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Cloning Cattle Reverses Aging
Saturday, April 29, 2000
Six cows cloned in the United States show signs of being younger than their chronological age. You know what this means don't you? All those ethical arguments against cloning will be thrown out the window. In just a few short years, the very rich might have near immortality and the rest of us poor saps will be out of luck. Better start saving your money now!
Tsui Design and Research - Architecture
Saturday, April 29, 2000
I dig these funky organic buildings. Why don't one of you dot-com zillionaires build this one and let me move into it?
Inalienable Rights Under Attack
Friday, April 28, 2000
Another Drug War related travesty of justice, Jean Marlowe was sentenced to ten months in prison for her use of medical marijuana. This really angers me since it happened in a town I lived in for many years, Asheville, North Carolina. I find it disgusting that law enforcement would go to such lengths to put a sick person behind bars when I know a place where you can buy all the drugs you want less than one block from the main police station downtown! Remember kids, smoking crack is OK, but if you light up a joint, you'll go to jail for a long, long time!
You can find Jean Marlowe's home page here.
Two Headed Snakes
Friday, April 28, 2000
I think this little queen snake is kind of cute.
Here's another one, a king snake that lived at Arizona State University for seventeen years.
Man plunges to his death using mobile phone
Friday, April 28, 2000
Idiot falls off tenth floor balcony while trying to get a signal on his cell phone. Lord, why must you plague us with these fools!
Kansans Spared by Winds See Guardian in News Photo
Friday, April 28, 2000
Does a time lapse photo taken at a carnival in Parsons, Kansas show a divine presence or is it merely a simulacrum? You can see the photo here.
Study: Beer Taxes Reduce STD Rates
Friday, April 28, 2000
A new Center for Disease Control study claims that raising the tax on a six pack by twenty cents could reduce gonerrhea rates by up to nine percent. I doubt this will have much effect as paying a few cents extra for a beer isn't going to keep kids from drinking. How about giving kids more information about sex instead and making sure that they have access to condoms instead? That would be a lot more effective in the long run and won't piss off us beer drinkers!
Dirty Sole Society
Friday, April 28, 2000
Their motto: Set your feet free and your mind will follow. . .
Mega Artichokes to Power Homes?
Friday, April 28, 2000
Genetically modified artichokes three meters high will be used as biomass in special power stations in Spain.
The Official Website of H.R. Giger
Thursday, April 27, 2000
This Swiss surrealist is best known for designing the creature in the movie 'Alien'. Lots of images and background information available. I find the darkness and bizarre nature of his work appealing.
Universe Proven Flat
Wednesday, April 26, 2000
A balloon borne telescope has proven that light travels in straight lines and not curves. Therefore the universe will not collapse in a 'Big Crunch'. What a relief!
FAS - Groom Lake - Area 51
Wednesday, April 26, 2000
Analysis of the recently released satellite images of Groom Lake by the Federation of American Scientists. No UFOs spotted, but it's still fascinating stuff.
(Link courtesy of Robot Wisdom)
Bentspace
Wednesday, April 26, 2000
Send e-mail into the cosmos. Now the entire universe is just a click away! I like their disclaimer:
"Bentspace is only responsible for sending the messages, and not for any consequence as a result of the messages that are sent."
So, if ET decides to come destroy us because of too many porno site and get rich quick spams, it's not their fault.
Alien Orchestrated Human Bonding Dramas
Wednesday, April 26, 2000
Are aliens screwing up your love life? I guess they're no longer content with mere anal probing.
The Impact of UFOs and Their Occupants On Religion
Wednesday, April 26, 2000
1994 survey with an interesting premise: How would organized religions in the United States react to confirmation of contact with an advanced extraterrestrial civilization?
Post Modem
Tuesday, April 25, 2000
My unhealthy obsession with humanity's impending doom leads to a interesting site on nuclear holocausts in cinema. Here's a sample:
"Wittingly or unwittingly, as spectators we often embrace apocalypse, or desire some form of unconscious, idealized notion of it. For example, in Dr Strangelove, Major Kong straddles a 20 megaton thermonuclear bomb as it plummets towards a soviet ICBM site hollering inane Texan warwhoops. The huge missile jutting from his flanks, an atomic phallus which he whips in a masturbatory frenzy, stetson in hand, his image and voice trailing off into the background leaving a final few seconds of silence before the screen is engulfed in the brilliant over-exposure of nuclear detonation, the perfect oneness of jouissance where the intersecting vectors of sex, death and speed collide headfirst in an orgasmic explosion of fission, fucking and fallout."
