Another Time List.

Okay, so Time magazine is infamous for all their lists, i mean really, they have a list every day or so, i swear in one issue i saw that they had a shopping list in there one time. Ah well. Here is their list for the top 50 sites or something, i forget, i saw that my blog apparently didn't make it, so just look for yourself.

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Personal PDF Library.

Take a look at the Yummy personal PDF library. It is interesting to say the least. Get manuals for all the software you've pirated and then some!
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Waddup homies?

Ahoy mateys! How you all doin? Lemme tell ya, i'm bored like a girl's ear! Get it? You know, bored, like with the hole? Ah forget it. Okay, here is the latest. First off, Blogger has added a photo upload thing that is actually kind of cool but i can't seem to get it to the proper size that i want, like with Flickr. I think i will just keep using Flickr until i get my proper site up. Now, you must be thinking that i am a complete moron who can't tell the truth or something, but i am actually making a bit of progress where the site is concerned. I am also working on doing my own podcast! I don't know if or when i'll do it, but i'll record something soon enough and have it for you to listen, so then you can actually hear the person running the blog that you could care less about, should that even be possible.

I wanted to point out something to all you people. As you may or may not know, i live in the Caribbean, namely in Trinidad and Tobago, yes "and". It's two islands, one country, don't ask me how that works. Anyhow, i'm a big fan of TWiT and was listening to episode 10. If you listen to the part where they start talking about redit cards, they will start talking about the Black American Express card, which, if you listen to Kanye West, you would know that it is also referred to as the African American Express. Anyhow, apparently this is a rare Credit Card and it apparently has no limit. You will hear Patrick Norton jokingly say "I'd like to buy...Trinidad and Tobago." That's my country man! I'm going to submit a question to them and maybe with a bit of luck, you'll hear me on there. I doubt it though, but you never know.

I've noticed that a ton of people have been visiting the site indirectly, via wallpapers that i put up, so i just decided to put back up this wallaper here for you all to enjoy. So, by all means, enjoy it! This Sunday gone, i noticed a nice leap in hits, over 300, about double what you would usually see in a day, so i'm going to continue working on getting that proper site up and by all means, drop me an email, let me know what you think of what i have here now and look out for my podcast! You should also email me and let me know if i should even bother with the podcast or even let me know what topics you want me to talk about. I've said enough, so i'll let this all sink in with you.

What is a podcast?

-Evan

Bomb Scare

I write, nay, type this in the internet cafe of the mall a stone's throw away rom my house. Yesterday i was here and here i am again. I purchased a ticked to get 2 hours worth of internet time to use, yet here i am today using over the same time. I had to continue it today. Why? you may ask. Well, there was a bomb scare in the mall yesterday. I had to quickly sign out of everything i was doing and leave the mall premises. My initial reaction to all this was, "Damn, i haev to leave the internet." A real bummer considering that i am currntly banned from using the internet a home. A real bummer considering i have so many things i need to get done. I plan to start back doing program reiews and doing articles as well as getting a proper site up. Ys i kow i have been preaching that for so long but i seriously have the time now to do it. Anyways, i am still working on that. Bah. Bombs.

G4, G4, I must complain.

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Originally uploaded by samureye.

Yeah, I’m a radical, I suppose. I loved me some TechTV, but I’m over that now, I really am. I do, however, have some gripes with G4. First off, the anatomy of the name is G4, meaning TV 4 Gamers. So one is left to assume that the “G” from gamers is put together with the “4” to give you the oh so memorable G4 brand. Yes, it is a brand, and no, not in the cereal sense, so don’t get any ideas that consumption or viewer ship of G4 will keep you regular, trust me, I’ve tried. Back to the task at hand, I must say that I am a bit confused. What does a show like Formula D or even Street Fury for that matter have to do with Gaming? If you were to think about it, I would say nothing. While it is apparent that you can only go so far with a network based solely on games, I think they’re taking us for idiots. At least with the now defunct sport show, Sweat, host Rossi Moreale, now of Formula D fame, would have talked to athletes about games etc. All I can see in Street Fury is this Snoop Dogg wannabe, Carlton, also known as Big C.

If you don’t know Mr. Big C, after watching the show, you inevitably will, considering he repeats his name repeatedly, over and over, time after time, it’s so redundant. I tell you, a conversation with Mr. Big C may yield the intellectual stimulation comparable to talking to a broken tape recorded, eternally looping. It’s crazy, I mean for everything that happens on the show, we hear him proclaim that he’s Big C. I suppose he’s looking some self-confidence considering he named himself Big C and probably wonders how stupid he actually sounds. Let’s outline a scenario for you all, shall we?

Big C: “This is Big C, Street Fury, we doin’ it big. Tell us what ya got her boi!”

