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  1. jonks

    Does the GOP really wonder why blacks vote dem?

    Yet another 'controversy'. Mainstream rapper/actor Common gets invited to the WH for poetry night or something, not to draft the Reparations Bill the right keeps having wet dreams about. And every white republican in the hemisphere comes out to paint him as the head of the New Black Panthers...
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    Missing White Women stories proliferate again

    http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/04/25/significant-item-reportedly-search-holly-bobo/ http://abcnews.go.com/US/missing-maine-mom-krista-dittmeyer-left-car-running/story?id=13449896 You can always count on a good "missing attractive white woman" story to fill in the cracks of 24 hour news...
  3. jonks

    Forget Atlas Shrugged, Hello Starship Troopers

    Earn your citizenship! Fight the enemy! A citizen makes the safety of the United States his personal responsibility. They'll keep fighting! And they'll win! Would you like to know more? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110421/ap_on_re_us/us_military_new_citizens
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    Natural Born Citizen req -- is its time over?

    http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/time-to-eliminate-the-natural-born-citizen-requirement/ Aside from momentum, why keep it? What if we have a 20 year residency requirement, or even a requirement that the person had to have been living here before the age of 10 or something. Are we really...
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    Excuse me, there's no smokin...ah! my eye!!

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_pen_attack NJ woman chides NYC smoker, gets stabbed with pen Wed Apr 20, 7:55 am ET NEW YORK – A New Jersey woman was stabbed in the face with a pen on a New York City subway train after she tried to stop a man from lighting a cigarette. The assault...
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    Wall color effects on productivity

    Humans are funny little creatures. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/04/the-psychology-of-architecture/ Hard to argue how we are completely rational beings given how subect to influence us weakminded fools are. Hope a jedi never lands on this planet.
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    Racist Woman Sentenced to Jury Duty

    Cliffs: Prospective juror in a mob boss case in federal court in brooklyn is called in by the judge to answer for the responses given in her juror questionnaire. Racism (possibly fake) ensues, judge orders woman to return to court every day until he's satisfied. My guess is he thinks...
  8. jonks

    George R. R. Martin vs Lost (feud fight!)

    Cliffs: Author George R.R. Martin penned the fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire" which HBO has turned into their latest original series premiering a week from Sunday. In a New Yorker article GRRM calls out Lost for what he felt was a disappointing conclusion to the series and states his...
  9. jonks

    Dwarf, Elf or Human

    So which would you be and why? Dwarfs are pretty much immune to magic and are physically strong, but they are short, ugly and live underground. Their women look pretty much like the dudes, beards included. Generally foul tempered though loyal to allies. Can live a couple centuries. Other...
  10. jonks

    Need to kill a few minutes? Check out these stock photos

    Dubbed "unusable" by the blogger, I disagree. In fact, thinking up products for them is quite amusing. http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/60-completely-unusable-stock-photos
  11. jonks

    Author not happy with review

    http://booksandpals.blogspot.com/2011/03/greek-seaman-jacqueline-howett.html Check the comments. I'm having trouble believing it's not fake, but apparently it's for real.
  12. jonks

    Baby horrified/delighted by nose blowing (R?)

    Am I the last person on the internets to see this or what? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9oxmRT2YWw&feature=player_embedded
  13. jonks

    Wish this movie trailer were real

    but no Hollywood, Skyline 2 is calling, go, and make shit as you are wont to do. Howlin for You - Black Keys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLSpj7q6_mM featuring Tricia Helfer Sean Patrick Flannery Corbin Bersen Todd Bridges (wut!) and my at the moment favorite Diora Baird. sigh.
  14. jonks

    Presidential Secret Service Codenames

    Anyone ever check out the secret service codenames for presidents, vps, and their families? I have no idea why but they are hysterical to me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Service_codename
  15. jonks

    Hey Chris Brown, how's anger management working out?

    not so much, apparently. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/amplifier/88717/chris-brown-melts-down-after-tough-good-morning-america-interview/
  16. jonks

    Affairs and Consequences

    Bill Maher (I've probably lost most of you already) had an interesting bit last week about Newt being viable for office despite his marital past. He ran through several politicians' scandals and pointed out it's confusing to figure out what the public is or would be ok with. Bill Clinton...
  17. jonks

    The Tea Party is about the ECONOMY!

    Oh, right, and debunking evolution. Forgot that part. http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/republican-control-of-state-legislatures-brings-record-number-of-creationism-bills/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OTB+%28Outside+The+Beltway+|+OTB%29 I suppose the good news...
  18. jonks

    ACLU - darn conservative organization at it again

    http://www2.wsls.com/news/2011/feb/25/aclu-virginia-defends-floyd-co-high-school-christi-ar-867856/ That's right, those social conservative tyrant ACLU jerkoffs are once again stirring the pot by having the temerity to defend religious propaganda in schools. When will these people just stop?
  19. jonks

    2011 Oscars - online picks tourney-style?

    My googlefoo has failed me. Anyone know of a site where me and a group of friends can make our picks online similar to a private NCAA tourney pool, and then be able to see each other's ballots? - do not want/need printable ballots as we won't be in the same location - yes, fine, we're...
  20. jonks

    "Freakin..."

