Asks supporters to help influence other key races
Grok Headline matches for Asks supporters to help influence other key races
Scalextric races on to the Net
Scalextric races on to the Net
01/08/2004 08:24 PMVirtual makeover
Carnegie is at the races
Carnegie is at the races
12/11/2003 09:37 AMScotsman Online Dec 11 2003 9:35AM ET
Off to the $pace races
Off to the $pace races
06/20/2004 04:56 AMBoston Globe Jun 20 2004 9:15AM GMT
Nextel races into the pit
Nextel races into the pit
06/24/2004 12:53 PMZDNet Jun 24 2004 5:13PM GMT
Briefly: Nextel races into the pit
Briefly: Nextel races into the pit
06/24/2004 12:54 PMroundup Plus: Intel debuts Celeron for low-cost desktops...AMD offers
fix for chip glitch...eEye sees defense contract win.
Virus races around Internet
Virus races around Internet
05/03/2004 07:41 PMSympatico May 3 2004 11:13PM GMT
New worm attack races across the net
New worm attack races across the net
02/10/2004 02:47 AM
A new worm is racing across the internet and the world.
MyDoom downloads from an email attachment, opens a NotePad file,
creates a backdoor for hacking, and copies email addresses, to
whom it then sends copies of itself. It also
spreads by the KaZaA peer-to-peer application. A
somewhat less virulent variant, called MyDoom.B,
weakens each infected computer's antivirus updating, and purportedly
targets Microsoft's home page. Warding off these attacks and cleaning
up afterwards should be costly .
One difference between this worm and previous
ones is that it has a named, political target: the SCO group, recently
pursuing Linux
users as massive as IBM in a large licensing campaign. The virus
payload is programmed to ping SCO's website during the first twelve
days of February, which could, in large and distributed enough
numbers, form a denial of service (DOS) attack. SCO is offering a substantial
reward for information on the designers of the attack.
Restrictions on target emails complement this approach,
preventing spread to addresses from IBM, Microsoft, Linux, or
helpdesks.
The Department of Homeland Security launched an
email alert system shortly
after the worm apepared. McAffee
also has information and removal instructions .
Mom Races to Get Son to School, Arrested
(AP)
Mom Races to Get Son to School, Arrested
(AP)
01/17/2004 10:48 PMAP - A mother rushing to get her son to school in San Diego County was
arrested and jailed after a chase by the California Highway Patrol.
Toshiba races to release
Toshiba races to release
07/22/2004 10:02 PMTechzonez Jul 23 2004 2:14AM GMT
Deadly typhoon races up Japan
Deadly typhoon races up Japan
08/31/2004 04:31 AMTyphoon Chaba heads north up Japan's archipelago after killing at
least seven people further south.
Microsoft races to plug IE hole
Microsoft races to plug IE hole
06/14/2004 03:38 AMBBC Jun 14 2004 8:15AM GMT
Microsoft races to deter hackers
Microsoft races to deter hackers
06/13/2004 01:29 PMThe software giant faces a new threat from hackers that may give
criminals access to computers, paper says.
Betfair races into Aussie market
Betfair races into Aussie market
07/22/2004 04:31 AMThe UK's online betting firm is teaming up with Australia's richest
man and leading punter, Kerry Packer.
Beyond Horse Races and Boxing Matches
Beyond Horse Races and Boxing Matches
05/06/2004 05:47 AMHow hackers are making democracy work.
First Night Races Kick Off New Year (AP)
First Night Races Kick Off New Year (AP)
12/29/2004 01:50 PMAP - On the last night of the year, 2,000 sneakered feet will stamp
anxiously, and gloved hands will vigorously try to rub the warmth back
into freezing arms. Conversations will be illustrated by white clouds
of breath.
