Apparently McDonald’s ad company wants to pay rappers to mention the Big Mac in their songs. (Yeah, I checked the date, and they would have been a bit early for April Fools. Now that doesn’t mean the Daily News didn’t get fooled.) Rappers could get $1 to $5 every time their song is played on the radio. I wonder if that would include Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock’s song It Takes Two. After all, this was one of the lines: “I like the Whopper, f*** the Big Mac!” ...
Given that Google’s last April Fool’s trick/release turned out to be Gmail, I have to wonder about Google Gulp. None of the flavors sound good, though. Although, I am drinking a Grapeade Snapple right now, so my taste is in question. Sample FAQs: 7. How can I get my hands on a Google Gulp? This “limited release” beta product is available to anyone who turns in a used Google Gulp bottle cap at any local retailer. If you don’t have any Gulp caps, ask a friend to give you one. ...
Analog has an interesting feature in which it shows the top search words people have used to get to your site. Search phrases are more useful, but the individual words have a beauty all their own. Here are the top 25 for the past month: the in mose amish city and of ariel pictures journeys to ranch stoeckel lee ashwin a wallerstein paxton rick melchionni sood durham horse break arm ...
Here’s one good lesson about the fruits of plagiarism, and the fruits of using someone’s real name and enough information to contact them on your site. Perhaps no one in this little drama should act surprised by the consequences?
Witness Reagan’s Raiders. But be warned…
There are two weird things in this review of Sin City: Is the plural of “comic” really “comix?” Is he actually insinuating that director Robert Rodriguez put in a swastika-shaped shuriken to appeal to a hypothetical Jewish media? (Fourth paragraph.) What the heck? Personally, I’m conflicted over seeing the movie in the theater. Pro: It’s directed by Robert Rodriguez. I like his El Mariachi series. Pro: I like the look of the film. The B&W effect looks interesting. ...
And is at peace, despite the continued conflict outside. “And so his heartless cruelty continues until this very last moment. This is not only a death, with all the sadness that brings, but this is a killing, and for that we not only grieve that Terri has passed but we grieve that our nation has allowed such an atrocity as this and we pray that it will never happen again.” - Frank Pavone ...
This is just scary: Who is Shane?
Looks like the official site for WordPress got caught gaming search engines, specifically Google. Not illegal — despite some talk about violating Google’s Terms of Service — but annoying. The situation has now turned to questions of great ethical import, such as “How open do open source projects need to be about their funding” and “What responsibility does an open source community have in this situation?” You know, the kinds of questions open source folks agonize about every few weeks. ...
Okay, perhaps local officials everywhere can’t be trusted to learn the basics before making public statements. Subdermal GPS chips don’t exist yet! You’re thinking of those microchips they scan at the vet’s office! And, once again, I can only hope the Sheriff was joking when he was talking about electrically shocking parolees who were doing things in violation of their probation. I can sort of see it working as an Invisible Fence for keeping people in a certain area — if you had the GPS tracking chips — but the last time I saw a chip that shocked someone because of their behavior, it was on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...