"The demonstration conducted by Professor of Engineering Susumu Tachi is an early stage of his research that he hopes will eventually render camouflaged objects virtually transparent by wearing an optical device."
Friday, February 07, 2003
Now you see him ... Japan's invisible man
"The demonstration conducted by Professor of Engineering Susumu Tachi is an early stage of his research that he hopes will eventually render camouflaged objects virtually transparent by wearing an optical device."
"The demonstration conducted by Professor of Engineering Susumu Tachi is an early stage of his research that he hopes will eventually render camouflaged objects virtually transparent by wearing an optical device."
Dell saying bye to floppy disk drives
"When we would ask the question to people 'do you need a floppy,' the answer to that question would be yes," he said.
"But when we asked them how long it had been since they used it, they would say six months, a year. Many couldn't remember the last time they used the floppy drive."
"When we would ask the question to people 'do you need a floppy,' the answer to that question would be yes," he said.
"But when we asked them how long it had been since they used it, they would say six months, a year. Many couldn't remember the last time they used the floppy drive."
Indivisible in Pa.? Not exactly
"Under a state law that takes effect today, almost every student in Pennsylvania - from preschool through high school, in schools public and private - must face the Stars and Stripes each school day and say the pledge or sing the national anthem."
"Under a state law that takes effect today, almost every student in Pennsylvania - from preschool through high school, in schools public and private - must face the Stars and Stripes each school day and say the pledge or sing the national anthem."
BBC NEWS | Programmes | Newsnight | Transcript of Blair's Iraq interview
"I would say to you Prime Minister that the war is to get rid of a despotic dictator who has no real democratic mandate, who's very destabilising, who commits human rights violations. Is Mr. Bush next perhaps?"
"I would say to you Prime Minister that the war is to get rid of a despotic dictator who has no real democratic mandate, who's very destabilising, who commits human rights violations. Is Mr. Bush next perhaps?"
Why Spy? - Using Spy Software at Corporations
"If you don't want your people missing work to take care of personal business, maybe it would be better to let them take care of some of that business at work."
"If you don't want your people missing work to take care of personal business, maybe it would be better to let them take care of some of that business at work."
Thursday, February 06, 2003
Downing St dossier plagiarised
"On Monday, the day before the US Secretary of State, Colin Powell addressed the UN, Downing Street published its latest paper on Iraq. It gives the impression of being an up to the minute intelligence-based analysis - and Mr Powell was fulsome in his praise."
- NOT on CNN of course.
"On Monday, the day before the US Secretary of State, Colin Powell addressed the UN, Downing Street published its latest paper on Iraq. It gives the impression of being an up to the minute intelligence-based analysis - and Mr Powell was fulsome in his praise."
- NOT on CNN of course.
'Madness of George Dubya' a UK hit
"Throughout the play, Bush -- with a cowboy hat and Superman T-shirt as well as his pyjamas -- wanders around uttering an idiot's commentary from the bunker (or "bunkbed" as he calls it) where his "special guys" have put him for safekeeping."
"Throughout the play, Bush -- with a cowboy hat and Superman T-shirt as well as his pyjamas -- wanders around uttering an idiot's commentary from the bunker (or "bunkbed" as he calls it) where his "special guys" have put him for safekeeping."
The Weirdest Thing I've Ever Seen
"Now let me tell you, this place was nerd heaven. Nerd Valhalla. The place where all Nerds must go once they become too nerdy and are absorbed into the mystical Nerd Force that powers all other Nerdsters (By the way, you're REALLY nerdy if you got that reference)."
"Now let me tell you, this place was nerd heaven. Nerd Valhalla. The place where all Nerds must go once they become too nerdy and are absorbed into the mystical Nerd Force that powers all other Nerdsters (By the way, you're REALLY nerdy if you got that reference)."
Wednesday, February 05, 2003
Airplane smashes into Rancho house
"The impact practically ripped the entire front of the house off. Firefighters using a truck and a lift worked to peel away pieces of the roof to get to the plane."
"The impact practically ripped the entire front of the house off. Firefighters using a truck and a lift worked to peel away pieces of the roof to get to the plane."
