Saturday, December 25, 2004
11:03 PM

Jonathan Swift: "'A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.'"

(Via Motivational Quotes of the Day.)

Saturday, December 25, 2004
10:56 PM

Folk Etymology: "Lazing your way to a bigger vocabulary"

(Via Interesting Thing of the Day.)

Saturday, December 25, 2004
08:54 PM

Government idiocy an international problem: "In a time when the President of the United States can't pronounce the word nuclear, when our public schools do one incredibly stupid thing after another, and our appointed officials can't seem to stay out of hot water for saying something dumb, it's nice to know we in the USA don't have the market on stupidity cornered."

(Via Kuro5hin.org.)

Friday, December 24, 2004
08:32 PM

The 8 bits of Christmas: "Xeni Jardin:




Holiday-themed chiptunes from 8bitpeoples: 8 classic carols performed on 8 different videogame consoles and home computers. Link (Thanks, Marc)"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Friday, December 24, 2004
08:29 PM
a meat must

Meat-scented air fresheners for your car: "Xeni Jardin:
Link (Thanks, Jonno)"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Friday, December 24, 2004
08:27 PM

Chewie the Rookie Wookie: "Xeni Jardin:

BB reader Isaac says,

'Remember the days before George Lucas so tightly controlled the Star Wars franchise? The days when there could be a Star Wars Christmas Special on TV? Cleaning out my garage, I found an old 45 RPM record from 1977: The Rebel Force Band, performing 'Chewie the Rookie Wookie' (sort of Motown) and 'May the Force Be With You' (imagine a lounge singer doing a version of 'Sunrise, Sunset' - that's what it sounds like). Of course, nowadays something like this would never get off the ground; it's just not as sophisticated as Ewoks, Jar Jar Binks, or that Jake kid.'
Link"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Friday, December 24, 2004
11:40 AM

Call of Cthulhu silent film nearly done: "Xeni Jardin:
BoingBoing reader Malcolm says,

The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society have nearly finished making a 1920s/30s style black and white silent film of 'The Call of Cthulhu', and they've put a quicktime trailer on their site.

It looks really bizarre: they seem to have done quite a good job of mimicking the visual style of films of the period, particularly the horrifying rituals of the cultists.

Link"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Friday, December 24, 2004
11:39 AM

Babes in space: "Mark Frauenfelder:
Fun gallery of old science fiction pulp covers featuring babes organized by category: Babes with Blasters, Babes in Bondage, Babes of Myth, Alien Babes, Babes with a Grip, Robobabes, Babes in Charge, Experimental Babes, Babes under Glass. Link (Thanks, Avi!)"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Friday, December 24, 2004
11:38 AM

1965 Ski Mask HOWTO: "Xeni Jardin:


If your grannie knits you one of these, run like hell, then call the cops. Excerpts from a 'roll your own ski mask' article from a mid-'60s issue of McCall's Magazine. You know, they have fetish websites for this sort of thing nowadays. Link. The horror. The HORROR. (thanks, Cameron)"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Tuesday, December 21, 2004
11:01 PM
none finer fer diagrams

OmniGraffle 3.2b1 - Create diagrams, flow charts,...: "OmniGraffle 3.2b1 - Create diagrams, flow charts, and more."

(Via MacUpdate - Mac OS X.)

Tuesday, December 21, 2004
10:27 PM

2004 Asshole of the Year Awards.: "As 2004 comes to a close, it's time to consider the year's most vile, dimwitted, and disgusting personalities. The nominees are..."

(Via Kuro5hin.org.)

today's zen criticism

Tom Wolfe's critics have been licking their...: "

Tom Wolfe's critics have been licking their chops even before I Am Charlotte Simmons was released, and the fact that he was given the Bad Sex award by a group of British literary critics undoubtedly filled them with much glee. Jessa pointed out last week that the sex scenes were intentionally bad, and wondered why the judges, who should know better, didn't get that. Tom Wolfe wonders the same thing.

It has often been said that Americans have no sense of irony. Now the American author Tom Wolfe has turned the tables, saying that the British literary judges who awarded him a prize for the year's worst sex in fiction simply did not understand that his description of a first encounter was meant to be ironic.

'There's an old saying - 'You can lead a whore to culture but you can't make her sing',' he told Reuters. 'In this case, you can lead an English literary wannabe to irony but you can't make him get it.'

I'm a Wolfe partisan, so feel free to bust out the grains of salt, but I love his response here. And who the hell says that Americans have no sense of irony? Unless that statement was meant to be ironic. Or maybe the judges really are aware that the sex scenes were intentionally bad, so they ironically awarded the Bad Sex award to Wolfe, who failed to pick up on the irony. Or maybe Wolfe did pick up on the irony, and his annoyance is meant to be ironic.

My head hurts.

"

(Via blog.)

Tuesday, December 21, 2004
10:22 PM
oh my

Introducing the sarcasm point. Oh...: "

Introducing the sarcasm point. Oh yeah — I like this idea¡

"

(Via blog.)

Monday, December 20, 2004
08:18 PM

Bespoke M&Ms: "Xeni Jardin:




The M&Ms website includes an online service for ordering your very own personalised M&Ms. The printing dos and don'ts are a fun read, though -- don't even think about mentioning landmarks. Dirty words are prohibited, so are terms that might raise copyright issues for the candy maker. I tried BUTT SEX IS AWESOME in 'classic wedding pastels', but to no avail. Damn you, chocolate censors! High carb free speech must prevail! Link (Alex)"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Saturday, December 18, 2004
10:32 PM

Memetics: "The science of idea propagation"

(Via Interesting Thing of the Day.)

Saturday, December 18, 2004
10:05 PM

Playlist debut issue available as free PDF download: "Playlist magazine has made its debut issue available as a free PDF download from its Web site. Playlist looks at digital music, the technology and musicians featuring industry news, future trends, in-depth features and interviews with music artists. The magazine's Web site also publishes in-depth features online like its recent comparison of all of the music services available today, as well as daily news relating to the digital music industry."

(Via MacCentral.)

Saturday, December 18, 2004
09:28 PM

The AARP says, toke up!: "AARP poll finds older Americans favor medical marijuana. With a medical marijuana case in front of the Supremes, and with a dozen states now with medical marijuana laws on the books, AARP decided to take a poll. Here's what they found:
'Nearly three-fourths of older Americans support legalizing marijuana for medical use.'
My father (a senior citizen) takes prescribed Marinol (synthetic THC) as an appetite stimulant; my wife, a cancer survivor, got through chemotherapy largely on the strength of the weed I was able to buy on the street in New York. [MI]"

(Via metafilter.com.)

