Archive for September, 2005

For those Tim Burton Fans – Download Vincent for Free

Friday, September 30th, 2005

See the funny short that seems contain msny of the animation elements that have stuck with Tim throughout his career.
Large (format: AVI – size: 66.3mb)
Medium (format: WMV – size: 13.6mb)
Small (format: WMV – size: 7mb)
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Info Here

Don’t know what happened, but all the links disappeared. :(

First Live Giant Squid Photographed

Friday, September 30th, 2005

If you put an infinite number of marine biologists in an infinite number of boats. All lowering an infinite number of bait encrusted video equipment into an infinite number of oceans…. Eventually you will get pictures of a live giant squid…. Cool!

Bird flu ‘could kill 150m people’

Friday, September 30th, 2005

And it always could have. Ok, so I’m a little annoyed by the fear mongering tactics of the news media (but I expected better from the BBC). This link/post was put here as an example of using high impact insinuative headlines, not as a warning about bird flu.
Bird flu ‘could kill 150m people’

FBI to get veto power over PC software?

Friday, September 30th, 2005

Homeland Insecurity strikes again.

Mighty Mice Regrow Organs

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

This looks interesting.

Mighty Mice Regrow Organs

Foetuses found at Bogota airport

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

This one is more than just a bit strange…

It’s me, It’s me!!!

Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

It\'s Me!!!

Unlikely Angel: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Hostage Hero

Tuesday, September 27th, 2005

Many people were probably not aware of the courthouse shootings here in Atlanta, and the saintly woman who talked the killer down. My favorite exerpt from her story is how she gave Nichols crystal meth (apparently she didn’t have any weed around)

Voodoo Doll Knife Rack

Tuesday, September 27th, 2005

I’d posted this a while back, and a thoughtful person let me know that it will be available soon (maybe).

Brown blames ‘dysfunctional’ Louisiana

Tuesday, September 27th, 2005

Just a quick little update on the whole FEMA scapegoate debacle.

Brown blames ‘dysfunctional’ Louisiana

WEATHER WARS!

Monday, September 26th, 2005

If we were in a country without free speech, you wouldn’t even be able to pay for entertainment like this…

–{ WEATHER WARS by Scott Stevens }–

Funny Joke (at least to me)…

Monday, September 26th, 2005

I was sitting in a cafeteria recently, next to a blonde girl who was engrossed in her newspaper. The headline read: “12 Brazilian Soldiers Killed.” She shook her head at the sad news.

Then, turning to me, asked, “How many is a Brazilian”?

Here is the situation

Monday, September 26th, 2005

New Orleans

Sometimes better information does not serve the public interest

Monday, September 26th, 2005

Surprise!
Better information is not always better

Opera is now FREE!!!!

Monday, September 26th, 2005

Opera is a wonderful web browser (packed with cool features), and now they are giving it away for free (no more add windows). With the growing popularity of Mozilla, the spyware/malware producers are going to start writing programs that target Mozilla specifically, so it might be time to try another browser…

So download Opera, if you haven’t already, and give it a try…

Free Opera Web Browser

Afghanistan rejects legalising opium crop ‘for now’

Monday, September 26th, 2005

Hmmmm, I’d never thought of converting the existing opium fields to production of legal product for sale in the medical industry….

Interesting thought, worthy of grokking.

Office Space – Exclusive Gift Set

Monday, September 26th, 2005

Ooh… Ooh… me… me… I want it… I want it! ;-)

Preorder your Office Space – Exclusive Gift Set today…

When playing a CD becomes a privilege, not a right

Friday, September 23rd, 2005

The latest direction of the music industry…

When playing a CD becomes a “privilege,” not a right

Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents

Friday, September 23rd, 2005

Tricks, tips, and how-to’s for bloggers who want to exercise free speech, but are in a country that believes free-speech to not be in a good thing for the general population.
Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents

Let Wal-Mart take over emergency management

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005

Let Wal-Mart take over federal emergency management