The latest brilliance from XKCD.

Test

Testing my thang

A great webcomic I found:
Digg.com in real life
Macintosh's Witnesses

evapotranspirate - verb : The process of a substance vaporizing and passing through the pores or interstices in its storage medium.
You may notice why I chose this as today's word.
evapotranspirate.

These are neat tables: Fletcher Capstan Tables Watch the videos. Fun times!

I have been watching GVTV. It is a video podcast or vidcast produced by the very fine people at Good Vibes, and it is quite informative and entertaining. As I am sure the more sophisticated and sexually free females know, this is an amazing organization. Check them out if you haven't heard of them (and check them out again in case you've forgotten how cool they are).

ZOMG! Hot Fuzz, from the makers of Shaun of the Dead!

Hilarious! Sexual consent formalities (NSFW)

As some of you may not know, I moved up to Anchorage for a new and fancy job. Today was my first day and it does in fact look like it will be fancy. I'll let you know once things settle down a bit more.

It's with Resource Data, Inc. (RDI) and I will be working on projects for Anchorage Waste Water and Utility (AWWU or 'A'-woo). Wootles in a fine woot sauce.

Instead of turkey or even tofurky next thanksgiving, lets all cook up some Hufu!

In case you never knew... How Pregnancy Happens!

Totally sweet amphibious human-powered tallbike-paddleboat.

OOoooooo..... » Survivorman - Off the Grid

Well, according to CNN.com's summary and what I have heard about the Montana fiasco going Dem, looks like Dems get a majority in House and Senate. Give 'im hell for two years Dems! He's given it to us for 6!

VG Cats is a great comic. Today's was characteristically clever.

This is a neat video to watch. It's a visualization of US Airline flights, a finalist in a computer visualization competition.(direct video link)

I have recently seen several clips of Keith Olbermann on YouTube and Google Video (now one and the same if you didn't know). I have been generally impressed by his articulation and subject matter, and was pretty set to laud him as a good guy. I looked him up and his show is set up on NBC vs. Bill O'Reilly on Fox. Now I am less sure of his belief in what he says as much as trying to be an opposite for ratings value. Bah. So hard to find good people. Search for him though. Good stuff.

This managed to remind me of two of my closest friends simultaneously, and THEY just happen to be related. Jet-propelled Kayak Races Through Iceland

I know I mentioned this web comic before, but the most recent xkcd is beautiful. I will await the day that I can yell the punchline.

This video is amazing. Amazing little machines.

Maybe wildhitsuji-san can give us some insight.

I have always thought it would be great to make a master timeline of events both in my life and throughout history. I found this timeline tool and am thinking about making an easy interface to add events.

I want to include everything from the estimated date of the genesis of protozoa to the creation of the internet to future events like the Singularity, as well as personal past and future planning events.

Anyway... Interesting.

This video immediately made me think of a certain kayaker friend of mine.

Well, we took down Rag in my new guild, Recoil. Fancy.
Still no change in the job area. Interviews are good... But I want a job. The one at PNNL seems to be a dream job as much as Google. I hope I get it. Twitchy mix of anxiety, depression and hope.

This made me smile several times.
XKCD Comic

Wow. This video is totally freaky.
Giant Girl Doll

Ragnaros

WoWScrnShot_070206_202056
Originally uploaded by ThatMonkey.

Ragnaros down! Weeee....

Wiped once with a DI, took him down second try. He's not a particularly hard world boss, but the fight requires teamwork and every single raid member paying attention. The fact that Broken Faith took him down on the second try of the first raid we had ever done on him speaks volumes for the quality of players we have involved.
We have been doing a lot of Molten Core recently as well, and we have one-shotted every one of the un-summoned bosses on at least one raid. Still need more to finish the Hydraxian line so we can summon Majordomo and Ragnoros. Then it's on to BWL and Naxx!

My guild on Thorium Brotherhood has been raiding Molten Core and this is how far we have gotten. Took two tries to take down Golemagg.

ZOMG! It's teh Oozinator!

Some WWII Military homo-erotica and an artist to rival Coop.

Hmm... Perhaps 21/0/30?

A Japanese nature video about American Nerds.
TV in Japan: Otaku From USA

Alright, yes I know I haven't updated. I have reasons.
1. Rah being here. (Yay!)
2. Living in Hawaii.
3. THIS.

EVIL DIAMONDS!

If you don't know how much evil a diamond represents, inform yourself.
Amnesty International Magazine: Blood Diamonds
Wikipedia: Conflict Diamond

Don't ever let someone buy you a diamond or but one yourself.
I know I harp on this anytime someone mentions diamonds, but I feel it is not widely known.

DeBeers owns 70% of the worlds diamond trade, and they CREATED the tradition of diamond engagement rings with a huge ad campain.

Don't buy the lie!

Nothing is fancy! Not even Patches at Hingos.com!

