August 2004

Tuesday 31 August

  • Air America Ann Arbor (23:56) - Something interesting for those within 500 watts of Ann Arbor: Air America is now broadcasting on 1290 AM (WLBY), representing the Midwest in liberal talk radio alongside the Twin Cities since Chicago is MIA. And, yes, I hear it's owned...
  • Israeli army okays trial use of marijuana to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (20:17) - Damn, this is from almost a month ago but... The IDF will soon begin using cannabis to treat soldiers suffering from combat stress, the military said Wednesday. Haha, will it work out? Like most drugs to treat mental disorders it...
  • Blackwell indicted on 48 criminal charges (17:12) - My (and Polamex & Tomo's) college graduation commencement speaker, Ohio State University marketing professor Roger Blackwell, was indicted today on 48 criminal charges stemming from an insider trading deal in 1999. Blackwell, four individuals and a business partnership were indicted...
  • Al Qaeda Plans to Drop Gay Bombs (12:47) - I can't believe Fox News didn't cover this story first. ; ) EXTREMIST Muslim scientists are developing a bomb that turns anyone within a 30-mile radius of its blast into a homosexual, say U.S. Intelligence insiders. ... Within hours, heterosexual...
  • New G5 iMac (10:17) - My hipster ass loves it!...

Saturday 28 August


Friday 27 August

  • who wants a gmail account? (09:50) - I have 6 gmail invitations ...if anyone would like a gmail account, let me know Update: I've got a bunch too, let me know if anyone wants one. -Ryan...

Thursday 26 August

  • Poverty Highlights (12:56) - How well things are going.. just one perspective. Poverty: 2003 Highlights!The official poverty rate in 2003 was 12.5 percent, up from 12.1 percent in 2002. In 2003, 35.9 million people were in poverty, up 1.3 million from 2002. Poverty rates...

Tuesday 24 August

  • Goal! (10:37) - How to make more people watch soccer. NSFW ...

Monday 23 August

  • Beer drinking bear found passed out at Baker Lake (16:28) - 04:28 PM PDT on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 Associated Press BAKER LAKE, Wash. - Rain-eeeeer ... Bear? When state Fish and Wildlife agents recently found a black bear passed out on the lawn of Baker Lake Resort, there were...
  • Will Ferrell - A message from White House West (15:26) - Will Ferrell is back playing President Bush in a funny new online short spoofing the creation of a Bush campaign television ad. It should be funny even to you Bush-camp folk out there. There are liberal agitators out there who...
  • Microsoft's cultural blunders (14:07) - This SF Gate article lists some (often humorous) occasions where Microsoft has put their foot in their mouth. When coloring in 800,000 pixels on a map of India, Microsoft colored eight of them a different shade of green to represent...
  • slambush.net - Hip Hop battle to oust Bush (11:28) - Slam Bush is looking for a national champion; someone whose voice could represent Hip Hop in a face-to-face debate against the President, either in the streets or behind the podium. Hip Hop can help send George Bush back to Texas...

Friday 20 August

  • The Prison-Industrial Complex (14:45) - Pharmaceutical companies do this all the time: commission a study in order to justify a position but then bury the research when it doesn't go your way. But Robert X. Cringely recently writes about someone else doing this -- the...
  • Vagrant Gaze (10:50) - Vagrant Gaze: Photography and Interviews by NYC Homeless. Some homeless folk were given disposable cameras in New York. This site has their photos and stories....
  • The Political Machine (00:26) - So, you just can't wait to vote. You picked your horse and your gonna ride him till the finish line. Until November you can hold yourself over with Political Machine a new game from publisher Ubisoft and developer Stardock. Pick...

Thursday 19 August

  • SQRL Party! (14:12) -
  • 2MP disposable digital camera with preview screen for $19.99 (12:46) - A disposable digital camera hit the shelves this week at CVS. The camera has a 2mp sensor and a preview screen for reviewing and deleting photos before you bring the camera in for processing. I think I'm going to try...
  • The big day is finally here. (11:25) - GOOG is due to hit the market in the next hour or so. The initial price has been set at $85. Any estimates as to where it will close for the day?...

