lost in boredom

Our place in space

2007-10-14T22:22:00.001-04:00

At some point, most people have wondered if we are alone in the universe. It doesn't make you some crackpot conspiracy theorist to wonder this. Its a perfectly logical question to ask I assure you. Of course there is no way I plan on tackling such a question here. However there is another aspect I want to look at, and it most certainly won't be a popular one.

Lets pretend for a moment, just pretend that a ship really did crash in New Mexico back in the 40's and the government did recover bodies and any other theory you can come up with. Lets say that it is a huge government conspiracy. Why? What reason would they have to cover something like this up? I'll tell you, mass panic.

Every religious zealot known to man would be all over this like white on rice. Using it to their own means. Whether that means something like the Heavens Gate people, or something more along the lines of a greedy televangelist. To something much worse. It will shake some people's faith while opening the eye's of others. You just can't trust or guarantee what people will do. So I think if there is such a conspiracy, that's why they'll leave it at that.

"Your salvation just a few dollars away!"

Now of course that doesn't apply for everyone. It just seems the only people of influence or notoriety seem to be the nut jobs. I mean we've all seen some weird warning labels on products before. Like on a radiator "caution hot", those are there for a reason. Mainly that someone has done something stupid. Same type of thing applies here.

I read this article is what sparked my little rant about this. Not that I believe it necessarily myself, but it got me thinking.

When Pet Owners Go Too Far

2007-10-14T00:32:00.001-04:00

Most of these pet owners should sent to the salt mines for intensive hard labor for what they've done to these animals.

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read part 2 of the story | digg part 2 of the story

Lost

2007-10-09T22:59:00.000-04:00

Alright, so I've been lost from here for a while now. I really should make more posts. Of course I'm under no obligation to do so. I just think that as long as I have this space here, maybe I should do something with it.
I did find a picture of my dream fridge though,

Yeah, I got to get me one of those.

Until then, here stay busy with this

Canadian rednecks chase BMW

2007-08-17T20:56:00.000-04:00

Funniest thing I've seen in a while.
Now as much as people love to say something about violent gun-toting Americans, lets see how the Canadians handle this.

Now here we have violent road raging Canadian rednecks, and the gun-toting Canadian BMW driver. Seems issues like these aren't just an American problem after all.

Gravity Wave

2007-08-11T23:21:00.000-04:00

This is a time lapse of a natural phenomena called a gravity wave.
I had nothing better to post today, thought this was pretty neat.

The animation show

2007-08-09T19:06:00.000-04:00

Love me some Don Hertzfeldt

Common Sense.

2007-08-08T23:55:00.000-04:00

This was sent to me, I've seen it on the web before. So, I take no credit for it at all. However, I do believe now more than ever, this rings true.

My parents told me about Mr. Common Sense early in my
life and told me I would do well to call on him when
making decisions. It seems he was always around in my
early years but less and less as time passed by. Today
I read his obituary. Please join me in a moment of
silence in remembrance, for Common Sense had served us
all so well for so many generations.

Obituary
Common Sense

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend,
Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No
one knows for sure how old he was since his birth
records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.
He will be remembered as having cultivated such
valuable lessons as knowing when to come in out of the
rain, why the early bird gets the worm, life isn't
always fair, and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies
(don't spend more than you earn) and reliable
parenting strategies (adults, not children are in
charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well
intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in
place. Reports of a six-year-old boy charged with
sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens
suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch;
and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly
student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked
teachers for doing the job they themselves failed to
do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined
even further when schools were required to get
parental consent to administer Aspirin, sun lotion or
a Bandaid to a student, but could not inform the
parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to
have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten
Commandments became contraband; churches became
businesses; and criminals received better treatment
than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when
you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your
own home and the burglar can sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a
woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee
was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was
promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents,
Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter,
Responsibility; and his son, Reason. He is survived by
three stepbrothers; I Know my Rights, Someone Else is
to Blame, and I'm a Victim.

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized
he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on.
If not, join the majority and do nothing.

Author unknown

Youtube down?!

2007-08-06T00:27:00.000-04:00

Occasionally I check out digg.com. If you've never heard of it, its whats called a social news site. Its all user submitted stories. If that tells you nothing read the about page.
So, all the stories/articles on digg are submitted by your average person. Right now, youtube.com is down. Could be down for maintenance, whatever. Either way people have submitted the story that youtube is down at least 4 times in the past 3 hours. My question is, how bored are people that they feel the need to submit a story on the site being down. I mean come on people, do something else with your life. Lord knows there are thousands of other sites on the net. Or god forbid, you do something else with your time like go outside. Or spend time with your family.

Its that time again

2007-08-01T19:05:00.000-04:00

I seem to post as regularly as a leap year...
So, I been busy working on my bike. I'm telling you there is nothing like going for a ride to clear out the cobwebs from your head and make you forget about life for a while. I highly recommend it for those that have the means. I'm sure we all have enough things that happen in our daily lives that we all need to unwind from.

Of course since this is my little slice of the net, I'm going to rant for a brief second about someone I work with. Yes for lack of a better term, she completely defines the word bitch.

My apologies your majesty

She's one of those people of whom the world owes everything to. At least that's how she sees it. There are certain tasks that she will refuse to do, (minds out of the gutter, I'm referring to reasonable requests in the work place) because and I quote "I've paid my dues". Without going into too much detail, they're tasks that no one likes doing, but everyone has to do them. I will say this, this person is in no position of authority over anyone to make any such claim.
So to you, oh queen bitch, fuck you.

Now for some light reading, we all knew that soda isn't good for you, but damn.
(granted from the look of the website, it may just be blown out of proportion, propaganda type crap)

Now go do something worthwhile.

Internet Piracy

2007-07-07T12:15:00.000-04:00

I'm shocked more and more at the speed at which things end up on the internet. Before you roll your eye's this isn't a post for or against internet piracy. I really couldn't care less either way. I'm just impressed at how quickly its done. Even before movies hit the theaters some of them are ending up on the internet. Before CD's are released, guess what? You guessed it, on the internet. If only someone ran the department of motor vehicles as efficient.

Pairs Hilton in Jail again

2007-06-10T11:14:00.000-04:00

I have renewed faith in the justice system now that Paris Hilton is back in jail. I still think it needs a lot of work. At least now there is a glimmer of hope.

101 Greatest George Carlin Quotes

2007-05-12T21:13:00.001-04:00

The man who thinks “life is worth losing” turns 70 today. Here are 101 of his greatest quotes.

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The Most Dangerous Roller Blades Ever (PIC)

2007-04-23T08:12:00.001-04:00

When the day comes, if you don't have the cojones for bushido we recommend the Booster Blades for a respectable self-offing.

::Note::The person who submitted the story came up with the title. I personally don't see how dangerous they are. Awkward yes, dangerous, I don't know.

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One more time....

2007-04-12T00:41:00.000-04:00

A black guy, a white guy, and a mexican guy were eyeing a hot chick from across a bar.

She notices them looking at her, so she walks up to them.

She says, " I want a man that's smart. Use the words LIVER and CHEESE in one sentence. "

The black guy goes " I love to eat liver and cheese. "

The white guy goes " I like to cook liver and cheese. "

The Mexican guy goes up to the girl and tells the guys " liver alone, cheese mine!!"

May not be politically correct, but damn its funny.

Thats not my job.

2007-04-11T22:40:00.000-04:00

That is my favorite line to hear ever in a work place. I love hearing people tell me that, "That's not my job!". God forbid that someone does something outside of their job description to help someone else out for a change. Granted, there are exceptions in every rule. If you have no idea how to do the job, or if its become more of an expected habit than just helping someone out. That can be somewhat understandable. However to just let something sit, just because you don't think its your job. That to me is inexcusable.

Yes, in case you haven't noticed, I found something to rant and complain about again.

If you work for a company, and a representative of said company asks you to do something that is not unreasonable, then for Christs sake, do it. You are PAID to work for the company, not sit on your ass and look stupid. Yes there are people who can't help but look stupid anyway, but that is besides the point.

This is why I should just be ruler of the world. So help me, I'd make the slugs of the world pay dearly.

The streets will run red with the blood of the non-believers

Well one can dream can't he? Yeah, the thoughts keep me warm at night, just as long as the voices in my head don't interfere.

Okay, so I'm done ranting. Here's something to kill some more time, and entertain you.

