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Hoopla and Hootenannism

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Nationals Jersey Spelling Issue - Source: totalprosports.com

Nationals Jersey Spelling Issue - Source: totalprosports.com

Some minor updates to df.com have been implemented, that should help keep things humming along:

  • I updated the CAPTCHA feature used to post comments. This will add some complexity to the graphic and deter comment spammers from trying to put junk ads on article/posts. I’ve also updated the verbal read out button so if you have trouble reading a particular CAPTCHA output you can click on the little speaker icon and it will read what the letters are (pretty nifty huh?). That feature also helps the vision impaired browse the blog with ease. We try with every effort to make our site accessible to those with special needs and this is just one way we accomplish that.
  • Updated background caching system, which helps the site load faster.
  • Also updated the optimization tools I use to help speed up page loads.

All in all these are minor changes, but they keep things humming along well enough to be noted.

Over at the df.com Merch Shop, I’ve added a whole line of kids, toddlers, and infants clothing. This rounds out our offerings for the holiday season. If you haven’t checked out the merchandise, please do. You’re sure to find something for yourself or someone you know who loves our site.

This week’s DF Pirate Radio will be out on 12/5/09 (Volume 5 Episode 3). It will be the infamous and much loved mixtape seasonal bonanza known as “The Beat Feast”. Our previous editions have been very popular with our viewers so with that in mind you’ll be sure to want to download this one as well.

Finally, don’t you hate it when you forget to spell check an email? How about if you forgot to spell check a message that some million people would see? Like say– a Major League Baseball jersey? It happened to the poor Washington Nationals this year back in April 2009. Nobody is quite sure how it happened, but some of the players’ jerseys sported the logo of “NATINALS”. On top of it, they lost the game to the Florida Marlins as well. Can you say “served”?

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Classic DF – 7/7/01

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July 7, 2001: [•] China has sent the US a bill for $1 million for “storing” the formerly detained spy plane. If they think that the US will pay for it they are bigger morons than I previously thought. [•] Rebels in Nepal killed at least 34 police officers and kidnapped several people. [•] For every person who gets gored at Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls it brings a smile to my face. You get what you deserve. [•] Hanssen has pleaded guilty to spying. [•] Clashes in Bangladesh between rival political party members have left at least 200 people injured. [•] The UN has a video tape that may explain the disappearance of 3 Israeli soldiers. [•] The Royal Zulu Biosphere and Game Reserve hopes to preserve South Africa’s natural habitat. [•] Gunmen have killed 11 people at a roadblock in Algeria. [•] North Korea has admitted to fighting against the US with Vietnamese. [•] Dozens of corpses have been found in Indonesia, but no one is fessing up to killing them. [•] 10 people died at a concert in France when a storm knocked a tree down onto the tent they were staying in. [•] Iran has evacuated 656 villages struck with drought. [•] A tornado has hit Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. [•] West Nile Disease has spread to Florida. [•] An armored vehicle rolls over killing 2 Marines. [•] Apple has recalled 570,000 G3 notebook AC adapters. [•] Evenflo has recalled their Joyride carrier/car seats. [•] 15 illegal immigrants are caught at Kennedy Space Center. [•] Jenna Bush has been fined $600 and had her license suspended for underage drinking. [•] An Air Force pilot was killed during a training mission. [•] Playstation 2 may cure the intellectual woes of the third world. [•] Usenet newsgroups are keeping viruses alive. [•] A trip to the water park could kill you. [•] Embryonic stem cell clones have serious flaws in their DNA that could lead to abnormalities later in life. [•] Before you sign up for a vacation filled with prostitutes and drugs you better check the local HIV concentration. [•] A runaway teen has been returned home thanks to some good old fashion telephone records. [•] New York State Police describe the not so fun time of patrolling the Hudson River. [•] Illegal drag racing is becoming a pain in the ass. [•] Convicted killer Michael Ross has agreed to be tried in Orange County for the rape and murder of a teen in 1982. [•] A man arrested for threatening to kill his neighbor hangs himself in a Monticello jail cell. [•] A car accident leaves 2 people injured, Joseph Belford is arrested after a woman accuses him of rape, Robert Ballinger is charged with selling crack to undercover cops, 2 teens are charged with burglary, 9 people were arrested for bringing fireworks into New York State, and Robert DeGroat is arrested for breaking into a house only to then attack its occupants. [•] Epic Records has forced Ozzy Osbourne to cancel his post-Ozzfest Black Sabbath tour so he can finish his next album. [•] The Crystal Method prepare to tour in support of their upcoming album Tweekend (BTW: I heard the first single, Name of the Game, yesterday and if it’s signs of what’s to come off this album– it will rule.). [•] Jewel hopes to retool her sound. [•] Sony has announced a hard drive add-on for the Playstation 2. [•] The Butthole Surfers return. [•] Sun International Lotus Elise Type R. Nuff’ said. [•] Opel is considering returning to the US auto market. [•] Azazel baked up some fine pork chops yesterday that kicked so much ass! I don’t know why I’m telling you this… I just am. 🙂 [•] Bored? Fine. Be that way. Check out The Mullet, a cable-access TV showed dedicated to ignorance and its all inspiring bliss. On a side note: I once had a mullet. It ruled. My blonde mullet of fury (Business on top, party in the back BIG TIME!) struck fear in the heart of the un-elite. I so rule.

