Aug 10, 2000: [•] The US Army is sending more troops in to fight wildfires. [•] Did a strip of metal slice the fatal wound into the Concorde. [•] A group of rebels fighting for Kashmiri independence are claiming responsibility for a car bomb in India. [•] A university is being chosen to review Carnivore. [•] Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is visiting Saddam Hussein in Iraq. [•] Comet LINEAR has revealed that it was made up of a bunch of mini-comets at its core. [•] One sailor is dead after a US Navy helicopter crashed in the Gulf of Mexico. [•] British boys suck. [•] Communists everywhere are angry that a Vodka company is using Ernesto “Che” Guevara to sell their booze. [•] A fire in the US Capitol building was caused by a cigarette butt. So much for The Clean Air Act. [•] 319 miners have been laid off from the Willow Creek Mine. [•] A misprinted gold dollar featuring an erroneous Washington quarter front was auctioned for $29,900. [•] Panasonic has announced the first public DVD recording camera and it rules. [•] More tips on securing your PC. [•] A former Disney executive got a sentence of nine months home detention with electronic monitoring, a $20,000 fine, and five years probation for attempting to cross state lines to have sex with a minor. Once again, must be nice to be rich. [•] Netscape 6 Beta 3; it may not be perfect, but it’s a welcome improvement. [•] 50% of premature babies now have a chance for a normal life. [•] Cells have a switch which when turned on can make people obese. [•] The Reform Party Convention starts today. [•] The Alaska State Snowmobile Association is suing the National Park Service for their ban on snowmobiles. Can you say frivolous? [•] Spanish beaches are being hit by illegally dumped oil. [•] The first bald eagle has been born in Washington DC since the 1940s. [•] Isn’t it ironic that one of Jeph.net’s biggest proponents to censorship and oppression would support censoring others? Not really. [•] Adobe is suing Macromedia for making products that look too much like theirs. [•] Mitel has figured out how to carry more information over fiber optic networks. [•] AOL has closed down an MP3 search engine over concerns that they will get sued by the RIAA. [•] Dr. Khaja Naseeruddin has surrendered his medical license after being charged with 25 counts of professional misconduct by the Department of Health. [•] The Galleria at Crystal Run wants police on patrol in the mall. [•] Gerald Doolan Sr. killed himself before he could be tried for his indictment of 113 counts of rape, sodomy and sexual assault. [•] Selling crack to undercover police, a fallen tree cuts power to many people, a woman gets cut in a fight with her boyfriend, a disturbing diary is found, a cab driver is robbed, a women beats her child, an arrest is made for a drive-by shooting, and a missing man is found. [•] Slipknot will re-release its Slipknot album in a digipak with six previously unreleased tracks. [•] Marilyn Manson has begun previewing his new single Love Song on a web site. [•] Check out Chris Vrenna’s new song off the videogame Alice in MP3 format. [•] Rage Against the Machine to play the Democratic National Convention? [•] Johnathan Davis (Korn) is being sued by his ex-wife for half his income. Ouch. [•] STP has ditched its greatest hits album. [•] The White House staff has a secret addiction– porn sites. [•] Pictures from the Warped Tour. [•] How to setup your own e-commerce web page. [•] One keyboard, mouse, and monitor with many PCs hooked up to them. Nice. [•] Cool your Athlon. [•] GM is building a retro-pickup called the Chevy SSR and Ford is going to put traction control on their light trucks. [•] I love you Azazel :* [•] All is quiet on the Western Front. [•] The Mervernation continues to grow. [•] Mmmm… Mcrae ZX3 wallpaper. [•] Learn to talk Japanese like an anime character. Neato. [•] Talk to you tomorrow night. Okay, make that type to tomorrow night. LOL.
