The BBC News reports several new findings regarding Schizophrenia, the highlights being:
-Genetically similar to Bi-Polar Disorder (Around 30,000 or so)
-It can arise from either common or rare genetic variants.
-Genes account for a minimum, but possibly higher, chance of disease risk.
-Genes were found in the same area of the brain as the Immune system, but also in determining which genes are turned on and off.
-(Non-related to article) National Institute of Health recently Reported that Synthetic THC Medication Dronabinol can improve the symptoms of Schizophrenia. (I also live in a state that has legalized Medical Marijuana for the same purpose. Far different than that shit you buy in a bag off the street corner, that can make the symptoms worse.)
-Up to 90% of all cases are thought to be Inherited (Thanks Dad! Aren't you glad all those drugs you used to snort were put to good use? You really made a nice impact on the world, your dead relatives would be proud!)
"Most of the genetic contribution to this illness is still unknown and it is crucial to realise that genes are only part of the picture - environmental and social factors, such as drug use or trauma, can exacerbate or even trigger schizophrenia."
Shameless site plug: Stop by my dad's website - He knows I love him! Where would I be without his families of him and those "Quality" single mothers and all those years of abuse, I might have actually grown up to be just like him..Darnit! Anyway, if you want to see what a true Sociopath does with his time when he's not "busy" beating his wife and smoking cheap mexican weed. Be sure to ask him for the Hentai Sampler Special, he accepts all major forms of payment: www.LIVONET.net
His areas of current interest include: Homoerotic fantasies with Chinese men, Finding a really good deal on Viagra that he just can't pass up, Something about a dancing robot made entirely out of cardboard that you would just love to delete, and a failed E-Commerce business with an always empty shopping cart. Not much to it, but then again he's in his mid-40s, married someone my age and just refuses to move out of my state. He currently holds the state record for the oldest and most non-functional vacuum cleaner bought at a wal-mart in Texas in 1998.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Happy (Lack Of Being A..) Fathers Day!
Dad's ashes up for sale on eBay
A Warwickshire man is auctioning his dad's ashes on eBay - in revenge for abandoning him as a child. The eBay ad reads: "Here are the ashes of my father, Kenneth Ireland, an adulterer who left a wife, two children and just £17 in her pocket. He never paid a penny towards his kids' upbringing."
What makes it worse is that his dad left his estate and all of his money to the woman he left his wife and kids for. Obviously, having a deadbeat-dad isn't just a problem here. Anyway, If I had the money I'd buy them and snort up a line or two ;)
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Link To Auction
A Warwickshire man is auctioning his dad's ashes on eBay - in revenge for abandoning him as a child. The eBay ad reads: "Here are the ashes of my father, Kenneth Ireland, an adulterer who left a wife, two children and just £17 in her pocket. He never paid a penny towards his kids' upbringing."
What makes it worse is that his dad left his estate and all of his money to the woman he left his wife and kids for. Obviously, having a deadbeat-dad isn't just a problem here. Anyway, If I had the money I'd buy them and snort up a line or two ;)
Digg It!
Link To Auction
Monday, June 15, 2009
Proof That "Anyone Who Wants To Work Can Find It" Is Nonsense.
This'll make your head spin and be VERY glad to have a job.
Finally, an end-all argument that soon-to-be-unemployed has-been stick-in-the-mud dickheads like my father with their meritless arguments that "Anyone who looks for work can find it" bears no water anymore.
Over the course of only six weeks, Esquire's guy applied for 290 jobs (This would have taken the average person at 1 per day, 5 days a week..you can do the math, but its obvious he wants to work.)
And he only received 8 replies. According to the List, he went everywhere from Mcdonalds to a Methadone Clinic, from KFC to AT&T. I did forget to mention, he does have a degree in English and knows how to write a resume, so it's not like he's a complete retard or fresh off the boat.
Just read This Article and be happy to have a job at all ;)
Thanks for setting the argument straight that deadbeats like my dad are soon to get whats coming to em :)
Digg This Article
Finally, an end-all argument that soon-to-be-unemployed has-been stick-in-the-mud dickheads like my father with their meritless arguments that "Anyone who looks for work can find it" bears no water anymore.
