Archive for August, 2006
Thursday, August 31st, 2006
Ambiguous
I think someone should try to blow up a plane with a piece of ID, just to watch the TSA's mind implode.
Danny suggested the John Gilmore would be the perfect R&D funder.
...And if I mysteriously vanish in the next 48 hours, you'll know the government is idiotic.
Most of already assume ...
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Thursday, August 31st, 2006
Ethanol
David Pimental, a leading Cornell University agricultural expert, has calculated that powering the average U.S. automobile for one year on ethanol (blended with gasoline) derived from corn would require 11 acres of farmland, the same space needed to grow a year's supply of food for seven people. Adding up the ...
Posted in Politics, Science, Transportation | 28 Comments »
Thursday, August 31st, 2006
ICE ROCKS® - Water Bank of America Inc. (WBOA)
ICE ROCKS® are secured ice cubes made from spring water and ready to be frozen. These cubes, to be consumed within two (2) years, are hermetically packaged in disposable, recyclable containers, providing the user with a complete guarantee with regard to hygiene ...
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Thursday, August 31st, 2006
Texas Public Radio - Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation
Between August 7 and August 18, 2006, Texas Public Radio presented on-air readings of the family memoir of San Antonio author John Phillip Santos, Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation. The story, read by Santos himself, ...
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Thursday, August 31st, 2006
RadioShack Uses E-Mail to Fire Employees
RadioShack Corp. notified about 400 workers by e-mail that they were being dismissed immediately as part of planned job cuts.
Employees at the Fort Worth headquarters got messages Tuesday morning saying: "The work force reduction notification is currently in progress. Unfortunately your position is one that ...
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Thursday, August 31st, 2006
This Is What A Terrorist Looks Like
According to a new poll, a pretty significant number of people in the U.S. support racial profiling at airports. Of the 1,080 surveyed, 60 percent said authorities should single out people who look "Middle Eastern" for security screenings at such locations as train stations ...
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Thursday, August 31st, 2006
VintageComputing.com | Vintage Computing and Gaming » Blog Archive » The Dial-Up BBS Revisited
Visiting such old BBSes is incredible — it’s like traveling back in time to the early-mid 1990s. Each BBS is a unique a time capsule, stocked with trinkets and ephemera from the period. On message boards, you’ll ...
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Thursday, August 31st, 2006
Rare Carbon Dioxide "Lake" Found Under the Ocean, Scientists Report
A team of scientists based in Japan and Germany has found an unusual "lake" of liquid carbon dioxide beneath the ocean floor.
On Earth's surface carbon dioxide (CO2) is normally a gas, but in the cold, high-pressure ocean depths it cools and ...
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Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
VMK Virtual Magic Kingdom Forums & Fansite - Codes, Guide, Tips, Trading, Pins.
Welcome to VMKForums.com!
We are the biggest & best G rated fan site community for the Disney online game Virtual Magic Kingdom.
Joining our forums enables you to communicate and collaborate with your friends and others that enjoy Disney's Virtual ...
Posted in Games, Stupid People | 30 Comments »
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
Index-
Our urns are so soft and cuddly that it makes you want to hug them. It's nice to
know that your loved one's final resting place is in one of these Huggable UrnsTM
and always around you ready to hug when ever you feel the need.
I just don't know what to say ...
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Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
creative bastard
It's one of those slow days today. A little while ago I put together a little application on our phone system so that when a telemarketer calls in, I can transfer them to this extension and annoy the hell out of them. I thought about it a bit more ...
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Tuesday, August 29th, 2006
Gamer cracks code, finds jewel | Chicago Tribune
With clean-cut looks, a steely-eyed stare and 25,000 lines of computer code, the Chicagoan has been catapulted from his humble roots as a computer gamer to the forefront of the geek-o-sphere, earning the title of "Hottest Hacker on Earth" and landing on the ...
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Friday, August 25th, 2006
DO NOT EAT PRINGLES FAT FREE POTATO CHIPS
I tried out these Pringles Fat-Free chips because they were super low-cal. BBQ flavor. the fuck.
The can said they had 70 calories per serving, which meant the whole can had 490 calories inside total. I could munch through a can in a day ...
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