The Linkage for Dec. 16th

Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from Dec. 9th to Dec. 16th:

Prenatal tweets brings freakiness to a whole new level
Tags: technology parenting twitter
Yes, now you can be notified when an unborn child stirs in the womb of a person you’ll never meet. It’s kind of neat I guess for friends and family, but kind of voyeuristic for the rest of the world. Even if I had the time and resources to create a device like this guy did, there’s no way my wife would agree to wear it. Nor would I want her to.

Couple served with repossession notice via Facebook
Tags: law facebook australia
You can’t run from creditors. Especially if you’re on Facebook.

Man uses pizza in self-defense
Tags: crime funny florida
I wonder how the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles would feel about this. Would they be happy for the delivery guy and his quick wits, or would they simply mourn the loss of a heroic pizza?

Bush dodges something new at press conference
Tags: iraq presidents government
Apparently freedom of the press has really caught on in Iraq. Right or wrong, there are certain visual images that stick in a president’s legacy – Bush #1 throwing up at that Japanese dinner, Clinton’s deposition tape. I think Bush #2 just found his eternal moment.

Scientists baffled by mysterious acorn shortage
Tags: weird nature
First all the bees started disappearing, now this… Is Davros’ master plan really coming to fruition?

Video: Champlain Valley Fair
Tags: video funny vermont
One of the Woot staffers shares the excitement of a weekend at a county fair in Vermont. Watch out for Batman in a truck!

Leno’s new deal another blow for scripted television
Tags: television nbc
First there were games show. Then the glut of reality shows. Now NBC’s recently announced plan to move Jay Leno into an hour-long primetime slot five days a week means there’s even less space on network television for scripted shows to fight over. Has cable finally managed to break the free broadcast network model?

Astros remind folks that they still exist
Tags: baseball astros
Amid speculation that the Astros are more interested in dumping payroll than fielding a contender next season, GM Ed Wade made his big splash at the winter GM meetings – telling people that the organization might actually do something at some point in the future. Maybe they’ll clone Mike Hampton or Rocky Childress.

Freak snowblower mishap shelves Sakic
Tags: hockey avalanche
Hmm, I think they needed an explanation has to how exactly one breaks three fingers while operating a snowblower. Is the end of the line for Avs’ captain Joe Sakic?

Black hole confirmed at center of the Milky Way
Tags: space science
German astronomers have concluded that there is indeed a giant black hole at the center of our galaxy. This comes a great relief to me personally, as it guarantees that humanity will never have to suffer the pain of actually living through the events of Star Trek V.

Japan’s new PM repeatedly puts foot in mouth
Tags: politics funny japan
First it was Shrub spitting out nonsensical statements. Then Sarkozy and Berlusconi opened their mouths. Gordon Brown has demonstrated a wee bit of idiocy too. Now it appears that Japan has caught up with the western world in terms of having leaders that don’t think before they speak.

The infamous Billy Ripken ’89 Fleer card
Tags: baseball funny orioles
I’ve heard this story before, most notably from Ripken himself on his weekend XM show, but it’s still one that never gets old. Warning: the link does contain an image with a visible profanity, but that’s kinda the whole point.

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