1235 Unique Visitors

As of now the blog has been viewed by 1235 visitors. I chose this instead of something like 1000, or some other round number because I like the Fibonacci sequence... and I don't want to count the double one.
Maybe when I reach 11235. *chuckles*

Futurama 2008 Trailer (Cam)

I chose to post this version instead of a proper version from a website or something because... well, I think it's rather funny to hear the reaction from the audience in this.

The producers plan to release the 16 new episodes by spliting up 4 full-length DVDs that will be released both on DVD and shown on Comedy Central.

Radio Shows You Should Hear

The Tales From the Afternow
This is a radio drama of a man in the future doing what he can to save us in the past from the fate that has been dumped upon the world. Be sure to listen with headphones. Trust me, I've listened to it three times through now, and I still love every moment. I've given it to a friend, he's done the same.
If you like cyberpunk, like Shadowrun, then this is a must for you.

Rant Radio
Their radio shows are great sources of information on some of the more interesting, less known about things going on in the world. Quite worth a listen as well.

2 Sense
An awesome weekly commentary on the absurdities that happen. Quite a well made show, and pretty funny. Give a listen, this is too funny!

Woman sues over "Dangerously Chewy" Starburst

Starburst Fruit Chews are exactly as their name would indicate: chewy. But one Michigan woman says the candies are so chewy, they should come with a warning label.
Victoria McArthur, of Romero, Mich., is suing Starbursts' parent company, Mars Inc., for more than $25,000 for "permanent personal injuries" she claims she sustained after biting into one of their yellow candy in 2005.
"I don't know, maybe about 3 chews and it literally locked my jaw … and it just literally pulled my jaw out of joint," she told MyFoxDetroit.com.
McArthur's lawyer, Brian Muawad, says the candies caused her to develop a condition known as temporal mandibular joint dysfunction. McArthur says she has had trouble chewing, talking and sleeping since the incident.
Muawad says McArthur offered to negotiate a settlement with Starburst's insurer to pay for her rehabilitation, but the company said no way. A spokesman for Mars refused to comment.
McArthur says she just wants to make sure nobody else meets the same end she did when she decided to indulge her sweetooth.
"I don't want to see anybody else have to go through what I have gone through from eating a piece of candy that was supposed to be soft chew," she said.

Ummm... yeah. What the hell. Normally, I'd say this woman needs to be slapped... but instead, let's just make her eat a few packages of Starburst!

Site Review: giveawayoftheday.com

Not long ago I discovered a great little site, Giveaway of the Day. Basically, every day they let you download a full version, fully activated game and/or program from their site, free of charge. After it's been up for 24 hours, it's switched out for the next game.
They've had quite a few rather good games on the site in the past, as well as many bad ones.

Personally, I try to check them daily, just in case they have something good offered that day. Today it's My Exotic Farm

What not to hit with a two by four

A can of air freshener you've set on fire, for one.


Air Freshener Can Explosion - Watch more free videos

Apparently a bit of very hot metal has scarred that kid's face for life, so I imagine that it'll be a bit hard for him to get a mate, heh.

Thank you for helping out the gene pool, you can get out now.

New Top Banner!

A great friend of mine, Jonas, decided that he was going to draw me a new banner. After a bit of coloring and general touching up I've added it to the site, right up at the top.
Thankies, I love it!

Don't Take Drugs... Except Ours! (NSFW)

Sure, Chris Rock swears plenty, but he speaks the truth. Every night on TV there are hundreds of different drugs advertised, from things to make you sleep better, lose weight, look better, feel happy, gain muscle, or one of the dozens of other things they try and peddle off on the public.
While in the same time slot, they have commercials saying "don't do drugs, they'll make you stupid."
What hypocrisy this is. It's clear they just want to make sure that you spend your money on their drugs, instead of someone else's.

Hell: Too Good for Some Evil Bastards

President George Dubbya Bush is now a joke on an a billbord for a pizza chain, called Hell Pizza Deliveries, over in New Zealand.
I don't think there's ever been a president before that has been mocked as openly as this dimwit. If there has, I'd love to the see the billboard for it.

If you live there, how's the pizza?

How to: Enslave a Population Today

1. Take away their money. Since the majority of people would likely beat you with a bat if you tried to take their money, instead just make the money they have less valuable. You can do this by simply increasing the supply of money, and then getting them into massive debt.
   
2. Give them a poor education. A well informed, educated, intelligent population is easy to control. So just make sure that they're just the opposite. Since they already don't have money, they won't be able to buy their way into your expensive higher education.
   
3. Propaganda propaganda propaganda. Make sure that your lies can be told to your population 24/7, to make sure they stay in line, and know just what is going on... or at least they know what you want them to.
4. Keep them in fear. There is no need to actually have a real threat to your country anymore, like in the old days. Now you can just use a simple idea to keep people afraid. Terrorism! Yes, that old tool terrorism. It's been used for centuries. From the burning of the reichstag in Germany, to Pearl Harbor, to 9/11, just have some cataclysmic event happen, and everyone will jump on your wagon for revenge. Just... don't let them know you did it.
5. Take away their rights. Now that you have them nice and afraid, they'll be happy to trade away a little bit of their freedom for that illusion of safety that, of course, only you can provide.
   
6. Distraction is the name of the game. At this point it's likely that the more intelligent of your population has been paying attention to what you're doing, and will try to warn others about it. Well, you can't go after him, that's just giving them the attention they want. Instead, just distract your population with stories about bad things happening to famous people. Ignorant masses LOVE reading about bad things happening to famous people, even more so when they're pretty. Their attention span is short though, each event will only hold their attention for a week or two, depending on how big it is, so keep at it!
7. Get rid of anyone that doesn't agree with you. This one is a bit more difficult, as you need to do it carefully. You can arrest them, deport them, fire them from your staff, or a number of other things.
8. Give yourself as much power as possible. Finally, do everything in your power to make sure you are as powerful as you can be. Increase the size of your military, so that more people are programmed with your message; beef up your police force, to make sure anyone still at home will comply; and give yourself as much executive privilege as possible.
9. Track your population's movements and actions. There's all sorts of great technology now to track people. From wiretaps, to library record; from RFID chips, to turning on their cell phone while it's still in their pocket. Be creative!
   

It may take a few years, but you need to move slowly to make sure not to rouse any suspicion from your dumber peoples.

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Additional idea:

• Get your population addicted to various drugs that only your friends' corporations are able to supply. At the same time, outlaw all drugs you don't have a stranglehold on.

George Carlin Speaks the Truth

"They've got you by the BALLS!"
"[The rich people that own the country] don't want a population that is capable of critical thought."



It's sadly true, though. Look at the state of our education. At our healthcare. Our jobs.

"They don't give a fuck about you. At all. AT ALL."

