B-List Archive: August 2000

B-List Archive

August 2000

Postings to the B-List.

Subject: B-List: Dumb Facts
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 10:04:08 +0930 (CST)

DumbFacts.com
  < http://www.dumbfacts.com/ >

* Dumb News
  < http://www.dumbfacts.com/news1.htm >
eg
  PARENT TESTING, MAYBE?
  3-year-old Lateef Wise, Philadelphia, PA, was left home alone last week.
  At about 9:30 a.m., the frightened and crying boy pushed out the screen
  of an open window. Then he fell from the apartment, bounced off an air
  conditioner protruding from a second floor window and landed on a narrow
  strip of grass. After hitting the ground.  Lateef amazingly got up, began
  to cry and started walking around. Lateef was later released from a local
  hospital with just a minor larceration.

* Interesting Stats
  < http://www.dumbfacts.com/stats1.htm >

* Random Facts
  < http://www.dumbfacts.com/facts1.htm >
eg
  Cat's urine glows under a black-light!
  The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1!

* Strange Insights
  < http://www.dumbfacts.com/insights1.htm >
eg
  Some people say that I'm superficial, but that's just on the surface. 
  Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense.

* Weird Band Names
  < http://www.dumbfacts.com/bands1.htm >
eg
  The Rhino-Horned Dung Beetles
  White Trash Sad Clown
  The Program for Making People Wear Berets and Little Mustaches
  Three Enormous Cigars
  The Troubled Unreachable Celebrities

Subject: B-List: Bali webcams
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 12:49:58 +0930 (CST)

Bali webcams
  < http://www.poppies.net/webcam.html >

There's also a link to another webcam inside the restaurant.

Subject: B-List: Dumb Warnings
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 09:34:12 +0930 (CST)

DumbWarnings.com
  < http://www.dumbwarnings.com/ >
Some bizarre/stupid warnings for various products.

* Appliances
  < http://www.dumbwarnings.com/appliances_one.htm >
eg:
  Rowenta Iron
    Warning: Never iron clothes on the body.

* Drinks
  < http://www.dumbwarnings.com/drinks_one.htm >
eg:
  Moet White Star Champagne
    Warning: Remove label before placing in microwave

* Clothes
  < http://www.dumbwarnings.com/clothes_one.htm >
eg:
  Unknown Batman Costume
    Warning: Cape does not enable user to fly.

* Electronics
  < http://www.dumbwarnings.com/electronics_one.htm >

* Food
  < http://www.dumbwarnings.com/food_one.htm >
eg:
  Sainsbury Peanuts
    Warning: This product contains nuts.

* Household
  < http://www.dumbwarnings.com/household_one.htm >

* Hygiene
  < http://www.dumbwarnings.com/hygiene_one.htm >

* Medicine
  < http://www.dumbwarnings.com/medicine_one.htm >
eg:
  Unknown Birth Control Pills
    Do not use if you are pregnant, intend to become pregnant, or might be
    pregnant.

* Miscellaneous
  < http://www.dumbwarnings.com/miscellaneous_one.htm >

* Toys
  < http://www.dumbwarnings.com/toys_one.htm >

* Yard Care
  < http://www.dumbwarnings.com/yard_care_one.htm >
eg:
  Unknown Wheelbarrow
    Do not use when temperature exceeds 140 Farenheit.
  Unknown Swedish Chainsaw
    Do not attempt to stop chain with hands. 

* Random Dumb Warning
  < http://www.dumbwarnings.com/random/index.shtml >

Subject: B-List: London webcams
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 11:26:47 +0930 (CST)

Some Webcams around London
  < http://www.camvista.com/england/london/index.php3 >

Check out Big Ben, Trafalgar Square and other landmarks around London.
It's almost 3am there now, but you can still see stuff lit up.

If you like sharks and fish, check out the London Aquarium webcam:
  < http://www.camvista.com/england/london/sharks.php3 >

Subject: B-List: Embarrasing Moments
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 09:28:01 +0930 (CST)

"The Most Embarrassing Moment Of My Life"
  < http://www.mostembarrassingmoment.com/ >

Lots of embarrassing and humorous stories submitted by people.
You can submit your own stories too.

