tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44872003162656328112012-02-16T03:58:49.380-05:00If you came here for random thoughts about things, you came to the wrong place. This is a place for random thoughts about stuff, no things allowed.Barnoldenoreply@blogger.comBlogger2581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-40021233213415472302008-09-17T09:04:00.001-05:002008-09-17T09:04:33.439-05:00

Amazing.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-40945529011995440412008-09-14T07:07:00.001-05:002008-09-14T07:07:24.834-05:00

This Youtube video shows The Door To Hell, as the locals in Darvaz,Turkmenistan call it. Thirty-five years ago, geologists were drilling when then encountered a very large cavern filled with poisonous gas. They ignited the gas expecting it to burn off in a few hours. It still burns today.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-41011264088516008652008-09-14T01:16:00.001-05:002008-09-14T01:16:09.853-05:00

The Church of England will tomorrow officially apologize to Charles Darwin for misunderstanding his theory of evolution.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-57683699638560229372008-09-05T14:31:00.001-05:002008-09-05T14:31:35.117-05:00

Horribly shameful and exploitive, typical republicans.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-65880052227257555052008-08-09T04:10:00.001-05:002008-08-09T04:10:06.718-05:00

They did not mistakenly raid anything.It's a very shady situation. I read this in the local paper and it said that the cops were basically trying to get them to accept the package at 7:30pm, fairly late for any deliveries. It was addressed to his wife and his mother in law didn't want to accept it, but basically they just went in anyway (with no f'ing warrant!), murdered one dog and then shot the

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-5892158227423678142008-08-07T11:24:00.001-05:002008-08-07T11:24:18.539-05:00

Don't you hate it when your dad embarrasses you in front of friends? read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-69432220140351005702008-08-05T03:55:00.001-05:002008-08-05T03:55:58.488-05:00

When a California medical marijuana dispensary was raided last Thursday by agents of the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency and local police, the Los Angeles Times ran a dramatic story on the incident, accompanied by a set of photographs. However, one particular photograph from the Times story has drawn more attention than anything else.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-81267202588622701922008-08-04T05:55:00.001-05:002008-08-04T05:55:12.356-05:00

This is a great documentary by a Iraqi, about what life is really like in Baghdad 5 years later. Then we ask why they hate us and wish to bomb us?read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-7608397678643394732008-07-31T22:55:00.001-05:002008-07-31T22:55:48.849-05:00

The White House sent at least three party crashers to a press conference Wednesday with Rep. Barny Frank (D-MA), who has introduced a pot-decriminalization bill.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-72733221126219085602008-07-16T04:53:00.001-05:002008-07-16T04:53:07.166-05:00

"Sadly, the Bush Administration is cozying up to the Taliban regime at a time when the United Nations, at US insistence, imposes sanctions on Afghanistan because the Kabul government will not turn over Bin Laden."read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-80068641202542717262008-07-16T04:52:00.003-05:002008-07-16T04:52:14.566-05:00

Olmstead v. the United States, ( 1928 ) overturned by Katz v. United States ( 1967 ). The fight we Americans undertake to win and protect our civil rights against tyranny transcends generations. You don't have to look too far into this to find some of the most compelling speeches in the English language.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-55841504151885158902008-07-16T04:52:00.001-05:002008-07-16T04:52:02.491-05:00

GOP Loves Less Government Except, of course, when they need federal billions to bail out their cowboy, unregulated, corrupt economic policies.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-91239626992957554792008-07-16T04:51:00.001-05:002008-07-16T04:51:42.144-05:00

The photo below captures everything that Americans wanted to believe about the Iraq war in the earliest days of the invasion in 2003. Pfc. Joseph Dwyer, an Army medic whose unit was fighting its way up the Euphrates to Baghdad, cradles a wounded boy. The child is half-naked and helpless, but trusting. Private Dwyer’s face is strained but calm. read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-8994525118134996542008-07-16T04:47:00.001-05:002008-07-16T04:47:16.188-05:00

Ron Paul! Freedom!read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-68407052042894377152008-06-28T11:08:00.001-05:002008-06-28T11:08:18.735-05:00

