never mind...
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Latest iPod....
Apple iSmack Nano Addresses
Concerns over iPod Muggings
By Damien Sorresso
Cuptertino , CA - Apple has released a new version of the iPod nano, which addresses the growing problem of people being mugged for their digital music player.
"It seems like every time we release a new version of iPod, these stories about people being mugged for them come out of the woodwork," Apple CEO Steve Jobs said onstage at a special event Tuesday. "We're out to change that." Jobs then held up an iPod nano with brass knuckles attached. ¶ 5:28 PM
Apple iSmack Nano Addresses Concerns over iPod Muggings
By Damien Sorresso
Cuptertino , CA - Apple has released a new version of the iPod nano, which addresses the growing problem of people being mugged for their digital music player.
"It seems like every time we release a new version of iPod, these stories about people being mugged for them come out of the woodwork," Apple CEO Steve Jobs said onstage at a special event Tuesday. "We're out to change that." Jobs then held up an iPod nano with brass knuckles attached. ¶ 5:28 PM
Friday, October 28, 2005
Smile for the camera, deer...
Mo. Team Mounts Tiny Cameras Atop Deer
Researcher Hopes Tiny Cameras Mounted on the Heads of Deer Will Offer Insight
By JIM SALTER Associated Press Writer
ST. LOUIS Oct 28, 2005 — Between hunters and cars, the fall is a hard time for deer. Now, a University of Missouri researcher is gaining insight into the world of the graceful animal through tiny cameras mounted on their heads ¶ 4:33 PM
Researcher Hopes Tiny Cameras Mounted on the Heads of Deer Will Offer Insight
By JIM SALTER Associated Press Writer
ST. LOUIS Oct 28, 2005 — Between hunters and cars, the fall is a hard time for deer. Now, a University of Missouri researcher is gaining insight into the world of the graceful animal through tiny cameras mounted on their heads ¶ 4:33 PM
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Another in our quest for violent products: being fragged awake...
Yes, folks. If you're having trouble getting your son — who's 30, graduated from college (finally), doesn't have a girlfriend or a job — out of bed in the morning so that he can contemplate the notion of becoming a productive citizen, here's the device for doing it. Or you can just get the real thing... ¶ 1:37 PM
Yes, folks. If you're having trouble getting your son — who's 30, graduated from college (finally), doesn't have a girlfriend or a job — out of bed in the morning so that he can contemplate the notion of becoming a productive citizen, here's the device for doing it. Or you can just get the real thing... ¶ 1:37 PM
Suppose you're hitchhiking through the galaxy...
...and you're abducted by aliens and then you're set free and then you don't know for sure where you are, so you stop an alien walking by and say, "Read this." The alien looks at the dogtag and knows immediately that you're a dork. ¶ 1:27 PM
...and you're abducted by aliens and then you're set free and then you don't know for sure where you are, so you stop an alien walking by and say, "Read this." The alien looks at the dogtag and knows immediately that you're a dork. ¶ 1:27 PM
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
This week's Federalist Patriot headlines...
James Taranto's Newspulper Headlines...
Wheat in Kansas, Couscous in Morocco: "Rice in Asia" —Washington Times editorial
Talk About Your Meager Rations!: "Straw and Rice Meet Katrina Victims" —Scotsman
What Would We Breathe Without Experts?: "Experts Agree Breathing Duck Waste Hazardous" —St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
Friends Don't Let Friends Dive Drunk: "Australian Study Finds Alcohol Linked to Croc Attacks" —Associated Press
Standing Up for Starving Students: "Edwards Takes Anti-Poverty Movement to Dartmouth" —Associated Press
Finally, Noah Faces the Music: "Ark. Animal Rescuers Charged With Cruelty" —Associated Press ¶ 9:44 PM
Wheat in Kansas, Couscous in Morocco: "Rice in Asia" —Washington Times editorial
Talk About Your Meager Rations!: "Straw and Rice Meet Katrina Victims" —Scotsman
What Would We Breathe Without Experts?: "Experts Agree Breathing Duck Waste Hazardous" —St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
Friends Don't Let Friends Dive Drunk: "Australian Study Finds Alcohol Linked to Croc Attacks" —Associated Press
Standing Up for Starving Students: "Edwards Takes Anti-Poverty Movement to Dartmouth" —Associated Press
Finally, Noah Faces the Music: "Ark. Animal Rescuers Charged With Cruelty" —Associated Press ¶ 9:44 PM
Last week's Federalist Patriot headlines...
