Saturday, May 01, 2004
Ooooooo... Inventive!
MSNBC - New device allows recording at concerts
On May 21, new digital kiosks offering the tiny drives [Actually key ring USB drives] will be installed at Maxwell's, a small indie-rock club in Hoboken, N.J. At $10 a pop for the recording, and $20 for the reusable, keychain drive, let the downloading begin.It's the next best thing to bribing the sound guy with sexual favors!
For Scott Ambrose Reilly, president of eMusic Live, the idea is to let fans have a legal copy of a live show, which gives smaller artists and their labels creative control over the quality of the recording and a commercial stake in its distribution.
A Bunch of Dam Crap
TheKansasCityChannel.com - Education - Girl Disciplined For Wearing Dam T-Shirt:
A souvenir T-shirt from a national landmark has a Needville, Texas student fighting for her rights and a school defending its dress code policy, Houston television station KPRC reported Friday.Public School Systems: They're More Dangerous Than We All Thought.
The T-shirt says, "Somebody went to the Hoover Dam and all I got was this 'Dam' t-shirt."
When Heather Mercer, 12, wore the shirt Thursday, she was told to change or be disciplined. She refused, claiming it's her First Amendment right to wear it, and was sent home.
Frat Boys Continue to Prove Worth
TheKansasCityChannel.com - Education - 2 Arrested After Cannon Explodes Outside MU Fraternity:
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Members of the Kappa Alpha fraternity tried to load an antique cannon on their front lawn with fireworks, but destroyed the cannon and blew out the window of a second-floor apartment across the street.This one speaks for itself.
Logic Must Exceed Wisdom
Firefighter battle huge Lockland blaze
Lockland - A massive fire at the former Stearns & Foster mattress factory sent smoke billowing across Interstate 75 Saturday morning and required crews and equipment from at least 24 local fire departments to combat.Wow - this must have been a huge fire!
One reason the fire has burned so long: small underground water mains aren't providing enough pressure for all the firefighters' hoses, fire officials said. Another problem: a train ran over eight sections of fire hose laid by the Reading Fire Department.:-O
Just An FYI
HoustonChronicle.com - New Windows worm sweeps the Net
Computers using Microsoft's Windows XP or 2000 operating systems are the target of a new Internet worm that spreads from machine to machine without user intervention.Windows users should assure their safety by visiting Windows Update for the latest release of patches.
The worm, dubbed Sasser, takes advantage of a flaw in Windows that was patched by a fix issued in mid-April. However, because not all users take advantage of an auto-update feature included in Windows XP and 2000, there are still many systems connected to the Internet that are vulnerable.
...or by not using the Internet altogether.
iScrew Up
Apple investigates iPod update problems | CNET News.com
Apple Computer said Thursday that it is investigating reports that some iPod owners have had trouble updating their devices to take advantage of the company's latest version of its iTunes jukebox software.Hmm... Mental note to Apple: Make sure flagship software functions with flagship personal music device.
They may be inventive, but damnit they're still lacking.
Thursday, April 29, 2004
BEWILDERED SOCIETY: Letter home lists first year lessons
The Ball State Daily News - BEWILDERED SOCIETY: Letter home lists first year lessons
It's been a year, that's for damn sure.
I'll be posting some of my deeper thoughts on the year (if you care) come next week, until then...
Thanks for reading - it's been great to be back.
Comment of the Week
Nope - I haven't forgotten.
Everyone has done such a damn good job of posting, that I've decided to award prizes to those who I thought contributed good thoughts to the comment section.
I'll be posting the names of winners next week, with prizes being awarded over the summer into next fall.
Yah - I know I promised sooner, but when you're awarded a lot of prizes -- you need a bank account.
In the meanwhile, thanks for posting - and keep it up!
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
'Hands at T... Eh, Who the Hell Cares?'
WNEM-TV5 Drunk Driving Teacher Fired
A driving teacher who gave local students a crash course on what not to do behind the wheel has been fired.Wait for the irony!
