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sCrAwLz foR Saturday, April 19, 2003 PROOF OF ATLANTIS? Nauseous Art's Journal has a large selection of interesting articles about the looting/destruction of Iraq's museums and library...detailing things that had been lifted, who by, and how the US govt./military did basically nothing about it even though it was advised that it would happen. The Weapon of Mass Instruction
SpaceShip One One of the first contestants for the 10 million dollar X-prize, Bert Rutan ( famed aircraft designer) has unveiled his design for a commercial vessel that would orbit the earth at a high altitude. On August 3rd, 2003 I will travel through time...on camera? STARE team member Gabriel, will be at the Empire State building with a video camera at 4pm, August 3, 2003 to document anything that may occur in relation to this story. If there is anything to report we will stream it from this site and others. Even if this is a performance art stunt interesting things should develop for the camera. I wonder how many more people will show up to see if it's all real? Could be a field day for wacky interviews! Washington lawmakers pass bill banning sale of violent video games to kids Washington state is on the verge of approving a law that will fine retailers $500 if they sell children video games that depict violence against police. The measure was sponsored by state Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson, a longtime critic of violent video games. Although the bill applies only to violence against police officers, it would effectively keep many of the market's violent games away from children, Dickerson said. Action Figure Mania
No grant funding for politically-sensitive research from The New York Times: From the: "Didn't see that one coming?" Department H.J. RES. 25. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 22nd amendment to the Constitution. | Homeland Security Dept. Fills Privacy Post The former privacy officer of Internet advertising giant DoubleClick will be the Department of Homeland Security's first privacy czar, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announced today. O'Connor Kelly is well acquainted with the often bitter debate over balancing privacy rights with other interests. She joined DoubleClick in February 2000 after the Federal Trade Commission launched an investigation into complaints that the company was improperly storing and sharing private user data. DoubleClick also was embroiled in similar investigations by 12 state attorneys general and several class-action lawsuits. DoubleClick settled most of those lawsuits, and created a division specializing in privacy compliance, which O'Connor Kelly ran. The federal government has faced similar accusations from the privacy rights community that it is misusing private and personal data. Robert Fripp's Diary I have seen the power of imagination, where it moves into fantasy, extensively in my professional life, in Guitar Craft, and most powerfully in "the Work". So, what to do when it becomes apparent that someone with whom you are closely involved has moved into fantasy? What do you do when that fantastic projection is about to de-rail/spoil/unseat your own work? | missingmanuscript.com Investigating the mysterious 'lost' Steganographia manuscript by Johannes Trithemius Gamera would be pleased... "Ghana's navy returned an endangered giant turtle to the ocean after freeing it from weeks in a sorcerer's home, a wildlife official said on Wednesday. Human Genome Completely Mapped A scant three years after announcing they had a rough map of the human genome, government and private researchers from around the world announced Monday that they have deciphered 99 percent of the genetic code that makes up a human being. Science Fiction MUSEUM! Hell yeah! Paul Allen (overlord of Seattle) is scrapping one of the dopier segments of the Experience Music Project (a giant Gehry- designed shrine to Rock n Roll) and instead installing a Science Fiction museum- apparently to be made to look like the inside of a spaceship! (Which shouldn't be too hard since the building already does...) Human error blamed for releasing prepared obits at CNN.com CNN blamed human error Thursday for exposing obituary mock-ups that its Web site's designers had prepared for Ronald Reagan, Bob Hope and other prominent figures. Egg Moon Did you know that last night was an EGG MOON? Hearing Colors, Tasting Shapes People with synesthesia--whose senses blend together--are providing valuable clues to understanding the organization and functions of the human brain The Road to Eleusis and the Gordon Wasson Project I always think of Friday, April 16 as the anniversary of LSD, the day of the "serendipitious" discovery, the "accidental" ingestion, the day Peter Stafford named "Better Friday." Clair De Looney Isao Tomita takes classical music by the greats and performs them on his synth...I have two of his albums- "The Planets" (Holst) and " Snowflakes Are Dancing" (Debussy) that he did back in the 70's! While remaining true to the score he manages to give the old classics a futuristic feel- great fun!!! Sadly not an photoshop exercise Over 6 million Americans had plastic surgery last year. Thinking about it? You too can look this lovely: 3080 FLUX: an audio cinematic adventure through time and space PHOENIX ORION has teamed up with SYNDAKIT (On Point Records, LA) to bring you a drum-n-bass/hip hop album like you have never heard before! Listen as PHOENIX, the ON POINT BIOMARINES, and an army of guest stars (including P.E.A.C.E., TC IZLAM, DJ PROLIFIX) engage in space combat with the evil Alpha Draconians. Will Lord Dragos triumph, or will the 15th Squadron show up just in the nick of time? Find out today in this action-packed animie inspired album. Parallel Universes
White House seeks to expand DNA database DNA profiles from juvenile offenders and from adults who have been arrested but not convicted would be added to the FBI's national DNA database under a Bush administration proposal. Under current law, only DNA from adults convicted of crimes can be placed in the national database, which is used to compare those samples with biological evidence from the scenes of unsolved crimes. As of January, there were about 1.3 million DNA samples in the database, U.S. officials say. Easter bunny attacked The Easter Bunny is known as a hopper, not a fighter. But this seasonal, egg-bearing mammal sure can take a punch. T. Casey Brennan: Redux T. Casey Brennan wrote us a nice thank you letter for linking to his work recently. All your windshield pitts are belong to...YOU! Windshield pitting incidents in Washington reach fever pitch on April 15, 1954. As if we didn't know... Full ahead, SPAM factor 6! SECRECY NEWS SECRECY NEWS Ten Thousand Monkeys is 2 years old!!! Well this is it ... our 2 year aniversary issue. I'm so exicited I forgot to groom myself. Sadly, we've once again been passed over by those &^)#*$_%(_+ Webby Awards ... but I'm not gonna let it bring me down I tell you! OH NO! I'm a bigger monkey than that ... *sniff* *sniff* *WHAAAHHHHHH* Iraqi Information Minister fan site back online
PATAPHYSICS Psychomilitary issue Iraq Liberated Of Culture, History
Sayatal atlanan ceriehayu I discovered this very detailed history of the empire of the Atlanteans - "Sayatal atlanan ceriehayu" in the original tongue - as a handwritten document in a package on my doorstep! That much I know to be fact. Yet the history itself appears to be the work of an author describing the archaeological and literary discoveries about Atlantis and neighbouring countries found beneath the Sahara Desert. Is this truth - and if so, how can it be, as we know of no such discoveries being made in our world? Is it a document I have somehow received from the future, or perhaps from an alternate timeline? Or is it all a long invention by the unknown writer? Back and Forth They Go Now what?! GREATEST SECRETS OF THE COLD WAR They read like plots from thrillers, but each of these chilling events actually happened. Anachronox: The Movie The full release is out of Anachronox. For those of you who don't know or don't remember our earlier posts about Machinima, Anachronox is a feature length film made using the Quake engine. Saddam's 'Love Shack' found US troops have discovered what they described as Saddam Hussein's "love shack" in Baghdad. Reports said the secret hideaway resembled "a playboy's fantasy straight from the 1960s". A Brief History of the Multiverse This idea of multiple universes, or multiple realities, has been around for centuries. The scientific justification for it, however, is new. | CIA Releases More Records From Noah's Ark Insight has obtained additional records concerning the Freedom of Information Act request it filed three years ago concerning the federal government's "Noah's Ark" file. | Bush Is No Nazi |
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