(Digg) Space: The Wino Frontier

Make no mistake - Captain Kirk and his crew were cowboys and they treated the universe like the Wild West. Alcohol played an essential role in that quest, Klingon Blood Wine, Romulan Ale, Saurian Brandy, but after Kirk finished ripping up (and repopulating) the universe, a bunch of Earl Grey-sipping sissies followed in his wake.

A friend of mine told me about the site Modern Drunkard Magazine. Check it out for musings on everything about the 21st-century alcoholic's lifestyle. Being a dork, I thought the Star Trek article was pretty funny.

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(Digg) Best Ecard Site You Done Ever Did See

Tongue-in-cheek ecards funny enough to actually send and receive.

I don't normally care about e-cards much, but these are great and I send them to people whenever I can. Like the site says, "for when you care enough to click 'send.'"

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(Digg) Bush to Surgeon General: Shut Up!!!

"The first U.S. surgeon general appointed by George W. Bush accused the administration of political interference and muzzling him on key issues like embryonic stem cell research. 'Anything that doesn't fit into the political appointees' ideological, theological or political agenda is ignored, marginalized or simply buried,' said Dr. Richard Carmona."

Not surprising, but pretty sad. Who needs the bad old scary science?

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(Digg) Newsweek: Bush approval hits all time low of 28 percent

"NEWSWEEK Poll: Bush Hits All-Time Low - George W. Bush has the lowest presidential approval rating in a generation, and the leading Dems beat every major '08 Republican. Coincidence?"

I don't wanna comment too much on this, because really, it's kind of unsportsmanlike to boast when somebody is getting their ass kicked this bad. It would be like shit-talking a man on crutches in one-on-one basketball, or picking on a retard. I will, however, share a mean but hilarious comment someone left on Digg: "the last third is usually backwash."

Congrats, caveman-like neocon assholes! The chickens have come home to roost!

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(Digg) Bring it on, iTunes: Amazon readying DRM-free music service

"Amazon is rumored to be readying its own music store for launch next month,
which will reportedly sell unprotected MP3s in hopes of cutting into the iTunes
Store's market share."

I hope other music retailers will follow suit here. It seems like market pressure might be the best hope of eliminating DRM. Trying to block thieves at the expense of legitimate customers is definitely not a great way to survive in a free-market economy.

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