October 2005

Monday 31 October

Star Wars Episode IV : Telnet Edition (18:10) - I believe the ascii version of Star Wars has been around for a while, but this takes it to a whole new level of nerd. For you non-nerds here are the instructions: Click on your Windows Start button, go to... | 0 Comments

Pot not a major cancer risk (22:12) - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although both marijuana and tobacco smoke are packed with cancer-causing chemicals, other qualities of marijuana seem to keep it from promoting lung cancer, according to a new report. The difference rests in the often opposing... | 5 Comments
Command-V (15:53) - Command-V is paste. Get it?... | 5 Comments
Lost Film (11:03) - The author of this site collects antique cameras that still have undeveloped film inside of them. Many of the photos date between the 30s and 50s, and were never seen until he developed the film. [via digg]... | 2 Comments

20 Worst NES Games of all time (09:55) - It looks like a knight and a ninja, but it could just be a retarded kid with a teapot on his head fighting a girl wearing pajamas and a paper plate on her face. You can't really tell in... | 2 Comments

Can you handle the horror? (20:20) - I was perusing the internet the other night and came across an interesting article on pointless waste of time. It's a pretty funny and interesting piece based on scientific materialism. Materialism is a philisophical theory that says the only thing... | 11 Comments

Snakes on a plane (21:39) - Sorry, this is my last entry for SOAP. A good site with some humerous posters That is all. End communication.... | 2 Comments

Senator wins $853,000 in Powerball (12:29) - One more reason to hate politicians...... | 5 Comments

Al Shamshoon (17:59) - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- When an Arab satellite TV network, MBC, decided to introduce "The Simpsons" to the Middle East, they knew the family would have to make some fundamental lifestyle changes. "Omar Shamshoon," as he is called on... | 1 Comments
iPod Costumes (14:04) - No, it's not what you are thinking (or maybe it is). It is worse. Now you can dress up your iPod for halloween for the bargain price of $39.99. Yes, 40 bucks for a tiny bandana and eyepatch. Other costumes... | 0 Comments

The Hollywood Scene (10:12) - Hey all. Sometimes I feel the distance, and just wanted to get some feedback from friends back home on movies and stuff. For most movies there is a delay of a minimum of 4 months, so just wondering what to... | 5 Comments

The Million Dollar Homepage (22:48) - This is one of those things that: 1) could only happen on the Internet, 2) is so simple you wish you thought of it. A student named Alex Tew decided to create a website where he would sell each of... | 21 Comments
MIT's I/O Brush (15:05) - As always, another cool project out of the MIT Media Lab. Make sure you check out the link to the video. The explanation doesn't quite do it justice. I'll let MIT explain the rest: I/O Brush is a new drawing... | 2 Comments
Hockey!!! (01:12) - It's back!... | 2 Comments

The girls got balls (14:35) - She may suck, but I guess Ashlee Simpson has some balls. Ashlee will be reappearing on SNL this Saturday night as the musical guest. The host is none other than Napoleon Dynamite, Jon Heder.... | 1 Comments
Coming in 2006... (07:14) - Snakes on a Plane!!! Sadly it stars Samuel L. Jackson. Why Jules. Why. For more hilarity here's some sequel ideas from IMDb users. My personal favs: 'Bees on a Bus', 'Crabs in a Car' and 'Snakes in your Face'. Update:... | 16 Comments

Next Great City: Philly, Really (11:20) - National Geographic Traveler has named Philadelphia as the country's next great city. I am happy to see the city to get some press like this. I've come to love this city after being here for a couple of years. Once... | 0 Comments