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Learn more about Steve Garfield. Watch my videos. Want more frequent updates follow me on Twitter. Thanks for visiting! Thursday, October 31, 2002
The Morning News - Where Are You Now? It's been 10 years since high school, the invitation read. Where are you now?Sarah is cool. posted by Steve at 5:23 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion  
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 Protest gegen Sicherheitscheck: Striptease am US-Flughafen - Panorama - SPIEGEL ONLINE PROTEST AGAINST SAFETY CHECKI think the security guard doth protest too much. Thanks for the translation Joern! via [ boingboing ] Local Coverage. More details. posted by Steve at 4:51 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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This episode is in The Simpson's Archive somewhere. posted by Steve at 2:05 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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MARIE AND REZA'S WEDDING PAGE. I sure hope that nothing happens to spoil their wedding. posted by Steve at 12:38 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Kam Fong as Chin Ho - Dead. posted by Steve at 9:07 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Adam Sandler Class Clown. ''In Spanish, to demonstrate the use of `yo soy' he would say, `Yo soy an [expletive].' Or he would sneeze in class and say `bull [expletive]' so that everyone could hear it. I had to suspend him for that.''Funny how he didn't use the real swear words. A message from Adam. It's Groundhog Day meets The Wedding Singer. posted by Steve at 8:36 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Wednesday, October 30, 2002
Michael Essany. I Was a Teenage Talk-Show Host. Michael just got his own show on E! after having done a cable TV access program from his parents living room for the past 5 years. posted by Steve at 10:40 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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TELEPOPMUSIK. Just Breathe is French Electropop music from that Mitsubishi TV Commercial. If you haven't gotten enough of it, there's a music player on this site with the album and remix version. posted by Steve at 9:01 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Review of 24 by Sean Weitner on Flack Magazine. On the strength of its season opener, it's a safe bet that "24" will have a better second season than its first.Whoa! That gunshot scene was shocking! The other Whoa! moment was when that little girl Kim was baby sitting bumped her head on the table. Whoa! That's gotta hurt. posted by Steve at 1:25 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Monsturd. So let me get this straight, there's a monster turd living in the sewers, who's dragging people down through their toilets.Ah ha. I knew it was a good idea to check the bowl first. posted by Steve at 12:30 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Things Things On Lisa Rein's Mind Today. posted by Steve at 12:04 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Babe, you like fine cooking? Because I've got a Swanson's dinner in the freezer with your name on it. My fiance's mother is great. She (invited me into) her bedroom... posted by Steve at 9:21 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Seinfeld, this Thursday, on Letterman. Jerry Seinfeld plans to try out an all-new routine this Thursday on the CBS "Late Show with David Letterman." Thanks [ Chumworth ] posted by Steve at 8:41 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Dave Kessler tells Two Jokes at the Improv. [ Quicktime required ] posted by Steve at 6:28 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Tuesday, October 29, 2002
Harry Potter Parking Lot. Jeff Krulik films all these kids waiting to get their Harry Potter books autographed. He's got tons of other video on his website too. It's all about people. posted by Steve at 6:56 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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A HARD DAY'S DAY. David K. Kessler got together a Beatles tribute band and filmed a spoof of A Hard Day's Night. Worked for me! posted by Steve at 3:49 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Stop The War Against Iraq Rally - San Francisco, California - October 26th, 2002 :: Dude! Where's My War? posted by Steve at 8:18 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Open Letters: The Delivery of a Lifetime. Dear Amazon.com,Even though the Open Letters website has been dormant for a while, the letters archived there are funny. This loving exchange with Amazon.com warms the cockles of my heart. via [ This American Life Paul Tough's Bio ] by way of [ Wil Wheaton who's gonna be on the radio ] 
Transom. This web site has the kinda cool and quirky types of stories that I love! 
