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Demotivational Posters & Top 20 Excuses

Sat, 23 Dec 2006 06:16:35 GMT

clipped by: abramsv
clipper's remarks: Demotivational posters & Top 20 Excuses -
in case you still get motivated and then fail miserably... of course.

Clip Source: thrillingwonder.blogspot.com

Demotivational Posters

"The galaxy is expanding - Probably to get away from this planet."

I know, I know, there are tons of these posters (check'em out here or you can even create your own on this site)... but this bunch should de-motivate you faster and more thoroughly. You should be cleansed of all and any enthusiasm in no time flat:

a few posters related to blogosphere:

and finally, if by any chance you will be still motivated to put out any effort, you can be assured you will most certainly fail - and then you'll need the following script, or list of answers:

TOP 20 REPLIES TO CLIENTS
- FOR PROGRAMMERS
(when when their programs don't work)

20. "That's weird..."

19. "It's never done that before."

18. "It worked yesterday."

17. "How is that possible?"

16. "It must be a hardware problem."

15. "What did you type in wrong to get it to crash?"

14. "There is something funky in your data."

13. "I haven't touched that module in weeks!"

12. "You must have the wrong version."

11. "It's just some unlucky coincidence."

10. "I can't test everything!"

9. "THIS can't be the source of THAT."

8. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."

7. "Somebody must have changed my code."

6. "Did you check for a virus on your system?"

5. "Even though it doesn't work, how does it feel?

4. "You can't use that version on your system."

3. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

2. "Where were you when the program blew up?"

1. "It works on my machine"

Tags: humor, funny

Craziest Military Vehicle Ever

Sat, 16 Dec 2006 06:14:08 GMT

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clipper's remarks: So, what's the most unusual military vehicle you can think of? How about a moped armed with a 75mm cannon.

Clip Source: thrillingwonder.blogspot.com

Mystery Photo: One Seriously Empowered Motorcycle.

The Little (Vintage) Scooter That Could... Maybe

Any ideas what it is exactly? Can it fire??

UPDATE:

It's the work of the French Military!

"So, what's the most unusual military vehicle you can think of? Maybe the Japanese airplane-launching submarine of WW2? Or perhaps the Soviet attempts to build a flying tank? Or perhaps the 1000 ton rolling fortress the Germans tried to build in WW2? All quite odd, I agree, but barely made it past the drawing boards. For us, the oddest is a moped armed with a 75mm cannon.

After World War II, there was little money for defense spending while the nations of Europe rebuilt their industry and society. When there was some cash to spend, one had to be creative to stretch it as far as possible. The French probably accomplished the most astounding example of that with the ACMA Troupes Aeról Portées Mle. 56. Deployed with their airborne forces, this was essentially a militarized Vespa scooter outfitted with a 75mm recoilless rifle. Five parachutes would carry the two-man gun crew, weapon, ammunition, and two scooters safely to earth, and the men would load the weapon on one scooter and the ammo on the other, then ride away. More impressively, the recoilless rifle could be fired effectively on the move by the best of the gun crews. Total cost? About $500 for the scooter and the recoilless rifle was war surplus. Were they successful military machines? Well, the French Army deployed about 800 armed scooters in wars conducted in both Algeria and Indochina."

Apparently, recoil was not a problem whatsoever, and this little moped could (and did) wreak serious havoc.

Tags: military, motorcycle, weird, technology

Heavy Machinery Acrobatics! - funny

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:08:40 GMT

clipped by: abramsv
clipper's remarks: Heavy trucks, tractors and cranes are in deep trouble in this hilarious collection of photos. MUST SEE!

Clip Source: thrillingwonder.blogspot.com

Heavy Machinery Acrobatics!

Sometimes machines may need a little extra... exercise.

(... and saying "Oops!" just doesn't cut it any more)

Tags: funny, technology, weird

Birth of an Island and volcanic sea of stones

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 07:51:52 GMT

clipped by: abramsv
clipper's remarks: Something rarely seen... The volcanic birth of a new island and a surreal aftermath: a sea of floating stones (pumice), and a yacht making its way over (seemingly) the rocky plain.

