] On 25 April 2003, the newspaper Dagbladet (Norway)
] published photos of armed US soldiers forcing Iraqi
] men to walk naked through a park.

] On the chests of the men had been scrawled an Arabic
] phrase that translates as "Ali Baba - Thief."

] A military officer states that the men are thieves,
] and that this technique will be used again.

The Memory Hole: US Forces Make Iraqis Strip and Walk Naked in Public

Amazing what you can learn just driving down the road in Alabama!

No wonder Jesus looked so sad!

T-spigot now has CDs selling on Amazon. These are some friends of mine from the bay area. Frequently featured on somafm. The "Trip to Booker" track has samples Rattle gave them from a whacky indy film that our tivo grabbed one night. If you like the stuff on somafm, you should buy this CD.

Amazon.com: Music: Experiments in the Hypnotic Production of Crime

] Beer Church
]
] The Largest Unorganized Religion in the World!
]
] Making the world a better place, one beer at a time.
]
] For each and every one of you, your own appreciation of
] beer is something deeply personal. The appreciation of
] Beer is also something that is universal. Beer Church is
] about the relationship of the two; your personal
] affection for beer, and humanity's overwhelming love of
] Beer. Beer Church is a celebration of Beer (with a
] capital "B"). Beer Church represents the "something
] larger than yourself" to which you belong by virtue of
] your very personal love for beer. Beer Church is about
] the one thing that we all have in common, regardless of
] all of our other differences. Something we all believe
] in. Beer.
]
] Any gender, any sexual preference, any nationality, any
] shoe size or hair style; beer drinkers of the world are
] all part of something much larger than themselves. They
] are part of a loosely connected, diverse social group of
] countless individuals all around the world, with at least
] one thing in common. Beer. And sure, someone might be
] able to say the same thing about cheese, or coffee, or
] many other things, but we didn't. We said it about beer.
] And because you know the difference, you are one of us.
] You are Beer Church.
]
] At last count, Beer Church has over 40,000 registered
] members from 26 different countries around the world.

Beer Church

] Some 11,000 miles above the earth, 28 satellites beam
] down data that enables the targeting of locations with
] once-unthinkable precision. It's a lethal tool in war --
] and a killer app for business. The Global Positioning
] System (GPS) is transforming everything from auto
] insurance to agriculture, from hauling freight to trading
] stocks. Is your business next?

This is a great article about how transformative GPS has become. But the example thread that runs through the article instigates some interesting questions. Are we getting too much data? Are we too accurate? Obviously we've been able to farm the land for thousands of years just fine. At what point does our accuracy start effecting our efficiency? Is it better or worse for us? Let alone all the privacy concerns.

The Sky's the Limit

] Early on there was only one source for Bluetooth
] headsets: Ericsson.

Comfy BlueTooth headset

] As remarkable as the cat-drawing lesson was, it was just
] a hint of Snyder's work and its implications for the
] study of cognition. He has used TMS dozens of times on
] university students, measuring its effect on their
] ability to draw, to proofread and to perform difficult
] mathematical functions like identifying prime numbers by
] sight. Hooked up to the machine, 40 percent of test
] subjects exhibited extraordinary, and newfound, mental
] skills. That Snyder was able to induce these remarkable
] feats in a controlled, repeatable experiment is more than
] just a great party trick; it's a breakthrough that may
] lead to a revolution in the way we understand the limits
] of our own intelligence -- and the functioning of the
] human brain in general.

and to think I've been taking drugs to actually try and STOP this kind of behavior.

Savant for a Day

] You'll really make a statement in this unique bra made
] with soft little silicone kisses. A fun alternative to
] the madonna style cone bra which can be hard and
] standoffish, the texture and touch ability of silicone is
] irresistible.

I just couldn't resist, this is too funny.

Spiky Bra - your sexy accessory

There are now 16 versions of the star wars kid video, include a Terminator and Matrix version. Enjoy.

All your star wars kid are belong to us

They are sexy you fool!!!!

Why women have breasts