Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Sys-Con Media Stealing Content, Author Identities.
This article by Aral Balkan pretty much lays it out on the line. Sys-Con steals and re-publishes content from authors, without permission. My (no longer) famous article decrying new college grads to ditch a company if they're going to be working in a cubical was republished by Sys-Con.com. Granted, because my host at the time was getting crushed under the collective loads of Digg, Slashdot, and Reddit, I was happy to have someone mirror the article and gave permission after the fact.
It now seems they've taken a turn for the shady. So please, if you're a tech worker, read the article and follow the author's recommendations of boycotting Sys-Con publications and industry conferences.
It now seems they've taken a turn for the shady. So please, if you're a tech worker, read the article and follow the author's recommendations of boycotting Sys-Con publications and industry conferences.
Labels: crazy people, links, Sys-Con.com
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Scientists Visit The Creationist Musuem, Laugh Themselves to tears
Its presents a literal interpretation of the Bible and argues that believing otherwise leads to moral relativism and the destruction of social values.
Creationism is a theory not supported by most mainstream Christian churches.
Lisa Park of the University of Akron cried at one point as she walked a hallway full of flashing images of war, famine and natural disasters which the museum blames on belief in evolution.
"I think it's very bad science and even worse theology -- and the theology is far more offensive to me," said Park, a professor of paleontology who is an elder in the Presbyterian Church.
"I think there's a lot of focus on fear, and I don't think that's a very Christian message... I find it a malicious manipulation of the public."
This article leaves me with some questions: How the hell did people stupid enough to believe the modern creationist message (the modern day flat earth theory) actually get $27 million to build their "museum". Second, how many of its 715,000 visitors were scientists going there to piss themselves? Third, if the T-Rex was vegetarian, why'd its need so many razor sharp teeth?
Labels: crazy people, links, pop culture, Reddit
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
John C. Dvorak, Professional Know Nothing Idiot
Professional Windows Shill, Technology Know-Nothing, John C. Dvorak, stated in 2007 that Apple should "unplug" the iPhone. Fast forward to now, where Apple has announced it sold six million iPhone 3GS units in the first week.
This is why people don't listen to you, idiot. Apple did it their way, and easily has 10% (worldwide) market share in under a year. Motorola is looking at failing out of the phone business, and Verizon has nothing but blackberries, sad imitations, and paying lobbyists to talk up anti-trust claims.
Got any predictions for Bing.com, John?
The problem here is that while Apple can play the fashion game as well as any company, there is no evidence that it can play it fast enough. These phones go in and out of style so fast that unless Apple has half a dozen variants in the pipeline, its phone, even if immediately successful, will be passé within 3 months.
There is no likelihood that Apple can be successful in a business this competitive. Even in the business where it is a clear pioneer, the personal computer, it had to compete with Microsoft and can only sustain a 5% market share.
And its survival in the computer business relies on good margins. Those margins cannot exist in the mobile handset business for more than 15 minutes.
This is why people don't listen to you, idiot. Apple did it their way, and easily has 10% (worldwide) market share in under a year. Motorola is looking at failing out of the phone business, and Verizon has nothing but blackberries, sad imitations, and paying lobbyists to talk up anti-trust claims.
Got any predictions for Bing.com, John?
Labels: 2007 Predictions, apple, crazy people, links, Mac OS X
Nominated For a Darwin Award
Here's a yarn for everyone.
A Russian girl who's undergone "re-virgining" SIX TIMES is now in an intensive care unit, due to complications of having the procedure performed once a year as a "gift" for her husband.
Original story is here.
Yay for stupidity and meaningless social constructs, I guess. Hats off.
A Russian girl who's undergone "re-virgining" SIX TIMES is now in an intensive care unit, due to complications of having the procedure performed once a year as a "gift" for her husband.
Original story is here.
Yay for stupidity and meaningless social constructs, I guess. Hats off.
Labels: crazy people, links, ramblings
Monday, June 08, 2009
Crazy
I thought this happened in WV. Instead, it was Oregon. A woman attacked a pregnant woman, killed her, and cut the baby out. Then, called 911 and claimed that she had just given birth and her baby wasn't breathing. The picture of her on CNN conveys just how crazy this woman is.
