Neil Hopcroft

Any Cambridge-ish people up for a day out today? Maybe to the seaside or somesuch?

Can anyone recommend a good command line rtsp getter? I found something called “CoCsoft Stream Down” (don’t laugh) which kinda does the job but has a vaguely crazy windows interface which gets around 60% of each of the files I want – ideally I’d like wget to understand rtsp:// but the version I’ve got doesn’t (is that on the horizon?)

RTSPlib and LibRTSP both seem to have been abandoned, on sourceforge at least.

Worth a try – but they’ll only be replaced by zombies…

Are you in Encyclopedia Dramatica?

Am I allowed to laugh at Laugh At Rice for not knowing the difference between ricer toys and Detroit muscle?

“I’m in the phone”

“Welcome to Fluffy Legwarmers.com for all your designer legwarmer needs. Stand out from the crowd with these sexy additions your outfits” (complete with nasty music but at least they give you a pause button)

Something fantastic about this picture

Freakonomics – tales of a rogue economist.

USB sewing machines

Headcrash

Origami gone mad

Breaking the kneecaps of intelligent design

Super Maryo in Javascript

Forklift safety (with thanks the sheepthief)

I shouldn’t be looking for a new car (mine starts again now).

Hats

“discover Dorset Blue Vinny, try a taste of Trelawny, sniff a Snodsbury, dabble in a bit of Double Gloucester, and Purchase your very own Pant-ysgawn.”

….this is oddly tempting. Who is going?

“Narrating the space between three points in Helsinki”

Mystery Melloman

Flamethrowing robosapien

Choose your printer carefully

“Declaring yourself to be operating by “Crocker’s Rules” means that other people are allowed to optimize their messages for information, not for being nice to you. Crocker’s Rules means that you have accepted full responsibility for the operation of your own mind – if you’re offended, it’s your fault. Anyone is allowed to call you a moron and claim to be doing you a favor. (Which, in point of fact, they would be. One of the big problems with this culture is that everyone’s afraid to tell you you’re wrong, or they think they have to dance around it.) Two people using Crocker’s Rules should be able to communicate all relevant information in the minimum amount of time, without paraphrasing or social formatting. Obviously, don’t declare yourself to be operating by Crocker’s Rules unless you have that kind of mental discipline.

Note that Crocker’s Rules does not mean you can insult people; it means that other people don’t have to worry about whether they are insulting you. Crocker’s Rules are a discipline, not a privilege. Furthermore, taking advantage of Crocker’s Rules does not imply reciprocity. How could it? Crocker’s Rules are something you do for yourself, to maximize information received – not something you grit your teeth over and do as a favor.

“Crocker’s Rules” are named after Lee Daniel Crocker.”

R Kelly not in the closet any more…an interesting remix pointed out by Grandi.