Topic: * - on March 31, 2008 at 10:48:00 AM CEST
Creepily lifelike CGI woman
I've got no idea what the story is with this awesome CGI Flash woman, except that she appears to have been created by a Brazilian design firm, and that she has made every person I've shown her to say, "Oh. My. God."
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on March 31, 2008 at 10:44:00 AM CEST
Mexico is magical to its warlocks and witches
To kill a man, Alejandro Gallegos García explains, all you need is a black cloth doll, some thread, a human bone and a toad. Oh, and you must ask the devil permission, in person, at a cave in the hills where he is said to appear.
Assuming you have these things, plus the green light from the prince of darkness, you simply lash the doll to the bone, shove it down the unfortunate toad's throat, sew up its lips and take the whole mess to a graveyard, reciting the proper words.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 31, 2008 at 10:43:00 AM CEST
Police: Man On Mushrooms Attacks Friend With Bong
A Salem man was arrested and charged with assault after he attacked his friend with a bong causing him to require medical treatment, police said.
Police said Vincent Gallagher was tripping on psychedelic mushrooms early Tuesday morning and became convinced that his friend was a narcotics officer.
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Topic: DOPE HEAD - on March 31, 2008 at 10:42:00 AM CEST
Month of cannabis terrified me
A mother-of-three who smoked cannabis for a month as part of a BBC documentary has described how the drug left her paranoid and frightened.
She said that the effects of a powerful version of the drug called "skunk" were "absolutely horrendous", though not long-lasting.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 31, 2008 at 10:41:00 AM CEST
Dutch health minister says marijuana to be exempt from July 1 smoking ban
Dutch health minister Ab Klink said visitors to coffee shops will be free to smoke marijuana as long as it is not mixed with tobacco, after a smoking ban affecting all restaurants and bars goes into effect on July 1.The minister was replying to questions tabled by parliamentary colleagues on whether coffee shops will become completely smoke free when the ban goes into effect.Current tobacco laws in the Netherlands do not cover the smoking of pure marijuana or cannabis in coffee shops, he said.
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Topic: GINGER - on March 31, 2008 at 10:37:00 AM CEST
New Segway
Lots of people are wondering about new segway models... This is the newest and greatest
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Topic: TOYS - on March 31, 2008 at 10:35:00 AM CEST
Reflections of Karl
"Reflections of Karl" is the name of the "mystery" MUNNY at the “Project MUNNY” event at the Kidrobot apparel line launch in Toronto - designed by Pat Thompson, as commissioned by Xbox Canada and currently on auction here (until March 31st) with he proceeds benefitting War Child Canada (auction includes the matching, brand-new Xbox 360 gaming console) ... meanwhile, click here for more pics and more about the origins of the custom :)
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on March 31, 2008 at 10:33:00 AM CEST
Mukasey: piracy funding terror
Attorney General Michael Mukasey warned Friday that the huge profits generated from piracy and counterfeiting are increasingly flowing into the coffers of terrorist groups.
In remarks to Silicon Valley executives at the Tech Museum of Innovation, Mukasey said the economy and national security of the United States are increasingly threatened by violations involving copyrighted software code, patented inventions and trademarked properties.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on March 31, 2008 at 10:32:00 AM CEST
The Democratization of the Music Industry
As I write this, iTunes ranks as the 2nd largest seller of music in the U.S. -- only Wal-Mart's physical stores sell more. Digital revenue is real, and there is a lot of it being earned. Sales from iTunes alone can provide a band enough revenue to achieve true financial success. Don't take my word for it, just look at some of the sales by the following unsigned artists utilizing the Net for both digital distribution and marketing: Kelly sold over 500,000 songs in five months, Eric Hutchinson sold 120,000 songs in three weeks, The Medic Droid sold over 25,000 copies of a single in 45 days, Crank Squad sold over 20,000 songs in 30 days, Secondhand Serenade sold over 225,500 songs in three months, Jason Reeves sold over 20,000 songs in December 2007 and the list goes on and on. Unlike a physical store, digital stores like iTunes have unlimited shelf space allowing everything to be in stock. If the virtual shelves fill up, another hard drive is popped in to make more shelf space. In addition, inventory never runs out; the music simply replicates itself on demand each time it is bought.
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Topic: SECURITY - on March 31, 2008 at 10:29:00 AM CEST
The Curious Case of Dmitry Golubov
Earlier this month, Security Fix took a look at Dmitry Ivanovich Golubov, a Ukrainian politician once considered by U.S. law enforcement to be a top cybercrime boss.
Golubov took rather strong exception to the way he was characterized in that post, denying involvement in any type of cybercrime activity. The problem, Golubov claimed, is that the FBI confused him with someone else.
According to Golubov, he was the victim of identity theft. Someone gained access to his passport, scanned it and posted it online along with a note confessing his involvement in a multinational credit card theft ring. According to Golubov, the note read:
"I Dmitry Golubov, leading hacker, I hack banks, but I have nothing to fear because the police with me at the same time, and in order for you to believe me that I am not afraid I show you my passport, as well as my home address and home phone."
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