Links posted in December 2004
December 31, 2004
Swiss Yodel Song
This is a Korean (!!!) website I used to visit from time to time to get my yodel fix (it's genetic since I'm part Swiss) until it came up 404. I just did a search and happily found it on another host.
This' got yodels up the ying yang...
Auld Langs Monkey It's already 2005 for half of the world, and we're feeling the love here in Europe. If I may be so bold as to start off the New Year with a link-free Post of good wishes: Have a good one, everyone.
Curious George: paid surveys. The idea of earning a little extra cash just for answering questions seems tempting to all of us, I'm sure. Having seen sites like these recently, it seems easier than ever, too. Do any monkeys have success stories (or warnings!) they can share? Which sites are most lucrative? Which are scams? Which are simply raffle entries, not actually paying sites? Any and all information or experience you can share would be very helpful.
Maharishi Vedic City,
the newest township in the state of Iowa.
"The City is working to establish a permanent group of peace-creating experts whose daily practice of Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditation™ and Yogic Flying techniques will promote coherent national and world consciousness and thereby prevent any negativity from arising in America or in the family of nations."
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mofi mefi sea wa Hey, over in MeTa, cb asked about a PNW Mofi meetup, and I'm just passing it along. We're informally settled on Jan 3 at the Elysian in Seattle. I'll actually make a reservation this time. 7-ish?
Yet another IE only trojan... With all of these IE only bugs, why should someone ever use Internet Explorer?
Rainbow Dust Candy. Like, wow, man.
He's Just Not That Into You: eviscerated
The New Year is celebrated differently around the world - You don't say? Well I never. Here are a collection of New Year traditions from all around this wonderful little blue-green planet floating out here in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western spiral arm of the galaxy. [more inside]
A woman gives a description of being sucked into the waves and mud in Sri Lanka
In the comments section of this blog, a woman named Dalian recounts losing her husband (and then finding him)in this emotional comment to a blog.
December 30, 2004
Artie Shaw Dies at 94. "One of the giants of swing era jazz and a crusty, self-declared perfectionist, Shaw put down the clarinet in 1954 and never played it again, saying he could not reach the level of artistry he desired." [more inside]
Cool Tools No, not just your standard tools, as in a monkey wrench. Tools for life in general. The site is run by Kevin Kelly, but the cool tools are reviews and suggestions on 'tools' people have found in life that they just can't live without. On the main link, look to the left for the list of sub-catagories, including (but not limited to), my favs: General Purpose Tools, Computers and Consumptivity. I have spent hours on this site. Best of the web, IM*very*HO.
Curious George: Updated to Mac OS 10.3.7, lost net access I hope someone can help me out. I have an iBook G3/600Mhz and up until about an hour ago was running 10.3.5. I just got finished updating to 10.3.7 (using the Software Update in the Control Panels) and after the required reboot I now can't connect to the internet. [more inside]
A chat with Sloncek of the infamous suprnova bittorent tracker farm. [more inside]
A year of Getting Things Done Part One and Part Two: Merlin Mann, of the 43 Folders blog reviews a year of living with the new geek religion, the Getting Things Done methodology. I'm right there with him: GTD has made such a difference to my own work. But do you, my monkey chums, have any other productivity tips? Is there something we should all be doing in 2005 that will help us be both Monkeys of Action, as well as Monkeys of Letters? Share your secrets within...
Urgent Curious George
Help! I just got a message that a co-worker's relative died. Said co-worker is usually here by now but isn't today, and could get here at any time.
Do I just leave the phone number for him to call? Do I approach him when he comes in and brace him for bad news/tell him outright? I have no clue what to do. Help NOW please!
Curious George: New Years Eve. A four-part question: (1) What are you doing this year? (2) What was your best NYE? (3) Worst? (4) Who are you planning on tongue-pashing inappropriately this year? [more inside]
Urgently! "THERE IS A LIKELIHOOD OF ANOTHER TSUNAMI WAVE HITTING THE COAST NEAR CHENNAI SHORTLY (MAY BE WITHIN ONE HOUR)". Link.
Germany's commitment to sustainable energies makes it home to the world's largest solar energy plant. "This is part of our commitment as a government, to make Germany the world leader in alternative energy and in taking action against global warming." It is now the No. 1 world producer of wind energy. Germany offers more aggressive incentives to install solar. [more inside]
Curious George - Are there any buddhists in the hiz-zouse?
We've had a poll about our sexuality, our food likes and dislikes, pets, hell, just about every damn thing.
I'm a semi-practicing (meaning I rarely meditate anymore) zen buddhist (Japanese Soto/Rinzi lineage) and was wondering if there are any other monkey-mind buddhists out there?
Curious George: Bronchitis remedies for those without insurance (am sure I'm not the only one)(more inside). [more inside]
December 29, 2004
Historian of Things That Never Were
- Edgar Governo is the keeper of chronologies for unreality. Links to timelines for Star Trek, Dr. Who, Tarzan, Twin Peaks, Red Dwarf, Star Wars, 2001, Wold Newton, Dune, DC, Marvel & lots of others. Geek me out.
seen at The Presurfer
Curious George: Finding a good family doctor. What are the tricks for finding a family doctor in the US who values quality in their work? I live in Austin, Texas and I don't know anyone who's made enough doctor visits to have formed any opinion. Are the ratings sites (see right hand ads) worth the money? Or is it best just to take my chances?
WebBoggle: Oh, how I love ye!
I've been playing this game for about six months (on and off) now, and it still hasn't gotten old. I do humbly apologize if this is a double, but a search returned nothing, but it could've been wiped in the Great Purge.
IMHO, Best of the web.
Anyway, even if this is a double, I would like to test my mettle against some of my fellow monkeys to see how I measure up. Look for the 'ol Debaser626 if you want a challenge good laugh!
(NSFW, but only in a productivity-killing sorta way.)
New John Lennon songs
— from the Afterlife.
Channeled via Viewropa
Although the MSN Search isn't as good as the old standby, Google it can do one thing Google can't: Algebra. (via digg.com)
Couple seeking donations to build their own hobbit-hole. Combining Lord of the Rings fandom, ambivalence about other human beings and bean-stockpiling survivalism for a furry-toed century. [more inside]
I am shocked, SHOCKED, that nobody has posted this here before. (Via MeFi) [more inside]
But what about the celebrities?
It's not that at least 75,000 people were killed by the quake and tsunami... it's that some precious D-list celebrities were affected by the tragedy. This sort of reporting pisses me off... much like "DISASTER! 1 US citizen breaks a nail; tens of thousands die."
Am I the only one who doesn't care about where people come from in a tragedy, only that hundreds of thousands of PEOPLE were affected?
RIP Detective Briscoe Jerry Orbach dies at 69, after a bout with prostate cancer. We'll miss your witty retort even more now. second link a mywebpages link
Curious George: When do you want to have the next CD exchange? [more inside]
RoboMaid, the robotic sweeping machine from Europe! The most amusing European robotic sweeping machine ever! And only US$10!
The Golden Jubilee of Tiddlywinks is here!
January 2005 will be the 50th Anniversary of Modern "Winks", and will be celebrated by a range of Golden Jubilee Events. Learn the language at the first link, and then plan to attend the "squidge-off", scheduled for 10:30 on January 8th, per http://www.etwa.org/. Should be a hootenanny...
Tavis Smiley has left the building and NPR is the reason why. If you remember the Bob Edwards flap, you may be interested to read these. [more inside]
Tsunami Relief: Charity Efficiency and Transparency Ratings
It seems everyone wants to help with victims of the recent tsunami. But does your assistance get where it needs to? I know a lot of charitable organizations have ridiculous "overhead," meaning a lot of your money doesn't help as much as it should...and of course, there are shady organizations. With that in mind, someone else decided to rate the various charities, noting problematic or troublesome issues, as well as links to pretty reputable sites that tell you how you best can help. link.
Check it out, if interested. Help add to the list of organizations too, to help others. If you want to help but aren't interested in personally researching things, my recommendation would be to use the Red Cross, based on experience with them.
Alien Hominid (Flash Game)
Neologistastic! What word would you like to be in the English language? [more inside]
Project Steve In honour of the late Stephen J Gould, the NCSE's "Project Steve" is a "tongue-in-cheek parody of a long-standing creationist tradition of amassing lists of "scientists who doubt evolution". Here's the FAQ, here are the Steves. (warning: All links on site seem to open in separate windows. Damn annoying)
DC Meetup Wiki As Sooz previously posted, we're still thinking about having a meetup on Wednesday (today) in DC at Tryst in Adams Morgan. Can you come?
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
- and in another form with commentary & annotation by Lionel Giles in the same text.
Brought to you by the Nostrildamus bookmark cleaning club
Curious George: What's the consensus on posting the same link at both Monkeyfilter and Metafilter? [more inside]
The Brill Building,
located at 1619 Broadway in the heart of New York's music district, is a name synonymous with an approach to songwriting that changed the course of music. Housing legendary songwriters like Carole King, Jerry Leiber, Neil Sedaka, and Burt Bacharach, the Brill Building created some of the greatest hits of the rock'n'roll era. [more inside]
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Need to poo? First, read the review!
Curious George: tankless water heaters [plus a l'interieur]
News from unofficial V.V.Putin fanclub. And for those keeping asking 'who is mr. Putin': he is the President of Russian Federation.
December 28, 2004
Curious George My wife, who grew up in Kansas City, uses "Sugarfoot" as an endearment. What endearments did you grow up with, or make up for your current family? [more inside]
Send the Red Cross money [more inside]
Curious George I comment a bit, but post very little. So what would make a post absolutely awful? Descriptions? Examples? Or is this post the new standard bearer? [more inside]
The Official Ninja Webpage My name is Robert and I can't stop thinking about ninjas.
The Anti Bush Video Game Due to the extreme time-wasting opportunities, and some sections, NSFW. Flash. Very intricate. [more inside]
Susan Sontag Dead at 71 Love her or hate her, Ms. Sontag contributed tremendously to the intellectual discourse of the 20th century.
Poove Penguins - Japanese researchers have found several penguins living a rather lavendar lifestyle. They're wooly-woofters. Friends of Dorothy. Camp as a row of tents. Limp-wristed caricatures. Benders. Shirt-lifters. They're gay penguins. And there's nothing wrong with that.
Ever been hypnotized? "On January 8th, across the USA, hypnotists in cities around the country will open your eyes and your mind. Wake Up America! will be the largest mass hypnosis event in the world."
Modern Ruins Photographic Essays - Images of ruins, broken places, old industrial areas, haunting halls, forts & the like.
You may be a spammer and not even know it.
Ever thought you were really good at something
but turns out you actually suck at it? It's like some kind of weird blindness. This guy wants to be a graphic designer.
As You can tell, Im starting my Own Graphic Design Company.
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Hi! I'm Sally, and I'm Johnny! We are well-liked by Black people so we're psyched (since lots of Black people don't like lots of White people)!! We thought it'd be cool to honor our exceptional status with a ROCKIN' domain name and a killer website!!
A bit about the culturally accepted presence of elves in Iceland.
December 27, 2004
Kyle Maynard, wrestler, male model -- congenital amputee. Anyone else see this guy on Larry King Live the other night? Impressive. But the way he kept asking for someone, anyone, to provide him with a modified SUV (specifically an SUV, to be cool) he could drive made me uncomfortable. And that Web site may as well be called Kyle-a-Palooza. Is this a great way to inspire others, or is he making money off his physical differences?
