Shrimpin’ ain’t easy
Posted on August 27, 2007
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Hunting is one of our most ancient and time-honored traditions. As humans, our kind have stabbed, trapped, poisoned and shot our way to the top of the food chain. It’s called bootstrap feasting.
One of the proudest Belgian traditions is now under threat of extinction, and it’s time we rallied around the cause. The tradition: horseback shrimping. This blog loves the concept because not only is it killing one species, it’s using another one to assist in the task.
Written by Bryan McBournieBut who will think about the children?
Posted on August 27, 2007
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Australia’s $160 million national porn filter? Hacked in 30 minutes by a 16 year old.
It’s ok though. The Australian government is currently in the process of investigating how their top of line software was so easily dismantled–and they have some very encouraging words for parents, too: “It doesn’t mean that the whole scheme is not worthwhile, because a lot of kids haven’t cracked it.” Well, not yet at least.
Written by Chris "Chugs" TaylorLocking out of love
Posted on August 27, 2007
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Teenagers of America: be this kid and follow his plan.
Step 1: Skill with soldering.
Step 2: Skill with software.
Step 3: ??????
Step 4: Profit!
Now, if he manages to unlock, say, oh, I dunno, an extra 40 to 80 gigs for the iPod portion of it, then I’d totally fork up the money.
Written by Chris "Chugs" TaylorAre you whippersnappers ready to rock? Feh, what do you know about rock music?
Posted on August 27, 2007
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Speaking of nations that lost World War II, the Germans are fed up with their latest invaders: aging rock has-beens.
While Japan has bent over and taken it from every C-list rock band for the past 50 years, Germans are pitching mocking reviews onto the beachheads:
“The fondness for travel by the senior citizens has nothing to do with art,” wrote Jochen Temsch, a critic at Munich’s Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper.
“[Ozzy Osbourne] kept screaming ‘I can’t f—ing hear you!’ over and over again. You felt like shouting back ‘buy a goddamn hearing aid and maybe you’ll realize you’re singing everything off key.’”
Written by Rick Snee‘And on your left, a bleeding whale’
Posted on August 27, 2007
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Remember that show, Scared Straight? Of course not, that was almost 30 years ago.
But the Japanese remember it and are using similar tactics to benefit the War on Animals. In this case, they harpooned a whale in front of whale watchers.
Key quote: “There were two other whale-watching boats nearby, but one of them left after a child started crying.”
That’s what we call a lesson learned, so long as the parents don’t coddle that kid with therapy.
Written by Rick Snee