Paedophiles Speak Out

Amsterdam - Dutch paedophiles are launching a political party to push for a cut in the legal age for sexual relations to 12 from 16 and the legalisation of child pornography and sex with animals.

Not to make light of this, but it seems to be the only way to stomach something like this...they're also intrested in making all trains free, public nudity an okay thing...so it's not ALL bad, it's just mostly HORRIBLE...Crzy Dutch...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Cross Eyed Plush Penguin Stereo Speakers

Not sure if they are related to the Linux Penguin

You've got to admit that any Linux user would show these off as a badge of honor...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Video of Biodegradable Plastic Water Bottle Decomposing

A company in Colorado has come up with a water bottle for their spring water that totally biodegrades in about 80 days. It's a type of plastic made from corn.

You can watch the time-elapsed video on their site (just make sure your window is wide enough - the time-elapsed part is on the far right).

Corn based plastic...I'm just curious about what starts the decomposition to occur...how long is the shelf life of the bottle...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Fire Screen (Video)

LCD and Plasma screens no longer the last word in display tech. A must see !

This is really sweet...maybe they setup at burning man...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Hackers can crack top antivirus program

Symantec Corp.'s leading antivirus software, which protects some of the world's largest corporations and U.S. government agencies, suffers from a flaw that lets hackers seize control of computers to steal sensitive data, delete files or implant malicious programs, researchers said Thursday.

Well it appears that HOME users should be okay...unless your company gave you a copy of their enterprise edition to put onto your home computer...then you might just be in a little bit of trouble...seems that the guys at eEye Digital Security discovered the backdoor and have notified Symantec about the "flaw"...Just another reason to not use Norton...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Teenager repellent "Mosquito" turned into ringtone

Techno-savvy UK pupils have recorded the ultra-high sound - audible only to under-20-year-olds - from the ultrasonic device Mosquito onto their cell phones - and are now receiving calls and text messages in class without teachers having the faintest idea of what is going on.

Here's the thing...the mosquito is an annoying sound...so eventually the nerds are going to start complaning about you using your phone in class...but that being said this is a great way of turning new anti-teen tech into pro-teen tech...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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The Cozy MP3 Pillow

For those of you who like to fall asleep to music and you have ten bucks burning a hole in your pocket then here is a product for you.

I really could have used something like this when I was a kid...I ruined SO many pairs of headphones in my sleep I'd hate to admit it...however some people say it's a bad idea to listen to music while you fall asleep...and to them I say...*fill in your own blank here*...also wouldn't this be great for air travel...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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First screenshots of Nike+iPod Nano interface

Cool Hunting was at the press release and has posted some screen shots of the new Nano interface, plus some pics of Nike's new iPod-centric line of clothing that has extensive cable management built-in.

I KNOW that none of us need this, but this is pretty cool none the less...simply placing the small white disc-like object under your shoe insole allows your iPod Nano to communicate with your foot...this then allows you to maintain speed, distance, and calories burned on the screen of your iPod...plus why run around and not be able to show off to everyone that you've got the cash to drop on a iPod...allah Nike's new iPod clothing with "impressive cord management" built into the clothing...WOW...*yawn* at the end of the day, it's an iPod and you're a rich bastard running around a neighborhood full of other rich bastards...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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FBI to get veto power over PC software?

Americans don't have the right to use software such as Skype or PGPfone if it doesn't support mandatory backdoors for wiretapping? That interpretation was confirmed by an FCC spokesman

The FCC released a document on Friday and according to the document Americans no longer have the right to use software that doesn't support mandatory back-doors for wiretapping telephone conversations over Skype and PGPfone...Interesting, it seems that the FCC is protecting the NSA's ability to wiretap all telephone conversations...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic


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University server in hackers' hands for a year

An unprecedented string of electronic intrusions has prompted Ohio University to place at least one technician on paid administrative leave and begin a sweeping reorganization of the university's computer services department.

The Ohio University may have had 3 servers hacked for over a year...and one of these servers contained the SSN's and personal information for over 137,000 students...of course the IT security department was stunned and shocked...but then again it WAS Ohio University...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Macy's installs iPod vending machines for those who carry around $300

Macy's plans to install 180 iPod vending machines -- made by a San Francisco company -- nationwide by fall, its chief executive said Friday.

