A Day in Paradise

BBC NEWS | Health | Smoker poll reveals roll-ups myth
Dr Yumiko Mochizuki-Kobayashi, director of the WHO tobacco free initiative, said: “Tobacco can kill in any guise and that is why all products containing tobacco need to be regulated immediately in all forms.”
This is really interesting because I really was under the impression that it […]

FT.com / World / UK - First audio-only novel tells new story for authors
Now we have a “First audio only novel.” How is that different from what cavemen did around a fire?
Journalists these days… anything for a press release I guess.

Alton man throws children off 15th floor of Miami Beach hotel
A cancer doctor from Godfrey celebrating his wedding anniversary threw his two young sons off the 15th-story balcony of a South Beach hotel Saturday before jumping to his death, police say.
Dr. Edward Van Dyk, a radiation oncologist at Alton Memorial Hospital, and his two sons […]

This is pretty interesting, BBC is using Digg to advertise their article and provide extra content.
1. Write article
2. Create podcast
3. Digg your article and put the link to the podcast in the digg comment
4. Require your readers to digg the article to get to the podcast
5. Get the article slashdotted

And who was saying that BBC […]

Triangle Research Initiative

the show with zefrank
Some funny stuff, pity he doesn’t have an rss feed with enclosures
Favorite quote: “Torture? Don’t worry, if you have nothing to hide then there’ll be no reason to attach electrodes to your genetilia”

I’m checking my email this morning and I see the invoice for my Backpackit subscription! Nothing was charged! Somebody signed up through my affilitate link and that paid for a month of my premium usage!
This means that if I can get a signup every month, then I won’t have to pay for my premium membership. […]

Somehow, between all the anti pasta and PHP revelry in Italy, OSS Blog managed to get an interview with Tobias Schlitt. The interview covers PHP, Open Source, Ajax and surrounding technologies.
I don’t think I need to say this, but I LOVE Free Software. Companies like eZsystems, MySQL, RedHat and many more, show there is business […]

Due to the abismal failure of Finland during previous Eurovision song contests, those clever Fins enlisted the help of the Klingons, who crashed the contest and brought the Eurovision song contest to Finland.

Seriously, this was one of the best Eurovisions in YEARS. I really enjoyed it. The quality of the music was better than […]

In a Santa Claus world decorations appear
For Chrismas in April, the saviour is here
With mass produced love and peace everywhere
Ten dollars a pair.
It’s the spirit of giving through selling and buying
It’s the spirit of dying
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From American Waltz, by Biff Rose, artist, musician, philosopher. Get his CD here.

www.myspace.com/rayzingsons
Some FUNKY Metal. While obviously not for everyone, these guys have a pretty awesome sound.
Found these guys through Accident Hash Summer Time Speed Trap 2.

Penthouse Interview With L. Ron Hubbard Jr.
Son of the founder of Scientology interview with Penthouse.
“Scientology and all the other cults are one-dimensional, and we live in a three-dimensional world. Cults are as dangerous as drugs. They commit the highest crime: the rape of the soul.”
Unfortunately, he breaks Godwin’s law about a third of the way […]

We created this multi-lingual version of the Star-Spangled Banner to raise awareness of Senate Resolution 458 and House Resolution 793, which state that English is the only language in which our National Anthem should be sung or recited. This resolution was unanimously passed by the Senate and is currently before the House Judiciary Committee.
We find […]

Dvorak Uncensored
While waiting for Kewney the cab driver was asked something and he said Kewney or indicated he was there for Kewney not fully understanding the question. He was rushed into the office and given a badge that said Kewney. He obviously thought this meant he was there to get Kewney and this badge was […]