He doesn’t really need flame wars, he is kept comfortably cozy from the heat of all the bridges he has burned.
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Posted in News on Sep 30th, 2003
Congragulations Mrs. Dakeysha Lee, your exit visa from the Human Race is now complete. We hope you enjoy your new status as a monster not fit of having children. Please, don’t visit us again.
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AP) — A 2-year-old left alone for nearly three weeks while her mother was behind bars survived by eating mustard, [...]
Posted in Technology on Sep 25th, 2003
(Mobilemag) Launched in conjunction with the 100% Design exhibition in London, Nokia today announced the radically shaped Nokia 7600 phone combining 3G capability with the latest mobile imaging features in a futuristic exterior. Taking Nokia design to a new level, the device incorporates a 65,000 color screen as the heart and soul of its front [...]
Posted in Technology on Sep 25th, 2003
(Wired) BOSTON — In a possible case of mistaken identity, the recording industry has withdrawn a lawsuit against a 66-year-old sculptor who claims never to have even downloaded song-sharing software, let alone used it.
Posted in Science on Sep 25th, 2003
Bad news for those born November 22 – December 21. At least its not an important one like, say, Scorpio. :-)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Our Milky Way galaxy is gobbling up its galactic neighbor, Sagittarius, and Wednesday, scientists offered documentary proof of this continuing cosmic cannibalism. Astronomers have mapped the Sagittarius galaxy to show in [...]
Posted in Dreams on Sep 24th, 2003
Last night I found myself totally unable to stay awake. I haven’t been missing that much sleep and only felt a tad feverish so I wasn’t quite sure what the problem was. After dozing off mid-thought a few times and babbling incoherently several times, I just gave in. The remainder of the night was punctuated [...]
Posted in News on Sep 22nd, 2003
(Wired News) How is a meme created? You can sit back and observe the spread of a new fashion, a new slang word, a new way of walking or talking – and let a meme burst onto the scene in its own good time. An example would be the current epidemic of basically, which, as [...]
Posted in Technology on Sep 22nd, 2003
(Wired News) Windows computer users are fuming over a new breed of pop-up ads with a dubious sales pitch: Buy our software, and protect yourself from pop-ups like this one!
Posted in Technology on Sep 21st, 2003
(Washington Post) Disguised as an official e-mail from Microsoft, the file comes attached to a note asking the recipient to install a “September 2003, cumulative patch” to protect against vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Web browser and Outlook and Outlook Express e-mail programs.
Posted in Science on Sep 21st, 2003
OSLO (Reuters) – Homes on the Arctic tip of Norway started getting power from the moon on Saturday via a unique subsea power station driven by the rise and fall of the tide.
Posted in Technology on Sep 21st, 2003
(The Register) WLAN chipset maker Atheros today promised to eliminate zero-connection zones from homes and offices – and to provide radically extended range on public Wi-Fi hotspots – courtesy of its fourth-generation dual-band 802.11a/g product.
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