As subtle as a flying brick.

Idiotic Crap

Ad for security glass uses real money


According to a website I read a lot, the money sandwiched between the shatter proof glass in this bus stop ad is real.
It’s in downtown Vancouver and the top layers of money are actual Canadian $20 bills and the rest are fake, like the ones in movies. There’s still a hefty chunk of cash in the ad and the bus shelter is actually monitored by video by the ad agency (which is conveniently located across the street).


Building an ice tower in Alaska

The Alaska Alpine Club in Fairbanks decided to build a 132 foot tall ice tower. They used a rotating nozzle that sprayed water, making a kind of giant, upside down icicle. The pictures of the tower are neat, but I was even more impressed with the photos of the home made nozzles they used to make the tower.


Going for a little bike ride

So, I’ve decided to do it. One of my biggest goals in life is to bike accross canada, and I’m going to do it. I’m digging up resources right now , planning and getting into the proper shape. Yay.
If anybody wants to come, email me. (remove the word remove from my email address to mail to me)


GPS travel

GPS waypoints for hiking, biking and paddling.


Spazzstick caffeinated lip balm

Spazzstick is a high quality lip balm that contains caffeine, which absorbs directly through your lips as you use it. It was developed by an Alaskan Police Officer, who needs both quality lip balm for the cold and the ability to stay awake during long shifts. Spazzstick is made in a beautiful little Eskimo Village called Kaktovik, AK, by the inventor of Spazzstick and his hoards of worker trolls in a vast underground volcano lair.


Paris Hilton, another publicity stunt?

Paris Hilton’s sidekick hacked photos that were on it and her entire address book. complete with topless photos and email address! May not want to view this one at work folks.


Whirled peas

.We bit off more than we could chew.” When thirty-five Greenpeace protestors raided London’s International Petroleum Exchange to mark the first day of the Kyoto protocol coming into effect, the last thing they expected was a lesson in the finer points of beatdown administration at the hands of drunken oil traders.
"One protestor said: ‘I took on a Texan Swat team at Esso last year and they were angels compared with this lot.. Behind him, on the balcony of the pub opposite the IPE, a bleary-eyed trader, pint in hand, yelled: ‘Sod off, Swampy.’"
Hah, wussie hippies, eat your wheaties.


Twinkle, twinkle little GPS BIIA-12…

J-Track 3D is an interesting JAVA web-app offered by NASA which gives a 3D interactive display of over 500 satellites currently orbiting the Earth.


No Wilykit or Snarf???

Thundercats: The Movie. Nameless Entertainment’s blockbuster is a one hour forty eight minute adventure based on a certain 80’s cartoon. The prize winning movie was praised by Alex Ross and Kevin Smith at a convention.


Next on ESPN2!

Ever see a cat run an obstable course? It’s time for that great new sport, Cat Agility!


v zimnikh gorakh

Mountain photography from Russia and around the world, including some nice panoramas. Browse the archive by date from the left column, or choose albums (such as this one) from the right column.


Fun with DNA!

How to extract DNA from any living thing. Don’t just watch the show, create a CSI lab in your own kitchen!


Revenge of the Right (brain).

Which side of your brain is dominant? (take the test!)
Why does it matter? According to Daniel Pink’s latest article in Wired, we are moving from the Information Age (which favored the logic of the left brainers) to a new Conceptual Age (which favors the empathy and emotion of the right brainers).


It’s not made of Testicles. Sorry.

Red Bull Gives You Wings! But not if you’re a rat. If you’re a rat, it makes you suddenly jump in your cage and mutilate yourself. Or at least, the taurine it contains does. The CBC has put together a ridiculously in-depth analysis of Red Bull looking at everything from the ingredients to the approval issues to the cultural impact the "energy drink" has had. The beverage has it’s share of supporters and detractors, and the story is nothing new, so is there any legitimate concern about its effects, or is this viral marketing gone mad? Regardless, it looks like they’ll soon have some serious competition.