Over the course of only six weeks, Esquire's guy applied for 290 jobs (This would have taken the average person at 1 per day, 5 days a week..you can do the math, but its obvious he wants to work.)
And he only received 8 replies. According to the List, he went everywhere from Mcdonalds to a Methadone Clinic, from KFC to AT&T. I did forget to mention, he does have a degree in English and knows how to write a resume, so it's not like he's a complete retard or fresh off the boat.
Just read This Article and be happy to have a job at all ;)
Thanks for setting the argument straight that deadbeats like my dad are soon to get whats coming to em :)
Digg This Article
Friday, June 5, 2009
Philosophy.com - Just More Mindless Consumption
You know, there was a time when I actually had some sort of hope for the future. I wanted to believe that our society was heading in the right place.
Needless to say, it hasn't, and websites like Philosophy.com just confirm this idea. It's really hard to think that some of our best thinkers from the past would support the idea of using their good name and ideology that's supposed better ourselves, to instead hawk cheap merchandise, from Wrinkle Cream that was made in a vat and doesn't work, to "Philosophy makeup, designed to simplify life".
These people are vermin and they're parasites, plain and simple. I found out about this from Slickdeals, of which I was a member for a brief period of time. I actually posted that its people like them that sicken me to no end, and got banned for it. Some nitwit even felt the need to throw out some stupid Nietzche quote that she probably googled, hard to believe that anyone who buys imported makeup has ever read a book in their life.
If you read that forum link I posted, you'll notice that 90% of the people commenting on it are women (I assume the other 10% have rich wives that love getting free shit and not working..)
Those idiots with one-hit wonder avatars of Paul Blart and Anime cartoons thrive on buying face wash and cleaner, but mostly just spend their entire existence debating over which coupon code works, so they can just order useless shit that doesn't mean a goddamn thing to anyone but them and their pointless lives. Seriously, I thought my life was fucked up, but it's actually doing pretty good when compared to slaves like them.
Seriously people, do you really think Aristotle was killed defending his beliefs just so years later some worm bought their good name and turned it into a shopping mall? Would Nietzsche have spent his entire life in controversy so you would have the privilege to spend your credit card to try and look 20 years younger?
Before George Carlin died, he had a lot to say about trash like these people who both run and support sites like that. Personally, I think we're all doomed. Evolution is VERY slow, and there will always be those trying to set mankind back.
Needless to say, it hasn't, and websites like Philosophy.com just confirm this idea. It's really hard to think that some of our best thinkers from the past would support the idea of using their good name and ideology that's supposed better ourselves, to instead hawk cheap merchandise, from Wrinkle Cream that was made in a vat and doesn't work, to "Philosophy makeup, designed to simplify life".
These people are vermin and they're parasites, plain and simple. I found out about this from Slickdeals, of which I was a member for a brief period of time. I actually posted that its people like them that sicken me to no end, and got banned for it. Some nitwit even felt the need to throw out some stupid Nietzche quote that she probably googled, hard to believe that anyone who buys imported makeup has ever read a book in their life.
If you read that forum link I posted, you'll notice that 90% of the people commenting on it are women (I assume the other 10% have rich wives that love getting free shit and not working..)
Those idiots with one-hit wonder avatars of Paul Blart and Anime cartoons thrive on buying face wash and cleaner, but mostly just spend their entire existence debating over which coupon code works, so they can just order useless shit that doesn't mean a goddamn thing to anyone but them and their pointless lives. Seriously, I thought my life was fucked up, but it's actually doing pretty good when compared to slaves like them.
Seriously people, do you really think Aristotle was killed defending his beliefs just so years later some worm bought their good name and turned it into a shopping mall? Would Nietzsche have spent his entire life in controversy so you would have the privilege to spend your credit card to try and look 20 years younger?
Before George Carlin died, he had a lot to say about trash like these people who both run and support sites like that. Personally, I think we're all doomed. Evolution is VERY slow, and there will always be those trying to set mankind back.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
How To Replace Your Cellphone: The Easy, Cheap and Efficient Way!
If you're like me, you're sick of cellphones. If you have no job, a tight budget, then you really should pay attention to this one.
