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From the Just dang Cool Dept. : Suspicious Looking Device

2006-10-01T15:27:00.000-04:00

Suspicious Looking Device 2006

The only function of the Suspicious Looking device is to appear as suspicious as possible, whether carried in hand or placed indiscrimately in public places.

The SLD contains LEDs, a LED array, a character display, an optical distance sensor, capacitive touch sensor, buzzer, and motors.

You know if I wasn' so frickin lazy I would make of those. I mean how cool would that be just annoy the HSA! But now with the new laws you might be made an enemy combatant.

Whats Wrong With This Country

2006-09-06T20:03:00.000-04:00

I've been trying to pin down what exactly is wrong with this country. Is it our obsession with Oil? Is it our mis-understanding and therefor hatred of other cultures? Or is it our lack of responsibility when it comes to decision making when it come to our politicians or our local government? Ladies and gentlemen it is all of the above and more. I give you the following:

The mini-fucking ketchup bottle.

Personalized little pieces of glass that are filled with ketchup just for you! GREAT! How absolutely quaint. It really is cute, I was admiring them from afar looking to use one of them on my fries. Funny little aside, I used to be in the military and they used to, and maybe they still do, include little bottles of Tabasco with every MRE. Fan-fucking-tastic! Believe you me, when your out in the field, and it's cold and wet and you are hating life, remembering that you have a little bottle of heat and maybe some crackers to get you through, awesome! Anyway, where was I, oh yeah little bottles of evil. After I got my mini-me-sized bottle of Heinz I asked the waitress what they do with the empty bottles? Do they take them back and ship them back to Heinz central, like Budweiser does, wash them out and re-use those cute little fuckers? "Oh no, we just throw them away" as she points over to a barrel filled with these things.

You have got to be fucking kidding me! Not only is it a waste to throw away perfectly good bottles just waiting to be recycled, but the cost of packaging and the waste of fuel to transport these fuckers across the nation! The lack of efficiency and the absolute waste of resources that this must be to produce this crap just does not make sense in the long-view/world-view.

And I think, nay, I believe that this is why the world hates us. Because we are such fucking pretentious, narrow-minded, selfish prick bastards that we could give a fuck that if what we are doing now in regards to local and world energy and resources is going to have any impact on what happens to us or the rest of the world. We are just oblivious retards that we just move along single-person-to-a-car commute and have these little fucking cute bottles of evil and the world be damned. And that is exactley what we are doing. Damning ourselves and the world. Because we think we are entitled to do what ever the fuck we want to do.

We are like the person that wants to believe that we are doing something good by donating our old clothes, or giving money to our local shelter all the while consuming more than we can produce and importing what we can't.

We are headed for a very bad time my friends... And I am part of the cause.

We are such pretensious fucking assholes.

People That Drive Me Nuts

2006-08-20T14:31:00.000-04:00

People that suck their teeth!
Like what the hell is the deal!?!? If you've got something stuck in your teeth then go and get a fucking toothpick and take care of that shit. Don't sit there and suck your teeth and act like it's not driving everyone fucking crazy!!! For crying out loud!

FedEx Thunderstorm deviations

2006-08-08T13:32:00.000-04:00


A FAA Radar track sequence of a bank of FedEx aircraft getting into Memphis as thunderstorms pass over the airport.

Cyclopian Child Born in Chennai

2006-08-06T15:30:00.000-04:00

From Trailing Technology

A one-eyed child suffering from a rare chromosomal disorder known as cyclopia was born in a hospital in Chennai earlier this week. The disorder occurs during pregnancy when the cells that constitute the forebrain fail to develop properly and fuse into a single eye. Instances of cyclopia are generally attributed to outside factors like ambient pollution, radiation, drugs and the introduction of other agents that can alter fetal development.

The pictures bare an eerie resemblance to images of Love Canal, a suburban community built on top of the most notorious toxic waste dump in New York State. While the small town was still populated, several children were born without eyes and cancer was hundreds of times the normal rate.

With waste burned openly in the streets, old MRI machines leaking radiation into local dumps, red alert toxic ratings for the city's air and water, and now one-eyed infants, Chennai is looking more like Love Canal every day.

Via Boing Boing

MMmmm Yummy love canal similarities...
When the fuck are governments going to fucking the people!?!?!
Scumbags... all of them

Local Blogger Josh Wolf Jailed for Mission Protest Video

2006-08-03T07:42:00.000-04:00

First Amendment Trampled. Man put in jail for taping protests!
From violet blue

...The protest got out of hand, as protests sometimes do, and fireworks were set off, and a police officer was hit in the head. But after Josh posted part of the video he shot on his blog, the feds showed up *at his house*, demanding the entire tape and not saying why -- but that because Josh's video contained federal property in it, they had a right to it.

