Poke Me In The Eye

I found Microsoft ClearType purely by accident. I found some page where this guy was talking about software that he always installs when he has to reinstall Windows. I had never heard of it so I decided to take a look at it. The software is totally free and helps to make text much easier to read on your monitor. I never really had much difficulty reading my fonts so I installed it more out of curiosity to see if it would really make any difference. I was quite surprised by the results to say the least. After installing ClearType my text is super crisp and much easier to read.

Once you install it you go through a few menus picking which block of text looks the clearest and then after you have chosen the change is universally applied to all your windows. No need to restart or anything.

I have been pleasantly surprised with results and it doesn’t seem to take up any system resources. Give it a try and let me know what you think.

You can download it right here. ClearType Tuner PowerToy

Crawford’s Picks:

I used to enjoy building sandcastles, but these are very impressive
Is it alive or a nuclear explosion? It tricked me at first!
Real Men of Genius, this is for you!
Around the world there are gaming geeks getting turned on by this video
This is a very insightful personality test. It definitely opened my eyes to a couple things.

Moe’s Picks:

I guess this is one way to clean airplanes
Collection of Calvin & Hobbes snow art
Absolutely hilarious video. If I saw this while I was driving I would probably cause an accident
There are some really strange patents out there, but this one may take the cake
Great collection of vanity plates

Moe’s Picks:

This is why moms shouldn’t give their little boys dolls (or why they should)
I am pretty excited about this. A tiny HDTV camera
Driving in India. Insanity.
A real mouse mouse, why would anyone want this?
I don’t know if I would want to live here but I sure would like to visit. Crazy house

Crawford’s Picks:

It’s amazing what forensic artists can do
This is both spooky and cool
The reason why men’s letters are never printed on Dear Abby
I doubt this is true but it makes for a great read
A gummi bear Chandelier?

Crawford’s Picks:

This place has an insane inventory of aftermarket parts for cars. So far I’m impressed
Build yourself a toy steam powered boat! Also enjoy going blind from the horrific page design
Imagine being able to observe the world in slow motion. Now imagine a website with every slow motion video you could dream of.
I admit it, I have Phronemophobia. Seriously, do people really have these phobias?
Sure this is tailored to the Creation vs. Evolution debate but it’s an awesome list of logical fallacies

Moe’s Picks:

I love seeing people with disabilities pushing the boundaries of what people think they can do
Father plays a mean but hilarious prank on his kid (an oldie but a goodie)
Ever wonder what your computer may do when you aren’t looking? Maybe it has an Icon war
Money Origami!
Watch TV on your wrist, and it’s not too expensive

I first came across this little French treat at www.nasioc.com in the Off Topic section. It was love at first sight! Who couldn’t resist that little smile, those pretty eyes and that ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC ASS! Sure I’ve never heard her music but I’ve seen the videos and she is definitely delicious.

    

For more pictures check out this Alizee fan site.

Moe’s Picks:

Just a quick funny video
Take a look at these amazing skyscrapers around the world. The last one on the page is unreal.
I posted an amazing 3D render recently, and this one may be just as good.
Metalstorm, the most powerful automatic gun in the world
How not to repair your scrotum

Crawford’s Picks:

I used WD-40 to clean up oil stains…but to attract fish?
I played a text based Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy game a hundred times in my youth. I found it again!
I slept at the airport in Geneva, Switzerland. It was awful. I wish I had heard about this website first.
The home page for MI5…James Bond’s employer
These are some serious Lego creations.

What are your Top 5 “dream jobs”? These can be real jobs or ones you’ve made up, legal or illegal, fantasty or reality. Also assume that all jobs pay equally…enough to put a Ferarri in your 4 car garage without concern. You would work a minimum of 40 hours a week.

Crawford’s Answers:

Race Car Driver

This real job would be an absolute dream come true. I’d race Formula 1 during the summer months and WRC during the winter (I think those are the seasons at least). Or maybe just WRC…or Le Mans, Japanese Grand Turing…hell, ANYTHING that would put me behind the wheel of bad ass racing cars as often as possible. It may be taxing on the body but it would be heaven.

007

Of course this job doesn’t exist…or does it? Who wouldn’t want to be a 00 agent with a license to kill? You’d travel the world, have sex with crazy hot women, gamble in Monaco and carry a gun wherever you went. Sure I could be killed at any moment, I’d always have to be on my toes (even in bed), and I’d end up in many a slow-motion killing machine…but c’mon…James Bond people!!

Food Critic

I suppose this one is a bit more realistic (I mean I could possibly do this if ever really put my mind to it). The idea of spending my life eating food and telling the world about it…rather…eating food and the world wanting to know my thoughts about it…that would be amazing. I may get fat, I may have poor health, I may sell myself out the highest bidder…but it would be a ton of fun.

Rock Star

Just think of it…you are on stage in a giant arena. The lights are low. You’ve got your guitar hanging low. You start that one riff, the lights go up and 100,000 people start screaming for more. You’d be rich…you’d be famous…and you’d be able to have sex with star crazed women the world around. Maybe I should buy a guitar…down at the five and dime…

Emperor

It’s good to be the King…but it would be even better to be Supreme Ruler of The Land. Whatever you ask for…you got it. Whatever you decree…it happens. Want to invade the neighboring land? No problem! Want to just sit back and gorge yourself while you call for entertainment? You can do that too!

Runners Up:

God, International Man of Mystery (a bit less serious than 007), Hammock Quality Control, Auto Racing Journalist, International Playboy.

Moe’s Answers:

Nature Photographer

I would love to be able to travel the world to exotic places seeing all sorts of wonderful sites and animals and to take pictures of them. It would be both exciting, a little bit dangerous, and I think a lot of fun. I think it may be hard being away from home all the time but being able to see the world and seeing things that most people would never see would make it worth it.

Astronaut

The appeal here is obvious, being able to go into outer space. I totally missed answering “The space station” when we did the top five vacations a couple weeks ago but I am not going to make the same mistake this week. I would absolutely love to be able to leave the planet for awhile and about the only way to do that would be becoming an astronaut. It would also be pretty amazing working with some of the smartest people on the planet.

Stunt Car Driver

Jumping cars, driving through buildings, do high performance driving through crowded city streets, smashing cars into stuff and just generally causing mayhem behind the wheel would just be another day at the office with this job. The job would definitely carry some risk but the reward would just be so big that it would totally be worth it.

Indy Car Driver

Indy racing is just about the pinnacle of auto racing and I can’t think of a greater thrill. 750 horse power, enough downward force to allow the car to be driven upside down, zero to sixty in two seconds, zero to one hundred in four seconds and speeds of 250mph… yeah sign me up. Not to mention being able to travel the world racing. I can’t think of many jobs that would be more exhilarating.

Host of Myth Busters

I think these guys may have one of the most fun jobs around. A huge budget to do absolutely ridiculous things, playing with all sorts of machinery, destroying things on a regular basis and of course having your own TV show. It would be an absolute joy going to work everyday.