Why You Should Always Use Your Lock

While this specific scam wouldn't likely work in the US, since most cars' trunks are locked by default, over in england it's a different story. So remember, always be aware of what's going on around you, so that you don't get robbed blind.

To the person.... Reply 2

"Furfags never win. What is the point of a fetish that can never be lived out? You just waste away your life lying to yourself. It isn't healthy. You aren't a fox. There is nothing fox-ish about you. Why bother lying to yourself for pleasure when there are so many good things that really exist, like WOMEN."
-72.129.147.136

*laughs* Wow, woe to the ignorant. It's called fantasy. For example, I'm sure that you would love to get in bed with a supermodel, or even a woman in general. But hey, as you said, what's the point of something if you can never live it out, eh?

Also, I find it pretty amusing that you would actually waste your own time on someone that you put so little value in. Sort of shows how much value you put into yourself, there. Perhaps you should rethink your priorities. Instead of attempting to ruffle my fur, you should go out and do something constructive, like volunteer somewhere, help your community or something.

Or wait, no. I imagine that you're more the sort to instead just sit around, and attack anyone that they don't like, such as me, a gay fur. Yes, I'm gay, I don't care who knows. I'm proud of that fact.
So please, do yourself a favor, Mr. Closeminded, just run along now.

Thank you.

Edit: Also, as an afterthought. Yay! I have my first troll! *foxdances*

Fox News Attacks Bloggers

Fox news is doing everything in their power to discredit, and disgrace the blogging population. In doing so, they are basically saying that your word, your opinion is not only meaningless, but is going against America. Then again, since when does Fox News actually care about you, your opinion, or anything else about you, aside from making sure that you are complacent, terrified, and silent.
As pointed out in a comment, aren't the words coming out of O'Reilly's mouth more than just a little ironic?

The Lion King... In Five Seconds

This guy's stuff is brilliant!

Logitech G15 Keyboard Review

I've had this keyboard for a bit over a year now, and I'm still finding new uses for all its features.
On the left are 18 macro buttons that can be programmed on the fly, using a key on the keyboard. What more, at the top left are three buttons that switch the keys between three different setups.
On top of that, with the software that comes with it, you can customize these keys for every single application. For games this comes in incredibly useful, but it is also great for applications such as photoshop, or even browsing the web.
It also has a programmable screen in the center that can display about anything you like on it. There are a fair many sites devoted to applications that display on the screen. Currently I have a bandwidth monitor, the time and date, current cpu/ram usage, plus a pair of stopwatches that I use all the time.
The keyboard's keys are also back lit with a very beautiful blue, making this the perfect keyboard for night time gaming, web surfing, or what have you.

Here's just about the last G15 application you'll ever need right here: SirReal's G15 MultiTool

"Doping" in sports should be allowed, but...

With the way things are going now-a-days, they really should just start allowing the use of performance enhancing drgs, though with a bit of an exception. They are not allowed to qualify for any old records. Instead their achievements will go into a new set of records specifically for those that use drugs to improve themselves.
I say, if they want to ruin their bodies and poison themselves just for a little fame or fortune, let them, but let them go down in history for what they are, and leave the real record holders of the past to their real titles.
I can just imagine the new face of sports. Neanderthal looking men with giant bodies, shriveled genitals, and ten year lifespans beating each other senseless in the arena... errr... I mean playing sports.

"Give the people bread and [media] circus, they will be happy."

To the Person That was Spamming my Comments

I win.
:P

Bush Flat Out Admitting He's Dodging the Question

"I don't mean to be dodging the question. Well, that's convenient in this case."
- President Dubbya Bush

These contractors in Iraq are basically able to do whatever they like, whenever they like, with no oversight. Since they're not actually a part of any military they are not under military law.
The question posed is very legitimate, and Dubbya basically says "I don't know."

Now, is it just me, or are there an over-abundance of people in this administration saying "I don't know" now? These are the people who's very job is to know about these things, and make decisions about them. These decisions affect millions of lives, and all these idiots can come up with is "I don't know" or "I don't recall."
We need to call them on their ignorance and lies. We need to bring them up on charges; obstruction of justice, conspiracy, war profiteering, treason, war crimes... the list goes on and on...

Carbon Paper that's Stronger Than Steel

Just recently researchers have developed a process where they put particles of graphene oxide, a form of graphite that is related to diamond, into a water solution. They then draw the water through a filter, and that's it, They get a sheet of Graphene oxide.
This material is extremely strong, and can very easily be made into just about any shape or form they wish. On top of that, the process is extremely cheap, especially compared to the production of nanotubes.
The only downside of the material is that it must avoid coming in contact with water after it is made, because it will simply fall apart. Once they fix that little issue, I'm guessing with some sort of coating, they will have some absolutely amazing building material that could be used in basically anything, including a space elevator!

The Unconstitutionality of The Patriot Act

Personally, I have yet to look too terribly far into Ron Paul, but after watching this I'm going to be checking him out a fair bit more, because he actually seems real, unlike so many politicians. When he speaks, he actually says something.
Unfortunately, with the way the current elections are going, I have my doubts that he will be able to get elected. Though he seems an excellent candidate, the political system is weighted to those that have hundreds of millions of dollars to spend on a campaign.
Here we are, not even 2008 yet, and over $240,000,000 have been raised for next years election among the candidates. $143Million of that has already been spent.
What more, in the 2004 election two two major candidates spent over $300,000,000 each. No election should ever cost that much. That money could be put to so many better uses. Just think, if a dollar a day can feed and clothe a child, that much money could help almost million kids for nearly a year.

It's time to put a stop to the bloat that is modern politics!

Inbox Dollars: An Intro

The second way I've been trying to make money is with the site InboxDollars. So far it's a pretty good service, just be sure to sign up with something other than your primary e-mail account, because your inbox will get a fair bit of adverts in it after signing up.
I've been at it for a few days now, off and on. So far, I've not spent a dime on it, and my earnings are up to about $16 now. Once it hits $30, I just request that they send me a check.
The easiest ways to make money with Inbox Dollars are the following:

• Click on the paid ads they send to your e-mail. They all arrive with the subject "Paid Email from InboxDollars" so you know just what ones are what. So far I've gotten about $0.50 from that. Not much, but I didn't have to do more than click.
• Take Surveys It's just a few questions. Usually they'll take anywhere between five and twenty minutes, depending on how quickly you're able to get through it. Each one usually pays about $1.00.
• Sign up for free offers. There are many offers on the site that pay a dollar or more, and require no more than for you to sign up. Give them your alternate e-mail address, and there you go. You sign up, and you get money from it. There's currently one for eBay for $6.00. All you have to do is sign up through them, and bid on something. I'd suggest bidding a penny on something you know should be valued at well over $100. That way you get credit for their offer, and you don't spend anything at all. Well, unless you somehow with the auction. Then you can resell your penny item for a huge profit!
  