Talk about going out with a bang!
World's oldest hat revealed
Tuesday, April 25, 2000
Woven clothing may date back at least 27,000 years, much further in the past than previously thought.
Pollution 'damages intelligence'
Tuesday, April 25, 2000
I live in the most polluted city in my state, so perhaps this explains why people around here seem so brain dead. Must. . . escape. . . before. . . brain cells. . . die, or something, huh-huh-huh. . .
Cybercinema
Tuesday, April 25, 2000
An interactive site devoted to the history of computers and artificial intelligence in film.
Search for Giant Squid
Saturday, April 22, 2000
An informative webpage about the 1999 Smithsonian deep sea expedition to the Kaikoura canyon off the coast of New Zealand.
EarthStar Mystic Maps
Saturday, April 22, 2000
Is geometry sacred? I think it's more likely that people like to group things in geometric patterns because it looks pleasing to the eye.
Filipinos Celebrate Good Friday
Friday, April 21, 2000
13 filipinos were nailed to crosses today in Easter week celebrations in the Philippines. I'm amazed by such examples of religious faith, but the media circus surrounding it is rather crass.
Penny drops for mathematician
Friday, April 21, 2000
Studying a spinning penny may lead to better understanding of black holes, aircraft design and weather forecasts.
Bald Eagle Webcam
Friday, April 21, 2000
I thought that this was a very cool site since I'm a birdwatcher. You can see two Bald Eagles and their two chicks via a solar powered video camera, updated every five minutes.
The Guillotine Headquarters
Thursday, April 20, 2000
Since I'm in a grim and morbid mood, how about a link to that most frightening of execution devices, the guillotine.
How to Become a Cult Guru
Wednesday, April 19, 2000
I always thought it would be fun to start my own cult, but I'm so guilt ridden that I wouldn't be able to enjoy telling my devoted followers what to do.
(Link courtesy of gmtPlus9)
Area 51 site invaded by impish earthlings
Wednesday, April 19, 2000
'Hackers' attacking website housing Area 51 images, or are they?
Museum to unveil hidden treasures
Tuesday, April 18, 2000
New 'Darwin Centre' at the Museum of Natural History in London will show many specimens not seen by the public, including the world's largest maggot. Cool!
Area 51, What are You?
Tuesday, April 18, 2000
New photos of Area 51 in Nevada appear to show nothing unusual, but could this be another conspiracy involving Microsoft and the federal government? ;)
What's wrong with Park Forest
Tuesday, April 18, 2000
A classic example of why I loathe suburbanites. If you lived in a neighborhood like I used to where junkies threw their heroin syringes in your yard, that's a real eyesore. Someone putting a bedsheet over their living room window or putting up a treehouse for their kids isn't! Get a life!
It's nonsense like this that will eventually drive me to live in a cave in the wilds of Alaska just so I can escape the suburbs. No lawnmowers, no leafblowers, no joggers, no SUVs, Woohoo!!!
(Link courtesy of Lake Effect)
Simpsons Academic Papers
Tuesday, April 18, 2000
Academic papers about my formerly favorite animated series (let's face it, this season has been just plain stupid). King-Size Homer is very postmodern. I also found God and the Simpsons interesting.
Snake Handlers
Tuesday, April 18, 2000
A background page on the religious practice of snake handling or 'taking up serpents'.
An tInneal Mallachtaí - The Curse Engine
Monday, April 17, 2000
Generate English to Irish curses:
May a pitiless bureaucrat gnaw at your investment portfolio.
Go gcreime maorlathaí míthrócaireach do chuid infheistíochtaí.
That's my favorite one.
Officials want to turn toilet water into drinking water
Monday, April 17, 2000
Californians to drink recycled toilet water, eventually. That's what happens when you waste all your natural resources.
Japanese men smelling of roses
Monday, April 17, 2000
New Japanese shirts come with built in deodorant to cut down on that 'middle aged man' smell.
