Not Mentioned In Dispatches

Montage-a-google

2006-06-25T01:06:00.000+02:00

Montage-a-google is a simple web-based app that uses Google's image search to generate a large gridded montage of images based on keywords (search terms) entered by the user.

(via google search)

Don't they use their own products?

2006-06-16T11:22:00.000+02:00

I swear, it's like people at MS never actually use the software they've written, or, when confronted with errant behavior, suffer a petit mal to wipe the experience from their mind, then go on as usual, as if nothing happened.

From an article on the UI changes in Office 2007.

It's all a numbers game...

2006-06-02T22:19:00.000+02:00

Notable properties of specific numbers: From Planck time to milli-millillions and myriads.

BTW: do not go here looking for a cure for a headache

Sites that entertain or amuse:

2006-05-27T12:10:00.000+02:00

A cable clock.

You spend time killing pop-ups in real life. Now spend some more time playing the game.
(Warning: Turn down the volume before clicking the link.)

Here's a feature you may want in your next car - the trunk monkey.

Grand Illusions - Homepage
Welcome to Grand Illusions... ...the site for the enquiring mind. There are new and amazing toys in the Toy Collection, all with video clips to show them in action, and a unique collection of toys you can buy in the Toy Shop.

The naughty bits, brought to you by parents

2006-05-27T12:02:00.000+02:00

The Parents Television Council wants there to be less sex on TV, right? So they bring the most titillating clips together on a single Web page so we can catch the parts we missed.

The organization's "Worst of the Week Clips Gallery" actually contains not just one week, but almost a year's worth of videos. These range from Mötley Crüe using the f-word on Jay Leno's Tonight Show (photo, left) to a hilarious commercial in which a teenage girl tastes Dentyne Fire gum and is overcome with the urge to make out with her boyfriend - while she's introducing him to her parents. See the videos

(via Windows Secrets)

Gaming info including downloads

2006-05-07T03:52:00.000+02:00

Want games info and demos - check out MegaGames

(via del.icio.us)

Excuse me, where's the ...

2006-05-07T03:42:00.000+02:00

When you need to find a bathroom, you don't want to waste time trying to get your point across. If you learn just one phrase before traveling abroad, this is the one. (Rough guides to pronunciation are provided where available). Link.

(via del.icio.us)

Tired, bored, listless, too much work to do?

2006-04-30T04:48:00.000+02:00

Try some Letterama, SquareWords or Colorama.

Games for the brain

Your most obedient servant

2006-04-01T12:44:00.000+02:00

When you write a letter to the Pope, be sure to end it: I have the honor to remain Your Holiness's obedient servant, but for a Cardinal, simply use: Yours very truly.

And remember that Emperors are addressed Your dignified Majesty while Kings are just called Your Majesty.

Titles can be quite fascinating, for example, Queen Elizabeth is also an official Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Gynecologists and is an Honorary Bachelor of Music at the University of Wales.

Even if you don't have those impressive titles, you can definitely find one for you in the giant Dictionary of Occupational Titles (largish html file - what about a "Fancy packer"); or just go for some obsolete job titles

(from metafilter)

The Shania Twain Defense

2006-04-01T00:55:00.000+02:00

"One of the most notorious drunk drivers in the Ottawa area has been found not criminally responsible on his latest impaired driving charges because of a mental disorder that makes him believe female celebrities are controlling his actions." Read article ...

(from Weird News)

Pandora vs Last.Fm

2006-03-19T09:23:00.000+01:00

Really nice discussion by Steve Krause about the differences between pandora and last.fm. Steve compares both the technological approaches and the results, with a fair bit of insight. He also makes some thoughtful comments about data mining, and the value of data vs. the value of algoriithms.

(taken from Pandora vs Last.fm)

Be part of a walking game.

2006-03-10T23:39:00.000+01:00

If you just bought yourself some clothes with the Edoc Laundry brand, you may be wondering why people keep coming up to you in the street to look closely at the patterns on your new shirt. The reason is that your shirt is part of a new multimedia game and a part of that game has been woven into your shirt. You are now part of a walking game.

