"The Ghost Standard"

  
 I read a science fiction short story by William Tenn, called "The Ghost Standard."
 
There are three characters; a computer, a human, and an alien.
 
The human is named Juan Kidd.
The alien is named Tuezuzim.
 
Hmmm, do ya think William Tenn's been to a Seder or two?


 

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wholinks2me

<a href="http://www.wholinks2me.com/" title="Click here to see who's linking to my site.">Who links to my website?</a>

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Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog

http://hackedgadgets.com/
 

• Computer Hacks
• Cool Gadgets
• Crazy Hacks
• DIY Hacks

 
 ... and Insane Hacks, like this one:
 
"Have you ever been cut off by the most irresponsible driver in the world? Well what you need is a Harpoon Car Attachment to teach them a lesson. Simply ram them with the harpoon and bring them to a stop, if you still aren't satisfied release the tear gas."
 
http://hackedgadgets.com/2010/03/24/harpoon-car-attachment/


 
 

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Councilman Booted for Tending to FarmVille

News you can use:

 

(March 28) -- Anyone who plays FarmVille knows it is critical to harvest your crops on time. But maybe it's not as important as administrating the second-largest city in Bulgaria.

Dimitar Kerin was voted off a committee assignment by the Plovdiv City Council for his inability to stop tending his virtual crops on the Facebook game during meetings.

 

full @ http://www.aolnews.com/2010/03/28/councilman-booted-for-tending-to-farmville-not-committee/19415912/



 

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Fox News falls for Faux News

seen on the Fox News website 29-Mar-2010:
 

 Global Warming Activist Freezes to Death in Antarctica

Famed global warming activist James Schneider and a journalist friend were both found frozen to death on Saturday, about 90 miles from South Pole Station, by the pilot of a ski plane practicing emergency evacuation procedures.
 
"I couldn't believe what I was seeing", recounted the pilot, Jimmy Dolittle. "There were two snowmobiles with cargo sleds, a tent, and a bright orange rope that had been laid out on the ice, forming the words, 'HELP-COLD'."
 
full at http://www.thefoxnation.com/global-warming/2010/03/29/global-warming-activist-freezes-death-antarctica
 
 
The source of the story is a 2006 article on ecoEnquirer.com, a news spoof website.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/freeze.asp


 

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Last Supper Super-Size

  from USA Today:

 

Portion sizes increase in 'Last Supper' paintings

 

If your food portions seem to have grown larger over the years, you have some blessed company.

 

Two researchers analyzed the food and plate sizes in 52 of the most famous paintings of The Last Supper and found that the portion sizes in the paintings have increased dramatically over the past millennium, from years 1000 to 2000.

 

Using a computer program, they compared the size of loaves of bread, main dishes and plates to the size of the heads of the disciples and Jesus in the artwork, including Leonardo da Vinci's famous depiction of the event.

 

Findings published in April's International Journal of Obesity:  Over that 1,000-year period, the main course size increased by 69%, plate size 66% and loaves of bread 23%. The biggest increases in size came after 1500.

full @ http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/weightloss/2010-03-23-lastsupper23_ST_N.htm
 
 

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Bacon and cheesecake have an effect on the brain similar to heroin and cocaine

Bacon and cheesecake have an effect on the brain similar to heroin and cocaine: study
 
Bacon and cheesecake can alter the brain in ways similar to heroin and cocaine, according to scientists who say they have found the most compelling proof yet that high-fat foods rewire the brain and drive the development of compulsive eating

full @  http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2737117

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I got the *good stuff* here.... Thick-cut Hickory Smoked.

 

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Why is this President different from all other Presidents ?

In what the New York Times  dubs "one of the newest, most intimate, and least likely of White House traditions," a group will gather in the White House to celebrate Passover at sunset on Monday evening.
 
The "Obama Seder" began during the campaign when three low-level staffers gathered for an impromptu Seder and were surprised when Obama joined them. That one took place at the height of the bitter primary battle, and at the end of the night, Obama added his own addendum to the traditional "next year in Jerusalem" ending: "Next year in the White House!" And they did.
 
When Passover begins at sunset on Monday evening, Mr. Obama and about 20 others -- including senior officials and a few low-level staffers -- will gather for a ritual that neither the rabbinic sages nor the founding fathers would recognize.
 
