The Mystery of Science
Mood:  quizzical
Topic: Religions
I know a lot of people who are involved with science get turned off from a conversation when the guy in the opposite corner introduces God into the argument. I don't understand why, because God does answer something science can't.

According to science there was some all-of-a-sudden great explosion of energy which we call the Big Bang that started the universe. First off, very ingenious name. Second, how do we know that happened? How do we know that nothing just exploded into the universe? Or was it the collapse of a previous universe that caused the explosion of that collapsed energy into what we know as our universe? How can we prove that happened? If it did happen I still find another problem with this whole theory. By the way, a theory is an educated guess based on what we know to explain how what we don't know should work.

The other problem with this theory is this continuous expansion-contraction of the universe. It had to start somewhere, didn't it? Science has a lot of mystery involved with it; much more than most scientists what to admit. If the expansion-contraction of the universe is true then it had to start somewhere. There had to be something at the beginning to set off this continuous cycle of expansion and contraction of the universe. What was it though?

Maybe it was some strange phenomenon that we have not discovered yet; some odd arrangement of atoms that we have not tried or cannot achieve synthetically; some law of nature that we do not know about? Or it was God.

So the universe was either started by an being who always was and always will be, or it was started by some great sudden explosion of nothing. I find it easier to believe that God started the universe. But if you go the other way, with science, you are still relying on a belief that the universe just appeared one day and then evolved into what we know it to be now. Mystery at both ends.

P.S. - I do have proof that God exists.

I got a "My Space"
Mood:  d'oh
Topic: Technology

Don't you say a word.

If you didn't get it from the title, I got a "My Space" profile and such. I even have it tricked out all dope, yo. A nice space background and such. Even some music and video (the music matches my ambiance but the video doesn't - like i care). So, My Space got me, too. There are some strange things on it, though.

Some of the Groups are a little odd. There are, of course, groups for sports teams. Then there are groups who are against certain sports teams. Then there are even groups who are against the groups that are for certain sports teams.

I remember reading somewhere before I joined, by checking the little box that said "I Agree...", which stated that I am not allowed to post pictures that are offensive or porn related. However, there are many people who have profiles, or belong to groups, that talk about, show, and discuss sex and/or sexual innuendos. How you could go to upload a picture, see the red text that says 'don't upload porn', and upload it anyway is beyond me.

I don't like porn, but I'm not going to tell people who watch it and look at it that they are going to burn in the fiery pits of hell for all eternity. I'll let God do that. But My Space is not the place for that stuff.

P.S. - there are other sites out there for that stuff if you really like it hot (as in hades hot).

My (dating) Space
Mood:  chatty
Topic: People

What is My Space? Is it a place where people can stay connected without using AIM, and e-mail, and a blog on some server somewhere else? Or is it one of the best ways for teens to show off pics of the crazy things (and poses) they do? Or is it one of the most disguised personals and dating web sites?

Well, it seems that My Space was originally designed to keep up to date info out on the web where only people interested in that info would be given permission to access even more info. Does that make sense? Ok, try this: it is a web site where your band can put all your info. Info such as gig date and time, band info, band member info, band pics and more. It also works the same way for any one member of your band, or any other person on the planet.

The funny thing is that people think you have some place where only people you designate as friends can get to. But then they place pictures and profile info on the public profile. Even when someone wants to be able to see your "private" profile, it is easy enough to get access. You just need to know their e-mail I believe.

And then you have all the other stuff that goes on. Pictures end up on My Space that are ... questionable, especially for teens. Girls have pictures of themselves in suggestive poses. Guys follow a similar pose theme. But the ones who show the oddest, most R-rated poses are couples. Even teen couples. Laying on each other or holding each other in ways they wouldn't in public. Then you have the funny guys who like to do things like moon the camera. And these are teens.

Not to mention the idea of a teacher "communicating" with a 13 year old kid who she seduced before and was sent to jail for. [link to] She was caught leaving blogs referring to that kids sports jersey number saying things like she loved him. A teacher telling a 13 year old boy that she loves him! Sick.

So what needs to be done about My Space and can anything be done? Freedom of speech means the freedom to say whatever you want, so there isn't a lot of legal action we can take against people who say what they want. And if you want the My Space people to scan every single blog and screen every single picture, then you better be ready to volunteer because ain't no way they could such and .

So I guess it's up to the parents to know what kids are doing, and up to the court system to not let sick teachers out of jail cause they were "on good behavior."

And for all you people that got a cool date from My Space, then congrats. Hope it works out.

All the furniture outlets are going out of buisness!
Mood:  quizzical

It seems that everytime I turn on the TV I see another ad for some furniture store that is going out buisness or having some sale that is related to the store losing the building. Some of the most common problems they have are:

1. They are losing thier lease.

2. They have too much old inventory and have more on the way.

3. That particular location of the franchise is broke and closing.

4. The store or franchise is closing for one of the many above reasons.

Why is this? Why do all of the furniture stores always have problems? Maybe people are beginning to take better care of their furniture. Or maybe furniture makers are making better furniture. Or maybe furniture makers are making better furniture and people are taking better care of thier furniture. I'll bet it's because more people these days are living with thier parents longer, and since they live with thier parents they have no need for new furniture. Not to mention many older people are now passing thier furniture on to thier grown children. This can be done because those people put plastic furniture covers on their furniture.

