Saturday, April 28, 2007
Friday, April 27, 2007
See you folks later....
Likely won't be anything new here until Monday. The weekend is full with the 3rd annual Flatland game convention and the MS Walk on Sunday. Feel free to talk amongst yourselves...
Fox News Sinks To New Low, Reports Satirical Story As Actual News (video)
On Tuesday, Fox News morning show "Fox & Friends" aired at least eight segments on a purported "news" story that was actually a parody article written by a publication similar to The Onion.
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Strawberries + Alcohol = A Healthier Happy Hour
According to new research, the antioxidant capacity of strawberries can be significantly enhanced when they are combined with ethanol, the type of alcohol found in rum, vodka, tequila and other spirits. Those antioxidants attack free-radicals that can cause cancer, arthritis and heart disease. I'll take a pitcher of strawberry daiquiris over here please.
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The Magneto Spin-Off is On - David Goyer Directing
"It's confirmed, a Magneto spin-off (in addition to the Wolverine spin-off) is under development, and they've already got a director - David Goyer! The only catch is that it won't be our favorite white wizard Ian McKellen playing Magneto, but that's only because the story isn't going to be set around the current X-Men films’ timeframe."
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Thursday, April 26, 2007
Condom found in McDonald's Happy Meal
Oh, you wanted the happy meal, not the happy ending meal. Sorry, my bad.
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Star Wars - Episode IV - Trailer (original 1977)
So this is the original trailer for Star Wars. If I had seen this before the movie I likely wouldn't have gone to the movie. Seriously, I'd have trouble editing together a shittier trailer.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Rumor: Matt Damon is Green Arrow?
"And now time for our rumor of the day. We previously told you about David Goyer’s superhero prison break project Super Max. The screenplay isn’t even finished and already rumors have begun on the super hero casting. A scooper over at comicbookmovie.com claims that Matt Damon is in negotiations to play Green Arrow."
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Rudy Giuliani : Expect another 9/11 if you elect a Democrat
And the rhetoric begins...
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Report: 80 percent of blogs contain "offensive" content
A new report says that the so-called blogosphere is a lot like a George Carlin performance: diverse, perverse, sometimes entertaining, and loaded with "bad words." Shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker and tits (just doing my part to stay in the majority).
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Roger Ebert: "I Ain't a Pretty Boy No More."
I'm glad to hear Roger is finally on the mend, I've missed his reviews and especially his Movie Answer Man column the last several months. Oh and don't worry about the tabloids Roger, I can't see even the worst shit rag making fun of the appearance of a cancer survivor.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Man cuts off penis in restaurant
"I'll have the meat lovers pizza - uhhhhh, on second though, the vegetarian will be fine"
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Judge Denies RIAA Request To Reconsider Attorneys' Fees Award
The RIAA will be writing a large check to the attorneys of Debbie Foster, a mother sued as part of the record industry's legal campaign against file-sharing, after a federal judge denied the RIAA's motion to reconsider the award.
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How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran
Amazing real life spy story. Long but well worth the read.
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FINALLY, Mainstream Media Admits Thompson Is Wrong
MSNBC's new article: 'People like Thompson are essentially feeding off the fears of those who don't understand games. Everyone wants a simple solution for a massively complex problem. For those who didn't grow up playing video games, the appeal of a game like "Counter-Strike" can be hard to comprehend. The game promotes communication and team work.
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The Hulk Isn't Grey After All!
You know this ‘The Hulk may be grey in the new Incredible Hulk movie’ business that’s been floating around the internet for the last couple of days? Well, as it turns out, he won’t be. Move along, nothing to see here!
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Iran arresting women for 'slack dressing'
Women in Iran are obliged by law to wear the hejab and a full length overcoat that covers all bodily contours. Visiting foreigners and religious minorities are not exempted.
