The College of William and Mary in Colonial Williamsburg has a beautiful campus. I didn’t go to school there. But I delivered lots of pizzas there back in the day.
Now the College is in a bit of the National Spotlight because its University President, Gene Nichol, removed the cross from the Wren Chapel [...]

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This looks incredible! This new trailer features a chase sequence between the Human Torch and the Silver Surfer. Behold the Power Cosmic by clicking on the photo below.

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The largest magnet has been installed in the largest particle accellerator, the “large hadron collider” at CERN. In order to detect the types of particles that scientists theorize may be available, they must use the world’s largest particle detectors pictured below. What do they think they will find?

Maybe time travel. Alternate universes. [...]

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It seems that two Picasso Paintings were lifted from the Paris apartment of Picasso’s grandaughter, Diana Widmaier Picasso. And the crime was pulled off by professionals. There was no sign of a break-in. Sounds like a job for the FBI Art Crime Team.

From Reuters here:
Two Picasso paintings valued at 50 million euros [...]

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Every new generation comes along and thinks that they are unique. That no previous generation or group of kids were anything like them. The truth is that before there were “Emo’s” there were goth kids. And before that there was punk. And so on and so on all the way back [...]

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I usually don’t give much credence to those that publish tech surveys about hacking and malware. Invariably such surveys are published by the marketing departments of various tech firms, who wildly inflate statistics in order to push a product. But it seems like the Infonetics Research survey has data that seems plausible and [...]

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Just what every young Chinese boy needs: His own remote control pigeon.

From the AP here:
Chinese scientists have succeeded in implanting electrodes in the brain of a pigeon to remotely control the bird’s flight, state media said.
Xinhua News Agency said the scientists at the Robot Engineering Technology Research Center at Shandong University of Science and [...]

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The New York Times printed an article on the decline of honeybee colonies across the country. I expected the article to blame the losses on Global Warming, but was surprised to learn that many of them are dying because of the cold. That, and the fact that bees are probably having to work [...]

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You know, some of these stories that I stumble upon sound so far-fetched I almost hesitate to post them.  But then again, it is China.  These guys have buses that serve as mobile execution chambers, so why would this really be any more bizarre?
 
It seems that teens that seem to have problems with wanting to [...]

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Islam means misogyny. For a culture and religion where women are treated as possessions, is it really surprising that a man would bet his own daughter in a card game? And is it less surprising that the local Sharia police would demand that the gambling loss should still be paid?

For 151 dollars you [...]

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That seems to be the consensus. And unlike the so-called “consensus of scientists on climate change,” this time its a real consensus. Proof here, here, here and here.

I watched all four hours. Not really, my wife watched, and I sat on the chez with my nose in the laptop. But I [...]

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My Website has been mentioned in the news several times before.  It was the “hot site of the week” in USA Today once.  And my website was featured in the centerfold pullout for Maxim Magazine’s 50 best websites.
 
Today I was listed in an article in the Toronto Star here.
Hostage lunch: a meal, often pizza, paid for [...]

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We have been getting the nursery ready for painting today.  This involved installing chair railing around the nursery.  The cutting was done with a mitre box and some shims to hold the railing in place.
 
My wife did an awesome job with the wood filler and putty to make the joints in the corners look smooth.  [...]

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Woke up to a snowstorm.  Its pretty.

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The kitten got fixed today.  When she got home from the vet, she still had problems walking from the nerve block the vet applied.  Below is a pic of her shaved butt.
 
But I also got a cool toy in the mail today.  Its a little articulated walking raptor dinosaur.  I put batteries in it and [...]

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Even if they are old. You never know if you are up against a former Marine. The late Wagner Segura, a 20-year old Costa Rican professional mugger, learned this lesson the hard way.

From Reuters here:
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - A group of U.S. tourists, including a former Marine, killed a Costa Rican [...]

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It is very rare that I write about hackers that do really good things. This is one of those times. Canadian Vigilante Hacker Brad Willman sent out links to kiddie porn users, promising new photos, but instead tricked thousands into downloading a trojan horse backdoor program. Willman then reported all computers with [...]

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At least the Eco-Religionists are finally admitting that their beliefs in man-made global Warming amounts to a religious cult. And in this cult of the Gore, there are all types of freaks and weirdos.

From the Canadian Globeandmail here:
Eco-pilgrims gather to ‘heed the Goracle’
They came in their hundreds to hear him speak, and even those [...]

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Fishermen hauled up a 990 pound Colossal Squid off the coast of Antarctica while fishing for Chilean Sea Bass. It is the largest specimen ever captured.

As a comparison to how big this squid is, here is a photo of the fishermen at this past year’s White Marlin Open standing next to a 737 Pound [...]

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Finally! A Clown Act that I can really cheer for. No more throwing confetti from buckets. No more cramming clowns in a tiny compact car. No stupid red noses, balloon animals and floppy shoes.

Two clowns in a circus in Columbia were shot dead in front of a crowd of fifty circus-goers. [...]

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