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June 13, 2003

Cool  Uncommon Knowledge About A Sunset

Is it found on a desk? I say Probably.
Does it break if dropped? I say Yes.
Does it have keys? I say Probably.
Is it originally from Canada? I say Probably.
Can it jump? I say Probably.
Can you order it at a restaurant? I say Yes.
Do you open and close it? I say Yes.
Was it used over 100 years ago? I say Doubtful.
Does it stand on two legs? I say Probably.
Do the rabbits eat it? I say Probably.
Does it have arms? I say Probably.
Is it a type of bird? I say Probably.
Is it normally planted in gardens? I say Probably.
Is it originally from Africa? I say Probably.
Is it red when ripe? I say Probably.
Does it have a hole in it? I say Probably.
Play Twenty Questions at 20Q.net and learn all sorts of things that you never knew you didn't know.
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June 10, 2003

Cool  We're the Phone Company

I've always loved this Lily Tomlin sketch from Saturday Night Live, perhaps because I've worked in the industry for (mumble) years. Every so often I'll trot it out when the opportunity arises - or indeed for no reason at all.

Here at the Phone Company we handle eighty-four billion calls a year, serving everyone from presidents and kings to scum of the earth. We realize that every so often you can't get an operator, for no apparent reason your phone goes out of order, or perhaps you get charged for a call you didn't make. We don't care. Watch this -- just lost Peoria. You see, this phone system consists of a multibillion-dollar matrix of space-age technology that is so sophisticated, even we can't handle it. But that's your problem, isn't it? Next time you complain about your phone service, why don't you try using two Dixie cups with a string. We don't care. We don't have to. We're the Phone Company.

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May 31, 2003

Cool  Squirrel Trouble?

This site has the answer. They can also solve your koala, wombat and penguin infestation worries.

On top of this, they explain why everything tastes like chicken, and how to properly cook a frog.

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May 30, 2003

Cool  Squirrels Went Berserk

We may think we're safe living in Australia, but as recent news shows, there is no place truly safe from the evil wiles of the squirrel conspiracy! Little known fact: Dave Barry is no more than a front for the furry menace!

Handy tips on how to deal with the squirrel threat are available here and also here.

And you thought lemurs were bad...

(via The Squirrel Conspiracy)

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May 26, 2003

Cool  Seriously Wild Life

Horned Kangaroos? Who ordered the horned kangaroos? Come on, I don't have all day. Right. Giant marsupial lions? Who ordered giant marsupial lions?

The lion-like predator, which could stand nearly a metre and weighed about 250 kilograms, had a pair of retractable thumb-like claws to disembowel or drag prey up trees. But a reconstruction of one of its feet has revealed for the first time that all of the lion's digits were retractable, not just the thumbs.
That's so cool. You got opposable thumbs, monkey boy? Well, so do I, only I can disembowel you with mine!
Dr Long said the prize of the Nullarbor fossil specimens included a horned kangaroo: "It is an adult specimen with a very peculiar bulbous nose."
Yeah?! Well, same to you buddy!

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May 21, 2003

Cool  You Gave Your Cat A What?

Web site of the Day is catenema.com. If you've previously read the original story, it's time for another visit, as the author has more stories to tell.

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May 19, 2003

Cool  AutoDave!

For more Dave Barryesque goodness than you could poke a reasonably large stick at, why not visit AutoDave!, the automated Dave Barry column generator. Looks like they've done a bit of work on it since I last visited.

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Cool  Sweet Rabbit Pie

Dave Barry (who I really should add to my blogroll seeing how often I link to him) has an

UPDATE ON THE ONGOING EFFORT TO USE TRAPS TO CATCH AND REMOVE THE RABBITS FROM MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND DRUG-SMUGGLING FACILITY BECAUSE THE RABBITS DIE AND ATTRACT VULTURES, WHICH GET CAUGHT IN JET ENGINES, WHICH CAUSES PLANES TO CRASH
here (it's Blogger, so the permalinks are broken just like mine) pointing to an article which can be found here. Speaking of which, rabbit would be the perfect new flavour for Pie in a Jar and "Pie in a Jar" would be a great name for a rock band.

(via Dave Barry)

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May 17, 2003

Cool  Oolong

Bunny With Things On His Head of the Day is Oolong.

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May 15, 2003

Cool  Buffy! Futurama!

Buffy Season 6 and Futurama Season 2 are out on DVD!

Also, yesterday marked one month of blogging. At least three people have read at least part of my blog, so clearly it's not all in vain.

I really do have work to do, and so I must be going.

