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easily mod your PS2 in 30 minutes... (with no soldering!)Permalink: 1/31/2005 05:13:00 AMif you're like me you like to play imported and backed-up PS2 games... but don't feel like modding your PS2. I, myself, have busted two consoles trying to get away with putting a chip in minus the proper supplies. trust me, it sucks when that happens. eventually I decided that I was going to go the chipless route and masterminded a very simple way to mod your system with just a roll of electrical tape and a few common screwdrivers. overall... this took me about a half-an-hour to do, and the results are immediate. I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOU OR YOUR PS2. You'd have to really mess this up for anything bad to happen... but just in case I'm saying this anyway. However, regardless if you break it or not, you will void your warranty if it hasn't run out yet. (or hasn't already been voided... hehe) what you need: First, you're going to need to buy a copy of SwapMagic. This is a special DVD that enables you to swap in a DVD-R disc with a game on it... or an imported title. It costs $25. For most people, this is the only purchase that needs to be made. Next, you need to have the following items: - A Standard 'Philips' Head Screwdriver (that's the '+' one) - A Small 'Philips' Head Screwdriver... about half the size of the standard sized first one. - A Small 'Blade' Head Screwdriver (that's the '-' one) or knife - A roll of electrical tape (black is best). Duct tape or something else can be substituted... but electrical is recommended. - A small plastic sandwich bag. If you don't have these things... the total is probably going to be less than $10. Remember, this is much less expensive than modding a PS2 with a chip... and a lot less dangerous. what you've gotta do: Overall, this isn't very difficult and should only take about a half-an-hour, as mentioned earlier. I'm going to show you how to do it on a Version 4 PS2. (what version is my PS2?) Step 1 is to unplug everything (cables, controllers, memory cards, etc.) If you have a hard drive or network card installed, you should not have to take them out. Next, pry up the little plates covering the case screws on the bottom of the unit with the blade screwdriver or very carefully with the knife. Then, unscrew all screws that were under each cover. This is generally 6 to 8 screws total. Store all covers and screws in the plastic bag. 
You'll have to carefully cut through the tape holding through the case together on the back of the unit with the knife. This tells Sony that you've opened the case and voided your warranty. If you do not wish to continue, replace all screws, screw covers, and twiddle your thumbs. Cut carefully where there is a gap in the casing so that the knife is not damaging the case. The top half and bottom half of the case should now separate. Carefully tilt the top half of the case backward as shown in the next image. Be very careful of the silver ribbon cable that's connected to the power and eject switches. On many PS2s it is taped to the top of the CD/DVD drive with a white sticker. Take the sticker off. 
Now that the case is out of the way, and so is the silver ribbon cable... unscrew the 4 tiny screws on the top of the CD/DVD drive with the smaller Philips head screwdriver. Store these screws in the plastic bag. 
This allows disc-swapping access to the CD/DVD drive by removing the top cover. 
Place the CD/DVD drive's top cover back on the driver properly and place the top half of the case back on the PS2. Make sure that the silver ribbon cable is not caught on the CD/DVD drive, bent, or squished in any strange way. It is very delicate and needs to be handled with care. Get out the electrical tape... we're going to use it to keep the case together and for easy swapping access! Apply two 3 or 4 inch pieces of electrical tape as shown. Apply the left piece to the bottom of the unit, then fold it over up onto the back. This will hold the top and bottom halves of the case together on that side. Do the same on the right side of the unit, but instead just apply the entire piece without any folding. (you'll fold it to separate the halves) Fold a tiny bit at the top of each piece down over the sticky side to make it easier to pull the tape off a single half of the case when swapping discs. 
Last, apply a long piece of tape under the DVD/CD drive but above the USB/iLink connectors as shown. This is barely visible if you're using black tape, and allows the top and bottom halves of the case to swing apart when the pieces of tape on the back are folded down. 
