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Quick Thoughts
* Looks like the Iraqi Election turnout has been revised down to ~60%, still a resounding success considering what they were facing (some walking 13 miles to get to a polling center) ... Our prayers to the 44 Iraqis killed for trying to vote. It embarrasses me that here in the US we can barely scrape 60% of the voters out to the polls, amazing what we all take for granted. Oh, and Kerry comes out and says the vote didn't matter. Nice. (More on that below)
* Drudge : Israel might be planning an attack on Iran's nuke sites ... not too much of a secret, apparently ...

News
* SAY NO to Senate Bill 5475 ... sweeping "assault weapon" legislation (and by assault weapons some shotguns & some antiques are included) ... oh, and a sheriff can inspect your storage of them annually.
* Iraq: The British C130 was apparently shot down ... condolences to all of those on board. This is the single deadliest day for the UK troops.
* Iraq: An opinion on the Iraqi Elections ... and more here ... and more here
* Dean losing the race for DNC chair? ... will he yell again? Pretty please? And, he wins some backing ... and more on Dean here
* This judge gets it wrong ... extends the protection of our constitution to captured terrorists
* Hillary faints
* Death Row soon-to-be-execution halted ... maybe we can get this rapped up sometime soon?

Interesting
* Phishing, now Pharming
* More on Free Speech, or the lack of it where Christianity is concerned
* More on (Or is that Moron?) Kerry ... and Soros calls Kerry flawed ... and Kennedy not a good thing either ... and A US Marine responds to Kennedy ... and thoughts on libs in general
* Hormones vs premature births
* Bush, Iraqis = Yes. Noonan = No
* More on the 1gbps WLAN
* Your car, gas fob not so safe
* This balloon has staying power!
* Say No to LOST! ... "How do you tell a Communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin"
* CNN, the (cough) unbiased network?
* ESC into Neurons
* $100PC project
* MiniPC project
* Apple beats Google?? ... but then al Jazeera gets a nod as well, so take it with a grain (or more) of salt
* Politics as usual in NC?
* Rewriting 9/11?
* Reagan/Rocky remix ... found via CFG
* America the Beautiful
* Coulter on abortion, and she's not real happy with Bush
* Low carb hackers?
* Excellent recap of the USS San Francisco's accident & ensuing ordeal to make it back to port
* Help stop illegal immigration in Cali
* McLawsuit?
* CL on Bill Clinton
* Snoop, Sex, Court ... you do the math (and I don't mean child support)
* Bar codes vs Alzheimers?

Funny
* Should be a new OOTS at some point today ...
* "This project is so important, we can't let things that are more important interfere with it." ... and other Dilbertisms there
* ID gets the best demons
* Cheney remembers Auschwitz, forgets suit
* Iraqi Election results slowed by suicide bombers' absentee ballots
* Iraqis vote, give up right to complain
* Cubicle Warnings
* No Baby-Return Policy
* Drink the Kool Aid
* Iraqi's vote to keep blowing each other up
* Don't yell at the guy working the big pieces of construction equipment
* A 'salute' to the pessimists :) ... NSFW ...
* Google, photoshopped

Quote of the Day
All the technology in the world doesn't matter if the majority of your population is mind numbingly stupid.
thanks BASH!

Iraqi Vote Day
* Voter turnout 70+% ... with all of the threats, and the (only) dozens of attacks, they still manage to have a higher turnout (percentage-wise) than the US has EVER had (our best was 63% in 1960). Some precincts hit 95% turnout! Major win for Iraq, for Freedom, and for the US/Bush. Big lose for the terrorists/insurgents, Kerry, Dean, the rest of the Democrat-pessimists, France/Germany/Russia ... and all of the dictatorships surrounding Iraq.
* FOXNEWS had a special wherein Shep Smith walked through one of Saddam's palaces. The above ground part was estimated to have cost $1B dollars. Oh, and the MILES of tunnels, bunkers, decontamination chambers, food storage, etc. beneath it dwarfs that $1B cost. All of this was built after the First Persian Gulf War ... while sanctions were imposed. You can thank the UN's Oil for Food fiasco (and Kofi, and Kojo) for this happening while people in Iraq were starving (or being executed).
* Weather : pummeling the South-East; 80k still without power. Here in VA we got some snow and some ice, and some incompetent drivers causing accidents. Bus crashes into parked tractor-trailer in New York, kills several. Condolences to all of those lost, and prayers for the injured!

News
* Iraq: More on the vote! ... and more excellent thoughts here!
* Iraq: British C130 plane crashes ... details pending ...
* US - infantile AIDS?
* Russian spies all over the US?
* Sharon, Abbas to meet
* 75yr old SC women tasered?

Interesting
* Glaciers shrinking?
* Firefox 1.1 delayed ... 'cuz Google stole their developers?
* Gmail tips .. and I still have invites left!
* Blind art?
* LSD art?
* Thoughts on Terry Turner

Funny
* ... not today!

Quick Thoughts
* Have a great weekend everybody, just make it through today!
* Gratuitous Blegging : Sign up for clickies, with me as your referrer:

News
* Baby Jordan got a heart! ... prayers for a speedy, solid recovery and our condolences to the donor, but a sincere thanks for opting to donate organs!
* Iraq: al Zarqawi -2 'close associates' ... (other sources say 'top lieutenants')
* Your Lexus, +1 Virus!
* PG buying Gillette for ~$57B ... making the world's largest consumer products co. ... and Buffet makes $630M off of this
* Amber Alert in Indiana
* Hamas wins local election in Gaza strip ... that is NOT GOOD ...
* Saudi flip-flops, supports high prices ... when capitalism goes too far ... and why we need to reduce/eliminate our foreign oil addiction (or, atleast take enough measures towards that goal to make it a feasible threat to their economy)
* US vs Mexico ... we say Mexico is dangerous, they whine
* 16yr old girl in Illinois dismembers another girl ... being charged as an adult (good!)
* You don't need to exercise, you just need to move around a bit more? ... I am thinking the exercise definitely helps ... hey - it even has an acronym - 'NEAT' ... non-exercise activity thermogenesis ... still thinking the exercise would be good for you ...
* DHS going to merit based pay system ... imagine that, let capitalism actually work in the government! (and a thought on how DHS is still not doing its primary job 100% yet)
* Iraq: Thoughts on the upcoming election, media bias
* Goat in France has Mad Cow?
* 'Mafia don' = informant
* Cosmetic implant causes vCJD?
* Explicit evidence to be used against Pedophile-Jackson

Interesting
* "More 9/11's are necessary" ... what?? Ward Churchill is hereby officially asked to leave my country, and even better - to leave my planet. I'd settle for him being (cough)'asked' to leave the school he teaches at! ... thanks Randy!
* Some thoughts on dhimmitude
* Pic of the nuclear sub that had an undersea collision back on Jan08
* Rentable cleavage ... where else, eBay!
* MadTech's Friday Rant ... excellent, as always!
* US Supreme Court says "Deport them"
* Absentee Legislators ... they should be forced to payback for the time they were not at work, just like us plebeians! ... found via KerryHaters
* More thoughts on ESCR, Human equality
* FBI to 'reach deeper' inside the US
* Interesting SFF PC
* Stan Lee wins lawsuit, loses mind? ... Ringo to be super hero, ability = "defeating evil by hooking up with three extremely powerful superheroes, then just standing around while they do all the work" ... hahahha!
* The ONLY TIME you should ever POSSIBLY listen to Air America ... PWL blogger will be on; 12:45CST today
* Some thoughts, questions on Social inSecurity
* The Audubon Society permits drilling in (atleast) one of its sanctuaries .. so why can't ANWR be open??
* Need an Anonymous mail to be sent? ... IMHO they should enable HTTPS, so your session with them is encrypted
* More on Pluto & Charon
* Need your Star Wars fix? Here are the Roll-Ups (including SWEPIII)
* 5 years worth of BoingBoing, ready for DL
* Autonomous rolling security
* Intel's VIIV patent
* Battery Life extender? ... not so sure this is real ...
* Supernovae makes magnetic stars
* Clinton(s) to block Dean as DNC lead? ... the more in-fighting the better!
* Cisco hit by trio of bugs ... BGP, MPLS, IPv6 targeted ...
* Endangered Gizmos list
* Google searching for ... meaning?
* Arctic Hole

Funny
* Sir Peter Maxwell ... hilarious site ... read any/all of the articles. Now! Go on, move along ... Seriously, I don't mind. (I know you'll be back!)
* Iraqis bitterly divided over Oscar nominations
* An AD you will NOT see on TV this year ... from Budweiser, King of Commercials ... found via WyckedOne
* Harvard to offer Home-Ec degrees
* Global warming caused by increased activity in Hell
* Star Jones Cuts Ties with Legal Career to Spend More Time with Food
* North Korea says it's ready treat U.S. as a friend
* 2005 Shaping Up to Be Another Sucky Year
* Johnny Carson to continue writing for David Letterman
* Interview ... d20 sucks & girls ruin D&D, Cobra has built a Weather Dominator

Quotes of the Day
GEICO Saves 15 Percent Or More By Discontinuing Advertising
thanks TheOnion!

mel: 10 Think about sex
mel: 20 Goto 10
thanks Bash!

Click for 'Israpundit Blogburst-Remembering the Wannsee Conference and the Liberation of Auschwitz'

Quick Thoughts
* 60 years ago today the Auschwitz Death Camp was taken by Soviet troops; please observe a moment of silence and reflection. Some details on the memorials taking place ... and Complete Blogburst-Remembering the Wannsee Conference and the Liberation of Auschwitz, via Cao ... a portion of which:
Remembering the Wannsee Conference and the Liberation of Auschwitz
* This article is posted by participants of the January 27, 2005, Blogburst to remember the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp, sixty years ago, on January 27, 1945.
* On January 20th, we marked the anniversary of the 1942 Wannsee Conference. In the course of that Conference, the Nazi hierarchy formalized the plan to annihilate the Jewish people. Understanding the horrors of Auschwitz requires that one be aware of the premeditated mass-murder that was presented at Wannsee.
* Highlighting these events now has become particularly important, even as the press reports that '45% of Britons have never heard of Auschwitz' (Jerusalem Post, December 2, 2004)
* The Holocaust, symbolized by Auschwitz, the worst of the death camps, occurred in the wake of consistent, systematic, unrelenting anti-Jewish propaganda campaign. As a result, the elimination of the Jews from German society was accepted as axiomatic, leaving open only two questions: when and how.
* As Germany expanded its domination and occupation of Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, the Low Countries, Yugoslavia, Poland, parts of the USSR, Greece, Romania, Hungary, Italy and others countries, the way was open for Hitler to realize his well-publicized plan of destroying the Jewish people.
* After experimentation, the use of Zyklon B on unsuspecting victim was adopted by the Nazis as the means of choice, and Auschwitz was selected as the main factory of death (more accurately, one should refer to the “Auschwitz-Birkenau complex”). The green light for mass annihilation was given at the Wannsee Conference, January 20, 1942, and the mass gassings took place in Auschwitz between 1942 and the end of 1944, when the Nazis retreated before the advancing Red Army. Jews were transported to Auschwitz from all over Nazi-occupied or Nazi-dominated Europe and most were slaughtered in Auschwitz upon arrival, sometimes as many as 12,000 in one day. Some victims were selected for slave labor or “medical” experimentation. All were subject to brutal treatment.
* In all, between three and four million people, mostly Jews, but also Poles and Red Army POWs, were slaughtered in Auschwitz alone (though some authors put the number at 1.3 million). Other death camps were located at Sobibor, Chelmno, Belzec (Belzek), Majdanek and Treblinka.
* Auschwitz was liberated by the Red Army on 27 January 1945, sixty years ago, after most of the prisoners were forced into a Death March westwards. The Red Army found in Auschwitz about 7,600 survivors, but not all could be saved.
* For a long time, the Allies were well aware of the mass murder, but deliberately refused to bomb the camp or the railways leading to it. Ironically, during the Polish uprising, the Allies had no hesitation in flying aid to Warsaw, sometimes flying right over Auschwitz.
* There are troubling parallels between the systematic vilification of Jews before the Holocaust and the current vilification of the Jewish people and Israel. Suffice it to note the annual flood of anti-Israel resolutions at the UN; or the public opinion polls taken in Europe, which single out Israel as a danger to world peace; or the divestment campaigns being waged in the US against Israel; or the attempts to delegitimize Israel’s very existence. The complicity of the Allies in WW II is mirrored by the support the PLO has been receiving from Europe, China and Russia to this very day.
* If remembering Auschwitz should teach us anything, it is that we must all support Israel and the Jewish people against the vilification and the complicity we are witnessing, knowing where it inevitably leads.

News
* New Beagle variant - sev 3 ... prompts 'ThreatCon' to rise to 2 ... also 'W32.Spybot.Worm.' targets MySQL via TCP/3306 and (possibly) uses other vectors as well
* Bush orders end to 'hiring' of columnists ... good!
* More on the train derailment yesterday ... some douche was going to commit suicide, then chickened out ... but left his car on the tracks. He is (and should be!) getting charged with 10(+?) counts of murder. Dumb enough to seriously try to commit suicide, and then even dumber to kill others (while failing to kill himself). Despicable. Inconsiderate. Update : FOX is reporting 11 dead so far, more expected ...
* Iraq: 1 US Marine, and 6 Iraqis, killed in polling location bombing ... condolences for all of them (and for the 30 Marines & 1 Sailor killed yesterday!) ... and major polling center attacks
* AG approved by committee, confirmation expected to follow ... committee was split along party lines ... the word for today is obstructionist :P
* WWII GI's remains (finally) come home
* Big Oil denying Global Warming ... and, OTOH, is GW twice as bad as previously thought? ... methinks the truth is somewhere in the middle, or closer to the lesser side if anything :)
* Ever wonder what (some) firefighters (allegedly) do during their 'downtime'?
* Draw something violent, get arrested? For a felony!? ... and how would this impact violent cartoons - South Park, Drawn Together, good-old fashioned Bugs Bunny? The answer is (more than likely) not at all, but still worth a thought?
* Wash, Wisconsin, East At Louis ... and now Sacramento? ... Democrat voter fraud all over the place
* The September 11th Documentary project
* UN blames US, Jews for problems in the Arab World ... Hmm, UN ... the same UN that literally gave Saddam $Billions? More reason we should stop supporting the scum in NY; let them make their home in France (the unemployed people there would surely be able to support that overhead) ... from a RightNation Post:"I am sick of my tax dollars supporting the very people who would dearly love to see each and every American dead, or in chains."
* 'Dead man' starts breathing on the morgue table
* Work for MS, make mad $$$ on the side
* Detroit -3 schools ... flu issues
* Kids not listening? Give them a stunner. Not the wrestling move, the electric kind!
* Cruise ship disabled by 'massive wave'
* CFG start a new project : Social Security Choice!
* China, bastion of civil rights, rounds up mourners and beats them
* Kennedy, still living in some weird bizzaro world, says troops must leave Iraq ... and as usual, he condemns Bush without actually giving any details on how he would do it. Throw in a touch of intentional misdirection and you have a Senator.
* Massive Ford recall ... cruise control switch problems, can cause fires even while it is not in use

Interesting
* More on Angry Ted and FOX-Hitler ... "Does this make CNN an extension of Putin’s regime? Or do they prefer Saddam?"
* Ever wonder how a Venus Flytrap works? ... like the Female Mantrap, appears to be one thing until you are within striking distance, then it locks you in ... :)
* While old-people-sex is oogy to think about, this spray can make it happen ... pheromones
* SBC + AT&T? ... $15B here, a couple of mergers there, pretty soon you have a HUGE company ...
* MS to require 'Genuine Windows' for OS update downloads
* Earth swimming in Dark Matter?
* Chimeras being made? ... not the one from the MM, but a real human-animal hybrid ... this sounds a)like a bad 50's movie and b)VERY SCARY?
* Is the democratic Party broken? ... check out the (non-existent) fix #4!
* Cool new spacesuits ... "extreme exploration" suits ... I'm waiting for the suit from Sentenced to Prism' :)
* GBrowser just the first step, GOS to come? ... interesting ...
* Using WINE to run Win* malware
* Misc thoughts on high performance computing, from Sun
* Recap of the ISS's EVA
* WD 250GB HDD (7200RPM ATA/100) for $99!?
* eXeem Lite available (for now)
* BT - ~~'We are going to double your bandwidth free of charge'~~'Take away your Internet access' ... whoops!
* Weyco fires smoking employees ... this is a very slippery slope; fat people next? Then ugly? Then Bald? Then minorities? Oh, I know - they could fire anyone not from / a member of a specific religion! (or a specific church!)
* Stop 'complaining', start a revolution
* Mark Levin on a judge releasing 200 felons? ... in Delaware ...
* No system for tracking illegal aliens who commit felonies ... or cause train derailments?
* Post-factory addition of WLAN to your laptop
* Milky Ways Black Hole could erupt again
* Survive Tsunami, get a fungal infection ... keep sending aid!
* Jeep factory worker kills Supervisor, self
* Apple Commercials - all 779MB of them!
* Fun with CSS
* New moon pics
* New Traffic Exchange - BlogAzoo ... still getting started up, click there to use me as your referrer!
* Pluto's moon was a knock-off
* Why can't we get UWB?
* Like iTunes, but for your PSP?
* Genetic couch potato?
* Mark Levin, on AG-select AG
* Nickie has a thing or two to say to ASCAP

Funny
* New OOTS! ... hors d'oeuvres!
* Flinching causes brain drainage
* Senate debates gravity
* eBay admits strange auctions just corporate marketing technique
* Bush picking up a part-time job
* Jesus takes away man's sin, man asks for it back
* Hitler goes to party as Prince Harry
* A humorous take/addition on/to a real story
* Clinton donates his book to Banda Aceh
* For all us guys : write your name in the snow!
* True: MapPoint : Find the LONGEST route ... MS boots it ... thanks Greg!

