Nice music: Me & My Arrow

Just found this music.. sounds really good. At least the first track does.. haven't had more time yet to listen to more tracks.

http://alignintime.bandcamp.com/album/me-my-arrow

Bloodletting

It's just some minor blood loss. Not too worried about it.. more worried about a bacterial food-poisoning type of an infection.. two more days till I run of of days...

Time will tell.

Meanwhile, interesting physics stuff to read. Stuff Sheldon Cooper would blog about.

Men: How to start a successful marriage (or try to save yours!).

First rule: You are NOT worthy of Her. It does not matter how good looking, rich, successful, or endowed you are.. she can always find someone who will treat her better.

Second rule: Always try to be worthy of her.

Third rule: Never lie. Never. You might think you are saving her feelings from being hurt, but once you start telling her a lie you will keep on doing it. It's just one little white lie.. what can it hurt? Know what? She will know that you have told her a lie. So don't start doing it.

Tip: Never bring up past arguments.

Tip: Always support her in public.. even if you know she is wrong. You two are a team. It's you two against the world. The moment one of you start viewing the other as an opponent, the marriage starts breaking apart.

Tip: Don't put her down. You may think she's just been 'watching TV all day' or just 'watching the kids' but you have no idea all the little (and lots of times BIG) things she does for you all the time.. even if it just a pretty shoulder to sit next to at the end of a long day.

Tip: Real men admit when they have made a mistake. So when you are wrong, just admit it.

Tip: Let Her know and feel She is beautiful and sexy, but not a sex object.

Tip: Groom yourself.. She has to look at you. Put yourself in her shoes: would you want to wake up next to *that*?

I honestly hope something in this advice sticks.. us guys need all the help we can get.

Sony sued over PSN 'No Suing' provision

Sony sued over PSN 'No Suing' provision - Denver Computers | Examiner.com:

About freaking time. Those aholes need to be sued into oblivion. Such an evil company.

Drinking Perfection

"I'm not perfect, but when I drink I like to think I am." -Protiguous.

Dec 30th

So according to my son, I'm going to run out of days to live on Friday the 30th of December 2011..

Hmm..

I'd better wear clean underwear.

Too Many Batteries

My wife thinks I have too many batteries. I don't like to toss batteries.

So I counted. I only have 30. In my desk drawer. Of double a's (AA). lol.

Haven't counted the other types and the other stash. Yet. lol.

Don't know why I shared this. Just seemed funny..

SQUIDDING!

Nice !
Pulled from SQUIDDING!:

SQUIDDING! 

“The first thing to know about Goldman Sachs is that it's everywhere. The world's most powerful investment bank is a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money.”  —Matt Taibbi 

Squidding Poster





Squidding Locations

Goldman Sachs Group
(200 West Street, New York, NY and 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ)

Burger King

The Art Institute of New York City
(11 Beach Street New York, NY 10013)

Holiday Inn
(including 51 Nassau Street)

Crowne Plaza Hotel
(including Times Square, 1605 Broadway between 48th & 49th)

Best Western Hotels
(including South Street Seaport,
33 Peck Slip & Times Square,
234 West 48th Street)


Squidding Expedition

Don't miss Occupy Wall Street's mass squidding expedition!

Monday, December 12, 7:30 AM
Meetups at Zuccotti Park (Broadway and Liberty)
& west side of City Hall (Broadway and Park)


Why Squid? Goldman Facts

Federal taxpayer bailout funds received: $63.6 billion
Profits for the years 1996-2010: $76.2 billion
Profits since bailout (2009-2010): $21.7 billion
2010 CEO Lloyd Blankfein pay: $13.2 million
2010 bonuses and compensation: $15.4 billion
Bonuses and compensation for top 5 execs last 10 years: $1.0 billion
Offshore subsidiaries in tax havens: 29
Lobbying since bailout (2009-2010): $11.2 million
Political contributions in 2008 & 2010 federal elections: $8.4 million

More info about Goldman Sachs »


#OCCUPYWALLSTREET

Dubstep Programming

I have discovered dubstep.. and my programming has accelerated.

Who knew dubstep could be so focusing and relaxing?

Time Cube

Time Cube:

What the hell ?

Blue Balls

Blue balls are the real reason men start wars. :P

You women really just do not understand how painful they are and how we feel when we're horny.

At least we don't go cheat on our wives.

You women don't even know why they hurt. And it is NOT because of blood engorgement to the genitals..

Rebecca Black - My Moment - Official Music Video - YouTube

Rebecca Black - My Moment - Official Music Video - YouTube: "30,033,446"

Rebecca, you are great.

Ignore the haters.. they don't have 30,033,446 views on even one video.

Poop Machine

..you know those days were you feel like a poop machine? I hate those days.

I wish I was the Doctor..

Fox News On UC Davis Pepper Spraying: "It's a food product" - YouTube

Fox News On UC Davis Pepper Spraying: "It's a food product" - YouTube:

The chancellor.. he was just trying to feed these students...

You bitch. What right does any human have to inflict this upon any other peaceful human? None.

I hope when FOX 'News' turns its back on you, that you remember pepper spray is only a 'food product'.

FOX, you sicken us with your mistruths and bias.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE2Nxjv6gwM

The frantic philosophy scratches a fire.

"The frantic philosophy scratches a fire."

This was a random sentence in a spam I that got caught in my spam filters. (The paragraphs looked constructed using a hidden markov chain generator.)

It just just caught my attention, lol.

Matrix

The matrix is glitching.

Please advise.

Is Mormonism a cult? Who cares? It’s their weird and sinister beliefs we should be worried about. - Slate Magazine

Is Mormonism a cult? Who cares? It’s their weird and sinister beliefs we should be worried about. - Slate Magazine:

Oh dear. So many flaws and biases... i hope this article from Slate does not try to pass itself off as 'News'.

New Things to talk about with your spouse

After your spouse has heard all of your stories.. what else is there to tell her?

How to tell if you are a slut.

Have you sexually been with 2 or more people within one normal menstrual cycle? As in having sex with 2 or more men within about 30 days of each other?

Yes? You're a slut.

sorry. mad about my life.. don't listen to me women. I'm just mad at all women right now.

Can't trust a single one of them.

Recipe: Cauliflower mashed potatoes

My wife just made these: mashed potatoes with cauliflower.

1. Peel the potatoes.
2. Dice the potatoes.
3. Boil the potatoes until cooked [soft].
4. Wash cauliflower.
5. Cook cauliflower until cooked [soft].
6. Add the potatoes and cauliflower to a mixing bowl.
7. Mix until the lumps are homogeneous.
8. Eat.

Mitt Romney [is the next president] Wins!

I hope so. I really really want him to be in office so this country can be fixed.

He's smart. He seems like a good person. And he doesn't give off those 'imajerk' vibes like the others.

Mitt Romney Wins !

This cartoon sums it up well:

Boring Life Fix?

I have a boring life. Mostly by choice, I believe.. what could I create that is of value to anyone else?

I'd love to generate income from this blog, but so far it's been kinda sounding board to help get these thoughts OUT of my head.

Hmm.. I could create a new language. Or reveal the answer to the universe?

I know that I like to watch iJustine, Toby, and PhotonicInduction because they love what they're doing.. you can see it when they are so passionate about what they're doing.


What would you be interested in?

Ask me anything.. and I'll give you an answer.

Lost: One little boy named Rayden.

Many, many people all around here were looking for him.. I even drove some hoping to spot him.

A Lady (with kids) said they found him. Good!

I'd be so worried if my little boy wandered away and we couldn't find him.. I'd worry about who took him.. damn pedophiles. I wish they would all instantly self-incinerate the moment they chose to start down that bad bad road.

