This news really has to make you wonder about what’s wrong with some people in Kansas: Many Manhattan High School alumni fondly recall the ceramic mosaic of an Indian head — the school’s symbol — that was formerly in the floor in front of the school gymnasium. Now they’re hoping to restore the Indian to … Continue reading Preserving a history of disrespect
The recent news of a car crash on Highway One in California, which disemboweled an Enzo Ferrari, should prove two things: A million dollar car has some incredible safety features, including the ability to go airborne at 160mph and break apart upon impact with a telephone pole without injuring the occupants. Volvo’s got nothing on … Continue reading The Enzo
Here is a new twist on the Bush Administration’s concern about national security, and their concern about open ports (ha ha). The AP reports that the US government is worried that their intrusion detection system of choice is about to be purchased by an Israeli company: The contrast between the administration’s handling of the $6.8 … Continue reading The national security risk of secure software
1939 was the year Solomon Linda recorded “Mbube” with The Evening Birds. 3rd Ear Music Forum has a nice write-up of the man who wrote the song commonly known as “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”: This one’s for Solomon Linda, then, a Zulu who wrote a melody that earned untold millions for white men but died … Continue reading The DRM sleeps tonight