Nunc Scio » 2008 » February

Archive for February 21st, 2008

the war on idiocy

In case you needed another reason to kick Bill O’Reilly…

Here’s another dinger. On his weekly radio show, Captain Douchebag said he wouldn’t go on a ‘lynching party‘ against Michelle Obama ‘without evidence’. ‘Cuz, you know, evidence appartently makes lynching OK.

Thank god people are holding him to account. Watch this:

What a treat that asshat is. Nothing says ‘spectacular moron’ by using a lynching reference, thereby invoking centuries of brutal repression against African Americans. Well done, tool.

February 21st, 2008 by graeme | | 4 comments »

mediated

UK Facebook use declines

Finally, some holes are appearing in Facebook’s non-stop growth mind control juggernaut armour. Little tiny holes.

CNET reports that Facebook use was down 5 per cent between December and January. Apparently, people used the holiday season to actually spend time with their friends in person rather than creep their profiles. Makes a certain sense, I suppose. But creeping is so much fun.

Myspace and Bebo also showed declines, to which I reply: who cares? Is anyone still using Myspace? And what the hell is Bebo? Seriously, how will we create a new world order if you people insist on visiting second tier social networking sites.

I’m doing my part, though. If traffic is down in the UK, then I personally committ to spending 5 per cent more time on Fb. That should eat up those few pesky minutes in the morning that I was totally wasting showering and brushing my teeth and stuff.

February 21st, 2008 by graeme | | 2 comments »

green bin

Satellite Shoot-Down Watch, Day 2: We have video

Fresh from the yawing jaws of the Pentagon comes this sexy infrared vid of a badly behaved satellite getting it’s comeuppance:

Interesting that the missile was armed with a kinetic warhead, basically a solid mass that doesn’t actually explode. It just uses the massive energy of the missiles speed to shatter its target.

Anyways, looks like a success for the USA on this one. Too bad the Chinese and Russians are being all cranky about it. Blah, blah, blah, weaponization of space. What, you’d rather have a flaming mini-van sized satellite chock full of toxic rocket fuel crash into earth? Lame, China. Lame. And at least the USA told you about the missile launch, as opposed to your little stunt last year.

February 21st, 2008 by graeme | | 2 comments »