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Monday
Dec 23, 2002
From Cactus Game Design, creators of the Biblical card-collecting game Redemption, comes this season's hottest new Christian board game spinoff.
Move over Bibleopoly; here come the Settlers of Canaan!
to Games by voidptr
Monday
Jul 22, 2002
Who needs an online zoo when you've got O'Reilly & Associates? (You know, the animal book people.) Their online catalog has information on the habits, habitats, and histories of scores of animals, from the traditional to the weird, from the venomous to the fragile, from the simply endangered to the probably extinct, and from the appropriate to the slightly surreal.
to Zoology by voidptr
Thursday
Jul 18, 2002
The real Stick Wars isn't a Flash site, a Star Wars parody, or a Venetian brawling style -- it's a nifty and remarkably diverse multi-state cellular automaton co-"invented" by Mirek Wojtowicz and Rudy Rucker. (Java recommended.)
to Computing by voidptr
Tuesday
Jun 11, 2002
Those annoying little Douglas Adams-inspired animated gifs may have something to them after all. From deep inside the Carina (or Keyhole) Nebula, we bring you: The Cosmic Finger of Friendship!
to Science by voidptr
Friday
May 24, 2002
Didja know that since studies show that it's completely ineffective, the WTO has decided to disband? -- Just kidding. The WTO says rumors of its disbanding are just a trick. Okay, but those studies...
to Government by voidptr
Sunday
May 19, 2002
Now H.P. Lovecraft's "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" has spawned not only a comic-book representation but also a comic-inspired animated movie. Maybe you'll see it at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival.
to Movies by voidptr
Sunday
Mar 3, 2002
Il Canto di Malavita proves that gangsta isn't just for rap anymore. Traditional Calabrian melodies like I Cunfirenti beckon the listener to a Mediterranean isle... complete with Mafiosi. The CD contains such evocative lyrics as
You are a spy and you are a traitor /
Life is the price to pay for whoever makes mistakes like you.
Available online.
to Music by voidptr
Sunday
Dec 16, 2001
Project Greek Island was the code name for the top-secret tunnel complex under West Virginia's five-star Greenbrier Resort to which selected government officials would retire in the event of a nuclear attack. The Cold War has been over for ten years, and these days you can get guided tours of the "Doomsday Hotel". Call in advance.
to Warfare by voidptr
Thursday
Oct 18, 2001
Jordan Maxwell is convinced that the so-called "United States" is in reality a corporation founded in 1868, which has tricked us into paying it so-called "income taxes" for the past 133 years. Luckily, you can buy your freedom for only $995 - check out the the Ex/Repatriation FAQ. (Or perhaps you'd like an "International Driver's Permit" instead.)
to Wackos by voidptr
Wednesday
Oct 17, 2001
For the convenience of the modern pagan, Lugodoc has taken a lot of Celtic myths and compressed them into a series of one-page summaries. And he's got a lot of them. Also, check out his theory of the origin of life on Earth.
to Culture by voidptr
Saturday
Sep 8, 2001
Hi. My name is Sperel. I am a goose.
to Wackos by voidptr
Monday
Sep 3, 2001
Jack Valenti versus the laws of mathematics. You mean that DMCA thing isn't over yet?
to Mathematics by voidptr
Sunday
Sep 2, 2001
Those of you who took a beginner's computer science course may remember programming Karel the Robot. Now, quake before the might of Karel++!
to Computing by voidptr
Sunday
Aug 26, 2001
Joe Lieberman's latest kick is the Media Marketing Accountability Act of 2001, which would prohibit marketing any media product with an adult rating to kids. Of course, all the current rating systems (even the new, web-enabled ones) are voluntary... so the MPAA finally has an excuse to discontinue its stone-age rating system.
to Media by voidptr
Friday
Aug 10, 2001
Apes and monkeys are getting smarter all the time. Now online chatting with our hairy friends is even easier.
to Humor by voidptr
Sunday
Jul 1, 2001
In February 1958, a B-47 bomber dropped a 1,700-pound nuke into the waters off Tybee Island, Georgia. Now retired military officer Derek Duke wants to find it. Although Duke's given up his idea for a movie, you can still buy the T-shirt.
to Warfare by voidptr
Wednesday
Jun 20, 2001
Dear Internet,
It has recently been brought to our attention that you are, or have been, in violation of the Net Authority Acceptable Internet Usage Guidelines. As a result, your personal information has been added to one or more Net Authority Internet offender databases. Your information will be stored in the databases until enough evidence has been gathered against you to warrant further actions. While the individual who reported your actions to us will remain anonymous, he or she wished to pass these words on to you: "Blasphemy. Cool."
to Web by voidptr
Sunday
Jun 17, 2001
Are online quizzes the next Am I X or Not? Everyone's taken the purity test, but how many of you know your favorite 20th-century pope?
to Web by voidptr
Tuesday
Jun 5, 2001
What do you get when you cross H.P. Lovecraft with Saved By The Bell?
School Colors Out of Space!
to Games by voidptr
Tuesday
May 1, 2001
Reverend Fun tries to be Doctor Fun and fails miserably.
to Comics by voidptr
Sunday
Apr 22, 2001
Know C, the programming language? You sure? Herein find the answers to some Infrequently Asked Questions, ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous.
to Computing by voidptr
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to Commerce by voidptr
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