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September 30, 2004
Sleeping with a Headless Torso
Those crazy japanese have come up with another crazy idea: men-shaped pillows for women. The idea of sleeping with a "headless torso" is bit too creepy for me, though. Then again, maybe I'll like the version for men better, where I'd be sleeping with my head in a woman's crotch lap.
Posted by Edwin at 01:30 PM | Comments (4)
The Impossibly Cool
Escher is known for his drawings of interesting, yet impossible creations (i.e. the never-ending waterfall). Through some creative tricks, though, these people have made actual physical objects of some Escher drawings.
Posted by Edwin at 01:22 PM | Comments (1)
September 29, 2004
Goodyear? No. The Worst
Looks like the Department of Defense is considering using a Blimp for additional Security in Washington DC. It is fully equipped with security cameras and infrared sensors.
This slow beast will be efficient to keep up in the air for long periods of time, but i see it as a big slow and easy target.
The picture of the blimp I saw was plain. I say rent out space on the side and have the blimp be self sustaining monetarily.
In a totally Unrelated note. Martha Stewart was previously sentenced to jail. While most people thought she was going to get off easy, it looks like this is not the case. Martha will be taking country roads out to West Virginia. I'm sorry, but is it fair to banish someone to West Virginia for anything short of Murder?
Posted by Bryant at 04:35 PM | Comments (0)
I love PODS
Hey its Noah! I'm back and I brought Pods with me. As I am sure you all know finding a place to live in London is expensive, so I asked myself, "Self, why don't we just go live in a pod?" According to this Website , it might not be such a bad idea.
Posted by Noah at 06:53 AM | Comments (0)
September 28, 2004
Wicked Cool.
whoaaa. $200,000 for space travel a lil too steep. a company (Zero Gravity) that is FAA aproved is charging less than $3,000 per flight. in each flight you get several 30 second expriences of weightlessness exactly like how they flimed apollo 13.
Posted by Jesse at 08:34 PM | Comments (0)
Virgin Air To Make Virgin Flight Sorta
Virgin Airlines is about ready to launch a space flight program for the average joe. no wait for joe millionare or at least any joe schmo with $200,000.
Posted by Jesse at 01:04 PM | Comments (0)
North Korea Has Nukes
nothing funny here just a whole lotta scary.
Posted by Jesse at 12:55 PM | Comments (1)
September 27, 2004
Kobe should change his last name
Kobe should change his last name. I don't like how I see Bryant rapes this, Bryant rapes that in the headlines every few weeks.
Now an interview with the detective the day after has been leaked. So this is going to be all over the internet again.
Now there are 57 pages of
for(page=1; page<58; page++){
cout<<"Detective: What did you do to the girl?" << endl;
cout<<"Bryant: I" + generateRandomObsceneSexAct() + "on her" + generateRandomBodyPart() << endl;
cout<<"Detective: You did what now?" << endl;
cout<<"Bryant: It's my thing." << endl;
}
You can either write that code yourself, or you can see the 57 pages of it which should be basically the same thing here.
Posted by Bryant at 07:18 PM | Comments (0)
O'Brien is Moving Up
Good news for Conan O'Brien - Leno has announced his retirement and placed Conan O'Brien as his successor. Too bad we have to wait until 2009...
Posted by Edwin at 05:56 PM | Comments (0)
The More You Eat, The More You...
the latest poll is out. Bush is leading once again. funny, how the campagian has hurt heinz foods.
for our enlightened readers, is there an article about how business has been for Heinz since the race started?
Posted by Jesse at 04:31 PM | Comments (1)
Another Liberal Lie
Now they're changing the weather.
Note: click on any image to zoom in.
A co-worker passed me this along from a website called "whywehatebush.com".
This graphic claims that the path of the Hurricanes missed all of the counties that Voted for Gore in the 200 Election.
Read more about it after the link:
Immediately I had several problems with this.
1. The Lines that were drawn look fake.
2. Hurricanes are 300-400 miles wide, not some skinny little line that selectively attacks like Godzilla
3. Since 90% of the geographic area is covered by Bush Counties. It is expected that there will be more damage in Florida in Bush Counties than in Gore Counties.