Blog Income Update Week #2

Well, it has been one week since I put ads on the site and started promoting it, and I have to say it seems to be doing very well so far.
In my first week I have managed to get a grand total of $8.00 from ad clicks. While this doesn't seem like too terribly much yet, it is still just the first week.

Some tricks I've learned so far:

• Leave intelligent comments on other sites, and leave a link to your site there. I've gotten a fair amount of traffic from just this alone. Don't just spam your site though, you need to put some thought behind what you're saying.
  
• Know where to place your ads. Reference Google's heat map to see the bets places to put your ads. People naturally look to the top left, so place an ad there.
• Don't make your ads intrusive. There's nothing worse than an annoying advertisement. Make sure they match your page's colors. Also, police your ads to be sure you're not advertising something you don't like. You can use the ad filter for that.
  
• Submit your site to lots and lots of places. Stumbleupon, Feedburner, del.icio.us, Blogtoplists, blogcatalog... There's plenty more, too.
  
• Be persistant! If anything is worth doing, it's worth doing right. Don't rush things, and keep at it. If something doesn't work, try another thing, and another thing, and another... The point is, don't give up, and don't get defeated by any failure. Instead learn from it.
• Most important of all, have fun with it! If you see your blog as work, then it's going to get tedious and boring, but if it's a fun hobby, then it'll be all the better for you!
  

ReBoot to Come Back!

ReBoot is apparently going to be coming back as a trilogy of feature length films, and I'm looking forward to seeing it. I loved that show growing up. Sure, some of the jokes were terrible puns, but they did some really great stuff on that show. I was sad to see it canceled.
I think that one huge reason it's coming back after more than a decade is the fanbase's support. Even today you can find huge amounts of websites devoted to this classic cartoon.

And really, who could blame them?

Talent Night, a classic.

There's more info on the main site.

It seems they need fans to come and vote for their favorite story pitches to be made into a full movie!

Classic Game Review: Nanaca Crash

So far this is still about the best "See how far you can go" game I've found out there, mainly due to the aerial feature, which allows you to launch the target upward again, as long as it's in the right area of the screen, as well as a recharging downward launch.
To play, simply click when the arrow is at the desired angle, hold it for power, then release.
In the air click the aerial button for a boost, as described above. If you hit one of the girls and "SPECIAL" flashes on the screen, click it quick for a huge boost.
The pic isn't really my best score, I've done better in the past, that was just a quick little attempt.

Have fun!

New Way to Turn Plastic Back Into Diesel

A company in the US, Global Resource Corporation, has developed a way to convert everyday plastic back into the oil it was made from, as well as other materials.
They blast the plastic with what amounts to a specialized super-microwave, and that's it, you get oil and a usable gas.
Something useful about this will be for things like old copper wire with plastic insulation. Normally, this needs to be cut off, a process that can take a while.
Just an example of what can be recovered with this. One kilogram of ground-up tire will produce about 0.5L of diesel oil, 156,000 cm³ of combustible gas,1/9 kg steel, and high quality carbon black; a base component in tires.
A car scrapyard in New York, Gershow Recycling, wants to buy one when it comes out. With this device, they will be able to run all their machines, including the microwave itself, by using it on the stuff they would normally just send to the landfill.
There is a demonstration video of it here.

Useful Tips for Any Blogger

In my searchings for things to help improve my blog, I stumbled upon this great page of advice. Check out their site for the big details, here's a few bits from it, though.

• Connect with your readers through an about page and welcome message.
• Make sure a link to your RSS feed is available above the fold.
• Be your own promoter: Seed your best posts.
• If you have something to give, give it away!
• ... and 17 others.
  

Site Review: kloonigames.com

Klooni Games is an absolutely awesome homebrew games site, headed by Petri Purho. He tries to make a new game every single month, and he does an awesome job with it.
To the left is a screenshot of his most famous work yet, Crayon Physics. The point of the game is to move the red ball to collect all the stars. Sounds simple enough?
What makes it unique, though, is the way you move the ball. Instead of dragging it about with your mouse, or directing it with the keyboard, you draw objects for it to interact with. On top of that, everything is physics enabled, so you can come up with some rather interesting puzzles.
What more, people are making and submitting their custom levels, giving the game all the more replay value! That's certainly not the last of what he has made, though, so give it a look see, I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

Fox News is on Fire!

The fire alarm goes off, and not only do they not move, but they complain about it!
There's a reason there's a fire alarm. To alert you that there is a fire. Apparently they don't quite get this concept in the FOX news room. Just imagine if there was a major fire in there. They'd be doomed!

A Few Words From Keith Olbermann

This was filmed nine months ago, and it rings all the more true now than ever.
With the recent Executive Order even peacefully protesting the war can get you into major trouble. From

We must NOT let history repeat itself again.

Lovely Indian Ad

I don't want to spoil it, but this ad really made me smile.

Big New Shiny RSS Feed Button!

Oooh, look at that shiny button to the right that I made.
Doesn't it look inviting? All big, and textured, and shiny.
Go on, click it. It doesn't bite!

Heh, anyway, a little update for the blog. Since I've started I've gotten $8.00 through the adsense ads, all thanks to your clicks.
So, to everyone that's helped to support me in my little endeavor, thank you.

Also, feel free to copy the button and use it if you like, just please link back to here.

Thanks all!

News Helicopter Collision in Phoenix

Just a couple hours ago two news helicopters crashed into each other while covering a police chase. There's info about it all over the place already.
Now, what gets me is... why did this happen?
It's just another car chase, these things happen all the time. It's not news.
Just look at TV in the US today. How many shows are there now showing police chases? Dozens, spanning plenty of channels. We don't need the news in on it too. They already have plenty of other things they could be covering, major things that are going on all over the world.
But no, can't show people anything like that, because your producer want to make sure you have the most entertaining "news" you can get, that way you'll stay tuned for the next drug commercial, or car insurance ad.
While what happened is a tragedy, it could have been easily prevented, because the only helicopter that should have been from the police.

XP Context Menu Items: Cmd Prompt + Find Target

I found this little gem over at gseller's blog and it's pretty useful. It allows you to simply right click in any explorer window and open a command prompt there.

• Open up windows explorer
• Tools -> Folder Options.
• File Types Tab
• Select the Folder file type
• Click Advanced
• Click New
• For the "Action" type what ever you want the context menu to display, I used "Command Prompt."
• For the "Application used to perform the action" use "c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" (note on win2k you will want to specify the winnt directory instead of the windows directory)

As for Find Target, you can get a .dll file for that here.
( Mirror if you don't want to sign up for their site)
This adds "Find Target" just below "open" in the context menu whenever you click on a shortcut in windows XP.
It's one of the staples that I always get whenever I reinstall windows.