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has signed the Louisiana Science Education Act into law, singling out evolution, origins of life, and global warming for criticism.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-73735218360329629502008-06-23T09:24:00.001-05:002008-06-23T09:24:38.763-05:00

Legendary comedian George Carlin passed away Sunday night at the age of 71. He will be missed, but never forgotten. read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-63220905999331204132008-06-22T02:40:00.001-05:002008-06-22T02:40:20.938-05:00

His shots of 189 secret spy satellites are the subject of a new exhibit -- despite the fact that, officially speaking, the satellites don't exist. The Other Night Sky, on display at the University of California at Berkeley Art Museum through September 14, is only a small selection from the 1,500 astrophotographs Paglen has taken thus far. read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-86883768595899176382008-06-21T02:43:00.001-05:002008-06-21T02:43:59.937-05:00

For years the National Securities Agency, has been spying on each & every keystroke. The national headquarters of AT&T is in Missouri, where ex-employees describe a secret room. The program is called "Splitter Cut-In & Test Procedure." Tomorrow the senate will vote to allow this to continue this activity legally & it may be too late. read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-42571241867610487092008-06-16T02:08:00.001-05:002008-06-16T02:08:36.580-05:00

The ECHELON system has intercept stations all over the world to capture all satellite, microwave, cellular and fiber-optic communications traffic, and then process this information through the massive computer capabilities of the NSA, including advanced voice recognition and look for code words or phrases (known as the ECHELON “Dictionary”) read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-11944554283590946162008-06-12T06:57:00.001-05:002008-06-12T06:57:49.393-05:00

Ron Paul talks about "change". read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-76035122227397202952008-06-09T12:36:00.001-05:002008-06-09T12:36:18.036-05:00

Guantanamo Bay interrogators were told to destroy handwritten notes in case they were called to testify on detainee treatment, a military lawyer alleges.The lawyer, Lt-Cmdr William Kuebler, said the instructions were contained in a Pentagon operations manual. read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-53463658200624753922008-06-05T19:23:00.001-05:002008-06-05T19:23:43.065-05:00

PS2 wasn't worth owning either until a year after launch. The MGS4 bundle needs to be owned by everyone who doesn't have a PS3 yet. The versatility of the system is one of its greatest strong points, and it's absolutely essential for any media fan/home theater nut.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-34984184355495229562008-06-05T04:26:00.001-05:002008-06-05T04:26:46.243-05:00

...read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-69155996699700718562008-05-31T05:49:00.001-05:002008-05-31T05:49:56.535-05:00

Watch the raw video of a confrontation between an Albuquerque police officer and a KOB Eyewitness News 4 photographer. read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-78200758135004156852008-05-25T20:13:00.001-05:002008-05-25T20:13:15.569-05:00

While commenting on Hillary's RFK gaffe, Liz Trotta on Fox News Channel first referred to Barack Obama as "Osama" and then laughed that they should both be killed.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-72762410953733752572008-05-15T21:26:00.001-05:002008-05-15T21:26:03.380-05:00

You have got to see this one! Kevin James was made to admit he doesn't know what he is talking about and then throws a fit. read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-68796183359440661402008-05-15T21:25:00.001-05:002008-05-15T21:25:56.333-05:00

President Bush has said repeatedly that he would not insert himself into the presidential race, but that stance changed dramatically today, when he compared Barack Obama to Nazi appeasers during his trip to Israel.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-62627864170517171092008-05-09T13:21:00.001-05:002008-05-09T13:21:04.550-05:00

The government won't learn unless they're taught."But if you look at the streets it wasnt about rodney king,Its bout this fucked up situation and these fucked up police.Its about coming up and staying on topAnd screamin 187 on a mother fuckin cop.Its not written on the paper its on the wall."read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-60465373801186840752008-05-01T06:05:00.001-05:002008-05-01T06:05:18.474-05:00

Last week a federal magistrate judge ordered the Bush administration to answer some pointed questions about its failure to preserve White House emails as required by federal law. Ars examines what the law requires, what the White House has done, and what the rest of us should do about it.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-80136901735153186682008-05-01T05:58:00.001-05:002008-05-01T05:58:22.667-05:00