Here is the Path of Frances.
See the little inlet? See the eye of the storm right above the inlet? That Pasco Country. They voted for Gore.
See how in this image the hurricane is in the Gulf of Mexico? Not at all on the original image.
The original Bush Bash image said his IVAN path was a projection on September 14th. Here is the projection from the NOAA as of Septemeber 14th. Ivan barely grazed Florida.
Here is Charley's Destruction results. It's not like Orange and Osceola Counties got off Scott free in this one.
Here are the Disaster zones in Florida According to FEMA. Most Florida is in a state Disaster, not just three little strips.
Download file
Here is an overlay of the combination of all of the Disaster Zones. Notice How Madison and Lafayette aren't as orange as the others. While the Bushbash image shows a hurricane plowing right through the center of it.
By using the 2004 Election map, what other things can we conclude?
More sunlight falls on Bush Country more than Gore Country. God Must love Bush.
typical.
Posted by Bryant at 11:18 AM | Comments (0)
REVIEW: Synergy Mouse and Keyboard Sharing
Over the past year I've increasingly become a fan of open source software. Using the internet, you can find a solution to any of your problems or a solution to a problem you didnt even know you had. And best of all. It's fully customizable and free.
This is a review of Synergy, a tool that I didn't know existed, and it has changed the way I use my hardware setup. Read more below:
Background :.
My setup at home has for a long time been laptop and desktop. Previously, when at home, I would use my laptop while on the couch and I used it for basic tasks and it runs Linux, and occasionally use my desktop when I was doing 3D/2D editing or I needed to do something on windows XP. So I always used one or another, but never both at the same time.Then at work, I was given a dual monitor setup and I started to crave the extra desktop space when I came home. Since I didn't want to pony out the extra cash for a second LCD, I just made do. On a recent trip to Providence, Edwin briefly showed me how he could move his mouse from his XP water cooled box to his new Powerbook. While I thought this is interesting, I was discouraged when he muttered something about it being really difficult to set up.
Installation :.
Being a long Sunday afternoon, I decided I would kill some time and set up Synergy on my machines. A quick search on google brought me to the Sourceforge page for Synergy. After quickly scanning the FAQ. I decided to download the App. The windows software comes in a ZIP File. For the Linux Software. I googled for an RPM that was built for my distribution. The search phrase "Fedora Synergy" will get you that link.Windows Server:.
Installation on Windows was incredibly easy. I opened up the file called 'Install' This instructed me to unzip the folder into c:\program files\synergy. After Unzipping, I double clicked on Synergy.exe to bring up the GUI. From the GUI I was able to either set up the machine as a Server or as a Client. I decided to leave my desktop as a server, Which in retrospect seems like the best idea, because the Windows Server looks like the easiest to set up. All other Servers require editing text files.
I first added the name of my desktop machine to the list of monitors. I then added my laptop name to the list of monitors. For each monitor, you can specify the orientation of the other monitors in relation to that monitor. What seems logical to me is to have the mouse scroll to the left side of the screen to get to the desktop to the physical left, and vice versa. But you could set it up to have both monitors have the trigger border be the top of the screen to switch to the other monitor.
You can also tweak timout settings or a click before the mouse will jump desktops. You can also tweak the port the communication will go over and whether you want to start Synergy automatically as a system tray app or as a service. I chose to go with the service. Just in case.
Linux Client :.
At this point, you can install the client. Installing on the Linux Client was as easy as unpacking the RPM. After that, you can start the client from the command prompt. I set up an alias to kill the client and an alias to start up the client to make attaching and disconnecting easier without having tou remember any IP addresses or arguments.Hook Up :.
After instlling the client, you can test the client Server Connection. You can initiate a test session on the server. After confirming connectivity, you can go ahead and start the server permanently.The desktop app runs in the background and takes up about 3 megs of memory and 0 percent of cpu when the mouse is on the server. When you move the mouse to the client computer. It takes up to 20% of cpu. The transition from Server to Client is seemless and instantaneous. The control and typing is smooth and is no different from using a keyboard and mouse connected traditionally. Perhaps if you're a counterstrike junky you might notice some "lag", but I notice no lag at all.
