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Students for an Orwellian Society

The mission of SOS is to promote the vision of a society based upon the principles of Ingsoc, first articulated by George Orwell in his prophetic novel, 1984.

They’ve got flyers already, but what I really want is a t-shirt.

[via Dr. Mabuse’s House of Fun]
Author Chris BarrusPosted on 26 June 20021 July 2023Categories UncategorizedLeave a comment on Students for an Orwellian Society

Acoustics Crash Course Part 2 – Reflectivity

Part 2 of Kuro5hin’s acoustics series is now up.

Author Chris BarrusPosted on 26 June 20021 July 2023Categories UncategorizedLeave a comment on Acoustics Crash Course Part 2 – Reflectivity

Histronic BBC article on radio scanners

A radio scanner enthusiast in the UK posted the frequencies for police and security forces on the web. Now he’s “imperiling national security” and there’s a drive to prohibit all scanners. Never mind the fact that the police could just have easily encrypted their communications.

[via The Register]
Author Chris BarrusPosted on 25 June 20021 July 2023Categories UncategorizedLeave a comment on Histronic BBC article on radio scanners

Fifty-five years of UFO insanity

On the anniversary of the Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting, Pravda looks back.

[via Moreover – Espionage news]
Author Chris BarrusPosted on 25 June 20021 July 2023Categories UncategorizedLeave a comment on Fifty-five years of UFO insanity

Nice picture of the Martian Happy Face from Mars Global Surveyor

As featured on Astronomy Picture of the Day (your #1 source for cool-looking desktop pictures).

[via FARK]
Author Chris BarrusPosted on 25 June 20021 July 2023Categories UncategorizedLeave a comment on Nice picture of the Martian Happy Face from Mars Global Surveyor

Warchalking 1.0 – Hobo runes for vagabond 802.11 users

warchalkWhat an amazingly cool idea! Taking a cue from the hobo-runes that trainhoppers used, warchalkers are creating a set of runes that indicate the presence of a wireless access point.

[via Boing Boing Blog]
Author Chris BarrusPosted on 25 June 20021 July 2023Categories TechLeave a comment on Warchalking 1.0 – Hobo runes for vagabond 802.11 users

How to fly the B-26 Martin Marauder

Craig “Peter Gunn” Stevens shows you how to fly a B-26 in this 1943 instructional movie. (RealPlayer format only, *sigh*)

Author Chris BarrusPosted on 24 June 20021 July 2023Categories UncategorizedLeave a comment on How to fly the B-26 Martin Marauder

Inconstant Moon – Everything about the Moon

Way cool web site devoted to the Moon. Tons of maps, pictures, trivia, etc. etc.

[via MetaFilter]
Author Chris BarrusPosted on 24 June 20021 July 2023Categories UncategorizedLeave a comment on Inconstant Moon – Everything about the Moon

The hum surfaces again, this time in Indiana

A strange low-frequency hum in Kokomo, Ind., that some hear and some do not, has moved city officials to commission a study on its source. Shades of the Taos, New Mexico hum that’s been plaguing folks for years.

Author Chris BarrusPosted on 24 June 20021 July 2023Categories UncategorizedLeave a comment on The hum surfaces again, this time in Indiana

Fukui-san?! Yes Ota!

It’s the Iron Chef drinking game!

[via FARK]
Author Chris BarrusPosted on 22 June 20021 July 2023Categories Food, TelevisionLeave a comment on Fukui-san?! Yes Ota!

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