This post might just as aptly be titled, "As the CO 2 levels in our atmosphere rise so do the irregularites of Tonys brain" or "Microhoo! bamboozled me again!" or "My overzeloulness has undone me for the last time" or... just read the damn post.
Yeah Porn industry way to give into BuRay.
Ok so we're on the brink of Sony actually winning one of it's many failed attempts at buying a starndard. Not scince the day so of the walkman has a Sony format been so widely accepted. (e:pmt) I'm sorry for stearing you down such a faulty path. You'd have been so much happier with a PS3, and you'd have had your BluRay by now.
This issue has me perplexed and dismayed for many many reasons.
Tax season is upon us and the possiblity of the Big Assed TV (which will be refered to as BATVHD) is skullking in the rafters, but why would nerd of my ilk want a big assed TV?
I'm rather social. It used to be an odd thing for me to miss an (e:strip) social event or any such event in the past (I just missed MGMT in toronto this weekend and I'm not even sad about it anymore, it's just a matter of course with is kinda pathetic), but things have changed. I have a bundle of joy and a bunch of women who need me to love and entertain them constantly. So, being the realist I'd like to consider my self I thought, "well Tony... you're not leaving the damn house anytime soon, " an attitued of defeat that I think is at the core of this perplexing delima. The social parts of me are crying out for relase lately and I fear I will do something irrespsoible if I don't find a decent outlet soon.
The Meggasaurs and I were talking about it this weekend, and it was easy to get her to agree with me on many parts of my argument. We has a few tussles about me not wanting her to buy me anything for Xmas or my birthday since I was saving up for the BATVHD (something about me being selfish for not wanting to let someone else buy my stuff, I get it I don't buy it, I digress). So, have support for the boob tube but I don't think that this TV wil really make me any happier. So she's down for the TV and for the PS3, but I don't' want that many nintnedos in my life. Especially when I'd rather hang out with peeps, and the nintendo that was supposed be like hanging out while playing nintendo dosn't really cut it. (I mean both of my white boxes of nerdiness. The XBOX w/ Live especially, but you have to invite people over to play Wii... and while it's cool if it happens to be there isn't not very cool if that's the point of a visit)
Eventually everyones gonna have to have a BATVHD but by that time they'll be reasonalby afforadable. I've been considering selling all my stupid nintendos (I have this love hate relationship with videogames), but with the HD Star Wars Animated series, and the Force Unleashed game just around the corner all this seems silly until you consider this amazing tid bit of information...
((e:mrdeadlier) sit down before you read this) I think I'm over StarWars.
::crickets chirpin::
Yeah (e:mrdealier) and I were talking about it and even he's having troubles staying excited for next big thing coming for the Lucas camp... so that game, Force Unleashed, which will be released on a silmiar device that plays more quitely, has decenty customer support, wont' eat your disks, and isn't owned by a company doing dumb things to compete that aren't effective (Yahoo! Seriosuly?) anyway.
So what does a nerd like me do? Tell you what. If I could work out more often, and go out and do thing I won't have done any of this, but I've made my bed, now I have got to sleep in it.
On a positive note I have about 70billion games I haven't even started playing or that I'm not even half way through. (I just got star #52 in Mario Galaxy... exciting news, I know), and the Meggiebyte got out and did some Meg stuff this weekend finally (she took some photo's round town while I stat with the girls on Sunday, I told her to call you (e:jim) ... well, after the fact, but I told her and she'll go again I'm sure).
So porn, which by the way has become so avaliable on the web that maybe I shouldn't have had any faith in them picking HDDVD. What more is I should have just not had faith in either porn or Sony to stand on any moral highgrounds since now you can get your porn in BluRay too.. Moral of our story here... even when you'd like to get excited about porn you just end up with a bigger mess on your hands than you'll ever feel comfortable with, so just avoid it and go hang out with real people.
OK something cool did happend this weekend. I saw an inconvient truth, which unlike 2 girls one cup gives me hope for humanity. Not because I think Al Gore can stop global warmiing as easily as he intevented these here internets, but because a person like him can exsist. It makes me feel like I'm living in an Asimov novle, and pretty darn proud to be a human. Even if we're all gonna die in storms big enough to turn cows into milkshakes.
peas
(e:muja)
PS this post is not spell checked because I wrote it in Safari on PC, silly but true.
