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Yup. Our government knew Abdulmutallab might have been up to something, but the intelligence agents actually begged to NOT take away his Visa.
Yes. There was a conspiracy to let this guy get on a plane and try to blow it up. After all, if he succeeds, that's major job security for the intelligence agency, and a major political victory for anything we do in Yemen. And if he fails? They can try to use him to get to the higher-ups.
Do conspiracies have to be nefarious? I count this under conspiracy theory come true, but some might not.
As an aside, it figures that it would be a Republican who had problems with reading him Miranda rights. Uhhh, hate to break the news to you, but convictions get tossed if you don't Mirandize someone. Citizen or not, this is how it works. You want justice, do it right. Fucking idiot republicans, managing to make themselves look stupid in any and every possible situation.
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Well, not really. Biking aggravates my bad knee to the point of losing years of healing progress. But if I ever did bike again, I'd love to use this one! haha!
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So now sleeping drunk in your car is illegal? What if you get evicted, or live in your car? You just can't drink then, even if the car's off? Ridiculous. This is theatre. This does nothing for anybody's safety.
In fact, this encourages someone drunk and cold to go ahead and drive drunk, because they'll get arrested even if they try to sleep it off.
I'd gladly sleep drunk in my car. But at this point, I think my odds of avoiding arrest would be great if I actually drove! LAW OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES!
February 8, 2010
February 7, 2010
JOURNAL: CELEBRITIES: Got an email from Freezepop today.
Posted by Clint under Audio, Celebrities, Clint, Journal, Media, Music, People1 Comment
It’s not my first, but it’s my funniest.
First off, Freezepop’s “title song” — which they don’t perform live anymore [they told me when I requested it at a show] — introduces all the members of the band. One of them is The Duke Of Candied Apples, though he has since changed his name to the Duke Of Pannekoeken. The lyric in the song goes like so:
“The Duke Of Candied Apples is my name
making blippy beats that will put yours to shame
email me, duke@freezepop.net
1.7 gigs of spam is what you’ll get.”
So finally, after years of listening to this, and after emailing Liz Enthusiasm to tell her they should cover Men Without Hats Pop Goes The World, I figured, “I’m already emailing them. Let’s go for the 1.7 gigs of spam!”
So I emailed duke@freezepop.net:
“From: __Clint__
To: duke@freezepop.net
Date: Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 1:59 PM
Subject: i want my 1.7 gigs of spam
and i want it now
less rokk, moar spamm
-Clint”
[Un?]surprisingly, I got a response 11 days later!
“From: the duke of pannekoeken
To: clintjcl@gma1l.com
Date: Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 2:19 PM
hahaha! yeah, about that. um… hm.. i dont really do that any more : )
how about enjoying this nice picture of spam?
“
So yeah. I got my spam. It may not be 1.7 gigs, but I feel vindicated.
And here’s the actual song:
February 7, 2010
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Asians eat weird food. But I truly would like to know what the hell that animal is!
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How dare they force him to actually investigate, by bringing public awareness! How dare they!! How can he possibly do his job if people are helping?
This guy is a total ass. Ass-hole.
The guy who got beaten doesn't sound like the greatest guy either, but in this country we punish via the justice system, not random taxpayer-sponsored beatings.
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Hello? Constitution? Stop searching our stuff!
I recall that phone calls were originally legal to tap — by the government or anybody — because the idea was that you were broadcasting your conversation into a public space: Public wires not on your property that go down telephone polls down public streets. Often paid for with public tax dollars.
However, we wised up, and extended constitutional protections to the phone. (Though that didn't stop the Telecoms from violating that, and Obama from making sure they weren't punished for doing so.)
And of course, the outcry wasn't very much, so why not get our web records too? Every thing you ever searched for, every image you ever viewed, every domain you connect to.
Not cool. Not democratic. Not free. Not American. And it should not be on our agenda. Better that terrorists nuke us, than to lose our freedoms. If you want to give up your right to privacy, please move to China.
February 7, 2010
VIDEO: MOVIES: REVIEW: Jackass 3
Posted by Clint under Carolyn, Clint, Media, Movies, People, Reviews, Video1 Comment
[IMDB link] What? There’s a 3? Actually, not yet. I appear to have been tricked into buying a fake Jackass 3. The real movie is not yet out. This is a fake. This was mostly rehashed clips from the show or from JackassWorld.com. Still — we watched it, as we have not seen every episode of the series.
