The British Medical Journal has published a report related to the dangers of using a cell-phone during a lightning storm: We report the case of a 15 year old girl who was witnessed being struck by lightning while using her mobile phone in a large park in London during stormy weather. The girl has no … Continue reading Cell-phones and lightning don’t mix→
On a slightly related note to my earlier comment about NSA data mining, I just read a rather amusing paragraph by Peter Preston in the Guardian: The New York Times’s own search wizard recites his golden lessons for search referral. “Don’t get cutesy. Put yourself in the mind of your audience. Use the words your … Continue reading Search engines pun-ish journalists→
Here’s a sad story: Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger did not have a valid motorcycle license when he crashed into a woman’s car last week…. Roethlisberger will be issued $388 in fines and fees for riding without a license and not wearing a helmet, police Collision Investigator Dan Connolly said today. Only licensed motorcyclists are allowed … Continue reading Football player without a helmet→
Words of Mass Destruction. President Bush’s appointment of John Bolton to the UN has indeed created a disasterous relationship with the organization, as many predicted. Bush ignored the Senate in order to confirm Bolton perhaps because someone (Cheney and Rumsfeld) believed that the only way to right (what they saw as) the wrongs of Colin … Continue reading Bolton launches WMDs at UN→