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"Why We Should Celebrate Snapchat and Encourage Ephemeral Communication"

Reminds me of The Simpsons (of course) -- "Mr. Burns: your campaign seems to have the momentum of a runaway freight train. Why are you so popular?"

Exactly: the gorillas will freeze to death. Problem solved.

A gun kills someone all by itself? Hmmm, I guess this doesn't count. I'm reminded of episode "The Cartridge Family" of The Simpsons. Specifically, the point where the guns fire by itself.

Go to: http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/scripts/cartridge-family
Do a find on: Listen, if it'll make you feel any better

goodness gracious, it appears that I have broken the internet

in Austrailaila

Anyone with reservations about Apple or AT&T is free to avoid their products and services (as I do), and encourage others to act likewise.

The same cannot be said of the FCC. You worry about a private deal between Apple and AT&T regarding who can purchase and use Apple products. I worry about people claiming monopoly control over manipulation of electromagnetic radiation (not to mention the content embedded within it and now, apparently, details of contracts involving licensed businesses). Which is more dangerous?

Be careful of bringing in snakes to deal with your lizard problem.

> crack our neighbour's heads open and feast on the goo inside?

Now theres something on your to do list!

The original Simpson's quote is from "Homer the Vigilante" http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/episodes/1F09

HOMER: (to Gates) I reluctantly accept your proposal!
GATES: Well everyone always does. Buy 'em out, boys!
Bill Gates companions begin to trash the "office".

HOMER: Hey, what the hell's going on!

GATES: Oh, I didn't get rich by writing a lot of checks!
Bill Gates lets out a maniacal laugh. Homer and Marge cower in the corner as the room continues to be trashed.

http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/information/scripts/5f 11.shtml

I'll counter with "but a tank full of gasoline can ignite the asphalt road surface" and I'll raise you "a small leak in the air system won't burn down your garage in the middle of the night." We can argue, ad nauseum, that neither method is worth pursuing if you like ...

But back to the matter at hand ... So what? Put in a series of baffles internal to the air tank so a spontaneous catastrophic self-disassembly event results in a small "bang" and a longer-duration hiss. There is no reason to have an immediate-discharge capability on this particular air tank.

Instead of saying "that's unpossible" at the first sign of adversity ... find a way to solve the problem.

For those that don't get the Simpson's reference, well just never mind.

Just kidding. Go here for the episode script. Search for "Bill Gates" and you will jump to the appropriate section. Though you should read some of the background as it makes it a little more funny.

Jeremy

C. Montgomery Burns: "I've always felt that there's far too much hysteria these days about so-called cheating. If you can take advantage of a situation in some way, it's your duty as an American to do it. Why should the race always be to the swift or the jumble to the quick-witted? Should they be allowed to win merely because of the gifts God gave them? Well, I say cheating is the gift man gives himself!"

Simpsons Episode: Mountain of Madness.

http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/information/scripts/1f 01.shtml
You've gotta start selling this for more than a dollar a bag. We lost four more men on this expedition!

Ooh, a head bag! Those are choc-full of... heady goodness!
http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/downloads/sounds/apu_h eadygoodness.mp3

http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/information/scripts/1f 01.shtml
You've gotta start selling this for more than a dollar a bag. We lost four more men on this expedition!

Ooh, a head bag! Those are choc-full of... heady goodness!
http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/downloads/sounds/apu_h eadygoodness.mp3

See:Homer: People can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. Forfty percent of all people know that.

i wonder if microsoft is technically owned by a canary.

in case the reference is lost on you:
http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/news/news.php?id=393

Or even better, the musical adaptation of Planet of the Apes

Hear the performance.

From Bart's Comet:

KENT BROCKMAN
With our utter annihilation imminent, our federal government has snapped into action. We go live now via satellite to the floor of the United States congress.

SPEAKER
Then it is unanimous, we are going to approve the bill to evacuate the town of Springfield in the great state of--

CONGRESSMAN
Wait a second, I want to tack on a rider to that bill - $30 million of taxpayer money to support the perverted arts.

