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Totally 31337 Quickies
bigstripes sent us a couple of websites that game chairs: The
RocknRide and the
Simcraft for people for whom strapping a subwoofer to your chest just isn't enough.
Curious what the MST3k guys are doing?
bill notes that most of the guys are working on a website Timmy Bighands, although
Joel is doing his own thing.
QuasEye sent us a link to a review of The Matrix: The Musical. I need footage of this, but it sounds frightening beyond measure.
Frank Martini
pointed us to a
VinylVideo who are hawking a kit that lets your old record player play video.
Sun Tzu
pointed us to a list of milestones in a programmers life, while
jamesoutlaw sent in a site that caricatures common discussion group personalities in Usenet ... and surprisingly enough Many of the stereotypes apply just as well to Slashdot.
Schmam notes that Stevie Case, one of the designers for Quake II, now working with Ion Storm, famous for being Romero's GF, and for beating him at Quake, as well as being hot ... well she's in playboy, but you're only allowed to read the article or else I'm
telling your mom.
Hey, its nice to note that Slashdot took 2 People's Voice Webby Awards one in the Print & Zines and
the other in Community. I'm not exactly sure what it proves tho (besides the fact that you guys like us enough to fill out a form)
but thanks to those who voted us. May peace and prosperity follow you (and may the Webbies not sell your e-mail address to people bent on selling you toner).
And now for the strang(er) part of the quickies,
HelLfiRe leads us towards The Stinkymeat Project
which is, well, a photo documentary of a plate of rotting meat. Read
only on a settled stomach.
Richard Stevens sent us an
Amazingly Strange cartoon strip:
This guy draws inane pictures based on the idiotic titles people send him. If you want something slightly better drawn,
mkoscica sent us plif which is really twisted, but funny.
The last link in the ring contains all the pictures from Playboy. Frankly, her breasts look so fake that I think they're ugly. Not only that, but she looks a lot like Madonna in those pics.
And the men who hold high places must be the ones who start
To mold a new reality... closer to the heart
Is there something wrong with the After Y2K Slashdot Gladiators poster? Or this classic pool shot?
Anomalous: inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected
Anomalous: deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected
Canard: a false or unfounded repor
While Romero's girlfriend IS hot, I can't help but wonder what her motivations were for doing a spread (no pun intended) in Playboy.
;)
A few months back, Playboy visited the U of A campus here in Tucson in search of some fresh meat. Everyone thought it was great, there were flyers in every window of every shop downtown advertising it...hooray-hooray, 10 lucky girls will end up in Playboy. Then, the shit hit the fan, and they became the laughing stocks of the whole campus..An article in the Wildcat (our school paper) managed to interview one of the representatives from Playboy. It turns out these girls were paid a measly $100-300 each to bare all in a national magazine. Poor sluts, I thought, to be taken for a ride like that.. You've gotta be pretty hard up for booze money of you'll get nekkid for that cheap. Dumb girls just don't do it for me.
Then again, this is Playboy, not Scientific American. Being smart wont exactly land you in the centerfold.
Bowie J. Poag
Bowie J. Poag
Here's some more links!
e /~czesanne/pcm.html
http://www.soulinsight.com/
http://www.provi.d
I had another link with a circuit and such from some guy in Germany, but I am not sure where it is now - but between all of these links, you should be able to do it yourself pretty easily anyhow...
Reason is the Path to God - Anon
http://www.xs4all.nl/~marcmarc/bwl/index.html
Not Germany - the Netherlands...
Reason is the Path to God - Anon
Alright.. I admit it.. I'm really a 62 year old retiree from Flint, Michigan.. I didn't have much to do after the plant shut down, (I used to assemble the plastic seat subassemblies on the GM full size) so my late husband George bought me a brand spanking new IBM 386 and a SprintNet dialup. I heard about Slashdot from Rob's parents (They are such dears!) who thought he was wasting his life with 'all of that technical gobbledygook'.
There are a few of us on Slashdot. I went to high school with Wah (Milford High class of 59! Go Redskins!) and I got OpenSourceMan into it after meeting him at the local Knights of Columbus casino night. (Watch out girls, he's taken. The hair is not all his, but the teeth are!!)
Oh, Rob. Tell your mother that carbonated soda will take the stain you left out of her white rug. I didn't have time to call her back today, what with the hairdressers appointment and all the running around over my granddaughters wedding..
.sig: Now legally binding!
Obviously they were short a couple fingers or soemthing, because that sure as hell seems like seven words to me =)
___
There was one they missed (although you might cover it under the expert... but Its a bit diffrent).... They need a zealot...
Zealot: A user who believes the product they support is always better and will throw meaningless benchmarks out onto the newsgroup in order to confuse and win people over to his/her particular product. When two zealots with opposing views enter a war they suck everyone in with them.
just my $0.02
Hrm loving these
Hah.. does anyone find it amusing that he only makes that comment on Day 7? I mean, it's good to know that he definitely wouldn't eat it from Day 7 on..but I was just operating under the assumption that maybe after Day 1 he had given up thinking about that..
