/03/20/the-credit-crisis-illustrated/

A new great blog

"Photoshop disasters"

http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/

Don't tase me!

http://www.myextralife.com/archive.php?date=2008-03-24

Ed Force One

This is so awesome!

http://blogto.com/city/2008/03/iron_maiden_land_in_toronto/

Jesus & Mo

OK, if you are very religous just ignore this link and have a good Good Friday.

Otherwise, this is probably the funniest J&M I have ever seen.

http://www.jesusandmo.net/2008/03/21/cake/

One man Stonehenge

Pretty cool! No aliens involved either!

http://www.arsgeek.com/?p=3721

Choose your own adventure

Remember them?

http://www.seanmichaelragan.com/html/%5B2008-03-07%5D_Choose_Your_Own_Adventure_book_as_directed_graph.shtml

I remember I'd try to keep my finger a few choices back ;) Cheater!

BADASS in a can

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/03/bada55_in_a_can_bada55_in.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890

Gee .... who woulda thought

Exactly what I've been saying for years... it's just to make money, has nothing to do with "public safety."

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Greg Doyle
Date: Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 8:06 PM
Subject: Gee .... who woulda thought


Red light cameras increase crashes and insurance rates

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/36435/113/


Greg

Awesomely good game, free today only

I got this a few months ago from this site. It's a good turn-based game. Kitty and I have played it a few times on the network against each other. The catch is you have to install it TODAY on any machine you want it or buy it.

http://game.giveawayoftheday.com/ingenious/

That must've been some BAD singing

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/08/wbangkok108.xml

BattleBots is back

http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/11/064233&from=rss

Who said it?

It gets a little old fast... but interesting.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jim H
Date: Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 3:25 PM
Subject: Who said it?


Test your knowledge.

http://www.thepeoplescube.com/QuoteQuiz/index.php

Scary Science That Humans Have Foolishly Embraced

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/07/scary-science-that-humans-have-foolishly-embraced/

A scary study

http://consumerist.com/365437/expensive-placebos-work-better-than-cheap-ones

Maybe that COULD work!

http://www.overheardintheoffice.com/archives/006291.html

Secret Video Exposed!

This is pretty damned funny - especially if you wasted 10 minutes on the original clip.

http://www.venganza.org/2008/03/05/secret-pastafarian-video-exposed.htm

adm

Cool GMail "hacks"

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/2-hidden-ways-to-get-more-from-your.html

Cool Craftsman Ad

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/05/craftsman-skeleton-ad/

More great "cables are bogus" info

http://gizmodo.com/363154/audiophile-deathmatch-monster-cables-vs-a-coat-hanger

That's a lot of pengin!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=523715&in_page_id=1766&ito=1490

Etch-a-Sketch, with a mouse

http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/ee476/FinalProjects/s2004/jml66/EAS_final.htm#Intro

Chuck Norris

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jim H
Date: Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 6:00 PM
Subject: Chuck Norris


Go to Google
Type "find Chuck Norris"
Click "I'm feeling lucky"
:-)

This is just so weird.

I wish they explained more what was doing what. I cannot follow what is happening with nerves, etc.

http://www.independent.ie/health/lastest-news/sons-tooth-helps-save-dads-sight-1301197.html?start=1

The Bible

Maybe I will read the bible on this site...

http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_wilderness/aaron_becomes_a_priest/lv08_16.html
http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_wilderness/god_kills_24000_israelites/nm25_01.html

(There's a chance I sent this years ago.)

Tipping

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120425051754601833.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

LOL at the LOLcat

yes i really did on this one

http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/03/01/funny-pictures-to-your-suffering/

Another great (anything Viking/Norse is awesome):
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/02/29/funny-pictures-pillages-with-cuteness/

Under the Tusken Sun

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eg4PY_lsw_k

(I may have sent this out previously)

Do not buy Blu-Ray yet.

Excellent write-up.

http://gizmodo.com/361809/stop-why-it-still-isnt-safe-to-buy-blu+ray

Funny picture

http://consumerist.com/361203/this-is-verizon-calling-to-confirm-your-appointment-were-sorry-we-missed-you

...and my wife gave me crap about putting a notebook-sheet note on the garage door for BGE. Which they totally ignored anyway. It simply said something to the effect of, "if you find out why I have to call an automated reporting system during business hours only, please let me know." Most ridiculous thing I've heard yet.

