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Make a USB turd

Make a USB turd 04/15/2004 11:37 AM
Instructions on how to make your very own USB-powered hunk of faux feces. Why anyone would want to, I cannot fathom. Link (Thanks,JL). And when you're done, you can print out this uttery non-worksafe coprophilia coloring book, and frolic away merrily in the land of poo. Link (Thanks, Manuel Wanskasmith, via Susa nnah)

Turd Ferguson

Turd Ferguson 09/08/2004 09:12 AM

« One of several art installations around Helsinki for the Helsinki Arts Festival entitled, "The Wailing Wall". The walls were filled with empty film canisters that people were invited to fill with notes written on day-glow coloured papers. It reminded me of the old lite-brites where you'd make a design with coloured pegs although the new models for kids these days seem too molded and modern when compared to the original low-tech box with a bulb inside of it. »

At the height of my inbox madness a few years ago, I think I subscribed to about 45 different mailing lists, some of which had a very high daily volume of spew. When I left the US, I unsubscribed to almost all of them since I was afraid I might be offline for a while and I didn't want the disks to fill. I never re-subscribed and, the few that I did keep I punted last week after moving all my crap off of the old box where I used to read my mail. I can go a few days without looking at my inbox and really not worry as a huge percentage of the mail is spam and the rest is mostly from friends and nice people who take the time to write to me. I surf list archives if and when I bother to care which, I find, isn't very often anymore. People talk about rss feeds for mailing lists in glowing terms but I think they're forgetting that rss doesn't list only the posts with something worth reading in them. I'd be willing to pay for summarizers to wade through the dreck and send me the few worthwhile nuggets of info. Screw rss, I want intelligent agents that won't waste my time.

One of the three lists I remain subscribed to and lurk on is the American Dialect Society mailing list digest which has a very high signal:noise ratio and often has something of interest or amusement. One of the most entertaining posters is Barry Popik whose atom feed of word etymologies and ephemera is excellent. He's an administrative law judge of parking violations in NYC by day and the modern mad professor for the OED the rest of the time, particularly for food words. He's also an editor for the upcoming drool-worthy Encycl opedia of Food and Drink in America from OUP. Today's digest had a particularly fun list of college slang from Barry who I presume was looking for "Turd Ferguson" and found an article about a book on college slang. I had to giggle since I know the phrase and I know it's not a food. :) I'm not sure which is more disturbing; that I've actually used Turd Ferguson in a sentence or finding it in a book title. I think it's mostly a mid-westernism, but slang gets around and it's hard to say for sure. Turd Ferguson & the Sausage Party: An Uncensored Guide to College Slang looks like a pretty hilarious book and a way to make my English a little more fresh and hip. I mean, I've not heard or said Turd Ferguson in years! Pure nostalgia. There is a short list of some of the words from the book.

• Bar Scar: All the wristbands and ink left over after making the rounds at the bars.
• Cash Cow: An ATM.
• Greek Freak: A new pledge who is super-absorbed in sorority/fraternity goings-on.
• Hallcest: The dangerous act of getting with someone on your hall.
• Hitting the Snooze Bar: To continue to hook up with someone even though you should really break up. Prolonging the inevitable.
• Kelvin Club: The rare feat of having a GPA that equals absolute zero.
• Liquid Encouragement: Refers to how alcohol can help you be able to talk or attempt to talk to anyone.
• Osmosis: A method of study employed by crammers who fall asleep with their heads on their books. Not very reliable.
• Party Foul: An incident that goes against the rules of the party. For example, spilling your glass of red wine on the Dean's white carpet during an elegant mixer or mistaking the coat closet for a bathroom.
• Pizza Bones: The uneaten crust of a pizza. Often scavenged by cheap friends like Barry down the hall.
• Sausage Party: A gathering of many more men than women.
• Sexiled: When someone is forced to sleep outside his/her room when his/her roomate wants to have sex in the room.
• Tomb of the Dead Soldiers: A trashcan filled with many, many beer cans.
• Turd Ferguson: A social sore who decides things like exposing oneself in public or driving drunk are good ideas.
• Vitamin N: Short for vitamin nicotine. Refers to having a cigarette first thing in the morning.
• Vurp: When you burp but some vomit comes up, too. A very nasty experience.

An inspiring little turd

An inspiring little turd 08/20/2004 11:30 PM
Once upon a time, a little doggy poo lived on the side of a road.
[via The Tofu Hut]

What is the sound of coughing up phlegm
plus a turd?

