No Friday posting would be complete without the typical b3ta-provided odd-ball Flash links. In this case, it’s the Disco Squirrels singing “Disco Sauna.”
Month: February 2003
Woman Broils Apple PowerBook
I actually got this link before SlashDot posted it, but just now got around to posting it. This is one funniest things I’ve seen in a long time. This lady cooked her powerbook. Why? Nobody knows. She stuck it in the oven for 20 minutes. Amazingly, other than the screen and keyboard being absolutely destroyed, the innards still work fine, and the tech support guy that was given the laptop by the lady that baked it is now happily running OS 10.2 on it with an external monitor plugged in. I think the best part about it is when the lady brought the thing in, she said “Sir, I’ve got a baked Apple.” Priceless.
Ruminations for the Day
From Ruminate.com:
I have a very high tolerance to alcohol. The problem is that I always get drunk long before I reach it.
I wanted to try that Jared guy’s “Subway diet,” but since I don’t live near a Subway, I had to improvise. Eight months later, I’m sad to report that the “McDonald’s Filet O’ Fish Extra Value Meal diet” has thus far been, well, spectacularly unsuccessful.
I wish human beings had the power to regenerate lost appendages. But not if that flab of skin that used to hang from my elbow counts as an appendage. I couldn’t bear to think of having to sand *that* thing off again.
My social life is like a Jet Ski. I pop out with it every now and then and try not to kill anyone.
I’m losing patience with my neighbors, Mr Bush
A friend of mine forwarded me an article from the Observer that is absolutely hillarious, and pretty much sums up the feelings of a lot of folks who are against the war on Iraq. It’s satire, obviously, but REALLY funny.
Dark Motives – AE Tutorial #1
Here is the final movie I created after going through Chapter 1 of “Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects: The Essentials“.
My Version (4Mb mpeg) – Updated 2-4-2003
Tutorial Version (8Mb QuickTime)
A few differences, but some of that was my preference, not a mistake or error. Also, the book had some mistakes in it, which I had to compensate for.
Anybody have a used security camera enclosure?
I’m looking to mount a Web cam outside, and need something to keep it relatively weather proof. It can be cheap, beat up, etc… I just don’t want to spend a bunch of money on this.
I also have a need for a USB Active Extension Cable (if you don’t know what an “Active” cable is, you probably don’t have one).
Anybody got one or the other and cheap? E-mail me as I have PayPal waiting 🙂
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers would enjoy this
From Ruminate.com:
You say, “to-may-to.”
I say, “to-mah-to.”
You say, “Is it necessary to constantly correct me?”
I say, “It wouldn’t be if you got it right.”
You say, “I’m sleeping with your brother.”
I say what sounds like blubbering.
Let’s call the whole thing off.
Disney can’t make up its mind
According to this Wired article, Disney has invested in Sonicblue, the company that makes Tivo-like devices branded ReplayTV, though they’re all technically called PVRs. What’s funny about this is that Disney is one of several firms that are suing Sonicblue. Why don’t you just buy them out, Disney, and then call everything good? Or least have your investment and legal divisions on the same page.
Woman can’t find her winning $85 million lottery ticket
Carole Warner says she doesn’t even know if she wants the money, but her husband is of a different mindset. “He’s extremely ticked off right now at the fact that I misplaced the ticket,” she says. Full Story. (Another Obscure Store link.)