The 48 Laws of Power

2006-06-08

The 48 Laws of Power (Robert Greene and Joost Elffers).

Collection of cynical business laws, for example:

Law 19

Know Who You’re Dealing with – Do Not Offend the Wrong Person

“There are many different kinds of people in the world, and you can never assume that everyone will react to your strategies in the same way. Deceive or outmaneuver some people and they will spend the rest of their lives seeking revenge.”.

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The Straight Dope

2006-06-07

What are the dreams of the blind like?

If all Chinese jumped at once, would cataclysm result?

Which will keep you drier, running through the rain or walking?

The Straight Dope: home of Cecil Adams’ weekly question and answer column “fighting ignorance since 1973 (It’s taking longer than we thought)”.

What’s Cecil really like?

“Only his editors really know.
When you ask them, their eyes glaze, their bodies become rigid, and they start to spit.
They are struggling to express their joy, we figure. More than that we cannot say.”.

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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.”.

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The excuse machine

2006-04-22

Technologies from stupid.com:

“With some people, it’s impossible to get off the phone.
Meet the Get off the phone excuse machine:
with just a press of a button, you’ll have a solid excuse that’ll get you off the phone, no questions asked.”.

Two examples:

Static: Press this button and say, “I can’t hear you. You’re breaking up!” Then just hang up the phone.

Car crashing: Just say, “Oh, my god!” and hang up.

“Sometimes it seems like mothers speak a different language.
Well, thanks to modern science and vivid imaginations, you can now instantly understand your Mom.

All you need is this Understand Your Mother Instantly Breath Spray!”.

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Unemployment burger

2006-02-25

“The unemployment burger is something that just happened when I was unemployed.
It’s a cheap and tasty version of a hamburger when to make ends meat.”. (Jakob for Instructables)

Hamburger, anyone?

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43 Things

2005-09-06

“What do you want to do with your life?”
Write down your goals:
make myself happy, simplify my life, become a Jedi, get a real job, make a difference in someone’s life, stop procrastinating, and, and, and…43 Things.

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Random name generators

2005-08-09

Welcome to the world of the fake names.

These are some of the best random name generators:

Noemata random name generator
Names for everything: bands, internet domains, pets. It has also a name generator for abstract art.

Kleimo random name generator
The claim: “Give a random name to that special someone you meet at the bar.”

Random Catname Generator
generate a cat name every 3 seconds.

Bandnamemaker
Creative. It has suggested for me “Psycho Outsider”.

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