Disneyland Paris's fart humor

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Madeleine Begun Kane, Humor Columnist,
Notables Webl0g , Political Commentary,
Humor, Song Parodies, January 1-March
31, 2005

Madeleine Begun Kane, Humor Columnist,
Notables Webl0g , Political Commentary,
Humor, Song Parodies, January 1-March
31, 2005 03/31/2005 06:59 AM
enjoy this song parody .. Madeleine Begun Kane .. ode to delay

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Humor Columns About Cars, Politics,
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Dayly Diary

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Dayly Diary 12/26/2003 04:15 PM
"Carnival of the Vanities." - www.madkane.com .. MadKane.com political humor as a whole .. Mad Kane’s Notables Weblog .. Madeleine Begun Kane .. entries .. Madkane

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Guardian Unlimited | Special reports |
Paris's new slant on underground movies

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Paris's new slant on underground movies 09/13/2004 03:42 AM

Why can't we all fart together?

Why can't we all fart together? 12/29/2004 06:05 AM
"Me, I fart loud - I can't be a hypocrite. I get these parts, but I never get to play 'em because I fart out loud. Why can't we all fart together? Let thy arse make wind!"

It is my pleasure< /a> to introduce you to the late, great Timothy Carey, possibly the weird est of all Hollywood character actors. A follower of S alvador Dalí and Le Pétomane, Carey was a Method actor who was pals with John Cassavetes, a muse of sorts for Stanley Kubrick, alleged discoverer of both Frank Zappa and Ray Dennis Steckler, and one of the dedicatees of Reservoir Dogs. Not only that, he wrote, directed, and starred in one of the all-time strangest American films, The World's Greatest Sinner, and wrote and directed the world's only Dalí-inspired play about death by flatulence.

Against all odds, Timothy Carey has a website, and if you're interested, you can buy his movies, posters, and other odds 'n' ends (warning: doesn't appear to have been updated particularly recently).

Truly, in the words of his tombstone, "A Super Nova of Original Thespian Talent."

Mind if I fart?

Mind if I fart? 03/23/2005 10:53 PM
Physicians and scientists around the world even go as far as to state that smoking leads to premature death. Don’t we all know someone who smokes constantly, even heavily, yet is still living β€” or has lived β€” to the mature age of eighty, ninety, and older? Furthermore, the MDs and PhDs state that smoking causes cancer and emphysema. If this diagnosis were definitive, wouldn’t these afflictions affect all smokers equally, rather than the small percentage that it actually does affect?

Herring fart

Herring fart 11/05/2003 03:00 AM
It turns out that herring fart. It's not digestive gas, though. Scientists call it a Fast Repetitive Tick: a FRT.

Firstly, when more herring are in a tank, the researchers record more FRTs per fish. Secondly, the herring are only noisy after dark, indicating that the sounds might allow the fish to locate one another when they cannot be seen. Thirdly, the biologists know that herrings can hear sounds of this frequency, while most fish cannot. This would allow them to communicate by FRT without alerting predators to their presence.

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Fart Friday

Fart Friday 06/24/2005 02:58 PM

First we had Mobile Monday. Now we have Tag Tuesday. Why don't we just fast forward to Fart Friday? To join in, all you have to do is share your emissions with people around you on Friday. OK? What I like about Fart Friday is that there are no i18n issues to deal with. BTW, next Sex Saturday meeting has been put on hold due to a back problem but the Shopping Sunday meeting, organized by my wife, is on track.

What's YOUR favourite ascii fart? \m\
(-_-) /m/

What's YOUR favourite ascii fart? \m\
(-_-) /m/ 11/15/2003 10:03 PM
Ascii Farts.

Help Wanted: Fart Sniffer

Help Wanted: Fart Sniffer 11/12/2003 01:20 PM
The worst job in science, according to Popular Science magazine? Fart sniffer for Minneapolis abdominal gas expert Dr. Michael Leavitt. (11-12)

Softshelled Fart-bombs

Softshelled Fart-bombs 11/12/2003 01:15 PM
In case you were wondering, it's not a good idea to scan your social security card with a sheet feeder. Flatbeds work much better for these little buggers. Lucky for me, I happened to have a metal doohickey (from the computer repair kit my parents gave me a couple of years ago). After a few minutes of sheer terror... er, incomprensible mayhem... I finally jarred that tiger loose. My night would have been complete if only I could have made a run for the border with a friend. Softshelled fart-bombs from Taco Bell can fix anything, ya know?...

