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‘Suck on this’ Thomas Friedman
You may have heard that NYT columnist Thomas Friedman was recently hit with a pie at a speech he was giving. Yes, above is the video. The proof is in the pudding, or meringue perhaps.
Friedman has been under fire since an appearance on Charlie Rose where he summed up the War in Iraq by saying: “Suck on this!”
What does this have to do with online journalism? Nothing, it’s just rather hilarious. Carry on.
Apparently Ray Kurzweil was right
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And the ‘Singularity is Weird.’ Honestly, wouldn’t it just be easier to by a 3M screen filter?
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April Fool
Google introduces, custom time!
5ive things to read today
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| “Dude, I’m frickin’ baked, but this cookie is delicious.” (DENNIS COOK/ASSOCIATE PRESS) |
- A.P.’s Death Toll for Iraq War Reaches 4,000 – How many eggs must we break for this damn omelet?
- In Fallujah, Peace Through Brute Strength – So we kicked out Saddam because he was a brutal tyrant who ruled with an iron fist. Now, Fallujah is being ruled and policed with “Hussein-era tactics.” How is this winning?
- Tiffany posts lower quarterly profit – Oh cry me a river! Maybe it’s because your entire business model, and your product, is a scam. Diamonds aren’t that rare if people are putting them in their teeth!
- Mozilla vs. Apple on Safari flap: It’s about the Google search box – Today’s most SEO’ed headline of the day! Now if only they could have squeezed Britney Spears, American Idol and sex in there, it would have been gold.
- Star explodes halfway across universe – “Great shot kid, one in a million!”
Google Zurich office
Nameology
Oompa Loompas all grown up
Itchy trigger finger
I linked to this video, not because the guy squeezes off 18 rounds of semi-automatic handgun, an amazing feat by itself, but because the guy doing it is cartoonishly fat. Something about that makes this hilarious.
gLOLbal warming
moar funny pictures
Another great moment in photography
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| KFC outside of the Grand Mosque in Mecca during the annual hajj pilgrimage. |
Talk about the exporting of America. This KFC is located outside of the Grand Mosque and, in keeping with Muslim customs, has separate lines for men and women and all meat is halal (killed in accordance with Islamic law).
Why don’t the marketing and corporate sales teams of major corporations work for the State Department or for the Bush administration? They are apparently better at exporting our ways of life than our government is. Not that I condone the encroaching corporate behemoth that threatens to swallow the world whole and destroy all notion of culture and uniqueness. However if we can force KFC (and McDonald’s and Wal-Mart)on the Middle East, why can’t we bring some semblance of peace there as well?
Oh right, because the ‘War in Iraq’ is not about peace, it’s about money, oil and legacy. Sorry, forgot.
Best photo ever
Yeah, it doesn’t get more brutal than that. The hand belongs to a veterinarian that was tending to the crocodile. I guess he doesn’t like getting poked and prodded by the doctor either.
Finals week
It’s the last week of the semester, which means finals. Now being in journalism I don’t have finals per se, but a lot of small projects to sew up and finish off.
So I’m taking the week off from this blog (though I still may hit up the UCF blog, I’ve got to try and get as much traffic there as possible.) Be back in week when things aren’t as hectic.
See you, and until then, here’s a little something to give you nightmares.
R.I.P – Norman Mailer: 1923 – 2007
