SATURDAY, 3/3/2001, 6:20pm HST by Raul and Penfold

Well no sooner have the GeForce 3's hit the street, but benchmarks are coming out that feature some of the raw graphics horsepower this car has to offer. Vulpine, a German company, is developing an impressive-looking game engine and have released a demo/benchmark based on it.

Ho convention

CALCUTTA (Reuters) -- Twenty-five thousand Indian prostitutes will gather in a Calcutta football stadium on Saturday to demand official recognition for their profession.

The women will also take part in music and dance programs to display their talents in these arts at the three-day Millennium Milan Mela (Gathering of the Millennium).

Someone please tell me what this is all about???

Well the US military is developing a new non-lethal area-denial weapon that is being dubbed the "pain beam" -- which uses microwaves to cause a burning sensation on the skin. Check the CNN bit here.

Goin' to Pluto

WASHINGTON -- NASA is caught between politics and Pluto.

The decision to kill NASA's Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission earlier this week has been reversed. The space agency is reactivating a call for proposals to keep alive the option of a spacecraft streaking to Pluto before 2020.

FRIDAY, 3/2/2001, 8:58pm HST by Penfold
The "Bidding on the s100" Edition

Ooooh, eels.

True. Stolen from Ilovebacon.

Just for you NASCAR nuts (you know who you are). The brand new NASCAR 4 game. Check out a review of it here.

See what happens when politics of gun control reaches even the soccer moms here.

Napster, trying to save its ass, is set to block songs by title. Read about it here. I really really doubt that this is going to work. I mean, what if you just change the title of the song?

Ooooh, I wish I had one of these. A 24" LCD monitor.

FRIDAY, 3/2/2001, 12:30pm HST by Raul

It's the first official post from the laptop. I tell you, Internet in bed ... what an evil concept.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -- A crucial court hearing on the future of Napster Inc. ended Friday, with the judge saying she would begin drafting an injunction, which could shut the popular song-swap service down for good over the issue of copyright infringement.

Hit up the full story here.

News of Shakespeare's possible budtoking is spreading around the 'Net like wildfire. Here's the Iwon/Reuters bit and here's Salon's writeup. Hmm maybe there's a reason he is called SHAKEspeare.

As a side note, it's interesting to see what drug each news service chooses to play up in their stories.

Well Tech Report has a roundup of cool cartoons (?) created with this cartoon maker. Go play with it, maybe we could make a contest out of it later,

If you own a Palm or have used one before, you probably think this is a lot cooler than if you don't or didn't.

THURSDAY, 3/1/2001, 8:58pm HST by Penfold
The "Irrational Exuberance" Edition

Hehe, good girl.

Since Raul got the laptop, I guess it's time for me to break down and get the camera.

We've know that the Duron was a solid chip, but I've always wondered what was faster, a cheap Duron or a P3. Find out here.

Now this is pretty neat, a hub built into a computer. Check it out here.

Yup, thats it, nothing else to post. Sigh.

THURSDAY, 3/1/2001, 2:00pm HST by Raul and Penfold

It's Kyle the friendly bartender's birthday.

Ah the lifestyles of the nouveau yup. It's evil, I tell you. Anything is an excuse for spending.

NPR radio program The World reports that scientists are unearthing some information that indicates Shakespeare may have consulted the holy herb for his inspiration.

UPDATE - FoxNews has picked up this story here.

This is somewhat old, but what the heck. It's always interesting to watch the moves in the computer hardware industry. Check the PR here.

I haven't had a chance to confirm this through STFW'ing, but word is Visiontek GF3's are now available for purchase.

WEDNESDAY, 2/28/2001, 8:58pm HST by Penfold
The "Damm Slow" Edition

Damm crappy content again. It's the geforce3 I tell you.

The newest member of the Palm family is about to be released, the m105 with 8megs ram. Read about it here. Bet the old IIIxe are going to be going on sale really cheap soon.