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02/11/2008 23:18 #43285
Porn just lets me down...Category: nerd
02/06/2008 09:47 #43210
What do you nerds think of this computerCategory: nerd
jason - 02/06/08 12:13
I would prefer a different video card option, but that's just my taste.
I would prefer a different video card option, but that's just my taste.
fing - 02/06/08 11:15
Looks nice. However, it is going to be hard to carry around the subwoofer and the rear speakers for the Dolby Digital sound ;) Why don't you just get a MacBook? You know you want to!
Looks nice. However, it is going to be hard to carry around the subwoofer and the rear speakers for the Dolby Digital sound ;) Why don't you just get a MacBook? You know you want to!
enknot - 02/06/08 10:46
Click the lappy, there's a link to it's spec's page... sorry I didn't make that very clear.
Click the lappy, there's a link to it's spec's page... sorry I didn't make that very clear.
mrmike - 02/06/08 10:30
Why do you ask? Hard to tell anything from here.
Why do you ask? Hard to tell anything from here.
01/28/2008 07:12 #43055
Values of values and stuff...Category: unnderd
This post might be a little scatter brained since I haven't posted in like a million years and I have a lot on my brain.
Ok... I just finished reading a ValueTales book about honesty, and I'm feeling amazing. So, in the spirit of the book I have a few things to report, and some questions to ask.
Isn't the lil Confucius on the cover super cute?
I haven't been posting half cause I'm super busy, and half because I know Meg reads my posts kinda religiously (hi honey). I used to come here to dump my brains out so that you all can help sort things for me since I sincerely value the perspectives of others and I think that airing any kind of problem out helps to solve it, but I also realize the kind of person Meg is and that she probably wouldn't feel comfortable with you all after having all of our underwear flung in your faces over these here interwebs, and she likes you guys, and so do I.
Still, after reading this book I was compelled to post something since it brought up a lot of questions in my mind as well as some fun conclusions that I don't think you all deserve to miss out on, and I could use some help.
A while back Meg did her best to explain science and religion to the midget (I know that's a terrible nickname and diminutive people the world over can send their hate mail to itsjustanickname@noreply.jez ) and Mya rung out with absolute certainty, "I pick GOD!" We shrugged and went ahead to support her decision by buying her a children's bible (my mom is pleased as punch).
Look how cute those bible people are
We've read a ton of these bible stories to her and I know their entertaining, but she has so many questions that I know when I heard these stories the first time I didn't get answers to, and that she still looks at us for some simple explanations to.
To boot, she's a very strong willed and cocksure person. She does cruel things to people, as any child will, and I haven't run across a story in the bible to help me help her with the character flaws (since that's my job). Maybe one of you peeps who know the bible better can help out with that. Still nothing has addressed this topic more directly than this ValueTales book.
A factoid For all you you who are into Larry the Cucumber who are thinking what I thought when I saw the words and font, ValueTales(mid 70's) came before VeggieTales (late 90's), but I digress...
The value tales have impressed me with the Honesty title, and I'm going to pick up the rest of the books in the series after seeing the titles and who their about.
Ok... I just finished reading a ValueTales book about honesty, and I'm feeling amazing. So, in the spirit of the book I have a few things to report, and some questions to ask.
Isn't the lil Confucius on the cover super cute?
I haven't been posting half cause I'm super busy, and half because I know Meg reads my posts kinda religiously (hi honey). I used to come here to dump my brains out so that you all can help sort things for me since I sincerely value the perspectives of others and I think that airing any kind of problem out helps to solve it, but I also realize the kind of person Meg is and that she probably wouldn't feel comfortable with you all after having all of our underwear flung in your faces over these here interwebs, and she likes you guys, and so do I.
Still, after reading this book I was compelled to post something since it brought up a lot of questions in my mind as well as some fun conclusions that I don't think you all deserve to miss out on, and I could use some help.
