Greetings

Maxin' and relaxin' on the beach, hence posting is likely to be light, light, light.
Nobody touch nuthin' while I'm gone.

A Tab Dump Of Stunning Depth And Ferocity

It's that time again — time to free myself of a bit of mental clutter expressly for your edification. That's a win/win situation if I've ever heard of one.
Chinese-manufactured sedans: deathtraps on wheels and headed to a dealer near you, 'twould seem.
It seems as though prior to the British-hostage-sailors incident, the Iranians tried it [...]

I Get The Most Interesting Blogspam

I'll say this much for the comment spammers: they certainly seem to be interested in at least entertaining me in their constant attempts to hawk their tawdry wares using my site and bandwidth. For instance, I received this one from "Anna". It starts out sounding relatively innocent:

Hello, my name is Anna! As you [...]

I Wish I Had $600 "Revolutionary" Dollars To Spend On The "Revolutionary" iPhone

I know that Apple always does things a bit differently than their competitors, but the 20 minute iPhone tour they posted today should simultaneously put every single other cell phone company 1) on notice and 2) to shame.
Can you imagine how different people's experiences with Treos, Qs and Pearls would be if Palm, Motorola and [...]

The Day In Memetic Pictures

Were this actually Sparta, I do not know that the warning sign would strictly be necessary. Helpful, yes. Necessary, no.

"A Crisis of Public Confidence", Indeed

Mark Tapscott, noting that approval levels for Congress have fallen to an all-time low of 14%, muses

The opposition to the Bush/Kennedy/McCain immigration reform appears to be hardening, too, as indicated by this UPI/Zogby International survey that finds only three percent - three percent! - of those surveyed approve of the way Congress is handling the [...]

While I'm In The "Posting Videos" Mood…

Submitted for your enjoyment/consideration.
A Demetri Martin "video" that's little more than a still shot with a voice-over. Still, it's pretty good comedy (and it beats taking the airlines):

The Robot Chicken Star Wars Special, Part 1: