Topic: DRUGS - on June 30, 2007 at 12:59:00 PM CEST
Bibliography of the Brazilian Ayahuasca Religions
The aim of this text is to serve as the most exhaustive survey possible of the current bibliography of the Brazilian ayahuasca religions – Santo Daime (including both of its two lines: Alto Santo and Cefluris), Barquinha, and the União do Vegetal – and their dissidents.3 The references are organized by language: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese and Spanish. Inclusion criteria are as follows: for works in Portuguese, we have included all finished or inprogress graduate-level texts (Masters or Doctoral), whether or not they were published as scientific articles (in books, journals or on the Internet) or as books.
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 30, 2007 at 12:57:00 PM CEST
Colombian finds cocaine in dentures
A sharp-eyed airport inspector foiled a plot to ship 20 pounds of cocaine to Panama when he discovered the drugs stuffed inside sets of false teeth.
The boxes of druggy dentures seized Friday at Bogota's El Dorado Airport contained about $300,000 worth of pure cocaine, Colombian police said in a statement.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on June 30, 2007 at 12:55:00 PM CEST
Vatican wonders - did late Pope John Paul II save Kubica?
Polish-born Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica who emerged unhurt from a spectacular crash June 10, may be called by the Vatican to testify to alleged miracles performed by the late Polish- born Pope John Paul II, Poland's PAP news agency reported Thursday.
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Topic: NEWS - on June 30, 2007 at 11:03:00 AM CEST
Apple iPhone iDay: It's Here
The iPhone, which combines the functions of an iPod with a smart phone, goes on sale in the U.S. at 6 p.m. and is one of the most anticipated gadgets in recent years. Two models will offered; the 4GB model costs $499, and the 8GB model is priced at $599. Users also have to sign a two-year contract with carrier AT&T Inc. The cost of those plans range from $59.99 per month to $99.99 per month.
Some prospective buyers have been camping outside stores in hopes of being among the first to own one of the new smart phones. A surge in demand for the iPhones could make the devices hard to come by at first, depending on the number that Apple and AT&T have in stock.
Jacking Off the iPhone
The iPhone drops today. If you didn’t know, you’re probably dead and aren’t reading this anyway. If you did know, hopefully you’ve been reading our roundup of early reviews. One thing in particular has caught my eye but has been the subject of very little gratuitous blathering speculation: the iPhone’s headphone jack.It's Here [video]
At the final countdown, PodTech's AppleVoices is at the Palo Alto Apple Store to witness the unveiling, or at least the door opening , on the iPhone and it’s public.A Carnival in the Apple Store Line, iPhone Mania! [video]
Jeremiah Owyang does his signature walkthrough through the Palo Alto Apple Store customers waiting patiently for the iPhone to go on sale in a few hours. Over 100 people showed up, camped out, in anticipation for this revolutionary communication device.iPhone restricts users, GPLv3 frees them
On Friday, June 29, not everyone in the continental U.S. will be waiting in line to purchase a $500 iPhone. In fact, hundreds of thousands of digital aficionados around the globe won't be standing in line at all, for June 29 marks the release of version 3 of the GNU General Public License (GPL). Version 2 of the GPL governs the world's largest body of free software—software that is radically reshaping the industry and threatening the proprietary technology model represented by the iPhone.Jesusphone: He is Risen
I'm in a cafe in Los Angeles right now with Sean Bonner, kicking the tires on the iPhone we just brought back from the Apple store at the Grove. It lives up to the hype. Or, in two words: totally sweet.
