Banned Words

I, personally, wouldn’t mind if I NEVER heard the phrase “Homeland Security” ever again. Whatever happened to the Department of Defense? Just don’t get me started about how Bush is running this country.

Anyway, Lake Superior State University has issued its 28th annual ‘extreme’ List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness, which the world needs ‘now, more than ever.’

Among the words/phrases on the list: Must-See TV, Material Breach, Untimely Death, and Now, More Than Ever.

January 2, 2003

How come I never got to do cool things like this in college?

Oh that’s right…I was a journalism major, not a CompSci major (I was a lowly CIT Minor).

These guys managed to create a pretty cool interactive foosball table, which keeps track of scores, users, stats, etc.., and it all cost less than $50 to build. Reminds me of the Harvard guys who built a web-accessible dartboard.

January 2, 2003

Men are stupid

A friend sent me to How Many Would it Take.com

It’s similar to hotornot.com except you vote on how many beers it would take until you’d sleep with the person pictured.

Men…read the instructions. I’m seeing perfect 10 babes with a rating of 21.9 beers.

It’s how many beers you would need, not how many she’d need to jump your bones.

We all know men aren’t that picky!

Case in point: Would any of you men REALLY need to drink for this woman to be pokeable?

January 2, 2003

A boob job could save your life

If you’re trying to convince your significant other to get breast-implants, just tell her it could save her life.

January 1, 2003

Celebs that you don’t want to mess with

Just a public service announcement: If you see these celebrities on the street, don’t mess with ’em, the cranky ol’ fruit-cakes.

January 1, 2003

“Hi, my name is Ass…Jack Ass”

OK, I kid you not. This guy’s name is Jack Ass and he’s suing Viacom for defamation of character for their MTV show, Jackass. Sadly, this guy had his named changed to Jack Ass. Man, he certainly fits his name. Here is the Full Story from Reuters, and full court filings so you know I’m not making this up.

January 1, 2003

How fast is your connection?

There are a pile of various Internet connection speed tests out there, but I’m kind of interested in this one. The reason being that is doesn’t just check your data going to its server, the measurement simulates normal surfing behaviour by fetching images from a set of 40 popular websites. In other worlds, you’re getting more accurate, realistic results. According to a quick test here at work, I’m running at 320kbs (that’s kilo-BITS, remember) which is about right because we’re on a 512kbs DSL line here.

January 1, 2003

Happy New Years!

Just an FYI, I’ll be back updating tomorrow. I was off work on Monday/Tuesday, and I usually update this more when I’m at work checking my email more often (as most of my submissions come via e-mail so e-mail me at [email protected]). Generally, I am off work on Tuesdays/Wednesdays, but maybe I can convince Gregg to post more during those days to keep you entertained.

December 31, 2002

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December 31, 2002

And you thought he was just a lifeguard

He’s also a really crappy musician. David Hasselhoff, of Baywatch fame, has a CD. And the reviews are priceless (all 500 of ’em). They’re all fake, obviously, but if you have an hour or five to kill, you will roll off your chair reading them.

December 29, 2002