Because when was the last time you were walking around the Macy's (already using your imagination) and you were like damn if I only had an iPod right now...well now your fantasies will become a reality...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Upload a photo of yourself, and web site will make you look old

In an attempt to draw interest in a survey on Scotland's aging population, government health officials are offering software that allows people to see what they will look like when they are 65.

Well this is pretty cool...here's the link to the face changing software...I'm still waiting for mine to come through via e-mail...I'll post it when it shows up...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic


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RIP: Last Male of a Species Died Today

"Any time we lose a species it diminishes us all."

It would appear that we've lost the last purebred pygmy rabbit...two females are left in the captive breeding program in Oregon...kind of ironic that rabbits we're having problems breeding...maybe the whole rabbits getting it on a lot might just be a myth...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Wired News Publishes Damning Docs From EFF vs AT&T

Wired News has published documents from EFF's lawsuit against AT&T for the company's role in helping the NSA perform indiscriminate, illegal warrantless wiretaps against millions of American citizens. AT&T has asked a court to take these documents out of the public record and suppress their publication -- so grab your copy now while you can.

Thanks to Wired News for bringing this to the forefront...AT&T we're sorry...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Internet-Connected Appliances Could Lower Energy Bills

Pilot test in Washington and Oregon lets dryers and water heaters check electricity prices and decide if its worth waiting until off-peak times.

this has to be one of the strangest idea's I've seen in awhile...the dryer or water-heater is connected to the internet and check the current price of electricity and runs within a time period that is cheapest...however who does this benefit..the electric company, or the consumer...then if everyones water heater and dryer kicked on at the low-peak time, wouldn't they end up creating a new high-peak time, and therefor a new low-peak time....Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Church gives away iPods to draw new members

IPod Shuffle giveaways have been used to lure people to open bank accounts and buy cars and as bait by online hucksters. Well, now even churches are getting in on the craze.Leaders of the Interfaith Unity Church, are hoping to capitalize on the gadget's popularity and entice people to try out their 10:30 a.m. Sunday service.

well well...looks like the 'sheppard' is enticing the 'flock' with the chance of winning an iPod instead of just the word of god...frankly I'm not sure the chance to win an iPod is worth sitting in church for an hour, but then again I'm just a heathen...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Legal Loophole Emerges In NSA Spy Program

An AT&T attorney indicated in federal court on Wednesday that the Bush administration provided legal authorization for the telecommunications company to open its network to the National Security Agency.

So here we go...we've found the loop-hole...now I'm sure that there's no chance the government will supply AT&T or any other company (Bell South, Verizon who claim they have nothing to do with this) who may need to slip through the crack...frankly I think THIS is what's wrong with the whole system...allowing these companies to supply the government with phone call habits of all their customers...I suppose anytime the government feels like doing something without going through the proper legal channels they'll have the Attorney General just write them a note...makes me sick...Welcome to CrzyLand


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Trojan Removes P2P Downloads

There is a new Trojan going around that deletes files that it suspects to be downloaded via P2P networks. The Trojan unknowingly infects a user's computer and begins deleting files. The Trojan, called Erazer-A, targets the default download directories used by numerous P2P programs.

Could this be the virus the music industry wanted to send out to destroy the 'hackers & pirates' the traverse the internet wasteland?...This trojan virus attacks files kept in default P2P download directories...the virus while attempting some 'good' it still finds a way to doge security programs...and here's the real kicker...SENDS INFORMATION ABOUT THE USER BACK TO THE AUTHOR...this has bad news written ALL over it...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Mass. rep demands FCC action in NSA phone-spy case

U.S. Rep. Edward Markey yesterday demanded the Federal Communications Commission either launch an investigation into telecommunications companies that provided millions of customersâ?? phone records to the National Security Agency or explain how the program is lawful.

In a letter sent to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, Markey (D-Malden) said major telecommunication companies - including AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth - might have broken customer privacy laws by supplying phone records to the NSA’s massive spy program.

“I would like to know what the Commission intends to do with respect to probing these apparent breaches” of customer privacy laws, Markey said in the letter.

