News: ...OIL...HURRICANE...MOORE
* Bush : Bold & Decisive ... and RNC to focus on domestic issues tonight ... maybe we can FINALLY get the whole Vietnam thing to stay where it belongs; in the past! (let's see if Kerry will let that happen, probably not - since he's got nothing else to stand on!)
* Frances still on track to hit FLA EOW ... meanwhile, Gaston apparently hit Richmond pretty hard
* Far Right not so happy with GOP
* Elder Bush speaks on younger Bush
* Pro-GOP Jews
* Rudy on Kerry
* Economy is strong ... calling it a blast-off might be a bit extreme/premature though ... or maybe not - this article uses the word miracle!
* Thoughts on what the President's Agenda might look like for the next 4 years ... let's hope he gets the chance, according to this poll Bush is pulling ahead ... and according to Democratic Strategists Bush is making advances as well.
* Someone who questions BOTH Bush & Kerry ... still a liberal who is spouting off adjectives without backing them up. The first paragraph alone is riddled with 10 incorrect statements.
* Russia hit (by terrorist, presumably) again ... while Palestinian revenge bombing in Israel

Interesting:
* Dog gives birth to kitten ... or, local yokel wants attention ...
*Moore NOT returning to RNC .... HAHAHAH
* Doctor has cloned a baby from DEAD CELLS ... FrankenBaby? ... THIS raises some SERIOUS moral & legal issues. Is the Dr responsible for child support? He has also cells from dead adults. Scary, but definitely interesting!
* Plastic Magnets
* OIL below $42
* Male brain vs Female brain ... all because of ONE GENE? ... in fact, due to testosterone. God Bless testosterone :).
* MULTI-Channel RAID for SATA ... never lose data again? Hi Chris!
* Get a grip on Antimatter ... wouldn't that hurt just a bit?
* Smallest Atomic Clock Ever
* Bush is the candidate for change?
* Suggestions for Bush/GOP to make a real difference ... and to greatly differentiate the good guys from the bad guys :).
* From poverty to prosperity ... "The American dream is to become rich, not to punish them".
* Moore gets BOOed, and other cool unscripted happenings at the RNC ... as opposed to the strict, somber DNC? ... More on Moore
* Benefits of the Dividend tax cut .. thanks Bush!
* How a higher minimum wage makes poverty worse
* Thoughts on al-Sistani's fatwa
* Full-Body CT scans ... bad for you (cancer risk)

Funny:
... too busy to post Funnies.
... unless you count the GOP handing out purple band-aids as funny ... I sure do!!
... Or the EU claiming it won the Olympics ... the entire EU, not any one nation ... otherwise (of course) the USA 'won'. This 'failed Italian politician' also hopes athletes display EU flag instead on / alongside their own nation's.
... or a look at "Kerry's core supporters"
* FINE ... here's one:
- Little David was in his 4th grade class when the teacher asked the
children what their fathers did for a living.
All the typical answers came up : fireman, policeman, salesman,
doctor, lawyer, etc.
- David was being uncharacteristically quiet, so the teacher asked
him about his father.
- "My father's an exotic dancer in a gay cabaret and takes off all
his clothes in front of other men and they put money in his
underwear. Sometimes, if the offer is really good, he will go home
with some guy and make love with him for money. "
- The teacher, obviously shaken by this statement, hurriedly set the
other children to work on some exercises and took little David
aside to ask him "Is that really true about your father?"
- "No," said David, "He works for the Democratic National Committee
to elect John Kerry, but I was too embarrassed to say that in
front of the other kids."
.... thanks Aaron, hope you don't mind I modified it :P

News: ... OIL
*RNC hits NYC (note the Dems that are voting Red this year!)! Big party, lots of protesters. w00t!
* Bush on Terror ... and McCain on Bush
* Clinton speaks out (against Bush, duh), while left-wing nut jobs continue the ad hominem attacks ... proving the old saying, if you can't refute the statements just attack the person making them :).
* Consumer Spending UP ... that's good, BTW.
* Iraq pipeline hit AGAIN
* (Dark) Chocolate is good for your Heart! ... obesity still bad. Speaking of obesity, this drug makes (?) you lose 10% of your body weight
* Democratic Senate Minority Leader Daschle trying to court Conservative voters? ... let's hope this FAILS!
* Taleban threatens more hostilities ... let's keep the pressure on them!
* Intel to shrink transistors by 30%?? ... more power to Moore (Gordon, not Michael!) ... More here - it is 65nm process technology! ... Intel stock still down :(
* Oil @ $42- ... ... getting closer, get it back down to $35 and I'll be MUCH happier!

Interesting:
* Prepare to hear massive amounts of double-standards in the media this week ... expect FOX's ratings to go EVEN HIGHER as people seek less partisan reporting.
* Kerry's daughters BOOed at MTV! ... HAHAHAH, Vote Bush - his daughters are throwing parties!
* Human brain produces its own anti-psychotic drug?
* Some thoughts on Heart Disease
* So far, France not bowing down to terrorists ... the controversial head-scarf ban stays in effect.
* This mouse has a fricking laser!
* Some thoughts on why the RNC chose NYC ... and on the decline of the Democratic party in general.
* Genesis returning with payload
* When your AIDS test comes back positive, get a retest!
* Lube makes your HARD drive LONGER and FASTER ... well, it helps drives of the future so they are able to go faster. get all picky why-don't-you.
* Wild winter this year ...as FARK says, here is the pseudo-science!
* Mrs Kim Jong Il dead? ... did the 'smite' request miss her husband on accident?
* NYC vs NRA
* Bloomberg's pro-tax actions contrary to GOP's anti-tax stance?
* A different approach to a convention ... difference on how Kerry did it and how Bush is doing it.
* Peace is the key to cheaper oil
* Democrats make a wrong turn in selecting Kerry? ... and Kerry's mistakes since being chosen ...
* Personal Cluster Workstations? ... nice! (but expensive)
* E-Voting ... maybe not, which is hurting Diebold
* Some thoughts on Sudan's ongoing civil war
* The 'Official' RNC Drinking game ... actually, what is funny is you drink whenever a basic Conservative principle is trashed.
* Historical tie between unemployment and reelection
* Red vs Blue ... stocks ... nowhere near as fun as redvsblue.com ... but might be more profitable (and riskier)

Funny:
* Kerry launches an attack at SBVFT ... by physically choking him
* Target changes name for security reasons
* Terrorist group named "'MTV" attacked Miami! ... Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge called the attacks "fatally innovative".
* OverClocked, SuperCooled ... and hovering?
* You don't need to win Gold to take Gold home
* Couple separates over pronunciation of Tomato
* Big videos of firestorm-tornadoes ... nice!

Funny:

... from FARK!!

The quick Sunday edition :)News:
* France is negotiating with terrorists ... not to be flippant, but it probably involves the words "We Surrender". The REAL problem is that the Terrorist hate all 'western civilizations', not just the US ... we get most of the hate because we have most of the power (military, economic, etc) but they hate us all.
* Cisco Telnet vuln ... not good
* Potential Hurricane (Tropical Storm Gaston) hits SC ... and Frances to hit FLA?
* The internet is 35 ... and still growing, changing, maturing ... (all thanks fro Al Gore, right? :) )

Interesting:
* Can GOP win by losing? ... I'd Rather not find out! (Although I have discussed this exact situation/result previously (Hi Rob)).
* Contrary to popular opinion, PEACE is breaking out all over the place
* What if the whole world got to Vote for the President? ... anon-scientific, non-accurate attempt - but still interesting.
* Thoughts on immigration ... old article, still worth reading
* Some peoples' feedback regarding taxes
* How Kerry can win ... let's hope he doesn't read this, or that it doesn't work!
* Cali church to pay $1.5B ... yes, that's a B.
* From a leftie source, gay Republicans may not support Bush .. no pun intended. Hopefully, they can see the larger picture and still vote with the issues.

Funny:
* Good Old-Fashioned MUDding ... text-based and everything

News:
* Second downed Russian plane also due to terrorism
* NYC terrorism on trains - plan derailed? ... Also in NYC, 250+ protesters arrested ... already!
* Hoops Gold for US ... not for the men (they got Bronze)
* Bush of Social Security ... and Kerry said it is 'no issue', showing how wrong he can be!
* Asia running out of water? ... in some parts, famine and import-dependency are only 5-10 years out.
* More on Bush's Intelligence-related Executive Orders ... and more here
* Teachers going on strike
* French journalists kidnapped ... sadly, now we get to see how France reacts!

Interesting:
* US Military can speak for themselves ... interesting.
* Longhorn in 2006 ... -WinFS
* Very amusing read on how pacifism / inaction on your part does NOT prevent someone from doing bad things to you
* Kerry flip-flops on Iraq ... AGAIN
* Tainted vaccine lots not a crisis ... but how about the decreased effectiveness?
* GOP heading in the wrong direction?
* A very Anti-Bush person questions Kerry's zombie-like followers ... Atleast zombies have 2HD, it could be worse! :)

Funny:
*GAY ALERT* If you want to be scared - see Townsend's (some boy band) video on the web ... it is a great way to make your eyes hurt
* not that there is anything wrong with that ...
* Indian Olympic Team Wins Gold Medal in Outsourcing
* So-called Marathon Mouse escapes ... ravages countryside, runs fast ... better mouse now needs better trap :)

K418: Bash.org is false advertising.
K418: I expected IRC to be all funny and interesting, instead you're lucky if you can find a channel people actually talk in...
K418: And then when you do it's full of complete idiots, whose intelligence could probably be scientifically proven to be equal to that of the average turnip, and horny geeks, whose only interest is getting into your virtual pants.
... http://www.bash.org/?389734

News: ... 20?s ... IRAQ
* FBI : SPY within the Pentagon? ... more details here
* Retirees to strain US economy? ... duh; the advice is to KEEP WORKING! More comments here
* Bush acknowledges miscalculation on post-Saddam Iraq ... and (AGAIN) says Kerry served his country ...
* (Atleast) One of the downed Russian planes WAS the work of terrorists! ... my guess is the other one was as well ... more coverage here and groups already 'taking credit' for them
* Najaf:Peace? ... al-Sadr calls on his militia to lay down there weapons ... now we get to see if he still has control over 'his people' ... UPDATE: Sistani now has the keys to the shrine ...UPDATE: Weapons are being turned over! ... UPDATE: Iraqi police forces are IN ... UPDATE:Fight Over, 'Ali Shrine once again a place of worship' ... UPDATE: Could this deal spell trouble for us? ... What about the bodies found in the shrine?
* Oil going back up a bit ... thanks to pipeline sabotage ... and prices to rise during the holidays ... UPDATE:Oil Prices slip back down
* Speaking of planes - Cheney had a close call ... " Air Force Two was forced to make an evasive maneuver to avoid another aircraft"
* Bush pulling ahead? .. and this is pre-convention! ... about Kerry:"I still don't really feel like he's come up with any definite plan for what he would do and how he would change things"
* US Intel reforms drafts in progress! FWIW - I still oppose the idea of creating the NID.
* Yemeni man on trial for terrorist related acts - 1) drop lawyers, defend self 2) declare your al-Qaeda membership ... should make the trial go a lot easier for the prosecution!
* Hurricane Frances growing fast ... luckily, still a ways out there.
* The ONLY way to protest ... if you're attractive, that is, ... NUDE!
* Some on Wall St growing cool on Bush ... like Kerry will do anything but royally screw them over? ... "This is New York," Mayor Michael Bloomberg joked later. "Of course we have ... naked people on Eighth Avenue."
* Pinochet no longer immune ... EXCELLENT, try (and fry?) the bastard!
* US GDP slowing down ah, crap. Atleast it 'met expectations' ...
* Hamm asked to return Gold Medal ... doubtful, for several GOOD reasons! Oh yeah, and NO MEDAL FOR IRAQI SOCCER TEAM HAHAHAH

