The price of pot

I thought this map from Wired was pretty interesting as it charts the cost of an ounce of pot per state like gasbuddy does for gas. I'm not advocating usage btw..but if you absolutely have to use chemicals to relax..pot is easier on your body than beer or any other non legal option. As long as you dont smoke it. Costco or other warehouse stores sell humidifiers that are easily converted into bongs.
All the benefits without inhaling the toxic stuff from burning things

History of MMOs

An MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online games) is a game that is capable of supporting 1000s of players at the same time and contains at least one virtual world that remains active when the user leaves. The current largest western MMO is World of Warcraft with 11 million subscribers. China's "Happy Farm" has it beat with 228 million subscribers and an average of 23 million users logged in every day. 

This awesome chart depicts most of the history of massive online gaming. I actually started playing MMOs with a game called Neverwinter Nights (seen in the picture above) which debuted in 1991. This chart has the added effect of making one feel really old.

Random interesting news links

Lots of interesting news links that defy categorization and dont merit their own post. Several are from Fark.

Kids play with 2 headed baby cow
Children with older fathers at greater risk of mental illness
Teen pretended to be ER doctor..why would anyone do this?
Florida has more "pain clinics" than Mcdonalds locations 
Obama scraps new clean air laws
Man-bear-Pig reborn in Guatemala
Molasses apparently is a cure-all for toxic waste
21yo UCLA student joins Libyan resistance; calls it a "vacation"
Blind people using sonar like bats or dolphins 

George Lucus makes changes to Star Wars

Via Evil Avatar, news that Geroge Lucus has added something to the final battle between Luke and the Emperor. Click the link to learn more!

Did Odds On Promotions steal 30k from kid?

So an 11yo kid successfully shoots a puck into the little teeny tiny hole for one of those halftime contests. But because his twin brother's name is on the ticket they get nothing. Lame. Odds On Promotions will instead donate 20k to hockey programs in the area and the kids get to attend a hockey camp at the rink free of charge. Fair trade ?

Sept 1st Dolphin Day protest

September 1st marks the start of the Japanese Dolphin and Whale hunting season. Be part of the protest  at your local Japanese consulate.

Boeing pays CEO more than it paid in taxes

Via the Dave Ross show - corporate and person greed reaches an all time high in a report that find Boeing and other big corporations entire tax burden is less than what they pay one employee.




The report claims Boeing only paid $13 million in federal taxes in 2010. That's about $800,000 less than Boeing CEO Jim McNerney made.

One of the reasons I dislike working for Costco is that 50% of its workers are denied health care coverage while executives are being paid fat cat multimillion dollar salaries in addition to receiving health care benefits. If corporate profits dont go to taxes then they need be distributed to the workers not a few suits at the top.