Daily Archives: 09/04/2007

This week’s SNN: Now, with more humor

Time for another episode of Shire Network News. This week’s feature interview is Douglas Murray. We’re the antidote to freaks like Alex Jones. It amazes me that that guy actually has a radio show. Or is in any way taken … Continue reading

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Tech un-support

Last week, I tried to save myself some time by using online chat options instead of waiting endlessly on hold for tech support. Turns out I shouldn’t have bothered. Neither Comcast nor HP chat support was accurate. And the inaccuracy … Continue reading

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Scientology up on criminal charges in Belgium

Oooh, fight your way out of this one, defraudulators. BRUSSELS, Belgium — A Belgian prosecutor on Tuesday recommended that the U.S.-based Church of Scientology stand trial for fraud and extortion, following a 10-year investigation that concluded the group should be … Continue reading

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Ahmadinejad: Real-life Looney Tune

Our pal Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would probably be living in a rubber room had he been born in the U.S. Here’s a sample of his latest nuttiness: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has sought to justify his confidence the United States will … Continue reading

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Sderot: one more step towards ghost town

I could be somewhat obsessed about this, but here it goes again: “We have decided to make Sderot a ghost town,” said a spokesman for Hamas who gave his name as Abu Ubeideh. “We are not going to stop launching … Continue reading

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Briefs

Update on the Quechup problem: Say, the nice folks at the brandy new social network are taking your contacts list without permission and using it to spam your friends! Isn’t that special? That’s why I got five invites in one … Continue reading

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