Sunday, October 23, 2005
Calvin and Hobbes Snow Art Gallery
Very first :-) on the Internet
Ever wondered where the first :-) came from? Well now you do. Microsoft research has been nice enough to post the dialog.
"The contents of the "joke" thread on the CMU CS general bboard that led to Scott Fahlman's invention of the smiley are below. This was retrieved from the spice vax oct-82 backup tape by Jeff Baird"
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"The contents of the "joke" thread on the CMU CS general bboard that led to Scott Fahlman's invention of the smiley are below. This was retrieved from the spice vax oct-82 backup tape by Jeff Baird"
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Friday, October 21, 2005
The R2-D2 Case Mod
Not only does this R2-D2 case mod look incredibly like the original, it's bundled with a P4 processor, Radeon GPU, and cooling system that runs R2 at a chilling -38 degrees celcius. Awesome!!
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Monday, October 17, 2005
A true Manitoban
If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 36
inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by,
you might live in Manitoba.
If you're proud that your region makes the national news 96 nights each
year because Winnipeg is the coldest spot in the nation, you might live in
Manitoba.
If your local Dairy Queen is closed from September through May, you might
live in Manitoba.
If you instinctively walk like a penguin for six months out of the year,
you might live in Manitoba.
If your dad's suntan stops at a line curving around the middle of his
forehead, you might live in Manitoba.
If you have worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you might live in
Manitoba.
If you have had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a
wrong number, you might live in Manitoba.
YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRUE Manitoban!
1. "Vacation" means going South past Emerson for theweekend.
2. You measure distance in hours.
3. You know several people who have hit a deer more than once.
4. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again.
5. You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard,
without flinching.
6. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
7. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with
snow.
8. You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road
construction.
9. Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to your
blue spruce.
10. Down South to you means Grand Forks.
11. Your 1st. of July picnic was moved indoors due to frost.
12. You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.
13. You find 0 degrees "a little chilly."
14. You actually understand these jokes, and you forward them to all your
Manitoba friends.
--
Peace out
TyGuy
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inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by,
you might live in Manitoba.
If you're proud that your region makes the national news 96 nights each
year because Winnipeg is the coldest spot in the nation, you might live in
Manitoba.
If your local Dairy Queen is closed from September through May, you might
live in Manitoba.
If you instinctively walk like a penguin for six months out of the year,
you might live in Manitoba.
If your dad's suntan stops at a line curving around the middle of his
forehead, you might live in Manitoba.
If you have worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you might live in
Manitoba.
If you have had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a
wrong number, you might live in Manitoba.
YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRUE Manitoban!
1. "Vacation" means going South past Emerson for theweekend.
2. You measure distance in hours.
3. You know several people who have hit a deer more than once.
4. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again.
5. You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard,
without flinching.
6. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
7. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with
snow.
8. You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road
construction.
9. Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to your
blue spruce.
10. Down South to you means Grand Forks.
11. Your 1st. of July picnic was moved indoors due to frost.
12. You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.
13. You find 0 degrees "a little chilly."
14. You actually understand these jokes, and you forward them to all your
Manitoba friends.
--
Peace out
TyGuy
http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&id=0&t=1 Get Firefox
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Hurricane Center Runs out of Names
If one more storm forms, as is likely, 2005 will tie for the record and the last name on the list will be used. Tropical storm Vince became a hurricane Sunday in the far eastern Atlantic. The only name left on this year's list is Wilma, then the National Hurricane Center will switch for the first time to Greek names such Alpha, Beta, and Gamma.
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Saturday, October 15, 2005
Beyond the Petabyte
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Flying car "video"
