May 2008 Archives
My personal best:
- TailFucking
- NastyAssPics
- SickAssOnline
- BadAssWarez
- WhoopAssOnline
- WapYourAss
- DryAssFuck
- PaulTheAss (my favorite)
--Leroy
Something about this feels an awful lot like the origin story of a dangerous new supervillian...Thirty-Four Stingrays Die Suddenly at Calgary zoo (video) [Globe and Mail]
NEXRAD is the "next generation of radar". It is capable of producing high definition 3 dimensional weather map, for personal use and forecasters. In the US, It is a joint collaboration between department of transport and department of defense. As of today, 175 units (1.3 billion dollar each) are strategically disposed on US soil to scan a maximum surface, hence see what's coming ahead in the sky.
The Myanmar tragedy…Over 15000 death and more to come...If the NEXRAD was on-site before the fatal storm, could have led to a successful preventive evacuation? I say maybe. I say let's decommission just one of these bad boy from an area less affected by costal storms (main land) and donate it expresso to Myanmar...Or better, take a fourth of our NEXRAD (~40) and pack and ship them to high risk poor coastal countries and mark that day "official day of the day who America donated 40 of his 175 NEXRAD to third/world countries" day, and make it an official holiday for everybody...Uh, not going to happen? Why not? Too busy invading Irak eh? Planting the flag in the butt hole of a few trouble extremists…Is that going to save 15000 people? It already killed 4300!!
--Leroy
On my way to lga, Queens. Foggy but nothing alarming, 2 hours in advance, 1 carry-on bag and no check-in: All the starts are align perfectly it seems...Oh but wait a minute, that can't really be possible eh? First, got my speed-stick confiscated because when directly apply on an eyeball, apparently it hurts freaking bad. Then they made me switch gates 4 times and delayed my flight 2 hours without explanation. Oh and just to be a little more pain in the ass, the flight attendant got in my face because my bag couldn't fit the tiny glove compartment...45 minutes after landing, I was with friends in a strip club with just enough energy left in my body to get half-hard to enjoy 2 girls doing it...Yup, Montreal beats New York 10 miles on that kind of entertainment.
Back 2 days later in the airport to flight my ass back to New York. Prior boarding I need to renew my visa (NAFTA trade) at the custom. I'm usual to the procedure and expect no problem but nevertheless got there 3 hours earlier just in case. Ended to be a good gut feeling: "Sir, do you have your degree diploma with you?" Hey man, my degree diploma is framed and hanged on a wall of fame at my family house so no, did not bring it. Instead, I got this official letter stating that I received the diploma. Look, it’s signed in blue and wax-sealed...Did you read it? "Yes, we need to see your diploma...I have to refused your demand.” These guys...Got them the frame and got through on the second pass...Have an hour to kill still and I need a beer. Last chance to drink a cold Molson Ex in a frozen bock...$10.50! Pricier than a stripper joint, boner-less...
An hour later, flying above the big ship on a clear sky at low altitude was the tradeoff for all the rocks this trip has thrown my way...
Peace,
--Leroy
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I particularly like how the Google Trends graph illustrates of the news volume of box office sales beats out torrents.
related: State "Super-DMCA" Legislation: MPAA's Stealth Attack on Your Living Room [Electronic Frontier Foundation]
Fansite:
" a website created and maintained by a fan(s) or devotee(s) interested in a celebrity, thing, or a particular cultural phenomenon." [wikipedia]
I've been thinking lately of the concept of "personal work." Coming out of a Graphic Design undergrad some years ago, the concept of including a section of one's portfolio site labelled "personal work" was a badge of honor. Lately, I've been realizing that this concept seems very dated. My increasing interest in media art has led me to consider the tension between art and design, and just how personal the act of creating conceptual graphic design is.There is a certain politic to the notion of information design. The very nature of it is to hide the designer's intention, masking it within the realm of reader/user-centric concepts. Where does this leave the "personal work" of print designers?
"Personal work" is a form of masturbation.