PEOPLE: The standard Jackass crew.
QUIRKS: Jackassery. Bad ideas that result in injury or gagging — all implemented with real people.
VISUALS: Some of the most disturbing ever. The most disgusting part was when [highlight for spoilers]→ one of the guys ate all the ingredients of an omelette raw. Then puked it up right away. Then cooked it. Then ate that. It’s very rare that something can make me gag so much tears are streaming down my face; It usually takes Saw / Hostel -level violence to even get me to squirm.
MORALS: Do ANYTHING if a camera is on you, and it might be funny. ANNNNYYYTHHHIIIIINNNGG!
BAD STUFF: Too bad this was a fake!
CONCLUSION: I wrote one.. but I ated it. And puked it up and ate it again. (Seriously though, I had written one, but at the time of posting, only the word “anyway” appeared here. Don’t know what happened. But we loved the movie, of course!)
RATINGS: I can’t actually rate this because it’s a fake, but I would give it 5/5 Netflix stars and 9/10 on IMDB for being extremely entertaining and funny.
One skit, where they re-enacted a subway safety sign — wasn’t injurious or gross. Sometimes they do that. This one was SO DAMN FUNNY that we had to stop the movie and laugh for a good 2 minutes before we could start it up again.
RECOMMENDATION: Wait for the real Jackass 3. But if you get an opportunity to get the fake Jackass 3 — do so. Just don’t pay money for it, as it probably doesn’t go to the creators
SIMILAR MOVIES: Jackass 1, Jackass 2, Jackass 2.5, and probably the real Jackass 3 when it comes out :) (more…)
February 6, 2010
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These were entertaining. The last one being a triple-mashup is pretty awesome.
Ugh. Flashbacks to my cousin Nathan arguing ad infinitum that mashups are not when 2 songs are combined, but rather mix tapes that people into hiphop and the like make each other. Must be another usage of the term, but I've only ever heard it referred to 2 songs being smushed together into 1 song.
February 6, 2010
VIDEO: MOVIES: REVIEW: Jackass 2.5 (2007)
Posted by Clint under Carolyn, Clint, Media, Movies, People, Reviews, Video[3] Comments
[IMDB link] [Netflix link] Movies numbered “2.5″ confuse me.
PEOPLE: The standard Jackass crew. And Mike Judge got roped into a segment! He actually helped inflate air into a guy’s ass with a fireplace bellows! Then he kind of backed away and looked like, “What the hell have I gotten into?”
QUIRKS: The standard Jackass quirks: Extreme revulsion, violence, and stupid behavior. In short: Jackassery.
This one has more interviews, and is presented more as a “making of Jackass 2“. However, it includes pretty much all new jackassery, so it really is more or less a 3rd movie. It’s all the rejected parts from Jackass 2. However, I found them to be pretty much as good.
VISUALS: They will make you gag.
MORALS: Anything for a laugh.
BAD STUFF: They will make you gag.
CONCLUSION: This is still grade-A entertainment, if you aren’t so weak as to not be able to stand it. Netflix: 5/5 stars. IMDB: 8/10. You should have seen Carolyn’s reactions! Half the fun is watching the horror on her face, as she gets freaked out by things that do not provoke such a reaction in myself.
RECOMMENDATION: If you like the series, watch this.
MOVIE QUOTE: Johnny Knoxville: “Hey sir, would you mind driving a golf ball off my friend’s crotch?” (and he did! No real harm, but SUCH INTENSE FEAR!) (more…)
February 5, 2010
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KinderTrauma accepted my story about the silence before The Electric Company scaring the shit out of me as a kid. It's basically a paste of my blogpost, but with new comments by people who don't know me.
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Hmm.. has anyone coined the word Vietnobama? With the Obama Administration admitting there are only 100 Al Queda in Afghanistan, and everyone thinking Bin Laden is no longer there … Why are we still fighting there? We never cared about the Taliban in the 1990s. Very interesting.
I still think the oil pipeline is a big factor here. There's simply no reason to continue there. Especially with the tactics we have to resort to. Two wrongs don't make a right. -
Wow. They're even having to say "no, we're not protecting him!" But c'mon. If someone trumps up HUNDREDS of fake DUI charges, to the point that the news is showing dashcam video that contradicts testimony — are we to believe that there's no way to find this person guilty? What total bullshit.
