August 20, 2004
The Time Travel Fund may take me away
But, I don't know: $10 for eternal youth and a chance to visit the future seems a little steep. I'd pay maybe $6, tops.
dodgeit - free, no-set-up, receive-only email.
Basically, you can use "anything@dodgeit.com" and then go read what gets sent there (but so can anyone else). Great way to "dodge" spam.
August 19, 2004
USPS: How to Pack a Hippo for a Move
My way's easier: Trade hippo for two giraffes. Now you don't have a hippo to move!
Shelley Jackson wants to tattoo her short story on YOU
As long as my word's not "but"; kids can be so cruel
The New York Times: In the Classroom, Web Logs Are the New Bulletin Boards
"While such a question could have just as easily been posed during a classroom conversation, teachers who use blogs say that students put a lot more thought and effort into their blog writing." Um, MORE thought into blog writing? That's an interesting counter trend...
An unpatched Windows PC connected directly to the Internet will last about 20 minutes before it becomes infected with "malware"
Unfortunately, that means the average "survival time" is less than the time it takes to download fresh patches after a basic system installation
Sex Scandal Rocks Montana Town (washingtonpost.com)
Over the past decade, Dasen alleged to have spent more than $5,000,000 for sex with young women, single-handedly fueling the meth trade in the area.
Pasadena mother shoves her stroller out of car's path, but is fatally struck herself
Her last action saved her daughter's life
August 18, 2004
Apple has handy calendars that put each Olympic sport on your calendar automatically
Never miss another synchronized swimming event again.
Maktaaq writes poignantly about the sad, slow death of her hamster
Earlier posts explain the how and the why
August 17, 2004
The Athens Olypic site hyperlink policy requires you to send a snail mail letter asking for permission
It's part of their 2000-year-old Web policy (and yes, I am ignoring it).
August 16, 2004
Chess Freak Bobby Fischer Seeks Help Renouncing Citizenship
He's also attempting to marry a Japanese woman. (He's currently in jail in that country.)
Canadians politely protest their prime minister
PM Paul Martin turns, says "Thank you" to crowd of strikers
Gilbert Paul Jordan, a wealthy 72-year-old former barber, has been linked to the deaths of 10 women who have died suddenly of alcohol poisoning.
He has been convicted of manslaughter just once.
