Archive for March, 2002

So this is what the future will look like

Friday, March 29th, 2002

I've seen some pretty nifty PC case modifications before, but this has to be the weirdest case I've ever seen. Does that even count as a case? All they need to do now is paint it brown. It would look just like a rock from the original series of Star Trek

"Munich is famous for its beer, rather than its sex dolls"

Thursday, March 28th, 2002

Sometimes, I'm just not sure what to say about a story. If ever there was an argument for why people should keep to their own business, this has got to be it.

On an only slightly related note (I'll leave it up to the reader to guess what this has to do with sex dolls), here's a list of all the ways “Britney Spears” is misspelled on Google. Once again, the Interwebnet proves that Britney fans are society's lowest common denominator.

Irony: it's got nothing to do with your washing

Thursday, March 28th, 2002

My current definition of irony is this statement, written by a student in a lecture summary that I had the privilege to mark:

Proof reading the paper by someone with string English skills is also a good way.

A close second is the news that one of the world's leading experts on bicycle and pedestrian safety was run over by a tour bus while crossing the street. I know, I know; we shouldn't laugh at these things. But they're funny, dammit.

Extinction of the dinosaurs caused by a prime number

Wednesday, March 27th, 2002

Mersenne prime suspect for greatest mass extinction? Oh.. wait… oops. That first word is methane, isn't it.

But it would have been a cool story.

Chocolate is a serious business, people

Tuesday, March 26th, 2002

Mars is about to change their recipe and slogan. Read the article; it's funny:

“The images of energy and accomplishment have a male bias,” said a spokeswoman… “So we are trying to redress the balance and make it more appealing to women.”

I'm not exactly thrilled with the changes (less is not more) and the slogan is simply daft, but I don't think I'll react quite like this guy.

Get ready for more lip-pouting action!

Tuesday, March 26th, 2002

Yes, it's time for another remake of an 80's television series. Obviously they're running out of ideas, because the remake they've chosen means that K.I.T.T. is back… again. If Knight Rider 2000 left you missing David Hasselhoff's pouting antics, there is new hope; Hasselhoff is behind the new Knight Rider movie, so perhaps he'll take the starring role.

Hmmm… or perhaps they're be a new and somewhat different driver for K.I.T.T.