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| Saturday Jun 22, 2002 | According to a very credible news source the Vatican has enlisted Robo Priests to help to "short-circuit sex scandals". There's even the to ability absolve your sins online! to Humor by laurel |
| Friday Jun 21, 2002 | WiFinder is a search engine that allows you to locate public and commercial wireless access points in the US, Canada, and other countries. to Technology by laurel |
| Saturday Feb 16, 2002 | Some people love their pets a bit too much. to Pets by laurel |
| Sunday Feb 10, 2002 | Yet another way to satisfy your
Settlers of Catan craving is to play WanCatan. This network friendly game supports multiuser play much better than NetSet and also allows you to play the Cities and Knights and Seafarers expansions simultaneously. Additionally, you can use the chat client Wanna Catan to allow you to seek other people to play with. There is even a ranking system. to Games by laurel |
| Thursday Dec 20, 2001 | If you're a Programming Languages geek, or even if you just want some example code for a given language, check out
Michael Neumann's 362 examples in 116 programming languges.
to Computing by laurel |
| Tuesday Dec 18, 2001 | V.S. Ramachandran
is one of the leading researchers of
phantom limb pain.
Scientists used to think the reason people experienced pain in their amputated
limbs was because of nerves that were not fully severed, and would
do
further amputations to treat the problem. (Which didn't help at all).
Through his research, Ramachandran discovered that what was
actually happening was that the brain's
map of the body was
incorrectly remapped.
After publishing his theory, he started getting all kinds of
letters
from people, including some very
weird ones about people who experience orgasms in their feet (which
might explain
where
foot fetishes
come from).
While working with one patient, Ramachandran came up with a very ingenious
solution using a simple configuration of
mirrors to teach the brain the correct mappings.
to Science by laurel |
| Tuesday Nov 20, 2001 | "We are the Legos who say
'Ni!'" to Humor by laurel |
| Sunday Nov 18, 2001 | If you are a fan of the Robo Rally board game, you'll be happy to learn that an
online version of the game exists. to Games by laurel |
| Thursday Sep 13, 2001 | Another way you can help is by
donating computer equipment and services, since the Red Cross is having a tough time dealing with this enormous task with only paper based systems.
to Technology by laurel |
| Thursday Aug 23, 2001 | Girl Genius is a wonderful comic by
Studio Foglio. It's got Giant steam-powered robots, fantastic airships, bizarre creatures, and a really cute steampunk heroine named Agatha. They've also created a strategy card game called The Works which contains themes from the game. to Comics by laurel |
| Monday Aug 20, 2001 | Am I Right has an amusing collection of
misheard lyrics and
song parodies.
to Humor by laurel |
| Sunday Aug 12, 2001 | I bet you've always wanted to know how to
hold a seance,
book a stripper, fake an irish accent, or the qualifications for donating sperm. So You Wanna has these oddities and others.
to Internet by laurel |
| Wednesday Jun 27, 2001 | Aristotle
was reincarnated as a bear! Who knew. He's available to answer any philosophical quesitons you might have about the Bear-nevolent universe. to Philosophy by laurel |
| Friday Jun 8, 2001 | You probably use chess terms all the time without knowing what they really mean. to Games by laurel |
| Even as a Muslim, you too can get rich quick
in an Islamically Correct® way. to Finance by laurel |
| Thursday May 31, 2001 | Students and researchers affiliated with Trinity College have built some Fire Fighting Robots to compete in yearly
competitions. While they're not quite ready to put out fires in your home, they are getting much better each year.
to Robotics by laurel |
| Tuesday May 22, 2001 | Instead of dedicating your spare computation cycles to breaking encyrption or searching for extraterrestrial life, why not help cure cancer?
to Health by laurel |
| Monday Apr 9, 2001 | Dear All Other Countries (But Especially China): I'm sorry about my stupid fucking president. to Humor by laurel |
| Sunday Apr 1, 2001 | You can now power and control your sewing machine with your Game Boy. I always thought there was something missing from my Singer experience. to Fashion by laurel |
| Tuesday Mar 27, 2001 | Wouldn't it be great if you could
customize your
Magic 8 Ball?
to Humor by laurel |
| Friday Mar 16, 2001 | Stem Cell Research has been
shown to be amazingly useful to scientists
for fighting disease,
extending life, and
otherwise bringing us one step closer to
understanding ourselves. Currently, President Bush
is
wavering on whether to continue to give federal
support to stem cell research. He has a deadline of
Mar 15, but it is still worth
giving your opinion by contacting the Whitehouse
comment line
if you are able. to Politics by laurel |
| Monday Mar 12, 2001 | Well, you can get certified in linux,
aquafitness, or
Reflexology.
