Entries from December 2007

December 21, 2007

An Army of Five…. Five Ukrainian Hookers

This is purported to be a genuine recruitment ad for the Ukranian army. I think the fact that I don’t speak a word of Ukranian makes it even better.

December 21, 2007

Is Your Child at Risk?

Are you a parent? Are you concerned about your child’s health? If so, you should pay close attention to the information in this PSA. And don’t kid yourself–it could happen to you, too.

December 12, 2007

Code II

Some more beesty javascript, this time a timer that counts down to the day everybody’s waiting for: January 20, 2009. Don’t have anywhere to put it at this point, but it’s kind of cool. It can also easily be modified to count down to whatever else you’re looking forward to. See it [...]

December 7, 2007

The Beest Codes

Although the Wildebeest is currently in the throes of final exams, he has been able to find a few quiet moments to relieve some stress by playing around with javascript. In addition, he has been undaunted by the fact that all major keyboard manufacturers continue to practice blatant discrimination against those with non-standard manual [...]

December 5, 2007

Tales from the Coasts

A slightly unrelated follow-up to the Iran post:
I work at a decidedly liberal-oriented radio station in one of the most liberal areas of the country–Bethesda, Maryland–and we regularly have bored housewives of retired rich lawyers around doing volunteer work. They generally work in the cubicle next to mine so I get to listen in [...]

December 4, 2007

Some Thoughts on Iran

The new National Intelligence Estimate released the other day should make everyone think a little harder about Iran.
The report contradicts the 2005 NIE by saying that U.S. intelligence agencies are now fairly certain that Iran froze its nuclear weapons program several years ago in response to international pressure, although it continued to enrich uranium. [...]