By staff writers
April 27, 2007 12:30pmSheep sold as poodles in scam, report claims
Couple alarmed to learn their dog had hooves
Killjoy bloggers say yarn is just an urban mythTHOUSANDS of Japanese pet owners were swindled into buying half-price “poodles” that were actually sheep, it was reported today.
It wasn’t until a film star appeared on a talk-show program and wondered why her new poodle wouldn’t bark that the swindle was uncovered, the story said.
Author: Nate
Morons of DRM
iPod, iTunes Cited in Cease and Desist For Apple
Accordingly, MRT has filed Cease and Desist letters against Apple, Microsoft, Adobe and Real to stop production or sale of products that infringe on the DMCA.
MRT’s X1 SeCure Recording Control has proven effective against stream ripping, the company said in a statement, and these companies have been “actively avoiding the use of MRT’s technologies.”
“Buy our technology or we’ll sue you.” Bunch of right wankers!
Worst recipe ever
At lunch today, we were discussing food items abd I came up with an outline for what is to my own taste the grossest recipe ever, and yet something that many people would happily eat. As such, without further ado:
Shellfish salad (mayonaise-based) with eggplant and mushroom
If you really want to gross me out, somehow add organ meats to it but it’s hard to imagine anyone eating it then.
“is made out of 96% post-consumer organic soybean sputum, and thus, actually helps the environment.”
Google’s 2007 April Fools joke: Introducing Gmail Paper
Make sure to click on “Learn more about Gmail Paper”
`Illegal drugs can be “harmless” and should no longer be “demonised”‘
British report: Drugs may not be all that bad.
In other news: Pinochet and Franco are still dead.
Illegal drugs can be harmless, report says
Thursday March 8, 2007
Illegal drugs can be “harmless” and should no longer be “demonised”, a wide-ranging two-year study concluded today.The report said Britain’s drug laws were “not fit for purpose” and should be torn up in favour of a system which recognised that drinking and smoking could cause more harm.
(To make my own opinion perfectly clear: I am in favor of decriminalization of most drugs. Go Britain!)
Photo of the day: Ducks.
The ducks were being frisky recently when Marie fed them, and I got a few photos. The one in the middle with the darker color and the white neck we’ve nicknamed “runty” as Marie thought he was skinny. I dunno about that, but he’s one of the few who are individually recognizable.
(PS, I’m not sure why the thumbnails are so small now!)
“A Brand New Car”
The Acura being paid off recent, and the Van getting on my nerves significantly, we’ve ended up getting a new car. We picked it up today; it’s a very nice Subaru Outback.
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“There can be only one!”
Sword Fight Ensues After S.C. Break-In
A man toting a 3-foot sword apparently met his match when he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment: The woman’s roommate grabbed a sword of his own and sliced the intruder, police said.
No further comment.
Second Life: a pet rock for the new millenium, revisited.
Go check out “http://www.getafirstlife.com/“.
Via Russ on the [Geeks] list at work.
See also the original post Second Life: a pet rock for the new millenium.
Old news, but too weird not to share.
Fisher Island millionaire Bruce McMahan loved his daughter so much, he married her.
Published: September 28, 2006A secret sexual relationship with his daughter was not enough.
There had to be a wedding.
It gets worse from there. Much worse, and funny as hell (for us safely uninvolved 3rd parties.)
What is wrong with for-profit healthcare? The basic premise.
A great diary on the US health care problem on DailyKos: For-profit healthcare: The ultimate triumph of insanity
(I’m going to skip to the punchline)
Let me end by explaining what in Wall Street speak an “improved” medical-loss ratio means for you and me.
The medical-loss ratio is improved for them by cutting the amount of premium revenues spent on patient care for us. Every dollar that is spent on our healthcare goes against the bottom line. It is bad for Aetna and bad for Wall Street when money is spent on our healthcare.
To the for-profit insurance industry, are not human beings. We are losses. We are not Americans. We are not patients. We are not sick people. Your life and mine are losses.
This system is beyond redemption and beyond repair.
Go read the whole thing.
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I am:
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