http://www.subter.com/shots News in tiny increments Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:23:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, he's killed those who investigated him, killed the independent Russian media and oil industries, brought back to the KGB to rival it's former glory, and now Putin is getting ready for his encore. Yup, after picking his successor, Putin has so kindly agreed to stay on as Prime Minister... Really? Looks ... http://www.subter.com/shots/2007/12/17/putin-to-world-gotcha-bitches/ Last night's Simpsons showed this little clip titled "A Picture A Day for 39 Years" Which is a take off of "Noah Takes a Photo a Day for 6 Years" Now, I love me some Simpsons, but why is it when TV does it, it's a parody and when YouTube does ... http://www.subter.com/shots/2007/12/17/simpsons-pulls-a-youtube/ Freaking December...looks like Shots is back. http://www.subter.com/shots/2007/12/17/we-have-no-holiday-cheer/ A 19 year old that recently shot and killed 8 people in an Omaha mall was describe by those that knew him as a "helpful young man."  This really makes me want to ask those that knew people like Charlie Manson and Jeffrey Dahmer what he was like as a ... http://www.subter.com/shots/2007/12/06/helpful-young-man/ The fine folks over at The Daily Show prove that they're just as funny (and right) without Jon Stewart. Here's their little take on the whole writer's strike. http://www.subter.com/shots/2007/12/02/daily-show-writers-take-on-viacom/ President Bush Tries to Solve the "Other Middle East" Peace Problem - Washington Post France is Rioting...again, but things are getting better. - New York Times YouTube + CNN + Republicans = 42? Time Magazine Does Math - Time We don't suck...as much oil...as we thought we do! Oil price drops nearly $3 ... http://www.subter.com/shots/2007/11/28/hump-day-headlines-28-nov-2007/ Just yesterday I was telling Kenton Shelley about how Verizon limits cell phone usage. This limiting factor was one of the primary reasons I abandoned the big V two years ago in favor of the much more open Cingular/AT&T. Today, Verizon stunned pretty much everyone with the announcement that they were ... http://www.subter.com/shots/2007/11/27/verizon-comes-clean/ Texas oilman Oscar Wyatt Jr. was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in prison for conspiring to violate the U.N. oil-for-food program. Wyatt, 83, pleaded guilty last month in federal court in Manhattan to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Under the terms of his plea deal, ... http://www.subter.com/shots/2007/11/27/rich-white-oil-man-gets-jail-time/ According to an article over at Ars Technica, phishing - the act of sending emails or hosting web pages that impersonate the the identity of another institution for the purpose of theft - actually hurts the reputation of the spoofed institution. And it does so by no small margins. Out ... http://www.subter.com/shots/2007/11/26/all-phished-out/ Many of us grew up with Bill Nye, so called Science Guy (a less jarring alternative to Beakman). He was harmless, he was on television, and to a young nerd, he was f-ing brilliant. Nowadays, Bill Nye is frequent guest on television, last seen on America's Most Smartest Model (VH1's ... http://www.subter.com/shots/2007/11/26/a-problem-science-couldnt-solve/