... if you see the nag-banner instead of the comic, just click - worth reading!

Quote of the Day
Love is grand; divorce is at least a hundred grand.
thanks SurinderXX! ... go there, other good ones!

Quick Thoughts
* Today, 1998 : William Jefferson Clinton (aka Slick Willy, aka Teflon Billy) lied to everyone by saying "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" ... thus ensuring his Legacy
* Don't forget to support our troops, (cough) if you are allowed to

News
* Marine Helo down, and other violence ... UPDATE: 31 killed in Helo crash, believed to all be US Marines, and 5 other US troops killed elsewhere ... condolences and prayers for/to all of them!!
* China's economy +9.5%!
* Boston terror threat a hoax ... methinks someone is going to jail :)
* Deficit will hit (record) $427B ... "still on track to halve it by 2009"
* Voter fraud in St Louis as well?
* Bush administration paid another columnist (~$21k) for support!? ... that is bad ... and excellent thoughts from Malkin ... and RedState has a thought or two as well
* It is Wictory Wednesday! ... "Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) has been one of the most steadfast members of the Senate Republican leadership. But he’s facing a tough re-election battle ..."
* Condi Confirmed!
* LA Train derails, 10 killed

Interesting
* Must See : Pro-Iraqi-Election video clip / commercial ... thankfully, with subtitles ... found via Nickie Goomba
* al Zarqawi lies ... naturally he lies, he is losing ground and desperate
* The Democrat agenda to suppress the masses
* The Few, the Proud ... a poem from the US Armed Forces to the Protesters
* Chimps have a sense of justice?
* Mark Levin reviews Hillary's statements ... found via MarkLevinFan
* From the US PTO is stupid file : McAfee has received a patent for a software firewall ... does the phrase 'previous art' not matter anymore?
* Restore Windows in 30 seconds? ... Radix Protector, USB or PCI,
* Who is the only living Senator to be a former Clan (KKK) member? ... answer, and some interesting talking points ... (check the Day by Day article a few posts down my page :) )
* More thoughts on the Grocery Bag Tax
* RIP : Common Sense
* The GAO's report (.PDF) on federal programs at 'high risk' due to fraud
* Competing views/approaches to external storage
* Opera feeling lonely at the bottom?
* The 'Ultimate Boot CD' ... updated version ...
* GlobalTerrorAlert's report (.PDF) on Iraq's foreign fighters ... found via Counterterrorism Blog
* XM + Sirius? ... or guess not!

Funny
* Ashcroft found in Kidman's bushes
* Spongebob-fueled gay epidemic seizes America
* US children still traumatized by exposure (aka the "Super Bowl XXXVIII tragedy")
* Pirates not hurt by P2P
* Bad Weatherman ... wow, someone should have mercy-stopped him ...
* Relationship beats Q2 expectations!
* Angels change name (again)
* TMNT Underoos inspire jihad
* al Zarqawi : "Democracy is just plain wacky" and "Taco Bell is Satan"
* Hillary panders : "I am Pro-Chife"
* Protest one person short of success
* U.S., U.K. join together in "Axis Of Good Kind Of Evil"
* Sadly, that is not a valid way of avoiding taxes
* NetFlix, so you never have to leave your house again!
* White Trash Wednesday

Quote of the Day
HiTopChucks18: brb gonna work for a minute
thanks BASH!

Quick Thoughts
* 12 years ago today a lone gunman, armed with a rifle, killed 2 CIA employees outside its headquarters. 3 others were injured.
* Aww, poor Mikey - no Oscar nominations for ~~Moore's Fable~~F9/11

News
* Infant in need of a heart transplant ... please pray for him! And if you know of a 'donor' within 4-7 hours of NY please connect them! (as a recent father, with heart-related problems a *serious* possibility for our baby, I can barely imagine what they are going through)
* Iraq: Insurgents kill 'high ranking' Iraqi Judicial Ministry official ... and his bodyguard, condolences for them and prayers for their family, friends and country!
* SEC charges Penthouse with ~~poor taste~~fraud
* 150 killed in 'human stampede' (India)
* Immigrant smuggling plane forced to land (Texas)
* Iraq: Iraqi's torturing Iraqi's? ... that is not the way to win hearts and minds!
* Islam : the religion of peace? ... or just being overrun by militants / fanatics? (atleast from a publicity perspective)
* Britons detained @ Gitmo suing US for £30M
* Hillary continues positioning ('transforming') herself for '08 : comes out pro and against abortion
* 'Illegal wall' blocked Firefighters' escape, 2 die ... whoever built that wall should be held accountable! Condolences to their family & friends (and coworkers).
* Super-Skimpy prom dresses? ... hopefully we will recover our sanity before Riley turns 18 :P
* Annan grilled for Oil-for-Food Fiasco
* Welcome to Auschwitz
* Kennedy picks up Boxer's broken torch in persecuting Rice
* Stocks finally spring upward

Interesting
* Jihad for kids ... "peace will come to the Middle-East ONLY when the Palestinians begin to love their children MORE than they hate Jews" ... seriously, read this post - the whole thing - and understand what the world (not just the US0 is up against!
* The Govenator 'gets it'! ... "the public sector is a 'monster' that needs to be 'starved'" ... "Taking money out of the private sector is a no-no" ... great to see a politician doing the right thing!
* Every PC user should go here and see how securely their machine really is
* Gates drops $750M for infant vaccinations! ... this is why we should 'let' people be successful; charity beats taxation every time!
* The Pentagon IS making a new spy team
* Meet your next keyboard? ... alphabetical instead of being intentionally harder to use / slower ... oh, and it only has 53 keys
* Why we forget?
* 'Good fat' can help your fat?
* Already in line for the next Star Wars? This guy is (and only 20+ weeks to go!).
* When is a friend really an enemy? ... when they are telling their people to attack you ...
* More on Zarqawi
* Some Liberals WANT the US to LOSE?
* France : a nation of depressed pessimists? ... "cradle-to-grave socialist welfare system, a health care system that lets tens of thousands of elderly drop dead when the temperature goes up a few degrees, and a military that surrenders at the drop of a hat" ... so sad. Go drink more wine.
* US economy is rolling along just fine
* Spain caves (or should I say tunnels?) even more to al Qaida?
* Weak US Dollar bad for Canada?
* ACL-Useless going after our troops?
* Boxer still on the wrong track ... from the same person who defended Clinton?? ... how is that for non-partisan politics? ... and from the comments:"Go ahead! Make an *international* laughingstock out of yourself"
* Navy, Air Force recruiters 'swamped' ... let's hope those brave 'kids' are willing to join the Army or Marines ...
* Confirm Them!
* Kerry to face new competitor in Senate/'08 ... admittedly this is a bit of a stretch, but anything to keep Kerry backpedaling!
* Ancient inbreeding lead us to be susceptible to genetic diseases
* Your very own stormtrooper armor!
* Having younger siblings cuts your risk of developing MS?
* AMD's roadmap leaked on fan-site
* Thunderbird + anti-phishing
* Overclocked Video Card!
* Your TV is getting Google'ized?
* Next Gen consoles to meet/exceed PC-quality graphics ... movie quality?
* Your libido, measured?
* Ted Turner compares FOXNEWS to Hitler ... hahahha, when you can't compete you insult! ... "Ted is understandably bitter having lost his ratings, his network and now his mind"

Funny
* CounterStrike : the movie ... where Cholup knifes Rusty, and Rusty knifes the English Language ...
* RVB#48 is out
* Bush to world : "Who's your daddy?"
* Man's death turns ordinary blizzard into Killer Blizzard
* Reason not to take public transportation
* Light-Traffic makes commuter feel Alive
* Some portions of Bush's inaugural speech that didn't quite make it to the final draft
* Kobe to miss five games due to sprained WHAT?
* Who REALLY benefits from the Tsunami Aid?

Quote of the Day
@buo: A byte walks into a bar and orders a pint. Bartender asks him "What's wrong?" Byte says "Parity error." Bartender nods and says "Yeah, I thought you looked a bit off."
thanks BASH!

Let's see how the UN funded Suicide Bombers!

Important!
* University of Oregon BANS Support Of The Troops ... read the article, react accordingly ... and Malkin adds a thought or two, and a pic worth seeing ... and everyone should say "Thanks!" to our troops!

Quick Thoughts
* To the Acura that was driving 5MPH today - learn to drive, or stay home! Yes, the residential roads were not perfectly clear BUT IF YOU CAN'T GET UP TO A SPEED THAT EXISTS ON MY SPEEDOMETER YOU DON'T BELONG ON THE ROAD! </rant>
* A quick Thank You to al-Zarqawi for telling the world that al-Qaida doesn't just hate the US - they hate freedom, democracy, and everyone who supports them (and "participants in the upcoming election are enemies of Islam"). He's like a recruiting officer for the militaries of the right-thinking nations of the world!
* Congrats to the Patriots and the Eagles ... heading to the 'Bowl! (My Redskins, sadly, will only be going if they buy a ticket :( )
* Anyone have any experience, good or bad, with the VPEP 529 program? I am getting ready to sign up for Riley and would appreciate any input ... ?
* While I am blegging for info : anyone recommend a good brand/model of tires for, say, a Jeep Wrangler? Looking for something ~33" ... keeping in mind that I (obviously) want something reasonably capable off-road, but also that I commute ~60 miles a day so they have to do well on asphalt as well! (I currently have the stock rims, so can't go toooo wide either!)
* A quick shout out to our DC-Metro weatherpeople; thanks for getting everything 100% wrong, thank you for building up the hype/excitement/fear for no reason whatsoever, and thank you for also getting it wrong by MISSING THE (admittedly light) SNOW WE ARE GETTING NOW. You guys are great. Seriously, you deserver a HUGE (negative) RAISE!

News
* Iraq: Car Bomb near Allawi HQ, 2 killed ... condolences to their families! ... and al-Zarqawi claims responsibility ... and al-Zarqawi's car-bomb-mastermind captured?
* Sex Offender-Kidnapper caught ... and the 11yr old was found safe
* Germany nabs a terror suspect or two
* Lunar colony to run on moon dust and robots ... All I want is a frigging secret base on the moon with a laser ... I shall call it a "Death Star"
* HP reorg in the works?
* Viagra good for your enlarged ... heart? ... and then you get some good, vigorous, aerobic exercise, right?
* 'Global Warming Point of No Return' - 10 years or less from now
* Oil hits 8wk high "due to increased demand" ... damn ... and it is going higher ... or maybe the price is rising because OPEN is cutting production?
* Yushchenko + Putin, talks shaky?
* Indonesia +1 Earthquake (6.2)
* Israel is building its wall
* A few thoughts on the upcoming Iraqi elections ... "It doesn't matter to the liberal-socialists if Iraq elections are, in essence, successful; they will never admit it. The liberal-socialists will find some fault with the election to claim them illegitimate. Because if they don't, to admit elections were successful would be to give a victory to George Bush, and that is something they cannot allow. They would much rather have the U.S., the Iraqis, free elections, democracy, and freedom fail than to give credit to George Bush, and for that, they are pathetic."
* Court OKs Dog Sniff During Traffic Stop ... excellent! Found via CHT!
* Terri's Law Tossed ... "right to die" in question ... FWIW I agree with the "right to die"; however I don't believe her husband should be allowed to proceed. There are lots of issues still being questioned around her husband, his motivation, and his possible involvement. (Comments updated 02/14/05-TJ)
* Speaking of right to die - this convicted serial killer is trying to skip his last appeal, and people are stopping him!?
* Deficits, Social inSecurity
* Dem activists charged in the tire slashing case! ... related to current and former political representatives!
* Iraq'ish: Bus asking for (another) $80B
* Remember Elian Gonzalez? 'Traumatized' people suing US for $13M
*FERMI-II Nuclear Power Plant in Michigan shut-down due to "non-radioactive coolant leak"

Interesting
* In case you didn't know, Soros is bad
* Dodge - we only want to appeal to guys ... no chickie cars
* The joys of the EPO button ... and a good read for anyone who has a data center :)
* Who said "The evil that destroyed six million Jews and others in those camps is one that still threatens all of us today."
* 3 Scientists infected with 'Rabbit Fever'
* Google entering the VOIP game? .. in the UK
* Not-so-Neo-Conservative?
* Pentagon runs clandestine intelligence-gathering infrastructure ... is it just me, or does the title of the article sound like it is trying to scare you? Does it really surprise anyone that spying/surveillance is keep a little secret? How effective would it be if it were 'in the open'? And naturally, the Pentagon denies it ... then again, maybe this secret unit is the group that found Saddam?... maybe they can find OBL too?
* ISS crew have their first EVA Wednesday
* Some still can't understand how/that Kerry lost ... "If it were an honest election, I would say that Bush would have lost" - (cough) 3.5MILLION AMERICANS disagree!
* Hillary still attempting to continue her transformation ... just don't fall for it!
* Free HTML stuffage
* Speculation : Apple to jump in bed with Sony after buying TiVo?
* NASA to fight for Hubble after all?
* Learning machine?
* IBM might not be allowed to sell its PC unit to Lenovo(China)
* Retraction: No Yahoo baby
* "US Stem Cell research in danger" ... embryonic, that is. The more proven, and currently useful/productive, (adult) stem cell research/usefulness still all good
* Human to Human avian flu transmission
* MS will have to defend against 12(+?) patent infringement cases
* Fear in politics?
* Gummy Bear Breast Implants?
* Another Moonbat Martyr?
* From the West Coasters are weird file : $.17 per plastic bag
* Has Iraq Weakened Us?
* Interesting study of 'romantic relationships' in high school, mapped out
* Attempted mass-suicide in Gitmo (in 2003) ... (cough) and how would Allah reward that?
* MS, flying car ... Blue Screen of (plummeting to my) Death?
* More on the Cool-Party-Mom ... drugs, alcohol, sex ... certainly a different way to make up for you lost childhood, and a great way to ruin your soon-to-be-lost lost adulthood!
* More GBrowser rumors sure to follow - Google hires one of Firefox's developers ... speaking of which, USE FIREFOX!
* More on WiFi
* RSS to Java script!
* Virtual Keyboard!

Funny
* New OOTS! ... horses get spot checks, and Oprah is on at 4
* Saddam ‘hurt’ that Prince Harry did not go as him
* following inaugural events, Kucinich officially drops from 2004 election
* President’s inaugural speech crashes Google
* Pitt, Aniston split officially ends U.S. tsunami concern
* A lawsuit we can all 'support'
* Alien Insectoid Overlord ... Cheney has exoskeleton, needs no coat
* Sri Lanka pledges $35M in aid to US victims of Aniston-Pitt catastrophe
* Baby: Kid's Grocery Shopping Yields 80% Sugar
* Why to switch to Linux ... cyber-goats, fembots, lasers
* True: Search terms that get your to Para's blog
* Bunnies are suicidal? ... weird ...

Quote of the Day
subgenius : what's wrong with Canada?
crash3m_ : its like having a loft above a killer party
thanks BASH!

Quick Thoughts
* When our weatherpeople say 6-9" of snow, what they REALLY mean is 2-3" ... at 01:00 Sunday am the highways were perfectly clear, and even secondary/tertiary streets IN DC were easily passable by any car (let alone my sweet Jeep). And Boston is supposedly getting 3' (update: heard some parts of Mass. got 40")!

News
* Johnny Carson has passed away
* OBL now worth $50M cash-money
* al-Zarqawi - "Democracy is a lie" ... let's put $50M on his head as well ... and a few thoughts from within Iraq
* NEVER FORGET: 43 MILLION LOST LIVES ... 32nd anniversary of Roe v Wade ... also Pro-Choice? Read this. ... thanks to MVRWC!
* Wash State - Gubernatorial election results challenged, by Republicans ... mean old Republicans, trying to stop the Dems from (literally) stealing an election ... and did you know that 129 felons illegally voted ...(PS - margin of stolen victory was 129 ... interesting 'coincidence', eh?)

Interesting
* Great tit-for-tat n Social inSecurity reform ... and Sowell has some comments as well
* Iraq: Prayer request
* Death Penalty - the system works!
* Hydrogen - not so clean for fuel use?
* Play 'any' NES game via your browser! ... no sound ...
* Politics - Lies & Money?
* A thought on racial profiling
* Find 'any' sound you are looking for
* "When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny" ... and some other great quotes!
* Hypocrisy in the Govt? ...and the hypocritic oath
* Useful Idiots?

Funny
* True: Evil Women deletes ex-boyfriend's online game info ... now, THAT IS JUST WRONG!
* True: Big Guns are cool!

Quote of the Day
George Bush wins again
Hippies pout like large babies
Like we really care
thanks O4Tom!

