Hm. Just discovered through Memepool the latest video by the Chemical Brothers, “Star Guitar“. Oddly interesting, and in my opinion somewhat reminiscent of a Volkswagen commercial (which is a good thing).

Y’know something else I hate? Websites that, not content with just shoving one pop-up window in your face, bombard you with two or more intrusive ads. Even Tripod has become guilty of this one lately; I would’ve thought they’d know better…

I’ve added a new feature to my Font Stuff section, enabling you to preview the fonts before you download them. The interface is still rather primitive right now, but I’ll continue to improve upon it when I have the time.

You might have noticed that the zone38 logo at the top of this page (as well as the other pages on my site) looks a bit different now.

Why did I change it? I just had a random inclination to do so, and besides, now that I look back, I think the new logo looks cooler anyway.

Speaking of things I dislike…

I also hate it when my printer doesn’t want to feed paper straight. Especially when it does it on several sheets in a row. Not only is it a pain to deal with, it’s also a waste of paper…

I just saw an advertisement for some new acne medication called Differin. Is it just me, or are the pharmaceutical companies really starting to run out of decent-sounding names for their products? I mean, “Differin”…whoever came up with that name had to have been greatly inspired by Saturday Night Live parody commercials and the like.

And on a totally unrelated topic, I absolutely hate it when the Coca-Cola taps in the dining hall run out of flavoring syrup. Not so bad with Coke itself– you can at least tell when it’s becoming diluted– but it’s a rather rude awakening when you’ve gone to get Sprite and end up discovering, only after you’ve taken a sip, that it’s pure, unflavored carbonated water. Blech.

Jason Shellen’s CheatSheet is a clever idea, but I just have to point out one rather unintentionally amusing bit about it. He suggests, because of problems with the CheatSheet script, that Mac users should right-click on the generated page to save it. Right click, mind you. Nice trick…if you can do it.

And speaking of major goof-ups on professional web pages, Lockergnome recently pointed out quite a doozy: According to Microsoft’s Windows XP Powertoys site, the next release of the Powertoy collection will be coming out almost a year ago. I can’t wait. [NOTE: The link, at the time of the original post, listed the date in question at January 31, 2001. Now it correctly reads 2002. Guess a lot of people brought it to Microsoft's attention...]

As promised, the Proofreader’s Hall of Shame has been updated today. Just in time for Stupid Day, at that.
Speaking of which, I was pleasantly surprised to find my own contribution among today’s new entries at Things People Said. Woohoo.

It’s not even Stupid Day yet, but I’ve already begun to scour the internet for stupidity-related links. Here are some choice cuts of idiocy for your viewing pleasure…

• Bonehead of the Day
• Off Kilter
• SillyQuotes
• Mike & George’s Stupid People Page

By now you’ve probably heard of the LaughLab, the group of British researchers who have set out to discover what makes jokes funny. And if you happen to disagree with any of their findings, let it be known that Dave Barry is of the same mindset…

The worst part, though, is that after reading that article I’m tempted to turn “There’s a weasel chomping on my privates” into an All Your Base-style catchphrase. Scary, isn’t it?