July 2005

2005-07-30T22:15  How fun would Pirate Camp be?  Super fun. That's how fun.

2005-07-30T22:13  I've had problems with Firefox randomly changing the favicons in the toolbar.  Favicon Picker will fix that and allow you to choose the favicon used for any site. 

2005-07-30T22:12  You know how there's always that big jerk at work?  How do you know you're not him? 

2005-07-30T16:17  Awhile back I posted about Sudoku.  Little did I know that I'd become addicted myself.  Here's a site that offers all the free Sudoku you'll ever need. 

2005-07-30T16:14  Nice collection of motel signs. 

2005-07-28T07:07  List of dirty movies that didn't make it through Canadian censors.  I'd love to talk to one of these censors sometime and see how they feel about having to watch filth all day.

2005-07-28T07:06  Doom trailer online.  Maybe I missed 'em but I didn't see any imps.

2005-07-27T07:06  Time to register for Camp Hyrule 2005. 

2005-07-25T19:52  Canada wins Dumbest Government at the World Stupidity Awards. 

2005-07-25T19:44  Strain your brain for a chance to win a jacket from Fred Perry.  Drool. 

2005-07-25T19:43  How to fold a dollar bill into a shirt. 

2005-07-25T19:43  Fun little wallets available from Tiny Meat. 

2005-07-25T19:42  Get ready for WWIII!  And you'll never guess who starts it!  Canada!  Denmark!  FIGHT! 

2005-07-25T19:41  For all you lucky Mac owners out there, 1000s of free widgets. 

2005-07-23T22:10  I don't normally take these little blog test things but I thought I'd give A Quick and Dirty IQ Test a whirl.  Seems accurate enough.

2005-07-23T18:27  There's a lot of buzz over the new Green Day video:  Wake Me When September Ends.  Now I love the video but the song isn't that great.  The video works with or without audio; the song only works as a soundtrack to the video.  My problem is that the video is 30 seconds too short.  It never explains why the guy joins the army.  Was it because he came up short at the chip wagon?  Pretty drastic.  Add a scene where they get married and she's pregnant then the whole thing makes sense.  Because then he's got his salary, signing bonus, benefits and even if he buys it his wife'll get a pension.  Oh, and RANGERS LEAD THE WAY! 

2005-07-23T09:31  Test results from the Pentagon's new ADS.  What's ADS you ask?  It's a 95 gigahertz microwave beam used for crowd control that heats up rioters in a hurry. 

2005-07-22T17:35  Saw Charlie and the Chocolate Factory last week but haven't had time to post about it until now.  I had high hopes about this movie and I'm happy to say it surpassed them.  I was never a fan of the original movie.  Let's face it, it stunk.  This version follows Dahl much more closely and even retains the original songs.  And the Oompah-Loompahs are way closer to what's described in the book.  And the squirrels are back!  Finally, Johnny Depp pulls off Wonka perfectly.  Can't go wrong with this movie friends.    If you want to read a review with a little more meat on it check out Freeze's take right here. 

2005-07-22T17:28  Remember that crazy Fischer variation of chess? Well apparently it's starting to catch on.

2005-07-22T17:27  If WWII was an RTS.  Super funny! 

2005-07-20T20:08  Anniversary of Apollo 11.  U-S-A!  U-S-A!  U-S-A! 

2005-07-18T11:26  Not the best presentation but lots of good information over at the Electronic Handheld Game Museum. 

2005-07-18T11:22  Every public library should stock the Encyclopaedia of Game Machines.  By law.

2005-07-18T11:20  NASA chucks the Prime Directive right out the window by accidentally leaving some bacteria on Mars. 

2005-07-18T11:17  Hottest fad in Japan right now?  Suicide.  It's totally cool. 

2005-07-18T08:42  Viva Miyamoto! 

2005-07-18T08:40  Official Rock, Paper, Scissors Strategy Guide.  Complete with gambits like The Avalanche (3 Rocks in a row.)

