Warner Bros website distributing Zango Spyware+Kiddy Porn browser

This is really screwed up. The official WarnerBros.com website promotes Zango/180 Solutions spyware to children using colorful cartoons and games, pre-checking the "I am over 18" box for them. 180 Solutions' adware/spyware has been observed to automatically browse to child porn websites when installed. Digg this up and let's get the word out!

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Wal-Mart's "MySpace-Killer" Is A Real Bomb

"Dude, is there anything more excruciating than some lametard adult trying to speak to teenagers in their own language?"

Could see this coming from a mile away.

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Wal-Mart Tries to be MySpace. Yes, Seriously.

"It's a quasi-social-networking site for teens designed to allow them to "express their individuality," yet it screens all content, tells parents their kids have joined and forbids users to e-mail one another. Oh, and it calls users "hubsters" -- a twist on hipsters that proves just how painfully uncool it is to try to be cool. "

As if MySpace wasn't chock full of teen angst and complete morons, here comes Wal-Mart's pathetic attempt at reeling in the teen market. rofl.

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Snake Swallows Kangaroo (or Wallaby)

I couldn't find any details about these images. Prepare to paint "holy crap" on your face when you view them though.

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The Magnificent Moscow Underground

And you thought Moscow looked great above ground? Some incredible photos!

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Adam Carolla hangs up on Ann Coulter

On yesterday's Adam Carolla radio show, Ann Coulter called in to the show an hour and a half late, then told the host "I am really tight on time." Carolla responded, "All right, well get lost" and then hung up on her mid-sentence.

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Sprint Giving Out Customers' Data To Anyone

You dial 1-877-785-8414 which is a Sprint customer service line (doesn't matter what number you're dialing from), then punch in the cellphone number of a Sprint Wireless subscriber (not necessarily yours). The Sprint voice-bot reads back to you the full name and street address of the account holder associated with that number.

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Google Video Secret Categories

Hidden categories have been found by modifying the query string that Google Video doesn't list anywhere on its site. Publishers are given 38 categories to select from to add their movie. Now you can search through those 38 categories. Also found was the "movers and shakers" by country.

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Tempe, Arizona goes Wi-Fi

"A mesh network of more than 700 Internet access points covers Tempe, Ariz., the first larger city in the United States to go border-to-border wireless. The access points, attached to light poles around the city of 160,000 inhabitants, provide download speeds of up to 1Mbps."

Although indoor coverage is still up in the air, this is something other cities will (and have) adopted. Click on the story title for more pics and information.

The First True Car Of The Future

"The GM Hy-wire, appropriately named for its technology, incorporates the features first envisioned in the AUTOnomy concept vehicle at the 2002 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and the Geneva Motor Show. Hy-wire was introduced to the public at the Paris Motor Show last year.

“ The fact that we developed Hy-wire as a driveable concept vehicle in just eight months (from its introduction in Detroit) shows our commitment to this technology and the speed at which we are progressing,” said Rick Wagoner, GM’s president and CEO.

“ With AUTOnomy, GM shared a vision. Hy-wire accelerates our progress with a functional proof of concept which strengthens our confidence in our ability to gain marketplace acceptance of production fuel cell vehicles."

The good stuff is at about the 1 minute mark. Check it out!

World Cup Fever!!

To celebrate the World Cup, Adidas brilliant ad graces an overpass at the Munich airport. The one of a kind advertisement features Oliver Kahn - goalie for Germany's football team.

Stunning Images - Amazing Imagination

Kuteev (aka Kuteev Designs) shows off some truly amazing images. Enough text, let's look into the mind of an artist, shall we?

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A Growing List Of Things That Just Need To Die

That sounds a bit sinister, doesn't it? Well, I'm not talking about living things, but rather things that are typically fads or ideas that people come up with that just get on my nerves and, well, need to piss right off. Some are old, some new, but future posts are definitely going to happen.

So, with no further ado and not in any particular order:

Bullet Hole Stickers

What the hell is going on with this? Who sat there one day and said to their buddies: "You know what would kick ass and save us some money? Instead of shooting holes in our cars we could have stickers that look JUST like the real deal!"
Well, morons from coast to coast bought these things, so I guess the person behind the idea was laughing all the way to the bank.

Using The Letter "i" Before Everything

Alright. Ever since the iPod became wildly popular, the letter "i" has been put in front of things that aren't even iPod related. iBackup, iLook, iWatch, the list goes on and on. ugh.

Hi-Def

Short for High Definition, this term is so overused that a window cleaning manufacturer uses it. "..for that High Definition shine!". WTF. I'm not joking.

'Real Men Of Genius' Budweiser Radio Commercials

As if the beer wasn't bad enough...

Reality TV Shows

Oh, I'm going to hear some "boos" on this one. Fact is, most of these people don't play themselves when on camera. They tend to over act and over react. Junk.

Personal Blogs Of People's Bitching

Oh wait..

Google Asked To Take Down "Painted" Logo

"...the family of Joan Miro was upset to discover elements of several works by the Spanish surrealist incorporated into Google's logo. Google has since taken the logo off its site.

The Artists Rights Society, a group that represents the Miro family and more than 40,000 visual artists and their estates, had asked Google to remove the image early this morning.

``There are underlying copyrights to the works of Miro, and they are putting it up without having the rights,'' said Theodore Feder, president of Artists Rights Society."

