Juan Kerry para Presidente!

I can't stop watching this video! It's hypnotizing..A video for the electronic group Futureshock "late at night". I guess in Japan, everyone knows how to breakdance..seriously one of the coolest videos ever! Takes a while, but it will download..watch old japanese people pop and lock..so cool. Watch it: http://www.ne-o.co.uk/fshock....

Thanks to the Mantis for sending me this article that makes me confident that there is still hope for Couch monkeys like myself..

[b]Gene blocking turns monkeys into workaholics[/b] Wednesday, August 11, 2004 Posted: 6:57 PM EDT

Monkeys, like humans, "normally slack off initially in working toward a distant goal," says Barry Richmond of the National Institute of Mental Health. 
       
WASHINGTON (Reuters) --

Procrastinating monkeys were turned into workaholics using a gene treatment to block a key brain compound, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.

Blocking cells from receiving dopamine made the monkeys work harder at a task -- and they were better at it, too, the U.S. government researchers found.

Dr. Barry Richmond and colleagues at the National Institute of Mental Health used a new genetic technique to block the D2 gene.

"The gene makes a receptor for a key brain messenger chemical, dopamine," Richmond said in a statement. Dopamine is a message carrying chemical associated with rewards, movement and a variety of other important functions.

"The gene knockdown triggered a remarkable transformation in the simian work ethic. Like many of us, monkeys normally slack off initially in working toward a distant goal," he added.

For their study, Richmond and colleague used seven rhesus monkeys. They had to push a lever in response to visual cues on a projection screen, and got a drop of water as a reward.

"They work more efficiently -- make fewer errors -- as they get closer to being rewarded. But without the dopamine receptor, they consistently stayed on-task and made few errors, because they could no longer learn to use visual cues to predict how their work was going to get them a reward."

Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Richmond and colleagues said they were trying to figure out how D2 is involved in a type of learning.

Humans and monkeys both use this learning, which involves looking at how much work there is, visually, and deciding how long it will take to complete it.

Monkeys and humans both tend to wait until the last possible minute to finish up the work, and become very adept at estimating how long they have.

Molecular geneticist Edward Ginns created a DNA antisense agent that tricked brain cells into turning off their D2 receptors -- which are molecular doorways used by dopamine to get into cells.

Antisense involves making a kind of mirror image molecule that looks like a strand of DNA and works to block a gene's action.

Although some employers might take a distinct interest in the work, the NIMH team said they are hoping to understand mental illness.

"In this case, it's worth noting that the ability to associate work with reward is disturbed in mental disorders, including schizophrenia, mood disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder, so our finding
of the pivotal role played by this gene and circuit may be of clinical interest," Richmond said.

"For example, people who are depressed often feel nothing is worth the work. People with obsessive-compulsive disorder work incessantly; even when they get rewarded they feel they must repeat the task. In mania, people will work feverishly for rewards that aren't worth the trouble to most of us."

Speaking of Bush, here is Will Ferrell doing his thing as George at the ranch..best part is he is afraid of the horse!! This guy is a comedic genius..(thanks to Ted for sending me this one...)

Bush Jr. used to party. No big news there. Watch this clip of George at a wedding talking shit to a camera. He doesn't seem [i]that[/i] drunk, but that's because I'm convinced he's rocking the Bolivian marching powder for sure..watch at the end of the clip when he takes down a mixed drink like a wounded Iraqi civilian!! booyah!! Thats our drunk cokefaced president!!! http://media.ebaumsworld.com/... evil: :twisted:

From The creators of Southpark, a new movie coming to theaters near you called Team America. Watch the trailer, and imagine how ridiculous it will be.. It looks really good..see if you can spot Michael Moore stuffing his face!http://www.apple.com/trailers...

My car is such a burden. Whether it's being towed, crashed into, peed on, or stolen, it's just such a fucking weight on my shoulders. Sure it's nice to have a ride, and it's nice to have options when you wake up late for work and get into the car and drive in, but it can be such a pain. Like today. The other day I parked it in front of a house/office in my neighborhood. It was half a foot in front of a non-active driveway. The driveway couldn't even fit a car in it, so I figured it was fine. And I went to go move it this morning and it's gone. I called the stupid bastard who lives in the building it was in front of, but no answer. I called the tow lot, they don't have it either. I'm afraid to talk to the guy because he's a hypnotist (judging by the stupid sign in front of his shitty house) and he might turn me into some kind of zombie man. Well he better answer when I call him next. Or else I''ll call him 57 times a day. Good luck trying to hypnotize people when I'm blowing your phones up, dick head. What a way to start a Friday!! I have to try to not let this get me down, the weekend is too much fun to be in a slump..I just hope it didn't get stolen!! Well, Any suggestions?

This my friends, is the Bionic Dolphin.  It's a dolphin shaped submarine you sit in like a fighter jet, and it's so fucking boss it should have its own theme song. It can go 30 mph on the water, and 15 submerged. And it catches air!! Check the site out here, and see the awesome pics of this sucker in action...Coming soon, a 2 seater version!!