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Gratuitous Linkage – 2010-11-21

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  By Mike • 2010-11-21 Uncategorized

To Thwart Distracted Driving, US Government Considers Cell Phone Jammers in Cars – via PopSci.com – The Nanny-state is in full swing these days.  Some jack-holes just can’t resist yacking on the phone while driving, so let’s put a jammer in every car.  Nevermind the fact that this would also inhibit passengers from using a phone and could also stop a driver from calling for help in the event of an emergency.  I can’t see this actually happening, but the fact that anyone is even considering it is evidence of a head up an ass.

Distressed Toddler Gets a TSA Pat Down – via RawJustice.com – This whole body scanner/enhanced pat down business is far from over.  Judging from this story and others like it that are pouring in from all over it looks like the bogeyman terrorists have won.  People have gone to jail for touching children like this, but since it’s sanctioned by the government I guess it’s OK, right?

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With the links out, it’s less dangerous – 2010-11-05

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  By Mike • 2010-11-05 Uncategorized

Violent Video Games: Our Responsibility, Not the Courts – via PCMag.com – The bottom line here is that parents have a responsibility to be aware of and control whatever media their children have access to.  This extends beyond video games to movies, music, and TV as well.

Teen suspended for riding horse to school – via Boston.com – Another school official overreacts to an innocent stunt.

How the AK-47 Rewrote the Rules of Modern Warfare – via Wired.com – As firearms go, the AK-47 is one of the most widely recognized in the world.  Here’s an interesting article on it’s history and engineering behind a design that’s been in use for over 50 years.

Foo Fighters Reunite with Butch Vig – via PrefixMag.com – Foo Fighters are making a new record with the help of Butch Vig, who produced the iconic Nirvana album Nevermind.  While it would be nearly impossible to top the success and historical significance of Nevermind, this new record might be so good that it cures cancer.  True story.    –  p.s.  Nevermind is going to be 20 years old in 2011.  I feel fucking old.

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Airport Security and You – A Helpful Tip

  By Mike • 2010-10-27 Uncategorized

Anyone who has had the pleasure of using commercial air travel in the last few years knows what fun it can be.  Here’s a helpful tip when you remove your belt buckle to go through the metal detector.  If your pants start to fall down, don’t refer to yourself as a “Weapon of Ass Destruction”.  This may cause you to experience a secondary inspection, which may include a pat-down and check with a hand-held metal detector, and possibly further delays.  Apparently the TSA requires their employees to have their sense of humour removed.  Fair warning.

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DeLINKuency – 2010-10-22

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  By Mike • 2010-10-22 Uncategorized

Student, 20, named Mexico police chief – via News.com.au – I hope I’m wrong, but my crystal ball is telling me that this girl is going to wind up getting herself killed.  The idealism of youth is unfortunately not bulletproof.

Man facing 10 year prison sentence for downloading Simpsons porn – via Nerve.com – Child pornography is disgusting and those who produce and distribute it deserve every friend they make in the prison showers.  That said, since the Simpsons is a cartoon then no actual children were victimized or abused in the production of the images in question.  I don’t understand how this guy could have been prosecuted on child pornography charges, let alone how his lawyer could have allowed him to enter a guilty plea.

Woman stabbed classmate in anger management session – via SeattlePI.com – You know you shouldn’t laugh, but you also know you want to.  It might be time to fire the person teaching conflict resolution here.

Physicists Discover Universal “Wet-Dog Shake” Rule – via TechnologyReview.com – You can sleep a little easier tonight, one of the greatest scientific mysteries has been solved.  According to this article researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a mathematical model to solve for the ideal frequency of oscillation for a wet dog to shake itself dry.  Who funds this shit?