Archive for September, 2004

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Monday, September 27, 2004

 

Lines Pose Risk at LAX

`Stepped-up screening procedures at Los Angeles International Airport that were designed to make flying safer have created another potential vulnerability: long lines that are a “tempting target for terrorists,” security experts said Friday.’


The machinery of an anxious democracy

`For the first time, representatives from the OSCE – the European body which has traditionally monitored elections in fledgling democracies – will observe as Americans elect their president.

[..] the Florida fiasco of 2000 with its hanging chads and voter purges has shaken confidence in the sanctity of the system, producing in the words of one observer, a climate of “unease, distrust and scepticism”.’


Buffalo Church Opens it’s Own Subway Restaurant

`A Buffalo Church is the first church in America to open it’s own Subway Restaurant. [..]

The Subway Restaurant employs 15 people.’


Ned and the Gay and Lesbian Channel

Recording of a man calling to ask for information on a Gay and Lesbian TV channel.

(1meg mp3)

see it here »


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Sunday, September 26, 2004

 

I Broke Some Links, Then I Fixed Them

A bunch of links stopped working over the weekend. I’ve fixed them now, I hope. Feel free to leave a comment if anything isn’t working properly. 🙂


Neurotically Yours: Tech Support

`Keep the jobs in the US so I can understand who I’m talking to .. you fucking bastards.’


Police accidentally tear-gas children playing

`Ticked off.

That’s how Lynette Davis still feels a day after [the police] accidentally tear-gassed her neighborhood [..]

Davis’ 4-year-old son, Miguel, was playing in the front yard Thursday when he ran inside, screaming and throwing up. [..]

A police commander said that the gassing was unintended and that he apologized to residents.’


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Bus crews warn miniskirt women they’ll be raped

`Bus conductors in Swaziland have vowed to assault and rape women passengers who wore miniskirts, sparking outrage among women’s groups in the African kingdom. [..]

Drivers banned miniskirts on their buses earlier in the year, saying they were distracting and encouraging lustful thoughts.’


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Egg attack leaves PM scrambling

`Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, who was sent to hospital after being knocked down during an election campaign scuffle on Friday, was in fact hit by nothing more dangerous than an egg, according to TV pictures screened on Saturday.’


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The magic ‘Six’ has been broken

Liquid nitrogen cooled P4 3.6GHz chip overclocked to 6GHz.

I want one. 🙂

with pictures.


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Senate Candidate Sterilized Under-Age Women

`In an interview this week on KRMG-AM in Tulsa, Dr. Coburn was asked, “To your knowledge, could this situation have happened or has happened with any other women?”

He replied: “I’ve done this lots to women who have come in with emergency things who have asked me to sterilize them, under-age. When they’ve already had three babies.”‘


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Reflectoporn

`The name reflectoporn was given to pictures who were discovered on e-bay, where you can see naked people in the reflection of any material that shines. Like televisions, kettles, mirrors, etc. Reflectoporn is getting more and more popular.’


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Cop Demands Mom Turn Over Daughter

`A Long Island traffic cop has been arrested and accused of trying to lure a 13-year-old girl into a public bathroom.

Police say the officer from North Hempstead threatened a mother with a parking ticket unless she handed over her daughter.

[..] “If she wanted to take care of the ticket, her 13-year-old daughter would have to accompany him to a nearby restroom.”‘


Quebec man killed in crash while having sex

`A 25-year-old man was killed and his partner was seriously injured Friday in a head-on crash that police said took place while the driver was having sex behind the wheel.

Another car veered into the couple’s path in this town 25 kilometres northeast of Quebec City, shattering both vehicles and trapping the occupants.’


Saturday, September 25, 2004

 

Historical Pirate Flags

`While the precise origin of the pirate flag is unknown, its ancestry can be traced with some certainty. They were used to intimidate the enemy or victim, and the flag was designed to conjure up fear and dread. It was an important part of the pirate armoury, and was the pirate’s best form of psychological warfare, especially when combined with a preceding reputation of not showing any quarter if opposed.’


Pickup Lines

`Are your legs tired, because you’ve been running through my mind all day long.

Girl, you better have a license, cuz you are driving me crazy!

If you were a booger I’d pick you first.’


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Men Attacked with Chainsaw

`”I was scared,” Kung said. “I’m not going lie. Anyone who says they weren’t scared getting chased with a chainsaw is a lie.”‘


The Eradicator

A weapon for the office.


Teacher Sends Boy Home With Feces in Bag

`A teacher is on paid administrative leave after sending a first-grader home with feces in his backpack because the boy soiled the classroom floor.

The teacher apparently was frustrated with the 6-year-old student’s actions so she wrapped up the waste and sent it home with the boy Tuesday along with a note [..]’


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Friday Feature: You’re All Morons

`Greetings and suck me. I’m Jeff Woods, maintenance programmer for Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided. As a maintenance programmer it is my responsibility to manage existing code, write bug fixes, integrate new code while analyzing its impact on existing functionality and be the brunt of your jokes and flames on the forums. Suck me. I’m writing this Friday Feature because I’m about sick of your, the valued customer’s, torrent of never ending sass-mouth and ill-informed crap. I repeat, suck me. Suck me long. Suck me hard.’


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The Museum Of Bad Art

`The Museum Of Bad Art (MOBA) is the world’s only museum dedicated to the collection, preservation, exhibition and celebration of bad art in all its forms.’


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BMW Unveils World’s Fastest Hydrogen-Powered Car

`German luxury carmaker BMW unveiled the world’s fastest hydrogen-powered car at the Paris auto show on Wednesday, dubbed the H2R, capable of exceeding 300 kilometers (185 miles) per hour.’


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Touchscreen Hack Effort Called ‘Monkey Business’

`Critics of the Diebold touch-screen voting machines turned their attention Wednesday from the machines themselves to the computers that will tally the final vote, saying the outcome is so easy to manipulate that even a monkey could do it.

And they showed video of a monkey hacking the system to prove it. [..]

The entire voting record can be deleted by choosing “reset the election” on a drop-down menu [..]’

Here’s the monkey video. (7meg Quicktime)


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The Hitchhiker Adventure Game

20th Anniversary Edition


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[quiz] Dog Toy or Marital Aid?


Smallest ‘guitar string’ to weigh atoms

`The string, developed at Cornell University, US, is only 10 atoms across, a million times smaller than a normal guitar string.

It is made from a carbon nanotube, formed from a sheet of carbon one atom thick and rolled into a cylinder.’


Sinead O’Connor Pleads For People To Stop Calling Her Crazy

`Sinead O’Connor has taken out a full-page ad to proclaim her sanity. [..]

The 2,000 essay also asks “If ye all think I am such a crazy person why do ye use me to sell your papers?”‘


Friday, September 24, 2004

 

Examples of real 999 calls

`My wife left me with two salmon sandwiches which was left over from last night and I’m sat in a chair here and she’s out there decorating. She won’t put any food on or anything for anybody [..]’


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Tourist Photo


SkinBag

`Each SkinBag is handmade on demand.

• Material : synthetic human skin
• Colour : available in all shades of human skin colour
b l a c k , a s i a n , p i n k w h i t e , m i x e d …’