Saturday, 29. November 2003

The Marijuana-logues


...a well-paced, well written, well-executed 75 or 80 minutes of monologues about weed. It was delightful! The crowd roared! SHECKYmagazine.com gives The Marijuana-logues FOUR JOINTS! It's fun for the entire pot-smoking family! Run, don't stumble to see The Marijuana-Logues! It's not just funny when you're high!"

¬> marijuanalogues

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Heute Rechensaurier besuchen


Am heutigen Samstag, dem 29.11., lädt das Museumsrechenzentrum von Cray-Cyber.org von 12 bis 18 Uhr zum bislang zweiten Tag der offenen Tür ein. Adresse: Stäblistr. 10b, 81477 München. Der Eintritt ist frei.

Besucher können laufende Großrechner aus verschiedenen Epochen der Computertechnik bewundern. Zu den bekannten Herzstücken der Sammlung gehören eine flüssiggekühlte Control Data Cyber 860 aus dem Jahr 1982, eine Cyber 960 von 1986 sowie eine Cray Y-MP EL von 1991. Nachdem die Räume des Museumsrechenzentrums Anfang des laufenden Jahres renoviert wurden, konnten neue Exponate die Sammlung bereichern, darunter eine NEC SX4B/2A und eine Control Data 4680MP.

¬> heise

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A lot of cute kitties


¬> darkle

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Spy satellite ordered destroyed


Japan's first ever spy satellites were ordered destroyed just minutes after being launched here Saturday afternoon, officials from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said.

¬> mainichi

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Tis the season to be silly


Thought Bowie and Bing were the height of kitsch? That Noddy Holder was as crass as it could get? Think again. Dave Simpson picks the 12 oddest Christmas hits... ever!

¬> guardian

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Go nuts on this virtual drum kit


¬> virtual drum kit

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Drunk Finnish Judge Claims Toothbrush Defense


A Finnish judge who heard four criminal cases while drunk insisted the breath test was flawed because she was too busy to brush her teeth that morning.

During a hearing in March, Judge Leena Pettinen's blood alcohol content was three times the legal driving limit, Finland's attorney general said.

¬> reuters

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Commissioner's pet project will see ferrets get passports


European dogs, cats and ferrets are to receive passports next year, allowing them to scamper freely across borders within most of the European Union.

The documents will have a blue cover, embossed with the yellow stars of the EU, and will contain a photograph of the pet and a code corresponding to its tattoo or microchip that will guarantee that it is free of rabies.

¬> eircom.net

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Women With Big Boobs Are Smarter


BIG-BOOBED gals have a new reason to stick out their chests with pride. A surprising study proves they're more intelligent than their small-breasted sisters!

The study of 1,200 women conducted by Chicago sociologists comes in the wake of a recently released report stating that blonde rocket scientists outnumber brunettes.

"Although I hate to admit it, we found that women with big busts average 10 IQ points higher than less well-endowed women," reveals lead researcher Dr. Yvonne Rossdale, herself a meager 32A.

¬> wwn

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Das Ende des Bloggens?


"Die Handlung, die darin besteht, auf einer Internetseite auf verschiedene Personen hinzuweisen und diese entweder durch ihren Namen oder auf andere Weise erkennbar zu machen, stellt nach dem Gemeinschaftsrecht eine automatisierte Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten dar."

¬> Martin Röll sieht das Ende des Bloggens

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The Opte Project


This project was created to make a visual representation of a space that is very much one-dimensional, a metaphysical universe. The data represented and collected here serves a multitude of purposes: Modeling the Internet, analyzing wasted IP space, IP space distribution, detecting the result of natural disasters, weather, war, and esthetics/art. This project is free and represents a lot of donated time, please enjoy.

¬> opte.org

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Warning issued after drunken elk attack


Swedish authorities have issued a warning against intoxicated elks after a woman was attacked by a drunken elk. Swedish authorities are apparently not taking any chances and have issued a warning against berry-intoxicated elks after a woman was attacked in costal town of Karlshamn, Sweden.

¬> TV2

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