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Star Wars goes airbourne in the real world with starfighter kites!  I can now reenact the whole trench run scene above Yavin IV with these things.   Personally, I want the Milennium Falcon.

“Great shot kid, don’t get penis-y!”

[ ThinkGeek ]

How Jedi stay dry.

Carry one of these through the rain blaring the  G1 Lightsaber App?  Me? ABSOLUTELY. These umbrellas are so awesome.  Collapse ‘em and I’d be willing to  stage a wet t-shirt lightsaber duel in the parking lot.  How hot!

You thought you were our only hope, but no, there is another!

[ RedFerret ]

In a 250-177 vote, Congress has given the thumbs up for women, blacks, hispanics, (and I assume) other minorities to challenge and win lawsuits for pay discrimination based on gender, age, religion, disability, and/or race. You may remember Lilly Ledbetter–whom the bill’s namesake stems from–who lost a lawsuit to Goodyear because her discrimination claim was not filed in a timely manner, According to the New York Times, the new bill establishes that:

“Each new paycheck is a violation of the law if it results from a discriminatory pay decision made in the past.”

This is a victory worth celebrating as this is marks another advancement in the fight to close the wages gap. I am torn as to whether or not it could have come at a better time. On one hand, the economy is down and job loss and risk of is high, giving single moms living out of their parents’ houses, older women who have an established savings, and educated, urbanized minorities a prime opportunity to speak up and make it out rich. On the other hand, the economy is down, job loss and the risk of job loss is high and employers have no way of defending themselves against such lawsuits forcing them to higher less women and/or pressuring them even more to outsource (see CIO article).

Still, raise a glass in victory, ladies.

[ NYTimes ]

Finally picked up my server space.  You dig?

Drink up, boys!

Australian researchers have found that alcohol consumption can actually lower rates of erectile dysfunction and reports have confirmed up to 30% better performance over men who avoid alcohol altogether. The information from the study does not give a guideline as to how much (or how little) alcohol to consume for better excellent erectile execution, but the fact that evidence exists gives alcoholics a reason to not feel guilty about their habits.

Scientists probably neglected to survey the women involved with the drunk men, much less her perspective after her drunk one-night stand has thrown up all over the bed, his shoes, and her hair followed by uncoordinated attempts to snuggle while crying himself to sleep.

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CourierMail - Study finds alcohol improves men’s sexual performance