4/2/06 Gil's LotD

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http://www.mikeash.com/?page=software/gpulife/index.html A MacOS X screensaver which runs the game of live in a OpenGL shader, which means that the entire screen is being drawn by the graphics card. You can use this as a sort of benchmark for Mac graphics cards.
http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/19017/Pacman_Running_Around_Library.html Pacman takes a trip to the library.

3/29/06 Gil's LotD

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http://www.sylloge.com/5k/entries/162/ The Universal Decision Maker takes on your yes/no questions.
http://www.lunchclock.com/ The lunchclock will add extra time during the hours you specify so if you can convince your boss to use the clock you can get a longer break.
http://www.blifaloo.com/info/lies_eyes.php This is an overview of how to tell what people are thinking about by analyzing where they are looking.

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3/27/06 Gil's LotD

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http://www.damninteresting.com/watch-the-skies-in-the-year-52007-ad Apparently, there's a plan to send a satellite up around Earth and have it eventually reenter in fifty thousand years. You can submit a message to be put in the satellite, the link is at the bottom of the page.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8972478390980130889# A Japanese ad for noodles.