I don't care about being moderated down.
/.
but what about geek girls? Hey taco don't you think that if you're going to post articles(sic) from playboy that maybe you should do a little something for us? I bet you don't realize how many of us actually read
Watch out you never know, you might find yourself competing against a site that doesn't market itself to the lowest common denominator.
Pretty cool - I liked the SimCraft better, because he was at least offering plans - but the Rock n' Ride is a clean design (though I can't say much about the web page).
/.ers know of the source company?
c adsoftusa.com/~kls/fltsim/ .acesim.com/main.htmlb simpson/jhbc~1.html
It appears to be a German built product, so it will probably be a quality device - does any of our German
They do give assembly instructions, so it might be possible to "roll your own" from that - maybe build some PVC air cylinder's ala SimCraft, attach it to a 2x4 frame, a bucket seat and some steel - one PIC - whammo! - instant homebrew Rock n' Ride!
So, for those who would like more sim plans, etc - here are some links:
http://www.senet.com.au/~dunkleyj/
http://www.
http://www
http://mypage.direct.ca/b/
Last but not least, my favorite - Omniscience Futureneering's JoyRider Plans - a homebrew 3-axis flight simulator.
Be sure to check out their other offerings - like the radio controlled, vid-cam rocket...
Reason is the Path to God - Anon
Leave it to the art community to ruin a geek movie. Bastards. Although I would like to hear that "Whoa" song poking fun at Keanu. Anybody got an mp3 bootleg? Wha, wait. WHO'S THERE?!? OH GOD, JAMES HETFIELD AND LARS ULRICH! PUT ME DOWN YOU PANSIES! PUT ME *thud* Sharkey
Music Pirate
www.badassmofo.com
As a parallel to last week (or whatever was the last round of quickies)'s Pay Lars, now you can Sue Lars!
Fight the Man!
-- BlueCalx | http://nickd.org/
Does anybody remember the Spam Cam? These guys wanted to know whether Spam (the meat-flavored lunch product) was organic. So they opened a tin, set that Spam brick out on a plate, and posted daily pictures. I'm not entirely sure what, if anything, that they proved. Gray and green mold grew all over the thing, and it appeared to change shape somewhat. Also, according to the Spam Cam operators, it was extremely stinky.
Later they set out other food products to rot, but never again did they achieve the touching poignancy of that wonderful mold-covered brick.
--Jim
Proof once again that being 'beautiful' is simply a matter of professional makeup and photography. It's amazing how different women look after that kind of makeover - check out Asia Carerra's made up look as opposed to normal. I don't get down on women for getting augmented, because that's their own choice, and I get sick of people being trendy by insulting women who have it done, but I have to say that fake tits and wig-like hair just doesn't do it for me. Conforming to fucked-up beauty standards just perpetuates them further and messes up people's self esteem. That said, I'm off to work on getting some washboard pecs.
-lx
Get your free sound generator here.
and yes, it really does work.
They linked to a retro-article of a review of the Sinclair.
pronoblem
The Onion has some stunning social commentary on how mp3s can affect the recording industry. =)
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
Pablo Nevares, "the freshmaker".
It sucks up all the crusty bits and combines them in the bag?
It's possible! That's the way I interpreted it.
load "linux",8,1
-- Give him Head? Be a Beacon?
-- Give him Head? Be a Beacon? :P)
(If you can't figure out how to E-Mail me, Don't.
Or am I thinking of the wrong thing?
--
Editor Emeritus and Senior Writer, TeleRead.org
Okay who's got some playboy membership passwords? Err, the funding is low on my "Geeks turned Strippers" thesis.
"Slashdot. Schmam notes that Stevie Case, one of the designers for Quake II"
No, Stevie Case had nothing to do with Quake II, nor id. Well, she had a thing going with "Xian" "Disruptor" "Anktow" there for a bit, but not quite the same thing.Fellow Lawrencite Brandon James did have something to do with Quake II, but has since moved on to Rogue Entertainment. I guess hanging out with people like Paul Steed really does get to you after awhile.
July 1995 Playgirl magazine. They pay like CRAP! And yes, I'm guessing it's about as rare. :)
-Jer
Um, first off, was this just a poor attempt to spam Slashdot with a link to your own site?
Either way, it's obvious nobody cares. Out of the 20 last stories you've posted on the site, there are a total of *3* comments between them, with each posted in a different story. Not even a single reply. It's worth noting that if you reply to this message, we'll have matched in one thread the total messages posted on GeekPress in a span of three days.
If you're going to spam Slashdot with links to your own site, at least make it a decent site to visit. Ripping on Slashdot for whatever reason (note: it works perfectly for me, and has for weeks) is one thing, but doing it for free advertising is quite another.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who finds it slightly amusing that you've used 'ihatespam' to obfusctate your email address, either.
- Jeff A. Campbell
- VelociNews (http://www.velocinews.com)
- Jeff
...naked pictures of _Steve_ Case. *shudder*
=8]
Sig
I'm no ashmed to pose for PlayGirl if some /. geek females wants to take a look so, how about it? :o)
-- Note: These Comments are Generated by ME! Not You! ME!
