Archive for June, 2005

Offensive Mexican Stamps

Thursday, June 30th, 2005

These Mexican stamps are sure to cause a curfuffle.

Teflon May Cause Cancer

Thursday, June 30th, 2005

This isn’t really new news but the EPA saying tha a certain chemical that’s found all over the place is “likely” to be a carcinogen is big news if you ask me.
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An EPA panel says one of the chemicals used to make the coating in Teflon and other non-stick surfaces should be classified as a […]

Computer Systems with Cell Processor?

Thursday, June 30th, 2005

It looks like IBM’s Cell processor which powers Sony’s PlayStation 3 will be soon used for more than just a gaming console.
Mercury Computer Systems has announced that it will partner with IBM to integrate the Cell microprocessor technology, the ‘brain’ powering Sony’s upcoming Playstation3 console (PS3), to build new breakthrough computer systems for data-intensive applications. […]

Microsoft Slogan

Thursday, June 30th, 2005

I saw this as someone’s signature recently:
“One World. One Web. One Program” ~ Microsoft
“Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer” - Adolf H.
Roughly translated the second slogan is “One People, One Realm, One Leader” or “One People, One Kingdom, One Leader”
Interesting eh?
Also, in looking this up I ran across this page that has a handful of […]

Podcasting Is Still Basically Useless

Tuesday, June 28th, 2005

With the addition of Podcast features to the new (v4.9) version of iTunes and a whole page at Apple.com dedicated to Podcasting (that lists over 3000 of them!) I’m more conviced than ever that people are just too lazy to actually read anymore.
Although there is one other way to look at podcasts which is […]

Vitamin C Won’t Help Treat Common Cold

Tuesday, June 28th, 2005

Contrary to popular belief, Vitamin C may not be as helpful fightning colds as some people believe a new study seems to show.
Vitamin C may not be as good at fighting the common cold as some believe according to a study of years of research. A study that appears in this month’s Public Library […]

The Assassination of Bill Gates

Tuesday, June 28th, 2005

I’m surprised that Nothing So Strange (2002) “A documentary examining the December 2nd, 1999 assassination of Microsoft CEO Bill Gates in Los Angeles” hasn’t received more press.
I wonder how entertaining it actually is.

Stall-Mart

Tuesday, June 28th, 2005

John Walton, the billionaire son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton and a member of the company’s board, died Monday in a plane crash in Wyoming.
Which got me to thinking about other famous and rich people in plane crashes.
John F. Kennedy Jr
Payne Stewart (creepy story)
Steve Wozniak (didn’t die)
Aaliyah

Heart of the Beholder (2005)

Monday, June 27th, 2005

Plot Summary for Heart of the Beholder (2005):
Based on the true story of a family who opened the first videocassette rental stores in St. Louis in 1980. The family was ruined by a corrupt prosecutor who had been blackmailed by a religious group because the family refused to remove Martin Scorsese’s controversial film, “The […]

Shark Attacks

Monday, June 27th, 2005

Shark Attacks are not news. It’s that simple. Remember the big shark scare from a few years ago? It was all over the news even to the point where the news was reporting on itself asking rhetorically, “Are we covering the shark attacks too much?” Well it’s back.
First there was this kid who was killed […]