SCORE! i can't believe The Man (bailiffs/legal system) was on the side of the little guy. wouldn't happen here, where corporations run the country, methinks.

is that a desktop computer? well, i could see how it would be useful to be able to use a big clunky CCTV from a lying position (to lessen the back/neck strain that comes with the eyestrain).

but...

1. i would be afraid the CCTV or other heavy equipment would fall on me (one loose screw and blammo)

2. this lying-down computer use works much better - and is portable - with a Laptop Laidback. i use mine every single day. wonderful, if addictive, for folks like me with chronic pain/fatigue. for me, being horizontal is much less taxing than sitting (ok, slouching) at a desk.

it seems like it's too heavy to stay on there for a prolonged amount of time..

looks like squashed blueberries/blackberries or something

and i was wrog about the grossest business

that might be one of the grossest things i have ever seen come out of japan.

that exact picture was in al gore's "an inconvenient truth"

that scares the crap outta me

links to more awesome atmospheric photos:

http://www.extremeinstability.com/index.htm

http://www.atoptics.co.uk/
(this one explains the science behind rainbows, moonbows, and other phenomena. cool!)

Yarrrr! not for landlubbers.

I wonder if the state religion is FSMism.

the pincushion tiara. all the rage in beijing this year.

are those kids from "the city of lost children"?

yeah, i saw this during my online holiday shopping last month. but many places were out of stock.

no, this guy looks russian for some reason. sergei?

that, or he's made of soft-serve frozen yogurt. hmm, siberia?

ooh, i like the tree's sentient-broccoli hair.

as i remember, the US tried implementing flavored stamp-glue but they were concerned that allergy problems would lead to health incidents, and you know, lawsuits.