Ta-da! This allows you to swap discs for just $25. (unless you had to buy supplies... but then again it's still pretty cheap) 
I've attached a short MPEG-4 video of me using the SwapDisc to load a backed-up copy of "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas". You'll need Quicktime to view it. smash's PS2 Swap Disc Mod (in action!) MPEG-4 Video If you'd like to link to this video, please link to this post instead. It's URL is: http://www.smashsworld.com/2005/01/easily-mod-your-ps2-in-30-minutes-with.php You can also find this post on digg: http://www.digg.com/gaming/easily_mod_your_PS2_in_30_minutes..._(with_no_soldering_) search the internet for '.torrent' files straight from firefoxPermalink: 1/31/2005 01:07:00 AMpacketfour forums member "dan" made a Firefox search plug-in for Yotoshi... a global torrent search engine powered by Google. Check the site out, and get the plug-in here. Link --- Saturday, January 29, 2005
more updates on 'Why The Different District Sucks'...Permalink: 1/29/2005 11:30:00 PMbeen chillin' this weekend... takin' it easy... but I did make an update on my page about why the Different District (a Mac site run by a bunch of Mac newbies) still sucks. If you want to visit it, goto: Different District . com (minus the spacing) if you wanna check out the page I've casually maintained for the past few months... check out the linked page. Link --- Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Leroy Wells jailed after American Idol performancePermalink: 1/26/2005 08:42:00 PMHAHA! This just flew into my inbox. "An American Idol hopeful, gaining notoriety, but not just for his shot at stardom. T-V viewers found Grand Bay's Leroy Wells on national T-V Tuesday night. However, on Wednesday, the would-be “idol” could be found in Mobile Metro Jail." You can see the video of his performance in this post. Link Firefox + Bit Torrent?Permalink: 1/26/2005 01:08:00 AM"In my opinion, the one thing preventing Bit Torrent from complete success is support built-into the browser. Most people don't usually understand how the system works, and having to own a separate piece of software generally makes things worse..." Link --- Tuesday, January 25, 2005
leroy wells on american idolPermalink: 1/25/2005 10:50:00 PMUPDATE!! It appears Leroy is in JAIL now. HAHA. See my latest post. who is leroy wells, you might ask? who knows... but he's pretty damn funny. :P I've got a torrent hosted with a video of his performance that I pulled off my DVR. To get this file, 1. Download and install BitTorrent. 2. Download and open this .torrent file. attention! the download link has been pulled because american idol's parent company got pissed off about it. sorry guys! 3. After the file has completed downloading, please leave your download windows open for as long as possible to help seed the file to others. The resulting file is a 14MB MPEG-4 (MP4) video. You'll need Quicktime to view it... but it's worth it! :D if you want to link to this torrent file, please link to this post instead. its URL is: http://www.smashsworld.com/2005/01/leroy-wells-on-american-idol.php or you can link to this story on digg: http://www.digg.com/links/leroy_wells_on_american_idol niiice! 