All is well that ends well, aye?

AllGov : 10 Most Popular Unanswered Petitions to the White House

AllGov - News - 10 Most Popular Unanswered Petitions to the White House:

1. Crackdown on puppy mills (30,920) - [I didn't even realize these existed. Although I can see a niche developing for it because some are greedy and have no compassion.]
2. Abolish the TSA (29,717) - [I Agree 100%. Can we get a HELL YAH!! Treating every person as a criminal is a breeding ground for abuse.]
3. Allow growth of industrial hemp (21,978) - [Not sure where to draw the line on this one. Smoking: NO; Medicinal: yes; Industrial ?? Like making clothes & rope?? Mebbe.]
4. End “war on drugs” (20,685) - [The "war on drugs", One of the many stupid distractions the government has created to criminalize anything they want and spend more money.]
5. Dissolve the Electoral College (18,600) - [Agreed. Wait, what? You mean presidents aren't elected by a popular vote?! Someone tell the People!! /lol @ !democracy ]
6. Re-establish separation between investment and commercial banks (17,451) - [ #crapstillstinks.]
7. Restore democracy by ending corporate personhood (16,837) - [ Agreed, we need this even more than the uninstallTSA program.]
8. Repeal the Patriot Act (15,694) - [Pure evil. Hey, let's ignore the Constitution! ]
9. Protect children from air pollution (13,886) - [Air pollution? What's that? Loud smelly politicians? Or their 'ideas'?]

Whew

Still here.. for the moment.

Love you, my kids. More than you currently know.

Suicide or Homicide?

Kill them or kill myself?
Man, I hate choices.

I'm sorry my children.. this whole life is a terrible joke and I just don't get it.

I do love you though.. I just wished I could have shown it.

xkcd: Superlative

xkcd: Superlative:

I am the basis for this one comic.

/sigh

Elizabeth Banks' photo "Getting my hair did for @chel..." on WhoSay

Elizabeth Banks' photo "Getting my hair did for @chel..." on WhoSay:

You are so beautiful, Elizabeth. :)

Alex Kingston`s Arse! – UPDATED! |

Alex Kingston`s Arse! – UPDATED! |:

Lovely, lovely, lovely, just lovely!

Anonymous Recruitment Video - YouTube

Anonymous Recruitment Video on YouTube:

"We have no bombs." - Agreed. It promotes the idea of nonviolence of the movement.

"Your government has failed you." - Agreed. Many times.

"We will fight hate." - Very good.

"We have no leaders." - This is why Anonymous laughs its butt off when some group claims to have captured the 'leader' of anonymous.

"Governments should be afraid of their people." - Agreed. I am so tired of people making themselves rich at everyone else's expense. They make laws like they above the constitution.

More on this later.. waiting to see if armed police bash in the door... :P

Like I matter or care.

Paycheck

The next time I endorse my paycheck for my wife to deposit, I should write "Please hand over all of your money quietly and no one will get hurt."

That'd be funny.

... :P

Charlie Chapman

Been seeing some Charlie Chapman videos surfacing lately... if this guy really meant what he says, many thumbs up.

Many thumbs, Charlie.

The world is watching.

RAP NEWS 6 - Wikileaks' Cablegate: the truth is out there (feat Hillary Clinton & Alex Jones) - YouTube

RAP NEWS 6 - Wikileaks' Cablegate: the truth is out there (feat Hillary Clinton & Alex Jones) - YouTube: "http://youtu.be/hl4NlA97GeQ"

'via Blog this'

Wow, this was good. You need to listen to the lyrics, people.

You said it, I read it - YouTube

You said it, I read it - YouTube:

I think I just fell in love. :P

1984

1984 is NOT an instruction manual.


Shame on you.

CHARTS: Here's What The Wall Street Protesters Are So Angry About...

CHARTS: Here's What The Wall Street Protesters Are So Angry About...:

Good. Charts.

Now spread the word.

Immortal Technique at Occupy Wall Street: Tea Party is anti-GOP - YouTube

Immortal Technique at Occupy Wall Street: Tea Party is anti-GOP - YouTube:

Wow, well spoken. Two thumbs up!

BlackBerry Outage Spreads To North America - Slashdot

BlackBerry Outage Spreads To North America - Slashdot:

During the Occupy Wall Street protests?

Coinkydink?

I think not.

RoT: Same Page or New Window

My Rule of Thumb for designing any web page hyperlink.

Is the link going to a different subdomain, or a new TLD? Then make it a new tab/window.
Staying within your site? Stay in the tab/window.

Oh... and use Chrome. :P

Dalek or Cybermen Halloween Costume?

Can someone direct me to a website with good (but cheap!) Dalek or Cybermen Halloween costume plans?

I'd like to dress up like the tenth Doctor, but I'd never look as cool :P

Public Photography Laws - Photographing Police and Public Places - Popular Mechanics

Public Photography Laws - Photographing Police and Public Places - Popular Mechanics:

Hoo-rah! Well written!

Rubik's Cube

My new hypothesis: an almost insane person with OCD invented the Rubik's Cube.

Amy Jo Johnson

Amy Jo Johnson.. you are gorgeous. Thank you for years of good shows.

Cain: Not rich? No job? Blame yourself – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs

Cain: Not rich? No job? Blame yourself – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs:

Cain.. no.

I was thinking "this guy isn't so bad" when you debated at the presidential nomination debate thingy (that was broadcast over YouTube, right?).

But NO. Things were going good, until the banks busted the Nation. And then the government took our money, AGAIN, and bailed out those banks.

You yourself should know that if a company does not succeed with it's own business model, then that company dies.

Sigh.

News

If people are there, and they have something worthwhile to say – regardless of whether it is popular or potentially alarming or against the political status quo – it is news. Good reporters should be covering it, regardless of their personal political preferences – and let Americans come to their own conclusions.

Yes. Truth. Good.

Honest Woman

Is there an honest woman in this world?
You know, one that has NOT cheated on her boyfriend, fiance, or husband?

I'd like to meet her.. methinks I'll be waiting a long time..

An open letter and warning from a former tea party movement adherent to the Occupy Wall Street movement.

An open letter and warning from a former tea party movement adherent to the Occupy Wall Street movement.:

Mirrored for posterity.

I don't expect you to believe me. I want you to read this, take it with a grain of salt, and do the research yourself. You may not believe me, but I want your movement to succeed. From a former tea partier to you, young new rebels, there's some advice to prevent what happened to our now broken movement from happening to you. I don't agree with everything your movement does, but I sympathize with your cause and agree on our common enemy. You guys are very intelligent and I trust that you will take this in the spirit it is intended.
I wish I could believe this Occupy Wall Street was still about (r)Evolution, but so far, all I am seeing is a painful rehash of how the corporate-funded government turned the pre-Presidential election tea party movement into the joke it is now. We were anarchists and ultra-libertarians, but above all we were peaceful. So, the media tried painting us as racists. But when that didn't work they tried to goad us into violence. When that failed, they killed our movement with money and false kindness from the theocratic arm of the Republican party. That killed our popular support.
I am sharing these observations, so you guys know what's going on and can prevent the media from succeeding in painting you as violent slacker hippies rebelling without a cause, or from having the movement be hijacked by a bunch of corporatists seeking to twist the movement's original intentions. If you think this can't happen, it happened to the Independence Party and the tea party movement. Don't let it happen to your movement as well.
Here's how they turned our movement into a bunch of pro-corporate Republican party rebranding astroturf, and this is how I predict they are turning your movement into a bunch of pro-corporate Democratic party rebranding astroturf. I believe many of these things are already happening, so take note.

1- The media will initially and purposely avoid covering your dissenting movement to cause confusion about what your movement is about within mainstream audiences. This is to enrage you and make you appear unreasonable, and perhaps even invisible.
2- While the obsfuscation is happening, stooges will infiltrate and give superficial support, focus and financial backing to the targetted movement. In the tea party movement's case, it was the religious Republicans and Koch Brothers. In this case, it's the Public Sector Unions (the organizations as quasi-human entities, not the members themselves) and Ultra Rich liberals who pretend to care, but frankly do not serve liberators and freedom seekers but rather the interests of those who run the Public Sector Unions and the Democratic Party. Democrat, Republican, these parties are all part of the same corporate ruling system. Case in point: http://www.debates.org/
3-The media will cover the movement only after this infiltration succeeds. Once the infiltration is completed the MSM will manufacture public media antipathy towards the movement by using selective focus on the movement's most repulsive elements or infiltrators on the corporate Conservative media side, while the corporate Liberal media will create a more sympathetic tragic hero image -- this is the flip side of the tea party, but same media manipulation tactics. I go into greater detail on this tactic: http://vaslittlecrow.com/blog/2011/09/08/how-the-media-and-ideological-groups-manipulate-your-beliefs/
4- Someone in the Democratic Party will feign sympathy for the movement and falsely "non-partisan" entities provide tons of funding and unwanted organization, just as was done with the tea party movement by Republicans. Once people assume that the pro-corporate government operatives are their friends, they will hijack the movement and the threat of your movement will be neutralized.
If this new Occupy Wall Street movement is to survive, here's what needs to be done.
1- Loudly denounce violence and disavow the violent rabblerousers of the movement. They do not help the cause.
2- Be image conscious. Present your best face and call out those who act like fools within the movement. People are more likely to pay attention to you in your Sunday dress and bringing homemade food, than when you are drinking a bottle of Snapple and chomping on Big Macs while you are looking like a slacker rich hipster/unwashed hippie stereotype.
3- Accept that you've already been infiltrated by the corporate-funded government, and work hard to say, and state what your movement is and is not about. "No, this isn't about unions or Liberals, conservatives or bored spoiled brats. This is about 99% of our population being exploited and manipulated for the sake of profit." "No we will not resort to violence." "Yes, all we want is for for the end of government collusion with corporate entities that are illegitimately recognized as people." And, so forth...
4- Don't forget who you are as the illusions are thrown at you. Corporatists are masters of illusions. That's the most powerful weapon they have. That's how they sell products you don't need and convince you to justify accepting atrocities for the sake of products Don't fall for it. Otherwise, your cause will be lost. Be wary of large donations from special interest groups or non-profit corporations that were not involved this movement from the inception. Special interests groups are not your allies. Non-profit corporations are still corporations, and unfortunately, too many of them care more about donations than doing the right thing. Killing a movement with kindness is easy.
5- Remain independent and focused. If you can, pick a face to represent your movement. Rosa Parks wasn't just a random lady in a bus. http://l3d.cs.colorado.edu/systems/agentsheets/New-Vista/bus-boycott/ -- She was chosen. You too can use the power of illusion against those who oppose you.
I wish your movement better luck than we had with the tea party movement before it got hijacked by the theocrats and corporatists. We used to be non-partisan too. We were the older version of you. But, I believe that as the media apparatchik and infiltrators start to twist your cause, you will understand the frustration us early adopter tea partiers felt and that we were not your enemy after all. A fascist oligarchy on the verge of winning is our common enemy. This should be your focus. Don't be dazzled by the illusion as we were. For the sake of our future, know who you are.
Thank you for reading. I would love to read your ideas on the subject. Correct me where I am wrong. Explain what is going right. This is ultimately your fight.
EDITS: To understand how movements get hijacked, check out this fantastic video that JamesCarlin shared: http://vimeo.com/20355767
If my essay seems too conspiratorial for your tastes, try Hibernator's excellent and much less paranoid sounding summary below:
"Someone starts a movement. It starts small, and there's a lot going on in the world, so the mainstream media gives it minimal coverage. Today's mainstream media is also understaffed, so they don't investigate and they wait for someone else to slap a label on it.
Eventually a sound byte X pops up above the noise and the mainstream media uses this to engage viewers and define the movement. This defining characteristic X spreads like a meme.
People in power now notice what's going on, and think to themselves "Hmm, this new movement is defined by X, and that's almost in line with my goals, so maybe I can use them to further my ends."
But people in power are all labelled as Democrats or Republicans, so now the media applies the polarizing filter of American politics to associate movement X with one of the parties.
The original movement has now been labelled X, and associated with a political party, and none of this happened because of any 'government conspiracy.' It just happened because that's what you get as output when you plug something new into the American political system."

Daleks

Does anyone know of any Dalek voice changers? I'd love it to amuse my son.. he's only five and can recognize a Doctor Who episode by watching just a few seconds of one!

I'm starting to wonder if just mentioning the word Daleks would bring in more Doctor Who fans?

They're cool 'bad guys'.. they don't play games. They state their purpose and they don't make your impending death linger on. Very humanitarian, right? :P

Don't forget to read my other post on how to program a Samsung remote!

Proof of Satan

Proof of Satan's existence: the tags on the back neckline of shirts.

Jocks vs Nerds

How to tell the difference between a jock and a nerd, by their responses to a fact:

FACT: The average diameter of the sun is more than the length of 49 thousand football fields!
JOCK: "Whoa! (...that's a lot.. right?)"
NERD: "What is a football field?"

The Scientist by Coldplay, Acapella Multitrack by Emily Miller - YouTube

The Scientist by Coldplay, Acapella Multitrack by Emily Miller - YouTube:

Beautiful. The music and the singer.

Blackhats

Blackhats on Craigslist:

Excellent page. Two thumbs up! :)

You

I miss You so much.

9/11 In A Nutshell - What Do You Think?

Spiderman-School scene - YouTube

Spiderman-School scene - YouTube:

These spiderman scenes have got to be my all time favorite HellYah! scenes.

Next favorite is the train-stopping scene. :)

Silverlight Windows Update Error Code 673 Solution

one, out of the blue, kablooie. Netflix stopped working. Silverlight wanted to reinstall.
But Silverlight would not install. Wouldn't uninstall. Wouldn't install. Nothing.

Tried multiple times. Tried multiple reboots. Always got to 83% and just stopped.

Ran the MATS on this page: http://support.microsoft.com/mats/Program_Install_and_Uninstall
Told it that Silverlight would not uninstall.
Said something about a WOW64 error.. and reported that it fixed it !!!

congeers and gradulations!!

Started up Chrome, let it install Silverlight. Now I can spend time with my boys watching Spiderman. :)

How to enable verbose installer logging on Windows 7

How to enable verbose installer logging on Windows 7

Daniel: Windows 7, dumbass.

Adam West

I had a dream I met Adam West..

..now that'd be cool. :)

Joke:

joke: "a story by someone who has nothing witty to say."

lol

Bowties

Yes, bowties are cool.

Saw another license plate.. is it because british plates are so different from what I'm used to seeing that we notice them?

It reads "ADW 308N" and the camera seemed to keep it in focus.. does it mean something?

I still haven't found out what "N355 FWU" means. Something to do with the Daleks maybe???

I want a bowtie. :)

Rapture - Pandora Internet Radio

Rapture - Pandora Internet Radio

I love techno songs.. specially when the first page is the same word repeated. :)

Dalek porn

Here's some Dalek porn. 

Just kidding.

Lol wow. Checked the search terms people are finding my blog with, and that one really surprised me. Although Rule #34 suggests it should exist..

People are weird. Love you all anyways :)

Make a Joule thief.

Make a Joule thief.: Also known as a "vampire torch".
No, not the kind of torch used during those lovely village hunts.

