Posted on September 30th, 2007 by Lormar
PC World – Firmware Update Breaks Hacked iPhones
PC World reported Saturday that with Apple’s new firmware release (1.1.1) for the iPhone, which several phones have already started updating to automatically thanks to the built-in iTunes software update on the phone, breaks (permanently in some cases) or disables iPhones that have been unlocked or hacked [...]
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Posted on September 25th, 2007 by Lormar
A district-based Austin City Council up for debate again
In an unexpected, and bold move, a concerned citizen from East Austin has the city council considering a proposal to once again put single-member districts on the ballot for 2008. Unfortunately, due to group stupidity ignorance another misguided citizen is passing around a petition to [...]
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Filed under: Austin, News and Politics, Rants
Posted on September 21st, 2007 by Lormar
Capital Metro board backs away from fare increase plan
First the French come to their senses… Now taxing authorities in Travis County are actually backing down from stupidity? At the behest of the people? Can it be true?
Surprisingly enough, at least in this case, it seems true. The Austin-American Statesman’s Ben Wear reports that the board [...]
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Filed under: Austin, Capital Metro, Life, News and Politics, Rants
Posted on September 20th, 2007 by Lormar
BBC NEWS | UK | England | Merseyside | Man, 72, refused alcohol over age
Unfortunately, we’re graced yet again with another example of the epidemic of stupidity that’s afflicted the world unchecked for far too long now.
Morons on power trips who are overly concerned with BEING right rather than whether what they’re doing IS right. [...]
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Posted on September 20th, 2007 by Lormar
Woman, 70, Arrested Over Brown Lawn – AOL News
Okay, this one completely disgusts me. State officials have investigated this matter and said that the officer acted properly? Not maintaining your landscaping is a crime now? I’m sorry, but the people who are responsible for stupid laws like this should be lined up and summarily shot.
In [...]
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