Interesting:
* Police should not, generally, threaten to kill the President
* Kerry vs Himself /... Regarding Vietnam, in 1971 he said "We wish that a merciful God could wipe away our own memories of that service" ... if that is so, why does he KEEP BRINGING IT UP!? Oh yeah, because he has nothing else to say :).
*Also: more factual problems for Kerry HERE and HERE ... and I still wish it would all stop (it probably will during/after RNC).
* COOL picture of the sun
* Flu shot not as effective as thought?
* Comparison - Kerry & Hoover ... "If Kerry’s theme of personal integrity is more than a slogan, he will face up to the strength of our economy and develop an honest economic agenda". In other new, Kerry has raised more $$$ than any other Democrat ever .. hopefully it is all wasted on losing an election :P. Actually, it makes sense - Kerry will spend more money than any Democrat ever has trying to get elected, and if elected he will continue that plan and spend more money than any president ever has. Sweet (not).
* Some thoughts on the Global Terrorist Count
* Is Minnesota becoming more conservative? ... let's hope so! ... "A number of years of having the Democrats control a state can turn a state Republican" HAHAHAHHHAAHHAAAAA
* Buy a new car, get a used one free ... interesting promotion
* Some thoughts on Troop re-deployments
* GOP wrong on recent Immigration draft?
* More on superconducting wires
* Introducing the Hamster Powered Night Lite! ... and a low-RPM alternator
* The Ultimate Cubicle
* The list of banned or challenged books in the US ... think of it as a must-read list :)
* Arrow misses ...
* Media should challenge Kerry to answer these 20?s
* Let's talk about the right war for once
* Flying cars still a goal ... but not to be available for 20+ years, but reasonable 'small plane' transport much sooner
* Dual layer 8.5GB DVDs coming soon to your PC?
* Interesting read - political prisoners INSIDE the US? ... note that i know nothing about the author aside from what is in the article; it may well be that he actually should stay in jail!

Funny:
*TRUE DOS kills Martian Rover? ... almost!
* Ted Kennedy Reprimands William Kennedy Smith for Ineptitude in Leaving Rape Victim Alive
*NICE Cards that say what you mean, but are afraid to say ... "I'm gay and you hate yourself"
* Americans now being targeted by negative ads
* Modified Olympic sports?
* Kerry receives 4th Purple Heart for his recent emotional wounds ... They are as serious as some of his "real battle wounds"!
* More on superconducting wires
* The two sides of John Kerry ... when he isn't saving, like, 3000 people he is a lying maniac :)
*TRUE Convicted Cop Killer endorses Kerry ... CKFK, has a nice (ahem) ring to it, eh?

Abby: nice language
Abby: you kiss your mother with that mouth?
nether: no, i kiss yours
...http://www.bash.org/?386777

News: ... PLAY DARK TOWER ... ABORTION
* 8 oil pipelines bombed .. but Oil still slips below $43/barrel! ... 20 oil pipelines hit, according to this source
* US report acknowledges greenhouse gases ... major policy change!
* Anarchists gathering in NYC ... violence expected :(
* Van full of guns and explosives found in Montreal ... organized crime
* RIAA sues another 700+ ... when will someone put them in there place?
* Illegal immigrants cost US $10B/year+ ... its like an additional tax on all of us! ... speaking of which, progressive and regressive taxes explained
* Future terrorist attacks to be seaborne?
* Kerry calling for Rumsfield's resignation ... way of avoiding issues? YBTJ. PS - he yet again tries to play the "I served in Vietnam" card meaning a) he has nothing else to say and b) he really does not want this non-issue to go away. Some Democrats agree that Kerry needs to 'get past this (non)issue ... especially since it is hurting Kerry's poll #'s ... HAHAHAHHHAAHHAAAAA
*... Bush is hitting up the FEC to regulate the 527's ... what makes his action different than Kerry's is that Bush is going after ALL 527's, Kerry just the one that is against him. That whole Goose-Gander thing again.
* Najaf still ongoing ... al-Sistani still pushing for peace ... sadly mortar strike kills 25 people ... and the Governor has declared a 24 hour truce ... another delay, or a good move toward a peaceful end? Sistani actually arrives - proposes peace plan, and hopes to extend it to other troubled areas. (It includes amnesty for the al-Sadr militia) ... We'll see! ... UPDATE: al-Sistani has brokered peace agreement ... for now ...
* Chaotic homes hamper child development ... didn't we already know this?
* Apocalypse Not - No eJihad (yet :P) ... "baseless hysteria"
* Blair impeachment launched ... baseless and misguided publicity stunt ... also, first impeachment effort in 150 years.
* GOP bumbles email
* IOC gets dumb ... asks us no to exercise free speech in our own country.
* Jobs count too low .. better than we think?
* Understanding Income Inequality
... Quote - 'In one sense, John Edwards is correct: There is one America that works a lot and pays a lot in taxes, and there is another America that works less and pays little. However, the reality is the opposite of what Edwards suggests. It is the higher-income families who work a lot and pay nearly all the taxes. Raising taxes even higher on hard-working families would be unfair and, by reducing future investments, would reduce economic growth, harming all Americans in the long run.'
* ... then again more Americans slipped into poverty .. not a lot of details to back this up :(
* The worst example (Partial Birth Abortions) of a bad category (abortions in general) ... "The law is aimed at stopping a procedure, usually performed during the second trimester of pregnancy, in which a fetus is partly delivered, its skull punctured and its brain removed, often by suction." HOW can anyone read that description and not want to stop this??
* These fish are not so healthy for you ... polluted water blamed. Increase due to better monitoring, not decreasing water quality.
* Housing bubble ... not a pop, but ripples forming

Interesting:
* Both sides misleading about Yucca Mtn project ... Yucca Mtn project = GOOD! (even though it is ATLEAST 8 years until it will be operative, and by then we may have found ways to cut the half life of the waste!) ... MORE HERE ... and a stray comment on Kerry flip-flopping to pander to Las Vegas residents. It really cannot be overstated, regardless of your opinion on nuclear power - we need a place to safely store the Nuclear Waste we already have (and that we continue to produce) for the long term, and Yucca is about as good as it gets!
* Excellent article on how the 1st amendment is probably the real victim of the current 527 debacle ... also calls Kerry a dove, and comments on how he is asking us to ignore his 20 years of service as a senator and focus on his 4 months as a serviceman.
* Kerry ='Sue Them' When you can't fight an idea, or a person on the merit of their ideas, sue them. That's the American Way, right?? By the way, did you know that Kerry's campaign uses the same lawyer as 'America Coming Together', an 'independent' 527 ... another example of Kerry's goose not living up to the same levels he want Bush's gander to meet. Ain't politics *FUN*. His lawsuit makes as much sens as this one! :)
*Related Note: This article points out that Kerry challenged his critics to 'bring it on', and then sues them when they do! EXCELLENT POINT! ... UPDATE:Kerry pulls ad that featured McCain (unauthorized use), AND Bush's response to Kerry's request for debates - ""There will be a time for debates after the convention, and during the next few weeks, John Kerry should take the time to finish the debates with himself." ... HAHAHAHHHAAHHAAAAA
* Swarm-based weapons of the future ... FARK:"Australian scientists develop robotic insect swarms; obviously haven't watched enough sci-fi horror stories" :P
* Ann Coulter: Admitted War Criminal Cries Foul ... I know she is a bit extreme in some of her views and comments, but damn she is fun to read!
* Max Cleland; Soldier, Patriot.....Hypocrite ... Yes, we admire and are thankful for his service to this great country, but there are no free passes! ... UPDATE: Max Cleland makes $136k/year as a BUSH appointee ... can you say 'conflict of interest' or 'amoral', yes I thought you could.
* The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy preventing protests? ... not really, just protecting a RECENT HUGE investment in re-sodding the park. The protest can go right in front of the convention, but apparently that is not good enough.
* New & Improved Semiconductors - SiC ... also mentioned HERE.
* Shell moving forward with North Sea exploration ... $1.8B!
* Kerry's campaign flip-flops again - now says they would NOT have invaded Iraq
* New ver of XWindows from X.org
* Killer bees as far north as OK
* Honda making hybrid-engine motorcycle ...
* 10 Nobel Prize winning economists endorse Kerry ... sidenote, Kerry="I wasn't taking care of myself" ... right, I was busy FILMING myself not taking care of myself :P. The whole 'Nam thing should be dropped anyway, but he is keeping in the spotlight (while complaining about it being in the spotlight. Does that count as a flip-flop/waffle?)
* After Jersey Girl flop, Kevin Smith to not direct the film he is writing now
* A reverse dictionary - sweet!
* I agree - we should stop adding to the SPR when the price is more than, say, $40 ... we SHOULD NOT draw from it, just stop adding until market uneasiness settles down and price drops.
* Believe-It-or-Not Economics
* How NY has benefited from GWB, and how NY will suffer under Kerry
* Now YOU can bet on the nature of the universe
*Didn't know if this should be classified FUNNY or INTERESTING Some asshat says NASA is to blame for bad weather ... this is a case of terrible science with no supporting evidence, proposing flawed 'corrections' and insufficient test/verification methods.