Finally! "I am back to tell you just when you can get your hands of the full version. echochrome will be available for you to download this THURSDAY, MAY 1 on the PlayStation Store for the PS3 and via the PC Store for the PSP. Both versions will be available for $9.99, so make sure you have funds in your wallet!"read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-66660690009150904672008-04-26T06:25:00.001-05:002008-04-26T06:25:12.157-05:00

The nation's top military officer said today that the Pentagon is planning for "potential military courses of action" against Iran, criticizing what he called the Tehran government's "increasingly lethal and malign influence" in Iraq. read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-10252500070472771912008-04-23T07:14:00.001-05:002008-04-23T07:14:21.943-05:00

President Bush has set a record he'd presumably prefer to avoid: the highest disapproval rating of any president in the 70-year history of the Gallup Poll.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-80327902780882073522008-04-23T00:37:00.001-05:002008-04-23T00:37:18.321-05:00

Pastor places church sign that suggests Senator Obama is a Muslim (and/or a Terrorist). He didn't think people would be offended...read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-33264666131728324702008-04-23T00:20:00.001-05:002008-04-23T00:20:43.651-05:00

10,000 people gathered , puffing joints till the air turned blue. University police stood by to maintain order, but no one was busted for smoking pot. In the meantime, the DEA is staunchly defending its policy against American farmers legally growing hemp, claiming it is an illegal substance. read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-28203807089814013302008-04-18T17:33:00.001-05:002008-04-18T17:33:25.431-05:00

Has dubbed it the 'Make Room for the Serious Criminals Bill'read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-88606808922827490202008-04-17T12:36:00.001-05:002008-04-17T12:36:49.552-05:00

The Israeli army demolished more homes in Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday morning. The homes and property of Palestinian families in the villages of Hadidiya, Jiftlik and Furush Beit Dajan, in the Jordan Valley area of the occupied West Bank, were demolished.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-11430966388685507882008-04-09T02:51:00.001-05:002008-04-09T02:51:30.287-05:00

"The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been routinely monitoring the e-mails, instant messages and cell phone calls of suspects across the United States -- and has done so, in many cases, without the approval of a court. The FBI has also been spying for the Pentagon on American soil."Privacy doesn't exist anymore and civil liberties are just your imagination, but you'll never hear that. They

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-1754885203206232422008-03-26T21:03:00.003-05:002008-03-26T21:03:39.774-05:00

"An 11-year-old girl died after her parents prayed for healing rather than seek medical help for a treatable form of diabetes, police said Tuesday."Fucking MORONS. Throw them in jail.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-72515098073829438042008-03-26T21:03:00.001-05:002008-03-26T21:03:17.007-05:00

A 7-year-old girl was repeatedly raped, molested and sodomized on a special needs school van in Ohio by a 16-year-old boy. The school says the bus is basically Vegas and the court says the mom can't sue.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-65838114959682046692008-03-26T02:39:00.001-05:002008-03-26T02:39:41.710-05:00

"It's 8 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, and you are headed for a business appointment 300 mil. away. You slide into your sleek, two-passenger air-cushion car, press a sequence of buttons and the national traffic computer notes your destination, figures out the current traffic situation and signals your car to slide out of the garage...."It's "funny" how the future is always bleak.read more | digg

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-1334554282300439602008-03-08T22:54:00.001-05:002008-03-08T22:54:35.307-05:00

It's thinking...read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-26224552122893951562008-03-07T06:11:00.001-05:002008-03-07T06:11:27.562-05:00

No. 14: Moscow, Russia: In a city where you can pay $3,000 a month for an apartment that doesn't even have clean running water, Moscow also has troubling levels of air pollution, which present a daily strain on lung health.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-65991862625397204932008-03-02T02:53:00.001-05:002008-03-02T02:53:52.800-05:00

