"Dumb blondes" live up to stereotype (Reuters)
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"beating a horse that was too dumb to
live"
"beating a horse that was too dumb to
live"
06/22/2005 02:21 AMThieves in "dumb-crook" beer heist
(Reuters)
Thieves in "dumb-crook" beer heist
(Reuters)
08/27/2004 01:59 PMReuters - Somewhere in Canada there are thieves with nearly 50,000
cans of beer they will have a hard time selling,
although police say the truck driver who disappeared with the loot has
been arrested.
Do Dumb Blonde Jokes Slow Mental
Activity?? (Reuters)
Do Dumb Blonde Jokes Slow Mental
Activity?? (Reuters)
07/14/2004 10:20 AMReuters - Blondes perform intelligence tests more
slowly after reading jokes playing on their supposed stupidity,
said psychologists in a newly published German study.
{Gum Blondes}
{Gum Blondes}
02/18/2004 02:21 AM100% real chewed bubblgum on a plywood backing .. Portretten van
blonde tjiks .. Gum Blondes .. Blondes
gumblondes.com/gb.html
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Gum Blondes - portraits of blonde women
made out of bubble gum
Gum Blondes - portraits of blonde women
made out of bubble gum
02/16/2004 02:35 PM
Figures of famously fine flaxen-haired females (Britney, Xtina,
Pamela, and others) -- made entirely from chewing gum. The bio page on
this Flash-based site states that the color in the images is all from
the gum itself, no extra pigment added.
Link (Thanks, Steve; also spotted at Fleshbot)
Which social stereotype are you?
Which social stereotype are you?
03/15/2003 11:29 PMSocialist - You believe the free market can bebeneficial, but that a
large and powerful stateis necessary to redistribute the wealth of
thetop classes to those of the bottom. You alsothink that basic
utilities and trasportationshould be publicly owned. Your...
The geek: Look past stereotype
The geek: Look past stereotype
01/03/2003 02:50 AMCNET Jan 3 2003 1:02AM ET
The Death of the Stereotype that
Libraries = Books Only?
The Death of the Stereotype that
Libraries = Books Only?
04/07/2005 07:22 AMThe Death of Libraries?
“…Now
that Google has agreed to scan millions of books from five major
libraries and to make their contents searchable on the Web—a
project that experts say is likely to yield spinoff technologies that
drastically lower the costs of digitization and catalyze similar
efforts worldwide—can the disappearance of libraries themselves
be far behind?
Most librarians say
no, as our story “The Infinite Library,” on page 54, reports.
Whatever the form in which book content is stored, librarians believe,
people will still come to libraries for expert help finding
information, for public access to the Internet, or for the comfortable
atmosphere libraries provide for reading and reflection. And there
will always be a need, professionals point out, for places that
preserve traditional paper books.
All of that may be true. But
there is still room to wonder how libraries will trump the expediency
of being able to download a whole book over the Web, at little or no
cost, instead of schlepping to the
library….
So in reality, the future of
libraries may rest on just two factors: the rate at which digitization
and display technologies advance, and the evolution of laws and
practices regarding copyrights….
If
publishers and authors maintain their tight control on these books
after they are scanned, public libraries will still have an important
place as a free source for them, even if they can loan out only a few
electronic copies at a time. On the other hand, if Google and others
can arrange with publishers and authors to allow low-cost downloads of
whole books—a likely prospect, seeing that it gives publishers a
new way to squeeze revenues from their backlists—then libraries
will inevitably recede in importance. It’s a simple matter of
convenience: free or low-cost access to digital books will make
libraries more dispensable.” [Technology
Review]
While it’s disheartening to have
a magazine like Technology
Freaking Review imply that the only thing libraries have to offer
in the digital world is digital versions of print books, I also think
it’s a wake up call. We sure haven’t shifted into these TR
authors’ world.
The last sentence of this short blurb
should stick in the back of your mind permanently:
“But
if librarians want a steady supply of patrons, they’ll need to
find ways to keep their institutions relevant in the digital
age.”
Shifting to where your users are equals
relevance in today’s world. Luckily, the blinders on the longer Infinity Library article are a little
smaller, but the basic assumption remains the same. It’s
interesting that the article concentrates on books and even fair use
issues while completely ignoring multimedia, but even more surprising
is the decision to focus solely on users “walking” into
the library. I’m pretty sure they didn’t mean walking paper, either.
Piercing a Silicon Valley stereotype
Piercing a Silicon Valley stereotype
02/17/2004 08:27 AMCNET News.com's Declan McCullagh finds that generalizations about
latte-sipping, tofu-snacking liberals lead to a misleading reading of
the political map.
