Archive for the 'WTF' Category
Show Stuff 0
These may or may not end up on the Jubi Show. It’s been languishing in “Draft” for awhile now. Hopefully the other show persons will stop by and weigh in. Frankly, I don’t know why the PDF is in there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5PvIPgJGx0
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6673734199138235720
http://www.iowabeefcenter.org/content/Organic_Natural_Grass_Fed_Beef_2006.pdf
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2649858543976611522
The theme is most certainly Beef.
More Flooded Than Ever Before 0
That is what the Coralville Reservoir will be outputting by the peak of this now conclusively historic flood. The scene is strange: sandbags everywhere, the slow creep of the river towards ground I walk over every day, the backup of traffic due to road and bridge closings. And we still have a week to go until the crest.
It’s hard to work during this time, especially with this view out the window:
All University staff located along the river have been asked to “decide which materials you would want to have with you if you are unable to access your office for several weeks.” Thought I’d throw that in just in case you thought “It can’t be that bad…”
And from a Co-worker’s family member, here’s a picture of Downtown Cedar Rapids, specifically 3rd Avenue:
Qwest’s main CO for East Central Iowa is located in this area and is now shut down, so Internet is down for all customers in the region. Not a good time for a web developer.
I will try to keep updating as I am able. For the picture people, the Gazette has tons. So does the Press-Citizen.
Hawaii Chair 0
From a Brian I know.
Eastern Iowa News 0
And some is not good.
- Deputies open garage, find 3 dead bodies
[LaMotte is just up the road from my dad’s cafe] - Mason City a possible hub for East Coast ethanol pipeline
via State 29 - ‘Dilbert’ retells story of Iowan fired over comic
via Digg
I wonder if this happens in Iowa 2
I really would like to know…
What what? 2
What what in the hell…
Found via myspace friend following
Quite the mistake [Updated] 0
B-52 bomber mistakenly carried nuclear warheads on domestic flight: report
WASHINGTON (AP) — A B-52 bomber was mistakenly armed with six nuclear warheads and flown for more than three hours across several states last week, prompting a U.S. air force investigation and the firing of one commander, Pentagon officials said Wednesday.
The plane was carrying Advanced Cruise Missiles from Minot Air Force Base, N.D, to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on Aug. 30, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of a Defence Department policy not to confirm information on nuclear weapons.
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The missiles, which are being decommissioned, were mounted onto pylons on the bomber’s wings and it is unclear why the warheads had not been removed beforehand.
High probability this thing flew over western IA.
Update – USA Today article, for corroboration.
Update 2 – I sincerely hope not.
Fan Death? 0
Another interesting Wikipedia find from regreaser:
The belief is that an electricfan, if left running overnight in a closed room, can result in the death (by suffocation, poisoning, or hypothermia) of those inside. This belief also extends to air conditioners and the fans in cars.
UPDT
Fan Death – the film?
Behavior Detection Officers 0
Behavior detection officers work in pairs. Typically, one officer sizes up passengers openly while the other seems to be performing a routine security duty. A passenger who arouses suspicion, whether by micro-expressions, social interaction or body language, gets more serious scrutiny.
A behavior specialist may decide to move in to help the suspicious passenger recover belongings that have passed through the baggage X-ray. Or he may ask where the traveler is going. If more alarms go off, officers will “refer” the person to law enforcement officials for further questioning.
I feel ‘freer’ every day.
Via Daily Rotten