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Dutch "Coffee Shops" Vow To Keep on Smoking Pot Despite Smoking Ban
Good for them. Passing laws that put a billion dollar industry out business is idiotic, especially when that wasn't the intent of the law. When we got our heavy handed no public smoking laws here a few years ago I felt really bad for the pipe and cigar shop that was essentially forced to close because people couldn't come in and sample and socialize as had been their custom for decades.
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Monday, April 23, 2007
Wedding Cakes for Geeks
Geeks are people too, and they do get married. What better way to celebrate at their wedding than with wedding cakes that reflect who they are. The Nintendo cake is just too cool.
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Jack Thompson Calls for FBI Investigation of Kotaku
What a maroon. Wahhhhhhh, people are calling me out on my bullshit, please arrest them.
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Evolution Less Accepted in U.S. Than Other Western Countries, Study Finds
This chart depicts the public acceptance of evolution theory in 34 countries in 2005. Adults were asked to respond to the statement: "Human beings, as we know them, developed from earlier species of animals
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Sunday, April 22, 2007
ABC News: VT Killer 'Purchased Ammo' on Ebay... But Ebay Doesn't SELL Ammo
"ABCNews has learned that in the months before his shooting spree at Virginia Tech, Seung-Hui Cho may have purchased 20 rounds of ammunition through the online auction site eBay." Problem is, Ebay doesn't sell ammunition... it doesn't even sell guns. Solid reporting skills ABC, solid reporting skills.
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Man Sues Library After His Sons Find Book On Lesbian Lovemaking
"There is not a valid legal concern here," Camille Thompson said. "In fact, (the request for money) made me question his motivation."
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Atheists split on how to not believe
I hope this doesn't turn into a whole Catholics vs. Protestants thing.
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Saturday, April 21, 2007
Friday, April 20, 2007
First Pics of Heath Ledger as The Joker surface online!
Ledger plays the Joker in the highly-anticipated sequel to Batman Begins, which is currently filming for a July 18, 2008 release. The Chris Nolan-directed movie co-stars Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
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MSNBC BLASTS Jack Thompson For Blaming VT Shootings on Video Games
In a searing editorial, NBC News has completely called out Jack Thompson on his misguided logic for using video games as a scapegoat only hours after victims were killed. "It's so sad. These massacre chasers — they're worse than ambulance chasers — they're waiting for these things to happen so they can jump on their soap box"
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Smoke break saves woman from killer tree
Smoking just might have saved Brenda Comer's life.
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'Sex theme park' Opens in London
Ever wanted to know how to find the G-spot? Maybe you need a few tips on how to find your lover's erogenous zones. A new "theme park" has recently opened in London England. The adults-only Amora Academy of Sex and Relationships is now open!
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Take Two Defeat Jack Thompson In Court!
Take Two have finally managed shut Jack Thompson's trap.
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Celebrities make excellent parents
Here's a voicemail Alec Baldwin left for his 11 year old daughter Ireland.
Woman Punishes 3 Kids By Making Them Eat Their Own Vomit !!!
A woman who punished three children in her care by ramming sticks down their throats and making them eat their own vomit has been jailed for 14 years. "Frankly, it's difficult for anyone to understand how any human being could have contemplated what you did, let alone with the regularity and premeditation you employed.", Said the judge.
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Thursday, April 19, 2007
Homer's 20-Year Odyssey - 'The Simpsons' hits a milestone
The Simpson's launched 20 years ago this week as a two-minute short on the Tracey Ullman Show.
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It was fun while it lasted...
No more Sanjaya means that there is no longer any reason whatsoever to watch American Idol.Woman sues after doctor mistake leaves her pooping from her vagina
"McGown went on to say the incident has been a source of embarrassment and mental anguish for the Wallaces and has strained their intimate marital relations." Yes, I suppose it would...
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32 Nerdiest Tattoos on the Planet
You thought playing games & watching movies 24/7 was enough to make you a nerd? Well these people have taken it to the next level with some of the weirdest & geekiest tattoos known to man. Ranging from Halo to Soul Calibur through to Star Wars....
