There is always some jerk with a hacking cough who thinks it’s a better choice to go on the planeflight than spare the health risk to others.

On May 12, this very scenario took place on an Air France flight from (Atlanta) Georgia to Greece, involving a man who is now the first individual to be the subject of a government-issued quarantine since 1963. The unnamed Georgia resident was infected with XDR-TB (eXtensively Drug Resistant TuBerculosis) and despite the advice of his doctors, decided to go ahead with the wedding in Greece and the honeymoon in Italy. After exposing countless people to this magical form of tuberculosis (throughout Greece and in Rome, Prague, and Montreal), the unnamed patient as$hole has returned to his Georgia homeland to seek treatment. Associated Press Link

*This is not an actual photo of the unidentified man, but a photo of Michael Stipe – who is from Georgia and often looks sickly.

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“Polynesian-style/Tiki” bars and restaurants were all the rage in the 1950’s. Somehow by the 1980’s, the fad had nearly died (I personally blame Hall and Oates). In recent years there has been a great resurgence of Tiki culture, with an updated twist. In particular, TikiFarm and MunkTiki offer a great array of “traditional” tiki mug designs as well as new designs with a more urban/modern style.

And they aren’t just for mai-tais anymore: there’s nothing quite like drinking coffee from a shrunken head.

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A kangaroo pleasuring himself looks so human that–for a second–you suspect that it might actually be a dude in a kangaroo costume.

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Make your very own chocolate Han Solo in carbonite; a how-to at Instructables.com.

“I love you (chocolate Han Solo).”
” . . . I know.”

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If you haven’t yet seen Google’s latest product, you better check this out:

In addition to their already impressive arsenal of Google Maps (including satellite imagery), Google Earth, Google Moon, Google Mars and others, today Google released StreetView, a remarkable addition to their already extremely useful map service (my humble opinion). StreetView isn’t everywhere yet, but included in this initial beta launch are 5 cities– New York, the SF Bay Area, Las Vegas, Denver, and Miami.

This is really remarkable folks; I can see my bedroom window with this. It’s only a matter of time before they can do this with streaming video…eh?

Should I be scared, or impressed?

(via Digg)

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This device is called the “Slurpr”, and comes from Dutch hacker, Mark Hoekstra and his friend Boris. Yes, no last name, just Boris.

You might be asking yourself what the hell it does… It automatically connects to up to six “available” (read: unsecure) wireless connections near you and combines them to give you a SUPER fast connection. Of course, it also breaks laws in almost every country (connecting to open wireless points without explicit permission, also know as Piggybacking). If that isn’t illegal in your country, their next version is sure to be: they’re planning on adding the ability to break into secured networks automatically.

The price tag for this sucker comes in at 999 euros, or about $1400.

(Via Engadget)

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Following the smash-hit success of the Max Rebo cake… by popular demand, here are some of my Mom’s other cake-creations. (Here’s how you spot her in the pictures… she’s the one with the shock of curly hair. See her?)

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