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Classic DF – 7/2/01

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July 2, 2001: [•] So much for a Mideast cease fire. [•] VP Cheney returns to work after receiving a pacemaker. [•] The IRA has been accused of not disarming. [•] So much for a Macedonia cease fire. [•] Hong Kong celebrates 4 years of Chinese rule. [•] A bomb exploded in a theater in Karachi, Pakistan killing 1 person. [•] Algerian rebels kill 6 people at a night club. [•] South Africa buries the last Rain Queen. [•] Argentina has put a warrant out for ex-Navy Captain Alfredo Astiz for torturing and killing pregnant women. [•] Gun fights in Kashmir leave 7 people dead. [•] Iran has arrested 11,892 drug addicts and traders, not to mention killed 9 drug traffickers in a major 4 day drug crackdown. [•] Forget Delia’s! The main attraction in Saudi malls is the beatings. [•] A teen picks up a hand grenade left over from a 1994 civil war in Yemen and gets blown up. [•] Japanese police may issue a warrant for a US soldier believed to have raped a woman. [•] A man killed 2 of his children and critically injured another before being shot dead by police in Syracuse, New York. [•] A car is hit by a train killing 5 people. [•] Tampa, Florida is using 36 cameras to scan crowds for wanted people. [•] A prostitute admits to killing 6 people in Florida. [•] Famous guitarist Chet Atkins has died. He was 77. [•] Dust from Africa is crossing the Atlantic Ocean and bringing germs to the US. [•] Sony drops the price of the Playstation 2 to $280. [•] Japan Telecom launches a Mini-disc music download service at train stations. [•] Cisco routers and switches running the IOS HTTP server are vulnerable to hackers. A patch is available to fix the issue. [•] Microsoft is dropping Smart Tags from Windows XP and Internet Explorer 6. [•] Scientists believe there is a link between testicular cancer and infertility. [•] ICQ gets hacked. [•] Smells like… crap. [•] Major thunderstorms take out power and phone service in the Mid-Hudson. [•] Jack C. Morgan is charged with the negligent homicide of his brother, two men are charged with burglary, a riot almost breaks out in Newburgh, a man runs from cops for no reason, and an auto accident leaves 2 people in bad shape. [•] Courtney Love continues to be a huge bitch and insist she is the sole owner of Nirvana’s music. Hello! Courtney you were no where to be found when Kurt Cobain hooked up with Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic. You’re a greedy self-centered liar. I can see making sure Francis (Cobain’s son) gets something, but she deserves nothing. [•] Ministry turns up in A.I. and kicks some major robot ass! [•] Hey! I patented the wheel first! [•] The 2002 35th Anniversary Camaro will be Chevy’s last run of the car. [•] Nissan revises its Z concept. [•] The NICB says that import cars cause insurance fraud (No comment). [•] A guitar lesson from Edge of U2. [•] The uphill battle against porn and search engines. [•] Intel says that 1.8GHz and 1.6GHz Pentium 4 processors should be available to you right now. [•] Azazel and I went to the Warwick Fire Department’s carnival this past weekend. It was all right. The fireworks, however, were awesome. I still hate carnies though. 🙂 [•] We even saw Immy! [•] And Mermaid! [•] And Verona! [•] And Flying Moose! [•] Hey, that’s a run on sentence! [•] Finally, the brand spanking new V.90 Help is up and running for your nerd loving pleasure.

