Aug. 1st, 2007
Missionaries in Second Life?
Aug. 1st, 2007 01:17 pmApparently. Good ol' Lore, great columnist.
http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/commentary/alttext/2007/08/alttext_0801
http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/commentary/alttext/2007/08/alttext_0801
Chrysler now offering a lifetime warranty?
Aug. 1st, 2007 01:19 pmApparently. For original owner only, and the vehicle must be inspected by a dealer every five years. And, natch, certain models are excuded.
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2007/07/chrysler-extend.html
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2007/07/chrysler-extend.html
Stop at a stop light, the engine shuts off. Take your foot off the brake, it starts again.
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2007/07/mercedes-benz-t.html
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2007/07/mercedes-benz-t.html
Make ice cream like a mad scientist!
Aug. 1st, 2007 01:40 pmGood ol' liquid nitrogen! My wife has done this on occasion, I hope to do it someday.
http://howto.wired.com/wiredhowtos/index.cgi?page_name=make_ice_cream_like_a_mad_scientist;action=display;category=Live
http://howto.wired.com/wiredhowtos/index.cgi?page_name=make_ice_cream_like_a_mad_scientist;action=display;category=Live
Part 1 of 5. I've read the first two, good stuff. The TSA head has a good sense of humor!
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/07/conversation_wi_4.html
(and the Slashdot Thread)
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/07/conversation_wi_4.html
(and the Slashdot Thread)
Slate proposes these questions for the current Presidential candidates.
http://www.slate.com/id/2169275/pagenum/all/#page_start
ROFL!
http://www.slate.com/id/2169275/pagenum/all/#page_start
ROFL!
Interesting. I particularly liked the comparison between six year olds and stoners at the end.
http://radaronline.com/features/2007/07/narcotics_drug_arrest_tips_gladewater_police_barry_cooper_texas_1.php
http://radaronline.com/features/2007/07/narcotics_drug_arrest_tips_gladewater_police_barry_cooper_texas_1.php
Poodle identity theft?
Aug. 1st, 2007 06:14 pmWell, at least Celeste was fixed, so no one is going to claim to have her puppies. And she's never competed (she has a couple of features that would prevent her from winning), so we probably don't have to worry about it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/6914119.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/6914119.stm
And a bit of a summary of the online chat that Rowling had with fans Monday.
SMH story
Rowling chat story
SMH story
Rowling chat story
Kurt Vonnegut story
Aug. 1st, 2007 09:01 pmThe writer played Vonnegut on Thanksgiving when he (the writer) was a kid. Later he met up with him again later in life.
Very good story. http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/12/vonnegut/
Very good story. http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/12/vonnegut/
Nice concept, but it requires a rebuild of pretty much all of the roads into 'smart' roads and also assumes everyone has compatible technology and uses it. Maybe in 50-100 years we'll have something like this, but I doubt it in my lifetime.
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2007/07/ibm-envisions-f.html
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2007/07/ibm-envisions-f.html
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