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Month: June 2011

  • Pro-War Ideology Connected to Being Shielded From the Human Cost of War

    “[A new study] suggests that many Americans’ aggressively pro-war ideology may fundamentally rely on their being physically shielded/disconnected from the human cost of war. … The researchers analyzed data from the Jennings-Niemi Political Socialization Study of college-bound high schoolers and subsequent interviews of those same high-schoolers from 1965 onward. In the process, they discovered that men […]

  • Cancel your MySpace account.

    Don't forget to delete your MySpace profile. They sold the company. Including your email address. Click here to cancel http://www.myspace.com/my/settings/account/cancel Cancel your MySpace account.

  • Aerosolized Pork Brain and Why You'll Never Eat SPAM Again

    “The symptoms were inconsistent with any known infections, and workers’ families were unaffected, so the disorder didn’t seem to be transmissible by human-to-human contact. Like Lachance, DeVries concluded that the illness had to be an autoimmune response, most likely triggered by something inside the plant. DeVries arranged a site visit for November 28. Accompanied by QPP […]

  • Where to Spend Your Retail Dollars When Shopping Online | Moneyland | TIME.com

    One of our blog's infographics featured in Time. Where to Spend Your Retail Dollars When Shopping Online | Moneyland | TIME.com Online customer service has always had a hard time mimicking the experience of buttonholing a clerk in a store and getting your answers immediately. Complaints abound- from not being able to get a human […]

  • Video: Psychics make global finance predictions

    So frigging stupid. Psychics? Video: Psychics make global finance predictions Three New York City psychics share their global finance predictions with CNN's Felicia Taylor.

  • The American Death Star

    “When you laugh at Michele Bachmann for going on MSNBC and blurting out that the moon is made of red communist cheese, these people don’t learn that she is wrong. What they learn is that you’re a dick, that they hate you more than ever, and that they’re even more determined now to support anyone […]

  • Top Of The World by The Cataracs ft. Dev

    I'm of the opinion that the addition of Dev makes any song better. The verse/rap is a bit weak. But chorus is kinda old-school ravey. Plus a hotel room of howling/humping brunettes isn't a bad idea. Top Of The World by The Cataracs ft. Dev Watch the music video for Top Of The World by […]

  • Very Simple Puzzle Pieces

    “There’s something a lot more sinister in this trend. It goes something like this: It’s too expensive to hire Americans locally to do grunt work, because they’re all too proud, and want to improve their lot, so they all get college degrees. And, hiring people with college degrees still comes at a premium. We can […]

  • Observations: Miss USA Pageant Winner One of Two Contestants to Back Evolution [Video]

    2 out of 51 Miss USA contestants believe in evolution. Luckily one of them won. Observations: Miss USA Pageant Winner One of Two Contestants to Back Evolution [Video] I admit- the only time I even notice beauty pageants is when one of the contestants flubs a response and video of the embarrassing moment makes the […]

  • The Problem with CGI

    “The other problem with CGI is that it’s too easy. Consider the original King Kong compared to the christawful 2005 remake. In the first film every frame of the ape required hours of labor working with delicate sets and models, which in turn required dozens of hours of work to make. It encouraged the filmmakers […]