While this comes as no surprise to me, it certainly doesn’t make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Month: January 2007
That’s One Way To Avoid Copyright Lawsuits
This is pretty hilarious, and I hope they pull this off.
Want to avoid copyright laws completely? Become your own nation
The group of people that run PirateBay.org have announced plans to purchase the man-made island called Sealand. The structure sitting out at sea was originally called HM Fort Roughs and was formally a Maunsell Sea Fort off the coast of England. Although Sealand does not have a government that is recognized by any country, the small population that it holds — roughly ten — does claim rights to sovereignty.
I can’t wait to see their Olympic team.
Great Commercial
This is one of the cutest commercials I’ve seen in quite a while (though it’d probably be a better shoe commercial than a candy commercial).
It’s Official: The Terrorists Have Won
Getting through security at the airport is bad enough, but now those little security trays you dump your stuff into will now have ads. Link via Fark.
How Dirty Are NYC Buildings?
Just have a look at this picture and you’ll see how much better things will look after a bit of power washing.
Pimped Out Toilet
This is so sad: This fancy toilet has a Playstation 3, DVD player, and even a beer tap.
Link via Raw Feed
American Idol Is Evil
Sorry, just had to post this really quick (which I posted about this same time last year). Yes, I know American Idol is stupidly popular and a ratings dreams for Fox, but I always get miffed when i have to wait three weeks for new episodes of my favorite show.
That is all.
I’m A Good Dad, But Not A Hair Stylist
My wife had to head out of town today for a funeral (she’s on the pass right now where chains are required), so I took the day off work to watch over the kids. I’m a good dad, and can handle this without issue, but I am a man, and I’ll be the first to admit: I suck at doing a little girl’s hair.
I have no problem with every other motherly duty — making lunches, getting the kids ready, picking out clothes, cleaning up the house, playing with our little one, running errands, etc… . But I’m downright horrible at getting a little girl’s hair so it doesn’t look horrible. Luckily my seven-year-old will hold still long enough for me to get it right, and her little pony tails came out fine (eventually). My three-year-old, on the other hand, was a bit more of a handful. Mommy’s good at it. She can throw her down and get her hair styled, even braided, in a matter of seconds it seems. Me, I managed to get her hair out of her face by bribing her with watching Dora The Explorer where she would at least be in one place long enough for me to do it. I suck.
Ah the joys of parenthood …
Those Thing’s Are Frickin’ Sweet (Updated)
And let me tell ya, if I had the money, I’d buy an iPhone when it came available (and if it actually worked locally, as we don’t have Cingular coverage). Needless to say, today’s announcement has totally beaten up Palm and RIM’s stocks.
But I can’t even remotely imagine how much this thing’s going to cost $499, apparently. I’d be happy with a Google phone (or a phone that can run all those cool Google apps). At the very least, if I ever lose my phone, Google will help me find it.
Updated on 1/11: A few more links for ya:
I’m Honored…
…to be a part of this oddball experiment where a guy links to 2000 places in a single blog posting. The only reason I picked it up as I was doing some ego surfing on Technorati and happened to notice that link. Why you’d do this, I have no idea.