Not Affiliated with the LDS Church

Tired of EBay scams? Think EBay is a haven for criminals? Maybe you ought to surf on over to MormonBid.com.


caller id spoof service

Covert Call allows you to alter the caller id that is sent to the phone you are calling. It can operate just like a calling card, all for the price of a normal long distance call. Caller-ID spoofing for 5¢ a minute, for all your prankster/paranoid/social engineering needs.


Consumer Reports on rubbers

Consumer Reports magazine has put together an excellent comparison of the quality and ruggedness of condoms. Unlike many of their articles, this one isn’t behind the paywall: open to the public.

Strength differs. We test condoms by inflating them until they burst, an established predictor of real-world performance. The best had no premature breakage among the 120 samples we tested for each model. When inflated, they also averaged at least 38 liters of air. The worst, however, broke 18 of 120 times at volumes below our strength threshold of 25 liters.
Size matters. Most models met minimum standards for length and thickness. But some samples of the Durex Extra Sensitive, Durex Performax, larger-size versions of TheyFit, and Trojan Magnum slightly exceeded the maximum recommended width and should be used only by men who require a larger width.

Size Large Baby.


Great Sci-Fi fun to come

Spaceballs, Mel Brooks’ zany 1987 “Star Wars” spoof, will be remade into an animated television series. I’m not sure if this is a good thing, or a bad thing.
Also it looks like the SCI FI Channel has ordered a second season of Battlestar Galactica, now midway through its first season of 13 episodes. And how totally cool was it to see Richard Hatch appear as “Zarich” on the episode that aired earlier this week? Read Hatch’s first-hand account of his long-awaited return to BSG.


Supervillains


These three thugs, caught on closed circuit TV, are wanted for assaulting a man at a burger truck in Canterbury, England. Please contact the JLA if you have any information.


Vegetarian Sex Toys

The Veg Sex Shop sells sex lubes, oils, and gadgets made without any animal products. They also feature the battery-less Solar Sensations Vibe that “aims to please those living off the grid, in a tree, or for the eco-conscious anywhere.” It kinda looks like a cell phone with a geiger counter attachment.


Thank you, Dear idiot.

I get so much joy out of watching idoits around me burning bridges. I’m so glad I’m smart enough and man enough to suck it up and not whine for the sake of whining. Real men don’t whine and bitch for the sake of it. I blame their mothers for it, whining fucking magots.


Xbox to 1979 toy Millennium Falcon mod

Paul sent me a link to some xbox fantasy cases, and this was in it, turns out its real. Now if only it were NTSC.
An Xbox built into a 1979 toy model of the Millennium Falcon, for sale on eBay.

  • PAL UK/240V ver 1.6B XBOX
  • 4 X docking mandible gamepad ports
  • cockpit mounted on/eject buttons
  • underside mounted RJ45 ethernet socket
  • 6 fan hyper-drive cooling system
  • Concealed Samsung DVD drive
  • 80Gb Western digital H/D
  • Blue LCD Display can be configured to display own text.
  • 2xblue docking laser led’s/3xwhite landing laser led’s
  • user guide
  • 1 X Gamester FPS Master control pad.
  • 1 X Crystal gamepad.
  • scart lead.
  • power lead.

  • Remember when the ‘net was fueled by porn and Trek?

    I do, and I also remember when you had to avoid the noid. Ahh, dear sweet noid.
    With UPN’s cancellation of Star Trek: Enterprise, the Trek franchise is, for the first time in 18 years, without a weekly broadcast show. While many might agree that Star Trek needs a rest, others continue to hope, while producer/right hand of Satan (depending on which Trekkie you talk to) Rick Berman says the series (which is a billion dollar baby for Paramount/Viacom) is going to be off the airwaves for at least three years. Here’s to hoping the rest is what’s needed for a phenomenon that’s fueled a lot of geeks for a lot of years. It’s about time if you ask me, only noids and idiots watched Enterprise anyway.


    Sign-swallowing trees of Spain

    Almost thirty years ago in Cambre, a small village in the northwest of Spain, some road signs were placed on trees to indicate that a taxi stand was nearby. Today those signs are almost impossible to see, because they have been almost completely swallowed by tree bark.