Daily Archives: August 18, 2003
Flash Mobs Hit Extremes
As part of the continuing attempt to stage the most pointlessly outrageous Flash Mob yet, the internet is abuzz with rumors that the enigmatic "Flash Mob Bill" is planning his final Mob for the McMurdo Research Station in Antarctica. Watch … Continue reading
Sabotage in the Shooting Gallery
The difficulties of policing an area the size of Iraq are increasingly appearant. Three days after U.S. troops and engineers reopened a major Iraqi oil pipeline to Turkey, saboteurs blew it up again. Thamer al-Ghadaban, Iraq’s acting oil minister, … Continue reading
Richest Shipwreck in History Awaits
The richest shipwreck in history has been sitting beneath a half mile of ocean for 300 years. Greg Stemm is sending a robot down to get it. In 1694, an 80-gun British warship called the HMS Sussex set sail … Continue reading
An Eye for an Eye
Jose Concepcion Benzor Espinosa was dwelling in darkness long before he was committed to the Federal Medical Center at Devens for what should have been a routine psychological evaluation. Then, seven weeks after entering the prison hospital, Benzor’s bleak world … Continue reading
Confessions of a News Addict
I confess to being a news addict. For the past 30 years if I didn’t start the day with coffee and the New York Times, it was like my brain wouldn’t boot up. When traveling or living abroad I was … Continue reading
Leftist Leaders in Loony Laughfest
A "Chiste" Among "Compadres" Cuban president Fidel Castro reportedly startled his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez, with a practical joke when they met yesterday in Paraguay. He persuaded a Paraguayan MP to warn Chavez to watch out for an ambush … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
Marijuana should be removed from the medical and criminal control systems. It should be legalized for adults for all uses. Dr. Lester Grinspoon, an emeritus professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, in a Boston Globe editorial.
Casinos Go High-Tech to Counter Counters
Casinos have long been waging a losing battle against brainiac cheaters known as "card counters". Now a new program named Mindplay MP21, which works by placing a set of 14 digital cameras around the table which remember every card … Continue reading
Bad Times at the Bar – Lawyers Leaving
Although it’s hard to feel sorry for lawyers as a class, years of being the butt of bad shark jokes seem to be taking a toll. A front page article in today’s Boston Globe highlights a number of local shylocks … Continue reading
In Some Things Size Does Matter
Honest, honey, I only had one glass of wine! I admit, I like big glasses. In the morning I take my coffee in a mug the size of a fruitbowl, and when I get home from work I drink my … Continue reading
Latest from Chief Wiggins
More of the uncut shit straight from the source, straight from Iraq: “The sounds of shots being fired should begin to be heard sporadically around the city, as the cover of darkness provides refuge for those few would be attackers. … Continue reading