TrippOdd / Dan's Diatribe

The A-Team... Free to Walk the Streets

From the Onion:

After more than 30 years spent hiding in the Los Angeles underground as wanted criminals, the members of the crack commando unit Alpha Team, commonly known as the A-Team, were cleared of all charges brought against them by the U.S. military, an army official announced Monday.
"In 1972, we arrested the members of the A-Team for a crime they swore they didn't commit," Gen. Stephen Lupo said. "They broke out of our maximum-security stockade, and from that moment forth, I thought of nothing but their recapture. However, a recent audit of their file has revealed that the arrest of the Alpha Force members was made in error. The U.S. military deeply regrets the mistake."

I bet Hannibal and Murdock are sleepin' better tonight.

dan on 08.31.04 @ 10:17 PM PST [link]

See? I'm Not the Only One

See? I'm not the only one that thinks of weird stuff like this.

dan on 08.31.04 @ 09:52 PM PST [link]

Civil Liberties?

I'm afraid that if things continue down the course they're on that our ability to even read stuff like this will be gone. (It's a story about a guy getting arrested for taking photos of protesters... looks like he was one of the protesters?)

Dan on 08.29.04 @ 07:51 PM PST [link]

TinyApps

TinyApps is a directory of a bunch of hip little applications/utilities.

Dan on 08.29.04 @ 01:45 PM PST [link]

Utopia

I've been playing a bit of Utopia. It's free and fun. The documentation sucks, but there's Utopia Temple. I'm just starting to get the hang of it, I think

Dan on 08.27.04 @ 11:27 PM PST [link]

del.icio.us is Stealing My Soul!!!

del.icio.us is such a link addict's dream that I think it's stealing my soul. Look at all this stuff!!!

• Have you been told not to play with your food? Apparently, the creators of these bento boxes haven't. Their moms are less strict, it'd seem.
• FTheVote is a site which claims to "get the swing vote" by soliciting the help of the morally bankrupt. However, if I could convince one of these "political whores" that I registered Republican, I might be able to get a little somethin' somethin'.
• Paperformers is a kinda neat, kinda mega-dorky, but nonetheless interesting site that allows visitors to download their designs for printing... so you can make paper doll Transformers. That is, until Milton Bradley shuts 'em down for using "their IP."
• Police will be wearing Helmets with Video Cameras in them for the upcoming Republican National Convention. The line between the police and the military turns a lighter shade of grey every day.
• Someone with entirely too much time on their hands has endeavored to transform their bicycle.
• SysInternals has a wide range of cool/useful utilities, and I appreciated the reminder.

Dan on 08.26.04 @ 02:50 PM PST [link]

New Tagline?

I'm considering changing my site's tagline to "Hey, at least I amuse myself." Whaddaya think?

Dan on 08.26.04 @ 12:49 AM PST [link]

Out of Context

Taken out of context, this is kinda funny:

Buying a pony when you own a gelding doesn't give a warning or error message.

(It's a note for a minor "bug" in Legend Of The Green Dragon.)

Dan on 08.26.04 @ 12:46 AM PST [link]

WikiPad Relief

I installed the latest/greatest build of WikiPad and was able to salvage my old entries, suh-weet!

A while back, I cleared all my data off of my HD, and then wiped the HD and reinstalled the OS. Yeah, that was tons of fun, thanks for asking. Anyhow... I managed to incorrectly back up my WikiPad wiki entries, and as a result, I was unable to open any of them in the freshly installed WikiPad... I got an error that said..."Wiki configuration file is corrupt. No Section: 'Main.' Bummer.

However, I figured out to to "import them" and it was simple. I created a new wiki, then saved it. I opened a command window (DOS prompt, call it what you will), then changed into the directory where my old .wiki files were. I then did a "dir" and copy-and-pasted the file names into the new wiki. Then I did a "Find and Replace (ctrl-r)" put ".wiki" in the "find" field, cleared the "replace" field, and clicked "replace all." I then copied all of my old wiki files into the new Wiki's directory, and pachoing... there's my stuff! It took me longer to type that out than it did to fix it.