    Which of these statutes stands out?
  21. jonks

    existing raid config, adding ssd boot drive

    I have the p55 usb3 with a raid0 setup on the primary controller. Can I just drop a ssd onto that same controller, set it as the boot drive in bios (no need to set as AHCI since it's already set to raid right?), install w7 and I'll be all good? The raid drives will show in windows as a...
  22. jonks

    Spot-on Eminem impression on SNL

    "Eminem and Lil Wayne" drop by for some Valentines Day rappin. Jay Pharoah is actually upstaged by his partner here, this is the best (only?) Eminem impersonation I've seen and he freakin nails it. "Knife!" http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00038482.html
  23. jonks

    Basketball players be hoodlums yo

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WOc00-7POs&feature=player_embedded I blame the parents. For not teaching the kid how to take a punch. Falling over just opens you up to a kick in the ribs. Ah, some background: http://cosbysweaters.com/2011/01/26/grade-school-basketball-game-sucker-punch/...
  24. jonks

    So, if things are so awful in Tunisia...

    how is it that every person in this shot is wearing $200 jeans? ('cept that dude far left rockin the stone wash) http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110114/wl_afp/tunisiapoliticsunrest
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    5 emotions invented by the internets

    http://thoughtcatalog.com/2011/five-emotions-invented-by-the-internet/ Expanded definitions at link above. 1. A vague and gnawing pang of anxiety centered around an IM window that has lulled. 2. A sudden and irrational rage in response to reading an ‘@-reply’ on Twitter. 3. The...
  26. jonks

    Disable Windows Key during gaming

    Hey, anyone have any quick fixes (freeware or other) for disabling the windows key in Win7? I found a $5 app (Winkey Blocker) that'll do it but if someone has something free, being a rational consumer, I'd take that. I don't want to have to do a reg hack requiring a restart though. Thanks.
  27. jonks

    Pearl Necklace - A True Gift

    Shower the one you love with your love: http://www.leahpiepgras.com/objects/gallery/pearlnecklace/ SFW I think?
  28. jonks

    Kagan Confirmation Hearings

    Is there a thread on this already, didn't see one? Only opening remarks thus far, but anyone else kinda find it politically questionable for the GOPers on the committee to concertedly attack Thurgood Marshall? Sure, 8 out of 10 Americans probably couldn't tell you who he is, but they had to...
  29. jonks

    More tower defense please!

    Never played a tower defense game before, but I recently grabbed Defense Grid ($10 @ D2D) and couldn't stop playing it. Super simple, super addictive. Just finished Plants vs Zombies, also gaming crack (Popcap games of course). I can't believe how game devs aren't flooding the market with...
  30. jonks

    Fable 3 coming to PCs by Xmas

    http://www.gamespot.com/news/6263210.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;1 I'm pleased about this. I liked Fable quite a bit and was disappointed about FableII not making the transition to PC.
  31. jonks

    Crackpot refuted by idiot

    http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/05/19/2010-05-19_ring_around_the_rosie_days_in_city_are_long_gone.html So this nutty lady wants parents to dump their kids off at the playground and leave them there unattended for the day. The columnist says this is a horrible idea 1) because 7 year...
  32. jonks

    In Alabama, saying the bible is only "partly true" is attack-ad worthy

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJG-7s1e5eM&feature=player_embedded#! This ad is pretty sad. Listen to the voiceover's incredulity when he gets to evolution. "Evolution best explains the origin of life???!!" It seems the larger point of the ad is that he's a flip-flopper or Rino or...
  33. jonks

    Girl sold into slavery, escapes, and is sent to jail

    http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/05/04/iraq.women.prisons/ "My father came and took me to go visit my grandfather in Syria," says Zeina, "and I went with him." The family trip turned out to be a cover story, and Zeina found herself faced with the most horrific possible reality. She says...
  34. jonks

    How GM "paid" back it's "loan"

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOaS2SymjQ4&feature=player_embedded you may want to punch this guy for his annoying arm gestures, but in a minute thirty it sums up the funky non-math that GM has employed in its recent adverts touting its purported repayment of bailout funds.
  35. jonks

    GTAIV expansions coming to PC next week

    Lost and the Damned and the Ballad of Gay Tony. First I'm hearing about it. http://www.amazon.com/Grand-Theft-Au...0776273&sr=8-3 Don't think I'll be dropping $30 on it tho, I've waited this long so no real reason to pounce on release day. Still, they're supposed to rock especially...
  36. jonks

    Fantasy Character Smackdown

    http://www.suvudu.com/cagematch.html?ref=Widget_Bracket In the spirit of March Madness these guys have bracketed some of the most storied characters in fantastic fiction and pitted them against one another for the title of...whatever. There's some pretty amusing write-ups about the matches and...
  37. jonks

    Meth...is a helluva drug

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/content/articles/2008/03/06/yorkslincs_crystalmeth_s13_w3_feature.shtml
  38. jonks

    Uber Church Fail

    http://www.amazon.com/Communion-Wafe...3408924&sr=1-1 Now scroll down a bit and look at the "Customers who bought this item also bought" Oh, and some of the comments are precious: "These didn't taste like Jesus at all to me."
  39. jonks

    Love you grandma, but it's time to go

    http://abcnews.go.com/Health/HealthCare/lack-estate-tax-2010-now-cheaper-die/story?id=9412614 So the federal estate tax in 2010 is zero, but next year it comes back. If you have any (rich) elderly relatives and you want to maximize your inheritance, this would be the year you want to...
  40. jonks

    Dogs like singing along to Law and Order?

    http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&source=hp&fkt=297&fsdt=5016&q=dog%20sings%20law%20and%20order&aql=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv# apparently this is pretty widespread doberman - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgB1IWcAu8k poodle - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVqu7drrHFM