Unintelligent Design - Discover Magazine - science news articles online technology magazine articles Unintelligent Design

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Unintelligent Design - Discover Magazine - science news articles online technology magazine articles Unintelligent Design Y despues la gente se pregunta porque los llamo paramecios. Algunos de esos viruses no evolucionaron pero tomaron forma humana. Y viven en Puerto Rico.

More on 'Google Purchases'

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More on 'Google Purchases'

Man Pleads Not Guilty in Voting Device Case - Los Angeles Times

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Man Pleads Not Guilty in Voting Device Case - Los Angeles Times

- Metrobilly - Free up HD space in OS X

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Free Up HD space in OS X - Metrobilly

Ventura County Star: VCPreps.com

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Ventura County Star: VCPreps.com

He Helped Build the iPod; Now He Has Built a Rival - New York Times

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He Helped Build the iPod; Now He Has Built a Rival - New York Times

Password Cracking with Rainbowcrack and Rainbow Tables ?

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Password Cracking with Rainbowcrack and Rainbow Tables ?

Chaos Theory: A Brief Introduction

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Chaos Theory: A Brief Introduction

101 Free Games: The Best Free Games on the Web from 1UP.com

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101 Free Games: The Best Free Games on the Web from 1UP.com

I cannot do it -- yet I'll hammer it out - I think 'a will plow up all if there is not better directions

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I cannot do it -- yet I'll hammer it out - I think 'a will plow up all if there is not better directions

funny as hell

I cannot do it -- yet I'll hammer it out - I think 'a will plow up all if there is not better directions

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I cannot do it -- yet I'll hammer it out - I think 'a will plow up all if there is not better directions

funny as hell

YouTube - Macworld Bloopers

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YouTube - Macworld Bloopers

Make Outlook Work Like GMail - 100% Pure Petroleum Jelliffe

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Make Outlook Work Like GMail - 100% Pure Petroleum Jelliffe

Make Outlook Work Like GMail - 100% Pure Petroleum Jelliffe

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Make Outlook Work Like GMail - 100% Pure Petroleum Jelliffe

Box.net - Free Online File Storage, Internet File Sharing, RSS Sharing, Access Documents & Files Anywhere, Backup Data, Share Files

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Box.net - Free Online File Storage, Internet File Sharing, RSS Sharing, Access Documents & Files Anywhere, Backup Data, Share Files

Dell Precision Workstations with Linux

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Dell Precision Workstations with Linux

Google Page Creator

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Google Page Creator

Body Snatchers: A Grim Trade in Stolen Tissue - Newsweek National News - MSNBC.com

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Body Snatchers: A Grim Trade in Stolen Tissue - Newsweek National News - MSNBC.com Spooky as fuck.

Body Snatchers: A Grim Trade in Stolen Tissue - Newsweek National News - MSNBC.com

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Body Snatchers: A Grim Trade in Stolen Tissue - Newsweek National News - MSNBC.com Spooky as fuck.

Microsoft boxes up Vista | CNET News.com

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Microsoft boxes up Vista | CNET News.com

Now with six different flavors of all that Microsoft crap you'll know and love!

Castpost: Broadcast Your Video & Audio Clips

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Castpost: Broadcast Your Video & Audio Clips

TechEBlog ? Top 10 Strangest iPod Accessories

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TechEBlog ? Top 10 Strangest iPod Accessories

How To Steal Wi-Fi - And how to keep the neighbors from stealing yours. By Paul Boutin

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How To Steal Wi-Fi - And how to keep the neighbors from stealing yours. By Paul Boutin

Wi-Fi to Go: The Hot Spot in a Box - New York Times

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Wi-Fi to Go: The Hot Spot in a Box - New York Times

Henson.com Press - GENNDY TARTAKOVSKY TO DIRECT POWER OF THE DARK CRYSTAL

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Henson.com Press - GENNDY TARTAKOVSKY TO DIRECT POWER OF THE DARK CRYSTAL

Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection: iTunes, One Billion Suckers Served

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Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection: iTunes, One Billion Suckers Served

The Church - Destination - Starfish

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Hace un buen tiempo que no escuchaba esta cancion y se me habia olvidado lo buena que es....

Our instruments have no way
of measuring this feeling
Can never cut below the floor,
or penetrate the ceiling.
In the space between our houses,
some bones have been discovered,
But our procession lurches on,
as if we had recovered.

Draconian winter
unforetold.
One solar day,
suddenly you're old.
Your little envelope
just makes me feel cold,
Makes destination
start to unfold.

Our documents are useless,
or forged beyond believing.
Page forty-seven is unsigned,
I need it by this evening.
In the space between our cities,
a storm is slowly forming.
Something eating up our days,
I feel it every morning.

Destination, destination.

It's not a religion,
it's just a technique.
It's just a way
of making you speak.
Distance and speed
have left us too weak,
And destination
looks kind of bleak.

Our elements are burned out,
our beasts have been mistreated.
I tell you it's the only way
we'll get this road completed.
In the space between our bodies,
the air has grown small fingers.
Just one caress, you're powerless,
like all those clapped-out swingers.

Destination, destination.

Gmail Guide For Webmasters (With More Than One Email Address) - Zymic Webmaster Forum

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Gmail Guide For Webmasters (With More Than One Email Address) - Zymic Webmaster Forum

Dell flirts with the Linux desktop

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Dell flirts with the Linux desktop

Free Software Magazine - What is X?

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Free Software Magazine - What is X?

Linux.com | Linux distros for older hardware

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Linux.com | Linux distros for older hardware

The Future of the Blog

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The Future of the Blog

Beckett

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Beckett I'm checking out blog templates to change things a bit. This is one of them.

Macworld: Feature: Mac tune-up: 34 software speedups

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Macworld: Feature: Mac tune-up: 34 software speedups

Crazy Taco Bell Automated Ordering - a photoset on Flickr

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Crazy Taco Bell Automated Ordering - a photoset on Flickr

Woooo! No morons to deal with!

- Forbes.com - 10 Things That Will change The Way We Live

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- Forbes.com - 10 Things That Will Change The Way We Live

Proof: Employees don't care about security - Security Strategy - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com

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Proof: Employees don't care about security - Security Strategy - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com

Wired News: Can Surround Sound Save MP3?

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Wired News: Can Surround Sound Save MP3?

U.S. Reclassifies Many Documents in Secret Review - New York Times

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U.S. Reclassifies Many Documents in Secret Review - New York Times

The Observer | Business | Hi-tech? Forget it. PCs are the Model T Fords of their generation

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The Observer | Business | Hi-tech? Forget it. PCs are the Model T Fords of their generation

Videora iPod Converter - iPod Video Converter

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Videora iPod Converter - iPod Video Converter

73 Resources on Windows opensource and/or freeware ?-?Listible!

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73 Resources on Windows opensource and/or freeware ?-?Listible!

