Chris Braakhttp://braak.kinja.comen<![CDATA[No, Quasar definitely nullifies himself by accident. ]]>http://io9.com/no-quasar-definitely-nullifies-himself-by-accident-i-466580756No, Quasar definitely nullifies himself by accident. It's kind of a design flaw in the Ultimate Nullifier, it's pretty easy to accidentally zap yourself with it if you lose focus.

]]>Wed, 3 Apr 2013 00:28:12 GMT466580756<![CDATA[The Darkvoid Device.]]>http://io9.com/the-darkvoid-device-because-it-is-a-baby-a-deadly-d-466566230The Darkvoid Device.

Because it is a baby. A deadly, deadly baby.

]]>Wed, 3 Apr 2013 00:21:01 GMT466566230<![CDATA[Well, that tears it. ]]>http://jezebel.com/well-that-tears-it-im-never-shopping-at-juicy-coutur-464903991Well, that tears it. I'm never shopping at Juicy Couture again.

]]>Mon, 1 Apr 2013 21:56:55 GMT464903991<![CDATA[Man, you know it would never even occur to the assholes who think of this shit to apply the same sta]]>http://jezebel.com/man-you-know-it-would-never-even-occur-to-the-assholes-464856373Man, you know it would never even occur to the assholes who think of this shit to apply the same standard to child tax credits.

That is because the only thing in America that we consistently care about is punishing people for getting something they don't deserve.

]]>Mon, 1 Apr 2013 16:25:58 GMT464856373<![CDATA[Albert Einstein went to public school. ]]>http://gawker.com/albert-einstein-went-to-public-school-so-did-richard-476784246Albert Einstein went to public school. So did Richard Feynman and Stephen Hawking. Charles Darwin went to school (a private school, but he wasn't educated with private tutors).

Besides, man, you think we've got a shortage of doctors now? Wait until we have a school system that only occasionally produces extremely brilliant men, and everyone else is pretty much illiterate.

There still IS a private tutor system, it's called homeschool, and if you're rich enough you can pull your kids out of public school and have them educated by private tutors if you want. I don't see it producing a hell of a lot of Thomas Jeffersons, these days; on the other hand, until recently, the US had one of the most broadly educated populations on the planet.

]]>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 13:39:11 GMT476784246<![CDATA["Successful" in what sense?]]>http://gawker.com/successful-in-what-sense-476784094"Successful" in what sense?

]]>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 23:48:48 GMT476784094<![CDATA[Hahah]]>http://gawker.com/hahah-100-000-security-detail-man-no-wonder-our-s-476784090Hahah. $100,000 security detail. Man, no wonder our schools are all going fucking bankrupt.

]]>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 23:46:18 GMT476784090<![CDATA[They were thinking, "I would like a lot of money."]]>http://gawker.com/they-were-thinking-i-would-like-a-lot-of-money-476784088They were thinking, "I would like a lot of money."

]]>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 23:45:04 GMT476784088<![CDATA[The problem isn't genetic modification per se, the problem is actually a government protection for a]]>http://jezebel.com/the-problem-isnt-genetic-modification-per-se-the-probl-471640026The problem isn't genetic modification per se, the problem is actually a government protection for a company that permits it to genetically modify things without regulation or oversight.

Anyway, lots of human cultures didn't have domestic dogs.

]]>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:56:10 GMT471640026<![CDATA[Wit forgives a multitude of sins.]]>http://gawker.com/wit-forgives-a-multitude-of-sins-yours-youre-probably-476847680Wit forgives a multitude of sins.

Yours you're probably stuck with, though.

]]>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 21:53:12 GMT476847680<![CDATA["Editor of Esquire thinks of women as objects."]]>http://gawker.com/editor-of-esquire-thinks-of-women-as-objects-well-i-476872376"Editor of Esquire thinks of women as objects."

Well, I mean. Duh.

]]>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:25:28 GMT476872376<![CDATA[Yeah, seriously, you've never done Sex Menendez? ]]>http://jezebel.com/yeah-seriously-youve-never-done-sex-menendez-are-yo-458869369Yeah, seriously, you've never done Sex Menendez? Are you from Puritan days or something?

]]>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:16:30 GMT458869369<![CDATA[Yes, because it is definitely the Nice Guys that everyone is interested in hearing from.]]>http://jezebel.com/yes-because-it-is-definitely-the-nice-guys-that-everyo-458887672Yes, because it is definitely the Nice Guys that everyone is interested in hearing from.

