“Man Freed From Restaurant’s Exhaust Vent”
Once again, truth proves to be stranger than fiction.
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Coby MP-C7052 MP3 Player — ouch!
“It is a rare day indeed we come across a piece of technology that so utterly fails at its intended purpose,” opines CNET editor Jasmine France, “but American electronics manufacturer Coby has managed to produce just such a device […] we were a bit surprised at the atrocity of this digital audio player.” Editor’s rating: …
Cell Phone Billing
After having a cell phone with the same company for nearly five years, I called last month to shut it down. We don’t use it enough to justify the cost. I was told that it would have to remain active for the remainder of my billing period, which was nearly at the end of the …
“Paris Hilton Says She’s Changed”
I’ve posted several things already today, and had planned to leave the blog alone until tomorrow, but this one is just too juicy to pass up. Since I’ve already mentioned the Paris Hilton story a few times, I figured it was okay to continue following it. From this page: She says she was depressed after …
“David Brin Predicts the Future”
I’ve enjoyed David Brin’s science fiction works, ever since I picked up a copy of Startide Rising in the early eighties. (It’s still one of my favorite SF books.) When I saw on Boing Boing that there was an interview with him that was published a few days ago, I had to read it immediately. …
Pitagora Suicchi, and the Algorithm March with Ninjas
This is an amusing video, apparently from a children’s television show in Japan. I’ve always loved the kind of Rube Goldberg devices that it shows. This one, on the other hand, is simply weird. Though rather amusing, in an I-don’t-quite-get-it kind of way.
“NASA chief regrets having unpopular opinion”
Is no one allowed to have or express a politically incorrect personal opinion anymore? I tend to buck group-think myself on a regular basis — it’s part of how intelligent people think, and it’s very useful, even if the thoughts often aren’t politically correct. Yes, it appears that global warming is a reality, and the …
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“Extraterrestrial Life Will Be Discovered Soon”
This story seems a bit daft, until you realize exactly how the scientists expect to find signs of extraterrestrial life. It actually sounds feasible. Of course, given that a Vulcan has recently been discovered in Canada, they may not need telescopes to find extraterrestrial life.
“Priapic litigant sues health drink outfit”
Pity the aptly-named Christopher Woods, an unfortunate fellow who had a health drink and woke the next day “with an erection that would not subside.” Who needs a pill that will make you “harder than Chinese algebra” (in the words of the great comedian Robin Williams), when you can simply down a health drink that’s …
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Changing the Displayed Date Format in Ubuntu Linux: a Geek Odyssey
This morning I noticed that Thunderbird (on my new virtual Linux machine) was showing message dates in the confusing 06/10/07 format. I much prefer the ISO standard date format (2007-06-10) — not only does it prevent confusion about which is the day and which is the month, it also comes out in the proper order …
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