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San Francisco to vote on naming sewer after George Bush
… However, Mr McConnell claimed to have only noticed two forms of opposition during his campaign so far. “First, we get people who say they just want to forget George Bush’s presidency,” he said. “Second, we hear from those who say that sewage plants perform a […]

USA Today writes about Tata and it’s recent acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover. Via Thomas P.M. Barnett’s blog who predicts Tata’s future place in the world economy:
Tata aims to produce for the bottom of the pyramid consumers, and all those sales will mean Tata becomes a global car kingpin. And global auto kingpins buy […]

It’s interesting to hear the near death experience of a brain Scientist and the language she uses to describe it. No white light, but a lot of energy and atoms. Via Boing Boing’s Top 10 TED Talks.
“How many brain scientists have been able to study the brain from the inside out? […]

The New Yorker’s Simon Rich has a great piece titled Animal Tales the best part of which is posted below.
FREE-RANGE CHICKENS
“Well, it’s another beautiful day in paradise.”
“How’d we get so lucky?”
“I don’t know and I don’t care.”
“I think I’ll go walk over there for a while. Then I’ll walk back over here.”
“That sounds like a […]

As usual the Onion treads the line so hilariously close I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.

I saw Wall-E tonight, which was fantastic, and their logo always reminds me of this ad.

I’ve been rediscovering Mcsweeney’s recently, and this one from Carmen Nobel is an absolute classic.
Names for Your Transgendered Baby.
Sharonald
Jennifred
Pablarbara
Stevelyn
Gearl
Sethel
Bruth
Jimmy Marie
Half Nelson

A beating heart with a transparency slider.

From the Hirose Fukushima Lab in Japan. via

Our High Priest of Frisbeetarianism has died. May his soul be forever lodged in that part where the drain meets the roof.
Herald Tribune - CNN - AP

Growing up in a religious and morally conservative household, having George Carlin tell me that it was okay to laugh at it all, because it was all funny, was […]

THE BPA - THE BPA ‘TOE JAM’ FEAT. DAVID BYRNE & DIZZEE RASCAL from Fabio Resende on Vimeo.

It’s been interesting to watch over the years how Sony managed to usurp Nintendo from the #1 console title and then has watched as Nintendo out innovated them to get back in the lead. As it stands Nintendo now outsells Sony and Microsoft at about 2 to 1. I’m not going to go into the […]

Some good feelings for you now. Sweet Lullaby by Deep Forrest (which used to enchant me as a kid watching SBS in the afternoons) and the latest video from Where the Hell is Matt. Enjoy

Warning Adult themed visual pun. Click the vid for a higher res version. via

thunderheist - jerk it from thatgo on Vimeo.

Bomb It the new Graffiti Documentary. via Yo Peace.

A map of ancient courses of the Mississippi river. via