Monday, January 30, 2006
A report published by the British government today warns that climate change could be approaching the point where it becomes irreversible. BBC News has the story.
Prime Minister Blair writes of the report:
it is now plain that the emission of greenhouse gases … is causing global warming at a rate that is unsustainable.
The White House issued a statement welcoming the report into the “marketplace of ideas.” At seeing the thermographic images of the red globe, however, the President expressed disappointment that his copy had “already been colored in.”
Monday, January 30, 2006
Medieval Christian theologians are best remembered for their groundbreaking and highly influential work in the complex philosophical issues of their day, issues such as the number of angels capable of dancing simultaneously on the head of a pin.
Saturday’s New York Times gives us the modern day equivalent in the form of ethics and espionage. At a conference this weekend populated by current and former intelligence officers and related academia, conferees attempted to answer such profundities as “how many civilian deaths can be justified in a C.I.A. Predator missile strike to kill a known terrorist.”
$5 says no matter what comes out of this conference, the Pentagon’s answer to this question is going to be the same as our medieval Christians regarding the footloose angels: infinite.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Record Online: Police whack giant snow penis [with photo]
The headline doesn’t say it all in this case, but it says enough to make me smile.
Sherer, um, erected the statue with her boyfriend and another friend Sunday. She said she was surprised to hear some neighbors took offense.
Motorists honked their approval, and people walking by pointed and laughed, she said.
“People were waving and laughing,” she said. “It was pretty funny.”
Dateline: New Windsor, a town where motorists honk at giant snow dicks. Seems like a nice place to visit.
[via Dave Barry]
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
Reuters: Homeless man jailed for breaking into Aniston home
A homeless man who broke into actress Jennifer Aniston’s rented Malibu house was sentenced to a year in jail on Tuesday and ordered to undergo psychological counseling.
David Hesterbey, 49, took a $250 cab ride from Santa Barbara to Malibu in August …
Hesterbey pleaded no contest to a burglary charge and was ordered to stay away from the actress for 10 years.
Just because someone is crazy doesn’t make him homeless. I’m just saying. $250 is a lot scratch for your run-of-the-mill boxcar willy.
It’s funny to make him stay away for ten years. By then he’ll probably forget, right? Riiiiight. Specifying ten years just gives him a goal, something to look forward to. Especially if he’s crazy and homeless: “Ten years? That’s nothing. You know how long it took me collect enough cans for cab fare to Malibu?”
After ten years does he get to try again? Maybe she’ll be okay with a homeless man breaking into her house if it’s 2015.
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Surprsingly non-Onion headline: Candians split over who to blame
I have no idea what this story is about, I just think the headline is funny. There’s a picture of an official-looking report titled: “Who is responsible?”
I hope they figure it out.
Friday, July 22, 2005
Yahoo News: Depp’s ‘Chocolate Factory’ has tasty opening
It has to be on purpose, right?
[via Defamer]
