Stupid search engines, part XIV:
?infoseek bias
6 of the 10 hits have nothing to do with bias. All
The Cheese Page
has is really bad puns. You've been warned; who was it that said
"A good pun is its own reword"?
I just searched on that and immediately regretted it. There are some
just plain bad one liner sites out there. Cases in point:
one
two
three
four... I could keep going but I'll spare you.
There are some decent pun listings though, notably
this one.
Cringe and chuckle along with me here. I particularly like
"Aibohphobia: The fear of palindromes." Not a pun, as far as I can
tell, but funny. If that doesn't satisfy your pun jones, check the
Yahoo category.
There's even a
Punoftheday.com, but their
puns are just painful. From their
computers and technology archive:
"Computers at breakfast food companies use serial I/O." Arrrgh,
my head, oh the pain, just kill me now...
For the record, reinstalling 98 didn't force me to go back and
ride the Dosfish.
[12/05/1999]
Nader?
[valueape r00lz]
Citizen Nader,
another Salon piece by an ex-aide,
details the highlights and generalities of his life. This is good, since most
of the anecdotes come from a period when I was toddling around, eating
Elmer's Glue:
When I asked via fax how he wants to be remembered, he wrote: "For helping strengthen democracy, for making raw power accountable and enhancing justice and the fulfillment of human possibilities."
Great. Now my goals feel pinheaded and completely inconsequential.
[12/04/1999]
Western Homes
reviews
Spiderland,
and manages to inject quite a bit of history. Yes, I am a lame late follower
to Slint.
Listen:
Good Morning, Captain.mp3
That review sets off some 2x3 action:
- Incubus - Make Yourself
Extending grooves horizon. Cornbread funk metal.
- The Flaming Lips - Hit Death in the Future Head
Midway studio angels. Exploring boundaries well.
- Pop Unknown - If Arsenic Fails, Try Algebra
Deep Elm mediocrity. Unexpected diversity flunks.
- Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left to Lose
Better, tighter, funner. Fuzzy torn tunes.
- Halo Benders - The Rebels Not In
Martsch, Fisk, Ek. Heavenly cuff-slinging juxtapositions.
- Archer Prewitt - White Sky
Shakin' through atmospheric. Compositions make pictures.
The holidays make me feel more pop rock than usual, for
whatever reason. Have to expand on that last 3x2, because I feel ashamed for not knowing about the magic of Archer Prewitt outside of Sea and Cake. The record
is remarkable. Archer is one talented songwriter, and his vocals raise it that
much higher; what genre would one try to throw him in? Folk? Master of Song?
Westy's got a
review
and an
interview.
He asks what paths might be explored:
"I think it's more what I’ll probably steer clear of, which is hip-hop beats.
That's not part of my world."
If you like good folky rock music, you should check
this record out. It's one of those rare normal-sounding spins that I dare
call a favorite after only a few listens.
[12/02/1999]
Yes, today is World Aids Day. Yes, this might be a weblog. No, I'm not participating in the Day Without Weblogs. Instead, go to the original source:
Day Without Art.
Each year when I walk past the Civic Center, I am always jolted by the guerilla attack of masking tape and black spray paint on their facade. Stirring up thought, and a good general remembrance.
[12/01/1999]
I woke up with "Work Hard, Play Hard" [mp3] playing through my mind though I hadn't listened to
any Palace music for some time. What's happened to Will since his summer tour
with good ol' boy hoedown style instrumentation as Bonnie Prince Billy? [Folks were square dancing to "I See a Darkness". You may not sense the irony here if
you've not heard of Palace. It's black country with a tinge of folk,
songs underpinned by pop hooks and great lyrics.]
The
Pulpit,
dispenser of Palace and Oldham info, seems defunct. The search begins!
The Billions Corporation
, agent to the stars, says he's
working on a new
album as we speak. Plus, Drag City weighs in with rumors of a rarities compilation, also to be released in 2000. Super!
Palace Records, the official-est site I could locate, mentions none of the old Palace stuff. Moving forward and not looking back, or something.
Also be sure to see
Addict's
interview with Will;
even if you have no idea what I'm blabbering about it should prove
entertaining. [where I stole today's topquote from.]
The Royal Stable
seems to pull out ahead in the fan-page department. Check the
comprehensive list of players
that have worked with Will... it boggles the mind.
[11/30/1999]
Another out of context search hit:
"internet integrity
trust" --
Follow along with the Catalina Salt and Body Building Fitness team; I'm confused.
These people are selling sea salt for the following uses:
[somewhat paraphrased]
- Perfect for cooking and baking. Makes bread rise better.
- Dentist friends give it to patients for gargling; it'll help your gums!
- Soak your feet in warm salt water for athlete's foot.
- Great for brining your meat! Adds essential minerals to the curing process.
- Bathing is good with the salt too, and you can absorb the precious
minerals through your pores.
If that counter is credible, truly amazing hit count as well.
Of course, you can also buy
fat-reducing seaweed soap
from these people too.
Now, you ask, how'd I find this? Probably has something to do with the
fact that the title on each of their pages reads "Integrity and Trust in
the Internet". On their main page, they seem rather proud of their
affiliation with
Integritytrust.com.
I think it's a mutual relationship, looking at the *COUGH*
similarities. You best not mess with their integrity, or they'll
cap a 404 in your violatin' head.
Since their Apache isn't set up very swiftly, you can
browse the "trusted" vendors.
Julie is
current, active and in good standing. Messed up; I had no idea
my home page needed Internet Integrity and Trust affiliation.
Be wary of
biological hardware
whose integrity rests on
the
aforementioned site.
They claim they can
purify solid animal wastes
into sterilized, odorless, pathogen-free goo while retaining the
nitrogen. Would you trust them with your waste?
There's some very strange HTML and footer-stealing going on amongst
these sites. I think it's all explained by this last one
though.
Always
trust
the
UFO Police.
Hypothesis? The weird conglomerate is really an alien conspiracy sent to poison us with salt.
C'mon, I have to win the weirdness of the week award here.
[11/30/1999]