Compatibility :.
So far I experience no compatibility issues with Windows or Linux. It has a cool feature to synchronize screensavers. As far as I know it seems like a smooth and well written app. My only feature request is drag and drop file transfers, which I hear is on the way.Bottom Line :
For the Price, this app is definitely worth it. It takes minimal setup if you're using windows, a little more if you use only linux or a Mac. Definitely worth it if you have a laptop and a desktop or have several laptops. With wireless networking, its an easy way to not have a docking station or kvm switch. And its a great way to get a fake dual monitor setup. In fact I don't see why this wouldn't be able to scale to a 3 or more setup either. If someone has tried this. please let me know.Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Posted by Bryant at 12:17 AM | Comments (1)
September 26, 2004
Twinkie Fun
Fun Twinkie "Science" Projects. And, not to be left behind, the weird stuff that happens to gummy bears when you leave them in a liquid for too long.
Posted by Edwin at 08:28 PM | Comments (1)
John Kerry is building a new Stadium
Apparently being such a sports fan and eager to win the support of my fellow Wisconians, John Kerry has decided to build a new football field in Wisconsin.
Packers news is reporting that John Kerry spoke of a Lambert Field. I'm not sure if the Kerry campaign knows this, but there's a Lambeau Field in Wisconsin.
On a totally unrelated note. If you're unregistered to vote, or if you are away from home and need a Absentee ballot. Use these links:
Vote Early. Absentee Ballots
Posted by Bryant at 05:32 PM | Comments (0)
September 24, 2004
Once Again We Didn't Make the List.
seriously if you people bought more/any T-shirts maybe next year bryant and i would be on Forbes 400 richest peoples list. what i really enjoy about these lists is the high amount of penniless people that are now extremely wealthy, including the guys from google. i still cant believe making a good search engine will make you several billion dollars..
Posted by Jesse at 11:46 AM | Comments (0)
Man's Best Friend
this is pretty dern niffty. dogs are able to smell cancer and save their owners lives. article contains a scientific study and the stories of some amazing dogs, next time i hit up the pound or pet store im asking for one of these dogs...
Posted by Jesse at 11:33 AM | Comments (0)
September 23, 2004
Strippers Wanted
Three Jacksonville college students were recently repremanded for hosting a party during which women were encouraged to dance on the mens' newly installed stripper pole.
When questioned about the pole, one student replied that he didn't intend to use it, but just wanted to "say we had a stripper pole."
The best part about this article is how naive CNN appears when they state that the men have since replaced the pole with a "pingpong table."
Posted by Joe at 07:03 PM | Comments (2)
Politcally Correct?
A canadian town is building monuement to draft dodgers also plans to hold a festival to honor these "heros."
do draft dodger deserve a monuement?
Posted by Jesse at 04:29 PM | Comments (0)
Dude Wheres My Mints?
new cell phone to tell you if your breath stank. its nice to know some of our top scienctific minds are putting their time to good use. Your MIT degree called, it wants its prestige back....
Posted by Jesse at 01:36 PM | Comments (0)
Stop supporting Kerry
I saw an ad for this on our site and i thought it was hilarious.
W Ketchup that was made in America and doesn't support democrats.
Also a Joke from work:
The teacher asked her children what their fathers did for a living. All
the typical answers came up --- fireman, policeman, salesman, doctor,
lawyer, etc. Timmy was being uncharacteristically quiet, so the teacher
asked him about his father.
"My father's an exotic dancer in a gay cabaret and takes off all his
clothes in front of other men and they put money in his underwear.
Sometimes, if the offer is really good, he will go home with some guy and
make love with him for more money."
The teacher, obviously shaken by this statement, hurriedly set the other
children to work on some exercises and took little Timmy aside to ask
him, "Is that really true about your father?"
"No," said Timmy, "He works for the Democratic National Committee to
elect John Kerry, but I was too embarrassed to say that in front
of the other kids"
Posted by Bryant at 10:26 AM | Comments (2)
Elton John Hates Taiwanese People!
It seems as if Elton John didn't have a nice trip to Taiwan this past week....