But, my question is, if this joule thief works, why they not making them standard on all flashlights !?

Imagine the thousands, if not millions of batteries that would NOT be thrown away every year..

Hmm, business opportunity ?

Make a cyber pussy light.

Make a cyber pussy light.:

/giggle

Even without the computer porn suggestiveness, I'm sure Quagmire would giggity.

Best way to lose weight naturally and for free!

Want to know the secret on how to lose weight the best way?

Eat less and move more.

Really.


You'll thank me later.

Bush goes nuts on matt lauer - YouTube

Bush goes nuts on matt lauer - YouTube:

Lookie: a dumb ass talking to an asshole !

Okay, I know you know I know that I think I don't like either of them.. I don't.

But at least someone is asking questions, and someone is answering [evading even] them.

The whole thing. War, oil, Osama, 9/11, terrorists.. it all just wrong.

There is misinformation flying all around. They hate us, we hate them. All because of lies perpetuated. And lies lead to fear.. fear that 'they' might hurt us. But there is no 'they', only 'bad guys' who think the same about You.

If every human just sat down and literally talked with these other humans, we would start to realize how similar we are. We all started out as babies. Hopefully with loving parents. Maybe with brothers and sisters. People we loved and who loved us.

It might sound a bit cliche, but We are all the same.

Really.

Advantage of Human Evolution

Know what would be a really nice advantage of evolving?

Not having to you know.. take a call of nature.

Don't get me wrong, eating is a pleasure and a good morning movement can make you feel like you've accomplished something.

But having to really go can suck at moments..

/sigh

The Angry Birds Defense

So my daughter introduced me to the crazy game angry birds.. 3 coffee pots later I'm thinking to myself, unsure if I'm saying it out loud, "die pig! die!"

And then the thought occurred to me, how long before some lame cop is walking by a teenager when the teenager says that very thought out loud?

Of course we all assume the kid has no idea the officer is even there, but with the police-state we are in, the pig cop takes offense and arrests the poor kid for uttering a death threat...

Improvements in Windows Explorer - Building Windows 8 - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

Improvements in Windows Explorer - Building Windows 8 - Site Home - MSDN Blogs:

Why, g'dammit, why!?

I effin' hate ribbon menus!

Stop forcing the kitchen sink onto us, Microsoft. Give me back my old explorer that loaded snappy, and didn't shove the folder view down to the bottom!

Programmers. Sigh.

Programmers.

Sigh.

You know those pesky 'warnings' that your build pukes up?

Yah... stop ignoring them.

You're most likely doing whatever it is you intended on doing the wrong way.

/sigh

Experiment: Nonsensical Post

Nothing to see here. Move along..

n355fwu
20
celebrity beastiality
11
n355 fwu
10
cybermen
7
cybermen vs daleks
6
bass_channelplay function not found in bass.dll
4
cataclysm pawn scales
3
doctor who n355fwu
3
plants vs zombies bass.dll problem
3
youtube too short

RealNetworks Sues Dutch Webmaster Over Hyperlink To Freeware

My commentary on a portion of a Slashdot comment: "

If you link to a web page that contains illegal content, you are abetting in a crime."

No. No. No. And hell NO.

If YOU drive to my house and ask me where the next crack house is, and YOU drive there then my question is: How in hell am I responsible for anything going on at that location or your actions?

Answer: I am not. I am not responsible for YOU. I'm not committing any crime. I'm not abetting in a crime.

Look, I honestly don't know if you are a drug agent looking for more information. Or a crackhead looking for a hit. Don't know.. don't care.. much..

I don't know if you are some person's parent looking to save their kid from something awful.

All I am doing is being a good Samaritan, doing my best to provide help.

/sigh

Back to the Internets. My belief is any link should be able to link anywhere. If I can type it, guess it, create it, or even faceroll it.. basically if my computer can access your link from the public-side of the internet, then I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CONTENT.

Realnetworks, if that is your real name, you need to stop being asshats and scrap your failed business model. Leave us Alone.

Universal Rights for Beings.

Universal Rights (draft)

1. Every Being is initially created equal.
2. Every Being initially has the right to live.
3. Every Being has the right to defend itself.
4. Every Being has the right to communicate.
5. Every Being must accept the consequences of its actions.

Meaning: every being, any and everything alive, has the right to do what it wants but knowing that any time its actions interfere with any other being there may be consequences.

I'll work on these as I see fit. Maybe add details about when who looses what rights: such as if one being murders another being, they would loose certain rights. Not privileges, rights.

I use the word being to go beyond the narrow scope of county, country, planet, or even lifeform. Meaning sentient robots, talking cows, aliens, and yes, even lawyers, are all covered by these Universal Rights.

For example (sorry vegans): Earth cows do NOT have these Rights until a cow communicates to us earthly humans that it [they] do not want to be eaten [read: slaughtered] anymore. That they deserve and want the protection of these Rights. Or that we humans discover/realize that they are intelligent creatures and thereby deserving of protection.

I want the wording to be vaguely-specific. No set of rules can encompass all actions, desires, and outcomes by listing each and every combination of factors. (Talk about a Cartesian explosion!!)

I know philosophers have been wondering things for thousands of years. Does our mind think for our bodies? Do we have spirits? Do we even exist? Does anything really exist?

Whether there is a God and an afterlife, where we may be punished or even rewarded for what we do in life... or if there is Nothing. As in poof you're gone. No more. Entropy wins. Everything freezes to Nothing.

I say to you. It doesn't matter which is truer.... so do your best to do your best. Make Everyone as happy and comfortable as you can. This includes You. Just remember "Everything in Moderation".

 :)

(this post needs wikied!)

Just thinking around down here...

The degrees of goodness: helping, nurturing, caring.
The degrees of badness: murdering, harming, stopping, hindering, and annoying.
The degrees of intent: willful (deliberate), involuntary, ignorant.
The degrees of thought: premeditated, random, intentional, unintentional.

The Levels of Evil:

1. Willful and premeditated killing of another Being. Murder. 
2. Willful and premeditated harming of another Being.
3. Directly harming another Being without intent.
4. Indirectly harming another Being by negligence or carelessness. 
5. Accidentally harming another Being.
6. Allowing harm to come to another Being.
7. Allowing harm to come to oneself.

Murder is permanent to any reasonable Being. 

Level 1: This would be murder. Planning to kill another Being and then permanently stopping the life of the target Being. Or stabbing with the intent to cause harm.

Level 2: This would be unplanned murder. Such as walking in on your spouse and their lover and murdering the bejeebers out of both of them. This does not include killing a robber that is mugging you and your spouse. That is self-defense.

Level 3: This is unintentional physical harm/murder. Such as fiddling with your cigarette lighter and running over (and killing) that 'darn' pedestrian walking on the sidewalk.

Level 4: This is the purest of the unintentional physical harm. Totally unavoidable by any reasonable means, yet the other Being still dies or is hurt as a direct result of something you did. Example: Hit the baseball and the hapless Being get konked on the noggin.

Level 5: This is also referred to as the Scumbag Citizen murder. You see a blind and deaf Being walking towards a train track, and you know there is train coming that will smush the hapless Being within moments. Yet you turn a blind eye and do not try to help.. when you could have done something, anything to help.

The movie Enhiran (spelling?) brings up a good point. Suppose we create an android. It looks human. It can talk, move, and think like us humans. (At least enough that we can't tell the difference just by looking and talking to it.)

The android in this movie was told to stab another human, so it started to act out that action. I ask you, the thinker, the reader, the judge: is the android about to commit a criminal action, or is it just merely a tool without rights ("just following orders")?

I suggest to You, that if the android can be held responsible for its actions, then it automatically has the protection of Universal Rights for Beings.

