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Jessica Alba Has A Brain Age Of 82, but she's hot & knows what a DS is...

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:22:48 GMT

clipped by: TheCatWhisperer
clipper's remarks: She's hot... and she's a bit of a geek... and she wants no strings attached sex.... dream girl!

Clip Source: kotaku.com

Did you know that Jessica Alba is partially responsible for the Nintendo DS shortage? Believe it! In her exclusive interview with Yahoo's Celebrity Byte the actress reveals that she's not only a DS and Wii fan, but quite the Brain Age addict.

Alba, currently starring in the new Fantastic Four and probably best known for her work as Some Girl With A Fantastic Ass in Into The Blue, explains of her Nintendo sales domination contribution:

I had my DS on the set of Fantastic Four and I bought it for my entire cast when we wrapped. I guess I just felt bad because between takes they'd be chatting and we were in the Fantasticar and I'd always have my iPod and my DS with me. It was like fingernail-biting, gripping moments in the movie and then, "Cut!" I'd pick up my DS and try to beat my 82 age in Brain Age. I'd try to memorize all of those damn words.

Sure she may have a brain age of 82, but I'm sure you're mostly interested in the fact that Jessica Alba knows what the hell a DS is.

Tags: hot, me wantie, nintendo, ds, brain age of 82

Facebook asked to pull Scrabulous game

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:57:52 GMT

clipped by: TheCatWhisperer
clipper's remarks: Hrm, this just seems like a stupid way to go about it. Yes, it is a gross infringement of thier rights, however, it is one of the most popular games/apps on Facebook. I know lots of people who play it. My girlfriend decided to add scrabble to her xmas wishlist after playing it on facebook and being reminded of haw good a game it is.

She got the deluxe version of the game under the tree

As I see it, the idiots are missing out. They could make a deal witht he writers gaining the majority (if not all/nearly all) of any profits made from teh game, and use it to link to thier product, re brand it as official and make MONEY through internet sales of the real thing.

Morons. Everybody is shoot first, shoot again.. shoot a little more & when everyone is dead, ask a question or two..

Reminds me of the Alberta Preimier - Domain name issue...

Clip Source: www.cbc.ca

The makers of Scrabble have asked Facebook to remove a popular add-on to the social networking site that allows users to play an online version of the board game.

Lawyers for toy makers Hasbro and Mattel said the Scrabulous program infringes on their copyright for the word-based board game.

The program's popularity really took off when it was added as an application to Facebook in 2007. It now regularly attracts nearly 600,000 daily users and is listed as one of Facebook's 10 most popular applications.

"Mattel values its intellectual property and actively protects its brands and trademarks. As Mattel owns the rights to the Scrabble trademark outside the U.S. and Canada, we are currently reviewing our position regarding other countries."

In response to the news of the cease-and-desist letter, fans of the online game started a "Save Scrabulous" group on Facebook, which has attracted more than 5,000 members, most of whom joined after the BBC ran a story on the dispute.

Tags: scrabble, scrabulous, facebook, lawsuit, stupid, hasbro, mattel, shoot first, knee-jerk

Map of the Cat Brain

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:53:24 GMT

clipped by: karaokeron
clipper's remarks: ...if you've ever tried to figure out your cat..

Clip Source: www.xmission.com

Tags: cat, cats, pet, pets, animal, animals, funny, humor, humour, humorous. mind

Mojito (For BookChick)

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 22:15:19 GMT

clipped by: bunnicula

Clip Source: www.foodnetwork.com

Mojito

Ice
6 ounces light rum
12 mint sprigs, or spearmint, 8 roughly broken apart
6 tablespoons fresh lime juice
4 tablespoons sugar
Club soda
4 slices lime

Place ice in beverage shaker then add in the rum, 8 broken up mint sprigs, lime juice and sugar. Shake well and serve over ice in a high ball glass. Top off each glass with a splash of club soda.
Garnish each with a slice of lime and a sprig of mint.

Tags: rum, mint, drinks, cocktails, alcohol, beverages, recipes

Proposed Law Could Be a Cold Shower for YouPorn

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:00:02 GMT

clipped by: TheCatWhisperer
clipper's remarks: This is a tough one (for most of us).