Guy With Car: “Well, this is my potato powered Winnebago, and I decided to install Tiger Print material on the driver seat and plaid on the others. We got 6 inch rims and brand new 8-Track player too.”

Big C: “Woooweee, I’m Big C, Street Fury, we doing it big.”

Guy With Car: “…..yeah, well I got Armor All in the car too”

Big C: “We doing it big, f*** sh** f***.”

Guy with car: “..huh?”

Big C: “This is how we do!”

Guy With Car: “Are you copying that Game/50 Cent song?”

Big C: “Where the bitches at, I need to rub oil on somebody, I’m Big C!”

The hilarity undoubtedly ensues. I also didn’t mention the whole, “We doing it big” thing. Is he from Texas? Everything’s big in Texas? Everything, except maybe for his I.Q. I just can’t quite grasp where the TV 4 Gamers fits in. Also, tell me, what’s up with the “4”. Are you afraid of words, Comcast? Leet speak is out, yes, I’m sorry to disappoint all 3 of you reading the blog, but it is true. Maybe they’ll simulcast in “1337”? I must say though, Street Fury is sort of entertaining and Big C actually seems like a cool guy.

Alright, I’ve potentially overstayed my welcome at my own blog here, so I’ll just quickly mention that I am sick of these things coming in the bottom left and right hand corner of the screen, you know the whole thing with the new G4 logo “unraveling” almost and then going to the other side of the screen telling you what’s coming up next? That and the Videogame Vixens graphics are just so utterly annoying, they always block something on screen, and they come out so frequently. The last thing is that G4, you killed TechTV and I guess I’m not over it even if it wasn’t totally intentional…

WHAT DO I DO!??!

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Originally uploaded by samureye.

There’s a fly on my banister man, what do I do? Someone, can you please help me? There’s a fly on my banister! Okay, anyone out there, could you please e-mail me ASAP because I need to know how to get rid of this thing, I mean, it’s just scary. The fear instilled in me has never been measured. Fear of this magnitude years for words to be created to describe it. I just don’t know. Life never taught me how to deal with this. There should be a handbook on stuff like this, you know, emergencies that require people to act and think decisively. I’m a twig, I’ve snapped. Don’t you think it might be a little more flattering if I used the metaphor of my snapping and used the comparison to that of how an alligator “snaps” his mouth. But wait, I’ve somewhat contradicted myself as I have now used, what is called an onomatopoeia, which is defined as a word that sounds like the action it describes.

Okay, back on topic- fly. He seems to be watching me with his compound eyes. I don’t suppose I could be escorted off the compound, could I? Of course, I now have to explain the pun in those first two sentences being, I was referencing the compound eyes for the fly as a compound that you can physically walk on, such as a mall’s compound. Therefore, me being escorted off the compound was actually a subliminal way of saying if I could not be looked at by the fly. Niche, yes, I know. I suppose there are about a dozen people on the whole internet that must have gotten that without the long explanation, 11 and a half of which wouldn’t think it’s funny. I say 11 and a half because I counted 2 midgets as one person, so in reality the dozen I referenced in the last sentence would in fact be a baker’s dozen and I would have had one midget laugh at my joke only because of the sympathy he wants because he can’t play ball like everyone else, no, he gets a job as a foot rest. Sigh, I have to go now, the fly just flied away.

New Pepsi

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Originally uploaded by samureye.

It seems as though diet and dieting seems to be on the rise, and almost to a ridiculous level. I mean, you have the South Beach Diet and the Atkins diet, and don’t forget the Jared/Subway diet. I have an idea, how about the slum diet. If you want to lost weight, spend some time in the slums of Africa, I guarantee that you’ll lose some weight. I mean, think about it, you sure as hell won’t gain weight by eating the wrong foods, or overeating or by eating in general. I already have the whole thing planned out. While some people want to sell you books and tell you what to do, I can offer you something much, much better, a diet experience. You pay me a yet to be agreed on price and you get sent to Africa with no more than than the clothes on your back and not only will you not have food, but you have to fight off diseases etc. I may need some investors to get started, but I smell I winner.

The reason for this blog entry being the bulimic/anorexic Pepsi being pushed for people to consume. Just look at it, you may not be able to tell, but that bottle of Pepsi can be held in one hand. The whole hook of the thing is that it can be “gripped”. Wow, that’s just brilliant advertising for you. I think it’s the height of irony when the Pepsi bottle gets all thin and streamlined. Basically, one of the reasons people are overweight, goes on a diet. How nice. It’s like the drug dealer that isn’t a user. Just peachy.

New template again.

