haha thanks Falcone.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Sunday, March 26, 2006
stupid is as stupid does
people don't like to be told they are stupid. that's a fact. so a lot of times you just assume someone knows something and don't bother to bring it up because "no one is THAT stupid!" apparently they are. the last couple days, i've seen and read a few things that really made my brain explode.
the first story was a news report about security and debit cards. the question was, how easy was it to get a persons personal information.... on the street. not with any fake online services, not any kind of direct mail piece. just straight up asking people on the street; someone faking being from "Numerical Recording Agency" or something asking random people on the street for their debit number. when i first heard it, i did laugh. i thought they might get a few numbers because, lets face it, there are a LOT of people who's tank isn't filled even half-way to the top. boy was i wrong. you would have been surprised the number of people when asked gave up their PIN numbers, without question. "Hi. My name is X from Blah blah blah doing a survey for blah blah. Can i ask you what your PIN number is please?" it was that easy. am i kidding you? i wish i was. so, what's the problem? do they not know that PIN stands for Personal Identification Number? does the concept elude them? do they not make the connection that this number is the KEY to your BANK ACCOUNT aka YOUR MONEY? maybe no one told them. maybe the teller or whoever signed them up for the card didn't spell it out for them or hold up a huge sign with a basic diagram. i guess these are one of those things that you don't mention because you just assume that one would know. assume nothing, i suppose.
the second story i came across was in the paper, about a woman who drove illegally in the HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lane. these lanes are for vehicles that have at minimum of 2 people. i've already written a blog on how stupid the one located in toronto is so we'll move on. anyway, that is the law. now, there are a few things people do to try to get around the law like sitting one or more dummies or dolls or anything that resembles and could pass for a human being in the car, or darkening the tint of their windows, or in the winter not clearing the snow from the passenger side of the car, etc etc etc. these may seem.... stupid, but people still do it. even when they have officers stationed to observe the lanes and give out tickets, which is public knowledge, people will still try to beat the system. people are willing to risks hundreds of dollars and points to save a few minutes and they catch hundreds of people trying anything they can to beat the system. stupid? yes. oh, but there's part two. guess who the majority of the offenders are? criminals of course!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! people driving on the roads who are "doing their best" to avoid contact with the police. people without licenses. people who owe money for multiple speeding tickets and other offenses. people in unregistered vehicles. people driving cars that haven't and/or don't pass inspection. people wanted for petty crimes. people wanted for major crimes. the list goes on. well, i guess i shouldn't complain about criminals being too stupid to remain at large. kudos to them for being smrt.
oh, i forgot to mention. the woman who got pulled over had a stuffed animal she won at canadas wonderland in the front seat. it was probably a purple dinosaur or a giant penguin. maybe a giraffe.
stupid is as stupid does.
the first story was a news report about security and debit cards. the question was, how easy was it to get a persons personal information.... on the street. not with any fake online services, not any kind of direct mail piece. just straight up asking people on the street; someone faking being from "Numerical Recording Agency" or something asking random people on the street for their debit number. when i first heard it, i did laugh. i thought they might get a few numbers because, lets face it, there are a LOT of people who's tank isn't filled even half-way to the top. boy was i wrong. you would have been surprised the number of people when asked gave up their PIN numbers, without question. "Hi. My name is X from Blah blah blah doing a survey for blah blah. Can i ask you what your PIN number is please?" it was that easy. am i kidding you? i wish i was. so, what's the problem? do they not know that PIN stands for Personal Identification Number? does the concept elude them? do they not make the connection that this number is the KEY to your BANK ACCOUNT aka YOUR MONEY? maybe no one told them. maybe the teller or whoever signed them up for the card didn't spell it out for them or hold up a huge sign with a basic diagram. i guess these are one of those things that you don't mention because you just assume that one would know. assume nothing, i suppose.
