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27Oct/091

Because I Can

I'm writing this post using the Wordpress application for iPhone right now. I got a 3GS recently and just can't stop using it for whatever excuse I can find. There is no real reason to be doing so but I can so I am. I've got to say, as skeptical as I was I love this phone. It's like having a little computer with me at all times and as a geek how can I not love that? The apps are awesome (though I am reluctant to actually pay money for any), the interface is slick and overall everything is intuitive and user friendly. I won't be turning into an Apple fanboy anytime soon, but this is easily the coolest toy I've bought in ages.

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8Oct/090

Stephen Colbert, Accidental Hacker

On tonight's episode of the Colbert Report, Stephen encouraged all of his viewers to edit him in to the Conservapedia's absolutely asinine project to rewrite the bible, removing the "liberal bias" from it. I would link that project here, but two hours later and the site is still giving a 503 Service Temporarily Unavailable message. Stephen Colbert, unleasher of the unintentional denial of service attack. I love it.

Even better, from Conservapedia's article on Stephen Colbert (still available on Google cache):

"Colbert has poked fun at Wikipedia and its apparent democratization of truth. He has coined the word "Wikiality" (as opposed to "reality,") and caused trouble for Wikipedia by suggesting that his listeners alter articles. In August of 2006, he encouraged users to state that the population of African elephants had tripled in the last decade. Colbert's point was that if enough people believe something, it becomes "the truth." Wikipedia responded by reverting and locking down the pages to prevent further vandalism."

I just had an awesome tofu cheesesteak, and it was nowhere near as delicious as the irony here. Thank you Stephen, for being awesome.