Angry Dictator » Cool Sites http://angrydictator.com Your source for five-hour speeches on technology and culture. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:53:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en That Is What My Youth Was For… http://angrydictator.com/2008/07/16/that-is-what-my-youth-was-for/ http://angrydictator.com/2008/07/16/that-is-what-my-youth-was-for/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:41:34 +0000 PJ Doland http://angrydictator.com/?p=967 I’m a little skeptical of any claims regarding the Flynn Effect. Today’s kids just don’t seem that smart, particularly when they seem to need the help of Leslie Feist just to learn to count to four:

When I was a kid the Pointer Sisters helped me learn to count to twelve.

On a somewhat related note, check out this Sesame Street parody of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit from a few seasons back. It’s a little shocking that the folks at the Children’s Television Workshop were willing to reference a show about sex-crimes as source material for kids programming.

Yes, the Richard Belzer muppet is awesome.

]]> http://angrydictator.com/2008/07/16/that-is-what-my-youth-was-for/feed/ They Were Expecting Remy the Rat? http://angrydictator.com/2008/07/13/they-were-expecting-remy-the-rat/ http://angrydictator.com/2008/07/13/they-were-expecting-remy-the-rat/#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:12:15 +0000 PJ Doland http://angrydictator.com/?p=958 Patton Oswalt delivered the commencement address at Broad Run High School last month.

You really have to wonder if the school administrators were expecting his remarks to contain colorful metaphors like this:

All of you have been given a harsh gift. It’s the same gift the graduating class of 1917, and 1938, and 1968 and now you guys got – the chance to enter adulthood when the world teeters on the rim of the sphincter of oblivion.

Sphincter jokes notwithstanding, there’s some good advice in his speech and it’s worth reading in its entirety.

]]> http://angrydictator.com/2008/07/13/they-were-expecting-remy-the-rat/feed/ Take the Google Challenge http://angrydictator.com/2006/12/14/take-the-google-challenge/ http://angrydictator.com/2006/12/14/take-the-google-challenge/#comments Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:07:43 +0000 PJ Doland http://pj.doland.org/wordpress/?p=760 We are here at the Internet, where we’ve secretly replaced the US patent database they usually serve with Google. Let’s see if anyone can tell the difference!

]]> http://angrydictator.com/2006/12/14/take-the-google-challenge/feed/ The Blackstronauts http://angrydictator.com/2005/04/06/the-blackstronauts/ http://angrydictator.com/2005/04/06/the-blackstronauts/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2005 22:43:25 +0000 PJ Doland http://pj.doland.org/wordpress/?p=587 This faux documentary on “The Old Negro Space Program” is the funniest thing I’ve seen this year. The director managed to perfectly emulate Ken Burns’ style.

The doctored historical photos are a riot. Every detail is absolutely brilliant–it even lampoons the poetic Sullivan Ballou letter prominently featured in The Civil War.

]]> http://angrydictator.com/2005/04/06/the-blackstronauts/feed/ Hey Students! Yeah You! http://angrydictator.com/2005/03/16/hey-students-yeah-you/ http://angrydictator.com/2005/03/16/hey-students-yeah-you/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2005 16:52:01 +0000 PJ Doland http://pj.doland.org/wordpress/?p=571 Each summer, one of my clients sponsors a series of seminars for undergraduates, graduate students, and recent college graduates. The events cover a wide variety of issues and consist of lectures, discussions, films, and social events lasting well into the night.

This year, they are sponsoring eleven seminars nationwide.

Check it out.

]]> http://angrydictator.com/2005/03/16/hey-students-yeah-you/feed/ Alex DeLarge Would Like It… http://angrydictator.com/2005/02/11/alex-delarge-would-like-it/ http://angrydictator.com/2005/02/11/alex-delarge-would-like-it/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2005 14:22:27 +0000 PJ Doland http://pj.doland.org/wordpress/?p=549 This new VW Golf commercial just made my morning.

(Via Kottke.)

]]> http://angrydictator.com/2005/02/11/alex-delarge-would-like-it/feed/ What’s in a Name? http://angrydictator.com/2005/02/08/whats-in-a-name/ http://angrydictator.com/2005/02/08/whats-in-a-name/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2005 15:22:26 +0000 PJ Doland http://pj.doland.org/wordpress/?p=540 The NameVoyager is a wonderful Java visualization of the Social Security Administration’s baby name database, which I’ve posted on in the past. Below is the graph that corresponds to my given name, Patrick.

