An example of mystery meat navigation. For example, trying to click on Mare Humorum is difficult without hovering over every place. Also, it may not be readily apparent that the image is a clickable map instead of a simple picture of Earth's Moon.
Mystery meat navigation (also known as MMN) is a disparaging term coined in 1998 by author and web designer Vincent Flanders of Web Pages That Suck to describe a visually attractive but concurrently inefficient, confusing, or abstruse user interface, usually one that is Internet-based. Such interfaces lack a user-centered design, emphasizing aesthetic appearance, white space, and the concealment of relevant information over basic practicality and functionality.
The epithet "mystery meat" refers to the meat products often served in American public school cafeterias whose forms have been so thoroughly reprocessed that their exact types can no longer be identified by their appearances: like them, the methods of MMN are clear to the producer but baffling to the consumer. Flanders originally and temporarily described the phenomenon as Saturnic navigation in reference to the Saturn Corporation whose company web site epitomized this phenomenon. On this web site, "The typical form of MMN is represented by menus composed of unrevealing icons that are replaced with explicative text only when the mouse cursor hovers over them".
Pharrell Williams (born April 5, 1973), commonly known simply as Pharrell, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, composer, and fashion designer. Williams and Chad Hugo make up the record production duo The Neptunes, producing hip hop and R&B music. He is also the lead vocalist and drummer of hip-hop band N.E.R.D, which he formed with Hugo and childhood friend Shay Haley. He released his first single "Frontin'" in 2003 and followed up with his first album In My Mind in 2006.
As part of The Neptunes, Williams has produced numerous hit singles for various musicians. The two have earned three Grammy Awards amongst ten nominations. He is also the co-founder of the clothing brands Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream Clothing. He is a member of the supergroup V.A. Playaz with Fam-Lay, Clipse, Skillz, Missy Elliott, and Timbaland & Magoo.
Pharrell Williams was born on April 5, 1973, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the eldest of three sons of Carolyn, a teacher, and Pharaoh Williams, a handyman. He met Chad Hugo in a seventh-grade summer band camp where Williams played the keyboards and drums and Hugo played tenor saxophone. They were also both members of a marching band; Williams played the snare drum while Chad was student conductor. With Hugo, Williams attended Princess Anne High School where they played in the school band; there he got the name Skateboard P.
Richard Paul "Rick" Astley ( /ˈrɪk ˈæstli/; born 6 February 1966) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and radio personality. He is known for his 1987 song, "Never Gonna Give You Up", which was a #1 hit single in 25 countries. Astley holds the record for being the only male solo artist to have his first 8 singles reach the Top 10 in the UK and by retirement in 1993 had sold approximately 40 million records worldwide.
After retiring from the music industry in 1993, Astley made a comeback in 2007 when he became an Internet phenomenon, as his video for "Never Gonna Give You Up" became part of a popular Internet meme known as "Rickrolling". Astley was voted "Best Act Ever" by Internet users at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008.
Richard Paul Astley was born on 6 February 1966 in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, becoming the fourth child of his family. His parents divorced when he was five, and Astley was brought up by his father. His musical career started when he was ten, singing in the local church choir. During his schooldays, Astley formed and played the drums in a number of local bands, where he met guitarist David Morris. After leaving school at sixteen, Astley was employed during the day as a driver in his father's market-gardening business and played drums on the Northern club circuit at night in bands such as “Give Way” - specialising in covering Beatles and Shadows songs - and “FBI”, which won several local talent competitions.
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (pronunciation: /ˈjæŋkəvɪk/; born October 23, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, accordionist, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts. Since his first-aired comedy song in 1976, he has sold more than 12 million albums (as of 2007), recorded more than 150 parody and original songs, and has performed more than 1,000 live shows. His works have earned him three Grammy Awards among nine nominations, four gold records, and six platinum records in the United States. Yankovic's first top ten Billboard album (Straight Outta Lynwood) and single ("White & Nerdy") were both released in 2006, nearly three decades into his career.