Here's a very simple way to install it.

1. Download the file and unzip it to your C drive.
2. Go to Start->Run , and type: regsvr32 C:\FT.dll
   
3. Done! Rick click on a shortcut, and try it out!
   

RSS Button Generator

While working to spruce up my blog a bit, I thought I should replace some of the text links I have on the right with nice little buttons instead, so I set about looking for a simple way to make some.
First thing I came across was the very thing I used, rssbuttons.com. It's quite simple and easy to use, and generates png format buttons in moments. If ever you need some buttons, I'd say here is a great place to do it.

Don Hertzfeldt - Rejected

Wow, it's been forever since I last saw this.

"In the spring of 1999, the family learning channel commissioned animator Don Hertzfeld to produce promotional segments for their network. The cartoons were completed in five weeks. The family channel rejected ALL of them upon review, and they were never aired..."

Live News Mistakes

There's a couple clips in here they are actually really funny, starts off a tad slow, though.

Interesting Experiment Involving Magnets

It seems that they have a Ferrous liquid in a chamber with a massive magnet around it.
By manipulating the magnets in a certain way, you get very interesting effects.

Have a look see!

Pachelbel Rant

You may have seen this before, it's been around for a while, but for those that haven't this is just awesome. That first one hit wonder has been sampled so many times, in so many styles it's amazing.

Be Prepared - The Icelandic Version

Wow, they really allow alot in iceland, just look at the translated lyrics!

I love it!

An apology

I may not be able to post for a bit, I'm having a wisdom tooth out.
In the meantime, try out video.stumbleupon.com.
I've found a fair amount of good stuff there.

A Look into the Business Mind

An HBO Exec knows people don't like DRM, in fact, they hate it.
Now, a rational person would think, "Hmmm... the people don't like this, so let's get rid of it." Not so for the Business mind. They, in an amazing display of stupidity, decide that since people don't like it, they'll just rename it!

Yes, they want to change "Digital Rights Managment" to "Digital Consumer Enablement." Doesn't that sound just lovely?

Now, what's all this fuss about? HBO wants to start up HD programming, but they're worried about people ripping the streams to an analog source.
Their solution? To make sure all your devices are DRM... er... DCE compliant. IE, they'll all have to have special chips in them to make sure that you can't do certain things with the content you've paid for.

Ahh, the wonders of a mind clouded by greed.

Amazing CG Rendering

This really must be seen full screen, it's absolutely amazing, and something that we may one day build; A ring around the sun, entirely solar powered, and self sustaining.

The Pillows

I've loved these guys since I heard their songs on FLCL.

Also trying out Youtube's new custom embeddable player, and I'd have to say it looks nice, and it's simple to use. Plus you can attach your playlists to it!
Though, to fit it in here it needs to be resized. By default it is 500px wide, but it needs to be about 450 to look nice.

Fox News vs Tommy Chong...

...Of Cheech and Chong Fame. He's talking to Fox about "political crap" as he puts it; his view on immigration.

"It's a red herring you guys, it's just something the Bush administration dug out just to keep everybody's attention off what these guys are doing."

Seems they were getting in a little over their heads, as he had some very intelligent points.

AT&T is all Pissed

It seems that AT&T is upset about Google's demands for the 700 mhz spectrum. Surprise Surprise. The demands that AT&T are upset about?

• Open applications: consumers should be able to download and utilize any software applications, content, or services they desire;
  
• Open devices: consumers should be able to utilize their handheld communications device with whatever wireless network they prefer;
  
• Open services: third parties (resellers) should be able to acquire wireless services from a 700 MHz licensee on a wholesale basis, based on reasonably nondiscriminatory commercial terms; and
  
• Open networks: third parties (like Internet service providers) should be able to interconnect at any technically feasible point in a 700 MHz licensee's wireless network.

Doesn't that sound like a good idea? A fully open, untouched-by-greed network that people can use to do whatever they like.

"Today we are putting consumers' interests first, and putting our money where our principles are," Chris Sacca, Head of special initiatives at Google- official Google blog.

Hopefully the FCC will agree to these rules, so the telecom Corp$ can't just band together and buy it out, then close it up for their own greedy purposes.

And just a quote from AT&T's senior VP:

…Google has now delivered an all or nothing ultimatum to the U.S. Government, insisting that every single one of their conditions “must” be met or they will not participate in the spectrum auction. Google is demanding the Government stack the deck in its favor, limit competing bids, and effectively force wireless carriers to alter their business models to Google’s liking…

Aww, seems that they can't handle things not going their way, so here's their tantrum.

Mr. Deity Episode 10: Mr. Deity and the Seed

"Naked human pyramids? That's terrible!"



Really love this series. Check out the other stuff.

Slow Down and Look Around Yourself

You really never know what you might see when you stop and really look around yourself. Really, go out and get to a place nearby where there is less people around you. Personally, I just bike a little ways, and get to a beautiful field nearby. this isn't a pic of it, but it is an example of what you yourself could see.

All you have to do is look.

Snoop Dogg Kirby Remix

While I don't ever really listen to Snoop Dogg, I've always loved that pink puff called kirby.



It actually syncs up quite well. I wouldn't actually be surprised if he pulled the tune from Kirby without even realizing it!

Halliburton Profits have Doubled

Halliburton, the company that created KBR, has had their profits double since they created the secondary company. This is the same company that was being run by none other than Dick Cheney. The reason for this increase in profit? The Iraq war. They're making a killing from it.
KBR has been overcharging for their role in Iraq massively, and the US is just paying the bill. My guess is that Cheney is likely helping that process along quite a bit.

Just get this, their total income for the three months leading up to the beginning of july rose from $591,000,000 last year to $1,500,000,000.

This is war profiteering, and a something has to be done about it, now.

The Future Best Drummer in the World

He's been at it since he was two. This video is a progression of then, up to when he's eleven. Even at that point, he's incredible. Just imagine, if he keeps at this for another decade, he'll likely be among the best drummers out there.

C:\what_you_can_do? $10,000 Prize

Over at Thehackerchallenge.com there's an interesting contest going on.
The challenge: to be the first to hack into their network.
All you have to do is break into the system, and upload a file with your payment information onto their system. If you manage to, you get $10,000.
Truly, we are approaching the days of cyberpunk, it seems. Every day more things like this are happening. Today it's a couple companies offering bounties for security bounties. Perhaps soon everyone will be doing this. It's a lot easier than just sitting around until it gets exploited.
Hackers might be persuaded to reveal their secrets to a company for just a bit of prize money, and in return you not only save time and money in R&D, but you also have one less problem to worry about.

Video of a Meteor

This is video of a meteor breaking up over Colorado filmed back in January. Quite an amazing sight, really.

