It would be a whole lot more convincing if every now and then I saw a banner ad that said: “We’re sorry, but you are not a winner. Please try again later…”

In other news… anyone that plays Final Fantasy XI needs to check this out.

People from the “317″ area code omit their first 3 digits more often than any other area.

http://www.hohto.to/forums/index.php?board=5;action=display;threadid=17720

The 100 Worst Porn Movie Titles Ever - Probably not very work friendly. (although I disabled images and it looked just fine, except for some naught words)

And while you’re watching these fine titles, amuse yourself with one of these Internet-enabled, scriptable sex toys. Just think, one day we’ll be able to download Jeanna Jameson “ring tones” into vibrators… What will they think of next?

This guy was lucky. (Work grey-area)

Also… What do you think of the name “D. Emerson Renfer”? Not many people use that form for their name. It could be interesting to try for a while.

Microsoft has finally begun work on Internet Explorer again.

The thing that gets me is this… Go to this link, read the comments at the bottom about what people would like to see in future versions. Is it just me, or does this read like a feature list for Mozilla Firefox?

Which Office Moron Are You?

Rum and Monkey: jamming your photocopier one tray at a time.

Gene Linked to Lasting Love in Voles

The manipulation of a single gene is enough to cure the wandering eye of a meadow vole. According to a report published today in the journal Nature, gene therapy that increases levels of a specific protein in the brain turned the promiscuous creatures into monogamous mates.

Previous research with captive male prairie voles, which form lifelong bonds with a single partner, indicated that the animals had high levels of vasopressin receptors in the ventral pallidum, a brain region closely associated with the reward system. In contrast, captive male meadow voles, which often take multiple partners throughout their lives, lacked vasopressin receptors. In the new work, Miranda M. Lim of Emory University and her colleagues inserted a gene that encodes for the vasopressin receptor protein directly into the brains of male meadow voles. The researchers then observed the animals’ behavior as they were introduced to a variety of potential partners. They found that meadow voles treated with gene therapy acted more like their prairie vole counterparts–they spent more time huddling near their original companion. According to study co-author Larry J. Young of Emory University, the results provide evidence “in a comparatively simple animal model that changes in the activity of a single gene profoundly can change a fundamental social behavior of animals within a species.”

Of course, it’s a big step from voles to people, but the researchers hope the results will contribute to a better understanding of how human attachments form. Such knowledge could inform treatment options for disorders such as autism, which disrupt a person’s ability to form social bonds. “It is intriguing,” says Young, “to consider that individual differences in vasopressin reception in humans might play a role in how differently people form relationships.” –Sarah Graham

© 1996-2004 Scientific American, Inc.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=00017185-B13A-10D0-B13A83414B7F0000

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1. Take your LJ username and replace each letter with the corresponding number (A=1, B=2, etc…).

   d u c k 1 1 2 3

   4 21 3 11 27 27 28 29

2. Add all of the numbers together to create a kind of super

   150

3. Make a note of the first digit of this number, then add the digits of the
   number together.

   1 6

4. Find the post of this last number in your LJ.

   6th post (I’m assuming 6 posts ago)

5. Take the digit you noted in step 3, and count that many words into the post.

   damnit = 1st word (ignoring quiz)

6. Use the resulting word in a Google Image Search, and select a picture from the first page.

   Google Search Results.

   

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Top Commenters on ’s LiveJournal

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2		163
3		39
4		33
5		17
6		17
7		15
8		14
9		14
10		13
11		13
12	Anonymous	11
13		11
14		10
15		10
16		9
17		8
18		8
19		5
20		4
21		4
22		4
23		4
24		4
25		4
26		3
27		3
28		3
29		3
30		3
31		3
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33		2
34		2
35		2
36		2
37		2
38		1
39		1
40		1
41		1
42		1

Total Commenters: 42 Total Comments: 641
Report generated 6/15/2004 12:25:29 PM by ’s LJ Comment Stats Wizard 1.1

Paul: There’s someone on the line for you.

Me: Who is it?

Paul: I don’t know, the number they gave me didn’t pull up in the system.

Me: Well, I’m on another call right now. Could you see what they want?

<A few seconds pass.>

Paul: He said you’re girlfriend is in the hospital.

Me: Oh, okay. <back to call> Is your computer booted back up yet?

As a side note… I am sick and tired of taking these quizes, and then having to go through the code that they give you and cleaning it up. I mean some of this code isn’t even close.

5:00 pm - 2:00 am Friday, and Sunday off.

Damnit, ! That’s not cool. I was gonna eat that.

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TV Meme

Watched obsessively? Bold them.

Watched regularly but not obsessively? Italic them.

Watched at least one episode but not regularly? Do nothing.

Never watched? Strike them.

1. Freaks and Geeks
2. Absolutely Fabulous
3. Forever Knight
4. H. R. Pufnstuf
5. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
6. Twin Peaks
7. Dark Shadows
8. Doctor Who
9. The Avengers
10. My So-Called Life
11. Quantum Leap
12. Beauty and the Beast
13. Babylon 5
14. Family Guy
15. Mystery Science Theatre 3000
16. Pee-Wee’s Playhouse
17. Xena: Warrior Princess
18. The Twilight Zone
19. The Prisoner
20. The Simpsons
21. Monty Python’s Flying Circus
22. Farscape
23. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
24. The X-Files
25. Star Trek

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How much do you think the letter ‘M’ pays out every year to sponsor Sesame Street?