Along time ago I wrote a stupid C program. This program was designed for one purpose; to freak someone out. It was suppose to operate under DOS and use ANSI characters to display what appeared to be the workings of a giant count down clock. What it did at the end of the count down was the users guess. The program would then spit out words like, "Not ready reading drive C". This of course was a good way to make anyone feel somewhat upset. I gave this program to a few friends as a joke. Of course,...

Written by Michael W. Robbins (popsci.com) Lord Nelson's H.M.S. Victory in J.M.W. Turner's Battle of Trafalgar . Bottom: The fully loaded U.S.S. Harry S. Truman . National Maritime Museum, London; courtesy Ed Katz (bottom) Going into battle, the captain notes from the bridge that the crosswind has picked up, and he has a word with his officer of the deck. The OOD issues an order to the young helmsman. The helmsman turns the wood-spoked wheel to the right, and the boat...

I read this on an MSN Fact page and thought it would be interesting to re-post this on JoeUser. Pretty funny stuff! Who knew there were laws like these in place. Enjoy! 1. LAW: It is illegal to transport a skunk across state lines. COUNTRY: USA / STATE: Tennessee CITATION: 70-4-208. Unlawful importation of skunks - Penalty. ACTUAL: (a) It is unlawful for any person to import, possess, or cause to be imported into this state any type of live skunk, or to sell, barter, exchange ...

In order to enlighten the reader as to the environment in which our ancestors lived, a compilation of articles describing the region, by some of the notable characters of that time, and the circumstances surrounding the events are to follow. Frequent narration (italicized) will be given to clarify our understanding of the individual, and the motivation for giving the account. 1702 Cadillac’s description of Detroit and Vicinity Cadillac sent this description of the “Region...