25 Worst in Tech

I'm sure the psycho-geek in all of us can appreciate this list. PCWorld.com recently proclaimed the 25 worst tech products of all time. What's more, in case you don't remember some of the products, there are lengthy descriptions.

Not so surprising how AOL made it to the head spot on the list. I never liked that fuckin program, save for its instant message client. In high school, we would use those useless "free minutes" cd's as frisbees.

I'm not ashamed to admit that this is fun reading.

An Inconvenient Truth

This summer's scariest movie will not have goblins, hills that talk, or Omen remakes. Nay, the scariest movie is in fact embedded in truth. Al Gore narrates this documentary about the global warming crisis and its effects on the world at large. Watch this preview and get freaked...

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I just watched the Lost season finale. My only response is, WTF mate? Two hours of buildup and no resolve. October is 5 months away...start counting.

Final Countdown

Everyone loves the classic fight song by Europe. Now watch this amazing band cover the song..

Nothing to See Here

My apologies to my half dozen readers for being so MIA the past couple weeks. I have no real excuse, except that I'm a lazy bastard. Lately, when I actually have the time to post, I just choose the couch and Telly instead. Tell-tale signs of a bad habit. Good thing I'm skeletal thin or else I'd have a problem on my hands.

Mind you that this post is coming from an extremely tired mofo. That same lazy mofo who just did a 12 mile bike ride from Queens into NYC. So bear with my lack of fluid thought. No casualties to report, though I did almost wipeout crossing the Williamsburg Bridge. I guess it was a bad idea to take photos while riding my bike.

Gross

A friend sent this link to me earlier today...

The 25 un-sexiest women ever. Here's the top 3:

1. Rosie O'Donnel
2. Janet Reno
3. Caroline Rhea

Go to College Humor to see the whole list.

Macca Split

McCartney is getting rid of landmine activist, Heather Mills...finally I might add. Something about marrying and fathering a child with someone the same age as your daughter is just creepy. Kudos Paul.

"Our parting is amicable and both of us still care about each other very much but have found it increasingly difficult to maintain a normal relationship with constant intrusion into our private lives, and we have actively tried to protect the privacy of our child," the joint statement said.

Yeah, I'm sure it was the media attention that caused the split...

(via CNN)

Beatlebox

The Beatles invented everything. Thanks Stereogum.

Kiss Coffeehouse

This post is dedicated to The Dark Stuff, who seems to love Kiss more than life itself...

Yes Kiss Kids. The greatest rock merchandisers ever to hit the music scene are now to cash in on eating. What's gonna be served, blood? Moral of the story is that you only need a gimmick to sell to hit it big. See for yourself. Required Kiss products: Kiss-opoly, Kiss Dolls, Kiss Kasket

Alcoholica No More

Metallica is inching ever-closer to joining the exclusive club of rock bands with waning relevance in today's music. After dropping Jason Newsted and doing a 180 musically, Metallica just isn't what it used to be. Granted all bands go through periods of growth, but their last effort St. Anger seemed more a degeneration. By definition, metal bands have extended solos.

Metallica emerged from silence yesterday to announce that recording with Rick Rubin is going well: But he says the current project, which is being produced by Rick Rubin, is "going great because everyone is present and everyone is enjoying the process. The process is a lot easier. [Drummer] Lars [Ulrich] and I would butt heads daily. It would be going to war every day. You'd suit up in your armor before you go in the studio. Battling back and forth. Now it's helping each other do the best of their ability. It's all moving toward the same goal instead of pulling back." Oh, also that Hetfield is being honored for his "devotion to helping other addicts with the recovery process." Required listening: Ride the Lightning, Kill Em All

A New Hope?

Die hard Star Wars fans, rejoice. There is some new hope left in this galaxy. If you are anything like me, you were appalled by the fact that George Luca$ refused to release the original theatrical versions of Star Wars on DVD. He only wanted the recently tinkered and updated crap that, more than anything, just ruins the saga. Well he's finally given in, and in September the originals will be released on DVD. The silver lining, however, is that the trilogy will not be a packaged set. Each movie must be purchased separately ($30).

Their wishes will be granted Sept. 12 when Fox releases new two-disc DVDs ($30 each) of Star Wars (since retitled as Episode IV: A New Hope), The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi that include the films as they first appeared in theaters, along with the new, restored versions (now available in the four-disc $70 Star Wars Trilogy).

So in essence, asshole Luca$ is charging us a fee for wanting the old versions ($90 v. $70).

(via Yahoo)

You Can't Get Any More Crazy

This aired on Hannity and Colmes a few weeks ago, and I hadn't seen it until now. Unreal..