SPEAKER
All in favor of the amended Springfield-slash-pervert bill?

FLOOR
Boo!

SPEAKER
Bill defeated.

KENT BROCKMAN
I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply doesn't work...

Oxygen and hydrogen, combusting in your living room? Is anyone else reminded of that Simpsons episode, in which Homer and Burns are hurtling down a mountain in that cabin, and homer says "Oh lord, bless this rocket house and all who dwell within the rocket house."

I think you meant "Could Jesus microwave a burrito so hot that he himself could not eat it?"

http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/downloads/track.php?dl =video/Intel.avi

http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/information/scripts/5f 01.shtml

"LISA
Dad! The Second Amendment is just a remnant from revolutionary days. It has no meaning today!

HOMER
You couldn't be more wrong, Lisa. If I didn't have this gun, the King of England could just walk in here any time he wants, and start shoving you around. (he starts pushing Lisa) Do you want that? Huh? Do you?"

Reminds me of that Simpsons episode (1F01)...

Man: You've gotta start selling this for more than a dollar a bag. We lost four more men on this expedition.
Apu: If you can think of a better way to get ice, I'd like to hear it.

http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/episodeguide/season5/1 f01.shtml

Bass is just one of the positions in a Barbershop quartet, and as such probably isn't a technology. Some men have been singing bass since the dawn of time, or puberty, whichever comes first.

No beer and no tv make Homer...

Please explain why. New laws suck. 99% of the time the old existing laws are completely capable of handling the problem... just enforce the laws we have.

Here's my theory what happens:

Imagine a congressman or congresswoman wants to appear to be doing something. Or perhaps they are just naive. Either way, they come up with a new law which more or less covers an existing law. We'll use a hypothetical "Violence against Women Act 2005", which makes kidnapping a woman across state lines a federal offense.

Now, its already illegal to kidnap someone across state lines, as we all should know. However, considering that there is a 2006 election just around the corner, the average member of congress will not vote against this act -- just imagine the attack ads if he did!

Look at the AARP -- they are being attacked by USA Next for supporting gay marriage. What really happened is that Ohio was passing a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. The bill was broad enough to apply to unmarried cohabiting heterosexual seniors. The AARP, acting in the best interests of its members opposed the bill, and now we see ads about how AARP is for gay marriage.

So, let me ask you one question: Why are you against punishing criminals? Your opponent will be asking you this question in 2006.

As always, there is a Simpson's quote for this. Episode 2F11, where Bart discovers a comet that happens to be directly headed towards Springfield:

KENT BROCKMAN
With our utter annihilation imminent, our federal government has snapped into action. We go live now via satellite to the floor of the United States congress.

SPEAKER
Then it is unanimous, we are going to approve the bill to evacuate the town of Springfield in the great state of--

CONGRESSMAN
Wait a second, I want to tack on a rider to that bill - $30 million of taxpayer money to support the perverted arts.

SPEAKER
All in favor of the amended Springfield-slash-pervert bill?

FLOOR
Boo!

SPEAKER
Bill defeated.

That said, if you do still follow Trek I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on the progress of "Enterprise" given your status as someone framiliar with the entertainment industry (esp. as it relates to this particular line of shows).

I have been so impressed by the last two seasons (except the Nazi arc at the start of this season) that I'd go so far as to group them with some of the best episodes of season 3 TNG. The characters are finally starting to fill out, the plots have gotten away from the standard "it's the Borg again!" horseshit and they've even had relatively decent dialog.

I get the impression, however, that it's not going to be enough to save the series based on the timeslot it's been relegated to. While my TiVO stays in Fridays even though I don't, I can't believe that even Trek fans regularly stay home Friday nights in sufficiant numbers to save the show, not to mention all the people who stopped watching in season 1 or 2 and won't end up flipping past sometime to give it a second chance now.

Is "Enterprise" as doomed as I think it is?

Are you sure you don't mean unpossible ?