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Google's IPO could backfire

Google's IPO could backfire 08/01/2004 06:47 AM
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Patriot Act II Backfire

Patriot Act II Backfire 01/09/2004 09:55 PM
Adina blogs in reference to an article by Bruce Schneier: ...So much data is collected that intelligence organizations can't possibly analyze it all. Deciding what to look at can be an impossible task, so substantial amounts of good intelligence go...

Google auction may backfire

Google auction may backfire 05/10/2004 01:26 AM
Australian IT May 10 2004 5:01AM GMT

Tax credits backfire on families

Tax credits backfire on families 06/22/2005 01:59 AM
Two reports criticise the government's tax credit system - saying it leaves families struggling.

GOP's Filibuster Strategy Could Backfire
(AP)

GOP's Filibuster Strategy Could Backfire
(AP) 04/16/2005 03:03 PM
AP - A looming power play by Senate Republican leaders to clamp down on filibusters against judicial nominees is a high-risk strategy. It could change the balance of power in the Senate, erode the rights of the minority party and backfire against Republicans in the long term.

Google stock auction may backfire

Google stock auction may backfire 05/07/2004 05:39 PM
Yahoo! May 7 2004 9:52PM GMT

Microsoft's foreign policy could
backfire

Microsoft's foreign policy could
backfire 03/14/2003 02:19 PM

Google auction approach may backfire

Google auction approach may backfire 05/09/2004 06:30 PM
Australian IT May 9 2004 11:16PM GMT

Email jokes backfire for UK workers

Email jokes backfire for UK workers 08/21/2004 04:39 PM
Personal Computer World Aug 21 2004 8:48PM GMT

Google Stock Auction Approach May
Backfire (AP)

Google Stock Auction Approach May
Backfire (AP) 05/06/2004 01:17 PM
AP - Google Inc.'s initial public offering has a lot of people salivating for a piece of the action — an appetite that the Internet search engine leader hopes to satisfy by inviting the masses to the bidding table.

Google Stock Auction Approach May
Backfire

Google Stock Auction Approach May
Backfire 05/06/2004 02:22 PM
San Jose Mercury News May 6 2004 6:29PM GMT

Analysis: If Microsoft restructures
pricing, it could backfire

Analysis: If Microsoft restructures
pricing, it could backfire 04/23/2004 02:46 AM
Microsoft is considering major changes to its enterprise volume licensing program. The changes would allow large service providers and systems integrators and to license software on behalf of their own largest customers. Currently, enterprise customers need to negotiate volume agreements directly with Microsoft. This is the case even when the software is hosted and managed by a third party.

UPDATE 1-FCC chief: regulating Internet
phones may backfire

UPDATE 1-FCC chief: regulating Internet
phones may backfire 01/09/2004 09:58 PM
Reuters Jan 9 2004 7:48PM ET

Iranian Election Text Messages Could
Backfire As Politicians Freak Out

Iranian Election Text Messages Could
Backfire As Politicians Freak Out 06/22/2005 02:17 AM
There have been plenty of stories about how mobile text messaging has played a role in recent elections in places like South Korea and the Philippines, among other places. So it's not really surprising to find out that text messaging has been very popular in Iran as well, which has a tremendously large younger generation. However, unlike in those other places, it appears that the politicians in question haven't quite learned how to adapt to the changing technology. Since most of the effort is against a particularly candidate, he's now now threatening revenge against anyone who sent SMS messages that were negative towards him: "I have the address and phone numbers of those who have slandered me (in the text messages)." The local judiciary is also making it clear that such messages are illegal and they'll prosecute those involved. Imagine if you had a similar situation in the US during elections where mud-slinging is encouraged? Given Iran's history of imprisoning bloggers and others who they dislike, this is, obviously, a serious matter -- but it's just a reminder that the things that we take for granted about open communications thanks to new technologies aren't quite so embraced in other parts of the world.

Chicken of the VNC

Chicken of the VNC 08/18/2004 06:53 AM
Chicken of the VNC 2.0b1 Released!

Chicken of the VNC 2.0b2

Chicken of the VNC 2.0b2 08/27/2004 02:16 PM
Chicken of the VNC is a fast and flexible VNC client.

