Category: Interesting

The results are out, loads of cool stuff!! [Link]

Update: There are a 158 products incase you didn’t notice, just keep pressing next or use the drop down menu to go to a certain category.

A9.com has done a minor cleanup to their starting page, they also fixed up their Maps page. While maps.google.com shows you satellite images of countries, maps.a9.com is pictures from the ground of store fronts. Of course not all the cities are available and its only US cities but its still really cool. Using maps.a9 I was able to show Nat every shop I passed by when I was in New York on vacation. Shops which I had forgotten their names I was able to find by maps.a9. Try it out. [Link]

You guys know the movie The Terminal right? So you probably know that its based on a true story right? Well did you know the guy is STILL living in the airport? [Link]

After checking out the Google Sightseeing website, I decided to make a collective of landmarks around Kuwait. I found a couple, if you guys can help me in finding some more it would be cool. This is what I have found:

Amir’s House
Baseball Fields
Bayan Palace
Entertainment City
Funky Circles
Green Island
Kuwait International Airport
Kuwait Towers
Kuwait University
Liberation Tower
Quarter Mile Race Track
Seif Palace
Shaab Leisure Park
Sheraton Roundabout
Souk Sharq

The other day I posted about how you can check out Kuwait using Google Maps, well I found a site that will take you sightseeing around the world using Google Maps, ever wanted to visit Disney Land, Buckingham Palace, or the Colosseum? What Google Sightseeing have done is find these and more famous landmarks using the satellite maps and then given us the links to them. I just sent them the Kuwait Towers link for them to add. Check out Google Sightseeing. [Link]

Update: This one is dedicated to Maryam, the Space Shuttle [Link]

I got 30 more years to live, that sucks! [Link]

Atleast my Body Mass Index (BMI) is 22.6.

How does a 4 billion mega pixel picture taken by a digital camera look like? Unbelievable, check this link out. [Link]

Was playing around with Google maps when I decided to check out Kuwait. It’s amazing! I didn’t think they would have Kuwait but they do. Now for some reason half of Salmiya is NOT available on Google and that half includes my house but a lot of other landmarks are available to spy on from above. Check out the Kuwait Towers and the Amirs house! [Link]

Update: Here is the link for an overhead shot of the airport. [Link]

Thank God my university didn’t have rules like this, I would have gone broke!

– Students of the opposite sex visiting alone at an off-campus residence ($50 Fine)

– Attendance at, possession or viewing of, an “R,” “NC-17” or “X”-rated movie ($50 Fine)

– Entering bedroom of the opposite sex on/off campus or allowing the same ($250 Fine)

– Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages ($500 Fine)

– Spending the night with a person of the opposite sex ($500 Fine)

There are a lot more stupid rules like this at Liberty University, check them out. [Link]

Billy Corgan’s first solo album “TheFutureEmbrace” was released just yesterday yet Billy Corgan also released a full page ad in the Chicago Tribune saying that he wants Smashing Pumpkins to reunite! Smashing Pumpkins are one of my favorite bands ever, the line which I use for 2:48AM “Breathing underwater and living under glass” is actually from one of their songs. So having them reunite again would be one of the coolest things that could happen. [Link]

I was on my way to lunch in Nibaq’s car when he noticed what looked like a large TV screen outside the Kuwaiti Stock Exchange. So, after lunch we decided to drive by it and there it was, a huge ass TV screen right outside. The location of it is really terrible though, there is a large tree right in front of it and I was only able to see the screen by climbing out of his sun roof and having him park his car right underneath it. They should seriously remove the tree or else this thing is useless.

Ever wanted to know how long can you keep the ketchup in the fridge or when does your Pepsi go bad? This site has a pretty comprehensive list of Food and Household products and how long they last. The most surprising thing is mayonaise, according to the site:

Mayonnaise
Unopened: Indefinitely
Opened: 2 to 3 months from “purchase by” date (After this time, color or flavor may be affected, but product is still generally safe to consume.)

For some reason I though mayonnaise goes bad very quickly, this is why I usually throw out the jar after the first use. Actually, anything that has been in my fridge for more then a week gets thrown out, unless its in the freezer. [Link]

Mercedes-Benz this morning released the first official pictures of the new S-Class, which is due to be shown at this fall’s Frankfurt Auto Show and will go on sale in Europe in the fall. The interior reminds me a lot of the BMW cars while the rear end of the car reminds me of the new Chrysler 300C. At first glance the car looks a bit… strange and off in my opinion. I guess once we get used to the new look it will sink in better. [Link]

According to NASA, the moon will hang in the sky at its lowest point in 18 years over the next three nights. So go outside, relish the beautiful hot sticky Kuwaiti weather and enjoy the supersized moon. [Link]

Interesting F1 race today in the States, only 6 cars competed because the other 14 cars boycotted the race. CNN has the full details. [Link]