Man walks into police station and asks for a complaint form. The officers demand ID and respond with intimidation and harassment. Turns out the visitor was from the Police Complaint Center working with a major Miami television station, and it was all caught on tape. The organization's video gallery of police misconduct is well worth a look. (via consumerist)

A Greensboro, NC mother says her daughter was exposed to "A lot of pornography, Goth stuff, linking to voodooism, witchcraft, dark suicidal stuff." And she's not the only minor or nominal adult to run afoul of parents and authorities recently thanks to MySpace and other blogs. Has online whining journaling become the new violent video game (which was the new Dungeons and Dragons which was the new...etc.)? more inside

What's that funny smell? A penis in the convenience store microwave? No, not really. I'm not sure which is weirder. via Obscure Store more inside

"McElwain, you're in!" The autistic team manager of the Greece, NY, high school basketball team suited up for their final game, and, after never playing in a game before, when he went in for the final four minutes, scored 20 points (six 3-pointers and a 2)! General mayhem and well-deserved adoration for the boy ensues.

Curious George: How long is the "Long Arm of the Law"? I've heard that when in foreign countries, United States citizens must still follow all United States laws. Is that true? more inside

Photoshopping Celebrity & Models before and after the photoshop treatment. It's compulsive. Via. more inside

WOXY, the greatest radio station in the world, needs your support! Once a terrestrial radio station, WOXY has gone internet-only. They are completely independently owned and operated, play no commercials, have live djs Monday- Friday from the morning through the evening (US East Coast Time) and they are now asking for listener support. more inside

The world's largest landing craft is offloading now. The captain of the M/V APL Panama made a mistake on Christmas day, when he did not pick up his pilot. Now his ship is on the beach, and they try, and try, and try, and try to get it off again. Lousy website layout, with great pictures. more inside

Computer Security Awareness Video Contest Winners Several really excellent free videos on Cyber Security sponsored by the Educase/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force

The Einstein Show Visual aid for the genius monkey. Happy Friday! stolen from MeFi

42 This is the answer to all our power problems: a quantum computer that processes data before it is even switched on.

GoogleFIGHT Put in two keywords, and the program will fight them out according to their result amount on google.Quite possibly the closest battle. We got out asses owned my MeFi. xP

charsets suXors Curious George: I have posted far and wide - yet have found no solution. I have a php and charset encoding dilemma. So as not to cause mass hysteria - details listed inside.... more inside

Shakespeare death mask reevaluated as genuine. Which is just the latest act in the ongoing drama as to which portraits are genuine, (me, I prefer the Canadian one, of course). And why should it even matter what Bill looked like? What is his image compared to his words? more inside

American Art Archives, advertising art, magazine covers, movie posters, propaganda and more inside

photographer with no camera finds his words.... An interesting exercise by a photographer.... wander around the site some, pictures aren't always made of images...images aren't always made of pictures....

Zen Koans These koans, or parables, were translated into English from a book written late in the thirteenth century by the Japanese Zen teacher Muju (the "non-dweller"), and from anecdotes of Zen monks. Good stuff, unless you know everything already. more inside

Pretty, pretty monkey As the northern hemisphere prepares to embrace the vernal equinox and the spring mating season beckons, the time has come to import some fancy beauty products. It's the 3C Seaweed applying Space Capsule! Please note that this device includes Family Cinema System as well as Breeze to face! more inside

Mans website lets viewers vote and help decide what to wear to work. Since he has appeared on CNN, his audience has gone from 13-year old girls dressing him in conservative suits and ties to web denizens dressing him in zany mismatches. Current winning combination for the Gym tonight is: Pink shirt, Green swimsuit, Brown Argyle socks, Snow boots, Earmuffs. Join the Schadenfreude!

"Putting a chicken skin in a bag might not be such a good idea" say these snack-aficionados. It seems they are pretty intense about their snacks. [Warning: NSIYFBP - not safe if you are feeling a bit peckish] more inside