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Sarchasm (n.) - The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the recipient who doesn’t get it.

A new group set up to advance the cause of free and open source software has decided to recruit socialite Paris Hilton into its ranks as a means to gain more exposure.
The Open Source Development League said it was recruiting Ms Hilton because it knew of nobody else who had managed to gain such a [...]

Business 2.0 has just published their latest “101 Dumbest moments in business” list.
Highlights include:

James Joseph Minder, former chairman of Smith & Wesson, who was forced to resign when it became known that he’d spent 15 years in jail for a string of armed robberies.
Former Bank of Ireland CEO, Michael Soden, who forbid porn surfing at [...]

…looking at a car with a voice activated radio. The salesman said “classical” and ABC Classic FM came on. He said “crappy repetitive soft rock” and Triple MMM filled the car.
I was pretty impressed so I decided to take it for a test drive.
As I was pulling out of the yard, a car cut [...]

Believe it or not, this isn’t a satirical article by The Onion, but rather a legitimate poll from CNN.
No more US politics for me after this (I promise). I’ve been studying up on my Irish history and culture and hope to write about some of the places I visited during my recent visit to [...]

From Stratfor’s daily Global Intelligence Briefing:

The Japanese rightly point to the fact that they have experienced very real — and very strong — growth in the past three years. But they shy away from mentioning that their government is still running massive budget deficits. For the 2004 fiscal year, the annual budget deficit hit a [...]

Today’s Photo of the Day comes via email. It seems that the election result is already taking its toll on someone’s mental health. At least our schools / universities are teaching good research skills…

Subtitle: “If you voted Liberal I will hunt you down and KILL YOU. I don’t know where you live but [...]

Subtitled: “I surf porn and I vote” OR “I burn witches and I vote”
In a vain attempt to lighten up this serious election day, more quality reporting from the Murdoch press:

PORN-USERS are more than twice as likely to vote Green compared with the general population, according to the preliminary findings of a new Australian study.
Almost [...]

As I’m sure everyone is already aware, the Australian election will be held in three short days. If you haven’t already made up your mind as to how you’ll vote, the guide below might be useful.
If, like me, you live in the Melbourne CBD, then you WILL be voting at the Melbourne Town Hall. [...]

“F**k you Howard Dean - I can see that you’re giving me the finger!”

“Can I check what my polling says today?”
Some humorous audio and video links:

George W Bush sings Sunday Bloody Sunday (MP3)
George Bush and John Kerry lay claim to “This land” (Flash)
Republican convention: The politics of fear (MPEG)
John Kerry: Priceless (WMV)

With only five days [...]