] Hangs on your keychain and
] turns off virtually any television!

I have heard some interesting ideas on how to adapt this into a very useful tool

TV-B-Gone

] A cool tool can be any book, gadget, software, video,
] map, hardware, material, or website that is tried and
] true. I am chiefly interested in stuff that is
] extraordinary, better than similar products,
] little-known, and reliably useful for an individual or
] small group. I depend on friends and readers to suggest
] things they actually use.

Cool Tools

] Microsoft has launched the Thought Thieves short film
] competition, inviting film makers aged 14 and over to
] make a movie on the theme of 'How intellectual property
] theft affects both individuals and society'.

] 'The subject of intellectual property theft is often seen
] as legalistic and frankly a bit dull,' said Alex Hilton,
] anti-piracy manager at Microsoft. 'The truth is that
] intellectual property is really about people's creations
] such as software, films, books, music or a fashion line.
] When someone has worked hard on a creation, it's unfair
] to see it stolen from in front of their eyes.'

I read a paper about this topic recently that was very fascinating so I found it interesting when I ran across this.

Microsoft launches Thought Thieves film competition

A visually stunning movie...I recommend it

Apple - Trailers - SIN CITY

] Badly-executed logo for a pediatric center in Virginia.

[Yowza! The designer was either a jerk, or so mentally chaste that they never noticed the connotation. Fucking dolts. -k]

Wow that's impressive.

Boing Boing: Pediatric center's bad logo

] Due to the fact that Jonnyx has been unresponsive to
] email and voicemail for over 48 hours we are proud to be
] able to make this once in a lifetime offer directly to
] YOU! Item is a slightly used Electric Cattle Prod that
] has been blessed by the Reverend Pope Jonny Anonymous
] himself!!! Item delivers high voltage shocks upon
] application!

eBay item - Electric Shock Cattle Prod NORESERVE!!! L@@K!

] Magnetic Stripe Snooping at Home
]
] Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday March 01, @09:59AM
] from the because-you-can dept.
]
] pbrinich writes "Have you ever wondered what information
] is actually stored on all those cards you have in your
] wallet? Well, it turns out you can find out yourself! An
] excellent project, Stripe Snoop started by Billy Hoffman,
] a Georgia Tech computer science student, contains
] schematics, source code and a wide variety of information
] about the standards used to store all sorts of
] information on your magnetic cards."

[ Billy makes the front page of /. Go billy! -k]

StripeSnoop on /.

] Hacker - A popular term for someone who accesses computer
] information either legally or illegally.

I was assigned to do a lesson on internet safety. This is part of the definition section in a packet for children.

Internet definitions

This week's Onion features a diffrent take on the sappy "Love Coupons" that we're encouraged to exchange on Valentine's Day.

Onion Love Coupons

Situation:
you are driving down the road or stopped at a stop light and when you glance around you see a woman sitting alone in her car crying her eyes out.

what is your reaction?

Do you even give it a second thought?

What do you think about?

How does it make you feel?