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Already being done
I thought this sounded familiar, but with classical music and light that makes your acne look worse. It's still socially acceptable to stereotype, mock, fear, hate and discriminate against young people.
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Here's the website...
Modu's website - Featuring a 'stay tuned' footer and a promo video montage of disorienting close-ups! (click the "Modu It" button)
The article that I got the link from also has a picture of their CEO showing off the base unit: Modu to launch tiny phone 'module' -
Re:Watch the Sky
oddly enough on Friday afternoon I was standing near the 4th floor window watching a small plane flying insanely low. Shortly after that I saw as many emergency vehicles as I've ever seen heading here.
I figure the lesson in this is that even watching sitting at home watching TV has its hazards. -
Re:This isn't as bad as it sounds.
According to a a second article linked to in one of the other followup posts, http://www.komotv.com/news/6888002.html , the advert "invited people to take 'items outside this home and in the garage on the 1200 block of East 64th Street.'"
No guarantee the quote is accurate, but it's the only direct quote I've seen, and it doesn't sound like an invitation to take windows and water heaters. I'd love to see the entire craigslist post if anyone has found a copy.
I'm not arguing that the former tenant isn't legally responsible for what happened, only that it may not have been malicious. -
WTF?
The woman easily suffered over $10,000 in damages and you're saying, "It's not so bad"?
According to this article, it was her mother's house. Could have been the house that the lady grew up in.
Shame on you for trivializing it. -
Karmahttp://www.komotv.com/news/local/4687431.html
Like a hand from the sky...
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Re:Scouts Honor....
The boys scouts are "Jesus Camp":
Can't be atheist http://www.komotv.com/news/story.asp?ID=21204
But lets get their belief on their "Duty to God" strait from their legal department
http://www.bsalegal.org/faqs-195.asp
I am all for letting everyone practice whatever their beliefs, but I am for letting them practicing equally. I have a personal beef with the schools system for only allowing religious organizations that they personally find acceptable. The local school even states in their policy that the only uniforms allowed are for ROTC and Boy Scouts. I am a humanist, I believe in Peace and Getting support from other human being instead of waiting for divine intervention (on a personal note, I think I have made an involentary exception to that for the upcomming elections), why can't I have an organization advertised in the school by allowing the children to wear a uniform? -
Technology?
I seem to recall this certain type of technology which uses no fuel, is environmentally friendly, isn't an eyesore, is silent and promotes good health.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle
And now to dismantle any complaints about this argument:
But a bike costs money!
* With the amount of money spent on fuel alone for a 30 MPG car (assuming the lifetime milage is 150,000 and the average price of gas is 2.50/gallon) -- $12,500, you could buy 5 or 6 high priced bikes and pay for all necessary tune-ups and such.
But it's so far to my school!
* Good, more exercise for you to work your statistically 24.5% likely (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4183086.stm) obese body down.
But it snows where I live!
* Stop being a such pussy -- people used to cope with far worse in the past (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Trail)
I don't have any legs.
* This is a handicapable-aware facility. http://www.rexdonald.com/handbike.htm
But I'm blind!
* Get yourself a tandem bike and make a deal with your buddy where you do most of the legwork. http://www.komotv.com/news/story.asp?ID=25830
But how am I going to impress girls if I can't drive around in a 4-ton behemoth?
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_armstrong#Retir ement heh heh heh.
But
* Quit jackin your jaw and get on the bike already. You don't want to miss homeroom. -
More or less true...Well, not quite the same, but "Pinky" Nelson says the Shuttle's days are past and we need to move on.
And to be frank, which is true Pinky-style, he thinks at 30 years old, the shuttle is past her prime and says it's time for the next spacecraft.
"I'm gonna worry about every launch until then," he says.
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We should all be so lucky...
to be able to get pissy when potential employers decide to quiz us after tracking down our CVs!
Nope, it's not news.
Neither is the fact that MS is lobbying the govt. to ease visa restrictions.
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Re:A good example
People who rape actual kids get less than that.
I've look this up to see if it's true and you're correct, some get less than 20 years. For instance:
Michael Torres, found guilty of raping an 11 year old girl, sentence: 13 years.
