Seven ways to leave your job.

Well I am approaching almost two months unemployed. Let me tell you that unemployment sucks a big one. I am bored and broke, which anyone will tell you is a shitty combination. I was fired along with some co-workers for allegely downloading mp3's at work. I never did this therefore imagine my shock when I was fired for doing it. Such is the life of a contract whore, oh I mean employee. I was whored out to a very large insurnace corporation, and like a good neighbor they fucked me straight into the ground. If you can't guess who the large company was by the last line then you are probably a idiot so please get off my blog. I have had lots of job offers, companies wanting to pimp out my mad computer skills to other companies but as of yet no takers. I just hadn't put anything in my blog for a while so I thought that I had better add something. Oh by the way I am doing this from a public library computer because I am too poor to keep my internet on at home. For anyone who has ever had to do this I feel for you. Well have a good Forth of July and remember we are celebrating the fact that a bunch of rich white slave owning males didn't want to pay their taxes.

SixSechsSeis: Punishment is in the "I" of the Houlder

There I was in my "cocoon" reading my news on my usual home page. Little did I know that my "virtual world" was about to change. I found a this article "Jail for 'Robin Hoods' who cost Microsoft millions." Link here: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=581&e=1&u=/nm/20050506/tc_nm/tech_internet_dc Not that I am not in favor on capitalism, if you have read any of my blogs before you know I am all for it. But this article really enraged the pirate in me. I have seen many Linux and UNIX license plates over the years that say "Live free or die." I like this statement and it goes a long way in explaining my beliefs when it comes to software licensing. I am not a huge open source guy, I game therefore I winduhs, but I think that the future lies in adoption of open source. I try to use as Linux and open source for as much as I can. I can't use it at work because where I work is a winduhs shop. Gladly though that is changing.

Enough on that now to the meat and potatoes or limes and grog of my complaint. (That's pirate talk) The article outlines how a few people spread out around the globe cost Microsoft Millions. Lets back the pirate ship up a bit. Microsoft is worried about millions. Did I miss something, isn't Dollar Bill Gates worth in the neighborhood of around $40 billion? So why is Billy "enraged," to quote the article. If I had his money I wouldn't worry about what was being stolen, as much as why was I a target. Also him being mad about software piracy is like Black Beard being mad at Jesse James! He is one of the biggest software thieves of all time. What is even better is that he can only be mad at himself. Back when he was doing it, he was the only ship on the water. When he saddled us with his software and made his billions he opened Pandora's box. He in a sense made everybody a pirate and now wants his fleet back. Shame on you Bill! What is worse is he is manipulating governments to do it. In reading this I was surprised by some dates noted. They stole winduhs 95 and had it on the web two weeks prior to release. Let's do the time warp again. Winduhs 95! Hey that was ten years ago, wasn't it. How long has this case been going on? So I started thinking a little more, yeah I know scary thought. I am curious what laws brought these merry men down. Since it says that "prosecution followed what Houlder described as a groundbreaking crackdown on Web piracy and unprecedented cooperation between U.S and British authorities." How could this be. There is only one event that could cause laws to be passed that both the British and Americans would work together on. Does 9/11 ring any bells. I am making some assumptions here so that could be bad. But that is the only reason I can see that these guys are just now being led to the gallows. I wonder what combination of cyber terrorism laws were used by both the court of King George II and his puppet across the pond. This is just one aspect of what bothered me about this article. What form of illegal search and seizure was used to bring the merry men down. We have seen this between a King and England before, and the last time it happened I think we kicked someone's ass back across the Atlantic. Well, what do you know, as time has passed we have become the hypocrisy state. Now the buckled shoe is firmly on the other foot. I am one for irony so I really enjoyed the fact that we are now getting Britons locked up. You can't come up with stuff like this on your own, this is all really happening!

