Adrenalin adventure ideas Jun 26, 08, 9:56 a.m.

So my bro is turning 40 soon and I want to plan something kick butt to do. My problem is that it can't be too expensive, require lots of travel or upfront training (due to time restraints) and it's gotta involve the risk of serious injury or death :)

Ideas I've already shot down...

1. skydiving - been there, done that.
2. racing school - too expensive
3. ride in a fighter jet - too expensive
4. bungee, zipline, etc. - after skydiving, these seem too tame.
5. zorbing - can't find places close and seems kinda boring.

Anyone got any ideas?

Falling asleep at your desk Jun 9, 08, 2:04 p.m.

You know you do it.

I just did, until I fell off a big rock in my dream and twitched myself awake, much to the delight of a co-worker.

What do you do on those says when you can't manage to keep the eyes open? I'm about caffeinated out, so that's no good.

Confucious say... May 31, 08, 11:17 p.m.

..man who got to bed with itchy butt, wake up with stinky finger.

Blu-ray Players May 22, 08, 5:17 a.m.

Been looking at various reviews on the web, but curious if anyone out there has any suggestions on players?

Should I wait until the profile 2 players are out? Should I go with a standalone, or a PS3? What features do you think are critical?

Sorry for the barrage of questions and thanks :)

Greasemonkey last post script May 15, 08, 1:36 p.m.

Wrote this for myself, 'cause I'm lazy, but figured I'd share since I ended up using it quite often. The script adds a "Last Post" button to the top pagination area when there is more than one page in a thread. Clicking the button will take you to the last page and auto scroll to the last post. The auto scroll is a bit dodgy sometimes.

http://userscripts.org/scripts/s…

Boondock Saints / Overnight Apr 26, 08, 10:30 p.m.

If you haven't seen the movie Boondock Saints, it's worth checking out.

I just got done watching the documentary "Overnight" about the writer and director of the movie.

Taken from a user submitted plot summary at imdb:

"A documentary about the rise and fall of filmmaker Troy Duffy. An aspiring writer-director who got the dream of a lifetime when he sold a script to Miramax as his first feature to direct. But beneath the seemingly happy deal that made Duffy the man of the hour, was an arrogant egomaniac whose ambitions alienated friends, and burned bridges in the film industry. Overnight is a movie about how one director ultimately ruins a promising career that could have been from an overnight success."

What an complete ass. I almost feel sorry for the guy. Great movie, total shithead.

Zen Bondage Apr 11, 08, 5:54 a.m.

http://www.fun-motion.com/physic…

"The concept of Zen Bondage is simplistic: Wrap rope around a block of wood. The implementation, though, is damn near flawless. I would be hard-pressed to find something to improve."

Starwars haha Mar 28, 08, 10:08 a.m.

Hope this isn't a repost.

more here: http://www.dayofthejedi.com/arti…

speaking a fake language Mar 19, 08, 11:05 a.m.

Someone earlier was requesting audio samples of someone speaking in a gibberish language and it got me thinking... What does your native language sound like when spoken in gibberish?

I've heard people try to mimic Chinese, Spanish, Italian, etc.., but never English. I've always wondered what it would sound like if someone spoke gibberish English (especially if English was their second language).

I'm in no way trying to offend anyone or poke fun at any language in particular, just curious and kinda fascinated.

Here's an English speaker, speaking fake Chinese, Spanish, Italian, etc...

And some response videos speaking fake English: