Thursday, March 11, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
We're from the Government-- *CHA-CHINK* We're here to educate you!
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Legislators looking to charge internet-using jurors with a crime
Fox News: Courts Cracking Down on Texting Jurors
Soon jury duty will start with an abduction, and isolation for the duration of the trial. Can't have them talking right? We have to stop them! We have to hold them against their will until they've done their civic duty!
"Such use," the judge noted, "has resulted in mistrials, exclusion of jurors, and imposition of fines."
[snip]
A California legislator last month introduced a bill that would charge wayward jurors with a crime.
Soon jury duty will start with an abduction, and isolation for the duration of the trial. Can't have them talking right? We have to stop them! We have to hold them against their will until they've done their civic duty!
Strangers on a Train - Nathaniel Merriweather
[direct link]
pardon me sir
is this seat taken
i overheard you say
not stirred but shaken
and i could really throw one back
such a thirst doesn't always permit
forward tact
so, if you would sir
pardon me
a stiff one is my specialty
strangers on a train
strangers on a train
oh, you're very charming Sir
now here's to you
i don't want to know your name
or what you do
i know, here's to strangers on a train
strangers on a train
oh, i think we're going faster
from the mount to the pasture
just look at that scenery
it's lovely
it's lovely
i really like to ride the train
especially when i forget where i'm going
i really like the way it feels
the motion of the wheels
as the raging sparks are flying
from the wounded rails still crying
battling the scenery
it's lovely, it's lovely
it's lovely, it's lovely
i really like to ride the train
especially when i forget where i'm going
i really like the way it feels
the motion of the wheels
mountain, meadow
oh, i.. i'd better go
this is my station, you know
i've had a lovely time
oh the pleasure's mine
all mine
Monday, March 08, 2010
Forget the Golden Horde...
SurvivalBlog: Confronting Kleptocracy--Identifying The Looter Mentality
While the Christian overtones do not exactly apply to all, suggesting a flat denial is a bit narrow. What if these same heavily prepared Christians were heavily hit by a flood/tornado/looting/fire, and lost all preps except for a loaded revolver? To say that you would let your children starve to death before you took a metaphorical pie from a window sill is a denial of every natural instinct we have, and foolish.
Certainly the pie from the window sill is a bit different than icing a 45 year old father of two, but now is the time to start thinking about your limits. People lose it when they have to deal with something unforeseeable too quickly, so start trying to foresee things while you can. Backups for your backups are not a bad idea either. Maybe you help your nearby friend or family member with their preps with an understanding that you will help each other out if something terrible happens.
But that complaint is just a small part of a very solid post, which definitely raises some interesting points, and is worth your time.
The greatest threat we someday face might not be unprepared masses from the inner cities. No, it might be overweight armchair commandos from the suburbs, who's only preparations were buying a set of camo fatigues and an AR-15. That is a nightmare just waiting to happen.
While the Christian overtones do not exactly apply to all, suggesting a flat denial is a bit narrow. What if these same heavily prepared Christians were heavily hit by a flood/tornado/looting/fire, and lost all preps except for a loaded revolver? To say that you would let your children starve to death before you took a metaphorical pie from a window sill is a denial of every natural instinct we have, and foolish.
Certainly the pie from the window sill is a bit different than icing a 45 year old father of two, but now is the time to start thinking about your limits. People lose it when they have to deal with something unforeseeable too quickly, so start trying to foresee things while you can. Backups for your backups are not a bad idea either. Maybe you help your nearby friend or family member with their preps with an understanding that you will help each other out if something terrible happens.
But that complaint is just a small part of a very solid post, which definitely raises some interesting points, and is worth your time.
Quote of the spending liberals
Everyday, no days off
Top 10 worst things about Battlefield Bad Company 2 online
10. Failure to exhibit intelligence involving kits. (swap kits back and forth to drop med/ammo packs or revive teammates after a battle)
9. Assault players/medics who don't throw ammo packs/med packs.
8. Shitty tank drivers on your team, skilled ones on the other.
7. Shitty helicopter pilots on your team, skilled ones on the other. (the latter of which can end a game in minutes. Way to go, DICE.)
6. Lack of communication between squad members.
5. No team balance. Ever. (2 vs 10? Don't be a pussy.)
4. Griefers. (Seriously? You have nothing better to do?)
3. Team-killing over UAVs. (this is why we can't have nice things)
2. Fixed spawning (IE: insta-death)
And the number one worst thing about playing Battlefield Bad Company 2 online is...
1. Your squad, and quite possibly team, consists entirely of snipers. ALWAYS.
That's right, neither rain, nor sleet, nor attacking, nor defending, nor game play, nor situation, nor map, nor lack of visibility in game, nor complete and utter failure on your team's part will prevent the L33t snyp3rz from being snipers. So don't even try. It wouldn't be so bad if they actually played recon; moving forward, spotting targets, planting tracer darts on vehicles, planting C4 on popular roadways to destroy enemy vehicles, calling in mortar strikes on high value targets. You know, useful things? Instead they sit in one spot, even if the field has moved forward TWICE, and do nothing but shoot at, and get killed by, the other team's snipers. Sucking up respawns, and contributing little. I think the reason you can only talk to your squad, and you can't talk to your entire team (even in the lobby) is to prevent the people who are actually playing the game as intended from verbally berating their entire team for the idiocy displayed in gameplay.
There was 45 minutes-- FOURTY FIVE MINUTES-- where I played the game like it was supposed to be played. My squad wasn't full of snipers, and I made a comment, and my squadmates responded! We worked together, reporting enemy positions, spawning on eachother with support classes that were needed, and planning movements! We played the game as it was intended, and we won both times, and got the best squad award both times. It was awesome. I get the feeling BFBC2 will get better once all the Modern Warfare deathmatchers get tired of the game.
