Ahhh... Corporate social responsibility

Warms the heart.

A frail partnership between Intel and the One Laptop Per Child educational computing group was undone last month in part by an Intel saleswoman: She tried to persuade a Peruvian official to drop the country’s commitment to buy quarter-million of the organization’s laptops in favor of Intel PCs.

Inteland the group had a rocky relationship from the start in their short-lived effort to get inexpensive laptops into the hands of the world’s poorest children.

But the saleswoman’s tactic was the final straw for Nicholas Negroponte, the former Massachusetts Institute of Technology computer researcher and founder of the nonprofit effort.

1st Darwin Candidate of 2008

the challenge of the Super Friends

Luthor: Banded together from remote galaxies we are thirteen...
Captain Cold: Luthor what are you talking about?
Luthor: Our sinister places of origin!
Captain Cold: Yeah, I caught that genius. I meant what's with the "Remote Galaxies" shit? I'm from North Dakota.
Toyman: Hey, me too.
Giganta: My folks are from Vermont, but we moved around alot.
Scarecrow: I lived in Canada after I got out of college.
Gorilla Grodd: Gorilla City *Sluuuurp* is pretty fucked up, but it's in Africa, not another galaxy.
Bizarro: BeeZarro aM fRoM BeE-zArRo wOrlD.
Luthor: Fine! Banded together from mostly North Dakota and a guy from a remote galaxy are 13 of the most sinister criminals...
Bizarro: ExCuSe AgAin LoO-tHoR! BeE-zArRo NoT eVeR bE cOnViCtEd CrImE. aM nOt ReAlLy CrIm-I-nAl.
Luthor: I hate you people so much.

serenity then

the origin of Festivus and 4 other things you didn't know about Seinfeld

you could never say no to ...

i saw the signs

to paraphrase Carlo J Caparas ... God Help You

you tell 'em, Mr. Lynch.

gay dropped from JLA

don't tase me, sis!

They werent named Fruit flies for nothing

The first time they were exposed to alcohol, groups of male flies
became noticeably intoxicated but kept themselves to themselves. But
with repeated doses of alcohol on successive days, homosexual courtship
became common.

Now scientists conducting this research are optimistic that inebriating the flies would give insight to how alcohol reduces inhibitions in humans. Theyll investigate brain chemistry and all that.

But do fruit flies really provide a good model for what happens in the
inebriated human brain? Heberlein, who works on both flies and mice,
believes they do. "What is cool is that there is such a similarity,"
she says. "I am surprised by the parallels."

Right. Like humans, flies also lose visual acuity and they think Floyd over there in the corner is a hot chick. Alcohol didnt turn them gay, Professor. It turned them blind.

thanks, 2007

Nazi brands!!!

say hello to ...

... overused movie quotes

interiors (SFW ... kinda)

877-3934448

the most annoying ad ever! they keep playing it every 10 minutes. Grrrr!!! but kids seem to enjoy it. come on mi gente, go online.

Say goodbye to kiddie parties

And that trick of inhaling the helium out of balloons and singing Macho Macho Man.

We're running out of Helium.

"Helium is non-renewable and irreplaceable. Its properties are unique and unlike hydrocarbon fuels (natural gas or oil), there are no biosynthetic ways to make an alternative to helium. All should make better efforts to recycle it."

at least this list involves alcohol! and movies!

If you havent had enough of the usual end-of-the-year lists

I hope to God youre not on this list. Although it's quite possible that you were considered. The jury wouldnt say.

And this, from Reuters, a roundup of news that really mattered in 2007.

Happy new year.

i bet grifter wants a JLA - 99 matchup!

do you have one?

infinite?? i thought it was just 52!

Domino ... yeah, right.

Kiera Knightley can't handle a gun

words

tsk. if you let it go, you're teaching the wrong thing; if you don't, you break a child's heart.

apple envy

douchebags 2007

There is an upside to Paris

Hilton, that is. Word is, Barron Hilton, patriarch of the Hilton family, has been so embarrassed by his granddaughter's antics, that he decided to give 97% of his fortune to charity on his passing. To clean up the family name, no doubt.

I believe future beneficiaries of Hilton's philanthropy owe Paris a debt of gratitude. And no, you dont have to boink her to show your appreciation.