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Men to be spanked in new town
CONSTRUCTION has started on the world's first Woman-town, where disobedient men will get a spanking. WTF?
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Rush Limbaugh: Voice of reason?
"Not every video gamer goes out and murders 33 people on the college campus though. There's more than that. We can find all kinds of societal problems and ills, but the fact of the matter is that whatever you would look at as a bad influence - video games as you mentioned - it may desensitize people, but it doesn't turn everybody into mass murderers"
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Star Wars Personality Test
Find out which Star wars character you are by taking this test. I was Han Solo. What star wars character are you?
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Presidential hopeful has way to solve gun violence -- more guns!
More guns = Less shootings...seems reasonable.
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Nine Inch Nails' "Year Zero" disk holds a secret.......
If you picked up the new album today, you opened it up to find a black CD. Put upon putting it in your computer and listening to it for a while, you'll find the CD isn't black anymore when you take it out...This almost makes me wish that I had bought a physical copy of this instead getting it from iTunes.
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Dr. Phil Suggests Video Games to Blame for Virginia Tech Shootings
Dear Dr. Phil:
Please fuck off and die.
Signed,
The Human Race
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Kotaku dissects Jack Thompson's Va Tech shooting lies
Kotaku dissects the lies Jack Thompson told on Fox News while discussing the Va Tech shooting.
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Sony copy protection taking heat again: now DVDs won't play
Reports continue to filter in about DVDs that refuse to play on standard players from Toshiba, LG, Pioneer, Sony, and others. The culprit is titles that utilize Sony's ARccOS copy protection scheme, such as Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," The Weinstein Company's "Lucky Number Slevin," and Sony's "Casino Royale," Shit I haven't watched my copy of Casino Royale yet...it better fucking work or Sony is getting a tersly worded e-mail.
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Ziggurat Con - The World's First War Zone Game Convention?
When President Bush ordered troops to Iraq, he probably never imagined that he would be ultimately be responsible for what very well could be the very first D&D convention/game day ever held in a war zone. Ziggurat Con is being held June 9 from 1200 to 2100 hours at Camp Adder/Tallil Airbase. Yes, in Iraq.
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Stephen Colbert Declares War on Google
In the q&a before the April 11th taping of The Colbert Report the discussion of Google bombing came up and Colbert told the audience he would like to be known as the "greatest living American" and asked everyone in the audience to link to him using that text. Will he be able to shakeup Google like he did with the Wikipedia?
Ok, I'm game. Stephen Colbert is the greatest living American.
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Monday, April 16, 2007
April 16, 1943: The Accidental Discovery of LSD
Dr. Albert Hofmann, a Swiss chemist, was researching the synthesis of a lysergic acid compound, LSD-25, when he inadvertently absorbed a bit through his fingertips. Intrigued by the stimulating effects on his perception, he ingested 250 milligrams of LSD, embarking on the first full-fledged acid trip.
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The World's Ugliest Wedding Dresses [PICS]
I don't see anything wrong with the 2nd one...that might just be the guy perspective though...
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Lawrence Kasdan will bring back Clash of the Titans
I love Lawrence Kasdan's writing, Raiders of the Lost ark and The Empire Strikes back are 2 of my all time favourite movies, but seriously here, give me a break. Clash of the Titans was a campy classic that holds up fine today, leave it the fuck alone.
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Funny Story...
Pravda means "Truth" in Russian. Yet they printed this story:
American radio icon Don Imus disgraced, fired after threat to reveal 9/11 secrets
Bill Watterson answers 15 reader questions
Calvin and Hobbes = Best comic strip ever.
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Jack Thompson Blames VaTech Shooting on video games
Fuck you, you no facts having, agenda pushing, attention whoring piece of shit. 32 people are dead and it doesn't take you more than a couple of hours to get your redneck shyster face on Fox News. Please do the world a favour and leave.
