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Palestinians Run Out of Rocks |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
10:55 pm EST, Feb 12, 2003 |
] Palestinian stone throwers disclosed for the first time ] Friday, that due to a gross miscalculation of their ] arsenal, they had finally run out of rocks and would be ] forced to come up with more inventive ways of continuing ] their Intifada on the Jewish state of Israel. ] ] I reached down to grab a rock this morning and all ] I got was a handful of sand, said one Palestinian ] militant who asked to remain anonymous. I tried ] throwing it but it just blew back in my face. Man, It ] really stung my eyes! Palestinians Run Out of Rocks |
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Ananova - Japanese scientist invents 'invisibility cloak' |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
1:57 am EST, Feb 12, 2003 |
] A Japanese scientist has developed a coat which appears ] to make the wearer invisible Oh My God, this is sooo cool. Watch out Harry Potter! Ananova - Japanese scientist invents 'invisibility cloak' |
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P2P: you just can't stop it |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
6:09 pm EST, Feb 10, 2003 |
Ian Clarke is stepping back into the limelight. The 26-year-old creator of P2P client FreeNet has released a preview of his latest file-sharing project, Locutus. Locutus differs from most other P2P networks on several levels, most prominently its focus on security. Ask any InfoSec professional and they will tell you about the risks of file sharing, especially in a corporate environment. secure transactions. just what's needed to keep the RIAA off your back. P2P: you just can't stop it |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
4:31 pm EST, Feb 10, 2003 |
] Benjamin Curtis, better known as "Steven," the Dell ] Computer pitchman, was arrested Sunday night for ] marijuana possession, a misdemeanor, according to New ] York City police. HAHAHAHA Dell Dude Busted for Pot |
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Royal Standard Has Given Way To a Royal Pain (washingtonpost.com) |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
1:40 am EST, Feb 7, 2003 |
Computer training has become the living hell of the American workplace, a loathsome ritual that highlights the mounting battle between the computer cognoscenti and us mere mortals. Wow. The Washington Post is on it this week. This is a meme that I've hinted at in previous posts, but this article really seizes what I've been talking about from the user's perspective. Technology sucks. We're at a stage where it should be elegantly simple, like a telephone. Yet everything seems to be engineered to require 5 techs and a slaughtered goat in order to make it function appropriately. When is it going to get fixed? Now this article starts meandering about the personality types of 'techies' versus non-techs. And yes, that's definitely a problem (as anyone who's been on a mailing list in the last few years can tell you). But the real issue here is the products themselves. Royal Standard Has Given Way To a Royal Pain (washingtonpost.com) |
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Gate-Crasher Hands Bush 'Message From God' (washingtonpost.com) |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
1:29 am EST, Feb 7, 2003 |
So if God tells you to bum rush the Prez, it's okay. ** you may get asked for demographic info in order to see the link. I am now a 15 year old girl from Seattle to the Washington Post. ** Gate-Crasher Hands Bush 'Message From God' (washingtonpost.com) |
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