Tuesday 17 August

  • I make death look fun (22:12) - Here is what happens when you strap a video camera to a bike messenger's helmet and watch him race through the streets. These dudes have balls, big ones. ...
  • Urine Control (11:37) - Finally, a video game system where your penis is the controller. Only the geniuses at MIT could come up with this one. The You’re In Control system uses computation to enhance the act of urination. Sensors in the back of...
  • Rap Snacks (10:42) - I was walking down the street last night when I saw an empty bag of chips laying on the sidewalk. On the bag was everyones favorite Ol' Dirty Bastard, Dirt McGirt. The chips themselves were called Rap Snacks. I had...

Monday 16 August

  • Most Viewed Images (18:13) - Yahoo! News's most viewed photos right now have a common theme, for the most part. Ok, not the one of the pope digging for gold. ...
  • San Francisco Mayor Annuls State Supreme Court (11:28) - More Satire from Scrappleface.com - I just love the guy that writes these. :o) San Francisco Mayor Annuls State Supreme Court (2004-08-12) -- Just hours after the California Supreme Court annulled 4,000 homosexual marriage licenses granted earlier this year by...

Sunday 15 August

  • Squish (23:23) - Watch things go squish on some guy's scanner. Rock, Paper, Saddam (flash version) squishes the legal process. He should use the RPS strategy guide. Polamex's Dad would enjoy Fun With Money. via Bored at Work....

Saturday 14 August

  • Couch Potato (21:21) - A 480-pound Martin County woman has died after emergency workers tried to remove her from the couch where she had remained for about six years. Emergency workers had to remove some sliding glass doors and lift the couch, with Grinds...

Friday 13 August

  • TransVision (22:27) - Last week I sat in on the annual World Transhumanist conference, TransVision 2004, in Toronto. I got to hear Aubrey de Grey talk about the Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence, which he is quite optimistic about, believing there are no...
  • iPod vs Cassette Tape (21:10) - Not sure whether or not you should shell out big bucks for an iPod? Perhaps you should stick with cassette. ...
  • Ebay buys a 25% stake in craigslist.org (16:54) - Craigslist has been a wonderfully untainted resource of online classifieds for nearly 10 years now. I am afraid those days may be coming to a close as eBay has bought a 25% stake in the site. The two companies said...

Thursday 12 August

  • Opinion (23:45) - I just watched Kill Bill Vol. 2 again and I wanted everyones opinion. Personally I think both 1 and 2 should be viewed as one movie, but if I had to choose I would say 2 is better. The dialogue...
  • Bull depants man at rodeo (15:16) - This dumb shit gets what he deserves. That bull seems awfully good at getting a dudes pants off......
  • jenny18 (15:09) - Jenny18 is an IRC bot that likes to talk dirty. For you non tech folk, it is a computer program that automatically responds to "instant messages", sending canned responses based on keywords that it is sent. Some of the conversations...

Wednesday 11 August

  • Bad news for NYU freshman (13:40) - Bad news for NYU students hoping that the Olsen twins might be co-habitating in their dorms. The twins customized a few penthouses in the village for $7.3M. I'll take some photos and post them up next time I'm over there...
  • Stop Alien Abductions (12:59) - The thought screen helmet blocks telepathic communication between aliens and humans. Aliens cannot immobilize people wearing thought screens nor can they control their minds or communicate with them using their telepathy. However, people can still be overcome by the...
  • Create your own US Postage (12:50) - The US Postal service has a new website where you can upload your own photos to create custom US postage. It runs $16.99 for a sheet (20 stamps), so it isn't cheap, but it is a cool idea. ...
  • Kill Bill (00:33) - Kill Bill Vol. 2 was released yesterday on DVD. I've got nothing else, just thought it was a great movie. End communication....

Tuesday 10 August

  • Wedding feast enhanced by cooked cousin (20:43) - Ive had some bad food at weddings before, but I think this takes the cake....
  • Worst Manual Contest (18:05) - Winners of the 2004 Worst Manual Contest have been announced. The winning manual, from an air conditioning unit, has some very intriguing instructions: "Do not blow the wind to animals and plants directly. It occasionally causes a bad influence for...
  • freeipods, worth the spam? (14:41) - Over the past month I started getting emails from friends and family to sign up at freeipods.com. The deal is, you sign up at the site and sign up for one of their "offers" (AOL trial, teeth whitening trial, etc...
  • OH SHIT...so to speak (11:39) - A tour bus on a Chicago bridge apparently decided to dump its tank full of raw sewage in the river just as a boat full of tourists was passing underneath. In quite a twist to the story, the license plate...

