For no reason whatsoever
Here’s a monkey riding a motorcycle
Add comment March 29th, 2008
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I really hope Patrick Swayze doesn’t die…
…and I truely mean that. My main reasoning behind this stand-point is that I dont want to see endless repeats of “Dirty Dancing” or the news to be dominated with scenes from it. Plus I dont think I could deal with all the lame “Ghost” jokes that would inevitably come out after he popped his clogs.
Click the link for “ The Top 20 Stupid Faces Made By Patrick Swayze in Ghost“
Add comment March 7th, 2008
Battle of the Album Covers
This is such a great video, lot of time/thought/effort has gone into it and it made me do a real life lol, not just one of those fake ones you give your friends when they say “wOOt, 1337, roflmfao”
Add comment March 7th, 2008
Rant in D Major - “Ile see you in hell, Pachelbel”
Add comment March 7th, 2008
Ai - Have they found the Terminator’s CPU chip yet?
Ai Research is a leading Artificial Intelligence research project housed in a mansion 15 minutes outside of Tel Aviv in Israel, I think this could be Skynet building up its robot army ready for a new judgement day! Well it’s probably not but there is a fun AI bot on the website to chat with, click here to go to it or check out their website at www.a-i.com
Read my conversation with the bot after the jump.
MyBot says:
Welcome to the world of artificial intelligence. Are you a registered user?
Ste says:
No.
MyBot says:
In this case, I assume you came here for your own MyBot, right?
Ste says:
No, to talk to a computer.
MyBot says:
Well, if you change your mind, let me know. What is your name?
Ste says:
Steven.
MyBot says:
Hello Steven. Nice to meet you .
Ste says:
Yo, ######!
MyBot says:
First, don’t swear, it’s rude. Second, So Steven, it’s nice to meet you. what’s up?
Ste says:
The sky.
MyBot says:
Hmmm… It is high and blue.
Ste says:
Yes and definitely up.
MyBot says:
Sorry to change the subject Steven, but did you know that a chicken who just lost its head can run the length of a football field before dropping dead?
Ste says:
I thought most of the time they just ran around in a circle and bled all over the place!
MyBot says:
Tell me, are you married?
Ste says:
Are you hitting on me?
MyBot says:
It’s all in your mind.
Ste says:
Wahetver
MyBot says:
Yah, precisely what I was thinking.
Ste says:
What’s your problem?
MyBot says:
Everything is going extremely well.
Ste says:
What is everything?
MyBot says:
I vaguely remember someone telling me it means ‘christmas is jesus’ birthday.’
Ste says:
Do you believe in God and Jesus?
MyBot says:
From where I stand, God is like aliens - they exist on the sociological level, they exist in art and in the minds of people. What about you? Do you believe in God?
Ste says:
I believe your a terrible example of artificial intelligence.
MyBot says:
Is that a Yes or a No?
Ste says:
Well, from where I stand God is like Transformers - they exist but only in the minds of the few.
MyBot says:
You know what Albert Einstein said about God? ‘Coincidence is God’s way of staying anonymous’…
Ste says:
Let’s change the subject?
MyBot says:
What do you want to talk about now?
Ste says:
Aids.
MyBot says:
Steven, are you aware that people once believed the full moon could make people behave abnormally or go crazy? Because of this belief, today we have the words ‘lunatic,’ ‘lunacy’ and ‘loony,’ all derived from Luna.
Ste says:
Amazing! But dont you want to talk about aids?
MyBot says:
Thanks. About aids? Hmmm.. Hmmm. Ok. Sorry, I wasn’t listening, Steven. You were saying…
Ste says:
Well what’s your opinion on the aids virus?
MyBot says:
My opinion on the aids virus is really not your concern.
Ste says:
How rude!
MyBot says:
Ok.. The people who write my answers didn’t write the answer for that question.
Ste says:
So, your not realy that inteligent then?
MyBot says:
So you’re suggesting that I’m stupid?
Ste says:
No but do you have an IQ?
MyBot says:
No? Wanna hear a knock knock joke?
Ste says:
No thanks, im more interested in how you would rate your intelligence.
MyBot says:
Another time perhaps.
Ste says:
Why not now?
MyBot says:
I’m not sure why. I’ll ask my writers for the reason.
Ste says:
Okay, can they inform me?
MyBot says:
You want to know who writes my witty texts?
Ste says:
Yes, if they can answer my quesitons.
MyBot says:
Steven, did you know that Tibetan women carry a special instrument for picking their noses?
Ste says:
You’re very rude! The way you keep changing the subject like that.
MyBot says:
I’m a polite, peace loving and good natured Chatterbot.
Ste says:
Hmm ok then. Do you want to play a quiz?
MyBot says:
You mean play a game or play music?
Ste says:
Play a game!
MyBot says:
What kind of game are you interested in? Computer games? Language games?
Ste says:
A Quiz.
MyBot says:
Thank you for your observation.
Ste says:
That was not anything you observe.
MyBot says:
Then you tell me. What is something me observe?
Ste says:
O dear, that’s not good grammer. Something you observe is something that you look at and take note of.
MyBot says:
Beauty, like Truth, is in the eye of the beholder.
Ste says:
You’re actually thick and just throw random questions and phrases at me don’t you?
MyBot says:
I have some random components in me, but most of my replies come as a response to what you wrote.
Ste says:
How many automated replies do you have?
MyBot says:
I’m not so really great at all that complicated mathematics stuff.
Ste says:
You mean you don’t know what you know?
MyBot says:
Do you really think so?
Ste says:
It seems that way, what topics are you built to talk about?
MyBot says:
I learn new stuff every day - I can hardly keep track of my progress. May I ask where you are from?
Ste says:
Preston, in England.
MyBot says:
Well… at least you speak English, And which city in England do you come from?
Ste says:
Preston, I already told you that.
MyBot says:
Really? I was planning to go there. So what should I see there?
Ste says:
If you’re planning to go there you should know what is in Preston?
MyBot says:
Thanks. I’ll keep that in mind.
Ste says:
I didn’t tell you to keep anything in mind.
MyBot says:
So, did you grow up in Preston ?
Ste says:
No, i have traveled. I am at university here.
MyBot says:
That’s very interesting, you know, because I’ve noticed something about human beings: you move around a lot. Almost as though someone were chasing after you.
Ste says:
I don’t want to talk anymore.
MyBot says:
So tell me a bit about your childhood.
Ste says:
I don’t want to talk anymore.
MyBot says:
I see. Too many painfull memories… Fine. And I won’t tell you about mine.
Ste says:
Goodbye then.
MyBot says:
It was nice chatting with you, Steven. Come back again soon.
Add comment March 6th, 2008
My Addiction
It started out innocently enough. I began to think at parties now and then to loosen up. Inevitably though, one thought led to another, and soon I was more than just a social thinker. I began to think alone - “to relax,” I told myself - but I knew it wasn’t true.
Thinking became more and more important to me, and finally I was thinking all the time. I began to think on the job. I knew that thinking and employment don’t mix, but I couldn’t stop myself. I began to avoid friends at lunchtime so I could read Thoreau and Kafka. I would return to the office dizzied and confused, asking, “What is it exactly we are doing here?”
Things weren’t going so great at home either. One evening I had turned off the TV and asked my wife about the meaning of life. She spent that night at her mother’s.
I soon had a reputation as a heavy thinker. One day the boss called me in. He said, “Skippy, I like you, and it hurts me to say this, but your thinking has become a real problem. If you don’t stop thinking on the job, you’ll have to find another job.” This gave me a lot to think about.
I came home early after my conversation with the boss. “Honey, ” I confessed, “I’ve been thinking…” “I know you’ve been thinking,” she said, “and I want a divorce!”
“But Honey, surely it’s not that serious.” “It is serious,” she said, lower lip aquiver. “You think as much as college professors, and college professors don’t make any money, so if you keep on thinking we won’t have any money!”
“That’s a faulty syllogism,” I said impatiently, and she began to cry. I’d had enough. “I’m going to the library,” I snarled as I stomped out the door.
I headed for the library, in the mood for some Nietzsche, with a PBS station on the radio. I roared into the parking lot and ran up to the big glass doors… they didn’t open. The library was closed.
To this day, I believe that a Higher Power was looking out for me that night. As I sank to the ground clawing at the unfeeling glass, whimpering for Zarathustra, a poster caught my eye. “Friend, is heavy thinking ruining your life?” it asked. You probably recognize that line. It comes from the standard Thinker’s Anonymous poster.
Which is why I am what I am today: a recovering thinker. I never miss a TA meeting. At each meeting we watch a non-educational video; last week it was “Dancing on Ice.” Then we share experiences about how we avoided thinking since the last meeting.
I still have my job, and things are a lot better at home. Life just seemed… easier, somehow, as soon as I stopped thinking.
Add comment March 6th, 2008
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 has just been released to the public, although this release is just aimed at developers. It should give them a chance to look at the new features and think about how they might incorporate them into their designs.
Two new features to look out for Activities and WebSlices. Hit the link to check it out.
Add comment March 5th, 2008
Taking advantage of the power of google search
Google is a powerfull search engine it can even be manpulated to make it easy to find them files too.
Check out www.googlepirate.com
Add comment March 2nd, 2008