Mac Switch Parody: iPorn - Google Video

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Mac Switch Parody: iPorn - Google Video

Another fun flick for the Mac set.

The Apple Intel Ad RELOADED - Google Video

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The Apple Intel Ad RELOADED - Google Video

A nice little video for all of you Mac Cultists out there.

The Click That Broke a Government's Grip

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The Click That Broke a Government's Grip

Wired News: Literacy Limps Into the Kill Zone

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Wired News: Literacy Limps Into the Kill Zone

Myspace The Movie - Google Video

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Myspace The Movie - Google Video
Enjoy bitches!

Jezus - Google Video

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Jezus - Google Video

Courtesy of my girlfriend. Thanks sweetie!

Una practica de roKanrol. Nadar contra la corriente o morir en la orilla?

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Una practica de roKanrol. Nadar contra la corriente o morir en la orilla?
por Jose Luis Abreu, vocal de CIRCO


Un ensayo excelente sobre la brega local de Mr. Fofe de Circo.

Davila 666 y Vic Vega and The Caligaris 02-16-2006 @ Rumba

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Que noche mas divertida. No es porque sea una actividad de Frecuencias Alternas, es el hecho de que la actividad corrio bien, la mayoria de la gente que entro pago y lleno Rumba, las bandas tocaron felices, Pepe realizo tremenda labor como DJ y para mi fue un verdadero placer aportar a la causa ayudando a Eze y a Diana en la entrada. Si, en la puerta soy todo un bicho, pero soy firme y respetuoso. Total, son unos miseros $3 pero algunas personas no son capaces de comprender eso. Mi trabajo era hacerles ver la razon. :D

Entre breaks me iba a joder y parlotear con la gente. Fue divertido entretener a Loudo y a J. con relatos de mi nin~ez disfuncional, tripear y joder con amistades, especialmente con estas fotos:

Mr. Comuna de Santos, moi et Chito de Astrid Proll

All of this and brains too, baby!

No. No es Brett Michaels ni Vince Neil. Es el cantante de Comuna de Santos y yo en Rumba. Jejejeje. El foro de pulsorawk por poco no queria creerlo. Total, CdS suckeara pero al problematico de la banda lo botaron como pampel cagao, asi que conmigo no hay problema.

Anyway, la noche fue tremenda, magica, deliciosa. Muchos amig@s que fueron, gente con quien comparti, gente nueva que conoci y bueno, l@s sospechos@s usuales nos fuimos a La Cubanita despues del show para unas frescas y seguir la joda. Una buena labor por parte de el equipo de FA, el de Emotional Rescue y las bandas. Que se repita.

Tres cosas no hicieron esta noche magina una perfecta. 1. LS no estaba. Si estuviera alli, hubiera sido perfecta. 2. Hay gente que dice ser parte del enredo llamado Frecuencias Alternas, pero continuamente demuestran su falta de compromiso con el equipo. Y despues se quejan. Oh well. Nada, cada loco con su tema. A estas alturas no estoy para ser babysitter. En verdad que no. 3. A las 4 am fallecio el Rey de las Manos Duras, Ray Barreto de una prolongada enfermedad en Nueva Jersey. Descanse en paz y en el cielo hay una rumba tan buena montada, pura gozaera. Ying y yang, I guess.

Regrese a casa en la madrugada y no dormi hasta las 7 am. De ahi dormi cinco horas para trabajar y aqui estamos.

Tengo que estudiar para el examen man~ana. Chequeamos corillo.

Para fotos del show pasen por aqui tomadas por Alf.

informationliberation - Houston Police Chief Wants Surveillance Cameras In Private Homes

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informationliberation - Houston Police Chief Wants Surveillance Cameras In Private Homes

Fixing Linux with Knoppix

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Fixing Linux with Knoppix

BBC NEWS | Technology | Copyright sings to a different tune

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BBC NEWS | Technology | Copyright sings to a different tune

Q - Q [kju:]

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Q - Q [kju:]

Sky News: Sleep May Become A Thing Of The Past

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Sky News: Sleep May Become A Thing Of The Past

Technology News: Commentary : Reform Video Franchising Now

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Technology News: Commentary : Reform Video Franchising Now

The End of Scratched CDs - January 01, 2006

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The End of Scratched CDs - January 01, 2006

HDX Hard Drive CD/MP3 Player

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HDX Hard Drive CD/MP3 Player

Mommy I want two of these too!

Numark - Numark iDJ Mixing Console for iPod

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Numark iDJ Mixing Console for iPod

Mommy I want one!!

Podbop

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Podbop

Rumble Box

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Rumble Box

EFF: DeepLinks - RIAA Says Ripping CDs to Your iPod is NOT Fair Use

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EFF: DeepLinks - RIAA Says Ripping CDs to Your iPod is NOT Fair Use

What a bunch of imbeciles! I hope the record industry faces a whole bunch of bad years to come.

Camera Hacker

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Camera Hacker

Linux Command Directory: Index

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Linux Command Directory: Index

Pics of Nissan Terranaut reveal vehicle perfect for Picard and his crew - Autoblog

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Pics of Nissan Terranaut reveal vehicle perfect for Picard and his crew - Autoblog

Discovery Channel :: News :: 639-Year Concert Lets Loose 2nd Chord

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Discovery Channel :: News :: 639-Year Concert Lets Loose 2nd Chord

Microsoft: Upgraded Motherboard = New Windows Licence - Aviran’s Place

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Microsoft: Upgraded Motherboard = New Windows Licence - Aviran’s Place

Feed2Podcast

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Feed2Podcast

Ubuntu Blog ? libdvdcss2 and w32codecs for Ubuntu

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Ubuntu Blog ? libdvdcss2 and w32codecs for Ubuntu

Wired News - New Microchips Shun Transistors

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Wired News - New Microchips Shun Transistors

New Scientist SPACE - Breaking News - Space-elevator tether climbs a mile high

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New Scientist SPACE - Breaking News - Space-elevator tether climbs a mile high

Blockbuster Follows Netflix, Again [Fool.com: Motley Fool Take] February 15, 2006

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Blockbuster Follows Netflix, Again [Fool.com: Motley Fool Take] February 15, 2006

artnet Magazine - The New Scenesters

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artnet Magazine - The New Scenesters

Oh gawd we're scenesters! Nice article, but scenester? Ay diooooj!

QuizFarm.com :: Your Ultimate Sci-Fi Profile II: which sci-fi crew would you best fit in?

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You scored as Enterprise D (Star Trek). You have high ideals and know in your heart that humanity will continue to evolve in a better people. No matter what may happen, you have faith in human beings. A rare quality. Now if only the Borg would quit assimilating people.

