Precedent time A link has been removed from the front page due to inappropriate suggestions of physical violence against a group. The complainant contacted us in an inappropriate way and we will be taking this up with them. more inside

The Bin Laden Game is an imaginary treasure hunt for Usama Bin Laden. Similar to the predecessor game, Find Those Weapons, the clues in this riddle-type game will lead the winning player to nearly $5,000 in REAL money. THIS IS NOT A COMPUTER GAME. When you order the game, you will receive a packet in the mail with everything you need to play the game. All you need to play is generous amounts of caffiene, lots of patience, and maybe some ingenuity.

Delta employee fired for "inappropriate" pictures on her blog. NYT article registration req. Diary of a flight attendant found here. more inside

Security in Darfur, Sudan a "Farce," according to Amnesty International. "Three or four rounds of negotiations have not resulted in an agreement that worked, so why should this time be any different?" 70,000 deaths since March. When will and what should the world do about Darfur, Sudan?

Half-Life 2 After missing its original September 30, 2003 release date and the code being pirated, Half-Life 2 has been released!!! While I didn't stay up for the midnight pacific time release, I did get up early to play it for an hour or so this morning. Anyone else as hyped about it as I am? more inside

IT'S A LAPTOP! NO, IT'S A FERRARI, NO! IT'S A......WHAT? -_- weirdness...

Hardee's is introducing a new burger with 1,420 calories and 107 grams of fat.

It's the Jerry Garcia Autopsy! - The autopsy of a fat old hippy. Perfectly safe for work & the squeamish, because they use a doll. But it's based on the real autopsy, so the text is graphic, just in case that bothers ye. Please enjoy. :)

Curious George: what's your favourite coffee? What's your favourite coffee, and why? (link goes to my Flickr where I documented a recent coffee delivery) more inside

PictureOfEverything I was never good at drawing anyone recognizable. So I feel especially jealous that Howard Hallis can draw everyone, everywhere (and even make the picture wrap both horizontally and vertically). Click to Zoom in if something interesting leaps out at you. Nano Nano, Earthling!

Fray.com, an oldie, but a goodie, is Derek Powazek's (of San Francisco Stories fame) magazine/community/movement dedicated to sharing true stories by people for people. Where do you go when you're looking for a good free read on the net? more inside

Curious George: Are there any sites that have a breakdown of how many suicides take place at different universities each year? My google-fu fails me. more inside

The Iconographic Genesis of Shiva - The Sensuous Yogi.

Rate Your Music A great site where you can catalog, rate, and review your CD collection, get recommendations based on your collections from the site and other users - also a great music community board!

Jet Bike! (warning: quick time) The Madagascar Institute, an art collective in Brooklyn that previously held a Condiment War, put a jet on the back of a bicycle. I call it good.

Curious George: Population dispersion model? Reading some survivalism newsgroups I have been curious exactly what might happen in a hypothetical economic collapse and am wondering how one would go about modelling population dispersion into the countryside. more inside

Curious George: fun with the English language. So there are three deers in my parent's garage. And wednesday, "I'm going to help and gut them." more inside

Dopefish - Right, I hope this hasn't been posted before, since I am sort of new here. Anyways, Dopefish lives!

NBC: US Soldier Murders Unarmed Prisoner in Falluja. A television pool report by U.S. network NBC says that a U.S. Marine shot dead an unarmed and wounded Iraqi prisoner in a mosque in Falluja. via BoingBoing. more inside

When you're tired of drinking the coffee, there's always the coffee enema. I wonder--would a soy latte be more effective? Caramel macciatto? Will Starbucks ever administer these?