Posted on June 20th 2005 in People
Dark room, surprise the cat, she’s hungry, and whammo…
Scariest/funniest photo you’ve ever seen of our cat.
{And no, I didn’t do the eyes with Photshop. Heck, I can’t even make it save as a freakin’ JPG!}
If/when they update at MyCatHatesYou.com, maybe Nick’ll be up there.
Posted on June 19th 2005 in People
Whip up the answering machine link (Here) and check out message #2.
Prepare to rock out.
[Listening to: Sesame Street – Counting (Pinball) – Shrill – (01:04)]
Posted on May 1st 2005 in People
So I’m on Engadget, and they have this thing about the iPot (Information Pot) and how it’s used by Japanese folks to keeps tabs (without being invasive) on their elderly folks at home. Okay fine. Sort of a neat idea, a little creepy, but I get it.
Then I’m digging around and notice this piece on the iPot, and they had this little paragraph that struck me as poingnant somehow:
The experience for the participant is to speak the language of the machine and thus to more deeply understand and connect with the machine. The action may also bring about personal revelations in the participant, because in sounding with the blender one is likely to perform gesture and sound expressions not previously accessed which may open up hidden emotions or thoughts or feelings.
Now, this strikes a chord for me, ’cause I’m one of those people who, as a child, spent about four and a half-minutes trying to figure something out, and then I’d get frustrated, freak out a little, think I was obviously retarded, and then put it down, never to do it again.
Which makes me think about why the hell I got into computers in the first place. Immensely frustrating things. I intentionally and happily got myself into a professional field where I often wake up not knowing what I’ll need to know before the end of the day. My lack of organization actually helps me in my job, since it means that I sometimes have to be a little faster on my feet (faster on my fingers?) when it comes to figuring out why a particular piece of hardware/software/user won’t work. It’s gotta be fast, and it’s gotta be darn-near free, otherwise it won’t look like magic, as all good technology should.
Click here to read more.. »
I think more people should do this in public. Maybe there can be paritcular places where it’s being done, or maybe it just works better when nobody knows what the hell you’re doing.
Click the pic to see what I’m talking about.
and check out some of the other cool/funky/funny ads these people have put together.
Posted on March 27th 2005 in People
I already can’t remember where I found this, but this cover of “Total Eclipse of the Heart” performed by Hurratorpedo, on a guitar, a cube freezer, and a stove…
…no really…
…kinda kick ass.
Click here to download. (7.7MB in size, broadband only).
Looks like Ubermondo has beat me to it, when it comes to figuring out more about these guys.
Posted on March 15th 2005 in People
Found this in my desktop’s wallpaper rotation. It’s an unused album cover for Repent Spinner:
Everything you know is wrong. Everything you think you know is wrong, unless you thought you already knew that, in which case you’re correct.
Or something.
Posted on March 6th 2005 in People
I have no idea why I fed the Skype trolls this morning, but here’s what happened when I did:
Oh, and since this guy keeps doing vanity searches for himself and his company, and finding this page as the #1 hit, I can only assume others from Costa Rica are looking to find out more about him so, so you can click here to see the whole thing Google-Translated into Spanish. I don’t know if it’ll make more or less sense after Google automatic translation is done.
[2/26/2005 8:11:06 PM] Mr.Stefano Busan… says: Hello from Costa Rica in Central America.
Before you keep reading, I kindly invite you to read my personal profile.
My name is Stefano Busanello and am the General Manager of Stecmatours S.A..
We are a serious and responsible travel agency specializing in tourism to Latin America, especially to Costa Rica. Costa Rica is one of the last paradises on earth without an army, with beautiful beaches, gorgeous national parks and impressive volcanoes. 26% of the territory is protected, representing 4% of the world’s biodiversity. If you or your friends/relatives/parents are interested in visiting Costa Rica or any other country in Central America, please start the chat or call me or write me an e-mail to
stecmatours@racsa.co.cr
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Posted on February 26th 2005 in People
Lifted from Bettie_Hemlock’s LJ
You scored as Sign ‘O’ The Times Prince. You’re the Sign ‘O’ The Times Prince.
You’re the amazing genious that you’ve always known.
Extremely creative, you excell to the top of the game of life.
You love to keep everyone guessing
Which Prince ERA are you?
created with QuizFarm.com
Posted on February 25th 2005 in People
http://web.okaygo.co.uk/apps/letters/flashcom
Check the bottom left corner of the screen to see how many people you are competing for letters with. Hilarious!
– Via Erin @ the VancouverFreaks list.
Erin and I managed to get the words “Vancouver Freaks” listed across the top of the screen. It took about 15 minutes to do, but we managed to pull it off, and get a screenshot of the event (I’m stupidly proud that we managed to do this while competing with 38 other letter rearranging folks, who were often having a hard time getting four-letter words going.
I should be writing, but I was doing that instead.
Posted on February 12th 2005 in People
