Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008

This article on CNN is about house resolution 5843 which would allow responisble adults to carry up to 3 ounces without facing the possibility of being arrested. this is, of course, great news. but it gets better. it would allow non-profit transfers of up to 1 ounce.

Here's the link:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/30/frank.marijuana/index.html


Sponsored by democrat Barney Frank and cosponsored by the man himself republican Ron Paul. If you havent heard of Ron Paul before, he is awesome and republican (apparently they are not contradictory).

Don't bother seeing the new X-files...

not only because X-files sucks, but also because we are clearly not alone. This article is about an astronaut who says he definately believes in Aliens and that we've definately encountered UFO's and that the government is covering it up.

Here's the link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/26/spaceexploration

Well, i think when people that have actually walked on the moon start telling us that aliens exist we should believe them (or at least be careful walking on the moon in the future since maybe it makes you crazy).

Who knows, maybe it is an x-files advertising stunt... :P

Old tech (and layers of phone books)

Here's a great article by Cracked. Its already hilariously written so there is no reason for me to add much to it. Its about 6 old technologies that we just can't seem to let go of.

Here's the link:
http://www.cracked.com/article_16518_tech-zombies-6-technologies-that-dont-know-theyre-dead.html

It's actually pretty interesting the phenomonon of phone books. According to that guy they quote from Harvard, because everybody immediately throws their phone books away at the same time (i.e. the day after they get them) there are layers of phone books in land fills. Pretty interesting.

Gun shoots gas

Hi, hello there, mind if I stab you and then shoot compressed gas into causing you to explode? Well, it doesn't matter, i'm gunna do it anyways. This wasp knife is a pretty cool idea, and although using it on watermelons is not its primary function, the video is still kinda cool.

Here's the link:
http://gizmodo.com/5027010/wasp-knife-will-freeze-and-blow-up-your-organs

Of course, it makes me wonder, if you are going to make a knife shoot stuff, wouldn't you be better off just making it shoot bullets? Thus the inspiration for the new poll :P

Poll Results: Killing for consoles

What console is most worth killing people?

0: Play(with guns)station 3
1: X(marks the spot to kill you)box 360
1: Wii Will Kill Your whole family
0: None of the above (but other consoles are definately worth killing people)

Well, I'm surprised noone voted for None of the above etc. but, to break the tie, I'll put in my vote for Wii Will Kill Your whole family not only because it is an awesome console but because I will kill your whole family.

And in other news, McD's makes coffee

Fox News (and others) have agreed to product placement during news broadcasts. The head of the studio says it wouldn't be done in a straight news broadcast like the 5 or 10 pm news but other shit like the 10am morning show has two fake MacDonalds (i call it MacD's) cups of coffee sitting on the desk as if they newscasters drink them (but they actually dont because the cups have fake poisonous ice cubes so they dont melt but look good the whole time - just like in real life macdonalds food/drinks).

Here's the link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/22/usa.mediabusiness

Pretty funny because he claims that this ad won't affect the integrity of the news. He claims that any negative mcdonalds stories would still be reported, and if such occured, they would remove the cups from the desk just as they do with other advertisement in the case of a newstory

Just like in this video:
http://failblog.org/2008/07/23/hotel-fail/

Too hilarious...

Invisible hammocks?

If you ever wanted an invisible hammock, or to hoist yourself to space on a thread so small you can't see it, well you just might get the chance.

Here's the link:
http://gizmodo.com/5027238/invisible-near+weightless-nanotubes-could-support-humans-buildings-space-elevators

The gizmodo article says it all, but this is pretty sweet. I want to see this kind of thread being used for everything from hammocks to trip wires. There has got to be a downside to this thing?


Scorpio: Oh, those can be found on third... come to think of it, they are all in the same complex... the hammock complex, down on third.

Homer: Ohh right, in the hammock district!

George W. Bush Sewage Plant

This is great news for George Bush, and horrible news for all sewage plants. San Francisco, in its infinite wisdom, has included a measure on november's ballot to rename a local sewage treatment plant after our oh-so-horrible president.

Here's the link:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/17/presidential.putdown.ap/index.html

They say it will commemorate what a mess of things G.W. has made...

Beirut on Wii

I am definately stoked that Beirut is becoming as popular as it is. Here's a guy who actually made beirut for the Wii (unluck us who just talked about doing it).

Here's the link:
http://www.ksfy.com/news/local/24103549.html

Pretty sweet, but if it doesn't come with a six pack, I don't know if its worth it. Now, they are concerned that this is a drinking game being made availible for kids to learn and play - thats true, but its not like they arent already exposed to drinking and beirut.

I've personally played in a game of beirut me and my buddy vs his dad and little brother (10!). Now, of course, we didnt make him drink beer and dad was present which means he has given consent, but still I was a little worried.

I guess it coulda been worse, we coulda taught him how to do a keg stand... :P

To the creators of this game I pose the following (hilarious) questions:
Where is the button to pull your balls out on the table in a last ditch effort at defense?
What wii gesture do I have to make to become belligerant and knock all the beers off the table?

BloodStation 3 vs DeathBox360 vs WiiWillKillYou

Hard to believe but the playstation does not only promote fake violence... but real violence as well.

Here's the link:
http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/07/11/report-rare-metal-fueled-african-quotplaystation-warquot

Apparently playstation requires a rare metal from Africa, which as we all know will fight amongst themselves over pretty much anything. Just think, if you buy a playstation you are killing african babies... who knows maybe that is a positive thing to some of you sick fucks out there, but to me its just one more reason to tell playstation FUCK YOU.

