Ryan Cleary

Now it all makes sense…

This may not be a popular opinion, but the officer should be charged with 2 counts of 1st degree murder. I would say it was intentional since he decided to drive like that thinking he was protected by his badge. It is Ass Hats like this that make the good cops look bad. There should be no leniency because he wears a badge.

Link to video on ebaumsworld.com

Officer was driving 94 mph down a road not responding to a call without his siren, flashing lights, or even his headlights on when he crashed into a car, killing both of the teenage passengers. The cop is now on paid leave.

One of Whitney’s friends put this as their Facebook status today… HA!

Dear Angel of Death, You took my favorite singer Michael Jackson, my favorite actor Patrick Swayze, my favorite actress Farrah Fawcet, You even took my favorite infomercial guy Billy Mays. I am writing you this letter to let you know that my favorite president is Barack Obama. Thanks, Wes

There’s something about this song… I can’t figure out what it is, but I love it.

Surely Not…

A friend of mine posted this on facebook today. I thought i should share it with all of you.

This is a bunch of crap… Keep drinking the Kool-Aid guys!

Via Gizmodo

I’ll admit that I got a slight chuckle out of this particular memo sent to AT&T employees today. It explains that the company has in fact filed a lawsuit against Verizon for the rather hilarious "There’s a Map for That" ad campaign and proceeds to instruct employees to use any inquiries as a chance to talk about AT&T’s great qualities:

Channels: COR, DMDR, LD, and NR Internal
Roles: Reps & Above
Markets: All
Contact: Your Manager

AT&T filed a lawsuit on November 4, 2009 against Verizon’s "There’s a Map for That" advertising campaign. Independent research shows that the maps in the advertisements mislead consumers into believing that we do not offer any wireless service in the vast majority of the country. In fact, AT&T’s 2.5G EDGE network covers 1.75 million square miles of the United States, reaching some 296 million people, roughly the same number reached by Verizon’s network. This network supports popular services like e-mail, surfing the Web, texting, and voice calling, including the activities shown in the Verizon TV advertisements. In addition, our 3G service, the nation’s fastest, is available in more than 9,400 cities and towns.

We filed the lawsuit in Federal District Court in Atlanta and asked that Verizon be prohibited from misleading consumers regarding the scope of our wireless network.

How should I respond to customers who ask about the lawsuit?

While we cannot speculate on the complaint filed, it is a great opportunity to remind customers of AT&T’s many advantages that over 81 million customers enjoy, including:

* Best Network
* The best coverage worldwide (More Bars in More PlacesTM).
* The nation’s fastest 3G network and the only national 3G carrier providing simultaneous voice and data usage.
* The most devices that work in the most places including Japan and South Korea (3G 2100 MHz device required).
* The nation’s largest wireless and wireline broadband provider.
* The nation’s largest company-owned and operated WiFi network with more than 20,000 hotspots, including Starbucks, McDonald’s and Barnes and Noble, as well as access to over 120,000 hotspots around the world.
* The leading provider of local and long distance voice services.

Greatest Value – The fairest value with Rollover® allowing customers to keep their unused minutes month to month.
Best Products – The most innovative exclusive devices such as the iPhoneTM 3GS.
Most Convenient Services
* The most customer friendly free self-service tools with *Services for checking usage, paying bills, and adding features.
* The most convenient and cost-effective way for customers to manage their accounts with Combined Billing for wireless and wireline products.
* Industry leading 30-day satisfaction guarantee.

As always, if you have an inquiry from the media, please refer them to your local media relations team member.

I guess that if you’ve made a mockery of the court system with a ridiculous lawsuit, then you might as well use the attention for a bit of spin.

Now this is what I have been waiting for… I think this is why Apple has been keeping the Apple TV alive.

Apple Wants iTunes to Replace Your Cable Box for 30 Bucks a Month

Apple’s apparently pitching to networks a subscription plan that would deliver all your TV shows through iTunes for $30 a month, with the goal of launching it next year.

But don’t hold your breath on it happening yet: Peter Kafka has "yet to hear of a single programmer that has made a firm commitment." As he points out, while networks are constantly looking for new revenue, like those asshole aliens in Independence Day moving from world to world consuming every natural resource, they’re nervous about the idea for a lot of reasons.

A lot of it has to do with the icky, sticky relationships between networks and cable operators, where everybody’s worried about losing out as people start to watch more and more TV content online, not in their living room—where streaming video eats up bandwidth, and advertising revenues aren’t nearly as rich (which is why Hulu wants to figure out new ways to get you to pay).

While these little complications might slow the process down, the exodus is inevitable. There’s no stopping this. The internet is the new cable: Netflix, Hulu, BitTorrent. Apple might not get to launch it in a few months, but it will happen. Just give it time. The actually crazy part, if you ask me, is that the Apple TV might even live up to its name. [Hulu]

This is a little out there, but for those of you getting ripped off by AT&T, you can get them back. This light work off of power provided by your phone line. This power originates from their equipment via their power meters. If I had money, I would buy everyone in my neighborhood one. One light doesn’t draw that much power but just think what a whole neighborhood could do…

Via Gizmodo

Telephone Company Ripping You Off? Get Revenge With This Lamp

Somehow it doesn’t seem like landline providers would be happy about people using the tiny bit of electricity coming through phone-jacks to power lamps, but this thing is so kitschy looking that it’d be hard to resist. Plus it’s cheeeeeeap.

Less than five bucks for an 8-LED lamp that won’t even be a blip on your electricity bill? Why not grab one, especially if it somehow pisses off your teleco? [Uxsight via OhGizmo! via Wired]