LOL, Sometimes Comments Make the Story

Just spotted this on DIGG, Michael Phelps wants to star in a video game, but it won't be all about swimming.  It's slated to be more of an "action game".  Here are some choice quotes from the DIGG site comments section:

>Maybe he'll just (be) a bonus character in Shaq-Fu 2.

>"Freaky Torso Kung-Fu Killer"

>An evil triad leader steals
Michael Phelp's gold medals, so he must team up with a rogue Hong Kong
cop to get them back: By any means necessary. Also he fights the Terra
Cotta Army.

>I already play a game of his
"Michael Phelps : 10000 calories"

But even when I win, i lose :(

and last but not least

>"this is a pure action game."

HURRY! get to your Wheaties box photo shoot before that elfish gymnast does!!
QUICK!
distract the smoking hot girls at the swimming pool parking lot from
your freakishly ginormous physique with your impeccable wit and humor!!!
FAST!
squeeze into your homoerotic, genital exposing swim pants and dodge
homophobic remarks from the kids in high school who played basketball!!

Actually the comparisons to Shaq-Fu are many which doesn't spell anything but doom for Phelps. For the rest of the comments, peep the Digg page...

Really?!

Lawyer Serves couple paper's through facebook?  Dude, can you imagine that being on your wall?

"You have just been served,You can pay the $67,000 you owe or ignore."

The G2, so soon???

First looks at the next phone to be blessed by Android (Google's Mobile OS)

Everything I Touch...

Long Blondes guitarist Dorian Cox with his SaeboFlex hand


Also take a look at the new Nokia iPhone Killer:::

Google Gets Life Magazine Photo Archive

Just in case you have not seen this (http://images.google.com/hosted/life)

Eww and Double Wow...

It's funny the myriad of weird animal and plant life the deep sea has to offer,this example being particularly creepy.





Also when is this thing supposed to drop?!

Renegade Angel Showdown

Xavier A: Listen, we don’t cotton to freaks ‘round these parts! Scram! Weirdo…

Xavier B: Oh Yeah? I don’t poly cotton to coping tropes, even my own. So why don’t you split…

A: Looks like I already did. You’re the sad figment of my twisted psyches tragic dividend. You’re the un-me. I’m the real me. You wanna be me?

B: Kiddo, I was the real me when you were still in my short pants.

A: Hate to break it to ya, but I wore them first. Me bequeathed thee, the psycho-pathological hand you down.

B: So you’re the one who stained them?

A: Whoever found it, browned it.

B: You’d like me to be you, wouldn’t me. But it’s too late, you snowze, you lowze.

A: You sleeped, you weaped.

B: You nappa, you get slappa..

A: You slumber, a cucumber.

B: You catch up on some Zeds; you get out of my heads.

A: You Slumber…Ham…burger I don’t want to talk ‘bout ‘nothing else.

B: Listen, this psyche is not big enough for two metaphysical seekers.

A: You couldn’t seek your way out of a cardboard bag.

B: Yeah, I know, ‘cause it would be an egg

A: Ooooh! (This guy might be better than me)

B: You’re right, I am better than me.

A: Look buddy, know when you defeated. Accept your defecation.

B: No, thanks. I’m full cause I eat pussies like you for breakfast.

A: Look at you. You’re probably so superficial you probably judge things by their

physical appearance.

B: Oh Yeah, you’re Mom’s so shallow, she probably thinks this quip is about her.

A: You’re about as deep as a bowl of soup, and your tongue is about as sharp as a soup spoon.

B: Hey, say what you want about me but lay off the soup.

A: If you love soup so much, why don’t you marry soup?

B: Cause I’m already married to justice.

A: Shh, yeah, only a blind girl would marry you.

B: I know everything you’re gonna…

A: …Say

B: And I know everything you’re gonna…

A: …Don’t

B: Oh yeah, well when God was passing out insight, you thought he said that when God was passing out Holy Prophets you thought he said oily faucets…cause

your soul has diarrhea of the mouth, faucet.

A: Are you so dumb you even answer rhetorical questions?