Your Radio Nightlight. A Profile of Your Radio Nightlight. These two links prove that if you have the desire you can do anything! Make up your own radio show at home, and share it with the world! posted by Steve at 7:03 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Monday, October 28, 2002
F.A.R.T. The Movie. Stars The Farley Brothers, not to be confused with The Farrelly Brothers. The trailer is funny and HOT! posted by Steve at 3:24 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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The Fifth Day of Channukah: The Day of Uncertainty written by Dlove. Reminds me of my childhood creation, Hannukah Joe and his Flying Menorah. Big old Joe would sit up in the Shamas, the tallest candle holder, and the other candle holders would be combination rocket packs and gift holders. I guess the gifts had to be non-flamable. posted by Steve at 3:11 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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An ebonics translator. Recorded telephone messages about the ebonics translator. posted by Steve at 3:03 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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I told two friends about this and they told two friends. One of the friends that I sent it to, sent it to another friend that had I already sent it to. Arrest them! posted by Steve at 2:54 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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gigposters.com Gig posters, flyers and handbills from around the world! posted by Steve at 2:34 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Dog Body Surfing. posted by Steve at 1:23 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Pinebank Could Have Been a Nice Restaurant. Pinebank continues to deteriorate due to vandalism and exposure to the elements. I'd settle for a nice Beer Garden. posted by Steve at 12:41 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Boston's new album Corporate America is coming November 5th! Click here to listen to the first single "I Had A Good Time". It's a timewarp! The single, I Had A Good Time, brings me back to the good old days of listening to Boston on my Quadraphonic 8-Track player. That 8-Track player is long gone. After a while, everytime I played an 8-track tape, the tape came off the spool. This guy still has an 8-Tack player, it's in amongst all his CD's, Records, VHS tapes, Video and Audio equipment. Boston's web site, www.bandboston.com, talks about bringing in new sounds from today and not just making another Boston album that sounds like all the others. They also have a new female lead singer. Should be interesting. posted by Steve at 7:38 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Asia's got a new album out called "Aura". Back to the 80's! posted by Steve at 7:31 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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What is Tangent? Tangent is a centralized Web service that takes the content from your Web site and sends it back with links to other sites in the network. If Web sites had sex, Tangent would be how they'd do it. posted by Steve at 7:16 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Talking Guitar Legendary Steely Dan guitarist Elliott Randall teaches a guitar to speak. [ click here to listen to the mp3 file ] That talking guitar file comes from the electro-harmonix demo library, where there's a lot more cool guitar riffs. The technology to make this happen is provided by Andromeda. Andromeda lets you deliver streaming audio and video on your website. Scott Mathews has written a tutorial that explains how to integrate Andromeda into your pMachine enabled pages. posted by Steve at 7:14 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Sunday, October 27, 2002
eBay item 1575104130 (Ends Nov-03-02 12:18:27 PST ) Gentleman Jim Corbett Pinback Button *RARE*. http://www.boxingcollectors.com/ says: ...the most prized buttons are pre-1900 buttons of Sullivan, Corbett, and Fitzsimmons. These are smaller buttons with the advertising company printed inside.Buttons like this can sell for $100. Maybe this is the long lost Gentleman Jim Corbett button that collectors have been searching for! I hope so. posted by Steve at 3:23 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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greg.org: about making movies, about art, by greg allen. Welcome to greg.org. For more than seven years, I was "working to support my art habit." I went to business school, did M&A, rode the Internet wave through three startups and tons of Global 500 consulting, and have been involved in art all along (mostly by collecting and hanging out with artists). But then in 2001, I decided to leave my suit job and make movies.Makin' Movies! posted by Steve at 1:50 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Leviton Trimatron Rotary Dimmers Replacing a Push On/Off Dimmer Switch should be easy. According to the instructions, Connect wires per appropriate WIRING DIAGRAM as follows: Twist strands of each lead tightly together and, with circuit conductors, push firmly into appropriate wire connector.Sounds reasonable, until you look at the wiring diagram which shows a BLACK and a WHITE wire coming out of the dimmer switch. Funny, mine has TWO BLACK WIRES coming out of it! After consulting the neighborhood expert on the subject, I followed the existing installation and attached the RIGHT and LEFT wires where they were connected to the old dimmer switch. I ran down to the basement, with This Old House anticipation, to turn the power back on. When I returned up stairs, I pushed in the dimmer switch and the lights went on. Success! Now we have to clean the light. It looks dusty. posted by Steve at 1:24 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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This is your personal trainer. I felt the burn. posted by Steve at 9:28 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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huh? Our creative team will come up with ideas you never even thought of. How could you? You don't have the talent we do. Don't take it personally. That's our job. That's what we do. We do stuff.via [ The Presurfer ] posted by Steve at 9:09 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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I Guess You Need To Learn Piano On The Web These Days Clinton Clark teaches you piano at PianoNanny.com. Too bad Jump! Music's Piano Discovery system has been discontinued. I just found my old version, of Jump! Music's Piano Discovery system, in my basement and hooked it up to a very old PC. The PC needed to have Windows 95 re-installed. I had the disk for that, and it installed nicely, but stopped and asked me for a serial # from my Certificate of Authenticity for Windows 95. What! It's seven years later and Microsoft still wants my serial #? I bet if I installed DOS 1.0 it would require a serial # now. Luckily, I had the certificate filed away in a folder, next to my grade school report cards, and completed the install. Then I needed to hook the keyboard up to the MIDI port of the PC. Short version of the story; the MIDI IN and OUT on the Keyboard need to be connected to the MIDI OUT and IN cable on the MIDI cable. MIDI IN <-> MIDI OUT MIDI OUT <-> MIDI IN Now I've completed Lesson One and can play Ode To Joy! Oh Joy. posted by Steve at 7:45 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Saturday, October 26, 2002
Six Degress Of Eugene Mirman. Ev mentioned Sarah who links to Eugene Mirman. So Ev is two degrees away and Sarah is one. I'm one degree away too, because I gave him a ride once. Now you're two degrees away from Eugene Mirman! The Oracle of Bacon should explain it. The Oracle says: Julia Stiles has a Bacon number of 2.Stupid Oracle. Then there's The Associate Degrees of Kevin Bacon for the rest of us. Bored, check out the Six Degrees of Ben Affleck. posted by Steve at 7:44 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Symantec Security Response - Friendgreetings. Don't accept a greeting card from friendgreetings. The card is so friendly, it shares it's joy with everyone in your address book. posted by Steve at 7:21 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Friday, October 25, 2002
www.rebatestatus.com Remember when Amazon was offering a $50 rebate on Mac OS X Jaguar? If you ordered it early enough, you we entitled to a rebate. I was thinking about it the other day and realized that I never got my $50. So I went over to www.rebatestatus.com to get the status of my request. There was an error in processing my rebate! A letter was in the mail to me, but I never got it. Turns out they were waiting for me to send in a UPC code for OS X. The problem is that I didn't get a UPC code with my copy of OS X. There wasn't one on my box. Was there one on yours? After too many email exchanges to recount here, I requested that a supervisor contact me to straighten things out. Here's a sample email I got from them: Thank you for sending your rebate enquiry . I am showing that you have a rebate request in our system with an invalid error code {text here}.My advice to you, go to www.rebatestatus.com and check on your status. I'd imagine that they have 1,000's of Mac OS X Jaguar rebates sitting there with an error code of {text here}. posted by Steve at 2:38 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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little green footballs. Featuring: Egyptian TV, University of Death, Vows of Murder, Masked Killers, Islamic Terrorists, Hostage Murdered in Moscow, Palestinian Child Abuse, The Iranian Comedy Hour, and more. Not your average source for news. posted by Steve at 9:53 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Pirate Girls - Yowza! Jenny McTagarty Girl Pirate. Pirate Girl. posted by Steve at 9:38 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Thursday, October 24, 2002
