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Archive - Jun 2004

bureaucrash.com: Green Party National Convention Crashed!

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Mon, 06/28/2004 - 2:00am

Too funny -- the Bureaucrashers infiltrated the Green convention, and began handing out over-the-top socialist/communist propoganda with obvious contradictions (i.e. anti-tech petitions were signed while being taped by camcorders). Unfortunately, the Greens didn't pick up on the humor. Read the full story.

wired.com: Florida to Tax Home Networks

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Mon, 06/28/2004 - 2:00am

More proof that the government never met a tax it did not like. Read the full story.

cnn.com: Retro Nintendo joins Game Boy

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Mon, 06/28/2004 - 2:00am

Ah, the power of nostalgia! The new 80s-inspired Game Boy Advance is accompanied by equally classic games: Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, and Super Mario Brothers. Read the full story.

joystiq: Leisure Suit Larry Would Rather Wear Nothing At All

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Sun, 06/27/2004 - 2:00am

Ah, good ol'Larry. I remember many an hour spent playing the original Serria games back in the 80s, guiding him on his quests for gold chains, hot tubs and full-body waxings. Read the full story.

Burning Down the Bridges

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Sun, 06/27/2004 - 2:00am

Nuketown has been online since June 1996. That's 8 years folks -- eight long, fun, content filled years. But as I work my way through Nuketown's redesign, I've reluctantly come to terms with the fact that it's time to burn a few of the ol'thermonuclear burg's bridges.

scifi.com: The Star Trek Album Reviewed

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Fri, 06/25/2004 - 2:00am

SCI-FI takes a look at this new album, which pulls together Trek music spawning the franchise's 40-year-history. Read the full story.

snopes.com: Spunkball

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Fri, 06/25/2004 - 2:00am

A debunking of a legend that claims teens are throwing flaming tennis balls into the cars of unsuspecting motorists Read the full story.

whatever: A Little Libel

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Fri, 06/25/2004 - 2:00am

Sci-fi writer John Scalzi gives readers a little lesson on the nature of libel. Read the full story.

cnn.com: Report: Fried Food Chemical Not Risky

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Fri, 06/25/2004 - 2:00am

Hmmm. So the crunchy bits in fried food won't kill you after all? Well, sounds like the Vast Fried Chicken Conspiracy has triumphed once again. Quick ... burn down all the KFCs! Read the full story.

The E-mail Conundrum

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Fri, 06/25/2004 - 2:00am

Observant visitors to the beta for Nuketown's redesign site will note that I've removed all of the e-mail addresses from the site. You can still contact me via Nuketown, but you'll need to do it via a Web-based form. Even fiction and non-fiction queries will be handled through a form rather than by an e-mail address. Why? Spam and viruses.