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Classic DF – 10/20/01

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October 20, 2001: [•] The Taliban claim to have shot down a US helicopter, but the US military says no one was hurt during military operations. Officials did say however that 2 soldiers were killed in a non-combat accident. War is Hell, people. [•] Germany has issued a warrant for Moroccan Zakariya Essabar who they believe helped create a terrorist ring related to the September 11th attacks. [•] Palestinians clashed with Israeli troops leaving 4 people dead. [•] The UK is mulling over whether or not to resume direct rule over Northern Ireland again. [•] An unidentified person left a bomb in a Pakistan airport, but a bomb squad managed to place the device in an area where it could safely explode. [•] An Omaha, Nebraska student died from injuries incurred during a bus crash. [•] A New York Times reporter in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil received a letter tainted with anthrax. [•] Robert Durst, a wealthy real estate owner, has been arrested and charged with murdering a neighbor. [•] A suitcase full of explosives is found after no one claimed the suitcase it was stored from a bus station locker. [•] Would-be anthrax jokesters find out what is really funny– watching their facial expressions when they are sentenced to life in prison for being asswipes! [•] Do you really think that children of people killed by an airplane ramming into a building want to fly? I don’t think so. [•] Halloween is on the way… oh joy. [•] Oakland International Airport in California will begin scanning faces in crowds and using a database to match them up with known criminals. [•] Who let the lemurs out? [•] A second New Jersey US Postal worker tests positive for anthrax exposure. [•] Apple joins that latest trend of MP3 devices that stream data to stereos without wires. [•] IBM wants to make computers take care of themselves. [•] It is really unlikely that anyone in Smalltown Anywhere, USA will be targeted with anthrax. These nutjobs are after the big dogs, if you know what I mean. [•] A woman is stabbed and strangled in Port Jervis, NY. [•] Highland Falls will hold its Fall Foliage Festival today, the City of Kingston celebrates 350 years of existence, Republican Orange County Executive nominee Edward Diana will not be able to attend an environmental forum since he was never formally invited, Laura Fox gets sentenced to 32 days-23 months in Pike County Jail for being caught DWI 3 times in 3 hours, and West Point hosts a display on historic military pieces. [•] Ozzie and Zombie talk to MTV’s Curly want-to-be. [•] Macromedia is suing Adobe for patent infringement. [•] UK police close off an area for a serious situation. [•] A UK soldier is killed in Sierra Leone. [•] Pocket rocket shoot out. [•] The Lexus IS300 Sport Cross rules. [•] A Mazda Miata on Slim Fast. [•] Microsoft’s Digital Rights Management software has been hacked. Microsoft claims it’s no big deal and that they can correct the issue. [•] MP3.com has split into 2 companies. [•] Once copper runs hit their maximum potential speed in PCs fiber may be the only hope to increase computing speeds. [•] Li’l Pooh has gotten her first tooth! [•] Mervernation.com’s server is getting a new case. [•] Bored? Well, it isn’t going to get any better. In fact, it gets worse: Check out “bizarre pictures”. I personally like the baby flipping me off. It reminds me of my own sweet Li’l Pooh 🙂

