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10-15 cars stall daily near Empire State Building

2008-02-01T16:39:00.000-08:00

In the shadow of the Empire State Building lies an "automotive Bermuda Triangle" - a five-block radius where vehicles mysteriously die. No one is sure what's causing it, but all roads appear to lead to the looming giant in our midst - specifically, its Art Deco mast and 203-foot-long, antenna-laden spire. "We get about 10 to 15 cars stuck near there every day," said Isaac Leviev, manager of Citywide Towing, the AAA's exclusive roadside assistance provider from 42nd St. to the Battery. "You pull the car four or five blocks to the west or east and the car starts right up." [article]

Writers Strike Prompts NBC to Fire Entire 'SNL' Staff

2007-11-18T20:14:00.001-08:00

Writers Strike Prompts NBC to Fire Entire Saturday Night Live Staff
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312073,00.html

The article mentions, "production staff", but surely that doesn't mean the cast talent.

"David Letterman is paying out of his pocket the salaries for both staffs of The Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson."
http://www.bostonnow.com/blogs/uncommonbostonian/2007/11/17/writers039-strike039s-first-casualty-quotsaturday-night-livequot

The Golden Compass is opposite of Narnia series

2007-11-17T17:11:00.001-08:00

The Golden Compass "childrens" books and movie are opposite of Narnia series

http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/compass.asp

Students would trade right to vote for an iPod

2007-11-16T17:03:00.001-08:00

20% of polled students would give up their right to vote in the next election for an iPod. Not surprising since colleges seem to be such a source of anti-right-thing-to-do.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1107/6892.html

Very hungry kitten

2007-10-26T16:59:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geG_wDBst8c&NR=1

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Greenpeace hypocrites

2007-10-22T18:28:00.001-07:00

In a boat that is probably not solar-powered ;) Greenpeace activists harass a coal-carrying ship
http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2007-10/33384819.jpg

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Magic mirror trick

2007-10-19T18:31:00.001-07:00

A pair of twin girls trick other restroom customers with a false mirror

http://www.flixxy.com/magic-mirror.htm

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NO SOLICITING

2007-10-19T17:58:00.000-07:00

Was on a neighborhood walk with one of my daughters and saw a NO SOLICITING sign on a door. Would be funny to try and sell them a new, improved, bigger, brighter NO SOLICITING sign.

I was just thinking how odd the NO SOLICITING sign idea is. Most residents don't want solicitors, regardless of whether they have a sign posted or not. I doubt having a sign is some legally-binding order to stay away, but is rather a notice of preference. So, why would salesmen skip these residences, other than to avoid some surely wasted time? In fact, on a slow, boring day of door-to-door, you might actually want a little angry-resident confrontation to spice things up.

I actually get really mad at door-to-door salesmen, not because they are unsolicited, but because they won't leave after I tell them I am not interested. I even ask, "Did you hear me say I am not interested?" These encounters usually get my wife mad at me. Maybe I should let them go through their whole pitch, then ask them, "What?" and see how many times they'll do it.

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Human LCD

2007-10-09T16:43:00.001-07:00

Human LCD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpTJISyKGrA

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duplicate YouTube videos

2007-10-09T16:31:00.001-07:00

Why do other people repost someones YouTube videos? Often a search result returns 2-6 identical videos, same time length, different text replies, and different rating. Seems like the feedback and ratings would be more relevant if they were all under the same post. YouTube needs a way to automatically combine or reject dupes.

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built-in ashtrays in barber chairs

2007-10-09T15:56:00.001-07:00

I got a haircut today and all of the barber chairs had built-in ashtrays. It's just kind of funny to think of how far we have come since open smoking everywhere. Are in-car cigarette lighters still called that? I would assume that eventually more people will just be using them to power their electronic devices instead of for lighting cigarettes.

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University says rape victims can't put perps' names on t-shirts

2007-10-08T13:09:00.000-07:00

University says rape victims can't put perps' names on t-shirts
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bal-md.clothesline04oct04,0,1802008.story

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Scientists create world's first invisibility

2007-10-05T15:38:00.001-07:00

Scientists create world's first invisibility
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&ie=UTF-8&q=university+maryland+gold+invisibility

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Why are planes shaped like birds?

2007-10-01T15:50:00.001-07:00

Are planes shaped like birds because man modeled planes flying animals, or is that shape the basic confines of stable flight?