In the Old Family Dining Room, under sparkling chandeliers and portraits of former first ladies, the mostly Jewish and African-American guests will recite prayers and retell the biblical story of slavery and liberation, ending with the traditional declaration "Next year in Jerusalem."
 
And if it's the same as last year, Malia and Sasha Obama will be taking on the role of Jewish children and asking the four questions about the night's purpose.
 
full @ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/28/us/politics/28seder.html
 

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/28/us/politics/28seder.html

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this guy makes Lawrence Welk look hip

Hey Kids!
It's the latest viral video sweeping the nation!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oavMtUWDBTM&feature=related

a friend commented:

No wonder the USSR went down the tubes.

I did some research, and it turns out the lyrics were not 'approved' so they did the melody in "vocalize" style, and the title stayed the same.

I still can't get it out of my head - watch out!

 

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Retreat Ceremony at the “Berlin wall of Asia”

The Wagah border often called the "Berlin wall of Asia",is a ceremonial border on India – Pakistan Border, where each evening, there is a retreat ceremony called 'lowering of the flags'.

At that time there is a very energetic and thrilling parade by the Border Security Force (B.S.F), India and the Pakistan Rangers soldiers. It may appear slightly aggressive and even hostile to foreigners, but it really is just spectacular entertainment for the crowds with grandstands having been built on both sides. Troops of each country put on quite an entertaining show in their uniforms with their colorful turbans. 

For 45 minutes every sunset they high kick, stamp, speed march and shout their way through a choreographed routine that ends in the lowering of both flags and the slamming of the border gates.

The "retreat ceremony", the traditional way to end hostilities for the day, is a lot less aggressive than it used to be - and any tension is cheered away by the baying crowd of thousands who pack the stadiums on either side every night.

video (and further info) at:

 http://www.encyclopedia.com/video/7_PzMSw6jZo-wagah-attari-border-closing-ceremony.aspx

I just saw a nature show on outlandish and intricate animal mating displays

This should have been included !

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Go, Rush, GO !

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=102672403103333&ref=nf

New Facebook Group:

Help Rush Limbaugh Remember To Leave The Country

On March 9th, 2010, Rush Limbaugh made a promise on his radio show to leave the country if the new healthcare bill passes.

Unfortunately, Rush is a very busy guy. That's where we come in. 

To help Rush with his bucket list, I suggest members of this group send him friendly reminders whenever they have a chance to help remind and encourage him to stick to his guns and help him keep the courage of his convictions.

Rush's public e-mail for his radio show is ElRushbo@eibnet.com

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Meet the Incredible Hulk of Hounds

from the UK Daily Mail:

 

Maybe they should call her a whoppet - after all, she's a whopper of a whippet.
 
This is Wendy, the dog whose appearance is a long way from the usual long, lean and sleek look of her breed.
 
She was born with a genetic defect which has left her looking like the Incredible Hulk of Hounds.
While her head, heart, lungs and legs are the size of those of a normal whippet, her gene defect means she is "double muscled".
 
She weighs 4st4lb - twice as much as she should - and has bulging neck muscles, burly shoulders and haunches like a baboon. And unlike ordinary whippets known for their lithe and narrow frame, this four-year-old pedigree doesn't just have a sixpack stomach, she has a 24-pack.
 
full atticle (and more pictures) @ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-467985/Meet-Incredible-Hulk-Hounds.html

 
(btw, 4 stone, 4 pound = 27 kilograms)

... oh, all right... 27 kilos is almost 60 lbs.

 

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My fave Passover joke

A Jewish guy decides to eat his lunch in the park.
 
He sits on a park bench next to a blind man. 
 
The Jewish guy takes two pieces of matzoh from his lunch and, feeling friendly, passes one to the man next to him.
 
The blind man holds the matzoh for a moment, then asks, "Who wrote this nonsense?"
 
   

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A Tribute to Sir Joseph Lucas

 

If you have ever owned an English car, you will understand  the appropriateness of this.

http://www.hummingbirds.net/lucas/index.html
 
 

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Lamebook – Funny Facebook Statuses, Fails, LOLs and More – The Original

http://www.lamebook.com/
 
no doubt you've seen this already, but just in case...

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Rarely Seen NYC Subway Station

City Hall  (IRT East Side Line)

 
City Hall Station · Opened 10/27/1904 · Closed 12/31/1945
http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?5:979
 
scroll down to see magnificent views of the platform
 
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from the website:
 

While the station may be closed, and very few straphangers have actually seen it, the track on which City Hall Station is located is not abandoned.

