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A British study shows that driving high may be less dangerous than driving tired. The study was conducted by the Transport Research Laboratory in Britain which found that the mellowing effects of cannabis made drivers more cautious and so less likely to drive dangerously. The findings will likely embarrass the ministers who commissioned the study…
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Pic of the Day! This kid might be showing some early warning signs…
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Is that a monitor in your pocket? “Wouldn’t it be handy if you could go to the beach, take an object the size of a fountain pen out of your pocket, unfold a 15-inch monitor and surf the Web or watch the Dodgers beat up on the Giants?” This scenario may not be far off,…
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Throw away your microwave! I don’t know credible the source of this document is, but you may be inclined to throw your microwave out the window after reading it.
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Getting fired doesn’t get any better than this. Rick Thoman oversaw Xerox Corporation’s unsuccessful restructuring and got the boot as CEO. As a retirement package, he will be getting about $800,000 a year. Wow… I wish I could screw up that well and get fired. (spotted on /usr/bin/girl)
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Is Caffeine to Soda what Nicotine is to Cigarettes?A Johns Hopkins study suggests that yes, Caffeine is added to soft drinks as a mildly addictive, mood-altering drug that hooks people into drinking more of it. The soft-drink industry says it adds flavour.
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Hunter S. Thompson is so bored with the political climate these days, he’s given up writing about it. “Anyone with half a fucking brain would be apathetic.” Lately he’s been more interested in shooting bears (and wounding his assistants).
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Lou Pearlman, the man behind the boy bands Backstreet Boys and ‘NSync announced this week, “Well, as I’m sure it’s been clear to you all along, I’m not interested in making music. I’m interested in making money. And ever since that whole MP3 thing started, I realized that the death of the recording industry as…
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Mistakes happen – Some are just more painful than others.
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Summer is here! Finally… an entire weekend that felt like summer! It was a welcome change from the usually rainy weekends Ottawa has seen so far… let’s just hope it keeps up well into the fall.