You have to wonder if politicians are intentionally stupid or if they were born without brains at all. Check out this piece of brilliance. Apparently, Karen Floyd (a Republican nominee for office in South Carolina) is having a Dove Shoot. … Continue reading
Another shot in the face of private businesses. As it turns out, in Rhode Island, if you sell Linksys routers (for example) and Linksys offers a rebate, you’re responsible for paying it, not Linksys. I kid you not. According to … Continue reading
From the Telegraph via Tongue Tied: A devout Christian was banned from flying with the budget airline Easyjet after she asked staff to “stop blaspheming”. Fiz Thomson, 55, was returning from a trip to Israel where she had been helping … Continue reading
I really don’t understand the way the world works, I guess. Check out this picture of a beautiful little girl: Apparently that little girl’s attire is causing a bit of a stir in jolly ole England… A five-year-old girl’s passport … Continue reading
Yet again, the out-of-control federal judiciary is trying to deputize journalists by forcing them to either reveal their sources or go to jail. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal judge told two San Francisco Chronicle reporters they must comply with … Continue reading
Unreasonable search and seizure now legal. NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the constitutionality of random bag searches by police in America’s busiest subway system to prevent terrorism. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on … Continue reading
Cory (duh) writes this: Sony’s new Blu-Ray equipped PlayStations won’t be able to play Blu-Ray DVD movies, because they couldn’t meet all the requirements set out by the cartel that controls Blu-Ray DRM. He then proceeds to cite an article … Continue reading
Two weeks ago, Floyd Landis was cycling’s newest star, hailed by the Tour de France as “a Leader for a New Generation.” Yesterday morning, his Tour triumph continued a slide both familiar and troubling to U.S. athletic officials: one more … Continue reading
This: Apple had already recalled the battery. Lesson learned, I imagine. [tags]apple, powerbook, battery, laptop, boom[/tags]
If you’re an amateur guitar player rocking out to the music of your favorite band, and learning it through tablature, you’d better be prepared to either pay for lessons or stop playing altogether because the RIAA thinks you sitting in … Continue reading
From Betanews: With Windows Vista nearing its first release candidate in preparation for a final launch early next year, Microsoft is providing more details about possible upgrade paths. Of note: Windows 2000 cannot be upgraded to Vista. While Windows 2000 … Continue reading
Jon Stewart slaps Ted Stevens around with his own words… Alaskans, hang your head in shame for voting that blithering idiot into the Senate. [tags]ted stevens, tubes, internet, net neutrality[/tags]
Some things don’t really need to be presented with commentary. This is one of them: The National Asset Database, as it is known, is so flawed, the inspector general found, that Indiana, with 8,591 potential terrorist targets, had 51 percent … Continue reading
Sony’s latest ad campaign for the upcoming PSP, White. While I don’t think the ad is necessarily the start of a race war, you have to wonder about the wisdom of something like this… Seems like a silly idea to … Continue reading
I don’t even know what to say. Honestly, I’m so mad right now, I could kill. Just watch it. I want to see the Bush apologists explain this one. I’m all ears. [tags]department of homeland security, bullshit[/tags]
Trish, as she seems unfortunately gifted with the ability to do, ran into a couple of jerk kids on her trip home a week ago… Yesterday afternoon when I was leaving work, I witnessed some kids harassing a homeless man … Continue reading
On many subjects, Cory Doctorow is quite bright. Copyright issues, online freedom issues, etc. are his strength. On Digital Media, however, he’s an utter moron. Take for instance this piece of unbridled stupidity: iRiver makes several digital music players that … Continue reading
Maybe I’m missing something? NEW YORK, May 26 (Reuters) – CBS Corp. (CBSa.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and its former morning radio star Howard Stern have settled a bitter breach-of-contract lawsuit over the shock jock’s defection to a rival satellite radio … Continue reading
I swear the offices in Washington DC are populated by frigging idiots. Seriously. I’m not just talking about the White House, I’m talking about the whole damned Godforsaken city. Check out this gem: The US State Department says the 16,000 … Continue reading
When given a chance to get rid of part of the problem with the Katrina response, New Orleans residents did exactly what was expected of them. Nothing. Instead of voting out the man who did nothing to evacuate the city … Continue reading