Desktop Tower Defence

Yes time will get away from you playing this little game.
Enjoy.

Ever wondered what time you should leave for a long road trip?

2007-04-07T00:55:00.001-04:00

Trippish is a free service that gives you driving directions with weather forecasts along the route. Trippish not only tells you what the weather is likely to be during your drive, but also allows you to determine the best time to leave based on current forecasts.

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Comcast Cuts Off Bandwidth Hogs

2007-04-05T20:55:00.001-04:00

Customers across the country have been contacted by the telecom giant with a warning to curb excessive bandwidth consumption or risk a one-year service termination. Comcast, however, is refusing to reveal how much bandwidth use is allowed, making it impossible for customers to know if they are in danger of violating Comcast's limit.

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The third dimension

2007-03-06T15:02:00.000-05:00

McMissile Mom Gets Probation

2007-02-24T01:35:00.000-05:00

This story is the biggest load of crap I've ever seen. It pisses me off in so many ways.
A little background in brief. Mother of three in rush hour traffic, she gets cut off by a car, pulls up next to the car in the breakdown lane, and launches a cup full of ice at the other car. The cup flies into the car and goes all over the occupants. The state law defines anything launched (or thrown into a moving or occupied vehicle as a missile.) The MINIMUM sentence for this charge is a felony conviction and 2 years in jail. Which in a jury trial she was convicted and given the minimum.

Don't get me wrong, I myself have been the victim of having a little road rage, and would love to do this to someone who pissed me off. However, I do also know two wrongs don't make a right.

So, then the media gets wind of the story. They play it up to be some huge sob story about how she is alone raising her three kids, and the father is off fighting the war in Iraq on his third tour. I have a lot of respect for single mothers (even though she's not single, at the moment she's raising her kids as if she were) and I have even more respect for her husband who is fighting for our county. What I don't like is the fact they are using these issues to play it up and act like the state is a monster for convicting her. The fact that she has three kids, and her husband is in Iraq should have NO BEARING ON THIS WHAT SO EVER. If nothing else they should have put MORE time over her head because she did this in the company of her children. That teaches them poor values, and will turn them into screwed up adults with no sense of decency or morals.

So now due to all the "poor me" whining and bitching, with help from the media of course. She gets her sentence reduced to probation. The story didn't say if she still gets a felony charge on her record, at least I didn't see it if it did. For the love of god I certainly hope they at least did that.

This is just another one of my hot buttons. Someone does something wrong, and whines and bitches about it, and gets let off the hook. Not to mention it hits an even bigger hot button of mine about her kids. Now this teaches them if you get in trouble, bitch about how hard your life is, and you can get off the hook. Its bad enough that people take little to no responsibility for their children this day and age as it is. I do sincerely applaud parents who take the time out to spank their children when they misbehave. Maybe we wouldn't have so many screwed up adults in this world if they were taught that there are consequences for their actions.

ABC 7 News - McMissile Mom Gets Probation

Sick Notes

2007-02-21T23:44:00.000-05:00

Okay, so I said I was done. However a link to this site was sent to me, and I just had to share it. It by far shows that we really need to be spending more money on education in America.
Sick Notes

Winter hit hard, and something fun.

2007-02-21T22:39:00.000-05:00

Since its been a while since the last post of the annoying crying baby, a lot has happened. Our mild winter here on the east coast has gone away and the real winter has rolled in with a fury. Some places in upstate New York had gotten 10+ feet of snow, and the suburbs of DC got a few inches of ice and nothing but ice. Global warming who? I may be in the minority on this, but I do love the snow. When I was a kid I loved it due to getting out of school for the day. After all, which kid did not love a snow day? Now though, if it snows, I still have to go to work. Just something cool about the snow. I can't explain it.

Short on time this evening so, here's something fun for you. Watch TV shows on your PC.

Enjoy

Crying baby

2007-01-30T01:00:00.000-05:00

So there I am sitting in a doctors office waiting to be seen, and in walks this woman with her three kids in tow. One of which she has in a stroller. This kid was screaming like a banshee. Now, maybe I'd be more understanding if the mother was doing something to quiet the child. This woman did nothing, I repeat NOTHING to quiet the child. I sat there for a good hour as this kids screaming ate into my brain and gave me the mother of all headaches. I could tell by looking around at all the other people in the waiting room, that they too were suffering by the constant cries of the child. Finally I turned to the woman and asked if everything was alright. I figured that would be enough of a subtle hint. Nope nothing so subtle would get through that thick skull. As the reply I got was "Oh, I'm fine, why do you ask?" I just shook my head and muttered a few curse words to myself. It was enough that she heard it over the child's tantrum. With an annoyed look on her face, the woman stood up and just about jerked the child from the stroller and gave me the evil eye as she took the baby outside to try and calm him down. As the door closed behind her, I heard one of the other people in the waiting room say "thank god."

I consider that my good deed for the day.

If you are that woman, and you somehow see and read this. For the love of god what the hell is wrong with you? I understand you can't necessarily drop your child off to have someone watch him/her for the duration of your doctors appointment. Have some common courtesy for your fellow human being. Just because you can selectively tune out your childs screams, doesn't mean the rest of us can.

Hey lady, shut the kid up!

Stupid Product Labels

2007-01-22T20:51:00.000-05:00

So, I came across this site. Its a bunch of product warning labels that the majority of us would find as common sense. However, upon reading this you have to understand these labels are on there for a reason. They wouldn't be on there, unless someone has already done what these labels are warning you about. My favorite, "Do not attempt to stop chainsaw with your hands or genitals."

On Sainsbury's peanuts -- "Warning: contains nuts"
Oh really?

Then again, maybe we should leave these labels off of here. If nothing else natural selection would take over and take out some of these people that shouldn't be breeding anyway. Either way, its an interesting yet funny site. Look at it like a sad social commentary that people have to save other people from their own stupidity.

Top 20 scientific myths of all time.

2007-01-21T22:56:00.000-05:00

1. Chickens can live without a head
20. It takes seven years to digest gum
ETC.

::note::
Pretty interesting read if you've got the time. Then again, if you're here reading this, you have the time.

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New toys on the horizon

2007-01-13T22:56:00.000-05:00

Now, I'm no where what one would call a "techie". Sure I like new gadgets and whatnot. However, I'm also realistic enough to know I shouldn't buy something I'd hardly ever use. Or to save up to buy something for high dollar when I know if I wait a few months the price will come down. Most of the new tech I read about and admire is like window shopping only. Hell, I still have a few cassettes laying around here.

First up I see, is this LG dual format HD/Blu-Ray player. I dislike the battle between HD DVD and Blu-Ray. In the end the consumer suffers more. I planned on holding off on jumping on one bandwagon or the other. I know some people in the same boat. With this however, you get them both. Still not sure if the parts inside are even worth the metal its made of. I'm sure once its out there will be a better review out there somewhere. Right now, I think its more of the fact that cool that someone actually made a dual format player. I'm sure people saw it coming at some point, no one knew exactly when though.

Most of your MP3 players coming soon are going wireless. Seems to be the big thing everyone is pushing for. Everyone hears that the next generation of IPOD is going to be wifi enabled. Announced at CES SanDisk is coming out with a wifi enabled player as well. Its only a matter of time before MP3 players everywhere can connect to the net via hotspots. From what I understand, you'll also be able to share songs with someone else and their MP3 player via wifi. (Microsoft Zune already does this, but that's the limit of its connectivity.) Of course they will limit your sharing to either a certain amount of plays or days that you can have that shared song. Now, I've been places and heard a song that I would love to hear again, but not bad enough that I'd want to pull out a device to hook up to a hotspot and download it right there and NOW.

One thing I have seen from several companies for both MP3 and MP3/Portable Video playback that I love. Is the fact that many of them are adding a removable media slot. Many players, out now and soon to be hitting the store shelves, have expandable media slots. Typically a SD card up to 4GB. This adds a whole new level of functionality to on the go listening. While yes it is easy to plug in your MP3 player to your computer and go from there. Just something even more simple about the drag and drop ease of use. Just slap a SD card into a card reader (most laptops have these built in these days) throw it on the card and eject. Then again, maybe I'm excited about this because I have a slight aversion to IPODS. I digress, that's another topic for another time.

Check out CNET for their whole write up about the best of CES. Even if you aren't heavy into technology, I'm sure you'll find something there at CES to get excited about.