Just one step closer to possibly getting down to the source of this information...According to the Boston Herald approximately 51% of Americans disapprove of the NSA phone record database...the more outraged Americans become the more you're going to see government officials run to oppose this if for no better reason but to cover their own asses and to gain votes...remember that even Senators have to use a cell phone provider and all of their phone calls are being recorded...If you think back a few years ago Newt Gingrich was forced into stepping down after a phone call he placed was recorded by someone using a scanner...I'm sure a lot of our government officials have said things they hope NEVER make it to the public's ears...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Federal Source to ABC News: We Know Who You're Calling

"ABC News does not know how the government determined who we are calling, or whether our phone records were provided to the government as part of the recently-disclosed NSA collection of domestic phone calls." "It's time for you to get some new cell phones, quick," the source told us in an in-person conversation.

This is a very sticky situation...first and foremost is the issue as national security by plugging the leaks in our government...second is the need for an honest government...had someone never mentioned what the NSA was doing with regards to our phone use, then we'd never know about these phone taps...yet the bigger issue will probably be that people who warn the media of things that the government is doing behind our backs will find themselves in prison for leaking government secrets. This could be the end to anonymous sources...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic


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Verizon being sued for $5 Billion over NSA spying

I'm not a big fan of lawsuits, but I'd say Verizon and the other Telcos (Bellsouth and AT&T) need to be held accountable for giving or selling data to the NSA.

Credit to dslreports.com for finding the story.

Well even if the government can't invistigate the NSA at least the American people still have a way of stopping this madness...Verizon may be the first, but I wouldn't be surprised if all of the telecom companies that are involved don't find themselves in the same place. That being said, I don't think this will result in any of these companies paying out money to ANYONE. However they may decided to end the program, or the government may find a way to keep these programs a tighter kept secret....Welcome to Crzyland


-Nic

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You can make another person dream

Studies show that you can bring about a dream in another person. One way is by holding an open bottle of perfume under the sleeper's nose. Another is by whistling. A third way is by blowing air across the sleeper's face with a fan. Someone else can also affect the content of a sleepers dream.

Okay...so let's just see here, smelling someones perfume...okay that makes sense...whistling, I guess that maybe someone would have a distinctive 'sound' if you will...and now turning a fan on over someones face...this seems rather out there, but you never know, maybe the fan blows your smell across their face...none the less inducing dreams in others could be a lot of fun...too bad you can't control what they're dreaming...Welcome to Crzyland

-Nic


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Old computers harm office morale

Ageing and unreliable office computers are making workers unhappy and more likely to claim sick leave, a new survey shows.

A poll conducted by Tickbox.net of more 2,700 European office workers from Britain, France and Germany found that workplace dissatisfaction increased significantly with the age of computer equipment.

Hmmm...if you work with some old crappy computers at work you have two options...you can cut out on work and then blame the computers, or point out the computers make you so miserable to that you want to skip work and hope they get new ones...I'd suggest TRY BOTH...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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NSA Wiretapping Case Dropped

The Bush administration wins again. The courts cannot get clearance to investigate so the case is dropped. Apparently the government _can_ deprive you of the rights granted by the Bill of Rights.

What would you say in the checks and balance's of this country were broke...at a loss for words...allow me...It appears that the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) have been denied 'security clearance' to investigate why the NSA has been wiretapping phone calls without using proper legal warrants...the NSA simply feels that they can't be investigated unless they want to be investigated...the OPR began requesting clearance back in January but was denied the access on May 9th...after being denied access to investigate they have decided to drop the case...I guess NSA lawyers are safe for now...if you listen close enough you can hear a collective "Thank you Patriot Act" coming from inside the NSA...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Tens of millions of Americans have been spied on by the NSA

The National Security Agency has been secretly collecting the phone call records of tens of millions of Americans, using data provided by AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth, people with direct knowledge of the arrangement told USA TODAY.

Of course they are...but no one will admit to the fact publicly...this of course being that these are DOMESTIC phone calls and are being logged without a warrant...the insiders who spoke only if there identity was kept secret said the calls were not being monitored, just the calling habits and the numbers called...the sources also said the details of the owners of address or name are withheld by the phone companies, however this data is easily obtainable through other means...next time you reach-out to touch someone just remember the National Security Agency is looking in...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Troops Declare New Armored Suit Too Goofy

American troops have complained that a new armored body suit designed to be worn in Iraq makes them look "goofy".
The water-cooled "alien spacesuits" are being handed out to turret gunners in their notoriously vulnerable Humvee vehicles.