Josh refused, and in his incredible presentation I saw at Vloggercon 2006, explained that he was concerned about the feds' intentions -- worried that they might be indiscriminately compiling antiwar, "terrorist" group lists. Josh is 24, and a friend. So now... shoot a video locally and go to jail? Our lame-duck SFGate has its head stuck up its ass because they're defending the mainstream media with an article the totally sidesteps the story (ha!), but CNet is on it.

Via Boing Boing

Talk to his mom on his blog.
Donate to his legal fund

The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream

2006-08-02T22:41:00.001-04:00

From Google Video

Apparently we are running out of oil. And there is nothing we can do about it. We are down a path that is unreversable. One would think that we could come up with someother solution. But we can't. We're too entrenched with out lifestyles. We can't turn back!

It really drives home the point and consecuences of running out of oil. It's not just as easy of a fix just switching over to hydrogen. That hydrogen has to get created somehow.

Quote From the Movie:
"We are headed for a shit storm"

"It's a wonderful prospect... All you need is electricity and water... Where are you gong to get that electricity? That electricity has got to get created somehow?!? Usually by natural gas or oil. What are you going to do when it runs out?!" "How are you going to transport your food? Ethanol?? You would have to grow so much corn that there wouldn't be room to grow our food!"

Via Hugg.com

The smart man would go and buy some open land out in Montana and set up a wind farm or something. Just build the house underground, grow the food on top in between your windmills and pump sunlight into you cave with fiber-optics... That is if you can figure out how to make fiber without fuel...

Fuck is that depressing... Actually, it's only depressing at first thought. The aftermath might just be a utopia...

Eventually.

The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream

2006-08-02T22:41:00.000-04:00

From Google Video

Apparently we are running out of oil. Very scary movie. It really drives home the point and consecuences of running out of oil. It's not just as easy of a fix just switching over to hydrogen. That hydrogen has to get created somehow.

Quote From the Movie:
"We are headed for a shit storm"

"It's a wonderful prospect... All you need is electricity and water... Where are you gong to get that electricity? That electricity has got to get created somehow?!? Usually by natural gas or oil. What are you going to do when it runs out?!" "How are you going to transport your food? Ethanol?? You would have to grow so much corn that there wouldn't be room to grow our food!"

Via Hugg.com

Flinstones Smoking

2006-07-30T21:32:00.000-04:00

Well, I always knew that the Flintstones and I love Lucy had done smoking commercials in the past. Here are Fred and Barney, puffing away on a pack of Winstons

Check it out over at Yout Tube:
Flintones Smoking

Ben Afflect to play Kirk?!?!?

2006-05-03T10:44:00.000-04:00

From cinescape.com:

.. some others had heard that Ben has also been talking to Paramount about possibly playing a lead role in a new Star Trek film from J.J Abrams. Apparently Abrams is coming down to visit the set in a few weeks, to visit Michelle Monaghan, whom he directed in Mission : Impossible 3, so that might add some more fuel to the fire. If it comes off, he's apparently playing the hero. Don't know if that's Captain Kirk or some other nameless male protagonist...but that's the gist of it. So possible that Affleck's going to go onto doing a new Jack Ryan, and possibly a "Trek", after he finishes with this film.

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Hahah lol, how fucking funny would that be! Both Afflect and Shatner suck as actors so it would be no loss really. Well, except the total cancelation of the Star Trek universe.

BEN AFFLECT GO TO HELL!!

Military Resposible for Homosexuals

2006-05-03T07:37:00.000-04:00

From Ask.Yahoo.com (via boingboing):

Dear Yahoo!:

How did San Francisco become so popular with gay people?

Jeff
Miami, Florida

Dear Jeff:

In addition to its earthquakes and the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco is widely known for its high population of gays and lesbians. How did so many gay people come to call the city by the bay their home? The answer may surprise you...
As it turns out, the military is the main reason so many gay men settled in San Francisco. During World War II, the United States armed forces "sought out and dishonorably discharged" homosexuals. Many men who were expelled for being gay were processed at San Francisco bases.

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So there you go.

Tear Down the Wall!!!

2006-05-02T23:19:00.000-04:00

For matt:

A very lovely casemod of a particular favorite band of mine:
Go see it

It's very nice
"mother will you fight my wars for me, how could you be, and leave me left all alone"

For Idiots Like Me That Think They've Ruined Their iPod Nano Trying To Install iPodLinux Onto It!

2006-04-26T23:33:00.000-04:00

So, if you've tried to install iPodLinux onto your iPod Nano you know it isn't the easiest thing the world to do. Which is wierd cause it sure looked like it was going to be easy. Hell! Someone posted up on iPodlinux.org's Windows Installations Section, " Installation from windows... Nano ...that works!"... Yeah, not on all iPod Nano s. At least not on mine.