They found the real mother dead, stashed in the crawl space.
Freaky Deaky.
They found the real mother dead, stashed in the crawl space.
Freaky Deaky.
Labels: crazy people
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Religion Gone Patholigical
Recently, a minor event has been happening in the archives of my blog. I've been trolled by people pretending to be Jesus freaks. Or, giving them the benefit of the doubt, actual Jesus freaks. Its hard to make a distinction between someone that in love with Jesus and some pretending to be in love Jesus. And don't even get me started on the freaks who are in love with Jesus, but really just want to get Mary alone for about 5 minutes.
Anyway, to best summarize the incident, in a way that will not bore you.
1.) There is a someone who works in my "High Technology" park that sports an "Evolution is a Lie." Bumper sticker.
2.) I find such a statement so ridiculous that I rant and rant, pointing out that people have in faith in something that can never be proven, but attempt to contradict some of the most strongly-forged and time-tested theories science has to offer. I point out that in a science-related field, I wouldn't trust their credibility for shit.
3.) Nothing happens because nobody reads this blog. (Hi, Mom!)
4.) 9 months later I'm getting hate-comments from Jesus freaks.
After phasing out anonymous comments and enabling moderation, the debate got civil. They prefer to believe in a life where there are supernatural beings. I do not. The two of us will not change our mind.
Once I clarified that my position in this statement is not "anti-religion" but "anti-anti-science", we found common ground. The Vatican acknowledges evolution. To deny what we know is truth in hopes of it making your faith more "correct" is not only stupid, its a failure of faith. It shouldn't need justification or proof for you to believe in it. That's why its called faith.
So today I stumbled on a rant from scienceblogs.com that discusses how "Religion Gone Pathological" is a problem. These are parents felt it was better to pray while their children died of cancer and diabetes. It is not that these parents are considered hateful or immoral -- they obviously loved their children very much, and were heartbroken by their loss -- but they are killers just the same. Willful ignorance brought about the death of their child. Juries found that a REASONABLE parent would've known something was wrong, and sought out a doctor.
Anyway, it makes my little hate screed look like Miss California doing her bikini walk. And since I didn't write it, it gives any internet defenders of religion a much bigger fish to fry if they're offended by it. Even I felt his "Damn you all" attitude (implying that religious moderates are enablers of religious extremists) was a bit too "far" to just publish online. At the same time I admire his gung-ho attitude. It takes a lot of courage to put your name and face out there next to a rant like that.
Anyway, to best summarize the incident, in a way that will not bore you.
1.) There is a someone who works in my "High Technology" park that sports an "Evolution is a Lie." Bumper sticker.
2.) I find such a statement so ridiculous that I rant and rant, pointing out that people have in faith in something that can never be proven, but attempt to contradict some of the most strongly-forged and time-tested theories science has to offer. I point out that in a science-related field, I wouldn't trust their credibility for shit.
3.) Nothing happens because nobody reads this blog. (Hi, Mom!)
4.) 9 months later I'm getting hate-comments from Jesus freaks.
After phasing out anonymous comments and enabling moderation, the debate got civil. They prefer to believe in a life where there are supernatural beings. I do not. The two of us will not change our mind.
Once I clarified that my position in this statement is not "anti-religion" but "anti-anti-science", we found common ground. The Vatican acknowledges evolution. To deny what we know is truth in hopes of it making your faith more "correct" is not only stupid, its a failure of faith. It shouldn't need justification or proof for you to believe in it. That's why its called faith.
So today I stumbled on a rant from scienceblogs.com that discusses how "Religion Gone Pathological" is a problem. These are parents felt it was better to pray while their children died of cancer and diabetes. It is not that these parents are considered hateful or immoral -- they obviously loved their children very much, and were heartbroken by their loss -- but they are killers just the same. Willful ignorance brought about the death of their child. Juries found that a REASONABLE parent would've known something was wrong, and sought out a doctor.
Anyway, it makes my little hate screed look like Miss California doing her bikini walk. And since I didn't write it, it gives any internet defenders of religion a much bigger fish to fry if they're offended by it. Even I felt his "Damn you all" attitude (implying that religious moderates are enablers of religious extremists) was a bit too "far" to just publish online. At the same time I admire his gung-ho attitude. It takes a lot of courage to put your name and face out there next to a rant like that.
