March 2009
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Mugshots of the Week →
Maryland State Police have charged Michael Shoemaker with threatening to burn down a home in Frederick County. Police say the home belongs to Shoemaker’s daughter. Troopers say Shoemaker’s father…
AAPOR Releases Study Of Presidential Primary... →
There were four factors the Committee found (out of a significant number examined) that could have contributed to the polls uniformly predicting (wrongly) an Obama win in the NH Dem primary.
Wis. School Fears Fight Song Lyrics Sexist →
The principal at Waupun High School has had the school’s fight song rewritten because he feared its use of the word “fellow” could be construed as sexist.
When Your Inbox Says...
For months I’ve been trying to whiddle away at the 10,000+ unread e-mails in my Gmail inbox. Then suddenly I realized that I could mark them all as read. Let’s face it when you’ve cleared out 8,000 e-mails and you’re down to only 2,500+ unread e-mails, 20% is nothing.
Happy days are here. I have no new mail!
Not All Quiet on the Western Front →
The West proved to be a pivotal battleground n the 2008 elections, both at the presidential level and in the success of Democrats to boost their majorities in the House and Senate. Yet, current…
BREAKING: Obama Passing Laws to Search Citizens... →
Under the guise of “national security” by means of “intellectual property” protections.
Are We at (Robot) War in Pakistan? (Updated) →
Washington and Islamabad are
“drawing up a fresh list of terrorist targets for Predator drone
strikes” in Pakistan, according to the Wall Street Journal. Militants crossing the border…
Iraq Continues Its Military Spending Spree →
Talk inside the Pentagon these days may center around looming budget cuts, but there’s hope yet for the defense industry: Iraq is still a promising market for manufacturers of military…
FTC Sues Dish Network For Violating Do Not Call... →
A lawsuit has been filed against Dish Network by the U.S. Justice Department (on behalf of the FTC) alleging that the company violated “Do Not Call” rules by phoning potential customers…
Minot Airmen render aid to flood efforts →
Eight Airmen on two UH-1N Huey helicopters loaded with rescue equipment here deployed March 25 to support state authorities in flood efforts in Bismarck, N.D, after President Barack Obama…
Dallas police chief apologizes for conduct of... →
Moving On Up →
When the Senate shifts offices, someone needs to carry all that valuable stuff. Not me — but someone
Injured GIs Prefer Combat to Bragg Care →
Soldiers in a recovery unit for wounded troops at Fort Bragg told the Secretary of the Army that they feel forgotten by the military and that combat duty would be better than the treatment they get…
AFPAA: You wanted it! You got it! Welcome Air... →
AFPAA: You wanted it! You got it! Welcome Air Force Combat Camera. @AFCombatCamera Live w/SOF in the field, shoot vid/pics of real action.
GDC09: Nintendo updates Wii Shop Channel with 'SD... →
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At his GDC 2009 keynote, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata will announce, Apple-style, that a Wii Shop Channel update will be available to…
Command & Conquer Generals 2 Coming Soon? →
Command & Conquer Generals 2 [rumored] (PC) Sequel to RTS title seemingly confirmed on PS3 disc.
Michael Vick leaves federal prison in Kansas - The... →
Washington Times
Michael Vick leaves federal prison in Kansas The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Suspended NFL star Michael Vick has left a federal…
Mich. ballpark's 4800-calorie burgers make... →
CNBC
Mich. ballpark’s 4800-calorie burgers make peanuts and Cracker … Los Angeles Times Rex Larsen, AP Josh Kowalczyk, an intern with the West Michigan…
Red Hat CEO Questions Relevance of Desktop Linux →
snydeq writes “Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst questioned the relevance of Linux on the desktop, citing several financial and interoperability hurdles to business adoption at a panel on end-users and…
PS3 firmware update to coincide with Resistance 2... →
Looks like a PS3 firmware update is happening today or tomorrow, folks. We reported details on the upcoming Resistance 2 patch which includes a number of features, one being multiple…
GDC09: GameTrak Freedom motion controller detailed →
Performance Designed Products (PDP) has come to GDC prepared to showcase the latest model of it’s new creation, the GameTrak Freedom — a motion controller for the Xbox 360 and…
Punch-Out! will support Wii Balance Board →
This ain’t your dad’s Punch-Out! No, with Balance Board support, it’ll be your mom’s Punch-Out! The Italian Nintendo site leaked details on the various control schemes found in the …
Lock up your sheep, Flock arrives April 9 →
Flock’s PSN release date has finally been confirmed. The game will be out the same week as its PC and Xbox 360 counterparts, although, thanks to Sony’s Thursday update policy, it will…
Report: UConn violated NCAA rules in recruitment -... →
Hartford Courant
Report: UConn violated NCAA rules in recruitment SI.com UConn committed a number of NCAA violations in the recruitment of Nate Miles, a…
Man goes crazy after being confronted about magic... →
You know what’s frustrating? How people with magic powers never want to actually show you them. Take for example this guy who claims to fly and shit but, instead, screams and flails around.