Anita Alvarez is a worthless waste of taxpayer money, and Dan Kirk is full of shit too. Let's not forget the names of those who protect lying cops who disrupt and ruin hundreds of lives. They are traitors to America.
Chicago has one of the most corrupt police histories in the country. We're talking about 10s of 1000s of people tortured in past decades. And they still protect their own.
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So much for your right to a speedy trial by a jury of your peers!
February 5, 2010
VIDEO: MOVIES: REVIEW: Jackass 2 (Jackass: Number Two) (2006)
Posted by Clint under Carolyn, Clint, Media, Movies, People, Reviews, Video[4] Comments
LIMERICK REVIEW: There once were a bunch of crazy Jackasses.
Hurting themselves for the pleasure of the masses.
Torturing themselves in horrible ways;
They must have been sore for many days.
I felt Schadenfreude for their dignity, penises and asses.
HAIKU REVIEW: People hurt themselves
with unimaginably
creative methods.
PEOPLE: The standard Jackass crew: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Wee Man, Spike Jonze, etc. With cameos by Tony Hawk and some “BMX legend”, who was the only one to successfully do a flip off a ramp with a jet-powered bicycle, as well as John Waters.
I bet no one knew that Spike Jonze (obviously named after Weird Al Yankovic’s inspiration, Spike Jones, of the 1940s and 1950s) wrote a lot of Jackass, as well as the screenplay for the new Where The Wild Things Are movie. AND he was in Three Kings.
QUIRKS: Yes, Carolyn gagged. Even Clint gagged. Several times. The fear of actually puking was never more prevalent.
Yes, they drink [highlight for spoilers]→ horse semen. And yes, someone there puked as it was happening. Yes, Steve-O purposely attached a [highlight for spoilers]→ leech to his eyeball. Yes, Steve-O actually put a hook through his cheek, attached himself to a fishing line, and dangled in shark-infested waters — much like the scene in Waterworld where The Mariner uses himself as bait. A shark almost bit his foot off, but he accidentally kicked it away. Yes, Johnny Knoxville ties himself to a rocket that they then launch, inspired by Wile E. Coyote. Yes, the brand someone’s ass with a penis. Yes, they wrestle with multiple anacondas, and play with cobras and bulls as well. And bees. They also have a prank within a prank within a prank where the person who thinks he’s running the prank is actually pranked into actually thinking he’s actually going to die. All while [highlight for spoilers]→ unknowingly wearing a beard of his peers’ pubes. Yes, they test out riot explosives. On themselves. Yes, a beer enema is completely consumed by Steve-O’s ass, and it’s a damn shame they didn’t use NoFX’s song “Party Enema” for this part. Yes, one of them eats horse shit for $200, in a scene reminiscent of the final scene in John Waters’s Pink Flamingos film. Yes, they get a quadriplegic athlete to fit his wheelchair with rockets, then send him rocketing off a ramp into a lake.
SOUNDTRACK: Slayer’s excellent song “Spill The Blood” from Reign In Blood graces the soundtrack.
VISUALS: Gorey, crazy shit. All of the aforementioned events, and more. Really, it’s non-stop. It’s so intense that breaks will need to be taken just to catch your breath.
MORALS: These guys have no morals and will do anything for a laugh. And it works.
BAD STUFF: Almost gagging. Almost puking. Squirming in your seat while watching unimaginable horrors. Looking away. Movies like Saw 2 make me flinch, but those are fiction. This is not.
CONCLUSION: Netflix: 5/5 stars. IMDB: 9/10.
Loathe as I am to admit it, this is the pinnacle of grade-A entertainment. As far as “reality” goes, this is 1000X realer than American Idol, and 100,000X more entertaining. I think I’d rather participate in most of these pranks than be forced to watch the suckfest known as American Idol.
I haven’t laughed as hard as I laughed while watching this movie in MONTHS.
I haven’t squirmed as hard as I squirmed while watching this movie in MONTHS.
This is an intense experience of comedy, grossness, and the realization that the human body isn’t as fragile as we think it is — or these guys would be SO DEAD.
RECOMMENDATION: If you can stand it, watch this. It’s frickin’ amazing. I don’t remember how it compares to the first Jackass film because these movies are a blur. But as far as reality-oriented offerings go, this is 10/10. I only dock it 1 point on IMDB because of all the gagging and intense disgustingness. But should I really dock it a point for delivering exactly what it promised?
