A Growing List Of Things That Just Need To Die

That sounds a bit sinister, doesn't it? Well, I'm not talking about living things, but rather things that are typically fads or ideas that people come up with that just get on my nerves and, well, need to piss right off. Some are old, some new, but future posts are definitely going to happen.

So, with no further ado and not in any particular order:

Bullet Hole Stickers

What the hell is going on with this? Who sat there one day and said to their buddies: "You know what would kick ass and save us some money? Instead of shooting holes in our cars we could have stickers that look JUST like the real deal!"
Well, morons from coast to coast bought these things, so I guess the person behind the idea was laughing all the way to the bank.

Using The Letter "i" Before Everything

Alright. Ever since the iPod became wildly popular, the letter "i" has been put in front of things that aren't even iPod related. iBackup, iLook, iWatch, the list goes on and on. ugh.

Hi-Def

Short for High Definition, this term is so overused that a window cleaning manufacturer uses it. "..for that High Definition shine!". WTF. I'm not joking.

'Real Men Of Genius' Budweiser Radio Commercials

As if the beer wasn't bad enough...

Reality TV Shows

Oh, I'm going to hear some "boos" on this one. Fact is, most of these people don't play themselves when on camera. They tend to over act and over react. Junk.

Personal Blogs Of People's Bitching

Oh wait..

Google Asked To Take Down "Painted" Logo

"...the family of Joan Miro was upset to discover elements of several works by the Spanish surrealist incorporated into Google's logo. Google has since taken the logo off its site.

The Artists Rights Society, a group that represents the Miro family and more than 40,000 visual artists and their estates, had asked Google to remove the image early this morning.

``There are underlying copyrights to the works of Miro, and they are putting it up without having the rights,'' said Theodore Feder, president of Artists Rights Society."

Boy, what a crime it is for Google to recognize an artist on his birthday by mimicking one of the late artist's work. Not only that, if you clicked on the logo, it brought you relevant information regarding the artist and his work. >insert retard icon here<

Take The Machiavelli Personality Test

"Machiavellianism is the term some social and personality psychologists use to describe a person's tendency to deceive and manipulate others for personal gain. The concept is named after Renaissance diplomat and writer Niccolò Machiavelli, who wrote Il Principe (The Prince). In 1970 Richard Christie and Florence L. Geis developed a test for measuring a person's level of Machiavellianism. This eventually became the MACH-IV test, a twenty-statement personality survey that is now the standard self-assessment tool of Machiavellianism. People scoring above 60 out of 100 on the MACH-IV are considered high Machs; that is, they endorsed statements such as, "Never tell anyone the real reason you did something unless it is useful to do so," (No. 1) but not ones like, "Most people are basically good and kind" (No. 4). People scoring below 60 out of 100 on the MACH-IV are considered low Machs; they tend to believe, "There is no excuse for lying to someone else," (No. 7) and, "Most people who get ahead in the world lead clean, moral lives" (No. 11)."

Now before you get offended and spam my inbox with cursing and insults, I believe that everyone has a mean streak in them. It's just a matter of the right time and the right frame of mind. Everyone cracks.

So, on that note, my results:









My personal results from this test don't come as a shock to me, but chances are, if you are honest and take the test, I'm betting you'll be surprised at your own results. In other words, don't make yourself out to look like a saint, because you're not.

Now For Something Completely Morbid...

LUCID DECAPITATION

Not normally something I would blog about, but this article I came across while browsing Digg had me so intrigued, I just had to finish reading it.

"Since the very beginnings of the practice, there has been much speculation and debate regarding the length of time that the head can remain conscious after its removal. Many argue that a beheaded person will almost instantly lose consciousness due to a massive drop in blood pressure in the brain, and/or the heavy impact of the decapitation device. But there are countless eyewitness reports in history describing a few moments of apparent awareness in the victim."

As usual, click on the blog title for the rest of the article.

Sticker Shock (High Def DVD/Blu-Ray Players)

With Toshiba launching their first HD DVD player (HD-XA1 @ $936) in Japan today and Sony launching their Blu-Ray player (BDP-S1 @ $1000) in July, some people are whining about the prices of these players. Most people are not early adopters anyway, only those that want the cutting edge of technology need apply. "But that's just way too expensive" you say. That's the price of new technology folks, just the same as our beloved DVD was when it was first launched way back in 1997.

Sony's DVD-S700 was released in Japan in March of 1997 for approximately $933(US).



Not many had the inclination nor the money to acquire one at launch, but in the end, most of the US households have some sort of dvd playback device in their homes - and you can get one dirt cheap.

Even prior to these devices - Selectavision, the first VCR released in the US, was about $1000, while Sony's first CD player (CDP-101) was over $900.

So get over the sticker shock of 1st generation players - you should know the drill by now.