Updates About Moneymaking 07/23/07

I'm going to have to come up with some better title to use for these posts, but here's the latest update of what I'm doing.

So far, I've submitted my blog to every feed I can find, in an attempt to get a bit more noticed. I'm also going to me posting plenty of things. Beyond that, I'll be labeling all the posts. Not too much so far, but it's coming along.

The beauty of a Single Snowflake

All it is is water, yet it is so beautiful. In the hustle and bustle of this modern world, we have forgotten how to sit down, relax, and just let things be.

Do yourself a favor, and take a little vacation. Not anything really big, even a few hours. Just take some time for yourself, and get away from the artificial stresses of modern living.

Welcome... to the iWorld

"What's up with that music? It's like baby music..."

Ahh, Gates vs Jobs in the iWorld.

How to Make a Pig Fly... in Russia!

The pictures are much too large to post here, so here's a link.

Get pig drunk. Put pig in pill. Put pill in mortar. BOOM! Watch pig pill fly. Watch pigachute open. Watch pig pill fall. Yay! Pill pig A OK! Yay Pig! Check marks for pill pig.

Self Folding Plastic

Amazing New Technology! - The best video clips are right here


I imagine that they might be able to use this technology to build some pretty interesting, reusable just-add-water technology.

That Has to be an Amazing View

You could see for miles and miles and miles and...

The New Ads

Yes, there are now ads on the blog. I've tried to set them up in such a way that they're just seen when you come in, then not much again after that. If they're too intrusive, I'll move them elsewhere, but I think they look okay where they are at the moment.
They are the first step of my trail for money. Any click on those ads helps me out. And the more help I get, the more thankful I'll be to you, the readers of this blog. ^^

Ten Commandments for a Responsible Pet Owner

This is something that I think everyone should read, whether or not you have a pet. I think a pet should be treated as a friend and companion, not just some mindless creature that you feed.

A dog will love you through nearly anything, short of abuse. They are loyal, so do the right thing and return the favor. They'll love you all the more for it.

by: Debbie Wadkins

1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you will be very painful.
2. Give me time to understand what you want from me.
3. Place your trust in me; it is crucial for my well being.
4. Don't be angry with me for long and don't lock me up as punishment. You have your work, your friends, your entertainment. I have only you.
5. Talk to me even if I don't understand your words. I understand your voice and when it's speaking.
6. Be aware that however you treat me, I'll never forget it.
7. Before you hit me, remember I have teeth that could easily crush the bones in your hand, but I choose not to bite you, because I love you.
8. Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I'm not getting the right food; I've been out in the sun too long; or my heart may be getting old and weak.
9. Take care of me when I get old. You too will grow old.
10. Go with me on difficult journeys. Never say, "I can't bear to watch it" or, "Let it happen in my absence." Everything is easier for me if you are there. Remember, I love you.

Watching You Though Vista

It seems that if you have installed vista, you have installed spyware for Halliburton, as well as the government.
Within a few days of installing, a user reported at whitedust.net, he saw connection requests coming from such places as the DoD, Halliburton, and the Ministry of Defense. Just what are they looking for? Wouldn't you like to know, I know I would.
On top of that, M$ has already said they plan to release another new OS by 2010. Sure there's likely to be delays with that, but really. They're clearly basing alot of their decision making process on money, rather than what is best for their customers.
But then, what else is new?

Has there ever been a better time to switch to something better, perhaps something like Ubuntu?

Google to Bid on 700 mhz Range

Thanks to digitizing so many things, the 700 mhz bandwidth has been recently cleared up, and is going to be auctioned off to a company by the FCC. Google, in their cleverness, has said they are willing to put down a $4.6 Billion bid for this band, but only under a few reasons.
First, mobile devices must be able to connect to it from anywhere, over Wi-fi. The telecom companies really don't want this. They need you to use their network, so that they can make money. If you're using your phone to make calls with wi-fi over skype, or other service of that nature, they don't make a dime on that call.
They also want to let third party (startup companies) To be able to buy bandwidth on the network for the same price that anyone else would pay. This way small business will be able to compete in this range. Again, a very good call for Google.
They also want to make sure that any device will be able to connect to it, as long as it has means to do so. This way you don't have to have only Phone X, you can have whatever you want to have, and still use the network.
Seems with companies like Verison, Comcast, and AT&T their money is more important to them than you are, not so with Google from what they've said about this.

It looks like Google is actually out to protect you as not only a customer, but as a person. It seems that they almost don't even care about money any more, they just have all of it they need.
Hopefully, they do win the bid for the 700 mhz band. An example of what they might do with it is right here in their home town of Mountain View. On every few light poles is a little device with a couple antennas. These offer free wi-fi to anyone that can connect to it, and the speed is pretty decent too.

A decision

While I'm not too sure I'll be able to find employment soon, I am sure I'm going to start my attempts to make money.
To that end I'll post here any of my success stories. So far I've signed up for adsense, so there's
now a google ad on my site.
I'll also be looking around for other ways that I might get income, and if I discover anything good, I shall be sure to pass it on. ^^

Why does faith deserve respect?

With the state of religion today, this guy is very right.
A quote that rather stands out, at least to me, was

"Anyone that has to demand respect automatically deserves ridicule."

As for what my own beliefs are, I think there very well could be a being we could call a god, but I don't think it notices us any more than you notice a single grain of sand on the beach. As far as I can ponder, a god would be a being in a dimension one step higher than our own, and just as we are unable to interact with 2d beings, I don't think they could interact too well with us.

John Cramer has Funding!

His test is to split a beam of photons so that they're entangled. He then sends one (Beam 2) through a few miles of fiber optic cable, and chooses how to observe it as it comes to a dual slit setup, the other (Beam 1) he sends straight to a dual slit setup.
He wants to see if he can affect Beam 1 by observing Beam two after the affect has happened. Essentially, he is trying to see if he can change the past in the present. If this works it could have an amazingly profound effect on the world as we know it.

First off, we will have proof that time as we think it is is wrong. It would be shown that causality, the unstoppable, unchanging flow of cause to effect, is wrong. Interestingly enough, this would also show, without a doubt, that the act of observing the universe in the present changes the past.
I, for one, am sure that this is already true, as it takes time for us to observe just a regular dual slit experiment, but this will give it a much longer time scale, and would give us very interesting ways to communicate across any distance, instantaneously, and possibly even faster than that.
Imagine, if you will, a computer that used this concept to setup a binary temporal processing buffer. You could tell the computer to do something, and it would be done instantly, but whatever that was, would go into the buffer to be processed as time actually progressed.
Let's say you were encoding something, and it would take you a minute to complete. You click to get it started. The computer would retrieve the finished file from itself in the future, then would go through the process of creating that file.
But wait, you say, what if you turn off the computer? Wouldn't the file cease to exist? I think not, because the computer is still actually running, just not in your quantum state. There's another out there where the computer is still running. In fact, there's infinite amounts where the computer is still running.
In theory, a computer like this would only be limited by the bandwidth we were able to give it, IE, it's size. And since this computer is basically based on light...

