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CNN must be hard up for money by Ravenwood - 04/30/2008 08:47 PM

(screenshot of my favorite)

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Candidate for Best Invention Ever goes to... by Ravenwood - 04/24/2008 06:21 AM

Whomever invented this kid repellent:

A wall-mounted gadget designed to drive away loiterers with a shrill, piercing noise audible only to teens and young adults is infuriating civil liberties groups and tormenting young people after being introduced into the United States. . .

The high-frequency sound has been likened to fingernails dragged across a chalkboard or a pesky mosquito buzzing in your ear. It can be heard by most people in their teens and early 20s who still have sensitive hair cells in their inner ears.

The device is sold by Kids Be Gone.

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Long ago when I was in my early 20's I worked for a research company in So Cal. The file room had some sort of alarm system that emitted a high frequency squeal. Of the 12 people in the office I was one of only two who could hear it.
I guess not going to those heavy metal concerts really did pay off!

::Posted by Windy Wilson at April 25, 2008 8:18 PM
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I wonder how safe those devices are. I'm betting that there will be lawsuits soon from young (or older-you don't have to hear something for it to affect you) people with any number of ailments that they will blame this on.

::Posted by mikem at April 27, 2008 4:41 AM
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I need one of those for noisy neighbors who have habitually decided 3am romps on a Sunday morning are fun.

::Posted by Da Goddess at April 28, 2008 11:32 AM
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CNN: In Chicago, fears of a long, bloody summer by Ravenwood - 04/23/2008 06:00 AM

That'll teach Chicago to lock up gang leaders:

Nine people were killed in 36 shootings over the weekend in Chicago, reflecting what some community leaders say is a deadly breakdown in discipline among gang members after a crackdown over the past few years put many of their leaders behind bars.

Perhaps if they let the gang leaders out of jail, they could instill enough discipline in gang members to obey Chicago's gun ban.

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Heh, yeh that works great in Oakland too! Let the gang leaders out and send 'em home! The training and discipline they instill in other young men helps to build the community. Hahahaha!

::Posted by DirtCrashr at April 23, 2008 2:19 PM
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It's Not Easy Being Green by Ravenwood - 04/21/2008 07:30 PM

I've long thought that the Global Warming movement is on the way out. It is only a matter of time before people are sick of hearing about how everything causes global warming.

I just want to go on record as saying that the latest Green Marketing push will only help accelerate the demise of the environmental movement. What is even more deliciously ironic is that much of the green marketing is just that, marketing. There is no environmental benefit at all. It will probably cause more environmental damage when all that green crap gets tossed in the trash.

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