October 2011
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September 2009
1 post
Anti-Cthulhu PSA for young netizens →
I don’t know anything about this PSA advising young people to stay away from chat rooms lest the cute boy on the other end turn out to be Cthulhu, waiting to take their sanity, but I certainly…
October 2008
6 posts
Buy $25 Restaurant Gift Cards for $2 [Saving... →
Web site Restaurant.com sells gift certificates to participating restaurants all over the country, often offering deeply discounted prices. Right now the site is selling $25 gift…
Buy $25 Restaurant Gift Cards for $2 [Saving... →
Web site Restaurant.com sells gift certificates to participating restaurants all over the country, often offering deeply discounted prices. Right now the site is selling $25 gift…
Buy $25 Restaurant Gift Cards for $2 [Saving... →
Web site Restaurant.com sells gift certificates to participating restaurants all over the country, often offering deeply discounted prices. Right now the site is selling $25 gift…
John Hodgman: A brief digression on matters of... →
John Hodgman: A brief digression on matters of lost time Perhaps the sweetest discourse on the subject of aliens & earth that you will ever hear — from a 2008 TED talk. (via BoingBoing)
Buy $25 Restaurant Gift Cards for $2 [Saving... →
Web site Restaurant.com sells gift certificates to participating restaurants all over the country, often offering deeply discounted prices. Right now the site is selling $25 gift…
Awed_Job: Wassup 2008 (via YouTube) →
Awed_Job favorited a video on YouTube Wassup 2008
3:06 pm - Comment
August 2008
2 posts
Despite CNN Distortion, Americans Prefer Obama Tax... →
As ThinkProgress reported, CNN on Tuesday showed a deceptive chart which wrongly suggests that John McCain’s tax plan provides more Americans with greater savings than that offered by Barack…
Kathy Hilton responds to McCain’s Celebrity ad:... →
Responding to McCain’s use of Paris Hilton in an attack ad, Kathy Hilton reponds via The Huffington Post:
I’ve been asked again and again for my response to the now infamous McCain celebrity…
July 2008
1 post
Bozo the Clown dead at 83 →
With a big red shoe, Bozo has kicked the bucket. Larry Harmon, AKA Bozo the clown, gone to heavenly syndication.
June 2008
11 posts
Court Rewards Exxon for Valdez Oil Spill →
by Greg Palast
Chicago Tribune (revised)
[Thursday, June 26, 2008] Twenty years after Exxon Valdez slimed over one thousand miles of Alaskan beaches, the company has yet to pay the $5…
Court Rewards Exxon for Valdez Oil Spill →
by Greg Palast
Chicago Tribune (revised)
[Thursday, June 26, 2008] Twenty years after Exxon Valdez slimed over one thousand miles of Alaskan beaches, the company has yet to pay the $5…
Most books published 1923-63 in public domain →
“For U.S. books published between 1923 and 1963, the rights holder needed to submit a form to the U.S. Copyright Office renewing the copyright 28 years after publication. In most cases, books that…
Always Wear Gloves →
Always Wear Gloves from Scott Simpson on Vimeo. Learn more about Adam’s special skills in You Look Nice Today Episode 4, “Peak Hair.” Cast: Scott Simpson, lonelysandwich and …
MPAA sez, "We shouldn't have to prove infringement... →
In an amicus brief filed in the Jammie Thomas trial, lawyers for the MPAA argued that it was unreasonable to ask copyright holders to prove that infringement had taken place before awarding them…
The Word: The Lexicon Artist →
Download | Play Download | Play (h/t Heather)
Stephen Colbert delineates the way that John McCain attempts to diversify and distinguish himself from George Bush: by the…
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John McCain, credit-card debt victim →
Responding to the news that John McCain and his wife owe AmEx $500,000 (presumably spent on the campaign trail), Jon Taplin writes,
I know what American Express charges for interest on a Platinum…
The $499 Ethernet Cable [Ripoffs] →
It’s not a Friday the 13th prank, this really is a $499 ethernet cable. Yes, the stupid little cord you plug into the back of your computer to get online. These, however, are for audiophiles, a… …
On taxes, the differences couldn’t be more obvious →
Media efforts to minimize the differences notwithstanding, Barack Obama and John McCain couldn’t be much more different, especially on the issues of taxes.
