Not So Fast

Conspiracy theorist weatherman quits his day job.

Won’t you get in the way?

If you meant to send in your check to the IRS in San Fransisco this month, but hadn’t yet, good news for you.

Together again. The fabled Hasselhoff and Iced T album.

Widgets, teh cool. Teh waste of resources too, of course. But it’s so handy to know my computer’s mood.

A blogging handbook for you!

Somehow I doubt the future will be all roses and rainbows, no matter how intertwined we become with machines. People’s basic nature hasn’t changed noticablely in the last 4000 years of recorded history, I don’t know see why having really nice gadgets implanted would change that. Not to mention that a significant chunk of the world won’t even accept genetically modified food, how’s genetically modified people going to go over? Still, if you want to send me the book so Kurzweil can change my mind, my wishlist is to your right.

A record setting number of Idaho National Guardsmen would rather stay in Iraq.

But funny.

The directions for the Plusdeck2, hilarious.

* According to computer manufacturers, the way how to open case and make certain 5.25″ bay is different.

* Before connecting power cable to Plusdeck2, check connecting part and be careful not to connect reversely.

* It doesn’t matter to connect with any slots because connection card is connected with computer only physically. But if you install nearby soundcard, it can cause noise.

* If you use other screws, not the provided screws, it doesn’t fix well or long screws might connect to inner parts of Plusdeck2 and cause trouble.

* Don’t push by force. It causes trouble.

* If you disassemble to eject tape inevitably, use following ways.

No doubt the Libertarians are going to have a field day with this.

Clippy is dead, long live Clippy, but only if you upgrade to Office 12. Tough decision.

No wonder they’re worried about a pandemic.

Four Indonesians are already confirmed to have died since July from the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu, which has killed a total of 64 people in four Asian countries since late 2003 and has been found in birds in Russia and Europe.

Six other patients are still in a government-designated hospital in Jakarta suspected of having avian flu.

I’ve seen it on three sites now, it must be important.

Mars is warming. No doubt the ensuing blizzards and rises in sea tempertures will kill everyone there.

This is my first attempt to copy a delicious pot roast of my friends without using canned cream of mushroom soup and dried onion soup mix or being home to spend time on it in the afternoon. I have enough MSG and modified food starch in my system as it is. So here we go…
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Baylor gets some R-E-S-P-E-C-T from Starbucks.

Gets the fact that a song isn’t even worth the 99 cents they’re currently charging.

Okay, so I care a little. Engadget has what you need to know about Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD summary.

What is this whole “speaking truth to power” thing anyway? Is it some hippie thing? If I drop some acid will it make sense?

New evacuation order for New Orleans.

Like every other mutant killer disease, flu-like symptoms are the first indication that the next big pandemic is upon us. The anti-virus may or may not have any effect on the situation.

LaShawn Barber: America is falling, falling.
Dean Esmay: Don’t be silly.
I’m going to use my SEP field.

Hop to it, mateys.

Mac fanboys worry me. I save my boxes, but for moving, not decorating, purposes.

There’s no going back on global warming. We can stop worrying about it now right?

Calvinism vs. Armenianism. Normally I avoid this fight, but surprisingly, the comments are interesting.
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Seems that most of Instapundit’s readers are of one mind on that.

When were you leaving then? Take Alec with you. And Eddie Vedder.

Inapropriate peer 2 teen choice behavior!

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Good jorb, Iran. Way to work and play well with others.

RIP

Not that that’s setting the bar very high.

For all your super-sized treadmill needs. There’s something about Alaska too. And an elephant.

5 blades! Gillette’s new razor has FIVE blades! Where will it end?!

Yo.

*stolen straight from EO

It’s Constitution Week! Why it needs a whole week instead of just a day is unknown at this time.

E-card if you need it.

Suicide by staple gun? Not thinking too clearly, eh?

Hamas blows up the wall between them and Egypt, for reasons I’m not clear on. Are they mad at Egypt?

VDH vs. Arianna Huffington.