Half way through the installation it says to unplug your nano from your pc and then reboot and everything will be hunky-dory. No. I unplug, my Nano reboots, and then NOTHING will see it! My Nano will not mount. iTunes will not see my Nano. The iPodLinux installer won't recognize my Nano. And the iPodUpdater won't see my Nano. FUCK! I think I am screwed. I will be damned if I am going to go down to fucking Apples store and go up to one of those... people there... and admit defeat! I REFUSE! So I uninstall iTunes. Uninstall iPod. Reinstall all that crap still nothing. I am so fucked. I'm going to have to send this thing in and fiegn ignorance (not too far off.)

And then poking through the forums at iPodLinux.org I keep hearing about the HPUSBFW.exe or HB's USB thingy. So, I DL it, Launch that little bad boy and select FAT32. Select 'Quick Format.' And all is good. Thank you baby-jesus! Hey I don't even have to let my gf know I'm not as l33t as I think I am.

So the moral of this story is; Don't give up hope, HB's USB Thingy is there to save your ass... or at least keep it from having to send it in to have someone else fix it for you.

NOTE: I put in all the iPod Nano will not mount and Reformat iPod Nano so knucks like me can find some help.

Thanks
Botunda

Man using Web to barter paper clip for house

2006-04-18T14:09:00.000-04:00

From CNN:

BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- Kyle MacDonald had a red paper clip and a dream: Could he use the community power of the Internet to barter that paper clip for something better, and trade that thing for something else -- and so on and so on until he had a house?

After a cross-continental trading trek involving a fish-shaped pen, a town named Yahk and the Web's astonishing ability to bestow celebrity, MacDonald is getting close. He's up to one year's free rent on a house in Phoenix.

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And I am jealous.

The "Key West Uniform": President Truman's Tropical Sport Shirts

2006-04-12T21:39:00.000-04:00

From The Harry S. Truman National Historic Site:

Harry Truman was always known for his neat appearance. When he became president, his everyday garments became more fashionable and care was taken to adopt "appropriate" dress for the leader of a nation. His recognizable double-breasted suit, Stetson hat and spectator shoes were his trademark. Faced with more scrutiny over his clothing than he had experienced as senator or vice president, he took few risks with the exception of a splashy tie now and then. That is, until he started vacationing in Key West .

Check It out!

Who knew! I mean the president has the opportunity to wear anything and he goes with this!
AWESOME!

Babies First Prank Call

2006-04-12T11:39:00.000-04:00

From Wired:

"Among his other activities, Woz collects phone numbers, and his longtime goal has been to acquire a number with seven matching digits.... After more months of scheming and waiting, he had it: 888-8888. This was his new cell-phone number, and his greatest philonumerical triumph.

The number proved unusable. It received more than a hundred wrong numbers a day. Given that the number is virtually impossible to misdial, this traffic was baffling. More strange still, there was never anybody talking on the other end of the line. Just silence. Or, not silence really, but dead air, sometimes with the sound of a television in the background, or somebody talking softly in English or Spanish, or bizarre gurgling noises. Woz listened intently.

Then, one day, with the phone pressed to his ear, Woz heard a woman say, at a distance, "Hey, what are you doing with that?" The receiver was snatched up and slammed down.

Suddenly, it all made sense: the hundreds of calls, the dead air, the gurgling sounds. Babies. They were picking up the receiver and pressing a button at the bottom of the handset. Again and again. It made a noise: "Beep beep beep beep beep beep beep."

The children of America were making their first prank call.

And the person who answered the phone was Woz."

I was wondering where that was going. Would've been kinda cool trying to Sherlock those calls to figure out where they were coming from.

Recipe for making butter

2006-04-11T19:06:00.000-04:00

From: I Guess the Butter Institute or something.

Making butter is easy with a food processor, and it produces a light fresh taste. You will need:

1-2 cups heavy whipping cream, or double cream (1/3 liter)
(preferably without carrageenan or other stabilizers)

Fit food processor with plastic blade, whisk, or normal chopping blade. Fill food processor about 1/4 - 1/2 full. Blend. The cream will go through the following stages: Sloshy, frothy, soft whipped cream, firm whipped cream, coarse whipped cream. Then, suddenly, the cream will seize, its smooth shape will collapse, and the whirring will change to sloshing. The butter is now fine grained bits of butter in buttermilk, and a few seconds later, a glob of yellowish butter will separate from milky buttermilk. Drain the buttermilk.

You can eat the butter now -- it has a light taste -- though it will store better if you wash and work it. Add 1/2 cup (100 mL) of ice-cold water, and blend further. Discard wash water and repeat until the wash water is clear. Now, work butter to remove suspended water. Either place damp butter into a cool bowl and knead with a potato masher or two forks; or put in large covered jar, and shake or tumble. Continue working, pouring out the water occasionally, until most of the water is removed. The butter is now ready. Put butter in a butter crock, ramekins, or roll in waxy freezer paper.

