Monthly Archives: February 2007

Stunning

By WorldWideWeber | Published: February 20, 2007
Captain Kirk to Chekov and Sulu: “Phasers on ‘stun’ …” It’s not a handheld device … yet. Raytheon’s Silent Guardian™: From Raytheon promotional video Your tax dollars at work. William Saletan at Slate reports: Three weeks ago, the U.S. armed forces tested it on volunteers at an Air Force base in Georgia. You can watch the video on a [...]
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Technophobia

By WorldWideWeber | Published: February 14, 2007
Rollout of TheBook, v.1: (Happy Valentine’s Day to bibliophiles everywhere!)
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“Plavam …”

By WorldWideWeber | Published: February 5, 2007
Martin Strel likes to swim. In rivers. Long rivers. From end to end. The Danube. The Mississippi. The Yangtze. And now, the Amazon. Never mind the piranha and the candirú. It’s the Slovenian red wine that keeps him going—he laughs when he says it, but he drinks it as he floats on his back down whatever river [...]
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Scary

By WorldWideWeber | Published: February 2, 2007
Photos by Vanderlin “Looks like a bomb t’me. Whaddya think, Mick?” “Yuh, could be. Better blow id up just in case.”
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  • Proverbs for Paranoids, 3: If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers.
    —Gravity’s Rainbow

    ‘Is it about a bicycle?’ he asked.
    —The Third Policeman