Nucleation Point

ABC

2011-05-21T21:49:00.001-05:00

for president of these United States of America! It’s official now!!

Stick with it

2011-04-05T23:17:00.001-05:00

Wisconsin Conservatives,

Don’t let tonight’s election results upset your or goad you into any sort of compromise in the interest of your elected seat.

You were not elected to be re-elected. You were elected based on your views and what those views and opinions mean in legislative decisions. If you compromise those views, you will not only lose your position by the hand of the opposition, but by your (former) supporters.

Today’s Tea Party will not stand for a public servant that does not do what is best for your constituents. That does not necessarily mean you need to listen to the loudest of them, but understand and stick to the principles of individual freedom and liberty.

The fiscal irresponsibility this state and country have endured in the past cannot sustain our republic for much longer. Irrational arguments about ‘rights’ will not fool the educated members of society.

Stick with your plans. This state is an odd group, but your decisions will be better for everyone. This may be obvious to some, but should become apparent for everyone soon.

Forward.

-HypnotistOfLadies :-\

Herman Cain for President 2012

2011-03-17T22:51:00.001-05:00

I think that sums it up…

www.hermancain.com

Now to find a VP…

Pointku of the Day – Saturday

2011-01-01T21:04:00.001-06:00

2011,

Is not a happy year yet.

maybe will stay dry?

Pointku of the Day – Sunday

2010-08-22T21:34:00.001-05:00

Mailbox water holds.

Improvements repairing all.

Earwigs abolished.

Pointku of the day – Friday

2010-08-21T02:44:00.001-05:00

Your freedoms removed,

the excuse is more safety.

Take the car next time.

Pointku of the Day – Tuesday

2010-08-17T23:39:00.001-05:00

Insurance waiting.

The problems must be paid for.

Disappointment comes.

Pointku of the Day – Thursday

2010-08-13T00:22:00.001-05:00

Problems eat much time.

Makes apt poems seem pointless.

It continues though.

Pointku of the Day – Wednesday

2010-06-30T22:44:00.001-05:00

Joe opens his mouth,

No one around is surprised.

Who’s a smart-ass now.

Pointku of the Day – Tuesday

2010-05-25T23:42:00.001-05:00

Stone awaits outside.

Longing to be quite useful

Soreness harbinger.

Pointku of the Day – Monday

2010-05-10T22:47:00.001-05:00

A large area.

Many decisions to make.

Project never done.

Pointku of the Day – Saturday

2010-05-02T01:15:00.001-05:00

Stone quite plentiful.

Quite heavy though it may be.

I am committed.

Pointku of the Day – Tuesday

2010-04-27T23:47:00.001-05:00

Weather blows weekend.

Tools cannot be readied.

Grass continues up.

Pointku of the Day – Saturday

2010-04-24T17:41:00.001-05:00

Insurance mandate.

Nothing to do with your health.

Fuck you Madison.

Pointku of the Day – Thursday

2010-04-15T23:33:00.001-05:00

Lacking in poems.

This week full of laziness.

A stellar failure?

Pointku of the Day – Monday

2010-04-12T22:23:00.001-05:00

Epoxy dries slowly.

Rolling wears energy thin.

Benefits pos’tive.

Pointku of the Day – Thursday

2010-04-08T23:19:00.001-05:00

Hair, dust on the tub.

Why are you there, hair and dust?

Mystery unfolds?

Pointku of the Day – Wednesday

2010-04-07T22:35:00.001-05:00

Scheduling work

for too early in the day.

Sleep misses again.

Pointku of the Day – Tuesday

2010-04-06T23:47:00.001-05:00

April showers come.

They bring many troubles.

Already flowers.

Pointku of the Day – Monday

2010-04-05T21:43:00.001-05:00

Frisbee flies outside.

Exercise benefits all.

Falling rain moistens.

Pointku of the Day – Easter

2010-04-04T21:42:00.001-05:00

One: He is risen!

Two: His is risen indeed!

Three: Happy Easter.

Pointku of the Day - Friday

2010-04-02T23:39:00.001-05:00

Do you love it much?

Wonderful Blue Screen Of Death.

Angers up the blood.

Pointku of the Day – Tuesday

2010-03-30T21:18:00.001-05:00

Midweek is not here.

Would it good that it come fast?

Weekends are faster.

Pointku of the Day – Monday

2010-03-29T21:33:00.001-05:00

24 cancelled.

Entertainment is fickle.

Replaced with Idol?

Pointku of the Day – Sunday

2010-03-29T00:15:00.001-05:00

Weekends end quickly.

Work begins anew Monday.

I guess that is good?

Pointku of the Day – Saturday

2010-03-27T22:13:00.001-05:00

Earth Hour is a farce.

Fuck all the lights off bullshit.

Won’t know the difference.

Pointku of the Day – Thursday

2010-03-25T19:28:00.001-05:00

TF2 awaits.

The game is a number one;

people? not so much.

Pointku of the Day – Wednesday

2010-03-24T22:09:00.001-05:00

Insurance mandate

I should bitch about this one.

Is that many words?

Pointku of the Day – Monday

2010-03-22T22:59:00.001-05:00

On AT&T

Palm Pre is available.

it’s about time, jeez.

Pointku of the Day – Saturday

2010-03-21T01:45:00.001-05:00

Cards don’t come my way.

Folding is not always apt,

Ten dollars poorer.

Pointku of the Day - Friday

2010-03-19T21:48:00.001-05:00

Makes this quite easy.

Windows 7 Live Writer.

Thanks simplicity.

Pointku of the Day – Wednesday

2010-03-17T23:37:00.001-05:00

No Pointku today,

Too tired to figure it.

Swim in confusion.

Pointku of the Day - Tuesday

2010-03-16T22:16:00.001-05:00

Others waste much time;

best work awaits your own touch.

Leave them to fritter.

Pointku of the Day – Monday

2010-03-15T20:00:00.001-05:00

You are counted now.

If you brown or yellow be.

White need not apply.

Pointku of the Day

2010-03-14T15:17:00.002-05:00

With warmer weather,

Changes they come. Sand awaits

next winter’s desires.

Aufwiedersehen Arbeiten (goodbye work)

2009-09-02T23:09:00.005-05:00

What do I know, but I live in a state where I'm watching business lay-off employees and/or leave my state. The biggest story of late: Mercury Marine (MM hereafter) in Fond du Lac.

I won't bore the point, you can Google that. Short story: there's another (3rd) vote Thursday and Friday this week. This is well past the original 'deadline' and after MM management said that was their final offer.

But here's what I think about the whole thing (I'm no expert, just another crazy offering his opinion):

Management was planning to close up shop here in WI and move it all to OK. But they were waiting on the state of WI to see what they would do to 'lure' them to stay here. Now that there has been a few weeks of hubbub about this move, Diamond Jim and the Fond du Lac crew have jumped in to 'help.' Help with tax dollars... a problem in it's own right.