--- Monday, January 24, 2005
Best, PC, IRC Software?Permalink: 1/24/2005 06:12:00 PMA discussion is abrew over the best IRC software for PC. Comparisons ranging from speed to flexability. Check it out. Link "Good Morning...To The Most Depressing Day"Permalink: 1/24/2005 01:04:00 PMToday has sucked, so far. I was *trying* to sleep in but some moron kept calling my house over and over every 5 or 10 minutes. Picking up the phone... ugh some stupid person with something that didn't even involve me. Over and over and over. What crap.... seriously with all of this snow today couldn't get much worse. Link --- Sunday, January 23, 2005
atom smasher's windows error message generatorPermalink: 1/23/2005 08:31:00 AMthis thing is priceless. plus, he has 'smash' in his name... so props to him. here's one I made: 
here's one that the atom, himself, was showing off: 
Link boston (new england) snow storm video footage... had to THROW my dog out into the snow to get him to go outside! (lol!)Permalink: 1/23/2005 07:18:00 AMyeah so I was *trying* to be a good pet-owner... but I guess some my dog frederick just won't put up with snow. :D I ended up just throwing him out into it... the dog was like "what the hell" and just jumped back inside... haha. mpeg-4 (view with quicktime) attached: Frederick In The Snow.mp4 (859 kb) (mac users: hold down Alt/Option and click the link windows users: right-click and hit "save target as" or "download link as".) Discussion: P2P vs. The Supreme CourtPermalink: 1/23/2005 05:18:00 AMI've started a discussion at the recently-opened PacketFour Forums about the up-coming Supreme Court ruling over p2p file sharing networks. Check it out, and feel free to add your open comments/opinions. Link --- Saturday, January 22, 2005
latest Mac OS X Tiger build screenshotsPermalink: 1/22/2005 07:04:00 PMMacShrine was offering these new screenshots of the latest build of Mac OS X Tiger... but their site's been down due to the traffic exceeding their bandwidth limit. Some guy's got a mirror of them here. Overall I'm not very thrilled with any of the new features in Tiger... but it's better than Panther so I'll probably snag an upgrade at some point. My favorite screenshot was the one with the free Quicktime Pro registration code, lol. If you can read it, you can have it. :P :D 
Link teen sues school over summer homeworkPermalink: 1/22/2005 06:52:00 PMthis article makes me think back to all of the summers that I hated because I had to do this dumb reading for school in the fall. ughhhghhhghdgjakshdgklhasd.... whatever. good for him... I admire that he took some action. In other news... this high-school has probably one of the more-racist mascots I've seen lately.... hahaha. Link Mac Mini *COMPLETE* Technical Disassembly Documentation (PDF)Permalink: 1/22/2005 01:27:00 AMAnother friend, after seeing my site, slipped me this PDF. It has the *COMPLETE* disassembly of the Mac Mini... including all required tools, high-quality images... everything you could possibly need. Download File see also: my previous post with a video on how to open the case safely. if you want to link to the PDF's torrent file, please link to this post instead. it's URL is: http://www.smashsworld.com/2005/01/mac-mini-complete-technical.php you can also link to this story via digg: http://www.digg.com/apple/Mac_Mini_*COMPLETE*_Technical_Disassembly_Document_(PDF) I am not responsible for any damage to your Mac Mini. This is purely for instruction ONLY. Apple states that as long as you do not BREAK your Mac Mini while working on the inside, it is still covered under warranty. A quote from this article, which compares the Mac Mini to a cheap Dell PC... a very interesting read. Again, I'm not sure about the legality for me to post this... but until I hear otherwise it will remain. This, and the movie, are official Apple productions (as far as I know) and are the best references available. I would not trust anything else when messing with my Mac Mini. My other Mac Mini related posts: - taking-apart the mac mini (how-to disassembly video) - Mac Mini vs. Airport Extreme/Express? --- Friday, January 21, 2005
discussing eXeem...Permalink: 1/21/2005 11:26:00 PMAs many of your know, eXeem was released today... starting a lot of controversy over advertisements, platforms, and compatibility. I've started a thread at the recently-opened packetfour forums (which I'm single-handedly trying to make succeed) and invite everyone to join in on the discussion. Link packetfour's forums opening in just 40 minutes!Permalink: 1/21/2005 08:25:00 PMpacketfour is a p2p news site I helped launch a little while ago... and the site is just starting a new community. join us in the race to post. Register now, or visit the forums when they open in less than an hour. Update: The forums are now open! Link don't use a knife on your Mac Mini... use an iSmack! (joke invention)Permalink: 1/21/2005 07:38:00 PMZiggo asks the question... "Why be so rude to your Mac mini?" Using a knife on the poor thing... :( Visit the link for a full-size image. (1024x768) 
Link cherry vs. coca-cola icee drinksPermalink: 1/21/2005 06:29:00 PMas many of you know... I frequently visit Burger King for a whopper or angus burger. usually I get a "cherry icee" drink... which is like cherry flavored snow that's easily drunk through a straw. I first got these at the movies but since BK's got them... I always get one instead of a fountain drink now. until tonight I always got the cherry ones... but tonight I went with the coke flavor 'cause the cherry one has kind of a nasty after-taste. the coke ones are awesome... so I'm definitely going to recommend these to everyone. it tastes just like the soda minus the carbonation but with the slight sting of snow. it's awesome. there was no point to this post.. but seriously the coke ones are better... haha. memo to the business dept....Permalink: 1/21/2005 04:59:00 PMwhen buying URLs for your company, Pen Island... you might want to add a hyphen :P -- penisland.net -- hahaha... Robin Williams at MacWorld San Francisco...Permalink: 1/21/2005 01:41:00 AMthanks to jeramey for the heads-up.... see linked page for the story. 
