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Sorry I found out that video doesn't play for all web browsers. Black Bush at Commedy Central as part of the Dave Chapelle show.

Dee Dee Dee

"Ding fries are ready."

So you're telling me that this might not be legally binding?

In fact Obama has made many self deprecating jokes about how some supporters seem to idolise him but he himself doesn't take it at all seriously.

Riiiiiight... (good stuff starts 1 minute in)
Either he thinks he's the messiah or he's full of shit. (or both?)

This man already knows the answer. (It's only 1 minute 22 seconds, so watch it)

After taking a public relations beating like this I'm surprised anyone is willing to fund the LHC.

Visit to the large hadron collider

You should get a personal stenographer. http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?title=home-stenographer&videoId=210275

With the word 'Wriststrong' on it?

Obligatory Chappelle skit..

In the US, if you go into a store and ask to buy some Aluminium; you might get a visit from Home Land Security.

Do you have any idea, what the fuck you can do with an aluminum tube ?

ALUMINUM!

Fine, that don't scare you? Look, I didn't want to say this one, but... he bought yellow cake. The mofo went down to Africa and bought yellow cake.

Dave Chappelle: "Black President Bush"
Okay, United Nations, why don't you sanction us? Sanction is with your army. Oh, that's right! You don't have an army! Well, I guess you'd better shut the fuck up!

An escalator can never break! It can only become stairs!
http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=41938&title=mitch-hedberg-wall-knocking

just because you heard it on fox news doesn't mean it's incorrect.

Yes, it does.

Uh, no it doesn't.

True, it doesn't mean it's incorrect, just that it's very likely incorrect. Check this out: http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=184086

Speaking of the oil industry, here's an insightful clip where Colbert debates himself on offshore drilling and the rising oil prices.

The best "Contentious" interview he ever had was with John Bolton, who made some pretty outrageous claims that Jon waved off, only to have a presidential scholar on the next day to contradict everything the guy said.

That being said, his least contentious/biggest softball interview? Lynn Chaney, by far.

http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=129216

What can I say about that suit that hasn't already been said about Afghanistan? It looks bombed out and depleted. (Playa Hater's Ball)

Get that robot a Wriststrong bracelet!

This is somewhat off topic, but a while ago a guest on Colbert discovered that sub-standard rivets are what really sunk the Titanic. I found it more interesting than I thought I would, maybe in part because the guest is quite hot.

Link!

This is somewhat off topic, but a while ago a guest on Colbert discovered that sub-standard rivets are what really sunk the Titanic. I found it more interesting than I thought I would, maybe in part because the guest is quite hot.

Link!

FTA:

"The government has acknowledged that paedophiles may be circumventing the law by using computer technology to manipulate real photographs or videos of abuse into drawings or cartoons."

But under the new Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, Section 69:

"References to a photograph also include- a tracing or other image, whether made by electronic or other means (of whatever nature)- which is not itself a photograph or pseudo-photograph, but which is derived from the whole or part of a photograph or pseudo-photograph (or a combination of either or both)"

So not only is it absurd to suggest that all drawings need to be criminalised because pedophiles are allegedly converting child abuse images into them, this simply isn't a loophole anymore anyway!

What if pedophiles start converting images of children into page 3 girls, will they need to be criminalised too?

The claim that this material is already illegal to sell or distribute is also bogus (they made this same false claim with the extreme porn law - on that note, expect to see "extreme" adult cartoon images made illegal in a few years). The Obscene Publications Act requires a jury to believe that the material would "deprave or corrupt" those likely to see it, but these new laws do not have such a test, instead using a dictionary definition of the word "obscene" (i.e., disgusting etc). I suspect that a jury made up of Daily Mail readers would consider plenty of Manga and Hentai to be illegal.

Also see the official announcement, and consulation and consultation response documents.

I fear that to the police, hentai is not merely something that may be unintentionally caught, but it is a direct intended target. In the response to the "extreme porn" law (a different law, but the comment is relevant), Greater Manchester police stated "Would like to see account of several child cartoon images e.g. Hentai material."

And note that whilst the age of consent is 16 in the UK, the age for child porn was raised to 18 in the Sexual Offences Act 2003. So sex with a 17 year old is legal, but a fantasy drawing of someone who might look 17 would be illegal!

