Day: September 1, 2011

Life & Arts

Ortis Deley is having a bad day, poor guy.

C4 in Britain gives Ortis Deley the boot from being a presenter at the World Athletics Championships being held in South Korea following a dismal performance in said role. Struggling wit his fellow presenters names to constant referencing of his notes, Ortis delivered such beautiful lines like, “And when we come back, of course, we […]

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News

AZ Cop Tasers Mentally Retarded Man even after he complies with instructions.

I have nothing against cops. In fact, thank god for them. But his is kind of disturbing on multiple levels. One, the gentleman recording the video sounds like a basement dweller who expresses a desire to see this guy get shot with the taser. Secondly, after the act happens then people go outside to tell […]

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Science & Technology

Zombie HP TouchPad shambles forward.

HP is doing another run of its suddenly popular TouchPad, this just weeks after announcing the death of the platform and, indeed, of all HP’s WebOS properties. Demand for the TouchPad has been high since its prices have been slashed from something astronomical to $100 and $150 for the models. This has caused a firestorm […]

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News

Finally, a concrete reason to tell people to stop wearing their scrubs around everywhere. We get it. You’re medical. Don’t kill me with an infection for a fashion statement.

A recent study shows that up to 60% of hospital garments or ‘scrubs’ harbor pathogens that can cause anything from the common cold to MRSA. While the study does not correlate hospital infection rates as coming from unsanitary work clothing, the possibility cannot be ruled out. We’ve all seen people in the grocery store, Starbucks, […]

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News

Anthony Bourdain apologizes for Paula Deen comments.

So who knows if this is even real on his part or not, not the apology but the whole thing: Anthony Bourdain apologizes for his comments concerning Paula Deen in a recent interview on NPR’s Leonard Lopate Show. To quote: “You know, I deserved the whacking I got back on that…I hate to beat up […]

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North Korea News Today

Ultimate Frisbee flings itself into North Korea.

After mastering the sport upon his first try, Dear Leader of North Korea deemed Ultimate Frisbee fit for trial in North Korea. Ultimate Frisbee players from around the world gathered in Pyongyang this past Sunday to demonstrate the sport to the citizens of North Korea selected for their ideological purity. Apparently the crowd had fun, […]

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Science & Technology

CNET reports iPhone 5 lost by Apple employee at a restaurant.

CNET has a knack for getting the most relevant tech news out before anyone else, and they seem to have done it again. Reportedly an Apple employee has misplaced an iPhone 5 at a restaurant, and if anyone remembers the storm of controversy that surrounded a similar incident with the iPhone 4, then I hope […]

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News

Finland asked Greece for collateral, other Euro states miffed.

Euro Group President Jean-Claude Juncker is upset with the bilateral agreement between EU states Greece and Finland with regards to Finland’s request for collateral in the 109 billion euro bailout agreement. Bilateral agreements within the EU are particularly irksome when the other members who contributed to the bailout requested nor received any such concessions. Junckler […]

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