Sure, I wrote the book (one of them anyway) on living without a house in the digital U.S. I’ve since given up on homelessness for myself, but I saw an article this morning on Wired about homeless bloggers and it led me to take a look at what kind of web presence the homeless have….all…
Sisters lose second coming cover
Omigod, like I worry about this alllll the time!! I didn’t know I could get insurance!! Insurers have withdrawn the cover on their virginity taken out by three sisters in the event of the second coming of Christ. Essex-based Britishinsurance.com confirmed it had provided the £1m policy, but said it was reviewed on Thursday following…
Strange Future Tech Blog
Thanks to Chuck for sending my attention to the following blog (http://www.engadget.com/) and story… cd If we’re not absorbing information at an alarming and astounding rate 24/7, we start feeling a little hollow and frivolous, being surrounded with all this connected technology and what not. Thankfully Manabe Hiroyuki (pictured) at NTT DoCoMo took the time…
B*** "thought the big bear hug was funny"
Make love, not war. By JULIA C. MEAD, The New York Times (June 21) — Gabriel Whitney says he did not plan to nearly suffocate President Bush in a bear hug. In fact, he did not plan to hug him at all. But when Mr. Whitney, one of 202 midshipmen to graduate from the United…
Former Liberian President in The Hague for Trial – New York Times
We always keep our readers updated on the latest shenanigans in the Charles Taylor trial… He is no longer in jail in Sierra Leone. And Britain (Sierra Leone’s former colonial power) has agreed to jail him after the trial. This creates mixed feeling for people in Sierra Leone and Liberia – it would be satisfying…
Honey, would you pick up some test tube burgers?
Somehow I would feel less comfortable eating test tube meat than killing an animal and eating its flesh. This is a little too bizzarre… cd Wired News: Test Tube Meat Nears Dinner Table Henk Haagsman, a professor of meat sciences at Utrecht University, and his Dutch colleagues are working on growing artificial pork meat out…
Soccer Monks Ruining Birthdays
I wish I could get into footie the way some people do. I just can’t quite understand the mania. A guy in one of my classes is watching every game. Every single match. He comes into class completely destroyed. I admire his dedication…at least to the class…it’s more than these monks have to their responsibilities….
I'm a junkie….are you?
I am a definite junkie….(Thanks Chuck!) cd Neuroscientists have proposed a simple explanation for the pleasure of grasping a new concept: The brain is getting its fix. The “click” of comprehension triggers a biochemical cascade that rewards the brain with a shot of natural opium-like substances, said Irving Biederman of the University of Southern California….
Got a horrible Boss Story? Might be worth $1000 and a Trip
I’m letting you guys know about this so that you can tell the world about your horror stories but honestly the only way that I can lose is if they don’t let me tell stories that involve illegal prescription drugs…. cd www.workingamerica.org is the website run by the AFL-CIO that is sponsoring the contest. Standing…
Chinese Students Take Cheating to a New Level
You can’t really blame them…9.5 million spots for 2.6 million students means you have to take every advantage you can….these guys and girls weren’t writing on the back side of their watches…in some cases they went too far… cd A student in Wuhan, capital of China’s central province of Hubei, used earphones so small that…