Yield: About half as much butter as the amount of cream you started with.

I know you have be saying to yourself, "Botunda, you got to be fucking kidding me!??!"

Go take a look if you don't believe me. Fucking homemade butta!

Kentucky Derby to offer race-goers $1,000 mint julep

2006-04-11T13:29:00.000-04:00

From CNN:SI

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- As if custom-made hats, premium box seats and limo rides weren't enough, the Kentucky Derby will now feature the $1,000 mint julep.

Sip this drink slowly.
The sweet cocktail will be made with one of the state's finest bourbons and served in a gold-plated cup with a silver straw to the first 50 people willing to put down the cash at the May 6 race.

Mint from Morocco, ice from the Arctic Circle and sugar from the South Pacific will put this mint julep in a class of its own, the distillery selling the drink said.

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Shit... If I had enough money to go to the Kentucky Derby you know I would be buying the $1000.00 Mint Julep. Besides, you get ice from the Antartic... That shit isn't going to be around for ever ya know!

Cool Artsy Thing of The Day (CATOTD)

2006-04-10T12:08:00.000-04:00

From: Joins.com

Some really wonderful stuff.Check it out! It's all this paper-crafty stuff. The site is in Korean, but you don't need to speaky to understand the message.

Very cool indeed!

Greenpeace: McDonald's Harming the Amazon

2006-04-07T19:13:00.000-04:00

From: Red Orbit

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Greenpeace on Thursday said McDonald's was fueling Amazon rainforest destruction by using soybeans grown in the region as feed for chickens that end up served in the fast-food chain's European restaurants.

In a reported entitled, "Eating up the Amazon," the environmental group said it has traced soy beans grown in illegally desforested areas of the rainforest to McDonald's Corp. (MCD) restaurants, as well as other restaurant chains and supermarkets across Europe.

"Fast Food giants like McDonald's are trashing the Amazon for cheap meat. Every time you buy a Chicken McNugget you could be taking a bite out of the Amazon," Greenpeace forests campaign coordinator Gavin Edwards said by telephone from London.

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Well there goes that fucking nugget diet I was thinking about!

Shouldv'e bought last year...

2006-04-07T13:13:00.000-04:00

From:International Herald Tribune

NEW YORK Gold has traded above $600 an ounce for the first time in 25 years and silver reached a 22-year high as investors continued to pour money into precious metals.

On Thursday, gold futures for delivery in June settled $7.20 higher, or 1.2 percent, at $599.70 on the New York Mercantile Exchange after going as high as $601.90. Silver rose 34.2 cents, or 2.9 percent, to $12.15 an ounce. On the Tokyo Commodity Exchange on Friday, gold finished 1 percent higher at ¥2,286 a gram, or $603.10 an ounce, after hitting Y2,294, the highest level since October 1987. Silver finished at $12.15 an ounce.

Gold, which a year ago was trading at $436.50, was last above $600 in 1981. Silver, at $7.41 a year ago, was last above $12 in 1983.

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Damnit. I mean really.

From the "It not funny goddamnit" Files:

2006-04-06T20:35:00.000-04:00

You have to watch it until the end. The guy loses his shit:

I think they're talking about how that chick in the wheelchair is sick and medicine or something.

UPDATE: Seems it's not working. Oh well. Go to You Tube and look for "laughter". Work is blocking access to the site at the moment!

From the "You knew it was coming, but you probably don't want to know about it" section

2006-04-06T19:36:00.000-04:00

Came across something called Simpsons Trailer on You Tube. That got deleted because of copyright issues (ithuess.) So a quick poke around the Goog and lo-and-behold (that is how you write that and I didn't even have to look it up) there is a Simpsons Trailer. And it's available at Apple. Go take a look and see that which is going to be all sorts of not funny.

The Simpsons Teaser Trailer

Peac

Bizarre Behavior Linked To Ambien

2006-03-15T08:13:00.000-05:00

From MSNBC:

CHICAGO - Strange behavior by insomniacs taking prescription drugs, ranging from binge eating to having sex while asleep, have raised safety questions about anti-insomnia medications like Sanofi-Aventis’ Ambien.
Researchers in Minnesota are studying cases where insomniacs taking Ambien got up in the middle of the night, binged uncontrollably, then remembered nothing of their actions. The researchers expect to publish data shortly.

I knew it! I should add that I have personally experienced periods of extreme paranoia after taking Ambien. That shit is no good. I would rather stay up all night and maybe get an hours sleep than take Ambien.

Sonata does nothing so there is no help there