Lee's Articles From Around The Net

Australian doctors use vodka drip to save tourist

Seeded on Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:32 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Australian doctors revealed Wednesday that they drip-fed an Italian tourist a steady dose of vodka over three days to save his life after he poisoned himself.

odd-news, vodka, poison, alcohol

The wiki is dead, long live the wiki!

Seeded on Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:44 AM EDT (web2what.blogspot.com)

I have just watched a promo from IBM introducing the QED (quick and easily done) wiki. Basically, it allows the user to create a 'mash up' (collection of services) and tie or wire them together within the wiki.

technology, ibm, qed, wiki, mash-up, api, virtual-desktop

Nokia's iPhone -- no, seriously

Seeded on Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:36 PM EDT (Engadget)

Oh come on, what the hell is that? A Nokia branded iPhone? It was presented during Nokia's GoPlay event this morning as a glimpse into the future of Nokia interface design. Oh, and it's due out next year.

technology, nokia, iphone, mobile-phone

Walt Disney World renaming Disney-MGM Studios

Seeded on Sat Aug 11, 2007 4:12 AM EDT (The Orlando Sentinel)

So long, Disney-MGM Studios. In a widely anticipated move, Walt Disney World is renaming its movies-oriented theme park, dropping the "MGM" name from the brand. But unlike much of what has been anticipated in Disney-gossip circles, the new name will contain neither Pixar nor ABC.

entertainment, walt-disney-world, disney-mgm-studios, disney-world, disney, theme-park, mgm-studios, hollywood-studios

Girl Falls From Ride At Six Flags

Seeded on Sun Aug 5, 2007 11:07 AM EDT (nbc4.com)

The Prince George's County Fire Department responded to a report of a child injured at Six Flags in Largo Friday afternoon. Fire officials said that after 3:30 p.m., a 6-year-old girl fell off the Octopus ride.

odd-news, six-flags, theme-park, accident

A Social-Networking Service With a Velvet Rope

Seeded on Sun Jul 29, 2007 4:59 AM EDT (The New York Times)

The hottest startup in Silicon Valley — minutely examined by bloggers, panted after by investors — is Pownce, but only a chosen few can try out its Web site. I've managed to get an invite into Pownce and although it looks and works quite nicely, I can't find much use for it …

nytimes, business, yourmoney, computers-and-the-internet, social-networking, digg-com, pownce, kevin-rose

Dollywood Announces $5 Million River Battle Ride for 2008

Seeded on Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:10 AM EDT (Yahoo! Finance)

A battle is brewing in Dollywood's Timber Canyon area as work begins on River Battle, the theme park's new water adventure ride set to open in 2008.

entertainment, dollywood, theme-park, rafting, water

Tube train set off the wrong way down tunnel

Seeded on Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:56 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

A London tube driver took a train in the wrong direction through a tunnel and nearly ran head-on into another one on the same line, it was revealed on Thursday. An investigation has been launched into the incident on Sunday afternoon, London Underground said in a statement.

world-news, underground, train, london

Apple To Integrate iTunes Into Bebo

Seeded on Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:10 PM EDT (TechCrunch)

Apple has announced a deal that will see the its popular iTunes service embedded into Bebo.

technology, bebo, apple, itunes, social-networking

Google's e-mail for universities

Seeded on Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:00 AM EDT (BBC News)

Google is expanding its empire into universities - with entire campus e-mail networks switching over to using Google's e-mail service. This will give the internet company a "relationship for life" with students - who can carry on using these e-mail addresses after graduating.

technology, google, email, universities, gmail

Driver takes shortcut through mall

Seeded on Sat Jun 9, 2007 4:15 AM EDT (metro.co.uk)

It was a case of in one door and out the other for a man who drove his car through a shopping centre. The man drove his car through a door, down one of the shopping mall's corridors and then out another door, police said. The incident at the Westfield Sunrise mall in New York l …

odd-news, car, mall, shortuct

Wheelchair man goes on wild ride

Seeded on Sat Jun 9, 2007 4:12 AM EDT (metro.co.uk)

A truck driver has pushed a wheelchair-bound man for four miles without realising it. Police stopped the truck - wheelchair still attached - at a trucking company. The driver did not believe officers until he stepped from his cab and saw for himself.

odd-news, wheelchair, truck, highway, red-arrow-highway

Sony price cut for Blu-ray player

Seeded on Mon Jun 4, 2007 7:56 AM EDT (BBC News)