Labels: crazy people, fuck conformity, kids, science
Monday, August 11, 2008
Nothing Angers Me More
Nothing angers me more than the bumper sticker seen below parked in a "High Technology Park". Seriously, evolution is one of the finest and foremost theories produced by the scientific method. The scientific method is something you should be intimately familiar with if you're pretending to be a scientist or an engineer -- or even a computer programmer. I'm not saying you're allowed to have religious beliefs. But when your religious beliefs are directly contradicted by science -- its not science that's lying. A willfully ignorant computer engineer, computer scientist, or Program Manager for either has no place in the industry. That's how I feel about it, and I'm sticking to it.
Seriously, its a bad sign when you're living in denial like that and people depend on you. Even Jesus would bitch slap the ignorance out of you. People with such antiquated Luddite beliefs belong to the greeters at Wal-Mart, not the "high technology" industry here in West Virginia.
Seriously, its a bad sign when you're living in denial like that and people depend on you. Even Jesus would bitch slap the ignorance out of you. People with such antiquated Luddite beliefs belong to the greeters at Wal-Mart, not the "high technology" industry here in West Virginia.
Labels: crazy people, Fairmont, free expression is vital to the growth of every human being, government failures, personal, pictures, thoughts
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Everything you need to know about Tucker Max in a nutshell.
Tucker Max is trying to make his "I hope they serve Beer in Hell" book into a movie. The script is laughable. Piss poor laughable.
Here's pretty much all I have to say about it:
Yeah. So, um, let's hope this Tucker Max walks out in front of someone's 3-series, brah.
Here's pretty much all I have to say about it:
9:33:29 AM) redrobotXXXX: because trying to play 1 upsmanship with a bunch of douchebags is like trying to go somewhere with a blind driver.
Yeah. So, um, let's hope this Tucker Max walks out in front of someone's 3-series, brah.
Labels: blogging, books, crazy people, IM conversations, links, me trying to be funny, today's generation
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Chest Pain
Yesterday I woke up with some "insanely painful" chest pain. I think it was a delayed effect of all the hedonism from this weekend. I barely made it to my car pool.
Today, however, I'm happy to report, involves waking up without any tightness or pain in my chest.
Oh, another thing about the party I threw this weekend: Someone stole my deodorant. Really. It was the one thing missing from my room. You think someone would take my playstation 2. Or my digital camera that was being passed around. Or one of my iPods. But no, someone stole a used stick of deodorant. Puzzle over that during the rest of the day. I know I have.
Today, however, I'm happy to report, involves waking up without any tightness or pain in my chest.
Oh, another thing about the party I threw this weekend: Someone stole my deodorant. Really. It was the one thing missing from my room. You think someone would take my playstation 2. Or my digital camera that was being passed around. Or one of my iPods. But no, someone stole a used stick of deodorant. Puzzle over that during the rest of the day. I know I have.
Labels: blogging, crazy people, friends, personal, ramblings, thoughts
Monday, July 28, 2008
Costume Party
Its been a long time since I've "kicked the tires" as hard I did this past weekend. Me and my roommates threw a costume party ("Halfway to Halloween -- Belated Dance Party Hyper Alpha Edition"). Here's some of the "work safe/safe to be public" photos from a party that got way out of hand. I had to stay up till 7am to recover.
This is a pic of the three party guests who are also members of the WVU Swing Dance Club.
Nicole as an 80s rocker chick.
Bi-sexual spiderman giving someone the middle finger for ragging on him for chasing some of the party jailbait.
Me in costume as a cowboy. I spent $12 at Wal-Mart on the costume.
Why so serious?
A picture of my pet turtle, Logo. Notice he's essentially a giant now?
The sexy nurse.
All in all, a great weekend was had. More later. This should get you through your morning routine, tho.
Labels: crazy people, morgantown, personal, pictures, weekend
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
M.C. McCain is not down with the draft
(11:13:22 AM) valaXXXX: http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN2438836820080625
(11:13:26 AM) valaXXXX: news like this is comforting
(11:14:09 AM) redrobot5050: yeah, what's it called when you invade 2 countries for no good reason?
