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List of parasitic organisms

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:45:29 GMT

Including fictional ones.

The Algorithm Design Manual

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:09:36 GMT

By Steven S. Skiena, 1997.

Fight Thieving Restaurant Servers With Checksum Tips

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:06:27 GMT

The easiest way to combat this illegal and downright nasty behavior is to reconcile your receipts against your credit card statements each and every month.

McDonald's denies food

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:59:16 GMT

Thanks Tolga. A Rockford woman claims she was denied service at two local McDonald's because of her disability. Now she's filed a lawsuit against the fast food chain. 13 News sat down with Dawn Larson to talk about the suit.

Tourette syndrome

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 03:19:31 GMT

Via Cartman. Tourette syndrome (also called Tourette's syndrome, Tourette's disorder, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, GTS or, more commonly, simply Tourette's or TS) is an inherited neurological disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by the presence of multiple physical (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic; these tics characteristically wax and wane. Tourette's is defined as part of a spectrum of tic disorders, which includes transient and chronic tics.

On Being Sane In Insane Places

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 03:16:33 GMT

How do we know precisely what constitutes “ "normality" or mental illness?

How Quantum Suicide Works

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:30:33 GMT

A man sits down before a gun, which is pointed at his head. This is no ordinary gun; it's rigged to a machine that measures the spin of a quantum particle.

AFDB

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:50:18 GMT

This site is dedicated to spreading the word about the Aluminum* Foil Deflector Beanie and how it can help the average human. Here you will find a description of AFDBs, how to make and use them, and general information about related subjects. I hope that you find the AFDB Homepage to be an important source of AFDB know-how and advocacy.

Marbleofdoom

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:50:22 GMT

It goes by many names...

The Geek Code

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:56:53 GMT

So you think you are a geek, eh? The first step is to admit to yourself your geekiness. No matter what anyone says, geeks are people too; geeks have rights. So take a deep breath and announce to the world that you are a geek. Your courage will give you strength that will last you forever.

The Absolute Poker Cheating Scandal Blown Wide Open

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:52:09 GMT

Online poker cheating from the inside.

Permitted and Prohibited Items

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:23:12 GMT

The best part of the TSA list of permited materials on a plane.

Retailer Uses RFID to Help the Sartorially Challenged Sex

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:41:43 GMT

At Galeria Kaufhof in Essen, Germany, the retailer Metro Group is using RFID technology not just to track individual apparel items from supplier to distribution center to checkout, but also to help recommend purchases to customers.

RFID Zappers

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 03:37:20 GMT

Build yourself one.

Instructions to Build Water Bombs

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:46:31 GMT

All you have to do is fill it up with water and peg it at someone before it disintegrates in your hand.

How To Become A Hacker

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:46:04 GMT

By Eric Steven Raymond.

Don't Buy Harry Potter Books

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:30:09 GMT

Richard says.

McVideogame

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:21:27 GMT

Making money in a corporation like McDonald's is not simple at all.

US Video Shows Simulated Hacker Attack

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:14:49 GMT

A government video shows the potential destruction caused by hackers seizing control of a crucial part of the U.S. electrical grid: an industrial turbine spinning wildly out of control until it becomes a smoking hulk and power shuts down. The video, produced for the Homeland Security Department and obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday, was marked "Official Use Only." It shows commands quietly triggered by simulated hackers having such a violent reaction that the enormous turbine shudders as pieces fly apart and it belches black-and-white smoke.

Clock tells time as a conversationClock tells time as a conversation

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:35:00 GMT

The "It's about time" clock turns time into a conversation rather than just hours, minutes, and seconds. Maybe version 2.0 will sync to your calendar software and tell you how late you are.

Flowcharting 69

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:32:23 GMT

Flowcharting Techniques, an IBM manual from 1969.

The art of obfuscation

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:19:38 GMT

Analysis of the obfuscated maze generating program.

Idiotic Cryptography Reporting

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:08:06 GMT

A team of researchers and engineers at a UK division of Franco-German aerospace giant EADS has developed what it believes is the world's first hacker-proof encryption technology for the internet.

Learning and decision making in monkeys during a rock-paper-scissors game

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:29:38 GMT

From Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.

Weird Research, Anomalous Physics

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:26:45 GMT

"I love fools' experiments; I am always making them" - Charles Darwin

The iPhone is a piece of shit, and so is your face.

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:24:21 GMT

Great anti-iPhone article.

The World's Weirdest/Stupidest Conspiracy Theories

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:59:14 GMT

In no particular order, with each theory's author or main proponent in parentheses, and sent by Tolga.

Web 2.0 Name Generator

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:18:23 GMT

Need a name for your Web 2.0 company? Try this handy name generator.

Country to change time zone by 30 minutes

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:29:24 GMT

Venezuela in September will turn clocks back by 30 minutes as it switches time zones to boost the amount of natural light to residents, a government official said on Thursday.

John Frum

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:22:09 GMT

John Frum (or Jon Frum; John From) is a figure associated with cargo cults on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu. He is depicted as an American World War II serviceman, who will bring wealth and prosperity to the people if they follow him. He is sometimes portrayed as black, sometimes as white. Danke, Sonia.

Internet Commenter Business Meeting

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:38:00 GMT

If Net Comments Met Real Life Situations.

University taps sewers for web access

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:32:54 GMT

A web connection via the toilet bowl may sound like Google's most recent April Fool, but the University of Aberdeen plans to welcome students back with a high bandwidth internet network connected via the sewers. Thanks, Tolga.

Miss Teen USA 2007 - South Carolina answers a question

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:29:12 GMT

Issues on education. Tolga sent this.

Reincarnation

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:26:53 GMT

China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission. According to a statement issued by the State Administration for Religious Affairs, the law, which goes into effect next month and strictly stipulates the procedures by which one is to reincarnate, is "an important move to institutionalize management of reincarnation." Merci, Tolga.

Cockney translator

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:27:55 GMT

Hairy Biscuits and Cheese type a phrase into the Charles Fox on the left.

Sheet of Carbon Atoms Acts like a Billiard Table

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 22:07:59 GMT

UC Riverside research shows graphene, a thin sheet of carbon atoms, has good potential to supplement or replace silicon as an electronic material.

Wadded Paper Origami Boulder

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:44:54 GMT

Origami, is Japanese art of folding paper. Boulder is round rock. Origami Boulder is wadded up paper! You understand now, dumbo? Then hurry up and buy wadded paper! You see picture at top of site don't you?

Minesweeper The Movie

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:56:40 GMT

Best movie trailer in a long time.

Calling All Solipsists

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:13:44 GMT

The International Society of Solipsists is currently accepting applications for new members.

The Diceware Passphrase Home Page

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:07:11 GMT

This page offers a better way to create a strong, yet easy to remember passphrase for use with encryption and security programs. Weak passwords and passphrases are one of the most common flaws in computer security. Take a few minutes and learn how to do it right. The information presented here can be used by anyone. No background in cryptography or mathematics is required.

Telling Time by the Stars

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:04:31 GMT

Telling time by the stars is not really very useful.

Mold-resistant bread box

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:25:34 GMT

Improving the bread box.

Computerized treatment of manuscripts

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 19:45:30 GMT

Researchers at the UAB Computer Vision Centre working on the automatic recognition of manuscript documents have designed a new system that is more efficient and reliable than currently existing ones. The BSM (acronym for "Blurred Shape Model") has been designed to work with ancient, damaged or difficult to read manuscripts, handwritten scores and architectural drawings. It represents at the same time an effective human machine interface in automatically reproducing documents while they are being written or drawn.

It's a Shark

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:08:50 GMT

Shark was the US name for the "Triton" enigma machine used on U-Boats. The bulk of this code has appeared in Enigma Machine. It's no Dolphin. It encrypts whatever you type or pipe through it, run the encrypted output through it, and it'll decrypt it. Warning Enigma was cracked over 50 years ago.

Wordie

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:50:33 GMT

Like Flickr, but without the photos. Wordie lets you make lists of words. Practical lists, words you love, words you hate, whatever. See who else has listed the same words, add citations and comments, and discuss.

DailyLit

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:49:47 GMT

Too busy for books? Read them by email (or RSS).

God Hates Shrimp

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:43:45 GMT

Shrimp, crab, lobster, clams, mussels, all these are an abomination before the Lord, just as gays are an abomination. Why stop at protesting gay marriage? Bring all of God's law unto the heathens and the sodomites.

Marble adding machine

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:15:03 GMT

Marble adding machine using binary numbers.

NetDisaster

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:43:33 GMT

Choose a site that you'd like to punish, or whose destruction would bring you bliss and delight, or just fun.

Google Is Your Friend

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 03:33:25 GMT

All Smart People Use Google. It Appears That You Are Not One Of Them.

English vs. German

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:31:15 GMT

Same words, differents meanings.

Huh?

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:31:06 GMT

Welcome to the world's most dynamic eBusiness marketing, design and consulting agency. We provide distinct clients with groundbreaking business strategies and cutting-edge designs to aggressively and creatively compete in a changing economy.

Bad Phone Wiring

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:59:19 GMT

These are quite obviously examples of what NOT to do.

Danielle Steel's Title Generator

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:59:45 GMT

Ever wondered how Danielle comes up with the titles for her novels/movies?

Random Black Metal Title Generator

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:57:32 GMT

Top generator. Gives you stuff like The Blasphemous Bitterness of the Partially Hispanic Goblin, or Rapture of the Mutilation of the Worm-Ridden Destroyer, or Mourning the Banana Plant of the Flaming Satanic Nun, or...

Numerical Mechanisms and Children's Concept of Numbers

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:56:42 GMT

To what extent is the sense of numbers innate, and to what extent is it learned?

American Society for Velociraptor Attack Prevention

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 02:48:52 GMT

The American Society for Velociraptor Attack Prevention is a bi-partisan group of professionals, dedicated to the diffusion of knowledge concerning velociraptor attack prevention.

Foofoofoo Voice of Belsona

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:18:17 GMT

The new episode of t Voice of Belsona was created using the good old foofoofoo. Action-packed. And it includes a contest, so go for it.

internet hate machine dot org

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:08:20 GMT

DESTROY • DIE • ATTACK

Prankster History Project

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:47:03 GMT

This is a site dedicated to collecting the memories and stories of anyone whose lives have been touched by Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters.

BumpTop, Rethink your Desktop

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:09:31 GMT

BumpTop is a fresh and engaging new way to interact with your computer desktop. You can pile and toss documents like on a real desk. Break free from the rigid and mechanical style of standard point-and-click desktops. Interact by pushing, pulling and piling documents with elegant, self revealing gestures. BumpTop's stunning interface makes clever use of 3D presentation and smooth physics-based animations for an engaging, vivid user experience.

Natural Language Parser

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:00:13 GMT

This natural language parser utilizes the definitions (a part of the definitions) of English syntax made by the Linguistic String Project. The parser implements a top-down strategy and uses already parsed constructions when possible.

Solving Rubik's Cube for speed

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:56:26 GMT

Lars Petrus's method, explained.

MoanMyIP

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:19:35 GMT

Sexy girls moaning your IP address.

Cheatneutral

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:44:30 GMT

Cheatneutral offsets your cheating by funding someone else to be faithful and NOT cheat. This neutralises the pain and unhappy emotion and leaves you with a clear conscience.

Content Aware Image Resizing

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:28:04 GMT

Not sure if this presentation is wicked, stupid, or a combination of both, but it sure kicks ass.

Science and Satanism

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:32:42 GMT

A conversation with THE man, Peter H. Gilmore, High Priest of the Church of Satan.

National Doughnut Day

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:22:21 GMT

National Doughnut Day is on the first Friday of June each year.

If God were a programmer

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:11:29 GMT

Decent humor.

The Official God FAQ

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:27:47 GMT

Is there a God?

Blackle

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 03:04:51 GMT

Blackle was created by Heap Media to remind us all of the need to take small steps in our everyday lives to save energy. Blackle saves energy because the screen is predominantly black. Merci, Tolga.

Welcome to Teens on Linux

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:44:52 GMT

Please read the text on the homepage, sort of a mission statement. For teens, that is.

Color-Blindness

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:43:27 GMT

Scroll down for some examples. The spectrum as perceived by individuals with normal color vision, protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia.

Real World Racer

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:49:14 GMT

A Google Maps Racing Game.

Oedipus Lex

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:49:41 GMT

Some Thoughts on Swear Words and the Incest Taboo in China and the West.

IP over Avian Carriers

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:11:59 GMT

In computing, IP over Avian Carriers (IPoAC) is the carrying of Internet Protocol (IP) traffic by birds such as homing pigeons.

Whole Body CryoTherapy Chamber

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:44:37 GMT

-120 degrees chill out room.

QRBGS

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:20:49 GMT

Quantum Random Bit Number Generator Service!!!!

Love Songs by You

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:33:16 GMT

Have you ever wished you could commission a love song for your girlfriend, boyfriend, or spouse? Now you can. Via Tolga.

Recycled Elephant Poo Paper Products

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:21:45 GMT

On average, an adult elephant produces about 180-200 Kg of shit per day. Moreover, it provides a way of converting a liability into an asset in conflict areas.

Web 2.0 Validator

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:57:38 GMT

All the rules of web 2.0 are provided by users of this site. The definition of web 2.0 changes on a daily basis. Now you can keep up with your web 2.0-ness since this site checks randomly against the most recent rules decreed by it's users.

Super Mario Papercraft Diorama

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 10:55:09 GMT

Follow the links, there's more worlds, scenes and classic Mario things in there.

whatwouldjesusdownload.com

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:04:13 GMT

Tolga sent this. Check out GodTube Videos and Christian Geek Apparel on the left!

John Smeaton

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:19:04 GMT

Hero For Our Time. Ta, Stephen.

Ubuntu Christian Edition Facts

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:17:29 GMT

The Operating System that can bring you to heaven.

Bitter Old Pokemon Trainers

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:33:30 GMT

On Pokemon purism and the like.

Binary marble adding machine

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:20:50 GMT

Top.

The LiftPort Space Elevator

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:27:41 GMT

From Tolga Taluy. A Space Elevator, or more specifically the LiftPort Space Elevator, will consist of a ribbon made of a very strong and very light material, carbon nanotubes, anchored to the Earth's surface at the LiftPort Station with the other end reaching into space. By making the ribbon long enough, and attaching a small satellite as counterweight, the Earth's rotation will provide enough centrifugal effect to overcome the pull of gravity and keep the ribbon taut. The LiftPort Space Elevator will then provide a permanent bridge between earth and space. Elevator cars will be robotic "lifters" which will climb the ribbon to deliver cargo and eventually people to orbit or beyond.

HTML drawing

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:00:31 GMT

Not w3c/AAA compliant. But top.

Bullshit Bingo

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:55:20 GMT

In german.

SCIENCE MADE STUPID

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:54:23 GMT

Written and Illustrated by TOM WELLER.

Polynap MP3 Soundtrack

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:04:55 GMT

Dump it to your cellphone, mp3 player or wherever, plug some headphones in, and you have a distraction-less sleep that wakes you up at precisely the right time (or does a very good job at trying).

The Church of the SubGenius

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:43:10 GMT

Merci, Tolga. Pity the poor human Earth Pink who comes looking for a SIMPLE, SHORT EXPLANATION of The Church of the SubGenius.

The Sound of Bullets

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:48:11 GMT

The following excellent article appeared in the Summer 2002 AFTE Journal. A large number of sound files were recorded during the course of the tests conducted by the author which should be of great interest to AFTE members and other firearm enthusiasts.

Growing Earth videos

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:01:34 GMT

Cool mind-blowing videos.

The expanding Earth: a sound idea for the new millennium

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:55:43 GMT

A short review of the more relevant modern arguments in favour of the conception of the Earth in expansion is provided.

Cathedral to demand Sony apology

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:53:45 GMT

Church of England officials will send a letter to Sony demanding an apology over the use of Manchester Cathedral as a backdrop for a violent computer game.

Prophet Yahweh

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:53:59 GMT

He has been featured in many news articles and television shows, depicting his ability to summon UFOs on demand. Most recently, he did so for a TV news crew, which video-taped the UFO for it's audiences...

Memorizing Digits 3.1415926...

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 12:52:53 GMT

Why try to memorize an infinitely long number? Pi memorization is fun and popular. How many digits do you know?

Web Ouija

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:02:28 GMT

Tolga keeps sending links. This time, a digital Ouija board.

The "blog" of "unnecessary" quotation marks

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:33:45 GMT

Best blog we've "seen" in a "while".

Guy catches glasses with face

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:32:48 GMT

Fake, but great.

Church of Sushi

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:28:04 GMT

A cool alternative to religions, diets and designer fashions.

Bear robot rescues wounded troops

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 01:31:00 GMT

Via Tolga. The US military is developing a robot with a teddy bear-style head to help carry injured soldiers away from the battlefield.

LOLPython

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:51:14 GMT

Combining the cuteness of LOLCODE and the cuddliness of Python.

Weird Converter

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:46:35 GMT

Choose an input and output unit.

How to Detect Lies

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:03:59 GMT

The following techniques to telling if someone is lying are often used by police, and security experts. This knowledge is also useful for managers, employers, and for anyone to use in everyday situations where telling the truth from a lie can help prevent you from being a victim of fraud/scams and other deceptions.

THE SOCIAL NORM OF LEAVING THE TOILET SEAT DOWN: A GAME THEORETIC ANALYSIS

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:46:15 GMT

A scientific approach.

The most useless picture effect

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:41:41 GMT

By Tolga Taluy.

Binaural haircut

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 01:25:27 GMT

A binaural recording of a virtual haircut.

Whorecraft

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 11:50:22 GMT

Swords, sorcery and sex.

Single spinning nuclei in diamond offer a stable quantum computing building block

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 01:16:50 GMT

Surmounting several distinct hurdles to quantum computing, physicists at Harvard University have found that individual carbon-13 atoms in a diamond lattice can be manipulated with extraordinary precision to create stable quantum mechanical memory and a small quantum processor, also known as a quantum register, operating at room temperature. The finding brings the futuristic technology of quantum information systems into the realm of solid-state materials under ordinary conditions.

Numerical Recipes

Thu, 31 May 2007 01:37:51 GMT

Numerical Recipes is the generic title of an influential series of books on algorithms and numerical analysis, all by William Press, Saul Teukolsky, William Vetterling and Brian Flannery. The books contain an enormous amount of material on computational methods, and an accompanying disk includes a large amount of computer code and several libraries. The scope is supposed to be "everything up to, but not including, partial differential equations", although the second edition does include a chapter on PDEs that discusses the important concepts in the field and cites the most important papers. The Numerical Recipes series is notable for its accessibility and generally informal tone. The emphasis is on the understanding of techniques (the authors repeatedly state their suspicion of black-box techniques). They say that the algorithms emphasise clarity and simplicity.

Google mentalplex

Tue, 29 May 2007 17:01:29 GMT

Unlike regular search engines that require you to type a query to conduct a search, MentalPlex search anticipates your request by evaluating over 1.3 billion variables.

LOLCODE

Tue, 29 May 2007 10:08:53 GMT

HAI! This site provides community documentation of the emergent LOLCODE language. It is our hope that the examples can grow in a way that is both internally consistent and suggest a real, feasible computing language.

Chocolate Toothpaste

Fri, 25 May 2007 18:33:56 GMT

Better than Fluoride, Researcher Says...

TwoStick

Thu, 24 May 2007 19:49:55 GMT

Writing with a Game Controller.

Math Art

Thu, 24 May 2007 19:48:44 GMT

This site is for those interested in serious Creative Mathematical thinking and Mathematical analysis of Math Art and those interested in serious analytical fun.

This is NOT a photograph

Thu, 24 May 2007 19:43:03 GMT

Via Tolga. Hard to believe, but pretty cool. If it's a hoeax, it's even cooler.

Virtual kayaking

Thu, 24 May 2007 18:17:51 GMT

Researchers at Hokkaido University have developed a new way to create the feel of flowing water in two 3-D virtual-reality simulations, one for fishing and another for kayaking. Mimicking fluids is a difficult task using the complex Navier-Stokes equations.

Useless account

Wed, 23 May 2007 03:21:54 GMT

Jim Whimpey and the amazing Brisbane Creative team spent many long weekends on team building retreats in tropical rainforests to muster the motivation to create what you see here.

Ricochet

Tue, 22 May 2007 19:39:18 GMT

Crazy swirling!! Thanks, Tolga.

Lawn Balls

Mon, 21 May 2007 19:04:40 GMT

United federation of Lawn Balls International

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.com

Mon, 21 May 2007 18:59:57 GMT

The longest single word (without hyphens) .com domain name in the world.

Going postal

Sat, 19 May 2007 22:14:09 GMT

oing postal is an American English slang term, used as a verb meaning to suddenly become extremely and uncontrollably angry, possibly to the point of violence. The term derives from a series of incidents from 1986 onward in which United States Postal Service (USPS) workers shot and killed managers, fellow workers, and members of the police or general public. Between 1986 and 1997, more than 40 people were killed in at least 20 incidents of workplace rage. Following this series of events, the idiom entered common parlance and has been applied to murders committed by employees in acts of workplace rage, irrespective of the employer; and generally to describe fits of rage, though not necessarily at the level of murder, in or outside the workplace.

Open Problems

Mon, 14 May 2007 14:02:06 GMT

On The Geometry Junkyard.

Worse than failure

Mon, 14 May 2007 09:46:07 GMT

Curious perversions in information technology.

Ghost Study

Sun, 13 May 2007 22:15:12 GMT

A paranormal adventure.

O p e n J e s u s . o r g

Sun, 13 May 2007 13:29:40 GMT

Words of wisdom from your personal Lord and Savior.

Mark V. Shaney at Your Service

Fri, 11 May 2007 10:29:57 GMT

Mark V. Shaney is a Python script which takes in a typically fairly large body of text and generates another [smaller] body of text which resembles the original, usually with hilarious side-effects. This page is simply a web interface to the script for all those people fortunate enough to have never acquired a savviness for nerdy coding. Mark V. Shaney was first written by Bruce Ellis.

The Markov Bible

Fri, 11 May 2007 10:27:29 GMT

You've seen the King James, the Gutenberg and the American Standard, but now here is the future ........ The Markov Bible.

Monopoly in the view of mathematics

Fri, 11 May 2007 10:26:23 GMT

Have you ever noticed that you are more often visiting Illinois Avenue than Park Place? In long term the difference of both frequencies is 45%! But how we can determine this number? There mainly are two different possiblities, which are demonstrated using two interactive visualisations.

Britney's Guide to Semiconductor Physics

Mon, 07 May 2007 20:22:58 GMT

Danke, Tolga. It is a little known fact, that Ms Spears is an expert in semiconductor physics. Not content with just singing and acting, in the following pages, she will guide you in the fundamentals of the vital laser components that have made it possible to hear her super music in a digital format.

The Happy Planet Index

Sun, 06 May 2007 22:50:26 GMT

Merci, Tolga. The Happy Planet Index is an innovative new measure that shows the ecological efficiency with which human well-being is delivered around the world. It is the first ever index to combine environmental impact with well-being to measure the environmental efficiency with which country by country, people live long and happy lives. The results are surprising, even shocking, but there is much to learn from what they show.

LISTE de mots pour le Scrabble

Sat, 05 May 2007 01:52:03 GMT

If you are French and play Scrabble, this is a great resource. If you are not, it is wicked too.

MARIACHI

Sat, 05 May 2007 01:46:32 GMT

MARIACHI, the Mixed Apparatus for Radar Investigation of Cosmic-rays of High Ionization, is an apparatus for the detection of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECR) via bi-static radar using VHF transmitters.

investigating bouncy fluids and other strange materials

Sat, 05 May 2007 01:14:44 GMT

Cool PDF about non-Newtonian materials, weird fluids and such. 2.3 MB.

gene2music

Fri, 04 May 2007 21:42:38 GMT

The primary goal of this work is to convert genome-encoded protein sequences into musical notes in order to hear auditory protein patterns. Although there have been previous efforts to do this, one of the main problems has involved the large jumps between consecutive notes in a 20 note range (2.5 octaves) that results from a one-to-one amino acid-to-musical note assignment. Some other concerns include assigning rhythm, dynamics, and accompaniment according to the characteristics of the protein sequence.

The Battle of the Surfaces

Fri, 04 May 2007 13:52:42 GMT

A half clay, half grass court.

Demon dictionary

Thu, 03 May 2007 01:14:23 GMT

Know your demons, from A to Z.

Fermi paradox

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 04:05:17 GMT

The Fermi paradox is the apparent contradiction between high estimates of the probability of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations and the lack of evidence of contact with such civilizations.

Bush-o-Matic

Sun, 29 Apr 2007 02:33:43 GMT

Brad Garton's speech automator app. I did this one just for fun, plus to do a bit of java-hacking again (I hadn't done any for while). After hearing Yet Another Annoying spew of meaningless rhetoric from the worst president the US has ever had, I figured I could write an application to do at least as well as his speechwriters. This is the result. It was done shortly after the invasion of Afghanistan, initially inspired by a speech Bush gave to firefighters in New York. The words are a bit dated as a result. Unfortunately the Bush administration was not...

Lucid Dreaming FAQ

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:12:03 GMT

This FAQ is a brief introduction to lucid dreaming--what it is, how to do it, and what can be done with it. There are several excellent sources of information on lucid dreaming, the most reliable and extensive of which is the Lucidity Institute website.

Math Songs

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:45:43 GMT

Math Songs: The Sonifications and Videos.

Drunken robot sumo

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:43:24 GMT

Via Dave Griffiths. The funniest application of machine learning and physics I've seen in a long time.

Circlemakers

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:18:37 GMT

Home of England's crop circle makers.

How to prepare for alien invasion

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:17:28 GMT

When the aliens finally invade Earth, you may wish you had listened to Travis Taylor and Bob Boan.

1-click

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:12:05 GMT

Merci, Tolga. These crazy Japanese...

Gallery: Lamest Technology Mascots Ever

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:11:01 GMT

Technology has always had trouble appealing to the part of our hard-wiring that expects advanced machines to behave like sentient beings. It's this problem that makes software product managers run screaming to careers in TV marketing, pet supply sales and toy manufacturing. In the meantime, they come up with blatant attempts to personalize tech products through animal and humanoid mascots.

Delete this page

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:10:10 GMT

Don't you think it's right time to stop reading all these endless news feeds, podcasts, loans and mortgage offers, work-from-home ideas, etc?

Bogart-Bacall syndrome

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:05:20 GMT

Persons who speak or sing out of their normal range can experience vocal fatigue, which is one cause of dysphonia. The persons most commonly afflicted are those who speak in a low-pitched voice, particularly if they have poor breath and vocal control. The syndrome can affect both males and females

Extreme Sport Drumming

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:35:17 GMT

Official Site of Worlds Fastest Drummer. For real.

'Kryptonite' discovered in mine

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:39:14 GMT

Kryptonite is no longer just the stuff of fiction feared by caped superheroes.

CheddarVision.tv

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:47:44 GMT

Watch cheese mature. The ultimate reality TV show.

Bush Down to 8 Friends On MySpace

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:09:28 GMT

Bush has only 8 friends, including Tom, the MySpace guy wo's automatically everyone's friend.

MONSTAAH

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:14:18 GMT

Maximum Observation and/or Nullification of Supernatural Terrors Autonomous Agents Headquarters

Tank-FX

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:29:26 GMT

Tank-FX is a non-virtual effect device. The reverb is generated by a huge tank made of ferroconcrete. We put some mics and speakers in it and connected them to a unix box, so everybody can use it now from the internet.

Darth Vader Balloon

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:28:03 GMT

The dark side is in the sky...

God

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 02:57:15 GMT

God being questioned.

Your Baby Can Read

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 05:14:30 GMT

The first video series in the world designed to help babies, toddlers, and preschoolers learn to read.

Natural Clocks

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 03:29:11 GMT

There are several natural phenomena - the rate ants walk, the rate fireflies flash, the rate of a terrapin's heartbeat, and even the frequency of human alpha brain-wave patterns - that follow the Arrhenius equation closely. This page looks at one well-studied case, the chirp rate of the snowy tree cricket, oecanthus fultoni. This little cricket, shown below, is familiar to outdoor enthusiasts as a chirping thermometer.

Conservapedia

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 02:56:42 GMT

Via Kristian. Conservapedia has over 7,300 educational, clean, and concise entries, including more than 350 lectures and term lists. There have been over 6,000,000 page views and over 100,000 page edits. This site is growing rapidly.

Blind surfing

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:44:27 GMT

Audio required, of course.

Open Source Order of the Golden Dawn

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:35:04 GMT

Nothing to do with free software, mind you.

Blog Advisory System

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:09:59 GMT

Do you use words like crap, damn, hell, poop, kakka in your blog posts and/or comments? Then consider adding the an Airbag Department of Security Blog Advisory System badge to your site to prevent people from becoming victims of your freedom hating content. Sticks and stones sure, but believe me pal, the power of the blog comment is mightier than a dirty bomb.

Invade Iceland

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:15:00 GMT

Why stop at Iraq and the Axis of Evil?

Suppliers of carnivorous plants with appetite

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:12:33 GMT

Welcome to the world of hungry plants! Carnivorous plants lure and trap insects, before slowly digesting them to satisfy their hunger. This helps them grow in sphagnum peat bogs were there is little plant nutrients. They have wonderful colours to attract their food and bizarrely adapted leaves to catch and eat it.

Fish bowl in a deep fryer

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:10:40 GMT

This brilliant (but obviously insane) Japanese chef created the Water Fryer, which is a fish bowl at the bottom of his deep fryer. Because the oil and water don't mix, as long as the fish stay low they're okay. Plus the crumbs from the deep fryer drop to the bottom which the fish eat as food. The fish allegedly live for up to 10 years as long they stay away from the oil.

Dull Men's Club

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:04:14 GMT

A place where Dull Men can share thoughts and experiences, free from pressures to be in and trendy, free instead to enjoy the simple, ordinary things of everyday life

Pancake making

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:01:57 GMT

The junkie way.

MAFIAA

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:00:35 GMT

Music And Film Industry Association of America.

WhatTimeIsIt.com

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:59:17 GMT

WhatTimeIsIt.com is a service that tells people what time it is, over the web.

Iglesia Maradoniana

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:16:18 GMT

Maradonian Church. Fuerza Diego!

Frisbeetarianism

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:05:16 GMT

Frisbeetarianism is a parody religion of obscure origins. The basic tenet is that when you die, your soul goes up on a roof and you can't get it down. A lesser known aspect is the holy event known as "The Ascension", which is where someone comes along with a ladder and collects all the souls. What happens then is open to debate, though one theory is that the souls are brought back down in a sort of ultimate reincarnation.

Scenes From a Blog

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 13:07:43 GMT

Diagram of a blog

Spaghetti Ice Cream

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 13:06:16 GMT

Spaghetti Ice Cream is a derivation of a traditional European dessert, served at many European ice cream shops.

Doomsday Argument countdown

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:37:53 GMT

By Tolga Taluy. doomsday.argument is an online countdown based on a probabilistic argument that claims to predict the future lifetime of the human race given only an estimate of the total number of humans born so far.

Doomsday argument

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:29:35 GMT

The Doomsday argument (DA) is a probabilistic argument that claims to predict the future lifetime of the human race given only an estimate of the total number of humans born so far.

Captain Euro

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:14:31 GMT

Europe's own superhero.

The infinite cat project

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 02:22:57 GMT

Pictures of cats staring at pictures of cats. On and on.

Abba review

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 01:41:10 GMT

A spoof of the average tech gadget video reviews.

PlayStation-3 owners chip in to help research projects

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 01:46:18 GMT

The recent launch of a software update for Sony's Internet-enabled PlayStation 3 (PS3) games console has seen more than 50,000 owners sign up to take part in a medical-research project called Folding at Home. The success has now led to discussions to make dozens of other such 'distributed computing' projects PS3-friendly.

God is imaginary

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:27:38 GMT

It is easy to prove to yourself that God is imaginary. The evidence is all around you. Here are 50 simple proofs.

Google TiSP

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:23:27 GMT

WiFi down the toilet.

Cyclodextrin

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 23:24:56 GMT

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Vojosalsa

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:25:52 GMT

See, we don't really have "Terms of Use" per se since our product is so efficient and actually doesn't even require users. We go so far as to refer to our users as People, since they're not really using anything at all.

How to Grow Your Hair Out

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 02:06:32 GMT

How to Grow Your Hair Out...

What Tolkien Officially Said About Elf Sex

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 02:02:10 GMT

A cross-referenced list of everything Tolkien said about elf sex.

Nintendo Wii-Playing WiigoBot Bowls Really Well

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 03:01:24 GMT

Robots and the Nintendo Wii make for a fine Friday afternoon.

The Bees Who Flew Too High

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 02:58:37 GMT

Honeybees and Sunspots may be interacting in one of the most unwatched ballets since television was created.

The New Face of Emoticons

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 01:58:36 GMT

Computer scientists at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a way to make e-mails, instant messaging, and texts just a bit more personalized.

Professional farter

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:10:32 GMT

Via Michael. A flatulist, fartist, or professional farter is a performer who receives payment for farting in an amusing and/or musical manner.

WikiDumper

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:07:14 GMT

The Official Appreciation Page for the Best of the Wikipedia Rejects

Shut the Fuck Up

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:47:46 GMT

One thing PC users can do that Mac users can't.

The Church of Google

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:44:38 GMT

We at the Church of Google believe a convincing argument can be made stating that the search engine Google is the closest mankind has ever come to directly experiencing an actual God (as typically defined). Supernatural gods are rejected on the notion they are inherently unprovable. Thus, Googlists believe Google should rightfully be given the title of "God", as She exhibits a great many of the characteristics traditionally associated with such Deities.

MicrowaveCam.com

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:10:15 GMT

Via Neus. There are a lot of sites that describe microwave oven experiments. Some only describe the effects of microwaving various objects. Some sites may have before and after pictures and there are many videos out there too, but the videos usually suffer from poor focus as the autofocus commonly tries to focus on the door mesh instead of the items in the microwave compartment.

Inogolo

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:31:16 GMT

Welcome to inogolo-- the practical, easy-to-use website devoted to the English pronunciation of the names of people and places. The site contains a searchable database of names with both phonetic and audio pronunciations in English.

LESS-LETHAL, vol. 1

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:32:26 GMT

ALKU is extremely proud to present 'LESS-LETHAL, vol. 1'. A compilation CD about sound-based nonlethal weaponry featuring tracks by Carlos Giffoni, Dave Phillips, Francisco Lopez, Gaeoudjiparl van den Dobbelsteen, Justice Yeldham, Lasse Marhaug, Mark Fell, Powerbooks for Peace, Torturing Nurse, Weasel Walter and Zbigniew Karkowski. 'LESS-LETHAL, vol. 1' is a sarcastic approach to the use of commercially available music in the military context (see Waco, Noriega, etc.) It includes a 16-page booklet with an essay by German researcher Paul Paulun about nonlethal force and its historical relationship with sound and music. Keywords: less-lethal, nonlethal, torture, warfare, noise, crowd control, psychoacoustics.

Diffie-Hellman

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:00:19 GMT

Diffie-Hellman is a key exchange protocol developed by Diffie and Hellman (imagine that) in 1976. The purpose of Diffie-Hellman is to allow two entities to exchange a secret over a public medium without having anything shared beforehand. As it turns out, this is an extremely important function, and understanding how Diffie-Hellman accomplishes this should be a point of interest for any information security enthusiast.

Call goes out for open source teledildonics work

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:28:42 GMT

The computational dildo liberation army (CDLA) has called out device makers for creating boring old kit that just doesn't get the job done. The dildo patrol want to see more creative devices and an influx of open source effort around sex toys.

I am a Box

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:28:15 GMT

I am a Box.

Speed Painting with Ketchup and French Fries

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:31:52 GMT

What do you do with fresh McDonald's French Fries and 10 packets of Ketchup? You paint with them of course. 50 min speed painting plays in 4 mins. Ketchup as paint and french fries as a paint brush.

Infiltration

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:23:06 GMT

Infiltration offers a mix of the practice and theory of urban exploration in areas not designed for public usage.

Laszlo Toth

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:52:41 GMT

Laszlo Toth (b.1940), is an Hungarian-born Australian geologist who vandalised Michelangelo's Pietta statue on May 21, 1972.

The Ten Coolest Numbers

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:05:42 GMT

This is an attempt to give a count-down of the top ten coolest numbers.

Googol Maps

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 02:18:10 GMT

GoogolMaps is a collection of the best sites and locations on the earth as seen through the extensive image databases of Google Maps. As you explore the earth, feel free to share your own favorite site in our Sightseeing database and enjoy the most amazing places on earth.

Word prank

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 12:39:56 GMT

Hello.

Hollywood got it wrong, this is how you stop an apocalyptic asteroid

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 20:06:45 GMT

Attempts to save mankind by smashing asteroids as they head towards Earth may do more harm than good, scientists believe.

Hairy Mail

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:58:16 GMT

The world's first web-based back-hair messaging system.

Bristol Stool Scale

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:38:18 GMT

Cheers, Nikolaj. The Bristol Stool Scale or Bristol Stool Chart is a medical aid designed to classify the feces form into seven groups. It was developed by Heaton and Lewis at the University of Bristol and was first published in the Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology in 1997. Lewis drew inspiration from the eye charts found in eye examination offices. The form of the stool depends on the time it spends in the colon.

The First Nude Shooter

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:12:30 GMT

When you're playing a standard first-person shooter, do you ever find yourself thinking: "I wish my enemies were naked?" If you said yes, you're a sicko. But you also might like Sex Station Seven, a new game being hawked by a company called Somavision that bills itself as the first "Adult First Person Shooter."

Who Can Name the Bigger Number?

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:09:09 GMT

A biggest number contest is clearly pointless when the contestants take turns. But what if the contestants write down their numbers simultaneously, neither aware of the other's?

The Giant Burger

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:49:51 GMT

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Linerider master of the masters

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:19:04 GMT

Unbelievable.

linerider

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:13:39 GMT

Sooooooooo addictive. Gracies, i.

Frets on Fire

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:18:15 GMT

Via i. Frets on Fire is a game of musical skill and fast fingers. The aim of the game is to play guitar with the keyboard as accurately as possible.

Ubuntu Satanic Edition

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:27:38 GMT

The distro of the Beast series of themes to transform the look of Ubuntu. You must first download and install one of the standard Ubuntu variants and then upgrade to Ubuntu SE.

hotcaptcha

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 03:40:49 GMT

Using mashups to reach new heights (or new lows?) in security.

WikiWrit

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 03:16:00 GMT

The Holy Book Anyone Can Edit.

The Hubbard Quotes Collection

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:49:58 GMT

Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard quotes.

Fehler's Imbecil Icon Generator 2.0

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:18:21 GMT

Fehler's good old icon generator (see Imbecil CD-ROM or ISO image), now updated to a leaner, meaner, PHP version.

A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:31:23 GMT

A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods.

White-o-glyphics

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 01:23:12 GMT

If we took all the common graphic symbols floating around nowadays, would we have enough to make a viable hieroglyphic language? Would it be possible to translate Finnegan's Wake or Moby Dick entirely into dingbats, whim-whams and clip art?

Energy from the vacuum

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:38:23 GMT

Free energy, according to Tom Bearden.

Brain Diseases I Wish I Had

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:56:51 GMT

Superhuman powers anyone?

Rankopedia

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:54:21 GMT

Via Oli. At Rankopedia, we believe that everything can be ranked. So browse around to discover all our categories, cast your ballots and create your own rankings.

Huge URL

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:32:15 GMT

Because bigger is better, right?

Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooogle

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:41:05 GMT

Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooogle

DNA rainbow

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 02:41:13 GMT

We took the genetic code from huge data files and assigned a color to every of the four bases. Then we rendered these fascinating pictures, showing the genetic code of humans in color. You can see crazy structures and strange patterns in the images, best viewed when shutting your eyes just a little bit. Click on a link to a chromosome above and use your imagination to get a new view of your genes.

FLY (http://139.142.46.159)

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 02:28:16 GMT

Fly with implanted webserver.

Redundant expressions

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:47:40 GMT

This is an alphabetically-organized list of some English language phrases which may repeat an idea, or use words which could be grammatically left out without changing the meaning.

Ikea hacking

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:46:40 GMT

Ikea hacks and mods, fabs and flops.

Create Silly Walks

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:45:40 GMT

And send them to your friends.

List of backmasked messages

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:44:40 GMT

Incomplete but great list.

University of Psychogenic Fugue

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:43:40 GMT

University of Psychogenic Fugue, sometimes abbreviated to UPF, is a satirical humor book in the form of a parody college course catalog for a fictional American University written by Tye R Farrell and Jeffrey Morrow.

Charity by Numbers

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:42:40 GMT

Modified Paint-by-numbers art.

Role-playing game terms

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:41:40 GMT

Role-playing game terms are words used in a specific sense (terms) in the context of role-playing games. This includes both terms used within RPGs to describe in-game concepts and terms used to describe RPGs.

E number info

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:40:40 GMT

E numbers are codes for food additives and are usually found on food labels throughout the European Union. The numbering scheme follows that of the International Numbering System (INS) as determined by the Codex Alimentarius committee. Only a subset of the INS additives are approved for use in the European Union, giving rise to the 'E' prefix. Includes a list of all E-additives.

Maim that tune

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:44:54 GMT

Are you plagued by Stuck Tune Syndrome? Do you have a tune stuck in your head you just can't get out? Take heart friend, for your suffering is over. The Maimograph Machine, through complex analysis and calculation, will find an even catchier tune to counter-act the one you already have.

Ip Assignment, Per Capita

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:57:15 GMT

Under IPv4 there are 4,294,967,296 possible IP addresses - each of which may b assigned to a device or computer on the internet. 4 billion addresses equates to slightly less that tw thirds of an IP address per person on the planet

Geostationary Banana Over Texas

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 20:51:50 GMT

Geostationary Banana Over Texas.

The Book of Cliches

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:07:02 GMT

Phrases to say in times of trouble.

Zombie Infection Simulation v2.3

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 03:33:02 GMT

Zombies are grey, move very slowly and change direction randomly and frequently unless they can see something moving in front of them, in which case they start walking towards it. After a while they get bored and wander randomly again.

pi10k

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:23:00 GMT

An experiment to convert the 10.000 first digits of Pi into a musical sequence.

Turd Twister

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 03:18:55 GMT

The Turd Twister is a complete kit for shaping your turd into amazing designs, and it comes with a hilarious instruction manual.

1 to 10 in Over 5000 Languages

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:59:00 GMT

Numbers from 1 to 10 in Over 5000 Languages.

The Smoke Shack

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:37:53 GMT

Barbecue Masters Unite!

Bubbleology

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:59:25 GMT

The science of bubbles.

PawSense

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 15:44:05 GMT

When cats walk or climb on your keyboard, they can enter random commands and data, damage your files, and even crash your computer. This can happen whether you are near the computer or have suddenly been called away from it.