Sony has cut $100 (£50) off the price of its new next-generation DVD player as it tries to get ahead in the market. The BDP-S300 now costs $499 - half what the firm's first Blu-ray player cost at its launch six months ago.

technology, sony, blu-ray, dvd

Family made to pay for privilege of watching house burn down

Seeded on Mon Jun 4, 2007 6:34 AM EDT (metro.co.uk)

A US family had to pay £5,000 to a private fire company that turned up too late to save thier burning house.

odd-news, fire, blaze

Man in unfortunate bottom plunger incident

Seeded on Mon Jun 4, 2007 6:30 AM EDT (metro.co.uk)

The following story is reported with a certain degree of scepticism, as it sounds just too good (well, bad) to be true. It is, however, funny. So...

odd-news, plunger, bath, soap, bottom

Launch date for iPhone revealed

Seeded on Mon Jun 4, 2007 6:26 AM EDT (BBC News)

Apple has confirmed that its much-anticipated iPhone product will launch on 29 June in the US. The date was given in a series of TV adverts broadcast on Sunday, and was later confirmed by a spokesman for the California-based company.

technology, apple, iphone

T-Shirts Meet SMS: Reactee

Seeded on Mon Jun 4, 2007 6:23 AM EDT (TechCrunch)

Reactee has announced the launch of a line of interactive t-shirts that combine fashion, SMS and activism through "shirts that text back".

technology, t-shirt, sms, reactee

BB under way with an all-girl house

Seeded on Wed May 30, 2007 5:57 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Big Brother 8 has kicked off with an all-girl house - including the reality show's first identical twins. Barbie-loving blondes Sam and Amanda are among the 11 female contestants.

entertainment, big-brother, reality-tv

Disneys Pirates Rule the Global Box Office With Biggest Opening of All Time - Films Unprecedented Booty Of 401 Million Is a New Industry Record

Seeded on Tue May 29, 2007 7:08 AM EDT (CNET News.com)

Walt Disney Pictures' epic adventure, "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," from Jerry Bruckheimer Films, landed in the global box office record books and laid claim to the biggest opening in industry history, with an unprecedented gross of $401,000,000 in its first six day …

entertainment, disney, pirates-of-the-caribbean, potc, at-worlds-end, movies, box-office

Sulake enters the social networking market

Seeded on Sun May 27, 2007 4:09 PM EDT (sulake.com)

Sulake Corporation, the company behind Habbo, one of the world's largest virtual worlds for teenagers, takes a strong step towards the social networking scene by acquiring Finland's leading social networking service IRC-Galleria.

technology, sulake, irc-galleria, social-networking

Squatter handed deeds to £3.5m plot on the Heath

Seeded on Sun May 27, 2007 10:46 AM EDT (metro.co.uk)

It's not exactly Trump Towers – but Harry Hallowes is more than happy with his £3.5million abode. The tramp, who has squatted in a prime piece of real estate on London's Hampstead Heath for almost two decades, has been handed the deeds to his plot of land.

odd-news, squatter, land-registry, land

Mystery emu escapes from police

Seeded on Sun May 27, 2007 10:44 AM EDT (metro.co.uk)

A mystery emu sparked an international incident after it went on the run from police. The emu was first spotted in Germany, but after several hours of failing to catch the bird with officers in patrol cars, vets and local zoo staff, the police called in Swiss reinforcements.

odd-news, police, emu, germany, switzerland

New Pandora Website

Seeded on Wed May 23, 2007 4:13 PM EDT (Pandora)

Depending on your point of view, the original Pandora.com was either a fun retro homage to iTunes circa 1998, or maybe the best use of Khaki on the Internet -- or maybe your view is that it has a face that only a mother could love.

technology, pandora, music, website-design

Spitting Teen Shocked With Taser At Disney

Seeded on Wed May 23, 2007 2:23 PM EDT (CNET News.com)

A teen was shocked with a Taser gun and several others were detained at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom theme park after they attacked officers responding to reports they were spitting at guests, according to police.

us-news, taser, teen, disney, walt-disney-world

Skins on Channel Four

Seeded on Wed May 23, 2007 1:31 PM EDT (Pasi)

The popular teen TV series from E4 - Skins, will soon be appearing on channel 4. The program was a little bit controversial when it wired, I wonder if there will be more complaints now its moving on to mainstream TV

entertainment, tv, skins, channel-4, party, drugs

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