* Family & Friends
  < http://www.mostembarrassingmoment.com/family/family.html >
eg:
  "Picking Up Aunty"
  < http://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/browse/view_article.gsp?c_id=98943 >
  "Our Video Collection"
  < http://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/browse/view_article.gsp?c_id=75199 >

* Gross Stories
  < http://www.mostembarrassingmoment.com/gross/gross.html >
eg:
  "Tupperware Keeps Things Fresh"
  < http://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/browse/view_article.gsp?c_id=74746 >
  "I Was So Poor, I Ate Dog Food"
  < http://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/browse/view_article.gsp?c_id=105960 >

* At Work
  < http://www.mostembarrassingmoment.com/work/work.html >
eg:
  "The Meeting"
  < http://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/browse/view_article.gsp?c_id=74650 >

* Sex, Dating & Relationships
  < http://www.mostembarrassingmoment.com/sex/sex.html >

* School & College
  < http://www.mostembarrassingmoment.com/school/school.html >

Subject: B-List: Earth From Above
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 11:04:41 +0930 (CST)

Earth From Above, from FujiFilm
  < http://home.fujifilm.com/efa/index.html >

An interesting site featuring aerial photos of various places around the world.
Requires Flash 4.

* Skip intro, and go to contents page:
  < http://home.fujifilm.com/efa/mm/index4.html >

* Surface Navigator:
  < http://home.fujifilm.com/efa/sn/index4.html >

* Motion Graphics
  < http://home.fujifilm.com/efa/mg/index4.html >

* Photo Index
  < http://home.fujifilm.com/efa/pi/index4.html >

* Download Area
  < http://home.fujifilm.com/efa/da/index4.html >

Subject: B-List: Idleworm.com
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 09:00:36 +0930 (CST)

Idleworm  - Flash Animation, Games and Parodies
  < http://www.idleworm.com/ >

Most of these things require Flash, but the Celebs section (see link below)
has some funny animated GIFs for the Flash-challenged.

Current Highlights:
* Microsoft commercial
  < http://www.idleworm.com/spoofs/Microsoftflash4.htm >

* The Jar Wars Trilogy
  < http://www.idleworm.com/sci-fi/sci-fi.html >

* Ally McBeal Sneak Preview
  < http://www.idleworm.com/spoofs/allymcbeal.htm >

* Barney Minefield
  < http://www.idleworm.com/games/gamesBarneyMinefield.htm >

* Raging Bill
  < http://www.idleworm.com/games/gamesragingbill.htm >

Plus lots of other stuff in the following sections:
* Celebs
  < http://www.idleworm.com/gifs/gifs.htm >
eg:
  . Marilyn Manson
    < http://www.idleworm.com/gifs/gifs_Manson.htm >
  . Spice Girls
    < http://www.idleworm.com/gifs/gifs_SpiceGirls.htm >

* Games
  < http://www.idleworm.com/games/games.htm >

* Movies/Spoofs
  < http://www.idleworm.com/spoofs/spoofs.htm >

Subject: B-List: Office Playground
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 09:31:08 +0930 (CST)

Office Playground
  < http://www.officeplayground.com/ >

An online store for:
  "Fun desk toys, office toys and stress relievers for promotional
   or internal company use"
   
* Desk Toys
  < http://www.officeplayground.com/desktoys.html >

* Stress Relievers
  < http://www.officeplayground.com/stressreliever.html >

* Office Accessories
  < http://www.officeplayground.com/opg/officeaccessor.html >

* Office Sports
  < http://www.officeplayground.com/opg/officesports.html >

Subject: B-List: SatireWire
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 09:59:39 +0930 (CST)

SatireWire: "New Satire for the New Economy"
  < http://www.satirewire.com/ >

Satirical news stories.

eg:
* It's Official: Everyone Hates Microsoft
  < http://www.satirewire.com/news/0008/satire-microsofthated.html >

* Sun Releases Official Microsoft Stance
  < http://www.satirewire.com/news/011700/satire-sunstatement.html >

* New Software Purposefully Annoying
  < http://www.satirewire.com/news/013100/satire-utilities.html >

Subject: B-List: AshtrayCam
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 13:08:09 +0930 (CST)

AshtrayCam.com
  < http://www.ashtraycam.com/livecam.html >

You may want to get the Macromedia Sniffer™ plug-in to fully appreciate this
site :)

Subject: B-List: wunderground.com
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 09:14:49 +0930 (CST)

wunderground.com
  < http://www.wunderground.com/ >

Weather and astronomy information, for virtually anywhere in the world.
Either type in a location or use the relevant map to zoom in on a place.

eg Australian map
  < http://www.wunderground.com/global/AU_ST_Index.html >

* Adelaide's weather
  < http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=adelaide >

* For astronomy buffs
  < http://www.wunderground.com/sky/ShowSky.asp?
       TheLat=-34.930000&TheLon=138.520004&TimeZoneName=Australia/Adelaide >

Subject: B-List: Ancient Rome
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 09:56:58 +0930 (CST)

Capitolium.org
  < http://www.capitolium.org/ >

Cultural link for the day.  Find out about the lives and times of the
Ancient Romans.

