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Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Heroes And Villains No. 31--> Morris Dees & Queen Mary I a/k/a Bloody Mary
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Monday, March 07, 2005
Kill Things Over The Internet! (Or, Technology On The March)
There's a web site now (live-shot.com) where you shoot a remote .22 caliber rifle at targets and silhouettes. The company has develped real time cameras that a user can pan and tilt, and fire away. Literally. It looks as if they also plan on allowing you to bag antelopes, wild boars, and other critters in the future. For an extra fee, they will send you DVD video of your shooting session, as well as the target you ventilate. I didn't check to see if they would send you the 50 pounds of pork if you bag the wild boar.
It makes you wonder what's next. First, of course, this system will be exploited by the "adult entertainment industry." After the vast legions of one-handed typists explore the technology, you just might be able to climb Denali over the internet, bake a cake in real time, or swim with the sharks.
Click on the title of this article to link up with Live-shot.com's website.
"challenge yourself and compare your skills to other members with our on-line target shooting. "
It makes you wonder what's next. First, of course, this system will be exploited by the "adult entertainment industry." After the vast legions of one-handed typists explore the technology, you just might be able to climb Denali over the internet, bake a cake in real time, or swim with the sharks.
Click on the title of this article to link up with Live-shot.com's website.
The View From Up There
Click on the title of this posting to link to a great panoramic view from the summit of Mt. Everest. Only a thousand people have made it to the summit. Everest is at roughly the same altitude most commercial airlines fly at... /jack
Poem: AT HILLCREST CEMETARY IN KENT, WASHINGTON, I WALK BY THE GRAVE OF SAM THE GRASSEATER
I walk past the grave
Of Sam the Grasseater (he took no chances).
He was known for improper advances
(No woman over fifty was safe).
He mowed lawns and dug
Every single grave in town.
The first grave in forty years
He had not personally dug
Was the one where he sank down,
As Sam would say,
Snug as a bug in the rug.
---o0o---
Of Sam the Grasseater (he took no chances).
He was known for improper advances
(No woman over fifty was safe).
He mowed lawns and dug
Every single grave in town.
The first grave in forty years
He had not personally dug
Was the one where he sank down,
As Sam would say,
Snug as a bug in the rug.
---o0o---
Sunday, March 06, 2005
The Dog Suicides, Part 2
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This story has been bugging me: http://jackbrummet.blogspot.com/2005/03/canine-suicides.html No one has a more cynical estimation of dog intelligence than I do. They will fetch a stick for hours, they sit endlessly waiting to be petted, and you can hook them up in teams to drag a sled through miles of snow. They are faithful and devoted, but they are none too swift. They are flat-out too dumb to commit suicide (not that committing suicide is a hallmark of intelligence...but it does indicate reasoning, however faulty).
A passel of heroic dog stories exist, but I look upon them with a jaundiced eye. We have even heard stories before of animal suicide (the greatly exaggerated stories of lemmings marching off cliffs into the sea). Aside from the well-known urban legend of a dog chasing a ball thrown through a top-floor apartment's window, there is not a lot of information about dog suicides.
The dogs in Dumbarton, Scotland are either being hucked off the bridge by some sicko, or the highly improbable explanation of an optical illusion is actually true. I hope they follow up this story.
---o0o---
Saturday, March 05, 2005
The Dog Suicides
Animal researchers are concerned after at least five dogs are said to have thrown themselves from an historic bridge in the past six months. Dogs don't commit suicide. At least as far as we know today. Click on the title to link to this story... /jack
Boy, 8, arrested after violent tantrum
Associated Press
Mar. 4, 2005 08:00 AM
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Police arrested an 8-year-old boy who allegedly had a violent outburst in school, head-butting his teacher and kicking an assistant principal, when he was told he couldn't go outside to play with other students.
The 4-foot pupil was led away from Rawls Byrd Elementary School in handcuffs Tuesday and charged with disorderly conduct and assault and battery.
"It's not something that happens every day," Maj. Stan Stout said of what could be the department's youngest arrest ever.
Stout said the chair-tossing, desk-turning outburst occurred after a teacher, and later the assistant principal, attempted to stop the boy from joining his classmates.
The child was later released to his parents.
Friday, March 04, 2005
Beatallica: Cease And Desist
Sony Music has shut down Beatallica, all their music downloads, and their websites. Beatallica performs parodies of Beatle songs done in the style of Metallica. I love this stuff.
It is no surprise that those killjoys at Sony wanted this music off the net. They want to be able to use The Beatles music to sell sneakers and detergent. This could dilute that??
Tunes like Hey Dude, Leper Madonna, I want to choke your band, and A Garage Dayz Night are clearly parodies, and should be allowed.
An online petition has been started (if you believe in petitions) at http://www.petitiononline.com/p1gp0g/petition.html
It is no surprise that those killjoys at Sony wanted this music off the net. They want to be able to use The Beatles music to sell sneakers and detergent. This could dilute that??
Tunes like Hey Dude, Leper Madonna, I want to choke your band, and A Garage Dayz Night are clearly parodies, and should be allowed.
An online petition has been started (if you believe in petitions) at http://www.petitiononline.com/p1gp0g/petition.html
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