mexico
Random Stuff
Girl From Mac-PC Knock-Off Ads Is A Lot Hotter Than Justin Long
11:40PM Jesus Diaz | Mi gusta chica mexicana, si. Ella es muy sweet. Mi no gusta Justin Long, porque es cojones obnoxious. Si? Claaaaaro. Los Mac-PC knock-off comerciales de television de cable company Yoo, however, es malo malo. Chingada. Tortilla. Tacos. Chimichanga. [Thanks Rodrigo]
Random Stuff
Store Clerk Dodges Bullet To Keep His Laptop From Getting Stolen
11:30PM Matt Buchanan | I’m pretty attached to my laptop, but I don’t know if I’d jump on it to keep it from getting jacked while some robber was shooting at me, like this store clerk in Mexico. More »
Phones
They’d Been Better Off Stealing Two Cans And A String
9:00AM Jack Loftus | What is it with idiots and electronics today? First, some bone-headed German bargain hunters got swindled shopping for discount iPods. And now, down in Mexico, thieves are stealing hollow replica display case mobile phones. More »
Networks
Man Charged $US62,000 for Downloading Wall-E While In Mexico
1:00AM Dan Nosowitz | While on vacation in Mexico, Alberto downloaded Wall-E over his wireless carrier’s network, only to be slapped with an insane $US62,000 bill. More »
Phones
Mexico Fingerprinting Mobile Phone Users to Crack Down on Kidnapping
7:40AM Sean Fallon | In an effort to prevent criminals from using prepaid mobile phones to extort money and negotiate kidnapping ransoms, Mexico is requiring that all mobile phone companies build up a database on their clients. More »
Science
Armadillo Aerospace Fishbowl Spaceship Set for a 2010 Launch (Seriously)
6:00AM Jack Loftus | Believe it or not, there’s a company in New Mexico that has serious plans on the table to shoot this space tourist fishbowl into the sky by 2010. The design is a concept for now, but Armadillo Aerospace, with the blessing of the New Mexico government, hopes to build a working prototype by 2009. By 2010, the reusable vehicle could be blasting crews into space, where they will enjoy 360-degree views and a fairly unique spacecraft cabin experience. And probably death. More »
Random Stuff
Steve Jobs High (In Mexico!)
5:20AM John Herrman | How does a fledgling, technology-oriented school just north of Acupulco get a leg up in this competitive world? I honestly have no idea, but at least one person seems to think that naming it after Steve Jobs will do the trick. Will this entice southern Mexico’s best and brightest to switch to the school? Maybe. Did Steve Jobs have anything to do with this idea? Almost certainly, no. More »
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