Daily Archives: October 19, 2003

Technology Takes On Big Brother

from Wired News Here’s a story that inspires faith in technology. The ultimate concept is that when EVERYONE has a cell phone with a built in camera, all sorts of evil abuse and illegal activites will be exposed. Rodney King … Continue reading

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Big Brother Ramps Up to Challenge

from Wired News NEW ORLEANS — Spooks, suits, generals and geeks gathered here this week to discuss a common goal: an all-seeing, omnipresent set of eyes in the sky to keep an unblinking view of the entire world at once. … Continue reading

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Don’t Try This at Home

Illusionist David Blaine is assisted as he leaves his perspex box after 44 days.   As any serious student of the Mystic Arts knows, fasting for 44 days is no big deal, given the right physical and mental preparation. But … Continue reading

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Ex-Hippy, Eaten by Bear, Live on Tape

Timothy Treadwell photographed this bear on an Alaskan trip. He had lived among the Alaskan bears every summer for the last 13 years. A bush pilot discovered the bodies of Treadwell and his girlfriend at their campsite on Monday. (Timothy … Continue reading

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Satan Thinks Differently

Hypnotically encased iMacs trick unsuspecting computer users into accepting Darwinism When I first came across several posts about this article, I was sure it was a spoof.  But when I actually visited the site, "Objective: Christian Ministries" I found how … Continue reading

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Bolivian Update and NarcoNews Eulogy

I still haven’t found any authentic Bolivian Bloggers to give us the inside scoop on the regieme change in that Andean redoubt, but via NarcoNews comes this definitely not from the mainstream media analysis by two independent Bolivian jounalists, Andrea … Continue reading

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