TWA Links!
In much the same vein as my previous "LINKS" post I am creating another one ... this one is specifically for The Wide Awakes:

AmberGnat
And Rightly So!
Cao's Blog
Cat House Chat
Crystal Clear
Dead Republican Presidents
The Donegal Express
I Hate Hollywood
Iowa Geek
It Is What It Is
Knitters for Bush
Long Time Gone
Mark Levin Fan
My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
Nashif Report
NIF
Ogres Politics and Views
Ravings of a Mad Tech
Right Wing Nut House
Right Magazine
Rottweiler Puppy
Soy Como Soy
Sticks and Stones
Uncivil Rights
Uncle Jacks

AND you could use this BlogRoll code (replace ()'s with <>'s) :
(script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"
src="http://rpc.blogrolling.com/display.php?r=5f900d2e303eeca0bb42b19904c2a074")(/script)

And here are our RSS feeds (partial list so far) :
http://thewideawakes.org/feed/rss2
http://bamapachyderm.com/feed/rss2
http://feeds.feedburner.com/RavingsOfAMadTech
http://iowageek.blogspot.com/atom.xml
http://uncivilrights.blogspot.com/atom.xml
http://trejrc0.blogspot.com/atom.xml

Quick Thoughts
* ... end of the world, 6" of snow - same-same ... 07:15 and no snow in VA yet (UPDATE@08:00 - snow gently falling now ... UPDATE@08:15 - snow stopped :( ). And NYC, stealing my thunder, is expecting 18" of snow, Blizzard! Rust Belt to get ~15" ... in other news, expect Comair to go offline any minute now ... (that last statement is not based on any facts ... yet)
* Gastric bypass surgery helped a man lose 500lbs, and he still ways 600lbs. HOW DO YOU LET YOURSELF GET TO WEIGH OVER 1000lbs??? Don't get me wrong, I am not in great shape and could stand to lose a fair amount of weight, but to be 800lbs overweight?? (he is trying to get down to 200lbs, about where I should be FWIW).

News
* Iraq: 8 Chinese hostages freed ... after China caves to the terrorists and issues a (worthless?) advisory banning Chinese nationals from entering Iraq
* al-Aqsa ready for ceasefire with Israel?
* Iraq: Chalabi arrested for bank fraud
* US Air reaches deal with union, saves $200M+
* Backward thinking in the UN? No?!
* RePost: Georgia manhunt still on for kidnapper ... and seriously, look at the guys picture - that screams molester

Interesting
* Office morale boosters
* WiFi : Good for you, good for hackers ... does that make it a win-win? :) ... the good for pedophiles part is bad ...
* PE Builder - make a CD Bootable Windows! ... think Knoppix, but with Windows :) ... can then read NTFS, and you can tweak it with 'plugins'!
* TechTV, etc. video clips - FREE!
* Verizon, email, lawsuit
* Wow, do you realize how easy it is to get someone else's credit report? ... that is scary/bad, and no wonder ID theft is all over the place :(

Funny
* True: NY Rep 'assaults' traffic cop
* Green, grassy Titan - not for smokers

Quote of the Day
knobboy: I hate physics
knobboy: Having to learn all this stuff about wave and frequency is killing me
knobboy: Some might even say it MHz
thanks Bash! ... edited for content :)

News
* How do you spell hypocrisy? A.C.L.U. ... damn straight! ... (ACLU, 'champions of free speech', are punishing members of their board for talking to reporters.)
* FCC -1 Chairman ... Powell stepping down today, I am sure Stern is elated
* Iraq: Another car bomb, 14 killed ... Condolences & prayers for all of those affected
* FBI adds 10 to the Terror watchlist
* Weather: NV caught off guard by snow, in state of emergency ... kids trapped in schools, drivers trapped in grocery stores ... good times!
* Murderess/Fetus-Snatcher pleads not guilty ... death penalty being sought by prosecutor!
* Delta posts HUGE loss - $2.2B in Q4! ... $5.2B for the year!
* Thoughts on Bush's Inaugural speech ... and a thought on how Kerry might have responded to Lincoln's speech ... and more thoughts on the Inauguration ... and ProtestWarrior members get physically attacked by "Antiwar Protesters", ahhh - the irony
* One inch of snow shuts down the Air marshals? ... on the eve of the inauguration, no less
* Mystery Oil Slick on Cali
* Redford blathers some more ... just like before
* I am finally going to get my snow! ... 5-9" tomorrow through Sunday!
* Body of kidnapped 19yr old found in Texas, perp in custody ... condolences for her, and prayers to her family/friends!
* Govt has blocked 'dozens' of people from entering into the US from Canada
* Amber Alert for the 42yr old child molester (who snatched an 11yr old) still active! ... prayers here as well!
* Iraq: Beheading video?
* Pittsburgh : Elementary students attempt to hijack a bus

Interesting
* George Bush - American Revolutionary?
* StarCarft patch (1.12) coming soon
* More on Hillary's "transformation"
* Stan Lee getting his back-pay!
* Ever think of carrying 63 cats in your truck? She did.
* A peek inside the CELL architecture
* Some (cough) support for the Liberal protests ... oh, and BTW - all of ~500-1000 people showed up to protest Bush ... kinda a sad turn-out, I think even I could rally more than that! :)
* Jan24 to be the worst day of the year?
* This is why Google is the best ... right up until the Google interview process nixed them :)
* Novell makes SuSe 9.2 free
* Sentinix - Free, Security Focused, Linux Distro .. haven't tried it yet (still DLing :)), so just FYI
* Rats show that having low aerobic capacity is bad for your heart ... isn't that kind of intuitive?
* Charging Pad, powers all devices?
* Wanna work for Blizzard?
* EU, translates into "money-grubbing, corrupt cretins" ... and their definition of free trade? How about an example : "Thailand's prawn industry is "too competitive" with the EU's prawn industry - so they've slapped a high tariff on Thai prawns"
* Some thoughts on Universal Service ... another form of taxation ...
* Govenator says no to tax hikes!
* More on "campus conservatives"
* Women can lower their blood pressure through massage ... I think men just need the remote and a beer or 7 (and for their wife to go out (with the kid(s), if applicable) and get a massage)
* King County has a bronze statue of Lenin ... and some (more) thoughts on the stolen election in Wash state
* Malkin, More on Specter's continuing disappointments
* Invent-a-sport?
* Methane rivers & rain ... on Titan
* Full Moon names ... Jan25 is Wolf Moon
* Sun very active ... caused a radio blackout ...
* Mother gave baby crack
* A review of a book by someone who is probably WAY smarter than you - "Know It All"
* The "cool" mom : holds sex & drug parties for kids ... and by "cool" I mean the one about to go to jail, lose her children and be publicly maligned :)
* NASA (to be) -1 Hubble; service mission $ cut from budget
* Exeem P2P goes beta!
* Is the Middle East ready for Democracy?
* Cool pics and story-line from the "Anti-Terrorism rally in Berkeley, on January 16, 2005" .. don't forget to read through part 2 as well!
* Tucson’s Center for Biological Diversity lies, now owes Rancher $600k!
* Furriners?
* taqiyya responsible for the murder of the Egyptian Christians one week ago? ... and more here
* More on the "when we say 'every vote counts' we really mean 'let's steal the election'"
* Govt Greed?? IN NY??

Funny
* Star Wars, in ASCII! ... thanks Paul!
* OBL sad about lack of press coverage
* Baby Doping on the rise
* Does Doom3 (or its box, anyway) live up to the hype?
* Lady hopes Bush's healing words can help her plant
* America Needs More National Crises, Says Report
* PJII to compete in 2008 Olympics
* Ted Kennedy to the rescue
* Inauguration marred by Bush appearance
* Wait staff tired of sleeping with each other
* Caption : This is the Striking Hawk, and can disembowel a man in 8 seconds
* Caption : I'm John Kerry, and I am not reporting for duty
* True: A post-mortem look at things that just didn't stick around ... MTG, Mr Bungle, Black Isle Studios,

Quote of the Day
Snowy_Duck : Intellegence - the new minority.
... spelling intentionally not corrected, and thanks Bash!

News
* Another judge gets it right! Dismisses gay marriage lawsuit
* Oil for Food fiasco investigator too close to the UN? ... the report he issued was damning enough, and now to say it was protecting the UN? So sad.
* Iran issues 'sharp warning' to the US ... all they need to do is be well-behaved members of the world ...
* Yushchenko to be sworn in Sunday ... democracy spreading ...
* Jobless claims plummet 48k
* Gallup : Bush approval @ 62.1% ... 2nd best ever for a full term!
* GOPBloggers goes live today! ... and don't forget about The Wide Awakes :)
* Another thought - Senator Byrd, ex-KKK Recruitment Officer, playing key role in obstructing Rice's confirmation
* NYC firearm Manufacturers and Sellers are NOW LIABLE for injuries/deaths caused by the firearm ... this is not just wrong - it is ridiculous, despicable, stupid, and probably unconstitutional!
* What bias in the MSM?
* Cali +Squids ... "Hundreds of giant squid are washing up on beaches"
* If you drink water on airplanes, make sure it is bottled
* 16+lb baby born!
* Timeline of Inauguration Costs ... note that Bush's 2nd is LESS than Clinton's 2nd :) ... (but still too much, IMHO)
* Hillary's "transformation" continues ... don't be fooled!
* Hit CTRL+p to print some human skin
* al-Zarqawi on tape, misleading his 'troops'

Interesting
* Remembering Vietnam ... and not in the way the left wants you to remember it
* ABC shows distinct lack of tact
* Specter shows why the Right doesn't like him!
* X-Files sequel to be made?
* Wireless USB Flash Drive!
* More on black holes ... and a little string theory, quantum teleporation, etc.
* Is the Right 'invading' academia?
* Christians, God & faith in public life
* Cancer beats out Heart Disease for #1 (killer) spot
* More on Quantum Crypto
* The Oracle of Omaha : The dollar is heading south ... and doesn't see anything in the market worth buying!
* Some thoughts on failed stars
* Proof of Karma - Chirac losing popularity in his own country ... 65% DON'T want him to run again in 2007
* From MadTech : "What do Boston, Iran, and Russia have in common?"
* NC Police Officer killed ... and a call for donations for his wife & two children
* EU vs Junk Food (advertising)
* Moore's bodyguard arrested ... guns & airports probably should not be mixed ... funny that Moore employs armed bodyguards while 'preaching' against our "national obsession with firearms" ... pot, meet kettle ...
* According to cuttlefish, dishonesty IS the best policy
* Illegal Immigration ... but this time, from the US to Canada. PS - Its the lefties abandoning this country, like usual. This time, why don't we just let them leave :)
* Dean inching closer to DNC chair? ... the scream heard 'round the world ...
* What if the education system worked like our income tax system?
* eBay misses earnings ... although profit is up 44%
* World of Warcraft overwhelmed, no new players
* Home Networking : WiFi surpasses wired
* Saturn ejecting high-speed dust
* Army soldiers need to think on their feet
* Putin = Stalin, part II?
* PS - Boxer flat-out lied
* France also not liking Jews?
* White rules and Black Rules?
* Military, Police ... Dying for Something?
* 30yr fixed mortgage = 5.67%!
* Or maybe there won't be an X-Files 2?
* iRiver's 5GB MP3 player ... the ability to store and view photos ... via drag-and-drop
* A peek inside Skype
* More on Titan
* Largest iceberg runs aground
* Sullivan all wrong? ... found viaAceOfSpades
* Fish with human'ish face?
* SCO vs World : SCO actually won one round
* WiMax delayed (again)
* Ever think about just getting away from it all? Literally - escaping from the universe?

Funny
* New OOTS! ... off on a feasible, but false, errand
* True: White Trash Wednesday
* True: Bonfire of the Vanities #81
* True: Are you a moonbat?
* Funny, but possibly offensive, car commercial
* Firefox vs IE
* Boxer victim of mysterious bitch-slapping
* Bush: I'm multiplicator, additioner along with uniter, divider
* Rice trained with former champ
* Nickie goes to Washington ... WRT Boxer - "When she was running toward me, it looked like 3 kids fighting under a blanket. No wonder she's been so touchy lately."
* Warner to release 100-DVD Final Ultimate Complete Matrix Collection
* Baby: Terribly Two
* Bush family ponders its dynastic future
* Funny (even if misguided and profanity-laced) flash
* Everything you ever wanted to know about The Simpsons

Quick Thoughts
* We should actually get our first (real) snow here in VA, finally! UPDATE: It is snowing now; looks like 1/2" or so ... sweet!
* Rice should (successfully) finish her confirmation hearing today!

News
*The Good Guys Win One! : Gitmo detainees staying right where they are ... finally, a clear-thinking judge!
* Iraq: 26 more people killed ... desperate attempts to stop the elections, and more reasons we need to proceed!
* DC +Missiles ... inauguration defenses
* Cali -1 Murderer
* Japan +1 tsunami ... 20"
* More on the Fair Tax
* Uncommon Valor, and a name we SHOULD all know - Rafael Peralta
* The TRUTH about the cop-killing marine ... its not what the MSM would lead you to believe!
* a great Social inSecurity analogy ... "Imagine that you take out a mortgage on your home that has a payment that gets incrementally larger as time goes on. Right now everything is fine in your budget ..."
* Earthquake: Death Toll tops 225k
* Spain's Catholic Church support condoms ... for AIDS prevention, not birth control
* Did you know Boxes vehemently SUPPORTED a war in Iraq?
* US Supreme Court rejects atheists anti-prayer bid ... Excellent! ... but he is trying again!!
* Rice approved by subcommittee! ... only Kerry & Boxer said no ... from RightNation:"They would have voted against Jesus had he been the Bush selectee" ... BUT bitter Dems to delay final confirmation ... acting like the 4th graders we always knew they were
* Thai airline being 'forced' to by 6 SuperJumbo planes ... guess they don't care about the STARVING PEOPLE ... (yes, I know - the negotiations started before Dec26 ... but still ...)
* Boston & Terrorism

Interesting
* Device can see through walls, defeat stealth tech, disable electronic devices ... oh, and kills things
* CBS, MSM, Blogs, and The Wide Awakes!
* More on Google's Picasa
* Speaking of Google, more on their new HTML tag ... I might use it on my site so all these links don't water down my 'value' ... :) ... (rel="nofollow")
* More thoughts on Social inSecurity reform
* Speaking of Googol, er I mean Google
* Boxer misleads, Rice defends ... and Kerry still a sore loser ... Boxer vs Rice transcript here
* AMD Q4 'freaking dismal'
* Fuel drops the old F-bomb at Inaugural Youth Concert
* MLK's dream, comes true for some
* RWNH reviews David Von Drehle's attempted RedState expose
* Charges being filed soon for the anti-Republican tire slashing in Milwaukee ... may include children of current govt officials!
* Soros also ran an off-the-books anti-Bush campaign ... election violation, FEC getting involved ... couldn't happen to a (cough) nicer guy!
* Leftist Double-speak ... I actually saw the interview in question, and I like the quote from the article - "The problem isn't that Americans aren't hearing the message; the problem is that we are"
* The Left and Islamic terrorism — The match made in hell ... some thoughts on Lynne Stewart
* Ann Coulter, on Ra^thergate ... quotes Rather (about Clinton), "I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things"
* Thoughts on Social inSecurity, circa 1872
* Some thoughts on Conservative women
* Mars, meet the MRO
* Beer vs cancer
* Happy Birthday Robert E. Lee
* More Fair Tax info ... thanks Jeff!

Funny
* Supreme Court to break up in Rehnquist leaves
* Some funny quotes, like : "Smoking helps you lose weight ... one lung at a time!"
* MS AntiSpyWare removes IE
* Cheney to be human billboard tomorrow
* Dems unveil plan to win back the South by 2076
* Law enforcement agencies pushing for bullet proof sleeves
* True: What are you getting your blog for Valentine's Day?
* Washing Machine vs Grenade ... keep your volume low!
* 125k bottles of whine for $100 (total) ... I am getting thirsty ...
* More from JibJab

Quote of the Day
@topsoil: The College Jeopardy winner wagered $1,337 in Final Jeopardy... seems more like the geek hero to me :)
@topsoil: I was hoping he'd come back and lose and then Alex would be like, "Sorry to say this...but you wagered $1337 and lost, which now means, *holds up sign* 'j00 4r3 n0t 1337.'"
@topsoil: Either that or Alex would just look at him and say, "pwn3d".
thanks BASH!

... found via MVRWC

Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) has been one of the most steadfast members of the Senate Republican leadership. But he's facing a tough re-election battle in 2006 against State Treasurer Bob Casey, Jr., who's pulling ahead of Santorum right now. We must keep this seat. You can help by contributing to Santorum’s campaign online.

Today is Wictory Wednesday. Every Wednesday, hundreds of bloggers ask their readers to donate to an important Republican campaign.

Quick Thoughts
* Celebrating the 15 year anniversary of Mayor (for life) Marion Barry's being busted for buying/smoking crack (with a prostitute, IIRC) ... oh, and he is back on the DC local govt. Lucky them, a perfect match!
* The Junkies are BACK, on ol' WJFK ... (after 99.1 went espanol) ... and now they get to sleep in a bit longer ... although I am afraid O'Reilly is gone :(.

