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Autonomous sniper system combines Xbox 360 controller, .338 rifle for deadly drone action

17th April 2009

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You know how it is — we’re frightened and appalled by the thought of unmanned killing machines, but if they must exist we really, really want to play with one.

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Breaking: Obama Will Not Prosecute CIA Officers for Waterboarding

16th April 2009

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Change you can believe in! Or maybe not.

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Disused oil rig in Gulf of Mexico to be converted into luxury hotel

16th April 2009

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Dangerously Delicious: The BA-K-47

16th April 2009

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I am not making this up. Fortunately, I’ve already had breakfast.

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Solaren Corp to supply California with space-based solar power

15th April 2009

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Jerry Pournelle has been pushing this scheme for decades. It looks like it’s finally getting some mindshare.

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White People in the News, April 13th 2009

13th April 2009

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To make that clear, white people are paying $15-25 per session to hold their dog in the same position as other white people.  This is considered a relative bargain.

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Hate-Mail Fun

31st March 2009

Authoress Lynn Viehl has some fun with hate mail.

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‘Dumbest criminal’ arrested after police convention robbery

29th March 2009

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Think of it as evolution in action.

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Nanogenerators to power future?

27th March 2009

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In the future, we’ll be able to power up our devices with a wave of the hand, a short walk or via our heartbeats, said engineers from the Georgia Institute of Technology on Thursday.

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Monster burger containing 4,800 calories unveiled in US

25th March 2009

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America, land of achievement.

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Northrop Grumman creates 100 kilowatt laser, could usher in World War III

24th March 2009

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I have a little list, they never would be missed….

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A cellphone you can shave with

22nd March 2009

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I am not making this up.

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Texas high school let students fight through conflicts in steel cage bare-knuckle brawls

20th March 2009

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And here I was hoping it was Hockaday.

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Neil Gaiman

18th March 2009

This contains a video of Neil’s appearance on the Colbert Report. It is well worth watching, and contains irrefutable proof that Neil is the world’s nicest and wittiest human being, and that Colbert is a pretentious putz.

Neil’s daughter is pretty cute, too, and looks much cuter without the braces.

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Kogan’s Bluetooth GPS watch is not for the fashion forward

16th March 2009

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Which does not in the least reduce my compelling need to have one. “Where does he get those wonderful toys?”

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Zypad mil-spec wrist PC gets a refresh

13th March 2009

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Oh, I so want one of these….

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Beach house ready to sail to NY from NJ

13th March 2009

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Markets will arise whenever there is a willing buyer and a willing seller.

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Man Faces 10 Years In Jail For Self-Incrimination By YouTube

6th March 2009

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It’s like YouTube is a giant filter for dumb criminals.

Think of it as evolution in action. Criminality plus narcissism is never a good combination.

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New Cartoon

3rd March 2009

Check out “PVP Online” on the right. A new story line starts on March 2.

For those of you who are familiar with WATCHMEN, this will be entertaining.

For those of you who aren’t, it will be terminally confusing. But that’s cool, too.

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The Tea Parties Have Begun

27th February 2009

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High-powered, jet-mounted laser one step closer to flying the terrifying skies

27th February 2009

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it’s a moral imperative.

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Magnets taped to crocodiles to keep them away from neighbourhoods

25th February 2009

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We have the technology.

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Stuff White People Like #122 Moleskine Notebooks

24th February 2009

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Since all white people consider themselves to be “creative,” they are constantly in need of products and accessories that will allow them to capture their thoughts.  One of the more popular  products in recent years has been the Moleskine notebook.

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Marvell’s SheevaPlug Linux PC fits in its power adapter

24th February 2009

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Apple Disk ][ enclosure used to house Mac mini, enhance lives

23rd February 2009

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This is just cute.

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SteamPunk Frankenstein casemod sure to anger Luddites

22nd February 2009

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It is, however, a work of art.

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Oscars 2009: gate crasher hired to prevent security breaches

21st February 2009

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A professional gatecrasher who snuck his way into last year’s Oscars has been hired by the event’s bosses to plug the gaps in their security for this weekend’s ceremony.

That shows more sense than I’ve seen Hollywood people use in my lifetime.

