weird - 5.1.2004 - 16.2.2005

Commodore 64 as Display Board Controller

The failure of a Commodore 64 at Dortmund train station causes a complete failure of the display board system. A multi-billion-euro company. With thousands of employees. Listed on the stock exchange. Operating a facility like Dortmund train station with a Commodore 64. If only it had been a ZX Spectrum...

Devilish grin

Update: Heise has since corrected the report, the computer is not a C64 but an Intel machine running Xenix. Which doesn't exactly make the problem simpler...

Vytorin Self-Stirring Mug - completely crazy. A mug with a built-in stirrer. What would anyone need such nonsense for? At least the mug doesn't have a USB port ...

mozdev.org - conkeror

That's what I call dedication - in the documentation for a purely keyboard-controlled Mozilla:

You should never have to reach for your mouse. To make sure Conkeror remains pure, I do not own a mouse.

So if you're a mouse-phobic, you might find some relief with this browser.

And because I'm an experimentally inclined fellow, I naturally had to try it out right away. Ok, Emacs key bindings are terrible (hey, I'm a VI guy) but still the whole thing is quite usable - you could get used to it if only the other applications on your system had similar controls. And here's a tip for Mac users: yes, the whole thing works for you too. However, you do need to start the browser with a parameter, but that's not supported by Firefox.App. Instead, just enter the following command in the terminal (warning, one line!): /Applications/Firefox.App/Contents/MacOS/firefox -chrome chrome://conkeror/content

You may need to adjust the path to Firefox.App. After that, a small window opens with a rather spartan help file. Read it thoroughly, because if you don't at least remember how to open the help page, you'll be stuck. The big B goes back in the history, so if you get lost, you can always get back to the help with it. Oh yes, and to quit doesn't work with Apple-Q - after all it's Emacs. So press Ctrl-X and C one after the other.

A mini Loch Ness Monster washed up in Parton. And now they're puzzling over what kind of creature it actually is.

Completely crazy: the sherry enema

Woman Kills Husband with Sherry Enema. Yep, that means exactly what it says: an enema with sherry. On an alcoholic — because he couldn't swallow.

When you read something like this, you understand why Americans need all these nice warning labels on products. A clear case for Wonko.

From my search engine referrers

The really nice thing about my Zeitgeist is that it also shows me the absurd little things. So I would like to let anyone know who searched for naked pictures of Bill Gates that I don't possess any such pictures and don't intend to have them here on the blog. You have to draw the line somewhere.

Teufelsgrinsen

www.alscher.ch > podboard - A completely pointless stainless steel stand holder for the iPod