Although some get more. -
Re:Copyright (C) Yourself. Right now.Yes, a central location where people can store all of their personal statistics. Sort of the Lexis-Nexis or ChoicePoint of Biometrics?
The same (cr|h)ackers interested in breaking into the gym's database would be even more interested in yours.
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Re:SSN versus ID-card
But it will create a useful new power that the police can use to harass any group they take a dislike to: the power to stop them and ask for their identity card.
The problem with that logic is police already act as if an ID is required. I remember back in 2001 a group 14 students were stopped for 45min or so for jay-walking, the full treatment multi cars on the scene, id and record checks, the full 9yards which seems excessive and quite nuts given only one person got a ticket, the person who asked if they got stopped because they were Asian. While there were saftey issues here, and jay-walking tickets are not uncommon, this is a good example why we as a people want to limit police powers.
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Better Story
Here's a better story on the issue you cite.
I'm not sure where you got the information about an independent survey
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Re:monorail
See the monorail reminds me that it recently caught on fire.
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Re:The coolest part
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Re:Venti me?Coffee may be good, but that's not necessarily all you get at Starbucks. For example:
The sweet, summery frozen drinks can be even more tempting - and sinful. The largest Java Chip Frappuccino weighs in at 650 calories - 50 calories more than a Big Mac - and contains 25 grams of fat, compared with 33 grams for the Big Mac.
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Re:Beware of any News Reporters
Hah!
Was it that schmuck Ken Schram? He's always all, "I'm Ken Schram, blah blah blah" -
Give away the razor, pay for the blades?
I'd like to know how replaceable the rechargable battery is in these units. This isn't mentioned at all in the article. Lithium-ion batteries charge great for about a year then rapidly go south. When the battery dies, you might be left with a stylish block of plastic and electronics to prop open the window in a rainstorm.
Getting screwed by Apple's wonderfully "engineered" virtually non-replaceable battery design, I'm loathe to part with more money on such products, even if it's only $50. Yeah, the iPod looked and functioned great. But it boils down to Apple selling me a $300 razor, telling me I need to buy a new one three months out of warranty, then eventually offering to sell me a new razor with blade (battery "replacement" program) for another $99.
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News
It's now all over online news..
http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/02/12/HNmicrol eak_1.html
http://www.ebcvg.com/news.php?id=1903
http://arstechnica.com/news/posts/1076628412.html
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3 312451
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/business/79 41292.htm
http://www.wvec.com/sharedcontent/nationworld/nati onprint/021204cccanatmicrosoft.149f2b31.html
http://www.komotv.com/stories/29778.htm
http://www.cryptonomicon.net/modules.php?name=News &file=article&sid=671
http://www.dvhardware.net/article2423.html
http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalConten t/0,289142,sid1_gci950346,00.html -
KOMOTV link: Microsoft confirms?
Windows Source Code Leaked Over Internet
"SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. said late Thursday that portions of its Windows source code - the tightly guarded blueprints of its dominant operating system - had been leaked over the Internet." -
related news story
here is a link to a news story that came out yesterday on this very same topic. http://www.komotv.com/stories/29552.htm
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Re:all felons?
There's no reason to think law enforcement wouldn't twist the law to suit their purposes, such as arresting someone with no evidence just to obtain their DNA. Then, with DNA in hand, they might be able to make their case.
The police already do this without a database. Sometimes they have a strong suspicion about the perp, but no 'strong evidence'...The DNA placing the suspect at the scene provides that evidence.
Personally, I think that a law that would make it easy for the police to find sick fucks like this guy is a good idea. -
Something to be aware of
There's a case near Seattle right now where several people bought homes near a power line without knowing that it was slated to carry a lot more power than it was currently. When the change was made, it created an audible and annoying hum. ( link)
Moral of the story: Check with whomever owns and operates those lines and see if there are any changes scheduled. -
When it rains. . .Four actual impacts since May, an unverified fifth impact, plus sky flames and now this latest item. And that's just the reported stuff.
Link-O-Rama. .