Power Tool Drag Races
Power Tool Drag Races
04/20/2004 07:24 PM
Power Tool Drag
Races
Ace Auto International Speedway, San
Francisco
5/11/2003
THE POWER
TOOL DRAG RACES-- SATURDAY and SUNDAY, JUNE 12th and
13th
Blown Big-Block Belt Sanders . . . Nitro
Burning Funny-Saws . . . Wheel Standin' Weed Wackers. . . it's
Racing . . . Racing . . . Racing . . .
Saturday. . .(AND). . .Sunday . . . Sunday . . . Sunday. .
.
at the . . . Junkyard . . . Junkyard . . .
Junkyard . . .
Saturday and Sunday, June 12th and 13th,
Chopped Chainsaws and Non-Normally Aspirated Angle Grinders will go
head-to-head down 75 feet of two-lane blacktop at The Shipyard
International Speedway (aka Ace Junkyard). From Super Stock
off-the-shelf machines, to full-tilt multi-motor Top Fuel
moooooonnnstrosities, it will be capacitor blowing, carbide tooth
shrapnel mayhem brought to you by, well, *you*- the finest redneck
fabricators (a.k.a. machine "artists") in the Bay Area.
Participants and spectators alike will thrill to the speed and smells
as Black and Decker, Porter Cable, DeWALT and Milwaukee battle it out
for supremacy, dubious claims to glory, lots of cold hard cash, and
yet another turn-the-key-and-drive-it-away EDSEL for the fastest run
of the day (also known heretofore as "The Edsel
Cup").
So join Dr. Hal Robbins, Chicken John and
John Hell as they engage us for an afternoon of semi-benign alcohol
fueled abuse with all the local aristocracy including: Flash-O-Matic
on the V-8 Blender, the triumphant return of the Sean Kelly's Trashy
Trailer Massage and Wellness Center, Justin Incredible's Miracle
Wax(ing) Booth, and a special Synchronized Welding and Pole Dance
Intermission Extravaganza by the Happyland Drill Team Cheerleaders!
Music, hot dogs, cotton candy, posters, T-shirts, promo booths,
special games for the kids, Seth Maxwell Malice, and much much more
yet to be figured out will make it a day of family fun not to be
missed . . .
If confused, see what happened last year at:
htt
p://laughingsquid.org/pix/2003_05/power_tool_drag_races/
WHAT'S NEW THIS
YEAR:
This year we have TWO new racing classes and
ONE fabulous TV contract with the Discovery Channel and Natural
History New Zealand so come out for a day (actually two days) at the
races and be the media WHORE that Deep Down you KNOW you are!
All fun aside, kids, this year we've hit the
Big Time (or something appearing to approximate it). The above
will be filming the event this year to create 4 one-hour pilot
programs to be aired on the Discovery Channel next fall/winter as part
of Discovery's ever expanding offerings in the "idiot American
fabricators build stupid things" subgenre of the reality TV
genre. The production company behind this is a nice group of
folk from New
Zealand and not a sleezy LA porn
outfit, as one would likely expect for the event in question. We
appear to have a reasonable contract and nice collaborative
relationship with them that will retain our full control of the event
(so all of us do not end up embarrassed for the rest of our lives) and
allow us to continue doing whatever we want at the event (but with no
guarantees about what will have to get edited out for family
TV). For more details on how all this will work, we think, see
www.qbox.org.
The Production Company is already here in
the Bay Area and about to start shooting all of you that are
interested while you build your crazed engineering monstrosities and
tell lies about your lives. They want about 10 people/teams to follow
in great detail as they build their machines over the next two
months. Those interested in being on the list of potential
featured contestants should tell Charlie and Jim, or better yet,
Simone (simone@qbox.org) very
very soon.