Funny:
*SWEET YOU CAN PLAY DARK TOWER ONLINE!
*TRUE Lawsuit against JibJab baseless, um, the copyright expired a while back ... irrelevant since they already settled, but still funny!
* New shiny fish? ... with hooks? Admiral Akbar would say something.
* Paris Hilton wants the attention to focus on her instead of on the SBVFT
* Kerry trying to out-bulge Gore
* How the undecided 5% will continue to not decide
* Protesters plotting to speak!
* Top 11 reasons to move out of the basement ... strangely, getting laid not listed.
* Name Generator Generator
* Everyone should have a DVD rewinder!
* Hackers Steal Revenge of the Sith
* The GAY gene found ... hiding behind MARRIED-WITH-KIDS gene
* Moore next movie - F1812 - to tie King George III and James Madison
* SBVFT: Kerry had tea with Ho Chi Min
*NICE Porn-ogami

simon-say: CNN is reporting that Lance Armstrong may be stripped of his 6th Tour De France title.
simon-say: In a random check for banned substances, three were found in Armstrong's hotel room.
simon-say: The substances banned by the French that were found in his hotel room were as follows: (1) Toothpaste, (2) Deodorant, (3) Soap
simon-say: The French officials also found several other items which they had never seen before, including a testicle and a backbone...
simon-say: Earlier reports that French Government officials attempted to surrender to Armstrong as he entered Paris were apparently erroneous
... http://www.bash.org/?386538

From Drudge: ... Fox News dominating the race ...
CABLE NEWS RACE
WEDS, AUG 25, 2004
FOXNEWS O'REILLY 2.0
FOXNEWS HANNITY/COLMES 1.9
FOXNEWS GRETA 1.8
FOXNEWS BRIT HUME 1.3
FOXNEWS SHEP SMITH 1.3
CNN LARRY KING 1.1
MSNBC HARDBALL 0.6
MSNBC SCARBOROUGH 0.5
CNN AARON BROWN 0.5
CNN PAULA ZAHN 0.4
MSNBC OLBERMAN 0.3
MSNBC NORVILLE 0.2
CNBC DENNIS MILLER 0.1
CNBC MCENROE 0.0

Paul: So anyway, i hit him over the head with a shovel
Paul: and now he's all "Lawsuit" this and "Jail time" that
... http://www.bash.org/?386207

Funny:

... from FARK ... you should seriously go there, lots of good entries in this PS!

News:
You think Bush's tenuous-at-best ties to SBVFT (or any 527) is bad, check this out:

... from HERE

Defintion - Irony : Kerry pushing to stop talking about the past and talk about the issues, while in the background of the picture some Steamfitter schlub holds up bumper stickers questioning Bush's service.

News: ... OIL!
* Canadian legislator calls Americans idiots ... then tries to back-pedal ... damn Canadian bastards :>
* Flu outbreak coming?
* Internet to end tomorrow? ... hype? More comments here
* Terrorism NOT at fault in 2 downed Russian planes .. or, atleast probably not. Maybe.
* Oil still moving in the right direction ... UPDATE: Drops below $44!
* Najaf shrine standoff still ongoing ... time to level it? UPDATE:Maybe not, if anyone can help (from the Iraqi perspective, it is Grand Ayatollah Sistani, and he is back in town ...
* E-Voting coming to a California near you
*FollowUp The Florida XBOX slaying-victims were tortured first

Interesting:
* 20GB USB HDD ... no power cables needed!
* Al Franken blathers on, shows why he is a failing host on a failing show on a failing network
* Although stocks are up today, are there bad signs for job recovery? ... businesses just not spending, and that could be bad news indeed, for all of us.
* Unused muscles 'deactivate' ... that may not be too surprising, but what's really interesting is the next step - the muscles in this example support your spine, so by loafing around you are contributing to back trouble.
* Long-Ass article on lots of Moore lies ... they never stop!
* Breast Feeding etiquette
* Sodas cause Diabetes ... and obesity
* lesbian cannot be forced to pay child-support ... an example of how they are different, if I got her pregnant I'd be paying big time (and Becky would NOT approve!)
* Wanna live in Antarctica?
* Super Earth discovered .. the size of Jupiter!
* Tiny telescopes find distant planet
* Israel wins first-ever Olympic Gold ... in windsurfing!
* Polio outbreak! .. in Africa
* Meet Billionaire George Soros ... rich, philanthropic, very Anti-Bush. Even smart people can be wrong :P
* The 1TB Holographic Disc! .. yes, that is a T.
* Meet the M16's replacement - H&K's XM8
* Self healing fuel tanks! ... "shooting particles at stuff to see what happens is a long established scientific principle"

Funny:
*TRUE Track the Olympic LOSERS
* Scope of work - Stuff that is technically possible ... from our friends at UF.
* Don't let Wally choose!

PS - Kerry can say what he wants about forgetting the past and focusing on the issues, but let's not forget that HE is the one that spent his entire party's Nat'l Convention talking about the past and INTENTIONALLY avoiding any issues. Oh yeah, and he questioned Bush' military record LONG before Bush questioned his ... "Mom, he started it". AND Kerry has the balls to, while saying we should forget about the issue, sending Vets to Bush's ranch to pester him.
PPS - PROOF OF COLLUSION BETWEEN KERRY & 527's!
*Cool Stereoscopic Animated Hypercube ... reminds me of SodaConstructor

News: RESPONSE TO KERRY
* Quote:"You can’t have it both ways. You can’t build your convention and much of your campaign around your service in Vietnam, and then try to say that only those veterans who agree with you have a right to speak up. There is no double standard for our right to free speech. We all earned it ... We urge you to condemn the double standard that you and your campaign have enforced regarding a veteran’s right to openly express their feelings about your activities on return from Vietnam."
*Reminder - the above is in response to Kerry sending Vets to GWB's ranch in Texas to pester him
* ... and since we are on the subject, Here are some more thoughts on Kerry + Vietnam

Misc Late Updates:
*Shrine - within 200 yards!
* Two Russian airplanes fall out of the sky ... developing
* Yahoo being held libel in France ... raises the interesting specter of one nation applying laws to the internet at large.
* Hot Sauce Discipline
*Cool Picture!
*The left-bias is clear, and the nits are being picked, but atleast he admits Kerry lied
*Another comment on Kerry's phone call(s) to vet(s) ... and why they are probably still a bit peeved.
*Cheney says states should decide 'gay marriage' issue ... I just wonder why we can't call it something else?
* No Gold Medal for Iraqi Soccer team ... maybe no medal period. Not be rude, but I hope they lose after their little Anti-US tirade.
* The Bush girls go out and aim for kiddie vote :)
* Vonage teaming with SoHo gear makers ... bringing VoIP to the masses
* Place a caption, win a T-shirt ...

News: ... OIL ... Earthquake @ Athens ... Kerry ... IRAQ ... GPS4PETS
* Closing in on the Shrine ... UPDATE: ULTIMATUM ISSUED by Iraq's Defense Minister ... UPDATE: Attack option moving forward as Iraqi forces enter combat zone for the first time ... UPDATE: al-Sadr aide claims to be ready/willing to negotiate (again?) ... ... and I am including this just because it mentions al-Sadr's days being numbered and pro-USA sentiment amongst Iraqi civilians ... a militia (NOT US) rocket hit part of the shrine?. I know some may disagree, but it would seem to me the answer is simple - you announce quite loudly, in a language they understand, whatever structure they are hiding in (AND SHOOTING FROM) will be a target. Whether that be a hospital, a school, or the holiest site in the land. Make it clear that the blame is on THEM for endangering the structure and any lives within/near it. IMHO - Once negotiations break down (as they have, repeatedly)THAT IS THE ONLY WAY to proceed. /rant
* Kerry calls SBVFT supporter(s?) to apologize and question ... desperate move, or honest apology? You be the judge ... but the recipient didn't seem to buy it. Also, SBVFT reject Bushes request to cease ads ... AND, A preemptive counter-attack to the surely-soon-to-be-raised 'issues' regarding Arceneaux. Sidenote, Kerry's own words ... and the truth shall set you free.
* High blood pressure up in the US ... to much McDonalds :)
* ... some thoughts on Conservatism
* Reporter successfully smuggles fake bomb aboard a plane
* Woman falls 11k+ feet and survives ... how many d6's is that?? :P
* Another example of state governments ignoring the law ... just to be PC?
* Oil below $46 ... still not good, but better than just under $50! UPDATE: OIL down to $45! ... Iraq pumping close to 2Mbpd!
* McCain and Rudy out, Arnold In ... Major News coverage of RNC ... guess we will need to stick with 'real networks' like FOX-NEWS, CNN, etc. to get decent coverage :)
*Earthquake @ Athens ... 4.5, "nothing out of the ordinary"
* US CoC to fund ads against trial lawyers .. interesting timing, given the current Democratic Presidential Candidates :)
* Alice Cooper says rock stars campaigning for Kerry are guilty of Treason! ... hahahahhhaahhaaaaa
* 'Price Gouging' is good ... supply & demand in effect!
* Kerry on energy independence .. and why he is just a bit off, even one of his own energy advisers agrees it is 'asinine'. :)

Interesting:
* Another Dem supports Bush!
* Firefighters for ... Bush, Kerry ...
* Another $1B for Unmanned Combat Aircraft ... sweet; all those years playing Flight/Combat Sims might pay off ...
* Forget who was were 30 years ago ... but you don't need to overlook how many times someone's story has changed ... and how many times he has been CAUGHT LYING. Funny how much truth comes out when you are under a real spotlight, such as when running for the Presidency.
* Transparent Aluminum! ... Step 2: time travel + Klingon spaceships ... Step 3: Steal Whales (no profit)
* Pakistan comes through for the good guys ... and some comments on how this came to be.
* Judge permits a whole raft of evidence against Jacko ... including a tape with a terrified child's voice on it ... and, did you know his nose is NOT plastic - it is, however, made from his ear. Freak.
* USPS to use SAP ... eieio
* Cisco buys again
* FDA vs Illinois
* Non-smoker Lung Cancer a result of gene mutation ... smokers still lead the (cough) pack; speaking of which - Cigarettes more polluting than diesel exhaust
* Charter schools - where teachers actually need to perform to succeed ... and that may be why they go away. Well, that and the teachers' unions. Sad.
* Universe aglow with early star creation
* Looking for life on Mars - in methane?
* One helluva penny - $400k+ worth
* A bunch of people are peeved about the Gymnastic scoring @ Athens
* Genetically Altered 'marathon mouse' ... the cure for obesity! (well, aside from eat healthier and get off your butt)
* Why isn't Java cool ... I like the first comment, "because it's slow" :).
* Anti-Spam FireWall ... let's see how long it takes Spammers to get around this :).
* A self-cooling can ... sign my beer up!
*A GPS for your PETS!
* Watch cameras blow up ... but CF card survives, with images

Funny:
*TRUE The coalition of anti-IE users
* Defining Kerry
* The Scream has been found ... in dorm room
* Swift Yacht Veterans unveil campaign - Kerry is a 'jolly good fellow' ... "Kerry cares about the little people, even Negroes" ... "alone … at sea … for three months … and there was … surprisingly little … homosexual activity"
* What would really happen to Mario
* Courtney Love not worth making fun of
* moving vs. not moving, from the baby's perspective ... Homer "Hey, how come I have to breathe for myself when heeee doesn't?" Simpson would agree
* Bush's Medals ... the Fearless Ninja medal (the name anyway, not the actual medal) = sweet!