News
* Iraq: 3 of the candidates have been killed
* EVERYONE should support the HEROES ACT - "Paying more than lip service to the troops" ... raises 'death benefit' for the family or soldiers killed in combat
* Iraq: Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa freed!
* MLK-day notes
* Wisconsin has election fraud problems too! ... Bush may have actually won the state! (Malkin has links to lots of great (relevant) articles!) ... and more here
* 8 Chinese firms 'helping' Iran?
* Speaking of China they are exercising their censorship muscle again
* Iraq: Borders being sealed during election ... why don't they do this for a more extended period??
* Russia Security forces foil hostage taking attempt ... found via Conservative Insurgent
* False Tsunami alert in Chile kills one
* Oil hits 7wk high, keeping stocks down ... damn cold weather
* Bush on Iran ... meanwhile, Pentagon blasts the 'secret ops in Iran' doc
* N. Korea 'suffering' from a Pro-Democracy movement? ... that would be excellent if they could challenge Little Kim
* Town in Minnesota hits -54! ... and VA's 50-70 degree weather has been converted into 0-20 degree weather, but STILL NO SNOW! Argh.
* Bush WILL be able to pray during his Inauguration ... thankfully, the case was thrown out! ... and Newdow should stop his irrational quest of trying to impose his views on everyone else ... UPDATE: Atheist files emergency appeal ... again - he MUST fail; preventing Bush from praying is an explicit denial of Bush's Freedom of Religion. Plain and simple!
* Some thoughts on Lefty Inauguration Day Events ... don't spend any money, turn your back, no eating, walk-out of class(!?) ... and other stupid + pointless things to do
* Israel: "Sharon had ordered troops 'to act immediately with no political or military restrictions'" ... to halt repeated rocket fire ...
* The Windsor-Detroit Express ... immigrant smuggling tunnel
* Virgin to offer gambling on Airbus' (recently announced) SuperJumbo
* Krispy Kreme cuts some fat (or a CEO, you pick)
* Japan +1 earthquake ... 6.3, in Hokkaido
* Iraqi resistance : " We Received Money and Arms from Syria and Iran"
* Oil-for-Food fiasco stool pigeon found
* Van detonation threatened ... talk about poor timing for your domestic dispute!
* Govenator declines to halt execution of convicted murderer
* Bush : We need better HumInt
* Palestinians (finally!) combating terrorists?

Interesting
* Julian Bond, from the NAACP, abuses MLK day the same way Kerry did ... NAACP is fighting to retain its relevance, and willfully misusing what should be a day focused on something else
* Rice2008! ... right now, I am thinking a Gingrich/Rice ticket would be good!
* An apology from the US to the Arab world ... interesting ...
* Imagine Jupiter moving at 99.9% of light speed ... Blazars can do it! ... and cosmic rays travel 99.99999999999999999999% the speed of light (99.9 + 19 9's)
* Fox had to pixelate cartoon butt ... FCC ...
* DDos'er arrested
* Dual-Core Pentiums to hit new record - in power consumption ... oh yeah, and they will be fast too
* Mars rover find a meteorite? ... UPDATE: Yes, it did!
* Symantec outlines plans for their latest acquisition (Veritas)
* Linux getting harder to crack? ... due to patches, better default installs ... the same concepts would help Win* (Is MS listening?)
* Amiga lives!? ... 15 years after Commodore blew it, you can get an AmigaOne Micro with OS4 ...
* More on Ali G (via Borat) mangling the National Anthem ... and don't forget “Throw the Jew Down the Well”!
* The Mad Tech on Immigration ... when he's right, he's right ... and him, he's always right ...
* Another reminder - Clinton said Social inSecurity was in dire straits!
* The lost generation? ... 18-21 year olds
* Is your church losing its way?
* Pope Pious XII and the Holocaust
* More on the Kuwait student who got flunked for writing a Pro-US essay
* Some students get special treatment - allowed to wear head wear ... "I think there should be one of two outcomes: (1) We realize that the law or rule was either wholly or partially unjustified to begin with, then change or eliminate it, or (2) if the rule or law is wholly justified, no religious exceptions should be made" ... exactly!
* Terrorists imitate Moore - make fake documentary about Israel
* Which (cough) loyal American described Saddam Hussein the dictator as "reserved, quiet, thoughtful and dignified".
* Some thoughts on Liberal Logic, Health Care
* TigerHawk, on buying press coverage
* Send Forbes to the UN? ... works for me!
* .Net GTLD management up for bid
* Some thoughts on the decline of Europe (specifically France) ... sidenote - France has maintained its unemployment rate of 9.9%, but optimistically expects that to plunge to 9.6% by the end of 2005. For comparison, the US unemployment rate is ~5.6%.
* Open-Source Biology?
* 1RU DAS unit
* Are these the reasons the 'housing bubble' hasn't burst?
* Good round-up on Iraq
* Why sue the guilty party when you can sue a rich company instead?
* Plantic : BioPlastic
* Google pushes a new HTML tag ... to help combat comment-spam
* Gmail as your second brain

Funny
* True!?: Little Billie Gates poses for Teen Beat photospread
* Cool Matrix/Bush pic
* Liberal Progressive Gangs will Clash at Inauguration ... the TurnYourBackers vs the StareHimDowners
* True: Speed Folding (of clothes)
* Bush Plan Sells Organs to Pay for Social Security
* I Am Not a Spammer! I Am a Human Being!
* CIA attacks al-Qaida with prescription drugs
* After 200 years of lackadaisical self-employment, the nation of Haiti is considering taking up a new occupation
* NBA becomes official sponsor of Genital Warts
* Prince William causes furor by wearing Yankee uniform
* America promises final solution for camp internees
* Bush was reading ‘My Pet Goat’ when tsunami news was given to him
* Baby: Over-the-hill party under-the-funny
* 24 hour drinking set to kill thousands
* True: Can Hatch survive the IRS?
* You Know Your Grown Up When........
* True: get a LOOONG email address

Click for boy don't I know this feeling!

Quote of the Day
tHiSiSbOb: I just lost a friend... He got into a car accident... Young people can die too. I just played starcraft with him the other day....
black_mage_s: Well, there is always the single player campaign.
thanks Bash for sharing how sensitive strangers on the net can be

Copied verbatim from a post at SPC by Ritchie:

A SPC is a fiscal conservative: the money I earn is mine. I understand the need for taxation to provide for the cops, firemen, military, and schools, but my taxes should not be used to pay for other people's mistakes and laziness, etc. God forbid that someone should have to take responsibility for their own welfare through hard work.....

A SPC is a social moderate and not a prude. If someone wants to be gay, then that is their business, but I don't want to see all these shirtlifters on their Gay Pride parades. You can get it on with the Goodyear Blimp if you want to, as long as you do it in the privacy of your own hangar.

They don't care if people listen to punk rock, heavy metal, Sam Kinison and Andrew Dice Clay, watch porn, play Grand Theft Auto, but think it shouldn't be exposed to people who might find such a thing offensive and unsuitable such as 8 year olds. They think if someone of an adult age and is exposed to such material, it isn't going to corrupt them and push them into worshipping Satan or turn them into a sexual pervert.

If you want to smoke pot and do drugs you can, but I don't think that I should pay for the rehabilitation of some druggie who has gone to rehab 15 times and can't kick the habit.

If you want an abortion, you can have one and as a last resort, but my tax dollars are going to fund your abortion. You breed it, you feed it, and not with endless welfare handouts from my taxes.

If you don't have to go to church to be a good upstanding person, and you don't care if people go to church; indeed, you welcome people having the right to worship at the place of their choice. You don't care if people wear religious symbols, but oppose religious fundamentalism and those who seek to impose religion in the public sphere.

Supports the military, cops, and firefighters. They are the ones who allow this country to survive.

Well, a few ideas. To sum up, people are big enough to make their own decisions and should take care of themselves, and should have every opportunity to forge their own path through hard work and self reliance without hurting anybody but themselves. If you can't be bothered to work, then you don't deserve my pity as you have every opportunity to succeed in the United States through hard work. I think Sam Kinison said it best: 'If you can't get it together in America, where else do you expect to make it work and make a life for yourself?'

... for the most part, I agree and fit that description (except that I am against abortion; and a touch more religion would do this country well ...)

Quick Thoughts
* Interesting - on MLK day I have seen not a single article on any of the big MSM sites that mentions this fact, let alone actually discussing his life, his accomplishments, etc. Regardless, we should all take a moment to reflect on this great man, and see if we have in within ourselves to accomplish great things as he did. Some good thoughts here and here and good link-farm-style round-up here ... and MLK would be sad about the way we have 'progressed'? ... oh and look, Kerry (ab)uses MLK day to take a sore-loser-shot @ Bush ... he is so pathetic.

News
* Iraq: Bishop Gorgis abducted!
* Inaugural security problems - VBIEDS ... and Malkin's comments, with a cool pic! ... and remember the context
* Iraq: Graner sentenced to 10 years for Abu Ghraib ... some complaining that 10y isn't enough. IMHO - 10y is about right.
* Subway crash in Thailand injures ~140 ... subway is only 6m old ...
* Airbus unveiling 'Super Jumbo Jet" ... weighs 305 tons, carries 555 ... and some pics here
* 67 year old gives birth to twins ... and she's quite the looker ... (cough)
* FOX does the appeasement thing? ... will run PSAs from an organization that has terrorist ties
* Egyptian Christian, and family, slain ... and more here
* Citizens’ Self-Defense Act ... make it happen!
* Iraq: Car bombing, Assassination both kill 8 ... updates: 81 suspected insurgents detained ... as 22 have died today
* EU may ban Nazi symbolism ... I am by no stretch a Nazi-sympathizer, but aren't these supposedly free societies?
* Tsunami-themed malware ... despicable ...
* Several on-air slip ups on TV ...racial slurs, dead teenagers ... several firings.
* London Times (via PLW), on Bush
* Spain indicts 8 more (suspected) terrorists
* Absentee voting for Iraq's upcoming elections
* Babawa Wawa ambushes Mrs. Bush, and someone has some not so nice (but correct) thoughts on that! ... "I'm Barbara Walters, and I was once a respected journalist"

Interesting
* South Park Conservatives! ... and here I thought it was just a half-joke!
* NEA fears merit-based pay? ... and read the comments, a lively discussion ... and more here
* Some 'Questions of the Day' on Tax Cuts ... worth reading! ... hint:old-school Dems were FOR TAX CUTS.
* WinXP unattended installation creation directions! ... nice! ...
* True mobile computing
* High(er) Speed Broadband in our near future ... Comcast "is expected that the company will raise its basic level of service from 3mbps to 4mbps for download, and from 256kbps to 384kbps for upload" ... sweet! ... meanwhile, Verizon's FTTP program aims to get you 15mbps+ ... sweeter! ...
* Black Holes trigger star birth
* The reason some standardized test scores are 'plummeting' ... when you quit teaching the important things, kids quit learning the important things ...
* FDA : No OTC Mevacor
* More Oil-for-Food-Fiasco follow-up ... UN : still corrupt, broken and UNneeded?
* Overclock your calculator! ... for the uber-geek in you ...
* Shakespeare had Syphilis?
* Iraq: Elections are coming soon ...
* CIA : EU might disappear w/i 15 years? ... unless reformation occurs ...
*" What was the population of the United States of America in the years 1850, 1900, 1950, 2000. What is it today?"
* Is our soon-to-be new AG soft on immigration issues? ... let's hope he gets over that!
* More on the incredible shrinking deficit
* A(nother) Review of Blog
* More thoughts on Ed Kennedy ... open mouth, insert foot ... logic defying statements like "Democrats may be in the minority in Congress, but we speak for the majority of Americans"! ... or we can quote Ted Kennedy, if you prefer? :P ...
* Patterico attacks the LA Times, Part One ... and Part Two
* More thoughts on the no-longer-secret US operations inside Iran ... the word for today is treason ... and The Art of the Blog's thoughts
* Thank You Tony Blair!
* Plan B w/o a prescription? ... good thing, IMHO!
* Online Hymnal ... Methodist-oriented, and with the music!
* "I’m sorry - you’re just not worth it" ... a quick note to wayward/lazy parents ...
* Honoring a monster? ... child-molester bio-pic up for Best Movie? ... found via LongTimeGone
* Troops damaging historic area ... the answer is the terrorists shouldn't hide in historic areas, mosques
* Ever want a PC that looks like an NES?
* Micro-Machine builds its own muscles! ... next, old-school 'B' movies and robotic overlords
* Ski resort prices shoot upward ... $100k for a parking space, renting a whole mountain?? ... methinks I'll just stay home and play with the kid, or play Halo2 :)
* Primer for Big Screen noobs
* Test for ADHD
* The Jeep Gladiator ... concept "Super Utility Truck" ... it's a transformer! (watch the video, you'll understand)
* Gore! Gore! Gore! ... why not, he has about the same chance as Kerry did (and not like Hillary would let him slide in) ... Oh, and you need to see the pic :)
* Communism ain't dead yet
* No WMDs in Iraq - revisited
* Want to make a clear HDD?
* Motorola + Oakley = Bluetooth sunglasses ... and Motorola is also embedding wireless tech into clothing
* Google plugging holes

Funny
* New OOTS! ... cross-class skills are the key to a rich and
fulfilling life!
* New RVB (#47)
* True: How to block IE users from your site ... knowing that this means 90% of the world can't get to your site
* True: Elektra bombs ... it did worse than Catwoman! ... My wife & I went and saw Meet The Fockers instead :P (worth mentioning, for me anyway - this was our first 'date' since Riley was born!)
* True: No one checks the signature
* The Walmart Prank
* Evil American culture invading China ... KFC going like gangbusters!
*Wish it was True: href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/005/141kgagb.asp"> Alternate Inauguration Address : America is divided by jerks
*True: The degradation of Jackson's Face ... found via TigerHawk
* Turn Windows into Linux ... be sure to catch step 11! (Thanks Paul!)

Quote of the Day
"Today, Social Security is sound, but a demographic crisis is looming. By 2030, there will be twice as many elderly as there are today, with only two people working for every person drawing Social Security. After 2032, contributions from payroll taxes will only cover 75 cents on the dollar of current benefits. So we must act, and act now, to save Social Security." (emphasis added)
-- President William Jefferson Clinton, 1998
thanks NTU!

In an email (claiming to be) from Robert Redford said:
(Note - it was sent to a friend of a family member, certainly not me! ... and the message is available here.

I will comment at the end ...

Dear NRDC BioGems Defender,
No one voted on Election Day to destroy the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. But President Bush is now claiming a mandate to do exactly that. Congressional leaders are pushing for a quick vote that would turn America's greatest sanctuary for Arctic wildlife into a vast, polluted oil field.
Even worse, they are planning to avoid public debate on this devastating measure by hiding it in a must-pass budget bill.
Please go to http://www.savebiogems.org/arctic/takeaction.asp?ms=RR0501 right now and send a message telling your U.S. senators and representative to reject this sneak attack on the Arctic Refuge.
And please forward my message to your friends, family and colleagues. We must mobilize millions of Americans in opposition as quickly as possible.
Don't believe for a second that the president is targeting the Arctic Refuge for the sake of America's energy security or to lower gas prices at the pump.
President Bush knows full well that oil drilled in the Arctic Refuge would take ten years to get to market and would never equal more than a paltry one or two percent of our nation's daily consumption. Simply put, sacrificing the crown jewel of our wildlife heritage would do nothing to reduce gas prices or break our addiction to Persian Gulf oil.
But if the raid on the Arctic Refuge isn't really about gas prices or energy security, then what is it about? It's the symbolism.
The Arctic Refuge represents everything spectacular and everything endangered about America's natural heritage. It embodies a million years of ecological serenity ... a vast stretch of pristine wilderness ... an irreplaceable birthing ground for polar bears, caribou and white wolves.
It is the greatest living reminder that conserving nature in its wild state is a core American value. It stands for every remnant of wilderness that we, as a people, have wisely chosen to protect from the relentless march of bulldozers, chain saws and oil rigs. And that's why the Bush administration is dead set on destroying it.
By unlocking the Arctic Refuge, they hope to open the door for oil, gas and coal giants to invade our last and best wild places: our western canyon lands, our ancient forests, our coastal waters, even our national monuments.
This is the real agenda behind the raid on the Arctic Refuge and the entire Bush-Cheney energy plan: to transfer our public estate into corporate hands so it can be liquidated for a quick buck.
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) admitted as much when he said this battle over the Arctic Refuge is really a fight over whether energy exploration will be allowed in similarly sensitive areas in the future. "It's about precedent," Rep. DeLay said.
I take him at his word. If we let the president and Congress plunder the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for the sake of oil company profits, then no piece of our natural heritage will be safe from wholesale destruction.
Please go to http://www.savebiogems.org/arctic/takeaction.asp?ms=RR0501 and tell your senators and representative they have no mandate to destroy the Arctic Refuge. Then please be sure to forward this message to as many people as you can.

And thank you for speaking out at this critical time.
Sincerely,
Robert Redford
Board of Trustees
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

* First - Obviously, I encourage everyone to go to contact Congress in support of drilling in the ANWR. Any resource we have within our borders should be used for the improvement of our nation. Yes, some care should be taken to limit any environmental damage the the surrounding area - but prohibiting all access just makes no sense!
* Second - If there were easy reasons to justify not doing so, would the NRDC need to resort to lies / intentionally misleading statements ("vast, polluted oil field", "sneak attack", "Don't believe for a second").
* Third - "to transfer our public estate" ... whoops, wait right there. Exactly right. Our public estate. Let's put it to work for our public!