Why not certification for being
a bitch? to Humor by laurel |
| Tuesday Mar 6, 2001 | Dork Tower is a wonderful
comic drawn by John Kovalic. It's a humourous
story about the
trials and
tribulations
of a bunch of gamers. Unlike other comics about gaming,
you don't need
to read a news page to get the punchline.
If you don't have time to go through the online archive or
buy the
graphic novel
it's at least worth checking out the t-shirts
John has designed, as well as his
editorial cartoons. to Comics by laurel |
| Tuesday Feb 27, 2001 | Imagine if Abraham Lincoln were trapped in managerial hell and had to
brief the Gettysburg address. to Humor by laurel |
| Monday Feb 12, 2001 | The Orwellian nightmare has reached
maturation, as people are readily exchanging
privacy for a false sense of safety.
Whereify Inc has released a
Personal Locator
device
that lets a parent (and the police) know where their child or elderly family member is at any time.
At least you can take the device off,
which is not the case with locator implants.
to Culture by laurel |
| Wednesday Jan 24, 2001 | Jim Studt has used his
Lego Mindstorms to create a robot that shakes
a Magic 8 Ball. You can ask it a question via
a script, and it will show you the results on a webcam. to Robotics by laurel |
| Monday Jan 22, 2001 | User
is a new comic by Devin Grayson.
It's about a girl who realizes the line between fantasy and reality is quite thin. As Grayson puts
it: "As ... two worlds collide, the story winds through issues of gender identity, post-modern
isolation, spiritual malady and the abiding human desire for belonging and connection." to Comics by laurel |
| Neil Gaiman has released a new graphic novel called
The Last Temptation that he co-wrote with Alice Cooper, based on his
album with the same title.
It's drawn by Michael Zulli, also of DC Vertigo
fame. to Comics by laurel |
| Wednesday Jan 17, 2001 | While you've seen the types of things the Center For Disease
Control does via the media, you probably
didn't know that an effort has been made to educate children on tough subjects, like
rabies and
birth defects. In fact, the
CDC is so concerned about what children know with regard to their mission that they've
developed infectious diseases
trading cards.
Some of the best include
Anthrax,
Mumps,
Pink Eye, and
Small Pox.
to Government by laurel |
| Tuesday Jan 2, 2001 | The Robotics Constructor is a versatile robotics simulator that allows one to try out different robotic designs within a variety of terrains and hazards. This site was spawned from
the Royal
Institute's Robotic
Lecture Series. to Robotics by laurel |
| Monday Jan 1, 2001 | "I'm
wearing second
hand
hats /
Second hand
clothes /
That's why they call
me /
Second Hand
Rose"
to Fashion by laurel |
| Wednesday Dec 27, 2000 | The CONRO project is one of the first efforts
to create miniature, self-reconfigurable robots. You can look at some
simulations on their website. Stanford is
doing similar resesarch on their
Polypod robot which uses a
modular approach for its reconfiguration. to Robotics by laurel |
| Tuesday Nov 28, 2000 | If you're sick of
sterotypical Greeting cards,
Heretic Cards
may be a great option for you. In particular,
the
Rational Inquirer,
Path to Atheism, and
Greetings from Hell cards are enough to brighten up
anyone's dismal day.
to Humor by laurel |
| Monday Nov 20, 2000 | Hey Ladies - do you want to know how to
snare a mad scientist? Perhaps you feel
sympathetic to these men. Still shy you say? You should try the
classified ads. Or maybe you should leave him a
gift on his doorstep after you
stalk
him for awhile. to Humor by laurel |
| Sunday Nov 19, 2000 | Ever wonder what a theatrical
trailer
for
Orson Scott Card's
Ender's Game might be like?
The Philotic Web (the official fan site) also has art and music inspired by the Enderverse.
to Books by laurel |
| Friday Nov 17, 2000 | Sewing.org
is a fantastic website that contains many
frequently asked questions about sewing. These
topics range from Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Zippers (but were afraid to ask?) to Men's Pants. to Fashion by laurel |
| Sunday Nov 12, 2000 | Am I Goth or not? to Internet by laurel |
| Monday Oct 30, 2000 | Elves
are not just for the fantasy genre anymore.
