Month: May 2003
What do you do when you have too much free time and know Javascript?
You create something like this. Simple yet cool. But you can see it’s pretty damn complicated by looking at the source code.
So that’s what they mean by cockpit
Southwest Airlines has fired two pilots for allegedly turning their cockpit into a clothing-optional playpen. The pilot and co-pilot — both men — were dismissed for allegedly taking off all or most of their clothes in the cockpit of their aircraft. Full Story. Headline/link from Dave Barry.
Grocery shopper/crook picks wrong line to pay for her groceries
Sav-A-Center cashier and crime victim Gennifer Robinson knew her customer was trying to cash a forged check. Robinson immediately recognized the distinctive Looney Tunes background from her own checkbook, which had been stolen from her car along with her purse five days earlier. On top of that: “She handed me my own driver’s license,” says Robinson. Full Story.
Like Digital Photography?
(From MetaFilter): Think you’re good at it? DPChallenge offers amateur photographers the opportunity to compete in a free weekly challenge. Users submit digital photos of a certain challenge topic, taken that week, and then vote (and leave feedback) on all the other submissions during the following week, allowing aspiring digital photographers to find out just where they rank, and how to improve their skills. (And if you’d like, you can buy prints of some of your favorite entries.)
What does your state have for sale?
Check out this state-by-state listing. Oregon, for example, sells surplus, seized and recovered vehicles on eBay. Heck, for that matter, most of the stuff Oregon has for sale is on eBay.
But here’s what I wonder: Where’s all this money go? They’re making a bunch of money on sales for all these things, so I wonder which State department gets the revenue from this stuff? Not only that, but whose job is it to post all these stuff on eBay? I want his job! 🙂
If you have to smoke, at least do it cheaper
I hate smoking. I think it’s a horribly disgusting habit, and smokers are generally stuck in the habit and can’t get out. While cigarette taxes have gone up nationwide, addicted smokers will still keep buying. I have friends who are addicted, and will admit it, and spend way too much money on their habit. Thanks to a link from Al’s Morning Meeting, those addicted folks can save a few bucks.
On Yesmoke.com (based in Switzerland) a carton of Marlboros from costs only $15, postage included, whereas the average cost of a 10-pack carton in the United States is $37. The tab is even higher in New York City, where smokers pay more than $3.50 a pack just in taxes, which can mean a full-retail price tag of $75 a carton. Switzerland doesn’t have to pay the taxes, so they can pass the savings on.
Obviously, the government is disturbed by this, as research shows that states could lose up to $1.4 billion in tax revenue.
Here’s what I’d like to see for those smokers that save money doing this. Take the money you save, buy something for your kids or family that you couldn’t do otherwise, and set aside some money and invest in a program to stop smoking.
Funny MS Knowledge Base Quotes
* Q243490: Other Players Cannot See Monster on Your Screen “In addition, you cannot examine or attack this monster.”
* Q155999: Deadly Tide: An Overview of Playing the Game “Shoot everything that shoots at you or that has a yellow bracket around it.”
* Q149525: Poor Performance May Occur During FTP File Transfers “If a send request occurs that is less than one segment, Silly Window Syndrome (SWS) can occur.”
* Q161129: Kitchen: Known Content Errors “The microwave says ‘nachos’, but it sounds like ‘nauseous’.”
The Chubby Jedi
From b3ta: “If you’re a bit on the plump side and are going to video tape your Star Wars fighting skills on a school camera, remember to remove the cassette when you’re done. Otherwise people will stick it on the internet and the whole world will laugh at your folly.” Link to movie mirrors (and don’t forget to see the remixed version, too — damn funny).
They look at porn all day, so others won’t be able to
While some pervs might think doing this job for a living would be great, downloading the worst of the worst, intentionally, would be no fun at all, and very stressful. Full Story.