"A clinic outside of Las Vegas has managed to reuse syringes since early 2004, possibly exposing thousands to blood communicable diseases."I don't even get how this is possible. It should be the most absolute BASIC of things. Fuck you humanity.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-39343822071028550352008-02-29T08:07:00.001-05:002008-02-29T08:07:16.398-05:00

GA Republican Jack Kingston bashes Barack Obama for not wearing a flag lapel pin without remembering to wear one himself.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-87453398315318745342008-02-27T18:41:00.001-05:002008-02-27T18:41:43.779-05:00

Comcast paid people to wait on line and fill the room at their FCC hearing, effectively excluding any opponents from attending the hearing. Some of the people that they hired were even caught sleeping! (pic) Hundreds of people that were not paid to show were denied entrance. read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-9923709309866253302008-02-20T08:24:00.001-05:002008-02-20T08:24:02.970-05:00

The CoS can delete auctions from eBay with no supervision, and has used this to delete all resale of the e-meters Scientologists use. This is to stop members from buying used units instead of buying from the official (and very expensive) source. Given Scientology's record of fraud and abuse, should eBay give them this level of trust?read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-87167498509305127482008-02-15T18:30:00.001-05:002008-02-15T18:30:43.539-05:00

274k - Wii269k - PlayStation 3251k - Nintendo DS230k - PlayStation Portable229k - Xbox 360read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-48561003263798317022008-02-13T17:43:00.001-05:002008-02-13T17:43:44.917-05:00

Bad day for cops on Break but this soon to be former officer is really awful. She doesnt believe a handicapped guy is really disabled and to prove it she dumps him on the floor.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-78779058495818551542008-02-12T23:46:00.001-05:002008-02-12T23:46:21.949-05:00

"I'm not 'man.' I'm not 'dude,' I am Officer Rivieri."Holy shit, he threatens his life at 2:05. What a pompous fat fuck. This guy probably got too many wedgies in his life, this tool deserves to be sued.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-70658935993933866132008-02-05T02:46:00.001-05:002008-02-05T02:46:20.768-05:00

The FBI is gearing up to create a massive computer database of people's physical characteristics, all part of an effort the bureau says to better identify criminals and terrorists.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-21476962866421666522008-01-30T02:41:00.001-05:002008-01-30T02:41:54.824-05:00

This reporter has had enough with the lies of Candidate, and decides after an interview in which Romney laughed at his opponents just who to vote for.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-7520949150943070062008-01-20T15:55:00.001-05:002008-01-20T15:55:43.197-05:00

The best of both worlds in one intergalactic catastrophe! Awesome.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-20203747986425406632008-01-20T15:53:00.001-05:002008-01-20T15:53:33.453-05:00

Apparently the RIAA is so busy suing consumers that they forgot to hire a decent programmer. With a simple SQL injection, all their propaganda has been successfully wiped from the site.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-67481865006589887842008-01-20T04:32:00.001-05:002008-01-20T04:32:12.806-05:00

The real authentic one of a kind orentation video for the Church of Scientology. This is the real deal, folks. Download it, watch it, share it, spread the word, Scientology is a dangerous cult that must be stopped. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E9OJ2E6Lread more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-31831847976576293582008-01-19T12:25:00.001-05:002008-01-19T12:25:05.399-05:00

After being ordered not to destroy video footage of school officials shocking students, the school destroyed them anyways.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-43675474459580711622008-01-16T03:30:00.001-05:002008-01-16T03:31:29.870-05:00

http://defamer.com/344987/the-tom-cruise-indoctrination-video-scientologists-dont-want-you-to-see"We are the authorities on the mind"..."I won't hesitate to put ethics in on someone else"..."we're here to help".."you're either on board or you're not on board"...Remember kids, an actor's job is to lie to you. All they've ever been told are fiction, so that's all they know and probably why so many

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-78467139215705168772008-01-16T02:36:00.001-05:002008-01-16T02:36:04.478-05:00

This guy does a parody of all the videos out their that try to do impersonations of celebrities but this one is actually really funny. Haha, this is incredible. The Ashlee Simpson one is awesome.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-82769890750432735722008-01-15T16:30:00.001-05:002008-01-15T16:30:54.205-05:00

