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OOKWORLD 2001: Internet Resource Archive A spiffy site dedicated to Stanley Kubrick's mighty film, "2001: A Space Odyssey". Posted by M.Ace on December 31. 2000, 19:55 The Brownie Camera at 100 A celebration of Kodak's little ol' Brownie camera. A high-bandwidth sort of site. Posted by M.Ace on December 30. 2000, 20:25 The Films of El Santo A content-rich site documenting the many movie adventures of El Santo, famed Mexican wrestler, superhero, monster fighter and all-around great guy. Viva Santo! Posted by M.Ace on December 29. 2000, 16:54 The5k Contest Designers submit Web page design that weighs in under 5k in size. Look thru the winners. Some very clever stuff. Posted by Mr. Clean on December 28. 2000, 11:58 Icebox cartoon site Whatever happened to Ren & Stimpy? I don't know, but here is what John Kricfalusi, the creator of the legendary Fab 2 is doing today. Check out George Liquor! This and loads of other cool Flash animations on this site. High transfer connection for those downloads recommended! Posted by Moritz RŪ on December 22. 2000, 04:06 Survival Research Laboratories Now here's a gang that could build some Christmas toys with HEFT. Posted by W.T.P. on December 21. 2000, 19:06 WackyUses.com Unintended but useful applications of common products. Posted by W.T.P. on December 19. 2000, 13:33 The Guy Maddin Experience - Part 2 Part 2 of the previously linked interview. Posted by M.Ace on December 18. 2000, 10:35 LEGO MindStorms 3D Simulator Who needs to shell out a $100 bucks when you can program and play with a virtual 3D LEGO MindStorms robot! Needs Shockwave plugin for your Web browser. Posted by Mr. Clean on December 18. 2000, 09:25 The Guy Maddin Experience - Part 1 Part 1 of a rather interesting interview with filmmaker Guy Maddin. From Luxuriamusic.com. Posted by M.Ace on December 17. 2000, 15:18 Shiny, Aluminum, Plastic and Digital More from Negativland: their muckraking report on how CDs suddenly became successful in 1989. Posted by M.Ace on December 16. 2000, 19:36 The Story of Curious George W. A pleasant bedtime story about a happy little monkey. Posted by W.T.P. on December 15. 2000, 18:35 The Church of the SubGenius Well, that's that, election-wise. Bob Dobbs is your only hope now. Posted by M.Ace on December 14. 2000, 08:21 The Spirit of La Llorona Concerning the ghostly Weeping Lady of Central American legend. Posted by M.Ace on December 13. 2000, 16:21 Bureau of Atomic Tourism A tourist guide to locations around the world that have known the fury of nuclear mayhem. Or museums relating to such. Don't forget to pack your lead underwear. Posted by M.Ace on December 11. 2000, 18:41 Interface Hall of Shame Examining bad user interface design in computer applications. Posted by W.T.P. on December 10. 2000, 10:59 The Problem With Music From the highly informative Negativland site, this is an article by Steve Albini detailing some of the the ways in which bands find themselves nailed by the industry. Read and learn, little musicians. Posted by M.Ace on December 8. 2000, 19:21 Alternate Tunings for Guitar An informative overview of the history and use of alternate guitar tunings, by Pat Kirtley. Posted by M.Ace on December 7. 2000, 18:56 New England Rubbish Deconstruction Soc. More Junkyard Wars/Scrapheap Challenge on The Learning Channel tonight. Here's the informative site of the first US team to compete. Great FAQ. Posted by M.Ace on December 6. 2000, 08:40 Bushblog GWB's weblog. No, not really. From Satirewire. Posted by M.Ace on December 5. 2000, 11:40 GWB or Chimpanzee A primate comparison. Posted by W.T.P. on December 4. 2000, 10:19 The Complete Bushisms Quotable quotes from the shrub. Posted by W.T.P. on December 2. 2000, 16:05 The ol' Album Picks Game The nine favorite albums of Rodney Anonymous of Burn Witch Burn (currently) and the Dead Milkmen (formerly). Warning: thinly veiled cdnow marketing scheme. But an interesting quickie read regardless. Posted by W.T.P. on December 1. 2000, 16:33 Schlock! "The Webzine of Low-Brow Culture and Cinema" or so they say. A fine batch of commentary on assorted cool stuff. Posted by W.T.P. on November 30. 2000, 13:31 Looking for Madam Tetrachromat Investigating the tetrachromat mutation, a mutation only possible for women. What is it? Color vision based on 4 channels, rather than the usual 3. Posted by M.Ace on November 29. 2000, 13:24 The Classic Bubblegum Music Page That's pretty self-explanatory, no? Content-rich, and just what the web's been needing. Even if the pink background does hurt my eyes. Posted by M.Ace on November 28. 