Saturday, December 18, 2004
09:16 PM

Web Zen: Holiday Zen: "Xeni Jardin:


a wonderful life in 30 seconds |

xmas weebl |

xmas beatles |

holiday saw music |
santa mosh |

hooray for santy claus |

christmas remixed |

holiday 2004 sampler |

beckham nativity |

smores nativity |

advert calendar |

10 least successful holiday specials |

holiplay |

polar rescue |

snowball fight nyc |

unsilent night |

alek's christmas lights |

harbin snow and ice festival |
12 leaves of festivus |

how to dispel the myths of hanukkah | and from the archives:
holiday zen 2003 |

holiday leftover zen 2003 |

winter zen 2002










Image: still from 'It's a Wonderful Life in 30 Seconds re-enacted by bunnies.' web zen home, web zen store, (Thanks, Frank)."

(Via Boing Boing.)

Saturday, December 18, 2004
09:16 PM
oh yeah

Saving the World with Hostess Twinkies: "Xeni Jardin:


BoingBoing reader Isaac says,

'I was going through some old comics from the 1970s, and I stumbled upon a series of ads that I had forgotten about - Marvel and DC both had full-page ads in which their superheroes shilled for Hostess Fruit Pies, Twinkies and more! (Holy Flaky Filling, Batman!) There are links to ten different ads I've scanned and posted.'

Link. See also the extensive Seanbaby archive of kitschy Hostess goodness: Link (thanks, Chris and tgr!)"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Saturday, December 18, 2004
09:14 PM
ho

Nerdy-craftsy Xmas projects: "Cory Doctorow:


This blog-post rounds up some amazing, craftsy-nerdy Xmas decor and sweet novelties, like this gingerbread motherboard.




Also on offer, this gingerbread laptop,




and this
tree decorated with motherboards.

Link

(via Engadget)

Update: Juan sez, 'The PCBs depicted are NOT motherboards as cory states, but are in fact memory modules, and a CPU as star.'"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Saturday, December 18, 2004
09:12 PM
for you disneyphiles
you know who you are
Journey Thru Innerspace CGI recreation DVD: "Cory Doctorow:


Ernie Miller sez, 'As mentioned a year ago (Recreating Gone Disney, the Atom Mobiles fan site has been recreating a 3D version of the famous 'Adventures Through Inner Space' ride that used to grace Tomorrowland. Well, they've finished it and it is now available for purchase on DVD (though they can't guarantee Christmas shipping). Kevin Yee of Miceage says, ' words are too cold to fully capture the magic on this DVD. The ride-through was a transcendent experience for me. I found myself exclaiming 'Ohmygosh! I forgot all about that!' constantly while watching the video. I cannot possibly imagine a single theme park collectible, video, or book ever encapsulating the Disneyland experience as much as this one DVD.' If anyone wants to send me one as a belated Christmas present ...'

Link


"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Saturday, December 18, 2004
09:11 PM

Jack Chick creationist comic "Big Daddy": "Xeni Jardin:
BoingBoing reader Tommy York says,

Recently, at a school rally of mine here in San Francisco, I came across the booth of the Christian club at school, AGAPE. I decided to pick up a few little comics of theirs, and I came across this one - one the denounces evolution, procedes to denounce the whole theory of the 'atom' too, and by disproving evolution, of course, shows that the only logical alternative is that Jesus is the creator. Propaganda like this in public schools seems a bit off to me.

Link to page-by-page photos of 'Big Daddy' creationist comic book. I can't help but wonder what the whole thing would sound like read in the voice of Mr. Slave from South Park. I mean, 'Big Daddy'? The unshaven monkey with the banana on the cover looks vaguely Tom of Finland. Oh jesusth christth, Jack Chick!

Update: Reader Lance Simmons says, 'There's a much better copy of Big Daddy at the publisher's site.' Link. See also these previous BoingBoing posts on Jack Chick's Christian comix: Link, and Link 2."

(Via Boing Boing.)

Saturday, December 18, 2004
09:07 PM

kewl photos

Fortean photography: "David Pescovitz:
I love Fortean Times's online gallery of strange photos and illustrations. Along with antique spirit snapshots, stigmata statues, Bigfoot, and dervishes, they have a nice selection of 'simulacra photos.' In Fortean terms, simulacra photos depict 'spontaneous or natural figures or images. These can occur in nature as well as in the chance conjunction of artefacts.' For example, the seed capsules of snapdragons in this photo. Readers are invited to send in their own shots to the print magazine's Simulacra Corner. Link
"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Wednesday, December 15, 2004
10:30 PM

Jane Austen: "'We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.'"

(Via Motivational Quotes of the Day.)

Mahatma Gandhi: "'Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.'"

(Via Motivational Quotes of the Day.)

Sunday, December 12, 2004
10:23 PM

A modern myth of creation: "The History of the Universe."

(Via metafilter.com.)

Sunday, December 12, 2004
10:19 PM
such wit

Novelty tongues for dogs: "Cory Doctorow:


The Humunga Tongue is a doggy fetch-ball with an enormous, hilarious rubber tongue attached to it, so that while your hairy pal is masticating it, it looks like he's got a huge, Gene Simmons-esque tongue. High-larious!

Link


"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Sunday, December 12, 2004
10:18 PM
ewww

Kids' forensic facial reconstruction kit: "Cory Doctorow:


The Discovery Channel has released a CSI-branded 'facial reconstruction kit' toy so that kids can play forensic scientist, reconstructing notional corpse faces. Man, I wish I'd had one of these as a kid.

Link

(via Wired Magazine)


"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Sunday, December 12, 2004
10:15 PM

Bodies proportional to motor and sensory brain regions: "Cory Doctorow:


Two images of notional 'homunculi' -- the first, a Sensory Homunculus, shows 'what a man's body would look like if each part grew in proportion to the area of the cortex of the brain concerned with its sensory perception' (on the left). The other, the Motor Homunculus, 'shows what a man's body would look like if each part grew in proportion to the area of the cortex of the brain concerned with its movement.'

Link

"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Saturday, December 11, 2004
08:39 PM

The Most Hated Advertising Techniques: "If you are getting ready to do any sort of advertising on your Website, you might want to familiarize yourself with the contents of this page before getting started. A few minutes spent here could save you a bundle in the long run with avoiding lost revenue. The page is a descriptive of the most hated advertising techniques. While you may not even agree with all of what they are saying here, there are some…

Direct and Related Links for 'The Most Hated Advertising Techniques'

"

(Via Lockergnome Web Developer.)

