Infographic: Orewell-Huxley world

The Huxley side is the side that bothers me.

News: Volkswagen demos auto-pilot for highway driving

Study: Violent video games correlate to lower crime rates

Even if violent video games increase aggressive tendencies, the amount of time the kids are (I'll use the articles word) incapacitated, that is, not outside committing violent acts, far outweighs the downside. Study by University of Texas and the Centre for European Economic Research.

News: Bipartisan bill to end federal marijuana prohibition TOM.

To be introduced tomorrow by Rep Barney Frank (D-MA) and Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) would end federal marijuana prohibition and allow the states to legalize, tax regulate and control cannabis commerce without federal interference.

News: Fired IT worker replaces CEO presentation with porn

CEO presentation to the Board of Directors...replaced with porn.

Fired worker hacks into the network and PCs, installs keyloggers, and edits the CEO's powerpoint with some slides of porn.

For that...he gets at 2 year SUSPENDED sentence, and 100 hours community service.

Slashdot comments say that it might even be worth. Not....convinced....I don't think.

News: 'Jackass' star Ryan Dunn drunk, speeding when he crashed

News: Tyson tattoo copyright holder settles w/ 'Hangover' studio

News: Minneapolis #4 on Nat'l Geographic best summer destinations

IN THE WORLD! Yeah....

News: Ryan Dunn, of 'Jackass' fame, dies in car crash

News: Texas court rules spanking is felony injury to a child

WTF. Seriously. I would understand a brutal, vicious, or too repeated spanking. But a simple spaking? A felony? WTF.