Category Archives: Other Stuff

The interweb is a wonderful thing, taking me places that I would never go, ever. I like the little stumble at the very beginning.

Bryan a coworker of mine passed this along last week. How to make IT staff less angry Basically it is a 5 part guide to managers on how to manage IT workers. None of it rocket science, most of it … Continue reading →

That is either some big ass matches or really tiny flies. Figure Popsicle sticks would work better.

A generation of boys is leaving school unable to cope in the modern world because lessons have become “feminised”, according to a renowned academic. They are falling behind in exams and the job market because teachers fail to nurture traditional … Continue reading →

AP WELLINGTON, Fla. – The big-busted, bronze mermaid statute “The Siren” is not welcome here anymore. The life-size sea temptress, the marquee exhibit at the Wellington Community Center’s inaugural Art in Public Places program, drew media attention last summer because … Continue reading →

Italy’s most famous porn star Cicciolina has offered herself to Osama Bin Laden. The 55-year-old actress said it was about time somebody tackled the terrorist and claimed she could be just the woman for the job. Speaking at an erotic … Continue reading →

Monument represents heaven and earth In Northern Iraq there is a place called Lalish where the Yezidis say the universe was born. I drove south from Dohok on snowy roads through an empty land, seemingly to the ends of the … Continue reading →

Another 8 weeks, another pint of blood. Today I went to the blood drive over at Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department. Everything was routine, but ended up getting another rookie trying to stick me. Fortunately he didn’t spend that much … Continue reading →

Do you believe, as someone somewhere perhaps does, that meetings, meetings, meetings, followed by more meetings are altogether a good thing? If so, Alexandra Luong and Steven G Rogelberg think you should think again. In a newly published study, they … Continue reading →

We have all seen this in movies, some guy shooting a padlock off the door in one shot. But does that actually work? This guy puts the locks to the test.