Posted by Bernie at 10:08 AM | Comments (1)
Movie Still Spreadsheet
Here's a new cure for boredom:
This is a pretty cool spreadsheet that has a bunch of movie stills. The movie still has been photoshopped to remove the actors bodies, but not their clothing. For some of the stills I'm sure we would have enjoyed it being the other way around, but it still makes for an interesting puzzle.
I was able to get all of the movie titles except for three, which I know i know the answer to, but the stupid spreadsheet isn't taking my answer.
I can post answers in comments later.
UPDATE::
Holy Crap. I found them Motherload. A website of about 200 of these quizes.
Web based invisible quizes.
Posted by Bryant at 09:46 AM | Comments (4)
September 22, 2004
REVIEW: Motorola v710 and Nokia Multimedia Converter
Today I am doing a review on the video playback capabilities of the Motorola V710 phone and how to convert video using Nokia Multimedia Converter.
Read more using the link below
motorola v710 :.
The motorola V710 is a feature packed phone that sports a generous speakerphone, Trans-Flash memory card, Bluetooth, large color screen, Video/still camera and many other features. I will review the phone in depth at a later date. Today I will review video playback on the phone. This is more of a how-to guide as well for people who own the phone.background :.
Up till now I have enjoyed the video capabilities of my new camera phone. It's proved useful in many occasions including a documenting a drunken race amongst two coworkers in a metro station. Congratulations to Robert.While it is fun to watch this race over and over again, I find it more interesting to carry around episodes from different sources. Using bittorrent, suprnova or snapstream, I am able to collect TV shows which I can later shrink down a half hour TV show to about 13 megs to watch on the phone when I'm stuck in traffic, on the metro, in the bathroom, at work, eating donuts etc...
Motorola V710 :.
The phone accepts an Trans Flash Card which allow the phone basically unlimited removable storage. Today I'm playing with a 128 megabyte card that was obtained from Buy.com for about 30 dollars.The phone comes with a built in media player that allows you to create playlists, watch video, pause video, and fast forward through video.
Audio playback is done through an adequate speaker or through the headset jack.
While video playback was smooth and clean most of the time, it would be nice if you could enter the media player into "landscape mode" not unlike the one included on Pocket Pc's that allow for better use of the screen real estate. Also, Don't plan on watching Sporting events on this device. While the image quality is very good for a sitcom, any fast moving images quickly break down the quality of the video stream.
Nokia Software :.
The nokia software is available for free from the nokia forum website. The software requires a free registration process, but it is well worth the price.The software will allow you to open up any video file you can open up in Windows media player. There are basic preview controls and a preview window. You can then set the resolution of the video, the frame rate, the bit rate, and audio settings.
After tweaking the settings the conversion process compresses the video to a specified location in a .3g2 file format. This entire process took about 5 minutes on my test machine.
3gp :.
The 3gp file format is a new file format that is supported by Apple Quicktime, Nokia, Motorola and others to be the new standard in mobile video for cell phones.This promises to open up a whole new wave of services when the High speed networks start to unfold across all the carriers. Soon networked Tivos and download services will allow you to get better content without having to do all the grunt work yourself. I predict that this technology is still 2 - 3 year away, using the multimedia converter allows you to preview a little bit of the future.
Posted by Bryant at 12:31 AM | Comments (6)
September 21, 2004
A true cure for boredom
I received this gem at work today. It's an excel file with a bunch of stupid little word puzzles. The spreadsheet tells you if you get the answer correct.
I can't figure how they programmed this, but it works.
I have all the answers, if you guys want i'll post them in the comments later.
Posted by Bryant at 03:52 PM | Comments (0)
September 20, 2004
REVIEW: Hard drive Enclosure from Ebay
Most people who have owned a laptop for a considerable amount of time has had to deal with the problem of a hard drive failure or the problem of backing up large amounts of data off the laptop hard drive onto a new hard drive.
The following is a review of the hard drive enclosure I received from ebay.
background :.