RACING CLASSES: (for full rules, see: http://www.qbox.org/ptrules.s
html)
As usual, there will be classes for both
machines that run "riderless" in wood tracks, and customs which their
maker(s) "ride" down open asphalt lanes. This year we have added
two new classes ("Unusual Designs" and "Sex Toys") and consolidated
the Ridden Classes into a single class as no one seems to want to
build double person ridden machines. This year we promise to
have not one, but two "designated organizers" who stay cognizant
enough to keep track of all this (Smone and Lera) and hold chaos at
bay until all races are fairly and squarely run. And we have
expanded the event to two days so we are sure to actually finally
really make it through the double elimination rounds (for the first
time) as well as give the film crew one day where they can be more
invasive to get the shots they need (Saturday), whereas Sunday will be
the regular plate of mayhem and the film crew will have to fend for
themselves.
THE PURSE(S)
Each class will pay back 100% of entry fees
for that class, plus some extra money we'll throw in, so we can pay
down to third place in each class this year. It will take around
15 entries per class on average to create a $500 purse for 1st
place.
Special Mystery Prizes, awarded by special
mystery judges for:
Most impressive
engineering
Most pathetic
engineering
Most dangerous
machine
Most spectacular
crash
Machine most likely to get its maker laid
And . . .
Machine most likely to get the most air time
on TV
And of course, the rotating "Edsel Cup" for
the fastest top speed run of the day. Current track record is
held by none other than Jim Mason, artist, with his CO2 fire
extinguisher rocket car, which last year crossed the finish line at
64MPH, covering the 75 foot track in 1.7 seconds. Go faster and
drive the Edsel home yourself.
ENTRY FEE(S):
The entry fees are as follows until May
15th. After May 15th, the entry fees will go up, just like
Burning Man. To reduce chaos, and
embarrassing disorganization, we will NOT be accepting entries the day
of the races. Entry fee for racing is paid via Paypal only at www.paypal.com to account simone@qbox.org
Super Stock:
$30
Sex Toys: $30
Modified: $35
Funny Car: $40
Unusual Designs / Top Fuel:
$45
We have set the entry fee above $0 so we can
have real purses for the winners. What is a drag race without a
good purse anyway?
Each racing team will get 2 free entries to
the event for both days. Additional tickets will be available at
the regular door price of $10 for Saturday, $15 for Sunday.
Regular gate entries for spectating can be purchased at the gate the
day of the races.
For more information, see www.qbox.org. All inquiries, questions and complaints
should be directed to Simone at simone@qbox.org.
Brought to you by the fine folks at The Shipyard and
Qbox
www.theshipyard.org
www.qbox.org
US races to find 'mad cow' source
US races to find 'mad cow' source
12/25/2003 10:11 PMnews.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/world/americas/33475
13.stm
track this
site | 4 links
Toshiba races to release multimedia
laptop
Toshiba races to release multimedia
laptop
07/22/2004 09:25 AMZDNet Jul 22 2004 1:52PM GMT
Aid Army Races to Asia's Tsunami Victims
Aid Army Races to Asia's Tsunami Victims
01/04/2005 01:59 AMReuters via Wired News Jan 4 2005 6:43AM GMT
circumcision can bring Malaysians of all
races and religions together
circumcision can bring Malaysians of all
races and religions together
12/18/2003 08:01 AMMinister: Circumcision Is Good for Race Relations .. Malaysia moots
cross-cultural circumcision .. Let's Have a Circumcision Party! ..
Malaysia wants you circumcized ..
BBC
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3326861.stm
track this
site | 6 links
New Internet worm races around the Web
snarling computers
New Internet worm races around the Web
snarling computers
05/03/2004 04:36 PMNew York Daily News May 3 2004 8:10PM GMT
2004 Power Tool Drag Races
2004 Power Tool Drag Races
06/16/2004 07:48 PM
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Tool Drag Races (brought to SF by
Charlie and
Jim), an event in which
people retrof
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Several action-packed
movies (and
one boring
one) can be found
here.