A: We MUST protect kids online. No sane person disagrees with that.

B: We MUST have personal freedoms, that includes posting pictures/videos of you & your partner nude, etc. As long as the place you are posting is protected against kids accidentally accessing (ie: labeled properly with text & meta-data that let's filtering software know to block it)

This law is meant to make it hard to post material containing images/video of individuals under the age of 18. Right now, I suppose a provider could claim thay weren't sure when a video may contain an individual that is actually 16-17. With the new law, this would be MUCH harder, if not impossible (without fake IDs, etc).

Unfortunately, it would also make it very hard for the average poster to post their legal video as well. And it makes it hard and expensive for the hosting sites to collect, verify & maintain the data.

I wonder, if this might be a slight bit of overkill?

What do

Clip Source: www.wired.com

YouPorn is the highest trafficked adult website in the world and boasts a higher Alexa rating than both CNN and Weather.com, reports Portfolio.

But YouPorn and other blue Web 2.0 startups could be out of business in the near future if proposed changes to 18 U.S.C. 2257 are accepted into law.

Known in the industry as "2257," 18 U.S.C. 2257 defines requirements porn producers must follow to verify the age of every performer, keep records about the performers' identities and make those records available to the government. The proposed changes would extend the statute's reach beyond adult-content producers to include social networking websites.

That could mean every adult who wants to upload a naughty picture to a social network would have to submit a photo ID and state their full name, date of birth and other personal information.

The ostensible purpose of the law is to curtail child pornography, and no legitimate porn producer argues with that.

Tags: laws, child protection, 2257, porn, web 2.0, yro, your rights online, censorship

We fight for freedom - or “What if someone else did it to us?”

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:58:06 GMT

clipped by: TheCatWhisperer
clipper's remarks: Its a saticial piece. It looks at what would happen if thetables were turned on the US. Not too hard to believe either. (ie: its not pure fanatasy).

Read the whole thing before you comment please...

Clip Source: darwinator.wordpress.com

It’s been eight years now. Eight long years. Sure, initially I was glad when China toppled the Bush regime and executed the “retarded tyrant” as I love to call him. It wasn’t that bad at the start, but as time wore on and I realized they weren’t leaving, it started to gnaw at me.

Bush declared martial law in June of 2008. This was after going nuclear on Iran and the chaos surrounding the oil shock that followed soon after. People had said he’d been planning the Iran move for a while, but the media kept pointing out how much of a threat Iran was so I guess we needed to act. He didn’t have any conventional forces or weaponry because we’d become over-extended in Iraq and Afghanistan so he went nuclear. What came next wasn’t clear for many years and is still disputed today. All I know for sure is that oil become scarce in a real hurry. China removed the Yuan/dollar peg, called in its massive store of US Treasury bonds and sent the greenback into freefall.

Tags: satire, politics, us, china, war, what-if?

The Music Industry’s Last Stand Will Be A Music Tax

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:31:32 GMT

clipped by: TheCatWhisperer
clipper's remarks: The article (please read it all before you comment), basically states the idea of putting a $5-10 tax on all ISP Monthly bills. This tax would then allow you to download all the music, etc you want, DRM free without the fear of reprisals from the industry.

The writer of the article seems to think this is a bad idea, however, IMO its a great idea. I know that not everyone downloads content illegally, but at least here in Canada, we all pay taxes for things we don't use or rarely use. many Canadians never get really sick or visit doctors, etc, yet they still pay taxes. Many Canadians work all their lives and never worry about being un employed, but we still pay "Employment Insurance" taxes.

So maybe it would work here in Canada, and not in the US? Well, we will be better for it. Besides, what's $5 on a $80 cable & internet bill? Barely noticeable. (continued...)

Clip Source: www.techcrunch.com

It is becoming more and more difficult for the music industry to ignore the basic economics of the their industry: unenforceable property rights (you can’t sue everyone) and zero marginal production costs (file sharing is ridiculously easy). All the big labels have now given up on DRM. They haven’t yet given up on trying to charge for their music, but it’s becoming more and more clear that as long as there is a free alternative (file sharing), the price of music will have to fall towards free.