B: I don’t know, do you?

A: We can play this game all night…

Exosquad...awesome show

Does anyone remember exosquad? Widely heralded as one of the most underrated cartoons of the early 90's I can't help but be reminded of it by this Video. BRING BACK EXOSQUAD!!

I Used to Sleep on The Floor...

Often during my many years of playing Rugby I would need to go out to the bars and clubs after having played several hours of the rough sport followed by a few more hours of drinking during the after game.  Anyone who has tried to drink after a day of doing any sort of physical activity and not pass out will tell you that it is much much harder than it seems.  My problem would be that I would always feel really tired after getting home from the after party, but knew that if I actually took a nap in my bed then I was pretty much done for the night, which would upset my friends and really upset the locks on my door as well as my door frame (as my so-called friends busted down my door to drag me out).  So I started a habit of sleeping on the floor at the foot of my bed. The reasoning being that if you are really tired you will most likely sleep wherever it's quite and dark (my room), but that after the intense fatigue subsided the floor would cease to be really comfortable and you would eventually have to get up.  If you don't just move from the floor to your bed then you should be golden.  It seems like the Chinese have taken my theory to the next level with Extreme Napping, but leave the logic behind as they just sleep wherever, whenever they feel the need.

WTF

I have not RTFA yet, but I can't see how this is a good thing for the people of Vietnam.

Eureka?!

One of my favorite Sci-Fi shows might actually come to reality. Eureka is a show in which the main character is a sheriff of a town of the World's brightest scientists.  Of course with all that brain power these people are constantly on the cutting edge of technology, and are usually finding out the downsides of said technology at the same time.  I wonder if this city in Aussie Land will create a singularity that will destroy the rest of the planet?  I guess who cares if then can create cheap robotic exoskeletons first....

FAIL!!

What an excellent explanation of one of today's funniest sayings...for more Epic Fails watch Attack of Show where they usually showcase an epic failure for all to enjoy at the end of each show.  Olivia Munn is the hottest geek girl on TV, followed by the rest of the female cast on G4 tv shows (Kristin Holt anyone??).

Also, make sure when you go through Airport security all your hot tech gadgets are still there when you get to your destination, if they are not it's possible they were stolen from you by the TSA...

Mac Chics?

Ummm...Ok.

SUPER SCIENCE!!!!!

This is so great I am not sure what to do with myself...

What's the LHC??

This is the LHC

Classic Arnold...

Gary Coleman is still Hilarious...

What Does Your Furry Look Like?

Furry fans prepare for a race at Midwest FurFest 2006

It's not as dirty as you think, but it is probably weirder than you think. I stumbled across this XKCD comic and started digging only to find the picture above on a wikipedia article about the subject. Being into anime I have definitely heard of Cosplay (Costume Play, where you dress up as your favorite anime characters), and I have heard of furries (albeit in a different context) as well. It just that...well just read the xkcd strip.

The Uncanny Valley

This is an awesome concept and I am pretty surprised I have only recently heard about it. Everyone on some level has probably experienced this, especially with the advent of specialty/more life like robots.





From Wikipedia:

Hypothesized emotional response of human subjects is plotted against anthropomorphism of a robot, following Mori's statements. The uncanny valley is the region of negative emotional response towards robots that seem "almost human". Movement amplifies the emotional response.

Classic!

There is nothing funnier than seeing a BSOD when it is not on your computer...except if it's on the "Membrane" at the Olympic Opening Ceremonies.

Explanation on what the Membrane is:

The national stadium is surrounded in a sort of membrane. Unlike China's National Aquatics Center, or "Water Cube," another Olympic venue which is also surrounded in this membrane, the Bird's Nest version is curved and double-layered, offering gracefully decorative soundproof, wind-proof, rain-proof, and even UVA protection to its already impressive body. The outer layer of membrane, completely constructed in November of 2007, was created using 884 individual ETFE panels, covering a total of 38,500 square meters. The inner layer consists of PTFE material. 1,044 panels take up 53,000 square meters of area, whose main purposes are to better the acoustics in the stadium and to support the equipment within the steel frame.This special membrane can also help lighting within the stadium and effectively diminish glare and shadowing, allowing for a more favorable competition environment.