SIMILAR MOVIES: Jackass 1. Jackass 2.5. Camp Kill Yourself. Or any painful reality video…
MOVIE QUOTE: Bam Margera: Please God, don’t let there be a “Jackass 3″.
FRIENDS’ RATINGS: Eric M really liked it. Benj liked it. (more…)
February 4, 2010
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Yup. If someone had left a swastika in a synagogue area, there would have been a much bigger stink about this.
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A new Ween song!
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Wow.. Dwight has a blog? This is awesome.
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A way to rate your company before working there?
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A place to check out your future boss before accepting that job offer?
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Good. Prisoners should be able to vote against the very laws that incarcerated them. Some 50% of prisoners are non-violent drug offenders. They should be able to vote against the bullshit laws that put them there in the first place.
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More of that hope and change, eh?
I like what the first comment said: "It is almost mind-boggling how consistently the Obama administration has done the opposite of what he promised. Obama is as duplicitous and dysfunctional as Bush. I want my contributions back."
Don't blame me. I didn't vote for him.
February 3, 2010
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It was the top voted question. But apparently they weren't interested in how people actually voted. They ignored the most-voted question, and did not even present it to Obama. I have a feeling is that the Obama Administration got YouTube to do this as a favor, in order to skirt the issue while being able to blame someone else.
February 2, 2010
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Click this link to see my results; I simply updated the original blogpost where I originally posted this, since it's one of my more popular posts. I scored "halfspie" as usual; half neurotypical, half Aspergers. But the new infographic is much more informative.
February 1, 2010
I kind of got sick of having a max picture width of 500 pixels, so I switched my blog’s theme to this one. It has variable width, so depending on your browser size, the article space can get very wide. Way more than 500 pixels.
Do you like it?
I don’t.
I dislike change. And while this may be technically superior, I just don’t like it. I can’t stand looking at it. (more…)
February 1, 2010
JOURNAL: YARD SALES: 2009 FINAL SUMMARY!
Posted by Clint under Carolyn, Clint, Hobbies & Activities, People, Yard Sales[2] Comments
2009 was the first year where I started to keep insanely detailed track of my yardsale acquisitions. I figured it would be good to know how much I’m getting out of the experience.
Plus it’s another way to fill my blog with narcissistic content. So here are the final 2009 stats:
NUMBER OF SATURDAY MORNINGS SPENT YARDSALING (“EXPEDITIONS”): 12
TOTAL MONEY SPENT: $358.35
TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE ACQUIRED: $2,671.55 (SAVINGS/PROFIT=$2313.20)
TOTAL TIME SPENT: [just under] 32 hours
AVG PER HOUR: $72.28/couple, $36.14/person
The beauty of this is that although we saved $2,313 — we really saved over $3,300. Why? Because spending $2313 requires earning over $3300 in pre-tax money. The bonus factor is cutting Uncle Sam out of being able to tax you $1,000, by never earning and spending the money in the first place. They don’t tax savings.. yet!
[And yes, I understand that I still earned the same money regardless of how I spent it, so this technically doesn't apply. But considering I only work when I need to, maybe it does apply? If people die having spent exactly what they earn -- then this is an opportunity to earn less. Trading money for time is life-enriching!]
February 1, 2010
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Considering that I've found 2 snakes IN my house in 10 yrs (and 2 more in my yard), this may be useful.
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"Surgeon General Warns Kreator Guitar Solo May Contain 75% Of A Slayer Guitar Solo"
I always enjoy the blogs John writes about the stuff that happened at my house….
January 31, 2010
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A direct example of how what Obama said during the state of the union address is the complete opposite of what his actual administration is doing.
Speeches are for people who think that a speech means something. I didn't watch it because I know it's a puppet show. I of course still downloaded it, because I've had to play speeches in the past to prove people wrong.
Basically, Obama is waving his left hand while doing something else with his right hand. Political sleight of hand. And so many people are buying it.
January 30, 2010
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Obama: Endorsing medical marijuana while still raiding establishments. Hope?
Obama: Just nominated the Bush-administration acting DEA director to be the official DEA director. Change?
Obama: Pledging to put science before politics. Really?Some hope this is! A lab dedicated to science and medicine, shut down by feds who don't want to listen to doctors. Meanwhile everyone froths at their mouth about the state of the union address.
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Uh… Wow. I guess it's good that he does all these things while everyone is frothing at the mouth over the State Of The Union address?
