I've never understood how the US zipcode system works like but this gives me a good idea. You start typing a number and it gradually starts focusing on the area that contains it. This is also good if you want to get an idea of where a certain state or town is reading from a US postal address.
The site requires Java and takes a while to load.
One of the best Christmas presents I got was a set of two yo-yo's. Great fun. I've hardly even tried it before. I know about as many tricks as I have fingers on one hand, but I hope to learn more soon.
This video clip shows some amazing footage from the Japan Yo-yo competition. Takes a while to download but sure worth it.
Some impressive snow sculptures. I particularly likeed the third place winner of the 2001 championship.
Yes! Yet another man arrested for spamming
This the first case such case with this new law in US state Virginia.
"Virginia authorities said on Thursday they had arrested and charged a North Carolina man for sending "spam" e-mail in the first use of a new state law that could bring penalties of up to 20 years in prison. "
20
years!?!
Bubble Bobble, Super Mario Bros, Excitebike, 1942, and more...
This is the first time I've seen a NES emulator online before. It's a Java applet so you'll need a web browser that supports it. Sadly the controls aren't configurable. I wish they were so I could have the arrowkeys under my left hand and the A- and B-button under my right.
Amazon.co.uk (and probably likewise with .com) publishes a list of the Top 1000 reviewers.
The number one reviewer is Jason Parkes. He's written 709 reviews. Some people have written even more, but look how lengthy all of Jason's review are
From a very quick look it looks like Jason's reviews are almost always 5 out of 5 stars. Maybe that has something to do with why he's at the top of the list.
Makes you think... How much time do these guys have on their hands?
A fun little Flash application that lets you draw your own Picasso heads and then to upload them to a public gallery.
Some of the pictures in the gallery are quite impressively "Picassian". What was quite amazing was that some 5 minutes after I added mine I had to click back at least 20-25 times to find mine again. That means that they get about 5 new pictures into the gallery every minute. Must be very heavy load on that server.
Let me know if you find any really good ones. E.g. one with a lot of effort
Have you ever wondered how the metro/underground/subway corridors look like in Moscow? I have. Now I know from looking at these fascinating pictures
Some fascinating facts about The Pentagon (US HQ Dept. of Defense):
"The Pentagon is virtually a city in itself. Approximately 23,000 employees, both military and civilian, contribute to the planning and execution of the defense of our country. These people arrive daily from Washington, D.C. and its suburbs over approximately 30 miles of access highways, including express bus lanes and one of the newest subway systems in our country. They ride past 200 acres of lawn to park approximately 8,770 cars in 16 parking lots; climb 131 stairways or ride 19 escalators to reach offices that occupy 3,705,793 square feet. While in the building, they tell time by 4,200 clocks, drink from 691 water fountains, utilize 284 rest rooms, consume 4,500 cups of coffee, 1,700 pints of milk and 6,800 soft drinks prepared or served by a restaurant staff of 230 persons and dispensed in 1 dining room, 2 cafeterias, 6 snack bars, and an outdoor snack bar."
The fun thing about this is the shear detail of the description.
But for sure, it's a big building: "three times the floor space of the Empire State Building in New York" and when they built it the used 435,000 cubic yards of concrete (or 33,000 cubic metres which is 3 London double deckers piled in all directions)
More facts here
Another fascinating fact is that they built this monster of a building in 16 months!
Album covers that makes you think: "What the hell were they thinking?"
This is the follow-up to Worst Album Covers Ever