So, I'm a happy camper. Well, figuratively... I'll never spend 14 hours waiting for the Ancient Crocodile to spawn over and over so I could get some gatorscale leggings ever again! Incidentally, I never did get the leggings, though I got gatorscale sleeves three times. Yes, I still suffer from "EQ damage."

Dan on 08.26.04 @ 12:06 AM PST [link]

Frightening Commentary...

Perhaps this is the 'Mark of the Beast'? Frightening.

Dan on 08.25.04 @ 04:31 PM PST [link]

Accomplishment of the Day:

My Accomplishment of the Day was saying "As you start to learn, your mind will flower. It's great to learn because knowledge is power" in an IM conversation... which was met with the response: "i'm not comfortable with that."
Saturday Morning TV was my Religion, man.

Dan on 08.24.04 @ 06:47 PM PST [link]

Retardation

This would go in the "So Stupid I Can't Believe It Department" if my blogging software supported categories. (Tangent... maybe I need to get on the stick and modify it, or switch).

Anyhow, a polite gentleman was hassled for using WIFI outside the library. /shaking head in amazement.

Dan on 08.23.04 @ 04:30 PM PST [link]

CSS Zen Garden

If you haven't seen CSS Zen Garden you deserve to treat yourself. I've blogged/commented on it before, and it's worth a periodic revisit. It's really inspiring in a number of ways... well, it is if you like web development stuff.

Dan on 08.23.04 @ 04:01 PM PST [link]

Single Men of the World Rejoice!!!

All around the world, single men have had a significant reason to rejoice! Um, sorta.

For men without a partner, help may be at hand - in the form of a virtual girlfriend.
The Hong Kong company Artificial Life, which developed the new game, says the girl will appear as an animated figure on the video screen of a mobile phone. But there is a downside to the virtual girlfriend - she will require more flowers and gifts than many real women.
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All virtual girls will look the same - but each girl will behave differently - depending on how much money is spent on her. On top of a general subscription, men will be charged a fee to buy flowers and gifts for the virtual girlfriend. In return, she will introduce them to different aspects of her life, like letting them meet her female friends - also electronic images. If players neglect her, she will refuse to speak.

I'll remain a bachelor, however. a) no cell phone, b) I'd rather spend time/money developing, um social skills... nevermind how sexist this product is.

Dan on 08.23.04 @ 03:26 PM PST [link]

del.icio.us is Stealing My Life!!!

I've rapidly become a del.icio.us addict, and may need to add an entry in my host file to thwart my efforts to feed the monkey.
Look at all this cool stuff!

• A comparison of blogging software features (Doesn't have everything... but hip nonetheless)
• Firebird Hacks!
• Screen Scraping with Python
• Python Imaging Library (PIL) - Not to be confused with Public Image Limited
• Cool Color Wheel - Nifty color picker
• Stupid Strap-on Gloves - The next step after adding a Video Camera Controller, or a Dance Pad to play video games.
• GameWyrd - For RPG fans only. (Don't click if you don't know what RPG stands for.)

Dan on 08.22.04 @ 05:17 PM PST [link]

Larry Wall's "State of the Onion" Address - The Current State of Perl

Larry Wall spells out what he sees going on with Perl, in this State of the Onion article. At first glance, I wondered if it was an article from the Onion.

Dan on 08.22.04 @ 05:05 PM PST [link]

Mad-Lib Love Letters

Do you have trouble expressing your love for that special someone? Are you a manipulative loser who thinks that sending Mad-Lib-style love letters is an honest act of affection? Well, the tongue-tied can find assistance, and the cretinous can exploit Ultimate Love Letters. Just fill in the blanks!

It might be worth checking out, just to make sure you're not being sent one of these.