Google Reader iPhone Skin
Google Reader iPhone Skin uses the Greasemonkey concept of modifying the look and feel of a web application through dynamically loaded JavaScript. By deconstructing the DOM and obfuscated .js file, I modified the page elements while preserving Reader's basic functionlity. For the iPhone, I'm hoping that JavaScript bookmarks will work as they do on the desktop browser.Digg API iPhone Interface
Get the latest news getting dugg through the really nice iPhone app for digg. It's well organized and even offers the digg count.twitter for the iPhone
Its an iPhone-styled interface making use of the wonderful API provided by Twitter. If you're on Twitter, now your on Hahlo too. Hahlo.com does not store your login details, they are simply stored in a cookie to authenticate you with the twitter service.Gas.app
Find the nearest and cheapest gas station by giving the iPhone Gas.app your zip code. Not only do you get a quick overview of the offerings, but you can also click the station to get a Google Map view.iPhone Recipes
Over the past few years I've just-said-no to the Blackberry, shirked the Sidekick, and resisted the Treo - all in patient anticipation that Apple might eventually release something like this - the iPhone. The day when I can actually browse this website from my cellphone is finally near. I'll be able to load ingredient lists while strolling the aisles of my favorite markets.iPhone Disassembly
Destroying a perfectly good cellphone. The inner workings and guts of the biggest new toy this year. Is it more reliable then an iPod? How many screws does it have? Is it powered by nerds wishes and dreams? The answers to these questions are maybe, 16, and you bet your sweet ass.
Gallery: iPhone Take-apart
iPhone_User_Guide [pdf]
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Topic: Universe - on June 30, 2007 at 12:30:00 AM CEST
The Stamp Collector's Guide to the Galaxy
Ufology and philately share at least one thing: a passion for collecting, whether it be news clippings on unexplained cases or first day covers. From the mid-1970s onwards ufologists have had plenty of opportunities to combine these passions in the form of flying-saucer stamps.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on June 30, 2007 at 12:27:00 AM CEST
100 Portable Apps for your USB Stick (both for Mac and Win)
This stuff can be installed on any portable drive, i.e. USB thumbdrive, PDA or an iPod. You can use them at work, school, or any other place where you can plugin your device. Check them out, you can either scroll-down for relevant category, i.e office software, email tools, messengers, games, etc. or get a ‘all-in-one’ package (all essential tools) . While there are more apps for windows users, I tried to include a mac version for each essential tool. All free. Enjoy!
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Topic: COMPUTER - on June 30, 2007 at 12:23:00 AM CEST
A PC for Your Wall Power Socket.
U.K. firm Jade Integration has unveiled a computer so small, it fits into a wall socket and is powered via Ethernet. The Jack PC, a rival to the smallest PC in the world, can hook up to a standard monitor, keyboard, and mouse, and runs Windows CE, the stripped-down version of Windows often used in portable devices.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on June 30, 2007 at 12:21:00 AM CEST
The Linux Alternative Project
The goal is to provide an informational and available website for all linux users. The website is currently in beta form. I will be periodically updating the database with Windows software and the Linux equivalents and alternatives.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on June 30, 2007 at 12:19:00 AM CEST
Piracy police raid Honeywell site
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is investigating allegations of an extensive illegal music filesharing ring at a Honeywell plant in Scotland.
Investigators from the BPI raided the plant in Motherwell with police officers at 0840 BST yesterday morning.
The investigators made copies of the contents of computers for detailed forensic analysis.
Honeywell said that it was cooperating fully with both the police and the BPI over the investigation.
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 30, 2007 at 12:17:00 AM CEST
Drugs smuggled in a football
Guards at the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre foiled a bizarre attempt to smuggle drugs in a football.
On Saturday night, a prisoner doing cleanup triggered an alarm when he got too close to a fence line at the jail, sending guards scurrying to the scene, where they grabbed the inmate and discovered a football filled with tobacco, said Solicitor General spokesman Christine Skjerven.
"This is the only time we know of that this has happened," she said. The inmate faces internal charges and a disciplinary hearing.
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 30, 2007 at 12:12:00 AM CEST
Deserted cocaine boat in Senegal
The Senegalese authorities have found an empty sailing boat with 1.2 metric tons of cocaine on board, they say.
The boat was found near the Atlantic Ocean resort of Mbour, with the drugs divided into 50 bags of 24kg each - Senegal's biggest cocaine seizure.
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