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<title><![CDATA[A Strange µTorrent Support Question]]></title>
<link>http://ktetch.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/a-strange-%c2%b5torrent-support-question/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ktetch</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been doing support for the µTorrent client, in their IRC channel, for a few years now. I ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I&#8217;ve been doing support for the µTorrent client, in their <a href="irc://irc.utorrent.com/utorrent" target="_blank">IRC channel</a>, for a few years now. I don&#8217;t get paid, and I don&#8217;t have any official position, but I&#8217;ve been doing it a while, and I know my way around things.</p>
<p>Today, I had perhaps one of the most bizzare support questions ever.</p>
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<blockquote><p><span style="color:#008000;">[16:48.00] * BB_ (~BonM@P2PNET-D87ED2F2.hsd1.pa.comcast.net) has joined #utorrent</span></p>
<p>[16:48.30] &#60;BB_&#62; Is something wrong with utorrent.  Every time I search I am coming up with no searches.</p>
<p>[16:50.07] &#60;BB_&#62; Can someone help me please?</p>
<p>[16:50.57] &#60;K`Tetch&#62; where are you searching?</p>
<p>[16:51.23] &#60;BB_&#62; mininova</p>
<p>[16:51.48] &#60;K`Tetch&#62; thats why</p>
<p>[16:51.58] &#60;K`Tetch&#62; <a href="http://torrentfreak.com/mininova-deletes-all-infringing-torrents-and-goes-legal-091126/" target="_blank">http://torrentfreak.com/mininova-deletes-all-infringing-torrents-and-goes-legal-091126/</a></p>
<p>[16:52.20] &#60;K`Tetch&#62; [16:52.07] * Topic is &#8216;http://www.mininova.org/ &#124; Hosting 1234 torrents <em><span style="color:#ff0000;">[This is part of the topic in the Mininova <a href="irc://irc.efnet.org/mininova" target="_blank">IRC channel</a>]</span></em></p>
<p>[16:53.11] &#60;BB_&#62; what is wrong with the other one?</p>
<p>[16:53.19] &#60;K`Tetch&#62; what other one?</p>
<p>[16:53.46] &#60;BB_&#62; mininova</p>
<p>[16:54.00] &#60;BB_&#62; why isn&#8217;t it coming up with anything?</p>
<p>[16:54.03] &#60;K`Tetch&#62; those are both to do with mininiova</p>
<p>[16:54.07] &#60;K`Tetch&#62; read the torrentfreak link</p>
<p>[16:54.58] &#60;BB_&#62; so this means we can&#8217;t use utorrent anymore?</p>
<p>[16:55.43] &#60;K`Tetch&#62; what?</p>
<p>[16:56.08] &#60;BB_&#62; I read it.</p>
<p>[16:56.26] &#60;BB_&#62; says that all copyright materials were taken off.</p>
<p>[16:56.47] &#60;K`Tetch&#62; except those uploaded and certified to be uploaded by the rightsholders</p>
<p>[16:56.49] &#60;BB_&#62; so that means there is nothing to download from utorrent then.</p>
<p>[16:57.07] &#60;K`Tetch&#62; utorrent is a client, mininova is a site, they&#8217;re not related</p>
<p>[16:57.29] &#60;BB_&#62; so how do you get searches using utorrent then?</p>
<p>[16:57.42] &#60;K`Tetch&#62; it&#8217;s like saying &#8216;google is down, there&#8217;s nothing to use with Internet explorer</p>
<p>[16:57.53] &#60;K`Tetch&#62; you never DID use utorrent to search</p>
<p>[16:58.01] &#60;K`Tetch&#62; all it did was pass the search straight onto a website</p>
<p>[16:58.04] &#60;BB_&#62; I know.</p>
<p>[16:58.18] &#60;K`Tetch&#62; theres hundreds of torrent websites</p>
<p>[16:58.23] &#60;K`Tetch&#62; and in fact, google is the biggest</p>
<p>[16:58.36] &#60;BB_&#62; what do I need to do to get a search using utorrent?</p>
<p>[16:58.39] &#60;K`Tetch&#62; but beyond that, I can&#8217;t say, because of the &#8216;no content&#8217; rule</p>
<p>[16:58.47] &#60;K`Tetch&#62; don&#8217;t use utorrent to search, most people don&#8217;t</p>
<p>[16:59.03] &#60;K`Tetch&#62; just use your browser</p>
<p>[17:00.11] &#60;BB_&#62; ok thanks for the answer.</p>
<p>[17:00.27] &#60;BB_&#62; guess I should remove utorrent then since it&#8217;s no longer useful.</p>
<p><span style="color:#008000;">[17:01.34] * BB_ (~BonM@P2PNET-D87ED2F2.hsd1.pa.comcast.net) Quit (Quit: I shall return!!!)</span></p></blockquote>
<p>Utterly bizarre, and a little worrisome. Despite all the documentation out there &#8211; the sites, guides, videos, etc &#8211; he still didn&#8217;t understand the very basics of how a torrent works. Next time you go to get some support with your client, remember, the guy asking for help before you, may have had this sort of question.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Verde-n fata #1]]></title>
<link>http://mobra.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/verde-n-fata-1/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mobra</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mobra.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/verde-n-fata-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Verde-n fata&#8221; nu este pilula de dupa&#8230; Trebuie sa fie cea dinainte de a arunca aiu]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#8220;Verde-n fata&#8221; nu este pilula de dupa&#8230; Trebuie sa fie cea dinainte de a arunca aiu]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Bmwul mananca la McDrive]]></title>
<link>http://mobra.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/bmwul-mananca-la-mcdrive/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mobra</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mobra.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/bmwul-mananca-la-mcdrive/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Pentru ca am ramas fara net acasa am iesit in aceasta dimineata la mec sa ma dau pe wireless-ul lor ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Pentru ca am ramas fara net acasa am iesit in aceasta dimineata la mec sa ma dau pe wireless-ul lor ]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Transpoarte]]></title>