ConspiracyChick.com via [ fimoculous ] posted by Steve at 9:53 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Beer is found to be good for bones -- The Washington Times. A glass of beer a day is one of the best ways in which young women and men can ensure that they have strong and healthy bones, research at a British medical school suggests.I'm covered for today. via [ triptych cryptic ] posted by Steve at 9:21 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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random website dot com will bring you to a random website after you click a man's head. posted by Steve at 5:33 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Eric Myer Photography - Stereotypes. Build a face by selecting from a top and bottom portion of a bunch of headshots.Amazing. Fun. Cool. posted by Steve at 4:06 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Rob Schneider is The Hot Chick. posted by Steve at 8:42 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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The MacFreakâ„¢ Ellen / Alan Feiss Look-a-Like Contest Below you'll find the pictures of our Ellen & Alan Feiss Look-a-Like Contest.Moral of the story: There's only one real Ellen Feiss. via [ Spymac ] posted by Steve at 6:53 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Opera Baby. via [ everlasting blort ] posted by Steve at 6:27 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Wednesday, October 23, 2002
xfm - London. Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth, FrouFrou, as heard on xfm - London. http://stream3.capitalinteractive.co.uk/sessions/frou_frou_-_session_hi.wma [ Windows Media Stream ] If the link doesn't work on a Mac, go to the File menu and choose Open URL... posted by Steve at 2:01 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Get your stinkin paws off me, you damn dirty ape! The Devolution of Charlton Heston or The Return to the Planet of the N.R.A.pes. posted by Steve at 1:16 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Prop Fonts. HPLHS-Lovecraft Block is a replica of H. P. Lovecraft's own block-lettered handwriting, scanned from his letters to Willis Conover. posted by Steve at 12:32 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Tuesday, October 22, 2002
CIGNAFoundation.org -- Click on the Pink!. During October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the CIGNA Foundation will donate $1 for every click on the pink ribbon. posted by Steve at 1:43 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Apple - Switch - Ads - Gianni Jacklone. He's an IT Director. Fuggedaboutit. posted by Steve at 9:41 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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"Do The Dew" Shotgun. This "Six Pack" model of the "Dew the Dew Mountain Dew 12 oz. can Shotgun Style delivery system allows the user to "rapid fire" 12. oz unopened Mountain cans at incredible velocities!? This unit was used in the making of the many Mountain Dew commercials you see each day!I wonder if it would work with beer? via [ everlasting blort ] posted by Steve at 8:26 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Take the millioniare quiz. posted by Steve at 8:17 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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You can track any North American flight, that is currently in the air, with FlightTracker. posted by Steve at 5:24 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Monday, October 21, 2002
Jamaica Plain Lantern Parade. The 19th annual lantern parade, sponsored by Spontaneous Celebrations and The Jamaica Pond Project, was last night and had live music by the Cha Cha Cha All Stars. Hundreds of people took their lighted lanterns and walked around Jamaica Pond. Beautiful. posted by Steve at 10:43 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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American Experience | Jimmy Carter | Gallery. Carter once wrote that his brother, Billy, "presented the other side of the Carter family, full of fun and laughter."Billy always knew the best places to eat. posted by Steve at 9:44 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Doonesbury - Today's Blog Entry. posted by Steve at 9:27 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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:::: BAXTER ::::. A Favourite Website Awards nominee, this site promotes the Scandinavian trio Baxter. Go to the Baxter Player and listen. posted by Steve at 8:59 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Sunday, October 20, 2002
Vale D'Ouro Biscoitos de Polvilho: Worst Chips Ever. These are shaped kind of like peanut shells. At first it tastes like cardboard, then at the very end there's this terrrible taste.You'll find reviews, of the Best and Worst chips, at taquitos.net. posted by Steve at 10:36 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Saturday, October 19, 2002
