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Arnie's Speech. FYI - the Nixon debate he menions never actually happened.
Laura Bush's Speech.
Jenna and Babs' Speech.
If you've got a few minutes, check out the photo galleries on the right side column. The video is also there for each of these.
Keep watching the main Post RNC page for all of this.

Bush turns down Britney. (article has excellent preview pic of her years as a showgirl) Bush fears she's all 'crudded up' and has been 'filled out like an application'. Okay, maybe not, but the party didn't want her at the convention.

Spider-Man reviews 96 crayons. Culminates with Silver and Gold. Not the U2 song, the crayons. Culmination.
RIVER OF BEER DISCOVERED IN GERMANY. Not exactly on the true side of the world, but there you go. Thanks DP.

Woman arrested for using $200 bill with W's pic on it. Greensburg PA represent. As Nino points out - Greensburg, Pa should be proud. The person that tried to pass this should be disenfranchised. The person who accpeted it should be shot. . . . Thanks to him for the link.

Porn 'slips' into Hempfield motivational presentation. Could be a new weight loss technique - The teacher who produced the presentation was so upset by the mistake that she couldn't eat for a day, Doyle said. Ryan adds "I know Bean played a part in this." No mention of a paper bag with a 5th of whiskey in it, but you never know. Thanks to Ryan for the link.

S4 owner reviews. My birthday's coming up, so, you know... :-)

The boyfriend arm pillow. Funny pics included. Totally safe for work.

Krugman on why we need socialized medicine. Basically, the US is spending more and getting less out the system as is.

What does 9/11 tell us about Bush? Nothing.

But isn't a president supposed to, um, do things? Isn't it a bit strange to praise a man's leadership not for doing something, but for maintaining a certain appearance?

Tickers for all kinds of numbers. Stats are good.

Zell Miller's time to be an idiot. Summary: George Bush has a big, giant penis. John Kerry is a pussy. Therefore, we should elect W.
I love lines like this:

I first got to know George W. Bush when we served as governors together. I admire this man. I am moved by the respect he shows the first lady, his unabashed love for his parents and his daughters...

Why is this even in there? Implying Kerry doesn't respect his wife, love his kids?

... and the fact that he is unashamed of his belief that God is not indifferent to America.

Translation: Bush is proud that God loves America. ChurchState and a mandate from above. Sounds like a winning formula to me.

Pit Bull bites off owner's genitals. Don't know if they're talking about Big Jim, the twins, or all three of 'em. Anyway, own a pit bull, take your chances. Thanks to Arjen for this one.

Dick just being Dick. The rest of it is through the click. I realize most people aren't interested in my political views, and this is a long one.
Businesses are creating jobs. People are returning to work.
Where?

Mortgage rates are low, and home ownership in this country is at an all-time high. The Bush tax cuts are working.
The President doesn't control interest rates. Home ownership is high because mortgage rates were low. Not because somebody had an extra $500 a year.

Our nation has the best health care in the world and President Bush is making it more affordable and accessible to all Americans.
How exactly is that working?

Under this President's leadership, we will reform medical liability so the system serves patients and good doctors, not personal injury lawyers.
Like that asshole John Edwards, right? I can't imagine you've ever gotten money from the trial lawyers, right? Nothing like a good empty promise that you've had four years to work on.

America also awakened to a possibility even more lethal: this enemy, whose hatred of us is limitless, armed with chemical, biological, or even nuclear weapons.
You mean Iran? North Korea? But not Iraq, right?

Just as surely as the Nazis during World War II and the Soviets during the Cold War, the enemy we face today is bent on our destruction.
Everybody drink two - he said 'Nazis'. Comparing the magnitude of the Nazis to the terrorists does a disservice the millions of people they killed. The Soviets were bent on our destruction because we were bent on thiers. And vice versa. See how that works?

As in other times, we are in a war we did not start, and have no choice but to win.
Except your boss said the other day that you can't win. And was 'Mission Accomplished' the point we 'won' the war in Iraq?

From the beginning, the president made clear that the terrorists would be dealt with and that anyone who supports, protects or harbors them would be held to account.
Unless your country's name is 'Saudi Arabia'. Then you get a free pass.

In Afghanistan, the camps where terrorists trained to kill Americans have been shut down and the Taliban driven from power.
You mean the ones we set up to help keep the Soviets out? Good thing.