*New Site for today:BlogsForBush

Maimed_Perfection: Anything with numbers replacing letters is just farking stupid.
Sanctum: Yeah
Sanctum: NO ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN SPEAK
Sanctum: PLEASE
... http://www.bash.org/?384735

News: ... STEM CELLS ... GOOGLE ... North Korea ... Medal Tracker ...
***Bush has asked all '527' groups (including the SBVFT) to stop running "attack ads" ... now let's see if Kerry does likewise (to MoveOn :P ... doubtful - MO has been doing it actively for the last 18+ months and has nothing else to do with their time) ... and the announcement is well timed - Kerry just started a fairly expensive ad campaign today imploring Bush to do just this ... Kerry says "bye-bye $$$".
* GOP to split CIA? (and to rip out the NSA, etc) ... and some other comments on that. ... Tenet agrees that this is bad ... amusing sidenote - White House not involved and not pre-informed of this action!
*** To me - this is the ABSOLUTE wrong approach. When you consider that almost all of the terrorist involved in 9/11 SHOULD HAVE BEEN STOPPED AT THE BORDER if CURRENT laws/procedures had been PROPERLY followed. We are in the situation, again, of creating new problems instead of just solving the existing ones. We SHOULD simply enforce & improve upon the existing countermeasures. Also, we should NOT have one unified source of information - the current setup provides independence and "outside verification". All we SHOULD do is increase the level of inter-agency communication; which DOES NOT include creating a new level of bureaucracy and breaking the existing system. Oh yeah, and if this does happen - does Eddie still have a job and what will his employer's name be??
* 9/11 Commission - National IDs?
* Shrine-fight still ongoing ... Helicopters, Planes and tanks moving in ... more here ... STILL GOING ON, battle rages ... and captured journalist released ALIVE ...Overview of the situation, and what al-Sadr really wants ... UPDATE: US Troops nearing shrine - tanks 250 yards away and snipers on rooftops, all US fire is return-fire only (no offensive actions) ...
* Pope condemns human cloning
* Both sides missing/omitting info
* Serial hammer killer? ... this is why gun control will (and does) fail - any tool can be a weapon, it is in how someone wields it that matters.
* Jackson case comes to pivotal point?

Interesting:
* The 50 most influential Christians in America ... GWB is #1.
* Some truth on Stem Cells ... embryonic stem cells NOT proven and DO KILL, non-embryonic stem cells ARE proven and DO NOT KILL ... things any well-informed, non-baby-killer already knows. (This does not include little Ron Reagan nor Howard Stern) ... also, a few abortion facts for good measure.
* The truth about Kerry's 'popularity' in Europe
* Exploding Star ... pretty pic
* 10 patents that changed the world
* North Korean ... a nightmare that is closer than we think?
* You can get an artificial Cornea ... just 4 days ago I heard you can also get a new retina
* Critical review of 'Iraqi Sovereignty' ... also criticizes Kerry as being viable, but not being an alternative ("same policies as GWB")
* Truth is the first victim of politics ... overall, leans very left but the point is valid (just look past the bias)
* Earth almost hit by asteroid (last March, new details out recently)
* Google slammed by SEC and independent advisor ... rates last on S&P500!
* Some (negative) thoughts on the world's oil supply ... running out or not, 'transparency' is the only way to know.
* Mis-Matched hearts OK for infants?! ... could save hundreds of infants per year. AND IT APPEARS TO LESSEN (eliminate?) THE NORMAL INTOLERANCE FOR BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS!
* Comet impact remnants at Jupiter
* New cancer drug (asbestos-specific)
* Synaesthetic Experiences
* Big-Ass Antarctic craters
* 4 door Wrangler coming in 2006!
* Pat Buchanan - No Conservative Party left in DC
* Are MoveOn.org and Kerry in collusion ... the 'equal and opposite' charge to what Kerry says SBVFT and Bush are doing ... Dole vs. Kerry ... Kerry's war record starting to drag him down? (Like there aren't so many other reasons to keep him from getting elected?)
* More reviews and contradictions to F911 ... let Moore's lie parade continue.
* IBM beating up SCO some more ... couldn't happen to a nicer (ahem) target. Except, maybe the RIAA :P
* Paris burns down Jewish Community Center ... gotta love France!

Funny:
*TRUE The Peeping Tom worm ... uses your webcam against you :).
*TRUE Software Disasters!
* Drug or Transformer
* Did Kerry perform gay wedding of SwiftBoat?
* National Angst Level raised
* Barney Franks (homo) admits to Heterosexual Affair, resigns
* VC say Kerry lies
*COOL Convert any jpg to ASCII ... well, any 400x400 or smaller jpg.
New site of the day - Brightwinger

PS - Give Blood, everyone should. In fact, do it every 56 days.
(Or give platelets - "Apheresis". Takes longer, but you can do it more frequently and, hey, you get to watch a movie too!)

News: ... OIL
* Ali G in the news ... the show is sweet!
* Kerry and McCain, on Kerry ... and Kerry is filing a FEC complaint ... remember when I said that adding -gate was old and busted, well now we have ADGATE
* Phelps skipping last race, but will still get the medal (more than likely)
* Shrine taken ... Al-Sadr slips away ... OR, maybe it is still ongoing.
* Oil to stay above $40 forever? ... track its going price HERE
* Kerry, although against the plan now, has endorsed the type of troop withdrawals that Bush is proposing now
* Military records seem to support Kerry's 'Nam claims ... so perhaps we can NOW drop the whole damn issue? .. oh, and ignore the horrendous spin & bias while remembering that he served a whole, whopping 4 months.

Interesting:
* New SBVFT ad
* A judge made a good call - P2P networks are LEGAL
* The D&D Experience
* Bad cubicle neighbors?
* Wrongfully convicted man freed after 40 years ... if you look up the definition of 'this sucks', here it is.
* Houses getting too big?
* Sedna may have a moon ... the darkest object in the solar system
* Viral Ads getting some push back?
* RAM as Swap?

stupidMM: heh i admitted that freely at the pub once
stupidMM: this chick came up to me and was like
stupidMM: "so what do you do for fun?"
stupidMM: and i was like
stupidMM: "sit in a dark room and chat on irc at 3 in the morning"
stupidMM: she turned around and walked off
stupidMM: and i was like . heh man i'm leet

News: ...OIL!! ... GOOGLE ... IRAN ...
* Big Assplosion possible .. largest non-nuclear boom ever. Sorry, UK.
* Kerry strikes back (well, kinda'). Kerry is still not letting this issue die, and he is still slipping in the polls too, sweet!
* Some thoughts radical Islam in general, and Al-Sadr specifically ... he has called for his people to hand the shrine over(after a night of bombing I'd think about changing my mind too!) ... dozens killed overnight ... UPDATE: Al_Sadr aides say they are handing over the shrine ... UPDATE: Weapons removed from shrine ... UPDATE: Al-Sadr out (slipped away?), shrine to be taken shortly?
* Iran to preemptively strike at US?
* Stocks & Oil still dancing ... UPDATE: Stocks still up despite oil approaching $50/barrel!
* The liberal NYT (accidentally) debunks one of Kerry's claims ... result - "The richer you were, the worse you got hit." Truth - 1, Kerry - 0.
* Last minute re-victory(Gold) for Peirsol ... Phelps sets new OR in 200m (he has 4 Golds now) ... US also got the Gold in the Gymnastics, first time since little Mary Lou. ... UPDATE: Phelps Gold Medal collection +=1
* Leftist groups publishing personal info about RNC delegates, encouraging 'contact' ... and openly state that they plan to violate NYC's permit laws. They may just get a dose of this!
* More on how bad Europe will be screwed by global warming .. regardless of the root cause(s).
* HotMail = 2GB storage, doubles GMail ... still not as 'cool'.
* How pulling our troops out of Europe helps end the passive-aggressive cycle of dependency

Interesting:
* Dust Storms up ... 10 fold in the last 50 years.
* Google managed to IPO at $85, opened at $100 ... rose to 100.34, down in after-hours trading to below $100 :( ... track it here
* Ted Kennedy on 'watch list' as potentially dangerous ... actually, I agree - he is VERY dangerous! (just not in the way the TSA is looking for)
* Anti-Kerry ... on why he IS making ad hominem attacks and on how he IS NOT just addressing the issues at hand to get the done & over with!
* DNC trying to keep soldiers from voting?
* Alaska = legal pot?
* School Choice is good for all schools ... except in FLA, where the judge said NO.
* West Nile contracted through dialysis ... oops!
* Jackson living like king of pop, of course
* Bush better for the economy (as opposed to Kerry)
* Can you spot Sagittarius?
* Sender ID moving forward?
* Malaria isolation ward?
* Stunt pilots and astronomers working together ...
* McCain on why the McCain/Feingold CFR bill just isn't working
* Thoughts on US's healthcare system ... "The system we have now is set up to be the most inefficient one possible."

Funny:
* Iraqi's and French
*TRUE: Kerry legal advisor busted for soliciting a Ho
* Charley (the hurricane) declared an enemy combatant
* Bin Laden lost, blames mapquest
* J-Lo trivializes marriage
* India making play for Gold medal in over-population
* FCC fines NBC for Olympic coverage
*TRUE: Tricks of the trade .. submit your own, win fabulou ... well, nevermind - all you win a is a chance to see a painting of Bea Arthur fighting a velociraptor.

