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January 30, 2004
Mr. Picassohead
Feel your artistic side coming out to play? Well since it is Friday I thought you could give it a go for yourself. This site lets you create your own work of art in the style of Picasso. This is mine:
What do you reckon? I know, don't give up my day job right? Well see if you can do any better :-)
Mr. Picassohead
Posted by Markiss at 6:01 PM | Comments (0)
Guess what I have been doing?
I've been catching up on the BBC news website. Here are a couple more interesting articles I have been reading. The first one is about the MYDOOM email virus. It apparentely, at its height was making up 1 in 12 of all e-mail messages. Now I can vouch for that! Yesterday I received 7 emails containing it and today so far have received 3 emails. My Anti Virus software is coping with it with no problems at the moment, fingers crossed. BBC NEWS | Q&A: The Mydoom virusWhere's Osama? US military gets hi-tech help in the global war on terror
Imagine being able to pinpoint someone's location anywhere in the world simply by typing a few keywords on your PC. Sounds good, wonder if they will get it to work? Doubt Osama updates his own website online though!
BBC NEWS | Technology | Spooks turn to hi-tech geography
Posted by Markiss at 1:06 PM | Comments (0)
8½ yeas for cannibal
Referring to my previous post Well here's a new one for me. The German cannibal, Armin Meiwes, has been sentenced to 8½ years in prison. The verdict falls well short of the prosecution's demand for a 15-year sentence for sexual murder. Now he can sit in prison and write his book and earn loads of money. Wonder when the video is going to be released on the Internet? Or has it been already? BBC NEWS | Manslaughter verdict for cannibalPosted by Markiss at 12:01 PM | Comments (0)
January 29, 2004
Annoying Pop ups
I have just recently been getting annoying pop up adverts on my computer. Obviously got them from an email or something. I can't find the source of these on my computer for the life of me. It keeps asking me to download this bloody dialer everyday! As if I am going to......! How the hell do I get rid of it? I have 2 different ones now. One called Trthlon dialler and another from thawte.com. Can I use a spyware program or something? Please help as this really pisses me off. Anyone have an idea?Posted by Markiss at 12:47 PM | Comments (0)
Quiz: Cannabis and the law
Since Cannabis is downgrading to a class "C" drug. Do you know what the new law is regarding Cannabis? Take the BBC quiz and see what you know about the change. Strangely enough I got 8 of them correct apart from questions 2 and 4 and I disagree with me getting number 2 wrong anyway.Posted by Markiss at 12:17 PM | Comments (0)
January 28, 2004
Which Jersey Pub are you?
So since there seems to be a thing with Bloggers wanting to do quizzes, I have done my own now. Not really sure why I did but it was a good laugh and kept me busy on my night in :-) If you find anything wrong with it, please email me and let me know, thanks. And what the hell is it all about I here you ask? I haven't got a clue to tell you the truth. It's just a Jersey thing................... blah blah blah! So... Which Jersey pub are you? Try my QUIZPosted by Markiss at 2:40 PM | Comments (0)
January 27, 2004
Estimated Loss of Life in World War II
Estimated Loss of Life in World War II (from the Historical Atlas of World War II by John Pimlott) USSR from 1941 to 1945: 8.7 million military personnel and 16 million civilians (total 25 million). Germany, 1939 to 1945: 3.25 million military and 3.6 million civilians (total 6.85 million). UK, 1939 to 1945: 326,000 military and 62,000 civilians (total 388,000). France: 340,000 military and 470,000 civilians (total 810,000). Poland: 123,000 military and 6 million civilians (3 million of whom were Polish Jews, for a total of 6.123 million). Yugoslavia: 300,000 military and 1.4 million civilians (total 1.7 million). Hungary, Greece, Romania, Austria, Italy, Czechoslovakia and all other European states: total 3.535 million. For a total in all European states of over 43 million dead. Don't forget the 296,000 Americans on all fronts, 2 million Japanese, and around 15 million Chinese killed. And so we have over 60 million dead human beings in one war.If you are interested in World War II then take a look at Rachel's website. Very interesting reading Rachel Lucas: WWII Archives
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January 26, 2004
Business Sense
Can you Adam and Eve it? As New Yorkers frolicked in the fresh snow from the city's Dec. 7 blizzard, Gilberto Triplett, 28, set up a street-corner kiosk to sell snowballs for $1 each. According to the New York Daily News, he sold six, then created a fresh inventory, and moved four more before calling it a day. [New York Daily News, 12-10-03]Posted by Markiss at 5:30 PM | Comments (0)
Giving up smoking
I have finally come up with a date for me to try and give up smoking this year. I have gone for April fools day! (April 1st). I have put a countdown timer on the right just to remind me of my intentions. Anyone got any tips on giving up smoking? Have you succeeded in giving up yourself? If so what did you use? Patches, gum, hypnotism or did you just stop and rely on your will power? Wish me luck :-)Posted by Markiss at 2:07 PM | Comments (0)
January 25, 2004
Oh my God!