Well, whatever the reason I'm sure that furniture dealers know what they are doing. I guess.

The Perfect Movie
Now Playing: Want to make the perfect movie...?
Some people say it's "Citizen Kane." Others say it's "The Godfather." And then there are people who favor "Casablanca," "Star Wars," "The Silence of the Lambs," and even "The Matrix." But are any of these really the best movie ever? If so, what makes them the best movie ever?

Well... any thoughts? No? Of course you have a favorite movie and a least favorite movie and that one movie you thought was good but not as good as that other movie. You and everyone else on the planet have some idea of what the best movie is and what the ultimate best movie should be.

So what, right? You already knew that. I am here to tell you exactly what the all time, ultimate, best movie should be like. Are you ready?

The ultimate, best movie should take the entire audience and totally submerse them into the story. And that is it. Easy huh? Not really. This is how I rate movies, though, and if you are planning to work with movies then you better learn to work with this.

You see, there are so many types of movies (sci-fi, drama, fantasy, fiction, historic, documentary, action/adventure, and any combination of these) that we cannot really compare a sci-if movie to a drama movie. A sci-if will most likely be good on a different level or for a different reason than a drama movie would. A sci-fi movie has action and strange characters combined with awesome special effects. A drama has a compelling story with interesting characters whose lives impact each others in some strange yet interesting way. You can't really compare the two movies because they really have nothing to compare. Ok, the actors in the drama showed better emotion, but the sci-fi had awesome computer generated effects... wait... you can't say that because there is nothing in the drama to compare it to.

This is why my way of rating movies is better. It involves looking not at the movie, but at myself. I could pick apart a movie piece by piece. I will sit there during a movie (that I just paid six bucks to see) and wonder how they accomplished that spectacular effect. I will think of a better way they could have began the story, or introduced a character. I will do all of this eventually. The best movies, however, completely immerse me into the story and I become so involved in what will happen to the characters next that I do not stop to think about the acting or the lighting etc. So when I rate a movie I rate it on how well it did at pulling me in and making me care about the characters in the story, instead of the actors and the wardrobe.

This is the best way to rate movies in general. Although, some people are completely bored at the sight of the intro to a drama. Likewise, other people do not enjoy high paced action. So for a general rating of a movie (directed towards, let's say, the entire country) my system would work pretty well. Of course, then, it only makes sense that the ultimate best movie ever (drama, action, or sci-if) would be able to hold the attention of every single audience member in every theater. So, who wants the job?

Anti-badware
Mood:  bright
Topic: Technology

Well... lets see...

Anti-spyware and anti-virus programs have gotten better in the last few years. Since there has been a boom in the number of spyware, adware, and virus attacks, this only makes sense.

Yet all of the programs have a similar problem, especially when it comes to having to decipher the pop-ups you get from your real time scanner. They only tell you simple things like "program32.exe is trying to install itself to the registry." What do you do?

Well, if you are installing a program, it is safe to say that the alert is talking about something you are installing, even if you don't recognize the file name. But when you are browsing the internet you might get some alerts. Is it ok to install this file? Do you need it to view the page correctly (like flash or java)?

These programs need to give more info on the files so you can make a better decision.

For those of you having this problem, you can turn to liutilities.com to figure out what those system processes are and if they are good for your system.

Free iPod... if you have an abortion
Mood:  irritated
Topic: Poli-ticks

Want a free iPod? How about two free movie tickets? Well, all you have to do is visit and use the services of a Planned Parenthood facility. Planned Parenthood, one of the leading companies in the abortion industry is giving prizes away in return for people using their services and bringing in new customers.

By using Planned Parenthood Golden Gate services you can register to win a free iPod. If you stop by a facility you can pick up a card which you give to friends. If they go and use PPGG services and bring your card then you get two free movie tickets and they get $10 off their visit fees.

But at what cost? The life of a human child - that's the cost.

Besides the normal anti-abortion, pro-life arguments against people like Planned Parenthood this situation points out what Planned Parenthood really is about.

Years ago, the companies and doctors that were for abortion had a marketing firm come up with a slogan that not only sounded good and was catchy, but also tricky and unclear. That slogan: Pro-Choice. Well I am pro-choice. Aren't you? I love choice: fries or onion rings, soccer or football, chocolate or vanilla. I enjoy the freedom of choice. But I do not support the "choice" to end a human life because it has inconvenienced me in some way.

