Archive for January, 2003

Bush once again proves that he lives in his own world

Tuesday, January 21st, 2003

Proving once again that G.W. Bush doesn’t give a fuck about the environment, his administration’s economic plan includes a 50% or more tax deduction on S.U.V.’s. And not just the base models either, but the big honkin’ globe crushers:

The plan would mean small businesses could immediately deduct the entire price of S.U.V.’s like the Hummer H2, the Lincoln Navigator and the Toyota Land Cruiser, even if the vehicles were loaded with every available option. Or a business owner, taking full advantage, could buy a BMW X5 sport utility vehicle for a few hundred dollars more than a Pontiac Bonneville sedan, after the immediate tax deductions were factored in.

Tax cuts like this should be used to promote positive change and not environmental mollestation. How about 50% tax deductions for alternative fuels or mass transit users instead of promoting more dependance on oil? Idiot!

A true classic

Sunday, January 19th, 2003

Now this is what’s meant by “old school” gaming. Someone has made a shockwave version of the original Pitfall available for play on the net. Belive it or not, I think the game controls much better via a keyboard than it ever did with those old Atari 2600 joysticks.

Go. Play. Enjoy!

Satan’s “A” work on sale

Sunday, January 19th, 2003

The insanity must be stopped. There is an ongoing travesty of music and marketing called Kidz Bop (note the use of the letter “Z” — that makes it “cool”). The twist is they have a group of kids sing popular songs and then sell them to parents for their children as a sugar-coated alternative to the real deal. And of course, this is all in milking more cash from the already overplayed songs.

Yet another example of the horrible things done in the name of the almighty dollar.

Of course, it’s not like the songs are the cream of the crop. It’s more like cream of the crap if you ask me: No Doubt’s “Hey Baby”, P.O.D.’s “Alive”, Linkin Park’s “In The End”…the pain goes on and on for two discs worth.

The ultimate indignity in my opinion is the inclusion of Biz Markie’s “Just A Friend”, probably the only decent song selected to be given the candy coating treatment. I have two issues to point out. First off the song was originally released in 1989, so it doesn’t fit well with the rest of the disc.

Second off, IT’S A SONG ABOUT HIS WOMAN CHEATING ON HIM!!! Not quite appropriate material for a children’s album, now is it?

How fucking stupid are these people?!? I would rather sever my arm at the shoulder than have to listen to this, and I would gladly beat the person who green lighted the project with said severed limb. All I know is that no child of mine is ever going to be forced to endure such bullshit.

A pet peeve disguised as a PSA

Saturday, January 18th, 2003

This is a public service announcement: it’s now offically past January 15th. Your grace period for having Christmas lights on your house is offically over. Please take them down, or at least have the common courtesy to turn them off.

The department of Holiday affairs is slated to start handing out violation notices starting this Monday, attached to s and tossed at the offending houses. better get busy! Chop chop! ^_^

A new meaning to putting a movie on your credit card

Saturday, January 18th, 2003

In the amazing, ever shrinking world of data storage, one company has come up with a credit-card hard drive that can hold anywhere from 100 MB to more than 5 GB on it. That’s the equivalent of a DVD.

The card is actually a hard drive, with a moving Mylar disk inside, which in and of itself is an amazing fact. Even more amazing is the cost. The card reader is expected to go for $100 and the cards for under $15 each (thought the article neglects to mention what capatity that’s for). If they can keep the prices that low, I expect them to have many happy customers and converts.