I unfortunately had a hard drive failure, which turned out to be a regular feature on Dell inspiron notebooks. When this happened, I went to the local computer store in Redmond and picked up a regular 2.5 inch Hard drive to Desktop Computer IDE adapter that would allow me to connect my laptop hard drive to my desktop computer. This cost me about 15 bucks and using it left my laptop hard drive precariously hanging inside the case without any real stability.This was a decent solution as most operations were temporary solutions to get data off or on a Hard drive. Going to a school where a lot of my friends had Dell laptops, I used this adapter very often.
problem :.
At work, we have a lot of laptops as well and people are busy breaking their laptops with spyware and what not so there is a lot of need to get their “personal materials” off of their drives while we wipe their drives clean and put on a new OS.research :.
This is why I decided to get a more permanent solution. A quick search on google and pricewatch turned up hard drive enclosures for laptops at about 40-50 dollars. Some people even had them listed for up to 100 dollars. Being an ebay junky I decided to search for a better deal.jackpot :.
The first search for “laptop hard drive enclosure” brought up hits for 2-4 dollars. Thinking this was obviously a good starting bid, I decided to flip through the “completed items” pages. But to my surprise, these usb2 hard drive enclosures were really going for only 2 dollars.After reviewing the savings-zone’s (the seller) feedback, I decided if he sold over 5,786 items, and had a feedback rating of 99.4%, he must be doing something right.
After wincing at the 9.95 shipping and 1.95 insurance, I decided it was still worth it to get the $2.95 laptop hard drive enclosure just to see if it was really true. I won the auction on Friday. Paid on Friday, and I had the laptop enclosure in my hot hands by Monday.
delivery :.
Hearing my shrieks of excitement, the rest of the IT Department gathered round my latest winnings.
First we were all surprised that there was an actual product inside of the envelope. Then we were surprised that there was indeed what seemed to be a USB 2.0 slim, alloy hard drive enclosure and all the necessary parts. Even a leather carrying case, cables, and a screwdriver.
hilarity :.
Psyched about this new toy we decided to investigate. I first decided to read all the features on the box. This is where the hilarity began. The following is a verbatim listing of the features:
- Big Capacity
- Need not the drive
- Stability reliablely
- The super thin design
- The ultra high speed rate
- Magnesium’s aluminum alloy
- USB interface at High speed, the plug-and-play
1. It’s amazing that a slim hard drive enclosure can have big capacity
2. It’s even more amazing that it need not the drive.
3. I’m glad it comes with Stability reliablely
4. It’s not just thin. It’s the super thin.
5. Not just any ultra high speed rate. THE ultra high speed rate
6. I don’t know who Magnesium is, but he must make some mean aluminum alloy
7. I think I just learned something.
translation :.
After stopping laughing, the three of us decided that maybe the included documentation might be able to tell us some more. After digging around, I found the “User Menuer” . This seems like a bad post on engrish.com . It’s like the worst kind of phonetic spelling. I can just imagine some poor asian man on the phone with some guy in Texas:
Texan: Naw, I want my prahduct to have a manual.
Asian: Ok. Very good. What you call it?
Texan: A Manual.
Asian: Menuear?
Texan: No a Manual.
Asian: Manuer?
Texan: No, it’s a Maanuuuaal.
Asian: Menuer?
Texan: No it’s a … screw it. Yes. Menuer.
Asian: Very good.
Then the inside of the manual looks like it was read to a person on a word processor who was on the phone with someone who was cutting out every third of fourth word. And then they put that text into babelfish and converted it to French, and then converted it back to English. The end result is a jambalaya of technical words, windows, usb, and “warning”. Following these instructions would definitely make you know less about computers than when you started.
the hardware :.
Fortunately the logic board looks decent. Everything is printed on it nicely, the connectors are solid. The actual enclosure feels like its magnesium alloy, the purple poweder coat on it is actually pretty good. The only thing that bothers me is the USB2.0 logo with the subtitle MOVABLE HARD DISK.
It’s pretty easy to connect a hard drive to the logic board and then you slide the hard drive in to the enclosure. I assume it makes a pretty nice heat sink but it does offer the most secure protection.
design :.
