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The fantastic find of the week is Maddox. I've been waiting a long time to comment on SOPA and PIPA because I can't find voices out there that feel the way I do. 

I've written before how ineffectual click activism and sissy-pants revolts are. We have these dumb ass kids on the internet screaming and yelling about what is righteous and true, yet if you actually asked them to sacrifice something would they?

The following quote comes from the movie Fight Club. It still has an impact on me today. There is something very wrong with our modern soiciety. We live the lie as long as we can but sooner or later the seams will begin to crack. Lately I've found that I can do without that new iPhone and iPad. I'm happy to buy cloths at garage sales. I pick up books and actually concentrate on reading a story instead of mindlessly surfing the internet or watching TV.

I thought this was surely from The Onion but after close inspection it's actually a real guy on C-Span. The political satirist Vermin Supreme even has his own wiki. He wears his trademark boot hat and carries a large toothbrush as he participates in real election debates.

May every American have a free pony!

I've just spent most of my day answering calls for tech support even though I'm supposed to be developing web sites. I'm so thankful for "The IT crowd" for giving me the comical relief I need from my sometimes horrible job.

I love the very end of the video:

[Startled Scream]

Then apoligetic, Jen says, "I just won a hundred quid." as she waves her hands.