Fart-filtering seat-cushion

Fart-filtering seat-cushion 12/17/2003 01:19 PM
The GasBGon is a "flatulence filter" that you put on your chair-seat, so that when you fart, it doesn't smell. Available in many designer patterns.

Q: What is a GasMedic flatulence filter seat cushion?
A: The clinical version of the GasBGon cushion with an impregnated carbon filter based on technology used to develop military chemical defense garments and a specially produced polyurethane foam with improved feel, height and shape retention.

Q: Why use a GasBGon or GasMedic flatulence filter-seat cushion?
A: Today's health conscious population is concerned about eating the right foods and the trend has been towards a high fiber diet. This fact coupled with various illnesses, produce intestinal gas discharges, commonly know as flatulence, crepitating, breaking wind, cutting the cheese, or farting.

Link (Thanks, Amanda!)

Robot Dog Fart Causes Airport Crisis

Robot Dog Fart Causes Airport Crisis 10/30/2003 11:57 PM
According to a UPI story, there was a security scare at a Norfolk, Viriginia airport when a British man attempted to pass through a security check point with his robot dog. The robot dog farted at an inopportune time, leading security experts to conclude it was a bomb. At this point, "Dave Rogerson, told the BBC he watched incredulously as FBI agents took a series of swabs from the mechanical toy's rear end." The whole thing sounds pretty unlikely but there actually is (or was) a toy robot dog that farts, the Tekno L1 Robot Puppy. The toy is no longer made so if you want to buy one in anticipation of your next international trip, you'll need to find one on eBay. Also worth noting is that one of the entries in the Viridian Biofuture Robot Dog Design Contest, also boasted this feature.

"One is in danger of sounding like an
old-fart veteran if one goes on too long
about this,

"One is in danger of sounding like an
old-fart veteran if one goes on too long
about this, 12/11/2003 07:19 AM
Frontpage Interview: Christopher Hitchens .. a fascinating interview .. Front Page Magazine .. Required Reading .. interview .. (*)

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Disneyland Stuff

Disneyland Stuff 03/13/2003 10:17 AM
Some links:Disney Paper Resource Center Updates to Yesterland: Disneyland in 1955 and Sub Lagoon Still Empty. (links via scrubbles.net)...

Deaths at Disneyland

Deaths at Disneyland 07/14/2004 05:06 AM
Here's a trip through all the deaths that have taken place at Disneyland, with photos of the widowmaking apparati. The author does a good job of separating the urban legends from the truth, and pointing the finger at whomever it deserves to be pointed at (sometimes Disney, sometimes foolhardy guests). The over-the-top cussin'-and-rantin' style is very nice.

Although the presumed allure of the PeopleMover during a graduation takeover of the Magic Kingdom would be hopes for a nice view of the Anaheim skyline and a hummer, the usual proliferation of the drunken testosterone penned another chapter of the ride's storied existence in blood during the summer of 1980.

Gerardo Gonzales had presumably never heard of the name Ricky Lee Yama when he boarded the sluggish trail of candy-painted tram cars that night, which is a shame. Aside from sparing his parents the embarrassment of recounting his story to relatives at the wake, it would have also denied an opportunity for ironic history to repeat itself. Sadly, this wasn't the case.

Link (Thanks, Spencer!)

Goths in Disneyland

Goths in Disneyland 09/01/2004 05:11 PM
Cory Doctorow: August 29th was the annual "Bats Day in the Fun Park" -- an annual gathering of goths at Disneyland. Here are Livejournal entires and photogalleries from the event. Batty's Livejournal, Foxfire' s Livejournal, DrunkRockers gallery one, DrunkRockers gallery two (via The Disney Blog)

Disneyland Entrance

Disneyland Entrance 04/29/2004 07:47 AM
family visits to Disneyland in the 50s and 60s .. Vintage snapshots of Disneyland .. Historic Disneyland Photos .. Disneyland silloin ennen .. old Disneyland pics

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Lego Disneyland

Lego Disneyland 04/04/2005 06:25 PM
Cory Doctorow: These model train/Lego enthusiasts have built a selective scale model of Disneyland Park out of legos! w00t! Link (Thanks, Ernest)

Thoughts on Tokyo Disneyland

Thoughts on Tokyo Disneyland 03/13/2003 10:21 AM
Following are my fairly disjointed thoughts on Tokyo Disneyland, but mainly just focusing on the Tiki Room. Written the day...

