Posts by D. H. McKee

Secret Court OKs Broad Wiretap Powers

In a victory for the Bush administration, a secretive appeals court Monday ruled the U.S. government has the right to use expanded powers to wiretap terrorism suspects under a law adopted after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Scientist Burns Penis with Hot Laptop

I don't think I could come up with a funnier caption...

Gnome Liberation Front

Dozens of mystical creatures that disappeared in this suburban Chicago village have been found, but several have yet to find their way home.

Yatta. Pray for death.

While we’re on the topic of surreal Shockwave films, here’s the famous Yatta animation. Yatta. I’ve heard of it, don’t...

Kiko-Man strikes again

Another weird Japanese animation, this time, with the famous Kikoman Soy Sauce action hero, killing cats, fighting other condiments, and...

Also…

Also picked up this neat mixer from Numark. The EM-360 has 3 channels, and a Kaoss effects pad for adding...

One giant leap for conspiricists

It's a key belief of conspiracy theorists that the state has shady powers, and so it was remarkable to be told this week that Britain's head of state may share such fears. After the crown's role in halting Paul Burrell's trial, many suspected that the Queen might be the instigator of a conspiracy, but the butler now helpfully presents her as the possible victim of one. The claim by Princess Diana's ex-Jeeves that the Queen warned him about "powers at work in this country about which we have no knowledge" suggests that conspiracy theorists have infiltrated the very heart of British power.

UNLV unplugs program on human consciousness

The program, which offered such courses as Near-Death Experiences and Theories of the Paranormal through the College of Sciences, lasted five years and attracted hundreds of Southern Nevadans to classes and lectures.
Its death was handled without publicity by the university, which was criticized quietly by some faculty members shortly after the program's creation.

Cops troll for clues to gnome cache

The case of the missing gnomes, ranging in height from 5 inches to 3 feet, began Sunday when a resident...

Cold Time Rock and Roll

Getting really cold out these days. Going to have to get those snow tires on soon. My current tires are...