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Contemplating the overpopulated world's doom: An underrated source of Christmas cheer
By J. DeVoy Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, whatever you celebrate, they all make this time of the year profoundly unpleasant. Those who travel witness the worst of humanity, including people who use black garbage bags as carry-on luggage despite apparently being able to afford airfare. Then there’s shopping. And, for students with exams, there’s shopping that must be done during the
Too bad durians aren't more popular in America
A Costco in Salt Lake City removed all the tomatoes from the store in advance of a Sarah Palin visit, so nobody would throw them at her. (source) Costco really ought to start carrying durians.
GOP gets tech savvy and a sense of humor
The GOP launched a URL shortening service, GOP.am. Within hours, pranksters were using it to create faux GOP links to bondage sites, the American Communist Party, etc. Initially, the GOP had a bit of egg on its face, but they seem to have hired someone over there who understands lulz. Now, any prank-link automatically brings you to a GOP “action
"Slackoise Need Not Apply"
This post is classic Greenfield. That guy is friggin awesome. Go read his post, but stay off of his damn lawn!
You had me until you threw the Matthew Shepard card
Lisa Linsky takes the piss out of the New York legislature for failing to legalize gay marriage in the Empire State. She does so by speaking frankly, persuasively, and about how the institutional bigotry practiced by 44 states affects families like hers. She’s convincing, eloquent, and goddamned right. And then, when she should have ended the damn article, she throws
Detective Baylor, DC Police, winner of this month's Rod Farva award
Yeah, when a cop pulls a gun at a snowball fight, he deserves the Rod Farva award. (source)
Close call
On Friday, April 13, 2029, the Apophis asteroid will come within 18,300 miles of the Earth’s surface. To compare, the moon is 238,857 miles away. (source)
McCain's Memory…
McCain is outraged at the damn kids these days in the Senate. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUEypqnjufw] John seems to have forgotten this.
The Sexbot revolution (hopefully) will not be televised
By J. DeVoy It’s coming! As far back as 2007, Marc blogged about the coming of full artificial intimacy. The topic has been hotly debated in some spheres, and predicted to be the great equalizer for men who choose not to date the women available to them. In just a few short years, the technology needed for these electric mistresses has
Your Right of Publicity Violation of the Day
It was inevitable. Tiger Condoms. Pretty clearly a violation of Florida Statute Sect. 540.08. H/T: E.S.
Alan Grayson, asshat — unfit to serve in Congress
I really used to like Alan Grayson. It was nice to see that there was one democrat who had a pair of balls. Grayson seemed to stand up at times that other Democrats would cower and wimper like the typically spineless little bunnies that they are. Grayson seemed to be a man of convictions and courage — something I can’t
Random Thoughts
Someone stole the Arbeit Macht Frei sign from Auschwitz. What in the hell are they going to DO with it? Put it on the mantle? Observers are calling it an act of anti-semitism, which seems a little bit strange to me. It is anti-semitic to wreck a piece of a concentration camp? Who knew. I welcome our new Persian overlords.
Tennessee Court of Appeals requires specificity in group libel cases
By J. DeVoy First addressed by Eugene Volokh, the Tennessee Court of Appeals recently affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of the plaintiffs’ claims in a group libel case because they were not specifically identified by the defendant’s statements. The plaintiffs, a cabaret and three performers, sued Shelby County Commissioner Michael Ritz for comments he made about the nature of adult
The Fort
Gloucester will always be home. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfe5cYA_bHQ]
Ruins of ancient internet civilization discovered
Online archaeologists have discovered the ruins of a lost online civilization. Fascinating.
Avast! The Pirate Bay's Intellectual Property's Been Boarded!
If you haven’t heard of The Pirate Bay by now, you may want to emerge from that cave, wipe the sleepies from your eyes, and start getting caught up on your backed up WIRED magazines in the bathroom. The Pirate Bay (TPB) is a website run by a few Swedish intellectual property anarchists. TPB provides a comprehensive indexing service for
Route 60 Hyundai in Vero Beach, Flori-duh, I would like to introduce you to the Streisand Effect
Same old story. Consumer goes to a car dealership. Consumer is unhappy with how he is treated at car dealership. Consumer bitches about car dealership on the internet. Car dealership deals with consumer and makes the situation right calls up attorney. Attorney sends really ill-advised letter to consumer, and then consumer’s complaint about car dealership goes from being heard by
One man's masturbatory war against idiocracy
The opening sequence from Idiocracy is, imho, one of the greatest pieces of cinema ever created. And it has always seemed to be an ominous and accurate prediction of where our species is headed. With no natural predators to thin the human herd, the process of natural selection seems to have ground to a halt. In fact, given that homo
Springsteen on Marriage Equality
Like many of you who live in New Jersey, I’ve been following the progress of the marriage-equality legislation currently being considered in Trenton. I’ve long believed in and have always spoken out for the rights of same sex couples and fully agree with Governor Corzine when he writes that, “The marriage-equality issue should be recognized for what it truly is
