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This is the blog of a one Ben Wilson, a Louisville, Kentucky native who enjoys baseball, beer, music, bikes, things that fly and good food. By day he pushes pixels and makes the Internet happen for a local advertising agency. His wife, Kelly is an Ironman, and his baby Amelia is the cutest thing ever. |
Now, I’m no big fan of Christianity, but I am a fan of history, and the printed word. We all remember who Gutenberg was, right? No, not STEVE Gutenberg, but
the famous German man who invented moveable type, right? Good, well, a couple of places have put their copies of the Gutenberg online.
Here is the British copy.
And here is a copy of it in Germany
What the hell does that title mean? Oh, you’ll know when you click on this link
Plenty of site news, Gallery, WidgetBars, Users being able to post their own stories, etc. Read on!
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Well, as some of you have noticed, the Gallery was acting up. Well, i took it out to dinner, and bought it flowers, and now it’s acting right again. Sorry for all the confusion.
A couple of other things. As you may notice, the right side of the page is now home to the “Widgetbar”. Which, in German, means Bar of Widgetry. Well, i’m planning on making many more little widgets (including one with REAL TIME earthquake data). Soon, users will be able to configure their widget bar the way they want (shock!), etc, etc. So, if you have an idea for a widget, let me know, and I will code it post-haste!
Also, as soon as I tweak this thing out a bit, all current users who want to, will be able to post stories. Hunter has been my testing guinea pig, and things seem to be going rather well with the posting. So! That’s on my to-do list.
Again, please please please keeping reading, and for the love of god, make some conversation. I’m trying really hard to get hits (AND USERS) to the site. I’m attempting to make this site worthwhile, so let’s get it on!
(You may want to view the WebTrends Stats at the bottom of the page. I’m starting to get more hits, but no new users. I need users! And users want conversation.)
As I was driving to work today, I heard Chris McGill, the local traffic “eye in the sky” say the following: “And up on North 265, south of 42, PEOPLE ARE WATCHING A COW EAT GRASS ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY”.
Imagine that the bold words were said deliberately and with much consternation. McGill is at the end of his rope, ladies and gents. WATCH OUT!
Everyone knows about Netscape, right? Yeah, it was the first browser to really catch on among most early internet denizens. But, in recent times, Internet Explorer has really caught up with, and eventually surpassed Netscape. Even I, true believers, am now a loyal user of Internet Explorer. It is more standards-compliant and quicker than Netscape 4.75 would ever be, and for once, Microsoft’s release schedule actually looks timely comared to Netscape’s.
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Not only was it out-of-date, but it would crash more often (for me) as well. Memory leaks, Java problems, you name it. I cursed it. I really did. It felt bad. As if I was in some Chinese kung-fu movie. My little son has scorned his family. I as, the petulant father, must now kick him out of the house. YOU HAVE DISGRACED OUR FAMILY! OUT! OUT! And so Netscape slinked away, sobbing… all the while, plotting to impress his family to return to their good graces.
Fast forward a couple of month to right now. Netscape 6 has finally been released. I’m not about to attempt a review of it, but you can try it out yourself, and tell me what you think. Oh, if it pisses you off, go and download Mozilla M18. Mozilla is the foundation of the new Netscape. It’s open source, lightweight, and pretty stable. You will notice remarkable similarities between Mozilla and Netscape. This is because they are essentially the same. I sort of regard them as twins… one just has a different mindset than the other, and it obscenely fat.
Anyway, download, enjoy… tell us what you think.
All of this “serious” media about the election brouhaha is really making me bored. Sorta like when you stare into a television screen filled with static for too long. Not that I do that often, but you get the idea.
Well, I offer to you, gentle reader, some alternatives. First up, we have the always funny Onion with their complete coverage of the election mayhem (which, is aptly titled Mayhem 2000!). My personal favorite article: Bush Executes 253 New Mexico Democrats, Retakes States Five Electoral Votes.
Next on this cavalcade of comedic cacophony is Comedy Central‘s Indecision 2000. Plenty of good clips (including my fave, the Daily Show). Plenty of RealMedia clips, too.
Last, but not least is BBSpot, while smaller than the Onion, and without a scheduled publishing date, BBSpot still manages to come up with some seriously funny stuff. As evidenced in this article about a Hispanic man, the election, and an unfortunate name change.
You all remember the Spark, right? Well, I bet you didn’t know that they have a Science department, did you? Well, they didn’t used to, that is true, but it all started with the Stinkymeat project. Followed up by the StinkyFeet project, and a the sequel to the Stinkymeat project.
Now, I found those to be ludicrously entertaining, watching each day as the meat or feet progressed, pictures and all. Well, they have recently completed the Fat Project, their most ambitious project yet.
The goal of the project was to set up a girl and a guy in a small apartment for a month, and to have them eat and eat and eat until they gained 30 pounds (they had thirty days). Watch as a guy and a hot little girl stuff their faces! Each lunch with one half of Penn&Teller! Vomit from eating too many boiled eggs! Lose that cute little space between the top of their legs! Win $3000 and not have to go into the Navy! Enjoy!
On the heels of the ridiculously addictive Am I Hot Or Not? website comes the wonderfully Cure-like Am I Goth Or Not?.
Remember, to be the most goth requires lots of eyeshadow, long fingernails, some sort of grieviously misspelled name like “Ravien” or “Nyteshade“, and lots of black clothing. So hop on over, and remember — STAY OUT OF THE DAYLIGHT!
BTW, a free cookie to whomever can tell me where the title for this article came from.
I guess that Sidney Woloshin was the closest thing any ad-writer could be to a superstar. Oh, but many have tried, few have even gotten close.
It is with much sadness and regret that I inform you that Sidney Woloshin has died. Yes, the creator of the “You Deserve a Break Today” jingle for McDonalds in the early 70′s has died.
Well, I’m just saddened. Oh, wait, no I’m not. I always hated jingle writers. Jingle writers and mimes. Both tried to foist something on you, that while you might have enjoyed it, it was only for you to give up some hard earned dough. And for what? An invisible box? An intangible feeling of “Oh! I DESERVE A BREAK!”? Right. Well… if you need a jingle writer in Mumbai, India, go here.