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James Fetzer to appear on Fox News tomorrow night
Also in this link is a clip of the same show's "discussion" about Charlie Sheen.
Add comment June 22, 2006
Kitchen gadget– for your feet
Microplane fan? Spend a lot of time on your feet? Check out the new Microplane Foot File.
Hmm, I wonder how well this would work on hand calluses to prevent flappers.
via David Lebovitz (Link).
Add comment June 4, 2006
Latest Chinese export: pollution
Add comment June 4, 2006
Uh… wow. anyone seen a miniature horse in Capitol Hill?
From Seattlest (Link)
Add comment June 4, 2006
Study Says British Men Have Worst Sex Lives, Canadians The Best…
Hmm, perhaps moving to Britain isn’t such an attractive idea.
From HuffingtonPost:
Three out of 10 British men have not had sex in the last 12 months, according to new research.
An international study in the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy reports that only 70 per cent of men in Britain have had sex in the last year and that British men have the worst sex lives, while Canadians have the best.
Gotta love this comment:
As a Canadian, I can attest to RubalKali’s comment: We Canadians have a longer winter than the Brits and Americans, even those who live on the border of Canada. We generally have to protect ourselves from the harsh conditions by huddling together in our igloos, which of course is the perfect opportunity to start an orgy. Truth be told, our summer snow is harsher than our winter snow. For example, if we get caught in the snow on the way to work, we will generally sacrifice our Tauntaun and sit in its warm, fatty body to prevent freezing to death. Luckily, our beer is always ready to drink, since our weather is generally colder than what I think you might call a “re-frigerator.”
Link to independent.co.uk article
Technorati Tags: Sex
1 comment June 4, 2006
The 212-796-0735 mystery
A little cryptography problem for you.
From Homeland Stupidity:
Back in the days of the Cold War, spies found ingenious and unusual ways to communicate with each other, hiding their communications in plain sight, whether encrypted or not. For instance, an intelligence agent (spy) might contact his case officer (handler) by placing an ad in the personals section of the local newspaper. This practice, it seems, continues today.
On or around May 8, the following personal ad appeared on the Internet classified ad site Craigslist. (It has since been removed.)
For mein fraulein
Mein Fraulein, I haven’t heard from you in a while. Won’t you
call me? 212 //// 796 //// 0735If you actually called the number, up until a couple of days ago you would have heard this prerecorded message (MP3). It’s a head scratcher to keep you National Security Agency analysts occupied in your spare time. Each block of numbers is repeated twice; but below I have transcribed them only once for clarity.
Technorati Tags: mein fraulein
Add comment June 3, 2006
Amazing “Mad Max” vehicles in Iraq
From BoingBoing:
Todd Lappin says: “There’s a soldier in Iraq who’s been posting some crazy pictures of American SUVs and pickup trucks that have been modified by civilian security contractors for use as gun trucks. They’re insane, in a ‘Mad Max at the Wal-Mart parking lot’ kind of way.”
Add comment June 1, 2006
Really detailed analysis of twin tower explosion audio
Sonogram analysis of explosions during the South Tower collapse, taken from various video sources. Very revealing.
http://www.mediumrecords.com/wtc/audio00.html
Add comment June 1, 2006
Correction on 9/11 Zogby poll dates
The press release previously quoted regarding the recent Zogby poll results erroneously reported that ” The poll of American residents was conducted from Friday, May 12 through Tuesday, May 16, 2004.” It was, in fact, conducted from May 12 through May 16, 2006. This is confirmed by Zogby’s website.
Here are some of the most salient questions and results from the poll:
23. Some people have said that the Bush Administration exploited the September 11th attacks to justify the invasion of Iraq. Others say that Bush acted correctly by going into Iraq because Saddam Hussein supported terrorism. Who are you more likely to agree with?
Bush exploited Sept. 11th attacks: 44%
Bush justified an attack on Iraq: 44
Neither/Not sure: 11%
People are completely divided on whether they believe President Bush exploited the 9/11 attacks (44%) or justified an attack on Iraq (44%). Approximately one in ten (11%) is not sure.
The largest majorities who feel that Bush exploited Sept. 11th attacks are Democrats (69%), Hispanics (59%), and Jews (64%). Close to half or more of 18-29 year-olds, single adults, African Americans, and residents of the Central/Great Lakes, West, and large cities agree.
The largest majorities who feel that Bush justified an attack on Iraq are Republicans (72%) and residents of rural areas (59%). Approximately half of whites, 30-64 year-olds, Protestants, suburbanites, and married adults agree.
Men and women are both evenly divided.
24. Some people believe that the US government and its 9/11 Commission concealed or refused to investigate critical evidence that contradicts their official explanation of the September 11th attacks, saying there has been a cover-up. Others say that the 9/11 Commission was a bi-partisan group of honest and well-respected people and that there is no reason they would want to cover-up anything. Who are you more likely to agree with?
US government and 9/11 Commission are NOT covering up: 48%
US government and 9/11 Commission are covering up: 42%
Not sure: 10%
Close to half (48%) agrees the U.S. government and 9/11 Commission are not covering up anything, yet nearly as many (42%) believe the government and 9/11 Commission are covering up. One in ten (10%) is unsure
Both men and women and residents in each of the four regions are more likely to say the U.S. government and 9/11 Commission are not covering up anything. Majorities who agree include Republicans (64%), 50-64 year-olds, married adults, suburbanites (59%), Protestants, those with at least some college education, and people with annual household income of $50,000 or more (57%).
Majorities (50%-56%) of Democrats, 18-29 year-olds, Hispanics, single adults and those who are divorced/widowed/separated, residents of small cities, and adults with less education than a high school diploma believe the government and 9/11 Commission are covering up something. Nearly half of independent voters (48%) agree.
25. World Trade Center Building 7 is the 47-story skyscraper that was not hit by any planes during the September 11th attacks, but still totally collapsed later the same day. This collapse was not investigated by the 9/11 Commission. Are you aware of this skyscraper’s collapse, and if so do you believe that the Commission should have also investigated it? Or do you believe that the Commission was right to only investigate the collapse of the buildings which were directly hit by airplanes?
I am not aware of World Trade Center Building 7’s collapse: 43%
I am aware of it and think the Commission should have investigated it: 38%
I am aware of it and think the Commission was right to investigate just the Twin Towers’ collapse: 14%
Neither/Not sure: 5%
A plurality (43%) is not aware of World Trade Center Building 7’s collapse. Nearly as many (38%), though, are aware of it and think the Commission should have investigated it. People are least likely to be aware of the building’s collapse and think the Commission was right to investigate just the Twin Towers’ collapse (14%).
Pluralities in many sub-groups are not aware of World Trade Center Building 7’s collapse. This includes Republicans and independents, adults 30 and older, whites, residents of the East and Central/Great Lakes regions, and women.
Majorities of Hispanics (56%) and 18-29 year-olds (52%) and pluralities of Democrats and Southerners are those most likely to be aware of World Trade Center Building 7’s collapse and think the Commission should have investigated it.
Republicans (21%), college graduates (20%), people with household income of $75,000 or more (22%), and men (17%) are among the most likely to be aware of the building’s collapse and think the Commission was right to investigate just the Twin Towers’ collapse.
6. Some people say that so many unanswered questions about 9/11 remain that Congress or an International Tribunal should re-investigate the attacks, including whether any US government officials consciously allowed or helped facilitate their success. Other people say the 9/11 attacks were thoroughly investigated and that any speculation about US government involvement is nonsense. Who are you more likely to agree with?
The attacks were thoroughly investigated : 47%
Reinvestigate the attacks: 45%
Not sure: 8%
People are again closely divided, this time with a slight plurality (47%) saying the attacks were thoroughly investigated, while 45% feel the attacks should be reinvestigated. Nearly one in ten (8%) are not sure.
Republicans (70%) and people with annual household income of $75,000 or more (64%) are the most likely to say the attacks were thoroughly investigated. Other majorities who agree include up to 58% of whites, 50-64 year-olds, residents of the East and West, college graduates and those with some college education, and people with annual household income of $50,000-$74,999.
Majorities in several sub-groups feel the attacks should be reinvestigated. The most likely are Hispanics (67%) and African Americans (64%). Other majorities include up to 57% of Democrats and independents, 18-49 year-olds, residents of the Central/Great Lakes, high school graduates and those with less education. Between 56%-61% of people with household income less than $25,000 agree.
Men are more likely to agree attacks were thoroughly investigated (51% to 42%), while women are more likely to say the attacks should be reinvestigated (48% to 43%).
For those of you interested in Zogby’s survey methodology:
This is a telephone survey of adults nationwide conducted by Zogby International. The target sample is 1,200 interviews with approximately 81 questions asked. Samples are randomly drawn from telephone cd’s of national listed sample. Zogby International surveys employ sampling strategies in which selection probabilities are proportional to population size within area codes and exchanges. As many as six calls are made to reach a sampled phone number. Cooperation rates are calculated using one of AAPOR’s approved methodologies[1] and are comparable to other professional public-opinion surveys conducted using similar sampling strategies.[2] Weighting by region, party, age, race, religion, and gender is used to adjust for non-response. The margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points. Margins of error are higher in sub-groups.
Zogby International’s sampling and weighting procedures also have been validated through its political polling: more than 95% of the firm’s polls have come within 1% of actual election-day outcomes.
Add comment May 27, 2006