James Taranto's Newspulper Headlines...
Then Again, Maybe Not: "Where's bin Laden? Quake Could Help—or Hinder—the Search"—Associated Press
Say What?: "Outer Space Fish Balls Real Chinese Take-Away"—Associated Press
What Would Caged Kids Do Without Attorneys?: "Attorney: Caged Kids Getting Bad Treatment in Foster Care"—FoxNews.com
What Would the Church Do Without Experts?: "Leave Exorcism to the Experts, Warns Church"—Agence France-Presse
Why Barbra Streisand's Brain Was Sucked Out: "Big Stars Are Born Near Milky Way's Black Hole"—Reuters
Maybe We Should Just Say "Happy Holiday": "Americans Prepare to Celebrate Genocidal Racist Slaver Day"—The New Hampshire (University of New Hampshire) ¶ 9:41 PM
Then Again, Maybe Not: "Where's bin Laden? Quake Could Help—or Hinder—the Search"—Associated Press
Say What?: "Outer Space Fish Balls Real Chinese Take-Away"—Associated Press
What Would Caged Kids Do Without Attorneys?: "Attorney: Caged Kids Getting Bad Treatment in Foster Care"—FoxNews.com
What Would the Church Do Without Experts?: "Leave Exorcism to the Experts, Warns Church"—Agence France-Presse
Why Barbra Streisand's Brain Was Sucked Out: "Big Stars Are Born Near Milky Way's Black Hole"—Reuters
Maybe We Should Just Say "Happy Holiday": "Americans Prepare to Celebrate Genocidal Racist Slaver Day"—The New Hampshire (University of New Hampshire) ¶ 9:41 PM
Friday, October 14, 2005
This week's headlines from the Federalist Patriot...
James Taranto's Newspulper Headlines...
Some Want to Go to the Shore, Others to the Mountains: "Gay Community Still Divided Over 'Outing"' —Associated Press
What Would We Do Without Experts?: "Green Fireball Across Sky Likely a Meteor, Experts Say" —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Breaking News From the Eighth Century: "Allegations of Vikings Sexual Misconduct Aboard Boats" —Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
What Would We Do Without AP?: "AP: Infiltrating al-Qa'ida Cells Difficult" —Associated Press
And You Thought He Was Just the First Black President: "Clinton Inducted Into Women's Hall of Fame" —CNN.com ¶ 12:23 PM
Some Want to Go to the Shore, Others to the Mountains: "Gay Community Still Divided Over 'Outing"' —Associated Press
What Would We Do Without Experts?: "Green Fireball Across Sky Likely a Meteor, Experts Say" —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Breaking News From the Eighth Century: "Allegations of Vikings Sexual Misconduct Aboard Boats" —Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
What Would We Do Without AP?: "AP: Infiltrating al-Qa'ida Cells Difficult" —Associated Press
And You Thought He Was Just the First Black President: "Clinton Inducted Into Women's Hall of Fame" —CNN.com ¶ 12:23 PM
Saturday, October 08, 2005
No wonder I can't do it...
Psychopaths Could Be Best Financial Traders
Reuters
A team of U.S. scientists has found the emotionally impaired are more willing to gamble for high stakes and that people with brain damage may make good financial decisions, the Times newspaper reported on Monday. In a study of investors' behaviour 41 people with normal IQs were asked to play a simple investment game. Fifteen of the group had suffered lesions on the areas of the brain that affect emotions. The result was those with brain damage outperformed those without. ¶ 6:12 PM
Reuters
A team of U.S. scientists has found the emotionally impaired are more willing to gamble for high stakes and that people with brain damage may make good financial decisions, the Times newspaper reported on Monday. In a study of investors' behaviour 41 people with normal IQs were asked to play a simple investment game. Fifteen of the group had suffered lesions on the areas of the brain that affect emotions. The result was those with brain damage outperformed those without. ¶ 6:12 PM
This week's Federalist Patriot headlines...
