The article quotes some 90 year old bag who contradicts herself when she says that the war is wrong and that people die. Well, if they won't let homosexuals in on the "mass murder" of the Marine Corps, isn't that protecting the lives of gays?
The writer also uses the term "high tale" when he meant "high tail." Journalism at its finest.
This was Shaun White's winning run from the recent X-Games if you missed it. Busts out a 1260. I'm too stupid to figure out how many spins that is. Incredible nonetheless.
Make sure to also read linked articles (over on the right, in the 'News' section) about the Pats taping the Rams' pre-Superbowl walk-through a few yearso ago and about the former Pats video guy who knows something but hasn't really been asked about it yet.
In other football news, 1-15 Miami Dolphins won the same number of Superbowls (this year) as the 18-1 New England Patriots. -jm
As pointed out several times before, the space elevator is an integral part of the DTS (ne' bhendrix) technology portfolio. And now we're one step closer with a process that produces infintely long nanowires. Boo-ya. -hendrix
The Deka Luke artificial arm. From Dean Kamen's company, the ones that built the Segway and iBot wheelchair. I think I posted this before, but this is a much better video. -hendrix
Death and Taxes poster. A visual representation of the entire federal budget. Their methodology is at the bottom and the totals are in the bottom right. In case you're wondering why their $700+Billion (~ $2,300 for everyone in the US) for the military budget is higher than the $515 Billion figure floating around, here's an explanation. -hendrix
Now at this point you might be asking yourself "why do I want a 14y/o Taurus." The answer to this is because its awesome. There is simply no better explanation. This car eats rocks and shits lightning bolts. You do not want to drive this car if you are elderly, have a heart condition, are pregnant, or are allergic to testosterone. After some research I learned that the car's previous owners include Peter North, Chuck Norris and Dracula (not the gay dude in the 1946 version either.) The ladies love this car and the cops cant touch it - it's like Marlon Brando (except it only costs $1600.)
Scott Burns had an article in Sunday's paper describing a chain of events to link 9/11 and the mortgage meltdown. And I always thought it was because idiots overextended themselves. However, I do appreciate his contribution to popular culture laying the foundation for a number of "it's not really my fault" excuses.
These dorks tried to translate star wars concepts into saving money in the real world. Mildly amusing, as most star wars internet stuff is. This is all polega.
Cybill Shepherd...tons of talent, no underpants. Thu Feb 7 2008
From Will: Suppose you could go to this link which talks about Woody Allen's next movie. Or suppose I just paste the best part:
Scarlett Johansson has a steamy lesbian sex scene with Penelope Cruz in Woody Allen's upcoming "Vicky Cristina Barcelona." A source tells us: "It is also extremely erotic. People will be blown away and even shocked. Penelope and Scarlett go at it in a red-tinted photography dark room, and it will leave the audience gasping." The women later have a threesome with Javier Bardem (below), who plays Cruz's husband.
Top 10 Don Cherry Suits. For those of you who don't know, Don Cherry is a former hockey coach and current hockey tv personality, known for his tremendous fashion sense. Numbers 3 and 1 are truly outstanding fashion statements. -jm
There are actually two versions of comparable worth legislation, the Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act. The former is co-sponsored by Sen. Barack Obama; the principal sponsor of the latter is Sen. Hillary Clinton (Mr. Obama is a co-sponsor). Both would push companies to set wages based not on supply and demand -- that is the free market -- but on some notion of social utility.
Finally, central planning. Just what we needed. Thanks dickheads! -decker
What does such dedication to seemingly unreachable goals — until he reached them — do to the rest of you, the over-achiever? Touchingly, when he returned to my show after having disposed of Spassky, triumphant in the eyes of the world, he opined that he might be wise to try developing some of the rest of himself. He had begun to see that a life of nothing but chess was “kind of limited.”
More Corey Martinez BMX I've posted and re-posted another one of his videos before, but this one's new to me. Fish-eye lens represent. If you're not digging it, jump to about 3:45 and watch to the end. -hendrix
But today... A Congress which is overwhelmingly dominated by lawyers and MBAs makes no sense in this 21st century in which almost all issues have a science and technology aspect.
Pigs dump paralyzed man from wheelchair. Apparently they thought he was faking. The best part is the other morons walking by as if it's an everyday occurrence to have a guy sprawled out on the floor after being tossed from his wheelchair. -hendrix
Does the City Council meet in the Waffle House?Wed Feb 13 2008
From heavy and honking ab: Berkeley softens its stance. I think I like them even less now. A city council should be methodical and deliberate and should avoid rash, emotional decisions. It just seems to me that they didn't want to lose the money. Oh, yeah, and thanks to the flag burners who damaged someone's bike. Very environmental and tolerant of you.
Can anyone shed some light on how the families make up that difference? Is it by government subsidies, such as section 8 housing and food stamps, credit cards and loans, or something new and cool that I don't even know about yet?
Female rats prefer males that have been getting some. Technically, it could be more true that they really dislike the smell of desperation, but from an evolutionarily perspective, that seems doubtful. Please insert your favorite Belgian joke below. -jm
I've been watching a lot of tube lately. No idea why. Anyway, here are three shows that could be great, except their hosts absolututely RUIN them. Feel free to add yours in the comments. -hendrix
Build it Bigger (Discovery) - The biggest tool on earth spends an hour working on cool construction projects and showing the world how much of an idiotic pussy he is. They should show more of the crews beating him up after hours. I'm gonna start a petition to have (our) Jim Steel host it.
Fifth Gear - Shows how awful Top Gear would be if it were hosted by a tool with a perm, a tool with lame facial hair, a guy named Tiff and a useless chick. Somehow they turned a 10 minute segment on the DBS into totally unwatchable television. Congratulations.