... in real life, that is. Not many posts just yet :(

News
* Magnesium fire @ plant in Indiana , evac ensues
* Mother used bleach to kill daughter ... and Mother & son tag-team rape?
* Japanese baby gets six organ transplant
* Amber Alert in NC : biological parents kidnaps kids from foster home
* Iraq: Poll attacks planned ... that's what security it for, right?
* US performing secret* missions inside Iran? ... * - or, not so secret, now?
* Earthquake: Official Death Toll rises to 162k+
* Iraq: US launches new offensive in Mosul
* Space Weather CME event!

Interesting
* Excellent discussion on the church & state thing ... "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God."
* Payola!
* Islam, the religion of peace? ... tip o' the hat to Jeff Gindy! ... or perhaps Islam has been hijacked?
* Kennedy bloviates some more ... "Iraq is George Bush's Vietnam" ... (cough)Easy to comment from the sidelines, eh, Ed? (I know it is - I am doing it now!)
* RePost: Read the bible, get 47 years in jail? ... this cannot stand ...
* A Mandatory assignment from MVRWC : right a letter to Foothill College!
* 2008 : Condi v Hillary?
* Puerto Rico now sad the USAF base is closing ... no more US $ for you
* Technorati +tags
* LiveJournal suffers outage
* Another site detailing the MANY failures of the UN
* "In order to control this countries density, we must control our borders"
* "Until Then" ... thanksNashif!
* Party needs work?

Funny
* True: Moore's high school doesn't like him that much
* ... later, need to move furniture all over Northern Virginia - woopie! ... OK, its later!
* True: 4"nails in your skull can cause a toothache
* Crafty Gene isolated
* The Magic Infinity Ball

Quick Thoughts
* It's Friday - everyone relax, enjoy the day and try to leave work early. Enjoy! Oh, and watch BattleStar Galactica tonight!
* Hate reading/discussing/debating/ Politics? Love Freedom? I ask you - It is your choice -- be ignorant, shirk responsibility, and hide from world and lose money, freedom, and rights now and forever; or work hard, fight against oppression daily, and shine the light of truth on evil and enjoy freedom, prosperity, and justice ... gratuitously echoed from Ogre
* Click-tasm : I have signed up for another clickie, hence the big adds above here ... BlogBanners ... this is in addition to BlogClicker and BlogExplosion ... those links will (cough) help you sign-up, with me as your referrer ... :)
* Sports Junkies are apparently coming back on the air; mid-day @ JFK! (Does that mean O'Reilly is out? Damn! ... why don't they just drop Howard (since he is leaving anyway?) and keep the Junkies as a morning-drive show??)
* Just saw Meet the Fockers ... and all I can say is FUNNY! As good as the first, maybe better!

News
* Earthquake: Malaria threatening
* JFK Airport getting Iris Scanners? ... a way to skip the lines!
* Titan has a visitor! ... successfully landed, "first real telemetry from Huygens should reach Earth around 10:21 a.m. EST" and "first science data is anticipated to arrive by 11:15 a.m. EST" .. UPDATE(11:40am):all going well ... and pix arriving! ... images!
* Man busted for Ricin possession
* Earthquake: India is now willing to let outside aid come into the country ... well, how magnanimous of them ...
* Malware turning some off the net?
* Prince Harry being sent to Auschwitz ... and more here, and a note about January 27th!
* N. Korea coming back to the Nuclear talks?
* Bush : Social (in)Security plan will not cut benefits
* Weather: Ohio flooding some more
* Weather: Evac in Cali ... fear of dam leak in Riverside County
* BT's Broadband crashing and burning ... teeny-little glitch, aka a massive network failure
* Oil slipping downward just a bit
* S. Cali to get aerial drone surveillance
* Iraq: 28 Prisoners escape
* "No Under God" louse aiming to pull prayer from Inauguration ... this has to fail ...
* "Triangulating the War" ... revisionist current eventism (by the left)?
* Iraq: 3 GIs killed ... and 15 ING kidnapped
* Hammas supporters pushing US Sate Dept for 'Worldwide Islamophobia Report'
* Soldier gets a honorable welcome home, for his honorable service
* Throwing your mom out to some pit bulls not such a good idea
* Inauguration: Suspicious activity warning
* Iraq: Abu Ghraib, Graner convicted

Interesting
* Thoughts on media in the US ... acting as a political party more than anything else, the American Mainstream Media Party (AMMP) ... excellent!
* WinXP + MSOXP Crack Generator ... totally defeats WPA ... hmm, interesting.
* Tetris, the worm?
* CNN disrespects bloggers ... which is OK, because bloggers (and everyone else?) disrespect CNN ...
* Anti-War Driving paint? ... blocks WiFi, etc. Sadly, not good for external applications :(
* Amazon Space Flight Center?
* Adopted kids get half the $$ too!
* Gateway reselling eMachines?
* Power-conscious DRAM
* BitTorrent Search Engine ... up, for now anyway :)
* Macy's to stop racial profiling ... too bad ...
* Virtual Snowflakes
* Wrestling spreads Herpes?
* Something special about Aluminum Clusters
* A call for Bounty Hunters / Mercenaries ... and here I thought that was a dead market, no pun intended
* No FCUK for you?
* Crop dust the enemy with X? ... "would make enemy soldiers sexually irresistible to each other" ... and then "we send in the SEALs and clean up"
* Some thought son 'Article III' judges ... judicial activism at its best/worst ... and more thoughts here, specifically about the Supreme Court
* Academia : Elitist & Liberal ... is that a surprise to anyone?
* CBS alters their report, and tries to prevent copying-pasting?
* Anyone remember when the Dems where crying about Social inSecurity's problems? ... the crisis they now deny exists ... and PFA : ads regarding Social inSecurity reform
* True: Marry your Baby's Daddy Day
* DIY : Noise Canceling headphones
* Did you know GM seeds are licensed, and you only get the one "generation"?
* Oracle cutting 5k, mostly ex-PS employees we presume
* UFOs are real?
* Blue Bracelets for whiny losers : "I sort of felt ashamed, and didn't really want to be associated with being an American" ... then go back to London

* Planet getting dimmer? ... and I don't mean dumber, although that may apply as well :(
* P2P 'seeders' to be targeted next
* More on Social inSecurity ... and a simple fix, from CATO
* NC : About to get more taxes?
* Food Timeline ... interesting factoids, like - we've had wine since 6000BC ...
* Boeing Q4 profits wiped out
* Lutherans to permit Gay Clergy? ... found via It Is What It Is
* Some thoughts on church & state
* Some thoughts on Richard Clarke's latest ~~garbage pile~~book
* 60Minutes-Wednesday, and Ra^ther, to get the ax after all?
* Postcard from Afghanistan
* Dems whining in Georgia ... trying to play the race card ...
* Swiss Banks (FINALLY!) releasing account info from Nazi victims
* RIP : Media Lab Europe ... and some thoughts on the 'culture of sponsorship' that Europe is missing?
* Curing diseases modern medicine has left behind

Funny
* So, where are the WMDs? ... from MarkLevinFan :)
* Comic: Dilbert : no connection between effort & reward
* Comic: Ah, yes - taunt the gormless
* Bill Bennett given control of social security funds
* Republicans posing as Iraqis prompt election-fraud concerns
* Destruction of Food Pyramid distressing Egyptians
* Is laughing at a Diabetes joke insensitive? ... but, seriously, it is funny ... and read the comments, others left good 'poems' as well!
* Elves Of Valinor Warn Of "Critical Security Flaw" In Palantír Browsers
* In meals protest, Delta pilots eat garbage during flight
* Lance Armstrong to compete in Tour de Iraq
* CNN listens to Stewart, cancels Crossfire
* Indonesia welcomes foreign aid with closed fists
* True: Stupid warning label
* True: PETA releasing a video game : Grand Left Auto ... you run around saving animals. You can't make this stuff up!
* Bet you wish you could say these things ...
* (funny) If we're lucky, the comet will be filled with creamy nougat

Quote of the Day
* Earning money would be fun if it wasn't so taxing.
thanks Another Day, Another Play!

* halfbakedbuzzard: my next door neighbors house is on fire
halfbakedbuzzard: brb, gotta get the camera
thanks BASH!

Quick Thoughts
* As I briefly mentioned yesterday - 99.1 HFS, as we knew it previously, died @ 10am (not noon) yesterday. Instead of being the DC-metro area's 'alternative rock' station it is now a Spanish-language music station. Not anything wrong with that per se, but HFS has been an institution for years (I assume the long-lived HFStival is dead as well). The worst part about this - no more Sports Junkies, and although I rarely got to listen to it I will also miss Loveline :( ). Junkies post a quick "We'll be back" ... with the requisite Terminator pic :P.
* Not to complain again about the distinct lack of snow here - but why is Northern Virginia going to be in the 70s today? Parts of Montana will not get UP TO 0 Degrees until next week, some town out west has no power and temperatures reaching -50 ... and here I will be putting my top down for the ride home (as long as the rain holds off, that is)
* Not that anyone cares, but I am using Firefox as my ONLY browser. For a long time I was dual-browsing ... no more. Firefox has impressed me enough to kick IE to the curb! (and I found a spell-checker extension too :) ).

News
* Earthquake: Indonesia Death Toll up to 200k+ ... still waiting for something that says it isn't going to hit 1M in one country (India) alone! (Sadly, Indonesia's updated toll brings overall total up to 272k)
* Amber Alert issued in OK, scroller to the right (or click here)
* Iraq: Powell : Troops might start leaving this year ... meanwhile gunmen kill 6, and kidnap a Turkish man ... condolences to those killed, and prayers for a safe release of the kidnapee
* Weather: Your everyday 200 car pileup (in Michigan) ... sadly, 2 dead (and another person died in a 20 car pileup in Indiana) ... I have lots of family up there and hope everyone is OK!
* Russia selling missile to Syria?
* Canada about to start culling the herd ... literally ... (trying to stop/contain their little mad cow problem)
* Baseball to (finally) be drug free?
* DRM trojan ... as if DRM wasn't bad enough all by itself ...
* Weather: Nevada, Arizona, Utah suffer same rains that killed 10 in Cali
* FBI blow $500M on failed SW development effort ... no " Virtual Case File" for you!
* Iraq: al-Sistani Rep + 5 other killed ... condolences for them!
* More on the Trade Deficit ... and remember, Trade Deficit != Budget Deficit!
* Iraq: Baghdad election center director killed
* Oil up to $48/b ... sad & bad ...
* Weather: Venice running dry

Interesting
* Cool Iraq Pix & story ... found via LongTimeGone ... also has links to two excellent Iraq-centric/based blogs, here and here
* More thoughts on Kid Rock & Inaugurations ... again, while I like some of his music I don't think he should perform @ the Inauguration ...
* Soros group to give 'unlimited funds' to Dems?
* Weather: Malkin comments on the mudslides, and the victims thereof
* Opera free to Universities ... $1 was too much ... feeling the fire(fox)?
* Cisco buys Airspace ... enterprise WiFi ...
* VMWare rolls-out 'software in a can'
* Genetic Morse Code used to switch genes on & off?
* "Can you name a modern non-Muslim country that uses it's police to raid a Jewish school with the specific purpose of terrifying and alienating it's students and community at large?"
* Machines Rising Up : flaming DVDs this time
* Salt is everywhere ... the recent tsunami appears to have 'poisoned' the local aquifer, rendering wells unusable!
* Ever wonder what (literally) your time is worth? Check the salary clock! ... your earnings per second :) ...
* Teaching + IT = ____ ?
* Bats killing Peruvian kids ... 2300 bites! ... " Bat bite cases are appearing nearly every day, he said, adding that most attacks occur while people are asleep at night. Symptoms include fever, muscular pains, convulsions and death."
* Is the 'West' morally superior? * Donnie Darko Director's Cut being released in Feb
* Mini-Google Appliance ... to get the price below $32k :)
* Progressive Auto Insurance not so progressive? ... questionable financing of 'front groups'
* Social inSecurity dialogue going downhill? ... I don't see how this could happen,with the Dems vowing to be obstructionist and all ...
* More thought son foreign involvement in Iraq ... "the Saudi government is useless"
* Some thoughts on the 2nd Amendment
* Quantum Astronomy Double-Slit?
* Earthquake, the movie?
* Some funny cartoons Hillary, Kofi
* Look inside the birth of a start
* Airwave/frequency regulation bunging everything up?
* "Lifestyle Center" Rats just doesn't have the same ring ... malls getting 'renamed'?
* Seargant goes AWOL instead of re-deploying to Iraq ... justified court martial ensues
* A Cosmic Ray 'spring'
* Offshore gambling via the Isle of Man
* A few gadgets from CES2005 ... including a 102" TV (1920x1080 progressive scan) ... and a cool 'fake room' ... :)
* Ever wonder which companies are investing in Spyware?
* BitTorrent, eXeem, Meta-Torrent, Podcasting: "What? So What?"
* An hour of DVD w// a cassette?
* The Rasterbater ... get your mind out of the gutter; it enables billboard size printings of your pix!
* Beavis can drive a Fuel Tanker? ... arsonists yes, murderers no. What?
* Shutdown libraries?
* Remove Term Limits?
* Internet Black Widow ... old woman, after your pension
* Google losing ground ... and did you catch the "EPIC" mini-movie from yesterday?
* Titan getting a visitor ... "Huygens Probe"
* Space launches are making kids sick? ... hydrazine the culprit

Funny
* New OOTS! ... shoulda stuck with a pony
* True: Prince Harry wears Nazi costume to party ... not so bright ...
* True: Introducing the iGrill! ... Foreman Grill + PC, all in one!
* True!: Girls = Evil ... oldie but goodie ...
* True?: "European Union" translate into German" ...
* Bush accuses Saddam of telling truth
* Racism put aside to make a better burger
* Yo momma so ___ ... insults for NetHack ... "Yo mommas so stupid she thinks cockatrice is another word for a three way"
* NASA to use Yugos to deflect asteroids
* Anti-Racism laws cause Racism to mutate into stronger form ... law resistant strain ...
* Racial Harmony achieved by casting Black Computer Wiz
*Song parody Have Fun with Encryption ... to the tune of 'Walk Like an Egyptian'
* Bush Praises Palestinians For Electing "Somewhat Pronounceable" Leader with Mahmoud Abbas
* Dean : Dems must pass torch to new generation of losers
* Warrant Issued for Michael Moore on Accusations of Treason
* Bush Named Humanitarian Disaster of the Year
* Marlboro Cancels ‘Kiddarettes’ Program
* Don King sues himself over documentary
* Baby: I Love Bologna-Magnet, It Loves Fridge
* Brad Pitt Leaves Jennifer Aniston, Moves in With Colin Farrell
* U.S. Pledges $350 Million and Magical Unicorns for Tsunami Relief
* Sad: Want to be a whiny loser? ... I heard one of the organizers of the "turn your back on Bush' on the radio this AM, and she said there are "literally thousands" of people upset about Bush winning. "Literally Thousands"?? That doesn't sound like a problem to me, or is she just that dumb?
* More on Lemonade
*Stupid/True: Parents abuse their child by naming the child Yahoo ... beat-downs to ensue ...
* Bees, Silk, Spiders
* Photoshop: Goofus & Gallant
* True: Dirty Harry will shoot Moore
* Is your son a hacker?

Quotes of the Day
*Monsoon: They could make a TV show about IRC. Call it "American Idle"
thanks BASH!

*I'm so miserable without you, it's almost like you're here.
that & more @ Another Day, another play

From CQ, January 12th is World Relief Day

... January 12th World Relief Day ... donate their take-home pay for January 12th to the tsunami relief effort at World Vision. We can show what a handful of determined private individuals can do to help. If you can't afford to donate all of your take-home pay for that day, please donate what you can ... found via CQ, link/pic above :) ... (FWIW - I gave through the ARC, where my employer would match 100% of my donation)

Quick Thoughts
* Being a ClickWhore I have signed up for BlogClicker in addition to BlogExplosion ... if you want mo' traffic sign up. And use these links, so am your 'referrer' :).
* 99.1 HFS is now a Spanish-language radio channel?? No more Sports' Junkies?? Aaaaaaah. My mornings may never recover.

News
* Iraq: 3 Iraq's killed in convoy attack
* Weather: Cali mudslide death toll rises to 10
* Sudan +Polio
* WorldCom settlement challenged
* Diet & Cancer, linked? ... red meat bad for you (pfft)
* Sub sustained more damage than announced? ... half of the crew injured?
* Germany nabs 14 terror suspects
* Trade Gap Hits Record High in November
* Is your Gmail being intercepted? ... and if you need an invite, let me know!
* Earthquake: Indonesian Govt getting in the way of aid? ... and more here ... "Marines distributing food and water to them will NOT be permitted to carry their weapons to defend themselves, should radical Islamicists attempt to kill or kidnap them" ...WHAT???
* 'Hacker' breaches TMobile ... US Secret Service agent communications intercepted
* Iraq: US abandons WMD search
* Powell : UN must be held accountable ... even better : US drops out of the UN altogether
* Don King sues ESPN for $2.5B ... he should be sued for his hair ...
* Weather: Chicago +Lightning Storm
* Your everyday 50 car pileup ... on I96 in Michigan
* Flight sent back to UK ... 'no fly' passenger on board
* Police can track your GPS WITHOUT a warrant!

