The Null Device
2000/2/16
Prankster impersonates US President on insecure CNN IRC server; media (predictably) cries "hack".
Ostalgie: Nostalgic East Germans set up virtual shrines on the web to the former Communist state. (WIRED News)
Jerry Lewis on female comedians: (Yahoo News)
``I think we have some wonderful female comedians in our country today that are brilliant. But I, as a viewer, I have trouble with it. ... I see a woman as everything she wants to be, but not that. That's only because I think of her as a producing machine that brings babies into the world.''
The street finds its own uses for things: Web-based service offers false alibis for people cheating on their partners: (The Register)
"We will provide telephone answering so that if someone tries to contact you, our receptionists will handle the call in the manner which was pre-arranged with you.
"As maybe a hotel receptionist, or a golf club secretary, she will offer to call your room, or have you paged, giving recognition to the fact that you are actually resident in the facility."
"We are protecting the family. These people don't have sex with their husbands or wives anymore. But they still love their families," said Brock. "This service stops them losing their jobs, families and homes."
The latest EFA Update contains a leaked copy of the OFLC Classification Board Proficiency Test.
2. What era would you most prefer that Australia went back to:
a. Twenties
b. Forties
c. Fifties
d. Menzies