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Um, finally saw this..in 2D. It stunk of Watership Down with a sprinkling of Quantum Leap and Star Wars. It is another sickening view of humanity that has been getting a lot of play, going all the way back to the original The Day The Earth Stood Still.

Am I the only one who sees the irony of portraying man's greed for a mere $1/2 Billion? Ahem...clearing my throat there. Glad I waited to borrow it, because had I paid a penny to see it, I would be rather pissed. Making it 3D would not change my opinion.

Nice Commentary On The Church's Problems

The Prostrate Cancer Vaccine Works!!

You just need $93,000 dollars to get the shot.

http://www.dendreon.com/

It's great, the FDA approves the vaccine that no one in the middle class can possibly afford, and Insurance Companies will take forever to approve...

Just go jump off a building.

Nice Job Disney...

About That Oil Spill

Seems to me that if they wired the trigger for this to actuate the Hydraulics when a signal is lost, this problem would never happen. If the platform blows up and sinks, the blowout valve closes and stays closed. FAIL..

Alaskan LORAN Tower Demolition

They have a different view here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8653754.stm

First Sex For Christian Couple

Crist Gets All "Inependent" On You Ass

He has a good chance of winning too. It's funny how the Republicans tout their wins this year for Govenors, and in the Senate. They fail to mention that these 'winners" are actually more centrist that the hard right could swallow. Brown is a pro-lifer and Crist is very centrist.

I guess someone (or all of us) should take notice that the 3rd party is forming, and no one wants to drop anchor and embrace it?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/us/politics/29cristcaucus.html?hp

Bland Cigarette Packs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8650520.stm
As a smoker, I have to say I don't get this as a great method of reduction? Kids don't start smoking cigarettes because of Ads, it's peer pressure/envy. Wanting to be "in" with the "cool" kids...

Gulf Oil Slick, From Space

Good news, the Coast Guard is lighting this on fire to save the US coastal wildlife. Bad news is, the fire is torching low flying sea birds and Haitian/Cuban refugees heading for the US. Or was that the plan? Was Arizona in on this??

Wind Farm Off Cape Cod

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8649925.stm

I suppose I don't care what the rich assholes on Cape Cod think, if they gave these a chance they might see how beautiful they are. As for the Indians, move a little to the left or right and they won't be in your way.

Kirk/Spok Talk On Twitter

@williamshatner Haven't heard from you. Hope you did well in the horse show. llap

Leonard @TheRealNimoy, never mind the horse show, I hear you retired again. Does that mean you're going to bed early? My best, Bill

Malcom X Killer Is Free

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2010/0319103malcolmx1.html I think this is the only picture of Thomas Hagan on the net?

Oklahoma Hates Women

http://newsok.com/twf/153664

While they fail to make abortion illegal, they ensure any woman who legally decides to have one, must go through a gauntlet of events that will ensure she is emotionally scarred, and probably psychotic. In other words, "A good Republican".

The Party Of No, Continues

Instead of even starting the debate and amendment of the Financial Reform Bill, the 41 Republicans block it in the Senate. So instead of trying to "fix" Wall Street, they are allowed to run free and take another stab at killing our economy and to continue soaking all the cash they can out of the middle class.

Pretty good group of representatives; To all vote no and kill this, after saying we need to do this themselves.

I hope you people in the Tea Party are watching this???? Are people getting angry at the party of NO, that just met with all the Wall Street heavyweights over the weekend (or just before)??

Oh, before you hear people saying Harry Reid voted to block this; He did it only to be able to bring the bill back, at a later date. It's a retarded Senate rule that you have to have backed the majority of the vote do do that.

16 Minutes Of Kicks Ass

The Taleban Attack More Little Girls

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8642806.stm

I guess they think little girls are a threat, never mind all those American Marines??

Japan Wants The US Out

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8642665.stm

Sure thing. Do you have any idea how much money we give Japan to be there?? Get the hell out. We have lots of other options, like Aircraft Carriers...

The Dirtiest Beach In The World

It's in Hawaii, and it's covered with Plastic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamilo_Beach

Phantogram

Well done, reminds me of a band that I can't remember anymore. NIN?

More here: http://ghostly.com/releases/eyelid-movies

Projection Art

I am not a "big fan" of ACDC, but this video ROCKS. Whe need this in the US, get to it...
switch to HD OFF if the video glitches, and refresh the page

Sight Below

If you like to chill to some Ambience...

Joy Ike Kicks Some Ass

The song is a little over produced, but still good. She doesn't need a harmonizer...

Arizona Immigration Law

http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/49leg/2r/summary/s.1070pshs_housechanges.doc.htm

They go a long way to make entrapment legal, wonder why?? Oh that's right, it's impossible to enforce without using entrapment.

