Al Jazeera International has yet to find a U.S. TV distributor for the English-language network it plans to introduce in two months. Known worldwide for its Arabic news station, Al Jazeera has been seeking an American cable, satellite or telecommunications … Continue reading
Dell is run by idiots. Most of us know this. Some of us cope, some of us don’t do business with them at all. For my personal needs, I get most of my stuff from them. For my business needs, … Continue reading
If I hear one more word about SXSW from some assbag who thinks that their mere presence there makes them cool or important, I’m going to fricking scream. Going to a blogging conference / music conference / party / kegger … Continue reading
Oh sure, you all know who she is. Annah Boyer was the woman who laid into me like some whipping boy because I dared call LifeGem, the company that turns dead people into jewelry, ghoulish… Anyway, she had the stones … Continue reading
For years, Howard Stern has puffed out his chest and defiantly claimed that he feared no one in the radio business, and would openly challenge anyone on the air because he believed in free speech. Due to his fining by … Continue reading
For all the chest-pounding bravado that Howard Stern and his fans have been throwing around, you’d think Sirius would be rolling in dough right now. Somehow, though, shareholders seem nonplussed. Today, Sirius closed at $4.45, $0.03 above its 52-week low. … Continue reading
My dad snapped this one of me and the boys on Christmas day. Notice the ever-present Jerry and his brother taking full advantage of a stationary object.
Jerry as a kitten… It’s weird how his death has actually hurt me more than Bootsie’s, who we had for almost 18 years. Maybe it’s because he was so young, or because it was so sudden. I don’t know… I … Continue reading
One of my parents’ new kittens, Jerry, had to be put down. He had an incident biting an electrical cord back in November which left a scab on his brain that did neurological damage that progressed as he got older. … Continue reading
Lovers found nude, dead in Queens car BY MADISON J. GRAY, VERONIKA BELENKAYA and ROBERT F. MOORE DAILY NEWS WRITERS A naked woman and man with his pants down were found dead in a car in a Queens garage yesterday, … Continue reading
Yet again proving how perceptive Scott Adams is.
Windows users will not be booting Vista on their shiny new Intel-based Macs (although God knows why you’d want to anyway) anytime soon… Speaking at Intel Developer Forum San Francisco, Microsoft development manager, Andrew Ritz, also revealed that there will … Continue reading
Poor Bill… [tags]geeky, computers, 3 finger salute[/tags]
The President is miffed. WASHINGTON – President Bush said Friday he was troubled by the political storm that forced the reversal of a deal allowing a company in Dubai to take over take over operations of six American ports, saying … Continue reading
Today, Dubai Ports World has agreed to handover control of the ports it was about to obtain to an American company, ending one of the dumbest moves our government has ever made. This isn’t really about the UAE controlling ports, … Continue reading
Proof positive that people don’t treat Christianity with the same reverence they treat Islam with (click to embiggen): Now, let’s think about this. Aside from the fact that you won’t see Christians charging the school and beheading students, let’s make … Continue reading
Police Officer Delayed Red Traffic Signal To Check Tags By VALERIE KALFRIN vkalfrin@tampatrib.com Published: Mar 8, 2006 TAMPA – A Tampa police sergeant awaiting discipline in four internal investigations may have violated motorists’ Fourth Amendment rights by manipulating traffic signals … Continue reading
Newest terror foe may hide in your MetroCard machine Daily News Exclusive BY PETE DONOHUE DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Two companies have developed metrocard machines that will be able to detect riders who have recently handled explosives. This vending machine … Continue reading
From My Way News: WASHINGTON (AP) – In a congressional election-year repudiation of President Bush, a House panel dominated by Republicans voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to block a Dubai-owned firm from taking control of some U.S port operations. Democrats clamored for … Continue reading