The Rigged-Up Net

Disliked bosses make employees’ blood pressure rise to levels that can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993863

Brain scans provide the first proof that the same injury can produce different levels of pain in people, due to different brain activity http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993861

A virtual glass ceiling in ‘EverQuest’? You can be whoever you want to be online, but you’ll still make less money if you’re a woman. http://msnbc-cnet.com.com/2100-1043_3-1020180.html

Holy CRAP! The Thong-Guy that I was talking about here: http://www.riggedup.net/archives/000104.html#000104 and here: http://www.riggedup.net/archives/000100.html is now DEAD! YIKES! Read here: http://www.msnbc.com/local/KMOL/D-E0742FEA-3A9C-48D2-BB47-FA34F5326A14.asp?0na=x22016G0-

I saw this on Unscrewed last night… funny, funny stuff. I highly recommend you watch it. http://www.riggedup.net/funny/condomblow.mpeg

So until today, I had a hunch that during the summers we are all on daylight savings time… now tha Chris found this site, I know for sure that we are. 🙂 http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/b.html

Banned “designer baby” is born in UK The furore over “designer babies” has re-ignited in the UK with the birth of a tissue-matched baby to a couple banned from using the technique by UK authorities. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993854

A new neuroimaging study provides the strongest evidence to date that unusual shyness in children may result from differences in their brains. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993853

Whether it’s your barber or your colleague, if you want people to respect you, you gotta show ’em that you deserve it. http://www.askmen.com/money/mafioso_60/95_mafia.html

So during my last checkup, the doctor told me that my HDL was low… I guess I need to really start taking that devil pill “niacin” or start working out again… considering that niacin SUCKS, I’m guessing that working out is going to win. If anyone wants to try some niacin, I have a whole […]

Microsoft will deliver the next version of its Xbox game console in 2006, CEO Steve Ballmer said. http://news.com.com/2100-1043_3-1019181.html

Acclaim announces that it plans to use spray-painted homing pigeons to advertise Virtua Tennis 2 at this year’s Wimbledon tournament. http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/segasportstennis/news_6030283.html

Wow – the party skewl known as “SWT” will now be known as “Texas State University–San Marcos”… http://www.msnbc.com/local/KMOL/D-55BC750B-787C-452D-B7BE-55620085D9C1.asp?0na=x22013C1-

Want a cool t-shirt? This is your place: http://www.tshirthell.com/

This is some funny stuff… Detect traces of semen in undergarments or have the cheaters e mails sent directly to you http://www.infidelitytoday.com/products.html

People who smoke, take street drugs or become heavy drinkers may be genetically predisposed to their habits, suggest the results of a large new study http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993841

Get Cheaper Inkjet, Laser Printer Cartridges Tucked away in the hills of Wisconsin is a group of monks who have decided that jumping on the imaging and printing bandwagon would be a financially rewarding way to support their monastery, the Cistercian Abbey. http://www.msnbc.com/local/KMOL/D-7720ACA8-4423-40C5-801A-8F49651841F2.asp?0na=x2214120-

It seems that the idiots at AOL finally decided to integrate AIM and ICQ – FINALLY! And according to the article, AIM and MSN will also work together soon too… we’ll see… 😉 http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1125259,00.asp

Deadline to add your cel phone is June 30. You’ll soon be able to boot telemarketers off your cell phone. http://www.msnbc.com/local/KMOL/D-FB98F11D-06D5-45F9-A901-F6752385C203.asp?0na=x2238140-

Handyman admits holding women as sex slaves SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) ? A retired handyman pleaded guilty Tuesday to holding five women captive as sex slaves in an underground dungeon, two months after one of the victims escaped and made a frantic phone call that led to his arrest. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-06-10-captive-women_x.htm

ReplayTV said Tuesday that its new digital video recording boxes won’t include some of the features that have angered copyright holders. http://msnbc-cnet.com.com/2100-1041_3-1015121.html

Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched a new online DVD rental plan with a lower price, an expanded distribution network and more DVDs. http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2003/06/09/daily11.html

Research: Mobile Phones Disrupt Aircraft http://slashdot.org/articles/03/06/10/131226.shtml?tid=99

Watching movie stars light up on screen is the biggest single factor in influencing teenagers to smoke, suggests a new US study. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993812

Ryan found this article… pretty interesting stuff. http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1054921641.html

Two Linux server specialists combine Penguin Computing, a server maker that specializes in Linux-running machines, has signed an agreement to acquire Scyld Computing, the two companies plan to announce Tuesday. http://msnbc-cnet.com.com/2100-1010_3-1014970.html

Linux On Acer’s C100 Tablet PC http://slashdot.org/articles/03/06/09/0019236.shtml?tid=106&tid=137&tid=185

The Onion selects Rackspace to provide Web infrastructure Rackspace Managed Hosting, a San Antonio-based Web hosting firm, will provide managed hosting services for The Onion, a satirical newspaper web site that receives an estimated 1.5 million visitors a week. http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2003/06/09/daily2.html

Building a TiVo, a Step at a Time Forget TiVo and ReplayTV. If you want a really super-duper digital video recorder, you have to build your own. All you need is knowledge of Linux, plenty of cash for hardware and, if anything goes wrong, hundreds of hours to troubleshoot the device. http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,59088,00.html/wn_ascii

Humans may have lost their body hair to reduce their vulnerability to fur-loving parasites and therefore attract the opposite sex, a new evolutionary theory proposes. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993807

Expectant mothers have bigger appetites on average if they are carrying a boy rather than a girl, suggests a study of pregnant US women. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993803

The spread of cancers through the body could be halted by targeting a protein that helps cells latch on to each other, reveals a new study. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993801

Some people have too much free time on their hands… http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com/index.html (Thanks Bart!)

Brain Vitamin: Making Smarter Babies Pregnant mothers may actually be able to boost the brain of their developing fetus. Researchers say the nutrient choline helps cells develop and transmit messages. http://www.msnbc.com/local/KMOL/D-8C20B1B7-CCA6-4E3B-A82F-D0E2BDD951BD.asp

Palm to acquire rival Handspring Palm said Wednesday that it will buy rival Handspring in an effort to strengthen its grip on the market for handheld devices. http://msnbc-cnet.com.com/2100-1041_3-1012981.html

Geocaching Crackdown – NOOOOO! I love geocaching…. this sucks. http://slashdot.org/articles/03/06/04/127224.shtml?tid=126

This is pretty cool… Watch the trailer… movie coming out soon… http://www.cane-toad.com/movie.htm

I actually love the TabletPC.. I’ve been waiting for the prices to come down a bit before I got one, but it looks liike it may not make mass-market appeal for that to happen… hmmm http://slashdot.org/articles/03/06/02/115254.shtml?tid=137 If you don’t know why the TabletPC is a big deal… read this. The whole “digital ink” concept is […]

Colleges offer degree in video gaming DALLAS, Texas (AP) — David Najjab is an educator with an unusual problem: He’s trying to lure students who are serious about making a career out of fun and games. http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/fun.games/06/02/game.university.ap/index.html

Ellison’s NIC Co. to shut down Larry Ellison’s New Internet Computer Co., which sold cheap Web-surfing devices as an alternative to PCs, is closing its doors. http://msnbc-cnet.com.com/2100-1042_3-1012119.html