Psychoceramics - Tract Collection
Monday, April 17, 2000
A classic collection of paranoid rants, courtesy of Psychoceramics
The Postmodern Generator
Monday, April 17, 2000
You too can generate ramdom and nonsensical postmodern essays, at the click of this link! It reminds me of those last minute term papers I wrote in college.
Why the future doesn't need us
Sunday, April 16, 2000
Is the human race doomed to destruction by our ever more powerful and dangerous technological achivements? Given humanity's greatest weaknesses, ignorance and greed, I'd say our chances for survival are slim. Something to consider.
Bloodsuckers of Old Are Poised for a Comeback
Friday, April 14, 2000
The International Center for Medicinal Leeches is finding new uses for the feared bloodsuckers, but I don't want to brush my teeth with leech toothpaste!
World's Largest Roadside Attractions
Friday, April 14, 2000
The only one of these I've seen in real life is the Gaffney Peachoid.
World Top Secret: Our Earth IS Hollow!
Thursday, April 13, 2000
Seems unlikely to me, but you never know. . .
Alien Encyclopedia
Thursday, April 13, 2000
I had no idea there were so many kinds of aliens and that most of 'em are up to no good! It's interesting that back in the 50's during the 'contactee' period that aliens were supposed to be our friends and were going to solve all the world's problems. Now, everyone thinks in terms of abductions, big conspiracies and the 'new world order'. When did everyone get so paranoid?
Prudish pandas turn to Viagra
Thursday, April 13, 2000
Endangered Chinese pandas are being given Viagra in the hope that it will stimulate more mating.
The Goat Doctor
Wednesday, April 12, 2000
A Tulsa doctor claims that God gave him the cure for AIDS in a dream. Before you think, 'what a crackpot!' read this article and decide for yourself.
In Search of the Fur Bat
Wednesday, April 12, 2000
A history of psychical research at Stanford University.
Teen seal's titanic tantrum
Wednesday, April 12, 2000
An adolescent elephant seal named Homer is running amok in Gisborne, New Zealand. Damn teenagers!
Eye of Newt, Skin of Toad, Bile of Pufferfish
Wednesday, April 12, 2000
An article on tetrodotoxin, a poison 10,000 times more lethal than cyanide. Some scientists claim that voodoo zombies are created with this toxin.
Very Virtual Voodoo
Tuesday, April 11, 2000
Cast your own voodoo spell via the internet!
Giant GM salmon on the way
Tuesday, April 11, 2000
A U.S. firm is developing a genetically modified salmon than can grow up to ten times faster than normal. Can elephant sized chickens be far behind?
Sacred Space
Monday, April 10, 2000
If you're as streesed out as I am today, maybe you should take a few minutes for a prayer break. This is a good example of how religion should be embracing the internet, not rejecting it.
(Link courtesy of Rebecca's Pocket)
'Rough' Gets a New Meaning
Monday, April 10, 2000
Idiot golfers turn violent. Maybe they'll all kill each other off.
The Official Darwin Awards
Monday, April 10, 2000
Natural selection is a good thing. . .
The Brian Williams - Sargeli8 Interview
Monday, April 10, 2000
The final battle between good and evil will be fought through an interdimensional vortex. . . in Wanaque, New Jersey?!?
(Link courtesy of SkeptiNews)
Chinese Take Great Leap Into the Unknown
Sunday, April 9, 2000
Intrest in paranormal phenomena, like the Chinese Wildman and UFOs, is spreading through Communist Chinese society.
Bishop warns of 'evil internet'
Sunday, April 9, 2000
I just don't understand why some religious leaders seem to be so threatened by the internet. They claim that 'social isolation' is the problem. I think that the free exchange of thoughts and ideas threatens their power.
Bizzare Stuff
Saturday, April 8, 2000
It's not really bizzare, but a cool collection of do it yourself science projects that you might have tried as a kid. I'm going to go make some matchstick rockets.
Saucer Smear
Saturday, April 8, 2000
"Shockingly Close to the Truth!" Hilarious ufological newsletter proves that researchers are just as interesting and entertaining as the UFOs themselves. . .
