Nick's Place

Bear Fight!

2007-06-18T07:57:00.001-06:00

This salmon commercial from YouTube is pretty funny:

I Bet Gumby Would Be a Great Gymnast

2007-06-07T07:30:00.000-06:00

I stumbled on this video today. There were about 5 times when I looked at something and thought, "How on earth does she do that?" Now you can, too!

Would You Like Your Waffles QUERTY or DVORAK?

2007-06-06T02:04:00.000-06:00

This item is a must-have for the waffle loving computer nerd. OK, maybe it isn't a must-have for anyone, but it's still cool. Behold, the keyboard waffle iron:

Sick Morphing Technology

2007-05-24T08:30:00.000-06:00

This is just absolutely sick.

What Are You, Like a Wookie or Something?

2007-05-24T08:28:00.001-06:00

The immigration issue is solved once and for all in America.

Cows With Guns!

2007-05-18T11:11:00.000-06:00

The "steaks" are too high for you to miss this clip!

I'm Batman!

2007-05-02T15:10:00.001-06:00

Why Superman is totally cooler than Batman:

Got Some Time?

2007-04-26T11:45:00.000-06:00

Take a Zelda break! This is a thirty-five minute speed run through the game.

Chess in Washington Square Park

2007-04-22T18:09:00.000-06:00

The following are two videos of chess games in Washington Square Park. One of the players, Vincent Livermore, was the inspiration for Lawrence Fishburne's character in Searching For Bobby Fischer. It's worth it for the smack talk.

USB Teddy Bear!

2007-04-18T12:28:00.000-06:00

This is freakin' Sweet!

Easter with Richard Gere

2007-04-06T11:07:00.000-06:00

Happy Easter, from Richard Gere to you!

Alanis performs "My Humps"

2007-04-05T08:13:00.000-06:00

Alanis Morissette performing "My Humps":

And, for reference, the original:

High Stakes Poker: Negreanu vs. Hansen

2007-04-04T14:13:00.000-06:00

Here's a monster hand on High Stakes Poker between Daniel Negreanu and Gus Hansen. This is why I don't play high stakes poker. OK, it's one reason why.

Here's Negreanu talking about the hand:

April Fools' Trivia

2007-04-03T23:17:00.000-06:00

Some fun questions from NPR on Sunday, April 1:

Farmer Higs owns 3 pink pigs, 4 brown pigs and 1 black pig. How many of Hig's pigs can say it is the same color as another one of the pigs on Higs' farm?
Tom says his grandfather is only 6 years older than his father. Is that possible?
If it takes 20 minutes to hardboil one goose egg, how long will it take to hardboil four goose eggs?
A hobo was walking down a railroad track when he saw a fast express train speeding toward him. Of course he jumped off the track, but before he jumped, he ran 10 feet toward the train. Why?
Archibald Flapdoodle walked outside through a pouring rain for 20 minutes without getting a single hair on his head wet. He didn't wear a hat or carry an umbrella or hold anything over his head. His clothes though got soaked. How could this be possible?
Mrs. Fumblefinger was working in the kitchen when a loose ring with a big diamond slipped off her finger and fell smack into some coffee. Strange to say, the diamond did not get wet. Why?
What do you sit on, sleep on and brush your teeth with?
What has 18 legs, is covered with red spots and catches flies?
One day, centuries ago, an alchemist brought a small bottle to the king. "This bottle," said the alchemist, "holds a liquid so powerful it will instantly dissolve anything it touches." How did the king know the man was lying?
Bascom turned off the light in his bedroom and was able to get to bed before the room was dark. His bed is 15 feet from the wall switch. How did Bascom do it?
"I guarantee," said the salesman in the pet shop, "this purple parrot will repeat every word it hears." A customer bought the bird, but found the parrot wouldn't speak a single word. Nevertheless, what the salesman said was true. How could this be?

Finally, the challenge question. Take the names of two U.S. States, mix them all together, then rearrange the letters to form the names of two other U.S. States. What states are these?

Jokes with Einstein

2007-04-03T09:27:00.000-06:00

Joke 1
Joke 2
Joke 3
Joke 4

What We Call the News

2007-04-02T12:06:00.000-06:00

From JibJab

Computers Make Up For Musical Talent?

2007-04-02T09:04:00.000-06:00

This is a YouTube clip a guy made of himself playing the keyboard and drums. He cannot play either instrument, but with a little software help, he fakes it pretty well.

Cool maps

2007-04-02T08:55:00.000-06:00

The map below shows the population of the world by skewing country sizes to reflect their populations. You can see more like this at http://www.worldmapper.org. (You can click on the map to enlarge it)

They also feature a "Land Area" map which really doesn't utilize their map skewing capabilities much. :)

Greg the Bunny Meets Count Blah

2007-03-30T07:16:00.000-07:00

From Greg the Bunny (not the FOX version)

Rainbow Photo

2007-03-28T14:16:00.000-07:00

This is a sweet photo from the Seattle Times:

Crazy Ups

2007-03-28T13:26:00.000-07:00

Stolen from the Onion:

Make Little Wayne's Head Bleed!

2007-03-27T09:40:00.000-07:00

LEGO Artist Links

2007-03-25T10:01:00.000-07:00

Here are a few links to the pages of LEGO artists. Cool stuff to look at.

Nathan Sawaya: http://www.brickartist.com/
Sean Kenney: http://www.seankenney.com/
Jonathan Eric Hunter: http://www.legogh.com/
Eric Harshbarger: http://www.ericharshbarger.org/lego/portfolio.html

Paul Robinson 88 Yard Goal

2007-03-22T08:30:00.000-07:00

Check out this 88 yard goal by a goalie:

The Teapot Kid

2007-03-20T11:45:00.000-07:00

Circle Circle Dot Dot

2007-03-14T14:50:00.000-07:00