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Did I mention Expendables 2 is going to be awesome? I think I...

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:59:34 -0400

Did I mention Expendables 2 is going to be awesome? I think I did.

This fan-made trailer is cheesy a shit, but so is the movie. It’s still the only thing I know I’m going to like this summer. Prometheus is probably going to rock, but Expendables 2 is the only sure thing.

Expendables 2 is going to be awesome, but there is no way it...

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:57:38 -0400

Expendables 2 is going to be awesome, but there is no way it will be as awesome as this.

The Inequality Speech That TED Won't Show You

Wed, 16 May 2012 22:35:00 -0400

The Inequality Speech That TED Won't Show You:

If you only read one political post I make, read this one. This guy absolutely nails the obvious truths about income inequality that politicians on both sides of the isle are either too stupid or too greedy (possibly both) to recognize. Taxing the poor to pay the rich is unsustainable, and the unmitigated clusterfuck that is the US economy right now is unquestionable evidence of that. The rich do not create jobs - everybody else does. And if you’re starving everybody else, then there’s nobody to buy the products and services that workers make/provide.

Beastie Boy MCA has died

Fri, 04 May 2012 15:50:36 -0400

Beastie Boy MCA has died:

This sucks. I can’t even bring myself to make an “illin” joke. The Beastie Boys were one of my favorite groups growing up, and they had a lot more talent than most people gave them credit for.

CDC releases latest teen birth rate map. How’s that...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:31:00 -0400

CDC releases latest teen birth rate map. How’s that abstinence-only education working out for ya, bible belt? (via Boing Boing)

If you voted for Bush, fuck you.

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:34:00 -0400

If you voted for Bush, fuck you.

Dear Japan, You are really weird. Also, awesome. Sincerely, The...

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:30:00 -0400

Dear Japan,

You are really weird. Also, awesome.

Sincerely,

The Internet

Holy crap, the trailer for the live action Kenshin movie looks...

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:06:00 -0400

Holy crap, the trailer for the live action Kenshin movie looks awesome!

Man, have I gotten lazy about posting stuff here or what? Well...

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:33:19 -0500

Man, have I gotten lazy about posting stuff here or what? Well here is the teaser for the new SimCity due out next year (finally!). It looks damn good, but so did SimCity Societies, and that was a huge disappointment. Here’s hoping the new game actually delivers.

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.