Doctor Who's got a Tardis
Cool song/anim of the moment:
The Doctor Who Song
Yeah, you gotta know what Doctor Who is, obviously. If you don't.. well.. you're missing out. EX-TER-MI-NATE! (yuk yuk yuk)
That's a lot of lumber
These are my late grandfather's speakers which were given to me along with some other things after he passed away.
The photo was taken in my basement. Supposedly these speakers were $2500.00 each. I tried selling them on eBay for $300 for the pair but no one would buy them.. so.. maybe it's a sign I should keep them. Most of the speakers are blown as you can see, but they can all be replaced.
These big 4-foot-tall oak boxes were made at the time when big speakers were the proper way (and still are) to push sound. They're true 5-way with Infinite Slope technology built-in, and they're 100% U.S.A. made. In short: These loudspeakers could fill an auditorium easily but at the same time are "civilized" enough to be used in a living room.
The largest problem will be finding replacement cones. Back in the day you could have replaced every single speaker at Radio Shack, but now they don't carry cones any longer - at all. Major department stores like Wal-Mart and K-Mart don't carry them either. It's going to be a challenge to find cones, that's for sure. It'll probably cost around $200 per box (or more) to replace all of them. But it's not like these boxes are going anywhere. I have time.
3/4 mil guitar?
A Fender Stratocaster guitar originally bought and played by Jimi Hendrix was put up for eBay auction at (get this).. $750,000.00. No lie. To my delight, not a SINGLE PERSON bid on it. I am SO happy that the public realizes that there is no such thing as a guitar that is truly (note the word "truly" there) worth 3/4 million. What would this guitar be actually worth? Nowhere near 3/4 mil, that's for sure.
I also loved what happened in the Q/A section of this auction. The store who put it up for bid got PANNED like crazy for putting this thing up for such a RIDICULOUS price.
Internet legends
Okay.. diversion time. ;-)
Sometimes I like to scour the 'net and look at "internet legend" web sites because I think they're cool.
I Kiss You!
Anyone who's surfed the 'net long enough has heard of Mahir. I remember back when this page used to be on Geocities (before it was Yahoo's). Funny stuff. What's even funnier is that there have been Mahir conventions, Mahir on television, Mahir in television commercials, all because of his "I kiss you!" web page.
Mr. T Ate My Balls
Another 'net legend web page. Very, very old. I remember when this site used to be on a college's web server. For some reason, the "Ate my Balls" thing turned into a whole bunch of Net Legend pages. But the Mr. T one was the first.
Chronicles of George
A web site dedicated to what may be the worst help desk analyst ever to exist, maybe. There was one where I work which could have possibly been worse if you can believe it. See, at a help desk there is always at least ONE guy that is so bad you can't even believe he's employed. This is one of them. Read this enough and "havening" will become a household word. As everyone who knows me knows: I am nothing but ruthless on people who can't spell.
Bernard Shifman is a Moron Spammer
This is kind of a boring read at the beginning, but as you get into it, it just gets better and better. This is some of the best reading, ever. It's especially funny when the lawyers get involved - which didn't take too long.
"Do not call" list for cell phone users
Now some would say "Well isn't the National Do Not Call Registry legitimate?" Yes, it's legitimate, BUT.. see section 29, 31 and 32 - it is NOT a cure-all for avoiding telemarketers. The best way to avoid telemarketing is to a) Get a new phone number, b) Have it unlisted in the phone book and c) Never give your phone number to a company - ever.