The FDA has approved a study to investigate whether the drug Ecstacy has the power to alleviate the anxiety related to death in terminally ill patients. [Washington Post subscription.][Bugmenot: infoshop@infoshop.org ; infoshop]
Curious George: Mementos What inanimate object do you possess that has the most sentimental value for you? [more inside]
The worst, most disgusting action figures, ever
- please don't click this link. These are the most foul, awful Anime resin assembly figures ever created. It's Plastic Jap Scat, folks. Gross, weird, but undeniably .. uh.. superlatives escape me.
Definitely NSFW, not safe for kids, not safe for the easily offended. Not safe for BlueHorse.
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The Earthquake Machine.
Loved by cults everywhere.
Where's me tinfoil? Arrrr.
CURIOUS GEORGE: I need to buy a new office chair for my computer station as my back is beginning to hurt ALL THE TIME. I spend as many as eight hours a day in front of th' computer. Recommend me a good chair to be ordered online (and delivered!) for under three hundred bucks that will make me forever happy and I'll hook you up with some music of your choice.
Fart bar? Whether your nuts are big or tender a fart bar tends to be a horny remover. Weird products.
MoFi sorta meetup?! we are having an impromptu los angeles get-together as we speak...type...whateva! [more inside]
December 26, 2004
I've *very* recently become involved with someone who I was friends with for months prior to anything happening. I've made a horrible mistake. I really like this person, but since we've become involved, I have learned that we're not compatible in a way that would lead to anything long term. I want to retain this person's friendship, but end the romantic portion. Is there any hope? Suggestions? [more inside]
Fifth strongest earthquake since 1900, a magnitude 8.9, occurred off of Sumatra last night. Close to 5,000 are dead from tsunamis and collapsed buildings. It is the strongest earthquake on record since the 1964 Alaskan disaster.
AsiaSource interviews Anatol Lieven. The most illuminating fifteen minutes I've ever spent reading about the Middle East, China, wars of choice, oil, radical AmericoFascism, and much more. If you didn't know, Anatol Lieven recently wrote America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism, which I'll head out to buy this morning if I can find an open book-store. [more inside]
Sigur Ros Here's more, including downloads. [more inside]
The Speechalist
- Four minute sketch featuring the language genius who masterminds Chimpy McAwol's verbal gaffes. The genius is played by Andy Dick. Chimpy McAwol played by a moron.
22.1 MB Windows Media version From Comedy Central.
13.3 MB Divx Avi version hosted by tian.cc.
Humour. SFW. Requires humour gland, windows media stuff, & tolerance for Dick.
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The King William's College quiz is devised for the intellectual torture of the school's pupils, and this is your chance to suffer with them.
From this high midtown hall...
First published in The New Yorker in 1952, E.B. White's famous Christmas message is one of many he wrote while on the staff of the magazine between 1925 and 1976.
Enjoy, and to all a good morrow.
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December 25, 2004
The Grinch who eBayed Christmas Wherein one exasperated father follows through on the age-old "Behave or I'm going to cancel Christmas" threat.
Low wages forced George Bailey to leave the sets of It's a Wonderful Life. Very funny and just in time to beat the holiday blues. [more inside]
New York Cop; Future Saint of 9-11
"...she was calling from Mexico, someone had sent her a picture of Jerome and told her to pray to him."
Jerome Dominguez, NYPD.
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Krismus Karuls
Happy musical holidays, ya'll.
What is happening to me?
"My name is Kirk Thomson. I am 31 years old, live in Brooklyn New York, and work at Reel Life video on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg. In late September of 2004, I was attacked and bitten by what seemed to be a large animal of some kind. I don't know what is happening to me."
The blog of a guy who was...uh, bitten by a werewolf, documenting the transformation process. Funny and very cleverly executed. Start from the bottom (October) and read-up (through December, if you want).
Curious, George: holiday alone time Man, this sucks. This sucks really bad. Usually I'm with my family for this huge shindig on christmas eve but not this year. More inside. [more inside]
Merry Christmas: pump up the volume and let your yuletide spirit roar (flash)
December 24, 2004
Asteroid coming close to earth on April 13, 2029. Merry Christmas everyone! Adding to the long list of things to be bummed about at holiday time, including war, famine, your mother in law, the rise of Paris Hilton, and the world running out of oil...now there's another thing to worry about for the next 25 years: a possible asteroid collision with earth. Asteroid 2004 MN4 is rated a 4 on the Torino Scale, evidently the first time in history that an asteroid has been rated higher than 1. But don't worry too much, chances are still 60 to 1 it won't hit. (Down from just 300 to 1 yesterday.)
The Santa Claus Timeline, and the corporate Christmas party as told my cocktails. Ho, ho, ho
Friday Flash Fun Most monkeys I'm sure remember Billy Joel's hit song "We Didn't Start The Fire" - it looks like someone's found images to go along with the words. [Flash - duh]
Birds do it... In South Africa, the Johannesburg zoo is going to artificially inseminate a pair of lesbian wattled cranes to help propagate the endagered species. Since the cranes are hard-wired for monogamy, the zookeepers decided they needed "to optimize the breeding potential."
City of Socks
DATANG, China - You probably have never heard of this factory town in coastal China, and there is no reason why you should have. But it fills your sock drawer.
Datang produces an astounding nine billion pairs of socks each year - more than one set for every person on the planet. People here fondly call it Socks City, and its annual socks festival attracts 100,000 buyers from around the world.
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we make money not art was to be my link goldmine. But since the guy has no comments on any of his facinating posts, I thought I'd help spread the word. [more inside]
Fifty ways To Eat Your Ramen
...more people really into Ramen. Includes Ramen poetry and Caramel Ramen on a Stick! Blame it all on Momofuku Ando.
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Is it just me or does todays Google look a little kinky?
The Complexity Zoo. For your recommended daily allowance of mathematical arcana.
Top 10 Most Rediculous Metal Pics of All Time. [more inside]
December 23, 2004
The One Where My Co-Workers Whipped it Out. Janis Hirsch's suit against "Friends" will go to the California Supreme Court. [more inside]
Merry Christmas America : A Front Yard View of the Holidays. For over 30 years Patoski, who sees holiday decorating as a "transitive form of folk art" has been documenting holiday displays across the U.S. [more inside]
Hey, scrubber!
Expertly plucked eyebrows were raised when it was claimed that the modern British male had started behaving like a woman when it comes to personal grooming.
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There's nothing like live local TV. Windows Media video file.
Musical George: Is there a site analogous to rottentomatoes.com, but for CDs? That is, is there a site that summarizes the body of reviews for a given record? Also, feel free to share any other excellent music reference resources.
Pulp Xmas
- Ok, I'm probly gonna blow it here, but, fuck, I thought this was funny. Stole it from Boing Boing, which I hate usually because it is an assholish wankety shit-suck-me blog of ego heads with zero talent, but I still thought it funny aside from the poorly dubbed soundtrack. A mash up of Rankin-Bass Rudolf shit avec Pulp Fiction.
It requires Quicktime y'all
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Priorities, George? How to Spend the Money? In a purely hypothetical question, ahem, suppose you are a monkey with perennial money problems and you've just gotten an unexpected year end bonus? Which of the following options should/would you take in getting rid of this excess cash?(MI) [more inside]
Taking it from the pony (NSFW). I accidentally found this while searching Google Images for ponies. I've seen hentai before, but it looks like this artist has crafted one of the oddest niches I've ever seen.
"Do you think of America everyday but have no place to express your America? USA101.com will be where your America would start from now on." There's an FAQ (everything from "What should I wear to a dance?" to "Do Americans spank children as a method of discipline?") and don't miss the "Most American Image Contest."
I'd like to nominate this for Most Frightening Web Site of 2004.
Excuse me, but didn't your cat die? We’re one step closer to cloning monkeys: Introducing (or rather, re-introducing) Little Nicky. If you really really really love your pet, try Genetic Savings and Clone. Makes a great stocking stuffer. [more inside]
"I have no idea how you detect the naked," says party councilman Rodriguez.
Mexico, which is not an Asian country, has installed a law that bans nudity in private places.
Plagiarizing the Fockers? Compare this review with this review. [more inside]
Adventurous George Is a Monkey Adventurer You? I can't find the original KoL thread and fear it might be lost to the great purge of '04. [more inside]
Help solve a photo album mystery
Construction workers in Seattle's Rainier Valley neighborhood found an album full of photos documenting 40 years of a woman's life. There's even a name in the album, but she cannot be located in spite of the construction company's efforts.
Perhaps you would recognize her?
George W. Bush apparently is wearing a medical device
Treadmilling in the sand traps Introducing SHOT ONLINE, the first MMORPG to model the pulse-pounding excitement of professional golf. [more inside]
Christmas With The Kranks: Say Peace On Earth and Good Will Toward Men with a "Mission Accomplished" pen, a Santa Bush ornament, some nice infant hatewear or even a Zell Miller thong. Yes, some items are a little, you know, so please think of the children. And yes, they take Visa.
A patent for an invention which automatically detects when a lightbulb is blown, removes it and replaces it. Not explained: How the lightbulb is meant to emit light with an enormous machine completely surrounding it.
December 22, 2004
"Catcher in the Rye" is catching heat - again Mother objects, deliberation ensues. [more inside]
Monkey holiday cheer!
"Mr Monkey would like it to be known that certain people prevent him wearing his excellent Christmas hat as often as he would like, and he wishes it could be Christmas every day. Mr Monkey has been listening to supermarket muzak too much."
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Pubic Stencils - Yes, I wrote Pubic Stencils. [more inside]
spamgraffiti. Online installations created from email spam by artist David Chien. Constantly changing as more spam arrives to various email addresses, Chien documents our virtual liter as part of his Virtual Artist Residency with online art journal Glasstire.
Bush Monkey Picture Too good not to post. [more inside]
The music of pi
will convert the first 10,000 digits of pi (3.14159...) into music, based on starting notes of your choosing.
From fuyugare's comment here.
The Graphing Calculator Story
[It's about a piece of math software but not boring at all]
Relief Riders International
"is a humanitarian-based, adventure travel company that organizes horseback journeys through breathtaking areas in developing countries around the world." Or, more precisely, "15 riders will embark on a 15-day journey to 5 remote villages in rural Rajasthan. The caravan will be led by our skilled support team, and will include 810 pack camels (with relief supplies, books and medicine), a herd of goats, and our supplies. With the exception of a nights stay at The Imperial Hotel in Delhi, 3 nights in forts, and a night in a haveli, a traditional Rajput Villa, our accommodations will consist of tented encampments set up by our support team along the journey route." Yowsa! Cool idea!
Wal-Mart: Brand New Laptops less than $500!!!
ooooh yeah. Methinks if this actually flies, they will do to computer manufacturers what they did to every other chain retailer.
Crush them.
Officious George: Living in a Cube I'm blasting my headphones right now, because my cube neighbor is loudly yammering on and on about Kung Fu on the phone (and I can still hear him). I'm just wondering what's the best way to deal with an über annoying co-worker, (especially one who is sensitive to critcism) without breaking office politics. [more inside]
Meaningful Post Who makes the meaning, in this poststructural world? Me, the author of the post? Or you, the audience? [more inside]
Are you into viewing extraterrestial objects? If you are one of the relatively few on this planet that enjoys locating fuzzy patches of light in the night sky, Comet Machholz is just for you. [more inside]
Bush Monkeys. At long last the MoFi / Presidential connection is recognized.
I want to work for Huh?®
- "Our main consulting strategy is to convince clients that we do stuff they can't do themselves, and that we deserve lots of money for it. The best way to do this is to always look good, and always sound like we know something you don't. Because we do.
