are there any other translated ones? cause , well, holy crap the sushi one is hillarious, i have to assume teh others are as well
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 10:20 AM on March 29, 2007

yeah, the onigiri one was hillarious without the japanese.
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 10:36 AM on March 29, 2007

Dr. Jimmy's comment alone makes it a worthwhile post....
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 2:46 PM on March 26, 2007

It is part of the 'they hate our freedoms' bullshit package..see since 'they' hate our freedoms, and the army is fighting them ..why, it just stands to reason that 'our freedoms' are won by the army!
duh!
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 2:53 PM on March 26, 2007

Have there been any studies yet on the motivation for people on the internet to annonymously discount other people's postings?

I mean, seriously, this whole 'pffft! whatever, who didn't know that disabled people have prejudices?' snark-fest is just, well, retarded.


It is actually a pretty interesting post, thanks for putting it up.
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 7:43 AM on March 22, 2007

holy crap.

I realize that doesn't add much to the discourse here....but i have to at least register my shock. I mean, I had no idea.

That is all different colors of messed up.
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 12:40 PM on February 21, 2007

good to see hicks is making out OK. I could see , being a stuntman, where that would hurt his career.

And the singing Mom, that is funny, but only because , well, who hasn't been singing along in a car, or singing in the shower, or soemething, and had someone catch them? Shame she has sufffered that embarrasment globaly.

But the douche that lied all over his resume? pppffftttt.
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 9:16 AM on February 20, 2007

protect yo neck.
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 10:16 AM on February 19, 2007

Straightner-

well, it is obvious he is pro-torture if he allowed shit like that to happen.

I'm serious, that is just cruel cruel. I'd have dropped improvised exploseives on them by hour two.
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 8:39 AM on February 19, 2007

Neely is brilliant
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 10:58 AM on January 24, 2007

Wow, those turnstile shots are awesome....but I am an anthropologist/voyuer anhow.

The ruling link is interesting too , but (not being a lwyer), this seems like a bit of a leap:

"The photograph, she added, represented the free and open flow of opinion and the image, for Nussenzweig, was the price of living in a society that holds those values. From this, therefore, we can conclude that artistic rights under the First Amendment trump freedom... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 11:56 AM on January 23, 2007

yeah, honestly, i find a lot of modern porn to be more of a close up anatomy lesson than anyhting else, and i don't think improving the resolution is really going to add anyhting....excepting maybe for large pore fetishists that have been neglected somehow
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 11:36 AM on January 19, 2007

the problem with snake oil is, not many people really need to oil a snake.
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 10:18 AM on January 16, 2007

Ulysses does this as well, and has the additional bonus of cool organising and notes for docs/stories.

And the cost is comparable.

And it rawx too...full screen writing is the way to go...it is amazing how ....distracting everything else is..
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 7:46 AM on January 12, 2007

I was looking at (and paid) educational pricing. $65 vs $30 is comparable in my mind, just because of the feature add....but looking back over regular pricing, yeah, not comparable at all, sorry.

I do like it more though :)
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 7:54 AM on January 12, 2007

oooooh copywrite is nice though...and cheaper. If I hadn't already bought Ulysses, I would suggest giving them both a download and try...i bet CopyWrite would match most of the features (if not the feel/usage of them..Ulysses notes structure/tabbed docs thing is pretty cool)
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 7:55 AM on January 12, 2007

well, except Gore sits on teh board at Apple...so , yeah,. 'paid for placement' might be stretching it
:)
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 3:54 PM on January 8, 2007

i bet, if you looked around on some of those new fangled 'bit torrent' sites, you could find the DVD with the kermit intro , etc still intact.
I mean, just sayin'

