Saturday, February 28, 2004
There's Really Not A Punchline Here...
newsobserver.com - Prank results in fake closings:
A local TV news station inadvertently aired a series of smutty business closings as part of its weather coverage Thursday night, thanks to pranksters with decent computer skills and 'Saturday Night Live' sensibilities.But just look at what they did:
News 14 Carolina, the 24-hour local news station run by Time Warner Cable, ran the fake announcements mixed with real closings for hours before station workers shut down the automated, Internet-based closings system.
Meanwhile, viewers learned that an emporium selling a certain sex accessory would be open Friday; that a chicken restaurant that sounds like -- but is not spelled like -- a sex act would have limited hours; and that a day-care center called "Bring 'Em Young" would be closed Friday.And guess what -- there are pictures!
[Props to Ryan Miller for the find.]
Bake & Bust
Newsday.com: Garbage Truck Stopped With 2 Tons of Pot:
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. -- A garbage truck was stopped carrying more than two tons of marijuana north of Huachuca City, a Department of Public Safety official said.Suspicion of transporting and possessing?
...Martinez and passenger, Michael Trejo Duran Sr., 38, were arrested on suspicion of transporting and possessing marijuana for sale.
[Props to Ryan Miller for the find.]
Friday, February 27, 2004
FCC Continues to Waste America's Time
Fool.com: Clear Channel's Witch Hunt [Motley Fool Take] February 27, 2004:
Nipplegate's watchdogs have more than just eyes. They have ears, too. Radio station operator Clear Channel Communications has been on a moral rampage this week, removing shock jocks Bubba the Love Sponge and Howard Stern from its airwaves.So, there goes any sense of a firm liberal outlet in the media.
Even Clear Channel is backing down to the assholes at the FCC: you know we're in trouble.
Omen?
Yahoo! News - Woman Dies During Screening Of 'Passion Of The Christ'
A Kansas woman died Wednesday after watching Mel Gibson's new film, "The Passion Of The Christ." Fifty-six-year-old Peggy Law,collapsed during the first public showing at the Warren Theater in east Wichita. She suffered a heart attack during a climactic scene in the film, KMBC reported.Alright -- I'm not so anxious to see this movie anymore...
Thursday, February 26, 2004
The Column: Kinda-sorta...
Well, as promised the DN ran a special edition of BS in honor of the SGA debate tonight.
The only problem is that the column is only running online due to space constraints.
As sad as I am to see this column not hit its usual audience, I am anxious to see the feedback for it online. This also allowed me to write a little longer than normal, since I wasn't being forced within my usual word alotment.
Having met with Manship's Slate tonight, I understand a little bit more of their marketing tactics... however, I still find the ambulance to be a little bit on the radical side.
I'll let you decide, though:
The Ball State Daily News - BEWILDERED SOCIETY: Slates, candidates need to double check their campaign strategies
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Comment of the Week
Damn guys - you came out with hands flailing and feet kicking this week, and it took a little longer than I expected to announce a winner.
This week's award is based upon a post from the AP about Kodak creating and online photo service for mobile phones, allowing high resolution cameras to send images to Kodak and have them printed at a remote location.
Click to see the winning post:
Congrats to Elizabeth -- and to everyone else: keep bitching for your chance to win!
Underpaid and Abused!
CNN.com - Paige calls NEA 'terrorist organization'
Education Secretary Rod Paige called the National Education Association a "terrorist organization" Monday as he argued that the country's largest teachers union often acts at odds with the wishes of rank-and-file teachers regarding school standards and accountability.....Saying instead that "pathetic bunch of whiney people that shape America's future" was a better suited phrase.
An administration official said the secretary was "clearly joking" but he should not have used the "terrorist" label in taking issue with the NEA -- which is not only the largest teachers union but also a major player in Democratic Party politics.
[Props to Jay, my friendly stalker, for the find.]
Lose Yourself in the Money, the Lawsuits...
