october 2004

10/31/04 - 100 facts and 1 opinion - An excellent article brought to you by thenation.com about the Bush administration. (www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20041108&s=facts)

10/30/04 - internet vets for truth - A one stop location for all of the famous video clips you've been hearing so much about during this campaign. Most of them are available as .torrent files as well. (www.internetvetsfortruth.org)

10/29/04 - shoelaces - An interesting site devoted to shoelaces. Including an extensive list of knots and lacing methods. (www.fieggen.com/shoelace)

10/28/04 - interactive mona lisa - A clever little animation of the famous portrait. (www.cite-sciences.fr/english/ala_cite/expo/explora/image/mona/en.php)

10/27/04 - shakeskin.com - (1) Place camera in front of face. (2) Shake face. (3) Send in the picture. It's that simple. (shakeskin.com)

10/26/04 - macosaix - An excellent, free photo mosaic software package for Mac OS X. (homepage.mac.com/knarf/MacOSaiX)

10/25/04 - pasty central - Everything you ever wanted to know about a staple of british cuisine: The Pasty. (pasty.com)

10/24/04 - comic creator - now you can build your very own Garfield comic. (www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/starslp/missionz/comic.htm)

10/23/04 - politics of cartoon characters - The political leanings of selected cartoon characters. (www.unknown.nu/cartoon)

10/22/04 - the llama song - More strange flashness. This time, about llamas. (www.angrymonkey.net/putfileshere/thellamasong.swf)

10/21/04 - 51 thoughts - A fun article at nerve.com about the Apparent Sexiness of John Edwards. (www.nerve.com/dispatches/boyle/johnedwards)

10/20/04 - please remember to tip the pizza guy - A site that will teach you how to order a pizza, tipping etiquette, and everything else you really should know about having a pizza delivered to your home. (tipthepizzaguy.com)

10/19/04 - paperformers - Dozens of PDF cutouts that you can use to build your favourite Transformers. (protoformproject.com/Paperformers)

10/18/04 - fuzzy math - A flash movie about the president's fuzzy math. (www.flashplayer.com/music/fuzzymath.html)

10/17/04 - the sad song - A clever music video for The Sad Song comprised entirely of 15 second jpg movies captured on a digital camera. (www.aviola.com/the_sad_song.html)

10/16/04 - the virtual absinthe museum - A complete history of this bizarre green drink. (oxygenee.com)

10/15/04 - clientcopia.com - A searchable database of incredibly stupid things that clients have said. (clientcopia.com)

10/14/04 - stress relief paintball - A good way to waste some time at work, this flash paintball game will do wonders for your productivity. (www.123games.dk/ga...l/stressreliefpaintball_eng.htm)

10/13/04 - end of world - A short flash movie about the end of the world. (www.ebaumsworld.com/endofworld.html)

10/12/04 - flip flop - A photo essay that chronicles the famous flip flops of a candidate in the US presidential election. George W. Bush that is. Or visit amixedmessage.com for more. (www.seanbonner.com/flipflop)

10/11/04 - stairway backwards - Have you ever wondered if there was any truth to the stories about satanic messages in songs when played in reverse? Well, now you can find out. With soundclips and lyrics in both directions for some popular examples. Be sure to check out Stairway, and the Britney Spears example. (www3.telus.net/jefmil/stairwaybackwards.htm)

10/10/04 - saving the planet with pesticides and plastic - To think, environmentalists have been wrong this whole time. Without the big oil, chemical and agri conglomerates, we'd never find out the truth. (www.cgfi.org/store/plastics_pesticides.htm)

10/09/04 - popoint - How quickly can you click the 15 tiles in order? (www.bleacheatingfreaks.com/flash/games/popoint.html)

10/08/04 - knot - The home of the Kollectors of Nasty Old Ties. (www.geocities.com/RodeoDrive/4026)

10/07/04 - jet-man - Haven't you always wanted to fly? (www.yves-rossy.com/en/jetman.php)

10/06/04 - why is it so? - Why is it so? was an incredible science program for children that ran for two decades in Australia. They have posted archives of some of the episodes. (www.abc.net.au/science/features/whyisitso)

10/05/04 - my broken leg - An interesting site devoted to stories and advice about broken legs. The anecdotes in the diaries section are worth a look. (www.mybrokenleg.com)

10/04/04 - how bush did - A clever five minute re-edit of Bush's performance in the recent presidential debate. (www.pleasurecaptains.com/favor/howsmall.html)

10/03/04 - how do porcupines make love? - Haven't you always wanted to know how porcupines do it? Can't say I have, but now I know. (www.improb.com/airchives/paperair/volume8/v8i3/porcupines.html)

10/02/04 - how to make a violin - An illustrated story of the making of a violin. (www.scuoladiliuteria.com/photostory/welcome.html)

10/01/04 - world on fire - $150,000 was spent to make this music video for Sarah McLachlan. That's a pretty standard cost. The difference, is that only $15 was spent on video production, and the balance was spent to help approximately one million people in developing countries. Check here for more information. (www.worldonfire.ca)

Thu Aug 7 15:31:06 2008

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