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The hitman retires A series of concussions has forced professional wrestler Bret (Hitman) Hart to end his 22-year career today.
posted by riley370 at 11:31 PM PST - 17 comments

Nader/Gore Vote swap in effect 1,107 votes changed hands so far
posted by owillis at 9:31 PM PST - 11 comments

NASA to announce 2005 mission to Mars. Forget the mapping missions. Send over some monkeys already!
posted by Brilliantcrank at 9:04 PM PST - 9 comments

The Meatball Ad is mostly being run in California by the Buchanan Campaign. Today was the first time I saw it running in New York. I have not seen any of the other presidential candidates are running any TV ads here. The ad shows a man passing out while waiting for the 911 voice choice menu after choking from eating a meatball as the TV news in the background declares that English is no longer America's official language. (The link is to a quicktime file.)
posted by tamim at 8:57 PM PST - 23 comments

A Green Flash from the Sun - I always thought this was a myth, but if NASA says it's true... (and I believe everything I read).
posted by kokogiak at 3:45 PM PST - 13 comments

While I originally thought that this was a joke, in the 11/14 print version of Business2.com mentions that they will be shipping and receiving "the goods" via WAP enabled phones. Aww jeah!
posted by thc at 3:16 PM PST - 1 comments

Rhino Records' anti-Napster PSAs are hilarious. Almost makes you want to stop using napster ("it's just not cool").
posted by mathowie at 2:14 PM PST - 2 comments

a GOP group is airing pro-Nader ads in critical battleground states in which he is threatening a gore victory.
that is all.
posted by palegirl at 1:01 PM PST - 34 comments

Why haven't I seen reports of this anywhere else? This is a pretty serious spill.
posted by aflakete at 12:59 PM PST - 3 comments

Bush vs. Gore vs. Nader (51 minute RealAudio file) Listen to the 3 way debate.
posted by snakey at 11:14 AM PST - 4 comments

The Daily Howler dissects Gore-bashing in major media outlets. In a campaign with real issues -- and two candidates whose policies and proposals deserve serious scrutiny -- so why is it that we've been forced to endure poorly-grounded pieces about "Look for the Union Label"?
posted by snarkout at 11:07 AM PST - 2 comments

AOL's walled garden. Anyone who doesnt think that AOL will only link to AOL/Time Warner properties in the broadband future is fooling themselves.
posted by owillis at 10:45 AM PST - 3 comments

Etour.com claims it's like "channel surfing" on the web, but it isn't. Surfing is something in-between purposefully seeking a goal and letting the wind blow you wherever it wishes. It's not totally random. It's not totally goal-driven. So it must involve a human who is making half-choices, taking half-risks. It can't be programmed. [more…]
posted by grumblebee at 8:52 AM PST - 9 comments

Cube Co-lo I have no idea how I came across this but, does anyone else find this as amusing as I do? I am just imagining rows of racked cubes.
posted by brian at 8:20 AM PST - 1 comments

Microsoft’s network is hacked It's gotta be tough for MSNBC to report this...
posted by chiXy at 6:41 AM PST - 16 comments

"Fastest f*** ever" according to F***edCompany.com. "Scout Electromedia, the maker of the Modo lifestyle pager, will hold a launch party tonight at Les Deux Caf€ in Los Angeles, despite the fact that the company ceased operations Tuesday after less than two months of selling the device."
posted by highindustrial at 6:40 AM PST - 10 comments

A better way to select party candidates.
Instead of holding silly primaries that end up picking the worst possible candidates from each party, why not have party leaders pick the best 3-4 candidates and then have registered party members vote (by mail or at the convention) and announce the winner in August? [more inside]
posted by daveadams at 6:40 AM PST - 6 comments

Chernomyrdin to sue George W. Bush to clear his name and business reputation. While we're on this, Monica Lewinsky, too, plans to sue Bill Clinton, because she too, wants 'to clear her name and business reputation.'
posted by tiaka at 5:14 AM PST - 0 comments - Post a Comment

Your-anus doesn't have the most moon anymore, Saturn does. 22. haha.
posted by tiaka at 5:04 AM PST - 5 comments

Yankees Suck! (Note: Graphic Content) Well, it looks like someone cracked the New York Yankees site because they won the Series. I hope one of the tv stations are forwarding anyone to the site.
posted by Cavatica at 1:33 AM PST - 8 comments

It's been a standing joke for decades, but it's finally arrived. Smellovision is real. (I'm having a hard time thinking of a more useless computer peripheral.)
posted by Steven Den Beste at 12:26 AM PST - 14 comments