A while back Meg did her best to explain science and religion to the midget (I know that's a terrible nickname and diminutive people the world over can send their hate mail to itsjustanickname@noreply.jez ) and Mya rung out with absolute certainty, "I pick GOD!" We shrugged and went ahead to support her decision by buying her a children's bible (my mom is pleased as punch).
Look how cute those bible people are
We've read a ton of these bible stories to her and I know their entertaining, but she has so many questions that I know when I heard these stories the first time I didn't get answers to, and that she still looks at us for some simple explanations to.
To boot, she's a very strong willed and cocksure person. She does cruel things to people, as any child will, and I haven't run across a story in the bible to help me help her with the character flaws (since that's my job). Maybe one of you peeps who know the bible better can help out with that. Still nothing has addressed this topic more directly than this ValueTales book.
A factoid For all you you who are into Larry the Cucumber who are thinking what I thought when I saw the words and font, ValueTales(mid 70's) came before VeggieTales (late 90's), but I digress...
The value tales have impressed me with the Honesty title, and I'm going to pick up the rest of the books in the series after seeing the titles and who their about.
joshua - 01/29/08 09:49
Your journal is being audited by Meg for technical accuracy and compliance! Compliance to what, you'll have to work that one out on your own.
Your journal is being audited by Meg for technical accuracy and compliance! Compliance to what, you'll have to work that one out on your own.
metalpeter - 01/28/08 17:29
Sorry I don't remember the exact "" or where it was from but it was something like this. The guy looked to answers about the world and things with science. But then when it came to the really important things he looked to god for the answers. That kinda goes back to what (e:paul) said that you can still have both. It isn't like you believe in god and then tell your science teacher to fuck when they talk about evolution and walk out of class.
Sorry I don't remember the exact "" or where it was from but it was something like this. The guy looked to answers about the world and things with science. But then when it came to the really important things he looked to god for the answers. That kinda goes back to what (e:paul) said that you can still have both. It isn't like you believe in god and then tell your science teacher to fuck when they talk about evolution and walk out of class.
enknot - 01/28/08 14:45
Ok something that I have to point out here is that we did ask her to pick one. meg made the mistake of saing tha
Ok something that I have to point out here is that we did ask her to pick one. meg made the mistake of saing tha
mrdeadlier - 01/28/08 12:40
oh yeah and my first thought was that valuetales was a total veggietales ripoff too. but i'll digress as well.
oh yeah and my first thought was that valuetales was a total veggietales ripoff too. but i'll digress as well.
mrdeadlier - 01/28/08 12:32
Not to sound trite, but if you believe God created science (as I do) then well... there's an answer to every question anyone can come up with. People just haven't figured it out for themselves yet.
And one more thing... HE SAID "DANCE!"
Not to sound trite, but if you believe God created science (as I do) then well... there's an answer to every question anyone can come up with. People just haven't figured it out for themselves yet.
And one more thing... HE SAID "DANCE!"
drew - 01/28/08 10:51
I second what Paul said below.
My response to your and Paul's post is my latest post.
I second what Paul said below.
My response to your and Paul's post is my latest post.
paul - 01/28/08 10:20
So my other comment, or your case in specific and in reference "A while back Meg did her best to explain science and religion ... and Mya rung out with absolute certainty, "I pick GOD!"
First of all, as a disclaimer -w ho the fuck am I to say how to raise a child, lol.
But my two cents: Wow, I think that it is a really bad idea to make science and God seems like polar opposites that a child has to choose from. I don't even know any devotedly religious people that do that. Save maybe the Chirstian Scientists or Jevohah witnesses.
Science and Religion don't have to be mutually exclusive. You run the risk of a child that inherently refuses to believe in reason over imagination. Like a child that refuses to take medicine because God will cure them. Or that can't grasp the scientific method because their whole idea of inquiry is prayer.
So my other comment, or your case in specific and in reference "A while back Meg did her best to explain science and religion ... and Mya rung out with absolute certainty, "I pick GOD!"
First of all, as a disclaimer -w ho the fuck am I to say how to raise a child, lol.
