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The Smell of Capitalism in the Morning


Since moving to Jersey, my answering machine has been inundated with messages from a “Jeff Price” at “NCO Financial Systems Incorporated”. “Jeff,” a computer-generated voice, is attempting to collect a debt. I figured this was an easy case of mistaken identity with a new phone number, given that I have never dealt with credit at all, but I was once again reminded that Google is your friend in modern America…

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If the Rebel Alliance Were Run by Environmentalists…

You don’t know the power of a grassroots letter writing campaign, Luke.

via the folks at EndCiv.

TechCrunch Duped by Amway

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Earlier today, internet business culture behemoth, TechCrunch, posted a riddle for its millions of devoted followers. Branded as a heretofore unbroken code, the decipherer was promised Good Will Hunting-like stardom and a potential job with Google, no doubt as the Alpha Team Leader of a Top Secret Super-Genius Infiltration Training Program. Not to mention a TechCrunch t-shirt…

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Rise of the New Dawn

Here is the newest music video release from Electronica’s Han Solo, otherwise known as Zaptra.

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Arrrr, A Harr Harrr, Yarrrrr!

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Shiver me timbers! Today also be Talkin’ Like a Pirate Day. We here on the SS Emu are a non-sectarian crew, and hope you find a non-land lubbin way to cheer and grog yourselves into the bloomin’ nighttime.

Here be some help with your pirate diction. Now get off me poop deck, and sally forth into the mighty surf an spray…

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Triumph Makes Appearance at Chabad Telethon

In wishing all you Meppers a Happy Jew Year, here’s a clip of Mep favorite Triumph the Insult Comic Dog inexplicably performing at LA’s yearly Chabad Telethon.

Weird Japanese Face Animator (Emu POTW)

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This Japanese site will take any portrait-like picture that you upload and automatically convert it into a blinking, nodding, quasi-zombie animated template ready to model various animal heads, wigs, and facial hair.

It’s easily good for 45 minutes of time wasting. Fun, fun.

Link via BuzzFeed.

Belgian Matrix-Like Anime

Here’s an astounding animated piece by CGI savant Jean-Paul Frenay, entitled Artificial Paradise, INC.

Facebook Declares Profit; Astounds Internet

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In a stunning turn of events this week, Facebook revealed that it now takes in enough actual money to pay for its own business expenses.

“There’s a myth that you can’t make money on the internet, these days,” said recently post-pubescent CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

“As it turns out, all you have to do is become a social organizer for a virtual nation of 300 million, and keep them distracted with Mafia Wars while you sell off their personal shopping habits to retailers,” Zuck noted.

Here’s to hoping other internet entrepreneurs heed Zuckerberg’s message and find new and creative ways to engage (exploit) internet users, at large.

Mep Report 116–Limb Regeneration in Infants

In this final part of our video highlight series from Mep Report 116, Russ explains his theories on spontaneous regeneration of body parts in infants.  Everyone is skeptical.  (Be on the lookout for the full audio version of MR116, coming soon!)

Mep Report 116 – Limb Regeneration in Infants from Laserfalcon on Vimeo.