the second story i came across was in the paper, about a woman who drove illegally in the HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lane. these lanes are for vehicles that have at minimum of 2 people. i've already written a blog on how stupid the one located in toronto is so we'll move on. anyway, that is the law. now, there are a few things people do to try to get around the law like sitting one or more dummies or dolls or anything that resembles and could pass for a human being in the car, or darkening the tint of their windows, or in the winter not clearing the snow from the passenger side of the car, etc etc etc. these may seem.... stupid, but people still do it. even when they have officers stationed to observe the lanes and give out tickets, which is public knowledge, people will still try to beat the system. people are willing to risks hundreds of dollars and points to save a few minutes and they catch hundreds of people trying anything they can to beat the system. stupid? yes. oh, but there's part two. guess who the majority of the offenders are? criminals of course!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! people driving on the roads who are "doing their best" to avoid contact with the police. people without licenses. people who owe money for multiple speeding tickets and other offenses. people in unregistered vehicles. people driving cars that haven't and/or don't pass inspection. people wanted for petty crimes. people wanted for major crimes. the list goes on. well, i guess i shouldn't complain about criminals being too stupid to remain at large. kudos to them for being smrt.
oh, i forgot to mention. the woman who got pulled over had a stuffed animal she won at canadas wonderland in the front seat. it was probably a purple dinosaur or a giant penguin. maybe a giraffe.
stupid is as stupid does.
Friday, March 24, 2006
um, what?
"If your eyes follow the movement of the rotating pink dot, you will only see one color, pink. If you stare at the black + in the center, the moving dot turns to green. Now, concentrate on the black + in the center of the picture. After a short period of time, all the pink dots will slowly disappear, and you will only see a green dot rotating if you're lucky! It's amazing how our brain works. There really is no green dot, and the pink ones really don't disappear. This should be proof enough, we don't always see what we think we see."CLICK HERE.
karate versus krazy.
so much for karate. krazy wins.
the frog was a peacemaker. what a bad career move.
they never had a chance.
meet krazy (aka axle). the silent assassin.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
more procrastination, but with a german twischt.
what a coincedence. same day, different game. check out vw trying to be the samorost flash game.vw gti game
nice try. not as good but procrastination none the less.
an internet leader for procrastinators
i've already posted this a waaay long time ago back in the days of spymac/spycrap. BUT, it's still great if you have nothing else to do or you want to procrastinate for a bit. beware, it's addicting. VERY addicting. too bad it isn't longer. well...... maybe "it's a good thing" that it isn't longer.samorost flash game
ps if you're already lost, click on the well-looking thing/observation tower at the top of the "planet" to get started.
Sunday, March 19, 2006
no smoking!!!!!
California forces smokers into their homes
Secondhand smoke declared public nuisance
Mar. 19, 2006. 10:32 AM
CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — No more smoking in the park. Lighting up on the sidewalk could bring a fine. Dining on the restaurant patio? Don’t bother asking for matches.
One of the strictest tobacco bans in the United States went into effect in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas last week, making smoking off limits in public places where someone else might be exposed to secondhand smoke: indoor businesses, outdoor businesses, parks, outdoor cafes, apartment building common areas.
“We just don’t want anyone blowing smoke in someone’s face,” said Mayor Pro Tem Dennis Washburn. “Unfortunately, what smokers do is harmful to everybody else. People should have the right to breathe clean air.”
California air-quality regulators declared secondhand smoke a toxic air pollutant earlier this year.
The city took it a step farther, declaring secondhand smoke to be a public nuisance and approving an ordinance banning smoking in all public places — indoors and out — where people might congregate.
Hotels can still allow smoking in up to 20 per cent of their rooms, and smoking can be allowed in approved designated areas at shopping malls and work places in the upscale city of 23,000 residents.
But if a nonsmoker asks a smoker to stop, the smoker must snuff it or face a possible fine in the hundreds of dollars or even a lawsuit.
“We salute Calabasas for raising the bar,” said Jim Knox, a legislative advocate for the American Cancer Society in Sacramento. ``Smoke regulations can play a very important role in reducing public exposure to harmful secondhand smoke.”
Nationally, hundreds of U.S. cities and several states restrict smoking.
