Vegetarians watch out!

A little outdated yet still funny

Real Programmers Don't Use Pascal

http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/real.programmers.html

New Pic of theh Veek

Sry i havnt kept out with this, Im gonna try to update pictures tthis summer. Remember any help by sending me pics is appreciated.

And You're Welcome...

This was on digg the other day but I wanted to make sure my friends caught it with their busy lives and everything.

Its the hot chick from Mythbusters doing an FHM photoshoot.

More pictures when you click on the link. Oh yeah and a video too.

http://www.fhmus.com/articles-1276.asp

Little Boy, You're Going To Hell...

I have found hell. It might surprise some of you that its on earth. It might surprise some of you that its in Brownsville, TX, but really the heat should have been a clue. It might surprise some of you that it is on the University of Texas- Brownsville campus but it wouldn't if you were at all familiar with UTB (affectionately called "University of Taco Bell").

You see, hell is having waited for over an hour for your name to be called in the financial aid office and knowing that there is only one person ahead of you in line but all of a sudden having a mighty need to use the bathroom. That, my friends, is hell. I believe God sends all sinners to UTB at some point in their lives or afterlives. The time they spend waiting for one person to finish their inane questioning while your bladder is about to erupt is directly proportional to how much you have sinned. I wouldn't be surprised if Hitler had to spend whole years in the office. I didn't see him there this morning so I can only assume that forgiveness does exists for all.

I hope this makes you feel better.

Go freak angel out

http://www.physorg.com/news67222790.html

Are we scared yet?...

Ok so first we find out that the president authorized the NSA to listen to phone calls of United States citizens without a warrant. They said that it was only those who were calling known terrorist links. I cried foul but many disagreed. Then last week it was reported by USA Today that not only are they listening to some people's phone calls but they asked phone companies to give them a list of every phone call their customers made. AT&T, Verizon, and BellSouth all said yes, while Qwest said no (if I ever have a landline in the United States I now know who to get it with). I was ready to cry foul but I knew the response would be that if they were only looking for terrorists then it didn't matter. Well now the stakes have once again beeen raised and I can no longer keep quiet.

On their blog, ABC News correspondents Brian Ross and Richard Esposito are reporting that a "A senior federal law enforcement official" told them to get new cell phones because theirs are being tracked by the government "in an effort to root out confidential sources".

Do you not see what is wrong with this. These reporters were the ones who broke the story on the secret prisons in Romania and Poland thanks in part to confidential sources. Of course the government wants to know who these whistleblowers are and the way they are doing this is by trackng reporters phone calls. Giving the Bush Administration the benefit of the doubt(which they don't deserve in light of recent events) and assuming that they had a subpeona for this tracking (and I would be very interested in knowing who the judge that issued it was if there is one) it is still an attack on the freedom of the press. I mean how are we supposed to know what is going on if potential whistleblowers are scared out of reporting government wrong-doing to journalists because the government is monitoring their calls?

What the hell else does the government have to do before we finally say they have crossed the line?

The ABC News Blog:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/05/federal_source_.html

The Immigration Debate...

I'll post another thought experiment later...meanwhile enjoy this amusing cartoon.

Thought Experiment #2...

One of the most famous thought experiments in ethics is "the runaway trolley". It aims to clarify how we should distinguish right from wrong.

A runaway trolley car is hurtling down a track. In its path are five people who will definitely be killed unless you, a bystander, flip a switch which will divert it on to another track, where it will kill one person. Should you flip the switch?

Thought Experiment #1

I digg linked me to a BBC article that asked these philosophical moral questions. I think they bring up interesting discussions and I will share them with you now.

One day, you wake up in hospital. In the nearby bed lies a world famous violinist who is connected to you with various tubes and machines.

To your horror, you discover that you have been kidnapped by the Music Appreciation Society. Aware of the maestro's impending death, they hooked you up to the violinist.

If you stay in the hospital bed, connected to the violinist, he will be totally cured in nine months. You are unlikely to suffer harm. No one else can save him. Do you have an obligation to stay connected?

Kenedy Avenue

So, Neto knew i was gonna write a song about the stoplight on Kenedy and 6th here in Kingsville, and I think I've finally finished it. If you've ever driven down 6th, and ever been stopped by the light at Kenedy, you know it stays red for a really long time. So here are the lyrics, and hopefully my band will have the music finished pretty soon. Then maybe we'll record it...

Kenedy Avenue

Bathed in this red light; two eyes in the dark night
Trapped in a breathing shell; with a spotlight on my own hell
I'm left to mutinous thoughts; creating battles I haven't fought
A glimpse of green to set me free; still this red is all I see

Bathed in this stop light; my mind begins its long fight
This battle won't go well; *in 5 minutes of my own hell*
My body's anchored to this spot; as I drift in spilled thoughts
A glimpse of green to set me free; still this red is all I see

TO THE LIGHTS ON KENEDY AVENUE,
WHY WON'T YOU CHANGE?
WHY CAN'T I CHANGE?

I noticed I'm not changing; like the lights, stuck and hanging
I noticed I'm not content; I've failed myself once again
And I lie awake at night; my thoughts prepared to fight
While one voice sneaks above; screaming its opinion on love

When my luck is running low; when there's nowhere else to go
I plunge down this darkened street; fully aware of who I'll meet
It seems my mind loves the sight; so beautiful, my red lights
This song is for the lights

TO THE LIGHTS ON KENEDY AVENUE,
WHY WON'T YOU CHANGE?
WHY CAN'T I CHANGE?