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Entries from July 2006

I think I like Mel Gibson better than Pat O’Brian (51/49)

July 31st, 2006 No Comments

This just in: Mel Gibson’s off his fucking rocker. Even more of a crazy drunk than my teen idol Pat O’Brian.
In case you were camping this weekend (or otherwise hiding underneath a rock) the star of Lethal Weapon, Mad Max, and Mad Max 2 was pulled over by police this weekend on a DUI.
When he [...]

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Hezbollah vs. Israel

July 28th, 2006 No Comments

If you’re wondering why it’s been about a week or two now since this whole Lebanon vs. Israel thing started happening, and I haven’t said anything, there’s not really much of a good reason.
Truth be told, I’m one of the few people who haven’t really developed a solid opinion on this yet. I understand Hezbollah’s [...]

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YouTube - Pot smokin’ Greg Brady

July 28th, 2006 No Comments

(Via Youtube.)

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The Ethics of Ad-Blocking

July 18th, 2006 No Comments

I just downloaded the Firefox 2.0 Beta and installed AdBlock Plus, which filters ads out of websites before they’re even downloaded. As much as I love this functionality, it leads me to a question:
If you really like an ad-supported website, (like Digg) shouldn’t you give them the ad views that they need to get revenue? [...]

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L.A. News Service Sues YouTube Over Beating Video

July 17th, 2006 No Comments

L.A. News Service Sues YouTube Over Beating Video
A Los Angeles video news service sued YouTube Inc. on Friday in federal court for allowing its users to upload copyrighted video footage onto the popular Web site, including the beating of trucker Reginald Denny during the 1992 riots.
Los Angeles News Service and its owner and operator, Robert [...]

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CBC News: India names 2 suspects in Mumbai bombings

July 13th, 2006 No Comments

CBC News: India names 2 suspects in Mumbai bombings

India’s anti-terror squad released pictures Thursday of two suspects wanted in connection with the bomb attacks on Mumbai commuter trains that killed at least 200 people this week.

The two men were identified as Sayyad Zabiuddin and Zulfeqar Fayyaz. No other details were immediately available.

Apparently a member [...]

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SBS - The World News

July 13th, 2006 No Comments

SBS - The World News

A series of explosions have ripped through commuter trains and stations during evening rush hour in India’s financial capital Mumbai killing more than 170 people and injuring more than 480 others.

Train carriages packed with commuters were blown apart and local television has shown bloodied limbs and dead bodies in the wreckage.”

Alright, [...]

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Report: N. Korea’s missile was aimed near Hawaii | Jerusalem Post

July 6th, 2006 No Comments

Report: N. Korea’s missile was aimed near Hawaii | Jerusalem Post

North Korea targeted waters near Hawaii when it fired a long-range missile this week, a Japanese newspaper reported Friday.

The long-range Taepodong-2 was part of a barrage of seven missiles test-fired by North Korea on Wednesday. They all fell harmlessly into the Sea of Japan, but [...]

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Newsvine - Man Offers Free Lawn Mowing to Lose Weight

July 6th, 2006 No Comments

Newsvine - Man Offers Free Lawn Mowing to Lose Weight
COON RAPIDS, MINN. A local man who has struggled to lose weight is hoping a lawn mower will help him shed between 30 and 50 pounds.
After working up quite a sweat mowing his own lawn this summer, Darrell Nelson thought that he could get a good [...]

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BBC NEWS | Africa | Somali World Cup viewers killed

July 6th, 2006 No Comments

BBC NEWS | Africa | Somali World Cup viewers killed
Two people are reported dead after Islamist gunmen in central Somalia opened fire in a cinema where people were watching a banned World Cup match.
The cinema owner and a young girl were reportedly killed by militia loyal to the Union of Islamic Courts, who seized control [...]

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