Name Voyager

Try typing in some of today’s trendier names, like Dakota or Caleb.

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If you haven’t heard the remix, be sure to check it out.

]]> http://angrydictator.com/2005/01/05/nickelback-sucks/feed/ I Like the Prisoner Costume http://angrydictator.com/2004/10/29/i-like-the-prisoner-costume/ http://angrydictator.com/2004/10/29/i-like-the-prisoner-costume/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2004 13:36:02 +0000 PJ Doland http://pj.doland.org/wordpress/?p=466 The Stranger published this fantastic feature on 2004’s scariest Halloween costumes for kids.

]]> http://angrydictator.com/2004/10/29/i-like-the-prisoner-costume/feed/ The Humanity! http://angrydictator.com/2004/05/07/the-humanity/ http://angrydictator.com/2004/05/07/the-humanity/#comments Fri, 07 May 2004 14:12:07 +0000 PJ Doland http://pj.doland.org/wordpress/?p=413 In case you were wondering what it’s like to experience a tapeworm infestation (with nice illustrations).

]]> http://angrydictator.com/2004/05/07/the-humanity/feed/ Gene’s Back http://angrydictator.com/2004/03/24/genes-back/ http://angrydictator.com/2004/03/24/genes-back/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:00:31 +0000 PJ Doland http://pj.doland.org/wordpress/?p=399 Gene is back from London and his travel observations may be the best blog post I’ve read all year:

I don’t have much to say about London. It wasn’t really British enough for me. It was like America, except with uglier people and better pubs.

]]> http://angrydictator.com/2004/03/24/genes-back/feed/ Oh Well, There’s Always Next Year… http://angrydictator.com/2003/11/08/oh-well-theres-always-next-year/ http://angrydictator.com/2003/11/08/oh-well-theres-always-next-year/#comments Sat, 08 Nov 2003 16:18:08 +0000 PJ Doland http://pj.doland.org/wordpress/?p=356 I think I need either Paxil or Zoloft after visiting this website. It tells you what other people accomplished at your age.

The site may very well be the most efficient way to break down any last remnants of self-respect you may have.

]]> http://angrydictator.com/2003/11/08/oh-well-theres-always-next-year/feed/ They Killed Kenny… http://angrydictator.com/2003/10/30/they-killed-kenny/ http://angrydictator.com/2003/10/30/they-killed-kenny/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2003 00:46:03 +0000 PJ Doland http://pj.doland.org/wordpress/?p=352 Southpark PJ

How would you look as a Southpark character? Find out.

]]> http://angrydictator.com/2003/10/30/they-killed-kenny/feed/ Easy as ABC http://angrydictator.com/2003/10/22/easy-as-abc/ http://angrydictator.com/2003/10/22/easy-as-abc/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2003 05:44:50 +0000 PJ Doland http://pj.doland.org/wordpress/?p=348 Find out what happens when a forensic artist uses age progression techniques to determine how Michael Jackson would look had he passed on the plastic surgery.

]]> http://angrydictator.com/2003/10/22/easy-as-abc/feed/ I Hate Your Taste In Music http://angrydictator.com/2003/07/15/i-hate-your-taste-in-music/ http://angrydictator.com/2003/07/15/i-hate-your-taste-in-music/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2003 18:50:32 +0000 PJ Doland http://pj.doland.org/wordpress/?p=316 Somehow I doubt that this music review site is what the people at Amazon had in mind when they released APIs for accessing their site content.

]]> http://angrydictator.com/2003/07/15/i-hate-your-taste-in-music/feed/ The Agora http://angrydictator.com/2002/12/11/the-agora/ http://angrydictator.com/2002/12/11/the-agora/#comments Wed, 11 Dec 2002 14:32:04 +0000 PJ Doland http://pj.doland.org/wordpress/?p=225 This online bartering community could be the next big thing. I’ll think I’ll have to sign up and see how it works.

Hmmm. What are my three crapiest CDs?

]]> http://angrydictator.com/2002/12/11/the-agora/feed/ www.rapistfinder.gov http://angrydictator.com/2001/07/24/wwwrapistfindergov/ http://angrydictator.com/2001/07/24/wwwrapistfindergov/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2001 22:38:02 +0000 PJ Doland http://pj.doland.org/wordpress/?p=85 It seems that you can log right onto the Metro Police website and find out how many convicted sex-offenders live in your neighborhood.

Could someone please explain to me why they don’t have an online registry of convicted murderers?

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