Hapax legomenon

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 03:01:11 GMT

A hapax legomenon (pl. hapax legomena, though sometimes called hapaxes for short) is a word that occurs only once in the written record of a language, in the works of an author, or in a single text.

GayBands

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:31:21 GMT

One of the most dangerous ways homosexuality invades family life is through popular music. Parents should keep careful watch over their children's listening habits, especially in this Internet Age of MP3 piracy. Thanks, Stephen.

SHHH!

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:57:59 GMT

It's time to fight back. Printable cards in pdf.

This is about Self-Reference

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:13:13 GMT

This is not an RSS item pointing to a Self-Reference page.

Experimental Gameplay

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:14:42 GMT

The Experimental Gameplay Project is about discovering new forms of gameplay.

Get a First Life

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 03:08:08 GMT

First Life is a 3D analog world where server lag does not exist.

How Metal Are You?

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:47:56 GMT

Are you Metal Satan, or a sqeamish little Him-lover?

Candy Helms Deep

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:14:04 GMT

This past Christmas Vacation my brothers, sister, myself and my girlfriend built a scale replica of the battle of Helms Deep, from the second book of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Two Towers penned by the late, great, J.R.R. Tolkien. Here are some pictures.

Starship Dimensions

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:41:45 GMT

This site is intended to allow science fiction fans to get an impression of the true scale of their favorite science fiction spacecraft by being able to compare ships across genres, as well as being able to compare them with contemporary objects with which they are probably familiar.

The Inscrutable 8-Ball Revealed

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:44:17 GMT

Detailed below, the reader will find a procedure for disassembling a Magic 8-Ball.

Copyscape

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:55:14 GMT

Search for copies of your page on the Web.

Upside-Down-Ternet

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:52:24 GMT

My neighbours are stealing my wireless internet access. I could encrypt it or alternately I could have fun.

Zog's nightmare

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 23:19:55 GMT

You thought Rockstar Games was brutal? Think again.

Godwin's Law

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:27:38 GMT

As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.

Unleash the Marketing and Publishing Power of RSS

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:59:57 GMT

Critically acclaimed as "the best and most comprehensive" guide on RSS for marketers by leading marketers, RSS experts, thought-leaders and developers. The only guide on RSS for marketers endorsed by both marketing experts and the RSS industry.

Wookieepedia

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:38:28 GMT

Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki is a Wiki which was started on March 4, 2005 by Chad "WhiteBoy" Barbry. It strives to be the premiere source for information on all aspects of the Star Wars universe. This includes information from the Star Wars films and Expanded Universe, as well as relevant information of value to fans.

Mysterious number 6174

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:14:29 GMT

The number 6174 is a really mysterious number. At first glance, it might not seem so obvious. But as we are about to see, anyone who can subtract can uncover the mystery that makes 6174 so special.

Smithy code

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:01:28 GMT

The Smithy code is series of letters embedded, as a private amusement, within the April 2006 approved judgement of Mr Justice Peter Smith on the The Da Vinci Code copyright case. It was first broken by Dan Tench, a lawyer who writes on media issues for The Guardian, after he received a series of email clues about it from Justice Smith.

The NanoArt contest

Sun, 07 Jan 2007 23:51:36 GMT

If you don't know what to do this Sunday, you should visit the NanoArt gallery and vote for your preferred nanoartwork. But what is NanoArt? This is "a new art discipline related to micro/nanosculptures created by artists/scientists through chemical/physical processes and/or natural micro/nanostructures that are visualized with powerful research tools like Scanning Electron Microscope and Atomic Force Microscope."

Buddhism and quantum physics

Sun, 07 Jan 2007 18:36:23 GMT

Basically, what quantum theory says is that fundamental particles are empty of inherent existence and exist in an undefined state of potentialities. They have no inherent existence from their own side and do not become 'real' until a mind interacts with them and gives them meaning. Whenever and wherever there is no mind there is no meaning and no reality. This is a similar conclusion to the Mahayana Buddhist teachings on sunyata.

Fuck You

Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:52:24 GMT

David Heinemeier Hansson (creator of Ruby on Rails) actually surprised us all at the Canada on Rails conference it seems; he took the insanity about Rails to the next level giving a talk about having pride in being arrogant... Here's a screensaver tribute to it!

Fictional Flags

Sat, 06 Jan 2007 18:49:37 GMT

A collection of fictional flags.

Sjambok demo

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 01:58:05 GMT

In Africa, the Sjambok (Sham-Bawk) is a cattle prod, a whip, a riding crop and a means of self protection. Unlike most western style whips, the Sjambok is not plaited from thin leather strips. Instead, it is carved whole out of Hippopotamus hide. Its considerable reach, lightning speed and devastating impact have built it quite a reputation as a sure defense against deadly snakes. In this video demo, what starts as a self-defense ninja party ends up in a sort of squash turorial...

The Cauldron's Grimoire

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 01:52:58 GMT

Looking for spells? You've come to the right place.

MontyLingua

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 00:47:02 GMT

A free, commonsense-enriched, end-to-end natural language understander for English. Feed raw English text into MontyLingua, and the output will be a semantic interpretation of that text. Perfect for information retrieval and extraction, request processing, and question answering. From English sentences, it extracts subject/verb/object tuples, extracts adjectives, noun phrases and verb phrases, and extracts people's names, places, events, dates and times, and other semantic information.

Wii have a problem

Sun, 31 Dec 2006 18:22:16 GMT

Gracias, Ric. A blog focused on bringing you the latest trend in gaming violence. That of damage caused by "window lickers" who should not be participating in activity of any form... yet own a Wii.

Demodex folliculorum

Sun, 31 Dec 2006 04:05:25 GMT

Eyelash creatures.

TinWiki

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:06:15 GMT

Welcome to the TinWiki, the first full-feature Wiki dedicated exclusively to all the topics that inspires the authors to consider "Tin foil hats". Topics such as conspiracy theories, UFO cover ups, extraterrestrial programs, New World Order, Illuminati, secret government programs, top secret bases, and nearly any other "alternative topic" that would cause paranoid fear of the government reprisals, wire taps, and email monitoring are the focus of this collaborative Wiki.

BananaBunker

Thu, 28 Dec 2006 03:35:32 GMT

To protect this delicate fruit from bruising when placed in your backpack, nap sack, soft carrying case, or briefcase.

Ilkone muslim-friendly phones

Mon, 25 Dec 2006 02:41:57 GMT

The Ilkone mobile phones world is an incredible place where your spirit and emotions comes alive. This amazing world contains innovative and technologically advanced products that are brought to life in. Mobile phones that connect your spirits as you never experienced before, you can carry and have access to your belief whenever you are and wherever you need, as you progress through life. What better way to celebrate Xmas...

Fake Name Generator

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 01:38:25 GMT

Your Randomly Generated Identity.

WiiKitty

Sat, 23 Dec 2006 03:12:03 GMT

Where kitties and Wii are at long last conjoined.

The Shower Project

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:25:27 GMT

Shower with 100 women by the end of 1999 and document it.

Shooting Back

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:18:30 GMT

In "Shooting Back: The Right and Duty of Self-Defense," van Wyk makes a biblical, Christian case for individuals arming themselves with guns, and does so more persuasively than perhaps any other author because he found himself in a church attacked by terrorists.

Thousands of Ways To Annoy People

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:15:23 GMT

Thousands of Ways To Annoy People.

Russian squirrel pack 'kills dog'

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 02:27:11 GMT

Squirrels have bitten to death a stray dog which was barking at them in a Russian park, local media report.

Sirds

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:21:30 GMT

Sirds lets you create Single Image Random Dot Stereogram (SIRDS) and Single Image Stereogram (SIS) images.

Carbon Nanotube Cutlery

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:54:12 GMT

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) have designed a carbon nanotube knife that, in theory, would work like a tight-wire cheese slicer.

Hebrew-wocky

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:12:28 GMT

The Hebrew text may look a little funny if you don't have Hebrew fonts installed.

Flatulence Deodorizer Could Stop an Emergency Airplane Landing

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:19:55 GMT

Flatulence Deodorizer Could Stop an Emergency Airplane Landing.

Virtual Polyhedra

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 03:17:20 GMT

The Encyclopedia of Polyhedra

256GB on an A4 sheet

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 01:41:59 GMT

Sainul Abideen, an engineering student in India who claims his Rainbow format encoding can do it by turning the basic data into coloured geometric shapes.

How to Calculate Pi by Throwing Frozen Hot Dogs

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:35:44 GMT

Believe it or not, of all the countless ways to approximate the most prolific irrational number in the universe, there are none quite as interesting or as surprisingly satisfying as throwing perfectly good food around your kitchen. In fewer steps than it takes to circumscribe your house in a circle of baguettes, you, too, can easily add a slice of pi into your dinner menu tonight.

Infinite Mario Bros

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:26:11 GMT

Infinite Mario Bros!

SMS Peeping

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 02:38:09 GMT

smspeeping.com displays real text messages sent to mobile phone users. All messages are shown with the permission of the sender. No identifying information is stored or displayed.

MS Paint Porn

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:43:20 GMT

Danke, Stephen.

Faces of Meth

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 12:49:36 GMT

Mouse over pics.

How to Build an H-Bomb

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 11:58:29 GMT

Who wants to be a passive victim of nuclear war when, with a little effort, you can be an active participant? Bomb shelters are for losers. Who wants to huddle together underground eating canned Spam? Winners want to push the button themselves. Making your own H-bomb is a big step in nuclear assertiveness training.

Gravity hill

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 11:57:42 GMT

A gravity hill (also known as a gravity road) is a place where the layout of the surrounding land produces the optical illusion that a very slight downhill slope appears to be an uphill slope. Thus, a car left out of gear will appear to be rolling uphill. There are hundreds of known gravity hill locations around the world.

World Statistics updated in real time

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:33:29 GMT

Via Ric. Uses your computer's clock, so if you are curious to learn the number of HIV-infected in 2050 then just change your system time to 2050. It will calculate values based on current interesting statistics and demographics data. Do not use for exact calculations.

Tetris weightlifting

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:39:57 GMT

The controls for Tetris weightlifting are relatively simple. Users hold two handle grips while seated. Each grip has a button that can be used to rotate pieces.

Peace Through Pork

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:44:54 GMT

The core element of "Peace Through Pork" is the offering of delicious, fried, cured, pig flesh to passers by. This is done in front of a banner proclaiming the event in english, arabic and hebrew. The desired result of this situation is to provoke individuals to approach a representative and inquire about either the theory of "Peace Through Pork" or express an interest in eating some bacon.

Yard Gnome Liberation Front

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:43:50 GMT

This organization has come into being for the sole purpose of liberating Gnomekind everywhere. Too long have these wonderful people suffered under the cruel mistreatment of humans. Man has looked down on these poor people for too long only because they are lacking in height. This discrimination must stop, and it is up to each and every one of us to see that it does. No longer shall these once proud people be forced to remain outdoors and fight the elements while their human owners enjoy the comforts of climate control and central heating and air. No longer must Gnomes suffer the extreme heat of summer, nor the severe and biting cold of winter. Never again shall Gnomekind suffer the indignity of being bombarded with bird feces. Never again should a Gnome be the victim of a careless pizza deliver driver, for there is no greater fear among the Gnomes than that of being crushed by an automobile. With cruelty and careleness humans place the Gnomes in precarious and dangerous positions; I say to you this must stop now! This is also a call to arms to all those who would sympathize with the plight of the garden Gnomes. I put it to you to take up the fight where ever you are. The next time you see someone has cruely forced a poor gnome to sit among their garden, steal the gnome away. Do whatever it takes to save the poor fellow. This cruelty must stop.

Elvis Trooper

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 01:43:50 GMT

Who is the Elvis Trooper, where did he come from, is he really Elvis or a Clone, and why is he here?

Lego Abominations

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 10:10:32 GMT

Lego Abominations...

Vampires a Mathematical Impossibility

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 19:32:49 GMT

A researcher has come up with some simple math that sucks the life out of the vampire myth, proving that these highly popular creatures can't exist.

More MySpace filth

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:23:26 GMT

Awesome background though.

Lions share thrills of the hunt

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 23:01:20 GMT

Experts behind a pioneering device aiming to give lions in captivity the thrill of hunting their prey are hoping to put it into production.

How Spontaneous Human Combustion Works

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:54:36 GMT

In December 1966, the body of 92-year-old Dr. J. Irving Bentley was discovered in his Pennsylvania home by a meter reader. Actually, only part of Dr. Bentley's leg and slippered foot were found. The rest of his body had been burned to ashes. A hole in the bathroom floor was the only evidence of the fire that had killed him; the rest of the house remained perfectly intact.

Top 29 Things To Do When Your ISP Is Down

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:59:02 GMT

Top 29 Things To Do When Your ISP Is Down.

He-Man

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:49:50 GMT

He's so manly...

Bacon caramel

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:48:34 GMT

A visual recipe.

Odd watches

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:51:50 GMT

Why make it simple when it can be complicated?

Creating a stink in the name of science

Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:33:02 GMT

The first thing that hits you when you enter Professor Takamichi Nakamoto's laboratory is the smell.

Store Wars

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:55:50 GMT

Via Sonia. Learn the ways of the FARM.

Kevlar video

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:19:39 GMT

Kevlar demo video from ages ago.

Adopt a chicken

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 09:10:06 GMT

They are desperate to meet you...

Mechanical, motorized lion

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 09:07:22 GMT

Made in Belgium.

The Sweet Sound of Lapsed Time

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 15:34:53 GMT

Remember those time-lapse films from biology class that showed flowers blooming in a matter of seconds, and tender shoots turning into blades of grass in the blink of an eye? Of course you do. And now, thanks to composer, programmer and laptop artist R. Luke DuBois, you can experience the wonders of compressed time all over again. In sound.

Battle of the bands

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 03:16:31 GMT

Funny video.

Smooth

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 10:38:15 GMT

Danke, Stephen. Timewarp 2006 - Sven Wittekind - Fuck up.

The Scoop on Poop

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:25:58 GMT

All you need to know about shit.

Electronic Bagpipe

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:32:15 GMT

O'Neill's Electronic Bagpipe Page.

Pyrophone

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:30:24 GMT

Musical instruments use many techniques to produce the oscillations we hear as sound. Some use air moving through a tube, such as a pipe organ, the trumpet, or clarinet. Other instruments use a vibrating string, such as the plucked guitar, the bowed viola, or the struck piano. All these instruments use mechanical energy to create acoustic waves. It is, however, possible to use thermal energy to produce sound.

Winebot

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 17:59:02 GMT

The ability to discern good wine from bad, name the specific brand from a tiny sip and recommend a complementary cheese would seem to be about as human a skill as there is.

Replicators!

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:28:22 GMT

Some good snapshots from a Second Life replicator attack.

Make your own virtual cassette

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 20:54:56 GMT

Keep trading the tapes!

Miles and kilometers

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:45:25 GMT

Acid letter from a teacher.

Mathematics in Facial Surgery

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 01:54:15 GMT

Cranio-maxillofacial surgery is a medical specialty focusing on facial and skull reconstruction. This surgery can help patients with such disorders as cleft palate, malformations of the upper or lower jaw, and problems with the facial skeleton due to injury. Intensive pre-operative planning is needed not only to ensure that the medical purposes of the surgery are achieved, but also to give patients a sense of what their faces will look like after the surgery is performed.

Morse Resource

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:16:24 GMT

Resources related to Morse Code and Amateur Radio

Green Apple

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:15:42 GMT

Apple knows more about "clean" design than anybody, right? So why do Macs, iPods, iBooks and the rest of their product range contain hazardous substances that other companies have abandoned?

U.S. Microsoft Excel champion

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:17:59 GMT

There are champions: World Series champions, Super Bowl champions, Westminster Kennel Club champions. Also, Microsoft Excel champions.

Beijing's penis emporium

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:22:04 GMT

There are many thousands of Chinese restaurants around in the UK and everyone has their favourite dish, but only in China itself do chefs specialise in a range of slightly more unusual delicacies.

Can computers have an opinion?

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:36:06 GMT

Obviously, they can't, but computers can scan through text and deduct human opinions from factual information. This branch of natural-language processing (NLP) is called 'information extraction' and is used for sorting facts and opinions for Homeland Security.

Jaffa Cakes: Cake or biscuit?

Sun, 24 Sep 2006 23:36:37 GMT

Wikipedia's article on Jaffa Cakes has a couple of good bits. 1st, the cake or biscuit thing. Also make sure to check the Marketing section.

Numbers from 1 to 10 in Over 5000 Languages

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 04:47:31 GMT

OK, big boy, do you have what it takes to load the whole 1.1-megabyte file, plus Unicode? If so, click below.

Sizeasy

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:08:33 GMT

Do you have trouble visualizing product sizes when shopping online? If so, try this easy comparison tool.

Dead Parrot

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:07:23 GMT

The Dead Parrot sketch, alternatively and originally known as Pet Shop sketch or Parrot Sketch, is a popular sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus, one of the most famous in the history of television comedy.

Hacker Puzzle

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:58:09 GMT

Stupid hilarious puzzle.

Voices in the head 'are normal'

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 11:47:20 GMT

Hearing voices in your head is so common that it is normal, psychologists believe.

Rocking Noriega

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 01:09:59 GMT

During Operation Just Cause (US military invasion of Panama), late 1989, Noriega fled during the attack and a manhunt ensued. He finally turned up in the Nunciature of the Vatican embassy in Panama, where he had taken refuge. U.S. troops set up a perimeter outside this building, which as an embassy was considered sovereign soil of the Vatican and could not be taken directly, as this would be considered an invasion of the Vatican City. The troops guarding it used psychological warfare, attempting to force him out by playing hard rock music outside the residence. Here is a great file on it.

Stinkymeat

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:19:10 GMT

3 kinds of meat, 19 days, and 1,000,000 maggots in a yard, to answer burning scientific questions.

World Stupidity Awards

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:53:37 GMT

The World Stupidity Awards recognize international achievement in ignorance and stupidity.

Mario Bros Cake

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 02:46:08 GMT

A Mario Bros wedding cake.

13 things that do not make sense

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:20:32 GMT

From the placebo effect to cold fusion.

BoobaKiki

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:17:41 GMT

In a psychological experiment first designed by Wolfgang Koehler, people are asked to choose which of these shapes is named Booba and which is named Kiki.

Hexaflexagons

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:13:44 GMT

Hexaflexagons are paper hexagons folded from strips of paper which reveal different faces as they are flexed.

A-Z Retail Tricks To Make You Shop

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:07:08 GMT

Ever wandered into a shop looking to buy a few things on your list, only to find yourself coming out with twice as much?

Caterpillar mayhem

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 11:33:27 GMT

An amazing set of caterpillar invasion pics from Sweden.

Really Bad Tattoos

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 04:13:14 GMT

The forehead auction and the MJ one are acid.

SLIders

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 13:04:37 GMT

Do streetlights suddenly go out when you pass beneath them? Do watches or credit cards stop working in your possession? Perhaps you are a SLIder.

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:05:59 GMT

"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo." is a grammatically valid sentence used as an example of how homophones can be used to create complicated constructs. It was featured in Steven Pinker's 1994 book The Language Instinct, but is known to have been around before February 1992 when it was posted to Linguist List by William J. Rapaport.

PHP Easter Egg

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 22:51:13 GMT

If you add the code "?=PHPE9568F36-D428-11d2-A769-00AA001ACF42" (without quotes) to the end of any URL that is a PHP page, you will see a funny picture on most servers.

Sickipedia

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 04:19:36 GMT

Building the world's best collection of sick jokes.

What's Your Spammer Name?

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 04:18:02 GMT

If you're an up-and-coming generic V1agra salesman, you've got to have the right name. Nobody would buy penile superpower drugs from a salesman who openly cited a PhD, or spoke on behalf of an established pharmaceutical company; the public demands random nouns and middle initials, and will settle for nothing less.

Army Report on ESP in Animals

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 04:16:01 GMT

In the early 1950s, Dr. Joseph Banks Rhine, based at Duke University, was the foremost researcher in the field of parapsychology, or, using the term he coined: "extrasensory perception." The Army hired Rhine and his Parapsychology Laboratory to research the possibility of using dogs and other animals to detect buried landmines.

Multitudinous quotes

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:08:33 GMT

A collection of nice quotes.

1st Woman With Bionic Arm

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:05:27 GMT

The first time Claudia Mitchell peeled a banana one-handed, she cried. (What a fantastic way to introduce an article about bionic arms, eh?).

Top 15 Strangest Coincidences

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:40:49 GMT

Amazing coincidences...

Programmer's day

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:39:32 GMT

Just yesterday...

Mecha-bird

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:03:39 GMT

Not as rocking as Goodiepal's bird, but still, it's from 1888...

The Aphex Face

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 02:55:27 GMT

Spectrographs, demons, cats, songs...

Quantum interrogation

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:05:08 GMT

Quantum mechanics, as we all know, is weirt's weird enough in its own right, but when some determined experimenters do tricks that really bring out the weirdness in all its glory, and the results are conveyed to us by well-intentioned but occasionally murky vulgarizations in the popular press, it can seem even weirder than usual.

International Center for Bathroom Etiquette

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 03:13:47 GMT

To improve the bathroom experience for everyone.

Official Seal Generator

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 02:18:06 GMT

Welcome to the Official Seal Generator. Enter some text, choose a border and an emblem, pick your colors, and click the 'Go' button. An Official Seal will be generated for you. Collect 'em, trade 'em, put 'em on your website, or e-mail 'em to your friends.

VisualComplexity.com

Sat, 09 Sep 2006 23:38:05 GMT

VisualComplexity.com intends to be a unified resource space for anyone interested in the visualization of complex networks. The project's main goal is to leverage a critical understanding of different visualization methods, across a series of disciplines, as diverse as Biology, Social Networks or the World Wide Web.

Spell "Viagra" in maaaaaany ways

Sat, 09 Sep 2006 10:05:47 GMT

There are seven spaces between the letters, and if there are two options for each space (an asterix or no asterix) there are 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 different varieties (128). For example, with the asterix, Viagra could be spelled 127 different ways.

Driverless taxis

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 23:49:26 GMT

A new European Union-funded project will see the introduction of driverless Taxis at Heathrow, "cyber cars" in Rome and an automatic bus in Castellon, Spain. And that's only the beginning.

Invisibility Cloak

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 23:23:38 GMT

Using a new design theory, researchers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering and Imperial College London have developed the blueprint for an invisibility cloak. Once devised, the cloak could have numerous uses, from defense applications to wireless communications, the researchers said.

Female Latex Masks

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 09:39:20 GMT

Serving the mask community on the Internet since 1996.

Calculator-spellable

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 01:11:20 GMT

A list of 250 calculator-spellable English words

Indexed

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 21:21:55 GMT

Pretty cool absurd diagrams.

He-Man.org

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 23:16:24 GMT

Very strong, just like He-Man.

Henrietta Lacks

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:34:36 GMT

Henrietta Lacks was the involuntary donor of cells from her cancerous tumor, which were cultured by George Otto Gey to create an immortal cell line for medical research. This is now known as the HeLa cell line.

Chocolate deities

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:28:03 GMT

Hand Made Gourmet Chocolates that celebrate the gods and goddesses of love and luxury, joy and happiness, compassion, peace and serenity, healing, and fertility of the body and imagination.

Robotic frisbees of death

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 15:11:35 GMT

It ain't easy, picking out evil-doers in the urban canyons of the Middle East; there are so many places to hide. Taking 'em out can be even harder, what with all those noncombatants hanging nearby. But the Air Force thinks it might have an answer to this most vexing problem in counter-insurgency: frisbees. Not just any frisbees, mind you. Robotic frisbees. Heavily armed robotic frisbees.

Readily Fooled Indeed

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 03:27:28 GMT

RFID Guardian can detect RFID tags and readers in the immediate vicinity and emulate tags, and then spoof RFID readers into believing that there tags present when there are none, or that there are no tags when they're actually present.

Pepperface

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 01:44:42 GMT

Precision machined, the aerospace aluminum body stylishly encases the world's smallest aerosol pepper spray insert. Convincing, hand-held protection that looks as at home on the red carpet as it does in the self-defense category.

Random Jack Bauer facts

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 01:25:16 GMT

Celebrating everyone's favourite fascist series triumph at the Emmy Awards.

THE EBAY HAUNTED PAINTING

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 03:30:32 GMT

FEBRUARY 2000 The following item was placed for sale to the highest bidder at the online auction site Ebay. A SURFING THE APOCALYPSE exclusive interview with the new owner of the painting can be found following the copy of the ad.

Do you see 11:11?

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 19:26:58 GMT

How often have you noticed the numbers 11:11, 12:12, 10:10, 22:22, 12:34, 2:22, 3:33, 4:44 or 5:55 popping up all over the place? These number sequences are not necessarily only time prompts.

rm -rf /bin/laden

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:42:03 GMT

This shirt isn't a programming language.

Amalgamated Puppet Libraries

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:56:53 GMT

The Puppet Lending Libraries are stocked with parade puppets and banners, twenty-foot tall Big City and Mother Earth puppets, twelve-foot dancing cats, enormous flowers, puppet horses for children to ride, and a wide variety of dragons.

Weirdest cosmology theories

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 02:58:07 GMT

From NewScientistSpace.

Jewish Juggling Tricks

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 23:16:14 GMT

A handy resource for people doing tricks for Jewish events or during the holidays.

Drunk man bets to cut off his penis for 2,000 USD and wins the bet

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 23:04:46 GMT

For the first time in the history of Latvian medicine, doctors sewed back on the reproductive organ of a man, which he had cut off himself.

Fishermen found alive after drifting in Pacific for a year

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 13:40:09 GMT

Fishermen love to tell tales - some that push the bounds of credibility. But the story that three Mexican fishermen discovered drifting in the Pacific told their rescuers was remarkable even by those standards.

Oil and water mix and un-mix on demand

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 01:36:02 GMT

Oil and water can for the first time be mixed and separated on demand thanks to a new, reversible surfactant.

Gem Sweaters

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 01:31:58 GMT

Via Ric.

Dirty Car Art

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 21:01:21 GMT

Via Job.

The Popularity Dialer

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 17:17:19 GMT

Have you ever been in a situation where you wished your cell phone would ring? Maybe you wanted to look extra important or popular on that hot date. Or maybe you just needed an excuse to escape from an unpleasant meeting.

Yogabeans

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 09:52:36 GMT

Your Internet source for plastic action figures demonstrating Ashtanga Yoga.

Meaningless Strings

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 04:10:30 GMT

Meaningless Strings sells t-shirts and other merchandise imprinted with a random, meaningless string of numbers, letters, and symbols. Think of the strange looks you'll get as people try to decipher the "code" on your shirt. Now think of all the stories you'll be able to invent. Want to REALLY confuse your friends, family, and co-workers? This is your chance!

Parasitosis

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 04:03:33 GMT

Quite an amazing story. It's good to start with the article entitled A Brief Introduction to the Concept and Science of Delusional Parasitosis. And then read the rest...

OpenCola

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 03:56:23 GMT

OpenCola is a brand of cola unique in that the instructions for making it are freely available and modifiable. Anybody can make the drink, and anyone can modify and improve on the recipe as long as they, too, license their recipe under the GNU General Public License.

USB Digital Bible Key Chain

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 18:39:28 GMT

Danke, Stephen. Would you like to carry the Holy Bible in your pocket? Well, now you can enjoy the scriptures any time you want with this remarkable USB Holy Bible.

787 Cliparts

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 01:46:57 GMT

A guy called Oliver Laric took the time to concatenate 787 cliparts and came up with this.

Pheroline

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:39:38 GMT

Some men are just born more attractive than others. It's a scientific fact, and it's called pheromones-air bound hormones produced naturally by their bodies that cause women to find them attractive without consciously realizing why.

Spam King RIP

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:34:43 GMT

He withheld pay from employees, boasted of his sexual adventures, enraged government officials, and flooded Russia with 25 million email

Talk Like A Pirate Day

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:23:53 GMT

Welcome to the one and only, official, accept-no-substitutes Talk Like A Pirate Day Web site.

How To Aim a Rocket

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:06:57 GMT

Plus, what's the difference between rockets and missiles?

Fascinating Fluid Physics

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:11:47 GMT

Too bad the video quality is shit, cos the clips are absolutely acid!

The Duct Tape PBwiki

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:01:36 GMT

Tutorials about Duct Tape Art.

Corner Shot

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:05:49 GMT

Shoot people from behind a corner.

Birds

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:19:07 GMT

A cuckoo audiovisual gem.

Pulling a Slimothy

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:24:27 GMT

The term "Slimothy", is a widely used term in the South African online community.

Are you a rebel or a yankee?

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 02:13:42 GMT

The test is based on research by the Harvard Computer Society enhanced by Dr. Beard's own research here at alphaDictionary.

Bad Variable Names

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:04:11 GMT

Bad Variable Names...

Funny Things Seen In Source Code And Documentation

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:03:26 GMT

This page sprang from some off-topic anecdotes in BadVariableNames, that deserve their own special limelight.

Cuppa

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 08:51:51 GMT

Cuppa is a small application for Mac OS X to time your cup of tea as it steeps. Tired of leaving your tea too long, to become bitter and cold, or drinking it too soon and not appreciating its full potential? Then this utility is for you!

UV Monitor Bikini Tells You When You're Done

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:02:14 GMT

The $190 Solestrom SmartSwim UV Meter Bikini sports a built in waterproof UV meter that monitors the amount of skin-damaging rays you're exposed to, letting you know when you're MEDIUM RARE.

Is it friday?

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:20:02 GMT

A single-use site. Amazing.

Swastika shaped building

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 03:08:42 GMT

Swastika shaped building found on the US Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado, California.

How to Pirate a Vinyl Record

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:27:33 GMT

So you thought you've pirated everything huh?

The Surrealist Compliment Generator

Sun, 16 Jul 2006 22:17:31 GMT

Reload this page to receive another voluptuous compliment.

Napoleon Camplex

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 20:22:49 GMT

The Napoleon Camplex is the latest upgrade to the CattleCam. This is a totally new way to experience CattleCam. Thanks to a return call from alien tech support, we are now able to allow you, the general public, to control what you see. We now have a second camera location, providing a different view point. The new camera has pan, tilt and zoom control, and pretty decent magnification. Night vision mode has been added for after-hours fun. We have also upgraded the capture machine horsepower, so we can take pictures more frequently.

Dell laptop explodes at Japanese conference

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 18:27:18 GMT

Boom.

Easily mispronounced domain names

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 17:51:36 GMT

These domains can be pronounced in different, often shocking ways. If you find more, please add them to the list.

Sim Daltonism

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 15:54:29 GMT

Sim Daltonism is a color blindness simulator for Mac OS X. It filters in real-time the area around the mouse pointer and displays the result.

Banana guard

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 05:27:33 GMT

Protect your banana.

AJAX Remote Controlled Lego Robot

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:08:21 GMT

This article describes how AJAX can be used to control a real physical Lego robot in real-time, serial killer style.

Hippo eats dwarf

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 03:50:48 GMT

Too brutal to be true.

Cursors

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 02:08:26 GMT

A good one from project Euh

Brain-Computer Typing Interface

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 01:31:30 GMT

Here is another interesting brain-computer project.

MacSaber

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 12:59:29 GMT

Using your c's sudden motion sensor, this software turns your computer into a Jedi weapon almost worthy of taking on the real thing by making authentic lightsaber sound effects. It senses speed for the lightsaber movement sounds and acceleration for different levels of striking sounds.

Design Barcode

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 03:29:13 GMT

Design Barcode turns standard barcodes into appealing and engaging brand elements.

Binary encoding

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 03:25:31 GMT

The binary number system (aka base 2) represents values using two symbols, typically 0 and 1. Computers call these bits. A bit is either off (0) or on (1). When arranged in sets of 8 bits (or 2 bytes) 256 values can be represented (0-255).

Profanity adventures

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 03:11:25 GMT

"I typed in swear words into as many games on the Spectrum 48k as i could find, and below are the ones which understood - which a pleasing amount did".

Crisis

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 03:10:07 GMT

How a misunderstanding about Chinese characters has led many astray.

Bye Bye, Birdies

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 03:06:28 GMT

Birds come with the territory at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, which usually doesn't mind when any of the nearby Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge's 310 species of birds swoop through for a visit.

Adding and subtracting

Sat, 08 Jul 2006 21:00:54 GMT

Ryan and Dave are the most unique identical twins you'll ever meet. After tiring of piercing, tattoos, and implants about three years ago, they began exploring much heavier surgical modifications. Dave had spent two and a half years in pre-med at Queens University in Kingston, and using contacts made both there and online he and his twin brother have changed themselves in ways far beyond anything anyone else has ever attempted.

Masked crusader

Thu, 06 Jul 2006 21:47:19 GMT

Via Stephen. This man, who refuses to reveal his real name when in costume, carries a silver-topped cane. A silver mask hides any expression, revealing little more than soft brown eyes.

Universal connections

Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:56:52 GMT

USB objects.

Light cone RSS feed

Mon, 03 Jul 2006 15:09:29 GMT

In general relativity, the future light cone is the boundary of the causal future of a point and the past light cone is the boundary of its causal past. Deep shit. get your feed on.

Phone Trick

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 12:38:40 GMT

When you enter a number to dial and select a voice this program will dial that number and then read the message to them. The caller ID number can be made up. Both numbers must have area code.

Folding bike

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 11:42:10 GMT

Via Stephen. Future compact bike, for clowns I think judging by the colours.

Eight ways to kill someone with an iPod nano

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:29:47 GMT

According to ex-marine Brad Collom.

Piper robot

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:14:19 GMT

Not bad for a robot.

The 10 Weirdest Things Ever Sold On eBay

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:20:29 GMT

The 10 Weirdest Things Ever Sold On eBay.

Death by Caffeine

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:53:37 GMT

How much of your favorite caffeinated drink would it take to kill you? Take this quick test and find out.

Slut-o-Meter

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 02:36:17 GMT

Use the following form to determine a subject's promiscuity.

iStache

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 02:16:55 GMT

Automating the old moustache prank.

Scientists Find Self-Fertilizing Orchid

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 01:52:05 GMT

For one type of orchid in China, procreating is a lonely affair. Rather than depending on insects or even the wind for pollination, scientists have discovered that the orchid Holcoglossum amesianum actually fertilizes itself, according to a report in this week's Nature.

This Is Your Street Mid-Bombing

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 19:16:06 GMT

A Hollywood-budget public service announcement aims at discouraging suicide attacks in Iraq and elsewhere.

Fake Name Generator

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 01:21:09 GMT

Yet another name generator...

MechaBonham

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:56:57 GMT

A Led Zeppelin-inspired robot.

ASCII football

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:50:55 GMT

The FOOTBALL WORLD CUP '06 - LIVE in ASCII

Robot Rock Band

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:47:18 GMT

robot rock band is an extendable platform for the algorithmic generation and spontaneous autonomous performance of rock music. its songs are composed and titled at run-time by a non-deterministic probability-driven rock engine.

Games for Health

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:45:37 GMT

Games for Health is a project produced by The Serious Games Initiative, a Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars effort that applies cutting edge games and game technologies to a range of public and private policy, leadership, and management issues.

The Soldier's Handbook

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:15:59 GMT

In PDF. Handy, very handy.

Sticks and Stones Rube Goldberg Contraption

Sat, 17 Jun 2006 03:23:36 GMT

Sticks and Stones Rube Goldberg Contraption.

How to Break Windows Notepad

Sat, 17 Jun 2006 01:53:16 GMT

No perm damage comes of the following steps.

Sloganizer

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 12:30:40 GMT

Via Alejandra and Aeron. With Sloganizer you'll create the perfect slogan from a keyword of your choice within seconds. Usually the slogan will be just what you were looking for! Should you anyhow not be satisfied, go ahead and create another one. It's as simple as that.

Backs to the Future

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 01:51:56 GMT

New analysis of the language and gesture of South America's indigenous Aymara people indicates they have a concept of time opposite to all the world's studied cultures -- so that the past is ahead of them and the future behind.

Work Less Party

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 02:06:42 GMT

For fifty years now, rapid economic growth has been the politicians' cure-all. Again and again, we have been told that growth is the key to full employment and prosperity. Over the past half-century, and particularly in the past decade, Canada's economy has experienced many years of solid growth. What has been the result?

The Calvin and Hobbes Searchable Database

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:56:36 GMT

The Calvin and Hobbes Searchable Database...

Hitler cats

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:57:16 GMT

A good collection of hitleresque cats.

Your very own Roman Temple

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:43:02 GMT

A guy built a home roman temple as a christmas present to his wife. Cool pics.

The Lonesome Electric Chicken 3.1

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 16:43:35 GMT

The Lonesome Electric Chicken is a time and life wasting application that spews forth a gathering of quotations. That's it. Don't look any farther into it than that.

Drive me insane

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 02:51:46 GMT

Experience a deranged social environment. Spy on strange, moderately interesting people from around the world. And turn on their lights. And yes, it's all real.

Bjork-Diddy

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 02:39:11 GMT

Who wants widescreen? 100 x 100 pixels GIFs are enough, nigga.

Viagraholics Anonymous

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 23:12:27 GMT

Viagraholics Anonymous is a group of men dedicated to helping each other overcome a common problem: abuse of Viagra. As we came to understand that our behavior was out of control, and saw the destructive toll that Viagra was taking on our lives and relationships, we searched for a solution. Out of our despair came this simple program and organization designed to help other men such as ourselves conquer this life-destroying dependency.

The molecular secrets of cream cheese

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 15:04:48 GMT

From Wired Mag.

playshplaysh

Sat, 03 Jun 2006 01:56:18 GMT

playsh is a MOO-like text environment that runs on your local computer. The basic object types and verbs are based on LambdaMOO. It's organised geographically, so you can walk north and south and so on. You have a player, so you can take and drop items. You can create new things and dig to new rooms, and there are verbs attached to all of these. There are ssh interfaces so you can connect to playsh from other computers, and other folks can connect to your playsh instance from their own.

Mona Lisa speaks

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 12:26:26 GMT

The Mona Lisa's smile may always remain a mystery, but it is now possible to hear what her voice would have sounded like, thanks to a Japanese acoustics expert.

Kitchen Myths

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 11:03:14 GMT

Kitchen-related urban legends, explained.

Chocolate generates electrical power

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:16:17 GMT

Willy Wonka could have powered his Great Glass Elevator on hydrogen produced from his chocolate factory...

Maria Sharapova pillows

Mon, 29 May 2006 02:26:02 GMT

A Japanese company has put Maria Sharapova bust and lap pillows out on the market.

Peace Through Pork

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:44:54 GMT

Yard Gnome Liberation Front

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:43:50 GMT

Elvis Trooper

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 01:43:50 GMT

Who is the Elvis Trooper, where did he come from, is he really Elvis or a Clone, and why is he here?

Lego Abominations

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 10:10:32 GMT

Lego Abominations...

Vampires a Mathematical Impossibility

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 19:32:49 GMT

A researcher has come up with some simple math that sucks the life out of the vampire myth, proving that these highly popular creatures can't exist.

More MySpace filth

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:23:26 GMT

Awesome background though.

Lions share thrills of the hunt

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 23:01:20 GMT

Experts behind a pioneering device aiming to give lions in captivity the thrill of hunting their prey are hoping to put it into production.

How Spontaneous Human Combustion Works

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:54:36 GMT

Top 29 Things To Do When Your ISP Is Down

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:59:02 GMT

Top 29 Things To Do When Your ISP Is Down.

He-Man

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:49:50 GMT

He's so manly...

Bacon caramel

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:48:34 GMT

A visual recipe.

Odd watches

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:51:50 GMT

Why make it simple when it can be complicated?

Creating a stink in the name of science

Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:33:02 GMT

The first thing that hits you when you enter Professor Takamichi Nakamoto's laboratory is the smell.

Store Wars

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:55:50 GMT

Via Sonia. Learn the ways of the FARM.

Kevlar video

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:19:39 GMT

Kevlar demo video from ages ago.

Adopt a chicken

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 09:10:06 GMT

They are desperate to meet you...

Mechanical, motorized lion

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 09:07:22 GMT

Made in Belgium.

The Sweet Sound of Lapsed Time

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 15:34:53 GMT

Battle of the bands

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 03:16:31 GMT

Funny video.

Smooth

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 10:38:15 GMT

Danke, Stephen. Timewarp 2006 - Sven Wittekind - Fuck up.

The Scoop on Poop

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:25:58 GMT

All you need to know about shit.

Electronic Bagpipe

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:32:15 GMT

O'Neill's Electronic Bagpipe Page.

Pyrophone

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:30:24 GMT

Winebot

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 17:59:02 GMT

The ability to discern good wine from bad, name the specific brand from a tiny sip and recommend a complementary cheese would seem to be about as human a skill as there is.

Replicators!

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:28:22 GMT

Some good snapshots from a Second Life replicator attack.

Make your own virtual cassette

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 20:54:56 GMT

Keep trading the tapes!

Miles and kilometers

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:45:25 GMT

Acid letter from a teacher.

Mathematics in Facial Surgery

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 01:54:15 GMT

Morse Resource

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:16:24 GMT

Resources related to Morse Code and Amateur Radio

Green Apple

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:15:42 GMT

Apple knows more about "clean" design than anybody, right? So why do Macs, iPods, iBooks and the rest of their product range contain hazardous substances that other companies have abandoned?

U.S. Microsoft Excel champion

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:17:59 GMT

There are champions: World Series champions, Super Bowl champions, Westminster Kennel Club champions. Also, Microsoft Excel champions.

Beijing's penis emporium

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:22:04 GMT

There are many thousands of Chinese restaurants around in the UK and everyone has their favourite dish, but only in China itself do chefs specialise in a range of slightly more unusual delicacies.

Can computers have an opinion?

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:36:06 GMT

Jaffa Cakes: Cake or biscuit?

Sun, 24 Sep 2006 23:36:37 GMT

Wikipedia's article on Jaffa Cakes has a couple of good bits. 1st, the cake or biscuit thing. Also make sure to check the Marketing section.

Numbers from 1 to 10 in Over 5000 Languages

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 04:47:31 GMT

OK, big boy, do you have what it takes to load the whole 1.1-megabyte file, plus Unicode? If so, click below.

Sizeasy

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:08:33 GMT

Do you have trouble visualizing product sizes when shopping online? If so, try this easy comparison tool.

Dead Parrot

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:07:23 GMT

Hacker Puzzle

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:58:09 GMT

Stupid hilarious puzzle.

Voices in the head 'are normal'

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 11:47:20 GMT

Hearing voices in your head is so common that it is normal, psychologists believe.

Rocking Noriega

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 01:09:59 GMT

Stinkymeat

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:19:10 GMT

3 kinds of meat, 19 days, and 1,000,000 maggots in a yard, to answer burning scientific questions.

World Stupidity Awards

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:53:37 GMT

The World Stupidity Awards recognize international achievement in ignorance and stupidity.

Mario Bros Cake

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 02:46:08 GMT

A Mario Bros wedding cake.