--http://www.the2012londonolympics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11313

I Love The Venture Brothers

Olympics Part 1

The Olympics began almost 1 week ago and I have decided to post the various stories that news outlets are putting out. These articles are mostly critical of the Olympics coverage and various countries stupidity throughout. If you have a story that you don't see here please feel free to post it in the comments section. Let's start things off right here...

Another topic I have been discussing is the use of American pop music snippets during the beach volleyball tournament. This, to me, is the absolute worst display of cultural overlap. Why would you single out one sport and choose to play American pop music interludes during the break (not to mention that this is the worst selection of Pop music I have heard in some time, Chumbawumba, really?!)? Has the Olympics suddenly become nothing more than a cheap NBA game? I guess I might be over-reacting but I expected a certain amount of deference and respect to be placed on the games as opposed to treating it like some run of the mill competition. More info about this can be found in this Wikipedia article.

For an awesome round-up of cynical coverage of the Olympics turn to Slate.

Casual Flashing?!

3 hours in line,but the 3g is mine!

9/11 can be used for anything...

Video about defense of aircrafts from terrorists

The fun starts about 3 minutes in...good times.

Funny Web Clips

I just read this leaked memo from Bill Gates that chews out Microsoft design and programming staff for Windows XP usability issues. It probably is one of the funniest and sad letters I have read from someone dissatisfied with their XP operating experience.

I was part of the 8 Million...

I Love Duct Tape!

Above: Apollo 17 moonbuggy fender repaired with duct tape.

This Week in WTF...

A few weeks ago I posted a story about an awesome Rich Man's Toy. It was the R2D2 projector (with millennium falcon remote control). Seems this Japanese company has turned that relatively new product into a server monitoring system, as the easy to understand picture demonstrates...



Also Firefox 3 comes out in 30 minutes (yes I pledged to download it for the world record). For anyone that has cursed at this lovely browser for eating system memory, then get ready to be amazed...what's amazing is how dope that tank is on this buxom blond bombshell. Chicas take note. If you want to meet a geek at a bar, wear this shirt and see who comes up to talk to you.

This is Not a Joke

Although Steve Irwin has passed on, it's nice to see that his daughter is picking up the mantle as the world's most zany Australian...funny that she picked Amateur rapping though.

P.S. - Are those gang signs she is throwing up?

McHammer Time!

If you are not watching AOTS (Attack of The Show) you are NOT in the know. Olivia Munn, one of the hosts, mistakenly called MC Hammer McHammer (as in Mick Hammer) on the show last year. Most shows would have left it at laughing at her for a few days. This show, however took it to the next level. If you consider yourself "up on shit" then you better be tuning in, and here is one classic reason why:

Just In Case...

you haven't seen this yet...



The Wii...it's for the kids.

The New 3G iPhone

Cost: $199/8gb; $299/16gb
Native GPS Support (Using Google Maps)
Third Party Application Support
Smaller

Amazing!

Slate Story on OLPC type Programs

Here is the Story...

and here is my reply/post to the Author:

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I
agree with the main point in this story, that parental involvement is
definitely necessary to help push kids in the right direction when
using new technology. This is true for pretty much anything kids can
get their hands on. No matter what the device or tool is kids will
abuse it for their own enjoyment. Sometimes that abuse is beneficial
and sometimes it hurts them as is the case with computers. However the
Romanian study, like many other studies, cannot give you a complete
picture of the benefits that having a computer bestows upon the user.

