Comment Turning Hands and Oscillating Crystals (Score 1) 534
I like to measure my time with turning hands and sometimes with those turning hands controlled by Oscillating Crystals.
Submission + - Apple rejects iBoobs app. (foxnews.com)
jrmcferren writes: Apple rejected the iBoobs application on Tuesday due to "Objectionable Content" according to a Foxnews report. The iBoobs application used the gyroscopic sensors in the iPhone or iPod touch to jiggle a large set of breasts in a bikini top based on movement. A video of iBoobs in action is available on Youtube.
Comment Re:Good thing, too (Score 1) 7
The local theater around here is $4 for Seniors, and children under 12, and $5 for adults, except for 1 PM matinees (Sat and Sun) and Thursday night (Bargin Night) where all seats are $3. This does not include drinks and popcorn which are reasonable compared to other theaters as well.
Wal-Mart Ends DRM Support 231
An anonymous reader writes "So, you thought you did well to support the fledgling music industry by purchasing your tracks legally from the Wal-Mart store? Well, forget about moving these tracks to a new PC! Since they started selling DRM-free tracks last year, there's no money to be made in maintaining the DRM support systems, and in fact, support is being shut down. Make sure you circumvent the restrictions by burning the tracks to an old-fashioned CD before Wal-mart 'will no longer be able to assist with digital rights management issues for protected WMA files purchased from Walmart.com.' Support ends October 9th."
Man Denied Boarding Because of Transformers Shirt 2
Brad Jayakody was told he would have to change his shirt if he wanted to catch his flight to Dusseldorf, Germany. The shirt that security at Heathrow got upset about depicts the Transformers character Optimus Prime holding a gun. Brad said, "I was flabbergasted. I thought the supervisor would come over and see sense, but he didn't. After I changed he said if I changed back I would be arrested." I would understand if the guy was wearing a Megatron shirt, after all that guy turns into a gun which could be very dangerous but Prime? There is no way a semi could fit on a passenger plane it's just silly.
Submission + - Light Bulb Destruction Techniques
jrmcferren writes: "From an old Candlepower forums post in 2000 here are some interesting ways to destroy a light bulb.
Examples:
Soak light bulbs overnight in liquid nitrogen. Remove them, screw them in, and quickly turn them on.
Microwave them. Always place a cup of water in with the bulb(s) to prevent the magnetron from overheating.
http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showpost.php?p=165263&postcount=2"
Examples:
Soak light bulbs overnight in liquid nitrogen. Remove them, screw them in, and quickly turn them on.
Microwave them. Always place a cup of water in with the bulb(s) to prevent the magnetron from overheating.
http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showpost.php?p=165263&postcount=2"
Submission + - Could Oral Sex Cure Skin Cancer?
shaitand writes: Previously my wife had a small spot of skin cancer removed. About a year later the spot returned. Rather than taking her back to the kooks in white coats I put her on a protein diet. I had previously read that females who engaged in oral sex and swallowed had greater disease and cancer resistance. So I began administering salted protein doses orally twice daily. Within three months the spot was completely gone and it has never returned. Could this really have been the cure?
Should we all make this sacrifice for the benefit of our significant others?
Should we all make this sacrifice for the benefit of our significant others?
Submission + - Interview: oldschool BSD hacker Sam Leffler
An anonymous reader writes: In this interview, Sam Leffler, current director of the FreeBSD Foundation and one of the UC Berkeley CSRG hackers who worked on the original BSD operating system, talks about what the Foundation does, upcoming networking features in FreeBSD, and how Apple contributes to the team's work.
Journal Journal: Music execs criticise DRM systems
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6362069.stm
Almost two-thirds of music industry executives think removing digital locks from downloadable music would make more people buy the tracks, finds a survey.
Haha.
Submission + - Why Geeks Make Good Lovers
stego writes: "Justin at Awkward Things I Say To Girls provides good evidence in Why Geeks Make Good Lovers that "that geeks, along with nerds and other peoples who overinvest in intelligence but boast underdeveloped social skills, make the best lovers""
Submission + - FCC wants to regulate violence on TV
An anonymous reader writes: CNN is reporting that the FCC has released a report that claims Congress can expand the FCC's authority to regulate broadcast television. Currently, the FCC can regulate profanity and sexual content, but the new report calls for the power to regulate violence as well.
Submission + - Robot snowblower lets Pennsylvania man relax
davidwr writes: A Pennsylvania man can take it easy while his robot snowblower does all the heavy lifting, er, blowing. It's basically a converted golf cart with a snowblower attachment, gear mods, and a remote-control hack. Is this the "must-have geek do-it-yourself-kit" for geeks in snow country next Christmas?
Now if only the guys near Buffalo had a beowulf cluster of these babies last week....
Editor: Change icon to Monty Python Stomping Foot
Editor: Change icon to Monty Python Stomping Foot
