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10 insane ice and snow sculptures.

Universal decides it gets to censor any video it wants to regardless of whether or not they actually have a right to.

Ebook prices are going up.  Idiots…..watch out for major publishers to start hunting down file sharers just like the music folks are.  After all raising prices and then hunting down folks sharing media is working so well for the music & video industries.

Man who climbed fence onto private property mauled by pitbulls.  And for once it looks like the worst thing thats going to happen to dogs/owner is a fine for having to many dogs on the property!

Teenager discovers how banks make their money.

Target turns away student shoppers who were going to spend $2000 they raised to help a local charity.

A riot laser that can (temporarily) blind you.

NJ mobile phone emergency alert system hacked.

Company decides giving live fish to customers is an awesome publicity stunt.  They learn otherwise.

Australia’s rooftop solar panels are overloading the electrical grid.  Apparently this means that the utilities have to raise prices to cover repairs…..wasn’t solar power supposed to SAVE us money?

From Cracked.com: 5 Terrible things you can’t stop your kids from doing, or, what IS going to happen cause your kid is a kid so figure out the proper response first.

Every wondered just how smart your dog really is?  An Australian Dingo uses tools to retrieve food, no training required.  Primitive breed owners have been reporting this kind of behavior for years, but I guess this is the first time its been caught on tape in a situation where they could be sure there was no prior training.  Either way its cool to watch!

Might be more later, depends on the day….

Florida cops decide all customers of a hydroponics shop must be growing pot.  Which is kinda scary for me personally, see, alot of hydroponics equipment is usefull for fish tending, and I used to breed fish, and I used to buy some supplies at the local hydroponics shops, and since I had a ton of tanks going my electric bill was through the roof…..I guess I should be glad I never had cops knocking on my door!

Burning the deceased will produce power.  Great concept, I love the idea of getting something besides ashes out of cremation…..but wasn’t there an old sci-fi novel where a small group of humans discovered the downside to relying on that as a power source?  As in, there’s not enough dead to burn so we’ll make some?  It was powering a spaceship…..I can’t recall who wrote it, but I read it as a teenager and the book was from my dad’s collection and was kinda beat then…..

What to do if your dog eats your pot. (try not leaving it out for anyone to get to?)

Everyone who used Ticketmaster for the last 12 years is getting a refund.  Apparently you’re supposed to declare when you’re making a profit.  I’d like to see more companies held to this rule…..

Scientists may try to clone a mammoth.  Cause yah, re-creating LONG extinct animals is ALWAYS a good idea…..

A 7yr old boy accused of sexual harassment.  Cause yes, every 7yr old understands what sexual harassment is and how to avoid doing it….especially when being choked by the “victim”

Kansas Gov decides that persecuting an 18yr old for exercising her right to free speech is a bad public relations move.

Cyclist shoots dog that attacks him.  Look people, if your town/county/whatever has a leash law then you need to make sure your dog is restrained (these days he needs to be restrained ANYWAY, but thats another arguement).  I don’t care if “the whole street does it” and “everyone knows he’s friendly”.  That goes extra if your dog is of a breed (or LOOKS like a breed) “known” to be aggressive.  Very very very rarely do they decide on the side of the dog/owner in cases like this.  The fact that the dog was in training to be a service dog doesn’t matter, if anything that should be even MORE of a reason to restrain him properly.  (and you know what? Apollo’s a “loveable friendly pooch who’s great with children” but he hates bikes, and if we let him he’d would chase them madly down the road, so sorry, no excuses)

6yr old boy caught playing doctor, charged with sexual assault.

EU bans claim that water prevents dehydration.

Only in Europe: a walkable rollercoster.

Cracked.com: 5 reasons not to piss off your IT guy.

Squirrel feeder could be jailed.

Instead of (or in addition too) a gas tax, how about a per mile tax instead?

Edited to add one more:  Guy complains cause women insist on wearing “yoga pants” that reveal the shape of their “lady parts”.  Trust me honey, thats not what they’re worried about when they’re wearing them.

Facebook flooded with things you don’t want your kid to see.  Part of me says so whats new?  The rest of me wants to point out that if you didn’t click on every link then the viruses wouldn’t spread, so would you PLEASE THINK BEFORE CLICKING YOU IDIOTS (just like remembering that not all you find online is true, you should think before you click).  Thank you.

As much as I hate to side with Zynga on anything, I gotta agree with this one.

Open carry advocate arrested, again.  The last time the city paid her, bets on how much she’ll get this time?

I could rant so hard on this one.  I won’t.  Lets just call it another example of banks throwing more money on bad investments.

Judge rules city can bar the OWS folks from camping out in Zuccoti park.  Seriously, what does camping some place have to do with your freedom of speach??

And you wonder why I have such a low opinion of PETA.

But reading it made me want to pound my head into a wall.  On the other hand I figured out whats wrong with the OWS crowd……

BoA forcloses on a woman over $1, and then forgets to tell her.

The Elephant walks!

I want to know how no one noticed this till after the fact……it had to have made a heck of a lot of noise!