Yankovic's success comes in part from his effective use of music video to further parody popular culture, the song's original artist, and the original music videos themselves, scene-for-scene in some cases. He directed later videos himself and went on to direct for other artists including Ben Folds, Hanson, Black Crowes, and The Presidents of the United States of America. In addition to recording his albums, Yankovic wrote and starred in the film, UHF, and television show, The Weird Al Show. He has also made guest appearances on many television shows, in addition to starring in Al TV specials on MTV.
Susan Magdalane Boyle (born 1 April 1961) is a Scottish singer who came to international public attention when she appeared as a contestant on the TV programme Britain's Got Talent on 11 April 2009, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables. Her first album was released in November 2009 and debuted as the number one best-selling album on charts around the globe.
Global interest in Boyle was triggered by the contrast between her powerful mezzo-soprano voice and her plain appearance on stage. The juxtaposition of the audience's first impression of her, with the standing ovation she received during and after her performance, led to an international media and Internet response. Within nine days of the audition, videos of Boyle—from the show, various interviews and her 1999 rendition of "Cry Me a River"—had been watched over 100 million times. Her audition video has been viewed on the internet several hundred million times. Despite the sustained media interest she later finished in second place in the final of the show behind dance troupe Diversity.
Please stop,
Please stop,
Please stop the clock.
I don't want to see you
In the state I'm in.
Please stop,
(Please stop)
Please stop,
(Please stop)
Please stop the clock.
Please stop,
Please stop,
Please stop the clock.
I don't want to see you
In the state I'm in.
Please stop,
(Please stop)
Please stop,
(Please stop)
Please stop the clock.
Please stop,
Please stop,
Please stop the clock.
I don't want to see you
In the state I'm in.
Please stop,
(Please stop)
Please stop,
(Please stop)
Born within a darkened age
microcosmic game of life
Endless cycles endless dreams
dormant beings we've become
Moving away from light
through karmic conditioning
Consciousness self repressed
unaware sustains the stress
Feeding us with ignorance
trapped by time we stay confined
Moving away from light
by carnal conditioning
"Is this real?" you ask.
The reality is locked inside.
Close your eyes.
Take a step into the abyss.
It is far greater
than the world you know.
Like the lotus in the mud,
out of darkness comes light.
Facing life
freeing minds
no more lies
fear must die
In the abyss is life
through the darkness comes light
breaking the frames of time
eternally man must rise
Rise.
I know complaining doesn't help
Cause what has been won't be again
And as I'm walking down the street
I see a child glance back at me
This crazy clocks dictate our lives
I'm gonna cut time with a knife
If all this ends there's nothing more
Then where will my memories go?
And now it's 10 o'clock
And another day has gone
And I know it's gone forever
Have you ever loved me? never
And now it's 10 o'clock
And another day has gone
And I know it's gone forever
Have you ever loved me? never
One day you'll hear the unspoken words
I've sung for you in my silent world
I turned away, you didn't know
I lived for you, my love still grows
And now it's 10 o'clock
And another day has gone
And I know it's gone forever
Have you ever loved me? never
And now it's 10 o'clock (and now it's 10 o'clock)
And another day has gone (...another day has gone)
And I know it's gone forever (I know it's gone forever)
Have you ever loved me? never (another day has gone)
You see empty space in children's eyes
But what you see is ancient and wise
If all this ends there's nothing more
Then where will my memories go?
And now it's 10 o'clock
And another day has gone
And I know it's gone forever
Have you ever loved me? never
And now it's 10 o'clock
And another day has gone
And I know it's gone forever
Have you ever loved me? never
And now it's 10 o'clock (and now it's 10 o'clock)
And another day has gone (...another day has gone)
And I know it's gone forever (I know it's gone forever)
Have you ever loved me? never (another day has gone)
And now it's 10 o'clock (and now it's 10 o'clock)
And another day has gone (...another day has gone)
And I know it's gone forever (I know it's gone forever)
Have you ever loved me? never (another day has gone)
And now it's 10 o'clock
And another day has gone
And I know it's gone forever