“What happens when you type a single letter — whether accidentally or intentionally — into Google? The Google Alphabet shows the first result the first hit you get (in English) for each letter. […] The results are interesting, but not particularly meaningful. It’s hard enough for a search engine to fathom the intent of a single word query. Single letters give virtually no clues for a search engine to process.” From Search Day.
The Music Industry Folks are Morons
In case you didn’t hear, the music industry is doing all sorts of things to alienate their customers. They’re finally starting to get it right with iTunes, so hopefully they’ll soon realize that suing everybody and their dog (and then creating copy-protected CDs) isn’t the best way to go about things.
Thankfully, independent studies are starting to show what everybody already knows: “Adding copy protection to CDs decreases demand as much as 76%, depending on the price of the disc. Music labels should leave CDs alone and migrate consumers to DVDs and digital downloads.” Hopefully the folks at the RIAA will take this to heart and let us get the music how we want it.
Marijuana-scented cell phone covers?
Yes, they do exist, and are the latest rage in Australia.
Carrot Top, Heroin, and Good Help
From Ruminate.com:
When I turned 40, I decided to clean up my act and gave up drinking and smoking. Man, it was tough — there’s no way I’d have gotten through that period without my heroin.
I’m sure there’s a special place in hell reserved for the guy who invented bass boost… a room where the only album they
ever play is “Carrot-top Sings the Blues.”
It’s not that good help is hard to find, it’s just that bad help is so hard to get rid of.
Cheap PC Cases
If you’re broke, but need a PC case, order one from here: http://www.lupo.co.jp/develop/ccpc/ccpcbox_index.html
It’s all Chinese to me, but you can understand the concept via the photos.
I will personally will continue to pay more for a metal case.
Poetry
I’m sure people have seen this page with Windows haiku’s (part of the new Windows Zen operating system)…but I felt like I should post something, since I haven’t in forever.
How do folks find this site, Part II
They search for barney porno. Considering my previous track record, that’s not too bad.
BBspot creates a virus!
Oh man, this is great. BBspot is a great site for satire, and he (site owner Brian Briggs) wrote a great piece of satire entitled “Virus Writer’s Mom Makes Him Apologize to Everyone.” Well, apparently it was forwarded around enough that Symantec felt the need to post a “this is NOT a virus” advisory. Priceless.
Man arrested for peeing behind a tree while his house burns
Because his bathroom was in flames, Jeff Theisen ducked behind a large oak tree in his back yard to relieve himself. Before he could finish, though, a cop at the fire scene told Theisen he was under arrest for lewd conduct. “I tried to tell him, ‘Sir, my bathroom is burning. It’s on fire.’ But he didn’t seem to care. As soon as I zipped up, he put handcuffs on me.” Full Story. Link from Obscure Store.