Because apparently you really can't tell the difference between this and mega-mondo-monster cables.

Of course the article isn't scientific, but it would have been interesting to see the looks on the faces of those golden-ear'd guys.

Scott, care to chime in?

 

Via: The Consumerist

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I skinned my knee pretty good tonight on the astro turf where I play indoor soccer, and I'm just waiting for the MRSA to eat clean through my leg.

But that isn't my rant. I typically have a little extra energy on sports nights and do a little mindless surfing sometimes into the early morning, versus the mindless surfing I do the rest of the day. I have my 20 year high school reunion on my mind, so I've been checking out classmates.com a bit and tonight, reunion.com.

What an utter abomination both are. To think that these sites were both established well before facebook but still look like the product of a high school Frontpage computer science project. They are both dreadful to use.

And to top it all off, to see any information on any of your former mates besides the letters constituting their name you have to pony up for an account. This is to view information that they put in themselves. Bizarre. No quid pro quo at all.

Reunion.com is bad in that you absolutely can not see any information on a person unless you buy their premium account, while classmates.com lets you see a little bit of the profile information, but if you edit your profile and try to put in your email address or other links in areas that are free to access, they strip it out with claims wanting to maintain the quality of content on their site.

Is it me or does something smell?

I'm not a facebook homer (I actually lurk around more on LinkedIn) and generally don't understand the whole social networking thing (maybe I grew out of it 15 years ago with IRC and USENET), but facebook offers a whole lot more for a whole lot less¹ than these sham "find your high school sweetheart" sites. They just appear to be the defaults to turn to when you come up on your graduation anniversaries.

That's all. Oh, there is this in the event that you are hungry.

 

[1] Thank you, Wal-Mart, for enhancing my vocabulary.

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This really seemed like an April Fools joke when I came across it. A proposed change to the building code in California which would give the authorities the power to control your thermostat during power crisis events:

...in the proposed revisions to Title 24 is the requirement for what is called a "programmable communicating thermostat" or PCT. Every new home and every change to existing homes' central heating and air conditioning systems will required to be fitted with a PCT beginning next year following the issuance of the revision.  Each PCT will be fitted with a "non-removable " FM receiver that will allow the power authorities to increase your air conditioning temperature setpoint or decrease your heater temperature setpoint to any value they chose.  During "price events" those changes are limited to +/- four degrees F and you would be able to manually override the changes.  During "emergency events" the new setpoints can be whatever the power authority desires and you would not be able to alter them.

Egad. Socialism Communism, alive and well in the golden state.

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I don't know if you've been clued in or have been paying attention to the pseudo-evangelical Christian movement known as "Emerging" or "Emergent," but it's becoming a popular venue for the younger generation on Sunday mornings.

In a nutshell, the Emerging movement basically features a "seeker friendly" gospel which eschews absolute truth save for one absolute truth, that you can not possibly know what is absolutely true. They favor an experience-oriented gathering, making the individual  the focus of the gathering rather than where the focus should belong - on the worship of Christ¹. In my mind it's the marriage of post-modernity with Christianity, featuring generation-x folks who are now old enough to preach from the pulpit lead discussion from the center bar stool.

This video clip is from a recent PBS story on the movement, and apparently there will be a follow-up with one going a little more in-depth with one of it's leaders, Brian McLaren. I'll be on the lookout for it.

 

(1) Does that not have overtones from the original lie told in the garden?

Labels: nuttery, religion, theology

The man for whom the term "jackass" was invented and his church have been ordered to pay almost 11 large to the family of Matthew Snyder, the Lance Corporal who was killed in Iraq and rewarded for it by having his funeral picketed by Phelps and his mentally ill acolytes.

There is also a response by Phelps in a CNN intereview here. My vote is that Phelps is senile.

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Holy Moses, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. This guy is apparently not coping well with his laptop not working properly in the local coffee shop.

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A couple of child preachers for you.

People are flocking from all around to see these kids preach, which probably doesn't hurt too much when the plate is passed around. Who said child labor is such a bad thing?

That probably isn't a very "Bible-ly" response from me.

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In case you missed it yesterday, there was a protest in DC against the war in Iraq and President Bush. You can catch some of the highlights (which most likely will not be running on the news) here. Why, yes, I do believe the (far) left is superior in intelligence than conservatives.

Grab a corndog. And a convenience bag.

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Here are a couple interesting items from the iTunes EULA:

THE APPLE SOFTWARE IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE IN THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES, AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS, LIFE SUPPORT MACHINES OR OTHER EQUIPMENT IN WHICH THE FAILURE OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE COULD LEAD TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE.

...and...

You also agree that you will not use these products for any purposes prohibited by United States law, including, without limitation, the development, design, manufacture or production of missiles, or nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.

Scott, are you perhaps using WMP instead?

I, for one, would like to figure out how to use iTunes to operate a nuclear facility.

Labels: nuttery

Behold Scientologists, your Christ has arrived:

TOM Cruise is the new "Christ" of Scientology, according to leaders of the cult-like religion.

The Mission: Impossible star has been told he has been "chosen" to spread the word of his faith throughout the world.

And leader David Miscavige believes that in future, Cruise, 44, will be worshipped like Jesus for his work to raise awareness of the religion.

The response from a certain someone I know:

...flog him within an inch of his life and hang him on a cross until his lungs collapse to death and see if he comes back to life.

If Cruise's head gets any bigger the gravitational force is going to pull us into the sun. I mean, I don't think God even loves Tom Cruise as much as Tom Cruise loves Tom Cruise.

[ Thanks again, Ed. ]

Labels: celebrity, nuttery, religion