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Classic DF – 4/5/01

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Apr. 5, 2001: [•] Through the magic of satellite vision I give you the missing spy plane. BTW: If we can spot a friggin’ plane on an airport field why do we need to use spy planes any how? [•] A British truck driver has been found guilty of manslaughter after he left 58 illegal aliens locked in his trailer with no vents open to let air in. [•] Hawaii’s public school teachers are striking. [•] Two hostages are freed in Somalia. [•] Lebanese Shiites celebrate the day of a honored Saint by slashing themselves. [•] I’m not dead yet! SHEESH. [•] Ford has been found not guilty for Explorer rollover accidents. [•] Marine pilots of Ospreys say the aircraft has both a software and hardware glitch. [•] A boy saves his own life by using a tourniquet to stop bleeding. [•] Congress isn’t happy about the US Postal proposal to close their offices on Saturday. [•] Yet another example of how our legal system needs an overhaul: A man who got drunk and passed out in the snow causing him to get frost bite on a business trip is eligible workmen’s compensation. He should get a swift kick in the ass and go to AA meetings instead. [•] A cyber-sqautter owes the original owner of sex.com $65 million. [•] Gay pride is fine, but straight pride… oh that is racist. Why? I have no idea. Because our society is backward probably. [•] A 14-year old girl who shot a classmate has been sentenced to a psychiatric hospital. [•] The fifth recount in Florida has confirmed Bush still won. No one stole this election people. He won. Face it and get over it! [•] A sailor found guilty of killing a hooker is sentenced to life in prison. [•] A husband who put his ex-wife’s name and number on the Internet in sex for hire ads has been arrested. [•] Why shouldn’t Microsoft jump on the music subscription boat? Here’s MSN Music. [•] AIM went down on Tuesday. [•] You know that open server you just hacked thinking all the while that you were getting away with the crime of the century? It may have been a trap. [•] Artists push for more digital rights through open distribution, Congress gets lost, and the RIAA does nothing except bitch about everyone as usual. [•] MIT will open source their courses. [•] Heavy hits take down MLB.com. [•] Intel sets up the world’s biggest peer-to-peer network. [•] Sony touts its new portable CD-RW. [•] A new pen style mouse promises to do less damage to your hand. [•] Colorado and Illinois share honors for the smartest math and science students. [•] Global warming is killing toads. [•] Ladies and gentleman, we may have found the cure for cancer. [•] Microsoft says that the Terms of Service for some of its products and services is outdated so don’t pay attention to them. Sure, right Mr. Wizard of Oz. [•] MTV has started selling downloadable music. [•] Welcome to the age of public school paranoia. Population: you. [•] The mother and son on trial for raping a teenage girl have had some charges dropped due to redundancy. [•] Nerds rule. We have cool webpages. We are l337. We are… ummm… yeah. [•] A house catches fire in Chester, kids shoot cars with paintballs on Thruway, a hunter accidentally shoots his finger off, fighting over rent, a man strikes a police car, a gang shooting in Newburgh, Mid-Valley Oil is fined $400,000 for storage tank violations, and no junk yards here. [•] System of a Down try and figure out what they want on their next album. [•] Fatboy Slim talks tour. [•] MSN reprograms their customers’ dialers and they end up dialing long distance. [•] A teen hacks ADDR.com resulting in 46,000 customers’ data being compromised.[•] Yahoo! joins Vivendi Universal and Sony to start a music service. [•] Tool will stream its first single Schism off its web site starting May 1st. [•] Volkswagen gets a soundtrack. [•] The PIII gets cooler, smaller, and faster. [•] Do-it yourself DSL? Oh great. [•] A look at the new Sebring Convertible. [•] Is Handspring switching to another OS. [•] Azazel is tired. The joys of motherhood. [•] Bored already? It isn’t even Friday yet! [•] Mermaid vs. the Psycho Bitch. [•] It’s a nice day out in lovely downtown Warwick, NY so why not take a walk? It’ll do you good. 🙂

