Great Faith Hill quote

"Somebody needs to teach you some class, my friend. You don't go grabbin' somebody else's, somebody's husband's balls, you understand me? That's very disrespectful."
-- Faith Hill, scolding an audience member who grabbed husband Tim McGraw's crotch during a concert

Sad. Toyota joins the Big Three in fighting CAFE standards for improved mileage

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2007/08/toyota-joins-bi.html

Missionaries in Second Life?

Apparently. Good ol' Lore, great columnist.

http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/commentary/alttext/2007/08/alttext_0801

Chrysler now offering a lifetime warranty?

Apparently. For original owner only, and the vehicle must be inspected by a dealer every five years. And, natch, certain models are excuded.

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2007/07/chrysler-extend.html

Television tropes & idioms wiki!

This should be fun to explore!

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage

Mercedes joins BMW in adding Start/Stop technology across its product line

Stop at a stop light, the engine shuts off. Take your foot off the brake, it starts again.

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2007/07/mercedes-benz-t.html

Make ice cream like a mad scientist!

Good ol' liquid nitrogen! My wife has done this on occasion, I hope to do it someday.

http://howto.wired.com/wiredhowtos/index.cgi?page_name=make_ice_cream_like_a_mad_scientist;action=display;category=Live

Bruce Schneier interviews the head of the TSA!

Part 1 of 5. I've read the first two, good stuff. The TSA head has a good sense of humor!

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/07/conversation_wi_4.html

(and the Slashdot Thread)

Sadly, sales for Activision's Sousaphone Hero are not as good as hoped

I love The Onion!

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/64501

Remember the replicant questions they asked the San Francisco mayoral candidates?

Slate proposes these questions for the current Presidential candidates.

http://www.slate.com/id/2169275/pagenum/all/#page_start

ROFL!

Some ways of avoiding being busted if you're a druggie

Interesting. I particularly liked the comparison between six year olds and stoners at the end.

http://radaronline.com/features/2007/07/narcotics_drug_arrest_tips_gladewater_police_barry_cooper_texas_1.php

Poodle identity theft?

Well, at least Celeste was fixed, so no one is going to claim to have her puppies. And she's never competed (she has a couple of features that would prevent her from winning), so we probably don't have to worry about it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/6914119.stm

The Sydney Morning Harold with some excellent words on Potter/Deathly Hallows

And a bit of a summary of the online chat that Rowling had with fans Monday.

SMH story

Rowling chat story

Kurt Vonnegut story

The writer played Vonnegut on Thanksgiving when he (the writer) was a kid. Later he met up with him again later in life.

Very good story. http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/12/vonnegut/

IBM pipe dream of changing the way we drive

Nice concept, but it requires a rebuild of pretty much all of the roads into 'smart' roads and also assumes everyone has compatible technology and uses it. Maybe in 50-100 years we'll have something like this, but I doubt it in my lifetime.

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2007/07/ibm-envisions-f.html

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