Poll: Americans see gloom, doom in 2007 - Yahoo! News

2007-01-05T22:54:00.000-05:00

Poll: Americans see gloom, doom in 2007 - Yahoo! News

Nice to see people have such a happy outlook for 2007 so far. Then again, how much stock can you put in a poll where "25% of the people polled anticipate the second coming of Jesus Christ."

Then again, these are probably the same people that felt Anna Nicole Smith married that old guy for love....

Carjacking Suspect Gets Lost, Calls 911 On Himself - News - MSNBC.com

2007-01-04T21:39:00.000-05:00

Carjacking Suspect Gets Lost, Calls 911 On Himself - News - MSNBC.com

This is by far one of the funniest things I've read in a while, in a round about way. Granted its not funny that he car jacked someone, but the fact that he got lost and called 911. Stuff like that just doesn't happen everyday. Lets just hope that he doesn't procreate, lord knows there's enough stupid people out there without adding someone else genetic alphabet soup to the mess. Especially since he's obviously missing a few letters.

Parents defend decision to keep girl a child

2007-01-04T04:57:00.000-05:00

Seattle parents instructed doctors to remove their daughters uterus, appendix and still-forming breasts. This will stunt her growth making it easier to take care of her in the future.
::note::
At first reading the title, I was thinking about screwed up this is. After reading the article, I can kind of see the parents point. Still think its a bit screwed up, just less so than before. Click the "read more" link to check out the article.
Also check out digg.
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Last month of 2006.

2007-01-02T22:59:00.000-05:00

Another Christmas, and another year come and gone. Thank god. Maybe I wouldn't have the attitude I have towards the holidays if it weren't for my family. Nothing like the traditional yule tide gift of being conned out of money from a family member.

Clearly looking back, it was my fault of sorts. I should have known better. I'd really like to be able to believe the best in people. Just put the perfect cap on this year. '06 just had to get one last swift kick in the nuts on me.

Thought about making myself some new years resolutions. Then again, how many people actually stick to their resolutions that they make? Who knows, if I end up making some, I'll post them here. If nothing else, so 6 months from now I can look back and see what good intentions I had at the beginning of this year.

Wii Have A Problem...

2006-12-06T11:45:00.000-05:00

Wii Have A Problem...
We certainly do. Click the link for a website, that shows the damage done by the Wii. From people swinging the Wii-motes around and losing them, to fly off and damage a TV, or a Window. Plus it just shows how stupid some of these people look playing the games.

I can't tell you how pissed I'd be if I spent all that money for a game system. Only to have the controller slip out of my hand and break my damn TV.

And yeah, I'm still playing around with sticking pictures in here.

So, now due to the movement that these Nintendo Wii players are forced to make. Some of them are getting reported cases of what's being dubbed as "Wii Elbow". My first thought when I heard about all this was, "Are you serious?". Then again, when you think about it. You have all these hard core gamers that are used to doing nothing but sitting on their butts all day long doing nothing but playing video games. So any movement at all for them is enough for them to reach their optimal heart rate. Now you're asking them to flail about? I'm now less surprised by the Wii Elbow, and more surprised there hasn't been any Nintendo caused heart attacks.
I am however, expecting someone to sue Nintendo over the Wii though. Either due to the Wii elbow, or when one of the plus size gamers drops from a heart attack. Or even sue for damages as a result of people losing the controllers and having them break something. I know what you're thinking, "How could they sue for something so stupid?". Well, keep in mind we are living in a time where some lady can spill hot coffee on herself, repeat, spill it on herself. Sue and win.
Anyhow, thats all I got.

Christmas

2006-12-05T20:46:00.000-05:00

What is it about Christmas that makes people crazy? People act like idiots and it makes me want to throw something at them. Then again, this time of year drives otherwise normal people nuts. Of course the main reason for that? Let me give you a sample conversation.
"So What do you want for Christmas this year?"
"Oh, I don't know"
"No seriously, what would you like for Christmas?"
"I really don't need anything"
AGH!

Frustrating, isn't it? Then people start to panic to find that special someone, something extra special. Next year I'm making it mandatory that people hand over their Christmas lists to me prior to November. Or else the beheading with commence.

Blatantly stolen

2006-12-04T18:59:00.000-05:00

The following was blatantly stolen from Entensity.net . Thought it was funny.

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
(Hardly seems worth it.)

If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
(Now that's more like it!)

The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
(Awesome!)

A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes.
(In my next life, I want to be a pig... LUCKY FUCKIN PIG!!)

A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death.
(Creepy.)
(I'm still not over the pig.)

Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories a hour
(Don't try this at home, maybe at work)

The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the Male's head off.
(Honey, I'm home. What the...?!)

The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It's like a human jumping the length of a football field.
(30 minutes..lucky pig! Can you imagine?)

The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.
(What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond?)

Some lions mate over 50 times a day.
(I still want to be a pig in my next life...quality over quantity)

Butterflies taste with their feet.
(Something I always wanted to know.)

The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.(Hmmmmmm.....)

Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.
(If you're ambidextrous, do you split the difference?)

Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump.
(Okay, so that would be a good thing)

A cat's urine glows under a black light.
(I wonder who was paid to figure that out?)

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
(I know some people like that.)

Starfish have no brains
(I know some people like that too.)

Polar bears are left-handed.
(If they switch, they'll live a lot longer)

Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.
(What about that pig??)

50 Things everyone should know

2006-11-30T20:31:00.000-05:00

Just as the title says..
50 Things everyone should know.
Just stupid little useless facts. I wouldn't say people NEED to know this stuff. Then again, if you're here reading this, what else do you have better to do?
I like the fact that Coca-Cola would be green if not for food coloring.
Click the link already.

Untitled post

2006-11-20T04:16:00.000-05:00

Yeah, I had no idea what to call this post.
So, I looked today on eBay. Not to buy, but I just had to see...
What the playstation 3 and Nintendo wii are going for on there. That crap is insane.
I can't understand people's want and need to own one of these systems to pay over well over triple the retail selling price. Sure, I play games from time to time, but is it that important to me? Hell no. What people need to understand is, yes they will make more. There is no need to pay 5,000 for a game system when in 3 months, you can pay the retail cost of 599.99 or 250.00 (ps3 & wii respectively) . People amaze me sometimes, their own sheer stupidity and greediness simply amazes me. Plus, if they had a bit of patience, they would save themselves about 4,500.00.
Would you wait for something for 3 months if it meant you could save over 4 thousand dollars? Hell yeah. Then again, sometimes I feel like the smart kid in the dumb class.

I'm going to hell for laughing at this.

2006-11-16T22:53:00.000-05:00

Found this link on digg.com. So help me god I laughed. I know its wrong, but its so damn funny. I'm definitely reserving my spot in hell for laughing so hard at this.

Click here | digg story

Axiom for today

2006-11-05T00:22:00.000-05:00

Everyone has a photographic memory, some don't have film.

Halloween

2006-11-01T09:51:00.000-05:00

So, yesterday was Halloween. I remember part of the fun was getting all dressed up in costume and going around trick or treating. Key word in there, 'getting dressed up'. Some of the kids that came by last night didn't even try with their costumes. One kid came wearing jeans and a football jersey and claimed that was his costume. Unbelievable the lack of effort even put into it anymore. Sad thing is, these people are going to be like that as adults. Augh, its too early in the morning to go off on a rant.

Here, go entertain yourself

Rotating 3D animation of EXACTLY how a car engine works. (VIDEO)

2006-10-22T22:57:00.000-04:00

A great way to show someone the workings of the internal combustion engine.
At 3:45 you can see the moving valves and piston close up.
I only had stupid diagrams to learn from in engineering class.
This is so much better.

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Another post

2006-10-20T01:57:00.000-04:00

Was going through and cleaning out the junk from my computer and found this. Might give some people a chuckle.
Top ten ad slogans for viagra.
10. Viagra, whaazzzz up!
9. Viagra, The qiucker pecker upper!
8.Viagra, Like a rock!
7. Viagra, When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight.
6. Viagra, Be all that you can be
5. Viagra, Reach out and touch someone.
4. Viagra, Strong enough for a man, but made for a woman
3.Viagra, We bring good things to life.
2.Viagra, Tastes great! More filling!
1. This is your penis.... this is your penis on drugs.....

In some way I hate myself for posting something like that, but whatever. If you like it great I made your day. If not, have a beer and relax. You take things too seriously.