Well this is the new template. It is a placeholder. The reason for this dumbed down version is that I think that the red background, while good, just wasn’t good for a blog. I hate reading over my work, I can’t say why, however I ended up doing just that and I found that the site made my eyes water just a smitch. So this nice white blog is here for you to enjoy. I have a backlog of a few articles that I wrote and I think I’ll just put them up to make room because I feel like going on a writing binge and since I have a lot of free time I will start writing on a variety of things. I have a minor problem though, I don’t have internet home at the moment. Well actually I do and I’m just not allowed to use it. Sad, yes I know, but I have to learn moderation in the sense of knowing how much to use as opposed to moderation on the Scopetech forums which I don’t need to learn since I think I’m doing a fine job there if I don’t say so myself.

Speaking of Scopetech, I’m sad to say that Scopetech is going down the crapper.Yes, Mr. Huard is finally doing what I thought might have happened, said that Scopetech will be no more, but who can blame him? Systm has turned into a full time job, and for some odd reason, he and Kevin Rose are probably going to get hungry, so devoting all their time to SYSTM would seem like something to do. Scopetech has suffered right out the gate, what with the lack of content and the subsequent hacking incident, it would have seemed that it was destined to be doomed. However, Mr. Kevin and Rose are no failures and I know they will be taking over the Internet video media world by storm, just you wait and see.

So no more Scopetech, what exactly does that mean for me, a moderator at the forum? Well, it’s left to be seen. I don’t know my fate as of yet, but I can hope for the best. I can guarantee you that you will see me over at those impending Revision 3 forums, as well as taking a nap on the bench at your local park, and in your closet breathing heavily while you sleep at night, but more importantly, at those new forums even if I won’t be a moderator there. That was your update, so take it like a man, or woman, or…thing or, like, whatever…

Ah, to be free.

Well, I'm free, I'm no longer in exams. For the next 2 and a half months I can do just about anything that I want provided it b legal in 27 selected American states. I can now focus my time where I really want to- my bloc. I appreciate that people are visiting the bloc and I'm happy to say that it is on its way to having 40, 000 hits, however I have to see how many individual hits it is to really gauge how well we're doing. Just so you know, this blog will be going down, technically. I won't take the blog down just like that and let everything get deleted, but this blog will no longer be in use in time to come. My online time will be spent trying to get a proper site up. It's summer time and I have free time so now I can take proper action. Let me know what I should and shouldn't do with a new blog. Let me know what colours you want to see as well as anything else that has been bothering you. If you want to get a hold of me, you know the drill, e-mail and hit me up over at scopetech. I also need to know what engine to use. I like blogger but I wonder if I should go over to Wordpress. Keep in mind that I know absolutely nothing of what I am doing. I also need to register a domain name and I haven't the slightest clue as to what it would be. Well, that was your status report for now. More things you don't care about to come.

What's in a name?

I know that people have become more and more lazy these days. It’s quite apparent. Nowadays, one can have all sorts of “pleasures” that are simply entrepreneurial endeavors to capitalize on those not wanting to do what they should, or at least not to the fullest of their ability. Case in point, typing, who needs to read over your work when you have spell check, right? Another trend would be the whole “@” sign that is used. I assume that there is a good enough reason for the shortening of one of the smallest words in the English language from two letters to a 50% less figure of one. Of course, it should be noted that the @ sign is really intended to be used as an e-mail protocol but those lazy folk are a force to be reckoned with, why, people now use the @ sign regularly as an abbreviation of the word at. Shakespeare might have said something along the lines of “Maketh any sense?” I suppose if you’re a text messenger and need to save space, then yes, but our laziness shows more and more, like the cellulite the old ladies have at the beach.

The main purpose of all of this is me spotting a word in the newspapers. Now, this all points to celebrities, to be more specific, the putting together of two people’s names to make one word. I suppose you may have heard the whole “Beniffer” thing some time ago, and thanks to the amount of free yet negative publicity that Gigli got, you most likely did hear of it. While perusing the dailies, I came across the entertainment section where there was an article on the Hollywood Paparazzo’s newest targets, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Infuriating rumors of their togetherness are being flung around like poo at a monkey convention, but that’s beside the point. The point is, that by some stroke of “genius”, someone had to have come up with 1 word to describe them, namely Branjolina. (Brad + Angelina = Branjolina) As that cardboard scientist says in the beer commercials on FOX Sports, “BRILLIANT!”