Is it just me, or does this sound like it's straight from The Tales From the Afternow?

There are Four Lights!

Ah, The Picard Song. I love it!

The "New" Bin Laden Tapes Are Five Years Old

And here's the proof.

Also, I'm sure many have seen this already on The Daily Show, but here's a longer clip of it.


To just flatly quote the President, "Um, Michael... I ah... First of all... th-the Scooter Libby Decision was a... I thought a fair and balanced decision."

Fair and Balanced... now where have I heard that before?

How to create an Angry American

A video of proof of many of the various lies that were told to the public, right to our faces.

Mustn't Interrupt the Prez's Photo Op

I hope "The Pet Goat" was riveting, since it seemed to be more important than the message the president got from the man that leans in at the beginning of the clip, that morning of September eleventh.

"The country is under attack."

These five simple words can mean so very much in this day and age. He had no clue 'how' we were under attack. Nuke? Bio attack?

I mean, is it just me, or does he seem just too calm?

Zeitgeist: The Movie

This is a movie you really should watch. It is a documentary of the wool that has been pulled over the eyes of the world at large.
There are two parts, from 9:35-35:53 it is a documentary explaining the connections between the zodiac, and many "old" religions in general, especially Christianity.
After that it goes on to point out a great deal of problems with the official 9/11 story, such as the reason why NORAD wasn't able to stop four planes in one day in 2001, when they stopped 67 without fail just a year before.
There is also the strange things that happened with the 9/11 commission. Did you know that Bush and Cheney were interviewed together, behind closed doors, not under oath, with no press or family members, AND there was no transcript. The commission requested... well... the exact opposite of that.

Part three is a discussion of the modern central banking system. Speaking of how the bank that issues money to the US does so with a percentage of debt attached to each dollar. Thus, money makes debt, and that debt makes the bank money, lots of it, because the only way to pay off the debt is with money... that they're getting from the same place that they owe it to!

So really, check this one out. You might want to skip the first 10 minutes, though. While it does set the theme, and mood for the rest of the documentary, they really aren't needed.

Things like this are often times just shrugged off with those words "Conspiracy Theory," and I know how it sounds, but that's what people in power ( The infamous "They") need you to think. Because knowledge and free thought are what separate you from a mindless drone.

Additional: 7/7/2005, The bombings in the London train stations. They were running an exercise to see what their response would be to... exactly what happened, while they were running it!

MPAA Caught Pirating Red Handed

A filmmaker contacted the MPAA, to make sure that only the ratings people got a copy of his movie. Within a few days they had made an unauthorized copy of the movie, and gave it to those that shouldn't have gotten it.

Batman Beyond

I've been recently watching it again, and I've noticed just how cyberpunk it is. Right in the intro they are showing that Batman is one of the few fighting against greed, corruption, and what not in this dark city of Gotham.
Here's a link for you to a good directory of episodes. I posted about sites like this in general a little while ago, but not this particular one. It's about my favorite, that I've seen so far. They update pretty often, and have a great collection of shows, and movies.

New Shoutbox

Just on the right, as you see, there's a new shoutbox. I'm playing around with a few, trying to find the best I can.
If it doesn't work out, I'll just remove it again. So let's see how it goes, eh?

Edit: There, that's all the settings to fit my needs. As you can see, the colors are much better now.
I got it from oggix.com, and after a lot of tweaking, I have to say that I rather like it.

Bin Laden Has Just Doubled in Value

Yes, as if $25 million wasn't already enough to tempt people, they've just upped it to $50 million.

Is it just me... or is this just ridiculous? It's been approaching six years since they've started looking for him ( They knew exactly where he was before that; They trained and funded him), and they apparently still don't have a clue.

Linux Everywhere!

Is there such thing as installing linux on too many things? I think at one point... yeah. And this is it.

New Stumbleupon Button + How To Do Your Own

For those of you that use the Stumbleupon service, I've added a stumble button to the layout for each post. Nothing too much, just that little green thing in the lower right. So if you like something, please stumble it, so others might see it.

Also, if you don't have stumbleupon yet, I'd suggest getting it. Many of the things I post to this blog are either found with it, or at least inspired by something I saw while using it.

To the left is how I have the toolbar setup. It's just a small thing in the taskbar, as you see.
If you see a site you like, give it a thumbs up, if you've stumbled it, and you don't like it, give it a thumbs down. The site compares your likes to those that are similar to you, then show you things that they've given thumbs up to. Just sign up for it, install the toolbar, config it to your liking, and you're on your way. And if you don't like it, just uninstall. ^^

For anyone that is looking for a direct link to the stumbleupon button image, it is here.

Edit- 10/02/07
As for how I added this button to the blog posts:

1. In blogspot, log in, and go to your template Tab
2. Check "Expand Widget Templates"
3. Look for the line with:
<p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'>

4. Paste the following directly below that line.

<a expr:href='"http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?" + "url=" + data:post.url + "&title=" + data:post.title' target='_blank'> <img src='http://www.stumbleupon.com/images/stumbleit.gif'> </img> </a>

4b. If you want a del.icio.us button there, add the following in the same place.

<a expr:href='"http://del.icio.us/post?url=" + data:post.url + "&title=" + data:post.title' target='_blank'> <img src='http://images.del.icio.us/static/img/delicious.small.gif'> </img> </a>

This will add that lovely little button to every single post you make from now on, and retroactively all the way back to the beginning of your blog. It will not publish your posts to Stumbleupon for you, though.

Do Not Patronize Me, Sir, I Invented Physics!

I had actually forgotten that Stephen Hawking was on Star Trek.

Internet Radio In the US Is Dead in THREE Days

That is, unless you help.

Greed came for normal radio all those years ago, and now they all play the same things.
They're trying to do the same thing, now, to internet radio.
On the 15th internet radio stations will have to pay a flat fee on a per-song basis, as well as $500 a year bare minimum fee, just to broadcast. These fees will be retroactive back to the beginning of 2006, so stations that play music 24-7 will be facing fees of hundreds, if not thousands of dollars.
They're trying to make it so only larger businesses can survive in internet radio, the same way they did regular radio. The same way they do for everything.
From what I've read, independent artists make up only about 10% of all regular radio, compared to around 37% for online stuff. Atop of that, many are commercial free, run with bandwidth that is payed out-of-pocket. If these new fees are put into place independent artists will be heard all the less, stifling overall creativity for everyone.

So, if you like music, please... PLEASE help Save Internet Radio.