Ouroboros: I think the downfall of the Roman Empire was caused by something similar to IRC.
Ouroboros: The Roman equivalent of a lawless, perverted group of weirdos, if you will.
... http://www.bash.org/?11281

News: ... IRAQ ... GOOGLE ... OIL ... D&D ...
* Lou Dobbs paraphrase - "the only people who are impressed with Kerry's military service are those who haven't served" ... and what Lou says differentiates Kerry & Bush, and he is not overly impressed with either!
* Al-Sadr not moving out fast enough? ... strike may begin within hours
* Drilling to move forward in Alaska's waters ... need more domestic oil!
* Eolas losing court battles to own the internet ... luckily, and +$565M for MS?
* Al-Jazeera to have a press-box at the RNC
*Olympics: US Women = set record in 800m Freestyle
* SCO vs World - IBM strikes back
* Democrats pulling no punches against Nader ... dirty pool, old man.
* Dems lie about Bush and this URL alone says enough :) (a little gratuitous in their presentation, but like I said - I like the URL) ... to be fair, it looks like some of the SBVFT people may not be 100% honest either

Interesting:
* Freeware ways to tweak / add-to Windows ... can actually make it useful! (although AdAware was omitted :( ) ... offers ISO download to expedite the process :)
* Nanotubes have no temperature?
* Want a new retina? ... I wonder how bad this would mess with Retina scans?
* AVP ... but out in the real galaxy? ... speaking of which, the galaxy is 13.6B years old
* Immigration control not there yet
* More teleportation action! ... also available HERE
* Another example - positive side of owning firearms
* National sales tax might be bad
* Google = $85/share ... the low end of the downwardly-revised $ range ... no IPO for Lindows (ever?)
* DNA sequencing against SPAM
* The real Gladiator story
* Nintendo receives patent on several key online gaming features ... our odoriferous PTO strike again!
* Cryptographic Weaknesses

Funny:
* While I disagree with the sentiment, atleast this is advertising people would pay attention to NSFW
* Election outsourced to India
* Apocalypse, or clumsiness
* Gandhi - militant animal rights activist
* Phish ascends into heaven
* The least-active SourceForge projects
* The letter 'K' offered to Iraq
*TRUE: German men told not to pee standing ... does that make them females, gay or just dumb? (not that there is anything wrong with any of those options)
* I bet you don't expect THIS

"For the people in government, rather than the people who pester it, Washington is an early-rising, hard-working city. It is a popular delusion that the government wastes vast amounts of money through inefficiency and sloth. Enormous effort and elaborate planning are required to waste this much money."
-P.J. O'Rourke

Mooglez: the lack of intelligent and cultured converstaion bores me
Mooglez: laterz bitchez
... http://www.bash.org/?6155

News: ... GOOGLE ... OIL ... Stocks! ...
* Al-Sadr making a deal? ... Disarming!... Oil hits $47+ anyway (NEW RECORD!):(
* Peterson, likely to walk
* Kerry and the uber-Liberal plan
* Cisco Router + OSPF = reboot
* Our solar system has acquired 7 New moons
* OK arrests 8 terrorist suspects ... while US may have mis-arrested 2 in Albany
* Google lowers IPO $$
* Dems and GOP agree - McGreevey should leave now
* Jacko news - probable cause was good and Psychologist being questioned, possible COI
* More on the FMA
* Another example of what's wrong with our legal system - Judge acknowledges suspect is 'guilty as sin', but lets him off - otherwise it would 'end his football career' WTF!?
* Toronto being cooled by Deep Lake cooling from Lake Ontario ... kinda cool (no pun intended) (well, maybe) ... more info here
* 10% of crops worldwide are watered by sewage ... often raw, untreated sewage. Ick.
* Dow above 10k!
* Freddie Mac being hit by SEC

Interesting:
* DLink's USB-powered WAP
* US Soldier suing Military ... doesn't want to go back to Iraq
* A social revolution?
* Miss Norway booted due to porn career
* Longest Palindrome
* Personal Aviation
* Saudi's not fault free, contrary to 9/11 commission reports
* Kerry embraces Hollywood as 'the heart and soul of this country' ... and the rest of us are ____? (hopefully voting against him)
* More Moore problems
* Iraq - no 2nd chance for al-Sadr ... time for them (not US!) to move in and clear him out. ... more on that here
* Thoughts on non-permanent allies
* Kerry's Band of Brothers
* The NSLU2 can be hacked, see THIS and THIS ... sweet!
Gay divorce
* Craig's lost - the new Google?
* Ann Coulter on Kerry ... always thought provoking, sometimes amusing ... and a bit extreme here and there :) ... interesting correlations between Kerry, Gore, Clinton ...
* Arafat (another terrorist) admits to, and promises to clear out, corruption ... riiiight.
* More signs of water on Mars

Funny:
* Carville starts foaming
* Toys are obsolete
* Imaginary GirlFriend
* Bush gets the Oval Office redecorated
* Zeus speaks about the commercialization of the Olympics
* America's sweetheart dumps US
* Kerry having gay love affair with his hair ... and with Edwards :P
* Somebody got some

Miyomei2: I had my portable CD player, and took it in the bathroom with me while I went to pee.
Miyomei2: And the second I whipped my penis out, the theme song to 'Rocky' started playing.
Miyomei2: I've never felt more manly than in that moment.
... source: http://www.bash.org/?377931

News: OIL ... Go Jeep! ... GOOGLE ...
* Phelps up to three Golds ... and US Basketball squeaks by the Greeks.
* Why immigratin must not be unrestricted
* More thoughts on the massive troop 're-deployment' ... calling lots of people back home, lots of them coming from Germany
* Kerry is SO gay - flies his hairdresser from DC to Oregon for a touch up ... has bounced her around twice now. Very thrifty! (ahem) ... Kerry also gives relationship advice ... probably wants us to be more sensitive, especially against terrorists.
* Looters start up ... thanks Charley! ... Charley-induced lay offs, price gouging ... and Charlie is the 2nd most expensive natural disaster in modern history

* In the ongoing saga of Google screwing their IPO up - now they may not have enough bidders ... UPDATE: IPO delayed due to lack of SEC approval
* One hell of a RNG
* No more hay fever?
* Army to start withholding 15% of payments from Haliburton!

Interesting:
* A sexy male make the female a better mother ... that's why Becky is the best mom in the world!
* Politicians have the right to lie
* Golden Palace . com ... invades Olympics.
* A new way to make an optical switch!
* '20 tips for Watertight Security'
* Cosmic Rays causing global warming ... or atleast impacting it? ... might be too late for Cali's wine industry
* Why Black Holes spout off
* Cement shortage?
* Stocks up, oil down ... actually, it is back up over $46/barrel now :( ... and it got closer to $47!. DAMMIT.
* Origins ... interesting, misc. science stuff
* 50% of high school kids are getting it on
* AM radio causing Leukemia?
* New Rubles harder than old Rubles to counterfeit, the old ones were already harder to copy than the NEW US $
* SBVFT raised another $400k - so the Anti-Kerry War issues just won't go away ... then again, if Kerry would quit bringing it up it would be easier to drop ;)
* Anarchists against Bush
* 22+ year old Jeep saves H2!
* Foreclosures on homes going up ... people spending beyond their means.
* FLA strikes down school vouchers - because they aren't thinking clearly
* Socialism is evil
* The War on Poverty ... and all of its misguided attempts at ending poverty, only to cement it in our society. Damn liberals. Also, an interview with Thomas Sowell
* Fair Tax - proponents of 'consumption tax'
* Review of enterprise 802.11g WAPs

Funny:
* Mary-Kate and Ashley fused into one conjoined twin
* Dick Cheney denies being dead
* 'f*ck off'
* MS rewrites the rules of Haiku

sheep--> you are in a race.. and you pass the person who is running second, what position are you now?
FuIru> 2nd
sheep--> heh ... my dad caught be off guard and i said first
sheep--> he laughed in my face
sheep--> i got pwned by my dad
... abbreviated, from http://www.bash.org/?377280

News:
* Oil hits new high - $46.91 (after hours, back down to $46 now) ... you can check its current value * here. Chavez's win should help a bit .. and you can expect gas prices to start rising.
* New MyDoom.Q is out and about ... sev 3 out of 4; raises overall ThreatCon to 2 (out of 4).
* Cease fire in Najaf fails, tanks roll (and planes fly) back in.
* TelCo blocking calls from Cel users! ... how did they think people wouldn't resist? (It was blocked FOR NOW)
* Olympics to give away tickets, unfortunately they are not just giving away medals -
* US sucking? (Basketball pwn3d us, the pool beats us too) ... Oh, and Iran refused to fight Israel in Judo, to be punished? (should be!) Also, Phelps quest to tie record # of Gold medals is OVER as he only finishes 3rd in 200m! ... after he got a bronze in the 400 relay as well.
* Some thoughts on stem cells ... possibly worth pointing out - Stern is misleading his listeners jsut a bit. Not all stem cells are equal, and there are not ethical problems with all of them. Embryonic stem cells are the controversial ones, and as posted here before there are other options! (Californians are pretty split over Prop71, which would fund stem cell research - positive spin at this site and the negative spin is on this site and this site) ... personally, I would vote NO becuase the Prop not only includes embryonic stem cell research, even worse - it funds ONLY EMBRYONIC STEM CELL research! Besides, this i sjsut an attmept to get the largely uninformed public to pay for something the private sector KNOWS it CAN'T get a financial return on :). If you want a 'quick list of why Californians shuold vote no, this is a great 'they say-we say' list
* 'Terror masters revisited'

Interesting: PORN IS GOOD FOR YOU!
* The truth about taxes - 40% of the populous pays $0 in taxes ... a continued increase from previous estimates
* Ways to fight 'greenhouse gasses' - the 15 things to do to halt the rise within 50 years ... some evidence in support of sea level changes being recent
* DHS recommends WinXPsp2 to all ... or atleast to test it. MS has also publised a list of programs that break.
* Google's IPO not to be delayed by Playboy incident ... but they did fail to trademark GMail :)
* The much-flaunted Canadian Health System gets failing grades ... the 'model of socialized medicine' showing true colors.
* Is Mercury shrinking?
* Watch planets form
* Christianity wins! ... most widely-followed religion. Well, if #'s counted that is. Intersting - #4 of the list is NA ...
* 100 must-read SciFi books ... not sure I have read a snigle one of them :(
The 6 myths of IT ... interesting read!
* How's this for a renewable energy source - fat!
* Combat robots ... Where is Commander Data, we need his brain ...
* JOhn the Baptist's cave located
* McAfee buys Foundstone ... maybe now Foundstone will only use legit software :P

Funny:
* English 2.0 ... just for you, Rusty.
* McGreevey proposes tax cut for people living two lives ... and the world's reaction to his announcement the other day
* Porter Goss Receives 5 Million Dollar Advance for Anti-Bush Book
* Introducing Concept Of 'Reruns' To Internet
* Barack Obama changing name to Yo Mama
* Puerto Rico granted statehood, our chances of a medal in basketball just got better
* How to raise good, conservative childrne (not a joke - but funny none-the-less!)
* An interview with the cast of Office Space!
* Top11 GI Joe villains! ... and osme other cool Top11 listings too.

Duo: i love it when youve been drinking for a while
Duo: and you think youre completely sober
Duo: but then you stand up and you're like, "oh there it is"
... http://www.bash.org/?374930

News:
US Army expecting to meet recruiting needs and pulling forces back home, from (mostly) Germany while reservists are complaining about job issues
IVF increases chance for rare BWS in infants

Interesting:
Great spin - how a decrease in tax payments counts as paying more, when you listen to some Dems - "President Bush's tax cuts since 2001 have shifted more of the tax burden from the nation's rich to middle-class families" ... "tax rate declined across all income levels" ... So, who does the math for these people? Also - "People in the top 20 percent of incomes, averaging $182,700 a year, saw their share of federal taxes decline from 65.3 percent of total payments in 2001 to 63.5 percent this year". Yes, 182k is a lot - but lots of those are small business owners, and they STILL PAY >65% of the total!
US money to be online
Pot, the anti-cancer?

Funny:
Review of YuGiOh's trailer
iPod vs Cassette

... hope you had a great weekend!

