Archive for the 'Fun Stuff' Category

Fun with Junk Mail, Part II

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

Click here for Part I.
It’s been really interesting to see the patterns in junk mail once I started really paying attention. Now, I still would rather not get any junk mail at all, but since it’s practically a given these days, I may as well find some sort of amusement in it.
Anyways, here is […]

Fun with Junk Mail

Monday, June 12th, 2006

Like most people, I don’t enjoy receiving junk mail (electronic or otherwise), but lately I’ve become more and more amused at the absurdity of most junk mail subject lines. Lately it seems that junk mailers have taken a turn for the random.
I’ve been collecting junk mail “From” names for the last several weeks, when […]

More Timewasters

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

How popular is your name? Check it out here. HT to Len Cleavelin for this one.
Here’s a fun free web game: Brewster Jennings Protects America. Kinda Carmen Sandiego-ish, uses Google Maps (which I like to play around with anyways).

Yet Another Internet Toy (another method of wasting time)

Wednesday, October 5th, 2005

zipdecode is a Java applet that graphically maps out U.S. Zip codes. Kinda neat how you can just watch how the numbering system works. Those wacky M.I.T. guys - what in the world will they think of next?
Hat-tip to Neil.

Cats! Sinks!

Wednesday, September 14th, 2005

Like cats? And bathroom furnishings?
Here’s a website that combines both. See random photos of felines in sinks. You can even upload your own.
On a side note: this is the start of a new category: Fun Stuff. Previous posts that fit the bill have been added already.

Stupidity Quiz

Thursday, August 25th, 2005

I’m a real sucker for online quizzes. Here is my most recent one:

Games to Play

Monday, August 8th, 2005

Just wanted to share with y’all a couple of fun websites with which I’ve been wasting my time (WARNING: These sites can be addictive!):

20Q.net - Play “20 Questions” with an A.I. routine. It’s an experiment in Artificial Intelligence. The program “learns” the more that people play it.
Face Transformer - Upload a picture […]