Eminem sues Apple, MTV over iTunes ad
Rap superstar Eminem, who claims he could fetch more than $10 million for endorsing a product, is suing Apple Computer Inc. on grounds it used one of his hit songs in a TV advertisement without permission.Awww -- look at the cute 'lil white rapper attempt to use publicity to make a come back!
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
Get Your Mack On
Yahoo! News - Millions of Condoms Seek Optimistic, Busy Owner
More than three million condoms -- available in a range of colors, sizes, types and flavors -- will go on sale in South Africa Tuesday after the German-built factory that made them folded.The factory never officially opened, and now its remaining stock is up for sale. Sources close to the company say that it "simply burst under pressure."
Encouraging News... Not
Yahoo News - Half of young Americans to get sex diseases:
Half of all young Americans will get a sexually transmitted disease by the age of 25, perhaps because they are ignorant about protection or embarrassed to ask for it, according to several reports.Happy Mardi Gras!
Step, err Climb Through, Please...
Six security screeners curious about their brains face disciplinary actions for misconduct:
A security screener at Denver International Airport has been reprimanded and several others at airports across the country put on administrative leave for sending their bodies through checkpoint x-ray machines to see what their brains look like.And TSA was suspossed to overhaul the system?
Riiiiighttt....
Great For Students; No So Great for the Web
NBC 4 - Technology - Logging On: College Offers Hacker 'Boot Camp':
Mt. Sierra College announced Monday it is partnering with Intense School, a provider of accelerated computer certification programs, to offer an ethical computer hacker 'boot camp' on June 21-25.Remarkably, everyone in the class will be receiving an A+...
'In the age of digital attacks, Mt. Sierra College is offering top training used by members of the FBI and top security departments to remain one step ahead of cyber intruders,' said Vaughn Hartunian, Mt. Sierra's chairman, president and CEO.
Score...?
Nerve.com - I Did It for Science: Sex Doll by Grant Stoddard
Yah - remember the post a while back on RealDolls? Well, in the name of science some man has gone out and given us a full report.
A full, head-on, intimate report.
Benny Goes to AA Meetings
The Official PartySchool Poll
Ball State? Currently 5th with 5% of the votes.
Hmm.. Some traditions just never die.
[Props to Mike Peters for the find.]
As An Update...
Slow goings around the site lately, and I apologize. Personally speaking: I've been busy as hell with the Daily News and working with my friends to secure an apartment that we've been drooling over since last month.
More on the latter in the coming days; I don't want to jinx myself or anything...
Those of you on the BSU campus know that it is SGA election time, and I'm working with the Daily News to get an extra special edition of Bewildered Society to print this week in regards to the SGA election.
If not, you'll be able to find it here as an eSociety.
We'll let you know as soon as we do. Until then, remember that the deadline for this week's Bitch and Win is tonight at 11:59 p.m.
Good Luck.
Monday, February 23, 2004
You Know It's Bad When...
WAVE 3 TV Louisville, KY :: Inmate Awaiting Hearing Rips Eye From Socket
A Louisville man in a holding cell awaiting a court hearing ripped out one of his eyes before court deputies could subdue him.Someone's shower situation is now all sorts of bad.
Joseph Darby, 49, of Louisville, underwent surgery after the incident Friday, University of Louisville Hospital spokeswoman Shelly Hazle said. Darby's burst eyeball could not be repaired.
Little Girls Are Pro Life
KWTX | Girl Scout Cookie Sales Are Going Well Despite The Controversial Call For A Boycott
This year's annual Girl Scout cookie sale is going well, despite, or perhaps because of calls for a boycott over the local council's sponsorship of Planned Parenthood's "Nobody's Fool Conference" and the groups’ decision to honor Planned Parenthood's executive director.There was also shock this year when the council introduced its latest cookie, "The TrojanChip," a chocolate chip cookie shaped like a condom.
Government: 'We All Could Die'
Leaked US report warns climate change may bring famine, war. 23/02/2004. ABC News Online:
A secret report prepared by the Pentagon warns that climate change may lead to global catastrophe costing millions of lives and is a far greater risk than terrorism, the British newspaper Observer said.But, ah, nothing to worry about...
