SATURDAY, 5/12/2001, 5:58pm HST by Penfold

I miss my Jellybean.

NJ took game one against Pitt today. Hedburg was saving up a storm, but Pitt got out played today. Check out the fully story here.
Col took out StL today in the early game today. Colorado was looking surprisingly good considering they were missing Forsburg. Sakic was picking up the slack. Check the story here.

Coming soon from the bongs at High Times Magazine, their newest movie, Pot Luck.

FRIDAY, 5/11/2001, 7:58pm HST by Penfold
The "Get the Picks in" Edition

Hawaiian food and a bud, such a perfect lunch.

No kidding, there are a lot of things to see, especially when even Jim Owens gets a peek.

The latest news about the newest Star Trek show is starting to trickle out. Read about Star Trek: Enterprise here.

The PSFBFH is lobbying hard and fast for their needs and desires. Read about the PSFBFH here.

FRIDAY, 5/11/2001, 1:45am HST by Raul

Moving this up because I got ahold of a decent pic.

One of the most venerable names in stock car racing went to the giant oval in the sky. Henry "Smokey" Yunick peeled out into the sunset Wednesday. And despite what this page says, Wednesday was May 9, not May 6.

Some of us learned a lot about building horsepower from Smokey's writings.

Well the short film Ang Lee did for BMWfilms.com is out. Chosen is a lot better than the first film in this series IMHO, and it's even being promoted on network television (you'd know this if you watch ESPN for long periods of time). Anyway, it's worth your five minutes or so.

It's odd that they'd make a commercial for a film only 10 times longer than your typical commercial spot.

Apparently, health officials are trying to pin a 1998 meningitis outbreak in Florida on a joint-passing session among the infected and infectees. Hmmmmm .....

Submitted by Jui

Hacks aborted?

A self-styled alliance of Chinese computer hackers has called a halt to attacks on U.S. Web sites, after claiming to have broken into more than 1,000 sites.

Here's a how-to on building your own LAN-computer-in-a-briefcase. Be sure to take a look at the enlarged version of the first photo on the page and guess what color the author's neck is.

Angry, but high

A passenger on board a KLM flight from Amsterdam to Newark spat on a flight attendant, threatened passengers with a cane and tried to open the emergency exit while in flight, an official said Thursday.

THURSDAY, 5/10/2001, 8:58pm HST by Penfold
The "More Hockey" Edition

Only a few bits of content today, but it's the most important content of the day.

Much to the dismay of one of our readers, Pitt manages to pull it off in OT, game 7, advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals. The hero of the game, Pitt Defenseman Alexei Kovalev, managed to sneak one by Buff Goalie Dominik Hasek 13:01 into overtime. Buff tried, but the hockey gods smiled upon Lemieux and his blessed team. See a review of the game here, here, here, and here. Oh yeah, ESPN 9:00pm tonight.
This makes the final pairings, Col vs. StL and Pitt vs. NJ. Both sets of games look very promising.

Cup picks update.

It just gets more and more interesting. Colorado Avalanche star Peter Forsberg is out for the rest of the season, having received an emergency splenectomy. Add much more challenge to picking the StL and Col games.
Read the story here.

Yes, I know it's cheese, but I mean for it to be cheese.

THURSDAY, 5/10/2001, 1:15pm HST by Raul

No lack of BIG news today ...

The XFL is going, going, gone! Like no one saw THAT coming ...

Man, I totally missed this. I must be slacking in my old age. The latest in the "Napster bad" series.

Well, it really is a logical extension of sites like Catscan. Have a look at Boobscan. Yes, it does have sections for both genders. As seen in Playboy.

Big news floating around:

• The Colorado Avalanche finally solved Felix Potvin and the Los Angeles Kings in a 5-1 rout to take game seven and the round two win. But in a development that has huge impact on the Avs chances in the next round, let alone their quest for the cup, top-scorer Peter Forsberg had an emergency splenectomy early this morning and will likely be out until next season.
• The New Jersey Devils likewise finally solved Curtis Joseph and the Toronto Maple Leafs, also in a 5-1 win, taking game 7 and the series.

WEDNESDAY, 5/9/2001, 9:58pm HST by Penfold

Got to pull the WallyWorld run tonight. Cup picks updated.

See the whole set of shots here. Look familiar? *nudge* *nudge*

Since I know better, my official position will be "no comment".

Ed. Note: This actually happens. -Raul

Don't watch The Sopranos on HBO (shameless plug, so HBO better give us something, hehe), so I'm not sure what it is. But check it out anyways here.

Submitted by Mei-Li

I sampled Jack in the Box's newest creation, the Triple Ultimate Cheeseburger. My report is that it's so incredibly greasy, I couldn't even get near finishing it. Much too much grease for and normal person.

Want more info? Email me.

