Man can dip fingers in boiling oil (6)
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This fellow has figured out a way to dip his fingers into boiling oil to retrieve morsels of food. Ram Babu, a small vendor in the busy by lines of Allahabad has been selling Pakoras for twenty years now. The fact that astonishes everyone is that though he uses his hands to take out the Pakoras from the frying pan full of boiling oil,but he has never burnt his hand. (via Arbroath)
Twenty Healthy Foods that Cost $1 or Less [Grocery Shopping] (56)
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Grocery shopping hasn't been getting any cheaper lately, and the rising costs of fresh food in particular might lead some frugal buyers to be tempted by processed foods and supposedly "cheap" snacks. The Divine Caroline blog offers some food for thought with a list of 20 foods that are real (in the Michael Pollan sense), loaded with good stuff, and less than a dollar, or, in some cases, only that much per serving. One choice ...
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Margaret said:
good to know that there is something still affordable around.
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Pat said:
bet pizzas not on the list
EFF, ACLU sue over wiretapping law (26)
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Yee-HAW! EFF, the ACLU and others are suing the government -- in multiple suits! -- over the new spy bill that "legalizes" warrantless bulk surveillance and immunizes the telcos from civil prosecution for their past bad deeds in cooperating with the President in wiretapping the whole nation. The ACLU contends those blanket powers to grab international communications of Americans without specific court orders violate the Fourth Amendment and would stymie journalists who often speak to ...
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Hassan said:
"Yee-HAW! EFF, the ACLU and others are suing the government -- in multiple suits! -- over the new spy bill that "legalizes" warrantless bulk surveillance and immunizes the telcos from civil prosecution for their past bad deeds in cooperating with the President in wiretapping the whole nation."
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Allen said:
I hope they win, the government can't be allowed to make such a naked power grab against the citizens of the USA.
Quintessential TSA stupidity: taking airline cutlery away from a pilot (28)
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Salon's Patrick Smith, author of the excellent Ask the Pilot column relates the incredibly frustrating -- and quintessential -- story of the day a surly TSA screener confiscated the airline-issue, safe-certified knife from his luggage (part of his hotel stayover emergency kit): "No, this is no good. You can't take this." "Why not?" "It's serrated." He is talking about the little row of teeth along the edge. Truth be told, the knife in question, which ...
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Jaron said:
Act III: Security Theatre
HOWTO protect your online privacy now that the Senate repealed the Forth Amendment? (20)
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Boing Boing reader Lee sez, "Now that my own government has killed the 4th amendment, how do I protect myself? I know the basics of file encryption; I've even started to use Tor. I use OSX 10.5 at home, and Windows 2003 behind a corporate network at work." Good question. I use Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon and have some nice disk encryption tools, ssh tunnels for my email and other routine communications, and Tor for firewall ...
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Curt said:
It's on, people. You do not belong to YOU anymore. Someone else, who you will never meet or even see is making these decisions for us. Nice, eh?
As Bush Signs the Spy Bill, ACLU Files a Federal Lawsuit (30)
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Marking a significant win over the Democrats, President Bush signed a bill into law Thursday that blesses his formerly secret, warrantless wiretapping powers and frees telecoms from privacy suits accusing them of illegally helping. But the ACLU has already filed suit, saying the new powers violate the Constitution.
“lightning through my camera” (55)
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SLOWLORIS was hanging out a window when she was struck by lightning. You may find the video disturbing, but please rest assured that she’s ok: Because you insisted, here’s the unedited screaming version. I also added video from a minute before the lightning struck so you can get an idea of how hard it was raining. From what i understand, it went through my left hand holding the camera, crossed my back and exited out ...
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jborneman said:
that's crazy insane. I can't believe she was able to get anything off of the camera.
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Jason Matthews said:
HO-LY SHIT. she's beyond lucky. i wonder, how did the memory card survive? i guess what i was told year ago is true: with lightning, the voltage is so high that all the normal rules of electricity go out the window. which stands to reason, of course. if it has the power to punch through an insulator (air) that's over a mile thick, there's really no predicting what it'll do.
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Anna Carol said:
Assustador.
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Amerynn said:
woah
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twilight fairy said:
it's actually unbelievable! woman struck by lightening and alive to put up her recorded video!
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standard oil said:
Oh. My. God.
“lightning through my camera” (5)
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SLOWLORIS was hanging out a window when she was struck by lightning. You may find the video disturbing, but please rest assured that she’s ok: Because you insisted, here’s the unedited screaming version. I also added video from a minute before the lightning struck so you can get an idea of how hard it was raining. From what i understand, it went through my left hand holding the camera, crossed my back and exited out ...
Obama Losing Voters Over FISA Support (24)
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Corrupt writes "I've admired Obama, but I never confused him with a genuine progressive leader. Today I don't admire him at all. His collapse on FISA is unforgivable. The only thing Obama has going for him this week is that McCain is matching him misstep for misstep."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Andrew said:
Awesome, I'm not the only one who feels this way. Its startling to see McCain abstain while the "New Hope" candidate backs this pile of shit.