The geek: Look past the stereotype to
uncover key skills
The geek: Look past the stereotype to
uncover key skills
12/30/2002 02:40 AMCNET Dec 30 2002 1:02AM ET
AN UN-FUNNY VALENTINE: Greeting card
picture evokes race stereotype
AN UN-FUNNY VALENTINE: Greeting card
picture evokes race stereotype
02/14/2004 07:22 AMcheck out these Spongebob Squarepants racist bombs .. Valentine
printing error makes SpongeBob black .. Greeting card picture evokes
race stereotype .. funny
story
freep.com/features/living/sponge13_20040213.htm
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Experts say man can live on Mars
(Reuters)
Experts say man can live on Mars
(Reuters)
03/06/2004 02:00 AMReuters - Experts in the effects of space travel on the human body
have told a presidential
commission that there were challenges but no "showstoppers" in
building a permanent moon base, then sending astronauts to
Mars.
Turn Off TV, Live Longer? (Reuters)
Turn Off TV, Live Longer? (Reuters)
09/21/2004 08:26 AMReuters - Turning off the television and tuning
into a more active lifestyle will boost life expectancy,
Italy's Health Minister Girolamo Sirchia said on Monday.
Google IPO Auction Web Site Goes Live
(Reuters)
Google IPO Auction Web Site Goes Live
(Reuters)
07/31/2004 06:51 AMReuters - Top Web search engine Google Inc.
(GOOG.O) began taking bids on Friday for the public auction
process it will use to sell as much as $3.3 billion shares to
the public for its planned offering in mid-August.
Turn off, don't tune in and live longer
(Reuters)
Turn off, don't tune in and live longer
(Reuters)
09/20/2004 01:25 PMReuters - Turning off the television and tuning into a more active
lifestyle will boost life expectancy, Italy's Health Minister
Girolamo Sirchia has said.
Vietnam's live music for the dead
(Reuters)
Vietnam's live music for the dead
(Reuters)
04/17/2004 11:17 PMReuters - Hoang Hiep Binh is a fiddler in a
music band who never goes on stage to perform and doesn't
even play at home to relax since most people within
earshot would not want to listen to his tunes.
Blind ex-wife has live husband buried
(Reuters)
Blind ex-wife has live husband buried
(Reuters)
07/15/2004 12:05 PMReuters - A Russian taxi driver got a rude shock when he discovered
his blind ex-wife, who thought he had died in an
explosion, had him buried in a Moscow cemetery, a newspaper reports.
Xbox Live Service Reaches 1 Million
Users (Reuters)
Xbox Live Service Reaches 1 Million
Users (Reuters)
07/15/2004 01:59 PMReuters - Xbox Live, the online service that
allows players of Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT.O) Xbox video game
machine to compete against each other over the Internet,
reached 1 million users, the world's largest software maker
said on Thursday.
Live, Digital Video Heading to U.S.
Police Cars (Reuters)
Live, Digital Video Heading to U.S.
Police Cars (Reuters)
04/20/2004 12:22 AMReuters - Drunk-and-disorderly calls and other
police blotter entries are about to go live and digital in
Tyler, Texas, thanks to a new system that puts digital video
cameras on the city's police cars and links them through a
wireless network.
Telesero Launches a Free Solution for
Web Based Live Chat and Web Visitor
Assistance called Live Link.
Telesero Launches a Free Solution for
Web Based Live Chat and Web Visitor
Assistance called Live Link.
08/28/2004 02:38 AMHave you ever used Live Support on a Website, or wished you could.
Telesero is now offering a Live Chat and Visitor Assistance product
that could solve your problems for Free. No Downloads, No Hassles, No
waiting, Just Answers. [PRWEB Aug 28, 2004]
At CreationsLive.com, live chat is
served up through a live video
At CreationsLive.com, live chat is
served up through a live video
05/20/2004 04:14 PMInternetRetailer.com May 20 2004 8:08PM GMT
Michael Moore to Bill O' Reilly: "I want
you to live. I want you to live."
Michael Moore to Bill O' Reilly: "I want
you to live. I want you to live."
07/28/2004 04:52 PMDRUDGE REPORT has a transcript of Fox's 'sensational' Moore interview
and - its boring. Politics is boring, but tabloids are...
Dumb by default
Dumb by default
09/14/2004 08:23 PMZDNet Sep 15 2004 0:45AM GMT
he's too dumb to eat pretzles
he's too dumb to eat pretzles
12/17/2003 02:24 PM THE IDIOT SON OF AN
ASSHOLE !!! .. catchy, marvelous. spot on.
Dumb Gadgets
Dumb Gadgets
07/01/2004 11:55 PMG4 Tech TV Jul 2 2004 4:25AM GMT
Intelligent keys aren't dumb
Intelligent keys aren't dumb
06/18/2002 11:24 PMCNET Jun 18 2002 11:09PM ET
PowerPoint makes you dumb.