Interesting
* The future - Google GRID, MS Newbotster, GoogleZon, Epic ... wow, quite interesting ... all flash presentation of 'the techno-future', up through the death of the New York Times in 2014 ... that alone makes it worhtwhile! :)
* Introducing the Jeep Hurricane ... it has TWO HEMI's :) ... "670 horsepower, and offer 740 foot-pounds of torque. It has 14 inches of ground clearance, and does 0 to 60 in less than 5 seconds."
* Largest stars ever found
* Windows (or any PC, really) Emergency Triage Kit
* JPG compression 30%
* RadShields for Astronauts
* Planet being dessicated?
* Boy gets his wish - 130k Christmas Cards
* Stop the press - Bradifer might pull through
* SpellChecker for Firefox!
* NT4.0 support going bye-bye
* US had a $1B Federal Surplus last year?
* Thoughts on filibusters, and Wash-State
* Some thoughts on Iraq
* " How many jobs has the United States lost to China between the years 1989 and 2003?"
* Big bang sound waves explain galaxy clustering
* Some thoughts on infant mortality
* New Symbian virus issues
* Large mammals ate dino's?
* Federal Sentencing rules getting the hatchet?
* Need Money? Sell your grandchildren ... or maybe not.
* Clerks sequel in the works? ... that would be sweet!
* Thatcher pleas guilty in coup attempt
* Airbus gets state aid ... :( ...
* Deep Impact takes off
* Dems plan on being obstructionist ... is that really anything new?
* Did Ali G mangle the Star Spangled Banner?
* What makes a man smell, well, like a man?
* Leapfrog pen! ... a talking, computerized pen that can translate words into other languages, or help with math and spelling homework ... SWEET! (I never had cool toys like this!)
* MP3 goes 5.1 channel ... backwards compatible, minimal file size growth ...
* Russia +AIDS
* Next year's 'to watch' cars
* Simultaneous release of movies into theaters, onto DVD, onto the Net?
* School administrators can't figure out why math scores are declining ... but tis obvious to everyone else
* Why is Michael a Republican?
* Arnold on a roll
* The Diplomad lambastes the UN
* CFG vs AARP
* A nice, aggressive Federal Budget?

Funny
* NSFW?: Dirty Monkey Pix
* True: Drunk Freighter Captain
* True: Angry at your cel provider? Don't do this :)
... more coming ...

... and check the July 9th is Buy a Gun Day link too!!

Quick Thoughts
* While I can agree, in general, that having HAZMAT cargo going through your neighborhood is not desirable, DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton's pushes to have all HAZMAT trains diverted is a bit too much unless/until the same is taken into consideration for all residential areas. Since this is not quite feasible, and wouldn't address all of the related concerns, I think the best solution is to ensure that the cargo containers are properly constructed and maintained. That would probably be just a bit cheaper than re-routing all HAZMAT trains around ALL residential / populous areas, no?

News
* Canada covered in mad cows? ... 3rd case found ... ok, so maybe not 'covered', but still ...
* Cel Phones should NOT be given to kids! ... radiation ...
* Weather: Cali mudslide ... 12 dead, 21 missing ... condolences & prayers!
* Ukraine: Loser (Yanukovych) challenging ... must be a Democrat :P
* DC vs Fed : who pays for inauguration? ... speaking of the inauguration : crosses have been banned from the parade! ... what?? ... "religious bigotry"
* Oil rises way too high - back in the $45/b range ... only $15-20 too high
* PowerLine, in it from the beginning, does a post-mortem on Ra^thergate ... and they link to Whitewash ... " The CBS Report ignores the heart of the controversy, refuses to draw conclusions, and strengthens the hand of Mary Mapes and Dan Rather"
* Dean for DNC leadership? ... might be the single best thing for the RNC!
* Is the threat of Nuking Mecca all that is keeping us safe? ... wow ... same site, same general topic : "Remember, we can all be dead in a moment"
* Bush taps as Michael Chertoff as DHS Chief (nominee) ... and more here
* Sun protection - in a pill! ... found via DGCI, speaking of which - do what Day-By-Day says and everyone go there
* N. Korea : where proper grooming is REQUIRED BY LAW ... to fend of the evil westerners
* MS -1 CFO
* Clues to origin of AIDS

Interesting
* More on the Fair Tax ... excellent .. and speaking of taxes : "What year was the first permanent income tax in America created and put into full force? What were the income tax rates at the time?" ... "It was used by Lincoln during the Civil War and was later declared unconstitutional"
* Moonbat Alert: Screw You, America ... hmm, I wonder why they are losing ground? ... Oh, and profanity alert ... found via RightNation! ... (dunno how I missed this before - it is dated mid-November)
* Due to the wave of browser vuln's (IE & Mozilla), users encouraged to use Lynx ... hahahha ... I would simply recommend running a good PFW (ZoneAlarm), the usual barrage of AntiSpyware tools (SpyWareBlaster,AdAware,SpyBostS&D, and the recently unveiled (into beta, that is) MS Anti-SpyWare), and if you are really serious PIVX's Qwik-Fix is cool as well!
* Success in the Workplace, part one
* The sub hit an undersea mountain ... "it's coming right for me" ... and don't we, like, have maps and stuff?
* "SiteDigger" : Is your company's website leaking info?
* Virgin will take you into space ... I won't make the obvious mile-high-club references ...
* Like Google, but open source & without the ads? ... well, not quite ... and might be illegal :)
* Milky Way's Stellar Graveyard
* Some thoughts on Democracy in the Arabic World
* Cisco hopping in bed with EMC?
* First direct sighting of an extra-solar planet
* Rumor : Flash-based iPod?
* NASA's Deep Impact
* Bio-Computers?
* Blogger's Bill of Rights? ... found via MadTech
* Theocracy in Iraq? ... probably not ...
* Google-bias?
* Someone who feels Kid Rock should perform at the inauguration celebrations ... I disagree. While I appreciate his support, and in fact like his music (I am what Malkin calls a "South Park Conservative" :) ), The inauguration should exemplify what the party stands for ...
* Where do your Congressional Representative fall on the Political Spectrum?
* Not that it matters :), but can you name the countries of Europe?
* The Fallen Hero Project
* Anti-Spyware Showdown
* Encrypted email for non-technical people
* 2, 2, 2 video cards in one ... Gigabyte offers SLI on one card
* AARP wants to raise your taxes
* Social inSecurity : Crisis starts in 5 years ... don't believe the 35 year estimate, or that (even worse) 'there is no crisis' ...
* Government says no to spending controls ... damn ...
*
* Nortel -profits, -5 board members
* Apple unveils naked Mac for $499, mini iPod for ~$99 ... and more here
* IBM 'releasing' 500 patents
* 'Author' of the stupid Air Marshall dress code to be gone by FEB01?
* Feminism and Murder
*
* ID Thief gets 14 years to ponder his misdeeds
* Are you fighting a WiFi traffic jam ... in my ghetto I am the only one :)
* Flexible LCDs
* World's Biggest BSOD ... Times Square runs Win*?
* Tired of crappy (mostly news) site registration? Enter 'Bug Me Not'

Funny
* True: Wanna hear some moonbats?
* Sad-but-True: Life's Incompetents
* Bush proposes dividing Iraq into red, blue states
* 'Friends' fans atwitter
* Movie Reviews ... "as chilling as an unplugged refrigerator"
* Why everyone should do a show & tell once in awhile

Quote of the Day
Hibashira: Tommah
FraudulentTommah: what
Hibashira: let's make a baby
FraudulentTommah: out of what
thanks Bash!

Word of the Day
Pajamahadeen: bloggers who fact-check traditional media, and then challenge them.
... thanks Hasty Ruminations!

Quick Thoughts
* This is how the left supports our troops ... "You can’t be all that you can be if you’re DEAD" , originally in an email from a Wide Awake^TM reader
* Again - I have added 'Amazon's Tsunami Relief Pay Box' over to the right, please consider donating whatever you can afford to spare ... 100% of your donation goes to the ARC! They have collected $15,208,787.51 to date! (not going up as fast as before - keep giving people, remember that there are months of aid-related work left!) ... Also - reminder - January 12th is World Relief Day
* 24 rocks. IMHO, easily one of the best shows on TV. Period.
* CBS : busted & broken. See long list of resources / thoughts / quote below.

News
* Iraq: Allawi seeking to push elections back? ... totally the wrong move, IMHO. Nothing encourages terrorism like letting it achieve its desired effect ...
* Earthquake: US Helicopter delivering aid crashes ... thankfully, everyone survived!
* Iraq: 2 more US fatalities ... and Baghdad Deputy Police Chief (and his son, also a cop) assassinated ... condolences for them and prayers to their families ... and UK sending more troops
* More on the UN / Oil for Food Fiasco ... funneling "an estimated $1.7 billion to $4.4 billion" directly to Saddam ... and more here ... and Excellent write-up on the UN's MANY failures ... (found via The Neo-Progressive) ... and another excellent dissection of the UN ... found via Conservative Dialysis
* More on the (now damaged) US nuclear sub that hit ground ... and my condolences for the seaman that died in that accident
* Weather: Sierra Nevada = 19' of snow ... yes, 19 FEET of snow. And I can't even get 1/2 foot :( ... and my condolences to all those killed in all this freak weather!
* Rupert Murdoch spending $7B to buy all FOX shares
* Are the feds actually targeting Hillary ... that would be such a shame if she had to spend some time in Martha's cel
* Lock 7 year old in trunk so you can party = probation
* Ra^thergate fallout : CBS -4 employees ... and more here ... and Malkin has an interesting thing or two to add ... "Instead of relying on disinterested, qualified document experts, Rather and Mapes (grateful for Col. Hackworth's invaluable assistance in her acclaimed Abu Ghraib expose, no doubt) ignore the complete worthlessness of Hackworth's "expertise" and crusade to include his ill-informed, inflammatory interview in their hit piece on Bush" ... and from Patterico : "Here's a Recommendation for You: Report the Truth"; while CQ has a lot to say as well ... and you can read CBS's whole report(PDF) here
* New Solar Cells ... paint-able ... 30% efficiency (better than current technologies) ... sweet!
* Iraq: Iraqi Police Dogs no longer starving! ... thanks to Hill's Pet Nutrition

Interesting
* Good - "The Passion of the Christ" wins Best Drama ... Bad - "Moore's Fable" (aka F9/11) also wins an award ... and a few more thoughts on Moore
* The cause of strange cosmic shapes ... magnetic fields, if you are too lazy to read the article :)
* Nanotech Muscles?
* GM - reinventing the car?
* Olive Oil - the key to cancer
* AMD announce Centrino rival
* Progressive philosophy punks progress ... "Progressive-ism the newest of special interest groups, have sprung up like a Morning Glory ... and chokes the life out of everything it touches."
* Arthritis - genetic cause found?
* Multi-tasking gadgets @ CES
* Sperm Magnet ... Infertility aid (and here I thought that was just an attractive woman)
* Iapetus (one of Saturn's moons) has an unusually large ridge
* Elections should require Photo IDs ... I don't understand why they don't!
* January 19th, 2038 - the next Y2k? ... will your Unix run out of time? (two days in a row where I have posted a " the next Y2k" scenario - sweet!)
* Proposal for Social (in)Security reform ... and* $1615 or $7256, you pick ... I just did the calculator thingie and my rate of return is expected to be 0.2%, oh and I got the nice comment of "For the government to meet all its commitments to you, the payroll tax will have to be 27.99% when you retire in 2040" ... what Social Security problem?
* Fair Tax?
* Mark Levin shares
* Here comes the Boom ... cool armor pix, more at Armor Geddon
* a few thoughts on Meritocracy
* How many U.N. Security Council resolutions has there been against the Israelis between the years 1955 and 2002? Against Palestine?
* Afghanistan update ... long, but worthwhile, read (found via TigerHawk)
* NOW is busy bemoaning Bush' win and helping child killers ... and more here
* More on Texas' mis-spending DHS Grants?
* Newt on the right track? ... "This war is not primarily about terrorism," he writes, "It is about an Islamist insurgency against the modern world." ... and Newt may be running for Pres? (the Newt-4-Pres link found via AmberGnat
* Hmm, more reasons to home school? ... what liberal bias?
* A long read on what happens during an Abortion ... this may turn your stomach ...
* Chiropractic=BS, and how FSU plays into that
* Wash State - King County off by 1807 ballots ... just one county contributing to the Dems stealing an election ...
* 2 Iceberg colliding soon ... biggest demolition derby ever
* Black Hole goodness ... and better articlehere
* Swordfish heat their eyes to increase hunting efficiency
* Are Spammers going to break DNS ... all the garbage email is bad enough, but taking away my whole internet??
* Police ask all of town's men for DNA sample
* HMOs heading to court
* Knoppix to the rescue!
* Principal cancels all remaining dances ... to cut down on freak-dancing
* 18months in jail for pirate ... not the Aaarrrrggggh type of pirate ...
* World of Warcraft 'dominating' ... wish I had enough time to get into a MMORPG :(
* Comcast pushing VoIP ... not in VA yet ...
* Cool - you can rent your forehead as advertising space!

Funny
* NEW OOTS today ... the old untrained bluff check ...
* UN Chief seeking resolution against Mother Nature
* Gonzalez testimony a ‘betrayal’
* $28,000 cheese sandwich mistakenly eaten at party
* True: Cute vs Not-Cute ... dogs vs Dems
* The Mommy Blog causing the demise of the kitchen, world ... disclaimer - not my opinion, and I'll throw a language warning on this as well ... "Drunk Drivers Against Mothers" still makes me laugh ...
* True: You might be a Liberal if ...

Quotes of the Day
PeppyTheHamster>: we got inside, and the guy behind the counter was like
PeppyTheHamster: "Why aren't you in school?"
PeppyTheHamster: We told him we were on lunch and he was like "Good. stay in school, its good for you."
PeppyTheHamster: I turned to him and said "Yeah! So we can work in a gas station!"
PeppyTheHamster: He looked at me like I was the anti-Christ. As we were leaving he went on the intercom and spoke into his microphone "Please ignore the homosexuals leaving the store."
thanks ! (edited for content)

The opinions expressed are really your opinions as well. You just refuse to admit it to yourself ... thanks Tom!

Again - I have added 'Amazon's Tsunami Relief Pay Box' over to the right, please consider donating whatever you can afford to spare ... 100% of your donation goes to the ARC! They have collected $15,170,447.00 to date! (not going up as fast as before - keep giving people, remember that there are months of aid-related work left!) ... FWIW - US Corporations are up to $180M, expected to reach $750M!

Quick Thoughts
* UN Oil-for-Food-Fiasco OFFICIALLY confirmed by THEIR OWN audit; including 'senior level' UN management willfully ignoring signs and warning of fraud. The phrases gross mismanagement, criminal malfeasance, and abject failure come to mind. And this is who the US is handing over the management of the tsunami aid delivery to ... great. Read this as well, for some thoughts on UN + France
* Psuedo-unrelated note - UN also over-payed $5B (yes, that's a B) via the UNCC. Super!
* The weather is all crazy. Coastal Cali +MORE rain, Tahoe +MORE snow, Florida +1 sinkhole, Banda Aceh +1 earthquake(6.2), Sri Lanka +1 typhoon (possibly) ... and VA is still getting up to the 50s-60s, so NO SNOW :(.

News
* Some 'critical' IE bugs
* Iraq: US accidentally bombs a house ... 5 killed
* Palestine: President Abbas
* Sudan: Peace for Sudan?
* Commenting for cash ... drop a comment, and $1 in aid gets sent to South East Asia ... easy!
* Imagine receiving 100% of your paycheck!

Interesting
* His name is Jim, and he needs a kidney
* Google finds Web-Cams!
* Trucker steals 3.6M Nickels ... that's a heavy way to make $180k!
* Bezos on the future, and stuff
* 2TB Mu-Card ... yes, 2 TB!
* Tin Whiskers - the next Y2K problem?
* United closer to deal with Attendants Union
* Rats show language skills?
* Google-Image-Search-Results converted in ASCII automatically
* Moore getting an award? ... sadly, not Loser of the Year - which would be MUCH MORE APPROPRIATE ... and what Moore really think of poor people
* Hitler was a socialist
* Zinn needs duck-tape
* Some random thoughts
* Fiscal responsibility coming to a US near you? ... about time :) ... related:* Bush appoints Tax Reform Commission
* Which nation on the American continent is transforming itself into a communist (and totalitarian) country right in front of our eyes?

Funny
* New RVB ... available for us cool sponsors now, for the lesser mortals later :P
* TRUE: Houston - the fattest city in the US
* True: Boxer sheds a tear for her wasted career

Babysitting
Riley and I have both survived our Daddy-Babysitting-Solo event, and no major injuries or lasting emotional damage to either of us :)

13:30 al-Zarqawi IS IN CUSTODY ... source:FOXNEWS ... or maybe I mis-heard that, other sources saying a "high-ranking ally" of aZ has been caught ... ?

Again - I have added 'Amazon's Tsunami Relief Pay Box' over to the right, please consider donating whatever you can afford to spare ... 100% of your donation goes to the ARC! They have collected $14,972,760.55 to date! (not going up as fast as before - keep giving people, remember that there are months of aid-related work left!)

Quick Thoughts
* Will William Hung JUST GO AWAY? Don't get me wrong, I am glad for him - lemons into lemonade and all that ... but must he continue to torment us? (the cause for this post is that i just heard he is participating in a tsunami relief fund ... I would donate if he promised NOT to sing ...)

