fikshun writes: > it seems that logictech has figured out how to incorporate webcams and avatars. very fun stuff. > http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/04/logitech_quickcam_orbit_mp_1.html Whoa. That’s pretty funky. And I guess $129 isn’t bad for something this cool. Now if I can figure out how to integrate it with my new PimpStar Wheels. Uh-huh – I’d like to see uber-whiteman unpimp this. Bitch.

Just got this. And if DD is involved, it needs investigating. Tell the world. ——– Original Message ——– Subject: Don Dixon Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 19:19:32 -0400 From: Alyson Flynn To: sam@lullabypit.com Dear Mr. Smith, Don Dixon now contributes to the new videocast show, The General Cabbage Report, broadcast from Canton, OH. (USA) If it is appropriate, please share

This morning at 3:21 something special happened. It was: 06 – 05 – 04 – 3:21 – 2006, 5th month, 4th day, 3rd hour, 21. Get it? And you slept through it. How dumb do you feel now?

Some time back I started badgering people on my list with a series of great spam names. You know how one of the companies has this random word generator that puts together names in hopes of sneaking past your filters? Things like Pantaloons J. Horseradish and Transformer X. Winnebago? Yeah. It almost made spam worth the effort. If I have

Ruh-roh. Steve Nash had the ball with a few seconds left. He’s surrounded by Lakers, and I counted three separate fouls (from three different players) with the ref standing two feet away. And two Suns yelling for timeout, I think. The only whistle was for a jump ball. Granted, Nash made a mistake dribbling headlong into that corner of the

A couple summers ago, when I lived in Denver, the Nuggets were contemplating how to spend the free agent bucks they’d been stockpiling. Rumor turned to speculation turned to reality, and eventually the Nugs pulled off a deal that would pay Kenyon Martin, then of the NJ Nets, something like a hundred brazilian dollars to join the team. There was

Well, there went five minutes of my life I’ll never get back. Easily one of the dumbest things I’ve ever seen. I mean, who comes up with this silliness? [THX: jentifred]

This rules. I want it now. [THX: fikshun]

Fox anchor named Bush press secretary Snow replaces McClellan as White House continues makeover Wednesday, April 26, 2006; Posted: 3:03 p.m. EDT (19:03 GMT) WASHINGTON (CNN) — Acknowledging the challenges ahead, former Fox News anchor and talk show host Tony Snow began his second stint at the White House on Wednesday, this time as press secretary. President Bush appeared with

(KISS + GWAR + Twisted Sister) x 100. So, well, I have a new favorite band, I guess. Click EXTRAS to watch videos. And you’re definitely going to want to read the NY Times article on the controversy. I mean, what the hell else are you going to do growing up in Finland? [THX: Cody at Mojo City News]

I don’t know what to say. I’m…I’m stunned. GOP softens lobbying measure Updated 4/23/2006 11:46 PM ET By Jim Drinkard, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders have quietly scaled back their plan to limit the political influence of lobbyists, dropping proposed requirements that lobbyists disclose which lawmakers and aides they have contacted and how they have raised money for

OIL ‘ADDICTION’ HIGHLIGHTED DURING SACRAMENTO VISIT By Steven Harmon WEST SACRAMENTO – President Bush declared hydrogen the “fuel of the future” Saturday and the long-term answer to America’s dependency on Mideast oil that threatens national security and drives up gas prices. “We’ve got real problems with oil: We’re addicted,” Bush said during an Earth Day speech at the California Fuel

While he underestimated some things, like the staying power of Big Media institutions, it’s remarkable how well Crichton saw the coming years when he wrote “Mediasaurus” for WiReD back in 1993. Thanks to drdenny for reminding me of it.

There have been some pretty stupid Internet hoaxes about taxing e-mail in recent years, but this latest bit is real. I encourage everybody to read Boztopia’s take here and then do whatever you feel is appropriate. Thanks. We now return you to your free Internets.