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"come with storm and blow the flesh from this earth..." <morning.blargh> Erotic Images Can Turn You Blind Gaia Vince | August 12, 2005 Researchers have finally found evidence for what good Catholic boys have known all along â erotic images make you go blind. The effect is temporary and lasts just a moment, but the research has added to road-safety campaignersâ calls to ban sexy billboard-advertising near busy roads, in the hope of preventing accidents. The new study by US psychologists found that people shown erotic or gory images frequently fail to process images they see immediately afterwards. And the researchers say some personality types appear to be affected more than others by the phenomenon, known as "emotion-induced blindness". [Read More...] oh my god... were they right!? whatever. i have gigs of pr0n and 20/20 vision. Forecasts Raised For Busy U.S. Hurricane Season Reuters | August 15, 2005 LONDON - A higher-than-usual number of hurricanes are expected to slam into the United States this year, a leading hurricane forecaster said on Monday, threatening areas trying to rebuild from last year's devastating storms. Tropical Storm Risk, a London-based storm forecaster, raised its outlook for hurricane activity in the Atlantic this year by 30 percent from its July outlook on the expectation of higher-than-normal sea temperatures and winds in the region. There is a high probability of an above-average number of tropical storms, which can intensify into hurricanes, making landfall in the United States, the group said. [Read More...] i love storms so freakin much. seriously. Copyright Office: Is Only MS IE Acceptable To You? Joe Barr | August 11, 2005 Would it bother you if the only browser you could use to preregister a copyright claim with the United States Copyright Office is Internet Explorer, version 5.1 and higher? Well, you might be getting bothered real soon, because that is what the Library of Congress has in mind. In a followup to its July 22, 2005, Notice of Proprosed Rulemaking, the Copyright Office is now seeking "information as to whether persons filing the electronic-only preregistration form prescribed by the Copyright Office will experience difficulties if it is necessary to use Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser in order to preregister a work." [Read More...] so now the copyright office is sharing the patent office's crack supply? </morning.blargh> "...come with flood and wash away the flesh from this earth" -- Posted by sku11fukkr to The Blargh at 8/15/2005 09:02:00 AM |
