My Uncle Dan has passed away.

My mother called last night with word that her youngest brother had died around noon that day. He was 65 years-old. His death wasn’t entirely unexpected as he’s been battling cancer for some time and had been in and out of the hospital more than once recently. Still that doesn’t make hearing the news any . . . → Read More: My Uncle Dan has passed away.

The celebrities! They are dropping like flies!

Farah, MJ, Ed McMahon, and now Billy Mays. If I were prone to conspiracy theories I might start to think something was afoot. Two of the four deaths—Farah and Ed—aren’t unexpected and, honestly, Michael’s isn’t a huge surprise given all the surgery he’s subjected himself to over the years. May’s death may be the result . . . → Read More: The celebrities! They are dropping like flies!

I love how anachronistic “World of Warcraft” can be.

Where else can a Dwarven Hunter with a cat-like Spirit Beast run around with a pole arm and rifle while driving one of these:

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My main character, Balfour, would fit right in with any biker gang. Best of all it has a fold-out sidecar so I can take folks for a ride. . . . → Read More: I love how anachronistic “World of Warcraft” can be.

It’s funny ‘cause it’s true…

… and also kind of sad.

Conservative talk show host arrested for calling for Judges’ deaths.

The good news is that the FBI is finally cracking down on Conservative talk show hosts who call for violent actions against people they disagree with. The bad news is they busted some nobody you’ve never heard of:

Prosecutors say Hal Turner allegedly posted the threatening Internet messages on June 2. They say the 47-year-old . . . → Read More: Conservative talk show host arrested for calling for Judges’ deaths.

It’s funny, but it doesn’t make me want to eat the sandwich.

Burger King’s ads aren’t known for their subtlety, but they’ve reached a new low with this one for a new sandwich they’re calling the Super Seven Incher:

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The ad copy reads as follows:

Fill your desire for something long, juicy and flame-grilled with the NEW BK SUPER SEVEN INCHER. Yearn for more . . . → Read More: It’s funny, but it doesn’t make me want to eat the sandwich.

Bill Maher: “Democrats Are the New Republicans”

I don’t agree with everything Bill Maher says, but I do agree with the following:

The more I watch him in action the more I realize Obama is hardly a liberal and the Democrats even less so. Which is why I remain an independent.

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Put together your own Baloney Detection Kit.

The folks at the Richard Dawkins Foundation have started putting out videos on YouTube. The first has Michael Sherman explaining how to put together your own Baloney Detection Kit for use when considering what the truth of a particular claim might be:

Good stuff and I’m looking forward to their future productions.

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So let me get this straight…

People on the terrorist watch list can’t fly on airplanes, but they can still buy guns and explosives?!?

From February 2004 to February 2009, 963 background checks using the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System “resulted in valid matches with terrorist watch list records; of these matches, approximately 90 percent were allowed to . . . → Read More: So let me get this straight…

Nice weekend. Spent it doing nothing much.

Last week was rough. We’ve been ramping back up at work to a point closer to full capacity and as a result all the workstations that had problems that were never reported, because the user just moved to an open station, suddenly we’re being reported. Plus I was training our new tech at the same . . . → Read More: Nice weekend. Spent it doing nothing much.