There's always been a big link between nerds and enormous breasts. Haven't you ever seen Eric S. Raymond before? :)
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
Conforming to fucked-up beauty standards just perpetuates them further and messes up people's self esteem.
I've never gone out with a girl who regularly wears makeup. I've always found that there's an inverse relationship of intelligence to concern with looks. Sure you should get haircuts and try and dress nice, but people who look in the mirror every 5 minutes have problems.
I am thinking of getting forehead implants so I can look really brainy. I think it will give me an advantage in job interviews and will help me intimidate my chess opponets.
Scuttlemonkey is a troll
Killcreek never worked for id. She worked for Ritual/Hipnotic for a while as a tester, and then she went on to Ion Storm as a level designer working on Daikatana. I believe she was/is in the CPL as well?
Jason PollockBuild Your Own Brain-Wave Machine!
.- CitizenC (User Info)
No, that is not real. No way in hell. Smart, Gamer, Beautiful, and in Playboy? Come on, what kind of fools are we? Next thing you know we'll be talking to Jesus on the frozen plains of hell, commenting on the flying swine. ;)
;)
Seriously though, how rare is this combination? Oh, about as rare as handsome, gamer, intelligent geek guys who have been in Playgirl. I know one guy who has 3 (no playgirl yet, but he could be).
Geez. I hate impossibly perfect people
-- Who is the bigger fool? The fool or the fool who follows him? --
Posted above some people wanna see geek girls
(and even guys)I had a lovely idea.Every year
G.Gordon Liddy has a photo contest for his
"stacked and packed calendar"in which girls submit
partialy clothed,underwear and nude photos of
themselves posed with firearms.
How about geek chicks posed with cool hardware you and the boyz at andover could judge
the photos and put out a calendar.Better yet
post them online and let us judge.
Of course some of the women will want to see
some geek bulls.I suspect this will subside when
they see the first few entries of guys who spend
their time on their butt in front of a terminal.
(priapic conditions optional)Then there will be
complaints from feminists,but who has ever cared
what those hairy-chested manhaters thought?
C'mon dont just think about it,do it!Have
faith,Bob will rain golden showers of Slack on
all involved,making this a sure thing.
*Repent!Quit Your Job!Slack Off!The World Ends Tomorrow and You May Die!
But then I realized, wait a minute... Stevie makes a boatload of cash doing the programming she loves, and she's not some dumb bimbo hoping that somehow nude modeling will get her into an acting career. I don't think that I would ever pose nude (even if I had her measurements) but I realize I shouldn't bag on her for her choice.
These are breasts; this is source code.
Why do you have a problem with those two things belonging to one person?
I can't believe it... the usenet profiles include CowboyNeal.
( I love you dude... can I have a hug? )
--
Evan
"$30 for the One True Ring. $10 each additional ring!" -- JRR "Bob" Tolkien
Theres no 31337 quickies there.. theres a max of 20 maybe less..
----------------------------------------- Fractured One
Dude, she ain't smart or beautiful
Sure thing, man. I guess Playboy doesn't know anything about finding hotties to put in their magazine. But hey, I guess you know beauty better than they do, right? Mind if I ask about your qualifications are for thinking you could do a better job picking out women that millions of guys would pay to see? Her old pics were very cute, but they definitely wouldn't be selling any magazines or web hits.
'Sides, you're not fooling anyone -- we all know that when it comes to nerds like you, your atrophied little pud would be spraying in your shorts so fast if she ever came on to you.
Next Katz article: Blonds with implants are dummies -- good stereotype. Outcasts in black trenchcoats are a ticking time bomb -- evil stereotype.
Cheers,
ZicoKnows@hotmail.com
Oh, and if you want badly drawn comics, Friend Bear looks like it's entirely drawn in MS Paint.
Hilarious, twisted stuff.
-- BlueCalx | http://nickd.org/
I thought Killcreek looked a lot better before the boob job, bleached hair and troweled-on make-up.
But then, I've never liked the plastic look. I like a more natural look.
--
Sometimes it's best to just let stupid people be stupid.
There was one longwinded speech. It ran a total of six words: "Just remember, technical innovation means class war."
Obviously they were short a couple fingers or soemthing, because that sure as hell seems like seven words to me =)
-- Imagine how much more advanced our technology would be if we had eight fingers per hand.
Come out, come out, wherever you are!
-- Diana Hsieh
-- Diana Hsieh
GeekPress: The Weirder Side of Tech News
Why should the boys have all the fun!!! I already have a substantial collection of CowboyNeal pinups already, though.
These are breasts; this is source code.
Why do you have a problem with those two things belonging to one person?
That Matrix: The Musical is some sort of a cruel joke, isn't it?
Please, please take a look at Platrix! (http://www.mellow.de/platrix/index2.htm) It's what happens when you cross The Matrix with South Park.
A 25MB MPEG, but well worth the time...
-- What you do today will cost you a day of your life.