Sunday, October 29, 2006
Duct tape being made
Found this via Digg:
Red Green takes you on a tour of the 3M factory that makes the handyman's secret weapon - duct tape!
I have Red Green's Duct tape Virtuoso Deluxe DVD, and this was one of the many clips on it.
Spud Gun
Forget mixing Mentos and Coke - I want to make one of these!
Hmm, my dad has lots of PVC pipe...
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Latest Ask A Ninja
Ok, they made this one for PopTech2006, but it was still funny.
Soylent green is Kermit!!
People who live in bamboo houses shouldn't throw pandas!
Nice.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
This story's just six words long!
No, really! Wired has done it again.
My favorite:
"He read his obituary with confusion."
- Steven Meretzky
Splatterbot Plans
Just when you thought you'd be doing something constructive today ...
You do want to make your own Splatterbot paper sculpture, don't you?
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Monday, October 23, 2006
DrawPlay
In the " This is a waste of time so why can't I stop playing?" Department:
It's a Flash based platformer, with the exception that you have to draw your own platforms.
Sound easy? Well, it does get more difficult as you play it.
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Brain ... melting ...
I tried writing a description for this video, but alas I could not.
Don't listen to it too much, or your brain will dissolve in a bad way.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
True Story
Kelli: Oh, no! I'm giving you grey hairs!
Me: What?
Kelli: This hair right here - it's almost WHITE!
Me: Really? SWEET!
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Best Spam Ever (doesn't say much)
I found this while checking my spam folder to see if there were any false positives:
Your website (www.gmail.com) on top positions on Google, Yahoo and MSN search!
We will get your website (www.gmail.com) to the top positions on all major search engines.
Use our great value offer:
We will submit your website (www.gmail.com) to 890 Search Engines, including Google, Yahoo and MSN. you
SAVE £ 50 blah blah blah...
So let's see ... this spam is offering me a way to make a Google owned product rank high on Google. Brilliant! This guy probably sent the same email to Yahoo! Mail users saying they can get Yahoo! to rank high on a Yahoo! search.
This is what you get when you let an algorithm write your spam for you.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Monday, October 02, 2006
Leo, Chris. Chris, Leo
One of my favorite podcasts it Tips From the Top Floor, which talks about digital photography, and one of my favorite podcasters is Leo Laporte.
So I was just thrilled to find out that the two of them met at the Podcast Expo. I'd love to see an interview between the two of them with more substance, though.
New LotGD Stuff
It's been a while, so I've added a few new modules to LotGD. I haven't tried these out, so I'm hoping for user feedback to let me know if they're worth keeping:
Forest Encounter (Special):
*Penguin Overlord [UPDATE] Fought the Penguin Overlord. Killing the Green Dragon was easier for me. I like this module.
*Slap Challenge
Races
*Centaur
*Dark Elf
Village Encounters
*Random Bandit Attack
*Village Thief
Travel Encounters
*The Sphinx
I've also installed a module that will allow me to add some graphics (including variant graphics for those who get drunk), but I've yet to configure it.
Sunday, October 01, 2006
In perpetuity.
Lawrence Lessig found a great icon that depicts the copyright laws of today accurately.
I'd be amused if it wasn't so annoying. True, I like that my works will be protected for years to come, but for 70+ years after I die? That's a bit much.