So, there are a few solutions to this:

1. MM is putting on the dog-and-pony show to fake an effort in keeping jobs in WI. They will let the union tire itself out, and move to OK anyway. Taking the jobs with and emptying Fond du Lac.

2. News of jobs coming to WI are possible, but only now that the state is offering an 'incentive package' to keep MM here. If this news had never come, to OK MM would be going right now. This might be financial incentive enough to MM to stay here, at the expense of the WI taxpayer. Or this could end just like 1.

3. The fervor with which this story has been covered lately may have started some sort of 'war' between WI and OK. Resulting in the re-vote that MM allowed the union. This could be just a over-reaching guess, but fun none-the-less.

Here's a few questions though:

a. How many lakes are in OK? Versus how many are in WI? Aren't there more customers here?
b. BUT, OK is a right-to-work state, WI is not. Where would you go?
c. Was the state talking to MM long before they decided to move, or just because they caused the uproar? Diamond Jim didn't seem to have the time when Thomas Industries was battling over Sheboygan or Louisiana.

My point isn't to belittle the state of Wisconsin. I love to live here, and it's not a bad place to do business, there's just better places. When we can make this state a place businesses will want to come without state handouts, then I'll be less worried. The first step is making this state a right-to-work. Fuck the unions! Strong word, yes, but it makes my point. I've met few union members who wish they weren't. The rest are lazy slackers. I'm not just saying this either, I worked one summer in a union shop, regrettably. I'd never seen such effort to do so little work. If they put that much thought into their actual work, they'd really earn what they are paid.

There's more, but that's for another day...

-HypnotistOfLadies :-\

Next Point: The crappiest videos on YouTube... (that shouldn't be hard, but it will be a long post) Or this is just a cop-out so I don't have to think hard...

P.S. Little did I know in June that my 'Next Point' would actually be applicable. How interesting!

Nucleation: Stimulated, Indeed!

2009-06-29T21:20:00.005-05:00

This isn't some joke about your mom or some sort of ad for sexual toys. It's merely a brief rant on how millions (yes, MILLIONS) of Americans have been 'stimulated' out of a job since Barry was chosen by 'the idiots' as 'The One.'

Some may argue the point that the economy was shit in late 2008, and Barry's plan was there to improve things. That's a bunch of horse-hooey. Business has been holding on to their money in hopes of surviving the shit-storm that's coming (if not already here). So, reductions are necessary and that often includes staff.

"We need to pass this now, or the economy will get worse," was along the line of what Barry said when pimping his little 'stimulus.' Oh, yea, well, things are worse than even the White House predictions if we had NO stimulus.

So, the stimulus bill made things worse. Millions more are out of work (including me) and wish the didn't have to be. Sure, this will be blamed on the former administration (who is partly responsible) but that card can only be played so many times. Soon Barry and the Red Bunch will have to stand on their own and fess up for what they're doing. Stop blaming others and take responsibility.

But, now the shitty climate bill has barely passed the house, and is on its way to the senate. This and Barry's 'health care plan' are in the pipeline and can only spell disaster for this country. It's all a long train of mess that we - and our children - will have to clean up, and I only hope (there's that word again) that we have enough mops...

Would I still have a job if the spendulus had not been passed? Possibly. The answer to that is unknown; unknown until I get a time machine...

Next Point: Wisconsin's shitty 'leaders' and how they are ruining everything...

Why Type When Someone Already Yelled It?

2009-06-17T14:30:00.001-05:00

I was going to type something about this national healthcare fooferraw, but I think Bob sums it up well.

Next Point: Stimulated out of a job...

No May, yes, May I

2009-06-01T20:05:00.001-05:00

I see there was no post in May 2009, this makes me cry. Okay, it doesn't, because I was 'stimulate'd out of a job in May. The rage that filled me probably made posting next to impossible.

Alright, that's not true. I'm just not mad enough to post anything else today. There's plenty to 'discuss,' don't you worry about that, but it's just not time now. It's coming though.

Next Point: Maybe I'll move to...

Nucleation: Mommy, I'm safer now right?

2009-04-29T20:11:00.005-05:00

I briefly spoke of this same topic back on March 4, 2009, as an example of a government that has encroached way too far into citizen's lives. I guess it can only get worse...

That crappy proposal about alarms in day care vans has apparently (or soon will) become law.

This bill tries to rectify a problem that has only claimed 27 (yes, twenty-seven) lives since 1994 (yes, ninety-four) NATIONWIDE!!! This is ONE death every 203 days over the last 15 (yes, fifteen) years (the range the data is cited in the Capital Times article linked above)! There were 204 non-traffic child fatalities in 2008 alone (from KidsandCars.org statistics page)! This 'day care van deaths' are a MINUSCULE portion of this problem.

This new Wisconsin law mandates what could be an expensive addition to already cash-strapped day cares, adds penalties and fines for not having an alarm, a non-working alarm, disabled, etc. Drivers will be more worried about the alarm than the children. Good job Spencer, who said, "Senators, we have to stop the children from dying, We can't legislate common sense. But this we can do."

"We can't legislate common sense." Of course you can't, but this is specifically what you are trying to do. Contact your state representatives and senators and tell them that their support of this bill is a mistake.

This will be shown in the local news as a good thing to 'protect our children' and 'ensure their safety.' Sound bites paraded by the politicians who created this disaster. And those who may have not supported it will be vilified by the public when they don't understand. I guess this is just the world we live in.

Let me make a point clear. One could deduce from this 'rant' that I hate kids, or think that their deaths are not a big deal. This is not my point; nobody wants anyone to die in this fashion. Children so young that they can't get themselves out of a car are dependent on the adults that watch over them; be it their parents or day-care workers. But the argument comes to personal responsibility. The people transporting these kids are RESPONSIBLE for their lives. This is no small task and should not be taken lightly.

You can have all the sensors and alarms you want and children will still die. Put all the seat belts, airbags, crumple zones, and safety features in your car, but you can still die in an accident. You could die falling down. Legislation will not stop some things from happening. This being the best example.

This bill will become law. Day care vans all over the state will have these stupid alarms in them. The news will then report of more children being left in day care vans and possibly dying, and everyone will ask, "but the alarms were supposed to stop this! What can we do now?!" Some dumb new rule, like video cameras or something, will be proposed in the name of 'child safety' and 'protecting our children' and fawned over by the public and state politicians, only to have the same effect. Other states may adopt a similar law (maybe they already do, I don't know).

This isn't the first time that our government (state and federal) has wasted their time and the money of the people. But I just have one thing to say: Get to work you lazy fuckers, and stop passing stupid shit! And for fuck's sake, will you start working for the betterment of this state instead of sucking it's citizens dry!!!

I love living here, but I hate paying for it!

Next Point: Mandated automobile insurance in Wisconsin

Sit down, breathe...

2009-04-21T20:31:00.003-05:00

I wholeheartedly agree. Barry's 'dog and pony' show in Europe was a shining example of what the United States is NOT. This country has single-handedly saved most of the people on this planet; through both military and economic means. Yet Barry has the audacity to paint this county and it's people in the way he did...