The irony is, McCain, after his last…
The fix is in →
Gasoline prices fixed. 11 Quebec companies and 13 individuals were charged today in a gas price fixing scheme. The Competition Bureau conducted a lengthy investigation into the allegations. …
May 2008
5 posts
Why oil prices rose to more than $100/barrel →
Barry Ritholtz sez, “It turns out that for the past three decades, we’ve had a George
Costanza energy policy — every decision we have made as a
country has worked to drive energy prices higher. Had…
Jessica Yellin on CNN Says News Execs Pressured... →
In discussion of the revelations in Scott McClellan’s new book that the media was too easy on the administration in the run of to the war, Congressional correspondent Jessica Yellin on …
Bush Authorized the CIA Leak? →
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Emptywheel makes the case that Scotty McClellan admitted as much this morning on the Today Show:
During the interview, Scottie…
My pitch to Disney
Chihuahua is a movie. Disney needs help. What’s your movie idea? Here are mine. The Suite Life of Zach & Cody, The Movie: Twins in Dubai Precocious youngsters Zach and Cody are at it again! A visiting Saudi Prince purchases the twins’ cabaret singing mother, and moves the family to his new 6-star 300 story mega-resort in the oil rich Arab Emirate. Can the boys negotiate the...
March 2008
1 post
January 2008
44 posts
THIS BOILS IT DOWN FOR ME. →
THIS ISSUE OF HONESTY AND INTEGRITY that is so compelling that it has literally chased every last laff off this page, alas. That is all.
George of Arabia: Better Kiss Your Abe ‘Goodbye’... →
Too few people understand the petro-dollar cycle and the developing analog with manufacturing labor developing with China. The business of unregulated capitalism is systematic exploitation of world-wide resources, wherever and however they exist.
George of Arabia: Better Kiss Your Abe ‘Goodbye’ →
by Greg Palast
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Bend over, pull out your wallet and kiss your Abe ‘goodbye.’ The Lincolns have got to go - and so do the Hamiltons and Jacksons.
Those bills in your billfold aren’t yours anymore. The landlords of our currency - Citibank, the national treasury of China and the House of Saud - are foreclosing and evicting all Americans from the US economy.
It’s...
Bill Clinton paints Obama as 'establishment'... →
Establishment candidate? Hmmm, that makes sense. Until you think about it for 2 seconds. The Clintons have been wielding REAL ULTIMATE POWER! in the democratic party for 16 years. I wish Bill Clinton would SIT THE FUCK DOWN and let the democrats debate the issues. Like, maybe explain to us how his healthcare plan is ultimately doomed because it assumes outrageous levels of American...
Japanese Whaling Crisis Escalates →
A complex situation has arisen in the Southern Ocean where the Japanese Whaling fleet run by The Institute of Cetacean Research is attempting to slaughter nearly a thousand whales for the much scoffed at purpose of scientific research. Greenpeace located the fleet and claims to have chased the whalers out of hunting grounds. An Australian Federal Court judgement meanwhile has ruled the expedition...
Designers Fighting Nazis →
“it turned out the abstract compositions in the posters contained hidden letters. (The one above, for example, displays the letter A.) Hung side by side on the streets, they spelled out N-A-Z-I. A public outcry followed, and within six weeks the company was ruined.”
Can a designer punish a company that helped the nazis?
Maybe. Maybe not. (via swiss miss)
Clapping Music →
Counting in groups of 12 the first performer claps on 1,2,3,5,6,8,10 and 11. The second performer starts by clapping the same pattern but gradually shifts the pattern one step to the right. You are playing Steve Reich’s clapping music. If you are serious you will want to study the score - and perhaps a watch a performance). If you are happen to be Evelyn Glennie you can have a go at both...
Woz thinks this is a joke about him -- and... →
Little back story here. Way back a hundred years or so ago when we were in the garage, Woz had a few little issues with flatulence. I mean the guy lived in a garage and never worked out and ate nothing but burritos and Big Macs. Worse yet, his patented attack is the SBD — silent but deadly. So you’d get no warning horn alerting you to leave the area. You’d just be sitting there,...
chicago →
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cover of a sufjan stevens song. lacks finesse, but I’m an impatient bunny.
Analysis: Why the "Hillary hacked NH?" story is... →
Analysis: Why the "Hillary hacked NH?" story is... →
Accusations of e-voting fraud, mainly courtesy of Ron Paul supporters, have followed Hillary’s surprise win in NH. Here’s why the story is important, regardless of what you think of the allegations or of who’s making them.
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Fong Songs: Pinball Number Count Revisited →
I used to get so freaked out watching these on sesame street. Something about the flashing lights, music and that crazy clown in the cartoon with demons in its mouth.
Blackwater Used Gas on US Soldiers and Iraqis →
NY Times: (reg. req’d)
Suddenly, on that May day in 2005, the copter dropped CS gas, a riot-control substance the American military in Iraq can use only under the strictest conditions and with the approval of top military commanders. An armored vehicle on the ground also released the gas, temporarily blinding drivers, passers-by and at least 10 American soldiers operating the checkpoint.
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