Sexy Jihad

For all of you that are tired of their Reall Dolls and are looking for that little bit extra to spice up their sex life, there is now the Real Hamster:
Realistic, life­sized and beautiful. Elastic flesh, luxurious fur, a cybernetic infrastructure and sexy features like no other buggering hamster in the world. If you’ve had […]

Wired has a fascinating story on some guy who has his own air force of russain made plaes:
In a cavernous airplane hangar in Quincy, Illinois, two hours south of Chicago, Don Kirlin paces beneath the gold hammer and sickle of a large Soviet flag. Around him are the military bulwarks of the once-formidable Evil Empire: […]

Zdnet has an interesting analysis on why Palm went from number one to…..well……..I don’t have to explain:
When Palm ruled the handheld-computing market, few thought it would ever have to partner with Microsoft.
But a series of missteps, from manufacturing gaffes to strategic blunders, eventually made Palm’s partnering with its longtime rival seem like a possibility–and, for […]

Wired reports that popular alternative porn site suicidegirls.com is not all it purports:
A group of angry ex-models is bashing the SuicideGirls alt-porn empire, saying its embrace of the tattoo and nipple-ring set hides a world of exploitation and male domination.
The women are spreading their allegations through the blogosphere, raising the hackles of the SuicideGirls company, […]

Computerworld has a story on how desktop PCs are quickly losing favour to laptops when it comes to supremacy in the workplace and at home:

SEPTEMBER 26, 2005 (COMPUTERWORLD) - After almost a quarter of a century as the personal computing device of choice for business, the desktop PC is sliding off […]

A friend of mine just sent me this movie about the newest fad in Japan, panty pulling.
Evidentily what it comes down to is running up to total strangers and pulling down their panties. While you have to be deranged to do it, this shit is seriously funny!
Looks like the japanese have beat the rest of […]

Wired reports of the recent popularity of podcasts and how they are actually making money:
The podosphere may be virgin terrain for the online world, but already the race is on to figure out whether there’s any real money to be made through the new medium.
Consider the vast variety of approaches that have cropped up since […]

The Observer writes that some specially trained military dolphins were able to escape because of Hurricane Katrina and are now probably swimming in the gulf of Mexico:
It may be the oddest tale to emerge from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Armed dolphins, trained by the US military to shoot terrorists and pinpoint spies underwater, may […]

The BBC reports of the first plane every made using only a computer without the use of prototypes or wind tunnels:
By doing away entirely with physical prototypes, a French airplane manufacturer has found that virtual reality can deliver very real savings, reports David Reid.
Planes are complicated things to make, and the journey from drawing board […]

In a humorous move Mcdonalds has replaced its usual mascott with a woman in Japan:
Ronald McDonald, the garish clown recognised worldwide as the icon of the fast food restaurant chain, has been taken off the menu in Japan.
In new advertising, he has been replaced by a woman sporting a bikini and high heels, The Times […]