In Iraq, we dealt with a gathering threat and removed the regime of Saddam Hussein.
Gathering threat of what? Anyone? Anyone? Is he trying to imply terrorist links? The horse is dead, dude.

The most important result thus far, and it is a very important one, is that the black-market network that supplied nuclear weapons technology to Libya, as well as to Iran and North Korea, has been shut down.
And the ring-leaders were allowed to go free. Unless your country starts with 'P' and ends with 'akistan'. The single greatest source of nuclear proliferation in the world comes from there, and President Mussharif (sp) pardons him? Right, Dick, keep going. And what are your plans for North Korea, by the way?

They [soldiers] have faced hard duty and long deployments.
Do you think they would have been shorter and easier if you had any idea what you were getting into? Or if your boss hadn't told everyone to 'Bring it on'?

Under President Bush, we have put in place new policies and created new institutions to defend America, to stop terrorist violence at its source, and to help move the Middle East away from old hatreds and resentments and toward the lasting peace that only freedom can bring.
Just don't expect us to follow that 'Constitution' thing in order to bring them about. So those old hatreds and resentments will be done by what? Blowing the hell out of their countries? Keeping troops in holy lands?

Even in this post-9/11 period, Senator Kerry doesn't appear to understand how the world has changed. He talks about leading a "more sensitive war on terror"...
He's a pussy everybody!! Giant vagina!! I had a string of student deferments, so I never served, but man, he may as well be French.

We are faced with an enemy who seeks the deadliest of weapons to use against us, and we cannot wait for the next attack. We must do everything we can to prevent it, and that includes the use of military force.
Stopping nuclear proliferation at the sources (all known) does not require military force.

Senator Kerry denounces American action when other countries don't approve, as if the whole object of our foreign policy were to please a few persistent critics.
You mean like most of the world?

But, in fact, in the global war on terror, as in Afghanistan and Iraq, President Bush has brought many allies to our side.
In the coalition of the willing? Right. Keep dreaming.

Pentagon was hit by a commerical jet. Or was it? Flash with sound. So this is kind of creeping me out. Thanks to Rob for the link.

Zell = Creepy Star Wars guy I can't think of. Also, Cheney not looking so hot. In case anyone was wondering, Cheney is 64, Kerry is 62, Edwards is 51, and W is 58. For some reason I always thought Cheney was well past 70. He started early. Youngest Chief of Staff ever at 35. huh.

Funny sports quotes. Keep reading to the end. There's a big list outside of the highlighted section. Thanks to JT for this one.

If you're looking to catch a flick this long weekend, I highly recommend Garden State. It's a little bit hipster/emo, but I liked it, so it's a tolerable level. Should be playing somewhere near you...

Faster - 500cc MotoGP documentary. Looks like they got some awesome footage of an unbelievable sport.

F-22 Raptor weapons diagram from Lockheed Martin Check out the pilot. Thanks to Don for this one.

Do the Lynndie So wrong. Thanks to Rollins for this one.

Petition to keep the assault weapons ban. It's being put together by MoveOn.org, but no matter what you think of them, it doesn't make much sense to have assault weapons available for purchase.

This is not a partisan issue -- the assault weapons ban was supported by Presidents Reagan, Ford, Carter, and Clinton, and by Republicans Tom Ridge and Rudy Giuliani. The ban is supported by 74 percent of American voters, by Republicans and Democrats on the committees that investigated 9/11, and by virtually every police officers' association including the Major Cities Chiefs Association, International Brotherhood of Police Officers , National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), National Black Police Association, and Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association.

Ten most hated men in Rock. What's wrong with Steve Miller?

Reuters report of CBO projection of $2.29 trillion budget deficit 2005-2014. The CBO calculated the deficits year by year and then added them up to get the 2.29 trillion. This is not the one year deficit for 2014. The 2.29 trillion is the total debt to be incurred by the US from now until 2014. I was really confused by the report (which may be a result of the CBO's press release). Here's the CBO report they reference. Of note is the deficit by % of GDP, which is showing that this year and next are going to be rough, with things getting a little better each year. This assumes current policies, though, of which one is the expiration of the tax cuts currently in place.
Update AP covers the report. Some additional info from the AP, albeit with a more political slant.

Ten Tips for prospective reality show contestants. Most of these seem obvious, but as the author points out, there's plenty of people that defy all logic.

