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WASHINGTON, DC—Beltway insiders report that Buster, the 7-month-old yellow Labrador Congress was allowed to keep amid much controversy last spring, has taught the nation’s legislators some valuable lessons about responsibility.
New Puppy Teaches Congress Important Lesson About Responsibility
Maybe they should have called the Make a Wish foundation.
New York-AP- On April 21, 2005, After 5 months of heated debate, the Commission On Human Rights of the United Nations approved the new International Symbol of Marriage. ;-)
Rampant paranoia, or scary new revelations regarding our most favored manufacturing nation. I wouldn’t put it past China, but I would not put anything past the fear-mongering tactics of “Security Experts” either.
Security experts warn of Chinese cyberattacks for industrial secrets
Technology and the Luddite…
Oooohhh I want one, just for those special occasions. Now if only it would jam cell phones and ipagers too…
Everyone owes our UK buddies at The Register a big thanks, for surfacing this bit of functional undergarment technology
Surely Microsoft cannot be this foolish… The claim from crackers is that, by typing in the simple text below, you can disable Microsoft’s brand new Windows product verification requirement for licensing update.
Cracked Windows anti-crack cracked claim
MICROSOFT’S bid to refuse access to updated versions of Windows has been foiled by hackers.
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Microsoft “Genuine Advantage” cracked in 24h: window.g_sDisableWGACheck=’all’
AV sez, “This week, Microsoft started requiring users to verify their serial number before using Windows Update. This effort to force users to either buy XP or tell them where you got the illegal copy is called ‘Genuine Advantage.’ It was cracked within 24 hours.”
Before pressing ‘Custom’ or ‘Express’ buttons paste this text to the address bar and press enter:
javascript:void(window.g_sDisableWGACheck=’all’)
It turns off the trigger for the key check.
Ok, it looks like someone checked the “Get Medieval” box on their anti-spam software.
Spams to the slaughter.
One of my favorite soap-boxes…. Personal privacy, something America seems ok to live without.
Ok, someone needs to tell them that “Revenge of the Nerds” was just a series of b movies…
Rap Marketing Comes to Nerdcore
Micro$oft squeezes the turnip. Call me a commie, but I think that 350+ Billion should be enough for anyone, even Bill.
Techworld.com – Microsoft introduces compulsory Windows piracy checks
Nothing new under the sun…. And I thought most of the music on the radio sucked, now I realized that it was intentional.Sony Agrees to $10M ‘Payola’ Settlement
This is from the comic strip Pearls Before Swine… One of my favorites…
Congress once again surprises us by introducing a whole new pain in the ass. I’m sure the big consulting firms are already drooling in anticipation of a year 2000-esque effort to fix everything from personal computers to flight control systems…
Lawmakers move to extend daylight-saving time
House and Senate negotiators on an energy bill agreed to begin daylight-saving time three weeks earlier, on the second Sunday in March, and extend it by one week to the first Sunday in November. The House bill would have added a month in the spring and another in the fall.
Cell phones know whom you called and which calls you dodged, but they can also record where you went, how much sleep you got and predict what you’re going to do next.
At least, these are the capabilities of 100 customized phones given to students and employees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — and they may be coming soon to your cell phone.
WalMart continues in a tradition of stamping out any measure of public good they might provide…
Wal-Mart Nixes ‘Singles Shopping’
In these troubled times it’s good to know that someone out there is addressing the issue of how you would express your anger and disgust were you – God forbid – to become a victim of terrorist atrocity.
Let’s see… Where do I start with the questions… Lifetime (a female oriented TV channel) has dabbled in the science of statistics. The Results
appear to say the women use the DVR more than men, and that they do not skip over/ignore the ads. I wonder if this will convince their advertisers that they should drop their dollars on a channel with a female orientation?
Well isn’t this one a kick in the pants… I wonder if we can kick ethanol cars out of the HOV lanes here in Atlanta. Study Says Ethanol Not Worth the Energy