What is the sound of coughing up phlegm
plus a turd? 08/20/2004 02:26 PM
Huckapoo! OMG is that the worst band name ever, or what? ...Daniel Radosh extends his healthy obsession with teenage female celebrities with a list of why Huckapoo is now officially his new favorite band. ("Say what you want about Modest Mouse, but do they have a logo like that?")

"MAKE: Blog: MAKE:DIYcast- our new
audio/podcast experiment!"

"MAKE: Blog: MAKE:DIYcast- our new
audio/podcast experiment!" 04/19/2005 08:36 AM

Trying to make Web services make sense

Trying to make Web services make sense 06/22/2004 07:29 AM
Multiple standards muddy the waters and keep customers from taking the Web services plunge.

You make it fun; we'll make it run

You make it fun; we'll make it run 09/07/2004 01:26 AM
Coral: The NYU Distribution Network "Are you tired of clicking on some link from a web portal, only to find that the website is temporarily off-line because thousands or millions of other users are also trying to access it? Does your network have a really low-bandwidth connection, such that everyone, even accessing the same web pages, suffers from slow downloads? Have you ever run a website, only to find that suddenly you get hit with a spike of thousands of requests, overloading your server and possibly causing high monthly bills? If so, Coral might be your free solution for these problems!"

PPM-Make-0.74

PPM-Make-0.74 08/29/2004 12:23 AM

Make

Make 03/08/2004 11:07 PM
Being part of Generation X is a condition of being caught between booming generations. But lately it feels like being caught between revolutions. Sure, we play a larger role than our size in the creation and adoption of the information...

Does this car make my ass look big?

Does this car make my ass look big? 12/29/2003 12:24 PM
BoingBoing reader Clive says:

Patent #6,649,848 is for "Vehicle with on-board dieters' weight progress indentifying and control system and method". In plain english, that means it's a car that weighs you when you sit in it -- and yells at you if you're getting fat. There's also a story in the New York Times about it today.

Link

PPM-Make-0.68

PPM-Make-0.68 01/11/2004 07:53 AM

Make them pay

Make them pay 05/05/2004 11:19 AM
USA Today May 5 2004 3:23PM GMT

Does the hat make the man

Does the hat make the man 02/05/2005 09:55 PM
FAIR COP:

men.shoeblogs.com/2005/02/hats.html
track this site | 3 links

Pre-Make Kit

Pre-Make Kit 12/03/2003 09:45 AM
PMK has a new website

Pre Make Kit 0.8

Pre Make Kit 0.8 02/15/2004 03:44 PM
A portability checker for use in the pre-build stage of software installation.

Can we make it?

Can we make it? 12/19/2004 02:52 PM
Kerry conceded so I guess we're in for 4 more years of Bush. I'm not sure what will happen. I'm...

Make the Most of Your New PC

Make the Most of Your New PC 12/28/2004 12:50 PM
PC Magazine Dec 28 2004 4:01PM GMT

ll-make 0.11.6

ll-make 0.11.6 12/08/2003 04:42 PM
An object oriented make replacement.

But, I won't make you

But, I won't make you 12/18/2003 07:23 PM
"We tune, because we care" - Mr. Chan Uncle and Aunt from England came in today. I have to go...

OK, Mac, Make A Wish

OK, Mac, Make A Wish 01/26/2004 10:20 AM
Apple's 'computer for the rest of us' is, insanely, 20. By Steven Levy (Newsweek via MyAppleMenu)

How Much We Make

How Much We Make 03/17/2005 03:12 AM

Google's new ToS: Now you can say how much you make: Gadgetopia made $460 from Google in its best month. We probably average a little less than that. I like to see about $14 a day.

Glenn sez, "Google updated its AdSense TOS and now lets its affiliates discuss what they make.

It spikes quite a bit. The best we ever did was $76 one day. I'm willing to bet most of it was off one click, but which ad? That's the $76 question, as it were.

Thanks to everyone that enables us to make this money. It's not huge, but it at least partially makes up for the time.

PPM-Make-0.75

PPM-Make-0.75 09/05/2004 06:11 AM

Make Your PC Run Like New

Make Your PC Run Like New 07/17/2004 07:29 PM
G4 Tech TV Jul 17 2004 11:10PM GMT

"Make your own"

"Make your own" 04/27/2004 03:55 PM

Don't make me lie to you

Don't make me lie to you 05/06/2004 09:52 PM

So what's the deal with this?

