Topic: Conspiracy theory - on October 14, 2009 at 12:09:00 PM CEST
Even the Maya are getting sick of 2012 hype
Apolinario Chile Pixtun is tired of being bombarded with frantic questions about the Mayan calendar supposedly "running out" on Dec. 21, 2012. After all, it's not the end of the world.
Or is it?
Definitely not, the Mayan elder insists. "I came back from England last year and, man, they had me fed up with this stuff."
It can only get worse for him. Next month, Hollywood's "2012" opens in cinemas, featuring earthquakes, meteor showers and a tsunami dumping an aircraft carrier on the White House.
... Link
Topic: DRUGS - on October 14, 2009 at 12:07:00 PM CEST
Fake school bus had 5,408 lbs. of pot on board
The driver of a fake school bus was able to evade arrest after a state trooper discovered more than $1 million worth of marijuana inside the bus, Department of Public Safety officials said.
... Link
Topic: TV - on October 14, 2009 at 12:05:00 PM CEST
O'Reilly Falafel Suit Turns Five
Happy anniversary, Bill O'Reilly! On this date five years ago, the Fox News Channel host was named in a sexual harassment lawsuit brimming with lurid details about vibrators, phone sex, threesomes, masturbation, Caribbean shower fantasies, a Thai sex show, falafel, stewardess trysts, vehicular coupling, and Al Franken. The New York State Supreme Court lawsuit filed by Andrea Mackris, a former Fox News producer, quoted O'Reilly verbatim and at length, leaving readers to believe that the TV star's dirty soliloquies were surreptitiously recorded (an impression reinforced when the lawsuit was settled within two weeks).
... Link
Topic: POLITIK - on October 14, 2009 at 11:39:00 AM CEST
Guardian gagged from reporting parliament
The Guardian has been prevented from reporting parliamentary proceedings on legal grounds which appear to call into question privileges guaranteeing free speech established under the 1688 Bill of Rights.
Today's published Commons order papers contain a question to be answered by a minister later this week. The Guardian is prevented from identifying the MP who has asked the question, what the question is, which minister might answer it, or where the question is to be found.
... Link
Topic: FUN - on October 14, 2009 at 11:34:00 AM CEST
Craighton Berman's Coil Lamp
We loves us some process shots, and it's cool to see Chicago-based designer Craighton Berman's Coil Lamp move from concept sketch to rendering to constituent parts to working prototype to ready-to-sell.
... Link
Topic: COMPUTER - on October 14, 2009 at 11:33:00 AM CEST
Microsoft releases biggest patch on record
Microsoft Corp issued its biggest software patch on record on Tuesday to fix a range of security issues in its programs, including the yet to be released Windows 7 operating system.
In a monthly update sent to users of its software, Microsoft released 13 security bulletins, or patches, to address 34 vulnerabilities it identified across its Windows, Internet Explorer, Silverlight, Office and other products.
... Link