<link>http://clawd.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/transpoarte/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>clawd</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Scot capul pe geam, să-l admir. E în spatele blocului, aştepându-mă. E negru, bineînţeles. E Accord-]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Scot capul pe geam, să-l admir. E în spatele blocului, aştepându-mă. E negru, bineînţeles. E <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><a href="http://autoworld.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/2009_honda_accord.jpg" target="_blank">Accord</a></span>-ul meu. 2.2 CDTi-ul care toarce ca o pisică (<em>de fapt, ca un motan. Diesel, ofcors</em>). Cobor din bloc şi ascult cum se închide portiera. Mă ia un fior printre coaste. Ador pur şi simplu totul la el. Ador să văd ştergătoarele cum se baleiază pe parbriz, ştergând stropii de ploaie şi flegmele fostei prietene (<em>sfat. nu vă mutaţi în acelaşi bloc cu fosta prietenă, mai ales dacă despărţirea nu a decurs conform planului &#8220;let&#8217;s be good friends forever&#8221;. Mai ales dacă aveţi maşină mai scumpă de 100 de euro. Şi dacă şi ţineţi la ea</em>).<!--more--> Dar cel mai mult îmi place la ea cum mă îmbrăţişează în scaun când porneşte de la semafoare, treceri de pietoni sau de pe bătrânii care traversează neregulamentar prin faţa cimitirului (<em>de obicei, în drum spre lucru, dau cam 15 ture de cimitir, să fiu sigur că nu uit pe nimeni</em>). Şi încă o chestie care-mi place e că e singura Hondă din parcarea de la lucru. Senzaţia aia de &#8220;the only one&#8221; e aşa cumva, faină, de mă gâdilă la orgoliu. Dar urmează despărţirea, pentru că deja tre&#8217; să urc la birou. Oricum cred că deja unii colegi au început să intre la bănuieli. Sincer, şi eu aş intra, dacă vreun coleg ar sta o oră jumate în maşină, cu motorul oprit, după ce o parcat. Şi mai şi coboară singur. Noh, în fine. Cobor să urc (*) (<em>interesant concept</em>), dar, blestemăţie, mă împiedic de ceva şi&#8230; mă trezesc plin de transpiraţie. La naiba, încă un vis cu Honda Accord în care nu am ajuns să termin.</p>
<p>Şi mă uit pe geam, acolo unde nu e niciun Accord ( :-&#60; ). Dar e un <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><a href="http://cdn.motors.co.uk/d/used-photos/44677/400x/0/0/RV08VGC.jpg" target="_blank">Mitsubishi Lancer X</a></span> 1.8. Hehe. Tot negru. Mişto. Nu-i el Accord, da-i &#8220;one hell of a car&#8221;. Şi-n plus, nu locuiesc în bloc cu fosta prietenă, să-mi arunce cu flegme şi roşii pe parbriz. Şi, da, maşina asta mă fascinează în viaţa reală cum mă fascinează Accord-ul în cea imaginară, deci mi se potriveşte cum nu se putea mai bine. Normal că după duş, mă pregătesc să plec la lucru. Ceea ce-mi place de nu pot povesti. De fapt, pot. Îmi place tare. Pentru că merg cu EA. Cu maşinuţaaaaa. În timp ce ies din duş, şi mă uit în jos să şterg delicat &#8220;giuvaerurile&#8221;&#8230; îmi amintesc, bineînţeles, de pompele de benzină şi automat de faptul că bibiului meu îi cam este sete şi că tre&#8217; să trag o escală pe la o&#8217;em&#8217;ve. Şi ajung la lucru. Unde, v-aţi prins. Nu stau o oră jumate în maşină după ce-am parcat, cu motorul oprit. Stau cu motorul pornit (<em>damn, mâine iar o să-i fie sete</em>), că tare fain sună. În fine, deja se face târziu. Cobor ca să urc (<em>hehe</em>), şi mă împiedic (**) precum o vită, şi&#8230; da. Mă trezesc. Nu aşa plin de transpiraţie ca data trecută, dar destul de umectat.</p>
<p>La naiba. Soarele e deja sus. Ar trebui să mă pregătesc să plec la lucru. Mă uit în spatele blocului. Caut Accord-ul nou nouţ. Nu-i. Caut Lancer-ul nou nouţ. Pf. Nici ăla nu e. Caut măcar <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><a href="http://mbh.soulmachine.net/uploaded_images/audia4_01-760596.jpg" target="_blank">Audi A4-ul 1.8 T din 2002</a></span>, cumpărat second de la nemţi cu 8000 de euro, plus taxele a la Ro, care mi se pare cel mai realizabil. Hmm&#8230; nope. Nu e nici ăla!</p>
<p>Aaaa&#8230; DAR E CEVA! Pardon&#8230; E CINEVA! E Mar&#8217;cica! Dacia lu tată-miu, din 96, care ultima oară m-o lăsat &#8220;un pic&#8221; în drum. Din fericire, nu chiar în drum, că eram practic în parcare. Din păcate, eram în parcarea din faţa blocului, dar nu al nostru, ci al proprietarilor apartamentului în care cu mândrie sălăşluiesc. Care, din păcate, se află CAAAAAAM în celălalt capăt de Timişoară. Bulzai! Dar e ok. E plăcut să umbli noaptea, la 9, pe jos, printr-o zonă în care ai antecedente violente, prin ceaţă şi puţine grade, îmbrăcat doar într-un hanorac şi-un tricoi nesemnificativ, după&#8230; ulei. De maşină. Cam juma de oră. Şi să ajungi înapoi la maşină şi să descoperi că de fapt avea ulei (<em>în juma de oră o avut vreme să se aşeze toooooot uleiul la loc</em>). NU?! Dar nu-i nimic. Io tot o iubesc pe Mar&#8217;cica_că_cu ea fac io experienţă ca schoffeur, nu?</p>
<p>Aşa că mă duc io să cânt (<em>în baie, prin bucătărie, pe unde-apuc</em>) la duş&#8230; mă îmbrac&#8230; verific portofelul să am actele la mine&#8230; iau cheile de la Mar&#8217;cică&#8230; lama (<em>explic imediat</em>)&#8230; încui uşa de la intrare&#8230; iau liftul (<em>deja de-abia aştept să-mi tai venele disperat că nu mai porneşte odată &#8211; deci, lama</em>)&#8230; ies din bloc&#8230; şi mă duc s-o iau pe Mar&#8217;cica să merg la lucru.</p>
<p>&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230; şi-mi cumpăr un bilet şi iau tramvaiul.</p>
<p><span style="color:#888888;"><em>* Să cobor din maşină pentru ca să urc în firmă, ofcors.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#888888;">** <em>Bă, câte şanse erau să mă împiedic în două vise consecutive, în exact acelaşi loc? Sau, o întrebare mai bună. Dacă tot m-am împiedicat în primul vis, de ce mama dracului am parcat tot acolo?!</em></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Mă ajuţi?]]></title>
<link>http://blogniku.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/ma-ajuti/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Nicu Calcea</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Chiar dacă veţi sări toţi cu pumnii peste mine, sunteţi egoişti. Şi eu sunt egoist. Iar când cineva ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img style="border-right:0;border-top:0;margin-left:0;border-left:0;margin-right:0;border-bottom:0;display:inline;" border="0" align="left" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5LWf5RCLu-Y/SUwGkoKx7XI/AAAAAAAAAJM/bgFCTM1_JMU/s400/NoHelp.bmp" width="188" height="214" /> Chiar dacă veţi sări toţi cu pumnii peste mine, sunteţi egoişti. Şi eu sunt egoist. Iar când cineva vă cere ajutorul, n-o faceţi pentru că sunteţi buni. Sau pentru că aşa zice Domnu’. O faceţi pentu voi, din egoism. Unii ajută pentru bani, alţii pentru promovare, alţii pentru satisfacţie spirituală.</p>
<p>Ei bine, valorile mele pot să difere de valorile altor persoane. Şi dacă nu vreau să-mi irosesc timpul pentru a te ajuta, e pentru că nu văd ce am de câştigat eu din asta. Bani? Nu. Promovare (care să ducă la bani)? Nu. Satisfacţie spirituală? Mulţumesc, am destulă.</p>
<p>Şi acum, revenim la film.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Vampiri si prostie!]]></title>
<link>http://noiversusvoi.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/vampiri-si-prostie/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>savulll</dc:creator>
