August 2005

Who today qualifies as evil, stupid, out of touch…and built to stay that way?

Visit Chris's Virtual Clock and Watch Collection and see as many web-based clocks as you can shake a second hand at. My mom especially likes the cable clock. Requires Flash.

"Is 'intelligent design' a legitimate school of scientific thought? Is there something to it, or have these people been taken in by one of the most ingenious hoaxes in the history of science? Wouldn't such a hoax be impossible? No. Here's how it has been done.'

You think Larvets are repulsive? Take a look at what the government allows you to eat in everyday foods.

Some fine, fine religious folks want to secede from the Union. Sounds like a good way to start another Civil War to me…

"In the wide world of dating, there are many options. Do you go for the flashy guy with the smooth smile, or the dude in the corner typing away on his laptop? The following are reasons why I think my fellow females should pay more attention to the quiet geeks and nerds, and less attention to the flashy boys."

Arthur Silber is the conduit through which some higher intelligence sends A Message to you Puny, Tragic Humans.

Holy crap! I want one of these so bad my toenails hurt! It even says "Bite my shiny metal ass"!

"A hospital doctor in the poor rural area around the Mekong Delta in Vietnam has used his PC and some cheap parts to create a homemade endoscope."

A veteran was spotted wearing "Bullshit Protector" earflaps while listening (?) to a recent speech by George W. Bush. Now you can have your very own!

George W. Bush seems to have forgotten the supreme importance of an exit strategy.

The Firefox browser has good pop-up controls, but some miscreants have found away around it. You can stop those pop-ups with one simple adjustment.

A non-geek grandmother describes her adventures using Knoppix to rescue files from two ailing Windows PCs".

Jared Axelrod tells us that This World's Not Built For Lovers… ah, but what world is?

"Scientists are proposing reintroducing large mammals such as elephants, lions, cheetahs and wild horses to North America to replace populations lost 13,000 years ago. The scientists say that not only could large tracts of North America act as breeding sanctuaries for species of large wild animals under threat in Africa and Asia, but that such ecological history parks could be major tourist attractions."