b3ta.com presents a video of The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain playing Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit. As one commenter points out, the style is very much like that of Richard Cheese…
CIA Friends & Family Eavesdropping Plan
The Borowitz Report offers some exclusive information on the CIA Friends & Family Eavesdropping Plan:
In a sign that the Bush administration intends to ratchet up its program of domestic surveillance, the Central Intelligence Agency today announced that it was offering what it called a “Friends & Family” eavesdropping plan.
Under the new plan, American citizens would reap significant discounts for long-distance calls in exchange for permitting the CIA to listen in on all of their conversations.
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With many Americans unhappy with their current long distance service, the CIA hopes that consumers will decide that having a CIA agent listening in on all of their conversations is a small price to pay for fewer dropped calls, which the CIA’s eavesdropping plan promises.
HowTo Make Great Photographs
Ken Rockwell is a favorite photographer of mine and is best known for his amazing landscapes. His article How to Make Great Photographs (or
“Everything You Really Needed to Learn About Photography
That They Didn’t Teach You at Brooks”) has some really good insights on how to approach artistic photography.
There are lots of other tutorials in his how-to section, and make sure and visit his gallery!
WikiMapia
WikiMapia is a collaborative Wiki that sets out to label places of interest all over the world utilizing Google Maps.
Historical Sounds
The Free Information Society has a very nice archive of Historical Sounds in MP3 Format. The rest of the site is also well worth exploring…