he looks a lot younger in his movies... haha. Link --- Thursday, January 20, 2005
itunes... with free pepsi!Permalink: 1/20/2005 09:02:00 PM I'm a big fan of Sierra Mist and I'm really pumped to see that the Pepsi+iTunes deal is back. Sierra Mist... being a participating Pepsi product... has free iTunes codes under those yellow caps (like last year's promo) if you win (I think the odds are 1 in 3). I wonder if the old see-if-you-won-before-buying-the-pepsi trick will still work....
Update: Gizmodo reports that the trick still works. (this year's yellow-capped bottles have hit the streets already in some areas) Link fry's cameo on the simpsonsPermalink: 1/20/2005 08:06:00 PM
the date on the episode is 2001... the futurama series began in 1999. I was originally expecting the point of this was to foreshadow Matt Groening's upcoming series... but I guess it was just for humor (as usual). 
as windows continues to suck...Permalink: 1/20/2005 03:24:00 AM
image credit: (I have no idea who took these.) how would you like to drive a "synus"?Permalink: 1/20/2005 02:40:00 AMthis is the stupidest looking car I've ever seen. 
ford must have been like "if scion can do it... so can we!" wrong. Link --- Wednesday, January 19, 2005
digg. now with adsense.Permalink: 1/19/2005 11:38:00 PMDigg, my favorite Slashdot alternative, has swung slightly to the commercial-side of things. Digg is slick 'cause users control what news get shown on the homepage by 'digging' it, and I'm happy to see that the site'll be making some dough now. (since that will help ensure its survival, of course) I digg that. ;) Link --- Tuesday, January 18, 2005
paige davis' pit stainPermalink: 1/18/2005 05:52:00 PMyeah I was flipping through the 8 to 10 digital channels I actually receive via HDTV (one of which is discovery) and I caught a glimpse of paige davis' huge pit stain. (she's the host of trading spaces) ......nasty!! haha I used to think she was kinda hot. :P 
in other news, here's that article about our friend Paige collectin cash in her g-string for charity or something... lol: http://www.realitytvworld.com/index/articles/story.php?s=2676 taking-apart the mac mini (how-to disassembly video)Permalink: 1/18/2005 04:17:00 PMsomebody leaked me this video... it demonstrates how to crack-open the mac mini's casing, which makes all parts available to the user via further disassembly screws. I'm not sure if it's legal for me to post this or not, but here it is! (until I hear differently, this will remain available here.) download the movie... (requires quicktime to view. it's free....) see also: my newer post with a complete PDF of how to take the entire Mac Mini apart... with high-res photos and a list of required tools! niiiceee!! I am not responsible for any damage to your Mac Mini. This is purely for instruction ONLY. AppleInsider has additional information on the Mac Mini's hardware here. This is key if you're planning on purchasing upgrades. Apple states that as long as you do not BREAK your Mac Mini while working on the inside, it is still covered under warranty. A quote from this article, which compares the Mac Mini to a cheap Dell PC... a very interesting read. if you want to link to the movie, please link to this post instead. it's URL is: http://www.smashsworld.com/2005/01/taking-apart-mac-mini-how-to.php Update: Welcome Fellow Slashdotters! Here's another article I wrote on the Mac Mini... entitled: 'Mac Mini vs. Airport Extreme/Express?'... "With Apple's recent release of the Mac Mini for just $499, the following question arises in my mind: Why buy an Airport Extreme ($199) or Airport Express base station ($129) when the Mac Mini can do so much more? Price aside, the Mac Mini soars past the capabilties of the others." Check it out for sure. -smash --- Monday, January 17, 2005
"the walmart prank"Permalink: 1/17/2005 02:35:00 AMI saw this on digg. Some guy was working at walmart but all of the rednecks he worked with screwed him over. zug.com is there. (by the way, in case you're wondering what zug stands for......... "zug under god". haha I remember that from an interview with Martin Sargant that they had on the old TSS) anyway, enjoy. Link --- Friday, January 14, 2005
the developer behind Ski Free for Windows 3.1Permalink: 1/14/2005 06:16:00 PMhaha I haven't played this in years!! 
