OK, with Pentium 4 speeds topping out at 3.0ghz for the moment, you know somebody would try to overclock it. With a bit of extreme cooling, the folks at [H]ard|OCP were able to clock the processor up to 4.44ghz and run it stable. Farging amazing. Overkill, but amazing.
Month: February 2003
“Dude, you’re getting some weed!”
I always thought that obnoxious Steve from the “Dude, you’re getting a Dell” commercials was a bit weird. Well, apparently he acts like that because of his pot-smoking habits.
The History of the Vibrator
From NewsFilter.org: A book by Rachel P. Maines called The Technology of Orgasm: “Hysteria,” the Vibrator, and Women’s Sexual Satisfaction. Maines originally found ads for electromechanical vibrators in magazines from the turn of the century when she was researching needlework She discovered that water-powered, steam-powered and hand-cranked vibrators were in clinical use as early as the 1860s. By the 1880s, electromechanical vibrators were common, and by 1900 they were marketed for home use. Full Story.
How good a manager are you?
Find out by playing this nifty simulator-style flash game.
Terror-level alert is at Orange
And in case you need a guide to understand what the colors mean, here’s a good one. Using the aforementioned guide, here’s the current terror alert status:
It’s a beautiful song, but you’ll never hear all of it
The first notes in what is going to be a 639-year long piece of music have been played. The composition’s performance actually started 17 months ago, but all that has been heard so far has been the sound of the inflating of the church organ.
The three notes, the first of which was played on Wednsday, will last for a year-and-a-half. The piece is appropriately titled As Slow As Possible.
Mom fumes when Playboy asks her son, 11, to subscribe
Full Story. I just get a kick out of this, as mail-marketers will send mail to ANYBODY and won’t always check to see who they’re actually sending to. I know folks who put their dog’s name on a magazine subscription once, and about 3 weeks later, that dog was getting credit card offers.
Man killed in spat over best view of strippers at club
From Obscure Store: George F. Barr, 37, was shot several times when a dispute in a strip club spilled onto the streets. Witnesses say there had been a dispute earlier in the night between groups of patrons who were tussling for a better view of dancers onstage. Full Story.
No Posting This Afternoon
As I’ll be playing in the Central Oregon Symphony concert this afternoon (and again tomorrow night). If you’re in town, come on down to Bend High School at 3:00 pm for a great show (tickets are free while they last).