Police say that the instructor showed up for class Monday at the Sears Authorized Driving School intoxicated and also had a nearly empty bottle of rum on her when she was escorted from the class to the hospital.
Wait for it...
Wait...
Here it comes...
Students taking the class say the teacher was slurring her words and falling over tables shortly after she showed them a movie about the dangers of drinking and driving.Total dumbass!!
You're Never Too Old for the Arms of the Law
WSBTV.com - News - 97-Year-Old Woman Cuffed, Booked For Unpaid Ticket
HIGHLAND PARK, Texas -- Police in the Dallas suburb of Highland Park handcuffed a 97-year-old woman and hauled her to jail in a squad car last week for having an expired registration sticker."Listen Ma'am, let's not get rough here -- put your hands behind your ba...well, put 'em as far back as they'll go."
'Action!'
channelcincinnati.com - Employment - Add Porn Star To List Of Outsourced U.S. Jobs
American X-rated film directors are heading to Brazil in search of uninhibited women, exotic locations and cheap production costs. The going rate for a Brazilian X-rated actress is about $175 per sex scene -- a fraction of what talent in the Los Angeles area costs.Perhaps fewer STDs, too?
The Column: Graduation 2004
The Ball State Daily News - BEWILDERED SOCIETY: First year college experience quest unexpected, enjoyable
Enjoy and good luck Seniors.
The Column
All you Ball Staters: Be sure to pick up a copy of the Daily News today for a special edition column hidden in the midst of the Graduation tabloid.
It will be available online later this afternoon, for those of you elsewhere.
Coming tomorrow in the DN:
As of blogging, you'll be getting an inside look at my family life as I write home to my parents in regards to my first year here at BSU.
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
We've Always Wondered What Would Happen...
nj.com | For him, fancy meals are steals
Brian Patrick Cahill ate like a king.Dine and dash to the extreme!
Filet mignon. Shrimp scampi. A bunch of beers and some Seagram's VO at the Fireside Restaurant in Denville on Wednesday night.
Then he got the bill, $88.95, and broke the bad news to the waitress: He's homeless and has no money, authorities said yesterday.
So what happens?
The police were called. The 41-year-old man was arrested on the spot, charged with theft by deception and sent to the Morris County Jail in lieu of $1,500 bail.Wow, dinner just got more expensive.
He should have used a Denny's.
Imagine Getting This Number
Yahoo! News - Miami radio station fined over Castro crank call
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Spanish-language radio station in Miami that crank called Cuban leader Fidel Castro faces a 4,000 dollar fine, according to federal regulators.Now, I think we should fine Castro, too... It's only fair!
The station, El Zol 95.7, duped Castro into believing that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was calling to seek help in tracking down a suitcase containing secret documents he said he lost during a trip to Argentina.
Eventually, a man posing as a Chavez aide asked Castro: "Do you agree with the shit on the island, murderer?" and added, "You fell for it ... the whole of Miami is listening to you, Fidel Castro." "What did I fall for, you shit?" the irate Cuban leader answered, adding further crude expletives, including references to the anatomy of the radio host's mother.
Lemme See That Thong
NEWS.com.au | Cocaine found in traveller's thongs (April 27, 2004)
COCAINE was found in the heels of women's platform thongs during one of two drug busts at Sydney airport on Saturday. Federal Justice and Customs Minister Chris Ellison said the seizures netted almost nine kilograms of concealed cocaine with a street value of $2.7 million.See! This is why we must take our shoes off! Not bombs: drugs!
This is Dedication
Washington Square News | Ousted Bobst Boy gets dorm:
Steve Stanzak has been evicted from Bobst Library.Why?
After nearly eight months of secretly living in the building's underground A-level, Stanzak, a College of Arts and Science sophomore, was relocated by NYU officials Tuesday when they discovered his LiveJournal weblog, which details his subterranean life.
He could finance his tuitition, but not his housing...
What's that tell ya about our education system?
Make No 'Butts' About It: This Boy's Got Balls... In Every Way, Sh...