Frustration

2006-10-07T02:58:00.000-04:00

I've heard this somewhere before, but to put it simply,
Some people are only alive because it is illegal to kill them.
That right there, says it all.

help

2006-09-29T11:35:00.000-04:00

For the love of god someone hire me so I can quit my job and tell these people to fuck off.
Yes I need new employment. Not that I currently have no job. Quitting one job without having another isn't something I plan on doing. I just need to get away from my current employer. I enjoy the people I work with, however management leaves more to be desired than I care to comment on. Its really not a case of an employee is disgruntled etc etc. This is about integrity and work ethic. Our current management structure doesn't seem to have it. Yes human resources has been called by multiple people. Read; MULTIPLE PEOPLE. They are either working too slowly, or not at all, for me to want to work there any longer.

Every Episode of Futurama

2006-09-24T11:43:00.000-04:00

Every Episode of Futurama seasons 1-5.

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Day in brief

2006-09-22T09:41:00.000-04:00

Its fun to have people who work above you, that have obviously never done your job before, tell you how you could better do your job. These same people got the job above you by transferring in to it, and have done nothing to earn said job. Yes that makes for a fun and interesting work environment.

Drunken party

2006-08-21T01:43:00.000-04:00

What is it about guys that makes us all want to screw with the first one that passes out drunk?
I mean I'm sure you've seen pictures all over the internet of people that have various things done to them while passed out drunk. I'm not saying its not funny, but its like a right of passage or something. I have no idea.

Go play some games

Grinding gears

2006-08-19T00:24:00.000-04:00

Yeah, I said I was getting back to the grind huh? Well doesn't that just make it sound easy. The short of it is, people I trusted up and left. Leaving me to run the place. Am I bitter? No, I'm happy that they moved on to do what they want to do. Now the people I have are good people, just a matter of getting them on board. Changes are always hard regardless. Needless to say, its going to be interesting from now until the end of the year.
Oh the different ways I could imagine quitting if I were to win the lottery. I felt like a million bucks when I got back from my long vacation a few weeks ago. That feeling has quickly gone away, and I'm back to the same 'wishing the world would end right on top of my workplace' feeling. I will say this though, if not for the people I work with, I would not have been there as long as I have.

Back to the grind

2006-08-04T12:11:00.000-04:00

So today will be my first day back to work after a long vacation. I'm both kind of eager to get back to work, and dreading it at the same time. Its a weird feeling. I have spoken to some of the people I work with while I was gone, and I know there has been some changes and some personnel moves. I have a feeling beyond anything else today will just be readjusting to the place.
Speaking of which, I have an hour and a half until I have to be there. Guess I should get my but in gear.

So in the meantime here, play with THIS
Have fun.

Vacation

2006-08-02T22:50:00.000-04:00

So, I just took a very long vacation. I can honestly say this is the first real vacation I've taken in a good long while. Which is why it was so long. I feel on top of the world, my head is clear and I feel like a million bucks. Of course, we'll see how long this lasts but for right now. I'm feeling great. I can't even think of anything to rant or bitch about. Well okay yes I can, but its a small one.

For the love of god, parents. Please teach your children how to act in public. Putting them on a "time out" isn't going to do it. So help me, take off your belt and give them a swat. No, its not cruel. At least not in the terms I'm speaking of. I'm not saying bloody their ass, but there is nothing wrong with making them feel it either. That's why so many kids turn into such maladjusted adults is because they weren't taught proper consequences for their actions.

And that's about it. Again, I strongly recommend anyone that's been putting off taking a vacation to go ahead and take one. Clear your head and look at things with a new perspective.

Open letter to the drivers in my town

2006-06-24T22:13:00.000-04:00

So help me god, I hate at least 90% of you people.
There are things on your car/truck/suv, they are called turn signals. Learn how and when to use them. Also, learn that after you've made your turn or lane change on the rare instance you use them. Learn to turn them off.
Also, I understand there is a speed limit. You may want to look into that once in a while. Granted, I'm not above a bit of speeding here and there. However, this does not mean lets see how fast we can make our civic/crx/mazda/(insert import here) car can go. Oh, and why do all these cars have to sound like a pissed off bumble bee?
Is that news paper or book so damn important to you that you must have it held up to your face while you attempt to drive? Jesus christ, pay attention to the road before you kill someone. Same goes for that cell phone. For fucks sake, put down the phone and drive. I can't wait for one of you fucks to run over a child. One of these days its going to happen.
To you tail gaters out there. I sincerely hope someone pulls you from your car one day, and beats the ever loving shit out of you. Thanks.
Lastly, would it kill some of you to actually yield the right of way to people once in a great while?
God forbid you get to where you are trying to go a full minute or two later than planned.

Now that my rant is over, here's a little addictive something to keep you busy for a while.

AOL Refuses to Cancel Service for Deceased Woman

2006-06-23T02:32:00.000-04:00

When this woman's mother died in a car wreck, and tried to cancel her AOL service, AOL refused and said that her mother would need to call and cancel the service herself. Outrageous!

::note::

I know this is wrong, yet I somehow find this pretty funny.
I believe I earned a hell point for laughing.

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I'm a what?!

2006-06-22T00:57:00.000-04:00

So, there was a guy outside of my work, begging people for money. I was asked to tell the guy that he can't do that. Such is life, so I went and talked to the guy. Here's how the conversation went down.

Me: Sir, I can't have you begging for money out here. I'm going to have to ask you to leave the property.

Him: I'm not begging for money, I have a job and I work for a living! I'm just trying to get some gas money so I can get home!

(note: sounds like begging for money doesn't it?)

Me: (still trying to be nice) Sir, if you keep on I'm going to have to call the police and have you removed from the property.

Him: (extremely pissed) You'd do something that fucked up?!

Me: (still being nice) Yessir, I would.

Him: (even more irritated that I'm being nice) And you call yourself an American?!?!

Me: (still nice) Yessir, I do

Him: (Furious by this point) You're not an American, you're a fucking nigger!!!!

Me: (nice as can be) Have a nice day now.
(note:by this point, I'm actually waving to the guy)

There was some audible bitching none of which I paid attention to, as I kept waving saving "bye bye now, have a good day.".

Now, I have no problem with people who are down on their luck. Generally, I end up giving in to homeless people and pitch them a few dollars when I see them. However, if the establishment that you are begging informs of asks you to leave. Then I guess its time to got out of there. Then there's the racial slur. Now what amuses me most about this is, I'm not black in the slightest. I couldn't be confused for a black guy if I wanted to. Not to mention the problem with him using the word to begin with. I was hoping beyond all hope that some people who had heard him yelling would have beat the ever loving crap out of this guy.

There are so many things wrong with that whole situation. First and foremost the racial slur. I wish people would get beyond things like that. People know its wrong to use it. So, I'm not going to dwell on that point. Its just wrong. Secondly, this is partly what's wrong with our country. I stopped this guy from trying to get something for nothing. If he needed money that bad, he sure as hell wasn't hurting enough to NOT buy a pack of smokes. As he was walking away, I noticed him light up a cigarette. So he got mad that he couldn't get a hand out. Thats what's wrong, too many people EXPECT a hand out. I don't mind helping people that are trying to help themselves, people who always want something for nothing.

I could go on more of a rant, but I think its best I cut it there. Hell chances are no one reads this anyway. Just a side note before I cut out though. I'm not saying don't help the homeless or less fortunate. I'm just saying we as a country, shouldn't be so quick to just fork over money. I myself have been guilty of that if you've read this. I may not have the solution, I just hope someone, somewhere does.
and I'm done....

Another day, another dollar

2006-06-21T01:36:00.000-04:00

So, I understand work isn't supposed to be fun. If you do have fun at your job, and you love what you do. By all means. More power to you. My job used to be fun, the people there used to have a good time. Not only did we have a good time, but we were one of the most productive workplaces in my company. This was a few years ago.

Now after a series of layoffs and restructuring, many people find themselves lost. I'm not talking about the people who were let go. I'm talking about the people still there. We don't know what to think from day to day. The leadership we are under now seems like a bipolar child who cannot make up his mind about anything.

Since the restructuring, now there are less leadership positions available. Meaning less places to get promoted too. Which also means more people fighting for fewer positions. The overall morale due to this, and the ever popular "good ole boy" system that's now in place, is horrible.
Maybe I'm a little old school, where I think that people should be promoted based on how they work, work ethic, and productivity. Not how much ass they can kiss. Maybe I'm just lost, one thing I do know for sure though. Its time to dust off that old resume, and find myself a better way to earn a living.

