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IT’S POOR MOJO’S NEWS SHOW! FOR FRIDAY, MARCH SECOND, TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN.
A DAILY ROUNDUP OF THINGS THAT SEEMED IMPORTANT .
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6407925.stm
THE NEWEST WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM, VISTA, IS CAUSING HEADACHES FOR EARLY ADOPTORS, ACCORDING TO BBC NEWS. AS HAPPENED WHEN WINDOWS XP WAS INTRODUCED, SOME THIRD-PARTY VENDORS HAVEN'T UPDATED THEIR SOFTWARE TO WORK PROPERLY WITH VISTA. IF THAT VENDOR IS YOUR INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, YOU'RE BASICALLY KNOCKED OFFLINE. One reader was warned by Virgin Media that it would be "weeks" before its software worked with Vista.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6409509.stm
AUSTRALIAN DAVID HICKS -- PICKED UP BY US FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN, ALLEGEDLY FIGHTING WITH THE TALIBAN -- WILL FACE TERROR CHARGES AFTER SPENDING FIVE YEARS BEING SMACKED AROUND AND OTHERWISE ABUSED IN OUR CONCENTRATION CAMP IN GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. BBC NEWS REPORTED THAT The decision comes despite Australian officials asking the United States not to bring such charges.
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/03/01/repo_man_for_ocean_f.html
F. Max Hardberger STEALS SHIPS FOR A LIVING. WELL, MORE PROPERLY SAID, THE SHIP CAPTIAN AND ATTORNEY RECOVERS OCEAN VESSLES FOR THEIR LEGAL OWNERS WHEN THE MORTGAGE-HOLDERS CAN'T KEEP UP THE PAYMENTS. THAT'S RIGHT - HE'S A REPO-MAN FOR SHIPS. HARDBERGER SAYS, "I'm sure there are those who would like to add me to a list of modern pirates of the Caribbean, but I do whatever I can to protect the legal rights of my clients." AS SEEN ON BOING BOING DOT NET, HIS NEW ORLEANS FIRM, VESSEL EXTRACTIONS, HAS RECOVERED AT LEAST ONE DOZEN SHIPS. THE ARTICLE DIDN'T MENTION IF HARDBERGER ADMITTED THAT THE LIFE OF A REPO MAN IS ALWAYS INTENSE.
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http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.03/herding_pr.html
WIRED MAGAZINE'S RECENT ARTICLE, HERDING THE MOB, DESCRIBES VARIOUS DEVIOUS MEANS MEANIES USE TO GAIN AUDIANCE OR ILL-GOTTEN BOOTY. FROM THE ARTICLE'S SECTION ON E-BAY FRAUD --
Cheats on eBay typically work like this: A scammer builds up a positive profile by selling hundreds of low-end items, then uses that high score to burn customers on big-ticket sales. John Morgan, a professor at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, says reputation gaming is surprisingly common on eBay. Morgan recently published a study in which he found more than 6,000 examples of buyers and sellers engaging in transactions solely to boost one another’s scores. These auctions frequently had titles like “100 Feedback” and a price of 1 cent. Often, the item for trade was a booklet explaining how to increase feedback by reselling that same booklet.
“We saw a number of sellers who used sham transactions to build reputation, laid low for a period of time, and then reentered high-value markets as apparently ‘reputable’ sellers,” Morgan says.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/02/27/self.centered.students.ap/index.html
DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK THAT THERE MIGHT BE SUCH A THING AS TOO MUCH SELF ESTEEM? ARE LITTLE ABIGAIL AND TREVOR' S SENSE OF SELF-WORTH STARTING TO GET ON YOUR NERVES? A SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCHER QUOTED BY C-N-N AGREES. Totday's college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than their predecessors, according to a comprehensive new study by five psychologists who worry that the trend could be harmful to personal relationships and American society.
"We need to stop endlessly repeating 'You're special' and having children repeat that back," said the study's lead author, Professor Jean Twenge of San Diego State University. "Kids are self-centered enough already."
SO, THE NEXT TIME YOU RUN ACROSS ONE OF THESE SMUG, SELF-SATISFIED TYKES, JUST WHISPER IN THEIR EAR: "YOU'RE UGLY, AND YOUR MOMMY DRESSES YOU FUNNY."
WE NOW PAUSE FOR A MESSAGE FROM GAMERS LEDGE DAILY PODCAST:
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Gamersledge Podcast is a daily video-game podcast that airs Tuesday thru Friday. It is hardcore-oriented, but that doesn't mean we won't be all-inclusive for casual gamers. We cover the latest news, rumors and review games for the big three! Web site: GamersledgeTHIS IS POOR MOJO'S NEWS SHOW!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070228/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/cartel_drug_bust
45 MILLION DOLLARS IN DRUGS WERE CONFISCATED AND 402 MEMBERS OF MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS CAPTURED BY FEDERAL AND STATE OFFICIALS PARTICIPATING IN OPERATION IMPERIAL EMPEROR, A 20-MONTH STING. DISCOVERED DURING THE INVESTIGATION: a bridge made from sandbags partially submerged in the Colorado River outside of Yuma, Ariz.
Among the cache so far collected by the Drug Enforcement Administration:
_27,229 pounds of marijuana.
_9,512 pounds of cocaine.
_705 pounds of methamphetamine.
_227 pounds of pure methamphetamine, or "ice."
_11 pounds of heroin.
_$6.1 million in property and assets.
and
_An estimated 100 weapons and 94 vehicles.
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0139387920070301?src=030107_1451_TOPSTORY_sadr_city_push
THE GENERAL IN CHARGE OF WALTER REED ARMY HOSPITAL HAS BEEN SHITCANNED, ACCORDING TO REUTERS.
An Army statement said top officials had lost confidence in Maj. Gen. George Weightman's ability "to address needed solutions for soldier outpatient care" at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Problems at the hospital were brought to light by a Washington Post investigation published last month. It found that recuperating soldiers were living in a dilapidated building infested with mice, mold, and cockroaches.
The newspaper also found wounded troops forced to untangle a web of bureaucratic red tape to obtain benefits and treatment as they coped with physical and psychological trauma.
HOWEVER, AS RANDI RHODES POINTED OUT ON HER AIR AMERICA RADIO RADIO PROGRAM THIS AFTERNOON, THE TWO PREVIOUS GENERALS RESPONSIBLE FOR WALTER REED'S TREATMENT OF WOUNDED IRAQ WAR SOLDIERS -- INCLUDING ONE WHO LIVED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE INFAMOUS BUILDING 18 -- REMAIN UNPUNISHED FOR THIER MALFEASANCE. THE GUY FIRED TODAY, Weightman, HAS BEEN ON THE JOB FOR MERE MONTHS.
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OTHER STORIES WE COVERED TODAY AT POOR MOJO'S NEWSWIRE:
Superman really fucking hates smokers
Right wing smear machine aims at Obama's church
Trailer: Paprika
Guitar Hero + Commodore 64
Steampunk Star Wars
Shopping Cart Basketball Hoop
Fursuit crafter arrested FOR TRADEMARK VIOLATIONS
Mexico outlaws jealous, possessive husbands
"Where can White Americans go to understand the changing world around us?" - a public service announcement
Journalists to Asian Week, WTF?!
and
OMFG!! Deadly Emos invade North Dakoka
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