So now Planned Parenthood is using more marketing tricks to lure people into using their services. And who do you think will visit planned parenthood to get free movie tickets? A 30-40 year old woman or a 15 year old girl? If there is nothing wrong with contraceptives and abortion then why does Planned Parenthood have to advertise free iPods in order to draw in customers? When was the last time you saw a give away of some kind as the ad for a heart transplant? "Free HD Plasma TV for the first 100 heart transplants! Hurry today!" - I mean... come on!

You also don't see the pro-life side advertising free food or free movie tickets or free anything in return for not having abortions. Would this help? No. What good is it if people are tricked into doing something? Some girl who really wants an iPod will visit Planned Parenthood thinking she'll buy some contraceptive pills and maybe she'll win the iPod drawing. The next thing you know she's having sex because she thinks the contraceptives are there so she can have sex whenever she wants. They don't work once and she gets pregnant. Now she goes back to these people and they convince her to have an abortion. It's like a Cinderella story, but with more deceit and danger.

If you do the right thing you may not get anything for it here on earth, but one day you will be rewarded with a prize that is so awesome I know one on earth can describe it.

Planned Parenthood good with words
Mood:  irritated
Topic: Poli-ticks
I don't know if you've heard about it yet or not but South Dakota is issuing a law that will ban abortion. Obviously the people on the pro-life side are happy and obviously the people on the pro-abortion side are angry. Planned Parenthood has called this a devastating week for "reproductive rights." That's funny they should call it that because I thought reproductive rights were the right to reproduce, not the right to do the actions that begin reproduction and then kill the product. Planned Parenthood also said "This ban is an attack on women's fundamental right of privacy and their ability to make the most intimate and personal choice about when and whether to have a child." It's funny they should put it that way considering that these women could have chose not to have sex which would have resulted in no baby. Planned Parenthood's message they wish to send: "We stand with the women of South Dakota!" Well, apparently the women of South Dakota don't mind the ban of abortion in their state because they voted for Gov. Mike Rounds (R) and the other reps in South Dakota. (oh and, Planned Parenthood, don't even try to tell me that there are more men in South Dakota than women because last thing I heard you saying is that the majority of men don't vote either way on this issue) All of this comes from the same company (that's right - company. a company that makes money, lots of money) which likes to tell kindergartners to experiment with sex. The same company that calls a human fetus with a heartbeat, fingerprints, brainwaves, and working lungs just tissue. The same company that teaches kids that abstinence is bad and will actually lead to them getting pregnant and that they should use dangerous birth control pills, condoms, other birth control devices and above all, this is the same company that tells girls (as young as 11 years old) that they should never tell their parents about any of this.

So as you can see, Planned Parenthood is able to buy some of the most appealing phrases that they can get their hands on. However, these phrases and sayings make little to no sense when you apply some logic and common sense to them.

If you would like to help in boycotting Planned Parenthood and all of their supporters please visit this web site: www.fightpp.org You don't have to much but buy products from companies not on this list. It may seem hard at first, as well as seeming like it doesn't matter, but you will begin to have the satisfaction of knowing that you do not support the senseless killing of human life. If you don't want people to know you are a "pro-life activist" you can just tell them you prefer the products you buy.

Every little bit helps.

God Bless.

AIM6 aka Triton
Topic: Technology

OK, I read a while ago something about the new version of AOL's Instant Messenger. It would be version 6, I believe, also know as Triton. The things I read lead me to believe that Triton was bad news. The people who downloaded and installed the beta version of the software said they found lots of little pieces of software (what we normally call spyware) that had installed themselves without telling these people about it. Bad AOL, bad. So I have installed Triton and thought I would let people know what I have found.

The following is information found while installing Triton and after reading the Terms and Conditions before installing:

Triton installs "stubs" which can "call out" to the internet, download programs, and install them.

You have to install the AOL browser. There is no option against it.

An "Anti-Spyware" tool called Spyware Quick Scan "may have been included" with Triton software.

Triton comes with a "Website Alert Feature" which will alert you whether or not you are visiting websites that have been associated with "good or potentially problematic business practices".

AOL "may" deliver automated updates which "may" change certain "functionality". However, you can choose to have it ask you first.

Profiles from older versions are no longer available from within Triton.

Triton wants to pull contact lists from Outlook, Outlook Express, Yahoo!, Hotmail.

You will become a member of plaxo and plaxo will install a toolbar if you don't catch the check you have to uncheck.

There is also an option to "Keep IM conversation text after IM is closed". I'm guessing that means your conversations will stay forever until you manually get rid of them. You could potentially pull up a conversation you had two weeks ago.

So these are my findings. Take them for what they say and don't freak. But if I were you, I'd go with Trillian or GAIM, both of which support AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, and a few others.

Psychic
Topic: sizzle
I am psychic. Don't believe me? I wouldn't either if I hadn't noticed my self doing what I'm about to do.

Hold your applause till the end, please.

I can tell what you are doing right now...

I can also tell where you are...

First I will tell you where you are...

Then I will tell you what you are doing...

....

You are there and you are reading this blog...

Freaky, huh?


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