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Drummer Takes Tiered Buying Options To Extreme (And Hilarious) Levels

20th February 2009

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Gotta admire his willingness to experiment, though.

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Chicken fried bacon

17th February 2009

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I am not making this up.

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Star Trek USB Communicator dials up galactic jetsetters

11th February 2009

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Oh, I don’t want to beam down with the Captain

‘Cause the Captain beams up alone….

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Kindle owners, you have been played

11th February 2009

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So, in sum, Amazon doesn’t ship any Kindles during the Christmas season, but they do accept orders and build demand. They (i) turn just having the ability to buy their product into ‘good customer service,’ (ii) don’t have to worry about throwing a bone to the early adopters and (iii) don’t have to deal with any excess inventory on the original Kindle because by the time people know about the Kindle 2, no one who owns a Kindle 1 would fall into the return window time frame.


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Stuff White People Like #121 Funny or Ironic Tattoos

10th February 2009

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A white person getting a tattoo is a major step in their life as it presupposes that their taste at this given moment is good enough to sustain them for the rest of their lives.  Needless to say, this is a near impossible task.  This is why you don’t see a lot of white people with R.E.M. or Strokes tattoos.

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Class action lawyers to be paid in gift cards

6th February 2009

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I don’t know where Wally finds these things; it’s a gift.

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Pizza Pro: like a circular saw for your pizza pies

4th February 2009

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You know you want one.

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Video: Mac vs. PC

2nd February 2009

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A truly epic struggle between good and evil.

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TV advertising slots for Super Bowl sell for record £141m

1st February 2009

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If that’s a recession, I’d like to see what a boom is like. (Reminds me the story about the African who is reported to have said, “I want to come to America and see a country where the poor people are fat.”)

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New-style Teasmade wakes you with freshly cooked bacon

1st February 2009

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Invented by an American, of course.

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Take Bacon. Add Sausage. Blog.

28th January 2009

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You know you want one.

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Shelby’s amazing Aero EV: 0 to 60 in 2.5 seconds, 10 minute recharge

28th January 2009

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And if you believe that one, they’ll tell you another one.

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Republicans suggest Alcatraz for Guantanamo prisoners

27th January 2009

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Perhaps by coincidence, or perhaps not, Alcatraz is in the constituency of Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives and a vocal liberal opponent of Guantanamo.

I like it. It has texture, and scope.

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DHS deploys undercar Kraken tentacle-bombs

25th January 2009

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With great power comes great bureaucracy.

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iPod touch M110 sniper rifle

20th January 2009

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Me want.

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Dressing like a retard isn’t impressing anyone

17th January 2009

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One really loathes seeing tastelessness, self-indulgence, and lack of intelligence jump up onto the table and loudly defend itself.  If you need to dress like a young boy well into your 30s and 40s because you are psychologically crippled or otherwise unable to shrug off adolescent immaturity, that’s fine, but at least have the decency to acknowledge this as a weakness of character.

This guy is one of us.

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MIT concocts semi-autonomous forklift for war zone unloading

16th January 2009

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Stick a 50-cal turret on the sucker and I’m there.

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Psychiatrist knits anatomically correct woolly brain

15th January 2009

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Sure, you need 20 years of education for that….

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One-armed shark attack girl runner up in world surfing championship

15th January 2009

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Some people just refuse to quit.

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Mother who posed as teenage daughter to become cheerleader sentenced

15th January 2009

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Saw an episode of “Buffy” about that once. Life imitates art.

But after she began missing classes last August, a truancy officer investigated Brown. Her real identity was revealed when she was found in jail being held on an unrelated fraud case.

Ah, they don’t make cheerleaders like they used to.

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Librarian, There’s Some Bacon in My Book

8th January 2009

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Much the most interesting thing I’ve seen in the New York Times in years.

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Things White People Like #119 Sea Salt

4th January 2009

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But Sea Salt is like Trader Joes, Banksy, or The Shins-entry level to their respective field.  Therefore, it is important that you learn about other more expensive salts so that you can complain about not having them.  To a white person, this shows that you know and love expensive things but feel sad that you can’t yet afford them.

I have never known a White Person who was not a food snob. Preference for sea salt is an essential component thereof.

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Cornyn threatens filibuster over Franken

3rd January 2009

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What’s sauce for Harry Reid….

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