Take a look for yourselves. Don't really know what to make of this. I found it last night, after a night out on the piss. It was strangley hilarious then :-) Oh my god!Posted by Markiss at 4:12 PM | Comments (0)
January 23, 2004
Blog HOT or NOT
So you've seen the "Rate my Picture" and "Hot or Not" websites. Here is the Bloggers version, Blog HOT or NOT. See how your blog rates on it, if you dare!Posted by Markiss at 4:27 PM | Comments (0)
Sark abolishes death penalty
Did you know that Sark (Channel Islands, Great Britain) has only just abolished it's Death penalty? They abolished it this Wednesday. Mind you, they can't really afford to hang too many people on the Island, as there are only 580 people who live there. I'ts a shame really, because a thing like this does seem to give Sark it's individuality. Jersey (Channel Islands, Great Britain) got rid of it's Death Penalty in the 1960's bye the way!Posted by Markiss at 1:55 PM | Comments (0)
Inky, Pinky, Blinky and Clyde
So who remembers Inky, Pinky, Blinky and Clyde? If you don't know who they are then you have missed out on one of the best games ever. Pac Man! Along with Space Invaders, Pac Man was the real begining of the gaming world. I remember spending hours playing it in St Mary's pub when I was about 13. I kept coming down to the bar, where my parents were drinking, and bugging them for another 10p. Oh the good old days. Mind you not much has changed, apart from i'm the one at the bar now. Oh and I don't have any kids bugging me for money :) The only problem is that the new version of Pac Man is for the Gamecube and I don't have one. I think I will have to ask the landlord to get it in instead. BBC NEWS | Technology | Pac-Man freebie revives memoriesPosted by Markiss at 12:36 PM | Comments (0)
January 22, 2004
Done !
Well that was easier than I thought. Have I done it correctly? Seems to be working fine. Now what else to do? Go home and have a bite to eat sounds good to me! Bye for now..........................Posted by Markiss at 6:06 PM | Comments (0)
Permalinks
I will have a go at putting some permalinks on my site but don't hold your breath. My eyes are starting to get f*cked up at looking at all this coding.Posted by Markiss at 6:01 PM | Comments (0)
Finally done it
Well I managed it in the end. In between doing the more important work duties. So now I havw my Archives online I need to think of something else now. Movable Type next! God help me.Posted by Markiss at 4:50 PM | Comments (0)
Titles up and running
Not having much luck here Aaaaargh.Right I'm going to give this up in a min!
Nearly there, just linking to the wrong bloody menu now...
Posted by Markiss at 3:22 PM | Comments (0)
Lunch Time Well i'm actually
Lunch Time Well i'm actually having a lunch hour today. Reason being, I thought I would try and put up an archive of my blogs. Not that you or I want to read them, more because I want to see if I can do it. Let's see if I can manage it in an hour! Will probably just get stressed and accidently delete everything instead though. Watch this space.Posted by Markiss at 2:03 PM | Comments (0)
January 21, 2004
8 pieces of Cake
Just had this emailed to me Is it possible to cut a cake into 8 pieces with just 3 movements? Well I found out there is.......!Also :
The next sentence is true but you must not believe it
The previous sentence was false.
Sorry just a little bit too busy today :-)
Posted by Markiss at 5:22 PM | Comments (0)
January 20, 2004
Google Calculator
Did you know that you can use the Google search box as a Calculator?Examples of symbols:
+ addition 3+44
- subtraction 13-5
* multiplication 7*8
/ division 12/3
Try it out below.