This is pretty typical of how Obama says one thing, and does another.
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What dicks. OMFG, Anne Frank had a vagina. Forget the holocaust; we can't talk about vaginas. Fucking Culpeper redneck idiot pieces of shit.
January 30, 2010
VIDEO: MOVIES: REVIEW: Inkheart (2008)
Posted by Clint under Carolyn, Clint, Media, Movies, People, Reviews, Video[5] Comments
[IMDB link] [Netflix link] [official site] Watched in 720p HD :)
LIMERICK REVIEW: They once were all just characters in books:
Heroes, villains, charlatans, and crooks.
But then there were the silvertongues,
Who breathed REAL life into their lungs.
And if they ever told anyone, they’d just get strange looks.
HAIKU REVIEW: Fiction characters
should prob’ly just stay that way…
They’re often ruthless.
PEOPLE: From director Iain Softley (K-PAX, Hackers), based on the book by Cornelia Funke. With Brendan Fraser (The Mummy, Journey To The Center Of The Earth), Sienna Guillory (aka Valentine from Resident Evil:Apocalypse), child actor Eliza Bennett, and Paul Bettany (Jarvis from Iron Man, Silas from The Da Vinci Code), Andy Serkis (Gollum from the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, Clueless). And yes, that’s Jennifer Connelly in the itty-bitty role of Roxanne (the wife of Dustfinger). Which makes sense, since she’s the actor’s wife in real life (!).
The book is recent — 2003. The author actually had Brendan Fraser in mind when she wrote the book. The studios had to cave to her demand :)
QUIRKS: “Since the dawn of time, storytellers have enchanted audiences with their words. But there is an even rarer gift. There are those, who by reading out loud, can bring characters to life. Out of books and into our world. Most of these Silvertongues, as they are known, prefer to keep their skills a secret. But some do not even know this gift is theirs, until it is too late.” Expect to see characters out of books come to life. Not as many as you’d like — they’re all from the book Inkheart, except Farid who is from Ali Baba & His 40 Thieves, and Toto from The Wizard Of Oz. This is a fantasy — but one that happens in our normal, non-fantastic reality. Which makes it more interesting than most fantasies.
VISUALS: As fantasy movies go, the visual level here is really low. It takes place in *our* reality. Other than the finale, and some fire play, there’s barely anything unrealistic in this fantasy. Which is in and of itself a bit unusual for a fantasy movie.
BAD STUFF: Nothing, really… But it is rated PG.
CONCLUSION: Netflix: 4/5 stars. IMDB: 8/10. A solid fantasy movie. Good stuff! Not as cliche or as predictable as most fantasy movies. If this was edgier and more intense, it could go on to get 5/5 stars. But it’s kind of a kid’s story in some ways, so it can only be so good.
RECOMMENDATION: Writers might find this interesting due to the characters-coming-alive angle. But anyone who likes fantasy movies would probably like this.
SIMILAR MOVIES: Well… Cool World had the cartoon characters crossing over into the real world… (more…)
January 29, 2010
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The two things Clinton had going for him were: No bullshit GROUND wars [he still had his own pet war, though], and reducing our national debt the most any president has done during the 1960s.
But it looks like today's Democrats have made sure to undo all of that. (Actually, Bush already did that, so this is even worse..)
WE DON'T HAVE MAGIC MONEY. Did they learn nothing from the bailout? A huge debt will destroy our country. It's already started happening. The dollar is dropping. Nations are starting to trade in other currency. We can't just keep spending money that we don't have.
I'm sure the liberal cult of Obama is going to talk about how great this is. Short-term thinking for optimistic idealists who think this country is somehow going to go in a better route.
News flash: Every 5 year period, this country gets worse and worse. I'm starting to think the economy peaked in the 1950s, and freedom peaked in the 1970s, and it's only downhill from here.
SO HEY! LET'S MAKE IT WORSE!
January 28, 2010
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"You heard that right — under these conditions, the new proposed net neutrality regulations would allow the same practices that net neutrality was first invoked to prevent, even if these ISP practices end up inflicting collateral damage on perfectly lawful content and activities."
If this passes, will the Obamans then quote this as one of Obama's success? Because it wont be a success, it will be another empty promise, like so much of what has come out of the Obama administration.
Net Neutrality that lets an ISP block bittorrent is not neutrality in any form.
