New morph: Boy2Bear 3

New morph: Boy2Bear 3

Why History Can't Wait - Person of the Year 2008

Media Noche

• Foreign Policy: The Top 10 Stories You Missed in 2008
• The Year in Media Errors and Corrections
• The 10 Worst Media Moments Of 2008

Tom Tomorrow's 2008: 1 | 2 Salon

The Onion's Year in Review

• World Affairs
• The Economy
• Politics
• The Environment
• Entertainment

The Year in Science

Merry Christmas! New morph and new stories: The Figurines by RdyRoger, The HIMS.3 10 by F_R_Eaky and Uberteen 7 by muscl4life

Merry Christmas, and I'll hop back in just before New Year's. See you guys next week.

New morph: Biceps 2

New stories:

• The Figurines by RdyRoger
• The HIMS.3 10 by F_R_Eaky
• Überteen 7 by muscl4life

So this is Christmas

• What's behind Christmas traditions – and just how traditional are they?
• Wondermark's hilarious holiday cards
• Fantasy Flight at Dulles Delivers Holiday Magic
• "Money's scarce / Times are hard / Here's your fucking / X'mas card"
• A Jewish parent's guide to Christmas specials
• The Grinch Delusion: An Atheist Can Believe in Christmas
• School board reinstates Rudolph, Santa

The Star

Santa

• Scared of Santa photos
• Santa Speedo Run 2008
• "I love Satan"

Happy Holidays from dymondbolt

New story: Meeting in the Middle by in2other

New story: Meeting in the Middle by in2other

Lego

• Living in a Lego wonderland: Family build Christmas-themed church ... with 250,000 bricks
• 60,000-Piece Lego Star Wars Hoth Diorama Features LEDs, Footprints
• 20 Classic Hip Hop Album Covers Recreated in LEGO Format
• 20 Essential Works of Lego Art and Design
• The Lego Minifig Timeline

Toys

• The ultimate boys' toy--The largest remote-controlled tank on sale in the world.
• Finally, a Robo-Pet That's Not Annoying, Pathetic, or Scary
• Stick entered into Toy Hall of Fame--Joining every kid's non-branded favorite: the box.
• The Private Lives of Toys
• Games & Toys Made Less Fun

New story: Always Try the House Blend 2 by Flashpoint

New story: Always Try the House Blend 2 by Flashpoint

Bush Insider Who Planned To Tell All Killed In Plane Crash: Non-Profit Demands Full Federal Investigation--Nope, nothing to see here folks.

Economy

• Dude, where's my $700 billion?--Congress handed Wall Street a huge wad of cash to jump-start the economy. It didn't work -- so where did all that money go? Salon
• Madoff arrest raises questions about SEC oversight--His Ponzi scheme could even bring down who came out ahead.
• Progressives were right about the financial crisis Salon
• S.E.C. Image Suffers in a String of Setbacks
• Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Recession, Budget Crisis, What It Means to Your Financial Planning
• The $10 trillion hangover: Paying the price for eight years of Bush Harpers.org
• Fannie Mae to Let Renters Stay in Foreclosed Homes
• World's oldest profession, too, feels crisis
• AP study finds $1.6B went to bailed-out bank execs
• $700 Billion Bailout Celebrated With Lavish $800 Billion Executive Party The Onion

If criminal penalties are removed, what will deter lawbreaking by political officials?--The Washington Post's Ruth Marcus advocates the ultimate self-contradictory claim: we need to forget about prosecutions in order to "ensure it never happens again" Salon

New story: Stupid Cupid 7 by baboonfan

New story: Stupid Cupid 7 by baboonfan

How the hell did Rick Warren get inauguration tickets? Salon

Gay Marriage

• Calif. AG urges court to void gay marriage ban
• Group seeks to void gay marriages
• Our Mutual Joy: Opponents of gay marriage often cite Scripture. But what the Bible teaches about love argues for the other side.
• Evangelical leader resigns after admitting "shift" on gay marriage
• Not Another Word on Gay Marriage Until They Execute an Adulterer

Former CIO sues Diskeeper claims he was fired for not participating in Scientology training

UK and Religion

• Church and state could separate in UK, says Archbishop of Canterbury--And this is a bad thing how?
• Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor: Britain is 'unfriendly' for religious people
• Anger as school cancels panto for Muslim festival

Yeah, But My God Is Bigger Than Your God

New story: Ursa Major 11 by xythan_shadow

New story: Ursa Major 11 by xythan_shadow

Death

• Man dies in Quebec cemetery after tombstone falls on him
• Aspiring chef dies hours after making ultra-hot sauce for chilli-eating contest
• Man Killed for Hogging Karaoke Mic
• Man dies in Bonn porn video booth
• Father 'killed in samurai sword attack after neighbours clashed over child's football'

Hey cuss

• The Court and 'Fleeting Expletives'
• FCC Married by America crusade on hold pending SCOTUS ruling
• Mom says computer Scrabble game swears
• No cussing in court - Part 2
• Ducking an iPhone Annoyance

New story: The HIMS.3 9 by F_R_Eaky

New story: The HIMS.3 9 by F_R_Eaky

MPAA

• MPAA Asks Obama for More Copyright Surveillance of the Internet
• MPAA: opposition to selectable output control "astonishing"
• MPAA Says No Proof Needed in P2P Copyright Infringement Lawsuits
• An Essay Concerning MPAA Understanding of 'Making Available' in the P2P Context
• MPAA Admits Mistake on Downloading Study