The Register has a better write up.

Will South Park's Red Rocket be illegal?

So you're saying public opinion is improving?

This is called Wikiality, and it's how Stephen Colbert caused an increase in the African elephant population (which, as it turns out, is absolutely true).

This is called Wikiality, and it's how Stephen Colbert caused an increase in the African elephant population (which, as it turns out, is absolutely true).

A little smart application of the third one actually removes the need for the first two.

Don't opt-in to opt-out holes and try not to opt-out of opt-in holes, then we won't need to ask and you won't need to tell.

This in a confused world where the Senator Ted Stevens says the internet is a series of tubes and Bush's nomination for Surgeon General says that male and female "plumbing" explains why homosexuality is bad. Clearly they're linked. Teh intarwebs are teh gey.

• The Official Colbert Report site is slow, experiences frequent outages, has mediocre quality video, crashes several major browsers after 10-20 minutes of viewing, and shows you the same add every two and a half minutes. On the plus side, it looks pretty.
• The pirate south park site is slow, experiences frequent outages and has mediocre quality video. However, the shows are easy to browse and the adds are limited to things outside of the viewer window (and are blockable).

These privacy/terms pages are so long, they have nearly lost all meaning. Most should just say: "We will exploit your information to the extent we believe the law permits and then some." Sites with real privacy protection can usually sum up their lack of abuse in a few paragraphs.

Don't forget the Halloween parties and Luau Sundays

Don't forget the Halloween parties and Luau Sundays

Wow, traffic jam studies involving a group that is almost unanimously asian. Not sure just how that accurately translates to traffic patterns in general.

http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/player.jhtml?ml_video=35929&ml_collection=&ml_gateway=&ml_gateway_id=&ml_comedian=&ml_runtime=&ml_context=show&ml_origin_url=%2Fmotherload%2Findex.jhtml%3Fml_video%3D35929%26ml_collection%3D%26ml_gateway%3D%26ml_comedian%3Dnone%26ml_context%3Dshow&ml_playlist=&lnk=&is_large=true

In case you don't know, you can watch the Daily Show and the Colbert Report online. They may not be of highest video quality, but it doesn't really bother me. And I am a happy non-owner of TV and cable, believe it or not :)

"the one in China was 100% ineffective and did not do anything."

Well, it did help a little to keep the damn Mongorians out for a while, but they kept knocking down the Shitty Wall.

I believe the following clip helps sum-up the U.S.'s masterful middle-east foreign policy...

America to the Rescue!

Here's the correct link

Within the Church of Scientology, you are taught that Scientology is the one and only solution to all mankind's problems, and during this narrow window of opportunity in mankind's history it is possible to "clear the planet" (ie give everybody auditing) and save humanity from itself. Most other goals pale in comparison and anything that detracts from Scientology, or its expansion is in essence a mortal sin against humanity. This belief is strong enough to get people sign up the Sea Organization (LRH's private navy) on a billion year contract (ie you are in for the long haul... and not just this lifetime)

Anyone who attacks the church is either a suppressive person (2.5% of the population who are evil - think Hitler), PTS due to a connection to an SP (Potential Trouble Source - 20% of the population), or has committed various other overts and withholds (ie sins and secrets) and it trying to justify their own actions by making the Scientology seem less (because if you admitted to yourself that Scientology was the "one and only solution" then your otherwise small crime would have to weigh fairly heavily on your conscience). Anyone who commits various sins and suppressive acts, will be subconsciously aware of this, and slowly do themselves in (ie get sick, have an accident) to prevent themselves from committing more crimes.

It is also taught that if someone encounters the OT3 materials before being ready for them, then as part of the psychological conditioning to create "prison-planet" earth, the person may get sick and die and this is the reason it is considered "confidential" and heavily protected, and only available to members of the church past a certain level. In the south park episode "trapped in the closet", they did a cartoon version of the OT3 materials labeled "This Is what Scientologists Actually Believe", if Matt and Trey has been members of the church, they would have been ex-communicated very quickly. The church would have almost definitely told Issac Hayes to "dissconnect" from them or otherwise become ineligible for any future Scientology services or auditing.