Nebuchadnezzar (The Matrix)

75%

Enterprise D (Star Trek)

75%

Deep Space Nine (Star Trek)

69%

Babylon 5 (Babylon 5)

69%

Serenity (Firefly)

69%

SG-1 (Stargate)

69%

Millennium Falcon (Star Wars)

63%

Galactica (Battlestar: Galactica)

63%

Moya (Farscape)

56%

FBI's X-Files Division (The X-Files)

50%

Andromeda Ascendant (Andromeda)

44%

Bebop (Cowboy Bebop)

44%

Your Ultimate Sci-Fi Profile II: which sci-fi crew would you best fit in? (pics)
created with QuizFarm.com

Independent Online Edition > Features - Italian B-movies: Tarantino's inspiration

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Independent Online Edition > Features - Italian B-movies: Tarantino's inspiration

BBC NEWS | Politics | UK holds Microsoft security talks

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BBC NEWS | Politics | UK holds Microsoft security talks

20 Ideas for a Great Podcast (FrogBlog)

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20 Ideas for a Great Podcast (FrogBlog)

I want to - a page of utilities that help you do stuff you want to Web 2.0 applications

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I want to - a page of utilities that help you do stuff you want to Web 2.0 applications

Technologist Manifesto..., or Things Everyone in IT Should Know

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Technologist Manifesto..., or Things Everyone in IT Should Know

Prostitutes call for ban on GTA - PlayStation 2 News at GameSpot

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Prostitutes call for ban on GTA - PlayStation 2 News at GameSpot

fallenidol: How to download trailers from the Apple site WITHOUT Quicktime PRO

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fallenidol: How to download trailers from the Apple site WITHOUT Quicktime PRO

Top 10 Things All Switchers Should Know at Plastic Bugs

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Top 10 Things All Switchers Should Know at Plastic Bugs

gethuman cheats

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gethuman cheats

The Top Ten Sci-Fi Films That Never Existed

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The Top Ten Sci-Fi Films That Never Existed

TECH BLOG - Learn Unix in 10 minutes

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TECH BLOG - Learn Unix in 10 minutes

TTCS OSSWIN CD - open source software for Windows

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TTCS OSSWIN CD - open source software for Windows

How To Use Bugmenot.com

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How To Use Bugmenot.com

A brief history of hard drives | CNET News.com

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A brief history of hard drives | CNET News.com

Macworld: News: Opinion: Does Dell beat MacBook Pro on price?

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Macworld: News: Opinion: Does Dell beat MacBook Pro on price?

3D Painted Rooms - 2Loop.com

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3D Painted Rooms - 2Loop.com

Wired 14.02: The Dark Knight Returns

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Wired 14.02: The Dark Knight Returns

TECTONIC: Automatix, the answer to Ubuntu newbie prayers

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TECTONIC: Automatix, the answer to Ubuntu newbie prayers

CNN.com - 'Hulk' Lou Ferrigno now a sheriff's deputy - Feb 14, 2006

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CNN.com - 'Hulk' Lou Ferrigno now a sheriff's deputy - Feb 14, 2006

John Battelle's Searchblog: Never Poke a Dragon While It's Eating

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John Battelle's Searchblog: Never Poke a Dragon While It's Eating

Mark Shuttleworth ? Blog Archive ? Funding free software projects

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Mark Shuttleworth ? Blog Archive ? Funding free software projects

BlogCode.com - the weblog directory and recommendation tool

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BlogCode.com - the weblog directory and recommendation tool

Sifry's Alerts: State of the Blogosphere, February 2006 Part 2: Beyond Search

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Sifry's Alerts: State of the Blogosphere, February 2006 Part 2: Beyond Search

Blogs to Riches - The Haves and Have-Nots of the Blogging Boom -- New York Magazine

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Blogs to Riches - The Haves and Have-Nots of the Blogging Boom -- New York Magazine

Fuck St. Hallmark's Day

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Show your love to your friends and loved ones every day. Enjoy!

ExpressPDF :: Convert online Word, Excel, Web pages to PDF Free !

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ExpressPDF :: Convert online Word, Excel, Web pages to PDF Free !

Free Geek: “Helping the needy get nerdy since the beginning of the third millennium.” Page 1 - Featured Article - Designtechnica

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Free Geek: “Helping the needy get nerdy since the beginning of the third millennium.” Page 1 - Featured Article - Designtechnica

Girl's Science Project May Make You Rethink That Drink Order

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Girl's Science Project May Make You Rethink That Drink Order

Infinite Loop: Antitrust case approved against Apple

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Infinite Loop: Antitrust case approved against Apple

LXer: BSA Offering Rewards of $50,000 for the First Time in the USA

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LXer: BSA Offering Rewards of $50,000 for the First Time in the USA

Linux Allies Rebut Microsoft 'Get the Facts' Campaign

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Linux Allies Rebut Microsoft 'Get the Facts' Campaign

Martus.org -- Human Rights Bulletin System

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Martus.org -- Human Rights Bulletin System

LXer: What would Linux users do without flamebait?

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LXer: What would Linux users do without flamebait? Nice read.
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FACT:
You embody the German principle of Konstantzusammenschaft, which is best described in English (without using the obscure English word "sammenschaft") as "eternal togethermanship".
The Loverboy
Random Gentle Love Master (RGLMm)

Well-liked. Well-established. You are The Loverboy. Loverboys thrive in committed, steady relationships--as opposed to, say, Playboys, who want sex without too much attachment.

You've had many relationships and nearly all of them have been successful. You're a nice guy, you know the ropes, and even if you can be a little hasty with decisions, most girls think of you as a total catch. Your hastiness comes off as spontaneity most of the time anyhow, making you especially popular in your circle of friends, too.

Your exact opposite:
The Billy Goat

Deliberate Brutal Sex Dreamer
You know not to make the typical Loverboy mistake of choosing someone who appreciates your good humor and popularity, but who offers nothing in return. You belong with someone outgoing, independent, and creative. Otherwise, you'll get bored. And then instead of surprising her with flowers or a practical joke, you'll surprise her by leaving.


ALWAYS AVOID: The Nymph

CONSIDER: The Window Shopper, The Peach


Link: The 32-Type Dating Test by OkCupid - Free Online Dating.
My profile name: popuman
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" The good fuck"
You are 72 fuckable!
You're about as fuckable as most people, which is not bad. Actually, it's quite healthy! You know how to act and what's appropriate. You know when it's the time and place for what. And people can use that to see you erotically. It's no surprise that you can attract a good number of people. You're what they want! A realistic babe who knows when to get a bit wild! Yeah, I'd fuck you!



My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender:
free online datingfree online dating
You scored higher than 48% on humpers
Link: The how fuckable are you? Test written by ShizzleBitch on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the 32-Type Dating Test
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Modern, Cool Nerd
56 % Nerd, 56% Geek, 26% Dork
For The Record:



A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.