DRM

• BBC episode rescued by illegal home taper -- the sort of thing the Beeb is stamping out with DRM
• EU bashes DRM, won't support "three strikes" rules--France wanted to cut off internet access for alleged copyright infringers.
• Sleet

DMCA

• Fixing DMCA takedown problems through shaming, legal reform
• 10 Years Later, Misunderstood DMCA is the Law That Saved the Web
• Coupons, Inc. drops DMCA lawsuit against coupon hacker

New story: An Ogre in Albion by Richard Jasper

New story: An Ogre in Albion by Richard Jasper

Holocaust

• Polish Jew gave his life defining, fighting genocide
• The last remaining Holocaust survivors share memories and pain
• Holocaust Hero Honored
• Holocaust survivor prepares for bar mitzvah
• Israel jails 8 Jewish neo-Nazis--One was the grandson of a Holocaust survivor.

Remember the Holodomor

War stories

• We've Completed Our Mission': Little Rock Nine, Tuskegee Airmen Receive Invitations to Witness the Fruits of Their Struggle
• Memorial to 'infamous' hero
• A soldier's courage, obscure since WWI, is given due tribute
• How 'Kilroy Was Here' Changed the World
• Spitfire ace who is among the last of the few

New morph: Boy2Bear 2

New morph: Boy2Bear 2

Bush gets shoed--A gesture of extreme disrespect.

• Iraq rally for Bush shoe attacker
• Shoe thrower 'beaten in custody'--And suffered "a broken arm, broken ribs and internal bleeding".
• Dissent: What Will Become of the Baghdad Shoe Thrower?

War on Terror

• Cheney admits authorizing detainee's torture
• Investigating John Yoo--Why it's legitimate to investigate the Bush lawyers who may have approved war crimes
• Appeals court puts restrictions on NSL gag orders--Parts of PATRIOT Act unconstitutional

Politics

• A little Blago for everyone--The gift that keeps on giving.
• Fuck Nader
• Just like rape--Faux-outrage.

New story: Legacy 2 by Redkage

New story: Legacy 2 by Redkage

Work Problems

• Disgruntled call centre worker 'froze customer's bank account in revenge prank'
• Fired? Don't delete your company's Exchange database
• When Complaining About Your Job Becomes a Privacy Violation

Internet-ional

• Censorship Group Removes Wikipedia Blacklisting--Follow-up on the UK-based filtering service's overreaction over a non-pornographic album cover
• France ban on internet alcohol advertising hits industry
• Dutch court imposes real-world punishment for virtual theft--IMO, the punishment was for the assault.
• Digiturk causes Turkish ban of Blogger/Blogspot--All about the money.
• German Wikipedia Back Online After Controversial Shutdown

New story: Always Try the House Blend by Flashpoint

New story: Always Try the House Blend by Flashpoint

W's Warrantless Wiretapping

• The Whistleblower Who Exposed Warrantless Wiretaps
• Why Justice Lawyers Defied President Bush
• Govt. Looks for Leaker on Warrantless Wiretaps

Your Government at Work

• Bush sneaks through host of laws to undermine Obama
• Executive Pay Limits May Prove Toothless: Loophole in Bailout Provision Leaves Enforcement in Doubt--"At the last minute, the Bush administration insisted on a one-sentence change to the provision."
• Fed Refuses to Disclose Recipients of $2 Trillion
• White House documents found to be altered
• Official History Spotlights Iraq Rebuilding Blunders--This "$100 billion failure" plus how Pentagon pro-troop group misspent millions, who knows just how much money was lost?

Bush'd

• For Bush's staff, upbeat talking points on his tenure--Lying until the end.
• Shoes thrown at Bush on Iraq trip--In his attempt to rewrite history, he defends the war as "necessary for American security, Iraqi hope and world peace." Hello Miss Congeniality.
• 'Thank You George W. Bush' Webmaster Furiously Scrubbing Site

New story: Green Legacy 6 by Jaypat

New story: Green Legacy 6 by Jaypat

Bible probably not true, says George Bush--Parts of it literally aren't.

Religion vs. Abortion

• Protests Over a Rule to Protect Health Providers
• Why do we protect the moral convictions of only some health workers?
• Lithwick: Doctors Face New Abortion Rules

Madonna gets a bad review from Chilean cardinal [Thanks Mike!]