<guid>http://noiversusvoi.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/vampiri-si-prostie/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Iertati-ma daca sunt nesimtit , natura m-a transformat. Sa-mi incep pledoaria.M-am tot uitat pe inte]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Iertati-ma daca sunt nesimtit , natura m-a transformat.</p>
<p> Sa-mi incep pledoaria.M-am tot uitat pe internet sa nu fac vre-o prostie si sa atac anumite principii (prostesti).Nu sunt un mare intelept dar din cate am auzit nu e tocmai bine sa faci filme dupa carti ,romane in cazul de fata.Nu vreau sa atac acei cititori care accepta orice carti(fictionale , istorice etc.).Nu.Si eu am aceleasi gandiri,dar nu inteleg de ce se face atata tam-tam pentru un film.<br />
Uitati-va la incasari , 142 milioane de dolari.Am citit in New-York Observer ca varsta medie de vizionare a filmului este de <strong>13(treisprezece!)</strong> ani si peste 80 % de sex feminin.Nu ca as fii vre-un misogin in timpul liber..<br />
  Povesti despre vampiri si curve n-am mai auzit.Iertati-ma daca am o gandire drastica.Tot liceul este innebunit de faptul ca vine New Moon pe marile ecrane.Toata lumea vorbeste,face planuri sa se duca la cinema si..Hopa!<br />
  In conformitate cu New York Observer(din nou) dupa ce a inregistrat un succes de proportii in randul lumii <del datetime="2009-11-27T21:43:11+00:00">prostimii</del> Sambata,Vinerea vizualizarile au scazut de TREI ori.Si astfel imi sustin ideea cum ca prostia se vinde,insa doar pe termen scurt.Nu stiu de ce toti se lasa purtati de val la o varsta la care ar trebuii sa puna plamanu&#8217; sa munceasca.<br />
  Sa nu credeti ca am ceva cu dragostea.Eu respect romanul si urasc filmul.Cu indragostitii n-am nimic,dar cand ajungi sa iubesti o sala de cinema deja esti bolnav.</p>
<p><em>Titlu: New Moon &#8211; New Moon &#8211; Twilight 2<br />
Data lansare (SUA): 20 Noiembrie 2009<br />
Data lansare (Romania): 27 Noiembrie 2009<br />
Perioda filmare: 23 Martie 2009 &#8211; 29 Mai 2009<br />
Buget: 50,000,000 $<br />
Incasari weekend: 142,839,137 $<br />
Incasari totale: 142,839,137 $<br />
Site oficial: New Moon<br />
Poze New Moon<br />
Tag-uri: Vampir, Bazat pe un roman, Transformare, Indragostiti, De vazut cu prietenul</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Winter War]]></title>
<link>http://gravityloss.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/winter-war/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gravityloss</dc:creator>
<guid>http://gravityloss.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/winter-war/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Seventy years ago today, 26 of november 1939, Soviet Union claimed Finland had fired cannon shots ac]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Seventy years ago today, 26 of november 1939, Soviet Union claimed Finland had fired cannon shots across the border to the village of Mainila. In reality these shells were shot by Soviet cannons. Wikipedia has <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelling_of_Mainila">more</a>.</p>
<p>And that&#8217;s how it is. The plight of the Finns started with gross lies and accusations&#8230; Only after the Soviet Union broke up, could there be admission of this theater, and yet many Russians to this day keep the schoolbook snippet how the Shelling of Mainila was done by Finns. Who controls the information, controls the people.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Nu ne meritati votul...]]></title>
<link>http://mobra.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/nu-ne-meritati-votul/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mobra</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mobra.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/nu-ne-meritati-votul/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Consternat priveam duminica la Realitatea impreuna cu nu stiu cate milioane de romani cum se dadeau ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cu cine votezi?]]></title>
<link>http://dcrisf.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/cu-cine-votezi/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cristi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://dcrisf.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/cu-cine-votezi/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[- Dintre două rele, pe care o alegi? - Pe aia cu păr!]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA["Hide the decline"]]></title>
<link>http://gravityloss.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/hide-the-decline/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gravityloss</dc:creator>
<guid>http://gravityloss.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/hide-the-decline/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[And what it means in relation to tree ring proxies, by Hrynyshyn, reviewing a book. That excerpt app]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>And what it means in relation to tree ring proxies, by <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/islandofdoubt/2009/11/hacked_emails_tree-ring_proxie.php?utm_source=sbhomepage&#38;utm_medium=link&#38;utm_content=channellink">Hrynyshyn</a>, reviewing a book.</p>
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That excerpt appears immediately above a graph that shows how temperatures inferred from tree-ring records since about 1850 (the &#8220;proxies&#8221;) are a pretty good match for actual temperature records derived from thermometers right up until the 1980s. After that, the tree-ring data begin to show lower temperatures than were actually recorded.</p>
<p>Just why tree rings no longer provide useful proxy data for temperatures is not known. There are several theories, many of which suggest that climate change itself is the problem. Trees no longer grow as they once did before the climate started changing so rapidly. But the point is, there is no question that tree-ring growth rates of the past &#8212; before we had thermometers &#8212; can serve as useful proxies for historical temperature data. They are much less useful now, but that doesn&#8217;t matter so much because we have actual temperature records. All of this was sorted out back in 1998. It&#8217;s not new, nor even particularly interesting, to anyone familiar with the science.</p></blockquote>
<p>It makes sense but at the same time I&#8217;m a bit baffled by this &#8211; how do you calibrate then? If you assume the trees are behaving nowadays than before&#8230;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Graba strică treaba, dar măcar...]]></title>
