] We've entered a time of wars and rumors of wars. Threats
] of terrorism and mass destruction have filled the world
] with fear and brought us perilously close to worldwide
] conflict.
] From Love Comes Peace: The Power of Self-Love
] There's no greater antidote for war than love. Feelings
] of hatred and distrust form the necessary basis of armed
] confrontation. Replace those negative feelings with love
] and you're halfway towards resolution of any conflict.
] However, any real love must start from within. You can't
] love others without loving yourself first. And, of
] course, masturbation is the greatest expression of
] self-love. So it's natural that we, the citizens of the
] world, are joining together to masturbate for peace!

I'm going to start tonight!

Masturbate for Peace: Using Masturbation to End War

There seems to be a whole movement of people who enjoy turning very low-tech objects into higher tech ones. For example, the guy that sent this link is really excited about the prospect of having a typewriter that is a keyboard.

Desktop Cell Phone Conversion

] Carlos nonchalantly asks whether his drink was made with
] whole or skim milk. He takes a moment to slurp on his
] grande Caffe Mocha in a crowded Starbucks, and then he
] gets back to explaining how much he wants HIV, the virus
] that causes AIDS. His eyes light up as he says that the
] actual moment of transmission, the instant he gets HIV,
] will be "the most erotic thing I can imagine." He seems
] like a typical thirty-two-year-old man, but, in fact, he
] has a secret life. Carlos is chasing the bug.

Wow, this is really fucked up. I can't believe that someone would think that living with AIDS is anything like living with diabetes. This made my stomach turn.

RollingStone.com: News: Bug Chasers

People always ask me why I feel the way I do about San Francisco... Well, this person said it better than I ever could.

SF I love you. Unrequitedly.

] She's the closest thing to a supermodel you'll see in
] connection with Linux's biggest trade show. Nobody knows
] her name, but with immaculately coiffed blond hair,
] striking black glasses and a perky grin, she's an
] idealized image of the geek girl next door.
] The female model appears in glossy ads, direct-mail
] brochures and the website promoting LinuxWorld Conference
] and Expo, the biannual gathering of the Linux faithful
] taking place this week in New York City

Wired News: Model Linux Geek an MS User Too?

] "LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles city councilman
] has called for an investigation of violence at so-called
] Internet cafes, a step that could prompt a crackdown on
] the popular and controversial sites for PC-based games"

Sounds like the types of violence we saw/heard about in Hong Kong!

Yahoo! News - L.A. Official Calls for Probe of Internet Cafes

yes, it's more erotica. not work safe!

Gina Velour: It was the best of both worlds! I've been lovers with the Otto Wrek character for several years. We'd never been in an erotic film before. We started with this idea that we wanted to be photographed together, kissing, but we wanted to be photographed via x-ray, thinking it would look really weird and really cool. But we scrapped that idea because it would have been a really unsafe, unhealthy thing to do. And then, out of the blue, we had to access to this infrared camera and decided to make a film together. It was story-boarded and put together literally overnight! There was no time to think about the pros and cons. Here's this camera, no one else is going to be in a film like this for us, so it has to be us in the film!

CENTERSTROKE:The Operation

Ok, I've decided to start posting erotica. This is NOT work safe. Well, I guess that all depends on where you work. This is sooo cool. Dioramas -n- body parts.

BODYSCAPES - Gallery Seven

The RIAA today continued its war on the pirates which plague the music industry. It has decided to turn its attention to the real pirates: the ones that make millions from the artists they claim to represent, while screwing them out of their money. To this end, the RIAA will shut down at the beginning of January. Bye bye!

RIAA hax0red.

Darwin wrote:
] It began as a Christmas night party at the Palo Alto Elks
] Lodge, a ``social gathering,'' it said on the contract, which
] estimated that about 100 might show up to dance to a DJ and
] drink sodas, security provided.
]
] Instead, as many as 500 showed up at the hip-hop party, which
] spiraled out of control. After it broke up about 1 a.m.
] Thursday, partygoers reportedly looted two convenience stores,
] raced and spun out cars along El Camino Real and fired
] gunshots into the air. Police also suspect that someone at the
] party robbed a teen walking just four blocks away.

State of Emergency!

RE: Palo Alto party ends in looting