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Friday, September 16, 2005
A Smarter 8-Ball
It's Friday here at the plantation and we thought we pass along a little something to do at
work -- HERE. We
learned about this AI project from a little orange ball that has a chip set and a digital
display to ask you 20-questions. Very strange. It works on the stand-alone ball and you
can do it on the internet. Give it a try.
posted at
4:16 pm
by
Chain Gang
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Time is running
out...
Waiting
for our help.
PSAYINGS.5A.36. Events are now proving out what InstaPunk has long suspected -- that the human death toll in New Orleans will be far lower than predicted by politicians and the mainstream media. This shouldn't be at all surprising. Americans are exceptionally hard to kill in large numbers. That's because we're a good deal more enterprising, resourceful, determined, and helpful to one another than the advocates of nanny government would have us believe. When the going gets tough, we're not the victims we like to pretend we are when we start suing for damages after the fact. That said, it's time for the great bout of whining, bleating, and impossible demands for recompense to begin. Get ready.
But if you're at the point of turning away from the increasingly womanish news coverage of "victims," don't. There ARE some victims who really do need someone else to speak for them: the pets whose owers abandoned or, in many cases, were compelled to abandon them by the heavy hand of bureaucratic regulations. Dogs, cats, birds, and even turtles remain trapped in the flooded areas by the thousands, and their rescuers need every bit of aid and assistance we can provide. Time is indeed running out for animals who have been without food and water for days. The Humane Society of the United States has an excellent site here. Please study it and see what you can do to participate.
UPDATE. One of the many InstaPunk readers who cares passionately about the plight of the animals in New Orleans sent us this copy of an email and the picture below. Here's the text:
He had just saved her from a fire in
her house, rescuing her by carrying her out of the house into her front
yard, while he continued to fight the fire.
She is pregnant. The firefighter was afraid of her at first, because he had never been around a Doberman before. When he finally got done putting the fire out, he sat down to catch his breath and rest.
A photographer from the Charlotte, North Carolina Newspaper, "The Observer," noticed this red Doberman in the distance looking at the fireman. He saw her walking straight toward the fireman and wondered what she was going to do.
As he raised his camera, she came up to the tired man who had saved her life and the lives of her babies, and kissed him, just as the photographer snapped this photograph.
She is pregnant. The firefighter was afraid of her at first, because he had never been around a Doberman before. When he finally got done putting the fire out, he sat down to catch his breath and rest.
A photographer from the Charlotte, North Carolina Newspaper, "The Observer," noticed this red Doberman in the distance looking at the fireman. He saw her walking straight toward the fireman and wondered what she was going to do.
As he raised his camera, she came up to the tired man who had saved her life and the lives of her babies, and kissed him, just as the photographer snapped this photograph.
Unlike many of their human companions, the four-legged fellas are capable of gratitude. Do all you can for them.
posted at
9:48 am
by
The Headhouse Gang
