Surfing The Web So You Don't Have To
From Obscure Store:
“I would like a young couple to buy it,” says Ruth Miller, 77, who owns the place with her hubby. “They could do more than I do with it.”
I’m curious as to what you could do with a shoe house. Other than feed your kids broth without any bread, spank them soundly, and send them to bed. But I’m not an old woman. Full Story.
I use SpamBayes in Outlook XP to control my spam. It works great. But, like any good spam filter, you have to train it. Much like a wife.
We’ve all seen the scantily-clad cover shots on various mens magazines on the shelf, but did you ever stop to think what things looked like before the photo was run through the wringer? Check out this before and after comparison to see what can be done, and check out the site owner’s archive of before/after presentations. Link via b3ta.
Previous suppressed footage has been discovered that shows what Armstrong really said to Houston. Armstrong’s reaction was a great deal more uninhibited than history suggests, and that a hasty editing job was needed to prepare the astronaut’s moment of glory for broadcast. Link via BBspot.
Any monkey (or chimp) can do it. Thanks to Rick for the link.
At least according to MSN. Such winners as Ishtar, Howard The Duck, and The Postman. These weren’t necessarily the worst movies of all-time, but ones that had gigantic budgets, but didn’t make much money.
If you use Illustrator, Photoshop, Paintshop, or even Freehand, this site has a bunch of good links to useful actions, styles, and more. Note that it is an About.com link, so be ready for a gigantic pop-under ad.
If you’re looking to find some good tech books, this site contains links to a pile of free ones that are available around the net, sorted into categories. You are welcome to view, download and print the books for your own private use at no charge. Most of the books there are programming books, but there are some other good books there as well.
And KATU in Portland has started a blog about the events in Portland, and Rob is on top of things as well. It looks like a mess in Portland — I’m curious as to what’s going to happen when they hit Bend. Unfortunately, we don’t have nearly the quality media outlets around here, but keep on top of Bend.com for the best coverage (I just hope Barney brings a digital camera with him).
Update @ 1:35: President is in the air and on his way to Central Oregon. The reception in Central Oregon should be much warmer than the one he got in Portland — Central Oregon is, by and large, a very Republican area, but there are still bound to be protesters. Rumor has it that the one-mile strip of road between the fairgrounds and the airport is lined with American flags, but I’m not in Redmond to verify that.
I also heard on the radio that they did indeed sell 500 tickets to the $2,000-per-plate lunch in Portland, raising Bush a cool $1-million. Must be nice to raise that kind of cash after only being in the state for a few hours.
Update @ 3:15: Bush landing in Redmond about an hour ago. By now he’s probably taken the tour over the fire, and is about to give a speech to the folks there at the Fairgrounds. He was welcomed warmly in Central Oregon, though there is a small group of protesters setting up shop at the fairgrounds. Meanwhile, back in Portland, the protesters aren’t giving up and are still making a mess out of things.
Update @ 4:45: The motorcade just went flying by my office here. They’re headed out towards the Crosswater, so I’m assuming he’s staying there (as the Resort owns a few homes out there).