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Clint said:
The democrats may not be as evil as the republicans, but hope does not lie within their tax-happy, nanny-state party.
Kodak bumps out a pair of new Flickr-friendly Wireless Digital Frames (12)
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Filed under: Digital Cameras, Displays Kodak's new W820 (8-inch) and W1020 (10-inch) are the latest in the company's charming line of Quick Touch Border digital photo frames. Quite similar to their M820 and M1020 (pictured) counterparts in most respects, the new frames add WiFi, which brings with it services like Flickr, FrameChannel and Kodak Gallery. Unfortunately, the only way to add generic RSS feeds is FrameChannel, and all FrameChannel subscriptions include a monstrous banner ad ...
Senate approves warrantless wiretapping and telco immunity, throws out the Fourth Amendment (42)
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Stephen sez, NY Times has reported that the Senate just approved a bill extending the warrantless wiretapping program AND giving the telcos immunity from prosecution for violating the law and the rights of their customers for compliance in earlier illegal warrantless wiretapping. And Barack Obama voted for it! Listen to your phone calls? Record your conversations? Yes we can, yes we can... That sound you hear? It's the Bill of Rights being torn in half. ...
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Paul said:
I find this situation pretty amusing.
FISA passes providing immunity to wiretapping telcos (4)
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From TPM today: The Senate overwhelmingly approved a new federal wiretapping law this afternoon by a vote of 69-28. After last month's approval of a similar measure in the House, today's vote essentially clears the way for the bill to go to the White House for a final signature. ... Sen Barack Obama (D-IL) voted for the bill. From TPM in 2007, a quote from Obama's campaign: "To be clear: Barack will support a filibuster ...
Zombie garden sculpture brings the flesh-slavering undead to your daffodil bed (10)
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Precisely why you call the 1-800 number on the side of the canister when you accidentally spill 2-4-5 liquid Trioxin in the flower bed. A garden scultpure by Alan Dickenson, only $89.95. Zombie of Montclaire Moors Garden Sculpture [Design to Scano via Nerd Approved]
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Aaron said:
L says this isn't going on the gift registry. So sad. No lawn zombies for me.
The Garden Zombie haunts your lawn gnome » Coolest Gadgets (8)
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If you worry for the sanity of your precious lawn gnomes, please don’t continue reading. This is not for you. Your lawn ornaments will not be happy with this cree[y addition to your greenery. Law enforcement might not be too happy with this either. There is sure to be some unwanted calls to the police about the corpse which is seemingly emerging from your garden. The Garden Zombie is not for the faint of heart. ...
'Huge demand' forces O2 to pull plug on iPhone 3G pre-orders (1)
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O2 began taking pre-orders for Apple's new iPhone 3G through its website early Monday but was forced halt the service just hours later as UK consumers flooded the carrier's servers and quickly consumed initial supplies. O2's pre-order system falls...
Transport - FAIL (3)
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Yesterday I had visitors. My brother and two nephews came down from Norfolk, by coach, to spend the day in London. Fortunately the weather forecast was mostly wrong and, after an initial drizzling, we were barely dampened all day. First stop was a Thames-side attraction I'd never visited before - most enjoyable, and which I'll tell you about another day. Second stop the Imperial War Museum, with lots of murderous weaponry to explore and plenty ...
Petition to save Disney World's Adventurer's Club (9)
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Oh no! Walt Disney World's Adventurer's Club -- a wonderfully eccentric nightclub/cabaret that features "on stage" character actors as well as remote-controlled robotic masks, puppets, instruments, stools, and other gags that interact with the guests -- is scheduled to close! The Adventurer's Club is hands-down the coolest and most interesting attraction at Disney World, but it resides in the otherwise drab and uninteresting Pleasure Island nightclub district, which is going to shut down, and take ...
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amy said:
my all-time favourite place at disney world.
Pretend cops bully videographer, videographer wins - Boing Boing (23)
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Rogier van Bakel says: Watch the London community support officers (they're not real cops, but deputied volunteers who fancy themselves real ones) as they confront a videographer who has the temerity to take footage of a public street. It starts with a sudden gloved hand over the camera lens, then it's "give me a good reason why you're filming," then it's on to "papers please"; and when the guy behind the camera, sensibly enough, asks ...
Google LatLong: Mapping the Northern California wildfires (9)
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Posted by Matt Manolides, GIS Specialist There have been many wildfires raging in Northern California in recent weeks, and with more dry weather and potential thunderstorms in the forecast, things are looking quite dangerous. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, there are currently 12,521 firefighters battling hundreds of fires which have scorched nearly 160,000 acres. To help citizens stay safe, the department has made an excellent My Map, plotting out the ...
