Tuesday, June 30, 2009
joe wung
this guy immigrated from china in '94 and hasn't completely mastered the english language which adds to his comedy
jedi mind tricks
awesome new technology, it'll be interesting to see how else it can be utilized "It's pretty cutting-edge," says Frank Adler, executive vice president of Uncle Milton Industries, the toy company that manufactures the "Star Wars"-branded Force Trainer. "It certainly appears to be where things are headed."
New Brain-Wave Technology Toy
Later this summer, anybody anywhere will have the ability to physically move stuff with their minds like characters do in "Star Wars." No joke.
A new toy that harnesses the same technology doctors use to monitor brain waves will arrive in stores in August. The toy moves when it senses a change in the user's brain-wave patterns.
michael jackson, inventor?
Michael Jackson Had a Patent
June 26, 2009
The title: Method and means for creating anti-gravity illusion.
It's a system that consists of a special shoe that has a hitch designed to attach to a projection in a stage. When the shoe engages with the component in the stage, the performer can lean forward beyond his or her center of gravity. Why did he invent it? According to the patent, he had dance steps in his video performances where he and members of his dance crew would appear to lean forward beyond the center of gravity.
video of it in use:
via discovery channel
Monday, June 29, 2009
in soviet russia, casino gambles YOU!
Russian Gov't Shutting Down All Casinos
MOSCOW — One of the largest mass layoffs in recent Russian history is to occur on Wednesday, and the Kremlin itself is decreeing it, economic crisis or not.
And in a move that at times seems to have taken on almost farcical overtones, the Kremlin has offered the gambling industry only one option for survival: relocate to four regions in remote areas of Russia, as many as 4,000 miles from the capital. The potential marketing slogans — Come to the Las Vegas of Siberia! Have a Ball near the North Korean Border! — may not sound inviting, but that is in part what the government envisions.
via new york times
gross
Nurse: Surgeon Threw Human Tissue on Her
Updated: Saturday, 27 Jun 2009, 9:56 AM EDT
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A Colorado nurse says a heart surgeon tossed bloody human tissue at her during an operation, then the hospital demoted her after she complained.
Morris says she was demoted off a heart surgery team after complaining about the tissue incident and other harassment.
lego sculptures
pretty cool, click on the pics or the link at the bottom to see all of them, way too many to post em all here
link
why you should never try to help anyone, ever
NY man trying to help another dies in bridge fall State police say 44-year-old Kevin Ryan, of Mount Kisco, was traveling on Route 23 in the town of Catskill, 30 miles south of Albany, around 10:45 p.m. Sunday when he noticed a vehicle overturned in the opposite lane. Investigators say Ryan stepped over a concrete barrier unaware there was a 17-foot wide gap between the eastbound and westbound lanes of the bridge. He fell nearly 50 feet to the rocks and concrete below. He was pronounced dead at a hospital. Troopers say the driver of the other vehicle suffered minor injuries.
CATSKILL, N.Y. (AP) - Police say a New York man running to the aid of another motorist fell to his death from a bridge, apparently because he didn't know there was a large gap between lanes.
walk quietly and carry a big stick.
ours is bigger
Air Force tests missile in launch from Calif coast
Associated Press - June 29, 2009 8:24 AM ET
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - The Air Force has successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile from the California coast to an area in the Pacific Ocean some 4,200 miles away.
The Air Force says the launch was an operational test to check the weapon system's reliability and accuracy (yea, right), and the data will be used by United States Strategic Command planners and Department of Energy laboratories.
via cbs/ap
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
south korea goes pre-emptive
south korea just stepped up efforts to increase surgical strike capabilities against the north. the two sides are technically still at "war" as there was no end to the war ever declared. there was a truce signed in 1953, when both sides retreated to the 38th parallel.
South to Boost Surgical Strike Capability Against North
By Jung Sung-ki
Staff Reporter
The South Korean military plans to speed up efforts to deploy ground, air and naval weapons systems for use in strikes against key facilities in North Korea in the event of war, the Ministry of National Defense said Friday.
In the case of an emergency, the military could conduct pre-emptive strikes against nuclear and missile facilities, an official at the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
``That depends on a decision by the leadership,'' the official told reporters on condition of anonymity.
Under an integrated defense mechanism, the Air Force's multi-purpose satellite, early warning aircraft and high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles, along with a ground-based early warning radar, conduct surveillance and reconnaissance missions around the clock, according to the defense reform plan.
Once signs of unusual movement, such as missile and nuclear tests, are detected, F-15K and other advanced aircraft are to conduct surgical strikes against the relevant facilities, it says.
via the korea times
Thursday, June 25, 2009
ed mcmahon, micheal jackson, and farah fawcett dead
bizzare and sad, from an article online:
Yesterday began the deaths of three major figures, each of whom played a part in the advertising world throughout their careers. The latest and maybe most relevant is Michael Jackson, who reportedly died earlier today after suffering a heart attack; he was 50. Before him was Farrah Fawcett, who battled cancer for three years before succumbing to it; she was 62. And yesterday we learned of the passing of Ed McMahon who was 86.
via
somalian pirates we
god how i wish i had $20 g's burning a hole in my pocket.
