Archive for November, 2003
Project Echelon?
Monday, November 17th, 2003Wow, this is pretty old, I wonder what is new with any of this. Very interesting. Link courtesy of karl at WordSoup.
Q - What is Project ECHELON?
ECHELON is the term popularly used for an automated global interception and relay system operated by the intelligence agencies in five nations: the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, [...]
Wal-Mart, the bad guy.
Monday, November 17th, 2003Wal-Mart. Evil? Yes. Cheap? Yes. Wal-Mart is kinda like a big mafia to its suppliers, but hey, at least we pay the cheapest possible price, right?
The giant retailer’s low prices often come with a high cost. Wal-Mart’s relentless pressure can crush the companies it does business with and force them to send jobs overseas. Are [...]
Babies get brand names
Friday, November 14th, 2003People naming their kids after brand names?
Speaking of which, I was at a fried chicken fast food place last week, and the order taker’s name was ‘America’.
Americans are increasingly turning to the world of popular culture to name their children, a study has found.
Read More : BBC NEWS | World | Americas | US babies [...]
Ritz Digital Cams Hacked
Thursday, November 13th, 2003As seen on slashdot, RevJim, has hacked the Ritz Point and shoot one time use digital camera!
Time to buy one and see what it can do.
Truck/Train Wreck
Monday, November 10th, 2003A truck got hit by a train today while sitting on the tracks!
Nobody was hurt luckily. While listening to the driver talk to the local news channel, I picked up that he was sitting on the tracks and didn’t hear the train horn or the bells and lights. Crazy truck drivers.
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80’s Lyrics Quiz
Monday, November 3rd, 2003Got this link from Kev’s Website. It’s an 80’s lyrics quiz. I got a 62. Shoulda been a lot higher if i wasnt so dumb.
Check it out HERE.
Crazy Bitons Run
Monday, November 3rd, 2003Two British adventurers accomplished what seems impossible. They ran seven marathons in seven days on six continents, finishing up in New York on Sunday. Sir Ranulph Fiennes and longtime expedition partner Mike Stroud crossed the New York City Marathon finish line in 5 hours, 25 minutes, 46 seconds, ending their weeklong journey.
Read More : Britons [...]
26 Things #2
Sunday, November 2nd, 2003Cool! The new 26things project started! Time to get started now, before I get stuck doing it in the last 4 days like last time.
26 Things is a fun photographic game - no winners list, no prizes handed out. On a given date, 26 items are posted on the website and participants set out to [...]








