November 2004

Tuesday 30 November

  • America's Most Dangerous Cities (13:54) - Camden, NJ overtook Detroit this year to become the most dangerous city in the US based on per-capita crime statistics. For cities with a population of 500,000 or more, Detroit tops the list with Philadelphia coming in at #6 and...

Monday 29 November

  • Rejecting the next Bill Gates (12:59) - "The facts are plain. U.S. visa procedures have become far too cumbersome, and bureaucrats are turning down far more applications than ever before. One crucial result is the dramatic decline of foreign students in the U.S.—the first shift downward in...

Saturday 27 November

  • Wyoming has 106% Voter Turnout (12:36) - No conspiracy theory here, the above link and statistics are from the Wyoming Secretary of State website. Pan down to the bottom right hand corner of the table and you will notice two interesting figures. In 2004, Wyoming had a...
  • Bush gets $113M for Abstinence Programs (12:25) - President Bush don't need no fancy pants information before making his decsions: WASHINGTON - President Bush's re-election insures that more federal money will flow to abstinence education that precludes discussion of birth control, even as the administration awaits evidence that...

Saturday 20 November


Thursday 18 November

  • Brita Filters: Turn your cheap vodka into Ketel One (19:08) - This is pure genius! These guys went to the liquor store and bought two bottles of vodka. One was Ketel One, and one was the cheapest bottle they could find. After 4 passes through a standard Brita water filter, everyone...
  • Playboy's Girls of McDonalds (18:59) - NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Playboy.com debuted the "Women of McDonald's" feature Tuesday in which six employees from the fast-food king were chosen to pose nude for the online pictorial.The spread is the culmination of a nationwide search that Playboy.com launched...
  • Karate Chimp (15:08) - This chimp could kick my ass....
  • Metal Gear Acid Trailer (14:04) - The more I see of PSP games, the more I am amazed this thing fits in your hands....
  • Remote Control Hunting (00:23) - Only in Texas... HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) -- Hunters soon may be able to sit at their computers and blast away at animals on a Texas ranch via the Internet, a prospect that has state wildlife officials up in arms.The Web...

Wednesday 17 November

  • Russia Developing New Nuclear Missile (14:36) - MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is developing a new form of nuclear missile unlike those held by other countries, news agencies reported."I am sure that ... they will be put in service within the next few...

Tuesday 16 November

  • Hardee's 1,420-calorie burger (12:52) - ST. LOUIS - As many fast-food chains introduce healthier fare amid fears of being sued, Hardee’s is serving up a hamburger with 1,420 calories and 107 grams of fat.St. Louis-based Hardee’s Food Systems Inc. on Monday rolled out its Monster...
  • Breakdancing Transformers (12:38) - These mofos know how to get down. The video stream is a little slow. I suggest hitting pause and letting it fully load before playing (might take 10 mins or so)....

Monday 15 November

  • TRL (14:54) - Last friday Tracy and I got to live out every 14 year old girl's dream when we were audience to MTV's Total Request Live. A friend of mine at MTV was nice enough to put us on the guest list...

Sunday 14 November

  • moblog.disjointed.org (20:53) - I started putting together a moblog feature to disjointed. It needs some work, but it is functional. Here are some details: If you want to post photos to the moblog, send me an email (ryan [at] disjointed [dot] org). I...
  • ryan's moblog (15:44) - I got me one of them fancy new HipTop 2s (for free, I'll tell you all the story some time!). Anyway, I set up a moblog for myself. I was thinking about setting one up on disjointed as well --...

Saturday 13 November

  • Ol' Dirty Bastard Dies (20:31) - Pour some liquor out, this news sucks. Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard died on Saturday (November 13) in New York, according to his spokesperson.Sources close to ODB said he had been complaining of chest pains earlier in the day....

Friday 12 November

  • sorryeverybody.com (11:46) - This website is full of people saying sorry to the world for allowing Bush a second term. ...

Thursday 11 November

  • Woohoo! (18:42) - I dont think Ive ever posted anything other than news on here, but it is a group blog afterall and I have some awesome news!...

Wednesday 10 November

  • Grill Worker's Instructional Video (14:36) -
  • Gil Mantera (14:23) - If you live in Columbus or around Youngstown you may have heard of Gil Mantera's Party Dream. Even though I have heard so much about these guys, nothing could have prepared me for the complete night of awesome that I...
  • Congratulations Mr. President, a letter from Bob Jones University (12:08) - In your re-election, God has graciously granted America—though she doesn't deserve it—a reprieve from the agenda of paganism. You have been given a mandate. We the people expect your voice to be like the clear and certain sound of a...

