Old Jaanix Posts

See how your lawmakers vote.

I made the mistake of IMing my buddy Squid, and...err...apparently I'm going to be on the Squid's Redoubt talkcast Sunday night. (The man is persuasive. I grant you, it consisted of "Hey, you wanna be on the show Sunday night?" more...

the most bizarre experiments of all time — the kind that are mind-twistingly, jaw-droppingly strange

An unmanned yacht found drifting off the north Queensland coast had computers running and even food on a table ready to eat - but no crew, puzzled emergency services say.

Yes, it could have been a real horror. Only, the device could not have detonated. Not under any circumstances. You see, the terrorist wannabe clown who built it left out a crucial element: an oxidiser. The device was pure pre-teen more...

If dad goes for a walk with his daughter and holds her hand, apparently Virginia Department of Health officials wants you to pick up the phone and destroy his life by reporting him as a possible sexual abuser. I would’ve more...

Have you ever noticed that smart, interesting people have weird technical hangups? Often, they take a good idea to its logical conclusion in such a manner that it dominates their lives. For instance:

Every once in a while you'll stumble upon a forum or an online community that is so specific, so insane, so completely ridiculous that you are forced to conclude that you have reached the end of the Internet.