This is my favorite xmas movie, and has been a xmas-only tradition in my house for years. We only watch it around xmas time, never during the rest of the year...sort of like how the old school specials were broadcast, etc...
adds to the magic, imho

also , i am... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 2:31 PM on January 8, 2007

that is an interesting point...but i wonder...do these white people examine and scrutinize white, asian, latino actors as well? I would guess 'Yes' as they are auditioning to be ACTORS...so their look is an important role in casting..
I dunno, that whole paragraph sort of stinks like a stripper complaining that people were looking at her breasts or his ass ....if you are auditioning for a job in which you are going to be presenting your face , body , etc to a group for their... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 2:16 PM on January 8, 2007

I've been listing 'harry potter and the dark oriface' as my fave book for some time. ....i still like my title better
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 8:19 AM on December 21, 2006

er
s/oriface/orifice
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 8:19 AM on December 21, 2006

OK, I just want to point out something that daHIFI said in his original comment, and clarify a bit: Specifically the lumping in of 'Greene' with the list of PUA authors. I am sort of spliting hairs, but Greene is all about the sedution, the long, slow, dance that really every _relationship_ is, where as the Mystery Method/DeAngelo et al are really about the PU itself. Just splitting hairs i realize, but important to me for anecdotal reasons. To wit:

Years ago, my... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 1:01 PM on December 15, 2006

The COST of that desire is different for men and women, that's all.
posted by jokeefe at 12:32 PM PST on December 15


<---very very well said
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 1:04 PM on December 15, 2006

The title 'macho business donkey wrestler' has a 41.4% chance of being a bestselling title!
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 8:11 AM on November 28, 2006

Actually, the idea is of course to video tape/ record any issues where people leave the polling places after having been denied the right to vote, to record confrontations between poll workers and voters (from legal distances of course), etc... not to harrass or assemble illegally. The whole idea, in short, is to be there, and be ready to record if things go wrong.

There will also be coordination with an election protection hotline so that not only can we record the... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 9:19 AM on November 1, 2006

dreamsign : yeah, you got it. Not 'taping everyone'...recording issues as they are reported, and trying to get assistance as well as documentation of the issues
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 9:21 AM on November 1, 2006

You know, I would actually love to hear dios' interpretation of InnocentBystander's comments above.

Seriously....if we actually executed people as war criminals for performing these actions, doesn't that sort of set up a hell of a precedent for prosecution for war crimes?

Not being a lawyer, I would sincerely appreciate his (dios) insight...
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 8:39 AM on October 26, 2006

I have been considering this for some time, and I really don't see any way out of the central dilemna:

Since the people potentially perpetrating the fraud, are the same people responsible for preventing it (here in Ohio anyway), there is next to no chance of anyone ever being caught. Hell, Blackwell uses the 2004 election as a selling point of his campaign...smooth, fair elections! I am not making that up...

Anyhow, so the... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 5:03 AM on October 26, 2006

Disclaimer: Self link + possibly blatant advertising ..but all relevant to this discussion..

--> As jodrell mentioned above, Video the Vote is at least trying to get people mobilized to record the 'retail' side of election fraud.

In fact, here in columbus, OH tonight , we are having a VtV training by the directer of 'American Blackout' (Ian Inaba), followed by a free showing of his movie @ 7:00 PM

So , if you are in... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 5:10 AM on October 26, 2006

OOOHHHH!!!

wow, at first I was about to post something to the effect that "I am a D, but it _is_ a crime to vote if you are illegally in this country"......but after imperium was kind enough to provide emphasis...holy shit, that is messed up. That HAS to be illegal...or at least a very, very unfortunate typo.
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 11:41 AM on October 19, 2006

all negroes should be blacks!
---that made me crack up...
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 2:57 PM on October 9, 2006

I love this...fantastic idea
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 7:25 AM on September 29, 2006

chunking express, that is exactly what the League of Young Voters is all about actually.

Building youth voter blocs, as well as manning registration and GOTV drives.

