stuff i look at: March 2005
Wednesday, March 30, 2005Online gamer killed for selling cyber sword. 30/03/2005. ABC News OnlineOnline gamer killed for selling cyber sword. 30/03/2005. ABC News Online: "A Shanghai online game player has stabbed to death a competitor who sold his cyber sword for real money.The sale created a legal dilemma because China has no law covering the ownership of virtual weapons." link | post-page - The Guardian: Two-thirds of world's resources 'used up'Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Two-thirds of world's resources 'used up'link | post-page - New laptop battery can recharge in one minuteNew laptop battery can recharge in one minute: "Toshiba has just masterminded a new type of laptop battery that can be recharged in just one minute. The new Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery can apparently achieve a 80% recharge in just a minute, and is therefore some 60 times faster than normal laptop batteries. "link | post-page - Monday, March 28, 2005Yahoo! News - Prankster Smuggles Art Into Top MuseumsYahoo! News - Prankster Smuggles Art Into Top Museums: "NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many a visitor to New York's Museum of Modern Art has probably thought, 'I could do that.'A British graffiti artist who goes by the name 'Banksy' went one step further, by smuggling in his own picture of a soup can and hanging it on a wall, where it stayed for more than three days earlier this month before anybody noticed." link | post-page - Thursday, March 24, 2005Transparent ScreensTransparent Screen - alexy on Flickr - Photo Sharing!: "Transparent Screens"link | post-page - Wednesday, March 23, 2005Yahoo! News - EU Rejects Microsoft's Monitor PlanYahoo! News - EU Rejects Microsoft's Monitor Plan: "The EU executive Commission has ruled that Microsoft abused its monopoly on computer software and told it to change its business practices. A trustee was supposed to monitor that the company lived up to this ruling.But the Commission said Microsoft's proposal for the trustee was unacceptable, a charge the company rejects." link | post-page - Tuesday, March 22, 2005CensorZillaCensorZilla: "Words You Can't Say on teh Intarweb -- Netscape 4.x -- Jan 1998" ... " Enjoy it. By which I mean to say, fuck you."link | post-page - The Daily WTF - Curious Perversions in Information TechnologyThe Daily WTF - Curious Perversions in Information Technologylink | post-page - Yahoo! News - Documentary Confirms Hogzilla's ExistenceYahoo! News - Documentary Confirms Hogzilla's Existencelink | post-page - Monday, March 21, 2005Huge Selection of Easter Candy available from my shop!Huge Selection of Easter Candy available from my shop!link | post-page - News Release 050218News Release 050218: "RedTacton: An innovative Human Area Networking technology that uses the surface of the human body as a transmission path"link | post-page - Tuesday, March 15, 2005Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/15/2005 | Comcast and TiVo reach video recording dealPhiladelphia Inquirer | 03/15/2005 | Comcast and TiVo reach video recording deal: "Comcast threw a life preserver to struggling TiVo Inc. this morning, agreeing to pay the pioneer of digital video recorders to develop a service that will be offered for a fee to Comcast's 21.5 million cable-TV customers."link | post-page - Sunday, March 13, 2005But it's worth it, for the drugs I need! (video/quicktime Object)But it's worth it, for the drugs I need!link | post-page - Friday, March 11, 2005Cutest Ever - OuzoCutest Ever - Ouzo: The ongoing debate of who is the cutest ever continues... I think this picture needs to be taken in consideration for Ouzo's position.link | post-page - zigah.twinoozigah.twinoo: "TwinooThe First MoMPG (Mono MultiPlayer Game) May the best brain hemisphere win!" link | post-page - Would You Like Fries With Your Call Center?Would You Like Fries With Your Call Center?: "Would You Like Fries With Your Call Center?Next time you use the McDonald's drive-thru to order a Big Mac and fries, you might just be talking with a call center agent in Bronco Communication's California call center." link | post-page - Thursday, March 10, 2005Norwegian Kjell Petter Bruun practicing Tree-Ski-Jumping somewhere in southern NorwayYahoo! News - Sports Photos - AP: "A This is a 2004 filer of