A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.

A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.



You scored better than half in Nerd and Geek, earning you the title of: Modern, Cool Nerd.



Nerds didn't use to be cool, but in the 90's that all changed. It used to be that, if you were a computer expert, you had to wear plaid or a pocket protector or suspenders or something that announced to the world that you couldn't quite fit in. Not anymore. Now, the intelligent and geeky have eked out for themselves a modicum of respect at the very least, and "geek is chic." The Modern, Cool Nerd is intelligent, knowledgable and always the person to call in a crisis (needing computer advice/an arcane bit of trivia knowledge). They are the one you want as your lifeline in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (or the one up there, winning the million bucks)!



Congratulations!




Also, you might want to check out some of my other tests if you're interested in any of the following:



Buffy the Vampire Slayer




Professional Wrestling






Love & Sexuality




America/Politics




Thanks Again! -- THE NERD? GEEK? OR DORK? TEST



My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
free online datingfree online dating
You scored higher than 44% on nerdiness
free online datingfree online dating
You scored higher than 80% on geekosity
free online datingfree online dating
You scored higher than 38% on dork points
Link: The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test written by donathos on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the 32-Type Dating Test
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Official Survivor
Congratulations! You scored 75%!
Whether through ferocity or quickness, you made it out. You made the right choice most of the time, but you probably screwed up somewhere. Nobody's perfect, at least you're alive.



My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender:
free online datingfree online dating
You scored higher than 31% on survivalpoints
Link: The Zombie Scenario Survivor Test written by ci8db4uok on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test
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Ramones
This is where you belong in the annals of punk history!
You probably don't realize how cool you actually are. You set the trend by not setting one. You do what you want and are surprised when other people like doing it your way. You may be simple but that's just fine. Who cares, right? you'll go down in history as the stuff of legends, though you have no idea why; as far as you knew, you were just some stupid person having some fun, right?



My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
free online datingfree online dating
You scored higher than 33% on wild apathy
free online datingfree online dating
You scored higher than 93% on pissed off
free online datingfree online dating
You scored higher than 43% on comically evil
free online datingfree online dating
You scored higher than 58% on socially aware
Link: The What classic punk band are you Test written by DrLebowski on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

BBC NEWS | Technology | Why the net should stay neutral

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BBC NEWS | Technology | Why the net should stay neutral

Open-source iTunes rival launches | Tech News on ZDNet

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Open-source iTunes rival launches | Tech News on ZDNet

Microsoft to Google: Assimilate This!

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Microsoft to Google: Assimilate This!

Worth1000.com | Photoshop Contests | Are you Worthy™ | Misfit Toy contest

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Worth1000.com | Photoshop Contests | Are you Worthy™ | Misfit Toys contest

Mind Control by Parasites - Yahoo! News

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Mind Control by Parasites - Yahoo! News

globeandmail.com : Better living through video games?

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globeandmail.com : Better living through video games?

Attention Gaymers!!! I got news for you!

YouTube - McDonalds Japan McGrand Tomato CM

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YouTube - McDonalds Japan McGrand Tomato CM
SEXO Y HAMBURGESAS! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Estos japoneses son la changa! Pilon esta en el cielo y Welmo Romero dice "I'm Lovin' It!"

Myspace Rejection -- the way to go. : Home

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Myspace Rejection -- the way to go. : Home

WSJ.com - Internet Censorship - Web Firms Facd Grilling on China

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WSJ.com - Internet Censorship - Web Firms Face Grilling On China

Me rio. Si, se preocupan por la censura de China (que es legitimo), pero no por la censura y represion que ellos mismos hacen en su pais. Risible.

TrendyWEB | The Trendiest Web2.0 Page on the Net!

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TrendyWEB | The Trendiest Web2.0 Page on the Net!

Ajajaajaja. Que mal!

mr. morituri goes to college....again......

1 observations
02-11-06

04:48 AM

Mi cuerpo a veces se programa para ocasiones como esta. De cualquier manera tenia la alarma puesta para las 5 AM y mi querida LS me iba a llamar tambien. Si a ella le divierte todo este ejercicio porque sabe que no soy persona de levantarme temprano. Pero esto vale la pena. Una ducha, desayuno y revisar que todo este listo. Todo cool.

6:00 AM

Salgo para la calle. Lluvia. Pasan tres pisicorres. Dos de las cuales ignoran todo gesto que hago para que me recogan. Fuck! La tercera me la perdi caminando a la parada de guaguas. Pasan 20 minutos. Mas lluvia. David Bowie me dice "Let's Dance!" en mi Ipod. Me preocupo. Falta mucho trecho por recorrer. La AMA viene a mi salvacion. A-6, te amo. Me deja frente al Tren Urbano.

6 y pico AM (cachi chiete)

Bob Marley brincando con un ritmito sandunguero con su "Black Progress". Muy poca gente en la estacion. Como siempre los guardias vigilantes. Pero puej, con la paranoia estatal ante el terrorismo, que se puede hacer? 5 minutos mas tarde llega el tren. Bayamon, here we go. Recorriendo el trecho hasta Bayamon. Dia gris. Patrick Wolf con una melancolia y drama cabron, pero esta pieza cuyo nombre se me escapa, complementa perfectamente el dia, la melancolia y las memorias mias en otros trenes. Europa. USA. Viendo como las ciudades y los paises se desdoblan cuando uno viaja en tren. Viendo lo que no te ensenyan las postales. Aqui en el Tren Urbano cada persona es un universo. Aislado. Mejor asi. Es demasiado temprano para socializar. Quiero estar con mis pensamientos.

7:38

Del terminal del Tren Urbano en Bayamon me compro una botella de agua y una caja de chicles. Tengo un taco en la boca que ni pa dioj. Resequedad plus. Hasta mi voz se oye jodia cuando le pido eso a la sen~ora de la cafeteria que esta cerca de hay. No hay sen~al de la 92 en el terminal dela AMA. Fuck it, camino hasta donde estan las pisicorres que me llevaran a mi destino. La UPR de Bayamon. El recinto del Carajo. Si porque nevermind la localizacion, mi alma mater tiene unos talentos terribles. Uno, para poner sus recintos en las ventas del mismo carajo viejo. Con la excepcion de Rio Piedras, Carolina y Mayaguez (no se si Ponce, porque nunca he ido para alla), los recintos quedan en la punyeta del carajo. Los otros talentos terribles de parte de Rectoria, Administracion y Finanzas del Recinto de Rio Piedras son el joder con mis cheques. Si, todavia me cago en sus antecesores, en ellos y sus descendencias. No. No regreso hasta que me paguen y si me quieren botar o no quieren renovar mi contrato, que me lo digan ahora. Fuckers!