Our CEO is rarely in his office, and all female team members are expected to sleep with him, or at least pretend like they want to. Our designers ride Razor scooters around the office, while wearing mail-bag style backpacks to hold their iPods."
Via Bifurcated Rivets
A test for monkeys If you were in the following situation, what would you do, and why? [more inside]
Bit Torment? So we have all heard about the MPAA's recent offensive that appears to have claimed Suprnova and TorrentBits and many other popular aggregators. Does this mean they have won the War On Torrentism? Mark Pesce doesn't think so. Or rather, he thinks that the MPAA have won this round--not an extraordinary win given the nature of BitTorrent--only to guarantee their complete loss in the future, like with the RIAA. A natural reaction, but how likely is it? [more inside]
Don't eat it Steve!! -- Steve eats things he shouldn't and blogs about it.
December 21, 2004
Very rare holiday album.
Featuring Axl Rose, Cocteua Twins and Porky Pig.
What else belongs on the monkey holiday mix-tape?
Something funny is going on out there.
Hacking Coke Machines
A how-to on hacking Coca-Cola vending machines using the drink buttons on the front of the machine!
Anyone tried this?
(If that site's down, just google for "Hacking Coke Machines" and you'll get several sites)
Curious George - hotkey to un-minimize a window in OS X I'm wondering if there's a hotkey in OS X to bring back a minimized window. [more inside]
Doing It Right Marrying Mr. Wrong ...Everything you ever wanted to know about prison weddings, in Prison Talk Online's wedding forum.
Meet the Beastles - Before they get ye old C&D letter.
The Truth About Curses
"While curses may be real, paying money to remove a curse, if anything, will only make the situation worse..."
Thank goodness they take PayPal.
Curious George: Does anyone have any recommendations for services that allow you to print digital pictures out on canvas. Specifically services that can do 20x20 images
Curious George: You can't install that OS! Has anyone had a problem where Windows 2000 does not run on a major brand-name computer? [more inside]
Curious George: errrr...is Dame Tracicle with baby or was it just my imagination? If not my imagination, can the monkeys have an update?
The Voynich Manuscript (Yale, Beinecke MS 408) has been called the most mysterious manuscript in the world. Its illustrations are crude and confusing, its subject matter elusive, its date uncertain, its text undecipherable. [more inside]
PicturePaper! Got a cute kid or kitty? Make them the stars of your holiday wrapping paper this season. Or wrap your wedding gift in pictures of the happy couple. The possibilities, as they say, are endless.
Dance, little man, dance for me. (flash)
The ACLU just released FBI emails referencing Guantanamo. Somebody's lying and I think we all know who it is. [more inside]
Happy Frank Zappa's Birthday
- All this talk of Zappa reminded me, he was born this day in 1940.
Happa Zappa Day. Tis the season to be jello.
The infinite cat project. If you are catted and have a camera, you can help the ICP. [more inside]
Old fart curious George So I read that Harrison Ford is going to star in The Battle for Falluja. Does the USMC actually allow geriatrics in fighting units? What is the cut-off age?
Curious ethics from the NYTlink below: "honor among bloggers"? Where do you find that guidebook? With anyone having a blog or website being lumped in one big label, what would this be beyond anyone's personal sense of ethics? [more inside]
It's a Wonderful Life in 30 seconds and re-enacted by bunnies. For the fans of Angry Alien.
Are You A Happy Drunk? See...teaching ESL can be fun! [more inside]
Exquisite George: I am again clever and again invented a new game. [more inside]
December 20, 2004
It's a crowded market, but why not put your skills to work and become an intergalactic bounty hunter? Women, veterans and those with mysterious backgrounds are highly encouraged to apply. (my first FPP)
Joe Rashid:
95 year old violin maker, considered by some to make violins comparable to those of Antonio Stradivari.
Something about this story make me very happy.
NSFTS: Not Safe For The Squeamish. This totally creeped my out in a fascinating sort of way. I've reading about these buggers for hours, now. [more inside]
Curious PC Fixer - yeah, I'm having some PC issues. I know you guys, like, just answered one of these sorts of things, but any help you could give me as to why my CD/DVD drive just stopped working would be greatly appreciated. [more inside]
Via NYTimes, welcome to the first nationally noted Bark-Mitzvah.
The Admiral, as pictured in this article, wore a bib featuring Stars of David, and atop the piano was a chopped liver sculptured appetizer platter, shaped to look like a bone.
(NYT logon: mefi1; password: mefi1 ...save for later use!)
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Can you escape... THE DARK ROOM? Cos I certainly bloody can't. [more inside]
Frank Zappa references on Mystery Science Theater 3000 - definitive list of references to Uncle Frank on MST3K.
Instant nostalgia: This years Top 10 Urban Legends, Fakes and News...
of particular interest is the skeleton of a GIANT man! ARGHHHHH....
GOZIRA take over the world!
oh, and what is this jelly bracelet bizness? and where do I get one?
DiaryPhone "was inspired by years of misplaced sticky-notes of fleeting moments hastily scribbled down shortly after the moment occurred. ... Now there is a solution to capture a moment as it occurs. You already have your mobile phone with you, now all you have to do is call the toll-free number, speak your thoughts and the moment is captured. Your diary entry will be transcribed and waiting for you." Yes, dictate YOUR DIARY into your phone. Your fellow commuters will love you for it. Not.
Let's Face It, Blogs Are Better
Michael Kinsley in today's LA Times: Better than I thought, and maybe even better than what I do for a living.
Registration required.
MS Subbulakshmi the 'doyen of Carnatic music' died last week and was cremated with full state honours. Carnatic music is the classical music of southern India. Not always easy on Western ears, so why bother with it? Carnatic music archive. If you're willing to risk the 'Trident' player, you could also try the MS Subbulakshmi's stuff from Music India on-line.
The Army that marches in its stomach... needs to do some laundry once in awhile. The new Laundry Advanced System (LADS) is capable of washing and drying 400 pounds of laundry an hour, and only produces 40 gallons of wastewater a day. [more inside]
American Dinosaur Singing duo Hard 'n' Phirm present their moving, patriot tribute to the prehistoric beings who nobly layed down their lives, so that we might drive our cars. (Via Scott McCloud.)
Curious bore
OK, I'm a dimwit. I've gotten hold of a G3 PowerBook running 10.3 (with absolutlely bags of RAM) and plugged it into a LiteOn CD-509-711 burner. I can import CDs into iTunes through the LiteOn with no trouble, but when I ask iTunes burn me a playlist, it tells me that it can't find a burner or burning software. What the snit am I missing here?
Thanks in advance, o alps of computerabilityness. I await your golden weesdom!
One man's raunchy rant. I've been having an argument with a psychiatrist friend (male) about who DeBeers is trying to sell to. I claim it's men, since they're still the ones expected to spend two months' salary on ring for their fiances. He claims it's women, since there are no DeBeers ads in magazines for truckers. Check out this guy's take on the whole DeBeers thing. [more inside]
Curious George: My curious Geo. Tonight in a parking garage, my precious Geo at some point slipped out of the parking brake and reversed for nearly 200 feet... {MI} [more inside]
Curious George: What was your favorite job?
I'm dropping out of college temporarily (hopefully) and I'm looking for something to do to support myself while I try to get more serious about life. Something that would help me prove to the next college I apply to that I can handle responsibility is good. Something non-soul-destroying is better.
I also have a heart condition, so I can't do anything that would work me as much as really strenuous exercise.
Curious George:
I have just read this NYTimes article (no registration needed) which discusses the confidentiality of bloggers. With blogging such a large phenomenom, the possibility of having something written about you and/or personal details revealed is high.
How would you feel if your details were revealed publicly, or has this ever happened to you?
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Who Owns What. Once upon a time, it was nearly impossible for one company to operate more than one media outlet in a city. [more inside]
December 19, 2004
Care to try your hand at a caption for this picture?
Scared of Santa
photo gallery.
HO. HO. HO.
found on Eye of the Goof
THOTH. It is the answer to a dying movement that only consists of false Metallers and Christian whores.
German toilets.
Can any monkeys with experience pooping in Germany tell me if this is true. Insight?
sorry if this is a double post. I searched, but you never know.
Dali's "Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate, A Second Before Waking Up" is interactive now. Big advantage of surrealist's pictures: objects depicted do not have to be in the same order every time you try to get into the scene. If you think the same way, this toy is for you: change any object on one of the most famous Dali's work and share it with others. Or just see what others did.
Stupendous George...
did you have a turning point in 2004? Something that happened to you or that you made happen that means your life will change? Win the lottery? Break out of prison? Sign up for Pirate school?
I'm signing bankruptcy papers with a trustee on Monday. And I'm thrilled. I'll be able to move forward again! Yay!
Curious George: the Best of 2004. What were your favorite music recordings of 2004? Your favorite books of 2004? Favorite movies? Favorite blogs? [more inside]
December 18, 2004
LIvE GIRLS Flag-waving, Bible-thumping babes are waiting for you to help them spread freedom... Right Now! SFW, really. [via Susie Bright]
Soldiers Back From Iraq With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder More [more inside]
Curious George: QuickTime Problem
Any audio files I try to play with quicktime on my Windows XP box dont work. They sound weirdly ju, ju, ju, ju, jerky and echoy. Ive tried uninstalling and reinstalling to no avail. Any ideas how to fix this?
(This has been going for a while, but has only become an issue now that we are an ipod family.)
A tragedy in the fungi world.
Planes landing in Amsterdam Will Have to Follow New Approach Rules Since Amsterdam's Schiphol International Airport has closed one of three of its largest runways, large commercial airliners are asked to revert to a flying pattern not used since 1968. This has caused confusion, and in at least one case the misuse of traditional navigational pathways involving a KLM 747 coming in from Germany.
The Greek Dark Age remains a mystery. Between 1100 to 800 BC, the written record in Greece ceased altogether. Urban culture was decimated, and art reverted to a more primitive form of simple geometrics. Civilization reverted to a basic subsistence lifestyle. What happened? Nobody's really sure, but many theories abound. Get the quick and dirty with this great kids writeup. Even the controversial author Velikovsky wrote a treatise on the subject.
Curious George: Favorite Meat Methods? So I got a bunch of steaks for Xmas, and I'm wondering what monkeys recommend for methods of cooking big hunks of meat. Not those hunks, these hunks. [more inside]
Vin Diesel Teaches Breakdancing I love it when a star's past comes back to haunt them! (via digg.com)
unfortunate chistmas cards "Why did someone make these cards in the first place?" (via Sugar 'n Spicy)
Abraham Lincoln was Gay - a woolly woofter. [more inside]
Evil Nine - "Crooked"
- FLASH
Via Screenhead
Rumors abound that a DC MeFi Meetup is in the works. Any monkeys want to crash the party?
BiCurious, George? So, um, just wondering and all...are there any, um, gay monkeys out there? [more inside]
Henry Lim made a working harpsichord from Legos. There's even an (admittedly painful) MP3 that proves it works. He also has other Lego sculptures on his site, but none of them are as cool as the harpsichord.
December 17, 2004
The Social Security Act of 1935 is one of the most important pieces of legislation in American history. Now the Bush administration is going to try to reform social security by letting individuals invest their Social Security money. It's a Republican-ideology thing, mainly, though Wall Street is likely to profit handsomely from reform. But lots of folks are critical of the reform effort. Even some conservatives acknowledge that there are problems with the reformers' ideas.
IdiomFilter. Ever wonder where "No Dice" came from? How about "Buckaroo"? - Dig in, it's fun, informative *and* a waste of time!