I
was 12 when my Dad bought us out first computer, a 486 with 8mb of RAM.
Before that time I was using a word processor for writing reports. The
new computer didn't give me anything new in the way of academics. The
internet was just beginning, and writing reports was exactly the same,
although now I had a fancy laser printer instead of the Dot matrix
style printing of a word processor. I primarily used my computer for
games, and AOL connectivity when I finally got my 14.4 modem. I may
have even had the same stats that these Romanian kids had with their
computer in terms of less time watching tv and doing homework but what
the computer did give me was familiarity with the technology and a no
fear attitude when it came to discovering all that this new technology
had to offer. I learned about file formats and programs to run them by
looking at lo-res partially nude pictures of entertainment stars that I
received from a friend on a 3.5" floppy. I learned about hardware
architecture when my computer crapped out because of a busted power
supply. I familiarized myself with DOS and software installation as I
made the jump from Windows 3.1 to 95, and I learned about web pages
from the horrendous web page builder on AOL...version 3.0.

These
are all things that are not measured in a survey but which all
contributed to my semi-expertise with computers today, 15 years later.
The point is there are benefits that can't be readily measured by a
survey, parents, or even the kids that are using the devices that may
pop up years from now. Because a kid is playing solitaire and sharing
.mp3's on a LAN network and not writing the introduction to his
Master's thesis does not mean that the computer is being totally
misused. Also, who had the bright idea to ask children if using this
computer made them more open to going to college? What kind of answer
do you expect to receive from a kid who just found and loves
Minesweeper?

Is That A Wii?

No, it's Asus' new Eee Desktop Box. Someone should tell these guys to stop being so dope or I think I might go broke, or broker...

Goosh?!

Just Goosh it? Really?? Interesting...

Finally RIT has made it to Slashdot, although not on a mechanical engineering marvel, but an astronomical one...

Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (China)...and we are having the Olympics there.

If you had Dish or Satellite in the late 90's or knew someone who did then this story will be familiar and interesting to you. (Monsieur Scott I am looking at you). The thing I really want to know is what semiconductor company this guy worked for? Could it have been mine???

And last but not least, Prince and his DMCA antics. He is not only an ass but doesn't know his copyright info as well. "I Would Die for You" is no longer one of my favorite anthems.

Nasa Employee is

suspended for blogging at work...

P.S. - Check out when I posted this...no, I did not have the day off.

If You Put it In a Video Game

...they will make it. Compare and contrast Yamaha's latest concept with this semi-popular PS2 title from early 2001. Accidents in this thing would somehow be much worse than if you were really riding a motorcycle, but I would get one anyway.

Ade 2, Dell XPS 0

In the last few weeks I have had some minor problems with my desktop baby, and to my slight surprise I have been able to diagnose and fix both of them. Here's a quick rundown...

Problem 1: Loud ass noise coming from my computer while it's running.

This one was simple, it's gotta be the fan right? Sure, but which fan? A lot of new systems (desktops) have two fans, one for the power supply and one for the cpu. The CPU fan would have been a bitch to change, the power supply one, not so much. So I woke up on a Sunday (a few weeks ago) morning, took a ripper and began disassembling my PS. 12 screws and lots of dust later I got to the supply. I read online that there is usually a sprocket or some type of gear that you can apply oil to in order to minimize noise, unfortunately that was not the case for my supply. Instead I found a sticker and some basic circuitry under it. I cleaned out the supply box, spun the fan around and cleaned it out and put my PS back together followed by installing it back into my computer. Crossing my fingers I powered up only to be rebuffed by a sound that can only be described as "a sound that tells you something is definitely wrong". It was like a muted buzzer. Looking at the machine I noticed that my diagnostic lights were on. using my laptop to look up what they meant, I realized that an unseated RAM stick could be the cause. Opened up computer, reseat both sticks (2 512's), close up and reboot. Voila! Boot up and no noise whatsoever, in fact I think it might be running quieter than it did before.

