Annoy-a-Tron

The ThinkGeek Annoy-a-tron would be useless against an army of Snowbots, but it's very effective at disturbing that guy in the sales department or your "friend" down the hall. With its thin design and embedded magnet for easy hiding, the Annoy-a-tron can be placed in a variety of locations. Select one of the three sound choices (2 kHz, 12 kHz, or alternating) and push the switch to the on position. Place it in a proper hiding spot and let the "fun" begin.

SkyVogue Old-Fashioned USB Internet Phone

Courtesy of Woot

Someone needs to be taken & shot!

 

(Newark - WABC, January 17, 2007) - The Associated Humane Societies and the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have each offered a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of a person who apparently sodomized a dog in Newark.

The Associated Humane Societies is asking anyone who has any information about this incident to come forward. A $12,000 reward has been posted. If someone is convicted of the crime, penalties range up to $7,500 in fines and 18 months behind bars. The Associated Humane Societies would be grateful for any donations towards the cost of Kate's medical care.
Anyone wishing to adopt Kate can go online to www.ahscares.org and fill out an application form or send an email to associatedhumane@aol.com or send a note requesting an application to Associated Humane, 124 Evergreen Avenue, Newark, NJ 07114.

The Return of the King

Finally.
It's been 8 months, but Hank is back with all new episodes of King of the Hill!
It is the second-longest continuously running animated comedy on American television, behind only The Simpsons.

A Wake-Up Call to Microsoft's PR Team

From the Desk of David Pogue:

Several bloggers reported last week that they had received Acer Ferrari laptops, which can sell for more than $2,200, from Microsoft. A spokeswoman for Microsoft confirmed on Friday that the company had sent out about 90 computers to bloggers who write about technology and other subjects" that could be affected by the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft's new operating system....

Clearly, they're exploiting the lawless, Brave New World of the blogsophere, where, since they're Not Quite Journalists, they don't feel constrained by any of those pesky journalistic ethics guidelines. Like the one that says, "You don't keep $2,200 gifts from the subject of your review. You might think you can still write an impartial review, but it's highly unlikely-and either way, nobody will believe it."

Read David's entire post to see more of Microsoft's PR gaffes from the past!

Finally, science lives up to our expectations!

Scientist develops caffeinated doughnuts

Each piece of pastry is the equivalent of about two cups of coffee.

Can life get any better?
It's hard to fathom... .

Now these look fun!

Plush Animal Speakers

They'll never have a dull musical moment once they perch these monkey or penguin speakers on their desk or bookshelf.
Each animal's fuzzy coat surrounds a full-range speaker and volume control for clear, habitat-shaking sound.

And only 25 bucks!

This is why you always take a friend!

 
Man sues over penis tattoo

A football fan is suing a tattooist who drew a penis on his back instead of his favourite team's badge.

Americans prefer computer to spouse, survey says

This, according to Kelton Research Inc

January 23, 2007 (IDG News Service)
Sixty-five percent of Americans polled said they spend more time with their home computer than their spouse or significant other, according to research released yesterday by Kelton Research Inc.
Those who chose computer over companion don't seem to get much satisfaction from their inanimate partner... .

It's like pinball...

But with SUV's!

Lohan's rehab plan?

Woman returns after 18 years in jungle

HANOI (Reuters Life!) - A woman has been returned to her home in Vietnam's Central Highlands 18 years after she went missing as an eight-year old girl tending cows near the Cambodian border

I'd love to send Twitney, Lyndsay, & Paris into the jungles of anywhere for eighteen years!

Poetry in my spam

When your penis is sad and it’s making you mad
(and that's where I stopped reading).

Enjoying Technology's Conveniences But Not Escaping Its Watchful Eyes

Source: washingtonpost.com

Every Internet search resides on a computer somewhere. Comings and goings are monitored by security cameras. Phone calls are logged by telecommunications companies.

Makes ya think!

Hard Adjustment

After drinking triple espressos all weekend to get stuff done, it's hard to go back to the ol' double shot on a work day!

Somalia targets survived, U.S. says

Source: Los Angeles Times

NAIROBI, KENYA — None of the three most-wanted Al Qaeda suspects believed to be hiding in southern Somalia were killed by a U.S. airstrike this week, a senior U.S. official here said Thursday.

Nice to know that we killed a bunch of innocent people & shot up the countryside for nothing.
Go, George!

Best New Product of the Year?

S.F. company launches 'Meth Coffee'

SAN FRANCISCO - A mysterious San Francisco company has launched an equally mysterious product aimed at coffee drinkers seeking an extra boost. The company and the product share the same name — Meth Coffee.

Japanese Bikini Rodeo Pie Fight

The name says it all!

Doughnuts will no longer be served to Franklin County jail inmates

Inmates Lose Doughnut Privileges - Food News

County Commissioner Mary Jo Kilroy put a $55,000 annual contract for the doughnuts on hold last month over questions about their nutritional value and trans-fat content.

Wait - There are questions about their nutritional value?
Since when?

Doesn't work the way you'd think.

Due to a virus in the system, we've had no internet access at all today.
Surprisingly, I haven't gotten any more work done than usual!
I wonder how many games of solitare & minesweeper have been played across campus today... ?

I'm shocked! Shocked, I say.

Group: ExxonMobil paid to mislead public.

According to the report, ExxonMobil has funneled nearly $16 million between 1998 and 2005 to a network of 43 advocacy organizations that seek to confuse the public on global warming science.
"ExxonMobil has manufactured uncertainty about the human causes of global warming just as tobacco companies denied their product caused lung cancer," said Alden Meyer, the Union of Concerned Scientists' Director of Strategy & Policy. "A modest but effective investment has allowed the oil giant to fuel doubt about global warming to delay government action just as Big Tobacco did for over 40 years."

FBI Reports Duct-Taping, 'Baptizing' at Guantanamo

FBI Reports Duct-Taping, 'Baptizing' at Guantanamo
Gee, I just can't imagine why the Islamic world isn't flocking to our shores to join the Republican party!

• ...one interrogator bragged to an FBI agent that he had forced a prisoner to listen to "Satanic black metal music for hours," then dressed as a Catholic priest before "baptizing" him.
• interrogators wrapped a bearded prisoner's head in duct tape "because he would not stop quoting the Koran,"
• female interrogators would sometimes wet their hands and touch detainees' faces in order to interrupt their prayers. Such actions would make some Muslims consider themselves unclean and unable to continue praying.

How much more indignities will we let our government put upon these men, who the US has apparently forgotten are also human beings?

A tasty new drink for the new year =)

Espresso Martini

• 1 shot espresso
• 3/4 oz. Kahlua
• 3/4 oz. vodka

"Frost" the rim of a cocktail glass (rub the rim of the glass with lemon juice, then coat with superfine sugar.)
Shake ingredients in a shaker half-filled with cracked ice.
Strain into the frosted rim glass.