A bit of Latin:
  "Nunc est bibendum" = Now lets drink

Subject: B-List: Top Ten Reasons To Change Banks
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 12:35:39 +0930 (CST)

Top Ten Reasons To Change Banks
  < http://dailydose.z.com/joke_display.cfm?Jokeid=10737 >

 1. The teller says, "Welcome to Burger... First State Bank, may I take your
    order?"

 2. Founders: Dowee, Cheetum, and Howe.

 3. Interest Rate on loans: 40.99 %

 4. Bank run out of double-wide trailer. Which has been blown over FIVE times.

 5. Slogan: "We want your money... uh business."

 6. Instead of candy kids get their very own HAPPY pills.

 7. All cash deposits go directly into teller's pants.

 8. Valuables safely stored in a Pizza Hut box.

 9. After you make a deposit, teller's high-five each other.

10. When you want to make a withdrawal, clerks suddenly don't speak English.

Subject: B-List: A Peaceful Moment
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 14:56:40 +0930 (CST)

A Peaceful Moment
  < http://www.michaelmccafferty.com/webcam/ >

"Continuous live action webcam on the Pacific oceanfront".  I haven't seen
it, 'cause the Java applet doesn't work behind firewalls :(

But there's other stuff, including:

* Planes, Trains, Birds, Dolphins ...

* Sunsets and Moonsets
  < http://www.michaelmccafferty.com/sunsets.htm >

* More Sunsets and Moonsets
  < http://www.michaelmccafferty.com/sunsets-more.htm >

* Link to Mt Etna Webcam
  < http://members.tripod.com/~etna/etna_cam.html >

* Other webcams are selectable on the main page.

* Goto the guy's homepage for more stuff (eg his cars)
  < http://www.michaelmccafferty.com/ >

Subject: B-List: Quotes From Supermodels
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 08:43:11 +0930 (CST)

Quotes From Supermodels
  < http://user.dtcc.edu/~rod/supermodel.html >

eg:
 ON POVERTY
 "Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery."
  -- Beverly Johnson 

 ON FATE
 "I wish my butt did not go sideways, but I guess I have to face that."
  -- Christie Brinkley 

 ON MOTIVATION
 "It was kind of boring for me to have to eat. I would know that I had to,
  and I would."
  -- Kate Moss

Subject: B-List: Gates-O-Matic
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 08:57:47 +0930 (CST)

Gates-O-Matic
  < http://www.vegasdeluxe.com/comdex/gatesomatic.html >

Dress up Bill Gates in stunning attire.  Requires Shockwave plug-in.
Read the instructions to find out how to make it work.

This "toy" is part of the Comdex 2000 web site.  Camtech will probably have
a stand at this computer fair, which will be held in Las Vegas.  I wonder
who'll get to represent Camtech at the show?

Subject: B-List: More pointless webcams
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 14:41:25 +0930 (CST)

SUDftw WebCam Cinemaplex
  < http://www.mich.com/~rrreibel/sudcinma.htm >

Why?

* The Continental Drift Cam
  < http://www.mich.com/~rrreibel/contdcam.htm >

* The Peeling Paint WebCam
  < http://www.mich.com/~rrreibel/paintcam.htm >

* The Amazing GrassCam
  < http://www.mich.com/~rrreibel/grasscam.htm >

Subject: B-List: The Absolutely Fabulous Splurge Game
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 09:07:31 +0930 (CST)

The Absolutely Fabulous Splurge Game
  < http://www.comedycentral.com/splurge/index.shtml >

Go on a shopping spree with the AbFab girls.

"Accumulate fashion points by purchasing items that bring out your inner
 diva. Your game continues until you run out of money.
 Choose a character, Patsy or Edina to start your game -- and shop 'til
 you drop!"

Subject: B-List: Mondo Mini Shows
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 09:51:13 +0930 (CST)

Mondo Mini Shows
  < http://netscape.com/netcenter/unreel/index.html >

Some amusing cartoons and games.
The "Thugs on Film" series parodies movies.  At the end there's usually a
film mini-quiz.

