Discontented iPhone owner sues AT&T, Apple and Steve Jobs

Rather than simply suing Apple, Steve Jobs or AT&T individually, Dongmei Li decided to throw all three under the bus. The suit, which was reportedly filed this week in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, accused the trio of "price discrimination, underselling, discrimination in rebates, deceptive actions and other wrongdoings for their role in the September 5th price drop on the iPhone." As you'd expect, Li was one of the folks who waited hours on end to be one of the first iPhone owners, and apparently feels quite slighted by the slashing. Purportedly, the plaintiff is hoping to secure "compensatory damages in the amount of $1 million" in addition to other punitive damages, and if you're up for a good laugh, hit the read link to browse through quite a few (more) comical gripes.

Drunk Chick Gets Tazed Multiple Times

I really felt bad for the drunk chick in the beginning of the video but somewhere in the middle she became so friggin annoying I felt myself questioning what was taking the cop so long to taze her again.


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Brain Tricks

I heard of a couple of these before and seen an image or two but together they make a quick and interesting clip on tricks for the brain.


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Martha Stewart For Rednecks

I guess this is an actual TV show. I am not sure who this is but in this clip she goes hunting with her kid, kills a squirrel, and then cooks the squirrel for an after school snack.


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Crane Drops Networking Supplies

A large crane is lifting a skid of networking supplies onto the roof of an office building when the cable snaps and drops the equipment onto a car below.


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Crazy Chase Ends In Accident & Arrest

Bus Side Swipes And Drags Biker

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Cat Miscalculates Step

Some poor cat becomes the victim of a garbage bin that has a false top for easy access. Little guy never saw it coming.


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Car Vs. Scooter

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Questions on Everyday Life

1. WHO'S IDEA WAS IT THAT WE SHOULD WORK FIVE DAYS IN A WEEK ? (WHY NOT THREE?)
2. Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up every two hours?
3. If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?
4. Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are flat?
5. Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they know there is not enough?
6. Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
7. Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?
8. Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?
9. Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?
10. Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
11. Whose idea was it to put an "S" in the word "lisp"?
12. What is the speed of darkness?
13. Are there specially reserved parking spaces for "normal" people at the Special Olympics?
14. If the temperature is zero outside today and it's going to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold will it be?
15. If it's true that we are here to help others, what are the others doing here?
16. Do married people live longer than single ones or does it only seem longer?
17. Do you cry under water?
18. How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?
19. Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?
20. Did you ever stop and wonder...... Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these pink dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?"
21. Who was the first person to say, "See that chicken there... I'm gonna eat the next thing that comes outta it's bum."
22. Why do toasters always have a setting so high that could burn the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?
23. Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer?
24. Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don't point to their bum when they ask where the bathroom is?
25. Why does your Obstetrician, Gynaecologist leave the room when you get undressed if they are going to look up there anyway?
26. Can blind people see their dreams? Do they dream??
27. If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, then what is baby oil made from?
28. If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?
29. Why do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune? Stop singing and read on . . . . . .. . . . .
30. Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?
31. Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?
32. Does pushing the elevator button more than once make it arrive faster?

Know Your Rights: How does fair use work?

Why're you doing a KYR on fair use? It's all right there in the name, isn't it?

If only it were that simple. Like so many other legal terms, the hardest thing about understanding fair use isn't how it works, but rather that it has such an appealingly simple name -- one that seems to invite a lot of off-the-cuff interpretation.

Well, that's stupid. Why not just make it simple?

Because then lawyers would be out of their jobs, obviously.

That can't be the reason.

Yes, but it's much funnier than the real one.

Try me.

Well, even though it occasionally seems like it, judges and juries don't just get to do things as they see fit -- they have at least try and build upon the foundation of the existing law. Law works a lot like code in that way -- there's a reason it's called the United States Code. So the words "fair use" are really just a pointer to a specific section of the Copyright Act and the case law that's developed around it. While that might seem needlessly complicated, it means that the legal system is at least trying to enforce a consistent, rational definition of a word like "fair," which means different things to different people.

That's great, but what does that have to do with me? I just want to post photos on my blog, or rip CDs.

Well, although there are certain specific things, like criticism, parody, and teaching, that are specifically protected as fair use, it's not a blanket protection against copyright infringement actions -- courts evaluate fair use on a case-by-case basis. So even though you may think that your sweet parody of "Gimme More" is covered by fair use, you can't just ignore a letter from Britney's lawyers -- you have to show how your specific use was fair under the rules.