As an American, I will not accept this characterization of our country, and cannot understand this any more. Rise up indeed!

On a different topic: The EPA has apparently classified CO2 as a 'pollutant.' So stop breathing, everyone! You're polluting!

Next Point: I might just have to stop, this stuff will give me a stroke... and I don't mean the CO2.

Thinkgeek.com QR Code Shirt

2009-04-07T20:57:00.003-05:00

What does it say?! This is a java app I found to decode the QR Code that I got off the shirt.

It says....

"This is not the free t-shirt you are looking for. You can go about your business. Oh, and buy cool stuff at thinkgeek.com. *waves hand*"

You're welcome,

HypnotistOfLadies :-\

Nucleation: A Bandage Please...

2009-03-04T21:57:00.003-06:00

Did you ever see something or hear something that made no sense or was so confusing and out-of-place that you couldn't even think? The type of thing where comprehension required omniscience reserved for God himself?

I see this every day, I read it in the news, see it on the television, and still I can't wrap my head around it! I didn't vote for our president, but that's just what he is: our president.

To give Barry and the Red Bunch the benefit of the doubt and a clean slate may have been naive of me. But I try my damnedest to see these things that are happening through bias-free lenses. But when I see what I do, my brain fizzles. It completely stops. My heart stops beating, my breathing ceases, and if I wasn't usually sitting down, I'd probably fall over.

I wish it would all stop.

Man-made global warming is a farce. Is the planet getting warmer? I don't know, but I don't care.

Socialism sucks, just ask Putin.

Taxes are too high everywhere, and will only get higher!

You bought a mortgage you couldn't afford, then MOVE OUT and fuck off! I will NOT subsidise your stupidity.

I'd go on, but my head hurts, and it's getting tough to type...

I hope (there's that word again) and pray that the intelligent conservative representatives in our government get their eyes on the ball instead of the prize. Government should be last on the news, like sports, or that story about the cute puppy that's friends with a squirrel. That's how little they should be in my life.

But what I will say is that we live in such a great country that our elected representatives can 'worry' about things like mandating alarms on private day care vans. OMG, as the kids say. God bless this country!

Maybe it's all here:
"I'm confused ...perhaps you have the answer; how can 2 million blacks get into Washington DC in sub zero temps in 1 day when 200,000 couldn't get out of New Orleans at 85 degrees with four days notice?"

Next Point: What? New? Deal?

Nucleation: But I Selected 'Play Movie'

2009-02-20T21:20:00.006-06:00

Hello again,

I have noticed a trend lately on (almost) all the DVDs I purchase. You are also well aware of what I'm about to 'discuss.' If you're not, you'll soon be seeing it every time you watch a movie (that you bought - I just want to make that clear).

First, the tale, then, the complaining:

You put a DVD in your player and it usually starts with the publisher, Paramount, Lions Gate, etc. There's a little few second blip of their name and into logo. Okay, fine, whatever. I'm still getting my beverage and snacks, let them play their stuff.

Then we move on to previews. This is all well and good, because on most DVDs, these can be skipped with simple press of 'menu' or 'skip.' (Try and stay with me here.) Good enough, maybe you actually want to buy some of these and make a note about it (publisher's job done, right?)

Now you're at the menu. That is, if you didn't have to sit through a first year film school student's menu intro. All the exciting little selections with some sort of frantic background longing you to jump right in.

You're comfy, on your couch, with your loved one and/or family, possibly with drinks and snacks, ready to escape real life for a while and delve into someones made up world. You holler at the kids to turn the lights of and get in the living room.

So, you pick up the remote and hit 'Play Movie,' (or some such thing, to start the movie). And what's the first thing you see (depending on the DVD)?

Often, it's a big blue screen displaying the MPAA rating. "Okay, fine, I'll just hit skip," you think as you to grab the remote off the coffee table just as you were putting it down. But, all goes according to plan.

Or so you thought, then BAM:

FBI Warning! If you thought the movie was starting, you've got another thing coming!

"So," you think, "I skipped the first one, I'll just hit the skip on this one." Not a chance buster! You smack skip with all your might, only to see a symbol on the screen indicate that you won't be winning this one. You try FF, no dice. You frantically search for something that will skip this screen, swearing at the DVD for putting you through this, when, suddenly, it's gone.

"Whew, that was annoying, but we're past that now," you think as you're reaching to put the remote down. But... BOOM:

Now it's a big red screen, titled, WARNING.' "What the fuck!?" you scream - to this point keeping quiet on the subject. Your wife smacks you on the arm for swearing in front of the kids while you, yet again, aim your thumb for that 'skip' button. But in your rage, you dropped the remote! Scouring the dark floor for the remote, your hand finds it only to look back at the screen to see what looks like the same screen, but now it says 'ATTENTION:'

Attention!? It just said warning! "But those look like french words. What's that doing on my DVD, this is an English copy!?" Getting the remote straight in your hand again, 'skip' it is, and the silly french is gone. The agitation remains, but will fade with time and enjoyment of the movie I'm about to watch. Ha! You thought it was movie time:

One more yet; some sort of white text on black. Some shit about commentaries is what you quickly skim.

"FUCK!" You holler. Your wife smacks you again, but this time you have none of it. The remote, in your hand and already busted in half by your angry grip, is thrust through your wife's neck as tears of rage fill your eyes. Throwing your snacks and drink on the floor as you launch from your seat toward your kids who've already asked why the movie hasn't started. One quick twist and both their necks are broken. Stomping over the bodies of your late loved ones, your next target is the DVD player. You are ready to smash it Office Space style when you yank too hard and smash yourself in the head, instantly killing you.

Your bodies aren't found for three days while the UPS delivery guy is dropping off DVDs you ordered...

---

Okay, that's a pretty extreme result, but completely within the realm of possibilities. But my point is that why is this shit on the beginning of my movies? Why isn't it on the beginning of the disc? Why must I endure such torture before I can watch a movie I paid for?

Sure each screen only takes up five seconds, but that's four screens; that's twenty fucking seconds! That's twenty seconds I could be watching the movie! Dammit!

I can understand the monetary losses due to illegal copying of movies and other things, but maybe if a DVD didn't cost $30, I'd be more understanding.

I already paid for this movie, I just want to watch it. Lots of people worked hard (usually) to produce this. I bought a copy, now leave me alone. I didn't pirate it, I purchased it. Isn't this exactly what you wanted me to do?

But after seeing this MANY times on my (read: MINE) DVDs, I'm thinking of copying them only to get the warnings OFF the front of the movie!! Besides why can't this information be at the beginning of the disc, not when I want to watch the movie?

I would bet you'd get an answer along the lines of 'nobody would see it,' 'we wouldn't get the message out sufficiently.'

Well that's all bullshit. And you know why? Because if anyone in this country doesn't know that already, they're a fucking idiot.

The other biggest complaint is that my tax dollars were wasted on this. They were probably wasted on that shitty "You wouldn't steal a car... don't steal movies" clip on some discs.

