President Bush helps Kim Jong Il finance nuclear weapons

USA pushes UN to employ trade sanctions against North Korea, then allows Ethiopia (who gets financial aid from USA) to purchase arms from North Korea. Apparently, fighting Islam is more important than keeping nukes out of a dictator's hands.

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Roo on Walkabout in Ireland

A circus kangaroo named Sydney in Kinsale, Ireland "decided to take a walk". Locals seem unconcerned, rename the 'roo "Hoppy".

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Undercover agent busts farmer for selling... milk?

An Amish farmer gives a man milk. The man gives the farmer $2. Now the farmer is in court. The charge? Violating FDA rules against the sale of unpasteurized milk.

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In Washington, you can't even talk about online gambling.

I thought the law against online gambling was absurd and hypocritical. Now I know it's even worse than I thought.

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Take this job and get shoved.

From the "and you thought your job was bad" department: People in New Zeland get paid to be mounted by bulls...

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Paris Hilton, a saint?

According to this IMDb posting, Paris Hilton is being considered to play the role of Mother Teresa in an upcoming movie.

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Why You Shouldn't Quit Your Low Fat Diet

An excellent retort to the recent (limited) study decrying the benefits of a low-fat diet. The study in question was conducted narrowly (post-menopausal women), and for a relatively short period of time, and this story goes more in depth about other problems with the findings.

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Gentoo Linux founder quits Microsoft

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Intel engaging in shady business dealings with Skype and others.

While AMD continues to stay ahead of Intel technologically, Intel maintains a firm lead in business, finance, and marketing. They now have a deal with Skype that cripples Skype's software if it detects non-Intel processors being used.

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Pack a skull, go to jail.

In yet another example of how "freedom of religion" is highly discriminatory about which religions are free, a Haitian woman flying to Fort Lauderdale was charged with "smuggling a human head", "transporting hazardous material", and failing to declare the head on the customs paper

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Cave-in on the Patriot Act

This is an excellent exposition on a few of the (many) reasons the "U.S.A. P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act" is a bad deal for the American public.

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"$400 million" house causes big budget problem.

When computer errors go unnoticed, and unchecked, they can cause huge problems.

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The Cuddle Puddle of Stuyvesant High School

Makes me wish I was back in school... but my school was never like this!

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Russia offers to mediate, Israel overreacts.

Israel's Housing Minister (what does this have to do with housing?) says, "Putin is dancing with wolves." Israeli newspapers say much harsher things. Of course, we all know that Dances With Wolves was the name of the good guy in that movie, and it seems to be the same here.

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Did your dog buy a ticket?

When a tram-loving pit bull decides to go for a ride without his owner, what are people to do? They call the police, who seem to be mostly concerned that the dog was riding without having paid his fare.

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Vonage files for $250M IPO

As VoIP and "internet telephony" are coming more and more into the public eye, and ISPs like Comcast are starting to get into the phone business, Vonage is about to go public with what should be a blockbuster of an IPO.

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Llamas for Valentine's Day

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Germans strike to fight longer (40 hour) workweek

I do love Germany. When I spent a lot of time over there years ago, I loved their laid-back lifestyle. Unfortunately, they seem to want to be just like the USA, and are slowly heading in that direction.

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Don't let the bedbugs bite. No, seriously...

While "good night, sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite" is a bedtime rhyme I've heard all my life, I've never actually seen a bedbug.

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Hooters opens a casino.

In continuing testament to the idea that "sex sells", Hooters is expanding into the casino business. The grand opening was yesterday in Las Vegas. Suddenly, a Las Vegas vacation is sounding more attractive. Plans to fly visitors to the hotel on Hooters Air are in the works.

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Chris Chelios named USA Olympic men's hockey captain.

Third Olympic in a row for Chelios to get the honor. At 44-years-old, Chelios will be the oldest American ever to compete in an Olympic Winter Games ice hockey tournament

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Jimmy Carter says, "Give Hamas a chance"

It's what I've been saying all along. You can't promote democracy and then punish countries when they elect somebody you don't like. He also makes a good point (that I was unaware of) that Hamas has adhered to a cease-fire since August 2004.

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