You hate being bugged while driving, you hate the monthly $60.00+ a month for the privilege of getting a barely-audible call from a telemarketer that gets dropped because your service sucks. You also have it set it in your mind that owning a cellphone is a "bare necessity", and don't seem to remember that there was a time not too long ago that cellphones were far from necessary. Shit, back in the 80s when they first came out, they ran about a dollar+ a minute and only the smug owned them as a way to show off. How quickly we forget.
I'm here to help you. Here's what you will need:
1. A Netbook laptop (These are about 2.5 pounds in weight, think of them as a slimmed-down laptop for half the cost. This will run you about 250 bucks, a great investment considering you wont have to hammer out 70 bucks a month anymore). Make sure it comes with wireless, a decent size harddrive and a monitor about 10 inches big. I can send you some links if you need.
2. A Cheap Landline (10 bucks a month)
3. Voicemail on your landline.
4. A Pre-paid cellphone - Put 10 dollars on it and then throw it in your glovebox/purse/desk. Forget about it until one of your loved ones is either engulfed in flames and needs the fire department to throw water on them or has fallen and can't get up. Do not even think of using it unless its a dire emergency. You'll notice that you might have to use it once every six months, this is because the majority of cellphone calls are made socially and are not of any importance.
People: Life existed before cellphones, and we were a lot happier and felt less tied-down before it. We just can't accept the fact that having a cellphone is the lazy (And expensive) way to getting things done. How many car accidents occur every year due to cellphone distractions? Too many, in fact it got so bad here in California that we banned it for anyone under 18 and adults have to wear a really gaudy-looking device shoved in their ear. This doesn't change the fact that you can still have an accident because our minds can only be preoccupied by one major thing at a time, but it will make you look like a jerk and people will think you have schizophrenia if they can't see the device, and will assume you're making another deal with the devil in your mind.
This will take you some time to adjust, depending on how needy you've become to paying more to talk to someone then having digital phone Plus internet Plus tv in your home.
Use your netbook's wireless internet advantage and text your friends using instant messaging. Most of your buddies have instant messaging on their phone, its all the same to them. Keep in mind that a netbook is less than 3 pounds and has the advantage of being a full-fledged computer. While you're at it, set up your house to have wireless internet too, a router will cost you roughly 20 dollars and will more then serve its purpose. When you're away from home, use a wireless network in the area - Coffee shops and other places have them for free.
Set up your Voicemail on your landline phone - Remember: You can check your voicemail from any phone while away, you just have to remember your phone number and pin. You can either check it from work for nothing, hit a payphone for 50 cents, or use your friend's phone. This is not a major inconvenience, you will adjust to it, promise. If I can do it, you can do it.
Post any questions you might have, remember that it is entirely possible to wean yourself off of high phone bills and the false convenience factor that cellphone providers use to their advantage. Over time, I personally guarantee your life will be less stressful. You won't be bugged all hours of the day, you won't feel obligated to text your friends about nothing, and your vapid ringtone won't drive everyone around you crazy.
See ya next time!
You hate being bugged while driving, you hate the monthly $60.00+ a month for the privilege of getting a barely-audible call from a telemarketer that gets dropped because your service sucks. You also have it set it in your mind that owning a cellphone is a "bare necessity", and don't seem to remember that there was a time not too long ago that cellphones were far from necessary. Shit, back in the 80s when they first came out, they ran about a dollar+ a minute and only the smug owned them as a way to show off. How quickly we forget.
I'm here to help you. Here's what you will need:
1. A Netbook laptop (These are about 2.5 pounds in weight, think of them as a slimmed-down laptop for half the cost. This will run you about 250 bucks, a great investment considering you wont have to hammer out 70 bucks a month anymore). Make sure it comes with wireless, a decent size harddrive and a monitor about 10 inches big. I can send you some links if you need.
2. A Cheap Landline (10 bucks a month)
3. Voicemail on your landline.
4. A Pre-paid cellphone - Put 10 dollars on it and then throw it in your glovebox/purse/desk. Forget about it until one of your loved ones is either engulfed in flames and needs the fire department to throw water on them or has fallen and can't get up. Do not even think of using it unless its a dire emergency. You'll notice that you might have to use it once every six months, this is because the majority of cellphone calls are made socially and are not of any importance.