(11:14:16 AM) redrobot5050: oh yeah, imperialism
(11:14:24 AM) redrobot5050: def. not a draft situation
(11:14:41 AM) redrobot5050: i mean, when we're maiming 30,000 soldiers and teaching them that voting republican is a mistake
(11:15:07 AM) redrobot5050: its nice to know that nobody but their families and their friends will be asked to sacrifice for the good of the country
(11:15:12 AM) valaXXXX: gonna need a draft after that
(11:15:19 AM) redrobot5050: its like Chrysler's $2.99/gallon gas
(11:15:25 AM) redrobot5050: we're locking in "prosperity"
(11:15:40 AM) valaXXXX: i wish i could get a lock on prosperity
(11:15:47 AM) redrobot5050: (Hint: WWIII == war with iran)
(11:16:27 AM) valaXXXX: yeah, believe that was implied right?
(11:17:23 AM) valaXXXX: Dobson, who has previously said he will not vote for McCain because of his past support for stem cell research, on Tuesday said the Arizona senator wasn't doing enough to stop gay marriage in his home state.
(11:17:36 AM) valaXXXX: tollerant people those christian leaders are
(11:17:45 AM) valaXXXX: "fuck those homos in wheel chairs, and their hope"
(11:17:49 AM) valaXXXX: im fine brah
(11:18:21 AM) redrobot5050: yeah
(11:18:44 AM) redrobot5050: if only christianity was a religion that was founded by a messianic leader who believed in peace, love, and brotherhood
(11:19:14 AM) redrobot5050: not homophobia, nationalism/fascism, and monday night sports (football or wrestling, take your pick)
(11:20:06 AM) valaXXXX: yeah, keep wishing bro
(11:20:19 AM) redrobot5050: i know, right?
(11:20:29 AM)valaXXXX: last time i checked the religion was found by a combination, part hitler, part joe nameth and part alligator
(11:20:47 AM) redrobot5050: you think the alligator part would be pretty tolerant
(11:21:03 AM) valaXXXX: one would think, but its jsut like the alligator on Joe Dirt
(11:21:05 AM) redrobot5050: but it was actually an alligator that was inducted into the KKK as a grand marshal
(11:21:12 AM) valaXXXX: just waiting for you to stick your head inside, then CHOMP
(11:21:19 AM) redrobot5050: yeah
(11:21:30 AM) redrobot5050: which is in fact
(11:21:34 AM) redrobot5050: what will happen to America
(11:21:47 AM) redrobot5050: if it sticks its head inside the glory hole of gay marriage
(11:21:52 AM) redrobot5050: CHOMP
(11:22:26 AM) valaXXXX: u know, with all the famine, financial difficulties and general shit-i-tude (R) in this country
(11:22:29 AM) redrobot5050: "I do not believe the draft is even practicable or desirable," McCain said.
(11:22:44 AM) redrobot5050: (But everlasting war is)
(11:22:36 AM) valaXXXX: the thing that bugs me the most is the gays, and stem cells
(11:22:43 AM) valaXXXX: how DARE someone think they're my equal
(11:22:48 AM) valaXXXX: how, fucking DARE they
(11:23:11 AM) valaXXXX: how dare you have health problems that you would want cures for
(11:23:23 AM) valaXXXX: just be like me, perfectly normal, perfectly healthy
(11:23:31 AM) redrobot5050: and hard working too
(11:23:38 AM) valatruck: pos
(11:23:45 AM) redrobot5050: let the market find a solution to poverty
(11:23:53 AM) redrobot5050: its worked so well for big business in this country so far
(11:24:12 AM) redrobot5050: like the time the Japanese tried to knock out American competitors in making TV sets
(11:24:29 AM) redrobot5050: one of them survived. Zenith. Its a brand I woudln't even give to people I wanted dead.
(11:24:42 AM) valaXXXX: hahaha same
(11:24:42 AM) redrobot5050: the free market won, dawg.
(11:24:48 AM) valaXXXX: i wouldn't cast that upon my worst enemy
(11:25:02 AM) redrobot5050: "Its either a Zenith TV or Herpes."