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Classic DF – 10/18/01

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October 18, 2001: [•] The Capital Building has shut down in Washington DC after 31 people tested positive for anthrax exposure.[•] Airborne radio stations are sending Taliban soldiers an ultimatum. [•] The FAA is checking all employees’ backgrounds. [•] Israel has moved tanks into Palestinian neighborhoods hoping to keep the calm during an assassinated official’s funeral. [•] An envelope containing anthrax was sent from Atlanta, Georgia to a private citizen in Kenya. It looks like someone is testing international mail limits, now doesn’t it? [•] Japan’s Lower House has passed an anti-terrorism bill to support the US’s war on terrorism. [•] APEC is meeting in China this week and instead of economics they will be discussing terrorism. [•] Bodies from the sunken research vessel have started to be recovered. [•] Russia has pulled out of a spy base in Cuba. [•] The Canadian Navy has started making its way to join with US allies near Afghanistan. [•] Eliecer Meneses, an ex-Colombian congressman, was assassinated. [•] Diane Pretty, a terminally ill UK citizen, has lost her court case and the right to die on her own terms. [•] Saudi Arabia has asked its citizens not to sympathize with Islamic militants since they are perverting the religion instead of furthering it. [•] An unidentified man tried to hijack a bus and failed. He fled with an unknown woman into a car that was apparently following the bus. [•] Over $1 billion have been raised by charities for the victims and their families of the September 11th attacks. [•] The USS Kitty Hawk is armed with helicopters and special forces. It is only a matter of time now. [•] Before closing, the US House passed a bill that extends the ban on sales tax for items purchased over the Net by 2 years. [•] Microsoft has decided to start labeling security threats by genre and severity since users seem too incompetent to judge for themselves. [•] Apple has announced upgraded G4s and iBooks. [•] Everybody run for cover! AOL 7 is here! [•] The Ozone Hole over Antarctica hasn’t grown or shrunk for 3 years. [•] Due to anthrax fears Bayer is upping the production of the antibiotic Cipro. [•] Fleischmann’s recalls its unsalted stick margarine because whey isn’t listed on the ingredients label though it is used to create the food product. [•] So what’s stopping terrorists from tainting the illegal drug supply? I don’t know, but Wired is wondering the same thing. [•] Bell Labs scientists have developed a transistor a million times smaller than a grain of sand. [•] Yihat is looking for government support to hack terrorists. [•] GovNet may be separate from the Net, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be hackable. [•] The technicalities always get you. [•] How Route 17’s conversion to I-86 will affect traffic in Orange County, NY. [•] A cyclist collides with a van, Wanted: Politicians, a burglar is found guilty, restore your barn for free, Philip Halasz is arrested for fondling a teenage girl’s breasts, a drive-by shooting, switching from O&R Electric saves Port Jervis big money, and the debate over whether or not the Tappan Zee Bridge should be repaired begins. [•] Linkin Park guitarist Brad Delson broke his foot when he threw a hissy fit and kicked a steel door. [•] Here’s Ozzy! [•] Sony and Toyota are developing a car that can understand human emotion (Ummm… great… I think). [•] Anthrax shows up at CBS. [•] Surgeons develop a way to insert an implant to restore hearing through a tiny incision. [•] Arrested Rapper of The Day: Jay-z has pleaded guilty to assaulting a record executive. [•] First pictures of the production Mazda RX-8 and 6. Very cool indeed. [•] DaimlerChrysler shows off its Mercedes F400 concept model. [•] 2002 will see the return of the Dodge to the police market with the Intrepid police car package. [•] Volkswagen unveils its new D1 and it has a 411 hp W12 engine. What more could you ask for? [•] If you look close at the 2002 Holden Monaro you can see the Australian version of the Chevrolet Camaro. Just “sigh” and think of all that could have been. [•] Sony continues its trend of integrating all of its products together with the TiVo. [•] Microsoft says that many of the exploits that turn up are due to vendors giving out early source code (Sure, blame someone else LOL). [•] I love you wife and daughter! [•] Immy reports that Reboot, a popular computer animated cartoon, will be running season four in the US. That rules. [•] I’ve been busy as heck at work. I had to compose a training transcript and work up a presentation. I completed a broadband presentation the other day. I keep getting stuck late at work solving implausible problems. I’ve had two meetings this week and next week I am going to an expo on local commerce. So faced with not enough time during prime time I got up a 5AM with Li’l Pooh this morning and had playtime. If one thing irks me about this world it’s that I don’t really see my daughter a lot during the week. I guess it’s time to wake up earlier to get some quality time– I hate getting up before the sun, but for her it’s worth it 🙂

