] A linguist from the University of Pittsburgh has
] published a scholarly paper deconstructing and
] deciphering the word "dude," contending it is much more
] than a catchall for lazy, inarticulate surfers, skaters,
] slackers and teenagers.

Dude.

CNN.com - Dude -- professor studies 'dude' - Dec 8, 2004

funny and creepy at the same time. the occular cavitiy of a powerpuff girl is the size of a buick.

What Cartoon Skeletons Look Like

] If anyone has a right to complain about buggy Microsoft
] products, it's Ron Markezich, the software maker's chief
] information officer.
...
] In a recent interview with CNET News.com in San
] Francisco, Markezich spoke about what's new in
] Microsoft's data center, how offshore outsourcing won't
] grow significantly, and why you won't find a Linux or
] Oracle application in his data center. We didn't ask him
] his least favorite question, "What keeps you up at
] night?" Markezich told a panel of Silicon Valley techies
] recently that he sleeps just fine, thank you very much.
] ...
]] Do you use any Linux?
] As a policy, I don't run anything that competes with
] Microsoft. My goal is to make sure Microsoft products are
] the best products in the world. It's an easy choice for
] me, in that sense--to run Microsoft technology. We don't
] run Unix. We don't run Linux. We don't run Oracle. We're
] 100 percent Windows, SQL Server.

What a masochist. It's a shame he doesn't do a better job.

Microsoft's alpha tester | Newsmakers | CNET News.com

] You know who you are. You've got thousands of song
] titles in your iTunes music library that you are
] constantly adding to and you've got a playlist for
] every occasion. You listen to your music at work and
] while you're playing. So when you want to change a song
] or browse all of the albums by your favorite artist or
] just pause the currently playing song, why should you
] have to stop what you're doing and go to iTunes? You
] shouldn't have to, and now you don't.

This is the best iTunes controller I've come across. At the current time, they appear to be giving away free registration keys for it.

This application does global hotkeys, but its not exactly intuitive about how you set them. Hold your mouse over the command in the context menu you want to set the hotkey for, then hit the hotkey. Some hotkeys simply don't work, so if you have having trouble setting one, try another.

You Control: Tunes

Sounds like a great place to work at least. Get paid to vacation and relax. If there weren't dead people all over the place it would be even better.

] For years it has been a heartfelt cry: "This hospital
] desperately needs more money!"
]
] Whenever Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center is
] criticized, as it often is, the response from supporters
] is the same. They say Los Angeles County leaders never
] wanted King/Drew built in the first place — and have
] been trying to starve it ever since.
] ...
] The numbers, however, tell a different story. Though
] widely believed, the notion that King/Drew is being
] shortchanged is false.
]
] The medical center spent more per patient than 75% of the
] public and teaching hospitals in California, according to
] a 2002 state audit that looked at fiscal year 2000.
] ;;;
] King/Drew's problem is not the amount of money it gets
] but the way the money is squandered, according to audits,
] financial records, legal filings and dozens of
] interviews.
]
] As at most hospitals, its greatest cost is employees. But
] King/Drew, with a staff of nearly 2,500, spends
] inordinate sums on people who do little or no work. The
] rest of the hospital — hardworking employees, patients
] and their families — often make do or do without.
]
] Here are some examples:
]
] •  In the last five years, King/Drew has spent nearly
] $34 million on employee injuries — 53% more than
] Harbor-UCLA and more than any of the University of
] California medical centers, some of which are double or
] triple King/Drew's size. Employees make claims for such
] things as damage to their "psyche," assaults by their
] colleagues and a variety of freak accidents, according to
] a Times review of workers' compensation claims.
]
] •  Last year, King/Drew employees billed for 299,804
] hours of overtime, costing the hospital nearly $9.9
] million. That's 61% more than the sum spent by
] Harbor-UCLA, which has about 400 more workers. Fourteen
] King/Drew employees pulled in more than $50,000 each in
] overtime. At Harbor-UCLA, there was one.
]
] •  Some employees habitually fail to show up, logging
] weeks, even months, of unexcused absences each year. And
] those who do come to work often don't do their jobs,
] causing one consultant in 2002 to remark that they had
] "retired in place." Others are distracted or impaired.
] County Civil Service Commission filings tell of staff
] members grabbing and clawing each other's necks;
] inspection reports tell of patients literally dying of
] neglect.
]
] •  King/Drew pays its ranking doctors lavishly. Some
] draw twice what their counterparts make at other public
] hospitals — often for doing less. Eighteen King/Drew
] physicians earned more than $250,000 in the last fiscal
] year, including their academic stipends. Harbor-UCLA had
] nine.