Dan on 08.22.04 @ 05:02 PM PST [link]

CertainKey Cryptosystems - MD5 Collision Challenge

CertainKey Cryptosystems issued an interesting challenge in June:

CertainKey will give one award of $10,000 CAD in a lump sum to the individual or group that discovers the first collision in the MD5 hash algorithm as defined by RFC 1321.

Dan on 08.22.04 @ 10:33 AM PST [link]

Movie - Team America: World Police

Team America: World Police looks like it'll be worth seeing... hohoho... putting the "F" back in Freedom.

Dan on 08.22.04 @ 10:24 AM PST [link]

XGameStation Micro Edition: I MUST HAVE

I am ordering the XGameStation Micro Edition on Monday. It's a MUST-HAVE. It took a minute or two of reading the product description before the light came on... but I must have this. MUST.

Dan on 08.22.04 @ 01:09 AM PST [link]

Parallel Parking Game

This "game" is kinda neat/silly, but it could help one get a better grasp on Parallel Parking (requires Flash).

Dan on 08.21.04 @ 12:42 PM PST [link]

Come to the Firefox, It's Del.icio.us!

Once again, I'm kicking myself for not following Andrew's advice/recommendations sooner.

What was it this time? Firefox... and del.icio.us. Firefox is the next generation browser from the fine, upstanding individuals from Mozilla. It rules. Del.icio.us is industrial grade crack for link addicts.

Everything good from Mozilla remains in Firefox (that I've seen so far), and there's tons of new cool stuff! Since I like to beat on stuff and see what I can discover, I cannot yet extol the virtues of Firefox in their entirety... but so far...

There's a hip search box built-in next to the location box... and extensions can be added to allow it to search sites other than Google (the default)... like eBay, Yahoo, AllTheWeb, and on and on... and it's conveniently accessible with a ctrl-k (on Windows). It's worth upgrading just for that... but, wait... there's MORE!

All the cool extensions that I found useful with Mozilla... are still in the house! Woot! =) There are tons of nifty extensions... like the live HTTP headers extension, a robust "download this site" extension, and one that makes it very easy to add links to your del.icio.us home page. Dan's rating: WHOOPASS!

There are also keywords that work in the taskbar... for instance: "dict word" will do a dictionary lookup. Beyond this, typing keywords in the location bar then will immediately take one to the site that Google's "I'm Feeling Lucky" button would return. Just hip, hip! tip: Download Firefox, then type "Dan Tripp" and hit return. Is Google smart or what?

Download Firefox. Do it now. I'm not kidding. It rules. I'll forgive you if you ignored me when I went off on the virtues of Mozilla... but not downloading Firefox is an unpardonable sin.

Del.icio.us is truly the link addict's dream that Andrew has described it to be. It's beyond nifty. In fact, ignore anything I have to say about it and check it out for yourself. Basically, folks can use it to keep their bookmarks (instead of having to bookmark everything multiple times if one uses multiple browsers, or on multiple machines... ie.- work/home). It's very easy to stumble across links to interesting stuff, regardless of what you're interested in.

One can also subscribe to other folks' links page... so when you run across somebody's set of links... and you think "this person and I must have been identical twins separated at birth... we totally like the same stuff" you can subscribe to their links and you'll get new links added to your Del.icio.us in box when they add them to their page. How cool is that? (Well, I don't know yet, because I just started getting into it... but it's mega-hip idea!)

Another thing that's nifty about del.icio.us is that when you add a link to your page, it shows you how many other del.icio.us users have already linked to it. You can take a look at who the other posters are, and then check out their links. It'd be tempting to try to be the first poster of links and stuff, but I like to delude myself with the notion that I do something other than look at cool stuff on the internet.

I can understand how del.icio.us could become addictive, but at least there's the possibility of discovering cool new stuff and potentially learning something. I'd rather be addicted to del.icio.us than any Sony/Verant game... or City of What-The-Hell-Happened-To-Ross?

Dan on 08.21.04 @ 02:56 AM PST [link]

Rocktron Metal Planet

Oh yeah, I want one of snappy Rocktron Metal Planet distortion pedals.
Dude! Sweet!! What's mine say? DUDE!!!