80's Music: 101 Free MP3s

2006-06-19T00:14:00.000-04:00

There are no ads or commentary, just 101 popular tunes from the 80's, listed alphabetically by artist, and ready for download.

::note::

I pulled this from digg. Everyone loves 80's tunes.
Well only the cool people..... all your friends are doing it.....

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Sleep?

2006-06-17T06:07:00.000-04:00

I love working late one night, and getting up early as hell the next day for work.
Nothing like walking around in a fog of mental incapacity due to lack of sleep. These days are some of my least productive days. Even now when I should be getting ready for work, I find myself procrastinating.
Yeah, going to be a fun day.
gone.

Damn

2006-06-16T00:22:00.000-04:00

Wow, its been a long time since I made a real post on here.
Every now and then I just post a story from digg on here. I guess I just like everone does from time to time, got bored of this. I can't even say yes, I'm going to post more often. Cause lord knows, I'll never hold up on that. I will say I have somewhat of a renewed interest in it for some reason.
end.

Hundreds of FREE user manuals

2006-04-27T23:14:00.000-04:00

Did you ever buy a second-hand camera, printer, watch etc and it didn't come with the user manual? Maybe you lost your manual. Never fear, this site has hundreds of manuals for all sorts of gadgets and they are all totally free in pdf format. No registration, no mucking around!

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Download full version of WinBackup 1.86 for free

2006-04-03T01:27:00.000-04:00

The award-winning WinBackup 1.86 remains the obvious choice for home users and small and medium sized businesses alike. As one of the most efficient and reliable backup solutions available, WinBackup 1.86 guarantees 100% accuracy of restores.

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Computer Stupidities

2006-03-24T22:54:00.000-05:00

Some funny stories about how stupid people are when it comes to technology.

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SUPER Video Converter (Convert Any Video File To Any Other Format You Want)

2006-03-20T13:38:00.000-05:00

SUPER, Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Renderer
"If you need a simple, yet very efficient tool to convert (encode) or play any Multimedia file, without reading manuals or spending long hours training, then SUPER Â© is all you need."

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This is crap

2006-01-17T12:34:00.000-05:00

Okay, so I've been a bit neglectful of posting as of late. Just had things going on. However after reading THIS article, I'm prompted to vent.

So, in case you haven't heard, or read the article linked above. Ray Nagin is the mayor of New Orleans. He claims that the reason that the U.S. was hit by so many hurricanes was that "god was mad at the U.S.". Okay so the man if religious, that's not really all that bad. However, then he goes on to say this.

"It's time for us to come together. It's time for us to rebuild New Orleans - the one that should be a chocolate New Orleans," the mayor said. "This city will be a majority African American city. It's the way God wants it to be. You can't have New Orleans no other way. It wouldn't be New Orleans."

How can any public official get away with saying this? For the record Ray Nagin is an african american. If good ole Ray was a white man, people would already be calling for his head as a racist. If he was a white guy and made the comment that it should be a "Wonderbread City". The press, and everyone from coast to coast would be calling for his head.

This is the problem that we keep facing in america. Things like this, that push us apart as people. Things like this do not help race relations. Sure everything should be equal and fair, but when people start spouting out about on race over another it promotes separation. For example, BET, Black Entertainment Television. Is there a white entertainment television? BET does nothing but promote the separation of the races by just even existing.

Again, if white people bring up anything remotely like this, we're labeled as racist. I assure you, I myself am not a racist. I just feel that as a people, we are all being labeled as black or white, or whatever have you. Instead, we are people. Nothing more, nothing less.

To get back on track here. New Orleans shouldn't be a "Chocolate City", since you're rebuilding it. Make it a center for diversity. Show everyone what PEOPLE, not blacks or whites, but PEOPLE, working together can do. However, that's something that will probably never happen.

Honda Rolls Out Worldâ��s First Motorcycle Airbag

2005-12-27T22:48:00.000-05:00

Along with deadly features like satellite navigation, 80-watt per channel premium audio with six-element speaker system, a cold-weather comfort package the new Honda Gold Wing comes with first protection airbag system.

:Note:

If you read the article, there is a picture. I'm sure if the author is pro or against the idea of an air bag on a motorcycle. However, looking at the pic, I can see the safty nazi's are at it again. Of course you need protection from yourself right?
Better yet, let me pose this question. For anyone reading this that has seen or heard about a motorcycle accident. How many times during an accident does the rider STAY ON THE MOTORCYCLE? Having had a motorcycle accident myself, I can honestly tell you that the likely-hood of that happening is slim to none. I can see this airbag doing more to injure a person than helping them. Imagine if you will, you're cruising along, and you hit a car. You hit the car head on. Of course you're going to go flying over the handle bars. Now, as you start to fly forward coming up off the seat, this air bag deploy's. What I can see happening is the rider kind of skimming off the top of the air bag and being thrust further into the air, than he previously was. So not only is this rider going to be flying forwards, but now due to the air bag more upwards too.
Just doesn't make much sense to me.

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Here we go again

2005-12-18T01:11:00.000-05:00

I've read various reports on the net about stores getting another shipment of the xbox360's.
I really didn't pay them much mind, until I went to do some Christmas shopping. One store I went into had a tent and folding chair set up by the front door. As I walked in, curiosity got the better of me. So, I asked one of the people that work there about the tent and chair (at this point, not even remembering about the article I had read about the xbox) . As it turns out, this store had more to sell, and were going to sell them starting tomorrow morning. (well this morning, as its currently 1am, but you get the point) I inquired as to how long that first person had been there, to which the reply I got was. "I have no idea, I got here at 8am, and they were already here."

So, this person will camp out for 24 hours to buy an xbox. Am I the only person who sees something wrong with this? I'm not going to get all activist or anything, because that's not who I am. However, these people have nothing better to do than camp outside of a store for a day to buy a GAME SYSTEM?! Stuff like that is what's wrong with the people in the world today.

I really hope none of these people have, or ever plan on having children.

Power outlets do a 360

2005-12-16T02:19:00.000-05:00

It seem that at the end of every electrical cord, thereâ��s an intimidating looking, odd shaped block that inevitibly covers up the second plug in your wall outlets. 360 Electrical has solved the problem with their super cool 360Â° rotating outlets.

Note:

You'd think someone would have come up with this already.

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Holidays

2005-12-01T23:25:00.000-05:00

When did we become so politically correct as a country that we have to result to "holiday parties" and saying happy holidays to people because saying "Merry Christmas" might offend someone?

Isn't the basis of all these different holidays basically the same? I mean when you really get down to brass tacks are they really all that different? Do they not evoke the same emotions towards their fellow man?

If I say Merry Christmas to someone of the Jewish faith (had I not known they were Jewish), wouldn't they get that I was saying it in the spirit of the season? Or do you think they will really get offended.

When did we all become so politically correct? We're so pathetic when it comes to sparing other people's feelings that its become sad. If someone of a different faith were to come up to me and wish me a happy Hanukkah, or Merry Kwanza I'd be fine with it. People need to relax, and take a breather.

I've lost all semblance of where I was exactly going with this. So I'm just going to end it here. All I'm saying is, relax people. Holidays are holidays, if someone wishes you a merry this, or a happy that, just keep in mind they are just wishing you well. Don't be a jerk.

Black Friday

2005-11-27T17:53:00.000-05:00

I never cease to be amazed at the lengths people will go to, in order to save money.
Just like with the xbox 360 release, on my way to work I drive by some retailers. I'll be damned if there wasn't a HUGE, and I do mean HUGE crowd of people waiting to get in some of these places. I checked some of the sales papers, there isn't anything worth getting THAT worked up over. Most of the items in the ads, are either no name product or so low end, its hardly worth the discount. I could see if it was for food for starving people, or supplies for the needy or something, but damn.
Sometimes I think to myself, its no wonder other countries laugh at us.

Xbox360 Launch

2005-11-22T23:12:00.000-05:00

Its unbelievable the lengths that people go to, in order to purchase one of these things.

I'm no where near what one would call an avid gamer. Sure I like playing a video game from time to time. I can't imagine what drives people do go nuts with the Xbox360 like they have. I've heard reports of people lining up at stores YESTERDAY afternoon. Driving to work this morning, I saw people outside certain retailers in tents, and sleeping bags, folding chairs etc.