13 things that do not make sense

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:20:32 GMT

From the placebo effect to cold fusion.

BoobaKiki

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:17:41 GMT

In a psychological experiment first designed by Wolfgang Koehler, people are asked to choose which of these shapes is named Booba and which is named Kiki.

Hexaflexagons

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:13:44 GMT

Hexaflexagons are paper hexagons folded from strips of paper which reveal different faces as they are flexed.

A-Z Retail Tricks To Make You Shop

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:07:08 GMT

Ever wandered into a shop looking to buy a few things on your list, only to find yourself coming out with twice as much?

Caterpillar mayhem

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 11:33:27 GMT

An amazing set of caterpillar invasion pics from Sweden.

Really Bad Tattoos

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 04:13:14 GMT

The forehead auction and the MJ one are acid.

SLIders

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 13:04:37 GMT

Do streetlights suddenly go out when you pass beneath them? Do watches or credit cards stop working in your possession? Perhaps you are a SLIder.

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:05:59 GMT

PHP Easter Egg

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 22:51:13 GMT

If you add the code "?=PHPE9568F36-D428-11d2-A769-00AA001ACF42" (without quotes) to the end of any URL that is a PHP page, you will see a funny picture on most servers.

Sickipedia

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 04:19:36 GMT

Building the world's best collection of sick jokes.

What's Your Spammer Name?

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 04:18:02 GMT

Army Report on ESP in Animals

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 04:16:01 GMT

Multitudinous quotes

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:08:33 GMT

A collection of nice quotes.

1st Woman With Bionic Arm

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:05:27 GMT

The first time Claudia Mitchell peeled a banana one-handed, she cried. (What a fantastic way to introduce an article about bionic arms, eh?).

Top 15 Strangest Coincidences

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:40:49 GMT

Amazing coincidences...

Programmer's day

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:39:32 GMT

Just yesterday...

Mecha-bird

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:03:39 GMT

Not as rocking as Goodiepal's bird, but still, it's from 1888...

The Aphex Face

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 02:55:27 GMT

Spectrographs, demons, cats, songs...

Quantum interrogation

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:05:08 GMT

International Center for Bathroom Etiquette

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 03:13:47 GMT

To improve the bathroom experience for everyone.

Official Seal Generator

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 02:18:06 GMT

VisualComplexity.com

Sat, 09 Sep 2006 23:38:05 GMT

Spell "Viagra" in maaaaaany ways

Sat, 09 Sep 2006 10:05:47 GMT

Driverless taxis

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 23:49:26 GMT

A new European Union-funded project will see the introduction of driverless Taxis at Heathrow, "cyber cars" in Rome and an automatic bus in Castellon, Spain. And that's only the beginning.

Invisibility Cloak

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 23:23:38 GMT

Female Latex Masks

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 09:39:20 GMT

Serving the mask community on the Internet since 1996.

Calculator-spellable

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 01:11:20 GMT

A list of 250 calculator-spellable English words

Indexed

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 21:21:55 GMT

Pretty cool absurd diagrams.

He-Man.org

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 23:16:24 GMT

Very strong, just like He-Man.

Henrietta Lacks

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:34:36 GMT

Chocolate deities

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:28:03 GMT

Hand Made Gourmet Chocolates that celebrate the gods and goddesses of love and luxury, joy and happiness, compassion, peace and serenity, healing, and fertility of the body and imagination.

Robotic frisbees of death

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 15:11:35 GMT

Readily Fooled Indeed

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 03:27:28 GMT

Pepperface

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 01:44:42 GMT

Random Jack Bauer facts

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 01:25:16 GMT

Celebrating everyone's favourite fascist series triumph at the Emmy Awards.

THE EBAY HAUNTED PAINTING

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 03:30:32 GMT

Do you see 11:11?

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 19:26:58 GMT

How often have you noticed the numbers 11:11, 12:12, 10:10, 22:22, 12:34, 2:22, 3:33, 4:44 or 5:55 popping up all over the place? These number sequences are not necessarily only time prompts.

rm -rf /bin/laden

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:42:03 GMT

This shirt isn't a programming language.

Amalgamated Puppet Libraries

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:56:53 GMT

Weirdest cosmology theories

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 02:58:07 GMT

From NewScientistSpace.

Jewish Juggling Tricks

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 23:16:14 GMT

A handy resource for people doing tricks for Jewish events or during the holidays.

Drunk man bets to cut off his penis for 2,000 USD and wins the bet

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 23:04:46 GMT

For the first time in the history of Latvian medicine, doctors sewed back on the reproductive organ of a man, which he had cut off himself.

Fishermen found alive after drifting in Pacific for a year

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 13:40:09 GMT

Oil and water mix and un-mix on demand

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 01:36:02 GMT

Oil and water can for the first time be mixed and separated on demand thanks to a new, reversible surfactant.

Gem Sweaters

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 01:31:58 GMT

Via Ric.

Dirty Car Art

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 21:01:21 GMT

Via Job.

The Popularity Dialer

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 17:17:19 GMT

Yogabeans

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 09:52:36 GMT

Your Internet source for plastic action figures demonstrating Ashtanga Yoga.

Meaningless Strings

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 04:10:30 GMT

Parasitosis

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 04:03:33 GMT

Quite an amazing story. It's good to start with the article entitled A Brief Introduction to the Concept and Science of Delusional Parasitosis. And then read the rest...

OpenCola

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 03:56:23 GMT

USB Digital Bible Key Chain

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 18:39:28 GMT

Danke, Stephen. Would you like to carry the Holy Bible in your pocket? Well, now you can enjoy the scriptures any time you want with this remarkable USB Holy Bible.

787 Cliparts

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 01:46:57 GMT

A guy called Oliver Laric took the time to concatenate 787 cliparts and came up with this.

Pheroline

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:39:38 GMT

Spam King RIP

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:34:43 GMT

He withheld pay from employees, boasted of his sexual adventures, enraged government officials, and flooded Russia with 25 million email

Talk Like A Pirate Day

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:23:53 GMT

Welcome to the one and only, official, accept-no-substitutes Talk Like A Pirate Day Web site.

How To Aim a Rocket

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:06:57 GMT

Plus, what's the difference between rockets and missiles?

Fascinating Fluid Physics

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:11:47 GMT

Too bad the video quality is shit, cos the clips are absolutely acid!

The Duct Tape PBwiki

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:01:36 GMT

Tutorials about Duct Tape Art.

Corner Shot

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:05:49 GMT

Shoot people from behind a corner.

Birds

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:19:07 GMT

A cuckoo audiovisual gem.

Pulling a Slimothy

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:24:27 GMT

The term "Slimothy", is a widely used term in the South African online community.

Are you a rebel or a yankee?

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 02:13:42 GMT

The test is based on research by the Harvard Computer Society enhanced by Dr. Beard's own research here at alphaDictionary.

Bad Variable Names

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:04:11 GMT

Bad Variable Names...

Funny Things Seen In Source Code And Documentation

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:03:26 GMT

This page sprang from some off-topic anecdotes in BadVariableNames, that deserve their own special limelight.

Cuppa

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 08:51:51 GMT

UV Monitor Bikini Tells You When You're Done

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:02:14 GMT

The $190 Solestrom SmartSwim UV Meter Bikini sports a built in waterproof UV meter that monitors the amount of skin-damaging rays you're exposed to, letting you know when you're MEDIUM RARE.

Is it friday?

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:20:02 GMT

A single-use site. Amazing.

Swastika shaped building

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 03:08:42 GMT

Swastika shaped building found on the US Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado, California.

How to Pirate a Vinyl Record

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:27:33 GMT

So you thought you've pirated everything huh?

The Surrealist Compliment Generator

Sun, 16 Jul 2006 22:17:31 GMT

Reload this page to receive another voluptuous compliment.

Napoleon Camplex

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 20:22:49 GMT

Dell laptop explodes at Japanese conference

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 18:27:18 GMT

Boom.

Easily mispronounced domain names

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 17:51:36 GMT

These domains can be pronounced in different, often shocking ways. If you find more, please add them to the list.

Sim Daltonism

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 15:54:29 GMT

Sim Daltonism is a color blindness simulator for Mac OS X. It filters in real-time the area around the mouse pointer and displays the result.

Banana guard

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 05:27:33 GMT

Protect your banana.

AJAX Remote Controlled Lego Robot

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:08:21 GMT

This article describes how AJAX can be used to control a real physical Lego robot in real-time, serial killer style.

Hippo eats dwarf

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 03:50:48 GMT

Too brutal to be true.

Cursors

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 02:08:26 GMT

A good one from project Euh

Brain-Computer Typing Interface

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 01:31:30 GMT

Here is another interesting brain-computer project.

MacSaber

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 12:59:29 GMT

Design Barcode

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 03:29:13 GMT

Design Barcode turns standard barcodes into appealing and engaging brand elements.

Binary encoding

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 03:25:31 GMT

Profanity adventures

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 03:11:25 GMT

"I typed in swear words into as many games on the Spectrum 48k as i could find, and below are the ones which understood - which a pleasing amount did".

Crisis

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 03:10:07 GMT

How a misunderstanding about Chinese characters has led many astray.

Bye Bye, Birdies

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 03:06:28 GMT

Adding and subtracting

Sat, 08 Jul 2006 21:00:54 GMT

Masked crusader

Thu, 06 Jul 2006 21:47:19 GMT

Via Stephen. This man, who refuses to reveal his real name when in costume, carries a silver-topped cane. A silver mask hides any expression, revealing little more than soft brown eyes.

Universal connections

Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:56:52 GMT

USB objects.

Light cone RSS feed

Mon, 03 Jul 2006 15:09:29 GMT

In general relativity, the future light cone is the boundary of the causal future of a point and the past light cone is the boundary of its causal past. Deep shit. get your feed on.

Phone Trick

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 12:38:40 GMT

When you enter a number to dial and select a voice this program will dial that number and then read the message to them. The caller ID number can be made up. Both numbers must have area code.

Folding bike

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 11:42:10 GMT

Via Stephen. Future compact bike, for clowns I think judging by the colours.

Eight ways to kill someone with an iPod nano

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:29:47 GMT

According to ex-marine Brad Collom.

Piper robot

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:14:19 GMT

Not bad for a robot.

The 10 Weirdest Things Ever Sold On eBay

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:20:29 GMT

The 10 Weirdest Things Ever Sold On eBay.

Death by Caffeine

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:53:37 GMT

How much of your favorite caffeinated drink would it take to kill you? Take this quick test and find out.

Slut-o-Meter

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 02:36:17 GMT

Use the following form to determine a subject's promiscuity.

iStache

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 02:16:55 GMT

Automating the old moustache prank.

Scientists Find Self-Fertilizing Orchid

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 01:52:05 GMT

This Is Your Street Mid-Bombing

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 19:16:06 GMT

A Hollywood-budget public service announcement aims at discouraging suicide attacks in Iraq and elsewhere.

Fake Name Generator

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 01:21:09 GMT

Yet another name generator...

MechaBonham

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:56:57 GMT

A Led Zeppelin-inspired robot.

ASCII football

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:50:55 GMT

The FOOTBALL WORLD CUP '06 - LIVE in ASCII

Robot Rock Band

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:47:18 GMT

Games for Health

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:45:37 GMT

The Soldier's Handbook

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:15:59 GMT

In PDF. Handy, very handy.

Sticks and Stones Rube Goldberg Contraption

Sat, 17 Jun 2006 03:23:36 GMT

Sticks and Stones Rube Goldberg Contraption.

How to Break Windows Notepad

Sat, 17 Jun 2006 01:53:16 GMT

No perm damage comes of the following steps.

Sloganizer

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 12:30:40 GMT

Backs to the Future

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 01:51:56 GMT

Work Less Party

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 02:06:42 GMT

The Calvin and Hobbes Searchable Database

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:56:36 GMT

The Calvin and Hobbes Searchable Database...

Hitler cats

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:57:16 GMT

A good collection of hitleresque cats.

Your very own Roman Temple

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:43:02 GMT

A guy built a home roman temple as a christmas present to his wife. Cool pics.

The Lonesome Electric Chicken 3.1

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 16:43:35 GMT

The Lonesome Electric Chicken is a time and life wasting application that spews forth a gathering of quotations. That's it. Don't look any farther into it than that.

Drive me insane

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 02:51:46 GMT

Experience a deranged social environment. Spy on strange, moderately interesting people from around the world. And turn on their lights. And yes, it's all real.

Bjork-Diddy

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 02:39:11 GMT

Who wants widescreen? 100 x 100 pixels GIFs are enough, nigga.

Viagraholics Anonymous

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 23:12:27 GMT

The molecular secrets of cream cheese

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 15:04:48 GMT

From Wired Mag.

playshplaysh

Sat, 03 Jun 2006 01:56:18 GMT

Mona Lisa speaks

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 12:26:26 GMT

The Mona Lisa's smile may always remain a mystery, but it is now possible to hear what her voice would have sounded like, thanks to a Japanese acoustics expert.

Kitchen Myths

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 11:03:14 GMT

Kitchen-related urban legends, explained.

Chocolate generates electrical power

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:16:17 GMT

Willy Wonka could have powered his Great Glass Elevator on hydrogen produced from his chocolate factory...

Maria Sharapova pillows

Mon, 29 May 2006 02:26:02 GMT

A Japanese company has put Maria Sharapova bust and lap pillows out on the market.

THE OFFICIAL GOD FAQ

Wed, 24 May 2006 21:10:22 GMT

THE question.

Growing square watermelons

Wed, 24 May 2006 21:08:55 GMT

Deliciously square.

Piano found on Britain's highest mountain

Wed, 24 May 2006 15:11:44 GMT

A musical mystery today surrounded Britain's highest mountain after a piano was discovered near its summit.

IIIIIIII

Wed, 24 May 2006 14:50:51 GMT

Easy to remember lyrics.

Stop Oppressive Gardening

Tue, 23 May 2006 09:55:08 GMT

FreeTheGnomes.com provides Garden Gnome Liberation information and calls to action.

The Antichrist

Mon, 22 May 2006 14:06:23 GMT

Today the entire world is focused on the Antichrist mentioned in the Bible. God's Word tells us that he is soon to appear. But, who is he? The vast majority who have done a lot of speculation as to who it might be are in for a big surprise!

Ford Nucleon

Mon, 22 May 2006 02:57:24 GMT

The Ford Nucleon was a nuclear-powered concept car developed by Ford Motor Company in 1958. The car did not have an internal-combustion engine, rather, it was powered by a small nuclear reactor in the trunk of the car. The vehicle featured a power capsule suspended between twin booms at the rear. The capsule, which would contain radioactive core for motive power, was designed to be easily interchangeable, according to performance needs and the distances to be traveled.

Seeing more than your eye does

Sun, 21 May 2006 23:23:52 GMT

Most people (even many who work on the brain) assume that what you see is pretty much what your eye sees and reports to your brain. In fact, your brain adds very substantially to the report it gets from your eye, so that a lot of what you see is actually "made up" by the brain.

MARS HUMANOID SKULL?

Sun, 21 May 2006 22:34:45 GMT

Straight from Mars Anomaly Research.

GUIMP PONG

Fri, 19 May 2006 02:20:29 GMT

World's smallest Pong game. After a whole match you kinda go blind, but it's awesome.

Superman is a Dick

Fri, 19 May 2006 01:37:32 GMT

191 examples that prove so.

Thieves steal rollercoaster

Wed, 17 May 2006 17:57:09 GMT

German police officers are asking for help in tracking down thieves who stole an entire rollercoaster.

Nintendo Amusement Park

Wed, 17 May 2006 16:02:07 GMT

A prototype and proposal for a new type of user-controlled interactive ride.

Web 2.0 validator

Wed, 17 May 2006 02:52:57 GMT

Enter a URL to find out if the site is really Web 2.0

Hufu

Tue, 16 May 2006 02:45:15 GMT

Hufu is a tofu-based product that is meant to resemble, as realistically as possible, the taste and texture of human flesh. It is touted as a "the healthy human flesh alternative" for "cannibals who want to quit", as well as a product for anthropology students studying cannibalism. However, it remains unclear how closely the product actually resembles human flesh, and to what extent it is merely a publicity stunt or internet prank, taking after the ManBeef.com prank site.

Computer-Automated Dorm Room System

Mon, 15 May 2006 16:19:39 GMT

Two students at MIT have spent the past school year transforming their dorm room into an extremely automated living area. The Multifunction In-Dorm Automation System (MIDAS) controls various aspects of the room, including the lights, electric window blinds, text displays, security cameras, alarms, and music system. The MIDAS is controlled by various computer interfaces and buttons, one of the most prominent being the "party button," which cuts out the lights, shuts the blinds and starts pumping intense techno with random laser lights. Unfortunately, if you spend your entire first year of college working on your computer-controlled dorm room, you might lack the friends required to host an actual party. Oh, wait. They have a fog machine. Well then, the parties will come to them.

Bondage in Christ

Mon, 15 May 2006 04:25:15 GMT

BDSM in a Christian Marriage. Just one of the articles in a series entitled Sex in Christ.

The Red Pill

Mon, 15 May 2006 03:44:48 GMT

The Red Pill is a project to catalogue all of those things on the stranger side of reality, from new paradigm science to alternative history and the mysteries of consciousness.

C.L.I.V.E.

Mon, 15 May 2006 03:44:08 GMT

Celestial Laser Identification / Visualization Experiment.

Canned oxygen

Mon, 15 May 2006 01:41:37 GMT

Sales of canned oxygen to create fresh market for Seven-Eleven Japan. The idea behind the product is to allow buyers to replenish their oxygen levels anytime they feel a lack of it due to stress, fatigue, or other factors. Seven-Eleven Japan developed the product together with Tokyo based Hakugen, a manufacturer of miscellaneous lifestyle-related goods.

Neurocam International

Sun, 14 May 2006 23:25:01 GMT

Neurocam is a web site that was advertised on billboards in Melbourne, Australia in January 2005. The advertisements gave no information as to what Neurocam was, merely repeating the web site's slogan "get out of your mind".

Training with MAD ROBOT is better

Sun, 14 May 2006 18:22:50 GMT

A new way of training with realistic looking targets. You can buy MAD ROBOT.

Weird things you probably didn't know

Sun, 14 May 2006 01:46:01 GMT

Cute trivia list.

The Hacker's Diet

Sat, 13 May 2006 02:43:30 GMT

How to lose weight and hair through stress and poor nutrition.

Model hurt as she falls from moving bus

Fri, 12 May 2006 14:12:18 GMT

Glamorous model Tatyana Simanava nearly became a tragic fashion victim yesterday - stepping off the runway of a moving bus and tumbling out the door onto the Gowanus Expressway. The Russian stunner hit the pavement at 40 mph, smashing her arm, dislocating a shoulder, cutting her face and head - but somehow surviving the plunge. She somehow got disoriented after stepping into a passageway outside the bathroom of the luxury bus. "I guess she got disoriented."

Song of the week

Thu, 11 May 2006 23:01:15 GMT

Top tune.

Eau de pussy

Thu, 11 May 2006 15:13:54 GMT

Vulva, an authentically natural vaginal flavour.

Can you tell a coder from a killer?

Wed, 10 May 2006 10:51:42 GMT

Look closely...

The greatest of missed soccer goals

Wed, 10 May 2006 02:03:55 GMT

These guys must have wanted to cry...

Newspaper snippet generator

Wed, 10 May 2006 00:38:07 GMT

Newspaper snippet generator

Copernicus maybe a Plagiarist

Tue, 09 May 2006 20:03:39 GMT

The most important scientific achievement in Western history is commonly ascribed to Nicolaus Copernicus, who on his death-bed published "Concerning the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres." Science historian Thomas Kuhn called the Polish-born astronomer's accomplishment the "Copernican Revolution." It represented a final break with the Middle Ages, a movement from religion to science, from dogma to enlightened secularism. What had Copernicus done to become the most important scientist of all time?

The Skinhead Hamlet

Tue, 09 May 2006 02:01:50 GMT

Shakespeare's play translated into modern English.

The 11-Year Quest to Create Disappearing Colored Bubbles

Mon, 08 May 2006 15:16:07 GMT

Chemical burns, ruined clothes, 11 years, half a million dollars - it's not easy to improve the world's most popular toy. Yet the success of one inventor's quest to dye a simple soap bubble may change the way the world uses color.

The Record Reader

Mon, 08 May 2006 15:13:26 GMT

A Philadelphia doctor can identify the contents of phonograph records merely by examing the grooves.

Dr. Montville's Double Helix Seaman Scarf

Sun, 07 May 2006 22:15:11 GMT

A DNA scarf pattern!

13th roots

Sat, 06 May 2006 01:27:16 GMT

Although 13th roots are the official tasks as integer roots, for the mental calculation world records and with objective reasons, many people do not know the geniality of 13th roots.

Museum of broken packets

Sat, 06 May 2006 01:23:32 GMT

The purpose of this museum is to provide a shelter for strange, unwanted, malformed packets - abandoned and doomed freaks of nature - as we, mere mortals, meet them on the twisted paths of our grand journey called life. Our exhibits - or, if you wish, inhabitants - are often just a shadow of what they used to be before they met a hostile, faulty router. Some of them were born deformed in the depth of a broken IP stack implementation. Others were normal packets, just like all their friends, you or me, but got lost looking for the ultimate meaning of their existence, and arrived in places we should never see them. Every time, we try to find the unique history of their lives, and to make you understand how difficult it is to be a sole messenger in the hostile universe of bits and bytes.

WHY WE HAVEN'T MET ANY ALIENS

Fri, 05 May 2006 00:40:53 GMT

A radical explanation for a conundrum about extra-terrestrial life, and what it means for the future of humanity.

Australia To Train Whiz Kids For Future Cyber Warfare

Fri, 05 May 2006 00:04:11 GMT

The Australian military is working on plans to lure computer-savvy young people into the military and train them for cyber warfare against the growing online network of jihadists.

Laptop pizza

Thu, 04 May 2006 14:30:40 GMT

Desirable laptops are desirable to thieves too. Disguise your laptop with a PowerPizza and reduce the risk of getting it nicked.

Web 2.1

Thu, 04 May 2006 02:50:59 GMT

Version 2.1 of the Web is now available, featuring significant improvements over the older 2.0 version.

Riot slimer

Thu, 04 May 2006 00:42:02 GMT

Rioters could soon be in for a slippery surprise. Researchers at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas, US, are working on a new non-lethal weapon that could quite literally bring them to their kne - by sliming them. The institute has developed a super-slimy substance. When fired at an unruly mob it causes rioters to simply slip over.

Using laptops to steal cars

Thu, 04 May 2006 00:41:06 GMT

High-tech thieves are becoming increasingly savvy when it comes to stealing automobiles equipped with keyless entry and ignition systems.

Poems showing the absurdities of English spelling

Wed, 03 May 2006 21:44:53 GMT

Poems showing the absurdities of English spelling...

Girlspeak To English Dictionary

Wed, 03 May 2006 21:39:45 GMT

Learn girlspeak.

No Pants Day is Friday, May the 5th!

Wed, 03 May 2006 21:39:13 GMT

No Pants Day is Friday, May the 5th!

The International Federation of Competitive Eating, Inc.

Wed, 03 May 2006 21:30:16 GMT

The International Federation of Competitive Eating, Inc. supervises and regulates eating contests in their various forms throughout the world. The IFOCE helps to ensure that the sport remains safe, while also seeking to achieve objectives consistent with the public interest - namely, creating an environment in which fans may enjoy the display of competitive eating skill.

Patriot Search

Wed, 03 May 2006 18:48:33 GMT

"Whether you are a normal searcher, someone trying to download illegal material, a terrorist looking to build a bomb, or just hunting porn, we at Patriot Search welcome you! Our mission is to provide the best possible search engine to you while at the same time, making sure the government is informed should you search for something obscure, illegal, or unpatriotic. Instead of letting the government waste tax money by going through complicated procedures to get user and search data from Yahoo, MSN, Ask Jeeves or Google, users of Patriot Search make sure their queries end up right where they belong- in the databases of the government and its various agencies".

ASCIIMaps

Wed, 03 May 2006 18:47:41 GMT

Google mapping + ASCII art. Firefox-only, though.

Hummer Overfloweth

Wed, 03 May 2006 18:43:54 GMT

The word around town was that the Hummers weren't moving. It looked like high gas prices and a White House reversal on fuel conservation meant that fewer "W" bumper stickers would find their exposed sticky sides mating gloriously with the smooth rear bumper of an H2, somewhere between the tow loop and the access hole for a Class 3 hitch.

Compute Local Apparent Sidereal Time

Wed, 03 May 2006 18:39:47 GMT

Sidereal time is the hour angle of the vernal equinox, the ascending node of the ecliptic on the celestial equator. The daily motion of this point provides a measure of the rotation of the Earth with respect to the stars, rather than the Sun. Local mean sidereal time is computed from the current Greenwich Mean Sideral Time plus an input offset in longitude (converted to a sidereal offset by the ratio 1.00273790935 of the mean solar day to the mean sidereal day.) Applying the equation of equinoxes, or nutation of the mean pole of the Earth from mean to true position, yields local apparent sidereal time. Astronomers use local sidereal time because it corresponds to the coordinate right ascension of a celestial body that is presently on the local meridian.

How to be a Successful Evil Overlord

Wed, 03 May 2006 18:35:29 GMT

Being an Evil Overlord seems to be a good career choice. It pays well, there are all sorts of perks and you can set your own hours. However every Evil Overlord I've read about in books or seen in movies invariably gets overthrown and destroyed in the end. I've noticed that no matter whether they are barbarian lords, deranged wizards, mad scientists, or alien invaders, they always seem to make the same basic mistakes every single time. With that in mind, allow me to present...

Egg drawing

Via MAKE. Eggs colored by Bruce Shapiro's sharpie-wielding programmable robot at Maker Faire 2006.

Escalator and elevator safety guide

Superdope rhymes from the safe-T kat, just keep skipping the options to get to the freshness. Via Stephen.

Humanclock

Humanclock.com shows a photograph of the current time, with the photo changing every minute of the day (all 1,440 occuring minutes on Earth!) Thus you end up with a rotating picture clock sorta deal.

Falling ice perplexes scientists

The skies are raining big chunks of ice, and experts ranging from scientists to federal investigators are scrambling to learn what's going on.

Virtual Bubblewrap

Must have more...

Super mario bros LIVE!

Physical computing at its best.

Woooooooooo Wooooo

Via Stephen. Hilarious news video on Whistle Tips.

Remote Control Rat

Send it dashing across the floor and watch everyone jump. Furry evil-looking rodent scurries forward and runs in circles as its beady little eyes beam with an eerie red light.

Mathematicians Prove Tetris Is Tough

The video game Tetris is one of the most popular computer games ever created, perhaps in part because its difficulty makes it addictive. The objective of the game is to move and rotate falling geometric shapes to form complete rows at the bottom of the game board. Now scientists have shown mathematically that the problem posed by Tetris's descending tetrominoes is one of the most difficult to solve, even if you know which pieces are coming next.

Breast Size, Hunger, and Memory

What's the missing link between operating systems, RAM and anime characters? Better read this Wikipedia jewel about OStan... And pay special attention to the section entitled Breast Size, Hunger, and Memory.

Not Proud

Not Proud is a website chronicling confessions from the site's visitors. The submissions are sorted into categories derived from the seven deadly sins: Pride, Envy, Sloth, Gluttony, Greed, Lust and Anger.

Men hallucinate after eating fish

Two men have suffered terrifying visual and auditory hallucinations after eating a popular local seafish in Mediterranean restaurants. According to a clinical study on the patients, which is due to be published in the journal Clinical Toxicology, the men started seeing and hearing things after contracting a rare form of hallucinogenic poisoning from the Salema fish they were dining on.

Leaning buildings

Aparently, this is Not a trick.

Sex with a robot?

When America's top sex researchers gathered recently to discuss the next decade in their field, some envisioned a future in which artificial sex partners could cater to every fantasy.

TankChair

Tank Chair is a Custom off-road wheelchair that can go anywhere outdoors. Conquers Streams, Mud, Snow, Sand, and Gravel, allowing you to get back to nature, and can also climb up and down stairs.

Blacklight reactive ink tatooing

Blacklight reactive ink is a great way to have a tattoo that no one can see but under the blacklight or to add a little something special to trip out your friends.

One man band

Thankee, Stephen.

Should Christians Wear Tattoos?

It is clear that we are living in the end times, right before the return of our Lord Jesus Christ to rapture home His blood-bought bride, the Church. It is also clear that these are perilous times (2 Tim 3:1). The current trend that more and more Christians seem to be picking up is tattooing. There are even "Christian" tattoo shops opening up, and deceived Christians are flocking to them more and more. They justify this activity by saying they are "tattooing for Jesus" and it's fun to sport their new, colorful images or statements. Therefore, tattooing is no more an activity that the Bible expressly forbids, but it's become the latest, cool, fun thing to do; and tattooing is popularly regarded as simply "body art". Well, let's explore what tattooing really is and what God has to say about it.

Container Housing Companies

A survivalist dream come true. Let's take into consideration now the option of buying a house from a container housing company.

WILL SELF-DESTRUCT

This site enables you to create a one-time secure web page for a recipient. You can create a secure anonymous email message to a friend or colleague by entering their e-mail address and the message, i.e. sending a password or other sensitive information that you don't want other people to see.

Fractal chandelier

This is a suspended light fixture "grown" from 31 nested twin-lamp socket adapters. 32 7.5 watt bulbs draw a total of 240 watts. All the adapters and fixtures are rated for 660 watts, so this figure is well within the safety range. 15 watt bulbs would also be acceptable, and would generate more light. As it is, the fixture puts off very little heat. You can put your finger on the surface of one of these tiny bulbs for an indefinite period of time without experiencing any serious discomfort.

The 23 Enigma

The 23 Enigma is a belief that the number 23 is of particular or unusual significance, especially in relation to disasters. Nice Wikipedia article.

Jewish "sex commando" targets Israeli porn Web sites

Via Stephen. A group of Jewish ultra-Orthodox hackers is waging a war against pornographic Web sites, replacing their content with nothing but the picture of a revered rabbi, an Israeli paper reported.

Invention Machine

Its creations earn patents, outperform humans, and will soon fly to space. All it needs now is a few worthy challenges.

Star Wars Open Office easter egg

Lifehacker's annual Easter egg hunt turned up a great one hidden in the free office suite Open Office.

Steve, Don't Eat it!

That's a good blog.

Goo-home

goo-home.com is the simple version of google.com that has been de-googlized.

Dungeon Escape

Stephen. A very silly and very low-budget flash tribute to the classic laserdisc games like Dragon's Lair, Space Ace, and Super Don Quixote.

Foam monster

Test of a Fire Fighting Foam system at Ellsworth AFB. This was only supposed to last a few seconds, but the system would not shut-off. Nice pics.

Thank God for IEDs

"American deaths in Iraq are divine punishment for a country that he says harbors homosexuals. His protesters carry signs thanking God for so-called IEDs". ... a band of motorcyclists rolls around the country from one soldier's funeral to another, cheering respectfully to overshadow jeers from church protesters.

Flashbag

USB Flash Drives with micro pump.

Microwaved Water and Plants

Nice science fair project.

DIY Wolverine

A guy decided to be Wolverine for Halloween.

RG GoogleVideo gallery

A bunch of Rube Goldberg-inspired clips.

BoinkMail

Imagine your boss, your co-worker or your neighbor when their gag gift arrives at the reception desk or their front door! From"Bastard Bosses of America" to "Sheep Lover's International" to the now famous "Inflatable Doll of the Month Club", there's a BOINK for everybody!

Hitman

We are a privately-owned independent enterprise that specializes in reliable contract killings. We offer a variety of assassination services, customized to suit particular needs of our clients.

Fibonacci Poems Multiply on the Web After Blog's Invitation

Fibonacci Poems Multiply on the Web After Blog's Invitation.

World Record for Typing Numbers in Words

After 16 years at the typewriter, Les Stewart from Mudjimba (Australia) is a millionaire. On 25 November 1998, he reached his goal of typing all numbers from one to one million - in words (not numbers) on his manual machine.

Al-Qaeda vs. the Google toolbar

Terrorist groups, which for years have used the Internet and its various tools to organize and communicate, are paying more attention to addressing security and privacy concerns similar to those of other Web users, counterterrorism experts say.

Snoil

MAKE. A ferrofluid snake game.

Computer singing in Greek

Via Joe.

The End of Anime Rumors

To all the anime fans across the globe.

11 Craziest Mental disorders

Pick your favourite one.

The speech accent archive

The speech accent archive uniformly presents a large set of speech samples from a variety of language backgrounds. Native and non-native speakers of English read the same paragraph and are carefully transcribed. The archive is used by people who wish to compare and analyze the accents of different English speakers.

Trepanation, today

The medical community argues against it . . . media has used it as a shock story . . . but it's a procedure that has been around for ages, and some people believe it to be effective: trepanation. The desire to increase one's conciousness permanently has led some brave people to undergo this procedure. This is the story of one such brave individual . . .

Chinese restaurant syndrome

A funny name for a serious health issue. Chinese restaurant syndrome, also called monosodium glutamate symptom complex, is a collection of symptoms which may include headache, flushing, sweating, and a sensation of pressure in the mouth or face. Less common, but more serious symptoms attributed to the syndrome have included swelling of the throat, chest pain, heart palpitations, and shortness of breath. Most people recover from mild cases of Chinese restaurant syndrome with no serious harm. Symptoms of CRS can be elimated by supplying a normal amount of vitamin B6 before consuming a meal rich in MSG.

Microsimulation of road traffic

Very cool applet.

Shoelace frenzy

Bringing you the fun, fashion and science of shoelaces.

Oh my (comic book) God

The emphasis of this page is on fictional characters who originated as comic book characters. Of course real-life people such as Pope John Paul II, St. Francis of Assisi, and Mother Teresa have been depicted in comic books (Marvel published one-shot comics about these prominent Catholics), but such people are not listed here. This page focuses on fictional comic book characters -- mostly from Marvel and DC -- who are adherents of real-world (not purely fictional) religions.

No Way (The Lenovo Tapes)

This is part of the alleged Lenovo Tapes, which supposedly originated at a Lenovo (the Chinese company that recently took over IBM Thinkpad) research facility and appear to feature test footage for wicked products. Videos 2 and 3 are sweet, but... No way.

Incredible Plague Toys

This plush yellow plagues bag contains representations for all of the plagues.

Auction Sniper

Are you tired of losing eBay auctions?

Mario Bros, the physical way

Some Ohio kids put up some brilliant Super Mario Bros physical tribute and (haha) the bomb squad was called in.

Armor innovation

Once belittled as the sad fashion of a bygone era, polyester has found a new home in the 21st Century: A security firm has fashioned the much-maligned weave into taser-proof armor.

Make your bets: Abduction by Aliens or Sleep Paralysis?

A Roper Poll claimed that nearly four million Americans have had certain "indicator" experiences and therefore had probably been abducted by aliens. But a study of 126 school children and 224 undergraduates shows knowledge of aliens is related more to watching television than to having the relevant experiences.

Adding hours to your days

How to Have a 36 Hour Day.

THE SECRET LIFE OF MACHINES

Lots of videos.

The Canonical List of Weird Band Names

These are names of actual bands, past and present.

What happens when you can't count past four?

Brian Butterworth asks whether you can do maths without words for big numbers

Fractal Bear

Via Ignacio.

Printball

Via Ignacio. The PrintBall is like an Ink-Jet printer using a PaintBall Gun as printhead. The gun is mounted on a custum made pan and tilt unit which is connected to a Max/Msp based software through an Atmel chip programmed in Basic.

farmersmanual IS EVIL

Who would have thunk it?

Visualizing $87 billion

Very cool graphics.

Duct Tape wall taping

Please remember that this CAN and IS dangerous unless you know what you are doing. You can actually crucify someone if they are not properly supported during the taping process.

The Museum of Questionable Medical Devices Online

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Digital photo-realist artist

Just check the close-ups. Amazing.

HAIL XENU!

We, the First Church of Xenu and its many associates, are dedicated to exposing the lies regarding our Dark Lord and Master, Xenu Etrawl. For many years, dissenters from the Dark Lord have claimed that he is a villain, tyrant, and terrorist. However, these statements are false!

Egg piracy

During a recent raid on a wholesale centre in Guangzhou city, the capital ofa's Guangdong province, a large quantity of fake eggs was seized..

Swimming in syrup is as easy as water

It's a question that has taxed generations of the finest minds in physics: do humans swim slower in syrup than in water? And since you ask, the answer's no. Scientists have filled a swimming pool with a syrupy mixture and proved it.

Parental Persuasion

Straight from Apple's site. A little gem called Parental Persuasion. Need help answering your parent's questions about getting a Mac? Brutal concept.

Iraqi Darth Vader

Not a joke.

RSS time feed

RSS clock?

Knitted Digestive System

We're not big fans of knitted shit, but c'mon, a digestive system...

I Know HTML

And yet another funny acronym t-shirt.

AirPOOT Express

Via TUAW AirPOOT Express Remote Control Fart Machine.

AAAAA T-shirt

American Association Against Acronym Abuse...

Liquid fireworks

Indoor and Outdoor Water Spectaculars!

Kapow!

A collection of 60s batman onomatopoeias.

Awesome modded Fiat

Beyond tuning. Very cool car.

Dark Side of Oz

A very different approach to The Wizard of Oz.

The Movie Timeline

The Movie Timeline is the history of everything, taken from one simple premise - that everything you see in the movies is true...

Programmable Beverage Containers

Surface buttons on bottles release colors, flavors, fragrances, and one or two doses of caffeine.

Commonly Confused Characters

With the advent of desktop publishing in the 1980's, typesetting suddenly changed from a spectator sport to participatory. Along with this, a lot of the subtleties got lost for many. A lot of people didn't know they were missing these details, and a lot of programs didn't let you do anything about it even if you did.

Titanic alternate theories

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In the years following the sinking of the superliner RMS Titanic many alternate theories about how the Titanic sank have been put forward.

This is Not the Title of This Essay

About self-reference.

KKK Toothbrush Holder

Turning cone-shaped toothbrush holders into something else.

Vegetarians: Our counter-terror stealth force

A silly post on one of the silliest blogs ever seen.

The great robot race

See a wild and bumpy Grand Challenge practice run in the Mojave, find out how the motorcycle robot balances itself, and more.

The Creation Museum

Via Stephen. The Creation Museum is an outreach of Answers in Genesis, a non-profit ministry located near the Cincinnati International Airport, in northern Kentucky, USA. This 50,000 square foot facility will proclaim to the world that the Bible is the supreme authority in all matters of faith and practice and in every area it touches on.

Arm Pillow

Amazing engrish info on the page too.

Levitate!

Learn the trick.

Mailia

Digital information that is delivered via email increases daily if not hourly which in turn takes more and more time to answer and Mailia analyzes emails coming to ones mailbox and simply replies to them. Forget automated standard 'Out of Office' replies, Mailia is as intelligent as software like Eliza and as flexible as open source products. The email answering machine works in the following way: it grabs an incoming message, analyzes it, sends requests to the Google search engine, then picks up given results, sorts them, and outputs the information into an email form which is sent back to the sender. If answers are publicly saved, search engines will index the answers again and utilize these as output for other similar replies. Ironic as this statement may seem - 'Why not let the machines live their own lives'.

Gravity is a Push

As its title suggests, this book expounds a theory that the force of gravity is a push rather than a pull. This is not an idea invented by Wright - a Frenchman named George-Louis LeSage is usually credited with coming up with the first version of it in 1784. Since then there have been several attempts to come up with a push theory of gravity that can be made to fit with observation, some of them very sophisticated - such as those put forward by the renegade astronomer Tom Van Flandern and others. There is even a patent based on a push gravity theory. But Wright's scheme as set out in this book is rather harder to take seriously.

The "Magic" of an Egg Explained

New Gravitational Theory Evidenced in a Simple Kitchen Experiment.

Rap Snacks

The official snack of hip-hop. How can a snack be THE snack? Nigga please.

Zombie anatomy

Very interesting facts about zombie muscles and anatomy.

I/O Brush

AMAZING video of a prototype brush from MIT. If it's a hoax, it's great. If it's not, then it's even better. A must see.

Fish School

Via the Athanasius Kircher Society The Fish School promises to Train your pet fish to perform cool tricks!

Illusion

This will shock you realy hard!

The Diceware Passphrase Home Page

Eye glasses for houseflies

Via MAKE. Edo from Pink Tentacle translated what this photo is all about - "Scientists using special laser technology have crafted a pair of mini-spectacles (2 mm) and placed them on the head of a housefly." It's in Japanese, but the picture is wicked.

Octomatics

The octomatics project is about a new number system which has a lot of advantages over our old decimal system.

Chat with Satan

He's listening...

The Chindogu Champion

Can absurd analog gadgets help dispel the digital doldrums?

Giant Burger. An American Celebration

"Backyard cookouts are a deep-rooted tradition kept by the hard-working people of this country through the hot summer months when family and friends escape the hot kitchen and arrange chairs around a fire to partake in the cooking and eating of fire-grilled food. These events are not meek gatherings. There are no tea sets or linen cloths or martini glasses; these men and women carry the pride of a powerful nation in their hearts and when they turn their energy toward friends, food, and drink, the simple beauty of sharing food and fire is revealed. In celebration of our success as individuals and as a collective group we have brought the art of grilling to a new level. We have created the Giant Burger."

Overloaded

Via MAKE. Great pics.

Faking UFO Photos for the Twenty-First Century

For a modern planetarium show, an astronomer/program producer created a variety of fake UFO images as a way of showing audiences how easily such photos can be done.

Crucifix NG (Next Generation)

Crucifix NG (Next Generation) is the principal work of the Faith-Based Electronics Group at the Interactive Televangelist Program (ITP). Crucifix NG is a printed electronic circuit board in the shape of a crucifix. This handheld, wall-mountable device houses a battery-operated transmitter that broadcasts an ASCII, non-denominational version of the Lord's Prayer at 916 megahertz. (916 has no numerological significance - it is simply a function of the availability of low-cost transmission chips within this FCC license-free bandwidth.)

The non-moving Earth

Read all about the Copernican and Darwinian Myths (and their many ramifications all the way to Big Bangism!) IN OVER NINETY LINKS BELOW...

The Camo Shop

Offering products for the avid outdoorsman to use or display his/her passion for the great outdoors.

Real-time chicken

Here's whats happening in the chicken coop now.

Swedes plan to colonise Moon

We always knew the Swedes were a shifty bunch - softening hearts worldwide with a pleasing blend of inoffensive europop, cheap yet effortlessly stylish flat-pack furniture and fun-loving, pnemuatic blonde fillies - but now the horrible truth can now be revealed: they're planning to colonise the Moon thereby ensuring their own survival as the Earth's resources dwindle and lesser nations are returned to a primitive Stone-Age state enslaved to Sweden's galactic ambitions.

World Beard and Moustache Championships

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RFID Viruses and Worms

It's gonna be sooooo funny when all this people wearing implanted RFID chips start having all sorts of worms and viruses on the chips. Can't wait.

