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Archive of entries posted on April 2005

When you’re making your morning coffee…

If you use one of http://www.bodum.com/pages/products/productshow.asp?vFamID=1 these, be sure you’ve put the carafe in the holder before you add the coffee grounds. Also, if you happen to occasionally alternate between coffee and tea, I strongly recommend you do not accidently put lemon in your morning coffee. Yes, these are both things I have done in [...]

Twenty-First Century Warfare

Defense Tech: GRENADE BOT BLASTS AWAY

Computer Geeks and Monty Python fans will enjoy this:

http://www.backuptrauma.com/ Institute of Backup Trauma (Flash Required)

Truth stranger than fiction

Pope Reborn as Superhero in Comic

Army SFC becomes first “Global War on Terror” Medal of Honor recipient

Medal of Honor – Sergeant First Class Paul R. Smith

So, what does the “Illegal” in “Illegal Alien” mean again?

Border-vigil volunteers big in spirit, not number

The First Amendment doesn’t cover hate, treason

Terrorism Case Puts Words of Muslim Leader On Trial in Va. (washingtonpost.com)

Anonymous postcards with not-so-happy tidings

Postcard Trojans

So what would it take to qualify them as confirmed militants?

Saudi Security Kills 8 Gunmen, Dozens Hurt

Karol Wojtyla, Rest in Peace.

I’m not Catholic, nor am I religious at all. My respect for the man who became http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/ Pope John Paul II is due to his efforts towards world peace and (possibly) the downfall of the Soviet Union. Many others have given tribute – if for some reason you can’t find them, use http://www.google.com/custom?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&safe=off&c2coff=1&client=pub-6616424773924529&cof=FORID%3A1%3BL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fjonathanmurray.com%2Flogos%2Fbglogo-black.jpg%3BLH%3A50%3BLW%3A500%3BGL%3A1%3BBGC%3A111111%3BT%3A%23eeeeee%3BLC%3A%23cc0000%3BVLC%3A%23ffffff%3BALC%3A%23cc0000%3BGALT%3A%23CC0000%3BGFNT%3A%23aaaaaa%3BGIMP%3A%23aaaaaa%3BDIV%3A%23808080%3BLBGC%3A000000%3BAH%3Acenter%3BS%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fjonathanmurray.com%3B&domains=jonathanmurray.com&q=Pope+John+Paul+II+dies&btnG=Search&sitesearch= Google. I [...]

The Spam Primer

The basics of spam, “phishing” and other e-mail pests, how they got your address in the first place — and what to do now that you’re inundated.

The government won’t do it; the media doesn’t get it

Armed Civilians Converge Upon Mexican Border

Canadian Humor

Taxpayers Taken in on April 1

April Shopping List for your Favorite Geek

The ThinkGeek Newsletter of FOOLS! We’ve always been enamored of the green laser pointer here at ThinkGeek. The way it looks, the way it points, that mesmerizing green beam it projects. But we became tired of pointing such an advanced piece of physics on the white board, or using it to mess with cats and [...]