Render Unto Caesar

• EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson On Religion And Science: 'It's Not A Clean-Cut Division'
• Atheists want God out of Ky. homeland security
• Under God: It's Time to Update the Pledge

Vatican Forgives Lennon's Controversial Jesus Slam

New story: Ursa Major 10 by xythan_shadow

New story: Ursa Major 10 by xythan_shadow

Privacy

• 17 judges, one ruling - and 857,000 records must be now wiped clear--Undettered, the UK will still keep DNA records of arrested--not convicted--individuals.
• UK police: 'We need crime breathalysers for PCs'
• ISP's secret opt-in advertising test draws the UK's ire

Driving

• 13 Dumbest Drivers in the World
• You park like an asshole
• Why you shouldn't park in front of a fire hydrant
• Text driving 'worse than drink'
• Britain's most banned driver
• German traffic cops angered by British driver who mocks traffic cams with a Muppet
• American jailed for crash, drove on right

New story: The HIMS.3 8 by F_R_Eaky

New story: The HIMS.3 8 by F_R_Eaky

Greed

• Capitalist Fools--"Behind the debate over remaking U.S. financial policy will be a debate over who's to blame. It's crucial to get the history right...."
• Top Trader Is Accused of Defrauding Clients--"[T]he criminal complaint filed against Mr. Madoff ... reports that he estimated the losses at $50 billion." How can one man cause so much damage?
• Internal Warnings Sounded on Loans At Fannie, Freddie
• Thain Spars With Board Over Bonus at Merrill--He's dropped the bid, but the fact the Merill board "applauded the Thain-led management team's superb performance in an exceptionally challenging environment" is shocking.
• The Tribune Company has filed for bankruptcy--It appears that this has a lot to do with the "dumb money" tactics of billionaire Sam Zell, who'll be getting off easier than his employees.

Bailout

• Auto Bailout Talks Collapse as Senate Deadlocks Over Wages--The GOP's revenge against organized labor.
• The Mistake in Bailouts
• Detroit Churches Pray for 'God's Bailout'

New story: Sugar Packets 4 by Rdyroger

New story: Sugar Packets 4 by Rdyroger

Comics

• Reflections: Secret Skin
• The crime that created Superman: Did fatal robbery spawn Man of Steel?
• Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It's No Heroics: An ITV sitcom about superheroes who bitch and moan
• The Comic Book Periodic Table of the Elements
• The Shield: I'm not saying he's GAY, exactly...--Come see his secret origin!

'Farscape' Creator Rockne O'Bannon Brings Series Back — As A Comic Book--I'm so frelling (though these days I'm just as likely to say 'frakking') getting this.

Pull Lists

• 5 Comic Superheroes Who Made a Real-World Difference
• The 7 Crappiest "Super Heroes" in Comic Book History
• The 11 Lamest Supervillains in History, Ever
• 12 Comic Book Ads That Taught Us To Be Cynical
• The 12 Dumbest Spider-Man Stories Ever (Besides the Clone Saga)

The End of Men--One of my favorite series, Y: The Last Man, comes to a close. Salon

New morph: Biceps

New morph: Biceps

Obama

• Court Won't Review Obama's Eligibility to Serve--Aw, they didn't go with Justice Clarence Thomas.
• Why the stories about Obama's birth certificate will never die Salon
• New tape confirms: Obama Not Born in the U.S.

Pushback

• Court: Lawsuit over missing White House e-mails must continue
• Judge Declares Five Detainees Held Illegally
• Brennan Withdraws From Consideration for Administration Post--Torturers and their enablers need not apply.

Republicans

• Mike Huckabee: GOP should take blame for election losses
• RedState: We Lost Because We Suck
• The Republican comeback of 2010 Salon

New story: The Loyal Businessman by in2other

New story: The Loyal Businessman by in2other (mc animal tf)

ZOMG! Think of the Children

• Brit ISPs censor Wikipedia over 'child porn' album cover--They're watching everything that you're doing.
• Wikipedia row escalates as internet watchdog considers censoring Amazon US over Scorpions image--Big brother is here.
• Cowabunga! Simpsons porn on the PC equals child pornography--Just wait till the Australian government goes after other depictions that "could 'fuel demand for material that does involve the abuse of children.'" With this thoughtcrime-punishing precedent, what will stop any prosecutions that are based on what "could" happen?
• Are we too afraid of touch?--Boy, I can't wait to see just how screwed up this upcoming generation of kids will turn out to be.
• Man Says He Was Arrested For Posting Baby Swinging Video--This is child abuse?

Censorship

• YouTube comes down hard on porn ads, suggestive content
• Mom wants to ban, burn Bunny Suicides
• Pupils can beat safe net filters--The more sex is made taboo, the more they'll want to get it.
• MTV Bleeps File Sharing Software Out Of Music Videos--Weird Al speaks out about being censored.
• A victory for the terrorists

New story: Legacy by Redkage

New story: Legacy by Redkage

Economy

• Obama Warns of Further Economic Pain
• Paul Krugman's depression economics Salon
• Taxpayers out billions so far on bank holdings
• Profiles in Panic--How are the rich living these days?
• WWKD: What Would Keynes Do?
• Debt watchdogs: Tamed or caught napping?
• U.S. Loses 533,000 Jobs in November; Joblessness at 6.7%
• The Worst Is Yet To Come: Anonymous Banker Weighs In On The Coming Credit Card Debacle
• Harvard endowment loses $8.1b of its value
• MBA Cabby Aims Hire

New story: Big Apes on Campus by Texzilla

New story: Big Apes on Campus by Texzilla

Prop. 8

• Same-Sex Setback --"Don't blame Mormons or black voters - the California activists who tried to stop Prop 8 ran a lousy campaign."
• Boycotts that Backfire
• S.F. archbishop defends role in Prop. 8 passage
• Poll: Calif. gay marriage ban driven by religion--And ignorance.
• "Prop 8 - The Musical" starring Jack Black, John C Reilly

Religulous

• Bishop attacks use of "ridiculous" Christian names [Thanks Mike!]
• Teenager banned from wearing Christian chastity ring at school--The ol' religion vs. uniform debate
• Does Religion Make You Nice?