Gagpipe: Headline satire from around the world. posted by Steve at 8:44 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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IFILM - ''Must Be Dreaming,'' by Frou Frou. Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth fill out the highly digital sound on this swirling track with acoustic instruments that lay a softer, more emotive layer for her luscious voice to float upon.Frou Frou Rocks! posted by Steve at 11:27 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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The Hebrew Hammer - The First Jewish Kung-Fu Movie. "We usually don't serve your kind," snarled a mealy-faced skinhead behind the bar. The Jewish fellow, adorned in a long leather coat, prayer shawl, gold Star of David and black fedora, ignored the comment and asked for a drink: "Manischewitz, straight up." As the bartender turned briefly away, the Jewish man grabbed the liquor bottle, smashed it across the skinhead's skull, and turned with a sneer to the roomful of customers.via [ boingboing ] The Hebrew Hammer - Photos. Yahoo Info - Good stuff here. Goldberg told "The New York Observer", for example, that his favorite line in the script was "Shabbat shalom, m*****f*****s!".This movie has nothing to do with Moti Horenstein-The Hebrew Hammer. Based on this 5 minute short film. New York Observer Article On a recent Sunday, actor Peter Coyote stood behind the bench in the imposing, faux-marble-columned Brooklyn Surrogate Court and yelled in phlegmy Yiddish tones, "Sheket B’vakasha! Sheket B’vakasha!"Oy Vey! posted by Steve at 10:47 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Friday, October 18, 2002
Apple's Switch Ads from Japan. Satoru Yokouchi is cool! posted by Steve at 12:33 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Tips for Staying Safe (washingtonpost.com). When moving outside, walk briskly in a zigzag pattern. posted by Steve at 12:19 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Public Radio Weekend. Among other things, listen to Penn Jillette become Bruce Springsteen in a karaoke "Born to Run." posted by Steve at 11:49 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Cry with Wil Wheaton. posted by Steve at 11:21 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Thursday, October 17, 2002
The Grocery List Collection. His collection of other people's grocery lists. posted by Steve at 6:00 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Professional Photographer's Web Sites. jimerickson.com johncurtisphoto.com billmilesphotography.com raymondmeeks.com magnumphotos.com posted by Steve at 5:50 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Wednesday, October 16, 2002
VCDHelp.com. This site will help you to make your own VideoCDs, SVCDs or DVDs that can be played on your standalone DVD Player. posted by Steve at 10:15 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Punk Kittens - They ROCK! [ flash ] White Stripes - Fell in Love With a Girl. posted by Steve at 6:00 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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United Resources of Jamby. Adam Curry, formerly of MTV, has this cool web company with a funky name. But that's not all. Soon he's going to have his own show, Adam's Family, and they're using Final Cut Pro to edit it. posted by Steve at 6:00 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Tuesday, October 15, 2002
Biomega. Cool tunes on the website for this bike. For 5,500 Euros, you can ride away in one. posted by Steve at 3:44 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Kids these days need Google Answers to tell them what computer paper tape was. Back in the old days, we used Mylar so it wouldn't rip! posted by Steve at 10:36 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Google Answers. I would like to know a name of a painting that hangs (or use too!) in the Sydney Opera House. I saw it when I took a tour of the Opera House in 1986. The painting was fairly large (12 ft x 12 ft) mostly blue (like the ocean) with splashes of color. Abstract (not literal) painting. If I recall correctly (I don't want to give you wrong information with my fuzzy memory) the painting was based on a poem. And the poem was about a man who partying on a boat in the harbor and fell overboard and the poem (and painting) reflects what he saw underwater - the blurry lights of the city, the underside of the boat, empty bottles of wine, glasses. It is a beautiful painting. Any information would be really helpful! Thank you!I'm getting kinda hooked on Google Answers. People pay to get their questions answered, and the resulting answers are free for anyone to look at. I enjoyed reading the answer to this one and following the link to a Virtual Tour of the Sydney Opera House. posted by Steve at 10:00 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Google Answers. If you dig a hole from the U.S. to China would you come out head or feet first?You'll have to follow the link to find out. Some kid paid $5 for this answer because it was an extra credit question on a test. And elsewhere in the news, Boy Digs Hole to China, Arrested for Spying. posted by Steve at 9:39 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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We got a cappuccino maker as a gift. My sister was over the house, so we decided to make a cappuchino and see how it worked. It felt like I was back in high school chemistry class with a lab partner. That's becuause in addition to measuring the water level to the meniscus, there was a danger of burning ourselves. We experienced a big success when we foamed the milk. We should get extra credit for figuring that out. What I learned: The foam is spooned on top of the brewed coffee. Maybe someday we'll graduate to a Mr. Cappuccino. Probably not. posted by Steve at 8:28 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Monday, October 14, 2002