2005-07-18T08:38  Recently watched Donnie Darko and I knew that I had heard that thing about "cellar door" before so I thought I'd look it up.

2005-07-16T09:39  Sad news:  Bob Moog has an inoperable brain tumor. 

2005-07-16T09:35  Page 606 of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.  (Link removed.  Invalid link.)

2005-07-15T23:02  Eminem ready to exit? 

2005-07-15T23:01  How to:  Couch shaped topiary.  You can really sit on it!

2005-07-15T22:59  He's available ladies! 

2005-07-14T19:29  China threatening to nuke USA over any disagreement regarding Taiwan.  Why do I have this image in my head of Chinese ICBMs falling apart in the sky?  Oh right.  Because the Chinese built them.  LMAO!  "This is falling apart faster than a Chinese motorcycle."  Rodney Dangerfield. 

2005-07-14T19:23  Our old friend Hank Greenberg has returned. 

2005-07-14T18:43  The crack cocaine of... 

2005-07-14T07:30  Motorola's new Scalpel phone makes the Razr look like Zack Morris's brick phone. 

2005-07-14T07:29  Corpse falls into traffic in Texas. 

2005-07-14T07:27  Sounds about right. 

2005-07-13T12:05  Sasquatch captured and put in a zoo!  Or maybe not.  I didn't actually read the article. 

2005-07-13T12:03  Hi-larious Amazon product reviews. 

2005-07-13T12:01  Can't fool the Japanese when it comes to consoles. 

2005-07-13T11:54  Could it be any hotter?  I managed all of 80 minutes sleep last night.  It adds insult to injury when after getting up for a drink of water Ruby's taken my spot in bed.  I don't know how she's getting through this.  My lawn looks like shredded wheat.  I'm dying here.   

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2005-07-13T05:38  Poor little beast.

2005-07-12T09:28  Kelly Kaposki gets married. 

2005-07-12T08:26  Study:  Men enjoy looking at naked women. 

2005-07-12T08:25  Motorcycle for wheelchair users. 

2005-07-12T08:20  Gorgeous downloadable cell phone art. 

2005-07-12T00:22  The Mind Molester drives your victim nuts by chirping every 4 minutes.  And it's a steal at $19.99!  

2005-07-12T00:14  I bow before bricklovinfreakboy's Lego powers. 

2005-07-11T22:43  Alberta's got the itch.  And they may take Saskatchewan with 'em.  What exactly is holding this country together I wonder?  Federalism has obviously failed.

2005-07-11T19:45  The Zombie Survival Guide.  It could save your life. 

2005-07-11T19:44  Webcomic:  Powerpuff Girls Doujinshi. 

2005-07-11T18:22  Thank goodness I'm not the only one. 

2005-07-11T09:57  I hope I live to see the day when technology will allow immersive media to be enjoyed as ambient media.  Imagine reading a book or watching Say Anything during a physical without disturbing anyone or having anyone know at all.  Bring on the ocular implants!    

2005-07-11T07:05  Have Seth Brau make you a custom pair of Vans. 

2005-07-11T07:04  Nice breakdown of how NASA's countdowns work. 

2005-07-11T06:53  I've been buying the Simpson's DVD box sets.  For some reason, Season 5 was the only box to include French on the covers and spine which meant it wouldn't match the previous four.  Luckily, I was able to buy it in the States to keep my collection consistent.  The point of my story?  I'm pretty obsessive-compulsive about my DVD collection.  But now it seems that Fox is going to change the packaging altogether to plastic character shaped boxes!  This is total ass!  I can't collect these now.  In fact, I have to sell what I have. 

2005-07-08T07:32  He did it. 

2005-07-08T08:24  Interesting article on the length of videogames. 

2005-07-08T07:57  Keep your contacts online as an RSS feed. 

2005-07-08T07:54  I'd love one of these Yardiac Motion Sensor Sprinklers to keep cats off my lawn. 

2005-07-08T23:04  Danny Way to jump Great Wall of China on a skateboard. 

