Topic: PHOTO - on February 16, 2009 at 11:17:00 AM CET
Canon Tries To Shut Down "Fake" Canon Blog
An interesting twist over at the Fake Chuck Westfall Blog. Fake Chuck (like Fake Steve before him) has a blog out parodying Canon's real Technical Information Advisor Chuck Westfall. It seems that Canon and their lawyers over at Loeb & Loeb are none too fond of all the fun that Fake Chuck and DSLR geeks everywhere have been having at their expense and have sent Fake Chuck's blog hosting company, WordPress, a notice to take the blog down.
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Topic: PHOTO - on February 16, 2009 at 11:12:00 AM CET
Vincent Bousserez´s, Plastic Life
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Topic: FUN - on February 15, 2009 at 12:56:00 PM CET
100+ Funny Photos Taken At Unusual Angle
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes this ain’t exactly right. Distance overlapping, positions, and timing can sometimes create a brand new perspective of a photo. This weekend, we want to show you 100+ Funny Photos Taken At Unusual Angle, a compilation of photos taken at the exact right timing and angle, thus creating a humor side of the story; intentionally or unintentionally.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on February 15, 2009 at 12:51:00 PM CET
63% - Reject Darwin's Theory of Evolution
n the 150 years since he published his groundbreaking On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, and the 200 years since the date of his birth celebrated this week, Charles Darwin has failed to convince the majority of Americans of the validity of his theories; an August 2006 survey by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life and the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, found that 63% of Americans say they believe that humans and other animals have either always existed in their present form or have evolved over time under the guidance of a supreme being while only 26% say that life evolved solely through processes such as natural selection. A similar Pew Research Center poll, released in August 2005, found that 64% of Americans support teaching creationism alongside evolution in the classroom.
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Topic: Space - on February 15, 2009 at 12:43:00 PM CET
Lost in Space: 8 Weird Pieces of Space Junk
Humans have ventured into space over the last 50 years, and all manner of junk has been left behind. From tiny bolts to whole space stations, people have discarded lots of stuff up there. Much of it eventually dies a fiery death as it falls through Earth's atmosphere, but some larger debris poses risks for astronauts and spacecraft that could collide with it. Here are some of the quirkier items left in space:
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Topic: DRUGS - on February 15, 2009 at 12:08:00 PM CET
Ecstasy's long-term effects revealed
THEY called it the second summer of love. Twenty years ago, young people all over the world donned T-shirts emblazoned with smiley faces and danced all night, fuelled by a molecule called MDMA. Most of these clubbers have since given up ecstasy and are sliding into middle age. The question is, has ecstasy given up on them?
Enough time has finally elapsed to start asking if ecstasy damages health in the long term. According to the biggest review ever undertaken, it causes slight memory difficulties and mild depression, but these rarely translate into problems in the real world. While smaller studies show that some individuals have bigger problems, including weakened immunity and larger memory deficits, so far, for most people, ecstasy seems to be nowhere near as harmful over time as you may have been led to believe.
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Topic: SEX - on February 15, 2009 at 11:59:00 AM CET
"The Healthy Penis" is back
The controversial penis mascots are back in San Francisco.
Three six-foot-tall "Healthy Penises" made a special re-appearance at noon Friday in the Castro District.
Check out the video here
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Topic: COMPUTER - on February 14, 2009 at 11:32:00 AM CET
Vögelchen für Mails, Brummbären für Videos
Jahr für Jahr überschwemmt Microsoft das US-Patentamt mit bis zu 3000 Anträgen. Und das voller Erfolg: Die Behörde hat nun Nummer 10.000 bewilligt. SPIEGEL ONLINE zeigt die kuriosesten Ideen, die sich der Konzern schützen ließ - vom Brummbären bis zum E-Mail-Vogel.
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Topic: MUSIK - on February 14, 2009 at 11:30:00 AM CET
Sly Stone and George Clinton's Secret Show shut down by Health Dept. after 5 minutes... Possibly for fear of blowing roof off...
This from Weekly correspondent Daniel Siwek, who barely missed Tuesday night’s five-minute Sly Stone Variety Show surprise performance at Little Temple. The secret show, one of a few that the legend has done around LA in the past month, was cut short, however, when the health department came in before the show and shut Little Temple down. Apparently it had something to do with hot water heaters and proper temperature—though rumors that the department was worried about the roof either catching fire or blowing straight off the minute Clinton and Stone took the stage do bear consideration. But the timing was terrible for all involved.
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Topic: Online-Fahndung - on February 14, 2009 at 11:21:00 AM CET
CCC veröffentlicht BKA-Vertrag zur Internetzensur
Es wird deutlich, dass das Bundesinnenministerium mit dem Thema Kinderpornographie und der Flankierung durch Familienministerin von der Leyen offenbar einen Bereich herausgesucht wurde, mit dem am ehesten gesellschaftliche Akzeptanz für Sperrmaßnahmen erreicht werden kann. Wenn aber eine solche Infrastruktur erst einmal vorhanden ist, wird eine Ausweitung auf andere Themenbereiche – seien es sogenannte terroristische Propaganda oder Verstöße gegen Urheberrechtsbestimmungen – ein Leichtes sein”, sagte CCC-Sprecher Andy Müller-Maguhn. Die offensichtlich verfassungswidrige Planung soll dabei nicht das Gesetzgebungsverfahren durchlaufen, sondern durch zivilrechtliche Änderungen der Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen (AGB) der ISPs durchgeführt werden. Diese Art der Umsetzung durch eine Änderung der AGB eröffnet immerhin frustrierten Kunden ein Sonderkündigungsrecht und somit den Wechsel zu einem zensurfreien ISP.
BKA-Vertrag zur Internetzensur veröffentlicht [PDF] Chaos Computer Club veröffentlicht Vertrag zur Internetzensur – BKA-Sperrliste soll geheim bleiben CCC publiziert BKA-Vertrag zur Sperrung von KiPo BKA: DNS heißt VDN
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Topic: Online-Fahndung - on February 14, 2009 at 11:15:00 AM CET
NSA offering 'billions' for Skype eavesdrop solution
Counter Terror Expo News of a possible viable business model for P2P VoIP network Skype emerged today, at the Counter Terror Expo in London. An industry source disclosed that America's supersecret National Security Agency (NSA) is offering "billions" to any firm which can offer reliable eavesdropping on Skype IM and voice traffic.
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Topic: DRUGS - on February 14, 2009 at 11:11:00 AM CET
Going For The (Acapulco) Gold - Recent pot busts unrelated to house party attended by Olympian Phelps
The arrests triggered by the publication of the Michael Phelps bong photo have had nothing to do with the November house party attended by the Olympic champion, court documents show. Instead, the Phelps photo clearly spurred South Carolina cops to target several young men who lived at two residences that allegedly were "identified as a location where marihuana is frequently stored and consumed."
thesmokinggun.com Michael Phelps photo triggers South Carolina sheriff's pot crackdown Phelps arrest backfiring on sheriff, local publisher says
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