Author Topic: The Thread for Silly Web Links (Read 83883 times)

Planish · **Reply #75 on:** March 02, 2009, 07:26:32 AM

Quote from: izzardfan on February 28, 2009, 11:04:34 AM

Quote from: Heradel on February 27, 2009, 05:08:14 PM
This one's not that silly, but it's really useful: http://labs.google.com/sets
OK, stupid question here: just what would one use it for?

Finding other examples of similar items where you can't quite put your finger on what they have in common, or don't know what the genre is called.

I typed in a couple of titles of movies that I liked, and got a short list of other movie titles. All of them were ones that I am (or had been) vaguely interested in seeing.

It did not do as well when I typed in a few titles of my favourite surf guitar tunes.

Heradel · **Reply #76 on:** March 02, 2009, 07:30:22 AM

Quote from: Planish on March 02, 2009, 07:26:32 AM

Quote from: izzardfan on February 28, 2009, 11:04:34 AM
Quote from: Heradel on February 27, 2009, 05:08:14 PM
This one's not that silly, but it's really useful: http://labs.google.com/sets
OK, stupid question here: just what would one use it for?
Finding other examples of similar items where you can't quite put your finger on what they have in common, or don't know what the genre is called.

I typed in a couple of titles of movies that I liked, and got a short list of other movie titles. All of them were ones that I am (or had been) vaguely interested in seeing.

It did not do as well when I typed in a few titles of my favourite surf guitar tunes.

It's also interesting seeing how, er, smart it is.

Mal + Inara begat:

inara
mal
river
jayne
kaylee
simon
zoe
wash
book

Russell Nash · **Reply #77 on:** March 02, 2009, 04:58:38 PM

Quote from: Heradel on March 02, 2009, 07:30:22 AM

Quote from: Planish on March 02, 2009, 07:26:32 AM
Quote from: izzardfan on February 28, 2009, 11:04:34 AM
Quote from: Heradel on February 27, 2009, 05:08:14 PM
This one's not that silly, but it's really useful: http://labs.google.com/sets
OK, stupid question here: just what would one use it for?
Finding other examples of similar items where you can't quite put your finger on what they have in common, or don't know what the genre is called.

I typed in a couple of titles of movies that I liked, and got a short list of other movie titles. All of them were ones that I am (or had been) vaguely interested in seeing.

It did not do as well when I typed in a few titles of my favourite surf guitar tunes.

It's also interesting seeing how, er, smart it is.

Mal + Inara begat:

inara
mal
river
jayne
kaylee
simon
zoe
wash
book

Leningrad, Allentown, and Broadway begat a list of every Billy Joel song. I also used it to find places in Berlin to take my kids.

Zathras · **Reply #78 on:** March 05, 2009, 12:49:06 PM

David Hasselhoff, King of the Internet!

Planish · **Reply #79 on:** March 05, 2009, 01:49:27 PM

Coin Stacking For Fun
(no glue)

Whee!!!

Raving_Lunatic · **Reply #80 on:** March 07, 2009, 05:24:55 PM

A Softer World is a lovely, funny website. I think it's www.asofterworld.com but it might be .org or something else. Worth your time, unless you're president.

stePH · **Reply #81 on:** March 07, 2009, 06:30:01 PM

Quote from: Planish on March 05, 2009, 01:49:27 PM

Coin Stacking For Fun
(no glue)

I don't have the money for shit like that

Zathras · **Reply #82 on:** March 07, 2009, 09:16:16 PM

Quote from: Planish on March 05, 2009, 01:49:27 PM

Coin Stacking For Fun
Whee!!!

You are the bomb! I need to assemble a trophy for our Cheap Stakes club and have been picking pennies up off the ground to use. Now I have some ideas of how to assemble it.

izzardfan · **Reply #83 on:** March 08, 2009, 12:39:32 AM

Quote from: Raving_Lunatic on March 07, 2009, 05:24:55 PM

A Softer World is a lovely, funny website. I think it's www.asofterworld.com but it might be .org or something else. Worth your time, unless you're president.

