This was on Boing Boing this morning. Scary. Never mind Halloween, this is really scary! cd Boing Boing: Bush legalizes martial law — what Constitution? Bush legalizes martial law — what Constitution? On Oct 17, George Bush quietly signed a bill allowing him to declare martial law. The Toward Freedom website summarizes it: For the…
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Get paid for lying around all day
NASA is seeking applicants for an experiment in counteracting the affects of zero gravity. 20 seats or should I say beds are still available. NY TIMES ARTICLE HOUSTON, Oct. 23 — What does it say about this country that it’s hard to find people willing to be paid to lie around all day and take…
I have 46 rubies from Madagaskar…willing to trade….
So, here is what I have to trade…46 Beautiful Rubies from Madagskar…. 10 10×8 /8×8 mm rubies. Clarity SI 22.54CT appraisal value $165.50 20 9×7 MM Clarity SI 45.48CT appraisal value $1521 16 10×8 MM SI 34.52CT appraisal value $772 TOTAL APPRAISSED VALUE $2458.50 What will you trade me? I am looking for something unique…
Housing Bubble Bursts….Market is Flooded
It seems that the housing bubble has finally burst. This may just be the first leak. Are you going to be a dutch boy with his finger in the dyke? Or are you going to take what you can get before the next market correction hits. Statistically, there is a way of graphing these movements…
Trouble On The Horizon For Faking Pentecostals?
A “Tower of Babel” device that gives the illusion of being bilingual is being developed by US scientists. Users simply have to silently mouth a word in their own language for it to be translated and read out in another. The researchers said the effect was like watching a television programme that had been dubbed….
Cobain 'is top-earning dead star'
In case you were wondering….. Former Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain has overtaken Elvis Presley as the highest earning dead celebrity, according to US business website Forbes.com.Cobain’s work earned $50m (£27m) in the 12 months to October 2006, compared with Presley’s $42m (£22m). Presley headed the list for the last four years. Cobain’s top placing follows…
Could "RDB Phenomenon" occur in US?
The Chairman and I had the good fortune to attend a screening of Rang de Basanti last evening at the Honolulu International Film Festival. Rang de Basanti (Hindi for ‘color of sacrifice’) has become a phenomenon in India – the RDB Phenomenon. The tagline of the film is “The Awakening of a Generation” and the…
Hospitals Try Free Basic Care for Uninsured – New York Times
About time! It isn’t rocket science that an investment in preventitive care saves millions of healthcare dollars down the road, but getting ANYONE anywhere to budget money for something that hasn’t happened yet is usually close to impossible. Bravo. AUSTIN, Tex. — Unable to afford health insurance, Dee Dee Dodd had for years been…
A little help?
Hey guys and gals and Mahus! Mink and I have been busier than hell lately and there hasn’t been nearly enough time to surf for the stories you love to read here at fukn.us. How about a little help for a while? If you have a great story, funny product, or just cause drop me…
Pyongyang threatens war if S.Korea joins sanctions
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea warned South Korea on Wednesday against joining U.S.-led sanctions against Pyongyang and said it would take action after any such move by Seoul.South Korea’s participation in sanctions would be seen as a serious provocation leading to a “crisis of war” on the Korean peninsula, a North Korean spokesman for the…