Crossed Wires
Radar magazine attempts to play the interlocutor between Sgt. STAR, a US Army recruitment avatar, and Anna, an IKEA chat-bot:
Radar: What you got for guns, STAR?Sgt. STAR: During basic training you will learn Basic Rifle Marksmanship and are required to qualify as marksman, sharpshooter, or expert on the M16A2 rifle to graduate.
Radar: Be honest, Anna. Would you rather have an M16A2 - or some crappy drop-leaf table?
Anna: Please have a look at the tables.
Radar: Im going to pretend you didnt say that.
Anna: I have every confidence you will.
Mildly amusing, but I think it’d be funnier if Sgt. STAR and Anna “talked” to each other directly. The prejudices of the human (Bush = Bad; Gay = Good, etc.) gets in the way of machine-to-machine “communication,” which can quickly achieve Zen-like weirdness. Maybe I’ll give it a try or experiment with some different bots if I get the time.
Comments are off for this postFree business cards
Do you have an ever changing life that means that getting 500 business cards done is completely daft and a waste of money? As a consultant I need several different cards for the different types of thing I do, much like one needs different CVs for different type of jobs searches. The prospect of free business cards that are well done is always quite appealing to me. I think considering all the things I am doing right now; I would need at least three different versions. There are times when the URL to your rock band is not necessarily the best thing to have on your card. So go check out the free business cards and make yourself the business cards variants you need for your busy life.
DR 11 for your pleasure
We got some fun from Laurence, a track from GoD (buy thier CD here) and an interview with rebel with a cause Dr Lee Rotherham.
Follow this link to be taken to our page in iTunes music store.
Slap this (http://homepage.mac.com/lagwolf/podcasts/DodgingReality1.xml) link into your iTunes.
As always if you want to do us a piece of less than 5 minutes and in mp3 format send it to the address to the left.
And if you don’t like iTunes you can always listen direct to the podcast right here.
Riddle me a search
There is a new search engine with enigmas and trivia. They have riddles and all sorts of neat stuff. If you want your searching time to be a bit more fun. The site actually rewards you for your knowledge of the trivial and the obscure. Its called Trumalia and it is well worth a gander. I meam they have the worlds largest database of pre-1900 riddles.
RIP Jesse Pintado
To honour the passing of the long-term recording artist Jesse Pintado, Earache Records is offering a free downloadable mp3 album. The album entitled In Memory Of Jesse Pintado features some of Jesses most well-known songs recorded during his time as guitarist for both Napalm Death and Terrorizer.
Listen to Terrorizer and Napalm Death tracks then raise a glass of something to his memory.
1 commentGroomsman gifts…
This site sells Groomsmen gifts should you need them. They even do personalised custom Groomsmen gifts should you want one. And lets face it, most of his soon-to-be grooms would not be averse to getting a nice leather covered hip-flash. The personalised beer glass is a nice touch as well.