I guess the boys over-sea's in Iraq are more concerned with their apperance then their look...OR that's what the U.K. liberal media would like you to believe...frankly this seems like a great idea, and I'm sure the men who's lives have been saved by this technology wouldn't give it up...it's war, it's ugly, and that includes your uniform...MAN UP SOLIDER...Welcome to CrzyLand



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RIAA: You Can Now Listen To Your CDs On Your iPod

From the how-kind-of-them dept: The recording industry has magnanimously decided to ask the government to change copyright laws, to allow people to rip their own CDs, so they can be listened to on other devices. Of course, it's ridiculous enough that the industry has to give its approval to such a move.

Well imagine that...first the RIAA tells us we can't...and now they're thinking, can we REALLY go after the President for having those Beatles songs on his iPod if he owned the CD and simply transfered them over (since the Beatles are NOT on ANY download service he had to copy them from CD)...or do we just 'fix' this little problem...well who cares, I'm just one step close to legal...Welcome to Crzyland

-Nic

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New technology being developed to insert mistakes

Technology that inserts mistakes in an pre-recorded phone call is being developed to reduce stress in outbound research.

Lord...like ANY of us wanted this, or thought we'd see the day this would happen...but low and behold the computers are now going to mock us, by making mistakes...it's kind of like the Matrix theory...the human mind rejects perfection...not accepting it and become enraged when it's presented to us as genuine...Damn computers!...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Glowing Umbrella Handle Forecasts Weather via WiFi technology

Forecast's lighted umbrella handle glows more intensely with the increased chance of precipitation offering a clear and unobtrusive signal to the user

Really this one isn't such a bad idea. With the ever growing WiFi networks available it seems this just might be functional...I know I'm always asking people if it's suppose to rain...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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The Six Minute Project

six minute project is an interactive multimedia experiment, in which people take a picture of whatever they are doing, wherever they are, every six minutes for 24 waking hours. The result of each contributing gallery is 240 connecting snapshots that tell one story.

Got some time to kill...maybe 24hours you'd like to waste? Good because someone out there would like to look at your life in 6 minute increments...you can go ahead and skip the time you're sleeping, engaging in sexual activities, unless you'd rather share those moments with the entire world...as for right now the site is having a few problems staying online...but give it a look...maybe I'll give it a try too...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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US Senator calls for high level summit on security versus privacy.

Concerned about government monitoring of citizens Senator Leahy recently spoke at a conference in Washington, DC. 'If this continues, it won't be long before we think of privacy as a quaint 20th century idea. Our government has no business spying on law-abiding citizens.'

Think your not being spied on? I'd take a second guess...reading this article alone might just trigger a flag and your ISP might have to save this web page on their servers for up to a year and maybe pay taxes for the 'law enforcement agencies' to tap ALL of your internet use...Apparently Senator Patrick Leahy doesn't think this is such a good idea...He wants you to have a heart to heart with government officials in a 'high-level summit'...Never mind this will never happen, but at least someone in Congress is starting to question the uncensored spying of U.S. citizens...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Dad Fed Up With Computer Games Shoots Son's Monitor

Joseph Langenderfer is charged with attempted murder, after authorities said he fired a shot at the computer monitor. According to police, Langenderfer and his 22-year-old son Tim argued about how much time the young man spent playing computer games.

And you thought you had it bad...Welcome To CrzyLand

-Nic

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China Makes Artificial Rain for Beijing

Chinese weather specialists used chemicals to engineer Beijing's heaviest rainfall of the year, helping to relieve drought and rinse dust from China's capital, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday.

By shooting 7 missles into the sky's above the city they're able to induce rain by releasing 163 cigarette-sized sticks of silver iodide...the amount of rainfall was only four tenths of an inch...Welcome To CrzyLand

-Nic

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Man Saves Subway Tons of Money Using a Hair Net

Tom McHale is a hero at the MBTA, not for saving lives, but for saving a lot of money thanks to steak tips, electrical tape, and a 5-cent, fine-mesh hair cap.

Always good to see someone using their 'thinking cap'...but seriously you have to love a fell good story like this...guy sees a hair-net and decides, hmm that might be a good air filter for these crappy train engines that keep sucking up snow...and of course it works great, and now is part of their ISO procedures to install hair-nets and to hold them in place with electrical tape...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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FCC Aproves Tax: ISPs now required to pay for Fed's Wiretapping

Broadband providers and Internet phone companies will have to pick up the tab for the cost of building in mandatory wiretap access for police surveillance, federal regulators ruled Wednesday.