The corporations have wanted to turn the internet into "television 2.0". They hate that we can publish content without going through their channels. Lack of net neutrality is another step towards THEIR goal, which is NOT a goal that has The People's best interests at heart.
Listen to the EFF. They know what they are talking about. Always.
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Just another RSS service. This lets you monitor non-RSS pages for changes — kind of like ChangeDetect and it's email updates back in the day. (Anyone remember changeDtect? No? Bueller?)
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Yup. Glad I didn't get a swine flu vaccine.
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Lawsuit ensues. Kyle Yrigollen should be fired, and never hired as a cop again. Or better yet, remove one of his eyes. An eye for an eye.
This was probably a reprisal for a previous incident where he was assaulted by the police previously. I'm going to venture a guess that this man was black.
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Wow. Pretty amazing. Cunningham may be rationalizing immoral decisions, but he has valid points too. I'd do the exact same thing in his situation.
If you're in debt, I strongly recommend using these dickish tactics. It is absolutely nothing less than what a soulless corporation would do to you, and it's time the people fight back against these "immortal" corporations.
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I guess after bankrupting the treasury with a bailout that cost more than all wars combined, Obama's gonna save some money by not lifting a finger to go back to the moon. Must be more of the bringing science to government that he talked about.
More and more fails from Obama. Sigh.
(Actually, he said he'd do this. Still a FAIL, though.)
BTW, this isn't just moon travel. This pretty much stops all manned space exploration. When the shuttles finish blowing up, there'll be nothing (?).
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I guess this is more of that promised "change"?
The same DEA head who operated under Bush, and raided medical marijuana patients?
The same DEA head who rejected applications to study marijuana's medical value — because that might represent the same aforementioned "change" — EVEN AFTER A JUDGE RULED that they cannot reject said application.
Didn't Obama promise to not let politics get in front of science? Pffft.
Way to go, Obama. Disappointment after disappointment after disappointment. I hate being right.
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60% is better than chance.
You can indeed tell something about people by looking at them. (The PC crowd hates this idea so much, because it smacks of discrimination and therefore racism.)
It's like when I was at the mall with Carolyn, and I said, "Look at that chick! She's so hot! But like… Republican hot. You can see it in her nose." [/end anecdote]
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1) Good! I think the FDA seized some stuff headed for me, and I would like it back now.
2) New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine is an idiot. People come up with an alternative that doesn't use smoke, and he signs a law banning it in public anyway. This was never about people's rights. This was always about limiting their freedom. The drug warriors would take away everything — even our coffee — if they could.
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A Firefox Greasemonkey script to let you use YouTube without flash! PLUS it offers direct download links for each video.
No more flash player slowing down your machine and creating ugly video lag!
Play video via HTML5, or via your VLC firefox plugin!
Download videos reliably!This is totally going to change my YouTube experience. For the most part, I have been refusing to watch stuff on YouTube. I'll download a file and throw it into the pile for later viewing, but I have used YouTube more as a downloading service than as something to watch stuff with. Maybe with a tolerable non-flash implementation, my habits will change.
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Just in case you wanted to see the Muppets cover Queen. In 1080p HD, even!
January 27, 2010
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This totally kicks the ass of anything I’ve ever seen at a proper beach.
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A cop sped through a red light and killed someone. And Fairfax County is going to pay the family $1.5M.
But get this: The system is still fucked. She was found NOT GUILTY of reckless driving, despite running a red light and killing someone. Because she was a cop. Thin blue line. Underly harsh punishments.
And the only reason they won the legal settlement was because her siren wasn’t on, and it wasn’t really an emergency anyway (it was a shoplifter).
In other words, if I’m blasting music so loud I can’t hear someone’s siren, and they run a red light and kill me: That’s just too fucking bad. I deserve nothing.
Yes: Fuck that. Washington Post tries to frame this as some noble act, but the fact of the matter is, the system is still tilted to allowing police to kill us with impunity.
They also never really punished Amanda R. Perry. They had to wait until she falsified her timecards to be able to fire her. Even then, she was just “forced to resign”.
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Wow. By not mowing my lawn [or ever having mowed a lawn], I’m saving the environment! Yay me!
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They only charge other officers if they are in an accident — and only then because it threatens their career.
When cops protect other cops, we literally create law enforcement via criminals. Criminals that have been protected by other criminals, all pretending to be enforcers of the law. You can’t be both.
