Archive for January, 2004

  • TAIPEI — A dead sperm whale being transported through Tainan City suddenly exploded yesterday, splattering cars and shops with blood and guts. The 17m, 45-tonne carcass was being taken on...

    Caution: Exploding Whales

    TAIPEI — A dead sperm whale being transported through Tainan City suddenly exploded yesterday, splattering cars and shops with blood and guts. The 17m, 45-tonne carcass was being taken on...

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  • (from /. and CNN) Microsoft has settled with Mike Rowe, who was faced with legal action earlier this month because of his domain, MikeRoweSoft.com. Microsoft will pay for new domain...

    Microsoft and MikeRoweSoft Settle

    (from /. and CNN) Microsoft has settled with Mike Rowe, who was faced with legal action earlier this month because of his domain, MikeRoweSoft.com. Microsoft will pay for new domain...

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  • Nintendo has announced its next portable system, the Nintendo DS, or Dual Screen. It features dual processors, dual 3″ LCD screens, and possibly wireless integration. In a press release, the...

    Codename Nintendo DS Announced

    Nintendo has announced its next portable system, the Nintendo DS, or Dual Screen. It features dual processors, dual 3″ LCD screens, and possibly wireless integration. In a press release, the...

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  • Mike Rowe, 17, of Victoria, Canada, got a package last week from Microsoft. In it, a 25 page document threatened legal action if the teen did not shut down www.mikerowesoft.com....

    MikeRoweSoft Shut Down

    Mike Rowe, 17, of Victoria, Canada, got a package last week from Microsoft. In it, a 25 page document threatened legal action if the teen did not shut down www.mikerowesoft.com....

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  • All hail the Drudge Report, who feeds us with this news: Al Gore, fabled tree hugger and creator of the Internet, is giving a speech preaching the evils of global...

    Gore Blames Global Warming for Cold Temps

    All hail the Drudge Report, who feeds us with this news: Al Gore, fabled tree hugger and creator of the Internet, is giving a speech preaching the evils of global...

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  • WFTV has a bit about a drunk driver not only driving into a house, but completely thru it. The vehicle finally came to a stop in the family pool. No...

    Truck Plows Thru House

    WFTV has a bit about a drunk driver not only driving into a house, but completely thru it. The vehicle finally came to a stop in the family pool. No...

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  • (newsflash from the holy Drudge Report) The Dean campaign managers threatened ABC News that they would be kicked off the campaign plane if they ran with a story about Deans...

    Dean Campaign Threatens ABC

    (newsflash from the holy Drudge Report) The Dean campaign managers threatened ABC News that they would be kicked off the campaign plane if they ran with a story about Deans...

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