]]>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:52:33 GMT458887672<![CDATA[Oh, yeah, mean, I keep forgetting about how much more valuable Adam Corolla's hard work at building ]]>http://gawker.com/oh-yeah-mean-i-keep-forgetting-about-how-much-more-v-476966386Oh, yeah, mean, I keep forgetting about how much more valuable Adam Corolla's hard work at building his racist, homophobic, misogynist bullshit "brand" is than all the hard work of everyone who works sixty or seventy hours a week at minimum wage and still need foodstamps because they can't pay their medical bills.

Gosh, it must be awful nice to live in a world where all hard work is automatically rewarded, and everyone who doesn't succeed must, by definition, not be working hard enough.

]]>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:59:13 GMT476966386<![CDATA[That seems harsh. ]]>http://gawker.com/that-seems-harsh-the-economist-as-a-general-rule-mi-476946075That seems harsh. "The Economist" as a general rule might be a decently accurate magazine, but it's book review isn't sourced, and you've got to admit, "96% murders unpunished" is a pretty outlandish statistic to take on hearsay. Except, you keep saying "unsolved", which isn't exactly the same thing, so you see my problem, right? Sure, YOU say unsolved, maybe when you mean unpunished. What did the book reviewer say? (Also, he is a book reviewer, that's not the same thing as a fact-checker.) He said unpunished, but what did the book's author say? I don't know, there was no quote.

It is true that if you google "Unsolved Venezuelan Murders", then you do get more information (though not, incidentally, that unsourced 96% number) — though, obviously, if YOU had done that, you could have linked to something like Semana or the Venzuelan Observatory of Violence reports, instead of a book review which, no matter what you think, does not count as a source.

On the other hand, in I guess unrelated news — hahahah, there is a lot of debate as to why this has happened! The general consensus is: politicized judges, underpaid government employees, nationwide militia movements, and vast numbers of small arms in civilian hands.

I guess this is what the US has to look forward to?

]]>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:42:38 GMT476946075<![CDATA[Haha, man, that is a book review. ]]>http://gawker.com/haha-man-that-is-a-book-review-the-dude-who-wrote-t-476946070Haha, man, that is a book review. The dude who wrote that review got the statistic from the book, you can't use that, that's hearsay. You've got to show where the book got it from.

]]>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:51:27 GMT476946070<![CDATA[Inflammation? ]]>http://jezebel.com/inflammation-like-what-like-swelling-what-is-the-p-458909091Inflammation? Like what, like swelling? What is the part that gluten inflames?

]]>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:24:24 GMT458909091<![CDATA[Gwyneth Paltrow is fascinating because she seems to be getting more and more ethereal as time goes o]]>http://jezebel.com/gwyneth-paltrow-is-fascinating-because-she-seems-to-be-458909083Gwyneth Paltrow is fascinating because she seems to be getting more and more ethereal as time goes on, like some kind of weird woodland elf, every day getting taller and paler and thinner, subsisting on sunshine and cobwebs and pleasant memories of sun-dappled groves, until eventually she'll become so rarified that she'll just float away in the breeze, a gentle gauzy cloud blessing the people of the forest with her insubstantial touch

]]>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:21:44 GMT458909083<![CDATA[Wait, really? ]]>http://gawker.com/wait-really-ninety-six-percent-so-pretty-much-all-476945998Wait, really? NINETY-SIX PERCENT? So, pretty much all murders in Venzuela have gone unsolved while Chavez has been president?

That sounds like the sort of statistic that needs a source.

]]>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:41:31 GMT476945998<![CDATA[Hahah, really? ]]>http://gawker.com/hahah-really-you-dont-understand-the-difference-betw-476966305Hahah, really? You don't understand the difference between "statistic" and "statistics"?

]]>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 02:43:38 GMT476966305<![CDATA[What?]]>http://gawker.com/what-476966303What?

]]>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 02:35:22 GMT476966303<![CDATA[I expect the main problem that black and latinos have is that they live in a world that seems to con]]>http://gawker.com/i-expect-the-main-problem-that-black-and-latinos-have-i-476965274I expect the main problem that black and latinos have is that they live in a world that seems to consistently reward Adam Corolla.

]]>Fri, 8 Mar 2013 01:54:54 GMT476965274<![CDATA["(Unclear if picture was actually taken)" is my favorite part. ]]>http://gawker.com/unclear-if-picture-was-actually-taken-is-my-favorit-476971625"(Unclear if picture was actually taken)" is my favorite part. Man, talk about adding insult to fucking injury.

]]>Thu, 7 Mar 2013 23:11:33 GMT476971625<![CDATA[Hahaha, Emma Stone is making a joke about how her costars are doing it.]]>http://jezebel.com/hahaha-emma-stone-is-making-a-joke-about-how-her-costa-458956292Hahaha, Emma Stone is making a joke about how her costars are doing it.

]]>Wed, 6 Mar 2013 01:52:35 GMT458956292