US to EU : y’allz a bunch terrurhists, y’hear?

Apparently the entry requirements for the US will require an electronic registration with the US government at least 3 days before travel. El Reg is there. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/03/us_visa_scheme/. Keep in mind this is on top of the anal probe, DNA swipe, taking of fingerprints, retinal scan, drug use inquiry and all the other fun stuff potentially Read more about US to EU : y’allz a bunch terrurhists, y’hear?[…]

New programming language

LOLCODE. Clean syntax, consistent capitalization and Internet ready. It’s the language for the new web, baby. HAI CAN HAS STDIO? I HAS A VAR IM IN YR LOOP UP VAR!!1 VISIBLE VAR IZ VAR BIGGER THAN 10? KTHXBYE IM OUTTA YR LOOP KTHXBYE

Our Lady of Discord makes the Solar Pantheon

The distant world whose discovery prompted leading astronomers to demote Pluto from the rank of “planet” has now been given its own official name. Having caused so much consternation in the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the object has been called Eris, after the Greek goddess of discord. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5344892.stm All hail Discordia!

KITT in a video clip

I’d heard rumours that David Hasslehoff made music and had some ego problems, but that left me unprepared for his latest foray into the realm of popular culture. wtf? Take your time and watch the whole thing. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3382491587979249836

The ultimate showdown

.. of Ultimate Destiny! http://ldopa.net.nyud.net:8090/wp-content/uploads/TheUltimateShowdown.swf They certainly needed a lot of superheroes to defeat Chuck! You can grab the mp3 here – http://www.eviltrailmix.com/lemondemon/downloads.html

Most celebs look awful in real life

Magazines, billboards, internet, the television – every day we are exposed to more and more media celebrities. Most of whom make money off of projecting a totally fake, manufactured physical identity. I often find that annoying, to say the least, so articles like this make my day.. The unforgiving clarity of high-definition television has induced Read more about Most celebs look awful in real life[…]

Geopolitical news and opinion

Random roundup of political news and opinion sites European Voice EU news, Eurocrats, opinions and current affairs. Excellent site for tracking what’s happening in the EU on a political level. Le Monde Diplomatique Le Monde Diplomatique (English version) The French version is naturally better (more background, documentation, etc), but the English version is easier to Read more about Geopolitical news and opinion[…]

American Edit

Someone went and remixed Green Day’s American Idiot and threw in the Doctor Who theme, Bush ranting about evil, hip hop, samples from all over and some other random stuff. Although sounding like a recipe for disaster, this stuff actually works. Fire up your iPod and give this one a shot: http://www.americanedit.net/