Saturday, December 11, 2004
08:35 PM
I like lost

'Lost' in the Black Lodge: "How's Hurley? How's Hurley? How's Hurley? How's Hurley? Written by Jason Snell."

(Via TeeVee.)

Saturday, December 11, 2004
08:33 PM
now that we're past the millennium

Station Break: "Lost" Star to Head Homeland Security Department: "WASHINGTON (AP) -- Shocking government observers, President Bush today named actor Terry O’Quinn to replace Tom Ridge as secretary..."

(Via TeeVee.)

Saturday, December 11, 2004
08:28 PM
oh my

Are All of Santa's Reindeer Girls?: "Apparently, reindeer experts are saying that while both male and female reindeer grow antlers every summer, the males drop theirs by early December -- which means, given that the reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve are always depicted in full regalia, that every one of them, even Rudolph, must be a girl. Can this possibly be true?"

(Via Urban Legends and Folklore.)

Saturday, December 11, 2004
08:01 PM
another absolute necessity

Snowman 0.1 - Snowman for your desktop.: ""

(Via MacUpdate - Mac OS X.)

Friday, December 10, 2004
08:26 PM

Burton "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" trailer online: "Xeni Jardin:

Oh my, this does looks promising. Link to trailer, and link to movie website. (Thanks, Tony)"

(Via Boing Boing.)

kewl blox

Great inexpensive kids' toys from Whimsyload: "Mark Frauenfelder:
My friend Scott recommended Whimsyload.com as a place to buy toys for my 1.5-year-old. He recommended three items:

Wooden Man, Crazy Box (shown here), Bird Clock."

(Via Boing Boing.)

Friday, December 10, 2004
08:18 PM

Salad bar hacking: "Mark Frauenfelder:
This is the best thing I've seen in a long while. Robyn Miller sez: 'This is a photo from a Chinese PDF manual. The manual explains, via text and a lot of fun photos, how to cram as much food as possible on one of those tiny Pizza Hut bowls at the salad bar. They're only allowed one trip. My cousin lives in Beijing. When he goes to Pizza Hut, he says this is what most people are busy building.' (Click image for enlargement)"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Sunday, December 05, 2004
11:07 PM
far too much info about Layla yet I read it

In Defense of Clapton's Layla: "Recently, GuitarWorld magazine published a list of top 100 of the worst guitar solos, riffs and licks of all time. I am a big sucker for this sort of thing, so I swallowed the $7.95 price to purchase it, with a good expectation of what would be included. Just as literary scholars have a canon of great literature, the guitarist community has a canon of really awful guitar solos - including, for instance, Neil Young's infamous one-note Cinnamon Girl solo, anything by Van Halen, and anything played by Kurt Cobain. When I turned to the list, I suffered a cruel, horrible shock."

(Via Kuro5hin.org.)

Sunday, December 05, 2004
11:00 PM
mmm robots

Robot-ized amplifier and speakers: "Mark Frauenfelder:
This robot stereo and loudspeaker system is beautiful. Link"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Sunday, December 05, 2004
10:43 PM
bummer

New Blade Runner DVD blocked by... Univision?: "Xeni Jardin:
BoingBoing reader Mike Harris says,

Jerry Perenchio, now-CEO of Univision, was one of two bond-completion guarantors for the film when it was first shot. Because it went over budget when first filmed in 1982, the guarantors assumed ownership of the film by contract, and Perenchio refuses to authorize Warner Brothers to release what they and Ridley Scott want to release: a three-disc box set with 'a new and polished director's cut with previously unseen footage and scads of bonus features.'

Link"

(Via Boing Boing.)

I want to believe...

Jesus long in the tooth: "David Pescovitz:

Jesus was spotted inside the mouth of a devout Christian in Phoenix, Arizona. Magically, Jesus's presence was only revealed by a dental x-ray. Perhaps the man has been eating too many grilled cheese sandwiches.
Link
"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Sunday, December 05, 2004
10:34 PM
truth is stranger...

Giant pouched rats sniff out landmines: "Mark Frauenfelder:

Tom sez: 'Who needs an electronic nose to sniff out buried landmines? The Belgians prefer African giant pouched rats. And no, the rats do not get blown to bits.'

The idea of using rats for the detection of landmines came up through a search for a cheap and efficient mine detector tool, which would be able to detect both metal and plastic landmines.

'Added bonus: the rats can detect tuberculosis from sputum samples!!' Link

"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Sunday, December 05, 2004
10:32 PM
sigh

Cost of war in Iraq JavaScript counter: "Mark Frauenfelder:
Here's a neat little JavaScript counter:

Cost of the War in Iraq

(JavaScript Error)

Link

"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Friday, December 03, 2004
01:06 AM
well its nice but...

Not a pisser: "David Pescovitz:
Marcel Duchamp's Fountain (1917) was voted the most influential artwork of the 20th century by 500 artworld big shots in Great Britain.
Link
"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Friday, December 03, 2004
01:03 AM
the evil empire

MSN Spaces = soylent green: "Xeni Jardin:
Updated. Today, Microsoft launches their free hosted blogging platform, spaces.msn.com. What effect the service will have on Blogger, TypePad, Userland, and the like is, predictably, a subject of great debate. The service is free, and seems aimed squarely at home users. BoingBoing reader alfie checks the W3 validator site and says, 'MSN Spaces seems to be completely ignoring markup standards. Well done chaps.' Link. Reader Christopher Carfi hosts a discussion about the launch on his blog, here.

Reader Paul Pellerito says,



'MSN Spaces User asciident notes that at the bottom of every MSN Space is (c)2004 Microsoft Corporation. And according to their terms of use:

For materials you post or otherwise provide to Microsoft related to the MSN Web Sites (a 'Submission'), you grant Microsoft permission to (1) use, copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, modify, translate and reformat your Submission, each in connection with the MSN Web Sites, and (2) sublicense these rights, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. Microsoft will not pay you for your Submission.'

'Makes me wanna yell STOP! Soylent green is people!'

Wired News story, Forbes coverage, and here is the Microsoft press release.

Peter Orosz says:

MSN Spaces, Microsoft's new blogging service, censors stuff! We're all gonna die! This is a screencap taken by a friend of mine who apparently tried to register at MSN Spaces. His blog's description reads 'A Corporate Whore', which the service promptly bounced. Yikes!