I Did Not Speak Up And Now I Wish I Had

Oh, they will come for you. They'll come for all of us, in time.

Further Info About Net Neutrality

Five days until the telecom companies get their way.

www.savetheinternet.com

Rocco's Modern Life

Man I loved this show, and now looking back at it, a little older and wiser, it's still just as funny, though now for different reasons. There's so much humor hidden away in it that is obviously intended for older people.
I've really always loved cartoons that do this sort of thing. Sure, it's perfect for a kid, talking wallabies and what not. It's still great as you get older, too. With jokes about Corporate America, going to "Heck," and plenty of things besides. ^^

Edit: More episodes here.

Aww, poor little red lamp

The story of an old lamp, and the new one from Ikea.
I normally don't like ads, but this one made me smile.

The FTC is Going to Get Rid of Net Neutrality in 8 Days!

Those idiots are still at it. Now the FCC is ready to just drop NN and allow the American telecom companies to charge whatever they like to individual websites for bandwidth, instead of treating all sites equal.
The four corporations that are mainly backing getting rid of it are AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and Time Warner. The FCC is saying that it's a good thing, letting competition drive the marketplace. On this I call BS.
The speed of the internet in the US is very slow compared to many other places in the world, especially Japan and Korea. Here we get about an average of 2mb/s, while in Japan they enjoy just over 60, AND they pay less for it.
Why is this? Well, the major telecom companies are still mainly using copper cable. This is slow and expensive. They need to install fiber optics, but they don't want to because it would cost them money. They also don't want anyone else putting in any fiber optic cable, they've even moved to prevent places from installing it themselves.

All in the name of greed.

Imagine an internet where only the websites willing to pay lots of money get to go at a high speed, while the rest are slowed to a near crawl.

William L. Smith, chief technology officer for Atlanta-based BellSouth Corp., told reporters and analysts that an Internet service provider such as his firm should be able, for example, to charge Yahoo Inc. for the opportunity to have its search site load faster than that of Google Inc.

They will do it, they want to, and they've made that clear. They don't care about you, they care about money. Greed is the only factor in the corrupted minds of these people, and they need to be stopped before the internet is ruined for everyone.
Places like Liveleak.com and other independent media outlets of it's sort won't be able to afford the upper tiers, those will only go to the highest bidder.

So please, go to savetheinternet.com and do something because net neutrality is GONE IN EIGHT DAYS.

How does Net Neutrality affect you, you might ask? Well, just look.

More Than 470 Physicists Sign Petition To Oppose U.S. Policy On Nuclear Attack

Reprinted from: Physlink

More than 470 physicists, including seven Nobel laureates, have signed a petition to oppose a new U.S. Defense Department proposal that allows the United States to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states.

The petition was started by two physics professors at the University of California, San Diego, Kim Griest and Jorge Hirsch, who said they felt an obligation to speak out about the nuclear policy change because their profession brought nuclear weapons into the world 60 years ago.

They and other prominent physicists who signed the petition—which will be delivered to members of Congress, scientific professional societies and the news media—object to the new policy because it blurs the sharp line between nuclear weapons and conventional, chemical and biological weapons.

“While it has long been a U.S. policy to use nuclear weapons in order to respond to a nuclear attack,” said Hirsch, “the new policy allows the U.S. to use nuclear weapons against states that do not have nuclear weapons and for a host of new reasons, including rapid termination of a conflict on U.S. terms or to ensure success of the U.S. forces.”

“Humanity has gone more than half a century without using nuclear weapons, in large part because of the success of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,” said Griest. “The U.S. use of nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states will destroy the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and give strong incentive for other countries to develop and use nuclear weapons, thus making nuclear war more likely. As physicists we feel we need to bring this to the attention of policy makers and the public, in order to engender discussion, debate, and hopefully repudiation of the new policy.”

The two physicists began their grass roots petition last month following reports in The New York Times and Washington Post that the federal government was in the final process of adopting a new U.S. policy that would permit the use of nuclear weapons against an adversary for the following reasons:

* For rapid and favorable war termination on U.S. terms.
* To ensure success of U.S. and multinational operations.
* To demonstrate U.S. intent and capability to use nuclear weapons to deter adversary use of weapons of mass destruction.
* Against an adversary intending to use weapons of mass destruction against US, multinational, or alliance forces.

Griest and Hirsch put their petition on the internet at http://physics.ucsd.edu/petition/ , invited their colleagues to sign and quickly received an avalanche of responses.

The petition is signed by two past presidents of the American Physical Society, the premier professional organization for U.S. physicists—George Trilling of UC Berkeley and Jerome Friedman of MIT. Friedman, who is also a Nobel laureate, was joined on the petition by six other Nobel Prizewinners in physics—Philip Anderson of Princeton University, Anthony Leggett of the University of Illinois, Douglas Osheroff of Stanford University, Daniel Tsui of Princeton University, Steven Weinberg of the University of Texas and Frank Wilczek of MIT.

Other prominent physicists on the petition include Fields Medal winner Edward Witten of the Institute for Advanced Study, Wolf Prize laureates Michael Fisher of the University of Maryland and Daniel Kleppner of MIT, and Leo Kadanoff of the University of Chicago, a recipient of the National Medal of Science and president-elect of the American Physical Society.

“We point out in the petition that nuclear weapons are on a completely different scale than other weapons of mass destruction and conventional weapons and that the underlying principle of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is that in exchange for other countries forgoing the development of nuclear weapons, the nuclear weapon states will pursue nuclear disarmament,” said Hirsch. 'Instead, this new U.S. policy dramatically increases the risk of nuclear proliferation and, ultimately, the risk that regional conflicts will explode into all-out nuclear war, with the potential to destroy our civilization.”

The physicists hope to gain additional supporters before a meeting of the executive board of the American Physical Society on November 18 and a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency on November 24.

Did anyone else hear about this administration's plans to start nuking others?

Now That's Alot of Water.

You're driving down the freeway, minding your own business, when out of nowhere a storm drain explodes upward, followed by a million gallons of water... right in front of you.

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

Trust me, after the short intro it gets impressive, fast.



He has all the words of the song written on his hands... well, you just have to see it.

I Applaud Mika Brzezinski

She is now on my list of favorite people in the world, just with this one act.



So sick and tired of the obsession with Paris Hilton, she just rips up the story about her, flatly refusing to read it on air. This is how news anchors need to be. All of them.

Also... screw that guy on the right, whatever his name. He's an mindless as the editor that gave her the story, as well as all the people out there obsessed with her.
A quote from the guy on the right, just after 1:15 in, "Why is she such a journalist?"

