Have the special forces tried this?

The latest tactic in the hunt for Bin Laden. I also like Conscience Bear. Via these sites.

Link roundup

1. Video of a personal airbag hidden in a collar.

2. "By late 2003, even the Bush White House’s staunchest defenders were starting to give up on the idea that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. But for years afterward, WikiLeaks’ newly-released Iraq war documents reveal, U.S. troops continued to find chemical weapons labs, encounter insurgent specialists in toxins, and uncover weapons of mass destruction." (In light of how similar Obama's policies have been to Bush's, I suspect that history will be kind to Bush.)

3. Here's video of Guybrush Threepwood in Force Unleashed II and specific (very easy) directions for unlocking him.

*Previously: HD playthrough of the Force Unleashed II demo.

*Buy Force Unleashed toys at Amazon.

All the edits made to the Iraq War Wikipedia entry

12-volume set of the edits made to the Wikipedia entry for the Iraq War. Via these sites.

Link roundup

1. Neca will make Dead Space 2 and Bulletstorm toys.

2. B-52 Bomber wheelchair/rotating turret with 50 Cal propane Oxygen machines guns.

3. I'm just going to link to this because some people might find it offensive.

*Buy Dead Space toys at eBay.

The Voltron of business cards (link roundup)

The latest desktop wallpaper at Kitsune Noir is a pirate/ninja battle by Dan Matutina:



Great stuff at Dan's site including this Voltron-esque series of business cards for Ideals:







Plus a Big Bad Wolf desktop wallpaper, and a strange desktop pattern. Dan has prints on sale here.

And a few more links:

1. After being accused of lying, Fake Steve Jobs/Dan Lyons said he "misspoke" when he claimed on TV that Apple lobbied to prevent his hiring at Newsweek.

2. Supposed iPad-esque design for Nintendo's new handheld.

3. Terminator is real in Waziristan:

The drones, operated by the C.I.A., fly overhead sometimes four at a time, emitting a beelike hum virtually 24 hours a day, observing and tracking targets, then unleashing missiles on their quarry, they said.

Via.

*Previously: Voltron reimagined.

*Buy Voltron toys at eBay.

Pull toy by Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters (link roundup)

Pull toy by Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters - - one of the new items unveiled for their Gallery 1988 show.

And a few more links:

1. Archie as a teenage werewolf.

2. Great description of upcoming video game Spy Party.

3. Somehow we're supposed to meekly accept the new airport body scanners, but when a female employee is made to go through one it's so traumatizing that she can't return to work?

*Previously: Two terrific sounding spy biographies.

*Buy Kathie Olivas toys at eBay.

Hulk vs. Galactus (link roundup)

Hulk vs. Galactus by Darren Rawlings. See also: Hulk vs. Modok.

And a few more links:

1. How to download Youtube videos. Via.

2. New York's rules limiting attorney advertising were largely declared unconstitutional. Via.

3. Could Airborne Bears Catch Bin Laden? Via.

*Previously: Fairy tale bear.

*Buy MODOK toys at eBay.

Star Wars sketch cards (link roundup)

Star Wars sketch cards by Kilian Plunkett. Many more posted here.

And a few more links:

1. Neil Gaiman describes how he came to write Neverwhere (my favorite Gaiman book).

2. The Tall Man Incident - - when CIA operatives used a drone to kill a tall man they mistakenly thought was Bin Laden (who is 6'5'').

3. Man who allegedly committed significant fraud located when he and his daughter appeared on MTV's loathsome My Sweet 16. Via.

*Previously: Tall, dark, and dead.

*Buy Star Wars sketch cards at eBay.

Ghost summoner (link roundup)

"Making Ghosts" by Alice Duke. See also: Gods, crying sculpture.

And a few more links:

1. Octopus specimen and chicken-legged hut.

2. Sea Ghost Mego.

3. The guy who tried to blow up a plane last lived in a $4 million apartment in Central London, and his father tried to warn the authorities of his extremist views.

*Previously: Devil Summoner paper toys.

*Buy Mego at eBay.

John Elway to replace Kiefer Sutherland on 24

Just kidding, but that is John Elway and his disco collar starring in "The 8 Signs of Terrorism," a video created by the Center for Empowered Living & Learning, i.e., CELL. Via.

*Previously: The CIA's "Terrorism Buster" Logo.

*Buy NFL bobbleheads at eBay.

Lego Clockwork Policeman (link roundup)

Lego Clockwork Policeman (with drawers) by Kevin Heckel.

And a few more links:

1. Stunningly bizarre rumor about who was the father of one of Michael Jackson's sons.

2. The Washington Post says Khalid Sheik Mohammed became a major source of information about al-Qaeda after being waterboarded. Awfully tough to have a valuable opinion about politics, when I know so terribly little of the facts.

3. Lego wheelchair. Via.

*Previously: Infant police officer in a wheelchair.

*Buy Lego minifigs at eBay.

Kimsooja's splash page (link roundup)

I like the splash page that greets visitors at Kimsooja's site.

And a few more links:

1. The 5 Most Embarrassing Failures in the History of Terrorism. Via.

2. Last week, George Martin posted lots of Game of Thrones casting news. I'm not familiar with most of the actors, and can't say I'm thrilled about Sean Bean as Eddard. He emotes the right amount of stupidity, but he's more sleazy than rigidly noble. He'd be much better as the Hound.

