Foxconn, Apple’s manufacturer of things you likely own and Chinese despair, was last week’s corporate target on The Daily Show (sorry we missed it until now). It’s funny! But then it alternates between funny and Oh wait, this is true and awful. But then funny again! You need to watch this. More »
As seen from Buzzfeed’s collection of the 100 best placards from Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. There’s 99 more hilarious signs over at Buzzfeed if you want to kill off what’s left of Melbourne Cup afternoon.
Comedy Central’s two-pronged comedic attack on news is finally going HD (1080i, actually) on January 4. Apparently, continually filmed daily shows like these two take longer to upgrade the control room, which is why it took so long – but get ready for some HD satire early next year. [Engadget]
newVideoPlayer("/kramer.flv", 506, 423,""); It’s been interesting watching the CNBC’s bad habits come under fire by the mighty Jon Stewart. Gawker’s got a clip of Cramer as he appears on The Daily Show tonight, where Jim Cramer is quoted talking about manipulating Apple stock.
Discussed within: Asimov’s Laws, Microsoft Word as the downfall of robot rebellion, Astro Boy, robots with hearts of gold, Jon Stewart’s embarrassing film career, and Japan’s decidedly adorable robot culture. Watch after the jump.
newVideoPlayer("/dailyshowBF_gizmodo.flv", 506, 404,""); If you didn’t watch Jon Stewart yesterday, check out his hilarious take on Black Friday, recession, and people’s stupidity fighting for silly things. His purchases: a wobble-headed C-3PO doll and, get ready, the Lego Millennium Falcon*.