<link>http://clawd.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/graba-strica-treaba-dar-macar/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>clawd</dc:creator>
<guid>http://clawd.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/graba-strica-treaba-dar-macar/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[V-am mai zis io pe undeva că-mi place baschetul&#8230; şi că în liceu jucam de numa-numa? Dacă nu v-]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>V-am mai zis io pe undeva că-mi place baschetul&#8230; şi că în liceu jucam de numa-numa? Dacă nu v-am mai zis, vă spui acu&#8217;! Deci mie-mi place baschetul şi prin liceu jucam de numa-numa! No aşe!</p>
<p>Şi era o zi caldă de august, mai spre seară, aşa&#8230; Şi veneam eu pe stradă, spre casă, cu un prieten cu care mergeam tot timpul la baschet. Veneam de la baschet, ofcors.</p>
<p>Şi, din contrasens<!--more-->, adică dinspre casă&#8230; venea taică-miu. Care taică-miu nu era singur&#8230; ci venea cu o entitate umanoidă masculină de vârstă aproximativ egală cu a lu&#8217; tată-miu, care detalii descrise acu&#8217; nici n-au relevanţă. Şi ne apropiem noi unii de alţii&#8230; Io cu prechinu&#8217; în dreapta şi cu mingea de baschet la subbraţul stâng&#8230; Taică-miu cu nenea respectiv în&#8230; una din părţi, că oricum nici asta nu contează.</p>
<p>Măi, şi cum am ajuns noi faţă-n faţă&#8230; zice tată-miu &#8220;<em>Ăsta-i fecioru&#8217;miu ăl mare&#8230; Ăsta-i un prieten de-al lui&#8230;</em>&#8220;, şi nenea întinde mâna spre noi spre a fi norocită&#8230; şi zice un &#8220;<em>Joacă bine&#8230;</em>&#8220;&#8230; la care eu&#8230; repede şi hazliu bag un &#8220;<em>Eh&#8230; încerc şi eu. Joc după puteri!</em>&#8221; şi-am râs, mai ales eu cu taică-miu şi prechinu meu.</p>
<p>Măi, şi vine tată-miu a doua zi de la servici (<em>a, da, el mergea spre servici, că era de noapte</em>) şi mă vede&#8230; şi-l puşcă râsul de numa. Şi-mi zice, plin de compasiune (<em>se simţea compasiunea printe hohote</em>):</p>
<blockquote><p>- Bă, de-acuma, când mai întinde câte-un dinăsta mâna spre tine, lasă-l să-şi termine replica. De exemplu, aseară, trebuia să-l laşi să zică &#8220;Joacăbine Constantin&#8221;. C-aşa-l cheamă, bă, bouleanule!</p></blockquote>
<p>Io fiind bouleanul. Parol, noh!</p>
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<link>http://clawd.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/una-cu-un-viitor-electrician-perspicac/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>clawd</dc:creator>
<guid>http://clawd.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/una-cu-un-viitor-electrician-perspicac/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Urmează un post în care exprimarea o să fie la pământ, gramatica o să fie uneori ungurească şi e pos]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><span style="color:#888888;">Urmează un post în care exprimarea o să fie la pământ, gramatica o să fie uneori ungurească şi e posibil să se împleticeşte les neurons&#8230; cum s-a întâmplat şi în cazul meu, acu&#8217;, carevasăzică.</span></p>
<p>Au fost odată ca niciodată 2 (<em>două</em>) personaje. Nu zic cine sunt, pentru că nu are importanţă.</p>
<p>Şi unul din personaje era fiul celuilalt personaj, care era maică-sa lui.</p>
<p><!--more-->Şi personajul care era fiul celuilalt personaj, care era maică-sa primului personaj, era elev la Fabrica de dirijori de electroni (<em>Liceul/Şcoala Profesională de ceva cu electricieni</em>).</p>
<p>Boooon, cu introducerea am terminat.</p>
<p>Şi vine într-o zi personajul aproape mascul feroce (<em>era la liceu, deci puber</em>), şi o aude pe celălalt personaj (<em>maică-sa, da</em>) cum înjura ea spre fierul de călcat în dulcele grai unguresc, pe care el, ca fiu, nu-l înţelegea deloc. Când o văzut el violenţa cu care saliva părăsea cavitatea bucală posesiune a mamei lui&#8230; înspre fierul de călcat, s-a gândit că ceva nu-i în regulă, aşa că s-o ascuns după un colţ de perete (<em>nu se ştia când o să vină clipa în care maică-sa o să arunce cu electrocasnicul spre o direcţie aleatoare, cu traiectorie hiperbolică, traiectorie care ar putea cuprinde şi unul punctele din spaţiu care aparţin propriului său fizique</em>).</p>
<p>Boooon&#8230; după ce pleiada de sudălmi şi flegmă s-a terminat, gura mamei lui, s-a întors rapid spre el şi a spus în dulcele grai ăstălalt pe care-l mai ştia ea, dar nu aşa bine: &#8220;<em>Apăi futu-i ea de el, tu Mircea, că nu mai merge fierul asta de calcat</em>&#8221; ***</p>
<p>Mirceaaaa&#8230; atâta i-a fost să audă. &#8220;<em>Tu mami, păi las&#8217; la io, că-l fac io imediat</em>&#8220;.</p>
<p>Şi-l desface&#8230; Şi totu-i în regulă. Şi ajunge la concluzia că-i cablul futizat, şi sigur are vreo carenţă (<em>aşa-i zicea în termeni tehnici</em>) pe undeva. Şi-ncepe să-l asculte. Pe cablu. Adică îl ia el aşa, cu două mâini&#8230; îl pune lângă ureche, şi-ncepe să-l maseze. După 2 îndoituri, se aude un urlet victorios: &#8220;<em>Mami, am găsit unde-i carenţa (v-am zis că-i termen tehnic în electrică, nu?). Adu&#8217;mi un cuţit şi banda izoler</em>&#8220;. Mami lui repede s-o grăbit să-i aducă cuţitul şi banda izoler, cu următoarea replică: &#8220;<em>Ba să ţi le aduci singur, putoare ordinar ce eşti tu!</em>&#8220;</p>
<p>Şi-o reparat unchiu-miu (<em>ups, cre&#8217;că asta nu trebuia s-o zic. Noh, prea târziu!</em>) cablul ăla preţ de vreo oră jumate consumată şi 1 metru de cablu la fel de consumat, că tot din 10 în 10 cm mai găsea câte-o carenţă. Şi bineînţeles că tot nu mergea. Aşa că urlă, la un moment dat la bunică-mea, că&#8230; &#8220;<em>Tu mami&#8230; aprinde puţin becul, că nu văd pe unde-s ştaicherele (termen, deasemenea, tehnic) de rezervă!</em>&#8220;. Şi aprinde bunică-mea becul.</p>
<p>Nu era curent.</p>
<p><span style="color:#888888;">*** A se citi conform diacriticelor.</span></p>
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<link>http://eleonoramagiar.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/fericiti-cei-saraci-cu-duhul/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Eleonora Magiar</dc:creator>
<guid>http://eleonoramagiar.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/fericiti-cei-saraci-cu-duhul/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Citind zilele astea un articol pe blogul lui Badpitzi, am dat peste o idee interesanta, care la o pr]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Citind zilele astea un articol pe blogul lui <a href="http://badpitzi.eu/2009/11/draga-jurnalule-random-shit.html" target="_blank">Badpitzi</a>, am dat peste o idee interesanta, care la o prima vedere mi s-a parut putin deplasata si discriminatoare (drepturile omului&#38;co.) dar la o a doua &#8220;vedere&#8221;, mi-am dat seama ca ideea respectiva este cat se poate de pertinenta si anume : ce-ar fi ca retardatii sa nu aibe voie sa se inmulteasca ?? evident, ne-ar face un mare serviciu si noua, dar mai ales generatiilor viitoare, eliminand din genotip acele trasaturi de idiotenie, retardare si handicap mintal care fac atat de mult rau unei societati care se doreste a fi una sanatoasa si functionala&#8230;..</p>