Milind Tambe and his colleagues at
The University of Southern California have done some fascinating
work with intelligent agents (aka "elves") that
can coordinate with other elves to schedule meetings, order meals, and track
other users of the system using GPS devices. to Computing by laurel |
| Wednesday Oct 25, 2000 | I guess I shouldn't be surprised that the re-release of
The Exorcist
coupled with the broadcast of a TV documentary called
"Possessed" would create a
new wave
of reported demonic possessions.
Elizabeth Loftus
and other
scientists at the University
of Washington have done some fascinating research that indicates
one should be wary of supposed repressed memories. to Memetics by laurel |
| Tuesday Oct 24, 2000 | Want to win a million dollars
by proving that minesweeper
can (or can't) be solved in polynomial time? The Clay
Mathematics Institute offers this challenge along with seven others in its hopes
to popularize mathematics.
to Science by laurel |
| Thursday Oct 19, 2000 | It is a time of rebirth for old school roleplaying geeks. Not only do we get
a new version of the
venerable Dungeons & Dragons game,
but the long rumored Dungeons & Dragons
Movie is being released on December 8th. All this only one year before
the release of the Lord of
the Rings movie and it's enough to send a geek into orgasmic
catatonia.
to Games by laurel |
| Is your boss getting you down? The
Napalm Pilot by 3-Bomb may be
the solution for you. to Humor by laurel |
| Tuesday Sep 19, 2000 | What would
happen if Diablo met
The Sims? to Games by laurel |
| Tuesday Aug 29, 2000 | MathWorld is a fantastic interactive
encyclopedia devoted to a variey of topics such as
Discrete Math,
Calculus,
and Statistics.
The author of the site is Encyclopedist
Eric Weisstein, who has contributed to a variety of other neat
projects.
to Science by laurel |
| Wednesday Aug 16, 2000 | Hey Ma, NASA says video games are
good for me. So quit your
nagging and let me
play! to Games by laurel |
| Sunday Jul 16, 2000 | This guy has too much
time on his hands. He has catagorized
ALL of the 12 Days of Christmas parodies there ever were,
including one a
friend and I wrote. I especially like the
Twin Peaks and
Spaceghost variants. to Music by laurel |
| Tuesday Jul 11, 2000 | By helping the FBI
stop
espionage you can get up to
$500,000. I'm happy to see my tax dollars are being put to good use. to Law by laurel |
| Monday Jul 10, 2000 | I'm glad the acapella band Da Vinci's Notebook
is around to tell me what is cool
and not cool.
to Music by laurel |
| Tuesday Jul 4, 2000 | Movies like "Blink" and "At First Sight" gave us a fictional inkling of how surgery might be used to help a blind person see. Optobionics has begun to turn this fictional idea into a reality by being the first to implant artificial retinas (made of silicon chips) into blind
patients. Bring on the Diamond Age. to Science by laurel |
| Friday Jun 30, 2000 | Terry Moore, creator
of the popular comic Strangers In Paradise,
has put some of his non-mainstream
strips on the web. While they're not quite ready for syndication, they are fun to read. to Comics by laurel |
| Sunday Jun 18, 2000 | If you're ever planning a wedding, you might try something beyond the traditional and
have a Roman ceremony. to History by laurel |
| Wednesday Jun 7, 2000 | "Gaydar" used to be a
word that
meant one could easily identify people who are
gay. Now it's an electronic device
that will beep (or vibrate) when within 50 feet of another Gaydar equipped person.
to Culture by laurel |
| Monday May 29, 2000 | The Houston Chronicle has an
archive
of all the syndicated strips that gave tribute to
Charles Shultz. Snoopy.com also has a
number of more
personal tributes. to Comics by laurel |
| Thursday May 25, 2000 | Urban Decay is a california based cosmetic
company started by the co-founder
of Cisco Systems. Their
makeup
features eyeliners such as "Mildew" and "Stray dog",
lipsticks called "Oil Slick", "Roach", and "Smog", and
foundation products (aka coverup) called "Hallucination" and "Mirage". to Fashion by laurel |
| Wednesday May 17, 2000 | Jessica Bayliss is doing
some fascinating
research with brain-computer interfaces that can help paralyzed people use household
applicances with a mere
thought. to Science by laurel |
| Thursday May 4, 2000 | This
guy likes to tell strange tales about his
life, including such gems as giving his
cat an enema and details of a
"Drag Queen Traffic Mishap". All stories are accompanied by crayon illustrations. to Humor by laurel |
| Monday Apr 24, 2000 | Some people into
polyamory are unhappy about love songs that are "chauvinistically geared toward monogamous relationships."