First I'd like to say please read the article because this is a very important issue...The FCC has decided to tax companies, municipalities and universities, all while saying it's necessary to fight the war on terrorism and to keep cost low (for the FCC and not the companies, municipalities and universities)...from there I'll say that the simple cost that the FCC is asking these organizations to take on is only going to trickle down to US the consumers...estimation of $7 billion for 1,800 colleges alone seems silly to simply 'wire tap VoIP and broadband' for the single use of broadband phone communications...never mind the simple idea that their going to tap everything but just look at VoIP data and not regular web surfing activity. This all stems from an order from the FCC to all Internet broadband and VoIP service providers stating that "This Order is the first critical step to apply" Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act "CALEA obligations to new technologies and services that are increasingly relied upon by the American public to meet their communications needs." The universities and VoIP providers have filed a suit against the FCC in regards to this...and while that suit is still pending they've decided to add on this tax issue...Now when the CALEA law was still just a bill, congress was assured that this law was intended ONLY for telecommunications and not for things like Prodigy, AOL, etc. Yet the FCC now feels that due to VoIP, broadband is now part of telecommunication. But even without the CALEA law, police agencies can legally wiretap Internet communications...hence the FBI's Carnivore system...already in place to handle these things. Of course the FBI and the FCC are touting around claiming this is needed to help stop terrorist and aid in Home Land Security...of course this all goes hand in hand with my previous posting about Congress considering mandatory ISP snooping...and those of you who read a previous article about the Homeland Security's handling of white powder in envelopes, already know Homeland wouldn't have a clue as to what to do with VoIP wiretaps...at the end of the day this technology will probably be used illegally by the government in a quest to do something good, they'll then find out what they want to know, and have to find some other means to prove what they know to be true...OR in a more likely move they'll attempt to go to trial with the data they have obtained through illegal measures given to them by this new FCC order intended for other purposes...and find themselves with a clearly guilty man walking free...Welcome To CrzyLand

-Nic

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Gone in 20 Minutes: using laptops to steal cars

A look at how thieves are using laptops to steal the most expensive luxury cars. Many of these cars have completely keyless ignitions and door locks, meaning it can all be done wirelessly. Thieves often follow a car until it gets left in a quiet area, and they can steal it in about 20 minutes. Scary stuff.

Well it was just a matter of time...really any time you use computers to secure something, expect the things being secured to become the target of attackers...you would be much better off using a simple key to lock your car then these new fancy proximity sensors that detect the 'key' in your pocket allowing you to open the doors and to start the car...Welcome To CrzyLand

-Nic

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Belkin announces 300 Mbps wireless router

Belkin today announced its draft 802.11n product line. According to the company, the N1 Wireless line will use Atheros XSPAN MIMO technology with "physical data rates" of up to 300 Mbps in "40 MHz Channel Mode" and up to 150 Mbps in "20 MHz Channel Mode."

Pretty kick ass on the speed side...but as with most things in life that seem too good to be true...there's a catch...while IEEE has already decided on 802.11n they have yet to finialize the standard...Belkin's response to this little hicup? "Although Belkin incorporates all mandatory elements of the IEEE 802.11n draft specification and designs the software to be upgradeable once the standard is finalized, Belkin cannot guarantee upgradeability." Hmm...not quite the vote of confidence that $250 for router and laptop PC Card will set you back...Welcome To CrzyLand

-Nic

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Motorcycle Airbags

Now here is a great idea...take a motorcycle jacket...add self-inflating air bags...hook it all together with a jet-ski like key device...and you've got yourself an airbag jacket. Sure some motorcycle manufactures have airbags that deploy on the bike to keep your WITH the bike, but this jacket simply stays with you once you've cleared the bike. The air bags deploy and absorb the impact that normally causes the fatal injuries associated with motorcycle accidents. Of course like SO many great things in the world, it isn't yet available in America...but I'm sure you could find one on the net...just be careful when you're getting off the bike to undo the key or you could end up with a very expensive puffy jacket...Welcome To CrzyLand

-Nic

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Infrared imaging device projects a picture of veins on skin.

The device will help doctors stick a vein the first time. The device should be helpful for children, the elderly, diabetics on dialysis, and treating varicose veins. Very cool

How many times have you been to a hospital and had a nurse try several times to stick a needle in your arm...this could be a thing of the past...but is this a good thing...could we end up having a bunch of nurses in 20 years that can't find a vein without using this device...Welcome To CrzyLand

-Nic

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