This "truth" or "reality tunnel" is slowly conditioned into you until you internalise it. There is a huge taboo against reading or discussing anything potentially negative or "entheta" against Scientology or the church, often the taboo will extend down to the point that you feel it is wrong to "think" about potentially negative things regarding Scientology. To do so would potentially detract from Scientology and is thus a mortal sin against humanity, or you might wind up making yourself sick. I know this, because I was brought up within the church, and through the process of leaving the church and the Scientology "reality tunnel", it took me around two years to fully confront this internal taboo to the point I could openly think and speak on the subject.

Part of the process for getting people into this state of mind, is that during Scientology auditing, if you have any undisclosed overts or withholds, or you have your attention stuck on something, the e-meter will pick up on this (that you have your attention stuck on something after you where asked a question - its the same principal behind the polygraph), Thus the auditor will be trained to uncover these issues, by continually asking questions on the subject, with the help of the e-meter, which may include turning part of the auditing session into a confessional. Auditing is essentially about being completely open and honest with yourself and your mind, and fully confronting (with the help of the auditor) any issues that where previously painful or unconscious about (this is actually the good bit about Scientology). Having out-ethics or keeping secrets is considered to be a barrier to your own spiritual growth.

Never mind the Internet, they forgot to list our imaginations.

Hilary laughs at your rumors and innuendo. "Silly interviewer, robots are asexual!" So far.

Bullcrap. I hear the Mexicans will do moon shots for 200 bucks a pop...

If you're talking about this site I can see the main video but just an empty column on the right (headed "Payin' The Bills", ha). I enabled www.comedycentral.com in NoScript and not google-analytics.com or doubleclick.net, but I think AdBlock (with Filterset G) is doing its sterling work in the background and keeping the ads at bay.

Gamastura is the web front of the CMP Game Group, which is in turn part of CMP Media at large. Amongst other things, this company organizes major industry events (such GDC), and publishes Game Developer Magazine. Gamasutra is mainly a web clearinghouse (and advertisement) for Game Developer Magazine content. Thusly, there are folks with editorial control over the content published on Gamasutra; this is not a blog, where a writer says whatever they want with nobody to edit their content for public consumption.

Ian Bogost is much more than a "blogger". Judging by the derisive fashion with which you wield the term, I'm guessing you take that to mean "person who writes about stuff because they are too untalented/lazy to actually be involved with any of the stuff they write about". No offense; that is the same way I bandy the word about. Check out his website, and take a look around. Yes, it links to a lot of articles he has written, and mentions in the mass media (including an appearance on The Colbert Report), but if you take a look at these, you'll find that in addition to doing real business with corporate advertisers hawking products, he is actually in involved in trying use games for conveying something beyond a fun experience or a product placement.

No, I don't work for him, and I'm not his #1 fanboy. I simply knew that the "publisher" and the author of the content you called a "blog" were so much more than that.

This is a type of troll review that you see a lot on sites like YTMND. You give a 5-star rating while sarcastically feigning praise in order to mock the submitter. It's subtle but much more effective than a 1-star "u r dum" troll as it also serves to debase the work's real supporters. It's a similar form of sarcasm as used by Stephen Colbert, if you've ever seen his work.

Which Comedy Central player are you using? I use this one + AdBlock, and I don't see any ads. It uses Windows Media Player (insert your own opinion on whether that's a "crappy player" here).

Obligatory Daily Show video

So why don't the customers care? It's like watching the Daily Show and voting Bush.

If someone tells me about a funny Colbert clip, I'm not going to check the TV guide for a repeat showing. I'll stick it into YouTube and watch it there. YouTube delete the Colbert clips? I'll watch it on DailyMation. Repeat ad infinitum.

Myspace can block out videos but people will find a way, and continue to find a way until the networks realise that in 2007, for the first time, the audience is starting to control the media.

Yeah, it would be so cool if Comedy Central realized that and placed the clips on the web themselves.

Oh, wait...

I think you will find this daily show clip funny. Apparently the "Gates of Hell" that McCain referenced in the R Prez debates is located in Pennsylvania. (warning: forced video ads in the link)