Wednesday, October 19, 2005

New South Park tonight! Oh, and some NIF

QUICK :

  • Mission Implausible : Last night was a close call, Basil's robo-assassin-guards almost caught me on the way out.
    I think I have cracked his super secret code and will be totally PWNing his blog with a NIFgasm



  • NEWS :

  • Iraq : Terrorists continue attacks
    ... one US GI killed, condolences
    Terrorists kill 19
    Saddam, defiant
    ... shocker ('cuz he has always been so cooperative in the past!) 
  • Wilma : Cat5!
    ... might be the strongest (lowest pressure, highest winds) hurricane ever
  • Earthquake : Oct 8th quake death toll approaching 80,000
    ... continued prayers & condolences
  • Maryland : More on the tunnel closure yesterday
    ... 6 being questioned

    'Chalk it up to a costly rehearsal'   
  • Massachusetts : Questionable dam prompts evacuation   



  • INTERESTING :

  • Islamofascism : Cali court hearing 'Islamic indoctrination' case
    ... TMLC fighting for America, unlike that other 4LA (ACLU)

    ' The absurd and the sinister'   
  • Iraq : Some thoughts on Saddam ... and Clinton's WMDs :)
  • Lebanon : US, France untied against Syria ... remember the assassination of Rafik Hariri
  • Homeland Security : Was DC already hit by BioTerror attack? ... "tularemia"
  • Military Tech'ish : "Aluminum Windows" can stop a .50 cal AP bullet!
    ... "aluminum oxynitride" ... downside = "$10 per square inch" (for now)
  • Religious Freedom : Not in New York Kindergarten!   
  • Computing : RedHat -1 founder ... Bob Young resigns from Board
    DVD Jon lands dream job stateside'
    DEAL : 300GB UATA/100 HDD = $90 ... incl $50 MIR 
  • Internet : MSN Messenger + Yahoo IM beta registration available
    ... not the client itself, but the chance to get the client in a month or so

    France has better, cheaper broadband than we do? ... that is SO wrong!
    Google losing "GMail" trademark ... in UK, anyway
    24x7 wireless connectivity not all good
    Web2.0 is nothing more than evolution ... not a revolution   
  • Gaming : "The Governor" to keep Blizzard honest?   
  • InfoSec : Oracle bugs / patches ... Symantec raised ThreatCon to "2"

    Cisco updates Network Admission Control (NAC) offerings
    Malware targeting Skype ... say hello to "MyTob (AKA Fanbot)"
  • Home Networking : How To; and I don't just mean getting an Internet connection for your laptop   
  • Telecom : Unlicensed frequencies, and how we can kill the FCC   
  • UselessNations : We must resist Globotaxes, UNternet 

    In bed with ACLU, vs America   
  • Left : Byrd Flu
    ... "That's our lawmakers: Think small. They bring home the Baco Bits."

    Berkeley gives vets the finger   
  • Right : Big spending cuts, finally! ... shooting for $50B!

    'Can they get it done?' ... let's hope so!

    Plamewilsonnovakcoopermillerlibbyrovegate + The Twins   
  • SCOTUS / Eminent Domain : Maryland to protect property ownership
    ... as every state should!
  • SCOTUS / Miers: Bork is not supportive 

    GOP a little more positive   
  • Govt : Are we too accepting of Govt intrusion into our lives?
    ... YES (especially WRT smoking, helmet laws!)
    ... although I am OK with the military use part
  • Avian Flu : Thoughts on how to react, contain
    ... H5N1 in EU now (Turkey, Romania, Greece) ... still only bird-2-human

    Over-Hypation happening?   
  • Health : Surgery not so safe an option to obesity
    ... how about eating less / better, exercising more?

    Young women have flawed eggs as well   
  • Cool Patents : Electronic eye(ball), neutron explosive detection, dancing cel phone   
  • Jeep : New ad campaign - The Mudds
    ... wish they'd push Wranglers instead of Commanders :)
  • Fake Religion : Scientology can't take a joke   
  • Homosexuals : Are we victims or a marketing juggernaut?   
  • Space : New rocket engines being developed, tested
    ... "Integrated Powerhead Demonstrator (IPD)" ... all liquid!

    Mars + plate-tectonics   
  • "Global Warming" : "Antarctic ice sheets are slipping into the ocean at an unprecedented rate" 

    US expected to experience "increase in heat, heavier rainfalls and shorter winters" by end of century
    ... more extreme than previously thought 
  • Geology : Exploding rocks being dredged from sea floor
    ... "pressurized volcanic gases trapped within the lava rocks"
  • Morse Code :
    -  ....  ..  ...  +  ..  ...
    +  .--.  .-.  .  -  -  -.--  +
    -..  .-  --  -.  .  -..  +
    -.-.  ---  ---  .-..

    ... found via IMAO   



  • FUNNY :


  • OOTS : #233 and #234   
  • Avian Flu : YOU think YOU are worried??   
  • MSM : 10 ways to boost their sagging profits   
  • Islamofascism : Al Qaida going the Underpants Gnomes route?   
  • Computing : Latest iPod to be implant   
  • Iraq : 'Accepting unlicensed US Military a** whupping tops new Hussein charges' 

    Saddam's trial, IMAO style   
  • Health : CDC warns of impending "viral marketing" pandemic   
  • Illegal Immigration : Catch and Deport all aliens; Indians agree   
  • SCOTUS / Miers : W's Top 10 reasons for nominating Miers 

    Rove hoping for nomination   
  • Space : Chinese Dragon attacks ISS   
  • Right : 'DeLay vows to continue fundraising in prison'   
  • Sports : NBA's ban on chains = racist
    ...
    "I for one completely support ... all the Negroes that want to wear
    chains. It just proves my ancestors were right all along"
  • Wrasslin' : McMahon fires everyone, except for Triple H   
  • Caption This : Hurricane Survival Kit   
  • UF : Spielberg + EA = HELL   
  • Katrina / Rita : New Orleans recovering faster than Anderson Cooper   



  • QUOTES :

  • White Trash Wednesday :

    So,
    when you think Knoxville, don’t just think hayseeds, banjos, mountains
    and moonshine. Think drivebys and bad-ass white trash cracker-a$$
    gangstas. Their parents must be so proud.
    --thanks SMB! 

  • CLOSING :
    Democracy vs Zarqawi
    Cox & Forkum

    Email (cough) retention
    Killing Dilbert is Phase 2
    Dilbert

    ACLU + Zarqawi
    Cao

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