The Rigged-Up Net

So until today, I had a hunch that during the summers we are all on daylight savings time… now tha Chris found this site, I know for sure that we are. 🙂

http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/b.html

Banned “designer baby” is born in UK

The furore over “designer babies” has re-ignited in the UK with the birth of a tissue-matched baby to a couple banned from using the technique by UK authorities.

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993854

A new neuroimaging study provides the strongest evidence to date that unusual shyness in children may result from differences in their brains.

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993853

Whether it’s your barber or your colleague, if you want people to respect you, you gotta show ’em that you deserve it.

http://www.askmen.com/money/mafioso_60/95_mafia.html

So during my last checkup, the doctor told me that my HDL was low… I guess I need to really start taking that devil pill “niacin” or start working out again… considering that niacin SUCKS, I’m guessing that working out is going to win. If anyone wants to try some niacin, I have a whole bottle you can have – don’t worry… its just a vitamin B3 supplement.

http://www.msnbc.com/local/KMOL/D-5EE735A5-4EAC-4240-AE65-E1BCABB72377.asp?0na=x22138O4-

Microsoft will deliver the next version of its Xbox game console in 2006, CEO Steve Ballmer said.

http://news.com.com/2100-1043_3-1019181.html

Acclaim announces that it plans to use spray-painted homing pigeons to advertise Virtua Tennis 2 at this year’s Wimbledon tournament.

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/segasportstennis/news_6030283.html

Wow – the party skewl known as “SWT” will now be known as “Texas State University–San Marcos”…

http://www.msnbc.com/local/KMOL/D-55BC750B-787C-452D-B7BE-55620085D9C1.asp?0na=x22013C1-

Want a cool t-shirt? This is your place:

http://www.tshirthell.com/

This is some funny stuff…

Detect traces of semen in undergarments or have the cheaters e mails sent directly to you

http://www.infidelitytoday.com/products.html

People who smoke, take street drugs or become heavy drinkers may be genetically predisposed to their habits, suggest the results of a large new study

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993841

Get Cheaper Inkjet, Laser Printer Cartridges

Tucked away in the hills of Wisconsin is a group of monks who have decided that jumping on the imaging and printing bandwagon would be a financially rewarding way to support their monastery, the Cistercian Abbey.

http://www.msnbc.com/local/KMOL/D-7720ACA8-4423-40C5-801A-8F49651841F2.asp?0na=x2214120-

It seems that the idiots at AOL finally decided to integrate AIM and ICQ – FINALLY!

And according to the article, AIM and MSN will also work together soon too… we’ll see… 😉

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1125259,00.asp

Deadline to add your cel phone is June 30. You’ll soon be able to boot telemarketers off your cell phone.

http://www.msnbc.com/local/KMOL/D-FB98F11D-06D5-45F9-A901-F6752385C203.asp?0na=x2238140-

Handyman admits holding women as sex slaves

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) ? A retired handyman pleaded guilty Tuesday to holding five women captive as sex slaves in an underground dungeon, two months after one of the victims escaped and made a frantic phone call that led to his arrest.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-06-10-captive-women_x.htm

ReplayTV said Tuesday that its new digital video recording boxes won’t include some of the features that have angered copyright holders.

http://msnbc-cnet.com.com/2100-1041_3-1015121.html

Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched a new online DVD rental plan with a lower price, an expanded distribution network and more DVDs.

http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2003/06/09/daily11.html

Research: Mobile Phones Disrupt Aircraft

http://slashdot.org/articles/03/06/10/131226.shtml?tid=99

Watching movie stars light up on screen is the biggest single factor in influencing teenagers to smoke, suggests a new US study.

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993812

Ryan found this article… pretty interesting stuff.

http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1054921641.html

Two Linux server specialists combine

Penguin Computing, a server maker that specializes in Linux-running machines, has signed an agreement to acquire Scyld Computing, the two companies plan to announce Tuesday.

http://msnbc-cnet.com.com/2100-1010_3-1014970.html

Linux On Acer’s C100 Tablet PC

http://slashdot.org/articles/03/06/09/0019236.shtml?tid=106&tid=137&tid=185

The Onion selects Rackspace to provide Web infrastructure

Rackspace Managed Hosting, a San Antonio-based Web hosting firm, will provide managed hosting services for The Onion, a satirical newspaper web site that receives an estimated 1.5 million visitors a week.

http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2003/06/09/daily2.html

Building a TiVo, a Step at a Time

All you need is knowledge of Linux, plenty of cash for hardware and, if anything goes wrong, hundreds of hours to troubleshoot the device.