Boy, what a crime it is for Google to recognize an artist on his birthday by mimicking one of the late artist's work. Not only that, if you clicked on the logo, it brought you relevant information regarding the artist and his work. >insert retard icon here<

Take The Machiavelli Personality Test

"Machiavellianism is the term some social and personality psychologists use to describe a person's tendency to deceive and manipulate others for personal gain. The concept is named after Renaissance diplomat and writer Niccolò Machiavelli, who wrote Il Principe (The Prince). In 1970 Richard Christie and Florence L. Geis developed a test for measuring a person's level of Machiavellianism. This eventually became the MACH-IV test, a twenty-statement personality survey that is now the standard self-assessment tool of Machiavellianism. People scoring above 60 out of 100 on the MACH-IV are considered high Machs; that is, they endorsed statements such as, "Never tell anyone the real reason you did something unless it is useful to do so," (No. 1) but not ones like, "Most people are basically good and kind" (No. 4). People scoring below 60 out of 100 on the MACH-IV are considered low Machs; they tend to believe, "There is no excuse for lying to someone else," (No. 7) and, "Most people who get ahead in the world lead clean, moral lives" (No. 11)."

Now before you get offended and spam my inbox with cursing and insults, I believe that everyone has a mean streak in them. It's just a matter of the right time and the right frame of mind. Everyone cracks.

So, on that note, my results:









My personal results from this test don't come as a shock to me, but chances are, if you are honest and take the test, I'm betting you'll be surprised at your own results. In other words, don't make yourself out to look like a saint, because you're not.

Now For Something Completely Morbid...

LUCID DECAPITATION

Not normally something I would blog about, but this article I came across while browsing Digg had me so intrigued, I just had to finish reading it.

"Since the very beginnings of the practice, there has been much speculation and debate regarding the length of time that the head can remain conscious after its removal. Many argue that a beheaded person will almost instantly lose consciousness due to a massive drop in blood pressure in the brain, and/or the heavy impact of the decapitation device. But there are countless eyewitness reports in history describing a few moments of apparent awareness in the victim."

As usual, click on the blog title for the rest of the article.

Sticker Shock (High Def DVD/Blu-Ray Players)

With Toshiba launching their first HD DVD player (HD-XA1 @ $936) in Japan today and Sony launching their Blu-Ray player (BDP-S1 @ $1000) in July, some people are whining about the prices of these players. Most people are not early adopters anyway, only those that want the cutting edge of technology need apply. "But that's just way too expensive" you say. That's the price of new technology folks, just the same as our beloved DVD was when it was first launched way back in 1997.

Sony's DVD-S700 was released in Japan in March of 1997 for approximately $933(US).



Not many had the inclination nor the money to acquire one at launch, but in the end, most of the US households have some sort of dvd playback device in their homes - and you can get one dirt cheap.

Even prior to these devices - Selectavision, the first VCR released in the US, was about $1000, while Sony's first CD player (CDP-101) was over $900.

So get over the sticker shock of 1st generation players - you should know the drill by now.

OMG SHARK

I'm sure most people have seen this once in a lifetime shot of a shark almost killing a guy and almost taking out the helicopter! Chilling to say the least!!! I've never seen such a thing!

...And it's no wonder. Such a thing never existed. This friend of mine forwarded this picture in a nice chain mail he was part of. The email stated "National Geographic's Photo Of The Year". Firstly, I tore him a new one for including me in chain mail - then I proceeded to tell him how gullible he was...er..oh wait...how gullible most people are when it comes to this sort of rubbish.

This picture was new to him (and apparently a host of other folks) but has been circulating the net since around 2001. It'd be cool to think that this shot was real, but just look at it. That shark looks like it was pasted into the picture. Why? Because it was.

"A photograph that has been circulating on the internet showing a shark leaping out of the water to attack a helicopter, is a fake. The composite image, which claims to be National Geographic's "Photo of the Year," was spliced together from a U.S. Air Force photo taken near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge and a photo of a shark from South Africa.

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The photo of a breaching great white shark was taken by South African photographer Charles Maxwell [see the link to his Web site at the bottom of this page]. The Air Force photo of an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter was taken by Lance Cheung. They were spliced together by an unknown person, and reportedly began making the rounds on e-mail in August 2001."

There are plenty of "photoshopped" pictures cruising the internet, so be forewarned. Why people keep getting sucked into believing this tripe is beyond me. Is your life just THAT dull that you really need something to make you say "OMG" in real life and not just over Instant Messenger?

Snopes.com is a good reference to help spot hoaxes - whether they are pictures or articles. Take a look so you're better prepared for the anti-climax that is sure to follow.

You know, that shark pic totally reminds me of another that I've seen before, but can't recall exactly what....



OMG VENDING MACHINE!

Top 15 Skylines In The World

"All my years in studying Urban Planning helped me grow a greater appreciation for the dense downtown skyline of the big city. The downtown core of big cities across the Americas, Europe and Asia are the cultural pulse and economic engines of urban regions where millions of people live. All urban "life" begins and ends, each day and night under the watch of the city's tallest skyscrapers and most grand architectural structures. So kick back and appreciate the view that they have to offer..."

I love architecture, and these city skylines are just some of the examples of some truly great man made structures.

Pac Man Returneth!

"t's very nerdy, but strangely cool. This is a DIY kit that gives retro gaming life to your tired old bike wheels. Passers by will watch in awe as you zip through the streets with your bike wheels illuminating a yellow circle chasing a blob ( better known as pac man )"

Ok, this guy might have too much time on his hands to develop something like this, but how cool is this thing?!!?