OiNK Admin Found Not Guilty Walks Free
"Lawyers have presented their final arguments in the trial of Alan Ellis. The prosecution slammed the ex-OiNK admin, saying that the site was set up with dishonest and profiteering intentions right from the start. The defense tore into IFPI and countered by calling Ellis an innovator with talents to be nurtured. Today the jury returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty, and Ellis walked free."
http://torrentfreak.com/oink-admin-found-not-guilty-walks-free-100115/
My moe.dest collection of moe. music
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of year. Being thankful for anything and everything our lives offers us is a virtue worth pursuing more often than once a year. But one thing I am always especially thankful for during this holiday is TIME, because I never seem to find enough of it.
So what am I doing with my time? Well, for one I am selling my Ninja 250 since it's basically collecting leaves and dust in our yard. I'm also finally getting around to installing the 1.5TB 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda HDD I bought almost three months ago. Yeah, I know...
Last but not least, I'm finally organizing my massive collection of (mostly) music, including my library of studio, soundboard, and live recordings of my favorite band moe. (and if you haven't experienced the live jam phenomenon that is moe. -- I'm sorry.)
Here it is, about half complete, weighing in at an impressive 22.4 Gigabytes (and growing) :
moe. library
Hooray for inexpensive storage.
You Know Twitter is Lame When…
From the 'What the HELL are you doing!?!' department...
"You Know Twitter is Lame When... "
- The IRS tells notifies you that you're being auditted via tweet...
- Your car insurance company asks you to follow them via Twitter...
- You must tweet in order to contact Support at your banking agency...
- You can't seem to get enough ideas for home improvement projects thanks to Home Depot's tweets... too bad you never seem to peel your ass off that chair, either.
Ahhh... how incessantly dull our lives might be if it weren't for the almighty Twitter. And in case you're wondering why the shots above appear singed around the edges... well, if you hadn't figured out that we're in HELL by this point... perhaps you were one of those born with the gift of "unique perspective." Cheers! :)
Colbert Attacks Facts On Behalf Of Truth-Challenged Pundits (VIDEO)
Colbert Attacks Facts On Behalf Of Truth-Challenged Pundits (VIDEO)
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Walmart, CVS, Best Buy, GMAC Among 8 Major Companies To Pull Ads From Glenn Beck Show
Walmart, CVS, Best Buy, GMAC Among 8 Major Companies To Pull Ads From Glenn Beck Show
Walmart, Best Buy, CVS, and GMAC are among eight major advertisers that have confirmed pulling their advertising from Fox News' "Glenn Beck" program in light of his comments that President Obama is a racist.
The advertisers did not pull their spots from Fox News, but rather requested that their ads do not air during Beck's 5PM program.
The advertisers in the latest round of pull-out from Beck's show and their statements to ColorOfChange.org:
- Allergan (maker of Restasis): "We reviewed our commercial schedule, and based on your feedback, we've put any programming featuring Glenn Beck on our "do not air" list. This means that you will no longer see any Restasis ads during programming featuring Glenn Beck. Thanks again for bringing this to our attention."
- Ally Bank (a unit of GMAC Financial Services): "Ally advertises on a broad spectrum of programs to reach our potential customers. Our advertising is not an endorsement of editorial content on any program. We have ceased to advertise on the Glenn Beck program."
- Best Buy
- Broadview Security: "Given the considerations, we have requested of Fox News not to include us in the rotation that would have our commercials running on Glenn Beck's show."
- CVS: "While advertising on Fox is part of our communication plan, we had not requested time on Glenn Beck's show specifically. We have instructed our advertising agency to inform Fox to ensure Glenn Beck's program is not part of our advertising plan."
- Re-Bath: "...We are no longer airing our commercials on the Glenn Beck Show..."
- Travelocity: "We did not specifically place our ad on the show. We buy ads in bulk and then they are placed somewhat randomly. However, we have now specifically asked that our ads do not appear during this show."
- Wal-Mart: "Walmart today confirmed the retailer pulled ads from the Glenn Beck show on August 3rd,"
These companies join a growing list of advertisers to pull their ads from Beck's show, including ConAgra, GEICO, Lawyers.com, Men's Wearhouse, Procter & Gamble, Progressive Insurance, RadioShack, Roche, SC Johnson, Sanofi-Aventis, Sargento, and State Farm Insurance.
Obama is a great public speaker. Usually.
Barack Obama is the man, there is no question about it. I'm not talking about his political points, his agendas, or even his ideology. What I love about Barack Obama is that he conveys intelligence, clairvoyance, and strength as a leader. That last guy... what was his name again? Oh yeah... Bush.
Well, it turns out even a guy as polished as Barack Obama has a few Bushisms to let loose and wreak havoc upon the general public with. Watch this clip from the Daily Show...
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The young girl in the audience raised an excellent point, except I would have modified the question slightly, to 'how can "ANYONE" [not just kids] know what to believe', since it seems quite obvious that Fox News and the Republican Neocons have been successfully parading the ignorant into debates that are chalk-full of blatant misinformation and propaganda -- perfectly OK, according to them, as long as it's in the name of politics. Le sigh. :|