WEDNESDAY, 5/9/2001, 1:15pm HST by Raul

Still catching up ...

Well there are not one, not two, but THREE game sevens in the next two days.

• The defending Stanley Cup champs the New Jersey Devils, having won a crucian game 6 in Toronto in which one thing led to another, are about to play game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Will Niedermayer and Brylin play? Update: No, they won't.
• The Colorado Avalanche take on the Los Angeles Kings tonight in Denver.
• The Pittsburgh Penguins, fresh off a miracle win in Pittburgh are going to game 7 against the Buffalo Sabres tomorrow.

No mother's day

Parents whose kids attend a pricey Manhattan private school are in an uproar over a new policy aimed at protecting the feelings of children raised by same-sex couples: Mother's Day has been banned.

Gotta hand it to Salon for taking on diverse subject matter. Today they have an article on the dynamics of sumo in Japan.

Go cast your vote for the sexiest geek alive. Or nominate someone.

Sweet irony

LOS ALTOS, Calif. -- Rambus Inc. announced that it plans to immediately appeal today's verdict of fraud with regard to Rambus' participation in a standard-setting group known as JEDEC. In addition, Rambus will file post-trial briefs with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to set aside today's verdict.

TUESDAY, 5/8/2001, 8:58pm HST by Penfold

We all live in a yellow submarine.

No heatsink compound handy, no anti seize either? How about trying one of these alternatives.

Someone launched a DDoS attack against whitehouse.org. Unfortunately, who every did it was too stupid to realize that they wanted whitehouse.gov. Read about it here. I wonder about whitehouse.com.

Looking for some extra breast but without the surgery, try this.

What exactly is this? Anyone care to buy one?

MONDAY, 5/7/2001, 7:58pm HST by Penfold

Hmmmmmm, I need a beer.

For those with too much money on their hands, a BB gattling gun, just like in Predator.

If he wants to do this, fine, as long as he doesn't effect anyone else. Think of it as natural selection.

In our continuing coverage of how the dot.bomb is effecting everyone else, hear how it's effecting the sex workers in SF here.

Worst pick-up lines

Doesn't get much worse than these.

• Is your dad a thief or something? Because someone stole the stars and put them into your eyes!
• I may not be Fred Flintstone but I can sure make your bed rock!
• Call the police!! It has to be illegal to look that fine!
• Is your father a terrorist? Because you're the bomb!
• You: Excuse me can I borrow a quarter, it is an emergency?
  Other: Yea sure, what's wrong?
  You: My mom told me to give her a call the first time I fell in love.
• If you were a Sprite, I'd obey my thirst!
• Do you believe in love at first site, or should I walk past you again?
• You: You look like my second wife!
  Other: How many times have you been married?
  You: Once!
• Damn, I'm glad I'm not blind!

MONDAY, 5/7/2001, 1:10pm HST by Raul

Tef sends along a new mirror to the Tokyo Breakfast "Nigga" pilot that we posted back in March. The original site we posted, Hypnotic, was threatened with litigation and had to pull the link. It's back now, but you need to create an account over there to view it. I'll repost below, but for now pimp the link above until such time as it gets pulled.

Hypnotic mirror again: High bandwidth version, which does have the film, here.
Original location of low bandwidth version, which now holds the litigation notice, here.

Now for the Tokenasians.com "added value" -- a free Ethnic Studies lesson! Is this clip racist? Does the fact it is done by Japanese people in what is to them a foreign language mitigate it any? How would such a show go over in America (with the appropriate language shift of course)? Discuss.

So here's a site that sticks a big middle finger in the face of a society that misplaces blame for its shortcomings and its agents who take themselves too seriously. I'm all for that.

Yeah, you saw it right: a pope comic. Governments regulate tobacco's marketing to kids, which basically amounts to people killing themselves. So will there be government regulation of Catholicism's marketing to kids, which has amounted to people killing others?

A new battle in the copyright war

A publishing giant and an upstart electronic publisher are preparing for a court battle this week that could have as much influence on the future of online publishing as Napster has had on the music industry.

On Tuesday, Random House and RosettaBooks will make their first joint court appearance since the Bertelsmann-owned publisher sued RosettaBooks in February. The suit seeks to prevent the smaller publisher from selling digital versions of Random House titles by authors William Styron, Kurt Vonnegut and Robert Parker.

This site is actually linked to from Gunsforkids, but has an interesting collection of information and projects. Check out verizonshouldspendmoretimefixingitsnetworkandlessmoneyonlawyers.com.

MONDAY, 5/7/2001, 3:30am HST by Raul

Yeah, we semi-slacked and didn't put a post up this Sunday. We were too bummed out about the hockey playoffs (the whole weekend was a bomb) and the content out there was pretty weak. Plus, I had to deal with a broken car to boot. Oh well, today's another day, I'll post when I wake up.