Christmas in Cuba - Apparently the Cuban government is so annoyed with the US embassy over their Christmas lights depicting the number "75" (which is the number of dissidents the Cuban government has detained this year), they have erected a billboard with swastikas and photos of prisoner torture at Abu Ghraib with the words "MADE IN USA" on it. Somewhere, Santa is crying...
Diagnosing Gollum [more inside]
Ho, Ho............HO. I don't normally like to rip from the blue, but dear God, this had me crying. Ladies and gentlemen, Merry ChristopherWalkenmas.
God's been busy in Kentucky, allegedly. They say The LORD works in mysterious ways. In Louisville that must be true. In my first link YHWH gained an advocate when a "disgruntled" fellow student opened fire on her public high school's prayer circle. Another instance involves a house fire two kids had to be rescued from. [more inside]
Soldier shoots himself to avoid going back to Iraq. whoa. dude, WTF!? Stuff must be really bad out there.
Shoot the head, kill the ghoul!
Guy in the next cubicle looking a little more pale and slack-jawed than usual? Maybe you should check out some Some Zombie Survival Guides.
Important things you need to know, like:
Zombies have limited offensive capability: Mainly they bite, like a lil' sissy boy. That's a close range weapon with a range of about three inches square. Don't let them get that close. Refuse slow dances. Don't be taken in by the old 'gee your hair smells terrific' routine. You'll be fine.
Of course, maybe you'll want to run some simulations to know what you're up against.
Curious George: Perspectiveless Snapshots If you tilt a camera upwards or downwards, the resulting photograph can take on "lines of perspective". There are plug-ins for Photoshop that warp a digital photograph to make everything again "isometric", I think is the term. Is there a technique or trick with old SLR cameras to remove this warped perspective before the picture is taken, or are special lenses used?
The Historic Tale Construction Kit
- Make your own Bayeux Tapestry-type story with this flash applet thingy. Or read the ones already submitted to the gallery. Few of which are any good, so Monkeys can liven it up a little.
I stole from some crappy site.
Fourteen Places to Eat [more inside]
Bowling for Calvin "From Calvin and Hobbes to Eric and Dylan: some visual cues" explores similarities between the Columbine school shootings and Bill Watterson's "Calvin and Hobbes." [more inside]
Curious George: Skin rubbed raw Help me heal! [more inside]
Matchstick Heads. "There doesn't seem to be any limit to the subject matter and of course they all have that lethal incendiary device capability."
Victor Yushchenko was NOT poisoned
- he's an alcoholic.
In an earlier MoFi post we discussed the claim by the Vienna clinic that Yuschenko was 'definitely poisoned'. Facts: There has never been a case of death from dioxin poisoning, ever. Dioxin is not water soluble, & would be readily observable by sight & smell. Yuschenko wants to delay the investigation in case it 'affects the election' - it already has affected the election! The Austrian clinic's 'definitive' conclusion of poisoning was released by the administrative head of the clinic, not the actual chief medical officer - who was forced to resign due to his criticism of the 'poisoning' idea. Fat soluble dioxin would be absorbed by many of the organs, including liver - yet Yuschenko's dioxin levels have apparently "returned to normal" & there are no traces of it in his liver or pancreas. This is totally impossible. More reasons in the linked articles within.
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Vectorpark A small collection of curious Flash puzzles and animations.
The Wesley Willis song generator (scroll to the bottom of the page) [more inside]
curious george: does anyone know of a device that will allow me to run my g4powerbook off my car cigarette lighter. im in australia
Tyson, the skateboarding bulldog.
Quicktime
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A writer looks at Hong Kong
Hong Kong's blogging community is fractious. On the one hand you have locals who rarely have a blog presence, but when they do, their writing is explosive, enchanting, and wonderful to read.
And then you have the expatriates. Often, they are very one dimensional people.
But this blog seems to avoid that one-dimensional problem. The author showcases writing from locals, and also shines a light on the increasingly important life of Hong Kong's 6.8 million.
Be an anti-consumism rebel, just like everyone else: an interesting take on the culture of anti-consumerism. The author states that anti-consumerism is not a critique of consumerism, but rather a critique of mass society-- a critique which has in fact "been one of the most powerful forces driving consumerism for more than 40 years." Buy the book and bask in the irony.
Baby animals! My first erection ever! Honey bunny bean sugar plum dumpling nugget! Pea shoot anteater! Ascot huddling lacy fruit bat fuzzy whisker butterfly kisses! My Busey Goosey!
No street signs. No crosswalks. No accidents. Surprise: Making driving seem more dangerous could make it safer. Counter intuitive (to me) but by all accounts reduces accidents by making people interact with each other. [more inside]
December 16, 2004
Who wants stir fried homo' for lunch?
ahhh...this is what they warn you about in the embassy but you never, ever listen!
Pinky Promise Debra Lafave phone call tape to young young 14 year-old stud. (asx file) Let the snark begin.
Hmm.. I wonder if I need to wear a jacket, today?
- If only there were some handy dandy web helper thingy to help me work this out.
Best "page not found" page ever!
This will, without doubt, qualify as the dumb post of the day here at Monkeyfilter, a link to a page that doesn't exist!..... But, this "page not found" page has a cute factor of about 100 on a 1-10 scale...
Couldn't resist sharing it!
Holiday Cookies & Treats Okay you chattering chimps - make with the holiday treat recipes! Favorites? Annuals? Cookies, fudge, cakes, those little . . lemony things? C'mon, c'mon we're going shopping for ingredients tonight so break out those yellowed index cards and get to posting!
Wheedle's Groove: Seattle's Finest Funk and Soul. Light in the Attic records accidentally sent me this CD the other day and am I thankful. This is one of the best funk & soul albums ever made. Check out the demo tracks, especially "Little Love Affair".
Witch & Famous Cruises, presented by the Pagan Travel Network. Remember, Pagan Travel Network is owned & operated by Pagans. We promise to have only a staff comprised of Pagan travel agents and travel escorts to provide the best possible service to the Pagan community. Raves Robert: "The group even had time to gather under the full moon for some energy work".
I leave my friends alone for one New Year's Eve and this is what they do. I suppose that's what I get for being friends with people who belong in Pyromaniacs Anonymous. [more inside]
Curious George Secret Santa
Many thanks to whoever it was who sent me the lump of coal, slice of three-year-old fruitcake and the bah humbug (the customs declaration never lies).
I would very much like to be a good Secret Santa, but my mark has not yet entered an address on the Secret Santa site (or hadn't, last time I checked).
Go do it now, else you won't get any booty.
1930s-90s Sherlock Holmes Radio Play MP3s
- awesome archive of Sherlock Holmes plays broadcast on radio from the 30s til (just about) the present, with actors such as John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Basil Rathbone & even Orson Welles. Classic stuff.
Via Nerdfilter & Boing Boing.
Enclosures A collection of ephemera found between the pages of secondhand books.
VIOLENCE.
Lots of violence.
-->not entirely safe for work<--
(Apologies if this is a bit Farkian; just blowing off some steam. All links via the fascinatin' pickin' boogers.)
"The art and necessity of doing the least possible in a corporation."
Curious Monkey: Wi-Fi Wang Fu I've got a wi-fi router (D-Link DI-624)and I was wondering if this is possible: Can I plug this thing into my laptop and use the antenna to boost signals from outside sources to my laptop? The only other alternative seems to be to get a cantenna and a wi-fi card with a plug in for the cantenna. Any ideas? Thoughts? Off-color jokes?
George L. Fox was the most famous clown (and one of the most famous men) in America in the 1870s because of his portrayal of Humpty Dumpty. He inspired a show by today's equivalent, Bill Irwin. [more inside]
December 15, 2004
Pierced Eyeglasses [more inside]
THE ILLUSTRATED GEORGE Art software for a possibly talented teenager. [more inside]
Krankie hurt in fall from beanstalk can only mean that it's Panto season again. Sir Ian McClellan is playing Widow Twanky in Kevin Spacey's Aladdin from this Friday. But it's not just those upstarts: every city in Britain has one, and it's a tradition with much history and wonder. Can Christmas be Christmas without some good old-fashioned cross-dressing and double entendre for the whole family? Is this stuff only found in the UK? It's behind me, boys and girls?
Japanese men can now rest in the lap of a sexy...foam pillow. I'm not sure what to make out of this, but it's a sure nod to the creative spirit of the Japanese.
It's Like Christmas 1998 All Over Again
If you're not busy between 1900 and 2200 hours Mountain Time (-7 GMT), you can turn this guy's Christmas tree lights on and off via his webcam.
It's a shame to let such holiday traditions fade away, don't you think? It makes me so nostalgic for those simpler, happier days online.
The Power Nap Pillow. Please remember that we are not responsible if you should oversleep while napping and get fired.
The Notebooks of Linus Pauling. [more inside]
A project in Hong Kong to develop civil society I couldn't help but want to pass this little blog on to the rest of the world. [more inside]
Consider the Eel Cuz what the hell else are you going to eat?
Jesus in Japan. "When Jesus Christ was 21 years old he came to Japan to pursue knowledge of divinity for 12 years." [more inside]
Give Me a Weapon of Mass Affection A song from the boy band, Boy O Boy. [quicktime] yanked from the blue
Poolitics is the world's first and only pari-mutuel blog — a place where ideologues of all stripes and colors can put their money where their mouth is by entering real-money predictive contests (Pools).
Rally for recording artists Knitting Factory
A lot of musicians are upset with the famous New York club for not paying the artists, refusing to return master tapes and destroying cd's. They used to be so great.
MALIGNANT NARCISSISM "I can say with full confidence that what I have seen driving and controlling the actions and agenda of the Left Elite in all those venues - culturally, politically, and socially - is malignant narcissism. Issues are used and people exploited for the sake of power. Malignant narcissism is the god of the Left Elite." - Tammy Bruce, in "The Death of Right and Wrong; Exposing the Left's Assault on Our Culture and Values" [more inside]
SCIENCE IN THE BIBLE
Science of the Bible
By
JonathanQuick
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
The Holy Bible was written more than 2000 years ago. It was only in 1927 that George LeMaitre proposed the “Big Bang” – in other words, the creation of the universe. Prior to LeMaitre’s radical proposal, science assumed that the universe was eternal, that it had always been as we see it today. In 1929, Fred Hubble discovered the Red Shift. This phenomenon shows that some galaxies are moving away from us at greater speeds than others, and that such velocities are proportional to their distance.
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Curious George: Streaming Video What is a good freeware utility for capturing streaming video? [more inside]
Tallest highway bridge in the world, and 15 years in the making, the Millau Viaduct opens tomorrow. It crosses the Tarn River valley at a deck height of 807 ft (246 m), more or less, depending on your source for the numbers. The towers have a height of 1,118 ft (341 m). The press has posted their typical microscopic photos for the plebes, so I tried digging around for better pix: 1, 2, 3, 4. Any better/newer ones?
Hand-to-hand combat with zombies. The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency gives some useful tips for self-defense against zombies and vampires.
December 14, 2004
Curious George: Wisdom Teeth On the 22nd of December, I will have the delightful experience of getting my wisdom teeth removed. Is there any way I could be eating Christmas dinner by the 25th? How can I make healing fast and smooth?
Home Sweet Home?
Ever since my little fascination with Buckminster Fuller a week or so back, I've been obsessed with modular housing. Quenching my curiosity has led me down some wonderful and strange paths but the overwhelming conclusion is how popular modular housing is becoming as a concept amongst young architect firms.
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Shamings Does this sort of thing happen outside of college? Although I've known some serious alcoholics, I've never been witness to these sorts of shenanigans. [more inside]
Bob Gruen, Rock and Roll Photographer fun distraction. psst Nosey - he's got Zaaaaaaappaaaaa
Tramp O Claus
- it's FLASH, it's rude, & it's very funny.
