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Bill Maher is only good at one thing - being really...

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:49:28 -0500

Bill Maher is only good at one thing - being really condescending. Luckily there’s one subject that deserves every bit of his condescension, and he really gives it the beans here. I admit I hadn’t known that Mitt Romney had his outspoken-atheist father-in-law posthumously baptized, but it certainly doesn’t shock me. Good on Maher for setting things right.

In a plan that cannot possibly go wrong, Japanese scientists are...

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:48:00 -0500

In a plan that cannot possibly go wrong, Japanese scientists are releasing wild monkeys into the radioactive area around the Fukushima nuclear plant. Their goal is to equip the monkeys with radiation-tracking collars which can be used to test contamination in the area without endangering human lives.

As if giant, radioactive, killer monkeys aren’t a danger to all human life.

I finally got around to watching the 1st season of The Walking...

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:44:00 -0500

I finally got around to watching the 1st season of The Walking Dead. I probably won’t be watching the 2nd season, and the image above is why. That’s a google map of gun shops in the Atlanta area (where the show is supposed to take place). Note that google only puts pins on the first 10 results and every one of those little pink dots is a store that sells guns.

Now I can deal with all the whining and petty human bullshit that infuses the show, but I cannot stomach how half a dozen guns in a duffel bag became one of the primary motivators for half the season. It’s the south. There are guns everywhere! Break into any house and check the nightstand in the master bedroom - even odds there’s a gun in there. Same goes for the glove compartment (or, FFS, the gun rack) of any random vehicle. If you’re picky, just head to any of those pink dots and get your shopping spree on.

Sometimes I wish I could just shut my brain off and enjoy shows despite stupid shit like this, but I can’t. I am cursed by my superior intellect.

Priorities - The Cops Don't Have Them

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:29:01 -0500

Priorities - The Cops Don't Have Them:

Thanks to drug war incentives, both statistics and anecdotes show US police agencies spend most of their time going after (harmless) drug users and ignore violent crime. Only massive law enforcement reform will fix this clusterfuck.

Fun fact: Permitting vice lowers the harm it causes

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:40:00 -0500

Fun fact: Permitting vice lowers the harm it causes:

The Dutch have legal drugs, legal prostitution, and a very permissive view on teen sex. Yet their rates of drug abuse, STDs and teen pregnancy are many times lower than in the US. Bad laws and religious hangups cause more problems than they solve. A new book called “Not Under My Roof” explains how and why this is true.

This just might be the only movie I ever see in 3D. Holy...

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:27:40 -0400

This just might be the only movie I ever see in 3D. Holy fucking awesome.

It’s official, I have a new favorite website: Fuck Your...

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:56:00 -0400

It’s official, I have a new favorite website: Fuck Your Dumb Baby

Panic of the Plutocrats

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:33:48 -0400

Panic of the Plutocrats:

I know I haven’t been posting much lately, and what I do post is overwhelmingly political. It’s just that there is some seriously important political stuff going on right now. Chances are that anybody reading this is already well aware of the Occupy Wall Street movement, and realizes that the crooked righties who denounce it are doing so because they don’t want to give up their free ride at our expense. This Krugman piece from the Times really boils down exactly why they’re so vehement about it. I suppose I’d be mad too if I had a good scam going and a bunch of kids tried to shut it down.

Hipster Regan: Wanted to close millionaire tax loopholes before it was cool

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:33:02 -0400

Hipster Regan: Wanted to close millionaire tax loopholes before it was cool

Founder of TSA says TSA is an ineffective boondoggle and should be dismantled

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:07:09 -0400

Founder of TSA says TSA is an ineffective boondoggle and should be dismantled:

I think Toot sums up my reaction to this shocking revelation.

OK Go and The Muppets - Muppet Show Theme Song Part of The Green...

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:48:00 -0400

OK Go and The Muppets - Muppet Show Theme Song

Part of The Green Album. Beautiful.

Finnish Schools Actually Work

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:13:50 -0400

Finnish Schools Actually Work:

Everybody agrees that US public schools are completely fucked, but nobody seems to know what to do about it. Here’s an idea - copy everything about Finland’s system. Their kids rank miles above ours in every metric, and they spend less money per student to accomplish it.

Six Reasons The Guy Fixing Your Computer Hates You

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:33:03 -0400

Six Reasons The Guy Fixing Your Computer Hates You:

As the guy who always has to fix your computer, I can attest that every single word of this is true.

I couldn’t understand how 4800 Iowans could have possibly...

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:46:00 -0400

I couldn’t understand how 4800 Iowans could have possibly voted for Michele Bachmann in the recent straw poll. How could someone so patently insane convince so many people to vote for her?

Then I saw this . Compelling, isn’t it?

Scientists Create Assholes

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:13:18 -0400

Scientists Create Assholes:

Jersey shore to sue for patent infringement.

Dylan Ratigan is mad as hell, and he’s not going to take...

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:49:24 -0400

Dylan Ratigan is mad as hell, and he’s not going to take it any more. In a Network-style on-air tirade, the MSNBC commentator let fly with the honest truth about why our political system is so thoroughly fucked. He is furious - and rightfully so - that both congress and the president refuse to make necessary and meaningful changes to the tax and regulatory systems that have allowed banks and big businesses to ruin our economy. He rails about how congressmen on both sides of the isle are bought and paid for and will never turn on the abusive corporate interests that pay them so well, as well as a weak president who is more concerned with compromise than with doing the right thing.

And you know what? Everything he says is absolutely true.

If Game of Thrones was a 16-bit RPG. Dead-on-balls accurate...

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:26:42 -0400

If Game of Thrones was a 16-bit RPG. Dead-on-balls accurate (it’s a technical term).

Bullshit anti-privacy bill that would track your every action online passes house subcommittee.

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:24:49 -0400

Bullshit anti-privacy bill that would track your every action online passes house subcommittee.:

ISPs would be crippled by the requirement to store every click you make for up to 18 months. Your activities can be examined by any branch of government for any reason - no warrant required. The claimed intent is to stop child pornography, which it won’t. Spying on 700 million Americans to ineffectively combat a couple hundred pervs is a disgusting abuse of power and horrendous waste of resources. Be sure to contact your representatives and tell them to kill this bill.

At least with zombies, nobody gets all bent out of shape when...

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:07:18 -0400

At least with zombies, nobody gets all bent out of shape when you cave their head in with a shovel. Do it to a baby and suddenly you’re the monster.

The first ever Cuban zombie film: Juan of the Dead. I love...

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:05:00 -0400

The first ever Cuban zombie film: Juan of the Dead. I love everything about this.