Archive for November, 2004

I, For One, Welcome Our New Cybernetic Cetacea Masters

Posted by Mike on November 19th, 2004

Ah yes, those crazy Japanese

Fuji, a mother dolphin that lost 75 percent of her tail due to a mysterious disease, is jumping once again with the help of what is believed to be the world’s first artificial fin.

“Only after we created the lightest fin in August 2004, we received a call from the aquarium that [...]

BoingBoing reports:

The parrot Winston Churchill bought in 1937 is still alive, and her voice sounds like Churchill’s.
Her favourite sayings were “F*** Hitler” and “F*** the Nazis”. And even today, 39 years after the great man’s death, she can still be coaxed into repeating them with that unmistakable Churchillian inflection.

Kerry Concedes

Posted by Mike on November 3rd, 2004

Go Vote!

Posted by Mike on November 2nd, 2004

Today is election day at last! Go vote!

I don’t care who you vote for, just vote for somebody and let your voice be heard.

Here in Duval Country, FL things seem to be going well. I voted early on Friday, and while there was a line, everything went very smoothly. Reports from people who voted today [...]