Enforcement by notification ad nauseum is not enforcement at all. It's a waste of my fucking time, when I just want to watch a movie. Has this little intro and label on the DVD case stopped piracy? I doubt it, if anything, it's probably made it worse. I know I'm thinking about copying my DVDs. But isn't that legal under 'fair use?' Oh, that's right, the DMCA did away with that, and some other rights. But no problem, fascism is fun!

I hope these ramblings made a point, if not, I hope it was fun, if not, then I'm glad I wasted five minutes of your life.

-HypnotistOfLadies :-\

Next Point: Spendulus, I know, I'm not the first, maybe a little late to the party.

It's not all bad.

2009-01-27T22:47:00.003-06:00

I've never voted for him, but I respect his outspokenness and willingness to stand up for what he believes (not the pussy 'stand up I'm-special,' but stronger). But Sen. Russ Fiengold voted against the Treasury Sec. nominee.

Thank you Russ. We may not always agree, but I'm glad to see you do this.

about your amendment though...

-HypnotistOfLadies :-\

Next Point: You mean I've made one in the past?

Run That Engine, Just For Me!

2009-01-16T00:35:00.002-06:00

Uh, I want to go here. Someone please send me the money so I can go to this thing.

I can't wait until man made global warming is proven false... I know the day is coming, and I will be rejoicing in the streets - probably while my car idles - when it is here!

I will rant about this topic in the future, you just wait...

Next Point: I know, I'm off topic...

The DOW down since the election.

2009-01-13T22:40:00.005-06:00

Note the picture of the DOW (today from Google) and how I said on Tuesday, November 4:

One prediction for November 5: Stock market, you know
the Dow Industrials; yea, that'll be down.

You remember...

Looks like I was right! Good guess? Maybe. Educated guess? Partly.

But notice also, that it has not risen to it's November 4 (and previous) levels since. Isn't this odd? How long will it be this way?

I'm sure many would blame this on various people who had nothing to do with it, or those who did. But I hope the future is brighter than events would portend.

Just don't thank your 'savior' Barry when things turn around, because they will, and not by his doing. I guarantee it.

-HypnotistOfLadies :-\

Next Point: Yea, I'll get to it...

Nucleation: Geez ma, why dat pitcha look funnah?

2009-01-13T20:48:00.002-06:00

HD TV in widescreen is available for free OTA (Over The Air) now. Some really good shows are in HD widescreen, even with 5.1 audio, for free (if you don't count commercials)! But what really bugs me is when the local station feels the need to superimpose some sort of information on the screen.

This may not sound like a big deal, but you all know what the local stations look like when there's big news, or a storm, or something similar. All of them either squish the image or shrink it to make room for all their 'announcements' of school closings or what-not.

When you've paid all that money for that big-screen TV, surround sound speakers and receiver, you don't want this crap fucking it up!

My point is, why can't the local stations superimpose their information ON TOP of the HD program? With an HD set, you can make it a lot smaller and worry less about the 'safe-zones' of the past!

The worst of it all is when you are watching a WS HD program and the local station puts some scrolling message, the temperature, or worst of all their logo on the screen. This takes the beautiful looking - and sounding - program from HD to SD (Shitty Definition). Which, by the way, is quite visible on 61" television. My receiver even changes audio at this point from the 5.1 it was receiving to the 2-channel configuration. This was especially prevalent on election day, 2007.

Dammit all! Maybe this is moot with the 'official' transition in February, because it's just so bothersome.

I would bet, though, I'm not the first to complain like this. When TV went to color, people probably complained that there was still black-and-white programming. Good thing we don't have that anymore.

-HypnotistOfLadies :-\

Next Point: Bad DVD's, FBI warning, the Digital converter box scam

Merry Christmas

2008-12-25T21:41:00.005-06:00

Merry Christmas!

Next Point: FBI Warnings on the DVD I paid for!

"The lemmings that voted for this assclown have no clue as to what they have done."

2008-11-04T23:37:00.007-06:00

(I borrowed the title from JOCO SOB, thanks!)

How many new posts on blogs tonight are discussing the 44th President of The United States of America? How many blogs are discussing how many blogs are discussing the 44th President of the United States of America? (No, that's not a typo, it's two legit questions.)

Is the country as we know it coming to an end because of this? Part of me says, "yes," but the more sensible and logical part of me says, "no." We'll survive. Our republic has been through worse; or has it?

Woodrow Wilson, FDR, and now Barry Hussein (NOTE: from this point forward any reference I make to Barack Obama will be some form of Barry Hussein, and I mean from this point forward!)

Fascists of the US unite! Or should I say, United Socialist States of America!

-HypnotistOfLadies :-\

Next Point: Hopefully I can make many more points here before the "Fairness Doctrine" is re-enacted.

PS. One prediction for November 5: Stock market, you know the Dow Industrials; yea, that'll be down.

"Remember Remember, The Fifth Of November,

2008-11-03T23:02:00.004-06:00

Gunpowder, treason, and plot..."

Remember the following quote if Adam Sutler (AKA Barry Hussein) is 'elected' president on Tuesday (oh, and buy this movie):

"Good evening, London. Allow me first to apologize for this interruption. I do, like many of you, appreciate the comforts of every day routine- the security of the familiar, the tranquility of repetition. I enjoy them as much as any bloke. But in the spirit of commemoration, thereby those important events of the past usually associated with someone's death or the end of some awful bloody struggle, a celebration of a nice holiday, I thought we could mark this November the 5th, a day that is sadly no longer remembered, by taking some time out of our daily lives to sit down and have a little chat. There are of course those who do not want us to speak. I suspect even now, orders are being shouted into telephones, and men with guns will soon be on their way. Why? Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror. I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn't be? War, terror, disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. Fear got the best of you, and in your panic you turned to the now high chancellor, Adam Sutler. He promised you order, he promised you peace, and all he demanded in return was your silent, obedient consent. Last night I sought to end that silence. Last night I destroyed the Old Bailey, to remind this country of what it has forgotten. More than four hundred years ago a great citizen wished to embed the fifth of November forever in our memory. His hope was to remind the world that fairness, justice, and freedom are more than words, they are perspectives. So if you've seen nothing, if the crimes of this government remain unknown to you then I would suggest you allow the fifth of November to pass unmarked. But if you see what I see, if you feel as I feel, and if you would seek as I seek, then I ask you to stand beside me one year from tonight, outside the gates of Parliament, and together we shall give them a fifth of November that shall never, ever be forgot."

Next Point: Tuesday night Celebration

Boo... Zombies...

2008-11-01T20:27:00.001-05:00

No Point today, just some fun!

From the 1940 movie The Ghost Breakers starring Bob Hope. Greatest Movie Line Ever

You Asked! Okay... You Didn't

2008-10-30T23:07:00.006-05:00

But you're getting it anyway...

My friend led me to an article posted by Andrew Sullivan at The Daily Dish. And I see some problems with it and it's basic premise.

First of all, a true Conservative (as understood in the United States today) will NEVER vote for a Democrat. Simply reading this document should prove my point. A conservative DOES NOT share those ideas.

Secondly, I am sick and tired of hearing, "I'm conservative economically, but more liberal socially." This line is complete bullshit. The two viewpoints CANNOT overlap. You cannot be economically conservative and socially liberal AT THE SAME TIME!!! It does not work! You can't at least from the governmental point of view.

Personally, one can do with his money what he pleases - this is a point of a free society. If you want to give half of it to a charity so they can help the homeless or get a family back on it's feet, God bless you. But when the government starts taking my money, involuntarily, and thinking they are going to make those decisions for me... fuck them.

But back to the article. The main difference between the presidential candidates is their tax policies. It may sound like small potatoes, but taxes have a big effect on the economy and employment. This is the basis in which I disagree with Barry Hussein's 'plan' for his presidency.

Here's the link again to the article I'm going to opine about. Give 'er a glance, then come read...

10. Maybe the end of Jesse Jackson in black America is a good thing. But racial identify politics only come about when you speak OF them. I'm not a black man unless you call me a black man, I'm just a man, maybe just a person. What does my penis/vagina have anything to do with my politics. Why suddenly a 'black' man is a candidate for president is some historic event I'll never know. Maybe I'm just not old enough.

9. Less debt. Tax revenue has little to do with debt. Federal revenue has been a constant percentage of GDP for 50 years. But Barry says he's only going to raise taxes on the rich. THIS IS A BOLD FACED LIE. What is Barry up to? He's going to raise taxes on EVERYONE. Debt will not be decreased, because government revenue will DECREASE, and spending will continue to INCREASE. Simple second grade math should tell you this will not work.

8. The one line in this group that gets me is, "McCain's knee-jerk reaction to the Georgian conflict." McCain was spot on on this remark. BHO was twiddling and waiting for polls to tell him what to say. Georgia is a burgeoning free republic in the middle of the old USSR. Their president was educated and worked in the USA before becoming president. He respects and admires the founding principles of our country - which more Americans should also. Saying that both sides should have restraint is complete bullshit when another country invades a free republic to attempt to control energy flow. Georgia had every right to do what was necessary to defend itself, and the US should have been there with them. I would trust McCain with foreign policy over a community organizer and junior senator from Illinois any day.

7. The office of President of the United States of America comes with another title: commander-in-chief. One may not like it, but he/she has the decision making power over the US military. This isn't a fuhrer-like system, but still a very rigid structure. And again, a decorated (and tortured) veteran would be light years better at the helm of that system then Barry. I don't know why this is even an argument.

6. "The irrational impulsiveness of McCain." Ignorance brings with it a calm temperament that would only be exemplified by the most inexperienced Presidential candidate in a long time... I enjoy McCain's temperament, it assures me that he's also 'feeling' what he's saying, not just spitting out talking points.

5. The very idea that a presidents faith is some sort of 'bridge' to unite those on either side of religion is the very argument that his supporters would use. Americans have the faith they practice because they are free to do so. If one thinks that "Christianity and reason" are somehow separated, you welcome some theological education.

4. "Truce in the culture war." I don't even know what this means, and I don't have time to read the linked document he has posted. But seems like another saving grace of 'The One' that has been attributed to him by 'his followers.'

3. Two words: President Obama (shudder)

2. I sort of agree with this one. REAL Conservatism has lost is focus and needs a kick in the pants. This is something that can come within the party, but people need to be on board. Electing Barry would be a sign to this point, but not the sign I want to see.

1. I completely disagree with this point. Research the history of the Iraq and Afghanistan 'wars' and you'll see that things are going well in Iraq, and Afghanistan could use a boost. This boost only comes with completion in Iraq, not a cut-and-run. As Iraq goes, so goes the region.

Does any of this change my vote, my opinions on the candidates or the future of this country? No. I felt it prudent to share my thoughts on these topics and hope you can see my point.

My final point of the Presidential election of 2008: If Barry Hussein is elected, it will be quickly shown (to intelligent Americans) to be one of the biggest mistakes of the early 21st century. That sounds prophetic and quite bold, but I can only hope that I don't have to be proven right.

-HypnotistOfLadies :-\

Next Point: I will make my point on Taxes as relating to the 2008 Presidential candidates and what it means for the US.

The Map Says: Yeah Yeah Yeah!

2008-10-27T19:13:00.008-05:00

What I'm presenting here are the results for the 2008 US Presidential election. I have zero political education beyond what I have found out myself and my own political preferences. So I don't pretend that these selections are educated in any fashion, but who's ever are:

Below are two situations that could erupt in this years presidential election: (I created these maps with NPR's 2008 Election Map)

First - A McCain win

This would be my preferred outcome, and how I cast my vote.

Second - A Tie

With all states but two (Nebraska and Maine) casting all their electoral votes for the popular vote winner, and barring any faithless electors, this could be the electoral map when we wake up on Wednesday. Which then is the House of Representatives decision (oh no!).
Will we know who the president is on Tuesday night? No. We won't. I will make that call now.

Will we know who the president is on Wednesday? Possibly, but could be a long day.

BUT: There is always that chance that the Democrats (read: socialists) are hoping (Hope for Change of the Change of Hope) for: a 'landslide' for Barry Hussein... what would that look like? I really don't want to know.

-HypnotistOfLadies :-\

Next Point: A rant before election day 2008

Nucleation: The Counterproductive Marxist Suit

2008-10-27T18:55:00.003-05:00

I was going to outline my own thoughts on what a Barack Obama presidency would bring to this country, but NRO did it for me! Read on patriots!

Next Point: "Kill Whitey!"

You Mean Shenanigans?

2008-10-04T20:30:00.010-05:00

"Hey Farva what's the name of that restaurant you like with all the goofy shit on the walls and the mozzarella sticks?"

(I know it's been quite a while, but I've been yelling at my TV too much lately to have the time to type here.)

[NOTE: If the layout of this post is fucked up, I'm sorry, the 'Post Blog' thing is wacky spacing today.]

You have your choices for President, I have mine. I will say yours is wrong, as will you - lest you agree with me, as you probably should. But this is little to do with who you should choose versus who you shouldn't. It's really a comparison of all the major candidates' for president web sites. Or, the introduction page, to be more specific. I will point out the differences and similarities between them and an amateur analysis of why they are set up this way.

Most of the candidates sites start with an introduction page that allows you to fill in some information and sign up for notifications from the candidate and/or party. What I will be pointing out is the quite different (and similar) methods undertaken for these introduction pages, and how they are presented to the visitor.