But my two cents: Wow, I think that it is a really bad idea to make science and God seems like polar opposites that a child has to choose from. I don't even know any devotedly religious people that do that. Save maybe the Chirstian Scientists or Jevohah witnesses.
Science and Religion don't have to be mutually exclusive. You run the risk of a child that inherently refuses to believe in reason over imagination. Like a child that refuses to take medicine because God will cure them. Or that can't grasp the scientific method because their whole idea of inquiry is prayer.
01/02/2008 17:39 #42727
Meanings of meanings...of neon biblesCategory: unnerd
Ok here's some lyrics to a song you can hear by watching one of the videos at the bottom of this post. Don't let the images influence you. If you want a purely musical performace of the piece try the first video, if you want the recorded version so you can understand the lyrics better check the seond. The first one is, IMHO, much more amazing since it's played in an elevator and the snare drum is a pages being torn out of a magazine.
The name of the song is Neon Bible, and though I'm not feeling particularly feisty in a religion/anti-religion sense, I'm asking you dear peeps what you make of it.
I'm really interested to ask that here where I know there are two Christians that frequent this site who's perspective please and delight me (that's right (e:mrdeadlier) and (e:drew)), but because I like the general perspective of most of you peeps on (e:strip).
So without further ado the lyrics to the Neon Bible:
Vial of hope and a vial of pain
In the light they both looked the same
Poured them out on into the world
On every boy and every girl singing
It's the Neon Bible, the Neon Bible
Not much chance for survival
If the Neon Bible is right
Take the poison of your age
Don't lick your fingers when you turn the page
What I know is what you know is right
In the city you see only light
It's the Neon Bible, the Neon Bible
Not much chance for survival
If the Neon Bible is right
Oh god, well, look at you now!
Oh, you lost it, but you don't know how!
In the light of a golden calf
Oh god, I had to laugh!
Take the poison of your age
Don't lick your fingers when you turn the page
It was wrong but you said it was right
In the future I will read at night
In the Neon Bible, the Neon Bible
Not much chance for survival
If the Neon Bible is true
I've read many prespectives from the general public here .
Some you tubey goodness...
The MTV version
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The name of the song is Neon Bible, and though I'm not feeling particularly feisty in a religion/anti-religion sense, I'm asking you dear peeps what you make of it.
I'm really interested to ask that here where I know there are two Christians that frequent this site who's perspective please and delight me (that's right (e:mrdeadlier) and (e:drew)), but because I like the general perspective of most of you peeps on (e:strip).
So without further ado the lyrics to the Neon Bible:
Vial of hope and a vial of pain
In the light they both looked the same
Poured them out on into the world
On every boy and every girl singing
It's the Neon Bible, the Neon Bible
Not much chance for survival
If the Neon Bible is right
Take the poison of your age
Don't lick your fingers when you turn the page
What I know is what you know is right
In the city you see only light
It's the Neon Bible, the Neon Bible
Not much chance for survival
If the Neon Bible is right
Oh god, well, look at you now!
Oh, you lost it, but you don't know how!
In the light of a golden calf
Oh god, I had to laugh!
Take the poison of your age
Don't lick your fingers when you turn the page
It was wrong but you said it was right
In the future I will read at night
In the Neon Bible, the Neon Bible
Not much chance for survival
If the Neon Bible is true
I've read many prespectives from the general public here .
Some you tubey goodness...
The MTV version
.
scott - 01/03/08 16:35
Great song. Nice post!
Great song. Nice post!
hodown - 01/03/08 10:37
OMG, this album has rocked my world. I love it so much I'll burn it for anyone interested and mail to you. Just shoot me an email!
