Archive for August, 2005

The Invention of the Decade

August 31st, 2005 by Quan Tranh

Sonnette Ehlers of South Africa has invented the most evil device ever. I believe it should be made the invention of the decade. Rapex is a female condom that has barbs that hook into a rapist’s penis. The only way to remove it is at a hospital. Well, I won’t say the only way since the Ginsu knife can cut through anything. The advantage of Rapex is that it also acts as a real condom protecting women from HIV and other nasty diseases. The device does not have full support and has already managed to garner some detractors.

“If a victim is wearing such a device it may enrage the attacker further and possibly result in more harm being caused,” said Sam Waterhouse, advocacy coordinator for Rape Crisis.

Other critics say the condom is medieval and barbaric

One thing about any violent crime that Sam Waterhouse doesn’t understand. You are 50% likely to be killed by your attacker no matter what level of cooperation you provide. This is true with carjacking, rape, armed robbery and other crimes. If one is to die anyway, then why not inflict a little pain on your killer? The fact that Rapex requires surgical removal almost ensures that the perpetrator will be caught the moment he steps into the hospital. If he is also a murder as well as a rapist then he will serve time. In other situations he may never be caught.

I really like this device. I hope it becomes widespread. As a matter of fact I believe every Taliban should wear one. Now that’s real justice.

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Gay Couples Awarded Same Benefits As Married Couples

August 2nd, 2005 by Quan Tranh

California businesses must give spousal privileges to registered same-sex couples, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday by a vote of 5-0.

This is a wonderful development. I have always believed that the more rights awarded to same-sex domestic partnerships is a boost for those of us in hetrosexual domestic partnerships. Eventually the whole gay marriage debate will go away since there will be no difference between being married or just living together. When that comes to pass then straight couples will be able to argue that gays have benefits without getting married and straights should have the same benefits. I don’t want to hear anything about how straights have the option of getting married and gays do not therefore there should be no domestic partner benefits for straight couples. Marriages are doomed to a 1-in-2 failure rate so why bother? There’s a lot of risk to both men and women where a former spouse takes everything you have in a divorce. If there’s no marriage there will be no divorce and then maybe the right wing nut jobs will be quiet about the divorce rate.

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Cisco Video Mirrors and P2P

August 2nd, 2005 by Quan Tranh

The famous actions of Cisco ripping pages from Michael Lynn’s presentation have now been immortalized on the internet for your viewing pleasure. Mirror1, Mirror2, P2P Mirror via eMule

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