Link"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Wednesday, December 01, 2004
09:44 PM

Corgi Toys art gallery: "Mark Frauenfelder:
Nifty Corgi Toys art gallery. Link (Thanks, Todd!!"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Tuesday, November 30, 2004
10:50 PM
useful

Google Search: ((((one minus ((gravitational constant times mass of earth) divided by (speed of light squared times (cube root of ((gravitational constant times mass of earth times ((one divided by two) sidereal days) squared) divided by ((two times pi) squared))))))) divided by (one minus ((gravitational constant times mass of earth) divided by (speed of light squared times radius of earth))))) times (square root of (one minus ((cube root of (two times pi times gravitational constant times mass of earth divided by ((one divided by two) sidereal days))) divided by speed of light) squared))) times one day) minus one day = : ""

(Via .)

Tuesday, November 30, 2004
10:40 PM

Versace Barbie: "Xeni Jardin:


I didn't know there was such a thing. Does she come with a (perfect) nose full of (plastic) coke? Link (Thanks CityRag)"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Tuesday, November 30, 2004
10:36 PM
aging hipsters beware

Exploding lava lamp kills man: "Xeni Jardin:
BB reader Poppy says, 'A 24 year old man left a lava lamp on his stove, and it exploded. A shard of glass pieced his heart, killing him instantly. Link to story. This just a week after all the warnings over exploding cell phones. Link.'

Reader Jeremy says, 'I thought the story might be complete bull, but went right to the Kent Police Department site and found this press release. It has a little more information that the AP report.' Link"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Tuesday, November 30, 2004
10:32 PM
if only available 15 years ago...

Blinged-out baby umbilical cord gift atrocity: "Xeni Jardin:


A company in South Korea will gold-plate your child's umbilical cord and frame it for display. Link (second image down on the page.) (Thanks, Isaac)"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Monday, November 29, 2004
11:13 PM

Godzilla Gets Hollywood Walk of Fame Star (AP): "AP - Godzilla received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, 50 years after he stomped onto movie screens and hours before the premiere of his latest film, 'Godzilla: Final Wars.'"

(Via Yahoo! News - Entertainment.)

Monday, November 29, 2004
10:37 PM

iPod Photo: Color does make a difference: "An ongoing phenomenon, that's what the iPod is."

(Via Macworld Editors' Notes Weblog.)

Monday, November 29, 2004
10:20 PM
now that's pissing

Handstanding Pandas: "David Pescovitz:
Some Pandas do handstands to mark their territory. The aim is to piss as high up a tree as possible. The higher the scent, the 'more dominant' the signal. A new BBC Wildlife Magazine documentary captures this and other interesting bearhavior using camouflaged cameras and motion sensors.
Link"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Monday, November 29, 2004
09:23 PM

★ The Joy of Tech! ★: ""

(Via .)

Monday, November 29, 2004
10:11 PM
liked the image

Big head people in Tokyo stores: "Mark Frauenfelder:

Giant headed people in Tokyo stores are a sign that Christmas is coming. Link

"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Monday, November 29, 2004
09:23 PM

★ The Joy of Tech! ★: ""

(Via .)

Monday, November 29, 2004
09:23 PM

★ The Joy of Tech! ★: ""

(Via .)

Friday, November 26, 2004
09:08 PM

William Shakespeare: "'This above all: to thine own self be true; And it must follow, as the night the day; Thou canst not then be false to any man.'"

(Via Motivational Quotes of the Day.)

8:30 PM

macteens : A Mac Thanksgiving: Little Things to be Grateful For: ""

(Via .)

Wednesday, November 24, 2004
08:41 PM
that crazy MS

Not: "According to Slashdot, Microsoft has patented the concept of negation.

Descartes said, 'I think, therefore I am'. Microsoft has shown that the contrapositive is true, namely, 'If I am not, then clearly I'm not thinking.'

(Do you think I can still patent the universal quantifier?)"

(Via Geekable.com.)

Wednesday, November 24, 2004
08:29 PM

now that's plush

We like the music, we like the disco sound: "A bloodless coup is sweeping the world of plush toys. There's a civil war between traditional teddy bears, puppy dogs , and the new breed of stuffed love bags. Ladies and gentlemen I present to you, for you enjoyment plush tampons, Toilet Paper, and Toast. Yah toast."

(Via metafilter.com.)

Wednesday, November 24, 2004
08:16 PM
This truly the comic book decade

50,000 comic book covers: "Mark Frauenfelder:
Wow - a searchable database of 50,000 comic book covers. Link"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Wednesday, November 24, 2004
08:15 PM
check out #5

Neal Pollack presents his top five...: "

Neal Pollack presents his top five books of 2004.

"

(Via blog.)

Wednesday, November 24, 2004
08:11 PM

Disclaimer stickers for science textbooks....: "

Disclaimer stickers for science textbooks.

This textbook contains material on gravity. Gravity is a theory, not a fact, regarding a force that cannot be directly seen. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully, and critically considered.

(Link via Political Wire.)

"

(Via blog.)

Wednesday, November 17, 2004
11:17 PM

Joyce Carol Oates: "'If you explore beneath shyness or party chit-chat, you can sometimes turn a dull exchange into an intriguing one. I've found this to be particularly true in the case of professors or intellectuals, who are full of fascinating information, but need encouragement before they'll divulge it.'"

(Via Motivational Quotes of the Day.)

Wednesday, November 17, 2004
11:14 PM
bad movie
good dvd??

'Riddick' Video Runs with $1.5 Mil in Day 1 Sales (Reuters): "Reuters - 'The Chronicles of
Riddick,' a sci-fi movie starring Vin Diesel, sold about 1.5
million combined DVD and VHS units to consumers during its
first day in release Tuesday, according to industry sources, an
impressive figure for a film that bombed at the box office."

(Via Yahoo! News - Entertainment.)

Wednesday, November 17, 2004
11:13 PM
gotcha

The Ghost Under the Bed: "It is said that when you receive this image and do not send it to at least five people, the woman will look for you during the night to collect your soul."

(Via Urban Legends and Folklore.)

Wednesday, November 17, 2004
11:12 PM
we were waiting too

Atlantis Discovered for the Umpteenth Time: "Robert Sarmast, a self-styled 'independent mythologist and researcher' based in Los Angeles, claims he has 'definitely' found the fabled lost continent of Atlantis in deep waters off the coast of Cyprus."

(Via Urban Legends and Folklore.)

