All Things Cool

Entries from January 2008

PBS Frontline – Growing Up Online

31 January 2008 · Leave a Comment

(Running time: 56min)

This starts off as a great commentary of the current status of kids and the internet, but turns into a “fear campaign” about child predators, cyber bullying, and the great gap in communication with an entire generation:

Categories: Topics - Interesting & Unusual · Topics - Photoshop & Computers · Topics - Politics & Science

How to Buy an Election

31 January 2008 · Leave a Comment

(Running time: 11min) 

Apparently it costs about $700.00 to access a voting machine:

Categories: Topics - Frightening & Awful · Topics - Interesting & Unusual · Topics - Politics & Science

Classic Richard Pryor

31 January 2008 · Leave a Comment

Categories: Comedians - Richard Pryor · Topics - Comedy & Funny · Topics - Movies & Celebrity

Dumbing Us Down: The American Tragedy

30 January 2008 · Leave a Comment

(Running time: 13min)

Categories: Topics - Frightening & Awful · Topics - Interesting & Unusual · Topics - Politics & Science

F*** Planet Earth

30 January 2008 · Leave a Comment

Hilarious use of the “F” word:

Categories: Topics - Comedy & Funny · Topics - Nature & Sea Life

The History of Silver Mining

30 January 2008 · Leave a Comment

“This is a wonderful telling of Virginia City’s history. It also discusses the science of 19th century silver mining:” 

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Categories: Topics - Interesting & Unusual

Nation Building 101

30 January 2008 · Leave a Comment

“Remind me again; who is trying to wipe who off of the map?” – WRH.com

Categories: Topics - Frightening & Awful · Topics - Interesting & Unusual · Topics - Politics & Science

Haliburton Enjoys Raping the U.S. Economy

30 January 2008 · Leave a Comment

It’s a good thing they moved their offices from Houston to Dubai, or else they would have to pay taxes on all that money:

Halliburton reported that revenue was $15.3 billion for the full year 2007, an increase of 18% from the full year 2006, and operating income was $3.5 billion, an increase of 8% from the full year 2006.

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Categories: Topics - Frightening & Awful · Topics - Interesting & Unusual · Topics - Politics & Science

New Hampshire Recount Fiasco

30 January 2008 · Leave a Comment

The subconscious makes guilty behavior very simple to detect in human beings.  Just watch the way the Secretary avoids the questions and tries to walk away.  If the elected officials had nothing to hide they would welcome questions and enjoy the documentation of procedures.

If corruption in a small state like New Hampshire is this painfully obvious, just imagine how easy it is to steal an election in a big state like Texas or California:

(Vote fraud expert Bev) Harris is featured in the video below asking public officials about slits in ballot boxes as they bizarrely deny that the slits are big enough to allow tampering, amongst a myriad of other disturbing questions about chain of custody. Follow-up questions are frowned upon and one official calls security to have Harris removed.

Categories: Topics - Frightening & Awful · Topics - Interesting & Unusual · Topics - Politics & Science

Talented Paper Folding

29 January 2008 · Leave a Comment

Working V12 four-stroke engine made from 1978 pieces of paper:

Categories: Topics - Interesting & Unusual