Topic: - on January 13, 2004 at 10:13:00 PM CET
Sex with Bjork
"To the one that got away," I said, as I lifted my drink to the heavens.
"Who's the one that got away?" Honza asked.
"Bjork, sweet Bjork."
"That singer from Iceland?"
"Yes, that lovely princess!"
Rewind. We left the Uz Jsme Doma show early. As we waited for the metro to take us back to Prague 6, I saw the sight for my sore eyes to behold. Bjork was there with some of her friends.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on January 13, 2004 at 10:11:00 PM CET
University Adapts Laser to Slice Cheese
A researcher from the University of Wisconsin at Madison has figured out a better way to slice cheese just use a laser.
"At any other university, people would have just laughed. But this is Wisconsin. It's cheese. And this is no laughing matter," said Xiaochun Li, a mechanical engineering professor and laser expert.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on January 13, 2004 at 5:21:00 PM CET
Some see fluorescent fish as neon signs of trouble
Past the shark lagoon and piranha tanks at a Park Ridge pet store dart tiny fish that some consider far more alarming. The glowing red and green swimmers at the Living Sea Aquarium represent the vanguard in the brave new world of genetically engineered pets being sold across the United States. Marketed under such names as "Night Light Fish" and selling for up to $30 apiece, they gleam like inch-long neon signs, thanks to DNA transferred from sea coral and jellyfish.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on January 13, 2004 at 4:58:00 PM CET
Condom-in-soup lawsuit settled
Seafood restaurant chain McCormick & Schmick's Monday settled a lawsuit brought by a California woman who said she suffered severe emotional distress after she discovered a condom in her clam chowder, a company spokesman said.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on January 13, 2004 at 4:50:00 PM CET
RIAA seizes police powers, EFF says "yay!" -- Except they don't
I don't usually write about things like copyright witchhunts from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), mainly because there are groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) who do a good job fighting the good fight.
Well, usually.
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Topic: FUN - on January 13, 2004 at 4:43:00 PM CET
How to become an obnoxious internet cam whore in five easy steps
Ever wanted to become a trashy internet cam whore, but you just don't know how? Tired of earning money for things the honest way? If you're shameless and conceited enough, then the exciting world of online prostitution may be for you. It's hard at first, but don't get discouraged. Being a cranky bitch and undressing yourself in front of a cam for middle-aged men isn't as easy as it seems, so here are five simple rules to keep in mind when becoming an internet cam whore:
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 13, 2004 at 1:07:00 PM CET
George Foreman USB iGrill
Cooking For The Web Set
The low-fat, high-bandwidth solution to your networked cooking needs is finally here. The George Foreman USB iGrill conveniently connects to your home or office PC using USB 2.0 technology, and provides a sophisticated web-based cooking interface.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 13, 2004 at 1:04:00 PM CET
The Macintosh's Twisted Truth
This month is the 20th anniversary of Apple's Macintosh. To mark the occasion, Wired News is running several stories this week about the groundbreaking machine, the people who created it and the Mac's impact on computing and culture in general. Apple's CEO Steve Jobs and the Macintosh are inextricably linked in the minds of most people. So it may come as a surprise to learn the Mac wasn't his idea at all.
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Topic: CARS - on January 13, 2004 at 1:03:00 PM CET
Woman Causes Parking Garage Chaos
A German woman caused more than 100,000 euros ($128,300) of damage when an attempt to back out of her spot in a parking garage ended with her car on its roof and four other vehicles damaged, police said Monday.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on January 13, 2004 at 12:58:00 PM CET
Chemists crack secrets of nature's super glue
Researchers have discovered that iron in seawater is the key binding agent in the super-strong glues of the common blue mussel, Mytilus edulis. This is the first time researchers have determined that a metal such as iron is critical to forming an amorphous, biological material.
In addition to using the knowledge to develop safer alternatives for surgical and household glues, the researchers are looking at how to combat the glue to prevent damage to shipping vessels and the accidental transport of invasive species, such as the zebra mussel that has ravaged the midwestern United States.
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Topic: DRUGS - on January 13, 2004 at 12:36:00 PM CET
Top Ten Drug War Stories of 2003
With the American public's attention firmly directed toward the daily events of the Bush Administration's "War on Terror," the US-led and exported "War on Drugs" continues to exact crippling costs to taxpayers, minority groups, the environment, civil liberties and struggling democracies around the world.
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Topic: DRUGS - on January 13, 2004 at 12:17:00 PM CET
Officers follow their noses to illegal pot farm
Officers in Southern California didn't need a crime dog to sniff out a pot farm _ they just followed their own noses. Police found more than a thousand marijuana plants and a sophisticated growing operation Tuesday in a warehouse in the Costa Mesa area. During the raid, officers confiscated about $75,000 worth of water pumps, electric valves and giant lights used in cultivating the illegal weed.
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