The Billy Bob Baby Pacifiers are sold out on this site, but they have a great picture of a baby with teeth over there. It looks like you can get the Billy Bob Baby Pacifiers over here or here. posted by Steve at 11:52 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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U2 - Concert photos by Philippe Carly from 1980. Cool pics. If you go to the main page there are 3,102 more photos of bands like Blondie, Buzzcocks, Fleshtones, Human League, The Jam, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Madness, Ramones, the Specials, and more. New Wave was cool. I used to collect new wave buttons. via [ parallax view ] posted by Steve at 9:22 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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I'm Site du Jour of the Day! Welcome to readers of Edward J. Pelegrino's Site du Jour of the Day. Thanks for stopping by. Thanks Edward for choosing Off On A Tangent as your your site du jour of the day! I love that title, even though you're featuring sites weekly now! That just makes it more special! I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank my wife for ignoring me while I spend all my time on the web looking for good sites to post here. Enjoy the site and come back often. Off On A Tangent: Hot Girls, Cold Beer, Fresh Links is a Weblog that explores general interest topics and sites along with other things that give Creepy Steve a thrill. Those things include photography, popular culture, computers, and as the title proudly exclaims — Hot Girls and Cold Beer. In reality, the girls and women are hot in the context that they have had recent media attention although some are pretty darn foxy at times.If you have some free time, there's a lot of good stuff in the archives too. posted by Steve at 8:53 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Sunday, October 13, 2002
Name Your Chinese Restaurant. Jeff from, the new Boston band Well, made this. posted by Steve at 8:33 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Boston Athletic Association: Half Marathon. It's today! I'm gonna get out there... and watch. Then maybe have some lunch and watch the Patriots game. No records will be broken. posted by Steve at 6:38 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Saturday, October 12, 2002
http://iphone.org/. Hello? Hello, Apple? Are you there? posted by Steve at 10:29 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Salon.com Arts & Entertainment | "The Transporter" We get him, in the movie's coolest scene, tangling with a pack of bad guys on the floor of a bus garage soaked with fresh oil, so nobody can stand up for more than a second (until Frank gets a pair of those mechanic's cleats on his feet, that is). We get him sledding down a mountain highway on the severed cab door of a semi-truck.Maybe I didn't see the exact same version of this movie as the Salon reviewer. Maybe I did. In the version I saw, Frank doesn't put mechanic's cleats on his feet, he rips off the bicycle pedals and wears them on his feet! I don't even think mechanic's wear cleats, aren't they for baseball and football players? As for the guy who rides a severed car door down a highway, It's not Frank on the door, but one of the thousands of bad guys. The movie did seems serious, but at times you just had to laugh at the slapstick fight scenes. This is not one of my favorite Luc Besson movies. I loved The Professional, La femme Nikita and The 5th Element. This movie is not like any of those. It is fun though, for a Saturday afternoon. posted by Steve at 9:00 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Friday, October 11, 2002
ArabNews: What the US president wants us to forget. posted by Steve at 7:12 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Hi dad, says call-girl at the door. Don't tell mom, ok? D'oh. Update: 10/13/02 Oh, Oh. Story not true. posted by Steve at 7:06 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Macs and PCs lounging by the pool together. posted by Steve at 6:59 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Thursday, October 10, 2002
Scientist discovers lemon could halt the spread of AIDS. posted by Steve at 7:13 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Bowling For Columbine. posted by Steve at 7:01 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Cellphone-controlled robot debuted by Fujitsu. Hi Mom. Say cheese. Here, let me change the channel on the TV for you, I think you'd like this Justin Guarini fellow. He just signed a recording contract with RCA. Bye. posted by Steve at 9:03 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Wednesday, October 09, 2002