James Taranto's Newspulper Headlines...
News From the Frontiers of Science: "Arctic Ice Melts Faster as It Gets Warmer" —Associated Press
What Will We Do With Experts?: "Experts Don't Know if Diet Prevents Cancer" —San Diego Union-Tribune
What Would Gulf Nations Do Without Emirates?: "Emirates: al-Qa'ida Threat to Gulf Nations" —Associated Press
Breaking News From 1973: "Nixon Alleges Price Gouging by Gas Stations" —St. Louis Business Journal
The Clintons Waited Till Their Last Day to Steal Furniture: "Justice Roberts Takes Supreme Court Bench" —Associated Press ¶ 9:01 AM
News From the Frontiers of Science: "Arctic Ice Melts Faster as It Gets Warmer" —Associated Press
What Will We Do With Experts?: "Experts Don't Know if Diet Prevents Cancer" —San Diego Union-Tribune
What Would Gulf Nations Do Without Emirates?: "Emirates: al-Qa'ida Threat to Gulf Nations" —Associated Press
Breaking News From 1973: "Nixon Alleges Price Gouging by Gas Stations" —St. Louis Business Journal
The Clintons Waited Till Their Last Day to Steal Furniture: "Justice Roberts Takes Supreme Court Bench" —Associated Press ¶ 9:01 AM
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Further proof that France has completely gone to the frogs dogs...
The French legal system can - if it tries real hard - be as bad as that of the United States...
Online Lawsuits Fuel Debate in France
Oct. 4, 2005 - AP
PARIS - Attorney Jean-Marc Goldnadel knew he was going to make waves when he launched classaction.fr — a French Web site that lets users sign up to lawsuits online for as little as 12 euros ($14.50).
Sure enough, the site has ruffled France's traditionalist establishment and raised the temperature of a debate on government plans to let plaintiffs file U.S.-style class actions in French courts. ¶ 9:11 PM
Online Lawsuits Fuel Debate in France
Oct. 4, 2005 - AP
PARIS - Attorney Jean-Marc Goldnadel knew he was going to make waves when he launched classaction.fr — a French Web site that lets users sign up to lawsuits online for as little as 12 euros ($14.50).
Sure enough, the site has ruffled France's traditionalist establishment and raised the temperature of a debate on government plans to let plaintiffs file U.S.-style class actions in French courts. ¶ 9:11 PM
Monday, October 03, 2005
What useless USB gadget will they think of next?
If bad taste is your thing, then this I-kid-you-not USB flower pot speaker is for you... ¶ 3:58 PM
If bad taste is your thing, then this I-kid-you-not USB flower pot speaker is for you... ¶ 3:58 PM
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Headlines from the Federalist Patriot...
James Taranto's Newspulper Headlines...
Check Russell 317 (Ted Kennedy's office): "Man Who Drove Car Into Lake Still Sought" —Dallas Morning News
In New York, We Call It 'the Sun': "Mysterious 'Ball of Fire' Seen in Fla. Skies" —WKMG-TV Web site (Orlando)
You Don't Say: "Federal Generosity Comes With Price Tag" —St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
What Would We Do Without Toilet Experts?: "Fresh Approach Urged by Toilet Experts" —London Guardian ¶ 9:59 PM
Check Russell 317 (Ted Kennedy's office): "Man Who Drove Car Into Lake Still Sought" —Dallas Morning News
In New York, We Call It 'the Sun': "Mysterious 'Ball of Fire' Seen in Fla. Skies" —WKMG-TV Web site (Orlando)
You Don't Say: "Federal Generosity Comes With Price Tag" —St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
What Would We Do Without Toilet Experts?: "Fresh Approach Urged by Toilet Experts" —London Guardian ¶ 9:59 PM
Geez! These guys are declaring war on everything...
Terror Leader in Iraq Declares War on Tape
Guardian Unlimited
Wednesday September 14, 2005 ¶ 9:55 PM
Guardian Unlimited
Wednesday September 14, 2005 ¶ 9:55 PM