UFO Videos on YouTube

You know.. I'd love a Star Trek future.. aliens, Q, and tea.. Earl grey, hot.

But if all of the ufo see-ers/fans on youtube would just stop discrediting themselves... oi.

First tip: learn to HOLD STILL. Please. OMG, how much caffeine do you drink?
Second tip: Don't zoom in all the way with digital zoom. Digital zoom sucks, don't use it.
Third tip: Do NOT overlay audio. It's annoying and distracting.
Fourth tip: Post the whole video. The WHOLE video.

MABEL Runs Free!

Robot? Check!

Cool? Check!

Running.. free..? Nope.

Pretty cool, but she is not running free.

To be free, she needs to have zero attachments.

And some shoes.. she sure is slipping a lot!

Court Rules Health Insurance Requirement Unconstitutional

Thank God!

"what Congress cannot do under the Commerce Clause is mandate that individuals enter into contracts with private insurance companies for the purchase of an expensive product from the time they are born until the time they die."

var goodSense = Nail.Head.Hit();

Health | Court rules health-insurance requirement unconstitutional | Seattle Times Newspaper

Arrowheads, Spearheads, and Tomahawk Heads: Oh my!

Arrowheads | Spearheads | Tomahawk Heads | Stone Knife Blades | Flint | Obsidian | Damascus Steel Knife | www.dkvarrowheadsales.com

Holy cow.. only 37 exclamation points on the landing page?!

With half the page in capital letters?

T!H!A!T! I!S! N!O!T! E!N!O!U!G!H! E!X!C!L!A!M!A!T!I!O!N! P!O!I!N!T!S!

!!!

Accused Facebook Spammer Sanford Wallace Has a History of Spamming

Accused Facebook Spammer Sanford Wallace Has a History of Spamming

Proof there are at least about 500,000 morons using facebook.

And that the spammer is a douchebag.

Police Abuse

These stories I read about the abuses from police.. it just disgusts me.
These are the officers who we are supposed to depend on to keep us safe!

The Second defends the First.

iJustine

Pictures of iJustine

/drool.

Aivolution: The evolution of AI.

After reading some posts on this other blog (a lot points made - of which I strongly agree and disagree), I wanted to make a new hype word for when the AI revolution comes about for AIBrain (or another respectable program).

Aivolution. (pronounced: eye-vole-lute-shun)

There, I created a new hype word !

Btw, here is a link to the other blog: Extravolution: Other 'volvere' words

Programming a Samsung AK59-00104R Remote

How to program a Samsung AK59-00104R remote with codes:

1. Turn on the TV.
2. Point the remote at the TV.
3. Hold the "TV POWER" button while entering a two digit code.
4. Release the "TV POWER" button.

If you enter the correct two numbers, the TV should switch off.

TIP: Start entering the remote codes at 00, then 01, then 02, then 03, etc...

TIP: Once you find the correct code, write it down somewhere you can find it next year!

‪JULIAN SMITH - Techno Jeep‬‏ - YouTube

‪JULIAN SMITH - Techno Jeep‬‏ - YouTube: "Techno Jeep"

Wow, this is just awesome. Very Stomp-ish.

The description says the sounds are actual jeep sounds and that it took everyone two weeks of rehearsing.

Awesome job, well done guys!

Hasse Diagram

Wow.. pretty. But it seems incomplete.

Maybe I just haven't grokked it yet?

Protiguous: Celebrity Beastiality

Protiguous: Celebrity Beastiality

Wow, posted this experiment over a year ago.. and people still search for celeb beastly beastiness on a daily basis!

Are there really this many people in the world that hard up? Sure makes the whole Sodom and Gomorrah places not sound so far fetched...

But this is the internet. If there is any free porn involving these poor animals, you know there will be a website for it ! I forget what rule that is though... I'd better slashdot it.

Memory Trouble

Does anyone else ever have trouble getting the thoughts of their head and onto paper/internet ?

Will the card parallel the nicer interference?

Will the card parallel the nicer interference?

Will it?

Birdmanity

Oh, the birdmanity!

My daughter just introduced me to Angry Birds.. want to know how to win each time?

Okay, here is the secret: First, you notice t#% and @$**24

<connection to host lost>

10 wicked off-the-cuff uses for retired NASA space shuttles

No.

No.

No.

And Hell No.

Low Orbit Ion Cannon

I just checked out the source code from the LOIC (Wikipedia) project.

Wow.

As in.. "Wow, what immature dumbass wrote this C# code?" !

Horrible design and flaky as crap.
Good thing to know we are being 'freed' by 'people' with these 'elite' 'skillz'.

Ugh, now I feel dirty.. fap fap fap.

Left Sock

Some days.. I feel like the left sock.

Scream Six Times

I feel that I want to scream.. yet with no goal, just a yawn.

Stop Recording MA Police‬, They Don't Like It!

Now, assuming this website contains the real government statutes, let us pick apart the officer's attitude in this video.

First of all, kudos go to this officer for being fairly professional and not being a dickhead.

1. 0:00 to 1:15 - Well behaved. A few glances upwards at the helmet. (We can assume the officer is aware of something on it.)
2. 1:15 - Officer asks what is that on his helmet. So the officer DOES know without being told that he is aware of something on the helmet. I don't know about most people, but I always assume I'm being recorded 24/7. (Yes, I'm paranoid. Why do you ask?)
3. 1:25 - Officer rambles something about a violation of wiretap laws being a felony. A look on the MS government website only shows the various offenses as being a "misdemeanor".

.. and blah blah blah. I am so tired of these officers we place our trust in abusing and corrupting the very civilization we are trying to uphold. This officer's demeanor, and very likely all other 'law' enforcers goes against the very spirit of the laws.

From the government page:

The general court finds that organized crime exists within the commonwealth and that the increasing activities of organized crime constitute a grave danger to the public welfare and safety. Organized crime, as it exists in the commonwealth today, consists of a continuing conspiracy among highly organized and disciplined groups to engage in supplying illegal goods and services. In supplying these goods and services organized crime commits unlawful acts and employs brutal and violent tactics. Organized crime is infiltrating legitimate business activities and depriving honest businessmen of the right to make a living.

The general court further finds that the uncontrolled development and unrestricted use of modern electronic surveillance devices pose grave dangers to the privacy of all citizens of the commonwealth. Therefore, the secret use of such devices by private individuals must be prohibited. The use of such devices by law enforcement officials must be conducted under strict judicial supervision and should be limited to the investigation of organized crime.

Emphasis added to keywords by me.

There was nothing secret about a visible camera in plain view recording a public officer performing his duty.

---

And a side note that tickles my funny bone is the preamble on Section 99:

The general court further finds that because organized crime carries on its activities through layers of insulation and behind a wall of secrecy,...

Gee. What other 'organization' comes to mind when you read that sentence?

Jesus

So Jesus hangs around for a few hours on a cross and we're all set for life?

Darn tootin' right!

btw.. thank You, dude.

Pure Awesomeness

Pure Awesomeness..

"Nobody sang Bee Gees songs on karaoke night like Dudley."

What now?

So... what now ?

Democracy

"'Not for public distribution' should be illegal in a free democratic society."
- tantaliz3 on Slashdot

In God We Trust

"In God we trust, all others we monitor"

Oh dear.

Essex geek Ryan Cleary 'is Sony hacker’ | The Sun |News

Essex geek Ryan Cleary 'is Sony hacker’ | The Sun |News: "scapegoat"

Aha, scapegoat. That is the word I couldn't recall.

Oh well. Not like I'm a threat or have money.. fucking urcbpd!

YouTube - Message from Anonymous: Operation AntiSec

YouTube - Message from Anonymous: Operation AntiSec

#AntiSec

hmm.. what Would The Doctor Do?

