Edward John Eyre, Journals of Expeditions of discovery into Central Australia and Overland from Adelaide to King George’s Sound, in the Years 1840-41

I am posting this because, as usual, I wish I were the one who had risked, suffered, and triumphed (in the sense of being an explorer). Living vicarously really sucks.
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The Murder of His Overseer, James Baxter (1841)

Toyota takes aim at California runaway Prius story

Toyota takes aim at California runaway Prius story

Excerpts from the article, and my comments in red. Sounds like another “Balloon Boy” to me.

Prius owner Jim Sikes made national headlines last week with claims that his car's accelerator got stuck as he sped up to pass a car while traveling on California's I-8 highway outside of San Diego, and that he was unable to stop the car.
"As I was going, I was trying the brakes ... and it just kept speeding up," he said.
Sikes said he called 9-1-1 for help as he was traveling in excess of 90 mph on a winding, hilly portion of the interstate. He said dispatchers tried to talk him through ways to stop the car, but nothing helped [how about hold the ignition button for 3 seconds].
Eventually, a California Highway Patrol officer was able to catch up to Sikes and used the patrol car's public address system to instruct Sikes to apply the brakes and the emergency brake at the same time. That tactic worked, and he was able to stop the car. [I assume then, that when the car was stopped, the cop observed that the car was still trying to surge forward? If so, I admit it was a problem with the car].
Sikes' attorney, John Gomez [bottom feeder], denied that the report proves his client was wrong about what happened to his car.
"The notion that they weren't able to replicate it in this particular case tells us nothing," he said. "They haven't been able to replicate a single one of these."
Sikes has no plans to sue Toyota, Gomez said.
Gomez [bottom feeder] is also representing the family of Mark Saylor, a California Highway Patrolman who was killed, along with members of his family in a Lexus sedan that accelerated out of control. A preliminary investigation has found that the accelerator pedal in that car probably became trapped on an all-weather floor mat that had been incorrectly installed in the vehicle. (I agree that it did but bottom feeder could care less. A rare “peaceful night’s sleep for him”).
Toyota has issued a recall for several models, including Sikes' Prius, to address possible floor mat entrapment. Sikes' floor mat was not interfering with the accelerator, investigators found, and there were no signs the pedal had become stuck in any way, according to the report.
The investigators findings "suggest that there should be further examination of Mr. Sikes account of the events of March 8," Toyota said in its statement.

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Despicable magazine tries to obtain nude photos of murder victim

This is a disturbing article. There seems to be no limit to the moral depravity to which we have succumbed. There are lawyers for Hustler magazine who are contesting the judge’s ruling to NOT allow these photos to be distributed. Now… had this request come from a reputable magazine, it would be bad enough. The fact that is comes from a hardcore porn magazine is ghastly and disturbing. Think about it? Why would they want these photos?

You will see comments at the bottom of this article from people who are runaway free speech advocates. There is apparently nothing which will deter them from their ideology. They make reference to the fact that, were these photos of Pakistani women killed by American bombs, no one would care. I actually agree with this statement with one caveat: Why should we care as much about these deaths? Most people in Pakistan hate us anyway.
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Something Different - Vanderlei Silva vs Guy Mezger

An excellent fight. Saw the whole thing years ago.

Fake UPS or USPS emails delivering Trojans

This has been around for a few months now. If you ever get one of these emails about a failed package delivery, delete it. Russian hackers spam these out, knowing full well that some of the recipients will have actually mailed a package recently. They will then open the zip file and the executable within it. Once they do, they become just another zombie in a botnet. In the dark underbelly of the internet, they are then referred to as “Somebody’s Bitch.”