It’s true that I don’t get a lot of traffic here, and not many searches when I do get visitors. That’s irrelevant, though, when you have such fun searches as these:
[tags]What people are searching for here[/tags]
Category: Useless knowledge
Information you have no need for. Ever. Usually about me, but possibly about other trivial crap in the world.
Play Midway arcade classics online
Play some of Midway’s old arcade games online via Shockwave. Ten games are available, such as Tapper and Spyhunter. Also available is Sinistar, often considered one of the hardest arcade games out (up there with Ghosts ‘n Goblins, I believe).
[tags]Play Midway arcade classics online, Shockwave versions of Midway arcade classics available online[/tags]
If you park like an idiot, you need this
I have to get a stack of these to apply to idiots in the future. Only $30 for 100. Put me in charge, and everyone that deserves one gets one.
[tags]I park like an idiot, Bumper sticker for idiots[/tags]
New Tesla statue in Niagara Falls
(via boingboing)
First, let me say that there is absolutely no evidence to support the conjecture that if one were to approach and touch this statue, massive balls of lightning would shoot forth from statue to the person approaching. Absolutely no evidence, folks.
That out of the way, what a nice way to honor the man who lit the world – a statue in memory of Nikola Tesla was recently (July 9, 2006) unveiled in Queen Victoria Park, Niagara Falls. Sure, most folks will see it and have no idea who he is, but my readers are smarter than the average bear, I am certain. So next time you visit Niagara Falls (on the .ca side, please, as no equivalent statue yet exists state-side), drop by and say hello to ol’ Nikki.
Nikola Tesla designed the first hydroelectric power plant at Niagara Falls, New York which started producing electrical power in 1895. This was the beginning of the electrification of the United States and the rest of the world. Today, Tesla’s AC electricity is lighting and powering the globe. Nikola Tesla is the genius who lit the world.
Now, the inventor of alternating current has a permanent tribute overlooking the Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls, Canadian side.
Pictures of the unveiling and a bit of the backstory on Tesla’s importance in Niagara Falls on the Tesla Society’s page about the unveiling.
[tags]Tesla statue, Tesla memorial statue[/tags]
Keith Richards giving up drugs
This is tantamount to most people saying they’ll give up breathing. Keith Richards has announced that he’s giving up drugs. And why would he do that after all these years?
Keith Richards says he’s not a fan of modern drugs. Richards, who is currently on tour with the Rolling Stones, told Britain’s Q magazine that, “I don’t like the way drugs now are working on your brain area instead of just through the blood stream. That’s why I don’t take any of them anymore.” Richards, who was a heavy heroin user for a decade, has now been known to stick to more legal substances such as Stolichnaya vodka mixed with Sunkist soda.
[tags]Keith Richards to give up drugs[/tags]
Happy Birthday, Faith Hill
Mmmmmm, so that’s what 39 looks like?
 
 
[tags]Happy Birthday Faith Hill, Faith Hill[/tags]
More on Coulrophobia
I love the subject, what can I say? The thought of clowns instilling deathly fear into others intrigues me. Because of that, when I see a fear-of-clowns story on the web, I feel the need to share it. This latest comic, care of Wondermark, is such a catch. Click and enjoy.
[tags]Coulrophobia, Scenes from a clown funeral, Wondermark comics[/tags]
Sirius Stiletto available for pre-order, but why?
While 
catching up on my gadget news recently, I stumble over this tidbit on Engadget, and I’m trying to figure out why people would buy this? Here’s what I understand – the Stiletto is a handheld satellite radio received which allows you to record your Sirius radio stream, storing up to 100 hours. I think it also lets you upload mp3s to the device for later playback. Some folks might even think it is sexy or something like that.
But it costs $349 for the wifi version and $249 for the non-wifi. And I just can’t understand paying that. Call me crazy, but if I pay $349 for something called a stiletto, it had better come with a hot red-head willing to engage in some serious scrotum stomping stiletto heel sadism. Can someone explain to me why people are all ape-nuts ga-ga over this?
[tags]Sirius Stiletto for pre-order, $349 for satellite radio portable[/tags]
International Talk Like a Pirate day
You’d better be talking like a pirate today. That’s right – today is International Talk Like a Pirate day, friend.
You’ve read about it in Dave Barry’s blog. Maybe you caught one of our radio or TV interviews. Or maybe you just stumbled on to our site while googling around for sites your mother probably wouldn’t approve of. Perhaps you’re one of the millions of people from South Africa to Australia, from New York to the Pacific Northwest, who party like pirates every September 19th.
In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, all posts and comments today will be automagically translated to pirate speak. If you don’t want to be reading piratized comments today, you might consider skipping all posts and comments for the day.
[tags]International Talk Like a Pirate Day, Pirates, Ahoy, Matey[/tags]
Fashion, Wal-Mart’s got it, others don’t?
This great fashion newsclipping via The Consumerist:
[tags]Wal-Mart – pinnacle of fashion center?[/tags]
Pictures that lie
A revealing look at photos that lie over at C|Net’s News.com. With the article is a collection of 24 altered pictures, some shown with the original un-doctored image, and an explanation of what and why alterations were made. Some of the changes are minor, while others are fairly substantial modifications of photos.
The article starts with this original and modified photo of Katie Couric, and shows other photos sometimes changed for intentional dramatic effect, sometimes for humorous story-telling, and sometimes just to allow more image to be viewed in a limited sized picture.
[tags]Pictures that lie, Modifying the photos we see[/tags]
Murder – it’s not just for breakfast any more
(via Blues News)
I have no idea what my headline means.
A 22-year-old woman was arrested after authorities say she tried to hire someone to kill another woman whose photo appeared on her boyfriend’s MySpace.com Web page.
Heather Michelle Kane was booked Tuesday for investigation of conspiracy to commit murder, Mesa Detective Jerry Gissel said.
She was arrested after she met an undercover Mesa police detective at a grocery store, gave the officer $400 and offered to pay an additional $100 once the woman had been killed, according to court records.
Whoa! $500 total? Man, I had no idea murder was so cheap. In one of my favorite jokes, it’s $10,000 per person, but the hitman is able to save his customer $10,000 (yes, that joke).
[tags]Murder most affordable, MySpace murder plot[/tags]