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DMCA hitchikes north to Canada, catches a lift with Conservatives
Canada's Conservatives are rumored to be prepping a copyright reform bill that would add DMCA-like anti-circumvention provisions to Canadian law.
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Sunday, April 15, 2007
Friday, April 13, 2007
Compubeaver case mod: the PC-stuffed beaver
Crazy case mod, it's a computer inside a beaver.
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Chopsticks + Fork= The Chork
Ya, because chopsticks are just so damn difficult to use...
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Thursday, April 12, 2007
Pense Bus Service
She-who-can't-be-named-on-this-blog will find this funny. Not sure if anyone else will. As a bit of explanation for people not from my area, Pense is a town of a thousand or so people that you could walk from one end of to the other in about 5 minutes.
Diabetics cured by stem-cell treatment
In a breakthrough trial, 15 young patients with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes were given drugs to suppress their immune systems followed by transfusions of stem cells drawn from their own blood.
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Wednesday, April 11, 2007
First Look: Iron Man
The first picture released of an Iron Man suit from the forthcoming movie. Can't wait to see what the more modern version ends up looking like.
Vampire Hunting Kit
This vampire hunting kit was sold in 1851 at the Great Exhibition in London...
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MSNBC pulls 'Imus in the Morning' - CNN.com
MSNBC has canceled its "Imus in the Morning" simulcast, the network announced Wednesday. The decision comes following remarks deemed racist and sexist that radio talk-show host Don Imus made last week about the Rutgers women's basketball team that prompted a number of advertisers to drop the program.
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Proud to be a tax paying citizen...
Good old Regina. A co-worker's truck was broken into at work tonight. He followed the footprints in the fresh snow 3 blocks to a house where the occupants seemed very uninterested in talking to him or even coming to the door. He came back to work and called the police who - surprise, surprise - told him there really wasn't anything they could do about it as it would be his word against theirs (ignoring the physical evidence of course) and that he couldn't even file a report about it until 7 AM. Gee, I can't understand why Regina constantly has one of the highest crime rates in the country.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Defendant prevails in another RIAA file-sharing case
Another file-sharing case is dismissed, and the RIAA is on the wrong end.
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Top Gear may be Coming to America
Hit TV show Top Gear could be heading to the US, after the BBC revealed it is in talks to take it over the Atlantic. The US show would be the same as the UK version, but focusing on American cars, such as Cadillacs. US stars will also test their driving skills against mystery racing driver The Stig, Sweet, I love the British version.
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April 10, 1992
Sam Kinison was one of the greatest comedians of all time. Today is the 15th anniversary of Sam's death. There will never be another like him. Rock on Sam, rock on.
Monday, April 09, 2007
MSNBC drops Imus for 2 weeks
NEW YORK -- MSNBC will suspend its television simulcast of radio shock-jock Don Imus' morning talk show for two weeks after the host called members of the Rutgers University women's basketball team "a bunch of nappy-headed hos," the network announced Monday.
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Who killed the record store?
According to this interesting Op/Ed piece from Thursday's New York Times the recording industry is responsible for the death of the record store.
Steam powered R2D2
A fully functional, remote-controlled R2D2, powered by an internal steam boiler.
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Sunday, April 08, 2007
Guy Who Developed Microsoft Word to Fly into Space on Russian Rocket today
Russian engineers made last-minute preparations for the Saturday launch of a Soyuz capsule bound for the international space station with the American billionaire who developed Microsoft Word and two cosmonauts aboard. Oh and he's blogging the trip, http://www.charlesinspace.com.
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Saturday, April 07, 2007
Badass Origami
Forget your paper cranes, some of these origami models are simply insane!
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Oasis, The Killers to record new version of 'Sgt Pepper'
"Oasis, the Killers, and Kaiser Chiefs are to cover songs from the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band to mark the 40th anniversary of the classic album's release..." This has shite written all over it.
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Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
From the Toronto Star: "When the new chocolate-coloured sofa set was delivered to her Brampton home, Doris Moore was stunned to see packing labels describing the shade as "Nigger-brown." Boggles the mind.