(11:25:24 AM) redrobot5050: "Fuck, does valtrex suppress Zenith on a daily basis?"
(11:25:27 AM) redrobot5050: "No!"
(11:25:39 AM) redrobot5050: "Well, at least nothing falls off with herpes. Let's get this over with."
(11:26:14 AM) valaXXXX: yup
(11:26:20 AM) redrobot5050: seriously, McCain just needs to eat a flag or shit out a flag to win my vote. With his lucky 4 leaf clover and crazy spiritual adviser, a daily flag pill supplement isn't too far behind
(11:26:36 AM) valaXXXX: haha spiritual advisers kill me
(11:26:39 AM) valaXXXX: how do i get that gig
(11:26:52 AM) redrobot5050: molest innocent children for 20+ years
(11:26:55 AM) valaXXXX: really, u don' thave your own set of morals that u live by
(11:26:56 AM) redrobot5050: and not get caught
(11:27:04 AM) valaXXXX: u need someone to tell you what to think
(11:27:18 AM) redrobot5050: think of it as one of god's exit pollers
(11:27:28 AM) redrobot5050: he tells you what the religious mouth breathers expect of you
(11:27:30 AM) redrobot5050: you know
(11:27:35 AM) redrobot5050: the same people on Pitt's campus
(11:27:40 AM) redrobot5050: that wanted to nuke an arab nation
(11:27:43 AM) redrobot5050: on 9/11
(11:27:48 AM) redrobot5050: for "retaliation"
(11:27:58 AM) valaXXXX: same guy that picked a fight w/ an italian dude, because he was a "arab looking" ?
(11:28:49 AM) redrobot5050: haha. Yeah. How did nate not get hate crimed by mistake that day? Assuming he got out of bed after he found out that classes were canceled around 10ish when he woke up around noon
(11:29:08 AM) redrobot5050: (dude, its cool, i can skip my CS class. I totally rock at it.)
(11:29:34 AM) redrobot5050: admitting we don't need a draft
(11:29:37 AM) redrobot5050: is tantamount
(11:29:56 AM) redrobot5050: to admitting that our nation's survival -- which is the ONLY justification for war -- isn't on the line
(11:30:07 AM) redrobot5050: and that this is a military grab at oil resources for energy corporation
(11:30:09 AM) redrobot5050: s
(11:30:35 AM) redrobot5050: Democracy and Syphilis: Both are best spread at gunpoint.
(11:31:23 AM) valaXXXX: obviously
(11:31:34 AM) valaXXXX: fuuuck, need to get lunch before this meeteing, we'll continue this @ a later hr
You'll need some David Cross references explained (like Flag Pills) if you're not already a fan of him. I'll leave that up to you YouTube. Anyway, I just thought I should post something to keep people occupied, and my friend and I cynically ranting about America's political climate seemed to do the trick.
(11:13:26 AM) valaXXXX: news like this is comforting
(11:14:09 AM) redrobot5050: yeah, what's it called when you invade 2 countries for no good reason?
(11:14:16 AM) redrobot5050: oh yeah, imperialism
(11:14:24 AM) redrobot5050: def. not a draft situation
(11:14:41 AM) redrobot5050: i mean, when we're maiming 30,000 soldiers and teaching them that voting republican is a mistake
(11:15:07 AM) redrobot5050: its nice to know that nobody but their families and their friends will be asked to sacrifice for the good of the country
(11:15:12 AM) valaXXXX: gonna need a draft after that
(11:15:19 AM) redrobot5050: its like Chrysler's $2.99/gallon gas
(11:15:25 AM) redrobot5050: we're locking in "prosperity"
(11:15:40 AM) valaXXXX: i wish i could get a lock on prosperity
(11:15:47 AM) redrobot5050: (Hint: WWIII == war with iran)
(11:16:27 AM) valaXXXX: yeah, believe that was implied right?
(11:17:23 AM) valaXXXX: Dobson, who has previously said he will not vote for McCain because of his past support for stem cell research, on Tuesday said the Arizona senator wasn't doing enough to stop gay marriage in his home state.
