XKCD: Flash Games

Many hours of my life have been spent in futile pursuit of meaningless victory.

Presidential Debate 1908

Hear recordings of Taft and Bryan speaking on wax cylinders. I particularly loved the political cartoons - they make our current elections look graceful.

Bill O'Reilly vs. The Honorable Barnett Frank, Congressman from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.

Obama on Olbermann's Worst Person List

And rightly so... dude forgot which anniversary he and his wife were about to share.

XKCD: Brain

Not today's, but oh so true.

McCain's Healthcare Solution: Wal-Mart

House defeats bailout

The US House of Representatives voted down a $700 billion emergency relief package today. The markets reacted sharply with the DOW Jones Industrial Average dropping over 700 points alone.

The bailout measure is massively unpopular on both sides, although leaders in both parties urged its passing to stave off further financial collapse. The bill would give the Secretary of the Treasury unprecedented power with little oversight, making many lawmakers and citizens uncomfortable.

Bailout Vote: Obama plans to attend, McCain "hopes" he can make it

After all that fuss about suspending campaigns and boycotting bills, the "Bailout Bill" is up for a vote today. Both the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates have issued press releases. Barack Obama will be at the vote and is planning on supporting the bill, but is still reviewing the final details. John McCain "hopes" he can vote on the bill, but he'll have to check his schedule.

New meaning for "On the rocks"

Nordic Rock stone ice cubes work just like regular ice cubes, except they are made of rock, and don't melt. Throw them in the freezer for an hour and then keep your drinks cool without watering them down.

Dude, where's my.... PENIS?!?!?!?

Apparently, a man filed a lawsuit earlier this month against his urologist, claiming that during a procedure performed Oct 19, 2007 to treat "inflammation," his penis was amputated without his consent. The 61-year old man and his wife are suing for loss of services, love, and affection. I thought about posting a pic here, but for the sake of everyone, I won't.

McCain wins debate!?

Now don't be fooled for a moment by the fact that this image is hosted on Comedy Central. I was, I thought to myself, "self, that's a fun joke".

As Dennis DeClaudio comments at CC:

"See that? You don't smile victoriously in front of a Photoshopped flag like that unless you know you're the shit."

Then I found out it was real. Like an actual campaign ad. Like people's hard earned money turned into campaign contributions funded this.

In fact it's already run on the Wall Street Journal website.

Washington Post carries the story here. See a screenshot of the advertisement on the Wall Street Journal here.

I really need a jetpack

This Power Ranger wants to jump out of a plane with a freaking jet pack and fly across the English Channel.

By the way, this is a real photo of him in flight. He's actually that bad ass.

Colbert and Stewart Throw Aside the Sarcasm

Love these guys.

Sorry Mr. President

Clay Aiken is what?!

Yup that's right.... in a breaking news story, amidst a shattering economy and a historic presidential election, the big news story is that Clay Aiken is gay.
And in other, more surprising news, the sky happens to be blue.

Clay states that the birth of his son Parker (conceived through in vitro fertilization with his 50 year old "best friend") inspired him to be truthful about his true identity.

A new version of the American Dream: "Look, honey, our very own... box!?"

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/09/24/container.homes.ap/index.html

"It was a side trip through a destitute, ramshackle neighborhood in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, that detoured Brian McCarthy from building houses in Albuquerque to an idea to offer the very poor a chance to own a home.

His answer lies in a humble steel shipping container, 40 feet long, 8 feet wide, 8.5 feet tall.

When drawings and color pictures of the prototype were shown around a poor Juarez neighborhood, people said, 'You know it'd be like a dream to live in one of these,' Nava said. 'You know, just the thought of having nice fresh air ventilating through the house, a large bed ... a normal kitchen and a safe home that locks and closes each night was more than appealing.'"

Or, you could just go live in the back of a shipyard...

Apocalypse delayed for at least a few weeks

The Large Hadron Collider had to be shut down after a helium leak and some faulty wiring were discovered. The repair process involves several weeks of warming up the LHC followed by several weeks cooling down the apparatus. So, for the next few months at least, the apocalypse has been delayed.

No word on whether further delays will push the operational date to 12 December 2012.

Psst... wanna buy an HDTV?

The current economic crisis has lead to a drastic reduction in consumer spending. HDTV manufacturers are doing their best to move product. In what is being called "the slowest week since 9/11," you will be able to find HDTVs that are reduced in price by a few hundred dollars.

Presidential Debates Schedule

The International Herald Tribune offers a brief write-up on the Presidential Debate Schedule. All four debates will start at 9pm EST and last for about 90 minutes.

XKCD: Tones

It frustrates me to no end that most mobile phones don't come prepackaged with a normal ring tone.