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Friday, June 24, 2005

Blues Brothers 25 years later

It's been 25 years since Jake and Elwood went on their "mission from God." The Chicago Sun-Times has a nice retrospective of the movie. This is one of those movies I watch whenever I get a chance. If anything, the best thing about the movie is that it introduced me to music I never really heard. I... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 20, 2005

Question about email

Every now and then I get an email for someone who has the same name as me. Mostly the email is from his family. I seem to have beaten him to a gmail account and they just assume the address would be his. We have a fairly uncommon last name and different heritages. My family background is Italian,... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 13, 2005

Killer Cow Arrested

Early on TerpGirl wrote a post about the Fighting Cows of Switzerland. It seems that now it's gotten out of hand. A cow in Nigeria killed a bus driver and was arrested. This brings the question of how do you cuff a cow? And who cleans up after the trial? More and more livestock seems to be having... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 12, 2005

Christina Aguilera helps in the war against terror

The DrudgeReport states that Christina Aguilera music is used at torture against the prisoners in Gitmo. I say if we have to put up with it they should too. Is this a good thing to have your music used to torture people? Do the guards get earplugs? How does Brittany Spears feel knowing that her... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 11, 2005

Singing Trash Bins and Park Benches

An artist in Cambridge England has placed 6 parkbenches and 6 trash bins that will move around and interact in a park. The benches and bins each have distinct personalities and will travel around the park. Their personalities will grow and there is the possibility that a bench and a bin will decide... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 9, 2005

Interesting Headline

The headline reads Nude Beach Flasher Touching Women Sunbathers. First I want to say it's scary that he is touching women now. But how does he flash at a nude beach. Somehow the mechanics of this seems off. The police say this guy had been classified as a nuisance before this. I just think they... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 8, 2005

Useless info

I just got an email from Amazon with tracking info on my latest order. They are being shipped by the post office. The tracking info states that the package location is the US. No further detail. I like how they pinpointed this for me. Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 7, 2005

80 year old madam arrested

Only in New Jersey. An 80 year old madam was arrested for running an escort service. The madam uses a walker and oxygen tank. The good news is she is not expected to do time for this. The article states that she "was charged with sending escorts to meet men depending on the clients' preferences and... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 6, 2005

Real Life Pacman

In Singapore the game PacMan is being taken out of the arcade and being put in the streets where it belongs. All you need is a wearable computer, headsets, and goggles. Don't forget the blue-tooth sugar jars and 4 friends to play as the ghosts. I can see walking through downtown Baltimore now with... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 5, 2005

Stores are analysing our taste in music.

New companies are breaking down music to understand why people like the music that they like. Then they can suggest more music for us to buy. This is unlike Amazon which suggests things bases on what has been purchased by others. One thing that struck me in this article is that people undergo weeks... Sign in to see full entry.

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