30 Nov 06 Net Crap (12/1)

• Yes! You too can help Barbie pick up dog poo! (No kidding — this is an official toy.)
  Official line from advertising: “Finally, Barbie has a dog that eats and makes a mess!”
  (tags: images weird hysterical whaddafuck)
• Useful stuff to install on a fresh clean slate of Microsoft Windows
  XPlite and the ‘alternative’ codecs look rather interesting and/or useful.
  (tags: interesting useful reference microsoft)
• Real warning from Hasbro: “Adults take note: Pony comes unassembled in box with head detatched. You may wish to not open the box around your children if they may be frightened by a box with a decapitated horse inside.”
  (tags: hysterical)
• PhysOrg.Com: Mystery solved Chemicals made Stradivarius violins unique, says professor
  “They used some chemical agents to protect the wood from worm infestations of the time, and the unintended consequence from these chemicals was a sound like none other.”
  (tags: history music interesting)
• Do Not Give Quiznos Your E-Mail Address! They Evidently Sell it For Spam!
  (tags: awful corporatism useful reference)
• Hollywood Reporter: “HBO hears word, brings ‘Preacher’ to small screen”
  “The pay cable network is developing a one-hour series based on the popular 1990s Vertigo comics series.” This would make a very kickass television series, assuming it’s not butchered. The guy who directed “Daredevil” is doing it — and that wasn’t bad.
  (tags: cool comics movies)