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Cool  Adventures In Downloading

Another episode of Futurama an episode of MST3K (Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell), an episode of Buffy (season 7, episode 21, the final semi-final as it were) and the Azumanga Daioh movie have joined Jungle wa Itsumo Hale nochi Guu Deluxe episode 6 on my hard drive. All in all a good night's downloading. Some day soon I may have the opportunity to watch them. Now stop bothering me, I have work to do.

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Cool  Safety Dance

Looks like someone has found the St. Claire Safety Sign Builder.

Yup, looks like.

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May 13, 2003

Cool  Bad Astronomy

Web Site of the Day is Bad Astronomy.

In particular, check out the movie reviews. He pans The Core much more thoroughly than I did in the cinema while waiting for The Two Towers to start.

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Cool  The Mootrix?

What is the Mootrix?

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Cool  Badgers? Badgers? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Badgers!

And here I was hoping that I would turn out as a cat.

(via The Truth Laid Bear, who turned out to be a bear but I think he cheated, particularly since I'm back to being an Insignificant Microbe)

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Cool  Shipping

Winning Bidder is responsible for all shipping costs, permits, cranes or any other equipment needed for loading and transporting, insuring the Property and all costs and risks associated with loading and transporting the Property. Car weighs approximately 40,000 lbs. Location: Fort Worth, TX. Pick up information will be provided to the winning bidder.
Oh well. Never mind then.

(via Slashdot of all places)

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May 12, 2003

Cool  Safety And Water Rockets

Site of the Day is Water Rockets. Whoooosh!

Cool Toy of the Day is the Safety Sign Builder (requires Adobe Acrobat).

(Both, unless I'm losing my marbles, which is entirely possible, via Dave Barry)

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May 11, 2003

Cool  Perpetual Commotion

Site of the day is The Museum of Unworkable Devices:

This museum is a celebration of fascinating devices that don't work. It houses diverse examples of the perverse genius of inventors who refused to let their thinking be intimidated by the laws of nature, remaining optimistic in the face of repeated failures.
Now also available in Portugese.

When you've finished boggling at the perpetual motion machines, wander over to Donald Simanek's site for further scientific entertainment.

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Cool  Futuramarama

I've grabbed all the Futurama I could get my hands on, so now I'm downloading Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (MST3K to its fans). Which I have never seen. I don't know if it's ever been shown in Australia.

Hooray for Zoidberg! [Broadband — Ed.] Broadband! Hooray!

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May 06, 2003

Cool  JREF

When I'm not blogging, you can often find me at the JREF Forums. Not at the moment, though, because they seem to be fairly seriously broken.

I ran up a quick forum server thingy for people to visit until JREF is fixed: the JREF Storm Shelter. I wonder if I'll get any visitors...

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April 30, 2003

Cool  iPodonia

James Lileks wants a new iPod too.

Great minds, and so on.

What he actually got was a swing.

Read it.

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April 29, 2003

Cool  Gotta Getta iPod

I gotta get me one of them iPods.

The new models are cooler than ever, even if the "dock" looks worse than useless. 30GB of storage, 6 ounces, 8 hours playing time. Connects via FireWire or USB; doubles as an external hard disk for my perennially full Sony Picturebook.

You can even play Solitaire!

Clearly, what Apple and/or Sony need to do is smoosh this thing together with the nifty Sony Clie NZ90, which wonderful as it is, is direly lacking in storage. Then add a multi-system cellphone and GPS and you'll have the ultimate geek gadget.

Except by that point it will weigh as much as my Picturebook, and still do less.

Never mind then. I'll just take the iPod.

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April 23, 2003

Cool  Or Possibly An Interociter

The Internet is a time machine.

I did 18 out of my 20 impossible things, and of the remaining two, one can't happen before the end of the month and no-one has actually decided what the other one is yet. So I can say that they're done and no-one can prove otherwise.

In other words, I'm blogging from work.

So why is the Internet a time machine, you ask? Well, you could (and indeed should) take a look at lileks.com and spend a happy - if somewhat dazed - afternoon lost in the 50's and 60's. It's well worth the effort, particularly if you missed them the first time 'round.

But what I was actually thinking of is this: Tonight, when I go home, I'm going to watch next week's episode of Buffy.

Which means I can spoil it for the guys at work. Hahaha! Not that I'd do that, of course.

The thing I have to remember is: Don't get greedy. No-one likes a greedy time traveller.

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April 22, 2003

Cool  Well, I've Watched Buffy Now

Of course, now I have to download next week's episode and watch that too. No minutes! No waiting!

But this time I think I'll leave it to run overnight so that it doesn't chew up my precious peak-time badnwidth.

Meanwhile, kAzAa is chewing up all my upstream bandwidth, since I dropped Azumanga Daioh and Jungle Guu into my share folder. (And Rizelmine.) But I don't pay for uploads, so I don't care. Nyaa!

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