Disneyland notes from Chuq

Disneyland notes from Chuq 06/06/2005 12:09 AM
Chuq wrote a few notes on the Disney Resort..., which I guess is true, for some meaning of the word "few." It's a handy reference, because I haven't been to Disneyland in ages and we're planning on going next year...

Want A Private Tour Of Disneyland?

Want A Private Tour Of Disneyland? 03/27/2005 08:15 AM

Find out more about "tidbits of history that don't fit with The Walt Disney Co.'s carefully groomed, family friendly image." Of course, the in-person tour is now being banned by Disney. So? All you have to do now is get an iPod.

Mom abandons son (but not daughter) at
Disneyland -- which one did she love
more?

Mom abandons son (but not daughter) at
Disneyland -- which one did she love
more? 08/03/2004 07:46 PM
A woman abandoned her 8-year-old son (but not her 11-year-old daughter) at Disneyland, taking off in the middle of a family trip and heading into the sunset.

Police say she was questioned for several hours, but could not explain why she had left her son alone.

Link (via Disney Blog)

Voyeuristic vintage snapshots of
Disneyland

Voyeuristic vintage snapshots of
Disneyland 04/28/2004 08:48 AM
Disneyland is one of the most-photographed piecces of real-estate in the world. Since 1955, visitors to the park have been exhaustively documenting it with photos and slides. Now, the Disnephiles of The Imaginary World have assembled a "virtual tour" made up of scans of slides shot at Disneyland in the 1950s and 1960s. This combines the thrill of fanboy history with the voyeurism of going through family photo albums found at thrift shops, and just about made my day. Link (Thanks, Hork!)

Disneyland rides must be as safe as
buses

Disneyland rides must be as safe as
buses 06/17/2005 03:34 PM
Cory Doctorow: Ernest sez, "Disneyland (and other thrill ride providers) have been fighting being forced to meet the same safety standards as buses and trains. Yesterday, the California Supreme Court ruled against them."

The 4-3 decision, which found that thrill rides could be classified as common carriers,' said operators must use 'the utmost care and diligence' for the safety of riders rather than mere 'reasonable care.'

Link (Thanks, Ernest!)

Unhappy Disneyland visitors gallery

Unhappy Disneyland visitors gallery 04/13/2005 03:52 AM
Cory Doctorow: This Flickr set is a collection of black-and-white photos of unhappy people at Disneyland -- there's something practically eerie about this. Link (via The Disney Blog)

Disneyland Club 33 1967 prospectus

Disneyland Club 33 1967 prospectus 06/22/2005 01:49 AM
Cory Doctorow: Check out this scanned-in 1967 prospectus for membership in the then-new Club 33, the secretive exclusive members' club over Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean.

High above the streets and courtyards of New Orleans Square, hidden from public view and the bustle of a typical day at Disneyland, is a page out of old New Orleans that even the proud Creole society might have chosen and cherished as its own.

Here French doors open onto balconies that overlook Disneyland's own muddy Mississippi, the Rivers of America. Here, in the tradition of the good host, Walt Disney and his staff planned and executed Disneyland's most exclusive setting - part elegant dining room, part relaxed refreshment center, part distinguished art gallery, part meeting room and part private showplace.

Everything - from plush furnishings to crystal chandeliers, from original paintings and sketches to a personalized Audio-Animatronic show for members and guests only - has been chosen or specially created for Club 33, by the staff of WED Enterprises and by other Disney artisans.

Here, away from the general public, adult beverages will be available, including the finest of wines to match the food specialities of the house.

Link (Thanks, Kirby!)

Update: Jen points out the club33 Flickr tag for photos of the contemporary Club 33.

