Archive for September, 2004
Thus spake Evil Overload
September 30, 2004 at 8:23 pm
We have just witnessed John Kerry, in the course of one debate, utterly destroying Bush and rescuing his campaign. Woohoo!!
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Thus spake Tycho
at 2:35 pm
For more than a decade, Adbusters has been trying to buy airtime for its TV messages. These 15- and 30-second “social marketing” spots tackle issues from obesity to environmental destruction to consumer consumption. Never seen them before? That’s because most broadcasters flatly refuse to show them.
Link.
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Thus spake Antropologo
at 10:05 am
“Prescott Bush, the grandfather of President George W. Bush, served as a business partner of and U.S. banking operative for the financial architect of the Nazi war machine from 1926 until 1942, when Congress took aggressive action against Bush and his ‘enemy national’ partners.”
Maybe you’ve already heard about it….
here’s some more evidence.
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Thus spake Sheni
at 8:06 am
Does anyone know if there are going to be any bars or restaurants here in Athens that will be airing the debate tonight? Watching the debates and getting drunk at my house sounds great, but watching the debate and getting drunk in public sounds even better.
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Thus spake Evil Overload
September 29, 2004 at 1:05 pm
I had to stop reading these for fear that my laughter would give away my utter lack of productivity. Check it out:
<Cthon98> hey, if you type in your pw, it will show as stars
<Cthon98> ********* see!
<AzureDiamond> hunter2
<AzureDiamond> doesnt look like stars to me
<Cthon98> <AzureDiamond> *******
<Cthon98> thats what I see
<AzureDiamond> oh, really?
<Cthon98> Absolutely
<AzureDiamond> you can go hunter2 my hunter2-ing hunter2
<AzureDiamond> haha, does that look funny to you?
<Cthon98> lol, yes. See, when YOU type hunter2, it shows to us as *******
<AzureDiamond> thats neat, I didnt know IRC did that
<Cthon98> yep, no matter how many times you type hunter2, it will show to up as *******
<AzureDiamond> awesome!
<AzureDiamond> wait, how do you know my pw?
<Cthon98> er, I just copy pasted YOUR ******’s and it appears to YOU as hunter2 cause its your pw
<AzureDiamond> oh, ok.
More!
(via whatever.dudecheckthisout.com, a pretty good blog in its own right)
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Thus spake Ennui
September 28, 2004 at 7:21 pm
Ideas Happen is a forum for pitching and funding great ideas. Last year, 12 people won $25,000 each to make their idea a reality. This year, it could be your turn.
You must be between the ages of 18-29 to enter. Because, of course, only people between the ages of 18-29 matter.
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Thus spake Ennui
at 6:58 pm
Thus spake Evil Overload
at 10:40 am
A doctor working in Africa claims to have developed a vaccine/cure for HIV. THe discovery naturally awaits verification from the worldwide medical community, but in the meantime, the results sound promising:
“I have successfully developed safe, preventive and curative vaccines against HIV,” Abalaka told New Scientist. “I would like to see the world looking into my work to confirm or refute it.”
He says the vaccines do not contain any live HIV virus or cause the production of anti-HIV antibodies in recipients. One dose consists of 1 millilitre of pure blood extract with no additives other than standard anticoagulants and an antibiotic to prevent contamination.
However, neither the report nor Abalaka himself will disclose specific details of the vaccines. Abalaka has a patent in Nigeria and says he does not want to risk it being hijacked by a pharmaceutical company. But he says he will release data to individuals willing to sign an agreement.
Link
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Thus spake Tycho
at 7:49 am
Thus spake H
September 27, 2004 at 8:32 pm
Go check this out. Awesome flash movie about the more metaphysical aspects of Scrabble. As a Scrabble wanna-be I was enthralled. The whole site is f-ing awesome, though, so check it out. This woman has stumbled upon a great new idea.
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Thus spake Sheni
at 7:50 pm
Watch this movie. It stars Chris Parnell - by far the funniest guy on SNL and it’ll be the best seventeen minutes of your day. I stole this from Josh, who posted it on his blog.