Chicken sex

Chicken sex 05/02/2004 11:18 AM
Care to answer a question for a city slicker? Why is it that about 10% of the "free range" eggs we buy have blood spots on their yolk? I thought a blood spot indicates that the egg is fertile. Are they letting the chickens run with roosters? Or is this a case of parth-henhouse-ogenesis?...

After the chicken, before the egg

After the chicken, before the egg 05/05/2004 08:08 AM
Mark Dionne, in an email, asks an excellent question: We were eating a chicken tonite, and wondering where the ovaries were. I speculated that one ought to sometimes find an egg inside a chicken one was eating, if the chicken were slaughtered just before it was ready to lay one. The Web being the Web, Mark found his answer here....

Chicken 1.22

Chicken 1.22 10/30/2003 10:22 AM
A Scheme to C compiler.

Are you now or have you ever been a
Subservient Chicken?

Are you now or have you ever been a
Subservient Chicken? 04/19/2004 12:15 AM
BoingBoing reader Dave says:

Ms. Jardin, Though you might be intereested in this tidbit. I got a phone call from International Communications Research (ICR) for a survey yesterday. Buried among the questions about credit counseling services, political affiliation, and consumption of coffee, tobacco, and fast food products, I got this series of questions.

"Do you have an Internet connection? Have you ever visited the website subservientchicken.com? Would you visit it again?"

These were followed up by questions about the BK Tendercrisp Sandwich and their low-carb menu. Looks like they're looking to evaluate the potency of their stealth marketing campaign.

Link to earlier BoingBoing posts on the Subservient Chicken online ad, including the R-rated code expose.

Don't call him chicken

Don't call him chicken 07/10/2004 02:43 PM
Sunjit Kumar of Suva, Fiji, was raised by chickens. As a young boy, his grandfather locked him in a chicken coop where he lived for several years. After Kumar escaped, he was taken to an old age home where the baffled staff confined him for twenty years. Now though, Elizabeth Clayton, president of a Rotary Club in Fiji's capital city, has, er, taken Kumar under her wing.

"Sujit would mostly hop around like a chicken, peck at his food, perch like a chicken and make noises like a chicken," she said. "He would prefer to roost on the floor to go to sleep rather than sleep in a bed."

Kumar currently resides in a former factory while undergoing therapy. Video available here. More of the story here.

Rubber Chicken

Rubber Chicken 03/14/2003 08:39 PM
Dixie Chicks Pulled from Air After Bashing Bush Dude, these Texas people didn't find criticism of the president unpatriotic when Bill Clinton was president. They thought it was a sacred duty...Apparently country stations in Texas and elsewhere are pulling Dixie Chicks albums because their lead singer, while on an overseas tour, criticized Bush, saying she was ashamed to be from the state as him. People who want to criticize the critics of the critical comments are supporting the Chicks by buying their albums and requesting their songs. I never thought I'd buy a Dixie Chicks album, but that's what I'm going to do tonight, and I'm paying full price!

Chicken a la The King

Chicken a la The King 06/01/2004 01:04 AM
F ried Chicken, the way Elvis used to love.

"Subservient Chicken"

"Subservient Chicken" 04/09/2004 04:12 PM

Subservient Chicken

Subservient Chicken 04/09/2004 04:08 PM
an enslaved chicken that does your bidding over the web .. "Subservient Chicken" .. Total Chicken Control .. subserviantchicken .. taatkar tavuk .. Make a chicken .. you tell him .. Chicken .. Huhn

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Beta: Chicken of the VNC 2.0b1

Beta: Chicken of the VNC 2.0b1 08/19/2004 11:30 AM
The VNC client adds a new connection manager that stores commonly used servers, auto-discovery of servers via Rendezvous, Keychain support, and other changes.

They Do Chicken Wrong

They Do Chicken Wrong 02/10/2004 02:36 AM
When they aren't looking for copulating snowmen, Bad Gas documents Britain's love for fried chicken restaurants that trick the easily confused poor into thinking they're at KFC. (02-04)

O'Neil the Chicken

O'Neil the Chicken 01/16/2004 01:02 PM

Too bad O'Neil is backtracking on his accounts of the Bush administration.  His words matched my expectation of Bush perfectly.  When Bush got elected, I expected him to look for excuses to attack Iraq.  And I would have been surprised if he paid attention to anything other than the Bible and the picture of Saddam Hussein after he got to the White House.  Baloonfoot indeed.

