Sunday, July 31, 2005
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Friday, July 29, 2005
Thursday, July 28, 2005
it's like friendster, but you can't be fugly!
On the surface, "you go, 'Oh, this is so lame.' But in some ways it is a great marketing opportunity," says Charlene Li, principal analyst at Forrester Research, a technology/market research company. Whether you're actually beautiful is beside the point, Li says; it's more about attitude. "Frankly, if you're a (legitimately) beautiful person, I'm not sure you want to be exposed in this way."i'm glad they already have a place for scary people like .
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
fuel cell powered motorcycles coming soon
cnet/news.com reports today about the . quiet but low powered (50mph tops) it reportedly gets 200 miles per tank and even less verifiably might cost $6000. kinda looks like a bicycle with farings to me. and it doesn't solve the problem of producing hydrogen cleanly. but its a decent start...
world's easiest rss reader
. check out "create a section." be sure to add https://pammyland.com/atom.xml and https://sneakmove.com/atom.xml, dogs!
Jarmusch with Bill Murray
Jim Jarmusch has a new film called starring Bill Murray. The trailer looks pretty good. Maybe you should check it out if you feel like it.
Sunday, July 24, 2005
another resource for you creepy stalkers
find the best looking people in your neighborhood, by address: combines google maps api with hot or not's zip code dating information.
(thanks, matt.)
(thanks, matt.)
Friday, July 22, 2005
best video of the week
i don't know a thing about who these guys are but this video is my new favorite. they're called chromeo, and the song appears to be titled 'needy girl.' is it a joke? is it for real? all i know is i can't stop singing along with so many catchy hooks.
(thanks, sweet blumby.)
(thanks, sweet blumby.)
Thursday, July 21, 2005
as a result of what i believe is a long-running legal dispute, prudential is auctioning off assets including:
they're also selling the rights to television's greatest hits, the mortal kombat soundtracks (four of them!) and a slew of publishing rights. no cherry-picking, though; you have to buy the whole lot at once. has some of the scoop.
All rights held by Lender to the following albums, EPs and singles and the sound recordings therein, subject to the terms of the Artist recording agreements and other applicable licenses, recorded during the approximate dates below:
Connells: 1987-1998; KMFDM: 1986-1999; and Nine Inch Nails: 1989-1992, including Pretty Hate Machine.
they're also selling the rights to television's greatest hits, the mortal kombat soundtracks (four of them!) and a slew of publishing rights. no cherry-picking, though; you have to buy the whole lot at once. has some of the scoop.
flickr tag browser tool
lets you query for tags on flickr.com and displays the results in a handy thumbnail format. Related tags appear to help you refine your search. Try querying for "boobs" or "vegas".
star wars lovin' mac users rejoice
Shipping this week, for the mac os x platform will finally let you play the game that's been out for more dedicated gaming machines for a few months. i tried it on the ps2 and it sorta blew my mind. also, keep your eyes peeled for in the near future.
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
no more guilty pleasures. who isn't bored by people being embarassed by the the music they listen to? The good/bad news is that you are not a better person if you listen to music before it gets on the OC or sampled. You're just plain affected if you are living your life by what the music bullies think of you. so, consider just a list of good songs.
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Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Barry Levy, a Christian counselor and licensed clinical social worker, is explaining to me what causes homosexuality. "Take the young boy who is more sensitive, more delicate, who doesn't like rough-and-tumble, who is artistic," he says. "He can't hit the ball, fire the gun or shoot an arrow. There is a high correlation between poor eye-hand coordination and same-sex attraction."
Monday, July 18, 2005
Friday, July 15, 2005
Thursday, July 14, 2005
crazy keyboard
is amazing. Each key has a little screen which adjusts to the keys current function. Change the keyboards language or special keys labels on the fly.
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
sarah vowell's speech that president bush should give. typical, not-laugh-out-loud but relevant, deep humor from ms. vowell.
wal-mart needs to chill, puff a doob
it's safe to say that willie nelson's new reggae album is probably pretty ungood. it's also safe to say that wal-mart is str8 lamerz. in anticipation of the retail giant's skittishness about things even remotely racy, .
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
the muther f-wording saga continues. . one, you, can only wonder how r. will deal with the news that his wife slept with the cop who gave him a ticket who somehow knows everyone else that has been sleeping with each other (including gay pastors).
Monday, July 11, 2005
Classical Tribute to Aphex Twin
The amazing 22-piece ensemble, Alarm Will Sound, realistically covers Aphex Twin. The complexity of the arrangements and the skill it takes to play this stuff is crazy. Check a .
want to release a product but afraid that piracy and the expense of distribution will make it completely unprofitable? try ransoming it. . the result? they are $600 richer. listen to their story from .
Sunday, July 10, 2005
livejournal mood graph
has a fun feature that charts livejournal mood data over time. Hot Revelation: Looks like people are less horny on sundays afternoons.
Saturday, July 09, 2005
Friday, July 08, 2005
only one day left...
...until danny way attempts to clear the great wall of china on his skateboard via launch ramp. you can watch a live feed .
(thanks, blumby.)
google maps: better and better
one gripe about google maps is it doesn't include a distance key for you to rough estimate travel distances. "sue and paul" have leapfrogged that problem with a (using google maps api). double click your waypoints and it gives you instant precision distances. check out the . i also mapped the bike route from .
(thanks, blumby.)
(thanks, blumby.)
Thursday, July 07, 2005
it's probably just me, but i am sadly amused by on the huffington post.
When are you going to meet with Zarqawi to plan strategy, like you did with the North Vietnamese? I look forward to your joint press conference.
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
did you hear the fresh air interview with my GIRLFRIEND, six feet under's (i'm twelve). did you know she's a classically trained opera singer and hot?
r. kelly lloyd weber
if you haven't tasted the sweet, superfluous hip-hopera insanity of r. kelly's trapped in the closet pentalogy, you can do so at mtv's new 'hybrid' site . peep the high-school-video-production-class-quality writing of every mtv news introduction on this promising site that sadly requires a PC and IE.
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
steal wi-fi,
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In another Florida case, a man in an apartment complex used a neighbor's Wi-Fi to access bank information and pay for pornography sites.
But he slipped up. The man had sex products sent to his address. "The morning we did a search warrant, we found an antenna hanging out his window so he could get a better signal from his neighbor's network," Breeden said.
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defamer estimates that tom cruise's antics cost war of the world about .
Using the same calculations that we employed to determine WOTW’s imaginary shortfall, we estimate that Katie Holmes’ involvement cost BB about $25 million this weekend. A pity.
an older, fun article about celebrity playlists called
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Many of the artists involved play it snoozingly safe. For instance: There's an obscure little ditty out there called "Hey Ya!" Avril Lavigne and the Flaming Lips and Alice Cooper and Mischa Barton, star of The O.C., think you ought to give it a listen.
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Monday, July 04, 2005
bush's brain leaks?
huffington post, the liberal drudgereport with extra spicy celebrity blogs, is finally coming into its own covering the
Sunday, July 03, 2005
ever wonder what scientologists watch this wacky flash movie and realize that even jesus would have seemed pretty crackers being interviewed by matt lauer.
Saturday, July 02, 2005
could it get any worse than this?
i mean really--would you live with fran by choice? my absolute worst nightmare. but hey...it features a supporting cast member who's a for "charles in charge"-era scott baio...so it's got THAT going for it.
also. on my playlist this weekend: a minute-long just blaze courtesy of mark ronson's show on . my name is BELIEVE and i like listening to unexpected fire.