So what are the rules?

It's a little more complicated than this, but there are four basic things people talk about when deciding if a use is "fair":

• The "purpose and character" of the use: Are you straight-up selling photos you found on Flickr? Or are you just reposting them and commenting on them?
• The nature of the original work: Are you just reciting facts from a non-fiction book? Or are you posting all the CGI scenes from Transformers?
• The "amount and substantiality" of the original work you're using: Are you taking the whole photo? The most important part of the book? Or just quoting a from a scene?
• The effect on the market value of the original work: Is your use killing the value of the original? How so, and how much?
  

That seems complicated, but understandable.

Ah, but remember, law is code -- each of those four rules is a pointer to decades of case law teasing out exactly what does and doesn't cross the line, and how the rules work together. Just mentioning that you think your use falls under these rules doesn't mean that your use is fair.

So how am I supposed to know what's fair and what's not?

Well, just keep it simple, think about the rules, and use your common sense. Are you reviewing something? You're probably fine to use a small piece of whatever you're reviewing, but not the whole thing. Are you making a parody? You can probably use as much of the original as it takes to establish what you're doing. On the other hand, just lifting other people's photos for your blog and claiming your use is fair just because you provided attribution probably isn't going to pass muster.

I thought you said you couldn't just figure it out from the words "fair use."

Um.

Freakin' lawyers.

Like I said, we've got to stay in business somehow -- and showing fair use in a court setting is a lot different than just screaming "FAIR USE!!!!!!1111" on a message board. But in the end, copyright law and fair use aren't any different than all the other laws that impact your life: if you're respectful of other people's works and aware of the rules, chances are you're going to be fine.

Sweet. Can I repost this whole thing on my blog?

Only in rap parody form -- anything else gets the hammer.

The Super Bowl's Empty Seat

A guy receives a free ticket to the Super Bowl from his company. Unfortunately, when he arrives at the stadium, he realizes the seat is in the upper corner of the stadium; he's closer to the Goodyear Blimp than the field. About halfway through the first quarter he sees through his binoculars an empty seat 10 rows off the field, right on the 50 yard line. He decides to take a chance and makes his way through the stadium and around the security guards to the empty seat.

As he sits down he ask the gentleman sitting next to him, "Excuse me, is anyone sitting here?" The man says no. Now, very excited to be in such a great seat for the game, he again inquires of the man next to him, "This is incredible! Who in their right mind would have a seat like this at the Super Bowl and not use it?!"

The man replies, "Well, actually, the seat belongs to me. I was suppose to come with my wife, but she passed away. This is the first Super Bowl we haven't been together at, since we got married."

"Well, Thats really sad, but still, you couldn't find anyone to take the seat? A friend or close relative?'

"No," the man replies, "They're all at her funeral."

Wasp Explosion

An explosion in Afghanistan to clear a road ends up disturbing a nest of wasps.

Wasp Explosion

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Dear Bank Manager

I am writing to thank you for bouncing the check with which I endeavoured to pay my plumber last month. By my calculations some three nanoseconds must have elapsed between his presenting the check, and the arrival in my account of the funds needed to honour it. I refer, of course, to the automatic monthly deposit of my entire salary, an arrangement which, I admit, has only been in place for eight years.

You are to be commended for seizing that brief window of opportunity, and also for debiting my account with $50 by way of penalty for the inconvenience I caused to your bank. My thankfulness springs from the manner in which this incident has caused me to re-think my errant financial ways. You have set me on the path of fiscal righteousness.

No more will our relationship be blighted by these unpleasant incidents, for I am restructuring my affairs in 2005, taking as my model the procedures, attitudes and conduct of your very bank. I can think of no greater compliment, and I know you will be excited and proud to hear it.

To this end, please be advised about the following changes:

First, I have noticed that whereas I personally attend to your telephone calls and letters, when I try to contact you I am confronted by the impersonal, ever-changing, pre-recorded, faceless entity which your bank has become. From now on I, like you, choose only to deal with a flesh and blood person.