Seriously... Rocktron has it goin' on... it's especially cool that they have audio samples of their effects pedals in use... Hear the Metal Planet in action!

Dan on 08.19.04 @ 11:34 PM PST [link]

Bush Puts Journalists in a State of "Shock and Awe"

This article from @Unity provides a number of astounding comments from George W. Bush (emphasis added):

Bush opened his remarks by both acknowledging the need for diversity in the media and suggesting that the differences between him and a highly skeptical element of the press corps be cordial.
He said, "I deal with my press corps on a regular basis. It’s a mutual beneficial society"

Aside from the error in grammar (he should have said: "It's a mutually beneficial society"), this comment illuminates how weak and pliant the mainstream press is. Should the press ever criticize what the almighty President says or thinks? He seems to suggest not, because obviously that wouldn't be mutually beneficial for him and his press corps.

Some of his most lively remarks dealt with affirmative action. "I affirmatively support action," he said in response to a question from syndicated columnist and NABJ member Roland Martin, who asked the President whether he supports legacy preferences in college admissions.

Obviously true: Bush supports action.

Bush told the group that many of his educational goals were being met. He specifically addressed the need for more reform in the African-American and Latino communities.
"You can’t read a newspaper if you can’t read," he said.

This is absolutely true. Bush's educational goals are being met. He's effectively reducing the quality of education by proposing cuts in spending. The logic in this is obvious: let's not waste money educating kids because in the future we won't need educated Americans... we'll need folks to stand behind the counter and take our food orders.

When asked what tribal sovereignty means in the 21st century, Bush’s response — "Tribal sovereignty means that it's sovereign" — drew sneering remarks from the audience.

Crap George, that worked great with the comment about reading. Ask Karl why it didn't go over well a second time.

A heckler was ejected from the ballroom as Bush spoke. "Shame on you for calling on the name of God to kill," shouted the unidentified man who did not appear to be wearing a convention badge. Bush paused but did not stop his prepared remarks as the man shouted, "He’s a liar!" and was escorted from the room by UNITY organizers and security officers.

It's hard not to agree with the heckler, up to the point where he says that the President is a liar. C'mon. We know that Presidents don't lie.

I am truly afraid for the future of our country.

Dan on 08.18.04 @ 10:50 PM PST [link]

Blepharoplasty: Self-Mutiliation to "Fit In"

From this story:

Commonly known as "Asian eyelid surgery," the procedure [blepharoplasty] entails stitching a permanent crease into the eyelid.
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In California, groups of all ethnicities have vied to transform themselves into a Caucasian standard of beauty. Jewish women undergo rhinoplasty, or "nose jobs," and African Americans have undergone the same, along with lip reductions and skin lightening.

Despite an era that seems, at least superficially, to celebrate multiculturalism, these procedures suggest that many women still nonetheless experience physical characteristics that indicate ethnicity as negative features. For Asians, ethnically defined by their unique eyes, eyelid surgery is a particularly dramatic example.

The Alexandria, Va.-based American Academy of Facial, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery reported that 125,000 blepharoplasty procedures were performed in 2000 in the United States.

The numbers are highest in California, where both the Asian and plastic surgeon populations are growing rapidly. A study by the American Academy of Facial, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery also indicates that facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgery increased exponentially among minorities from 1999 to 2001. It has more than quadrupled among Asian Americans, compared to a just 34 percent increase among Caucasians.

Dan on 08.18.04 @ 09:33 PM PST [link]

Avid Buys M-Audio/Midiman

Avid has bought M-Audio/Midiman, according to this press release.

Dan on 08.18.04 @ 02:12 AM PST [link]

Tutorial for Making a Tile-Based Game in Flash!

Thanks to Flex-MX for the link to this really hip tutorial for making a tile-based game with Flash!
Incidentally, the playlist on the Flex-MX site shows a marked improvement in taste!

