The group of Christian loonies known as the Westboro Baptist Church, which has been known to go on public pickets with signs such as “Thank God for 9-11,” “Thank God for AIDS,” “Thank God for Katrina,” “Thank God for IEDs,” and “Thank God for Dead Soldiers” also announced plans to “preach to the whole world” at the Olympic Stadiums.
{Friday 9 May 2008} God Hate Fags, USA, China, Olympics, You?
{Thursday 8 May 2008} Why China Avoids Microsoft Products
Microsoft has developed a small plug-in device that investigators can use to quickly extract forensic data from computers that “may have been used in crimes.” It basically bypasses all of the Windows security (decrypting passwords, etc.) in order to eliminate all that pesky privacy when the police have physical access to your computer.
{Wednesday 7 May 2008} What can you do with a second Ethernet port?
“Purchase a new PC or motherboard soon, and the chances are good that it will come with two built-in network interfaces — either two Ethernet jacks or one Ethernet and one Wi-Fi. Tossing in a second adapter is an inexpensive way for the manufacturer to add another bullet point to the product description — but what exactly are you supposed to…”
{Wednesday 7 May 2008} Breastfeeding Associated With Increased Intelligence
The largest randomized study of breastfeeding ever conducted reports that breastfeeding raises children’s IQs and improves their academic performance, a McGill researcher and his team have found.
{Wednesday 7 May 2008} Study: Many moms are making infants dumber w/ TV & DVD’s
It wasn’t long ago that Baby Einstein DVD’s were attacked & now studies say TV viewing of 2 years and under is dumbing down America. Social, motor, behavioral, cognitive and neural skills are being hurt by TV and DVD. On 5/5/08 Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine study released figures that mothers were not interacting w/ infants at TV time.
{Monday 5 May 2008} Constitution Party candidate says U.S. sovereignty at risk
“…biggest danger America faces is from Washington, D.C., not Tehran or Baghdad, and that he would jump at the opportunity to cut it down to size.”
{Sunday 4 May 2008} Travel in the footsteps of Mao
Like visitors at George Washington’s estate in Mount Vernon, VA, people come to ShaoShan village in the heart of China to remember and teach their children about their national hero. He launched the Long March, an estimated 3,750-mile epic exploit as central to the story of China as the Boston Tea Party is to America. He fought warlords, the Japanese and the U.S.-supported Nationalists under Chiang KaiShek. On Oct. 1, 1949, he stood in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and proclaimed the birth of a new China. He was Mao Zedong.
{Monday 28 April 2008} Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair Photos: “Artistic” or Kiddie Porn?
Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus has posed for “artistic” photos in this month’s edition of Vanity Fair magazine. The photos are semi-topless and are already causing a storm of controversy since Cyrus is 15-years-old. The photos have been out ONE DAY and have already caused enough controversy to have Cyrus’ people issue a statement against the photos.
{Monday 28 April 2008} Last day to save Christian radio?
Today is the last day for public comments on a proposed Federal Communications Commission rule change some say would threaten the licenses of Christian radio stations from coast to coast.
{Monday 28 April 2008} Sleeping Positions of Married Couples and What They Mean
What does it mean if you sleep in the “Loosely Tethered Sleeping Style” versus the “Honeymoon Hug” or the “Royal Position”? What is the “Zen Style”? Do the “Leg Hug” or the “Cliffhanger” indicate trouble in paradise? How do you and your spouse sleep and what does that say about your relationship?
{Saturday 26 April 2008} QQ Finally Available for English-Speaking Mac OS X Users!
Tencent has recently set up an English sign-up site for QQ accounts, and launched a new bi-lingual preview of the QQ for Mac software application this week as well! QQ, Tencent
’s instant messaging service platform, now has over 570 million registered users! Chances are, if you know someone from China, you know a QQ user!
{Saturday 26 April 2008} How to View Asian and Central European Fonts in Adobe Reader
There are several additional Font Packs available for Adobe Reader so you can display and interact with documents authored in languages other than those supported in your native Adobe Reader: Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Thai, Vietnamese, Cyrillic and Greek for MS Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Any Distro (Ubuntu, Yellow Dog, Red Hat, Fedora, CentOS, Debian, etc.) of Linux, Sun Solaris SPARC, etc. …
{Friday 25 April 2008} Looking for Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) for PPC Apple Macs?
Here is where to get either the Desktop, Server or Alternate Install CD ISOs for Apple Macintosh G3, G4 and G5 computers, including iBooks and PowerBooks, IBM OpenPower machines, Sun UltraSPARC computers, Intel Itanium computers, as well as Sony PlayStation 3 systems. Submitted since it is impossible to find from the main Ubuntu.com homepage!
{Thursday 24 April 2008} Planned Parenthood Accepted Racially Motived Donations
Over the summer, The Advocate investigated the financial dealings of Planned Parenthood and made some shocking discoveries about the clinic-owning “nonprofit.” We obtained the information by having an actor call clinics across the country and pose as a donor. The actor who called, The Advocate’s advisor, communicated to them a very racist agenda
{Monday 21 April 2008} Chinese Silk Embroidery; Now as a College Major?
Chinese medicine is one tradition that endures, but some of China’s other old traditions are in need of some help. Xiang Embroidery”, centered in Hunan, is one of the four embroideries of China. Hunan Arts and Crafts Vocational College is the country’s first institute to create an academic major for the delicate craft. Students will learn the skills as well as the overall cultural background of the craft. The curriculum covers poetry, prose readings and all categories of fine arts.