Bobby Fischer granted temporary reprieve as he waits for hearing to avoid extradition from Japan. He's not a very sympathetic character. Here's some more from Wikipedia.

College kids drink more than anyone thought. I guess we shouldn't tell them about Golf, the 250, and Champagne ceremony... The one thing that's odd is that it's self-reported, so I would think that it's actually a little high. Oh yea, I usually have like, uh, eight... teen beers over the course of seven ... minutes.

West Virginian thinking about throwing away his electoral college vote. If W carries WV, he'll either vote for a third party or not vote at all. This is nuts. It's been done before, but if the election is a tie, it would decide it (or is the rule that you have to get a majority and then it goes to the House?). Of course, if any other electors decide to start thinking independantly, we're all screwed, no matter what. Link stolen from Daily Kos.

Daily Show takes apart Cheney and Zell. Video clip of last Thursday's coverage of Wednesday at the RNC. Includes footage of Miller lamenting the fact that he can't challenge The Hardball guy to a duel- Aaron Burr style.

Robot Foosball table. It's fun 'cause it's social. But then again, robots are cool.

Cheney says ‘wrong choice’ would risk attack. And attacking other countries for no clear reason doesn't? Or telling everyone to 'Bring it on'? Or telling everybody 'You're either for us or against us'? As an added bonus, article includes an Angry Dick Pic.

Don't eat KFC - Pam Anderson says so. Right. In case anyone didn't realize, we're talking about chickens. They're delicious, especially when dipped in boiling oil. I don't care how you kill it, just get it on my plate.

Assault weapon ban dies next Monday. In case you were hoping to buy an AK-47 next week, please thank the NRA and Congress. If the police want a law passed that does nothing except hurt gun manufacturer sales and prevent gun nuts from buying even more hardware, who are you going to side with? Oh, right, the ones that pay you. I forgot. Does the NRA have video tapes of you playing golf with Satan?

No record of Bush service for a little under 9 months. This was on 60 Minutes last night. So in the service to country column on the candidate's score sheet, it's decorated Vietnam veteran vs. AWOL draft-dodger.

High level overview of PA - swing state. They make some good points, but it's not something anyone living in PA doesn't already know. Good reading if you're 'from away'.

Fareed Zakaria's column this week.
President Bush mocked press reports, but if he really thinks that Iraq today looks like Germany in 1946, he's in for a rude surprise

Effect on the courts, including Supreme, of the election. Just one more thing to consider when voting.

New York taxes residents the most. Maine is 2nd, which proves my Dad wasn't complaining about nothing all those years. The full list is available if you click the top 10 graphic.

Jay Leno on how his cars find him. He writes this column for Popular Mechanics, so when you're done with this one, check out the drop-down in the upper right for the rest.

Maddox got blocked. Thanks to Jim for this one, who points out his favorite quote:
Oh no, Lexmark has banned me? Good riddance. Every Lexmark printer I've ever used has been a piece of shit. One time I was trying to print a picture of me so I could give it to a friend to cheer him up after he was diagnosed with cancer, but the printer jammed, and my friend died. Thanks for nothing, assholes.

Bush holds hand over heart. (Pic)

A breakdown of inhalable alcohol. Putting the claims to the logic test.

Star Wars Wedding. I guess if you're gonna go to the effort of getting dressed up, why not like a storm trooper?

Video of a guy that jumps out of an airplane holding the parachute. Creepie, cool, and eerie, all at the same time.

CMU robotics team builds water-walking robot. Neato. In other tiny machine news, check out pixelito. The design of the frame is beautiful. And be sure to check out the videos.

Hey folks - the unit next door to mine is for rent. It's 2 bedrooms + the finished attic, which can be used as a bedroom, office, or for storage. It's a duplex and includes living room, dining room. kitchen, bath, two bedrooms, finished attic, and basement. The kitchen is new and fully equipped. There are laundry hookups in the basement. Plenty of on-street parking in front of the house. We're in Crafton, so you can avoid the city taxes, and we're about a 5 minute walk from the bus station. $675/mo plus utilities. E-mail brian@bhendrix.com if interested. If you've been in my place, it's the exact mirror, but a little nicer. Thought I'd throw it up here if people knew others looking for a place. Update It's taken.

Gates drops $20 million on CMU. Guess his kids are gonna get in for sure... :-) Thanks to naj for the alert.

