Friday, November 25, 2005


Hotel Phone Rager Russell Crowe Posted by Picasa

IVR Cheat Sheet

Paul English has created an IVR (interactive voice response) Cheat Sheet. Here are the secret numbers and tips to bypass IVR phone menus to get to a human. He's got 108 so far. I usually just hold or press 000000000... but that doesn't always work e.g. for the INS after selecting English, (with a 2 second delay between) press 2 6 2 4.

IVR Cheat Sheet by Paul English

Wednesday, November 16, 2005


The elusive Spudway website..... Posted by Picasa

Weapons of Mashed Destruction

Spudguns. Not the Christian punk band, not the Irish graphic designers, and not the Drambuie, Vodka, and Beer concoction. Spudguns aka potato cannons (or produce accelerators) are recreational launching devices usually made of PVC or metal. There are compressed gas, combustible fuel vapor, and hybrid spudguns. 100 yards is a common distance. A spudgun is OK with the ATF but regulated in some states and most cities. Popular projectiles include fresh or frozen potatoes and produce; tennis or golf balls; glow in the dark items for night use; and virtually anything you can imagine (see Beavis and Butthead). You can build a spudgun for $20 and up, or buy one for $50 and up. There's a spuducopia of spudgun sites with a sampling below. Confused and looking for a less ominous handheld "potato gun"? Archie Mcphee has got 'em, two for $5.95.

Spudgun Technology Center

Spud Server

SpudGuns.org

SpudFiles

Spudgun.com

Archie McPhee

Thanks to Cindy and Steve Golden for their spudilicious suggestion.

Wednesday, November 09, 2005


1939 World's Fair Time Capsule
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E(go)-Mail

Forbes has inaugurated free E-Mail Time Capsules. Send an email to yourself (or one of your alternate personalities) and have it arrive in 1, 3, 5, 10, or 20 years. Now FutureMe.org predates Forbes by a few years and lets you choose the exact date up to 35 years in your future. You can choose to let your email be displayed anonymously and/or view likeminded people's messages to themselves.

E-Mail Time Capsule

FutureMe.org

Thursday, November 03, 2005


White Russian Posted by Picasa

Beyond The Silicon Zoo

Molecular Expressions has other optical microscopy photo galleries beyond the microscopic etched computer chip doodles in the Silicon Zoo. Of course there's DNA, rat brains, and pond life videos; but there's also Burgers 'n Fries (with Birefringence in Crystallized Cheese Proteins), The Cocktail Collection, and The Beershots Photo Gallery with beers of the world.

Burgers 'n Fries

The Cocktail Collection

The Beershots Photo Gallery

The Silicon Zoo