Archive for the ‘fun’ Category
today was the second time i received the following email within two weeks:
Die Firma Ericsson verteilt Handys. und das gratis übers Internet, um der Marke Nokia entgegen zu wirken, welche dasselbe macht. Ericsson will sich damit bekannter machen. Deshalb verteilt das Unternehmen jetzt gratis das neue WAP-Handy. Alles was zu tun ist, ist diese Mail an acht Leute zu schicken. In etwa zwei Wochen erhält man dann ein Ericsson T 18. Wenn die Nachricht an 20 oder mehr Personen verschickt wird, erhält man sogar ein Ericsson R320 WAP-Phone.
the main message of this chain email: forward the email to at least 8 of your friends and receive an ericsson t18. forward it to 20 or more, and receive a free ericsson r320.
i find it stunning that the hoax has prevailed for so long, and is still very active. especially considering that the r320 was released in 1999! also, note how it says “ericsson” instead of “sony ericsson”.
both of these cellphones had monochrome displays (naturally), the t18 one only had two lines. you’d probably get some money along with it if you decided to take one. :-)
life would be a much better place if people did an internet search before forwarding this crap.
on the other hand, this particular one made me reminisce about the old days, when internet connections were dial-up and expensive as hell…
my new sound card has lots of preset values for different environments, for example “living room”, “hallway”, “hallway with carpets”, …
in the list of available settings, i also found some …”less probable” situations to put a desktop sound card to use:
preset configurations for use in a parking space,
padded room, airplane hangar or waste pipe.
never say never! ;)
if you think all scientists are boring, please check out this music video:
PCR, when you need to detect mutations.
PCR, when you need to recombine.
PCR, when you need to find out who the daddy is.
PCR, when you need to solve a crime.
http://bio-rad.cnpg.com/lsca/videos/ScientistsForBetterPCR/
check out the creative gallery titled wild animals at themorningnews.org.
(found through ze’s blog.)