Also, this
9. Assault players/medics who don't throw ammo packs/med packs.
8. Shitty tank drivers on your team, skilled ones on the other.
7. Shitty helicopter pilots on your team, skilled ones on the other. (the latter of which can end a game in minutes. Way to go, DICE.)
6. Lack of communication between squad members.
5. No team balance. Ever. (2 vs 10? Don't be a pussy.)
4. Griefers. (Seriously? You have nothing better to do?)
3. Team-killing over UAVs. (this is why we can't have nice things)
2. Fixed spawning (IE: insta-death)
And the number one worst thing about playing Battlefield Bad Company 2 online is...
1. Your squad, and quite possibly team, consists entirely of snipers. ALWAYS.
That's right, neither rain, nor sleet, nor attacking, nor defending, nor game play, nor situation, nor map, nor lack of visibility in game, nor complete and utter failure on your team's part will prevent the L33t snyp3rz from being snipers. So don't even try. It wouldn't be so bad if they actually played recon; moving forward, spotting targets, planting tracer darts on vehicles, planting C4 on popular roadways to destroy enemy vehicles, calling in mortar strikes on high value targets. You know, useful things? Instead they sit in one spot, even if the field has moved forward TWICE, and do nothing but shoot at, and get killed by, the other team's snipers. Sucking up respawns, and contributing little. I think the reason you can only talk to your squad, and you can't talk to your entire team (even in the lobby) is to prevent the people who are actually playing the game as intended from verbally berating their entire team for the idiocy displayed in gameplay.
There was 45 minutes-- FOURTY FIVE MINUTES-- where I played the game like it was supposed to be played. My squad wasn't full of snipers, and I made a comment, and my squadmates responded! We worked together, reporting enemy positions, spawning on eachother with support classes that were needed, and planning movements! We played the game as it was intended, and we won both times, and got the best squad award both times. It was awesome. I get the feeling BFBC2 will get better once all the Modern Warfare deathmatchers get tired of the game.
Also, this
Ca state worker furlough days costing more money that they save
Because employees are apparently allowed to take as much overtime as they can.
LA Times: Overtime pay may be putting a dent in state's furlough savings
State prison nurse makes $270,000.
LA Times: Overtime pay may be putting a dent in state's furlough savings
State prison nurse makes $270,000.
Sunday, March 07, 2010
Top 10 things to do while EA's servers are down
10. Read War an Peace.
9. Learn Japanese.
8. Vent on twitter.
7. Play the game you played BEFORE you owned the EA piece of trash. (Hopefully the last game wasn't an EA game too)
6. Septuple-check your internet connection.
5. Press "Retry" until the batteries in your controller run out.
4. Try to find EA's headquarters address, only to discover it is a tightly kept secret for some reason.
3. Make sign that says, "The end of EA is nigh" and stand outside your local game shop.
2. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally, repeat.
And the number one thing to do while EA's servers are down is...
1. RETURN THE GODDAMN GAME
9. Learn Japanese.
8. Vent on twitter.
7. Play the game you played BEFORE you owned the EA piece of trash. (Hopefully the last game wasn't an EA game too)
6. Septuple-check your internet connection.
5. Press "Retry" until the batteries in your controller run out.
4. Try to find EA's headquarters address, only to discover it is a tightly kept secret for some reason.
3. Make sign that says, "The end of EA is nigh" and stand outside your local game shop.
2. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally, repeat.
And the number one thing to do while EA's servers are down is...
1. RETURN THE GODDAMN GAME
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Every civilization is three meals away from anarchy
Yours too.
How's that disaster kit looking?
Remember, you can't eat gold, nor can you drink ammunition and guns.
"First they looted food stores, then supermarkets looking for anything, and now they started with the houses. Today, life isn’t worth anything here. What the earthquake hasn't destroyed, this has".
How's that disaster kit looking?
Remember, you can't eat gold, nor can you drink ammunition and guns.
'Time to make a decision'? What debate have you been watching?
Fox News: Obama: 'Time to Make a Decision' on Health Care Reform
Who exactly do you think you're talking to?
Acting as though the American people haven't made their decision threateningly obvious will not confuse them into supporting you.
Are you trying to confuse the Dems who are already afraid for their seats?
I think the only person you're kidding is yourself.
Who exactly do you think you're talking to?
Acting as though the American people haven't made their decision threateningly obvious will not confuse them into supporting you.
Are you trying to confuse the Dems who are already afraid for their seats?
I think the only person you're kidding is yourself.
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
4.5 SWAT raids per day in ONE COUNTY in MD
Maryland's SWAT transparency bill produces its first disturbing results
ONE COUNTY in Maryland discovers the excessive use of SWAT on non-violent and consentual offenses.
Hey, you gotta justify those big budgets for all that sweet kit, and top-of-the-line training right?
A related post by Marko;
Playing SEALs and robbers
ONE COUNTY in Maryland discovers the excessive use of SWAT on non-violent and consentual offenses.
That means more than 100 times last year Prince George's County brought state-sanctioned violence to confront people suspected of nonviolent crimes. And that's just one county in Maryland.
Hey, you gotta justify those big budgets for all that sweet kit, and top-of-the-line training right?
A related post by Marko;
Playing SEALs and robbers
Monday, March 01, 2010
Ahh, the simple enjoyment...
... of dusting off the ipod, setting it on shuffle, and just listening until the battery runs out.
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