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Is Blockchain/Crypto Currency Investment A Risky Scheme?

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[Essential Factoids]
[BSAlert *exclusive*]
There's tremendous hype all over the Internet and the media about Bitcoin, crypto-currencies, "blockchain" and this new "innovative technology" that is supposedly making people rich.

Or is it?

Is crypto currency the future?

Are you actually doing any "investing" when you purchase and hold crypto-currencies?

Or is this an elaborate Ponzi Scheme or an outright scam?

Let's cut through the chatter and reveal what you need to know about the modern state of crypto currency, the "blockchain" buzzword everybody is using, and whether this is something real, or nefarious?

Is crypto currency a scam or an amazing opportunity?

You can't afford to ignore the critics and skeptics if you really care about your money... Let's jump into the deep end and talk about EVERYTHING!

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Pope warns of 'a desert of godlessness' in Good Friday address

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Pope Benedict XVI last night attacked the rise of aggressive secularism in Western societies, warning them that they risked drifting into a 'desert of godlessness'.

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Research May Pinpoint Rare Genetic Link to Autism

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[Biotech]
A team has just published a research article in Science magazine describing what may be the first accurate genetic mouse model of non-syndromic autism (that is, autism that is not associated with some other syndrome like Fragile X, Rett Syndrome, Tuberous Sclerosis, etc.).

That's one small step for a mouse...one giant leap for understanding autism!

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Project Phin: A Funny Way To Promote Conservation

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[The "Buzz"]
[Environment]
What happens when an environmentalist decides its his sole responsibility to change the world? He learns Final Cut Pro, rounds up a few hollywood bigwigs and creates a very funny series of viral videos...

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McDonald's Fast Food Freestyle

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[The "Buzz"]
[Junk Food]
This is what happens when you're hungry, but you're not *that* hungry...

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Election's Over--Gas Prices Rise Again

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[Essential Factoids]
It seems that BSalert wasn't the only one who noticed that the president's approval rating rises when gas prices fall. Starting in August...about the time the Republicans began to get an inkling that they might not be greeted with chocolates and flowers at the polls this time...gas prices had conveniently been dropping to less insane levels. This gave the Democrats one less sore spot to poke in voters who needed a little reminder why they didn't like the status quo. But even cheap(er) gas wasn't enough to buy off the voters this time. And now that the election's over, have you noticed any changes at the pump?

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Stop Action Music Video

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[The "Buzz"]
[Video]
This is a very nifty stop-animation of piano and drums. If you think you can't make music because you can't play an instrument, check this out.

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Latest Episode of David Blaine's Street Magic

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[The "Buzz"]
[Humor]
Check it out - we have the previously un-broadcast, uncensored version of David Blaine's magic show. They leave a lot out when it hits network tv as you will see...

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Battle of the Album Covers

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[The "Buzz"]
[Music]
A very very cool video. If you were into music from the 70s to the 90s, you'll totally love this.

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What Is Wrong With The Japanese?

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[The "Buzz"]
[Video]
Seriously, I am desperately trying to understand this culture, but, WTF... this video defies description.

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Africam - A Live Webcam From Africa

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[The "Buzz"]
[Environment]
This is one of the neatest webcams ever. Imagine a live camera on a watering hold streaming live video from Africa.

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Guard Dog Tears His Charges to Shreds

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The collection of artifacts was so valuable, so precious, that the insurance company insisted that the premises be patrolled by a trained guard dog at night to prevent theft. Little did they expect the terrible carnage that was to follow....

Barney, a doberman pinscher with six years of blameless service, flew into an unexplained fit of rage and attacked the very objects he had been hired to protect: a collection of rare teddy bears, most on loan from private collectors, on display at a tourist attraction called Wookey Hall Caves in Somerset, England.

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Short Toots

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[Essential Factoids]
  • A school in Colorado has banned flag-waving. Plus, apple pies have been ruled "Too sticky" for the cafeteria's floors.

  • In a speech given in Washington, D.C., President Bush said about democracy, "One of the great things about America, one of the beauties of our country, is that when we see a young, innocent child blown up by an IED, we cry." Apparently, in monarchies, dead children are met with laughter and merrymaking.

  • A study in Michigan found that children behave better, and sleep more soundly, after their tonsils are removed. It helps if the parents threaten to take them back to the hospital and have other parts cut out if they don't straighten up.

