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U.S. Probes Rolls-Royce, Bentley Cars After Explosion
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
$360,000 convertible spontaneously combusts.
Idle rich tremble in fear of conspicuous consumption deathmobile.
U.S.S. Rodney M. Davis Joins Drug War
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
U.S. edges ever closer to full military involvement in Columbia.
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
We used to use drug money to buy guns for murderous thugs.
Now we use taxes to buy guns for murderous thugs to fight drugs.
Taste the bitter irony.
Ryan's Veto Nixes Chance To Research Hemp
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
Illinois Gov. kills industrial hemp research.
"A major part of the cost would have included federal regulations requiring security in the form of surveillance and fencing around the hemp crops."
This is about as silly as having armed guards in a field of corn or wheat. Hemp has absolutely no value as a street drug. Most people would not recognize the plant anyway.
Also see: U.S. To Ban Food Made from Hemp
Let's hear it for the feds, protecting us from the menace of a valuable and natural agricultural/industrial resource!
Martian life debate intensifies
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
More evidence of Martian life in meteorite ALH84001?
Highly debatable, but interesting.
Also see this New Scientist article.
Clean-Air Standard Method Upheld
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
Some positive environmental news for a change.
Industry legal hacks vow to gut ozone standards.
Karim's Legomania
Sunday, February 25, 2001
Another keen LEGO page, including some neat Star Wars microfigs and mecha designs.
World New York
Sunday, February 25, 2001
See? There are weblogs that are as self righteous and pissed off at how fucked up the world is as I am (and I mean that as a sincere complement).
This one may just deserve permalink status despite a bit of shilling, but very few weblogs are above that now aren't they?
Online Journal Entry - Sweating Bullets
Saturday, February 24, 2001
Can't I have a dream where I don't get killed?
Jesus leaving the cash register because of popularity
Friday, February 23, 2001
In more simulacrum news, Jesus appears in Ohio dime drawer.
Isn't that a great headline?
Is it a '3'?
Friday, February 23, 2001
Is God a Dale Earnhardt fan?
I had a feeling something like this would pop up sooner or later.
If it makes people feel better, than I'm all for it being a '3'.
Celebs Missing Fingers
Monday, February 19, 2001
A.K.A. Why Scotty can't flip off Klingons.
For a more grotesque version, click here.
Museum Morpheus
Monday, February 19, 2001
Freaky art. We understand. You may not.
I especially like Beksinski: see here and here.
Global warming report paints grim picture
Monday, February 19, 2001
Global warming devastation on the way. Clearly we can't count on our swinish and corrupt leaders who gorge at the trough of big energy contributions. They'll do as they always have done; sell out our future for a fistful of dollars. Bush will do absolutely nothing; Jesse Helms and other assorted right wing loonies will say it's all a U.N. plot. Things look bleak, but it is up to you and me, not government, to change things.
Conserve energy, buy a more fuel efficent car (or better yet get off your ass and walk), plant some trees in your yard, educate the ignorant, write your politician and hold their feet in the fire, raise hell.
What legacy will you leave for your grandchildren?
All may not be lost if we act now.
Tick-tock. Tick-tock. Tick-tock.
Also see: Kilimanjaro's white peak to disappear
Also see:Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Ya-Hooka - The Guide to Marijuana on the Internet
Saturday, February 17, 2001
Looks like a good resource.
Thanks, Pop Culture Junk Mail :)
Great Backyard Bird Count
Friday, February 16, 2001
Get out there and count some birds, Friday through Monday.
It's easy, fun and helps science.
Seanbaby.com - The Hostess Page
Thursday, February 15, 2001
Your favorite superheros pimp Hostess products. (You can't really call Hostess products 'food' since they're entirely artificial!)
The Myakka "Skunk Ape" Photographs
Thursday, February 15, 2001
Skunk Ape, escaped monkey or hoax? The last possibility I suspect, but it certainly is interesting since it's a clear photograph (a extreme rarity in cryptozoology.
The Catacombs: Comprehensive guides to Space: 1999
Thursday, February 15, 2001
One TV show I always felt cheated in missing was Space: 1999 (never even had cable television until I was twenty-three, grrrrrrrrrrr!). It has been widely criticised as being 'silly', 'inplausable' or worst of all 'Gilligan's Island in space' (oh yeah, like Star Trek wasn't all of these things at times), but the series still sounds pretty interesting to me.
If anyone out there wants to send me some VHS episode copies, let me know.
Tough love for Indian Valentines
Wednesday, February 14, 2001
Hindu hardliners riot against Valentine's Day.
For the record, this weblog rejects religious zealotry in all its gruesome forms, even one as seemingly innocent as this one. I formally demand no more Crusades, Inquisitions, Holocausts, etc. etc. There is no greater sin than slaughtering the innocent for religious differences. Today's Valentine's Day riot is tommorow's Srebrenica. This is completely unacceptable, which is why I reject organized religion.
