September 2007
17 posts
“America is a Christian nation, and it is hardly a controversial claim.”
– Statement from John McCain’s campaign. (via HuffPost) Mr. McCain: See the First Amendment. Even if the majority of the population in the United States were of the Christian faith, that does not make the nation a Christian nation. Our nation is about accepting everyone for their beliefs,...
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or...”
– First Amendment to the United States Constitution
Dear NYT
Thanks for removing the pay wall. That said, I’m annoyed at you for forcing me to sign up for your free account to see things. This is an unwanted and unneeded hassle. (And, yes, I realize I could have signed up in the time it took me to write this, but it’s the principle, man. The Principle!)
Amazon MP3 Store →
(via Kottke) And to think I just bought a ton of tracks from iTunes and am out of CDs for DRM removal. I did buy a track from Amazon to test it out. Lily Allen - Smile (Explicit Version), 5.5 mb, 256kbs, DRM free for 89 cents. That’s 10 cents less and a whole lot more than iTunes.
U.S. Government Collecting Invasive Details on... →
15 years worth of data on who I travel with, where I go, what I carry on me, addresses, phone numbers, car rentals, hotel reservations, even what bed I prefer at my hotel?
Feels like 1984.
r: it's weird though, the girls that come in to work are mostly sorority chicks and they're all so similar that I don't even find them attractive anymore
j: you disappoint me.
r: but errr, I mean, I'm totally boning them left and right
r: I've resorted to buying my condoms at Sam's
“‘No’ means ‘no.’”
– Prosecutor in the FLDS polygamy rape case And sometimes, ‘yes’ means ‘no.’
'Don't tase me, bro' →
The Tasering Plot Thickens →
The Tasering of a Man at a John Kerry Speech →
Be on the Radio! (In GTA IV) →
A brilliant decision by Rockstar. I cannot wait to hear the insanity that people will come up with in the new game. This game will probably be what convinces me to buy a PS3 or XBox 360.
Re: Courtney Love
Dear HuffPost,
Please take down the picture of Courtney Love. Not only do “her face and scarred lips alarm onlookers” but they also gross me out every time I go to your entertainment page.
Thanks
The Ringtones Racket →
(via Marco)
j: [the internet] is like my old friend i haven't talked to for awhile and now we're hanging out a lot again
j: and he's also got a new degree
s: what about a prostitute you haven't tricked with in a while. and when you come back shes got new moves?
j: ...that's a better analogy
7 reasons the 21st century is making you miserable →
This is probably why I fall in and out of blogging; I can only take so much before I have to get away from the virtual world.
M: another idea i had for mag promo / ad sales — jenga blocks with our name + an ad
J: how very white of you
M: i never thought of jenga being "white"
J: black people don't play jenga.