PK Dick on reality, Disneyland, and
authentic humans

PK Dick on reality, Disneyland, and
authentic humans 09/19/2004 07:47 AM
Cory Doctorow: Great (if over-long) Philip K Dick essay on the nature of reality and science fiction:

But I consider that the matter of defining what is real -- that is a serious topic, even a vital topic. And in there somewhere is the other topic, the definition of the authentic human. Because the bombardment of pseudo-realities begins to produce inauthentic humans very quickly, spurious humans -- as fake as the data pressing at them from all sides. My two topics are really one topic; they unite at this point. Fake realities will create fake humans. Or, fake humans will generate fake realities and then sell them to other humans, turning them, eventually, into forgeries of themselves. So we wind up with fake humans inventing fake realities and then peddling them to other fake humans. It is just a very large version of Disneyland. You can have the Pirate Ride or the Lincoln Simulacrum or Mr. Toad's Wild Ride -- you can have all of them, but none is true.

In my writing I got so interested in fakes that I finally came up with the concept of fake fakes. For example, in Disneyland there are fake birds worked by electric motors which emit caws and shrieks as you pass by them. Suppose some night all of us sneaked into the park with real birds and substituted them for the artificial ones. Imagine the horror the Disneyland officials would feel when they discovered the cruel hoax. Real birds! And perhaps someday even real hippos and lions. Consternation. The park being cunningly transmuted from the unreal to the real, by sinister forces. For instance, suppose the Matterhorn turned into a genuine snow-covered mountain? What if the entire place, by a miracle of God's power and wisdom, was changed, in a moment, in the blink of an eye, into something incorruptible? They would have to close down

Link (Thanks, Condour!)

Disney builds a Green Line at Disneyland

Disney builds a Green Line at Disneyland 04/23/2004 04:26 PM
Disneyland is adding a Green Line -- a security gate to "stop terrorists."

Reality is coming to Disneyland's fantasy world, in the form of permanent security gates. Bowing to terrorism fears, the Walt Disney Co. plans to build the gates at the Disneyland Resort next fall. The company had resisted security gates around Disneyland and the California Adventure theme park next door, believing the sense of fantasy would be spoiled.

Link< /a> (Thanks, Ian!)

Your own Disneyland Paris
anti-flatulence sign

Your own Disneyland Paris
anti-flatulence sign 01/02/2004 01:11 PM
Turns out that you can buy a "No Farting On This Ride" Disneyland Paris sign on eBay for about $10. Link (Thanks, Gary!)

Disneyland fights for right to operate
unsafe coasters

Disneyland fights for right to operate
unsafe coasters 04/08/2005 06:26 PM
Cory Doctorow: Ernest sez, "Disneyland is fighting a California appeals court decision that its rollercoaster-like rides (Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Matterhorn Bobsleds, etc.) must adhere to the same safety standards as public buses and actual railroads. The court decision would require rollercoaster operators in California to use 'utmost care and diligence' as opposed to merely 'reasonable care,' which is the current standard. I'm not quite sure how 'utmost care and diligence' is compatible with rollercoasters at all."

Disneyland's coasters have been falling to pieces, killing people, and going down for multi-year unscheduled maintenance ever since an ex-McKinsey consultant was put in charge of the park and heavily slashed the preventative maintenance regime while firing the park's most senior operators, many of whom had run the one-of-a-kind rides since the day they opened and were familiar with their many quirks.

This move is in marked contrast to the stuff that Disney got up to in Florida, where they essentially bought an entire township (actually, an "improvement district" which is like a town but more autonomous) so that they could write their own building code (among other reasons). The building code they wrote let them build things like fiberglass castles, which are not in the usual town codes -- and the castles and other structures they built have stood the test of time.

But in Disneyland, it seems to me that they're pushing for the right to remain negligent, not the right to innovate beyond the imagination embodied in a construction code.

Richard Derevan, a lawyer for Disney, told the justices that under the higher standard of care, "something could always be safer. The ride could be slower, the curves less sharp, the hills less steep. The ride may lose its purpose for being."

