Probably the phrase most often used in reaction to something I’ve said is ’smart-ass’. This is largely thanks to my well-honed sense of- and appreciation for sarcasm. Sarcasm is by and large what makes me the funny guy I am. Often times Janel will tell me, "You’re so funny!" And I’ll reply, "I so know [...]

Recently, the House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce held hearings on violence in video games. Naturally, the star of the show was Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (GTASA) - a game with a "Mature" rating meaning nobody under 17 should be allowed to buy it. In his attempts to vilify the game, Rep. [...]

Great illustration by consumerist.com on why nobody should pay attention to the average public opinion poll. I’ve always thought things like USA Today polls are worthless. They poll something like 1000 people and we’re supposed to think that means something? Sure, the respondents are chosen randomly, but so what? Are they distributed evenly across the [...]

EFF: RIAA Petition

In the past year or two, the RIAA has made headlines for suing old ladies, single moms, minors (when suits against their parents were thrown out), and most recently, a very poor family who has never even owned a computer!  Recently, I was amazed at the greed exhibited by the music industry as [...]

There have been numerous stories about President Bush and his iPod, but yesterday’s took the cake. Apparently, Bush mentioned that, among other bands, he enjoyed listening to the Beatles on his iPod. Nobody really cared - it was kind of random and not really news, but people like seeing it in the same [...]

If I weren’t reading this from AP, I would think it was something from a Mel Brooks movie. To an extent it’s kind of funny, but it’s just sad more than anything:
Six Stabbed at 1-Year-Old’s Birthday Party
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Six people were stabbed early Sunday during a melee at a 1-year-old’s birthday party, [...]

I don’t want to make light of a hurricane that’s killed people, but thesauruses around the world must have gotten a real workout this hurricane season. Wilma seems to have racked up some good ones. To read a list of headlines on Google News, one might think south Florida was left completely submerged:

Hurricane [...]

From ThisisLondon.com via Fark
Scientists have shown there’s a reason men fall asleep after sex! Finally some empirical justice!
Why men fall asleep after sex
By David Wilkes, Daily Mail
17 February 2005
The gentle buzz of snoring is among the most annoying sounds known to woman. Especially when it happens shortly after a passionate encounter.
Yesterday scientists explained exactly [...]

channelcincinnati.com
Company Fires All Employees Who Smoke
LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan health care company has fired four of its employees for refusing to take a test to determine whether they smoke cigarettes.
The company enacted a new policy this month, allowing workers to be fired if they smoke, even if the smoking takes place after-hours, or at [...]

Apple - Mac mini
Apple has finally introduced an affordable computer aimed directly at current PC users looking to possibly switch to a Mac. It’s called the Mac mini, and aside from having lackluster graphics stats, it looks pretty sweet.
Basically, what Apple has done is take an iBook, remove the keyboard, trackpad and screen; and [...]