Thursday, October 26, 2006
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
THE WORST HALLOWEEN COSTUMES OF ALL TIME
THE WORST HALLOWEEN COSTUMES OF ALL TIME
retroCRUSH: The World's Greatest Pop Culture Site
technorati tags:pop-culture
Coins Don't Smell, You Do
In an experiment, seven test subjects reported smelling the metallic odor after their hands came into contact with iron. Researchers took gas samples from the subjects' skins and traced the smell to 1-octen-2-one, an organic molecule formed when certain oils in skin decompose.Scientists think it works like this: When touching objects made of iron, perspiration from skin causes the iron atoms to gain two electrons. The doubly negative iron atoms react with oil in skin, causing them to decompose, forming 1-octen-2-one.
LiveScience.com - Coins Don't Smell, You Do
technorati tags:technology
Streisand Goes To The Dogs
As she travels the U.S. on tour, Barbra Streisand is so security conscious that she requires a police K-9 team to sweep arenas before she performs, according to the singer's concert rider.
The Smoking Gun: Streisand Goes To The Dogs - October 24, 2006
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Hokey Pokey Smokey Show Oct. 24, 2006
Another Halloween themed episode.Both dealing with haunted houses. But, one is real and one is just a story.
Odeo: Hokey Pokey Smokey Show Oct. 24, 2006
Tree art
Using only the wind as her guide, this tree’s drawings are part of an elaborate art project supervised by Tim Knowles. Ignore all the haughty high art nonsense and check out the cool pictures here.
Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog » Blog Archive » Tree art
How To Properly Mic An Esophagus (video)
It shows a German musician / DJ at a dance who gets a Shure SM58 microphone thrust down his gullet by a dancer who bumps into a poorly placed microphone stand. After the microphone gets lodged in our hero's throat, the mic is still hooked up, and you can hear the poor guy's retching and gagging amplified through his PA setup.
technorati tags:video
Action Helmet Camera
ATC2K works seamlessly with most video editing software. Expandable up to 2GB, with a built-in SD card slot, ATC2K mounts easily on helmets, bikes, race cars, dirt bikes and more. Wipeouts in a white out? No worries, ATC2K is water-resistant. Play hard, record everything!
Oregon Scientific | U.S. | Product | AT18 | ATC-2000 Action Helmet Camera
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Why does orange juice taste so bad after brushing your teeth?
"It's because of a certain ingredient in toothpaste called sodium laurel sulfate. It actually blocks sweet sensors. All the other taste bud cells in your mouth are firing away nicely, but the receptors which pick up the sweet sensors are not working anymore. Not only does it block the sweet sensors, it enhances the sour and bitter, so you get this massive influx of sour and bitter taste coming through the mouth."
Why does orange juice taste so bad after brushing your teeth? :: ABC Gold & Tweed Coasts
technorati tags:technology
Your own search engine has landed!
Today we are launching the Google Custom Search Engine. As you might imagine, it's a simple and straightforward product to use and understand. In a matter of minutes you can create a search engine that reflects your knowledge and interests; looks and feels like your own; and, if you choose, you can make money from the traffic you receive through Google's AdSense program. You can even invite your friends and trusted community members to add to and help build your search engine.
Official Google Blog: Eureka! Your own search engine has landed!
technorati tags:technology
Monday, October 23, 2006
Microsoft to finance 'Halo' movie
REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Microsoft Corp. plans to finance a movie based on its popular video game "Halo" after Universal Pictures and 20th Century Fox backed out of the project.
United Press International - NewsTrack - Microsoft to finance 'Halo' movie
technorati tags:current events, entertainment
Skype video for Mac
Skype for Mac 2.0 goes gold today, which means that we’ve tested it, you’ve tested it and we all agree that it does a pretty good job. Download it now and video call your friends, family, colleagues or anyone else you’d like to see face to face. Remember not only does it work with other Mac users but it also works with Windows users too. That means even more people for you to video call with.
Video goes gold - Skype for Mac
technorati tags:technology
Automatic Photo Pop-up
Our system automatically constructs simple "pop-up" 3D models, like those one would find in a children's book, out of a single outdoor image. The system labels each region of an outdoor image as ground, vertical, or sky. Line segments fitted to the ground-vertical boundary in the image and an estimate of the horizon's position provide the necessary information to determine where to "cut" and "fold" in the image. The model is then popped up, and the image is texture mapped onto the model.
technorati tags:technology
Google unveils election mashup
The Google Earth 2006 election resource tool, unveiled early Monday, indicates the country's 436 congressional districts with stars on the popular 3D map of the country. Clicking on a star pops open a bubble window that has information on the candidates in that race.googlelectThe window also includes links to news, images and Web search results on candidates, as well as to information on where and how to vote and campaign finance reform.
