Digital Brainwaves

Elton John cooks up some music on the spot — pun intended.

(Hat tip: Don)

It’s rarely a good idea to hotlink to images on other web sites you don’t control.

For one, the site could go dark, or close up shop, in which case the image you’re using is gone and you’re left with an empty space.

But, in some cases, that may not be the worst case. Maybe, instead, someone on the other end decides to have a little fun at your expense, and replace the image you were linking to with something else.

al Jazeera got zapped on it about two months ago, and now it’s happened again to John McCain.

First — classical horns.

Squeaker bike horns, that is.

(Hat tip: Dvorak Uncensored)

Then, a 1984 mashup — the original Apple Macintosh 1984 ad, assembled by someone who’s quite the Barack Obama fan. Obama doesn’t impress me all that much, but whomever assembled this clip certainly does.

Scott Ott’s ScrappleFace is bringing the funny today, with articles on a trade of the Social Security Act for the 2002 Authorization of Use of Military Force, and a breakthrough deal between Russia, Iran and the US for Russia to sell “Chernoble-style” reactors to Iran.

Ahh, our modern world… where your very loud, very nasty and very public breakup with your significant other becomes one of the most popular videos posted on YouTube.

Oh, don’t get me wrong, I’m going to watch it, I just don’t dare (based on the description in the report) watch it at work.

Hah!

Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, whose presidential campaign has been overshadowed in recent weeks by charismatic rival Sen. Barack Obama, D-IL, today walked into a K-Street beauty salon in Washington, D.C., commandeered the clippers and shaved her head down to the bare skin.

“If Britney Spears can milk a week’s worth of top headlines from this trivial act, so can I,” said a visibly-agitated Mrs. Clinton…

I have a brief announcement to make…

Continue reading ‘Announcement’ »

Miller Brewing Company has issued a challenge to Anheuser-Busch over temporary naming rights for a week in 2008, based on the finish of Miller Lite and Budweiser cars at the end of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season

Miller is putting the naming rights to Miller Park on the line for a weekend series between the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals in 2008. If the Miller Lite #2 car, driven by Kurt Busch, finishes ahead of the #8 Budweiser car, driven by Dale [Earnhardt, Jr.], in the 2007 season standings, Busch Stadium would be renamed Miller Lite Stadium for a yet-to-be-determined 2008 series in St. Louis.

If the Budweiser car finishes the season ahead of the Miller Lite car in 2007, Milwaukee’s Miller Park would be renamed Budweiser Park for a 2008 series in Milwaukee.

As of the Daytona 500 Bud Pole Qualifying broadcast this afternoon on FOX, Anheuser-Busch had not yet accepted the wager.

O&A’s Anthony Cumia has figured out the best way to install Windows Vista on your machine.

…are doomed to be told off by a supermodel.

Seriously.

Gateway Pundit draws a rather disturbing parallel from 74 years ago.

Not that Chavez will be able to enjoy his new position, however. He’s been rejected by Gisele Bundchen (also via Gateway Pundit).