Some people are there because they need the satisfaction of being the first to own the latest and greatest technology. Then you have your game freaks that are in line to get their latest fix like a drug addict. Then we have the people that are the problems with this world. They buy it to resell it on eBay or various other places. These vultures make me sick. Those are the "anything to make a quick buck" people that make me sick.

Now again, I'm not against these people because I simply didn't get an Xbox. I have no plans on buying that for a while. Least not till the price drops when all the hype dies down. There are people out there that would like to own it. However these scum of the earth buy it for the cause of reselling it. They prey on people's needs. Granted no one needs an xbox, but its the principal. I sincerely hope that Santa takes a dump in their chimney this year. Problem is, there's always someone stupid enough to pay them for what they want. No matter the price. Unfortunately, its what keeps these bottom feeding dregs of society around.

What can I say, I'm a "people person". Can you tell?

Mom gets 30 years for sex parties with minor boys

2005-11-15T23:47:00.000-05:00

A woman who authorities said had sex with high school boys during alcohol- and drug-fueled parties has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, officials said.

Note:

While I agree that this woman deserves some jail time. I do not agree with the amount that she gets. I've seen some people sent to jail for MURDER charged with less.

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Family Guy Creator, Seth MacFarlane's 1995 Student Film

2005-11-08T06:56:00.000-05:00

This is Seth MacFarlane's student film from 1995, entitled "Life of Larry". The short is full of flashbacks, and scenes which would eventually end up in episodes of "Family Guy". It also allowed for MacFarlane's first break into the industry. The short won a student film award from Hanna-Barbera who eventually hired MacFarlane.

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October

2005-10-25T00:32:00.000-04:00

October was a busy month for me. Thus the lack of posts.
I tried to find something interesting to post to occompany my statement of the lack of posts. However, I'm unable to find anything at this time. Not to mention the fact that I'm sick right now, so thats not helping any.

IP TV

2005-10-12T02:21:00.000-04:00

Ever since broadband internet became popular there have been a ton of video's on the internet. Sure there has just about always been video available on the net. However, its widespread use didn't seem as popular as it is now. Some people even produce shows specifically and exclusivcely for the internet, and they call this Ip TV. Much of this thus far from what I've seen is Tech related content. While I'm no where near considered a hard core tech guy. I do enjoy watching some of these shows.

One such group of internet pioneers is Kevin Rose and his band of merry men over there at Revision3.com. They produce, systm, thebroken, and diggnation. Most recently they put out a video release of a weekly pod cast show that many of the revision3 guys take part in, TWIT. They use bit torrent to spread their shows around the net to keep bandwidth costs down. They are going into uncharted waters with these shows.

I sincerely believe that soon enough there will be an entire network of on demmand programming. Current shows, not like the reruns of old shows that have come and gone. I believe the networks see this too. Adultswim , cartoon networks night time block of shows which is not aired on Firday nights. Will be available to be viewed online, reports yahoo . John Stewart of the Daily Show has given the "go ahead" to have episodes of his show onine, as reported by Wired Magazine . I'm sure this is only the tip of the ice burg. Be on the look out for more and more networks and TV shows to understand the new coming popularity of IP TV.

Its definitely something to keep an eye on.

Another story about Google?

2005-10-08T12:09:00.000-04:00

A lot of work, and very little time off, hasn't left me much time to really write anything good.
However, I did see this neat little article about Google.
take a look.

If nothing else, it will give you something to do when bored. Lets face it, if you're here reading this. You are bored.

Google

2005-10-03T20:58:00.000-04:00

How much do you know about Google? How easily can you find something when you search the web for it? There's a good Google quiz on Plentysmart.com. If nothing else, it'll teach you a few things about how to use, well how to better use google. I thought I was pretty savvy with Google. After this though, I know I still have a lot to learn about the company that seeks world domination.

See how you do.

Futurama is Coming Back on a Straight to DVD Release

2005-09-26T11:29:00.000-04:00

The past rumors have now come true, Futurama is back. An interview with Billy West confirms everything.

Note:

I always did like Futurama. I think it would have had the push behind it that the Simpsons did, it would have never got the axe. For its time the Simpsons were great. However, now the show just seems so old and tired to me now.

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Judge Recognizes That Parents Aren't Liable For Kids RIAA Mis-Adventures

2005-09-22T00:15:00.000-04:00

Via Techdirt.com
(http://techdirt.com/articles/20050921/0959248_F.shtml)
"...a judge has said that the liability cannot be placed on the parent, freaking out the RIAA, who withdrew the case, and then tried to have the judge open up another way to go after the kid -- and the judge refused."

Sweet, sweet victory!

Note:
The above comments are not mine. While, I'm no big fan of the RIAA. I'm not a big fan of illegal file sharing either. However, that's not what I find most shocking of this case.

Basically, what this judge just did in Michigan is say that this parent of a 13 year old child is not held responsible for their child's actions. That is such a complete load of bullshit. How will this child ever learn responsibility if not from the parent? It shouldn't take the world to raise YOUR child. You should be the one instilling virtues of what is right and wrong in your child's life.

Stuff like this just pisses me off.

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List of Common and Bad Passwords

2005-09-19T00:24:00.000-04:00

Huge list of commonly used, bad passwords. If you use any of these passwords, it may be a good idea to change it asap. Dictionary words make bad passwords!

Note:

I can honestly say that none of the passwords I use are on that list. However, one article I read came up with the recommendation that you use a full sentence for your passwords. Like a line from your favorite song, or song title or something. There are tons of utilities out there for cracking passwords. When you use Multiple words, it makes it harder I believe.

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Teen Who Hacked Paris Hiltons Cell Phone Gets 11 Months In Jail!

2005-09-16T01:55:00.000-04:00

The 17 year old teen from Massachusetts gets 11 months in jail for hacking Paris Hiltons' cell phone.

Note:

Firstly, I'm going to say that the bastard deserved what he got. Hacking someone's cell is a breech of that persons privacy. To me, thats just messed up.

Secondly, Paris Hilton is the most worthless pile of trash ever. To even call her a celebrity is a shame, and an insult to any celebrity anywhere. She got naked, is the daughter of a rich man. Does this mean she's a celebrity? Not in my book.

Lastly, someone posted this in a comment on digg.com in refference to this story. If this was a celebrity or a rich kid who had done this. The penalty wouldn't be so steep. So why are these people so special? Granted this was a hacking someone's cell phone case. But what about when its murder? Theft? Or any other various crimes?

There's just something wrong with the world.

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Vanishing Point: How to disappear in America without a trace

2005-09-14T01:58:00.000-04:00

A point by point guide to disappearing in the United States without a trace. Quoth the article: "There are many good ways to disappear from society and there are many bad ways to disappear. While I won't delve too deeply into the whys of disappearing, I will cover my opinions on how to disappear successfully."

Note:
If nothing else, this article is an interesting read.

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Absynthe Recipes!

2005-09-11T23:37:00.000-04:00

Absynthe was a hallucinogenic drink that poets and artists used a long time ago. It contains Wormwood, careful with this!!! it is poisonous!!! A good drink for Halloween...

Note:
I always wanted to try absynthe. Maybe I'll just make my own.

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Spam

2005-09-10T00:43:00.000-04:00

Christ, I made a post, and within 5 minutes I had two comments posted. Both were spam for someone trying to make money on the internet. So, I'm forced to change the settings so that you have to use the word verification. I hope you blood sucking vampires die a slow painful death.

FEMA

2005-09-10T00:18:00.000-04:00

FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency

So, I read an interesting article. Its on someone's blog, so I'm going to tell you right now, it might not be 100% true. I want to make this clear. There is enough of this, "Well I read it somewhere from so-and-so, so it must be true." bullshit out there.

So its been reported that FEMA, the agency set up to help you in times of emergencies turned help away from hurricane victims. An interesting read here, fire fighters from Houston set out to help the people of New Orleans. Only to be stopped by armed FEMA agents, tell them that they would not be allowed in until the area was "secured". I'm not sure how to look at this.

In the one hand, I'm sure they could argue that it was for the safety of the fire fighters. On the other hand, I think it has a lot to do with control. Least that's my take on the situation. I haven't found any news stories from any reputable news sources. Just an indy media site.