My Bloody Valentine
Wednesday, February 14, 2001
If there's one holiday that makes me want to vomit black bile, it's Valentine's Day. Might I suggest that you go out and rent the cinematic gem listed above? It's the tale of a deranged, gas masked miner who spreads his love by mailing human hearts in candy boxes and hacking people up with his trusty pickaxe.
I guess he's a bit antisocial, like yours truly.
Inamorati
Wednesday, February 7, 2001
Wins my award for the most completely random, yet personal weblog of 2001. Dig it!
Unrelated note:
Happy birthday to me.
How old am I now?
Ain't no, ain't no telling baby
There ain't no telling baby
When you're gonna see me
'Cause I really hope that uh, it'll be tomorrow
Land 'wish list' worries activists
Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Bush still trying to ruin Clinton's last minute environmental initiatives; Republicans, oil, gas and timber industries get hard just thinking about it. Of course, if Clinton has some backbone on environmental issues throughout his presidency, this wouldn't be a problem.
Also see: Hunt for Oil, Gas Only Begins at Wildlife Refuge.
Bush's Alaskan energy cronies salivate at opportunity to wipe out Alaskan wilderness. It's time for all out war on the environment.
New Poll: Americans Oppose Drilling, 55% to 33%
Saturday, February 3, 2001
Guess what? Bush doesn't care what we think.
Hey, being a corporate whore has made him lots of money in the past. Beats working for a living.
Screw democracy, screw public opinion. What's more important is how much money can I grab and stuff into my pockets right now?
The future is here and it's one nation under the corporate flag.
Like I'm not supposed to be pissed.
The Search for Another Earth
Saturday, February 3, 2001
Kepler Mission might not get funding.
C'mon NASA! Do something that makes sense for a change!
Groupie Central
Saturday, February 3, 2001
From the informative FAQ.
15. Why do so many rock stars date and marry models?
Rock stars and models often know the same people, go to the same parties, and hang out in the same places. They also can relate to being pursued for only their status and wealth. So rock stars and models often share a "kindred spirit" because they have the same lifestyle, such as having to travel a lot. (And in most cases, the same lifestyle means lots of booze, drugs, and kinky sex.) If you really want to be shallow about it, the simplest explanation is that rock stars and models make good "trophies" for each other.
Useful to know.
Be sure to see Groupies, Wives and Lovers: it covers Pamela Anderson through Yoko Ono. You will be quizzed later.
Zip Drive
Saturday, February 3, 2001
Earth to Mars in 115 days?
Hey George, instead of wasting tens of billions of taxpayer dollars on a missile defense system sure to be the biggest military boondoggle in decades, why not fund the Advanced Space Propulsion Laboratory for a few more bucks? After all, when the ecosphere's finished off we'll have to find a new planet to live on.
Bug-sized robots promise to give terrorists the creeps
Friday, February 2, 2001
Sandia National Labs develops 'minibot' only one quarter of a cubic inch in size (news release here). Spy/assassin/biowarfare bots to follow? Trust me, whoever develops these devices won't just use them on 'terrorists'.
Think about it, a gnat sized flybot with audio/visual sensors and a lethal toxin or viral payload.
The future is not powered armor or other mecha, just teeny tiny killbots you'll barely be able to see!
A Billy Corgan Christmas
Friday, February 2, 2001
Smashing Pumpkins crossbred with 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'. I kinda doubt all of you Backstreguilera - Spearsync drones know the references, so do some Google searches.
On an completely unrelated note, this site has some good stuff about building your own robots.
Thanks, Null Device :)
Penguins wobble but they don't fall down
Friday, February 2, 2001
New survey finds that penguins do not fall over backwards when watching aircraft, as was previously thought.
Illegal Drug Ecstasy Seen as Potential Prozac Alternative
Friday, February 2, 2001
MDMA as a possible therapy drug? Contrary to the misleading article title, it is intended for short term use, not as a long term antidepressant.
Articles like this one always remind me of the hypopcrisy of U.S. drug policy. Legal antidepressants that are pushed by pharmaceutical corporations can have severe side effects and be just as dangerous as any street drug. Yet it's perfectly legal for those corporations to spend billions on advertising and engage in what amounts to payola (free trips, dinners etc. etc.) to get doctors to write prescriptions for their drugs. It's absurd!
Looking For ETs? Then Look For Jupiter-Like Planets
Thursday, February 1, 2001
Jupiter size planets might fling water bearing asteroids into orbits that would impact planets like Earth, creating oceans in the process.
Ashcroft wins confirmation, 58-42
Thursday, February 1, 2001
Eight Milquetoast Dems roll over as the U.S. government lurches to the right. Don't worry, things will be fine as long as you're a Christian, anti-abortion, pro drug war, white person.
All others need not apply.
Am I being unfair? No.
FAS - Intelligence Resource Program
Thursday, February 1, 2001
Because it's always important to watch the watchers.
Scan reveals baby's face
Thursday, February 1, 2001
3-D ultrasound scanner can resolve clear images of an unborn baby's face. I find this more than a little creepy; reminds me of 'Alien 3'.
To be honest, I find all infants icky. The first baby I ever picked up peed all over me, which is reason enough for me to never own one.
(January entries here, the rest here.)
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