Germans march into Paris

2007-10-01T15:33:00.001-07:00

The caption says, "A Frenchman weeps as German soldiers march into the French capital, Paris, on June 14, 1940, after the Allied armies had been driven back across France." Why do you think the lady next to him appears to be clapping?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Frenchmanweeps1940.jpg

Immigrant burns body of texas female college student

2007-09-28T15:37:00.000-07:00

Immigrant burns body of texas female college student

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5171215.html

The killer has proper immigrant documentation, but authorities can revoke it when they break certain crimes. Apparently buglary in 2006 and marijuana in 2007 did not stack up enough against the guy to save this girl's life. It is sad that we have to wait for someone to be violently murdered before we take action. Would be nice if we there was a point-formula for previous offenses that would stack up to incarceration.

Manager must learn Spanish to speak to employees

2007-09-01T08:24:00.000-07:00

I won't mention names, but I personally know a Caucasian female native-born U.S. citizen who is a manager at a restaurant in San Diego, CA. Yes, that's in the USA. Well, not surprisingly, there are some non-citizen employees there who do not speak English. The manager's boss told her that she needs to learn Spanish in order to communicate with the other employees. So she bought some books to teach herself Spanish.

Flashlight Weapon Makes Targets Throw Up

2007-08-07T15:42:00.001-07:00

Flashlight Weapon Makes Targets Throw Up

It looks like a big flashlight — but it's really a nonlethal weapon designed to make you sick.

Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc., of Torrance, Calif., has been granted a contract by the Department of Homeland Security to develop what it calls the "LED Incapacitator," according to a DHS online newsletter.

The handheld device using light-emitting diodes to emit super-bright pulses of light at rapidly changing wavelengths, causing disorientation, nausea and even vomiting in whomever it's pointed at.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,292271,00.html

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"Flying ranks top cause of death among passengers of plane crashes"

Shell Oil makes $3 million per hour

2007-07-27T11:30:00.001-07:00

Shell Oil makes $3 million per hour

It's hard to believe Shell Oil makes $3 million per hour when gas prices are so reasonable these days. ;)

http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2134967,00.html

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Aquafina bottles will say tap water is source

2007-07-27T11:29:00.001-07:00

Aquafina bottles will say tap water is source

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/story.html?id=f42ffa36-7a30-4c6b-9ba6-5d20891c2344&k=57207

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Helium balloons carry man in lawn chair 193 miles

2007-07-11T09:23:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, Kent Couch settled down in his lawn chair with some snacks — and a parachute. Attached to his lawn chair were 105 large helium balloons. With instruments to measure his altitude and speed, a global positioning system device in his pocket, and about four plastic bags holding five gallons of water each to act as ballast — he could turn a spigot, release water and rise — Couch headed into the Oregon sky. [link]

Sprint boots high-maintenance customers

2007-07-09T10:10:00.000-07:00

The third-largest wireless carrier sent letters dated June 29 to the dumped clients stating: "The number of inquiries you have made has led us to determine that we are unable to meet your current wireless needs," according to reports.The disconnected customers called customer service an average of 25 times a month, a rate 40 times higher than average customers, according to the Wall Street Journal. [link]

Smell your food faster!

2007-07-06T19:08:00.001-07:00

If smells are actually molecules of the original substance, and we can assume that at least some of the molecules pass the lungs, finding their way into the stomach...

If you were not allowed to actually eat, how fast would you have to smell your food in order to stay alive?

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Padres support homosexuality, and want kids in on it

2007-07-06T17:03:00.001-07:00

Gay Pride Night at PETCO Park:
On the same evening, the San Diego Padres are enticing families to bring their children to the Padre’s game against the Atlanta Braves with a family day giveaway of “floppy hats;” the Padres are also advertising a homosexual event, "Pride Night at PETCO Park." [link]

Gay Men's Chorus of San Diego will sing the National Anthem:
Enjoy an evening of Padres baseball at a discounted price in the same section as fellow Pride supporters and volunteers. San Diego Pride supporters and volunteers will be recognized for organizing the group event with a scoreboard welcome and the Gay Men's Chorus of San Diego will sing the National Anthem. [link]

Intel's 80-core research chip (doesn't run Windows)

2007-07-05T12:21:00.000-07:00

Polaris can crank out a whopping 2 teraflops (that’s two trillion floating point calculations per second). It's really good at one type of thing - in this case, pushing out floating point calculations - but it can't perform the full range of functions you'd get with a regular CPU. You can't run Windows on it, for instance. That's why it's billed as a research chip. [link]