If I were president, my foreign policy would be based around the golden rule which says “Do not do unto others as you expect they should do unto you.”
Is it foolproof? Of course not, but it’s much better than our current set of policies which seem to be based on our military might. This strategy [...]

Country folks are more friendly than their urban counterparts. That’s the popular belief but I assert that it’s wrong.
I’ve been to some really rural areas of our country and in regards to the people, it’s all the same. They stare and gawk at you as if you’re from Mars. I’ve never had a conversation with [...]

The news keeps “reporting” on how the surge is working. Well, no shit it’s working. You send soldiers and Marines into Iraq without enough man power to do their jobs properly and things go poorly. You increase the troop levels and their performance improves.
They sent 300,000 troops into Iraq initially and downgraded that to around [...]

Online security is a pretty hot item. People want to feel safe when they browse the web or interact with others via instant messaging. Currently, many of these activities are done in plain text without any encryption.
It would be very trivial to setup a wireless hotspot in a busy area and wait for someone to [...]

Went to the theater today and noticed something sad. The smallest soft drink you could purchase was $4. The smallest bottle of water was $5.
How can sugary water cost more than water itself? Not to sound like a tin foil hat wearing weirdo but I’m almost feels like people want Americans to be fat. Maybe [...]

If you’ve flown lately, you’ve surely realized how much of a joke the TSA has become. Banning things like gel shoe inserts and airline knives that they actually hand out to you on the flight.
Here’s an article where a pilot had his butter knife taken away which was handed to him from the airline itself
I’m [...]

The Iraqi government is requesting that the U.S. setup a timetable for withdrawal. The administration hasn’t commented but I feel we should do what they want and get the fuck out.
The war in Iraq was supposed to be about ridding the country of nuclear weapons and ensuring that it’s not a safe hiding spot for [...]

People are always making excuses about their performance. My music wouldn’t suck if I had a great guitar or I could run so much better if only I had the right shoe.
I came across this post about a guy talking about forking over a large sum of money for a good programming chair. Do you [...]

I can’t stand being in an office. Everyone’s such a fucking pussy. People look at you crazy if you raise your voice or use profanity.
If you fuck up, I’ll say “you fucked up”. Don’t try to come back with some retort about how I’m somehow wrong. If I’m your superior, I’m always right even if [...]

A dude in McCain’s camp admitted that a recent terror attack would help the campaign. I’m actually in agreement with that statement but it’s still fucked up.
It’s not really fucked up that Mr. Black had the idea because his job is to put McCain’s ass in the oval office but it’s fucked up that this [...]

It’s an election year so there’s much to blog about. Turning on the news, I’m hit with a ton of coverage on both sides of the fence. Generally, I find it all shit. A politician is trained to say anything and everything to get themselves elected. They pander their asses off to get the votes [...]

Why don’t people learn from their mistakes? I’ve just read 3 articles explaining how McCain will drop out of the race and let someone else be the Republican nominee. The reasoning for this is that he doesn’t have a chance against Obama since the polls show Obama winning.
First, polls are shit. The polls also said [...]

The worst thing about getting older is all the responsibility and decision making. The real shitty part is that all the decent jobs come with responsibility.
One of my favorites jobs was being a janitor at a grocery store. It was super simple and it took almost no effort. Of course I made just above minimum [...]

Where is our government when we really need them? Traders on Wall Street are artificially jacking up the price for crude oil even when demand is fairly low for the summer months. These things need more regulation to prevent this sort of thing.
According to this article Saudi Arabia wants to is looking to put a [...]

I’m tired of posting things to sell on Craigslist, getting a ton of emails and then getting stood up. If you’re unsure, don’t reply!

Looks time Time Warner is really going ahead with this bandwidth cap thing. It’s only in Beaumont, Texas but I’m in Austin, Texas and worried about it getting adopted here.
I actually don’t use a ton of bandwidth and it’s possible I’ll even slide in under the 40G/month cap but why would I want to pay [...]

Here’s a story more terrifying than this summer’s hottest thriller. A group of citizens on Memphis are now on the lookout for people taking “suspicious” photos and are ready to send that data to the FBI. This is exactly how so many innocent people end up on no-fly lists.
I put the word suspicious in quotes [...]

Arguably, the last big thing to hit the internet was Web 2.0 which is basically websites with user generated content. Sites like digg.com, gamevee.com, youtube.com, etc are perfect examples. Their whole sites are driven by the users who create content for no money.
The biggest thing on TV in recent years has been reality [...]

The current body count in Burma is being reported as 28,000+ with 33,000+ missing. Some are claiming that with disease and lack of nutrition factored in, the count could but up to 1 million dead from this thing. While that may sound bad on the surface, it’s not really a big deal.
There are [...]

I’m laying in my hammock reading some articles I’ve been ear marking for weeks now. I keep noticing the sound of whirring air conditioners in the background (must be a half dozen in ear shot). What’s scary is that I’m a bit chilly just being outside although I typically have a high tolerance [...]

I wonder why people still start to smoke. I just can’t see how it could be attractive to anyone. Further evidence that most people are too stupid for their own good.

I hate the procrastinating bitches who talk and talk forever about how they’re going to get rich, lose weight or whatever their deal is but I seldom see them doing anything about it.
Take this jack ass from this post. The fucking guy wants to build an e-commerce website and is asking help on whether [...]

Offended by the title? No? Sweet, read on then.
I don’t believe any words are intrinsically bad. Just about all of our expletives weren’t always profane. Words like shit, bitch, faggot, and ass were all fine at one time but people have turned these into taboo words only to be used by [...]

Iraq is still a shit hole. 54 people died today including 7 in Zafaraniyah, one of the areas where I spent a lot of time.
I really feel badly for the winner of the next American election. I can’t figure out a solution that will actually work out in the end. [...]

They’ve been doing this a while but I still hate it. MySpace changes all links created to a URL pointing to msplinks.com. I can’t see how this is advantageous for MySpace and it really hurts savvy web surfers.
To prevent going to malicious links I like to hover over it first to [...]