"Russian hairdresser turns stickup merchant into sex slave"

from The Register

Fox's finest

Wouldn't play it at a wedding, but this is quite catchy. (For the curious, the original)

Also it seems we didn't take the hint, and trouble may ensue.

Occasionally a Dilbert is good enough for the blog:

click to zoom in.

 

"like the horizon, I am more of a concept than a corporeal being". Classic.

Child Predator Hands

I have no idea wether or not this is disappointing

And if Harry can post links to crazy* physics papers, then so can I.

(* in this case, that should be read "kerayzeee")

Charlie Brooker

this made me cry with laughter

"I expect their eyes to light up and declare themselves to be our new masters"

For the Physicists:

here's the popsci version:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20127011.600-can-fractals-make-sense-of-the-quantum-world.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news

sounds a bit too slick doesn't it? here's the actual paper:

http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/0812/0812.1148.pdf

Prague's Franz Kafka International Named World's Most Alienating Airport

Prague's Franz Kafka International Named World's Most Alienating Airport

You have to pay attention to the subtleties.its even funnier the second time... the airport information signs are priceless.

Many other excellent vids up there. I recommend

Experts Agree Giant, Razor-Clawed Bioengineered Crabs Pose No Threat

Best. Library. Ever.

http://uolpi.enwk.net/staff.html

http://uolpi.enwk.net/

ok. it's actually my course project...

No point stopping now (thx george)

Aliens vs Predator.  More here, in v high res.

And - My Little Pony Alien:

Best seen in context of the several other my little pony mods available here:  http://www.marikasurinen.com/sculptures_main.html, including the disturbingly attractive my-little-pony-slave-princess-leia

George, who should be credited with these finds, would also like to point out:

"women: you can't live with 'em.  You can't live without 'em. But you can live within them - for a few months."

Where was I?

I feel that, for form's sake, an Aliens link must always be prepended. Did you hear about J G Ballard's novelisation? No? Didn't think so.

Anyway, I think I had a point. Maybe Machine Girl knows?

uh-oh

from one of the Worth1000 photoshop contests

And in case you missed it

The economist's last edition LEADER was in support of drug legalisation.  Complete, unequivocal legalisation of all drugs.

http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13237193

choice quotes:

"That is the kind of promise politicians love to make. It assuages the sense of moral panic that has been the handmaiden of prohibition for a century. It is intended to reassure the parents of teenagers across the world. Yet it is a hugely irresponsible promise, because it cannot be fulfilled."

"Like first-world-war generals, many will claim that all that is needed is more of the same. In fact the war on drugs has been a disaster, creating failed states in the developing world even as addiction has flourished in the rich world. By any sensible measure, this 100-year struggle has been illiberal, murderous and pointless. That is why The Economist continues to believe that the least bad policy is to legalise drugs."

Meant to blog about it last thursday but failed.  Was too excited and didn't hit send.

Now when are they going to start with my other two favourite issues:

• disbanding the army and replacing it with compulsory education in guerilla tactics and civil non-cooperation
• banning all forms of advertising

I'll admit there are a few details to be worked out...

I read the Onion so you don't have to

Actually, you do, but only selected articles:

Stripper Putting Herself Through Life

Suicide letter full of Simpsons references

CIA Awkwardly Debriefs Obama On Creation Of Crack Cocaine

Are violent video games adequately preparing our children for the apocalypse?

COINCIDENCE?

I THINK NOT

(because)

I say it's a hoax

"Pride & Predator" - definitely a hoax.

Best excerpt from the comments, however:

"Sounds great. To be be really effective it should be quite light on the Predator - have really long courtship scene in the countryside and then have the Predator just materialise in a tree and vaporise them. I am a man of simple tastes."

This is why I don't use PERL

I don't care how logical it is. I can barely remember C syntax, and it has about 20 operators.

For the rest of the audience, a properly dark piece from The Onion.

Plus some handy laundry tips for Paul.

ZOMBIE ZOMBIE

in japan...

DO NOT CLICK THIS LINK. IT'S NOT SAFE FOR WORK.  IT'S PROBABLY REALLY NOT ALL THAT FUNNY EITHER.

from the onion.  while you're there, have a look for the "are we giving too much power to the robots that control our lives?" on the onion video news.

Immortal Dr Who jellyfish poised to rule Earth: Self-mothering clone blobominations amok

For anyone that doesn't read the register, "well, you should" (Major, 1994, cited in Izzard, 1996)

ahem, so read this excellent article. excerpt:

"And that's not all. The reborn, undying gelatinous blob-cyst monsters can also "spawn" hundreds of genetically identical clones of themselves, each of which is also immortal and able to replicate itself at will using its own former guts, muscles or whatnot, transformed for the nonce into a thicket of supplementary genitalia"

facebook group of the week: The fake tan midget and pirate porn appreciation society

The Description is worth sticking with until the end:

"to my utter dismay I have found a shocking lack of pirates shagging bleach blonde midget slags with fake tan caked on like they've been wrestling other female midgets in a field of mud, which i also have not been able to find!
or how about amputee porn particularly when they're covered in industrial Swarfega. Licking cats bumholes. Whilst singing Gregorian chants. Badly. While caressing the dead gullets of fish. ACROSS THEIR FAKE BREASTS. And pretending it's ostrich scat.
I demand a broader range of porn for the people who appreciate it for reasons other than sexual gratification, although if thats how you get your kicks, fair play!"

join now!

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

The Classic Regency Romance—Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!
Quirk Books

 

"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies features the original text of Jane Austen's beloved novel with all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie action. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton—and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she's soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers—and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield as Elizabeth wages war against hordes of flesh-eating undead. "

from a blog called crooked timber, which amongst other things features famous economists commenting on science-fiction books.