The Clever Shark

Four years after 9/11 Anthony Gregory asks, where’s Osama? And, for that matter, where’s George, or more exactly where and what are George’s achievements?

It’s Banned Books Week in the USA, so what better way for parents to celebrate than by having a book banned from their children’s curriculum? Sometimes I think that one day America will implode under the comedic irony of its own actions.

The Worm Within. An oldie but a goodie — this is an internet classic! Read all about the story of a man’s short but poignant relationship with his tapeworm.

The top 10 worst tech products of all time. I agree with the list compilers, although I think that all these “worst technologies” list exist solely so that Microsoft Bob can be #1 at something.

Failure Magazine. For those tired of seeing nothing but wimpy, boring good news in the mainstream media…

Barbara Bush’s Guide to Houston for the under-privileged. Advice to evacuees from the woman who said of them “so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them.”

Here’s another site featuring Japanese vending machines — including a lobster machine? This one also features other non-vending-machine items of interest in Japan.

Vending machines of Japan. They have a machine for everything over there!

The Handbook for bloggers and cyber-dissidents, from Reporters Sans frontières. For those stuck in less-than-free countries, this is how you do it. Of course you’d imagine that places like China and Saudi Arabia would already have blocked access to sites like Reporters Sans Frontières, but that’s another matter entirely.

Remember those Diebold voting machines that several (including I) denounced as unstable and insecure? As it turns out, they ARE as unstable and insecure as we said. I wonder how many “back door” votes were needed to reelect the President…