Category: Scary

…if we didn’t have such an idiot for president (MP3 remixed from the first debate). Thanks Simone for the link.

Between the cost of gas to all the problems around the world that could threaten our safety, it’s amazing we’re able to get any sleep at all.

I’m sure kasey can think of a few more than this, but I know this is more than enough reason to me: Tommy Lee is moving to Nebraska to enroll at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and cameras will follow him around for a reality TV show. Apparently Hollywood is out of ideas. Full story.

Cher is going to pose nude on her 60th birthday.

David Hasselhoff fans are truly a….uh….unique group of folks. Check out this fan site. I can only think that when they created that Flash intro (and it’s worth the long download wait), they were doped up on a crap-load of powerful drugs. Link via b3ta.

We really need to a) Beat virus writers and spammers senseless and b) take people offline that don’t know how to keep their computer locked down (or buy them all Macs). There are some scary stats here:

• Spam exceeded 70% of all e-mail in July 2004 (60% of which is being sent by infected zombie machines)
• About 1 in 12 e-mails carried viruses in the first six months of 2004
• There are now 1,740 known, unpatched security flaws in Windows and other operating systems
• More than 1,974 unique phishing attacks were reported in July 2004
• In surveys, 74% of users whose PCs are running adware from Claria (formerly Gator) said they had no knowledge of it being installed.

The above article mentions a pile of ways to protect yourself (which are pretty common sense for most geeks), as well as backs up those claims with research.

Thanks to a “clerical error,” a convicted murderer facing 40 years in prison was let free.

While they don’t technically keep records on that sort of thing, officials there are pretty dang sure this 205 MPH citation is the largest ticket the state’s given.