But this time they didn't do it alone - they had help in this particular foot-shooting escapade.

"From whom?", you may well ask - as well you may.

The answer?

The Department of Homeland Security's Immigrations and Customs Enforcement division.

I. SHIT. YOU. NOT.

Calling your opponents "cocksuckers" and trolling their blogs will not win you friends (though it will certainly influence people).

I hope you're prepared for a shitstorm of ridicule, gentlemen.

That is all.

It seems, judging by this report, that there are some egg-flinging hooligans in Germany who've taken offense to people opting out of Google Street View.

I'm sorry, but I must have missed the memo. When, exactly, did privacy become a Bad Thing(TM)?

Apparently, two TSA agents at Orlando International Airport pulled a woman aside for additional screening.

Why?

Because they wanted to grope her tits.

And these are the people who are supposed to be keeping us safe.

Rrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

Remember yesterday's story, the one about John Tyner? Well, to quote TV Tropes . . . "It Gets Worse".

(At least for the TSA.)

You ready? Okay, then, here we go.

First off, a smallish amalgamation of links from BoingBoing.net, entitled "The TSA Is Sad That We Don't Want Them Touching Our Junk", in which we have the following links:

• A video clip ( Read more... )

What am I talking about ( Read more... )

Apparently, they're not just content with harassing pilots as well as passengersSeems they've also got some merry pranksters in the mix, too ( Read more... )

Britain's OfCOM on free wifi:

"If you provide it as a public service (e.g., as a homeowner with an open AP for your neighbors to use), you're liable for any copyright infringement that takes place. But if you provide it as part of a business (e.g., free wifi for coffee-shop customers), and we don't care what you do - at least, for now."Jesus ( Read more... )

I thought foreclosing on a homeless shelter was bad.

But now . . . now I can't decide what's worse: that, or dropping someone's insurance coverage because he has HIV.

The good news with this story is that the guy whose coverage was dropped not only had the balls to sue . . . but sued AND FUCKING WON!

Of course, the company he sued is appealing ( Read more... )

So, according to Moot, here's the chain of events ( Read more... )