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| Tuesday Apr 17, 2012 | Tibetan/German climber David Lama is the first to free climb the Compressor Route of Cerro Torre in Argentina's Parque Nacional Los Glaciares but not with significant controversy. to Outdoors by gen |
| Friday Sep 13, 2002 | A Nigerian fee scammer (in this case a Francis Okobi of Lagos) gets defrauded as he attempts to defraud Haxial.
to Internet by gen |
| Tuesday Apr 10, 2001 | The 5K competition 2001 is now online with over 280 submissions of amazing web pages at less than 5k. Judge them yourself alongside the official judges! to Internet by gen |
| Wednesday Mar 28, 2001 | Picturephone was the 1960's vision of today's
web
cam
world. to History by gen |
| Thursday Feb 22, 2001 | Will someone please get some Prozac over to that manic depressive web server in the Netherlands?
to Internet by gen |
| Tuesday Feb 20, 2001 | I get all hot and heavy for military aircraft porn! to Warfare by gen |
| Monday Feb 19, 2001 | Have you ever wondered, 'What is the most important invention in the past 2000 years?' or, 'What is today's most important unreported story?' Well, so has John Brockman.
to Commentary by gen |
| Wednesday Feb 14, 2001 | "During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to see realised. But if needs be, my lord, it is an ideal for which I am ready to die." Nelson Mandela (RealAudio) at the Rivonia trial, 20 April 1964, before he was sentenced to life in prison.
to History by gen |
| Thursday Feb 8, 2001 | Don't miss Geoffrey Hiller's amazing Flash-driven travelogue of Burma.
to Travel by gen |
| Monday Jan 29, 2001 | The future of American democracy depends on
YOU! (and a fast mouse click...)
to Humor by gen |
| Sunday Jan 28, 2001 | Add your favorite to the generic gallery of the American classic meal, Macaroni and Cheese.
to Food by gen |
| Wednesday Jan 24, 2001 | Ironminds hosts a caustic critique of the magazine world, Celia Farber's memorable piece about women who can't commit, Will Leitch's Life as a Loser series, and his inside dirt on his last employer.
to Commentary by gen |
| Ron Rivest asks John Gilmore: What's Wrong With Copy Protection? Caveat emptor!
to Commentary by gen |
| She has no mouth, but is better than Prozac. She's sporting a brand new community site and fans must read the FAQ. Her fans aren't quite so sick and twisted. to Comics by gen |
| Monday Jan 8, 2001 |
The everyday event becomes beautiful when you capture it properly. Mark Garfinkle, Boston Herald staff photographer, waited a year or two for this shot. Canon digital camera, 600mm lens with a 2x TC, an effective focal length of about 1800mm (with the digital magnification). More airplane porn here!
to Transportation by gen |
| Scott McCloud, author of Reinventing Comics, has a new edition of "I Can't Stop Thinking!" which discusses the future of online comics but also serves as an interesting commentary on the future of content online. to Comics by gen |
| Friday Dec 15, 2000 | A very opinionated but educational Flash-driven guide to electronic music and a humorous "dictionary" of raver vocabulary.
Courtesy Ishkur.
to Music by gen |
| PLUR or disunity? This is the raver's conundrum... to Humor by gen |
| $4000 for a Fuji S1 Pro professional digital camera or a $7 roll of Fuji Provia 100F slide film? Compare for yourself. to Photography by gen |
| Who is this gorgeous woman who's jammin' with James Brown's horn section a.k.a. the JB Horns (Maceo Parker, Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley)? Candy Dulfer of course! to Music by gen |
| Thursday Dec 14, 2000 | Put Michelle Yeoh and
Chow Yun-Fat together with director
Ang Lee and you get Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the best movie of 2000.
