A fun thing to do sometimes.

1. Go to a public library or computer lab (and hope the computers don't delete any locally-saved files on every logout).
2. Open the files (especially pictures) you find on the desktop, such as "idontlovethemhoes.jpg" .
3. Laugh at the frat boy who posed with a plastic cut-out likeness of Marge Simpson.
[I don't know if I can ethically (or legally) post my latest discovery].

IDEA: GUI Art

That is, meta-art. Art made out of GUI's.

I got the idea while working on DF. Example: A house.


Okay, so it's a bit... Mondrian...
Dave

Electrician Gets Stabbed, Doesn't Notice For a While.

I love Ruskies.

Computer Quotes

From Metafilter.

Spread Freedom and Democracy

The Zimbabwe Crisis Continues
So here's a chance for our freedom and liberty and brotherhood and democracy president to do something good for the world and leave an existing system that would probably work (they have a new leader elected already). Bush remains remarkably complacent.

I've been interested in African politics/economics for a while now, and every time something like this happens (which is fairly often if you listen closely enough) my heart sinks a little. There's been people around that say Africa is a lost continent, which is not a sentiment I share. But like most ideas I've encountered, I can understand why someone would be lead to that conclusion. Once Africa becomes a net contributor to world GDP on a non-monoculture (generally oil) basis, we will all be better off. It will bring a new level of stability and peace to a very large segment of the world, and encourage the investments of Americans in a very underdeveloped part of the world, probably resulting in a very large payoff for those who choose to get in early. In all likelyhood, the change will take place following the current Asian development, but who knows for sure.

Anyways, I found this just before hand via Pharyngula. I'm still looking for a connection, but perhaps the two apexes serve their own purposes sufficiently by themselves.

Ehyup.

Worst video ever, or evarrr?

Yacht Rock

For a good laugh, you all should check this out.

It's called Yacht Rock, and it's possible that you've heard of it before and that I'm beating a dead horse in informing you of its hilarity.

I think anyone involved in the blog will find this entertaining, but its even better if you're familiar with the pop/rock "Yacht Rock" artists of the 70s and 80s (e.g., Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Hall and Oates). 

(I don't think watching them in order is imperative, but if you'd like to, the episodes work from the bottom up, so you'll have to scroll all the way down to find #1.)

Peas in a pod

Left to right: Skeet Ulrich, Johnny Depp, Don Hertzfeldt.


They are practically the same person. I noticed this upon trying to figure out what Don Hertzfeldt looks like.

purty pikters

Some photos from Philadelphia and Washington DC. More to come as I get more free time. 

Also, the last picture is not from Philly or DC. I was too lazy to edit my other photography post, so I stuck it in here.