Rodent's Yawning Animals page

An unusual site I found at one of the sites mentioned in my last post. A person, aptly going by the name 'Rodent', has showcased pictures of all kinds of animals... yup, yawning! In the 'Gaping Maws' page, animals are classified under 'Felines' and 'Hooved', among many other categories. There's even an entire section for hippos! Worth having a look at...

"Never yawn in front of a lady." - Frank Sinatra

But what do you do when it's a lady who's doing the yawning?

Well, you just keep watching and try not to yawn yourself. At least, that's what Emilie wants us to do. At her interesting website, you play Emilie's 'Don't Yawn Game', which can be damn hard! I kept getting this funny half-yawning feeling in the back of my throat when I tried it! What happens when you play the game? Let me know.

On a side note, here's a nice page about yawning being contagious, and another one about yawning in general.

Google vs. Yahoo

Here's an interesting article from Cnet's News.com about the corporate culture at two of the most widely followed internet companies, Google and Yahoo. Yahoo seems to be turning into a company that has tough "management discipline" and a numbers-driven approach. Google, on the other hand, is often referred to as an "intellectual playground", where super-smart engineers are encouraged to work on individual projects, which has led to Google services such as Google News.

The two companies seem to be headed for a showdown, especially in the online advertising business. As you might have noticed, Google's ads are all based on search and keywords, while Yahoo has more traditional ads, like banners. According to one analyst quoted in this article, brand advertisers would prefer Yahoo's offerings to Google's. But Google's ads, meanwhile, seem to be more consumer friendly, because of their relatively unintrusive nature. It'll be interesting to watch what happens in this battle.

Counter Strike: DAS FILM!

This just HAS to be my first proper post... Linus, Peter, Schnopfen "ünd" Andorz, four guys who are presumably German, have made this hilarious film, in which they've enacted what happens in a typical Counter-Strike round. It's complete with suddenly disappearing corpses, connection problems and wheezing laughter in the background. Of special interest is the guy towards the right in the image above. The way he tries to mouth "Okay, let's go!" at the beginning of the round is totally tickling. He's arguably the funniest in the video. The video can also be downloaded from the site. It's worth it, especially if you're a CS player. Priceless.

Houston, we have a problem...

Nope, nothing wrong, just getting your attention... no, seriously.

Well, here's the first post. As the blog description says, I love learning discovering new things, and I probably enjoy doing this the most online. I also like discussing issues and current events. For more of what I like, check out my profile.

I hope to blog more regularly this time around. Just to explain the last sentence... if you view my profile, you'll see that I've been a member of Blogger since April 2003 (can't believe it's been two whole years!). At that time, I started a blog called (not very creatively) "Malhaar's World". When I was just two posts down, I got busy with a whole lot of things and just never got back to my 'world'.This time, I've been a bit more creative with the name (thanks, Douglas Adams!) and it looks decent too (my first blog was almost entirely a lurid shade of orange).

So, here's to a new start! Do come back and have a look from time to time. You can check out some of my favourite links and my latest photos by clicking on the links alongside. You can also syndicate/subscribe to my feed. Comments are always welcome, and if you like what you see... tell a friend!

See you!