Reviews: USA Today, NY Times, Time Asia, Salon, People, NY Mag, EW, NY Post, NY Press, a radio interview on NPR, and my own on epionions. Can someone please introduce me to Zhang Ziyi? to Movies by gen |
| angry little asian girl is what you get when you repress your childhood anger. to Comics by gen |
| Wednesday Dec 13, 2000 | Billionaire financier, George Soros, wrote in The Atlantic Monthly, that there is a big difference between a market-driven economy and a market-driven society. In a second article, he clarifies his position further, detailing the social deficiencies of a global capitalist system and calling for an "global open society" to help protect mankind in the future. to Commentary by gen |
| Thursday Nov 30, 2000 | Getting tired of candy ravers too? The backlash has begun. to Humor by gen |
| Tuesday Nov 28, 2000 | Speak l33t?
Live a sim life?
Megatokyo - a totally comic perspective
of otaku and gaming.
to Comics by gen |
| Friday Nov 10, 2000 | The backlash grows...behold
the Jakob Nielsen drinking game;
a parody of his website;
Jakob Nielsen for president in 2004; the
many moods of Jakob Nielsen;
will he never STFU! to Commentary by gen |
| Monday Nov 6, 2000 | My pokename is "Lopit." I live in the blazing deserts of Angola, and my diet consists mostly of fruits, insects and Dr. Pepper.
I can spit tahini. I can throw nunchucks. I can throw broken glass. I can spit lightning. I can eat rocks.
My natural enemy is Lickipuff. What's your pokename? to Games by gen |
| Thursday Oct 26, 2000 | Choking is
no joking matter.
Learn how to save others or yourself
with Dr. Henry Heimlich.
Once you know the technique, use it on your golden retreiver,
or your Dot-Com business.
The flash version is
here.
Don't get Mad,
just begin to administer CPR to your cat. to Health by gen |
| Friday Oct 20, 2000 | RouterGod is a celebrity magazine for Cisco professionals.
Read celebrities talk about their favorite networking topics: Alicia Silverstone on ISDN,
Mr. Rogers on the RS232 pinout, Tonya Harding
on the Cisco 700, and Seven of Nine on OSPF. The newest lecture is Darva Conger on the configure register
of Cisco routers.
to Education by gen |
| Tuesday Sep 12, 2000 |
Everyone is aware of Stephen Hawking's contributions to science, but did you know he's been
moonlighting as a rapper MC?
Check it out, yo! MC Hawking hanging with Chuck D, Ice T, and the Beastie Boys!
Read all about how the Beastie Boys' 1988 tour changed his life forever. to Humor by gen |
| Wednesday Aug 23, 2000 | A sobering image for those of you who fly often. It is, however, comforting to know that planes are designed to survive such an inevitability and that pilots train for them. to Science by gen |
| Friday Aug 18, 2000 | With the rise of the cult of the DJ and the popularity of electronic dance music, let us not forget what it takes to make a great record. to Music by gen |
| Wednesday May 24, 2000 | This intriguing woman has a
bunch of very cool
infrared photographs of herself on her website as well as some of her
cat.
to Photography by gen |
| Wednesday May 10, 2000 | There's free email all over the net, but none quite as expressive as this
service in the UK. I desperately want the t-shirt. to Internet by gen |
| Want to do your very own internet startup but would rather just surf the net?
18 clicks to your very own virtual internet startup.
And be sure not to miss Action Item, Professional Superhero!
to Humor by gen |
| This band wants you to know that they would rather you check out their unofficial site,
"phonebashing."
to Music by gen |
| Friday Apr 14, 2000 | Memepool music test: Who is Barbie's friend? DJ Christopher Lawrence
or DJ Blaine?
to Music by gen |
| Friday Feb 4, 2000 | It's all about Macross! Who can forget the infamous
love triangle. So when do I get to fly a Valkyrie?
to Comics by gen |
| How about using some genetically engineered bio-luminescent proteins to make fun toys?
Glow in the dark water? Be sure to watch the Quicktime movies
here and here.
to Gadgets by gen |
| As if you can't get enough of the Little Monsters.
There's the FAQ
And the sequel.
to Games by gen |
| Saturday Jan 15, 2000 | Who goes on this kind of thing anyway? Java Jam?
xml Excursion? When does the insanity stop?
to Travel by gen |
| Monday Dec 20, 1999 | Happy Holidaze and snoochie boochies!
to Humor by gen |
| Monday Nov 22, 1999 | Missing at Comdex was Swing-e-Line's new ethernet stapler or
"iStapler"
which can be networked and offers greater ease of stapler
administration via your TCP-IP network. Order yours today!
to Humor by gen |
| Sunday Nov 7, 1999 | Should I not be surprised anymore that you can send dog doo via the internet? to Commerce by gen |
| Monday Oct 18, 1999 | Funmail is an English mail service that allows you to have up to 20 e-mail addresses at any one time, and change them as often as you like (with 3,500 possible names after the @, and infinite possibilities before the @)! Take that Yahoo/Rocket/Hotmail/Hushmail/etc.
to Internet by gen |
| Monday Oct 11, 1999 | 15 miles out in the middle of California's Mojave desert is a public phone booth that
is getting a lot of interest. Check out
Godfrey's original site or
Mission: Hang it Up or
Andria's site or
other photos.
Of course the traditional media has to get in on the cult news action: read article at the
Phoenix New Times, the
SF Weekly, and the
Las Vegas Weekly.
Use this site to find other payphones in California. to Culture by gen |
| Wednesday Sep 29, 1999 | You want to watch something different? Catch
Modulations, Iara Lee's documentary on electronic music. Here's an
interview with Iara Lee, documentary film maker of "Modulations" and "Synthetic Pleasures."
You'll also want another interview,
a review,
and a timeline of electronic music.
Of course there's also Salon's rise and fall of rave culture.
to Music by gen |
| Americans love fights. Witness the popularity of wrestling or boxing.
My favorite fights are WWWFights!
Pooh vs. Snuggles or
catfights or
Thundercats vs. Masters of the Universe.
Which gets one thinking...what about Mumm-Ra as cereal? to Humor by gen |
| Friday Sep 3, 1999 | Virtual Tokyo tour: read about Hi-Tech Junky Town Akihabara, or
the Nanpa (pick-up) Hotspot Ikebukuro, or
Shibuya Ko-Gals now!
Surfing in Tokyo? go to Odaiba.
Leave the madness of Tokyo for Mt. Kumotori.
And after all of this intense Japanese culture, if you're feeling lost, maybe you need the new Casio GPS watch.
to Culture by gen |
| Michael Light, a San Francisco-based photographer, has recently released a book of moon images taken from the NASA archives in Houston.
Read a great interview with Michael Light at Salon. Here's another gallery of images. Michael Light is an artist and photographer based in San Francisco. His work is in the collections of The Center for Creative Photography and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. His photo-novel, Ranch, was published in 1994. to Art by gen |
| Tuesday Aug 24, 1999 | Just about anybody can learn something significant from the master of information design, retired Yale University professor Edward Tufte. His three books on the subject of information design, Envisioning Information (1990), The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (1983), and Visual Explanations : Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative (1997) are all unique books which remind us how important information design is to all of us. Read excellent and informative interviews with Tufte at Salon, Fatbrain and Amazon. to Books by gen |
| Friday Aug 13, 1999 | I wish I had kept my old Nintendo Game & Watch games. Others build shrines to the original designer. Other people make collector sites. I'll bet most of you don't remember the origns of Zelda ^_^ to Games by gen |
| According to Gap Sucks and the SF Gate, the Fisher family that owns the Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy are also planning to clearcut their 230,000 acres of California forests, some of which contain old-growth redwoods near Mendocino. Want more cargo pants now?
to Fashion by gen |
| As long as we're reminiscing over cool networked Mac games, let's not forget Bolo! Stuart Cheshire's awesomely simple yet amazingly fun networked tank strategy game. Use Boloweb to find games and bone up with the Bolo FAQ. Keep your fingers crossed for WinBolo.
to Games by gen |
| Friday Jul 2, 1999 | You've always wanted to find an online archive of synthesizer pictures. Weren't you looking for that FAQ on analog synths as well? Lucky you. to Music by gen |
| Tuesday Jun 29, 1999 | Are these Canadians just bored or just like going to places you're not supposed to go? If you're just getting started, you want Tunnel Running 101. Then go visit the Paris Catacombs. Then go explore the steam tunnels beneath your alma mater. There's even a webring and a usenet newsgroup for this stuff! to Travel by gen |
| Monday Jun 21, 1999 | I visit the Mentos FAQ. I've learned Mentos "Freshspeak". I study Mentos Culture. I visit the Church of Mentos. I read the Great Mentos Conspiracy. I enjoy the Freshest Celebrities. Mentos - The Freshmaker!