3. Joe Ledbetter and Gary Baseman paper toys.

*Previously: Alice in Wonderland splash page.

*Buy Gary Basemen toys at eBay.

Dick Cheney reviews a movie (link roundup)

One of a series of movie ads by Whybin/TBWA featuring politicians and terrorists.

And a few more links:

1. Toycutter logo designer Joe Alterio wants to give a talk at SXSW, but needs votes to make it happen.

2. Apparently Serbia is the place to go if you like construction vehicles decorated like monsters and spewing colored smoke.

3. Mindstyle's Jiminy Cricket vinyl toy.

*Previously: Giant metal Big Pinocchio sculpture.

*Buy Mindstyle toys at eBay.

Now this is a screenshot (link roundup)

Just enjoy this giant octopus-filled screenshot from upcoming Wii game Muramasa: The Demon Blade. The gameplay on display in this trailer looks awfully lackluster. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Were the British defeated in Iraq?

2. Before there was the internet, the hot craze was hunkerin? Via.

3. A government employee who went on the same Mexico trip as Obama became infected with swine flu and passed it to his family, and yet Obama's doctors "see no need to conduct any tests?"

4. Jose Canseco is going to fight a 7'2" Korean in a mixed martial arts fight?

*Previously: Samurai octopus.

*Buy samurai helmets at eBay.

Star Wars sketch card (link roundup)

Let the wookiee win sketch card by Michael Duron, who is available for commissions. Found here, amongst various Star Wars sketch cards from the new Star Wars Galaxy card set.

And a few more links:

1. A dapper pink Stormtrooper and V (of the Vendetta) hang out at the G20 protests.

2. Bruce Schneier is holding his fourth annual Movie-Plot Threat Contest, where the goal is to come up with something outlandish but plausible in 140 words or less.

3. Reigning Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela visited Guantanomo Bay and "didn't want to leave, it was such a relaxing place, so calm and beautiful." Via.

4. Harmless temporary street art.

*Previously: Miss Teen USA South Carolina t-shirt (remember her?).

*Buy Star Wars sketch cards at eBay.

Mickey Mouse as Frankenstein

Mickey Mouse as Frankenstein by Medicom, apparently to retail for around $70.

And a few more links:

1. Now t-shirts are as low as $5 and it's free shipping at Threadless.

2. Real-life Jawa sandcrawler?

3. Yesterday, Alex Pardee offered to send a free print to anyone who voted for his friend in a photography contest. A few hours later, his friend had to withdraw from the contest because the administrators felt he was cheating. You can read Alex's description of the fallout here and here.

4. Obama endorses the war on terror, announcing a major investment of troops and money in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

*Previously: Frankenstein/Boba Fett/Slave 1 mashup in Lego.

*Buy Frankenstein toys at eBay.

Defy convention (link roundup)

A stewardess sets her own path. Photo via these sites, source unknown.

And a few more links:

1. Pakistani posse hunted down Taliban terrorists who had killed policemen. The Taliban then dispatched a suicide bomber to the Pakistani's village. Via.

2. Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain spent over $1.22 million to renovate his office in early 2008. You can see where the money went here.

3. Awesome photos of Hot Toys Predator 2 Lost Predator action figure.

4. Buy two t-Shirts at laFraise and get 50% off the second one with the voucher code VALENTIN.

*Previously: Lego Predator Cat.

*Find Predator toys at eBay.

Plush terrorist attack on New York's Twin Towers

More photos of the plush Twin Towers here. Via.

*Previously: Inflatable Guantanomo Bay bouncy prison cell.

*Buy "Laughter the Best Medicine: More than 600 Jokes, Gags & Laugh Lines For All Occasions" at Amazon.

Mozilla Mexico logo contest

These are the finalists in the Mozilla Mexico logo design contest. You can vote for your favorite here.

Here's a few more random links:

1. "Assman retained as county engineer." Actual headline from a genuine newspaper.


2. Lifehacker rounds up its most popular desktops of 2008.


3. Some Chuck E. Cheeses have so much crime that guards carry firearms. What can I say, it's pretty frustrating when some kid keeps hogging Mario Kart.


4. Clearing the Taliban out of Pakistan is "like trying to clear out Geronimo and the Apache, spliced with the networking tunnels of the Viet Cong."


*Previously: Firefox 3 t-shirts.

*Buy the Hardy Boys adventure "Mystery of the Aztec Warrior" at eBay.

Desktop icons by David Lanham

Download an assortment of desktop icons by David Lanham.

And a few more links:

1. Watch Wrath of Khan, support Lance and Carla Hoffman, win a trip to Hawaii.

2. Weekly World News reveals that Plaxico Burress shot himself while "aiming at a leprechaun who had been getting fresh with his wife!" Photo evidence here.

3. Forum thread at Apple Support where a woman tests the credibility of her husband's explanation for her finding a photo of a naked woman in his sent email.

4. Once again, don't waste your money on Criss Angel's new Cirque show.

5. First person account of a man who holed up in a restaurant with several other strangers to hide from the terrorists in Mumbai:

Terror struck everyone at 4am, when they believed they were about to be found and killed. 'Some of the terrorists made an effort to try to get into the restaurant,' said Nick.

*Previously: Jacuzzi ads aimed at swingers.

*Buy "The WEEKLY WORLD NEWS Guide to Politics" at Amazon.