Archive for the 'things' Category

We're in ur passport, readin' ur data

So yeah, if I'd been paying attention, I would have renewed my passport last summer. As of August 2007, all US passports have RFID chips embedded in them. For those of you not in the know, RFID tags are how libraries know when you walk out with an un-checked out book, how pet ID chips [...]

Fuck the "Superdelegates", or: Why your vote doesn't count.

Right-o. So, despite Obama winning more primaries and caucuses, and having more legitimately "won" delegates to the 2008 Democratic convention, Hillary might still take the nomination. Because the Democratic Party automatically gives delegate status to every single Democrat in Congress, along with every Democratic governor in the US, and a bunch of other people on [...]

iPhone … Get the fuck over it, people.

No, I'm not talking to iPhone fans. I'm talking to all the people who are apparently suffering some kind of Apple-phobia or sour grapes or some bizarre form of electronic racism, or something. There's a clip up on YouTube, showing David Lynch saying that if you watch a movie on your phone, you're not truly [...]

Gaw … Fuck OFF with the goddamn SWEETS already!

So, I go to Subway because I didn't bother packing a proper lunch before leaving for work the other day. I was almost feeling adventurous enough that I actually ordered a different kind of sandwich … unfortunately, I instead decided to just try one of their fancy sauces on my Spicy Italian on Wheat, and [...]

routine infant mutilation: how fucking barbaric can you get?

See now, when you read that headline, you agreed instantly, didn't you? "Infant mutilation?! Good gracious, nobody could get behind that!" Yeah, nobody except for the parents of 70% of the men in the United States … quite possibly including you, dear reader. Yes, YOU. I personally know the list includes my mother and the [...]