to Food by gen |
| Southern Californians now can see the state of their beaches and ocean at Heal The Bay. The Beach Report Card is handy for knowing which beaches (from Santa Barbara to Orange County) are clean and which are not. Even if you're not in SoCal, you can learn how to lessen your impact on your coastal waters and beaches.
to Science by gen |
| Why do sport sport utility vehicles suck? Has the popularity of SUVs meant the death of sports cars? Even Tom & Ray make fun of the Ford Excursion. Are you a poseur? to Transportation by gen |
| For those of us who appreciate traction or have to drive in bad weather, you'll want to read the Introduction to All Wheel Drive systems. If you're really geeky about traction you want the Torsen differential white paper.
to Transportation by gen |
| Friday Jun 18, 1999 | We all play "the game", but the rules are not the same for all of us. A production of Brutal Truth Industries.
to Sex by gen |
| Thursday Jun 17, 1999 | Comics 1 - Fine Arts 0: The Site is an amazing journey comparing fine art with comic art. Not for the shy, this site questions the value society places upon fine art vs. comics in a very persuasive manner. Reserve at least 20 mins to experience it in full. to Comics by gen |
| For my next gift, alert memepool readers should send me the Nikon D1 Professional Digital SLR. Drool here, here, here and here. Thanks in advance! to Gadgets by gen |
| Tuesday Jun 15, 1999 | High atop Mauna Kea on Hawaii are Keck and Subaru, two of the best ground-based observatories on Earth. Check out cool hi-res images of the Orion Nebula, Jupiter and Saturn. Keck's Photo Gallery is beautiful too. It is strangely beautiful outside the observatory as well.
to Science by gen |
| Nasa Watch is the site for those of you who want to know what is really going on inside Nasa...not just the PR hype. I love the beautiful hi-res images they have for downloading. to Media by gen |
| From Antwerp to Yokohama, Barcelona to Washington D.C., you want maps of the subways of the world. Personally, I'd rather visit the Novosibirsk Subway virtually. More "Trainspotting"here. to Transportation by gen |
| You've always wanted to know more about the Ouroboros. Found in places as early as 1600 BC Egypt (as well as in other mythologies) as well as on the TV show Millennium, the universal image of the snake eating it's own tail carries symbolism of birth, death and the cyclical nature of the universe.
to Art by gen |
| David Isenberg's The Dawn of the Stupid Network has been hailed by some as the most important article in 1998 on the subject of communications. WSJ Front Lines columnist Tom Petzinger wrote about Isenberg early last year. Read all about it and then go buy some stock in Qwest and MCI/Worldcom. to Internet by gen |
| Kyudo is the Japanese sport of archery which is very closely connected to Zen Buddhism. Whether you're looking for sport, self-improvement, a philosophy, a religious ceremony, or a way of life, Kyudo can be all of this with fast moving arrows. to Sports by gen |
| For those of you who think that stickers and spoilers make your car go faster, don't go to Bryan's Rice Boy Page. Laugh at the idiosyncracies of youth, and don't leave without reading about The Adventures of Rice-Boy and his dog Mugen.
to Humor by gen |
| Positive Feedbacks in the Economy is a reprint of the 1990 Scientific American article that brought increasing returns and W. Brian Arthur (Stanford) into the spotlight of economics. A little later, Paul Krugman (MIT) takes Arthur to task in Slate for taking credit when others had done pioneering work before him. Dominic Gates from Pretext Magazine interviews Arthur after Krugman's Slate article. Ignore the soap opera and learn more about increasing returns. to Economics by gen |
| Do you have problems with low-frequency room resonances? Your subwoofer taking advantage of you? Then you need the Giant Toilet Paper Tubes to fight those resonant bass notes. A cheap fix for you headphone geeks who spend too much money on stereo equipment. to Gadgets by gen |
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