The case involves a claim filed by the estate of Cristina Moreno, a tourist from Spain who visited Disneyland in Anaheim on her honeymoon in 2000. Her family says she suffered a brain hemorrhage after riding the Indiana Jones Adventure, which simulates an off-road jeep ride. She died a few months later.

Link (Thanks, Ernest!)

Disneyland 1968 family holiday photos

Disneyland 1968 family holiday photos 07/27/2004 05:51 AM
Here's a wonderful set of family holiday snapshots from a modern-day blogger's childhood trip to Disneyland in 1968 -- and good as the photos are the reminisces that accompany them are even better. Link (via The Disney Blog)

Disney busts amateur Disneyland tour
guide

Disney busts amateur Disneyland tour
guide 03/22/2005 05:01 PM
Cory Doctorow: Jim Hill is one of the great Disnephiles and Disney bloggers of the planet. Among other things, he gives a regular tour of Disneyland to people who pay him to show them around and tell them the inside story of the park (there are tons of tour operators who show people around Disney parks -- often escorting large groups from other countries). This weekend, Disney security stopped and threatened to arrest Jim for giving his tour.

I'm serious, folks. 20 minutes into my 2 o'clock tour, I was suddenly interrupted by two officials from the park's security staff. They quietly pulled me aside and said that they'd had complaints about my tour. That they'd heard that I was saying negative things about their theme park. More importantly, that my JHM tour was somehow undercutting Disneyland Guest Relations' ability to sell its own tours of the theme park.

Needless to say, I was somewhat surprised by this reaction. As were the 10 or so people who were taking my 2 o'clock tour and watching all of this unfold from 5 feet away. I mean, yes, the JHM Disneyland tour does contain a few juicy stories. Which is why Chuck Oberleitner once called it "The 'E' True Hollywood version of Disneyland's history." But is that really reason enough to shut the tour down?

Lin k (Thanks, Tavie!)

High-tech, roofed Disneyland for Hong
Kong

High-tech, roofed Disneyland for Hong
Kong 06/25/2004 05:21 AM
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Tiny, wicked Disneyland uniform pieces
on eBay

Tiny, wicked Disneyland uniform pieces
on eBay 05/23/2004 03:03 PM
This Disneyland Parking Attendant coat and shirt on eBay look great, but they're way too small for me. Link

Disneyland ride scheduler uses
historical wait-time data to cut queuing

Disneyland ride scheduler uses
historical wait-time data to cut queuing 12/27/2004 10:39 AM
Cory Doctorow: This Win-only app uses historical wait times and a "scheduling algorithm" to help you plan your day at Disneyland to minimize your wait-times and maximize your rides.

RideMax allows you to specify the attractions you wish to ride during your visit, then uses a sophisticated scheduling algorithm to order your attractions so that the amount of time you spend in line is minimized.

Using historical wait time statistics for each attraction as a foundation, RideMax analyzes millions of different ride sequences in order to create a minimum-wait-time itinerary. This schedule is tailored to the expected crowd patterns on the day of your visit, for the attractions you want to ride!

Link (Thanks, Alex)

Programming Humor

Programming Humor 06/05/2004 05:52 AM

Code Humor Challenge: Some pretty funny examples of developers trying to be funny. People are submitting hundreds of comments of funny code they wrote and tried to get (or succeeded in getting) into production.

One of my previous employers had, for historical reasons, the requirement that all class names be prefixed with "Mc" (McUser, McCheckbox, etc.). I created the class McNugget, complete with methods like McNugget.dip(McNugget.BBQ_SAUCE).

This one's pretty good too:

Disco = Uncool

Do Until Disco = Cool

if Year gt 1970 And Year lt 1978 then

GetDownAndDance
Disco = Cool

Else

MockDiscoDancers

End if

Loop

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Geek humor at its best

Geek humor at its best 07/14/2004 12:04 AM
The House With Too Many Perpundiculars

My warped humor........

My warped humor........ 03/13/2003 10:24 AM
I seriously can not stand arrogant flashy people. They live excessively for no reason but to show off and say...