30 ridiculously dumb tech warning labels | ITworld

And to add my own:

Optional thinking required.

Artificial Neural Net Attractors

Artificial Neural Net Attractors

Neural Nets coded in BASIC !

Wow, cool. A blast from the past. Even has the old line "...to download with Netscape...".

Netscape? What's that? :P (j/k, I know what it was!)

Craigslist, lulzsec, and infraguard

So.. just purely curious here: what are You looking for?

More information about lulzsec, lolsex, graigclist, the fbi, infraguard? Ask yourself, do you really want to know?

Ignorance can be bliss...

Netflix Hacked

Twitter / Search - netflix

Hmm. My gut says Netflix was a target of a hack.

Then again, people do drink coffee in cups without lids...

BBC News - Libya: Barack Obama 'overruled top legal advice'

BBC News - Libya: Barack Obama 'overruled top legal advice'

Dropping bombs is not hostile?

Bullshit !

YouTube removes Rebecca Black's 'Friday' video - USATODAY.com

YouTube removes Rebecca Black's 'Friday' video - USATODAY.com

Surely, she and her lawyer signed a contract stating who owns what..

I hope so.. and don't call me Shirley.

(reminds me of Walmart claiming to own photos you pay them to take of yourself.. kinda like a plumber claiming to own your sink because he worked on it.)

Power to you, Rebecca.

Are you a hacker? You better stick with mischief.

People: please stop using the word "cyber"...

And please learn to use the word "hacker" correctly..

Comments on the New Doctor Who?

Wow, the number of page views on any of my Doctor Who posts skyrockets for a week.
Who knew such an awesome show could generate so many hits?

Give me your opinion of the new Doctor.

According to the adsense policies I'm not allowed to ask any of you to click on the ads. These ads that we've all become accustomed to ignoring are how some of us would like to generate income.

And here's a link to the part one on Doctor Who Season Six:

Pentagon scare suspect found with "terror phrases"

Oh my fucking gosh. "Pentagon scare suspect found with terror phrases".

Seriously? Terror phrases? Oh noes...

Problems with this news article. The whole thing is written like it's from Fox News. (I think they should change their name to "Faux News" or "pseudonews".)

1. "...law enforcement source..." - Who? Cite your source, or it's invalid.
2. "...of a suspicious car..." - How was the car suspicious?
3. "...was carrying a notebook that contained the phrases, 'al Qaeda', 'Taliban rules', and 'Mujahid defeated croatian forces.'..." - Oh dear.. a notebook? With words? What is this world coming to?! Arghhh *insert wilhelm scream*!!
4. "...Despite the references to the terror organization..." - Reporters, cops, students, etc. write down references to these organizations all the time too. Does that make them suspicious? And 'despite'.. what the hell does that mean? Bias author. Bias. Learn how to write in a neutral tone.
5. "...references to the terror organization that organized the 9/11 attacks..." - What does 9/11 have to do with this guy? Irrelevant. Do not include irrelevant trivia in proper news articles.
6. "...the source said the man is not thought to have been involved in a terrorist act or plot..." - Then why is he a suspect? Don't you need a crime before you can have a suspect?
7. "...the man's backpack also contained 20 spent 9 mm shell casings..." - Oh dear. Spent casings.. good thing they can't be used in a shooting crime now. Good thing us lowly citizens are not allowed to defend ourselves. Or even practice with the weapons. You know 'practice', so we shoot only the bad guys stealing our women (and not other fellow citizens).
8. "... and three cans of black spray paint..." - Black spray paint? Oh no! What is this world coming to?! Arghhhhh *insert another wilhelm scream* Wait, only 3 cans? Newbie. :P
9. "... a non-explosive material was also found..." - Non-explosive? Then why mention the word explosive? Oh yah.. for the shock/terror effect. I too, btw, also found some non-explosive material in my backpack. That reminds me, I need to wash my blankie.
10. "...A law enforcement official speaking on the condition of anonymity..." - Yah, good ol' reliable anonymous source. These anonymous sources always work so well to support unsubstantiated and biased information.
11. "...officials found what appeared to be an unknown quantity of ammonium nitrate..." - What officials? "Appears to be".. don't they have any chemical analysts on staff? "Unknown quantity"? Sigh. Morons. Always talking crap about crap they don't know crap about. Don't release guesses in a news article!
12. "...The official, who was not authorized to release the information..." - Speaks for itself.
13. "...nothing else was found that would have enabled an explosion..." - What, not even any beans? What is the author's obsession with there being an explosion at the Pentagon? It's like he wants it to happen...
14. "...Ammonium nitrate is a chemical compound that is widely used in fertilizers..." - Actually, it is NOT widely used. AFAIK, around 5% of all fertilizers sold. Again, irrelevant bias.
15. "...and can be used in explosives with the correct concentration..." - Um, so can sugar. And flour. <badlogic>Arrest all the bakers!</badlogic>
16. "...The man...was being held by the U.S. Park Police. No charges have been filed against him." - Then why is he being held?! What the hell.
17. "...The man was detained after the U.S. Park Police came across him in early Friday morning in Arlington National Cemetery..." - Got it. Don't be in a cemetery on Friday mornings.
18. "...The Park Police then launched a search for the man's vehicle, which was found near the Pentagon..." - What prompted a search for his vehicle? Are they confusing cause and effect?
19. "...The 2011 red Nissan..." - Aha, now we are getting somewhere. A teenager has an expensive new vehicle.. surely trouble follows, eh?
20. "... including the use of a water cannon..." - Bet they showed him! Asshats probably destroyed his brand new car.
21. "...no suspicious items were found in the vehicle..." - Well, of course not. They were blown out by the water cannon!
22. "...suspected of planting suspicious devices..." - What? What devices? Is this anything like the 'college student brings fake bomb to airport' scandal? You know, the piece of art that was not anything like a bomb. Nor declared or nor described as a bomb?
23. "...In another incident earlier this week, a motorist found with a gun and what appeared to be a suspicious package near the Pentagon was taken into custody..." - Irrelevant, people!!

There you have it. My very unprofessionally written comments on how much these types of news articles suck.
They are loaded with misinformation, which I swear is done on purpose to delude any gullible masses into thinking that these 'officials' are keeping the country safe from terrorists.

Nothing to see here. Move along.

Scientists Create Artificial Brain With 12-Second Memory | Disinformation

Scientists Create Artificial Brain With 12-Second Memory | Disinformation

Amateurs!

Just kidding.. this really is cool stuff.

Not as funny as the strap on dildo sport stuff in the previous post though, lol.

Dildo Sport – The First Strap-On Athletic Accessory That Helps You Play Hard And Win Big | Disinformation

Lol, this is just *wrong*... why am I giggling my butt off?

Dildo Sport – The First Strap-On Athletic Accessory That Helps You Play Hard And Win Big | Disinformation



Dildo Sport from Paulilu Productions on Vimeo.

Saying Nothing At All

"He got nuttin' to say and he ain't sayin' it!"

lol

Creativity : Doctor Who plus Monty Python and the Holy Grail

What do you get when you add Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail to the most popular cybernetic bad-asses in the longest running TV show in history?

Dalek Awesomeness:

Winning Recipes…or…”All Green Things Must Die” | Jeff's Place

Winning Recipes…or…”All Green Things Must Die” | Jeff's Place

Monk Food

I don't think Monk is weird for not wanting his food to touch on his plate.. food SHOULDN'T touch food on the plate!

:P

Watson is not smart OR intelligent

The program that played Jeopardy is way cool.. and very fast, but Watson is not an artificial intelligence.

As far as I know, it does not have the capability to grow. To learn.. to be creative.. to put 2 and 2 together and come up with a Rose and a Dalek.

