That is the important question posed at Tech Republic. The Borg Queen single-handedly diminished the Borg from a personification of everyone’s secret fear of the dehumanizing power of technology and conformity run amok into two-bit techno-zombie henchmen of everyone’s un-fondly remembered codependent ex-girlfriend. (It’s worth noting that in First Contact, the Borg assimilate you vampire-bite style, rather than through the slow, tortuous process seen in “The Best of Both Worlds.”

Some Disney watchers said park-goers said people smuggling in the cremated remains of their loved ones and then sprinkling ashes on rides has been going on for a while. They said it started at the haunted mansion, but now the “Pirates of the Caribbean” ride is growing in popularity. Al Lutz, who runs Miceage.com, told KABC that it is not unusual for people to scatter a loved one’s remains at

online, and [redacted; not to be bruited far and wide on the intartubes!] this is what I found. She was a lot of fun, and a very nice girl in a polymorphously perverse way, and I’m sorry for her troubles. I hope she’s all right, and if she’s staying away from drinking whole bottles of sweet vermouth straight up, I’m sure that’s a good start. But I’m serious about my

Surprise: Goodbye, Mr. Bush The Republican will to power remains ferocious. It will take a dauntless Democratic leader to win back the White House and restore dignity to the Constitution. Editor’s note: Sidney Blumenthal is joining the Hillary Clinton campaign as a senior advisor, and this is his last column for Salon. By Sidney Blumenthal Edwards to walk picket line The Edwards campaign confirms that he’ll be walking the Writers

Notorious MILF: For some reason, Breitbart has this labelled as Second Woman Found Dead In Home Layered With Animal Feces, but unfortunately the clip doesn’t tell us anything about the dead people. Warning: Graphic Pot-Bellied Pig abuse Related: Cops Crack Down on Hallucinogenic Toad Licking Trend Bitch, Bitch, Bitch

From ESPN: Baseball superstar Barry Bonds was charged Thursday with perjury and obstruction of justice for allegedly lying when he said he did not use performance-enhancing drugs. The indictment, unsealed Thursday by federal prosecutors in San Francisco, is the culmination of a four-year federal probe into whether he lied under oath to a grand jury investigating steroid use by elite athletes. The indictment comes three months after the 43-year-old Bonds,

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And you can have an exciting life, just like Blog Personality Dan Collins! I want to ask you a really personal question, so don’t feel compelled to answer. All right? Well, here goes: What’s your favorite thing about me? Please try to be brief. November 15th 2007 No one has answered yet Do you have to do some Christmas shopping for anyone really Celty and earthy and maybe a little

Heh, heh, heh! Lyrics to the Hole song “Olympia” beneath the fold.

Well, shit. After Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue and his ilk prayed for rain Tuesday to end the state’s drought, the Atlanta region was drenched through Wednesday night. How many tears did God pour out? According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, overnight rainfall totals were .14 inches at one airport, .21 inches at another airport and .28 inches at an air base. It’s still unclear whether Jesus blesses other things besides airports