Wednesday, November 17, 2004
11:09 PM

The Yo-Yo: "Giving an old toy a new spin"

(Via Interesting Thing of the Day.)

Wednesday, November 17, 2004
11:07 PM
pointless and loud
you'd think it was star wars...

The Chronicles of Riddick: "From: Universal Studios Home Video - Year: 2004 - Rated: Not Rated - Release Date: November 16, 2004 - Features: Anamorphic * Widescreen * DD 5.1 * Extras! * - Recommended! Storywise, this is not the greatest film ever made, but as a sci-fi action flick it delivers on a regular basis. Wonderfully mindless and brainless, this energetic followup to Pitch Black tries really hard to dazzle, and it is true that the action sequences are particularly well done. It's just too bad the story can't keep up with the energy of the set pieces, which often play out more like a video game than a movie. This unrated director's cut tacks on an additional 15 minutes of footage for your enjoyment, and the impressive Dolby Digital 5.1 mix is meant to be played very, very loud. I loved the look and feel of The Chronicles of Riddick, but in the end I just didn't really care what happened to anyone, least of all Riddick. Amazon Compare"

(Via digitallyOBSESSED.com DVD Reviews.)

Wednesday, November 17, 2004
11:05 PM

Bush's second-term stamp on environment: "Federal laws and regulations dealing with everything from air pollution to oil drilling are likely to see a rigorous shaking out."

(Via Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories.)

Wednesday, November 17, 2004
10:57 PM
currently a fave rave for blogging' using i now

MarsEdit - 1.0b12: "weblog editor (formerly part of NetNewsWire)"

(Via VersionTracker: Mac OS X.)

Reckoning Delay-ed: "Yay for hypocrisy!

House Republicans approved a party rules change Wednesday that could allow Majority leader Tom DeLay to retain his leadership post if he is indicted by a Texas grand jury on state political corruption charges.

By a voice vote, and with a handful of lawmakers voicing opposition, the House Republican Conference decided that a party committee of several dozen members would review any felony indictment of a party leader and recommend at that time whether the leader should step aside.

How about some context?

House Republicans adopted the indictment rule in 1993, when they were trying to end four decades of Democratic control of the House, in part by highlighting Democrats' ethical lapses. They said at the time that they held themselves to higher standards than prominent Democrats such as then-Ways and Means Chairman Dan Rostenkowski (Ill.), who eventually pleaded guilty to mail fraud and was sentenced to prison.

"

(Via Geekable.com.)

Wednesday, November 17, 2004
10:38 PM

JM Barrie theme-park in a game: "Cory Doctorow:
Players in the online world Second Life have built an astounding JM Barrie theme-park in-game. Wagner James Au writes,

From the Second Life residents who brought us 'Oz' comes 'Neverland', a 48 acre theme park devoted to the world and work of J.M. Barrie, on the 100th anniversary of his classic 'Peter Pan'. Featuring a painstakingly-realistic recreation of fin de siecle London (including a Jack the Ripper-haunted graveyard and a pub with a working dart board), Captain Hook's pirate armada (featuring self-firing cannons), and the Lost Boys' winding roller coaster. Last Friday's entry discussed the genesis of the project, and today's entry goes into the art, craft, and technology of the project-- along with asking the very pointed question, 'Why would a couple dozen talented people freely devote hundreds of hours working on a project that indirectly benefits a for-profit company?'

Link

(Thanks, James!)"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Saturday, November 13, 2004
09:32 PM

World run by pirates photoshopping contest: "Cory Doctorow:


Today's Worth1000 photoshopping contest is on a theme near to my heart: if pirates ran the world.

Link

"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Saturday, November 13, 2004
09:31 PM
remember the earwig episode of Night gallery?

Web Zen: earworm zen: "Xeni Jardin:


* wordspy: earworm


* badgers


* peanut butter jelly time


* lalala


* taters


* chocolate


* bounce the pudding


* llama


* weeeeee


* bananaphone


* spoken word bananaphone


* a cautionary tale


* maim that tune


* wikipedia: earworm




Image: It's peanut butter jelly time. web zen home, web zen store, (Thanks, Frank)."

(Via Boing Boing.)

Saturday, November 13, 2004
09:29 PM
yeah, more internet junk

Notebooks made from cheesy hardcovers: "Cory Doctorow:


ExLibrisAnonymous is one of my favorite sources of cool junk from the Internet. They buy crappy library hardcover books of childrens' stories, teacher's manuals, and dull nonfiction titles, and spiral bind the front and back covers around a sheaf of blank white paper, throwing in some of the plates or pages from the original book in the middle. At $11 each with shipping, they're a great gift item. The store just posted a bunch of new "titles" today, and I bought six as Xmas gifts.

Link


"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Saturday, November 13, 2004
09:28 PM
he so funny

Daily Show clips from last week: "Cory Doctorow:
Lisa Rein has posted four more clips from last week's Daily Show, a grab bag of Stewart and co's best bits:

Fallujah Assualt, 13.1MB Mov Link, The Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol, 13.9MB Mov Link, Salem Mass reforming its witch-burning reputation, 22.8MB Mov Link, Lewis Black on the election result, 6.5MB Mov Link

(via On Lisa Rein's Radar)"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Saturday, November 13, 2004
09:26 PM
what do they thin gives them the right to judge

Aschroft: judges shouldn't uphold the Constitution: "Cory Doctorow:
John Ashcroft, the former Attorney General of the United States of America, has given a public, blistering critique of judges who strike down the Bush administration's policies as unconstitutional.

"The danger I see here is that intrusive judicial oversight and second-guessing of presidential determinations in these critical areas can put at risk the very security of our nation in a time of war," Ashcroft said...

"Courts are not equipped to execute the law. They are not accountable to the people," Ashcroft said.

Link

(via Lawgeek)"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Friday, November 12, 2004
11:55 PM
I've starred my favorites-->*

Essential Mac software: "As a college student, I need special tools to get things done. Here's a list of the applications I use on my Mac. (Applications included with Mac OS X have been excluded from this list.)

• 3ivx -- Occasionally someone sends you a movie in a mysterious MPEG-4 format like "DivX" or "Xvid". 3ivx is a QuickTime plugin that will let you view these movies inside QuickTime Player.
  
• Audio Hijack Pro -- I don't need this program very often, but when I do, it's a lifesaver. It lets you capture audio streams from applications designed to keep their audio to themselves, e.g. RealPlayer, Windows Media, etc.
  
