Monkey Rant – Beauty vs Talent
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Since when has someone’s looks determined how talented they are? I mean, last time I checked, you don’t need to look like a goddess to be able to play the piano, perform well in sports, …

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Article Archive for July 2006

Woman Sent £13 Million Phone Bill
Monday, 31 Jul, 2006 – 15:32 | No Comment

Well, I like to gab, jeez, I’ve even created a site specifically for this purpose, but hey, this pails into insignificance when compared to the gabbing Sharon Keane must have been doing to get this …

Mel Gibson arrested for drink-driving
Saturday, 29 Jul, 2006 – 11:50 | 3 Comments
Mel Gibson arrested for drink-driving

Hollywood star Mel Gibson has been arrested in California for alleged drink-driving.
Gibson’s 2006 Lexus LS 430 was speeding on Pacific Coast Highway when deputies stopped him at 2.36am yesterday, local time, said Steve Whitmore of …

Spam Plant Art by Alex Dragulescu
Friday, 28 Jul, 2006 – 11:00 | 2 Comments
Spam Plant Art by Alex Dragulescu

I hate spam and if your anything like me you’ll send most of this stuff to your waste bin via the delete Key.
Other folks, such as the Romanian-born computer wizz Alex Dragulescu sees the …

Core 2 Duo and Extreme super chips launched by Intel
Friday, 28 Jul, 2006 – 9:49 | No Comment
Core 2 Duo and Extreme super chips launched by Intel

Intel officially put an end to the Pentium era yesterday with the Core 2 Duo, its most important product launched in more than a decade. (Click thumb for larger image)
Marking the importance of the ceremony, …

Many Americans getting to fat for X-rays
Friday, 28 Jul, 2006 – 8:44 | No Comment
Many Americans getting to fat for X-rays

According to a recent report by the beeb, it seems that an increasing Numbers of Americans are becoming too Obese for X-rays.
America’s obesity epidemic has created numerous and well known difficulties for health care workers, …

David Hasselhoff to drunk to fly
Thursday, 27 Jul, 2006 – 16:45 | No Comment
David Hasselhoff to drunk to fly

A spokesperson for David Hasselhoff denied a report Thursday that the former “Baywatch” and “Knight Rider” star had been turned away from a British Airways flight because he was drunk.
Judy Katz, the actor’s publicist, called …

Napstar and ITunes finally nets Metallica
Thursday, 27 Jul, 2006 – 10:53 | No Comment
Napstar and ITunes finally nets Metallica

After a highly publicized and long running battle with Napster and a longstanding refusal to sell its music via iTunes, Metallica has reversed course and made its songs available for individual, legal downloads on both …

Nigerian men with Hyenas and baboons picture?
Thursday, 27 Jul, 2006 – 10:44 | 10 Comments
Nigerian men with Hyenas and baboons picture?

Not news as such but someone e-mailed me this picture today of a group of men who keep hyenas and baboons as pets (click thumbnail for larger image).
I didn’t have a clue what the …

Baby Panda born to 16-year-old Bai Xue
Thursday, 27 Jul, 2006 – 9:21 | 2 Comments
Baby Panda born to 16-year-old Bai Xue

Well, it’s been a while since we’ve posted something cute so get a load of these baby panda cub pictures (click thumbnails for a larger image)
Bai Xue, a 16-year-old panda gave birth to the female …

Internet Explorer 7 to be released via Microsoft Updates
Thursday, 27 Jul, 2006 – 8:59 | No Comment

Microsoft announced today that it will distribute Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP as a “high priority” item in its Automatic Updates system — most commonly used for security patches.
However, if you don’t want the …

Red Steel: The Most Expensive Third Party Launch Title
Thursday, 27 Jul, 2006 – 8:43 | No Comment
Red Steel: The Most Expensive Third Party Launch Title

If there is one game that perfectly captures the potential of the Wii’mote’, it would have to be Red Steel.
Ubisoft and Nintendo clearly have high hopes of grandeur for this katana wielding title, as the …

Lucas confirms Wii-mote to be used as light sabre – well almost
Thursday, 27 Jul, 2006 – 8:40 | No Comment
Lucas confirms Wii-mote to be used as light sabre – well almost

Flapping his lips at Comic-Con in San Diego, LucasArts’ Steve Sansweet says there are plans to bring games to all three next-gen consoles, including Nintendo’s Wii.
During his interview to IGN, its also reported that the …

LG launch 71 inch Plasma TV in gold – 102 inch Plasma from Panasonic on the way
Wednesday, 26 Jul, 2006 – 14:37 | 3 Comments
LG launch 71 inch Plasma TV in gold – 102 inch Plasma from Panasonic on the way

The super-sized plasma war is hotting again up as LG launch it’s latest gigantic telly.
The widescreen wonder beats every other plasma in size…Measuring an eye-spanking 71-inches, the MY-71PY10 can be yours in one of two …

Vintage games coming soon to a PSP near you
Wednesday, 26 Jul, 2006 – 14:05 | One Comment

Sony’s going to let you shoehorn any of 7,000 original PlayStation games onto your PSP by the end of next year, at least that’s the word from PSP Magazine, which says the games giant has …

Brazil’s new coach a surprise: former captain Dunga
Wednesday, 26 Jul, 2006 – 13:42 | No Comment

Former Brazil midfielder and captain Dunga was surprisingly named as the country’s new national team coach on Monday.
The 42-year-old, with no previous coaching experience, replaced Carlos Alberto Parreira, who resigned last Wednesday following Brazil’s …

MySpace Banner Ad Infects over 1 Million users
Wednesday, 26 Jul, 2006 – 9:55 | No Comment
MySpace Banner Ad Infects over 1 Million users

A couple of weeks ago we wrote about teenagers who were unwittingly pushing Zango on Myspace resulting in thousands of users being infected with adware.
More recently, security company iDefense has confirmed that another dodgy site, …


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