--Monday, February 28, 2000
--05:43 p.m.
People were lined up nekkid to get free clothes...

This is that contest in Austria where they were giving away around $350 in free clothes to the first five people who got to the cash register of a Kleider-Bauer clothing store in the nude. I didn't think that many people would try for this...

--Monday, February 28, 2000
--04:10 p.m.
Last night's X-Files episode was pretty stinky.

Even more disappointing was the fact that it was written by William Gibson, who wrote such definitive cyberpunk works like "Neuromancer."

Clearly it was intended to talk about the controversies surrounding first-person shooters, such as Doom and Quake. But what we got was a laughably inaccurate portray of how computer technology works, the gaming industry, Mulder getting to live out his Neo / Matrix fantasies, and a lot of cheesecake as we watch Krista Allen fulfill the fantasies of a producer who probably couldn't get his wife to dress like that.

In terms of stinkiness I'd have to put this episode alongside Wing Commander. For technical inaccuracies, it ties with "The Net" and "Independence Day."

--Monday, February 28, 2000
--04:03 p.m.
Amazon.com patents "affiliate programs."

Man I hope this patent gets shot down. They've covered most of the affiliate program stuff in here, and the thing is that this seems pretty obvious; an affiliate links to Amazon.com to allow a user to purchase something recommended on their site. I'm just wondering when Amazon is going to patent the business model of bleeding money faster than a hemophiliac juggling straight razors.

--Friday, February 25, 2000
--01:57 p.m.
Brunching Shuttlecocks: AIEEE

It's the Acronym Interaction, Expansion and Extrapolation Engine. Don't know what an acronym means? Use this to make something up to impress your friends!

--Thursday, February 24, 2000
--09:05 p.m.
Nairobi man stoned to death by monkeys.

I just can't get this picture out of my mind. A group of angry monkeys throwing rocks at a man because he was at a watering point.

--Thursday, February 24, 2000
--09:01 p.m.
Get free clothes.

Unfortunately, there's a catch. Apparently, the first five shoppers to enter one of the Austrian clothing chains "Kleider Bauer" stores naked will win 5,000 schillings worth of free clothes.

--Thursday, February 24, 2000
--08:45 p.m.
Dude is GIGGIN'

The guy is playing the Dreamcast version of Konami's Dance Dance Revolution. Although, I thought the point of the home game was so that you wouldn't have to embarass yourself in front of a crowd.

--Thursday, February 24, 2000
--04:40 p.m.
X-Men promo pics for the live action movie.

--Thursday, February 24, 2000
--01:01 p.m.
Sega and Swatch announce "Swatch Access"

You go on the Internet with your Dreamcast, and then you can download all kinds of goofy information to your "Swatch Access" web watch. Except you can't view it on the watch itself. You have to use a Dreamcast or a "special access terminal" to see the information. For example: You download movie times to your watch. What time does the movie start? Hmm... gotta find a terminal... okay, there's one... AT THE MOVIE THEATRE. This has a kind of only-in-Europe-or-Japan feel to it. Its like the Timex Datalink only less functional and more stylish.

--Thursday, February 24, 2000
--10:00 a.m.
New freaky robot cat....

From Slashdot: Company announces a robotic cat. I'm not sure what the fascination is with developing robot versions of existing pets. I think I'd rather have something different than a machine duplicate of an existing animal. While it seems a good project to experiment with AI, it just seems weird as a commercial product.

--Thursday, February 24, 2000
--02:28 a.m.
Puff Daddy allegedly tried to bribe his driver into taking the fall for him...

Mr. Combs should know that its usually best to make bribes behind the scenes, and not "at the front desk in front of dozens of police officers." Just a little advice.

--Wednesday, February 23, 2000
--04:50 p.m.
Aah, the wonders of trepanation....

Suffering from fatigue? You might want to try trepanation. You drill a hole in your head, supposedly to increase bloodflow to the brain. The trepanation website has this great image of a bird flying out of a woman's head. I guess its supposed to symbolize freedom or something, but all I can think about is that if your problem is that there are too many birds in your skull, then surgery may be your only option.

--Wednesday, February 23, 2000
--01:20 p.m.
The "bride" finally speaks...

She reportedly "cried all the way to the honeymoon." She also looked really uncomfortable with the way Rick Rockwell / Lance Boyle kissed her on the show. I don't understand why you would even participate in such a thing. Of course, I also don't understand why all these people go on the Jerry Springer show. Especially those "I've Got a Secret" shows... its never anything good.

And there's another company developing a syndicated show called "Wed at First Sight." They say the people will be completely screened, etc. etc. That's what they said about the "multimillionaire." Does any of this seem like a good idea? Are people that desperate for TV programming? Of course, this country sustained "Full House" for what seems like forever, but still...