For greater functions Click here
Posted by Markiss at 5:00 PM | Comments (0)
Bomb joke student jailed
What the hell does this girl think she is getting up to? Going through security and telling them she has got 3 bombs in her bag. Then repeating it twice. That must be one stupid person. I mean, anyone with half a brain knows not to even think bombs when in an airport let alone talk about them. O.k she was very stupid doing this but the next chapter of this story is even worse. The US authorities have jailed her and she is staying there for at least 6 weeks before she goes to court. Come on! That must be a joke too. She is going to be charged with terrorism. I can understand, if say, she rang up and told Police that there was a bomb in the Airport, thus causing a close down and panic. That would deserve this punishment but just joking about it. They could have quickly established that there wasn't any bombs. I agree with sending her to prison but just for one night to shit her up a bit. I can't see her doing it again! That's what they would do in the UK. BBC NEWS | UK | Bomb 'joke' student jailedPosted by Markiss at 3:01 PM | Comments (0)
January 19, 2004
Computers and your Bird
Warning: that computer could crash a marriageREADING e-mail at 3am, playing online games for hours on end and relentlessly downloading pop or pornography from the internet have turned the home computer into the most dangerous threat to marriage to have emerged over the past 30 years, US lawyers claim.
The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, which represents 1,600 divorce specialists, is to publish a booklet of marital advice that will include a stark warning that the humble PC is a potential home-wrecker.
Two-thirds of the academy’s lawyers said the PC had played a significant role in “alienating the affections” of one or both spouses in some of their cases.
While traditional causes of friction, from money worries to breakdowns in communication, retain their importance as factors in America’s 50% divorce rate, the home computer has made it easier to find new romance.
The survey showed that in the cases affected by the computer, 68% of unfaithful spouses had met their lover over the internet.
Sandra Morris, a San Diego divorce lawyer, said 10% of her clients were men who walked out on their wives and children only when they had established another relationship. “These are shy people who may never have met another person before the invention of the internet chat room,” said Morris.
“In the past they may not have been perfectly happy, but they would have stayed married and maybe worked out their problems. The computer is the fastest-growing threat to marriage I have seen in 34 years as a divorce lawyer.”
Pornography, which helped drive the development of ever-faster personal computers during the 1990s, is another element. Some 56% of aggrieved spouses claim an “obsessive interest in pornographic sites” ruined their relationships.
The guilty parties are not always men. Richard Barry, a divorce lawyer near San Francisco and president of the academy, said he had recently dealt with an emotionally wounded husband who discovered that his wife was hiding files of explicit photographs on his computer.
Most men are caught out when website subscriptions disguised as suspiciously bland memberships appear on their credit card bills.
But pornography is far from being the only problem of its kind. A recent report on Kazaa, an online music service, said 10m of its users spent more than 30 hours a week downloading pop tunes.
Computer games such as Sony’s EverQuest, in which up to 400,000 people pretending to be elves and wizards fight each other simultaneously, can last all night. More than 1m Britons, mostly men in their twenties and thirties, play such games at weekends.
Barry said the computer had become a new refuge from family stresses. “But both men and women can get up to a lot of mischief online, such as tracking down lost high-school loves and rekindling romances that may seem a lot more exciting than the lives they live today.”
While celebrities such as David Bowie, Sandra Bullock and Leonardo DiCaprio have admitted to day-long internet binges, Barry said such usage should be negotiated between couples before it gets out of hand. “Like all technologies — like TV and the car — it can be both a blessing and a curse,” he said. “The trick is to get off the computer and see if anybody is still at home.”
Times Online - Sunday Times
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Weird Weekend !
Well all I got to say about this weekend was it ended up being quite a strange one. A good one though. Friday night: Started off normally. Went down to the pub, had a few drinks, as normal. Then someone had this great idea of having a party (you know who you are) So I had this great excuse of throwing one. I needed a computer fixing so they had to come round and have a look at it. Whilst having loads of Gin and Tonics of course. So off we went to my house, we got to the front door and I told them to be quiet while we were inside, so not to wake the better half (who went to bed at 10pm, it was now nearly midnight!) "Ssssh Ssssh" was all I kept saying. Cut a long story short. Come 2am, I was playing Led Zeppelin on full blast on the dvd player/ playstation 2. I was on air guitar and my other 2 guests were playing the bongo's extremely loud :-) For some reason I seem to remember trying to make some curtains somewhere along the line too! Apparently you could hear the music half way down the road too. The party finished at 4:30am. So much for the "Ssssh Ssssh".Saturday:
Well all I can say is this about Saturday. We call it head f*ck night at the pub. Basically because we all talk crap about nothing. Good fun though. But this night seemed to go seriously wrong. Topics of conversation were: Pierced eyeballs, tattooed pubes, arial tongues and doggie porn! Thanks to Lemur Girl for reminding me.