Listen to the voices of the snow monster... he must have recorded those himself haha. Link Mac Mini vs. Airport Extreme/Express?Permalink: 1/14/2005 03:01:00 AMWith Apple's recent release of the Mac Mini for just $499, the following question arises in my mind: Why buy an Airport Extreme ($199) or Airport Express base station ($129) when the Mac Mini can do so much more? Price aside, the Mac Mini soars past the capabilties of the others. Any Mac running Mac OS X can act as a simple wireless base station if it has an Airport card installed. Most Macs can run iTunes, and have a Modem, Ethernet, and Internet Sharing Capabilties. (as well as firewall capabilties built-right-into the OS) Most Macs can also share Printers with other users on a network... just as an Airport Base Station can. Well, when I say "Most Macs"... the Mac Mini can do *all* of these things... as well as thousands more! Not only can it act as a file server for Windows/Mac/Unix/the Internet, an iTunes server, an iPhoto server, a WEB server, and a Print server, but it can play DVDs and music... as well as display photos... on a nearby LCD, Plasma TV, or computer monitor. (via a DVI or VGA hookup on most models... Apple also offers an S-Video/Composite adapter if you're looking to hook it up to any other type of TV) Why didn't they call it the XServe Mini? Installing Mac OS X Server brings even more server-related functionality. Plus, using it as an Internet Connection Sharing server for the house places the system in the perfect place on the network to act as a web-based server... accessable to millions if you so desire. (much of this functionality is also available in home versions of Mac OS X as well... such as the ability to run your own website) But what about the AirTunes functionality offered with Airport Express base stations? If you don't have a monitor/keyboard/mouse hooked up, throw a copy of "Share My Desktop" (free) onto the Mac Mini and remote control the computer from another Mac with VNCViewer (free). Your Mac Mini can also be controlled from Windows and Unix-based machines with similar "VNC viewer" applications. You can dock and charge, and sync your iPod in the living room now by just plugging it into the back of the Mac... and sync your music as well by using your iTunes library remotely through a network share. Who needs an iPod Photo to hook up to your TV when you can just open iPhoto on the Mac Mini and get that Ken Burns Effect? :) Did I mention that it's also a full-blown Mac? For all this it seems like a real bargain... especially when considering an Airport Base Station instead. The Mac Mini is about the same size as the Airport Extreme Base Station... so I guess it just depends on what kind of functionality you'd like, and how much you want to spend. All in all, the Mac Mini has a LOT of potential. (I've heard about people putting them in their cars... more on this later if I end up doing that, too. *wink*) - smash --- Thursday, January 13, 2005
"Hacking Coke Machines"Permalink: 1/13/2005 05:50:00 PMNice... these machines are everywhere. Not much use unless some dumbass left the free drinks features unlocked or something (or forgot to change the password)... but still kind-of cool. Link --- Wednesday, January 12, 2005
treo 650 GSM model around the corner...Permalink: 1/12/2005 05:27:00 PMOne more thing for today... after anxiously awaiting the Treo 650 for GSM phone networks... the wait will soon be over. I spoke on the phone with an inside friend at PalmOne about some reselling opportunities, and complained that the wait for this particular model was making a lot of people, including myself, frustrated. He perked right up and responded that "AT&T Wireless/Cingular will be making an announcement in a few weeks concerning the arrival of the Treo 650 to their line-up." ...Hooray. No news about T-Mobile or any of the smaller chains, but I'm sure they'll receive the device fairly soon as well. mac bluesPermalink: 1/12/2005 05:13:00 PMI've been on my PC since my Mac left for AppleCare and I'm really sick of it. Not only is it so sloowwwwww that it takes so