Broadcast #9 of T&A's Chicken Lips is in the can.  We are DJs at the local community radio station here in Salida, Colorado: KHEN-LP 106.9 FM (website).  You can catch our show, T&A's Chicken Lips, on Wednesdays at 7 am - 9 am Mountain Time here in Salida.  KHEN also stream's it's signal on the World Wide Web.   Our show include a weekly audio "editorial" on technology called "Tech Kernels from the Chicken Lips." The "column" appears in text form below and is pretty close to what I read on the air.

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Tech Kernels from the Chicken Lips

June 03, 2008
Random News

I recently checked out a Wired.com report on a new web site that possibly has the most unique business plan I've ever heard.  We all know the end of the world is coming, right?  Otherwise known as The Rapture?  Well... someday, anyway. Now lets say you are a Christian, and you know, of course, you will be saved before Armageddon strikes... you'll be plucked from your earthly existence and sent directly to heaven.  But what about all the unfortunate ones left behind?  Well, now is your chance to send them a final message.  According to YouveBeenLeftBehind.com, if you've been left behind, you will receive blessed messages from those that have entered heaven.  It is their last chance to encourage you to accept Christ so you too can enter heaven.  But what about the technical folks running the server?  Aren't they Christians too?  Sure they are, so the system detects when they haven't logged in for 6 days and then sends the messages on their way.  Of course, with hell on earth, you may be too busy to check your e-mail.  And what if the server is destroyed by the devil's minions?  Further more, this company that hides behind an anonymous domain registration service, and doesn't list a single corporate officer or employee by name on its website.  Sounds a little fishy... and according to wired.com, they ignored e-mail inquiries.  Has the rapture already begun?  Or is the server really registered by the Antichrist?  Inquiring minds what to know.  You might check with LandoverBaptist.org to see what the other "True Christians" think.

Speaking of the apocalypse, consider this recent news:

• After some HP computer users install Windows XP Service Pack 3, they find their computers spontaneously rebooting. Is it the devil at work?
• A Singapore firm, VueStar, claims it owns the patent on clickable or linked images. VueStar has threatened to sue websites that use pictures or graphics that link to another page, claiming it owns the patent. [Slashdot]
• The internet community helped solve a crime in Calgary in less than 48 hours.  An auto dealer in Calgary lended a car for a test drive, but the car never returned. Aside from finding the location of the perpetrator, members of the community posted links to his Facebook page, used google maps to pinpoint his current location, and took video of the perp and posted that as well. Big brother is watching, and big brother is you! [Slashdot, NY Times]
• June 18th is the last day you can order a Dell with Windows XP on it.  I'll certainly have to purchase a new printer when I upgrade, and I use that term... upgrade... loosely.

Maybe the apocalypse is closer than we think.

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