--Wednesday, February 23, 2000
--01:15 p.m.
Stuntman dies preparing for stunt on "I Dare You"

Dang... the guy wasn't even actually doing the stunt. Apparently, he was checking something on one of the trains, slipped on the ladder, fell and hit his head on some rocks. Why are people involved in such stupid stunts anyway?

And that Robbie Knievel just seems like an idiot. That Grand Canyon stunt wasn't as dangerous as they made it seem, and this new stunt with the moving train just seems weak, too. What's the fascination with people who strap themselves to a motorcycle and shoot themselves off of stuff? Most people leave that kind of idiocy behind when they leave this sixth grade...

--Wednesday, February 23, 2000
--12:43 a.m.
Small Michigan town votes down Internet filtering...

The big push for Internet filtering software in the libraries in this town seemed to be largely due to the conservative American Family Association. What irks me about these people is the amazing leaps of logic they make. They actually try to make an association between the rape of a girl in a library with the fact that the library had full internet access. These people will twist anything into "facts" that support their position, all for their misguided attempts at advancing their causes.

Read more about why Internet filtering software is bad here.

--Wednesday, February 23, 2000
--12:25 a.m.
This guy takes self abuse to whole new level...

Man... this is just disturbing... and it was shown on New Zealand TV...

--Tuesday, February 22, 2000
--07:38 p.m.
Cardhouse: Found Picture Caption Contest

I see Bush has selected a running mate. I don't know how he convinced him to change loyalties from this guy.

--Tuesday, February 22, 2000
--07:31 p.m.
From Memepool: Marry Tom Arnold

Hey, at least you know what you're getting.

--Tuesday, February 22, 2000
--04:51 p.m.
Kingdome to go down March 19th or 26th...

Hopefully there won't be too much of a rat problem.

--Tuesday, February 22, 2000
--04:40 p.m.
What a shock.... "Multimillionaire" marriage not working out....

Another couple is quoted as saying there didn't seem to be much chemistry between them. There didn't seem to be any chemistry between them on the show. And the whole restraining order thing with the past girlfriend probably didn't help. The guy still looks really goofy.

--Tuesday, February 22, 2000
--03:59 p.m.
The Onion: Soaring Gas Prices

Dammit, someone just last week told me they were from the "Bureau of Gas."

--Tuesday, February 22, 2000
--03:46 p.m.
Woman sues Motley Crue, alleging brain damage...

This isn't what I thought it would be. Turns out, she was allegedly hit by a piece of a bass guitar smashed by Nikki Sixx. Of course, if this woman is a hard core Crue fan, it would be hard for her lawyers to establish damages in the case.

--Tuesday, February 22, 2000
--02:54 p.m.
Palm introduces Color Palm IIIc....

Finally, color comes to the Palm platforms. These look cool, and there's going to be a GPS Mapping add-on but I have a hard time getting past the "geek stigma" of one of these things. Plus the fact that I hardly ever have meetings, all my phone numbers are in my cell phone, and I can't think of a good reason why having one would improve my life. Not that that's stopped me from buying ludicrous gadgets before...

--Tuesday, February 22, 2000
--01:28 a.m.
Mmm.... Hostess....

I can't believe there are this many of those goofy Hostess / Comic book crossover thingies. Who knew that Twinkies could stop interstellar aliens

--Tuesday, February 22, 2000
--12:20 a.m.
Radiskull and Devil Doll...

Weird Shockwave thingy. Really weird.

--Monday, February 21, 2000
--11:15 p.m.
A review of the new "women's network" Oxygen...

It seems like from the review that the shows seem to perpetuate existing stereotypes while pandering to their intended audience. Not being a woman, I can't tell how this would appeal to the target audience or not. It certainly doesn't appeal to the person writing the article, but I'm not sure that I'd be able to tell if the shows I watch were coddling and mind-numbing me in the same way.

--Monday, February 21, 2000
--10:54 p.m.
Epic responds to crazy Monolith CEO Jason Hall...

Man, the rule of thumb should be that when you are talking about your company and its products, you shouldn't slam your competition unless they are being indicted by the police for doing baseless and illegal things. How many press releases / interviews / .plan files is Monolith going to squeeze out, anyway?

If there's anything that should be taken from this, is that by slamming Epic, a company that has generally taken the high road to date in its responses to the attacks made upon it, you will only look bad. Look at Tim Sweeney's response. He responds to blatant half-truths being spread by a competitor, and instead of going on the attack, recommends that potential licensees look at all their options before deciding on a game engine. I'm guessing that Jason Hall hasn't been paying attention to the Presidential Campaign. He could stand to learn from Bill Bradley's mistakes.

--Monday, February 21, 2000
--01:15 p.m.
Turns out Fox's multi-millionaire had more in his past..

..than appearing in bad movies. According to documents found by The Smoking Gun, it looks like Fox's Multi-millionaire, Rick Rockwell, has had a restraining order filed against him in the past for "physical and verbal abuse" as well as threats on this woman's life.

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