And away goes the lake down the drain!

Lake Peigneur is a shallow, now salt-water, lake near New Iberia, Louisiana that was the location of an unusual man-made catastrophe on November 21, 1980. Beneath the lake, there was both the Diamond Crystal Salt Mine and Texaco's oil drilling occurring concurrently. The generally accepted cause of the disaster is that a miscalculated oil probe punctured the roof of a salt shaft, creating a drain for the lake. The lake then proceeded to drain into the hole, as the mine was evacuated. The giant whirlpool created sucked in the drilling platform, 11 barges, many trees, buildings, and some of the surrounding terrain. It even reversed the flow of the Delcambre canal that went to the Gulf of Mexico, creating for a few days the largest waterfall ever in Louisiana state (50-100 feet {15-30 m}) as the lake refilled. No lives were lost as a result of the disaster.

Black holes: The ultimate quantum computers?

Nearly all of the information that falls into a black hole escapes back out, a controversial new study argues. The work suggests that black holes could one day be used as incredibly accurate quantum computer - if enormous theoretical and practical hurdles can first be overcome.

Korean Rubik's Cube

5-Layer Square-1 (6-side). The Korean way.

Blinfolded Rubik's Cube solving

Amazing kid...

Miss Deaf Texas struck by train, killed

This is cruel, but you have to agree: the headline is too good to be true. Tragic, yes.

Oil Standard

Oil Standard is a web browser plug-in that converts all prices from U.S. Dollars into the equivalent value in barrels of crude oil.

Automated Bar

On November 6, 2005 the automated bar made it's debut. For the most part everything worked perfectly. Everyone was amazed and impressed that they could pick a drink from a list and have it appear in front of them in about 10 seconds.

Is Cloaking Technology for U.S. Infantry Warfighters Finally Possible?

Looks like a hoax, but quite sweet.

Why aren't Dinosaurs Mentioned in the Bible?

Here are some references from the Bible, most of which refer to dinosaurs. The word "Dinosaur" was not invented until 1841 so we won't find it in the Bible. Dragons, dragon and Behemoth all refer to dinosaurs. Note the specific description of Behemoth. Leviathan is probably an extinct sea creature such as a KRONOSAURUS or LIOPLEURODON.

Real Full Scale RC Car 1982 Toyota Camry

Gracias Ignacio. Bunch of guys convert a 1982 Toyota Camry into a full size RC car and drive it around in the desert.

Google News Credibility Foiled By 15-Year Old

Via Digg. Sometimes the most well thought out practical jokes trigger an uneven brand of justice that falls under the laws of unintended consequences. While not formally codified and ill defined, the law of unintended consequences is very real, as a Google-focused prank pulled by 15-year old Tom Vandetta amply illustrates...

Robotic bartender

A Lego Robotic bartender understands verbal orders and tells jokes? Oh yeah.

Where did the plane go?

You know we don't usually focus on politics, but this is too good to be overlooked.

12 sided calendar

Download a dodecahedral calendar after your own specifiation. You can choose between PostScript and PDF format. Choose PostScript format if you want to mark holidays and birthdays. The PostScript file explains how to do it.

Today is Pi day

Month 3, day 14.

CTRL

The Conspiracy Theory Research List. Rocking graphics, at least.

Clocky

Clocky is an alarm clock that runs away and hides when you press the snooze. The alarm sounds, you press the snooze, and Clocky will roll off of the bedside table, fall to the floor, and wheel away, bumping mindlessly into objects until he finds a spot to rest. When the alarm sounds again, you must awaken to search for him. Clocky will find new spots everyday, kind of like a hide-and-seek game.

Puzzle Alarm

The Puzzle Alarm wakes you up by firing four puzzle pieces up in the air, then it is your mission to get the pieces and put them back in the alarm clock or it wonon't turn off until then.

Close IE

Dieb13 at Klingt.org has a few useless code tricks in his site. Here is a cool one to close down Internet Explorer for Windows users.

The Physics of Friendship

By comparing people to mobile particles randomly bouncing off each other, scientists have developed a new model for social networks. The model fits with empirical data to naturally reproduce the community structure, clustering and evolution of general acquaintances and even sexual contacts.

A List of Biblical Contradictions

A List of Biblical Contradictions...

The case of the 500-mile email

The following is the 500-mile email story in the form it originally appeared, in a post to sage-members on Sun, 24 Nov 2002.

Measuring the speed of light with Chocolate Chips

More cuckoo science experiments involving microwaves.

USB Floppy Disk Striped RAID

Via DIY Happy. This is the last desperate breath that the floppy could possibly t. So if you have a bunch of USB floppy drives lying around you might want to pull them out of the trash can and build a RAID with them.

The Museum of Spam

Collecting Spam sincs 15 May 2004.

Arrest yourself

A proposition has been announced recently to help reduce the deficit and to "Take A Bite Out Of Crime." If you witness a crime, it is your civic duty to report the crime to the police. When a crime is committed, you have the right to make a "Citizen's Arrest". Thus, if YOU commit a crime, it would be extremely helpful for you to perform a Citizen's Self-Arrest. Fill out the form, to complete your Citizen's Self-Arrest.

Baby tracking software

Your baby might not be completely predictable, but there are patterns hidden in her behavior. Becoming aware of these patterns makes for happy parents and a happier baby. See what Trixie Tracker can do for you and your baby.

Is our universe about to be mangled?

Our universe may one day be obliterated or assimilated by a larger universe, according to a controversial new analysis. The work suggests the parallel universes proposed by some quantum theorists may not actually be parallel but could interact - and with disastrous consequences.

Harry Kahne: Multiple Mentality

An Interview with Harry Kahne, Whose Brain can do Six Things at the Same Time (from October 1925).

HamsterTracker

Keep track of how far your hamster WOULD go.

Weird US city names

A great city names list including cases like Rambo Riviera, It, Hot Coffee, Cut-Off or Ding Dong. Check them all, lots of good stuff.

Hard Disk formatting

The russian way...

Silly walks generator

Remember Monty Python's silly walks sketch?

Money Origami

Folding bling bling.

Record Set for Hottest Temperature on Earth: 3.6 Billion Degrees in Lab

Scientists have produced superheated gas exceeding temperatures of 2 billion degrees Kelvin, or 3.6 billion degrees Fahrenheit. This is hotter than the interior of our Sun, which is about 15 million degrees Kelvin, and also hotter than any previous temperature ever achieved on Earth, they say. They don't know how they did it.

Roomba fight

Via MAKE. Roomba vacuum cleaner robot fight.

3D sidewalk art

This is old but still great.

Onliner gamer stabbed over 'stolen' cybersword

Via Stephen. Virtual theft, real death.

OfficePoltergeist 1.1

Open Source Windows Computer Prank Madness!

Desiree Palmen Camouflage Photography

Dutch Artist Desiree Palmen, creates clothing being flowed together with the environment.

An introduction to spoetry

Some spam emails are filled with nonsense. Others simply fill the heart.

Lost a key?

They found it in the grass.

The Singular Design of Katamari Damacy

A very nice interview with Katamari mastermind Keita Takahashi.

A Theory on the Deja Vu Phenomenon

For many years, psychologists have known of the phenomenon of Deja Vu, where a patient is absolutely convinced that a first visit to an area seemed like a place already familiar and known. (Deja vu is different from various similar phenomena such as Precognition [where a person has a premonition of some future event] or Clarivoyance [where a person comes to know about some simultaneous event a long distance away] or assorted other unusual phenomena. Modern science does not have adequate explanations for ANY of these apparent phenomena.

The Crazy Tetris (Japanese comedy)

As always, they do it better.

RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINE CONTEST 2006

Cut or Shred Into Strips 5 Sheets of 8 1/2" x 11" 20lb Paper Individually With a Shredder in 20 or More Steps.

Sticky foam

The Department of Energy (DOE) has reactivated a Cold War technology called sticky foam to tighten security at sites that store bomb-grade processed uranium and plutonium.

Soda pop bottle + water + high-pressure air = rocket

A site devoted to DIY rockets, featuring videos, physics info and instructions on how to convert bottles into rockets.

How to tear Phone Books

If you ask around, the chances are pretty good that someone has seen a phone book 'being ripped in half' or knows of someone who does it, although it remains a feat of strength that almost seems superhuman. The purpose of this article is to de-mystify the tearing of a phone book and show you just how easy it can be.

Tonto online

This is for all you spanish-speaking readers. Such a great name for a mortgage company...

Furniture porn

Welcome to the HOTTEST site on the Web for hardcore furniture action! If you're ready to see some hot, horny home furnishings get their freak on then you're in the right place!! You won't believe what our furniture will do! It'll make you pop your springs and throw your pillows!!

Can you grow cress in a keyboard?

Aparently, the short answer is Yes.

Turn water into hydration

Water hydrates our body, we all know that, but did you also know that it does a pretty bad job of it? Let's all buy this.

How to stop time

Einstein demonstrated that time is relative. But the rabbit-hole goes much deeper. Quantum physics discovered that consciousness is entangled in matter in some inexplicable ways; but other than the very fast, or very small, or very large, we tend to assume our “or ordinary reality conforms more to the laws of Newton. Simp..

Are Transistors Alien Technology?

Are Transistors Alien technology? Did we inherit the arrival of the transistor from a crashed UFO in 1947, Or was the transistor developed by our very own people? This has caused many many long discussions, and still lingers as a part of the unknown.

English Tongue Twisters

1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters.

Murphy's laws origin

Murphy's Law ("If anything can go wrong, it will") was born at Edwards Air Force Base in 1949 at North Base. Read all about it.

Win XP boots on a MacBook Pro

Via TUAW Literally.

Critticall

A programming tool, which enables you to apply the Darwinian force to algorithms! To those fundamental, and to those quite common. Evolution isn't just a theory. It's a nature's technology to make complicated things. And to sharpen those things further, to perform better and better. In the dawn of the computer age (or maybe even earlier), the so called Bubble sort has been invented. An algorithm, which orders a set of numbers or any other objects.

Talking cats

Very scary video of cats kind of speaking. The last one is just mad.

Human-blander dialogue

Via Ignacio. A blender with an ability to comunicate.

Wind instrument

Via Matias. Literally a wind instrument.

Apologies

XML goes mad sometimes. Today is one of those times. So you may have experienced crazy anomalies with the feed. Blah, blah.

Torus and Klein Bottle Games

How cool is it to play classic games like tic-tac-toe or chess on a torus or a Klein bottle ? Quite crazy.

Brewster Jennings Protects America

Remember playing "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego" as a kid? Well now the new game Brewster Jennings Protects America brings this classic adventure into the 21st century by merging the game play with Google maps technology*. In the web-based Brewster Jennings Protects America game you race around the globe as a government agent trying to stop a deadly terror attack from taking place....

Fish Powered Vehicle

Oil will not last long, so...

Microsoft wants you to think with your feet

Via Stephen, It could be satisfying to be able to kick some email into space.

Boring celebrities

See if you are able to make it to the bottom of this page without yawning. Pretty tough challenge. Because celebrities are indeed boring.

Mario Opera

The Mario Opera was created and written by Jonathan Mann. It was performed initially in May 2005 at the California Institute of the Arts in Santa Clarita, California. Since then, it has had a large internet following, and has appeared on G4 television and Maxim Magazine.

The Sarong Theorem Archive

This page is an electronic archive of images of people proving theorems while wearing sarongs.

Confess-O-Matic

The Easiest Confessional on the Web.

Bouncing Balls Commercial BF2 Parody

Amazing parody of an amazing commercial...

Credit Card Search

Searching private information of 184,093 credit card holders from 7,164 U.S. cities. How scary would this be?

RPS-25

How would you make Rock, paper, scissors around 350,000 times more complex than a Rubik's Cube? This kid has the answer and it's called RPS-25.

Bounceometer

Totally over-the-top way to promote a bra. But hey...

Mail::RFC822::Address:

Mail::RFC822::Address is a Perl module to validate email addresses according to the RFC 822 grammar. It provides the same functionality as RFC::RFC822::Address, but uses Perl regular expressions rather that the Parse::RecDescent parser. This means that the module is much faster to load as it does not need to compile the grammar on startup. The grammar described in RFC 822 is suprisingly complex. Implementing validation with regular expressions somewhat pushes the limits of what it is sensible to do with regular expressions, although Perl copes well.

Zombo.com

Welcome to zombo.com (And don't forget to turn on your speakers).

Default Passwords

Default IDs and Passwords in Vendor Products. 325 Vendors, 1564 Passwords.

Googlefight

Funny Google-based app.

Fastr

Fastr is a game that uses flickr images. It loads ten images that all share a common tag, one by one, and you guess what the tag is. When you guess right, the tag will turn blue. Then you can watch the pictures until the next set begins. The faster you guess, the more points you get. The points are reset every six minutes. Don't forget to enter a player name.

The Superbrowser

"Yesterday I decided to undertake an experiment. My favourite browser, Firefox, allows its users to add extensions. Currently 1148 extensions are available at Mozilla update. I decided to install 100 of the most popular extensions at the same time, trying to avoid those that duplicated others functionality. Cruelly, the hundredth was the XPI delay remover."

Distributed computing cracks Enigma code

More than 60 years after the end of World War II, a distributed computing project has managed to crack a previously uncracked message that was encrypted using the Enigma machine.

Squirrel problem

You think you have a problem with squirrels?

1001 things to do with Liquid Nitrogen

In the course of studying physics one is officially taught that liquid nitrogen is simply (and mainly) used to cool things down to 77K. But everybody who once has observed students in practical courses "working" with this stuff knows that this is not true.

Pizza Party

App of the month! Pizza Party is a free text based software package for ordering pizza, or for throwing pizza parties.

Reverse Evolution

A brilliant hoax about some crazy "genetic defect that seems to set back the clock on human evolution by more than a million years".

The Snowflake Method for Writing a Novel

Writing meets fractals.

Nuclear Bomb Effects Computer

Via MAKE. The Web edition of the nuclear bomb effects computer, however handy when you're online, isn't much use when operating under field conditions, in a post-Armageddon environment, or for settling thermonuclear bar bets. Fortunately, with a little time, patience, and access to a suitable printer and office supplies, you can assemble your own pocket slide rule computer, just like the original--no batteries or Internet connection required!

Biscuit City

Mmmmm...

Freaky bikes

Crazy bike mods.

Strange and unusual dictionaries

Resources for SCRABBLE games, bar bets, and other trivial pursuits.

Pink noise

This MIGHT not be a joke app after all... It's the hottest sensation to sweep the nation: Pink Noise! Also known as a signal with even power distribution on a logarithmic frequency scale, pink noise masks background noise to help you concentrate. Now with source code and white noise, for those less colorful. Drown out annoying roommates and co-workers today!

LEGOd Video Games

A growing library of combining LEGO and video games!

Real scale Solar system

1 pixel equals 1000 km. Brutal.

Don't Click

Don't click!

Smallest ad on my pixel website_1x1 image (Rare chance)

Yes, a 1x1 pixel ad linked from my webpage to yours. After seen all these banner ads around the web, why not just sell smaller space.

Motorized Pool Lounger

Why bother swimming when you can move around the pool without breaking a sweat...

Naked ice dancing

This should be an olympic sport next time.

Quantum computer solves problem, without running

By combining quantum computation and quantum interrogation, scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found an exotic way of determining an answer to an algorithm - without ever running the algorithm.

Iranians rename Danish pastries

Via Stephen. Iranians wishing to buy Danish pastries will now have to ask for "Roses of the Prophet Muhammad".

How to build the UFO shell

This is a design of how to build a real UFO. On the ceramic mold that can be something as simple as clay mixed with fine sand and water or more complex.

Declaration of Revocation

god save John Cleese.

0

There seems to be a problem. Many people still do not understand the meaning, the value, and the use of zero. In this day and age of high tech we still revert to this ancient myth that division by zero is some sort of error. Conceived and printed in the days when they thought the earth was flat, our early mathematicians created a mathematical error that has lasted for centuries and may last for eternity.

Christianity and Mathematics

Devotionals connected to mathematical content.

World jump day

Take part in this world-changing event!

The correct value for Pi

Old methods of identifying and calculating Pi have not been mentioned, discussed or used in this book. History of Pi has not been mentioned either. This book only considers a new idea and new formulas. To understand and get a complete view of the new formulas and ideas one has to study the book.

Church of the SubGenius

The Church of the SubGenius is a satirical postmodern parody religion, originally based in Dallas, Texas, which gained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s subculture, with a large presence on the Internet.

Micro Windmill

Via Job. The Micro Windmill Mobile charger is developed by NV Satyanarayana a science graduate based in India. It uses Wind to charge the Mobile phone. It is basically a small fan with blades of 10 cms diameter connected to a generator with an output wire which connects to your mobile phone.

THE ULTIMATE MS PAINT DRAWING

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If I dig a very deep hole, where I go to stop?

Another stupid application for Google Maps...

Ghostzilla

Ghostzilla is a Web browser like Firefox, but it shows up and disappears instantly, discreetly, blended with your application -- any application -- so the Web pages look like part of it and not like the Web at all. Windows only.

Do-It-Yourself Roller coaster...

Via MAKE. "The Next Big Thing" Audio show with a Maker who built his own roller coaster - "Over the tool shed, under the elm tree, and around the rose bushes - all in 30 seconds. It's the "Blue Flash," a homemade roller coaster John Ivers constructed in his backyard."

CSS font

A set of letters, numbers and even some symbols generated using just CSS.

The Unputtaball

When chipped or putted This gag golf ball, skips and gyrates, but never, never goes straight. It's hilarious and unpredictable.

Image of Jesus on XBOX 360

Via Ignacio. This XBOX 360 package has an Image of a man in the resemblance of Jesus on the back of the packaging. I did not alter the package in any way. This is a natural occurance of something beyond my understanding. The appearance of this image is comprised of a manipulation of the plastic, enclosing the package...

The Universal Decision Maker

For when flipping a coin just seems so 20th century, the Universal Decision Maker makes your daily decisions both easy and entertaining.. .

Why would The Klingons accept Christ?

Christianity fits well into the Klingon culture, though first impressions may seem to be to the contrary.

The Amazing Message Plant

Need a gift, but are tired of giving the same old jewelry and chocolates? They'll know your love is growing strong when you give the Amazing Message Plant.

French military victories

Via Cynical-C. Go to Google. Type "French military victories" and press "I'm Feeling Lucky".

The semantics of COW

Alex van Oostenrijk and Martijn van Beek have written a paper which analyzes the semantics of COW. The study is available in both Dutch and English. They show a proof that COW is Turing-complete. If you want to learn more about COW, here is some more by its author.

Quantum immortality

Quantum immortality is the controversial speculation deriving from the quantum suicide thought experiment that states the Everett many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics implies that conscious beings are immortal.

Blue Ball Machine

Rube Goldberg would be so proud...

The Klingon Language Version of the World English Bible

Using the technology of today to bring the theories of yesterday to the languages of tomorrow... You can even listen to some psalms.

Dummy houses in the heart of London

Old but good.

Mandelbrot Set song

A (pretty bad) pop song about fractals and the good old Mandelbrot Set. The lyrics are here if you feel like singing along.

Handwritten Real-World Cryptogram

Possibly a hoax, but a good challenge nevertheless.

On the entropy of LEGO

We propose the further study of the rate of growth of the number of contiguous buildings which may be made from n LEGO blocks of the same size and color. Specializing to blocks of dimension 2x4 we give upper and lower bounds, and speculate on the true value.

Wacky Packages

Wacky Packages is a series of editorial trading cards featuring parodies of consumer products. The cards were produced by the Topps Company beginning in 1967, usually in a sticker format. The original series sold for two years, and the concept proved popular enough that it has been revived every few years. At one time the product briefly outsold baseball cards.

GUPI

A resource for GUPI, the world's first electronic guinea pig.

Willie Nelson Introduces Alternative Fuel

When crooked country singers are the ones bringing the good news about alternative energy (something oil companies should take care of), it means something went really wrong at some point.

Cartoons about Cartoons about Cartoons

A group of Israeli comics artists have launched their own anti-Semitic cartoon contest. "We'll show the world we can do the best, sharpest, most offensive Jew hating cartoons ever published! No Iranian will beat us on our home turf!".

How many balloons does it take to lift a person?

Via MAKE. Jim writes - "I just wanted to let you know I uploaded a video that almost everyone will find interesting. Have you ever wondered how many helium balloons it would take to lift a human being off the ground? We did it, and the video is the story of what happened. I think almost every human being has wondered at some point in their life what it would be like to be lifted in the air by helium balloons..."

How my program passed the Turing Test

An amazingly good resource on chatbots

Jenny18 - A Cybersex Bot Implemented in Eliza

virt at vgmix dot com writes: IRC is a network full of chat rooms (or "channels") where a lot of scary internet people (or "perverts") hang out. my friend reduz found a version of 'eliza' that could go on IRC. he put it on IRC. a lot of people from other countries thought it was a real woman, so naturally they tried to have sex with it. they got frustrated quickly. reduz is a bad man. reduz asked me to make the eliza bot better. i'm not smart enough to make like neural networks and natural language parsing and contextual branching decision matrices, but i sure as hell know how to talk like a guy pretending to be a dumb girl. it is sort of like jenny18: heeeeeyyyy how r u? =) wanna sex? lol. so i replaced eliza's tiny, boring script with a massive dumb blonde script that has like 3,800 responses on all sorts of topics, but mostly sex. jenny18 is very horny and she loves talking to horny guys. and everyone knows the best place to talk to horny guys is on dalnet irc sex channels. Don't miss the chat logs!

Reverse satanic messages

Check out the backwards version of some pop bits. And don't forget to check the lyrics, cause that's when it all makes "sense".

The Best Oxymoron List

A ton of oxymora...

Cadbury egg hacking

How to make a Cadbury BBQ Sauce Egg. Just in time for Easter! We've all had them. Those disgusting little chocolate eggs filled with some crap from some laboratory where they were actually trying to cure some disease. Well, this little tutorial will help you cure one thing - the Cadbury Creme Egg Craving Disease. YES! They're disgusting, but when you see them sitting on the shelf of the candy store, you just can't help yourself. You have to buy one; once a year, you have to eat one. Well not anymore.

3D Painted Rooms

The most amazing paint-based mind-trick in a long while. These rooms are painted so that, when looked at right, optical illusions will appear.

Food hacking

Towards an anarchist food aesthetic.

Client / Server Door Opener Using Parallel Port

Via MAKE. The goal was to give a purpose for the simple life of this poor electric door opener (and, of course, to save a walk of 5m ten times per day).

A Future Timeline of Humanity and the Universe

An excerpt from the online hypertext Human Knowledge: Foundations and Limits.

Conservative match

Via Alejandra and Aeron. The place for Conservative Singles, Conservative Events, and more. Find people who share your cultural, political and religious values. With a culture that is often hostile to conservative values our goal is to provide alternative resources.

Spamradio

Spamradio is serving up delicious helpings of spam each hour of every day to all who are hungry. Using a complex arrangement of pipes and funnels we turn the junk mail that we receive into a streaming audio broadcast that can be enjoyed from anywhere on the Internet.

"The Flash Mind Reader"

How It Works...

Bye, bye, Bluths

'Arrested Development' was too witty and subtle to last.

How to spot a pedophile

Via Stephen. Will you pass the pedometer test?

The fractal guy

Trippyyyyyyy...

Are Slot Machines Honest?

Re-printed from 1999 American Casino Guide.

Learn to Play Slot Machines

Discover the history of slot machines, the different types of casino slot machines, how payouts work, tips, odds, strategies and the myths about slot machine secrets that just don't work.

Reverse jingle bells

Pay attention. Very subtle.

HL2 Rube Goldberg Device: Reloaded

Via Digg. Cool video of a rube goldberg device made in half life 2. Someone had too much time on their hands.

Nasty Little Truth About Spacetime Physics

Some of the most famous physicists in the world are not telling the truth about one of the most taken for granted concepts in scientific history. They are not telling us how they can come up with their fanciful time travel theories (wormholes, advanced and retarded waves traveling in spacetime, etc...) using a model of the universe that precludes the possibility of motion. Nothing can move in spacetime or in a time dimension-axis by definition. This is because motion in time is self-referential. It is for this reason that Sir Karl Popper compared Einstein's spacetime to Parmenide's unchanging block universe, in which nothing ever happens.

GoDogGo

The first, and still the only, Automatic Fetch Machine for dogs. Yes, now Fido can play fetch by himself. Really! The GoDogGo tennis ball launcher was designed to provide hours of healthy exercise and enjoyment for your dog. Think of GoDogGo as your dog's own personal playmate that's ready to play whenever he is!

Pacman in the library

Amazing video.

Goocam world map

This is a Google map of unprotected/open camera streams obtained from Google searches. The IP addresses for each camera's url has been mapped to it's Geo-location. Here is a del.icio.us tag with the best cameras found so far. The pr0n cameras are easter eggs.

Leary's Eight Circuit Model of Consciousness

The 8-Circuit Model of Consciousness is a heuristic model of consciousness proposed by Timothy Leary. Perhaps somehow reminiscing Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs, Leary believed the mind is best viewed as a collection of 8 "circuits", also called "gears" or "mini-brains". Each stage represents a higher stage of evolution than the one before it. The first four, which Leary presumed to reside in the left lobe of the cerebrum, are concerned with the survival of organisms on earth; the other four, which Leary suggested are found in the right lobe, are for use in the future evolution of man, and are dormant in the majority of human beings.

Balloon Molecules

Modelling balloons are known first of all as a toy or in form of balloon sculptures. But there are other possibilities... On this web site we would like to show you how to use modelling balloons to build chemical molecules. Basically you only need balloons, a pump and some imagination. The knots you need are shown here.

Mario Unleashed

Via Ric. Some crazy high school kids perform songs from the Super Mario Brothers games on marimba and drums.

The oops list

A huge archive of pics and (some) sounds and movies worth checking out. Just randomly clicking on some of the links we found jewels like this Mastercard parody, or the craziest way to explain error correction systems of a missile. Keep browsing.

Guimp, the world's smallest website

Complete with splash screen, blog, flash version and all you could ever want from a website.

The IKEA Game

The IKEA Game is very simple - given a list of IKEA product names, can you guess what the product is. Ten products are picked from our database, so every game is different!

Mobile Cooking

How to use two mobile phones to cook an egg which will make a change from phoning out for a pizza. Please note that this will not work with cordless phones.

Building A Calculating Machine Using LEGO

Before the day of computers and pocket calculators all mathematics was done by hand. Great effort was expended to compose trigonometric and logarithmic tables for navigation, scientific investigation, and engineering purposes. In the mid-19th century, people began to design machines to automate this error prone process. Many machines of various designs were eventually built. The most famous of these machines is the Babbage Difference Engine...

ZeroG Aerospace

With ZeroG Aerospace, you can become a pioneer in the new space travel by participating on ZGS-1, the first commercial low-cost space access option for the rest of us.

UB313

The solar system no longer has nine planets! Go figure.

Church Sign Generator

Ever seen those signs in front of churches with the moveable letters? Ever wanted to rearrange the letters to make your own church sign? Well, now you can.

The Quantum Sleeper

The Quantum Sleeper Unit is a high-level security system designed for maximum protection in various hostile environments.

Click fraud

Click fraud occurs in pay per click online advertising when a person, automated script or computer program imitates a legitimate user of a web browser clicking on an ad, for the purpose of generating an improper charge per click. Click fraud is the subject of some controversy and increasing litigation due to the advertising networks being a key beneficiary of the fraud whether they like it or not. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

GWEI

We generate money by serving Google text advertisments on a network of hidden Websites. With this money we automatically buy Google shares. We buy Google via their own advertisment! Google eats itself - but in the end "we" own it! By establishing this model we deconstruct the new global advertisment mechanisms by rendering them into a surreal click-based economic model. After this process we hand over the common ownership of "our" Google Shares to the GTTP Ltd. [Google To The People Public Company] which distributes them back to the users (clickers) / public.

'New mammal'

In the dense central forests of Borneo, a conservation group has found what appears to be a new species of mammal.

Acme::EyeDrops

Acme::EyeDrops converts a Perl program into an equivalent one, but without all those unsightly letters and numbers.

Nintendo's Era of Censorship

Via Stephen. In today's era of Xbox and Playstation it is often easy to forget that at one time the North American video game market was almost single-handedly dominated by one firm- Nintendo of America. For many years Nintendo enjoyed a privileged position in the video game market that at times seemed to be a borderline monopoly. The company released the three most popular systems on the continent; Gameboy, NES, and Super NES, and although challenges would later emerge from Sega, Nintendo retained a position of dominance for most of the 1980's and early-to-mid 1990's. This dominance, in turn, allowed Nintendo of America to establish a series of policies and conventions regarding video game content that essentially became unquestioned the law of the land.

Reductio ad absurdum

Reductio ad absurdum (Latin for "reduction to the absurd", traceable back to the) "reduction to the impossible", often used by Aristotle), also known as an apagogical argument or reductio ad impossibile, is a type of logical argument where we assume a claim for the sake of argument, arrive at an absurd result, and then conclude the original assumption must have been wrong, since it gave us this absurd result. This is also known as proof by contradiction. It makes use of the law of non-contradict - a statement cannot be both true and false. In some cases it may also make use of the law of excluded middle - a statement which cannot be false, must then be true. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Easter Egg? Final Cut Pro 4.0 Ramblings

Apple's Final Cut Pro 4.0 shipped with some interesting ramblings in its resource file. If you'd like to explore it yourself, they are housed in the "Final Cut Pro.rsrc" file.

Burglar solved math problems

A highly unusual break-in at a grammar school resulted in a bit of mental exercise.

The Solar System, part of a Galactic Hypercivilization?

A good introduction to the Fermi Paradox and some twisted ideas to complement it. What the author calls the Subanthropic Principle and the Undetectability Conjecture. There you go, the Download of the month, available in different formats.

Top 10 weirdest USB devices ever

From USB-powered grills to heated slippers, a wicked list.

Mac Mini in SE30

Via TUAW. Cool Mac Mini hack to bring old Macs to life. Black and white, too.

Bilateral Thinking Puzzles

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Monkey phonecall

Monkeyphonecall.com offers realistic Monkey Phone Calls for people in the United States. Only ten dollars! It's really worth it.

Dumb moments

Just in case you want to share your most embarassing stories.

The millionth Fibonacci number

You can be reasonably certain that this is in fact the millionth Fibonacci number. It was originally produced by a dc macro, then independently verified by a C program and an OCaml program.

More Tron Guy

Via Ignacio. The Tron Guy is going pro, with a new URL featuring forums, videos, newsletter, and all that jazz.

Silverfall Chinchilla's Chin-Cross Calculator

Describe the chinchillas you would like to breed.

Killer Web Pages

A little museum of web pages that can harm you.

Chewy is blogging

AAAAAAAAaaa rrrrrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnhhhh...

SawStop video

SawStop 10" cabinet saw was developed from the ground up with a particular focus on safety and quality. It features a revolutionary safety system that stops and retracts the blade (within 5 milliseconds) upon accidental contact, drastically reducing the severity of user injury. The video is just in mad. Why the hell do they use a sausage though? It would have been so much better with a real finger.

Very Small Objects

The first and most important step is to correctly identify what a Very Small Object is. The following definitions describe what may be defined as a Very Small Object for the purposes of naming under the Collier System.

Burning visible images onto CD-Rs with data (beta)

Via MAKE. By far the best idea in years involving CD-Rs.

Ralph, the talking hand

Ralph, for Robotic Alphabet, was designed for person to person communications with deaf-blind people. The hand takes input from text or keyboard and translates it into hand fingerspelling language. Cool video.

Russian Inventor Patents Invisibility Cloak

A professor from chair of quantum and optical electronics of the Ulyanovsk State University in western Russia has patented a method of making things invisible, Interfax news agency reported.

6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6...

Check out the following exercise, guaranteed to freak you out. There's no trick or surprise, but, trust me: just follow these instructions, and answer the questions one at a time and as quickly as you can! Again, as quickly as you can but don't advance.

NEW Text Messaging World Record

Via Gizmodo. Kimberly Yeo, a 28 year old Singaporean business student has smashed the Guinness World Record, making the new record 26 words tapped into a mobile phone in a stunning 43.24 seconds.

Traffic Cone Preservation Society

ntil the late 20th century, traffic cones were not thought worthy of scientific study. It is the Society's mission to counteract these centuries of neglect. By preserving and studying these "Helpers of Humanity," we hope to allow future generations the opportunity to enjoy these magnificent creatures in their natural habitats.

The really big button that doesn't do anything

Welcome to the most unusual artifact to be discovered on the Superhighway de la Informatique : the really big button that doesn't do anything. Developed in early '94, labelled as the Mystery Spot of the Internet, thousands flock to this button every day, pushing it, attempting to get it to do something; all in vain.

13 things that do not make sense

From the placebo effect to cold fussion.

The Wiki History of the Universe in 200 Words or Less

This piece was the inspiration for the book A Briefer History of Time and led to the Annals of Improbable Research Universal History Translation Project. Reprinted from the AIR, Volume III, Number 1, January/February 1997, page 27.

Seconds as dots

One Day where each dot is one second.

Alkulukuja Kakkiva Karhu

Or "Prime Number Pooping Bear", for those of you that don't speak finnish.

iGod

Repenting made easy. The mother of all chatrooms. A chat with Him.

Random Chicken

Via Manolita. Welcome to Random Chicken, where chickens are random, and random is the chicken. Our mission on the internet is to keep chickens as random as they can be, and you can help by contributing to the archive! There are currently over 100 chickens in the poultry archive, with more added from time to time, so make sure to bookmark this page, and return often!

IP Spotting (beta)

It's all about Internet Protocol addresses, which are unique numbers, one of which your computer uses when connected to the internet so that every other computer on the internet can talk to you. Your IP address is a bit like your phone number, it is something by which you (or your computer) can be uniquely identified. An IP address (version 4 anyway) is a 32 bit number, which is usually divided up into 4 bytes separated by full stops thus, 72.3.211.135. Each number can go from 0 to 255, there are some restrictions on what addresses are available due to the way they are given out, if you are interested you can read more about them. We are of the mind that some IP addresses are more interesting than others if they contain an unusual configuration of numbers etc.

Super-Hero Generator

You've decided to take the plunge. You're going to become . . . a super-hero! Congratulations, but have you worked out the details? What will you call yourself? What weapon will you use in your fight against crime? What kind of transportation will you have? How will you get your powers? Who will your enemy be? What team will you be a part of?

The Longest List

Ever wonder what the longest (insert item) in the world is? Look at that domain name...

WWorst case of plagiarism ever

Meet Marc Maggiori, the dumbest copycat ever.

Dactyl fractal zoom

Jesus tonight! Another recursive zooming trick page!

The Zoomquilt

Arguably the sweetest site we've seen in ages (choose the Flash version!). Fractal, too. Brilliant.

The ahhhh page

This page plots the number of results obtained from google for words of the form a{n}h{m}. For example aaahh would be represented by 3,2 and is found on the grid below at 3 down and 2 across. Hover over the square to see the number of google results, you can also click to see the results in google for yourself.

Flying car captured on Google Earth

Via The register. The vehicle in question is at an altitude of three of four metres and doing about 80 knots.

Carpenter's level

Another useless widget via TUAW. The Carpenter's Level is a Dashboard widget that responds to your (so equipped) iBook or Powerbook's built-in motion detector. Tilt your laptop to the left or right and watch the bubble move.

How to make a shiny ball out of mud

At elementary schools, kindergartens, and preschools all across Japan, kids are losing themselves making hikaru dorodango, or balls of mud that shine.

Maximize your luck

Max is a software agent that browses the web, in a simulation of the typical human browsing behavior, searching for information that may interest the user, especially information that the user is not focused upon. By offering such information, Max attempts to stimulate the creativity of the user by providing new entry points based on de Bono's proposed techniques and, hopefully, induce serendipitous insights.

Exploding RFID tags

RFID Tags in New US Notes Explode When You Try to Microwave Them. Mmmmm... Why would you want to do that?

Pherotones

Via Stephen. Once again, mainstream science is hiding something from us.

The Impaler

Via Stephen. Wouldn't you vote for a Satanic Dark Priest, Sanguinarian Vampyre and a Hecate Witch? If you would and you come from Minnesota, Sharkey is your man.

Jack bauer's Treo 650

One for all of you 24 junkies out there.

Scanner photography

Via Slashdot. Take an ordinary flatbed scanner, and use it in place of photo paper with a large format camera. And there you go, your first homebrew digital camera...

Garfield randomizer

Three squares, four buttons. Clean and simple.

Seeing more than your eye does

Lindsay Lohan doesn't either

Just like Paris.

Calculating the distance

This page calculates the distance the cursor of the visitors has traveled, based upon the fact that a computer display has 72 pixels/inch.

Paris Hilton doesn't change facial expressions

Nice collage...

Super Mario Sheet

Sheet music for the classic Super Mario Bros. videogames. Via Eyebeam.

La mareadora

Eugenio at Motorhueso has made our day with his new project called La mareadora (roughly translated as "the one that makes you dizzy"). An automatic blog written by a PHP script. The rather poetic results are in Spanish. Great.

Moonwalking on everything

This could be a very detailed retrospective of the history of early videogaming. But it's not. Better yet, it's got MJ moonwalking like crazy in every possible way.

TCP/IP via primitive comunication

At Algoma University the mature students in the fast track accelerated second degree program are not quick to accept theory without proof. As a result, Professor George Townsend offered extra credit to anyone in his forth year Computer Networks course who could take up the challenge of implementing internet based protocols over a new form of medium - Bongo Drums.

Pikachu Hors d'oeuvres

A Hasbro (TM) Pokemon (TM) Character Creater (TM) is used to make attractive Hors d'oeuvres out of softer kinds of cheese.

Funny Name Server

Admit it. As you were looking up a number in the phone book, a funny listing caught your eye. You chuckled at the poor guy whose name is also a curse word. Then you thought, "If I had nothing better to do, what other funny names could I find in the phone book?". That's where the Funny Name Server comes in. We've done all the work for you already! Our team of researchers has spent literally hundreds of hours looking up thousands of funny, interesting, strange, and offensive names in phone books from all over the New York tri-state area.

Give one file, get one free!

That's the slogan for file-swap.com

Dumb Things That People Do

Next time you think you're having a bad day read this.

Advertising with Google Maps

Advertisers are slowly discovering the potential of Google Maps, and some, like the Target store, are even enjoying some unexpected windfall. Poynter Online talks about realtors tapping into satellite imaging tools. Google Maps Mania is running a log on map hacks, some of them by businesses. Scavengeroogle is an armchair scavenger hunt based on the service - you too can have people looking for your brand landmark (like, again, the Target stores). Here's a how-to on integrating Google Maps into your website.

Weird Research, Anomalous Physics

"I love fools' experiments; I am always making them" - Charles Darwin.

RoboDump 1.0

If we had some sort of contest going on, this would surely make first prize. And second too. And third. RoboDump is a robot. Sort of. And it poops. Sort of. Forever. A horrible, never-ending bowel movement complete with straining grunts, horrific gas, splashes, and pee sounds.

Star Wars. Fact NOT Fiction...

Via Stephen. George Lucas quite naturally believes that he wrote "Starwars", when, in reality, he was told telepathically what to write in the original first three Episodes (4-6), by the very "Force" to which the films refer, and was "forced" to make only episodes 4-6, first, as a very important step in the preparation of mankind for the long-awaited TRUTH, about the real reasons for human life on Earth ("what on earth am I doing here?"), the meaning of life and its purpose, contained in "The Way home or face The Fire", from which episodes 1-3 should have been made, as I did my best, frequently, to tell him.

Stacking

The World Sport Stacking Association (WSSA) promotes the standardization and advancement of sport stacking worldwide. This association serves as the governing body for sport stacking rules and regulations and provides a uniform framework for sport stacking events; sanctions sport stacking competitions and records. Now if you still don't feel like checking all this out, jump to this site or simply fall in love with a convincing video. Ah, now you see, eh?

Tactical Iraqui

A computer-based, self-paced, learning program that in about 80 hours teaches English-speaking people totally unfamiliar with Iraqi Arabic how to speak enough to accomplish tasks and missions in Arabic. Tactical Iraqi is ideal for military and civilian personnel who must rapidly train to accomplish missions that involve interacting with Iraqis but who are not linguists, don't have time to take immersive language training courses.

Green-glowing pigs

Scientists in Taiwan say they have bred three pigs that "glow in the dark".

Just the words

The complete unexpurgated scripts of Monty Python's Flying Circus. (Except for the animation bits).

Open Source Order of the Golden Dawn

We are a community of magickal practitioners, mostly of Pagan background, who have gathered to work the Golden Dawn System.

Balloon bowl

Top skating idea.

Picture mixing

Select a top and a bottom portion of a face from the grid on the left.

Are You Living In a Computer Simulation?

On this website you can follow the debate that followed the paper presenting the Simulation argument.

Poo cereal

Possibly the worst marketing strategy ever.

Antipolygraph

The lie detector or polygraph is in reality a method used by the enemies of God in their prison cells and detention camps to put psychological pressure on the mujahidin during the interrogation of those they take prisoner in order to collect as much intelligence information as possible. Security and intelligence agencies -especially Western ones- have spun a halo of lies around it to obfuscate the truth, so that many think that a person being tested will only be saved by the truth, and nothing but the truth!

How To Cook With Lava

Dangerous, expensive, illegal? sure thing. But hot (as in 1093 degrees Celsius).

Download of the Month: Men of Metal

Eyewitness accounts of humanoid robots.

Are twins mutants?

The more polluted the region, the greater the chance of a mother giving birth to twins.

Piet

Piet is a programming language in which programs look like abstract paintings. The language is named after Piet Mondrian, who pioneered the field of geometric abstract art. I would have liked to call the language Mondrian, but someone beat me to it with a rather mundane-looking scripting language. Oh well, we can't all be esoteric language writers I suppose.

The Universal Packing List

Generate a custom packing list for any journey! So twisted, we'd actually say it IS useful...

Remotely Controlled Hummer

The Popular Military Vehicle Can Now Be Unmanned.

Where babies come from

The source and the formula to generate babies. According to Uncyclopedia, of course.

r4WB1t5

A Chicago-based festival will be showing/spreading foofoofoo...

The History of Q*Bert

In the words (and sketches) of his own father, Jeff Lee.

The toilet seat problem

A creative science approach to the controversial toilet seat problem.

The best blonde joke. Ever.

Really funny, really.

Ultimate Lost theory

The Lost number series and the rest of the riddles surrounding the fictional island have been generating tons of speculation. And THIS is by far the best/most elaborate/craziest/etc theory so far.

Breath capture

Everyone is born with it. A desire to be near the ones we care about most. And we find ways to remember them when they're away. A lock of hair. Letters. An old photo. And now there's Breath Capture...

It

A good name for an amazing product.

