Thanks to the Internet, I now know that the pee shivers are (possibly) officially known as post-micturition convulsion syndrome. How many incorrect stereotypes can you spot in this photo? Better yet, which ones are intentional, and which ones show just how ignorant the creators are? A sea lion eating a shark Christ almighty, that’s a huge rockfish! (and a century old…) Hey, look: A published magazine illegally using and actually watermarking my brother’s photographs! Sue those bitches, Adam! (and yes, people think that the thieves are the creators. Hell, they even think so in Thailand!) This is obviously a bigger sin than, say, incorrect attribution. Have a nice day.

Office efficiency skyrockets and school delinquency rates plummet as the Thai government bans popular video sharing site YouTube. Luckily, my site isn’t hosted in Thailand (and why would it be?). It’s amazing how few people in power “get” the Internet. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| UPDATE: TIME has a more comprehensible summary of events

Old news, but: “Diamond Age, based on Neal Stephenson’s best-selling novel The Diamond Age: Or a Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer, is a six-hour miniseries from Clooney and fellow executive producer Grant Heslov of Smokehouse Productions. When a prominent member of society concludes that the futuristic civilization in which he lives is stifling creativity, he commissions an interactive book for his daughter that serves as a guide through a surreal alternate world. Stephenson will adapt his novel for the miniseries, the first time the Hugo and Nebula award winner has written for TV. “ Clooney, you say? As in, George Clooney? Um, yep. And to think I was going to call…

Here’s another clip of his performance where you can see that he’s unaccompanied on stage; it also reveals more about where he is performing and adds insipid French commentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3nzAikczEQ

Hadaka Sushi, West Hollywoood At least cut off your pinky finger, waps! |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| (definition: nyotaimori)

Wired has original They Might Be Giant “Snacktones” (ringtones) available for free download. Check it out. The track “Friend or Foe” is stuck in my head. not constantinople