Venn Diagram
I was recently browsing the torrents over at demonoid and I noticed one of the top torrented movies of the day was The Tooth Fairy. Most of the other movies seemed to match what you’d expect to find on torrenting sites, such as Legion, Surrogates, Sherlock Holmes, etc. The Tooth Fairy, however, I did not expect to find. So naturally I made a Venn diagram of the situation.
Another Site to Get Free* Stuff!
My cousin told me about this site which simply asks you one question a day, and then gives you points for answering that question. You can redeem those points for prizes, which are anything from a movie or season of a show, to a PS3 or Wii. I thought it sounded to good to be true so I asked him to send me an invite and from experience I can tell you, it’s the real deal.
You can get points by logging on (2 points) and by answering the question of the day (2-5 points). The site hopes to expand to allowing earning points for playing games, but it’s not there yet. As I alluded to earlier, it is invitation only, but lucky for you; you’ve either stumbled upon this blog or follow it, and I’m giving out invitations! Just send an email to theburningbiscuit@gmail.com with the subject line “I want a Lockerz Invite” and I’ll send one your way. Or better yet, just leave a comment below with your email address!
* simply lets you know you have to answer questions to get points, to in turn get the items. Free in the sense that you spend none of your money for the items.
Four Interesting/Useful Websites
While surfing the web over the years I’ve come across some interesting and useful websites and pages. The following are four that I found especially intriguing.
1. Spreeder (Reading)
Spreeder, which I can only assume is an amalgamation of speed and reader, is a site that can help you read faster than you ever thought you could. Simply copy and paste a piece of text (can be as a large as an entire book) and choose how many words per minute (wpm) you would like to read. The site will display one word at a time at the pace you specify. Try pasting a news article in the box and setting the wpm up to 450 or 500 and you’ll surprised how quickly you just read (and absorbed!) the article.
2. Project Euler (Mathematics/Programming)
From the site itself, “Project Euler is a series of challenging mathematical/computer programming problems that will require more than just mathematical insights to solve”. Project Euler has 267 problems you can solve that require a love of math and programming. The problems range from fairly easy to mind numbingly complex. If you can complete the entire problem set you are a truly mathematically gifted programmer.
3. Hacking Your Brain (Hallucinations)
This article by The Boston Globe guides you through the steps of how to hallucinate using only ping pong balls and a radio, how to trick your mind into thinking your nose is 2 feet long, and how to make your mind think you’re beating your hand with a hammer when, of course, you won’t be. Interested…? Thought so.
4. Movie Box Office Charts (Movie Lovers)
If you’re like me and love movies then you might be interested in this next site. It takes the idea of displaying box office information to an artistically compelling level. It displays the top 25 movies at the box office each week in a stream graph and continues the stream through out the year. Check out the current graph of 2009.
Hope you found at least one site of interest!
Trade Your Junk for Cool Stuff (Get Modern Warfare 2 for $40)
I know this sounds too good to be true, but a new service, Listia, allows you to do just that. Here’s what you do:
1. Find stuff around your house that you don’t want anymore (probably stuff you don’t want but thought was too valuable to just throw away)
2. Post a listing on Listia (free) and wait for people to bid on the item(s) (one person’s trash is another person’s treasure)
3. Use the credits you earned from your listing to, in turn, bid on something you actually want.
Example of a great deal:
Modern Warfare 2 is listed as costing 556 credits.
And you might say, I have no idea how much 556 credits is worth, so why would I care? Allow me to explain.
You can earn credits by the way I described above, but you can also purchase credits, 10 credits for $1.
By that pricing scheme, you can get 556 credits for $55.60 (includes free shipping). That’s already cheaper than in the store!
But, just by joining you get 50 credits. Link your profile to your Twitter profile, another 50 points. Link your profile to your Facebook account, another 50 points.
Right off the bat you have 150 points, which is like shaving $15 off of the price.
So there ya go, you can get Modern Warfare 2, brand new, for $40!
Radio Station Custom Tuned to your Mood
Using StumbleUpon I found this great site that lets you tell the site how you’re feeling and it will suggest a custom made web of internet radio, tuned to your current mood. Click on the images for larger versions.
Musicovery: interactive webRadio
Honest College Catalog
Pretty funny new article over on CollegeHumor. I especially love the breakdown of the degree programs offered, unfortunately I’m a computer science major. 
Meet The Guys Behind Google Street View
Hilarious new video from the people over at CollegeHumor