#infoAnarchy Chump Archives for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

http://economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=7854216
posted by est at 2006-09-02 23:45

Afghan Opium Cultivation Up 60 Percent
posted by coderman at 2006-09-02 22:51

coderman: sweet, another war we're "winning"!
coderman: "The record crop yielded 6,100 tons of opium, or enough to make 610 tons of heroin - outstripping the demand of the world's heroin users by a third" - i'm going to ask my dealer for a discount...

:D
posted by NickleHydride at 2006-09-02 16:09

NickleHydride:
cryptomail: it's quite a good photo, really
cryptomail: well, 'cept for the grey teeth :)
laney: Satan Spreads His Wings
laney: ps FYI - Not a "bear".
NickleHydride: oh sure

Pictures at NickleHydride's request
posted by laney at 2006-09-02 15:55

Bear Country
posted by cryptomail at 2006-09-02 15:50

Oscar Wilde -- The Soul of Man under Socialism (full text)
posted by NickleHydride at 2006-09-02 14:28

NickleHydride: "man thought that the important thing was to have, and did not know that the important thing is to be"

Salon
posted by NickleHydride at 2006-09-02 14:07

Hang fifteen
posted by NickleHydride at 2006-09-02 12:09

NickleHydride:

http://abc.net.au/streaming/triplej/triplej.m3u
posted by NickleHydride at 2006-09-02 12:06

Rookie reporter grabs the 6,000 volt fence he's reporting on
posted by coderman at 2006-09-02 10:30

coderman: "and here you see the 6,000 volt injectiUNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGRAAQA OH FUCK THAT HURTS< OFF FUCK.."
coderman: (paraphrasing slightly...)
NickleHydride: http://www.filecabi.net/:)cUntscriptnIgGer/shockreport1.wmv
NickleHydride: please dub with benny hill theme

Abstract Syntax Notation One
posted by coderman at 2006-09-02 09:11

coderman: "In telecommunications and computer networking, Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) is a standard and flexible notation that describes data structures for representing, encoding, transmitting, and decoding data. It provides a set of formal rules for describing the structure of objects that are independent of machine-specific encoding techniques and is a precise, formal notation that removes ambiguities."
coderman: typically ASN.1/BER see basic encoding rules
coderman: "Huw Rogers once described BER as "a triumph of bloated theory over clean implementation"

http://maps.google.com/maps?z=11&ll=-21.15,14.55&t=k
posted by NickleHydride at 2006-09-02 07:47

NickleHydride: Namibian Massif

HEDGEHOGS
posted by Mutiny at 2006-09-02 06:01

Mutiny:

New mix of Japan Sweet Candy
posted by cryptomail at 2006-09-02 05:40

cryptomail: New mix by a friend WHO OWNS

mystery shopper smuggles bomb on Philippines flight to prove point
posted by plutonoid at 2006-09-02 04:22

plutonoid: twice
plutonoid: "despite the additional security measures at the Manila domestic airport, like the banning of hand-carried fluids and gels"
plutonoid: get ready for the crackdown

New secure browser Browzar is fake and full of adware
posted by plutonoid at 2006-09-02 04:20

plutonoid: claims this is fake
plutonoid: YMMV
_adam_gfx: ok, it tries to be secure -http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ANewPrivateBrowserIMeanBrowzarDoesNotWorkAsAdvertised.aspx
plutonoid: it also tries to make money from click advertising it feeds you
plutonoid: http://getfirefox.com

Japan Sweet Candy
posted by cryptomail at 2006-09-02 04:13

cryptomail: cryptomail vox/instruments
cryptomail: mix is ass, better one forthcoming

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posted by plutonoid at 2006-09-02 03:53

plutonoid:
plutonoid: http://www.lowendmac.com/coventry/06/0901.html
plutonoid: "Dan Kottke, one of Apple's first employees, actually discovered the solution to the Apple III's problem. One day he picked the machine up a couple of inches in frustration and then slammed it down on his desk. The III jumped back to life. Kottke knew it was a faulty connector, but he didn't tell anyone, as he was a 'lowly engineer' (the phrase Jobs used to explain why he wouldn't give him stock options). This was Kottke's revenge."
plutonoid: <it support> did you try to save harder?

Some gene that humans have in greater abundance than monkeys and rats, and which influences brain development
posted by plutonoid at 2006-09-02 03:24

plutonoid: "Humans carry 212 copies of DUF1220, whereas chimps have 37 copies, and monkeys have only 30 copies, the researchers found. Mice and rats each had a paltry single copy of the protein-coding region."
plutonoid: scientists think this is the gene that makes humans think harder