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We all love search engine extraordinaire www.google.com and we all bow down in honor of its scouring prowess. However, some of us have barely began to scratch the surface of what can possibly be done with this wonderful tool. For example, I’ve just recently discovered that google can be used as a dictionary. You just have to type “define:word” in the search box, and you’ll be given access to several definitions of word, from all across the internet.
Not only is this pretty handy, it’s also pretty cool. Maybe next they’ll implement a thesaurus, or even a rhyme dictionary. Now, that would make my day! What can I say, I’m a sucker for words.
I was stuck yet again in level 56 of the impossible quiz, until I realized the answer was right in my face, or rather on my previous post (Remeber? Blue, Red, Blue, Yellow): Truly ingenious, yet I seriously doubt I’d ever guess the right answer unless I’d taken the snapshot; guess i lucked out on this one. This just reinforces my belief there should be a FAQ for this game, so I’ll start working on my own right away! Stay tuned.
Painstakingly, slowly but surely, I’ve singlehandedly (actually there *is* a question that requires both hands, but let’s not get into that) progressed trough the impossible quiz during the last few days. My current record is this one here, and actually I just lost because I didn’t want to skip the level (the right answer was “O.K.”), so I’ll need to start over *yet* again. I really can’t make out what this question was all about, so I decided it will be a good idea to make an “impossible quiz FAQ”, once I finish the game. There are several questions which i only got right trough trial and error; however, since the game is supposedly logical from end-to-end, I’ll want to know the reasoning behind each question. Hopefully, you cyberpunk surfers out there will help me finish the FAQ!
For a while now, I’ve hear of Technorati as an important resource for everyone looking to improve his blog’s visibility. Since at this point, I’m splitting my blogging efforts between introducing new content and introducing new traffic-generating solutions, i figured it was about time to sign up. There will be appropriate linkage on the right-hand navigation bar soon enough.
You know, It’s quite amazing what can be accomplished just by signing up for a few directories or link exchanges in terms of generating traffic and pageviews, and I’m just starting to get into that (lifeslice’s current daily record is 91 hits). I just realized it will be a good idea to keep a new topic category about blogging, to accomodate this sort of post. As I get better at this, maybe there will be some useful information, so stay tuned!
I’ve been playing the impossible quiz, and my current record is level 29 (i kept losing on the one which asks if I’d been paying attention to the question numbers), which asks the deep question of “what flavor is cardboard?”; I’ve already tried “honey”, “pork scratchings”, or “talc”, so it must be “egg maionnaise”; however I’ll have to start over yet again. In all truth, they weren’t kidding, when they said this was a devilish quiz — some questions are just way too cryptic, even tough there’s supposedly a reasonable logic behind every one of them — go figure. If you still have doubts, just check out this bewildering play of words, a testimony of the author’s creativity:
(The correct answer is “a bun dance”, in case you’re wondering.) From what I’ve read, there should be around 100 levels, so I figure there’s still a long way to go. I’ll keep you posted on my progress, and soon enough I’ll proudly exhibit a humoungous spoiler, telling all about the end! So hurry up and finish the game before I do!
There’s an increasing amount of authors who choose to publish their comics online. Naturally, as chance would have it, there are usually quite a few pearls surfacing among the pack. Doubtless, this is one of such pearls.
Authored by a Swiss artist who calls himself Demian 5, “When I am king” is the wordless graphical misadventure of an Egyptian king who lives through one of those days when nothing works right. In the process, he gets angry, gets abused, gets a new dromedary friend, and learns a lesson or two about the world he lives in.
This is just an amazing display of what can be accomplished trough a webcomic. The spechless action really gives it a graphical edge, turning the experience into a visual breeze. A must! If you like it, you should support the author, he’s got some really cool surprises hidden away in the members section.
This is quite possibly one of the most clever flash games out there, and it’s enormously addictive, even for people who don’t like to watch “Who wants to be a millionarie” on a daily basis. I, for one, despise quiz shows, but this little game is truly engaging and innovative. And while it’s not really impossible, it’s definately taxing on the nerves, because you have to start over everytime you lose. If you’re looking for a brief entertainment fix, this here is perfect for you:
Ever owned an ant farm? When I was younger i used to read about ant such contraptions in comic books and I was somewhat puzzled with the concept. But as it turns out, it’s actually pretty cool! Old-fashioned ant farms (properly called “formicariums”, mind you) were thin aquarium-like devices with dirt or sand inside, in which the ants did their thing, digging intricate networks of tunnels. Nowadays there are modern versions which use a translucid gel which provides everything the little creatures need to grow and prosper. If you’re into architecture and tunneling, why not get one of these as a novelty decoration? Not only will you be able to behold nature’s beauty, but you’ll also get yourself an ant army to defend your house from invading ants in the summer!
Despite our constant ravaging, the world we live in is still a hugely massive ecosystem, comprising hundreds of thousands different species of animals. True, Man tends to think and act like he’s the only One, but he’s just self-centered like that. Truth of the matter is, there are so many different species of animals out there that we could spend a lifetime looking at pictures and we would probably never get to know them all. Furthermore, among such huge bio-diversity there are bound to exist quite some fascinating, disturbing, outright eccentric creatures. Such is the purpose of the “animals” section in slices of life; to tell you about some of the most strange creatures in the green & blue world… only the most awkward will make it here: this is about showing you animals that you probably never heard about!
As it goes, today’s entry is as fascinating as mysterious; sadly I don’t know his name, and I wish someone out there will be able to provide more information in such matter. Nonetheless, it’s quite an impressive sight, this (fairly) huge hairy caterpillar-like creature that was found by some civilians in what appears like a regular urban sidewalk. Such a strange little beast! Have you noticed how it discreetly steers its sight towards the camera, near the end: as tough it was actually… aware?
update: I just gathered information on this creature, it’s called the “Puss Caterpillar”, and it’s quite poisonous. Click here for more information.
I’ve never been one of those people who despises Microsoft Windows just for the sake of it, but recently I’ve realized something interesting. There is a good percentage of time spent at the computer which is quite annoying, because it doesn’t respond like it should. Especially when you have many stuff going on (programs, browser tabs, etc); since I’m the sort of person, who by definition has a lot of things going on, I’ve always figured if there would be a good alternative that I could use without wasting my computer. I’d always heard about linux, and I always thought it was something for geeks, but now it appears they made this cool version whichi is actually user-friendly and adds a lot of solid, interesting and workflow enhancing features!
Head out towards this video here, and prepare to be astonished!