People: Life existed before cellphones, and we were a lot happier and felt less tied-down before it. We just can't accept the fact that having a cellphone is the lazy (And expensive) way to getting things done. How many car accidents occur every year due to cellphone distractions? Too many, in fact it got so bad here in California that we banned it for anyone under 18 and adults have to wear a really gaudy-looking device shoved in their ear. This doesn't change the fact that you can still have an accident because our minds can only be preoccupied by one major thing at a time, but it will make you look like a jerk and people will think you have schizophrenia if they can't see the device, and will assume you're making another deal with the devil in your mind.
This will take you some time to adjust, depending on how needy you've become to paying more to talk to someone then having digital phone Plus internet Plus tv in your home.
Use your netbook's wireless internet advantage and text your friends using instant messaging. Most of your buddies have instant messaging on their phone, its all the same to them. Keep in mind that a netbook is less than 3 pounds and has the advantage of being a full-fledged computer. While you're at it, set up your house to have wireless internet too, a router will cost you roughly 20 dollars and will more then serve its purpose. When you're away from home, use a wireless network in the area - Coffee shops and other places have them for free.
Set up your Voicemail on your landline phone - Remember: You can check your voicemail from any phone while away, you just have to remember your phone number and pin. You can either check it from work for nothing, hit a payphone for 50 cents, or use your friend's phone. This is not a major inconvenience, you will adjust to it, promise. If I can do it, you can do it.
Post any questions you might have, remember that it is entirely possible to wean yourself off of high phone bills and the false convenience factor that cellphone providers use to their advantage. Over time, I personally guarantee your life will be less stressful. You won't be bugged all hours of the day, you won't feel obligated to text your friends about nothing, and your vapid ringtone won't drive everyone around you crazy.
See ya next time!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Oddly Enough!
This was on a survey for a health care agency that we noticed. So whether you're a hermaphrodite, from a distant planet, or a John Travolta fan, rest assured that there is a survey out there that caters to your interests :)
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
If You Pay People To Be Poor, You'll Never Run Out Of Poor People.
This turned up today, I thought this was informative:
"Poverty is not simply an absence of money. Rather, it is bound up with a whole set of other circumstances: lack of qualifications, demoralisation, family break-up, substance abuse, fatherlessness. It follows that you do not end poverty by giving money to the poor: a theory that British welfarism has amply demonstrated over 60 years. Only when you tackle poverty holistically will you facilitate meaningful improvement."
It's just a fact of life that people who are born to rich and/or well-adjusted, fit parents will typically themselves become rich and/or well-adjusted, a common example of the Nurture factor. At my doctors office I volunteer at, I asked a lot of the clients how many of them were abused/molested/mistreated, and wouldn't you know it, 9/10 admitted that there had been problems from a very young age. Coincidence? I dont think so.
"Poverty is not simply an absence of money. Rather, it is bound up with a whole set of other circumstances: lack of qualifications, demoralisation, family break-up, substance abuse, fatherlessness. It follows that you do not end poverty by giving money to the poor: a theory that British welfarism has amply demonstrated over 60 years. Only when you tackle poverty holistically will you facilitate meaningful improvement."
It's just a fact of life that people who are born to rich and/or well-adjusted, fit parents will typically themselves become rich and/or well-adjusted, a common example of the Nurture factor. At my doctors office I volunteer at, I asked a lot of the clients how many of them were abused/molested/mistreated, and wouldn't you know it, 9/10 admitted that there had been problems from a very young age. Coincidence? I dont think so.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Things The Internet Have Just Ruined Forever
You know, I really want to feel sorry for some people who worked all their lives and spent a huge investment in school so they could make the world better for everyone. But such is life, and life is about competing. There are those who just want to come along and shit all over everything. This is an overdue list of those people. I'm leaving My personal opinion out of this, for the most part.
Journalism
Long gone are the days where you have to buy a newspaper or turn on the tv at night to hear about what's wrong with this country. These days, both legitimate and illegitimate news sites pop up by the day to fill the void that only something like cnn and the new york times could fill. In fact, the problem has gotten so bad that the los angeles times filed for bankruptcy in 2008, once a leading source of information. Add insult to injury, sites of bloggers spreading rumors and those conspiracy theorists we only saw standing near the freeway now pollute our internet. It's no wonder the media looks at us like we're somehow evil, we are! We are all undermining
what was once quality journalism and turning it into a cesspool of shit. And magazines? Forget it, what they print is outdated and what we already read last week. Remember those photos of britney showing her vagina?
