Monday, June 30, 2008
Some inspiration
So Dr. Bolte Taylor is a bit effusive, but I think her credentials and experience put her on solid ground. It's not just a first person description of her stroke; you have to watch the whole thing to get to the point of her, "idea worth spreading." Go on - it'll make ya feel good.
REAL TIME MACHINE
Seriously...this guy made a time machine, not in the traditional sense...but it is a time machine. Amazing.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
THIS IS THE MOST INCREDIBLE THING I HAVE EVER SEEN
holy shit make sure you watch this holy shit
I think he Can Dance - Watch more free videos
ps oh yeah watch till the end cause it gets kinda weird with the judge and him
Friday, June 27, 2008
Remember...
how Obama decided to support the FISA "compromise" in an effort to avoid Republican criticism? How well is that working out for you, smart guy?
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
War Crimes
Maj. Gen. Taguba: "...the Commander-in-Chief and those under him authorized a systematic regime of torture."
McClatchy's investigation into the US Detention System can be found here.
Rant: You Ruined Mike Myers, Love Guru Is Your Fault
"Hey! Come in here! Yes, you and your sister. Pause Entourage and come in here for a minute. We need to talk. No, it can’t wait. We have Tivo for a reason. Just hit the pause button and sit down. Your mother and I are concerned about your behavior lately. Yes, we did find the condoms in your old cell phone drawer and your thug life brother’s little cache of marijuana behind his old skateboards. You don’t need to explain. Whoring yourself out to the popular older boys is an integral part of being a sophomore in high school and experimenting with marginally harmful, mood-altering plants is how one finds himself before college. That’s not the problem. "
Click the link for the full article
Friday, June 20, 2008
Democrats Cave
The Steyn Hoyer FISA bill just passed the house 293-129. The bill now goes to the Senate, where it will be passed sometime next week, in all likelihood.
This is what we get for bringing the Democrats back into power in '06?
Update: Obama supports the House FISA bil, will vote for it even if the immunity provision remains.
Update II: The ACLU lists the salient points of the bill that your leaders have given you.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Stop FISA Compromise
House Democrats are in the process of forming a "compromise" FISA bill which would, in essence, give the proponents of Telecom Immunity exactly what they want. Read more about it here. A massive effort is underway to prevent this from happening; a grassroots movement, made up of progressive bloggers and their readers, the ACLU, and members of the Ron Paul Revolution, have joined forces and raised over $200,000 in two days.
If you have a few extra dollars to spare, click here. The funds will be used to run ads in the districts of the Democratic proponents of this bill: Rep. Hoyer (D-Md), Rep. Carney (D-Pa.), and Rep. Barrow (D-Ga).
Otherwise, do your part and give Sen. Obama a call and ask that he use his position as de-facto party head to quash this abomination. Ask that he voice his opposition to this and any other bill which provides immunity to the telecoms.
(866) 675-2008 ext. 6
Gene Simmons you retarded bitch.
Gene Simmons is bitching about how Radiohead is hurting the music industry. What a D-bag. Just die already.
Most Complex Crop Circle Ever?
Supposedly, The circle is a coded representation of pi to the 10th significant figure
The formation, measuring 150ft in diameter, is apparently a coded image representing the first 10 digits, 3.141592654, of pi.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Shama-lama-ding-dong's new movie The Happening sucks
Christopher Orr of The New Republic decides that rather than giving a typical review of this cinematic abortion, he will highlight 18 of the most retarded moments for you.
Spoilers inside.
FOLLOW ME AROUND DOCUMENTARY ONLINE
"Back in 2002, Samuel Dietz and Nazaré Costa made a documentary about the Radiohead tour through Portugal and Spain... The band played new material, which would later end up on their 2003 album ‘Hail To The Thief’. The fan made film was approved by Radiohead and is now out on YouTube in seven parts."
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Renewable Oil
Scientists have genetically modified yeast and E. Coli to produce single-celled organisms which consume organic products and excrete crude oil.
Friday, June 13, 2008
What if all the hype came true?
Put down your Dreamcast and crack open a crystal pepsi for this one!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Feds charge S.C. trooper in taped car ramming
white cop + black suspect + South Carolina = stereotype
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
Just plain fuckin awesome
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Wave of the future
Thought I would throw a little medical tech at ya'll. This is the guy who founded my department in the 1940s. Quite a quack, but his research with deep brain stimulators opened the door for some amazing things we're doing now.
Johns Hopkins has some cool videos showing the differences with the stimulators off and on. Also an animated video showing the procedure.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
D-Day + 1
To the Joint Expeditionary Forces of the Cocks:
According to my calculation, based solely on the counter present to your right, we are now less than 90 days from kickoff. We are about to embark on an undertaking that has never before been attempted by mankind. Some of our brothers and sisters may not return, but we shall fight on.
Now is the time to begin dusting off those old "All dirt roads lead to Clemson" and "I Plant Taters Avery Yare" bumperstickers - and my personal new favorite, "Fuck LSU." Training for hours on end of heavy drinking and yelling at television announcers begins now.
We will not submit. We will not quit until our mission is complete.
That is all.
Steve Spurrier
Supreme Commander, Allied Forces against the rest of the fucking assholes in the SEC
Friday, June 6, 2008
Thursday, June 5, 2008
"Now it's on to Chicago and let's win there."
Forty years ago today, shortly after midnight and after claiming victory in the California Democratic Primary, Robert Kennedy was shot by Sirhan Sirhan. He died the next day and on June 8th was eulogized by his brother Edward before being transported by a slow-moving train to Arlington where he was buried not far from his older brother John.
Despite the difficulty of such a task, Newsweek's Evan Thomas attempts to envision what a Robert Kennedy presidency might have looked like.
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Telecom Immunity Update
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Silvestre (really, dude? -ed.) Reyes has claimed that he is willing to compromise with Republicans on telecom immunity, namely by allowing the secret FISA court to determine whether immunity ought to be granted. This is a similar proposal to the one offered by Diane Feinstein (D-CA) months ago, a proposal which, had it been accepted, would likely have made disclosure of the specifics of the surveillance program impossible.
As Digby notes, the 40 or so lawsuits against the the telecoms aren't that serious of a threat to the companies in terms of potential awards:
"There just isn't enough money at stake to explain this. Nobody's suing for the money, they are suing for the discovery. Something bad happened here and the Democrats are helping the Republicans cover it up."
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Unreleased Jimmy Page Guitar Riff To Be Retrieved From Secret Vault To Save Rock And Roll
Thank god - I was getting nervous.
Something we can all relate too
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Monday, June 2, 2008
A-Team Remake (2009)
Three Names:
1. Bruce Willis
2. Woody Harrelson
3. Ice Cube
I don't know what to think.
This is all rumor right now.
Dickipedia: Antonin Scalia
Antonin Gregory Scalia (born March 11, 1936[1]) is an American jurist, Supreme Court Justice, and a dick.
He is the number two most senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and the number one dickiest, a not [insignificant] accomplishment considering the presence of Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and John Roberts.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
US accused of holding terror suspects on prison ships
I wonder if a ship of the USN counts as US territory?
What Happened to Ricky
In the '50s, disabled children often disappeared into state institutions. Now, one family seeks its lost son.
DUUURRRRHHHH!
A recent survey indicates that stimulus checks are being used to pay bills and buy gas, not purchase retail goods as hoped for by those honor-students we have in the legislature.