Fox News' Scare Tactics

I couldn't make this up if I tried. They are actually suggesting that a national heathcare system will spawn terrorists in our country. Yes, like terrorists are going to go through several years of very expensive medical training in order to strike fear in America's heartland... >.>

Very Clever Laser Illusion

Awesome Laser Illusionist - Watch more free videos

This guy did quite a good job with this. Seems all it is is smoke, mirrors, lasers, and I'm guessing a glass rod or two, plus a few magnets I'd think.

Quote 'o the Moment

War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.

M.A.D. Is Sad

The way I see it nuclear weapons really should no longer exist. They serve no purpose other than fear, and the people that control them have shown many times that they really can't be trusted with anything.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki are excellent examples of the horrible power of these weapons, and why they should never be used again.

RIAA is Losing Ground Quickly

In 2005 a disabled mother in Oregon sued the RIAA for hacking, and other illegal methods, to gather information. Well, those wacky idiots are still at it, and they're getting called on it, yet again; this time in Texas.
Hopefully more of these cases will go through, and the people won't settle. With each that they lose they lose more and more ground, until they just back themselves over a cliff.

What is News?

(a) A fatheaded drug abuser going crazy, killing his family and himself, (b) a prissy little white girl crying and going to jail for a crime she committed, or (c) the leaders of the most powerful country on earth doing whatever they feel like, irregardless of the law?
If you answered A or B, you most likely wouldn't even want to continue reading. If you answered C, then please, read on.
It seems that Americans have mostly stopped caring about what's going on in the world, and even in their own country. I think it is for at least two reasons: Lack of information, and a feeling of helplessness to change what's going on.
The lack of information comes from for-profit news. The major media companies are out to make a $buck nowadays, and people don't like bad news; they like celebrity scandal. The few people that own these outlets know this. It's their company, they choose what you see, they choose what you hear.
This is very likely one of the worst things that have happened to free thought in the last century.
Many people don't have time to go out and look into things themselves, for whatever reason, so they look to TV for their information. This used to be just fine, too. News used to be owned by local TV stations. Those stations were owned by local business holders. It wasn't about making money, it was about informing people about what was going on around them.
The reporters would go out and do everything in their power to find a real story. One that really mattered, and they would tell you about it. Now the reporters no longer choose what they say; what they report; What you hear. They are told what to say by the owners of the corporation.
The owners only allow things to be said that are in their best interest. After all, it is their company. Keep in mind that these people are multi-millionaires, or even billionaires. They don't care about you, your family, your friends, your thoughts. They only care about money. Not your money mind you. You don't have enough to care about. You're just a viewer; A consumer. You are not important to them, so return the favor.

O'Reily Has no Balls

Why I say this is that he either lies, or says things that he just pulls out of his ass, for one. His guests are usually a joke as well. The majority of those invited on his show are weak willed and unable to assert themselves against his loud mouth. If ever he gets a guest that can actually talk, he might let them speak, BUT if they make any point that he cannot talk over, he just says "shut up." He'll also say everything he can to discredit them, by calling into question the person's patriotism.
The problem is patriotism is not following after your leaders blindly like sheep. It is not sitting silently, while your rights are stripped away left and right, as the Constitution is just ignored. It is not sitting and watching TV, believing everything they say, without thinking.

Patriotism is loving, and doing what's best for your country.

So, just a little side message to our 50% president, Bush: The best thing that Nixon ever did was to resign after all the terrible things he did. Please, follow his example.

Now.
You too, Dick.

33% Failure Rate for XBox 360s

Do you know three people with an XBOX 360? Chances are that one of them had theirs die for no good reason.

According to a recent survey by DailyTech about 30-33% of all 360s have failed in one major way or another, compared to less than 1% of the other two consoles. Whether it's the "Red Ring of Death" ( Anyone reminded of a Blue Screen? ), or the a problem with the laser assembly scratching games.
While the 360 has good games, Microsoft needs to get their act together, and start making consoles that won't fail. I had my first gen, model 1 PS2 for over four years before there was a problem, and even then it was just the laser needing to be adjusted.

Also, a message to the fanboys of the various systems. All the consoles are good, just at different things. So get over yourselves, and stop trying to prove what system is better.

Paul Potts, Cellphone Salesman; Opera Singer

Okay, I just watched that, and I actually cried. He was that good. Even that one guy that puts down everyone was applauding him.

Gotta love Brittan's Got Talent.

Also, A 2000 HP Car, That's Street Legal.

Though, this guy has devoted his entire life to the thing...

512 Visitors! Yay!

Thank you all for coming to see my random ramblings, silly videos, rantings and ravings. I'll keep posting new stuff as long as you keep coming to see them ^^

A Few Ideas About How to Fix E-Voting

Looking about online has gotten me thinking of a few ways they could fix electronic voting. All of them should be simple and easy to do.

- Stick with punchcard voting, but use a machine to punch the cards perfectly every time.
Meaning, you put your card into the machine, punch in your selection, and it gives you back your card, perfectly punched. The card itself would be designed in a simple way as well, so that the voter could just look at it afterward, and tell from it that it was correct, just by comparing it to their voter guide.

- Make the software, and hardware completely open source, and open to view.
The government needs to just buy the rights to the source code for a voting machine, then post them onto a website for the world to see.
Voting machines need to be able to be freely inspected by anyone that should be able to inspect them. They should also have an example of one on display in places like city halls a couple weeks before the election, so the public could examine them as well. This would ensure that everyone could agree that the machines were secure, and good.
This brings me to my next point.

- Get the people that make slot machines to make the voting machines.
Casinos care more about their money than the government cares about your votes, and that's not right. This is a democracy, your voice is the voice of the country. If your voice is taken away, then you are being denied one of your basic rights.
So I say, they make the voting machine as secure as a slot machine, and treat it as if it were full of money. Don't leave it overnight, unattended in someone's house! ( Look for: "overnight" )

- Get money out of politics.
This one isn't really about the voting booths or anything, but I'm just throwing this in here.
Sure we have the separation of church and state, or at least we're supposed to, but I think that's not enough. We need a separation of of corporation and state as well.
The current setup of government has become centered almost entirely around benefiting corporations over people. Whenever a law comes up that might limit them in some way it's nerfed down, until it is harmless to them, does nothing to change anything, and just appeases the people for a little while.
I propose a vast change in government that would move to prevent greed, and corporations from corrupting everything. First off, elections are ridiculously expensive. In the 2004 election $880,000,000 were spent. 367 million by Bush, 328 million by Kerry. The nearest third runner up, Nader, only spent 4 million.
There is no good reason that they should spend that much on ANY election. They need to have a spending limit, so all candidates would have an equal say.

Also, all donations to anyone in public office must be made public. To not do so should be a federal offense, for all involved.

Lastly, lets route the money we're pouring into war into a good health care system instead. I'd much rather have my tax money spent on saving lives, rather than taking them, wouldn't you?