• **BBEdit -- The tastiest text editor. It's got the kitchen sink, the blender, the food processor, and the measuring cups.
  
• CocoaMySQL -- I only use this once in a great while to back up geekable.com. But it works great each time!
  
• ecto -- How do my words make it from my computer to this website? ecto of course!
  
• FontCard -- This makes your Font menu WYSIWIG in every single application. Pretty damned spiffy.
  
• GraphicConverter -- This is like BBEdit for images, but without Photoshop's hefty price tag.
  
• Little Snitch -- Kind of like ZoneAlarm for outbound traffic. It lets you know which programs are trying to use the Internet, and lets you allow or deny the connection in real time.
  
• Mathematica for Students -- I'm a math major. 'Nuff said.
• **Microsoft Office -- For when you need to communicate with the unwashed masses. (I haven't upgraded to 2004 yet because of the constant glitches reported by Macintouch and Macfixit.)
  
• ***NetNewsWire -- NNW keeps track of the blogosphere via RSS/Atom and tells you exactly which sites have updated their content. This saves incredible amounts of your time!
  
• OmniDiskSweeper -- Your hard drive's gigabytes fill up so quickly. This program lets you see where the biggest files are hiding.
  
• **OmniGraffle -- When I need to create a quick diagram, and my pen is dry, I turn to OmniGraffle.
  
• QuickAccessCM -- Not an application, but it adds desperately needed functionality to the Finder. Add Exposé and a Logitech MX-500, and you'll be flinging files around at breakneck speed.
  
• Remote Desktop Connection -- Microsoft sells Virtual PC, but it's a waste of money if you already have a physical Windows PC and a home network. Just use this free Microsoft program to log in to Windows remotely.
  
• RockNES -- When you need to blow off some steam and play Dr. Mario or Zelda, you'll want RockNES. (Dr. Mario and Zelda not included.)
  
• TeXShop -- A fantastic GUI for TeX/LaTeX. Run your LaTeX markup through, and get beautiful mathematical output in PDF form.
  
• Transmit -- Fetch is so Mac OS 9. When you need to FTP, use a program written for Mac OS X.
  
• Unison -- From the makers of Transmit, this is the definitive Mac USENET reader. Panic sure makes a lot of definitive programs!
  
• **VLC -- If you receive a movie or some music but can't seem to open it, try VLC. It's a multimedia Swiss army knife.
  

"

(Via Geekable.com.)

Friday, November 12, 2004
11:47 PM

14 characteristics of facism: "Fourteen Defining The 14 Characteristics Of Fascism Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler, Mussolini, Franco, Suharto and several Latin American regimes and found 14 defining characteristics common to each..."

(Via metafilter.com.)

Friday, November 12, 2004
11:35 PM
tres kewl

Dragon Optical Illusion: "Mark Frauenfelder:

This little paper dragon is folded in such a way that when you turn it, it appears as though it is turning its head to face you. I guess it's like those negative busts at the Haunted Mansion. The video for this is neat. Link (via Sensible Erection)

"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Thursday, November 11, 2004
09:48 PM
and where will you be when, at last, they come for you

New AG nominee: White House counsel who called Geneva Conventions "quaint": "Xeni Jardin:


White House counsel Alberto Gonzales, who once described the Geneva Convention as outdated and "quaint," may soon fill the post left vacant by John Ashcroft this week. Link to SF Chronicle article on the new nominee.

Mr. Gonzales effectively endorsed torture in America's "war on terrorism," as detailed in this Newsweek article:

As a means of pre-empting a repeat of 9/11, Bush, along with Defense Secretary Rumsfeld and Attorney General John Ashcroft, signed off on a secret system of detention and interrogation that opened the door to such methods. It was an approach that they adopted to sidestep the historical safeguards of the Geneva Conventions, which protect the rights of detainees and prisoners of war. In doing so, they overrode the objections of Secretary of State Colin Powell and America's top military lawyers -- and they left underlings to sweat the details of what actually happened to prisoners in these lawless places. While no one deliberately authorized outright torture, these techniques entailed a systematic softening up of prisoners through isolation, privations, insults, threats and humiliation -- methods that the Red Cross concluded were "tantamount to torture."

Link. And the NY Times has this series of excerpts from Mr. Gonzales' legal writings: Link."

(Via Boing Boing.)

Thursday, November 11, 2004
09:47 PM
ti teg

Jeopardy winner wagers $1337: "Cory Doctorow:

Amy's Robot sez, "Tonight was round 1 of the Jeopardy College Tournament. One of the contestants, Kermin from Carnegie Mellon University, had a commanding lead (well over $10K) going into Final Jeopardy. His final wager had Alex Trebek scratching his head, but Kermin was clearly sending a message to fellow computer nerds. His wager: $1337. For the uninitiated, in 'leetspeak' 1337 translates to 'leet' or 'elite.'"

Link

(Thanks, Amy's Robot!)


"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Sunday, November 07, 2004
09:41 PM

All Your Base-style tribute to child's lost-pet flier: "Cory Doctorow:





I Lost My Frog starts with a found-object, a hand-drawn flier written by a small child who is trying to recover his frog, named "Hopkin Green Frog," with Art-Linkletter-perfect infantalisms like "PS: I'll find my frog/Who took my frog/Who found my frog."

Interweb hipsters used this as a jumping-off point and photoshopped a series of images depicting the search for the lost Hopkin Green Frog, and the results are incredibly funny and even a little touching. Like an "All Your Base" for a lost pet.

Link"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Sunday, November 07, 2004
09:34 PM
very fast indeed

Wow. That was fast. Gene Stone has...: "

Wow. That was fast. Gene Stone has written the first instant book about Tuesday's election — the amusingly titled The Bush Survival Guide: 200 Ways to Make it Through the Next Four Years Without Misunderestimating the Dangers Ahead, and Other Subliminable Stategeries. (From Taegan Goddard's Political Wire.)

"

(Via blog.)

Sunday, November 07, 2004
09:33 PM
at last we are coming together

Steve Almond would like to issue...: "

Steve Almond would like to issue a few apologies.

I would like to apologize to George W. Bush for calling him "a draft-dodging, cokehead retard with the moral compass of a serial killer." I further would like to apologize for implying that his "rush to war against Iraq" was the result of his having "a really small penis."

"

(Via blog.)

Sunday, November 07, 2004
09:31 PM

British children's author Philip Pullman talks...: "

British children's author Philip Pullman talks to Reuters about the upcoming film versions of his fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials — and why President Bush would make a good villain.

