Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category

Hacking The TSA

Everyone’s favorite security guru has a great blog post on how to prevent loss of an expensive camera that must be checked luggage rather than carry on. To summarize, you can pack it with a starter pistol so that the TSA takes extra precautions to prevent it’s loss (they don’t want to loose a [...]

Monkey’s On A Plane

Oh boy would “Monkey’s On A Plane” be a blockbuster. Just a blank tape with that title would make millions. Film a real movie, and it’s [pinky in mouth] billions.
Well, apparently enough monkeys travel on commercial airlines every year to warrant their own section in on the TSA website. I’d love [...]

Sierra Mist Commercial Inspiration For TSA Security Measures

The Consumerist points out that Sierra Mist TV commercial which recently aired is taking on a new relevance. If Pepsi Co. doesn’t step up this ad campaign a bit, it will be necessary to petition them to see this ad a bit more. I just love the irony. It needs to be [...]

Mister Rogers Senate Testimony

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Here’s a great video clip of Fred Rogers aka Mister Rogers testifying before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Communications on May 1, 1969. President Nixon wanted to cut the funding for the new Corporation for Public Broadcasting in half to allocate more money for the Vietnam War. Fred Rogers [...]

Frank Zappa’s Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Testimony

This video is priceless. A must see. You can hear everyone laughing in the background. Not to mention he was being very rational about the whole thing and poking holes in the proposed law.

NSA… Can you hear me now?

Of course when the Federal Government uses the legal equivalent to the Atomic Bomb, you know (despite their insistence) that all of the alleged activity is true… otherwise they would defend it. They even went as far as stating:

The fact that the United States will assert the state secrets privilege should not be construed [...]

Spain looks into Monkey Rights

As a fan of our primate friends, I’m 100% behind this proposed bill:
The socialist PSOE party is apparently intent on introducing a bill aimed at giving apes the same rights as man, “and the immediate inclusion of these animals as people.” As a result, the bill adds that apes “should have the same moral and [...]

Save the Internet

I’ve spent quite a bit of time encouraging browser choice and platform choice by strongly advocating and encouraging compatibility.
It’s sad but it’s now time to do advocate the right to choose what websites and/or services you want to use. If you enjoy using:
Search engine of your choice
VoIP provider of your choice
Music/Video provider of your [...]

Flintstones meet the Winstons

Remember big tobacco NEVER marketed cigarettes to children.

Copyright Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc.
Not surprisingly R.J. Reynolds is the same company behind Joe Camel.

Cheney’s Got A Gun

Best Aerosmith Parody ever:
Cheney’s Got A Gun
Absolutely brilliant.
You seriously have to question if the guy was suicidal to go out into the woods with Dick Cheney holding a gun. It’s like walking into a tiger pit with fillet mignon in your pockets.
[Hat tip: Digg]