Oakland County [detnews.com] [detnews.com]
Mount Vernon [komotv.com] [komotv.com]
English garden, (possible). [thisislincolnshire.co.uk] [thisislincolnshire.co.uk]
New Orleans [nola.com] [nola.com]
And of course, India [abc.net.au] [abc.net.au] two days ago.
Fireball.
About 4 or 5 years ago there was a bit of noise around the scientific community about a mysterious very big object being detected around the vicinity of Pluto's orbit. An object travelling on an eliptical orbit around the sun which had been predicted by numerous astronomers trying to explain anomolies in the orbits of the various planets in the solar system. As the object came to its closest point a few years back, a bunch of disinfo was thrown up to distract the public. --Calming bullshit reports on the various 'Learning Channels', plus a bunch of culty nonsense from the 'Planet X' contingent. All horseshit designed to keep the public quiet or confused while the global elite prepared for the approaching calamity, (and for which they seem to think the proper preparation includes building a one-world government, killing a ton of people, and managing the whole affair from underground. Or some Dr. Strangegloves nonsense to that effect. Either way, nonsense stories clouded the issue with almost perfect success. --Including the interestingly sudden reassurances (which I never heard when I was a kid), from governments and government owned media that, "No, No. Rocks are constantly falling into the atmosphere. This is all perfectly normal." --Well sure, stuff is always falling, but there are certain scales of averages which are being ignored here. .
Works like this. .
Basically, every 3600 years we go through a cloud of rocks, and every 360,000 years, that cluster is replenished thanks to said big object, (a ball of hydrogen which never got quite big enough to ignite, but which plays binary to the sun), which passes through the Kuiper belt and knocks new debris down to the Earth's orbital plane. The last year or so of comet stories and such were, I suspect, elements of the old cluster, and now we're beginning to see the first arrivals from the new one.
The pattern expected is that it will be like a rain shower. A few drops here and there as it begins. Then a short pause where everybody half-relaxes. Then the downpour.
Should be interesting, to say the least! --Espeically in conjunction with the dozen or so other massive things going on. So much to do, so little time!
Keep alert, folks! You don't get to experience stuff like this every lifetime!
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Actually, a lot of stuff has been falling recentlyFour actual impacts since May, and an unverified fifth. Plus this fireball thing.
Link-O-Rama. .
Oakland County [detnews.com]
Mount Vernon [komotv.com]
English garden, (possible). [thisislincolnshire.co.uk]
New Orleans [nola.com]
And of course, India [abc.net.au] two days ago.
About 4 or 5 years ago there was a bit of noise around the scientific community about a mysterious very big object being detected around the vicinity of Pluto's orbit. An object travelling on an eliptical orbit around the sun which has been predicted by numerous astronomers trying to explain anomolies in the orbits of the various planets in the solar system. As the object came into 'view' a few years back, a bunch of disinfo was thrown up to distract the public. --Calming bullshit reports on the various 'Learning Channels', plus a bunch of culty nonsense from the Planet X contingent. All horseshit designed to keep the public quiet while the global elite prepared for the approaching calamity, (and for some reason they seem to think that proper preparation is to build a one-world government, kill a ton of people, and manage the whole affair from underground. Or some shit like that. Either way, bullshit stories clouded the issue with almost perfect success.)
Works like this. .
Basically, every 3600 years we go through a cloud of rocks, and every 360,000 years, that cluster is replenished thanks to said big object, (a ball of hydrogen which never got quite big enough to ignite, but which plays binary to the sun), which passes through the Kuiper belt and knocks new debris down to the Earth's orbital plane. The last year or so of comet stories and such were, I suspect, elements of the old cluster, and now we're beginning to see the first arrivals from the new one.
The pattern expected is that it will be like a rain shower. A few drops here and there as it begins. Then a short pause where everybody half-relaxes. Then the downpour.
Should be interesting, to say the least! --Espeically in conjunction with the dozen or so other massive things going on. So much to do, so little time!
Keep alert, folks! You don't get to experience stuff like this every lifetime!
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Oh my!Interesting, isn't it?
