Or was that Appliantology?

Scientology refuseniks sue over compulsory workplace courses

Study it or you’re fired!  Then hook yourself to this toaster…

Flash Gordon Surrenders

U.S. Homeland Security seeks to arm commercial airliners with antimissile lasers

That will keep those little bastards with the keychain lasers busy for a while…

Do as I Say, Not as I Do

Rice says only an idiot would trust North Korea

…signs non-nuke treaty.

Shhhhhh…. it’s a Secret!

NSA Is Building a New Datacenter In San Antonio

Because they gave away the location of the old one when AT&T got caught with their phone taps…

Savage, Violent Homosexuals?

Pope puts stress on ‘gay threat‘

Any idiot can see that.  Look what they’re doing to fashion!

It’s Not MY Fault Department

Man Sues United Airlines For Getting Him Drunk — Causing Him To Beat His Wife

Odd - when they got me drunk, it only caused me to stroll naked down the aisle…

Former Treasury Secretary Says He “Forgot” That People Had To “Afford Their House”

He and the entire Bush administration were just kiddin’….here’s your money back.

If you thought eHarmony was weird, you don’t know the half of it…

The legal wrangling is guaranteed to induce headaches.  Hopefully the Pope doesn’t know…

Cars: Is It Worth It To Buy American?

Regardless of whether you do or don’t, you’re paying for them. Hot Wheels are still pretty cool.

TECH

Help Clueless Relatives with Their Computer Problems

because it’s only a matter of time…

NORAD Tracks Santa’s 24-Hour Worldwide Flight Today

One Adam Twelve: Swamp dust on the horizon…

XP Rides Again (Still)

Windows XP’s Availability Extended Until May 2009

Because MS still can’t get it right and you wouldn’t dare put Vista on a netbook.

Crapware

URL redirects open scareware loophole at major sites

The FCC

Lawrence Lessig says it’s time to nuke the FCC from orbit

Congress isn’t too happy either

FINANCE

The Handout Continues

Bailed Out Bank Executives Got $1.6 Billion

The total amount given to nearly 600 banking executives would have covered bailout costs for many of the banks that accepted funds from the government, says the AP.

Auto Executives Will Have To Give Up Their Private Jets

Now they’re gone too far.

Universal Broadband Plan Calls For $44 Billion

Meet the new thief.  Same as the old thief.

Spam

Barracuda offers a new — and free — alternative to Spamhaus

Government Spying

Behind the legal fight over NSA’s “Stellar Wind” surveillance

Appeals court puts restrictions on NSL gag orders

CDT to Obama: advent of “the cloud” makes privacy laws dated

possibly one for the good guys…

Six of one, a half-dozen of another..

US cybersecurity defences fail to thwart mock cyberattack

Chertoff Praises Bush Cyber-security Efforts

STOP THE PRESSES!

Diet Coke Plus isn’t nutritious, feds say

Popes in Glass Houses..

Pope issues Christmas plea for end to child abuse

Clean up your own back yard while you’re at it, Pope Nazi.