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| Thursday Sep 16, 1999 | In the insane world where venture-cash-rich internet firms are
knocking over each other to give away free stuff in order to build market share, the only competitive
advantage a startup has is its ability to give away the house faster than its rivals.
uReach.com could very well be the winner of this bizzare
race, offering webmail, a personal 800-number voicemail box and inbound fax capacities for anyone
who logs in. Since its ability to financially sustain itself on pure advertising revenue is laughable,
I suspect they're trolling to get acquired.
to Internet by pjammer |
| Looking for something like Las Vegas,
but worried it's too classy?
Try Branson Missouri,
the graveyard of lost 'stars'
to Culture by mpc |
| Welcome to Venice, city of art and culture. Meet artist F. James Corvin and check out her on-line gallery featuring the endearing portrait of child-star Mason Reese. to Art by rsf |
| Perhaps the undisputed king of online cycling knowhow,
Sheldon Brown runs a cycling shop in the Boston metro area named
Harris Cyclery and has an amazing collection of
articles on a variety of cycling-related topics.
to Transportation by urog |
| Do you have a bicycle? Is STI not enough to please your widget receptor? Is your right hand getting tired? You need
Mavic's new Mektronic for wireless, electronic rear shifting.
to Gadgets by urog |
| Crappypoetry.com, need I say more? to Art by djinn |
| If you found that The Onion got worse and worse as more people started to like it, try Humor-Me. to Humor by djinn |
| Love-o-meter? Love Calculator? Okay, so "science" is stretching it some... to Science by djinn |
| Does this mean there are actually smart people on the Internet? Daily dose of sarcasm! to Web by djinn |
| Wednesday Sep 15, 1999 | I spent the past two weeks at
Ars Electronica
in Linz, Austria. The loosely-adhered-to theme this year was "LifeScience"; basically an
excuse for artists to publically worry about
biotechnology
and to display
plasticized human bodies
in the
Brucknerhaus.
to Art by riotnrrd |
| Ain't nothin' a smooth
pimp daddy needs more than
a
slick
computer.
to Art by riotnrrd |
| One man is winning the crusade against dirty car windshields. to Wackos by joshua |
| Diarrhea World is dedicated to the love and celebration of diarrhea through rhyme. "Our goal is to remove the shame and stigma of diarrhea forever." to Health by joshua |
| "DollarDiscounter.com announces the launch of its web site which will allow customers to purchase money for 95 cents on the dollar. ..." "DollarDiscounter.com will add value by facilitating lower cost and higher volume transactions." (We'll make it up in volume.)
to Commerce by tregoweth |
| Tribal societies like the Hopi Indians avoided the inherent problems of a law-enforcement class because accountability was built-in to their social structure; you interacted with the same hundred or so people your entire life, so you knew there would be consequences for inappropriate behavior. The Dick List from the fabulous Disgruntled Housewife.com may be a harbinger of this model scaled for the global village. to Culture by cricket |
|
The National Center for Vehicle Emissions Control and Safety
at Colorado State University
repairs the emissions of selected cars as part of its
research project. They have stories of fixing the
emissions of various vehicles
here. Well, I think it's interesting reading, anyway. to Art by keith |
| Postapocalyptic Elvis inspired swordfest: now with award winning cinematography! to Movies by akk |
| CourtTV
has this terrific show called
Snap Judgement which is kind of a
Talk Soup for
law and trials. It's grossly opiniated and hilarious.
It's on every weekday at 7:30pm, and also at 11:30pm, 2:30am,
and 4am most weekdays. to Television by keith |
| Tuesday Sep 14, 1999 | All over the network, hidden in strange places,
obsolete protocols are
still supporting obsolete content. to Computing by peterb |
| Ever curious what sort of amusing crap some
people auction off at
eBay? Well then,
eDay is made for you. It spotlights a different
stupid, bizarre, and/or amusing item being auctioned each day.
to Web by keith |
| Free sci-fi short stories and novellas by a variety of authors can be found
at Infinity Plus, located in
the UK.
to Web by riotnrrd |
| What are those knuckle-heads at AOL up to now?
AOL Watch has the latest scoop
to Computing by riotnrrd |
| Search engines can change your life, if you're willing to archive and index
it. So says Richard
Setzer, whose page I found purely
by accident. to Web by braino |
| My latest boy toy is the brand-new Dreamcast
from Sega. Roughly
as powerful (in gaming terms) as a PC with the
latest 3d cards, it costs a mere $199. So far my favorite
games have to be the psychotically realistic
NFL 2k
and the perfect arcade conversion Soul Calibur. Lastly,
the unit comes with a built in 56k modem and a web browser
disk -- and yes, you can read memepool on it. to Gadgets by peterb |
| Monday Sep 13, 1999 | Livin' la Video Loca con Puerto Para Graficos Acelerados Gigante! to Gadgets by faisal |
| Until a few months ago, I had lost all faith in television. But then the Food Network brought me hope and fulfillment. Billed as "Ultimate Fighting Champion meets Julia Child", Iron Chef is a dubbed & subtitled show from Japan where every week a challenger must compete in Kitchen Stadium against one of the Iron Chefs, a select group of expert chefs. With much drama and fanfare, the Iron Chef and challenger then have 1 hour to create gourmet dishes celebrarting a theme ingredient. The unofficial fan site at IronChef.com provides more info and episode summaries. In my opinion, this is by far the best show on television today. to Television by akk |
| I think that Freeride is terrific. They give me points which I can spend for gift certificates that I can use at places like CDnow, Toys R Us, and The Olive Garden. I can get the points by doing things like clicking banner ads, sending them UPCs, and using their credit card. to Commerce by keith |
| The secret to a happy life is the capacity to laugh at yourself. But smarter people
know that an even better life is reserved for those who heap mocking scorn on others. to Humor by pjammer |
| Sunday Sep 12, 1999 | Want to help kids learn to fear those awful Jews? It's time for White Pride for Kids (from the people that brought you The History of the White Race). (Warning: contains particularly insipid racist drivel.) to Wackos by faisal |
| Dinner out for me, nine times out of ten, is sushi, at Kasuga Sushi. Think I'll have the agedashi tofu, chawan mushi (if I can get someone else to order one too), or maybe an okonomiyaki, aka japanese pizza. A bowl of edamame on the side, and I'm in japanese vegetarian food heaven. to Food by stimpy |
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