Daily archives: February 6, 2007

Bacteria, scum and friendly fire

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6333137.stm
Anyone with OCD- don’t click the link.  Scientists have found over 200 species of bacteria on skin.

I probably shouldn’t have told you that, should I.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6333673.stm
The government wants sex offenders to register details of their "online identity" to keep them from visiting sites popular with youngsters.  They’re called aliases for a reason, and there’s no law of the internet that says you must have only one.  Any technically adept kiddy fiddler is going to find a way around this scheme with ease.  It might work if they logged IP addresses or took the dubious step of installing spyware, but those can be circumvented as well.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6334769.stm
It feels odd to be applauding The Sun for anything, but their publication of cockpit footage from a friendly fire incident is gutsy.  Whoever leaked the video is even braver, I can’t imagine the US military being lenient on anyone who highlights their arrogance and fear of scrutiny.

Jerry wants to be a rockette

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Lady take a ride on a Zeke 64, Jerry wants to be a rockette
That’s a popular misconception, says we haven’t seen anything yet
Laying down the lifeless corpse of President 35
The lady crying by his side is the most beautiful woman alive
SATURN 5, YOU REALLY WERE THE GREATEST SIGHT
STRETCHING OUT ON A SUMMER’S DAY
HOUSTON, IT’S CALLING ME BACK TO HER
Saturn 5 – Inspiral Carpets
It was only a matter of time before this was the tune stuck in my head in the morning.  Synchronicity provides me with this-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6333975.stm
US Navy Captain Lisa Nowak, astronaut, has been charged with attempting to kidnap a woman she saw as a rival for the love of a Space Shuttle pilot.  She drove a thousand miles from Houston to Orlando International Airport- allegedly wearing a nappy to avoid toilet breaks- and pepper sprayed the woman after confronting her in the car park.