Now, while I’m all for consolidation, I can’t help but think that this is just another stupid thing that Hollywood is doing. Technology is moving forward, balding men can regrow hair, mice can grow ears on their backs and Steven Segal is still getting work. Yes, technology today is full of wondrous things to help move mankind forward, but if people keep giving in to every single stupid thing that comes out of Hollywood, then please direct me to the nearest bridge. Wait, I retract what I just said, “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.” So I’ll do just that, join. I have decided to jump on the name consolidation bandwagon. Here’s an idea for you, Cher (Pronounced “share”) and Bradd Pitt should hook up. And what pray tell would the consolidated name be? Why, “Chitt” of course. (Cher + Pitt) Ah yes, make sure to keep all pronunciation intact. I can hear the announcers on Television now, gleefully spreading rumours on Chitt, and I suppose, in more ways than one, they might be doing just that.

My parrot...

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Originally uploaded by samureye.

This is my parrot, his name is Geronimo. No, he isn’t an Indian, in fact he isn’t human, he’s a parrot, wait, I said that in the first four words of this article, damn, I messed the whole thing up. Do you suppose that he is happy? I don’t know, he’s had it pretty rough, I mean, he has been working on the black market as a Cha-Cha dancer in Argentina, but its how a bird makes a decent buck these days. No, there weren’t any openings on Sesame Street for a dyslexic parrot who can only say “Hello” and a few other obscured words in varying pitches for the entire day. Only big yellow coughsteroidcough birds get that kind of limelight.

Look at those beady little eyes. They pierce right through you, and the beak, that pierces through your skin. I don’t want to sound negative or anything, but he’s full of crap and I mean that literally. He craps all over the place, but you know what, pretty much all birds are, don’t you think? I suppose that you would say that I have Geronimo oppressed, I mean, he does look somewhat distressed in the cage. Maybe he is also belemic, wait, scratch that, he craps way too much to have belemia. Ah well, I really just wanted to show off my parrot a bit, but why not make you laugh by writing some crap about him while I’m at it eh? Wait, you aren’t laughing? Oh, well this is awkward, then……

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this is another friggin test....

Damn You M&M’s.

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Originally uploaded by samureye.

I hate M&M’s and by hate I mean love. I’ve been trying to be more conscious of what I eat and in effect I have been considering I haven’t been sleeping while eating. My wanting to eat healthy is just becoming harder and harder. We got a bag of M&M’s, the big bags at that and I just can’t stop eating it. Damn, I mean, I like M&M’s and all, but having this big ‘ol bag is just too much. I think I’m gaining weight too, this morning, I swear I heard the bed breathe a sigh of relief when I got up. The picture you see is of the bag of M&M’s in the fridge, nearing completion. Now, I haven’t been the only one eating it, but I know I’ve…..“contributed” the most. The thing is that I think it’s a conspiracy.



The aforementioned bag of M&M’s is part of the Star Wars collection. Now, I know about Star Wars. I’m not a huge fan, in fact, as of this writing I haven’t even seen the new movie yet, but I am knowledgeable and perceptive enough to know what the people at Mars Inc. have decided to do along with George Lucas.

Now, the first thing I would like to point out is the uncanny similarity taking place in this scenario. M&M’s are a product of Mars, Incorporated. Through some research, I’ve been able to discover that Mars is in fact, the name of another planet. Now, what other franchise would Mars, Incorporated want to tie in its already addictive snack food with? Why, something from space of course! And that something is Star Wars. Are you catching my drift, Mars, Incorporated deliberately intended to have some kind of merchandising frenzy when it decided to team up with Star Wars, only because Star Wars takes place where M&M’s are made, in space.

The second thing is that in Star Wars, Jedis, who are more or less good guys in the Star Wars universe, can use Jedi “Mind Tricks” to get people to do what ever you want without you knowing it. No, deliberately intoxicating people to do with them as you please is not a Jedi Mind Trick, so please, don’t get any ideas. An example of these mind tricks would be this.

Just for this example, let’s pretend that Jedis were also known as ‘roids.

Storm Trooper: “I’m looking for two ‘roids.

Jedi: “We are not the ‘roids you are looking for.”

Storm Trooper: “These are not the ‘roids we are looking for.”

The Trooper would then leave and be on his way looking for the ‘roids who he was just talking to but was lead to believe they weren’t what they were. Scary, I know. The thing is, this isn’t fake.

This has grown into a long winded affair and I’ve given enough back-story for even the most incompetent nincompoop to comprehend my banter. I believe that Jedi Mind Tricks are put into the bag of M&M’s. You must be thinking to yourself, “Putting Jedi Mind Tricks in the bag? This guy must be nuts!” Well in actuality, the nuts are only in the peanut M&M’s, but yeah, Jedi Mind Tricks are put into the bag. “How?”, you might ask. Well, vacuum sealing my friends, that stuff is strong. Essentially, Jedis put mind tricks telling you to eat the M&M’s into the bag and it is then sealed. Suddenly, you “just happen” to want to eat M&M’s all the frigging time and you really can’t fight the urge. You are doomed ‘till the end of eternity or until the bag is finished. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.