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24 January, 2004

Get Even With Sigmund

I wonder who comes up with ideas like this: Arm Wrestling Freud.

Who cares? I beat him five times in a row.

Posted on 24 January, 2004

Bill Gates, Knight

News: Queen to give knighthood to Bill Gates.

Bill Gates, the Microsoft founder and the world's wealthiest man, is to receive an honorary knighthood for "services to global enterprise".

The recommendation that he receive the honour was made by the Chancellor, Gordon Brown. Buckingham Palace is expected to announce it tomorrow, when Mr Gates will speak at a conference on "Advancing Enterprise" organised by Mr Brown.

Posted on 24 January, 2004

Multiplying On Mars

Mars is in the news these days, so it's important that you know the rules for Multiplying on Mars.

On the planet Mars they have developed an algorithm for multiplication that is far superior to the one on Earth. On Mars you can ask a two-year old: How much is 58 * 26, and she will reply without hesitation: 1508. If you ask how she can give the answer so fast, she will give a shy smile, and say: "58 * 26 = 42plopp - 16plopp. What can be easier?"

Posted on 24 January, 2004

RSS Ads

It was bound to happen. RSS Ads. Many people read news sites and blogs using a news aggregator and RSS feeds. The problem: People can view content without the ads! Yes, it's true. But that will soon end.

RSS Ads is designed for two groups:

Ad Buyers: Place your ad in RSS feeds throughout the web. Reach users who read content in RSS aggregators.

Publishers: Monetize your RSS feed. Maintain total control over the ads placed in your feed. Expose all of your content via premium RSS feeds.

(Via Anil's Daily Links)

Posted on 24 January, 2004

Advertising On Money

From CNN: Ads appear on dollar bills.

The trade publication Advertising Age reported this week that cable television's USA Network has launched an unusual promotion to publicize its upcoming "Traffic: The Miniseries."

The network is distributing 50,000 one-dollar bills in trendy bars in Los Angeles and New York. Affixed on each of those bills: a removable sticker bearing the USA Network logo, along with the title and airtime of the three-part miniseries.

I wonder why this hasn't this been done before? Actually, I think it has been. In any case, the genius behind this campaign is GoGorilla Media. Here's their wonderful philosophy:

GoGorilla Media was founded with a mission: to bombard and overwhelm consumers with advertising messages as they go about their daily lives. In our view, there is nothing more regrettable than an empty space with no advertising printed on it. We believe that consumer must be told as often as possible which brands to buy and that they must be spoken with at every conceivable opportunity. Out goal is to inject advertising into life's most mundane experiences.

And yes. They're serious.

Visit their web site and see of the stuff they do. Clearly, the world is a more obnoxious place because of GoGorilla Media.

Posted on 24 January, 2004

Another Clock

Here's another for Wendy's collection of online clocks. This one is a dancing girl clock (uses Flash).

Posted on 24 January, 2004

Recycled Links, Part 15

These links were posted on the J-Walk Blog about a year ago. Good stuff that you may have overlooked.

Posted on 24 January, 2004

Street Stickers

You see them everywhere, and here's a site that's collected a bunch of them. I'm talking about Street Stickers.

A collection of 100+ photos looking at the graphics, art & messages that dwell in the city streets, decorating dustbins & giving life to lamp posts...

Posted on 24 January, 2004

Spying On The Democrats

From the Boston Globe: Infiltration of files seen as extensive.

Republican staff members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee infiltrated opposition computer files for a year, monitoring secret strategy memos and periodically passing on copies to the media, Senate officials told The Globe.

From the spring of 2002 until at least April 2003, members of the GOP committee staff exploited a computer glitch that allowed them to access restricted Democratic communications without a password. Trolling through hundreds of memos, they were able to read talking points and accounts of private meetings discussing which judicial nominees Democrats would fight -- and with what tactics.

All's fair in love, war, and politics.

Posted on 24 January, 2004

Amanda's Mug Shot

Here's another great mug shot from The Smoking Gun: Amanda Rudder, age 18. She was busted for drinking a can of beer on the beach in Florida.

Very nice!

(via The Presurfer)

Posted on 24 January, 2004

XML-Related Patents By Microsoft

I'm not sure what to make of this article at CNET: Microsoft seeks XML-related patents.

Microsoft has applied for patents that could prevent competing applications from processing documents created with the latest version of the software giant's Office program.

First, they create a document format that can be used by other apps. Then they set things up so people can't use it without paying a license fee.

"This is a direct challenge to software vendors who want to interoperate with Word through XML," he said. "For example, if Corel wanted to improve WordPerfect's support of Word by adopting its XML format...for import/export, they'd probably have to license this patent."

Posted on 24 January, 2004

Celebrity Death Certificates

Buy one for yourself, or as a gift to someone: Celebrity Death Certificates. Shown here is the death certificate for Superman (i.e., George Reeves).

Only $3.95 each.

Posted on 24 January, 2004