] The photograph to the right is JESUS, The Hot Air Balloon
] as it appeared at Ridgecrest, California on November 7th,
] 1998.

in the words of Mike Morrison, "He is risen!"

JESUS, The Hot Air Balloon

] PERSONALIZED diamond CUPS KEEP YOUR GAME TIGHT AS YOU
] FLOSS $35.o0 ONLY (2 TO 5 LETTERS) WITH THESE!

I sure wish I could add these to my amazon wishlist before the holidays.

pimp cups

] New York, NY - NBC announced it will be expanding its
] successful Law and Order franchise with a fifth series
] called Law and Order: RIAA which focuses on an elite
] division of New York police who are teamed with RIAA
] lawyers.
]
] Lars Ulrich will star as a gritty New York detective and
] John Amos will play the chief RIAA lawyer. "Since most
] file sharing cases are civil and only consist of serving
] subpoenas, we had to take some liberties much like the
] RIAA," said creator Dick Wolf.
]
] "Not only will each episode feature a tense tracking and
] capture of a copyright violator, but also a performance
] by the artist being violated," explained Wolf.

BBspot - NBC Announces Law and Order: RIAA Series

Scanning cellular phone calls, back when it was inexpensive, used to be exciting mostly because you weren't supposed to be able to do that. Once you'd done it, and done it for a while, it lost its edge. There was the occaisonal gem, like the time we caught a redneck admitting to her boyfriend (much to his chagrin) that she had tried LSD at a party the night before, but these were mostly lost in a sea of boring conversations about dinner and pets... This website is similar, but its about written notes, found floating in the street, and this guy has filtered out all of the grocery lists, flyers, and forms. All thats left is the acid.

FOUND Magazine, if you're bored

Ahoy maties! Make sure ye observe the fairest day! ARGH!

Talk Like A Pirate Day

] Trotz answered questions from NHL.com users on Thursday,
] August 28.

all is revealed.

Catchin' up with... Barry Trotz

] Jordin Tootoo arrived in Nashville weeks before his
] teammates and is preparing for what promises to be one of
] the most watched tryouts in the NHL.

More Tootoo goodness

Tootoo plans journey from Nunavut to Nashville

] Late this year the company plans to begin auctioning the
] best seats to concerts through ticketmaster.com.
]
] With no official price ceiling on such tickets,
] Ticketmaster will be able to compete with brokers and
] scalpers for the highest price a market will bear.
]
] "The tickets are worth what they're worth," said John
] Pleasants, Ticketmaster's president and chief executive.
] "If somebody wants to charge $50 for a ticket, but it's
] actually worth $1,000 on eBay, the ticket's worth
] $1,000."

Ticketmaster are the true terrorists.

Ticketmaster Auction Will Let Highest Bidder Set Concert Prices

] The denizens of Open Cultures want their connected
] collectivism to liberate the world from regulations,
] markets, and intellectual property. But what if victory
] only clears the way for corruption of their beloved
] culture?

yes, I admit... things can go too far. But it's like anything else in life. It requires education and responsibility.

Freedom's Dark Side

] Rummaging through the recycle bin of Net obsessions
]
] Good news: Net fashionistas have already declared the
] "flash mob" %u2014 in which participants follow
] instructions given by e-mail and mobile phone to gather,
] annoy passersby, and disperse %u2014 passé. Like a
] vapid-but-catchy summer anthem (here's looking at you,
] Nelly), a sartorial whim that everyone follows and then
] rapidly drops (hello, mood ring!), or the desperately
] annoying catchprase on everyone's lips (whassuuuuup
] indeed), various cybercultural oddities (a.k.a. memes)
] over the years have made a fleeting impact on Net
] culture, and sometimes beyond it.

USATODAY.com - Rummaging through the recycle bin of Net obsessions