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Sunday, July 31, 2005
 
GEL Tv
Crazy Japanese pop TV at it's finest.

GEL Tv
 
Statistics for the Health and Well-being of our Robotic Overlord
From the Dot-Matrix Printer of Enlightenment:
Mr. Bush, who stands nearly 6 feet, usually has his annual checkups in the summer, but last summer's was postponed until Dec. 11 because of the campaign. In December, he weighed 199.6 pounds, 8 more than the 191.6 recorded yesterday.

Mr. Bush's weight has fluctuated since he moved into the White House. He weighed 194.5 pounds in June 2000, before he became president, then dropped to 189 in 2001 and 2002. From Aug. 4, 2002 to Dec. 11, 2004, he gained 10.6 pounds, some of which his doctors attributed to increased muscle mass from exercise.

After his last physical, Mr. Bush said he wanted to lose weight because he had eaten too many doughnuts in the campaign. His body fat is 15.79 percent, down from 18.25 in December.

His resting heart rate is 47 beats a minute, normal for a well-trained athlete, and his blood pressure is normal, 110 over 64. When Mr. Bush ran for 26 minutes and 20 seconds, his heart rate reached 183 beats a minute, showing no abnormalities. Tests showed a low to very low risk of coronary artery disease.

 
Sensitive Light:
Stunning smoke art.
Saturday, July 30, 2005
 
I love death
I'm not really sure how to preface this... It's sort of clever, has a cool song, yet terribly morbid.

I love death (flash movie)
Thursday, July 28, 2005
 
Zadie Smith - On the Road: American Writers And Their Hair
English author Zadie Smith goes on the road and recounts various tales throughout her book signing on the American writers she sees, and the hair advice that she gives to them.
 
Zombie4
As per the instructions:
Don't worry about civilian casualties, just blow the hell out of the zombies.

Can do.

[Requires Java]
 
Y'all Niggas Ain't Gangsta...
When you walk around with a hyena on a chain with the job title of "debt collector" then you can talk about how rough your ride is. Otherwise, pour yourself a tall, frosty glass of Shut The Fuck Up.
 
The Alien - Photoblogging the removal of a brain tumor
Uh, yeah, this is pretty gross, but utterly fascinating. It's from this guy, David LaPuma, who is a scientist (or a grad student or something) that had a brain tumor. Well, now you can see just exactly goes into having a tumor removed, as in: what parts of the head they have to cut away. Eew.
 
New Template
I've been fudging with the template (OH SHIT!!) because I thought it was a little too tall. Now it's probably too wide. Lemme know what you think.
 
Nicotine Beer Designed to Help Drinkers Quit Smoking
Pure Genius:
Trying to quit smoking and failing miserably? Throw out those nicotine patches and step up to the bar and ask for a NicoShot, the world's first smoking-cessation beer containing a shot of natural nicotine. Each NicoShot beer has the nicotine equivalent of a couple of regular filtered cigarettes and for most smokers, three cans of NicoShot is comparable to an entire pack of conventional cigarettes. The best part will be when you get a NicoShot hangover the next morning and decide to make coffee with that other great fusion, caffeinated water.

Caffeinated nicotine beer. Add cannibas and we just might have recreated the actual abrosia of the gods.
 
IRA says armed campaign is over
Looks like Northern Ireland will keep their British passports after all.
 
NOTES TO THE UNDERNEATH: LADIES LETTERS TO THIER LABIA.
From the page:
Dear Vagina,

I masturbate, fuck (quite a bit), and I have the kind of sexual history that people write books about. Shit, you know this. But I've been feeling inadequate. I know this isn't your fault. You can't open a dialogue about this problem. I mean, when you turn red and itchy, I know you're telling me something, but you can't actually talk.

Fuck yeah.
 
A Brief Brief History of Time
Here is a summarization of Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time. It's pretty long even for the 2xBrief, but has gems like:
Newton: Haaaaaang on a minute. If I'’ve got gravity holding shit together, I don'’t need Aristotle's crystal balls. This means that the stars might be, like, really far away. And, like, go on for ever.

Newton's flatmate: WTF d00d, stay off the wild mushrooms!

Newton: But, right, if they go on forever, then my shiny gravity means that the Universe will collapse under its own weight.

Newton's flatmate: Seriously, Isaac, no more opium on your cornflakes.

 
Hundreds of Boy Scouts fall ill from heat
...and Nat'l Jambo will never be the same again.

(Disclaimer: I am an Eagle Scout (1990))
 
GROW RPG
The makers of the excellent game GROW have made a new game, very RPG-like, called, appropriately, GROW RPG. The premis is the same: you must find the order in which to place the pieces of the puzzle. Very addictive, and, yes, you can reach MAX on all of the items.
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
 
CUMMING the fragrance by Alan Cumming
"Cumming is earthy. Really, really earthy."
 
Maakies from the Past and Present!
Woo... Maakies! One of my favorite weirdo comix, as featured in the Chicago Reader and elsewhere. It's written by some cat named Tony Millionaire, and is sure to give you your twist fix for the day.
 
IGN: Exclusive: Doom Movie Trailer
Holy shit... how did this slip past my radar? Doom, the game that can be said to have truly been the killer-app for 1st person networked shooters has been made into a movie by Universal Pictures and stars The Rock and some guy named Karl Urban (aka Eomer from LOTR.) Still downloading the big-ass high-res trailer (>30 mb.)
 
I'm Steve, And I'm A Super Villain
Because, if you told me about fem-bots and evil goats in a calm voice, I'd believe you too.
 
