…this is why. What a frickin’ mess that has been.
Month: August 2007
Really Bad Photoshop Jobs
Faith Hill doesn’t even look like the same person. But as bad as that was, at least she didn’t have Thing from the Addams Family on her shoulder like this lady did.
Geekdom Link Dump
Another round of geek links for you all.
- Using the *nix “find” command.
- Doublekiller, for removing duplicate files in Windows.
- Those 12-volt batteries are full of watch batteries.
- Using Vista Mouse Cursors in XP.
- Spell check a text file from the terminal.
- If you’re having problems with CentOS 5, cPanel 11, and DNS/Bind, read up here.
- Getting rid of that stupid Windows Update restart nag screen. I’ll restart when I’m good and ready, thank you.
- How to surf the Web as Google and get into all those pay-for sites.
- Using monitors to warm up food is generally not a good idea.
- Seeing all processes during Windows startup (and there are tons of libraries and such that don’t get picked up in other programs).
- Creating an RSS-embedded desktop.
- Tivo Upgrades.
- What do you do with several hundred fully-functional Intel Itanium processors (about $800,000 worth) that you’re replacing with new ones? Why, you destroy them and you make a desk out of them, of course. And wow is it nice looking.
Update:: Fixed the Surf as Google link
To Make You Smile
If you have kids, you’ll just love watching the kids laugh their little heads off in this video.
For those who say “That’s child abuse!” I say shut up — he’s playing and interacting with his kids (which sadly a LOT of parents don’t do anymore) and they wouldn’t be laughing if they were hurt or not having fun. Sheltering kids with no physical play only leads to messed up kids.
But the best part at the end was (I’m assuming) the older brother: “It’s alright! You’re supposed to bleed a little bit on the Slip ‘n’ Slide!”
You know, some things just don’t need to be sexual…
…but if you’re even wondering what your public IP address is, and have the urge to have a sexy voice moan it in all its glory, here’s your site.
If you could do without the moaning, go here,
Obvious Headline Of The Day
And this indeed was the actual headline: Study: Smoking bans reduce smoking.
I Really Need A Wii
The fanciest game system I’ve ever had is my Nintendo DS, but after checking out this preview of Mario Kart for the Wii, I’m going to have to start saving up.
If Somebody’s Looking To Buy Me A Toy…
…USB controlled RC car and garage would certainly be on my list. Just watch this video — wouldn’t this be fun?
Who’s The Biggest Problem: Military Brass or Military Bloggers?
When it comes to who poses a bigger security threat, the military brass like to blame the soldiers and their blogs, but, in reality, the brass is the problem.