Battling California fires, inmates find a chance at better r
Thursday, July 10th, 2008About 2,500 trained inmate firefighters are providing vital help in the wildfire crisis.
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Jackson wants Obama’s Nuts.
Thursday, July 10th, 2008Awww was the mic still on?
House Cat Adopts Panda
Thursday, July 10th, 2008“A zookeeper’s house cat has adopted a baby red panda abandoned by its mother and is nursing the cub along with her own kittens, the Artis zoo said Wednesday.”
On the trail of ‘Dr Death’
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008Aribert Heim’s crimes rank among the worst of the Holocaust, and after a hunt that has spanned almost half a century, Nazi-hunters believe they are closing in on him.
Geeks get a word in with Merriam-Webster
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008Geek culture is once again showing its influence over the mainstream lexicon in the latest version of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, which includes word additions such as webinar, malware, netroots, pretexting.
New frontiers in on-line defamation
Monday, July 7th, 2008Curt Monash has discovered that he’s a member of the JLove dating service - without being asked. Apparently JLove scrapes web sites for peoples’ names and constructs fake memberships for them to artificially inflate the JLove membership base. Curt has identified at least one blogger who was apparently misled by such an entry.
On Day Care, Google Makes a Rare Fumble
Sunday, July 6th, 2008A battle between employees and their company over in-house day care may be representative of greater changes at Google.
Never underestimate cheap,easy or stupid in home maintenance
Sunday, July 6th, 2008A downspout drain from the roof gutter into the house leaves home inspector wondering, “What the heck where they thinking?”
FedEx goofs on 200lb marijuana delivery
Sunday, July 6th, 2008Oops! Federal Express accidentally delivered 200lbs of pot to the wrong person in Baltimore, and the recipient tipped off police. Cops then posed as FedEx agents when making the drop-off to the original recipient, who was promptly busted. The sender, however, has not been identified.
101 20-Minute Dishes for Inspired Picnics
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008Picnic foods need not be boring. With a little shopping, a little effort, and 20 minutes or less for assembly, you can easily vary the menu a bit.