One thing I will urge anyone that reads this to do is, make up your own mind. I'm not here to win anyone over with my dribble. These two links make FEMA out to look pretty bad. Keep that in mind.
The tales just seemed to incredible to be that I had to post something.

Reasonable force

2005-09-09T23:52:00.000-04:00

Its been brought to my attention by Ken Cook ( check out his blog, its a good read!) that maybe I didn't quite have all the facts right when posting my last post. Although, I can't seem to find anymore news coverage on the incident, so I can't comment on what happened to prompt the incident.

In light of what I do know now though. I must reconsider my thoughts on the matter. Do I think the parents are still sole to blame for the child's behavior? Hell yes. Do I think the officer used excessive force? Yesterday I was thinking no. However, I believe he may have gone a little over the edge. Now, granted, I couldn't tell you what the child did to prompt the officer to use the stun gun. I do think though that an officer should be able to overpower a 12 year old girl in just about any conflict. The only reason I say he "may" have gone overboard is due to not knowing the full story. There are any number of circumstances that could have happened. So, I'll try and remain objective.

Stun gun used on girl.

2005-09-09T00:23:00.000-04:00

So, I saw this posted on the web. I can't recall where. I think it was John C Dvorak's blog.
In Ohio, there was a 12 year old girl who was fighting with another student. When the school administrators told the child to go to detention, she refused and argued with the school administrators. Most schools have police officers that are posted in schools to help with various D.A.R.E. programs etc. Anyhow, the cop even was called over to assist in taking this child to detention. The child argued with the police officer for 30 minutes. After which the officer made the decision to stun the child. It was in public and apparently the other children pointed and laughed.

While the news report is vague at best. So there is no idea what exactly the child was doing. However, this is a good thing that this happened. There was a reasonable request made of the child to go to detention. The child did not follow this request. Now, I bet this child will listen to authority, and these other kids that were standing around laughing ( which also helps teach that child a lesson) will think twice before disobeying authority.

I've talked about this before, but I blame the parents. Parents should be teaching their children that when someone in the position of authority tells them to do something, they should do it. Sure there are times when authority is wrong, and you shouldn't listen , but in a public school isn't one of them. Parents aren't being involved in their kids life enough to teach them what's going on. Instead the kids try and have this "I'm a badass attitude" that the parents should have slapped out of them years ago. I strongly believe that the rise in crime rates are in direct relation to all those people who are trying to teach parents and corporal punishment is wrong. My parents didn't overly beat me, but if I fucked up. I knew what was coming. So one way or the other, I learned right from wrong.

I could go on forever on this subject, but for now, I'm done.

edit: I also found the story on digg.

A complete outrage.

2005-09-07T22:04:00.000-04:00

First off, I wish to say that I feel for those people down there in Louisiana and Mississippi . They have lost a lot. No amount of donations or disaster relief can replace the people or things that these people have lost. That being said, there is something I must address.

This took place a few days ago, and I didn't see the telethon.

Kanye West made some remarks, unscripted and totally his opinion, that should not have been made in that venue. It was a telethon to raise money to help the victims, and he chose that time to make a personal statement. He was paired with Mike Myers.
Here's how it went down. Transcript as posted on WashingtonPost.Com

Myers: The landscape of the city has changed dramatically, tragically and perhaps irreversibly. There is now over 25 feet of water where there was once city streets and thriving neighborhoods.

(Myers throws to West, who looked extremely nervous in his super-preppy designer rugby shirt and white pants, which is not like the arrogant West and which, in retrospect, should have been a tip-off.)

West: I hate the way they portray us in the media. You see a black family, it says, "They're looting." You see a white family, it says, "They're looking for food." And, you know, it's been five days [waiting for federal help] because most of the people are black. And even for me to complain about it, I would be a hypocrite because I've tried to turn away from the TV because it's too hard to watch. I've even been shopping before even giving a donation, so now I'm calling my business manager right now to see what is the biggest amount I can give, and just to imagine if I was down there, and those are my people down there. So anybody out there that wants to do anything that we can help -- with the way America is set up to help the poor, the black people, the less well-off, as slow as possible. I mean, the Red Cross is doing everything they can. We already realize a lot of people that could help are at war right now, fighting another way -- and they've given them permission to go down and shoot us!

(West throws back to Myers, who is looking like a guy who stopped on the tarmac to tie his shoe and got hit in the back with the 8:30 to La Guardia.)

Myers: And subtle, but in many ways even more profoundly devastating, is the lasting damage to the survivors' will to rebuild and remain in the area. The destruction of the spirit of the people of southern Louisiana and Mississippi may end up being the most tragic loss of all.

(And, because Myers is apparently as dumb as his Alfalfa hair, he throws it back to West.)

West: George Bush doesn't care about black people!

(Back to Myers, now looking like the 8:30 to La Guardia turned around and caught him square between the eyes.)

Myers: Please call . . .

At which point, they were cut off and it was thrown back to Chris Tucker.

Now, I don't agree with the point Myers is dumb. I think he was more along the lines of in shock at the sheer ignorance of Kanye West. If Kanye has an issue with the media or George Bush and the media portrays black people that's fine. However, in that venue, it was not the place to voice it. There was a greater good to be done that day. I would personally like to see him down in those very flood waters for that. Its an outrage, and unforgivable. Those people down there need HELP, not some glorrified rap artist pushing his personal message. He wants to help. Tell him to sell off his esate and property to help those people out. I'll have more to say on this later once I've collected my thoughts, right now I'm just so pissed at this guy.

Great White sharks leaping several feet into the air.

2005-09-06T22:40:00.000-04:00

"Sharks can launch themselves at least ten feet (three meters) into the air to catch prey, such as the seal shown in a shark's jaws above"

This is tech and science because of the decoys they invented to capture video, and because hardly anyone thought it was actually happening or even possible.

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This is just insane. I couldn't imagine seeing this live and in person. I think we need a bigger boat....

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CNN Weatherman Loses His Cool

2005-09-06T05:34:00.000-04:00

This is a video of a CNN weatherman that loses his cool while covering Hurricane Katrina. Things seem a little "tense" for him.

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This is funny. The achor woman comes off as a complete bitch.

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Picasso now available at Costco

2005-09-05T21:53:00.000-04:00

the Picasso painting Atelier De Cannes is now available at the Costco website. Amazing.

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Although not a popular Picasso painting. It is none the less, a Picasso. Its sad to see something like this reduced to being sold on a website of a national retailer like Costco. You would think it would be at an auction house for artwork or something.

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National Sex Offender Public Registry - U.S. only

2005-09-02T00:39:00.000-04:00

Want to find out if your neighborhood is safe for your family to live in? Go here and read the list of various sex offenders that may live in your area. Sorry U.S. only. For informational purposes only, it's a crime to use this database to harass or otherwise target others.

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Its always good to see who your neighbors are. Go over to borrow a cup of sugar and you might get more than you bargained for. As noted above, I want to ensure everyone who sees this understands.
For informational purposes only, it's a crime to use this database to harass or otherwise target others.

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Horrible movies.

2005-09-01T23:51:00.000-04:00

Every now and again, its funny to watch a horribly made movie. Not for the entertainment value of the movie. Not because you think its good, but because of how cheesy it is, it makes you laugh. Granted, the makers of the film didn't intend for it to be funny. I'm sure a lot of work went into making the film, I'm sure someone spent a chunk of change to make it. So with that in mind, I give you,

Jolly Roger: Massacre at Cutter's Cove

This was pure crap from the get go. Now the plot wasn't bad actually. Pirate back from the dead to take vengeance upon the descendants of the founders of the town. The editing guy should have been shot for this one. You can tell where they edited a scene and picked up on it. I know the purpose of a movie is to suspend disbelief for a while. This on the other hand, took any kind of belief in anything, and just stomped it out like a lit cigarette. There was a scene that took place in a strip club, where this stripper was giving this dead pirate a lap dance. Further on in the scene had the club security confront said pirate. The pirate ripped off the guys arm and beat him to death with it, which was amusing in its own right. However, while all this is going on. We have a stripper on a pole in the background totally oblivious to anything that's going on.

All in all, I want that 80 minutes of my life back.

Left seat in Internet cafe only to use toilet

2005-08-29T22:05:00.000-04:00

A South Korean man who played computer games for 50 hours almost non-stop died of heart failure minutes after finishing his mammoth session in an Internet cafe, authorities said on Tuesday.