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Short Toots: The Livestock Edition

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[Essential Factoids]
[The "Buzz"]
A 52-year-old Deputy Fire Chief in Arizona was arrested for trying to have sex with his neighbor's lamb. The lamb's owner, Alan Goats (you can't make this stuff up), caught him red-handed and pants-down in the barn with the intended victim.

In Nepal, fathers are offered a piglet in exchange for not selling their daughters into servitude. The program is a huge success for the daughters...not so much for the pigs.

Scientists discover a new species--actually, new genus and family as well--of animals deep under the sea. They look like pale, fuzzy crabs or giant, white, hairy ticks, and they're nicknamed the "Yeti Crab" for their resemblance to Tibet's abominable snowman.

German man kills friend, feeds the body to pigs as a cover-up. His inspiration? A lecture on Buddhism.

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Short Toots

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[Essential Factoids]
[News Media]
Residents perished, but Formosan termites survived Katrina just fine.

Right-wing French group serves pork soup to the poor to exclude Muslims and Jews. A crowd of soup activists chanted, "We are all pig eaters! We are all pig eaters!"

Red rain dumps alien bacteria from a comet over India, scientist claims.

At least 17 dogs in President Bush's security detail were put up at a five-star hotel in New Delhi; hotel staff were told to address the dogs by their rank, as "sergeant-major" or "lieutenant."

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Hey, Ray! God wants us here, too!!!

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[The "Buzz"]
"It's time for us to rebuild a New Orleans, the one that should be a chocolate New Orleans. And I don't care what people are saying in Uptown or wherever they are. This city will be chocolate at the end of the day. This city will be a majority African-American city. It's the way God wants it to be. You can't have it no other way." New Orleans Mayor - C. Ray Nagin

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Rosa Parks... R.I.P.

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Rosa Parks, whose act of civil disobedience in 1955 inspired the modern civil rights movement, died Monday in Detroit, Michigan. She was 92.

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Are Doritos One of the World's Healthiest Foods?

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[The "Buzz"]
Answer: No. Did you really think so? Check this out for detailed information on which foods are considered the most healthy.

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Three Priests Walk Into A Bar....

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[The "Buzz"]
When you begin to think that much of the Internet is noise, it's nice to run across a little snippet of thought like this. A blogger casually writes about his daily experiences as a waiter, and inadvertently creates a beautiful story that people are buzzing about.

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How To Destroy A Web Page For Fun

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[The "Buzz"]
A new site promises an interesting and creative way for people to take their frustrations out on web sites.

Still no cure for cancer, but it's refreshing to know that more technical people are spending so much time and energy on important pursuits like these.

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Blow Yourself Up

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[The "Buzz"]
Are you feeling a little small? Maybe you want to blow yourself up? Maybe you and some friends or your favorite subject?

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Observations on the 2004 Oscars

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[The "Buzz"]
[BSAlert *exclusive*]
Since maybe some of you don't have the patience for a three-hour telecast, here are my reflections on the event.

First, the monologue. Generally, it was funny. Politically speaking, it was reasonably balanced. During his monologue, Chris Rock did a good ten-minute riff on Bush. ("Just imagine if you work at the Gap…and when you close up for the day, your register is $75 trillion dollars short.") The audience seemed to love it (surprised?). He did a very mild jab at Michael Moore, but only after saying nice things about his movie.

He also said some nice things about the film "The Passion of the Christ," and Jesus in general, to provide balance. And on a more personal level, if he ever zinged anybody, like Cuba Gooding, he managed to turn it around on himself before he was done.

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The Corporation

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[The "Buzz"]
There's an interesting documentary making the rounds on and offline, called The Corporation, which was raved about at Cannes. I am not sure if it ran much in the states, but it's that type of movie that is not likely to get much commercial attention even though it's scarier than any horror movie you'd see, and more dramatic than any drama.

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Gangsta Cultcha Hits Da Search Engines Y'erd Meh!

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[The "Buzz"]
You say you want to do some research for your term paper, but you want it with an urban, gangsta rap edge that so beautifully epitomizes your Infro-mational needz? Well, worry no mo, mah nizzle... Gazoogle iz in da howze!

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Who was Raymond Scott?

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[Essential Factoids]
[Technology]
This is the first of a series we're launching here at BSAlert called "Essential Factoids". The idea is to call attention to something or someone important that most people know little about.

In this case, do you know who Raymond Scott was? Why should he be remembered?

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Would this be an Orange Alert? Or Yellow?

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[The "Buzz"]
Fiendish cheese saboteurs ruined 237 wheels of cheese ripening peacefully on a farm in Vermont.

