How to Sabotage a Presidential Campaign by Reverend Wright
From the moment he entered the room, Wright seemed to be looking to stir controversy; he was escorted by Jamil Muhammad, a leader of the Nation of Islam, which contributed to the minister’s prominent security detail.
Chief Justice Met U.S. Ambassador Before Declaring Bases in Japan Constitutional
The chief justice at the Supreme Court secretly met with the U.S. ambassador to Japan in 1959 shortly before the top court overturned a lower court ruling that had declared the U.S. forces’ presence in Japan was unconstitutional.
Ueno Zoo’s Only Giant Panda Dies
Ling Ling, the sole giant panda at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, died early Wednesday, one day after he was taken off display for veterinary treatment. Veterinarians at the zoo are poised to conduct an autopsy on his body in a bid to determine the cause of death.
Big Victory in Atlantic v. Howell: Court Rejects RIAA "Making Available" Theory
The district court in Atlantic v. Howell today denied the recording industry’s motion for summary judgment against Mr. and Mrs. Howell, two lawyer-less defendants caught up in RIAA’s litigation campaign against file-sharers.
K2 Release Candidate 6 Released at K2
K2 is now fully compatible with WordPress 2.5. It is still compatible with WordPress 2.2 and 2.3. Subversion & nightly users: this release is revision 678.
Hans Reiser Guilty of Wife’s Murder
A jury has found an Oakland software programmer guilty in the death of his estranged wife even though no body has been found. Nina Reiser disappeared more than a year ago after dropping the couple’s children off at his home. Her body has never been found.
Unmotivational Posters (some NSFW)
A selected collection of a twist on those motivational posters, with a focus on the ladies…(although the emo kid raging in mom’s minivan is precious)
Japanese Scotch Voted World’s Best by Whisky Magazine
“Yoichi 20 Years Old”, distilled on the shores of the Sea of Japan, has become the first variety produced outside Scotland to win the coveted Single Malt Award in an international competition run by Whisky Magazine, the main industry publication.
Cops charge 8-year-old with felony battery. Over crayons.
“WBBH-TV says a fight over crayons led to felony charges against an 8-year-old boy in Fort Myers, Fla. The second-grader was charged with aggravated battery after a teacher told police that he hit some of his classmates and then punched his teacher during a violent outburst at Royal Palm Exceptional School.”
Does She Look Like a Music Pirate?
After being sued by the music industry for stealing songs and winning the case’s dismissal, Andersen is now taking the record industry to court. Her case is aimed at exposing investigative practices that are controversial and may be illegal.
MacPAR deLuxe is an OS X utility program which performs parity checks on files to be uploaded, or those which were download, from internet newsgroups. This is the best PAR file checker OS X has to offer.
Split&Concat is a simple OS X utility designed to split or join files. Split&Concat works in conjunction with MacPar Deluxe and is mainly used when working with files from, or destined for, UseNet newsgroups. Works great to restore split .avi files!