A Las Vegas judge has ruled that democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich must be included in the Tuesday night presidential debate in Las Vegas.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-82362584017128987582007-12-30T12:29:00.001-05:002007-12-30T12:29:41.933-05:00

She made sure his food was as hot as he wanted, even if it meant he burned his mouth. And she smiled through his demands and curses. The 89-year-old Walter "Buck" Swords obviously appreciated it, leaving the waitress $50,000 and a 2000 Buick when he died.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-37495050617224305462007-12-30T12:20:00.001-05:002007-12-30T12:20:31.908-05:00

"Americans today are seeing the same sheepish submissiveness that characterized Germany after the burning of the Reichstag." Is democracy slowly disappearing? Hitler and Franco did it in Germany and Spain. Is Bush doing it in the USA?read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-45054979900855086862007-12-30T12:09:00.001-05:002007-12-30T12:09:55.969-05:00

CBC's The National reports that tens of millions of birds are disappearing across North America. The following video is from CBC's The National, broadcast on December 28, 2007read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-89186799804027835852007-12-30T12:05:00.001-05:002007-12-30T12:05:21.280-05:00

"Ira Schwartz, the industry's lawyer in the case, is arguing that MP3 files created on his [Jeffrey Howell's] computer from legally purchased CDs are indeed "unauthorized copies," and while we've no idea what will become of all this, we suppose you should go on and wipe those personal copies before you too end up in handcuffs."read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-33910365902385090622007-12-30T11:58:00.001-05:002007-12-30T11:58:29.943-05:00

Harmless? Wars are never harmless.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-66231586839724565162007-12-29T08:11:00.001-05:002007-12-29T08:11:13.759-05:00

Perhaps the reason why the CIA’s well-documented role in the global drug trade is never really acknowledged is because it never really ended.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-7112633605186049242007-12-27T01:23:00.001-05:002007-12-27T01:23:16.749-05:00

Efforts were afoot recently on the Polk County School Board to begin teaching the "concept" of intelligent design in science classes as an alternative to evolution. But that was before the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster arrived and shamed the school board into backing down. Read more about this somewhat merry holiday tale...read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-70423678818191989142007-12-27T01:16:00.001-05:002007-12-27T01:16:46.504-05:00

Congress and the Bush administration have rationed Pseudoephedrine under the guise of the war on drugs. The replacement product--Phenylephrine--might as well be a placebo. This article assembles evidence that the switch was designed to subsidize a well-heeled Germany company that spent millions in lobbying for the law. read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-45230169051248568592007-12-26T02:18:00.001-05:002007-12-26T02:18:09.959-05:00

After a few months silence, the Black Mesa team has posted a massive media update with stunning screens that will bring some classic Half-Life 1 memories flooding backread more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-36642946634076793292007-12-17T04:33:00.003-05:002007-12-17T04:33:24.592-05:00

From "The Simpsons," episode 19x09 which aired December 16, 2007. Homer mimics Noah's photo time lapse over 20 years. "PICTURE A DAY FOR 39 YEARS"read more | digg story

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Since taking office in 2001, Clinton has delivered $500 million worth of earmarks that have specifically benefited 59 corporations. About 64% of those corporations provided funds to her campaigns through donations made by employees, executives, board members or lobbyists, a review by the Los Angeles Times shows.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-67702152147096957332007-12-17T04:32:00.001-05:002007-12-17T04:32:37.284-05:00

And they called it "foxfire.exe"read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-39212476033261119122007-12-06T23:42:00.001-05:002007-12-06T23:42:23.395-05:00

Only 2 it turns out (Rep. Paul Broun from Georgia and Rep. presidential candidate, Ron Paul) with 409 members voting yesterday in favor. The new bill requires everyone (that includes you and Starbucks) offering an open WiFi connection to the public to be on the lookout for "illegal images" and "obscene" cartoons and drawings which you must report.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-83767824013521503852007-12-05T01:00:00.001-05:002007-12-05T01:00:42.826-05:00

