] Parents in Clark County Washington discovered that their
] baby's crib toy was playing a low level voice
] repeatedly saying "I
] Hate You" - when they went to the store they
] discovered that the whole
] product line contained the message.

WalMart Baby Crib Toy Says Subliminal 'I Hate You'

] Are you a kid? Does your microwave oven belong to your
] parents? If so, then don't even THINK about trying any of
] these experiments. I'm serious. If I wreck my microwave
] oven, I can buy another. Also, I'm a professional
] electrical engineer. I know enough physics and RF effects
] to take correct safety precautions when I'm
] experimenting. But you don't know the precautions, so you
] should be smart: read and enjoy my writing, but don't
] duplicate my tests unless you grow up to become an
] electronics tech, engineer, etc., and buy your OWN
] microwave oven.

Yes!

Unwise Microwave Oven Experiments

] ASA is developing a subvocal speech system that could
] enable you to make a phone call while keeping your lips
] sealed.
]
] How do you talk to someone without opening your mouth?
] Psychics call it telepathy. NASA refers to it as subvocal
] speech. Scientists at the NASA Ames Research Center in
] California have developed a system of tiny sensors that
] read nerve signals in the throat that control speech. You
] may not make a sound when, say, you read silently, but
] your nervous system is buzzing with activity. Recently,
] they used the system to make the first subvocal cell
] phone call.
]

Wow

TheFeature :: Talking Loud And Saying Nothing

] I have no idea what this is. I can't find anything
] similar on any google map referenced sites. It
] doesn't show up on terraserver and I live nearby so
] I know there are no towers in that area.

A grid of alien space craft comes to take their fountain of youth back.

Google Sightseeing - UFO

] The sauce is named after its score on the chilli heat
] measure, the Scoville Unit.
]
] Reserve scores 16 million units, while a Red Savina, the
] world's spiciest pepper, measures just 570,000.

Chilli sauce is real killer

] This Tuesday, the US Senate is scheduled to vote on the
] implementation of a national ID card system. The Real ID
] Act is nothing less than a Real National ID Act.

Fresh from his somewhat kinda victory in the RFID passport debacle Bill Scannell is at it again on the national ID card.

Now, the interesting thing about this proposal is that it is not vulnerable to the one security related objection I've heard for this, which is that if there is only one ID card you have to fake then all of the resources in the country devoted to faking IDs will be devoted to faking THAT id, and so everyone will be able to fake it very well, where as today people tend to fake a multitude of state IDs poorly. As each state will still have its own ID under this system, it won't create a single focal point for forgers.

As all the state databases will be linked, the first thing that will occur is annoyances. People attempting to drink underage or dodge traffic tickets will find life more difficult. People with out of order paperwork may find themselves in jail, as a friend of mine did recently because his social security card has a different name then his drivers license. (Yes it was their mistake, and no they didn't really think twice about booking him anyway.)

It is inevitable that all the data the government has about you is going to be connected, tied to your banking and medical records, and biometrically identified. Objections of the ACLU and the Conservative Christians aside, we are going to do this. It is only a matter of time. We do not understand why we shouldn't as we expect perfect law compliance. This is a step in that direction.

This will be coupled with increasingly cheap and automated surveillance of public space. Ultimately, the IDs WILL go wireless so that they can easily be scanned by the government without having to approach a suspect. You already have a license plate, right? Ultimately the Supreme Court will concede that its not unconstitutional to require every person to carry such a card. That will be the last straw. I put it 40 years out unless there is another major terrorist attack. I'd be willing to make a long bet on this.

Its easy, its cheap, and it will make you safe. As law enforcement becomes perfect, the fairness of laws becomes vital. Our Mass Media driven government does not produce fair or reasonable law. It produces reactionary, fad and interest driven law.

This is simply going to cause a lot of people a lot of pain, and I feel like complaining about it is pissing against the wind. I really think we're going to learn this the hard way. We ought to know better but we're gunna run right into this wall at full speed.

UnRealID.com

] Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site

neat.

Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site

] Cats can be trained to take themselves to the bathroom
] and use the toilet like humans, says the inventor of a
] pussy potty.

The picture is great.

News in Science - Plastic potty helps pussy pee - 02/05/2005

] anting do a Star Wars model, and also wanting to do
] something never been done before (to my knowledge), I
] decided to make Han Solo frozen in carbonite. Life size.
] It took about 10,000 bricks, almost all dark gray, and
] about three months of on and off building. I built the
] sculpture so it can break down easily into smaller parts,
] thus making it mobile. Because, like most people, I like
] to take large sculptures of people frozen in carbonite
] with me whenever I travel.

Nathan Sawaya | The Art of the Brick%u2122 | Han Solo in Carbonite

] To make fire from a can of coke and a chocolate bar is
] actually quite easy, and you don't need any tools.

Tracker Trail - Fire - Can of Coke and a chocolate bar