News and Opinion from the Bug!
Iphone activation problems are plaguing buyers. CJS at iphonefaq.org says, “There are mixed indications from AT&T about what is causing the delays. AT&T representatives have suggested individual account issues, overwhelming activation volumes, and delays related to porting numbers from other networks. Though most customers who have actually gotten to speak with AT&T customer service (hold [...]
Tension between Poland and Germany is growing over a topless montage of Chancellor Angela Merkel in the current issue of Wprost: BBC—German politicians have condemned a computer generated photo of Poland’s leaders sucking the German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s bare breasts. … Zowie Batman, that was over the top.
Germany has jailed Lutheran Pastor Johannes Lerle for comparing abortion to the Nazi Holocaust. Life Site—A city court in Erlangen, Bavaria, gave Lutheran Pastor Johannes Lerle a one year jail sentence for the “crime” of comparing abortion to the Nazi holocaust. In response, Jim Hughes, Vice President of International Right to Life Federation has called [...]
Ambassador John Bolton speaking on Iran says the Bush Administration “Does not recognize the urgency of the hour and that the options are now limited to only the possibility of regime change from within or a last-resort military intervention, and it is still clinging to the dangerous and misguided belief that sanctions can be effective.” [...]
Has the Tunguska impact cracter been found? Bryan at hotair.com has an interesting story about Italian scientists that believe Lake Checa is the impact crater. Bryan says, “I had to write a script about the 1908 event, in which something big exploded over a remote region of Russia and flattened about 800 acres of woods.” [...]
In this video produced by Medialink for CTIA-The Wireless Association®, Brittney Cozart describes how a text message saved her life. Medialink—June 2007 (Medialink) — America is in the midst of text messaging mania. More than just a popular means of communicating, text messaging can also be the best way to contact someone in times of [...]
This video at liveleak.com shows exactly why you shouldn’t play around with dry-ice bombs. The poor guy had his finger blown off. I hope he’s ok and got the finger reattached.
The Superman Tower of Power at Six Flags’ Kentucky Kingdom malfunctioned yesterday and a young girl’s feet were severed from her legs as a result: WLKY—Police confirmed that a 13-year-old girl’s feet have been cut off at Six Flags’ Kentucky Kingdom. Officials said they got the call around 5 p.m. Thursday and both her feet [...]
Remember how HMS Cornwall stood idly by while the Iranian Navy seized crewmembers? Well get this, before that happened the Iranians tried to nab some Aussies that were in no mood for it: BBC—Iranian naval forces in the Gulf tried to capture an Australian Navy boarding team but were vigorously repelled, the BBC has learned. [...]
Despite a proclamation of innocence from North Carolina State Attorney Roy Cooper, some still can’t believe Reade Seligmann, Colin Finnerty, and David Evans are innocent. Boyce Watkins at Blackathlete.com suggests that the Mike Nifong trial let the “Dukes of Hazzard” off the hook. The belief that those boys are guilty has become almost a religious [...]
