Feb 12, 2010

News: 126th Barbie is Computer Engineer Barbie

Now, normally I don't care about Barbie. Not bad or good, just ambivalence. BUT, gotta love that computer engineer got special consideration and was chosen. Pink laptop and smartphone is expected, but the laptop bag and binary code tee are nice touches.

Though, I'm pretty sure that Barbie knows that the bluetooth headset is sooooo passe.

Video: Fatal Olympic Luge crash

WARNING: this video is disturbing.

Funny: Alan Tudyk rips 'Twilight' via t-shirt

News: Luge contestant dies during practice crash

From the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, Luger crashed into an unprotected steel pole. While live when medical staff reached him and while being airlifted, he succumbed to internal injuries this afternoon...mere hours before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

Sad, sad turn of events.

This comes as many critics have said that the Canadian Olympic Committee has made the situation at the Games 'too competitive' and that this particular luge track was 'the fastest in the world' was TOO dangerous. Turns out, they were sadly right.

Obit: Walter Fredrick Morrison, inventor of Frisbee, dead at 90

Obit: Walter Fredrick Morrison, inventor of Frisbee, dead at 90

Poll: 70% of Americans agree Palin NOT qualified to be President

News: Original NES system plus 5 games nets $13000, yeah $13K

Mainly because of the one game, Family & Fitness Stadium Events, of which there are (supposedly) only 200 copies left. Nice....

Feb 11, 2010

Op-Ed: How to get better customer service by being an A$$hole

Like someone was reading my mind...ha!

Comic: The Boondocks 3/10/10

Not necessarily surprising, but pleasantly funny insight.

Feb 10, 2010

Obit: Fmr. Rep. Charlie Wilson (yes, that one) dead at 76

Namesake of the film 'Charlie Wilson's War' starring Tom Hanks as Rep. Wilson, died today in Texas.

Comic: The Boondocks 3/10/10

Not necessarily surprising, but pleasantly funny insight.

Feb 9, 2010

News: "Miss me yet?" Bush billboard outside Wyoming, MN

Yeah. In Minnesota. The small, semi-anonymous group of small businessmen put it up because they felt that 'Washington was against them.'

Well, they are. If by 'Washington', they mean 'representatives of the people.' People who aren't sadly, sadly delusional. Seriously...what part of that smug, barely literate putz of a President could you really miss?

Op-Ed: Dear videogame industry, stop making games for 1 year

One needs to catch up, it would seem.

Feb 8, 2010

Obit: Rep. John "King of Pork" Murtha (D-PA) dead at 77

News: NBC to tape-delay most of Olympics coverage

Why? We're in the same time-zone range as the actual live action. NBC...this is stupid. It's fine if they are held off-continent, but Canada gets us a 3 to 7 hour tape delay? Come on.

Comic: Foxtrot 2/7/10

Not going to lie, I want to play this. Diesel???

News: Not a half hour after the game, New Orleans SB44 Monopoly

Granted, pre-order...but still.