Peon Pulpit Paranoia #2

Clear Channel Communications, the largest owner of radio stations in the United States (1,200 stations according to Wikipedia) is also a major investor in XM Satellite Radio. Maybe that explains why radio sucks so bad. Could it be that Clear Channel programs crappy 'terrestrial' radio stations so that you will think to yourself, "Man, this radio station sucks! I really should just get that XM" ?

Thus, Clear Channel could convert non-paying customers (like you) into paying subscribers. Think about it.

Peon Pulpit Paranoia #1

If the government wanted to spy on your computer, wouldn't your anti-virus software make a really good cover for it? It watches everything that happens on your computer then 'phones home' at least once a day. If you wanted to motivate people to buy and install the software, you would just periodically write a couple of nasty viruses that would wreck any system without anti-virus software. Think about it....

Who Thought Schapelle Corby's Excuse Was BS?

If you think Schapelle Corby's excuse of "Those are not my drugs!" was unbelievable, perhaps you should take a look at this story. A Japanese police officer stuck 1/3 of a lb of pot into some unsuspecting passenger's suitcase at Tokyo Airport in order to test out his drug dog. The dog failed to find the pot, and the cop couldn't remember which bag he put it in.

Oops. Now someone is traveling around with 142 grams of pot in their suitcase. I hope they're not on their way to Indonesia.

Peon Pulpit's Best Shows On Television

With all the crap on television we sometimes forget there are a few good shows out there. Here they are:

The Peon Pulpit's Best Shows On Television (2008)

1. Best Reality Series - The First 48 (A&E)
2. Best Educational Series - How It's Made (Science Channel/Discovery Channel/Ztele)
3. Best Drama Series - Lost (ABC)
4. Best Documentary Series - Frontline (PBS) Runner Up: VH1 Behind the Music (VH-1)
   
5. Best Comedy Series - The Office (NBC)
6. Best News Show - The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
7. Best Political Show - Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) Runner Up: The McLachlan group (TMG)

Updated 5/21/2008

Seafood Is Added To The MMHOD

The seafood crisis keeps popping up on the radar...enough so that it's been inducted into the MMHOD.

Fox News Story On Shaving Your Pubes

Yeah, that does sound like a joke, doesn't it? But it's not. Another example of why Fox News is a complete joke.

It's True: Hollywood Secretly Hates The Environment

In a reprise of my earlier post Peon Pulpit Tips To Save The Environment I thought it might be good to see what the movie industry has done to curb their oil burning, tree cutting behavior in pursuit of the almighty dollar. As I noted in my earlier post, the DVD industry produced approximately 214,289,319 lbs of plastic in 2005. We now have new numbers for 2007. In 2007, Hollywood produced 431,114,394 lbs of plastic! Hollywood has increased their plastic dumping by more than 100% in just TWO YEARS!!! That's 195, 550 metric tons. An average car weighs about 1 metric ton, so imagine the weight of 195,550 cars and you have an idea of how much plastic Hollywood produces. So much for the love.

PRODUCTION OF PLASTIC FOR DVD'S
Year	# Of DVDs with Cases Produced	Weight Of Plastic (grams)	Weight (LBS)	Gallons Of Water Used (2.4 gal/lb)	% Change
2005	1,200,000,000	97,200,000,000	214,289,319	514,294,365
2007	2,414,200,000	195,550,200,000	431,114,394	1,034,674,546	101.18%