Month: February 2006

• Video of Skype payphone

  2006.02.18

• Reefer Madness

  In what can be described as peculiar at best, Google Video is hosting the full version of anti-drug movie ‘Reefer Madness.’ I’ve seen this at a few local video stores over the years but never understood its popularity other than it’s overdramatic claims about marijuana overdoses. Watch it for yourself.

  http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideodownload%3Fversion%3D0%26secureurl%3DlgAAAB7hakcfrFiEnVKBk7Pddw4ZcdqIju2f7zco1QSjXqPlwYbm4-BfLSA3TDAL5lAjVHrqF6Qb4xbsoF5u13vx7Rv9y8UGuMD1_JMIyFhwNTMsr71YWR-_TgDz3MZHqjjarlwE2T9NoePKcd2FdhSN1SCYDcyWltbPPKqLo3jKlqqfhgEWa5OGZhKY3NzGh20bLK5bKjCe-c-H8v12qbLjEsI%26sigh%3DFw-d01lzErgJfeAcLFoGSrL_vQM%26begin%3D0%26len%3D4097626%26docid%3D-1714653651063948142&thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer%3Fcontentid%3Dab708a2b8b552df6%26second%3D5%26itag%3Dw320%26urlcreated%3D1140145037%26sigh%3Dlznz2u7GPerNQ3_KmerpFwyP8eY&playerId=-1714653651063948142&playerMode=embedded

  2006.02.16

• Rube Goldberg machine created in Half Life 2

  http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideodownload%3Fversion%3D0%26secureurl%3DkwAAAHJTEvOA78_tikZKam-qgFORJlkzXgNomM53zLmh7zYetIzdMp8la23P7JZ3XCBKuChs9YcHEuf7S7exqtXeAWI2KKyVxoxLkq6j2slRs79sBA0bX9dXD-v_hqpTJViz_ArshO1oBvjIX_r2roKFECblGs_i4UWQTIT9eWQRvDZ_gWdvjmPwHhJX6hpzLILSHJuD0gS0BQlgWAYmCK7qaDA%26sigh%3Dx4HJ3AMP3TvhIOLkwBxtPfz2wCM%26begin%3D0%26len%3D79645%26docid%3D8926325136071596338&thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer%3Fcontentid%3D8a40ff24d073139d%26second%3D5%26itag%3Dw320%26urlcreated%3D1140143712%26sigh%3DbjlswnxmFksfnqHP-s9dimLhJCo&playerId=8926325136071596338&playerMode=embedded

  2006.02.16

• Pitchers and catchers report

  Spring is almost upon us: Pitchers and catchers have reported to Spring Training:

  Workouts start Thursday, and the Minnesota Twins will become the final team to report Sunday. Position players are due in next week, and before you know it will come the April 2 opener, when Cleveland visits the White Sox.

  2006.02.16

• Google Earth Easter Egg

  Google Earth Blog has found a pretty cool easter egg:

  You can actually clearly see the shadow of the guy flying this remote controlled aircraft east of London, England in Google Earth. Yet another example of very high resolution aerial photos to be found in GE.

   

  2006.02.15

• Blizzard 2006 photos

  Accuweather has posted pictures from the great blizzard of 2006
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  2006.02.13

• Will Harry Caray rise again for the 2006 season?

  Lord, I hope so and Ben Maller says so:
  

  Harry Caray is back, Purple Cow Productions announced the documentary “Hello Again Everybody” will begin production this month and is slated for release this Summer. The documentary will portray the life of the legendary radio/TV broadcaster Harry Christopher Carabina, otherwise known as “Harry Caray,” and his 53 years in baseball broadcasting, according to BUSINESSWIRE.com. (go)

  2006.02.13

• Nintendo Entertainment System Commercials

  Here’s a very rare commercial for the NES’ Star Wars game:
  

  There’s no way to be certain but I think this was the first Nintendo ad I ever saw as a child.

  
  Here’s the Japanese version, and a few other NES related commercials:

  
  
  
  

  2006.02.13