By now, you’re probably wondering what happened to Thud. And you’re probably wondering who this Kadath person is that you’re reading.
Well, for those of you who have been following the details, these two mysteries shouldn’t be that hard to solve.
Some of you might remember this little website from a previous Thudfactor entry. Look [...] Read more »

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Talk about your niche markets. These people will fly you and your partner around in a Cesna for the explicit purpose of having sex. Hah. He said “explicit.” For $350 dollars — I don’t know if that’s US$ or loonies — you get an hour, a certificate, “AND a set of souvenir sheets, because frankly, [...] Read more »

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One of the side effects of the RIAA’s lawsuit-happy attitude is smaller people getting into the habit. Here’s one example:
The Beastie Boys and James Newton have been fighting over a sample the Beastie Boys used in “Pass the Mic.” This is James Newton’s story and the Beastie Boys Response. It’s interesting to note that their [...] Read more »

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Henna tattoos are beginning to replace face-painting in a lot of festivals. Real henna, used intelligently, can be a beautiful, safe, and long-lasting form of temporary body art. Nevertheless I’d be extra careful about getting one done by a stranger at a festival event. There are lots of compounds called “henna” that really aren’t. Not [...] Read more »

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Caught in the Kid Porn Crusade
This remarkable Wired article is highly disturbing for a number of reasons. To summarize: a former marine and police officer with just a little too much curiousity about pornography logs into a child-porn web site, downloads some of the material, decides they’re not his style, then signs out. He’s arrested. [...] Read more »

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