Wednesday, 28. May 2008

Tag Galaxy


ist ein weiteres witziges Tool, wo man nicht genau weiss, wofür es sinnvoll ist, aber es macht zumindest kurzweilig Spass. Es funktioniert so, dass man ein Schlagwort (Tag) eingibt und die Ergebnisse werden in einem rotierenden Globus angezeigt. Unklar ist, welche Services abgefragt werden, bei zwei Testversuchen kamen nur Flickr-Ergebnisse. Sieht aber gut aus und bewegt sich.

Tag Galaxy

taggalaxy.de

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Terry Pratchett


On the Ropes, BBC Radio 4's programme about people in difficult situations, interviews author Terry Pratchett about his recent diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.

bbc.co.uk

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Swiss tourism bosses steal Loch Ness Monster


NESSIE has been hijacked by the Swiss in a bid to promote tourism in the land of chocolate and cuckoo clocks.

A new brochure features a Nessie look-a-like swimming through a lake in a famous Swiss beauty spot.

The illustration is almost identical to the famous "surgeon's photograph" of the elusive beastie.

sundaymail.co.uk

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Customs gives passenger free hashish


Customs officials have lost 124 grams of hashish they planted in an unknowing traveler’s luggage to train drug sniffing dogs, the head of Narita Customs said Monday.

Customs officials are banned from using travelers’ luggage for training practices, but one worker said it was common practice.

“We want to improve the sniffer dogs’ ability, so we have practiced this way several times in the past,” the official said on condition of anonymity.

japanprobe.com

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Two Stupid Criminals Pwned by Window


In a crowded field of stupid criminals, these two have got a good chance of being the stupidest ever: watch this clip from LawyerShop TV as these two doofus tried to break into a building by throwing boulders through the window … I won’t give away the ending, so you gotta watch.

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