Ghost Research Society
Friday, April 7, 2000
Much ghost related stuff: including a nice collection of ghost photographs and a test equipment section that reminds me of 'Ghostbusters'.
Open Spaces Magazine - Bigfoot
Friday, April 7, 2000
A good overview of some of the key players in Bigfoot research, including their often petty squabbles over their beliefs about the hairy beast. Too bad that people can't put aside their egos and work together, but I that's human nature!
(Link courtesy of CamWorld)
Hubble spies a 'glowing eye' in space
Thursday, April 6, 2000
Beautiful planetary nebula or God's own eyeball?
Terence McKenna Land
Thursday, April 6, 2000
Counterculture guru Terence McKenna departed our dimension on Monday. As a tribute, here's an excellent background page on this unusual visionary.
Are planets conspiring to end the world?
Thursday, April 6, 2000
Doomsayers predict global disaster when six planets and the sun line up in May. This seems unlikely since these conjunctions happen every twenty years or so.
Rays 'throw up their guts'
Wednesday, April 5, 2000
Thornback rays barf up their stomachs to get rid of toxic and indigestable substances. Includes nifty animation.
Severe loss to Arctic ozone
Wednesday, April 5, 2000
More frightening news about the ozone layer.
Did the Vikings make a telescope?
Wednesday, April 5, 2000
The Vikings may have been using telescopes hundreds of years before their supposed invention.
The Nessie Files
Wednesday, April 5, 2000
Excellent weekly column, mostly on conspiracies, but not the usual paranoid nonsense.
Iowa holds conference on medical marijuana use
Wednesday, April 5, 2000
This quote says it all:
"It is against federal law for doctors to prescribe the drug. Yet voters in Alaska, Washington, California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Maine and the District of Columbia have approved laws allowing doctors to recommend marijuana use by patients suffering from cancer, glaucoma and other conditions."
Yet another example of the federal government thwarting the will of the populace.
Jesus' Diet For Your Sins!
Wednesday, April 5, 2000
Heal thyself for Christ's sake! Please don't try anything on this page without consulting a physician, or possibly a psychologist.
CyberSpace ORBIT
Wednesday, April 5, 2000
Space angels, solar physics, pyramids, conspiracies and other assorted weirdness.
ElvisNews.com
Tuesday, April 4, 2000
Long live the King! Much as I hate to admit it, I'm a fan of the late (or is he still alive?) Elvis Presley.
Bay Area Climbers Attempt to Conquer Everest's Trash
Tuesday, April 4, 2000
Bet you didn't know that Mt. Everest is covered in tons of garbage. A new expedition will attempt to 'take out the trash'. I don't think that we should let people climb Mt. Everest anymore. There ought to be one place on Earth that is safe from the destructive hand of man.
Sun's Got the Beat
Tuesday, April 4, 2000
Newly discovered currents of gas flow within the sun like a solar "heartbeat".
Reptoids.com
Tuesday, April 4, 2000
Those evil alien reptiles now have their own domain! Lots of alien conspiracy stuff here.
Dan Garcia's SPAM Page
Monday, April 3, 2000
Everything you wanted to know about the famous canned meat product but were afraid to ask. I seem to be obsessed with strange meat related links today.
Etna hoops it up
Monday, April 3, 2000
Volcanic Mount Etna is blowing beautiful rings of steam and gas.
Miller Lite Negotiating For Marfa Lights
Monday, April 3, 2000
Miller Beer wants to change the name of the Marfa lights to the 'Miller Lights'. They must need a new gimmick to get people to drink their watered down beer. Will this crass commercialism never end?
Meat sculpture causes stink
Monday, April 3, 2000
Art? Maybe. Gross? Absolutely!
Phonebashing
Sunday, April 2, 2000
Ever wanted to grab a cellphone out of some jabbering idiot's hand and smash it to pieces? These guys actually did it. I might have to follow their example. . .
Ptypes Weblog
Sunday, April 2, 2000
Cool idea for a weblog; list webloggers by their own wacky personality types. Nice of the author to add me to the page the same day I submitted mine. Go figure out your personality type and submit your own weblog!
April Fools on the Net
Saturday, April 1, 2000
In honor of April Fools Day, here's an archive of strange prank internet postings.
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