I'm sure you've seen it. I get it from QuickTime on Windows, and I get it from QuickTime on my Mac as well. If this was attached to some lousy spyware infested privacy flaunting piece of junk I wouldn't be so surprised, but it's not: it's from Apple, a company who are meant to pride themselves on the usability of their software; software that normally just gets out of the way. So why bug me with this junk? More importantly, why force me to lie about my intentions? I have absolutely no intention of ever upgrading to QuickTime Pro - but every time that blasted window comes up I have to promise to put off my purchasing decision until "Later" in order to proceed.

It annoys me even more because out of all the lousy streaming media formats out there, QuickTime sucks the least. Why spoil the experience with an advert for a product that seems to be made obsolete by Apple's own iMovie anyway?

Can you make money?

Can you make money? 11/06/2003 06:11 PM
At the recent OS X conference, the question came up at the Innovators presentation whether it was possible to make money developing OS X applications.

Yes, it’s possible.

But, before you start, here’s some advice:

1. Don’t expect investment from VCs or Apple or anybody else.

You’ll need to fund development yourself. Folks developing for Windows or doing web applications may be able to find investment, but it’s been a long time since Mac development attracted investment.

2. You need to have a really good idea for an app that other people like.

It’s worthwhile to show a few people privately an early prototype. Choose people who won’t just say nice things because they like you. Your friends and family will be encouraging. You want honest opinions.

We originally had an app named MacNewsWire, the precursor to NetNewsWire, that didn’t catch fire. It had a fixed list of Mac news subscriptions. You couldn’t add or remove subscriptions. I thought it would be popular; it wasn’t.

Then I prototyped NetNewsWire and showed it to some people, and they liked it an awful lot. Had they not liked it, we would have done a different app.

3. Communicate. Be open. Most of all, listen.

If you don’t have a weblog, start one. Part of buying software from a small independent developer is knowing that you’re buying from people.

Put your bugs list on-line. Start a mailing list or two. You want to be open about your software and you want people to get to know you.

But the biggest part of this is listening to other people.

4. Don’t imitate Apple.

One of the things I see often is people name their apps iSomething; their apps use metal windows; their websites look like Apple’s website.

I think this is a mistake. I know these folks aren’t trying to fool people into thinking their apps are really made by Apple. However, the benefits of your own unique presence will outweigh any impression of a relationship to the iApps.

5. Be realistic. Work matters.

There’s no room for idealism of this sort: people should like your app, investors should provide funding.

What matters is what actually happens. When you concentrate on the shoulds you’re not working.

You need to work and keep working. There may be dinners and movies and even vacations, but then you come back to work.

Make More Mistakes

Make More Mistakes 12/27/2003 01:47 PM

How to make your PC quiet

How to make your PC quiet 05/17/2004 10:24 AM
Run silent, run deep

Make hay while the sun shines

Make hay while the sun shines 05/19/2004 02:44 PM
newmediazero May 19 2004 6:36PM GMT

Make Some Useful Shit

Make Some Useful Shit 05/19/2004 04:26 PM
JANE PINCKARD -- No, for real (well, mmmmaybe). This advanced toilet turns human shit into clean compost. The Solar Composting Advanced Toilet is designed to recycle human excrement and urine into a relatively [Emphasis mine - Ed.] dry and deodorized compost which can be safely and easily applied to the...

Pre Make Kit 0.8.1-s6 (Snapshot)

Pre Make Kit 0.8.1-s6 (Snapshot) 08/28/2004 04:44 PM
A portability checker for use in the pre-build stage of software installation.

" StorTroopers - Make yourself ! "

" StorTroopers - Make yourself ! " 04/12/2005 04:14 PM

Make-Cache-1.012

Make-Cache-1.012 02/12/2004 06:08 PM

Alexis Make

Alexis Make 01/04/2004 12:19 AM
2.10.18

600 PowerMacs Make One DVD

600 PowerMacs Make One DVD 04/19/2004 08:32 AM

Make Your Own Luck

Make Your Own Luck 02/13/2004 02:41 PM
some cynical part of me suspects that people who have to be taught how to network will never really be great at it

Use SFX to make your own Dr Who theme
mix

Use SFX to make your own Dr Who theme
mix 12/27/2004 10:38 AM
Cory Doctorow: The BBC has posted a mixer that lets you make your own version of the Dr Who theme, adding from a long list of SFX with names like "Scottish Hamster" and "Party Popper." Link (Thanks, Gene!)

Make Symlink 1.0.2

Make Symlink 1.0.2 12/03/2003 09:49 PM
Make unix-styled symbolic links using hierarchical CM.

LogiLogi.org Make 0.2.2

LogiLogi.org Make 0.2.2 12/25/2004 05:01 PM
A Make replacement using a C++ file as a make file.
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