The news can print it, but they can't show the actual photos, which leads me to believe that even the news isn't safe for kids. Not that I believe in censorship, but you have to draw the line at what kids are able to see and hear.
Entertainment
Remember the days of seeing a movie in the theater, or buying a new cd and just taking off that cellophane wrapper? Yeah, the problem was it costed too much money..And by too much money, I mean any money. When Napster came on the scene then got shut down, it's been a headache for the companies ever since..In their opinions, anyway. More networks showed up that didn't require anything other then the peers to run it, and it's only gotten worse (Or better, if that's your opinion). With sites like the pirate bay and networks like usenet and direct connect, anything you desire is only a click away and requires no trip to the store and no standing in line to see a movie in a noisy theater. The problem with file sharing is it gives the industry something to blame when things don't exactly turn out in their favor, that's it. And we all have to hear about it and use it for entertainment later on. Recently, the new x-men movie was put online a month before it even got released in theaters, and the internet has been in a huge uproar about this, the most recent scandal is that a fox employee reviewed the movie online and got fired for it..For shame, but I don't personally care.
Is nothing sacred anymore? If it's digital, the answer is a huge "NO".
Dating/Socializing
There was once a time that if you wanted to meet someone, you had to do it in person. In a bar, at work, behind the liquor store. I know, strange concept right? If you
agree with me on that, then you're most likely a part of the problem. Back in the day, we had to actually talk to people and get to know them on a personal level. You know, meet someone in school or at work, take them out on dates and show them a good time.
Well you can kiss that all goodbye!! If you want to meet a woman these days, you'll have to compete against several other guys who are trying to do the same thing with the same person you want to get to know. I blame the corrupt business practices of Myspace, Match and Eharmony (Which are both openly advertised on tv) and the all-too-well-known, perverted and morally questionable Craigslist. Honestly guys, if you want to know why you're single, this is probably the answer you've been looking for. Either that or you're just a loser. And just so we're on the same level, I'm also single and I feel this is the worst part of the internet that's hit me the hardest.
Writing Letters
This also falls into the same category as dating and making friends, but deserves its own mention. If you wanted to meet someone (Like a penpal or a girlfriend living god knows where) you'd have to write them a hand-written letter and put a stamp on it, then wait about a week for a reply. But getting those letters once a week were just like Christmas! It was the coolest thing ever, getting something a couple of pages long written by someone who really wants you to read it!
You can flush that idea right down the fucking toilet, thanks again to the internet. If you are lucky enough to win in the never-ending competition against men to find a girlfriend and she does agree to write you back, all you have to do these days is send a goddamn email. No paper and no pen required, just an email address with an @ sign in it. They're just so impersonal! Maybe I'm getting old (And I am!) but I miss this little highlight of the week, and I didn't take it for granted when I had it either.
Employment Seeking
You remember when you looked through a newspaper or actually drove to the company and met them in person to ask them if they have a job for you? Getting all dressed up and meeting them before you even gave them a resume, looking at them and actually smiling for a change? Yeah, me too. In fact, I'm unemployed and on disability, but I remember it still.
Because of the internet, you are now just another person typing on one end of the computer and your resume is most likely dogshit..And rest assured, you have a LOT of competition vying against you. That's right, worthless job sites like Monster.com have just decided to come in and piss all over everything. I remember in the news a few months back, a company posted a 20 hour a week temp job doing something like secretary work, right? It got so bad (Partially due to the economy, I'll give you that one) that the company recieved several Thousand emails within a week. Just for a temp job, not even a full time one. Yeah, its that bad. If we didn't have the internet in an example like that, it would have gone to the person who actually heard about it, showed up and applied and looked presentable. This job probably went to the youngest woman with the best looking body -Or- the one with the most experience on their resume, despite the fact that it's a menial job. Pointless right? Yeah, I thought so too. Moving on. Wait no, I have one other story to give before moving on..