Latest 50 Images UL to LJ
Pretty addictive and voyeristic page that shows you the latest 50 images uploaded to LiveJournal. Auto-refreshes every 60 seconds. NSFW because I saw some guy stroking his cock. EW LJ WEIRDO -1
 
New Traverser
Please welcome Aaron Vanderpoel onboard as a new blogger. Aaron is the mysterions "Aaron" who has been posting in the comments. He's an ex-student of mine, recent grad of ACOM, and an all-around swell fellah. Welcome!
 
MidbrowArt Model Vs Photographer
The model is hot. The photographer is not.
Sunday, July 24, 2005
 
Stackopolis
A very frentic game where you have to build lego-esque arrangements on the clock. Ack.
 
European Geography quiz
One of those frustrating flash puzzles where they give you a blank image of the European continent and you have to place the countries in their respective locations. I didn't realize that there were so many "pinprick" countries in EU. Oh well. I got 35/45 anyway.
 
Avoider
A game where you have to keep your mouse cursor safe by keeping it away from the little bastard on screen. Click the first link to play. Kind of fun, but kind of annoying. If your cursor goes out of the app, your score gets reset. There are a couple of tricks the little bastard has to completely fuck you up, so it's not really fair, but w/e.
 
The chat room of WWII
Here's what would've happened if WWII was an online game with a chat room. Quite nice.
Saturday, July 23, 2005
 
Bow Down to My Complete Know-it-all-ness
Dearest Frank,

You know what I love most about myself? It's that I can know absolutely nothing about how to do something, but still manage to figure it out.

I give you the excuse that you've been drinking beer for six weeks.

However, I expect that when you see me next, and bow down to my complete know-it-all-ness, you have a rather strong vodka martini in your hand, handing it to me as you bow. And DO NOT spill it on my shoes.

Damn, I'm great.
Friday, July 22, 2005
 
The Truth About Violent Youth and Video Games
From the article:
First off, I have absolute proof that video games are not the cause of this epidemic of youth violence in America. No, really, I do. Ready?

There is no epidemic of youth violence in America.

The whole concept is a lie manufactured, distributed and perpetuated by the media. Kids are not killing each other more frequently than they used to. In fact, it turns out the opposite is true.

 
23 Questions with Robert Anton Wilson
[MB] You recently founded the Guns & Dope Party to combat the excesses of Tsarism. What are some of the central tenets of your party's platform?

[RAW] Guns for those who want them; no guns forced on those who don't want them [Quakers, Amish, pacifists in general etc.]

Drugs for those who want them; no drugs forced on those who don't want them [Christian Scientists, herbalists, homeopaths etc]

Bipedal unity -- equal rights for ostriches

Voluntary taxation: you pay for government programs you want; you don't pay a penny for any programs you don't want.

 
Google Moon - Lunar Landing Sites
A few days old, but the resolution of the moon's surface when you zoom all of the way in is excellent.
 
Glossary for Medieval Art and Architecture
Since I've just come back from Prauge, I can now put names on all of the weird architecture that I saw.
 
robodance
I can't write my name with this mechanical robot arm (left click to spray), but I can make a Pringle's potato chip.
 
Microbotnik
Miniature flash movies about miniature robots that, uh, do stuff. #3 is tops.
 
I have returned
And I'm trying to get this stupid, fuxking template fixed.
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
 
Hello, Daily Traversal Readers
I have nothing fun or exciting, or dirty or naughty, or creepy or weird to show you today. I just wanted to say hi. Ah, hell, I need to get a life.
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
 
SPY: INTO THE UNKNOWN
On PBS (local wttw, #11), there is this new show that I just happened to come across. Individuals with no training or experience are thrown into a situation where they are a spy in training. They have to pay attention to everything, even to what seems like a casual direction may come back to bite you in the butt if under interrogation you don’t remember your cover story.

I don’t know. With a sense of self consciousness paranoia that I developed at a young age, a natural liar and deceiver, a relatively strong will and endurance for pain, plus, nothing better to do, I think I’d made a good candidate.

Well, if not. I’ll just enjoy the show.
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
 
Anxiety Culture: Family Values Generator
Thanks be! Just when I was running out of delightful things to say to my children!

Anxiety Culture: Family Values Generator

You'll never learn, you moronic little reject...
 
MAKE YOUR OWN PRUNO AND MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOUL.
Steve at The Sneeze made and drank a concoction similar to this-you can go to his blog and check it out (his blog is funny, you should check it out anyway-he likes to eat weird things).

But while Stumbling today, I came across this delicious-looking recipe for Pruno (Prison "Wine").

Whaddaya say, crew? I'd say we were way off base with the coffee pot beer. This might be more our speed.

Kidding! Kidding! DO NOT TAKE THIS AS A REAL SUGGESTION OR AS SOME KIND OF INSANE CHALLENGE. I WILL NOT BE ANY PART OF THIS!

Well, unless you want to do it. Because I'll watch.

MAKE YOUR OWN PRUNO AND MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOUL.
Monday, July 04, 2005
 
Bikini-Clad lady falls through Bubbles
And it's freaking me out. Oh, to be that flexible. If she gets stuck, just click on her, and she'll twitch around until she slips through again.

Freaking weird.

And I thought I had too much time on my hands.

edit: You can click and drag her around, too. Creepy. Really creepy.

tetka.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object)
Friday, July 01, 2005
 
Ultra-cool video of a tornado. Here it comes, and there it goes...

Gosh, isn't science nifty?

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