Check out iPod's Dirty Secret by the Neistat Brothers. Apparently the iPod's unreplaceable battery last only 18 months and Apple does not offer a new one. Yikes!

Every religion has it's cults. I know peole who have been involved in the Worldwide Church of God (for one), mentioned in that previous link. It was pretty crazy. I'm not sure how anyone can live by all those whacky rules.

Some take things way too far. Like Jonestown.

I can't believe that this happened almost 25 years ago. I was only 9 when Rev Jim Jones had his followers drink his poisoned koolaid, but remember the Jonestown tragedy like it was yesterday. The photos in Time Magazine and the video from the site on the news has been burned into my brain ever since. So tragic. Especially the children. More than 900 people. Talk about collective insanity.

Killer cults seem to be a recurring theme in western society. Every few years there are people willing to give up the ghost at the behest of some crazy guru for the promise of a better life on 'the other side'. It must be our empty, materialistic values driving people to look for 'deeper meaning'. Too bad some of us find it with whackos.

KIROTV.com - Green River Murders - History-Making Day In Green River Murders Case
I'm watching now. Hideous. This guy is owning up to 48 of the Green River killings. The court is reading a statement from him. I'm the ghoulish person I know, but even I find this disturbing. This man is a monster, but as with most serial killers you wouldn't give him a second look when passing him in the street.

I've never heard someone say guilty so many times in my life.

Here's his statement.

Thanks to Paulie for the heads up on these events.