Dublin's famous Guinness brewery has been the victim of an audacious theft. A man drove a truck into the brewery on Victoria Quay, Dublin 8, yesterday evening; hitched up a trailer containing 450 kegs of different beers; and drove off into Dublin's traffic just as rush-hour got under way.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-57463341486886967912007-12-05T00:35:00.001-05:002007-12-05T00:35:01.011-05:00

"I ain't never been so scared," says Williams.Police forced entry into Williams home while responding to a shooting, but it turned out to be a false call. They had no idea at the time the call wasn't real and that Williams is hearing impaired. Without his hearing aid he is basically deaf.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-90768832580414182802007-12-01T07:12:00.001-05:002007-12-01T07:12:03.656-05:00

Romney supporters paying for multiple votes at a recent straw poll.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-51295800345649913552007-11-30T16:42:00.001-05:002007-11-30T16:42:28.491-05:00

Conan O'Brien is digging deep to help his staff weather the WGA strike. Host of NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" will cover the salaries of his non-writing production staff for the foreseeable future, an NBC U spokeswoman confirmed Thursday.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-69268540360494325532007-11-27T21:04:00.001-05:002007-11-27T21:04:33.361-05:00

"Ron Paul is asked what his opinion was on medical marijuana by Clayton Holton, a medical patient who asked Romney and Rudy the same question a few months ago. Rudy ignored him and Romney said he would arrest him for using medical marijuana."Ron Paul is the only HUMAN candidate out there. The others are terrible political robots hellbent on destroying this nation, one tarnished freedom at a

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-91316268426058021142007-11-19T03:40:00.001-05:002007-11-19T03:40:24.726-05:00

I love using it when I've got 15(!) things queued up for background downloading and I can leave it on overnight or for a month straight without having to worry. Even though the wifi at school sucks, at least it's still a built-in option.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-41254417076677624532007-11-17T22:39:00.001-05:002007-11-17T22:39:17.582-05:00

One second-grade math book, for example, has 4 plus 7 equaling 10, the San Antonio Express-News reported Friday.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-68426181867361999712007-11-17T06:32:00.001-05:002007-11-17T06:32:57.763-05:00

Sony's little baby turns one. The PS3 has been crawling along, but can it walk or maybe even run? Sony is still aiming for 11 million units sold this fiscal year with 160 new games.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-50540031580871951302007-11-10T05:30:00.001-05:002007-11-10T05:30:37.934-05:00

A Reuters slideshow.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-58158256083591590732007-11-04T17:45:00.001-05:002007-11-04T17:45:54.409-05:00

Have you talked to your kids about liberty today?read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-46151072299572517172007-11-04T02:16:00.001-05:002007-11-04T02:16:14.080-05:00

While Digging a few minutes ago, I came across this article from populistamerica.com. I just have to share it. In non-hostile language, our author Harry Browne makes an insightful, perfectly logical case for legalizing drugs. He takes the vitriol and brings it down where it belongs — at the common sense level.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-12611436171713909492007-11-04T02:09:00.001-05:002007-11-04T02:09:27.421-05:00

I start to worry when mainstream talks logically..read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-79736485180662799112007-11-03T14:42:00.001-05:002007-11-03T14:42:52.040-05:00

Drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka of the Polish extreme metal band DECAPITATED passed away in a Russian hospital from injuries sustained in a recent road collision. He was 23 years old. Vitek was a very influential drummer for me growing up. This is a terrible loss.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-91525189327388223812007-11-01T05:41:00.001-05:002007-11-01T05:41:37.146-05:00

Westboro Baptist Church, the group led by Fred Phelps made infamous by its website www.godhatesfags.com, has been ordered by a Maryland court to pay $2.9 million to a grieving father who sued in response to their picketing of his son's funeral, a soldier killed in Iraq.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-57534763372967897002007-11-01T03:15:00.001-05:002007-11-01T03:15:12.869-05:00

Highlights from the show:- Jay asked all the right questions. Did his research.- Had Ron on for 2 segments. Brought him back after the commercial break.- Plugged his book A Foreign Policy of Freedom.- A woman who has gone to every Jay Leno taping for the past 3 years said, “the only guests to have this many people outside hoping to get...read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-48022568839811722612007-10-20T04:20:00.001-05:002007-10-20T04:20:18.069-05:00