De cualquier manera, una dramatizacion del libro de Hunter S. Thompson "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" esta a todo tren. Y yo, muerto de la risa. Dr. Gonzo y Raoul Duke se enfrentan a Lucy, la nin~a que se escapa de su hogar para ir a Las Vegas con sus pinturas de Barbara Streisand. Que mal!

20 minutos para la clase y el terminal esta desierto de las guaguitas que van para mi destino. Una pareja sentada esperando y un bambalan cabron que me pide medio peso. Lejna es! Yo estoy mas jodio que tu y estoy un sabado por la manyana jodiendo para tomar una clase y tu me pides medio peso? Este bicho mio! No. No le tengo compasion a deambulantes, tecatos ni bambalanes. Por mi se joden todos.

Anyway el chofer de la unica guaguita que esta ahi es de otra ruta. El tipo llega con su desayuno como que no quiere la cosa, pero es un viejo aguzao. El cabron tiene este ademan de tiburon que acaba de hueler sangre en el agua. Don Jaws huele mi prisa por llegar al Recinto de Bayamon de la UPR y tira la de el

"Pa donde tu vas mijo?"
"Pa la Iupi en Minillas" - le respondo
"Yo te llevo por siete pesos".

Que tipo mas cabron. Hook, line and zinker. Hmmmm. Lo pienso rapidamente. El tiempo esta en mi contra. No hay tiempo para buscar un taxi que probablemente me cobre lo mismo o talvez menos. O buscar otra guaguita que pase por ahi. Olvidense de la AMA lo mas cerca que pasa por ahi es la 92 y esa no aparece en los centros espiritistas. Estoy jodio. El viejo sabe que no tengo otra opcion si quiero llegar a tiempo y esta clase a la larga me beneficiara. So off we go. Claro, despues que el cabron termina de darse su cafecito con bizcochito. No lo culpo. El cabron esta como el resto de nosotros, buscandose el peso.

7:50

Llego al recinto. Guaguas escolares llenas de mozalbetes prepubertos. Si. Me olvide. Aqui dan un repaso del College Board. Bueno, por lo menos no es cerca de el edificio donde tomo la clase. Duran Duran me dice que "All She Wants Is" y esa pieza nunca falla. Bellaquera instantanea. Mi novia adora a Duran Duran y esa cancion en particular me trae recuerdos de bailoteo, alcohol y degenere hardcore an~os atras en PSU. La luz del libido se enciende en mi cabeza y me preocupa el hecho de llegar al salon con una ereccion de estas terribles. Bueno, gracias a Dios de que llegue temprano. Nada. Calma. Relax. Guarda esa memoria para despues. No ahora. Down boy! Llego al salon asignado y esta cerrado. Con candado. Fuck me! Era lo que faltaba.

Hay gente esperando. Somos tres cuando llega el profe. Un don de lo mas aquel que me recuerda un poco al ingeniero de mi lugar de trabajo. Menos gordo y mas bajito. El hombre nos tranquiliza y nos dice que la clase es en otro salon. Llegamos y el profesor sugiere que esperemos por el resto.

8:30 - 1:00

Y somos 7 tipos. 8 con el profesor. Y como buenos macharranes boricuas algunos llegan tarde siguiendo la tradicion del Patron de la Puntualidad Boricua, San Hector Lavoe, que dioj lo tenga en la gloria soneando. Empezamos el curso. El profe resulta ser el director del departamento de electronica del recinto. Tremendo. El tipo dice que es el primer curso sabatino que da de esto. O sea 8 horas mis queridos lectores encerrados. Claro, que hay sus breaks y su periodo de almuerzo. Pero el hombre lo esta cogiendo suave. Veintipico de anyos en el claustro tu saes.

El hombre se presenta y nos da los pormenores del curso. Suelta la info que ASPIRA de Carolina es la que tiene la licencia de CISCO aqui para dar el curso y los examenes en Macondo, USA.

Ok. relean la ultima oracion. La leyeron?

Sienten el PLOP! cosmico? Pues lo senti esa manyana.

ASPIRA esta cerca de casa. Y por lo menos esta primera parte la tengo que completar aqui. Bueno por lo menos si cogo los otros tres cursos puedo tomarlos alla. Mientras tanto, aguantate este. Bueno, si no vuelvo a trabajar definitivamente para mi patrono tengo dos opciones. Porque no creo que mi patrono me va a pagar esto una vez salgan de mi.

1. Darme de baja del curso y solo pagar $150. Lo tendria que hacer esta semana.
2. Respirar hondo, aguantar como macho y pagar los $750 de mi bolsillo.

Pero todo depende de esta semana.

OK pues el profesor da los pormenores del curso y como se trabaja la cosa. Entre eso, que los demas companyeros se registraran por internet al site de CISCO (cosa que hice la noche ante) una prueba introductoria (que pase con 100! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!) y par de cosas basicas, se fueron las primeras 4 horas. Supercool. El profe es de lo mas aquel y a pesar de que supuestamente tenemos media hora de almuerzo el tipo la extiende a 45 minutos. Algo muy razonable. Hear hear!

Me traje alguillo para el almuerzo pero la cafeteria del recinto del carajo estaba abierta, asi que le someti a un sandwich cubano (VAYA!) y un refresquillo. Me fui a degustar de esos manjares a una glorieta que estaba de lo mas aquel. Bauhaus decia que Bela Lugosi estaba muerto y yo respondi "Undead Undead" mientras me bajaba el sandwich con la soda.

Gracias a 'bob' que fui cuando fui porque minutos mas tarde los mozalbetes del repaso del College Board bajaron como aves de rapin~a para la cafeteria. Pero puej, mas chavos para ellos. Yo estaba tranquilito y comiendo en mi soledad. Los mozalbetes no se acercaron. Quizas por mi postura de "NO VENGAS A JODER AQUI PILAEMIERDA!" los asusto un poco. Muy bien. Apague el Ipod para disfrutar de la brisita tropical. Lo apague sin ponerlo en hold. Este pequenyo dato sera de importancia mas tarde.

Anyway............

1:00 - 5:00

Todo empezo bien pero va lento. Quizas se debe a que me fijo del reloj y como que estoy dormitando un poco. Hey! Dormi apenas 4 horas anoche. No, no estaba pariseando. Alreves estuve en casa temprano bien responsable. Pero ayer apenas comi y despues de las 7 tenia un amago de un bajon y una hambre cabrona. Comi algo que me mantuvo despierto hasta casi las 1 am. Y no me podia perder Battlestar Galactica anoche pero todo cool.

Anyway, el reloj, amago de dormir y para joder despues de lo basico empezamos a trabajar con numeros binarios y hexadecimales.

No les mencione que odio las matematicas?