Don't worry, Leo DiCap will be making a movie soon... Blood Station (its a spoof on Blood Diamond you morons!)

Web Comic - Wishes

I'm really enjoying this Pixton site... if you have not checked it out, you should. It has a slight learning curve, but it is a lot of fun.

Here's my latest comic, entitled: Wishes...
http://www.pixton.com/comic/uihc4awe

Enjoy!

Poll Results: Voting

Q: What would get you off your ass and to the voting booth?

1: Impeaching Bush
0: Legalizing weed
0: Selecting a new treasurer
1: Voting over the internet

Well, as you know, voting over the internet wouldn't really get you off your ass, but at least it would get us voting. I am surprised nobody voted to legalize weed. Oh well, I'd toss my vote to all 3 (Impeach, Weed and Internet)

Web Comic - BobExplainsReality: Waiting...

Here's my first attempt at a web comic. Let me know what you think.

Pixton - BobExplainsReality: Waiting...

I got the idea for this comic while I was waiting for the work day to end...

P.S. Having so much fun, I added another:

Pixton - BobExplainsReality: Grammar...

Human rights... for Apes?

Funny, because by defination I would have thought that human rights could only apply to humans... :P

Anyways, apparently Spain has extended human rights to apes to prevent experimentation. This was promoted by the philosopher Peter Singer (who's worth reading) by arguing that apes, aside from being very similar to us in terms of genetics, also display the same emotions such as love, anxiety, fear, and even jealously and therefore should be protected by the same laws. Good point...

Here's the link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/26/humanrights.animalwelfare?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

Now, it is still legal to keep the apes in zoo's, and hopefully they will start putting some of our crazy's in there with them. Some of these apes are better behaved than people. Take for example this next article. Although he has bitten the fingers off a few people (he thought the red nails were candy) this ape is toilet trained and lives in a house with people who treat him as their child... thats better than the average homeless guy.

Here's the link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25470323/

Of course, this ape is not in Spain, he's in California which means that he is not protected by these laws - im not sure the USA's stance on ape rights...but if you see him, just throw some change at him and pretend he is a homeless guy... he probably smells just as bad.

And in closing, I quote:

Q: Mr. Simpson, how do you feel about the safety of space travel?
H: It should be fine, as long as they don't send us to that horrible planet of the apes... wait a minute.. statue of liberty... that was our planet! You maniacs! You blew it up! Damn you!

P.S. Here's a quote from me to my buddy about when we got a monkey at the zoo so pissed off he threw his own feces at us and the zookeeper kicked us out:
"If there's two things that monkeys understand it's laughing and pointing... and we were doing both... at him"

Nutating...engine?

Forgive the title, but the title of the original Wired article already stole my proposed title. This is a pretty cool blurb about the possible future of engines. Instead of pistons we can use bent disks! Sounds crazy, and apparently they will work with any fuel source.

Here's the link:
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/06/pistons-we-dont.html

Whenever I hear about this kind of technology I always say, "GREAT! Now, when can I buy it?" and then I feel like I never hear from them again. Hopefully this won't be the case with this tech.

Boys vs. Girls

Well, we all know who's going to win :P ... but, anyway, in Age of Conan (a video game) male characters do slightly more damage because of a small animation bug that makes female characters swing their weapons a bit slower... the animations shouldnt be directly tied to the weapon speed anyways, but oh well.

Here's the link:
http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/07/three-to-four-w.html

Of course, while this may be benefitial to male characters, aside from being more realistic, it also balances out the fact that, as we all know, female characters in these games can get free gold just for stripping and dancing...just like in real life.

You can't score goals if you don't shoot on net...might as well hit the joint.

No, this isn't about the greatest topic in the world: hockey. It's about the second greatest: weed. This article is by the LAist (who? I don't know) and how there is an attempt to get a marijuana legalization act on our november ballot. Awesome, I know.

Here's the link:
http://laist.com/2008/06/30/california_to_legalize_weed_for_eve_1.php

Of course, many of my friends claim "there's now way that will pass" or "it's contrary to fed law, it'll get shot down" but I say, "you can't score goals if you don't shoot on net" ... "you can't win if you don't try"

And shit, something like this might actually convince me to get my stoned ass out of the house and vote in november... that makes me think that maybe if there were issues people cared about on the ballot we'd have better turnout...you mean voting for treasurer doesn't get you going?

Poll Results: Punctuation

In your writing which do you prefer?

0: Parenthesis (they are cool)
0: Exclamation marks!!!11one!1!
1: ... I prefer to use elipsis... if you know what I mean...
1: punctuation is for suckers

Well, since it's tied 1v1, I'll vote... and I definately prefer elipsis... :)

X-Men 4: The case of the missing airplane

Here's a list of 'real life superheroes' - I don't know if I would go that far but some of them are pretty awesome/hilarious. I really think number one should be the guy that ate a whole airplane to be in the guiness world record books... as they pointed out, his super power wasn't eating metal... it was shitting it out.

Here's the link:
http://www.cracked.com/article_16449_7-people-from-around-world-with-real-mutant-superpowers.html

The article is written in a rather hilarious fashion (thanks cracked!) and I don't really need to say more than 'read it'.

Worlds greatest athlete

An interesting attempt to determine the worlds best athlete, and actually, I agree with most of their reasoning behind their picks. The #1 guy definately deserves it, he can jump over a two lane highway or over Shaq's head. Thats nuts.

Here's the link:
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Make sure to actually look at the top 10 which is embedded in the article.

Oh, and an added bonus; baseball comes in last "because America's pasttime has too much standing around" - I never thought Fox would get it so right!