In California, where communities have been at the forefront of smoking bans, San Francisco banned smoking in parks and stadiums last year, and oceanfront communities’ smoking bans have inspired others in Florida and Delaware to designate smoke-free beaches.
Among the states, Colorado legislators approved a statewide ban on smoking in most public building last week, and New Jersey’s Smoke-Free Air Act, under fire from bar owners because it exempts casino gambling floors, goes into effect April 15.
Secondhand smoke declared public nuisance
Mar. 19, 2006. 10:32 AM
CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — No more smoking in the park. Lighting up on the sidewalk could bring a fine. Dining on the restaurant patio? Don’t bother asking for matches.
One of the strictest tobacco bans in the United States went into effect in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas last week, making smoking off limits in public places where someone else might be exposed to secondhand smoke: indoor businesses, outdoor businesses, parks, outdoor cafes, apartment building common areas.
“We just don’t want anyone blowing smoke in someone’s face,” said Mayor Pro Tem Dennis Washburn. “Unfortunately, what smokers do is harmful to everybody else. People should have the right to breathe clean air.”
California air-quality regulators declared secondhand smoke a toxic air pollutant earlier this year.
The city took it a step farther, declaring secondhand smoke to be a public nuisance and approving an ordinance banning smoking in all public places — indoors and out — where people might congregate.
Hotels can still allow smoking in up to 20 per cent of their rooms, and smoking can be allowed in approved designated areas at shopping malls and work places in the upscale city of 23,000 residents.
But if a nonsmoker asks a smoker to stop, the smoker must snuff it or face a possible fine in the hundreds of dollars or even a lawsuit.
“We salute Calabasas for raising the bar,” said Jim Knox, a legislative advocate for the American Cancer Society in Sacramento. ``Smoke regulations can play a very important role in reducing public exposure to harmful secondhand smoke.”
Nationally, hundreds of U.S. cities and several states restrict smoking.
In California, where communities have been at the forefront of smoking bans, San Francisco banned smoking in parks and stadiums last year, and oceanfront communities’ smoking bans have inspired others in Florida and Delaware to designate smoke-free beaches.
Among the states, Colorado legislators approved a statewide ban on smoking in most public building last week, and New Jersey’s Smoke-Free Air Act, under fire from bar owners because it exempts casino gambling floors, goes into effect April 15.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
scooters, evolved
everyone's seen them. those ratty little kids on scooters doing there thing, trying to be "extreme" and do "tailwhips" and such. you have seen adults on scooters, in business suits, rolling downtown with their jackets and ties flapping in the breeze, legs squeezed together with some strange, awkward posture. you might have even seen a kid at a skatepark rolling over ramps, throwing that thing around trying to do tricks. you look at them, you laugh and think to yourself "how ridiculous. why doesn't that kid just get a skateboard or a bike?"
"that'll never catch on. no one will ever take that seriously and be 'good' at that."
"scooters.... AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA..............................HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA."
well then, check this out.
scooter action
just goes to show that there is always someone REALLY GOOD at something.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
tokyo plans to outdo toronto
Mar. 14, 2006. 10:02 AM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOKYO - Japan's major broadcast networks are nearing completion on plans to build the world's tallest tower in Tokyo, a Japanese newspaper reported Tuesday.
The tower — to be 600 metres tall — will be used for terrestrial digital broadcasting at a cost of some $420 million (U.S.), the national newspaper, Yomiuri, reported. It is scheduled for completion in 2011.
Officials from Japan's public broadcaster NHK and five Tokyo-based commercial broadcasting companies are involved in the project.
Kinji Terada, a spokesman of NHK, said officials are now "in a final stage of co-ordination" in picking the location for the tower in Tokyo's old entertainment area in Sumida ward.
The tallest free-standing structure in the world currently is the CN Tower in Toronto, which was built almost 30 years ago and soars just over 553 metres.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOKYO - Japan's major broadcast networks are nearing completion on plans to build the world's tallest tower in Tokyo, a Japanese newspaper reported Tuesday.