WARNING: contains bad words.
Man Bites Dog Man gets arrested.
Walkman Racing - Old walkmen find new life in Germany's second annual "Recorder Race." Photos here.
Everything you ever wanted to know about viking funerals. But why let the vikings have all the fun? You too can hold a viking funeral to honor your departed family and friends. Or, if there's no brave departed warrior available, you can substitute loyal inanimate objects. And may I also suggest some thematically appropriate music for the event? [more inside]
Curious George: Where's the best place to raise a family?
a. Urbs
b. Suburbs
c. Rural areas
More importantly, why?
[more inside]
Curious George: Stupid Kitty! Don't mean to be a broken record with the "What's the dumbest thing.... theme," but my cat scared the crap out of me this weekend with his stupidity. [more inside]
Customized M&M's! "Now you can print your very own messages on M&M'S Milk Chocolate Candies and package them in creative ways!" OK, monkeys, let's try not to be TOO naughty...
Is Google the next library? It would appear that they're trying. I personally think this is great, although there is still something to be said for actually curling up in front of a fire to a nice copy of Fahrenheit 451 or something (especially here in the Pac. NW where it rains every once in a while). [more inside]
In Defense of Adequacy: Klosterman @ Spin lists ten bands who are neither overrated, nor underrated, but just-right-rated. In these hyperbolic, polarized, diametric days, what's remains 'just right' anymore? [more inside]
Playable Parody of King's Quest
- called Peasant's Quest. Your objectives are to dress like a peasant, smell like a peasant, and be on fire like a peasant. Requires FLASH.
From the people who brought you Homestar Runner which I despise.
Via Nerdfilter
Godchecker.com
- do you like gods? So do me! This is a guide to pantheons, mythologicals, deities & religions of the world. Plus, it has an oracle! (guess what I asked it)
If you like that, you may also enjoy God of the Month Club. This month's god is Juturna. She got back, yo.
Via Cynical-C.
A monowheel is one big wheel with rider and engine (if any) INSIDE its circumference. Seen at the museum of retrotech.
WIGU!
"The Monkey Represents SHARING."
Memeorandum Came upon this site today and found it quite worthy for being my homepage. The Headline News is displayed and directly below is snippets of several blogs accounts of that news. [more inside]
Eddie van Halen saw this and started spinning ...so they just decided it was time to bury him. Kaki King plays guitar like acid played Syd Barrett.
Rutgers Scientists Take Big Step Towards Stopping HIV Maybe it's too early to say, but this still looks pretty promising.
Worldwide Pants
Ok, me an' the woman wanna find a place in the world to go in May, during our brief, mutual abatement from academia.
So, we're looking to spend a couple of weeks in someplace cheap and foreign. Little help?
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Monkey Mash-up Monday
I loved last week's mash-up links, so here we go again.
The weird thing about this one isn't that it features Dolly Parton singing Stairway to Heaven. The weird thing is that it's actually really good.
And if you can't get enough Stairway, try here, or here or maybe here, the fabulous April Winchell collection.
December 13, 2004
20 Questions A.I. style. Think of an object, answer the questions posed by the computer and see how long it takes it to identify what you're thinking. (via The Blue)
What's this song?
This is pretty cool. I'm surprised how many songs from my "favorite" bands I don't know.
*Use the "Create own game in seconds" field on the upper right hand corner, as the default is random.
Behold, the Puppy Purse. It "minimizes the stresses on your body while maximizing your ability to interact with your dog or cat." BUT WAIT! You can also... "wear it like a shoulder bag or fanny pack, carry it like a purse, or use the straps as a leash."
Watch the Monkey DISSOLVE
- a QUICKTIME movie of a monkey carcass rotting, er, well, stripped of it's compenent parts, and sort of tumbling away. Don't worry, it's not that horrible.
Obviously you will need Quicktime to watch this. Duh.
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High Desert Meetup There was some mention earlier of getting a meetup together when I visit Joshua Tree come January [mi] [more inside]
A2/Detroit MoFi Meetup This Saturday, Dec 18th, starting at 2pm at the Arbor Brewing Company. [more inside]
Skeletal structures are not the easiest thing to draw. As an art student myself, I've found that drawing the bone structure and THEN the character is much much easier. What is done here is brilliant. [more inside]
Haugesund to Trondheim, the long way round. Ask Microsoft's Mappoint route-finding service to plan the quickest route from Haugesund, in Norway, to Trondheim, also in Norway, and it suggests a forty-seven-and-a-half hour drive-athon involving a ferry to England, the Channel Tunnel to France, and an overland trek on through Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden before getting back into Norway. [more inside]
Guy spazzes out on "The Price is Right" I guess it's a put on, but it's funny nevertheless.
Fatboy Slim in three and a bit minutes performed by kittens! Oh, yes - it's real alright. This is an actual Fatboy Slim video. (for the new single 'The Joker') And it has kittens. And ducks. And trolley cars. But mostly kittens. Oh my gosh, so many kittens. [more inside]
Curious George: free or cheap web hosting any recommendations? [more inside]
The Battle for America
Regulators... mount up.
Antony Flew, "negative atheist," responds to Internet rumors that he's found God. Follow-up to this MoFi thread.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy soon available in convenient movie form! With Mos Def and John Malkovich. Self-interview by the screenwriter (not Douglas Adams). [more inside]
Earl M. Washington prints have been showing up at auction houses all over the country. [more inside]
December 12, 2004
Light a candle for those you care about. 1,725 candles from 51 countries are now lit. Maybe there are some monkeys who would like to light a cyber candle. [more inside]
Guided By Voices Live At Coney Island 2001
This an excellent video bootleg (which GBV linked to their site) of Guided By Voices at the Siren Festival in 2001. The videos are MPEGs and linked to the webpage I linked.
[more inside]
Feeling the Sunday morning fool?
It could be worse. You could be a student of
Harvard
curious george. life of the party Is your pet begining to get more social action than you are? Is it becoming a scenster as you slowly patter down the ladder of insignificance? [more inside]
A Little Perspective on $191 billion for Bush - One dollar is roughly 6 inches long, and 2.5 inches wide. It's about as thick as a regular piece of paper. Now imagine a stack of dollars 500 feet long, 100 feet tall, and 125 feet wide.
They bought my name for the movies! Steve Zissou's alter ego might be a deep water explorer, but most of the time, you can find the real guy in Queens. [via] [more inside]
Curious George: Everyone else is doing it, so why can't we? Is anyone else up for "The Best of Mofi"? [more inside]
Be sure to vote! Our ol' Monkeyfilter is on the ballot in the category for Best Online Community. Get your vote in... the polls close on Sunday, December 12!
Amorous George How do you react when you're in some degree of love? I mean besides the standard lust. [more inside]
It's Just a Plant: a children's story of marijuana When little Jackie finds her parents smoking weed, she begins her adventure of discovery and learning...
Followup, George: I got my cats today! [more inside]
December 11, 2004
Curious George: Tax writeoff?? It seems like every month I hear someone use that timeless phrase, "Yeah, I guess I'll buy it. I'll just write it off on my taxes." I have a question about this. [more inside]
Leonard Nimoy Music Video The video is in quicktime.
Google Suggest Beta This is just too cool not to post. Start typing a search and Google will begin to narrow it down for you, along with telling how many search results it would give. [more inside]
"There is no doubt about the fact that the disease has been caused by a case of poisoning by dioxin," Following on from this post, it turns out that Victor Yushchenko was poisoned before Ukraine's general election. Check out the BBC's before and after photographs, and timeline, as the Chestnut Revolution continues. Of course, we'll need a theme tune (mp3), and shadowy help from the US. This, my monkey chums, is a proper election.
Tim Burton's Charlie & the Chocolate Factory - teaser
- Our first look, I guess. I don't see how anybody could do better than Gene Wilder's manic, slightly disturbing performance as Wonka, but Burton certainly has the sensibilities to do more justice to the story. I suppose one can't have the best of both worlds. But this actually looks.. intriguing.
Via Boing Boing
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Vodka Pipeline running from Belarussia to Lithuania uncovered. The thin three kilometere long plastic pipe, buried a few centimeters underground, ran under several roads, along a riverbed and ended next to the home of a Lithuanian citizen.
Museum of Soviet Synths. Some of these are pretty innovative like the "synth squeezebox" but I think most of these are just knock-offs of US synths. via nerdfilter
On March 1st, 2002 the results of this study was released. Sodium pentobarbital was found in at least half of the dry dog foods On March 1st, 2002 the results of this study was released. Sodium pentobarbital was found in at least half of the dry dog foods they had tested.
December 10, 2004
Toronto Meetup? jb and I are in Toronto for the holidays, and thought it might be nice to meet some monkeys while we are there. Possible days are between Dec. 27 and Dec. 30 or early January (2-7).
Curious George: Games for Xmas gifts. Specifically, I'm looking for personal opinions/recommendations on: two-player games; 2-4 or more player games; and large (4-8 or more) family-friendly games. Must be easy and quick to learn. Must not be long, drawn-out, strategy-type thingies. Must be newer or lesser-known; something you can purchase for a gift, not something you'd do yourself with a standard card deck, pen, paper, or dice. [more inside]
War Is a Racket. After decades in the Marine Corps, Major General Smedley Butler wrote a brief book explaining his views of the whole enterprise. (The entire text is online.) He went on to claim that he was a gangster for capitalism.
Secret Christmas names Everyone has a special, secret Christmas name. What is your name? [more inside]
Sort-Of Pseudo LA Meetup I would like to meet you all (features ulterior motive!) [more inside]
MonkeyFilter Tagline Thread v.2.0! It's back, and it's better than ever! Exclamation point! [more inside]
Curious George
In the next couple weeks I'm going to be doing a lot of shopping. Every goddamn time I walk in or out of a store I set off the security arch. Maybe I'm an android and no one has told me, but I suspect that it is one of the many stupid cards I must carry in my wallet to be part of the 21st Century.
About 30% of the time on my way out I am asked to stop while some monkey in a uniform rummages thru my bags.
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I will be killed soon as Toshiba planned.
I want the World to ruin atrocious criminal Toshiba Corp.
Of course, I hate Toshiba's HD DVD.
I care even Americans and Russians yet can't realize Mind-Control by radar of satellite but Toshiba Corp could do it in 1997. [via Gizmodo]
"a mixture of 17th century Scotland and 20th Century Fox" Casa Loma, for a time North America's largest private home, was built by Toronto's answer to C. Montgomery Burns, Sir Henry Pellatt, early in the 20th century. It was the first fully electrified home in Toronto, and the first to have an elevator. Delightfully, it also has honest-to-God secret passages, which are open to modern visitors. Its construction bankrupted Pellatt, and he was forced to sell it. Since then, it's been a tourist attraction, a secret factory for the wartime development of Sonar's British precursor, ASDIC, and Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Children.
Curious George: Short story writers If you could commission any living writer to write a short story for you (NB not about you), who would you ask?
So what would peanut butter be?
I want Gigi Padovani's job. It would look great on a business card. My own take: peanut butter - right; mayo - right; jelly and jam - depends on the type; lemon spread - ann coulter right; honey - socialist.
"It's close enough for folk music".
Looking for an online a440? McCabe's guitar shop has what you're looking for.
Almost.
While you're there, check out their bagel.
Democratic Bitchslap! MoveOn.org to Demoratic Party: "We bought it, we own it, we're going to take it back." [more inside]
Change of Roles: Parents in strike after children disrespect them, don't do chores. lol...I would so do this if I were a parent.
