A huge-ass box of pot on its way to a Philadelphia drug dealer was mistakenly rerouted to the local Kmart, Saturday, where it was discovered by an employee in the stock room. Imagine their surprise when, instead of Martha Stewart towels staring up at them, the poor Kmart employee saw the, ahem, unfamiliar sight of 25lbs of marijuana. From the story:
Government Policy
Marketing an Invasion of Privacy?
By 11.3.06
According to CNet, “The Washington-based U.S. Public Interest Research Group and the Center for Digital Democracy have asked the Federal Trade Commission to review–and ideally restrict–what they describe as a growing online business model dependent on technologies that “aggressively track us wherever we go, creating data profiles to be used in ever-more sophisticated and personalized ‘one-to-one’ targeting schemes.”
YouTube Sued by Utube
By 11.2.06
Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment Corp., of Perrysburg, Ohio, sued YouTube Inc. earlier this week, claiming that millions of people confused its Web site, utube.com, for the online video site where people watch entertaining home-made videos.
Random Halloween Shit
By 11.1.06
• If you’re stuck in a crush at the Halloween parade, a good way to escape is to elbow your way to the front and scooch under the police barrier. When the cop stops you and says, “Where do you think you’re going?” Exclaim, “We need to get out of here, it’s a medical emergency.” This really happened to us just a few hours ago. And dude in the suit who refused to move his arm, saying, “Hey man, I don’t know you,” nearly preventing our girlfriend from getting through, if we ever see you again, we’re punching your lights out.
What Else Could Go Wrong, UPS?
By 10.31.06
Brad sends in this screenshot of how his package is faring in the hands of UPS.
Newark Airport Screeners Fail To Find Hidden Weapons In Federal Test
By 10.30.06
Screeners at Newark fail to find ‘weapons’ [The Star Ledger via Mere Rhetoric]
Boarding Pass Dude’s Computers Seized, Public Service Praised
By 10.30.06
BoingBoing is really your one-stop shop but:
Fake NWA Boarding Pass Site Removed, Creator Visited By FBI
By 10.28.06
The creator of the NWA Boarding Pass Generator has taken down his site after coming under heavy national scrutiny.
UPDATE: Vegemite Not Banned
By 10.27.06
Reader David informs us that Vegemite, a salty, paste-like spread, and an Australian national delicacy, was never banned. It was all a hoax. We are upset; there’s nothing we enjoy more than irritated Aussies. We are further upset because we would have known it was a hoax if we had been reading the comments more closely.
NWA Boarding Pass Generator
By 10.27.06
UPDATE: Actually using this at an airport could get you arrested, so don’t.
Beware: Falling Street Lights
By 10.26.06
From the recall notice: “The lighting fixtures could fall from their lamp posts…This poses a risk of injury for persons beneath the lighting fixtures.”
Target Agrees To Stop Selling “Coach” Bags
By 10.25.06
Today, Coach dropped a trademark infringement suit alleging Target sold counterfeit versions of a popular purse, the Python Signature Striped Demi.
Sony Recalls Fujitsu, Gateway, Toshiba and Sony Laptop Batteries
By 10.25.06
Monday, Sony voluntarily recalled batteries for all the notebooks listed in the headline, due to risk of fire. If you own one of these laptops, check out this page to see if the recall affects you.
Apple Battery Recalls Encourage Prolonging Immolation Risk
By 10.24.06
My wife just (six weeks later) got her new battery from Apple for her Powerbook G4. The instructions on the printed materials that came with the new battery stated that the old battery had to be drained prior returning. Suggested ways to do this: play a dvd, play a CD or play the Chess game computer vs. computer.
Sony Sorta Sorry For Flaming Batteries
By 10.24.06
“We are sorry for the offense caused by the battery recall…”
Sony Recalls Gateway, Sony, Toshiba, Fujitsu Batteries
By 10.24.06
Monday, Sony launched a voluntary recall of laptop batteries for the manufacturer’s listed in the headline of this post. If you own a notepad made by one of these people, check this chart to see if you computer is affected.
Subway Sub Fingerlickin’
By 10.23.06
It’s been too long since we reported on a severed human finger found in fast food. Such stories are just so exciting! Yes, invariably they are scams. But for a brief moment, your soul heaves in exhilaration, and you begin weaving wonderful fantasies about that poor, shriveling digit. Was it a back kitchen knife fight? Does the manager require Yakuza-like atonement from his wayward staff?
No, Dell Ain’t Charging For Replacement Batteries
By 10.18.06
Contrary to the vituperations of Lowell G, Dell is not charging people for swapping out their exploding batteries.
