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| Friday Apr 9, 1999 | Digital movie projectors are on their way. All that remains to be
determined is which technology will triumph: the
CRT-based ILA made
by JVC-Hughes, or Texas Instrument's
MEMS-based projector.
to Movies by riotnrrd |
| Those of us who grew up in the 80's may remember a delightful weekly action TV show that sent three employees from Santini Air into cheesily predictable air-to-air combat against the forces of international terrorism in a souped-up black helicoptor named Airwolf. Like anything that appeals to larval geeks, the show has spawned a series of fansites, including an episode-by-episode review/character analysis at airwolf.org.
to Television by pjammer |
| For the times when you run out of inspiration, thekiss.com brings you both the dating tip o' the day and the kissing tip o' the day.
to Sex by djinn |
| A college student's view of alcoholism. to Drugs by djinn |
| Version 4.1.0 of ye olde Jargon File
is now online, in case you can't remember what a
meme or the
slashdot effect are. to Computing by tregoweth |
| Thursday Apr 8, 1999 | Must... shop... more! to Commerce by peterb |
| The Federation of American Scientists has quite a bit of interesting information under their "Peace and Security" section, mostly on military operations, who's armed with what, and even the mystery aircraft plaguing our nation's skies. to Warfare by nyarl |
| Here's some filters for converting between
HTML and other text formats,
and for
undoing the
incompatibilties between Microsoft-produced-HTML and
the standard. to Web by riotnrrd |
| Mullets!
Mullets!
Mullets! to Fashion by obvious |
| Fetish stores that cater to the weird are nothing new, but the Germans manage
to go one step further into the downright bizarre:
Gasmasks,
bodybags
and..
the schnüffelpenis?
to Sex by riotnrrd |
| At this very moment, I am scouring
the toy stores of the world for
this toy.
to Gadgets by riotnrrd |
| In the "so strange I'm not sure how to categorize it" department, former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop now has a
health care network from someone you trust. to Health by peterb |
| Wednesday Apr 7, 1999 | The Queen,
The Vatican,
The Gettys,
and Colonel Sanders.
It appears that the Rothschilds have been replaced.
to Conspiracy by faisal |
| If you need a couplet done, may I suggest this rhyming dictionary.
There are also dictionaries more appropriate for the budding songwriter.
to Reference by goboro |
| Not withstanding those tumbles you took down the stairs
as a young pup, Phrenology
can help you determine what all those bumps on your head
mean. to Health by goboro |
| Okay, you've read that Cryptonomicon essay about Linux. Rah rah. Now read
Neal Stephenson's 1996 Wired article
"Mother
Earth Mother Board", about transoceanic cables and the geeks that lay
them. Long, detailed, fascinating, and you've almost certainly touched one
in the past 24 hours, so you might as well learn a bit about them.
to Science by goboro |
| Intel's AnyPoint
is a new "plug and play" system for home networking that runs over your house's phone line. It's compatible with new DSL services, and includes NAT (the ability for multiple machines on a network to share a single user internet connection such as a standard ISP dialup account).
to Gadgets by faisal |
| In pre-Giuliani days, Xander Mellish
used to write up the first page of her short stories
and plaster them on New York City telephone poles, in laundromats,
and wherever she felt like it. Now, however, she puts them on a
great website where you can read without having to go outside. to Literature by crikey |
| Does this make you horny, baby? Grateful memepool readers
may feel free to purchase this Goldwing
alternative for me.
to Gadgets by peterb |
| Tuesday Apr 6, 1999 | Even if you're not the biggest fan of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, you can still appreciate his ideas of what would happen if certain celebrities mated.
to Humor by djinn |
| I can almost understand what inspired the creator of the world's best bubblewrap homepage, but I don't quite see the point of virtual bubblewrap...although I admit it's amusing to hear my computer making those popping noises.
to Wackos by djinn |
| You should buy one of the coolest
T-shirts ever.
to Commerce by peterb |
| A smokin' new internet brand: Yahooka a guide to Marijuana on the Internet.
to Drugs by jack |
| Blues Legend
McKinley "Muddy Waters" Morganfield
was born on April 4, 1915 in Rolling Fork
, and was put to rest in Worth, IL. Click here for a sample of some of Muddy Water's original recordings (MP3's).
to Music by jack |
| "Most people think that Peeps are primarily sugar. We all know that sugar dissolves in water.
This means that Peeps should dissolve in water, right?? Wrong!" to Food by jack |
| Strangely enough, two of the best Public
Radio International programs have "American" in their titles:
This American Life,
and American
Routes. Not so international, I suppose, but great listening nonetheless. to Media by crikey |
| Monday Apr 5, 1999 | The problem with predicting
Apocalypse is that you always look really stupid
if you're wrong. to Wackos by mpc |
| Jesse "The Governor" Ventura ran some
very funny ads
during his campaign for governor of Minnesota. After comparing his
spoof of the Shaft theme-song to the dry blather of his opponents,
it's no wonder he won.
to Politics by riotnrrd |
| Mitre's Collaborative Virtual Workspace combines the geographic representation model of MUDs with modern collaboration features like videoconferencing, shared document repositories, whiteboards, etc.
to Computing by faisal |
| She Hates My Futon. Online novella for when you've got a few hours to spare.
to Literature by faisal |
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