UPDATE: Buffering….buffering….buffering……

Tom Delay delcares a trim, lean federal budget.

To summarize: the poncho, it is over.

I spend tens of dollars on cat toys and what do they play with for days on end? A Hershey Kiss.

I know, we’ll take the Mini and make it bigger! Genius!

Hungry hungry hippos going the way of the dodo.

“If the government does not take the hippo situation in Virunga seriously, this will not only lead to an environmental disaster, but also to an economic crisis for local communities,” said Languy.

I read “Virunga” as “Virginia” at first glance. teehee.

Worth it for this line:

“Go ahead, punk, make my Earl Grey.”

There, now you don’t have to read it.

For you cubicle dwellers.

The women have descended en masse. Posting on Tuesday mornings will be interemittent for the remainder of the year.

Here’s a picture of a bunny with a pancake on its head to keep you occupied

If we can’t depend on our own federal government, who can we depend on?

Well, God, yourself, your family, your friends, the kindness of strangers, the general unfairness of the universe, Duracell.

Link.

Now that’s just wrong.

Police Academy 8

via Fark

Slow news day in San Fransisco?

VDH.

Boy, do you look dumb.

Stonehenge in your pocket. I’ll stick with my Timex that loses 10 seconds a week.

Why get away from it all just because you’re out in the middle of nowhere?

Concerning the whole “I’m not leaving my pet behind when we are ordered to evacuate” thing:

You can’t take your pets with you if you are going to evacuate to a crowded area. There is the risk of them biting someone especially in a crowded, noisy, scary situation, they have to be fed and watered when there isn’t enough food and water for the people, and there’s a good chance someone near you is allergic to Fluffy. Sorry, it just makes sense not to allow them. If you would rather die than leave them, well, that’s your choice.

Too much talking.

Star Trek premiered 39 years ago today!

via Thinkgeek

When is he coming back? And this timeless piece still applies.

So does BugMeNot

Finally. The iPod Nano. $50 more than I was hoping though. That’s the problem with dreams. They never come true. Except at Disneyland, and I don’t live there.

via Pete

Chernobyl fallout not as bad as feared. Everything I need to know about nuclear power I learned from the Simpsons.

We’re listening.

If we really tried big government it would work. Libertarians make the same argument. Except the opposite, of course. And here we are stuck in-between.

I, personally, can’t wait for the day when the government tells me where I can live, what I can drive, if I can drive, how far I can drive, where I can work, how long I can work, how much I can make, where I can eat, who I can talk to, what I can do for entertainment, and how much I can sleep. Luckily, right now they just mostly suggest these things.

Here is an example of comments on a religious type post that aren’t tedious and argumentative. Would that more commentors could pull that off.

A history of idiotarianism.

Oregon’s bulging. Maybe some antibiotics will help.

The almighty Lexis-Nexis is granting free access to the Katrina related stuff.

Poor Instapundit, he must have keyboard poisoning or something. It’s affecting his thinking.

Future scholars will regard the show as a profound critique, and celebration, of mid-20th Century America.

You know how you can use Google to find out how many ounces are in a 3.4 pounds or how many miles 2147 feet are? They need to do a time zone thing so I can type in “8am Pacific in Tokyo” and find out what time it is there.

Now they’re going to have to let everyone do it. The horror.

Unwarranted faith.

Mark Steyn.

Remember how fat Americans are? It’s going to take more than a week for them to be hungry enough to eat corpses.

Video and scanner feeds.

The Huffington Post keeps crashing Firefox. Am I alone in this?

Don’t hack your Blu-Ray player or they’ll take it away from you.

Two pieces of opinion. First of all, of course you have to rebuild New Orleans. It’s right there at the mouth of the Mississippi. Something has to go there. Secondly, if nothing else this shows me the necessity of not counting on the government in case of emergency*. I need to be able to take care of me in case of catastrophic societal failure. Also, it’s probably smart to avoid large crowds in cases of emergency.