News
* Even Vegas gets snow
* Iraq: Terrorists kidnap three Iraqi officials, behead man working for U.S. military, kill at least four others ,,, wow, prayers for everyone involved!
* Rossi IS contesting the Wash State election
* Arnold redrawing Cali's voting districts?
* More on the Bush Administration's mis-use of public funds ... Malkin - "Rod Paige should be fired" ... as usual, she is right on the mark

Interesting
* American Appreciation Year
* Cybernetic Prosthetics
* Thoughts on evil, darkness and cold
* Some thoughts for today's (or any day's) youth
* A though on Kofi and his (most recent) dumb statement
* Soldier loses camera, man finds camera and will return it to him - for a paltry $1000 ... some people are scum
* Some thoughts on how the UN ~~rapes~~saves the world ... WHY ARE WE LETTING THE UN TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS??

Funny
* True: Caterer eviction ruins weddings
* True: A sweet WMA on Mark Levin's thoughts on Liberals ... found via Mark Levin Fan
* True!: Nuclear sub runs aground? ... oops!
* OOTS! ... no quiet armor

Babysitting
* 09:00 ... 1 hour of solo-babysitting done; baby dressed & fed (cereal + apple/banana mush) ... and in her excer-saucer relax (and so I can blog :P)
* 10:30 ... 1 loaded diaper, most of a 6oz bottle and baby is out cold. Winner!
* 11:30 ... she woke up, went back to sleep in my arms
* 12:45 ... woke up, drained the rest of the aforementioned bottle and back in the excer-saucer laughing & making happy faces at daddy (that's me)
* 12:50 Whoops - one of the dogs barked right next to her, apparently too much for her ... I am blogging one handed; bask in my powers! (and I see why both monsters are barking - dog on the loose outside :( )
* ... hey - and I should mention that we are spending time together and playing and whatnot; not just bouncing baby from bed to bottle and back. Although she is an eating machine!
* ... rest of day went good, over at friends playing board games and stuff. That's about it!

Not-so-random Thoughts
* Red Cross
Again - I have added 'Amazon's Tsunami Relief Pay Box' over to the right, please consider donating whatever you can afford to spare ... 100% of your donation goes to the ARC! They have collected $14,876,763.00 to date! (not going up as fast as before - keep giving people, remember that there are months of aid-related work left - and your contributions are deductible on your '04 taxes!)!) My continued prayers for all those affected ... especially since this was caused by nuclear testing (ack).
* Ohio
(Hopefully) last statement on this damn issue - I would love to hear a Democrat justify, in a logical and concise fashion, questioning the Ohio vote but not questioning the recent Washington State election. And - RTftLC's summary of Ohio
(Aside from the obvious 'they have already stolen Washington State')
* Washington State
Call for a re-vote. When you have votes counted 3 times, 2 of them picking candidate A and one picking candidate B ... and votes mysteriously appearing between each count ... I really think you need to scrap the whole thing and call a do-over.
Failing that ... Rossi should not pursue the fight through litigation - that would be stooping to a low the 'other side' has already abused all to frequently (see also : Ohio). Oh, and hey lookie here - the dead are allowed to vote there!
* Weather
Cali still getting hammered with 12"(!) of rain, meanwhile Ohio flooding for the first time in decades ... and, while Houston & New Orleans have recently been hammered with snow (and the entire North Eastern US is in the grips of a 'deadly storm convergence') , Virgina still in the 50s-70s in January. I want snow here!
* Cable News (#s from Drudge)
FOXNEWS O'REILLY 2.3
FOXNEWS HANNITY/COLMES 1.7
FOXNEWS SHEP SMITH 1.6
FOXNEWS GRETA 1.4
CNN LARRY KING 1.1
COMEDY DAILY SHOW 1.1
CNN WAVE SPECIAL 0.8
MSNBC HARDBALL 0.5
MSNBC AMBER FREY 0.6
MSNBC SCARBOROUGH 0.4
MSNBC OLBERMANN 0.3
CNBC MILLER 0.1
... congrats to FOXNEWS, and to Bill O'Reilly!
(and did you hear that CNN has canned Bow-tie Carlson?)
* HOV
* Aside from HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) being a money raising scam in the first place, let me tell you - any stray thought I had of buying a Hybrid vehicle (part gas, part electric - you know the deal) has been seriously derailed. Here in Virginia, Hybrids have been able to hit the HOV lanes, effectively ignoring the HOV requirement, for ~5 years ... Well, that ends in ~18 months. That was one of the largest 'pro-Hybrid' arguments, in my mind ... Oh well, saves me the trouble of buying one :) ... I'll stick my 14mpg Jeep Wrangler (it is 7+ years old and I have larger-than-stock tires, so my mileage is even worse than the 18-20 it got when new) for all 60 miles of my daily commute :(.

News
* Earthquake: Death Toll up to 159k ... still haven't seen anything refuting the India=1M dead article from a week or so ago :( ... and Terrorist group running a relief camp ... the word is indoctrination, and while any aid is usually good aid this must be watched (and probably stopped) ... and interesting before & after pix ... and some thoughts on the UN's ~~mis~~management skills
* Police impostor kills ... we have one of those in Prince William County currently as well, but no-one has been killed (yet?). It will be interesting to see how the PDs respond to this ...
* Some thoughts on Inappropriate REQUIRED High School reading ... good reason to home school!
* Iraq: Iraqi Air Force, flying again ... and Retired General heading over to do a 'full review'
* Fear Factor being sued for $2.5M ... ahem, TORT REFORM!
* 8 die from Chlorine gas from train wreck in SC ... prayers for everyone affected, but also - I can't resist saying something about green dragons ...
* Hooker busts kiddie porn ... from a bad vice to a despicable one?
* "Secrets for a good job search"
* Economy on the right track ... but they are doing something wrong, in using PR firm - and $1M in taxpayer funds :(
* Malkin, on South Park Conservatives ... hey, that's me! .. oh, and why Kid Rock should NOT perform at the inauguration (BTW - I agree!)
* Hillary Clinton's Campaign (former) Finance Director Indicted ... that certainly doesn't help her 08 Presidential run :P
* Toyota to employ robots in Japan ... use both arms simultaneously, expected to be more efficient and more capable than even cheap human-based labor ... I wonder - are the unemployment checks to be direct deposited?

Interesting
* A Call to Arms - Conservative bloggers/people unite
* Malkin's thoughts on 'torture' ... and GOPbloggers comments ... go, AG, go. Oh, and more here ... and CHT on torture
* Broadband over power lines - at gigabit speeds!?
* nVidia GeForce 6 goes mobile
* Gigabyte has released dual-video-card solution
* Smart Bombs fighting cancer
* FM transmitter for your house
* Toshiba releasing 2GB 'phone HDD'
* Archos releasing Linux/WiFi/Media Player
* Sandisk releasing SD card w/ built-in USB connectivity
* Fossil FINALLY ships their PDA-Watch
* Democracy or Republic
* A conversation on Social Security reform
* Specter betraying his party again? ... not really a surprise ... and Malkin's comments on Specter :)
* Some thoughts, and a conversation, on Clinton's legacy
* Michelle's been busy - two more excellent posts this am : One on immigration policy ... and a Ra^ther-gate refresher :)
* Mozilla/Firefox flaws exposed
* Genetic HIV resistance?
* Contagious super powers in The Sims
* NYT to charge for online version ... good, one less overly-biased free site on the net ... or could the move to subscription/for-fee services to kill blogging?
* Airlines may have to deal with Snack Strikes
* Listerine no replacement for flossing?
* BSA trying to make the odious DMCA stronger???
* Exploring stars, catching comets
* Wired's 2004 Vaporware Awards! ... Spoiler: #1 = the Phantom Game Console - ""By the time this thing ever comes out, we'll have solved the chicken-and-the-egg question, colonized galaxies, cured disease and famine and, most importantly -- moved on.""
* No more free lunch - CPU-wise, is
* Praise for the Fed
* Who, in the MSM, can you trust?
* MS's AntiSpyWare tool ... IMHO - it seems pretty nice! Although it caught SU as malware
* Privilege escalation vuln found in Linux 2.4+ ... auto SU, anyone?
* USB storage as an application Delivery mechanism
* Republicans for the environment
* Palestine's next failed Presidential candidate tries a publicity stunt
* PC + couch = a bargain, at $50k!
* Arctic land rush?
* Jennifer Aniston has made herself available ... no more 'Bradifer'

Funny
* Killer asteroid found ... and killer graphics!
* Kerry for, then against, tsunami aid
* Palestinians rise up ... against Gere
* DeLay converts to Christianity
* Sea World + Bud = Adult Fun Park
* Your choices:Hillary or Kerry. Answer:Suicide.
* President Pledges $10 thousand to teach proper spelling of "tsunami"
* Secondhand smoke merges with local consignment store
* Amber Frey changes name to Amber Lethal Injection
* AG nominee AG lucky Congress not run like Abu Graib
* Australia Apologizes For Rupert Murdoch
* NSFW: Newfie premier wipes with Canadian flag
* UF : Hot Chicks Only
* AG nominees AG will state only name, rank & serial number ... to the Judicial Committee
* Sad but True: Introducing the Thudguard ... Yes, it is a helmet. Not for bike-riding, nor skate-boarding, etc. It is a helmet for WALKING. Seriously. Seriously dumb, that is.
* True: BBC staff cannot use the BBC ticker ... not compatible with their 'firm standard build' ... sounds like a certain consulting company I ~~work for~~know of.

Quotes of the Day
* JohnnyBlazE: i went to google
JohnnyBlazE: to look for something
JohnnyBlazE: and i forgot what
JohnnyBlazE: so i asked google what it was
thanks BASH!
* We're not vegetarians because we love animals. We're vegetarians because we hate plants.
thanks RATM!
* Amber Frey: ... she is quite beautiful, and she is about as articulate as a coffee table ... Speaking on Ms. Frey - CBS to make stupid movie about stupid Amber
thanks SlapInions!

Word of the Day
Ablogolypse
thanks Belmont Club!... Oh, and read the whole article - excellent write-up on the whole torture situation!!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

Again - I have added 'Amazon's Tsunami Relief Pay Box' over to the right, please consider donating whatever you can afford to spare ... 100% of your donation goes to the ARC! They have collected $14,678,424.42 to date! (not going up as fast as before - keep giving people, remember that there are months of aid-related work left!!)

News
* Iraq: 7 US Marines killed ... actually 9 killed ... two incidents, prayers to/for all of them!
* 'Under God' under fire again ... al because the USSC sidestepped the issue back in June ... let's just hope they get it right this time and slap this guy (and whoever else he has signed up) away
* Earthquake: 'Displaced dangers' for tsunami workers
* WorldCom directors to pay $54M to settle suit! ... atleast someone is paying!
* US probing Gitmo abuse charges ... and Australian terror suspect says we shipped him to Egypt to be tortured
* Cali pensions to get a shake-up
* Murder suspect in NY 'slips away' ... and by 'slips away' I mean he WALKED OUT OF THE HOSPITAL? maybe he should have had a guard or three? Apparently there is some confusions over whether the cops were there or not :(
* Iraq: 1 Marine from the 1MEF killed in Al Anbar ... and Bodies of 18 Iraqi's found ... condolences & prayers!
* Malpractice reform FINALLY coming! ... very related to tort reform, to stop stupid lawsuits ...
* Iraq: Excellent review of Friedman's excellent review of Iraq ... I may not totally agree with his statements/conclusions, and he is sure to upset everyone, but still a very worthwhile read!
* More on Deserter Hassoun
* New UN HQ - for $1.3B of our $? ... how about NO. Read the post, and then sign the petition .. and sign the petition calling for Kofi's ousting as well!
* Murderess goes free (for now) ... another example of our legal system gone wrong, atleast she is getting re-tried - maybe she'll get the death penalty this time? ... and another post here ... and as usual, Malkin has a lot of interesting things to say
* The Bow-tie has been canned ... no more Carlson for Crossfire, and perhaps no more Crossfire for CNN? FOXNEWS kicks their butt anyway ... hey, and CFG named their new President.
* Why terrorists DESERVE NO Geneva Convention RIGHTS
* US Air can scarp contracts, pensions, etc ... "The airline says it needs the cuts immediately to avoid liquidation within weeks" ... big carriers all having problems, Delta's new price war not going to help!
* "Who's in charge of Microsoft, anyway?" ... MS presentation hit by a glitch or two :)
* CD sales grow
* US not in the top 10 list of free economies? ... due to the TAX RATE!
* AARP going fund-raising to stop Social inSecurity reform ... stop the AARP, and stop the ACLU too!

Interesting
* Cao - the peace movement is naught but a tool for the left?
* Iraq: Review of the Abu Graib torture
* 5GB CF HDD!
* XBOX2 patents posted ... I am about to lose another $250(?) :) ...
* 'Infertile' cancer woman has baby
* Kodak releases (partially-)WiFi-enabled camera
* More anti-Christian actions ... facing 47 years for reading The Bible
* The Anti-AARP?
* Your mummy wants an XRAY
* Interplay almost shut down by lawsuit ... survive because they aren't based in France?
* Evil landmines ... even when trying to to do the right thing the US (and/or Bush) gets vilified
* RedState flip-flops? ... now (rightly) supports a re-vote in Wash State
* Ohio recount - Dems trying to look dumb? ... and more here ... and good review of the situation here ... and a jab or two at Kerry's non-effort, similar to his presidential candidacy ... or his military service ... or his entire life ...
* 'Intellectual liberals' and 'Conservative Evangelicals' teaming up? I think not.
* Cali bans a firearm that has never been used in a crime - the .50cal BMG ... way to fight crime! (note the sarcasm)
* Belief without proof - a question from Edge
* Log Cabin Republicans a bit misguided?
* LA Times vs Justice Thomas
* Go Navy ... beefy download ...
* Coulter - "Liberals Love America Like O.J. Loved Nicole"
* Camera + mail
* Pro-Life and Pro-Death(penalty) ... discussion ...
* A comment or two on Social Security ... by a Dem, but one who is able to make logical decisions :)
* MS - public beta of their Anti-SpyWare tool ... they make you jump through some "Is my Windows a REAL copy" hoops first :( ... I have DLed it but have not installed it yet.
* Modix HD-3510: The USB hard drive box becomes a DVD player
* The US isn’t doing enough for Iraq’s Christians
* Finding other worlds
* QDR time ... Quadrennial Defense Review

Funny
* New OOTS! ... puppets can't join pantheons? Don't make me call the puppet ACLU!
* Vinyl platter HDDs
* Palestinians rise up against Richard Gere
* Canada requires nurses to be bilingual
* Osama, Salman Rushdie found hiding in same cave
* Yushchenko develops super powers
* Video reveals Bin Laden baffled by US anti-terror strategy
* DHS warns of Tripod attacks
* Suggestion for J.Lo's album - 'Total Crap'
* Bush Diary – the soonami; my new year’s rezolushon
* Power Struggle between B-Man and The Chancellor
* Caught sleeping at work?
* Courtroom people-watching

Quote of the Day
Rambo: Have you guys heard about the latest pirate film?
Rambo: It's rated Arrrr
Nurple: Rambo, please die
thanks BASH!

This is the world's smallest P2P app, and an example of why P2P filesharing is 'inevitable':

# tinyp2p.py 1.0 (documentation at http://freedom-to-tinker.com/tinyp2p.html)
import sys, os, SimpleXMLRPCServer, xmlrpclib, re, hmac # (C) 2004, E.W. Felten
ar,pw,res = (sys.argv,lambda u:hmac.new(sys.argv[1],u).hexdigest(),re.search)
pxy,xs = (xmlrpclib.ServerProxy,SimpleXMLRPCServer.SimpleXMLRPCServer)
def ls(p=""):return filter(lambda n:(p=="")or res(p,n),os.listdir(os.getcwd()))
if ar[2]!="client": # license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0
myU,prs,srv = ("http://"+ar[3]+":"+ar[4], ar[5:],lambda x:x.serve_forever())
def pr(x=[]): return ([(y in prs) or prs.append(y) for y in x] or 1) and prs
def c(n): return ((lambda f: (f.read(), f.close()))(file(n)))[0]
f=lambda p,n,a:(p==pw(myU))and(((n==0)and pr(a))or((n==1)and [ls(a)])or c(a))
def aug(u): return ((u==myU) and pr()) or pr(pxy(u).f(pw(u),0,pr([myU])))
pr() and [aug(s) for s in aug(pr()[0])]
(lambda sv:sv.register_function(f,"f") or srv(sv))(xs((ar[3],int(ar[4]))))
for url in pxy(ar[3]).f(pw(ar[3]),0,[]):
for fn in filter(lambda n:not n in ls(), (pxy(url).f(pw(url),1,ar[4]))[0]):
(lambda fi:fi.write(pxy(url).f(pw(url),2,fn)) or fi.close())(file(fn,"wc"))

Copied from (and more details available) here ... "written by Ed Felten, with help from Alex Halderman" ... direct download here.

Again - I have added 'Amazon's Tsunami Relief Pay Box' over to the right, please consider donating whatever you can afford to spare ... 100% of your donation goes to the ARC! They have collected $14,278,504.00 to date! As an alternative (or in addition to that :)), please remember/consider World Relief Day

NIF = HaloScan (Comments & Trackbacks) installed and working - w00t! ... unfortunately this means all previous comments are gone, sorry!