The tower — to be 600 metres tall — will be used for terrestrial digital broadcasting at a cost of some $420 million (U.S.), the national newspaper, Yomiuri, reported. It is scheduled for completion in 2011.
Officials from Japan's public broadcaster NHK and five Tokyo-based commercial broadcasting companies are involved in the project.
Kinji Terada, a spokesman of NHK, said officials are now "in a final stage of co-ordination" in picking the location for the tower in Tokyo's old entertainment area in Sumida ward.
The tallest free-standing structure in the world currently is the CN Tower in Toronto, which was built almost 30 years ago and soars just over 553 metres.
Thursday, March 09, 2006
now playing....
grab the gun - the organi guess you could say it resembles a more upbeat, female version of joy division.... maybe.
OH, and have a listen to - clap your hands say yeah. has super grown on me. good, fun beats!
check them out here.
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
subconscious binger
have you ever eaten a lot of something in a really short time and didn't realize it because you were busy working?example: pack of yogurt, 15 minutes
i have this problem. i once finished an entire box of 12 granola bars in 20 minutes. i know the simple solution would be to not have a load of anything around me while i'm working, but it doesn't occur to me until it's too late. oh well. keeps me regular.
Monday, March 06, 2006
t dot o dot com
"Toronto Hydro Corp. will announce Tuesday that it plans to turn Canada's largest city into one giant wireless hotspot, directly challenging the country's major mobile phone carriers for a chunk of the $8 billion a year wireless market."
article here.
article here.
Sunday, March 05, 2006
damn natalie, you a crazy chick!
CALL FOR HEL.......... nevermind.
this public phone is in some rough shape. i guess someone needed a receiver..... pretty bad.Some will call it junk. Some will call it art. I call it artsy junk.
Friday, March 03, 2006
welcome to the 50's!!!!
so, remember chris rock was in a movie where he played a comedian nicknamed "Booey," and comes back to life after being killed briefly as an old, white millionaire? i can't remember what it's called right now. but anyway, at the beginning of the movie he arrives at hotel, i think, and the bellman tells him "Deliveries are in the back!" so chris rock goes off on the bellman asking him why does he have to be a delivery guy (cause he's black), he can't have a room in the hotel? he makes the bellman feel horrible, then it turns out he IS a delivery guy. well, that sort of happened to me today.
i showed up at an agency and approached the secretary. immediately, she says:
"oh, are you here for the pick-up?"
"um, no. i'm not,"
(at this point she puts her head back down and continues to write out a packing slip.)
"Deliveries are over there."
"OK."
(so now i'm thinking, are you kidding me? seriously!)
so she looks up, completely confused, and says "You're not from Fed-Ex or Purolator?"
in my dark GREEN jacket, scarf, and green etc. camo hat, i respond. "No. No I'm not."
she says, again completely puzzled "Then whhhhhyyyyyyyy are you here?"
"ACTUALLY..........."
Even after I explained to her that i was an art director and was there to see the creative director, she still seemed puzzled like there was no possible way i could have been there for any other reason then to deliver or pick-up a package. what year is it again?
well, i'm sure if i get a job there, she'll quit or her head will explode.... if it hasn't already.
i showed up at an agency and approached the secretary. immediately, she says:
"oh, are you here for the pick-up?"
"um, no. i'm not,"
(at this point she puts her head back down and continues to write out a packing slip.)
"Deliveries are over there."
"OK."
(so now i'm thinking, are you kidding me? seriously!)
so she looks up, completely confused, and says "You're not from Fed-Ex or Purolator?"
in my dark GREEN jacket, scarf, and green etc. camo hat, i respond. "No. No I'm not."
she says, again completely puzzled "Then whhhhhyyyyyyyy are you here?"
"ACTUALLY..........."
Even after I explained to her that i was an art director and was there to see the creative director, she still seemed puzzled like there was no possible way i could have been there for any other reason then to deliver or pick-up a package. what year is it again?
well, i'm sure if i get a job there, she'll quit or her head will explode.... if it hasn't already.
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