They have affiliates all over the US...and while I don't agree with 100% of their focus (of course, I am not thier target group/audience), it is cool to see someone actually implementing that 'good idea'

Check em out.
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 8:29 AM on September 27, 2006

I went to the OHIO JCARR site to see if I could get a summary, and then contact them for details, but the weekly filing only goes through last week. We are going to have to wait until next week (Tuesday maybe?) to actually get a look at the proposed legislation....
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 12:45 PM on September 1, 2006

And I can't find anything about the filing presented on Pietro's site either, for the record.

I am having a hell of a time believing this is all of the story...I mean, people can just claim that someone is a sex offender, and they are on the list? there has to be something more...
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 12:51 PM on September 1, 2006

yeah, there are mac emulators...just download the file if you are really jonesing:

Here is one
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 1:57 PM on August 29, 2006

I have to admit, I do like the idea of selling the stuff on eBay, and donating proceeds to GLBT groups.
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 10:47 AM on August 29, 2006

I agree with damned near everything posted here, as I am conflicted on this whole issue as well. I mean, it is a fact that the death penalty fails statistically as a deterrent...but for me, I guess I finally weigh in on the side of 'death for them', as I think 'what happens if future legislation or bureaucratic snafu or prisoner escape puts this person back on the streets, and they kill again?"

They really don't deserve another chance at , well, anything, because... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 8:20 AM on August 25, 2006

pastabagel, I don't really disagree with your analysis of the system, or the sad realities of it...I would ask "how else can you acheive 100% certainty that they will not kill again?"

I guess that is really projecting my values there...the question should more properly be "all things considered, is the risk that they may possibly someday kill again greater than the possibilty that the government will fuck up the investigation, for whatever reason?... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 8:37 AM on August 25, 2006

hahahahahahahaha oh shit that is funny.

great link by the way.
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 1:32 PM on August 23, 2006

davejay, one of my favorite movie going memories came when I went to see the south park movie...and I saw all these kids in their with their dads (maybe an older brother here or there)...like, seriously, 5 or 6 kids, ranging from 5 - 10 years old.

About, oh, 5 minutes into it, when the 'uncle fucker' song came on, you could see the dads start panicing...most left pretty quickly. I laughed and laughed

I mean, it was an R rated south park movie....... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 5:14 AM on August 23, 2006

I have bought tshirts, and the DVD set...and i feel good about it.
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 1:11 PM on August 22, 2006

"Of course, the scientific jury is still out on that climate-change thingie."

actually digamon, they AREN'T. They are debating whether anyhting can be done to halt or stop it or not, but there is no actual research being published in any peer reviewed scientific journal that debates or proposes to counter the claim that climate change is most certainly occuring.

There are plenty of 'pseudo-scientists' (or, rather, oil executives... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 12:29 PM on August 22, 2006

wow, those aren't funny. The via link DOES rock though..and revgeorge wins
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 7:06 AM on August 22, 2006

A few years ago, I purchased a 6 DVD set of like, 96 tom & jerry episodes in Hong Kong. They have no english track (not even subs)...and the only thing i miss from them is Mammy Two-Shoes yelling "Thomas? THOMAS!!"...it just isn't the same when it is dubbed chinese.

Everything else is great though...meaning that really, T&J is not really a dialogue based entertainment vehicle. Most of the laughs, come from explosions.
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 6:49 AM on August 22, 2006

i love it, this is great
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 1:35 PM on August 17, 2006

i remembered that bit...and I could have sworn it was a mad magazine entry...of course, i was like 5 when i read it...pretty creepy
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 5:16 AM on August 17, 2006

stop making sense, that was awesome
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 7:04 AM on August 14, 2006

there are SO many great quotes in this article, I can't even pick a favorite...just the whole damned thing is so....great...


Ok, this might be it

"I heard another guy coming from behind, and I pulled the [first attacker] in front of me and poked at the other guy with the sword."


Hell yes. textbook handling of multiple attackers. that is teh awesome
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 1:30 PM on August 11, 2006

My daughter loves his 'the sleeping beauty'...so much more than the Disney crap, thank goodness
posted to MetaFilter by das_2099 at 1:20 PM on August 9, 2006