Si. Sere un ubergeek y eso pero mi talento para las matematicas no es el mejor. Digo, matematica basica se va como guineo en boca de vieja y la algebra pero algo mas que eso, no puedo bregarla. Anyway los binarios y los hexadecimales y sus conversiones no son tan dificiles una vez conozcas los trucos para lidiar con ellos, pero esta es la parte en que mi cerebro con el suenyo no puede trabajarlo tambien como quisiera. Asi que me pongo en TOTAL CONCENTRATION (digalo en un acento Oriental y vea Kentucky Fried Movie para entender este chiste) y pues logro bregar con el caso. Nitido.

Terminamos la clase media hora antes asi que el profe nos suelta con nuestras tareas y tenemos que practicar unos laboratorios para tomar un examen que tenemos pendiente para la semana que viene. Y otro al cual tambien le podemos meter el diente si queremos.

AH! El profe nos entrego el manual de la clase, laboratiorios, un manual de referencia y el material de la clase en CD-ROM WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Pero la odisea no termina aqui. Tengo que regresar a casa, verdad?

Bueno....



5:00 - 7:00 cachi 8:00

Salgo del campus y sabiendo que la guaguita que usualmente pasa por ahi no pasara, me tiro la mision de caminar desde el campus hasta la estacion del Tren Urbano en el Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez de Bayamon.

Es un laaaaaaaaaaaargo trecho.

Mas laaaaaaaaaaaaaaargo debido a que mi Ipod se le agoto la bateria.

Recuerdan que la apague sin ponerle el HOLD cuando estaba almorzando?

Ahora saben porque a mi Ipod se le agoto la bateria.

Un calor levemente satanico pero me quito la gorra y es mas llevadero. A mi no me molesta caminar, que conste, es mas me gusta caminar y es un buen ejercicio. Es EL ejercicio que practico. Y de Minillas al Deportivo un paso es cantando bajito, robandole ese verso a esa cancion de salsa gorda. Nada camino, paso por la tienda de Maripili (esta en camino y cuando pase estaban cerrandola las dependientes. senti que mi IQ bajo varios puntos temporeramente) y despues de un laargo trecho, que no senti tan largo. Como dije, me gusta caminar, llego a la estacion.

De por si, una guaguita paso varios minutos despues que sali del colegio, pero fuck it. Estaba al otro lado de la carretera y no pensaba esperar por una guaguita a esa hora.

La 92? Bien gracias. Mandenle saludos a los choferes de esa ruta.

Llego a la estacion y veo muchos cristoides camino al Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez. Bueno si los Rolling Stones tocaban esta noche en el Choliseo, los cristoides tienen derecho a adorar a su dios en el Choliseo. No me entere que estaba pasando especificamente pero los trenes llegaban y dejaban a varias familias alla.

Me monto en el tren rumbo a Rio Piedras y veo a varias familia guaynabitas que toman el tren. Me imagino que para el Choliseo para ver a los Stones y eso. Nice move. El parking para llegar alla me imagino que estara de madre.

A estas alturas preguntaran: PORQUE NO FUISTE A VER A LOS STONES?

Me gustan y to, pero con el precio de la taquilla y lo que gastariamos mi novia y ello comprabamos la discografia de ellos y nos sobraba para comprar comida y bebida.

Queremos ver a The Prodigy pero con mi incertidumbre laboral ahora mismo no creo que podamos hacer esa mision.

Anyway, despues de hacer la Larga Marcha hacia el Tren Urbano, el estar sentadito hasta Rio Piedras estuvo cool. Estoy en una disyuntiva. Donde me bajo?

A. Rio Piedras - Cojo la A-6 o camino hasta el terminal de las guaguas para tomar la A-6 o la B-41. No way que las pisicorres esten funcionando a esta hora.

B. UPR - Voy a la estacion y le pido pon a Angelito para que me deje en casa. Angelito sale a las 7 p.m.

C. El Choliseo - No. No para ver a los Stones o el reperpero de yuppies que van para alla, es par a tomar la B-41 de ahi y sentarme en un asiento comodo.

Ok, en realidad no quiero saber de la estacion hasta que se resuelva lo mio de una manera u otra, asi que descarte la B. La C es entretenida pero no estoy de humor para lidiar con el mar de gente que esta en el Choliseo. Asi que escogi la A.

A esperar por la A-6. Claro que habia bastante gente en la parada. Muchos trabajadores regresando a su casa. Esperar no me molesto y una vez la guagua llego se lleno pero no era nada que fuera tan terrible. Creanme cuando la A-6 se llena y se pone terrible no lo soporto. Prefiero tomar la B-41 o una pisicorre. Habian 2 taxistas velando guira por ahi pero no estaba de humor para gastar en un taxi. Fuck that! Si iba a gastar chavos iba a ser en comida.

Una vez me bajo de la A-6 el agotamiento sets in like a motherfucker. Caminar a casa fue toda una odisea. Hice una parada en los chinos porque tenia antojo de comer arroz chino, pero solo podia caminar como un automata. Si levantaba el pie mas de lo necesario para caminar creia que colapsaria. Pero palante.

Llegue a casa, me banye, arrocito chino, y me entregue a los brazos de Morfeo. Solo dormi por tres horas, pero pues....aqui estoy escribiendo esto para ustedes.

Faltan 10 clases mas para pasar este curso.

Si. Necesito un automovil. Para ayer.

Bueno y con esta longa me despido. Besitos besitos!

Rights and Liberties Hey, Kids Spying Is Fun!

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Rights and Liberties Hey, Kids Spying Is Fun!

Simon Maxwell Apter, TheNation.com | February 11 2006

Using cartoons, games and kid-friendly websites, the federal intelligence community is seeking to win the hearts and minds of America's children.

Move over, McGruff. The trench-coated canine mascot of the National Crime Prevention Council has some youthful competition in the battle for the hearts and minds of America's children. Now in virtual training on the website of the National Security Agency are the CryptoKids, the code-makers and code-breakers of America's future.

The NSA, based at Fort Meade, Maryland, has seven CryptoKids in its trademarked menagerie, including Crypto Cat, versed in Navajo, the language of the storied code talkers of World War II; Decipher Dog, a cryptanalyst who learned the fine points of broadband networking from his stepmother, an NSA network engineer; T. Top, a turtle who knows how to design and build computers; and a language analyst named Rosetta Stone.

This Toys 'R' Us approach to spying is nothing new for the fifteen agencies that comprise the "intelligence community" of the US government, including the CIA, the NSA and the National Reconnaissance Office. In 1997 President Bill Clinton mandated that all government agencies set aside virtual space on their websites for child-friendly material. Today, these sites serve as recruiting portals for America's youth.