New story: Ursa Major 9 by xythan_shadow

New story: Ursa Major 9 by xythan_shadow

Iraq'd

• Bush regrets Iraqi WMD failure-Nonetheless says the invasion was justified
• I'm Still Tortured by What I Saw in Iraq
• Lying to the mother of a dead soldier Salon
• Iraq translators' mask ban dropped
• Soldier finds his voice blogging from Iraq
• Soldier's adopted dog finally leaves Iraq for U.S.
• Girl Gets Surprise Visit From Deployed Dad

War on Terror

• No Court Order Needed to Spy on Americans Overseas, Appeals Court Rules
• Would-be LAX bomber is resentenced to 22 years
• How the media talks about torture and the rule of law Salon
• Behavioral screening -- the future of airport security?
• Charges Dropped Against 9/11 Rescue Worker due to Hero Status--Huh.

New story: The HIMS.3 7 by F_R_Eaky

New story: The HIMS.3 7 by F_R_Eaky

Net Filtering Down Under

• Australian firewall trials start--See how it's supposed to work or not.
• ISP-level content filtering won't work
• Labor's Mandatory ISP Internet Blocking Plan
• Filtering out the fury: how government tried to gag web censor critics
• Aussie govt: Don't criticize our (terrible) 'Net filters
• Net censorship plan backlash
• Anti Internet filtering rebels hit the streets

New story: Robby's Imaginary Muscleman 4 by Londonboy

New story: Robby's Imaginary Muscleman 4 by Londonboy

Telecom Immunity

• In Courtroom Showdown, Bush Demands Amnesty for Spying Telecoms
• Feds to Judge: Don't 'Second Guess' Bush Domestic Spy Program
• Judge Questions Telecom Immunity

Marijuana

• U.S. Supreme Court: State Medical Marijuana Laws Not Preempted by Federal Law--California prevails.
• Marijuana, a growing battle
• Legalize it--With a recession in sight, the case for legalizing marijuana and taxing it for government revenue seems more practical than ever.
• Aspirin vs. Marijuana
• Beer maker wins fight to market 'Legal Weed'

New morph: Boy2Bear

New morph: For the month of Decem-bear, I'll be posting all-new morphs every week. Watch Boy2Bear.

Bad for Business

• Officials Vow to Act Amid Forecasts of Long Recession--Which started in December 2007.
• They were warned
• AIG Gives 'Retention' Pay After Scrapping Bonuses--These guys keep finding ways to reward their failure.

Cops

• Police mistake widow's tomato plants for cannabis factory
• Baltimore Police Run Out of 36, 38 Pants
• Case pits police radar against GPS in teen's car
• Babies on the beat: Two 16-year-olds are recruited as community bobbies
• Civilians given power to issue on-the-spot fines
• Officer defends use of Taser on pregnant 18-year-old and firefighter--"He was just playing around."
• Highway Patrol sued by its sexual harassment instructor

New story: A McNight in Mark's Workout Gear by zulator

New story: A McNight in Mark's Workout Gear by zulator

Tech Cases

• Issues in the Cyberbullying Case That Affect You--While the outcome does help the victim's family, the decision may victimize the rest of us.
• Telco appeals city's fiber-optic win--There's just too much money at stake.
• Teacher in porn popup case dodges jail but loses creds
• EHarmony to offer same-sex matches after New Jersey settlement
• Man who was sold the wrong phone on eBay is sued by seller after leaving 'negative feedback'

Tech Lists

• How 10 Famous Technology Products Got Their Names
• List of problems solved by MacGyver
• The Thirteen Greatest Error Messages of All Time
• The 50 Best Rock & Roll Video Games of All Time
• DVICE: 5 tech predictions from 1968 that were dead-on (and 5 that were completely nuts)

Worlds AIDS Day; New story: A Change Could Do You Good 12 by Flashpoint

World AIDS Day

New story: A Change Could Do You Good 12 by Flashpoint

Craigslist

• Armored truck robber uses Craigslist to make getaway
• Craigslist Agrees to Curb Prostitution Ads
• Craigslist Scam Cleans Out Oregon Man: Who Should Pay?
• Craigslist Sex Troll Gets Sued
• Cash-Waving Craigslist Player's Fury: 'These Photos Are Mines'
• Nissan Xterra, $12,900--"OK, let me start off by saying this Xterra is only available for purchase by the manliest of men (or women). My friend, if it was possible for a vehicle to sprout chest hair and a five o'clock shadow, this Nissan would look like Tom Selleck. It is just that manly." And this just gets better.
• One laptop per prostate massage

New author and story: Sugar Packets by Rdyroger

New story: I am very happy to welcome one of muscle growth's classic authors, Rdyroger, who has returned to writing after a long hiatus. Read Sugar Packets 3 by Rdyroger.

Religulous

• US Vatican abuse case to go ahead
• Vatican warns mobile phones are bad for the soul
• Calif. priest tells Obama supporters to confess
• Pig Ignorant Religious Nuts
• Roanoke Rapids charity rebuffs turban-wearing donor

Gay marriage

• Richard Rodriguez on why churches fear gay marriage Salon
• When Are Your "Privately Held Religious Beliefs" Not So Private Anymore?
• Standing up against religious bigots--Should religious discrimination be codified?