2000, 10:13 The Oracle Of Elvis at Virginia Documenting celeb connections to The King. Posted by W.T.P. on November 27. 2000, 18:52 Beyond Good And Evil From LA Weekly, a long article by Robert Lloyd about the Powerpuff Girls cartoon powerhouse. Yeah, I know the marketing hype has really kicked on the PPG this year, but it's still one of the best shows on TV. Posted by M.Ace on November 26. 2000, 15:09 Scrapheap Challenge/Junkyard Wars Known by the former title in the UK and the latter in the US, this TV show throws two teams into competition, building a machine for an assigned task from scrap parts in 10 hours -- then putting them to the test to see who did the better job. The Learning Channel has been running a marathon all day, and I've been enjoying every bit that I've managed to catch. Posted by M.Ace on November 24. 2000, 19:32 The Principia Discordia Linkalog is getting awfully bland lately. This should put a stop to that. The discordian classic, authored by ol' Malaclypse the Younger. Hail Eris. No, hail a cab. Posted by W.T.P. on November 22. 2000, 19:34 Wavegen The world's first commercial ocean wave power generation plant has gone online. Posted by W.T.P. on November 20. 2000, 18:08 Recovering The Enigma Machine How the Sunday Times helped crack the case of the WWII Enigma code machine stolen from Bletchley Park. Posted by M.Ace on November 19. 2000, 19:23 Nietzsche Aphorism Page Random Nietzsche aphorisms. 'Nuff said. Posted by M.Ace on November 18. 2000, 14:28 Cocktail Umbrellas "Daddy (or Mommy), where did the funny little umbrellas in cocktails come from?" They don't really have the definitive answer here, but it's a game attempt. From The Straight Dope. Posted by W.T.P. on November 17. 2000, 18:16 Maori Culture On The Net Indigenous culture of the South Pacific. Posted by M.Ace on November 16. 2000, 19:16 Songs In The Key Of Z It's a book. It's a CD. It's a way of life. It's "the curious universe of outsider music." Posted by M.Ace on November 15. 2000, 15:50 PXL-2000 Homepage Almost everything you ever cared to know about Fisher Price's Pixelvision, a camera that recorded black and white video on regular audio cassettes. Posted by Jack Talcum on November 14. 2000, 11:17 "VinylVideo" news story A news story about the VinylVideo project posted here on November 2. Posted by M.Ace on November 13. 2000, 16:17 Gaijin A Go-Go Cafe Tracking western hemisphere celebs in Japanese commercials. Posted by W.T.P. on November 12. 2000, 16:32 Archaic Medical Terms For those occasions when a goofy election drives you to a case of the horrors. Posted by M.Ace on November 10. 2000, 19:32 Build A Crystal Radio Disconnect from the grid, but still hear the latest vote recounts. From the always useful Bizarre Stuff You Can Make In Your Kitchen site. Posted by M.Ace on November 9. 2000, 18:54 Monkey Hot Or Not Droll parody of a certain other site that's been making the rounds of the link lists. Posted by M.Ace on November 8. 2000, 10:45 Morons.org The perfect site for today. Posted by W.T.P. on November 7. 2000, 08:24 The Kooks Museum For some reason, this election process reminds me of this classic site. An exhaustive documentation of kooks through the ages. Posted by M.Ace on November 6. 2000, 18:14 FlexNet I like this ISP's attitude. Posted by W.T.P. on November 5. 2000, 19:24 The Gyros Project Documenting homespun signs for gyro shops. At the interesting Interesting Ideas site. Posted by W.T.P. on November 4. 2000, 19:22 Physiological Analysis of Clem Burke A freshly minted PhD in exercise physiology came up with the idea of doing a full workup on drummer Clem Burke during Blondie's fall '99 UK tour. The full results appear herein. Posted by M.Ace on November 3. 2000, 17:27 VinylVideo Forget DVD! Here is a product that can turn your existing turntable and television into a unique home entertainment unit allowing you to play VinylVideo records. Video you can scratch. Posted by Jack Talcum on November 2. 2000, 05:49 The Haunt of The Cramps A day late for Halloween, but here they are, the Addams Family of rocknroll, The Cramps. Posted by W.T.P. on November 1. 2000, 19:46 Exuma -- The Obeah Man Excellent article about the little known, but powerfully unique musician, Exuma. From the "Perfect Sound Forever" website. Posted by M.Ace on October 31. 2000, 13:35 Forrest J. Ackerman's Wide Webbed World Getting in the seasonal spirit, go here for a web-tour of The Ackermusueum, a real Hollyweird place loaded with horror and sci-fi history. Posted by M.Ace on October 30. 