The Red Pill

The Red Pill is a project to catalogue all of those things on the stranger side of reality, from new paradigm science to alternative history and the mysteries of consciousness. This grew out of Wikipedia's tendency to avoid 'fringe' issues. Additionally, this gives community members a place to browse through the collective thoughts and interests of those who like the taste of the proverbial 'red pill'.

General Zod 2008

Probably the best candidate ever.

Understanding Mirror Reflections

Psychologists at the University of Liverpool have found that people still find it difficult to understand how mirrors work.

Time travel conspiracy theory

Just too cuckoo and complex to be described. Go ahead and read it. It includes pitcures too.

Fractal Tic-Tac-Toe

Although our primary concern is with fractal images for formal theories, rather than for games, many of the techniques to be used can be made clear using a fractal image for the simple game of tic-tac-toe.

Fill My Room!

Remember the Million Dollar Website ? Well, this is kind of similar, only in a more physical way. And it involves Lego, which of course makes it better.

The Amazing Phone Number Trick

This is an extremely clever trick that will amaze you.

Discordianism

(Definition from Wikipedia): Discordianism is a modern, Chaos-based religion founded in either 1958 or 1959. It has been described as both an elaborate joke disguised as a religion, and as a religion disguised as an elaborate joke. Some of its followers make the claim that it is "a religion disguised as a joke disguised as a religion." It can be viewed as a simple rejection of reductionism and dualism, even falsifiability - not in concept different from postmodernism or certain trends in the philosophy of mathematics.

PoMo English Title Generator

The Amazing and Incredible, Only-Slightly-Laughable, Politically Unassailable, PoMo English Title Generator.

Virtual pets

A list of virtual pet sites and descriptions for easy browsing, this is the largest virtual pet links directory of its kind.

Angry Willie

Way off-topic, but this sound clip is wicked. Good'ol reverend Willie F. Wilson and his groundbreaking views on lesbianism. It's all about the screws, baby.

Chimp hacking

Alive is a wicked, fully animated, life-size bust of the real animal. A pretty cool toy (you can check all about it here ). But anyways, here is someone who is planning on hacking the poor chimp, and although it's still just a plan (coming soon, it says) the pictures of the dismantled robot are acid.

Combat robotics

The most aggressive and brutal bots. Cute, too.

DIY Rollercoaster

Via Stephen. The Blue Flash Roller Coaster was built by John Ivers in the backyard of his Bruceville, Indiana home.

CHDecide

CHDecide helps you locate the most rational decision. The program uses the expected-utility theory to make predictions of which option you should choose. CHDecide will ask you to estimate how likely you are to succeed with an option, how much it's worth for you and how much it hurts if you fail. It will then compute which option is expected to give most happiness. You might think that you don't need a program to make your choices, but research has shown that humans are surprisingly bad at picking the most logical choices. Useful or fun? You decide!

WWII Ghost

Eagle-eyed Internet sleuths have discovered hundreds of weird aircraft on Google Maps' satellite views, from stealth bombers to bizarre globular UFOs hovering over Florida.

Atari graphics

Via Joe. Interesting Atari graphics expert.

The World's Biggest Skateboard

The Official Guiness World Record Holder for World's Biggest Skateboard. Don't miss the videos.

IPic - A Match Head Sized Web-Server

The world's tiniest implementation of a TCP/IP stack and a HTTP web-server.

TinyP2P

TinyP2P is a functional peer-to-peer file sharing application, written in fifteen lines of code, in the Python programming language. The World's Smallest P2P Application.

Bikini Calculus

Via Job. If you always wanted to learn about concepts like constants and variables but found it too boring, here is a solution for you.

Fractal Camo

HyperStealth Biotechnology Corp. uses fractal patterns to create better military camouflage designs. Canada changed military camouflage standards by issuing their proprietary "pixelated" CADPAT uniforms as a result of a DND research program. Its improved performance in NATO exercises helped smooth the adoption of the related MARPAT for the US Marines and its ARPAT derivative for the US Army.

Robot pong

Amazing video of RCX robot using vision command (or a derrivative) to play pong on a real screen.

Aibo Roblog

Being an intelligent, autonomous robot, Pedro wanders freely around our house. Every day from noon to 3.30 pm GMT, he takes a photo every half-hour with his nose camera and mails it to this blog through his wi-fi internet connection. All on his own! Hence, the term roblog - a robot's blog with no human intervention.

Currency bill tracking

There are a number of websites that track migrations of banknotes, just like ornithologists track migrations of birds by ringing them. All these sites can track currency among the users of that website. A user may register a bill by entering its serial number, and if someone else has already registered the bill, then the "route" of the bill can be displayed. Americans started it sevral years ago, but you can track other currencies these days.

Googlewhacking

A Googlewhack is a query consisting of two words (with no quote marks) entered into Google's search page that returns a single result. Googlewhacking is the pastime activity of finding such a result.

Brikwars

BrikWars is a wargaming system for use with Lego bricks or similar building blocks and figurines. It is designed to be simplistic, with many optional rules. Rules are humorous,with frequent quotes from Sun Tzu and other thinkers on war. Brikwars is a derivitave of Legowars, an earlier Lego-based battle game. (Lego Wars was not affiliated with the Lego Group, and was withdrawn from the public domain for using of the Lego trademark without permission.)

Wordsearch creator

Use this free wordsearch creator to generate a wordsearch that you can print out and give to your students. It's easy to use, just enter your list of words (one on each line) in the box above and the wordsearch puzzle will automatically appear.

Confining Latex Balloon Prison

This unique latex balloon is made of stretchable latex. This product is super stretchy but takes some effort to get in it. We suggest a lot of a water based lubricant around the skin and balloon to glide in better. To get in, you start by putting your feet inside and then pulling the latex balloon around your body, all the way to the neck. Once inside you can feel the pressure of the latex all around you. Some use additional straps or tape for extra security. Comes in black or clear.

Fun with Cold

DISCLAIMER: If you attempt to this at home, beware that this may affect your central nervous system, give you frost bites, die, get high, or a combination of these.

Strange consciousness ideas

In grappling with deep philosophical issues, we are sometimes pushed towards theories we should never have adopted for their own sake. The ideas on this page are classic cases of this kind - if you find your theory leads you into one of these positions, it's a sign that you need to look again at your theory... Homunculi, dualism and epiphenomenalism.

CS320 Consumers Guide to Programming LanguagesCS320 Consumers Guide to Programming Languages

It can be difficult to choose a language for a particular project. Most people already have a fairly good idea of how various means of transportation compare. So here is a list that matches programming languages with modes of transportation. Note, certain fashion words (Visual, Object-oriented, Structured, Modular, Aspect-oriented, Concurrent, ...) are attached (like tail fins and spoilers) to most languages. They help sell the language.

Arnold who?

How good are you at spelling Arnold's name?

Gematriculator

The Gematriculator is a service that uses the infallible methods of Gematria developed by Mr. Ivan Panin to determine how good or evil a web site or a text passage is.

Subtitling movies

Make your own subtitles.

OmegA

Pure cuckoo.

The bomb

That's a weird hot-to.

Banned Xbox 360 ad

The best Microsoft ad ever. Never aired.

Falling Sand Game

Hard to understand but potentially nice game. There is a couple of links there where to find info and learn all about it.

Sauce Dispensing Chopsticks

Via Job. Some people obviously have too much time on their hands. Why else would some poor soul invent these wonderful Sauce Dispensing Chopsticks?

ScanJet Music

Via Digg Play music with your scanner.

Possible perpetual motion machine

Photosynthesis Robot is a three-dimensional sketch of a possible perpetual motion machine driven by phototropism- the movement of plants towards the direction of the sun. The motion of the plants upon this four wheeled vehicle would propel slowly over a period of time. By Futurefarmers.

Ultra hot dog rollup

Redneck cooking at its best.

Frieze patterns

In mathematics, frieze patterns have translational symmetry. Groups of isometries that keep a given straight line invariant and that include translations along the line, are called frieze groups with center at this line. Isometry is a linear transformation of the plane (or space) that preserve distances between points. Translation, rotation, reflection (in a point or a line) are all isometries. So are their compositions. Glide reflection is a simultaneous translation and reflection in the center line. In all, there are 7 frieze patterns.

TheClickWar

Theclickwar is a site where you can get creative with your wasted time. You earn "points" by logging in to this website from various computers anywhere in the world. Every internet connection has a unique IP address. If you are the first person to ever log in under a specific IP address you can claim that address as well as add some points immediately to your account. The more IP addresses you own, the more points you will get daily.

Wicked Laser

Via I4U. China based Wicked Lasers is selling a variety of small but powerful lasers. You can light a match from 10 feet away with those lasers. Wicked Lasers features lots of videos and photos showing their lasers in action. Those Class IIIb Lasers are no toys and need to be handled with care. Before you purchase, you might even want to check if such lasers are legal to own in your country. Wicked Lasers offers lasers with 5mW to 500mW power.

The Shock phone for self defense

At first glance, this mobile phone seems to be straight out of the history books. In fact one would probably laugh if told that this is one of the latest phones that has been introudcued in the markets. The brick type bulky handset has good reason to be smug though. It is a self defense phone or as we call it, the shock phone.

A tribute to Spanish video art

Job's tribute to the old school of Spanish video art (and its obsession with timecodes and the like)...

Why Do Men Have Nipples?

Pretty cool book with Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini. Stuff like Why do I get a killer headache when I suck down my milkshake too fast? or Can I lose my contact lens inside my head forever? or Why do old people grow hair on their ears?

Pixel Blocks

The tiniest dots of color you see on your computer or television screen are called picture elements, or simply pixels for short. Together they make up an entire picture. PixelBlocks are pixels made physical and set free from the computer screen. They allow the young at heart of all ages to use their creativity in endless ways.

Tiny Machines

Tiny Machines is the defining lecture on designing and engineering at the molecular scale. Richard Feynman describes computer chips, tiny tools, sound waves, and the known laws of physics. He teaches us about the science behind nanotechnology and how tiny machines and tools can be constructed atom-by-atom. Dr. Feynman enthusiastically illustrates the relationship between art and science and tiny machines. This classic teaching of technology will amuse, entertain and inform.

Periodic Table of The Elements Mug

Fully accurate and complete reference guide with a bright multi-color design.

A vow of silence

A (broken) vow of silence...

Generating Text

How can you generate random text? A classic approach is to let loose that poor monkey on his aging typewriter. There are other ways, though. Let's check some of them.

DadaDodo

DadaDodo is a program that analyses texts for word probabilities, and then generates random sentences based on that. Sometimes these sentences are nonsense; but sometimes they cut right through to the heart of the matter, and reveal hidden meanings.

Nonsense

Nonsense generates random (and sometimes humorous) text from datafiles and templates using a very simple, recursive grammar. It's like having a million monkeys sitting in front of a million typewriters, without having to feed or clean up after them. From fake Slashdot headlines to absurd college courses to buzzword bingo cards, Nonsense is a good way to waste time.

Lorem Ipsum

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged. It was popularised in the 1960s with the release of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum passages, and more recently with desktop publishing software like Aldus PageMaker including versions of Lorem Ipsum.

Remote-control roaches

Japan's latest innovation: Remote-control roaches are plagued by spammers. A big brown cockroach crawls across the table in the laboratory of Japan's most prestigious university. The researcher eyes it nervously, but he doesn't go for the bug spray. He grabs the remote. This is no ordinary under-the-refrigerator type bug. This roach has been surgically implanted with a micro-robotic backpack that allows researchers to control its movements. This is Robo-roach.

Hydrogen Generator

Via MAKE. Here's a pile of info on how to make your very own hydrogen generator using stainless steel switch plate covers. Why? Because you can.

Paper Plane Simulator

Probably the best flight simulator ever. Probably.

Mothers Against Noise

Thanks, Stephen. If you are a concerned parent whose child is listening to NOISE and would like to do something about it you have come to the right place.

MMVI

Have a nice MMVI.

Tetris 1d

Not very hard to play Tetris clone. Every other game should go 1-dimensional from now on.

Fish Robots

Via MAKE. Let's discuss the structure of the fish robots. What is the better power sourse? What type is better body shape?

Braille Playboy

Seriously? Seriously.

Sloyd3

A Rubik Cube-based game. Move all red, yellow, and blue pieces to the correct face. To move a piece, click on the piece. If there is an empty spot next to it, the piece will move to the empty spot. You can also jump pieces to an empty spot.

CyBird

How cool is a remote-controlled bird? Very cool.

The War on Terror, UNIX style

This has been around for a while, but it's still pretty nice. You can even get posters and t-shirts if you're really really into it. There is a non-geek version here for Unix-haters or newbies.

PS9

We still haven't laid hands on the PS3, but Sony decided it'd be neat to do an ad for PS9. Release date? 2078.

Jowlers

This site is a place for you to upload and browse a unique type of photo that we like to call the Jowler. These fun pictures are created when the subject of a photo shakes their head really fast while the picture is taken. The slogan says it all: "Where distortion is cause for celebration".

Monty Python's Spam

Full documentation of the infamous Spam sketch from 1970. You'll find a video file, the epic song and a pdf with the viking lyrics that inspired the term spam (as in junkmail) years later.

Surfing Mice

Australia's famous for its great surfing. Now just tell these mice that. Shane Willmott of Australia's Gold Coast has been training a family of mice to ride the waves. After some time in the bathtub, it's off to the beach with a mini-surfboard. The video link seems to be broken, unfortunately.

Tigers Kill Suspect at South African Zoo

A suspected mugger being chased by security guards met a grisly end after he fled into a zoo and climbed into the tiger enclosure. His mauled body was discovered Sunday by a visitor to the zoo in this central Southern African city, prompting initial confusion as to how the man ended up in the enclosure. Police said Wednesday the man and an accomplice had robbed a couple at knifepoint early Sunday. Security guards gave chase and one of the suspects jumped over the perimeter fence. He then apparently ran to the tiger's den in the middle of the zoo.

Jesux

Jesux (pronounced Hay-sooks) is a new Linux distribution for Christian hackers, schools, families, and churches. There is already a core distribution being prepared, based on RedHat's distribution.

Fighting Androids

Self Defense Technologies, Inc. (SDT) has developed the worl's first "true" fighting android. Specifically, SDT's invention is known as an electromechanical training apparatus or Fighting Android FA1. This android will revolutionize the training and conditioning of participants in boxing, martial arts and kick boxing along with providing both recreation and entertainment for the general public

Arimaa

Arimaa is a two-player board game invented by Omar Syed, a computer engineer trained in artificial intelligence. Syed was inspired by Garry Kasparov's defeat at the hands of the chess computer Deep Blue to design a new game which would be difficult for computers to play well, but would have rules simple enough for his four-year-old son Aamir to understand. For computers Arimaa may be a thousand times more difficult than Chess, but it's actually very easy for people to learn and play. The rules are simple and intuitive. So even if you've never learned how to play Chess you can learn to play Arimaa in just a few minutes. If you're already a Chess player then Arimaa gives you another interesting game that can be played with a standard Chess set.

Worlds Largest Ball of Paint

Imagine an ordinary baseball...Now imagine that same baseball with over 19,100 coats of paint on it. Getting the picture?

Straw-like User Interface

Straw-like User Interface (SUI) is an evolutionary interface system that allows us to virtually experience the sensations of drinking. These sensations are created based on referencing sample data of actual pressure, vibration and sound produced by drinking from an ordinary straw attached to the system.

What's Special About This Number?

Distinctive facts about common numbers (from 1 to 9.999).

Excel-based synth

The following Excel application will allow you to synthesize sounds. Just play with the sliders and enjoy what is happening. Mathematically speaking the sliders control the amplitudes of the overtones of the base frequency. Windows only.

Pee and Poo

Scandinavian toys used to be all about wood. Not anymore.

Robot PacMan

A Bandau and Namco-funded physical version of the infamous game, presented at IREX 2005. The video speaks for itself.

Evil Name Generator

Evil names for all your evil naming needs.

Ezenhemmer Plastic Bags and Child Rearing Utensils Party

A Swedish political party with 72 members, formed in "reaction against the world-wide, dead boring, political seriousness. The basic idea of Ezenhemmer is that everybody would feel a lot better and be more in harmony with the rest of the world if we began to be a little bit more cheerful and playful instead of engaging ourselves in disputes with our opponents".

Captcha gone wild

We've all grown used to Captcha systems, which make us type in the distorted test from a little picture in order to prove that we are a human being. It's a good idea, as a way to prevent computer programs from spammers to just sign up for hundreds or thousands of accounts or post messages automatically to message boards. But as spammers' programs have gotten better, captchas have likewise gotten more complicated and may have finally outsmarted us lowly human beings.

How I failed the Turing test

A first person experience by Jason Striegel.

Time-travel email (not really)

Two fellas started this so that you could write yourself a letter to be delivered at a later date. we've all had to do them in high school and college. it's sorta cool to receive a letter from yourself about where you thought you'd be a year (two years? more?) later. FutureMe.org is based on the principle that memories are less accurate than emails. We strive for accuracy.

CryptoKids

Welcome to the NSA/CSS Kids' page. We hope you have lots of fun learning about cryptology and NSA/CSS. You might be part of the next generation of America's codemakers and codebreakers.

Worst pop songs

Not really objective, but a fun list anyways. You can click on the song titles to check the lyrics.

Ice Hotel

Probably the dumbest hotel in Europe (the world?). Quite pricy, considering the temperature in the ICEHOTEL varies between -4 and -9 degrees centigrade, depending on the temperature outside. No heating system, of course.

Pure Link System

A wikiHow tip to memorize lists using the Pure Link System. This method has been used for many centuries, but was recently made popular by the promotion of NBA Legend, Jerry Lucas. In this method, the items are linked together visually to make items more tangible and easier to remember. Since the items are linked together, this works best on an ordered list, such as a shopping list or "to do" schedule, but can be utilized in any type of list that needs to be memorized.

Mr. Jones

Here are three different nice projects by designer/artist Crispin Jones. Katazukue is a table which ensures it is always clear. The table has a powerful pair of integrated conveyor belts which periodically move anything on the table onto the floor. ZXZX is a device designed to play the eighties video game "Track and field". The game was an early simulation of athletic events, players 'ran' by pressing buttons alternate buttons rapidly. And finally Electrophile is a tool for adding a sense of devotion to email messages. The keys on the keyboard deliver an electric shock to users.

30 vs 30.000

A (shitty quality) video of 30 giant hornets fighting a colony of 30.000 honey bees, with the cheesiest sound effects ever on a nature documentary.

The new art of self defence

The key word being New here, because this is from March 1899, by Mr. E.W. Barton-Wright. Amazing info and pics.

Ook!

Ook! is a programming language designed for orang-utans. To this end, the syntax should be simple, easy to remember, and not mention the word "monkey".

The Tory programming language interpreter

The Tory programming language is an esoteric language that takes the form of a series of Conservative election pledges.

One Flat

Why this language was created is a puzzle even to its creator. In general, though, it is meant to fall into the category of weird languages or esoteric languages. Is this really a programming-language? No, it probably isn't, except by a uselessly broad definition. The compiler does have the ability to produce executable files, but the lanugage definition doesn't have any semantics. A similar language could be written that does have a defined semantics. Feel free.

Just Another Perl / Unix Hacker

The whole story of a 2nd prize obfuscated perl program, including explanations, source code, etc.

Your weight on another planet

If you jump up as hard as you can, gravity pulls you back down to the earth. If you were standing on another planet and jumped up, you might be able to jump higher, or maybe not as high. How strong the pull feels depends on how big the planet is and how much mass it has. (Mass just means the amount of "stuff" the planet is made of.

History of the Universe

Three different approaches to the much confusing and probably fake history of the universe. The technical one, with a nice but cryptic graphic, the timeline-based one (featuring future years as well), and finally a cheesy rollover mouse graphics one that starts with a note saying "Many facts have been simplified to make them easier to understand". Pick your own.

Polywater

Polywater was a hypothetical polymerized form of water that was the subject of much scientific controversy during the late 1960s. The Soviet physicist Nikolai Fedyakin, working at a small government research lab in Kostroma, Russia, had performed measurements on the properties of water that had been condensed in or repeatedly forced through narrow quartz capillary tubes. Some of these experiments resulted in what was seemingly a new form of water with a higher boiling point, lower freezing point, and much higher viscosity than ordinary water, about that of a syrup.

Virgin Galactic

By the end of the decade, Virgin Galactic - the most exciting development in the story of modern space history - is planning to make it possible for almost anyone to visit the final frontier at an affordable price.

US woman swallows phone in spat

A woman's row with her boyfriend about a mobile phone suddenly went quiet - when she swallowed the handset whole.

Passion of the Spaghetti Monster

Learn all about the mighty Flying Spaghetti Monster, a different, "equally scientific" theory of intelligent design, in which a Flying Spaghetti Monster created the world. Here is an interview with the man behind the monster, Bobby Henderson.

we hates software

A public site for angry software users. Rants, rants, rants...

OS-tan

The OS-tans are an Internet phenomenon on Futaba Channel; the OS-tan or simply OS Girls are the personification of several operating systems (OSes), most famously Windows, by various amateur Japanese artists. A pure fan creation, the appearance of each OS-tan is generally consistent across artists. OSes are almost always portrayed as women, the Windows girls usually as sisters, despite sometimes seeming the same age.

The Piltdown Man

Piltdown Man (Eoanthropus dawsoni) was a fraud which was perpetrated, possibly by Charles Dawson and/or others, on paleontologists from November 1912 until its exposure in 1953. Read everything about it here.

How to cook the perfect turkey (the scientific way)

OK, this is gonna be the last Xmas related item in this feed. For sure. But a scientific approach to turkey cooking was too wicked to be overlooked. For most people, the key to preparing the perfect Christmas meal is cooking the turkey. University of Bristol physicist, Dr Peter Barham explains how applying scientific principles in the kitchen at Christmas can help you achieve the perfect festive fowl.

Micro-nativity

A group of Spanish engineers from TECNUN at the Navarra University built the smallest nativity ever, on a microchip. The text is in Spanish only, but the picture is worth it.

Chris Christmas

Thanks, Felix. Meet Santa's future replacement. Hopefully.

Evo Morales radio hoax

From Wikinews. Evo Morales has fallen foul of a "bad taste joke" by a Catholic radio station joker who posed as the Spanish Prime Minister Jose Rodriguez Zapatero. The voice imitator telephoned Evo Morales to congratulate him for "joining the Cuban-Venezuelan axis" and asked him to make Spain his first international destination as president of Bolivia.

The Palindrome Quest

Final Report On The Palindrome Quest. Pick a number. Reverse its digits and add the resulting number to the original number. If the result isn't a palindrome, repeat the process. Do all numbers in base 10 eventually become palindromes through this process? Nobody knows.

Pigeon-guided bombs

Started during World War II, Project Orcon (for organic control) was a try-anything approach to solving some then-current problems. Guidance systems for homing missiles were being easily countermeasured and the Navy thought animals might have potential as a jam-proof control element. Pigeons were selected for trial because they were light, easily obtainable and adaptable. Their job was to ride inside a missile and peck at an image of a target picked up by a lens in the missile's nose. The pigeon's pecking of the target image was translated into an error signal that corrected the simulated missile's simulated flight.

Text::Morse

Perl totally useless extension for Morse code.

Costume::Doublet

This CPAN module takes a set of measurements and will output a pattern for a man's doublet. The measurements are taken from "The costume technician's handbook".

More square-wheeled vehicles

Whoever said square wheels are a bad idea? More Lego creations in that whavelength... Short but nice video.

Post-it Notes on everything

Go into someone's apartment and attach Post-it notes to everything in the apartment. Everything.

Is Paul McCartney dead?

Was he killed in a car crash and then replaced by a look-a-like? Did the Beatles then plant small, subtle clues within their album covers and lyrics to 'break the news gently' to their fans? These questions have been asked since the break of the 1969 conspiracy that is known as 'Paul is Dead'. During the last 30 years people have tried to answer these questions, but have only been able to do so through speculation and legend.

Military Codename Generator

The cowardly attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon made me feel so angry, and I'm longing for revenge. The evil people who did this to the USA and those who shelter them must be smoked out of their holes! As you know the operation "Enduring Freedom" (formerly "Infinite Justice") has successfully achieved just that. I'm sure there will be more operations, and the US military will have to spend lots of precious hours to come up with sound codenames for those. I thought I could take a bit of load off the hard working men and women at the Pentagon by creating this codename generator.

Bird flu virus 'resisting drug'

The virus currently causing bird flu in humans appears to be developing resistance to the only drug that can so far combat the infection. Oxford University researchers report two cases of patients in Vietnam who died after failing to respond to treatment with the drug Tamiflu. Details are published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Danger Island

Via Stephen. For the first time in history a television show will take you to a place where even the Gods themselves fear to tread...a place where some of the most clever criminals in the world will compete against the best trained Manhunters on earth for the only thing that really matters...redemption. Pull down the shades...bolt the door...and strap yourself in for the television event of a lifetime.

Stalin's half-man, half-ape super-warriors

Soviet dictator Josef Stalin ordered the creation of Planet of the Apes-style warriors by crossing humans with apes, according to recently uncovered secret documents. Moscow archives show that in the mid-1920s Russia's top animal breeding scientist, Ilya Ivanov, was ordered to turn his skills from horse and animal work to the quest for a super-warrior. According to Moscow newspapers, Stalin told the scientist: "I want a new invincible human being, insensitive to pain, resistant and indifferent about the quality of food they eat."

Intelligent alarm clock lifehack

Greg McCarroll writes about his clock: My alarm clock would consult live departure board (LDB) for my station and wake me up at the best time. Let me explain, imagine I want to wake up around about time T, lets say T is 8.00am. And I know it takes me D minutes to get ready, say 30 minutes. Well then my alarm clock would go and consult the LDB's and work out what time the next train will depart on or after T+D, 8.30am. Lets say this is an 8.40am train, so really I don't need to wake up till this new train time - D, in other words 8.10am - my alarm clock has just given me an extra 10 minutes in bed and i didn't have to check any timetables - result.

Acronym Interaction, Expansion and Extrapolation Engine

Tired of practicing your blank stares for when someone says they need a TCP/IP-based LAN set up and a USB-to-SCSI adapter ASAP? Do you wish you could throw around acronyms with that same casual attitude that pisses you off so much? Here's your chance. With this tool, you can enter any combination of letters you like (from 2 to 6) and we'll expand them into a handy, technical-sounding, completely made-up phrase that borders on the plausible.

Custom Xmas Carol

Via Stephen. Work on your own Christmas carol with this cheesy web app.

Robot Demonstrates Self Awareness

A new robot can recognize the difference between a mirror image of itself and another robot that looks just like it. This so-called mirror image cognition is based on artificial nerve cell groups built into the robot's computer brain that give it the ability to recognize itself and acknowledge others. Via Discovery Channel News.

Puzzles and Games: Impossible Puzzles

Enter at your own risk.

Random lottery numbers

If you live in Spain and plan to pick a number for tomorrow's Xmas lottery (the biggest in the world), you may want to use a random or pseudorandom system. Here are some clues from random.org. And even if you don't care about lottery, here is also an essay about randomness and random numbers in general by Mads Haahr.

Swearsaurus

Swearsaurus is the world's largest resource of multilingual swearing. It will teach you a vast array of swearing, profanity, obscenity, blasphemy, cursing, cussing, and insulting in a massive 170 languages - because it's good to experience cultural diversity. Over 4,000 contributors have helped compile this Swearsaurus. Our aim is to include all languages. New language submissions are always welcome.

Electronic Diagram for making Party Lines

Or ASCII art, if you want...

Houston, we have a problem

Via Olivier. Useless systems, robots depending on human assistance, artificial intelligence producing nothing but failure, and machines uttering seemingly nonsensical discourse. The beauty of paradox turns technical failure into art. In its exhibition SMILE MACHINES, transmediale.06 shows about 30 artworks at Akademie der Kunste Berlin (Hanseatenweg), which undermine the reality of our technologically determined times with friendly irony or black humour, with exaggeration or malfunction. You will find detailed information on some of the artists and works presented on the press release from december 20, 2005.

SphereXPlorer

The SphereXPlorer is a three-dimensionals web browser. Enables you to browse the web like you had never before. The interface is based on experience and technology gained from the SphereXP project.

Spore 1.1

Spore 1.1 is a self-sustaining ecosystem for a rubber tree plant purchased from Home Depot. In this project, Home Depot is responsible for the plant in two ways: first, an unconditional guarantee to replace any plant they sell, for up to one year; secondly through an implied cybernetic contract. This second responsibility is the creative content for the work, where Home Depot's economic health is transitioned through a series of physical computing techniques to a mechanism for controlling the watering of the plant. An onboard computer uses a Wi-Fi connection to access Home Depot stock quotes once per week, keeping a database of these week ending stock values. From the fluctuations in Home Depot stock, various programs and circuitry are controlled accordingly. As the company does well, so does the plant - if the company suffers losses, Spore 1.1 does not get watered. If the plant should parish, due to poor stock performance, it is returned to the Home Depot and replaced with another-at no additional cost.

Wikipedia:Unusual requests

A number of curious or strange requests occasionally appear on the Wikipedia Village pump and other community forums; apparently some visitors have Wikipedia confused with other, unrelated sites. Many times, such questions are posted by people seeking information about a particular subject, and are quite appropriate for the reference desk, so if you encounter such a question on the pump or elsewhere, please try to be helpful and direct the questioner to the reference desk instead. However, some requests are just so off-the-wall that they would be inappropriate even on the reference desk. In keeping with the spirit of archiving bad jokes and other nonsense, this page lists some of those strange requests for the purpose of a little harmless amusement.

Nevosh, new nonsense

The crude Animalic language seems to have died when one of its inventors, Majorie Incledon, lost interest. However, her sister Mary and some other kids embarked on the construction of a new language. It was called Nevbosh, which is Nevbosh for "New Nonsense" - new in the sense that it replaced Animalic, the old nonsense. However, this new language was markedly less nonsensical than Animalic. "I was a member of the Nevbosh-speaking world," Tolkien proudly recalls. (MC:203).

Patent room

A collection of oldies designs featuring cars, toys, trains and houses. The architecture part is probably the best, specially the Novelty Houses one, where you will find crazy drawings of great impossible (or at least weird) buildings.

Funny letters

It is a commonly-held belief among stand-up comedians that certain letters (particularly k, q, v, w, and z) are inherently funny, of a pair of synonyms, the one containing the most such letters is funnier.

Monkey Shakespeare Simulator

Become part of the largest ever experiment to see if this is true! Every time you display this page, you are automatically participating in the Monkey Shakespeare project. Your computer is put to work to simulate a number of monkeys typing randomly on typewriters, and each page typed is checked against every play Shakespeare ever wrote.

Wrestling terms

A 'dictionary' of wrestling terms, written by the staff of TheAngryMarks.com

Bricksmith

Bricksmith allows you to create virtual instructions for your Lego creations. The magic is based on the LDraw library, a collection of 3D models of Lego building blocks created by enthusiasts from around the world. With Bricksmith, you never have to worry about running out of parts!

Anshechung.com

ANSHECHUNG.COM is Second Life's largest in world business. What was originally intended as a research experiment to explore the feasibility of value creation inside a virtual space has become a symbol of entrepreneurship and economic success in online worlds. Within 16 months an initial investment of 9,95 US$ for a basic Second Life account has grown into a widely diversified real estate and service business turning over more than 500000 L$ in goods and services per day.

PhoneWord

Via TUAW. PhoneWord is a small program that will represent any phone number you give it in digits and words make up from the digits in the number. It is not free, which makes it even more useless. OSX-only.

Counter-Surveillance Headdress

Via Stephen. After the Sept. 11th 2001, trade center incident surveillance in New York City and in the United States in general, increased dramatically. We are at a point today where it is difficult be present anywhere without our image being captured by some camera or our presence being tracked or documented in some way.

Death to grey squirrels

Stephen says: I read about "tufty", the designer of this website in the newspaper today. Tufty thinks that the squirrels are laughing at him after they pull the flowers out of his garden, I don't think he should really be allowed to have a gun. It includes squirrel recipes for christmas!

Browser archive

An extensive archive of internet browsers.

Eric Harshbarger, LEGO master

Here's a geometry question for you: can a large square be partitioned into some number of smaller squares so that no two of the smaller squares are the same size? Eric Hasrshbarger provides an answer in the shape of a LEGO sculpture. Keep in mind, this is the same man who came up with the LEGO Icosahedron and the Modulex Pentominoes. In case you don't know, Modulex bricks are smaller 'cousins' of LEGO bricks. They were originally developed by the LEGO company (many decades ago) and marketed to professional architecture firms and such (not as a retail toy). Mr. Harshbarger used them long ago to build a brutal ASCII art mosaic of shitty actress Calista Flockhart.

How to defend yourself with a cell phone

Again, from the Instructables site. This guide will show you how to seriously injure an attacker. Using a cell phone, that is.

3D chocolate printer made from LEGO

Using lego and a few custom components a 3D printer for chocolate is possible. And surreal. If you're up for it, here is the step-by-step guide.

Tetris is Hard, Even to Approximate

A different approach to the best computer game ever, by Erik D. Demaine, Susan Hohenberger, David Liben-Nowell.

Cuisine for the adventurous

And now, some cuckoo cooking...

Fart facts

This insane collection of facts starts off rather boringly and then derives to amazing pseudo-scientific information including topics like autothysis (the hability of soldier termites to detonate themselves to death), fart-propulsion in outer space and fossilized farts.

Ketchup-related

Some old but pretty interesting ketchup-related things. First, the not so new anymore Heinz's Blue Ketchup. And second, a tribute to Ronald Reagan and his beliefs.

Killer Bunnies

Killer Bunnies (Full name: Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot) is a card game currently released and marketed by Playroom Entertainment. It is a humorous game, with the very name "Killer Bunnies" probably inspired by the blood-thirsty rabbit in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The object of the game is to collect carrot cards, whether by stealing them, buying them, or acquiring them through other means entirely.

Polyphasic sleep

Polyphasic sleep is a sleep pattern specification intended to reduce sleep time to 2-5 hours daily. This is achieved by spreading out sleep into short naps of around 20-45 minutes throughout the day. This is supposed to allow for more waking hours with relatively high alertness. Keep track of a real experiment here and another one here

PingPong

PingPong is a 2D esoteric programming language similar to Befunge. Here are the original info pages, thanks to Archive.org and their never-ending servers...

Antikythera mechanism

The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient artifact believed to be an early clockwork mechanism. It was discovered in a shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera, between Kythera and Crete, and has been dated to about 87 BC. Here are some cool animations to explain it better.

The Ulam spiral phenomenon

There is currently no explanation for the distinct diagonal lines which appear when the primes are marked out along a particular 'square spiral' path. This was accidentally discovered by nuclear physicist Stanislaw Ulam while he was passing the time during a boring lecture. Here is a bunch of info on this phenomenon.

Periodic Table of ComicBooks

Click on an element to see a list of comic book pages involvingthat element. Click on a thumbnail on the list to see a full comic bookpage. For technical information about an element, follow the link toMark Winter's WebElements.

The Orgueil Meteorite Hoax

On May 14, 1864 the carbonaceous chondrite Orgueil meteorite landed near Orgueil in southern France. Only seven other similar meteorites exist in the world, the one in Orgueil being the largest. One fragment of the Orgueil meteorite (kept in a sealed glass jar in Montauban since its discovery) was found in 1965 to have a seed capsule embedded in it, whilst the original glassy layer on the outside remained undisturbed. Despite great initial excitement, it was shown to be that of a European rush that had been glued into the fragment and camouflaged using coal dust.

Modeling Kinematic Cellular Automata

Final report by the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, in April 2004, analizing the tremendous power of machine self-replication.

Manifesto of Futurist Programming

Back in 1991 some kids put together a manifesto based on the classic 1910 manifesto by the real Italian futurists. Lame.

Amateur Godzilla Novels

Some bloke wrote these in 1996 and 1998. Available as PDF.

Xbox Manufacturing Process Pictures

This page explains some of the manufacturing process of the Xbox. The pictures have been taken at the Flextronics factory in Hungary, which produced 1.0 Xboxes from October 2001 to April 2002 (see Xbox Manufacturing Process), by an unknown photographer.

Useless Widgets [sic.]

We could have titled this simply "Widgets", cause they are ALL useless, CPU-hungry and perfectly posh. But as we stole this from TUAW we're gonna stick to the original. Anyways, here you have a guide to extremely useless ones. A while ago Joel suggested we could do a "Your Computer is ON" widget, which is a good idea to help everyone realize how dumb Dashboard and Konfabulator/Yahoo are. But since we killed the bloody thing sometime ago, we cannot even try. Enjoy the list.

Women wanted to test sex machine

More via Gervais... A Serbian man who has invented a sex machine for women is appealing to western women to test his device. Nesa Proka, from the central town of Krusevac, made the appeal after failing to find any willing Serbian women. He has taken out a patent on what he says is the "ultimate sex aid" for lonely women after spending three years working on it. The machine, which runs on a 390 volt electric engine, simulates sex and has a seven and a half inch artificial 'penis'.

Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian Ring-Fight

If you got Ricky's 2nd podcast, you already know this. If you don't, enjoy. This article is a FAKE and is not from BBC. This article was posted to TURF and since then, this link has spread and the forum is drowning in the extra bandwidth. Spectators cheered as entire Cambodian Midget Fighting League squared off against African Lion.

Haile

Haile is robotic percussionist that can listen to live players, analyze their music in real-time, and use the product of this analysis to play back in an improvisational manner. It is designed to combine the benefits of computational power and algorithmic music with the richness, visual interactivity, and expression of acoustic playing. We believe that when collaborating with live players, Haile can facilitate a musical experience that is not possible by any other means, inspiring players to interact with it in novel expressive manners, which leads to novel musical outcome. Great video clips... Via WMMNA

The Ricky Gervais Podcast

The absolutely brilliant show by Ricky, Steve and Karl goes on. Episode 2 is just up! Don't miss this, please. Via Stephen.

DIY Laser Harp

A laser harp is an electronic musical instrument consisting of several laser beams to be blocked, in analogy with the plucking of the strings of a harp, in order to produce sounds. It is famously used by Jean-Michel Jarre in his concerts. The laser harp was invented in April 1981 by Bernard Szajner and was first used by Jarre in the Concerts in China in October 1981. It has subsequently been used in a number of different designs, including a MIDI version invented by Philippe Guerre. Here is a set of instructions to build your own, complete with diagrams and descriptions.

Chain-Reaction Contraption Game

Use as many components as you can to create an imaginary Chain-Reaction...

Ugly Bug Contest

Welcome to the Oklahoma Microscopy Society's Ugly Bug Contest Homepage! This page is produced by the Oklahoma Microscopy Society (OMS) as a part of its educational outreach program. Navigation buttons are provided in the margin at the left for your convenience.

Tornado Clone

Tornado is the clone of a C64 game. I know that was a long time ago, but maybe somebody still remembers that times. The goal of the game is to destroy the opponent's house with certain weather phenomenons: rain, snow, hail, lightning and tornado. The game can be played together (two players), against the computer (or two computer players against each other) or over a TCP connection. Available for Linux, Beos and Mac OS X.

GameCube Linux Bootable Disc

Detailed instructions on putting together a homebrew iso9660 disc for all the Linux maniacs with a GameCube out there.

Why is the Universe flat and not spherical?

If there was a big bang why would the Universe be flat?

Skatole

Skatole or 3-methylindole is a mildly toxic white crystalline organic compound with chemical formula C9H9N and CAS number 83-34-1. It stinks.

How long can a human live unprotected in space?

How would the unprotected human body react to the vacuum of outer space? Would it inflate to bursting? or would it not? or would just the interior gases hyperinflate? We are also relating this to short-term exposure only. This question primarily relates to the pressure differential problems. Temperature or radiation considerations would be interesting as well.

The International Society of Mad Scientists

The International Society of Mad Scientists is dedicated to disseminating information about unusual projects in any field. Membership is open to anyone that in practice or spirit considers themselves to be a Mad Scientist.

Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists

The Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS) is a club for scientists who have, or believe they have, luxuriant flowing hair.

Dr. Fiorella Terenzi

Dr. Fiorella Terenzi is an Italian astrophysicist, author and musician who is best known for taking recordings of radio waves from galaxies and turning them into music. She received her doctorate from the University of Milan but is currently based in the United States. Once described by talk show host Dennis Miller as "a cross between Carl Sagan and Madonna", Terenzi is known for her CD-ROM Invisible Universe which combines music and poetry with astronomy lessons, and for a sexually charged 1998 book about science entitled Heavenly Knowledge. She has also released a number of albums of her music. She is known as an Apple Computer "AppleMaster", and has collaborated with the likes of Thomas Dolby, Timothy Leary, Herbie Hancock and Ornette Coleman. When she isn't performing, she teaches astronomy in the Los Angeles area.

Holly Shallot

Ben Gimpert's food pairings index is a Wikipedia-linked, cross-referenced index of 1047 food ingredients, basic sauces, flavors, ethnic cuisines -- with about 20000 specific associations. For instance, browsing to the entry on "sage" reveals strong pairings with the entries on "pork" and "bitter flavor" and "butternut squash".

Jesusonic

GOD'S OWN EFFECTS PROCESSOR

Escher's "Relativity" in LEGO

Great LEGO work, great visual trick, great homage to the master. More here, and here, and here, and here. What a great project. Via MAKE.

The Arecibo Message

The Arecibo message is a radio message that was beamed into space at a ceremony to mark the remodeling of the Arecibo radio telescope in 1974. It was aimed at the globular star cluster M13 some 25,000 light years away and consisted of 1679 binary digits. The number 1679 was chosen because it is the product of two prime numbers and therefore can only be broken down into 23 rows and 73 columns, or 73 rows and 23 columns.

Storing Data in DNA

In this page we'll explore ways information beyond the conventional genetic code could be coded into the genome of an organism, tools one can use to search for such information, and results of some experiments with genomes of various organisms. The symbols used in genome sequences are explained in the page The Genetic Code.

The 18th IOCCC Winners

Here are the winners of this years International Obfuscated C Code Contest. The source code has not been released yet. The winners will be notified by EMail soon. They will be given a chance to review the write-up of their entry. Once this process is complete the source code will be made available on the winning entries web page. We anticipate that this will be in mid-December.

Ninja Golf

While most people never even played the Atari 7800 due to Nintendo's domination of the video game market when it came out, it did have quite a few interesting titles. But no game, and I mean no game could possibly compete with the allure of a title such as Ninja Golf. And just look at that box cover... he's armed with golf tees instead of throwing knives for crissakes. It doesn't get much better than that folks. Via Job.

Earth Impact Effects Program

Welcome to the Earth Impact Effects Program: an easy-to-use, interactive web site for estimating the regional environmental consequences of an impact on Earth. This program will estimate the ejecta distribution, ground shaking, atmospheric blast wave, and thermal effects of an impact as well as the size of the crater produced. Please enter values in the boxes below to describe your impact event of choice and your distance away. Then click "Calculate Effects" to learn about the environmental consequences.

