Monthly Archives: May 2005

Rude Food

Posted on 5/19/2005 by Ben

The Vegetarian Society produced a highly suggestive video called Rude Food. From an article in the Scotsman: The film is set in a steamy kitchen and begins with a ripe melon being groped by a man’s hand. It then shows … Continue reading →

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Albums to Listen to While Reading Overwrought Pitchfork Reviews

Posted on 5/19/2005 by Ben

David Cross of Arrested Development does ten fake Pitchfork reviews. Daring to delve into his worn out bag of used tricks, Dr. Snagglepuss turns to his old SugarSnaps partner, TreacherousFace ZombieHead, and spits out beats that sound like two dying … Continue reading →

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The Regex Coach

Posted on 5/19/2005 by Ben

The Regex Coach teaches you regular expressions by letting you step through them and explaining them to you in plain English. [via Flutterby]

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Wireframe Teapot

Posted on 5/19/2005 by Ben

These guys made a wireframe teapot, painted it with UV-active paint, and mounted it inside a Commodore CBM 3032 with blacklights in it, creating a physical object that looks like a computer simulation. You must watch the video. [via jwz]

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BK Veggie

Posted on 5/18/2005 by Ben

Burger King has a new version of the BK Veggie veggie burger with a pattie from Morningstar Farms. This is being covered as if it’s an entirely new product but the BK Veggie has been around since 2002. I love … Continue reading →

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PalmOne LifeDrive

Posted on 5/18/2005 by Ben

PalmOne’s new LifeDrive looks pretty cool but I wish it had a 20 gig hard drive. It plays music off Rhapsody and I’m curious how that works. I assume it only works over wifi but do you have to have … Continue reading →

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Cowboy Troy’s Hot Mix

Posted on 5/17/2005 by Ben

Cowboy Troy’s Hot Mix: The hick-hop hero shows off his many musical interests in this handpicked list. 1. Wichita Lineman – Dwight Yoakam 2. Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand 3. Copied Keys – Kathleen Edwards 4. Jump Around – … Continue reading →

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Radio Open Source

Posted on 5/16/2005 by Ben

Christopher Lydon is launching a new public radio show on May 30 called Open Source, produced by WGBH. The subject of the show is a little hard to define but it wants to have an Internet-y feel and the two … Continue reading →

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Album of the Week

Posted on 5/13/2005 by Ben

The album of the week is Spoon’s Gimme Fiction. Also, Arcade Fire has finally hit Rhapsody.

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Funnyfox

Posted on 5/12/2005 by Ben

These very funny Firefox promo videos feature people reacting in extreme ways to their first encounter with Firefox. The main site has been Slashdotted so you might have more luck with the Coral Cached version.

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To lose old fat, you gotta have some new

Posted on 5/12/2005 by Ben

Interesting study finds that fatty acids from the liver or diet are required to metabolize body fat. Eventually, Semenkovich believes these findings could lead to more effective strategies for the treatment of obesity, type 2 diabetes and other metabolic problems. … Continue reading →

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Java or Mono in GNOME

Posted on 5/12/2005 by Ben

Looks like the language wars are heating up again. Havoc is again arguing for using open-source Java in GNOME and Miguel has a response in favor of Mono. So, Novell has legitimate, non-evil reasons for not shipping Java which they … Continue reading →

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Dive Into Greasemonkey

Posted on 5/12/2005 by Ben

Mark Pilgrim wrote a book on hacking web sites with Greasemonkey. I’m trying to write a Greasemonkey script to solve my Gmail focus problem but I haven’t figured it out yet.

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Yahoo! Music Engine

Posted on 5/12/2005 by Ben

Ian Rogers, formerly of Nullsoft, makes a pretty good case for using the new Yahoo! music service. It sounds pretty much identical to Rhapsody and Napster, only cheaper and moderately more open. It will be interesting to see what the … Continue reading →

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Backpack and Web-only GTD, The Verdict

Posted on 5/11/2005 by Ben

So it’s time to look back and see how my week of running GTD with only Web-based applications went. Overall it was a good experience and I’m definitely going to stick with it in some form. Let’s go through the … Continue reading →

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