Japan gets 61 Mbps, Korea gets 45.6 Mbps, Canada gets 7.6 Mbps...and the US gets 4.8 Mbps?

Yes, apparently, the "most powerful country on the planet", the "only Superpower", gets even less average broadband bandwidth than Canada does, according to ITIF. That is disgusting. I wish somebody would explain why we offer such inferior services in this country, at higher prices, than other places. It is time we stop believing that paying more for everything means we are getting better quality. It simply is not true and people need to stop believing that propoganda.

The following is quoted from http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060913-7731.html:

In Japan, symmetrical 100Mbps connections are available for less than $35 per month, while residents of South Korea can get similarly speedy fiber optic connections for around $32. Those speeds are unheard of for consumer broadband in the US, and prices for much slower hookups are significantly higher—Comcast charges $69 for 10Mbps/768Kbps service where I live, by way of example.

I do not know for sure, but I am willing to bet that we will find similar situations when we delve into issues where we routinely believe that paying more for less means we have the highest quality on the planet. I really wonder if we will find out the dark secret in health care that paying more per capita than any other nation on the planet actually does not have us at the top in quality either.

The Lie Of The Century

Make sure you have about 20 minutes available for this...

30 minutes of 80's cartoon Openings

Just like it says... 30 minutes of the intro segments from cartoons of the 1980s. Interesting to sit through at least once.

Taja Sevelle - Love Is Contagious

Maybe this one is a little strange for me, but I have liked it for a long time. I even exchanged a few emails with her once upon a time.

Killing Joke - Eighties

Another brilliant track that is mostly forgotten (at least it seems that way).

Candi - Dancing Under A Latin Moon

Another great lost treasure that too few seem to remember or appreciate properly. One of my all time favorites.

Regina - "Baby Love"

Remember this one? It is another one that seems to be a lost treasure.

Bananarama - The Wild Life

Best Banarama song ever. Too bad it is almost impossible to find and (apparently) few do actually remember it.

Skee-Lo - I Wish

Brilliant stuff. This is one of the best songs ever and the video is fun as well.

A Little Fishy - USA Network Horror Short Film

I saw this once, in between movies on USA Network on some random night. I have no memory of what the movies were, but this came without any introduction or fanfare. Since then, some 15-16 years ago or so, I have not seen it until I finally found it on YouTube. Enjoy!

Zombie Kid Likes Turtles

You may think I am trying to make fun of this kid, which is what I think the YouTube poster was trying to do. I'm actually in praise of him, though.

We need more people doing this kind of thing on TV. The whole thing is a charade and needs to be brought down. He seized this opportunity to mention something that is important to him. He didn't waste time playing the news jockey's game and got better bang out of those few seconds than they wanted him to. I hope he continues to do his own thing and not "play the game" the way they want it played.

Battle at Kruger

Amazing true life footage here...

Bill Murray Broadcasts Cub game Part 1

I did not get to see this originally, but I had heard about it. Bill Murray was filling in for Harry Caray as the play-by-play commentator.

"Chocolate Rain"

A catchy song that is, apparently, becoming a phenomenon.

Pinball Number Count

Awww yeah!

Seven Souls

By Material

Xymox - Obsession

They made another great one as well, which is on the same album (I think).

Xymox - Imagination

One of the best songs of all time.

Our corrupt food system reveals itself once again...

The Associated Press
Sunday, July 22, 2007; 12:31 AM

WASHINGTON -- A Georgia meat processor on Saturday expanded its recall of canned meat products that may be connected to a botulism outbreak.

Castleberry's Food Co. of Augusta recalled more than 80 types of canned chili, beef stew, corned beef hash and other meat products in addition to the 10 brands it had recalled Thursday...

Here is the full article...