From the Scout Report: This fascinating collection of social hygiene posters (designed to inculcate certain social practices regarding hygiene, friendship, prostitution, and mental health) is culled from the fine holdings of the Social Welfare History Archives at the University of Minnesota Libraries.

There are some gems to be found here, and the collection is easily browsed. Consider "Beware of Chance Acquaintances" and "Danger in Familiarities".

American Social Hygiene Posters, ca. 1910-1970

] Spaghetti is one of Italy's most famous and
] well-loved dishes but diners often find it difficult to
] eat it gracefully and without making a mess.
]
] It's a familiar problem for many pasta lovers -
] how to stop spaghetti from slipping off your fork and
] onto your shirt.
]
] But help may be at hand in the form of a new pasta plate,
] designed by two enterprising students at Lausanne hotel
] school - Mehdi Derouazi and Frank Martin.
]
] The plate has been designed with a hollow in the middle,
] which the diner uses to twist the spaghetti onto his fork
] - instead of the usual spoon.

News from the Swiss culture scene: swissinfo

] SQWERL biological devices are the future of wireless
] communication.

SQWERL.net

] Don't mess with the IT department guys. Although their
] office might look as messy as mine, they are a force not
] to be screwed with.
]
] It all started one day with this guy, the
] origional Etherkiller, developed with a few misc parts to
] warn new users that the IT department is not to be messed
] with. You too can make one at home, connect the transmit
] pins of the RJ-45 to HOT on 110VAC and the recieve pins
] to Common. Modify to suit tase by varying pinout.
]
] This led to some general discussion that this particular
] device really is in a class of devices, now called the
] "killers", which need to be made

The Etherkiller

har har...

The Real RIAA Story...

] With the 2003-04 National Hockey League season now
] underway, it's time for hockey fans to admit the
] game needs a face lift. Clearly, some refinishing is
] required to bring hockey back to the fast-paced,
] highly-skilled, physically-demanding sport that is used
] to be.

How to help hockey

] Every other week, USA TODAY will conduct a one-on-one
] interview with one of the movers and shakers in the
] hockey world. This week, Kevin Allen talks with
] Czech-born Tomas Vokoun, who is now the Nashville
] Predators' No. 1 goalkeeper

USATODAY.com - Checking in with ... Tomas Vokoun

] Tootoo, in case you missed it, became the first player of
] Inuit (Eskimo) descent to play an NHL regular-season game
] Thursday night in the Predators' opening win over
] Anaheim.
]
] The 20-year-old Tootoo had his own private cheering
] section, too, with a few dozen fans on hand -- family and
] friends -- from Rankin Inlet, a small village in the
] Nunavut province about 200 miles south of the Arctic
] Circle.

you know you're doing okay in hockey when the Detroit News is talking about you

Predators' Tootoo seems here to stay

] SunnComm Technologies Inc. (OTC: STEH), a leader in
] digital content security and enhancement for optical
] media, announced today that it intends to take legal
] action against the writer of a critical report titled:
] "Analysis of the MediaMax CD3 Copy-Prevention System."

CD 'shift-key' Hackers Sued

This is whack. Anti-American propaganda from North Korea. Worse then junior high schooler's rap. Entertaining regardless...

Fucking USA