*I should point out that this is not a new revelation to me. It just hits home when you hear about it all day, for three days.

Why does my kitty litter cost $5 bucks more now? Did the cost of clay go up because of that dam the Chinese are building?

Also, HURRAY, my heater’s not completely broken. Maybe not as excited to start up as I might hope, but not totally broken either.

Furthermore, I NEED a cameraphone. There are just too many times when I don’t have either of my other cameras with me.Like right now as my cat is desperately trying to dig into the box of kitty litter and has her little paw stuck inside. I have my phone though. I could call and tell you about it.

The big list of donation links.

Direct from: first hand info.

The day I have been waiting for for 10 years has finally almost arrived.

Well, if I were a mouse. That’s just freaky.

A surprise visitor for the Protest Warriors.

via Inoperable Terran

Joyful Christian has a great list of dumb things people are saying. About the hurricane, I mean.

Oh yeah, mankind is evolving toward a better person. Unless the cops aren’t around, of course.

Comedy Gold!

Why didn’t anyone ever tell Nimoy he shouldn’t sing?

Okay, none of the Star Trek cast should sing.

Tons of photos of Katrina fallout. And gas prices, for no apparent reason.

Hurray!

The movie industry is starting to get riled up about piracy.

Bad parenting. I have nothing against computer games, but that’s excessive.

Nice outrage, but not too accurate.

Maybe we should concentrate more on what is here than where it all came from in school for a little while.

Sweet.

Free Opera registration TODAY!

Katrina from the Times-Picayune building.

On another topic my first day at the elementary school went off as well as could be expected.

We’re all so proud of you! *sniff*

And then she’ll take over the woooorld!

Or possibly crush Tokyo.

The big list of Yon links.

You are all a bunch of weirdos.

The Inspector Gadget theme song is based on In the Hall of the Mountain King

Or, you could just have fun with it.

I’m surprised that it’s as high as 10%.

I hear “rabbit fever” and I think disco hit!

I want to find this later.

California finally got around to having rolling blackouts this summer.

I love those little notices the Social Security Administration sends out to let me know I won’t have enough Social Security to live on should I live to retirement age. w00t!

Strongbad Numa Numa. I wonder if this is that viral marketing I keep hearing about.

via Bad Example

If you want OS X on your PC, you are in luck.

Massive post on SUV hatred.

And how did these poor folks get in debt? I’m sure some are due to unavoidable causes, but it’s not like the big, bad banks force you to use a credit card or get a car loan.

Fight! Fight!

The great thing about the Kootenai County Fair is that you can spend two hours there and see everything. The llamas, the sheep, the cows, the pigs, the horses, the goats, the chickens, the demon bunnies, the vegetables, the the quilts, the little bitty kids on the little bitty motor bikes, the corndogs, the deep fried twinkies, the huckleberry lemonade, the cops, why are there so many cops there?, more than a dozen people you know, the Red Hot Mamas, some bluegrass band, EV-REE-THING.

Your child is disease free and, by the way, not yours.

LOL. No really.

Of course it’s Bob Hope, so that goes without saying.

Dude, just stop while you’re behind.

“I said our special forces could take him out. Take him out could be a number of things including kidnapping,” Robertson said on his “The 700 Club” television program.

Yes, and between now and 2105 everything will remain just as it is and there will be no technological advances that might change this situation, should we want to stop it.

Just wow.

A. A dog wedding?
B. Wearing a turtle?
C. A chihuahua and a golden retriever?

via Lileks

Monkeys can now stay awake and alert long enough to take over the world. Or write the Great American Novel.

Waffleman!

And without “w” waffle would be just awful!

Do they not have produce sections in poor urban communities’ grocery stores?

Some suggest that urban sprawl plays a role. Others say it’s easier to find a burger and fries than apples and asparagus in poor communities.

I hate to break it to everyone, but it’s a matter of personal choice. Fat and sugar taste better than fiber and complex carbohydrates. So, you can boss people around and tell them what to eat or rely on self control. Good luck with that.