Plurib.us

Microsoft finally realized that no one knows what ".NET" means.  theregister.co.uk/content/4/3032...

Some random links for today ~
dev.null.org/ - what a neat design.  (I was searching for "/dev/null")

larkfarm.com/weblogv2/weblo... - a new version of a weblog I used to go to -- where I found this: costik.com/nukewin.html

Let's see. . .this Sunday I could either go to church, or go to the monster truck rally. . .

Maybe I could do both!

Presenting Jesus the Monster Truck:

gluck.net/jesus/index.ht...

In Japan, a professional wrestler has won an elected office, but he refuses to remove his mask, and still goes by his stage name. 

reuters.com/newsArticle.jh...

We'd like to draw your attention to the upper-left corner of the page.  In the little weird box, you'll see a link that says, "Discuss these links!"  That link will bring you to a page where you can do just that. 

At plurib.us, our motto is, "We do as Brittain says."

The Iraqi Minister of Information had some interesting commentary on the American invasion:
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"We have placed them in a quagmire from which they can never emerge except dead"

"We will kill them all........most of them."

"We're giving them a real lesson today. Heavy doesn't accurately describe the level of casualties we have inflicted."
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Plus, he has a fan club:
welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com/

New Get Your War On: mnftiu.cc/mnftiu.cc/war2...

Also, Michael Moore, who is crazy, is also so right.  commondreams.org/views03/0409-0...

Ever wonder what would happen if you popped a water balloon in space?  So did NASA:

microgravity.grc.nasa.gov/balloon/blob.h...

Will the english alphabet and decimal digits all fit into 32 x 32 pixels?  Yes, they will.  They don't even touch the edges.

plurib.us/1shot/2003-04-...

Sadly, I think that the recent infrequency of my posts here is partly because I've been spending all of my time reading this book:

admin.com/Pages/LAH.html

Compared to this book, all other Linux books (that I have ever seen) are crap.  They're not fooling around when they say, "Although there are lots of introductory Linux books on the market, we find that most of them are pretty ... well, bad."

(El Edwards has some low rates there.  I know there are possibilities, I just can't think of any right now.)

El Edwards, the voice of "You've Got Mail," will provide you with custom sound files.  For a small fee.

members.aol.com/voicepro/custo...

The possibilities are . . . certainly funnier in theory.

And on the "About Me" page--from his "Selected achievements": 

--Identified, qualified, hired, trained, promoted (and when necessary, separated) employees at all levels. 

What kind of company needs someone to occasionally separate the employees?

The presidential inaugural addresses, charted according to Flesch-Kincaid reading grade-level:

yourdictionary.com/about/flesch.h...

Yes.  If this atricle has anything to do with the future, Mozilla/Phoenix(/Netscape) is begining to head in the right direction.

theregister.co.uk/content/6/3007...
(the whole thing: mozilla.org/roadmap.html)

(I am an E-prime drop-out.  I can't do it.)

E-Prime is a linguistic movement which eschews all forms of "to be".  It's interesting in a wacky sort of way, and it's a strangely useful mental exercize.

ctlow.ca/E-Prime/E-Prim...

The top 100 April Fool's Day jokes of all time.

museumofhoaxes.com/top100.html

(I always got a bunch of cold cooked spaghetti labeled "WORMS" in my lunchbox.  On April 1, at least, I was popular.)

Precious little collectible figurines, ". . . authentically detailed with soldier's helmet, rifle, and desert fatigues."

collectiblestoday.com/ct/product/prd...

Only $19.95!                    (via metafilter.com)

I hate bad TV.  Give me TV that I like, whenever I want it.  I am very close to trying something like this (and I only have extremely basic cable):

pbs.org/cringely/pulpi...

Come on.  Buy a recorder.  Pay for service for a few months at $13/mo.  Sell recorder on e-bay.  Is it really this simple?

Bartender, get me another Smouldering Democracy!  General, make the final preparations for Operation: Irascible Goat!  Or is it the other way 'round?

With the Internet American Military Operation Naming Device, you'll be sure to have a plethora of names for both your mixed drinks and strategic campaigns!

ftrain.com/cgi-bin/l_oper...

This site (admittedly biased) gives a somewhat reductionist view of the war in Iraq, which I feel makes things more accessible in terms of actual reality that I can understand.

iraqometer.com/

As simplistic as it is, and as little as a few numbers can represent such a complex situation, it's still surprisingly powerful.  I looked at it before I left for a class, and when I checked it again 3 hours later, the number of bombs dropped had gone up by 1500.  That's a lot of bombs. 

Know what you watch.  (Not as readable as it could be.)
guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2...

A funny speculation on the possibility of GWB body-doubles:

guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12...

"It has long been suspected that Mr Bush employs a string of lookalikes for difficult or dangerous speaking engagements, some of whom may have had their ears specially enlarged for the task."

The progression of crackpot ideas on the internet:

First:  timecube.com/

Second:  cubarian.com/index.htm

Third:  geocities.com/devilcube2000/

"SACKCLOTH is gothic lifestyle attire, based in Sydney, Australia."

sackcloth.net/

I dare you.

The National Potato Promotion Board would like to revise the supply chain diagram in the section "Creating an Environment for Investment" of their online PDF publication "Re-inventing The Potato"

plurib.us/1shot/2003-03-...

It seems as though all web sites are triggered in a search for "http" in Google.  Check out this list of most popular web sites, in order:

google.com/search?q=http

People with impractical jobs are properly honored with exceedingly practical awards:

guardian.co.uk/arts/news/stor...

Yo the moniker is MC Frontalot
I got a +1 bag of nerdcore hiphop.

frontalot.com

New developments in potato marteting are outlined in a brochure by the National Potato Promotion Board, entitled "Reinventing the Potato".  It's a 10-page PDF file.  Apparently, "Consumers want/need more information."

uspotatoes.com/downloads/PDF/...

These are downright hilarious; via TheRegister.
titaniumcounter.com/temp/emergency...

"If you spot a terrorist arrow, pin it against the wall with your shoulder"

War colors @ robotwisdom.com.  Great.  There is really no reason we shouldn't do that here. (ok, I did.)

Also, I love Robert X. Cringley (pbs.org/cringely/pulpi...).  I always want to use the imaginary programs he makes up.

[I haven't had much time lately to look at, or put stuff up here.  Also, my computer @ home is toast.  Working to get that fixed.]