<p>Trecand peste polemicile religioase, morale si etice ale acestui subiect, atat de delicat cum ar zice unii, revin la realitatea cruda care m-a si indemnat sa scriu acest post : vecinii mei, care locuiesc 2 adulti + 2 copii + 1 caine in garsoniera de deasupra noastra.  Nimic rau pana aici, sa zicem ca dificultatile financiare nu le permit tuturor familiilor sa-si mute familia intr-un apartament decent cu cel putin 2 camere (desi, eu sincer, tot nu as  aduce pe lume un copil daca as sti ca trebuie sa-l cresc intr-o garsoniera, dar asta e alta poveste&#8230;.)</p>
<p>Mai departe : tatal copiilor (Gibonul, asa cum il &#8220;alint&#8221; eu, pentru ca urla, canta, rade  si behaie ca maimutele africane) nu lucreaza niciunde si traiesc cu totii din salariul neveste-sii, alocatiile copiilor si probabil ajutoarele de stat care se acorda la persoanele cu disabiliati mintale.  Asadar : ma uit la vecinii mei, pe zi ce trece parca tot mai nebuni, mai handicapati mintal si mai insuportabili devin, si ei si dracii lor de plozi. Dar ei sunt fericiti. Ce mai contam noi restul vecinilor normali ?! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> )</p>
<p>Camil Petrescu avea o vorba : “Cata luciditate, atata existenta si atata drama”. Retardatii nu-si pun niciodata astfel de probleme “existentiale”, sunt slabe sanse ca ei sa perceapa vreodata kkt urile existentei cotidiene care care ne apasa pe toti (inclusiv pe ei), asa ca…ei traiesc fericiti pana la adanci batraneti din pensia si ajutoarele sociale acordate de stat (din impozitele platite de noi !!!) pentru handicapatii mintal. Si mai si lasa in urma lor o noua generatie de retardati, ca sa aibe continuitate, nu? Si cum ziceam, sunt fericiti : rad des, canta, se zbenguie, as if they were the kings of the world !! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> )</p>
<p>Si atunci stau si cuget : care dintre noi iese mai castigat la faza asta ? noi astia care calculam pana in cele mai mici detalii prezentul si viitorul, gandindu-ne de sute de ori inainte de a face sau cumpara un lucru, luptandu-ne cu sistemul ticalosit pentru o viata mai buna aici, in tara noastra, sperand sa nu trebuiasca sa plecam pe alte meleaguri pentru implinirea unui vis atat desimplu si banal (a trai decent in Romania) sau&#8230;.ei, retardatii, cei care iau viata asa cum e, nu-si pun problema zilei de maine, a sigurantei financiare, a bunului simt, si isi traiesc viata full time, fara iluzii si sperante de mai bine, pentru ca ei traiesc intr-o eterna veselie ??</p>
<p>Ma uit in jurul meu si imi dau seama ca situatia este cat se poate de grava. In mediul urban, cine se mai grabeste la reprodus ? Rromii, indoctrinatii religiosi si retardatii, of course. Nu conteaza ca au ce sa le ofere, nu conteaza ca de cele mai multe ori nu au acces la educatie (oricum, educatia e degeaba pentru cei mai multi dintre ei), conteaza doar sa-si lase o urma a trecerii lor prin aceasta lume. O urma a stupizeniei lor nevindecabile.</p>
<p>Iar daca viitorul va fi al idiotilor (Idiocracy ??), desi mi-e cumplit de mila pentru copiii vostri, ai oamenilor normali, ma gandesc ca in felul acesta, rasa umana isi va implini in sfarsit un deziderat ancestral : fericirea. Cu cat esti mai idiot, cu atat esti mai ignorant si deci, mai fericit.<br />
Asadar, fericiti cei saraci cu duhul.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Insurer Checks Clients on FaceBook: No Money for YOU!!!]]></title>
<link>http://markology.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/insurer-checks-clients-on-facebook-no-money-for-you/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mark Baars</dc:creator>
<guid>http://markology.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/insurer-checks-clients-on-facebook-no-money-for-you/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Once again, be careful what you post on the Net&#8230; A Canadian woman has learned that Facebook ca]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Once again, be careful what you post on the Net&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://markology.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/beach.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-610" title="beach" src="http://markology.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/beach.jpg" alt="" width="291" height="400" /></a></p>
<p><em><strong>A Canadian woman has learned that Facebook can be a double-edged sword after an insurance company cut her health benefits, claiming she was healthy after seeing pictures of her smiling in a bikini at the beach.</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Nathalie Blanchard, 29, took long-term sick leave from her job at IBM in Bromont, Quebec, more than a year ago for severe depression.</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>She was receiving monthly benefits from her insurance company, Manulife.</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>But when Ms Blanchard called Manulife to inquire why the payments had dried up, the company said that she was &#8220;available to work, because of Facebook&#8221;.</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>She told Canadian television that Manulife cited several pictures she had posted on her Facebook page, including some showing her celebrating her birthday, sunbathing and enjoying a male strip-tease show at a Chippendales bar.</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Based on these postings, the firm claimed Ms Blanchard was no longer depressed.</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Manulife declined to comment on the incident but said in a statement that &#8220;we would not deny or terminate a valid claim solely based on information published on websites such as Facebook&#8221;.</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>But the company admitted that it uses such information to learn more about its clients.</strong></em></p>
<p><a title="ABC News" href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/22/2749889.htm?section=justin" target="_blank">Link to the article</a></p>