Dan on 08.18.04 @ 12:55 AM PST [link]

Coffee Shop Athiest Meetup

At a local coffee shop, there was a "meetup" of an athiest group. While I'm not particularly interested in things of that nature, I couldn't help but overhear several of their comments. I got the overall impression that they're less like athiests and more like "Christian-haters." I'd imagine their particular vitrol towards Christianity specifically has something to do with the mistaken notion that America is a "Christian Nation."

One comment I overheard that I thought was interesting was along the lines of "Most wars are caused by either economic or religious factors. How many wars does religion stop?" When one stops to think about it, most wars really aren't and really haven't been about religion, though religion is heavily used as method of propaganda. I mean, do you really think that George W. Bush regularly stops to think about Jesus (or the Apostle Paul) saying "love your neighbor as yourself" or even considers that anyone else in this rapidly shrinking world is our neighbor... aside from Canada or Mexico? (for the silly/irreverent: insert the Mister Rodgers Theme Song Here)

Dan on 08.17.04 @ 09:18 PM PST [link]

Finnish Heavy Metal Festival Photos

A lot of the photos in this online gallery from a Heavy Metal festival in Finland are pretty hip, though this photo (and this one too) is further evidence that nobody has ever looked cool playing one of those MIDI keyboard controllers.

The Finnish have apparently ignored the lesson learned by Great White.

Oh man, what a beautiful bass.

Dan on 08.16.04 @ 01:42 PM PST [link]

Actually Cool... Invader Zim Doll Series

Invader Zim "Action Figures."

Dan on 08.16.04 @ 01:01 PM PST [link]

Joy of Joys... a Snoop Dogg Action Figure

Just in time for um, the Mad Christmas Rush (in August), there's a Snoop Dogg "action figure." For those of you out of the loop, it's basically a Snoop Dogg doll, but they call 'em "action figures" when they market these things to boys.

From the web site (brackets indicate inline Dan commentary, and emphasis has been added):

Yo what up player... this is Bigg Snoop Dogg representing Vital Toys. Yeah that's right Vital Toys and Bigg Snoop Dogg have hooked up. Get at us 911 on this toy situation right here. He have the new doll coming out and it's off the hook and we got the animated cartoon series we coming out with [and the Bigg Snoop Dogg English Grammar Series we coming out with]. So you all be on the look out and rush that doll full speed head. That's right it's going down... Rush it or Hush it. Tell a friend.

Hey kids, Snoop Dogg wants you to play with his doll. Maybe you could play with the doll while you're watching one of his XXX-rated videos? What a great role model for kids. It remains to be see how closely he'll follow in Michael Jackson's footsteps.

Of actual interest, Vital Toys has a Bootsy doll too... I'd have linked to it, but their site doesn't display it in either IE or Mozilla. Looks like they skipped an important part of web development... QA.

Dan on 08.16.04 @ 12:24 PM PST [link]

Hitchhiker's Guide Update

Rob shot me an update/links to the current status of the upcoming Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie. John Malkovich is playing the part of a religious cult leader, which was an added part written by Adams before his death. It looks like this is going to be a great movie, and is definitely going to be worth the wait 'til summer of 2005.
There's a great clip of a test of the Marvin the Paranoid Android if you click the icon on this page.

Dan on 08.15.04 @ 11:03 PM PST [link]

11 PSAs to Get Out The Vote

Comedy Central, along with Declare Yourself, have sponsored 11 Public Service Announcements (all directed by Kevin Smith!) to encourage citizens to register to vote. The Jay and Silent Bob PSA made me laugh out loud, and the Affleck one was pretty funny too.

Dan on 08.15.04 @ 12:23 AM PST [link]

John Kerry's One-Point Plan

John Kerry has revealed his One-Point Plan for a Better America. It makes total sense to me.
The Daily Show has a similar clip titled: "John Kerry: Anybody But Bush."

Dan on 08.14.04 @ 10:06 PM PST [link]

Sorry Morgan

Sorry Morgan Webb, but my "affection" has waned... My new "it girl" is Kate Kelton.