2000, 16:19 Systran If you're tired of the Babelfish, give this language translator a try. Some say it does a smoother job than the 'fish. Maybe, maybe not. Posted by M.Ace on October 28. 2000, 19:49 dotcomfailures.com Laugh, cry, kiss 'em (or kick 'em) goodbye. Tracking the chaff of the net. Posted by W.T.P. on October 27. 2000, 20:27 Beagle Bros Online Museum Today's world would be very different if the fates of Microsoft and Beagle Bros had been the other way around. Posted by W.T.P. on October 26. 2000, 17:14 Oddball Comics A daily feature spotlighting a goofy old comic book. Don't miss the extensive archives, either. The heck with Marvel... Make mine Charlton! Posted by M.Ace on October 25. 2000, 19:57 The Web Page From Hell The ultimate clueless corporate web page. Posted by M.Ace on October 24. 2000, 10:45 The Sock Calculator This nifty on-line application will calculate and output printable knitting instructions for socks based on size information you submit. Posted by J. Talcum on October 23. 2000, 08:33 RouterGod Computer tech and tabloid celebs collide in an unholy marriage. Posted by W.T.P. on October 22. 2000, 19:32 20 Ways The World Could End Handicapping the doomsday scenarios. I'm betting on ice-nine, myself. Posted by W.T.P. on October 19. 2000, 17:01 Julie London The queen of sultry torch singers, Julie London has left us, and we're left behind to... "cry her a river." Posted by M.Ace on October 18. 2000, 17:52 Brave Captain Martin Carr of Boo Radleys fame has a new project now and its called Brave Captain. Very interesting site...look in Level 1... (make sure javascript and images are turned on)... Posted by Mr. Clean on October 17. 2000, 10:46 Fuller Up, The Dead Musician Directory Two can play at that game, W. Here's the very thorough Fuller Up site from elvispelvis.com. Posted by M.Ace on October 16. 2000, 16:56 Dead Rock Stars Club They lived, they rocked, they're dead. Posted by W.T.P. on October 15. 2000, 16:49 3BP.com Documenting screwy headlines, newspaper ads, photos, etc. Posted by W.T.P. on October 14. 2000, 17:17 AIBO ERS-210 The second generation version of Sony's robot pet. Fetch! Rollover! Reboot! Posted by W.T.P. on October 13. 2000, 19:52 Wayne's Garbage Pail Kids References Garbage Pail Kids - who cannot help but love 'em? Here's one of a dozen sites; please go look for the rest by yourself! Posted by Moritz R on October 12. 2000, 13:44 Sample FAQ BIG database tracking the sourcing of hip hop samples. Posted by W.T.P. on October 11. 2000, 19:43 Accordion Weekly News Get your weekly national or international accordion news here. Available in 7 languages even! Posted by Pancordia on October 10. 2000, 18:05 besttoilets.com Need to find a nice public restroom? Here's your information source. Posted by W.T.P. on October 9. 2000, 20:01 Ig Nobel Prize Winners 2000 Argh! Enough with the toast! Here's the listing of Ig Nobel Prize winners for the year 2000. What is the Ig Nobel prize? It "honors individuals whose achievements cannot or should not be reproduced" ... "intended to celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative -- and spur people's interest in science, medicine, and technology." And I'm sure what you really want to check out is the report on "Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Male and Female Genitals During Coitus." Posted by W.T.P. on October 8. 2000, 08:11 Antiquetoaster.com The toast juggernaut rolls on. This dealer site includes a message board. Gee, I wonder if they get into "flame" wars... heh heh. Ech. Posted by M.Ace on October 7. 2000, 13:15 Tubby Toast! Eh oh... Posted by M.Ace on October 6. 2000, 08:40 How To Choose A Toaster Blindingly plain advice on how to choose a toaster. Posted by M.Ace on October 4. 2000, 16:53 The Toast Homepage That's it, I'm going to keep posting about toast until someone else jumps in here. This is a home-spun little site from Australia. Posted by M.Ace on October 3. 2000, 16:44 The Toaster Museum Foundation Indulge my current toaster/toast obsession a bit longer and visit this fine toaster site, won't you? I especially dig the Hotpoint Gazelle art deco model from the 30s. Posted by M.Ace on October 2. 2000, 12:10 Whole Pop Magazine Online Pop culture tidbits. I like the features on toasters and ant farms (separate features! not about combining ant farms and toasters... though that is a thought). Posted by M.Ace on October 1. 2000, 11:53
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