i also tend to automatically think "douchebag" whenever i see some guy, usually in slacks and a button down like you'd see at the office or out at a bar, with a ponytail... don't know what it is, but guys with ponytails usually look like dbags — unless they're harley riding badasses.

On Monday, this graphic video of an unknown girl throwing puppies into a river appeared online, much to the consternation of internet-using animal-lovers everywhere. But don't fret: The weirdos and agitators of 4chan's /b/ are hot on the trail.

Warning: This is a graphic video! Seriously! Don't watch it if you don't think you can handle animal abuse.

On Monday afternoon, this video was posted to a thread on /b/—the unruly, lawless "Random" board on the popular imageboard site 4chan—along with a characteristically sweet message: "Find this dumb little bitch and throw her into a river."

this video's been all over the place for the last couple days, and while i've watched it a couple times now, it still manages to make my stomach turn... apparantly director Michael Bay posted a $50,000 reward for informaiton leading to the arrest of this woman.

p.s. there's a very active facebook page dedicated to finding this whore, whoever she is, here.

the other reasons are definitely true, but these two especially ring true for me:

No HD Antenna
It's a real shame that more people don't pull down HD broadcast signals to their television sets. Not only do those signals look better than the more-compressed signals on cable and satellite, but they're free - just like the standard-definition signals most of us started ignoring when we switched to pay TV.

Apple's point here is to encourage users to buy television shows from iTunes, and not to help them watch for free, and the $99, loss-leading price point of this hardware backs up that argument. But since some of the networks refuse to cooperate, an antenna would be a nice kluge for getting that content onto Apple TV - bonus points for linking it to a TiVo-like hard drive or streaming it to a computer, so that users could record (or at least watch) video from local HD broadcasters in addition to paying for it in the cloud.

No 1080p
To put it bluntly, this is 2010. Huge televisions cost next to nothing compared to just a few years ago. People want real high-definition signals from their "HD: equipment, not this watered-down 720p signal.

personally, i can't get over the 720p.

BUXTON, N.C. – Hurricane Earl packed winds near 140 mph as it blew toward North Carolina on Thursday, putting the Eastern Seaboard up to Maine on alert for a Labor Day weekend pounding by waves, gales and rain.

A hurricane warning for the tip of Massachusetts, including Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, joined earlier warnings and watches for hurricanes or tropical storms that stretch from North Carolina up to near the Canadian border.

Earl was a dangerous category 4 storm with no significant change in strength forecast before it comes close to the Outer Banks late Thursday, then turns north in rough parallel to the coast, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

The center's director, Bill Read, said the eye of the storm will likely remain about 30 to 75 miles east of the Outer Banks. At the closest point of approach, the western edge of the eye wall could impact Cape Hatteras, with huge waves, beach erosion and maybe some property damage from the waves.

well this is something new... it's not everyday that we have a category 4 hurricane headed our way here in virginia -- i'm used to seeing the news about these hitting the gulf coast, cuba, florida... not the carolinas, virgina, and all the way up to maine.

hopefully i'm far enough inland and only have to deal with some rain.

p.s. Gulf oil platform explodes, burning off La. coast (uh oh, not again)

as always, it's nice to head on over to apple.com to see the latest stuff... course, i'm usually clicking around looking at all the nice high-res images and videos, along with looking at how they layout some of the pages, etc... not sure i'm going to bother updating to iOS4.1 when it's released — from what i gathered, it's just a few minor updates and tweaks... no new features or anything.

suddenly curious if they're working a new OSX... not sure why, but it feels like it's been awhile since snow leopard came out, doesn't it?

p.s. was happy to see that Lady Gaga didn't appear. *shudder*

update: looks like people are freaking out because they can't download iTunes 10 right away. damn.

seriously, what the fuck? so you can only watch it if you're using a mac... naturally... guess i'll just do what i always do, and watch the refreshing page at engadget.

*** looks at my Win7 desktop and walks away mumbling ***

digging the new ipods so far, though nothing that's really surprising... damn the internets and their spoilers — like that new ipod nano, and love how small and convienent that could be... and of course, the new iPod Touch is pretty sexy... still wish they'd just bring it all under a single "iPod" umbrella though, but whatever.

update: so iTunes is getting "social"? ummm... yeah, okay.

update: the new apple tv is a nice improvement... definitely liking the $99 pricetag better, though i'm still not sure why i'd need one — guess if you don't have an HTPC, Xbox 360 or PS3, then this is the way to go... cheaper too.

shit is fucking hilarious, man... they really need a show on comedy central or something — maybe right after Tosh.0 (another great show that cracks me up)

Gmail users can now choose to let Google sort their inbox by the most pressing messages, thanks to a new feature called Priority Inbox — think of it as a sort of reverse spam filter which bubbles messages to the top of the queue based on what you read and respond to.

In the full browser version of Gmail, the priority inbox is on top, followed by the items you have starred, and then finally the rest of your messages in a stream as usual, with most recent on top. While that might sound complicated, after testing it over the weekend, I’d be angry if I had to go back. The new feature went live at midnight ET.

i just noticed it lastnight while going through some gmail'age, and watched the little video they have in there... cool vid, but a little long... i dug the music they choose for it, though.

for all the crap that google gets, i still think that gmail is the shit.

some really good movies here that are definitely classics... movies like Dark Knight, Kick Ass, Kill Bill i have on my iphone for sure... didn't even think of the Iron Giant though until just now — going to have to rip that onto my phone for sure, mang.

p.s. i also have Appleseed on mine, since i just love that one.

Mojowijo is a teledildonic accessory for the Nintendo Wiimote, which is somewhat ironic given the console's family-friendly reputation. The device, currently in private beta, is very simple: You hook the hardware components to two Wiimotes. Wiggling and thrusting on the first remote are detected and sent via Bluetooth to a nearby PC (you don't need the actual Wii itself).

From there, your movements are sent over the internet and reproduced by a vibrator on the other Wiimote, allowing a remote partner to enjoy your stimulations. Amusingly, the product page touts these teledildonics as just one possibility: the others are sharing the game with someone in the same room, or using the device on yourself. This last seems absurd, a little like riding a bike and steering it using a couple of sticks. It would obviate the need for sitting on your arm until you can't feel your hand, though.

You can sign up for the beta now, and you'll get a prototype device to test. The signup page asks for an awful lot of personal details, though, so it might pay to be wary before jumping in, especially as the product shots are just computer-renderings.

If this does take off though, we can see all manner of possibilities, including the inevitable professional services like those seen in FaceTime porn.

man, that's pretty awesome... i figured it was only a matter of time, but i almost can't believe it's taken this long for somebody to come out with something like this — if you travel around a lot and find yourself missing your better half, then.......

update: oh man, they have a free beta program. *chuckle*

(hat tip: bradley)