"Perhaps it's like "The Hatch" in Lost. You see something like the door below and can't help but to think of the world that could be underneath. We see something mysterious and we absolutely have to know what's inside. Welcome to the world of Urban Exploration." Includes 22 amazing abandoned building photographs from around the world!read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-38348715829000566522007-10-18T01:46:00.001-05:002007-10-18T01:46:41.796-05:00

After nearly a solid week of dropping hints, Stephen Colbert threw his hat in the ring in the race for president tonight.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-54821321590679795532007-10-11T03:49:00.001-05:002007-10-11T03:49:40.940-05:00

A German citizen who said he was kidnapped by the Central Intelligence Agency and tortured in a prison in Afghanistan lost his last chance to seek redress in court today when the Supreme Court declined to consider his case. The episode has already caused hard feelings between the United States and Germany.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-65734537352434696882007-10-09T22:39:00.001-05:002007-10-09T22:39:58.054-05:00

In the ad, various children say that they want their parents to talk to them about sex and tell them to “wait.” Near the end, the narrator says, “Tell your kids you want them to wait ’til they’re married to have sex.” Watch it:read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-2728815293816335402007-10-09T22:35:00.001-05:002007-10-09T22:35:26.756-05:00

Keep it coming -- they had an excellent piece on him this summer as well, but some NR staffers still dismiss him.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-13902694431492647542007-10-09T22:10:00.001-05:002007-10-09T22:10:27.668-05:00

It's the first trial of its kind. A man is facing a judge and jury for violating Orlando's ban on feeding the homeless. Eric Montanez, 22, was caught feeding a group in Lake Eola Park earlier this year. The prosecution told Eyewitness News their case rests on video taken of Montanez feeding the homeless, breaking Orlando's feeding ban.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-73033345742971515322007-10-09T22:08:00.001-05:002007-10-09T22:08:22.498-05:00

Pretty good connections made between CIA and drug-runners!From the site:Seventeen months after an American-registered DC9 airliner was busted with 5.5 tons of cocaine, a major international scandal is brewing over a second drug trafficking incident in Mexico's Yucatan involving an American-registered jet by a dummy front company of the CIAread more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-26712032966511925762007-10-09T22:07:00.001-05:002007-10-09T22:07:49.800-05:00

When Goodnight tried to pay for two bottles of Sprite with a $5 bill he was assaulted by the store clerk. Investigators said the clerk, 20-year-old Ricky Young told them he thought Goodnight was being rude by not talking to him and hit him in the head with a crowbar.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-67714956831593788832007-10-09T00:28:00.001-05:002007-10-09T00:28:00.779-05:00

Mitt Romney is confronted on the issue of medical marijuana on Saturday following an event in Dover, New Hampshire.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-54755723164111961352007-10-06T06:27:00.001-05:002007-10-06T06:27:58.689-05:00

President Bush is vetoing a bill that would take money from cigarettes and give it to poor sick children... "I though something like that is only done by cartoon villains" says Jon Stewart.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-57838436943356306002007-10-06T06:26:00.001-05:002007-10-06T06:26:06.873-05:00

The teaching of evolution is becoming increasingly difficult in UK schools because of the rise of creationism, a leading scientist is warning.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-43204996621399133422007-10-03T21:41:00.001-05:002007-10-03T21:41:01.856-05:00

Ron Paul’s 114 percent increase is in stark contrast to the decrease suffered by Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, and John McCain. Romney’s fundraising was down 29 percent. Giuliani was down 40 percent. McCain was down 55 percent.read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-81005613009900129292007-09-28T14:20:00.001-05:002007-09-28T14:20:34.388-05:00

I guarantee your reaction will be "w.....t......f......"read more | digg story

Barnoldenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487200316265632811.post-23508218555021659862007-09-28T05:51:00.001-05:002007-09-28T05:51:30.350-05:00

"This is how email used to work."read more | digg story

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