Category: Cool

500 Horsepower motorcycle

Just happened to run across this while surfing click here

500 horsepower superbike built by Dodge, using a Viper engine.

Top speed: 400mph.

I’m not gonna do the math..but I’d estimate a 3/4 mile red streak if you wipe out.

January 19, 2003

Simpson’s renews for 16th Season

This will make it the longest running comedy in TV history, surpassing Ozzie and Harriet. Full Story. They’ve also renewed King of the Hill. If you’re interested in looking back at the last 15 years of Simpsons archives, there is no better place than the Simpsons Archive.

January 18, 2003

20 Best Ad Campaigns in the last 20 Years

I agree with nearly every ad on this list, as they’re all wonderful. Now if I just knew of a place to download all of ’em.

January 16, 2003

Humor has Returned to Southwest Airlines

I’ve personally never flown Southwest (that I can remember), so I’ve never experienced this, but rumor has it they’ve got some pretty funny flight attendants. After Sept. 11, they stopped being funny for a bit, but the humor has returned. From this Wall Street Journal article, some quotes:

  • “OK, people, it’s open seating, just like at church — saints up front, sinners in back,”
  • “Remember, this isn’t a furniture store. You’re only renting this seat for an hour”
  • “Please place your seatback, tray table and intern in the full upright and locked position.”
  • In the unlikely event of a cabin depressurization, “please secure your mask and then decide which child you like better.”
  • “If you smoke in this airplane, the FAA will fine you $2,000 [pause] and at those prices, you might as well fly Delta!”
  • “Everyone on the plane’s left side, toward the terminal, put your faces in the window and smile so our competitors can see what a full flight looks like.”

    I think I need to start flying that airline.

    • January 13, 2003

    RIAA Website Hacked

    The Recording Industry Association of America‘s web site has been hacked yet again (and, as I’ve said before, it’s because it’s being run by idiots). I’ll give you three guesses as to what Web server software they’re using. Anyway, a mirror of the hack has been posted here, for your viewing pleasure (pretty entertaining, actually, as they linked to a bunch of file-sharing programs that were stored on the RIAA servers). This just after the RIAA finally came to the conclusion that “Illegal music download sites will never be eradicated.” Well, no kidding. Thanks coach. (Links from NeoWin)

    January 12, 2003

    Google would be a great place to work

    If it weren’t in the middle of Silicon Valley. But in case you need another reason to think Google is cool, check out thier Top Ten Reasons to Work at Google. I work there for the free lunches.

    January 12, 2003

    How to tie a tie

    Just a public service announcement for you guys out there (and I’m mostly keeping this here so I can look it up later), here is how you tie a tie, four different ways for different types of shirts.

    January 12, 2003

    Paintball game using the Quake engine

    If you download this, prepare to kill an entire afternoon playing it.

    January 11, 2003

    Ultimate Search Engine Interface

    The site is currently in beta, but still really cool for power searchers. It apparently only works in MSIE right now (possibly Mozilla). From the site: “This page contains all of the options (and then some) available from the major international crawler-based search engines, providing a common interface.” Found this link via ResearchBuzz.

    The site is also loaded with other great tools like the Web Page Information Viewer, and the Google Ultimate Interface..

    January 10, 2003

    Playin’ Boggle

    Gotta love a fun little lunch-time waste of time: Boggle.

    January 9, 2003