Curious George: Regifting. How do you monkeys feel about regifting an item? It's an issue around the holidays, when, um, persons (such as, let's say, myself) receive, ah, items (quite similar to, ahem, this) that others (namely, my sweetie's mother) would absolutely adore.
Curious George: Learning clarinet. Can anyone recommend a good beginning music book for the clarinet? [more inside]
Curious George: Messy vs. Unsanitary Can anyone recommend a mature but effective method for confronting a roommate (or 3) who insist on leaving dirty dishes in the sink for days, and will leave the trash in the kitchen for weeks? [more inside]
The Robert Crumb Museum
- If you don't know who R. Crumb is, then you've never read underground comix, never heard of Fritz the Cat, Mr Natural, The Amazon, nor will you keep on truckin'. I have, and do. Here's some more stuff.
A lot of Crumb's work is NSFW in any shape or form!
Curious George: Learning to Swim I'm wanting to learn how to swim. Any advice/stories? [more inside]
The lost cosmonauts. According to this site, there where many more manned spaceflights done by the soviet union, some even before Gagarin, but where kept quiet because they went wrong and the cosmonauts died. Fascinating, if this is true. Especially heartrendering is the last transmission of what should have been the first female cosmonaut.
I Have Been Cited In A Case Against John Ashcroft More [more inside]
Words fail me ... The funniest damn thing I've read all week. [probably NSFW] [more inside]
1930's Japanese Military Propaganda Photos - Rare vintage prints used to create propaganda. In the late 1930’s Japan was at the zenith of its military power. The government hired photographers & their work was heavily retouched by hand to enhance their nationalistic fervour-inducing qualities. These photos have never before been seen - well, by us, anyway.
North Korean Potato Pride! North Korean propaganda videos, complete with Kim Jong-Il on horseback causing "huge storms when he shouts", and people singing a very silly song with the chorus, "Fucking USA". [more inside]
December 09, 2004
headtrauma.org The story-based blog of a guy who just wants to sell a few human organs. Almost certainly NSFW, unless you happen to work in an abattoir or as the evil henchperson (equal opportunity henchness) of a certifiably mad scientist.
Long-Time Atheist Now Believes in God "At age 81, after decades of insisting belief is a mistake, Antony Flew has concluded that some sort of intelligence or first cause must have created the universe. A super-intelligence is the only good explanation for the origin of life and the complexity of nature, Flew said in a telephone interview from England."
Weasels Ripped My Flesh. [First link requires NYTimes reg.]
Maps are latest casualty of government secrecy (PDF). For the first time since WWII, the U.S. defense mapping agency will curb public access to aeronautical maps, charts, and databases next year. Slated to become historical relics are the famous TPC charts and other worldwide chart sets, online maps and SPOT imagery, and the only source of detailed free worldwide airport data. Reasons include "avoiding competition with commercial interests", i.e. the Jeppesen monopoly and conceivably ESRI. What's left are a paltry offering of historical maps.
Just when you thought Coulter and Carlson could not get any stupider...
Coulter: They [Canadians] are lucky we allow them to exist on the same continent.
Carlson: Canada's essentially -- essentially a made-in-Taiwan version of the United States.
There's a nice little movie (quicktime or window's media) outlining the main arguments of Carlson and Coulter.
Curious, George: Good Pet Choice? What a good pet choice besides a cat or dog?. I like cats, but my wife is allergic. We both like dogs, but we live in the city, don't like to scoop, travel out of town a lot and have little kids. What are some other pets you have had? What have been your best and worst experiences?
FAA reconsiders ban on in-flight cell phone use. Now you can listen to your neighbor bitch about his boss/wife/kids/coworkers/mother-in-law all the way from NY to Seattle. Greeeaaat! (WP link, reg may be required.)
2001 Explained our site is intended for non-commercial and educational purposes only. (Flash)
Blue Christmas: "Our goal here is to provide you information on [what businesses] gave what to what political party this last election cycle.... The long term goal is to help reduce corporate money from politics; this is not a geographical boycott." In the interest of being non-partisan, feel free to also consider this page as "Red Christmas".
Curious George: Tech Problem I'm having some pc trouble, and I'm finding no help. Skip it if you're not interested. [more inside]
Crappy Gifts '04, PoopReport's annual guide for the poop humor aficionado.
If I win, I'm picking Rutherford Personally, I doubt anyone will meet the $8,000 reserve... [more inside]
Tea leaf
fortune telling (Flash 5 required for the full video version).
From the UK Tea Council's interesting site.
Dimebag Darrel (ex Pantera) is dead - & it is possible other members of his new band Damageplan are injured, perhaps including Vinnie Paul. Reports are confused, but some say another band member is dead. [more inside]
Right at the beginning of the show
the author is heckled and he pukes all over his shirt. You can’t really see this but just when things seemed to be going really well the author is heckled again and he wets himself. The pants are hung out to dry and the show goes on. Somehow, magically, the heckler appears on the screen as a DON’T. He is enraged and confronts the author who then s***s his pants. (warning: all links include movies and are possibly NSFW...no nudity, just language)
(This is what new book readings are like for the magazine whose next Canadian publisher is supposed to know about "eating a***s on Adderall".)
Curious George: Property Rights This post (and more particularly the follow up here) have me thinking about where the line between an individual's rights and the community's rights should be. [more inside]
This made me feel sad, a bit of the natural world taken from the city. I first heard of Pale Male on a PBS broadcast, and the story made me feel good, now the hawks have been evicted. [more inside]
The Online Gallery of Van Gogh's work. I was inpsired by this post on mefi to post an online gallery of another great artist. I'm sure all of you are familiar with his paintings, but for me Van Gogh's most exciting work is his drawings (the gallery has an unbelievable catalog of over 1000 of his drawings). [more inside]
December 08, 2004
Puppet Porn The previously deleted hot puppet-on-puppet sex scene from "Team America: World Police" has surfaced. NSFW in a puppet kind of way, but pretty much not in any other way.
Christmas is coming and everybody needs one of these. [more inside]
Nineteenth Century Images of Albinism
Curious George: Supermarket poppies. For a couple of years now I've been reading about the U.S.'s efforts to throw $750 million at shutting down Afghanistani poppy fields. But thousands of tons of poppy seeds are found nationwide in supermarkets and bagel shops. Where do they come from? And why aren't they being cultivated for narcotics? Is McCormick behind the overthrow of Afghanistan?
And the angel Gabriel Kylie said unto Mary Posh:
My goodness, but this is the tackiest Nativity Scene I've ever come across.
Madame Tussauds dress the Beckhams as Mary and Joseph in their Christmas display, which, according to the Vatican, may well be blasphemous.
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H-wing Carfighter. This truly takes Star Wars Geekery to a new level. Though it is a really bad ride. What I didn't know was that this was a pretty common thing. Road Squadron Form Up!! Road Squadron Form Up!!
The gorilla wake. Primates fascinate me. [more inside]
She says she's sorry. Rachel Buchman, radio reporter, decided to fight back when she got tired of receiving spam mail to her hotmail account. Only...when she left her voice mail message to the spammer, she left her name and phone number. Did she deserve to lose her job? The MP3 file of her message is online at laptoplobbyist.com.
Your friends may be unpaid marketing shills. (NY Times link; couldn't get the blog version, sorry) I thought this link would be interesting given how many Curious, George posts there are. It raised a number of questions for me: [more inside]
The Mood Cross. Remember mood rings? Now, on this pendant, "the image of Jesus will slowly appear, symbolizing that Jesus is with us when we keep him close to our hearts." Makes an "excellent Christian gift," available in gold or silver.
Thanks a lot guys.
Part of me is upset I didn't think of it first. Part of me is upset because most of the world uses American to represent both USAians and Canadians. (Why not Mexicans too?) But is this taking it too far?
Have you moshed enough this year?
Monkeys visualizing led to language
Researchers at Bethesda NIMH found that monkeys react to screams and calls by "lighting up" the part of the brain associated with image and action. The paper appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (needs costly subscription), abstract here, and it is speculated that this might explain the appearance of language in humans, or, as these scientists say, "neural substrate for representing object concepts."
So, alarm calls are precursors for language. Nifty.
The Opening Chord to "A Hard Day's Night" Revealed!
"The opening chord to “A Hard Day’s Night” is one of the most memorable in rock history. . . But what exactly was that mysterious chord? . . . A type of mathematics called Fourier Transforms can be used to reconstruct the original frequencies from a list of numbers . . "
Ya know, I never would have guessed that particular arrangement. Warning: Beatle geekery inside!
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Notes from the road. Travel - great pictures, great writing.
Acquire P-Ray Vision ! It may take some practice to develop the ability to perceive Haidinger's brush... but once you've got the hang of it, you'll be seeing the sky in a whole new light.
Um, as some of you may or may not know,
my brother is in the army and stationed in Iraq. He's a tanker and has been in all the worst areas, Baghdad, Fallujah, and tons of other places he isn't allowed to tell me about. While I do not support the war in any way, I want my brother to make it back safe.
I'm sending him a huge care package tomorrow late afternoon. It includes a ton of food, a few presents, and some music that he has probably never heard before in his life. I'm sending 5 minidiscs. 4 are filled with songs and the 5th one I plan to fill with good wishes from people I know as well as strangers. If you have a few moments tonight and want to contribute to this little project, please record a short message in mp3 or .wav or .aiff or whatever on your computer
Controlling devices by thought alone is now within reach Researchers have made significant progress in the quest to have people control electronic devices by thought power. [more inside]
Herb Rabbit. Those wacky Chinese toy makers. What exactly are you supposed to do with this thing? Poor liddle rabbit... I eat your herby brains for health! Ok, so you don't like the rabbit. How about one of these , or this and what the heck is this ?
December 07, 2004
Childhood Torture in Uganda. Alex Tien was just 11-years-old when he was abducted. . . . [H]is initiation involved being forced to hack a man to death and drink his blood -- a rebel tactic to brainwash, brutalise and dehumanise those they capture. Caution: Unpleasant photos inside. [more inside]
a thread about transcending pain?
Recently I returned to Charleston, South Carolina, picked up the City Paper and discovered this website in an article about a shaministic practice reinstantiated on Foly Beach.
Living near Philadelphia, one sees infibulated people, but why fly in this day and Age? Historically, native Americans did it , usually hanging from two hooks inserted through the pectoral tendons. And then there were those who would pull bison skulls around the campfire in this manner. But the leader of this postmodern team in Charleston pulls a Hundi around his yard from hooks inserted in his back. One of the postings on the link stated that a practitioner saw the sunset while hanging at night. Drugs are not involved, as the police could find none. But is a drug free America leading us to this then?
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Uh, guys, it's a film. These are, and I know it's a long word, charicatures. Actually, that's kinda patronising I know. (Patronising, my that's a long word too isn't it. Or do I mean condescending? Whatever.) This stuff just annoys me on many many levels though. [more inside]
50 Greatest Movie Deaths kill kill die die.
Curious George: Ever seen a UFO? Curious George: We've had posts on ghosts and strange streaks in the sky. We've told our ghost stories. What about our UFO stories? Have you ever seen an unidentified flying object? [more inside]
Tromping through wet and cold Prague
, Dreams, the Terry Gilliam fan site extraordinaire, takes us into the head of the director once again. Plagued by disasters both seemingly from above and then also from below, Gilliam has finally got his feet back on the ground with not just the Brothers Grimm but also the upcoming Tideland.
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Curious George: Digital Scrapbooking... I've got a friend who's interested in some kind of computer-based scrapbooking. Googling has only served to confuse me, since I know nothing about scrapbooking myself. [more inside]
Super Xuxa vs. Satan Seriously. [more inside]
KatWALLks. A Walk On The Wall Side.
