Category Archives: News

Even captured, the terrorists won

Talk about news you just can’t get away from. Every news station is saturating their broadcasts and websites with information about the captured terrorists in England that were plotting to blow up 9, or 10 depending on the source, planes … Continue reading

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Google SMS – How did I not know about this

I must have missed the memo on this one. Google SMS lets you use your cell phone to get information from the search engine, which is great while you’re out.

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A couple feel good stories from the Rita evacuation

Sure, it was miserable being in a car for 12.5 hours. It was worse seeing how some people behaved. That said, there were a few “feel good” moments.

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Gas not as big of a concern as though in Rita’s path

Like I posted a couple of days ago, we drove up to Austin to run from the pending doom that the news claimed was coming our way in the form of Hurricane Rita. We didn’t find a gas station with … Continue reading

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Sony Ericsson – w600 Walkman Phone

Last Tuesday Sony Ericsson announced a devices that combines a cell phone with a music player.

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3 shark bites in 1 week

For the third time in a week, a shark bite was reported in Florida.

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Deep Throat’s identity confirmed

91 year old former FBI official W. Mark Felt has been confirmed as the informant “Deep Throat” who provided information that ultimately led to President Nixon’s resignation and impeachment.

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Terry Schiavo dies at 41

After 15 years in a vegetative state and 13 days without food, Terri Schiavo dies at 41.

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Cool marketing gimmick

Not really applying to anything else on this site, but it’s still a pretty cool marketing gimmick. 3m put a stack of money (some real, most fake) inside a glass case in Vancouver to promote a new security glass.

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Digital camera washes ashore with tsunami pictures

A Seattle man performing relief work in Thailand found a digital camera washed up on shore. The camera was destroyed, but the memory card was still readable. On the card was found the final pictures of a Vancouver couple vacationing … Continue reading

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