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May 2002 archives
The following are all the entries published for the month of May 2002. quark bullets
Friday 31 May, 2002 at 5:15PM (Nereus) :: permalink :: comments (0) I came across this item on a link from another site, unfortunately the link was messed up and I was unable to locate the original story, but this was the brief on it: Quark Bullets New Astrophysical Threat What the f... is up with that? Anyone heard about this? Bizarre. pakistan's new psychotic ambassador
Thursday 30 May, 2002 at 5:32PM (Nereus) :: permalink :: comments (0) Here's a bit of news from The Times of India newspaper that caught my attention recently: Pakistan's ambassador to the United Nations, after only two days on the job, says that in the event of war with India that they will use nuclear weapons, even if India sticks to using only conventional military forces. Basically, most countries with nuclear capability also have a 'no-first-use' policy where nukes are concerned. Not so with Pakistan apparently - at least not anymore. This newly appointed Ambassador is known for his rhetoric against India and in previous years had also made highly provocative statements on Kashmir during debates, whether the occasion demanded or not. What I want to know is, how the hell does someone with such an obvious racial prejudice gain power in the first place? Was the likes of Adolf Hitler not enough of a lesson to the world? justice?
Friday 24 May, 2002 at 12:09PM (Nereus) :: permalink :: comments (0) This is seriously wrong. This article from the BBC News shows just how messed up the justice system can be. One of three men wrongfully jailed for the murder of a Cardiff newsagent in 1987 has been charged £37,158 for bed and board during more than 11 years in prison. What the f...? So why aren't they charging guilty people for 'bed and board'? Taxpayers having to foot the bill for the actions of criminals is bad enough, but then charging this guy for time spent in prison when he was innocent is just totally ridiculous. We have been discussing topics along these lines on a forum just recently, and it demonstrates yet another example of a system whose priorities seem completely misdirected. Another aspect which bugs me is the amount of counseling given to criminals, again at the expense of the taxpayer, when the victims of these same criminals generally have to pay for their own conseling or go without. I fail to see any justice in that. That's my little rant for the moment. azrael design consultants
Tuesday 21 May, 2002 at 12:38PM (Nereus) :: permalink :: comments (0)
Azrael is the name of Scott's cat, hence the cat-eye type logo and the business name, Azrael Design Consultants. Like it? Critical appraisal would be appreciated. Ok I got stuff to do, so I'll catch up laters. ..update months later.. astrobiology
Sunday 12 May, 2002 at 12:59AM (Nereus) :: permalink :: comments (9) A while back, IceQueen mentioned a theory about an extract from Linda Goodman's Love Signs book about pregnancy that was, well, kind of amazing if it's true. It goes like this:
First of all, aesthetically acceptable? I would've thought morally would be the correct word to use here. Whatever. Now if this is true, it means the chances of a woman ever becoming pregnant are pretty remote, regardless of how often she gets it on. In fact, with only a two hour window in a whole lunar month (30 days), the chances are only a 0.277% probability of getting pregnant - that's 1 in 360. Hmmm, just realized that 360 equals one full revolution ..coincidence? *shrug* If this is true, the contraceptive manufacturing industry is in deep shit. Michelle, a good friend of mine in NZ, had a son back in December last year, so I got Michelle to send me her and Tamatoa's birth data (her son) and we worked backwards to figure the time of conception was on 21st March 2001 at around 11pm, which meant Tamatoa was born about two weeks early using this theory. Either that, or he was born late and conception date was around 22nd February. I emailed this info to Michelle earlier today, so we'll see if it could be correct or not. I'd really love to know if this theory is true or not, so if anyone reading this is trying to conceive, please (I know it sounds a bit impersonal, but..) try this theory out and let us know how you go. If you need, email us your date, time and place of birth and we can work out the ideal time to go like bunnies, according to this theory. Use the comments and tell us what you think. Interesting though, huh? virus
Wednesday 8 May, 2002 at 10:08PM (Nereus) :: permalink :: comments (0)
The Magistr virus can be nasty (trashes the hard drive and deletes certain files) but fortunately it has some sort of dormant period first, and I was lucky enough to get it before it triggered. Interesting note: the highest rate of infection of this magistr virus is in Australia / New Zealand at 4.2%. The good news is that I have found a free online virus scanner at trendmicro.com which will detect both of these viruses as well as many others, and from there you can delete them. The version of Norton we have did not pick up anything, although it needs updating. I suggest you go run a check on your PC at that site. It takes a bit of time, but it's worth it. A friend of mine, Scott, wasn't so lucky and ended up having to format his entire drive ..at around about the same time I was running the checks on the PC here. Lucky for me huh. Not so much for him. don't mess with nyc bus drivers