Mark V Shaney

Mark V Shaney is a fake Usenet user whose postings were generated by using Markov chain techniques. The name is a play on the words "Markov chain". Many readers were fooled into thinking that the quirky, sometimes uncannily topical posts were written by a real person. An Unofficial Biography lives here. There is also a python version of Mark if you follow this link.

Super Soaker

If you like water guns, this is heaven. Gun reviews, mods, tactics, pictures, videos and forums about squirt pistols.

Beer Trek

The greatest Star Trek Drinking game in the universe. (Probably the only one).

Crying, While Eating

Simply beyond everything...

Militants' new tack in cyber war

A message has been posted to several radical Islamist - or jihadi - websites announcing a competition to design a new site for a militant group in Iraq. The prize offered is the chance to fire missiles remote-controlled by computer at a US military base in Iraq.

Thermodynamics Demos

A bunch of demos to learn about thermodynamics laws. Fun stuff like Banana Hammer demo (Cool a banana in liquid nitrogen. Use the frozen banana to hammer a nail into a board), and so on.

Imbecil ISO

A downloadable cross-platform ISO image was recently added to IMBECIL . It should run smoothly on any machine, be it UNIX, Mac or Windows. It contains most of the original IMBECIL CD-ROM plus recently added scripts from a couple of software compilations we were comissioned to put together, and related stuff. Of course it has no nice cover, but... If you want the cover, just drop an email.

Chess Boxing

Chess boxing is a hybrid sport which, as the name suggests, combines the sports of chess and boxing. One of the goals of this new sport is the old ideal of a healthy mind in a healthy body: mens sana in corpore sano.

Snow at Home

SNOWatHOME has done extensive research on making man made snow and designing home snow machines that can produce a blizzard of snow just like the snow makers at ski areas. It is tons of fun to have the ability to make snow in your own yard for skiing, sledding, snow boarding or any snow related activity.

Chrismahanukwanzakah

Via Stephen. Virgin Mobile brings different cultures together. Sort of.

How To Survive a Robot Uprising

Don't wait until it's too late! The time to fight back is now! Daniel H. Wilson's new book is the essential guide to defending yourself against the coming rebellion. Read on for his briefing, extracts from the book, an interview, downloadable wallpaper and more.

P-Man

Grab a friend and get ready to duke it out in this crazy fighting game. Player one uses the "A" and "S" keys to either hurl junk at their opponent or put up and umbrella to protect themselves. Player two uses "K" and "L", try to do as much damage as you can but don't fall off the raft.

The doorbell that plays WAVs

Via Make. Play your fav WAVs using a loudspeaker, a microphone, some circuit board, a controller board, batteries and probably some other stuff. Here is the stpe-by-step guide to it.

Fart Machine How-to

This awesome little device will obsolete the whoopee cushion. make it in minutes, disturb and delight your friends and family.

Liberation

Via WMMNA. Liberation, by Hisashi Murata, is an installation using a robot that unleashes itself to die whenever it comes alive. When the robot is plugged into a wall outlet, one can activate it using a remote controller. Then the robot moves away from the wall and plugs itself out. It is simple but conveys a powerful message.

Why Does My Dog Eat Feces?

From Pet Column for the week of June 2, 1997. Some dogs can't resist a tasty morsel of feces. These dogs will eat their own excrement or that of another dog. Some prefer horse feces, others cat feces. Frozen feces are popular in the winter time. Why do dogs do this?

Computer Languages Timeline

Sure, the O'Reilly version is much prettier, but this is much better.

Dice-O-Matic

Via Lugnet Robotics. Made from Legos, a USB camera, and a bit of software, it's a home-grown, dice-rolling monster. Don't let it's rickety looks deceive you; this puppy can easily crank out the 20,000 rolls a day consumed by GamesByEmail. In fact, at full speed it averages almost one roll a second, well over 80,000 a day.

Square Wheel Car Prototype

Via Slashdot. A new method of locomotion has recently been invented that may prove useful in many scales of operation. While the title suggests a very narrow topic, there are in fact many interesting variations that arose during the development of this patent pending device. The application of which include robots, micro machines, novelty toys, and others.

Riding on Square Wheels

A square wheel may be the ultimate flat tire. There's no way it can roll over a flat, smooth road without a sequence of jarring bumps.

Surreal Numbers

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Trojan Room Coffee Pot

The Trojan room coffee pot was the inspiration for the world's first webcam. The coffee pot was located in the Trojan Room, within the old Computer Laboratory of the University of Cambridge. The webcam was created to help people working in other parts of the building avoid pointless trips to the coffee room by providing a live picture of the state of the coffee pot. The camera was installed on a local network in 1991 using a video capture card on an Acorn Archimedes. Employing the X Window System protocol, Quentin Stafford-Fraser wrote the client software and Paul Jardetzky wrote the server.

Lebedenko Tank

The Russian Lebedenko orTsar Tank, is without doubt the most strange Armoured Fighting vehicle ever constructed. It should, however, not be dismissed purely as another hare-brained scheme, but must be seen against the backdrop of the early tank development that was taking place at this time, and that in all countries was very experimental, and leading to many curious and non-functional designs.

Flying Spaghetti Monster

I am writing you with much concern after having read of your hearing to decide whether the alternative theory of Intelligent Design should be taught along with the theory of Evolution. I think we can all agree that it is important for students to hear multiple viewpoints so they can choose for themselves the theory that makes the most sense to them. I am concerned, however, that students will only hear one theory of Intelligent Design.

Super Mario 128

Via Wikipedia. Super Mario 128 is a video game supposedly under development by Nintendo, the next game in the Mario series and is being called the "true" sequel to Super Mario 64.

Astronauts' Dirty Laundry

Compared to earlier spacecraft, the International Space Station has many luxuries, but laundry facilities are not one of them. Instead, astronauts have other options.

Speeding This Up

The feed was getting a bit slow, so we decided to slightly change our brilliant idea of having all feed posts ever available at all time. We put all the old links on a separate feed. Guess we'll do that every 500 items or so... Anyways, here is the link if you ever feel like checking old posts.

Lemmiwinks fanlisting

Welcome to the official Lemmiwinks fanlisting. Lemmiwinks is the gerbil that made his way out of Mr Slave's ass in episode 614 (The Death Camp Of Tolerance) of South Park.

For pigeons indoors

There is no one technique or strategy that can be used every time or everywhere to control nuisance pigeon problems.Combining the use of several techniques that are listed will greatly improve results.

For pigeons outdoors

How can you magnetically levitate objects?

Magnetism is fascinating, especially when it is used to cause objects to levitate or float or be suspended in the air, defying the gravity which keeps us on the ground. How can this be done? There are 10 ways to magnetically levitate objects.

Levitating Objects

Videos of magnetically levitating things, like frogs, grasshoppers, strawberries and tomatoes.

Mark V. Shaney at Your Service

Download of the Month: Sokal Affair Texts

Alan David Sokal (born 1955) is a physicist at New York University. He is best known to the general public for the Sokal Affair of 1996. Curious to see whether the postmodern cultural studies journal Social Text would publish any submission which "flattered the editors' ideological preconceptions", Sokal submitted for publication a nonsensical paper entitled "Transgressing the Boundaries: Toward a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity".

Complaint-letter generator

Scott Pakin's automatic complaint-letter generator. To complain about a person or company/organization.

Sleepiness Scale

This is the standard series of questions that are widely used to see how your sleep affects your daily life. You will rate how likely you are to fall asleep in certain situations. How likely are you to doze off or fall asleep in the following situations, in contrast to feeling just tired? This refers to your usual way of life in recent times. Even if you have not done some of these things recently try to work out how they would have affected you.

The Apollo Hoax

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN WRITTEN TO PROVE, ONCE AND FOR ALL, THAT WE ARE NOT BEING TOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT THE NASA FILM FOOTAGE OF THE APOLLO MISSIONS. THIS WILL ASTOUND EVEN THE MOST HARDENED SCEPTIC AND CONVINCE MANY PEOPLE THAT THE WHOLE APOLLO MOON PROJECT OF THE LATE 1960's AND EARLY 70's WERE A COMPLETE HOAX. VIDEO LINKS ARE PROVIDED SO YOU CAN WATCH WITH YOUR OWN EYES THE 'OFFICIAL NASA FOOTAGE' THAT PROVES THAT WE REALLY HAVEN'T BEEN TOLD THE WHOLE TRUTH!!!

Silly, Belgium

Bienvenue sur le site officiel de la Commune de Silly.

Geocide, or How to destroy the Earth

Destroying the Earth is harder than you may have been led to believe. You've seen the action movies where the bad guy threatens to destroy the Earth. You've heard people on the news claiming that the next nuclear war or cutting down rainforests or persisting in releasing hideous quantities of pollution into the atmosphere threatens to end the world.

For pigeons indoors

For pigeons outdoors

How can you magnetically levitate objects?

Levitating Objects

Videos of magnetically levitating things, like frogs, grasshoppers, strawberries and tomatoes.

Mark V. Shaney at Your Service

Download of the Month: Sokal Affair Texts

Complaint-letter generator

Scott Pakin's automatic complaint-letter generator. To complain about a person or company/organization.

Sleepiness Scale

The Apollo Hoax

Silly, Belgium

Bienvenue sur le site officiel de la Commune de Silly.

Geocide, or How to destroy the Earth

How would you kill someone

Nice quiz.

The ELF Virus Writing HOWTO

This document describes how to write parasitic file viruses infecting ELF executables. Though it contains a lot of source code, no actual virus is included. Every mentioned infection method is accompanied with a practical guide to detection.

Real Life TRON

Via Make. This is needed: gps-receiver, backpack with laptop(Tatonka Serverpack with Gateway Solo 2500), keyboard, trackball (from old broken laptop), helmet (giro switchblade) with display (old viewfinder).

Take Over Bagdad

The Iraq war has spawned playing cards (remember Saddam as ace of spades?), countless books and even a TV series. Now it has its own board game. An Oregon company, Jiggi Games, has released Battle to Baghdad: The Fight for Freedom. The game is set in March 2003, with U.S. forces racing across the desert. "You will take out airports, night bomb cities, hunt down Saddam Hussein, and take over Baghdad," say the instructions. The goal is to conquer Baghdad without running out of soldiers while drawing cards like "Car bomber... You lose 200 troops" or "Air drop... You gain 300 troops." One card shows a female soldier holding a naked detainee on a leash and reads, "Disgrace: Some soldiers are found guilty of unlawful treatment and inhumane acts of violence toward Iraqi prisoners. You lose 100 troops!"

Hunting Season Opens for Mythical Creature

Via Cryptozoology. AOL reports that Sweden has lifted the protection of the Storsjo monster, the creature that is thought by some to inhabit Lake Storsjon. The regional council decided to remove the creature from its list of endangered species after a government watchdog group complained about the government treating an animal as real when it has not been scientifically proven to exist.

Georgie Freefall

Via Neus. This has to be the website of the year. Or the decade. The most amazingly simple but acid physical modelling project ever.

Acme Miniature Circus

Starring Midge and Madge, performing FLEAS. Check the video.

Sharks Might Fly

These pics taken from an Australian newspaper of Great Whites breaching or chasing prey in False Bay, South Africa. PLEASE NOTE: Surfing is safe in South Africa. Great Whites generally stick to deep water. There is also plenty of prey in the form of seals, which number in the hundreds of thousands in the waters off the Cape. The number of shark attacks are relatively rare. You have far more chance of dying in a plane crash, so don't get all woesie about going surfing.

Biggest ever cosmos simulation

Astronomers have used supercomputers to re-create how the Universe evolved into the shape it is today. The simulation by an international team is the biggest ever attempted and shows how structures in the Universe changed and grew over billions of years. The Millennium Run, as it is dubbed, could help explain observations made by astronomers and shed more light on the Universe's elusive dark energy field.

Sorting Colors

Via Make. Identifying color is easy with the new Texas Advanced Optical Systems (www.taosinc.com) TCS230 frequency to color sensor.

Temperature Controlled Butter Dish

The ButterWizard is the 's first fully portable Temperature Controlled Butter Dish, which both heats and cools regardless of ambient temperature, ensuring your butter stays at the perfect temperature for spreading - anytime, anywhere.

Cuckoo IP

Via WMMNA. Cuckoo IP is a voice messaging system. The clock's answer phone can be dialled from mobile or landline. Leave a voice message, select a time for the delivery of it. At that time, the cuckoo will emerge from the clock and broadcast your message.

Crimson FX

Crimson FX is an effect generator for Quicktime movies and DV streams designed to make adding laser and light blade effects (and possibly other effects) as easy as possible. The same URL, Naked Software, has some other wacky tools like an Anaglyph Maker, a Barcode Generator or Movie Flipper (to print flipbooks from QuickTime movies). All of them Mac only.

Cleaners Clean Out Slot Machines

Via Uber Review. People are always trying to pull a fast one on casinos. They try using the latest in technology and gadgetry to make a fast buck with usually the same results, having their asses thrown in jail. The latest unique attempt is by two cleaning ladies who get an award for using equipment on hand, industrial strength vacuum cleaners. According to Ananova the two cleaners are being investigated for using the vacuum cleaners to suck cash out of the casino slot machines.

Index of Dead Supercomputer Projects

This list is almost certainly incomplete. Additions and corrections are appreciated. Some companies listed here still exist, but qualify for inclusion here due to the termination of their activities as a high-performance computing supplier or due to the merger of their activities with those of another company.

Ask Madame Dee Dee

Personalized psychic reading.

Men Who Look Like Kenny Rogers

Have you noticed that a lot of men over a certain age look a lot like country music superstar Kenny Rogers?

Neds make it into the dictionary

Neds, Scotland's tracksuit-wearing youths who are often blamed for anti-social behaviour, have achieved a degree of respectability. The word is one of 1,500 new additions to the Collins English Dictionary. The official definition is that ned is a derogatory term for "a young working-class male who dresses in casual sports clothes".

Maze Algorithms

Mazes in general (and hence algorithms to create Mazes) can be organized along seven different classifications. These are: Dimension, Hyperdimension, Topology, Tessellation, Routing, Texture, and Focus. A Maze can take one item from each of the classes in any combination.

The Infinite Maze

How to get a game with 79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,336 locations. Programming languages allow you to define the size and type of your numbers. One of the common types is an Integer (whole numbers e.g. 42). The size is the number of bits allocated (e.g. 32 bits). A 32-bit Integer can range from 0 to maximum of 4,294,967,296. Now consider a Chessboard with 4,294,967,296 squares along each side. This board has 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 locations. Extend this to three dimensions and the number of location rises to 79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,336. Within this grid three numbers can define any location. Use these numbers to seed a pseudo random number generator. This means that the random number generator will always return the same random number for each location. Use this number to determine the properties of the location. This means that not even the programmer can predict what properties a location will have (although they could calculate them).

Daedalus 2.0

The world's most sophisticated Maze program. Daedalus is a program that allows one to create, solve, analyze, view, walk through, and most of all have fun with Mazes.

The Maze of Doom

Behold the maze of doom! Just try to solve this huge maze. Click on the image to be able to enlarge the maze. The green dot is the start and the red dot is the end. Good Luck.

Micromouse

Micromouse is an event where small robot mice solve a 16x16 maze. It began in late 1970s, although there is some indication of events in 1950. Events are held worldwide, and are most popular in the UK, US, Japan, Singapore and South Korea. The maze is made up of a 16 by 16 grid of cells, each 180 mm square with walls 50 mm high. The mice are completely autonomous robots that must find their way from a predetermined starting position to the central area of the maze unaided. The mouse will need to keep track of where it is, discover walls as it explores, map out the maze and detect when it has reached the goal. Having reached the goal, the mouse will typically perform additional searches of the maze until it has found an optimal route from the start to the center. Once the optimal route has been found, the mouse will run that route in the shortest possible time.

World's First Smart Arm-Wrestling Robot Unveiled

Via WMMNA. Professor Chul-Goo Kang and his colleagues at Institute for Robotics and Intelligent System (IRIS) of Konkuk University successfully developed an intelligent arm-wrestling robot, named Robo Arm-Wrestler, for the first time in the world and unveiled it to public at the Future Tech Korea 2005 festival, held in COEX.

Why We Hiccup

Scientists believe they may be able to explain why people hiccup. Researchers in France have suggested that it may be linked to evolution and the fact that our ancient ancestors lived in the sea. They believe it may be a throwback to a time when our ancestors had gills to help them breathe.

Longest Attack of Hiccups

Charles Osborne (1894-1991) of Anthon, Iowa, USA, started hiccupping in 1922 while attempting to weigh a hog before slaughtering it. He was unable to find a cure, and continued hiccupping until February 1990, a total of 68 years.

Nerd Boy ASCII Comics

The Adventures of Nerd Boy is a webcomic by Joaquim Gandara made of ASCII symbols. While it was not a novel concept when Nerd Boy was created (the first strip is dated August 6, 2001) it is indeed the best known, and the only one that is still actively produced (3 times a week). More than 600 strips have been created.

Minor Celebrity Mediocre Trumps

We all know the basics of the game 'Top Trumps' - using a combination of luck, skill and boredom, try to outwit your opponent by 'out-trumping' him/her. With this in mind, and also considering the fact that computers and TV have all but killed off this classic game (except for when you go camping. There's never anything else to do), I set about creating the definitive version.

Pet Foil Hat

Pet Foil Hat Technology (PFHT) is the sorta-patented system that protects you and your pet from the government.

STOP ALIEN ABDUCTIONS

THIS WEBSITE TELLS YOU HOW TO MAKE A THOUGHT SCREEN HELMET, THE MATERIALS AND TOOLS YOU NEED TO MAKE ONE, AND WHERE YOU CAN OBTAIN THE MATERIALS.

Siteswap

Siteswap (also called Cambridge notation in the United Kingdom) is a notation used to describe juggling patterns. It encodes the number of beats of each throw, which is related to their height, and the hand to which the throw is to be made. It is an invaluable tool in determining which combinations of throws yield valid juggling patterns for a given number of objects. It does not describe body movements such as behind-the-back and under-the-leg.

DSSS, The Diabolo Siteswap Simulator

Self-explanatory...

Juggling Lab

Juggling Lab is a Java application for creating and animating juggling patterns. It evolved from the JuggleAnim juggling applet, and extends JuggleAnim by providing greater flexibility and user interactivity.

Hat Juggling

The most comprehensive Hat Juggling and Hat Manipulation website on the Internet.

Jason Kollum

A really awesome juggler. Check the videos and see for yourself.

Weird Foods from Around the World

Nearly every culture invents a food that is weird or disgusting to outsiders. These strange foods from around the world are cultural markers to show who's a member (insiders like it) and who's not a member (outsiders hate it.) Maybe a group of kids started eating it on a dare. They then perpetuate it (perpetrate it) on the next generation. Then they nudge each other and laugh when outsiders gag.

BSOD Properties

Are you tired of the same old blue screen of death? Well say good-bye blue screen and hello to green screen, or purple screen, or black screen of death! Just download this simple little utility called BSOD Properties and select your favorite color. This program makes use of some old Windows 3.1 options in the system.ini file that have been long forgotten, but are still present in Windows 95, 98, and ME. Unfortunately this program has no effect on Windows NT 3.x, 4, 2000, or XP.

The three laws of Rowboatics

Isaac Asimov's famous laws, with a naval twist.

The three laws of robotic sexuality

Isaac Asimov's famous laws, with a sex twist.

Pong Clock

Via Mocoloco. What's the score? The time. As Pong randomly plays, the score shown is the time of day on this "amusing, unusual timepiece" by Buro Vormkrijgers. Watch the movie (be patient, takes a while to load).

=rand() in MS Word

Via Neus. This is an old easter egg, but we just found out (probably because we never use MS Word). If you type =rand() in that horrible text editor, you get "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog", or whatever other phrase they put in Word on your own language. You can actually give it arguments inside the parentheses. So if you type =rand(x,y) where x and y are integer numbers, you get the phrase repeated x paragraphs y times. Not bad.

Dog Bio Security System

Worn on a collar or mounted on a wall, the Dog Bio Security System translates barking into alarms for police or military. Bio-Sense Technologies spent two years capturing the sound waves of woofs and arfs, encoding them to be read by a digital signal processor. All dogs emit the same type of bark when they sense trouble. The device can distinguish this bark from a dog's "Hello."

String Theory

String theory is a model of fundamental physics whose building blocks are one-dimensional extended objects (strings) rather than the zero-dimensional points (particles) that are the basis of the Standard Model of particle physics. For this reason, string theories are able to avoid problems associated with the presence of pointlike particles in a physical theory. Study of string theories has revealed that they require not just strings but other objects, variously including points, membranes, and higher-dimensional objects.

Smurf Name Generator

Enter your first name, and the Smurfarator will give you your exciting new Smurf Name.

SuperBalls

The most amazing ball ever created by science. It is an extremely elastic ball made of Zectron, which contains the rubber polymer polybutadiene and sulfur, having a high coefficient of restitution. When an original Wham-O Superball (from 1965) is dropped from shoulder level onto a hard surface such as concrete, it rebounds to about 90% of the original height. For safety reasons, new Wham-O superballs bounce to closer to 75% of their original height.

Random Access Memory

An installation by Boring.ch kids Adrien Cater and Peter Chylewski. random access memory is a system which displays images made by the public at large with digital cameras. This is accomplished by creating an automatic system which searches (using images.google.com) for randomly generated arbitrary serial numbers rather than sending a query for a specific word (file names rather than image titles). This generates a list of jpeg files which can be considered a statistically random sample of photographs found on the internet.

Toynbee tiles

Toynbee tiles are messages of mysterious origin found embedded in asphalt in several major cities in the United States, with at least two known examples in South America as well. The tiles, which are generally about the size of an American license plate but are sometimes considerably larger, contain some variation on the following inscription: TOyNBEE IDEA IN KUbricK's 2001 RESURRECT DEAD ON PLANET JUPiTER.

Extreme Ironing

Welcome to the home of extreme ironing - the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt.

Hot Dog Etiquette

Dos and Don'ts: Everyday guidance for eating America's sacred food.

Play By Mail

PBM stands for "Play By Mail". In this case the mail is electronic mail through the Internet. Why play PBM games? They offer some things that some people have a hard time finding face to face -- good opponents, convenient playing times, and games with lots of hidden information.

35mm Lego Camera

Via MAKE. Totally acid project by the same guy who built a Lego camera long ago. The site includes a link to a gallery of pictures taken with his Lego cameras.

Internet Controlled R/C Car 1.0

Have some remote fun at Control Our Junk, the number one source for interactive toys. Be patient the first time you hit a button. The initial connection may take a while. You will know your requests are sent when the control refreshes. Port 8088 is required for the webcam.

They Made It (Domino Day iii)

The world record domino toppling, as established on 18 November 2005 in Leeuwarden during the television show Domino Day 2005, is rectified. The number of dominoes for the new world record is 4.002.136. After careful analysis of the tape of Domino Day 2005, the notary concluded that the third builders' challenge, consisting of 153.340 dominoes, has not been toppled in accordance with the regulations. Therefore, this builders' challenge can and may not be included in the total number of dominoes toppled for the world record. Fortunately, due to the large amount of dominoes toppled in the various theatre scenes, we did establish the new world record. Check the Domino Day links in the site for pictures of the process and the masterplan.

Mathematicians crochet chaos

Mathematicians have made a crochet model of chaos - and are challenging anyone else to repeat the effort. Dr Hinke Osinga and Professor Bernd Krauskopf, of Bristol University's engineering mathematics department, used 25,511 crochet stitches to represent the Lorenz equations.

The Magic Words are Squeamish Ossifrage

The text The Magic Words are Squeamish Ossifrage was the solution to a challenge ciphertext posed by the inventors of the RSA cipher in 1977. The problem appeared in Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games column in Scientific American. It was solved in 1993 - 1994 by a large joint computer project co-ordinated by Derek Atkins, Michael Graff, Arjen Lenstra and Paul Leyland. More than 600 volunteers contributed CPU time from about 1,600 machines (two of which were fax machines) over six months.

Super Mario Monster Compendium

Welcome to the Super Mario Monster Compendium, the place to find mountains of information about the monsters from the world of Mario (and Luigi!).

Tongue Twisting Action

A tongue-twister is a phrase in any language that is designed to be difficult to articulate properly. Follow the link for a comprehensive archive of tongue-twisters in 107 different languages.

FreeTTS Tongue Twisting Examples

Of course there's no such thing as a tongue-twister for a speech synthesis program. But that is what makes the audio examples even better. FreeTTS is a speech synthesizer written entirely in Java.

Mandarin Tongue Twisters

With wicked audio clips. Perfect to learn Mandarin.

Mosquito killers to go WiFi

Via Engadget. Mosquito-eradication systems, such as the SkeeterVac and Mosquito Magnet, are huge hits with homeowners, given their ability to wipe out thousands of mosquitoes with simple, deadly precision. Now American Biophysics, maker of the Mosquito Magnet, is adding a new feature to the device: WiFi networking. The idea is that institutional users of the Magnet might want to network several of the devices to create larger mosquito-free zones. Via WiFi, the units can be monitored, enabling an administrator to determine how effective they are, and whether the collection bags or propane fuel need to be replaced.

Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead

Franco is been dead for 30 years today. Let's celebrate it with this. The death of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco during the first season of Saturday Night Live in 1975 served as the source of one of the first catch phrases from SNL to enter the general lexicon. From Wikipedia.

Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

And now, some deep philosophy... Event C happened immediately prior to event E. Therefore, C caused E. Everything makes sense here.

Punkin Chunkin

Via WMMNA. Punkin' Chunkin' is an annual pumpkin-throwing contest held the first weekend after Halloween in Millsboro, Delaware. Competing teams construct and fire a variety of pumpkin-launching devices, including catapults, trebuchets, centrifugal machines, and pneumatic air cannons. Machines compete against machines of the same type. Currently, the longest distances have been in excess of 4000 feet, fired from pneumatic air cannons. The contest originally started in the 1980s. Although the pumpkin cannons typically shoot farther than other types of launchers, each type is usually present every year and compete in different categories, though always for range. Each launcher gets the best of three shots, with duds counting as zero feet. Launchers typically hurl white pumpkins because they can better withstand the forces of launch than the regular orange ones. The sole fatality of the cotest was a duck that was hit by a hurled pumpkin.

Domino Day

Domino Day is an annual exhibition of fall of dominoes. It started in 1986 in the Netherlands. Transmitted by several european televisions. Realized by young people between 18 and 35 years old. Dominoes are placed horizontally or nearly vertically, in the air or in water.

Domino Day ii (the Bird incident)

The other day, a bird got in the Domino Day master room and accidentally touched some pieces. He triggered an accidental chain reaction involving more than 20.000 domino pieces, so they SHOT it down. Here's a website about it. It's in dutch, but you can leave your condoleances in whatever language. RIP.

Jedi Census

Kind of old, but still great.

GTA for NES

Grand Theftendo is an incomplete and in progress adaptation of part of the game Grand Theft Auto III onto the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It is open source and takes place in Portland.

Size of Wales

If it is important to get your message across then you need to do what the media and other organisations have been doing for years - use an analogy that people are more familiar with! Even if that means using weird measurement units...

Spork

A spork, sometimes known as a foon, is an unusual item of cutlery. It is based upon a spoon, with the addition of the tines of a fork, and sometimes the serrated edge of a knife. Usually there are three or four tines. Spork-like utensils have been manufactured since at least the late 1800s; patents for spork-like designs date back to at least 1874 and the word "spork" was registered as a trademark both in the U.S. and the U.K. decades later. Sporks are offered in both re-usable and disposable form and are quite versatile. They are commonly used by fast food restaurants and by backpackers.

Lost Sequence Widget

A (Konfabulator) widget for all the Lost and/or widget fanatics out there. Doesnt do shit, of course. Or does it? If you run it, please enter the sequence every 108 minutes. Once more, this proves how incredibly stupid widgets are. And that's not "stupid" in the good sense of the word.

Five-Second Rule

Oops! You've dropped your Oreo on the floor. Do you pick it up and eat it?

Light-triggered Sneezing

I got this. Now I got a name for it. Reflexive sneezing induced by light, and sunlight in particular, is estimated to occur in 18 to 35 percent of the population and is known as the photic sneeze reflex (PSR) or the ACHOO (autosomal dominant compulsive helio-ophthalmic outbursts of sneezing) syndrome.

Exploding Whales

Welcome to the brand new edition of the web's best Exploding Whale website! We are celebrating the 35th anniversary of this amazing, bizarre, and unforgettable event with a completely redesigned site, higher-quality videos, new features, and more content than ever.

RAS Syndrome

RAS syndrome (Redundant Acronym Syndrome syndrome) is a humorous term referring to the common tendency to use one of the words which make up an acronym or initialism as well as the abbreviation itself, thus in effect repeating that word. Technically, this redundancy is a form of tautology, and in many cases a pleonasm. The term is, of course, an example in itself.

iBuzz

Via Stephen. iPod accessories? Now we are talking...

Detouching 5

A crazy Photoshop contest. Removing the retouching from airbrushed celebs. Follow the link and check all five Detouched galleries.

Windows Washing Machine

Via WMMNA. Sculpture made out of a 'normal' personal computer, an electrical tincan-opener, an alu-frame and two roadbricks. The computer rotates 360 degrees around its axis. All desktop elements such as windows, buttons and scrollbars respond to the constantly changing direction of gravity: they fall to the bottom of the screen all the time. A little stone is attached to the mouse which is also connected to the computer and functions as a balancing receptor. When the computer rotates, the mouse clicks and releases by the changes in gravity.

Solar Cooking

A site about SOLAR ovens, and SOLAR cooking. Yes, you can cook almost any kind of food using the natural, free energy of the SUN!

Lingua::Romana::Perligata

Basica Basicum Basicus. A module (henceforth referred to as L::R::P to save typing) by TheDamian that allows perl programming using Latin prose.

Twinkie Turing Test

This test was designed to test whether Twinkies are intelligent. We decided to do this test last, because we "killed" a lot of Twinkies during these experiments, and didn't want to know before the other tests were over if they were sentient.

esoteric.voxelperfect.net

This is a wiki about esoteric programming languages.

Longest burning Light Bulb in history

Welcome to the homepage devoted to the Longest burning Light Bulb in history. First installed at the fire department hose cart house in 1901. Then moved to fire station at First and McLeod, then to its present site in 1976 at the fire station, 4550 East Ave., Livermore, California.

Lego Pinball (ii)

You already read it some days ago here, but that was just some basic info and a couple of pics. Now the coolest pinball machine on Earth has some decent site...

Gay Spiderman

Via Stephen. Spiderman will make you gay!

Music To Invade To

Via Paul. Here is a (huge) list of songs that were requested during the US invasion of Panama. If you want to skip the intro, go directly to Page 4.

The Perl Obfuscation Service

Perl readability keeping you up at night? Worried they'll one day understand your spaghetti code? Say no more! Your job security woes are over!

Male mouse sings a song of love

Via Joe. Male mice serenade potential mates with ultrasonic love songs, a study by US scientists has revealed.

Useless Information

Via Job. Stuff you never needed to know but your life would be incomplete without.

Archimedes Plutonium

Archimedes Plutonium (born July 5, 1950) is primarily noted for his varied and eccentric contributions to Usenet. Plutonium repeatedly claimed to be the greatest living scientist, and referred to himself at least once as "The King of Science", although he is almost universally regarded as a crank. In late 1990, Plutonium claims to have had the realization of his Plutonium Atom Totality Theory (supposedly while lying in the Dartmouth Cemetery), a theory he claimed to be one of the most important breakthroughs in scientific history. According to this theory, the Universe is a giant plutonium atom, and the part of the universe we are able to observe from Earth, including Earth itself, is somewhere in its outer electron shells. He then changed his name to Ludwig Plutonium. In autumn of 1994 he claims to have realized that he was the reincarnation of the great early Greek scientist Archimedes, and so once again changed his name to Archimedes Plutonium.

elgooG

Probably the BEST Google mod, you favourite search tool, backwards.

Here come the ratbots

Guided rats controlled through implants in their brains could one day be used to search for landmines or buried victims of earthquakes, scientists say.

Y10K

Are you ready for the year 10.000 bug?

Download of the month: Would you like umlauts with that?

What do Hard Rock, Ice Cream, and Do-It-Yourself Furniture have in common?

The Invisible Library

The Invisible Library is a collection of books that only appear in other books. Within the library's catalog you will find imaginary books, pseudobiblia, artifictions, fabled tomes, libris phantastica, and all manner of books unwritten, unread, unpublished, and unfound.

Dord

For five years, Webster's New International Dictionary mistakenly included an entry for dord, a word which did not exist.

Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116

Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 (pronounced /Albin) was a name intended for a Swedish child who was born in 1991. The boy's parents had planned to never legally name him at all, as a protest to the strict child-naming rules of the Swedish government. The parents then tried to change the spelling of the name to A instead. Once again, the court did not approve of the parents' ideas for naming, for in Sweden it is prohibited to have a name of only one letter.

How To Write Unmaintainable Code

To foil the maintenance programmer, you have to understand how he thinks. He has your giant program. He has no time to read it all, much less understand it. He wants to rapidly find the place to make his change, make it and get out and have no unexpected side effects from the change.

How to destroy the Earth

The Earth was built to last. It is a 4,550,000,000-year-old, 5,973,600,000,000,000,000,000-tonne ball of iron. It has taken more devastating asteroid hits in its lifetime than you've had hot dinners, and lo, it still orbits merrily. So my first piece of advice to you, dear would-be Earth-destroyer, is: do NOT think this will be easy.

The Poor Man's Kawasaki

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Lego Barcode Reader

Via MAKE. Complete HOW TO and source code for making a barcode scanner out of LEGOs. The Barcode Scanner uses standard LEGO parts with two exceptions. The first is the laserbrick, a selfbuilt LEGO brick with a modified laser pointer connected to an output of the RCX. The second part is the barcode label from a LEGO box.

The Pumpkin PC Mod

Via The Raw Feed. Pretty amazing mod. I'd love to see this machine in a couple of months.

Tic-Tac-Toe Strategy

If you know what you are doing, you can't lose at Tic-Tac-Toe. If your opponent knows what they are doing, you can't win at Tic-Tac-Toe. The game is a zero sum game. If both players are playing with an optimal strategy, every game will end in a tie.

The Rube Goldberg Approach to Java Security

Written by Mark D. LaDue, Ph. D. in 1998.

Perpetual Calendar

A perpetual calendar is a calendar which is good for a span of many years. Thousands of years sometimes. Here's an online version that covers from year 1600 to 10000. There is even a link to learn how to make your own paper-version of it.

Saparmurat Niyazov Rules

Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov, president of Turkmenistan, is a genius. Here are some of his greatest hits as a politician/magician.

Wildwords

A different approach to Scrabble. Use Wild Tiles and flipped tiles on yellow Wild Squares to represent one or more letters in a row. Use already-played wild tiles and squares for your own purposes. And explain nothing about your new word or words unless your opponent risks a challenge. NEW TILES + NEW BOARD + NEW RULES = ALL WORDS + INCREDIBLE GAMEPLAY + BLUFF.

The Bacon Connection

Bernard Goldberg recently wrote a book called "The 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America." It identified by name the people responsible for the decline of American culture. If you closely examine the individuals listed you will notice that they share some common characteristics. Namely, Kevin bacon.

Audio Bible for iPods

Via MacMinute. If you got an iBelieve-Shuffle, you probably will want to get this as well... Zondervan has partnered with Talking Panda to release the TNIV Audio Bible for iPod in February 2006. This marks the first audio Bible available in Apple retail stores.

The Official Ninja Webpage

Facts: Ninjas are mammals. Ninjas fight ALL the time. The purpose of the ninja is to flip out and kill people.

Language Construction Kit

intended for anyone who wants to create artificial languages-- for a fantasy or an alien world, as a hobby, as an interlanguage. It presents linguistically sound methods for creating naturalistic languages-- which can be reversed to create non-naturalistic languages. It suggests further reading for those who want to know more, and shortcuts for those who want to know less.

Not so Lost after all

Via 4815162342.com. We know there are like 7 million people entirely devoted to finding the meaning of the Lost number series. But this is one of the coolest guesses so far. It makes sense, as it's right in between Australia and the States...

The Bullshit Job Title Generator

Have a new hiring rec? Can't think of an exciting title? Have a friend or relative you want to hire but they have no skills? Generate their title right here.

Lego Pinball

OK, this has to be the CRAZIEST Lego project ever built. For real. From what the father of the idea said today in the Lugnet Robotics List, it involves +20.000 bricks and 13 RCX units that communicate in 2 communication chambers each with a seperate program. Build time was +300 hours. It runs on NQC software and it's ALL Lego, except for the ball. Built by Gerrit Bronsveld and Martijn Boogaarts. Fucking crazy!!!

iBelieve

Via The Cult of Mac. The iBelieve is a $13 cap and lanyard for the iPod shuffle that turns the player into a cross when hung around your neck.

Graaaaaagh

Zombie fun.

Solar Death Ray

This guy built a Solar Death Ray. But that's not all. You can suggest things for him to melt down with it. Or, if you are brave enough, build your own following the instructions. For intense action, go straight to the Target Gallery and click on any of the poor objects there.

Portable Telephone

Via Stephen. A working cellular push-button telephone.

Weird Experiments Clips

Some video clips related to "The Book of Weird Experiments" ("Das Buch der verrueckten Experimente") published in September 2004 by C. Bertelsmann (in German).

Hidden Gags in Looney Tunes and Merrie melodies Cartoons

After you watch enough Warner Bros. theatrical cartoons it becomes obvious that the directors and animators liked to slip in little hidden gags during the cartoons. The meanings of the gags often would only be understood by a small number of people, or in some cases, the gag was either executed very quickly or was lost in the background.

The Blog Bitch

The turing test meets weblogging.

Dvorak Keyboard Layout Experiments

Dvorak designed his layout in the 1930's without the aid of computers. It contains a couple annoying features that lead to common errors in my typing -- namely the placement of Y and B). Could a modern evolutionary algorithm and a huge input sample discover a better arrangement?

We Hate Technology

A nice oxymoron. www.wehatetech.com is a giant bitch session of a website dedicated to ranting about your dislike of any area of technology.

The Ten Stupidest Utopias

If utopia is supposed to be the ideal and perfect place, where everyone lives in harmony, then why do so many of them turn out to suck?

Star Wars Animated Gif

Via Waxy.org. You already know the ASCII animation version of Star Wars, but this is a different kind of thing.

Ponder This

You are cordially invited to match wits with some of the best minds in IBM Research.

Call the Internet

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The Use of Computers in Movies

They forgot about the highly-annoying blue-light hysteria that is so common in movies and series these days, but nevertheless, the list is top.

The Dada Engine

The Dada Engine is a system for generating random text from grammars. It compiles and runs on (most) UNIX-like systems.

SCIgen - An Automatic CS Paper Generator

SCIgen is a program that generates random Computer Science research papers, including graphs, figures, and citations. It uses a hand-written context-free grammar to form all elements of the papers. Our aim here is to maximize amusement, rather than coherence. One useful purpose for such a program is to auto-generate submissions to conferences that you suspect might have very low submission standards. A prime example, which you may recognize from spam in your inbox, is SCI/IIIS and its dozens of co-located conferences (check out the very broad conference description on the WMSCI 2005 website). There's also a list of known bogus conferences. Using SCIgen to generate submissions for conferences like this gives us pleasure to no end. In fact, one of our papers was accepted to SCI 2005! See Examples for more details.

Fake Car Alarm

Instructions on how to build your own psychological crime-fighting device.

PhiMatrix

This Windows-based application is designed to unveil the phi proportions that can be found throughout life and the universe, from the dimensions of DNA, sea shells, plants, animals and the human body to its appearance in the stock market.

Beakman Experiments

Some of you might remember Beakman's World, a crazy educational TV show from the early nineties. Here's a fansite with some nice experiments for yall to try. From building rockets to making paper, with pretty nice transcripts.

Basic Aviation Survival Kit

"Basic" being the key word here... With reasonable quality to top quality components you can probably expect to spend somewhere between $300 and $500, or more. This kit can serve as the basis for a more comprehensive kit which you can assemble over time by adding items as your budget permits. By itself, this kit gives you the basic necessities required for a temperate climate survival situation.

Finding The A-team: A Stuffo Experiment

I love it when a plan for a plan coming together comes together.

Prime Number Visualization

Ever wonder what some prime number factoring algorithms look like?

Photocopier Fractals

In Heinz-Otto Peitgen et al's The Science of Fractal Images, a theoretical method of generating fractals is described using a photocopier. It's more than a useful way to think about them, however. You can actually make fractals this way.

Alaska Bountea

Alaska Bountea is a rich humus tea brewed by bubbling air through a mixture of water, living Alaska Humisoil and a specially developed activator. This produces a concentrated solution of microbial organisms beneficial to the soil and all plant life. Alaska Bountea supercharges soils with beneficial microbes that transform organics and minerals into plant nutrients that can be absorbed quickly and efficiently. The result is greatly increased healthy plant growth with natural resistance to diseases, insects and environmental stresses. Alaska Bountea can be applied as a foliar spray as well as a soil drench. (ie. super-duper big-ass vegetables). Do not miss the pics of the giant cabbages, zuchinni, etc.

Prussian Blue New Video

Via Stephen. BUY THE NEW PRUSSIAN BLUE MUSIC VIDEO / Concert DVD, entitled Blond Hair, Blue Eyes. What a great title.

Das Keyboard

This is not new, but still...

JoeSim

JoeSim is your virtual friend. You type something in to Joe, and he will respond with his own particular brand of wit. Joe can hold a conversation better than some of my programming buddies. Joe can be used as a decision maker ("Joe, should I quit my new job?") Joe can pick your lottery numbers. Joe can look up phone numbers. Joe can play mind games. Secretly record what is being typed to Joe by your friends for a real eye-opener. Sometimes you may learn too much! What do you do when your friend's girlfrind types "Should I break up with Tim? Should I tell Tim about what happened last night with Matt?" This actually happened! JoeSim can be dangerous, but hey, sometimes you just have to live a little.

Macquarium

Why would anyone want to turn their old Mac into an aquarium? Mmmm...

Fun Things to Do with Microwave Ovens

These are of few of the known 'interesting' experiments with microwave ovens. Most of them I've tried, but a few are merely annecdotes, or even jokes. Never forget that YOU are at all times responsible for your own actions and safety, despite what your political masters would have you believe.

Superheating Water Video

In physics, superheating (sometimes referred to as boiling retardation, boiling delay, or defervescence) is the phenomenon in which a liquid is heated to a temperature higher than its standard boiling point, without actually boiling. This can be caused by rapidly heating a homogeneous substance while leaving it undisturbed (so as to avoid the introduction of air bubbles at nucleation sites). Superheating is sometimes a concern with microwave ovens, some of which can quickly heat water without physical disturbance. A person agitating a container full of superheated water by attempting to remove it from a microwave will likely be scalded. Here is a short but pretty amazing video of superheated water in a microwave oven explosively flash boiling.