Yep, R_L, I mentioned it here but that was for that specific group of panels. The home page is http://www.asofterworld.com/.

Raving_Lunatic · **Reply #84 on:** March 08, 2009, 09:49:09 AM

oops!

Zathras · **Reply #85 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:32:27 PM

Nsfw. G'n'S! Weeeeee!

Ocicat · **Reply #86 on:** March 18, 2009, 10:50:11 PM

Silly fun web game:

Broken Picture Telephone

First one person writes some text on a virtual post-it-note. Then the next player has to use crude drawing tools (akin to virtual crayons) to draw it. Third player describes the picture in text. Forth draws that. And so on.

Here's an example of a game I started, or one that features my crude art skills.

stePH · **Reply #87 on:** March 19, 2009, 02:59:54 AM

Quote from: Zathras on March 18, 2009, 06:32:27 PM

Nsfw. G'n'S! Weeeeee!

Um ... oooookaaaaayyy ...

*stePH backs away slowly*

Heradel · **Reply #88 on:** March 19, 2009, 05:33:37 PM

SFW, but not necessarily SFW/H (Wife/Husband): http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/garden/19trek.html

Zathras · **Reply #89 on:** March 24, 2009, 03:01:22 AM

How silly of me! I haven't posted the most evil web page of all time! You shall be overcome!

Zathras · **Reply #90 on:** March 29, 2009, 03:01:54 PM

I've got a silly thread going over in the poker forum I frequent.

Ask a Mod: The dumb question thread.

It's a public thread, so no need to join to read it.

Bdoomed's favorite post: http://www.anteupmagazine.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=583#p3947

Heradel · **Reply #91 on:** March 31, 2009, 06:36:32 AM

This Boing Boing post is full of Win: Dramatic readings of message-board posts about atheism from Christian fundamentalist message boards

ETA: The linked site is even more full of win. Choice quote:

Quote from: awesomestnerd, SmashBoards [Comments (442) [2005-Nov-07

One of the most basic laws in the universe is the Second Law of Thermodynamics. This states that as time goes by, entropy in an environment will increase. Evolution argues differently against a law that is accepted EVERYWHERE BY EVERYONE. Evolution says that we started out simple, and over time became more complex. That just isn't possible: UNLESS there is a giant outside source of energy supplying the Earth with huge amounts of energy. If there were such a source, scientists would certainly know about it. [emphasis added]

ETA: Note: Also a lot of sadness. It's funny until kids get involved.

Russell Nash · **Reply #92 on:** March 31, 2009, 08:44:16 AM

Gee Heradel, What's that big bright thing in the sky? It feels warm when it's around.

::Shoots self in head::

Bdoomed · **Reply #93 on:** March 31, 2009, 01:00:11 PM

Quote from: Russell Nash on March 31, 2009, 08:44:16 AM

Gee Heradel, What's that big bright thing in the sky? It feels warm when it's around.

God. Duh.

Ocicat · **Reply #94 on:** March 31, 2009, 09:44:40 PM

Quote from: Bdoomed on March 31, 2009, 01:00:11 PM

Quote from: Russell Nash on March 31, 2009, 08:44:16 AM
Gee Heradel, What's that big bright thing in the sky? It feels warm when it's around.
God. Duh.

All praise Apollo and his golden chariot!

Bdoomed · **Reply #95 on:** March 31, 2009, 10:17:19 PM

pagan swine! we dont take kindly to your folk round here!

Heradel · **Reply #96 on:** March 31, 2009, 10:50:35 PM

Seriously. Everyone knows it's a dung beetle.

Zathras · **Reply #97 on:** March 31, 2009, 11:15:21 PM

Quote from: Heradel on March 31, 2009, 10:50:35 PM

Seriously. Everyone knows it's a dung beetle.

Touché, vous êtes un digne adversaire. Je vous observerai.

Zathras · **Reply #98 on:** April 01, 2009, 02:32:23 AM

Why radio shock jocks should always be on tape delay. NSFW.

CGFxColONeill · **Reply #99 on:** April 09, 2009, 06:25:00 PM

can you say canceled flight?