Dark Roasted Blend: Archive: October, 2006

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Archive: October, 2006

- October 15, 2006
Dark Roasted Blend, First Issue
- Citroen Concept Car, Extreme Weather Pics, etc

- October 16, 2006 - Quantum Shot #1
- What "The Beatles" did not know when they started

- October 17, 2006 - Quantum Shot #2
- Best opening lines for a story (and ending for a book)

- October 18, 2006 - Quantum Shot #3
- Creative Advertisement Gallery

- October 19, 2006 - Quantum Shot #4
- Wisdom according to Calvin & Hobbes

- October 20, 2006 - Quantum Shot #5
- Catalogue of Crazy Watches from Japan

- October 21, 2006 - Quantum Shot #6
- A true story of modern-day "Mad Scientist"

- October 21, 2006 - Quantum Shot #7
- Wooden Laptop Design - A new Japanese fad

- October 22, 2006 - Quantum Shot #8
- Atmosphere Goes Nuts: Extreme Weather Instability

- October 23, 2006 - Quantum Shot #9
- New Collection of Staggering Fractals

- October 24, 2006 - Quantum Shot #10
- Silly Metaphors & Analogies

- October 25, 2006 - Quantum Shot #11
- Weird Inventions of Henry Winstanley

- October 26, 2006 - Quantum Shot #12
- Attack of the Wacky Signs, Part 1

- October 27, 2006 - Quantum Shot #13
- Aliens Also Digg Firefox Browser

- October 28, 2006 - Quantum Shot #14
- Glass CD and the Invisibility Cloak

- October 29, 2006 - Quantum Shot #15
- Optical Illusions Extravaganza

- October 30, 2006 - Quantum Shot #16
- Vintage and Modern Concept Buses

- October 31, 2006 - Quantum Shot #17
- Telemarketer's Doomsday Manual

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The little blue robot isn't actually from Nissan. It's a model of the Tachikoma robot from the anime "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex."
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Much like the famed How to Give a Cat a Pill
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I can't believe someone patented using a laser to exercise a cat!

Unfortunately in reality it's not such a good idea to have your cat or dog chase a laser dot around, at least not on a frequent basis. It could make them psychotic over time. I think many of us (myself included) have used a laser on a pet once or twice. Have you noticed how obsessive they get? That's not something you want to encourage too much. But occasional use is okay. Just be careful not to shine it in their eyes.
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Yes, it can make them go nuts. My brother has an Australian Shepard, beautiful dog with one blue eye and one brown eye. We all had fun playing with this dog using a laser. She chased it for hours. And, now the dog wants to chase any moving shadow. She tries to dig in the carpet when shadows from trees shine in thru the window, so now, much of the time my brother has to keep the blinds closed on sunny days. She also digs in the yard when she thinks she is catching shadows from trees. These things never happened until we all played with her using a laser. So, my brother has told us to not ever bring the laser around the dog anymore. She is just to sensitive to the hunt and chase. Some of it is just the Australian Shepard's nature, but the laser can electrify this instinct. Beware!
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I once played with my cat (a red tabby) with a laser pointer a little bit over the course of maybe a week, back when laser pointers were really popular. Then the batteries died and I put it away. To this day though, maybe 7 years later, I can get it out of the drawer and shake the laser pointer in my hand and the cat will come running to wherever I am.

We have lots of toys he likes to play with now, but not the laser, the thought of getting him in the eye with it always worried me.
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The picture of the cat sleeping in the closet is my friend's cat. I always surprised to see it. He took it a few years back and it his grandparents sent it out in an e-mail and now it all over the place.
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Regarding the smallest firetruck of the world, I think it's likely this one (although it's hard to call that a "truck"): http://www.ff-schnelsen.de/Loeschi/body_loeschi.html

The text is in German but there are some pictures. Google provides some more, looking for "Löschi" or Loeschi".
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What a beautiful train.
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Beatiful! Reminds me of traditional chinese paintings.
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If you're willing to take the least traveled road, you'll find sceneries worth photographing.
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..."I did not expect China to be so visually stunning..."

i bet every country has something stunningly beautiful to offer.

nice photos though. thanks.
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Hey, I was wondering if you had any background-sized files of these images? They'd make for great wallpaper.
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I wish... I stumbled upon them on the Chinese image-aggregation sites, which seem to publish only that size... I'll update if more information about the original photographers surfaces.
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Very beautiful pictures. Thank you
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"I did not expect China to be so visually stunning"

My friend, the world is full of beautiful places. Just because you have your assumptions about other countries and people doesn't mean other places are any less beautiful or that other people are any worse than what you're familiar with.