Smash My iPod

This website is dedicated to people who hate the "iPod Revolution". We are raising money to buy an iPod, so we could go down to a store, buy it, and smash it right there on the spot in front of all the people.

How to Do Some Idiotic Things

Via Make. Eric Gillin compiles a few top how-tos teaching you to do very silly stuff with everyday things. From your own personal Jesus toast to a blender-lamp hybrid.

KwikTop

KwikTop is a small, re-usable, in-expensive and user friendly bottle locking device with the unique feature of an integrated combination lock.

Super Maul Gun

This was the first advanced gun and was constructed by Geir. It is made by assembling several Mauly clips and a thick rubber band and has tremendous firepower. With a regular pencil as projectile it can penetrate thick cardboard and empty soda cans. This gun is not practical for random battles, but more of a gun for the determined assassin. This gun IS dangerous!

Bleeping

Via DontForward. What if you bleeped news stories at just the right points? Changes the meaning entirely.

RSS Speaking Alarm Clock

Via Make. Top way to wake up...

Readme 100 software art factory

We will be somewhere else those days (4-5 nov) but if you can, you shouldn't miss the wonderful Readme festival.

Ruby Poetry

Ruby poem a la Perl poetry...

Scientology Effective Solutions

The Scientology religion is about the individual man or woman. Its goal is to bring an individual to a sufficient understanding of himself and his life and free him to make improvements where he finds them necessary and in the ways he sees fit.

Ventriloquism Secrets

Ventriloquism is an act of deception in which a person (ventriloquist) manipulates his or her voice so that it appears that the voice is coming from elsewhere. The Greeks called this gastromancy. Linguists claim that the technique of making sounds while giving away no clues about actually talking must have been discovered thousands of years ago and was aptly used by early chieftains and tribesmen, who acted as mediums between men and supernatural forces.

Online Ouija

The Museum of Talking Boards would like to offer you the opportunity to consult our online interactive talking boards. While we can't exactly guarantee a spiritual epiphany, we can promise an interesting close-up look at several of the world's most fascinating boards. To get the full effect you must be using a late version of Internet Explorer, Netscape, or Opera, and have your JavaScript enabled. If you can see our mascot Planchy, waving at your cursor arrow, you are all set to go. If Planchy annoys you, just hit the "Esc" button on your keyboard and and he will stop waving.

ACME Products

ACME is a worldwide leader of many manufactured goods. From its humble beginnings providing corks and flypaper to bug collectors ("Buddy's Bug Hunt/1935") to its heyday in the American Southwest supplying a certain coyote, from Ultimatum Dispatchers to Batman outfits, ACME has set the standard for excellence. For the first time ever, information and pictures of all ACME products, specialty divisions, and services featured in Warner Bros. cartoons (made by the original studio from 1935 to 1964) are gathered here, in one convenient catalog.

Picotux

The smallest Linux Computer in the World. Very, very small.

Aquariass

Add a little life to your bathroom with this live aquarium. The fully functioning tank fits American Standard bowls. Custom bowl installation is available.

Giant Pink Bunny

An enormous pink bunny has been erected on an Italian mountainside where it will stay for the next 20 years.

Baron Bob's Boob Bonanza

Guys like boobs! Baron Bob is a guy. He loves boobs a lot. Here he is thinking of ways to utilize this love to bringing gag gift excitement to other boob lovers. He has his new thinking cap on, the Boob Earmuffs. They keep his brain and his ears warm. Wow, their even Thinsulate approved. (whatever that means).

Sex Offender Registry

Enter your zip code to search the Sex Offender Registry. US Only.

Grover is Bitter

To millions of children throughout the world in the seventies and eighties, that name was synonymous with a funny, cuddly and ultimately loveable fuzzy blue monster from Sesame Street. For many of us, Grover was hands-down the best character on the show: bringing laughter, intelligence and a certain irreverence not seen in other 2-dimensional children's programs of the day. And he was cute, too. But what many of us didn't see behind that brave exterior was a monster cowering in the face of his own insecurities, a monster so unsure of himself he wouldn't even watch his own performances, and a monster who ultimately allowed his own weaknesses to overcome him and nearly ruin his career. A genius, a tyrant, a womanizer or just a washed-up drunk? It's time to expose Grover- the monster behind the myth.

Go Fuck Yourself

CBS's Rockstar is just another reality/pseudo-talent shows that features rockstar-wannabes. Apparently their censors are so focused on preventing another "nipple-gate", and let this obvious profanity to be shown during prime time.

Rebel Yell

The first--"Eee-Yow!"--came from a 1952 Time magazine article. The next--"Keeook"--was provided by a Northern scoutmaster whose only credentials were that his Panther patrol used the same cry on Boy Scout outings. Historian James Street authoritatively offered "Rrrrrr-yahhhhhhhh-yip-yip-yip-yip-yip" as the true Yell, although he was also heard to emit it as "Yeeeeeeeeeeeow!" during a post-party argument with a Chapel Hill shoe merchant over the correct sound of the Yell. The merchant claimed the true sound was "Whoooooooooooooo-wow!" In Charleston, a lawyer considered an expert on the Yell, offered "Yuhhhhh-woooooooo-eeeeeee-UH!" Douglass Southall Freeman, who should have known if anyone did, delivered it as "Yeeeeeeeeeee-ahhhhhhhhhhh!" When Smith published a newspaper article on the subject, he was challenged by the Twin City Sentinel, which claimed "Eeeeeeee-YUH-haaeeeeoooooooo." Finally, composer Richard Bales offered "Ooooooo-eeeeeeee!".

Goodiepal dingeling

Want THE MAN ringing on your door and showing you or a friend of yours his mighty mecha-bird? Then bid.

Lego Winder

Via Make. Yes, that's all lego. Powered by two motors and the RCX it winds the most wonderful balls I could ever hope for.

iTit

Via Stephen. Forget being able to watch videos on your iPod, soon you'll be able to listen to music from your breasts. Chest-obsessed Brit tabloid The Sun broke the story this morning (heavy with references to Boob Marley and Greatest Tits collections) that BT futurology experts are working on the technology that will make musical mammaries a reality for the thousands of women frustrated that their boobs just don't do anything.

New Everest height

Gearing up for the 2008 Olympics, China has been polishing Everest to make it sparkle for the Olympic flame. The 2005 challenge has been two-fold; to clean the mountain and measure its true height. Outdoor Exploration China reports to ExWeb that today, the Chinese government revealed the results, and a new height for Mount Everest at 8844.43 meters.

Morse Code Watch

Via OhGizmo. There's a bunch of explanations on how to read it on the product page, but none of it makes any sense to me. And that, in a strange sort of way, is a good thing.

Virtual Bubble Wrap

Bubble Wrap has been a source of fascination for people of all ages since its invention. Now, finally, there is a web page dedicated to this most entertaining packing material.

Klingon Imperial Diplomatic Corps

This is the official website of the Klingon Imperial Diplomatic Corps, dedicated to the promotion and preservation of Klingon culture and society here on Earth. On this award-winning website, you will find over 225 pages of Klingon data; info on the KIDC, Klingon rituals, ceremonies and traditions, intergalactic cuisine, Klingon fashion and costuming, ships and weaponry; as well as popular discussion forums, numerous Klingon-related mailing lists, and more...

The Burning of the School

From Wikipedia. The Burning of the School is a parody of The Battle Hymn of the Republic, known and sung universally by schoolchildren throughout the United States until at least the late 1980's. It is not known if it is still common.

Impossible Chess

The main idea for this variant was the build an engine to create the most illegal chess games in the world.

The ultimate vegan psycho test

Roots of Compassion, some sort of post-hardline vegan collective, offer this test that LOOKS like a joke but it's NOT.

Anti-Garth Brooks Website

Greetings! On behalf of the people of the anti-garth realm, I welcome you to the sanctuary of the sane. Why do I call it that, you may ask? Very simple. Throughout this web site you will be exposed to the true exploits of Garth Brooks. Namely, that he is an arrogant, greedy, and selfish superstar unworthy of the affections of millions.

NASA's Failed Mars Probe Cartoons

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Scarface DHCP Server

Say hello to my little friend...

Evidence of 'jungle yeti' found

Fresh evidence has been found in the jungles of Sumatra supporting claims that a mythical 'jungle yeti' may exist, claim two UK explorers.

The UNIX-HATERS Handbook Download Page

The UNIX-HATERS Handbook is an edited compilation of messages to the UNIX-HATERS mailing list. The book was edited by Simson Garfinkel, Daniel Weise and Steven Strassmann and published in 1994 (IDG, ISBN 1-56884-203-1). It includes an Anti-Forward by Dennis Ritchie, which denigrates the book's concept. he book concerns the frustrations of users new to the then-underdeveloped Unix operating system. Many users had come from systems which were far more sophisticated in computer science terms, and were tremendously frustrated by the worse is better design philosophy that they felt Unix and much of its software encapsulated. Some paper editions of this book come with a waxed paper facsimile of an airline sick bag labelled "UNIX barf bag", inserted into the inside back cover.

Flaming guide

For those needing assistance before entering the site and being totally lost or clueless on what a FLAME is or how to do it. We have compiled a list of articles and sites to give the clueless or FLAME challenged among us some help. This is by no means all the information on the Web about Flaming, we will leave it to the reader to do some research on their own too.

The conceptual/existential flame war

Rambling, not-well thought-out, however well-meaning opinion about random minority culture, country and their religion. Includes at least one misspelled word and a wrong historical idea presented as fact.

Duck Tape Hall of Fame

You've just entered the place where Duck Tape heroes live forever, and their fame sticks around like the tape they love. The Duck Tape Hall of Fame honors those who have made a significant contribution to the culture, myth and history surrounding the world's favorite way to fix things.

How to make a duct tape bag

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TurntablistPC

Via Olivier e Ignacio. TurntablistPC is an electronic and mechanical hybrid of turntable (gramophone) and an old personal computer.

Godzilla VS. Tamagotchi

Self-descriptive.

Interactive Fiction

Interactive Fiction (or IF for short) is both a computer game and a book, or rather something in between. You usually take on the role of the main character in a story. The game tells you what happens to the character, and you tell the game how the character should act. This is not always simple, but can make for a very rewarding experience. The game's output is always mainly text based, but there are some games that will also show images and play sounds. You communicate with the game using text as well, but there are indeed a small number of games that complement this with mouse support.

List of misquotations

This page consists of things that many people think are correct quotes but are actually incorrect. This does not include quotes that were actually blunders by the people that said them.

Dang Thi Minh Hanh

The most obfuscated Wikipedia article ever?

Yummy PSP

Via Stephen. Awesome mods, although pretty low on gameplay.

FLUDD

Via Wikipedia. FLUDD (Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device) is a fictional, speech-capable device worn by Mario like a backpack in the video game Super Mario Sunshine for the Nintendo GameCube. Created by Professor E. Gadd, FLUDD is Mario's primary tool for saving Isle Delfino from evil. Mario uses this FLUDD to battle enemies, wash away graffiti, and hover himself across gaps to safety.

Download of the month: The Number e

An online book from the Gutenberg Project. These digits were computed by Robert Nemiroff (George Mason University and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) and Jerry Bonnell (Universities Space Research Association and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center). The digits have been checked by them but they welcome others to check them as well. Even so, as noted above, neither we nor they guarantee the accuracy of these digits.

Australia's Legendary Cat

Via Cryptozoology. AUSTRALIA'S big cat riddle could finally be solved after a hunter shot dead what is thought to be a puma in Victoria's Gippsland region.

He is Oscar

Another joke-site from one of our fav TV series...

Poison pics

A bit off-topic but this amazing picture collection of Poison is way too good to be ignored.

Society for Creative Anachronism

The Society for Creative Anachronism (or SCA for short) is a non-profit educational organization devoted to studying and re-creating the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The primary focus is on Western European culture, but can also include other regions such as the Middle East and Japan with which Western Europe had contact during 800-1650 CE. The SCA is easily described as a Middle Ages Arts Revival Recreation Organization.

The Free Software Song

An audio recording of the Free Software Song sung by Richard Stallman, in Ogg Vorbis format. Hard to join the movement after this, but...

The Shitty Tipper Database

Welcome to the Shitty Tipper Database (beta). OK, so here's how the fun works. Very simply, you click submit to the STD and enter the name, total check, and tip of somebody who left you a shitty tip.

Safari Homer-ization

Via TUAW. Steffie Lucchesi has created a downloadable "Safari Homer-ization" Makeover Kit. Basically, it replaces Safari's default error icon and Localizable.strings file to give you the result above: Poor Homer, foiled again. This time by a nonexistent website. Installation instructions are included for Mac OS 10.3 and 10.4, and backup files are also supplied for Mac OS 10.3.

Ipod Nano 200gb Instructions

Via TUAW. Some enterprising young fellow has figured out how to take a 200 GB IDE drive and jack it in to the nano. Sure, the battery only lasts 6 seconds, but you've got a million songs in your winter coat pocket.

Nano Stress Testing

To simulate everyday accidents that could result in a broken iPod, the people at arstechnica came up with a few situations that we felt would ultimately leave the nano lifeless, like sitting on it, dropping it while jogging and from various heights, or even driving a car over it. Twice...

Brand new (fake) ghost photo gallery

Via Stephen. In order for us at Ghoststudy to detect a fake or fraudulent ghost photo, we have to understand how they are produced. We would also like our viewers to understand these things as well. We include several examples here for your enlightenment. Most fraudulent photos however, are simply the result of mistakes or accidents made by the one taking the pictures and not necessarily someone setting out to deliberately fool us. We hope this page will serve to educate.

Suresh Joachim

From Wikipedia. Suresh Joachim is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian who has broken 33 world records, in an attempt to benefit the unpriviledged children of the world. Check the section called Guinness acknowledged records.

The Wall Crawler PC

A PC mod is OK as long as it doesn't have blue light tubes. Specially if it's a wall crawler one.

Music and Morse Code

Music is a language, and therefore it can be translated into other languages. Of course, such a sort of translation may not prove absolutely perfect or correct, but it can help us to perceive music from a new, quite unusual point of view, and can give us insights into music and its structural elements.

Creating rhythm patterns with Morse Code

A rather cheesy implementation.

Oficiala Morso por Esperanto

Esperanto + Morse Code.

Yo-yo Stupid Trick Contest

I got the idea for a Stupid Trick Contest sometime around 2001. Maybe even before that, but 2001 was the first time I really wanted to actually *have* an STC. At the Chicago Crew meets we used to joke about dumb tricks and show each other the stupidest tricks we could think of. I thought it would be really fun to have a contest to see who could do the dumbest tricks. Don't miss the Video.

Extreme Noise Terror Windows Theme

If you have to suffer Windows, do it with style. Custom theme made by some die-hard fans of the band.

Bloodbath is looking for a singer

Swedish death metal band Bloodbath is looking for a new vocalist. Aren't auditions a bit too girly for a band called that? Follow the link if you think you are the one. They have rules for applying in the site (very Scandinavian).

Delicious

Via Ignacio. Well, not as cool as IMBECIL's own foo-food.pl, but here you have it anyways. Another random food generator for the lazy or uninspired chefs out there.

Gaeoudjiparl Liberated Synthesiser Auction

Gaeoudjiparl, our maaaaaan from the north, is selling some uncanny shit at eBay. You might or might not be interested, but you should check it out. Wicked MP3s.

Stop Alien Abductions

Via Stephen. THIS WEBSITE TELLS YOU HOW TO MAKE A THOUGHT SCREEN HELMET, THE MATERIALS AND TOOLS YOU NEED TO MAKE ONE, AND WHERE YOU CAN OBTAIN THE MATERIALS. The thought screen helmet blocks telepathic communication between aliens and humans. Aliens cannot immobilize people wearing thought screens nor can they control their minds or communicate with them using their telepathy. When aliens can't communicate or control humans, they do not take them.

iiiiii

Via Stephen. You'll need volume on.

Wrestling RPG

WWE: KNOW YOUR ROLE RPG is an OGL-based roleplaying game that thrusts you into the body-slamming, pile-driving, high-octane world of sports entertainment. You can take on the role of your favorite WWE Superstar or create your own Superstar and commence kicking butt on your quest for championship belts. Each session of KNOW YOUR ROLE represents a single televised event, such as SMACKDOWN! or RAW. During the courseof the show, virtually anything can happen - backstage sneak attacks, ringside brawls, and unexpected betrayals. All this (and more!) can be incorporated into your game session. KNOW YOUR ROLE is different from other, more traditional, role-playing games because it encourages you to play more than one character throughout the session. You'll be able to experience the game from various perspectives: create or play an arrogant rule breaker, a crowd-pleasing fan favorite and a manager or valet.

Card Shuffling Shenanigans

Shuffling cards is a tricky business. It's also a lucrative one for gambling casinos. In a game such as blackjack, an astute player can try to memorize the cards already played to have a better chance of predicting which cards will come up later, thus potentially gaining an advantage over the dealer and the casino. If the cards aren't properly shuffled and their distribution isn't truly random, the advantage could be even greater.

Rising to the occasion of modeling card shuffling

Card shuffling, mathematical modeling, and Markov chains. by Timothy P. Chartier and Reuben K. Fries.

Rocknor's Donut Factory

Rocknor's Donut Factory is a clever puzzle game that combines Robots, Donuts, and Hover technology into a wild combination of conniving puzzles that takes creativity, experimentation, and good old-fashioned trial-and-error to solve.

Wacky Uses

Discover hundreds of little-known uses for well-known products, by just clicking on a product.

Shit Happens

Something nasty happened to the XML file of the Imbecil feed, so you might experience weird things like getting old posts marked as new, but it's been fixed now. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Lazer Trip Wire

Via Random Good Stuff. Secure Your Cubicle. According to all the James Bond, Pink Panther, and other spy or heist movies, valuables are always guarded by glistening red beams. Cross a beam and a loud alarm sounds, which normally summons scores of security guards, ninjas, or robot henchmen. Wouldn't it be nice if there was an inexpensive way to get this sort of security for your cubicle?

Rejection Letters Toilet Paper

Lulu.com is offering authors whose work has ben rejected the chance to put it behind them... by printing their rejection letters onto rolls of customized toilet paper.

Mind Molester

The Mind Molester is an instrument of creative electronic harassment. It is an electronic device that can drive your victims a little crazy trying to figure out what it is and where it's located. Your friends/enemies will become obsessed, awaiting the next chirp trying to determine its location, completely disrupting their normal activities.

The Million Dollar Homepage

The idea is simple: to try and make $1m (US) by selling 1,000,000 pixels for $1 each. Hence, 'The Million Dollar Homepage'. The main motivation for doing this is to pay for my degree studies, because I don't like the idea of graduating with a huge student debt. I know people who are paying off student loans 15-20 years after they graduated.

Toilet Race

The 2nd of spetember, a bunch of prople raced through the streets of Philly on their amazing tricycles made from reclaimed toilets.

Toilet Race (flickr)

Some pictures from the race.

CuteXdoom

A game mod installation that explores modern cultures' addiction to cuteness and fabricated entities. Unreal style.

Crazy J

Welcome to the Crazy J- a guitar playing machine. This project was created as a part of the Georgia Tech graduate Mechatronics class (6405), by Jason Lawrence, Turner Howard and Susan Knueven. The various links listed to the left will connect you to pictures of the Crazy J, sound clips of the Crazy J actually playing, and technical information on the workings of the Crazy J.

Perl Golf

A competition to find the shortest (fewest keystrokes) Perl code to solve a given problem.

DARPA Grand Challenge 2005

DARPA Grand Challenge 2005 will take place on October 8, 2005. From September 28 to October 6, 2005, forty three teams will participate in the National Qualification Event at the California Speedway in Fontana. Members of the general public are encouraged to attend this event. Spectator Information Twenty teams will earn a slot to compete in Grand Challenge 2005 event which will be held in the southwest United States. DARPA has announced that the start and finish for Grand Challenge 2005 will be in Primm, Nevada.

Learn Telepathy

During a controlled experiment (Moscow State University named after V.I. Lenin, 2003) with electro-encephalogram and general electromagnetic monitoring, researchers detected unusual magnetic activity in the area directly around the pineal gland. (...) Researchers succeeded very much in decrypting these magnetic waves (have been compared electroencephalograms of more than senders, each of them have participated in 5 series of experiments). Learn Telepathy is a software product that modulates waves of this type using usual computer processor. The processor of your computer, while it is working, modulates (as any of the electronic devices) a lot of electromagnetic waves in different frequencies. There is a way to force processor to emit waves in the diapason which is very close to the diapason of the human brainwave frequencies.

Mosquito Magnets

Have you ever wished you could find a way to actually enjoy your backyard without being plagued by hordes of mosquitoes?

Beershots

Welcome to the Molecular Expressions BeerShots website featuring photomicrographs and digital images (photographs taken through an optical microscope) of the World's most famous beers. We have arranged the beer images by country.

Scorpion detection using UV LEDs

Some time after reading "A Powerful New Light Source for Ultraviolet Detection of Scorpions in the Field" I decided to build my own scorpion detection device. I ordered fifty 5 mm UV LEDs at the website of LSDiodes.

Magic Words

Magic Words: A Dictionary is a one-of-a-kind resource for magicians and word lovers, exploring the most intriguing magic words and phrases from around the world. 520 essay-style entries touch upon magic words multiple meanings, auras of mystery, origins and history, popular variations, amusing trivia, and fascinating examples of usage from literature and popular culture.

Zerofree

Eric W. Weisstein. "Zerofree." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource.

piPod

An iPod-based guide to New York pizzerias.

MAD Magazine Archive

All MAD Magazine covers, and listed contents.

Megachurches Expand With Big Screens

In the reality TV age, perhaps it's no surprise that fast-growth churches increasingly use cameras to put their pastors in two places -- or three or four or more -- at the same time.

Not Yaroze

Net Yaroze (yarozei, or phonetically ya row zey vb. means "Let's do it together!" or "Let's work together!") was a product promoted by Sony Computer Entertainment in 1997 to get computer programming hobbyists familar with the PlayStation development environment so that they could make video games for the PlayStation console system. After the decline of the Net Yaroze movement (everybody's now busy writing PSP homebrew?) this page still resists, telling people how to program PS games without official tools. The best thing about it though, is that the whole thing is translated "by Japanese to English translation sofware. I don't know this is right or not". Acid engrish.

Vending Machines of Japan

Via Make. PhotoMann recently decided to 'collect' images of unique vending machines found in Japan. They are everywhere. Estimates suggest there are 5.6 million vending machines which works out to be one for every 20 people in Japan. Sales from vending machines in 2000 totaled $56 billion! The most common are drink and cigarette machines followed by machines with pornography. All of the images in this section are taken with a Nikon Coolpix 5000. Below is a sampling of the machines to be found.

Texas Bigfoot

Nighttime field trips, gripping testimonials, scientific seminars: In East Texas, the hunt for Bigfoot is serious business.

Common Malware Enumeration

Via Slashdot. The Common Malware Enumeration (CME) initiative is an effort headed by the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). CME is not an attempt to solve the challenges involved with naming schemes for viruses and other forms of malware. Instead, CME is working with the security community to facilitate the adoption of a shared, neutral indexing capability for malware. An example of a CME identifier would be: CME-123.

125 Questions. What Don't We Know?

In a special collection of articles published beginning 1 July 2005, Science Magazine and its online companion sites celebrate the journal's 125th anniversary with a look forward -- at the most compelling puzzles and questions facing scientists today.

Game Man

Via Make. It's Big. It's Bad. It's Heavy. It's over 3 feet tall and it's totally in your face. Get ready for the most heart-pounding portable video game experience of your life. Get ready for the Game Man. Are you man enough for it?

CADPAT QTVR

CADPAT, or Canadian disruptive pattern, is the digital camouflage pattern currently used by the Canadian Forces. This link, from the Canadian Army, shows a highly-unuseless QTVR model of a soldier wearing it.

Takeshi's Castle Forum

More than 15 years after it was aired in Japan, Takeshi's Castle prevails in the hearts of many fans around the world. Join them, if you will, in this forum.

ShasPod

The ShasPod is the all-in-one solution to joining the 12th Daf Yomi cycle. The ShasPod is sent to you with the complete set of Rav Dovid Grossman's shiurim, as featured on DafYomi.org, fully pre-loaded on a 20 gigabyte iPod. For all of us non-jew, here's a hint on what the Daf Yomi is, from Wikipedia... Daf Yomi (Hebrew: "page [of the] day" or "daily folio") is a daily regimen to study the entire Talmud one daf (i.e. two actual pages) one day at a time so that it can be completed in seven and a half years. Thousands of Jews worldwide participate in the Daf Yomi program as part of a monumental program that was initiated by Rabbi Meir Shapiro in 1923 at the First World Congress of the World Agudath Israel in Vienna. With 2,711 pages in the Talmud, one cycle takes about 7.5 years. Daf Yomi recently started its 12th cycle of study, on 2 March 2005.

The Dogcow Goes QTVR

Via TUAW. Thanks to the original inspiration, Technote 31, written way back in March of 1989, and the Dogcow -- that lovable little critter aptly named Clarus -- was brought to life. The rest, of course, is Dogcow history. In the span of seven years, the Dogcow has gained almost mythological status, serving as the de facto mascot and torchbearer for legions of Apple Developer Technical Support engineers. And its magic continues to this day.

Houdini Chinese Water Torture Cell

Houdini's Chinese Water Torture Cell was almost entirely destroyed in a fire at the Houdini Hall of Fame in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in 1996. The owner of the apparatus, Sid Radner, hired John Gaughan of Los Angeles to rebuild the famous illusion using the original hardware. John had inspected the illusion in 1991 and was familiar with its secrets. The beautifully restored illusion is now on loan for display in Las Vegas at the Houdini Magic Museum owned by Geno Munari of the Houdini Magic Shops. This photo shows Henry Mueller who owned the Houdini Hall of Fame, Bill Brehm creator of this website, Sid Radner, and John Gaughan. The illusion was at New York, New York, hotel and casino for the Official Houdini Seance on Halloween 2002.

The Lunar Registry

The Lunar Registry is offering a limited-time bargain for properties in the Sea Of Vapors. That's in the Moon, of course. 18.95 USD/15,75 EUR per acre.

The Elmsley Count

Alex Elmsley (born March 2, 1929) is a British Magician and Computer programmer. He is well known for his invention of the Ghost count or Elmsley count.

Bouncing Balls

Everything you ever wanted to know about RUBBER!

Museum of Questionable Medical Devices

The curator of the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices shares his collection of the hilarious, horrifying, and preposterous medical devices that have been foisted upon the public in their quest for good health. Includes the Prostate Gland Warmer, Phrenology Machine, Recto Rotor, Nose Straightener, Wonder Electro Marvel, and hundreds of other quack devices.

Keyboard Clicks to Text Algorithm

A new security threat revealed by computer scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, may be enough to drive some people away from their computer keyboards and back to pen and paper. The researchers show that a simple audio recording of those keyboard clicks can betray the text you just entered, from passwords to secret love notes.

Keyboard Clicks to Text Algorithm. The Paper.

And here's the paper from Li Zhuang, Feng Zhou, J. D. Tygar at University of California, Berkeley.

c-jump

Via Wired News. Discover fundamentals of computer programming by playing a board game! c-jump helps children to learn basics of programming languages, such as C, C++ and Java.

Rube Goldberg: Inventions book

From Pitsco, Lego's education division... Here they are, more than 100 of the inventions that made Rube Goldberg's name an adjective describing any overly complicated invention, machine, or scheme laboriously contrived to perform a seemingly simple operation. Along the way, Rube Goldberg: Inventions also introduces student to the man a sportswriter turned cartoonist whose work was syndicated worldwide for 65 years and inspired the "Olympics of Complexity" at Purdue University. See what can happen when technology meets daily life and laugh all over again.

Crazy Action Contraptions

Also from Pitsco, Lego's education division, Using the LEGO Technic elements, they'll assemble five wacky and fun devices that really work the Never-Look-Back-Machine, Coat Hanger Daredevil, Skittle Tops, 9-Foot Rubber Band Racer, Balloon-Powered Rocket Car. With a few additional LEGO elements, they can assemble five more contraptions. This kid-friendly book has 64 full-color pages.

Corsair Ergonomic Keyboard for Pirates

Via Engadget. Arrrrrr.

Pirate Nicknames for MSN Messenger

Avast, ye scurvy dog! So you've seen Pirates of the Caribbean and you wanna be a mighty pirate ey? Tis bloody simple: Tockle your (full) name give the button a punch.

Pirate-to-English translators

Sure, the best way to celebrate International Talk Like A Pirate Day is to memorize the useful list o' pirate words and phrases.

Bork Google

A while back we posted something about the infamous Swedish Chef and his Bork-bork-bork-like language. Here's the Google mod for it.

Klingon Google

Self-explanatory, right? Good fun if you speak Klingon.

Chip Fun

These chip art images were made visible through lapping techniques, magnification and Polaroid capturing. Typically chips have a unique "signature" which we have come to recognize and expect to be logic, memory, gates, etc. However, these signatures are the designer's, the engineer's and in some cases a company logo.

Ode to Joy

While computer-related Easter eggs are often found in software, occasionally they exist in hardware or firmware of certain devices. On some PCs, the BIOS ROM contains Easter eggs. Perhaps the most famous example of a hardware Easter egg is in the HP ScanJet 5P, where the device will play the Ode to Joy by varying the stepper motor speed if you power the device up with the scan button depressed.

A Gamer's Manifesto

Via Ignacio. In the desolate economic climate of post-apocalyptic 2006, I'm thinking that's going to be a lot of money. Now, it's true that at E3 Sony was boasting the Playstation 3 could crank out 1.8 TFLOPS, or 1.8 trillion FLOPS. If that many FLOPS were piled together they would fill the Grand Canyon, assuming each FLOP were the size of a muskrat. So what do gamers want from all that money and FLOP? Just ask them.

Star Wars Pants

A long time ago, in pants far, far away... The idea for this page came to my friends Jeremy and Ben one day at lunch. Take Star Wars quotes and add the word pants. That's all there is to it, and poof, you've got yourself a funny one-liner. For instance: "Commander, tear this ship apart until you've found those pants, and bring me the passengers, I want them alive!" --Darth Vader.

Star Trek Pants

This page was inspired by the Star Wars Pants Page. That site is unarguably funnier and original. How many times have you watched a Star Trek movie and discovered, to your shock and horror, that there are very few if any references to pants? Well fret no longer. The idea is that if you take the word 'pants' and substitute it for any other word in a sentence, you have classic comedy. It works for Star Wars, why not Star Trek?

Bad Jokes and Other Deleted Nonsense/ASCII cows

This page is an obvious testimony to the fact that some people have way too much time on their hands. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

You have two cows

"You have two cows" is the beginning phrase for a series of political joke definitions. "You have two cows" jokes originated as a parody of typical introductory-level economics course material examples featuring a farmer in a moneyless society, using his cattle and produce to trade with his neighbors. The examples ran along the lines of "You have two cows; you want chickens; you set out to find another farmer who has chickens and wants a cow, etc." They were meant to show the limitations of the barter system, leading to the eventual introduction of currency and money. The "two cows" parodies however, place the cow-owner in a fully fledged economic system where cows are used as a metaphor for all currency, capital, means of production, etc. The intent is often to point out flaws and absurdities in those systems. (Description from Wikipedia).

You have two cows (ii)

The following list of these "two cows" jokes was assembled from over 20 different versions found on the internet. Some of these jokes may not have been published and may have been contributed by one or more members of the Wikifoundation community.

Mandelpod

By Modin. "(Mandelpod is) actually it is just another useless application for the stuff menu. It calculates the classic mandelbrot set and lets you zoom in up to 7 levels". Follow this link to download Version 0.3c of the IpodLinuxInstaller.

Dr. Mysterian

Dr. Mysterian was a brilliant divinity student until a freak accident caused him to become beset with visions of the future, including one showing him the EXACT DATE OF HIS OWN DEATH, January 26, 2010! His prophesies for the future have independently been proven to be 98% correct, and he will continue to write them until the irreversible, fast-approaching date of his quietus.

OUTSOURCE ME!

(Readme rules). Have you ever dreamt of having a piece of software art (1) you could call truly yours? Or had the feeling that most media art is dull, and that you could do it better? Or had a marvelous idea you could not realize for lack of time, commitment or expertise? Well, your chance has come. No need to mess around with abstruse programs or bother with dreary code. The world is full of people willing to do the hard work for you. That's what outsourcing is about. Those are the rules of the global electronic market. It doesn't cost much. Actually, just for this time it will cost you nothing. Leonardo Solaas, an Argentinean programmer and net artist, suggests reversing the rules: only once it is not the programmer who is chosen by the employer but it is the employer who is chosen by the programmer. He is looking for someone to tell him what to do, thus himself outsourcing the task of getting an idea. Submit yours! Become his boss! Submit your ideas at http://outsource.solaas.com.ar till October 3rd, and you could be the lucky winner of a possibility to implement YOUR piece of software art. If Leonardo chooses your concept, he will become your outsourced Contractor for this work, and you will be his Employer. You could learn about Leonardo's skills and interests (at http://solaas.com.ar/outsource/leonardo) to figure out whether your proposal would fit his experience. All this is made possible by Readme 100 Temporary Software Art Factory (2) (a.k.a. the MetaEmployer). The resulting piece will be presented at a festival taking place on November 4-5, 2005, in the State and City Library of Dortmund, Germany.

Text-Based Pong

Text-based games are usually acid, but this one is by far one of the best. Quite obviously the most exciting Pong clone ever.

MacGyverisms

Some of the information contained in this document has the potential to cause serious injury or damage. The writers, compilers, and distributors of this document are not responsible for any injuries or damage resulting from the attempted reproduction of any of the ideas or concepts contained herein. Such attempts at reproducing these "MacGyverisms" are irresponsible and potentially injurious, and are not recommended. The purpose of this document is to inform and entertain.

Project MacGyverism

Welcome to Project MacGyverism - a free-content encyclopedia that anyone can edit -- the goal is to track many, if not all, of MacGyver accomplishments and the things he's MacGyver'ed during the course of the series. Now, because this is free-content, this site relies on people like you to help expand the contents. The major guideline to contribution is that it has to be related to the show.

Gwar's 20th Anniversary Tour

Get ready for Gwar's 20th anniversary tour. Check the dates here.

Project X Lyrics

Project X was a short-lived late 1980s NYC straight edge hardcore band, featuring John Porcelly (Youth Of Today,Judge), Walter Schreifels (Gorilla Biscuits,Youth Of Today), Alex Brown (Side By Side,Gorilla Biscuits) and Sammy Siegler (Side By Side,Youth Of Today,Judge). The band started when Porcelly and Brown were releasing the seventh issue of their fanzine Schism, which was the second issue under that name, and wanted to include a 7" of rare unreleased early 1980s hardcore. However, they couldn't get the rights to release it, and since no NYC bands had any unreleased material, they decided instead to form a project band, record a 7" and include that with the fanzine. The band was fittingly named Project X.

Two-hundred

This is Imbecil's 200th RSS item.

Totally Absurd Inventions

Via Job. America's Goofiest Patents! Featuring Real, USA Patented Inventions - Updated Weekly.

Weird and Wonderful Patents

Over the years, inventors have tried to solve many of the problems of daily life. Who could forget these vital advances to the state of the art?

Patently Absurd Weird Patents

Anyone who has made an invention can apply for a patent. Most patents describe serious inventions, which represent technological progress in the field concerned. But not always. People patent some pretty weird and wacky ideas...

Do the Funky Chicken

You may have heard of THE FUNKY CHICKEN - the craziest dance ever. Now it is possible for you to learn this dance in the privacy of your own home. With these careful instructions, you should be able to master this fine art within days.

Save Betamax

Why Save Betamax? The short version: We're organizing a call-in day to Congress on September 14 to oppose new legislation that would undermine the Betamax decision (INDUCE Act).

Never Nude

Hello friends, Im Psychiatrist / Actor / Father Dr. Tobias Funke, and Im here to talk about a crippling illness that afflicts literally dozens of people around the world, including two well-known members of German Parliament. Of course, I could only be talking about the disease known as Never Nude.

Obiwan's UFO-FREE Paranormal Pge

This page is home to the oldest true ghost story archive on the net (with stories dating back to 1993) as well as the net's original Ghosts and Hauntings FAQ. In addition, you will find hundreds of paranormal links, information on hauntings and publically accessible haunted places, a UFO-Free Message Board, one of the biggest Ghostlight Pages on the web, and more.

Chocolate Pizza

Via Ricard.

A World of Luck

Urban Legends Reference Pages: A World of Luck. Good fortune, a big break, hidden treasure, easy money we create a great many tales expressing our optimistic fantasies that these things may come our way at any moment. Although sometimes they do, we also have to be wary that Lady Luck is a capricious spirit, and stunning reversals of fortune are just as possible.

foofoofoo v.5

Forgot to say, foofoofoo version 5 (quicker, cleaner, etc.) is up for download for all of you that didn't use it when it was first released. Feel free.

Inappropriate iPod engraving text

Via TUAW. There's at least one name Apple won't engrave on the back of an iPod: Jesus Christ. As of this writing, you'll receive the error message "Inappropriate message text" when trying to use 'ol J.C.'s name to engrave your shiny new iPod. When "Jesus" and "Christ" are used separately, however, it appears the Apple store doesn't have a problem.

Mad Physics

This site is dedicated to bringing science to the masses! Bored by traditional sites, we put one up that was both fun and accessible. If we can teach you classical mechanics by blowing things up then we see that as a formidable alternative to the other boring stuff on the web.

Endless Pool

Welcome to Endless Pools, where limited space can be easily converted into limitless possibilities. Measuring just 8' x 15', the Endless Pool, often referred to as a swimmer's treadmill, provides all the benefits of a full-size swimming pool in a fraction of the space.

How to ZAP a Camera

Using Lasers to Temporarily Neutralize Camera Sensors.

Crazy Kites

Kiteworld is a kite-devoted shop. Here are some of the top ones they sell. From Octopus-shaped to the amazing Blue Meanie one.

Impaled Northern Moonforest Song Title Generator

Anal Cunt's legendary side-project Impaled Northern Moonforest was a short-life band, but fans are still out there. Here, along with many mp3 files, you (Windows users) can download the Impaled Northern Moonforest Song Title Generator (scroll down, past the mp3 list in the Downloads section). Only 12kb.

Properties of Dice

PGamers use all sorts of dice. Dice are usually some sort of regular polyhedra. Best known are the Pythagorean solids, the classical d4, d6, d8, d12, and d20, but other shapes are also used, primarily the d10. In addition to these, a d30 and a d100 are available in well-stocked game stores. Considerations of symmetry tells us that all of these except the d100 are "proper" dice since all of their faces are equivalent. The d100 is less certain, since its surfaces aren't clearly defined. The questions I'm going to answer is, can this d100 be a proper dice (with clearly equal chances of landing on all faces)? Are there more proper dice than those we know? And, can you make dice with curved surfaces that can't be made with flat surfaces? The requirements for a die with a certifiably equal chance of landing on each face, are that all the faces must be identical (though mirror symmetry is allowed), and must be placed indentically in relation to each other. In other words, the faces on the die must be indistinguishable barring mirror symmetry. The die must be also be convex (it can't curve in on itself), or it would be unable to land on some faces.

Fair Dice

"THE CHANCE ELEMENT in thousands of indoor games is introduced by a variety of simple random-number generators. The most popular of such devices, ever since the time of ancient Egypt, have been cubical dice. Why cubical? Because of their symmetry, any of the five regular solids can be and have been used as gaming dice, but the cube has certain obvious advantages over the other four solids. It is the easiest to make, its six sides accommodate a set of numbers neither too large nor too small, and it rolls easily enough but not too easily." (Martin Gardner, Mathematical Magic Show).

Zocchihedron

Zocchihedron is the trademark of the most common 100-sided die, patented ( USPTO number D303553) by Lou Zocchi, which debuted in 1985. It is not a polyhedron. Rather, it is more like a ball with 100 flattened planes. It is sometimes called "Zocchi's Golfball".

Plague Warning

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Join the IKA (online!)

Application to the Imperial Klans of America. Register ONLINE, no mail paperwork to worry about.

The racial Slur Database

Helping make the world a better place.

Becoming Like God

Kabbalah and our ultimate destiny...

Garlic Card

A new invention from Sweden for grating garlic both quick and easily. Garlic Card is a patterned card made of plastic, not unlike a credit card. The pattern is specially designed to grate garlic cloves. (We have one, still unused, but it looks wicked).

Bee Dogs

Via Stephen. Beedogs.com is the premier online repository for pictures of dogs in bee costumes.

Potato Cannon

Via Make. This is my newly designed patato cannon. It uses the ignition from a toyota corolla to generate the spark. However rather than a 12 volt supply it uses a 27 volt. I also added a ball valve to the back so that fuel can be inserted quickly(not in this pic).

Nostradamus

Nostradamus, (December 14, 1503 - July 1, 1566) born Michel de Nostredame, is one of the world's most famous authors of prophecies. He is most famous for his book Les Propheties, which consists of rhymed quatrains (4 line poems) grouped into sets of 100, called Centuries.

More Porn Titles

Stephen sends some more crazy porn movie titles. A bunch of made up ones (I Hope) from the netjerk lounge. Some favourites... twat happens, snatch me if you can, new clits on the block, anal butchers, you've got She-Male, cuddle factor zero, silent teens, what's the point vol. 223

The 100 Worst Porn Movie Titles

By Brad Yung. First off, let's set out the criteria : a BAD porn movie title does the opposite of its intention, which is to arouse your interests and convince you to buy the tape. Nope, these titles work against them -- they disgust, confuse or just plain turn you off. I've divided them up into 5 categories : 1) Gross, 2) Groan, 3) Stupid, 4) What The Hell, and 5) The Porn Store Clerk Laughed At Me. They're all real titles.

Klingon Programming

This page is sort of a speculative glance at what a programming language on a Klingon computer system would look like. The language itself is named var'aq, which happens to be meaningless in standard Klingon but sounds like it might be named after some famous Klingon computer scientist or mathematician. It's really something of a Klingon Basic, a simple, loosely-typed programming language designed mostly just to be used for programming things like command displays and high-level control systems. In its eventual final incarnation, we're looking at concurrency, advanced mathematics, and even native support for distributed programs (try finding that in the C++ standard library).

Analogue Computing

An analog/analogue computer is a form of computer that uses electronic or mechanical phenomena to model the problem being solved by using one kind of physical quantity to represent another. The central concept among all analog computers can be better understood by examining the definition of an analogy. The similarities of an analogy define the salient characteristics of the comparison. But the differences in an analogy are important too. (description from Wikipedia).

Kirchhoff-Lukasiewicz Machines

The 4-World Planet

The 4-World Planet is a text-adventure game. You are an astronaut. You go on a solo mission to a planet that was recently discovered. But the planet's gravity is stronger than you expected, so you are forced to perform a crash landing, damaging certain parts of your ship. You must explore the planet and find replacement parts, helping people and finding treasures along the way. You will periodically need to deal with things like getting hungry or thirsty. The game will warn you when you need to do something like eat or drink.