George Lopez will not be coming to Phoenix anytime soon...

David Cameron Is Funny

Media Lies In England Too

Rupert Murdoch has quite a reach. I hope he like it when all of his news agencies dry up and blow away. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/sun-censored-poll-that-showed-support-for-lib-dems-1951940.html

ABC And FOX Don't Like Fat Chicks?

Actually, they have always restricted lingere ADs to after 9PM, so the 8PM shows are off limits. BRING ME YOUR FAT CHICKS FROM 9-11PM!!

Shatner Sings Meatloaf With Lin Yu Chun

a Total Eclipse Of Talent??

Dealing With A Zombie Bite

Oil Rigs Shouldn't Sink

The Deepwater Horizon did today. So I have a BEFORE picture. After is just the open Gulf water with an oil slick. Why don't these things have an OFF button??

Castrillion Dumped

Because he is an insensitive catholic ass? Or just an ass?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8636402.stm

Church = FAIL!

Stunning Sun Pic From SDO

You can get the full sized image here, and read more; http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/news/first-light.html

This Is A HERO!

http://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/24/us/skydiver-saved-in-midair.html

So you jump out of a plane at 13,500 feet.

You notice one jumper whack another and appear unconscious.

You are falling at about 250 feet per second (terminal velocity), that is less than a minute till you hit the ground. So you go into a "superman" like dive to catch up.

You pull the rip chord for the diver, then your own at 3500 feet.

Below is a graph showing how close they were to the ground, compared to where they jumped from.

FDA To Help Limit Salt

I am SOOOOOOO behind this. Every time I find a "low salt" product I buy it, then two weeks later it's gone. So I write the company to ask for it back, but they never do. I complain to them about not having any low salt alternatives, but never see it on the shelves.

Good Job to you FDA, this nation needs to be weened off the salt. I hope the Surgeon General chimes in. Who is that anyway??

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/19/AR2010041905049.htm

Loose Women Cause Earthquakes!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8631775.stm

Like I need an Iranian Cleric to tell me that?? DUH!

Firefly Fan Site

All Cartoons??
http://serenitytales.typepad.com/

The Ball's In Your Court

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/8630592.stm

That's just nuts..

Nice Inputs...

One of the more inventive Wine Racks I have ever seen...

More stuff here; http://freshome.com/2010/04/11/music-fan-turn-up-the-place/

Mitch Mconnell Is An Old White Idiot

"Seantor, how big is your penis?"

He comes out and calls the financial reform bill a "bailout" for banks, on the backs of the taxpayers. Then he goes on State Of The Union today and admits he lied. Real nice old white guy.

Nice FREE Learning Video Library

Makes you think...

http://www.khanacademy.org/index.html#Brain Teasers

Shuttle Heads Home

Click to enlarge.

The pic is from Astro Soichi, taken from the Space Station (ISS) as they sail over the Caribbean. The Shuttle looks a bit banged up??

You can follow Soichi on Twitter here; http://twitter.com/Astro_Soichi

Pakistan

Keep thinking we don't need to crush the Taliban; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8626845.stm

To attack refugees who are just trying to get some food is an all time low. It ranks right up there with raping kids and cutting their hands off for going to school.

How these things are allowed to keep happening, is a mystery to me. Are there all that many people in the area that just want to kill innocent people and support this?? For no reason real reason?

You guys are sick, you need to be eliminated. Not negotiated with.

Candie Payne & St. Vincent, Every Drop Of Rain

Again, David Byrne.

Sia, Never So Big

By David Byrne.

Apollo 11 Launch

Slow Motion! With commentary. Watch full-screen.

My Killer "Plenty Of Fish" Profile

That is it, really. Click to enlarge.

Goldman Sachs Loses $10Bn In A Day

It is amazing what a fraud charge can do?? I love it, click here to hear my comments; MY VOICE

http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-47762320100416

None Of Dem

Robyn, with Royksopp, from the new album Body Talk PT 1. No free download, but you can listen to the new song, pretty damn good!

http://robyn.com/?utm_source=royksopp-news&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=none-of-dem#

NASA Sending First Humanoid Into Space

Yes, the ISS needs help. This guy can fix the toilet if it breaks.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/04/robonaut-rides-the-shuttle/

If this had been built in Japan, you know it would have rocket boots, laser cannons and look like a 15 year old schoolgirl!

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil

If I don't piss my pants laughing at this movie, I must have lost my touch.

The UK Fines Individual Banker(s)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/7585460/Ex-Northern-Rock-directors-fined-and-banned-by-City-watchdog.html

Why can't we line these assholes up in the US and take the bastards to task??

