The Telephone Voice Lady

July 28, 2003 — Jane Barbe, whose voice was familiar to millions of telephone users across the country who ever dialed a wrong number or had to “Please listen to the following options” in a voice-mail system, died July 18 in Roswell, Ga., of complications from cancer. She was 74. Read More : New York Post Online Edition: news

July 29, 2003 · 1 min · 59 words · Michael Palmer

DOD Requiring IPv6 Compliance

Finally someone is making some progress on the IPv6 front. Citing National Security Concerns, Osterholz Says $30 Billion DoD IT Budget Will Only Buy Network Technologies That Are IPv6-Compliant Starting in October 2003, With Full Integration by 2008 Read More : Defense Department Will Require IPv6 Compliance, Says DoD’s John Osterholz

July 29, 2003 · 1 min · 51 words · Michael Palmer

Subpoena Username Query Form

The EFF has put up a page for users to check their IP address or username to see if a subpoena has been issued to gather information on you. Concerned that information about your file-sharing username may have been subpoenaed by the RIAA? Check here to see if your username or IP address is on one of the subpoenas filed with the D.C. District Court. This information is drawn from the court’s publicly available PACER database and will be updated when that system is updated. ...

July 28, 2003 · 1 min · 92 words · Michael Palmer

Rail Gun Page

Welcome to the newly redesigned haven for the rail gun enthusiast. This page covers some of the latest techniques in electromagnetic propulsion, but the construction of a rail gun is a perilous undertaking so use the information contained herein at your own risk. Read More : Jengel and Fatro’s Rail Gun Page: Introduction

July 28, 2003 · 1 min · 53 words · Michael Palmer

Kazaa users Hit by subpoenas

And so it starts.. The recording industry has launched a sweeping effort to identify and shut down individual song swappers, making good on recent threats to expand its legal battle against copyright theft. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has now issued more than 911 subpoenas to Internet service providers across the United States, trying to get the names of people still offering music on file-sharing networks such as KaZaA and Grokster. ...

July 24, 2003 · 1 min · 81 words · Michael Palmer

100 Years ago

I got this forward today. Thought it was interesting.

July 22, 2003 · 2 min · 366 words · Michael Palmer

Upload a File, Go to Prison

Rapist get less punishment than downloading an MP3.

July 17, 2003 · 1 min · 125 words · Michael Palmer

RedHed Gallery

Hehe a side devoted to redheads. Cool! Here is one of the best collections of gorgeous women with the most incredible red hair. Please note: there is no nudity on this site. If you are looking for nude photos, you’ll have to go elsewhere. Read More : The Redhead Gallery

July 15, 2003 · 1 min · 50 words · Michael Palmer

Suzie's Retro Pin Up B-sides

It’s amazing how times have changed. This site : Suzie’s Retro Pin Up B-sides is a 42 page collection of 50’s pin-ups. Check some of them out. Its neat to see what was considered pornography back then, is casual nudity today. Just going to a bar I see worse nudity than that from the general population of women.

July 8, 2003 · 1 min · 58 words · Michael Palmer

Sweet powers of liquid Nitrogen

Awesome! Make ice cream in 30 seconds flat. Liquid nitrogen is cold. Very cold. So cold that if a drop falls on your hand, it feels like fire. So cold that it can turn a fresh flower into a thousand shards of broken glass. So cold that it can make half a gallon of ice cream in 30 seconds flat. Read More : Microcrystalline in 30 Seconds

June 20, 2003 · 1 min · 67 words · Michael Palmer