 

The #6 trains still pass through it on their way northbound, reversing direction using the loop for the journey back to the Bronx. In fact, to get to City Hall station, one must ride on an out-of-service #6 train. To get out, the motorman would key open a a single end door to allow visitors to step carefully out onto the platform.

 

First-time visitors are awe-struck at the station's huge glass and brick arches and tiling. From time to time the NY Transit Museum has tours of this station, but these have been suspended due to perceived security risks in the area around City Hall.

 

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This Day in History

Mar 23, 1775:

 

Patrick Henry declared "Give me liberty, or give me death."

 

He then added, "but I would prefer liberty."

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From Colonel to Admiral

The University of Mississippi is in the middle of a movement to replace their old mascot -- Colonel Reb -- after the school decided they wanted to update their image.

Tuesday, the students voted in favor of crowning a new mascot to represent Rebel Nation ...
 
and the favorite so far is none other than... http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/35570298

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Reroute power to the forward shields !

A space-age "force field" capable of protecting armoured vehicles and tanks by repelling incoming fire is being developed by British military scientists.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7487740/Star-Trek-style-force-field-armour-being-developed-by-military-scientists.html

 

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found on the web

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a playful alternative to more clinical approaches

 http://www.theluxuryspot.com/2010/03/09/lessons-in-fingering/

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NY Times: I Need to Vent. Hello, Facebook

 WHAT is the sound of an awkward silence on Facebook?
 
If you have to ask, then you probably don't have friends like James Gower and Ashley Andrews, high school sweethearts from Spring, Tex., who are both 22 and engaged to be married this May.

Mr. Gower, a master of the passive-aggressive status update, lobbed this one in January: "How is it my birthday is only one day, but my woman's last a whole damn week?"
 
Ms. Andrews, seemingly not one to watch a ball go by, took a full swing with this comment: "GET OVER IT!!! UGH!!!!!!"
 
Mr. Gower replied by calling his fiancée a name that can't be printed here, until the exchange became the social networking equivalent of shattered china at a dinner party.
 
Eventually, Skyler Hurt, 22, a friend and a bridesmaid, intervened: "Hey, you guys know we can still see this right ...?"
 
 
full at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/fashion/18facebook.html


 

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: Garfield Minus Garfield

I sent my friend Brian the site for the Garfield Randomizer, and he replied with this site:

 

 Garfield Minus Garfield is a site dedicated to removing Garfield from the Garfield comic strips in order to reveal the existential angst of a certain young Mr. Jon Arbuckle. 

 

It is a journey deep into the mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness and depression in a quiet American suburb.

 

http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/
 

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All-New Shel Silverstein Poetry Collection Due in 2011

All-New Shel Silverstein Poetry Collection Due in 2011

HarperCollins publishes second posthumous work

By Sally Lodge -- Publishers Weekly, 3/18/2010 3:51:00 PM

 

HarperCollins Children's Books has announced the fall 2011 release of a collection of never-before published Shel Silverstein poems and illustrations.

 

Not yet titled, the book will share the same format as the late author's previous poetry collections, Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Falling Up.

 

These and other children's books by Silverstein, who died in 1999, have sold more than 25 million hardcover copies in the U.S. alone and have been translated into more than 30 languages.

 

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/453494-All_New_Shel_Silverstein_Poetry_Collection_Due_in_2011.php

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Jonesing for Facebook

Nearly half of Internet users check for or post updates to Twitter and Facebook after they have already gotten themselves tucked into bed, during the night, or first thing when they wake up, according to a new report from Retrevo.

The study asked more than a thousand Internet users about their own behaviors when it came to social media and gadget usage, and discovered that many of us are just flat out addicted.

According to Retrevo, 55 percent of users over the age of 25 must check Facebook at least once a day. That's not that freakish—yet.
 
Eleven percent said they can't even go more than a couple of hours before popping onto their favorite social network, and when users under 25 are taken into consideration, that number went up to 18 percent.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/03/net-addiction-to-a-new-level-users-update-from-bed-dinner.ars

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The Garfield Randomizer

from my friend John:

You've been far too productive lately.  This should fix that:

 

The Garfield Randomizer

 

It pulls three random panels from the library of Garfield comic strips

 Most resulting strips are at least as funny as the actual Garfield strips

 

The random juxtapositions can create the appearance of comedic sequences (see attached)
And sometimes they are simply Zen-like in their approach to comedy
("Grasshopper, only when you are not funny can you truly be funny")

 

 

 

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new twist to internet meme

Video of Cat playing Piano ?   Seen it.

