Daily Archives: September 8, 2003
Is it Too Late to Send My Resume?
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s Lund University, one of the oldest seats of learning in Scandinavia, will take a leap into the unknown by appointing northern Europe’s first professor of parapsychology, hypnology and clairvoyance. Almost 30 candidates, including a self-professed Indian … Continue reading
Japanese Op Art
If I had known about this site I might have quit smoking reefer years earlier. Japanese artist A.Kitaoka will leave you crosseyed and reaching for the Pepto Bismal. Hmmm, I guess that’s less than a ringing endorsement. But check it … Continue reading
Judge Says Pop-ups Legal
A federal judge said adware maker WhenU.com’s pop-up advertising does not infringe on the trademarks and copyrights of Web site publishers, in the first legal ruling favoring desktop advertising companies in their fight with Web site operators. U.S. District Court … Continue reading
Fuhrerwein Ordering Information
These guys are probably goosestepping all the way to the bank, judging by the press they are getting. Alert reader Dennis Moser, following up on a challenge in my previous post on the topic, has uncoverred the on-line ordering information … Continue reading
Japanese Firefighters Battle Godzilla
No, not really. But I wish MY neighborhood firemen wore flashy tin-foil uniforms like these.Actually, it is probably a high-tech flame resistent, heat deflective self-cleaning micro-fiber making them look like basting turkeys. What they are actually doing is battling to … Continue reading
Is Lord Lucky Really Jungly Barry?
width=”329″ height=”500″> The wife of Lord Lucan has dismissed a claim in a new book her husband fled to India in 1974 and lived out the rest of his life posing as a hippy known as "Jungly Barry" In the … Continue reading
Librarians Resisting Patriot Act
A librarian action figure based on actual Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl demonstrates her ‘amazing push-button shushing action!’ Librarians are on front lines against easier government access to records BOULDER, Colo. — Librarians are not keeping quiet about the USA Patriot … Continue reading
Do Unto Others
The palpable dishonesty of all parties in the file-swapping wars is more entertaining than any disk ever cut by Madonna. A particularly contemptible example came to light last week. One popular music swapping product, Kazaa, has earned a bad reputation … Continue reading