Read this.

But I mean, really, is that a surprise? That they were polite? The alternative hypothesis is not consistent with, say, I don’t know, being fucking caged up.

This is a device to dry wet pets. Anyone with an ounce of care for animals would probably cringe at the image. Seriously, they could have designed it to not look like an oven. What came to mind when I first saw this was that scene in The Fly where a similar-looking booth teleported the baboon inside-out.

Via Engadget:

Apparently the conveniences of modern technology have made us all very lazy. It’s just too easy to tell time these days, which is why Sharpe Products is going super-old-school and selling the Stonehenge Watch. Although not the first portable sundial we’ve seen, this pocketwatch manages the perfect blend of style and street cred for the Druid-on-the-go. It’s a throwback to the days before atomic clocks and internet time servers, when estimating the time to within an hour was considered deadly accurate. The Stonehenge has an exact, miniature replica of the fabled British landmark die-cast on one side, and a compass engraved on the other to help you get your bearings. Sharpe obviously realizes the frustration you may encounter using this archaic method, so they’ve thoughtfully included an analog clock on the outside of the watchcase. Not necessarily suitable for those in the Pacific Northwest, where the 364 days-a-year of clouds and rain will severely limit its usability.

Here’s a FSM Flash game in which you convert the masses with your noodly appendage while avoiding the school administrators. My score: 6450 with 16 conversions. Check out the reward at the end.

25 stupid quotes about Katrina.

My favs:

13) “We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans. We couldn’t do it, but God did.” –Rep. Richard Baker (R-LA) to lobbyists, as quoted in the Wall Street Journal

4) “We’ve got a lot of rebuilding to do … The good news is — and it’s hard for some to see it now — that out of this chaos is going to come a fantastic Gulf Coast, like it was before. Out of the rubbles of Trent Lott’s house — he’s lost his entire house — there’s going to be a fantastic house. And I’m looking forward to sitting on the porch.” (Laughter) —President Bush, touring hurricane damage, Mobile, Ala., Sept. 2, 2005

12) “Now tell me the truth boys, is this kind of fun?” –House Majority Leader Tom Delay (R-TX), to three young hurricane evacuees from New Orleans at the Astrodome in Houston

2) “What I’m hearing which is sort of scary is that they all want to stay in Texas. Everybody is so overwhelmed by the hospitality. And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway so this (chuckle) – this is working very well for them.” –Former First Lady Barbara Bush, on the Hurricane flood evacuees in the Houston Astrodome, Sept. 5, 2005

Gummy Bears fight cavities. This one could take care of London.

I can’t wait for the news that bacon cleans your arteries.

There’s a loophole in the laws of Rhode Island that leaves prostitution legal as long as it’s conducted indoors, including massage parlors and spas.
Notable quote:

A woman who answered the phone at Bally Day Spa said it was not a house of prostitution. Midori Spa could not be reached by phone for comment.

Around here you see charter busses for Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun all the time. I think there’s a new destination.

Oh, and the pic?… hooker with a heart of gold.

Scientists develop force-feedback robotic arm to do breast exams remotely through the internet.

A physician or other health-care provider, located in a hospital or clinic, will slip his or her hand into a glove-like instrument. That will allow him or her to move the robotic arm that is with the patient in a remote location.

Think about all the hackers that will try to intercept that traffic.