(11:17:36 AM) valaXXXX: tollerant people those christian leaders are
(11:17:45 AM) valaXXXX: "fuck those homos in wheel chairs, and their hope"
(11:17:49 AM) valaXXXX: im fine brah
(11:18:21 AM) redrobot5050: yeah
(11:18:44 AM) redrobot5050: if only christianity was a religion that was founded by a messianic leader who believed in peace, love, and brotherhood
(11:19:14 AM) redrobot5050: not homophobia, nationalism/fascism, and monday night sports (football or wrestling, take your pick)
(11:20:06 AM) valaXXXX: yeah, keep wishing bro
(11:20:19 AM) redrobot5050: i know, right?
(11:20:29 AM)valaXXXX: last time i checked the religion was found by a combination, part hitler, part joe nameth and part alligator
(11:20:47 AM) redrobot5050: you think the alligator part would be pretty tolerant
(11:21:03 AM) valaXXXX: one would think, but its jsut like the alligator on Joe Dirt
(11:21:05 AM) redrobot5050: but it was actually an alligator that was inducted into the KKK as a grand marshal
(11:21:12 AM) valaXXXX: just waiting for you to stick your head inside, then CHOMP
(11:21:19 AM) redrobot5050: yeah
(11:21:30 AM) redrobot5050: which is in fact
(11:21:34 AM) redrobot5050: what will happen to America
(11:21:47 AM) redrobot5050: if it sticks its head inside the glory hole of gay marriage
(11:21:52 AM) redrobot5050: CHOMP
(11:22:26 AM) valaXXXX: u know, with all the famine, financial difficulties and general shit-i-tude (R) in this country
(11:22:29 AM) redrobot5050: "I do not believe the draft is even practicable or desirable," McCain said.
(11:22:44 AM) redrobot5050: (But everlasting war is)
(11:22:36 AM) valaXXXX: the thing that bugs me the most is the gays, and stem cells
(11:22:43 AM) valaXXXX: how DARE someone think they're my equal
(11:22:48 AM) valaXXXX: how, fucking DARE they
(11:23:11 AM) valaXXXX: how dare you have health problems that you would want cures for
(11:23:23 AM) valaXXXX: just be like me, perfectly normal, perfectly healthy
(11:23:31 AM) redrobot5050: and hard working too
(11:23:38 AM) valatruck: pos
(11:23:45 AM) redrobot5050: let the market find a solution to poverty
(11:23:53 AM) redrobot5050: its worked so well for big business in this country so far
(11:24:12 AM) redrobot5050: like the time the Japanese tried to knock out American competitors in making TV sets
(11:24:29 AM) redrobot5050: one of them survived. Zenith. Its a brand I woudln't even give to people I wanted dead.
(11:24:42 AM) valaXXXX: hahaha same
(11:24:42 AM) redrobot5050: the free market won, dawg.
(11:24:48 AM) valaXXXX: i wouldn't cast that upon my worst enemy
(11:25:02 AM) redrobot5050: "Its either a Zenith TV or Herpes."
(11:25:24 AM) redrobot5050: "Fuck, does valtrex suppress Zenith on a daily basis?"
(11:25:27 AM) redrobot5050: "No!"
(11:25:39 AM) redrobot5050: "Well, at least nothing falls off with herpes. Let's get this over with."
(11:26:14 AM) valaXXXX: yup
(11:26:20 AM) redrobot5050: seriously, McCain just needs to eat a flag or shit out a flag to win my vote. With his lucky 4 leaf clover and crazy spiritual adviser, a daily flag pill supplement isn't too far behind
(11:26:36 AM) valaXXXX: haha spiritual advisers kill me
(11:26:39 AM) valaXXXX: how do i get that gig
(11:26:52 AM) redrobot5050: molest innocent children for 20+ years
(11:26:55 AM) valaXXXX: really, u don' thave your own set of morals that u live by
(11:26:56 AM) redrobot5050: and not get caught
(11:27:04 AM) valaXXXX: u need someone to tell you what to think
(11:27:18 AM) redrobot5050: think of it as one of god's exit pollers
(11:27:28 AM) redrobot5050: he tells you what the religious mouth breathers expect of you
(11:27:30 AM) redrobot5050: you know
(11:27:35 AM) redrobot5050: the same people on Pitt's campus
(11:27:40 AM) redrobot5050: that wanted to nuke an arab nation
(11:27:43 AM) redrobot5050: on 9/11
(11:27:48 AM) redrobot5050: for "retaliation"
(11:27:58 AM) valaXXXX: same guy that picked a fight w/ an italian dude, because he was a "arab looking" ?