Retrofitted ambulance will help medical staff handle extremely obese
"Obesity is defined by a body mass index of 30 to 39. Someone who is 5 feet 10 inches tall weighing 207 pounds is considered obese. A person of the same height weighing 278 pounds has a body mass index of 40 and is considered severely obese."
"Obesity is defined by a body mass index of 30 to 39. Someone who is 5 feet 10 inches tall weighing 207 pounds is considered obese. A person of the same height weighing 278 pounds has a body mass index of 40 and is considered severely obese."
Bush eyes new fees to pay for tax cuts
If this article doesn't scream "Our president is a complete moron" to you - I don't know what to say.
If this article doesn't scream "Our president is a complete moron" to you - I don't know what to say.
Rent My Chest!
"So, if you PayPal me $20.00, I'll paint your note on my pecs with a black, purple, brown, green, red, or blue marker. You get to keep the 640x480 JPEG and use it as you see fit (or unfit, as my chest would be)."
"So, if you PayPal me $20.00, I'll paint your note on my pecs with a black, purple, brown, green, red, or blue marker. You get to keep the 640x480 JPEG and use it as you see fit (or unfit, as my chest would be)."
Tuesday, February 04, 2003
Workers 'Skated' On, Then Served Burgers
"Nineteen-year-old Daniel Musson says that he and a co-worker at a western New York franchise often laced sandwiches with cleaning products or spit if customers made special orders."
"Nineteen-year-old Daniel Musson says that he and a co-worker at a western New York franchise often laced sandwiches with cleaning products or spit if customers made special orders."
Shock troops for Bush
This conference seems about as fun as a 3 week insurance seminar. Conservatives, Liberals, Democrats and Republicans. I need people need to think beyond labels and maybe they'll start thinking for themselves. That is my #1 problem with politics.
This conference seems about as fun as a 3 week insurance seminar. Conservatives, Liberals, Democrats and Republicans. I need people need to think beyond labels and maybe they'll start thinking for themselves. That is my #1 problem with politics.
Monday, February 03, 2003
Download ePrompter here
"ePrompter is a free e-mail notification program that automatically checks up to sixteen password-protected e-mail accounts for AOL, Earthlink, Email.com, GO.com, Hotmail, iName, Juno, Lycos, Mail.com, Mindspring, MSN, Rediffmail, Switchboard, USA.net, Yahoo, POP3 and many other e-mail domains--simultaneously."
"ePrompter is a free e-mail notification program that automatically checks up to sixteen password-protected e-mail accounts for AOL, Earthlink, Email.com, GO.com, Hotmail, iName, Juno, Lycos, Mail.com, Mindspring, MSN, Rediffmail, Switchboard, USA.net, Yahoo, POP3 and many other e-mail domains--simultaneously."
German tourist stabs American while debating Iraq at Philippine beach resort
"Flynn was angered when Oesterle allegedly compared U.S. President George W. Bush to Adolf Hitler for advocating the use of force against Iraq. A scuffle ensued and Oesterle stabbed Flynn with a pocket knife, Geraldino said."
"Flynn was angered when Oesterle allegedly compared U.S. President George W. Bush to Adolf Hitler for advocating the use of force against Iraq. A scuffle ensued and Oesterle stabbed Flynn with a pocket knife, Geraldino said."
Sunday, February 02, 2003
Shitty Cheap Web Design
"Design your homepage, and logo (up to 4 colors) for just $12.50!"
- The sad part is that that price appears to be a ripoff if their design is anything like their home page.
"Design your homepage, and logo (up to 4 colors) for just $12.50!"
- The sad part is that that price appears to be a ripoff if their design is anything like their home page.
eBay deletes purported shuttle debris
"On-line auction Web site eBay deleted several items billed as debris from the space shuttle Columbia from the on-line auction site Saturday, warning anyone attempting to sell fragments from the doomed shuttle could be prosecuted."
"On-line auction Web site eBay deleted several items billed as debris from the space shuttle Columbia from the on-line auction site Saturday, warning anyone attempting to sell fragments from the doomed shuttle could be prosecuted."