Blog who?

I must confess that although I am a sometime blogger, I don't really read any other blogs except for a couple of friends who rarely update. So the following article was very interesting for me. It lists the top 25 most visited blogs of June. I haven't had a chance to look at more than a couple - but my they are interesting!
Check out Boingboing for the above amazing pic of a baby wallaby. They also have some very nice old mexican music. Then there is downloadsquad which keeps you up to date about downloadable software. And.. well you can read the rest. Unfortunately there are many interesting sites. bugger.
Update:
I just found this other website which is hilarious! It is called SayNoToCrack and the picture above is just one of the posts. About the picture it says "This 15 lb tabby cat chased a bear up two separate trees in rural New Jersey." Here is a link to the National Geographic article. Oh I think I will have to bookmark this website!

Racism Test

Check out this test for racism designed by some people in Harvard.

My results were as do follows: "Your data suggest little to no automatic preference between African American and European American." However I would have to say that I am not sure how good this test is - personally I was getting so confused and the black and white faces looked so much alike that have the time it was simply random! The other half was pseudo-random.

seriously... how reliable can such a test be?!!

Btw, I am on a role today with all my posts! :-)

update: I just saw this comment on digg which i thought was appropriate for me as well...
"Your data suggest little to no automatic preference between Light Skin and Dark Skin." - No it suggests I wanted to win the damn game.. I didn't care what color they were as long as I didn't make any mistakes.
Flawed test for gamers/competitive people.

Extreme 3D experience

I found the following extremely cool 3D experience.

Try the virtual barbershop experience here - you have to put on your headphones and close your eyes.... and wait for the magic. It is amazing!

Also try the other ones the guy has posted - the second link has a woman whispering - and it is so funny some of the comments on that page... seems it was big success for a lot of the guys. One guy went so far as to think of the possibilities if this kind of thing was used in porno movies!

Return of the Fly

Yoo hoo... yes I mean you! Hello!!
I feel like I should re-introduce myself it has been so long since i have written. Yes yes my name is Phly, Gad Phly. Now, will you get me a martini? shaken, not stirred.
WHat!! you have no martini? fine,.. get me my new favourite drink, Mai Tai. yummmm.

Anyhow, i realized that I have gotten out of the habit of updating my blog. It really does end up being a habit - update blog or just send an email about the interesting item to some people? these days i have been emailing.
But with the following item things are going to change.
I read this BBC article about the new bear robots the US military are developing for the transport of casualties in battlefields. The future is coming!! According to the website:

1. Teddy bear face designed to be reassuring (How cool is that!!!)
2. Hydraulic upper body carries up to 227kgs (500lbs)
3. When kneeling tracked "legs" travel over rubble. Switches to wheels on smooth surfaces (ok this was also very cool - i think you can even tell how that would work based on the picture of the legs)
4. Dynamic Balance Behaviour (DBB) technology allows the robot to stand and carry loads upright on its ankles, knees or hips for nearly an hour

Hasta la vista.... senor bear!

Star Wars Day

yes i am little bit early (less than 12 hours) but Happy Star Wars Day!! It will be the 30th anniversary of the release of the first umm fourth episode.

It is interesting that most people who watch Star Wars for the first time now don't really like it. Check out this guy's article.
So what is it that we like about it?
The fact that it was the first of its kind?
The story line?
The special effects?

Laser eyes

oh how i want to get laser eye surgery. And when something goes into my head, it doesn't come out easily. I really don't want to wear glasses anymore, it is such a hassle.
But to get i need to educate myself.
Oh that reminds me of the little clip of Dodgeball that i saw last night, where Ben Stiller claimed "Let me throw some knowledge at you".. he he!! I want to use that in real life!

I am starting a blog for myself to manage all the info I learn at The Eyes of the Fly. Help me out puhleeze if you learn something.

anyway I only know one person in DC who has had laser surgery and it was with a very famous doctor who charged about 5k... that is really expensive. i mean really! So I need to find out more..
does anyone know anything? or about any particular doctor in DC region?

Iranian comic

ok I am uploading too many videos today but here are two slightly different acts by Shappi Khorsandi which are pretty funny! The first is her act at the Melbourne Comedy Festival:

and here is another one when she is on Rove: