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Foley Funnies

Kids in the Hall are still one of my favorite comedy troupes. I recently started Netflixing the first season of their tv show and it stand up remarkably well, even all these years later. At least, it does for someone who came of age during the 80s – some of it may seem hopelessly dated …

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Surveillance Society: Public Safety vs. The Lack of Funds

Ha Ha! Dallas has to choose between safety and money. Wanna bet which wins? Its red-light camera system has been an effective deterrent to motorists running red lights – some monitored intersections have experienced a more than 50 percent reduction. But decreased revenue from red light-running violations means significantly less revenue to maintain the camera …

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Puppets, Economic Analysis & Foucauldian Control (Oh . . . and the Online Porn Monster)

From the mouths of puppets: This was created by a group called monochrom which is an: art-technology-philosophy group having its seat in Vienna and Zeta Draconis. monochrom is an unpeculiar mixture of proto-aesthetic fringe work, pop attitude, subcultural science, context hacking and political activism. Our mission is conducted everywhere, but first and foremost in culture-archeological …

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You Have to See This

For all those who think McCain will be a good president . . . for all those who think McCain is a moral man . . . (and for those of us who don’t) . . . [Update: Disclaimer – It’s supposed to be funny and part of the joke is that it is parodying …

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Torchwood Babiez

For fans of Torchwood (or fans of Doctor Who who gave up on the spin-off after the first several episode of the first series) – you should head over to Torchwood Babiez and check out the really great webcomic that they are creating. Scroll to the bottom of the webpage to find the starting point. …

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