 

Video of Cat jumping on Vintage Synthesizers ?   Different...

 

http://www.synthgear.com/2010/video/cats-vintage-synths/

 

 

 

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OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg Machine version

New video from the same band that brought you the Treadmill Dance.

stay with it; the fun begins about a minute into the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w&feature=player_embedded

 

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Record grooves under an electron microscope

 http://www.synthgear.com/2010/audio-gear/record-grooves-electron-microscope/

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Abe as Abe

By Frank Fitzpatrick

Inquirer Staff Writer

 

If the 76ers' management had done a little more homework before it hired Roy Rubin in 1972-73, it might have had second thoughts.

 

That's because the little-known coach who guided the 76ers to a 4-47 record before getting fired had just six weeks earlier coproduced a Broadway flop that featured a piece of casting almost as unlikely as his own in Philadelphia: 

 

Abe Vigoda as Abe Lincoln.

 

 

full at http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/87745187.html

 

 

 

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Interesting Drug Delivery Method

Lilly Buys Rights To Underarm Testosterone Lotion.

Bloomberg News (3/16, Waters, Bennett) reports Eli Lilly & Co. "bought exclusive rights from Australia's Acrux Ltd. to an underarm testosterone lotion called Axiron for men with limited sex drive due to low levels of the hormone."

 

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=auItk_vAH4Cs

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OH NO ! He's got a jar of Peanut Butter !

Slouched against the lectern at the 25th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, a shirtless Iggy Pop snarled, "I am the world's forgotten boy."

No more. After years of being named finalists to enter the hall of fame, then getting outvoted, the Stooges were finally inducted this year, in an event held at the Waldorf-Astoria on Monday night and telecast on the Fuse cable channel.
 
"After the seventh time" the Stooges were nominated, said the band's guitarist, James Williamson, in his acceptance speech, "we were beginning to think we would have to take pride in not getting in."

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/arts/music/16rock.html
 
 
Peanut butter?  see: http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2005/07/iggy_pop_video_.html

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FW: new toy

 from my friend John:
 
 

 

        Tickle-Me Massa

 

 

 

 

 

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US Court Rules Thimerosal Does Not Cause Autism.

 

US Court Rules Thimerosal Does Not Cause Autism.

 

The New York Times (3/13, A11, McNeil) reported, "In a further blow to the antivaccine movement, three judges ruled Friday in three separate cases that thimerosal, a preservative containing mercury, does not cause autism."

The rulings "are the second step in the Omnibus Autism Proceeding begun in 2002 in the United States Court of Federal Claims," which "combines the cases of 5,000 families with autistic children seeking compensation from the federal vaccine injury fund." The fund pays "families of children hurt by vaccines," but it "has never accepted that vaccines cause autism."
 
        The Los Angeles Times (3/13, Maugh, Zajac) reported, "The cases that three judges, called special masters, chose to rule on as test cases were considered among the strongest, so the outlook appears grim for others making the same claim." In one case, Special Master Denise K. Vowell wrote that "petitioners propose effects from mercury in [vaccines] that do not resemble mercury's known effects in the brain, either behaviorally or at the cellular level."
 
        "The cases had been divided into three theories about a vaccine-autism relationship for the court to consider," the AP (3/13, Schmid) reported. The court previously "rejected a theory that thimerasol can cause autism when combined with the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine," and "a theory that certain vaccines alone cause autism." But, Friday's "ruling doesn't necessarily mean an end to the dispute...with appeals to other courts available." Reuters (3/13, Fox) and AFP (3/13) also covered the story.

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Actor Peter Graves Dead at 83

Actor Peter Graves, best known as the host of the Biography series and a star of television's Mission: Impossible, died Sunday. Graves, 83, died of a heart attack in his California home. "

 

"Born Peter Aurness in Minneapolis, the blond, 6-foot-2 Mr. Graves served in the Army Air Forces in 1944 and '45, studied drama at the University of Minnesota under the G.I. Bill of Rights and played the clarinet in local bands before following his older brother, James Arness, to Hollywood," the New York Times reported.