"Bush has this baying certainty and has imposed this fervent zealotry," said Pullman whose books have been condemned by church groups for attacking organized religion.

"The Christian right in America is the mirror image of the Islamic fundamentalists," he added.

"

(Via blog.)

Monday, November 01, 2004
08:49 AM

Get out and vote: "Andrew Tanenbaum never ceases to amaze me. This delightful surprise was revealed today to visitors of one of his web sites -- which (of late) probably includes 96% of MeFi."

(Via metafilter.com.)

Monday, November 01, 2004
08:47 AM
for you haunted mansio obsesees

Haunted Mansion dollhouse: "Cory Doctorow:


Bigfigs ("big figures") are the new breed of Disney Park collectables -- they're 18-24" detailed models of ride-buildings and facades. The new Haunted Mansion one is out, and while I can't say I'm very impressed with it -- looks too much like a doll's house and the construction materials are too plasticky if you ask me -- the Haunted Mansion fan boards are all a-twitter. Order 'em from Disneyland DelivEARS at 800-362-4533.

Link

(via The Disney Blog)



"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Monday, November 01, 2004
08:45 AM
hope springs eternal

Dennis Loy Johnson: Books v. Bush: "

This Week’s Column:

THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE — FOREVER


by Dennis Loy Johnson


1 November 2004 — The madness is either just about over, or about to be given license to kill. Imagine, the guy who said "You're either for us or against us" — a fairly textbook declaration of fascism, and one now being uttered by Americans versus Americans via the Patriot Act — could be re–elected. Excuse me — elected. It's enough to make you want to do—what? Vote harder, somehow.

I mean, we find ourselves in a bizarre and terrifying situation. A man who has sent over a thousand people to their death for a lie could be on the verge of getting an unthinkable mandate. Meanwhile, what of the rest of the world? They've been thinking, well, he stole the office the first time; now they'll think: but the second time they chose him. They'll be mad at all of us, and we will be as alone as we can be with this madman.

And perhaps the most maddening thing short of this prospect is the tita"

(Via .)

red sox win something?

Of course, the Red Sox did win this year...: "Redskins lose. An interesting example of the logical fallacy known as Coincidental Correlation, for the last 71 years the Washington Redskins' last home game before Election Day has correlated with the success of the incumbent president. Boy, it's a good thing in sports no one believes in silly statistics..."

(Via metafilter.com.)

thot plickens

William Gibson on ObL tape: "Cory Doctorow:
William Gibson's posted a blistering analysis of Osama bin Laden's latest video.

OBL today is probably a very satisfied, very optimistic man, and if he can skew the last-minute dynamic of the election in Bush's favor, he'll have cause to be all the more satisfied.

And that's the danger, that some crucial percentage of our dimmer, more reactive voters will flash back to 9-11 and the Bush of the bullhorn, the Bush buffeted with the heartbroken grit of Ground Zero, and vote for that -- childishly imagining that such a vote runs counter to the wishes and the needs of OBL, the bearded stickman, the cave-dwelling spider, our new Old Man of the Mountains. Player of the long game.

Link

(Thanks, Jamie!)

Update: CJ point out that Gibson's had some second thoughts about this post"

(Via Boing Boing.)

i remember this

Steampunk mecha-wars: "Cory Doctorow:


Steam Wars is an elaborate concept for a movie about steam-punk mecha-wars, an alternate history in which th 19th century is dominated by wars between giant, steam-powered killer robots.

Link

(Thanks, Andy!)


"

(Via Boing Boing.)

forcefully strong

Star Wars-inspired "Fallen" wins fan film contest: "Xeni Jardin:


Hollywood Liberation Army tells BoingBoing, "

Fallen is a machinima music video created in Star Wars Galaxies about a tragic romance between a female Imperial officer and a male Rebel fighter using the song "Fallen" by Delirium. It has just won the Star Wars Galaxies Fan Film Fest 2004.

Link to movie download site, and link to more info on the project."

(Via Boing Boing.)

why it has a necklace

Moment of snapshot zen: stingray smile: "Xeni Jardin:





Lovely snapshot of a stingray from the Coney Island Aquarium [via flickr]. Link to larger, uncropped image. (Thanks, Ivy )"

(Via Boing Boing.)

love that show

Daily Show clips galore: "Cory Doctorow:
Lisa Rein has just posted 13 clips from the Daily Show over the past couple weeks, including:

The Colbert Report

Ed Helm's DSpan

Flu Vaccine Shortage

Red Sox Winning The World Series

Walmart violating ancient graveyards in Hawaii

Ad for "America, The Book"

Opening bit of 10/20/04

Coverage of the the mudslinging and overexaggerating statements by Bush and Kerry during the last Presidential Debate

P-diddy etc. (Christina Aguilara - sp?) and their "Vote or Die" campaign.

"Stand and Choose" voting ads starring video game characters

Lewis Black on how the Shrub Administration continually wastes our tax dollars on extravagant purchases in the name of Homeland Security and $500,000 parties for the TSA.

The opening bit from 10-19-04

Messopotamia

Iraqi tourism board

Soldiers who refused to go on "suicide mission"

Bush saying that we will "not have an all volunteer army" and then being corrected by someone in the crowd.

Jon Stewart's comments on his Crossfire appearance.

Coverage of second presidential debate.

Drew Barrymore On The Daily Show

Richard Clarke On The Daily Show

Link 1, Link 2, Link 3, Link 4, Link 5, Link 6"

(Via Boing Boing.)

can't wait for radio shack to open

Build your own Batphone: "Cory Doctorow:


Step-by-step instructions for making your own light-up, buzzing, working Batphone with its own cake-dome -- killer!

Link

(Thanks, Dave!)

"

(Via Boing Boing.)

as seen in the 7th voyage of sinbad

Rogue Taxidermists exhibit: "David Pescovitz:
The Minnesota Association of Rogue Taxidermists is holding their first exhibition at the Creative Electric Studios in Minneapolis.

"The organization's mandate is to advocate the showmanship of oddities; espouse the belief in natural adaptation and mutation; and encourage the desire to create displays of curiosity."

And here's a letter from the National Taxidermists Association in response to a request for feedback on the exhibit:

If you are looking for approval for this so called"art", I am afraid you have come to the wrong place.
Displays of wounded,bleeding or mangled animals is not in any form,"art" The members of the NTA
are truly professional taxidermists and as such can be called artists,and most, if not all, abhor your
desplays[sic].



