Sci/Tech Briefs
FISHER GLITCH REVEALED
Bellevue, Wash. (SatireWire.com) – Due to a software glitch at popular Web site the Internet Movie Database, (IMDB.com) Carrie Fisher, star of the Disney horror movie ‘Carrie,’ about a family of telekenetic lions, is taller than an adult giraffe. Copyright [Read More]
NEW DOMAINS UNNECESSARY
Washington, D.C. (Satirewire.com) - Contradicting the testimony of other Internet firms, the head of Indonesia’s top English-speaking adult site, TurnInToYourOwnDesire.com, told a Senate panel yesterday it was having “no trouble” registering new and [Read More]
STING SUNK
Bellevue, Wash. (SatireWire.com) - Due to yet another software glitch at the Internet Movie Database, Sting, the former lead singer of The Temptations who is best known for his portrayal of Kunta Kinte in the TV-movie “Roots,” died in a ferryboat accident at age [Read More]
WARNING ISSUED VIRUS
San Francisco (SatireWire.com) - Many the major Internet security firms today issued a warning the PrepNaught virus, which comes attached an email and automatically erases prepositions all files a user’s hard drive. Said a spokesman McAfee Associates: “It is [Read More]
AD NETWORK RELENTS
New York, N.Y. (Satirewire.com) – Online advertising network DoubleClick, under fire from the New York state attorney general for its now-scrapped plan to personally identify Web surfers and their habits through its software, denied today it ever implemented the [Read More]
SPLITTERS
Folsom, Cal. (Satirewire.com) – In a joint statement released this morning, the International Webmasters Association, the World Organization of Webmasters, and the National Association of Webmasters said they are distinct, fully-functional organizations and were not [Read More]
SOUTH DAKOTA GOES DIGITAL
PIERRE, S.D. (SatireWire.com) – As his first act in office, Gov. Jim Barksdale signed an executive order today renaming the state “E-Dakota.” The state’s 860,000 residents, as well as livestock, personal belongings, and public and private buildings, [Read More]
Report That Pessimists Die Sooner – No Big Surprise to Pessimists
New York (SatireWire.com) – A study issued Tuesday claiming that pessimists have more long-term health problems than positive people just proves pessimists were right, say pessimists. [Read More]