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Classic DF – 7/28/01

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February 28, 2001: [•] Last night The Grammys were held. It was so exciting that I turned it off to play Legends of Wrestling a 1/2 hour into the show (I just won the Southern Title and moved to the Midwest zone!). [•] 10 Palestinians and 1 Israeli are dead after clashes between the two groups (basically I’m getting tired of reporting the same crap over and over– I kill you, you kill me, we’re an insane society). [•] Police believe that they may have found Danielle van Dam’s corpse. [•] Radovan Karadzic, a man charged with committing war crimes in Bosnia, has evaded a NATO sting operation. [•] The US economy is on the upswing (not that I can tell). [•] The US government is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the capture of Daniel Pearl’s murderers. [•] UK forces were fired upon by a lone individual. [•] Hindus have begun torching Muslim areas in India because of Muslims attacking a train full of Hindus yesterday. [•] Cubans seeking asylum rammed their way into the Mexican embassy (literally). [•] A bomb explosion in Jordan killed 2 people. [•] Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court ruled that President Robert Mugabe doesn’t have the power to block auditors from monitoring the upcoming presidential election. [•] The UK will allow scientists to clone embryos for research purposes. [•] Turkey will no longer conduct virginity tests on young women. [•] Portions of Chicago are without heat after a gas main ruptured. [•] Vice President Cheney has unveiled a new “e-government” web site. [•] Adrian Lamo claims to have hacked the The New York Times‘ network. [•] John Sankus, the leader of DrinkorDie, has pleaded guilty to piracy. [•] The Tyrannosaurus Rex wouldn’t have been able to run 45MPH according to new research. [•] More serious security holes have been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer. [•] Firewalls for fun! [•] Become a looter (virtually anyhow). [•] 10 million years ago Mars was flooded. [•] A once a year shot could prevent osteoporosis in women. [•] Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones will premiere in a sneak peak showing on May 12, 2002 and the proceeds will benefit children’s charities. [•] The iPod is the perfect tool to steal applications from a store display Macs. [•] Dell refused to ship a computer bought online to Weigand Combat Handguns because the business sounded like a terrorist’s. I never knew terrorists purposely named their businesses’ after violent things. I guess than The Friendly Kitty Factory could never a terrorist front for anything LOL. [•] A recent upgrade knocked Morpheus off-line, but if the service isn’t centralized than how is that so? [•] I’ll have a blond- haired, blue-eyed, Anglo with a side of fries. [•] Not only can can an adult brain regenerate cells, but those cells fire like young ones once did. [•] US Congress has approved a bill that would make small telephone providers an exception to a law that requires open network access, but the Senate will most likely kill the bill. [•] Protesters gathered outside Stewart Airport in Newburgh, NY to show some breast feeding loving or something like that. [•] U2 not only ruled The Grammys, but The Gibson Guitar Awards too. [•] The tentative list for Prick’s upcoming album The Wreckard has been released, but it appears they have left Nothing Records. [•] The upcoming Ramones tribute album is shaping up to be pretty cool. [•] Detained al Qaeda and Taliban soldiers have gone on a hunger strike. Well, if you don’t have to feed them then you save money, right? 🙂 [•] I want the 2003 Infiniti G35, now! [•] I can’t say enough about the Ford GT40 except– Viper, prepare to die. [•] Intel notes some upcoming changes to PC architecture: Serial ATA, 8X AGP, integrated 802.11 wireless networking, and USB 2.0 by next year. The year after expect 3GIO to replace both PCI and AGP interfaces completely. [•] Microsoft and the DOJ continue to hash out a settlement. [•] An upcoming Linux update will add support for AMD’s upcoming 64-bit Hammer CPUs. [•] I love you wife and daughter! [•] Immy enjoys some Egg Stopper goodness. [•] Bored? Would you believe that Google has dedicated an entire section to “Your Momma” jokes? Well, they did– so there! 😛

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Classic DF – 4/7/01

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Apr. 7, 2001: [•] A bomb has killed a boy and injured several people in Thailand. [•] Pacific Gas & Electric has declared bankruptcy. [•] The Hunley Confederate submarine crew apparently went down with the ship quite fast. [•] Russia wants its independent TV. [•] Filipino rebels have released their last hostage. [•] Growing food isn’t the problem in Angola; it’s getting to it without being shot. [•] Two students are being held in connection to a dorm fire in Kenya. [•] Security concerns have closed the US embassies in Paraguay, Uruguay, and Ecuador. [•] Indonesian separatists have bombed an Exxon Mobil natural gas field. [•] Vietnam’s school are under attack by chemical weapons, but no one why knows why. [•] 33 police officers were killed by Maoist rebels in Nepal. [•] This evening the Jewish holiday of Passover begins. For most Jews it is a joyous holiday, but not so in worn torn Israel. [•] Iraq claims that US and UK jets once again bombed them. [•] Meanwhile, Amnesty International has charged Iraq with massive human rights violations. [•] Algerian national Ahmed Ressam has been found guilty of plotting to bomb New Year’s Eve celebrations. [•] President Bush’s tax cut proposal has passed Senate (sort of). [•] About 100 college students have caught a respiratory infection from going to Spring Break in Mexico. [•] Roosevelt Junior and Senior High School has been closed as teachers and administrators try to figure out how to regain control over students. [•] A child escapes a kidnapper in New York City. [•] A man attacks the Liberty Bell with a ball peen hammer. [•] Four Spidey costumes were stolen from the set of Spider-man: The Movie. [•] The FCC has almost explained exactly what indecent or patently offensive programming is. “Almost” being the operative word. [•] Get your own brothel! [•] A shop lifter dies fighting security guards. Is it really worth a couple of chocolate bunnies and a box of Cheez-Its to die? I think not. [•] Beware of tumbleweeds. [•] Linux users beware: The Adore Virus is out and looking for holes in your system. [•] EMI has teamed up with HitHive to deliver downloadable music to wireless devices and PCs. [•] Microsoft is developing an add-on for Outlook that will sort your mail by preference and priority. Great. Just great. “Sigh” [•] SunBlade 1000 workstations have a data corruption issue. Downloading a patch will fix the issue. [•] Microsoft is licensing their text-to-speech software to third parties. [•] The last of ten Norway wolves has eluded hunters. [•] Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance brings half assed Dungeons & Dragons: Third Edition rules to the Playstation 2. [•] Once again, NASA is going to send another probe to Mars to poke around for two days and then break down when they realize they forgot to include that one vital component. [•] Houston, Texas is low on blood causing both doctors and vampires to worry. [•] Some anorexia may be genetic. [•] Smoking raises the risk of bladder cancer in women. [•] Two teenage girls are suing MTV after they were shit on (literally) during a pilot taping. Nice. [•] Now, I’m Mr. Pro-Life. However, the whole posting doctors’ home addresses on the Net thing just doesn’t sit right with me. Legally it is allowed. So why can’t you do the same thing with the Feds? It’s not right either way. [•] Linus Torvalds says Mac OS X sucks. [•] Nothing is safe. [•] Back Orifice gets a Middletown teen in trouble. [•] Roy Lee Elliott is sentenced to 15 years in prison for tying up his wife and beating her. [•] A child molester is caught, the usual traffic stop turns into drug bust story, Middletown Schools has its budget approved, a man falls asleep while his house is on fire, a woman hits a senior citizen, police save a girl’s life, and a cocaine bust. [•] Creed sends kids to space camp. [•] It turns out Weezer wasn’t on the Warped Tour at all. [•] MaximumPC walks you through how to build the ultimate PC entertainment system. [•] The PT Cruiser gets topless. [•] Other distributed file sharing systems are following Napster’s lead and blocking copyrighted material. [•] My wife so rules. [•] That is this week’s flurry of postings. Once again we’ll return next week with more furry fun! See you on Monday.