Whenever it's too bizarre... here it be.
NSFW: Stature of nude Britney Spears giving birth

Today's random fact: The healthy pH of a human vagina is nearly exactly the same as red wine.

Yes.
Anti Monkey Butt Powder

I've been telling people about these for years, and now you can build one for yourself. Laser listening device

TunnelRat shoul dnever find this link, for the world shall explode.
MAKE: Blog: Homebrew high voltage projects

deviantART: Death and Taxes

Ginger Bumping Milk (hot)
Oh yeah.
Engrish

I have been watching Survivorman. It is GREAT. Look it up.

Sweet. Might need one of these. HyMotion's PHEV battery lets you plug in your hybrid
This doesn't seem like it could be real... Individually Packaged Peanut Butter
How the CRAP do people think this is a good idea? Acetylene filled balloon blows up inside car
O. M. G. Cat Piano.

Been reading The Elegant Universe. I like it.

Sandal Tan
Originally uploaded by ThatMonkey.

I have a sandal tan. It looks funny. Not sure if the rest of me has tanned much.

This reminded me of a pair of friends of mine... April and May

Well, I have been thinking about this for years. Now someone went and actually did it. Water-Pressure Powered Light-up Shower

BEST. WEBCOMIC. EVAR.

http://cheston.com/pbf/archive.html

More odd culture from Japan. Sweets for My Stud

I am not sure what I think... YouTube - Gothic and Lolita
But this is just cool. New touchscreen tech

Moment of web zen: Portraits of farm animals with their owners

Sweet! Garbage Scout

EEE!!! Monkeys! The Art of Amy Crehore - Paintings

Freaky. Wasp performs roach-brain-surgery to make zombie slave-roaches

Wow. Just wow.
la Molleindustria - political videogames
Must... play....

I shall rephrase. Sapphists, I am jealous.

Sent to me by a little bird.

Have a history teacher explain this----- if they can.

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.

Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.

Now it gets really weird.

Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.

Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.
Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

Now hang on to your seat.

Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln' made by 'Ford.'

Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

And here's the kicker...

A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.

Creepy huh?

See Google. See Google Censor
"Do no evil", eh?

Wow. So Hawaii is pretty neat. 5 minute walk to the beach for snorkeling. Went again today and took the spear we got to try and spear some fish. I only saw one that was of good size and it got away from me. Ah well. Mostly for sport. I mean, I'd eat it and it'd be cool, but I don't NEED to kill my own fish. I have enough income to pay for someone else's fish that probably wasn't caught by hand with a spear. Anyway, cool.

I have found my new religion. Singularitarian. The Singularitarian Song

Totally need. Spank This Monkey: He Really Blows

I went snorkeling today and saw big sea turtles and coral and fish! Totally sweet. Oh yeah. I'm in Hawaii. On Maui. w00t. Totally w00t.

Interesting: Body Box – An Automated Washing Machine with the Luxury of Bathroom
Want one of these: PowerFilm® 10 Watt Foldable Solar Battery Charger

A great quote from an interesting article. Racing in Alaska: "There are tours to Admiralty, to view the greatest concentration of brown bears in the world. It's no place to step ashore casually, however. One guide suggests that to stop a charging bear, you need a rifle that will penetrate 42 inches of wet phone books, or a very well-timed bolt of lightning."
Oh, a couple of my friends grew up on that island. They are one of four families that lives there.

TunnelRat's hero: Build Your Own Island!

Photo: lesbian kiss in Tiananmen Square under guards, Mao
I have been thinking a lot about China lately. It seems to be such an enigma to westerners. The language is among the most complex, and the history and customs are older than the entire U.S.A.'s history. They all at once seem like an oppressed people and the greatest force on earth. The same is true of lesbians. There is some odd compulsion in the (U.S.A) male populace that finds lesbianism erotic. I have never understood this or felt it. I am in awe of lesbians because they are what I can never be. Gay men, not so hard to identify with. I have the same equipment. Lesbianism seems like the ultimate rejection or all that is male. How could that be erotic? When I see "hot" lesbian action, I just think of how I am forever denied that experience. It's not that I want to be transexual. That's not the same. I just want the body-mind swap to experience it. To all lesbians: I am jealous.
It feels as though the only area in which my male body has an advantage is in capacity for physical strength, and I am nowhere near that ideal. And that doesn't even seem like a useful goal. I can hone my body to it's potential. It was for many years. I know what it is like to feel every movement to be controlled and precise. Years of gymnastics, martial arts and rock climbing will do that.
I have lost that, because for the last 6 years I have been going to school, supposedly honing my mind. I have the degrees to show for it. I feel like I have once again run up against some invisible wall that limits me. This time it is mental. I can't memorize or access enough information. It's just the same as the physical limits. There is some point where I either have to stop to maintain balance or specialize and lose performance in another area.
So what do I do now?
I don't know.