(11:28:49 AM) redrobot5050: haha. Yeah. How did nate not get hate crimed by mistake that day? Assuming he got out of bed after he found out that classes were canceled around 10ish when he woke up around noon
(11:29:08 AM) redrobot5050: (dude, its cool, i can skip my CS class. I totally rock at it.)
(11:29:34 AM) redrobot5050: admitting we don't need a draft
(11:29:37 AM) redrobot5050: is tantamount
(11:29:56 AM) redrobot5050: to admitting that our nation's survival -- which is the ONLY justification for war -- isn't on the line
(11:30:07 AM) redrobot5050: and that this is a military grab at oil resources for energy corporation
(11:30:09 AM) redrobot5050: s
(11:30:35 AM) redrobot5050: Democracy and Syphilis: Both are best spread at gunpoint.
(11:31:23 AM) valaXXXX: obviously
(11:31:34 AM) valaXXXX: fuuuck, need to get lunch before this meeteing, we'll continue this @ a later hr
You'll need some David Cross references explained (like Flag Pills) if you're not already a fan of him. I'll leave that up to you YouTube. Anyway, I just thought I should post something to keep people occupied, and my friend and I cynically ranting about America's political climate seemed to do the trick.
Labels: crazy people, IM conversations, me trying to be funny, politics
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Dollar Dollar Bill Y'All
This guy should realize that you don't post a photo on the internet unless you're comfortable with people everyone re-posting it, using it in every way imaginable.
Labels: blogging, crazy people, links, pictures, Reddit
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
A post with some substance.
I thought I'd finally get something off my chest that I've been feeling for a long time. Are you ready?
Bitter Animosity towards people in my life.
Mostly its because of drama. Drama is the fly in the ointment for 90% of humanity. Too little, things become boring and stale. Too much, and well, your life becomes more about driving people away and self destruction more than anything else. In other words, you become "Elliot" from scrubs (season 1 and 2, mostly).
I think what really helped me witness this epiphany was trying to reason with two barely functional twenty somethings with incongruent sexual identities. One was a straight derived self worth from pleasuring gay guys with free blowjobs. The other was a lesbian who enjoyed blowing straight guys and bragging about it. I realized, as crazy as they are, in every way, they really deserve one another. That's good and bad, but also something I entirely wash my hands of.
And while giving these people the mental 86, I started thinking about all the people who I'd chalk up as 'fair weather friend' or 'simply unreliable'. Or the old college 'friend of convenience'. Friendship should mean something. It does to me.
So I'm cutting a bunch of people out of my life. I'm just "cutting them loose". Don't call me, I'll call you.
You aren't worth the disappointment.
Labels: crazy people, free expression is vital to the growth of every human being, late night thoughts, thoughts
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Ramblings in the key of Log Base 2
Wow. Been a while.
Is anyone still reading this?
Soo.... updates:
I canceled my spring break trip to NYC to visit JSC and EK because I had a terrible head cold that left with a cough that vaguely resembled a death rattle. Didn't feel like trying to make the 7 hour drive on cough medication. Didn't feel like giving an already ill friend a dose of somebody else's germs. Also, I've been busy on a 'side project' with my friend from college Antique. Its kept me busy, but there are times where I'm just so burnt out from being in front of a computer that I need to do something else, so progress up to this point has been slow.
My laptop is back in action. I've restored what pictures and music I managed to save from my Hard Drive crash. It feels like a part of me is made whole again. One less little nagging voice in the back of the "to do" list part of my mind. Still a few kinks to work out with leopard, but I am loving spaces. Its not as good as multiple monitors, but I definitely like it for separating work/play desktops.
Grad School continues to drag on, with this semester about as intriguing as a sack of potatoes. I'm hoping I step it up and get at least a 3.5 again this semester, but I'll have to really suck it up to get through this semester. My side projects are more interesting.