You can surely be called a Rogue taxidermist.



Bill Haynes

NTA Board of Directors

Ethics Chairman

Vice President

Link
"

(Via Boing Boing.)

wink

I believe I'm convinced: "If this article doesn't convince you to vote for Bush, then nothing will."

(Via Geekable.com.)

rumours rumours flying
keep them rumours fling
rawhide

NASA image expert says Bush was wearing a device during debates: "Mark Frauenfelder:
Dr. Robert M. Nelson is a NASA senior research scientist for NASA and according to Salon, an "international authority on image analysis. Currently he's engrossed in analyzing digital photos of Saturn's moon Titan, determining its shape, whether it contains craters or canyons." He used Photoshop filters to outline the bugle on President Bush's back seen during the first debate, and concludes that it is some kind of "device."

However, our President sheepishly admitted it was "a poorly-tailored shirt." Poor guy. We should send him some money for a shirt that doesn't have big rectangular pooch and a rope hanging from it. Link"

(Via Boing Boing.)

idiot dares==you touch it

Instant death and a $200 fine: "Cory Doctorow:

Steve Jurvetson snapped this great sign and posted it to Flickr -- how the hell do they collect?

Link

"

(Via Boing Boing.)

just in time horror

The Boston Phoenix claims there is...: "

The Boston Phoenix claims there is a horror renaissance and profiles some of the best contemporary writers (with a local focus). Chuck Palahniuk is mentioned, Dean Koontz mercifully is not, and The Phoenix alerts us to the Christian horror sub-genre, books where "you can’t swear and you can’t have sex, but you can kill as many people in your book as you want." God won't mind.

"

(Via blog.)

mmmmmmmm ipod

Backstage: iPod Photo initial impressions: "Apple's more than used to the haters by now - people who proclaim each of the company's new products a likely flop based on price, or grouse about another company's product that's almost but not quite the same. But time and experience have given Apple another benefit: the opportunity to see their haters proved wrong. Often repeatedly.

Having played with the 60GB iPod Photo a bunch, it's fair to say that the haters have at best a 30% chance of proving right on this one. Apple made at..."

(Via iPodlounge.)

bad taste costume award

The Stranger's scariest Halloween costumes: "Mark Frauenfelder:
Very scary Halloween costumes for kids based on current political themes.

The Littlest Prisoner at Abu Ghraib: So easy, so quick, and so terrifying!

Lyndie England (Candy cigarette optional.)

Shoe Bomber" Richard Reid: Add a burnt-cork beard and an electric match from the tobacconist, and your little terror is ready to fly!

Link (Thanks, Stephen!)"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Thursday, October 28, 2004
08:56 PM
ah hah

Explosives at Al Qaqaa were stolen after US occupation: photos: "Mark Frauenfelder:
After two days of silence on the hundreds of tons of missing plastic explosives in Iraq, the President defended himself by stating that the explosives might have been removed before the US invasion. These photos seem to suggest otherwise. Link (Thanks, Jeff!)"

(Via Boing Boing.)

for those that missed it

Collective lunar eclipse photos: "Cory Doctorow:


Flickr users are using the "eclipse" tag to collect photos of the lunar eclipse from all over the world. Some are breathtaking.

Link

(via Waxy)


"

(Via Boing Boing.)

I was a library page for several years in college

McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Dispatches from a Public Librarian: "




D I S P A T C H E S   F R O M
A   P U B L I C   L I B R A R I A N


BY SCOTT DOUGLAS

- - - -

Dispatch 11 (10/13/04)

An Interview With Josh, Who Is a Library Page, and Whose Name Has Been Changed

What size shoe do you wear?
111/2.

What's the best kind of shelving shoe?
Vans.

What technique do you use to secretly read a book while you're supposed to be shelving?
There's a section in Juvenile Fiction—JF-L to JF-Z that cannot be seen by the senior clerk unless she is wandering around the library. I get in a squatting-type position in this area and position the book truck in front of me in such a way that it sort of looks like I'm sorting books on the bottom of the truck and not reading.

Do you remember those two Russian girls that came in that one summer and all the guys were trying to figure out ways to hit on them when they didn't know English?
Yes.

If there were a biopic made detailing your life as a page, who would you want to play the role of you?
I think Adam Sandle"

(Via .)

rumourville

The Box on Bush's Back: "Rumors, denials, and wild speculation—a comprehensive guide."

(Via Slate Magazine.)

we don't need no
ed ewe kay shun

The men behind the images: "Two quick political links:

First, here's a recent Rolling Stone interview with John Kerry. It makes me like John Kerry as a candidate a lot more than I did before.

Second, here's a scary little story about Bush's war expectations.

"And I warned him about this war. I had deep misgivings about this war, deep misgivings. And I was trying to say, 'Mr. President, you had better prepare the American people for casualties.' "

[Pat] Robertson said the president then told him, "Oh, no, we're not going to have any casualties."

It makes me like George W. Bush a lot less than I did before."

(Via Geekable.com.)

but, damn, he's the prez...our prez

Even Bush's supporters don't understand him: "I love this chart. It's from a report by the Program on International Policy Attitudes, and it finds that Bush supporters are vastly more uninformed about their candidate's positions than Kerry supporters are about their candidate's positions."

(Via Geekable.com.)

surprise surprise sur [boom]

weapons on the loose: "The Coalition's lack of preparation left 380 tons of high explosives unprotected in Iraq. Now it looks like the DoD tried to cover it up. Where is your surprise now? (first one is NYT)"

(Via metafilter.com.)

who ya gonna believe

WolfpacksforTruth.org: The Real Story on George Bush's "Wolves" Commercial: "Copyright  @ 2004      Wolfpacks for Truth are responsible for the content of this site.




The time has come to set the
record straight.
Alpha Frank is worried about
getting cancer from air
pollution because the Bush
Administration is no longer
actively regulating power
company emissions, instead
letting them regulate
themselves. His chances of  
getting a serious disease from
pollution are increasing each
year Bush is in office. Frank
just wishes those humans
would put their future before
company profits.
They told us we were shooting a Greenpeace
commercial!
When the camera crew showed up, we wondered
why they were all driving Hummers. Our agent
assured us it was a Greenpeace commercial and
they paid TWICE our hourly steak rate. Little did we
know we were being tricked into this vicious
campaign attack ad.
We are not Terrorists!
George W. Bush incorrectly labelled my wolfpack
as a terrorist threat. We are NOT terrorists. We do
not associate with ter"

(Via .)