Then comes Sunday:
All started quite normal again. Was up early because I had to go and do the thrift club for our local pub. Well I was on the way down to the pub on my bike! And what do I see in a hedge down the road? My hat! Well this hat of mine had been missing since before Christmas..... I had been looking for it everywhere. What the hell was it doing in a bush about 200 yards from my place? It all came back to me in a shot. One night, whilst walking down to my place for a party, slightly worse for wear! With a few other people. Me and a friend who shall remain nameless :-) decided it would be a good idea to throw ourselves into a hedge when we saw a car coming. O.k I cut my head that night but totally forgot I was wearing my hat. But at least I finally found it.
So that was my weekend, hope you all had a good one too. Now back to work............... Bye for now.
Posted by Markiss at 1:14 PM | Comments (0)
January 16, 2004
Movie clips
Since it's Friday I thought I would put a couple of movie clips up here today. The first one is an advert for President Bush, vote democratic this year! Bushmovie Thanks to Mark SpittleThe second clip is a play on the Master Card priceless commercials.
Blow Job Thanks to Ethan
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January 15, 2004
Fantasy Terrorism League
This is a new one on me. Win virgins for your teams terrorism act. Don't know if this will catch on though! Think everyone will choose Al-Qaeda. That's cheating!T. Rex's Guide to Life - Fantasy Terrorism League
Posted by Markiss at 12:21 PM | Comments (0)
January 14, 2004
Cheech and Chong
Free Tommy Chong
If you're unfamiliar with his case, on Sept. 11th - in an apparent statement by the Bush administration on the second anniversary of the WTC tragedy - the actor was sentenced to nine months in prison and fined $20,000 for selling pipes.
You can find much more information about the case and sign petitions to free Tommy at:
www.freetommychong.org : Free Tommy Chong!
Posted by Markiss at 2:15 PM | Comments (0)
Mars exploration
President Bush to Announce Mars exploration today!Or something like that. Today at 3 p.m EST (8pm GMT). President George W. Bush will visit NASA Headquarters to offer his vision for America's continued leadership in space exploration. You can see it here broadcast live on streaming video
Nasa's Website.
Special Notice - President Bush to Visit NASA Headquarters | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference
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Towers are the Players
Ever wanted to see Gollum rapping? No? Well don't click this link then. Yes? Well it should bring a smile to your face. (Does need your sound enabled! so if at work plug your headphones in) Towers are the PlayersPosted by Markiss at 12:32 PM | Comments (0)
January 13, 2004
Hmmmmmmm
Haven't quite got the hang of this I don't think! Anyway My effort is here!
Posted by Markiss at 5:14 PM | Comments (0)
Photoshop stuff again
This time it is a bit easier. THE REDUCTIONIST CHALLENGE! Create a picture of famous people in the smallest number of shapes possible. As in :
This is Hitler...........
Posted by Markiss at 1:11 PM | Comments (0)
January 12, 2004
Is it just me?
Has anyone else ever wondered if they were the only human and everyone else was a robot placed here by God or a scientist? Or is it just me?Posted by Markiss at 6:19 PM | Comments (0)
Ermmmmmmmm
Can you do me a favour and think of a number between 1 and 100?Thanks :-)
Posted by Markiss at 6:13 PM | Comments (0)
January 9, 2004
Back it up!
How often do you back up your Computer?I don't know why but I have never got into the habit of backing up my computer. I know this seems really sad but I only back it up about once a month. I have therefore decided to make one of my New Year's resolutions to back up more often. If you don't I would recommend that you start aswell. I recently had a computer given to me by a mate and he has told me that the computer won't boot up. He said "Can you fix it for me, Oh and by the way, there is a lot of important stuff on it so please don't loose the information." That really sucks, as now if the information is lost, I will feel as if it was at least part of my fault! BACK UP YOUR COMPUTERS ! Makes life a lot easier all round and gives you peace of mind. I don't know what the recommended amount of backups are but I think once a week should do the job. At least it's better than once a month.