The CryptoKids were born in February 2004 within the bowels of Fort Meade and, according to Kwanza Gipson of the NSA public affairs office, were designed "strictly" to reflect only the official information contained within the main website. Of course, since the official stance of the agency concerning the recent warrantless wiretapping scandal has been to deny the program's illegality and to treat domestic spying as business as usual, this strict adherence to the office line conveniently recuses the CryptoKids from having to discuss the issue with children. After all, if General Michael Hayden insists that the program is not "domestic spying," as he did at the Washington Press Club recently, then what more could Sergeant Sam possibly add to the debate?

Moreover, as Gipson points out, "The site offers parents a safe, online environment in which their children can learn and play." Parents can be sure that, of all the voices on the Internet, at least the CryptoKids won't offer underage visitors any controversial information that could lead to a warrantless wiretap. A similar mentality prevails at other kid-friendly government sites.

At the National Reconnaissance Office's NRO Junior site, for example, an animated extra-terrestrial named Whirly Lizard shares stories--first-person accounts ostensibly written by anonymous children but eerily recited by adult voices. With all the sophistication of a Saturday-morning cartoon, these simplistic anecdotes are designed to boost patriotism and an interest in outer space. In a cyber-chapter titled "Proud to Be an American," an unidentified young author explains, "I have my teachers, my friends, my pet, my toys, my home, and my family. I have God to watch me. I love America. I love being me." Corey Corona, an NRO character named for the Eisenhower-era spy satellite, hosts a series of games including Catch, in which the player pilots a cargo plane and tries to intercept various robotic figures falling from outer space.

Cathy Bowers, a spokeswoman for the NRO, based just south of Washington-Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia, hearkens back to the educational push of the Sputnik era to explain the purpose of the NRO kids' site. "We need to have children understand the importance of space," she says, "to get them interested in careers in space, intelligence and government. We call space the 'Ultimate Vantage Point.'"

Sparking an interest in the cosmos for a target audience of kindergarteners, first- and second graders shouldn't be difficult. As Bowers points out, kids are already excited by outer space, especially by aliens. The twist here is translating that purely exploratory interest into a desire to spy on friends and neighbors. And ultimately, Bowers says, the website is about security. "It's all about protection," she says.

When asked about the warrantless surveillance that NRO-designed and -operated satellites enable, Bowers toes the intelligence community's line. "We stand behind the President," she says. "Everyone's trying to protect everyone else. Some degree of secrecy is required."

Back at CryptoKids virtual HQ, with a toothy, sugar-cube smile and a nineteenth-century electro-transmitter, an eagle named CSS Sam presides over Operation: Dit-Dah, one of the NSA's games for aspiring young snoops and narcs. Sam teaches Morse code and challenges players to decrypt various words and phrases. For those skeptical about the applicability of 160-year-old Morse code in the Internet age, Sam reminds them in a "fun fact" that "in the movie Independence Day, when all other ways of communicating had been destroyed, the survivors of the alien attack used Morse code to collaborate a counter-attack plan."

It's not just government snoop organizations that blur fiction and fact, imagination and reality on their child-friendly sites. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms website, for example, features the essay "I'm a Bomb Dog Now!"--a first-canine account by Truman, an explosives-sniffing Labrador retriever who works with ATF Special Agent Joe Harrington in New England. Truman's job is essential to national security, he says, because "sometimes people do bad things to try to hurt others. I can help stop that from happening, or, if it has already happened, I can find evidence to help law enforcement officers find out who did it so that the person can never do it again."

With cartoons, games and anthropomorphic animals, America's intelligence community is ensuring security for the next generation. How safe do you feel?

A Microsoft iPod rival? Gates weighs in

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A Microsoft iPod rival? Gates weighs in

The Daily Telegraph | Arrested for asking for quiet in cinema

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The Daily Telegraph | Arrested for asking for quiet in cinema

10 things you should do to a new PC before surfing the Web at Willliam Kessler’s world

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10 things you should do to a new PC before surfing the Web at Willliam Kessler’s world

Tomy Makes MP3 Player Too | The MP3 Players

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Tomy Makes MP3 Player Too | The MP3 Players

Maximum PUPUP! VEROOOOOOOOOO! MARIANAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Netflix sends frequent renters to the back of line

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Netflix sends frequent renters to the back of line

Ya lo saben macron@s!

FlackOS: 10 Guides for a New Ubuntu User

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FlackOS: 10 Guides for a New Ubuntu User

a little dispute about my wages

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hoy estoy que mato a par de gente.

olvidense de los federicos jodiendo a independentistas para que estos se encojonen y tiren al resto de la isla hacia la independencia. Total, es harto conocido que la utilidad de Macondo expiro hace tiempo para Washington, pero algunos de sus habitantes siguen con la esperanza que esto sea un estado. si. aja. ahorita te cuento una de pinocho.

uno trabaja y se jode para que su trabajo sea prontamente renumerado, verdad? pues parece que algunos burrocratas en Finanzas, Administracion Central y Rectoria del lugar donde trabajo quieren probar un nuevo sistema con los empleados de contrato. y por consiguiente por culpade esos jodios burrocratas insensibles, no he cobrado.

lamentablemente, yo no trabajo de gratis para NADIE, OK? asi que hasta que no me paguen, yo no trabajo alli ni pa' Dios. bastante que trabajo de mas para que sus cosas esten funcionando y hasta implemente sistemas que ellos en su vida no han considerado para que me traten asi. asi que lo siento, hasta que me pagen no cuentan con mis servicios. es una cuestion de principios. y yo, contrario al resto de las bacterias que trabajan en esta isla olvidada de dios, no voy a socavar los mios.

fuck 'em, really.

me jode porque no tengo animosidad contra nadie en la estacion son los cabrones burrocratas fuera de esta que me estan haciendo la vida imposible. me cago en sus progenitoras y en sus putas vidas.

a ver que sucede.

La Crosse Tribune - Man sought in burglaries during which man ate, used computer

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La Crosse Tribune - Man sought in burglaries during which man ate, used computer

Think Secret - True video iPod to sport 3.5-inch display, touch-screen click wheel

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Think Secret - True video iPod to sport 3.5-inch display, touch-screen click wheel

TheWBALChannel.com - News - Police: Former Student Admits To Killing Internet Date

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TheWBALChannel.com - News - Police: Former Student Admits To Killing Internet Date

Infinite Loop: Antitrust case approved against Apple

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Infinite Loop: Antitrust case approved against Apple

Google Copies Your Hard Drive - Government Smiles in Anticipation

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Google Copies Your Hard Drive - Government Smiles in Anticipation

IP Address To Decimal Calculator

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IP Address To Decimal Calculator

LaptopLogic.com: Resources

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LaptopLogic.com: Resources

NewsForge | MEPIS may be going Ubuntu

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NewsForge | MEPIS may be going Ubuntu

US plans massive data sweep | csmonitor.com

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US plans massive data sweep | csmonitor.com
Your taxes at work!