long to open a browser window so I forgot what I was about to do.... but it was this really annoying new feature called "automatic updates" that automatically reboots your computer for you. :) it "automatically" closes whatever you're doing to reboot itself so that you're extra safe! :) clearly this feature is for the computer idiot with a million toolbars installed on their IE... but not for me. there's no clear way to turn this off... but I made an effort to do so by switching my update settings from "automatic" to "download, then prompt me to install". Hopefully that will do the trick. Anyway, a few links: Think Secret's Nick dePlume Revealed -- This sucks... I know they're pissed but isn't he protected under freedom of press? It's not like it's *slander*... all of the stuff he posted was true... haha. G4 Drops TechTV Name -- I could totally see this one coming. Those greedy bastards. All they tried to do was increase their ratings and viewer count... yet they destroyed a perfectly good network. :( That's it for today. --- Sunday, January 09, 2005
told ya' so...Permalink: 1/09/2005 07:53:00 PM"Classroom cultures that favor female students and an increase in learning disabilities may explain the academic gap." this is exactly why I'm taking time off from school at the moment... who wants to sit in a classroom and be bored when you could be doing other things? I think the current education system is absolute crap and needs to be re-built from the ground up. (see linked article for more.) follow-up: "The WAR AGAINST BOYS : How Misguided Feminism Is Harming Our Young Men" -- I encourage you to scroll down and read Amazon's review, as well as what readers have said near the bottom. Not only has almost everyone given the book 4 or 5 stars, but everyone's raving with what the author has to say. "Girls Rule" -- Similar to the book linked above, another interesting article. Why doesn't somebody do something? This doesn't seem like a new problem.... Link "SanDisk SD card with built-in USB"Permalink: 1/09/2005 07:08:00 PMThis is pretty slick. Now, you don't have to carry cables for your camera around to download your pictures........ sweet. 
Image Credit: This image came from the page I've linked to. Link --- Thursday, January 06, 2005
"Girl Gets Cabbage Patch Doll With Obscene Message"Permalink: 1/06/2005 10:02:00 PMhahah computer "randomly generates serial numbers." hmmmmm... guess what letter's under the blue post-it thing... :P 
the family was reportedly very offended. (everyone else, reportedly, couldn't keep a straight face.) Link --- Wednesday, January 05, 2005
netflix reviews: round #2Permalink: 1/05/2005 02:58:00 AMfor my second and final dvd round-up... Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle and The Girl Next Door. I. Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle Rating: 2/5 This movie was mildly entertaining... but most of it was kind of stupid. They have a few funny moments and kind-of original plot... but it's kind of a waste of time. II. The Girl Next Door Rating: 4/5 This movie was great. Although it wasn't much of a thriller... it was still great with an original plot and a lot of crazy twists. Well that's the end of my Netflix trial... yhep. --- Tuesday, January 04, 2005
angus burgersPermalink: 1/04/2005 03:44:00 PMJust hit up burger king 'cause I got these coupons in the mail. I picked up two angus burgers (buy one. get one free... coupon)... they were pretty sick. Very filling... totally worth it. they don't taste as good as regular whoppers in my opinion... but then again it does taste like steak. nice. the coupons saved me so much cash I got a free ICEE and still was under the price of two burgers. wewt. --- Monday, January 03, 2005