Google unveils election mashup | CNET News.com
technorati tags:technology, current events
Paris Hilton’s version of ‘Spamalot’
Paris Hilton’s “friends” are getting spammed.Several furious sources who are on the list of the heiress’ friends via her MySpace account say they received emails supposedly from Hilton telling them that they’d won an expense-paid trip to meet her. When the “friends” clicked on the e-mail, they were taken to another screen, telling them, “Hurry! Only twenty prizes left.”They were then forwarded to a series of pop-up messages and questionnaires asking them to buy products and requesting them to supply personal information.
Paris Hilton’s version of ‘Spamalot’ - Gossip: The Scoop - MSNBC.com
technorati tags:current events
Friday, October 20, 2006
Zappa's Down at Fraggle Rock
Ahmet Zappa's gonna help us dance our cares away.The musician and children's author has signed on to turn the '80s-era muppet-fest Fraggle Rock into a live-action feature film.
technorati tags:current events
Action Jackson
Action Jackson - 70's action figure toy commercials
YouTube - Action Jackson - 70's action figure toy commercials
WIDE AWAKE 666
This October you’re in for a real treat! Prepare to savor every gooey drop of this deranged collection of drawings, comics and stories from some of your favorite indie artists like Jeaux Janovsky. Wide Awake is a horror-inspired comic anthology sure to chill you to the bone (well, maybe the funny bone).
WIDE AWAKE PRESS - Comic Publisher Greenville South Carolina
technorati tags:art, entertainment, comics
Voltage Self-Illuminating Hair Gel
A patented process takes ordinary hair color and makes it extraordinary, by adding self-illuminating glow! Voltage does not rely on UV, neon or black lights to create glow. Instead, it produces its own light! Tiny, microscopic particles in the gel come together in the mixing process to produce a bright colorful glow that can be seen in partial light and in the dark for at least 6-8 hours (technically, this incredible effect lasts more than 24 hours at a diminishing glow). The glow is bright enough to even use in lieu of a flashlight to go through a campground at night!
Voltage Self-Illuminating Hair Gel
technorati tags:technology, pop-culture
Studios pull out of Halo film
Fox and Universal reached an agreement whereby they would team up to fund and distribute the movie - but just ahead of a key October 15th milestone date, the studios approached executive producers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh demanding that their deals should be improved. Jackson and Walsh refused, and now Fox and Universal have pulled out, leaving the Halo movie without funding or a distribution deal.
News - Studios pull out of Halo film // Xbox 360 /// Eurogamer
technorati tags:current events
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Yogi Bear and the Three Stooges Meet the Mad, Mad, Mad, Dr. No-No
It seems there's a problem with Yogi Bear (the park's number one tourist attraction) continually escaping from Jellystone Park, so the Rangers bring in three of their best men from Washington to make sure Yogi stays put.
Way Out Junk: Yogi Bear and the Three Stooges Meet the Mad, Mad, Mad, Dr. No-No
technorati tags:pop-culture
BlueSky Studios Challenge: Classic Movie Monsters
Join the BSS Blog - Spooky monster drawing Challenge.
They invite you to submit you artwork of classic movie monsters.
BlueSky Studios Challenge: Classic Movie Monsters
technorati tags:art, entertainment
Myspace.com for sale on eBay
муѕрасе.com is an IDN Domain. (Internationalized domain name) [see below]Current dominant Microsoft browser, Internet Explore 6, doesn't support IDN domains. The new release, however, ie7, will have full support for IDN’s, which means anyone can use муѕрасе.com .*
eBay: MySpace.com IDN Domain Name (item 320039726646 end time Oct-28-06 19:59:37 PDT)
technorati tags:current events
Info for a lost USB Drive
The script was relatively simple and just provided instructions for how to get the USB drive back to me along with an incentive.
Daily Cup of Tech » Have Your Lost USB Drive Ask For Help
technorati tags:technology
Flash Player 9 Beta Available for Linux
Flash Player 9 Update includes all of the features from the release versions of Flash Player 9 (9.0.16.0 and 9.0.20.0) for supported platforms. In addition to bug fixes and minor enhancements, this release introduces support for full screen mode in the web player and support for Windows Vista. These release notes document known issues related to the beta versions of Flash Player 9 Update.
