Archive for October, 2006

The Internet is for Idiots

idiotI hate all of you morons out there on the internet. Week after week I give you brilliant and insightful articles, and what do you give me back? Shit that's what. You shit in my face. You son of a bitches haven't put my articles in the top 10 not once. How many fucking times do you have to read why You Tube works? Don't you get how it works by now you cretins? Idiots like youself put stupid videos of them hurting themselves or ones where they make a whiny video blog about how lame and worthless their lives are and then you idiots watch it and say gee that guys just like me I should make a video and put it on You Tube and I could be famous too. But you don't because your too fat and lazy and can't waste any time reaching that next level in World of Warcraft, you sicken me. Don't you realize how brilliant I am? Haven't you read my articles and wept at the supreme literary prowess as it flows off the screen like poetry? Aparently not because you all are idiots. And how come none of you bastards ever posts any comments about my posts, huh? What are they too intelligent for your meager brains? But oh that article about some shit dick in Canada well we'll just write like a million comments on that because we're stupid Canadian and all we can do is comment about our own shitty country. Canada sucks, accept it. No one cares about you or your stupid country. If every one dropped dead in Canada tomorrow would anyone care? No the lead story would still be Justin Timberlake unveils new line of low rise jeans called Sexy Cracks. Why do I even bother extolling my wisdom to you unintelligent masses when you time and time again choose to ignore it? You all suck and I hate you, but you know what you won't even read this so it doesn't matter. Here's a question for you to comment on, when I'm fucking your mother tonight should I punch her in the back of the head before or after I cum in her ass. Let me know your thoughts ;).

Dungeon Liquidation Sale

Large moving sale.

Everything must go!!!

All items as is. First come, first serve. Everything has been time tested against arch enemies (and some family members). Prices are negotiable, everything must go! Let's make a deal! -Pulverizing Pillars, 995.00 each. (No pictures available, must see to believe) These are designed to crush an unsuspecting dungeon siegeist to a small bit of jelly and crushed bones. Some mess to clean afterwards but a great investment for any sewer tunnel that mysteriously leads into the lowest bowels of your castle or evil lair. Easy maintenance and payment plan available. torture.jpg -Assorted Torture Devices, 500.00 for whole lot. Can be sold separately as well if desired. I am not sure why I picked these up, really. I got them cheap, thought to myself "hey, this could be good for my goody two shoes hero-enemies" but then I never really used them. I mean, they are kinda complicated and I am not really sure what to do with some of them. So, these are for the really avid collector/evil genius. crusher.jpg -Rotating Crusher, 2200.00, no delivery. This is perfect for a hidden floor trap or pit. It is exemplary for destroying even the most menacing hero do gooder. I just love the sound the bones of my enemies make when they fall into it's evil clutches. It's like popcorn, but better. Not that I have ever had the experience, before, but the guy who sold it to me told me that it's like popcorn. I just use it for trash compacting, really. I can get all of my non-trashables in to 10 bags a week with this baby. But, you can use it for both. I would. booby-trap.JPGdungeon-entrance.JPG Combination Spiky pit and dark menancing tunnel, 350.00 + delivery. Now, follow me on this one. This is a must have for all men of the future world ruling cloth. Okay, so you have a hero problem, right? Of course you do. So, you know heroes never come in the front door, right? No, it's always some hidden sewer tunnel or secret entrance your landlord forgot to tell you about. So, why not set them up the bomb with this combination tunnel and spiky pit. The darkness works to your advantage in so that the hero never sees the spiky pit coming. And, if you want, I will throw in a dozen rats for only $5.00. In just months you will have a teeming mass of rats to eat any hero remains you might have stinking up your dark tunnel. It's a low maintenance, self cleaning system. henchman.JPG Chaotic Neutral Henchmen, Living expenses and relocation fees only. You can't pass up this offer. John and his friend Mitch are willing to become your henchmen for only living expenses. They pretty much do what you ask as long as you keep a stock in Mountain Dew and Cheetos. Oh, Mitch also likes those Monster energy drinks, the ones in the big black cans. This is really a great deal for the evil men of our times. You know you don't have time to do everything yourself. So, tell your lackeys (in this case John and Mitch) to take over some of the more menial tasks. And, between you and me, heroes are much more likely to kill of the henchmen than the arch nemesis. Trust me on this, John still thinks that Doug moved to his aunt's house in Paraguay. furby.jpg 801 Furbys, 801.00 for the lot. Wait, don't disrespect the Furbys. I was supposed to get 810 evil little swarming robots but the guy at Ebay might have told a little lie. Don't worry about him and his no returns policy, though. I taught these little suckers everything there is to know about espionage. Champions beware! Who can resist these cute little buggers? Nou nou banan. Oh yeah, now I know your secret identities. Bo Babing bong. Oh, I know the fatal design flaw of your secret base/headquarter/cave. Why do you need so many? Because believe it or not, Furbys are hive animals like ants. The more you have, the smarter they are. Did you know they talk to eachother? Now, that's smart. Leave your name and number below if you are interested in purchasing anything above or if you have any questions about the products. Everything must go!

