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 : online culture

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.

The Movie Cliches List

2006-05-15

The Movie Cliches List: “a list of the most annoying and common logic flaws and stereotypes found in movies.”. A sample:

War
“You’re very likely to survive any battle in any war, unless you show someone a picture of your sweetheart back home.”
Weapons
“Shots fired at the rear of a vehicle will cause the gas tank to explode.”.

Helicopters
“In movieland, there’s an abundance of corrupt helicopter pilots. Villains have no problem renting a helicopter complete with pilot who doesn’t mind shooting total strangers, or being shot at.”.
Categories : movies

Gladwell dot com

2006-05-13

“Can you read people’s thoughts just by looking at them?”.

“Mustard now comes in dozens of varieties. Why has ketchup stayed the same?”.

“When you meet someone for the first time, or walk into a house you are thinking of buying, or read the first few sentences of a book, your mind takes about two seconds to jump to a series of conclusions.
Well, Blink is a book about those two seconds.”.
(Malcom Gladwell)

Gladwell dot com: “Malcolm Gladwell, blink, tipping point and New Yorker articles.”.

Categories : books, psychology