Adobe Labs - Flash Player 9 Update Beta Release Notes
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Madgewear
Three months after Madonna launched her tracksuit in three colors, bountiful stocks of the girl's materials hang on the massive retailer's racks
Madonna's contribution "is just a tracksuit that we had designed," H&M's U.S. spokesperson said.
H&M doesn't have any plans to work with Madge in the future, and they've been giving away Madgewear for free over at the H&M MySpace page.
Fresh Intelligence : Radar Online
technorati tags:current events
Visa decides what you can do with your money.
AllofMP3 a consumer favorite among music download sites, but the site —
which claims to operate legally under Russian copyright law — faces
ongoing legal battles with the music industry and harsh criticism from
the United States government.Tuesday, the credit card company Visa International said that it had suspended card service to the site, citing concerns over copyright issues.
Moscow Music Site Defends Free Downloads - New York Times
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The Google Book 1913
Now in this book you will find pictures of Google birds; some, though ugly, are very nice; others, though pretty, are very nasty. So, perhaps, really the pretty ones are ugly and the ugly ones pretty!
Spot DJ
SpotDJ enables people to record and share audio commentary about
music through media players such as iTunes, bringing context and
community to your music experience.
If you enjoy learning
more about song meanings, artist background, upcoming concerts, or even
the latest and hottest gossip about your favorite artist, you'll love
SpotDJ. If you enjoy talking about music, radio DJing, or music-making,
you'll love SpotDJ even more!
Touchscreen iPod Comes This December
The product was not designed for the current generation of device, but the official 6G iPod (fanboy art above - the current generation is referred to as 5.5) which is to be released in December. His company’s device only comes onto the market shortly before then and would benefit hugely because the new iPod would sport a screen that filled the full side of the device and consequently offer higher resolution video.
TrustedReviews - Touchscreen iPod Comes This December
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Hokey Pokey Smokey Show - Episode 2
The second in our Halloween themed shows.
This episode is called, “The snowman killing” From the 1988 radio series “Fear on Four”
in this story – A family with 2 boys moves into a new house. One boy begins to see a snowman no one else can see, while the other develops an odd illness.
Hokey Pokey Smokey Show: The Snowman Killing
technorati tags:entertainment
Feature film was done entirely by hand in flash
Romeo & Juliet: Sealed With a Kiss is a fully animated feature fantasy about two star crossed seals from warring families that fall in love against their parents’ wishes.This film was done entirely by hand in flash by Phil Nibbelink.
Strong Leonid Meteor Shower Expected Nov. 18
If you live in Western Europe or eastern North America, put a big circle on your calendar around Saturday, Nov. 18. If that night is clear, bundle up warmly and head outside because you may be able to catch a glimpse of an intense, albeit brief display of Leonid meteors.
SPACE.com -- Strong Leonid Meteor Shower Expected Nov. 18
DiCaprio's eco-friendly toward new reality show
"What we're attempting is incredibly ambitious," Piligian said in a statement. "Take an American town that has been destroyed and bring it back to its former glory and then some. This time it'll be stronger, better, cleaner. This town will be reborn as the prototype for the future."
New York Daily News - TV and Radio - Inner Tube: DiCaprio's eco-friendly toward new reality show
Britney Spears' son's name is not Sutton Pierce
We heard that Britney Spears and Kevin Federline's new son's name is not Sutton Pierce. Kevin alluded to this during an interview on a Seattle radio station and now we think we know the baby boy's real name. According to one of our sources, his name is Jayden James and they call him J.J.
Celebrity Baby Blog: Britney Spears' son's name is not Sutton Pierce
Monday, October 16, 2006
Horror Comics
datajunkie: Spooky update!
Download some classic horror comics over at Data Junkie's blog.
Download some classic horror comics over at Data Junkie's blog.
technorati tags:pop-culture, comics
Bill Murray attends student party, does dishes
The newspaper reported that Murray met Stavnef at a bar where he was drinking with fellow golfers after playing in the October 5-8 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in St. Andrews with other actors.To Stavnef's surprise, Murray accepted her invitation to a party and accompanied her and her friend to a party, the newspaper said.She said she was first concerned when the apartment had no clean glasses left, but that Murray was happy to drink vodka from a coffee cup and also helped wash dishes in the cramped kitchen.
Bill Murray attends student party, does dishes - CNN.com
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