This analysis will start with three numbers from 0-10 (zero to ten):

Appeal: is this an appealing page? Does it look professional?
(0: my mom laid this out; 10: this must have cost a fortune)

Usability: Can I sign up quickly and easily? Is everything presented in a quick-to-find format and easy to read?
(0: ahh, seizures; 10: clicky, clicky)

Hidden: This is the sole reason I started this "analysis." Is the "continue to site" link easy to find and readable?
(0: where the fuck is it, 10: OMG there it is)

The candidates I chose to include in this analysis (yea right!) were all the Major Candidates listed on the Project Vote Smart site that have an introduction page on their web site. Here's the names and major party affiliation (these candidates will not appear on all ballots in all states):

Robert L. Barr Jr. - Libertarian
John S. McCain, III - Republican
Ralph Nader - Independent
Barack H. Obama, Jr. - Democratic

Robert L. Barr Jr. - Libertarian

Appeal: 9
Usability: 7
Hidden: 7
Total: 23

This site only has two options: "sign up" and "continue." In this case, both links are right next to each other and not separated by anything prominent. The "continue" link is easy to find and takes you right to the site. The "sign up" link is a red - albeit classy - button that stands out but doesn't scream at me.Note: this is one of two that actually have the candidates picture on the intro page.

John S. McCain, III - Republican
Appeal: 8 Usability: 9

Hidden: 8
Total: 25

This page has multiple options: the normal "continue" and "sign up," as well as "Why John McCain," "Recruit Friends," and "Call Voters." The sheer number of options on this simple page warrants the higher Usability rating. All are topics and things that a campaign needs from the people to succeed. Two of these options take you to other sign up pages, and the "why" page provides a text and video summary of the candidate.

A video is provided on this into page, giving the visitor an option to hang around a while and watch. Very good, in my opinion, as this will give a longer view of the contents, and could lead to more contacts for the candidate.

Note: This is the only page with a video. Is that a plus? I don't know.

Ralph Nader - Independent

Appeal: 6
Usability: 6
Hidden: 3
Total: 15

This page contains five (5) separate options for the visitor; "sign up," "continue," "contribute," and two I didn't see at first, "volunteer," and "spread the word." Not being one of the two (2) "major parties" in US politics, actually getting on the ballot in all fifty states is a priority.

The main problem with this page is the odd layout and weird blue and black map. I can see this confusing some of the "less-intelligent" (and that's being polite) Americans who look at it as a electoral map.

"Sign up" and "contribute" are the major options on the page. But, as is common with others, the "sign up" is the most prominent, in an odd green star burst hanging on the corner of the main section. The "continue" link is there, but is simply text on the page background and blends in so as to not look like anything important. This is most likely on purpose to get more sign ups from visitors not paying complete attention.

Note: This is the only candidate listed here not yet on the ballot in all 50 states.

Barack H. Obama, Jr. - Democratic

Appeal: 7

Usability: 6Hidden: 0.5Total: 11.5Of all the sites 'analyzed' here, this one is by far the worst. The layout is good, logo at the top, [propaganda] slogan in huge letters at the top of the candidates picture - with his family - sign up link beneath that with the big 'ol button. The only other color on the page is red, and this color is completely contained within the "sign up" button. This button, at first glance, appears to be the only option on this page, and has probably fooled many a [democratic, read: stupid] visitor into giving up their information when not necessary. It does draw your eye right to it though, which is the point of most of these sites.

Here we come to the very reason for this analysis in the first place. Go ahead and try to find the "continue" link on that page.... I'll wait........ really........... go ahead...................... what? you can't find it? Look again, it's there, I promise.............. find it yet? Well, if you didn't, it's on the bottom right of the box and it says, "Skip sign up, go to the website." I bet you couldn't find it at first...

The reason for hiding this link so blatantly speaks a lot for this specific candidate and his interactions with the people. (That's as far as I'll take that for now.)

Note: Don't vote for this candidate, you will get change, but not the way you think.

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I would welcome an official psychological analysis/discussion as to why one candidate would make this link so much harder to find than another. My 'analysis' is merely a subjective observation, but I think it shows what each candidate expects from visitors to their site and how they decide to truely interact with them.

Some candidates apparently believe visitors are intelligent people who can handle themselves whichever option they decide to go with. Others, however, feel they need to guide the visitor to the correct place, either by accentuating one part, or blatantly hiding others.

Do I believe the intro page will change the mind of 'undecided' (read: stupid) voters? No, they're already dumb enough, if a pretty web site is all it takes for them to make up their mind, then fuck 'em.

God bless a country where the dumbest among us can sway the decisions that affect hard-working intelligent (read: conservative) Americans. :-\

Next Point: Remember "The Empty Suit?" Oh yea, he's next.

Nucleation: Seatbacks and Traytables

2008-07-23T21:40:00.004-05:00

Four bucks a gallon? If only planes could fly on milk...

So what is happening? The airlines are finding ways to save money everywhere; charge to check an extra bag, even a single bag, or multiple carry-ons, a fuel surcharge, less ice, food, drinks, less water! Why? To attempt to reduce weight would be the obvious conclusion, but the bigger one is that they are trying to make money and reduce costs. The 'fees' imposed on the flying public is the most noticeable way this is happening.

These are all well and good, and I understand why the industry is going in this direction these days, but I have another idea: Limit the weight per person that is allowed on the plane including the weight of the passenger. I don't claim to be a business or airline expert, so don't treat this as such.

Here's my Example: Three people who have purchased tickets on the same flight for the same price - for this discussion, $250:

Person 1:

a 360 lb 6' 2" fat-ass who just barely fits in one seat, according to the airlines rules, brings with him 60 lbs of checked baggage and carry-ons. Not to mention he also has a burrito or two he's probably purchased before he got on the plane. So this guy has 420 lbs of total weight on this plane and absolutely no extra fees!
420 lbs total
$250 total
0.595 C/W (Cost to Weight ratio)

Person 2:

a 120 lb 5' 8" woman who can comfortably fit in one seat, but probably will have to sit next to the fat-ass, brings with her two checked bags, totalling 100 lbs. She also has a 8 lb carry-on and a bottled water. This is a mere total of 230 lbs and she was charged with an extra checked bag fee (let's say $50)!
230lbs total
$300 total
1.304 C/W

Person 3:

a 240 lb 6' 5" man with one checked bag and a carry-on at maybe 50 lbs. Sitting on the window side of the fat-ass with his knees jammed in the seat in front of him and rolls of the lardo next to him. Again, a mere total of 290 lbs and no extra fees. He could have spent $40 extra on an emergency row seat with more legroom, but he can't afford it!
290 lbs total
$250 total
0.862 C/W

I have brought up a few points with my 'example' passengers, but I am going to concentrate on weight. If you notice my simple math for the Cost to Weight Ratio (CW), the airline is making the most money with Person 2! But they're losing more with Person 1!

What is the solution? That's the sticky wicket. I'm sure having scales in the airport and charging based on your weight would not make people happy. But it's a solution that could be a good excuse to lose weight AND pack less shit in your bag when you fly! No, you don't need all that stuff! This is a VACATION!!

At first glance, a static C/W ratio or even fuel to weight ratio seems like the best way to limit weight. Fat-asses can bring less stuff on the plane or they'll be charged for the extra weight. Those who are well below the ratio are fine, but will still be charged for an overweight or extra bag. That's necessary for the extra strain and work the airline and airport employees have to go through.

So what the fuck is the solution here? I don't think it is as concrete as it appears. This is not a rock-solid option ready for the board to vote on. It is merely discussion points to get things started (why do you think my blog is named as it is).