Overall the music industry will be smaller in terms of revenue. But the artists who are driven to create their art will continue to do so, and many will make a very good living from it.

Reznor called for it today, saying “I think if there was an ISP tax of some sort, we can say to the consumer, ‘All music is now available and able to be downloaded and put in your car and put in your iPod and put up your a– if you want and it’s $5 on your cable bill.’”

Tags: music, drm, piracy, free, tax, canada, us, makes good sense

Woman wins lawsuit against drug dealer

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:00:41 GMT

clipped by: TheCatWhisperer
clipper's remarks: Seems to me a bit like suing McD's because your fat. Here's an idea ..

You know.. teh drug is illigal for a reason. So instead of blaming your dealer, ans suing him because you were too fucking stupid to no do Meth, how about taking some responsibility...

Now, don't get me wrong, the dealer deserves to be punished because, well, he's a drug dealer. But not this way. Its just too stupid. This is the kindof flagerant lawsuite you expect to see in the US, not Canada...

Clip Source: www.theglobeandmail.com

A Saskatchewan woman has won a precedent-setting lawsuit against the drug dealer who sold her a near-fatal overdose of crystal meth.

Sandy Bergen, 23, accused her former kindergarten classmate, Clinton Davey, of selling her the drug in the town of Biggar, Sask., in 2004. In her statement of claim, she said Mr. Davey knew the drug was highly addictive and harmful, and sold it not only for profit, but to intentionally inflict physical and mental suffering.

She also named as a defendant the unknown John Doe who supplied Mr. Davey with his drugs. When Mr. Davey refused to reveal the name of his supplier during the pretrial discovery process - and faced the threat of a contempt-of-court charge - he consented to have his statement of defence struck, effectively admitting his liability and handing victory to Ms. Bergen.

Another hearing will be held to determine how much she will be awarded in damages.

When the case returns to court, she will be seeking damages in excess of $50,000

Tags: drugs, lawsuit, retarded

Man who sexually assaulted his young daughter live on the net to be sentanced today

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:54:44 GMT

clipped by: TheCatWhisperer
clipper's remarks: It really pisses me off that he's probably only going to get 5 years.

It's one thing to be a piece of shit child predator, its another thing to prey on your own fucking children.

Clip Source: www.thestar.com

ST. THOMAS, Ont. – A man who sexually abused his daughter live on the Internet for the amusement of a man who turned out to be an undercover police officer is to be sentenced today.

The 35-year-old St. Thomas, Ont., man, who can't be identified to protect his daughter, was convicted in October on seven criminal charges. He's one of 82 men arrested worldwide following a police operation dubbed Project Wickerman, which began with the arrest of an Edmonton man.

In what prosecutors said they believe to be the first case of its kind, the man was arrested last year, hours after he exposed his daughter to an undercover police officer during a chat room conversation.

The girl, when asked about the assault, said, "The policemen put handcuffs on Daddy so he wouldn't touch me," court was told. "I don't think I'll call him Daddy anymore," a psychologist quoted her as saying.

Crown lawyers are seeking a sentence of five years in prison in addition to the 14 months the man has already served.

Tags: law, child explotation, internet, death penalty please

Notorious Pedophile NOT CRIMINALLY INSANE, moved to maximum security jail from loony-bin

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:43:17 GMT

clipped by: TheCatWhisperer
clipper's remarks: Okay.. the clipping capabilities/restrictions fail here.. I'll summarize to make it more clear.

This guys was in a mental institution for life without parole (ever, ever, ever). The crown prosecutor decided to go after him and prove to/convince a judge that the guy was not in fact criminally insane, and that he was just a very, very dangerous creep.

The judge agreed and threw him in a maximum security facility where he will rot until he dies or the world ends.

Clip Source: torontosun.com

In what is arguably a first in Canadian law, a supposedly "insane" pedophile already locked up indefinitely in a maximum-security mental institute was yesterday declared a dangerous offender, a judgment that will see Paul Delorme go from the Penetanguishene Mental Health Centre to a segregated cell at the Kingston Pen.