Dan on 08.14.04 @ 10:34 AM PST [link]

Bug Report

Um, this isn't a bug... it's an "enhancement."

Dan on 08.13.04 @ 09:14 PM PST [link]

Web Designer Builds Home with Flash!

I'm slow to get the news sometimes, but a Web Designer has built a home using Flash! Unbelievable!

Dan on 08.13.04 @ 09:10 PM PST [link]

The Bible in L33t, pt. 2, and The Brick Testament

Of course it didn't occur to me to actually Google it, but there are already projects out there to translate the Bible into l33t. In fact, this site points out that conversion of the Bible into l33t would not be "translating" but would rather be "transliterating." That is correct, of course, because l33t is not a "language," it is a transliterated bastardization of English... or is it?

I'd imagine that if one were to convert the Bible ("Repent, oh assembly of 66 books!" c'mon, that's a funny pun..) to l33t, that one would have to include significant errors in grammar. Therefore, it would sorta be a translation.

I was pretty sure I'm not the only one who has thought of it, and it's nice to know that there are kindred spirits out there on the internet. In fact, that's probably what the internet is best for.

In my Googling endeavor for a Bible in l33t (I disagree with referring it as "the Hacker Bible," but a rant about why those who sp33k l33t are not h4x0rz will have to come later) I ran across The Brick Testament, a work of The Reverend Brendan Powell Smith. Yes, Bible stories in LEGO bricks.

Some of the illustrations show a particularly brilliant talent in regards to using LEGO brick elements creatively. For example, there are Jar-Jar Binks heads used for Egyptian statues.

Amazon.com sells The Brick Testament: Stories from the Book of Genesis, and the quote from Publisher's Weekly is quite amusing:

In Taco Bell one day, Smith claims, his burrito suddenly burst into flames and the voice of God boomed out that he needed to illustrate the Bible entirely out of LEGOs. "But I'm an atheist," Smith objected. "Then you are especially unqualified to question me!" God thundered. "Now get to work!" This hilarious book, which interprets some of the most famous stories from Genesis, is Smith's first; with 39 books in the Old Testament alone, however, one rejoices that the franchise possibilities could extend for many years. The full-color photographs of Smith's chosen scenes invite the readers into each story. We see the Garden of Eden replete with plastic green shrubbery and LEGO animals; the building of the Ark and the wicked people drowning in the flood (just their heads float over a blue LEGO foundation); Joseph's brothers trying to throw him down a well. One has to admire Smith's LEGO engineering, Noah's Ark and the Tower of Babel are genuine feats as well as his twisted, keen sense of humor. He's also refreshingly honest about some parts of Genesis that tend to be ignored by Christians, such as a naked, drunken Noah cursing one of his sons. This creative, iconoclastic book is colorful in every sense of the word, and will be appreciated by LEGO enthusiasts everywhere as well as whimsical Sunday School teachers.

Interestingly, there don't appear to be LEGO brick interpretations of the Koran, the Book of Mormon, or Dianetics. There ya go, three big LEGO brick projects for those who have the inclination.

Another interesting project done with LEGO bricks was the LEGO Star Wars Trilogy. It's important to note that this project was done well before LEGO partnered with Satan, er sorry.. Lucas, to make custom-molded Star Wars LEGO bricks.

Dan on 08.13.04 @ 07:55 PM PST [link]

The Battle Against Spam... And Stupidity... And Then "My Calling/Ministry"

According to this eWeek article Academics are joining in the "war on spam." This will basically guarantee that the next generation of spammers will be even smarter and more devious in their undesired marketing efforts. However, this article suggests that e-mail is on its way out the proverbial door anyhow, at least in some major corporations.
The major benefit of Beysian filtering, IMHO, is that now it's completely obvious as to what is spam and what isn't. 99.5% of my mailbox is... and it's obvious... because it's rarely in what I'd define as "comprehensible English..." it's mostly in "l33t."

v14gr4 4 g4m3r d00dz!

re: ur 3-m41l 1nqu1ry...

ur p3n1z m4k3 m0r3 b1ggur!