Luxury yachts offer pirate hunting cruises
Luxury ocean liners in Russia are offering pirate hunting cruises aboard armed private yachts off the Somali coast.
Wealthy hunters pay £3,500 per day to patrol the most dangerous waters in the world hoping to be attacked by raiders.
When attacked, they retaliate with grenade launchers, machine guns and rocket launchers, reports Austrian business paper Wirtschaftsblatt.
Passengers, who can pay an extra £5 a day for an AK-47 machine gun and £7 for 100 rounds of ammo, are also protected by a squad of ex special forces troops.
best company name ever
really? NO ONE stood up and questioned this in the brainstorming session? (see txt in red)
Gazprom seals $2.5bn Nigeria deal 
Russia's energy giant Gazprom has signed a $2.5bn (£1.53bn) deal with Nigeria's state operated NNPC, to invest in a new joint venture.
The new firm, to be called Nigaz, is set to build refineries, pipelines and gas power stations in Nigeria.
another new zealand story
i want to move to new zealand
Stoned Wallabies creating opium crop circles
Last updated 16:44 25/06/2009
Wallabies are getting stoned on Tasmania's opium poppy crops and hopping about in circles, authorities say.
That causes them to get high and run around in turns creating crop circles, she told a budget estimates hearing.
"The one interesting bit that I found recently in one of my briefs on the poppy industry was that we have a problem with wallabies entering poppy fields, getting as high as a kite and going around in circles," Ms Giddings is quouted in The Mercury newspaper as saying.
"Then they crash. We see crop circles in the poppy industry from wallabies that are high."
shaq going to cleveland
The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns have come to an agreement on a blockbuster trade that will send Shaquille O'Neal to Cleveland to team with LeBron James, according to sources.
The deal has been agreed to in principle and is expected to be finalized Thursday, according to sources.
Cleveland will send Ben Wallace and Sasha Pavlovic to Phoenix for the presumptive future Hall of Famer.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
free hugs vs. deluxe hugs
this is funny, i've seen people with these "free hugs" signs and they usually are dirty hippies. definitely watch the last 15 seconds, it's worth it.
Free Hugs Prank: $2 Deluxe Hugs
SC Governer: I'm having an affair
This just announced, via the daily beast:
Don't go to Mark Sanford with your questions about the Argentinian coastline: Turns out that he went to Buenos Aires not for the views, as he originally claimed, but instead for a fling with an Argentinian woman. It began, he said, with emailing and developed over the past year into a sexual relationship. "I've let down a lot of people," Sanford said, and he called his press conference "the first step in a very long process."
via the daily beast
for al gore's eventual funeral
yes, that is a hearse.
a japanese company has revealed a plan to make prius hearses. They will cost about 787,000 yen ($80,000) each.
via
i guess it does help with the cottonmouth
brought to you by poland spring (see picture)
UK cop accuses colleagues of waterboarding pot suspects
Published: June 9, 2009
Six members of London’s metropolitan police force are the focus of a criminal investigation after a corruption probe revealed allegations by a serving officer that detectives waterboarded suspects allegedly caught with a “large amount” of marijuana.
via telegraph.co.uk
Chicago is running out of blood
Chicago Violence Endangers Vital Blood Supply
Jun 23, 2009 10:42 pm US/Central
There is a real emergency for a county hospital emergency room. The uptick in violence is literally draining the blood supply.
A local doctor says the reason for the shortage is the high numbers of victims of shootings and other violent crimes who come to Stroger Hospital for life-saving treatment.
"We see probably an average of between 10 and 15 people who get shot or stabbed every night," Dr. Dennis said.
via cbs
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
outlet wall
Idea: The Outlet Wall
Instead of hiding your outlets behind furniture and worrying about the mess of wires tangled behind your entertainment center, consider making an entire wall that’s nothing but outlets. Then you can artfully plug in your appliances wherever the cords look pleasing to you.
via
father of the year
this is going to be me in about 15 years.
Actor needed for emotional role – One day high pay
Date: 2009-04-17, 12:52PM EDT
My deceased aunt gave my two kids a Cocker Spaniel a few months back. The dog has been a terror and become overwhelming for me. I am a single father raising two young children. I cannot face telling the kids that the dog must go. I have found a good home for the dog, and just need someone to transport the dog, and play the villain.
Premise: You will be the dog walker hired by daddy (me) to walk Skittles. I will introduce you to the kids, and you will tell them you are going to help Skittles get her exercise when Daddy is too busy to walk her. At that point you will walk Skittles to your car and take her to her new family 20 minutes from my place. Then return holding just a leash. The story will be that Skittles broke free of the leash and took off. At this point prepare for crying, things being thrown at you, and possibly cursing. My kids are young and dramatic, their girls.
Pay will be $500. The job will take roughly 2 hours at best.