Very cool (I'd love to get a chance to work on it), but it is neither intelligent or self-aware.

Sorry, HAL.. not yet.

C#: Another HasDuplicates() for IEnumerable

public static bool HasDuplicates_Version2<T>( this IEnumerable<T> sequence ) {

if ( null == sequence ) {

throw new ArgumentNullException( "sequence" );

}

var set = new HashSet<T>();

return !sequence.All( set.Add );

}

C#: HasDuplicates() extension for IEnumerable

Continuing on my previous post..

public static bool HasDuplicates<T>( this IEnumerable<T> sequence ) {

if ( null == sequence ) {

throw new ArgumentNullException( "sequence" );

}

return sequence.Duplicates().Any();

}

C#: IEnumerable get Duplicates (Select Non-Distinct with LINQ)

Saw this page: Raucous Random Ramblings: Select Non-Distinct with Linq!

[Updated 2012-06-12]

Not too shabby.. FWIW: the GetDuplicates() from the raucous random ramblings post returns all items it considers are duplicates.

This is different than my version, which only returns items after they are found in the list. I consider my version better because: if I existed and someone made a clone of me (i.e. 'duplicated'), then I would not consider myself contained in the set of the duplicates. :) But I can understand someone using both functions for different purposes.)

Here is my version for getting duplicates from an enumerable list.
Better? You try both and then let me know what your results are..

/// <summary>

///   Returns duplicate items found in the <see cref = "sequence" />.

/// </summary>

public static IEnumerable<T> Duplicates<T>( this IEnumerable<T> sequence ) {

if ( null == sequence ) {

throw new ArgumentNullException( "sequence" );

}

var set = new HashSet<T>();

return sequence.Where( item => !set.Add( item: item ) );

}

In the testing I slimmmed the two foreach down to "return results.SelectMany( @group => @group )" per Resharper's suggestion.

Examples for the set of

{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,6,4,2,2,4,6}

• Duplicates() returns {6,4,2,4,4,6}
• GetDuplicates() returns {2,2,2,4,4,4,6,6,6}

Speed tests!
I threw together a function timer with a massive UInt64[1048576] to check for duplicates.
Letting the tests run for a few minutes (over the same set of data)...

• Duplicates() processes at 3338 units every millisecond.
• GetDuplicates() processes at 1060 units every millisecond.

Remember: the test results are going to vary under different conditions, of course.
Ignoring the duplicate duplicates that both functions return with a .Distinct() did not make a noticeable timing impact.
Increasing the count of duplicates in the test data increased the speed of both function.
I do like the result set my function returns, and it does perform 3X faster than the raucous post..

Truth

Ask me a question, and I will tell you nothing OR the truth.

I abhor lies.

Maddi Jane - Jar of Hearts (by Christina Perri)‬‏

Wow.. she is good.

Unknown Coprocessor Device (Acer Aspire AX3400G)

(Background: after swapping video cards on an Acer Aspire AX3400G)
An unknown device showed up in the Windows 7 64 bit device manager: Coprocessor.

After some googling.. and going to Acer's website I downloaded the 64 bit drivers.. unrared each into it's own folder and let windows pick through the folders (through the "Update Device" option).

The device identified as "NVIDIA nForce System Management Controller".
The 15.56 nVidia driver might be found here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/nforce-vista-win7-64bit-15.56-driver.html

Hope this helps someone..!

(I'd add a permlink to the Acer drivers, but they keep changing their site around)
(Also works with Windows 8 64bit)

Plants Versus Zombies by PopCap (bass.dll problem)

So my daughter went to play Plants vs Zombies when the screen went black and just sat there.

The error that popped up was:

"BASS_ChannelPlay function not found in bass.dll"

After a bit of sleuthing and googling, it turns out that some other application had dropped a dll into the window's system SysWOW64 folder.

The path was "C:\Windows\SysWOW64" on this computer..
You may be able to find your computer's folder by pressing "Windows+R" and then entering "%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64".

Deleting "bass.dll" from the SysWOW64 folder allowed the game to work.

(Programmers: please stop putting your muck in my OS's folders!)
(Developers: please don't let programmers muck with your OS!)

Deletion vs Extermination (aka Cybermen vs Daleks)

Now, I ask you: which is scarier?
"You will be deleted. deleted. deleted."	Exterminate!

Daleks, win. :P 

DNC chair: Without the auto bailout, we'd all drive foreign cars (VIDEO) - CSMonitor.com

DNC chair: Without the auto bailout, we'd all drive foreign cars (VIDEO) - CSMonitor.com:

"Without the auto bailout, we'd all drive foreign cars."

Bullshit.

We'd start fixing the ones we have (and stop filling up the junkyards)!

The very fact that sales are dropping points to market oversaturation.

BBC News - Where are India's millions of missing girls?

BBC News - Where are India's millions of missing girls?: "foetuses"

omg... those poor lives. lost.

Doctor Eleven

Just watched the first episode of Doctor Who with the Eleventh Doctor.. it was funny.

The redhead (pond?) is definitely a hotty. Nice legs.. cute eyes.. great hair.. ...wait, where was I...

Ah, the doctor. Young.. not as handsome as #10. But I can definitely see potential to grow on us as a new beloved doctor.

Not to sure about the TARDIS just yet. Didn't like seeing her mangled !

IANAL

<insert standard anal joke here>

No.. not "I anal".

It means "I am not a lier." er, uh, excuse me I mean: "I Am Not A Lawyer".
Close enough though.

Heh.

But really... who cares?

Do people go around professing: "I'm not a painter/policeman/politician/astronaut/geek/etc..." when they give advice in real life?

Since when did lie-rs lawyers obtain this special status?
Btw, legalese should be designed to be more understandable and not less intelligible.

So someone says: "I think the red flavor will give you more taste."
Or they say: "I think the red flavor will give you more taste but IANAL."

Is there really any freaking difference?
I'll judge what you are saying based on what you are saying.. I don't give a crap what your profession is!

N355 FWU

Has anyone found what is the significance of N355FWU ?

Easy way to compress folders and files in Windows 7

Ever want to compress a folder just chock full of files, but you don't like that annoying dialog box that just takes forever to finish with the inaccurate progress bar?

Ever canceled that annoying dialog box? Heh. I have.. Many times..

Well, here is the easy way to get the job done!

1. Press "Windows-R" to bring up the run dialog.
2. Run "cmd" to start a command prompt.
3. Change to the drive and folder you want to compress.
4. Run the command "compact /C /S /I"
5. Let it run and ..tada.. space saved!

Windows 7 : Multiple usb flash drives with ReadyBoost

So, just for fun I gather together some old usb flash drives sitting around my computer desk, formatted then to exFAT, and dedicated them to ReadyBoost.

All together it's about 29.92 GB decicated to ReadyBoost...

I swear it makes a good difference. I already have 4gb of ram in this system, but I do do a lot of multitasking.

At this moment: I have an ide open, creating a photosynth (87% synthy, my highest yet!), watching a youtube video, picasa running, and importing some home videos from another flash drive!

And not one bit of lag, 'tis nice.

No loss of a drive either, if I need a flash drive I just turn off the ReadyBoost option in the properties.

xkcd: Network

Now this would be cool to do..

Gas Prices and the Scarecrow

Really.. what is up with the 9/10ths portion on the gas prices.
It doesn't con us.. at least those of us with more edumacation than your average third grader.
It's really actually just annoying. Really annoying.

And, I really want to know: Why is the ocean near the shore?

Dutt Bust aka Subject: FW: What Is Butt Dust??

What Is Butt Dust??

What, you ask, is 'Butt dust'? Read on and you'll discover the joy in it!