After enclosing the hard drive, I figured out that the 4 screws in the bag were probably for use with the enclosed screwdriver. You can use two of the screws to screw the entire enclosure shut. Although, I noticed while screwing the enclosure shut that the screwdriver is conveniently magnetized to conveniently help you lose your data.
The USB connector cable uses a proprietary connector on one end I have never seen before. On the other end of it are two standard USB dongles. I immediately thought. Is this what they meant by USB 2? I thought it was safest to plug both in. So I did.
After the hard drive loaded, and I was happy that the hard drive enclosure worked, I unplugged one of the plugs. Sure enough it still worked. I have no idea.
final thoughts :.
Overall, the drive is easy enough to set up. Was detected automagically by windows XP. Seemed to operate at USB 2.0 speeds. Came with a nice fake leather carrying case, and was definitely worth the 2.95.If you have a laptop, I would definitely recommend getting this as a convenient option to lug around an extra drive, attach storage, transfer information, or do a backup, or to get a laugh.
Posted by Bryant at 10:54 PM | Comments (1)
Its a Nice Day for a White Wedding
Oops she did it again.... marriage that is. britney spears married a man who just a couple of months ago had a kid with another women.... if there werent millions of dollars being thrown around this might be a jerry springer episode... you think im joking but im not, read this. poor britney i remember when she was cute......
and btw what on earth is on her chin in that salon.com aritcle?????? does anyone else see that???
and if your really bored here is a time line of the train wreck that is now unleashed...
Posted by Jesse at 09:23 PM | Comments (0)
Why do Knuckles Crack?
at bryantchoung.com we aim not only to annoy with songs about milk and cereal or fake news. we also like to teach a lil science too.
Posted by Jesse at 09:10 PM | Comments (0)
Rather good comparison
Personally I would like to see Dan Rather fired for his irresponsible journalism. I have heard lots of stuff about what Dan Rather did wrong:
Ignoring requests from Family of the Lt. Commander.
Ignoring warnings from document examiners.
Taking advice from a emotional handwriting specialist to validate the documents.
Running with a story without revealing the source.
Running with Documents that have so many obvious inconsistencies.
The last argument is the most compelling to me, and I found an article at the Washington Post that lists all of the inconsistencies in the document. I would like to know how CBS stands behind the memos now that the obvious inconsistencies are out there and Rather's ratings have plummeted.
Posted by Bryant at 12:35 AM | Comments (3)
September 18, 2004
American History: Hippies Xprience Jail
whoaaaa... as if one child star getting arrested isnt enough. this time edward furlong tried to free lobsters from a tank in a Meier store while drunker than a skunk.. he also did some sort of dance.... maybe he was trying to re-enact lobster magnet... of which i do not have the link too...
another drugged out mug shot found here
also notice the pun in the posts title... i worked hard on that one...
Posted by Jesse at 07:17 PM | Comments (0)
Spainish Armada Had Less Defense
Man tries to have his wife arested for not having sex with him for five days straight. He claims domestic abuse and maybe he has a point. Is sexual congress within marriage a right?
Posted by Jesse at 03:11 PM | Comments (0)
Ahhhhh!
Looks like everyones favorite child actor, Macaulay Culkin, has been busted on Oklahoma for possession of Marijuana and some prescription drugs he did not have a prescription for. For some reason i don't think it's claritin.
And his life was starting to look better. After a decade of doing who knows what, he finally made another movie after Richie Rich. Oh well.
I'm sure theres a take home message here, some lesson that can be learned, but I'm too lazy right now to figure it out.
You can view his drugged out mugshot here.
Posted by Bryant at 12:08 PM | Comments (1)
September 17, 2004
Dough a Deer, a Female Deer
this short flash movie has great animation and great sound and plus we all have days like this...
Posted by Jesse at 12:05 AM | Comments (0)
September 14, 2004
Beta-to the-Max
save Betamax? people are passionate for anything these days. although these people feel that our right to own ipods and dvd burners are linked to the ole school beta. i look foward to bryant our computer expert to get to the bottom of this.
btw, i still remember going to happy house movie store in beloit and not being able to rent anything cool cus we had a beta, then of course i remember nevering playing cool computer games cus i had a mac. grrrr.....