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Thus spake Evil Overload
at 2:37 pm
A company called NanoHorizons is using nanoscale manufacturing techniques to develop socks that kill odor-causing microbes. Apparently, the magic ingredients are silver and gold, which have been used in other products to kill microbes. NanoHorizons’ techniques, however, allow for these metals to be included in the form of tiny spheres, which maximizes microbe-killing while minimizing the added cost for precious metals in your socks. They expect this odor-prevention capability to raise the cost by one dollar or less. I guess the nanorevolution will be happening a little bit at a time. Link
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Thus spake Evil Overload
at 2:25 pm
In defiance of intuitive ideas of the phases of matter, this solution, discovered by French physicists, becomes a solid between 45° and 70° (it doesn’t say whether they mean Fahrenheit or Celcius) and becomes a liquid if it falls below 45°. This seems like it should have some really cool applications, but I can’t think of any right now. Anyway, here’s the article, with links where you can purchase the scholarly paper on the subject for $22 if so inclined.
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Thus spake Edwin
at 11:59 am
Thus spake Tycho
at 10:56 am
Thus spake Tycho
at 10:37 am
“Those privileged space pioneers who can afford to take our first flights will not only have the most awesome experience of their lives, but by stepping up to the plate first they will bring the dream of space travel for many millions closer to reality.”
Spoken like a crackpot. It’s so comforting to know the dream of space travel has been brought closer to reality for millions like me, who could never afford it. I guess I’ve given up on the concept of manned space travel as impractical until we get our shit down here straightened out.
Link.
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Thus spake Adrian
September 26, 2004 at 5:28 pm
DAWGS, RAIDERS, SWIM CHICKS, SIESTA KEY, CHEER!, CHICAGO, Aeropostale, UNC, 2004, CIA, I (HEART) DAWGS, CLEARWATER BEACH, GEORGIA, 1892, CREW, BULLDOGS, GAMECOCKS, FIELD HOCKEY, TAHITI
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Thus spake Edwin
at 8:53 am
This company usual produces easy to understand car manuals (see here), but for some reason they have branched out into making easy to understand books about ‘man’, babies, sex, cancer, and now ‘woman’. No more excuses for those who do not how to treat members of the opposite sex ‘right’, but can service their own car.
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Thus spake Sheni
September 24, 2004 at 5:57 pm
This is trueindependent.com, basically and Athens based version itunes. It really kicks ass. It looks like they’re just getting started, so the selection is still pretty minimal, but, with all of the bands in Athens, it could get pretty big. And profitable. If you live in Athens, tell your friends about. If you don’t live in Athens, tell your friends about it. But more importantly, if you have friends in bands, tell them to sign up. This is an arrangement that could benefit all parties involved.
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Thus spake Sheni
at 1:11 pm
Thus spake Ennui
at 11:11 am
Thus spake Ennui
at 10:53 am
Thus spake Evil Overload
at 10:02 am
A professor at Trinity University in San Antonio has started teaching classes in Second Life, an online multi-user 3D virtual space (kind of like Everquest), also known as a Metaverse (from Snow Crash). Students whose geographical locations are actually many miles apart can meet face to face and interact in a traditional classroom setting. They can also change their appearance to anything they want, fly around the room, and other impossible things.
The Second Life environment, aside from hosting the most online yet of online education programs, is an open-ended, free-form online gaming world, with “…a developed economy, neighborhoods and communities, all manner of vehicles and the ability to create nearly anything imaginable.” Like Everquest, only without the quest. And the elves. Link to the Wired article.
In a meta-related story, the Sims in “Sims 2″ can play “Sims 1″ within the game. Just think, you can now live vicariously through artificial people who live vicariously through other artificial people. Look out, Hollywood. Link
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Thus spake Joanne
at 6:23 am
Thus spake Adrian
at 2:55 am
Thus spake Sheni
September 23, 2004 at 7:54 pm
Thus spake Tycho
at 12:55 pm
So he’s got a rap sheet now. Who doesn’t? This is still a classic album, with one of my favorite versions of “Sleigh Ride.”
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Thus spake Joanne
at 8:52 am
Thus spake Joanne
at 8:52 am
Thus spake Antropologo
at 8:28 am
I’ve heard of hurricanes hitting land twice, but one that has two prongs? What is with this season?
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