2005-07-08T17:54  Remember when Dr. Phil was so tough he'd make chicks cry and he'd yell in Oprah's face?  And now he's a total pussy. 

2005-07-08T12:22  Download the 500 millionth song from the iTMS and win 10 iPods. 

2005-07-08T12:21  The New York Bike Messenger Association's homepage.  Kings among men. 

2005-07-08T12:14  A page dedicated to crates and barrels in videogames. 

2005-07-08T12:08  Handywrite is an alternative handwriting system that uses one stroke per sound. 

2005-07-08T12:07  Club 33.  The only place in Disneyland where you can legally drink. 

2005-07-07T23:49  A letter from London to the Terrorists. 

2005-07-07T18:20  Here's something interesting that's been brought to my attention:  The University of Amsterdam monitors Livejournal and generates a line graph indicating the general mood of its users.  Amazing.  The mood right now is "Shocked" because of the London terror attacks.

2005-07-06T18:34  Vice Admiral Stockdale has died.  You may remember he was Ross Perot's running mate in 1992.  What you may not know is that he was a Medal of Honor recipient--along with 25 other decorations--for service in the 'Nam.  He spent four years in the Hanoi Hilton and at one point smashed his own face with a stool so that Charlie wouldn't be able to use him in a propaganda film.   That's what I'm talking about. 

2005-07-05T20:09  US Code:  Title 4, Chapter 1.  The American Flag. 

2005-07-05T18:52  Darth Vader reads your mind in this Flash version of 20 questions.  He seems a bit retarded though.  After almost 30 questions he still couldn't guess "laptop."  Guess his Jedi mind tricks don't work on me.

2005-07-05T18:49  Kasparov enters politics. 

2005-07-05T08:56  Showing no sense of history whatsoever, Chris Martin calls Live 8 "the greatest thing that's ever been organized in the history of the world." 

2005-07-05T08:55  More video game TV ads than you shake a stick at. 

2005-07-05T08:52  American mom flies a flag for each of the four branches of the military each Independence Day.  Turns out she has a kid in the Marines, the Air Force, the Army, and the Navy. 

2005-07-05T08:48  Oh China, will you ever learn?  lol these stories about rights abuses in China are always good for a chuckle from me.  Chill out guys. 

2005-07-05T08:46  Sacramento International installs a flying carpet in its hallways. 

2005-07-05T08:45  Might be news to you but not to me:  50 terror groups believed to be operating in Canada. 

2005-07-05T08:44  Turn your digital photos into Polaroids with Polaroid-o-nizer. 

2005-07-05T08:43  The Kohler Purist Hatbox toilet has an internal tank.  Looks like a toilet if Apple designed it. 

2005-07-05T08:41  The Art of Mark Ryden.  Nice stuff but a painting'll set you back between $30 and $500 large. 

2005-07-04T08:01  Fourth of July. 

2005-07-03T14:21  Everyone prolly knows by know but the Pop Shoppe is back!  Mmmm, Pineapple. 

2005-07-03T08:13  Soduko is a Japanese number game that is apparently sweeping the world.  

2005-07-03T08:09  Wisht I had a pair of Sneaker Savers in Manhattan.  Is this how New Yorkers prevent blackfoot?  

2005-07-03T08:03  Louis' Lunch is where the hamburger was invented.  I remember seeing a documentary about Louis Lassen on PBS years ago.  I've never been but would love to go.  "Cheese, tomato and onion are the only acceptable garnish".  I remember from the documentary that if you even asked Louis for ketchup he'd throw you out the door. 

2005-07-02T18:31  iHustle.  Conscientious crackhead goes to a lot of trouble to sell fake Powerbooks in NYC. 

2005-07-02T18:29  Lance Armstrong is off to a strong start on the first day of the Tour. 

2005-07-02T18:11  After weeks of searching I'm convinced that the only way to buy ice cube trays is by buying a new frig.  I just can't find any that aren't shaped like rainbows or some crap.  I just want regular ice cube trays damn it! 