More Couch Humor

More Couch Humor 02/08/2003 08:33 PM
I stumbed across two more funny pieces at The Avocado Couch. The first one, A note to the obnoxiously self-absorbed is one of the best rants I've read in a long, long time. It goes all out. The second one,...
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News : Feature Myths Over Miami,Captured
on South Beach, Satan later escaped. His
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Everglades. And other tales from
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Lynda Edwards The Alternative Miami
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LCD TV Reviews

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Dudes....all the reviews all look the
same....everybody has

Dudes....all the reviews all look the
same....everybody has 08/08/2004 05:28 PM
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Reviews for Make

Reviews for Make 02/01/2005 08:38 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: There's still time to contribute a review to the second issue of MAKE, a technology project magazine I'm editing.

Is there some gadget, tool, web site, newsletter, instructional video, book, magazine, CD-ROM, or instrument you already own and love? Then write about it for MAKE. We'll pay you if we run it.

Reviews should be approximately 100-300 words, and be written in the first person. Think more "recommendation" and "experience" when you write these than "review." We want to hear about your involvement with it.

The old Wired guidelines for reviews went like this: “Write your review. Then write us a letter explaining why we should devote space to your item. Throw away your review and send us the letter.” That's the way to do it.

Send your reviews to markf@oreilly.com

Macworld reviews in brief

Macworld reviews in brief 12/05/2003 03:19 AM
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CAntenna Reviews

CAntenna Reviews 12/08/2003 04:44 PM
This site offers a review of two cAntennas, or antennas made from cans: The antennas come from EtherDesigns and got pretty high reviews here. Plus, they're cheap!...

Game Reviews

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Not So Anonymous Reviews

Not So Anonymous Reviews 02/14/2004 11:51 PM

Amazon Glitch Unmasks War of Reviewers: Amazon accidentally posted the real names of anonymous book reviewers on their site, and in the process, revealed that the whole user-submitted review process is garbage.

But even with reviewer privacy restored, many people say Amazon's pages have turned into what one writer called "a rhetorical war," where friends and family members are regularly corralled to write glowing reviews and each negative one is scrutinized for the digital fingerprints of known enemies.

One well-known writer admitted privately — and gleefully — to anonymously criticizing a more prominent novelist who he felt had unfairly reaped critical praise for years. She regularly posts responses, or at least he thinks it is her, but the elegant rebuttals of his reviews are also written from behind a pseudonym.

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Reviews of pens

Reviews of pens 05/20/2004 05:43 PM
Illustrator Danny Gregory has reviewed a bunch of pens, accompanied by his drawings of the pens.

"Rotring Rapidoliner: I am really in love with this pen these days and I never would of thunk it. I first tried Rapidographs when I was a teenager but they always clogged and leaked and were a pain to fill. I was forever dismantling the nibs and washing them in the sink and finding ink blots on my shirts. This pen is perfect. My nib is the finest they make and the pen just won’t clog or skip. The guts are disposable, for $4 you get a fresh new nib and supply of Indian ink. I have been drawing with this pen every day for two months and am still on my original cartridge. The pen’s feeling is ultra smooth, a little creamy and a little brittle, like icing on a cupcake. The best $10 I ever spent."

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PC Games Reviews

PC Games Reviews 07/25/2004 01:10 AM
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Motherboard Reviews: What Do You Want?

Motherboard Reviews: What Do You Want? 08/30/2004 11:42 AM
Notes from the Lab: There's an ever-growing mountain of motherboards over at ET headquarters. We want to review them, but thought we'd ask you what you're looking for in a motherboard first. What do you need to know?

PC Game Reviews

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Suse 9.1 Reviews?

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Hardware Reviews

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Upcoming Reviews

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We have a number of upcoming big hardware reviews on the site over the next week or so, here are just a few of them:

Hardware:
Maxtor OneTouch II 250GB USB/FireWire External Harddisk - 7200RPM
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Orange SPV M2000 Pocket PC Phone Edition
Samsung YH-999 Portable Media Center
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More Reviews of FeedDemon 1.5

More Reviews of FeedDemon 1.5 03/14/2005 06:24 PM

"FeedDemon is easily the slickest, most powerful reader I've tried, with features that come close to making it a killer app...After you've tried it, I bet you'll be more than happy to pay for it. " Th e Houston Chronicle

"FeedDemon sets the standard for RSS readers in a market that Microsoft has yet to even address with any of its software products." The Winning AdVantage