My mortgage and loan repayments will, therefore and hereafter, no longer be automatic, but will arrive at your bank, by cheque, addressed personally and confidentially to an employee of your branch, whom you must nominate. You will be aware that it is an offence under the Postal Act for any other person to open such an envelope.

Please find attached an Application Contact Status which I require our chosen employee to complete. I am sorry it runs to eight pages, but in order that I know as much about him or her as your bank knows about me, there is no alternative. Please note that all copies of his or her medical history must be countersigned by a Justice of the Peace, and that the mandatory details of his/her financial situation (income, debts, assets and liabilities) must be accompanied by documented proof.

In due course I will issue your employee with a PIN number which he/she must quote in all dealings with me. I regret that it cannot be shorter than 28 digits but, again, I have modelled it on the number of button presses required to access my account balance on your phone bank service. As they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Let me level the playing field even further by introducing you to my new telephone system, which you will notice, is very much like yours. My authorised contact at your bank, the only person with whom I will have any dealings, may call me at any time and will be answered by an automated voice.

By pressing Buttons on the phone, he/she will be guided thorough an extensive set of menus:

1. To make an appointment to see me

2. To query a missing repayment

3. To make a general complaint or inquiry

4. To transfer the call to my living room in case I am there; Extension of living room to be communicated at the time the call is received.

5. To transfer the call to my bedroom in case I am still sleeping. Extension of bedroom to be communicated at the time the call is received.

6. To transfer the call to my toilet in case I am attending to nature. Extension of toilet to be communicated at the time the call is received.

7. To transfer the call to my mobile phone in case I am not at home.

8. To leave a message on my computer. To leave a message a password to access my computer is required. Password will be communicated at a later date to the contact.

9. To return to the main menu and listen carefully to options 1 through 8. The contact will then be put on hold, pending the attention of my automated answering service. While this may on occasion involve a lengthy wait, uplifting music will play for the duration. This month I've chosen a refrain from The Best Of Woody Guthrie:

"Oh, the banks are made of marble
With a guard at every door
And the vaults are filled with silver
That the miners sweated for"

After twenty minutes of that, our mutual contact will probably know it by heart. On a more serious note, we come to the matter of cost.

As your bank has often pointed out, the ongoing drive for greater efficiency comes at a cost. A cost which you have always been quick to pass on to me. Let me repay your kindness by passing some costs back.

First, there is the matter of advertising material you send me. This I will read for a fee of $20 per page. Inquiries from your nominated contact will be billed at $5 per minute of my time spent in response.

Any debits to my account, as, for example, in the matter of the penalty for the dishonoured cheque, will be passed back to you.

My new phone service runs at 75 cents a minute (even Woody Guthrie doesn't come for free), so you would be well advised to keep your inquiries brief and to the point.

Regrettably, but again following your example, I must also levy an establishment fee to cover the setting up of this new arrangement.

May I wish you a happy, if ever-so-slightly less prosperous, New Year.

Your humble client

Great Sales Technique

A newsboy was standing on the corner with a stack of papers, yelling, "Read all about it. Fifty people swindled! Fifty people swindled!"

Curious, a man walked over, bought a paper, and checked the front page. What he saw was yesterday's paper.

The man said, "Hey, this is an old paper, where's the story about the big swindle?"

The newsboy ignored him and went on calling out, "Read all about it. Fifty-one people swindled!"

Man says 'good accident' saved him

VINELAND, N.J. (UPI) -- Driving while eating usually is discouraged, but a New Jersey man says an auto accident he had while eating probably saved his life.

The hungries grabbed Bryan Rocco, so he grabbed some onion rings from a fast-food restaurant. Munching while driving back to his job, the painter said he soon found himself "gasping for air," WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, reported.

"I was coughing. I tried to wash it down with soda. That didn't work," the Vineland, N.J., resident said. "I blacked out -- must have passed out from choking on an onion ring."

The sport utility vehicle he was driving jumped the curb, crashing into a tree. When Rocco came to, the onion ring was gone, the station reported.

"I guess when the airbag came out, it must've dislodged it," said Rocco, who sustained some bumps and bruises. "For once, you can say it was a good accident."




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Dead? You Still Have to Pay Library Fine.

HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) -- Even the dead apparently have to pay the fines on their overdue books at one Westchester County library. Elizabeth Schaper said she was charged a 50-cent late fee while turning in a book that her late mother had checked out of a Harrison Public Library branch.

