Archive for April, 2009
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Friday, April 3rd, 2009
… to think Ann Coulter was an absolute moron. There are few people more intent on sounding chaotically stupid than this woman. Read her latest column at HumanEvents.com (two things: how terrible is that name? and since when do conservatives need an underground?).
No, seriously. Read it.
Okay… valid statements right? Sure. Until (and most of you know this) you realize the article she’s basing these bold assumptions on was clearly an April Fool’s joke. I wouldn’t expect you to, though, because even she, a hard-nosed, fact-hound, missed it.
This woman sells millions of books. People actually look to her as an intellectual guide. Her vitriolic words are held in high regard to parts of our nation. It (among a dozen other things) concerns me she failed to realize something so glaringly obvious.
Regardless of your education or ideology, anyone that thinks this woman credible should take a moment to clear their empty heads. Rush Limbaugh is obviously a blowhard idiot. Bill O’Reilly is an ignorant bully. And Ann should be among them, recognized as the baffoon she is.
How was your April Fools day? I’m sure if you agreed with the finer points (there aren’t any) of Coulter’s article, you’re likely amazed Google came up with CADIE without warning or are wondering when the eyeCamera 4.1 will hit Circuit City.
One can only hope her readers, Limbaugh’s listeners and O’Reilly’s viewers are a too-vocal minority. Because if their ilk are the real majority, we’re in more trouble than a lead car fishtailing into the final lap. (If you know what I mean.) (What do I mean?)
Thanks @ConvincingIndie for the tip.
4.1: when dorks come to play »
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
If you’re connected to the interwebs (via USB, dial-up or bio-microchip), you’ve likely seen the geektastic offerings for this first of April. I could do the same, but that it’s snowing is joke enough for me.
Instead, here’s a rundown of a few choice celebratory items:
- Google puts Gmail on autopilot
For some reason the dorks at Goog go nuts for 4.1 and this is no different. It comes with entertaining copy and is a funny idea. The bit under “match your personal style” is top notch. (Bravo Goog-ites.) - Woot makes a vague statement about consumerism (maybe)
I like the idea of this more than I like it. (If you no what I mean.*) - And then they fail miserably with CADIE
What in the hell are you thinking? I couldn’t tell you because I can’t make it two paragraphs in without my neurons collapsing at the side of the track vomiting blood. - Identi.ca acquires Twitter
In a too-many-won’t-care move, Control Yourself reports their micro-blogging platform has purchased Twitter. The quote from “unnamed exec” at the end is priceless. (Literally?) - Reddit looks like Digg
And the three of you laugh… and laugh… and laugh… - “It’s like Flickr but for your nose.”
For those that double over in laughter at the dorkness of irony or over-the-top boring, this is for you. The fragrances and “icons” shown are obscure to 98% of the population. (The joke of the frangrance/icon combonations make that about 99.27%.) - Kodak releases eyeCamera 4.1
Kodak still makes cameras? - Flights to Mars from Expedia
The idea is… ish but the math is hilarious. Parts of the rest of the copy are entertaining too. (More than I can say for CADIE, that bastard panda.) - Finally a search engine built exclusively for Fox News anchors and viewers
“Tired of being inundated with the contradictory and offensive beliefs of others? Today, the scientists at Yahoo! are releasing a groundbreaking new search filter…” (Priceless.) - Top Gear comes to Hulu
This one is so close to my heart it actually feels like a vice grip on my aorta. (Lift my spirits and then crush them like so many PBR cans.)
There are many more examples of nerds making barely-known references to arcane at TechCrunch. (They’re updating their list as more come in, unlike me.) Enjoy.
* You don’t. Because it doesn’t make any sense.