Try:
  * Thugs on Film: X-Men
  * Thugs on Film: Autumn in New York

Subject: B-List: The Brunching Shuttlecocks
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 14:58:17 +0930 (CST)

The Brunching Shuttlecocks - Toys
  < http://www.brunching.com/toys/ >

Some entertaining distractions, including:

* Acronym Interaction, Expansion and Extrapolation Engine
  < http://www.brunching.com/toys/toy-acronymer.html >
Type in a 2 to 6 letter acronym, and have it expanded to some meaningless
gobbledegook.
eg:
  BRUNO = Balanced Random UNIX Networking Object
Resubmit to get another, possibly different one.

* NotMail
  < http://www.brunching.com/toys/notmail.html >
If you want to tell someone you're giving them the silent treatment.

* The Sarcasterizer
  < http://www.brunching.com/toys/toy-sarcasterizer.html >
Reads in a web page and adds sarcasm to it.

* C.Y.B.O.R.G.
  < http://www.brunching.com/toys/toy-cyborger.html >
Similar to Acronymer.

Subject: B-List: Personality Test
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 20:20:11 +0930 (CST)

Here are a couple of variations of the Myers-Briggs personality test.

1. HaleOnline Personality Test
  < http://www.haleonline.com:80/psych/ >
Only four questions to answer.  Then you get your personality type and a
corresponding analysis.

2. Humanmetrics: Jung-Myers-Briggs Typology
  < http://www.humanmetrics.com:80/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp >
A more comprehensive set of questions (72), so is possibly more accurate.

I've done both and got the same result.  Which is also the same result I
got when I did a similar test while at Uni.

I'm a bit hesitant to reveal my personality type, but here it is:  INTJ.
The various analyses are pretty accurate, I think:
  < http://www.haleonline.com:80/psych/intj.htm >
  < http://typelogic.com/intj.html >
  < http://Keirsey.com/personality/ntij.html >

Subject: B-List: Boss humour II
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 14:13:05 +0930 (CST)

Boss humour II
  < http://www.dumbboss.com/dumbboss/shutup/index2.html >

A sequel to the "game" where you make the boss shut-up.

If you missed the original, here's the link again:
  < http://www.dumbboss.com/dumbboss/shutup/index.html >

Subject: B-List: Put a Tie on Mulder!
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 15:53:13 +0930 (CST)

Put a Tie on Mulder!
  < http://miriland.com/xf/ties.html >

Try out various ties on Agent Mulder (X-Files).

Subject: B-List: News of the Weird
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 09:40:00 +0930 (CST)

News of the Weird
  < http://www.newsoftheweird.com/ >

Archive of strange but true stories.

* Special Feature
  < http://www.newsoftheweird.com/special/special.html >

* Select stories via US Map
  < http://www.newsoftheweird.com/weirdmap.html >

* The Archive
  < http://www.newsoftheweird.com/archive/index.html >
eg:
 "Things Not Supposed to Happen Anymore"
 David W. Bolton, 45, was charged in July with assault for hitting a fellow
 boardinghouse resident in Clarkstown, N.Y., after trying at first to drive
 a sharpened wooden stake through the man's heart with a hammer. (Police said
 Bolton told them he was acting on "instructions from a higher authority.")
 Two weeks later, in San Francisco, hitchhiker Eric David Knight was arrested
 for assaulting a 28-year-old driver who had picked him up; Knight had
 allegedly bit the driver in the neck and sucked his blood after thanking him
 for the ride, and had later told police, "I need the cure. I need blood."
 (San Francisco's 1998 "vampire killer" Joshua Rudiger had an alibi this time:
 He's in prison, serving 23 years to life.)

 "The Art of Protest"
 In June, a British housewife held an appliance repairer hostage in her home
 for three hours until the company agreed to replace the faulty washing
 machine it had sold her and been unable to fix (Somerset, England).
 In April near Milan, Italy, about 30 voters showed up at the polls wearing
 only underwear, somehow in protest of excessive airport noise.
 In May, an unidentified man burst into a congressional hearing in Washington,
 D.C., armed with jagged-edged soda bottles and threatened to kill himself if
 someone didn't stop Pepsi from selling sodas to eastern European countries.

