Feb 4 2009 Klingon Robs 7-11 With Traditional Sword
Klingons: they can't be trusted. Proof positive: some mountain-head has been running around Colorado Springs robbing 7-11's with a BetleH, the traditional Klingon sword.
The first robbery was reported at 1:50 a.m., at 145 N Spruce St. The clerk told police a white male in his 20s, wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and wearing a black mask, entered the store with a sword.
A half hour later, police received a call from a 7-Eleven at 2407 N Union Blvd, where a male matching the previous description entered the store with a sword. He also demanded money from the store clerk. The clerk did not give him any money and the suspect left the store on foot.Both clerks described the weapon as a Star Trek Klingon type sword, called a "BetleH."
Haha, and that highschool guidance counselor said you couldn't land a job based on extensive Star Trek knowledge. Screw you, Ms. Bench, who's laughing now?!
Man Robs Convenience Stores With Klingon Sword [thedenverchannel]
Thanks to Hector, who once robbed an Exxon station with one of their own pump handles.
Dec 27 2007 LEGO Portal Scene Is Cute, Not Cuddly
Someone made a little scene from Portal with LEGO blocks. As you can see it's pretty basic. Maybe a falling scene in an MC Escher style would have been cooler. It doesn't matter though, the main reason I'm posting this is because it reminds me of the portal I opened in my bedroom. Sure I used explosives and a sledge hammer, but a hole is a hole. Now I don't have to walk down to hallway to pee in the middle of the night. I just use the portal to the backyard. It's a little drafty this time of year, but that's the price you pay for convenience.
Portal in LEGO [boingboing]
Dec 19 2007 InstyMeds Machine Dispenses Your Drugs
The InstyMeds machine was created by Ken Rosenblum to address the U.S. pharmacist shortage (which I was unaware of). You still have to get a prescription from a doctor (damn!) with a special barcode and then you feed it into the machine. The unit then dispenses the correct number (damn!) of pills in a bottle with printed dosage, warnings, etc. You can then pay at the machine via credit card or have it bill your insurance provider. "While the current model of the InstyMeds only holds about 100 different drugs, apparently 45 of those drugs represent 80% of what is prescribed by doctors." So chances are it's got what you're looking for. Unfortunately for the woman in the picture it doesn't carry retro-active birth control medication. Nor does it carry any anti-vampire serum for that blood sucker attacking her neck.
