Grab bag of links

[eveglass]

I've actually had these sitting on my computer for a week, but just haven't had a chance to post them.

1. Will video games become better than life (TED talk video) -- I grew up on science fiction, so it seems perfectly logical to me that one day video-game life will be at least on par with life-life. This video has some really cool stuff about how far we've come in the last 20 years.

2. Become a Morse code expert -- not that I'm planning on learning Morse code any time soon, but it seems nifty.

3. Metro party (14-minute video) -- just an amateur video of the metro party I was at last Halloween. I feature a lot: I'm the short one in the white shirt with the ponytail. Watch for Ian in a French maid's outfit.

4. How to know exactly what to say after you kill the bad guy (3-minute video) -- you're not really a hero until you've mastered the one-liner. One Liner Services can help. A parody video that'll be funny to most people who watch action movies or read comic books.

5. The eyeballing game -- how good are you at eyeballing angles, parallel lines, and circle centres? Here's your chance to find out! A fun little online game that's good for one repetition, anyway.

6. Music using only sounds from Windows XP and 98 -- this just proves to me that some people have WAY too much time on their hands. The first half is the music, the second half is how it's made. It's phenomenal. And scary, in a "how long did this TAKE" kind of way.

7. What does it mean to be rich? -- A high net worth? A high income? A certain lifestyle? Interesting questions found here, though not many answers. (I'm too lazy to read through the comments.)

Comments

[akitrom.livejournal.com]

I love your "grab bag o' links" entries, Julie.

But what are you doing, reading the art of manliness?

[eveglass.livejournal.com]

Most of the blogs I read on a regular basis are part of the Life Remix network (http://www.liferemix.net). At some point in the last few months, Art of Manliness became part of that network, and I clicked on occasional posts that looked interested. Surprisingly, I found a lot of really great posts, even if I'm not a man. So now I add it to my regular reading files.

[freya46.livejournal.com]

#2 I saw Moron instead of Morse. *grin*

[eveglass.livejournal.com]

Well, it might be moronic to learn Morse code today, given the other communication options available.

[dizietsma.livejournal.com]

I got 2.47 on the eyeballing game

[eveglass.livejournal.com]

Cool. I no longer remember what I got, because I played it at Marc's place and don't have the scores on my home computer.