Yet another collection of random links and rantings of a greying unix geek with a photography bent. Pass the Guinness and Grecian Formula.
We’re no longer 99% Chimp. Nor are we near clones of each other. Gee Sherlock, ya figure?
I always thought that 99% thing was a bit suspect. Now there’s proof :
DNA Varies More Widely From Person to Person, Genetic Maps Reveal
Yay humane genome mapping project (and friends).
WTF is a urilift, you may ask yourself. Check this video out . . .
A steal of a deal at a mere 75K per installation.
John Chow has the Victoria angle.
One of the comments there was most illuminating :
In the EU, it’s very common to have women share the mens room. They sell cheap “pee sticks” all over that allow women to pee standing up. America is so behind the times. While it takes a little bit of getting use to, having a woman pee in a urinal isn’t all that weird.
Not that necessarily would happen with a UriLift installation, but hey, still good to know.
Hey, does anyone remember Salvage 1?
Has Bush pushed a bill thru to pardon himself and his administration?
This is definitely one area where I think Bush and Congress went off the deep end. I actually read the text of the bill. Not only does it protect his administration from prosecution, it allows the government to name anyone an enemy combatant without any hearing or trial. If there is a hearing (the military is not obligated to conduct a hearing), the Supreme Court is barred from ruling on the results of hearing. So, in essence, the government could name someone a terrorist, scoop them off to Guantanamo never to be heard from again and there is no legal action, as far as I can tell, that can be taken. The military is not even obligated to provide the person legal council or to see legal council. It is like a flashback to 1770.
I’m with John on this one in that I am flabbergasted that any Republican or Democrat voted for this thing. When was the last time you ever heard of a bill being passed that specifically indemnified the people drafting and/or signing the bill?
Comment by Thomas — 11/20/2006 @ 3:31 pm
The slimy . . . . bah. I think what the USA needs is their own Rick Mercer who could get in and make fun of all of these morons to their faces and have them smile sheepishly for the camera. Keep them in check somewhat, if they knew Rick (or Warrior Princess Marg) was hiding around the corner waiting to ambush them with a camera crew and pointed wit.
I’m sifting thru a few months worth of mail that’s piled up on my desk at home. Yes, couch computing has gotten too comfy and easy, I hardly ever get over to the desk here in recent months . . . unless I really do need that larger screen to open even more terminal windows on . . .
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Anyways, what’s this near the top of the teetering pile of unopened mail? Why, it’s the RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) Rewards magazine/gift-catalogue. There’s an enclosure. Seems that they are desperate to annoy me even more than they are now by sending me this paper mail crap.
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Yeah, I’ll run right out and do that, bucky.
Don’t think so.
Oh, and while we’re at it… stop sending me 3 pounds of extra advertising crapola in with my statements. I don’t care that you’re reselling long distance or have exclusive video of Mickey Mouse and Goofy experimenting with viagra.
I’ve gone to electronic statements. Before that, I was doing everything with online banking and the paper statements etc piling up were just noise. I do try to pull out bills that I know aren’t handled by the credit cards or automated payment, so the mail that is left just piles up and piles up.
Oh, Hello May statements. I guess it’s been longer than I thought.
What’s this? Aha, a book.
Time Management for System Administrators