A few months back, Monster sponsored a job fair in my area, right? They advertised it in the normal places that monster does. I was at that job fair. You know how many people showed up? I don't have an exact number or even a close figure (It was that big), but the waiting time was about two hours. The line from start to end was two hours long. EVERYBODY showed up. You know how many businesses there were? About five, maybe ten. One was an amway thing, one was a temp agency...You get the idea. Heh, in fact, while I was waiting in line to get to the room with the businesses, the amway thing was actually in line..And uh, it looked depressing. At any given moment, there was a crowd just fighting to be next. It looked like the great depression, to be honest.
Privacy
Ok, this is the Only one open to debate, and again I blame social networking sites. But only to a certain extent, this one is more about personal responsibility.
These days, we take our privacy for granted, without a doubt. However, it is only because we do so that we have become victims of this problem. It is a HUGE problem on the internet that people are voluntarily posting their personal information online for anyone to see, regardless of how old they are. And people seem just fine with that, thinking it might only make them more popular, or whatever reason was on their mind that day.
People: DO NOT post your private information in a public place, even a private place!! Anyone can, and will, see that. Criminals thrive on this, and perverts will only use it for questionable means. That includes taking photos of you at the bar during wednesday when you called out sick from work that day then posting them on your myspace, hoping for a few laughs among your buddies. People get fired for doing this every single day.
Just because websites enable privacy options does not mean your information and photos are private. One good example is that myspace's privacy mode was flawed for a year and anyone who knew better knew exactly how to get around it. They came under a lot of fire for that one, and didn't get around to fixing it for a very long time. Once again: Protect Your Privacy, hm?
Journalism
Long gone are the days where you have to buy a newspaper or turn on the tv at night to hear about what's wrong with this country. These days, both legitimate and illegitimate news sites pop up by the day to fill the void that only something like cnn and the new york times could fill. In fact, the problem has gotten so bad that the los angeles times filed for bankruptcy in 2008, once a leading source of information. Add insult to injury, sites of bloggers spreading rumors and those conspiracy theorists we only saw standing near the freeway now pollute our internet. It's no wonder the media looks at us like we're somehow evil, we are! We are all undermining
what was once quality journalism and turning it into a cesspool of shit. And magazines? Forget it, what they print is outdated and what we already read last week. Remember those photos of britney showing her vagina?
The news can print it, but they can't show the actual photos, which leads me to believe that even the news isn't safe for kids. Not that I believe in censorship, but you have to draw the line at what kids are able to see and hear.
Entertainment
Remember the days of seeing a movie in the theater, or buying a new cd and just taking off that cellophane wrapper? Yeah, the problem was it costed too much money..And by too much money, I mean any money. When Napster came on the scene then got shut down, it's been a headache for the companies ever since..In their opinions, anyway. More networks showed up that didn't require anything other then the peers to run it, and it's only gotten worse (Or better, if that's your opinion). With sites like the pirate bay and networks like usenet and direct connect, anything you desire is only a click away and requires no trip to the store and no standing in line to see a movie in a noisy theater. The problem with file sharing is it gives the industry something to blame when things don't exactly turn out in their favor, that's it. And we all have to hear about it and use it for entertainment later on. Recently, the new x-men movie was put online a month before it even got released in theaters, and the internet has been in a huge uproar about this, the most recent scandal is that a fox employee reviewed the movie online and got fired for it..For shame, but I don't personally care.
Is nothing sacred anymore? If it's digital, the answer is a huge "NO".
Dating/Socializing
There was once a time that if you wanted to meet someone, you had to do it in person. In a bar, at work, behind the liquor store. I know, strange concept right? If you
agree with me on that, then you're most likely a part of the problem. Back in the day, we had to actually talk to people and get to know them on a personal level. You know, meet someone in school or at work, take them out on dates and show them a good time.
Well you can kiss that all goodbye!! If you want to meet a woman these days, you'll have to compete against several other guys who are trying to do the same thing with the same person you want to get to know. I blame the corrupt business practices of Myspace, Match and Eharmony (Which are both openly advertised on tv) and the all-too-well-known, perverted and morally questionable Craigslist. Honestly guys, if you want to know why you're single, this is probably the answer you've been looking for. Either that or you're just a loser. And just so we're on the same level, I'm also single and I feel this is the worst part of the internet that's hit me the hardest.