KTLA.com | LA's WB | Television Los Angeles | Underfunding Is A Myth; the Squandering Is Real

] ShotGlass Chess plays by the same rules as regular chess
] but the fun really begins when you capture an
] opponent's piece! Depending on the Shot Glass Chess
] rules you adopt, you or your opponent will be tipping
] back the contents of the shot glass with every capture!

Shotglass Chess - Shotglass Chess Sets, Pieces and Shotglasses

] THIS IS A SERIOUS AUCTION! THE WINNING BIDDER WILL
] RECIEVE THIS PHYSICAL ITEM!! EBAY PLEASE DO NOT PULL THIS
] AUCTION OFF, IT NOT A HOAX OR A JOKE OF ANY SORT, A
] GENUINE ITEM!!! THIS IS A PAYPAL AUCTION ONLY!!! PAYMENT
] MUST BE RECIEVED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF AUCTION CLOSE! NO
] EXCEPTIONS!! NO BIDDERS WITH A ZERO FEEDBACK RATING!!
]
] You are viewing an extroidinary out of this world item!!
] I made this sandwich 10 years ago, when I took a bite out
] of it, I saw a face looking up at me, It was Virgin Mary
] starring back at me, I was in total shock, I would like
] to point out there is no mold or disingration, The item
] has not been preserved or anything, It has been keep in a
] plastic case, not a special one that seals out air or
] potiental mold or bacteria, it is like a miracle, It has
] just preserved itself which in itself I consider a
] miracle, people ask me if I have had blessings since she
] has been in my home, I do feel I have, I have won $70,000
] (total) on different occasions at the casino near by my
] house, I can show the recipts to the high bidder if they
] are interested, I would like all people to know that I do
] believe that this is the Virgin Mary Mother Of God, That
] is my solem belief, but you are free to believe that she
] is whomever you like, I am not scamming anyone, I would
] like all potinetal bidders to know that this has gained
] alot of attention from media personell around the
] country, On Tuesday November 16, 2004 the Miami Herald
] will feature a story in thier paper on this phenomon,
] Also Today which is November 15, 2004 The story of The
] Virgin Mary In The Grilled Cheese will be aired on
] Channel 4 News here in South Florida, The story has been
] told nationwide on radio stations ect. I also would like
] all onlookers to understand why I am choosing to keep the
] high bidders ID private, I listed this once before and
] had all kinds of emails some were nice and funny comments
] but many were cruel intended, and vindictive, I ignored
] them but, I do not wish to subject potiental buyers to
] this form of invasion, The last time this was listed
] there were over 80,000 viewers, Like I said I recieved
] alot of emails that were down right cruel intended, I do
] not care I will not read them anyhow, but you should not
] waste your time being vindictive, I am asking that only
] serious questions about the item be emailed to me, not
] jokes or ridiclous comments, If you have a genuine
] question please do feel free to email, I am not scamming
] anyone I am selling this item proivided that there is a
] serious bid with a payment, SERIOUS BIDDERS ONLY! DO NOT
] BID IF YOU INTEND TO RETRACT THE BID OR FOOL AROUND,
] THERE IS NO RESERVE ON THIS AUCTION!! I AM STARTING IT
] OUT AT THE BOTTOM LINE PRICE THAT I INTEND TO SELL THIS
] ITEM FOR!!

eBay item - Virgin Mary In Grilled Cheese NOT A HOAX ! LOOK & SEE !

Jesus christ action figure commercial.

Albino Blacksheep / Flash / Jesus Christ Action Figure

The only state with a three digit average IQ that voted for Bush was Virginia.

Update: Hoax

2004 Election Breakdown by Average State IQ

Apologize to the world

Sorry Everybody -- How Can We Make It Up To You?