FOXNews.com - Top Stories - Teen Promotes Own Homosexuality in School Election
RALEIGH, N.C. — An openly gay student is fighting to campaign in his high school election with posters that read: "Gay Guys Know Everything!" and "Queer Guy for Hunt High."Damn, just imagine the mudslinging here...
Seventeen-year-old Jarred Gamwell has enlisted the help of the American Civil Liberties Union to reverse a principal's decision last week that stripped the posters from the halls of James B. Hunt Jr. High School in Wilson.
[Props to Ryan Miller for the link.]
Monday, April 26, 2004
Not What You'd Call 'Family Friendly'
Although I really try not to watch too much televison, I do find myself plopped in front of a tube every once in a while to catch shows like "The Daily Show," "The West Wing," "Airline" and "Las Vegas."
NBC has scheduled its latest reality horror, NBC.com > The Restaurant, right after "Las Vegas;" in turn allowing me to catch parts of it while I sit on my ass in the midst of an idle Monday evening.
What amazes me with this show, based upon the inside life of an upscale NY eatery, is the language the network has allowed to make air.
I never, ever expected to hear "douche bag" used in a derogatory way in the middle of a broadcast network program.
I don't know what's more disturbing: the fact that it was on network television uncensored or that we've got the word listed in our dictionary as only "slang."
If we're going to be anal retentive about some nudity or a few shock jocks, shouldn't we be worrying about children running around spouting off offenses in the name of womens' personal hygiene?
Way to double standard, FCC.
Never a Good Sign
FOXNews.com - Top Stories - Gov't to Recommend New Treatment for Gonorrhea
Because of growing cases of drug-resistant gonorrhea in major U.S. cities, the government is expected to announce this week that common treatments against the sexually transmitted disease no longer work and other drugs should be used, top experts said Monday.Other drugs, as in "watching who the hell you sleep with," perhaps?
'Hey - What's that white stuff on the radar?'
Yahoo! News - Army Wants Radar to Detect Terror Attacks
For the U.S. Army, Doppler radar isn't just about more precise weather mapping and detecting wind shear. It also holds promise as an early warning system for airborne biological and chemical attacks."The National Weather Service has issued an Anthrax Warning for the following counties...."
Immigration: Darwin Style
Yahoo! News - Drunk Run Over by Train, Lives
A Mexican man who got drunk, fell asleep on railroad tracks and was run over by a train slept through the entire episode and escaped unharmed, local officials said on Friday.Alright -- well, it was almost Darwin style...
How To Abuse Columnist Rights
The Globe and Mail| Fox News. Not here yet, but already hilarious
One Canadian columnist takes a stab back at Fox News in part two of a "he started it" argument series:
The people who support Fox News must be the most uncivil and foul-mouthed creatures on the planet. This is an informed opinion. They'd give English soccer hooligans a run for their money.Think that's good? Check out his column for what he heard back from irritate readers.
Bored? Let's Make a Study!
BBC NEWS | Health | Child-proof packs baffle adults:
Ninety per cent of adults struggle to open child-proof packaging on medicines, research shows.Still no cure for Cancer...
'Fitty' Colorful New $50 Debuts
New $50s on the way - Apr. 26, 2004
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing Monday unveiled a redesigned version of the $50 bill, the latest in a series of currency redesigns intended to thwart counterfeiters.Really: I mean did they just stop giving a shit what these bills look like, or? I've seen better looking melted crayon/wax paper art!
Sunday, April 25, 2004
I Got 'Gmail!'
Well, the powers that be at Google have determined that long time blogger users like me have earned the chance to preview the beta version of Google's new Gmail.
Although I'm not making the address public, I'll still be testing it out to see how well this new 1000 MB Google email service works... for free.
Why do you care?
Damn good question.
'I Feel Pretty...'
CNN.com - Cosmetics mogul Estee Lauder dies - Apr 25, 2004
Cosmetics mogul Estee Lauder, whose pioneering ideas opened worldwide markets for her products, died Saturday. She was 97.This can mean only one thing...
Bonus Time at L.S. Ayres!
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