 

He found success there, going on to star in a number of films, from the Western The Yellow Tomahawk to the science-fiction movie Killers From Space. Transitioning to television, Graves' credits include Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Fantasy Island, 7th Heaven and many more. He won an Emmy and a Golden Globe over the course of his career

 
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Global Atheist Convention

  BBC News - Atheists meet in Melbourne to celebrate lack of faith

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8563583.stm

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At last, a meeting I can believe in.
... Oh, wait... 
 
 
 

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Friday Funny

 

"Anyone with needs to be prayed over, come forward to the front at the altar," the Preacher said.

 

Dave gets in line, and when it's his turn, the preacher asks, "Dave, what do you want me to pray about for you?"

 

Dave replies, "Preacher, I need you to pray for help with my hearing."

 

The preacher puts one finger in Dave's ear, and he places the other hand on top of Dave's head and prays and prays and prays.  He prays a blue streak, and the whole congregation joins in with enthusiasm.

 

After a few minutes, the Preacher removes his hands, stands back and asks, "Dave, how is your hearing now?"

 

Dave says, "I don't know, Reverend. It ain't 'til next Wednesday."

 

 

 

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Palin Campaign Poster

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Potrzebie System of Weights and Measures

Courtesy of MAD magazine...
 
 

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A new toy to play with - News as a 'social' network

http://slatest.slate.com/features/news_dots/default.htm

News Dots: The Day's Events as a Social Network

An interactive map of how every story in the news is related, updated daily.

Like Kevin Bacon's co-stars, topics in the news are all connected by degrees of separation.
 
To examine how every story fits together, News Dots visualizes the most recent topics in the news as a giant social network. Subjects—represented by the circles below—are connected to one another if they appear together in at least two stories, and the size of the dot is proportional to the total number of times the subject is mentioned.
 
To use this interactive tool, just click on a circle to see which stories mention that topic and which other topics it connects to in the network. Double click a dot to zoom in on it. From there, you can click on any connected dot to see which stories mention both subjects. To zoom out, just double click in white space or use the zoom out button in the upper left corner. The buttons in the upper right can toggle the emphasis between the importance of a subject and how recently it has appeared on the radar.

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A new toy to play with - News as a 'social' network

http://slatest.slate.com/features/news_dots/default.htm

News Dots: The Day's Events as a Social Network

An interactive map of how every story in the news is related, updated daily.


 

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Google Maps Adds Bike-Friendly Features

 Google Maps, a popular feature offered by the Internet search giant, currently offers directions for car travel, walking, and public transportation. Starting on Wednesday, the service will add bicycling directions at maps.google.com/biking for 150 different cities around the United States.
 
"Several online bike-trip sites already exist," the Chicago Tribune reported. "But bicycling advocates hope Google's entrance in the market benefits not only individual riders. ... One goal is to make it easier for non- or infrequent cyclists to access the service, thereby promoting more bicycling." Plus, Google reaches a far wider audience.
 
And, the site's advanced algorithm will calculate riding time based on a number of factors, including length, fatigue and changes in elevation. It will map out recommended turn-by-turn routes, but also highlight existing bike trails, on-street lanes and more. "The Google bike-trip planner will not immediately by available on cell phones, and other wireless devices, but company officials said they are working on a mobile application so that cyclists can look up directions while on their bikes," the Tribune reported.
 

Read original story in The Chicago Tribune | Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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saw a commercial for Kraft cheese singles. "Made with milk!" they said. Hmmm, shouldn't that be "Made FROM milk?"

 

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A Tale of Two Airplanes

A C-130 was lumbering along when a cocky F-16 flashed by.  The jet jockey decided to show off.  

 

The fighter jock told the C-130 pilot,"Watch this!" and promptly went into a barrel roll followed by a steep climb. He then finished with a sonic boom as he broke the sound barrier. The F-16 pilot asked the C-130 pilot what he thought of that.

 

The C-130 pilot said, "That was impressive, but watch this!"  The C-130 droned along for about 5 minutes and then the C-130 pilot came back on and said: "What did you think of that?" 
 
Puzzled, the F-16 pilot asked, "What the heck did you do?" 

 

The C-130 pilot chuckled. "I stood up, stretched my legs, walked to the back, took a leak, then got a cup of coffee and a cinnamon roll."

 

 

 The moral of the story is....
When you are young and foolish - speed and flash may seem a good thing.
When you get older and smarter - comfort and dull ain't so bad.

  

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On a personal note:

I used to feel bad about not being the F-16 that I once was, when I hung out in the city and frequented restaurants, clubs, and bars.