Posted by Jesse at 01:32 AM | Comments (1)
September 13, 2004
D&D
after the meaningless and unfunny intro it kinda nerdy style funny.
Posted by Jesse at 08:30 PM | Comments (0)
Good writing
Sometimes I wonder what happens to English majors after college - looks like this one ended up writing bra advertisements for Target. At least he's enthusiastic about his job (but maybe it's a she?)... I especially like the part about "extreme groping and other high-impact activities."
Posted by Edwin at 10:07 AM | Comments (4)
September 12, 2004
Big guns
I want. The next time some guy cuts me off...
Posted by Edwin at 10:45 AM | Comments (0)
Crap...
The North Korean situation has just got a whole lot worse.
Looks like it turned out not to be nuclear. But then what was it?
Posted by Edwin at 02:04 AM | Comments (0)
September 10, 2004
Rogain, more like Roloss
bald men got more money. the truth is out. while it sucks i have a receding hair line its nice to know that someday ill have enough money to pay noah and bryant to wash my socks..
Posted by Jesse at 01:13 PM | Comments (3)
September 09, 2004
All Your Base are Belong to Us
this is an oldie but a goodie and a fun video to watch. for the history behind it click here.
Posted by Jesse at 04:39 PM | Comments (3)
What is the Final Episode of Ken Jennings?
Jeopardy recently started up its new season with Ken Jennings getting his 39th win.
We've been following this mormon wonderboy since he started his little streak. He's been answering questions on jeopardy at superhuman pace.
Since Jeopardy is not a live show but a show taped in front of a live audience, there are ways to find out how many episodes Ken Jennings really won.
Through the use of the internet and some sleuthing, I was able to get this answer. If you'd like to know more, follow the link to read the extended entry. If you'd rather not spoil it, continue to watch Jeopardy and enjoy the ride.
Now I have some questions for Ken Jennings and Jeopardy:
Who is this new wonderboy that beat Ken Jennings? Are we going to see this genius go on for 100 episodes? Did he lose on final jeopardy? Now that sponsors know what the last episode is, are the prices of commercials going to go up? What's next for Ken Jennings?
We are fairly certain that Ken Jennings' last episode was his 75th game with around 2.5 million dollars.
We have newsday that is reporting this.
as well as a blog of someone who knows someone who went to the taping.
Ken is supposed to donate around 250,000 dollars to the mormon church i would guess then.
Posted by Bryant at 02:44 AM | Comments (2)
September 08, 2004
Average Age to Jump to 120
Britian's top scientists are claiming that major breakthroughs are coming which will extend expected life spans as much as another forty years. with all this extra time maybe ill have time to finish War and Peace after all...
Posted by Jesse at 09:08 PM | Comments (0)
September 07, 2004
My States Gone MetroSexual.
"This Monday night men’s club doesn’t watch football. Thirty to 40 young men in Altoona, Wis., meet to crochet."
and just in case you arent sure what a metrosexual is...
are you a metrosexual? take the ESPN.com test and find out..
Posted by Jesse at 11:27 PM | Comments (1)
Movie Review: Hero
i went a saw Hero today and thought id review it.
I went expecting a Kung Fu flick with a simple plot yet that isnt what i got. The movie was something like a chinese version of pulp fiction mixed with philosophy with some fighting scenes thrown in to mix it up.
the whole philosophical question being asked is: what is worth dying for? if this question slips out of the mind of the viewer the movie will seem long and boring. if proper focus is kept and all events are seen with this lens the movie is extremely rewarding and one of the best ive seen... sometimes it takes distance to evaluate a movie properly.
rating: 9.5 outta 10
Posted by Jesse at 08:13 PM | Comments (1)
Jeopardy Jugernaut
the new seaon of Jeopardy started today and once again Ken Jennings has decided to make people look foolish..
Posted by Jesse at 01:07 PM | Comments (0)
Fair and Balanced
In response to Bryant's last post I just thought it should be pointed out that the swift boat ads have not only been shown to be purposfully misleading, and out of context, but that it may have violated federal election laws. Even Bush himself called for an end to the ads..... of course he waited untill over a week after the ads aired to do this
Posted by Noah at 08:29 AM | Comments (3)
September 06, 2004
10 states MAX
I haven't talked about our buddy John Kerry in a while, so this post is dedicated to our favorite purple hearted vet.
