Ah-choo! Ca-ching!
Cost to cure per cat = ~ $75. Times five, $375.
Priceless, of course, but the gas company just doesn't understand.
So if anyone would like to contribute to the Incredibly Cute Kitten Assistance Fund, just hit this button:
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February 28, 2007
February 25, 2007
"internet"
Interesting CBC report from 1993 (pre-web). Not badly done, focusing mainly on usenet.
February 17, 2007
ye olde tech support
Subtitles are a bit annoying, but worth it.
I used to have a job which involved, among many other things, explaining MS Windows and Word Perfect to lawyers ("Get down here right now! Half my screen is off my screen!"). This guy is entirely too reasonable to be a real user.
February 15, 2007
One question: who gets to change the battery?
N.M. Orders 500 Talking Urinal Cakes
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) -- New Mexico is hoping to keep drunks off the road by lecturing them at the last place they usually stop before getting behind the wheel: the urinal.The state recently paid $21 each for about 500 talking urinal-deodorizer cakes and has put them in men's rooms in bars and restaurants across the state.
When a man steps up, the motion-sensitive plastic device says, in a woman's voice that is flirty, then stern: ''Hey, big guy. Having a few drinks? Think you had one too many? Then it's time to call a cab or call a sober friend for a ride home.''
Nora
Note to our cats: you'll notice she doesn't puke on the keyboard.
via boing boing
February 14, 2007
She's gonna be mighty hungry come spring.
Pokey enjoyed playing in the snow, until she froze solid.
Come in the house, Jebediah. Your gruel is gettin' cold.
So, after the lights had been on for a couple of hours, I cancelled our reservation for the only remaining motel room within 100 miles. Then, around 1 am, I thought I'd take a shower just in case the lights went out again.
Midway through the rinse cycle the lights went out again.
February 13, 2007
urk.
We're having us an ice storm. Driving back from the supermarket this evening, we saw a big blue flash when the substation on Rt. 37 blew up. Power was out for 6 hrs., will probably go out again later tonight. No power means no heat, no water. Kerosene heater defunct. Generator full of mice. Waiting for other shoe to drop as wind increases, temp drops sharply. Cats freaking out.
Send Florida ASAP.
February 9, 2007
Friday afternoon
February 8, 2007
hey, wait a minute
Rett Syndrome is reversed in genetic mouse model
As someone pointed out on Slashdot, has anyone noticed that somehow mice managed to manipulate us into curing all their diseases?
Diabolical strategy.
Pirated Version of Windows Vista selling for $8 in Iran - Cio Central
Microsoft has taken all possible steps to protect their latest and most advanced OS. Still all efforts are turning out in vain as according to reports the operating system is already been cracked by some Iranian hackers.
These hackers have managed to present the “fully-cracked” version of the operating system.
The pirated version is presented by an Iranian Software company and also has the possibility for its owner to have a legal serial number of the OS. With the legal serial number the users can easily activate the OS from Microsoft’s web site and enjoy all the benefits of buying a Pirated Original version of the OS.
Still better is the cost of the pirated version. While the original version of the OS is selling for around $650 you can easily get your hands to this pirated version for just $8. I don’t think this is the response that Microsoft expected from their ‘Most Advanced Operating System’.
February 6, 2007
mommy, there's an astronaut under my bed.
''If you were just going to talk to someone, I don't know that you would need a wig, a trench coat, an air cartridge BB gun and pepper spray,'' Jones said.