A lot of folks are looking for all the clone videos of the Star Wars kid. Jedimaster.net has almost all of them and downloads are quick. If you have never seen the original, watch it first.

This is some really good insight for those of you looking to buy a new car. kuro5hin.org || Selling cars in the U.S. - the inside scoop

It has been strongly recommended for your mental health to avoid Gigli. My favorite quote is this one: "I had a brief thought that the mundane inanity might be some Samuel Beckett-style commentary on the existential void. Then I realized that watching the movie put me closer to the existential void than they ever were."
-- Nell Minow, MOVIE MOM

You think your fashion is bleeding edge? Not so gaijiin! Kevin Kelly -- Recomendo has a link to a new photo book called Fruits. This book is a collection of extreme Tokyo streetwear that makes your threads look like yo mama dressed you.

Worried about getting a subpoena from the RIAA? The EFF: RIAA Subpoena Database allows you to search through all of the filings for your IP address or username. I, fortunately, was not listed. Woohoo! (From Wasted Bits via boingboing)

The winner of The Smoking Gun's 2003 Legal Document of the Year!

This is a pretty interesting site. The NYC EMS Field Guide is designed to go on a PDA so that NY fireman can get information they need instantly. It has lists of all the codes they use for communication and diagnosis. There's even a whole section on Weapons of Mass Destruction.

OK let's break it down...Navy secretary appointee waiting on Senate confirmation dies of an apparant self-inflicted gunshot wound at his ranch near Roswell, New Mexico. Uh...nope, no conspiracies here.

There is something about the rural South that you can never find anywhere else. I think it's caused by all that toxic dumping, or maybe inbreeding to the point of singularity. "I am my own father!" From u l t r a m i c r o s c o p i c...

Here's a good article about science fiction vs. reality. kuro5hin.org || Sci-Fi Tech Coming to a Reality Near You explains a lot of the interesting concepts out there, and is relatively easy to comprehend. Besides, how can you not be intrigued by theoretical phenomena with names like Quantum Foam and Zero Point Fields.

For those of you looking for highly nutritional music that is 100% RIAA free, try RIAA Radar: Zeitgeist: Indie 100. This is the list of the top selling albums from Amazon.com that are not produced, distributed, marketed, etc. by "Big Media".

For those of you that are fans of the old Blue's Clues like me, you probably know that Steve left to "pursue other career opportunities". sniffle... Well Steve's Web Page explains what he's been doing since. He's recorded an album that will be coming out August 12th. You can sample it on the site and what I heard is actually pretty good!

I found this story via Boing Boing -- Wired News: Supreme Court vs. The Supremes. To be able to listen to the actual oral arguments in front of the Supreme Court is just plain cool. They also talk about how it could be a great teaching tool for law students.

Interesting read...NOW: Transcript - Bill Moyers Interviews Jon Stewart | PBS

The word is out and RL (Real Life) has gotten a fabulous review on Gamespot. Check it out! Or, just try it yourself!

Missed this last week, but very cool. A thirteen ton possible giant squid was found on a beach in Chile.

I hear the spin cycle running on this...

This story shows how dim witted most media outlets really are. Animals have been giving humans diseases since the dawn of our existence. Where do you think the flu, the plague, and thousands of other diseases comes from? There is not an increase of animal to human disease transfer. There is an increase of coverage of this phenomenon and maybe more incidences from countries that get reported by Western media. There is a better scientific understanding of these diseases as well. This is no sign that the end is near.

I have gotten quite addicted to explodingdog lately. These strange pictures seem to speak to me.

In the infinite fear of our own existence, the U.S. government will be building the largest database ever to store data on every human being on the planet. I'll just leave it at that.