The (Other) End of the Internet

I was trying to do a special-effect in a video, just to see if I could get it right. I was trying to do the “green screen” trick that almost all sci-fi movies use to make spaceships look like they’re actually in space.
The idea is you film your actor / space ship / whatever standing […]

The other day I happened upon a list of 30 random facts that was posted at PurpleSlinky.com and found a couple of these “facts” a little hard to believe.
I’m not going to reprint the whole list here. You can click the link above for the list.
“Fact” number one on their list says,
In a lifetime, an […]

I mentioned a few days ago that EntreCard had recently put in a change that limited all their users to dropping 600 cards per I.P. address per day. Well, the next day they put in another change. This one is really confusing some people. The old system was simple. The price someone paid to advertise […]

I joined EntreCard about 3 weeks ago because I was told it was a great way to improve your site’s traffic.
The short version for how it works is this: you visit other sites belonging to other EntreCard members. You drop your virtual ‘Card’ on the widget displayed on their site. You earn 1 credit for […]

I happened upon this video at a blog called I DON’T GIVE A BLEEP.
I’ve never had more than one or two occasions to stay in a hotel room, but after watching this, you can bet your bottom dollar that if I ever do again, I’ll be bringing (and cleaning) MY OWN drinking glass. What these […]

Realizing that I’m probably the last person on the internet to see this, I just read a fascinating article about Hypermilers. According to Wikipedia, Hypermilers are “drivers who exceed the EPA estimated fuel efficiency on their vehicles by modifying their driving habits”.
An article posted at MotherJones.com talks about a man named Wayne Gerdes, the world’s […]

It’s been a month and a half since the tornado went through town and trashed most of the major businesses. I still here the occasional story about how various personal belongings, pieces of furniture, Real Estate Signs, and all sorts of other things are being found miles and miles from where they started.
The guy who […]

If you live anywhere near this end of the internet then you’ve probably heard so much about Arkansas State University changing its mascot that you’re probably ready to scream. Well, brace yourself, because here I go again.
In case you’ve been living under a rock (or at the other end of the internet), the reason for […]

A few weeks ago I saw a blog post promoting Zenni Optical’s eyeglasses starting at $8. Since I recently lost a pair of glasses in a tornado, I thought I’d give them a try. Here, for your edification, are my thoughts and opinions on the products I received.
I am going to state here, for […]

Why is it that all the television ads for things like anti-aging products, E.D. medications, cholesterol lowering medications, and stool softeners have to be advertised during the national news - which I’m usually watching while I try to eat dinner.
When I’m trying to eat dinner, I don’t want to hear about some poor woman who […]