The Awl http://www.theawl.com/ Be Less Stupid Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:00:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 Did Army Use Special Mind Voodoo To Trick Hippie Senators Into Funding War? http://www.theawl.com/2011/02/did-army-use-special-mind-voodoo-to-trick-hippie-senators-into-funding-war http://www.theawl.com/2011/02/did-army-use-special-mind-voodoo-to-trick-hippie-senators-into-funding-war#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:00:30 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2011/02/did-army-use-special-mind-voodoo-to-trick-hippie-senators-into-funding-war I do not even know where to start with this one: "The U.S. Army illegally ordered a team of soldiers specializing in 'psychological operations' to manipulate visiting American senators into providing more troops and funding for the war, Rolling Stone has learned – and when an officer tried to stop the operation, he was railroaded by military investigators."

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]]> I do not even know where to start with this one: "The U.S. Army illegally ordered a team of soldiers specializing in 'psychological operations' to manipulate visiting American senators into providing more troops and funding for the war, Rolling Stone has learned – and when an officer tried to stop the operation, he was railroaded by military investigators."

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According to this truly sketchy website, "if you feel unbalanced and generally worn down lately, it is probably because your biofield has fallen victim to the electromagnetic radiation around you." The answer is the iRenew bracelet, obviously. But one woman did not find that her electromagnetic radiation was dealt with properly by this bracelet! So she is suing the company: "Her attorney is asking that he be allowed to sue on behalf of the hundreds of people who bought the bracelets. He estimated damages at $5 million." Oh no, but I have been wearing it in my underpants!

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According to this truly sketchy website, "if you feel unbalanced and generally worn down lately, it is probably because your biofield has fallen victim to the electromagnetic radiation around you." The answer is the iRenew bracelet, obviously. But one woman did not find that her electromagnetic radiation was dealt with properly by this bracelet! So she is suing the company: "Her attorney is asking that he be allowed to sue on behalf of the hundreds of people who bought the bracelets. He estimated damages at $5 million." Oh no, but I have been wearing it in my underpants!

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2011/02/woman-claims-healing-energy-bracelets-are-ineffective/feed 3 Oh God. It's the Rise of the Photoshop Machines! http://www.theawl.com/2010/03/oh-god-its-the-rise-of-the-photoshop-machines http://www.theawl.com/2010/03/oh-god-its-the-rise-of-the-photoshop-machines#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:00:50 +0000 Choire Sicha http://www.theawl.com/2010/03/oh-god-its-the-rise-of-the-photoshop-machines Nerds everywhere are losing their minds over the sneak peek of the Photoshop "Content-Aware Fill" and SO AM I. Basically all the comments on the demo video are like "WHA?" and "OH NOW I'M OUT OF A JOB THANKS." Just think what this new technology will do to magazine cover models!

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]]> Nerds everywhere are losing their minds over the sneak peek of the Photoshop "Content-Aware Fill" and SO AM I. Basically all the comments on the demo video are like "WHA?" and "OH NOW I'M OUT OF A JOB THANKS." Just think what this new technology will do to magazine cover models!

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2010/03/oh-god-its-the-rise-of-the-photoshop-machines/feed 24 It's A Good Time To Be In The Wizarding Business http://www.theawl.com/2009/09/its-a-good-time-to-be-in-the-wizarding-business http://www.theawl.com/2009/09/its-a-good-time-to-be-in-the-wizarding-business#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:10:08 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2009/09/its-a-good-time-to-be-in-the-wizarding-business Mickey knows where the big money isWhile we're all waiting for those green shoots to fully bloom, there are certain industries in which it is still possible to make a decent living. In Saudi Arabia, for example, there's big bucks in spells:: "Hardly a day passes without a local newspaper reporting the arrest of a sorcerer in the Kingdom, something that is indicative of the widespread meddling in sorcery. It is, however, not just sorcerers who make money – those who treat (or claim to treat) magic and the evil eye are also rolling in dollars."

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]]> Mickey knows where the big money isWhile we're all waiting for those green shoots to fully bloom, there are certain industries in which it is still possible to make a decent living. In Saudi Arabia, for example, there's big bucks in spells:: "Hardly a day passes without a local newspaper reporting the arrest of a sorcerer in the Kingdom, something that is indicative of the widespread meddling in sorcery. It is, however, not just sorcerers who make money – those who treat (or claim to treat) magic and the evil eye are also rolling in dollars."

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Leaving you with this, a gift from the gays.

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Leaving you with this, a gift from the gays.

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