I am Iron [chat]

I think it's really cool that Ozzy Osbourne was willing to write a theme song for Iron Man. Maybe he and Robert Downy Jr. are really close friends.

No Intelligence Allowed: The April 18th Earthquake

If on the day of the theatrical release of Ben Stein's movie Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed an earthquake violently shakes the Bible Belt I think we need to address the situation and, where necessary, reconcile what happened in reality with our beliefs.

Some might argue that this is merely a coincidence which contains no meaning or message; an earthquake is entirely a geological, natural process. Such individuals will cling to science and empiricism and so offer an explanation rooted in mechanical explanations of reality. They will argue that upon this earthquake there were no fingerprints of a deity, that this quake was not intelligently designed and triggered but rather this was merely a geological process.

Others will argue that this earthquake, this violent shaking of the Bible Belt on the exact same day that Ben Stein's movie is released could not have happened by chance, by coincidence. The last Wabash Valley Fault System activity occurred in 1968 after which it remained inactive for 40 years! Certainly it is not mere chance, mere coincidence that this Fault System would release a 5.2 quake violently shaking the Bible Belt on this day! Certainly this is a sign from God, a divinely created event meant to convey a message!

How are we to rectify this situation, to discover the truth of the April 18th earthquake? To answer this question one must assess one's primary assumption of reality.

If one's primary assumption of reality features a preference for scientific, empirical, observable, falsifiable explanations and understandings of reality then one ought to dismiss this situation as mere coincidence. Films are released, tectonic plates shift, and there is no relation between the two.

If one's primary assumption of reality features a preference for theological, unempirical, unverifiable, non-falsifiable, Biblical explanations and understandings of reality then one ought to embrace this situation as a sign from God; a certain display of his displeasure and a warning against buying tickets for this film. If on the day a film arguing for intelligent design is released a 5.2 earthquake occurs within the Bible Belt on a fault which has been inactive for 40 years this must be a sign from God that one must not attend the film.

So which is it? Coincidence or Providence? Darwinian Chance or Intelligent Design? Which does consistency require you to accept?

Mac / XP User Accounts

So this morning someone changed the user account name on the Mac. Upon restarting ths system they noticed that their desktop items were gone, their settings were changed, and that stupid "start bar" rip-off on the bottom of their screen lacked about seven shortcuts. So guess what I got to do this morning. Yup, I got to try and figure out how user accounts function on a Mac. Which reminded me of another thing I hate about computing: Computer User Accounts.

The ability to have multiple user accounts on one physical machine is needless, stupid, problematic, and heretofore half-assed, flawed, and entirely not functional.

Let's say we have a computer used by Fuckass, Dipshit, and Todd. They each set up their own user account so that Fuckass can have his Limp Bizkit background, Dipshit can use his Simpsons sound scheme, and Todd can utilize his Windows bestiality theme. Hurrah! We've just set up three different user accounts with corresponding folder trees and duplication of data for AESTHETIC PURPOSES!

Additionally, let's assume that Todd contracts a virus while perusing bestiality sites. Since Todd is a different user than Fuckass and Dipshit this means that the virus is contained to only Todd's account, correct? WRONGO! As the virus infects the machine the data upon that machine is universally infected. These user accounts are not actually entities wholly self-sufficient and removed from one another but rather are simply routines which load data from corresponding folders. So when Todd downloads a virus Fuckass and Dipshit have a virus as well, a problem which could have been avoided by everyone using their own damn machine.

Now let's talk about permissions. Fuck permissions. Gee, how can we needlessly complicate the process of computer repair, setup, and use? I know! Let's put multiple user accounts on the same machine and then give each user account different permissions! Won't that be awesome?! It sure will!

"But wait," you say, "if permissions are a problem why not just log on as Administrator?" To which I reply, "Alright, but then WHY DOESN'T FUCKING EVERYONE WHO USES THE GOD DAMNED COMPUTER LOG ON AS ADMINISTRATOR?!"

How about each computer has one user, one password, one collection of settings? Instead of needlessly allowing users the option of creating their own functionally irrelevant aesthetic tweaks what if Fuckass, Dipshit, and Todd have to pick one background, one sound scheme, one everything. And if Fuckass doesn't trust Dipshit, Dipshit secretly resents Todd, and Todd constantly deletes the files of Fuckass and Dipshit then, well, maybe they each ought to have their own fucking computer.

Oh yeah, and instead of saving website passwords to a specific user account how about you just fucking remember all of your passwords you slack-jawed, intellectually destitute cock wrangler?

Just about neat enough to warrant a post

Just wanted to break this out, make sure it didn't get buried in the chat thread-

FAILblog

Zero Punctuation: Condemned 2

Fuck Virginia Tech

The Virginia Tech Shooting happened a Year Ago. And CNN thinks that it is important to tell us about how tragic it was.

Well you know what. Fuck them and fuck there tragedy. The VT shootings came during one of the worst weeks of fighting in Iraq last year, and suddenly it was more important to talk about another school shooting, carried about by mentally ill kid who had been picked on by fuckhole bullies.

And it is shit like this causes dumbfucks to think that caring guns to class is going to stop shitheads from shooting up schools. Inasmuch as we are all pussies for nothing fighting back.

So.

How many Virginia Tech Students does it take to screw in a Light Bulb?
What is yellow and goes pop?

Virgina Tech: We Remember, LoL Cho Remembers

One year ago today the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history took place at Virginia Tech. Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people before turning the gun on himself for reasons still unknown.

This senseless act of violence still lingers in the memories of students, faculty, and staff as it will for their entire lives. Certainly on the one year anniversary feelings of grief, confusion, loss, and pain will reawaken in these individuals whose lives were forever changed by what happened one year ago today.

While we remember the losses of this tragic, needless shooting we must also remember Cho, the delusional asshat who needlessly murdered fellow classmates in an effort to make a poorly worded, idiotic point rooted in senseless hatred and childish misunderstanding.

For that reason I think it entirely sensible and justified to remove any semblance of stigma or justification from the memory of Seung-Hui Cho and rather openly mock the dipshit by portraying his idiotic, self-destructive crusade in a manner befitting a dolt of his level:



Fuck you, Seung-Hui Cho. Fuck you and your Pokeymans.