Monthly Archives: January 2005

January 31, 2005, Author: speljamr, Leave a comment

Eminent domain

Categories: Politics, The Law

Last time I checked it was my understanding that the right to seize property from citizens via eminent domain required that the end result be for public use. For example, a new public highway, a new public park, etc… Well, it seems that the city of New London, CT has decided to use eminent domain … Continue reading →

January 31, 2005, Author: speljamr, Leave a comment

A picture that cries out for a caption!

Categories: Politics, Too Funny to Be True
January 28, 2005, Author: speljamr, Leave a comment

Use Lynx, Get Busted for Hacking

Categories: Politics, The Law

As the world shifts to an era of greater security, the people’s paranoia seems to be diving off into the deep end. In a masterful move of pure genious, a site-operator at British Telecom decided that a user, who was making a Tsunami releaf donation using the Lynx web browser, was a hacker. His reason: … Continue reading →

January 27, 2005, Author: speljamr, Leave a comment

Man trying to commit suicide kills 11

Categories: I'm Stupid

Please do us a favor: next time you want to kill your self, just park the car in a parking lot, get out, and lay your head down on the tracks. Maybe we wouldn’t have 11 other dead that way.

January 25, 2005, Author: speljamr, Leave a comment

What’s Your High School Stereotype?

Categories: Personal

You scored as Loner. Loner 69% Goth 50% Punk/Rebel 50% Drama nerd 38% Ghetto gangsta 38% Geek 31% Prep/Jock/Cheerleader 25% Stoner 19% What’s Your High School Stereotype?created with QuizFarm.com

January 24, 2005, Author: speljamr, Leave a comment

Leaving the Universe

Categories: Astronomy, Science & Technology

I’m sitting here freezing my ass off, and I start thinking that maybe it’s time for a warmer climate. But where to go? Of course the usual choices to the south might do nicely, but as the universe is slowly getting colder it would only last for so long. So, what the hell, maybe it’s … Continue reading →

January 24, 2005, Author: speljamr, Leave a comment

Steve Ballmer and Windows 1.0

Categories: Programming/Computers, Too Funny to Be True

Here’s a past look at M$’s Steve Ballmer selling Windows 1.0. It’s almost as good as the original Monkey Dance! And let’s not forget Developers, Developers, Developers…

January 21, 2005, Author: speljamr, Leave a comment

Huygens Experiment Forgotten

Categories: Astronomy, Science & Technology, Space Exploration

This has to be absolutley devistating to the professor who worked on the Doppler wind experiment. He put 18 years of his life into it, and someone forgot to turn on the instrument that was to carry out the experiment. Sheesh! You can’t even get good customer service from the European Space Agency! Professor’s Saturn … Continue reading →

January 20, 2005, Author: speljamr, Leave a comment

JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser/Tank

Categories: Science Fiction, Too Funny to Be True

Holy Jawa tank Batman! Is this for real?

January 20, 2005, Author: speljamr, Leave a comment

Wedding Photos

Categories: Personal

So after months of waiting, we finally got our wedding photo order at the beginning of this month. Now, mind you, our wedding was in May. I took this photographer until now to get all the photos ordered and put into the book. And then to top it off he forgot to order 2 pictures … Continue reading →

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