"A scientist in the UK has proposed that the unique pattern inside each individual's ear could be used as a biometric identifier, in the same way fingerprints are used."
Sunday, July 31, 2005
Looking for an exotic taste?
Feeling adventurous? Try eating at Khublai Khans in Edinburgh or Glasgow:From their website:
Keep the weekend fun going by Visiting the UKs only Restaurnt where you can create your own dishes selecting such exotic delicacies as WILD BOAR, OSTRICH, SHARK, VENISON, SPRINGBOK, KANGAROO, and ZEBRA, as well as more mundane meats and loads of veg.
The menu:
SHOL - Please ask your waiter for today's freshly made vegetarian soup.
GAHAINY MAH - Roasted yak ribs (deceptively similar to pork!) in a rich sticky barbecue sauce.
LI MAK - Shark and prawn puffs with a lemon and chilli mayo.
TUNG LOH - Zebra enchiladas with a sour cream dip.
RI - Vegetable spring rolls served with a sweet chilli dipping sauce.
PAK LOI - Chilli and lemon marinated chicken breast served with a tangy mint coulis.
WA NIK - Tender strips of marinated kangaroo steak with a cranberry and orange relish and mixed leaf salad.
Or take out in 5 easy steps!:
1. Select from one of the recipe ideas below.
2. Choose one of the following meats or seafood:- Chicken
- Lamb
- Beef
- Mussels
- Wild Boar
- Venison
- Springbok
- Kangaroo
- Ostrich
- Zebra
- Shark
- Prawns
3. Select either rice or noodles to complement your dish.
4. We'll add a selection of fresh veg (please let us know if you're allergic to anything).
5. Take away and enjoy!
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Thoughts on the recent DC "Crisis" storyline
Brian Cronin does a good job of summing it up here. Warning! Spoilers in the link!
GTA: San Andreas banned due to sexual content
"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, has effectively been banned in Australia because of hidden sex scenes.
"Shops have been ordered to stop selling the blockbuster game after the country's ratings board stripped it of its official classification.
"The row is over graphic sexual content in the game which can be unlocked with software created by a fan."
They're fine about a game about boosting cars, but when it comes to sex it's not okay? What kind of message are they sending to kids? That it's all right to steal but having sex is bad?
DC Kids and DC Superheroes #16
DC Superheroes #16 contains part 1 of JLA: Syndicate Rules by Kurt Busiek, Ron Garney and Dan Green, part 4 of Superman/Batman: Public Enemies by Jeph Loeb, Ed McGuinness and Dexter Vines, part 4 of Batman: Broken City by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso. It also has an interview with Jim Cliffe, the writer/director of Tomorrow's Memoir.
DC Kids #16 reprints Teen Titans Go! #16 by J. Torres and Mike Norton; and Justice League Adventures #33 by Matthew Manning, Tim Levins and Robin Riggs. It also reports on the recent Toycon and the just concluded Versus Tournament.
Friday, July 29, 2005
Free Beer!
"The Danes love their beer, but increasingly they are looking beyond the old Danish standby, Carlsberg, to quench their thirst.
"Students from the Information Technology University in Copenhagen is trying to help by releasing what they are calling the world's first open source beer recipe."
Only the finger made it
"BERLIN (Reuters) - A German man's severed finger traveled 60 kilometers by rail after its owner trapped his hand in the door trying to board a train at the last minute, police said Tuesday.
"Passengers traveling from Freiburg to Cologne Sunday noticed the finger lying on the carriage floor and alerted police.
"Officers collected it at the next station.
"Doctors said they were confident they could reattach the finger to its 34-year-old owner after it was rushed back to Freiburg in an ambulance."
Moral of the story: If you don't make the train, wait for the next one!
Measuring Gas
"DAVIS, Calif. - In a white, tent-like "bio-bubble" on a farm near Davis, eight pregnant Holsteins are eating, chewing and pooping — for science. "The ladies," as they're called by University of California researcher Frank Mitloehner, are doing their part to answer a question plaguing one of California's largest agricultural industries: How much gas does a cow emit?
