Fun stuff with transparent screens has recently hit the Web. Go view the full gallery.

This beats the hell out of the previous item, which briefly mentioned transparency in KDE.

A few hours ago I was listening to BBC Radio 1. I heard a conversation which made me smile:

Radio Host: “Here is the tie-breaker question: In the year 2000, how many people lived in Miami? Not the whole of Florida, just Miami.”
Caller: “Ummm… 42 million?”.
Radio Host: “Well, according to you, Miami is just a little smaller than England”.

A funny support enquiry from Samsung Electronics:

Caller: “Can you give me the telephone number for Jack?”
Operator: “I’m sorry, sir, I don’t understand who you are talking about”.
Caller: “On page 1, section 5, of the user guide it clearly states that I need to unplug the fax machine from the AC wall socket and telephone Jack before cleaning. Now, can you give me the number for Jack?”
Operator: “I think you mean the telephone point on the wall”.

It is amusing (with mixed feelings of sympathy) to see job ads from small IT companies. Here is a snippet from one of them:

…Right now our focus is on less experienced, thus less expensive people…

…We do not have an office so there is almost no social life here…

Almost?!?! Will you meet your colleagues on the sidewalk?

Gizoogle offer 2-5 minutes of giggles. The main feature of the site is a Gangsta’ language converter.

Brought to my attention by Dr. Scott Tobkes.

A test that I found on Dvorak Uncensored scores multiple-choice questions and determines your level of geekiness. Have a go at the Nerd test. I got 89 myself.

Bill Gates arrested in his younger days (photo in public domain)

The site Human Descent is a must-see to anyone who cares for graphics. Below lies a relatively unimpressive image found among the many stunning ones.