Saturday, April 06, 2002

Drive to Ban Gay Marriage Is Accused of Duping Signers. Some Massachusetts residents say they were tricked into signing a petition to ban gay marriages when they thought they were supporting an anti-horse slaughter measure. By Pam Belluck. [New York Times: National] This is simply unbelievable. Are there no depths of hypocrisy to which KKKristian ultra-right wing conservadolts won’t lower themselves? What a bunch of self righteous assholes.   Cheers,   Dusty 8:34:15 PM

Set your clocks ahead one hour tonight; don't forget to change smoke alarm batteries [USA Today : Front Page] Remember that extra hour of drinking last fall? Sure you do. Well, you lose it tonight. Don’t forget to set your clocks an hour ahead for daylight savings time.   Cheers,   Dusty 6:05:23 PM

Recall of the Wild. To prevent listlessness in captive animals, New York zookeepers are now having them work for their supper and other amenities. By Barbara Stewart. [New York Times: Science] At first I thought this might be some kind of weird work-fare program for animals. But it started me thinking. Watch for the full story tomorrow. Cheers, Dusty 8:11:20 AM

Italian Court Rules That Son Knows Best About Leaving Home. A ruling on Friday by Italy’s highest appeals court has stirred the perennial debate about how long young men should live at home. [New York Times: International News] My dad was pissed when I moved back home at 19 for year. Maybe his Irish side won out over the Italian. My great grandmother used to say, “Children are not like pigs, you know. They cannot pay the rent.”   Cheers,   Dusty 6:16:50 AM

A Peek At The Future Of Windows – Longhorn Details Leaked   UK tech site The Register is reporting leaked details of the next generation Windows operating system code named Longhorn. Lognhorn is currently slated to replace XP.   http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/23852.html   Cheers,   Dusty 12:47:55 AM

Boy Says a Security Order Made Him Sick. A 14-year-old Pennsylvania boy said he became ill after security officials at Aspen Airport made him drink water he had collected from a creek for his biology class. By The New York Times. [New York Times: National] This one goes in the ever growing "Stupid Security Tricks" file. Where do they get these imbeciles? Cheers, Dusty 12:43:27 AM

A Treaty Bush Shouldn't 'Unsign'. Somebody in Washington has come up with a bizarre and dangerous idea: to nullify the American signature on the Rome treaty for establishment of an international criminal court. By David J. Scheffer. [New York Times: Opinion] Are you kidding? Bush never met a treaty he didn’t wipe out. Merika first, baby. Screw all of those smelly foreigners and their antiquated ideas of fair play.   Cheers,   Dusty   12:41:40 AM

Bush Plan to Avert Work Injuries Seeks Voluntary Steps by Industry. The Bush administration unveiled a new workplace safety policy on Friday that relies on voluntary actions by companies to reduce injuries on the job. By Steven Greenhouse. [New York Times: Politics] So, you think this will be as effective as his voluntary plan to control air pollution in Teaxs, which resulted in the highest ever emission levels?   Cheers,   Dusty 12:37:40 AM

Cory Doctorow's Hotspot in The Economist. Boing Boing editor Cory Doctorow got a mention in this week's Economist. His popular WiFi access point by Highway 101 plays example in an article on making Wireless pay. You'll need to subscribe to the Economist to read the article, but, you already do that right? [More Like This WebLog] Congrats, Cory. Good news for bloggers and WiFi fans alike. Cheers, Dusty 12:36:23 AM

No Subscription for Spam Relief. It's probably not true that responding to spam with a request to stop sending spam will result in more spam, but spam experts still say it's not a good idea. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News] To reply or not to reply? That is the question. The FTC claims when it comes to spam, it doesn't make any difference. Cheers,   Dusty 12:34:40 AM

Is Human Cloning Already Here? - http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=46275   Last year Italian doctor Severino Antinori was dismissed as a publicity seeking crackpot when he shocked the world by outlining his plans for human cloning. Now a middle east newspaper is reporting a woman is 8 weeks pregnant as a result of Antinori’s human cloning project.   As you might be able to tell from the title of this blog, I wouldn’t find it surprising if Antinori’s claims proved true.   Cheers,   Dusty 12:32:23 AM

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