The graphic Daniel Pearl video is back on the net (though it never really left). It's now a freedom of speech issue for the ISP that hosts ogrish.com. The FBI threatened ogrsih.com to take it down, which they did.It's dark and very graphic. And here.
On the heals of the news that the Osbournes are officially back, comes word that Anna Nicole Smith will have her own reality show.
"Five minutes of life through the eyes of Anna Nicole is more fascinating than an entire lifetime for some people," Sonnenberg added. "She packs a lot in."She can sure pack it in, that’s for sure.
"Wanna go for a ride?" - Hadden (Contact)Yes, you to can bid on EBay for a ride to the International Space station. Currently the bid is at $3 million with over 100 bids. At least they started the bidding at $100 to keep it real for the regular guy.
Timothy Donald Drake arrived yesterday, May 14th at 9:26am weighing in at 8 lbs., 9 oz. and 21 inches long. Katie and Tim are doing great, both are looking forward to coming home on Friday or Saturday.More pictures will be available later this week at http://www.babydrake.com
His friends now call him "Tiny".This is about all Montreal Expos fans have to cheer for.
The Soprano's are coming back on September 15th.I miss my Paulie Walnuts, is it wrong?
Here's a bizzare WTC link, it commemorates both the Pentagon and WTC attack, and it only costs $20.I really think this a normal thing to do with your spare time, no really...
After many false alarms this weekend, it looks like our new Baby Drake will be arriving as scheduled tomorrow. Way to go Tino.Stay tuned.
I spent Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field. It was a great day for baseball, not as cold as my previous encounter -- 2nd home game, about 38 degrees with wind chill in the 20's -- and we had decent seats behind home plate. Too bad they lost, and too bad they got swept by Milwaukee, the worst team in baseball and luckily one of the games was rained out. I have a bad feeling that the rest of the year is going to be like this. Oh well, wait 'til next year, right?
Saw this on TechTV last night...
Which Mighty Midol are you? Marissa the Cramp Killer, Mimi the Water Retention Warrior or Maya, PMS Predator? Take the quiz and find out!Let's go girls! Battle the bloats, fight off fatigue and kick cramp butt! Monsteruation doesn't stand a chance.Watch the intro movie and make sure to play the game.
StinkFactor is at it again, with a new challenge. Could you chug 12 ounces of Tobasco sauce and not puke for 30 minutes?See the results.
From the Smoking Gun.com
Memo to Catholic priests everywhere: If you plan on attending a future Mardi Gras, try not to be photographed shirtless next to a drag queen and some chiseled guys in biker shorts. Because that photo op just cost Rev. Thomas Bouterie his pastor's post at a church outside of New Orleans....Bouterie said that his resignation was not "reflective of the current problems" in the Church, but more indicative of his "personal growth as a priest."What does that mean? Personal growth as a priest? How about saying your resignation had to do with your "personal growth of exploring Mardi Gras half-clothed". How is this in the best interests of the Church?Oooh, you might not have molested any kids, well congrats. But you sure have your hands full here.This Catholic Church double speak reminds me a whole lot of Bill Clinton and his many scandals. Why can't they just stop bullshitting everyone and start acting like responsibile adults.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi Freed, Vows Fight
Aung San Suu Kyi returned to public life Monday after 19 months of house arrest, breathing new life into the opposition's struggle for democracy but aware that Myanmar's military rulers will be loathe to give up their iron grip on power.You might be asking who is he? Well, he's a she, and on U2's most recent album "All That You Can't Leave Behind", they dedicated the song "Walk On" to her. By doing so, the album was banned in Berma for the support of the pro-democracy leader.
Court orders SonicBlue to track customer TV viewing
A federal magistrate has ordered SonicBlue Inc. to modify its digital video recorders to track what television viewers watch and share the information with the movie studios and TV networks that are suing the company for alleged copyright violations. ...The media companies suing Santa Clara, California-based SonicBlue argued that they need the information -- including details on what commercials viewers skip and what files they transfer across the Internet -- to press their case against the company for allegedly aiding copyright violations.OK, this is just nuts. A judge is ordering a company to intentionally spy on its customers. These media companies are in deep trouble and they know it. TV viewers are skipping over the commercials, saving copies of movies and TV shows and they're out of the loop. It's not going to get easier for the media companies as even more products like this are coming out. They will continue to sue everyone and anyone to protect what they think is there own. So asking a judge to invade a person's privacy is just a way for them to protect themselves. That makes perfect sense to me...
Warren Buffet: Nuclear attack 'virtually a certainty'
"We're going to have something in the way of a major nuclear event in this country," said Buffett, the firm's chief operating officer. "It will happen. Whether it will happen in 10 years or 10 minutes, or 50 years ... it's virtually a certainty."Golly gee, Mr. Buffet, what's up with that doom and gloom comment? Is that necessary? Are things ok with you? There are some events that are a certainty that just aren't discussed, like death and taxes.Warren, I think you should hire someone to recount your $30 billion dollars, that might inspire you to think of some more happier things that are also a certainty.
It didn't take long for this story to pop up on MSNBC.com regarding insecure wireless lans at Best Buy:
Think you are safe from the cryptic world of wireless computer hacking? Think again. Security researchers who study wireless networks have found another embarrassing information leak, this one involving well-known retail giants. Some stores use cash registers with wireless networks that beam data — including credit card numbers — to a central computer elsewhere in the store. But a hacker can sit in a store’s parking lot and “listen in” to the data. Indeed, consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co. shut off wireless cash registers at its stores Wednesday after being alerted to the potential problem, saying it was investigating the issue.This is so crazy. How much more negligent can you be? People are so worried about using there credit cards over the Internet, now they can't use them at brick-and-mortar stores.It's one thing for Joe Blow Consumer to install an insecure wireless lan at home, but for a large retailer to do this? Some genius Best Buy sales clerk probably thought this up while waiting for his Advanced Algebra class to start and installed it himself over spring break.Here's the link to the "Security Researcher" that started the discussion in a security mailing list.
Naming a new baby is hard. It's hard when you have to analyze every potential name against every bully, dork, slut, freak, asshole, psycho, etc. that you've met in your life. You start to run out of names pretty quick. Not to mention the insulting nicknames that are easily derived by first graders on the playground. Who wants to set there kid up for easy abuse like that? Now you can track potential names like tracking the stock market, with the Name-O-Meter. Remember, past performance does not not necessarily predict future returns.
Starbucks robbers work to sweeten pot
Not satisfied with the amount of money they found in a Starbucks safe, two robbers allegedly went to work filling coffee orders and pocketing the proceeds.More proof that dumb people are stupid.If the robbers were smart, they should have taken a few Barista machines, they go from anywhere between $150-$500 each.I'm no Sherlock, but I think the police have around 18-25 people that could identify the robbers.