22 Jul 2004
Copyright Bill to Kill Tech?

They keep trying .... this one probably won't make it out of Congress, but someday, one of these pieces of stupidity will make it through. And then the rest of the tech industry will move offshore.

I can't wait.

A Senate committee will hear testimony on the controversial 'Induce' copyright bill Thursday. Critics say the bill is the biggest threat to innovation in 20 years, letting Hollywood dictate what consumer electronics companies can do. By Katie Dean.

(link) [Wired News]

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Bigger breasts offered as perk to soldiers

The Air Force slogan 'Aim High' goes right along with this new program. But should the Army recruiting slogan be changed from 'Be All that You Can Be?' to 'Be More Than You Are Now'? Will the Marines change theirs: 'We're Looking for a Few Fat Men. And a Few Good Women With Tiny Chests.'

The magazine quoted an Army spokeswoman as saying, "the surgeons have to have someone to practice on."

Boy, that's an inducement to join, no doubt! 'Uncle Sam Wants You! As a Surgical Guinea Pig!'

The U.S. Army has long lured recruits with the slogan "Be All You Can Be," but now soldiers and their families can receive plastic surgery, including breast enlargements, on the taxpayers' dime.

(link) [CNN]

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1,500 Homing Pigeons Get Lost During Race (AP)

My wife commented that they must only race male birds - otherwise, she says, they would've stopped and asked for directions.

AP - Organizers of a race for homing pigeons were still scratching their heads in wonder Thursday after about 1,500 of the birds, famous for their ability to find their way home, went missing during the contest.

(link) [Yahoo! News - Top Stories]

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