Archive for August, 2006

Being Prepared

Posted by Q Ball on August 30th, 2006

One of the producers of Battlestar Galactica has written a post on his blog about being prepared for anything. At least some people in Hollywood are starting to understand that we can’t rely on others for help. Ron Moore’s Blog: “ Houses burn, cars crash, and sometimes things just fall out of the frakking sky. [...]

When Will We Learn?

Posted by Q Ball on August 21st, 2006

This video shows just how important history is and how many people don’t pay attention to it. Without knowledge of history we are doomed to repeat it.

Music Video

Posted by Q Ball on August 21st, 2006

I found one of the coolest videos I have seen in a long time. It occurred while I was wandering through the Technology Liberation Front blog. The video is very simple in it’s presentation, but what it lacks in production value it makes up for in choreography. Also, if you are one of the technology [...]

Egyptian Students Update

Posted by Q Ball on August 14th, 2006

All of the missing Egyptian students have been found or accounted for.

Iraqi Blog

Posted by 3wire on August 14th, 2006

Iraq The Model is a good source of news from Bagdad written in english by an Iraqi.

Missing Egyptian Students

Posted by Q Ball on August 10th, 2006

These students were supposed to report to Montana State University. Most of the students have now been found, however five are still at large.

Neill Blomkamp to Direct Halo the Movie

Posted by 3wire on August 10th, 2006

A short film by Neill Blomkamp, the announced director of the Halo movie.

More Photo Fakery in Lebanon

Posted by 3wire on August 8th, 2006

From: Best of the Web “It’s a little hard to see exactly what’s going on at this size, but as luck would have it the Washington Post used the photo on its July 31 front page, and a sharp-eyed reader scanned it for us. Here’s an enlargement of the portion in question: It’s a bit [...]

Reuters Photographer Fakes Photos from Lebanon

Posted by 3wire on August 7th, 2006

From the JAWA Report: “August 06, 2006 Another Fake Reuters Photo from Lebanon UPDATE: Reuters admits photo docotored, pulls all Hajj photos. Another photo by Reuters photographer Adnan Hajj has been shown to be doctored. The photo, which proports to be of an Israeli F-16 firing missiles on Lebanon has been doctored to make the [...]