{Sunday 20 April 2008} Police break up unholy brawl in revered Jerusalem church
Some 20 officers intervened after Armenian worshippers threw a Greek Orthodox priest out of the church, sparking a free-for-all, they said. Several worshippers then started beating the police officers with palm fronds they were holding for the Palm Sunday celebrations that mark the return of Jesus to the Holy City a week before he was crucified. After the incident, dozens of members of Jerusalem’s Armenian community marched from the church to the Old City’s police headquarters in protest at the detention of two Armenians.
{Friday 18 April 2008} Open-source Flash alternative “Gnashes” out
A non-profit funded open source project with high-profile backers has released beta code for an open source Flash media player, with a media server in the wings. Can Open Media Now’s Gnash player wrest new media control from Adobe?
{Monday 14 April 2008} She may not believe you, but e-mails do get lost
When Internet users have trouble connecting with online destinations it’s usually a problem with a server or wireless network, but new computer science research verifies there really are black holes in the cyber universe. And here is the proof that they really exist!
{Monday 14 April 2008} Why Use Linux?
The other day I got into a somewhat heated discussion about why Linux is a viable alternative desktop OS. Despite my best efforts, I was unable to move the other side past the rhetoric and myths that seem to surround Linux. It is because of this discussion that I am writing this…as a way to give accurate information.
{Sunday 13 April 2008} What CAN’T Linux do?
Think about it. People have made Linux take on tasks no one probably thought it capable of.
1. The story mentioned above. A man installs Linux on 16 Playstation 3s (with zero hardware modifications), clusters them together, and creates a system to simulate black holes.
2. Installing Linux on a Mac. I was just reading the most recent Wired magazine that has a good story on how Apple has created a very closed system where only Apple software plays on Apple hardware. Hello Yellow Dog Linux! I have run Linux on an iBook - it was sweet.
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{Tuesday 8 April 2008} Historical records: Tibet an inalienable part of China
On Monday historical records that showed Tibet had been under jurisdiction of the central government for more than 700 years since the Yuan Dynasty (1271-136 
were published. The records are indisputable proof that Tibet has been a part of China since the ancient time, and Tibet has been under jurisdiction of China’s central government.
{Sunday 6 April 2008} I’ve found God, says man who cracked the human genome
The scientist who led the team that cracked the human genome is to publish a book explaining why he now believes in the existence of God and is convinced that miracles are real.
{Tuesday 18 March 2008} Right and Wrong
One question that I haven’t heard asked or answered much in Western news media over the past few days: were the violent actions of the rioters in Lhasa justified? One thing that’s become quite clear is that the protests in Lhasa devolved quickly into an all-out riot, complete with lynchings, while in other places monks only peacefully marched.
{Tuesday 18 March 2008} Two Dimensions on Tibet
I will try to explain things to people who really care about Tibet rather than scream about it. I do want to spread out this message and if you really care about Tibet, please spend some time and get to know more about the history and the situation before making any judgement solely based on what you’ve received via the media.
{Sunday 16 March 2008} A Chinese Moralist, Environmentalist, and Capitalist
A singing workforce, Mongolian millionaires in Porsches, and saving the planet — inside the empire of a Chinese tycoon with more than money on his mind. Mr. Zhang is the perfect model capitalist who is rich, but requires his company, his employees, and his product to all be moral, green, and safe.
{Sunday 16 March 2008} Mr. Zhang Builds His Environmentally Friendly Dream Town
In China, Chairman Zhang has made his fortune on environmentally-friendly air conditioning, feeding his employees and paying them a more than fair wage, while running the business morally straight without bribing government or undercutting competitors. How is he able to do this and still build a environmentally-friendly luxury town for his workers?
{Sunday 16 March 2008} Planned Parenthood’s Racist Roots
Planned Parenthood currently has a feature on its Web site honoring black politicians who support the organization. It’s headlined, “Celebrating Black History Month: Choice Champions.” To those who know Planned Parenthood’s well documented racist history, the organization’s flattery of blacks who abort is nothing but a sick joke.
{Sunday 16 March 2008} Planned Parenthood Caller Advocated Aborting Black Babies
On the recording provided by The Advocate, an actor portraying a donor said he wanted his money used to eliminate black unborn children because “the less black kids out there the better.” The Advocate claim that Planned Parenthood’s well-documented racist motivations of the past is not only its past but its continuing motivation of racial eugenics.
{Sunday 16 March 2008} Abortions can lead to mental illness
Psychiatrists say women should not have abortions until they are told of the risks to their mental health, overturning the decades old consensus that the risk to mental health of continuing with an unwanted pregnancy outweighs the risks of living with the possible regrets of having an abortion.
{Saturday 15 March 2008} What is REALLY happening in Lhasa, Tibet
There is a lot of propaganda going around from both the “Free Tibet” and the “Anti-Dalai” crowds, but this is what is really happening, with words from unbiased witnesses. The mobs assaulted bystanders, sparing no women or children, witnesses said. They hit at things along their path, smashing windows, automatic teller machines and traffic lights.
{Tuesday 11 March 2008} 50 People Looking for Virgin Mary in the Sun Go Blind
At least 50 people in Kottayam district have reportedly lost their vision after gazing at the sun looking for an image of Virgin Mary. Though alarmed health authorities have installed a signboard to counter the rumor that a solar image of Virgin Mary appeared to the believers, curious onlookers, including foreign travelers, have been thronging…
{Tuesday 11 March 2008} Anonymous Comments To Be made Illegal
If the bill becomes law, the website operator would have to pay if someone was allowed to post anonymously on their site. The fine would be five-hundred dollars for a first offense and one-thousand dollars for each offense after that.
{Saturday 8 March 2008} Yellow Dog Linux 6.0 Available for Free Download Today
1 DVD ISO for Sony PS3, Apple PPC Macs, IBM System p PCs, etc. YDL v6.0 introduces a new level of multi-media support and functions with the latest Enlightenment window manager for a rich, dynamic, and powerful end user experience.