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Classic DF – 7/26/00

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July 26, 2000: [•] Just a little under a day after we ran a report that Concordes had cracks in their wings one of those jets has crashed. The engines were checked moments before the flight left and one engine caught fire causing the flight to plummet. [•] Dick Cheney has been announced as George Bush’s running mate. [•] The Israel-Palestine Peace Summit didn’t work out. What did you expect? They’ve been fighting for nearly a century now! [•] Filipino Muslim rebels are still holding two Germans hostage and have attacked a Roman Catholic Church with a hand grenade. [•] This year’s Faux Faulkner Contest winner has announced. [•] The US Navy has begun research and development of an electric drive system for their next generation of destroyer ships. [•] The Fijian military has arrested George Speight even though he is supposed to have been pardoned. [•] Columbia’s peace talks have ended without an agreement between the government and rebels. [•] Ex-Indonesian President Suharto has been charged with corruption. [•] A tornado in Minnesota killed one person and damaged hundreds of homes. [•] A police sniper killed the woman being held hostage by a Florida man who later committed suicide. [•] Internet users who seeks sexual partners online are more likely to contract HIV. What can I say? [•] A federal judge has ruled that The Ten Commandments can not be placed on federal or state property. [•] A guest of The Jerry Springer Show has been killed by the people who confronted him on the show. [•] People who underwent a treatment that glued a toupee to their head have successfully sued the company after the hair pieces fell off within days. [•] Cisco has created the community of the future today. [•] Polaroid and Olympus have teamed up to release a instant digital camera. [•] A meteorite hit someone’s Geo Metro. [•] The US government is going online to allow people to pay for licenses and debts. [•] Germany will not block access to racist material over the Internet. [•] Hate on the web isn’t only a problem for Germany. [•] Macweek.com has announced its Macworld winners. [•] Using ecstasy severely damages your brain’s ability to make serotonin, which leads to depression or lack of feelings. [•] Putting yourself in the zone could help you after a stroke. [•] Women are finding it harder to get maternity coverage on their own. [•] Using St. John’s Wort can severely impact the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS treatments, heart medication, cancer treatments, organ transplants, and birth control pills. [•] Biodegradable stents may replace metal ones. [•] The Yahoo! Music Award winners have been announced. [•] Genetic research protesters may have had cyanide containers while protesting The International Society for Animal Genetics conference. [•] Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has had 386 square miles added to it. [•] A new NASA developed sensor system will measure vehicles’ exhaust contents as they get on off ramps. [•] Deja.com will automatically modify posts to include links to a product’s purchasing site upon its mere mentioning and Usenet posters are mad about it. [•] Another web site steals my ideas. [•] MP3Board will let the RIAA remove links as long as they do it on their own. [•] Is online scrutiny legal? Hells yeah. [•] A seven year old boy died after being hit by a van. [•] Police are looking to identify a woman found floating dead in the Hudson River. [•] A new New York State law will allow teachers to remove disruptive students, make attacks in school on faculty or by faculty a felony, and make it mandatory for all teachers to have background checks into past criminal activity. [•] The Times-Herald Record Briefs: a roll-over, a purse snatching, a teen pulls a knife, a man loses his leg in a car accident, prostitutes abound, fraud charges for an ex-mayor, and an accidental drowning. [•] Mike D (Beastie Boys) injured himself biking and as a result The Rhyme and Reason Tour will be postponed. [•] The 2000 Video Music Award nominees have been announced. [•] Pearl Jam has been cleared of all Rokslide charges, but they are demanding an investigation. [•] Death In Vegas has been nominated for a Mercury Award, which is given to an artist who creates an outstanding and groundbreaking album. [•] Billy Corgan got hard-core on ECW. [•] MTV interviews the Deftones. [•] Blockbuster Video wants to stream video to DSL users. [•] The FTC has settled with Toysmart, who won’t be allowed sell their former customers’ information. [•] How to create a web bug to track people on the Net. [•] Is Napster a network security threat? [•] Real Networks is still sending unique identifiers from their software to the a server. [•] How to fight a cult. [•] U2 will not be making a live album. [•] More artists bitch about MP3s. [•] The security at Woodstock 99 stole, took bribes, and rioted. [•] A new search engine will let you locate the cheapest CPU prices on the Net. [•] A new video game, Necron, may be the next cyber-punk addiction. [•] Which game pad is right for you. [•] Take a look at the new Z06 Corvette. It looks fun. [•] However, the new BMW 330xi looks incredible. [•] What does the Kia Rio give you for $9,000? [•] Four German roadster battle it out. [•] Behold the power of pocket rockets! [•] The Chrysler PT Cruisers’ crash rating have been mixed. [•] Azazel I love you! [•] Daemon Immortalis’ The Void is up and running. It looks awesome and therefore you should visit it 🙂 [•] See you tomorrow flood fans. Same flood place. Same flood web site!

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