August 27, 2004

Someone ran the litmus configuration and said these were bad

Euros That Never Were 1945 - 2001 (I think).
posted by dobbs at 9:40 PM PST - 12 comments

Fuck it-the game

Fuck it...the word game
posted by ColdChef at 9:15 PM PST - 13 comments

PepsiBlueG5iMacStripteaseFilter

Amidst all the fun pre-expo speculation as to what the new G5 iMac will look like [1,2,3], we have a possible sighting in the wild at Charles De Gaulle Airport.
posted by brownpau at 8:12 PM PST - 30 comments

Ice, ice, baby!

The President plans yet another silly boondoggle and introduces faith-based driver education. What President are we talking about? Why, Saparmyrat Niyazov, the president-for-life of Turkmenistan. Or, as he likes to be called, "Turkmenbashi"--the "leader of all Turkmen".

He's got a lot of spiritual ideas and 24/7 TV coverage. Hey--he's against gold teeth and circuses. If it weren't for his dismal human rights record, I might vote for him myself. Sometimes I have to remind myself that there are, in fact, much worse choices than the ones I have for November.
posted by Sidhedevil at 7:41 PM PST - 13 comments

FBI Probes Pentagon Spy Case

FBI Probes Pentagon Spy Case - Interesting how bad news about the Bush Administration seems to always come out on Fridays - "the FBI has a full-fledged espionage investigation under way and is about to -- in FBI terminology -- "roll up" someone agents believe has been spying not for an enemy, but for Israel from within the office of the Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon."
posted by jackspace at 5:14 PM PST - 37 comments

Former Texas Lt. Gov. says he helped Bush dodge 'Nam.

Former Texas Lt. Gov. says he helped Bush dodge 'Nam. "I got...I got a young man named George W. Bush into the National Guard when I was the Lt. Governor of Texas, and I'm not necessarily proud of that. But, But I did it, and I got a lot of other people into the National Guard because I thought that's what people should do when you're in office and you helped a lot of rich people. And I walked to the Vietnam Memorial wall the other day and I looked at the names of the people that died in Vietnam, and I became more ashamed of myself than I've ever been because it's the worst thing I did was help a lot of wealthy supporters, and a lot of people who had family names of importance get into the National Guard. And I'm very sorry about that, and I'm ashamed. And I apologize to you, the voters of Texas."
Video available here.
posted by insomnia_lj at 5:09 PM PST - 43 comments

The Butterfly Guy Effect

Swimming Suits, Motor Boats, Sheet Music, Auto Parts, Movies and Music, Online Maps. Looks like the Butterfly Guy has a plan.
posted by strangeleftydoublethink at 5:00 PM PST - 5 comments

Darkness, sweet darkness

Clear Sky Clocks. How dark is it going to be tonight?
posted by gottabefunky at 2:49 PM PST - 3 comments

an open letter

For the love of Crusade. A short animation that may not be played at the 2004 Republican Convention.
posted by the fire you left me at 1:35 PM PST - 19 comments

George Bush was no party animal

Pleasure Boat Captains For Truth. Those who knew Bush best are now revealing the truth: he was no party animal. See their ad, read their stories. This is probably very bad news for Bush.
posted by punishinglemur at 12:37 PM PST - 22 comments

*SNIFF*

"...i'm cleansed, spent, and just a little moist."
the lachrymal performances of the elderly.
posted by quonsar at 11:45 AM PST - 23 comments

Work more or less

Add to this week's professional “secrets”, and scams to rube employers another idea of work: one person’s career can be your next hobby.
posted by xtian at 11:13 AM PST - 22 comments

Prosecutor who attacked Kerry admits lying to boss

Prosecutor who attacked Kerry admits lying to boss Liar, liar, pants on fire--"Clackamas County prosecutor Alfred French, who called Sen. John Kerry a liar in a political commercial, acknowledged Thursday that he lied to his boss when confronted about an extramarital affair with a colleague. ...
posted by Postroad at 11:12 AM PST - 35 comments

Truth

A letter from the wife of one of the commanders of the three Swift boats, killed in action later, reports on her husbands's views. (via NYT)
posted by semmi at 11:07 AM PST - 15 comments

This old town will never be the same.