Please, the next time you fly and you see that fat fucker getting on the plane, or the short-ass shithead in the emergency row, or that greasy goombah wearing the overpowering fragrance, or even that ass-face who sleeps in a window seat with the shade down... Give them a good solid "fuck you" for me please!

Thanks, and "fuck you!"

Next Point: The Empty Suit

Nucleation: The Lights Are On...

2008-06-04T22:41:00.003-05:00

...but nobody's home.

Why would one post a blog? Why do I write this stuff here? As of this post, I don't think anyone has read this besides myself. Is this just the 21st century method of talking to one's self?

I ask this because this blogging stuff is so easy and prolific on the internets in this new century that every Joe-keyboard-owner feels he has a valid and informed opinion on any subject they run across on the six o'clock local news. Do I read these blogs? Yes, I enjoy seeing everyone's opinion from every angle. I begin to have a problem with it when the arguments devolve to spin and specious arguments having little to do with the topic at hand. Arguments which are more suited to a drunken bar discussion than intelligent human conversation.

Does this make me special? No, I never said that. I will often succumb to the spin and emotional rationalization that comes with various topics, but I do my damnest to quell that and objectify my arguments. It makes me sound smarter. :)

Back to the prolific opinion pool called the Internet: A place where anyone can post an opinion, a thought, have a discussion on any topic imaginable with any person around the world. This was unheard of when I was brought to this planet. But most of what one finds is often an incoherent jumble of letters one might consider a thought if they didn't have to fuck their cousin and ask their one-armed offspring what it was trying to say. This is where I get upset. Why do I have to sort through the tons of absolute shit before getting anything useful? Since when is StarBug456's opinion about a random vacation picture one has posted mean anything? Why do I ask so many rhetorical questions?

The Internet has brought communication and information in volumes never even imagined. But when a very large majority of that information is complete shit, is is really that useful? This, by no means, endorses any type of censorship or intervention on the Internet or it's users; a box of 9mm and a list of names would take care of that...

YouTube has become the epitome of my point. Read most any comment to 98% of the videos posted there, they are all complete garbage. Here's some examples of the quality:

Heres a tip.it only works on homosexuals
lol hes cute

I feel dumber for having typed this.

Get the boat pointing in any one direction and you can have everyone rowing that way in no time, just don't tell them they are rowing into the reef. :-\

Next Point: Do I dare spout off on this year's presidential campaign? Are you ready for that?

Fuck Ethanol (continued)

2008-05-06T22:57:00.005-05:00

Ethanol. Not a bad thing. Let me get that straight. We have lots of fuels in this country. Ethanol is just another one. My problem with it is it's continual insistence through taxpayer dollars down the throats of Americans. I live in an area with one of the many 'boutique' gasolines created in this country for 'pollution' reasons. My fuel contains, as the pumps say, "Up to 10% ethanol." Why exactly is this?

Ethanol is in our gas because the air's 'polluted' here, so let's put a tiny bit of 'cleaner burning' (not really) fuel into our normal gasoline. That should help! I don't pretend to be an expert (okay, maybe I pretend, but I'm no expert), and I won't bore you with statistics and facts; you can look those up yourself. But this addition reduces the efficiency of my fuel, making already rather high priced gasoline, even more expensive!

What is the solution?

Wisconsin's 1st congressional district is served by Paul Ryan (VP on the McCain ticket by the way). A quite remarkable man who works quite hard has laid out the exact problems as to why our gas costs what it does today. An excellent read: Moving Toward a More Coherent Energy Policy

Ryan's point four (4) is what I'm talking about. Corn ethanol is a terribly inefficient use of corn, yet government mandates and incredible increase in corn ethanol production have basically caused the price of everything to increase. Sounds a bit far-fetched, I know, but it's basically true. Just about every processed food (even meat & dairy) contains - in some fashion - corn. When corn costs more, milk costs more, beef costs more, cereal costs more, and on and on.

Is corn in abundance in the United States? Yes, with a but. But, not enough for the ethanol mandate and to feed everyone, not to mention the countries that buy food from us and even those that we give it too! Corn is food, not fuel. If you want to make ethanol, use cellulosic ethanol, easier to make, better return on energy in/energy out, and we have plenty of spare grass and cellulose product that, as far as I know, we don't eat!

Am I for no ethanol at all? No, I'm not. Ethanol is a relatively good fuel. The problem is the mixing. E85, E10, E25, there are all sorts of gasoline/ethanol combinations. This needs to stop! One fuel or the other please! Design an engine that can run solely on ethanol and nothing else. Ignoring the distribution issues and availability of 100% ethanol, why not create such a thing. It's done in racing; there are vehicles that run on pure ethanol. When the vehicle is designed from the beginning to burn ethanol, it can be harnessed for all the available power without regard to gasoline. Fuel cells, hydrogen, electric cars; none of them will be feasible and inexpensive enough to mass produce; an ethanol vehicle might. If a gallon of (cellulosic) ethanol costs less than gasoline, people will start to switch. The economy produces results, not mandates. The next time government solves a problem with a mandate instead of creating them, you let me know.

Give me my 100% gasoline again! My car will get better mileage and run cleaner (because of the efficiency increase). And I know it will last longer. Americans will be burning gasoline in their vehicles well into the 22nd century, but it will still cost $50+ to fill up, even though you'll get 100+mpg.

Short answer: fuck it, "I want my gas-o-liiiiine" :-\

Next Point: Stupid Americans (could be anything, huh)

Nucleation: Fuck Ethanol

2008-04-17T19:20:00.001-05:00

Yes, that's right, ethanol. It's the biggest waste of taxpayer money ever... Pick a fuel, gasoline or ethanol. I'll buy a vehicle that will run on one or the other; stop mixing that shit in my gasoline!! It's not good for anybody; energy, mileage, wear & tear, environment. Nobody's being helped.

I will ramble on further about this later.

Next Point: more ethanol

Nucleation: "Ow, my sperm!"

2008-04-03T21:43:00.007-05:00

My recent partially misleading ramblings were quite the experiment. I think I may continue this little project. That is at least when I get the gusto to sit and type into this little Internet box to post my thoughts in a place where I'm sure few will be reading.
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Apparently involuntary human sterilization (or Compulsory Sterilization) has been an issue on and off in the United States for some time. Wikipedia link: Compulsory Sterilization. Why has it fallen out of popular favor? I'm not sure, but I am sure that it has something to do with the perceived ethical implications it brings and the peer pressure and complaints it would bring when paraded out in the mass media. But it has remained largely taboo because of the way that America perceives life and the value and rights of every human being.

There are many positive implications for society with compulsory sterilization implemented in a large scale. Because of the American viewpoint on life and the lack of natural selection ever making a dent in the populace as it was once envisioned, what better way to help nature along in the 21st century!

