Thursday, January 10, 2008
Even the FBI needs to pay their bills

The Associated Press printed a story a few hours ago about how 990 bills for wire taps have been shut down because the FBI did not pay their bill. You can read the report official audit report here.

"Telephone companies have cut off FBI wiretaps used to eavesdrop on suspected criminals because of the bureau's repeated failures to pay phone bills on time."

For those of you who are just plain unaware the (The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) "conducts undercover activities as part of its mission to detect and deter terrorist attacks and foreign intelligence threats and to enforce the laws of the United States."

It was the Inspector General from The Department of Justice Office who decided to have the FBI audited after one of their agents allegedly stole $25,000 in confidential case funds intended for undercover telecommunication services.

Lol.

Apparently the FBI did not have a comment when first approached about this situation. My guess is they'll either never have a comment OR we'll receive the comment after they get a red letter stamped 90 days past due! Let's end with a quote from Ayn Rand, "So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?"

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    Thursday, December 27, 2007
    Tamigotchi Upgrades

    You don't even need me to tell you that I had a virtual pet when I was younger (last year haha). It was a puppy in a blue digital case and I brought it everywhere with me. That thing was VERY needy, but certainly not as messy as a real pup. Anyway, it was fun and all the rage for a chunk of time.

    Tamigotchi is back and in full family force. This time you have a virtual family and you have to provide REAL money to take care of them. It's a bank with a small screen on the front with your virtual person. The more money you add the more the person grows and advances through life. Eventually your virtual dude or dudette can end up married and living in Maui. It's completely up to you and how much you save.

    The site responsible for this technology is written in Japanese, so I don't know anymore details than this, but how wicked cool! I am thinking Braeden will need something like this when he gets a bit older. It seems like an awesome learning tool. I do wonder how long it would take before a child or adult gets bored though. And if you don't have money for a week or so does your person die or get divorced or something? I suppose it can only be SO real. I think it is a fantastic idea.

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