Free Speech: Going, Going ...
"Corporations' efforts to curb free speech through lawsuits are unfortunately succeeding. "
The Anti-Sit Archives
If you ever need to go to New York City, be sure to rest up first. They apparently don't want you resting while you're there.
Trying to Translate What My Girlfriend Is Saying in Swedish While She's on the Phone to Her Mother.
"Have you been swimming in dorky rivers, logger?"
Cats In Sinks
"What is Cats in Sinks? It's obvious. It's about cats. And kittens. Who like sinks. And basins. And that's it."
Quote of the Day
"I've lost count of the number of assurances politicians have
offered us that they will, truly they will, ensure the creation
of a reliable and nationally acceptable form of proportional
representation the moment we vote them into power.
"So we do and lo and behold, the magic dust of the Great
Parliamentary Fairy is thrown into the eyes of the winners, and
they forget all about their pre-election promises. They just
get more and more drunk bingeing on the headiest drug there is.
Power. And bugger what the voters really want."
- "Agony aunt" Claire Rayner, in "Liberal Democrat News", London,
20th May 2005.
The Great American Jobs Scam
"It’s the Great American Jobs Scam: an intentionally constructed system that enables corporations to exact huge taxpayer subsidies by promising quality jobs – and then lets them fail to deliver. The other benefit often promised – higher tax revenues – often proves false or exaggerated as well."
Men do have trouble hearing women, scientists find
"'The female voice is actually more complex than the male voice, due to differences in the size and shape of the vocal cords and larynx between men and women, and also due to women having greater natural 'melody' in their voices."
Bottled water is evil
"... read Tom Standage's excellent NYT piece on the total absence of any benefits to drinking bottled water over tap water -- it's not better for you, doesn't taste better, and is rotten for the environment..."
Come on Baby Light My Fire
"Want to make your AC more powerful without touching the knob? Stop heating your house with your light bulbs." A regular lightbulb converts only 10% of the electricity it uses into light. The rest goes toward heat.
Guess-the-google
This game preents you with 20 images found by Google in an image search -- your job is to figure out what single search term was used to find them.
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