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December 2007

The Most Dangerous Object in the Office This Month: The Photonic Disruptor | Wired.com → wired.com

Nov 30, 2007
Seven Blunders of the World | Wikipedia → en.wikipedia.org

A list that Mahatma Gandhi gave to his grandson Arun Gandhi

  • Wealth without work
  • Pleasure without conscience
  • Knowledge without character
  • Commerce without morality
  • Science without humanity
  • Worship without sacrifice
  • Politics without principle

 

Nov 30, 2007
Evel Knievel, legendary daredevil, dies | CNN.com → cnn.com

Nov 30, 2007

November 2007

Penn student at center of worldwide hacking investigation | Philadelphia Inquirer | 11/29/2007 → philly.com

A computer system failure at Penn led investigators on a global chase. A Penn student has been charged.

Nov 30, 2007
How Bush's grandfather helped Hitler's rise to power | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited → guardian.co.uk
George Bush’s grandfather, the late US senator Prescott Bush, was a director and shareholder of companies that profited from their involvement with the financial backers of Nazi Germany.

The Guardian has obtained confirmation from newly discovered files in the US National Archives that a firm of which Prescott Bush was a director was involved with the financial architects of Nazism.

Interesting family… 

Nov 30, 2007
1968pennies → 1968pennies.com

“Home of the world’s largest collection of 1968 pennies.”

Well….OK then…

Nov 30, 2007
Suspects Detained for Questioning in Taylor Shooting | washingtonpost.com → washingtonpost.com

…police were talking to the three men — aged 17, 19 and 26 — who all come from the Fort Myers area. It said police believe the men had heard someone brag about Taylor’s wealth.

Nov 30, 2007
Nov 30, 2007
Gold Medal Schools: Top 100 US High Schools | US News and World Report → usnews.com

Tucson has:

  • # 13 - University High School Pima County, Tucson, Arizona
  • # 16 - Basis Tucson Pima County, Tucson, Arizona
Nov 30, 2007
Leaf Soaker: Tea Stick Stirs Heaven Into Your Cup | Gizmodo.com → gizmodo.com

Nov 30, 2007
Calypso band taken for terrorists sues Ryanair | Terror threat to Britain | Guardian Unlimited → guardian.co.uk

When we give up our Calypso bands, the terrorists have won…

Nov 30, 2007
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“The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There’s also a negative side.”

Hunter S. Thompson

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—WFMU’s Beware of the Blog: Will the majors drop the RIAA?
Nov 29, 2007
The 10 Worst Presidents | US News & World Report → usnews.com

2. Warren G. Harding (1921-1923)

He was an ineffectual and indecisive leader who played poker while his friends plundered the U.S. treasury.

PS - in case you’re wondering, they consider it too soon to judge the current president…

Nov 29, 2007
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Nov 29, 2007
EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) study confirms Comcast's BitTorrent interference | ars technica.com → arstechnica.com

The EFF also published a second report (PDF), which provides detailed technical instructions explaining how to use Wireshark to reproduce their study and test for ISP packet injection.

Nov 29, 2007
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