 Recent Lead Story
 The U.S. Department of Agriculture is actively proposing that animal carcasses
 with cancers, tumors or open sores be regarded merely as unaesthetic but safe
 for human consumption as long as the offending part is cut away. The proposal
 is part of a general loosening of slaughterhouse inspection standards, whose
 public comment period ends Aug. 29. One critic already weighed in, saying she
 did not want to "eat pus from a chicken that has pneumonia," but also
 included as benign by the proposal are glandular swellings, infectious
 arthritis and diseases caused by intestinal worms

Subject: B-List: Fun and Games
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 12:45:18 +0930 (CST)

Fun and Games from hecklers.com

1. Celebrity Poets: Mike Tyson
  < http://www.hecklers.com/celebritypoets/ >

2. Forcefeed Calista Flockhart
  < http://www.hecklers.com/forcefeeder/index.php3 >
Click on the big image or the link to start loading the game.  This one
won't start automatically.  Once it has loaded, do the following to start
playing:  right-click on the hotdog and select "Play" from the pop-up menu.

3. Who Wants To Beat The Hell Out Of Regis Philbin?
  < http://www.hecklers.com/punchreege/ >

4. Employee Shock Cam
  < http://www.hecklers.com/WebCam/ShockCam/ >

Subject: B-List: Have some M&Ms ...
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 16:39:27 +0930 (CST)

M&Ms - games
  < http://www.m-ms.com.au/gamez/ >

Including:

* Jet Power
  < http://www.m-ms.com.au/gamez/jetpower/ >

* Vacuumania
  < http://www.m-ms.com.au/gamez/vacuum/ >

You can also visit the main site:
  < http://www.m-ms.com.au/ >

And get some "souvenirs"
  < http://www.m-ms.com.au/candy/ >

Subject: B-List: Funny Name Server
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:29:33 +0930 (CST)

The Funny Name Server
  < http://www.funnyname.com/ >

Funny names from actual phone books.
Sections include:

* Contest Winners
  < http://www.funnyname.com/contestwinners.html >

* Name of the Day
  < http://www.funnyname.com/fnotd.html >

* Archives
  < http://www.funnyname.com/archives.html >

Subject: B-List: Trent Reznor Paperdoll
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 11:59:46 +0930 (CST)

Trent Reznor Paperdoll
  < http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/m/j/mjf195/music/trivial/paperdolls/ >

Dress up the lead singer/musician from NIN.

If you're into NIN, check out the rest of the site, eg:
  < http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/m/j/mjf195/music/trivial/ >

Subject: B-List: ExtraTainment.com
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 10:07:06 +0930 (CST)

ExtraTainment.com - It's in your face. And it won't come off!
  < http://www.extratainment.com/ >

Some rather dubious stuff here :)  To fully appreciate this site, you'll
need Flash/Shockwave.

Featuring
* Recycled Dog (daily cartoon)
  < http://www.extratainment.com/recycledog.html >

* This Week's F Word (not what you think)
  < http://www.extratainment.com/fword.html >

* Game of the Month
  < http://www.extratainment.com/games.html >

* Archives of the above sections
  < http://www.extratainment.com/archive.html >

* Free Stuff
  < http://www.extratainment.com/freestuff.html >
Wallpapers, screensavers, icon sets, cards, banners & buttons

Subject: B-List: Redneck Employment Agency +
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 15:08:26 +0930 (CST)

Redneck Employment Agency
  < http://members.home.net/unknownprogrammer/redneck.html >

Featuring:
* Interview-Advice
  < http://members.home.net/unknownprogrammer/notodo.html >

* Dickshunary
  < http://members.home.net/unknownprogrammer/redneck.html#dictionary >

* Job Application
  < http://members.home.net/unknownprogrammer/redneck.html#application >

And some of the most annoying background music you'll ever wanna hear.

If you like the "Get Smart" theme music, visit the Unknown Programmer main page:
  < http://members.home.net/unknownprogrammer/ >
where you'll also find a few other gems, for example:

* Redneck Dating Service
  < http://members.home.net/unknownprogrammer/rds/ >

Subject: B-List: VinylVideo
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 16:10:12 +0930 (CST)

VinylVideo
  < http://www.vinylvideo.com/ >

Forget DVD. Fabulous new technology - play videos recorded on vinyl!

* Get the home kit
  < http://www.vinylvideo.com/homekit/index.html >

* Jukebox = available titles
  < http://www.vinylvideo.com/jukebox/index.html >

* Trade shows - pictures
  < http://www.vinylvideo.com/shows/index.html >

Subject: B-List: Fun and Games II
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 11:35:39 +0930 (CST)

Fun and Games II  (from hecklers.com)

1. Celebrity Dunking Booth, featuring Al Gore
  < http://www.hecklers.com/dunkingbooth/ >

2. Diary of a Cat
  < http://www.hecklers.com/diary/ >
Find out what cats are really thinking.

3. Pikachu Torture Engine
  < http://www.hecklers.com/pikachutortureengine/ >
Click on the big image or the link to start loading the game.  This one
won't start automatically.  Once it has loaded, do the following to start
playing:  right-click on the boxes and select "Play" from the pop-up menu.

