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Recycling Gone Wrong: The AOL Throne
igrp writes "Ever get annoyed with the seemingly endless stream of AOL CDs that make their way to your mailbox? Instead of just tossing them, you could collect about four thousand of them and build yourself an illuminated throne."
And I've been trying to figure out for years what they are for...
Service Unavailable
Apparently the web server is made from recycled AOL discs as well....
he should of built a better web server out of them
love is just extroverted narcissism
The AOL CD throne is shaped just like an http 503 error. Such skill. Such craftsmanship.
Have CmdrTaco and the other Slashdot admins considered selling gratuitous story links to companies wanting to stress-test their servers?
It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
"Service Unavailable"
Wait, you still want me to reply to "How Much Harm Can One Website Do"?
I don't care how good a cause it is, if they use the "blink" command for more than two words, I won't support it.
Argh! That site!
*blink* *blink*
My eyes!
I hate these guys! I hate them so much that I think I'll dump all my AOL cds on them or something.
Oh wait...
I think Slashdot should get a mention in the Guinness book of world records. I'm just not entirely sure what for (most web admins narked, most web servers burned to the ground, news service most likely to cause sites to collapse, ...)
It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
Everyone has AOL cds, but i have an AOL version 2.0 Floppy
It would be great for AOL to continue the tradition and mail out their installations on CD-RWs or open session CD-R's. It would certainly cut down on the waste as we'd be able to do something useful with the cd's when they arrived.
www.lonseidman.com
Dear god, and they're using Java applets for links. What the hell is that all about?
Al Qaeda has ninjas!
I guess the guy was running the web server off an AOL CD! :p
My other dog is a Wienerschnitzel.
You don't need foam cushions to enjoy a little cousin action..
Sure lot's of people read the articles. Just not the ones who post ;-)
-chris
San Francisco values: compassion, tolerance, respect, intelligence
"Just like sandblasting a soup cracker."
The simple truth is that interstellar distances will not fit into the human imagination
- Douglas Adams
I've got a printout of the Internet here I ran off last month in case of just this kind of emergency. If anyone wants to see this page, just send me a SASE and I'll enclose a photocopy from my "Internet Master Copy."
Might take me a little while to leaf through it all and find the right page, of course.
No cavities. I had scheduled for a filling, but it turned out to be worn enamel - apparently I grind my teeth. Saved me a few hundred dollars, too. Since I haven't gone in so long, I figured that I should at least do my best to brush regularly, use mouthwash, etc. The dentist commented on how well my teeth were doing after all that time away.
The dental hygienist was really cute and kept flirting with me. She stopped flirting so much once she saw my wedding ring.
Maybe I should submit my tale to Slashdot for front-page posting.
As King George II, I, too, am looking for an elegant throne.
Very presidentially yours,
"President" George W. Bush
Like most other geeks here, I only read Slashdot for the pictures.
I Am My Own Worst Enemy
this is like when we used to play AOL sponsored frisbee in the basement of my house. The rules were simple, you stand in different ends of the basement and try to hit the other person. Needless to say it was a result of drinking. The game was short lived when he got hurt (only in the arm though).
classic story I know...
Only if you want to see three times in the next week.
Tomorrow: lukewarmfusion visits the dentist
Friday: Teeth grinding can wear down your enamel
Tuesday: Cute dental hygenists might notice your wedding ring
(and a bonus: Next Friday: Ask Slashdot: What's the best method for dental hygiene?)
You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
One year I used up nearly my entire inventory of AOL floppies (yes, it was that long ago) and CDs in making a halloween costume. I simply taped them all to a normal set of clothes, used a floppy disk as an eyepatch, and presto --- I was a software pirate.
Ah don't worry ... if you send me a stamped and self-addressed envelope I'll send you a Xerox of my Google master copy to help you find the right page!
http://www.scalpod.com/purge/IT_Samurai.jpg
If "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" and "it was beauty that killed the beast" then "please stop staring at me".
The parent to this post WAS NOT submitted by King George II. It had no spelling or grammar errors.
Infuriate left and right