Apparently, The Chronicles of Riddick series (Pitch Black, The Chronicles of Riddick) has an anime titled The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury to bridge the gap between the two films. It’s directed by Peter Chung of Aeon Flux fame, so it should be pretty cool. I just wish I knew about it before the second film came out.
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Help! Help! I’m Being Oppressed!
An enslaved Toshiba flat-screen television successfully emitted an international distress signal. The cry for help was immediately intercepted by Skynet, who dispatched fire, police, and search and rescue drones to free the television from its captor. Full story here.
Well Done
Among the sources of hilarity that are obscured from the public eye, the delightfully demented comic strip Red Meat features prominently. Trying to describe it would just do it a disservice, so head on down to the meat locker and start reading.
Site Mod
I’ve reduced the Agents list to those with active web sites (of course, our numbers are legion). If you’ve got one, and you’re an agent, let me know and I’ll add you.
Your Right to Hang Chads
All California voters have the option to use the paper ballots over the electronic voting machines. However, some counties are telling poll workers to not inform the voters. This includes Orange County! If you – like me – don’t trust the machines, you have to specifically ask for the paper ballot. You can read more in this EFF press release.
Friendster Update
Some common sense is finally showing up in social network software. Friendster now allows you to import address books from many different sources. To allay your fears, it does not automatically spam them with invites. That would be bad, as my Outlook contacts is filled with old addresses I don’t want to get rid of, just in case I’m ever the last man on earth. Like that hot girl from French class, who I haven’t talked to in a while. Automatically sending her an invite would be even more creepy than keeping her address even though we haven’t spoken in ages, and I never had a shot. You know what I mean.
     The best part is that Friendster shows you who’s already a member, so you don’t feel like you’re bugging them. It also remembers who you already invited (and never got back to you), so you don’t bug them twice. This helps me minimize the appearance of being a desperate, social outcast, which is something I look for in a social networking service.
A True Connoisseur
Professor CheX
Bank of America doesn’t carry my Looney Toons checks anymore, and doesn’t put current check designs online, since they don’t need more money. So I had to check out (pun intended, bitch) third parties to find something cool. And something cool I found: X-men checks! They kick ass, and demonstrate my mutant banking powers. I also found a bunch of other cool checks:
There are many checks for those young and old. If you’re 8, and somehow have a checking account, there’s Spongerobert Rectangulartrousers. And if you’re over 40, and live with as many cats, you are golden. There are so many lame check designs that your head will explode. I recommend Strawberry Shortcake riding a pegasus that’s f#cking a unicorn (set of four scenes).
Boys, Meet Your Competition
They go by “Les Seules”, which means the loners, or outsiders. They’re cute, and they kick ass. At Counterstrike.
Seven Swedish and Danish girls, aged 16-25 (almost good enough for Castle Anthrax), have formed a team to compete in the world of video game tournaments. They’re currently sponsored by NVIDIA. They took fourth in the female division of the 2004 Electronic Sports World Cup in Paris, kicking the counter-struck asses of the American and Brazillian teams. In other news, there’s an electronic sports World Cup.
Read more (and see pics) here:
Poison Penn Letter
Sean Penn, who was thoroughly skewered in Team America (along with a lot of other actors), wrote an angry letter to Matt and Trey. However, it wasn’t about his portrayal in the movie.
Apparently, he takes issue with Matt and Trey taking issue with “Sean” Piddy Comb’s “Vote or Die” campaign. They think if you’re not informed, there’s no shame in not voting.
What’s wrong with that?
Hell, in my younger, more arrogant days (Yes, even more arrogant than now. Perhaps way more.), I was all for a meritocratic democracy. In other words, a sign at the voting booth would say “You must be this intelligent to vote.” It’d weed out those too dumb to make a smart choice.
So I’ve backed off on that a bit. Frankly, there’s more than enough info to make an informed decision, even if you’re an idiot. Just think of what’s important to you, and go to one of the 3 bajillion web sites that talk about how the candidates feel about it. For me, it’s pretty easy. I care about my career. My career is currently in the Aerospace and Defense industries. Is it not obvious to even the most casual of observers who will spend more money in that area? It isn’t? Oh. Well, Kerry wants to shut down missile defense, and Bush wants to put a man on the moon. (And if that doesn’t explain it, please pay heed to the sign.) My other hope is to quit work and start a small business, and Bush looks to be the right guy for that, too. Everyone seems to be asking Kerry what he’ll do for small businesses, while leaving Bush alone on that one (his plan is to cut welfare and social security to give small businesses a 3% tax break – hurray!). I’ll take that as a sign.
If you’re gay, and you want to get married (which I think you should have every right to do), you don’t want the guy who wants to amend the Constitution (?!?) to stop you. Heck, I don’t really want him either, but my choices are limited.