OMG, this album has rocked my world. I love it so much I'll burn it for anyone interested and mail to you. Just shoot me an email!
james - 01/02/08 20:55
darn, the song, not the other book by the Confederacy of Dunces guy.
darn, the song, not the other book by the Confederacy of Dunces guy.
metalpeter - 01/02/08 18:55
Saying what a song is about is allways a danger. The reason is that often they are talking about some other thing that the listener doesn't know about so we are really trying to figure out what that is. Also so song writers leave it open for lots of interpertations. With any writing the perspective of the person reading it will change the meaning. For example there are songs about not killing your self and someone who is depressed and sad can sometimes think that the writer is saying to do it. The most famous version of that Is Suicide Solution. That being said I look at the song in a completely different way. I think the neon bible is Night Life. Mostlikely the lit up bars where people go to heal there pain but all they do is make them selves worse. Alcohol is a poison. As you are young you want to be cool, when you are old you want to remember what it is like to be cool and forget about your depressing life. There are people who go out and live there lives to drink. Sometimes that is going out to happy hour, for some people it is hitting on hoties and trying to cheat on the wife. Most people who live the bar life (more so when you could drink and smoke) live a short life. That being said I could see Marlyn Manson doing a cover of it.
Saying what a song is about is allways a danger. The reason is that often they are talking about some other thing that the listener doesn't know about so we are really trying to figure out what that is. Also so song writers leave it open for lots of interpertations. With any writing the perspective of the person reading it will change the meaning. For example there are songs about not killing your self and someone who is depressed and sad can sometimes think that the writer is saying to do it. The most famous version of that Is Suicide Solution. That being said I look at the song in a completely different way. I think the neon bible is Night Life. Mostlikely the lit up bars where people go to heal there pain but all they do is make them selves worse. Alcohol is a poison. As you are young you want to be cool, when you are old you want to remember what it is like to be cool and forget about your depressing life. There are people who go out and live there lives to drink. Sometimes that is going out to happy hour, for some people it is hitting on hoties and trying to cheat on the wife. Most people who live the bar life (more so when you could drink and smoke) live a short life. That being said I could see Marlyn Manson doing a cover of it.
jenks - 01/02/08 18:25
you know, I've never paid any attention to the lyrics, but I love that song. whole album, for that matter.
you know, I've never paid any attention to the lyrics, but I love that song. whole album, for that matter.
12/26/2007 11:51 #42652
Holiday in CambodiaCategory: family
So it looks like a bomb went off in my living room. The other dudes on the team with midgets have similar stories, the likes of which I just stole that line from. I received an email from one of them that asked what the best prices for a bulldozer would be around this time of year so he could get all of his daughters presents home...(ok, I embellished that report a tiny bit), here's my response:
Maybe it's cruel or unusual to leave my girlfriend to that mess, but here I am at work waiting for a meeting that no one is going to show up to, but I'm in a state of zen like peace.
This morning in bed with everyone (Mya, Fern, & Meg), Mya looks to me and says in sincerity only expressible by a four-year-old in deepest distress, "Tony, what am I gonna do with all that stuff?" It was kind of priceless... Well Meg's got her parents there to help her clean up a crime I consider them full accomplices of, though I'm sure she'll insist they don't (I think I am, at best, an accessories since Meg did all the shopping. "I don't know where my credit card was officer...") I'm playing house hooky... heh!
I may get going since I just found out about the basement sink clog that started 2 days ago. I'm waiting for my brother to get in touch with me, until then I'll hold down the fort, and only leave in an extreme case.
Merry, Happy, Joyful, Jolly Festivus (WIKIPEDIA - Festivus) to all. May your grievances be heard by loving ears, and bounce off of the hardened hearts of the rest-of-us.
--tony
Maybe it's cruel or unusual to leave my girlfriend to that mess, but here I am at work waiting for a meeting that no one is going to show up to, but I'm in a state of zen like peace.
This morning in bed with everyone (Mya, Fern, & Meg), Mya looks to me and says in sincerity only expressible by a four-year-old in deepest distress, "Tony, what am I gonna do with all that stuff?" It was kind of priceless... Well Meg's got her parents there to help her clean up a crime I consider them full accomplices of, though I'm sure she'll insist they don't (I think I am, at best, an accessories since Meg did all the shopping. "I don't know where my credit card was officer...") I'm playing house hooky... heh!
I may get going since I just found out about the basement sink clog that started 2 days ago. I'm waiting for my brother to get in touch with me, until then I'll hold down the fort, and only leave in an extreme case.
