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"I always thought it was a tactical mistake of God to love us in the aggregate when Satan is willing to make an effort to seduce each one of us separately."
--Mary Doria Russel |
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Topic: Technology |
2:28 pm EDT, Sep 20, 2004 |
Amazon has created a new search engine. Result ranking appear similar to Google, although it references a number of other sources as well. It also saves your search history and makes it available to you. The interface to all its various functions seems very nice as well. A9.com |
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Group Hug // anonymous online confessions |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
2:59 pm EDT, Sep 19, 2004 |
167799452 -- i anonymously emailed a friend a weblink that took him to the infamous "Goatse" site. He opened it work and has since been sacked. It's all my fault. 185012692 -- i want to marry harry.... god i love you 850432718 -- i want to have sex with other girls i want a boyfriend and a girlfriend but i don't want them to like each other, just me i don't think anyone can love me 434407232 -- I will kill myself with the gun I have a 3 day wait on. 268603779 -- I collect pictures of unicorns and rainbows and I'm a straight guy. Group Hug // anonymous online confessions |
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Topic: Technology |
9:56 am EDT, Sep 18, 2004 |
I don't know if this qualifies, but I thought if it as I was reading. It is a clear spray that you can put over your license plate that prevents cameras from being able to capture it on film. I found it interesting.
Nice find Stank. PhantomPlate |
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Deaf Kids in Nicaragua Give Birth to New Language |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
9:56 am EDT, Sep 18, 2004 |
] Deaf children thrown together in a school in Nicaragua ] without any type of formal instruction invented their own ] sign language -- a sophisticated system that has evolved ] and grown, researchers reported on Friday. [ It sucks that it took neglect to give rise, but the results are truly interesting... -k] Deaf Kids in Nicaragua Give Birth to New Language |
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Future Past 'Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow' |
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Topic: Recreation |
2:42 pm EDT, Sep 16, 2004 |
Eventually, the plot of Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow explains the "world of tomorrow" half of its title, but until that happens, the film suggests several possible readings. It appears to be set in 1939not the historical version, but a 1939 in which the zeppelin Hindenburg III traverses the sky, and noble pilots keep the streets safe from harm. It's the past as it imagined its own world of tomorrow, seen thorough the filters of Popular Science, comic books, Flash Gordon, and pulp paperbacks, and reflected on a mirror of deco curves. Future Past 'Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow' |
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Astronomy Picture of the Day |
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Topic: Science |
2:35 pm EDT, Sep 16, 2004 |
] Each day a different image or photograph of our ] fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief ] explanation written by a professional astronomer. Some days are more interesting then others.. Astronomy Picture of the Day |
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BBC NEWS | Americas | Pill propelled into abortion debate |
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Topic: Current Events |
2:28 pm EDT, Sep 16, 2004 |
] A growing number of doctors and pharmacists are now ] refusing to dispense it, on the grounds that it is ] actually a form of abortion. [ Jesus christ. I fucking hate people sometimes. -k] BBC NEWS | Americas | Pill propelled into abortion debate |
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