Crocodile Loose In Montgomery County

http://www.facebook.com/leathers4feathers?ref=nf#!/photo.php?pid=3657359&id=90844438761


Well, until it was caught. What idiot lets a Crock loose like that? Good thing animal control took it to Second Chance Wildlife Center (http://www.scwc.org/). What the hell are they going to do with it??

Actually, I need a new wallet.

Is The US Christian??

Lets look at the actual Constitution;

The only mention of religion at all is Article 6; "No religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States"

Sounds a little secular to me?

In the Bill of Rights, Article 1; "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

How was the Bush "Faith Based Initiative" not challenged and over-turned??

So how is this a country founded on Judea-Christian beliefs?

Wait Wait Tries The Double Down

http://www.npr.org/blogs/waitwait/2010/04/kfc_double_down_live_blog.html#more

It's more than a little disturbing. Why isn't Michelle Obama calling up KFC over this?

Air - So Light Is Her Footfall

John Boehner = Bank Bailout: Video

What a boner..."No tax payer" risk???

My Heart Goes Out To Poland

Talk about devastating. I hope they can pull a new government together peacefully.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8612825.stm

Wakey Wakey

WOW!!

Pillows

Iran Speeds Up It's Destruction

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8611864.stm

They are painting a big red bulls eye on Tehran and Qom.

More Church Crap

The Catholic Church seems to be on the verge of collapse?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8612457.stm

I wonder if there is a way to remove a sitting Pope who isn't dead? I think they need to figure that one out. Then they can go AND FIND A WAY TO KEEP KID TOUCHER PERVERTS OUT OF THE CHURCH! I am fallen, but still respect the cause.

If not, might as well have the Aliens come right away and dispell all doubt.

The Tea "Party"

I was looking at the tea party web site and I find it a little bewildering.

They are mad about "bailouts", I guess they would rather be living in the second Depression. I am mad about this too, and I would start by cracking down on the realtors who enabled the entire mess to happen (hasn't happened yet). Then split up the big banks, like the UK is doing now.

They hate "out-of-control deficit spending", which I agree with. We are on a path towards an epic fail. The problem is, someone will bitch no matter what you cut.

They loath "government takeovers of sectors of the economy", which I think ties into the loans to GM and Chrysler? How would you feel if they both boarded up their plants/stores? I know a lot of people in Michigan and Ohio who would be a little bit angry.

Pissed at "Cap & Trade", which hasn't happened yet and probably wont.

Frightened about "government-run health care", which is funny because the vast majority of their party are on Medicare (which is "government-run health care"). D-Duh...

Freaking about "higher taxes", which is funny because most of them pay very little tax. Old people get big tax breaks.

http://www.teapartyexpress.org

Hey, I know you like getting out of the house and all, but look at the country from the point of view of people who might like some changes. What would the impact be to them? Stop making it all about you.

Pixel

Snoop Dog Gets Subliminal

Too funny. If you don't get it, try spelling what you see.

God's Speed Malcom McLaren

Netanyahu = Puss

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8610595.stm

Afraid of a few questions, so send a substitute. Way to "flex" that Israeli muscle.
Go and just be honest, that is all the world is asking of all countries.

This Is Funny

http://failbook.com/2010/04/07/funny-facebook-fails-insensitivity-at-its-finest/

Failbook highlights all that is wrong with the world...In a very funny way.

Cows Absolved Of Causing Global Warming

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/7564682/Cows-absolved-of-causing-global-warming-with-nitrous-oxide.html

Hilarious! I think the only possible explanation now, is that we inherited this problem from the prior administration.

Now go have a steak...

Blow This Up!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/7563546/Russias-inflatable-decoy-weapons-and-military-hardware-in-pictures.html
Too funny, does the US have these too??!!

Cool Lamps

I was at Target, and these things jumped out at me and said, "You Own US". Now I really do.

Yes, it's an adjustable-wooden-tripod-lamp with brass fittings. Why we had to get this from China is beyond me!?

Comcast Strikes Back

That ruling about them getting in trouble for slowing down certain Internet traffic, was overturned today. The DC Fed Court Of Appeals saw it fit to not just do that, but also proclaimed that the FCC had no authority to stop Comcast (or any provider) from charging customers based on usage, or limiting anything they like.

Basically, the service providers now have the ability to restrict any content they like (such as this blog posting). It gives them all the restrictive capability that China has.

The catch was a Supreme Court ruling that a bundle Internet/Cable service is called an "Information Service" and a company that offers these separately are deemed "Cable Internet" providers. They totally disregard the intent of the law and now force Congress to fix it. I will hold my breath...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/technology/07net.html?hp

The problem NOW is, in many locations, there are very limited options on where to get your cable and Internet services from. So if a certain one decides to screw us, we have little or no recourse. If more than one does that, we could be totally screwed.

Banksy Movie

Exit Through The Gift Shop, Street Art.

Hmm, I need a hobby...

