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April 20, 2013
A Sweet Quiz
Stamp Out Fakes!
Did you know the Statue of Liberty depicted on the "forever" stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service in 2010 wasn't the real statue, but the replica outside the New York, New York Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada?
The one on the left is the one on the stamp, the face of the replica in Vegas; the one on the right is the face on the real statue.
The one on the left is the one on the stamp, the face of the replica in Vegas; the one on the right is the face on the real statue.
April 18, 2013
They Love Me, They Love Me Not
If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.
- Ronald Reagan
(image courtesy of The Caricature Zone)
Sorry, RR. That's impossible.
To be fair, I bet he said this before internet forums and msg. boards were even dreamed of.
Flying Through Batman Cave
Wingsuit / BASE-jump athlete Alexander Polli does the never before done—a tactical flight through a narrow cave on a rugged mountainside. The flight starts with a jump from a hovering helicopter, Alexander reaches speeds of 250 km/h (155 mph) while following a precise trajectory leading to the cave opening, he then fully commits and flies directly through the narrow opening of the "Batman Cave!"
Shot in full HD, this extraordinary flight exceeds the level of commitment most fliers would ever consider—there can be no attempting, the only option is success! The narrow cave, no wider than Alexander is tall, is located in Roca Foradada Mountains in Montserrat, Spain—a location that has inspired this professional Italian Norwegian athlete's flying dream his whole life. Alexander hopes his success will inspire others not only to 'climb over their mountains,' but to also fly right through them!
Shot in full HD, this extraordinary flight exceeds the level of commitment most fliers would ever consider—there can be no attempting, the only option is success! The narrow cave, no wider than Alexander is tall, is located in Roca Foradada Mountains in Montserrat, Spain—a location that has inspired this professional Italian Norwegian athlete's flying dream his whole life. Alexander hopes his success will inspire others not only to 'climb over their mountains,' but to also fly right through them!
April 17, 2013
Time Travel - THE BUSEY ZONE
A few weeks ago, one of my cousins posted a quote from Gary Busey on her Facebook wall. I forget what the quote was, but it was one of those bits of wit from Busey that would make someone think he's a deep thinking philosopher.
Now, I like Busey...at least, I've liked his acting. I can't say that I know the man other than his appearances on Celebrity Apprentice or Celebrity Rehab or the interviews with him. He did a lot of drugs earlier in his life and had a horrible motorcycle injury that resulted in him nearly losing his life and in which he sustained some severe brain trauma. I don't want to diss the man, but I will admit I think he's a strange duck.
I noticed he had a YouTube channel and I subscribed to it. I haven't watched all of his posted videos, but I've watched a few and started a few more but didn't manage to finish them. Most of them are along this vein.
Now, I like Busey...at least, I've liked his acting. I can't say that I know the man other than his appearances on Celebrity Apprentice or Celebrity Rehab or the interviews with him. He did a lot of drugs earlier in his life and had a horrible motorcycle injury that resulted in him nearly losing his life and in which he sustained some severe brain trauma. I don't want to diss the man, but I will admit I think he's a strange duck.
I noticed he had a YouTube channel and I subscribed to it. I haven't watched all of his posted videos, but I've watched a few and started a few more but didn't manage to finish them. Most of them are along this vein.
One Thing is Certain
Since I've been online, the level of discourse has degraded to appalling levels. I used to frequent a lot of political forums, starting in MSN Groups and then elsewhere. Most sites have filters that catch most of the vulgar language, but people have learned to bypass them by substituting characters or blank spaces. Other sites have active moderators that delete the worst posts, especially those with violence or obscenities, but far too often some manage to get past the censors.
YouTube is just about the worst and it seems to be up to the person who uploaded the video to police the comments section. Some care, some don't. I had an extension for Firefox that blocked all comments, but it quit working with one of the latest updates for that browser. I've learned to just watch the video and ignore the comments, lest I have an otherwise good experience spoiled for me.
One site that does a pretty good job of deleting nasty comments is IMdB.com, the movie/television review site. Still, even without obscene words, it has to be one of the rudest forums on the 'net. Religion or politics gets inserted into nearly every thread, it seems, even if the movie has absolutely nothing to do with either of those two subjects.
I wish I could give the URL to one instance I saw a few months ago, but I either didn't save it or accidentally deleted it in one of my periodic "cleanings" of files on my computer. I did save part of the conversation, though, in a Notepad file named "Stupid Sh*t". The person was blathering on about religious messages in some movie (I've forgotten which one) and after rambling on for several paragraphs, he closed with:
"BTW, I'm agnotick."
I wanted to reply, but didn't. Others took him to task, though but strangely enough, not for his fractured sentence structure and poor spelling but for misinterpreting the movie's message. I wanted to say to him: "First of all, it's "agnostic". Second place, it's one thing to be agnostic (OR agnotick) but there's really no sense posting on forums if you're functionally illiterate." One thing was certain, though...he's a dumbass.
YouTube is just about the worst and it seems to be up to the person who uploaded the video to police the comments section. Some care, some don't. I had an extension for Firefox that blocked all comments, but it quit working with one of the latest updates for that browser. I've learned to just watch the video and ignore the comments, lest I have an otherwise good experience spoiled for me.
One site that does a pretty good job of deleting nasty comments is IMdB.com, the movie/television review site. Still, even without obscene words, it has to be one of the rudest forums on the 'net. Religion or politics gets inserted into nearly every thread, it seems, even if the movie has absolutely nothing to do with either of those two subjects.
I wish I could give the URL to one instance I saw a few months ago, but I either didn't save it or accidentally deleted it in one of my periodic "cleanings" of files on my computer. I did save part of the conversation, though, in a Notepad file named "Stupid Sh*t". The person was blathering on about religious messages in some movie (I've forgotten which one) and after rambling on for several paragraphs, he closed with:
"BTW, I'm agnotick."
I wanted to reply, but didn't. Others took him to task, though but strangely enough, not for his fractured sentence structure and poor spelling but for misinterpreting the movie's message. I wanted to say to him: "First of all, it's "agnostic". Second place, it's one thing to be agnostic (OR agnotick) but there's really no sense posting on forums if you're functionally illiterate." One thing was certain, though...he's a dumbass.
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