Archive for August, 2005
Wednesday, August 31st, 2005
Real-time HTML Editor
Interesting. Handy for testing out styles and small bits of markup.
Welcome to the real-time HTML editor!
Type HTML in the textarea above, and it will magically appear in the frame below.
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
FREE Bullshit Deflector!
Make your very own Bullshit Deflector!
The "Bullshit Protector" flaps are a great way to protect yourself from GOP or punditry bullshit and spin, when spewed by the likes of George W. Bush, Rush Limbaugh, or even your local home-grown GOP wingnuts. It was inspired by Bill Moyer, a ...
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
ReadyMade: Feature - Boy Scout Napkins
One person's internal debate on which folding method is best.
Factory-folded button-down shirts-the overstarched ones you resort to buying Dad for the holidays at TJ Maxx or Marshall's-creep me out with their cardboard inserts and Frankenstein-ish silver pins. Such excessive rigging has always underscored my long-held ...
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
Leonardo da Vinci: Qualities of a Genius and How to Think Productively
According to Thomas Alva Edison "Genius is ninety nine percent perspiration and one percent inspiration" this mean that you must be more on hard work than wishing to be someone. Even if you're not a genius, you can use ...
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
NES Buckle the original Nintendo controller belt buckle! (belt buckles)
Click through to see a better picture. I just don't have the words to describe it.
The Atari controller is something that should never have been turned into a belt buckle. For this reason, we had to make it. Wear it ...
Posted in Apparel, Games | Comments Off
Monday, August 29th, 2005
The Man in Blue > footerStickAlt: A more robust method of positioning a footer
Quick CSS tutorial on how to stick a footer to the bottom of the browser or page, whichever is lower.
A quick search on Google immediately brought up solarDreamStudio's immensely helpful tutorial on how to do just this, ...
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Monday, August 29th, 2005
Boot loader showdown: Getting to know LILO and GRUB
If you're not a linux geek, skip this article.
Nice article on how boot loaders and how they work.
Most simply, a boot loader loads the operating system. When your machine loads its operating system, the BIOS reads the first 512 bytes of your ...
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Saturday, August 27th, 2005
Wrist Rocket Laser Slingshot PS-52
Cool toy.
Precision Shots is Proud to Introduce the Worlds First Laser Slingshot. Unlike the old wrist rocket slingshots, the Laser Slingshot hit targets with pin point accuracy. The Laser Slingshot is able to rival quality air pistols in accuracy, yet is able to deliver greater impacts ...
Posted in Gadgets, Games | 3 Comments »
Friday, August 26th, 2005
Erica's mac sweater on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Cool sweater crocheted by a guy for his girlfriend.
I designed and made this sweater as a graduation pressent. check out the back.
Posted in Apparel, Apple, Art | Comments Off
Thursday, August 25th, 2005
Munchkin Identified
The fat cat that's often listed as a hoax is really real.
Sassy was born in Virginia, and moved to Canada in 1991 with me. He was a kitten then and after we had him fixed he started getting fat. I never thought anything of it cause he slept so ...
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Wednesday, August 24th, 2005
Google Talk
It's out. Google has released Google talk. It's a jabber server so hit the link for your client and see how to set it up.
Client Choice with Google Talk
The Google Talk service is built to support industry standards. You can connect to the Google Talk ...
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Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005
Canon USA Consumer Products - Digital Cameras - PowerShot S80
Nice features for a point and shoot, but I hate the sliding front window and the wide form factor. If I am gonna carry it around every day, it needs to be small.
PowerShot S80 perfectly embodies the compact design and ...
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Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005
Guardian Unlimited | World Latest | Robertson Calls for Chavez Assassination
How can Robertson call himself a Christian when he's suggesting that we assassinate people? What a Godly way to act Pat. It's no wonder that the rest of the world hates Christians when they have high profile examples ...
Posted in Politics, Stupid People | 3 Comments »