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Last update: 16/10/2004 10:40:00 PM
Note: with the rise of shrink-wrapped
blogging, I, too, have jumped onto the bandwagon. Hence, the fact that
this is the first time in more than 2 years that I've updated this page
isn't too surprising.
Is time travel possible? How to do it?
Hedonistic websites
Movies
They say you can tell the type of person you are by the
movies you like. Here's ten of my favourite movies, in no particular order, so judge for
yourself. This list keeps changing, depending on my mood :-)
- Brazil
- Shichinin no Samurai
- The Godfather
- Heat
- Trainspotting
- Life is Beautiful
- Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
- Clue
- American Beauty
- Predator
Other sites
Most frequently accessed sites
Snippets
- Fact is stranger than fiction: Kennedy & Lincoln link
- KRU Theory
[dead link, sadly]
- 16/6/99: Former rocker Screaming Lord Sutch found dead. The
leader of Britain's Official Monster Raving Loony party, former rock singer Screaming Lord
Sutch, was found dead Wednesday, the BBC reported. The BBC quoted a friend as saying that
Sutch, leader of the most colourful and durable of Britain's political fringe groups, had
been found dead at his home in northwest London. The BBC said Sutch, 58, had apparently
committed suicide. A spokesman for Prime Minister Tony Blair said: ``Screaming Lord Sutch
will be much missed. For many years he made a unique contribution to British politics.''
Sutch, whose party campaigned under the slogan ``Vote for Insanity, You Know It Makes
Sense,'' was known in British politics for his colorful clothing and curious policies. The
Loony party platform in Britain's last general election in 1997 included the provision of
heated lavatory seats for pensioners and extending the Channel Tunnel to Guernsey and
Switzerland to give Britain tax-haven status. Sutch stood unsuccessfully for Parliament
more than 40 times in a career that dated back to the 1960s, but he recently had predicted
his party was headed for extinction. Before he went into fringe politics, Sutch ran a rock
band called the Savages, in which stars such as Noel Redding of the Jimi Hendrix
Experience, Keith Moon of The Who and guitar legend Jeff Beck played early in their
careers. Sutch once said he had originally set up his party for people who didn't want to
vote, so he would consider himself the election winner if more people stayed home than
went to the polls. ``If more people don't vote, I will claim victory,'' said Sutch, who
once bet five pounds ($8) that he would become prime minister at odds of 15 million to
one.
- The new cellphone virus is a
hoax, probably [in 2002 yes, but in 2004 there's at least 2 real mobile
virus up and about]
- JE (1999 Perak, NS) and coxsackie
(1997 Sarawak) NOT responsible for deaths. Instead of JE, it should be called "Nipah
Virus", or "Hendra-like virus". And the killer virus in Sarawak is still
unidentified. Consider this: people given full courses of the vaccine for JE also died!
Source: Section 2, The Star, 24/5/99.
- "Israeli National Bank"
doesn't exist. The National Bank of ISrael does, but it doesn't accept fixed deposits from
individuals.
- What is the Matrix? Morpheus: "unfortunately, no one
can be told what the matrix is. You'd have to see it for yourself."
- Pirated software and
illegal mp3 for sale from these guys at: http://members.xoom.com/ultmm/
- Why doesn't NRD put its database
online like SPR so that we can check for
discrepancies ourselves?
- Wonder who registers all those
US-based websites? Answers at internic.com.
- Do you hate Star Wars: Phantom Menace?. Rated 5 out of 10
by screenit.com.
- And the greatest collection of
links in the world belongs to Jamie Zawinski,
Netscape Corp's "chief hacker".
Miscellaneous
In a survey conducted by Guitar
Magazine (UK), Jimi Hendrix topped the list, followed by Eric Clapton and
Jimmy Page. The original technoshredder, Eddie Van Halen only managed 8th
placing, while Keith Richards placed a lowly 26th. Noel Gallagher earned
the dubious honour of being named most overrated guitarist this century.
Kurt Cobain finished 7th, which showed that the list is more about songwriting
ability and general popularity than technical wizardry. Heck, even I can
play the lead guitar better than Kurt anytime!
In the same poll, Nevermind (by Nirvana)
was voted best album of the century, followed by Pink Floyd's Dark Side
of the Moon and Hendrix's Electric Ladyland.
John Entwistle (The Who) was named
best bassist in history, ahead of Paul McCartney and John Paul Jones (Led
Zeppelin).
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