"The end of the world" written by Paul on estrip.org

Category: buffalo

12/05/10 05:50 - 30.ºF - ID#53215

The end of the world

Coming in from Kenmore it looked like downtown might be the end of the world.

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Category: web

12/05/10 01:19 - 30.ºF - ID#53214

Online Creative Suite

I am so freakin impressed with this online creative suite at

The entire thing was made using Adobe Flex and I think more than anything else I have seen, this really makes it apparent what can be done with flex. While I am generally not a big fan of Flex based design, the fact that this web system is free to use online makes it quite amazing.

They have different online apps for vector and bitmap manipulation. Additionally they have an app for make color palettes and editing music and video. They even have tutorials on how to use the different apps

You can then export your creations to your desktop.

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Category: web

12/04/10 11:12 - 30.ºF - ID#53205

One Step Away From China

The government has now warned government employees to not look at the wikileaks site on either work or personal computers.

On one hand I get it, the data is still classified even though it has leaked. At the same time this is a slippery slope. I bet soon enough we will have a something close to the Chinese situation that American's so often criticize.

tinypliny writes at 03:54:56 12/06/10 - Comment #59565: Interesting commentary on Assange: :::link:::

" The WikiLeaks founder is an unscrupulous megalomaniac with a political agenda.
By Christopher Hitchens"

tinypliny writes at 04:40:49 12/05/10 - Comment #59560: More wikileaks revelations related to China and Google: :::link:::

uncutsaniflush writes at 09:38:54 12/04/10 - Comment #59556: Personally, I'd like to think the nation that put men on the moon could do better than a denial of service attack on Wikileaks.

But, as always I could be wrong.

Unfortunately, I think that all governments tend to act the same when facing threats real or imagined. It's what happens afterwards that highlights the differences between the styles of government.

tinypliny writes at 01:34:27 12/04/10 - Comment #59552: Oh, they are up at :::link:::

For all the talk about how the government is not controlling the internet, all those denial of service attacks against wikileaks points otherwise. Why would independent hackers be against wikileaks content? Seems more likely that the government is employing skilled hackers to sabotage wikileaks.

paul writes at 01:06:02 12/04/10 - Comment #59551: Wikileaks is up. You just need to visit it by IP addr as their domain names were revoked. If you search for it on google you can find the ip. Maybe google will be forced to censor them too. That would be truly insane.

tinypliny writes at 12:29:13 12/04/10 - Comment #59549: The Chinese government is not without its merits though: :::link:::

jbeatty writes at 12:15:20 12/04/10 - Comment #59548: Maybe the people high up in the government should worry more about who they give access to sensitive information than about prosecuting the messenger. Between this and the TSA the Obama administration is really starting to piss me off. I suppose it proves to me it really doesn't matter who I vote for.

tinypliny writes at 11:58:19 12/04/10 - Comment #59547: Wikileaks is offline anyway. No one is gutsy enough (or big enough to have resources) to host their content. They probably will need to set up their own servers - in which case, who knows... they might be a denial-of-service attack on them by the henchmen of the political scum they are exposing.

tinypliny writes at 11:54:30 12/04/10 - Comment #59546: The wiki on wikileaks is a fascinating read :::link:::

The way wikileaks is being treated is clearly a demonstration of how people in power (not only in the US but across the world) will react if their corruption and lies are exposed. Why we continue to elect these liars to power is a mystery. A completely aboveboard government is a myth nowadays.

People who want to bring in some responsibility and accountability for these scummy political actions get shot down ruthlessly through various coercive channels. For eg. do you think Amazon and Paypal withdrew support to wikileaks because they were opposed to the content? I don't think so. They probably were rushing to protect their own interests from the greedy fangs of political pressure in the future.

The freedom of information act in itself is a lie. Everyone is already a "China" but are hypocritical enough that they can't admit it.

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Category: sports

12/03/10 10:07 - 30.ºF - ID#53201

FIFA Worldcup 2022

I never write about sports but this one caught my eye. Qatar won the 2022 FIFA bid for the worldcup and Japan lost.

Japan's bid included offering to display the games in 400 international stadiums in holographic projection so that people who were not there could experience the game. They also show children with real time translation devices like in star trek. I guess it makes sense 2022 is 10 year away and technology is moving pretty quickly. I wish they had won.

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Category: work

12/02/10 09:43 - 27.ºF - ID#53195

Living Close To Work

Nothing is better than walking home four blocks in one inch of snow while everyone else has to dig their way off the road to get back to their suburban getaways.

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Category: military

11/30/10 06:47 - 53.ºF - ID#53182

Dairy Air

sorry, but gay and military donâ€™t mix, I was in during the gulf and after with some incursions that if I was partnered with a gay individual I would question his/her ability to think rationally and to watch my back instead of my dairy air...

I am totally confused about this point. I think men who love men have infinitely more interest in protecting other men. I guess this guy never heard of Sparta? In one of the other responses from the article, someone quoted another person saying something like, "In battle, I want to be partnered with a gay man who is in love with me, so that when the enemy fires at me, he takes it personally." Unfortunately, when I tried to find the quote itself on google I could not find anything that matched.

My favorite response was this one:

Grow up!
I was in the military, I went to war and got my medals, Oh!, and I am a queer! Most of the guys in the service with me knew it and some liked to f*** with me, but just once. Know how to stop someone from calling you a faggot? Kick his ass, you go from being "that faggot" to "that faggot that kissed his ass" and you would be surprised at all the silence!
â€”Guest Myqy

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Category: food

11/29/10 10:54 - 39.ºF - ID#53177

Taste Nirvana Real Coconut Water with Pulp

When in Toronto the other day for Andy C, I stopped at a store that had Taste Nirvana Real Coconut Water w/ Pulp. The pulp is in the form of little square chunks of coconut. Honestly, it might have been the tastiest drink I have ever drank. It had a nutty, almost hazelnut flavor and a real refreshing consistency.

Has anyone seen it locally? I ended up ordering it online at Harney and Sons

for $24 for a case of 12. It ended up cheaper than at the store. Amazon had it too but it was way more.

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Category: garden

11/29/10 10:15 - 37.ºF - ID#53175

The botanical gardens

It was so nice to feel warmth and humidity together.

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Category: vacation

11/28/10 01:53 - 36.ºF - ID#53174

Toronto Weekend - Andy C

I went to Toronto with (e:keitht) and Cindy to see Andy C at the guvernment on Friday. The very best part is that they aanounced there will be a WEMF 2011.

Here are some videos of it I found on youtube. The lights and quadrophonic sound system at the guvernment were awesome. Not quite the light show Circa had last march but the sound and space made up for it.

In the videos you can't tell at all what it sounded like because the whole thing is really based on the room shaking bass.

I also saw that Andy C has a facebook page

Speaking of Circa, I tried looking for info about it but it looks like it must have closed now. I find it so funny that their old site now links to a bed bug removal site.

It was quite an adventure full of extreme sensory input. My ears are still ringing now like 2 days later. We barely slept and then spent Saturday hiking around the freezing city. All in all it was quite a great time.