People are graduating this year. Just like last year. Its this odd thing being a grad student with younger friends. The people you care about graduate and move on. Just like you did. And right now it sucks because it seems that outside of a few grad students who's lives are more stable, I'll be losing a large "crop" of friends each coming year. On the other hand, the crazies are bound to graduate and go away, so in this dark cloud, there is a silver lining.
I was recently in one of those minor emergencies. While driving to work with a co-worker, her car's brake lines failed and we lost braking power. Ever have to help out in driving a car that's going 75mph downhill that needs to stop? It made for an interesting morning. Everything turned out okay, but it was definitely a change to the morning routine. Thankfully, one of the hyper-mileing techniques is called "DWB" -- "Driving Without Brakes", so I wasn't exactly coming into the situation unprepared.
My company's casino night was pretty off the hook this year. It felt like it went a lot faster, but it could just be the completely free martini bar that I took advantage of. Either way, it rocked, and I took advantage of its proximity to Leesburg to check out the Leesburg outlet mall, where I managed to purchase some stuff on the cheap, the notable purchase being my new Diesel Messenger bag which I'll use for school when I'm not hauling around my MBP. I also had no idea that people in this country were stupid enough to pay $300 for a pair of jeans. Jesus.
There's your six pack of updates for now. More soon.
Is anyone still reading this?
Soo.... updates:
I canceled my spring break trip to NYC to visit JSC and EK because I had a terrible head cold that left with a cough that vaguely resembled a death rattle. Didn't feel like trying to make the 7 hour drive on cough medication. Didn't feel like giving an already ill friend a dose of somebody else's germs. Also, I've been busy on a 'side project' with my friend from college Antique. Its kept me busy, but there are times where I'm just so burnt out from being in front of a computer that I need to do something else, so progress up to this point has been slow.
My laptop is back in action. I've restored what pictures and music I managed to save from my Hard Drive crash. It feels like a part of me is made whole again. One less little nagging voice in the back of the "to do" list part of my mind. Still a few kinks to work out with leopard, but I am loving spaces. Its not as good as multiple monitors, but I definitely like it for separating work/play desktops.
Grad School continues to drag on, with this semester about as intriguing as a sack of potatoes. I'm hoping I step it up and get at least a 3.5 again this semester, but I'll have to really suck it up to get through this semester. My side projects are more interesting.
People are graduating this year. Just like last year. Its this odd thing being a grad student with younger friends. The people you care about graduate and move on. Just like you did. And right now it sucks because it seems that outside of a few grad students who's lives are more stable, I'll be losing a large "crop" of friends each coming year. On the other hand, the crazies are bound to graduate and go away, so in this dark cloud, there is a silver lining.
I was recently in one of those minor emergencies. While driving to work with a co-worker, her car's brake lines failed and we lost braking power. Ever have to help out in driving a car that's going 75mph downhill that needs to stop? It made for an interesting morning. Everything turned out okay, but it was definitely a change to the morning routine. Thankfully, one of the hyper-mileing techniques is called "DWB" -- "Driving Without Brakes", so I wasn't exactly coming into the situation unprepared.
My company's casino night was pretty off the hook this year. It felt like it went a lot faster, but it could just be the completely free martini bar that I took advantage of. Either way, it rocked, and I took advantage of its proximity to Leesburg to check out the Leesburg outlet mall, where I managed to purchase some stuff on the cheap, the notable purchase being my new Diesel Messenger bag which I'll use for school when I'm not hauling around my MBP. I also had no idea that people in this country were stupid enough to pay $300 for a pair of jeans. Jesus.
There's your six pack of updates for now. More soon.
Labels: blogging, crazy people, personal, Web Development
Monday, March 03, 2008
Crazy back when crazy meant something
Its sad when you realize a friend of yours is so crazy, so damaged, that they don't even realize. Its like they're in that alternate reality with invading Iraq was a good idea, WMDs were confirmed, and GWB says things truthfully.
Its shitty when you can see the damage, but they're just going about life thinking they're fabulous. Its also the moment where you can't be a buffer for them anymore, and have to cut ties.
Its shitty when you can see the damage, but they're just going about life thinking they're fabulous. Its also the moment where you can't be a buffer for them anymore, and have to cut ties.
Labels: crazy people, personal
