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A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection
Executive summary: "The Vista Content Protection specification could very well constitute the longest suicide note in history."
absurd  analysis  drm  windows  vista  security  overkill 
july 2007 by Remy
Brian Bennett - U of L Sports: Ejected and dejected
NCAA revokes press credntials of journalist for blogging a baseball game.
ncaa  baseball  sports  media  blogging  absurd 
june 2007 by Remy
New Line picks up rights to remake Battle Royale for US
Probably the most depressing movie news I've heard this year.
movies  absurd  business  japan 
june 2006 by Remy
YouTube - Kiefer tackles the christmas tree
Former anecdote turns into full blown hilarious video. Truly amazing.
video  tv  celebrity  absurd 
may 2006 by Remy
Joel Stein eats a meal at the American Girl Cafe
'Swanson looked around at the same things and said, "This is training girls at a very young age to blow $100,000 on their wedding." Then we laughed the stifled laugh of two grown men eating at a doll store.'
absurd  funny  food  gender 
may 2006 by Remy
Bush: government research developed iPod
May actually eclipse Gore's "invented the internet" comment. Another money quote from the same speech: "There's nothing we can't do if we don't put our mind to it."
bush  words  ipod  absurd 
april 2006 by Remy
Workbench: Letter from Dave Winer's Attorney
Just when I thought some sort of high bar was set for jackassery, I'm proven wrong. My heart goes out to Rogers.
winer  absurd  business 
march 2006 by Remy
Quake 3 at 10240x3072
24 monitors driven by a 12 node Linux cluster. Absurdity and awesomeness collide!
absurd  overkill  quake  games  linux 
march 2006 by Remy
Myduke
The mother of all children's books.
absurd  books  children  crackpot 
february 2006 by Remy
Capitol Hill Blue: Bush on the Constitution: 'It's just a goddamned piece of paper'
"I’ve talked to three people present for the meeting that day and they all confirm that the President of the United States called the Constitution 'a goddamned piece of paper.'"
bush  news  politics  absurd 
december 2005 by Remy
Open Letter To The Kansas School Board
"I and many others around the world are of the strong belief that the universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster." [via pamela]
absurd  funny  education  religion  science 
august 2005 by Remy
ZOMBIES - a photoset on Flickr
"You know those nerdy Cegep kids who run around on the mountain during Tam Tams fighting with duct tape weapons?"
photos  flickr  zombies  absurd  cool  funny 
july 2005 by Remy
Miyamoto: Today's games "too long" - DS News at GameSpot
Yeah, god forbid anyone play a game that lasts more than 10 hours.
nintendo  absurd 
june 2005 by Remy
Blogebrity
This is the last thing the world needs - a magazine about bloggers. Entry in Contagious Media Showdown.
blog  magazine  absurd  overkill 
may 2005 by Remy
Congress confuses file sharing with manslaughter | The Register
"Since involuntary manslaughter brings, on average, anywhere from 0 to 36 months' incarceration, one might well question the morality of going harder on those who trade files than on those who negligently cut short the lives of fellow citizens."
copyright  law  politics  absurd 
april 2005 by Remy
The RIAA finally stoops to open extortion, and Comcast helps them do it
"The RIAA then took the information for at least one woman and submitted it to a debt collection agency, which then contacted the woman and demanded $4,500 compensation for her alleged illegal downloads of music and threatened the woman with a lawsuit if
absurd  business  music  crime 
april 2005 by Remy
Random Vin Diesel Fact
"Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster once saw Vin Diesel punch a building in the face, and then powerbomb it onto the sidewalk. This inspired them to create Superman."
funny  absurd  celebrity 
april 2005 by Remy
America We Stand As One - Music Video
If this doesn't win every award the music industry has to offer this year, they are a bunch of commie terrorists.
funny  music  overkill  absurd 
april 2005 by Remy
Liliana notes NY Post flip-flopping on Schiavo coverage
Circus circus circus circus circus circus circus DIGNITY!!!!!!
schiavo  death  media  absurd 
march 2005 by Remy
First-grader hands out crack cocaine, thinking it was candy
"Police continued to search for the relatives of a first-grader who found 40 small bags of crack cocaine in his book bag and allegedly handed it out to his classmates, thinking it was candy."
absurd  surreal  drugs 
march 2005 by Remy
Britney's Bad advice for Jacko
"Pop superstar Britney Spears has offered some unusual advice to the beleaguered Michael Jackson – he should get drunk and fight someone in a bar."
celebrity  absurd  violence  schadenfreude 
march 2005 by Remy
Episode order reduced on Arrested Development
This is obviously bad news for the banana stand.
tv  arresteddevelopment  fox  absurd 
february 2005 by Remy
By Request: Rob Schneider's Attack Ad : Defamer
"If you sat with my colleagues, after lunch, you would just be beaten beyond recognition."
absurd  movies  celebrity  violence  funny 
february 2005 by Remy
Electablog: In God He Trusts
"I don't see how you can be president at least from my perspective, how you can be president, without a relationship with the Lord."
politics  religion  absurd  bush 
january 2005 by Remy
New C.I.A. Chief Tells Workers to Back Administration Policies
"As agency employees we do not identify with, support or champion opposition to the administration or its policies," Mr. Goss said in the memorandum, which was circulated late on Monday.
absurd  politics 
november 2004 by Remy
Without Fanfare, Bush Signs Corporate Tax Cut Bill
Asked why there was no signing ceremony for the corporate tax bill, White House spokeswoman Claire Buchan said: "There are a variety of ways the president signs legislation."
absurd  politics 
october 2004 by Remy
Tuna's Red Glare? It Could Be Carbon Monoxide
On the usage of carbon monoxide to prevent discoloring of fish. [via joi]
absurd  food 
october 2004 by Remy
Steve Ballmer: 'iPod users are music thieves'
Music thieves, music thieves, music thieves, music thieves...
absurd  ipod  microsoft 
october 2004 by Remy
Antonin Scalia Loves Him Some Orgies
"I even take the position that sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged."
absurd  sex  supremecourt 
september 2004 by Remy
Details on DMX in court
At one moment, for example, he pointed to an expensive bracelet on his wrist and yelled at the lieutenant in charge, "One year, right here. One year, right here," clearly implying that it cost more than the lieutenant's salary.
absurd  celebrity  schadenfreude 
september 2004 by Remy
Father with ripped Bush-Cheney sign appears to have been faked
Third time this has happened to him, AND the guy who did it looks like his son. RIPPEDSIGNGATE.
absurd  politics 
september 2004 by Remy
Max Power Aircraft Homes
Max Power...they have the name you'd love to touch! But you mustn't touch!
absurd  odd  simpsons 
september 2004 by Remy
Tom Cruise is fucking insane (Rollingstone.com)
"Some people, well, if they don't like Scientology, well, then, fuck you." He rises from the table. "Really." He points an angry finger at the imaginary enemy. "Fuck you." His face reddens. "Period."
absurd  celebrity  religion 
august 2004 by Remy
Fuck New York Video
NY Prep Kids + Too Much Free Time + Political Parody + Gangsta Speak = Comedy Gold
absurd  funny  nyc 
august 2004 by Remy
Sheriff: 4 charged in Florida killings over Xbox
For being a motive for murder, there's no power greater than X.
absurd  crime 
august 2004 by Remy
Nader office shuts down as workers seek pay
Ralph Nader shortchanges homeless working for his campaign. What a class act.
absurd  politics 
july 2004 by Remy
The Sun - Suicide lad wanted phone
This has Darwin Award written all over it.
absurd  darwinaward 
july 2004 by Remy

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