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| Tuesday Apr 4, 2000 | 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 Apr 3, 2000 | As a certified
(and possibly certifiable, but that's a different story) film
editor, I have some experience with what can go wrong in
post-production. I would not, however, be prepared for most of these horror
stories. to Movies by dha |
| May pre house the seamy side volitation!!! to Humor by riffraff |
| Sunday Apr 2, 2000 | The
late, lamented
Might Magazine
was the brilliant and hilarous
brain child of three San
Franciscans, which published from 1993-1997 on a shoestring budget (they
started with $10,000 and two computers).
Old copies are just about impossible to find, but their most famous
issues were probably
Adam Rich's
celebrity death
hoax and the "sell out issue" which featured an
ad for the cover
and individually sponsored pages.
If you didn't see the magaine while it was alive (and with a
circulation of 30,000 not many did), you can still buy a
collection of essays
that ran within its pages and
the memoirs
of editor
David
Eggers (who later went on to found
Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern). to Media by riotnrrd |
| Saturday Apr 1, 2000 | This guy has a real thing for Claussen pickles. to Food by peterb |
| Friday Mar 31, 2000 | From nearly all of the very funny people who brought you the very funny television show Mystery Science Theatre 3000,comes the also-very-funny website TimmyBigHands.com. to Humor by riffraff |
| Vide: Hic papyrus bona luda habet. (And if I'm really lucky, I got the Latin right). to Games by mpc |
| Thursday Mar 30, 2000 | Popularized by
Arthur C. Clarke
in his classic novel
"The Fountains of Paradise,"
a space elevator
(also known as a "beanstalk") is basically a
big
cable that stretches from the Earth's surface to
geosynchronous orbit.
Why the hell would you want to do this? Well, for one thing
it would make putting things in orbit extremely cheap.
Problems,
however, are legion. It's uncertain whether
any foreseeable
material is even
theoretically strong enough to support the weight of this enormous cable
(although
active materials and
buckytubes hold
promise).
Furthermore, the elevator would sweep
a path through near-Earth orbits,
further
crowding orbital space.
And what would happen if the cable broke, and thousands of miles of
ultrastrong cable
slammed into the
Earth at orbital velocities?
However, if we don't insist on our elevator reaching all the way from
the ground to orbit, it becomes
more realistic.
For example, an
orbital tether
could be used to bridge the gap between "high altitute" and "near space"
and provide not only a cheaper route to orbit, but also a
zero-gee tourist spot.
to Science by riotnrrd |
| "Much like the reading of tea leaves, Fecal Fortune Telling studies the size, arrangement, colour and interaction of bowel movements in the toilet bowl to predict the secrets of the future and give guidence to major life decisions." to Religion by joshua |
| Wednesday Mar 29, 2000 | Hint to would-be world travellers. While it's nice to watch movies that deal with your destination, don't you think its going overboard to spend your vacation following the movie's path? to Travel by peterb |
| I like breakfast cereal as much as the next person, but this seems a
bit obsessive. Nice to see the extensive Quisp
coverage, though. to Food by dha |
| It is unfortunate that Britain's premiere pop musician/poet Martin Newell isn't
more widely revered. Despite having such better known figures as
Captain
Sensible (late of the The
Damned) and Andy Partridge of XTC work with him, Newell has
trouble making a dent, particularly in the American market. Since
about 98% of Martin's output is out of print, you may have to send to
Germany
to feed your jangly habit.
to Music by dha |
| Nobody ever said sex-work was easy. But the kind people at
P.O.N.Y
are trying to make it healthier, while other
anonymous
advice-givers try to make it safer. to Sex by riotnrrd |
| Your choice of sushi reveals a lot about you. to Food by nelson |
| Tuesday Mar 28, 2000 | The true meaning of the 404 error code is biblically ordained. Of course, so is the area code. (I wonder what the alphanumeric meaning of "Uh, whatever, nutball!" is?)
to Wackos by monde |
| Every
S&M wannabe has a pair of
handcuffs, but only the most
dedicated freaks have
gigantic, online
collections.
to Sex by riotnrrd |
| Last week, Mathworks ran their third online
programming contest. These are unusual contests in that
they involve elements of open-source development, which in turn raises
interesting and
as-yet-unresolved questions
about how to run a competetition in the context of
a gift economy.
to Computing by riotnrrd |
| Russ Meyer! That fucker! Here's a guy who had stupidly large-breasted beautiful women falling at his feet, begging him to put them in his lousy films. I am so insanely jealous. to Movies by peterb |
| Monday Mar 27, 2000 | For reasons I still can't explain, I've recently had the bizarre urge to track down and listen to that old "Mickey Mouse" song by Sparks. While the closest I've gotten so far is "Angst in My Pants", I did stumble across the biased history of british glam rock in the process. It's a shame the evil imposters had to come along cheapen all the wonderful glitter and eye shadow and hairspray. What kind of sad world is it where Elton John walks freely through society while Gary Glitter gets locked up? to Music by nyarl |
| For fans of pulp fiction (the novels, not the movie), Pulp Fiction Postcards has a huge selections, culled from the covers of these "great" works of literature. You can learn about the dangers of the beatnik lifestyle, about interesting sports, about seduction and yet more seduction! There are strange stories, comics, and lots of cautionary tales. And for those of us bold enough to face the "horror", there are even alternative lifestyles! ROCK ME, BABY! to Art by stimpy |
| I'm not sure I feel safe getting free internet access from The Simpsons. I can just imagine the sysadmins: Homer-types who are lazy enough to set up a Drinky Bird to tap on the keyboard while they are away. to Internet by enigma |
| I really like the historic collection of google's holiday logos.
to Web by djinn |
| Perhaps the ultimate American electric piano, the Fender Rhodes is featured on thousands of recordings worldwide, by a wide range of artists including Ray Charles,The Doors, and Frank Zappa. The best known (and most commonly heard) version is probably the Stage Piano Mark I. Most of these are in poor shape these days, 30 years of constant bashing taking their toll on the mechanics. One person's journey toward rehabilitation is documented with audio samples and images. There's a constant fanbase supported by a Onelist discussion group, and a few sites in the Vintage Keyboard Webring are devoted to their `board. The Fender Rhodes FAQ is also handy.
to Music by urog |
| 80-212: The Philosophy of
Masturbation to Sex by laurel |
| Controlled Demolition, Inc. were responsible for the recent Kingdome implosion. Sure, they had a 3D webcast, but even better is the whole implosion archive. It's like watching When Buildings Collapse! on Fox but without the overly-excited announcer. to Commerce by nyarl |
| The Crypt Newsletter is focused on computer security, usually from a very cynical perspective. In particular, they've concocted the Joseph K. Guide, the Devil's Dictionary of IT. to Computing by mpc |
| I'm not really a coffee drinker, but I found this coffee 101 kinda neat. to Food by mpc |
| Saturday Mar 25, 2000 | BUS PLUNGE! BUS PLUNGE! BUS PLUNGE! to Media by stimpy |
| Friday Mar 24, 2000 | Screw the Oscars. This is my kind of movie awards. to Movies by boneyard |
| Ten gigabytes on tape might seem dull... but on
adhesive tape?! The
European Media Lab
in Heidelberg gives you 10737418240 reasons to
love the sticky stuff, and the same technique could
be used for holographic storage.
to Computing by oznoid |
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