treo 650.... come on palm!!Permalink: 1/03/2005 08:40:00 PMI'm dying for a Treo 650. however, not only can I not afford it, it's not available for GSM yet. Why was Sprint given the only access? Verizon has more client (don't they?) and they're also on CDMA... but yet Sprint was the only one given the device for starters. Does anyone have any idea what the delay is? if you do, e-mail me. It used to seem like the old AT&T Wireless got all of the best/newest/coolest phones first, but now that that's gone I'm surprised that Cingular wasn't the first to get the new Treo. Cingular was still the only place to get the "MOTO RAZR V3", though. Why the wait, anyway? They're certainly making us anxious. (P.S. To add to the excitement... someone just hacked Wi-Fi access onto the 650 using the SD card that Palm distributes for their Tungsten T5. Wewt. Really can't wait now.) --- Sunday, January 02, 2005
a blockbuster review... "I, Robot"Permalink: 1/02/2005 11:46:00 PMthis evening I saw I, Robot. My Rating: 5/5 Other than the conclusion similar to that of Independence Day... another Will Smith movie... this movie was awesome. I was really impressed by the special effects, and the story. I recommend this to everyone. kids "aren't stupid". thanks pixar, now let's convince everyone else.Permalink: 1/02/2005 01:13:00 PMokay finally people are realizing that kids aren't idiots. I'm so sick of people that worked so hard to get to where they are today as an adult and are having a terrible time so they're very condescending to kids that have a lot more hope than them. (see linked article) For example, the idiot technology department people at my old high-school. What morons! (ehm I know you guys read my blog.) "If audiences in general are underestimated, kids really get the patronizing treatment. Two things are often forgotten about kids. One: They have no taste. They will watch just about anything. This is normal and healthy. Taste comes later. Two: They are not stupid! Kids are born intelligent, and there's no good reason to make dumbed-down entertainment for them." I haven't really gathered my thoughts enough about this to make valid comments... but damn. Adults always think they have kids all figured out or think that they're more mature than the kids or what not... at least Pixar knows the truth. I will say that no two kids are alike behavior, knowledge, or taste-wise, but there's at least more there than most adults consider... even parents! I'm thinking.... Link --- Saturday, January 01, 2005
man builds jet-powered port-a-pottyPermalink: 1/01/2005 10:16:00 PMuhhh you better just take my word for it and check this out for yourself. lucky for everyone, there's HOW-TO instructions in case you want to build one for yourself! (I had a joke about this but it was so stupid I'm not going to mention it.) 
(image credit goes to "Paul Stender". see linked article.) Link confirmed: the new "screen savers" sucksPermalink: 1/01/2005 09:52:00 PMA few days ago I blogged about how the new TSS (The Screen Savers) on G4TechTV is a disaster. (if you have no idea what I'm talking about, click-here to read my original post) HOWEVER... thank you, dan huard, for exposing all of the bullshit that's been going on. (he did the live call production, etc.) he also mentioned some of the scandals going on behind the scenes, such as the fake live calls he was instructed to produce. I've linked to his blog post at the bottom of this one. see, what I love about his post is that he also expressed the fact that Chi-Lan Lieu (one of the new hosts) is an absolute moron. The show's completely ruined... I can't believe they were actually FAKING the live calls!! Yet, that's so G4... watch them cancel the show now due to lack of popularity.. Seriously, what was the point of the G4/TechTV merger... all G4 did was take all of the TechTV programming out of production and expect all of TechTV's viewers to watch their gamer-targeted crap. Now I have G4's old channel number and TechTV's channel number displaying the same crap. Everyone's completely pissed, including me! I have to admit, I still TiVo the show and quick-skip through it in-case they have something cool on (kevin rose is still producing some segments, as far as I know, so there's bound to be SOMETHING interesting) but other than that the show, and the network (for that matter), completely suck and I really don't think that they're going to make it. Link |
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