Monthly Archives: January 2006

links for 2006-01-26 Thumb Thing Slow down tiger. The link takes you to a page that advertises a unique tool to hold books open, not to some kind of kinky sex toy. More’s the pity, huh?

links for 2006-01-25 Brokeback Bush A student asks President Bush if he’s seen “Brokeback Mountain.” Partisan Thought Is Irrational Like I needed to read an article to tell me this. Just for fun. Bored? Why not pour yourself a beer and practice your rectal examination techniques on the “Digital Rectal Examination Simulator.” Unleash the dogs […]

I’m sure you’ve all been following the Jack Abramoff scandal like good little citizens. You’ve probably been saying to one another how disgusted you are with the corruption in government, and proclaiming how we need sweeping reforms to excise these jackals from Washington. Truthfully, I’m finding it hard to get upset about this one and […]

For those of you who don’t know, statistic counters not allow blog owners to view the number of visitors to their blog, they also allow us to see where their readers are coming from. We can see your geographic location, your IP address, length of time you visited, etc, etc. We can also see what […]

links for 2006-01-24 Snackshotz Whatever happened to using your f’in arm?

Having listened to and read many arguments between politicians and pundits I’m reminded of Godwin’s Law, which originated on Usenet. Basically the law states that as an online exchange becomes more raucous and extended over a period of time the likelihood of one participant comparing the other to Hitler or the Nazis increases concurrently. You’ve […]

links for 2006-01-22 Survey Says?! What happened when Chuck Norris appeared on “The Price is Right” and Bob asked him for his bid? Chuck roundhouse kicked him in the face. Wienerwhistle I’ll let you devise your own jokes on that one. Super Photos Images from the new Superman movie. I’m not noticing an unduly large […]

From BoingBoing: “The Senate has introduced the “Digital Content Protection Act of 2006,” a bill that will create “Broadcast Flags” for all digital radio and television, leading to FCC oversight of all new digital media technologies from iPods and PSPs to TVs and DVD recorders. Under the DCPA proposal, digital media technologies would be restricted […]

links for 2006-01-21 The Adventures of Dr. McNinja As far as I’m concerned we’re currently experiencing a ninja-deficit here in America. Here comes Dr. McNinja to fill our assassination/medical needs. Whatever Happened to Rick Moranis? As cool as that is I still miss characters like Dark Helmet and Louis Tully. One does what one can […]

Ever heard of the PTC? No matter; even if you haven’t I’m quite sure you’re familiar with their work. PTC stands for “Parents Television Council,” and it was founded in 1995 by ultra-conservative activist L. Brent Bozell III. The PTC is a lobbyist group that monitors television and radio broadcasts and determines whether or not […]