2005-07-02T10:35  Parents are convinced their 6 year old son is a reincarnated WWII fighter pilot.  He seems to know a lot about flying and fighters but I personally don't believe crap like this.

2005-07-02T10:29  I've got a major earworm that's preventing me from finding any good links but here's one that'll do:  Gizmo looks like a pretty slick Skype replacement.  Oh, the song?  Jimmy Eat World's Work.  Stars snuck it onto my iPod during our roadtrip and I can't stop listening to it.

2005-07-02T10:27  Who in Hell is Bob Geldof and why is he paying tribute to Africa with electric guitars and Elton John? 

2005-07-01T22:25  Remember those great videos from The Broken?  Well I've been waiting quite awhile for Episode 4 but it seems they've been busy with a new project instead:  Systm. 

2005-07-01T22:10  USP Florence ADMAX is the highest security prison in the United States.  It makes Alcatraz look like Stalag 13.  Basically you're chained to the floor for 23 hours a day and for the 24th they undo one handcuff so you can aim for the can.  Here's a PDF of their rules for visitors. 

2005-07-01T22:04  Meet the crazy eBay mom.  She's crazy! 

2005-07-01T22:01  Crumb.  Number one three weeks running in my baseball pool.  It's because I took a pitcher in round 1, round 2 and round 3.  I ended up with Santana, Martinez, and Schilling.   

2005-07-01T21:59  Freeze rates Easterbrooks's hot dogs.  I just hit that dump today with Stars and we both got burgers.  lol.  Funny about that Starsmars graffiti though.

2005-07-01T09:57  Campaign:  Too Cool for IE. 

2005-07-01T09:38  You may remember Chef Elf's 78 Reasons to Hate Episode I and 64 Reasons to Hate Episode II.  He started posting 91 Reasons to Hate Episode III but he's taking his sweet time with it.  Rather than wait for him to finish I'll post it now and you can keep an eye on it your own damn selves. 

2005-07-01T09:36  A review from 1984 of the Apple Macintosh.  "It has absolutely no IBM PC/MS-DOS compatibility, and it would appear Apple plans none." 

2005-07-01T09:32  Ga ga ga gooey!  Do you like Famicom?  Do you like Michael Jackson?  Maybe later you can come to my house and we can watch Michael Jackson's Moonwalker sprite slapped into every Famicom game ever made. 

2005-07-01T09:29  A load of information about the origin of the Starbucks logo.  I didn't even notice that it was a mermaid.

2005-07-01T09:27  MAKE a rotary phone into a cell phone.  I love this junk. 

2005-07-01T09:27  Duck Hunt redone in Flash.  Also, Pyoro!

2005-07-01T09:22  The Iron Blogger.  What do I go through to produce a single post on my blog?  Find a link, open my editor, cut and paste a horizontal line, type out the date and time, change the date text to blue, type my post and hyperlink it, open my text file containing my comment script, change the comment number in two places, save the file and cut and paste it into my blog, ftp the blog, open my RSS generator, add the item link and text, and finally publish the XML file.  For a second I almost thought of moving everything to Blogger.   But then I realized that the real solution is to manually generate the XML file.  

2005-07-01T09:21  Awesome jewellery made from surplus computer parts. 

2005-07-01T09:08  Canada Day.  A day to commemorate the signing of the British North America Act.  When I think of what those men gave up to sign that act I get all teary.  How they sacrificed everything they had just so they might lift that pen and sign that form that Britain made up for us to sign.  And when you think of all they had already been through--running all the way from New England like scared girl kittens--you really start to realize what a bunch of wimps they were and why no one knows who they were.  Let's all give a cheer to the women and children who created this socialist paradise that still can't seem to drag itself out of the crib and tell Great Britain where to go.  It's even funnier when you think that in this day and age we can cut the apron strings with no more than a quick vote--there's no need anymore for a violent revolution--but we still won't do it because we don't want to offend anyone.  God save the Queen!