deny everything: "there is no way i would ever be caught dead..."

...playing on-line paper airplane throwing games (my record is 40.2m btw)
>> http://www.solidworkspilot.com/

... playing tron light bikes (c'mon, admit it, you know what these are - well, the older readers anyway)
>> http://www.fltron.com/index_flash.html

... reading poetry on this site (it's like flickr.com, but for text instead of photos)
>> scribd.com

... lusting after these beauties (lots of galleries)
>> http://www.salon-auto.ch/en/

... reading stupid web comics (YMMV)
>> http://xkcd.com (geeky)
>> http://questionablecontent.net (rom-com-ish)
>> http://www.blastwavecomic.com (dark-apocalyptic)

...and if you didn't catch the news Captain America ("Cap") is officially dead.

d3nial.blogspot.com

d3ny everything: "broadband at home will save me so much time..."

Ok, so it's been probably a year - and *all kinds* of crazy stuff can happen in a year. Of course, there's no way I can recall all the cool stuff I found in the past year, so instead here is what is cool (i.e. has held my attention) recently:

http://popurls.com
This site is the source of much coolness and saves me trawling through various news services and instead makes me look really smart, or at least aware of general net-stuff... or something...

http://flickr.com
Yes flickr is on popurls.com so it's a bit redundant to mention it again, except that it is just amazing because there are squillons of talented individuals out there taking amazing photos...and if you want an image for something, this would have to be a great place to start searching.

http://www.imallfake.com
this guy is brilliant, a digital artist extraordinaire.

http://gapingvoid.com
hugh mclean is attempting to do web 2.0 marketing in RL for a small wine producer - the best part is, they don't give a continental whether it's the proper way to do things, they're doing it and having fun. hugh also finds lots of interesting/challenging/thought-provoking sites to point you to. his "how to be creative" compilation (link on the homepage) is well worth the read. and his comics/art is often funny, insightful or just plain weird...

http://anotherversionofthetruth.com
the teaser site for NIN's new album... very, very cool if you can find the links and start digging... spooky too.
(hint: if you're stuck google the following - FECP Plano, 105th Crusaders, "bethehammer")

http://zenhabits.blogspot.com/
Now I am definitely not advocating following a taoist/buddhist/zen ideology, but this is another excellent site where some time browsing is rewarded with at least some helpful little hints, but sometimes links to stuff that really hits you (like when Lisa hacked Bart's brain with the "tree falling in the woods" story, in the Simpson's minigolf episode... y' know, the one where... uh, never mind, you either know what i mean or you think i'm an idiot).

there will be more...

if you have any recommendations, please let me know...
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this is a state of d3nial message

d3ny everything: "i never laugh at bad taste or low brow humour"

>From the dilbert blog - to the tune of Monty Python's Holy Grail "Bring out your dead" sketch...

Zarqawi: I'm not dead.
Marine #1: What?
Marine #2: Nothing.
Zarqawi: I'm not dead.
Marine #1: 'Ere, he says he's not dead.
Marine #2: Yes he is.
Zarqawi: I'm not.
Marine #1: He isn't.
Marine #2: Well, he will be soon, he's very ill.
Zarqawi: I'm getting better.
Marine #2: No you're not, you'll be stone dead in a moment.
Marine #1: Well, I can't take him like that. It's against regulations.
Zarqawi: I don't want to go on the cart.
Marine #2: Oh, don't be such a baby.
Marine #1: I can't take him.
Zarqawi: I feel fine.
Marine #2: Oh, do me a favor.
Marine #1: I can't.
Marine #2: Well, can you hang around for a couple of minutes? He won't be long.
Marine #1: I promised I'd be at the Attahs. They've lost nine today.
Marine #2: Well, when's your next round?
Marine #1: Thursday.
Zarqawi: I think I'll go for a walk.
Marine #2: You're not fooling anyone, you know. Isn't there anything you could do?
Zarqawi: I feel happy. I feel happy.
[Marine #1 glances up and down the street furtively, then silences Zarqawi with his a whack of his rifle]


>Hilarity: http://jakechristie.blogspot.com/2006/06/if-college-themed-porn-were-real.html

>Why WW2 would be a hilarious MUD: http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_%28video_game%29 (thanks Sam for that link, look out for the articles about WW3 through WW12 at the bottom of the page...

>And here's what the hyper intelligent among you can amuse yourselves with: http://www.gravitation3d.com/magiccube5d/ (thanks Ian)
>For the less Hawking-like readers, try this (pure genius) experiment: http://eepybird.com/dcm1.html (thanks again Ian)

>Worst band names of the year - funny, sad & disturbing: http://www.avclub.com/content/node/48956

>How to make a FIGHTING HAMSTER for real: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/FumY80/fighting-hamster.jpg

> Why is it colder after sunrise? http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/wea00/wea00060.htm

> Worst roundabout ever - this is real: http://riesenmaschine.de/index.html?nr=20060519133244

> Phew - I've been saving those up for a while - hope you enjoy.

d3ny everything: "i have nothing to hide!"

