Night shift sparks cancer pay-out The Danish government has begun paying compensation to women who have developed breast cancer after working night shifts for long spells ( Read more... )

iPod Touch Sets Boy's Pants on Fire

I personally believe this lawsuit has merit, and if it was my kid that was burned I'd be super-pissed. However, the 10 employees at Kenwood should not be named in the suit; it should be the Apple corporation alone. The individual mouth-breathers in the store don't have a damn thing to do with product testing ( Read more... )

Companies that might not survive 2009

A few on the list suprised me, including Blockbuster and Krispy Kreme.

PS3 Price Drop

Scientists Close to Making a Cloak of Invisibility

Patrick McGoohan, and Ricardo Montalban both died.

SLATE has posted The Top 25 Bushisms of All Time. There are several very cringe-worthy statements listed. My personal faves are #4 and #15.

The dumbass of the day award goes to RNC chair candidate Ken Blackwell who tells a radio host that you can "choose to restrain" the "compulsion" of homosexuality, adding, "I've never had to make the choice ( Read more... )

PETA Renames Fish Sea Kittens to Promote Compassion

Sometimes I wonder if some of these activists are in the middle of a particularly vivid acid-flashback.

An alert I received yesterday about a Four Paws toy ball that has been recalled recently that can cause major injuries to your pups. Here's the Snopes link to the story, with pics, confirming it is true:

Pimple Ball Warning

1950's Pin-up Bettie Page Died Thursday