Dear Benny

Sincerely yours, Mahmoud.

Ahhhhh... tis indeed the season

Love, peace, and all that, reigns in this season of brotherhood, especially among those who chose to follow the path of Christ and the apostles.

try to see em all before 2007 runs out

i've seen this stupid behavior before

In which we ask the question...

What the hell happened to you, Mike?

A teaser for the upcoming 25th anniversary of quite possibly the greatest pop album ever.

better than blind arnis

300 part 2

don't forget to watch the 2nd installment of 300.

blind arnis

pfffshhh. really?

not to mention hackers on the plane.

Kodakan

I had 2 cameras stolen in 2007: my Olympus FE100 digicam and my OM2n. Long story. I loved the super-macro function of the relatively low-tech 4 megapixel FE100 which was a bit quirky at times -- the software sometimes focused on the wrong thing -- but when it's on, it's on. I had lots of plans for the OM2n: buying it a new flash, a wide-angle lens, and a 135 mm lens but that's over now. I hope it found a new owner who knows how to use it.

What I have left are my Olympus XA2 which is in its final stages of usefulness since its shutter is starting to go, and a previously owned Canon IXY 450 4 megapixel digital camera. Four megapixels is more than enough for decent photos. According to professional photographer Ken Rockwell, a 3 MP camera pretty much looks the same as a 6 MP camera, even when blown up to 12 x 18. All those megapixels camera companies are dumping onto their cameras are just a ploy to make the average consumer think that theyre getting a better camera, and so charge them more. For the average photographer who won't plan on getting prints larger than A4 size, 4 megapixels is plenty. More isnt better.

Here are a few pictures I took with my clunkers. Happy New Year.

geez. they really have a problem.

from the zeros ...

... and Mindy Vega ...


happy holidays to all!!!

t'was the dark knight before xmas

moral guardians, my ass

make your own list

the A-Holes of 2007

bye bye Borat

deer hunter

well, well, its a two-way street.

good news for soon-to-be 40 year old virgins!

why video games should be played only when you're 30

that's what they say every year ...

2008 movies

my own list to watch out for:
Be Kind Rewind
Burn After Reading
The Changeling (Straczynski!!)
Cloverfield
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight (hell, yeah)
Fanboys (might be much interesting than Episodes 2 or 3)
Get Smart (Steve Carell? Anne Hathaway? ok!)
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (well, why not)
The Incredible Hulk (double hell, yeah)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (hell, yeah)
The International
Iron Man (triple hell, yeah)
James Bond 22 (back to hell, yeah)
Kung Fu Panda
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Brendan Fraser's only career)
Pineapple Express (stoners? ok!)
RocknRolla (should we still give Mr. Madonna a chance?)
Son of Rambow (intriguing)
Speed Racer
Star Trek XI (not a Trekkie but this is JJ Abrams)
Valkyrie (despite Tommy Girl)
Vantage Point (trailer is already excellent)
Wall-E (hey, its Pixar)
Wanted (holy shit! they made it! i'm just not sure of the director)
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (pffssshhhh)

not that it means i'll get to watch them but i'll try nyhahahaha!

Showdown!!

Who ya got?

it's black, it's white

so now Jacko has a legit excuse?!?!

Holy crap!!

Bloke blows everybody away.

Signore Pavarotti, you may rest in peace. We just might have the fella who will take your place. And he's a mobile phone salesman from South Wales.

(And what is it with Nessun Dorma that stirs emotions in people that can't even speak Italian?)

i guess the guards never watched The Shawshank Redemption.

conned hair

Steve Buscemi, is that you?

bullet time

they just got the Matrix Trilogy boxed set DVD last week.

who would you do?

oh yeah?

wusses who would own you

the irony!

start googling

what's new pussy cat?

kimchis playing God.

drug dealers vs geeks

Yep, Christmas spirit allright...

Bah, humbug.

Muslim kid saves Jewish kids from beating by thugs in the Christmas mood.

He was mystified as to why the men became so outraged when the women
and their male friends wished them a "Happy Chanukah" while they were
yelling "Merry Christmas" on the train car.

Well, it's Jesus' birthday so we celebrate it the best way we can. By beating up Jews and Muslims. Halleluiah! You want some? Come git some!

