Wired News: Bomb Threat Posed by Pants, Belts At U.S. airports, passengers are inspected, tested and searched, and in the wake of the bomb plot foiled Thursday by British police, they can’t even bring a latte on board. But terrorists armed with liquid or plastic explosives can still make it onto planes because there’s little…
Happy Birthday Fidel!
Today is the 80th Birthday of Fidel Castro. The leader of the most stable country in the Western Hemisphere took it easy and sent out some photos with current newspapers to show the world that he is kickin it live while his brother Raul welcomed Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez to Cuba. Castro is a hero. cd…
Iran's President Begins a Blog
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has started a blog. It is available in several languages. It is interesting. Imagine if all the leaders of the world were willing to do the same. Imagine if they were willing to list what they want and what they fear there. Imagine… cd يادداشت هاي شخصي احمدي نژاد During these 8 years,…
Trade update. The Devil May Be On the Way Out.
I don’t want to jinx this by talking about it yet, but I have just agreed to a very cool trade. I’m crossing my fingers. I’ll let you know about it as soon as it is solid.
Pedro gets his Special Internet Law Degree
As a man of the cloth it is often my duty to remain above the fray, and if I must descend to enter the fracas to always point out there are two sides to every story and we’re all God’s children, and that we all have problems. Of course, some of us are more handicapable…
Katherine Harris…Queen Bitch of the Chads…
You remember this Bushy Bitch, right? cd Published August 10, 2006 The smallest things would set her off. Buying the wrong candy for her to toss at parades. Photographing her vertically instead of horizontally. Failing to bring her favorite Starbucks beverage (extra hot venti triple latte, no fat, no foam, one SweetâN Low). One minute,…
Book-lovin' hobo sues bum-hatin' library
Being homeless comes with any number of inconveniences, not the least of which is the boredom that comes with having nowhere to go and nothing to do. Until recently, hobos in Massachusetts used to be able to check out library books. Robert Bombard has loved books even longer than he’s been homeless. He worked at…
Unabomber Garage Sale
Sploid, News With a Tabloid Mentality In a desperate bid to hang onto his fading fame, 1990s serial killer Ted Kaczynski is holding a crazy online auction. The virtual garage sale, which was authorized by the U.S. District Court in California on Thursday, will benefit the families of Kaczynski’s victims. Items offered from his mountain…
Sharpest Manmade Object Ever: A Tungsten Needle – Gizmodo
Sharpest Manmade Object Ever: A Tungsten Needle – Gizmodo The picture you’re looking at on the left is the tip of a tungsten needle, which happens to be the sharpest object ever made by man. How sharp is it? Well, you see those red and black orbs? Those are ATOMS! And the tip of the…
Mt. Olomana- The Matterhorn of Oahu!
For those of you who are curious, I have begun blogging Hawaiian adventures, restaurants, hikes, and life at my Hawai’i specific site, HawaiiChicken.com I will endeavor to post a few things from there, here now and then. cd Hawaii Chicken » Mt. Olomana- The Matterhorn of Oahu! Today I got together with my friends Ryan…