Oh yeah… I’ve waited a long, long time for this.
My 1Gb micro-SD card for my new Dopod Pocket PC arrived yesterday. And as of tonight I am running Wikipedia on it. Okay, it’s a slightly cut down version of Wikipedia, and it’s not online (which I can do using 3G or wifi if convenient, but let’s face it, offline is ALWAYS more convenient for a mobile device at this stage), but it’s pretty damn impressive.
Get it here.
Wesley Autrey, the gentleman who jumped on the tracks in the face of an oncoming train to save the life of a complete stranger.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4GaStsLadQ]
So what do you think happens with Autrey from here? Released an inspirational rap album? Biopic of the Week starring Eddie Murphy?
Amazing story. I don’t think my first instinct would have been to jump down. Especially with my two young kids standing there with me!! My instinct to survive would have been stronger than my instinct to save the guy in the tracks.
I wonder what it was about this guy, something in his upbringing, something in his genes, that gave him the impetus to risk his life like that in a split second to save someone he didn’t know.
Do you think you would have done the same thing?
And now this story, also from New York, of two guys who caught a three-year old baby when it fell five stories!
What is it about positive news stories of heroes from New York this week?
Either:
a) This is all a stunt to promote the new season of “Hereos” on NBC.
b) Mutant “Hero” genes are spontaneously switching themselves on inside nooyorkers, possible something to do with the drinking water.
c) The stories were all concocted by the industrial-military complex to take people’s attention away from the fact that GWB’s new Iraq plan will look very much like the old Iraq plan with a couple of new faces and some new catchphrases.
This follow up story about the arrest of a man charged with being in possession of one of the stolen rocket launchers claims:
The rocket launcher is believed to be one of seven stolen from the Australian Defence Force (ADF)
So what’s going on? As I said on the show during the week, Brendan Nelson, the Defense Minister, claims they did an audit and nothing was found to be missing. But there were SEVEN stolen? Anyone understand this?
Going to a Halo 2 “fight night” with a few of the lads. 🙂
Tonight Duncan Riley and I talk about:
Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin – You’ll Believe A Geek Can Fly
Kevin Smith’s Clerks 2 kicked ass
The World’s Greatest “Fuck You” Ever?
New poll reveals George W Bush America’s #1 Villian
The Catholics and Euthanasia – How The Catholics Screwed Piergiorgio Welby
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