Congrats to Jeremy & Jessi
Stephen James Nuzman has joined the world!!
...Born @ 2:35pm on Sunday, August 15th, 2004
...7 lbs, 19 inches

picture AVAILABLE HERE

News: ... Friday the 13th ... not so lucky for FLA ... nor for oil - hits high of $46.65
*** Al-Sadr wounded ... not killed. UPDATE: cease fire talks underway! UPDATE2: Al-Sadr sends out his list of demands ... and some more relevant info, regarding al-Sadr's ties to Iran ...
*** Trade Deficit widens a bit more ... indicative that our economy is growing faster than everyone else's (funny how that can be spun either way, regardless of the #'s :) ) ... Unfortunately, the Budget Deficit is pretty damn big too. Some straight dope on how bad our deficits really are ... and a poke or two at Kerry's math.
*** NJ Governor is gay ... not that there is anything wrong with that. The problem is that he was also illegally appointing his boyfriend to six-digit 'positions', among other indiscretions ... and if he lived in Cali he couldn't get gay-married any more! ... Cali Supreme Court voids them all ... and they may lose electricity too!
*** 1M people told to evacuate FLA ... UPDATE: make that 2M, and Charlie threatens to have 120mph winds UPDATE2: Make that 125mph + 16' storm surge ... UPDATE3: Windspeed at ground level hit 145mph, 165mph higher up - expected to be upgraded to Cat 4 (If even hits 1000mbps we can upgrade it to Cat5e :) ) ... Storm Warnings issued as far up as NC! (3 people were killed by Tornadoes in NC, BTW)
*** Google + Playboy - violating the 'quiet period'? ... YET ANOTHER screw up in their IPO, which starts today
*** Oil for food, the problems ... and the TOTAL lack of UN action in response to abuse. "The United Nations let him do it" (him = Saddam, it = siphon $10BILLION) The UN's INability to enforce their policies is why the US had to invade. ... and more on why we invaded (debunks some of the post facto anti-war propaganda, and also discuses how this is weakening our position against Iran)
*** More reasons the UN, basically, sucks ... our 'allies', with regards to Iran's impending nuclear capability - "Europeans say they understand the threat but then act as if the real problem is not Iran but the United States"
*** Why are there so few techie women? ... more is better!
*** Should we add Subway to the list of things we should boycott (along with boycotting all of France)? ... Anti-American propaganda in German franchises.
*** More thoughts on 'Kerry's New Math'
*** Kerry now claims was in Cambodia in January, not Christmas ... others still disagree ... regardless, can we please drop this irrelevant issue??
*** Incremental Tax reform ... not the broad, sweeping National Sales Tax, etc. Good change better than no change, but we'll see!
*** Farm Subsidy scandal ... would call it 'Farmgate' but a) the whole +gate things is dumb and b) no one knows about this! Interesting snippet - "For perspective, consider that in 2000 alone U.S. spending on farm subsidies exceeded the total output of more than 70 nations".

Interesting:
*** Future heat waves to be more intense
*** More on Black Holes
*** HP fired 3 executives after low earnings (all three came from Compaq, maybe Carly is just cleaning house?) ... while Dell reported highest revenue ever :)
*** The Backless G-string (pics!) ... speaking of which, August is Anal Sex month? ... who knew?
*** UK had to make a late modification to swimmers' outfits because they turned transparent in water ... how did they not notice this a bit sooner??
*** Both Kerry & Bush are wrong on the ecology ... if you can get past the anti-capitalist leaning of the article it is an interesting read, very telling about some of the deep issues involved in the state of the world's energy. Also, if you read THIS ARTICLE on the possibility of oil being renewable after-all you could possibly take issue with the "the burning of organic material that was hundreds of millions of years in the making--fossil fuels" statement. We'll see, I could argue against that article as well :). For those interested, more info HERE, including oil coming from rock that predates the life that supposedly created the oil. Everyone may be right - the articles both raise the issue that perhaps the mantle can create oil as well as decomposed living matter, but raises a question about the commercial viability of mantle-produced oil in that it may be too scattered to be financially rewarding. Of course, none of this addresses the long-term ecological impact of continuing to burn more and more oil ... and sorry to have rambled. I rescind my apology, but only so I can add some more - a great interview with Mr. Gold, by Wired mag ... on a different note, advances are being made in solar power too - the ultimate renewable energy source (for another ~3billion years, anyway).
*** One lefty org blames Bush for Najaf ... let's forget about the Iran-related allegations against al-Sadr and that they WANT TO F'ing KILL US.
*** Not only have iTunes' sales not taken off, not only does Apple subjugate their interests to the RIAA for the privilege ... but now it has been hacked too! ... can someone please put a bullet in this horse? DVD John's site (appears to be down)
*** Lady jailed for smoking around her own kids ... THIS is an example of a society that isn't paying enough attention to IMPORTANT things! Unbelievable!

Funny:
*** Or, maybe we should see salary info?
*** 9/11 Commission : NeoCons the nations greatest threat
*** Kerry went to Vietnam to avoid serving in the Alabama Nat'l Guard
*** Hitler + PalmPilot = Holocaust
*** 450year old info raises terror alert level
*** Click on "Yeti Sports 4 / World Tour" ... make the penguin fly! ... the 3DPong is cool too!!
*** From the 'if it seems to good to be true' category = Free Flat Screen TV!
*** Nude Ballerina NSFW
*** Shocker - Penis Pills don't work, and the guarantees suck ... but still a funny ass read. I'll take 'The Penis Mightier" for $100, Alex ... and 'buck futter'(did you see that episode of SNL's Celebrity Jeopardy??)
*** The definition of irony - flood siren test delayed due to heavy rain

BASH.org .. comments on War & Love
Disco_Stu: The Iraq conflict is our business and we will straighten it out.
Disco_Stu: you have to sit there and take it.
Disco_Stu: if you want our help when we are good, then you have to take our shit when we aren't
marble: love the sinner, hate the sin
esch: You don't stop loving your wife because she gets fat, do you?
marble: esch: my husband stopped loving me when I got fat. people are rotten. what's your point?
esch: marble: That you were probably annoying.
... http://www.bash.org/?374762


Busy day!

Funny:
Fark Photoshop - D&D theme hahahahahha
... and you should check out KoDT too!

News: ... don't forget to watch the meteor shower!
Marines have claimed the center of Najaf
RV full of fireworks, some marijuana and a shotgun found 'near the White House' ... almost definitely not terrorist related, but are kids these days just plain stupid? Driving their truck in a no truck zone, near the White House, with this cargo ...
Is Yellowstone's 'super volcano' going to blow us all up? ... Yogi bear unavailable for comment.
Hurricane Charley forecast to bring 110mph winds to Tampa ... Tropical Storm Bonnie to wreak some havoc in FLA too.
MSNBC to lose MS ... or NBC ... or just go under?
HP misses, and damn Oil, make market go downward ... did you know Oil made it up to $45.13 overnight? Damnit.

Interesting:
Swirls of hot gas above Earth
Interesting string of 'random thoughts' ... some political, some not.
Cheney speaks about Kerry ... revealed a few details I hadn't realized.
Kerry's plan for Iraq - utterly naive?
Kerry, trying to save face, waffles some more ... reminds me of another Democrat - "I did not have sexual relations" ... HAHAHAH
In what may be a new low for nationwide politics, Kerry called 'rich, white and wishy-washy' on radio ads ... how about we stick to the issues!?
Liberal bomb throwers attach Bush ... take it all with a grain of salt, oh yeah - and shouldn't we stick to the issues?
... when sticking to the issues, we should also keep the truth somewhere in there
Subtleties of inter-dolphin relationship
More thoughts on tax reform
How to judge a candidate ... are they expressing a real position, or simply repeating a platitude?
DNA evidence exonerates man (of rape) after 22 years in prison ... to put it bluntly, that would suck ass.

Funny:
Corporate MoFo's theme song ... excellent site, even though they lean a bit left politically speaking, when they are talking about politics.
Forgiveness sex means Judge says "NO" to divorce

News:
Vast Right Wing Conspiracy ... or so the media seems to think. "Why actually answer the questions when you can simply say that the asking of the question is crappy politics?"
Najaf = bad .. is it a lose-lose situation?
More on oil ... and how to 'repair' the price of oil ... although I disagree with the proposal to being releasing oil from the strategic petroleum reserve. I do agree with the proposal to halt the stocking-up of the SPR for now. Atleast gas is under $2/gallon (even premium, in Dale City, is under $2).
Allow Canadian drug imports ... from someone's boy, Kerry. Wouldn't it make more sense to fix the state-side problem?
5 Al Qaeda suspects arrested in Pakistan in the last 3 days
Don;t get out of the car when power lines are down :(
Stopping car-part rebirth - DataDots on every damn part
Gene therapy can make you a work-aholic ... if you are a monkey

Interesting:
Another write-up on WinXPsp2 - it short - Download it and install it. If you are running Win2k, thing about the fact that the development for Win2k began 9+ years ago ... so upgrade to WinXP (for workstations, Win2k3 for servers :) ).
Point - Counterpoint ... Bush's handling of Homeland Security an excellent article, National Review vs New Republic
Iraq 'urns off' al Jazeera
Democracy falling downward? Good article on Keyes candidacy
Both parties staying away from certain issues
Kerry - on gay marriage
Interview with Bruce Schneier ... he is always informative & entertaining. "cryptography is the strongest part of a very weak system"

Funny:
... why they say not to share salary info
Computers getting smarter, Humans getting dumber
The A-Team cleared of charges ... only took 30 years. I pity the fool!
Goss already fails intelligence test - didn't know he was being nominated
Texans should Forget the Alamo
Safe Sleeping ... can include a DVD player, for super-secret pr0n-athon
Speaking of pr0n, meet Booble - the adult search engine

KERRY: ... I know this quote is old, but I happened across it again and this time I decided I had to include it:
Kerry has always approached the issue of handling Saddam Hussein with a nimble-minded flexibility, an ability to adapt to changing conditions. Way back on January 22, 1991, he wrote to a constituent, Wallace Carter of Newton Centre, Mass.:
Thank you for contacting me to express your opposition ... to the early use of military force by the US against Iraq. I share your concerns. On January 11, I voted in favor of a resolution that would have insisted that economic sanctions be given more time to work and against a resolution giving the president the immediate authority to go to war.
But Kerry is no blind peacenik, as demonstrated by his January 31, 1991 letter, also to Wallace Carter, stating:
Thank you very much for contacting me to express your support for the actions of President Bush in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. From the outset of the invasion, I have strongly and unequivocally supported President Bush's response to the crisis and the policy goals he has established with our military deployment in the Persian Gulf

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News:
India's water woes ... let's take a second to pause and realize how DAMNED lucky we are to live in a country where we have clean (for the most part) drinking water and that does not have a $1B annual 'illegal water trading' industry.
Cheney - Kerry lacks convictions
Kobe's accuser asks for indefinite delay
Rodney Alexander switches to the winning side, changes from Democrat to Republican ... he's always been fairly conservative anyway (pro-gun, etc). Some Dem's are in a fuss becuase he switched on the last day of registration, and basically guarantees that the GOP will win the seat (regardless). Proof that the parties (Dem's in this case, but I am not being specific) are usually out for their own good vs. that of their constituents.

