Meme from l2oto, in which you ask someone to pick seven of your LJ interests to have you explain in an original post.

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The notion that George W. Bush had some manner of foreknowledge about the 9-11 attacks, even so small as knowing that al Qaeda was planning an attack on a major US city. The notion that the government may have had positive ( Read more... )

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Dear Bill Nye: Your slime and dry ice will never compare to the homey simplicity that Mr. Wizard imbued onto science. Sorry. PS Nickelodeon: What ever happened to programming that made it fun to want to be smart?

Last-minute e-filers let out a collective scream as TurboTax servers are hosed.

Well, maybe not. I finally got through after the fourth try.

Isawaguydohistaxesat9pmandcouldntefileandwentWeeeeeeeeeee!

I think it's easier to check out a book on how to make meth from the library than it is to buy a box of Sudafed in most places ( Read more... )

I finally checked out the new beer store in town.

So far I've tried:
Hitachino Nest Ginger Brew - Interesting. Refreshing but still strong.
Beer Town Brown - A little bitter for a brown by my liking.
Abita Turbodog - Much more like it, but not as sweet as the browns I typically like.

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Dude, I am increasingly fearful of I-90, on which we drive far too often. Repeatedly this winter the mountain passes have been completely FTL.

(see video for massive 50-car multiple-semi snow-covered cataclysm.)

The short story: Viacom-Google negotiations broke down, resulting in Viacom telling Google to take down a list of 100,000 videos -- which Google did.

Unfortunately for some people, many of the videos taken down weren't Viacom's at all, and they had no legal right to ask Google to take them down.

The YouTube url is http://www.youtube.com/watch? ( Read more... )