These look exactly like photos, but they’re all vector images done with Adobe Illustrator. Amazing. Link via somewhere that I forgot to note when I flagged this link a while back.
Month: September 2004
200 Questions
I don’t usually follow these types of memes, but this one requires me just hitting Ctrl-B in SharpMT for my answers, as well as some simple copy/pasting, so I figured I’d give it a whirl (in other words, if you want me to post a meme or something along those lines, make it easy for me). I got it from Ken, who got it from Neil who got it from Daisy. The following is 200 statements, and the ones that apply to me are in bold.
Diplomatic Immunity is Crap
A Paris policeman was injured in an incident involving a son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi after the son (Hannibal) ran several stop lights and was pulled over. His bodyguards were detained, but he was let free.
I Want a REAL Debate
The debate tonight won’t truly be a debate. It will be about style more than substance (use freethepress/freethepress to get in). Again, this won’t be a debate. Thanks to an extensive contract we won’t be able to see much of anything that really matters in the grand scheme of things — they even have restrictions on the camera angles used so we can’t see the opponents reaction to what the speaker says. Stupid? Yes. Replace this bi-partisan crap with a real debate and get more of the parties involved (there are more than two candidates, you know).
Oh well. At least the Associated Press is ready with their story.
Auto Patching Windows
I actually saw this mentioned in my last Maximum PC magazine, and wanted to mention it here, mostly for bookmark purposes.
Autopatcher is an all-in-one updater for Windows 2000, XP, and 2003. If you’re sick of going to Windows Update all the time, this includes every patch and update from Windows Update as well as a pile of registry tweaks, add on software, and other cool stuff. I just plan on burning this to a CD to bring to when I do a service call, and call it good.
The same group also has an Autostreamer, which gives you a slick interface to slipstream and create a new Windows installation CDs that are updated with the latest service pack. Dang cool.
Mother-in-Law and The Holy Land
A man, his wife and mother-in-law went on vacation to the Holy Land.
While they were there the mother-in-law passed away.
The undertaker told them, “You can have her shipped home for $5,000, or you can bury her here in the Holy Land for $150.00.”
The man thought about it and told him he would just have her shipped home.
The undertaker asked, “Why would you spend $5,000 to ship your mother-in-law home, when it would be wonderful to be buried here and spend only $150?
The man replied, “A man died here 2000 years ago, was buried here, and three days later he rose from the dead. I just can’t take that chance.”
Thanks Craig for the joke.
Spam Filters Will Never Work Right
When spam filters don’t do their job right, it angers people. However, it does make for entertaining commentary (just don’t try to e-mail the author with “booby” in the subject line).
Bloggers are ‘net Version of Sad Guys with Police Radios
This guy’s going to get some flack over this (get user/pass here):
Do bloggers have the credentials of real journalists? No. Bloggers are hobby hacks, the Internet version of the sad loners who used to listen to police radios in their bachelor apartments and think they were involved in the world. …Most bloggers are not fit to carry a reporter’s notebook.
Generally, I agree with him, but there are many great bloggers out there that are probably better reporters than he is (and many good reporters who are also bloggers). Link via Romensko.
Dilbert’s Ultimate House
If I ever built my own house, and had a pile of money, I’d like to think that my house would turn out something like this. They’ve got a great deal of well done computer imagery and virtual walk throughs, as well as explanations as to why they did what they did in each room. Very cool.
eBay Misspellings Search Engine
One of the best ways to get great deals on eBay is to find mis-spellings of items on eBay — they’re hard to find, so the prices are stupidly low. This search engine makes it a ton easier. The search uses the guy’s eBay affiliate ID so he can make a few bucks (which is only fair), but he does off an affiliate-free version.