Interesting:
VPNs - double-edged sword ... by being cheap, everyone wants 10 :)
Cisco and SAP catch some grief
Coral able to survive global warming? ... contrary to previous opinion ...
Funny or Sad - Amtrak conductor suspended for telling passengers to Vote Bush
Raining on Google's IPO parade ... to happen soon?
Boost from steroids may only take a few weeks
Ann Coulter talks about 'Unfit for Command' .. of course, very anti-Kerry. But rightfully so :).
New definition of couch potato - sick! ... she had to be surgically removed from couch.

Funny:
Worst manual
Corporate Etymologies ... BearingPoint not listed :(
Super-Villain showdown
The Drunken Armless Midget
GWB drunk @ wedding? ... who hasn't been in that position??
Teresa launches a 5 language tirade
Love advice ... or not.

News:
Iran has test-fired a missile capable of reaching Israel
Liberals against Kerry ... and why the Unions get no respect (if you assume they deserve some, that is).
More Olympic buffoonery - internet feed restrictions abound! Brits lead the pack in access to real feeds.
Shell demolishing refinery to keep oil prices high? ... couple of days old, missed it somehow. I am sure there is a conspiracy theory here somewhere ...
Another hint at "All Sales Tax, No IRS" plan
Pair of tropical storms en route to Florida

Interesting:
you're more at risk of being killed by an SUV than someone living in the city is at risk of being mugged in an alley ... thanks Ryan.
Despite good science reasons not to, Kerry to permit federally funded embryonic stem cell research to re-start ... there are better ways to get stem cells! On a related, and even worse note - UK cloning humans ... for stem cells.
Marital problems for the Kerry's ... or just a night of disagreement? She might just be confused, in fact - sometimes she doesn't know where she is :)
I wish I had an Antitank missile ... great for commuting!
Is your name sexy?
New rockets?
nVidia's next card ... sneak peak ... supports PCI Express.
Sharp's new 3D display .. not quite cheap!

Funny:
The perks of being in the USA's 'ruling class' ... TRUE! and more sad than funny!
Kirsten Dunst had sex in public places ... TRUE! And just a bit,um, interesting :)

“They have gun control in Cuba. They have universal health care in Cuba. So why do they want to come here?” — Paul Harvey

Funny: ... pics, thanks Matt!
This Job is only a Test
OSHA Bulletin
Good Work!
Meetings

News:
High Profile assassination threatened!
Pakistani man arrested for video-taping certain areas ... guilty or not? Apparently he was a bit shady in his answering of questions.
US to Najaf militants - surrender or die ... let's see if we back that up.

Interesting:
...or maybe Cisco won't route the market :)
Deepest hole found. ... Gatewood is interested
Teresa Kerry very friendly to green people ... maybe too friendly to the radical eco groups and terrorists too :P (some of those are 'refuted' here ... I say 'refuted' because the money may not go directly to the radical projects, but the group that supports the radical projects does get funding)
Mike Wallace being arrested for disorderly conduct
IRS to review pay of Charity Executives ... perhaps we need more charity, less executive?
Olympics - not exactly sold out
More on Saving Hubble ... as for funding, I think they should 'rent out' a portion of its services to raise $$$ (not saying we should cut all funding, just get some help on footing the bill)
Advanced signature recognition ... shouldn't we be using e-signatures for everything by now?
Competing ideas of Feminism
Do you need to have served in the military to be a good war president? ... ask Lincoln or FDR.

Funny:
Alien message in our DNA?
Top11 updates NOT in WinXPsp2
Still cool - the Bible in Legos
Salary disclosures
When you can physically lose 770lbs, you should do so ... maybe not funny after-all.
Kerry is a French Spy - Jean Le Karre
Nike canceling sponsorship of illegal stimulant
It's Wednesday in America
GREEK SECURITY TEAM FAILS TO NOTICE GIANT HORSE
Kerry unveils one-step improvement plan for America - No GWB ... what makes this REALLY funny is that, basically, is ALL he is offering.
100km ant colony in Australia
Super genius ... doubtful!

News:
Terry Nichols sentenced - 160 consecutive life sentences, no parole ... this would be a great place to apply the death penalty!
Bush - on Kerry's Iraq plans ... on the other hand, did you hear Bush (mis)answer a question about tribal sovereignty?
Oil F'ing hits $45 ... DAMN! (New Record High, but settled 'down' to $44.50 by close)
Border Patrol finally getting a little power ... ABOUT TIME! (still not perfect though)
Bush - The Education President

Interesting:
Scott Peterson - still a scumbag ... and probably a murderer, but I'll leave that to the jury.
Developing - is The Heinz Foundation supporting Terrorists? ... dunno yet. And there are so many reasons to not vote for Kerry, do we even need to ring this up? (And it is a bit of a stretch)

News:
The Fed speaks about the economy ... here too
NASA to save Hubble?
The cost of medicine, and why things NEED to change
Civil suite filed against Kobe ... signaling likely end of Criminal case?

Interesting:
Killer tidal waves ... not to be cynical, but I think this particular event has been repeated several times over the last few years (i have found a link from 2001, 2003 ... Not saying it isn't valid, just throwing a disclaimer out there.
Russia dropping Welfare
Canada's 'culture of impunity'

Please say a prayer for Brett & Stacey Miner, and for the rest of our armed forces as well. Brett is my brother-in-law, married less than 4 weeks ago to my baby(?) sister. He is in the Air Force and is being deployed to Afghanistan next week.

News:
New Beagle worm - now a level 3 (out of 4) ... more info here ... Symantec has raised overall ThreatCon to 2 now.
New CIA director named
Trump Hotels = bankrupt ... who's fired now? :)
Cisco - saving the market??

Interesting:
Smart glass - blocks 50% of solar heat from coming in
Japan launches solar sail!
More notes about the Perseid Meteor Shower
"In the cold war, Kerry froze"
Legislative Hocus Pocus - one way in which both parties agree, and both are wrong
Kerry not waffling on this - says he would still vote to go to war in Iraq ... doesn't mention that his 'going forward plan' involves two steps - 1) Cut 2) Run ... :)
Google is settling their disputes ... 2 down
AOL IM - critical security hole found
DEFCON presents - how to bypass Active Directory, and other useful tidbits

Funny:
Build a Bush!
The Iraqi Inspection Team
Law Enforcement Terminology

"The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?" http://www.bash.org/?4753

News:
... just for the record, I would agree with those who say we shouldn't question Kerry's war record / history / whatever. It was a long time ago, and yes he served this country. However, the fact that Kerry himself constantly brings it up keeps it 'relevant'. On that note, here is what John McCain said back in 1973, specifically about Kerry (and Kennedy).
Oil prices still suck ... hits a new record - $44.97 ... pumping stops in Southern Iraq due to 'security concerns'.
Obstruction of Justice in Iraq?
How about democracy in the Middle East?
Fed going to hold the rate as-is instead of raising?
Stem cell research not to be treated lightly

Interesting:
We are 'leaking' less radio into space, decreasing our chances of being 'found'
The clothes make the medal?
HUbble -= 1 instrument ... sign of things to come?
O'Reilly vs. Krugman

Funny:
City Jumper - fun!

If you are interested in politics ... Check out this conservative blog

News:
More info on the terrorist plans against US
Saudi ruling family - teetering on the brink of collapse?
AIDS - new strains, new vectors ... all bad.
Cali's ISO issues power grid warning ... sound familiar?

Interesting:
Kensington laptop security cables ... not so secure. Can be defeated in less than a minute with less than $1 worth of 'tools'.
Martian microbes?
WinXPsp2 finally released, but some employers telling employees not to install it
Unemployment at 5.5% ... and other tidbits about our strong-and-improving economy.
Male Salmon + Female Salmon = baby trout
Alvin outdone - new DSV can reach 99% of the ocean's floor ... to be named Simon, Theodore?
Japan : non-nuclear accident at nuclear plant - kills 4 ... Godzilla not taking phone calls.
More background on Newton ... and not the fruit-cake thingies.
Babysitting should not involve pr0n

Funny:
English Language vs the Internet
I'm the life of the (search) party!
Cannibals request Moore to make a film showing their plight
Bank Robbery Customer Support
Gas is cheap ... not really, but still funny
Vast Right Wing Conspiracy leaves Left Wings scoreless

