I'm a 22-year-old female, and I love to ride my bike to/from class; I no longer arrive late! But, true, most walk around just fine (here at Yale), and some even skateboard (so hot!). So... After reading about how biking might reduce sensitivity "down there", I might be asking for a skateboard this Christmas.
(I'm a little unsure of the demographics for this site, but I figured this information should be shared, nonetheless)
In an attempt to consolidate the absolutely necessary tools for conserving time, we've put together a nice pack of stuff that everyone should take a look at. We will keep updating it as new technology becomes available/gets better.
Ok, maybe it's not, but college pranks don't just happen in April!
I was recently at The Game this past weekend over at Harvard. Yale came out with the victory 34-13 this year. Two years ago, I recall, no one remembered the score, but everyone remembered the prank Yale had pulled on Harvard.
This year, MIT decided to show its name. Two streakers ran out onto the field; one got through. This video, I took. You can (barely) see me at the end next to my friend Barbara Barreno (Harvard '07). Though not seen in the video, the boy had "MIT" written on his back.
So, pranks are all around. Large or small.
Let me introduce you all to how technology fits into all of this. Specifically, how it fits into prank ("crank") calls. Let's check out IP-Relay.com and Valleywag's tips for Google Maps.
Using IP-Relay.com, you can make a telephone call from your computer to any landline/cell phone in the United States for free. The catch (and possibly the coolest part) is that you talk through an operator --what many in the Deaf culture use. I've used this while in class to talk to others who don't get texting. But I'll let your imagination go with this one.
1. go to http://maps.google.com 2. search for, say, "sex addicts" 3. choose a listing 4. hit the call button 5. when prompted for a number, enter the hated one's digits 6. perfect evil snicker
But, as always, keep in mind that IP-Relay.com and Google take fraud and spamming very seriously.
Why go to class? Professors aren't necessarily anything to look at; it's only their words that you're paying for.
The Productive Strategies blog recently published an extensive list of free academic podcasts of lectures from around the world. So if you really want to listen to professors blather on even more, take a look at the site.
Web 2.0 is pretty flippin' sweet, but so is beer. What's the best of both worlds? Coastr!
Coastr is a slick Web 2.0 site about beer. Users submit beers they have tasted with a rating and a review. The site automagically compiles all the information into all sorts of lists, which you probably won't be able to read later tonight (wink).
You can sort their beer database by popularity, most recently tasted, style, origin, user tag, or brewery.
So the next time you're feeling like something less-urine tasting than Bud Light, check out Coastr.
Friday, November 24, 2006 by