To counter truth, the Government has decided to develop a global warming terror alert status chart...
Millions of Gay Men Mourn Show's End...
'Sex and the City' ends
Carrie Bradshaw made her choice on the finale of ``Sex and the City'' -- and she chose the City That Never Sleeps over the City of Lights. After six seasons and 94 episodes, the trendsetting HBO series came to an end Sunday night.Never saw it: I don't have, nor have I ever had HBO.
Pitty.
'Seems as if the only people caring about this show hitting its end are obsessed middle-agers with spare time on their Sunday nights (and in turn, a pocketbook to afford the DVDs and HBO) and an entire society of homosexuals.
The latter of which I'm told is due to the group's "culture" and inherent tendency to gossip. Horribly.
I, on the other hand, still miss my Seinfeld.
Sunday, February 22, 2004
Tech Watch: Kodak to Dominate Cell Market
AP - Kodak Starting Cell Phone Photo Service
Eastman Kodak Co. plans to grab a share of revenue from Europe's fast-growing camera-phone market by launching its online photo service for mobiles as it scrambles to make the transition from celluloid to digital technology....making it even easier to print random pictures of random people in random places.
Starting in May, owners of a new wave of higher resolution camera phones should be able to upload their pictures and videos to a central server, send them by e-mail or print them via wireless infrared or Bluetooth links at Kodak kiosks.
I smell regulations....
News Alert: Nader to run for president
Reuters | Nader to run for president:
Ralph Nader, whose third-party White House bid in 2000 was blamed by some Democrats for helping elect President George W. Bush, says he will try again this year as an independent.A fight against the stereotypical two party election or a big waste of votes?
Cute AND Functional!
EE Times - The trouble with Rover is revealed
Read about the crack team of programmers that got the cute little Mars rover named "Spirit" back to life.
Wow - these guys need to work for Microsoft.
Why Men Need to Pick Up Their Toys
Lost American with grenade closes border crossing
A lost American with a grenade in her glove box closed one of the busiest U.S.-Canada border crossings for almost an hour Monday.Whoops.
Shields said the woman's husband apparently is a member of the U.S. military posted at the army base at Fort Lewis, Wash., just south of Olympia, Wash.Oh!!! Okay -- well, why didn't you just say so in the first place? Jeez - we're sorry! Go right on ahead!
[Props to Matt Duncan for the find.]
Eww...
Teacher, student naked in car / S.F. police arrest 30-year-old woman in park with boy, 14
A 30-year-old San Francisco schoolteacher faces lewd conduct charges after being caught naked in a car after school with a 14-year-old Luther Burbank Middle School student, authorities said Friday.Not good at all.
At 5:30 p.m. Thursday, patrol officers driving in an area of McLaren Park known for drugs and prostitution spotted a car with steamed windows, suggesting either drug or sexual activity, according to Capt. Frank O'Malley of the Police Department's Juvenile Division.Still not good - but with a small side dish of irony.
Upon checking the car, which was parked at John F. Shelley Drive and Cambridge Street, officers found Nieka Arreola and the unidentified student, who worked as an aide in a classroom at Luther Burbank, undressed in the car. Arreola reportedly told police she was giving the boy a ride home. She was booked on three counts with lewd and lascivious acts on a minor.
Pro Sports Math Lesson
Yahoo! News - Man Charged With Attacking Magic's Mascot
ORLANDO, Fla. - A man who attacked the Orlando Magic's mascot was charged Saturday with battery, disorderly intoxication and resisting an officer without violence.Why beer, fans and pro sports don't mix.
William Jeffrey Hawkins, 39, put Stuff the Magic Dragon in a chokehold Friday night in the waning moments of the Magic's 102-98 win over the Denver Nuggets.
Police were alerted, and it took three stun gun shots to get the 6-foot-2, 240-pound Hawkins under control to the point where he could be removed from his seat and dragged to the concourse, Orlando police Lt. John O'Grady said.
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