From ObeyGiant.com
Lance Armstrong is back training for this years Tour De France. For one of the “Triple Crown Events”, the Giro d’Italia, he is going to be riding a Shepard Fairey Designed Trek Madone Bike and Giro Helmet.
From NYTimes.com: Tracking Down Auto Warranty Callers
On Sunday, Senator Charles E. Schumer held a news conference to complain about car warranty telemarketing calls.
Mr. Schumer said he had received several of these warranty renewal robo calls — the latest taking place last Wednesday.
“I’ve had enough,” Mr. Schumer said. “These are scam artists.”
I haven’t received one of these calls but I know a lot of people who have. But, now that politicians are annoyed things will probably get done to stop them.
UPDATE 5/15/09
NYTimes.com: F.T.C. Cracks Down on Car-Warranty Robocalls
The seller took in more than $10 million as a result of the calls, as well as related mailings, according to the commission.
Scams work, that’s why they do them until they’re caught.
Saw this concoction at the Sharon Woods park concession stand. I have always had a fondness for Icees. When I was a child I would get a coupon from my doctor for a free Icee after each of my frequent allergy shots. So, now and then I still indulge in a traditional Icee after a long run.
I’m not sure about this Icee Float though. The white stuff on top is soft serve ice cream. I asked if the ice cream was just on top and was told that it’s actually layered throughout with the Icee mix. That doesn’t really sound good to me as the textures are really different.
From TMZ.com: Broke-Ass Supervillain After Shadow Hare
An evil genius has placed a $10 bounty on the masked super-hero roaming the streets of Cincinnati — which means Shadow Hare officially has an arch-enemy … and he’s really, really cheap.
Check out the story. It’s worth it just for the Craigslist posting.
From NYTimes.com: G.O.P. Worries About Sounding a Negative Tone
“They have to avoid being stigmatized as a bad bunch of people,” he said of the Republicans.
I think it’s a little too late for that.
Telegraph.co.uk: Tony Alleyne and his Star Trek flat
Really cool. But, like any other modern design, where do you hide the clutter?
UPDATE: Just read the captions to the pictures. Actually kind of sad.
Ok, I had to do this. It’s the Obama Vulcan! It’s made from the official Obama portrait. This autoplays with sound, so I’m putting it in the next section.
Thought this was pretty amusing. Go to Trekyourself.com and turn yourself into a Star Trek character. The technology for the face mapping software is getting to be quite impressive. Because it autoplays and there’s sound, I put the images after the jump.
From DarthMojo via GalacticaSitRep
Got this winner the other day.