Archive for December, 2007

Dance of the Ants

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Sean Dockray’s ‘Ameising Project’ – tracking the pheromone trails left by ants. Check the video.

Having a Bad Day?

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Then again, maybe your day’s not that bad.

Have a happy holiday season, hopefully with some time outside the office.

Moov Ovr LOLCat, Itz T1me 4 Teh LOLTapirzzz

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

You’ve seen a LOLCat; you’ve seen a LOLebowski; but these pale in comparison to the new new king of the Internet, the almost mythical “LOLTapir“. If you don’t know what a Tapir is, check out the wikipedia page.

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For more LOLTapirs, check out the full gallery– most of the images are safe for work, but there a few images that lean toward the ‘explicit’ end of the spectrum, so be warned. Nothing too gross though.

I Am Ripoff

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Pharming – The act of illicitly redirecting a website’s traffic to another bogus website.

Phishing – Attempting to acquire sensitive personal information through email communications by impostering as a trusted business or institution.

Phideo – Profitting from video sales and rentals by impostering as a known movie; like phishing, phideos prey upon the drunk and the elderly.

I Am Ωmega (2007) – Like I Am Legend (2007), but less of a rip-off of The Ωmega Man (1971).

Transmorphers (2007) – Like Transformers (2007), but dyslexic.

Alien vs. Hunter (2007) – Like Alien vs. Predator (2004), except filmed in a park and they could only afford one alien costume because they spent all their money on the acting wizardry of Michelle Pfeiffer’s sister.

You Better Not Cry . . .

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

S.F.Gate’s ‘the Poop’ has a nice gallery of terrified children sitting on Santa’s lap.

Urban Non-Legends: The Weirdest Place You’ve Made Whoopee

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

“The Newlywed Game” (1977):

Bob Eubanks: “Where specifically is the weirdest place that you personally, girls, have ever gotten the urge to ‘make whoopee’?”

Contestant (Olga): “Umm . . . the as$?”

A proud moment for Olga’s family:

Technically . . . “the as$” is a place.

Raw Sweaty Talent: ‘The Four Squeezins’

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

The Four Squeezins

I just discovered my new ringtone: