http://ratsofrass.com Ralph's Words on the internet, about the internet, and whatever else I feel like talking about Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:27:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I got to wondering about those Shamwow things they advertise on TV. You can watch the ad online in case you never watch TV, or you can take my word that it's a rag that's supposed to have some amazing absorbing properties. Do they actually work something like advertised? ... http://ratsofrass.com/index.php/archive/shamwow-humour/ And so it begins: We will let you know by email after each item in your order ships. If you ordered multiple items, you may receive separate shipments with no additional shipping charges. I had just ordered a Mac mini to be the first component in what will ultimately be my new ... http://ratsofrass.com/index.php/archive/itease/ So I was browsing Digg thinking again how lame most of the submissions are when I run across this: He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until the Day He Died This is a brilliant post about a brilliant find on the internet: A guy who took a Polaroid every day, shooting ... http://ratsofrass.com/index.php/archive/from-simple-ideas-come-great-things/ This is a cool piece of muzac played on a "Hang" (Wiki for more details) Interesting music on an interesting instrument. http://ratsofrass.com/index.php/archive/some-hang-drum-music-to-mellow-out-to/ I saw this one on Diggnation, and was most impressed by the claim that with Powerthrist you'll have 400 babies that will run like Kenyans if also fed Powerthirst aaaand then there's the second video, from which I now know that if God gives you lemons you FIND A NEW GOD!!! http://ratsofrass.com/index.php/archive/watch-these-commercials-and-blow-your-mind/ So last week I flew Westjet east to Ottawa and returned west on Air Canada. That sounds like it's backwards, but hey, it's the way it worked out. The situation being such that Westjet didn't have a flight at a time I wanted, it's been a while since I've flown ... http://ratsofrass.com/index.php/archive/westjet-vs-air-canada-small-screen-smackdown/ One thing you have to say about Steve Ballmer is that he ain't boring to watch on stage. But when you combine him with some goofy special effects to give him a Hitler hairstyle (Hair and moustache) and throw in some loose Nazi era speech synchs you get me LMAO. ... http://ratsofrass.com/index.php/archive/monty-python-esk-parody-adolf-ballmer/ This was Mikey (or Michael, for formal occasions) He passed away this last weekend, having spent the last few years in a good home where he had all the care and attention he every wanted or needed. Mikey, in his working days, was in charge of patrolling the warehouse, making ... http://ratsofrass.com/index.php/archive/mikey-19-2008-he-lived-long-and-prospered/ Calgary has the distinction of being one of the few places in the world where you can go "WTF?" when reading a weather forecast. I give you tonight's forecast: It would seem that from the -18 C we are right now, it is going to rise to +2 C by midnight, ... http://ratsofrass.com/index.php/archive/theyve-given-up-on-forcasts-in-calgary/ Okay, it is a rare day that a new tech toy comes out and I go "I want one, now". It is a rare thing because most of these things do not satisfy my criteria of: -It must do something I want to do, or it does something I want to ... http://ratsofrass.com/index.php/archive/taketv-something-i-want-for-a-change/