Norwegian Kjell Petter Bruun practicing Tree-Ski-Jumping somewhere in southern Norway. The unofficial Norwegian Tree-Ski-Jumping Championships are, hopefully, being organized for the second time in the Hallingskarvet wilderness area, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Oslo, Saturday, March 5, 2005.The jumpers will be aiming for the trees and the higher they land in the trees, the better their scores may be. The idea is to take flight from a mound of snow, fly through the air and land in a tree. To qualify as a completed jump, the skier has to hang onto the tree without falling to the ground. (AP Photo/SCANPIX)"link | post-page - Main Page - UncyclopediaMain Page - Uncyclopedia: "Uncyclopedia is an encyclopedia full of misinformation and utter lies. It's sort of like Congress or Parliament. Unlike Congress or Parliament, however, we do have a sense of humor. Nonetheless, this one of the only factual pages, before everything turns into a puddle of utter confusion and disarray. Savor it. And for the love of Sophia, we know you like disarray, but stop adding confusion to this page to spite the disclaimer"link | post-page - The AOLer TranslatorThe AOLer Translator: "The English-to-12-Year-Old-AOLer TranslatorThis translator will take what you write in it and turn it into the manner a 12-year-old AOLer would write it. Type in what you want translated and then click the button." link | post-page - Tuesday, March 08, 2005Wired News: Wiki Becomes a Way of LifeWired News: Wiki Becomes a Way of Life: "Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, has 490,000 articles -- in English alone. All together, including its French, German, Italian, Chinese, Spanish and many other versions, it has well over 1.3 million entries."link | post-page - bittorrent author Bram Cohen speaks at Stanford Universitybittorrent author Bram Cohen speaks at Stanford Universitylink | post-page - Sunday, March 06, 2005Saturday, March 05, 2005Thursday, March 03, 2005Disney Concert Hall to Lose Some LusterDisney Concert Hall to Lose Some Luster: "Construction crews are set to take a hand sander to some of the shimmering stainless steel panels that have wowed tourists and architecture lovers but have baked neighbors living in condominiums across the street."link | post-page - CNN.com - Security door blocks portly police - Mar 3, 2005CNN.com - Security door blocks portly police - Mar 3, 2005: "STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Portly Swedish police have a new reason to work out thanks to a new security entrance at the National Police headquarters that won't let them in if they weigh too much."link | post-page - "GAY" Now Allowed on NFL Jerseys -- Outsports.com"GAY" Now Allowed on NFL Jerseys: “GAY” is now OK at the NFL Shop. The league reversed itself and will now allow personalized jerseys to have “GAY” on the back. Previously, a person trying to buy such a jersey had it rejected with the words: "This field should not contain a naughty word." (this wording was changed in response to our story to "The personalization entered cannot be accepted.").link | post-page - "Gay" a Naughty Word for NFL Shop -- Outsports.com"Gay" a Naughty Word for NFL Shop -- Outsports.com: "Warning! Read at your own peril.This is the list of 'naughty' words not allowed on personalized jerseys at the NFL Shop. They were extracted by a reader from a java script list found on the NFL Shop site (the script was removed shortly after we posted this list)." link | post-page - Wednesday, March 02, 2005New soap's got caffeine and foam but it's no latteNew soap's got caffeine and foam but it's no latte: "If, like the millions of unwashed (and barely awake), you were merely waiting for someone to come out with a bar of caffeinated soap before committing to habitual cleaning, it's time to hit the showers."link | post-page - New Scientist Breaking News - iPod 'squeaks' betray software secretsNew Scientist Breaking News - iPod 'squeaks' betray software secrets: "Computer enthusiasts have worked out how to reprogram Apple's iPod music player with their own code using an ingenious acoustic trick."link | post-page - Tuesday, March 01, 2005Ding Fries Are Done!!It's really old... I know... Ding Fries Are Done!!: "Ding Fries Are Done!"link | post-page - | Archives
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