Wasting Time Archive

Napoleon Who?


I know this is floating around the internet, but he’s pretty amazing so I just had to share
I think he’d make a pretty good drag queen, as long as he could do all this in 6-inch heels!

What If?


What if I could put Nancy Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Hasselhoff, and LaToya Jackson in a White House sanctioned music video? Oh, wait, it’s been done!

Housewives Tarot


Found a fun site, housewivestarot.com, where you can get your very own Tarot reading. And you don’t have to be a housewife!
The graphics are great, and it’s fun to see how they’ve created images for the traditional tarot deck using that great style of the 50’s.
Even if you’re not [...]

Ever wanted to talk to HAL?


I found an amazing site at www.a-i.com today. It’s a artificial intellegence site where you actually interact with “Alan”, a programmed “intelligence”. You can also help train “HAL” to learn to return approriate responses to your questions.
Just a bit of my conversation with Alan went something like this:Me: Do you have a soul?Alan: [...]

Disney is Pro Condoms ?


Found this funny and yet disturbing video from the early 70’s. It’s a Disney cartoon on the woes of VD and why you should use a condom. I know you don’t exactly think of sex-ed when you think of Disney, but, well, just take a look….

Toys for Boys (and Girls)


I’ve stumbled across more than a few new software gadgets and websites lately, so I though I’d share them.
Kristopher Tate, a 17-year old programmer has created a competitor to flickr in 3 months. I visited the site and found that since word has gotten around, it’s currently being moved to handle the volume. [...]

Simpsons Alive!


This is a live-action version of the intro to the Simpsons, part of a marketing campaign by UK satellite broadcaster BSkyB.
Being a hugh Simpsons fan, I know they’ve gone through alot of trouble to make this.
Now, when will we get our live action movie?

Microsoft-ized iPod


This is great… especially for all you graphic designer-types!
BTW, found this on YouTube.com, a very cool site.

Fun with Anagrams


I’ve recently seen alot of subway maps of major cities converted to anagrams. In commemoration of my recent trip to Dallas, I found one! I don’t know all the stop names, so it’s fun to figure them out. I’m sure Lisa Simpson would love these…
Thanks, Silon and codeman38 on livejournal.com for your [...]