Monday,
October 26, 2001
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Gaydar,
or gay radar, billed as the first portable interactive electronic
icebreaker/matchmaker for gay men and lesbians, ends the guesswork about
the sexual orientation of that person across the room. Expected on the
market early this summer, Gaydar is a pocket-size key chain that sends
out a radio signal, activating similar devices within 40 feet. When the
gadget gets a compatible signal, it begins to beep or flash, depending
on how it's set. It can be set to transmit to men or women. http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/review/crg942.htm |
| Miss
Cleo Unmasked So, deep down in the recesses of your mind, you think
about calling her (although this is, of course, not something you would
admit to anyone). What would happen if you did? Would you get to talk
to Miss Cleo or someone equally compelling? Nope, you'd get to talk to
someone like Richard Daverman who answered a help-wanted ad in a Nashville
newspaper. he provides a fascinating glance into the world of telephone
psychics. http://dailyrevolution.org/allgood/010608.html#today |
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| Humans for Sale
Apparently, I'm worth exactly: $1,821,170.00. I took the survey and all,
but I'm not sure how they came to that conclusion. But like the website
says, "We hope you can find somebody who is wealthy enough to afford
you." http://www.humanforsale.com/ |
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| Finally, something
to do with those plastic bags from the grocery store . . . It's estimated
that only 2% - 4% of the single-use, post-consumer plastic bags are recycled
by the consumer. Plastic recyclers report that they are able to process
and recycle 40% of the material they receive. Which means that only 8-16
out of every 1,000 bags are recycled. The remaining tonnage of plastic
waste ends up accumulating at alarming rates. Hence, the idea for the
bed made out of plastic bags. The bagbed was awarded a $2,000 prize by
the American Plastics Council for the single most unusual reuse idea.
Want to make your own? Detailed directions are on the site. http://www.bagbed.com/ |