Posted by Markiss at 1:18 PM | Comments (0)
January 8, 2004
Kiss Makeup!
Ever thought what you would look like in Kiss makeup? No thought you didn't, probably because you aren't as much of a Kiss freak as I am. Well I did, so I played around with my passport photo recently. Just mucking about with Adobe PaintShop 7.0 and this is the mess I came up with :-) Maybe you could do better. This is me as Gene Simmons. Think I will have another go but wasn't too bad for a first try.
If anyone else wants a go, email me your effort and I will put it up here for you. Go on it's just a laugh.
Posted by Markiss at 3:52 PM | Comments (0)
Berlin Kiss concert
Well it looks as though I know where i'm going to be in May/June this year. There is a massive festival being organised in Berlin which is rumored to feature RUSH, AEROSMITH, KISS, YES and a reformed GENESIS. I don't know how true this is but if it is going to take place then I will certainly be there. Fancy going Karl? I've been waiting to see Kiss in concert for a couple of years now but they never seem to come over to Europe, this could be my chance to see them along with 4 other great bands. Can't wait, fingers crossed.
Posted by Markiss at 1:39 PM | Comments (0)
Beagle 2 Update
What a shame! Beagle 2 had it's best chance of being found yesterday but unfortunately there was no communication between The Mars Express and Beagle 2. Well it looks like the 50/50 chance they took didn't pay off. Next time maybe go for the 90/10 approach guys. I know you will never get a 100% go at it but come on 50/50?'Best chance' of finding Beagle 2 fails
Posted by Markiss at 12:50 PM | Comments (0)
January 7, 2004
Fire service website
Talking from an Architects point of view and a Blogger.I am designing a large complex of flats and housing at the moment and wanted a bit of advice on Fire safety issues. So what do I do? I go onto the States of Jersey Fire & Rescue Service website. Oh my god! What a load of Useless Cr*p.
From an Architects point of view there was absolutely no information on it of any use what so ever. I think the only useful information was a map showing you where the 2 Fire stations are (but everyone in Jersey knows that anyway and if you need them in anycase you call them and tell them where you are not where they are) and reminding you to change your batteries in your smoke alarms.
From a bloggers/website owners point of view, just have a look at their website design. Our Island is one of the richest in the world. Couldn't they have spent a bit more time and effort on this? It looks as though a child has designed this one. Well actually a child could have done a bit better I reckon. I'm not the best web designer in the world, far from it but i'm sure I could have done a bit better than that.
Put some useful information on your site Jersey Fire and Rescue. You do a great job at everything else.
Now back to figuring out how to evacuate 250 people safely.
Posted by Markiss at 2:38 PM | Comments (0)
Starsky and Hutch
At last......... Starsky and Hutch!
How sad am I?"AGAIN" :-)
But the Starsky And Hutch Dvd for the Complete First Series is going to be released in March.
I used to love watching these guys. Think I am going to have to get this one. Probably sit down and watch the whole lot in one weekend. I can see it now, get 2 crates of lager and a bin load of twiglets. Pure heaven! Well to me anyway.
Anyones more than welcome to come round but you have to come dressed in your 70's gear.
Amazon.co.uk: DVD: Starsky And Hutch - The Complete First Series [1975]
Posted by Markiss at 1:23 PM | Comments (0)
January 6, 2004
What drug are you?
Since every other Blogger in the world seems to take part in these quizzes, I thought I would have a go. So which drug are you? I got Speed. Not sure why, but there you go :-)
What drug are you?
Find out at Pineapple Ice!!!
Posted by Markiss at 3:25 PM | Comments (0)
January 5, 2004
How much!
Oh my god! Try these out. If you dare.Smoker's Calculator
and
Boozer's Calculator
Mine were : Smoking £3,212.00 and Drinking £4,068.53
That's £7280.53 a year! Hmmmm makes me think!
Posted by Markiss at 4:15 PM | Comments (0)
Happy New Year
Happy New Year
Well that's 2003 over with. Was a good year for me, over all, I think!
Fingers crossed for this one. Haven't made too many resolutions this year.
My main one will be to give up smoking, once and for all. Probably going to do that in March sometime. Wish me luck.
Maybe even do some new stuff on this website aswell. Have a few ideas up my sleeve but will have to see.
Anyway, that's it for now. Work to be done.
Posted by Markiss at 3:57 PM | Comments (0)