"I was in shock," Schaper said. "This has rocked me to my core."

Schaper's mother, Ethel Schaper, died at the age of 87 on Sept. 16 after suffering a massive stroke. A few days later, Schaper said she found a library book, "The Price of Silence," by Camilla Trinchieri, that her mother had checked out from the library.

"My mother was an avid reader _ she read an average of two books a week," Schaper said. "She was a frequent patron of the library."

Schaper said she returned the book last week, and was stunned when the man behind the library counter told her of the 50-cent fee.

"I told him that maybe he didn't hear me right, that my mother had just died, otherwise I'm sure that she would have returned it on time," Schaper said. "His only reply was that, 'That will be 50 cents.'"

Connie Perrotta, a secretary for the director of the Harrison Public Library, confirmed the incident occurred but said that the library would have no comment.

Schaper said a couple days after the incident another library employee called to apologize and offered to return the fine she had paid.

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Information from: The Journal News,



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Juelz Santana & Lil Wayne Spoof ...

Juelz Santana & Lil Wayne Spoof called Black Mexican/Black Ugly. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Jay-Z Talks To DJ Clue About, “American Gangsta”

Keyshia Cole On Power 105.1FM

Freekey Zekey - Henney (Feat. Max B & Sen) *WORLD PREMIERE*

Rihanna - Hate That I Love You (Feat. Ne-Yo)

Alicia Keys - No One

Ja Rule - Body (Feat. Ashley Joi)

Ne-Yo - Can We Chill

Toddler dials 911 to relate mom's 'owie'

OAK HARBOR, Wash. (UPI) -- A toddler in Washington state knew how to dial 911 and had a big enough vocabulary to tell the operator her mother was hurt and needed help.

Two-year-old Alana Miller said, "Momma owie," when the operator answered, ABC News reported. The operator was able to trace the call to the child's home in Oak Harbor, Wash., where her mother had collapsed on the floor from a painful migraine.

"I was shocked that my 2-year-old had the ability and the knowledge to call 911 and get the help here," mom Erika Miller said. "I have actually shown her, a few months ago, 'This is what you do if there's a big owie,' and showed her what buttons to push. I am so proud of her."




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Boots

Did you hear about the teacher who was helping one of her kindergarten students put on his boots?

He asked for help and she could see why. With her pulling and him pushing, the boots still didn't want to go on. When the second boot was on, she had worked up a sweat. She almost whimpered when the little boy said, "Teacher, they're on the wrong feet." She looked and sure enough, they were.

It wasn't any easier pulling the boots off than it was putting them on. She managed to keep her cool as together they worked to get the boots back on, this time on the right feet. He then announced, "These aren't my boots."

She bit her tongue rather than get right in his face and scream,"Why didn't you say so?" like she wanted to.

Once again she struggled to help him pull the ill-fitting boots off. He then said, "They're my brother's boots. My Mom made me wear them."

She didn't know if she should laugh or cry. She mustered up the grace and courage she had left to wrestle the boots on his feet again. She said, "Now, where are your mittens?"

He said, "I stuffed them in the toes of my boots."

Charlie The Unicorn

This video is fk'ed up... lol

Biggie’s Last Moments From the documentary The Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life

The RZA - (Making of) Chamber of Fear

“From the Lebron James Nike ad campaign comes the song “Chamber of Fear” by the RZA. This shows the behind the scenes making of for the title track.”

Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt.2

Jay-Z ft. Pharrell - Blue Magic (Trailer)

Dr. Dre Says Detox Delayed Again: 'I Like The Pressure' (AllHipHop.Com)

Super producer Dr. Dre has revealed that Detox, his first studio album in over eight years has been pushed back again and the album will officially be his final release, as he pursues other interests in the entertainment industry. Dre, who gave his first interview in three years to the Los Angeles Times, revealed that he embarking on a marathon studio session over the next three months, devoting his time to recording material for Detox, as well as Eminem's new album. "I was really hoping to have it out this year, but it's going to have to be pushed back a while because of some other things I've got to work on," Dr. Dre said. "I even like the pressure, it makes me work all the harder if I know people out there are waiting for the record."

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Ex IRS agent tells it like it is

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One Copy of This, Please!

Jordin Sparks :: Tattoo