Dukes of Hazzard being remade with Jessica Simpson, Sean William Scott (Stiffler), and Johnny Knoxville. I take it they're going for a Starsky & Hutch vibe. Somebody call Ferrell - they need an Uncle Jesse.

A look at the Presidential candidates' religious beliefs and how voters respond. They're doing a multi-part story, with this being the first part.

Opinion piece on why baseball doesn't do enough to curb its 'fans'. In the wake of the chair-throwing incident, a commentary on why fans act like idiots. Having been an idiot myself, an interesting article. Includes a little Steeler's anecdote. If someone knows where to get that picture, let me know.

When real estate photos go bad. Take a close look at the third pic. Thanks to JT for this one. Update Ryan found a mirror so everyone can bask in the wonderfulness. It was set up to look more like an actual real estate site, but there ya' go. Update II Worst. Webmaster. Ever. Ryan, can you send me the link again, or post it?

A small comparison guide to Bush and Kerry. It covers a lot of issues that don't get much coverage.

Beautiful quote for an excellent touchdown run. Looks like he's got a bright future in the Felons League. Thanks to Shek for this one.

How to Date a White Woman: A Practical Guide for Asian Men. Hopefully it includes the tips 1) Be an asshole. 2) Become tall. Thanks to Nino for this one, who is questioning how real it is. For extra fun, take a look at the 'Also viewed' section.

Sydney Frank donates $100 million to Brown. No word on if the building will be made out of solid green glass, but inside sources say it will be constantly chilled. In case you were wondering what a stand-up guy Syd is, here's part of his rap sheet. Thanks to Nino for both links.

Kerry called it 'Lambert Field'. Everyone has a cow or a field day, depending. If your vote is going to be changed because a candidate doesn't know the name of a football stadium, do the rest of us a favor and don't vote.

Profile of some pro-anorexia and bulimia web sites. This is just sad.

Oprah gave her entire audience Pontiac G-6s. Okay, now that's pretty damn cool. Update Here's a more in-depth article about the show. The Daily Show had some excellent fake news coverage as well.

Daily Show presents the real Bush campaign video. Thanks to Brian E for this one.

Kryptonite bike locks picked with ball point pens. So, you may want to re-evaluate that purchase. I found this from somewhere else, but Engadget is on the scene with Kryptonite's response.

Win a Volvo XC90. Just fill out the form.

Rick James had 9 drugs in his system at the time of his death. While this comes as no surprise to anyone, that's still a lot of drugs.

Michael Jordan avid fan of unbelievably boring sport. He's sponsoring a motorcycle racing team, which is running *I believe* a GSX-R 1000 painted Carolina blue. Here's a more in-depth interview. I can't find any pics of his current personal bike, but apparently he's got a street bike like the one they're campaigning, as well as a Duck 999 and an Aprilia. Some pics and a funny story.

Over the counter defibrillator approved. Be afraid.

Review of the new F-150.
From Ryan: I have never been in the new one, but I loved the old one and thought it was a nice mix of luxury and toughness (the combo reminds me of you in fact). If the new one is that much better, then I'm really impressed. Your
thoughts?
I've also not been in one, but everything I've read and heard makes it seem like they're really improved it. I mean, it's got a fully boxed frame for gosh sakes. I think I'd have a tough time ponying up 38 large for one (they tested a super-luxury one), but then again, I'd have no problem dropping 150 on an Aston Martin. Anybody else?

The Horse Head Pillow. I got this from Engadget, which is where I got the boyfriend arm pillow. Dear god is it funny. The first picture is truly priceless.

Conservative groups boycotting P&G due to their support of gays. So buy as much Crest and Tide as humanly possible when you're at the market.

Ultra-conservative House member a total homo. They had his phone-sex call on the Daily Show last night.

Hi Res Car Images. Lots of awesome desktop-sized shots. The M5 looks badass.

Pictures of the PGH flooding.
Ryan sent this in.
go to Flood Picture Slideshow. Slideshow 1,
picture 1 is of the point. Slideshow 2, pictures 8 is on babcock near my
house and picture 10 is of McKnight by the mall. Sadly, I report that
Kretzlers was very heavily damaged. No word on if they will shut down or
not. Harrisburg is a total mess as well. The river came up 20 extra feet.

