As I postipulated (yes I know its not a real word) a year ago in this previous post — I had (have?) a problem with being obsessed with rotary powered sports cars and this fact was captured for the world to see by Google Earth.  Unfortunately I sold the two older cars before I moved to Pacifica.  I’ve since moved on, but I find myself craving another FC3S.  Hopefully I have enough willpower to resist.

It’s been  a long time since I’ve posted — even longer since I’ve been to the track.. any track.  Even though I didn’t get any seat time, I still had a lot of fun fooling around with my camera and just watching the action unfold at the base of the Corkscrew.

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You really don’t hear much about Donkey Kong Junior these days. If you ever wonder what happened to the little pixelated monkey in diapers, look no further. He’s got a new job keeping watch over naked people as they hose off.

This intricate hand-tiled shower was created by Colombian artists Andres Barragan and Miss Vynilos (who seems to have a thing for Mario, Princess Peach and Toadstool, too). Each tile’s color and location was based on an individual pixel from a blown-up screenshot of the Nintendo arcade classic.

There’s nothing quite like taking a shower with a baby monkey. I do it all the time.

via technabob

A little bit late but here’s a nerdy music video that sorta commemorates Obama’s inauguration. It’s pretty amazing to hear all the technology terms rolled into a hip hop video.. surprisingly it works.

Now this is art I can get behind.   I wouldn’t mind something like this decorating my house.  (^_^);;  Too bad their site is so broken and I’m not seemingly able to purchase any artwork.

“Crossing Over” by Denise Chavez, from 2008’s i am 8-bit exhibition. That poor Fygar — above ground, he could have had a lovely existence walking around with a fishing pole, changing sweaters occasionally, and picking up the word “d-d-dude” from his neighbor, Cube.

But the terrible economy forced him to make his life underground, away from the omnipresent Tom Nook, where he was murdered with a bicycle pump.

via tinycartridge

Yes, “IT Worker” IS ACTUALLY on the list. These are dirty jobs and somebody has to do them. At least they get paid for it.  Also includes: crab fisherman, roughneck, gastroenterologist, security in Iraq, trucker, crop duster pilot, toll collector, embalmer, and many more high paying jobs you probably don’t want.

IT Worker

Average pay: $103,400 (Salary.com)

Information technology is a high-demand field—and a demanding one. One survey this year rated IT as the most stressful profession. Four out of five IT workers said they feel stressed before they even get to the office, just thinking about spending another day on the phone with laymen, explaining where to find their computers’ off buttons.

Their description isn’t exactly accurate though, IT Worker is awfully vague and their description sounds like a helpdesk position, which shouldn’t make anywhere close to 100k.  It is interesting that my profession is grouped together with Sewer Inspectors and Crime-Scene Cleaners.

via businessweek

I Just got a robocall that said “Betty is sending you a hey cosmo blast, press 1 to hear the message”. Who the hell is Betty?  I don’t know any Betty.

For obvious reasons, I didn’t push 1.

Google searches suggest that the company responsible is http://www.heycosmo.com/ (not going to give them a link back)

On the off chance someone I know tried to use that site to send me a message: it failed.

My money’s on someone trying to use it to spam, though.

Between this and “my car’s warranty being expired”, I almost get more spam calls than legitimate ones.  -_-;;

Man, I need an iPhone now, but I still won’t join AT&T so I guess I won’t be getting one.  (Someone really needs to make this App for the T-Mobile G1!)  If I had this I wouldn’t have to text you guys for “exits”.  Not that I’ve done that in a long time…  (^_-);;

Another interesting application has popped up on the Apple App Store that allows you to send fake phone calls to yourself, presumably to get you out of a spot of bother.

Called aptly Fake Call, the call won’t cost you anything as it doesn’t actually pick up on the other end, but who’s to know you are not speaking to yourself when you answer the phone?

1. When you’ve just realised that the girl you’ve taken out on a date has a five o’clock shadow.

2. When you’re at a funeral wake and while talking to an elderly person you realise that you don’t actually know the deceased.

3. When your girlfriend comes back from meeting her friend who just had a baby with a wistful look in her eyes and says : “You know what would make this relationship even better…?”

via techradar