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Ever wanted to know about the Federal Reserve Bank of New York?

Take it from Soros, US policy is more than meets the eye…

[Thanks Peter]

A teacher at a school in Oakland didn’t seem to like the participation of a couple of her students. So, she did what any reasonable, upstanding teacher + American would do, she called the Secret Service.

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Can anyone explain to me this one? What’s the catch?

“When I learned about President Bush $15-billion AIDS plan, I was overcome. Here was the leader of the world’s most powerful country, yet he heard the cry of Africa.”

Mr Elf Aquitaine.… luxury apartments, cash payoffs, bribes, treachery. Sounds like the bad guys from a James Bond movie…

Never thought you could geek out of coffee? Now you can! Tamper Shootouts, coffee grinder reviews, espresso + coffee maker reviews. It’s all here…

I always wonder, with all this “sacred literature”, has it been translated? Wouldn’t that take away some of it’s “sacred-ness”? Too many questions…

We don’t need no stinkin’ separation of church and state. That’s how you end up with San Francisco!!

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This is a great site for roadside goodness from around America. Vegas, bowling alleys, neon, coffee shops, it’s all here.

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Entheogens allow the common folk to see and feel god. John Horgan among many other scientists, writers, and artists, believes they should be legalized.

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This book apparently. Ok, I’ve looked at the book, and the pics *ARE* pretty damn trippy, and it’ll suck you in… totally. If you like gange, check this out.

The trouble with Frank Gehry buildings is when the SWAT team gets called in.

“They couldn’t return fire because of the design of the building. They didn’t have a clear shot.”

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Fantastic art Saelee Oh, including paintings and .

[Solipsistic Gazette]

Print this page & build a small tower. Or better yet, weird creatures NIKONGU + MOGERA or other figures.

[Tokyo Ouja]

With these deep space probes getting more and more incredible, I keep thinking we’re going to reach a point where we see a smiley face at the other end of the universe, a la Hitchhiker’s Guide or something…

When you wanna know street lingo, and hip new terms, don’t check the Urban Dictionary, that’s Tired. Instead check the The Source For Youth Ministry, that’s Wired. You can learn about what “bust a cap”, or “who’s your daddy!” means.

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NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program has a biannual show for student projects. The one in Fall was spectacular, so I’m betting on the Spring show being just as good.

Tuesday May 13 + Wed May 14, 5pm - 9pm.

Andy Deck’s
Barcode Art is an incredible piece illuminating issues of free speech, encryption, fair use, and copyright.

A little commentary from Thomas Pynchon on Orwell’s 1984.

For more info, check out Jerkcity.

Osama wasn’t the first of course, though we all hope he’ll be the last. There was the Unabomber, and McVeigh more recently, and in the 60’s SLA and SDS.

According to legend, Chinese written language, way back in the day before the day, about 4600 years ago, or around the time of Stonehenge, was created by a man named Gang Xie.

Strange how new science never is quite what you expect. It seems that cold viruses have been shown to cure cancer in mice.

[Thanks Johan]

If you’re looking to do some training, or just have fun, head over to the Physical Arts Center in Williamsburg Brooklyn. Martials Arts and Gymanstics classes start Monday May 12th at 6:30 and 8pm respectively.

While the hunt for terrorists and their sponsors continues, the search takes a strange turn back to California to the company Bechtel. And guess who’s gonna rebuild Iraq?

This is all too strange. In the movies, you always know who are the good guys, and who are the bad. In the real world there are too many mirrors, and too many conspiracies…

Strange but true, the budget for investigating 9/11 is just 12 million. To put it into perspective, the GOP spent 4 *TIMES* that much to investigate Bill Clinton’s sex life!

[This Modern World]

Check out this history of prostheses and other body modifications.

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Another blogster contacted me. Apparently our ideas run together.

I always one to rail on the war on drugs for all the damage it does. Jimmy Carter said the punishment should not be worse than taking drugs. So why not legalise and enjoy some of the profits of this obviously huge industry

That seems to be the question on everyone’s mind these days. No we’re not talking about the biggie conspiracy of 9-1-1, but rather the potential WMD in Iraq, or seeming lack thereof.

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Well the naughty letters of Jim to his wife Nora have got to take the cake. Now to all folks that might find this stuff offensive, I warn you in advance, you’ll find it all here.

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