In fact, he'll be on his way there today.

In a submission filed this summer, Flanagan led off with the statement that Delorme "does not have a mental illness" -- the word "not" was underlined for emphasis -- and then followed up with the fact Delorme didn't raise the "not criminally responsible" issue at his most recent trial for assaulting a young girl in the washroom of a Brockville Tim Hortons.

Back in 1989, however, Delorme was found "not guilty by reason of insanity" for the knife-point sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl in the women's washroom of an Ottawa community centre.

Tags: ncr, insane, sociopath, pedophile, jail, death penalty please

SanDisk intros 2.5-inch 32GB SSD hard drive

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:37:35 GMT

clipped by: TheCatWhisperer
clipper's remarks: When they get it to 64gb, for under $300.. then i'll get it... *drool*

Clip Source: www.engadget.com

No, SanDisk's latest offering in the ever-populating SSD realm is far from the largest, but just a tick after releasing a 1.8-inch edition, now the firm is unveiling a laptop (and external enclosure) friendly 2.5-inch flavor. The SanDisk SSD SATA 5000 2.5-inch is touted as a "drop-in replacement for the hard disk drive," and also boasts the durability that purportedly comes with being a fifth-generation product. Additionally, the NAND-based drive features a sustained read rate of 67-megabytes per second, reportedly enabling it to boot Windows Vista Enterprise on a lappie in "as little as 30 seconds." Of course, SanDisk didn't mind flaunting the low power consumption on this one either, as it boldly proclaims the 0.9-watts used during "active operation" as being nearly half as conservative as typical drives. While we're not exactly sure just how much these things will run the average consumer just yet, they are supposedly shipping to computer manufacturers now at around $350 a pop.

Tags: ssd, solid state disk, sandisk, geek-porn

China says U.S. must do more on climate change

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:46:16 GMT

clipped by: TheCatWhisperer
clipper's remarks: I agree.

The US (and canada, much of Eurpe, etc) are responmsible for the majority of the pollution that is the central cause of climate change. Hence, tehy should take the lead in helping to combat the issue. Asking developing nations to step up to this degree is absurd. How are they supposed to bring themselves into the 1st world if they have to pay soo much more to bring thier economies up to scale? The US already has ample power generation and manufacturing to meet its needs, China, india and others ont he toerhhand still need to grow substatially in order to com eeven close to par with us.

So maybe we shouldbe helping to foot thier bill, knowing that by doing so we are helping the world overall.

We should also take the lead and lead by example. The money we put into research in development is a great way to make it cheaper and more affordable for devloping nations.

Clip Source: in.reuters.com

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is glad a climate change roadmap agreed last week in Bali has drawn the United States to the negotiating table, but the world's only superpower must do more to tackle global warming, a top official said on Thursday.

China says rich nations should bear much of the burden for tackling global warming in the short term because of their historic responsibility for causing the problem.

Developing nations want more help with technology and cash for adapting to a warmer world and Yu said the poorest countries, still struggling to feed their people, could not be expected to pay for expensive emissions-cutting technology.

"The United States is an important contributor of emissions both in total and on a per-capita basis. It has both advanced technology and ample funds," he told a briefing.

"So on the issue of tackling climate change, America should display a more positive, more constructive role."

Teenagers charged in "Mortal Kombat" tragedy

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:08:24 GMT

clipped by: TheCatWhisperer
clipper's remarks: Read the rest of the article, the writer makes some very good points.

These kids were old enough to know better, any sane person can't place the blame on video games. the could have gotten the idea form any visual media. Movies, TV, etc.

There was alchahol involved. If thye had have been watching a Van-Damm mvowie before hand the same outcome would ahve likely been reached.

Stupid people make me mad. They just gave the anti-video game camp a hand of ACES in the media...

Here's an idea.. take resposibility for your own fucking actions.. What about the parents here.. obviously these "kids" should not have been left in cahrge of a 7 year old...

