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| Friday Nov 2, 2001 | Imagine if Richard D. James, Plaid, Squarepusher, Leftfield, and all their IDM friends were IRC denizens.
to Music by dnm |
| Thursday Nov 1, 2001 | I first encountered the
Urantia Book in a public library in
British Columbia when I was on vacation.
I had a lot of
questions. Fortunately, at the age of 17,
I was a
skeptical kid. I finally concluded that
Urantia believers were mostly
elderly and full of hot air.
to Religion by tinfoil |
| The piecepack is public domain game system that
is to board games what an ordinary deck of cards
is to card games. You can
buy wooden piecepacks or
print your own. If you get really interested,
join the
mailing list.
to Games by tinfoil |
| Wildside Press reprints great out-of-print
books by such cult SF writers as
Barrington Bayley,
James Branch Cabell,
Avram Davidson, and
R.A. Lafferty.
to Books by tinfoil |
| Wednesday Oct 31, 2001 | Forget about your birthday ... is your name in pi? to Mathematics by onigame |
| Lena Sjööblom,
Playboy
Playmate from November 1972, has accidentally
become one of the
most
recognized faces in the field of computer imaging.
(Take that,
Danni
Ashe.)
Originally scanned over 25 years ago at the University of
Southern California for use in the testing and comparison of
different
compression algorithms, use of this picture
spread,
and it soon became a
standard
benchmark.
What does Lena herself think? She's
confused
but amused. What does
Playboy think? At first upset by the use of their copyrighted image, they
soon realized that it did no harm (and gained them lots of free
publicity). Not surprisingly, however, there has been
some controversy on
the politics of using porn images in a heavily male-dominated
field.
to History by riotnrrd |
| El Espinazo del Diablo or the Devil's Backbone and Donnie Darko look like they will be among the season's better horror flicks.
to Movies by fool |
| Enjoy some miscellaneous spooky links to scare you.
to Entertainment by mrnonrespondo |
| Step 1. Breathe in. Step 2. Breathe out. Step 3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2. Notice: Should you experience difficulty during the above process, please consult a professional. to Health by fatherdan |
| Not to be left behind, Rev. Smith battles the rapier wit of Rick & Steve with The Brick Testament. to Religion by fool |
| Tuesday Oct 30, 2001 | Don't kaboom or poke when you can BONK! to Sports by fringehead |
| Inspired by Lovecraft, it's the new cute Plush Cthulhu doll. And for older kids, there are Nyarlathotep bumperstickers for your ride. to Toys by fool |
| Indulge your
Borgesian
tastes at the the
Invisible Library, a
catalog of books that only exist inside other books.
to Books by riotnrrd |
| A Reference for the Rest of You Bastards. to Humor by fool |
| Ah, Benny Hill. We hardly knew ye... to Television by saucy |
| Gently turning symbols of optimism and progress or overpriced kitsch? Either way, there's nothing sadder than an unfinished revolving restaurant.
to Culture by saucy |
| Monday Oct 29, 2001 | Deipnosophists Trace Country Music and other computer generated headlines. to Computing by fool |
| You don't need a Ferrari or a Ducati to be a race driver. Racing fun can be found in your tool cabinet, your garden shed, and your local junkyard! to Sports by fringehead |
| Before fall wanes, try your hand at the local Corn Maze. Fun for everyone.
to Games by fool |
| Rick & Steve - the animated adventures of the happiest gay Lego couple in the world. to Entertainment by wheezer |
| Sunday Oct 28, 2001 | In addition to its diameter, many firearm calibers bear suffix names, which typically describe the cartridge's history or original manufacturer. Common examples include the 9mm Parabellum, the .40 S&W (Smith & Wesson), or the .357 SIG (Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft).
The .577 Tyrannosaur, on the other hand, was named for its insanely high muzzle energy, which tips the scales at 13,700 joules (by way of comparison, the standard high-powered military/sniper .308 rifle cartridge delivers approximately 4,000 joules). While most of us may never experience the shoulder-jarring impact of shooting a gun designed to stop a charging rhino, we can all still snicker at four hapless guys trying their hand at firing a .577 Tyrannosaur-chambered Hannibal hunting rifle.
to Warfare by pjammer |
| Warning! Warning! The Son of God has discovered Flash! to Religion by fatherdan |
| "The
Elephant House" is more appropriately described as "The Elegant
House." A worthy domicile for Mr. Joseph Merrick, who, despite his grotesque
appearance, could be described as "beautiful" in terms of refinement,
intellect, and grace. to History by fatherdan |
| Tasker's Fine Arts can easily
turn your boring backyard into an island
of glowering mystery or a weird-ass
set from The
Prisoner. to Fashion by fatherdan |
| Animated GIFs are usually just obnoxious, but who could of thought they could also be so bizzare. to Culture by fool |
| Saturday Oct 27, 2001 | Like cockroaches or kudzu, AOL disks will never go away, no matter how many we recycle or attempt to return. So let's try and be positive about it! Let's celebrate their infinite variations and near-infinite quantity! And while we're collecting disks, we can branch out into saving other AOL memorabilia! to Computing by tregoweth |
| I guess those Rubik's Cube and Joanie Loves Chachi Halloween costumes for kids made sense at the time. to Fashion by tregoweth |
| Friday Oct 26, 2001 | Carnivore, a open source (based on tcpdump) art installation with an obvious inspiration sniffs your data and interprets it in creative ways. to Art by wheezer |
| For $89, you could build a trebuchet that can throw
a golf ball 200 feet. For $400, you
could build an EMP
bomb that can destroy all electronics for several miles.
Decisions, decisions. to Warfare by elder |
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