 

These days, if you look for me in those old haunts, I'm not there.

So, I guess I'm a Stealth Fighter.
 

 

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RE: How twins are made.

 

An Uber-Nerd friend of mine suggested that the baby's shirts should say...

 

   Cntl-C  and  Cntl-V

 

 

 

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How twins are made.

 

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The first rule of the IDF is we don't talk about the IDF

 http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=170156

 

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IE users: Refrain from pressing the F1 key when prompted by a website.

According to US-CERT, this one's real.
http://www.us-cert.gov/current/

Microsoft Releases Security Advisory to Address VBScript Vulnerability

added March 2, 2010 at 08:36 am

 

Microsoft has released a security advisory to address a vulnerability in VBScript. The advisory indicates that this vulnerability exists in the way that VBScript interacts with Windows Help files when using Internet Explorer.
 
By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (web page, HTML email, or email attachment) with Internet Explorer and to press the F1 key, an attacker could run arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to do the following to help mitigate the risks:

• Review Microsoft Security Advisory 981169.
• Review the Microsoft Security Research & Defense blog entry regarding this issue.
• Review US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#612021.
• Refrain from pressing the F1 key when prompted by a website.
• Restrict access to the Windows Help System.

 

US-CERT will provide additional information as it becomes available.

 
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US-CERT: United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team
 
US-CERT is charged with providing response support and defense against cyber attacks for the Federal Civil Executive Branch (.gov) and information sharing and collaboration with state and local government, industry and international partners.

 

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IE users: Refrain from pressing the F1 key when prompted by a website.

According to US-CERT, this one's real.
http://www.us-cert.gov/current/

Microsoft Releases Security Advisory to Address VBScript Vulnerability

added March 2, 2010 at 08:36 am

 

Microsoft has released a security advisory to address a vulnerability in VBScript. The advisory indicates that this vulnerability exists in the way that VBScript interacts with Windows Help files when using Internet Explorer.
 
By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (web page, HTML email, or email attachment) with Internet Explorer and to press the F1 key, an attacker could run arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to do the following to help mitigate the risks:

• Review Microsoft Security Advisory 981169.
• Review the Microsoft Security Research & Defense blog entry regarding this issue.
• Review US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#612021.
• Refrain from pressing the F1 key when prompted by a website.
• Restrict access to the Windows Help System.

 

US-CERT will provide additional information as it becomes available.

 
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US-CERT: United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team
 
US-CERT is charged with providing response support and defense against cyber attacks for the Federal Civil Executive Branch (.gov) and information sharing and collaboration with state and local government, industry and international partners.

 

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What's your Snow Style ?

 
How do YOU handle SNOW ?
 
For example, when shoveling a walk, which technique do you use ?

• The Single File  ?
• The Hard-Packed Trail ?
• or the Oh, Go Walk In The Street ?

 
the article features similar analysis of Parking Spaces and Icicle Formations
 
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10059/1039223-53.stm
 
 

 

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Everything must GO !!!

News Item from The Guardian:

 
Greece should sell islands to keep bankruptcy at bay, say German MPs

• Firesale of Greek islands, Acropolis and Parthenon suggested

  

 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/04/greece-sell-islands-german-mps

 

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Daddy, where do airplanes go when they die ?

 
Dubbed The Boneyard, but officially known as the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) facility, this sprawling US airbase is reputed to be the world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

4 square miles of airplanes.

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/americas/8530165.stm

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The Hormone Guide

The  Hormone Guide  

Women will understand this    Men should memorize it

 

Every woman knows that there are days when all a man has to do is open his mouth and he takes his life in his hands.   This is a handy guide that should be carried like a driver's license in the wallet of every husband, boyfriend, co-worker or significant other.

 

 

 

DANGEROUS	SAFER	SAFEST	ULTRA  SAFE
What's for   dinner?	Can I help you   with dinner?	Where would you like to go for dinner?	Here, have some wine.
Are you   wearing that?	You sure   look good in brown!	WOW! Look at you!	Here, have some wine
What are you   so worked up about?	Could we be   Overreacting?	Here's my paycheck.	Here, have some wine.
Should you be   eating that?	You know, there are a lot of apples left.	Can I get you a piece  of chocolate with that?	Here, have some wine.
What did you   DO all day?	I hope you didn't   over-do it today.	I've always loved you in that robe!	Here, have some wine.

 

 

 

 

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