@Phikus #23: A nitpick, but when Getting Better was released, John was still with Cynthia (although he had met Yoko prior to then). I've also heard vague things about 'beating' Julian, although usually in less violent terms.

Also, the disemvowelling seems to increasingly be a way for mods to mark down opinions they don't like rather than mark down trolls or flamers. Just my opinion, YMMV.

To get out of trouble, he had to win a game of Tic-Tac-Toe...

Want. I'm sure I could find a city to lay siege to somewhere...

They've sold it in mainstream supermarkets here for years, and even have a "Horny Goats Weed for Her" version as well :)

Yeah, I want a replacement for my 20gb Creative - getting a bit full - and the only decent size mp3 players are Apple (at least in Australia). I don't really want to install Itunes on my PC & I heard there were quite a few problems with their 180gb models...it's a shame Iriver & Creative have ceded the large capacity player market to Apple (and I suppose they're not in huge demand, judging by the huge amount of 1-4gb players you can pick up)

I've always wondered how you'd play Doom with just a clickwheel....

My books don't have bookplates, but I think now they might have to...

Ray is one of the people on Slashdot I consistently enjoy reading, best of luck to him in this.

Win. I want this book now. I think it will go on my next lot of Amazon orders.

Once again Cory's free ebook theory works!

It's a shame they've dropped the high capacity ipods from their range. I have a Creative Zen which is full, and there doesn't seem to be any large capacity mp3 players on the market right now.

It's scary that I actually thought that the new 120gb Zune sounds okay ;)

And so we see the first of Cory's sleeper army...waiting for his signal to rise up and spread Creative Commons around the globe :)

@#65: I would say because you've got someone who would potentially be the 2nd most powerful person in the USA who has, whatever the motives, attempted deceit on a large scale, as well as using the birth as a means to justify her anti-abortion stance. I don't actually care if she did or not, but that is almost certainly how she would be portrayed if it turned out to be true.

Seeing as I'm not American, whether she did cover up for her daughter's pregancy or not doesn't matter to me, but I do like conspiracies :) as I said, if it's true, then a lying governer (not mentioning Troopergate as I've recently found out about) wouldn't do McCain any favours. If it's not, then it's gone, but traditional news outlets demonstrating this would end it more than bloggers complaining to each other.

I would love to see the old media investigate the allegations of her daughter being the real mother of her son. If it's not true, then it can be put to rest. If it is true, it is a big deal. There is a lot of circumstantial evidence, but it's growing to be a BFD online.

Good-o to the Shadow Home Secretary for declaiming the surveillance culture, but I would be very surprised indeed if the Conservatives rolled back any of these things when they're next in government.

Does it explain how Stormtroopers were trained to shoot so accurately? ;)

# 14 Betatron

"they could have used her in a much more active and destructive capacity"

Bad argument. Saying how it's good that she didn't do worse doesn't make what she did any good. People who befriend others to betray them don't deserve sympathy, even if your agendas are the same.

According to Cracked.com (not the best of sources, I agree) it seems that the one Darth Vader is actually David Prowse. If that is the case, then yes, I wouldn't want to try to upstage him.

Soylent Green is Johnny?

Pertinent rundown:

Customer: "I want that one"

Barista: "I don't like it"

Internets: "Wha' a kerfuffle"

I agree with Mitchschaft, it would be a better strike for freedom if they actually showed the videos in question (get the Pirate Bay to do the hosting ;)

That'll be great in the next reboot - 007: Bond 1908

Ugh. The number of misspellings in that comic alone should be barrier to him being reelected.

Maybe he's just a creative guy trying to see how many ways to spell 'paedophile'. Quite the Shakespearian...

Agree with #2 - while Doom 3 was nowhere near as fun as the original two games, playing it in the dark with the speakers turned up is...harrowing. Yes, you know things are going to jump out at you, but only being able to hold your torch or your gun at one time just keeps you nervously agitated...and then a demon or zombie comes out of nowhere. (Probably why they didn't let you strap the torch onto the gun.)

This is why you shouldn't have sex with trees...you never know where they've been.

It is a powder keg, isn't it?

In regards to those going on about foreskins being a reservoir for disease etc - google 'showers'. Unless you're Pigpen, it shouldn't be an issue.

Personally, my view is go with whatever you want. I don't like the custom of circumcising babies though...if we wouldn't tattoo them, then doing something else that is irreversible to someone who obviously cannot provide informed consent doesn't sit right with me. YMMV.

*grits teeth at the lack of the 'i' in aluminium*

/spelling nazi

And yes, well aware of the regional differences here, it's just always bugged me :)

Well, she was previously a Scientologist, so expecting rational and intelligent comments from her is possibly overly optimistic...

See, this is why we need people like Sergeant Colon to guard large monuments - no one ever stole a building on his watch, so Stonehenge would have been a doddle.

@ #3 morehumanthanhuman: it's a steam-powered hot air balloon, not a car...

Homicidal maniacs would find it handy too....

"Get up in the morning, Death, Death, Death, Death, Death, Death, Lunch, Death, Death, Death, Afternoon Tea, Death, Death, Death, Quick shower…"

They might run out of space on their hands, but I dare say they could find a few others thereabouts...

hedztalez @ #14 - "tattooing has been around for hundreds of years" - Ötzi wishes to push you back a few millenia ;)

Nothing in Australia, as usual. I went to Amazon a while back to buy some DRM-free mp3s of an obscure band and found they wouldn't sell to me. It's almost like they want me to go to TPB...

So if they can get away with pleading excessiveness, does that set a precedent for Jammie Thomas to use in her appeal?