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<link>http://ciderpress.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/shovel-ready/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>William Lawson</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ciderpress.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/shovel-ready/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Moving Words: Follow Up]]></title>
<link>http://viciousblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/moving-words-follow-up/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>viciousblog</dc:creator>
<guid>http://viciousblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/moving-words-follow-up/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In honor of my Open Letter to Syfy, and the resulting reference to Idiocracy, I give you this: video]]></description>
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<p>In honor of my <a title="ketchup" href="http://viciousblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/idiocracy-opening-sequence-video/" target="_blank">Open Letter to Syfy</a>, and the resulting reference to Idiocracy, I give you this:</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/o_aNqrmPHvA&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/o_aNqrmPHvA&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>video by Jane</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Socialism i gröna kläder]]></title>
<link>http://escapingperdition.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/socialism-i-grona-klader/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Escaping Perdition</dc:creator>
<guid>http://escapingperdition.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/socialism-i-grona-klader/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jag tror de flesta med en IQ över 15 vet vad miljörörelsen egentligen handlar om: ekonomisk omfördel]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Jag tror de flesta med en IQ över 15 vet vad miljörörelsen egentligen handlar om: ekonomisk omfördelning enligt klassisk socialistisk modell. Den enda skillnaden mellan gammal och ny socialism är att gammal socialism gick så fullständigt åt helvete att man inte längre kunde luta sig mot den, så det krävs något nytt att lura folk med. Förr i tiden, på -60 och -70 talen, så fanns det gott om &#8220;duktiga idioter&#8221; som exempelvis Guillou som hyllade antingen Maos Kina eller det Marxist-Leninistiska Sovjet. När det enda blev kapitalistiskt och det andra kollapsade i misär, fanns det liksom inte mycket kvar att peka på när man hävdade att socialism skulle bygga en utopi.</p>
<p>Lösningen? Grön politik!</p>
<p>Missförstå mig inte, jag tycker det är lika viktigt som alla andra med ren miljö och reglering kring farligt avfall. Vi har trots allt mördat Östersjön genom vår jordbrukspolitik med enorma mängder konstgödsel.  Men faktum är att majoriteten av den gröna politik som numera förordas är ren och skär socialism. &#8220;Cap and trade&#8221; där regeringen hittar på egna små fantasigränser för utsläpp är mer eller mindre direkt en slags global medborgarlön. De som inte producerar kan sälja att de inte producerar till de som producerar. Det är ju helt vansinnigt!</p>
<p>Vi lurar de som faktiskt bidrar till vårt välstånd att de är bad guys, medan de som inte gör ett piss får en gloria för att de&#8230;.. just det, inte gör ett piss. Socialism i ett nötskal, och fullständigt galet.</p>
<p>Den senaste galenskapen är att ett gäng giriga, <a href="http://www.dn.se/nyheter/klimatmotet/miljardkrav-pa-industrilander-1.998853">socialistiska u-länder</a> i Sydamerika vill snylta till sig pengar de inte gjort sig förtjänta av med samma motivation: Ni har skapat saker medan vi misslyckas med allt. BETALA! Och innan det var en massa <a href="http://www.dn.se/nyheter/klimatmotet/afrikansk-protest-i-fns-klimatsamtal-1.988069">afrikanska länder</a> med samma sjukt inverterade krav.</p>
<p>Det är dags att börja kalla snyltare för snyltare, och börja hylla de produktiva. För om vänstern lyckas driva igenom tanken att det är syndigt att producera, och ädelt att inte producera, då är hela civilisationen i fara.</p>
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<link>http://mobra.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/happyfish-kaput/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mobra</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Reproduc integral de pe blogul lui Arhi demisia lui de la Happyfish.ro Se duce draq si acest produca]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BIS Discriminates Against the Disabled]]></title>
<link>http://ktetch.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/bis-discriminates-against-the-disabled/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ktetch</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Today, we had the release of the Digital Economy Bill, which is basically a way of taking the Digita]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Today, we had the release of the Digital Economy Bill, which is basically a way of taking the Digital world, and forcing it to try and confirm to the &#8216;Old Economy&#8217;.</p>
<p>There is one sure sign though, that this is because they don&#8217;t understand technology. Are you ready? It&#8217;s the pdfs of the consultation responses.</p>
<p>I <a href="http://ktetch.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/uk-p2p-consultation-response/" target="_blank">published</a> mine back here a few weeks ago, right after I sent it to them in fact. You can download it <a href="http://ktetch.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/uk-p2p-consultation-response-290909.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. It is 272kb in size. The version included in <a href="http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file53678.ZIP" target="_blank">this</a> zip file (labelled Norton P2P Research – yes, they put me in with the companies, rather than in the individual responses) is 3.88MB</p>
<p>What&#8217;s the difference?</p>
<p>Well,</p>
<ol>
<li>Mine has colour. The image on page 9, and the graph on page 11 lose some of their impact without colour.</li>
<li>My version has working source links.</li>
<li>Even if they were de-hyperlinked, you could still copy the text and input them. You can&#8217;t select any text on the BIS version</li>
<li>The footers, with the page numbering (important if you end up printing it out) and filename are missing on the BIS version.</li>
<li>You can&#8217;t search for text on the BIS version</li>
<li>The text can be hard to read (pg12), pages are skewed (pg7), lines sometimes shrunk (pg6),</li>
<li>Finally, they added an extra, blank, page at the end</li>
