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Flat Eric Doll

Sometimes you find things on Ebay that really get you fired up. A great find. You win the auction. Things are a little wishy when they start requesting more shipping (from the UK to the US) and then what you've been anticipating, arrives. And the gap between reality and bidding seems pretty far apart.

We've been fans of Flat Eric, the doll puppet from the Levis ads from around 2000. We found this puppet in near mint condition on Ebay from a UK seller (The Seller in Question is "chris n jane" and their email is: janewhitehurst@ntlworld.com ). Seems that Flat Eric was big in the UK and there's lots of swag still floating around. So we went for it. The picture above was what was portrayed.... and I quote from the auction:
FLAT ERIC VIVID IMAGINATIONS YOU ARE BIDDING ON A LARGE FLAT ERIC BOXED SOFT TOY HE HAS NEVER BEEN USED OR OUT THE BOX SO I WOULD CLASS IT AS NEW THERE ARE SIGNS OF WEAR ON THE BOX BUT THERE IS NOTHING BAD, AS IT HAS JUST BEEN IN MY CUPBOARD...
Fantastic! So. We finally get our prize in the mail. You'd think, with a mint collectible, that you'd box up the item and ship it. No, not this person. They wrapped some paper, saran wrap and taped the hell out of it and shipped it off via International Post. It's kind of like buying a rare stamp and having the person lick and stick it to the envelope to ship it to you.

Needless to say, it's a FAIL. It's safe to assume that this seller got less than stellar feedback. Next time use a freaking box if you're going to ding someone for extra shipping. And if you're advertising it as "New", take the time to remove the blonde hair that's covering it and air it out a bit. Smelled like it was doused in cheap perfume.

Here's how it arrived:

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 05/12 - MadCow 
   
   
 Trolls and How to Deal with Them 
   
   
 

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Stopping Internet Trolls

Cracked.com is running a great article that presents several excellent solution for dealing with internet trolls. Just about any forum you've ever been on has them, the list mom, the spelling freak and many others. A highly recommended read.

 
   
 14/11 - MadCow - Add comment 
   
   
 The Cow is back Online 
   
   
 

There's a lot to live up to when you're a MadCow. And even MadCows get sick. Well, the website did anyway. Cowpies is back online and with many many thanks to Frank Truscott from over at the Nucleus CMS Forums. Excellent work!

 
   
 12/11 - MadCow 
   
   
 I Can Has Cheezburger? 
   
   
 

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LOLCats: Because they are smarter than we are.


 
   
 12/11 - MadCow 
   
   
 Trance Software: Linefeed Converter 
   
   
 

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Trance Software:

LineBreak is a simple utility for Mac OS X that converts line breaks in text documents. It can convert to Mac, UNIX®, and Windows/DOS formats. It is written entirely in Cocoa and supports drag and drop from the Finder. LineBreak is a Universal Binary (works great on PPC and Intel Macs).

LineBreak is Free Software

LineBreak is licensed under the GNU GPL. This means that not only is LineBreak monetarily free, but the source code is made freely available as well.

This application rocks! Need to make a command file for Halo on the Mac? Use this to convert the .txt file to windows linefeeds. Good Soup!

 
   
 05/08 - MadCow - Add comment 
   
   
 Amazing Brushed Aluminum "Von Slatt Keyboard" 
   
   
 

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Brushed Aluminum "Von Slatt Keyboard":

Richard Nagy is an awesome artist, very much steeped in steampunk designory.

This keyboard was made using a modern USB keyboard which turned out to be a major pain, but after some adjustments and fine-tuning, the keyboard is solid and the keystrokes smooth and responsive.

The keys are made using authentic vintage Royal typewriter keys with stainless steel rings and clear lenses. The spacebar was custom-made using a piece of border steel salvaged from an old picture frame and a piece of gloss black plastic.

The customer wanted it in a brushed aluminum finish, so we decided to keep a solid black-and-silver theme throughout. Once the metal work was roughed out, I noticed that with the drilled sides and brushed finish, the keyboard had a sort of "vintage aircraft" feel to it. With that in mind, I suggested that we add "jewel" style instrument lights like the kind that were used in old airplane cockpit panels and the customer agreed.

If you are interested in having one made for you, please do not hesitate to email him and do so. Word of warning: These are not cheap. Each keyboard is hand-made and polished, not laser-cut or stamped. This keyboard contains roughly 355 different pieces, all painstakingly assembled with loving care.

 
   
 04/08 - MadCow - Add comment 
   
   
 HandSoap 
   
   
 

Hand Soap5 Large
foliage - handsoap:

this is actual soap.
shaped like little hands!
each ‘hand’ is hand made.
wash your hands with hands.
the soaps range from 1/2” to 2”.
it’s goat’s milk glycerin & has a light scent.
really quite lovely!
comes in a pretty bag… all ready for gifting to a friend with dirty paws!

