Ganked from fionnabhar

Summary: In 1992, John McCain, in response to his wife's playful suggestion that his hair was thinning, said "At least I don't plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you cunt." This outburst was never reported.¹

( Amusing but NSFW PSA behind the cut )

Admittedly, this is pretty low level when it comes to political discourse. It is funny, though.

¹http://www.rawstory.com/news/2008/McCain_temper_boiled_over_in_92_0407.html

http://flickr.com/photos/popefelix/sets/72157607725974932/

Of particular interest is the Mandalorian woman in full armour.

Do I know anyone on the con-com for ConQuest? Or does anyone on my flist know anyone on the con-com? I'm looking to get my friend Tom Trumpinski in as a pro.

http://www.libertycornmaze.com/

Who's up for a trip? It will have to be after Archon, of course.

How a Lehman Bros. Trader Copes With Income Shrinkage
Will Hutton:
I've watched the economy for 30 years. Now I'm truly scared

Though it promises to be spectacularly terrible:

Ninja Cheerleaders

Was hoping to get a few more people together, but it ended up being just me and Local Maggot Dan. But that's OK - it was a nice ride regardless.

( route )

Wikipedia tells me that it's scheduled to open on 7 November in LA, SF, NYC, and Vegas, with a wide DVD release in December. How do we get it on the big screen here?

Tony Head. Tony FUCKING Head.
Ogre. Yes, THAT Ogre.

"Repo: The Genetic Musical"
( Trailer behind the cut from YouTube )

Listening to the music in the trailer, I wonder if Ogre had a hand in the musical direction? There seem to be some late Puppy-ish influences there, maybe...

Can the brain be modelled as a chaotic (in the sense of Chaos Theory) system? Can useful data be derived from that model?