Steve’s Stuff

Check out these hilarious anaphora machines:

Here’s the one for Obama.

Here’s the one for Hillary. You can even add your own to the mix.

Personal favorites:

Barack Obama skated all the way from the beach just to see you.
Barack Obama took off when he heard you weren’t coming.
Barack Obama listened to your MP3.
Barack Obama parsed your error.
Barack Obama spent the afternoon setting up your router.

And a few from Hillary’s site:

Hillary wants you to add the Zombies application
Hillary killed HD-DVD
Hillary is a Duke fan
Hillary timed out
Hillary asked when your baby is due

Rogowski’s series of inside-out stuffed animals is wickedly subversive. Check out his online gallery.

Thanks to Ze Frank’s blog for the advance tip!

iLounge has the scoop. Check out all the frame-by-frame comparisons.

Not what I would have expected. However, the NYT has a great article explaining exactly why digital downloaded films are stupid. The reason? Crippling DRM. The studios are determined to make this mode of distribution fail. Why? Because they are just too stupid to realize that the world is changing.

Daily Koz outlines the cult of obama. Hilarious.

The Obama Prayer
posted by ‘internationaljock’

Our Obama, who art in Wisconsin,
Hallowed be thy hope.
Thy victory come, with votes you’ve won,
in Iowa as you have in Kansas.

Give us this day our “Yes, we can.”
And forgive us our hopefulness,
as we forgive those who hope against us.
And lead us not into intraparty squabbling
but deliver us from those who vote against us.
For thine is the party,
and the money,
and the organization,
for ever and ever.

O-men

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/18/04016/9401/874/458820

Apparently, choking yourself (or a friend) to get a “weird dreamy feeling” is the new thing. Back when I was growing up, it was the ‘ramming your head against a brick wall to get high’ game. The times sure change. I wonder what the next generation’s games will be? Read about it!

In the photo below, two youths enjoy choking each other to get high.

This is a classic. It’s available elsewhere, but now it’s available here as well. For anyone interested in the origins, Alex Ross as already done the leg work on his popular music blog. Check it out.

http://www.therestisnoise.com/2006/02/you_vill_enjoy_.html

04_arnie_schoenbergs_second_viennese_school.mp3

It’s refreshing to see the feminists rising above issues of gender. Crenshaw and Ensler report on the Huffington Post:

“Because we believe that feminism can be expressed by a broader range of choices than this “either/or” proposition entails, we again find ourselves compelled to say “no”–this time to a brand of feminism that betrays its inclusive and global commitments. We believe we stand in unity with many feminists who will say, “Not in Our Name” will this feminism be deployed.”

Threat Level Reports the following:

“The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007 (PRO-IP), advocated by the RIAA and introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Michigan), includes a proposal to treat the unauthorized copying of a ten-song CD compilation as ten separate acts of willful infringement, resulting in a maximum penalty of $1.5 million.”

Does the punishment fit the crime? This reminds me of the federal judge who sued his laundry service for $60k + after they lost his pants. Seems crazy right? He lost the case, but the husband and wife that ran the laundry service lost their business. This could happen.

One commenter puts it rather well:

“We should penalize EVERY ILLEGAL COPY WITH A 10 MILLION DOLLAR FINE!!! Then attach their property, put them in prison, and teach them all a lesson. Wait, if ALL the people downloading illegally are financially unable to buy a new CD, or in prison, then the Major Labels go belly up at exponential speed.”

Yikes!

Yes, you read that correct. She even beat Romney for most donations from lobbyists and special interest groups. Read about it here.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080204/pl_bloomberg/apnpwl7xnjik

In other news, Obama has taken zero dollars from lobbyists, although he’s received around $86k from individuals at lobbying firms. Get out and vote!