Atheists

• Dishing it out; not taking it
• 'No God' slogans for city's buses--How is this supposed to help?
• Time to stamp out atheists--Lots of idiots sending in Letters to the Editor

New story: Ursa Major 8 by xythan_shadow

New story: Ursa Major 8 by xythan_shadow

Black Friday

• Worker dies at Long Island Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Friday stampede
• 2 gunmen kill each other in shootout at Toys 'R' Us in Palm Desert
• 'Buy Nothing Day' a sign of the times?

Environment

• The EPA's Stalin era Salon
• Organic Farmer Murdered After Protesting Toxic Dumpsite
• San Francisco Ponders: Could Bike Lanes Cause Pollution?
• New York City's Green Taxi Program Red Lighted By Federal Judge
• Will Americans Accept Greener Hotel Rooms?
• Humans cause climate change, US body accepts--On another matter, a Republican has this to say:

  "[Pelosi] is committed to her global warming fanaticism to the point where she has said that she's just trying to save the planet. We all know that someone did that over 2,000 years ago, they saved the planet -- we didn't need Nancy Pelosi to do that."

New story: The HIMS.3 6 by F_R_Eaky

New story: The HIMS.3 6 by F_R_Eaky

The US of A gets RickRoll'd--I have his tunes on my iPod, and I'm never gonna give 'em up, never gonna take 'em down.

Copy-wrong

• From bad to worse: MEPs to rush through disembowelled term extension directive
• iTunes customers angry over copy protection moves at Apple--In response, Apple quickly releases an update that exempts standard definition files from being blocked.
• Record Label 'Infringes' Own Copyright, Site Pulled
• Movie licensing group to Irish preschools: pay up!
• EU Council refuses to release secret ACTA documents--Collusion, anyone?
• Toyota Claims Ownership of Fan Wallpapers

Patently absurd

• Nathan Myhrvold's Patent Extortion Fund Is Reaping Hundreds Of Millions of Dollars--Looks like some Microsoft execs are in on it.
• Apple Sued Over iPhone Browser--Allegedly for violating a patent that "every single mobile phone on the market does[, e]very mobile phone EXCEPT the iPhone."
• Appeals court deals severe blow to business method patents
• Halliburton Tries To Patent Form Of Patent Trolling
• McDonalds Files To Patent Making a Sandwich
• IBM gets patent on splitting the restaurant bill

Happy Thanksgiving! New stories: Robby's Imaginary Muscleman 3 by Londonboy, Teacher's Pet 10 by Redkage and The Wrestling Team by Peterbilt

Happy Thanksgiving!

New stories:

• Robby's Imaginary Muscleman 3 by Londonboy
• Teacher's Pet 10 by Redkage
• The Wrestling Team by Peterbilt

Inhospitality

• Ambulance called for 10 yrd trip
• Firefighter's healthy lung removed
• Man Sues Doctors For Amputating Penis
• Mental patient dies after being left in chair for 22 hours
• Dallas hospital bills woman who waited 19 hours and never saw a doctor

Bad Medicine

• Why was a brain surgery patient turned away?
• Cystic fibrosis not 'inclusive' enough for Carleton students
• Half of all US doctors want to quit, Tired of Paperwork
• Health Professionals Fear Web Sites That Support Theories on Mind Control
• Graphic Evidence Against Steroid Abuse--Emphasis on graphic.

New story: Daddy Muscle by Richard Jasper

New story: Daddy Muscle by Richard Jasper

Surveillance

• American Civil Liberties Union : Surveillance Society Clock
• British Libertarian Party Fights Surveillance with George Orwell
• China photographs all internet cafe customers

Privacy

• Is ChoicePoint a Model of Restraint in Releasing Criminal Records?
• The Loopt SMS Mess
• Prescription Data Used To Assess Consumers--Your health exposed.
• Microsoft: Of Course We Spy On Our Web Users. But Not As Much As The Other Guys
• Can we trust the authorities to use deep packet inspection appropriately?--No.
• BT silences customers over Phorm--Hiding the truth that what they're doing is wrong.
• Verizon employees fired after peeping Obama cell records

New story: The Prisoner by in2other

New story: The Prisoner by in2other

Tech Trouble

• Clickjacking: Researchers raise alert for scary new cross-browser exploit
• Right back at ya, CAPTCHA: bad guys crack Gmail, Hotmail--Resulting in spam, spam, spam, spam, lovely spam, wonderful spam
• The 5 most laughable terms of service on the Net
• Compromising Electromagnetic Emanations of Wired Keyboard--Keyloggers are so last century.
• Can't Open Your E-Mailbox? Good Luck--If you're on GMail and haven't been using its free POP option, start doing so.
• Yes, you are a cyber criminal
• Hardest Captcha Ever?

It's only words...

