This seems to be of interest here:
One wonders if she will plead guilty and volunteer for jail time, as her beliefs would seem to require. Well, one wonders only if one is terminally naive - she is fighting the case, apparently unwilling to live with the consequences of the restrictions she wants to impose on [...]
The wireless pig project.
http://www.imm.dtu.dk/hogthrob/
(ok, I’m on the embedded powerpc linux developers mailing list, and this guy from iotech.dk posted, and I checked out his company web page, and they’re collaborating on this research project…)
Bird brains no more
Tyler Cowen
The new [classificatory] system, which draws upon many of the words used to describe the human brain and has broad support among scientists, acknowledges the now overwhelming evidence that avian and mammalian brains are remarkably similar — a fact that explains why many kinds of bird are [...]
Decapitated man found behind Hazlet theater
BY DAN NEWMAN
Staff Writer
HAZLET — Two juveniles came upon a gruesome discovery Saturday night when they saw a man who had apparently committed suicide and, in the process, was decapitated.
The body of Wolfgang Persieck, 50, of Union Beach, was spotted by the two teens, ages 14 and 17, as they [...]
and made hard:
Tonya Harding in Horrible Gamma-Ray Accident
Poor White Trash Tonya Harding has been in a horrible accident, whereby she’s been exposed to terrible, enHulkening Gamma-Rays.
First Artificial Neon Sky Show Created
Researchers with the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program HAARP project in Alaska tickled the upper atmosphere to the extent that it glowed with green speckles.
iRobot to release military version of Roomba
Posted by Matthew on Sunday January 16 2005 @ 09:59PM
from the every-vacuum-brings-armageddon-one-day-closer dept.
Matthew writes: iRobot, makers of the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner, as well as military pack robots, has developed a military version of the popular device.
Dubbed “Boomba”, the device is essentially a ruggedized Roomba that is designed to [...]
http://www.freespiritspheres.com/index.htm
About the Sphere:
The spheres are made of two laminations of wood strips over laminated wood frames.The outside surface is then covered with clear fiberglass and finished. The result is a beautiful and very tough skin. The skin is waterproof and strong enough to take the impacts that come with life in a dynamic environment [...]
The other day, on my way into work, I was about to pull in to McDonalds to buy my usual breakfast and it occurred to me that I should order a “Mighty McMorphin Power Muffin with sausage egg and cheese”.
I didn’t have the nerve to actually do it, though. But just say it [...]
And it’s not even Newark’s fault.
Here I sit in the splendid Marriott Courtyard hotel in fargin’ Newark, and not at home with my wife and kids like I was supposed to be… because Air Traffic Control delayed my flight into Newark on the ground in Charlotte for two hours. Causing me to miss my [...]
Linux on the WRT54G
This is a mini Linux distribution for the Linksys wrt54g. In about 20 seconds, you can install a small set of Linux tools to your access point’s ramdisk. The distribution is geared towards those who are curious about casually exploring the internal workings of this device. The installation is strictly to [...]
AP Wire | 12/13/2004 | Mysterious booms heard along Carolina coast
Mysterious booms heard along Carolina coast
Associated Press
CHARLESTON, S.C. - A loud boom breaks the stillness on a clear day. There are no storms in the area, no jet aircraft flying by and no reports of earthquakes or explosions.
The booms, heard from time to time in [...]
Matchbooks
I mention this just in case you find yourself 70 years in the future and the only think Microsoft makes is beer. Or heroin.
Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One’s Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments
Jonathan Rees’ house in Arlington has The pi-and-e Shower Stall
Hearing that W thinks the CIA is a “hotbed of liberals” reminds me of my Dad calling the New York Times a right-wing newspaper. Of course, W may be right, I wouldn’t know.
INTEL DUMP -
CIA home to “hotbed of liberals and people who have been obstructing the president’s agenda”
White House begins a purge of [...]
I’m a big fan of capitalism, but I’m sitting here listening to the CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi tell us that he intends to create “loyalty beyond reason” through his ad campaigns. (on Frontline)
And I’m not saying the ol’ Tedster was right to do what he did.
I’m just saying I can understand a [...]
LILEKS (James) The Bleat
I think that’s the best possible response to all rock criticism. I have new underwear!
In this fast paced game of family fun, you compete against the other players for limited caches of liquor, lest you go into withdrawal. If enough turns pass between belts, you lapse into tremors and hallucinate. Then the other players can “roll” you, stealing whatever resources you have to aid them in their [...]
This word press thingee looks to solve a couple of problems I have with Moveable Type: private posts, and perhaps passwords on comments and replies. Does it solve the “comment spammer” problem which is so pissing me off in my current MT blog?