September 2007
11 posts
Woman dies in security custody at airport
Gothamist reports (via a story in the NY Post)…
Manhattan resident Carol Ann Gotbaum, who is married to the stepson of [NYC] Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, died in a Phoenix airport holding cell while in police custody. Phoenix authorities believe she may have died while trying to get out of her handcuffs.
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Google Launches ‘The Google’ For Older Adults
WatchOH how I miss NYC and living above a Bodega. Theres nothing like the convenience of running downstairs at midnight and picking up some Utz pork rinds and a 40 of Country Club.
Selections from LA Weekly's Sean Penn Article
We used to think we couldn’t stand Sean Penn, but he never really did anything to deserve our ire. He’s talented; seems to have similar political to ours; married to her, wonderful her; surfs; from Southern California; lives in the Bay Area; and above all else, is attractive. Then we figured it out: we didn’t hate Sean Penn, we feared him. He seems like the kind of guy who...
For the glamour free intense workout
Gym Jones The Colonel writes: “Simply amazing. These are the guys that trained the cast of 300… brutally. Tasty bits: Gym Jones is not a cozy place. There’s no AC, no comfortable spot to sit and there are no mirrors. Stressors are intentionally designed to cause discomfort and apprehension. Effort and pain may not be avoided. Physical and psychological breakdowns occur… Gym Jones is...
Bill Maher Slams Google, Yahoo & iPhone Buyers
Bill Maher went for a web-centric New Rules segment on Friday, slamming Yahoo, Google, Bebo, iPhone buyers, 9/11 conspiracy theorists and “lactivists”. The Vanessa Hudgens scandal even gets a mention. On the Yahoo ad deal: “This week, Yahoo announced a deal with Bebo that will help it compete with Google. I had to wiki Bebo to find out it’s kind of like Friendster and Woofie. Gosh, I hope they...
The Top 5 Reasons to Be a Jack of All Trades
Specialization isn’t always a good thing. Are the days of Da Vinci dead? Is it possible to, at once, be a world-class painter, engineer, scientist, and more? “No way. Those times are long gone. Nothing was discovered then. Now the best you can do is pick your field and master it.”
The devout specialist is fond of labeling the impetuous learner–Da Vinci and Ben Franklin being just two...
Smoking: China Puts Skulls on Cigarette Packs,...
China’s had such a bad safety record lately that it’s a little surprising to find out their latest plans for health warnings on packs of cigarettes: skulls, blackened teeth, and diseased lungs,…
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Complaints: Man Fights IKEA Customer Service Over...
A week after we moved and put the new covers on, our IKEA LILLBERG sofa broke. Right in half. The main support beam gave out right at the dovetail joint, and even split a board in the process. We…
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Google launches US wireless crusade
Google is flirting with yet another effort to offer unfettered internet access over American airwaves, and as usual, it’s facing endless back-and-forth with the FCC. (via Brad’s shared items in Google Reader)
