february 2000
Are You Ready For Hunting Season? -- Now that New York police have free reign to shoot unarmed civilians, perhaps we should all consider investing in bullet proof vests. "We woud [sic] like to have opportunity with you." states Dmitri, a South Korean outfit. Then there is the Advanced Intelligence Spy Shop whose vests offer Level 2 protection. Interpex USA of Tampa is a little less flashy, but their vests offer full Level 3 protection. For your added protection, most of these sites also offer Stun Guns, Pepper Spray, Tasers, Night Vision, Binoculars, Safes, Motorola Radios & Accessories, Bug Detectors, Metal Scanners, Personal Alarms, and more. (2/26) chart showing nij levels
Shuttle Crew Ejaculatory Weightlessness Study -- NASA vigorously denied a French astronomer's claim on Wednesday that shuttle astronauts conducted test trysts to find optimal positions for sex in zero-gravity. (2/24) full story
Never Lend a Knife to Your Neighbor -- That's the moral of this story, I'm sure. A Brazilian stonemason who claimed to be possessed by the devil severed his own penis after stabbing himself in the chest and stomach with a borrowed knife, police said on Tuesday. The mason, who has not been identified by authorities, ran into the house of a neighbor, asked for a kitchen knife and proceeded to stab himself late on Sunday, police said. When police arrived and tried to arrest him [why?!], the 32-year-old man sliced off his penis, they said. The man, who also suffered wounds to his liver and scrotal sack, was taken to a local hospital in Goiania, some 130 miles southwest of the capital Brasilia. His organ was transported separately. A hospital spokesman said a seven-hour operation to reattach the mason's penis was successful. (2/23)
New Palm IIIc -- Now there's a Palm Pilot with a backlit color display! At $449 it's a little expensive for a PDA, and it has no new features, but who cares? Did I mention that my birthday is next week? (2/22) photo of the palm IIIc
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission -- Endeavor astronauts aboard STS-99 finished their successful SRTM mapping operations early today. The shuttle lands tomorrow. (2/21) more (nasa.gov)
Rose Center for Earth and Space The new Hayden Planetarium opened today at the American Museum of Natural History. It's a lot more cramped inside than it looks in pictures since it is set way back from the street. I also found it to be quite sterile and the exhibits around the theater to be somewhat boring. But I got my wish: "my" museum has finally been discovered. In a trickle-down effect, the museum store and cafeteria have also been redone and dressed up for the Eastside crowd, with new, higher prices, too. The salad bar (yes, they have a salad bar) is sold by the ounce! And tickets for the space show are already sold out until April! (2/19) more (amnh.com)
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