Clip Source: www.destructoid.com

Oh dear. When the game haters of the world hear about this one, there's going to be a field day to rival the Romans reveling over bloody crucifixions. Apparently on December 6th, 7 year old Zoe Garcia was being watched by her older sister Heather Trujillo, 16 and her boyfriend Lamar Roberts, 17. After some drinking, the two teens decided to act out the game Mortal Kombat and decided to get Zoe in on the action.

According to Heather, they were hitting and kicking Zoe while acting out the game and even dropped her on her side, breaking her wrist in the process. Roberts, who claimed to be a martial arts expert, says that Zoe asked him to stop hitting her but due to his state of intoxication he did not comply. He performed a back kick on the child, which she did not get up from. The teens tried to revive her several times and did not succeed. The cause of death was later named as "blunt force trauma" to her brain and central nervous system.

Tags: violence, videogames, media, aww crap

San Fransisco may put a tax on pop & sugary drinks

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:24:10 GMT

clipped by: TheCatWhisperer
clipper's remarks: I've been a proponent of this for a LONG time.

I'm not talking about 100% fruit juices, I'm talking about "Cocktails" (drinks laden with high fructose corn syrup & other sugars placed in artificially sweetened drinks).

Pop is a key target IMO, it is heavily laces with sugar. Though I think all pop (non-diet or otherwise) should be taxed. The money raised from these taxes should go towards subsidizing 100% pure juices & blends (which still must contain 100% real juice, just not of one variety).

I also think tax should be places on all junk foods like chips, chocolates & candies, fast foods, and high-slat/fat processed foods. The money from those taxes should be used to subsidize the price of vegetables, pure dairy & meats (of the non-processed variety).

Too many families eat crap because they can't afford good food. I remember this all to well growing up. We lived off kraft dinner, mr. noodles, "fish sticks" and other processed foods because real food was too expensive.

Clip Source: www.iht.com

SAN FRANCISCO: In a move he says is necessary to trim the city's waistline, the decidedly slim mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, has proposed charging big stores a fee when they sell sugar-sweet soda.

The proposal, which was reported by The San Francisco Chronicle on Monday, would put an as yet-to-be-defined surcharge on all drinks with high-fructose corn syrup, which puts the sweet pop in most nondiet sodas and many other food products. The syrup also puts on the pounds, something city officials say strains the health care system.

Soft-drink makers, however, called the mayor's plan a "flawed strategy" that would have little effect on the city's figure.

Keane said that if Newsom really wanted to fight the fat, he would take on computer and video game companies, which Keane said lured children inside when they should "be outside burning calories."

Tags: health foods, taxes, obesity

Predator attacks 11 year old walking home at 1:00 am

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:56:46 GMT

clipped by: TheCatWhisperer
clipper's remarks: Ok, I don't know where to start here... For one thing this bastard deserves to be castrated. However, what the fuck was an 11 year old girl doing walking home at 1 AM???

The parents shouldbe charged as accomplices in the crime IMO. It was thier incompitence as parents that let this happen.

It makes me want to scream. Its easy enough for these creeps as it is.. you serve your 11 year old on a silver platter? you deserve to be shot.

That's just my opinion though.

Clip Source: winnipegsun.com

An 11-year-old girl was "seriously sexually assaulted" early Saturday morning after accepting a ride from a stranger, Winnipeg police said.

Police said the victim was walking home from a friend's place in the area of Arlington Street and Alexander Avenue about 1 a.m. when she accepted a ride from an unknown man.

The man drove the girl to a "secluded area" in the 900-block of Elgin Avenue -- a stretch of warehouses and industrial buildings -- and threatened to kill her before sexually assaulting her, police said.

"It's obviously a very tragic, very sad incident," said police spokesman Sgt. Kelly Dennison. "This 11-year-old girl is just trying to walk home, and this happens."

Norman Boudreau, vice-president of Winnipeg's Beyond Borders chapter, said the incident was "as horrible as someone can imagine," but questioned why the girl had been allowed outside at 1 a.m.

Tags: predator, sexual assault, child, bad parenting, winnipeg, parents who need a kick in the teeth