Archive for 'Odd Stuff'
PETA Getting Bad Press
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), with more than 2.0 million members and supporters has been creating a lot of bad press. I know that TechJaws is a tech blog, but I had to rant about this organization. It’s for a good cause, but it’s not all that good when members of this [...]
Full StoryIt’s all in the Content
In order to create a buzz with your blog you have sometimes be controversial. There are many people who just love to debate over a story that causes a stir, but this is a good thing for any blogger. I have learned to keep an even balance with my blog stories, but from time to [...]
Full StoryNot all Geeks are Wimps
During my entire career I have always been labeled as Napoleon with any group I worked with. It was probably my aggressive approach and the need to succeed. My colleagues just never got the concept and would just sit back and talk about geek stuff all the time. When people ask me what I do [...]
Full StorySteve Jobs Reported Dead
Bloomberg News goofed by accidentally published an incomplete version of Steve Jobs obituary over its wire service. This gave many Apple fans and investors a huge scare late yesterday. The service quickly retracted the release, but it was a little to late as many Apple forums and social networks were buzzing over this news. What’s [...]
Full StoryRevenge with a Twist of Humor
A West Dundee, IL woman convicted of stabbing two of her ex-husband’s pet lizards was sentenced Thursday to 50 hours of picking up road kill. Now that’s a great sentence and one the judge should be proud of. Kane County Judge Grant Wegner called the community service component of 38-year-old Sara Tinsley’s sentence “appropriate, given [...]
Full StoryNew Jersey Great White Shark
So close, but yet a great catch in New Jersey. The Great White Shark which is the scariest of all the shark species due to the ‘Jaws’ movies has lost a battle. TechJaws.com has a thirst for feeding the frenzy and here is the video.
Full StorySasquatch or no Sasquatch?
It looks to be another scam or hoax or whatever you want to call it. The delay is on purpose to keep the buzz a live on the internet. As for the DNA evidence, the men presented a copy of an email from the University of Minnesota reporting of the three distinct DNA sequences that [...]
Full StoryBigfoot Evidence Expected Today
There’s a lot of chattering going on about this recent discovery of Bigfoot, especially due to the promises about the upcoming “DNA evidence and photo evidence” releases, expected later today. The announcement was made by the Web site SearchingForBigfoot.com, which actually claims to have a real specimen. According to researchers Mathew Whitton, Tom Biscardi and [...]
Full StoryCongratulations to all the kids born in the 1940′s, 50′s, and 60′s!
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a tin, and didn’t get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, our baby cots were covered with bright colored lead-based paints. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors [...]
Full StoryThe Montauk Monster Found Dead
The “Montauk Monster” washed up on a beach in Montauk, NY in July 2008, and has created an Internet sensation. What is it? It looks like a sea creature of sorts or even a gargoyle. Something really did wash up in Montauk, one sunny day, two weeks ago. More than four people saw it and [...]
Full Story7 Rants about the Red Sox
I am an avid baseball fan, and I needed to post a rant. This is not your normal Tech Jaws blog post, but why not change it up a little. Here are 7 rants about the Red Sox and their fans. 1. Manny being Manny If any other player pulled some of the stunts Manny [...]
Full StoryTV Censorship is all wrong!
Why is American TV still so strict on censorship? Let’s look at some cold hard facts about our society. Children today know more about sex, drugs, and crime than we did back in the 70’s. The kids of today are early starters when it comes to things we label as mature. With all the violence [...]
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