Monthly Archives: May 2006
MercuryNews.com | 05/17/2006 | Trio arrested for injuring motorcyclist
MercuryNews.com | 05/17/2006 | Trio arrested for injuring motorcyclist The first motorcyclist spent five days in a coma and required more than 500 stitches and several titanium plates in his face to repair bone damage and tissue loss, Palanov said. The man is no longer in a coma, but Palanov could not say if he … Continue reading
Is Al Gore Running for President Again? – Yahoo! News
Is Al Gore Running for President Again? – Yahoo! News Gore as President and Wesley Clark as his running mate would get my vote.
The Apple Store (U.S.) – MacBook
The Apple Store (U.S.) – MacBook I love it! To get the cool, black look, you need to buy the most expensive version! I presently own a 1.2 GHz G4 iBook, and I like the improvements they’ve made to the screen brightness and latching mechanism. The wider screen and thinner profile are nice dimensional changes. … Continue reading
Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn: Gearing for the dreaded climb
Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn: Gearing for the dreaded climb Nice to read that even the pros have to resort to compact cranks and even triples on some very steep climbs in the Giro. I’ll probably be swapping my 53-39 Ultegra crank for a Shimano 50-34 sometime this summer since there are some steep sections … Continue reading
H-P moves beyond boring boxes – MarketWatch
H-P moves beyond boring boxes – MarketWatch Dvorak talks about skins for PCs and other boring industrial objects. I’ve never been a fan of design for the sake of design (well maybe during the New Wave 80s). With products, I’ve always loved design that had an inherent functional need. A case in point regarding both … Continue reading
Microsoft and Google Grapple for Supremacy – New York Times
Microsoft and Google Grapple for Supremacy – New York Times A picture of the two sexiest men alive.
Zarqawi wears US trainers and can’t fire gun, says Pentagon – World – Times Online
Zarqawi wears US trainers and can’t fire gun, says Pentagon – World – Times Online Maybe Zarqawi needed help firing his gun since it was a SAW – Squad Automatic Weapon which is mainly used by U.S. Forces. This video looks like an audition for the latest installment of Hot Shots. I wonder if he … Continue reading
2006 White House Correspondents Dinner – Google Video
2006 White House Correspondents Dinner – Google Video Steve Colbert – You Dah Man! What’s funny is all the debate over whether Steve was funny or not. That’s kind of besides the point. He spoke the truthiness about GW, his administration and the press corps, and they were silenced by his sharp sarcasm. I just … Continue reading
Wombs for Rent, Cheap – Los Angeles Times
Wombs for Rent, Cheap – Los Angeles Times “reproductive tourism” That’s a new term I’ve never heard before. I can’t imagine trusting the birth of your child to someone else thousands of miles away since how a woman treats her body can really affect the development of a child.
Celebrity Heights – How tall are Celebrities
Celebrity Heights – How tall are Celebrities I came upon this page from a posting in the IMDB forums. The best part of the site is the user comments where people endlessly debate important issues on whether Tom Cruise is 5’7″ or not.