L.A. police turn to a lighter flashlight
It had to be powerfully bright, easy to operate and — perhaps most importantly — too small and light to be used as a dangerous weapon…
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\”We\’ve always felt that a flashlight was not an instrument to beat people with. This new one will serve the purpose it was intended to.\”
That just means LAPD will tape their new flashlights to baseball bats and use them like that.
The trailer for 28 Weeks Later is out. Man, I love zombie movies.
The first trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV is up. I can\’t wait. I might even get an Xbox for this.
Jacko looks for a jackpot in Vegas with 50-ft. robot
\”It would be in the desert sands,\” said Mike Luckman of Luckman Van Pier. \”Laser beams would shoot out of it so it would be the first thing people flying would see.
Geez, I don\’t even need to think of a joke for this one.
They didn\’t study, hilarious answers to test questions where the student just had no idea. I like the Find X one. I wish I was that clever back in school.
Space Station 77, a Space Mountain fan site, has a cool digital recreation of the ride, including the original sound track. There\’s also a version with the lights on, and while interesting, I still prefer the lights off.
[ From Boing Boing ]
As a promotion for the Simpsons movie, 11 7-Eleven stores across the country will be made up to look like Kwik-E-Marts. They\’ll also sell Buzz Cola, Krusty O\’s, and Squishees (instead of Slurpees). I hope beauty salons follow suit and rename themselves The Perm Bank.
Sweet! Google Maps shows traffic conditions in 30 major cities now. I\’ve been using Sigalert.com for years and Google Maps is much more slick. It looks like it doesn\’t show accidents though.