News: Ninjas, Cats, and Ninja Cats

(Disclaimer: ok, none of this comes close to being "news," but it's still more relevant than anything they show on Fox News these days.)

Ninjas!:


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Cats!:


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A music video starring kittehs!:


Ninja Cats!:


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Other: Ouchie

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I can actually hear it, and yes, it hurts, and trust me, 25 is a very distant memory. Dipity, sitting nearby when I played it, could also hear it and got up with this WTF look on her face. Of course, she's a cat. And she's 2.

Metro Journal: Fr00t L00ps

In case anyone was wondering, no, I haven't heard back from the LA County MTA since my last missive. Current working theory is now that I have been placed on their "ignore her and maybe she'll go away" list. Aka, the "fruit loops" file.

News: Farcebook and More!

Facebook nonsense:

• A juror in Detroit got ejected because she posted her verdict, "guilty," on her Facebook page before the trial was even over. So much for (a) keeping an open mind, and more importantly, (b) not discussing the trial with anyone while it's ongoing. (Ok, maybe (b) wouldn't apply if she had no Facebook friends.)
• One study says that Facebook is a magnet for narcissists and people with low self-esteem, who go there to fill their craving for attention. On the other hand, if you don't have a Facebook page, it means you're basically Ted Kaczynski.
• And the "Zuckerberg is a total asshole" IMs...

Note I am still 100% Facebook-page-free. So I'm either perfectly well-adjusted or I'm Ted Kaczynski.

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Completely unsorted complete nonsense:
Too true:

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This reminds me of a dream I had once featuring Bob Dole (I am not making that up):


I wonder if this comes in cubicle-size:

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Why there is no god... Because I can't reach the tacos from the hot tub.

The US Department of Agriculture has been bombing Guam with dead mice stuffed with acetominophen in an effort to control the invasive brown tree snakes.

Knittin' Crap: Holiday Knitting Season Is ON!

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Yes, it's that time of year again, where I start to go a little nuts making holiday gifts. Work has me really busy, and I've started a little later than I intended, so come December, I might get sleep-deprived again. I'm also having a harder time coming up with ideas for some people this year, although I'll figure something out.

I've also had a "request." Normally I only take requests if it's reasonable and you're a really, really, really, "take me to the vet when I have to put my kitty to sleep" good friend. Otherwise, it usually turns into "No, I won't make it for you but I'll give you lessons" + annoying smiley face. (Said smiley face is even more annoying in person.) However, there is a loophole case: if you give me an idea that makes me curious enough to experiment and also is not onerous enough to take the rest of my natural life, I might get suckered into it.

News: Stupid and Stupider

Teh stupid, it burns:

• An idiot-meets-cop story that's actually from some place other than Florida! An Ohio woman walked up to a police officer, asked if there was a curfew, and then asked if there was an open warrant out for her. No and yes! There must be a better way to find out if an arrest warrant exists for you. I wonder if there's an app for that.
• Of course, that doesn't mean the idiot locus has left Florida. This guy got pulled over on a traffic stop. The officer noticed the unmistakable smell of marijuana coming from the car, so he searched the man, and found two baggies of assorted drugs between his buttocks.

  When the bag fell to the ground, Roberts immediately said, according to the report, “The white stuff is not mine, but the weed is.”

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  That just leaves me speechless...
  
• Southern Baptists are not allowed to practice yoga, while "Other Christian leaders have said practicing yoga is incompatible with the teachings of Jesus." You know, I've read the Bible a couple times and I never saw anything along the lines of "Thou shalt not tie thyself into a knot."

FCC (Fuzzy Cat Censorship):

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Whiteboard jungle action:

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  Can I get some extra spell points while you're at it?
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  That guy? The one at the computer? That's totally me. I have said that exact same thing before. Java is a bloat-hog and if you're only going to run your app on one platform ever, WRITE IT IN SOMETHING ELSE.
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  Dude, I need to figure out where they hired their ninjas!

And to end that on a positive note:

News:

Ok, most of this really isn't "news" so much as part of the backlog of what my geeky, ailurophilic, somewhat cracked self thinks was kewl.


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--I'm pretty sure more than one person is willing to eat around the new life-form.

Transit:

• Mass transit encourages exercise. Well, duh, I already could have told people that, although perhaps "requires" would be a better word, as the bus rarely drops you off at the closest parking spot.

Dumbassbook:

• A 17-year-old French sociopath was arrested after bragging on his Facebook page that he had murdered someone. I will once again quote Lenny Briscoe from Law & Order: "I love it when they're stupid."
• China thinks Facebook is some conspiracy to spread political discontent. Really, they should see it as a boon. Americans waste so much time on FB, they're too busy with self-absorption to pose any threat to China.
• More French Facebook stupidity: A woman there found out her husband was a bigamist after finding wedding photos on the page of his other wife.

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Randomness:

• Beware the cow!
• Clock that knits a scarf! "What time is it, dear?" "It's row 80 o'clock."
• Red shirt action!
• I LOVE these Trouble with Tribble posters.
• Compare the Japanese and American packaging of these video games.
  
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