I don’t like to reblog if I can help it these days, but this is priceless: Mythbusted: The Holy Bible. ;)

Found via thereisnogod and stevieadrestia:

i could of told you that!

If only this was a real episode of Mythbusters!!  Ah well….

ThePhlog: My Favorite Noise Adam Savage Makes On Mythbusters (@donttrythis this is for you!)

Ah, Mythbusters! You are my favorite show on TV! Well, you're tied with Daily Show, but still...

Anyway, so the other night, Siskita and I were watching a recent episode of Mythbusters and I realized how much I really appreciate co-host Adam Savage's enthusiasm for the myths. It's probably what I identify with most about the show, frankly, so I decided to record this minute-long audio clip in honor of Adam Savage, fellow knowledge-geek:

Originally recorded: 11.48pm EDT, 28 May 2009 - New York, NY



http://boos.audioboo.fm/attachments/101860/Recording.mp3

Sorry we didn't go anywhere for this episode of ThePhlog, but I still thought it was worth sharing.

Mythbusters Censored by Credit Card Companies

The above screencap comes from an Engadget.com post which you can find here: http://www.engadget.com/…company-l/ and it reports on Mythbusters co-host Adam Savage's admission that the Discovery Channel caved under pressure from the credit card companies not to air an episode profiling the extreme hackability of RFID chips that are now appearing in credit cards.

The story originally comes from a video posted on Wired.com here: http://blog.wired.com/…ch-my.html which was previously posted on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-St_ltH90Oc, which you can watch to the left.

So, now the truth is effectively been banned. This kind of thing pisses me off to no end--as the Engadget post points out, rather than spend money on finding a more secure solution to RFID's problems, these companies would rather spend money on lawyers to stop people from talking about RFID's problems.

In other words, rather than keeping our money safe, they'd rather be able to advertise the latest bell and whistle to get more customers.

This is why I don't have a credit card. This is why I wish I could function without a bank account--because banks aren't keeping my money secure. Remember that company that made a bunch of electronic balloting machines that were super easy to hack? They used to be called "Diebold" and guess what other kind of machine they make: Automated Teller Machines. Yep, the company that couldn't prove they could count our votes we're trusting to count our money.

Meanwhile, banks think RFID is the wave of the future. However, it's anything but. While the credit card companies won't let Discovery Channel show that Mythbusters episode (or let them even MAKE the episode), Engadget.com previously posted a video that details how easy it is to hack RFID. I reposted it here: http://thepete.com/…vulnerable

I'm all for technology (DUH!), but anyone who thinks that technology can be trusted not to fail hasn't used technology enough to know what they're talking about.

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UPDATE 20080905: I just came across a CNET article reporting on how Savage had to clarify what he meant when speaking at the convention. It seems that the real story is convoluted and bizarre but that generally what he said was accurate--aside from the fact that it wasn't Discovery Channel who shelved the episode idea, but the show's production company.

Either way, it still sounds like lawyers got involved and freaked producers out a bit--not that I blame them.

Kari Byron Pics and More!

UPDATE 9/24/5 8:34pm:Mice posted in the comments below that he has moved his Kari pics to Flickr--check 'em out here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/miceland/sets/1010424/

UPDATE 5/09/5 8:27pm:Mice posted in the comments below that he has moved to a new blog tool so his links have changed to these:
http://miceland.com/index.php/weblog/kari_byron_is_hot/
http://miceland.com/index.php/weblog/kari_byron_captures/
http://miceland.com/index.php/weblog/more_kari_byron_screen_captures/

Please ignore the link(s) to Mice's Kari Byron pics below. THANKS!

UPDATE 2/22/5 8:27pm: Stupid me, the best way to check out more about Kari Byron, check out her website here. Man, I can't believe I overlooked her actual site... she doesn't have any pics there, but still, check her art out--it's pretty trippy and cool. She says it will be updated with new content later this month. Anyway, on with the entry...

Mice, over at Miceland.com has posted screen caps of Kari Byron from her appearances on Mythbusters. FINALLY, someone has taken the time to put some images of this beautiful woman on the Web! I would have done it if only I had the time. I need to record the next Myth Busters marathon--I keep missing them. Still no pics of Kari in that plaid skirt unfortunately.

Oh and if you're like me, you're interested in doing more than just staring at beautiful women, you want to learn more about them, too. You can check out my last post mentioning Kari for more links and you can also see some of Kari's art on display in a gallery in San Francsisco over at FecalFace.com. I hope to do a full-fledged "TheBeauty" feature on Kari if I can find enough good pictures of her. Anyone want to do some caps for me? I'll link back to ya!