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By Dave, August 25, 2006 9:02 pm

Taller people are smarter: study – Yahoo! News

Yes we are. Thanks for noticing. That is all.

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By Dave, August 25, 2006 7:45 pm

Enterprise Mac | InfoWorld | Is Windows inherently more vulnerable to malware attacks than OS X? | August 22, 2006 10:27 PM | By Tom Yager

This link from Steve. Thanks Steve!

After taking time to read this a couple of times it seems he says it all. Mac is safer than Winblows 24 – 7 – 365/366 because they are built different from the ground up. And from what I have seen with a fairly large sampling of Linux and Unix distros they are also lightyears ahead of any of the Window$ family of crappy os’s. But don’t take my lame ass word for it, go and read the article.

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By Dave, August 25, 2006 7:39 pm

Cancer alert over tin can and plastic bottle chemical | the Daily Mail

Lovely… 🙁

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By Dave, August 25, 2006 7:36 pm

Boing Boing: XXX-XBOX: teledildonics mod with live video chat

NSFW ?? Weird stuff. Kinky weird stuff. Talk about safe sex… 😉

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By Dave, August 25, 2006 7:34 pm

eBay: UNIQUE WALKING CANE CARVED HANDS w REAL TELESCOPE 1920 (item 320020854012 end time Sep-03-06 14:06:30 PDT)

Since this is an eBay item that will soon become history I am moving the interesting parts (to me) here.

From the sale:

SPECIFICATIONS:
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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Europe.

DATE: Around 1920.

MARKS: The two lower collars are inscribed “Double” which means they are gilded.

MATERIAL: Handle: Mahogany wood; Collar: Bronze; Shaft: Wood and two gilt copper collars; Ferule: Brass & iron; Telescope: Brass, glass and small metal parts.

MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE: Very fine hand carving. Casting & chase work.

CONDITION: Very good ORIGINAL as found condition with few small nicks to the shaft. The WORKING telescope shows a dent and extension tube is somewhat stiff. NO RESTORATION! Please wait for all pictures to load as they illustrate the condition very accurately. For more information about our condition reports, please see our terms of business, as stated in the grey section of this listing.

SIZE: Total length is 36.2 inches. Size of the handle is 3.6 inches x 2.1 inches. The telescope is 4 inches long when closed and 5.3 inches long when the extension tube is pulled out to full length. (stock 40sz)

SHIPPING: Shipping cost within Europe (All 25 European Union countries, Israel and Switzerland) is US $ 38.50. Shipping cost to the USA and Canada is US $ 48.50 including professional packing (US / Canada customs and duties not included). Shipping cost to Asia, Australia, and New Zealand is US $ 58.50 including professional packing (customs and duties not included). Shipment cost to all other countries upon request. Insurance is required – please read our shipping terms stated in the grey section of this listing.

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By Dave, August 25, 2006 5:02 pm

Flash of wit (but police don’t think it’s funny) | the Daily Mail

Well, speed cameras have been shown, in every case I can remember, to cause more accidents and problems when put in place than ever happened in that local (whatever it is) before. Seems to me the ONLY reason for putting them in is to generate revenue so the name Greed Camera fits very well.

The quote:

One police officer said: ‘We are treating it as an act of vandalism. If we catch whoever is responsible, we intend to throw the book at them.’

sure sounds like one out of control idiot who needs to be quickly unemployed.

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By Dave, August 25, 2006 12:00 pm

Treehugger: Sustaining the Art of Weaving

Neat stuff. Be sure to go to the Northern Lights article that the TreeHugger snipit came from.

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By Dave, August 25, 2006 11:58 am

NewsForge | Syllable: A different open source OS

Sounds like a distro to keep an eye on. Will have to try it soon.

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By Dave, August 25, 2006 11:54 am

Have your own photo gallery in 5 minutes using free software | Free Software Magazine

Haven’t tried it yet but looks interesting.

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By Dave, August 25, 2006 11:47 am

Lost America Night Photography

Neat pics. And a really cool site too! Gonna take some time to get through this one.

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By Dave, August 25, 2006 11:46 am

Nude teens raise eyebrows | Oddly Enough | Reuters.co.uk

Sounds like Theresa Toney has some issues to me. As to children seeing nude folk in public, so what. If they aren’t raised in a cage by narrow minded peabrains they have seen someone unclothed before. Rather that then the current blinders on morality that seems to be sweeping the world.

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By Dave, August 25, 2006 11:40 am

Weta originals – Rayguns

Really weird but cool stuff. Love the Testamonial!

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By Dave, August 25, 2006 11:37 am

ClassicPower Boat in Parksville, British Columbia 1964 Wheeler Exp Cruiser – Used Boats – Boat Classifieds – Buy a Boat – Sell a Boat

The SS Minnow is for sale! $99,000 is the price.

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By Dave, August 25, 2006 11:35 am

Think Secret – Apple recalls 1.8 million iBook G4, PowerBook G4 batteries

From what I read our iBooks are not involved in the recall though I plan to keep a close eye on this.

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By Dave, August 25, 2006 11:30 am

Tea seen as healthier than water

So is this real science or Bush-like science? Me wants to know…

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By Dave, August 25, 2006 11:28 am

Unusual rods get thicker when stretched

Weird stuff. Kinda sounds like something out of a sci-fi book I once read. Newton and the Quasi-Apple I beleve it was. The material in the book behaved completely different than this that has been discovered but magic is just science wrapped in ignorance… 😉