When the people of America can no longer eat cheese in safety and security, the terrorists have truly won.

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Internet Veterans For Truth

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[The "Buzz"]
The "veterans" of the Internet(s) war for the hearts and minds of the people have compiled a web site with a comprehensive link of the most compelling content relative to the presidential election. Fahrenheit 911 streaming video? Yep. Kerry's testimony on the Viet Nam War? Yep. This is the site for the stuff you're looking for (well, aside from BSAlert.com of course).

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Please hold for the President of the United States

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You are home minding your business when the phone rings and you look down at the Caller ID and it's the White House. The caller asks you to "Please hold for the President of the United States."

Is this for real you ask yourself.... Well...

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2004's Scariest Halloween Costumes

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[Humor]
[The "Buzz"]
Great suggestions here for Halloween costumes for your little tyke that are up-to-the-minute current, and also scary as hell!


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Crash course in 21st century journalism

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[Television]
[The "Buzz"]
Have a dangerous intersection in your town? Here's an idea. Have a television news crew set up at the corner, creating a nice distraction and order up a heaping helping o'broadside du jour... all caught on tape and guaranteed to give the moron newscaster his fifteen minutes of fame.

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Grandmaster Bush on the TT

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[Humor]
[The "Buzz"]
Rare video clip of GW from his party days

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Meet Strokes

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[Humor]
[The "Buzz"]
Meet Strokes. He's an 80-year old fluffer with 30 years in the biz.

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Possible Alien Radio Signal Discovered?

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[The "Buzz"]
[Astronomy]
SETI, the Search for Extra Terrestrials has been analyzing radio signals captured from the sky for many years. It looks like they finally found what experts feel is an extraterrestrial radio signal.

UPDATE: Astronomers are now toning down the rhetoric over the importance of this find.


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Justice Dept. Censors Supreme Court!

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In what appears to be a mind-numbing wheelbarrow of irony, the web site Smoking Gun says, "Anybody who has read many official documents—including those making headlines in the last year or more—has seen plenty of redactions (those portions that are blacked out or otherwise made unreadable). This, we're told, is for legitimate reasons, such as "national security" or "protecting intelligence sources and methods." But now we have absolute, incontrovertible proof that the government also censors completely innocuous material simply because they don't like it."

Read on for the gory details of just how polarized the government can be.

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NYC Protests? Will media show them?

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Well, the protests begin in NYC at the start of the RNC. Will the mainstream media report on this?


Probably just as well. No need wasting air time on a few splinter groups of a half-dozen hippies dancing.


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Statistics and PSA's for ADHD people

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Someone's finally done it! They've found a way to make statistics and political messages digestable by the average couch potato! (NSFW)

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Web Site Celebrates Last-Place Olympians

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[Olympics]
[The "Buzz"]
Finally, a place to celebrate the unsung losers. We get to find out who finishes first in every race, but the fun stuff is which countries are at the top of the list in tanking every event.

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Arnie, Same Sex Marriages and Drunk Driving Convictions!

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Q: What do Arnie, Same Sex Marriages and Duink Driving Convictions have in common? And why are they good news for everyone who cares about the future of this country?

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Tricks of the Trade

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[The "Buzz"]
Every profession has various subtle tricks. The Morning News has put together an interesting compendium of Tricks of the Trade. Did you know butchers have their own special dirty language; how a nurse tells if a patient is actually asleep, or what never to do when you're making baloon animals?

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Bashing gays has proven rather successful for the Bush administration. Just one problem. VP Dick 'Dick' Cheney has a lesbian daughter.

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No Terrorists--sorry, make that Senators--allowed

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[Travel]
Senator Edward Kennedy was "accidentally" put on the TSB's no-fly list. Gee, it's odd how left-wing activists, especially those in peace groups that condemn violence of any sort, often end up on the no-fly list, particularly when there's no official way to get OFF the list. Unless you're a senator. And even then it may take several tries.

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Happy SysAdmin Day!

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Today is "System Administrator's Day" and we want to give a shout out to all the nerds who help keep everything running!

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American "vigilantes" caught in Afghanistan

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[Terroir-ism]
CIA operatives? Rogue soldiers of fortune? Patriotic rug merchants? Whoever they are, these now-disavowed Americans were caught in Afghanistan interrogating prisoners in their own homemade prison. I leave it to you, the reader, to sift through this messy pile to figure out what the deal is. Personally I think this has CIA written all over it, but the first rule of Fight Club is...

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