Friday, August 29, 2003
Lights out: An image from above of the 2003 Blackout
Thursday, August 28, 2003
FBI to arrest teenager for creating Blaster worm
The FBI has identified a teenager as the author of a damaging virus-like infection unleashed on the internet and plans to arrest him, a US official confirmed yesterday.
Expell him!
No - not really.
Wednesday, August 27, 2003
So, Just Where Is That CD Settlement Money You Were Promised?:
Turns out, four people have appealed the settlement, tying up the case in appeals court.
Don't bitch -- they're appealing for consumers to get even MORE money!
Suck that, RIAA!
Music Industry Unveils Tracking Methods
For example, the industry disclosed its use of a library of digital fingerprints, called "hashes," that it said can uniquely identify MP3 music files that had been traded on the Napster service as far back as May 2000. Examining hashes is commonly used by the FBI and other computer investigators in hacker cases.
By comparing the fingerprints of music files on a person's computer against its library, the RIAA believes it can determine in some cases whether someone recorded a song from a legally purchased CD or downloaded it from someone else over the Internet.
I predict CD sales plummeting again...
Honoring the 9/11 hijackers
WEDNESDAY, ON THE streets of London, there was a jarring poster, extolling the 9/11 hijackers as the “Magnificent 19.” It features a picture of each of the 19 hijackers, the smoking World Trade Center towers and Osama bin Laden. It’s all the work of a radical Islamic group known as Al-Muhajiroun.
Grr...
Tuesday, August 26, 2003
Bush says he's 'not a gadget guy'
President Bush, like many world leaders and business titans, relies on aides to carry the high-tech gizmos that are a staple of modern life. That's just fine by Bush, described as intrigued by what technology can do but not necessarily with the gadgets themselves.
He doesn't cart around today's keep-in-touch tools because someone is always nearby with communication equipment, and secure telephone lines are set up everywhere he goes by a White House office created just for that purpose.
"He's not one of these who has to have the latest and greatest model," said communications director Dan Bartlett, a close presidential confidant and a 10-year Bush employee. He placed Bush "about mainstream" on the spectrum of people who can barely operate their VCR to those always eager for technology's latest rage. "
Oh really?
Bush rolls out missile defense system
The initial deployment will serve as a "starting point" for an expanded system that still is being developed, Bush said in a written statement.
Outburst over doughnut gets teen police citation
The 17-year-old had received and eaten a free doughnut from Krispy Kreme, 7501 Peach St., about 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
The teenager stepped back into line and asked for another free doughnut, reported Pennsylvania State Police at Lawrence Park. When a Krispy Kreme employee refused to give him one, the boy left.
The teen returned a short time later with a McDonald's bag covering his head, with eyeholes torn out so he could see. He stepped back into line and asked for a free doughnut. When he was refused again, the teen fell to the floor, flailed his arms and legs, and demanded a free doughnut.
When asked why the teen was denied on his second trip, the 44 year old, mother of three Krispy Kreme manager responded, "He never said 'please.' You ALWAYS have to say please and thank you."
Bar Sues Over Law Raising Dancers' Age
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A downtown bar featuring nude dancing has challenged a Missouri law that raises the minimum age for dancers from 18 to 19 years old.
However, the bar can now officially advertise the popular slogan, "more for your money."
The lines are open -- speak your mind below:
American Sets New Roller Coaster Record
BERLIN - An American set a world record for roller-coaster riding Tuesday, surpassing his own mark of 147 hours after six days of careening rides in a German amusement park, organizers said.
Rodriguez, who teaches English at Loyola University in Chicago, used two roller-coasters at the amusement park in his record chase. For the purpose, one car on each ride was equipped with a small toilet and with seat padding so he could sleep while riding.
Again - Jerry's kids are still without a cure....
Sunday, August 24, 2003
Day Three:
You begin to understand why exactly the rest of the university tries so hard to welcome the freshmen to campus.
The underclassmen sure as hell won't.
As with anywhere you'd go, there's a slight attitude from the elders during the first evening of everyone being together. It's sad, but bound to happen. After all, most of us just returned from harassing three levels of "kids" below us. But - it is yet another example of life at the world's biggest high school.
People are continiously lightening up; even the males have become social butterflies.
Classes begin tomorrow -- and the true tests will begin...
Will I really be able to stay awake through a full hour of Western History?
[Yes, this is real...]
Holiday Inn Announces Towel Amnesty Day
Do you have a Holiday Inn towel? Tell us how you got it and what became of it. Is it proudly displayed as a collector's item, used in your bathroom or perhaps your favorite beach towel?
(Only one submission per person please.)
For every story shared, Holiday Inn will give $1.00 to Give Kids The World. If your story is one of the twenty-five chosen, you will receive one of our limited edition souvenir Holiday Inn towels. Don't wait - story submissions end September 30, 2003.
So they're PROMOTING towel theft.... Brilliant.
This just in... Best Western is set to announce "Why in the holy hell would you want to sleep with those creeps?" Week to counter Choice Hotel's, "Shampoo Bottle Story Month."
Ex-Priest Killed in Prison
Joseph L. Druce, 37, who was serving a life sentence at the Massachusetts based Souza-Baranowski state prison, assaulted Geoghan just before noon, said Worcester District Attorney John J. Conte. Geoghan died at 1:17 p.m. after being taken to UMass Memorial Health Alliance, Leominster Campus, Conte said.
Preliminary indications are that Geoghan, 68, was strangled, Conte said. Druce was placed in isolation following the attack on Geoghan and will face murder charges, Conte said.
Sometimes it's just better to drop the soap.
Blaine Trying to Go 6 Weeks Without Food
LONDON (AP) -- For his latest trick, magician David Blaine will try to last more than six weeks without food in a plastic box suspended high over central London.
Following the first 48 hours, Blaine is said to have considered the possibility of kicking his own ass.
eXtreme Cheerleading:
An actual line:
We're Girl, We're Boy, We're not your Barbie Toy. We're Gay, We're Straight, Let's all just masturbate!
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