Tuesday 7 May, 2002 at 11:58PM (Nereus) :: permalink :: comments (0) From NYDailyNews.com: A passenger who had just got on a bus started yelling at the driver, "I've got a lot of shit to do, hurry up! Step on it!". The cops said that when the thin 5 foot 8 inch bus driver pulled over at the next bus stop, the taller and heavier passenger rushed up and punched him as the other shocked passengers watched. When the driver stood up to defend himself, the passenger pulled out a knife and stabbed him. Nice guy. Guess he was in a major hurry. It doesn't end there though. After stabbing the driver, the attacker dropped the knife. As he went to pick it up, the driver wrestled away the weapon and plunged it into his attackers heart. The attacker stumbled off the bus clutching his chest and took a cab to Brookdale University Hospital, where he died. The bus driver is recovering. That dude picked the wrong bus driver to mess with. Just another day in New York Farkin' City, yo. doing the tourist thang in nyc
Wednesday 1 May, 2002 at 12:19PM (Nereus) :: permalink :: comments (0)
Since we were there, we decided to take a harbour cruise instead, which turned out to be better than just going to the statue. The cruise took around one hour and was a narrated trip. It turned out that the guy doing the narration was a bit of a comedian, so it was pretty amusing. We checked out Manhattan, Staten Island, Statue of Liberty Island, Governor's Island, and went under the Brooklyn Bridge during the cruise and had a really good time. IceQueen and I sat on the top deck in the open, right at the front of the boat (which was a medium sized launch) and took quite a few photos as well. I'll probably post a few when we get the film developed. If you ever visit New York City, I recommend taking the cruise. We also went to the movies in Greenwich Village, which involved a trip past the site of the World Trade Towers ..it's still a mess there. We narrowed down our choice of movies to 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' (obviously a comedy,) 'Rain' (a New Zealand movie with an old acquaintance from school, Marton Csokas, starring in it,) or 'The Salton Sea' (Val Kilmer). We ended up having dinner at VG (yup, the place where IceQueen's bag was stolen) and then returning to the theater to watch 'The Salton Sea'. That is one good movie. If you have the opportunity to see it, then go for it. It's of a similar genre to Pulp Fiction, has some really funny scenes as well, and still manages to have a good story line. Here's how the NY movie guide reviews it: Welcome to the scummy world of L.A.'s 'tweaker' underground, where crystal meth addicts party all night and then keep going. At the center is speed freak Danny Parker (Val Kilmer), whose life has gone adrift since his wife's murder. He's in cahoots with a noseless drug lord (Vincent D'Onofrio), and he's snitching for the police; his reasons for both hide a personal agenda. Though it borrows much of its tone and nonlinear style from such recent films as 'Fight Club' and 'Memento', 'The Salton Sea' works in its own right thanks to a snappy, offbeat screenplay and knockout performances from Kilmer and D'Onofrio. The film zips along, though its brevity is at the expense of character development and an underused supporting cast (including Luis Guzman, Adam Goldberg and Peter Sarsgaard). But if you're looking for something different, 'The Salton Sea' may well be your fix. What else is up.. went for a job interview with [censored] the other day.. turns out it's commission only so it's not what I'd consider 'secure'. The funny thing was, when I went in for the interview, every person that worked there seemed to be Jewish, and I mean everybody. Some of the questions they asked in the interview were very unusual - they were asking about my family and what my parents did for a job and things like that, which seemed pretty irrelevant to me. Go figure. There was also about 45 minutes spent doing a computer-based questionnaire which seemed to repeat the same questions again and again. I walked out of there with one eyebrow raised wondering what they're really up to... IceQueen's Dad came over last weekend and had a chat with me, basically to give me advice and support and tell me not to get overly concerned about not finding a decent job as yet. Apparently it took him nearly a year to find a job here, and he has three PhD's! I felt a bit better after that, it was good of him to do it. I needed it, particularly after receiving a not so pleasant or supportive letter last week from my Mum in NZ. Such is life. IceQueen, as always, is completely wonderful. Ok I think I've raved on enough for now. Catchya later. :) |
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Me and a friend in NZ, Scott, have been considering getting into the web design business, to the point of setting up the site complete with this logo I made (comments welcome). It's not up and running as yet as we still have to go through what prices we will charge and so on, since we will be aiming for clients in both New Zealand and New York.
Middle of the week. I read something about the latest nasty virus doing the rounds - Klez. This prompted me to try running a virus check at a free online test site, and guess what? No, no Klez on me, mate. The PC did however have the PE_MAGISTR.B virus in no less than 28 different files. *ack*
Hello. Wow, it's the first of May already. Ok what's been happening lately.. hmm. Lots as it happens. We decided to do the tourist thing the other weekend and go check out the Statue of Liberty up close and personal, which of course means a ride on a boat. Well, we missed the boat as it happened (no pun intended), and it was the last sailing of the day. Kind of annoying right? Particularly when you're in a long queue to buy the ticket and get to three people away from the ticket window when they make an announcement that they're not selling any more tickets for that particular cruise.