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May 31, 2003
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This guitar was created for Pat Metheny in 1984.
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May 29, 2003
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Absurd Inventions & Patents
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I ran across this site:
Totally Absurd Inventions & Patents, America's Goofiest Patents
I contains pictures and explanations of real patents that are totally wacky.
Just to name a few:
- Ear Tubes: an apparatus for keeping dogs' ears out of their food
- Fish Bath: a bathtub that is encircled by live fish swimming around a transparent tub
- Gerbil Shirt: a shirt with tubes for you pet gerbils
- Boob Tube: an all weather suit (that make you look like a giant toothpaste tube)
- Dad Saddle: a belt for dad to carrying their kid
- Bumper Dumper: a toilet that attaches to the back bumper of your car
- Extreme Comb Over: there actually is a patent for the way that bald people comb their hair (and can't afford a bad hair piece).
Some of these are really weird but some are just plain cool.
Posted by Guy at 08:19 AM
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This site is a site about learning how to hack legally.
There are 15 security levels and the way to advance to the next level is by hacking the page.
For now I made it to level 13 but since I don't have Java on my machine I can't see the level.
Posted by Guy at 12:02 AM
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May 28, 2003
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PlayStation 2: Sony Unveils New Hardware, the PSX
Sony will release a new hardware platform called the "PSX".
The PSX will feature both a DVD burner (supporting both DVD+/-R and DVD-R) and a 120 GB hard disk.
It will also feature an installed TV/BS tuner and an Internet adapter, and will also support USB2.0 and Memory sticks.
The new unit is scheduled for a Japanese release sometime within 2003.
Posted by Guy at 06:45 PM
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May 26, 2003
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Back To The Future Trilogy
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 A few days ago I got the Back to the Future - The Complete Trilogy DVD that I ordered from Mitos.
I ordered it on 21/4/2003 and got it on 20/5/2003 (not bad for 3-7 day delivery).
Mitos didn't even bother too much to contact me about the delay, when I contacted them they were grateful enough to tell me that they didn't have it in stock and they would get it in a few days (it took them about another two weeks).
I didn't really mind waiting for the DVD, but I would like Mitos to at least notify me that there is a delay with my order.
The special features of the DVDs are the main reason that I bought the movie (which is one of my all time favorites).
Otherwise I wouldn't have gotten it since I don't really believe in owning DVD movies.
Posted by Guy at 07:35 AM
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May 25, 2003
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Due to many requests that I got, I updated the select box JavaScript code again.
Many people asked me how to submit the form, typically how to send the values that were selected (in the right select box).
So I added a form (and a submit button) in order to demonstrate how to submit the values that were selected to the right select box.
Check the code out...
Posted by Guy at 12:18 AM
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May 24, 2003
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Every time you go to StrangeBanana the design of their page is created randomly!
Go to the site and try hitting refresh several times and see what cool designs it spits out.
There is a way to use the page's style in your own website, but if you like a specific design you better save it otherwise it'll be gone forever.
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May 22, 2003
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 Remember MC Escher's drawing with the eternal upward stairs?
Well, the inventor James Dyson (the dude from the bagless vacuum cleaner) created this garden fountain that creates an optical illusion that shows water perpetually going uphill around the four sides of the fountain.
The way the illusion is created is basically by pumping bubbles under a glass surface that is covered with a thin layer of water.
Very cool
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May 20, 2003
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Tripper is a portable storage kit that can read (and erase) Compact Flash cards (and there is an adaptor for Memory Sticks, Smartmedia, Secure Digital, and MMC).
There are several similar devices but this one seems cheaper than other alternatives (although I haven't really been following this industry).
The 20GB model costs $240, the 40GB costs $290, and the 60GB costs $360.
It uses USB 2.0 so data transfers should be pretty fast.
Posted by Guy at 08:46 AM
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Remember the Seinfeld episode where they were lost in a parking lot and couldn't find their car?
Well, in order to help people remember where they left their car (since all levels of parking lots usually look exactly the same), at the John Hancock building in downtown Chicago they play a different song on each level of the parking lot.
I wonder how they select the songs to play.
I mean, I'm sure that some people would easily remember classical music whereas others wouldn't be able to distinguish one piece from the other.
I guess it depends on their typical target audience.
Posted by Guy at 08:17 AM
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 Remember that Star Wars Kid?
Well it turns out that the New York Times covered the story of Ghyslain who is Canadian.
He said that the video was part of a school project that he had directed.
He had been acting out some of the moves he had in mind for the actors and had not intended anyone to see the video.
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May 19, 2003
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I can't believe this: Sony announced a new $199 PS2 package deal that includes a network adaptor, built-in IR receiver, and better DVD capabilities and has reduced the price of the "old" Playstation 2 to only $179!
BTW: Microsoft has also cut the price of its Xbox to $179.
Coincidence?
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May 18, 2003
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After being featured on several places on the web, I've been getting lots of replies on my Select Box JavaScript Code!
Some people asked me questions, several added some functionality to my code, and many just sent me a mail to let me know that they're using my code.
Keep 'em coming :o)
Posted by Guy at 07:42 AM
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I question I get asked a lot is: "is there a sleep/wait/pause function in JavaScript".
I usually explain how to use setTimeout in order to make your JavaScript sleep for a given amount of time, but it can take a while for people to fully understand how to do it.
I wanted to write an article on how to make JavaScript wait but since I'm lazy I decided to ask the Internet Gods if somebody had already done this.
This page I ran across does a great job of explaining several different alternatives in order to make JavaScript code wait/sleep/pause before continuing.
If you are interested then check out the article:
How to wait/pause/sleep in JavaScript?
Posted by Guy at 06:02 PM
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Sony is coming out with a portable Playstation (called PSP) that is scheduled to come out at the end of 2004.
It's going to come with a wide screen 480 x 272 pixel (16 by 9) TFT
LCD monitor with a backlight, a USB 2.0 port, a memory stick slot, and it will use something called Universal Media Disc (UMD), which
comprises of a 60mm optical disc (1.8 GB) in a cartridge, developed by the
Sony Group.
Sounds interesting....
Posted by Guy at 11:01 AM
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May 13, 2003
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Check the reaction of this dude when he wins on The Price Is Right:
Click here to see video
I wonder how he would react on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire...
Posted by Guy at 04:52 PM
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I updated the code for manipulating select boxes.
I improved the code a bit, added some minor features, and it now work with Mozilla.
A few words about what this code does:
It is some JavaScript code that displays the concepts of some cool things you can do with JavaScript and select boxes.
You can move elements from one select box to another, change the order of elements, select/unselect all options, and remove elements from a select box.
If you're interested in JavaScript coding then check out the select box JavaScript code and tell me what you think.
Posted by Guy at 11:24 AM
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