TWoP Forums » The Bachelor » The Bachelor General Gabbery » 2-3: 2002.10.09. Good Lord, Christi is psychotic. She must have left her medication at home. Now I know why I have so few female friends - I can't handle crying over stuipd sh*t. The only good thing about her sticking around is more drama, oh goodie!Hello...Aaron...Anyone home? Christi? Yikes! posted by Steve at 10:56 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Wil Wheaton Plays Outside. I'm thirty years old and a parent, and I'm racing through my "chores" to go play outside. posted by Steve at 7:43 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Tuesday, October 08, 2002
It's happening. I figured if I could attract a diverse group of people from all over the globe, from varying points of view, having each a different perspective on the world situation, I thought, I could perhaps, better understand what happened, and why. It was I guess sort of a sociology experiment. To simply throw a mass of people with diametrically opposing views at ONE predominantly unmediated message board and let them talk it out. posted by Steve at 8:12 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Monday, October 07, 2002
Project Harmony - American Lifestyles & Habits. Most Americans consume alcohol rarely, if at all. As a rule, Americans do not consume any alcoholic beverages until after work (this includes beer). Many Americans think that drinking excessive amounts of alcohol is very unhealthy both physically and psychologically.Ah, hello... haven't they read those studies showing beer and wine are healthy? via [ Presurfer ] posted by Steve at 10:22 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Lick Heidi Klum. posted by Steve at 8:20 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Sunday, October 06, 2002
The Inside Story of the Cuban Missile Crisis. As his advisers took their seats, the president hit the switch under the conference table, activating a concealed tape recorder.A timely article, even though it happened 41 years ago. I wonder if President Bush has a concealed Digital Audio Recorder? posted by Steve at 10:29 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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If it's late at night and the deli is closed, it seems to me that you wouldn't be able to get a turkey sandwich. This guy thought differently. "Give me a turkey sandwich," he said. He should have gone to the Turkey Store for a Classic Turkey Club earlier in the day and kept the sandwich with him in a cooler. That's just good planning. posted by Steve at 7:10 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Saturday, October 05, 2002
boys stories. I'm not sure if I really should have put this section up or not, but was in one of those "to hell with it" moods. And so here I am, throwing my past, as fraught with insecurities as it is, into the wind for anybody to laugh at.Sure you should have. I enjoyed reading them. posted by Steve at 2:19 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Madison Slade's got moxie. posted by Steve at 12:52 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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KCRW Music: Morning Becomes Eclectic. Listen to FrouFrou, Imogen Heap and producer Guy Sigsworth, on this archived broadcast from KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic. Imogen sings at the top of the segment! FrouFrou Rules! posted by Steve at 8:00 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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TWoP Forums » The Bachelor » Debutantes » Gwen. Let's talk about Gwen. All "The Bachelor" links that you could ever want. posted by Steve at 7:32 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Christopher Myers Photography. For this work I created a lens of my own design, reconfiguring several odd lens elements to achieve a unique look. The resulting image is center focused and distorted at the edges. I specifically use this lens for the nudes because of its organic and ethereal properties. This series is on-going as I continue to explore and discover.Exploring isn't bad. posted by Steve at 7:18 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Friday, October 04, 2002
Bruce Springsteen Honors Lenny Zakim At Bridge Dedication. After clicking the link, watch the video of Bruce singing Thunder Road. Bruuuuuce! posted by Steve at 2:43 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Bugbear strikes millions of computers. Symantec said the virus infects only computers operating on the Microsoft Windows operating system and uses the Microsoft Outlook email program.So if you have a Windows PC, running Outlook email, don't key in any passwords or buy anything. Symantec: Security response. posted by Steve at 8:23 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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When Didn’t They Know It, and What About You? In Germany they came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up.Fourth of July Parade, Rural America, 2002 posted by Steve at 8:03 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Wil Wheaton Photoshop contest over at Fark. posted by Steve at 7:14 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Thursday, October 03, 2002