Singing Kittens

This is REALLY weird, takes forever to load, but just nails some weird funnybone.

http://www.happybanking.com.au/

R-A-G-N......A-R-O-K..... That's a silly name!

Must... have... garden... aliens....

http://gizmodo.com/360742/add-some-laughs-to-your-lawn-with-little-green-men

Interesting: The odds of dying

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Greg Doyle
Date: Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 12:59 PM
Subject: The odds of dying



from the National Safety Council


http://www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/odds.htm


Greg

79 years of Oscars - 79 Best Picture posters

This is pretty cool - http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/22/79-years-of-best-picture-winners-in-posters/

Harry Handcuff Houdini

This is pretty cool - draft cards of old famous people.

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/21/world-war-i-draft-cards-of-celebrities/

Star Wars Ep IV - as an animated GIF

http://www.arsgeek.com/?p=3597

Yessir! I AM obsolete!

LOL - parking a hard drive wow those were the days. Anyway it is a wiki too so you can add.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bill Grant

Date: Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 8:13 PM
Subject: Fwd: Yessir! I AM obsolete!

I have many of the listed skills, thus proving......... :)

http://obsoleteskills.com/Skills/Skills

-bg

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Sick Sad World

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/20/dilbert-documents-dilbert-case/

(Anybody "get" the subject line?)

Good point!

ITS vs IT'S

http://www.angryflower.com/itsits.gif

It's about time!

This Verizon thing is one of the most retarded things I have ever heard - I think I've sent out about it before...

http://www.komotv.com/news/15752097.html

If only had more free time...

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/02/chumby_store_open_for_eve.html

These look like so much fun. Open Source, Linux based, with WiFi etc.

The evolution of car logos

These are really cool. I like Mitsubishi, etc. Still need to read it, I just read the captions since I need to go to work.

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/18/evolution-of-car-logos/

Dueling Banjos

http://www.maniacworld.com/squirrel-vs-penguin.htm

Very weird, enjoy.

Darwin Kitty

http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/02/17/funny-pictures-dawin-award-kitteh-iz-practisin/

Cool candle

http://inventorspot.com/articles/bravit_candle_spreads_wildfire_10733

Democrats say: Who needs democracy?

Apparently, not everyone counts the same for them...

http://stoptheaclu.com/archives/2008/02/15/dems-superdelegates-or-bought-votes/

When I grow up...

...I wanna be a LEGO engineer.

I did seriously think about it...

Anyway, enjoy.

http://gizmodo.com/356469/giant-lego-b+1b-bomber-escorted-by-fighters-hawkeye-aircraft

Engrish has to come from somewhere....

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/13/engrish-abc-picture-blocks/

Star Wars Merchandise - there is something they DIDN'T make!

http://gizmodo.com/356168/star-wars-rejected-promotional-crap-could-have-changed-the-universe-forever

I would kill for that fridge ;)

The others are pretty cool too.

Super Mario Mustaches

http://thecontaminated.com/super-marios-many-mustaches/

Yay DRM!

Step 1. Break XBOX360.
Step 2. Send to M$ for fixin'.
Step 3. Cry as everything you bought online no longer works.

http://consumerist.com/355519/microsoft-has-no-answer-for-their-broken-xbox-live-drm

Anything sped up and with Benny Hill music is funny.

http://www.myextralife.com/?p=7643

One Piece at a Time

One of the funniest Cash songs (I'm home today and listening thru the TiVo).

Anyway, even funnier that they actually built one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece_at_a_Time

(Edit: Don't miss the video!)

Orange Box for $30

If bought thru STEAM:
Portal is $20
HL2:Ep2 is $30

This includes them plus TF2 (not interested) and HL2 and HL2:Ep1 (already own).

Wonder if I can somehow sell my "old" HL2/Ep1 licenses? Doubt it.

I pulled the trigger. I've heard great things about Ep2 and Portal.

(Title above is the link)