This is a pretty interesting experiment. A guy sent 100 letters to companies, asking them for Free Stuff.

“…The way I looked at it, if I took $39 and went to buy groceries, I wouldn’t be able to get all that much. On the flipside, if I took $39 to a casino and lost it all, I wouldn’t be all that upset. With that said, I decided I was going to try something — I was going to take my roll of stamps and send 100 letters to 100 different companies, asking for free stuff. I figured that I couldn’t do any worse than blowing the $39 at a casino, and who knows… maybe a few of these places would actually send me something good.”

The $39 Experiment: Asking Random Companies for Free Stuff

I’ve posted some of his art before but there are some new photos.

“These unbelievable photos are chalk drawings done by Julian Beever. Beever uses his drawings to create an amazing 3D illusion.

Scroll down slowly and stop at each new frame. Julian Beever is an English artist who’s famous for his art on the pavement of England, France, Germany, USA, Australia and Belgium.

Most of his artwork it is impossible to tell whats real from what’s an illusion. Very cool stuff.”

Impact Lab – Amazing 3D Sidewalk Art Photos:

Yep, we do.

Here’s a cute QT video, it’s about 3MB.

Thanks to Scott at Elemenohpee for the photo, can you guess who it is? Go there to find out.

I knew all those hours I spent playing Half-Life and Battlefield 2, weren’t wasted.

“…The U.S. Army has discovered a remote control gun turret that works, and cannot get enough of them. The army wants over 9,000 CROWS (common remotely operated weapon stations), but is only getting 15 a month…

“…The guys operating these systems grew up playing video games. They developed skills in operating systems (video games) very similar to the CROWS controls. This was important, because viewing the world around the vehicle via a vidcam is not as enlightening (although a lot safer) than having your head and chest exposed to the elements, and any firepower the enemy sends your way. But experienced video gamers are skilled at whipping that screen view around, and picking up any signs of danger. Iraqis are amazed at how observant CROWS is. Iraqis tend to just write this off as another example of American ‘magic.’ But the troops know better.
…”
Video games can save your life:

H/T Instapundit (yeah, like he’d give me a H/T)

I may have stolen Dave at Garfield Ridge’s phrase.

But the Mayor of Mitchieville has the er… Goods.

Yep, it’s just what it says it is… in a happy, clinical sort of way.

Therefore, Not Safe For Work.

This is supposed to be a Japanese employment test.
Yeah… yeah… sure.

After the page loads, click the big blue circle on the lower right corner to start.

Here’s the rules:

1 Get everybody across the river.
2 Only 2 persons on the raft at a time.
3 The father can not stay with any of the daughters without the mother.
4 The mother can not stay with any of the sons without the father.
5 The thief (striped shirt) can not stay with any family member if the policeman is not there.
6 Only the father, mother, and policeman know how to operate the raft.
7 Click the people to put ‘em on the raft, click the red balls to make the raft go zoom.

Does anyone else think it’s kind of creepy that you can’t leave the mother alone with the sons, or the dad alone with the daughters?

I haven’t figured it out yet, in fact it seems unsolvable.
If you have the solution, post it in the comments.

H/T Kelso.

The Florida Cracker has a couple of photos of the *alledged* arsonists. Plus a listing of some plays-that-might-have-been.

“Recent Comedic Arson Player productions:

‘Fireman on a Hot Church Roof’
‘Much Ado about Arson’
‘The Importance of Being Mirandized’
‘A Coupla White Dudes Goin’ Around Burnin’ Shit’”

Florida Cracker: The Comedic Arson Players:

Idaho residents will remember with shame, the protest at the funeral for fallen female soldier, Carrie French.

The Oklahoma legislature must have forseen the same problem because they just put the hammer down on protesters.

“…Limit on protesters effective immediately.

Anyone protesting a funeral in Oklahoma will break the law.

Gov. Brad Henry on Friday signed into law a measure that will limit protests at funerals. The law took effect immediately.

Lawmakers passed the bill in response to members of a Kansas church protesting recently at soldiers’ funerals…”

Oklahoma declares war on Phelps family: