area43: June 2006

truth justice and ...

Looks like here's another movie I'll have to download or 'rent' via netflix.
Truth. Justice and ?????

digg - Amazon.com Hacked By Music Elitists?: "Band names and album titles of popular emotional rock groups have
mysteriously changed on Amazon.com's databases. (Other noticeable
changed besides the linked group are Panic! at the Disco and the
All-American Rejects.) What does this mean for Amazon's security?"

YouTube - A Comcast Technician Sleeping on my Couch

YouTube - Meteorite Collision　

Wired News: Laptops Give Hope to the Homeless: "asking why he can't hold a job but can play the guitar every day. He responds that many days he can't play the guitar, but his vagabond lifestyle is his choice."

Stop U.N. Gun Ban: "IANSA’s long-term objective is a worldwide gun ban, which would be
enforced against the U.S. In her generosity, Peters would allow
selected Americans to prove that they need a single-shot rifle—with a
range of less than 100 meters—for hunting:"

in related matters...

Korean War vet, 74, shoots knife-wielding burglar

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. A burglar picked the wrong East St. Louis home to break into early yesterday morning -- and it wound up getting him shot.
Seventy-four-year-old William Brown says he woke up to find the alleged burglar standing in his bedroom doorway holding a knife and threatening him not to move.

But instead of staying still, Brown -- who says he's a Korean War veteran -- reached down under his pillow and came up firing a Smith and Wesson.

Brown says he thinks he shot the man three or four times before he escaped.

East St. Louis police caught the man shortly afterward. They did not release his name or his condition.

Brown, meanwhile, said the home invasion messed up his whole day.

The Un-Funny Truth About Scientology

Bill Gates' piracy confession - Computerworld Blogs: "WSJ: You watch physics lectures and Harlem Globetrotters [on YouTube]?

Gates: This social-networking thing takes you to crazy places.

WSJ: But those were stolen, correct?

Gates: Stolen's a strong word. It's copyrighted content that the owner wasn't paid for. So yes."