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<p>For all these changes, for the WORSE, they&#8217;ve increased the filesize 14x.</p>
<p>More importantly, these changes are discriminatory to the disabled. My version can be easily read, and can be read aloud by screen-readers. The BIS version can&#8217;t. They have actively taken a disabled-accessible document and made it <strong>IN</strong>accessible. Why is that? I&#8217;ve fired an email off to the man behind the consultation, Mike Klym at the BIS, lets see what he has to say.</p>
<p>If they can&#8217;t even effectively handle a simple thing like a pdf, is it any wonder that that we have such an arse-backwards bill as the <a href="http://ktetch.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/digitaleconomybill.pdf" target="_blank">Digital Economy Bill</a>?</p>
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<link>http://disectingthefetalpig.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/technology-is-stupid/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dissectingthefetalpig</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Walking is for cavemen, silly boy.  Now gangway! Ever see the movie Idiocracy?  It really isn&#8217;]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://s576.photobucket.com/albums/ss204/thefetalpig/?action=view&#38;current=slackbastard.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss204/thefetalpig/slackbastard.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a>Walking is for cavemen, silly boy.  Now gangway!</p>
<p>Ever see the movie Idiocracy?  It really isn&#8217;t as funny as it is made out to be.  But it is however slightly alarming in the sense that the future it predicts is not that far off the mark.  Here&#8217;s the plot synopsis from <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/plotsummary" target="_blank">IMDB</a>:</p>
<p>&#8220;<em>Joe Bauers, an Army librarian, is judged to be absolutely average in every regard, has no relatives, has no future, so he&#8217;s chosen to be one of the two test subjects in a top-secret hibernation program. He and hooker Rita were to awaken in one year, but things go wrong and they wake up instead in 2505. By this time, stupid people have outbred intelligent people; the world is (barely) run by morons&#8211;and Joe and Rita are the smartest people in America</em>&#8220;</p>
<p>The future in this movie is also a land of people who love fart jokes, fast food and grunt as a form of communication, by the way.  Which brings me to the point.</p>
<p><strong>Technology is making people stupid. </strong></p>
<p>Technology is like a nanny that never blinks.  We can do everything from our computers these days.  Order food, watch entertaining programs, play games, talk to other people and even find our true match according to these <a href="http://www.eharmony.com/" target="_blank">dickbags</a>.  Fuck you can even get a one night stand via internet porn and if you fuck around on the wrong site you can a computer STD too.  But the internet is always there to comfort your every need.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ve dumbed down our speech to make way for internet lingo.  When I hear people say &#8220;OMG&#8221; or &#8220;WTF&#8221; outside of the internet I want to fucking punch them in the neck, take their wallet and phone to find out where their family lives and hit them for breeding a stupid child.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">While never a fan of popular culture, I have to say that this song sums up what technology has done to make people fucking stupid.<br />
<span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/dyBI4Y7Dz6c&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/dyBI4Y7Dz6c&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span>I mean really, this is a hit song?  I posted the version with the lyrics to make it that much more shocking.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">The fact of the matter is society is on a steady decline and technology is there pushing it over the edge.  No one reads a book anymore, they get audio books.  No one goes to the record store, they download it.  Why people bother buying clothes on line is beyond me because half the time they stay home.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">While the internet was set up as some sort of information highway, like any other highway it is full of litter and debris.  It&#8217;s really hard to try and find what is and isn&#8217;t disinformation.  Or rather there are sites you can go to, but they are bland and unentertaining and skipped by the majority of the people out there.  In other words, they are criminally overlooked.  People would rather get  a tweet or something that sums up an event in 16 words or less.  How the fuck do you even sum up something in 16 words.  Here is what the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Trials" target="_blank">Nuremberg Trials </a>would look like on a tweet or RSS feed:</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">&#8220;Nuremburg Trails: Nazis declared bad.  Sentanced to life in Spandau.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Sure, it sums it up, but there is a whole lot lost in translation.  Sadly, not many people click to read the rest of the article.  They just get the synopsis and go about their way. It&#8217;s breeding a trend of laziness.  It&#8217;s bad enough that people wear pajama bottoms out nowadays.  You have to be a real slacker to no put your pants on.  I mean it&#8217;s one thing to check your mail in your PJ&#8217;s, it&#8217;s another to go to the mall in them.  I feel the same way about wearing track pants too.  Unless you are a Euro Football Hooligan or on your way to a strip club and doing the vinyl track pants &#38; lap dance trick, you should take the time and put some clothes on.  Simple as that.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://s576.photobucket.com/albums/ss204/thefetalpig/?action=view&#38;current=slackbitch.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss204/thefetalpig/slackbitch.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Look at this slacker.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Our dependence on technology is way out of hand.  Our phones have to have a multitude of functions other than ring and dial out.  Again, this is all built out of convenience.  People are addicted to convenience.  The irony in this is that we huddle inside where our world is safe and then go on social networks.  What is so bad about going out and meeting people?  Have we become so socially awkward that we have to have some sort of vicarious life on the web?</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">I highly endorse putting your computers down and going out and grabbing a beer, meet strangers, getting mugged anything other than depending on the internet for more than week.  Not many people can do that these days.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[New Nerdodamus Prediction]]></title>
<link>http://nerdodamus.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/new-nerdodamus-prediction/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nerdodamus</dc:creator>
<guid>http://nerdodamus.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/new-nerdodamus-prediction/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[By popular demand, Nerdodamus has returned to yield a new prediction. The people of Minnesota, in ke]]></description>
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<p>The people of Minnesota, in keeping with tradition, will elect another celebrity native to public office in the coming years.</p>
<p>First, it was Jessie Ventura, followed by Al Franken. The next celebrity to be elected to a high public office position will be:</p>
<p>PRINCE!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[a lil' bird sang to me...]]></title>
<link>http://slantedeyedbastard.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/a-lil-bird-sang-to-me/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>yuvraj gurung</dc:creator>
<guid>http://slantedeyedbastard.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/a-lil-bird-sang-to-me/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Our life is one big parody of what we were capable of becoming but have instead chosen to piss away ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Our life is one big parody of what we were capable of becoming but have instead chosen to piss away all the promise that lay in front of us all because of the choices we were forced to make.<br />
We also take things way too seriously than it actually deserves and forget to laugh at ourselves. Everything is scrutinized to the tiniest details and the real meaning could be lost in the midst of the conversations that takes place.<br />
Let&#8217;s bring back the sound of laughter and the word parody back into our lives &#8211;  because imitation serves as  the best form of flattery but to really get back at people  who are good at what they do is a parody. </p>
<p>Just like this the little bird has done.</p>
<p><a href="http://slantedeyedbastard.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/birdie.png"><img src="http://slantedeyedbastard.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/birdie.png?w=300" alt="" title="scorpions - still loving you" width="300" height="153" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36" /></a></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the lil birdie&#8217;s rendition of Scorpions&#8217; <a href="http://crass.on.ru/flash/bbird.html">&#8220;Still Loving u&#8221;</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Idiocracy]]></title>
<link>http://youshouldknowthis.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/idiocracy/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Rebar</dc:creator>
<guid>http://youshouldknowthis.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/idiocracy/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[President Obama&#8217;s Three Point Plan for _______(fill in the blank) 1. He’s got these people. 2.]]></description>
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<p><strong>1. He’s got these people.</strong></p>
<p><strong>2. The people are experts.</strong></p>
<p><strong> 3. They’re going to fix everything.</strong></p>
<p><strong>President Obama gives you his word.</strong></p>
<p>The plan applies to every issue. Most recently it is an outline of his newest economic initiative &#8211; his &#8220;jobs summit&#8221;.</p>
<p>Is anyone shocked that after 10 months or so, the President admits that he and his Adminstration have no idea how to create jobs so they&#8217;re going to bring some &#8220;experts&#8221;?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Hulk Hogan Down and Bleeding after Bitch Slap]]></title>
<link>http://markology.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/hulk-hogan-down-and-bleeding-from-bitch-slap/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mark Baars</dc:creator>
<guid>http://markology.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/hulk-hogan-down-and-bleeding-from-bitch-slap/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Fox News&#8230; Need I say more? Next time I expect a murse involved! From Urban Dictionary: murse a]]></description>
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<p>Fox News&#8230; Need I say more?</p>
<p>Next time I expect a <a title="Murse" href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=murse" target="_blank">murse </a>involved!</p>
<p>From Urban Dictionary:</p>
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<div><em>a man-purse. very fashion-forward right now, seen on many hipster guys. the line between a <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=messenger%20bag">messenger bag</a> and murse is very fluid &#8211; typically a murse is a bit smaller than a traditional messenger, and may have a slightly more stylized look to it. a murse can also be used to carry a laptop computer &#8211; one of the reasons it is so popular right now.</em></div>
<div><em>&#8220;wow, Mark&#8217;s new laptop fits perfectly into that small bag he carries&#8221;<br />
&#8220;yeah, that&#8217;s a great murse. it matches his american apparel shirt.&#8221;</em></div>
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<title><![CDATA[Impulsive Writing (19)]]></title>
<link>http://ciderpress.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/identity-therapy-by-byline/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>William Lawson</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ciderpress.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/identity-therapy-by-byline/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[more about &quot;Identity Therapy by ByLine&quot;, posted with vodpod]]></description>
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<div style="font-size:10px;">     more about &#34;<a href="http://vodpod.com/watch/2533844-my-love-cuts-like-a-knife-by-iphoenix?pod=">Identity Therapy by ByLine</a>&#34;, posted with <a href="http://vodpod.com?r=wp">vodpod</a>  </div>
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