Writing Letters
This also falls into the same category as dating and making friends, but deserves its own mention. If you wanted to meet someone (Like a penpal or a girlfriend living god knows where) you'd have to write them a hand-written letter and put a stamp on it, then wait about a week for a reply. But getting those letters once a week were just like Christmas! It was the coolest thing ever, getting something a couple of pages long written by someone who really wants you to read it!
You can flush that idea right down the fucking toilet, thanks again to the internet. If you are lucky enough to win in the never-ending competition against men to find a girlfriend and she does agree to write you back, all you have to do these days is send a goddamn email. No paper and no pen required, just an email address with an @ sign in it. They're just so impersonal! Maybe I'm getting old (And I am!) but I miss this little highlight of the week, and I didn't take it for granted when I had it either.
Employment Seeking
You remember when you looked through a newspaper or actually drove to the company and met them in person to ask them if they have a job for you? Getting all dressed up and meeting them before you even gave them a resume, looking at them and actually smiling for a change? Yeah, me too. In fact, I'm unemployed and on disability, but I remember it still.
Because of the internet, you are now just another person typing on one end of the computer and your resume is most likely dogshit..And rest assured, you have a LOT of competition vying against you. That's right, worthless job sites like Monster.com have just decided to come in and piss all over everything. I remember in the news a few months back, a company posted a 20 hour a week temp job doing something like secretary work, right? It got so bad (Partially due to the economy, I'll give you that one) that the company recieved several Thousand emails within a week. Just for a temp job, not even a full time one. Yeah, its that bad. If we didn't have the internet in an example like that, it would have gone to the person who actually heard about it, showed up and applied and looked presentable. This job probably went to the youngest woman with the best looking body -Or- the one with the most experience on their resume, despite the fact that it's a menial job. Pointless right? Yeah, I thought so too. Moving on. Wait no, I have one other story to give before moving on..
A few months back, Monster sponsored a job fair in my area, right? They advertised it in the normal places that monster does. I was at that job fair. You know how many people showed up? I don't have an exact number or even a close figure (It was that big), but the waiting time was about two hours. The line from start to end was two hours long. EVERYBODY showed up. You know how many businesses there were? About five, maybe ten. One was an amway thing, one was a temp agency...You get the idea. Heh, in fact, while I was waiting in line to get to the room with the businesses, the amway thing was actually in line..And uh, it looked depressing. At any given moment, there was a crowd just fighting to be next. It looked like the great depression, to be honest.
Privacy
Ok, this is the Only one open to debate, and again I blame social networking sites. But only to a certain extent, this one is more about personal responsibility.
These days, we take our privacy for granted, without a doubt. However, it is only because we do so that we have become victims of this problem. It is a HUGE problem on the internet that people are voluntarily posting their personal information online for anyone to see, regardless of how old they are. And people seem just fine with that, thinking it might only make them more popular, or whatever reason was on their mind that day.
People: DO NOT post your private information in a public place, even a private place!! Anyone can, and will, see that. Criminals thrive on this, and perverts will only use it for questionable means. That includes taking photos of you at the bar during wednesday when you called out sick from work that day then posting them on your myspace, hoping for a few laughs among your buddies. People get fired for doing this every single day.
Just because websites enable privacy options does not mean your information and photos are private. One good example is that myspace's privacy mode was flawed for a year and anyone who knew better knew exactly how to get around it. They came under a lot of fire for that one, and didn't get around to fixing it for a very long time. Once again: Protect Your Privacy, hm?
Saturday, March 14, 2009
SMS (Simple Media System) And ULaunchelf Skins for PS2
I've decided that there just isn't a good, reliable site out there for SMS skins..Most likely due to the fact that the homebrew community moved on. Anyways, I'll be posting whatever skins I make (that means no one else made them!)
Most Recent At the bottom!
Set #1 (SMS) Download: HERE
Set #1 (ULE): Download HERE
Most Recent At the bottom!
Set #1 (SMS) Download: HERE
Set #1 (ULE): Download HERE
Monday, March 2, 2009
"Biohazard" Sucks, Hey Fuck You Evan!!