Merry, Happy, Joyful, Jolly Festivus (WIKIPEDIA - Festivus) to all. May your grievances be heard by loving ears, and bounce off of the hardened hearts of the rest-of-us.
--tony
mrdeadlier - 12/26/07 21:01
You forgot the "Disney Princess" part. At least that's *my* hizzle.
You forgot the "Disney Princess" part. At least that's *my* hizzle.
First porn then Starwars. In terms of porn I think Each Company should release the movies in both format or at least in one and regular DVD. The reason being is a normal Bluray disc is like $30 so I'm guessing a blueray porn (not interactive or special disc) would start around $40 I assume that is way to much. I can't imagine trying to get a disc with some kink in it. I also don't think that any companies outside of sony should have picked up the blueray format because it was a bad idea. I do understand that now blueray players have changed and can read normal discs but at first they couldn't and that is irresponsible. The reason I say that is because it is a format based on a company what is to stop say Toshiba from inventing another better format and then making bluray obsolete. When the industry Changes formats it should be across the board and not just from one company. That being said Bluray looks like it is the future format. The reason I say that is a saw an ad for a Gateway computer that its DVD drive is blue ray, yeah it was an exspensive computer but that is a sign of what maybe coming. In terms of porn I love it I really do. But there is something that is sometimes fun about the video looking kinda bootleg and no one speaks english and the girls gigel. Yes high end porn is nice to but I don't know if I would the the cum shot to look like it is going to hit me on my 50 inch TV as I see people outside the house on beach that normaly you would never see in it.
Star wars: I'm a little bit confused about the video. I watched my first DVD of the clone wars (cartoon Network) and have a DVD of the second installment. Why would they come out with another series and why use that goofy looking computer animation? Regular animation does look good, and so does some computer animation but (unless that was a video game) that style of animation looks goofy to me. Yes I love that "I want my MTV" video but this looks like that but with computers. If you are going to go for that then it needs to look more like "final Fantasy: The Spirits within". My other question is I had heard that Lucas was going to let Spielberg make the Next 3 star wars movies, does anyone know if that will really happen?
I have a 360 myself. Part of me wishes I had gotten the PS3 now - if I am playing a game it is usually a sports game, and those exist everywhere. However, I can't wait to wet up some random citizens when the new Grand Theft Auto comes out.
Ok Tone, time to shut up and click this link :::link:::
I feel your pain, (e:enknot). Come April, I too will have to balance bundle-of-joy vs. estrip-partying.
I don't know... looks like your playing SW here, though I'm not so sure you're enjoy'n it.
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taxtime is a good time for new tvs!
It's almost time for us to get a new tv. The one we have was from a garage sale and keeps getting louder and softer without us telling it to.
But it's woodgrain is SO nice . . .
Vindication! My friends 40GB PS3 failed! He's not so into buying service plans so he has to wait for a box from Sony seeing as how the closest Sony Style Store is in White Plains NY and I don't think they do in store repairs like the Apple folks do (+1 pt (e:jim)) It won't even play DVDs. I went over there to check it out tonight and all I saw was it's big black and shiny stupidness setting under his TV...
Stupid BluRay, stupid Jack and Daxter!!! Arrrggggagagaga!!
whatever dude. i know plenty of "ex" addicts who have managed to find their way back into rehab, supposed "ex" notwithstanding. like the crack dealer says, "you'll be back."
seriously though, i'm almost right there with ya. most of the fun with sw over the past decade has been the anticipation of a new movie coming down the pike. without the anticipation, it's just forced (no pun intended) and not the same. video games and tv series just aren't the same.
i'm gonna go buy a 40 just to pour it out in honor of your (my) dead passion.
I will have one on wednesday. We are just going to keep both for now.
I think porn should be shown in neither HDDVD or BlueRay. Does anyone really think porn actors look that airbrushed in real life? Or high def for that mater? Oh no. What once was a glorious mound of ass becomes a pimple hive of disappointment. What once was an Apollonian body carved from marble now has razor burn like a warty hedge down their ass crack.
If it were up to me the stuff would be shown only on beta-max; the illusion is better that way.