News
* Earthquake: Orphaned survivors being targeted by criminals ... pedophiles, child traffickers, other scum ... on a positive note - Schumacher donates $10M ... of his $80M/yr earnings ... and Buddhists sell a temple to raise ~$500k ... and Saudi raises aid package to $30M ... and Australia up aid package to a total of $810M ... they are now "in the lead" ... Germany stepped up to $670M, over multiple years UN ready to ~~mess-up~~take-over tsunami aid delivery ... maybe this time they can do it without funneling Billions to terrorists?
* Iraq: Bombs kill 22 ... 20 of those were at a Iraqi Police-training graduation ceremony ... 90 killed in 4 days!
* Stop the ACLU
* N. Korea Issues Guidelines for War With US ... published in 04/04 ... and they would torture their own people ("underground bunkers with weapons, food and portraits of leader Kim Jong Il")
* More on Delta
* Is your boss 'watching you' via GPS? ... and remember - your rental car company may be :)
* ISS -1 Oxygen generator ... forced to rely on backup. Note - when you are 'relying on your backup', it isn't your backup anymore ... and if their backup fails they have enough Oxygen to last 7-10 days
* Afghanistan: 5 killed in fire-fight
* Three storm systems converging on the US? ... all I want is some snow to drive my Jeep around in, dangit! 60 degrees (in January, in Virginia) is nice and all, but I want SNOW! ... although - Alaska gets up to 50 degrees so I guess I am outa luck, for now ... I think Chicago is getting all my snow :(
* Feds looking for 'middle eastern' man who was reportedly trying to buy explosives
* Iraq: Infested by 20k-30k terrorists, but still expects an end to violence w/i a year
* Boston gang ties to al-Qaeda?
* Va teacher busted for being indecent
* Marine, who was AWOL, then kidnapped, then killed, then kidnapped, then AWOL again ... is now AWOL (and hiding in a non-extradition country) ... WHY would we let him out on bail???
* Iraq: Syria more involved than previously thought?

Interesting
* Malkin's thoughts on lasers, airplanes and the Patriot Act
* Magnetic fields, nebulae
* Transmeta to stop making chips?
* Malkin - US Military, a force for GOOD
* Proof(?) - al-Jazeera is a crony for terrorists
* Thoughts on Y2k ... the non-disaster, and why it never happened
* More on Social inSecurity
* Asus introduces sweet-looking CPU Cooler
* More wheels on Mars?
* Jesse Jackson's compared Arafat to Washington, Mandela & Moses ... crazy!
* RBOCs fighting broadband
* Some Dems protesting the Electoral Vote count from Bush's victory? ... way to look forward ...
* Employee internet behavior
* Terrorists are like a virus
* RePost: Graphical Display of How Your Tax Dollars Are Spent
* Malkin - In defense of Daniel Pipes
* Einstein & Newton both had a 'annus mirabilis'
* The Mesicopter? ... not updated since 5/18/99 so apparently it has been dropped, but still interesting!
* Dog Toy tests
* A different kind if Apache - White Box's 912 ... not the Helicopter, not the web server - its a robot-thingie
* Sirius to roll out video service in 2006?
* Good Summary of Wash State debacle ... Gregoire is 'damned if she does, damned if she doesn't' ... and more here from the CFG ... and yet more, from SP
* Jeb in '08, '12?
* Wish-List for Bush
* Mark Cuban - still dumb?
* Motorola bringing us the clothes of the future?
* A Marine you should know ... Sergeant Hancock - sniper, police officer
* Explosions in space ... 01/06/05 = more here
* Robots and Robots

Funny
* D&D Club dissolves ... fitting end? (Thanks Eddie!)
* To Shiv or to Shank?
* Ashlee Simpson gets booed!
* Krispy Kreme diversifying into French Fries
* Steinbrenner's wallet tests positive for steroids
* Not BushHitler - Bush the Hun
* Ad Blooper - Quality is job one
Rumsfeld holds pep rally for insurgents
* Flashback: Russia - Zero Tolerance for Terrorists, Hostages
* National Hockey League TV Ratings Lowest Ever
* Bills now wishing they hadn’t rested their starters for season finale
* Global shortage predicted as tsunami wipes out dozens of Walmart factories
* World media reaches consensus on pronunciation of Phuket, Thailand
* Baby: Balloons still good
* One hot white chick injured in tsunami disasters
* Disneyland Unsuitable for Children
* Michael Jackson's upcoming "tattle tale" defense
* Yoko Ono appointed spokesperson for new chemical castration drug
* Bill Gates' psychiatrist working round the clock to save humanity
* Neighborhood Assault Vehicle

Quote of the Day
PsYko: u know whats better than 1 sub? 2 subs
Sig|lap: and do you know whats better than that?
Sig|lap: 2 subs with cookies
Rizel: what about 3 subs a cookie and a cold beer
zappp: i'll see your 3 cookies and raise you 1 coke
Virar: i fold
PsYko: hit me
* wot punches PsYko
thanks BASH

PS - Happy 36th Birthday to Marilyn Manson!

Again - I have added 'Amazon's Tsunami Relief Pay Box' over to the right, please consider donating whatever you can afford to spare ... 100% of your donation goes to the ARC! They have collected $14,074,777.50 to date!

News
*IRAQ: al-Zarqawi arrested! ... still developing, awaiting confirmation ... "TOP WHITE HOUSE SOURCE CALLS ARREST REPORT 'DUBIOUS'" ... damn.
* Bush starts outlining Social Security changes ... "cutting benefits"? What, from $0 to $0? The entire Social inSecurity system is naught but a Ponzi Scheme that CANNOT survive without major modifications!
* Iraq: 5 GIs killed, Governor of Baghdad (+6 bodyguards) assassinated ... and a bomb killed 10 others elsewhere - condolences for them all ... on a better note : good news from Iraq ... and How the Left Betrayed My Country ... and did you see the above link about al_Zarqawi (possibly) having been captured??
* Congress to gain a permanent Security Committee?
* Earthquake: UN bungling aid attempt/delivery? ... speaking of aid delivery : Tribes (once feared to have been wiped out) attack relief helicopters with bows and arrows
* Vince Neil drops the ole F-bomb on The Tonight Show ... Howard and his listeners will doubtlessly call for fines :)
* Krispy Kreme - cooking more than just donuts? Like their finances? ... re-stating earnings, accusations of badness
* Nuclear Egypt?

Interesting
* How does 2Mbps ISP service for $2.30/month sound? ... well, then move to India ... :(
* Michael's thoughts on minimum wage ... including a nice, 'hypothetical' scenario / example
* Terrorists targeting our children?
* Tech Toys for Tots
* How do you clean gecko's feet?
* Your passport goes WiFi ... security concerns thereof. Thanks FARK
* Some thoughts on rich countries, saving lives and freedom ... " there is a significant link between the freedom of a nation's economy and its prosperity"
* Not news: Blockbuster will die. News:So will NetFlix. ... dunno if I agree with that, but still interesting. Thanks FARK
* Michael's thoughts on the Wash State debacle ... election stolen ... and : detailed analysis here
* Tsunami false alarms never funny, and truly tasteless now ... Thanks FARK
* Harry Reid, Senate Minority Insulter
* 60k fake AMD CPUs busted
* WiFi for you Treo650?
* RePost: New calendar ... reposting because I LIKE THIS IDEA, especially the unified time concept (everyone, everywhere would use GMT)
* Flesh Eating Bacteria strikes in Oregon ... gruesome picture included
* Cool Astronomical Pix
* Sneak-Peek of MS's upcoming Anti-SpyWare tool
* What really happens during a gunfight ... thanks FARK
* 50 state rundown on gay marriage laws ... related : Virginia to consider amendment on marriage in 2006
* How much salsa is needed, here is the science
* The Nuclear Weapon Archive ... pix and time-lines of Nuclear Tests, etc.
* Jesus gives us the power (to decide)
* Some thoughts on the UN's 'secret' meeting
* Wanna be interviewed?
* Intelligent women less likely to get married? ... not in my wife's case!
* BabyURL ... convert long URLs into more-easily readable ones ... like this shortened version of the Amazon Tsunami Relief Pay Box :)
* Don't ever confuse Greek Gods with Roman Gods again
* Italy casting Wall of Air around David (the statue)
* Troops play Halo!

Funny
* New OOTS ... cheap potions ... volume, volume, volume ... HEY - OOTS book ready, pre-orders being accepted here
* No more car radio 'bundling'
* Vitamins cause Child Werewolf Syndrome
* War now defined as ‘Economic Stimulus Package’
* Government Officials Caught in Call-Girl Sting
* Bill Clinton's Kissing Booth Leads U.S. As Funding Source
* McEnroe vs. Danza (Battle of the TV Talk Show Lightweights!)
* Baby: Christmas Re-Review
* 2004 in review
* Blood Alcohol Level of %.9 ... almost double the 'life-threatening' level ... damn ... thanks FARK
* Amateur Embalmist
* NSFW: Saddam + OBL connection found
* True?: Pop Tart Blow Torches
* The Shizzolator ... 'translate' regular sits into Dogg-ese ... HA!

Quote of the Day
@HEMI: I'm tempted to start going to work in ripped jeans/shirts and tell them that's all I can afford on what they're paying me.
thanks BASH

... January 12th World Relief Day ... donate their take-home pay for January 12th to the tsunami relief effort at World Vision. Obviously, we cannot hope to match the funds raised by governments -- but we can show what a handful of determined private individuals can do to help. If you can't afford to donate all of your take-home pay for that day, please donate what you can ... found via CQ, link/pic above :) ... (FWIW - I gave through the ARC, where my employer would match 100% of my donation)

Again - I have added 'Amazon's Tsunami Relief Pay Box' over to the right, please consider donating whatever you can afford to spare ... 100% of your donation goes to the ARC! They have collected $13,114,092.82 to date!

I have just heard that BearingPoint has lost one of our employees over in Iraq - Tracy Hushin, as well as a sub-contractor and a security officer, were killed while taking part in the Iraq reconstruction. Condolences and Prayers to Tracy's family, friends and coworkers.

News
* Iraq: Suicide Car Bomb targets Allawi's HQ ... 2 killed ... UPDATE(?): 3 killed ... and another car bomb ... and 3rd bomb : 16 killed at checkpoint in Iraq ... condolences for them and prayers to their family, friends and brothers-in-arms
* Earthquake: Excellent Read on 'politicizing the tsunami' ... and the official death toll now at 155k ... sadly, I haven't heard anything refuting the Red Cross's fear that India alone will hit 1M ... and tsunami pix ... (Ofoto registration req'd) ... and Bush to Name Ex-Presidents Bush, Clinton to Asia Relief Effort ... and Sandra Bullock donates $1M ... also donated $1M after 9/11
* Afghanistan: GI Killed ... 2nd in two days; condolences for them and prayers to their family, friends and brothers-in-arms
* Students can get an abortion, and the school CANNOT even tell the parents ... What?? Schools can't even give aspirin w/o permission! Found via Josh Ferguson
* Kuwait's Information Minister quits ... only mentioning this because of why he is quitting. He is (was) about to be grilled for such terrible things as allowing western influences (e.g. - 'pop music') into Kuwait, i.e. - for not enforcing censorship. Very disheartening, and an example of things the Muslim world (in general) is wrong about. (Not that I am a big fan of 'pop music', but that is a different story :) ) ... on the plus side - Kuwait busts some Anti-US conspirators

* Secret meeting to save Kofi and the UN? ... let's have a not-so-secret meeting to disband it, and arrest Kofi ... criminal malfeasance or something ... Kofi/UN update - new CoS announced * Iraq: To vote, or not to vote? ... and more here (from inside Iraq) ... and more here (poll results)
* Peruvian rebels lay down their weapons
* Stocks up, Oil down ... Oil still ~$12/barrel too high ... UPDATE: Oil still down, but stocks down as well
* The next Pope?
* Dems considering "torture road show" during AG confirmation hearings ... re-directed bashing? ... endangering our troops for their political advancement? ... and some Republicans getting in on the bashing too ... UPDATE: Gonzalez defending himself
* Fire at hazardous-waste incineration plant in Arkansas
* Philly-London flight diverted ... no details yet
* More on Kerry's possibly running again ... and I still doubt Hillary would let him do it :P
* Zero Tolerance is much more effective than Gun Control ... murder rates sinking nationwide
* Earthquake: Fishers cannot sell their fish ... customers afraid the fish have been nibbling on the dead, which of course, they may have been ... "But people shouldn't worry. It's like eating pork. Pigs eat all the rubbish. But we eat pork, don't we?"
* First Black Female elected to Congress has passed away
* Roads just a bit slippery in Cali
* US to import beef from Canada in spite of recent, confirmed case of Mad Cow
* Delta to slash prices ~60% ... and cut back on inconvenient restrictions? ... that won't help other Airlines, like United, whose Pilots' Union ... to take the airline out of business?
* 89 yr old beats her 88 yr old husband to death ... gotta watch out for older women ...

Interesting
* One Year on Mars
* eBay is dropping MS's Passport service
* Obvious: Fast Food Linked to Obesity, Diabetes
* Want a job @ Google? ... how does 14 interviews sound?
* Hospitals to drop fast food from Food Courts? ... about time, unless they like the 'job security' that is
* Kite Power? ... while nuclear works just fine, a 5-mile-radius wheel of kites ("laddermill") is highly amusing!
* Maskin - peel-able (car) paint! ... Bond, James Bond ...
* Christianity to be made illegal? ... found via Cao's blog
* The State of Blogging ... readership up 58%
* More on rabies survival ... exclusive club forming (2 members so far :) )
* New CPU from AMD - Alchemy ... "low-power, high-performance, system-on-chip solution"
* In Michigan, Drunk Driving can be overlooked ... as long as you play for the Lions, that is.
* 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes of 2004
* Tasteless Chick-Fil-A ad? ... and they are closed on Sundays!
* New NRA leader ... Malkin - "Meet Sandy Froman, Berkeley-raised graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Law School, scrapbooking enthusiast, avid marksman"
* Waves of Destruction ... tsunami info, picts, etc.
* Women vs Hip Hop?
* A better calendar?
* Anatomy of a spy satellite

Monday, January 31, 2005

<font color="#800000">Taken For Granted</font> Taken For Granted

Sunday, January 30, 2005

<font color="#800000">Iraqi Vote Day!</font> Iraqi Vote Day!

Friday, January 28, 2005

<font color="#800000">Not Payday</font> Not Payday

Thursday, January 27, 2005

<font color="#800000">Auschwitz Liberation Day</font> Auschwitz Liberation Day

Wednesday, January 26, 2005

<font color="#800000">I did not have sexual relations with that woman</font> I did not have sexual relations with that woman

Tuesday, January 25, 2005

<font color="#800000">Remeber the CIA day</font> Remeber the CIA day

Monday, January 24, 2005

<font color="#800000">5MPH?</font> 5MPH?

Sunday, January 23, 2005

<font color="#800000">Inconsolable</font> Inconsolable

Saturday, January 22, 2005

The Wide Awakes The Wide Awakes

<font color="#800000">The End of the World!</font> The End of the World!

Friday, January 21, 2005

<font color="#800000">The First Day of the rest of his Presidency</font> The First Day of the rest of his Presidency

Thursday, January 20, 2005

<font color="#800000">Inauguration Day</font> Inauguration Day

Wednesday, January 19, 2005

<font color="#800000">SNOW</font> SNOW

<font color="#800000">Wictory Wednesday</font> Wictory Wednesday

Tuesday, January 18, 2005

<font color="#800000">That Gosh Darned Female Dog set me up</font> That Gosh Darned Female Dog set me up

Monday, January 17, 2005

What is a South Park Conservative What is a South Park Conservative

<font color="#800000">Martin Luther King, Jr Day</font> Martin Luther King, Jr Day

<font color="#800000">Redford Rambles</font> Redford Rambles

Sunday, January 16, 2005

<font color="#800000">Busy Days</font> Busy Days

Friday, January 14, 2005

<font color="#800000">The best Friday within the last 6 days!</font> The best Friday within the last 6 days!

Thursday, January 13, 2005

<font color="#800000">No More HFS</font> No More HFS

Wednesday, January 12, 2005

<font color="#00FFFF">January 12th - World Relief Day</font> January 12th - World Relief Day

Tuesday, January 11, 2005

<font color="#800000">Title, we don't need no stinking title</font> Title, we don't need no stinking title

Monday, January 10, 2005

<font color="#800000">You can’t be all that you can be if you’re DEAD</font> You can’t be all that you can be if you’re DEAD

Sunday, January 09, 2005

<font color="#800000">Just say no ... to the UN</font> Just say no ... to the UN

Saturday, January 08, 2005

<font color="#800000">Solo Babysitting</font> Solo Babysitting

Friday, January 07, 2005

<font color="#800000">Stuff</font> Stuff

Thursday, January 06, 2005

<font color="#800000">The First Thursday of the Rest of Your Life</font> The First Thursday of the Rest of Your Life

<font color="#800000">TinyP2P</font> TinyP2P

Wednesday, January 05, 2005

<font color="#800000">Hump Day</font> Hump Day

Tuesday, January 04, 2005

<font color="#800000">010405</font> 010405

<font color="#00FFFF">January 12th - World Relief Day</font> January 12th - World Relief Day

Monday, January 03, 2005

<font color="#800000">First Work Day of the New Year</font> First Work Day of the New Year