Daily Archives: September 19, 2003
Careful With That Patch, Eugene
A new mass-mailing virus masquerading as a security patch from Microsoft is on the loose and anti-virus experts say it has the ability to steal account information and e-mail server details from infected systems. The new virus, which originated in … Continue reading
Ugliest Couch in America
NEW YORK, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ — Sure Fit Inc. announced the winner of its ninth annual Ugly Couch Contest today, which was chosen by a live studio audience this morning on "Live with Regis and Kelly." Camille Hempel of Brooklyn, … Continue reading
Who Knew General Motors Did Frankenfood?
NEW YORK – US consumers are less informed than they were two years ago about genetically modified (GM) foods and their opinions about safety remain divided, according to a survey. A survey by the … Continue reading
Happy
border=”0″> We Mac users rarely get to feel jealous of our Wintel colleagues, but are big enough to admit it when we do. Up until about ten minutes ago my giddy exuberance over blogging was naggingly tempered by … Continue reading
House Passes New Internet No-Tax Bill
WASHINGTON — Connections to the Internet would remain tax-free under a bill the House passed Wednesday. The legislation, passed with bipartisan support, makes permanent a ban on taxing Internet connections. A temporary ban on the taxes, first enacted in 1998, … Continue reading
Beserk 1,545 Pound Rats Found in South America
Scientists have found fossils of what they say is the largest rodent that ever lived, a nine-foot-long, buffalo-sized creature with a long tail and powerful teeth that foraged along the riverbanks of Venezuela about 8 million years ago. Scientists said … Continue reading
The Naked Face of Art
Naked bodies are the canvases in new exhibition An art exhibition featuring pictures painted on naked bodies instead of canvases has opened in Chile. The Party of the Body exhibition features thousands of pictures of painted naked bodies. Most of … Continue reading
The Amazing Multitasking Brain
As I sat the other night blogging, writing brief posts in between paying bills and correcting student essays, with a baseball game on the potable TV with the sound turned down and the legendary lost King Crimson album on the … Continue reading