Shiny Happy Links for July 25, 2003
Son of Napster - Robert X. Cringely
A proposal for the creation of 'Snapster' in which a corporation purchases music for it's use, and the shareholders can download whatever they like from the catalog. Using corporate law and collective ownership to stick it to RIAA. This idea is a thing of beauty.
CrashZuki
Why not to let your neophyte buddy testdrive your new motorcycle.
Sergeant Safari's Wilderness Survival Quiz
You may not know this about me, but I am extensively trained in this subject. I got a perfect score without cheating. How about you?
How to Rim Like a Gay Boy
Instructions on ass-licking for the ladies.
Is Dick Cheney Dead Yet (dot) Com
As of today, Dick Cheney is not dead yet.
Mike's Amazing Cakes
I want this one for my birthday (it was originally made for a vegetarian):
The Church of Beer
Because beer is good, and you are worthy.
When Dogs Catch Cars
A pack of raging canines attack vehicles in Germany.
Play-Create
Interactive video.
Extreme Ironing
"Welcome to the home of extreme ironing - the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt."
Canstruction
Going way beyond the stack of old beer cans you had in your dorm room.
Scottish History
Kilts, haggis, and bagpipes. Who could ask for anything more?
Air Stocking
Update: the Japanese are still weird, but also quite clever.
The Global Mind
Taking an EEG of the planet.
Forty Hands
Torture masquerading as a drinking game.
Blowing Up A Dead Deer
Funny, in an icky sort of way.
Caviar Emptor
Let the fish eggs beware.
Iraqis Want the Bodies of Uday and Qusay Dragged Through the Streets
The Other, Other White Meat
I've been putting off linking to a story about the German Cannibal until there was a really salacious one. Here it is.
Women More Likely to Sleep with Interns
"For women, the favorite place to have sex in the office was on a desk, while men preferred a couch or a chair. The least popular for both was the mailroom or copy room. The boss' office also ranked relatively low."
Solipsism Online
If a webpage loads, and nobody is there to read it, does it still waste bandwidth?
Doodles
Photoessays.
Tour of Booty
Bus sex: the final frontier.
Saudi Arabia Reacts Angrily to 9/11 Report
Wahhabist terrorists? What Wahhabist terrorists?
Worldwide Pirate Attacks Hit All-Time High in 2003
Yarrrr!
Saddam Statues Big Hit at Home Depot
The latest gardening craze! Get all your deposed despots and put them with the garden gnomes.
Couple Plan Divorce After Bumping Into One Another At the Beach
Of course, they'd each told the other they would be elsewhere.
Popeye and Olive
What the heck did he see in her anyway?
Beginner's Guide to Soccer
For Americans who don't understand just exactly what those poofs are all doing chasing each other around a field in short pants.
Virtual Dali
Surreal.
Dog Eats Dead Owner
The male equivalent of the infamous Cat Lady syndrome.
Don't Be Fooled: America is Having Success Against Terror - Charles Krauthammer
"The fact that the Democrats and the media can't seem to let go of it, however, is testimony to their need (and ability) to change the subject. From what? From the moral and strategic realities of Iraq."
Spit Chemical Eases Bowel Disease
'Good Things Are Happening In Iraq'
The King of Bahrain is a staunch anglophile, and thinks things are going swimmingly in Iraq.
CAPTU
The Canadian Association for the Peaceful Takeover of the United States of America. Didn't you always suspect?
A Woman's Guide to How to Pee Standing Up
Honestly. This is taking equality a little too far.
A proposal for the creation of 'Snapster' in which a corporation purchases music for it's use, and the shareholders can download whatever they like from the catalog. Using corporate law and collective ownership to stick it to RIAA. This idea is a thing of beauty.
CrashZuki
Why not to let your neophyte buddy testdrive your new motorcycle.
Sergeant Safari's Wilderness Survival Quiz
You may not know this about me, but I am extensively trained in this subject. I got a perfect score without cheating. How about you?
How to Rim Like a Gay Boy
Instructions on ass-licking for the ladies.
Is Dick Cheney Dead Yet (dot) Com
As of today, Dick Cheney is not dead yet.
Mike's Amazing Cakes
I want this one for my birthday (it was originally made for a vegetarian):
The Church of Beer
Because beer is good, and you are worthy.
When Dogs Catch Cars
A pack of raging canines attack vehicles in Germany.
Play-Create
Interactive video.
Extreme Ironing
"Welcome to the home of extreme ironing - the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt."
Canstruction
Going way beyond the stack of old beer cans you had in your dorm room.
Scottish History
Kilts, haggis, and bagpipes. Who could ask for anything more?
Air Stocking
Update: the Japanese are still weird, but also quite clever.
The Global Mind
Taking an EEG of the planet.
Forty Hands
Torture masquerading as a drinking game.
Blowing Up A Dead Deer
Funny, in an icky sort of way.
Caviar Emptor
Let the fish eggs beware.
Iraqis Want the Bodies of Uday and Qusay Dragged Through the Streets
The Other, Other White Meat
I've been putting off linking to a story about the German Cannibal until there was a really salacious one. Here it is.
Women More Likely to Sleep with Interns
"For women, the favorite place to have sex in the office was on a desk, while men preferred a couch or a chair. The least popular for both was the mailroom or copy room. The boss' office also ranked relatively low."
Solipsism Online
If a webpage loads, and nobody is there to read it, does it still waste bandwidth?
Doodles
Photoessays.
Tour of Booty
Bus sex: the final frontier.
Saudi Arabia Reacts Angrily to 9/11 Report
Wahhabist terrorists? What Wahhabist terrorists?
Worldwide Pirate Attacks Hit All-Time High in 2003
Yarrrr!
Saddam Statues Big Hit at Home Depot
The latest gardening craze! Get all your deposed despots and put them with the garden gnomes.
Couple Plan Divorce After Bumping Into One Another At the Beach
Of course, they'd each told the other they would be elsewhere.
Popeye and Olive
What the heck did he see in her anyway?
Beginner's Guide to Soccer
For Americans who don't understand just exactly what those poofs are all doing chasing each other around a field in short pants.
Virtual Dali
Surreal.
Dog Eats Dead Owner
The male equivalent of the infamous Cat Lady syndrome.
Don't Be Fooled: America is Having Success Against Terror - Charles Krauthammer
"The fact that the Democrats and the media can't seem to let go of it, however, is testimony to their need (and ability) to change the subject. From what? From the moral and strategic realities of Iraq."
Spit Chemical Eases Bowel Disease
'Good Things Are Happening In Iraq'
The King of Bahrain is a staunch anglophile, and thinks things are going swimmingly in Iraq.
CAPTU
The Canadian Association for the Peaceful Takeover of the United States of America. Didn't you always suspect?
A Woman's Guide to How to Pee Standing Up
Honestly. This is taking equality a little too far.