4. Thinking Out of the Box
  < http://www.hecklers.com/box/ >
To play, follow the instructions for 3 (but this one probably isn't worth
the trouble)

Subject: B-List: AdBusters
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 09:22:13 +0930 (CST)

AdBusters - Parodies
  < http://adbusters.org/spoofads/ >

Advertising take-offs and spoofs.  Featuring:

* Fashion
  < http://adbusters.org/spoofads/fashion/ >

* Tobacco
  < http://adbusters.org/spoofads/tobacco/ >

* Alcohol
  < http://adbusters.org/spoofads/alcohol/ >

* Food
  < http://adbusters.org/spoofads/food/ >

* Miscellaneous
  < http://adbusters.org/spoofads/misc/ >

AdBusters is/are a global network of artists, activists, writers, pranksters,
students, educators and entrepreneurs...

Other stuff via the home page:
  < http://adbusters.org/home/ >

They sell postcards, t-shirts etc featuring the pictures on the web site.

Subject: B-List: Geek Stuff
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 09:56:10 +0930 (CST)

Geek Stuff

1. ASCII Generator
  < http://www.network-science.de/ascii/ >

Create interesting signatures, see example at foot of this message (using
pebbles font).  Other nice 'fonts' include contessa, cosmic and roman.

2. The Klingon Language Institute
  < http://www.kli.org/ >

Learn the language of the Klingons (from Star Trek).

3. Xerox PARC MapViewer
  < http://mapweb.parc.xerox.com/map/border=1/color=1 >

 "The Xerox PARC Map Viewer is a World-Wide Web HTTP server that accepts
  requests for a World or USA map and returns an HTML document including
  an image of the requested map. Each map image is created on demand from
  a geographic database.
 "Selecting on the map image requests a new map zoomed in on the selected
  point. Links embedded in the HTML document control other map rendering
  options."

o.oOOOo. o o O O oOooOO. o `O `OoOo. O o 'OoOo. .oOo. O o o o O o O O o o .O O O o O o o O `OooOO' o `OoO'o o O `OoO'

Subject: B-List: roadsideamerica.com
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 09:42:50 +0930 (CST)

roadsideamerica.com
  < http://www.roadsideamerica.com/ >

Guide to offbeat tourist attractions in the US.

* Sight of the Week
  < http://www.roadsideamerica.com/sight.html >

* Vortex - theme directory
  < http://www.roadsideamerica.com/vortex.html >

* The Electric Map - search by US state
  < http://www.roadsideamerica.com/map.html >

* Hypertour
  < http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tour.html >

* Submissions from visitors
  < http://www.roadsideamerica.com/feed.html >
 eg Point'n'Shoot (photos)
  < http://www.roadsideamerica.com/feedpix.html >

Subject: B-List: Gross Fun
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 16:24:07 +0930 (CST)

Edward Gross & Associates, P.C. - The Fun Pages
  < http://gross.com/fun.shtml >

Check the "fun pages" of a law firm in Fairfax, Virginia.  The shopping
competition looks interesting.

Subject: B-List: Despair, Inc
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:37:34 +0930 (CST)

Demotivators from Despair, Inc
  < http://www.despair.com/demotivators.html >

These guys take the mickey out of the motivational gurus.
No wonder their logo is  :-(

Featuring:
* Entropic Expressions
  < http://www.despair.com/demotivators/enex.html >

* Failure to Succeed
  < http://www.despair.com/demotivators/failtosuc1.html >

* Idiotic Insights
  < http://www.despair.com/demotivators/idin1.html >

* Pessimistic Visions
  < http://www.despair.com/demotivators/pesvis1.html >

* Teambreakers
  < http://www.despair.com/demotivators/teambreakers.html >

* Underachievers
  < http://www.despair.com/demotivators/underachievers.html >

* The Pessimist's Mug
  < http://www.despair.com/demotivators/pessimistmug.html >

 "In these irrationally exuberant times, it's getting harder and
  harder for the self-respecting pessimist to stay unhappy. So
  pervasive is the hope, so overwhelming the positivity, that
  without the firmest grip on your sullen perspective, you might
  actually lose it. Then one day, you wake up looking at the bright
  side, whistling some inane showtune, and generally annoying everyone
  around you."

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