Just curious

2006-05-29

question

justcurio.us is an anonymous question and answer system, open to anyone, with one simple rule:
to ask a question, you must first answer someone else’s question.
Question yields answer yields question.”.

justcurio.us. Strangers helping strangers. By Jonathan Harris and Robert Kalin.

Categories : online culture

Armagetron

2006-05-25

“A Tron clone in 3D.
This has been the tagline of Armagetron, since, well, a very long time, and is probably the shortest and most accurate description possible.”.

Tron was an arcade game based on the movie of the same name, released by Disney in 1982.
The player uses a left/right joystick to control a Light Cycle which leaves a wall behind it wherever the cycle it goes, turning only at 90 degree angles.
The player must then get the AI to crash into their wall while avoiding hitting the AI’s own wall themselves.”.

Categories : software

Urd

2006-05-19
Oh My Goddess! is a manga series written by Kosuke Fujishima.

Urd is Belldandy’s elder sister, and a Goddess Second Class.

The expression “battling one’s inner demons” refers to a character struggling to overcome their dark side, and in Urd’s case, this expression takes on literal meaning.”.
(From: OMG Wiki - the Oh My Goddess! Manga Gallery)

“Probably Urd’s greatest redeeming quality is her good heart.
Ultimately, Urd’s intentions are good, only that you can’t say the same for her choice of actions.”.
(From: Gateway to the Goddesses)

Urd

Right: Urd picture from Urd’s Gallery in Gateway to the Goddesses.

Categories : illustration

Idioms by Kids

2006-05-18
Idioms by Kids “has over 1000 pictures of idioms.”. read

“Sometimes the children knew what the idioms meant and drew pictures of the actual real meaning but most of the time the students drew the literal meaning and the results are often funny.”.

Above: Read Between the Lines.

Drop that sock

2006-05-17

Marlene lives in Queens, N.Y. and owns one of the strangest dogs in the eastern hemisphere.
She works as a dog trainer for the past seven years.

dropthatsock is a resource for dog training, shopping and all other great, great dog-related stuff.”.

From Training:

“The law of animal and human behavior is this; any behavior that is followed by a desirable outcome will increase.
Any behavior followed by an undesired outcome will decrease.

In other words - don’t ever give this dog anything in the world if she barks.
If you hate the fact that she barks, don”t ever reward it with a favorable outcome (food, attention).”.

Categories : psychology