Robot Chicken had a pretty funny parody of this old fable: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LScK7ifz_PA

In case anybody is interested, I found the FAQ here.

Here are a few examples of requests that have been submitted through our copyright removals process that were clearly invalid copyright removal requests.

        A major U.S. motion picture studio requested removal of the IMDb page for a movie released by the studio, as well as the official trailer posted on a major authorized online media service.
        A U.S. reporting organization working on behalf of a major movie studio requested removal of a movie review on a major newspaper website twice.
        A driving school in the U.K. requested the removal of a competitor's homepage from Search, on the grounds that the competitor had copied an alphabetized list of cities and regions where instruction was offered.
        A content protection organization for motion picture, record and sports programming companies requested the removal of search results that link to copyright removal requests submitted by one of their clients and other URLs that did not host infringing content.
        An individual in the U.S. requested the removal of search results that link to court proceedings referencing her first and last name on the ground that her name was copyrightable.
        Multiple individuals in the U.S. requested the removal of search results that link to blog posts and web forums that associated their names with certain allegations, locations, dates or negative comments.
        A company in the U.S. requested the removal of search results that link to an employee's blog posts about unjust and unfair treatment.

We did not comply with any of these requests.

END IF

Shamelessly stolen from Githaron's post

http://notavailablein.ca/2012/05/googles-infringement-against-oracle-9-lines-of-code/

private static void rangeCheck(int arrayLen, int fromIndex, int toIndex) {
    if (fromIndex > toIndex)
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("fromIndex(" + fromIndex +
                  ") > toIndex(" + toIndex+")");
    if (fromIndex < 0)
        throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException(fromIndex);
    if (toIndex > arrayLen)
        throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException(toIndex);
}

Oh, and I forgot to mention, my favorite robot is Johnny-5.

That really should be a option in the poll.

Isn't the T-800 actually a cyborg? (Yes yes, i know. Once you burn all its skin off, it's back to being a robot.)

Leather brown dress shoes (for work)
Black dress shoes (for fancy occasions)
Cheap hiking boots
Old hiking boots (now just causal shoes)
Running Shoes (2 active pairs)
Trail running shoes
Old running shoes (now just causal shoes)
Black work boots
Snowboarding boots
Quad speed skates
Inline roller skates
Vibram FiveFinger shoes
Sidi Vertaba Motorcycle Boots
Oxtar Motorcycle Race Boots
Old pair of GI army boots
Flip-flops

Crower has your internal combustion/stream engine....

Crower six stroke

Oh my head!

I accidently read Peter Gibbons as Peter Griffin. So I read the entire conversation with Seth MacFarlene's voice talking about bread crumps.

I was at first confused and then confoundingly impressed by depth of your post... until I realized it was Gibbons and not Griffin, then everything made sense again.

I too find these extra features to be bloated and annoying.

And since I've disable all scripts from Google's main page (i.e no more autocomplete or instant preview), this latest change by Google doesn't even affect me.

We once "trained" out cat to use the toilet. I use the word trained in quotes because it was really just having the cat to use the litter box in a unique place.

If anyone is interest in how we did it...
We placed a pan in the toilet bowl so it sits in the rim of the toilet (we used those aluminum cooking pans I think) and fill it with cat litter. The can will use the it like it would use a regular litter box. After a while, cat a small hole in the center of the pan. Then over the course of a few weeks, continuingly increase the size of the hole until the pan is basically just a rim (i.e. no more pan). The cat will now use the non-existent litter box that is your toilet. Just don't forget to keep the sit up or the cat can't use the toilet.



This dog vs cat smarter topic reminds me of something I heard as a kid: when was the last time you ever saw a cat pull a sleigh through the snow?

Hopefully they don't run into anything... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI-Wq-e480E

...I heard you like building things out of legos, so we gave you instructions on how you can build something out of legos that will build you something out of legos.

By the power of Grayskull, what a great idea!

Woosh!

http://www.capitalcentury.com/1992.html