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# Execution Photos: http://www.crimemagazine.com/davis1.htm
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# Punxsutawney Phil Sees Shadow for 100th Time. PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (Reuters)
The weather-prognosticating groundhog known around the world as Punxsu-
tawney Phil saw his own shadow on Wednesday, meaning that winter will last
another six weeks. http://news.excite.com/news/r/000202/08/odd-groundhog
@ HOW TO READ A PSYCHIC. Psychics draw you in with basic, general
statements that probably apply to anybody. If you want to trip
one up, ask for specifics, like what kind of car you drive.
http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/DeanFullTextTopics.cfm?ID=26545
: Have you devoured any psychic groundhogs lately? Do you like them baked,
broiled, deep-fried? Do you trust psychics? Is your brain deep-fried? D'ya
forecast weather using groundhogs, psychic powers, deep insight, raw luck?
@ CONEY ISLAND USA. "Step right up, step right up! See the dog-faced boy!
The human pincushion!" And the bearded lady: http://www.coneyislandusa.com
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Robo-Rama:
# Website Allows Public to Explore Antarctica Through a Robot's Senses.
PITTSBURGH /PRNewswire/ -- Big Signal (www.bigsignal.net), an interactive
Web site and interface for remote experience that features the daily
activities of Nomad, a robot that has been searching for meteorites in
Antarctica since Jan. 17, is now available to the public. Be there now:
http://news.excite.com/news/pr/000127/pa-carnegie-mellon
: Do you want to play with & control robots? Do you want to be a robot? When
you become a robot, where will you go? Will you have fun? Will we miss you?
# Thinking is robot's play. (Wired) Japanese researchers have built
a robotic gibbon that learns how to swing from branch to branch.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_628000/628270.stm
# Robot surgeon - Metal beats muscle in operations:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_627000/627474.stm
# Also: Robo-pup attacks toy market:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_341000/341189.stm
# Robot fish to resurrect fossils:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_286000/286345.stm
# Best brain boosts artificial life:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_250000/250343.stm
: Are robots better than you at precise movements, precise thought, glorious
visualization? Do robots have better sex? Have you made friends with robots
recently? Should you? Is it in your best interest? Do robots laugh at you?
# FireFighter 'Bot: http://jpost.com/Editions/2000/01/27/News/News.1831.html
# AntiMine Robot: http://news.excite.com/photo/img/r/chiba/20000126/tok80d
# Homework Robot? http://www.oregonlive.com/news/00/01/st013107.html
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# Pregnant mom loses septuplets - Bacterial infection prompts doctor
to perform multiple abortions - God changes mind about blessed litter:
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20000201/aponline140501_000.htm
# More amputations-on-demand? Hospital refuses to rule out more limb surgery
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=001851641145319&pg=/et/00/2/2/nlim02.html
# Urge: Naked World - Why is AIDS killing so many priests?
http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/02/02/aids/
: How do your religious & sexual activities relate? Does your belief system
prescribe/proscribe specific sexual behaviours? Do you have sex with/for/at
your deities? Are your beliefs fucked? Are you? Do you make others suffer?
# DC DJ canned for talking about woman's lobster sex. Mating with molluscs:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/2000-02/02/123l-020200-idx.html
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# Clinton Eases Up on Crypto. (Wired) A new executive order is in effect to
relax "unnecessary regulatory burdens" on the high-performance computer
industry. http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,34032,00.html
# Cyber-safe or surveillance? Plan to monitor networks for intrusions
'goes too far' http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,34027,00.html
: Is your cybernetic conspiracy set to take over the world? Are you aided by
Bilderbergers, Illuminati, Reptilioids, BillGates? What changes will occur?
Will you rule with a velvet glove, an iron fist, both? Will we be happy??
# MICROSOFT GETS PERSONAL WITH WINDOWS ME. Microsoft announced that the new
consumer version of their Windows operating system will be called the MS
Windows Millennium Edition, or Windows Me. Targeted at egotistical yuppie
scum: http://www.CNN.com/2000/TECH/computing/02/01/windows.me/
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# China Fires Angry Blast At US. BEIJING (AFP) China fired an angry blast at
the United States over human rights, accusing Washington of undermining
the country with "groundless" allegations about Tibet and the Falungong
group. Non-nuclear attack: http://www.insidechina.com/news.php3?id=130113
# China: U.S. 'seeks world domination' - Beijing says America has manifesto
for global hegemony. So? http://www.insidechina.com/news.php3?id=130580
# House OKs Taiwan-defense help: Overwhelming approval despite opposition:
www.scmp.com/News/China/Article/FullText_asp_ArticleID-20000202031144790.asp
: Should the world be dominated by the US, China, Brazil, Greece, Jamaica,
Zeta Reticula? Would you rather be dominated by Capitalists, Communists,
Adventists, Vegetarians, Alcoholics, Reptoids, Rastas, 'Roos, Robots, me?
# Gov't urges no bail for fired Los Alamos scientist Wen Ho Lee -
should remain in jail because of his strong ties to Taiwan, his
professional contacts abroad and his ability to speak Chinese.
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2563809812-5fc
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"If we listen closely, I believe each of us can hear the call of the
wild. For some it may herald a return to a simpler life. For others,
it might reawaken long-suppressed desires. But if you're like me
you'll probably pretend you're not home and let the wild leave a
message on your machine. Cuz you've already got enough crap to
deal with right now." -- http://www.SleazyTabloid.com
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