Category: Interesting

I have never used the PNG format for anything. I find it useless since Jpeg and Gif do the job a lot better so I was pretty pleased to find this website that actually proves this. PNG might be better file format but the files are much much more larger then Jpeg and Gif which doesnt make it very practical. [Link]

A couple of days ago I posted a link with the past logos of the Olympics, today I am posting about the Beijing 2008 logo, the upcoming Olympic games that will be held in China.

According to some sources, the following it the meaning behind the Beijing 2008 logo:

The official emblem of Beijing 2008 entitled “Chinese Seal-Dancing Beijing” cleverly combines the Chinese seal and the art of calligraphy with sporting features, transforming the elements into a human figure running forward and embracing triumph. The figure resembles the Chinese character “Jing”, which stands for the name of the host city and represents a particularly significant Chinese style. The artwork embodies four messages:

– Chinese culture,
– the color of red China
– Beijing welcomes friends from all over the world
– to challenge the extreme and achieve the perfect and promote the Olympic motto of “Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger).

I personally don’t like the logo because I prefer the one below. Its the one Beijing used when they were bidding for the Olympics. But according to officials, “to safeguard the interests of the Olympic sponsors, it had to have a new one.” I don’t know what that means but they basically had to create a new logo which is the one they are using now.

Here is more information on the new logo
Here is more information on the old logo

Now you have the ability to create more then 1 wishlist on Amazon. I for one will find this very useful since now I can create a seperate wishlist for my dvds, music, electronics etc.. AND I can make it private! Amazon just keeps making things better. [Link]

The magazine Grande Reportagem in Lisbon, Portugal, is running a sobering ad campaign that adds a color-coded legend to the flags of various countries to comment on the cultural and social conditions there. The mastermind behind the effort is a 25-year-old Brazilian graphic designer named Icaro Doria. “We started to research relevant, global and current facts and thus came up with the idea to put new meanings to the colors of the flags,” Doria tells BrazilianArtists.net. “We used real data taken from the Web sites of Amnesty International and the UNO.” The tagline is, “Meet the world.” The campaign, via Foote Cone & Belding Portugal, won a gold Lion at Cannes. [Link]

Is it maybe time to quit your safe job and follow your path and infuriate the establishment? [Link]

You can watch video clips of Amazons Special Deliveries by famous people now on their website. I am still waiting for Jason Alexander to drop by and deliver me the Seinfeld DVD. [Link]

UPS Tracking
FedEx Tracking

Do you know someone that is running with the bulls this week in San Fermin, Spain? Well, this Google Maps hack will allow you to view all injuries of people involved in this event from the event each day. [Link]

Here is a link to all the past Olympics logos. I think the 1972 Munich one is very trippy but my favorite is Mexico from 1968. [Link]

Looks like a very gross way of doing it but seems simple enough. Beats mixing KDD cocktail juice with Jackson perfume easily. [Link]

This is really cool, to celievrate their 10 year anniversary, Amazon will thank customers with surprise special deliveries by celebrities.

“Among the celebrities scheduled to make special deliveries are actor Harrison Ford who may deliver the “Raiders of the Lost Ark” DVD, Grammy-award winning musician Moby hand-delivering his recently released CD “Hotel,” Anna Kournikova will deliver something from Adidas, and Jason Alexander with a “Seinfeld” DVD.”

[Link]

If you are a runner/biker/etc.. and want to know the distance you ran/biked/etc.. you can now use this handy tool called Gmaps Pedometer. You zoom in to the area where you ran/bikes/etc.. and then you can mark you route and it will tell you the ditance you rant. Here is the link [Link]

Note: when you click on the link and go to the page, once you get there press satellite on the top right. When you find the location you ran/biked/etc.. click on Start Recording then double click your starting point on the map and then just keep double clicking on the route you took, it will draw lines for you and measure your distance.

Team eXtinct
Fadibou
Mark

Team Da Hui
Ozy
Ripping Fabric

Date: July 7th, 2005
Time: 6:00PM (+3GMT)
Prize: Winners will receive Halo tshirts
Setup: 2 TV’s, 2 Xboxs, 2 player split screen per team
Rules: 50 kills, two rounds, two levels, a third round if necessary, no time limit. Random starting weapons. One level chosen by Team eXtint, one level chosen by Team Da Hui. If there is a third round, Nat will randomly choose it.

Do you produce excess ear wax?
Do you have stretch marks?
Do you suffer from chicken skin on your upper arms?
Do you get spontaneous bleeding?
Do you have yellow palms?
Do you get bags or dark rings under eyes?
Do you have a pale appearance?
Do you get excess dandruff?

More… [Link]

Update: Seems my body is telling me I have major vitamin deficiencies!! Need to start eating healthy food or popping vitamin pills..

Just finished reading Jeremy Clarkson’s (TopGear guy) review of the new Lexus GS430. I think its one of the most enjoyable and entertaining reviews I have ever read. He is such a cool guy, I love his style of writing, you need to read this review, here is the link. [Link]