Ever wonder about that device that Scientologists use to test people? It’s called an “e-meter”, and Gizmodo has the skinny on it. I must admit I’m a little surprised at the claims of their being periodically available on eBay.
Year: 2005
Firefox users: wondering how to get rid of the flash popups that have been showing up recently?
Firefox users: wondering how to get rid of the flash popups that have been showing up recently? As it turns out Flash and other plugins can override Firefox’s popup-blocking settings. Here’s how to get rid of the annoying things.
Ugliest. Dog. EVAR.
Ugliest. Dog. EVAR. (via Metafilter) It looks like some sort of prop for a Stephen King movie, but it’s all too real.
The launch of Sony’s Playstation 3 could be pushed back to 2007.
The launch of Sony’s Playstation 3 could be pushed back to 2007. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Les Américains se demandent parfois pourquoi ils sont si gras…
Les Américains se demandent parfois pourquoi ils sont si gras… Parfois les raisons sont subtiles, et à d’autres moments elles le sont moins!
What do you do if your candidate for UN ambassador us too extreme to get confirmed by the Senate?
What do you do if your candidate for UN ambassador us too extreme to get confirmed by the Senate? If you’re George W. Bush, you wait until Senate is no longer in session, and you appoint your candidate in their absence. Evidently the Senate’s role is no longer “advise and consent”, but simply “rubber stamp or be overriden”. To be fair though, this move causes some outrage but no surprise — I predicted it myself on Metafilter a few weeks ago, as did a few others.
Something Awful looks at the International Male catalog.
Something Awful looks at the International Male catalog. If you think that’s funny, remember that there are evidently lots of people willing to pay good money for those outfits. Now THAT’s hilarious!
Vancouver protests greet the US-orchestrated arrests and seizures related to Marc Emery.
Vancouver protests greet the US-orchestrated arrests and seizures related to Marc Emery. If Canadian cops don’t want to be seen as no longer serving the interests of Canadians, they really need to stop prostituting themselves to US authorities. These are dark days for Canada when the country simply gives up its sovereignty to an irrational, criminal regime like the current US administration.
Apparently Canada has become little but a tool in the failed drug policies of the USA.
Apparently Canada has become little but a tool in the failed drug policies of the USA. Today’s medals at the Aquatic World Championships had me cheering for my country; this story makes me ashamed of it.
Glasgow’s Celtic FC humiliated by 5-nil loss in Bratislava.
Glasgow’s Celtic FC humiliated by 5-nil loss in Bratislava. The club’s Champions League chances are all but faded away… you just can’t treat a CL qualifying match like a friendly. Has their last-minute SPL loss to rivals Rangers taught them nothing?