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• ARTICLE: POLITICS: ACLU v. Gonzales: An eight-year struggle over Internet censorship

  Clinton’s COPA law still isn’t dead. The fight for freedom of internet speech still goes on.  Will mankind be allowed to use technology without government-oppressive restriction? (more…)

• ARTICLE: How To Steal An Election By Hacking The Vote

  An article detailing the many ways to hack voting machines. Hopefully people will actually DO this, thereby causing manual recounts and making america aware of the fact that ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES ARE A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY. I’m a technologist and kn

  (tags: elections fraud electionFraud voting votingMachines hacking documentaries Diebold HowTo politics hardware)

Cats.  Metalocalypse! (more…)

• US Slips Again In Freedom of the Press Ranking (Slashdot)

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I saw this as an anonymous post on slashdot. It outlines the reasons why a non-American might hate America, and it outlines them rather well.

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• Diebold voting machine parody posters

  Diebold, maker of unaccountable, hackable voting machines.  Diebold, destroyer of democratic process.
  Diebold – bring us a republican president when most people voted democrat.  Parody posters galore. These kick ass.

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• South Park Episode Equates 9/11 Truth with Anti-Semitism, Numerology and Cartman

  I knew the 911 Truth movement would be offended by the South Park episode. It’s satire, folks, and Matt & Tre are far more conservative than their comedy suggests. That’s just how it is.

  (tags: AlexJones 911 SouthPark cartoons TV shows video politics)

• COMEDY: NEWS: Man with 10-year erection awarded $400,000

  This guy actually deserves more money than $400K. But damn what a funny story!

  (tags: comedy news medical implant penis lawsuit MSNBC)

• Star Control 2: The Ur-Quan Masters

  open-source multi-platform implementation of Star Control — old school returns!
  This game was THE SHIT in 1992!

  (tags: StarControl games software opensource)

• 911: The Lidle Crash numerology (info-warriors.com » Blog Archive)

  So if you flip the date of the most recent New York plane crash upside down, it becomes 9-11-01? Very interesting. I put little stock in numerology, but it is no surprise to me that there are going to be staged terror scares before the election, like th

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I’m very happy that I managed to convince my workplace to restore the chair I had six months ago, the Allsteel #19.  Hopefully this will help my back.  Adjustible height, moveable lumbar support, 3 different “tilt limiter” reclining positions, the seat part you sit on can move forward and backward for different leg lengths, and the armrests can go at any height and any angle (and I sit at a slant to my desk, not like a normal person, so this is good.)  Hopefully this will help finish my back injury recovery!

• 911: 84% Reject Official 9/11 Story

  An article giving many links to many surveys indicating that many Americans know the official story of 911 is a lie (or at the very last, a partial truth).

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Kenny Vs. Spenny [IMDB] [official blog] [wikipedia] [official corporate site] is a Canadien reality show. I despise the spat of recent American reality TV, and this is a good alternative. It is a weekly contest between two best friends (since childhood), the loser of which must perform a humiliation. They are polar opposittes to each other in almost every way.

This link takes you to the wikipedia section which lists the contests, who won, who lost, and what the humiliation was: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_vs_spenny#Winners_and_Humiliations. This helps you get a feel for how awesome the show can be. Where else can you see a grown man urinate in his pants (besides Jackass)?

Click the “more” link to read the rest of my review. (more…)

• CNN: Schools bans tag and other chase games

  (tags: news articles schools students AbuseOfAuthority)

• CNN: Iraq families join exodus to escape violence

  Iraqis are fleeing at a rate FAR GREATER than under Saddam Hussein. We HAVE NOT made their country any better or safer. If I was an Iraqi, I’d be pretty damn pissed off.

  (tags: news articles CNN war WarOnTerror Iraq)

• Slashdot: EU Considering Regulating Video Bloggers

  So now we have to get a broadcast license, like a TV station, just to embed a YouTube clip on our blogs? I guess this is as good a way as any to squelch the voice of the people, and make sure no one can criticize the government. The UK is a world leade

  (tags: TechnologyWar news articles slashdot videos blogs legal UK broadcast)

• FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive – Usama Bin Laden

  Interesting that nowhere in the notes for why he is wanted is September 11th mentioned.

  (tags: FBI lists wanted OsamaBinLaden BinLaden terrorism 911)

• EarFeeder :: Customized newsfeeds about your favorite artists

  Java app to scan your harddrive for music, and create a customized RSS feed allowing you to get instant notification about news related to the music you listen to. Itunes postings, concerts, podcats, etc. I’m gonna try this out!   UPDATE: This is the best thing I’ve seen in a long time, BEST RSS FEED FOR MUSIC!
  

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Occasionally I read a rant that I think is well-stated and needs reposting.  This is one of them.  It was posted in the discussion of the article “I.T. And Divorce“, about divorces involving I.T. workers.  Read below for the rant itself, or view HERE.  It’s a bit anti-feminism, so I’m hoping to receive some flak from the ladies. (more…)

Read HERE about a noise complaint against a Texas club, where a cop walks in, goes straight up to the stage, and, before too long, starts tasering and punching random people.  Some video here:

And more video HERE.

Also, read HERE about a woman who was given a $100 fine for her anti-Bush bumper sticker.  She is now suing, and rightfully so.

• Star Control: Petition for a sequel to be created

  Bring back a sequel to the popular game “Star Control”. Best space melee game ever!

  (tags: StarControl sequel petition games videogames)

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Too bad the table is $1500…

• Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories – Interactive LED Dining Table

  I WANT THIS TABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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• sound visualization: Whitney music box

  music visualization using flash: An animation showing the relationship between chromatics, harmonics, and even primes and non-primes.

  (tags: flash animation visualization music sound notes harmonics chromatics scales spiral)

• Thought-Criminal: » The US is now a fascist state

  Interesting take on the new laws being passed. Some scary stuff is happening lately.

  (tags: politics freedom fascism PatriotAct GeorgeBush sedition terrorism)

• CNN: Marijuana may stave off Alzheimer’s – 20061005

  There’s been talk of marijuana helping Alzheimer’s patients for over 5 yeras. It’s about time someone did some real research on the matter!

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• TECHNOLOGY WAR: Milwalkee Nightclubs & Taverns may be required to install cameras

  Milwaukee’s taverns and nightclubs could be required to install security cameras to keep an eye on customers both inside and outside, if a new ordinance is passed. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU.

  (tags: articles TechnologyWar privacy censorship cameras)

• • School Says Police, Social Services Will Snatch Kids Of Late Parents

    Wow. Indiana school district threatens parents with putting their kids in protective custody — IF THEY ARE LATE IN PICKING UP THEIR KIDS from a mandated afterschool session — given on 1 day’s notice!

    (tags: AbuseOfAuthority politics police parenting children schools)

• • mininova : Movies > Documentary > Return of the Taliban avi

    Read the description of this documentary. Interesting things about Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Al Queda. The summary alone told me things about the War On Terror that I did not currently know.

    (tags: video documentaries WarOnTerror Afghanistan Pakistan Taliban politics war)

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Freak Show – S01E01

Freak Show is the brain-child of David Cross (Arrested Development) and H. Jon Benjamin (Home Movies) and revolves around a group of people who are, well… freaks. They simultaneously perform as a side-show attraction and as superheroes that are (secretly) employed by the Pentagon to undertake low-priority missions.

I am so totally going to check this out! David Cross rules! H. Jon Benjamin rules!  Arrested Development and Home Movies rule! Freaks rule! Superheroes rule! This better be good!

(You might remember H. Jon Benjamin as the voice of “Ben” from Dr. Katz, or “Coach McGurk” from Home Movies.)

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