• Portraits made from type
• Cool new Dutch coin
• Mustache of Justice

New story: A Change Could Do You Good 11 by Flashpoint

New story: A Change Could Do You Good 11 by Flashpoint

Advertising

• The Advertising Slogan Hall of Fame
• Greatest Copyshot Ever Written
• 19 Best Ads I Have Ever Seen
• The 50 Greatest Commercial Parodies of All Time
• 24 Unforgettable Advertisements
• 8 Awesome Beer Commercials and why we love them
• Top 10 Coolest Commercials by Movie Directors [c/o kottke.org]

New story: Hunter: I.F.B.B. by Aardvark

New story: Hunter: I.F.B.B. by Aardvark

Religion

• Amazon UK pulls Scientology exposé for 'legal reasons'
• Different Worldviews for Obama, McCain Faithful--"Half of John McCain voters believe Barack Obama is or was a Muslim, while many more Obama voters say McCain ran an 'unchristian' campaign, rather than vice versa."
• Jewish Group Wants Mormons to Stop Proxy Baptisms
• Christian fraternities offer different path for college students
• Mormons to get 'South Park' treatment

Rage

• Wrap Rage--Amazon.com wants to help to put an end to it.
• A cure for road rage: close road
• 'Desk Rage' Hits America--Now something to sue over.
• Medical road rage
• Surfers' wave rage

New story: Ursa Major 7 by xythan_shadow

New story: Ursa Major 7 by xythan_shadow

GOP

• Cult of the Presidency More Powerful Than "Fundamentalism"
• Giving Up on God
• The GOP's problem? It's not right-wing enough Salon
• Why can't corporate America end its perverse love affair with the GOP?
• A Vet's Message To The GOP on Veterans Day -- Shove It
• Oklahomans: Dead wrong and proud of it
• In An Alternate Universe

Your Government at Work

• New friendly fire coverup: Army shreds files on dead soldiers Salon
• US right stymie sensitive medical research
• ACLU: Police staged confrontation amid convention
• License to Steal--Abusing Asset forfeiture.
• FDA Rules Penis Rings Can Be Seized At US Borders

New stories: Family Traits 3 by dymondbolt and The HIMS.3 5 by F_R_Eaky

New stories: Family Traits 3 by dymondbolt and The HIMS.3 5 by F_R_Eaky

Fair Use

• A lesson in the failures of "fair use"
• Is Fair Use decided by who has the most money?
• Steal This Comic
• 'Orphan Works' Copyright Law Dies Quiet Death
• PopTech: Learn to Profit from Piracy--Pick your price and download The Pirate's Dilemma.
• In Defense of Piracy
• Google settles with book publishers, becomes bookseller--Gets preliminary approval to proceed

New story: Robby's Imaginary Muscleman 2 by Londonboy

New story: Robby's Imaginary Muscleman 2 by Londonboy

Plane trouble

• American Airlines Loses Wife's Corpse For 4 Days
• Elderly Tampa woman "lost" by US Airways
• Newark Airport screener accused of stealing electronics from luggage--And selling them on eBay.
• Europe eyes airport X-ray vision--The new machines conduct a 'virtual strip search'.
• Swedish name blocked by Ryanair
• TSA "behavior detection" is wrong more than 99 percent of the time--How assuring.
• Jet fuel's down, but surcharges have stuck
• You Tell Us: What's the Worst Airport in the World?--Is UK's T5 in the list?
• United Adds $800 In Fees To $560 Trip, Loses Customer For Life
• Loo roll rationed on bummer diversion

New story: BMOC 5 by ONIX

New story: BMOC 5 by ONIX

Money, money, money

• Economy prophet Peter Schiff's vindication--He started giving warning signals two years ago, but he was summarily rebuffed by the so-called experts.
• Bail-out is the biggest bank heist ever
• Bailout to Nowhere--"It is all a reminder that the biggest threat to a healthy economy is not the socialists of campaign lore. It's CEOs. It's politically powerful crony capitalists who use their influence to create a stagnant corporate welfare state."
• AIG to Pay Millions To Top Workers
• No bonus for Goldman Sachs' CEO--He and 6 other executives voluntarily forego their perks.

Entrepreneurial

• My Son, the Blogger: An M.D. Trades Medicine for Apple Rumors
• Help a Reporter--A free service seriously threatening an antiquated business model.
• Blogger, Sans Pajamas, Rakes Muck and a Prize--Featuring one of my favorite political blogs: Talking Points Memo
• They're Working on Their Own, Just Side by Side
• Advice for indies--Software developers take heed

New morph: Fat2Fit 8

New morph: Fat2Fit 8

Fat Tuesday

• Ohio Executes Man Who Argued He Was Too Fat to Die
• Lawyer: Half-Ton Woman Too Large to Kill Nephew
• Doctor suing NHS for disallowing surgeries for the morbidly obese
• Being fat beat flesh-eating disease
• Half-ton Mexican man dies after pleading for help with weight
• Global warming

Your Kids' Health

• Awesome or awful? Fat camp scholarships Salon
• Children hit tot-sized treadmills at kiddie gyms
• Australian school bans cartwheels
• Play ban hits kids' health
• More Kids Getting Kidney Stones
• Majority Of Americans Never Use Physical Education After High School The Onion

New story: A Change Could Do You Good 10 by Flashpoint

New story: A Change Could Do You Good 10 by Flashpoint

Missed spellings

• Typos Prove Costly For Pennsylvania Attorney
• Learning spelling lists too 'distressing' for kids
• GCSE pupils with the spelling skills of seven-year-olds
• "This is America and our only lanaguage is English."
• "Make English America's offical language."