"That a random Muslim kid helped some Jewish kids, that's what's
positive about New York," said Adler, 23, who suffered a broken nose
and required four stitches to close a lip wound.

well, duh.

for those who can't hold their alcohol

oh shit.

the hot and the lame, 2007

shhhh ... Papa Joe made me do this

pfsh! our starlets back home do this all the time, especially either at the onset or stalling of their careers.

what drinking problem??

now that's customer service.

Gesundheit?

Or is "May you rest in peace" more appropriate?

Be careful out there. This is serious shit.

Gilbert alerted state health officials, a decision that led
investigators to realize that a new, apparently more virulent form of a
virus that usually causes nothing worse than a nasty cold was
circulating around the United States. At least 1,035 Americans in four
states have been infected so far this year by the virus, known as an
adenovirus. Dozens have been hospitalized, many requiring intensive
care, and at least 10 have died.

please read; its some funny shit.

why i got fired

now if we could just tie Cheney to this ....

According to Leonardo...

... God looks like that alien in Predator

Da Vinci code

It seems that Leonardo's secret is really the fact that he's, no, not gay, that's not a secret, but his secret is really the fact that he's... an Arab.

Professor Luigi Capasso, an anthropologist who led the team, said the
central whorl of the [Leo's] fingerprint was a common pattern in the Middle
East.

"Around 60 per cent of the Middle Eastern population have the same structure," he said.

What a twist this puts in the whole Priory of Sion thing if Leonardo were really a Semite (Arab or Hebrew)! I can see Dan Brown frantically taking notes for a sequel. (And Dan? Da Vinci isnt his family name. So technically, The Da Vinci Code is a stupid title. Every person born in Vinci at the time can call himself da Vinci. So if it isnt too late, call the sequel The Leonardo Code. Ok?)

An Office

forget The Office, watch An Office instead.

what can you do about the inflation?

yep. yep. yep.

your grandson will be Wolverine

classy insults ... use 'em.

Star Wars tattoos

nonsensical pics

a water dress on Leo's ex.

start drooling

only question is if we're still alive when they're available.

downward spiral

the world is getting ... i dont know, my iPhone is ringing.

no offense but ... dumbass.

what., me worry?

KITT

foundation for law and government.

NSFWii

time bandit will abandon his xbox in a nanosecond (NSFW)

ouch

a film review

Raising kids

I totally agree with this Scientific American article. Parents who keep harping on how special their kids are almost always end up raising obnoxious kids.

Scholars

You just can't trust them. Looks like the National Geographic has been taking... liberties... with their scholars' translation of the so-called Gospel of Judas. Tut-tut. [wags finger]

Several of the translation choices made by the society’s scholars fall
well outside the commonly accepted practices in the field. For example,
in one instance the National Geographic transcription refers to Judas
as a “daimon,” which the society’s experts have translated as “spirit.”
Actually, the universally accepted word for “spirit” is “pneuma ” — in
Gnostic literature “daimon” is always taken to mean “demon.”

Stay together and save the planet...

... or in other words, HAHAHAHAHA!!!

Scientists have quantified for the first time the extent to which divorce damages the environment. The researchers found that the combined use of electricity across the two new households created rose 53% while water use was up by 42%.

This is serious research, folks.

And in the You Just Can't Win department, banning smoking in pubs and restaurants will one day kill us all.

Pubs are likely to pump hundreds of thousands of tons
of additional carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as a result of the
smoking ban.Policy advisers predict that
emissions from patio heaters in pubs and restaurants will increase from
22,200 tons of greenhouse gases a year to up to 282,000 tons - the
equivalent of flying a jumbo jet 171 times around the Earth.

Rudy should have just stayed home

your ass is theirs

that's it ... Jack Bauer- and Sam Fisher-types will kidnap you in the dead of night, even if you're vacationing in Phuket or sleeping in Puerto Galera, if you are wanted for crimes in the U.S. i don't think they limit their scope to Brits.

time bandit will live to be 100.

27 gaming myths

criminals

who to blame for this evil

somebody would have invented banks anyway

i wonder where this kid is now

pink

Pink it's my new obsession
Pink it's not even a question,
Pink on the lips of your lover, 'cause
Pink is the love you discover