What I'm baffled about though... is who in their right mind would refinance their house as a result of reading "ur h0m3 l04n iz 4ppr0v3d!" You'd have to be a complete and total moron to give your personal information to anyone who sent you an e-mail like that... ESPECIALLY if was from someone you know personally.

And by the way... "u" is the letter between "t" and "v," and "Ur" is an ancient Sumerian city. Neither "u" or "ur" are valid abbreviations for anything in the English language. Maybe we can thank the Moron Formerly Known as the Symbol that Refers to the Individual who was Formerly Known as the "Artist" Whose Stage Name Is/ Was/ Might Be "Prince," though that would probably be giving him too much credit for influencing this increasingly common abuse of the English language.

LEARN HOW TO FREAKIN' TYPE!

Actually, this reminds me that I was planning to translate the Bible into "l33t":

7|-|3 10|2d 15 /\/\'/ 5|-|3p|-|3|2d; 1 5|-|411 |\|07 \/\/4|\|7. |-|3 /\/\4|<37|-| /\/\3 70 113 d0\/\/|\| 1|\| 9|233|\| p457u|235: |-|3 134d37|-| /\/\3 8351d3 7|-|3 57111 \/\/473|25. |-|3 |23570|237|-| /\/\'/ 50u1: |-|3 134d37|-| /\/\3 1|\| 7|-|3 p47|-|5 0F |219|-|730u5|\|355 F0|2 |-|15 |\|4/\/\3'5 54|<3. '/34, 7|-|0u9|-| 1 \/\/41|< 7|-||20u9|-| 7|-|3 \/4113'/ 0F 7|-|3 5|-|4d0\/\/ 0F d347|-|, 1 \/\/111 F34|2 |\|0 3\/11: F0|2 7|-|0u 4|27 \/\/17|-| /\/\3; 7|-|'/ |20d 4|\|d 7|-|'/ 574FF 7|-|3'/ k0/\/\F0|27 /\/\3. 7|-|0u p|23p4|2357 4 74813 83F0|23 /\/\3 1|\| 7|-|3 p|2353|\|k3 0F /\/\1|\|3 3|\|3/\/\135: 7|-|0u 4|\|01|\|7357 /\/\'/ |-|34d \/\/17|-| 011; /\/\'/ kup |2u|\||\|37|-| 0\/3|2. 5u|231'/ 900d|\|355 4|\|d /\/\3|2k'/ 5|-|411 F0110\/\/ /\/\3 411 7|-|3 d4'/5 0F /\/\'/ 11F3: 4|\|d 1 \/\/111 d\/\/311 1|\| 7|-|3 |-|0u53 0F 7|-|3 10|2d F0|2 3\/3|2.

p541/\/\ 23 - (|< J\/-1337)

I figure that anybody who can actually read that is likely going to Hell... so this is my calling... my ministry opportunity.

Also, I know that Revelation 22:18-20 condemns anyone who would add or detract from Scripture, but for the purposes of this ministry, it's necessary to add an 11th commandment: "Thou shalt not camp."

Truly yours,
- /\/\15550|\|4|2'/ D4|\|

Dan on 08.13.04 @ 12:22 AM PST [link]

Serial Sexual Assault Criminal Wins the British National Lottery

Truth is stranger than fiction. A long-term sexual predator, who was on weekend prison leave, bought a lottery ticket... and won. Further anecdotal evidence against the law of karma can be found here.

Dan on 08.13.04 @ 12:04 AM PST [link]

Neat Site - homokaasu.org

homokaasu.org is a pretty hip site. I found 'em through a news item on Flex-MX about the Rasterbator (sounds naughty, but it's not... at all).

Another hip thing at homokaasu.org is the Stupidity Alert System:

It's a site worth diggin' around on for a bit.

Oh crap, I think I'm now addicted to this game.

Dan on 08.12.04 @ 05:32 PM PST [link]