Red Bull & Vodka may not be a miracle drink. I'm a bit confused by their study, since they were measuring their performance on a bicycle, not at a club in the wee hours. They did notive elevated heart rates and adrenaline, which seems right, but why didn't they look at the effect on fatigue? Anyway, pretty interesting. Thanks to Shek for the link.

CBS says Bush service memos are 'not reliable' a.k.a. fake. Well, that's the last time I side with CBS instead of an internet poster. The amount of spin and back and forth bitching in the article is mind-blowing, especially toward the end. And for extra conspiracy theory points, my Dad pointed out the idea that perhaps Republicans had created the memos.

Opinion piece on why Paull Hamm should give up his medal. The judges screwed up and denied the bronze winner .1 point that would have given him the gold and Hamm the silver. According to all the rules, it is Hamm's to keep. This guy could have written his article in about two sentences, but instead he has to bring up the fact that we should take special notice because the bronze guy is Korean and all this other extraneous crap. He should give it up because it's the right thing to do. That's it. Update In retrospect, I was totally wrong about this one. I think the news has died down enough to see what was really going on. Anyway, congrats to Hamm on his gold.

America [the book] by the Daily Show crew. It's a giant parody of a textbook. I was laughing so hard I thought the neighbors were gonna call. The sidebar on 'Why Warren G Harding was the worst president ever' by Ed Helms is worth $1 by itself.

New giant pickup coming to market. Thanks to brother Bharath for this one.

Michael Moore's pep rally message. Some good points on why it ain't over 'til it's over. Also, as his front page points out, voter registration is closing soon in many areas, so if you haven't registered, go do it.

Arabic-style writing causes flight grounding. If I was on that flight, I would have beat the shit out of the person(s) that thought 'Arabic-style writing' meant the plane was gonna blow up.

Scaled Composites starts their X-Prize run in 8 days. This is the competition to go 62 miles up twice in two weeks. Good luck to them. I figured I'd forget to post this before it happened, so there you go. If you haven't already, be sure to check out the pics and videos of their last successful flight.

I just saw 'Hero', so it begs the question - which did you like better - Hero or Crouching Tiger?

The Tepper School is the #2 MBA program according to the Wall Street Journal. I have no idea what the rest of the list looks like or even have a link, but thanks to jm for the scoop. Update Ms. Martin has informed me that U of Michigan is #1.

Tyler Hamilton suspected of blood doping. He's denying all of it. This is the first allegation against him. Thanks to Andy for the link.

Graduates seeing increase in starting salaries. Chem-e's are leading the way with the rest of the enginerds following closely behind. Other people also make money.

Mom puts out request for a ride in a Subaru for son. Thanks to Jaiman for the link.

Plane with Cat Stevens on it diverted. They matched his new name with a name on the watch list. Thanks to Mr. Campen for this one.

The Bush daughters are out on the campaign trail. The article is semi-interesting, but the last two paragraphs are priceless.

Group of 9/11 Widows campaigning for Kerry. They're frustrated by administration stonewalling of the 9/11 investigation, lack of improvements in key security areas, and the Iraq war.

Fall movie preview. You can find the trailers for some of these over at apple.com/trailers.

Kerry's Iraq speech - MTV version. First half problems - second half solutions. There's also a link to the full speech.

Twinkies' manufacturer files for bankruptcy. Naj points out that it's his favorite snack and nickname. Thanks to him for the link.

Expos may move to DC - new stadium planned. The Baltimore owner is not happy. $440 million stadium not cheap. Anybody know what PNC cost?

The archives by category. I assign categories to pretty much all of the archives, and I just implemented another set of archives based on that. Some of them are pretty entertaining. The 'Video Games' section include pretty much all of the 'Daily Time Sucks', for instance. Anyway, check it out, don't check it out. There ya' go.

Oprah/Pontiac car winners have to pay income tax. Pontiac picked up the other taxes, but the $28k must be claimed as income. Updated. Thanks Bean.

Jon Stewart on the O'Reilly Factor. It's really hard to tell if O'Reilly is joking sometimes. But Stewart handles himself really well. Stolen link from Daily Kos.

Bush gets Daily Show treatment from ABC. Again, stolen from Daily Kos. Damn.

Complete Paul Krugman archive. There's also lots of other information there as well.

205mph ticket issued to motorcyclist. This guy now has bragging rights everywhere until the day he dies. (which may not be far in the future) Thanks to Bharath for this one.

