Things Caught in the Web

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Dennis Matheson - tanstaafl@earthlink.net Last Updated: July 20, 2006

Things Caught in the Web

May 29, 2002 - Wednesday

In today's entry in the airport security follies, we have a woman who attempted to get on a plane while carrying knives, boxcutters and a rock . Wait a minute... a rock?

So this guy decides not to pay his prostitute for her services, so she bites off one of his appendages . No, not that appendage, but still...

For you train buffs out there, here's a list of hotels located near rail lines .

You know the big fuss made about CD anti-copying schemes? Well, here's how to bypass the latest one by using a marker pen . So much for that.

And when you're finished with your CD, here's how to twirl a pen .

Here is someone who decided to make the ultimate video game system ; a single box holding a PS2, a GameCube, an X-Box and... an Atari 2600? Hmmm... one of these things is not like the others...

Find Your Top Gun Call Sign . You can call me... Skip?

This is an interesting re-evaluation of the Empire from Star Wars trying to portray it in a more positive light and the Rebels as a terrorist organization. It's a bit of a stretch, but still interesting reading.

That piece of paper you just crumpled up and threw away? Bet you didn't realize that it was an Origami Boulders . Ummm... yeah. Right. I'm backing slowly away from the computer now...

Some interesting thoughts on the economics of the X-Box . Well, if you're Microsoft you have plenty of money to spend.

Speaking of Star Wars, did anyone ever stop to think about what happened to the planet Endor after the Rebels blew up that Death Star sitting in orbit. Well, the inevitable result seems to be The Endor Holocaust .

Removing a mouse from a computer. No, not that kind of mouse; A real mouse.

This is an ad for caffeinated soap . Now, skipping for the moment the obvious question (Caffeinated soap? ) the real question is "Why can't you ship caffeine to Belgium or Sweden?"

Several Star Wars items today so, not wanting to let the Star Trek fans feel left out, it seems that Kirk's chair from the original series is about to be auctioned off. If you hurry, you really can "have the con".

And with a final unanswerable question for today, it seems that Google is tracking misspellings of Britney Spears entered into their search engine. The questions are, of course, 1) Why and 2) Why is this linked off of their jobs page?

Finally, just to have more fun with Google, here is the Google Zeitgeist , tracking what the world is interested in by what they are searching for.

May 21, 2002 - Tuesday

This is cool; art drawn on dirty vehicles .

May 10, 2002 - Friday

Cosmic catastrophe threatens Earth We're all doomed! Maybe... Or not.

Here we have some trees that have grown into... um... fairly suggestive shapes . Somehow, I think my homeowner's association wouldn't go for these...

Here's a tip for all you reporters out there... If you are planning to do a demonstration on how to escape from a car sinking in the water , make sure you actually know how to escape. Especially if it really is sinking in the water. Otherwise, your next story may be on the Darwin Awards.

May 9, 2002 - Thursday

So this theatre manager tells everyone that he wants to watch the Spiderman movie by himself after the theatre has closed. At 3am. Then, the next day he is missing. Along with $75,000. Which is missing from the safe that was opened using his code. OK, I don't think we need to call on Spiderman to solve this one.

Dennis Matheson - tanstaafl@earthlink.net

Last Updated: July 20, 2006