The University of Colorado psychiatrist who treated mass shooting suspect James Holmes was so concerned by his behavior, she alerted colleagues in June that he was potentially dangerous. CNN reports that "University officials never contacted Aurora police with Fenton's concerns before the July 20 killings." She "made initial phone calls" about engaging a university threat response team in early June, according to the report, but things "never came together" because Holmes began the process of dropping out of school around this same time. Once he was no longer a student, they "had no control over him."
Aurora shooting suspect's psychiatrist alerted colleagues of threat, but officials never contacted police
Timothy Leary interview from Folsom prison
It's been awesome to watch the nation's stance on drugs change. Most of America is taking a collective cannabis-scented exhale as the formerly suffocating and draconian perspectives on drugs start to resemble a trippy blacklight poster. Colorado, the standard-bearer for progressive views on drugs, decriminalized psilocybin mushrooms in 2019. Had the previous sentence been written… READ THE REST
Bull moose wandering Vail parking garage, tranquilized and relocated
A large bull moose had been frequenting a parking garage in Vail, Colorado, for over a week, likely to lick the residual salt de-icing substance dripping from the upper floors. Bullwinkle would visit the salt early in the morning and scram before people used it for parking. Local officials could no longer press their luck… READ THE REST
Colorado auctioned 14 cannabis-themed license plate numbers – ISIT420 sold for over $6k
The state of Colorado recently sold 14 cannabis-themed license plates at auction, including BONG," "STASH," "TEGRIDY," and "ISIT420," the last of which sold for $6,630. [via Reason] READ THE REST
Got a home repair project? This HD endoscope camera can give you a closer look
As much as you hate it, sometimes we have to search for things in places we never want to go, like the kitchen sink's drain, the dusty attic, or the spider-web-laden area underneath the house. Your shrieks might just bring music to their ears! But as much as we don't want to see what's in these… READ THE REST
With Buildix Pro, you don't have to be a pro developer to make a killer website
Whether you have your own cookie business or run a celebrity gossip blog, having an unimpressive landing page can really slow things down. Sure, hiring a professional developer to create a website would be awesome, but their rates can be pretty steep, and that's not something you want to budget for these days. Just because… READ THE REST
Send untouched files and useless apps to the dump with this app for Macs
How much of your Mac's storage space is actually stuff you use? Odds are good a significant portion of your hard drive is filled with untouched downloads, duplicate files, and apps you forgot existed. You may not have noticed it, but the gradual slowing of your computer could be due to all those files just sitting… READ THE REST