Martha Stewart stock jumps on news of reality show. Don't the Son of Sam laws prevent people from profitting from their crimes? It would be a tough argument either way, but anyway, this is messed up. Thanks to Nino for the link and tagline.

Richard Petty figures out why people vote. The other Richard Petty, that is.

Buy this pen. Or at least read the description and the additions at the end.
Thanks DP.

Hamilton keeps his gold. The second blood sample was damaged and the test inconclusive.

Forbes 400 list is out. Some old money, some new money. The related articles linked near the bottom are pretty interesting as well.

Guy builds really huge sandwich. 8500 calories and 26 slices. Thanks to DP for this one.

The European Ford Focus. It's on the same platform as the Mazda 3 and the Volvo S40, which you can sort of tell from the sedan and wagon. Not coming to the US, though, which is a bummer. Thanks to Philippe for the link and insight.

Crazy Simon/other games thing. It's got sound and stuff, but a good diversion.

Review of 'Super Size Me' as class warefare. Some good points, but maybe takes them a bit far. In related news, fat kids are costing schools money.

A liquid that becomes a solid as it is heated. I wish they had a video or something.

Video of a rope swing gone bad. WMV file.

New DB9 uses a neural network to manage engine misfires. It's a little PR-ish, but it's amazing how much tech is going into cars now. I didn't know much about this other than movie-Terminator speak, so here's the Wikipedia article on neural networks.

Guy getting 205 ticket was on an RC51. The bike was apparently stock, except for perhaps the obligatory Loud Pipe (that saves lives). The bike couldn't really get past 165mph. Which means the cop's stopwatch timing was off by over a second. 5.45 seconds vs 4.36 over the 1/4 mile.

Football fans for truth. News Flash: Kerry not 'regular guy'. Thanks to Jeanine for this one.

Update - I just put a new system into place. It's probably got some bugs hanging around, so please let me know if you see weird stuff going on.

Conan to replace Leno in 2009. Hopefully this will give Leno more time to play with his cars.

John Edwards coming to CMU.

Burch, shield your eyes... Mike Moore is coming too.Thanks to naj for the heads up.

Florida elections process hosed says Jimmy Carter. So it's not looking good.

Worst Jobs in history. Such winners as King's ass wiper (no TP) and Roman gold miner. I got a 90 on the quiz. Re-armoring knights in battle, here I come.

Improve your finances on $10/day. There's some links in the article that my be more valuable than the article itself, but there ya' go. I feel like coming up with an additional $300/mo may be tough, but the upside is pretty sweet.

Lance Armstrong got his GTO 'Overhauled'. From Mr. Rollins: And I thought the show reached its peak of celebrity-cred with the Ian Ziering episode. I see I'm not the only one watching this show. It's an okay show, they just tend to put too much emphasis on the 'zany trickery' part and not enough on the 'how to tune a carb' part.

On a side note, if you haven't been watching 'Rides', I highly recommend it. Last week they did a show on how a concept car went from drawing to, uh, well, rolling fiberglass. It was pretty sweet.

And on a 2nd side note, American Chopper is building a Lance bike, which I guess they debuted on the Tonight show. Episode 1 was on last night, so you can probably catch the re-run sometime and Epsidoe 2 is on next Monday.

Pledges at the fence. The long awaited sequel to Gorillas in the Mist. Go PiKA and stuff. Thanks to Stowe for this one.

New sailboats haul ass. There's a new boat design that uses movable balast and keels to go faster. I don't pretend to understand about 1/2 the sailing terms, but pretty cool, anyway. I would have figured they had rules about this, but I guess not.

Comedy Central figures out who stoned slackers are. As a quasi-update to the story from a couple days ago, Comedy Centreal looked into the Daily Show audience vs. O'Reilly's audience. Turns out the Daily Show audience has more college graduates, but no figures on how many watch stoned. And if anyone wondered who's behind the show, just tune into the Emmy broadcast next year to see all 20 twenty- or thirty-something bookish, pale white dudes on stage. Rob, Bob, and Jay sent this one in. Thanks Rob, Bob, and Jay.

The Monday Night Football Remote. So first I tell you to save your money, then I tempt you with the goodness that is a football remote control. Neato.

I made a new page showing most commented on stories and a new and improved version of the "Leading Commenters" thing. If you want me to reconcile 2 or more e-mail addresses that you've used into one address, put it in the comments and I'll see what I can do. e.g. make josh@somewhere.net into josh@anothersite.com.