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Belief in Reincarnation Tied to Memory Errors
People who believe they have lived past lives as, say, Indian princesses or battlefield commanders are more likely to make certain types of memory errors, according to a new study.
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Thursday, April 05, 2007
Lewis Black to get his own talk show in Comedy Central
Following on the success of "The Colbert Report", another alumni of "The Daily Show" may get his own spin-off. Lewis Black's new pilot, "The Root of All Evil", will be taped this Thursday in Los Angeles. The show is described as a round-table discussion of current events between Black and other comedians.
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Keith Richards Snorts Father -- A Huge Joke!
Maybe you saw that Keith Richards item that started popping up all over the place on Tuesday (April 3) — the one about how he'd admitted to snorting the ashes of his late father after his body had been cremated? Great story, right? And yet, like so much in the world of celebrity journalism, totally untrue. The whole thing was just a huge joke.
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Wednesday, April 04, 2007
PICTURES: Buddhist Sand Art
One of the most complex sand mandalas that I have ever seen. Oh to have the patience of a Buddhist monk.
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Are you hornier than a 5th grader?
Methinks that elementary school has changed a little in the 2 decades since I was in 5th grade.
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Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Kansas Board of Education Bans Pokemon
The people in Kansas have banned Pokémon in schools, get this, because it promotes evolution. If this news story had popped up April 1st there is no way I would have believed it.
***As it turns out it looks like this story was a joke, although if someone does forward this to the Kansas Board of Education they will probably do it.***
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Feds Seize Medical Marijuana En Route To Montana Patient Via UPS
Dear Shitheels,
How about spending more time busting up some meth labs and less time fucking over sick people.
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Study finds stable personalities unaffected by violent games
An upcoming study suggests that kids with stable personalities are largely unaffected by violent games, while the response of less stable children depends on primarily on how angry they are going into the game. Hopefully more studies with these results come out and maybe force parents to blame something other than video games fro their kids being shitheads.
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Only 35% of Americans now identify as Republicans
And from the other day we know that 34% of Americans believe that creationism is fact. Coincidence?
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Monday, April 02, 2007
Do not listen to the lady with the sword...
Finally saw 300 this weekend (twice in fact) and it is all kinds of awesome. I don't know what movie the people giving it bad reviews expected to see. It's a swords and sandals action flick, and a damn fine one at that and I doubt I will see a more stylish film this year.Confirmed: EMI Music launches DRM-Free iTunes downloads in higher-quality
One small victory for consumers, now if only the rest of the industry would follow suit...
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Brilliant!
Here's a post wherein I plug something everyone on the interweb has already seen proving how brutally uncool I am. But anyway, in case anyone is as behind the times as I am, Tiki Bar TV is awesome. Every episode features the cast, Bartender Johnny Johnny, and barflies Dr. Tiki and Lala solving a problem with a special cocktail. Ya, it's good. Check it out.
Sunday, April 01, 2007
EMI to announce DRM-free music plans tomorrow
EMI will announce on Monday that it will be freeing much of its catalog from the shackles of DRM. Could this be the beginning of the end for DRM'd music?
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NEWSWEEK: 91% of Americans believe in God, only 3% atheist
Nearly half (48 percent) of the public rejects the scientific theory of evolution; one-third (34 percent) of college graduates say they accept the Biblical account of creation as fact. Someone please tell me that Newsweek posts their April Fool's pranks a day early.
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Can you Name That Hair-Metal Band with the faces blurred out?
So how well do you know your 80's metal and rock? Can you name the band from looking at these press photos even though the faces are blurred out? I got 8/10...now I must go stick my head into an oven...
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The Most Polluted City on Earth
In the most polluted city on earth, the smog is so thick that it seems to consume its source. Iron foundries, smelting plants and cement factories loom out of the haze then disappear once more as you drive along Linfen's roads.
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