Clip Source: thrillingwonder.blogspot.com

Birth of an Island (and the Sea of Stones)

A new volcanic island has risen from the South Pacific,
generating huge fields of floating pumice stone.

Something rarely seen... The volcanic birth of a new island and a surreal aftermath: a sea of floating stones (pumice), and a yacht making its way over (seemingly) the rocky plain.

a newly-born volcanic island!

Tags: nature, travel, weird

Wooden Airplane Modification

Sun, 26 Nov 2006 08:44:42 GMT

clipped by: abramsv
clipper's remarks: One of the Ukranian small plane manufacturers Aeroprakt Company has come up with an interesting "steampunk" plane modification:

Clip Source: thrillingwonder.blogspot.com

Steampunk'd Airplane

This "wooden" airplane surfaced in Ukraine, a cool "Victorian" mod

One of the Ukranian small plane manufacturers Aeroprakt Company has come up with an interesting plane modification:

Retro-futuristic Aviation Helmet

TRANSDIMENSIONAL HELMET

Tags: technology, weird

The Biggest Movable Structure on Earth - awesome

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 05:24:38 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Amazing "Overburden Bridge F60" build in East Germany, 500-meters long, moves on it's own set of rails, and bigger than Eiffel Tower (pictures)

Clip Source: thrillingwonder.blogspot.com

Finally, what seems to be THE Biggest Movable Machine

The name of that epic structure is Overburden Conveyor Bridge F60 in Lichterfeld (Source here). This technological steel giant is 502 metres long, 202 metres wide, 80 metres high and 11,000 ton heavy. It was build in East Germany in 1991 by VEB TAKRAF Lauchhammer(although the GDR was manufacturing slightly lesser types since 1958) After only 13 months of operation the F60 bridge was taken out of operation for energy-political reasons. The opencast mine Klettwitz-Nord where the conveyor bridge was operating is closed. The bridge is owned now by the community and presented as the "Lying Eiffel Tower"

and it moves on its own set of rails!

"Big Muskie", the Ohio's Walking Giant

Big Machines make Bigger Holes

That little speck under the arrow in the last picture is actually a huge mining truck. It takes the truck 2 hours to climb from the bottom of this hole.

Tags: technology, weird

Kitchen Tech for Geeks (fun catalog)

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 02:40:43 GMT

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clipper's remarks: a list of strange kitchen appliances, including the weirdest lamp, illuminated tap water, lobster electrocuting device, etc

Clip Source: thrillingwonder.blogspot.com

Kitchen Tech for Geeks

Something is brewing in the kitchen, and it's not just coffee

Tags: gadgets, food, weird

Most Dangerous Roads of the World

Sun, 12 Nov 2006 11:07:25 GMT

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clipper's remarks: crazy roads in Russia, Bolivia and Nepal - toplist with pictures

Clip Source: thrillingwonder.blogspot.com

The Most Dangerous Roads in the World

Top 5 Roads You Wish Were Less Travelled

1. Bolivia's "Road of Death"

2. Close Second - Russian Mountain Roads

4. Russian Siberian Road to Yakutsk

5. Most Dangerous Tourist Hiking Trail

Sukhumi "Mlitary" road in Soviet Georgia, in Caucasus mountains, which truckers and wine-drunk crazy "Lada" drivers navigate with the utter abandon, typical of the local mountain people... but we could not locate the photos of it. Only this old postcard... If you have any more pics, send them in.

There are also rumors of the quite normal 30 km stretch of Russian country road, which gets an unexplained amount of car accidents; the locals suspect underground gas seepage which causes motorists to fall asleep... This creepy tale is supported by the evidence of car crash statistics and the tales of survivors, who do not remember anything prior to the crash and act strangely "drugged" afterwards. Hopefully this would be properly investigated before the road claims more victims.

Tags: travel, weird, cars