I think O'Neil spoke the truth and now he is acting like a chicken.  The sad thing is that I am not surprised.  Only thing missing is Osama bin Laden announcing that he attacked America because he learned of a secret plot by Bush to invade and occupy Iraq.  Sheesh.  I'll bet Arnold the Terminator would make a much better President than Bush.

BTW, check out the 30 second ads at Bush in 30 Seconds site even if you are pro-Bush.  Ads oversimplify as usual but they are hillarious and very well done.  I am impressed.

The Chicken Wimp, that's it!

The Chicken Wimp, that's it! 11/03/2003 08:57 AM
This week is going to be one of the busyest ones for me because in 4 days, the year's biggest...

Raising the Humble Chicken

Raising the Humble Chicken 04/29/2004 11:24 PM
For the last two summers I have maintained a flock of chickens. The results have been ... interesting. More eggs than I could eat, interesting evenings, and a freezer full of what I consider very healthy meat. I plan to share my experiences in this article with the hope that somebody might be inspired to raise a small flock.

I survived the Chilli Chicken

I survived the Chilli Chicken 12/04/2003 02:33 AM
One of the running jokes before my visit to India was the spicy food. Kalyan was trying to convince me that there was a chilli chicken dish that would "burn my ass." (The origin of that is really Neal from Yahoo! Japan, who had an ass-burning experience after eating way too much of the stuff.) Aren't you glad I shared that little story? Anyway, as Kalyan notes several of us went to RR's last night for dinner. The food was...

""Chicken Hawk" issue"

""Chicken Hawk" issue" 04/29/2004 09:52 PM

Kerry vs. the chicken hawks

Kerry vs. the chicken hawks 02/19/2004 06:48 AM
John Kerry's band of Vietnam War brothers has the Bush army running for their lives.

Colorado Man Resuscitates Chicken (AP)

Colorado Man Resuscitates Chicken (AP) 04/15/2005 09:52 AM
AP - First there was Mike the Headless Chicken, a rooster that survived for 18 months after having its head lopped off with an ax.

Tastes like Chicken Payback

Tastes like Chicken Payback 03/25/2005 04:09 PM
Chicken Payback [WMP streaming video; Real Player stream here.] At first, this music video from The Bees [Flash site] seems like a quick, harmless Friday diversion. Not for me, though. For me, it’s rapidly becoming a truly painful earworm, and worse: is there such a thing as an “eyeworm?”

Back at the chicken shack

Back at the chicken shack 11/10/2003 10:59 PM
Things to love about the US: seeing Hammond B3 legend Jimmy Smith play 'back at the chicken shack' at...

chicken soup for my soul

chicken soup for my soul 01/16/2004 11:31 AM
These are the moments that I cherish. These are the memories I will carry with me for the rest of my life.

Chicken Beer Butt

Chicken Beer Butt 05/19/2004 02:51 PM
JANE PINCKARD -- This is not electronic. Nor is it software. Nor is it related to anything that uses electricity. However, it is grilling season, and this is a grill designed to cook a chicken with a beer can stuck up its ass. I just thought you should know. Thank...

UK chicken flu threat dismissed

UK chicken flu threat dismissed 01/23/2004 06:30 PM
The outbreak of bird flu which has led to a ban on imports of chicken from Thailand is unlikely to affect the UK, experts say.
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a history of Kennedy Fried Chicken

a history of Kennedy Fried Chicken 08/15/2004 05:10 PM
i used to live down the street from one... i admire their chutzpah

Sniper rifle modded to be WiFi antenna

Sniper rifle modded to be WiFi antenna 08/03/2004 11:00 AM
A friend of mine from the Shmoo hacker group told me about this amazing DefCon stunt back in June and swore me to secrecy, and it's been one of the hardest secrets I've ever kept, because this is so goddamned cool.

