By a picture on their website [bradblog.com]!

Haaahahahaha. You posted a close-up picture of the real key?! Haaaaaaaaahahahahahaha.

Edit: apparently I didn't read this (the date specifically) too closely. Old news, but still new to me and made me laugh.

Done!

Did I win?

I bet the time on the site will show it took like 2 seconds.


...really it took about 5.

I just read this [edition.cnn.com] today:



Agreed. So, when does the US become a modern, confident nation?

Whoa..he's goin for it!

Rawr!

I'm f'in bored.

I'm f'in bored.

link [physorg.com] I kinda don't think he (Ken Deffeyes) is right but who knows. I've been wrong before I could be wrong again.

I'll have to read more about his talk [events.caltech.edu] after it actually happens.

link [physorg.com] I kinda don't think he (Ken Deffeyes) is right but who knows. I've been wrong before I could be wrong again.

I'll have to read more about his talk [events.caltech.edu] after it actually happens.

This [scidev.net] is an interesting article. It seems to be one of the few intelligent things I've read a study done about in a long time. Not too surprised it was held from being released for 2 years. I'm just glad it was released at all.

Unfortunately, I don't believe that any political action or 'biodiversity conservation' is going to help this situation at all. This is not just a problem in India -- it's a global problem on a fast track to catastrophe that is just...ignored. But I'm too tired to type any more.

Go here [biodiv.org]. And especially read this [biodiv.org].

P.S. The earth has been fine for a long, long time without Man to conquer and rule it. Stop making so much people food!

This [scidev.net] is an interesting article. It seems to be one of the few intelligent things I've read a study done about in a long time. Not too surprised it was held from being released for 2 years. I'm just glad it was released at all.

Unfortunately, I don't believe that any political action or 'biodiversity conservation' is going to help this situation at all. This is not just a problem in India -- it's a global problem on a fast track to catastrophe that is just...ignored. But I'm too tired to type any more.

Go here [biodiv.org]. And especially read this [biodiv.org].

P.S. The earth has been fine for a long, long time without Man to conquer and rule it. Stop making so much people food!

Some national coverage of this [npr.org]. It has been going on for a long time now, but under the confidentiality agreement with MCI, operators can't talk about it. I have worked as an IP-relay operator twice -- once for a year and again for 6 months. It is the most degrading, humiliating, soul-sucking job on earth. You get paid to be abused verbally (you can't possibly understand what hell operators are put through without experiencing it), and to scam mom & pop stores out of thousands of dollars for Nigerians. And operators are powerless to even talk about it. I'm glad people are finally speaking up.

MCI is scamming the FCC (and that means scamming your dollars)out of relay money used to make phone communication possible for the deaf. It's a load of crap and needs to stop. A link from that site [stoprelayabuse.com] has good info about what's going on.

Unlikely but: if by some chance another news service picks up this story and finds this post, I would be happy to give an interview. Please contact me personally off-site.

P.S. Thanks for the link, sqook!

Some national coverage of this [npr.org]. It has been going on for a long time now, but under the confidentiality agreement with MCI, operators can't talk about it. I have worked as an IP-relay operator twice -- once for a year and again for 6 months. It is the most degrading, humiliating, soul-sucking job on earth. You get paid to be abused verbally (you can't possibly understand what hell operators are put through without experiencing it), and to scam mom & pop stores out of thousands of dollars for Nigerians. And operators are powerless to even talk about it. I'm glad people are finally speaking up.

MCI is scamming the FCC (and that means scamming your dollars)out of relay money used to make phone communication possible for the deaf. It's a load of crap and needs to stop. A link from that site [stoprelayabuse.com] has good info about what's going on.

Unlikely but: if by some chance another news service picks up this story and finds this post, I would be happy to give an interview. Please contact me personally off-site.

P.S. Thanks for the link, sqook!

I thought the faces made it appropriate for yesterday's news [cnn.com].

And don't bother counting it's missing a couple rows of stars.

I thought the faces made it appropriate for yesterday's news [cnn.com].

And don't bother counting it's missing a couple rows of stars.

is on tv again today. God it's funny to watch him stammer.

"...Karl Rove...."

"um...uh...gulp...not gonna talk about it...shush now...nothing to see here...move along..." *sweat* *sweat*

is on tv again today. God it's funny to watch him stammer.

"...Karl Rove...."

"um...uh...gulp...not gonna talk about it...shush now...nothing to see here...move along..." *sweat* *sweat*

Man! I wish my desktop was functioning. I really wanted to gimp up a picture to go with this story [news.com.au].

