You can tell a lot about a piece of software by reading their FAQ...
The Comet Cursor FAQ answers questions like, "I already uninstalled the Comet Cursor. Why is it annoying me with a message about upgrading?" and "I verified that I get no warning before the software downloads on its own. The next thing I know, I've got the Comet Cursor (again). What the *@%&?" and "Can I get some extra help? I just can't make this thing work." (link via Select All)
Hoax Photo Test Test your pop culture literacy. All of these images have circulated widely both in the media and on the internet. A number of them have probably shown up in your e-mail. Can you guess which are the hoax photos (i.e. those that have been digitally manipulated or staged in some way) and which are real?
This is pretty cool - and fun. My favourite is the 'Evil Bert' one... I found that so amusing. I still remember when Alison first sent me to the 'evil bert' web site, several years ago. Ah...
Church on Zerby Avenue in Kingston, Pennsylvania, November 10th 2002
Or, if you're trying to cut back on your Christianity intake, you can always try I Can't Believe It's Not Jesus. heh.
For other slogans for "Jesus", just type "Jesus" into The Advertising Slogan Generator. (Warning: Some results may turn out to be blasphemous.)
The Colossal Colon Tour "The Colossal Colon is a 40-foot long, four-foot high replica of a human colon. Visitors who crawl through the colon, or look through the viewing windows, will see healthy colon tissue, colon disease, polyps and various stages of colon cancer."
This is like the heart model I remember crawling through as a kiddiewink at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia... only somehow not quite the same. heh.
Hmmm, looks like the Colossal Colon Tour will actually be in Philly in October 2003. Maybe people could make a day of it, crawling through a heart and a colon. heh.
Not quite related, but the other day I received a news article e-mail from NASA with the subject line saying, "EXOTIC INNARDS OF A NEUTRON STAR REVEALED IN A SERIES OF EXPLOSIONS". Upon my initial glance at the subject line I thought it was a spam e-mail. heh.
A Prairie Home Companion: Saturday, November 2, 2002
"1:24:00 Monologue" is the segment I'm referring to. (The piece is about 15 minutes long.) People can call you whatever they want, and there's nothing you can do about it. But you don't have to answer.
Wired News: London's Privacy Falling Down "Attention Londoners: Big Bobby is watching. That's the message of posters plastered along London's bus routes earlier this week to assuage riders' crime fears. But the posters are having the opposite effect on privacy advocates, who say the artwork is creepily reminiscent of the all-seeing authority described in George Orwell's 1984."
Even the Transport for London: Bus Improvements web site is kind of freaky, what with that one eye on the page blinking & all!
I work in advertising, and I can say that if I designed an ad like this, they'd likely send me for a drug test & maybe even some company sponsored psychological counciling. haha. I mean, who is this designer who thought this would be a good visual concept? It looks like a poster for some conspiracy sci-fi horror flick, not comforting promotion for safe public transportation. (links via Samizdata.net)
I Can't Believe it's Not the Advertising Slogan Generator!
The Advertising Slogan Generator
Put in any word you like... and that word will replace randomly in an advertising slogan. Sometimes funny. Sometimes just weird. (link via As Above)
INDUSTORIOUS CLOCK
The problem is... I believe it works by my computer's clock, which could be wrong at any given time. Therefore, don't depend on this little piece to give you the correct time. heh.
When I first started reading this article, I was worried that they were going to pull a Flatliners. heh. (That's one of my favourite films, actually.) Wired News: Dead But Awake: Is It Possible? "Two British scientists are seeking £165,000 ($256,000) to carry out a large-scale study to discover if clinically dead people really have out-of-body experiences.
If they can raise the cash, they intend to study 100 reanimated heart-attack victims who had near-death experiences. Research has shown that 30 of them can be expected to have out-of-body experiences. Fenwick and Parnia plan to place cards above the patients' heads that can only be seen from the ceiling, where those who experience out-of-body experiences claim to watch their resuscitation.
I can just see them in the E.R. now, 'What? This person is dying of heart failure? Quick, put the King of Hearts on the operating table above his head. No, this isn't some kind of superstition, it's a scientific experiment.'
Truly though, of course I think this is research that needs to be done. A lot of people wonder about it, and having a definitive answer would be fantastic.
superficiality >>If the facade is what's important to you, all you wind up with is an illusion. Disillusionment is the gift of substance.
-- Chloe<<
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The telephone is designed to carry your voice at its natural pitch. It is not necessary to shout. In fact, raising your voice, especially during a long-distance call, will only distort it.