Open House - FROM THE DILBERT BLOG

I recently attended a school open house for the kids, ages 6 and 8. It was my first one and I didn't know what to expect. The main point, as I learned, was for the kids to show their parents the projects they worked on during the year. The first thing I noticed was that our kids produced spectacular works of art whereas all the other kids produced utter crap.

I listened as the other parents heaped lavish praise on their little losers, despite the obvious low quality of the work. I worried that praising shoddy workmanship would cause the kids to stall in their development. Why would you improve when you're already impressing the people that control your access to candy? That sort of thinking is where hobos come from, and it disturbed me to hear the little tykes getting such bad guidance.

Determined to set things right, I waited until one set of parents was distracted by the teacher. Their offspring stood in front of a wall of alleged art, admiring his work. I leaned over and whispered, "You call that a dog? It looks more like a squirrel that got caught in the lawnmower."

Naturally he started crying. But I too cry when I learn. So I figured I was on the right track. I slipped out the side door before his parents could discover who had saved their son from a future of mediocrity. Call it humility if you will. I just like to help. I don't need to get credit.

(Okay, that didn't really happen. How many of you believed I really said that?)

>> http://www.chumfm.com/MorningSh­ow/bits/march24.swf - this is really funny, especially if you like hearing people laughing at other people's pain...
>> http://www.marvelvc.com.br­/Hero/ -   design your own superhero costume
>> http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=561 - in case you get lost in the USA with no money, you'll need to know "the hobo code"
>> http://www.wired.com/news/wireservice/0,71018-0.html?tw=rss.index - those crazy iranians
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_cracker - put your hand up all you crackers!
>> http://www.rlephoto.com/birds/hummer01.htm - ok, this is amazing, a hummingbird gets eaten by a mantis, for real
>> http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/0,5538,PB64-SUQ9MTM1OTMmbnI9MTA_3,00.html - the top 10 from the "world beard championship" - those crazy krauts
>> http://www.zurqui.co.cr/crinfocus/paper/air-bld1.html

that's all for now (thanks G for the links)

d3.

d3ny everything: "i wish there were more than 5 workding days in a week"

latest d3nials

>> be lazy - it's good for you AND your company, apparently: http://www.forbes.com/2006/05/20/laziness-working-good_cz_mm_06work_0523lazy.html
>> more of the same here: http://positivesharing.com/2006/03/committed/

>> and chocolate is good for you: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1647287.htm

>> and this game is good for you: http://sapporo.cool.ne.jp/f1ash/flash/invader360.html
>> 48,500+ is my best score so far (warning: addictive)

>> OMG, how funny is this: http://www.gangstas-hugs.com/2006/05/what-the-hell-is-an-aluminum-falcon.html
>> thanks M@

>> educate yourself - about octopuses (not "octopi" apparently): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus

>> you've all been d3nied: matt, mal, ian, steve, baz, sam, duncan, grant

>> have a [access d3nied] weekend

d3ny everything: "i have better things to do than type a damn blog"

The latest d3nials are now being sent to Matt, Ian, Mal, Duncan, Baz, Steve, Sam, Dave and Grant. This is an exclusive club you know.

>> Think you've got good reflexes? Try this baby - so far my best score is 16.1seconds: http://tinyurl.com/56t9u
>> Think you've got good reflexes? Try outrunning this bad boy: http://www.thesentrygun.com/ (thanks Matty!)
>> Think you've got good reflexes? Good for you.

>> Right, want to see something funny? Go to http://www.mclars.com and download "download this song" - holy crap! this is such a funny music video - clever too. unless it's actually released by one of the big labels, then it really sux.

>> That's all from me - short n sweet -  have a good weekend.

>> Remember the old stuff is at d3nial.blogspot.com...

d3ny everything: "I have nothing to deny!"

>> A submarine LAUNCHED AIRCRAFT!!! This is SO. COOL. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormorant_%28aircraft%29
>> Nintendo's new game controller!!! This is SO. COOL. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060512/nintendo_E3_060512/20060512?hub=SciTech
>> 85mbps over powerlines!!! THIS. IS. SO. COOL. http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=31522


>> How to create a zen garden - basic but nice: http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Zen-Garden
>> Original SW to be released on DVD (thanks Ian): http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/home_video/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002462553
>> How to rip DVDs: http://www.wikihow.com/Rip-DVDs-to-Small-AVI-or-MPG-Formatted-Files

>> New STAVESACRE album - they are back! I'm so happy! http://www.stavesacre.com

Your denials are welcome too. And you can check the blog for past denials: http://d3nial.blogspot.com















PS> This post specifically UNformatted for MA!