The Daily Thing

“Very Beck-esque”. Brad Sucks (“a one man band with no fans”):  Fixing My Brain (.mp3)  [via scottandrew.com] [jenett.radio] Hey! I’d buy that! Pretty good song.

Oil shortage rocks markets. Oil prices climb 4% as the Iraqi conflict removes supply from the market while stock markets remain weak. [BBC News | Front Page | UK Edition] Intersting thought: In a post war Iraq a leader will be in place who could be sell the 25% of the worlds oil contained beneath…

Saw this over on Kuro5hin this morning. You definetely need to check it out. It brings to light some interesting thoughts on the current Bush plan and a possible plan for world democratization. The War Behind Closed Doors. PBS (the Public Broadcasting Service) is running an informative Frontline program “The War Behind Closed Doors”, which…

Driver says that she saw something in back of Scott Peterson’s truckA woman says she stopped beside Scott Peterson at a red light on Dec. 24 and alerted him that something might be coming loose from his truck bed. “He looked out his side window, and he gave me a look that was the most…

Double homicide charge likelyAn arrest in the Laci Peterson investigation is likely to lead to double homicide charges and the possibility of the death penalty. [ModBee]

Well I’m back playing with FM Radio Station again. Did I mention I like this thing? Something I just noticed is RSS feeds I’m subscribed to that aren’t showing up in the browser based News Aggregator are showing up in the FMRS Aggregator page. I wonder why that is? I’m definitely jazzed about seeing all…

Weapon Hits Electronics, Not HumansWeapons designed to destroy electrical systems while leaving humans unscathed are being used in the war in Iraq, according to press reports. [Discovery Channel Daily News]

Oldest Swords Found in Turkey The most ancient swords ever found were forged 5,000 years ago in what is today Turkey, according to Italian archaeologists who announced the results of chemical analysis at a recent meeting in Florence.[Discovery Channel Daily News]

Al-Jazeera hobbled by DDOS attack. The attacks have pushed the Arab satellite television network off the Web for now and forced it to boost bandwidth and step up security so it can get back online. [Computerworld News]

Scrub Me, Scratch Me, Scribble on Me: An Impervious Disc. Protected by a special coating on the recording surface, the TDK Armor Plated DVD discs are said to resist damage from dirt, fingerprints, scratches and liquid spills while preserving the data. TDK testers reportedly wielded such unfriendly materials as steel wool pads and permanent markers in…