September 2007
U.S. government fast approaching its current...
And YOU, your children, and grandchildren are going to pay it back for them unless we do something! They are selling us out with money that doesn’t exist. They take the short way out and make the next 5 generations pay for it. Cut up those F$%# credit cards already Washington!!! (Vote Ron Paul) (via News dugg by marszau)
1,000 Attempt Citizen's Arrest Of Bush →
As George Bush made his appearance and speech today at the United Nations in NYC, 1,000 people issued a citizen’s arrest warrant against him for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The day began with twelve separate feeder marches converging from across the city, consisting of perhaps several hundred protesters. The people carried 20 large coffins with them and marched from all five...
How to Reboot Your Lungs
A quick lesson in vacuuming the lungs… (via News dugg by marszau)
Binge 'led to 4 week hangover' →
It may be the longest hangover in the history of binge beer drinking. When a 37-year old man walked into a hospital emergency room in Glasgow, Scotland last October complaining of “wavy” vision and a non-stop headache that had lasted four weeks, doctors were at first stumped, the British journal The Lancet reported today.
Teenager survives ride in wing of a Boeing-737 →
A 15-YEAR-old Russian boy suffered acute frostbite after riding the wing of a Boeing-737 plane on a 1300km two-hour flight. With temperatures hitting minus 50C and the plane at a cruising speed of 900km/h, the teenager Andrei Shcherbakov collapsed onto the tarmac when the plane landed. He had clung on for the entire flight from Perm in Russia’s Ural region to Vnukova Airport in Moscow. His...
Terrorism greater threat than climate: Howard →
PRIME Minister John Howard says terrorism is a far more immediate threat to national security than climate change. In a speech to a criminology conference on Monday, Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty said climate change was the greatest national security risk because of the threat of water and food shortages and an influx of refugees. Mr Howard today rejected the claims and said...
Demonoid Shut Down by the CRIA? →
Demonoid.com, one of the most popular BitTorrent trackers has allegedly been taken offline by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA). Both the tracker and the website have been unresponsive for nearly 24 hours now.
Burma clashes kill three →
At least three monks were killed in clashes with Burma’s security forces who cracked down on anti-government protests in Rangoon, two officials told AFP. “According to the information that we received, at least three monks were killed,” one Burmese official told AFP on condition of anonymity. One monk was killed when a gun went off as he tried to wrestle the weapon away from a...
Cory Doctorow imagines a world in which Google is... →
Google controls your e-mail, your videos, your calendar, your searches… What if it controlled your life?
Germs taken to space come back deadlier →
The germ: Salmonella, best known as a culprit of food poisoning. The trip: Space Shuttle STS-115, September 2006. The reason: Scientists wanted to see how space travel affects germs, so they took some along — carefully wrapped — for the ride. The result: Mice fed the space germs were three times more likely to get sick and died quicker than others fed identical germs that had remained behind on...
Clever plants chat over their own network
Recent research reveals that plants have their own chat systems that they can use to warn each other. Therefore plants are not boring and passive organisms that just stand there waiting to be cut off or eaten up. Many plants form internal communications networks and are able to exchange information efficiently. (via News dugg by marszau)
The top 10 hand gestures you’d better get right
From the thumbs up (“screw yourself” in Latin America and West Africa) to the ever-popular middle finger, this definitive list will certainly come in handy (get it?) if you want to avoid making an international-scale fool of yourself. (via News dugg by marszau)
Caffeine Facts
What is America’s favorite drug? You guessed it - caffeine. We use more caffeine than all other drugs - legal or illegal - combined. Want to know what the stuff is doing to you? Here’s a quick overview (via News dugg by marszau)
Parallel universes exist - study
Parallel universes really do exist, according to a mathematical discovery by Oxford scientists described by one expert as “one of the most important developments in the history of science”. (via News dugg by marszau)
French mime artist dead at 84. →
The world’s best-known mime artist, Marcel Marceau, has died at the age of 84. For decades, Marceau epitomised his silent art, eliciting laughter and tears from audiences around the globe. His comic and tragic sketches appealed on a universal level, with each audience interpreting his performance in its own way. “Mime, like music, knows neither borders nor nationalities,” he once...
More Proof That Cheney Is In Charge: He Mulled...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney had at one point considered asking Israel to launch limited missile strikes at an Iranian nuclear site to provoke a retaliation, Newsweek magazine reported on Sunday. (via News dugg by marszau)
Rice Field Art in Japan. (PICS)
Every year, farmers in the rural town Inakadate, Japan creates rice field art by using red rice in with their regular rice in special patterns. A few others fields in rural Japan also followed the trend of this beautiful rice field art. True art, with progression from planting to plant maturity. (via News dugg by marszau)
The Canadian Dollar is Officially Worth More than...
Not since decades ago has the Canadian dollar been worth more than the American Dollar, a sign of changing times? More like a sign that Bush is failing America. (via News dugg by marszau)
Bush to grant himself and entire administration...
Bush tries to grant himself and entire administration immunity for war crimes dating back to 9/11/01 (Prisoner abuse, torture, illegal acts). Hidden in Senate Bill. The little friggin weasel, (via News dugg by marszau)
Red lights dim in Amsterdam brothels →
ABOUT a third of Amsterdam’s red-lit windows for prostitutes will disappear from the city centre as one of the main brothel owners is set to sell his empire to a real estate company. A housing company would buy 18 premises, currently featuring 51 windows, for about €25 million ($40 million), Amsterdam city council said. Last November, the city revoked the trading licences of 33 brothels...
Arson attack at Kirribilli House →
A MAN has been arrested after a flaming shoulder bag was thrown over the fence of the Prime Minister’s Sydney residence, Kirribilli House. Local police were called at 11.48am (AEST) after the man allegedly ignited the woven cotten bag and threw it over the gate, a NSW police spokeswoman said. The fire was extinguished by AFP protective services personnel who detained the man, reportedly aged...
Hackers Smack Anti-Piracy Firm MediaDefender Again... →
Hackers are taking credit for at least three breaches at anti-piracy firm MediaDefender. The newly revealed attacks threaten to turn what started as an embarrassing e-mail leak into a full-blown security meltdown for the company. The revelations began Saturday, when more than 6,000 internal company e-mails were exposed in a 700-megabyte BitTorrent download. A note from the hackers that accompanied...
More Buck For Your Bang
Kent Valentine asks why is the government paying everyone to have sex? (via News dugg by marszau)
Elemance - Perfect for a Jumper (CC Exclusive Mix...
Download Just Added @ Crystal Clouds: Elemance - Perfect for a Jumper (CC Exclusive Mix Ep.4) Feedback Thread | DJ Homepage Tracklist 01. Trentemoller - Le Champagne (Original Mix ) 02. Hi Fashion - Whatcha Gonna Do feat. Maria Lawson (Tune Brothers Dub Mix) 03. Deadmau5 - Not Exactly (Original Mix) 04. Solead - Lay Down (Tegma Remix) 05. Muzikjunki - Breathless feat. Ace (Vocal Mix) 06. Mari...
August 2007
Away in the USA
back in a few weeks…. stay tuned…
Watchdog presses ISPs to clamp down on illegal net... →
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft is pressing ahead with its proposal to have internet service providers send warning notices to customers who have been identified as illegal downloaders, and disconnect the services of repeat offenders. It has the support of the music industry, represented by the Australia Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and Music Industry Piracy...
The Top 20 Most Bizarre Experiments of All Time →