This job is ideal for an actor looking to diversify their role base, or someone who genuinely likes to make children cry. Acting experience is a plus, but not necessary. Please inform me of any prior experience in this kind of situation.
via craigslist
iranian gov't charging "bullet fee" before returning dead bodies of protesters
this is unreal
TEHRAN—The family, clad in black, stood at the curb of the road sobbing. A middle-aged mother slapped her cheeks, letting out piercing wails. The father, a frail man who worked as a doorman at a clinic in central Tehran, wept quietly with his head bowed.
Minutes before, an ambulance had arrived from Tehran's morgue carrying the body of their only son, 19-year-old Kaveh Alipour.
Upon learning of his son's death, the elder Mr. Alipour was told the family had to pay an equivalent of $3,000 as a "bullet fee"—a fee for the bullet used by security forces—before taking the body back, relatives said.
via wsj
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
i don't want a large farva, i want a gd liter of cola
pretty funny
Cop Accused Of Pulling Gun At McD's
June 17, 2009
A Denver police officer has been suspended after allegedly brandishing his gun at a McDonald's restaurant in Aurora after his order took too long to fill.
via cbs4
Thursday, June 18, 2009
night vision, heads-up display for motorcycles
sweet new bike from kawasaki
According to patent documents rooted out by Gizmag, Kawasaki is developing a rack of novel technologies for the next generation of its high-tech flagship motorcycle, the 1400 GTR. These include not only an infrared camera system, but also a helmet-mounted, heads-up display for projecting those pictures, and a collision avoidance system, which will detect and highlight potential dangers.
The timing of the roll-outs of these technologies isn't nailed down, though Gizmag speculates that the first round will come this fall, at the Paris motorcycle shows.
via gizmag
Schadenfreude
Secretary of State Clinton fractures elbow
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fractured her right elbow Wednesday during a fall, State Department officials said.
Clinton fell Wednesday afternoon on her way to the White House and was taken to George Washington University Hospital. She was treated and released, and will have surgery to repair her elbow in coming weeks. No word on if the stick will be removed from her ass.
shaq in the mma
this would be amazing if it ever happened
Shaquille O'Neal (7'1" 330 pounds) just challenged massive MMA fighter Hong Man Choi (7'2" 330 pounds) to a no-holds-barred fist fight.
rest of the story here, via tmz
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
charles manson summarizes who he is
fast forward to 2 minutes 30 seconds. the way manson describes himself is unreal.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
say it ain't so(cialism) part III
i dont know about this, while obviously our domestic markets are tied to all other global markets does it necessitate supervision? if so, by whom and to what degree?
there's no complete article, i've liked to the news alert from reuters.
OBAMA PLAN TO CALL FOR SUPERVISION OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL FIRMS
Source: Reuters
OBAMA PLAN TO CALL FOR SUPERVISION OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL FIRMS THROUGH SUPERVISORY COLLEGES--OFFICIAL
via reuters
via reuters
Monday, June 15, 2009
iranian protests and recount
it'd be nice if anything would actually come from these protests.
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who endorsed Ahmadinejad’s election June 13, calling it a “glittering event,” has ordered an investigation into allegations of voting irregularities.
via bloomberg
lots of good pictures from the demonstrations here
paul giamatti has begun experimenting with hallucinogenic drugs
sounds kinda like "being john malcovitch"
the synopsis from imdb:
In response to shiny, bigger, better American consumerism comes Cold Souls, a metaphysical comedy in which souls can be extracted and traded as commodities. Balancing on a tightrope between deadpan humor and pathos, and between reality and fantasy, the film presents Paul Giamatti as himself, agonizing over his interpretation of Uncle Vanya.
Paralyzed with anxiety, he stumbles upon a solution via a New Yorker article about a high-tech company promising to alleviate suffering by deep-freezing souls. Giamatti enlists their services, intending to reinstate his soul once he survives the performance.
But complications ensue when a mysterious, soul-trafficking mule borrows Giamatti's stored soul for an ambitious, but unfortunately talentless, soap-opera actress. Rendered soulless, he is left with no choice but to follow the trail back to St. Petersburg.
via imdb
google is f'd up
what is this world coming to
this was what came up while i was trying to figure something out about the new tiger woods pga tour 2010 (which is pretty badass fyi)
shaq and lebron?
i know lebron was pissed about losing, this might make him a bit happier.
Shaq To Cavs Talks Heating Up
The clubs have not spoken within the past few days, but sources say talks of a possible trade involving O'Neal, Ben Wallace and Sasha Pavlovic never completely died after it was first discussed in February.
via espn
Sunday, June 14, 2009
wow, didn't see this one coming (insert sarcasm here)
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday gave his support to the outcome of the country's contested presidential election, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
Khamenei praised the large voter turnout at Friday's election, where President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected with more than 62 percent of the vote, and said the result showed Iranians value "resistance against oppressors," the agency reported.
But clashes between police, supporters of the president and protesters opposing Ahmadinejad, dominated the capital Sunday.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
famous musicians when they were younger
pretty entertaining, have no idea why the website is in spanish. a few below
zach de la rocha, ratm
jim morrison, the doors
flea, rhcp
see the rest here
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