$12.00

Now that's some strange handy soap.

 
   
 11/07 - MadCow - Add comment 
   
   
 Daniel Keys Moran: Back In Black 
   
   
 

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Daniel Keys Moran:

Dan Moran is one cool guy. We've worked with a lot of "Hollywood Types", obviously a lot more well known than Dan is. We've never gone all 'oogly woogly' with them - with Dan, we did. The whole autograph thing. But you know, it's because he's a great one. Dan is mostly known as a SciFi author of several books (The Long Run being on our top 5 SciFi books of all time) and darn good writer of just general things too.

He's been missed sorely from the SciFi scene and just hearing from him in general. Yeah, he uses that 'I have a life thing' - which I know to be true - to take loving care of his kids and loving wife. Having recently found that he's back in the wind, I wanted to extend a warm hello and say, thanks for all the fish...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Keys_Moran
http://danielkeysmoran.blogspot.com/2007/05/suppose-i-ought-to-have-posted-this.html

 
   
 16/06 - MadCow - Add comment 
   
   
 I can has syntax? 
   
   
 

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It is can be LOLCODE time plz?:

They're in ur Intarwebs, creating a programming language. The attack of the lolcats has spilled over to programming, with LOLCODE, a language based on the mangled grammar of lolcats. Pull up a buckit and I'll help wif ur understanding of LOLCODE.

Of course, like lolcats, LOLCODE has no practical or educational value, but that doesn't mean it isn't fun -- and how often do you have the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of the development of a programming language, anyway?

I can has syntax?

The LOLCODE language is still being developed, but you can start learning LOLCODE and even help shape its development. If you're a fan of lolcats, you'll find the syntax easy to remember. If you're not, you probably haven't read this far.

What introduction to a language would be complete without the ever-popular "Hello World!" example? LOLCODE provides a "HAI WORLD!" example instead.

LOLCODE I HAS IT You begin each LOLCODE application with the HAI statement. Next, use the LOLCODE print statement, VISIBLE, and finish your application with KTHXBYE:

HAI
VISIBLE "HAI WORLD!"
KTHXBYE

You'll notice, of course, that everything in LOLCODE is in all caps.

I'm in ur loop, iterating ur variable

To declare a variable in LOLCODE, use the I HAS A statement, like so:

I HAS A CHEEZBURGER

Here, we're declaring CHEEZBURGER as a variable. Let's take a look at a short script that will iterate CHEEZBURGER and print out its value:

HAI
I HAS A CHEEZBURGER ITZ 1

IM IN YR LOOP
VISIBLE "I has dis many: " N CHEEZBURGER
IZ CHEEZBURGER BIGGER THAN 11 O RLY?
YA RLY
GTFO
NO WAI
UP CHEEZBURGER!!1
KTHX
KTHX

KTHXBYE

The I HAS A statement declares the variable CHEEZBURGER as 1. The IM IN YR LOOP statement starts the loop.

Next, we print out the current number using the VISIBLE function. You need to include N CHEEZBURGER rather than just CHEEZBURGER to print out the value of CHEEZBURGER. Then we do a comparison test, to see if the value is greater than the amount we want to trigger the end of the loop. UP CHEEZBURGER!!1 tells LOLCODE to add one to the value of CHEEZBURGER.

When we do the test, if it matches (YA RLY) LOLCODE will GTFO and exit the loop. If it doesn't (NO WAI) it will iterate the variable again. Note that the loop ends with KTHX rather than KTHXBYE, which is recommended only for closing the whole program block. Finally, we end the program block with KTHXBYE.

 
   
 09/06 - MadCow - Add comment 
   
   
 EMERGENCY FRESH WATER STORAGE 
   
   
 

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WaterB.O.B.:

The WaterBOB™ turns any standard bathtub into an emergency water reserve, storing up to 100 gallons of fresh drinking water. Water stored in an open bathtub, with dirt, soap film and exposure to debris will spoil quickly and become useless.

When an emergency arises simply lay the WaterBOB™ in your bathtub, hookup to the faucet and fill to capacity. A siphon pump is included to easily dispense the water into jugs or pitchers. The WaterBOB™ follows FDA guidelines and is constructed of heavy-duty food grade plastic.

Living in Souther California and having gone through a couple major Earthquakes, we can pretty much say that this is a great idea®. For $22.95 you just can't go wrong here folks.

 
   
 02/06 - MadCow - Add comment 
   
   
   
   
   
 
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