Did somebody say bootlegs?
Blink 182 Bootlegs has the gig that we went to recently up for download for anyone who wanted and never got a copy off me.
Interesting article on the New Scientist site called "13 things that do not make sense" which list 13 scientific phenomena that have no scientific explanation. It covers things like the placebo effect, homeopathy (though it points out only the mentioned study has had results as reported - I wonder if it is the same one highlighted in the Horizon documentary on homeopathy?) the possibilty of another large planet in our solar system, the ever accelerating Pioneer spacecraft, anomalous results from the Viking mission to Mars and cosmic rays that break the laws of relativity.
While on the subject of relativity - here's an explanation of Einstein's Theory Of Relativity using words of four letters or less. It's still just as difficult to understand but the words are easier to read! ;)
Probably the most comprehensive list of Acronyms / Shorthand for E-mail that I've ever seen.
If you're still lusting after an iPod but still can't afford one here's the perfect product for you - the iNO.Meet iNO
Because youNO you got NOmoney.
NO songs, 1 way.
iNO, NOmoney.
God is Love
Daily Uplift
Heal your broken heart
If you fancy some free, online, turn based strategy action try Conqueror!. It's played across a medieval map of Europe and up to 16 (human or computer) players can play at once. Even though it's turn based they've come up with a way to ensure everyone takes their turn at the same time reducing waiting time to a minimum.
This one may not go down too well with the NewLinks lads - United Front is a Manchester United site. Yah scummers.
Woo! I can post! News from Slashdot about new Star Wars film. 
Apparently this classic comeback is to be made redundant by Apple.
YA another classic arcade game is now available to play online and this time it's Xevious - which had one of the catchiest music hooks (evar!) at the beginning of the game. It looks like it's a full emulation (you get the ROM/RAM test on 'bootup' a la Mame) so you can relive your youth in an exact stylee. Well apart from the fact you now have twice the stomach and have a lot less hair than you did then.
Technorati's Dave Sifry (who has left comments on this blog regarding Technnorati Tags) has written an interesting post on rapid growth of blogs as counted by Technorati. There are apparently 30-40 thousand blogs created every day. If you discount Bungers' spoof blogs that's still at least 25K per day!
The Commonly Confused Words Test is a 40 question, multiple choice test that asks you to distinguish between words like there,they're and their. Easy peasy. My results were:English Genius You scored 100% Beginner, 86% Intermediate, 93% Advanced, and 77% Expert!
You did so extremely well, even I can't find a word to describe your excellence! You have the uncommon intelligence necessary to understand things that most people don't. You have an extensive vocabulary, and you're not afraid to use it properly! Way to go!
My test tracked 4 variables: How you compared to other people your age and gender:
You scored higher than 62% on Beginner
You scored higher than 19% on Intermediate
You scored higher than 40% on Advanced
You scored higher than 68% on Expert
So you want to spread the Word of God to the yoof of today but feel the archaic prose in the Bible just won't get through to them? Never fear Bible Rap is here. Here's a sample so you can start God rapping right away.Once there was a man who found a treasure.I'm off to write Hey Yahweh and You've Gotta Fight For Your Rights To Martyr.
Hidden in a field, and he took pleasure.
In selling all he had to buy that field.
To gain the treasure it would yield.
God has a treasure, it's hidden away.
But seek and you shall find some day.
That treasure he offers which is life through the Son.
A life which will last after your life here is done.
April 15th has been nominated as international Poop For Peace Day. The idea is it's something all humans have in common (after all everyone poops) so if we all poop together we can save the world. Either that or cause all the toilets in the world to clog simultaneously.
'Frog Fortnight' starts today and it's also National Outdoor Week. 
Smith, 48, has proposed that any cat not under its owner's direct control, or not wearing a collar, should be considered fair game for any hunter with a small-game license. He wants to see the state reclassify free-roaming cats as an unprotected species, arguing that the ones out in the wild are no different than other invasive species.Sounds fair enough to me!
