September 2009
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“Catholic League President Bill Donohue presented a paranoid side of his...”
– Raw Story » Catholic League president: Atheists ‘out there to get us’
Damn straight - we’re coming to get you. We also eat your babies…
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August 2009
Where's Mary Jo Kopechne's Eulogy? →
The inimitable Henry Rollins brings some much-needed perspective to the people.
TiVo Relaunching As a Patent Troll? →
An anonymous reader writes “TiVo’s quarterly call was a bit more dramatic than usual. While they continue to lose customers and innovate “at a very unhurried pace,” TiVo seeks a repeat DISH Network…
Tijuana men arrested in border fence theft →
Six men suspected of stealing pieces of the U.S.-Mexico border fence were arrested Monday and Tuesday by Tijuana’s municipal police with help from the U.S. Border Patrol, officials said.
Depression May Provide Cognitive Advantages →
Hugh Pickens writes “Paul W. Andrews and J. Anderson Thomson, Jr. argue in Scientific American that although depression is considered a mental disorder, depression may in fact be a mental adaptation…
Astrophysicists Find "Impossible" Planet →
SpuriousLogic writes “Scientists have discovered a planet that shouldn’t exist. The finding, they say, could alter our understanding of orbital dynamics, a field considered pretty well settled since…
Sony releases Mac eBook Library Software →
Sony has released the first version of its eBook Library software for the Mac.
Fear of Porn URL Exposure Discourages Firefox 3... →
Barence writes “Mozilla’s Security team has disclosed a very interesting piece of research which suggests people refused to upgrade to Firefox 3 because they were afraid the browser would expose…
Comic Artist Harvey Pekar Collaborates on the Web →
Cleveland writer Harvey Pekar is putting his wry, personal comics on the web with The Pekar Project, a collaborative online comic launched this week by Smith Magazine. He’s sort of tweeting about it…
US Fed Gov. Says All Music Downloads Are Theft →
BenEnglishAtHome writes “Nearly all US government employees and contractors are subject to mandatory annual information security briefings. This year the official briefing flatly states that all…
Science Shoots Down More 'Evidence' of Intelligent... →
Intelligent design advocates often argue that the cellular structures, mitochondria, are too complex to have evolved. Turns out, they’re wrong.
Sexy Cooker Gets Hot With Magnetic Fields →
You don’t need fire or even microwave radiation to cook. Magnetic induction can stoke your food up to as evidenced by Fagor’s new cooktop.
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State law's reference to 'Almighty God' struck... →
notthatkindagay:
A judge on Wednesday struck down a 2006 state law that required the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security to stress “dependence on Almighty God as being vital to the security of the commonwealth.”
Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate ruled that the law violated the First Amendment’s protection against the establishment of a state religion.
Homeland Security officials have...
Why the Federal Reserve Bank Must Die by... →
(via poortaste)
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PR firm to Screen US War Journalists for... →
ledgergermane:
As more journalists seek permission to accompany U.S. forces engaged in escalating military operations in Afghanistan, many of them could be screened by a controversial Washington-based public relations firm contracted by the Pentagon to determine whether their past coverage has portrayed the U.S. military in a positive light.
U.S. public affairs officials in Afghanistan...
Man spent $7 million in bogus currency made with... →
Details has an article about a guy who lived like a high roller by printing more than $7 million with an ink-jet printer and supplies from Staples. When Talton set out to circumvent the U.S….
Micronations around the world →
At BB, we’ve always admired the rulers of micronations, tiny sovereign states that are usually unrecognized by “official” governments and sometimes only recognized by the rulers themselves. The new…
IT restrictions hurt productivity →
Farhad Manjoo sez, “I just wrote a piece about why office IT restrictions hurt productivity. There’s a great deal of research showing that people are more creative and driven when they feel some…
Why getting stoned wasn't popular in colonial... →
(via filthyphil)
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TWiF 31: Tech Is Hard. Let's Go Shopping! →
sarahlane:
Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent
Mindless Twitter babble, gamers are old and fat, briefcase toilet, old man attacks bad drivers with bricks, and more. Wiki for this episode
Thanks to…
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Why I hate facebook
bowlingalleylawyer:
nashvilleneedsmoremetaphors:
You get a shit ton of friend requests from people you grew up with whom you never speak to anymore. You accept them because you feel obligated. You then post a simple sentence such as, “I’m really gonna miss Ted Kennedy.” Next thing you know, someone you friended a year ago and haven’t heard from since, and who, by all appearances and random...
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Southern Paranormal Researchers spend several... →
livesophia:
Buzz about a broom standing upright and unsupported at a downtown Prattville business is sweeping the town.
Several hundred people have stopped by Vintage Blu, a yet-to-be-opened consignment shop, since the phenomenon was discovered Thursday. Dozens of theories to explain what’s going on have been thrown out. There must be glue on the bristles of the broom, or there are magnets in...
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“When it turns out that Lady GaGa is actually just a very well concealed personal...”
– Unicorn Fan Dance (via livesophia)
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Teens bonging beers into asses, inserting vodka... →
bowlingalleylawyer:
thegreg:
I wish this linked to an Onion article. It doesn’t.
(via John)
this is what I work with every day. sigh
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Tongueless man arrested in emergency room after... →
livesophia:
A Southern California man will stand trial in the rapes of four women, including one alleged victim who authorities say bit off the tongue of her attacker.
The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said Monday that a judge in Murrieta ordered Ronald Douglas McGowan, 32, to trial after a preliminary hearing on 12 felony counts, including rape, forcible rape, assault with a...
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