Our own CTP (in
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galleries off-site. Some of them have NSFW<
/a> pictures.] NASCAR races turn into 2-team show
NASCAR races turn into 2-team show
04/02/2005 09:20 AMChicago Tribune Apr 2 2005 12:22PM GMT
"even his supporters don't really like
him"
"even his supporters don't really like
him"
09/16/2004 03:30 AMAid Army Races to Asia's Tsunami Victims
(Reuters)
Aid Army Races to Asia's Tsunami Victims
(Reuters)
01/04/2005 12:32 AMReuters - An army of aid workers
raced on Tuesday to deliver food and water to millions of
tsunami victims and the United Nations warned a death toll of
150,000 would climb as more bodies are found and disease stalks
survivors.
'Did the Knicks Win?' A Clock Radio
Races to Reply
'Did the Knicks Win?' A Clock Radio
Races to Reply
01/16/2004 11:32 AMClock radios offer plenty of early morning news, weather and traffic
reports, but they dole them out on their own schedules and interrupt
them with commercials. The Web, of course, supplies an abundance of
information on demand. Most people do not have bedside computers,
however, or the inclination to use them when they first wake up.
China Races to Reverse Falling Grain
Production
China Races to Reverse Falling Grain
Production
05/01/2004 09:29 PMAlarmed by declining grain production, China wants farmers to grow
more, on less land, to avoid dependence on the United States.
Samsung races to beat Motorola in phone
sales
Samsung races to beat Motorola in phone
sales
01/11/2004 02:38 PMKorea Herald Jan 11 2004 11:02AM ET
Linux kernel file offset pointer races
Linux kernel file offset pointer races
08/04/2004 03:24 PMPaul Starzetz (Aug 04 2004)
"hot Russian motorcycle chick who
supposedly races though Chernobyl"
"hot Russian motorcycle chick who
supposedly races though Chernobyl"
05/24/2004 09:53 PMInfluence This Ad
Influence This Ad
08/27/2004 01:56 PM Battelle(383) > Mayfield(391) > SELL ($400) John Battelle builds upon
Cost Per Influence with Sell Side Advertising . A guy named Mike
comments: "Easily the most interesting concept I have read on your
blog." Seth Godin is cautious about...
E-traders need better supporters
E-traders need better supporters
03/29/2005 04:43 PMvnunet.com Mar 29 2005 8:20PM GMT
France Races to Save Iraq Hostages,
Deadline Looms
France Races to Save Iraq Hostages,
Deadline Looms
08/31/2004 01:27 PMReuters via Wired News Aug 31 2004 5:16PM GMT
Voices from the New Hackers of
Democracy: Beyond Horse Races and Boxing
Matches
Voices from the New Hackers of
Democracy: Beyond Horse Races and Boxing
Matches
05/06/2004 08:26 PMHow hackers are making democracy work.
AtariÂs Test Drive: Eve Of
Destruction Races to Xbox
AtariÂs Test Drive: Eve Of
Destruction Races to Xbox
06/16/2004 09:15 PMNews.awn.com - Wed Jun 16, 02:51 am GMT
Maternal Influence
Maternal Influence
05/25/2004 02:37 PM
"In the long run, motherhood is the greatest influence a
childbearing woman will ever have in the human race." So says
Rev. Ralph Drollinger, president of Capitol Ministries, in a
re
cent lesson (PDF) for his
legisl
ative bible study class. [more inside]
SEM and Branding Influence
SEM and Branding Influence
08/02/2004 12:08 PMSource: ClickZ - A lot of hype surrounds the recently released
Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Search Engine Effectiveness
Committee's report on the brand lift from textual paid search results.
Some search engine marketers laud the report. Others have mixed
reactions...
A new era for user influence
A new era for user influence
04/19/2004 09:47 PMComputer Weekly Apr 20 2004 1:50AM GMT
Destructive Influence
Destructive Influence
04/21/2004 03:48 PMGrok Description matches for Asks supporters to help influence other key races
GrokA matches for Asks supporters to help influence other key races
Asks supporters to help influence other key races
