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Archive for July, 2005

Is Your Printer Spying On You ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, July 28th, 2005. Filed under Privacy, Technology

Via The Volokh Conspiracy comes this link to a November 2004 PCWorld article about anti-counterfeiting technology in color laser printers.
Next time you make a printout from your color laser printer, shine an LED flashlight beam on it and examine it closely with a magnifying glass. You might be able to see the small, scattered yellow [...]

Back To The Drawing Board

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 27th, 2005. Filed under Space Exploration

NASA grounds shuttle fleet.
I think its time to abandon the shuttle program and completely rethink the American space program. President Bush has proposed a decade-long objective of establishing a base on the Moon, followed by a manned mission to Mars. Sounds a heck of a lot better to me than orbiting the Earth in a [...]

Wrong Sign, Wrong Place

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 27th, 2005. Filed under Humor, Legal

From Legal Underground comes this picture taken at the recent American Trial Lawyers Association convention in Toronto.

Ummm, What Can I Say ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 27th, 2005. Filed under Humor, Politics

Except that he’s been out of office 5 years, and the opportunities for Clinton jokes keep on coming.

Wednesday Afternoon Diversion

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 27th, 2005. Filed under History, Humor

Some interesting Presidential trivia over at The Volokh Conspiracy.

Something New To Worry About

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 27th, 2005. Filed under Bird Flu

From Winds of Change, comes this story which asserts that the Chinese government is playing a cover-up game over the avian flu, and that this is a bigger problem than the world realizes.
I can’t speak to whether this is true or not, but its certainly more important than a missing woman in Aruba or who [...]

Not Sure What To Think Of This

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 27th, 2005. Filed under Technology

Japanese scientists develop ‘female’ android
I’m guessing this is because some scientist in Tokyo needed a date to the prom.

Beating The Heat

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 27th, 2005. Filed under Humor

Via CNN: Two guys enjoy their “pool” in Winchester, Virginia.
And, yes, Winchester is only about 90 minutes from where I live……

Perspective

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 27th, 2005. Filed under Iraq War

Think its hot here in D.C. ? Try Baghdad.

Is The Honeymoon Over ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 27th, 2005. Filed under Baseball, General, Sports, Washington Nationals

The Washington Nationals have been the Cinderella story of the baseball season this year. Up until last night, they were in first place in the NL East but they’ve been on a downward slide since before the All-Star Break and are currently in the middle of a series with their closest competitor, the Atlanta Braves. [...]

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