My heart was in my throat as I sat in a rather uncomfortable chair, ears straining for the slightest sound. The woman swept the probe back and forth, seeking some sonic purchase. Will shifted uncomfortably, but silently in my lap,…
Were it not for the fact that I work in New Jersey and have many friends there, I would stay as far away as possible, particularly in light of the recent revelations that NJ State Police are a bunch of…
Yesterday felt so cleansing, so freeing that I figured I would continue the practice until I am (nearly) tab free. Today’s tab dump contains a surfeit of videos, so, you know, less reading. First up, “Canon in Dork”:
My browsers on each and every machine I have access to have been collecting open tabs like some hideously geeky HTTP-fueled version of Garbage Pail Kids figurines/Pogs/[insert some other non-Pokemon hackneyed pop cultural reference here] and so, in order to…
You know, Chinese brand piracy would almost be hilarious if it weren’t for the rampant theft and thuggery it involved. Okay, I admit: it’s funny no matter what. I’ll always know where I need to go if I need to…
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When will the madness end?
I’m actually surprised nobrainer hasn’t commented on this story as of yet — seems like it’d be right up his alley. Anyways, here goes: some moron idiot charlatan high school dropout enterprising inventor has proposed placing wind turbines along New…
Or: Idiotically digging Your Community’s Grave A “minor” rebellion over at digg yesterday has simply reinforced my perception that the comments section of said news aggregator is filled with either a) 14-year-old males with little-to-no understanding of the real world…
That expressway tanker truck fire in Oakland the other day seems to have driven the 9/11 conspiracy nuts“truthers” well, to distraction, shall we say. The Fark thread commenting upon the affair (see Panicky 9/11 truth nutjobs debate Oakland gas tanker…