Saving the earth, one lawn mower at a time

It turns out electric lawn mowers are better for the environment and would take some hassle from my schedule.

I have a small yard, with a lot of shade – depending on the weather, I only really need to mow every two to three weeks. When I bought the house, it seemed silly to buy a new lawn mower for such a small yard, so I accepted a hand-me-down instead. The hand-me-down has always been hard to start, and now no amount of cord pulling seems to help.

What could be wrong? Simple. It could be bad gas, old gas, water in the gas tank, sediment in the fuel filter or the bottom of the tank, a gummed up carburetor, not enough air, too much air, a dirty (or just dead) spark plug, a problem in the ignition system, or it could need an oil change. Of course I should have done more regular oil changes, changed the filters, and drained the gas before last winter.

Add to all that the time I spend pushing this loud, heavy thing around and this does not sound like an appropriate amount of effort for my tiny, wimpy lawn. Buying a new gas-powered mower will only alleviate the immediate problem, not the gas, oil, filter, etc., hassles.

And guess what? Gas-powered lawn mowers are horrible polluters! Apparently cutting for one hour is about the same as driving for 100 miles! I have a hippy-treehugger hybrid, so I can probably drive two hundred miles on that emissions budget. There have been moves to add pollution controls to small engines, but they are often blocked by industry lobbyists, or valiant crusaders against evil regulatory expansionism, depending on your point of view. I'm always interested in living more efficiently, so I think it's worth considering.

Let's add this up:

Things I like/don't mind:

  1. Being outside, even if it's cold.
  2. Walking
  3. Pushing things

Things I don't like:

  1. Adding maintenance of some device to my already busy schedule
  2. Polluting, apparently much more than I would have guessed
  3. Pulling and pulling and pulling and goddamn you why won't you start!

As I see it, I have three options:

  1. A manual push mower, just like grandpa used to have. Apparently modern reel mowers are not like grandpa's, since they are light and easy to use in many yards.
  2. A corded electric mower, just like that one neighbor used to have in the 80s. Corded mowers are apparently about as good as gas mowers with the drawback being the cord.
  3. A battery-powered mower. Although they don't last long enough for big lawns (not a problem for me), there are even robot models available.

I haven't had a chance to really look into manual reel mowers, but I did a little searching about electric mowers and came up with some ideas.

Anyone have first-hand experience with these, or other manual and electric mowers? I might even buy one just for the emissions savings, I'm that lame. But it sounds like any of the choices above would be more convenient, too. Let me know what you think in the comments below.

links for 2006-10-15

Standard of Proof Trivia

In civil actions, they are various standards of proof that a prosecutor must meet in order to prove that an element of the tort has been met (as must a defense lawyer if asserting an affirmative defense). Those standards can vary somewhat state by state or tort by tort, but they are generally summed up as a "preponderance of the evidence." In criminal cases, that standard of proof is raised to the familiar "beyond a reasonable doubt." But there is one particular situation where an even higher standard of proof is required. Can you identify the situation? For bonus points can you point to where this standard is found and what the standard is? This question is limited to American jurisprudence. Read on for a hint. Hint: It would be very difficult for this standard of proof to be changed. Read on for the answer. The crime is treason. The Constitution, in Article III, Section 3, Sentence 2 reads: "No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court." The two witness requirement is unqiue is criminal law and is the only standard of proof that is mentioned in the Constitution.