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10.17.08Short Story Terrorism
Apocalypse Soon, Security Theatre, Stupidity (0)At risk of revisiting a recent school safety topic, here's one that doesn't involve guns of any sort, but rather a much more dangerous weapon: words. A high school kid writes a story about zombies taking over a high school. Sounds harmless (and it is), but apparently police didn't think so. They arrested him and are charging him with a "second-degree felony terrorist threatening charge". Even better? His grandparents narced on him when they found the story in his journal! Now that's a loving family. Man, do I feel safe, getting that kid off the streets. Just the thought of that ...
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10.13.08Ok, anybody with a bigger gun than mine, raise your hand? Both of them…
Apocalypse Soon, News, Stupidity (11)Sometimes you can see the future, and you wonder why nobody else can. Or maybe lots of other people can in fact see the future, but don't say anything about it. In this case, it's kind of scary, but mostly dumb. A certain Texan school district has "wisely" decided that they will start the new term allowing teachers to carry concealed firearms in the classroom. The reasoning is that teachers are the best line of defence for students in case there are any gun attacks on campus. The money quote here is this one from the disctrict superintendent: "When the federal government ...
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10.09.08Robotic Suit to assist the elderly, overthrow humanity
Apocalypse Soon, Stupidity, Tech (1)A Japanese company has announced a robotic suit that will assist elderly people who can't walk easily by themselves. The technology is very cool, it reads the brainwaves that are traveling to the legs and sort of amplifies them and assists motion with the robotic legs. It's amazing technology that will surely change millions of lives. Hm. Yes, millions of lives will be changed. The only problem I have is the absolute nards it takes to call a computer that is supposed to assist people HAL. Yes, you may recall the HAL that kills everybody in that little movie (not to mention ...
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10.08.08Apology Accepted
News, Stupidity (0)Apparently the reason you never hear your doctor say "Oh crap, uh, I'm really sorry about that one. Man, that was, really, ah, wow I didn't see that coming. Jeez, that must have really really hurt. Man, my bad. It should probably grow back, I think." is because they have been told to never apologize because it can be used against them in a lawsuit. Thankfully there will soon be a law in Ontario that lets them at least say sorry (for God's sake, is it so hard?) without any fear of additional litigation. Now, shake on it, and let's ...
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10.07.08Pregnancy is a host-parasite relationship…
News, Stupidity (1)A Portland, Oregon man was told his abdominal pain was because he was pregnant when he went to the hospital. The 71 year old lumberjack and mechanic was overjoyed at the news and immediately rushed off to register for the shower gifts at Sears. In other news, alarmed by her rapid weight gain, and swelling belly, an unnamed Oregon woman has started exercising more and more. Feeling nauseous every morning is just part of the "breaking in" period and will pass once she hits her stride at the gym. Similarly, the movement she feels inside her abdomen is just gas from ...
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10.06.08One eye on the road, the other on the pixels
News, Stupidity (0)Having recently spent some time driving for more than I am used to, I can (almost) symapthize with the following two dunderheads. A trucker decided that driving was way too boring, and he decided to pull out his laptop, put it on the dashboard, and cue up an episode of Battlestar Galactica while driving. The cop who pulled him over saw that the episode was still playing on the dash. His defense? He was just listening to the audio while consulting Google Maps, which is clearly an operation that anyone could do while driving. Then, even better, we have the bus driver ...
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