"I was told there would be no math..."

• Math mistake sees hundreds of teachers laid off
• Half of trainee teachers fail basic maths test
• NYC Schools Eye Math Tests for Kindergartners

Calculating gender issues

• Math is Hard, Barbie Said
• The math gap: it's cultural (so stop mocking nerds)
• Girls=Boys in Math--"All I know is, every time I try to solve a complex math problem, my breasts get in the way." The Onion

New stories: Aftermath by Richard Jasper and The Eyewitness by in2other

New stories: Aftermath by Richard Jasper and The Eyewitness by in2other

Render Unto Caesar...

• U.S. Bishops Urged to Challenge Obama
• Obama supporters told not to take Holy Communion
• Catholic Church Thanks Prop 8 Supporters, Joins Forces with Mormons

Creationists

• Another Round on Evolution and Thermodynamics--Outright lying to get their point across
• Intelligently-designed book "Explore Evolution" reviewed
• Emory workshop teaches teachers how to teach evolution--"Some students burst into tears when a high school biology told them they'd be studying evolution. Another teacher said some students repeatedly screamed 'no' when he began talking about it."
• Creationists discover Wikipedia
• $7.5 trillion for a 'transitional' fossil?
• 3 evolution critics on panel that reviews science curriculum in Texas schools
• Evolution?

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New stories: Growth Industry by dymondbolt and Ursa Major 6 by xythan_shadow

Republicans

• The Perils of 'Populist Chic'--I hope Palin sticks around. With her brand of anti-intellectualism and penchant for false folklorism that the right eats up, she's the perfect icon of Conservatism corrupted.
• The Great Repudiation: Why voters have had enough of conservative rule
• The GOP's last chance: Become Democrats Salon
• Georgia congressman warns of Obama dictatorship--But quickly apologizes for comparing the President-elect to Hitler.
• Freepers Call for FOX Boycott--Network is too "left" and "liberal". WTF?

Obama

• Obama Positioned to Quickly Reverse Bush Actions
• Can 'The Daily Show' Survive the Barack Obama Presidency?
• Obama's debt to Howard Dean Salon
• Omission of Obama on front page stirs protest--Exercising their First Amendment rights to deny the truth.
• Schools not allowing students to mention Obama

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New stories: Green Legacy 5 by Jaypat and The HIMS.3 4 by F_R_Eaky

DRM

• The Origin Of The CD-Keys: 1 | 2 | 3
• Interview: Good Old Games and the "idiocy" of DRM
• Interview: PCGA president Randy Stude
• 99.8% of gamers don't care about DRM, says EA--Let's see if these gamers won't care about DRM in a few years.
• Games firms 'catching' non-gamers

EA

• EA hit with two more lawsuits over use of SecuROM--Better than the first one.
• EA Admits Pirated Copies Do Not Equal Lost Sales--Stop punishing your paying customers, like the way you used to.
• Prove Me Wrong

Used games

• Used Game Sales Are "Parasitic", Hurting Industry
• Nintendo's Wii Speak a new front in war against used games
• Epic President Dumps On Used Games, Piracy

New story: Robby's Imaginary Muscleman by Londonboy

New story: Robby's Imaginary Muscleman by Londonboy

Vote Machinations

• Presidential Election Voting Machines Violate Copyrights, Suit Claims
• Undecided Minnesota Senate Race Used Machines that Flunked Accuracy Tests
• How Voters Vote -- or Fail to Vote
• A 2008 e-Voting Wrapup with Dr. Barbara Simons
• Voting Machines Elect One Of Their Own As President--So this is how it ends. The Onion

Money Problems

• The Federal Reserve is refusing to identify the recipients of almost $2 trillion of emergency loans
• A Quiet Windfall For U.S. Banks
• AIG defends resort seminar--Oops, they did it again, and they're denying staff excesses while getting more bailout money in the process.
• Federal Bailout May Include Credit Card, Loan Companies
• Now banks raise credit card costs

New story: Hunter: M.D. by Aardvark

New story: Hunter: M.D. by Aardvark

Best Buy

• Best Buy vs. Consumer Protection Blog
• Best Buy "cancels" web order
• EECB Scores Direct Hit On Best Buy After They Sell Used Phone As New
• Best Buy Caught Using Sneaky Sneaky Tricks To Sell HDTV Calibration Service
• Buy BS Accessory Package, Geek Squad Will Do What Apple Store Does for Free

Circuit City

• How To Ruin A Retail Company--Shutting down over 150 stores wasn't enough prop up its weak busines model and stave off bankruptcy
• "Sucker City"--The Mad Magazine parody that got them all pissed
• Papers Please: Arrested at Circuit City for refusing to show ID, receipt

Wal-Mart

• Accident Victims Face Grab for Legal Winnings
• Gay rights group raises red flag on Wal-Mart policies
• Wal-Mart vs. Their Workers

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New story: Addicted to STUDD 5 by AbsMan420

The Internet is for Pr0n

• The Pornification Of A Generation
• Porn No Longer the Most Popular Activity Online
• Internet Porn & You
• AA and Delta agree to filter porn--Add Qantas to the list.
• Interview with Damon Brown, author of "Porn & Pong" Salon
• iPhone-only porn site--I'd have to get an iPhone first
• "Technology that has been likened to a 'random breath test'for computers and laptops for illicit images or video has captured the interest of law enforcement bodies nationally, including the Australian Federal Police."