This weekend Bill Clinton went into Bypass Surgery after experiencing shortness of breath and chestpains. It looks like he'll make a full recovery. He's already back at directing the Democratic Party. From his bed in his hospital, he gave advice to Kerry: Stop Talking About Vietnam. I wish Clinton hadn't said anything, and let Kerry keep digging his own grave. I guess it looks like The Swift Boat Ads did work.
Now After the Republican Convention, It looks like Bush is going to take the 11 point lead and hopefully take it to the finish line.
As of now, I'm giving Kerry a Maximum of 10-12 states in the upcoming election. This is much better than the AOL state by state electoral poll
Posted by Bryant at 01:56 PM | Comments (2)
American Pride.
we are the world leader in science for one reason: our top scientists are not muppets. if only britian could make the same claim.
Posted by Jesse at 01:03 AM | Comments (0)
September 05, 2004
Great Ebay Auction.
Raving mad sister in law must go (PLEASE )
Posted by Jesse at 09:10 PM | Comments (0)
Was the Royale with Cheese a Quater Pounder or a Big Mac?
rumors on a pulp fiction prequil
Posted by Jesse at 04:05 PM | Comments (0)
September 03, 2004
Things Overheard at the Olympics
Here is a list of things overheard at the Olympics. This comes from our e-mail correspondent Adrienne,
1. Weightlifting commentator: "This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing."
2. Dressage commentator: "This is really a lovely horse and I speak from personal experience since I once mounted her mother."
3. Paul Hamm, Gymnast: "I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father."
4. Boxing Analyst: "Sure there have been injuries, and even some deaths in boxing, but none of them really that serious."
5. Softball announcer: "If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again."
6. Basketball analyst: "He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn't like it. In fact you can see it all over their faces."
7. At the rowing medal ceremony: "Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the IOC president is hugging the cox of the British crew."
8. Soccer commentator: "Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field."
9. Tennis commentator: "One of the reasons Andy is playing so well is that, before the final round, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them...Oh my God, what have I just said?"
Posted by Bryant at 09:47 AM | Comments (0)
Prolly Ten Years From Now This Won't be News
Philly is planning on becoming the first wireless city. soon rest of country to follow. and soon people to start wearing cool star trek com. badges.
Posted by Jesse at 01:39 AM | Comments (0)
September 02, 2004
Gone in 30 seconds...
if you're like me sometimes you just dont have 2+ hours to sit down and watch a movie. thus i offer you a site where bunnies act out famous movies in 30 seconds...
Posted by Jesse at 05:10 PM | Comments (0)
More Pixel Art
This website has a really coolselection of Algorythmic art. Click on the little grey squares in the upper left corner to check out the different games/art.
Also, Hello from London everybody.
Posted by Noah at 01:36 PM | Comments (1)
September 01, 2004
Gumbo and Tigers, I Garuuntee..
seriously what is going on? now tigers are roaming the bayou in Lousianna.
Posted by Jesse at 01:26 PM | Comments (0)
Life's a Bear in Germany
this animal madness has got to stop. now bears are breaking out of zoos and learning to ride bikes. i for one am going call the trend now and say, I welcome our new animal kingdom overlords.....
Posted by Jesse at 01:22 PM | Comments (0)
Moo-licious
first it was catfish eating dogs, now its cows eating airplanes. the animal kingdom has gone mad...
Posted by Jesse at 01:19 PM | Comments (0)
Ace and Gary Reporting for Doodie
Here is some more fodder coming from the office. Thanks to Robert for this one. It shows John Kerry and John Edwards a la McGreevey.
Also Unrelated from Robert,
Possibly the worst drunk driving story ever.
Imagine being woken up by cops in the morning, realizing your clothes are all bloody, your best friends body is in your trunk, his head is in the bushes, and you have a broken side mirror on your pickup truck.
Posted by Bryant at 10:50 AM | Comments (0)