Monday 9 August

  • Partisan Cheers at at Journalism Conference Upset Some Attendees (17:42) - A Journalism Conference over the weekend was anything but "fair and balanced". As both Presidential candidates had an opportunity to address the crowd, it was clear who the favorite was......
  • Arial Photography (17:25) - Some beautiful photographs taken from up there in the sky....
  • Cuddle Parties (17:18) - Cheaper than a hooker, but you get what you pay for: Cuddle Parties. The grab fests are called cuddle parties, and since they started in New York in February, hundreds of people have paid $30 each to touch and embrace...

Sunday 8 August

  • Mario and Dracula with a splash of Chocobo (22:46) - -Some time ago I posted a couple flash movies (original post) called Rise of the Mushroom Kingdom pts. 1 & 2. Finally Rise of the Mushroom Kingdom 3: The Thwart of Wart has arrived. (via Newgrounds. [Tomo turned me on...

Saturday 7 August

  • Alaska trip summary (finally) (09:50) - For those of you who don’t know, Green Tortoise is a bus tour company that runs tours to the national parks, cross country, Mexico, Costa Rica and Alaska. It’s a cheep way to see a lot of North America, but...

Friday 6 August

  • I'm Rick James, bitch! (17:18) - Super Freak Rick James is dead at 56, apparently beaten to death by Eddie Murphy and his brother Charlie over mud stains on a new couch. Not really, but you can read about it here. In other news, Dave Chappelle...

Thursday 5 August

  • My administration will never stop looking for new ways to harm our country and people (15:45) - "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." - President George W. Bush. ...
  • A Really Expensive Record Player (13:21) - Nordic Concept Reference turntable with Vitus Audio preamp: U.S. Retail price: $15,500- And it can't even be used for DJing. ...
  • Happy Birthday Disjointed (11:00) - On Saturday this site will be 1 year old. You can catch the first post here. We have done pretty well for ourselves. A year ago we logged about 80 unique visitors for the month, last month we had over...
  • Real Race in Illinois After all? (09:58) - It appears my favorite politician Alan Keyes may be taking on Mr. Obama for Illinois Senate. Keyes is interesting because though he is ultra conservative, his passion and sincerity often makes converts. I think he will probably lose in liberal...

Wednesday 4 August

  • Moore in Hot Water Over Headline and Title (23:34) - The movie has been out for quite a while now and it seems Moore faces a strange challenge from a newspaper called The Pantagraph. Apparently the paper is steamed because a headline from the paper was fabricated and edited for...
  • Porn Bread (11:28) - Imagine steaming hot porn, so gooey delicious you can't get enough. Makes your mouth water, right? Well, you too can create sexy baked goods like these. Follow our step-by-step recipes to bake your own porn creations, whether you want...
  • Patriotic Posters (11:15) -
  • Right-wing Media Covers Up the Convention... It's a virtual blackout! (10:30) - Rationalize it, ignore it, believe it. Apologetics from the Dude forthcoming. Coming to you via MoveOn. Fox News showed its Republican colors last week by giving the Democratic convention short shrift. Fox News host Cal Thomas himself said: "I think...
  • Now we can all walk on water like Jesus (00:19) - I can't wait to try this thing out for myself. I have always wanted to follow in Jesus's footsteps. ...

Tuesday 3 August

  • Toys in Japan (15:07) - Cardhouse gives us Toys in Japan...
  • Violence at Kerry rally (10:38) - I know you guys may chose to rationalize it...or ignore it...or not believe it. But I feel I have a responsibility to share it anyway. This is what I have pieced together from media and firsthand accounts of the Kerry...
  • How Much Gold Is In That Goldschlager? (00:41) - That is what these girls set out to determine.. in the name of science. ...
  • Islamica News (00:29) - World's Worst Muslim Found -- In late June of this year, Mufasa was charged with CRUI (camel riding under the influence) and resisting arrest as he led policemen on a 3-day chase. Despite not having been updated at all this...
  • Ayu Fans Unite (00:03) - The ancient Mexican artform of painting giant images on your vehicle has undergone hybridization/mutation/exclamation in Japan. Here is one fine example, all of fans of the Japanese pop megastar Ayumi Hamasaki. About Hamasaki Ayumi She is Japanese singer.She sing a...

Sunday 1 August

  • Robot War (20:59) - My friend Frank strikes again with a short, Danny Bot, about robot war. Don't miss the pinbots link....