The Sniper Yagi is an M16 with the firing apparatus removed and replaced with a directional high-powered antenna. Use the sniper stand and sight to line up your WiFi shot, plug in, and let the packets begin! Link

Long Wait for a Taste of Home:
Guatemalan Fried Chicken Draws a Crowd

Long Wait for a Taste of Home:
Guatemalan Fried Chicken Draws a Crowd 11/02/2003 01:02 AM
re-writing the fast food history books

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Stavros the wonder chicken hits the big
time

Stavros the wonder chicken hits the big
time 04/09/2004 04:01 PM
One of my favorite writers on the web, who I once lauded as the literary decendant of Hunter S. Thompson, just announced that he has been approached to have some of his essays published in a book! Every writer's dream comes true for him. It is a well deserved honor. It's nice to know that quality of writing stands on its own, even when disguised by a ridiculous pen name (Stavros the Wonderchicken), and when the writer is not part of any meat space clique or echo chamber. He is the second of my favorite writers to get published in print because of the quality of his writing on the web. The first was Real Live Preacher, who writes with about as different a voice from Stavros the Wonderchicken as one could image, although the sensibilites aren't that far apart. Here is hoping that Robert K Brown of Leukemia Survior will be next, then one near and dear to me. Now quickly, go read some of Stavros' essays on Empty Bottle before he starts charging you for reading :-)....

Setting the PC Clock with a Domain
Controller in Different Time Zones

Setting the PC Clock with a Domain
Controller in Different Time Zones 04/08/2005 10:10 PM

Build Your Own Bluetooth Sniper Rifle

Build Your Own Bluetooth Sniper Rifle 03/14/2005 06:28 PM
Slashdot Mar 14 2005 5:58AM GMT

HOWTO build a Bluetooth "sniper rifle"

HOWTO build a Bluetooth "sniper rifle" 03/14/2005 05:29 PM
Cory Doctorow: One of the security assumptions in Bluetooth is that attackers need to be quite close-by if they want to gain access to your phone or other device. Here's simple instructions for building a handsome, effective Bluetooth "sniper rifle" whose high-gain antenna will give you access to devices from miles away.

After a few seconds, John pointed the gun at the Library Tower / US Bank Building, which is the tallest building in Los Angeles. The building was .75 miles (a little over 1 km) from our position.

As more Bluetooth devices started appearing, John said, "This building is full of Bluetooth! Look we got some Blackberries!" He also explained that, with multiple guns, it would be possible to track a single Bluetooth device as the person walked around. In less than a few minutes, twenty devices were detected—all at distances over a half mile away! We decided to quickly conclude the scan, given police activity in the area earlier in the day from a bomb scare.

Lin k (via MAKE Blog)

Sniper rifle shoots RFID chips into
people?

Sniper rifle shoots RFID chips into
people? 04/13/2004 01:58 PM
This is probably phony, but it seems like something that might actually be used: The ID SNIPER rifle implants "a GPS-microchip in the body of a human being, using a high powered sniper rifle as the long distance injector. The microchip will enter the body and stay there, causing no internal damage, and only a very small amount of physical pain to the target. It will feel like a mosquito-bite lasting a fraction of a second. At the same time a digital camcorder with a zoom-lense fitted within the scope will take a high-resolution picture of the target. This picture will be stored on a memory card for later image-analysis." L ink (Thanks, Thorzdad!)

Barret's XM109: No-Hassle 25mm Sniper
Rifle

Barret's XM109: No-Hassle 25mm Sniper
Rifle 08/18/2004 08:38 AM

Barrett's prototype XM109 packs no-fuss, some-muss light armor penetration into a convenient point-and-shoot form factor that makes lofting 25mm sniper rounds downrange a relative walk in the park for today's workaday infantryman. Going into testing this month, the XM109 uses the computerized sighting-system "BORS" (Barrett Optical Ranging Sighting System) to automatically compensates for changes in air pressure, temperature, and the angle of the weapon towards the target, "taking all the sweat-math work out of first-round shots." Dial in the distance and take your shot - that armored vehicle should go down in the first round.

The XM109 can hold up to five of the 25mm rounds - derived from the dual-purpose (metal and meat) rounds used in the AH-64 Apache helicopter - and can penetrate up to 50 millimeters of armored plating, such as the stuff that protects many of aging SCUD missile launchers.

If given the green light by the armed forces, expect future production versions to incorporate a range-finder, night-vision capability, and sound suppression. (Thanks, Mikegre, you punk.)

Read - WEAPONS OF THE WORLD: The 25mm Sniper Rifle [StrategyPage]

Getting a Future Date - GUI Version

Getting a Future Date - GUI Version 06/28/2004 06:30 PM

Playing Security Chicken - The Big Backfire

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