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Two articles about people being overcharged by several quadrillion dollars, and the dollar amounts are identical. Foul play? Or maybe design flaw? Remember that “three times is enemy action“. Yahoo and AP report: A New Hampshire man says he swiped his debit card at a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was charged over 23 [ READ MORE ]
We do a lot of stupid crap law-enforcement-wise here in the US of A, but this article has renewed my hope for the system. Police officers in Florida have reduced illegal drag racing by pitting their cars versus the kids in a controlled environment at a local race track. The kicker? The people who used to [ READ MORE ]
Yeah, I know. Changed the theme yet again. Get over it. [ READ MORE ]
Here in Houston it is not uncommon to see people driving around who, for the sake of society and sanity in general, must be immediately removed from their vehicles and buried under 1000 tons of concrete lest their douchebaggery spread unchecked. I’ve been conflicted about whether I should post this. After all, what right do [ READ MORE ]
Centerpoint has been posting updates of progress and I decided that someone needed to graph out how the power restoration after Ike was going: To my eye it looks like progress is tailing off from about 10% per day for the first couple of days to about 5% a day now. Possible reason: Some areas were lightly [ READ MORE ]
Note: I have done absolutely no research on this topic. I just think that it is worth looking into. The Texas Department of Transportation won’t allow me to mount a rocket launcher on my car so I am interested in finding another way to deal with traffic. Major roads in Houston are constantly being widened. When the [ READ MORE ]
Thieves place an “Everything must go!” ad on craigslist to cover up evidence of their crime. Last year something similar was done as a prank it seems. Imagine coming back to your home and finding people taking anything not bolted down. Hate to think of who on the internet I might piss off enough for them to [ READ MORE ]
Yay! Matt Nelsen – the guy who changes his Wordpress theme more often than he actually posts! OK, I promise to get around to actual content some time. [ READ MORE ]
Just been going through some intarweb cleanup here. More posts coming soon. For now enjoy this picture: [ READ MORE ]
U.S. Officials Say Broken Satellite Will Be Shot Down Oh this is just gonna work out great. PROBLEM: Broken satellite will crash to Earth in the near future. SOLUTION: Let’s shoot it down, causing it to crash to Earth in the near future. “But, but, but… Now we can choose when and where it will crash!” Yeah, good luck with [ READ MORE ]