Arthur C. Clark passed away today. I can’t really say I thought he was alive any more..
He was one of the first authors that sparked my interest in reading. Really, really good sci fi author.
“The Associated Press: Writer Arthur C. Clarke Dies at 90
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Mini-muscleman
Mini-muscleman: Meet the worlds smallest bodybuilder
At just 2ft 9in, Indian muscleman Aditya Romeo Dev is the worlds smallest bodybuilder.
Pint-sized Romeo is well-known in his hometown of Phagwara, India - for his ability to lift 1.5kg dumbbells - despite his overall 9kg body weight.
Every day, crowds flock to the local gym to the see the mini-muscleman in training.
I call bullshit.. How does the infared light pass through your skull?
The helmet that could turn back the symptoms of Alzheimers | the Daily Mail
“Child Molester Chokes On Hot Dog, Dies - Orlando News Story - WKMG Orlando
MARION COUNTY, Fla. — A convicted child molester and kidnapper died in prison last month after choking on a hot dog, prison officials said.
Frederick Fretz, 45, was serving a 20-year sentence at the federal penitentiary in California when he died on Dec. 19.
According to a prison spokesman, medics tried to remove the hot dog from Fretz’s throat before taking him to a hospital.
Fretz pleaded guilty in 2005 to kidnapping a 10-year-old boy from Marion County. The boy was found with Fretz three days later in Georgia.”
Clap, Clap, Clap.
Nice, as far as I know, there still isn’t a way to have a program determine what a image contains..
This is what we have to deal with, here in Florida.. Money in pipes.. That will be the day.
Paganism gaining popularity in prison - Yahoo! News
STAUNTON, Va. - A pagan religion that some experts say can be interpreted as encouraging violence is gaining popularity among prison inmates, one of whom is scheduled to be executed this week for killing a fellow prisoner at the foot of an altar.
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Michael Lenz is scheduled to die Thursday for the death of Brent Parker, who was stabbed dozens of times at Augusta Correctional Center during a gathering of inmates devoted to Asatru, whose followers worship Norse gods. At his trial, Lenz testified that Parker had not been taking the religion seriously and had to die to protect the honor of the gods.
One theory behind the Salem witch trials suggests that the community’s rye crop, infected with ergot, may have been partially to blame for the odd behaviour of its citizens.
More and more people are buying and loving Macs. To make this choice simply irresistible, Apple will include technology in the next major release of Mac OS X, Leopard, that lets you install and run the Windows XP operating system on your Mac. Called Boot Camp (for now), you can download a public beta today
“People who don’t or won’t understand will tell you that we’re very dark, that we’re Satanic. But we’re not. This is a very benevolent religion.”
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“The Last Witchfinder” is a novel with two different authors, only one of whose names appears on the cover. He is James Morrow, a writer whose reputation has not caught up with his accomplishments. Mr. Morrow is a very odd bird, a novelist of intellect, bravado and wildly phantasmagorical imagination. In the eight works of fiction that precede this one and have sometimes fused satire, philosophy and science fiction, he has, among other things, envisioned a literal Godhead the size of Delaware.
Sure, this is very cool, but I think it’s easier to use a peeler than to boil it and then put it in ice water.
Gaining root access to a Mac is “easy pickings,” according to an individual who in less than 30 minutes won an OS X hacking challenge last month by gaining root control of a machine using an unpublished security vulnerability.
“The series creator says there are talks of home entertainment or miniseries continuations of the Sarah Michelle Gellar-starring series and its spin-off.”
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Have you ever hit “Send” on a text message on your mobile phone before addressing it? Ever wondered where all those lost SMS text messages go? If so, you might want to speak with Stan Bubrouski, whose cell phone has been channeling wayward text messages from across the country for years.
We still don’t have personal jetpacks, we didn’t get mayonaise in a squeezable plastic container until the year 2000, and until now, no one else has thought of this: a simple but much-needed update to the common electrical wall socket.
