---------------- NEW STUFF A cool looking trailer even if it stars Matthew McConaughey. http://bbspot.com/News/2002/07/review_reign_of_fire.html I'm not sure what you did the last couple of weeks without them. http://bbspot.com/News/2002/07/horoscopes20020711.html Comparing and contrasting laziness at work over the years. http://bbspot.com/News/2002/07/then_and_now.html --------------- SITE NEWS -Plenty of posts in the Log after returning from vacation included the "Drive of Disaster". (http://bbspot.com/Log/) -We're in the midst of summer here in the northern hemisphere so it's probably time you got another t-shirt from (http://bbspot.com/store/tshirts.html) or if you don't like ours check out t-shirt hell's selection (http://www.tshirthell.com/cgi-bin/affiliates/clickthru.cgi?id=briggsb). -A few people asked why I didn't have any way to donate to the site. Well, I do it's just well hidden. If you're so inclined you can find it in the donation FAQ (http://bbspot.com/Legal/donation_faq.html) -Special thanks to Kozz (who I finally got to met on my trip west) for keeping the links going while I was gone. -I got tons of suggestions for the Best PC Game Ever poll. Not all got added or added in time to really have a chance. We'll have to do this again sometime. Half-Life, X-Com and StarCraft are the top 3. Check out this week's poll - Worst Corporate Fraud? (http://bbspot.com/Polls/) ------------------------------ QUOTE OF THE WEEK Maybe this world is another planet's Hell. - Aldous Huxley ------------------------------ LINKS OF THE WEEK Here are my favorite 5 links from the BBspot Daily Spot section (updated M-F) in case you missed them during the week. A very interesting article on the IT infrastructure of Colombian drug cartels. Thanks to http://geekpress.com for pointing the way. http://www.business2.com/articles/mag/print/0,1643,41206,FF.html See if you're losing your memory with this Flash game. http://www.atticgames.net/MemoryMan/index.htm For people with too much money. http://www.timetravelfund.com/ For people who want to collect the interest from the time travel fund. http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/article/0,12543,211498,00.html I really liked this DIY spirograph program. You can make some really cool designs. http://math.ucsd.edu/~dlittle/java/SpiroGraph.html ------------------------------ Do not reply to this e-mail. If you have any questions please direct them to briggsb@xxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to the list use the following link: mailto:bbspot-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe To unsubscribe at any time to the list use the following link: mailto:bbspot-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe OR Use the convenient form on http://bbspot.com Brian http://bbspot.com -- Attached file included as plaintext by Ecartis -- --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.373 / Virus Database: 208 - Release Date: 7/1/02