Return Of John Frum

Watch it full screen...

A Florida Brain Cancer Cluster

Open the link and scroll down and see the map, some of these people live right next door to each other. MOVE NOW!

http://theacreagecancerstudy.com/

China Oil Tanker Hits Australia

Chinese Tanker hung up on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Sucks to be you, damn shitty sailors.

Drunk Driving X 2

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/cop_stopping_drunk_gets_hit_by_another_z0MhcCTbQHTjVUKhklAD1J

I think I would have to find another job. Espinoza and Diaz, make your own racial conclusions.

Flash Mob - West Side Story

Watch this full screen..

Catholic Church Canon Laws

You can read then for yourself here; http://www.deacons.net/Canon_Law/cci.htm

The ones getting all the pub lately are below:

Can. 489 §1 In the diocesan curia there is also to be a secret archive, or at least in the ordinary archive there is to be a safe or cabinet, which is securely closed and bolted and which cannot be removed. In this archive documents which are to be kept under secrecy are to be most carefully guarded.

§2 Each year documents of criminal cases concerning moral matters are to be destroyed whenever the guilty parties have died, or ten years have elapsed since a condemnatory sentence concluded the affair. A short summary of the facts is to be kept, together with the text of the definitive judgement.

Can. 490 §1 Only the Bishop is to have the key of the secret archive.

§2 When the see [Bishop] is vacant, the secret archive or safe is not to be opened except in a case of real necessity, and then by the diocesan Administrator personally.

§3 Documents are not to be removed from the secret archive or safe.

I love that they destroy documents every year, hide their tracks, but keep a "summary". Well done Catholics!

A Case For Forced DNA Testing?

http://freep.com/article/20100403/NEWS07/4030362/

I am on the fence for just burning this place to the ground, or rounding up every male in the joint and doing DNA tests. Find them, then shoot the sick fucks!

The 15 year old should get life.

Lucy

If you haven't heard this story of a chimp named Lucy, you should. It's fascinating, revolting, happy and sad.

Right click and Save As; http://audio.wnyc.org/radiolab_podcast/radiolab_podcast702lucy.mp3

Life Magazine - 1973 -Year In Pictures

Pretty interesting to look back in time. Some things change so much, and so many stay the same.
http://books.google.com/books?id=R1cEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PA65#v=onepage&q=&f=true

Some of the ADs are funny too: Zenith "Super Chromacolor"!

Making Of A Comic Book

http://www.darkhorse.com/Features/Making-of-a-Comic/1150/Making-of-a-Comic-Terminator-2029-1
You navigate the pages down the right side, and the process left to right across the top. I am not a nerd!

Monument of African Renaissance

Do You Use Comcast?

If you had Comcast between 1 Apr 2006 and 31 December 2008, and used a P2P application, you qualify. So, go here and file a claim;

http://www.p2pcongestionsettlement.com/ It's worth at least $16 bucks.

It's not a scam...

Nice Little Video

The Church Is Mad!

The Church is mad that everyone is mad at them, just because they tried to hide pervert priests, to keep everyone from getting mad at them.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8601084.stm

Jobs Finally Start A Comeback

114,000 Jobs, plus another 48,000 for the Census going on. Good deal, I will take 114K growth any month. The end of a 3 year train wreck and start back to prosperity.

Even though John Bo[eh]ner calls this a "failure", there are 114,000 people out there (seasonally adjusted) that are happy as hell. Another 114,000+ family members of the newly employed are also very gratified.

I would guess some 2000 small businesses are happy, because they just had an up-tick in customer purchases (gas stations, grocers, local mall). I would estimate 8-10 Insurance Companies just picked up a total of 50,000 paying customers too.

There are probably a few thousand (or more) Mortgages that won't fail, which eases the burden on multiple agencies. A bonus to private and government lenders. Probably the same number of car loans saved too.

It's a start that should signal some optimism and hope, not the same old mantra of failure.

Suicide + Cucumber + Where??

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2914883/Man-tries-suicide-by-cucumber.html
I don't make this stuff up people. Um, there must be hundreds of ways to do that less painfully.

God's Speed John Forsythe

92 years old, what a geezer. He had a good run. He was my favorite intercom voice in all of Hollywood.

Pink Floyd 8-Bit

You can download the whole set (MP3) here; http://rainwarrior.thenoos.net/music/moon8.html

Bye Scott Roeder

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/04/01/kansas.abortion.roeder.sentence/index.html?hpt=Sbin

You will be missed by all those Tea Party ffolks. Up side; The guys in Prison will "love" you.

Nicky Campbell drops the "C" Word

More than once, and demonstrates why I love BBC Radio.

Scientists Teach A Gorilla That It Will Die Someday

Am I the only one that finds this insanely funny??