Ade +1

Problem 2: I return home from work greeted by darkness on my first monitor and a blue screen on my second monitor (I run dual 19's)

Anyone who has ever owned a PC should be familiar with the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). It is a windows error screen that tells you nothing about what could possibly be causing the error, at least not to the layman which for all intents and purposes is all of us. "Page Fault in non page area"? "Fatal Exception"? Come on now, why put in a screen that tells you that you have an error but make it so that you can't even understand it. Thanks MSFT, dicks. The BSOD usually has some numbers on it like 0X0000007E or 0xF78aD3B4. Believe it or not, these actually mean something although the numbers generated can be caused by a mix of things so even if you knew what they meant you still would be lost. After checking many forum posts from my laptop (it is 1000x easier to diagnose a problem with google, in fact I can't imagine taking my machine to a computer repair shop anymore, I hope I don't have to eat that statement in the near future) I realized that I would need the Windows Recovery Console to diagnose this further. One HUGE problem, most CD's that come with a computer these days are not actually the XP install cd but some OEM (Original equipment manufacturer) cd with restore garbage programs on it. It may contain the files necessary to set up windows, but for doing diagnostic work it is useless. Thanks Dell for charging me for an OS but NOT giving me the shit I paid for, fuckin Mike.

Anyway, I borrowed a CD from work and began the diagnosis the next evening (after the original problem). By the way, I did read that a possible cause of the BSOD was a hardware failure of some type, be it HDD, RAM, Graphics card or PS Fan. Thinking that this was def a software problem I neglected to check my hardware. Besides, I ran the HDD scan from my boot menu which told me I had no problems. Also while looking for diagnostic tools I ran across BartPE, if you want to know more about pre-installed environments, check out this guys page. Pretty neat and easy to understand. All the same, I ran the recovery console and was sent to a dos prompt, wait, what? I thought this thing was supposed to repair my windows, not have me looking at dos prompts. Running CHKDSK /r (check disk and repair problems) I was told that I had an "Unrecoverable error on my HDD". Fine, screw the recovery console I ran BartPE (which also needs the CP cd to create the build of the program) and it tried to start but then i got another BSOD. What the fuck?! Everything I run gives me a BSOD, no software is working, one tool says my HDD is fine and the other says it's fucked. That is when I had the idea, "I wonder if it's my RAM". Open up computer, remove one stick, power on. Boom, normal boot up. To confirm I removed the other stick and stuck just the one I had just removed back in, then BSOD. There it is, bad RAM causes BSOD, remove RAM and upgrade (I am currently typing this with only 512mb, tough in this day and age). Moral of the story, if you get a BSOD and you did NOT a)just install new software b)just upgrade software c)just install a new OS for dual boot or d)just install a new Hardware device AND it's drivers this is most likely a hardware problem. Use tools to check your HDD, make sure your RAM is not the problem and make sure your fan is running. Graphics card is a little hard to diagnose, but if it's not the other three, then it probably is your Graphics card.

Ade +1

And They Vote!

20% of US Household Heads have never sent an email...

I believe this to be a problem.

This Guy is the Man

I just wrote a whole blog post with many links about one of my favorite tech dude, Michio Kaku and it was stolen from me by the very tech I adore (fuck you freezing firefox). All I will offer now is this link about his new book and the suggestion to wikipedia him (can we turn that into a verb like google?).

I Love Being a Geek!!

Because I get excited about shit like this:

R2D2 DVD/CD Player and Wireless Webcam (two separate things)

and this

Geek Scooter (yes you can ride it, how else could you get a mobile VoIP hot spot?)

I also never posted this. If your into RPG's or D&D then peep it. Actually, peep it even if you aren't, it's funny.

New Mix is coming out, it's called "Ade at a Hipster Dance Party" and it won't disappoint. If you email me, I will send you a copy. Take a listen to the first track...

Those Wacky Japanese Redux

Loyal fans of my blog will remember a post I did on Japanese Exoskeletons (actually it was the 2nd post ever). Here is the ad for this thing (notice the pose on this dude, advertising your Suit Wearing Model as some type of bad ass Ultraman is truly the sh!t) and a link to an article about defense contractor Raytheon's Suit of armor being touted as a pre-cursor to iron man type suits. Wasn't that movie about a bunch of crazy ass dudes who wanted to take over the world using a bunch of these? I guess we better be the first to make them then!