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,59088,00.html/wn_ascii

Humans may have lost their body hair to reduce their vulnerability to fur-loving parasites and therefore attract the opposite sex, a new evolutionary theory proposes.

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993807

Expectant mothers have bigger appetites on average if they are carrying a boy rather than a girl, suggests a study of pregnant US women.

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993803

The spread of cancers through the body could be halted by targeting a protein that helps cells latch on to each other, reveals a new study.

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993801

Some people have too much free time on their hands…

http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com/index.html

(Thanks Bart!)

Brain Vitamin: Making Smarter Babies

Pregnant mothers may actually be able to boost the brain of their developing fetus. Researchers say the nutrient choline helps cells develop and transmit messages.

http://www.msnbc.com/local/KMOL/D-8C20B1B7-CCA6-4E3B-A82F-D0E2BDD951BD.asp

Palm to acquire rival Handspring

Palm said Wednesday that it will buy rival Handspring in an effort to strengthen its grip on the market for handheld devices.

http://msnbc-cnet.com.com/2100-1041_3-1012981.html

Geocaching Crackdown – NOOOOO! I love geocaching…. this sucks.

http://slashdot.org/articles/03/06/04/127224.shtml?tid=126

This is pretty cool… Watch the trailer… movie coming out soon…

http://www.cane-toad.com/movie.htm

I actually love the TabletPC.. I’ve been waiting for the prices to come down a bit before I got one, but it looks liike it may not make mass-market appeal for that to happen… hmmm

http://slashdot.org/articles/03/06/02/115254.shtml?tid=137

If you don’t know why the TabletPC is a big deal… read this. The whole “digital ink” concept is pretty amazing – particularly if you see it in action.

Colleges offer degree in video gaming

DALLAS, Texas (AP) — David Najjab is an educator with an unusual problem: He’s trying to lure students who are serious about making a career out of fun and games.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/fun.games/06/02/game.university.ap/index.html

Ellison’s NIC Co. to shut down

Larry Ellison’s New Internet Computer Co., which sold cheap Web-surfing devices as an alternative to PCs, is closing its doors.

http://msnbc-cnet.com.com/2100-1042_3-1012119.html

While getting ready this morning, I had TSS running in the background and I ran into this music video:

Liam Lynch: United States of Whatever

Evidentally this song is some sort of cult hit all over the world now…. And Ringo got involved somehow and has done the drums on one of the tracks of this guy’ss CD… weird stuff.

Read more about it here.

Kim sent this to me this morning… funny stuff…

http://www.riggedup.net/funny/directionsad.mpeg

A new material covered with nanoscopic hairs that mimic those found on geckos’ feet could allow people to walk up to sheer surfaces and across ceilings, say researchers.

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993785

I haven’t started Tivoing this yet, but I can assure you that I’ve met Martin Sargent and he’s one funny guy…

From http://www.techtv.com/unscrewed/episodeguides/story/0,24682,3434475,00.html

I Hate You: Fake Icon Wallpaper
About 80 percent of all computer users launch applications directly from their desktop. They find the icon for the program they want to launch and then double-click it. This works great, providing the icon is really an icon. Here’s a quick and dirty way to piss off a friend:

Take a screen shot (use the “Print Scrn” key on your PC) of the victim’s desktop with all his icons in place.
Open any image-editing program, such as Microsoft Paint.
Create a new file and paste in the screen shot.
Save the new image with an easy-to-remember name such as “wallpaper.jpg.”
Close your image-editing program
Find the saved image “wallpaper.jpg” and open it in a new browser window.
Right-click the image and choose “Set as Background.”
Select all of the victim’s desktop icons and files and put them in the recycling bin.
Now the desktop is one, big, unclickable image. Congratulations, you’re an asshole!

An annual ranking of cities with high incidents of allergies lists the four largest Texas cities in the top 20.

http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2003/05/26/daily26.html