International team uses aerial surveys to help track orangutans in Malaysia.
Their report is in PLoS Biology, which looks like a nifty resource.
A strange streak was captured on film in Australia. I was all set to call it a film imperfection until I noticed the flash. What is it?
Ultimate housing failure (images). In 1956, 2870 apartments rose skyward in St. Louis. It was hailed as an incredibly forward-thinking model of public housing, and was Minoru Yamasaki's first big design before he moved on to create the WTC. Few could have guessed that the complex would become a dystopia that would result in its demolition 16 years later. Practically nothing is left of the site. Some called it a failed attempt to being NYC sociology to the Midwest, others called it a "disgraced monument to Bauhaus idealism".
Curious George: Online Newsreaders? Kottke's latest post reminded me that I need a newsreader for RSS feeds. I would prefer an online www-based one so I could set it up once and access it from home and work. [more inside]
Have a banana. Have another.
A random generator of stylesheets. Some are interesting, others...well.
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Santa Claus - one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.
Monkey Fruit Munching
A monkey sits in offers and sips a can of coke in Lopburi, Thailand, Sunday Nov,28, 2004 during Monkey festival.
Hooray! Lots of our furry siblings making with the monkey magic!
lambert, Hendricks & Rossish Curious George I’m designing a play and there is a reference that a google search only returns my question back at me. [more inside]
I clawed out my eyes, but I can still see!
"FOR THE MAN who loves the feel of lycra spandex on his body."
Never has so much been presented less pleasingly.
[via jwz]
John Coltrane's composition "Giant Steps" forms both a ditone and quadratone progression between the key centers of B, Eb and G. Uh, right. Don't know nothing about Jazz but when you play this little animation, you can see there's some wicked structure underneath it all. (via Waxy)
God knows I love car culture. Except for the part where NO. A celebration of ricey cars.
Inquisitive Imp: Pornography Club. Some enterprising members of my school just started a pornography club, for fun and laughs and for the promotion of openess about our disgusting barbie doll-like-bodies. I was wondering if any monkeys had any input about what sort of things we could do to promote this club to make it as inclusive and fun as possible. [more inside]
Curious George: Who has the most annoying neighbors? Tis the season - commiserate! You aren't the only grinch.
December 06, 2004
The Great Ape Project. "The idea is radical but simple: to include the non-human great apes within the community of equals by granting them the basic moral and legal protection that only human beings currently enjoy." [Via Changesurfer.]
Curious, George: Cats and vision loss I am getting two cats on Saturday. One of them has had a pretty rough life - due to acid being poured in her eyes when she was an 8 week old kitten, she is missing one eye and the other is cloudy but can see. But how will I know if it gets worse? [more inside]
Can't be Gay in the Military.... 12 servicemen/women have been discharged from the military because, in once case a lesbian told her C.O. she was gay, and in another one, a serviceman was seen holding another man's hand. I've tried to stay out of this debate, but now that the U.S. army is so short on soldiers that tours of duty are being extended (and, for some, not happily), I think it's simply ridiculous. [more inside]
Curious George: Help me wire my house for sound. I am a boring middle-aged professional type who has slowly fallen out of the habit of listening to music, and I want to reverse this life-denying trend! [+]
"...and discover that the latest images of the stars confirm an all powerful Creator, not a random bang!" The Creation Museum. Look at all those lovely dinosaurs... lovely. Via those BoingBoing heathens. [more inside]
Bloody Hell! (skating .mov link via Bifurcated Rivets
Curious, George: Beer Labels I'm collecting the wonderful beer bottle labels I am finding on all these wonderful new microbrews that are appearing in my remote neck of the woods. Does anyone have a method of removing them from the bottle that is better than soaking?
Japanese Know-How.
While in some countries sex education consists of telling people condoms can't help with AIDS, or that it's spread by sweat and other casual contact, Japan in the 1950s was puliblishing how-to manuals starting at the proper hand holding to more, uh, advanced techniques.
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Language, music, and animals. Huzzah! [more inside]
The Finnish Men's Shouting Choir (Mieskuoro Huutajat) Like a cross between Laibach and Monty Python, they consist of about 30 or so men who shout deconstructed arrangements of traditional Finnish songs, children's songs, the anthems of other countries, and, now, legal proceedings or trade agreements. To see God, close your eyes and check out their version of the Star-Spangled Banner. (once more, via WFMU, "Where dead air lives")
An Eagle-Eye View of the World
Dr. Evil: You know, I have one simple request, and that is to have sharks eagles with frickin' laser beams wireless video cameras attached to their heads! Very cool footage!
Monkey Day is almost Here!! "Monkey Day is an annual celebration of all things simian, a festival of aping, a chance to scream like a chimp and throw feces at whomever you choose. Or perhaps just a reason to hang out with your friends while grunting and picking fleas off each other." Monkey Day is December 14!!! Time to Stock up on my Monkey Day Products. This will make a nice gift gift for the wife.
D-I-Y Conflict Resolution
(nsfw) Is fighting for peace like fucking for virginity?
Well, here's the solution.
Bootmixed: best example of a mashup I've heard to date - ala DJ Matt Hite.
Kill Him! - Violence is the human answer to everything, yes? Or is this satire? I don't know, can you speak Norwegian? [more inside]
Footh-in mouth-award 2004 Today the annual footh-in-mouth-award was awarded by the plain english campaign. The winning sentence was "I could not fail to disagree with you less." Check the site for some other gems of er.. interesting use of language..
We're taking over the world So what do all the monkeys listen to to make them feel invincible? [MI] [more inside]
Am I to believe that there a genuine American market for erotic furry anime computer games?
Because it's dorky enough to like computers. And anime. But if you get your rocks off to 'Do You Like Horny Bunnies', 'Let's Meow Meow' or (god help us) 'Water Closet: The Forbidden Chamber'... well, maybe it's time for help.
Or a Fleshlight.
NSFW! Duh! Surprise!
Mandatory Health Screening for all kids This one flys in under the cover of the Omnibus Spending Bill. Bill Frist and Arlen Specter have removed language that would require parental consent for mental health screening of all kids. [more inside]
But I WANT to exposed to anus
It's monday and I propose for the MP3 selection today we cap our various conversations of bidets and Fenlandish debauchery with some ass oriented MP3s.
I was mostly inspired by my recent discovery of The Bonzo Dog Band and their song The Strain.
Monkey Rucksacks: Now that I've returned to school, I need to carry many large textbooks, notebooks, and a laptop. Because of this I have become a fan of messenger bags. Where I live Timbuk2, Zo and Chrome are the favorites, but I recently purchased this beauty and have fallen in love with it. [more inside]
Curious George: Quality Sound This Christmas I am looking to upgrade to a quality sound solution. More inside. [more inside]
Curious, George: Graves Disease So my mother recently found out she has Graves Disease. She's looked up the available info on the web and is well-informed but understandably a little depressed at the news. I'd like to be able to tell her that with treatment, she'll be fine, but obviously I don't know that for sure. Has anyone here had experience with it, either themselves or a friend/relative? I can take the bad stuff, too. [more inside]
Stinky George
A couple of years ago I inherited a bunch of stuff from a friend of the family who used to have a second hand shop in Mecca, California out near the desert town where I grew up.
She collected a number of ground glass stoppered flasks containing liquids that I would like to identify. Since my monkey friends tend to be on the informed side, I thought that I'd throw it against the zoo wall and see if it sticks.
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Welcome to Military Manpower Administration! Korea is currently one of the largest forces in Iraq with more than 3,000 troops and medics. But considering their policy of Mandatory Military Service. . . (more inside) [more inside]
December 05, 2004
Calling Inspector Clouseau! French airport security put 150 grams of explosives in a passenger's bag to see if the dog could find it. He did. But I guess while they were all congradulating themselves, petting the dog and giving him treats, the bag gets away and no one know where it is. Good doggie!
Formula 1 as interpreted by chipmunks
(Flash).
Ye can almost smell the burning rubber.
Wondering Monkey: I run part of a small website devoted to information useful to students attending my (northeast art) school. Specifically, I have been charged with the task of writing new and entertaining polls to draw people into the site. To give you an idea of what I mean, look here. I was just wondering if any helpful apes had any ideas for an entertaining or interesting poll I could use.
Tunes:
Wired/Creative Commons have released 16 mp3s from artists like David Byrne, Danger Mouse and Gilberto Gil... with no strings attached, do what thou wilt. Caveat: server is a bit slow going.
"These musicians are saying that true creativity needs to be open, fluid, and alive. When it comes to copyright, they are pro-choice. Here are 16 songs that encourage people to play with their tunes, not just play them."
Curious George: Budget help The recent thread on debt has made me look at my budget more closely. And realize all is not well in Denmark. [more inside]
Becker and Posner Conquer the Blogosphere: Gary Becker, a Nobel prize winning economist, and Richard Posner, a prolific author and influential federal judge, launch their blog today.
West Coast Whiskeys A cool little article in the LA Times that details a renaissance of whiskey making here in California. Thought that my drinky-monkeys would find it of interest.
Wrath of the Gods!
- you are God, and you must punish mankind. Destroy mortals with increasing levels of abilities. Crush the mortals, see them driven before you, hear the lamentation of the women, then crush them too. Also cows and sheep. Moo.
This is a FLASH game.
Christianity and BDSM. Quite SFW from an images point of view; there are none. Lots of text and discussions, and the URL is a little racy but there you go. Not much to discuss really, just thought you'd all like to know that the site exists. [more inside]
Insomnious, George:
Although it was touched on here, i'm sitting up at 2:31 AM on a Monday, getting up for work in 5 hours, and wondering what the hell i'm doing...
Are there any sure fire monkey cures for sleeplessness?
The Wonderfully Absurd Temple Buddhism meets modernism in uptown Taibei. Old but still good. [more inside]
Advent Calendar - 25 days of surprises [flash]
HIV testing to become mandatory for couples in Singapore. [more inside]
Life-saving Oreo. For sale. Q: Has he licked the filling out yet?
Quite Possibly the First Time the Word "Blog" was Used in Comics The year was 1959 and Blog was a cave dweller with a thing for Lois Lane. [more inside]
Dubya: The Movie Things around Mayberry were never the same once one of their own was elected President.
Florida Holiday Monkey Meetup Melinika and I were chatting on #mofirc about December meetup action around the weekend of the 18th. [more inside]
December 04, 2004
Curious George: Explain that tune. We know who Yoshimi is. We know all about Daniel. Moneyjane tracked down Jane in Spain. We found Kenneth's frequency, can you? [more inside]
ATOM: Aluminum Tree and Ornament Museum. "Slip into the cool, space-age era" of aluminum Christmas trees!
"You can kill a revolutionary, but you can't kill a revolution."
On December 4th, 1969, Black Panther Fred Hampton was gunned down in his apartment by members of the Chicago Police Department. The report alledging that the CPD acted in self-defense was demolished by reporters of the time (though there doesn't seem to be any internet trace of it), but the officers were exonerated anyway.
In 1990, Chicago's City Council declared December 4th "Fred Hampton Day," which was narrowed from the "National Revolutionary Day" that was declared by his survivors. Vibe Magazine interviews his son
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Curious George: Scooters In need of reliable urban transport, yet being of limited resources, I am considering buying a 49 cc motorscooter. However, I'm finding little in the way of substantive product reviews online, so I turn to the monkeys for help. [more inside]
Wigger Comix (NSFW) OK, this isn't going to be one of the shining jewels, but hey, it's a slow day on MoFi.
