Archive for December, 2007

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Follow this link to see a demo of this program. Crazy. I can’t help but evangelize this application and its uses, because as I watched the video I was awestruck with how quickly and easily you are able to connect all of the visual, aural, and spacial aspects of your digital life in one goddamn program. I feel this powerful urge to be the custodian of my family’s history now. Unbelievable is all I can say. As the video progresses, more and more features are detailed and it seriously seems like they thought of everything. A group of photos now can be linked to people (multiple even), places, things, and time. Details about people in your database can have a photo associated with every part of their life (depending on the photos imported). The last minute of the video is a kicker. Just when you think that they would be running out of features, they cover the web export options.

You can create a fully interactive website housing all of your database content complete with map links, attachment access, links to people within the photos, and a fully interactive flash slideshow of the whole collection. Bra-va *golf clap*

If you have any imagination at all you should clearly see the uses of this software, for both yourself and your family.

And for you PC users they have a PC version available now!

MemoryMiner

If you’re a Mac user, check out mupromo.com because you have eight days left to cash the fuck in on 10 applications (including MemoryMiner) for 50 bucks. 50 goddamn dollars! That’s like 600 bucks worth of software! The same software packages that were used to make the news broadcast video (PulpMotion) and this website (RapidWeaver) are included. If you own a Mac, you’re a turd eating fuckball if you pass this up.


Re: Shouting Grounds TV News, my hat’s off to you, Good Sir Beard. Fuckin awesome idea, great use of the tech (looks sweet). I look forward to taking advantage of this feature in the future!

I came across this guy while browsing YouTube (as I often do) and checked out a few of his vids. I was especially intrigued by the one below as it dealt with a subject I’ve never really considered before and have had ZERO experience with: White Guilt.

Always one to be controversial I’m asking you guys if you believe his argument has any merit? Do any of you ever feel guilty, or known anyone who has, for being white?

Watch and discuss.

Also full line-up of his vids can be found here.

I caught ThinkProgress’ coverage of the ABC interview of former CIA Interrogator

John Kiriakou
and I have to say that I am not surprised. We all know the excuses for torturing people. It’s always the worst case, end-game scenario that is painted by the conservative pundits. “What if you know with 100% certainty that this person has information that could save the lives of millions of Americans. Would you torture him to get that information.” Convenient situation isn’t it? Torture is and should be illegal, plain and simple. Amnesty International has a
. If you really think about the possibility of legalized torture in the United States, one has to realize that such powers allow for a few people in power (Democratic, or Republican) to use this at their own digression.

Currently, in the US:

1. A person, citizen or not, can be arrested and held without trial or due process based on the designation of being an Enemy Combatant. (

, not passed but doesn’t need to be)
2. A person, so deemed an Enemy Combatant, can be rendered in secret prisons, presumably outside US law, and tortured
3. A person, while so deemed an Enemy Combatant, cannot challenge their detention, hear evidence used against them, nor even have the right to be present at their own tribunals.
4. A person, as an Enemy Combatant, failing to be convicted under military tribunal, will then be tried again, under a different tribunal, until a conviction stands.

Here’s a little nugget from the

basically stating that a determination of enemy combatant status, decided by a “Combatant Status Review Tribunal or
another competent tribunal established under the authority of the President or the secretary of Defence”
is the only determination necessary to deem someone an Enemy Combatant:

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This allows the President or the Secretary of Defense to form a “competent” tribunal to decide the status of anyone accused. Since these are appointed by the same body making the accusation, wouldn’t you say there was a conflict of interest? Are we to trust the opinions of political appointees? This is a big loop hole that could be used by any sitting President.

It sure sounds great from the perspective of law enforcement. That gives you total power to punish the evildoers. It also gives you legal rights to arrest American citizens without cause. If the accused cannot challenge their detention, where’s the justice?

Allow me to paint a picture that not even conservative Republicans would like. Imagine, if you will, Hillary Clinton with these powers. The powers to arrest, detail, and torture anyone. How’s that sitting with you small-government constructionists?

This is the pathway to the destruction of the United States as we know it. All it would take would be a person bold enough to use these powers we have so foolishly given them and we’re finished as a Democracy and a Republic.

You can catch the whole ABC interview coverage at

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Remember if you want a different avatar pic or can suggest a different banner pic send me the images and I will incorporate them. I’ll keep this short as to not take away from the postings of our new contributors, Redscape and Magic_John_Stone. Welcome aboard lads.

Now this is what I’m talkin’ about. They actually made room for something useful in the bigass budget pants…THOUGHT. The article says that the movie will take place 19 years after Last Crusade, i.e. real time for Harry Ford. AND they’ve replaced the Nazis with some real Cold Comrades…w00t! I love the cold war! I’m so excited, and I just can’t hide it.

The esteemed Redscape sent around a link to the first Speed Racer trailer online. I must say, I’ve never been a fan of Speed Racer, or manga…but this movie looks retarded…and I don’t plan on ever liking Mangashit.

I should preface my argument by stating that I like movies that try to capture a classic movie/tv look and integrate it with modern technology. While Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow wasn’t the greatest movie in the whole world (Gwen Paltrow sucked, Ribisi’s character needed more), I loved the look of it. Speed Raper, however, showcases again how the Watch-out-skis can’t figure out what the FUCK THEY WANT TO DO with a movie…see: Matrix II, III. Although, I haven’t seen it yet…

Don’t hold your breath.

“It” being pulling off a hedonistic, psychopathic, inbred, killer clown. Sid Haig is the king of swing baby!

Enjoy…

Best thing about this video is the scenes from Breakin’ in the beginning. It really takes me back to when I was a kid me and my cousins would watch that movie then run outside and try to pull that crazy shit off.

As for the Krump I fuckin love it. People talk shit left and right about it but I love the amount of energy it puts out. The boy Tight Eyez is fuckin spectacular at it. You’ll see him in the second part of the video. First in the green shirt and black cap in front of the garage door then later in the brown shirt and green baseball cap. At times he moves so fast he actually starts to blur, HA!

Oh and the music in the 1st half is fuckin schweeeeeet.

Badass.

Redscape is in the hizzouse boi!!

Watch this space for quality movie reviews coming soon…

This is a little project song that I worked on this weekend. Full lyrics, as I also promise and rarely deliver, are soon to follow. (Click on the little down arrow button on the player to download).

Fucking Awsome