What's With That house? (HGTV) - Looks at very different homes around the country. Apparently the casting call was for a zany hipster, and that's what they got. The show should actually be called 'What's up with a zany hipster getting punched in the face?'
Just wanted to let you guys know that my wife Heather had a baby boy on Saturday night. His name is Nolan and he's happy and healthy. He's also been kind enough to let me sleep a few hours the past couple of nights, so I got that going for me.
And how is this not embezzlement or something similar?
The panel also chided Craig for using more than $213,000 in campaign funds to pay legal and public relations fees without approval from either the Ethics Committee or the Federal Election Commission.
A blog devoted to stuff white people like. I do like Mos Def, but Japan scares me. From will.
From the "Snowboarding" entry:
If one would like to meet a lot of white people, one of your best bets would be to go on a Snowboarding trip. Snowboarding is the practice of skiing sideways on one ski. White people love snowboarding as opposed to basketball or football because there is a sense that it is an alternative sport outside of the mainstream. Also too many ethnic people are skiing now.
This could be the dumbest thing I've ever posted. -hendrix
Since a lot of yinz having been married, my guess is that this didn't go according to plan. The comentary really makes it funny...at least he got a beer out of it.
Lindsay as Marilyn. I think this means she'll be dead in about 6 weeks. I particularly recommend slide 8, but there are some other gems as well. This is what Bill Simmons references as the thing he can't link to in nymag. Tastefully not safe for work. -decker
Boo Effing Hoo Part Four: A Follow UpFri Feb 22 2008
The original post in the series complained about the possibility of allowing judges to rewrite mortgage terms. I backed down on my original position when I was persuaded that the measure was meant to allow negotiation between lender and borrower. But if that were the case, why would the mortgage lenders be fighting it?
The legislation would allow bankruptcy judges for the first time to alter the terms of mortgages for primary residences. Under the proposal, borrowers could declare bankruptcy, and a judge would be able to reduce the amount they owe as part of resolving their debts.
Currently, bankruptcy judges cannot rewrite first mortgages for primary homes. This restriction was adopted in the 1970s to encourage banks to provide mortgages to new home buyers. ... But the banks argue that any help the proposal might provide to troubled homeowners in the short run would be offset by the higher costs that borrowers would have to pay to get mortgages in the future. The reason, banks say, is that they would pass along the added risk to borrowers in the form of higher interest rates, larger down payments or increased closing costs.
In other words, my original fear was correct: the law would be meant as a way for judges to rewrite the terms of contracts without the consent of the lenders. Unintended consequences, here we come. Thanks dickheads! -decker
Over 30% of Americans call themselves independents—more than call themselves Republicans and about the same as call themselves Democrats. These independents are younger and better educated than the average American. They are pragmatic, anti-ideological and results-oriented, hostile to both Big Labour and Big Government but quite prepared to see the government take an active role in dealing with problems like global warming.
What does that mean for this election?
The very qualities of Mr McCain that infuriate Republican loyalists endear him to independents. He has frequently clashed with Mr Bush, a man whom independents loathe. He has wrestled with special interests in Washington, and repeatedly gone into battle with his own party, particularly over immigration reform. Mr McCain has demonstrated his strength among independents: he led the field among them by ten points in New York, 23 points in California and 31 points in Illinois. This gives him a chance of pulling off a surprise upset in the general election.
and
[Hillary Clinton] repels many independents who associate her with Beltway business-as-usual.
In contrast, Mr Obama sounds the themes that most appeal to independents—frustration with America's broken politics; hope of finding pragmatic solutions by reaching across the partisan divide. And independents have not disappointed him. Mr Obama beat Mrs Clinton among such voters almost everywhere, even in her strongest states such as New York and California. A recent Pew poll suggests Mr Obama has a 62% approval rating among independents, the highest of any candidate.
Ever the trend setter, I was a registered independent when I turned 18, although I failed to actually vote and never registered again. -decker
Woman tries to pay for extra health care in U.K. and is denied by state.
Officials said that allowing Mrs. Hirst and others like her to pay for extra drugs to supplement government care would violate the philosophy of the health service by giving richer patients an unfair advantage over poorer ones.
WSJ: The One Percent Jamie Johnson did 'Born Rich', and this profiles his second effort. If you haven't seen 'Born Rich', it's definitely worth a watch, if only for the amount of douchebaggery they squeeze into it.
Some notable quotes from anchor Pat Robertson "Hugo Chavez should be killed, because it's a whole lot cheaper than starting a war." and "gays caused 9-11"
The survey presented 1,000 people with a hypothetical scenario about credit card debt and asked them to compute how long it would take to pay it off. Only 35.9% of the 1,000 respondents could figure out how many years it would take for the amount they owe on their credit cards to double. A full 18.2% did not know how to respond and 31.9% of those surveyed over-estimated the timeframe. -jm
NoMarriage.com This guy is dead serious about hating on American/western women and marriage. I'm just posting this for the car-wreck aspect of it. -hendrix
All white people want their children to speak another language. There are no exceptions. They dream about the children drifting in between French and English sentences as they bustle about the kitchen while they read the New York Times and listen to Jazz.
This may just be for car guys, but Boyd Coddington passed away. He was the star of the TLC show "American Hot Rod". He was kinda an ass in that show, to the point where some of his talented guys left to work for Chip Foose on OverHaulin'....but he did make some nice cars. bw sent this along.
I just lifted this entire thing from Cursor. Ridiculous. -hendrix
Despite testimony from the GAO that 'Boeing's border watchtowers can't see straight,' a top homeland security official resets the goal posts, and terms a pilot project to create a virtual fence along parts of the Mexican border a success.
Everyone can use a R2D2 hat.