I hate the **AA

The wild cards here stands for RI and MP, two media industry powerhouses bent on suing their way back to more a favorable business model. For all those that say "Don't you believe people should be paid for the work they do?" my answer would be: Yes, if 1) These ridiculous lawsuits meant anything to the artists, songwriters and other creative persons who produced the work and not the CEO and shareholders of SONY who did nothing to influence the music/movies they are trying to protect and maybe never even heard of it and 2) If at the same time the industry was taking steps to give the buying public what it wants (GOOD digital distribution) and not sue it's on fan base.

This is an awesome article outlining the struggles of the people that these groups are actually suing. Of course it's all the college kids and single mothers that are bankrupting the music and movie industry and not lack of forward thinking business strategies and resistance to change in a world where they are pretty much useless.

From the article:
As Andersen and the attorney prepared their defense in 2006, his
conviction grew. Yes, Andersen had installed on her computer a software
program, KaZaA, for sharing music over the Net—one reason the RIAA
suspected her. But Andersen deleted the program after a few months and
didn't appear ever to have used it. Plus, some of the music Andersen
had supposedly shared online just didn't fit her taste. The songs
included rap tunes with titles like "I Stab People" and "Dope Nose". (Quote marks added for clarity)

Is that A Sweat Dress?!

A phenomenon noticed by a friend at about 3am at a Chinese restaurant, on some girl who looked like she was about to pass out in it (imagine a really drunk, skinny Chinese girl who might have actually sweat in this thing, not nearly as debonnaire as the model above). It was seriously one of the most ridiculous pieces of clothing I have ever seen, unless your from the future and then of course it's called a tunic.

Also found this, pretty funny.

ZOMG!

http://www.gosperats.com/

This shit is hilarious. I mean, if you know me you know I like Japanese culture, but these people sometimes get a little ahead of themselves in their attempts to live in the future, apparently a future where blackface is cool. These guys above basically believe you can't be in a soul band without being black, apparently it's fine if your speaking Japanese or english with thick Japanese accents, but you gotta be black. The funny thing is the group seems to be doing this as some type of tribute action to soul music and its African American roots, is this ok then?

The Radar piece I posted below (scanned from the mag; sorry Radar but I looked on your site and couldn't find this anywhere to link to it) has...I don't know what going on in it, but that girl in the lower left corner looks like Jughead from the old archie comics. The thing is backface wouldn't be so offensive if the actions that invariably follow it were not idiotic and ridiculous. Actors use make-up to portray themselves differently in order to create a mood for the audience. In that movie Soul Man from the 80's the make-up was used to set a situation and was not seen as terrible because the character was not using it to degrade the entire African American race. Just the same I can't automatically say that these Gyaru girls are guilty of anything really (although the whole contrast between the bronze and white is kind of weird and ghostly), but why even go there?

What's an iPhone?

Haters of Apple, HTC's got your back...

Oh Snap!!

During a littler research for an article I was reading I stumbled onto Bram Cohen's Wikipedia entry, only to find out that he was a Stuyvesant High School Graduate! If thinking this is one of the most awesome facts I have learned this week is wrong then I don't want to be right...

Classic

The popular game "Guitar Hero" is under fire once again. Gibson has sued game creator Activision for patent infringement on an idea they apparent had 9 years ago. I don't think they have a case here, also how wack would it be to just have headphone and speakers on a guitar and just be jammin' out to yourself? Guitar Hero is already wack enough with an audience.

Tons of Funs

Lot of juicy and unbelievable articles today, so I will just link and use short comments. Got lots of work to do but I want to share some of this stuff with you.

-This month is the 10 year anniversary of the mp3 player. I definitely remember my buddy and I back in 1996 or '97 (can't remember now) talking about how dope this new "mp3 format" was going to be. I even made a mix tape (yes analogue) from a few mp3's that I had collected. I actually can't believe even at that time I was trying to own my digital media, I guess I have been down with pirating from the start.

-Apparently Apple's new Macbook Air is causing some security trouble at a few airports. Apparently is has already caused one guy to miss his flight. My questions: Do these people have TV's? How have you not seen one commercial about this product? Should we be trusting these dolts who believe "The lack of standard features causes a security concern" with our security?