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Not to sound like a complete jerk here. Maybe its a good thing this guy is no longer around. People like this do not need to use up the oxygen that could be used for people who do something with thier lives.

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Working for the man

2005-08-26T01:25:00.000-04:00

Okay, so I've had a pretty hectic work schedule as of late. Yet I still feel like I should post SOMETHING. So, occasionally, I'm just blogging stories from digg. I by no means plan on doing this to take credit from another site, otherwise I'd do nothing but blog stories there.

For those who don't know, the guys from digg, also produce a podcast and a weekly video version of the podcast. Its a good show, and these guys you can tell are just having fun with it.
Click here for diggnation.

Advice to iPod thieves: do not bring to an Apple retailer

2005-08-26T01:23:00.000-04:00

Story from Engadget: iPod thief takes the stolen iPod to an Apple retailer, that is managed by the iPod's owner.

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This is pretty damn funny. Nothing more I love than seeing a theif get caught. I hate it when people steal. I work my ass off for everything I have, and for someone to just take it...
Lets just say its really something that tends to piss me off. Theives should have their hands cut off.

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Hybrid Supercar

2005-08-24T00:14:00.000-04:00

Wow, this Hybrid Supercar can do 0-60 in the low 4-seconds and can get 50mpg. Developed by a bunch of High School kids, the car is call "The Attack" and looks just as good as it performs.

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Okay this is all good and well, and in fact this would be great if it were true. However, I doubt the validity of this article. If I see this thing popping up in other places, I will by all means admit that I'm wrong. I do know that there has to be a better way of running our vehicles now, I bet that there are things that could be added on to our own cars/trucks to make them more fuel efficient, but have been kept off the market by oil companies buying up the patients. I also understand that of the current hybrids, there has to be better technology for what's out there. As far as hybrids go, they all look ugly and are slow. I think that we have barely scratched the surface of them. Gas prices being what they are now. I can see some public demand causing some flood gates to open. I'm willing to bet we will see some interesting things to come.

However, getting back on track. Yeah, I'm unsure if this article is real. It is, a sign of the times though.

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Winning the lottery

2005-08-21T20:15:00.000-04:00

No, I haven't won the lottery.

Like many people, I wish I could. However, its easy to sit back and think that it would solve all your problems and make life so much easier. Or will it bring more problems than you had before?

This article is a good read.

Its definitely something to make you think. To quote something from the article (about lottery winners) "Often they can keep the money and lose family and friends -- or lose the money and keep the family and friends -- or even lose the money and lose the family and friends." Think about how many people would come out of the woodwork to ask/beg you for money if you were the big winner? How easy would it be for you to say no? I know that if I won, I'd like to help out some family and friends. Then again, where is that line between helping out and a hand out? When do they start to become people that hang on until the money runs out? Not to mention the people out there that will find a way to sue you for your new found wealth.

Not that I'm anywhere near close to winning the lottery mind you. I have about as much of a chance as any other poor slob out there. If I did win though, and this is a BIG if. First thing I'd do would be to hire a good, note good, financial advisor. I'd recommend the same to anyone that won the lottery. Of course, things are easy to say until someone actually puts the money in front of your face.

Gas Prices Around the World

2005-08-19T01:01:00.000-04:00

Think you pay a lot for gas? Perhaps you'd prefer to live in Venezuela.

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Well, I don't think I could bitch too much about gas prices after reading this. Although, I probably still will.

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Wasted time

2005-08-15T23:34:00.000-04:00

So, I just sat through watching the comedy central roast of Pam Anderson.
Why did I actually sat through that mess? I can't honestly say I don't know. However, after watching it. I can definitely say without a doubt that the train wreck known as Courtney Love is something special waiting to happen. She is by far so sadly entertaining to watch. Not because she is trying to be entertaining, but because she is so messed up that it makes a crack whore look sane. If the youth of today ever wanted a reason to "Just say no", put up pictures of Courtney Love up everywhere. So help me god, we'd have more clean and sober people than anywhere else in the world.

Strange Things You Likely Didn't Know

2005-08-14T23:07:00.000-04:00

Quite a few interesting facts. Again, something to read if you're really bored.

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Burn out

2005-08-14T22:50:00.000-04:00

Anyone out there ever feel burnt out with their daily routine?
I mean there are things I need to get done, but can't bring myself to do it. So help me god I need to find a way to motivate myself. In fact, I'm not even motivated to finish this post.

Instead, I'll give you something else to read.
Lots of ebooks online, and free. Most of which are there to teach you something. So go, read and learn something.

GTA Murder Defense Fails in Court

2005-08-10T13:42:00.000-04:00

The 20-year-old who pled not guilty to killing three police officers because he had played too much Grand Theft Auto has just been convicted and faces the death penalty. Bad news for all the people that claim that video games directly cause violence...

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Its a good read. I've ranted about this before. People not taking responsibility for their own actions. Things like this make me so completely sick. What's wrong with the world today when people make a claim that a video game did it, so that it must be okay for them to do? Personally, I'm glad this person got the death penalty. People like him should not be allowed to exist. Not just because he used the video game defense that pisses me off, but the fact that he did kill three perfectly innocent people. I believe that the families of those people deserve nothing less than to have him die.

Internet Slang.

2005-08-07T16:31:00.000-04:00

So, this is going to be short. Its been a busy couple of days for me.
However, something that pissed me off, just had to be vented. What is it with people using internet slang? I can almost understand and come to grips with "LOL". Still a horrific abuse of language, but I can look past it in most cases. Then you have the people who use letters for words. R and U are letters people, not words. Much less, why feel the need to abbreviate a three letter word? ITS THREE LETTERS FOR CHRISTS SAKE. Does it take that much time out of your day, to type out 'are' ? I'm not saying that people on the net should be a literary master. I'm just saying at least try and type out what you are trying to say. Typing out "plz" instead of "please" just makes you look like someone who was dropped on their head as a child while eating lead based paint chips.

I guess what I'm trying to say is. If its not worth typing out correctly, is it worth typing out at all? Just something to think about.

I couldn't even think of a appropriate title.

2005-08-02T00:30:00.000-04:00

So, what kind of people have we all become? So, again, I'm at a 7-11. (What can I say, its on the way to work.) The person in front of me purchases a cup of coffee and whips out a credit card. Now I understand that sometimes people forget their wallet or whatever have you.
However, I wouldn't have brought it up unless its happened on more than one occasion. What kind of people are we when we have to have plastic to purchase everything. Yes, I understand that if your card gets stolen, you can get the money back versus if you have cash on you its gone for good. Either way, its not something that burns me up that bad. Just something on top of my head at the moment.

I tell you what really tends to piss me off though. When rock stars try and act like they are world leaders. They see things a certain way, so they use their influence in order to get others to see things their way as well. Of course the lemmings that most of the public tends to be, will follow them right off the cliff. I really noticed this during the past presidential elections. It doesn't matter which side you are on. If you are using your status as a celebrity in order to influence people to vote a certain way, you should be shot. Now, they could be something more positive and influence others to make an informed decision. But no, they have to have things their way.

Okay, thats all for now

English please?

2005-07-31T22:10:00.000-04:00

So, its going to seem like an unpopular point of view. In fact, it may even sound a bit racist. However, I can't stand people who don't even try to learn english. (for anyone reading this outside the states, I mean people who live in a primarily english speaking country) If I went to live in Germany, I'd make a damn good effort to learn german. It seems to make sense. Doesn't it? I mean am I alone is this thought?

I was at the local 7-11 today. I had to repeat myself 4 times, and physically point out what I wanted from him. Now, I understand that 7-11 is not where you expect to find a Rhodes Scholar. I do not dispute that just because they do not speak english it doesn't make them dumb or stupid, or any less hard working than anyone else. Its down right frustrating is what it is.

Fun Fact : Did you know that at one point it was attempted to be passed into law that English was to be our official language here in the states? It was shot down and deemed unconstitutional.
What the crap is that?

I'm not saying that people shouldn't be allowed in, if they can't speak english. I'm not even saying they shouldn't be allowed to speak whatever language they want. However, they should for numerous reasons at least be required to learn english. How could a police officer direct a person from harms way, if the person couldn't understand the language? Just wait, one day someone will get killed because the person couldn't understand someone attempting to warn them of danger. Then the person who tried to warn them will be sued by the family because he didn't speak THEIR language in order to adequately warn the person of said danger. On that day, I'll say I told you so.