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Google Bombing.
Google has an algorithm to prevent bombing. It used to be that a certain unflattering term would bring up George W's whitehouse.gov page. Google has recently detected an attempt to associate the same phrase with Obama; another attempt has the oppisite term, "cheerful achievement", associated with Obama's page.
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What the fuck is wrong with the media?
Over 500,000 people lost their jobs last month... ...that's half a million...
... and the media is saying this is good news!
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Who would Jesus waterboard?
The Religious Dimensions of the Torture Debate
pewforum.org/docs/
Church-Goers Like Torture More
politics.theatlantic.com/2009/04/pew_church-goers_like_torture_more.php
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I found it funny
Driving today, I drove past a dairy farm, that has a store which also sell products from other local farms. They have a series of signs along the road naming the products they sell.
One read:
PORK
CHEESE
Now, I know this was indicating pork and cheese, but had the thought of cheese made from pig's milk.
edited to reformat.
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The elusive.
When typing Livejournal.com to get here, I accidentally typed jivejournal.com.and got redirected to one of those weird search pages. How cool would a site called JiveJournal be? Perhaps I should start one.
Onto my original intended post... I have long know these existed, but not until tonight did I actually see them... Everybody has seen the ( Read more... ) -
Odd night.
I volunteered last evening for a group called Happy Hour Heroes (that provides sobriety support to concert and festival goers, mainly events associated with the band moe.[or as blackstone calls it, helping the hippies stay sober]). The woman who volunteered with me was obviously not comfortable. It was her first time volunteering at such a thing, and she ( Read more... ) -
Vehicular insecurity.
A few weeks ago I bought a new truck, because my mechanic recommended not repairing the old one. The truck I got was a really good deal, but the thing is fucking huge. I find myself feeling guilty and ashamed for having such a huge truck. The odd thing about it is, it seems to be surprisingly fuel efficient for its size; after 2 fill ups, I ( Read more... ) -
The problem with drug laws.
La. police arrest growling man on drug charges
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090316/ap_on_fe_st/odd_dog_act
The man was charged with intent to distribute, based on weight. Clearly his only intent was to get stupidly high and act like a dog.