China, Syria and Vietnam you’d expect. Now the U.S. is showing up on the list. Wired News: Progress Report for Net Censors Dictatorial regimes aren’t the only ones restricting the free flow of information on the Web. The report criticized the Patriot Act for allowing the FBI to step up Internet snooping in the United Read More …
Category: Interesting Things
I wonder when we’ll start building the camps?
Every day I read more articles that give me the feeling I’ve read and seen them before. Not exactly the same but very familiar. Then I remember, the Third Reich! Wasn’t that bad? Apparently they are now the model for the good old USofA as we seem to be doing our best to become the Read More …
X-Prize goodness
Armadillo Areospace tested a smaller version of thier rocket. It’s pretty nifty to watch. Check out the second link below for the video. Armadillo Aerospace News Archive http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/2004_06_15/perfectBoostedHop.mpg
A facinating and at times humorous article on Cannibalism
Cannibalism There are so many, many bad things in the world, but for some weird visceral reason, cannibalism is considered just about the worst.
Now you can really surf the web
Be sure to check out the ‘see images’ link Intel creates world’s first Wireless Technology Surfboard “The board will be launched and surfed for the first time at the festival, by international pro surfer Duncan Scott.”
A great article
Straight Dope Staff Report: When the zombies take over, how long till the electricity fails? When the zombies take over, how long till the electricity fails? 15-Jun-2004
Wildlife Update
Yesterday while letting Bailey out I noticed deer rather close to the house. It was about 15 feet away walking along the yard side of the yard/woods boarder. It walked right by Bailey, who never noticed (poor old dog) and then just stood about 8 feet from the kitchen window and watched Traci and I Read More …
A Brood of 1
At long last after much waiting BroodX has arrived! Or rather, a single representative of BroodX. Maybe a scout reconnoitering for the invasion…. At any event here it (I’m not an entomologist, so I have no idea what sex it is) is sitting on my mailbox. (click on images for LARGE image)
Survey Says!
This summer we are having some landscaping done up front around the wooded area. I felt it would be a good idea to actually know where the property lines are since our builder never did this us. Today a surveyor came out and did their thing. I walked the lines with them and was actually Read More …
Streaming Music
Trying a little something out here. Dan tossed me this link to an app called WIMPY that lets you stream MP3’s via a little flash app on your webpage. So I thought why not try it out? This site now streams some old trance classics. You can stop the music if you like using the Read More …