WEDNESDAY, 2/28/2001, 1:45pm HST by Raul and Penfold

Short post for now, I've been setting up my new laptop for remote postage ...

No, someone did not set up us the bomb. It's a true computer tweaker's home project: a peltier-powered can cooler!

Microsoft to make it?

Examination of the documentation of the Microsoft trial surely leads any reasonable person to the conclusion that Microsoft is guilty as hell: of setting out to destroy Netscape, of threatening Apple until it toed the line, of ruling the PC OEMs with a rod of iron, and of much else. But similar examination of the appeals court proceedings of the past two days leaves one with the firm belief that Microsoft is going to get off.

Well, at least the online version. Check it out at Time.com.

TUESDAY, 2/27/2001, 8:58pm HST by Penfold
The "Bright Idea" Edition

Hmmmm, deep pondering.

Looks like BOA finally got around to making a web site. Check it out here for you paintball fiend.

I know Raul was ranting about pop up ads before. So from our friends who brought us Don't Panic comes the Pop-up Stopper. I have it installed and it works pretty well, maybe be even too well. If you click on a link that launches another window, this software will block it from opening. You have to hold down the ctrl or the shift to get it to launch. Trust me, it's worth it to not having those annoying pop up ads. Stolen from our friends at Little White Dog.

Unlike the "previews" that some sites are passing out about the new geforce3, here are some actual benchmarks. Be warned, it's in Italian.

This was brilliant of this guy. Here's something not to do next time you get caught speeding.

Farmsex.com

Travelers planning a trip to Africa should take note: Leave your dog at home. For some unknown reason, the nation is seeing a bizarre increase in reported cases of bestiality. A man in Livingstone, Zambia, was recently found with his pants down, having sex with a dog in the early morning. A worker at a learning institution was discovered to be carnally involved with a pig. And a current in flagrante delicto situation finds a 25-year-old man enjoying the coital pleasures of a dog in a toilet of Lusaka's Misisi Compound.

TUESDAY, 2/27/2001, 11:15am HST by Raul and Penfold

And just as quickly as it started again, it was over. St. Louis Blues' star defenseman and team captian Chris Pronger was just two games back from knee surgery when he was hit by a flying puck that broke his forearm. Pronger is out for the rest of the regular season but is expected to be healthy for the postseason. Check here for a roundup of the rest of the happenings in hockey yesterday.

Why did Netscape die?

By the District Court's (that's Judge Jackson's) own admission, Netscape distributed 160 million copies of Netscape Navigator in 1998, thereby saturating a marketplace of only 100 million Internet users, Microsoft appeals lawyer Richard Urowsky claimed during arguments before the appellate bench in Washington Monday.

Furthermore, between 1996 and 1998 Netscape's share of dedicated Netizens (its 'installed base') swelled from a healthy 15 million to a huge 33 million, Urowsky pointed out.

So how can it be that Internet Explorer is far and away the most popular browser today? That's simple; right-thinking people just like it better.

The Firingsquab has chipped in its GeForce 3 preview finally.

Free on flash

VIENNA (Reuters) -- An Austrian supermarket worker has been letting female shoplifters off scot-free if they pose naked for photographs, police said Tuesday.

MONDAY, 2/26/2001, 9:58pm HST by Penfold
The "Sigh" Edition

Sigh, no good content today again.

Coming soon to a DVD player near you. The Robotech series on DVD. Check it out here.

MONDAY, 2/26/2001, 1:45am HST by Raul and Penfold

Leave it up to Stileproject to have something as conceptually gross, but amusing thing. Scatman is a little Flash game based on the old favorite Pacman, but the little Pacdude eats, well ... scat, and is chased by stragely familiar black-clothes-wearing goth-type girls.

Also from Stile: Stile's answer to Alex Chiu's immortality rings!

