Archive for July, 2006

July 31st, 2006

CBBC Newsround | Pictures | In pictures: Bog snorkelling

CBBC Newsround | Pictures | In pictures: Bog snorkelling
The odd and possibly stinky sport of bog snorkelling arrived in County Tyrone on Sunday. Competitors had to swim two lengths of a water-filled trench cut through a peat bog
Other activities at the show included turf-cutting demonstrations and a puppet show

um
gross
well, at least they had other fun [...]

July 31st, 2006

know how to cook?

The smart egg that shows you when it’s boiled to perfection – Britain – Times Online
CALL YOURSELF A COOK?
Jill Dupleix, the Times cook, reveals the culinary skills that everyone should have:
HOW TO FRY A STEAK
ROAST A CHICKEN
BOIL POTATOES
BOIL RICE
MAKE A MOUSSE
BAKE A CAKE
MIX A MARTINI
wait, what?
I get that everyone should know how to make a [...]

July 29th, 2006

they start em young

Overheard in New York | We’re Trying to Get You to Develop an Immunity
Little girl: Ew, Daddy, it smells like Jersey over here.
Dad: I know, sweetie.
–30th St

July 29th, 2006

exploding with color

Boing Boing: Amateur video of new Bravia ad in Glasgow
You may remember the last Bravia Ad, the one with the colored balls falling down the street, this time Sony attacked an old multi story flat scheduled for demolition, with amazing effect!”
their link to the bravia video

July 29th, 2006

Not Same Truck

Boners: Not Same Truck

the last line makes all the difference

July 28th, 2006

System Administrator Day

System Administrator Appreciation Day
System Administrator Appreciation Day
If you can read this, thank your sysadmin
Happy Sys Admin DAY!!!

July 27th, 2006

Tin Foil Soldier hiccup

Tin Foil Soldier
I was able to salvage most of the blog, up till the weekly dump of the sql that happens on friday nights
EDIT: I repaired the MYI files and got the entire blog back
yeah
seele is dead
(seele means soul in german lol)
for now the website will be moved to balthasar until i decide what to [...]

July 25th, 2006

wish i was home

Central Penn Business Journal
The Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank’s Walnut Street Donor Center will hand out vouchers for a free pint of beer for those who donate blood today through Friday. The vouchers are good for a 16-ounce beer at Molly Brannigans or The Pep Grill from July 31 through Aug. 3. The Blood Bank is [...]

July 24th, 2006

awesome video

YouTube – Cher Lip Sync
“im 13.5 years old”

July 24th, 2006

you still have a speed limit ?

9news.com | News | Neighborhood wants crackdown on speeding bicyclists
BOULDER (AP) – Residents of the area around Table Mesa Drive in Boulder are up in arms about speeding.
But the offenders are bicyclists, some coming down from the National Center or Atmospheric Research at 50 miles an hour.
I didn’t even know you had to “obey” the [...]

July 24th, 2006

Where do I hang this?

Where do I hang this? – Arts – Entertainment – smh.com.au
Former Brisbane builder Tim Patch was finding it difficult to crack the art market until he dipped his quill in the ink, so to speak.
it is completely out there, but if I have to know about it, so do you

July 19th, 2006

clearly

Clearly that is what the picture is describing
Bacon_full.jpg

July 19th, 2006

Flickr’s Down

Flickr’s Down
Arrggh! Our tubes are clogged!

isnt this great!
click for a full size screen shot for when the site goes back up.
since they had to go down, they did their best to make it hilarious

July 18th, 2006

SolidWorks

SolidWorks – 3D Mechanical Design and 3D CAD Software
SolidWorks, how I loathe thee

July 18th, 2006

greatness

Wikiquote:Quote of the day – Wikiquote
“To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; and to forgo even ambition when the end is gained — who can say this is not greatness?” ~ [...]