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Only two links today:
Found one more: How to make a beatbox puppet video (if you’re into that kind of stuff. The beats are pretty cool though :)
It’s been so long since we had a link-a-palooza, but here it is:
I used to love infomercials. They were great for endless staring into the TV screen, letting the brainwashing presenters try to force you into buying a stupid product by showing you how great it works when they use it. Sometimes the presenters would let members of the audience use it – always successfully so, which is surprising since I don’t think highly of the people who would go to these presentation voluntarily.
Here’s a great collection of 8 totally useless infomercial products, some of which I’ve never heard of and I’m glad that’s the way it is. (via Digg)
Today marks three years since I started working out. The 4-days-a-week routine now contains two different aerobic workouts: One is an 25-minute HIIT (high intensity interval training) workout, followed by a ~12.5kph run for 20 minutes. The other is a steady state 10kph run for 1 hour.
The HIIT workout is always hard, but the difficulty varies – one day I finish it without feeling like I did an extremely difficult effort, and on another day I might find it hard to continue to the weights workout that follows.
The 10km run is never really hard. It’s a little exhausting, being a one hour thing, and sometimes I get some leg pains, but nothing serious. I actually started thinking about trying for a 15km run, just to see what it feels like. I’m worried that it might hurt my knees, though – I’m pushing it far enough as it is.
Over the past year I gained some weight. I’m not very happy about the extra fat (I looked thinner after the first year of my workouts), but I think my body adjusted to the workouts and I was also much more strict about my diet (I still avoid eating junk food, sweets or snacks). That’s the reason I started doing the 10km runs – for diversity of workouts, but even though they don’t seem to help, I like having two different aerobic workouts.
So this is it, three years and counting. Congratulations and praises from all 5 readers are welcome.
The Prodigy’s next album (the fifth, not counting Their Law, which was a singles compilation) is in the making and The Prodigy are now updating their MySpace page. The background says “THE SUPREME EXCITEMENT OF OUR TIME” and the picture in it is also cool. Also check out the special remakes and remixes of their songs in the player on that page.
Liam Howlett says the album is on the way, but considering the 7 years wait between albums 3 and 4, it’s understandable if many fans are skeptical. I decided this time that I won’t try to download unofficial new album material because I feel that last time it ruined the “first time listening” experience. I might even try not to listen to new (official) album singles so that the entire album will be new for me. I can’t promise that, though – it might be too tempting :)
Rock Lighter is one of those websites that make you think “why didn’t I think of that?” Well, not really, but it’s still a funny little website, created for rock fans who are at a concert and in need for a candle/lighter type flame. Don’t forget it for your next Metallica concert (and for when you have a cellphone with a web browser.) (via Download Squad)
The star of these 10 very funny computer advertisements is of course Steve Ballmer, who will forever be remembered for his number one advertisement for Windows 1.0 (CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? REVERSI!!). All of them are worth watching and the little explanations under every video reminded me of a little computer history. (via Digg)
A few days ago, during the new year’s holiday, I was in a car accident. This time, since all the traffic stopped in front of me, I hit the brakes too late and crashed into the two cars in front of me (the first car saw me coming and tried to get away, but didn’t make it). I thought I hit the cars at high speed, but my air bags didn’t blow up and I didn’t feel like I got thrown forward and backward because of the crash. So maybe it wasn’t too bad. Still, my car wouldn’t start afterwards and I had to get it towed.
The two guys in the car were really cool. I guess they saw I was shocked and confused, so they were extremely forgiving. I’m not sure I would have been as peaceful as they were if someone would have crashed into my car like this. Anyway, no one was hurt so I guess I had a lot of luck in that sense. I’m still driving an alternate car, supplied by the car leasing company.
A Polish businessman wanted to warn the world about the path it’s taking. He decided to do it by building what is now one of Poland’s most popular tourist attractions – an upside-down house. The house is so realistic that people get disoriented the the point of sea-sickness when they’re inside. (via Digg)
This summer it’s very hot here in Israel. I took a look at this list of unusual cooling gadgets and at first thought they were pretty funny. But it’s so hot these days I actually wonder now how effective some of them are. I especially liked the USB Necktie Cooler. I’m so glad I don’t wear ties. (via Digg)