News & Media
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
Criminal Law exam question: What if someone smashed in the ABA's head with a chapati pan?
Most criminal law courses require the students to read DPP v. Camplin . In that case, an older guy by the name of Khan raped a 15 year old boy and then taunted him. So, the boy bashed in Khan’s head with a chapati pan. The court held that in deciding whether the charge should be reduced from murder to
Former Rep Ted Klaudt claims "common law copyright" in his name to try and suppress news stories about him being a sick child rapist
We sure do see a lot of intellectual property abuse around here. This has to be the best one yet. Former South Dakota State Representative Ted Klaudt claims that he has a “common law copyright” in his name, and thus any news organization or other publication that uses his name must pay him a licensing fee of $500,000. (source) It
Once, twice, three times a loser
By J. DeVoy Straight from the “it could be worse” file, some guy started a facebook group seeking 1,170,000 members so his girlfriend, Caroline, would marry him. While bizarre enough on its own, this is his third and final attempt to win her hand in marriage. He first proposed six months before the group’s creation and again two weeks before
Rock and Roll, Rest in Peace.
ABBA has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (source) And the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is hereby inducted into the Asshat Hall of Fame. Are you yanking my taint? ABBA? A-freakin-Buh-Buh???? Neil Young was wrong when he said that Rock and Roll would never die. Rock and Roll died today. December 15, 2009.
