Law and Order

Yes, I'm sure most of you have spent countless hours on the Chuck Norris Random Fact Generator (what...you haven't?)...but, have you ever listened to the Ranger recite the facts in person? The Best Damn Sports Show Period had Chuck Norris as a guest and I bring this little gem to you. My favourites?

• Chuck Norris once visited the Virgin Islands. They are now The Islands.
• Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.
• At birth, Chuck Norris came out feet first so he could roundhouse kick the doctor in the face. Nobody delivers Chuck Norris but Chuck Norris
• Chuck Norris' cowboy boots are made from real cowboys.
  

Wait, I'm not done...oh the things I do for my fans. Here is a clip of my favourite comedian, Conan O'Brien, attempting to show one of his infamous Walker Texas Ranger clips, until something goes wrong...enjoy!

Number Five

Wow....I may sound like an old man, but technomologists sure are something these days, what with their computers, gadgets and iPods and all. Ok, maybe my life was completely altered after having seen this video. A completely automated world is not too far from us and Honda is one of those companies accelerating the process. Check out their 'creation': Asimo. Note: This is not a person dressed up as a robot!

The Simpsons

Sure, Family Guy may have taken the torch from The Simpsons (in my humble opinion), but The Simpsons have a special place in my heart. Anyway, check out this video created by a U.K. ad agency, Devilfish, to help promote the upcoming 17th season. It's a live re-enactment of the opening sequence! Supposedly, big bucks were spent on this. Enjoy!

Illusions

I thought this was amazing when I first saw it. Then I realized that people have a lot of time on their hands to be painting these rooms like this. Then I realized that I have a lot of time, because I don't even know how I stumbled across this website. Anyway, check it out, I'm sure you'll thank me one day.

A-Team antics

It has been a while since I have posted, so I have to come out strong. Many of you might think of this as particularly weak...but I would have to disagree. By posting a Public Service Announcement made by Mr. T at least a decade ago, I knew I could not go wrong. This clip goes from cheesy, to hilarious to outright absurd! Check it out.

...coming soon.

I have been on a hiatus, yes.
I do apologize.
But, there are plans....oh there are plans.

Check back soon.

Bored?

Have some fun with this if you find you have nothing better to do with your time. Post your highscores for all to see!

Having a bad day?

We all have these days. Some of us have them more often than other it seems. What do you do to cope? I go hunting. Anyways, here's someone who DEFINITELY was having a bad day. Make sure you scroll ALL the way down. Enjoy.

Take your Mac for a test-drive

So, a couple days ago, Apple announced that they're "so confident you'll love your new Mac Mini, [they'll] let you test-drive it for 30 days with no risk, if you decide you don't want it, [they'll] take it back." When I first read this I thought this was such an un-Apple thing to do. Although Apple is a very innovative and spit-clean image company, beneath the surface they still have the jittery image of a bench-warmer who is thrown into the seventh game of a playoff series, because his true skills are finally seen. They can't risk anything that will threaten their current attempt to 'rise to the top'. This is why law-suits are being thrown around at people who are releasing rumours (traitors to the cause?). This is why I was also a little skeptical about their decision to let people return their Mac Minis. Initially entering the Mac World requires patience, especially if years of PC-torture/training have been engraved into your mind. I thought to myself, people are going to be returning their Mac Minis like there's no tomorrow. Well, what do you know. Less than 12 hours after this promotion was offered, it was retracted. Do they not think through big decisions like this a little more thoroughly? I was a little disappointed with this 'weakness' that was shown. It lacks professionalism. For the vast majority of people who haven't used Macs, and therefore dislike Macs, this is another reason for them to steer clear. Well, I have an idea for you. A Mac is the only 'book you CAN judge by it's cover.

Still lovin' the Powerbook.

What the 'frag'?

Deep, in a damp, dark basement, a solitary, wide-eyed adolescent boy sits in front of a glaring monitor. He is in the zone. Bags of potato chips are strewn all over the floor and empty cans of soda have created a fortress around his desk. This used to be the typical online gamer. Although these people (heh...I'm probably one of them) still exist, online gaming is becoming more publicly recognized and embraced. Old, young, male, female; a wide spectrum is now engaged in the gaming community.

