November 2006 - Posts

• The Military only fights because they're dumb, not for Freedom. ..(insinuates Top Democrat)

  So, it's all over the news. And it isn't anything new. A Draft!! A DRAFT! We're all going to be sent to Iraq!! OH NOES!!  .. i submit that anyone who realistically thinks there will ever be a Draft again in the US is an idiot. There are so many social-political cons against it it's not even worth debate. The incoming Chairman of the powerful House Ways & Means Committee and a Deputy Majority Whip, Charlie Rangel (D-NY) has been on several TV spots spewing his thoughts about needing to enforce a Draft again. LOL! What a noob. He's even stated that if there were a draft, there would be less Afro-Americans, and minorities in the military..?? (apparently he doesn't know the stats of the serving military) He's feeding off of the ingnorance and fear of the American people. Seems he's taking John Kerry's 'joke' seriously. In the video on hotair.com he's presented with FACTS that dispute his own words, and he denies it all. A true politician.   i'm off to California today to support my Nephew who is graduating from the Marine Corps on Friday. i've always respected the men and women in the military. i couldn't do it, but i'm very grateful that there are people who volunteer to fight on the front lines for justice and freedom for everyone in this world. To insinuate that the majority of those brave men and women are anything less than intelligent, career minded, and determined, is just plain unpatriotic, and borderline treasonous if you ask me. Posted Nov 27 2006, 04:03 PM by Ryan with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Politics, n00bs

• Giving Thanks

  Thanksgiving, is one of my favorite Holidays. My family is lucky enough to have us all relatively close (at least in the same state) and we usually try and get together for Thanksgiving, go Christmas Tree hunting, and just hang out. Good times indeed. I also like this Holiday because it is about reflecting on what you are thankful for. .. and hopefully, helps you gain cognizance of others around you who are less fortunate.   I started this post as a usual Ryan-esque rant on how ignorant and ungrateful a lot of us Americans really are. Then googlemail interrupted me with an email from the Save Darfur Coalition. Despite several Declarations of Genocide, the UN still does not view the terrible situation as so. And has done little to help the 2.5+ million people that are suffering because of nothing more than Ethnic Identity. Again, just proof of how useless the United Nations really is. (Watch this video, and try and dispute it) I've blogged it before, but it's easy to forget the situation there. The media would rather show you tragedy as it pertains to politics rather than just plain old tragedy and injustice that they can't pin a politician's face to. If you don't know much about what's going on in Darfur, Click here for a brief overview. If you want to know about it in depth, check out what Wikipedia has to say about it. Include the people of Darfur in your Thanksgiving. Send a letter to the President, Donate, or at least just be aware. It just may help you reflect on what exactly this Holiday is really about to you. Obviously, there are a lot of crappy situations out there in the world (and most likely, you're own community). We can't fix them all. .. But it just may change the way you look at the less fortunate. .. or maybe yourself. Posted Nov 22 2006, 12:08 AM by Ryan with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Politics, Culture, Rants

• Someone teach this dude how to Pirate.

  LOL! <- some nub racked up $8k from iTunes in one month! .. The DarkNets are ROFL'n at this poor chump.  iTunes FTL  Ok, but in all seriousness kids. Don't steal music off the internets mmmmkay? Think of the kittens.   Posted Nov 21 2006, 12:37 PM by Ryan with 1 comment(s)

• Bill O'Reilly is a n00b

  Ok, so on several political and social issues, i agree with Bill, but obviously, he's just as detatched as most other tech inept in the media and politics. Quoted from his radio broadcast: I don’t own an iPod. I would never wear an iPod… If this is your primary focus in life - the machines… it’s going to have a staggeringly negative effect, all of this, for America… did you ever talk to these computer geeks? I mean, can you carry on a conversation with them? …I really fear for the United States because, believe me, the jihadists? They’re not playing the video games. They’re killing real people over there.   So, being computer literate somehow means you can't carry on a conversation? That knowing something about tech, somehow puts us at a disadvantage on the War against Terror?? (although, i do like that he dissed on teh iPud) Computer geeks? You sound like the 'popular jocks' in High School who now,  when i see them, ask me 'Paper or Plastic?' Bill, you should know better. The best example that show's he has no idea what's going on in the tech world, is his OWN website. Notice that familiar white mp3 player at the bottom left of his page advertizing podcasts? ... wow Bill. You sir, are a n00b! As my good friend Phr0st commented on the post below: 'Don't mess with the interwebs.' I have no doubt that Bill will get plenty of crap about this one. Lesson: Don't piss off the geeks! source: GamePolitics.com Posted Nov 20 2006, 01:13 PM by Ryan with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Politics, News, n00bs, VL

• The Power of Communication

  So, it's no mystery that if you have a job where you deal with people on a daily basis, you have to be professional in both your verbal and written communication, at least to a certain degree, depending on your time and relationship with them. Here is a great example of an employee who for whatever reason lost or didn't have that 'professional' approach towards the customer. A New Zealand couple were planning their wedding, and looking at catering companies. After deciding against this particular company, the Manager they were dealing with gave this email response: Your wedding sounded cheap, nasty and tacky anyway, so we only ever considered you time wasters. Our marquees are for upper class clients which unfortunately you are not. Why don't you stay within your class level and buy something from payless plastics instead. lol, needless to say, the couple forwarded that response to several friends, and it ended up all over the interwebs. The dude was fired, and there's a disclaimer from the CEO of the company on their website. The company has taken a serious financial hit due to this one Manager's crassness. .. silly noob.  Here's the source article.   Posted Nov 20 2006, 08:52 AM by Ryan with 1 comment(s) Filed under: work, n00bs

• Happy Friday!

  Posted Nov 17 2006, 01:35 PM by Ryan with no comments Filed under: Funny

• Woot off today!!

  So much for getting anything done today. Get your F5 complex on today! (if you have never heard the wootcast, be sure to listen to it today) BTW, if you're running Firefox, get this extension for it.    (yeah, this is just a lame attempt to get that last post out of the way.. since i was getting pwnd)  ironic that the first item for sale when i posted this was an ipud accessory.   Posted Nov 16 2006, 08:12 AM by Ryan with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Random

• Apple: Next on the Monopolistic A-hole list

  Nothing new about my utter hatred for iPods, but today, Apple announced it has scored deals with 6 airlines that will put ipud chargers and video adapters in their planes by mid '07. What??? How uncool is that?(and by uncool, i mean freaking sweet with a big BUT) there are hundreds of music and video playing DAPs out there, and now they are literally going to MAKE people buy the extremely OVERPRICED iPods if you want to be able to charge them or view the video on the in-seat screens?  Ghey.. really ghey. I'm sure there will be adapters show up, but still. I hate apple for the pure fact that their Marketing pwns all other marketing hands down. They do not have superior tech, but they sure make the masses believe they do.   Posted Nov 14 2006, 05:21 PM by Ryan with 7 comment(s) Filed under: Rants

• I have ads!

  Ok, just a quickie to clarify the ads on wooties. .. it's not like i'm selling out. (you 3.5 readers can rest assured at that). ... it's just i was curious as to the kind of ads Google ad sense would put up on wooties... (they're content sensitive). just got back from Vegas.. posting will continue. (and by posts, i mean rants) Posted Nov 13 2006, 05:01 PM by Ryan with 4 comment(s) Filed under: General, Random

• ZOMG! i love teh internets!

  Posted Nov 09 2006, 04:35 PM by Ryan with no comments Filed under: Funny