...or something. What would it sound like if The Beatles sang Stairway to Heaven? It would sound like this. Mind-bending, yet good!

(via Making Light) picked by Galoot 2 years ago

They don't even have to call you a terrorist. The American government has for the first time made it clear in a British court that the law applies to anyone, British or otherwise, suspected of a crime by Washington.

The image depicts a DOJ applicant reading his resume aloud for the camera. picked by Galoot 2 years ago

Vista with SP1 vs. XP with SP3 (both beta).
Three guesses which one is twice as fast.

Microsoft responds: We'll fix that once we're out of beta. We'll just cripple XP to run much slower. picked by Galoot 2 years ago

This disturbing new Amnesty International video reenacts CIA stress-position torture techniques. Oh, wait. Did I say disturbing? I meant to say, "Hells yeah, do whutever it takes to git them terrists!"

Not safe for work or children. picked by Galoot 2 years ago

DROD is a classic (downloadable) puzzle game for Windows/OS X/Linux. It may be old, but the graphics and sound are as good as the better modern Flash games. There are three versions, each with 350 levels, and all are free (click the "play now" links).

DROD is a required download for puzzle game fans. No, really. I require that you download it. picked by Galoot 2 years ago

Melissa Etheridge singing Piece of my Heart at the 2005 Grammys will kick your speakers across the room and bring tears to your eyes, especially if you know the story behind the performance. Wow.

(Oh yeah. That's Joss Stone unwisely sharing the same stage with her. Like a kitten in a tiger cage.) picked by Galoot 2 years ago

"Men may appreciate the view. But as a woman, I am increasingly irritated by the unpleasant vista of oiled-up torsos when I'm trying to relax."

Breasts are disgusting things, aren't they? picked by Galoot 2 years ago

For dear, sweet dollyllama. Now put down the knife. picked by Galoot 2 years ago

IBM has demonstrated the ability to store a bit on a single atom, as well as a molecular switch that could enable processors small enough to create dust-speck-sized supercomputers.

(Whups. Dupe. Autumnlotus got to a science/tech story first. Imagine that!) picked by Galoot 2 years ago

Link leads to Wikipedia entry. Video is in the thread.
After watching this at an impressionable age in the theatre in 1980, I went home to sprain myself playing air guitar.

Bon's jeans and Angus' butt are NSFW. picked by Galoot 2 years ago

Final score: Door 0, SWAT noobs 100,000 picked by Galoot 2 years ago

Imagine one thousand thousand thousand thousand bytes.

That's over 13 80GB iPods' worth of storage (a quarter million MP3s), 1500 CD-ROMs (615 feet if laid end-to-end), and one estimate of the human brain's memory capacity (GWB excluded). picked by Galoot 2 years ago

The magnetophoretic display panel is what makes the Magna Doodle unique. picked by Galoot 2 years ago

NSFW for racism, language, sexuality... well, everything, really. Funny as hell.

Bonus link, to keep the scales balanced: Canadia (redirected from Canada)

Warning. If E.D. is new to you, prepare for an assault on all you hold holy. picked by Galoot 2 years ago

The Japanese porn industry adopts the Blu-ray dick format en masse.
...
DISK format. Sorry. picked by Galoot 2 years ago

The Japanese porn industry adopts the Blu-ray d**k format en masse.
...
DISK format. Sorry. picked by Galoot 2 years ago

The worst floods in 60 years hit UK. Here are some pictures taken by residents. picked by Galoot 2 years ago

The first machines should be ready to put into the hands of children in developing countries in October 2007. picked by Galoot 2 years ago

While listening to Between You & I by Jessica Simpson and drinking a WTF Froster, an associate professor of languages at the University of Alberta defends overuse of the word "like," saying "it's innovative." picked by Galoot 2 years ago

No IRC software needed.

Visit the link, type in a room name, share the URL with your friends (like this one for Plime) and go to town. Even grandma can do it. picked by Galoot 2 years ago

When wealth is measured as a percentage of the economy, John D. Rockefeller was the wealthiest American ever (and Bill Gates comes in at #5).

Is it just me or does #4 look suspiciously like Steve Ballmer? picked by Galoot 2 years ago

Someone (I'm not mentioning any names here, but his initials are Kayne West) completely buggered up what should have been an awesome Live Earth finale.

Seriously, WTF was that?

Link leads to video of the "performance." picked by Galoot 2 years ago

If you're short on time, watch an entire episode of Fantasy Island in six minutes. Of course, if you were that short on time, you wouldn't be watching Fantasy Island in the first place. Has lots of shows, all of them brainless.

Warning: Like most annoying MySpace pages, a video starts playing from the start. Watch your volume. picked by Galoot 2 years ago

The title in question is "Contagious," a word which Chantal herself denies stealing from Rick Springfield, who denies stealing it from ZOEgirl, who deny stealing it from R. Kelly, who denies stealing it from Bush, who deny...

In related news, The Rolling Stones claim prior ownership of the word "Complicated." picked by Galoot 2 years ago

Ontario SPCA responded to an anonymous call of a dog in distress. Some sicko cut his ears entirely off. Very sad reading. picked by Galoot 3 years ago