Based around the alternate-reality game (ARG) concept, the new clothing range contains a series of puzzles that relate to the online world but also require interaction in the real world. The Laundry line adds these elements into shirts, hats and other accessories. The game is to find symbols in the clothing and then log in to find out how these are used in the online game.

Run a google search on "edoc laundry"

(from Bangkok Post Database)

Wacky Warning Label Contest

2006-03-07T07:23:00.000+01:00

A heat gun and paint remover that produces temperatures of 1,000 degrees and warns users, "Do not use this tool as a hair dryer" has been identified as the nation’s wackiest warning label in M-LAW’s annual Wacky Warning Label Contest.

60 second Trip (Flash)

2006-03-05T08:36:00.000+01:00

Fun with Flash and optics

Smallest MP3 player

2006-01-28T21:19:00.000+01:00

The MobiBLU DAH-1500 player comes in a tiny cubic package measuring 24 x 24 x 24 millimeters and weighs 18 grams or just under one square inch and about 0.64 ounces. (...or four sugar cubes and five eights, for the stoners) The player has an FM radio and supports MP3 and WMA files. The MobiBLU DAH-1500 comes with a USB connection cable, headphone necklace, program CD, user guide, and protective case. The storage sizes available for the device are 512MB and 1GB. Link.

(from Anything But iPod)

The World - Not As We Know It

2006-01-20T21:54:00.000+01:00

A project visualizing the world map which many fools in the world imagine.
The Fool's World Map project has completed.

Blue Ball Machine

2006-01-20T21:51:00.000+01:00

Animated GIF

Blue Ball Machine

2006-01-20T21:49:00.000+01:00

Animated GIF

Look for your favorite bands

2006-01-15T21:26:00.000+01:00

Liveplasma is a new way to broaden your cultural horizons according to your taste in music.

Look for your favorite bands to obtain a map that details other potential (music) interests.

Link

Video Ode to US Hillbilly (mov)

2005-08-13T12:00:00.000+02:00

A montage of still photos set to the theme from Deliverance.

BPN Summer Rooftop Ruckus & BBQ Feed (from boingboing)

Body Painting

2005-07-23T10:46:00.000+02:00

Galleries - many NSFW
http://www.lost.art.br/bodyart.htm
http://www.bodypaint.ch/gallery/
http://www.hive1.com/nucards/bodypaint/
http://www.martinarmand.com/Airbrush6.html

That should help ...

2005-07-22T11:53:00.000+02:00

The word "fail" should be banned from use in British classrooms and replaced with the phrase "deferred success" to avoid demoralizing pupils, a group of teachers has proposed.

Members of the Professional Association of Teachers (PAT) argue that telling pupils they have failed can put them off learning for life. A spokesman for the group said it wanted to avoid labeling children. "We recognize that children do not necessarily achieve success first time," he said. "But I recognize that we can't just strike a word from the dictionary," he said.

The PAT said it would debate the proposal at a conference next week.

(Reuters, from Yahoo News)

Stay-in-Touch Utility Connects Friends and Family for Free and With Ease

2005-06-13T21:19:00.000+02:00

Tickle Inc. (www.tickle.com) a leading digital media company and a division of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: MNST - News), the parent company of the leading global online careers property Monster, recently announced the launch of Ringo, a free Stay-In-Touch Utility that better connects friends and family online.

(from yahoo)

Easy search in Google

2005-06-13T21:09:00.000+02:00

There are many searches available in Google. Soople is a front end that offers a number of these on one page.

Link

Food Force (Game)

2005-06-04T23:22:00.000+02:00

A major crisis has developed in the Indian Ocean, on the island of Sheylan. We're sending in a new team to step up the World Food Programmes presence there and help feed millions of hungry people.

http://www.food-force.com/index.php/game/

BTW: it's a 227mb download; not suitable for a 56k dial-up connection.