The Illustrated Biography of William S. Burroughs
Some say Bill Burroughs was the greatest writer that ever lived. I don't know if I believe that, but IMHO he certainly was one of them. He was also twisted in a delightful way, & loved cats.
via Reality Carnival
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The most inane "lookalike" food yet. Did he really need to take seven photographs of it?
The Soviet Exploration of Venus - Which includes Pictures of the actual surface of Venus which have been tidied up & stuff in recent years. You may like it, or you may not. I like it.
Knowing You, Knowing Me
...How do you think the meeting of people online rather than in physical space will change ideas about how well people know one another?
For instance, you know Celia from work, where you eat lunch together and talk about work, co-workers, and pop culture stuff.
You know Boilingowls from a forum, where you've hashed out musical tastes, your son's pyromania troubles, what that thing is growing under your armpit, and revealed being the second gunman.
Given both of them live in your city, who do you want to meet for coffee when your kid finally manages to burn down his school over the weekend?
December 03, 2004
The Official Rules of Calvinball. IMPORTANT -- The following rules are subject to be changed, amended, or dismissed by any player(s) involved.
Ladies and gentlemonkeys, may I present the delightfully named TushyClean Bathroom Bidet Conversion Kit. Don't live another day missing the soothing sensation of a bidet! Do most Euromonkeys have bidets, or are they mainly in hotels? Always wondered. Of course we Yanks find them both gigglingly funny and puzzling.
Crouching Tiger my ass! Video of a monkey (I think it might be a gibbon, actually), teasing two young tigers for no good reason. Video quality is sub-par, but the content is fantastic.
"Virgin Birth" mouse created in Japan
Three wise mice seen making their way towards lab.
Curious George: Movin' over to Macs
My SO just got the new imac G5 and, thinking I'm computer-savvy, asked me to set it up for him.
I have used Macs, but am by no means an expert. Luckily, some of you monkeys are.
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U.S. OKs Evidence Gained Through Torture. Statements made under torture have been inadmissible in U.S. courts for about 70 years. Well, maybe no longer.
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This brings to 22 the number of Japanese who have died in suicide pacts in less than two months.
http://www.thebearrocks.com/galleries/gallery_26/gallery.asp Penthouse Playmate, Kyli Ryan, came to The Bear studios for a visit and The Bear's Breakfast decided to pull a fast one. Yukon was blindfolded and was then told he would be able to "cop a feel". Bear listener "Man Boobs" was brought in for Yukon to unknowingly feel up.
Little known tidbits about French and English Kings and their wives and mistresses Here's the dirt on the guys. I'd love to hear their wives' and lovers' perspectives on their big fat sorry selves. I'm sure they had to put up with plenty. [more inside]
Make arty furniture from those stupid books you're never going to read, anyway...
A Singular Christmas Sixteen new timeless christmas classics from eigenradio
Firefox Extension: Makelink 2.0 - this is really good if, like me, you love Mozilla Firefox & you post a lot of links on blogs like this one! See inside for more details. [more inside]
If I was going to spend $450.00 on an iPod, this is the one. [more inside]
Nothing to do With Monday, and Probably a Double Post Monkey MP3 But hey, I'm enjoying this tune so much, I just had to share. We're talkin' sex on the streets from coast to coast.
Chick tracts for a new generation [via this askmefi question] [more inside]
2004 Weblog Awards. The voting has begun, and Monkeyfilter has been nominated for "Best Online Community". I don't think we will win against Fark or Slashdot (which are much bigger), but I had fun showing my support.
Jane Says..."Oh, and I did get to Spain, by the way," [more inside]
It's a miracle!
Don't be waiting on Gob to be fixing you up a miracle! Roll your own!
Stolen from here.
sound beams, cones and spheres HyperSonic Sound: the new (but long wished for) tool for directing sound in a 'beam' at a very small area or a single individual- creating the inevitable military and marketing buzz (two demos: .wmv trade film, simple flash).
The Humility Machine - humility is endless.
December 02, 2004
fly guy (flash) pretty fly. [more inside]
You wanna rearn leel gong-hu? Yes yes? Stumbled on this while looking for something else. Titsin Kyun means literally "Iron Thread Fist". [more inside]
People who Probably Need a Cock Punch. "I will list here for your discussion people who sorely need cock punches. Feel free to comment. Let's get started, shall we?" [more inside]
Saving Lives...Rewarding Teens...Providing Peace of Mind? With the Teen Arrive Alive program, you can purchase a decal that will allow civic-minded drivers to report on your deliquent child's driving habits, or you can splurge for the GPS program that allows real-time tracking of their location. Check out the rewards program!
Internet charges may apply MSN Spaces are up, and if you're willing to sign up for a .NET Passport you can get one too. These brave new blogs don't offer the customizability you can find elsewhere (and you'll have the MSN logo at the top of your screen) but there are some nice integrated features for moblogging and instant message blogging.
Lilliput Play Homes. Now THESE are children's playhouses! Here's one: "Owned by an NFL player, this replica sits atop a hill overlooking a tennis court. A bay window and window seat allow the occupant to view the tennis matches. Other features include French doors and round interior columns."
Free Flights? Samsung are offering free flights to ten destinations in Europe. [more inside]
Free Fiona? I'm not a Fiona Apple fan, but the two songs (scroll to Tuesday, November 23) leaked off the shelved Extraordinary Machine are interesting, sounding rather retro in instrumentation and construction. Given the current pop-musical climate in which it sounds like the use of traditional (or traditionalesque) instruments with solo vocalists is out of style, I'd like to hear other opinions of these songs. Should Machine stay shelved?
Curious George: Yodelling Music Blogs I like Yodels. I think it's beautiful to hear what some people can manage to do with their voice box. [more inside]
"This page contains students' drawings about the human body."
I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff.
via BLORT.
Busted!
What's the goofiest thing you've accidently busted somebody for?
[more inside]
It's hitting the fan Jason and Jeremy Giambi have admitted to using banned steroids given to them by Greg Anderson, an employee of BALCO and Barry Bonds' personal trainer. Still, no one has gone on record saying Barry uses them, but his achievements at his age coupled with these admissions are becoming more and more suspect. Say it ain't so, Joe...
THIS IS NOSTRILDAMUS. [more inside]
Sock Full Of Bees
- A game for all the family! Quicktime required. Not all that great, really. I only posted it because it has the words 'sock' & 'bees' in it... Fuck I am depressed. Please kill me.
NSFW
Finally.. OK Canucks... Start Christmas Shoppin.. [more inside]
ONE MAN BAND FROM THE FUTURE. I give you McRorie.
Curious Monkey: Shared Houses vs. Apartments
I've lived in a couple of shared houses since 1986, with various ups and downs. On one hand, I've been lucky enough to be in a situation where my monthly outlay for rent is far below what others might pay in a rental situation, or even a home ownership situation. Currently I live in a five-bedroom two story turn of the century arts-and-crafts style bungalow in Seattle and pay $150.00 a month.
There are minuses, of course; getting some housemates to clean up after themselves can be a bit frustrating, but all in all it's a pleasant experience with a caring owner that does a pretty good job of keeping the place in serviceable shape. What's your story? Would you ever consider house sharing? What would be your ideal situation?
Curious George: I got myself a moving violation. Earlier this evening I entered an intersection to turn left. The stoplight was yellow when I entered the intersection. Next thing I know, I have to pay the state of Connecticut $114. [more inside] [more inside]
Blunkett's Britain. David Blunkett has been the driving force behind some the most sweeping, repressive laws and policies sweeping Britain under the auspices of the so-called war on terror, as well as a miscellany of immigrant-bashing; this is one journo's encounter with some of his representitives. Of course, Mr Blunkett himself appears to consider rules as being something for others to follow. [more inside]
Goodbye.
I've decided that I am done with monkeyfilter. It has become to dificult to maintain, between my pregnancy and the bickering and snarkiness. All I tried to do was create a place where people could come, get good links, and have good conversation. But apparently that's not what you want. So at 5:00 AM UTC I'm shutting down monkeyfilter indefinitely.
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Every Second Counts..
Why I'm going to be posting here again
America: #$@@ Yeah.
Now this is something everyone can get behind, 'cause it brings the best of the best OF THE BEST together. Whip out your oversized foam fingers, your remote, and your Olestra Pringles.
This is what democracy looks like. Take that, terrorists!
December 01, 2004
Curious George - Searching for a College I'm in a quandry monkeys, its December and I still don't know where I want to go to college. [more inside]
Brighten the corners:
ABC's "Wife Swap" is "eager to feature a family headed by parents who are raising their children without imposing religious beliefs on them". Mom will go join a fundamentalist (assumedly Christian) household, while their mother joins yours. Want to show the world that non-believers can be just as moral and good as believers, if not moreso? And make money doing it?
("Bright" is an attempt at linguistic hijacking on the part of famed evolution advocate and Oxford scientistafessor Richard Dawkins, meant to re-brand people who don't believe in God.)
The Paradox of Language Okay I just couldn't take it anymore. Selfishly ripped from the dirty hands of the blue, carried excitedly back to the Monkeyhaus to be gigglingly rocked back and forth with. [more inside]
Chunky orange hell unleashed from above or afar. A single pumpkin impact sounds like a distant mortar round. [via Hit and Run]
Peanut Butter and Jelly of the Month Club. Warning: Annoying flash intro. But cool idea for a yearlong gift!
Curious George: Whats the stoopedest theeng yoov evar don? Inspired by this. I think many people have been candidates for the Darwin Awards, but have lived through their stupidity by sheer luck. [more inside]
Rock on, Rock ON!
How's your balance? Or balancing even? Either way, I'll wager it's not as good as Bill Dan's. However he is willing, it seems, to teach his skills to us mere mortals.
[more inside]
P&P!
No mention of rabbits, then? Too late!! A Pinch and a punch for the first of the month, and no returns!! :-P
Some take this stuff pretty seriously. Sometimes it's just a downer.
ALICE. She wants to talk to you.
A Generation Weighed Down by Debt. Does this story hit home for you? (Also: Are non-USian monkeys in the same up-the-creek-without-a-paddle boat as many younger Americans are?)
Bananaguard. For the monkey who has everything.
Frustratingly Fun and Challenging Puzzles
My girlfriend stumbled across these and got me hooked on them. Now I shall pass this ever so procrastination-worthy material onto my fellow monkeys
Curious George I have asked this almost everywhere I know someone, and I have had no luck. Is there a way to play a song off of a compressed CD (the kind retail uses)? [MI]
Curious George: Academia!
Since its getting to be that time of year again to sign up for classes, what do the rest of you feel the best courses you took in college were? Which ones do you wish you took more of? Which ones do you wish you hadnt taken?
:egroeG suoiruC Non-Academia! Part of me is getting increasingly frustrated with school right now, and Im wondering if I should take a break for an undetermined amount of time How hard is it to find (good, challenging, relevant) work? Any Monkeys with experience that can weigh in on this? Any alternatives to working, or alternatives to getting conventional jobs (Besides the Peace Corps)?
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The red light is a bell of mindfulness. A link for everyone who's ever driven somewhere only to realise they have absolutely no memory of the trip whatsoever.
It's funny 'cause he's stupid. There really should be IQ traps--y'know, traps that will jail someone for doing something so stupid like grabbing on to a live wire that happens to be lying on the sidewalk or, well, click the link. [more inside]
It's World AIDS Day today and Viewropa has a banner available for use on websites to promote AIDS awareness. It will be visible for 24 hours on MoFi from 5am UTC and highlights the "lottery effect" - one in every 157 people is HIV-positive. And one in 157 hits on the front page will see the banner.
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