There is no concensus yet to which I am privy at this point, but the whispers, (and my suspicions,) say that the power outages are linked to the increasing number of breakdowns, bleedthroughs, and the general de-stabilizing of the current physical paradigm. This has been an increasing issue over the last couple of decades. There are whole patches of the Earth's surface which exist now entirely on other planes of existence, and those spots are expanding. Military controlled tracts of land.
Anyway, the big outage in '65 was accompanied by several significant UFO reports over the power installation at ground zero. This kind of activity is often 'observed'.
Expect more as things continue to accelerate. All of this stuff is a reflection of the human experiential cycle. (That is, as humans heat up their activities through war and such, the rest of the Earth and solar system likewise heats up. We are all mirrors of each other.)
One of the more interesting aspects is the cluster of comet debris the Earth is just now entering. Every 3600 years we go through a cloud of rocks, and every 360,000 years, that cluster is replenished thanks to a big object, (a ball of hydrogen which never got quite big enough to ignite, but which plays binary to the sun), passes through the Kuiper belt which knocks new debris down to the Earth's orbital plane. And guess which end of that 360,000 year period we're on at the moment? Exactly. We just won the galactic lottery for 'interesting times'.
Anyway, space-rock impacts are on the increase, and will be for a time. Since spring, these stories about actual impacts have appeared. .
Oakland County
Mount Vernon
English garden, (possible).
New Orleans
And of course, India two days ago.
The pattern expected is that it will be like a rain shower. A few drops here and there as it begins. Then a short pause where everybody half-relaxes. Then the downpour.
Should be interesting, to say the least! --Espeically in conjunction with the dozen or so other massive things going on. So much to do, so little time!
Keep alert, folks! You don't get to experience stuff like this every lifetime!
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Sweet quote from Seattle News
A nice quote from KOMO, a station in Seattle (next door to Redmond for those that are unfamiliar with the area).
SEATTLE - Those of you using Mac OS or Linux can relax this time, but those using MS Office on Windows, take note: Microsoft has issued some more security alerts.
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Sweet quote from Seattle News
A nice quote from KOMO, a station in Seattle (next door to Redmond for those that are unfamiliar with the area).
SEATTLE - Those of you using Mac OS or Linux can relax this time, but those using MS Office on Windows, take note: Microsoft has issued some more security alerts.
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alternate site for info
Since the product site is hosed check out this article from KOMO News in Seattle. Article even has a video of the story they did on the device.
Not quite a mirror, but better than nothing. -
alternate site for info
Since the product site is hosed check out this article from KOMO News in Seattle. Article even has a video of the story they did on the device.
Not quite a mirror, but better than nothing. -
alternate site for info
Since the product site is hosed check out this article from KOMO News in Seattle. Article even has a video of the story they did on the device.
Not quite a mirror, but better than nothing. -
Re:Hey! I got that label on Slashdot
Actually, you can only pay for the channels you watch. A new FCC rule says you only have to pay for channels you pick. But the cable companies won't tell you that, will they?
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holy shitskyThat's crazy. It reminds me of another bizarre cloud phenomenon (includes explanation). Googling for weird cloud picture also turned up this, this, and this (Gandalf was just outside the frame sparking up a deeb).
Yeah, clouds are awesome.
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holy shitskyThat's crazy. It reminds me of another bizarre cloud phenomenon (includes explanation). Googling for weird cloud picture also turned up this, this, and this (Gandalf was just outside the frame sparking up a deeb).
Yeah, clouds are awesome.
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Re:Auto Dialer Delete? Telezapper
A local ABC affiliate here in Seattle did a news story on it a little while ago. For the most part, the couple of people they interviewed seemed to think it was pretty effective. Here's the story
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Re:Anyone else ever been scammed?Here's a story about a guy in Gig Harbor (south of Seattle) that paid $275 for a **picture** of a PS2. To quote the article
"The ad looked legitimate. Then he went back and noticed instead of saying pictured below it only said picture below".
As unfortunate as that is, I thought it was funny as sh**. Here's the link
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AOL Investment in Amazon a Potential Buyout
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AOL Investment in Amazon a Potential Buyout
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Gone but at least we got video
Yes, it is gone, but here is a story (with video) on local TV channel KOMO 4 about it.
arf arf arf