Tuesday 9 November

  • Apply Current, Boost Brain Power (13:18) - Sending a weak electrical impulse through the front of a person's head can boost verbal skills by as much as 20 percent, according to a new study by the U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.In the study, researchers...
  • Chronic Pain (09:15) - Pain, whether it's chronic and debilitating or just regular old pain, costs the U.S. economy $60 billion each year and affects more than 50 million Americans. Seems like we need better drugs but this doesn't necessarily add up to a...
  • These numbers don't add up (09:00) - There have been numerous different cases of voting machines miscounting votes. Was there some systematic flaw or hacking in certain types of voting machines in Florida that caused such an improbably number of votes to be cast for Bush that...

Monday 8 November

  • Volunteer to help sex depraved Japanese women (20:05) - TOKYO (AFP) - Craving sex after repeated rejection by their partners, women who felt doomed to join Japan's growing ranks of the "sexless" are being offered a prescription: a squad of well-dressed men ready to assist free of charge....
  • Terrorism at school (09:19) - On November 5, 2003, police raided a high school in Goose Creek, South Carolina, in an effort to purge the school of drugs. After rounding up the students and searching their lockers, no drugs were found and no charges have...

Thursday 4 November

  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (18:14) - The official site. Ever since I watched Ghostbusters and Stripes over and over again as a child, I've loved Bill Murray. I look forward to seeing his new project with Wes Anderson. What's your favorite Bill Murray movie?...
  • The Losers in This Election (17:51) - Please excuse the non-links, if you're interested you can paste. Ryan, you may want to shorten and link a portion of this...I don't know how. Below is list of the losers in the election on Tuesday besides Senators Kerry and...
  • More election humor (17:39) - Looking at this chart of average IQ of state residents compared with who they voted for makes it obvious that stupid people choose stupid leaders. The president is scared to death of an intelligent or well-informed electorate. ...
  • The Death of Bling Bling (16:36) - I saw this on MTV a while back, found it online today. A quick look at the history of Bling Bling. Bling Bling!...
  • My kind of Juice (10:52) - It appears that who ever sent a shipment of fruit juice called "Hit Fruit Drink" to Miami last week had a different type of "hit" in mind.Authorities say they intercepted a shipment of 100 tiny boxes of fruit juice drinks...
  • Texas Chainsaw Massacre in 30 seconds (re-enacted by bunnies) (10:43) - ... and Jaws, Alien, Titanic, The Shining, and The Excorcist... all re-enacted by bunnies in 30 seconds....

Wednesday 3 November

  • Living Poor, Voting Rich (15:27) - In the aftermath of this civil war that our nation has just fought, one result is clear: the Democratic Party's first priority should be to reconnect with the American heartland.I'm writing this on tenterhooks on Tuesday, without knowing the election...
  • Election Forecasting (00:17) - By the time many of you read this we (hopefully) will have a decision in this election. As of a bit past midnight, I'd like to share some numbers across the various networks. I'm amazed at the difference between some...

Tuesday 2 November

  • Voting experiences... (15:03) - I was just wondering if anyone had any interesting experiences voting today. Id really like to know what these "challengers" in ohio actually do at the polls. My experience was the most patriotic thing, ever......
  • Alaska voting to legalize marijuana today (13:20) - WHITEHORSE - Voters in Alaska will decide Tuesday whether to make their state the first in the U.S. to legalize the sale, possession or use of marijuana by adults. Alaska already allows legal possession of small amounts of marijuana...
  • Philadelphia voting machines have planted votes (10:29) - Before voting even began in Philadelphia -- poll watchers found nearly 2000 votes already planted on machines scattered throughout the city... Pennsylvania GOP filing suit in Court of Common Pleas to have machines in question impounded, replaced with machines that...
  • When will we know? (09:05) - A big question hanging over everyone's head this election day is not just who will become president, but when will we know the answer. The media is already bracing for another Florida debacle. Ohio is all over the news because...
  • G.O.P. in Ohio Can Challenge Voters at Polls (08:16) - COLUMBUS, Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 2 - In a day of see-sawing court rulings, a Federal appeals court ruled early Tuesday morning that the Republican Party could place thousands of people inside polling places to challenge the eligibility of voters, a...

Monday 1 November