British performance artist Mark McGowan ate a few bites of a corgi dog live on the radio to protest Prince Philip’s hunting of a fox. Yoko Ono had a bite as well. The corgi is apparently the Queen’s favorite breed. According to McGowan, it tastes lousy. The dog died of natural causes at a corgi …
Monthly Archive: May 2007
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May
31
2007
Little boy ruins sand mandala
Last week, eight Tibetan monks were halfway complete with an incredibly intricate sand mandala they were creating in Kansas City’s Union Station when a young boy went under the protective rope and messed up the entire design. The monks were gone when it happened but the episode was caught on a security camera. “He did …
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May
31
2007
Make all your phones ring at once
GrandCentral: Have a cell phone, a work phone and a business phone? This free service gives you one number that will ring all of them at once. Reviews: Slate, NYT, CNET
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May
31
2007
Jobs and Gates interviewed together at the D5 conference
The Bill and Steve show: Jobs and Gates sit down together and discuss the past, present and future at the D5 conference.
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May
30
2007
Awesome!
Found a backup of my site from 2005, woo! well, a backup of the database, just as good, imported from 2002 until 2005, still a few years missing, but better then nothing i guess.. heh
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May
25
2007
Use the Force, Luke!
30 years ago today the dream of a man named George Lucas became a phenomenon that changed the world.
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May
16
2007
One in 20 is too many.
Nearly 700 cyclists are killed on U.S. roads every year, and more than 540,000 are sent to the emergency room. The annual Ride of Silence was started in 2003 to honor and raise awareness for those tragically killed and injured on the road, and has grown into a worldwide event, with more than 270 confirmed …
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May
13
2007
In praise of Budweiser..?
In praise of Budweiser, in which Daniel Davies defends Budweiser, claiming that it is in the right in it’s copyright fight with the Czech brewer Budvar and that the rice in Bud is not a modern cost cutting development but is an essential ingredient in brewing an American pilsner. Worth reading whatever your view on …
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