Dicking around

• Perineum-crushing bike seats give cycle cops "penile numbness" and erectile dysfunction
• Lynchings in Congo as penis theft panic hits capital--Penis what?
• Giant penis man needs 're-chalkers'

New story: A Change Could Do You Good 9 by Flashpoint

New story: A Change Could Do You Good 9 by Flashpoint

Fine, fine

• Couple Who Let Lawn Die to Save Water Face Fine
• Grandfather with 'For Sale' sign in car window given £100 fine for running street business
• Teenager, 16, fined for littering ... after letting balloon go at charity event
• Man Saves Woman Stuck in Train Doors, Fined For Causing Delay
• Driver fined £50 for car park nap
• Boy faces fine for missing cat poster--"A red-faced Canterbury City Council issued an apology to Daniel, saying it had been 'overzealous'."
• Woman fined for donating 'litter' to homeless shelter
• Face-off over converted garage could land woman, 83, in jail--She chose jail time rather than paying the $3,000 fine.
• Boss faces fine for wrapping his lunch without a licence

New story: First Times(s) 6 by Richard Jasper

New story: First Times(s) 6 by Richard Jasper

Religion

• Vatican: Pius XIII archive efforts to take years--Chronicling the deeds of the WWII Pontiff
• Pope criticises pursuit of wealth--If he hasn't, he should watch Shoes of the Fisherman.
• Does Religion Make People Nicer?: Only if they think Sky Big Brother is watching
• Diploma Yanked From Creator of Shirtless 'Mormon Men' Calendar
• Vicar accused of threatening herself
• Faith healers plead not guilty in son's death
• Jesus people pray that false idol will save God's economy
• Forcing priests to wear robes 'absurd', says theologian
• Prayer booths installed on the streets of Orlando--First thing which came to my mind: "And whenever you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to stand in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they will be seen by people. [...] But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father who is hidden. And your Father who sees from the hidden place will reward you."

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New story: Ursa Major 5 by xythan_shadow

HOA there, pardner

• Frisco man says HOA won't let him park pickup on driveway--"The high-end vehicles that are allowed are plush with amenities and covers on the back. It doesn't look like a pickup," he said. "It's fancier."
• Brown lawn means jail time
• Homeowners association to residents: Show up or pay up
• HOA Wants Man To Tear Down Home Rebuilt After Airplane Crash
• Kennewick reservist faces threats over landscaping--Only member of the HOA says, "I really don't give a [expletive] where he is or what his problem is." Well, he's in Kuwait. Way to support the troops, asshole.
• Welcome Home Decorations Removed
• Couple sues HOA for being too lax--Make up your minds, people.

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New story: The HIMS.3 3 by F_R_Eaky

Requiem for a Maverick: How McCain Lost Himself Before He Lost the Election

Bailout

• Waxman Seeks Bank Data On Use of Bailout Funds--"More than two-thirds of Wall Street professionals are expecting a bonus this year, and 36 percent are anticipating a larger bonus than last year, according to a survey by eFinancialCareers, a career networking company"
• Despite crisis, Merrill Lynch still lobbying
• Barclays Taps Investors for $11.8 Billion in Capital--Without resorting to a government bailout

Money problems

• Consumers Feel the Next Crisis - Credit Cards
• As credit crunch continues, personal bankruptcy filings rise--The government helps out corporate institutions more than people.
• Medical Debt Sending Many Over Financial Brink
• Survey finds ATM, overdraft fees rise again
• Grocery bill still high? Blame 'sticky' prices
• Reader Pays Off $14,330 In 20 Months With Our Tips

Oil

• Exxon breaks record for profit, yet again
• US oil officials in sex scandal
• Whistleblower: Oil watchdog agency 'cult of corruption'

New story: Hunter: V.I.P. by Aardvark

New story: Hunter: V.I.P. by Aardvark

Election '08 Winners and Losers

Meanwhile, in an alternative universe--It's going to be a difficult job fighting back the loyal Bushies who are still in denial as to why they lost.

What's on cable?

• Blue Jeans Cable Strikes Back - Response to Monster Cable--"I do not compromise with bullies and I would rather spend fifty thousand dollars on defense than give you a dollar of unmerited settlement funds."
• Monster Cable Sues Baby Clothing Company MonsterRepublic.com--Probably just another lawsuit by lawyers trying to justify their retainers, but I know one thing: I will never ever do any business with this company.
• Denon's $499 Ethernet Cable

  One Amazon.com reviewer warns:
  
  "A caution to people buying these: if you do not follow the 'directional markings' on the cables, your music will play backwards. Please check that before mentioning it in your reviews."
  
  But another enthuses:
  
  "If I could use a rusty boxcutter to carve a new orifice in my body that's compatible with this link cable, I would already be doing it. I can just imagine the pure musical goodness that would flow through this cable into the wound and fill me completely -- like white, holy light. Holding this cable in my hands actually makes me feel that much closer to the Lord Jesus Christ. I only make $6.25/hr at Jack In The Box, but I saved up for three months so I could have this cable. It sits in a shrine I constructed next to my futon in Mother's basement."