Very important things about Chuck

Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.

When Chuck Norris has sex with a man, it is not because he is gay, but because he has run out of women.

Macgyver can build an airplane out of gum and paper clips, but Chuck Norris can kill him and take it.

Chuck Norris once roundhouse kicked someone so hard that his foot broke the speed of light, went back in time, and killed Amelia Earhart while she was flying over the Pacific Ocean.

Chuck Norris doesn't read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.

If you ask Chuck Norris what time it is, he always says, "Two seconds till." After you ask, "Two seconds to what?" he roundhouse kicks you in the face.

Chuck Norris only masturbates to pictures of Chuck Norris.

Rather than being birthed like a normal child, Chuck Norris instead decided to punch his way out of his mother's womb. Shortly thereafter he grew a beard.

Chuck Norris appeared in the "Street Fighter II" video game, but was removed by Beta Testers because every button caused him to do a roundhouse kick. When asked bout this "glitch," Norris replied, "That's no glitch."

Chuck Norris lost his virginity before his dad did.

Since 1940, the year Chuck Norris was born, roundhouse kick related deaths have increased 13,000 percent.

Chuck Norris sold his soul to the devil for his rugged good looks and unparalleled martial arts ability. Shortly after the transaction was finalized, Chuck roundhouse kicked the devil in the face and took his soul back. The devil, who appreciates irony, couldn't stay mad and admitted he should have seen it coming. They now play poker every second Wednesday of
the month.

Filming on location for Walker: Texas Ranger, Chuck Norris brought a stillborn baby lamb back to life by giving it a prolonged beard rub.
Shortly after the farm animal sprang back to life and a crowd had gathered, Chuck Norris roundhouse kicked the animal, breaking its neck, to remind the crew once more that Chuck giveth, and the good Chuck, he taketh away.

Chuck Norris's girlfriend once asked him how much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. He then shouted, "HOW DARE YOU RHYME IN THE PRESENCE OF CHUCK NORRIS!" and ripped out her throat. Holding his girlfriend's bloody throat in his hand he bellowed, "Don't fuck with Chuck!" Two years and five months later he realized the irony of this statement and laughed so hard that anyone within a hundred mile radius of the blast went deaf.

Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.

Chuck Norris built a time machine and went back in time to stop the JFK assassination. As Oswald shot, Chuck met all three bullets with his beard, deflecting them. JFK's head exploded out of sheer amazement.

Chuck Norris is not hung like a horse... horses are hung like Chuck Norris.

Chuck Norris was the fourth Wiseman. He brought baby Jesus the gift of "beard". Jesus wore it proudly to his dying day. The other Wisemen, jealous of Jesus' obvious gift favoritism, used their combined influence to have Chuck omitted from the Bible. Shortly after all three died of roundhouse kick related deaths.

To prove it isn't that big of a deal to beat cancer. Chuck Norris smoked 15 cartons of cigarettes a day for 2 years and aquired 7 different kinds of cancer only to rid them from his body by flexing for 30 minutes. Beat that, Lance Armstrong.

There are no disabled people. Only people who have met Chuck Norris.

Chuck Norris does not have AIDS but he gives it to people anyway.

Chuck Norris uses ribbed condoms inside out, so he gets the pleasure.

There is no chin behind Chuck Norris' beard. There is only another fist.

Chuck Norris once lined up to kick the winning field goal of a high school football game. When the football went flat, he persuaded the referees to let him kick the field goal with a 3 month old child. Chuck roundhoused kicked the baby 60 yards through the uprights and then proceeded to bang every girl in the stadium.

The original theme song to the Transformers was actually "Chuck
Norris--more than meets the eye, Chuck Norris--robot in disguise," and starred Chuck Norris as a Texas Ranger who defended the earth from drug-dealing Decepticons and could turn into a pick-up. This was far too much awesome for a single show, however, so it was divided.

The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain.

Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs.

When Chuck Norris plays Oregon Trail his family does not die from cholera or dysentery, but rather roundhouse kicks to the face. He also requires no wagon, since he carries the oxen, axles, and buffalo meat on his back. He always makes it to Oregon before you.

It was once believed that Chuck Norris actually lost a fight to a pirate, but that is a lie, created by Chuck Norris himself to lure more pirates to him.

Pirates never were very smart.

Well? Don't you want one? This Aint No Willie Wonka
Bee Cows will rule the universe unless the Dog Babies can stop them!

BWA HA HA!! Elmo: Who wants to die?

Are Mustard and Pickles ruining your life?

TunnelRat totally needs to pimp out Pagoo like this: Crazy Speakers

Gotta do this with some spare time... Stirling engine from aluminum cans

FUH2

FUH2
Originally uploaded by ThatMonkey.

Andy giving an H2 the bird.

IT WAS EXTREMELY HILARIOUS. qwantz.com - dinosaur comics - January 3rd 2006