Friday, May 26, 2006


A monetary 404 image
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Link Rot

The 404 or Not Found error message is an hypertext transfer protocol standard response code indicating that the client was able to communicate with the server, but the server either could not find the file that was requested, or it was configured not to fulfill the request and not reveal the reason why. When sending a 404, web servers usually include a prosaic HTML document that mentions both the numeric code and this string. Comic 404s soon followed the first 404 pages along with 404 websites with links to amusing 404 error pages. Nowadays Ontario's Highway 404 is commonly made fun of since people going from the Toronto area are heading to the "middle of nowhere" on that freeway.

E.T.S.V. Scintilla - No such file: /404

::: Error 404 : Page Not Found : www.lookitsme.co.uk :::

404lounge.net

404 Research Lab

Sendcoffee 404 Error

Thursday, May 18, 2006


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Cannon Fodder

New Scientist ran an article this week about a US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) patent application to use human cannonball technology to propel special forces, police officers and fire fighters onto the roofs of up to five story building in less than two seconds. Of course, the trick with the "Controllable Launcher" is to get the trajectory just right. Cannon-Mania has a nice gallery of human cannonballs from the past. Your average cannonaut travels at speeds up to 90 mph and as far as 201 feet at a height of 100 feet. They endure forces of around twelve G's on landing and more than half were killed while performing. Cannon-Mania doesn't currently sell or build human cannonball cannons, but click on Home Fort to link to the Arsenal Store and shop for one of the more than 150 cannons offered for sale.

DARPA Controllable Launcher patent

Cannon-Mania

Thursday, May 11, 2006


From the Potawatomi "tchuggle-ugh"
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Miss Pronouncer

A pronunciation guide for cheesehead utterances. A self-proclaimed halfway decent resource for learning to pronounce stuff in Wisconsin. There's people names, and place names, and trivia, and even indians casino names for northbound Chicagoans. I'm guessing Miss Pronouncer is herself originally from over down by Chicago. Now she does get Hustisford, Oconomowoc, Chenequa, Mukwonago, and even Ashwaubenon correct (and who ever heard or heard of Chequamegon anyway). But any self-respecting Cream City native knows there's no "L" when pronouncing Milwaukee; Waukesha is pronounced "Waukeesha", not "Waukisha"; and the syllable stress on Kinnickinnic is all wrong. I was also disappointed that Gerkes Corners, Louie Bashell, and Ponty the Pontiac didn't make the cut.

MissPronouncer.com

Thursday, May 04, 2006


$19.00 an ounce
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Eau De Play-Doh

It's Play-Doh's Fiftieth Anniversary and the Demeter fragrance library is selling a new, Play-Doh scented cologne. Those fresh-from-the-can, full-of-potential, childhood memories in a spray (where's the fresh mimeo paper fragrance?). The library sells lots of other fragrances, some prosaic and others like Cotton Candy, Laundromat, Cannabis Flowers, Pruning Shears, Earthworm...and I don't even want to know what Between the Sheets is. If Play-Doh's not your thing Hasbro has added Artoo-Potatoo and Princess Tater to go with their Star Wars Darth Tater figures.

Demeter

Hasbro