California bans smoking in prisons.

In case you're wondering what the outcome of this will be, I recommend seeing the HBO movie "Against the Wall".Thanks to Nino for all of this.

Rolling Stone interview with Bruce Springsteen. The Boss has quite a bit to say.

Capitol Hill staffers vote for accolades. I'd like to congratulate our own Rick Santorum on wins in the "No Rocket Scientist" and "Biggest Kerry Attacker"categories, a bronze for "Biggest Windbag", and honorable mentions in the "CSPAN Ham" and "No Altar Boy" contests. Way to knock 'em dead.

How to debate Bush by Al Gore. Is this the same guy that ran 4 years ago? The first debate is tomorrow night, so hopefully Kerry's been watching film, which should include Bush vs. Bush. one of the all-time great Daily Show sketches.

Parents pissed teacher gave out inappropriate math test. Something tells me they didn't know it was a giant joke. One version is over here. There are also versions for various cities, etc.

OK. So I'm learning/going through Cold Fusion right now, and it seems like it's really similar to ASP and PHP. It seems to have more nifty shortcuts and handy presentation objects built into one-tag syntax, but can somebody tell me the difference between CF and either ASP or PHP? I feel like I'm missing something huge.

A great loss has been suffered. From naj: Lets try to be sensitive to Joiner during this time of loss Thanks to him for the link.

Punk/metal kids wreck three houses. They were going to be torn down, so they got a move on. JT sent this in memory of 5315 Fifth Ave.... Thanks JT.

Looks like the Expos are finally moving to D.C. From Blum: Check out the incentives they gave the owner of the Orioles so he wouldn't block the deal. New York, LA, and Chicago have two Baseball teams with no strings attached yet this guy gets reimbursed by MLB if his revenues drop below a certain percentage. Thanks to Blum for the all of this.

Ladder 49 sucks. Although I'm sure it will open big at the box office and Travolta will somehow retain his 'bankable star' status, even though he hasn't made a good movie since Pulp Fiction.

Elementary school kids got served margaritas at lunch. It was an 'accident'.

Breakdown of the response techniques for the Presidential debate. I'm all for candidates being accountable, but this seems to be taking things too far. The 2nd to last paragraph seems to sum it up nicely.

"I don't think anyone is under the illusion that what the campaigns put out is evenly balanced, factual statements," Jackson said. "They're putting out spin and everyone knows they're blowing smoke."

CBS News - 10 Bush flip-flops. As someone else said while I was reading comments about, a 'flip-flop' or change of opinion is not necessarily a bad thing, and can actually be a good thing. CBS is acting all blogger-like now and holding W's feet to the fire for being such a monumental hypocrite.

Size Flags NJ building fastest coaster. It's the same scheme as the Dragster one at Cedar Point, but with a hill on the return trip. Videos over here. All stolen from LinkFilter.

I was thinking about this a while ago. Thought is was interesting.

Disturbing account of a woman's fight for equality in Pakistan.

In June 2002, the police say, members of a high-status tribe sexually abused one of Ms. Mukhtaran's brothers and then covered up their crime by falsely accusing him of having an affair with a high-status woman. The village's tribal council determined that the suitable punishment for the supposed affair was for high-status men to rape one of the boy's sisters, so the council sentenced Ms. Mukhtaran to be gang-raped.

Indians pitcher shot on way to airport. He was on the bus, took one in the leg. He's gonna be fine. Please read all the way to the end for the real payoff.

Ali G vs. Kazakhstan. While the rest of us marvel at how people don't catch on to the stuff Borat's saying, there are groups taking it seriously. Seriously. Thanks to Jeanine for this one.

They got a guy for stealing plutonium in BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan. Thus ruining the plot of Austin Powers IV. Thanks to Bharath for this one.

Parody drinking game for the debates.

Chug a new drink if ... George W. Bush responds to a question by regurgitating an entire owl.

The Segway Golf Transporter. This actually seems like a good, albeit pricey, idea. Carries a cooler for holding your swing oil.

I was nervous for Kerry, but he was great tonight. Calm, cool, collected, brought up all the right issues at the right time. Nice job.

Former Steeler lineman dies in accident after police chase.

State police identified the victim as Justin Strzelczyk, 36, an offensive lineman with the Steelers for nearly a decade until the team released him in February 2000.