PowerPoint makes you dumb.
12/15/2003 11:40 AM PowerPoint makes you
dumb. This is something I've suspected for a long time. It's been
reported in the NY Times, so it
must be true. I will now blame
every stupid thing I've said or done in the last three years on
Microsoft.
Tragic plays dumb
Tragic plays dumb
04/15/2004 07:37 PMNone of you are going to believe this, but true story. Ok, so about a
month ago, my MD player...
Cameraphones + dumb criminals
Cameraphones + dumb criminals
12/19/2003 11:54 AMOne reader writes in regarding the post today about cellphones placing
people at the scenes of crimes:I work for a Federal law enforcement
agency and...
Why won't DUMB work for Bush?
Why won't DUMB work for Bush?
04/19/2004 08:20 AMDubya strategists puzzled as campaign launch fizzles.
Dumb and Dumber Switches?
Dumb and Dumber Switches?
04/28/2004 09:30 PMInternet.com Apr 29 2004 1:57AM GMT
"PowerPoint Makes You Dumb"
"PowerPoint Makes You Dumb"
12/16/2003 08:48 PMPowerPoint Makes You Dumb
PowerPoint Makes You Dumb
12/14/2003 06:49 AMPower Point Makes You Dumb .. New York Times ..
more
nytimes.com/2003/12/14/magazine/14POWER.html?ex=1071982800&en=7
99ad449b398c2d7&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE
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Turning off your SSID is dumb
Turning off your SSID is dumb
12/10/2003 11:21 PMGood, short white-paper explains why turning off your WiFi access
point's SSID broadcast is not only bad for security, it's also bad for
performance.
Contrary to a common belief that the SSID is a WLAN security feature
and its exposure a security risk, the SSID is nothing more than a
wireless-space group label. It cannot be successfully hidden.
Attempts to hide it will not only fail, but will negatively impact
WLAN performance, and may result in additional exposure of the SSID
to passive scanning. The performance impact of this misguided effort
will be felt in multiple WLAN scenarios, including simple operations
like joining a WLAN, and in significantly longer roaming times.
129k PDF Link)
(
via WiFi Net News)
Dumb question of the morning
Dumb question of the morning
06/17/2004 08:11 AMLavasoft's Ad-aware program is one of many that lacks the extra line
of programming code that would change its status report from "One new
objects" to "One new object." Ad-aware is excellent and free, so I
don't mean to carp. I only raise this because it brought to mind the
following question: Why in English is it "zero objects have been
found" instead of "zero object has been found"? What makes zero
plural? Why can't we have the flexibility accorded to "no" as in "No
objects have been found" or "No object has been found"? Equal right(s)
for zero! (Need...
Another Dumb Idea from Microsoft
Another Dumb Idea from Microsoft
07/15/2004 12:19 AMJim Louderback wonders what Big Red was thinking when they dreamed up
their latest craptastic invention: the Portable Media Center.
"Wired Blogs... I still think it's a
dumb idea..."
"Wired Blogs... I still think it's a
dumb idea..."
11/05/2003 09:27 PMDumb test, part Billion
Dumb test, part Billion
09/25/2004 03:35 AMWell, of course I am 80%
blogaholic: 80 points is in the 51 through 80 precent
You are a dedicated weblogger. You post frequently because you enjoy
weblogging a lot, yet you still manage to have a social life. You're
the best kind of weblogger. Way to go!
(Via Marju
t.)
Dumb tech-support explanations
Dumb tech-support explanations
05/21/2004 06:49 AMGreat open-mic question on Ask Slashdot: what's the worst bullishit
"explanation" you've ever gotten from tech support?
My cable modem connection had stopped work. Given my ISPs track
record, this was unremarkable, but after it continued for 2 days, I
decided to call the tech support number. After supplying my ID number,
the support person told me that my connection was intentionally shut
off because I was broadcasting a widely-circulated Windows virus. I
promptly informed the tech support person that I did not use the
Windows operating system on any of my computers, and that I could not
possibly have the virus I was accused of having.
The support rep immediately told me that I had the virus, and that
they would not turn my connection back on until I jumped through their
anti-virus hoops. I argued for almost 10 minutes with this neophyte
that I could not use their Windows anti-virus on my Linux systems, and
that even if I could, it would not do a damn bit of good. Did it
matter? Of course not.
Finally, in order to get my connection back on, I agreed to perform
their anti-virus tricks "to the best of my ability", and install
Windows just so I could "remove the virus" from my system. The rep
actually thought this was an excellent resolution to the problem, but
for some reason didn't believe I would actually do it (could have been
my vehement renouncements against the entirety of Microsoft's
products). After another 5 minutes of cajoling, I convinced her to
turn my connection back on so I could get the anti-virus tools, and
access Windows Update.
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