"Having happily shelled out semi-big bucks for his beyond awesome CSS editor, TopStyle Pro (probably one of the most elegantly written apps of all time), it was not much of a stretch to part with the $29 registration fee for FeedDemon. So, what is it? It's the best RSS reader in the world...FeedDemon has become a must-have." Imaginary Mind

"FeedDemon's integrated podcasting client is also a work of art making stand alone podcaster irrelevant." tonkinese.net

"I love the integration with de.lico.us, NewsGator, and the newspaper styles" Omar Shahine

"FeedDemon...is my choice as Software Product of the Year. Nick Bradbury, the individual behind FeedDemon, is my choice for Most Valuable Player in the Blogosphere. FeedDemon is that good." Denn is Kennedy

"If you haven't used FeedDemo, then you should. It is bloody brilliant...a dream to use and encompasses every feature a young man could want." PodCastL ab.com

Matrix reviews

Matrix reviews 11/05/2003 02:29 PM

STLtoday: "The Matrix Revolutions" is awful. It's not merely hapless or disappointing - it's a total catastrophe, an apocalyptic waste of money and talent that obliterates its very purpose, which was to resolve the cosmological questions that were posed by that misbegotten middle child, "The Matrix Reloaded."

Daily Trojan: "by the time the long awaited denouement is delivered, which reveals the power behind the Machine World, the "Deus Ex Machina," most viewers will already be looking at their watches."

Tri-City Herald: "If this is what big-budget freedom does to filmmakers, they should be kept in chains. Louder, longer, more expensive and dumber than its predecessors, "Revolutions" is a mediocrity that will provide escapism only to those who head for the theater exits."

CBS News: "Revolutions" eats all of the goodwill built up by "The Matrix," and then some. It isn't just bad moviemaking -- it's a bizarrely self-destructive film."

BBC NEWS: "No-one really expects sequels to be better than the original, but Matrix Revolutions is a crushing disappointment in almost every way."

More reviews.

Now that your expectations have been sufficiently lowered, feel free to go see it. I certainly will.

AP reviews iTunes 4.5

AP reviews iTunes 4.5 05/06/2004 08:52 AM
The Associated Press today has posted a review of Apple's recently released iTunes 4.5...

Reviews in RSS feeds

Reviews in RSS feeds 11/03/2003 11:12 AM

The RVW specification is a module extension to the RSS 2.0 syndication format. RVW is intended to allow machine-readable reviews to be integrated into an RSS feed, thus allowing reviews to be automatically compiled from distributed sources.&194;&160; In other words,&194;&160;you can write book, restaurant, movie, product, etc.&194;&160;reviews inside your own&194;&160;website, while allowing them to be used by Amazon or other review aggregators.

Aww, yeah. Bring on the microcontent. Yay, hooray! This is an XML namespace-based extension to RSS 2.0, and for even more flavor, it uses the work of other pre-existing specs, such as ENT, FOAF, and Dublin Core. This wouldn't be hard at all to slip into an RSS 1.0 feed and an RDF database as well.

The new Doctor Who reviews

The new Doctor Who reviews 04/14/2005 01:59 PM
The new Doctor Who series has been airing on BBC Television for three weeks now. And it is "good TV" Most all of the reviews are startlingly positive, far more than I've seen for a television series in a long, long time. What is most striking is that many of the commentaries about the "New Who" state that it is just plain ole' good television that combines something intelligent, something scary, something mysterious and something balls-out fun. In our world of reality television, what other series would you classify as being "good tv"? What makes for "good TV"? (Link goes to a fan site that has re-printed and linked to numerous reviews)

The Catwoman reviews over at
RottenTomatoes.com

The Catwoman reviews over at
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MacDigit reviews NetNewsWire

MacDigit reviews NetNewsWire 01/23/2004 09:53 PM
The French-language Mac news site MacDigit has released a review of NetNewsWire. Le matin, lecture des titres avec NetNewsWire...

Neowin Member Reviews

Neowin Member Reviews 05/08/2004 11:47 AM

Rage3D Hardware Reviews

Rage3D Hardware Reviews 01/19/2004 09:35 AM

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