So the RIAA has been bringing out new info that supposedly proves that Napster cut into their business. But I have a better explanation for why sales are down: THE POP CRAP GROUPS THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS TRYING TO PUSH SUCK ROYAL SHIT! Get a fucking clue, RIAA. As time goes on, new pop shit makes MC Hammer sound like a genius.

But fuck all that. The RIAA is full of shit anyway with those figures, which only represent CD SINGLE sales. Tell me, when's the last time a single came out that couldn't be heard TEN TIMES A DAMN HOUR ON EVERY DAMN RADIO STATION IN THE FREAKING NATION? Don't believe the hype, intrepid readers. All this is about for the RIAA, and all it has ever been about, is making sure they line their pockets with as much money as possible. Concern for artists? Gimme a break.

RIAA: fuck you again

With the future of music-swapping site Napster looking grim, on Friday a tiny Nashville-based startup began touting an even more controversial milieu for peer-to-peer file sharing: random, unprotected hard drives on the Internet.

Buss drivers

Crowthorne, Berkshire, United Kingdom: Marijuana appears to have less adverse impact on driving ability than does alcohol, according to findings from a recent study by the U.K'.s Transport Research Laboratory (TRL). The results replicate earlier findings recorded in the U.S., Australia and elsewhere indicating that marijuana intoxication plays a relatively insignificant role in vehicular accidents.

Utah stinks

ROY, Utah -- The chief executive of Utah's biggest publicly traded corporation says the state's economic growth is hobbled by absurd liquor laws and politicians who don't pay enough attention to their business constituents.

SUNDAY, 2/25/2001, 6:58pm HST by Penfold and Raul
The "46 Days" Edition

Slow content weekend.

Raul and I aren't nearly this hardcore.

Proof positive that even in heaven, there's a hockey game on.

Looks like Napster will be having it's injunction hearing on 3/2/01. So you should be safe to Napster away for at least 2 more weeks. Read the story here.

Jockey Time

Jockey for the week of 2/25/01. Lots and lots for this week.

• ESPN-22 Sun, Feb 25, 2001 10:00 PM "New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers"
• ESPN2-23 Mon, Feb 26, 2001 3:00 PM "San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues"
• ESPN2-23 Mon, Feb 26, 2001 11:00 PM "San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues"
• ESPN2-23 Tue, Feb 27, 2001 2:00 PM "Phoenix Coyotes at Boston Bruins"
• FSWH-21 Tue, Feb 27, 2001 3:00 PM "Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators"
• ESPN2-23 Tue, Feb 27, 2001 11:00 PM "Phoenix Coyotes at Boston Bruins"
• FSWH-21 Wed, Feb 28, 2001 10:00 AM "Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators"
• ESPN2-23 Wed, Feb 28, 2001 5:30 PM "Detroit Red Wings at Anaheim Mighty Ducks"
• ESPN2-23 Wed, Feb 28, 2001 11:00 PM "Detroit Red Wings at Anaheim Mighty Ducks"
• ESPN2-23 Thu, Mar 1, 2001 2:30 PM "Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers"
• ESPN2-23 Thu, Mar 1, 2001 11:00 PM "Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers"
• ESPN-22 Fri, Mar 2, 2001 3:00 PM "Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers"
• FSWH-21 Fri, Mar 2, 2001 5:30 PM "Dallas Stars at Anaheim Mighty Ducks"
• ESPN-22 Fri, Mar 2, 2001 10:30 PM "Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers"
• ESPN2-23 Sat, Mar 3, 2001 2:00 PM "Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals"
• ESPN2-23 Sat, Mar 3, 2001 5:00 PM "Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings"
• FSWH-21 Sat, Mar 3, 2001 5:00 PM "Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings"
• ESPN2-23 Sat, Mar 3, 2001 11:00 PM "Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals"
• ESPN2-23 Sun, Mar 4, 2001 10:00 AM "Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars"
• ESPN-22 Sun, Mar 4, 2001 3:00 PM "Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes"

Yeah, it's in the thought of the day, but Conan is much to cool to not be archived.