As far as I'm concerned, whatever. Go nuts with bio-whatchamijiggits of any kind. We don't have much time left on this here planet, Let's make it fun while we're here.

P.S. I swear I know the dude in the picture with that article. vv

Man! I wish my desktop was functioning. I really wanted to gimp up a picture to go with this story [news.com.au].

As far as I'm concerned, whatever. Go nuts with bio-whatchamijiggits of any kind. We don't have much time left on this here planet, Let's make it fun while we're here.

P.S. I swear I know the dude in the picture with that article. vv

This [theregister.com] is the best story I've seen about the (good god I can't believe this is) Real ID program. I don't really have much to say about it. It's wrong.

Edit: Here [schneier.com]'s another good essay on the subject.

This [theregister.com] is the best story I've seen about the (good god I can't believe this is) Real ID program. I don't really have much to say about it. It's wrong.

Edit: Here [schneier.com]'s another good essay on the subject.

I just received an email a few days ago from my domain registrar giving me some yucky news. I'm posting it here in full for posterity.

Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:16:36 -0700
To: userlame
From: "GoDaddy.com" <notice@godaddy.com>
Subject: Federal Agency Nixes Your Right to Privacy

Today I have the unfortunate responsibility of informing you that there has been a decision made by bureaucrats of a Federal agency that takes away your right to privacy as guaranteed by the United States Constitution.

This decision was unilaterally made by the National Telecommunications and Information Association ("NTIA") -- http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ [ntia.doc.gov] -- without hearings that would determine the impact on those affected, and delivered without notice -- in short, the NTIA decision was made without due process of any kind. This is exactly how our government is not supposed to work.

The effect of this decision is to disallow new private domain name registrations on .US domain names. In addition, if you already own a private .US domain name registration, you will be forced to forfeit your privacy no later than January 26, 2006. By that time, you will need to choose between either making your personal information available to anyone who wants to see it, or giving up your right to that domain name.

I personally find it ironic that our right to .US privacy was stripped away, without due process, by a federal government agency -- an agency that should be looking out for our individual rights. For the NTIA to choose the .US extension is the ultimate slap in your face. .US is the only domain name that is specifically intended for Americans (and also those who have a physical presence in our great country). So think about this for a moment. These bureaucrats stripped away the privacy that you're entitled to as an American, on the only domain name that says that you are an American. I am outraged by this -- you should be also.

If, like me, you are outraged at the NTIA's decision to strip away our constitutional right to privacy, the Web site http://www.TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com [TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com] will provide you with a petition to sign. (Only your name will be published, your address and email information will be kept private.) This Web site also provides a very easy way for you to send either a fax or an email, expressing your outrage, to your Congressperson and Senators. This is all provided at no cost to you. All that is required is for you to take the time to visit http://www.TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com [TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com] sign the petition, and send the fax or email to your legislators.

On my personal Blog -- http://www.BobParsons.com [BobParsons.com] -- there are a number of articles where you can learn more about the NTIA's unfortunate decision and what you can do to help get it reversed.

I also will be talking about our right to privacy on Radio Go Daddy, our weekly radio show that debuts today, March 30, at 7 PM PST. To find out how to listen in, please visit the Web site dedicated to the show, http://www.RadioGoDaddy.com [RadioGoDaddy.com]

You can be sure that I, and everyone at GoDaddy.com, will do everything in our power to get the NTIA decision reversed. However, we need your help. Please visit http://www.TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com [TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com] to sign the petition and express your feelings to your Congressperson and Senators.

Sincerely,

Bob Parsons
President and Founder
GoDaddy.com

I just received an email a few days ago from my domain registrar giving me some yucky news. I'm posting it here in full for posterity.

Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:16:36 -0700
To: userlame
From: "GoDaddy.com" <notice@godaddy.com>
Subject: Federal Agency Nixes Your Right to Privacy

Today I have the unfortunate responsibility of informing you that there has been a decision made by bureaucrats of a Federal agency that takes away your right to privacy as guaranteed by the United States Constitution.

This decision was unilaterally made by the National Telecommunications and Information Association ("NTIA") -- http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ [ntia.doc.gov] -- without hearings that would determine the impact on those affected, and delivered without notice -- in short, the NTIA decision was made without due process of any kind. This is exactly how our government is not supposed to work.

The effect of this decision is to disallow new private domain name registrations on .US domain names. In addition, if you already own a private .US domain name registration, you will be forced to forfeit your privacy no later than January 26, 2006. By that time, you will need to choose between either making your personal information available to anyone who wants to see it, or giving up your right to that domain name.

