Monthly Archives: August 2005
Microsoft Patents Apple Scroll Wheel
AUG. 16 2:20 P.M. ET Given the intense rivalry between Apple Computer Inc. and Microsoft Corp., this recent revelation had a comedic tinge: Apple took too long to file a patent on part of its blockbuster iPod music players, so … Continue reading
Blog Monitors Little Known US Spy Base
In our continual monitoring of the Ecuadorian blogosphere we have come across some amazing things, not least of which is "Manta y los bases de EE.UU." This one-issue gem is a blog by a local guy named Edgar Rios,dedicated to monitoring … Continue reading
Colombian Gunsels Working Cheap in Iraq
The US company Epi Security & Investigation says it has hired some 1,000 Colombian military and police veterans to work as mercenaries for the US occupation in Iraq. Epi is operating from a house near a US air base in … Continue reading
Traffic Hackers Hit Red Light
If you’ve ever been stuck in traffic longing for a magic box that could turn all your red lights to green, beware: Acting on that fantasy became a federal crime this week. The Safe Intersections Act, part of the transit … Continue reading
Browser Wars: Firefox Down, IE and Safari Gain
Firefox’s share of the web browser market slipped a bit in July, while Internet Explorer gained by an equal amount, a website analysis firm said Friday. Market share for the Mozilla Foundation’s open-source browser dipped to 8.07 percent in July … Continue reading
But Is He a Blogger?
Actor Declares for Presidency "Our great country is in a terrible downward spiral. We’re outsourcing jobs, bankrupting social security, and losing lives at war. We need to focus on what’s important– paying attention to our children, our citizens, our future. … Continue reading
Woman Gives Birth to Satan Spawn
SANTA BARBARA – Some may call it a tale of beauty and the beast. But Sam, a 14-year-old pedigreed Chinese crested, and a three-time champ in the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest, is the dog of Susie Lockheed’s dreams. Lockheed, 53, … Continue reading
Pay Attention, You Bourgeoise Scum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Few can denounce the "imperialist ogre" or "kingpin of evil" as well as the writers at North Korea’s official news agency, and a California graphic artist is now cataloging their rhetorical masterpieces on a Web site. Pyongyang’s … Continue reading
Sober Up and Smell the Scam
Gas at the pump on our corner hit $2.70 a gallon this morning, for regular. National average gas prices are at an all time high. Our posting last week, "We’re All Texans Now" congratulating the oil industry on the biggest, … Continue reading
Dowbrigade Outed As Misogynist
This one is just plain weird. Our linking to it in no way indicates approval of violence in general or violence involving women in particular. Think of it, rather, as an animated slapstick of contortionistic applied anatomy, on the part of … Continue reading
Colombian Gunmen Hired by US Company to Fight in Iraq
A very strange story came over the wire this weekend, involving an American hiring Colombians in Ecuador to work in Iraq: Quito/EFE – El ministro ecuatoriano de Gobierno, Mauricio Gendara, dijo que se investigara a EPI Security and Investigation, empresa … Continue reading