-Battlebots is making a comeback! Along with futurama this is some very good news.

-Comcast might finally get its comeuppance if the FCC decides to take some undefined action against them. Or maybe they will just get a stern talking to from the governmental regulatory body. I would just like to say if an individual did something like this (stalling or dropping of information over a connection that is supposed to be undisturbed) I think they would already be in jail by now. I love how corporations get all the benefits but none of the drawbacks of being an "individual".

-The IFPI is considering taking the road that is currently being traveled by the RIAA here in the states. I hope they expect to become the target of public scorn and ridicule as well.

Discuss...

Waiting in Line 2...

So to my surprise I bought a Wii on Friday. It took me about 10 minutes of calling and a furious drive to a store about 20 minutes away to get one. For the record, the store had gotten in 3 units but only had one left when I called because two people were waiting at the store for them when they opened, damn you Nintendo and your forced scarcity. I basically bought the game for Super Smash Brothers:Brawl. For those of you who don't know, SSB is a game franchise from Nintendo that started out on the N64 system. If you attended college in the last 10 years and know anyone that was anyone who played video games on a semi-regular basis you know what this game is. If you don't stop reading because your were probably told about it and were just not interested enough to remember. Smash brothers is a 4 person free for all battle that despite its simplicity is regarded as one of the best fighting games ever (I'm not kidding, look it up). It uses Nintendo characters and characters that have been in Nintendo games. It only uses 4 buttons and is relatively easy to learn and hard to master. I bought my gamecube specifically to play SSB:Melee which was the second iteration of the game. This new version allows online play which should get anyone that knows about the game excited. The point is, the game is dope as hell which is why I am surprised I did not see the scene that confronted me at the mall when I went to pick it up...at midnight...on Saturday night/Sunday morning at a Gamestop that was having an actual release event for the game.

It was like 11:45 and I was sitting at home watching TV when I decided I should go. I knew from earlier in the day (when I was at the store reserving my game) that Gamestop would be open at 12am for the release but I never imagined I would show up. Realizing that I really had nothing else better to do I drove over totally expecting to show up, walk in, pick up my game and walk out. That was definitely not the case. As I entered the mall I saw a few heads standing around the Gamestop shop doors, this was of course from afar. As I got closer I realized that the people I saw were actually in front of a store a few shops down from Gamestop AND part of a surprisingly long line. My first thought was "REALLY?!" Come on now, this was ridiculous. This was not a console or anything, but a game on one of the three next-gen consoles currently out, and it had a line of good size waiting for it. I guess I was a bit naive but I still was pretty shocked, which turned to a feeling of uncomfortable boredom as I began hearing the awkward conversations and smelling the noticeable B.O. you usually hear and smell from people who would wait in line for a video game. Yes it's true that some of these people were my closest friends and still could be, but I was definitely in the contingent that took a step back and asked "How did I get here?", even as I shuffled forward in line. I even heard someone say in front of me "I used to make fun of these people and now I am one". Right with you brother, right with you.


P.S. - The Game is AWESOME.

Lies...

And the lying liars that tell them...

Kimchi in Space

As a lover of Kimchi, I find this hilarious. I can't imagine what those astronauts are going to be thinking when that smell hits them though. Maybe infinite vacuum will not look so bad once that can is opened.

Watching Prince Video's Makes You Gay...

The subject of this post may seems ludicrous, but it is perfectly in line with the thinking from an article excerpted below. This is a pretty bold, and I believe ridiculous, statement.

Thousands
of people are constantly looking for pornography on the web, Canovas
says. "As their stimulation threshold rises, they feel the need for
stronger and stronger material until their search leads them to child
pornography.

Hate Scientology? Think it's bogus? Like wearing masks and harassing people (with good reason)? Then these people might be your new best friends. They have already begun hitting the pavement.

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Muslims to Rest of World - "If your not with Us, your against us..."

You cannot control all the media depictions of your religion all over the world. Get over it. Between this and the burger king ice cream cone debacle we are not really representing ourselves and logical people. Then again, what real religion does...