Yes, yes, I know. You're saying, "that's crazy, how is that going to work? It's nobodys right to do that to another person." And you would be right. I don't think it can be implemented in large scale in the United States. But you would have to agree with me about the following:

Check any neonatal intensive care unit in a large urban area. These facilities do their damnedest to save the life of babies born WAY before they should be. Often due to drug problems (there are other more reasonable reasons for premature birth, but they are not necessary in this discussion). These poor babies come into this world with any number of various illegal (or legal) drugs in their system and experience things that one can only imagine in a body often weighing not more than a few pounds.

Why do these mothers deserve to have these children? They will be forced onto the goverment teat - if they're not already on it - and be a bear on all of us. God bless these teams of people for their hard work and the value they do put on every human life. But why allow these mothers to fill the hospitals with sick babies only to increase their government check. This is the type of person that should be the first 'volunteers' for compulsory sterilization. I'm no medial or anatomy expert in any fashion, but I can't imagine it too complicated to mux up the works while your in there getting out a baby...

Other quite different, and much harder to track down candidates include those who post replies or comments to articles and forums containing either something along the lines of "first post" or any "yes" or "no" or any other single word response offering nothing to the discussion other than the apparent need to be a part of the discussion.

I have seen far too many "first post" comment replies to articles and news posts from those that think they have earned some type of reward. As if the community would praise someone like that and welcome him into their bosom after such an intelligent contribution. Maybe all computers could be designed to self destruct and take out anyone within a five foot radius any time such a post is submitted. Death is also an incredible sterilization technique.

God bless you who post the responses denouncing such activities on the web. You have the time and patience that I would be unable to endure. Plus, the use of CAPS makes it easier and faster to get your point across.

Maybe I should start a new type of "high." Jam Your Junk In The Microwave the fliers would say...

Next Point: Maybe a topic with a definitive structure, and less blathering.

Nucleation: Amendment the Second

2008-03-24T22:56:00.003-05:00

I'm sure anyone who has a firm grasp on the news of late is aware of the Washington D.C. handgun ban that is before the Supreme Court right now and what it may mean for D.C. (I predict little effect on nationwide laws because of it). This isn't a point on gun ownership, or concealed carry or the constitutionality of a gun ban, or any of those points the title may have led you to believe. It's about the low class (usually NO class) boobs the media apparently finds wandering the streets to inquire about the issue at hand.

Take one side or the other: pro-ban, anti-ban; democrat, republican; gay, straight; it doesn't matter. The common denominator seems to be the intelligence of the average American (and in some cases, NOT American) paraded in front of the camera for nothing more than a sound bite - so the reporter can feel like he's investigating, in-depth, getting the 'pulse' of the people. Whatever you call it, I'm embarrassed.

But I have a couple theories:

a. They can't actually find anyone to give an intelligent comment during the day because people like that have JOBS! An interestingly simple concept, I think. When I'm at work, I can't be parading down the street available to any Joe Newsman who needs a quip for the nightly news.

b. The people they do find on the street DON'T have jobs. Okay, that's not really a second theory, it's the first restated. But I see no other major reasons for this.

Sure, second shift jobs, working mothers, etc, there are other reasons people will be out during the day; but this is, I believe, the major reason.

A prime example was the multitude of 'immigration rallies' that were held around the country this past summer. Did I have time to march the streets all day? They didn't even know what they were 'marching' for! "We're not going to work today to show what impact we immigrants have on the economy," they would say. If I said that to my boss, I would be greeted with a, "Let's see how much it effects your economy when you can't come back."

Does a job make the person? No. I don't believe so. Many people don't like their jobs, but they do them anyway; for their family, bills, just simply money. Anyone can work... okay, not anyone, but I can dream, right?

Another fine example was on about the gun ban case before the Supreme Court. A gentlemen of the darker-skinned persuasion was on the street showing off his gunshot scars that seemed to be in a number greater than any one person should have. Following the show-and-tell was a statement, obviously written by his speechwriters and revised many times about, (paraphrase) "how ending the ban would put more guns out there and there'd be anarchy" (or chaos, or wild-west shootings, or something like that).

I don't feel sorry for these people; not one bit. I do feel sorry for our great country. The complacency of the people has turned it to a place where are freedoms are slowly removed to make way for governmental control and a semi-communist state, where everyone is special and nobody should be ignored. Bullshit! Plain and simple.

Idiots like these frighten and worry me. A quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin, but was never actually uttered by him, makes a good point and should wake up those who don't get bothered by the simpletons paraded on the boob tube (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin):

"He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither."

Next Point: Involuntary human sterilization

Nucleation: Counter Strike (Source) As An Adult

2008-03-14T21:17:00.004-05:00

What do you call something that only get's worse with age? Counter-Strike: Source (CSS), is the same impressive transformation from the first Counter-Strike (CS) that Half-Life 2 was from Half-Life! But I'm afraid the players have not made the same transformation.

Team Fortress 2 (TF2), only months old, is probably in it's prime now, which is sad. TF2 is now what CS was in the late 90's. Let me rephrase that: TF2 players are now what CS players were in the late 90's. Most TF2 games are fun, engaging, and often entertaining. Never do I see a LOL, ROFL, STFU, n00b, etc. The poor man's keyboard is not necessary for mature online gaming. Since when is it okay to insult your fellow players, run off and pretend your Rambo? While your score may be at the top of the list, your respect - both earned and given - is not.

Red vs. Blue, Terrorists vs. Counter-Terrorists, Axis vs. Allies; team games require just that, TEAM! More importantly, TEAMWORK! Alas, I find myself at the mercy of people who could barely construct a sandwich let alone a cohesive offense or defense.

Today, I'm afraid, it's a marked effort to search out intelligent, mature players willing to give it their all for the team! If you are one of them, let me know. I'd be happy to join you on a server anytime! It's the rodomontade (word-of-the-day) I can't stand.

Mr. Christopher C. Livingston nails the proverbial nail on the head with his Half-Life comic: Concerned: The Half-Life and Death of Gordon Frohman. (http://www.hlcomic.com/index.php?date=2005-08-15) Kudos to you sir! Your humorous observations are an entertaining but sadly true reflection on the online community.

Don't take this as an anti-CS or anti-online gaming rant. It's just a reflection on the maturity and class of the players you meet online. Perhaps only the most immature are the loudest, putting an unfair guise on the rest of the community. Please, grow up.
:-/

Next Point: The AK?

Nucleation: First Post

2008-03-13T23:26:00.005-05:00

How exciting!

A new blog. I thought you'd be interested. But this isn't going to be a blog - per se. I will not be discussing my day, how work went today, whether or not the mail man delivered my package, the latest movie I saw, or that rash the doctor looked at agape - even my cats adventures in the house. That's all boring shit, and you don't really care. And that's okay!

What I am going to to is try and continue a rambling train of thought throughout posts starting with 'Nucleation:'. I've always had a rambling head and now it's time to put this to paper (or 'cyber-paper' if you will) by adding to the already pointless and incoherent.

The 'experiment' part is whether or not I will keep this 'updated' on any type of regular basis. And stick to my pre-defined format for clarity's sake.

This is a mere introduction and the rambling will begin soon. 'Hi!'