Feren's stories

Tue 13 Aug 2002 - 23:07

According to this article on a California TV station's website, a zebra helped make rush hour in San Luis Obispo, CA just a little bit stranger on Tuesday. A link is provided within the article to a video of the rogue zebra on the freeways.

He probably beat most people on the roads to their destinations, too.

Wed 31 Jul 2002 - 07:46

Stopped by the FurBuy website lately? After a hiatus of over seven months (see Furbuy to cease operations..... again) and a tentative feeler in June, it looks like FurBuy -- the former competitor to reigning champion furry auctionhouse FurBid -- is making a bid to return. The FurBuy News Page is announcing that FurBuy is under new management and will be reopening soon. It's rather light on details about who will be taking over the operation, promising that "more information will be posted as it becomes available." The news page further goes on to ask users to support the site by donating to help renew the furbuy.com domain and offset costs.

Wed 12 Jun 2002 - 16:33

According to this article at MSNBC.com, researchers who believed they had found evidence that a species of woodpecker previously thought extinct were still present have apparently been led on a wild goose chase. Analysis has proven that the sounds recorded on tape last year were not the sounds of the elusive bird searching for a meal, but were in fact echos of gunshots.

Wed 5 Jun 2002 - 18:43

Poking around the web today, I happened to stop by the old Fur Buy website. Interestingly enough, I saw that their "News" section had been updated on May 27th, replacing the offer to sell the domain and software to any interested buyers. It seems that the proprietor of Fur Buy is considering making a comeback -- again -- and is soliciting feedback to see if there is any interest and support within the community for such a move.

A link for the mail address to respond to is provided off the Fur Buy news page.

Sat 18 May 2002 - 09:28

It was reported in this article on the website of The Washington Times that a debate has arisen in California about what exactly stranded several hundred baby fish. Water service to farmers from a local river has been blamed in the strandings of the endangered fish by one faction of environmentalists, while others (as well as officials) claim it was a natural phenomenon. Water service was recently restored after having been cut off due to similar environmental concerns last summer.

Sat 18 May 2002 - 09:25

According to this article at CNN, a popular Hawaiian snorkeling location has been posted with signs to warn swimmers of potential danger from sharks. It seems the locals have long been aware of it, but tourists aren't.

Wed 1 May 2002 - 19:30

You may have already seen this mentioned on /. but currently there is an article on CNN's Science and Technology page. The article is about the recent results of a team of scientists who have recently developed what could be coined as "remote-control rats". Details are in the article, but here we are seeing the first significant melding of technology into behavioral conditioning (something humans have been doing with animals for eons). Rather than using rewards (food, praise, etc) to encourage specific behaviors in animals, scientists have wired electrodes directly into the brains of their test subjects to stimulate the pleasure center. Additional electrodes into other areas of the brain provide cues to the animal, replacing traditional cues (verbal commands, for example).

Mon 22 Apr 2002 - 16:52

While it's long been a popular move by individuals and corporations seeking an edge in today's Internet-aware economy to grab domain names that might be accessed by individuals who either mistype a URL or aren't aware of the proper URL (example: www.whitehouse.com is a porn site while www.whitehouse.gov is the legitimate home page of the United States White House) in an attempt to gain exposure or business, it hasn't been up until now that this tactic has been used in addition to loading the website in such a way that search engines such as Google will return them as the most likely hit and appear as if it was the genuine article.

In light of the recent debate in regards to the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge, some folks might be interested in learning more about this national treasure. With the popularity of Google these days, some people might be intrigued to find that the first hit when searching Google for "ANWR" takes them to a site that advocates the proposal to drill for oil within the site. Intrigued? So was I.

Sat 16 Mar 2002 - 18:58

The co-star of "Romeo Must Die" was found guilty of 13 counts of animal cruelty, as well as several other unpleasant charges. You can read read up on it in this somewhat brief article over at CNN.com.

Wed 4 Jul 2001 - 10:38

Tony Esteves has released the new Cigarro & Cerveja website. Along with new comics the site has a new look and feel, boasts a F.A.Q, a forum, a store where you can buy C&C merchandise, a mailing list and more.