Quick!

Someone make one of these for Kristy.

A staple-less stapler

Having seen everything, I can die a happy man.

New Zealand

This postcard made me giggle. (From Fark.com)

NEWSFLASH

Da Vinci Code = Fiction

When people read it, they know what they're reading and are there for fluff and entertainment - I don't anticipate that people who read it actually think they are getting an historically accurate, theological lesson.

The Vatican has asked for a boycott of the Da Vinci Code movie. This, to me, is one step removed from the whackjobs who said that Harry Potter was inappropriate for Christian children, and this is equally insulting to my intelligence.

Don't get your panties in a bunch over a preposterous book that makes preposterous claims (albeit in a very entertaining and page-turning fashion). I love when people call for boycotts of books and movies...it really hurts your organizational credibility - what are the implications of a Catholic watching the Da Vinci Code? Most likely nothing. Perhaps uptight Catholics won't enjoy it because they'll be busy picking at the factual innaccuracies - watching it as a documentary as opposed to a light popcorn movie. Try to deconstruct another light popcorn movie - say X-Men 3 - the same way. You'll sound like a complete douchebag...which is exactly how you'll sound deconstructing the equally fictional Da Vinci Code.

Dan Brown = Tom Clancy = John Grisham. I don't really believe a lot of the claims and technologies discussed in Clancy's books, although there is a shred of reality to make the story realistic. One shouldn't believe a lot of the claims in Brown's books either, despite the fact that there are droplets of reality within the buckets of nonsense.

Apparently Vatican officials aren't the only ones who don't want you to see the film. I probably won't see the movie, and if I don't, it won't be because of a Vatican boycott.

I was wondering why my computer died...

link

When I pee in a stream

I'm actually kind of proud of this....

I love it when this happens

Read the chat.

Hi O-Town

Hi O-Town.

I heard you wanted me to post more....so, here it is....

Signed,

Tony

ROFL

There's hope for F-Dawg

Link

Sopranos Fan?

Here's a few episodes.

Not a fan? Try the search box in the corner....it's hit and miss, but this website is incredible for a TV addict like me.

I think I'll stream some Justice League.

This struck me as a great idea

Linky

I want your opinions.

Here are 4 ethical dilemmas:

1. THE RUNAWAY TROLLEY CAR

One of the most famous thought experiments in ethics is "the runaway trolley". It aims to clarify how we should distinguish right from wrong.

A runaway trolley car is hurtling down a track. In its path are five people who will definitely be killed unless you, a bystander, flip a switch which will divert it on to another track, where it will kill one person. Should you flip the switch?

2. THE FAT MAN AND THE TROLLEY CAR

The runaway trolley car is hurtling down a track where it will kill five people. You are standing on a bridge above the track and, aware of the imminent disaster, you decide to jump on the track to block the trolley car. Although you will die, the five people will be saved.

Just before your leap, you realise that you are too light to stop the trolley. Next to you, a fat man is standing on the very edge of the bridge. He would certainly block the trolley, although he would undoubtedly die from the impact. A small nudge and he would fall right onto the track below. No one would ever know. Should you push him?

3. THE CAVE EXPLORERS

An enormous rock falls and blocks the exit of a cave you and five other tourists have been exploring. Fortunately, you spot a hole elsewhere and decide to let "Big Jack" out first. But Big Jack, a man of generous proportions, gets stuck in the hole. He cannot be moved and there is no other way out.

The high tide is rising and, unless you get out soon, everyone but Big Jack (whose head is sticking out of the cave) will inevitably drown. Searching through your backpack, you find a stick of dynamite. It will not move the rock, but will certainly blast Big Jack out of the hole. Big Jack, anticipating your thoughts, pleads for his life. He does not want to die, but neither do you and your four companions. Should you blast Big Jack out?

4.

If the roles were reversed, what would you advise your trapped companions to do?


OK. I want some answers in the comments.

(Here's the original article from bbcnews where I got the dilemmas. Some interesting commentary.)

Am I a total Sicko?

I've started to frequent a website called mydeathspace.com.

It tracks people who have died and who have myspace accounts. t gives stories about their deaths, and links to their myspace profile.

I don't know why I do it, but I read about these dead young people compulsively.

Am I sick or what?

I also still frequent this weird site.

Amazing new website

Music fan?

I've heard internet radio stations before. This one is by far my favorite.

It's pretty cool...put it on in the background while you are surfing the web.