Here is the hot tech item of the day, a modular phone/electronic device. I don't know if it will the next hot thing, but it certainly is an interesting concept.

And finally how Second life may be contributing to terrorism. You can't make this stuff up.

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ZOMG!

Discuss...

Churches Banned from showing the super bowl, people put to death for internet criticisms, how a drunk captain of a ocean liner can ruin that youtube video for millions, and last but not least the TSA's blog. Finally someone to complain to about those stupid plastic bags that you have to put your toiletries in.

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Good Morning!

...and go Giants!! I am not really a big football fan, but I have to love the embarrassment that the Giants were able to hand to the Patriots last night. What a good game.

Two stories here, both pretty ridiculous.

First the Chinese claim that they will be able to control the falling of rain for the Olympic games that are supposed to take place there. Since there is no roof for the Olympic stadium they have taken the next best option and decided to control rain fall instead, what a crazy people...

Also a cool but scary new web comic from Microsoft. Warning, to look at the archives Silverlight will be needed.

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Hot Chip is Hot Sh!t

April 14th @ the Paradise in Boston. I am definitely going. There is also a show in NYC, that would be pretty hot (excuse the pun) as well.

New Album - So far so good...

The Cosmic Costs

If you don't know about Xavier: Renegade Angel yet, please ask somebody.

Say What?!

This guy is a total Douche. Paul Mcguinness, the manager for U2 recently gave a speech on digital music rights and ownership at a French Music Manager's conference in Cannes. The speech is lengthy, but it is nice to see what the other side of the fence is thinking. What a total joker. Check the speech here.

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Multi-Tasking: Friend Or Foe?

This article is yet another I have read in a series poo-pooing the perceived benefits of multi-tasking. This article is almost always written by someone in their mid-thirties or later and talks of some bad incident they had with multi-tasking that must mean that it is bad for everyone. Usually supported by some scientific studies to be sure, it is their hypothesis that multi-tasking is the digital equivalent of the "Jack of all trades, master of none" idiom. Often "the children" are brought up as those that see MT'ing as the wave of the future but are so woefully misguided that they are obviously wrong in their assumptions. It is a wonder that these authors can't see their own arrogance for what it is.

I have said it before and I will say it again, there are a lot of humans. Meaning that while generalizations about the human psyche and brain can be made the way people handle tasks and life on a day to day basis is pretty varied. It is possible that while some may see MT'ing as a waste of time or a way to screw up two things at once, in actuality it should be judged on an individual basis. Because YOU can't check a text message and focus on the road you are driving on at the same time does not mean that others can't do those two tasks perfectly fine (and why do you have to check the message right away, as soon as you receive it??). While splitting the brain into two tasks might be detrimental to many, it does not mean it is detrimental to all. Whether people like it or not, technology is allowing us to do more things at once than we ever did, this is not always good but it certainly does not spell DOOM for those who choose to believe in MT'ing philosophies. I often watch tv and listen to music, an act I find really enjoyable and relaxing. I can chat with two different people using two different messaging clients as well as make a cd for a friend of mine while figuring out the main plans for the evening, and I would say I perform those tasks quite adequately.

For whatever reason as you get older the changes you see happen around you invariably become "too fast" or "unnecessary" and you find yourself wishing for a simpler time or one where things that were familiar to you still exist. Change is inevitable, much more so than ever before and it's time we all get used to perpetual and unending change in the things around us as we seek better and easier means to achieve given tasks.

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I am Your Audience...

Yes, I am back. This time I think for a little bit. A few things have occurred to me regarding blogs and how I use them. First off I don't need mad paragraphs for a post, even a few lines will do. Second I need an outlet for the myriad of things I find on the internet and need to share with anyone, even if that sharing is only imagined. Third, with this handy little firefox add-on (Scribefire) I can post quickly and easily without going to blogger. N E Way, check out the story below. It's quite a nice read for you civic minded/media savvy folks out there.

You Don't Understand Our Audience

https://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/19845/page1/

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