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Classic DF – 8/22/00

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Aug 22, 2000: [•] A major typhoon is battering Taiwan. [•] Due to wildfires most of Montana’s state property is being closed down. [•] If you kill someone when you are 17 years old and you are a paranoid schizophrenic do you deserve to die for it? [•] The National Transportation Safety Board is saying that TWA800 crashed due to an electrical malfunction. [•] A-ha is back! Oh joy. [•] The American Amusement Machine Association and the Amusement and Music Operators Association are filing a case against an Indianapolis law that is trying to ban violent video games from anyone under 18 years of age. [•] A new Outlook plug-in will allow you to send a message to someone that if they don’t read it in a specified amount of time it becomes unreadable. [•] Argentina’s cabinet is being coerced to cooperate in a bribery probe. [•] The UK is concerned that racism is increasing. [•] The US Military is is discussing a possible missile shield being established in Greenland. [•] Jamelle James has plea-bargained. He is the man accused of letting a 6 year old get a hold of a gun that he used to shoot another child in school. [•] An ex-US Mint employee stole misprinted gold dollars. [•] A minor earthquake hit Carmel, NY. [•] A fake bomb was part of a Martha’s Vineyard Airport security check. [•] Drinking restrictions are going into effect for the original Skid Row. [•] A mouse that lets you feel what’s on your screen. [•] 70% of Gnutella users are leeching files instead of sharing like nice kids. [•] The Philippines have dropped charges against the ILOVEYOU virus author due to lack of laws to prosecute him with (LOL). [•] Woman’s health in the US is lacking. [•] The new sport of choice: tree climbing. [•] A study has linked junk food to asthma and allergies. [•] More and more parents are having problems with their kids being labeled “learning disabled”. [•] The Egyptian Health Ministry will only hire you if you don’t smoke. [•] The Duh Study of The Day: Less workers are dying on the job. Lawsuits suck and liability is a big time problem. So it’s no longer cost effective to let people die on the job. [•] MP3Board is suing AOL-Time Warner because they created Gnutella so it’s their fault that the RIAA is suing MP3Board. LOL. [•] Intel is showing off a Pentium 4 overclocked to 2 GHz. [•] The NFL is going online. [•] Altavista UK doesn’t exist after all. A scandal ensues as a result. [•] Ty Whitney has pleaded not guilty to 72 counts of child molestation. [•] Why a new pesticide notification law won’t see the light of day in Orange County. [•] A boat backed over someone in Greenwood Lake killing them. [•] Seeger got his banjo back. [•] Whole lot of charging going on: A robber charged, an ATV thief charged, a break and enter suspect charged, and a DWI driver is charged. [•] Kim Mathers is saying it’s Eminem’s fault she tried to kill herself and that she wants sole custody of their child. [•] Billie Joe for President. [•] Danzig says no to a Misfits reunion. [•] Beck will play the Bridge School Benefit. [•] Vote for Nine Inch Nail’s Into The Void for Breakthrough Video at the Video Music Awards. [•] Nintendo has officially renamed the Dolphin Project to N-Cube. [•] A Perfect Circle rocks Boston. [•] The Smashing Pumpkins are offering a sneak peak of their new video Try, Try, Try. [•] A review of MDK2. [•] Why switches are going to kill off hubs. [•] A brief history of the first person shooter. [•] A former GM worker is accusing GM of not listening to his warning about faulty seatbelts. [•] Real Jukebox Basic 2 is out. [•] Netscape Communicator 4.75 is here. [•] Azazel rules. [•] Well, more useful news tomorrow. And then some more the day after. Life is easy like that 🙂

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