To the surprise of absolutely no one who thought this through for more than about two minutes, it turns out that the wooly mammoth video is a hoax. I know, shocking!
It appears that a story last week about a hairy, woolly mammoth seen walking across a Siberian river is a hoax.
In the opening frame of the blurry video that went viral, an animal is seen moving through the Kitoy River. Superimposed over the video are the words: Siberian Mammoth, Copyright Michael Cohen/Barcroft Media
That's where the controversy and accusations began to fly.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/13/woolly-mammoth-hoax-confirmed_n_1273952.html
Meme (n): an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, esp. imitation.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Now All Americans Are Losing Ground—David Frum - The Daily Beast
To be an employer means that you pay a fair day's wage for a fair day's work. If your firm goes broke, you go broke too. You don't take advantage of clients or customers. As a voter and citizen, you try to think about what is best for everyone, not just you. You eschew ostentation when times are good, and you pay your fair share of the cost when times are bad. Your good name matters more than money. Your contributions to your community define your good name. Whenever you are inclined to criticize anyone, just remember that not everybody was born with the advantages you had.
(David Frum)
The man who wrote this is a conservative. He is also right.
(David Frum)
The man who wrote this is a conservative. He is also right.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Amazon 'Cancelled order' phish-bait
Some Internet sleaze ball spammer has hit on the idea of trying to fake people out by sending the following email. The idea being that you say “what order!” and then click on the link. That then takes you to God knows where. Instead of clicking the link, go to your regular Amazon.com bookmark just to make sure that your account hasn’t been hacked.
Your order has been successfully canceled. For your reference, here’s a summary of your order:
You just canceled order #155-529594-6657462 placed on February 4, 2012.
Status: CANCELED
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1 of The Acuity Special Edition
By: Olwen Roberts
Sold by: Amazon.com LLC
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Thank you for visiting Amazon.com!
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Amazon.com
Earth’s Biggest Selection
http://www.amazon.com
Your order has been successfully canceled. For your reference, here’s a summary of your order:
You just canceled order #155-529594-6657462 placed on February 4, 2012.
Status: CANCELED
______________________________
_______________________________________
1 of The Acuity Special Edition
By: Olwen Roberts
Sold by: Amazon.com LLC
_____________________________________________________________________
Thank you for visiting Amazon.com!
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Amazon.com
Earth’s Biggest Selection
http://www.amazon.com
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