The World Poker Robot Championship

Poker is a game of both luck and skill. Skill will win out in the long run, but luck plays a significant role over the short term. The World Poker Robot Championship (WPRC) tournament structure has been designed to keep the competition fun and exciting, while also giving the best programs a chance to show their stuff.

We Love Katamary

Sept 20th is meant to be the release date for the sequel to Katamary Damacy, the cult game by Namco, and one of the most surreal videogames ever. That is the official release date for all you lucky Americans. Hopefully out in Europe too. If you're in Japan, you probably been playing this for months, so no news for you. EDIT: just read that the European release will finally be in early 2006. Whatever that means.

Nessie Sightings List

For all you Nessie-believers out there, here is a comprehensive list of the Monster's sightings, sorted by date and with additional data such as Motion and Description. For instance, Mr. John cameron, in 1933, described it as 15ft long, hump about 8inches up, like floating telegraph pole. Aye, aye, aye.

Cryptozoology

And speaking of Nessie, don't forget to check the Cryptozoology website. The scientific study of hidden animals, they say. Swamp apes, mysterious moths, King Kong, Bigfoots and the like.

Quines

A Quine is A program that generates a copy of its own source text as its complete output. Here is a site with many exmples in many languages.

Historic Documents in Computer Science

Prof. Karl Kleine has put together an amazing collection of documents (in pdf) of classic and sometimes outdated programming languages, flowcharting techniques, patents and similar stuff.

Bitsaver's PDF Archive

From Prof. Kleine's links, here's a very large collection of computer-related manuals, in pdf too.

Hammerhead, the CD thrower

One of the most amazing Lego robotic ideas of all time. Dangerous too. The site includes LDraw design files and the NQC program to make the monster work. Don't mis the 2 videos.

Jumping Beans

Via Tina i Job. Our good friends in Olot, Catalunya, just got a pair of what they call Jumping Beans from Mexico. The craziest pet everrrrrrr.

GNAA

Via Stephen. A neat page by the Gay Nigger Association of America. Specially brilliant for 9 to 5 office workers with speakers attached to their computers.

Bridge Builder

The concept of Bridge Builder is simple yet brilliant. Your task is to build a bridge which has to support a passing train and stay undamaged. Actually, it doesn't necessarily have to stay undamaged, the train just has to pass to the other side safely... Each bridge element is $100 and your budget is limited. The process is simulated using a fairly realistic physics engine and rendered in real time.

Sim Daltonism

Via Versiontracker. Sim Daltonism is a color blindness simulator for Mac OS X. It filters in real-time the area around the mouse pointer and displays the result as seen by a color blind person in a floating palette.

iBox

Via TUAW. Meet the winner of the Most Useless Mod, from the MacMod Contest. How to "turn" an xBox into an Apple-looking product.

Hitlers Walk

Via Stephen. They have stuck two signs by the one-acre clifftop site which overlooks Mevagissey harbour in Cornwall. But one villager said: "What next? Stalin Street? Pol Pot Place?".

Impossible Greek Math Problems

Three problems that existed for more then a millennia before finally being proven impossible to solve about a hundred years ago.

The world's first Lego Robotics (benign) "virus"

Of course, it is a benign one. The program will cause no harm. It is the result of a study about the feasibility of a self-reproducing program on the RCX. Tiny_mini_worm.srec has been generated with Ultimate ROBOLAB.

150

This here is the 150th item of the Imbecil RSS feed. Thank you.

Learn NOT to speak Esperanto

This guy spent tons of his time to compile the reasons why all of us should hate Esperanto... Esperanto was invented by an oculist from Bialystok, Dr Ludwig L Zamenhof (aka "Doctor Hopeful", hence the name) in 1887. Even its proponents estimate there to be barely a million Esperanto speakers in the world (largely Central/Eastern Europe). cf Albanian with almost five million, Mandarin Chinese with 1000 million, and English with (depending how you count) 500 to 1500 million. Even Klingon appears to be outselling Esperanto round here. Most people I know despise Esperanto, but largely for daft reasons - "Everyone speaks English nowadays anyway", "It sounds a bit foreign", "It has no cultural identity of its own", etc. I, on the other hand, dislike it for being: Just good enough to inspire anti-revisionist fanaticism! Just bad enough to strike the general public as risible! Easily improvable enough to inspire constant half-baked "reforms" whose inventors argue amongst themselves!

Pigs fly

Fantastic surreal 3-D "animated" paper models including flying pigs, rowing sheeps, ruminating cows and grumpy goats among many others. They say: Flying Pig Paper Animation Kits are paper models you make that move. Easy to assemble, fun to share, great gifts.

Bulbapedia

The community-driven Pokemon encyclopedia. With amazing facts such as... Did you know that Pikachu and Clefairy of Pokemon PiPiPi Adventure are both male, while Jigglypuff is female?

File Extinguisher

Via WMMNA. The ICA's Digital Studio has just opened the first solo show in the UK of Vuk Cosic, one of net arts pioneers, including a specially created piece called File Extinguisher. This extremely useful online service lets the user delete their files with absolute certainty.

Time Cube

(Description from Wikipedia:) The Time Cube is the name of a hypothesis created by Gene Ray and the website he uses to publicize this hypothesis. Some of the main assertions of this hypothesis are that time is cubic, that there are four simultaneous 24 hour days in one rotation of the Earth and that Gene Ray is wiser than all gods and scientists.

Time Cube Parody (I)

WELCOME TO THE LEARNING TRIANGLE. YOU ARE ALL DUMBYS! (by Somethingawful.com)

Time Cube Parody (II)

NINTENDO'S PORTABLE SIMULTANEOUS 4-PLAYER GAME CUBE.

Time Cube Parody (III)

Randomly generates Time Cube-like text.

Prophecies in the New Testament

If you still can't quite decide about Jesus, here are some New Testament prophecies which have been fullfilled or have the potential to be fullfilled only in our lifetime which show the supernatural authorship of the scripture.

The Skeptics Society

The Skeptics Society is a scientific and educational organization of scholars, scientists, historians, magicians, professors and teachers, and anyone curious about controversial ideas, extraordinary claims, revolutionary ideas and the promotion of science. Our mission is to serve as an educational tool for those seeking clarification and viewpoints on those controversial ideas and claims.

Just give us the fax, Mr Blair...

Tony Blair may be on a mission to further open up relations with China - but giving 100 million Chinese his fax number is probably not what he had in mind.

No true Scotsman

Via Wikipedia. No true Scotsman is a term coined by Antony Flew in his 1975 book Thinking About Thinking. It refers to an argument which takes this form: Argument: "No Scotsman puts sugar on his porridge." Reply: "But my uncle Angus likes sugar with his porridge." Rebuttal: "Ah yes, but no true Scotsman puts sugar on his porridge."

The Museum of Unworkable Devices

This museum is a celebration of fascinating devices that don't work. It houses diverse examples of the perverse genius of inventors who refused to let their thinking be intimidated by the laws of nature, remaining optimistic in the face of repeated failures. Watch and be amazed as we bring to life eccentric and even intricate perpetual motion machines that have remained steadfastly unmoving since their inception. Marvel at the ingenuity of the human mind, as it reinvents the square wheel in all of its possible variations. Exercise your mind to puzzle out exactly why they don't work as the inventors intended.

Does Perpetual Motion Exist?

CHICAGO U.S. patent 6,362,718 was granted on March 26, 2002. In the "field of invention" section, the patent states that it is "capable of producing electrical power without an external application of input power." I want one.

Who Can Name the Bigger Number?

By Scott Aaronson (1999).

Download of the Month

Stack Computers: the new wave by Philip J. Koopman, Jr. Available on html, pdf and zip. Published in 1989, this was the first book to explore the new breed of stack computers led by the introduction of the Novix NC4016 chip. The author commences with an overview of how stacks are used in computing, and a taxonomy of hardware stack support which includes a survey of approximately 70 stack machines past and present. Detailed descriptions, including block diagrams and instruction set summaries, are given for seven new stack processors from Harris Semiconductor, Novix, Johns Hopkins University/APL, MISC, WISC Technologies, and Wright State University. Major topics covered also include architectural analysis of stack machines, software issues, application areas, and potential for future development.

Kurt, the tattoo robot

Via WMMNA. Kurt is a machine with four injection needles and Chinese ink. Attached to the upper arm it tattoos an enduring symbol on the user's skin. Kurt is an extreme example of the human-machine interface. The intervention is aimed at rising the awareness of the close connection between the individual and the machine, in a bond as long-lasting as the drawing itself.

MIT's Unuseless Competition

Unuseless Competition. Chindogu power at MIT.

The Catsup Crapper

3 MIT masterminds came up with this masterpiece of surreal technology. Technology Review said: a bottle of ketchup that walks up to your plate to excrete a pleasant mound of condiment. But honestly, words cannot describe it. The video is truly amazing.

Quagmire

Quagmire is an emulation of an impossible 8bit processor, where all memory is addressed in 2 dimensions, and is represented by pixel value. Program execution threads can run up, down, left or right. Sections of code are visible in memory, as are the processes as they run. Unlike a normal computer the internal process of the machine is visible. Programs are drawings.

PDradio

PD Webradio is a self-regulating internet radio station for the PD-community. You can listen to the music-stream, vote for songs you would like to hear and upload your own PD-related music. The automatic radio moderator will talk to you and give you more information about the songs.

(More) Dumb Laws

Welcome to dumblaws.com, now in design revision 6.0

100 MOST OFTEN "MISPELLED" WORDS IN ENGLISH

Dr. Language has provided a one-stop cure for all your spelling ills. Here are the 100 words most often misspelled ('misspell' is one of them). Each word has a mnemonic pill with it and, if you swallow it, it will help you to remember how to spell the word. Master the orthography of the words on this page and reduce the time you spend searching dictionaries by 50%.

spellcorrect.info

Your information portal for all spellings of popular items.

Chipmunk song made human

The Chipmunk song, slowed down so that the voices sound human.

Alex is just awesome

The goal of The Alex Foundation is to support research that will expand the base of knowledge establishing the cognitive and communicative abilities of parrots as intelligent beings. These findings will be used to encourage the responsible ownership of parrots, conservation and preservation of parrots in the wild, and veterinary research into the psychological diseases and care of these birds. Through these efforts, The Alex Foundation will accomplish its mission to improve the lives of parrots.

Dental fear

Dental Fear Central is (arguably) the most comprehensive dental phobia resource on the web. 100% non-profit, non-commercial, Dental Fear Central will allow you to link to all the major dental anxiety, fear and phobia sites on the world wide web, and much, much more! Packed with exciting features such as advice on how to overcome fear of the dentist, how to find a dentist who doesn't resemble the one pictured below, tips for dental professionals, a discussion board, and links to all sorts of dental health info, there's something for everyone here...

Phobia list

I have been working on this list for several years. It started as a lark one day and grew from there. Please don't ask me about curing phobias because I know little about them. My interest is in the names only. All the phobia names on this list have been found in some reference book.

Weird Laws

Shaun Aisbitt has been compiling weird laws from all over the world (although specially from USA and Canada) and they are really amazing. Dont miss this.

Name that game audio challenge

Via Make. Match the game with the sound effect.

Arimaa

When the world champion Garry Kasparov was defeated in 1997 by a Chess playing computer developed by IBM called Deep Blue, it was clear that computers had finally dominated the game of Chess. Millions of people around the world watched and wondered if computers were really getting to be as intelligent as humans.

Power

Via Uncyclopedia. It is said that absolute power corrupts absolutely, but exactly what kind of corruption is meant in this context is left unsaid. We must look to history for examples.

Hulger retro-phones

The idea for HULGER arrived in 2000. The mobile phone as cultural artifact. As timeless classic. As thing of beauty. A great idea, we thought. Surely somebody's doing it, we thought. So we sat and did nothing and forgot about it. But No, nobody was doing it. So in 2002 we created a prototype. DESIGN WEEK featured it. This was the beginning. There was a long way to go. In 2003 a student at MIT put up a web-page claiming to have had the idea first. Ker-Pow. An hour later our counter-claim was up with the DESIGN WEEK article as proof. Bam. The fight which followed made people sit up and listen. There was coverage in the media. We were up and running.

Fan Death

Via Aeron. Fan death is an urban legend confined primarily to South Korea. The legend states that an electric fan, if left running overnight in a closed room, can result in the death (by suffocation, poisoning, or hypothermia) of those inside. This belief also extends to air conditioners and the fans in cars. When the air conditioner or fan is on in a car, Koreans are apt to leave their car windows open a crack to avoid fan death.

Password FM

Via Mijim. This is one outside where is work, at 11 in Amsterdam and it is broadcasting what you hear on the site on PA a speaker. Has been running for about a week or so, before i checked what the fuck it was, all makes sense now. So now i am writing in loads of words that will freak people who work there out, so when they might go past it they might hear the name etc... Haha what mind bending fun i can have. And the same goes for you as well. Oh shit what have i done?!

Mousemiles

MouseMiles is a networked mileage indicator for your mouse. Over time is calculates the mileage you have traveled and relays that information to a central server. The server collects all of the incoming mileage and outputs the distance in real-time to move a physical object - currently a model train around a track.

Britney's Guide to Semiconductor Physics

Via Stephen. It is a little known fact, that Ms Spears is an expert in semiconductor physics. Not content with just singing and acting, in the following pages, she will guide you in the fundamentals of the vital laser components that have made it possible to hear her super music in a digital format.

PVC Plumbing Flute

Plastic plumbing pipe is nearly ideal for simple flutes. There's no easier material to work with. Sanded clean and smooth, it's attractive, requiring no finish. It's waterproof, crack-proof, and nearly unbreakable. It's fine acoustically, if you use the right dimensions. And once you develop a pattern, the pipe's regularity allows a perfect flute every time.

Lego Rubik's Cube

From the man that brought us the uncanny Lego logic gates (probably the coolest Lego project ever), here comes the Lego Rubik's Cube. He says... The idea of building a working Rubik Cube has always appealed. Here the challenge is to create a mechanical device that has a number of degrees of freedom about a central point. It's not easy! The cube consists of 12 edge pieces, 8 corner pieces and one central piece. All of these have to be interlocking, yet still be able to rotate about any axis at any time in any direction! And all this with a basic square block! Thankfully LEGO has been kind and the ratio of 5 bricks to 6 studs allows us to create a genuine cube structure.

Ethnic Cleansing (Windows Only)

Via Stephen. The most politically incorrect video game ever made. Run through the ghetto blasting away various blacks and spics in an attempt to gain entrance to the subway system, where the jews have hidden to avoid the carnage.

Uncyclopedia

Wikipedia is great, but Uncyclopedia is almost greater. Utterly surreal, totally acid information. And, believe it or not, it IS related to Wikipedia. It is part of Wikia, their little side-business.

Widget: Iraq death count

Via Stephen. Up-to-date counter of reported civilian deaths in the Iraq war and occupation. The data is fetched from www.iraqbodycount.net.

The Museum of Food Anomalies

Acid. Straight from the museum's site: Welcome to the first exhibition of the Museum's collection. We've selected a handful of defining works from the archives to supply a proper introduction to the Art of Food Anomalies without overwhelming one's senses.

LINGO: Yoda widget

We hate widgets, but this one is pretty sweet. An instant text yodifier. An example: A fantastic RSS feed, imbecil is.

Chess-playing spam filter

Via MAKE. Can a spam filter play chess? This may appear at first a strange question to ask, somewhat like asking if a pocket calculator can swim. However, it turns out that the chess experiment is doable, and strangely appealing.

Kobayashi strikes back

Straight from NBC Sports, only this is way cooler than usual sports. We are talking hot-dog eating competition here... For the fifth straight year, it was a victory Takeru Kobayashi could truly relish. Kobayashi, 27, captured the Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest Monday, gobbling a nauseating 49 dogs in 12 minutes but missing his own world record of 53, set at last year's July Fourth competition. The win means the coveted Mustard Yellow Belt will return to Japan for the ninth year out of the past 10. New Jersey's Steve Keiner, who won in 1999, is the only American to capture the title in the past decade.

More Hummer

Even more Hummer-related issues. Here is a short film for all H2 lovers and haters out there.

Flip Off a Hummer

Hummers totally rule. If i ever buy a car, i'll buy one. But some hippies are against it. Blah, blah, blah.

Sudoku

Sudoku is a quite amazing japanese game. Here is a definition from Wikipedia: The puzzle is most frequently a 9x9 grid made up of 3x3 subgrids (called regions). Some cells already contain numbers, known as givens. The goal is to fill in the empty cells, one number in each, so that each column, row, and region contains the numbers 1 through 9 exactly once. Each number in the solution therefore occurs only once in each of three directions, hence the multiple isolations implied by the puzzles title.

Google Searches

This is kind of old but, hell, we didnt know Job until recently... Google Searches is a work that uses the searcher as raw material. The artist uses sentences from real life that lead us to rare results. When the research is not based on its utility, Google offers an almost poetic vision of its index.

Cigarette Count

This is a very easy and simple way to keep track how many cigarettes you are taken. It may help you to quit smoking. Tap on the NEW every time you light up a cigarette and that is it. Features: Showing running total all the time. Data is sorted by date and time, most recent entires always show on the top. Define unlimited categories. You can purge record that is older than 1 days, 15 days, 30 days. Filtering records by category.

Nigga Stole My Yoshi

You're the man now dog is a pretty mad URL with tons of silly things like this Mario-related pearl. Just check them all out. Classic. Danke, Joel.

Extreme harmonica

We are speechless. Hyperharp is the world renowned (??) harmonica virtuoso. Whatever, please dont miss the videos, they are amazing.

Imbecil Sonar

IMBECIL will be at Sonar 2005 this week. We were comissioned to do a software selection for Sonar a la Carte. The compilation is called Ghost in the Shell and it features 100% shell-based pieces, programs, games and silly hacks. No fancy GUIs, no 3D graphics. Pure old command-line fun by various artists. Then there will be a generic presentation of the project AND the compilation at Centre d'Art Sta Monica Thursday 16th 20.00. And just as a treat for everyone that cannot check it out there, here's a link to download one of these silly scripts... This one is called Foo-Food.pl and is a stupid cooking recipe generator. Enjoy your meals. (it is formatted Mac-friendly so all you lazy mac users will only have to 2-click it. Unix heads will need to open it in a text editor and blah blah blah).

Remote-controlled Nessie

Via The Raw Feed. Pretty sweet hardware, here. The Loch Ness monster will be spotted again! This time swimming in ponds, lakes and pools across America. Takara will bring the Loch Ness Monster to life who promises to be more fun than the elusive legend of yore herself!

The physics of knife throwing

It is important to keep in mind that a knife throw happens instinctively, without thinking, much like walking or riding a bike. You must not try to think of the throw! Helpful notions like release when the knife is pointing exactly at the target are necessary to learn the motion sequence, but your brain will automatically adjust to release the knife in the right moment (a little earlier). Another example for this is holding higher. Here too, you just can`t explain what exactly you change in your throw. The following explanations are just for the sake of completeness, for those who are curious to learn about the physics involved in a knife throw. Michael, thank you very much for the drawing and your thoughts on the topic.

IBM songs

Just a sample from the site: Lift up our proud and loyal voices Sing out in accents strong and true, With hearts and hands to you devoted, And inspiration ever new; Your ties of friendship cannot sever, Your glory time will never stem. We will toast a name that lives forever, Hail to the IBM

Museum of hoaxes

The Museum of Hoaxes was established in 1997 in order to promote knowledge about the phenomenon of hoaxes. Why do we (the staff at the museum) care about hoaxes, and why do we think other people should care also? One reason is that we live in an era in which reality and unreality are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish, and the only reliable way to sort out what is real from what is unreal is to have some knowledge about what unreality looks like and how it manages to slip past our defenses. But the real reason we care about hoaxes is simply because we're endlessly fascinated by the bizarre things that people have been talked into believing over the years. Women who give birth to rabbits, Swiss spaghetti trees, lunar bison. They've all found believers. In fact, it's probably a truism that there's no claim so stupid or weird that someone somewhere won't believe it.

Artbots 05

The best festival on Earth is coming to Dublin this year. Don't miss it if you are around there. And if you are not, at least check the site. Wicked work, again.

Web Economy Bullshit Generator

Instructions: Click the make bullshit button. Watch bullshit appear in the box. Repeat to taste (use your Enter/Return key).

Today I Feel

Dashboard Widgets are an endless resource for useless stupid eye-candy tricks. But this has to be the stoooopidest of them all... Based on the refrigerator magnet mood selection, this widget allows you to show off your current mood on the Dashboard. Complete with 16 different feelings and a Random option that changes everytime you launch the Dashboard or reload the widget, Today I Feel is a fun little widget that enhances your Dashboard experience.

Today I Feel

Regenerative

Eugenio is back at it! Regenerative is the second part of the degenerative experiment, in which a web page became increasingly corrupted each time it was visited. in the regenerative web page, text degenerates with each visit, but it also attempts to regenerate itself by trying to extract some text from the refering page. if extraction succeeds, the new text is implanted within the degenerating text and becomes part of it.

Toogle

Via Ignacio. Toogle is a Text version of Googles Image Search. Currently it creates images out of the very term that was used to fetch those images, later we will endeavour to create images out of the search terms entered by users past and present. But for now please, go play.

LINGO: Urban Dictionary

Via Joel. Thousands (really, bro) of fantastic definitions for cukoo jargon, made up slang and crazy lingo from all over the world. Here's a couple of random ones... Jewga: A jewish person who acts like a nigga. Jewnix: An Operating System based on the Unix code and ran by hebrews.

Wheres Waldo Online

Text-based games are the best by far. Dopewars is probably the coolest ever, but this is at least funny. Find Waldo (without using the find command, that is). Incredibly silly.

Bugs

This is old, but still nice. A HUGE collection of computer bugs, including a Bug Hall of Fame.

M$ Bunny

Via Wikipedia. During the development of Microsoft Windows 95 the shell developers had several stuffed animals as mascots. One was Bear who was a hold-over from Windows 3.1. There were two different bunnies.

BK chicken

ANYTHING involving a person in a chicken suit and a webcam deserves respect. Even if it's a Burger King ad. Just think of the most crazy command, type it there and the chicken-person will fullfill your needs. Most of them.

Jim Loy's Puzzle Page

Jim Loy has l-l-l-l-loads of great mind puzzles, word riddles, geometric and arithmetic games and other trivial but wicked mind-crunching stuff.

Bananarama

Unparteiisch, unsortiert, unheimlich. Bananen. Bitte.

The Great Ball Contraption

As fans of LEGO robotics and over-complicated/obfuscated technology, we sure love this years idea behind Brickfest: The Great Ball Contraption. When it's assembled at Brickfest 05 (DC), The Great Ball Contraption will be made up of many modules by builders from all over the country, any beyond. This device will be a combination of Rube Goldberg and the Bucket Brigade, passing soccer balls from one module to the next, where they will be pushed, pulled, lifted, flipped, shot, rolled, dropped, etc... before being passed again. Please do not miss the videos, they are incredibly acid.

John Titor

Via Joel. John Titor is the name of a purported time traveller from the year 2036. He posted on several time travel-related Internet bulletin boards during 2000/2001. A notable feature of Titor's claims is that they are literate, elaborate, evocative, and reasonably consistent; they are even accompanied by photographic evidence. As a result, many have come to believe his claims (especially in the pseudoscientific community). However, many who are more skeptical hold that his claims are a hoax or possibly an example of kookery, and still others are taking a wait and see approach until there is definite evidence one way or the other.

TNT explosive force

While working and researching for an implementation of our imbecil earthquake simulator, we came across this table in Wikipedia, that lists the approximate energy equivalents in terms of TNT explosive force. Superamazing facts.

Bling LED

Oh, man. This is beyond bling-bling. Thanks, Joel!

Puff

The Peter, Paul and Mary tune Puff, the Magic Dragon is a coded song about marijuana. Status: False. Origins: No, Puff, the Magic Dragon is not about marijuana, or any other type of drug. It is what its writers have always claimed it to be: a song about the innocence of childhood lost. Read all about it at snopes.com

Cousins + cousins = cousins

They say if you marry your cousin, weird things happen. And it's probably true, despite what these guys claim. Thanks, Joel.

Sugar Bush Squirrel

You know we are total suckers for rodentia. Well, this could fall into the animal cruelty category, but it's so fucking cute we go for it. Sugar Bush Squirrel is a real, live Eastern Gray Squirrel who is owned and photographed by Ms. Kelly Foxton. Rescued from a tree, she is now living the 'good life' with Kelly in Boca Raton, Florida. A small, lime-green parrot, named Rio, is her big sister and constant companion.

Meaning by Motorhueso

Eugenio Tisselli strikes again with Meaning. A web page that plays around with meaning. Rules of the game: every time the page is visited, a randomly-picked word in its text is substituted by a synonym. How will the meaning change in the end? Can there be such a thing as a synonym? The original text is available for reference.

Sony smell-beams

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- If you think video games are engrossing now, just wait: PlayStation maker Sony Corp. has been granted a patent for beaming sensory information directly into the brain. The technique could one day be used to create video games in which you can smell, taste, and touch, or to help people who are blind or deaf. The U.S. patent, granted to Sony researcher Thomas Dawson, describes a technique for aiming ultrasonic pulses at specific areas of the brain to induce sensory experiences such as smells, sounds and images. Gracias, Joel.

More smelly tech

While he was looking for the Sony smell beams thingie, our good friend Joel found this little pearl from CNN. The video is quite big, but it's imbecile enough. Danke, Joel.

LINGO: TLAs

And even more of those oh-what-a-silly-amazing-list from Wikipedia. This is a list of all possible three-letter abbreviations from AAA to DZZ. TLAs in red or followed by a question mark do not have an article. You'll find links to other lists (from EAA to HZZ, etc).

LINGO: List of all two-letter combinations

Wikipedia has a page with a list of all two-letter combinations. It includes 1352 combinations. Many uppercase-uppercase (BA) and uppercase-lowercase combinations (Ba) lead to disambiguation pages for both cases.

42nd Known Mersenne Prime Found!

Hooray, hooray. On February 18, 2005, Dr. Martin Nowak from Germany, found the new largest known prime number, 225,964,951-1. The prime number has 7,816,230 digits! It took more than 50 days of calculations on Dr. Nowak's 2.4 GHz Pentium 4 computer. The new prime was independently verified in 5 days by Tony Reix of Grenoble, France using a 16 Itanium CPU Bull NovaScale 5000 HPC running the Glucas program by Guillermo Ballester Valor of Granada, Spain. A second verification was completed by Jeff Gilchrist of Elytra Enterprises Inc. in Ottawa, Canada using 15 days of time on 12 CPUs of a Compaq Alpha GS160 1.2 GHz CPU server at SHARCNET. To find more about Mersenne Primes and how to contribute to their research/capture, check the GIMPS URL.

Mathematical Errors in the Bible

It feels good to know there's Mathematical Errors in the Bible. There are a few biblical statements regarding mathematics that can be used to check its intrinsic correctness.

Rube Goldberg machine challenge for 2005

The National Challenge for 2005 is Remove both old batteries from a two-battery flashlight, install new batteries and turn the flashlight on in 20 or more steps. The Rube Goldberg Machine Contest brings the ideas of Pulitzer Prize-winning artist Rube Goldberg's Invention cartoons to life. Named after, and inspired by the cartoonist Reuben Lucius Goldberg, this Olympics of Complexity is designed to pull students away from conventional problem-solving and push them into the endless chaos of imagination and intuitive thought. To be specific, groups are given an elementary challenge: something as simple as peeling an apple, sharpening a pencil, or putting toothpaste on a toothbrush. But instead of just solving the problem, students have to make the solution as complicated and as convoluted as possible. In fact, the more steps - there's a minimum of twenty - the better the Rube Goldberg Machine. And what a machine! An assemblage of ordinary objects, mechanical gadgets, and the oddest odds and ends are linked together and somehow get to the desired goal.

Our father

Extremely convenient for these days/weeks of holy sadness. A little neat Palm app to keep track of your prayers. It's not free but, c'mon, it's good. "If you keep a prayer list in your head, then like me, you forget a few or loose track. Not any more. With Our Father you enter and update detailed prayer request information. You can even beam specific prayer requests to other users of OurFather. Great for church gatherings, prayer meetings or when asking others to add your requests to their prayer list."

Hairless guinea pigs, and DIY knitting for them

Ever heard of hairless guinea pigs? We neither. And we are into rodents, you know (Hell, Alku was a guinea pig!). Quite shocking looks but pretty funny animals anyways. The best part of the URL is the DIY knitting piggy dress patterns, of course. Gracias, Paola.

Rhymerator

Rockstar Games did this stupid neat online rhyming app for wannabe rappers years ago and it's still there. Pretty nice, y'all.

Run UNIX on a Game Boy Advance

GBAUNIX is "a rather contrived experiment in which I run an ancient version of the UNIX operating system on a popular hand-held video game system using a simulator".

Strange Banana

StrangeBanana is a generator that automatically creates graphic webpage designs. You can see StrangeBanana at work by going to the StrangeBanana Generator page. What you see there will be a unique webpage design which have never been seen by anyone else before. If you want to, you can use that design for your own website.

Esoteric Programming Languages Ring

This is nothing new, but it feels right to leave a link to it here. Loads of info on all the crazy programming languages, including classics such as James Lyons' Intercal (from 1972!) and gems like Reverse, Brainfuck, Befunge, Whitespace, Cow, Spiral, Null and many others. Pick a random page, it's always worth it.

Room of Doom

Tons of imbecil people all over the world worship Star Wars. Some of them go even further and embarass themselves. Best DIY costumes since the Tron guy. Danke, Ignacio.

Lego counting problem

It is commonly believed that the number of ways to combine six two-by-four studded lego bricks of the same color is 102,981,500 [holy shit]. This number was computed at LEGO in 1974 and has been systematically repeated by LEGO Company since, for instance in LEGO Company Profile 2004. It also appears in books like The ultimate LEGO book (Dorling Kindersley, 1999). Consequently, the number can be found in several fun fact books and on more than 250 home pages in a multitude of languages. However, the number is wrong - very wrong. By an extensive, but rather straightforward computer calculation we have found that the correct number is 915,103,765 [mega-holy shit!]. Go to that URL and check the rest. It's acid.

Moonwalk tutorial

Our new years resolutions (for 2004) included moonwalking. We thought this URL would be the answer to it, but it comes to show that MJ is actually better than it even looks. Definitely hard to learn, but just imagine you succeed.

Fractal quilts

It must be swell to be sitting in your sofa watching a nice evening movie covered by quilts like these. Fractal ones. (Well, technically, not fractal, but you know... ).

Tree

A very nice datascape that translates any entered URL into a graphic tree-like representation and then to sound. This is the online version of an installation tool. Danke, Ignacio.

The Illustrated Guide to Breaking Your Computer

Self-explanatory, no?

Googol

The American mathematician Edward Kasner once asked his nine-year-old nephew to invent a name for a very large number, ten to the power of one hundred; and the boy called it a googol. He thought this was a number to overflow people's minds, being bigger than anything that can ever be put into words. Another mathematician then shot back with Googolplex, and defined it to be 10 to the power of Googol, proving poor old Edward wrong in an instance.

Cheese racing

This is not a joke. Or maybe it is, depends on how you look at it. But there's a website, so it means we didn't make it up. Never played, but it's gotta be exciting as hell.

20 questions

This is a wicked program. 20Q.net is an experiment in artificial intelligence. The program is very simple but its behavior is complex. Everything that it knows and all questions that it asks were entered by people playing this game. 20Q.net is a learning system; the more it is played, the smarter it gets. For the record, we tried it and it worked! We thought of a chinchilla and it fucking guessed it!

Cowtris

Fact 1: Tetris is acid. Probably the best videogame ever. Fact 2: cows are nice. Hence, the combination of facts 1 and 2 leads you to Cowtris. We are not gonna explain it. It's too silly, really. Go for it.

Just Cows

And even more cow stuff. learn how to say "cow" in 539 different languages and dialects.

LINGO: Mobspeak

If you are also addicted to Tony and Carmela's life, you'll appreciate this. HBO was kind enough to put together most of the mafia lingo you hear in The Sopranos. So you don't need to keep guessing what a RICO case is... Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Passed in 1970 to aid the government in clamping down on organized crime activities, its scope has since been broadened to prosecute insider traders and anti-abortion protester.

Pseudo-robotic birds part 2. kind of...

OK, these are not robots and Goodiepal has nothing to do with them, but Lyrebirds are cool anyway. Lyrebirds make some sounds of their own but they can also mimic the calls of other birds and even the sounds of machines that they hear. Don't miss the audio samples, fool.

His Majesty Goodiepal

Now that the Pope is about to die, we suggest Goodiepal as a successor. Wouldn't it be acid to have Him and His robot bird at the Vatican? Because it is not a likely thing to happen, check some tiny videos of his bird. It is the most awesome robot humanity made since Gigantor. And while you're at it, check the Adidas game that He sent to IMBECIL last year at http://personal.ilimit.es/perkele/pal/adidas.html

LINGO: Phonetic Alphabets

Here's a useful one. Loads of info on crazy-ass alphabets. India Mike Bravo Echo Charlie India Lima.

Top Thrill Dragster

Never been to Cedar Point. Don't even know where that is, but Top Thrill dragster looks like the perfect way to throw up your Mars/Twix/Snickers. With a record-breaking height of 420-feet and record-breaking speed of 120 mph, Top Thrill Dragster delivers on its promise of thrilling riders this summer at Cedar Point. See the thrills for yourself! Race for the sky. Check the video gallery!

Horny

Well, this is certainly NOT imbecil. In fact, it's totally awesome and i wish i had a car/boat/truck/dragster, cos one of these would be a bit too much on my bike. Don't you miss the audio samples, please.

True Love

I think a lot of us can agree that a large number of romance novel covers are pretty silly and are just asking to be ridiculed. So that's exactly what I did. I bought a few of them at the used book store and got to work on them. The artwork almost writes its own jokes. Thank you, Joel.

Zombies are for real, brother

It's a shame they don't give you precise detailed instructions on how to do it yourself, but looks like with the right prescription, you can get yourself a zombie friend/slave. Haiti rules.

Whudat?

Mohammed, this is valuable. An extensive database of pseudonyms and real names of hip-hop, soul and are and be celebrities of all times. See What Their Mommas Named Them. Did you know Fat Joe is in fact Joseph Antonio Cartagena... Now you do.

Time Flies

How long til you are sleeping with the fishes? Check it here. Pretty useful tool, if you ask us.

Bling-bling gadgetry

This is nothing new, but this particular company is specially cheesy/annoying/stupid-looking. Iced-out cell phones, iPods, Zippos, etc...

Holy Game

Bible Adventures. A game mixing all the fun of learning about God with all the excitement of wandering around aimlessly. Cheerio, Stephen.

MIDI + hamsters

A crazy person named Levy Lorenzo (and 6 cute hamsters) built this superamazing MIDI sequencer. "Each voice was controlled by two hamsters: one that was responsible for adjusting the rhythmic qualities of the melody and another that modified the note sequence. With all of these elements in combination, an output was produced with very musical qualities. All of this was implemented using an Atmel Mega32 microcontroller, distance sensors, a HamsterMIDI Controller, and 6 hamsters. Embedded C programming implemented the algorithms and computations within the sequencer.Overall, this project was successful. The control between the hamsters and the musical intelligence turned out very well. The music sounds as good as I imagined, and I am very satisfied with the outcome of my design experience". Danke, Ignacio.

Pope URL

This feed is supposed to be about imbecil things and technology. Well, here's the Pope's home holy page.

Pope URL

This feed is supposed to be about imbecil things and technology. Well, here's the Pope's home holy page.

Toy Dolls

If you always wanted to have a Himmler doll, here's your big chance. Not only Heinrich, but a handful of nasty looking SS chaps. Danke, Ignacio.

Maoist Movie reviews

Politized reviews of major Hollywood blockbusters. Most of them pure bullshit, but fun to read. Here is an excerpt of Star Wars Episode II, The Attack of the Clones: There was not much to complain about politically in the first installments of Star Wars, which was both anti-fascist and anti-imperialist. The role of Black characters and the "Red Guard" in the key battles did not go unnoticed at MIM. In this movie, we learn that democracy is the preferred government of the "good guys" of the Republic. Although the characters' endorsement of democracy is rather shallow like the current understanding of democracy in the united $tates, the movie itself offers slightly more analysis of democracy. Danke, Ignacio.

Mod your acid box

In case you are one of the chosen few/lucky bastards who own a 303, here's a hard core guide to wicked acieeeed modding.

Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names

Who said scientists did not have a sense of humour? A-ma-zing!

LINGO: rot13 words

ROT13 (ROTate by 13 places, sometimes hyphenated ROT-13, sometimes lowercase rot13) is a simple Caesar cipher used for obscuring text by replacing each letter with the letter thirteen places down the alphabet. A becomes N, B becomes O and so on. The algorithm is used in online forums as a means of hiding joke punchlines, puzzle solutions, movie and story spoilers and offensive materials from the casual glance. ROT13 has been described as the Usenet equivalent of a magazine printing the answer to a quiz upside down. The name originated on Usenet in the early 1980s, and the method has become a de facto standard. Although a Caesar cipher, a method of encryption thousands of years old, ROT13 provides no real cryptographic security and is not used for such; in fact it is often used as the canonical example of weak encryption. Because ROT13 scrambles only letters, more complex schemes have been proposed to handle numbers and punctuation, or arbitrary binary data.

Recycled machines

Turning garbage into 300% stupid moving machines. Not even a chindogu, but really amazing mechanics.

LINGO: The Pseudodictionary

Hello, and welcome to pseudodictionary, the place where words you've made up can become part of an actual online dictionary! slang, webspeak, colloquialisms...you name it, if you know a word that should be in the dictionary but isn't, submit it and we'll post it on this site (with credit given to you of course). You can submit as many words you like, just keep in mind that only words which don't break any of the guidelines will be added to the site. basically, just make sure the words you submit aren't drug related, overly sexual, describing genitals or body functions, and aren't racist or hateful. we want to keep the site lighthearted and fun for everyone, so words like those won't be added.

Pimp my Cat

50% animal cruelty 50% fun. Perkele would look awesome in the frog one...

The Bombe!

Real archeology. Wicked.

Islamic Fun CD-ROM

Judging by the screenshots, you don't get a lot of fun in this fun cd-rom, but still, pretty acid graphics. A collection of Islamic Games on CD-ROM.The best way to educate your child - they learn whilst playing!INVEST IN YOUR CHILD - BUY THEM THIS CDROM

The History of Programming Languages

For 50 years, computer programmers have been writing code. New technologies continue to emerge, develop, and mature at a rapid pace. Now there are more than 2,500 documented programming languages! O'Reilly has produced a poster called History of Programming Languages (PDF: 701K), which plots over 50 programming languages on a multi-layered, color-coded timeline.

Super Mario Lego

How cool is a lego Mindstorms Robot that plays a whole level of Super Mario Bros? Very cool, indeed.

LINGO: The Dialectizer

This has to be the best translation software ever. Ever. Ever.

Bush vs the Friedmans

Aeron Bergman of Lucky Kitchen shares some thoughts on President George W. Bush. Address at Army War College in Carlisle, Pa. 24 May 2004, and the film Capturing the Friedmans by Andrew Jarecki.

Format C:

A guy tries to KILL a windows based PC and a Linux one. Pretty useful too, really (the classic most feared format c: never really works when you try to format a windows box, so heres some tips to succeed!).

Brainfuck howto

Everything you Never wanted/nneded to know about the infamous unuseful programming language is here...

The Nedagotchi

You can spend hours with him. Better than a dog. And way better than a Tamagotchi. Aye, mate.

99 bottles of beer

Whats the connection between beer and programming? Check this.

foofoofoo Ruby version now available too

Anders K. Madsen was kind enough to write a Ruby script to run a similar thingie (called CramIt) on other platforms. So GNU/Linux, BeOS, Solaris, IRIX, FreeBSD, MS-DOS, OS/2 and Windows users should download this and have fun too.

Moonwalk howto

Chamone!

M and Ms sorter

Chindogu of the year, of course. Wicked.

LINGO: Swedish Chef

The Swedish Chef is a Muppet who appeared in the long-running The Muppet Show and was operated by Jim Henson and Frank Oz simultaneously. A parody on televised cooking shows, the Swedish Chef wears a toque-blanche and has bushy eyebrows that completely obscure his eyes. He was one of the few Muppets to employ an actual puppeteers hands, originally Ozs, in the designs--that is, they were visible to the audience through his sleeves and facilitated handling food and utensils. Nearly all Swedish Chef sketches begin with him in a kitchen, waving some utensils while singing his signature song in a trademark semi-comprehensible gibberish which parodies the characteristic vowel sounds of Swedish. The last line of the song is always Bork! Bork! Bork!, and is punctuated by him throwing the utensils over his shoulder to crash into the crockery behind.

Cowa!

Toriyama Akira began Cowa!, his first major manga since DragonBall, in late 1997, fighting a hurting arm. Despite his problems, this one volume long series turned out to be a superbly done adventure. After an outbreak of a terminal disease in their town, Paifu, Jose, Apone, and Maruyama set out to find medicine to cure it and save the village. Classic Toriyama story-telling puts this series on par with all his other masterpieces. This series is comprised of fourteen chapters, the first in color.

Cuckoo paper craft

Japan is mad, japan is mad

Big Heads

Some people have too much spare time. Some of them even collect big heads pix.

Chinchilla Audio

Real chinchilla audio!

History of the Swastika

The swastika is an extremely powerful symbol. Though the Nazis used it to murder millions of people, for centuries it had positive meanings. What is the history of the swastika? Does it now represent good or evil?

Survivalism!

Survivalists tend to be the strongest mix of Politics, Self-Reliance, and Radicalism. As a result, the textfiles they write have one of the more unique blends of points of view of any other part of textfiles.com. While its unlikely youll agree with a lot of whats being said, you have to give them the fact that they say it loud and clear. A lot of survivalist files are dedicated to preparing for a coming collapse of society, assuming the worst and preparing for it. Theyre not waiting for the calvary; theyre looking to eat the horses if they come this way.

Optical Camouflage

Ever since Metal Gear Solid we always wanted to have this working. Booyakasha!

LINGO: Elvish Name Generator

Q: Hows it work? A: Compared to some of the other name generators out there, the algorithm is simple. It takes the first and last letter of each name then, based on a character set, expresses those letters as a two-digit key which maps to the index of a particular Hobbit name.

LEGO church

A LEGO church: "... And so the Abston Church of Christ was conceived as my first LEGO project in twenty years. As the picture above shows, Precious continued to enjoy my building, and as youll see in the Cats in Church pictures, she and her sister, Anya, made this project quite a lot of fun. Read about it in the construction log..." Danke, Joel.

foofoofoo

foofoofoo is a rocking mp3 chopping script for osx boxes. If you use it, send us the results and well be more than glad to upload it. Have fun.