JACK (age 3) was watching his Mom breast-feeding his new baby sister... After a while he asked: 'Mom why have you got two? Is one for hot and one for cold milk?'

STEVEN (age 3) hugged and kissed his Mom good night. 'I love you so much that when you die I'm going to bury you outside my bedroom window..'

BRITTANY (age 4) had an ear ache and wanted a pain killer. She tried in vain to take the lid off the bottle. Seeing her frustration, her Mom explained it was a child-proof cap and she'd have to open it for her. Eyes wide with wonder, the little girl asked: 'How does it know it's me?'

SUSAN (age 4) was drinking juice when she got the hiccups. 'Please don't give me this juice again,' she said, 'It makes my teeth cough..'

DJ (age 4) stepped onto the bathroom scale and asked: 'How much do I cost?'

CLINTON (age 5) was in his bedroom looking worried when his Mom asked what was troubling him, he replied, 'I don't know what'll happen with this bed when I get married. How will my wife fit in it?'

MARC (age 4) was engrossed in a young couple that were hugging and kissing in a restaurant. Without taking his eyes off them, he asked his dad: 'Why is he whispering in her mouth?'

TAMMY (age 4) was with her mother when they met an elderly, rather wrinkled woman her Mom knew. Tammy looked at her for a while and then asked, 'Why doesn't your skin fit your face?'

JAMES (age 4) was listening to a Bible story. His dad read: 'The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city but his wife looked back and was turned to salt..' Concerned, James asked: 'What happened to the flea?'

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Kids say the darnest things.....

The Sermon I think this Mom will never forget...

This particular Sunday sermon....'Dear Lord,' the minister began, with arms extended toward heaven and a rapturous look on his upturned face. 'Without you, we are but dust....' He would have continued but at that moment my very obedient daughter who was listening leaned over to me and asked quite audibly in her shrill little four year old girl voice, 'Mom, what is butt dust?'

Lil kids.. yah just gotta love them...

A Reader's Ramblings: My Ramblings on Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

A well written review for a good book.

Go check it out:

A Reader's Ramblings: My Ramblings on Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

YouTube - Too Short

God bless static cling. :)
YouTube - Too Short

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Magnetic Paint

Cool stuff.. check out the tests on this magnetic paint !

The JFK Experiment: New Version - Photosynth

The JFK Experiment: New Version - Photosynth

So I'm watching this synth play.. and it makes me wonder: what is that green grass on the far side of JFK?
Why are there no citizens, or police, or anyone *visible* standing, waving, cheering?

How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You

As seen on catswhothrowupgrass.com:

Cortical Computing with Memristive Nanodevices

I love neuromorphical articles.. but this one had one tiny little brain fart that tickled my giggles.

Check out Figure 6... notice anything weird about it?
"Neutron Dynamics"?

Yah, thought so too. :P

Unless.. there is an interaction between neutrons and neurons that I've missed... *pulls out microscope and slide rule*

Why Venetian Princess Hasn't Been Posting Videos

This beautiful woman is creating original works of art: Parodies. Sometimes of crappy mass-produced crap, sometimes of decent songs. But they are all entertaining to watch.

She is using her own music, singing her own words, creating her own sets.

So how in the hell can she be being sued by the sellers of the songs she is parodying?

First: Her music will in no way cause of loss of profit for the sellers. In fact, it only increases their advertising base.

Second: She is clever. She is smart. She is beautiful. And best of all: She is nice.

Third: As a human, a sentient being, she has a right to sing anything she wants. Anything.

Some people would reply, "Oh you can be sued for anything!".

Maybe.. but crap like lawsuits has to stop. Copyrights are intended to protect original works of art, not financially grind people -humans- into poverty.

Truly.. I believe the suers are actually jealous that they are not making money off of Her!

Weird Al Yankovich.. can you provide a guiding wing for this princess?

Superluminal Motion Applet

The MOJAVE Program: Project Description

YouTube - 15,000 Volt Weedkiller

"Torturing the lawn with 15kV @ 1A"

15,000 watts? You might wanna check your math again.. that's enough to power 3 households..

YouTube - Tino vs. the neon transformer

"my friend Tino thought he was tougher than the neon light transformer. he was wrong."

Lol. Are we witness to Natural Selection at work?

Purpose of Life

"The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The meaning of life is to give it away." -[citation needed]

I don't know who said it.. but I really like it. :)

Facebook Interface

Facebook: "View the comment."

Really? You take up 3 'lines' of screen real estate and force me to click on a non-hyper hyperlink just to show a one 'line' comment ?

Really?

Do you ever use these 'enhancements' that you throw onto us with no choice?

Then again, my friend always says "All interfaces suck."

Ole and Sven

Ole and Sven are drinking beers when Sven says to Ole, "I think I'm going to divorce my wife. She has not spoken to me for over two months."

Ole takes his hat off and scratches his head, thinks for a minute, and finally says to Sven, "You'd better be thinking twice about doin' that Sven. Women like that are very hard to find."

Women Sexually Forcing Themselves Upon Men

Don't tell me women can't be sexual predators. This is happening right here!

Subject: Warning for Men

Women often receive warnings about protecting themselves at the mall and in dark parking lots, etc. This is the first warning I have seen for men. I wanted to pass it on in case you haven't heard about it.

A 'heads up' for those men who may be regular customers at Lowe's, Home Depot, Costco, or even Wal-Mart. This one caught me totally by surprise.

Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you or your friends.

Here's how the scam works:

Two nice-looking, college-aged girls will come over to your vehicle as you are packing away your purchases. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and cleaner, with their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. *Note: it's almost impossible to not look.

When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say 'No' but instead simply ask for a ride to the nearest McDonald's.

You agree and they climb into the vehicle. On the way, they start undressing. Then one of them starts crawling all over you, while the other one steals your wallet.

I had my wallet stolen June 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 12th, 17th, 20th, 24th, and 29th. Also July 1st, 4th, twice on the 8th, 16th, 23rd, 26th, 27th, and very likely again this upcoming weekend.

So tell your friends to be careful. What a horrible way to take advantage of us men. Warn your friends to be vigilant.

Also, you never get to eat at McDonald's. I've already lost 11 pounds just running back and forth from Lowe's, to Home Depot, to Costco, Etc.

So please, send this on to all the older men that you know and warn them to be on the lookout for this scam. (The best times are just before lunch and around 4:30 in the afternoon)

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Editor's Note:

Walmart has wallets on sale for $2.99 each. I found even cheaper ones for $.99 at the dollar store (and bought them out in three of the local stores!).

Brendan Fraser learns from a Gorilla and falls in love with a Lady

Click the imdb link to look for a surprise for this funny movie!
Brendan Fraser learns from a Gorilla!

I lolled a lot watching this..

Hunter's Hose

A hunter went to a carpenter and said, "Can you build me a box that is two inches high, two inches wide, and twenty-five feet long?"

"Hmmm.", mused the carpenter. "It could be done, I suppose, but what would you want a box like that for?"

"Well, you see," said the hunter, "my neighbor moved away and forgot some things, so he asked me to send him his garden hose."

A TowelHead

Do you have anything against a towelhead?... would you like to?!



I do.
/drool

Procrastination

Procrastination is a good trait.. in a would-be serial killer.

:P

Space Pussy Cat

I love cats, but this video gives me the giggles. Poor Pussy!

Apollo Buzz

Cheers to Buzz Aldrin, a hero!

Bart Sibrel.. you are a moron.

Beeping Babies

Awesome post. Any parent with MS should read.

Babies Leave You Beeping

Fascism

Fascism is not our national policy.

Yet.

Awesomeness.

He's your boyfriend.
-The Doctor

Not anymore.
-Rose Tyler