JeffandTracy.com. We're Jeff and Tracy. We're Your Good Neighbors. We Smoke Pot. posted by Steve at 3:27 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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'SNL' is still live and kicking. The show you'll see this Saturday barely existed three days ago. posted by Steve at 11:06 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Ken Bereskin's Radio Weblog. Apple VP Ken Bereskin explains a new Mac OS X feature every day on his Radio weblog. via [ Scripting News ] posted by Steve at 7:18 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Wednesday, October 02, 2002
The Bachelor - Bachelorette Bio - Gwen You think the bachelor has a hard choice? What about the choice between The West Wing, The Amazing Race 2 and The Bachelor? I really enjoyed last week's episode of the West Wing. It was 2 hours long and I taped it. Then it took me 5 days to get through the whole thing. I tuned in tonight, but then flipped over to the other two shows to see what was going on. So over on The Bachelor, all the girls were getting out of a limo to meet the guy. One by one they walked over and said hi. It was like watching a beauty contest without the contestants from Rhode Island and Vermont! Over on The Amazing Race, the teams were running around Mexico, jumping out of planes and driving around with no clue of which direction to go! You have your overweight bald guys, your male models, your brother sister team, and an old team that seems pretty smart and not that out of shape either. This show is worth watching just to see all the locations they travel to and better yet, to see the teams fight with each other over what to do next. Leaving all your luggage in a taxi in the middle of Mexico didn't seems like hte brightest thing to do. Back to the Bachelor, the girls were all nervous about who would be chosen. It was really great. After they chose the winners, I loved it when one girl said she was so happy that she wasn't chosen. Even better though were the coming attractions for next week showing all kinds of make out and hot tub sessions. If I had to choose one right now it would have to be Gwen. I'll be tuned in next week to see what happens. posted by Steve at 10:22 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Illegal Art: Film and Video These films and videos appropriate others' intellectual property, whether through the use of found footage, unauthorized music, or shots of copyrighted or trademarked material.Eugene Mirman has a video here. It's a political ad asking you to vote for a horse. posted by Steve at 10:45 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Records Show U.S. Sent West Nile Virus to Iraq. Maybe they sent it back? posted by Steve at 10:17 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Barbra Streisand - Truth Alert. posted by Steve at 10:12 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Tuesday, October 01, 2002
The Onion | RIAA Sues Radio Stations For Giving Away Free Music. posted by Steve at 9:03 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Michael Moore.com : Act! React! Get Involved! YOU ARE EITHER WITH US OR YOU ARE FIRED!You probably should decide if you are for or against this war in Iraq. posted by Steve at 8:58 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Mercedes-Benz S-class. Mercedes-Benz has developed a cruise-control that regulates the distance to the car in front - the DISTRONIC. This new system reduces stress in long lines of traffic.Now they just need to develop SIDETRONIC and we'll be all set! posted by Steve at 6:24 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Quick, Get Over Here! Yesterday my neighbor saw me coming home and yelled, "Quick, Get over here!" I was an urgent call for help. So I rushed over, she was on her front steps. She said, "Have you ever seen anything like it? It's huge. It's the biggest Praying Mantis I've ever seen." "Too bad you don't have your camera." I replied, "But I do have it right here." S/he was pretty calm about me taking pictures of her. So was the Praying Mantis. Ha Ha. Next thing you know my mother-in-law comes out of our house and asks, "What is going on over here?" I informed her that our neighbor had seen the largest Praying Mantis ever and was alerting the media. She asked me if I was going to kill it. "Kill it? I say live and let live. What harm can a little praying mantis do?" Turns out, a Praying Mantis is a good thing to have around the yard. Some people even buy them for their yards. But beware, a Praying Mantis can kill. posted by Steve at 12:02 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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