"The findings will be used to write the state's first air quality regulations for dairies and could affect regulations nationwide.
"But before he explains how it works, Mitloehner wants one thing to be clear.
"We're not talking about flatulence," he says.
"He emphasizes the point because his research has been dismissed as "fart science," a label he says doesn't do justice to the seriousness of his work."
Aren't you glad you don't have his job?
Read the rest of the article to find out what causes some of the air pollution. Surprisingly, it's not the poop.
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Kejie the Samurai
written by Jon Zuluaga; art by Jim Jimenez
This was part of an aborted local anthology. Kejie the Samurai was created by Jim as part of Psicom's line of coloring and activity books:
I had Jon write a short, self-contained story, and this is what he came up with. Read the rest of the story here.
Police want porn too
"NEW DELHI - While the police in United States and the United Kingdom keep a special lookout for men hauling rucksacks, in India, especially the metros, they have been peering into people's cell phones.
"The long arm of the law silently watches over the shoulders of people to catch them "red-handed" watching porn, which is not illegal, but any form of promotion by forwarding/hosting (the technical word is multimedia messaging or MMS) can invite a jail sentence and a heavy fine.
"Reports are trickling in from everywhere - outside discos, pubs, bus-stops, pavements, colleges. Some policemen have been brazen enough to catch anybody with a cell phone, which is quite easy as there are more than 50 million users in India, and ask to be shown all files, hidden or not, even though this might be beyond the law itself.
"With other transgressions, such as jumping a red stop light or breaking the speed barrier, a little sweet-talking and a few dollars will see the transgressor go free.
"But when it comes to an obsession that has gripped a huge number of mobile phone users in the county - to surf or download porn on the mobile phone - the police are going about their duties with exceptional zeal, and with an unaccustomed determination to view all of the "evidence"."
Good Comic: Middleman
Another comic you should be reading. Turns out the writer of Lost can make good comics.From the Viper Comics website:
Your reality is a sham. Your way of life is constantly under attack by monsters, aliens and talking primates - and the reason you and the rest of the pink-skinned normal world don’t know it? THE MIDDLEMAN. Working in absurd secrecy, aided by talented amateur Wendy Watson, the Middleman stares down threats extra- infra- and juxta-terrestrial with a big gun and a have-a-nice-day grin. The Middleman: he fights evil, so you don't have to!
Issue 01 (of 04)
Written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Illustrated by Les McClaine
Cover colored by Dean Trippe
The Temporary Employment Sanction
Wendy Watson thought she had it tough as a struggling young artist working a string of meaningless McJobs... until she met The Middleman. Now her life is filled with monsters, mindless destruction and one life-altering choice: to join or not to join the never-ending battle for truth, justice, and the other thing!
32 pages, B&W
Diamond Previews item code: MAY05 3063
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Comic Book Writer meets Politician
What the-? Mike Defensor was the classmate of Will Pfeifer?!
"As far as the hallowed class of '85 stacked up, the professions spanned the usual array of white and blue collar jobs, with at least one lawyer and a doctor thrown into the mix. A few teachers, couple of folks in sales, an engineer or two. I was the only comic book writer, and my chosen profession surprised some people (though it was predicted in this embarrassing photo long, long ago.) The real surprise (to me, at least) was our class' foreign exchange student. He didn't make the reunion, but that must be because his job as Secretary of the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources of the Philipines (!) keeps him busy."
Goth Life
Anne Rice is writing your life. Go you goth girl, go.
Which Author's Fiction are You?
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American God
You are American Gods! You are mysterious, intelligent, and creative. To the rest of the world you may seem a little standoffish, but really youre just a quiet person. You're sort of bookish and are intrigued by mythology and fairy tales. You might be Wiccan or Pagan, either that or you're unreligious. You have a sarcastic sense of humor and are the kind of person people like to talk to because you're such a good listener.*~Which Neil Gaiman book are you?~*
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