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News:
Decapitation hoax? ... sick bastard ...
Amnesty in Iraq
Al-Qaeda busts ... another one in UAE follows the arrests in US, UK, Pakistan
WinXPsp2 not really delayed after all ... deployment occurring this month, WindowsUpdate delivery (or AutoUpdate). Also available now on MSDN (or SW01 :) ) ... and IE7 may be released 'soon'
US Election to be monitored by international team
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Interesting:
Google's underwriter second guessing IPO!
Stealth wallpaper
I like my XBOX and all, but this is a bit much
Some questions about those attacking Kerry's record ... ain't politics fun? Meanwhile, more attacks are levied against Kerry, claiming he lied about being in Cambodia
Droughts are in Midwest are bad, and not going away ... for decades
I just found a sweet utility - Virtual CD from Microsoft, allows you to mount a .ISO as a drive letter ... and it's free!
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The domain name says it all
Teresa - Blow it out your ass
Trailer review - AVP
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Subject: threat level raised
Due to explosives that were found under a rail bed in France, the Chirac government has raised the threat level in France to the second highest level. The President of France announced that as of 10:00 a.m., the threat level will officially go from "run" to "hide."
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News:
SAD: Rick James - 'I'm Dead, beyatch' ... Dave Chappelle = still rich.
DOW WAY DOWN again - ~9815
Deltona Fla - 6 dead, perp still out & about
Delta next up for bankruptcy?
Lots of dead bad guys in Iraq
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Interesting:
Olympics to have extensive online coverage, but not in US ... WTF??
XP sp2 delivered to manufactured ... maybe not delayed ... ?
SuperBolts of lightning on Saturn
New underwater life
Are you rich? ... political ad
Cloned Pets
Shooting Star viewing guide
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News:
Mixed signals on economy ... new job creation number WAY low(bad), but unemployment down a pip(good) and consumer confidence still up(good). Also, this is the 11th month of jobs being created, including a decent bump in manufacturing(good, good).
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Interesting:
One Kerry detractor now retracting his signed affidavit ... truth in question, Kerry still not the right man for the job :)
Wow - racist to run on GOP ticket (for Congress) in Tenn. ... because no-one else ran against him in the primary. Seriously - how did NO-ONE else step up?? WTF??
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News:
Al-Sadr still causing problems
DNC lawyers in a fuss, trying to stifle THIS
A return of the DOTCOM era? ... maybe with some sanity this time?
vCJD more widespread than thought ... if so, let's hope the treatments for it get developed ASAP
Info from Iraq assisted in the 'Missile Sting'
Sun working on 'proximity communication' ... and end to (traditional) motherboards?
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Interesting:
Jobless claims drop ... sadly, so did the DOW
Scary? Making 'regular' food out of blood
Electoral Vote breakdown ... Kerry in the lead, for now.
Put me in stasis!
No Martian water found ... covered up by lava?
Dems refute some of the accusations against the Kerry's ... still no reasons to vote for them though :).
Former employees on poor accounting by Haliburton division
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Funny:
READ BASH! and see things like Your momma is so fat, she gets -8 to her AC ... and lots of other funny things (not just for RPGers)
Top11 Geek Movies
An oldie but a goodie - the Good Housewife's Guide ... how far we have fallen. It all started when we let them vote ... to add insult to injury, they then they elected Clinton.
80% of Germans would vote for Kerry ... which, to me, is a resounding endorsement for GWB!
Why just yell Fire in a theater when you can tell an entire cruise ship to 'abandon ship' ... form the "if your going to do it, do it right" file.
The boyfriend pillow ... as an alternative, there are lots of lonely men out there would could fill the role as well. The vibrating arm option brings up some interesting thoughts, I wonder if the Girlfriend Edition will have a similar option?
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News:
Dow below 10,000 ... linked article was a few minutes outdated :( try here, DOW DOWN 160+
OIL still outrageously high, thanks partially to YUKOS being shut down after all ... another change in plans on that and we can rename it Kerry. :P
Also, a truck-bomb plot in Chicago derailed
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Interesting:
The 59 deceits of F911 ... a bitTorrent downloadable revised movie, or a pdf version ... from a registered democrat, who is trying to spread truth instead of spin.
WinXPsp2 delayed (again) ... "if we never release it, no-one will find any bugs in it"?
More on Private Space Flight
GWB mis-speaks ... amusing yet embarrassing.
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Funny:
No more Funnies yet.
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News:
2 Arrested in Missile sting operation ... Pakistan busted a terrorist there who was in the 'final stages of planning' his operation against UK, and Brits nabbed a US-wanted terrorist. Good Day!
More Anti-Kerry - killed unarmed teen in 'Nam ... and lied for medal.
Problems for Google's IPO ... and more problems with Google's IPO ... good summary of their problems here ... these can now be added to the list 'how many ways can Google screw up its IPO' :)
Oil still breaking record prices
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Interesting: A problems with outsourcing/offshoring your SW development efforts ... naturally, this could happen in-country too, but prosecution would be just a bit easier 'in-house'
Vets favor Bush
Oracle sitting on fixes? ... David Litchfield not too happy with them.
Biometric ID ... not quite, but using your skin to transmit data is still cool!
Ann Coulter speaks again ... mostly about the Sandy Berger 'accidentally stealing confidential info' issue.
Let's talk about Gamma Ray Bursts
Antibody that fights Alzheimer's
Robocop?
Treatment for vCJD starts test
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Funny:
HI-Larious anti-Kerry ad
Funny or scary - 911 operator asleep during call
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News:
321 to copy DVDs no more ... litigated out of business :(
Conversely, TiVo gets approval to start data sharing TiVoToGo
When you have killed your wife (and unborn child) and are claiming that they just disappeared while you were fishing (near where they were found), ordering P0rn not the best way to express your grief ... Mr. Peterson, let me introduce you to Bubba, your cel mate in the FPMITAP. (Federal Pound Me In The A$$ Prison)
A bunch of needy artists, unable to sell enough tickets based on their music alone - work for the Democrats ... like the Dixie Chicks have a good name? ... see also the Art of Confusing Fame with Wisdom
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Interesting:
The Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico getting bigger ... Stephen King wanted for comment.
Labor Unions coming to WalMart ... well, in Canada anyway.
Why stuff is matter ... as opposed to anti-matter.
More on SCO vs LessWorldThanBefore
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News:
This image screams dork ... and does not encourage voting, I suspect.
Home-made bomb blast near Athens ... developing.
Crazy Oil Prices ... up,up. I do like that one article pointed out that after adjusting for inflation, oil is not the MOST EXPENSIVE EVER - it will need to get to something like $57/barrel for that. Let's HOPE it doesn't get there!
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News:
Mighty MO nixes gay marriage
Kerry slams Bush on intel; forgets as Senate Intel committee member he missed 38 of 49 intel meetings in eight years ... and more of Kerry's thoughts on Bush
9 men, 1 killer, no talking ... all 9 get life! This is how our legal system should work! Gang violence handled properly, except no death penalty for the real perp (IIRC - they don't do that over there).
New book coming out - critical of Kerry ... "war fabrications"
I would think that, after being raped, you wouldn't have sex for atleast several hours ... not the case with Kobe' "victim" ... Prosecution says the "victim" was just re-wearing dirty-ass underwear. So, she is either a lying ho or a stanky victim - real winning package she has going on.
More rebuttals regarding the 'old information' used to justify the elevated terror/threat level
Nutrition/overall-health affect gender of babies ... not fully understood yet
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Interesting:
Lesbian Nurses go on killing spree ... and the name of the city if Fukuoka, how do they abbreviate that?
Restaurant bans anyone under 25 from coming in ... tired of screaming babies and inexperienced drinkers :).
Dave Chappelle now makes $50m in his new 2 year deal. Includes a RETROACTIVE increase in his cut of DVD sales (damn!). Includes possible Rick James biography. Cocaine is a powerful drug. PS - each season consists of 10 new episodes, do the math - 10 episodes, 26 minutes each, ~3 of that is a musical guest ... works out to ~$108k per minute of air time (simplified). SWEET!
I wish I got these kind of presents ... and didn't have to give them away.
The curse of IT Specialization
Letourneau back on the market ... "What they both called love the law clearly defines as child rape" ... don't you hate that?
More WiFi sniper action - this time for distance .. how does 55miles on an UNAMPLIFIED WiFi connection sound?
TurboCharge your IQ? ...
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Amusing, kinda like SubservientChicken .. but doesn't listen as well. I told him to get a real job and to vote Republican - no dice.
Movie not as bad as expected
Cheney will protect your money
SUPER absorbent diaper saves baby ... name of the article funnier than article itself. Sorry.
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News:
New MyDoom running around ... aka Evaman.C ... the usual naming confusion persists.
Oil prices are the Democrats fault? Due to nixed domestic drilling. A bit of a stretch, IMHO.
Terrorist attack due in September
North Korean missile capable of reaching US ... now we really do need our missile shield!
Web addiction can get you out of service ... WTF??
Nancy Reagan supports Bush re-election
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Interesting:
I knew it - War Games good for something! And I don't just mean for punking Gatewood.
Hacking admitted to killing wife
Pvt England facing (up to) 38 years
Some thoughts on tort reform
Democrats grasping for it
The ongoing saga of SCO vs World - no more lawsuits? What, our licenses only brought in $11k last year - how is that bad for our business?
Run all your windows apps on a Linux box ... maybe
Army orders huge ass computer ... made up of AMD CPUs. In other news, is 'Supercomputing' like traveling on the Concorde?
Australia to fall victim to the odious, odoriferous DMCA
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Funny:
CIA asks Bush to stop BLOGging
Let's all show non-support for our children!
The Apple Product lifecycle
Anyone but Kerry election campaign starting early
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Oil hits $44 new record high for US. Nears record in UK as well. Not good.
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Random Funny Thought
The internet is like your local chess club. But with Crystal Meth. And guns. Now go home and masturbate. ... psuedo-quoted from RvB, July 24th.
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News: ... Alex the Hurricane, and Weather reporters, coming to OBX. Just in time for Oil to flirt with $44/barrel.
Martian Microbes found!?
Questions about the increased terror alert level OR, maybe there was new info that caused it to be relevant! ... you can probably ignore my previous 'uneducated guess'.
US Factory 'segment' enters longest stretch of rapid growth in 30 years ... more good economy news! Bring it on, four more years!
Self regulating ecosystem?
The sweet weapons of the future - set phasers to 'stop clucking' ... don't ask, just read the article.
Alzheimer's Cause?
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Interesting:
Wanna buy some Google?
Wanna be a WiFi Sniper ... and possibly get detained by security? Either way, it is sweet looking!
Linux = Infringing on patents? FUD?
SUN to buy Novell? Maybe, maybe not.
'Veritas makes Linux as strong as Solaris'
Suing a jail for child support What the hell is wrong with this country??? ... if this succeeds, are High Schools and Hotels next? In other news, another example of DUMB LEGAL QUIRKS
Big Surprise - Moore Lies (this surprise is not as big as his waist) By the way, THIS IS A COOL SITE
Kerry's new math - spend $2TRILLION more, bring in $440BILLION more ... and somehow lower deficits. Perhaps we should buy him a calculator?
Mozilla to 'pay for bugs' ... find one, get $500
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Funny:
SWEET - how good are your reflexes? ... my first try = 55170, FARK's best = 84128
Mini-Me vs. The Evil Giant Bitch ... or his ex-girlfriend, whatever.
Woman being followed by hail
In Protesting against Protesters, dumping manure not likely to be covered under First Amendment
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News: ... crap, Oil hits new closing record of $43.8 (drudgereport.com)
!!HERE IS A REASON TO VOTE REPUBLICAN (as if there weren't enough already - delete the IRS!! ... replacing the nation's current tax system with a national sales tax or a value added tax. CPAs to learn new phrases, like "Would you like fries with that?" ... ... more tax stuff, specifically how Kerry like them to be higher
Why we are at Orange, in select places
Intelligence Director ... IMHO, the wrong answer ... another article here
[SAD] Drug Detection Dog dies of overdose
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Phreaking Explosion - VoIP?
Real hacked the iPod ... now what?
(Another) article on Google'ing for vulnerabilities
More good Sun info
The Baltimore Mystery Monster - a male red fox.
Black Hat, Day 2
No 'bounce' for Kerry ... DNC just too damn boring, much like Kerry himself. More Anti-Kerry here
A Democratic mayor backs Bush ... "There's no reason to believe a change of course will produce better or quicker results"
The Mother Hormone
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Funny:
It's Riley's fault!
... too busy today, sorry ... no more Funnies until later. OK, its later.
Clinotn memoir
Kerry : I was sooo hammered during speach
Mythical Geography
Starbucks Personality Test
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And the Lord said unto John; Come forth and receive eternal life.
But John came fifth and won a toaster ... http://www.bash.org/?216166
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