If I…
Hello Kitty Online Announced For North America →
Hello Kitty Online (PC) MMORPG to make its North American debut soon.
Suggested Titles For Michael Vick’s Manuscript →
This week the AJC reported that in addition to switching defense attorneys, Michael Vick has been busy penning a book during his time in prison. The former Falcon is still looking for a…
Kiffin waves off Gators’ anger - Atlanta Journal... →
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Kiffin waves off Gators’ anger Atlanta Journal Constitution By Michael Carvell Kiffin issued a public apology weeks ago for…
The National Debt DOES Matter! →
In fact, in another national survey we recently conducted on behalf of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, fully two-thirds of voters (66%) perceive the growing budget deficit and national debt as a…
Leaving PCs On Overnight Costs $2.8B Annually →
Not only does leaving your PC on overnight at work cost companies $2.8B every year, it also causes global warming, kills baby seals and shortens the life of your PC and everything around it…you…
Lance Armstrong to Twitter Collarbone Surgery →
Lance Armstrong fans can follow their cycling superhero on Twitter as he prepares for collarbone surgery at a Texas hospital.
Car stereo thieves looking elsewhere to make those... →
At least one in five Engadget staffers can attest: car stereo crime was all the rage in the 1990s, and needless to say, we were all on the losing end of the deal. These days, however,…
Is Netflix PS3-bound, too? →
Rumors of Netflix content streaming to the PS3 date back to, well, the first rumors of it hitting the Xbox 360. We all know which of those two platforms got some red envelope love last…
Morning After Pill Gumball Machine →
There are two things I have to caveat this satirical idea with prior to me expounding upon it. 1) I think abortion is abhorently wrong but, I do recognize that abstinence isn’t always viable and…
Mississippi makes red-light cameras illegal →
They may be advertised as speeding deterrents to city councils and safety tools to worried parents, but according to another school of thought, red-light cameras are all about making…
UK muslim cleric says all homosexuals should be... →
Ahh yes, more tolerance and compassion from the cult given to the Arab world by the pedophile Muhammad. Today’s target is homosexuals. Regardless of my personal opinion about the subject, they are…
Elmendorf Airmen prepare for Mt. Redoubt Part I →
Interview with Lt. Col. Dean H. Hartman, 3rd Civil Engineer Squadron Commander
By Joseph S. Fordham
Coping with the eruption of Mt. Redoubt is easier to deal with for Airmen at Elmendorf…
Mobile Carrier: We'll Use Phones to Catch the... →
Shhhhh. Be Vewy, Vewy Quiet. We’re Hunting Tawiban. Our least favorite Central Asian militants have always had a problematic relationship with technology. Under their reign in…
My Son's Penis Problem →
This is very, very long, but it is also very, very worth it. Enjoy.
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Morning After Pill Gumball Machine
There are two things I have to caveat this satirical idea with prior to me expounding upon it. 1) I think abortion is abhorently wrong but, I do recognize that abstinence isn’t always viable and that condoms do break so I support use of the morning after pill. 2) I have a sick, twisted and some say demonic sense of humor.
Yesterday, I was sitting at work and a bit came on the news in...
WatchMan goes crazy after being confronted about magic powers | Blog of Hilarity
$7.2 billion for broadband... now what? →
“Do I really look like a guy with a plan?” Heath Ledger’s Joker asks in last year’s blockbuster The Dark Knight, shortly before turning maimed district attorney Harvey Dent loose on…
More Misery (Index) →
Of the 15 midterm elections held since 1950, 13 have been “change” elections in which the party that held the White House lost seats in the House and Senate; only two have been status-quo elections…
Extremists vandalize restaurant serving foie gras →
Owners Steve and Rob Wecker, whose 80-seat roadside restaurant has been named by Baltimore magazine as among the area’s best eateries five times in the six years since it opened, were also struggling…
Fry’s Still Using Monster "HDMI... →
You’d think that, after everyone else has been caught doing this (including Fry’s), people would give up on Monster’s lame “HDMI difference” scam. Thanks to the crew at EngadgetHD for this one: …
Aniston Dumps Mayer Over Twitter? →
I’m not into celebrity gossip or any of that crap but when you get dumped by someone as hot as Jennifer Aniston because you Twitter too much
you are an idiot.
Apparently, John Mayer didn’t have…
Senate Democrats slow down AIG tax push →
The populist wave that swept Capitol Hill last week against controversial bonuses paid to AIG executives stalled Monday after the White House and several key senators raised concerns about…
Teen auctions virginity for £50k →
EIGHTEEN-year-old sells innocence to pay for college fees - but is a long way off target
Solar Power May Be Eco-Friendly. But Some in... →
Residents of an idyllic region in California are appalled at the size of the solar power plants coming their way. Is this any way to save the planet?
Robin Williams' surgery goes 'extremely well' →
Robin Williams’ heart surgery “went extremely well” and he is expected to make a full recovery in eight weeks, according to his surgeon.