Next time you see the news on TV, you should seriously think about how beautiful Iran might be, or what the cultural heritage of Iraq used to be. And don't even get me started about Russia :)
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Classic China landscape! Glad to know you like it!!
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These pictures are probably taken at the historical Three Gorges river, which China has stupidly decided to dam up and ruin the scenery. I believe the dam is currently in progress and the river is expected to dip several inches per year. Visit while you can, you can hike and actually see these views - supposedly. Haven't done it yet.
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Very beautiful photographs. The natural beauty of China is largely unknown to the world. I certainly never expected this from China. Thanks for sharing them.
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Of course the land shown in the pictures is beautiful; it is so hard to traverse that the Chinese will dump their trash in a more convinient location, like right outside their homes.
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how stupid can you be to let someone watch you enter the PIN?
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lol, check the date on those CCTV images. . . The theives chose a good day to steal someone's credit card. :P
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Regarding the date . . . Nov 9, 2001 was a Friday as it shows on the date code on the picture. Sept 11, 2001 (9-11) was a Tuesday.
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how did you figure out the method though?
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11/9/2001 in europe is November 9th, not september 11th. 11/9 was a friday...
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11-9-2001 was a friday, which means this was a US teller IMO because Europe goes dd/mm/yy in most cases.

Looks very easy to do - add the spycam technology and a thief wouldnt even have to come "help"
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I blame our public school system for society having so many stupid people.
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anonymous-- That would depend on if you were an honest person or not. The criminal pictured here is a thief. The person at the ATM is a trusting person, brought up to trust other people.

One is a shameful thief, the other an honest person.
That is The Truth.
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first off to anonymous, youre a dumbass for what you said because the date is 11/09/01.. That is November 9th 2001 for the slow paced ones.. That was a Friday. I don't understand why people always try to find a fault and cry about it. anyway, i feel bad for the guy but as mentioned, you should never trust strangers ESPECIALLY around your money.. I know I don't, and nothing like thats ever happened to me, so tough break buddy.. you live and you learn
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This could be just a demo of what did happen at that bank and how short the time frame it could take to do the job… protecting the innocent …….Notice the person at the end of the film is demonstrating the last steps to take the film out of the machine.
His hand looks the same as the so-called thief in the film above… Are the banks allowed to publish the actual film of a crime????? Privacy issues…….. Of course standards in European countries are different so who knows…… any way don’t “trip” it was just a thought… I personally hide my steps while entering information in an ATM whether there is someone there or not… I always think if the camera is looking at me then that is someone who potentially can see me enter my code depending on the angle of the camera…..Some times the people who have access to the film are not good people either. Hummmm.. get to that
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I think the demostration is a valid message to show those who are trusting what may be could be happening. It appears that much of the comments are about the date and not the benefits, must be some morons out there.
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very interesting....i would never let a stranger help me with my cards at the ATM i would go to the bank immediately. Rebecca
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any way, thxs for info
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It really happens. We just need to be careful. It's sad but there are lots of bad people i this world.
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i can't believe that there are people on here bitching about this information. the guy that wrote this post didnt have to write it but did just so that at least one or two of you would not be caught with this scam. I don't think its a question of how stupid you are to enter your pin infront of someone people do irrational things under certain situations. thanks for the info mate much appreciated :)
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Thank you very much for the information. It really help people to be more careful and cautious in the future.
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Thanks for the info too. To those that think stupid people fall for it, I think its more a question of patience and frustration. If you need the money badly and someone walks over to offer help, I think in many circumstances people will "fall" for it.
At least one bank is kind enough to release this info. I've yet to see anything like this from banks in my area.
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I liked the picture with your cash tucked under the bed! hahaha =) Informative article!
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Great information, Thanks..
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"Anonymous said...
11/9/2001 in europe is November 9th"

No it isn't, in Europe we write dates dd/mm/yyyy so:

11 = Eleventh
9 = September
2001 = er, 2001 ;-)

Writing the date yyyy/mm/dd or dd/mm/yyyy makes sense, I've never understood why anyone thinks that writing it mm/dd/yyyy is a good idea !
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see http://photo2text.com/
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black people stealing.. or at least knowing how to steal. What a surprise
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Yep. No matter what, you shouldn't let someone see your pin. Its common sense. Some machines even have signs to remind you not to ask from help from strangers. If there is something wrong with the machine, call the bank. That's it. Its not about not being trusting, its just being sure.

Good post.

oh btw. its funny how you guys argue over a date lolz
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thats an evil act

cyber
http://www.uscheckingaccount.com
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this is a technique known as the "lebanese loop" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_loop
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Yeah, that's called a card trap. I read a case about it in a criminal law class. the case was from the mid or early 80s I believe. This type of thing has been going on in america since ATMs first appeared. I realize people are caught off guard by this but, anybody who puts their PIN in in front of a stranger in any situation is a fool.
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what's even more brilliant is that they just made a step by step guide for how to do this for any criminals that haven't heard of it yet.
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thats crazy. I think someone fell overboard in that video.
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