TypeRacer is a typing speed comparison site. It lets you race against peers who are online either as a registered user or a guest. It presents you with gibberish of some text which you need to type, using the right single quotes and capitalizing the I's. If your preferred method of typing is a Word document with automatic spelling correction, you are in for a tough time. But hey, I managed it, so it may not be so difficult after all. Here is a screengrab from one of my races
I also typed quotes from the Matrix and the Namesake by Mira Nair, in other races, so it'll be interesting to see what other literary treasure is hidden when racing again, wink wink. If you do sign up, invite me, and we'll have a race.
Showing posts with label odd things. Show all posts
Showing posts with label odd things. Show all posts
Go! TypeRacer! Go! - the new olympic sport...
taking newspapers to the next level...
twins are taking over the world...
Improv Everywhere has this nice post about a bunch of twins doing a human mirror imitation on a train in New York... watch the video and the read the article here
They had also done a All-Freeze in Grand Central earlier and the site lists other unique and hilarious missions... the frozen grand central video is below...
How to productively procrastinate...
Only recently, I had written about a good flowchart to decide about procrastinating right away and hot on its heels, I came across this audio guide about being a productive procrastinator. Seriously, don't think of doing this later, just click here and click the Listen Now option and become a structured procrastinator right away. So what is my take on it? I will get around to listening to it first, and then comment about it :-) [via]
Best pecimen for a Turing Test
The Daily WTF is a website dedicated to giving a daily dose of what not to do in the IT field and life, in general... and though most of the posts are intriguing, this one simply takes the cake... A conversation between a HR lady at a company and a newly hired guy who was self employed before...
HR Lady: Can I have the phone number of the consulting company where you worked for the past 6 years?
New Hire Guy: I was self employed. I am the owner and sole employee of the consulting company and I would be happy to answer any questions you have.
HR Lady: No, I need to call to verify!
New Hire Guy: ...But you'll just be calling me.
HR Lady: I have to call — what's the number?
New Hire Guy: The number of the office is [my cell number].
(note: I'm standing 2 feet directly in front of her. She dials the phone and I answer.)
HR Lady: Hello — this is Paula from Initrode Global, calling in reference to Snoofle's employment.
New Hire Guy: (both into the cell phone and to her): I know, I'm standing right in front of you.
Her (into the phone): Could you please verify the dates of Snoofle's employment at VirtuDyne, Intelligenuity and Initech?
New Hire Guy: (reading from my résumé that is laying on her desk in front of her): VirtuDyne: a1 to b1, Intelligenuity: a2 to b2, and Initech: a3 to b3.
HR Lady: Great, thank you! *click*
New Hire Guy: (directly to her): ...Did you not notice that you were talking to me right here in front of you?
HR Lady: I know, but I have to call to check these things.
eh dandanakka... eh danakunakka...
I am pretty sure you would have come across this Wikipedia entry for dappan kuthu but the current version has undergone significant revisions from what it used to be sometime (eons in internet time) ago... so I decided to dig in the history of the article and pulled up the How To which was there available in this edit...
The following steps may be taken as a basic dance pattern for beginners. Dappaankuthu is essentially freeform, and each dancer makes of it what he or she will.and just for the heck of it, couple of videos
1. Take one step with your foot.
2. If you just brought your left foot forward, point your left fist to the sky and your right fist directly ahead, otherwise do the opposite.
3. If you bring your left fist skyward, look straight ahead or slightly upwards, otherwise look down at your feet.
4. The above three steps must be done simultaneously.
5. Bob your torso up and down once.
6. Repeat with the other foot.
7. Maintain a pace of one step every second, with a bob equidistant between every two steps.
and my all time favorite from 12B
Tuffers: truth was never this funny (NSFW)
I know the English have a sense of humour but never thought the truth spoken loud can be this funny... here is Phil Tuffnel, an England spin bowler from a bygone era ridiculing himself in a comedy show...
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* (star) horses ...
If you spot a sea horse in the distant sky, do you call it a star horse? That is what I was wondering when I stumbled across this amazing picture in NASA's web space
This Xmas, try FedEx or UPS or DHL instead
Saw this odd news about an octogenarian walking into a post office with boxes of home baked fruitcakes to be mailed. The postal clerk had asked her "What kind of explosives do you have in here?" Now what kind of grandma would bomb a post office!?! Maybe, just maybe, that person had left his or her sense of humor at home that day!
Now, the judge was perhaps right in dismissing the claim of $250,000 (grandma would not have needed her social security check anymore!!!) but at least, could have asked the post office to issue an apology? The reason I am posting this is not to stop with this article, but to think about the prospect of moving to Kenya to live a longer youthful life or find out how you can use Office 2.0 instead of constantly having to attach your files for sharing.
Signs
Its the sign that the end is near... if you see them on a road and follow them, that is!!! A good video compilation of some really hilarious signboards.
PS: do pause the video at every sign or u might end up playing it again and again...
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