Porn sites may soon be able to tag themselves with a .xxx address now that ICANN has given the new domain name its initial OK. After denying several requests over the years for a new .xxx top-level domain, ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) finally relented Friday by giving the new domain […]
Based upon a recent email to the X.Org developers’ mailing list, Canonical is nearing the point of one of their goals for Ubuntu 10.10 of a rootless X Server, or being able to run the X.Org Server without root privileges. All that’s left to accomplish within the Ubuntu land according to Canonical’s Christopher James Rogers […]
Picked up some new speakers last night for the DJ rig. 4 dual 12″ Sonics to be precise. These will work great for outside shows and street dances. These are speakers to handle the mids and highs and weigh about 100 lbs each! Good thing they have built in wheels on them. I can’t wait […]
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — A North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper based in Fargo is accused of assaulting his wife while she held their infant son. Michael Polomny, 40, was arrested Wednesday at the couple’s home in Moorhead, Minn. He made a court appearance Thursday and a judge set bail at $6,000 bond or $2,000 cash. […]
Ron Wayne is usually just another gambler at the Nugget Hotel & Casino in Nevada. He comes here a couple of days a week to try his luck on the video poker machine. But on this trip, he drew some curious onlookers, as he was escorted by a CNN camera crew. A gift-shop worker asked […]
As much as we humans love it, chocolate contains caffeine, theobromine, or theophylline, which can adversely affect a dog’s heart and nervous system. Because dogs metabolize their food differently, the ‘people’ food we eat isn’t necessarily good for them. In fact, last year the ASPCA’s Animal Poison Control Center handled 17,453 cases of pets poisoned […]
Recent investigation has proven that the common housefly is a very dangerous enemy to human life. The fact that it spreads disease and is in every way undesirable is sufficient reason why everybody should be as careful as possible to prevent its increase. One of the most successful ways to wage war on flies is […]
Inventions Thomas Crapper did not invent the flush toilet;[129] it was invented by Sir John Harrington in 1596. Crapper, however, did much to increase its popularity and came up with some related inventions, such as the ballcock mechanism used to fill toilet tanks. He was noted for the quality of his products and received several […]
Somehow budget cuts seems to have put a damper on the experience though…
Jon Barnhardt
