Since you all seem to think I was losing my mind last night when I said OregonLive’s site was wonky, so here’s a screenshot. It was like that for at least an hour and a half last night (as Barney noticed it at around 9:00PM, and I checked again at 10:30 and it was still there).
Month: July 2004
OregonLive Caught With Pants Down
Go to OregonLive’s Front Page. Now. Looks like the site’s been caught with its pants down (“Link Goes Here” text, generic graphics, etc…). Thanks Barney for the tip. I’ve got a screen shot if it does get fixed (though it’s been like that for about an hour).
Update on 7/26: No, I have not lost my mind. Here’s a screenshot.
Now That’s Art
Each of Jason Kronenwald’s portraits are made entirely from chewed bubblegum on a plywood backing; no paint or dye is used. The stuff is fairly impressive.
Where’s Honey Bucket When We Need It?
There are about 1,200 members of the print media who will be attending the Democratic National Convention. And all those folks get to share 20 portable toilets. That’s roughly 60 caffeine-slugging folks per toilet. Yuck. Honey Bucket, save us!
Duke Freshman get iPods
Just in case you missed it on the 4,000 other sites that linked to the news, Duke University is buying iPods for its entire freshman class. Spoiled little bastards.
The Dog That Walks Like a Human
It has no front legs, but it’s been trained to walk upright on its back legs. Cool! Picture on this BB post as the linked site is down.
I Need One Of Those
A Garfield kid’s toy that looks like it’s giving you the finger.
A Interesting Use For Urine
Leave it to an Oregon-based company to create a system that enables military folks to rehydrate their rations using urine. Full Story.
The BugMeNot Registration Form
You probably know about BugMeNot, the essential tool to get by user registration on news sites. As a very well done joke, they’ve decided that they want to “create a better online experience” and have a registration form as well. It asks questions about religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, income, bank balance, how much you spend on herbal supplements and prescriptions, if you suffer from sexual dysfunction, how many times you have sex, and if you’ve ever fantasized about killing your boss. Priceless. Link via Waxy.