US plans massive data sweep | csmonitor.com

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US plans massive data sweep | csmonitor.com
Your taxes at work!

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Chinese man 'jailed due to Yahoo'

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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Chinese man 'jailed due to Yahoo'

Reporters sans fronti?res - China

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Reporters sans fronti?res - China

Download Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 2000 patches, service packs and upgrades.

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Download Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 2000 patches, service packs and upgrades.

Common Mistakes Made by New Mac Users - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

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Common Mistakes Made by New Mac Users - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

The Warne Account ? Top 30 mistakes made by new Mac users

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The Warne Account ? Top 30 mistakes made by new Mac users

Audiri > Home

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Audiri > Home Se acuerdan de mp3.com? Chequeense esto. Remember mp3.com? Check it out.

If Linus snubs new GPL, is that it for 'open source'? | The Register

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If Linus snubs new GPL, is that it for 'open source'? | The Register

Botao como pamper cagao, Parte 8739875933

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The New York Times - A Young Bush Appointee Resigns His Post at NASA


By ANDREW C. REVKIN
Published: February 8, 2006

George C. Deutsch, the young presidential appointee at NASA who told public affairs workers to limit reporters' access to a top climate scientist and told a Web designer to add the word "theory" at every mention of the Big Bang, resigned yesterday, agency officials said.
Climate Expert Says NASA Tried to Silence Him (Jan. 29, 2006)

Lawmaker Condemns NASA Over Scientist's Accusations of Censorship (Jan. 31, 2006)

NASA Chief Backs Agency Openness (Feb. 4, 2006)

Mr. Deutsch's resignation came on the same day that officials at Texas A&M University confirmed that he did not graduate from there, as his résumé on file at the agency asserted.

Officials at NASA headquarters declined to discuss the reason for the resignation.

"Under NASA policy, it is inappropriate to discuss personnel matters," said Dean Acosta, the deputy assistant administrator for public affairs and Mr. Deutsch's boss.

The resignation came as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration was preparing to review its policies for communicating science to the public. The review was ordered Friday by Michael D. Griffin, the NASA administrator, after a week in which many agency scientists and midlevel public affairs officials described to The New York Times instances in which they said political pressure was applied to limit or flavor discussions of topics uncomfortable to the Bush administration, particularly global warming.

"As we have stated in the past, NASA is in the process of revising our public affairs policies across the agency to ensure our commitment to open and full communications," the statement from Mr. Acosta said.

The statement said the resignation of Mr. Deutsch was "a separate matter."

Mr. Deutsch, 24, was offered a job as a writer and editor in NASA's public affairs office in Washington last year after working on President Bush's re-election campaign and inaugural committee, according to his résumé. No one has disputed those parts of the document.

According to his résumé, Mr. Deutsch received a "Bachelor of Arts in journalism, Class of 2003."

Yesterday, officials at Texas A&M said that was not the case.

"George Carlton Deutsch III did attend Texas A&M University but has not completed the requirements for a degree," said an e-mail message from Rita Presley, assistant to the registrar at the university, responding to a query from The Times.

Repeated calls and e-mail messages to Mr. Deutsch on Tuesday were not answered.

Mr. Deutsch's educational record was first challenged on Monday by Nick Anthis, who graduated from Texas A&M last year with a biochemistry degree and has been writing a Web log on science policy, scientificactivist.blogspot.com.

After Mr. Anthis read about the problems at NASA, he said in an interview: "It seemed like political figures had really overstepped the line. I was just going to write some commentary on this when somebody tipped me off that George Deutsch might not have graduated."

He posted a blog entry asserting this after he checked with the university's association of former students. He reported that the association said Mr. Deutsch received no degree.

A copy of Mr. Deutsch's résumé was provided to The Times by someone working in NASA headquarters who, along with many other NASA employees, said Mr. Deutsch played a small but significant role in an intensifying effort at the agency to exert political control over the flow of information to the public.

Such complaints came to the fore starting in late January, when James E. Hansen, the climate scientist, and several midlevel public affairs officers told The Times that political appointees, including Mr. Deutsch, were pressing to limit Dr. Hansen's speaking and interviews on the threats posed by global warming.

Yesterday, Dr. Hansen said that the questions about Mr. Deutsch's credentials were important, but were a distraction from the broader issue of political control of scientific information.

"He's only a bit player," Dr. Hansen said of Mr. Deutsch. " The problem is much broader and much deeper and it goes across agencies. That's what I'm really concerned about."

"On climate, the public has been misinformed and not informed," he said. "The foundation of a democracy is an informed public, which obviously means an honestly informed public. That's the big issue here."

Ars Magma: How to make a killing with PS3 eBay...

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Ars Magma: How to make a killing with PS3 eBay... Querian capitalismo laissez faire? TOMA!

Valleywag: Intel won't admit it, but Apple's an abusive partner

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Valleywag: Intel won't admit it, but Apple's an abusive partner

There's always AMD and their chips are kicking Intel's behind of late. So......

Macworld: News: Opinion: Straight talk on Mac security risks

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Macworld: News: Opinion: Straight talk on Mac security risks

MacSlash | Why Apple Really Ditched PowerPC

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MacSlash | Why Apple Really Ditched PowerPC

Guardian Unlimited Technology | Technology | At any rate, it's a bit of a rip-off

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Guardian Unlimited Technology | Technology | At any rate, it's a bit of a rip-off

The Future of the iPod - ShortFlip.com: THE Online Magazine for Men

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The Future of the iPod - ShortFlip.com: THE Online Magazine for Men

Welcome to EasyUbuntu

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Welcome to EasyUbuntu

Diversion Sabado en la Noche

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El pasado sabado estuve en el party de Radio Clandestina en Laekim. Supercool. Mucho bailoteo, buena companyia y lo unico que faltaba era que LS estuviera alli. Anyway tripeamos muchos y fue divertido por demas.

What to do with the empty Whisky/glass bottles; Whisky PC by MetkuMods - Because you love your hardware!

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What to do with the empty Whisky/glass bottles; Whisky PC by MetkuMods - Because you love your hardware!

2.0Culture

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2.0Culture

A good rant about current web design trends. Enjoy!

CNN.com - Nuclear lab brings out the big guns - Feb 2, 2006

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CNN.com - Nuclear lab brings out the big guns - Feb 2, 2006

i am being assimilated. resistance was futile.

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Sentida Nota de Duelo

El conector USB de mi Nomad se jodio hoy y pues gracias a la garantia extendida que le compre lo pude reemplazar. Pero no habian Nomads disponibles. Asi que demosle la bienvenida a:



Cue the laugh track.

:p