This
page contains some modifications of those songs.
to Culture by laurel |
| Unlike the rest of the Americian Comic Book industry, Cerebus is a consistent, compelling
story that spans 300 issues, begun in 1977 and ending in 2004.
Dave
Sim has been writing, drawing characters, and independently
producing it the entire time, and has served as inspiration to the likes
of Neil Gaiman. Put down that
copy of Wolverine and pick up a real comic book.
to Comics by laurel |
| Tuesday Apr 4, 2000 | There are some people who like
rubber chickens, and then there are
some people who
really like rubber chickens.
to Humor by laurel |
| The Happy Scotsman's Page
O' Kilt Liftin' Fun includes a page o' fun things to do with
monkeys
and why both Americans and Canadians are
retards.
to Humor by laurel |
| Monday Mar 27, 2000 | 80-212: The Philosophy of
Masturbation to Sex by laurel |
| Sunday Mar 19, 2000 | Ever wonder what it's like to be
God?
(Like The Sims and
Dungeon Keeper aren't enough.)
to Religion by laurel |
| Friday Mar 10, 2000 | Theforce.net wants you to
"use the force, dude" by
watching this short animation by Dude Studios.
Requires shockwave.
to Humor by laurel |
| Friday Mar 3, 2000 | BiZcotti is
The Onion of the entertainment industry. It features top entertainment news
stories, like how
Kirk Cameron is slated to direct Terminator 3 and
Christina Aguilera will mediate
a mideastern peace summit on MTV's new show 'Chill'.
to Humor by laurel |
| Tuesday Feb 22, 2000 | The Mormons can help you overcome
your desire to
masturbate by "curing you of your difficulty" with this guide to self control.
But you must always remember: Satan Never Gives Up!
to Sex by laurel |
| Friday Feb 18, 2000 | Even though it's in Swedish, you can watch
Heather
Lundquist's
hamster giving birth
live later tonight. to Pets by laurel |
| Friday Feb 11, 2000 | The Bad Breath Resource Center
has all kinds of useful information, including why you should
clean your tongue and how to eliminate
"doggy breath". to Health by laurel |
| Saturday Jan 22, 2000 | Dr. Lillian Scwartz, (who
looks a bit too much like
Carrie Donovan) suggests that the Mona Lisa was actually a DaVinci self-portrait.
One can view a
computerized merge of the two that she created.
to Art by laurel |
| Sunday Jan 2, 2000 | When all else fails, modern medicine should simply rely on the
placebo effect
to see their patients through darker days. to Health by laurel |
| Thursday Dec 2, 1999 | Microsoft has a secret operating
system project which has it's own
keyboard as well as hidden
settings for your machine. to Humor by laurel |
| Tuesday Nov 2, 1999 | Dogma is the latest movie from
Kevin Smith
(writer/director of
Clerks,
Mallrats, and
Chasing Amy).
Dogma is a religious comedy, that pokes fun at almost everything
Catholics hold dear, but is ultimately pro-faith (Smith is actually a
devout Catholic). Which is why it's ironic that you can read
hate mail
from people who have never seen the movie, probably because their
superiors told them to,
and who are they to question authority?
to Movies by laurel |
| Thursday Oct 14, 1999 | Got an embarassing question? Prematuree.com
is here to help. to Health by laurel |
| Tuesday Sep 21, 1999 | In the 80's, there was a dream. A brave dream
of substance control. They plotted a
game that
would reach into the hearts of crackhouse dimebag
whores and purify their lives with its positive
message. to Drugs by laurel |
| Monday Aug 30, 1999 | In August of 3250, 3 guild officers of the
Everquest
realm disappeared while screencapping
a documentary. A year later their bitmaps were
found. Witness the horror of the
Kithicor Witch Project to Humor by laurel |
| Monday Aug 16, 1999 | According to some "experts" AIDS
isn't actually caused by HIV. Apparently, we've all been believing a perpetuated
myth. to Conspiracy by laurel |
| Friday Aug 13, 1999 | Mad scientists really do exist.
Paul Pietsch at Indiana University
has performed some head
transplants, limb grafts,
and other sorts of strange things to
Axolotls.
to Science by laurel |
| Thursday Aug 12, 1999 |
Jester is a system at
Berkeley that
recommends personalized jokes using on
collaborative filtering system. See, statistics really are useful for something. to Humor by laurel |
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