I personally find it ironic that our right to .US privacy was stripped away, without due process, by a federal government agency -- an agency that should be looking out for our individual rights. For the NTIA to choose the .US extension is the ultimate slap in your face. .US is the only domain name that is specifically intended for Americans (and also those who have a physical presence in our great country). So think about this for a moment. These bureaucrats stripped away the privacy that you're entitled to as an American, on the only domain name that says that you are an American. I am outraged by this -- you should be also.

If, like me, you are outraged at the NTIA's decision to strip away our constitutional right to privacy, the Web site http://www.TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com [TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com] will provide you with a petition to sign. (Only your name will be published, your address and email information will be kept private.) This Web site also provides a very easy way for you to send either a fax or an email, expressing your outrage, to your Congressperson and Senators. This is all provided at no cost to you. All that is required is for you to take the time to visit http://www.TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com [TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com] sign the petition, and send the fax or email to your legislators.

On my personal Blog -- http://www.BobParsons.com [BobParsons.com] -- there are a number of articles where you can learn more about the NTIA's unfortunate decision and what you can do to help get it reversed.

I also will be talking about our right to privacy on Radio Go Daddy, our weekly radio show that debuts today, March 30, at 7 PM PST. To find out how to listen in, please visit the Web site dedicated to the show, http://www.RadioGoDaddy.com [RadioGoDaddy.com]

You can be sure that I, and everyone at GoDaddy.com, will do everything in our power to get the NTIA decision reversed. However, we need your help. Please visit http://www.TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com [TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com] to sign the petition and express your feelings to your Congressperson and Senators.

Sincerely,

Bob Parsons
President and Founder
GoDaddy.com

Story [registerguard.com]

Unfortunately, I'm more worried about the solutions that may come then the problem itself.

Yeah...Scary business indeed. I remember watching The Day After Tomorrow and thinking, ''Wow..this could actually happen...And in my lifetime too!''

see what happens when you go to church? you get RABIES!

Hello and thank you, let me tell you a bit about how I ended up "here". My path has been a short and worry free one, I was reading your (snoevaynne) profile on sg, and saw mention of userlame (which is nothing less then a perfect username and url), at which point I added a .com and pressed enter, after reading everything I had access to, I felt like I'd get some entertainment from you, the members, senses of humor, and I signed up. So I'd like to thank the academy, and somebody’s mother I think? Hopefully the lack of smiley faces in my post is not reason enough to put out a hit on my existence; also I still laugh when I think of church goers getting rabies, hah.

"Encouraged by a milk industry study that shows children drink more dairy when it comes in round plastic bottles, a growing number of schools are ditching those clumsy paper half-pint cartons many of us grew up with."

i'm mad. i fucking hated those cartons. i never drank my milk because it tasted like cardboard and the teacher would always yell at me. the opening of the cartoon would always get gross and soggy and it made me gag.

i am jealous of these children.

haha woops... i didn't notice.

i still didnt notice when i was reading your post. i still read it as 'no more cartons'

MY EYES ARE TRICKSEY

and i've always liked plastic bottles better. didn't make the liquid taste like cardboard.

we need a puke smiley.

yep.

scientists at a university in england have created a robot that doesn't need to be battery operated or powered by electricity... instead it generates energy by eating flies.

yep.

scientists at a university in england have created a robot that doesn't need to be battery operated or powered by electricity... instead it generates energy by eating flies.

mew.

you too can have your precious cat cloned for a measly $50,000.

with all the cats that are put down in shelters because they can't find homes.... this psychotic woman goes and pays 50 grand to have her cat cloned. bleh.

mew.

you too can have your precious cat cloned for a measly $50,000.

with all the cats that are put down in shelters because they can't find homes.... this psychotic woman goes and pays 50 grand to have her cat cloned. bleh.

Now rat brains aren't just flying airplanes. They can run too.

I for one welcome our new rat-brained overlords.

Now rat brains aren't just flying airplanes. They can run too.

I for one welcome our new rat-brained overlords.

going too far maybe?

i think so.

going too far maybe?

i think so.

I just wanted to post this.

I saw it on Warren Ellis's blog. I always mean to read his blog but never remember to. I was reminded of it today.

That is all.

I just wanted to post this.

I saw it on Warren Ellis's blog. I always mean to read his blog but never remember to. I was reminded of it today.

That is all.

Hey hey just cause a page went down doesn't mean you can't enjoy this ...very suspicious film.

Enjoy and feedback is always appreciated.

Hey hey just cause a page went down doesn't mean you can't enjoy this ...very suspicious film.

Enjoy and feedback is always appreciated.