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A recipe for Impeachment, as follows. Start a war with an oil-rich country that's not attacking you, and openly lie to get your people involved emotionally. Send over a too-small force of troops and equipment, just enough to declare victory for the world media. Use Iraqi torture prisons to violate UN rules of war, then farm the rest out to über-secret camps in "ally" countries and Guantanamo Bay, offsite. Induce (force) the National Guard of your "Homeland" to pull multiple tours of duty, until frustration leads to multiple "My Lai"-style atrocities, while denying everything you can until the hammer falls. Better get ready, Dubya..

Almost daily, a modest blog will hit it big by posting something everyone has to read, and does; this time, it's Miguel's turn. His exceptionally timely list of easy-to-watch TV and video websites is pure gold; this isn't just a list of clips on YouTube or Google Video, it's a list of sites that rebroadcast or play thousands, including TV shows, movies, anime, music videos, and full-on Internet TV stations, among others, with no extra software needed. His 'Part 1' post lists another worth checking out: channelchooser.com, which is one of the best out there, hands down. Food for thought: use KeepVid.com to save a few. ;^)

Ready for another chapter in the wild toboggan ride down Freedom's slippery slope, via Bush 2.0? Here's a recap: first, they skipped the Constitution on tracking some domestic phone calls, saying it was only those calling outside the USA, to known terrorists.. evidence proved otherwise, but oh well, right? Then, it turns out they're tracking *ALL* domestic phone calls they can, for three years. Oops!! Hang on for the new one: they want all ISPs to track & record EVERYTHING done in the USA on the Internet. Not just child porn, or known terrorists - EVERYTHING.. buddy lists, email trails, surfing habits. Ready to vote?

The daily explosion of Ajax-y web services has reached critical mass; so many inbred betas are floating around, it's easy to get jaded. That makes the useful ones all the sweeter, like SocialMail. Here's an obvious idea: sign up for free, and use your new @biggu.com addy as an instant RSS feed. Write an email, and it publishes to all subscribers, like a no-frills mailing list via syndication. You can make them public (any subscriber can post) or private (only you), and choose the number of recent posts to display (5-50), and since this is all brand new, more options are on the way. Hint: Check out all Big In Japan's tools.

This is the music equivalent of one of the best viral videos of all time, and it's so painfully good, you can actually imagine it making the pop charts. A devastating parody of boy-band era ballads *and* modern male "playa" psychology, all rolled up in a catchy song that will impress you, while it leaves you doubled-up and crying with laughter. Forget that wicked thesis your friend wrote on contemporary pop, and giggle your cares away while you listen to this wonderful MP3, while reading the lyrics from the page. This is the sweet essence of punk rawk and cynical culture jamming, all in one pretty digital audio package. Imagine Weird Al Yankovic with a big budget, ace producers and a death wish for N'Sync and Backstreet Boys.. perfect! >;)

You know those awful days at the office, where the boss is on a rampage about cutting back on expenses on silly things, and you can't stand to hear him bellow any more, becauase he's just trying to protect his golden parachute? Sure, he runs the company, but.. yeah, it's a metaphor. The Bush 2.0 Regime sucks, we can stand up in our cubicles and say it, and let's sing a wickedly funny Beatles adaption as the door smacks him and his corrupt right-wing zealot friends in the ass, on the way out to pasture. Raise a toast to no more oil wars, no more corporate payoff government culture, and a better world. :)

John Dvorak has always been one of the true Yodas of the 'puter world, for as long as there have been computers smaller than a Wookie. This is another of his pent-up moments: about Internet Explorer, Microsoft's Internet (and overall corporate) strategy, and The Way Things Really Should Be, if only Bill and Steve would listen. He's right on, this time more than most, and his rebuke of the M$ "buy marketshare at ANY price" business plan reads like a collective scream from everyone who's ever wondered why the Redmond 'Softies are so desperate for universal acceptance and obedience. Makes you wonder, yes.

It's "stand or fall" time for everyone who is tired of paying outrageous prices for music and other media, especially now that anyone with an Internet connection (or not, in some cases) has become a target for corporate legal abuse. Do you want to help these media giants to buy a clue, and find a new business model that uses current technology to support their artists, shareholders and fans without the vengeance and greed? Here's the chance: sign this petition from the Electronic Freedom Foundation, a very worthy technology rights group, and help them reach 100,000 signatures. We can change this, together.