Utica Club, Utica Club. This Friday, enjoy the strains of the Utica Club Natural Carbonation Beer Drinking Song.
posted by neckro23 at 10:30 AM PST - 5 comments

Flash game roundup

Can you make it as a waitress?
Can you make it as a cuckoo?
Can you make it as a burger munching documentarian pursued by floppy-shoed ghosties?
Can you make it as a corn dog munching naked mole rat?
Can you make it as a shark jumping Fonzie?
Product tie-in productivity killers unite!
posted by putzface_dickman at 8:52 AM PST - 7 comments

Salford is coming to take over the world!

"I was lost, proper lost, but thanks to Cris Formage and the fine folks at The Epsilon Program, I've found a better way to live. No more cocaine, no more heroin, no more ceaselss, boundless self pleasure. henceforth, ladies and mental patients, I am following the words of the tract!" - Maccer

Viral marketing nicely done in advance of the new Rockstar games production of Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas (some slightly NSFW words and images)
posted by triv at 8:52 AM PST - 5 comments

60% +/- 20% of MeFites will enjoy this

Tired of quizzes where you get no credit if your answer is just slightly off? Then you'll like the Estimation Quiz.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 8:42 AM PST - 13 comments

America's Problem - How Torture Came Down From The Top

How Torture Came Down From the Top  The latest official reports on the prisoner abuse scandal contain a classic Washington contradiction. Their headlines proclaim that no official policy mandated or allowed the torture of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that no officials above the rank of colonel deserve prosecution or formal punishment. But buried in their hundreds of pages of detail, for anyone who cares to read them, is a clear and meticulous account of how decisions made by President Bush, his top political aides and senior military commanders led directly to those searing images of naked prisoners being menaced with guard dogs.    (More Inside)
posted by y2karl at 8:03 AM PST - 24 comments

Crush

Crush - an article by Brendan Eliason (assistant winemaker at the David Coffaro Winery) that explains in plain English what it takes (mechanically speaking) to put out a good bottle of red wine.
posted by Irontom at 7:59 AM PST - 3 comments

warez.metafilter.com

After the FBI raid five pople's homes (and the offices of one ISP) seizing their equipment for operating a "network" sharing the equivalent of 60,000 movies or 10.5 million songs (according to Mr Ashcroft) as part of Operation Digital Gridlock's attempts to crack the "organisation" known as The Underground Network (and perhaps to rail against the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' recent decision backing up the legality of P2P networks) one of those raided - "The Answer Man" - contacts P2Pnet, to give the inside scoop and talk about the distortions created by the media reporting of the case. [Thanks Squeak]
posted by Blue Stone at 6:50 AM PST - 20 comments

Radzilow

Radzilow. Memorial to a once-vibrant Jewish shtetl.
posted by plep at 5:58 AM PST - 23 comments

Something to brighten your friday.

Well it's friday, and like the rest of you, I could use a good laugh.
If you're going to sell your house, nowadays, it's important to take pictures of the exterior, the interior to share with prospective buyers, what a great deal they're getting.

Real Estate pictures.

Just, make sure you tie up the dogs first? (third picture down) [via fark]
posted by filmgeek at 5:32 AM PST - 30 comments

It's just You and We, babe (experimental flash)

I've been having a good time with "You and We", a project from Born Magazine that invites you to "contribute your words and images to this continuously evolving, collective experiment." Users upload art, text and photos to be collaged together in a fast-moving montage that actually turns out to be pretty nice. So far there have been over a thousand contributors. [Flash, Sound (toggles), and possibly NSFW.]
posted by taz at 5:22 AM PST - 1 comments

It's the IQ, stupid

"Innate intelligence has to do with capability and ignorance to do with variables such as educational opportunity and personal diligence. But the conundrum remains. Is intellect important in presidents? If Americans can't solve the question definitively in the matter of John Kerry and George Bush, we damn sure ought to make an educated guess."
posted by acrobat at 4:28 AM PST - 30 comments

The Man With the Smallest Penis in Existence and the Electron Microscope Technician Who Loved Him

The Man With the Smallest Penis in Existence and the Electron Microscope Technician Who Loved Him (flash cartoon)
posted by dydecker at 2:50 AM PST - 11 comments

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