It's amazing what an ego can do to someone's mental stability. These people REALLY piss me off, but this guy especially only because I used to be seriously into his music.
What was once a decent band with a cool sound, now just a group of sell-outs and greedy dirtbags looking for money.
The main problem with Biohazard is their stick-in-the-mud once-was singer, Evan Seinfeld. He's complete filth and nothing but a phony. This douche bag turned into a complete snotnose rockstar after his music stopped selling and he (get this) married some trailer trash porn star who he just hangs onto for the status benefits.
Here's the formula, according to him:
1. Make good music, keep fans happy. Carry this on for a couple of years.
2. Lose appeal, stop selling records. "I'm angry, the world owes me, pay attention to me!"
3. Do a bunch of cheap cameo appearances on tv, one example being the worst prison show ever, "Oz".
4. Meet and marry some dumpy pornstar named "Tera Patrick", get into the industry, and start a company with her called "Teravision", now the whole world can see these two sleazebags doing each other and themselves. The world doesn't want to see his penis, and his wife has a cooze like an outhouse. The world meets "Spyder Jonez", "hardcore pornstar" for life. Yawn.
5. Post an infuriating message that would be both a felony and a double-standard in real life, vowing to "Kick the shit out of people who steal my music. Steal from Microsoft, but don't steal from me." He develops a mental illness that he's somehow a moral person and we should all buy into his trash, despite being self-proclaimed as a "Sexual deviant pervert".
In between all of his escapades, he managed to shave his head bald, get even more atrocious tattoos then ever before, and further alienate his audience by just more of the same shit every day.
You're gonna laugh at this, but here's the story of him completely burning his last bridges with his fans. There's a guy who seriously needs an attitude adjustment.
The latest news is that he and his skanky wife are writing an autobiography together called "Rockstar/PornStar". Original eh? I hope this fucking loser gets Syphilis..
This man and the people he associates with are exactly what's wrong with this world. People like him need counseling, they need medication, and they need to learn some responsibilty. Stop being whores, grow up, act like mature adults, and be serious for a change.
If you have any of his cds, burn them or just throw them away. Evan if you're reading this: You Suck, it won't last forever you phony!!!
What was once a decent band with a cool sound, now just a group of sell-outs and greedy dirtbags looking for money.
The main problem with Biohazard is their stick-in-the-mud once-was singer, Evan Seinfeld. He's complete filth and nothing but a phony. This douche bag turned into a complete snotnose rockstar after his music stopped selling and he (get this) married some trailer trash porn star who he just hangs onto for the status benefits.
Here's the formula, according to him:
1. Make good music, keep fans happy. Carry this on for a couple of years.
2. Lose appeal, stop selling records. "I'm angry, the world owes me, pay attention to me!"
3. Do a bunch of cheap cameo appearances on tv, one example being the worst prison show ever, "Oz".
4. Meet and marry some dumpy pornstar named "Tera Patrick", get into the industry, and start a company with her called "Teravision", now the whole world can see these two sleazebags doing each other and themselves. The world doesn't want to see his penis, and his wife has a cooze like an outhouse. The world meets "Spyder Jonez", "hardcore pornstar" for life. Yawn.
5. Post an infuriating message that would be both a felony and a double-standard in real life, vowing to "Kick the shit out of people who steal my music. Steal from Microsoft, but don't steal from me." He develops a mental illness that he's somehow a moral person and we should all buy into his trash, despite being self-proclaimed as a "Sexual deviant pervert".
In between all of his escapades, he managed to shave his head bald, get even more atrocious tattoos then ever before, and further alienate his audience by just more of the same shit every day.
You're gonna laugh at this, but here's the story of him completely burning his last bridges with his fans. There's a guy who seriously needs an attitude adjustment.
The latest news is that he and his skanky wife are writing an autobiography together called "Rockstar/PornStar". Original eh? I hope this fucking loser gets Syphilis..
This man and the people he associates with are exactly what's wrong with this world. People like him need counseling, they need medication, and they need to learn some responsibilty. Stop being whores, grow up, act like mature adults, and be serious for a change.
If you have any of his cds, burn them or just throw them away. Evan if you're reading this: You Suck, it won't last forever you phony!!!
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