Well, with every good thing also comes the bad. Obviously people become addicted, people die and communists lay down the law. Don't believe me? Check it out. China is attempting to impose a system to control the amount of time spent by it's 'proletariates'...read all about it! On a grim note, one man died after a 50-hour gaming marathon, and even worse, a couple became so engaged in a 'bout of World of Warcraft that their 4-month old child died due to their neglect.

Where can the boundary be drawn? Moderation in all things. It is a difficult concept to grasp when you are addicted to something. That's why an addiction needs to be realized before it's full-blown. I personally love my video games (yea, I'm a poor player too), but I can always pull myself back to reality. My take on this whole situation? Keep on 'exploring the realms', keep 'fragging'...but for the love of God, don't lose your grip on reality!

Boston

Another year, another fun-filled ABS conference. This year, the annual Association for Baha'i Studies conference was held in the 'intellectual capital' of the US; Cambridge, MA. Here are some pictures from the conference and the following week of 'sight-seeing' (what a lame term).

Our cute little friends down south

The "Blog Train"

So, it seems as though more and more people are constantly jumping onto the wagon. Now, it's very difficult to approximate the actual number of blogs out there, but here are some statistics (all approximates):

• 15,000 new weblogs created every day
• Less than a million are updated regularly (275,000 new posts daily)
  
• 200 blogs have monthly traffic in excess of 1,000,000
• Only 20 have monthly traffic in excess of 10,000,000
• 11% (50,000,000) of internet users browse blogs regularly

Yes, I guess it is useless information, but I can guarantee that you read it, and at one point said/thought "woah" à-la Neo. The most interesting statistic for me is that less than a million of these blogs are updated regularly (1% of all weblogs). What does this mean? There's a whole bunch of blogs out there with ONE post saying something such as this: "Wow, everybody's blogging now, I should do it too. I'm going to be throwing some wild and crazy things out at you, so keep your guard up! Peace!" That's it. Hehe...wasting valuable web-space while less fortunate people have absolutely NONE!

Now, some who are reading this are probably in this same boat, so either play hard...or go home. Peace!

A Whole New World

Yes, I realize, another unexplained, prolonged disappearance. Most of you probably didn't care/realize, so really, there was no disappearance. For the few die-hard fans (and I know there are a few), my apologies. We just recently moved to a new home, and by the time we got settled down, I made a trip to Boston. Before I get to the crux of this post, I'd like to first of all say how beautiful Boston and Cambridge are. Kamyar and I drove down for the ABS (Association for Baha'i Studies) conference...which by the way was great...and stayed with Aram for an extra week to see the area. Beautiful!

Anyways, more importantly (as you can tell, I have my priorities set straight), this is the first of many blogs from a brand new piece of hardware. Yes, I purchased a 15' Apple Powerbook. Lovely. Exquisite. Now, I have been preaching Mac for quite a while, but I was waiting for the right time to buy my laptop...and here it is! Finally! As I previously posted, Apple is so much more intuitive, sleek and integrated than PCs. Compatibility problems? Phhht...I laugh in the face of compatibility. Why do I want to run PC programs on the Mac? My only gripe is this. Actually, I'm sorry, I have a couple:

1) I may have a faulty book, but my airport (wireless card) is not strong at all. I have heard that powerbooks' airport cards aren't very strong, but I didn't think that two walls would prevent the signal from reaching my laptop.

2) The laptop gets very hot. I understand it is a very powerful machine, and other laptops do get hot. But, if I'm watching a movie, it does get very uncomfortable on my lap halfway through the movie.

3) I now spend too much time on the computer, browsing even more useless websites, and creating pointless songs and movies.

4) My Powerbook doesn't dance for me.

That's it....those are the only problems...besides that, it has filled the void in my life that I have lived with for much too long. Wanna slam the Mac? Leave me a comment. Fellow Mac user wanting to hi-five me? Leave me a comment. Is your name Mack? Leave me a comment.