I know how to reduce military spending
This guy has built a scale model of an aircraft carrier out of Lego.
Even better? It floats.
Monday, January 22, 2007
A whole lotta bull
So commenter "David F" on the Rolling Stone site posts
...as suggested in this article:
And why are there 1.4 billion cows in the world?
Could it be because we raise them for food and clothing?
So commenter "David F" on the Rolling Stone site posts
I don’t suppose anyone has seen the study that shows bovine flatulence is a larger cause of global warming than any man-made pollution.
...as suggested in this article:
There are 1.4 billion cows worldwide, each producing 500 litres of methane a day and accounting for 14% of all emissions of the gas.
And why are there 1.4 billion cows in the world?
Could it be because we raise them for food and clothing?
Sunday, January 21, 2007
You got served
This librarian has a creative way of dealing with the late fees of teen patrons. If they can beat her at Dance Dance Revolution (the library has the game onsite), they get their fines wiped.
This librarian has a creative way of dealing with the late fees of teen patrons. If they can beat her at Dance Dance Revolution (the library has the game onsite), they get their fines wiped.
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Hanks. Tom Hanks.
This was too funny not to pass along:
I am a huge Bond fan. Some of my fondest childhood memories are staying up late to watch Bond movies with my dad (CityTV in Toronto used to have a Bond movie marathon every 3 months or so). By no means is the franchise what you would call "artistic" movies, but they sure are fun, even if some entries in the series are lacking.
I was one of those skeptical of Daniel Craig's ability to pull off the title role, but those thoughts were pleasantly dispelled when I saw Casino Royale. Apparently a lot of people had their skepticism challenged by Craig's role in Layercake, which now that I've seen, I agree with wholeheartedly.
This was too funny not to pass along:
I am a huge Bond fan. Some of my fondest childhood memories are staying up late to watch Bond movies with my dad (CityTV in Toronto used to have a Bond movie marathon every 3 months or so). By no means is the franchise what you would call "artistic" movies, but they sure are fun, even if some entries in the series are lacking.
I was one of those skeptical of Daniel Craig's ability to pull off the title role, but those thoughts were pleasantly dispelled when I saw Casino Royale. Apparently a lot of people had their skepticism challenged by Craig's role in Layercake, which now that I've seen, I agree with wholeheartedly.
Friday, January 19, 2007
Lord of the Quiz
So, after a discussion where I compared Deranged Squirrel to Pippin from Lord of the Rings, Mad Jenny found an online quiz to determine which Lord of the Rings character you are:
Really, Arwen? One of my least favourite characters in the trilogy (though she was improved upon in the movies). I would have thought Gandalf or Eowyn, but Arwen?
So, after a discussion where I compared Deranged Squirrel to Pippin from Lord of the Rings, Mad Jenny found an online quiz to determine which Lord of the Rings character you are:
 | You scored as Arwen. You're Arwen Evenstar! This elven princess may not get in on too much action, but she's always optimistic and hopeful for the future. She does what she can to help her love, Aragorn, who is off fighting, and is always supportive of him. "I would rather spend one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone."
Which LOTR character are you? created with QuizFarm.com |
Really, Arwen? One of my least favourite characters in the trilogy (though she was improved upon in the movies). I would have thought Gandalf or Eowyn, but Arwen?
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Starship Envy
The Bad Astronomer had a chart comparing the relative sizes of starships and space stations from various science fiction series, films and books. One of his commenters linked to the source site.
This is really cool--almost any space opera setting you can think of is represented, from Star Trek to Star Wars to Babylon 5 to Robotech.
The Bad Astronomer had a chart comparing the relative sizes of starships and space stations from various science fiction series, films and books. One of his commenters linked to the source site.
This is really cool--almost any space opera setting you can think of is represented, from Star Trek to Star Wars to Babylon 5 to Robotech.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Go forth into the unknown
Robert Anton Wilson passed away last Thursday.
Tributes here and here.
Hail Eris!
Robert Anton Wilson passed away last Thursday.
Tributes here and here.
Hail Eris!
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
The Real Last Samurai
This is just too cool!
A samurai sword wielding vigilante has come to the rescue of two Police officers when they were attacked by an armed gang in South Shields, England.
A group of men had forced their way into a house and were ransacking the place when passing plain-clothes officers were alerted by a woman inside screaming.
The criminals outnumbered them and were armed with a hammer, knives and chains and attacked the Police officers.
As one of them stabbed at a Policeman with his knife, a mysterious do-gooder appeared from nowhere and attacked him with a samurai sword.
One of the burglars began running away but was stopped by the stranger who struck him on the arm with the sword.
Two of the criminals were arrested, but in true hero style the samurai disappeared before police could speak to him.
Banzai!
This is just too cool!
A samurai sword wielding vigilante has come to the rescue of two Police officers when they were attacked by an armed gang in South Shields, England.
A group of men had forced their way into a house and were ransacking the place when passing plain-clothes officers were alerted by a woman inside screaming.
The criminals outnumbered them and were armed with a hammer, knives and chains and attacked the Police officers.
As one of them stabbed at a Policeman with his knife, a mysterious do-gooder appeared from nowhere and attacked him with a samurai sword.
One of the burglars began running away but was stopped by the stranger who struck him on the arm with the sword.
Two of the criminals were arrested, but in true hero style the samurai disappeared before police could speak to him.
Banzai!
New Library Toy
LibraryThing is a site that claims to catalogue your personal book collection. In practice, it's not very comprehensive, partly because it's hoping users will provide cataloguing information (like a wiki). Still, it works if you want a place to list all the books you own but don't have the time or skills to do it in Excel or Access. Also lets you share your collection with others as a way of social networking ("You've read jPod? So have I!").
LibraryThing is a site that claims to catalogue your personal book collection. In practice, it's not very comprehensive, partly because it's hoping users will provide cataloguing information (like a wiki). Still, it works if you want a place to list all the books you own but don't have the time or skills to do it in Excel or Access. Also lets you share your collection with others as a way of social networking ("You've read jPod? So have I!").
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