I am not sure on this but it goes even further. This in doing more research I found some other interesting clues that these guys aren't just crackers. They are full blown "cyber terrorists," and they did it all without making a single dime. Yet I am sure that the taxpayers of the U.S. and our dukedom in the U.K. paid plenty. In Britain in December of 2001 "eight Britons arrested by the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit in December 2001 after a US-led investigation." (source BBC link: http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/1/hi/technology/4518771.stm) I am so glad that Osama is still wondering the hills of Pakistan and that we all got to see the "Shock and Awe" in Iraq. "Shock and awe in Baghdad!" Almost sounds like a Don King production. Sorry didn't mean to get off topic. And now we have rounded up these "terrorists." I can now sleep easy at night knowing that some students and guys who wanted to share software for free are costing me money to sit in jail. That was money well spent! The real victims here are clear to see. They are the poor money hungry companies. I can't tell you how many times I have looked in the paper and seen the demise of another huge software conglomerate lately. Oh yeah, never! They all made huge profits while they used our tax money and elected officials as lap dogs to do their dirty work. Also aren't these guys insured against loss like this. I am sure that they can at least right some of this loss off of their taxes. So we the people sit and pay for the government and the software. Mean while we get a inferior version of both. I wonder when we are going to get SP1 for this administration. The kernel/king is clearly full of bugs. He doesn't even come with a good spell checker! Well, this patriot is about to act and go open source and tell them all to go to hell. In the words of another famous American "pirate" (now known as a patriot) "I have not yet begun to fight!" I am going to be like the "privateers" of old and raid twice as much and I call all of the people Mr. Houlder calls "plain thieves." To do the same. Lets broadside these scallywags and sends them a clear message. To make it worse Mr. Houlder slammed on every person who works in IT. He says "'They see themselves as stars, night time tappers of keyboards," Houlder told the court. "You might feel that their lives are rather sad, living as they do for very large parts of their days and nights in a virtual world, in front of a computer monitor, cocooned from existence.'" I think that they are the ones that are living in a cocoon, they see the old way of doing things and their business models vanishing before their eyes. There kingdom and all of their colonies slowing getting more and more agitated at the way they conduct themselves. Maybe they are realizing that they like the dinosaurs are sitting glassy eyed while a big thing called the future hurls towards them like a meteorite, and they are helpless to do anything. They sold us on this revolution called computing and the internet, and now they are going to have to reap what they have sown. Last but not Least I just saw this qoute and had to amend my blog. "The cost of their activities run into very many millions in lost profit ... the losses are incalculable," Houlder said. Well, it appears he has calculated it, "many millions." Houlder must not be one for ball parking figures. That is odd, I am sure these guys are on the hook for specific amounts. Oh, yeah you get arrested now and are never told why? Bill of Rights, anyone, anyone.

That is just my rant for now. Hoist the jib and go get some plunder mateys!

Extra links, because I feel like it!

http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/1/hi/technology/4205559.stm

http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/traditions/html/jpjones.html

Blogsport: A fist to the what!?

It has been quite a while since I put anything in here and the guilt is getting to me. I have been pulling a Shiavo, in a sense looking well brain dead to the world. Well my droogies I was just off enjoying a little bit of the ultra-violence and the old in-out. Once again thank you CNN for showing me on the viddy how many of my fellow droogies have spilled their red-red kroovy for the great and sovereign nation of Iraq!

Also what gives with the obsession over the royal family? I thought that we kicked those assholes out of our country over two centuries ago! Hey everyone look some stupid figure heads. Who cares who is marrying who? Get over it. We have our own figure heads to look at. Some with real wooden heads, like say, our president. I sure hope I don't have a knock on my door in the morning. Heck why would they have to go through all of that? They could just walk in and roust me out of my house. Is there an upside? I hear Cuba is beautiful this time of year. I am also very fond of cigars, so could be fun.

Now for something completely different. I have just eclipsed the third decade on planet Earth! Holy shit I just got hit by the thirty truck. Guess what? I don't notice a difference. That is right beyond a few hangovers, no difference!? Although I have quit smoking, and it sucks! It was like the passing of a dear old friend, well actually more like the passing of a favorite hooker. I can always go buy more. I would like to thank my friends, and you bastards know who you are, for hanging out with me in Chicago. It was a blast, I think?

I also bought back a piece of my childhood. I now own a not so bright and shiny Zaxxon arcade machine. It was the purchase of a lifetime for me. That was one of my favorites growing up. I want to restore it and possibly add some more games someday. If you don't understand, then guess what? It's not for you. Hope you can deal with it. I know in today’s world of super self importance you might have to deal with someone not giving a shit what you think. It does happen, and it will continue to happen so you might as well learn to deal with it.

Oh I almost forgot to rant. What is becoming of me? Alzheimer’s, I am sure of it. To all of the right to life idiots out there. No one cares, least of all me. Then again you probably don't care what I have to say either. Thank our founding fathers and technology though. You are going to have to hear me anyway. Now you won't see me selling out my kid, who can't make up their own mind yet on national television. What a bunch of bullshit was the whole Shaivo thing really! Look I am getting my kid arrested because I am too chicken shit to do it myself. Great now my kid has a record and for what a vegetable. That is great parenting! Just point me in the direction of a feeding tube. They'll think I am a member of the freaking' Yankees they would be flying out so fast. Also don't pull that whole connection between Martyrdom and Shaivo. She was where she was because she was bulimic. Oh the irony! You can't write stories any better than that. Life is stranger than fiction O my brothers.

Well, I feel better. There I rubbed one out on the net. These pipes are cleeaaannn! And as always remember:
War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength.

Quattro a.k.a. Give me back my bullets.

This is the forth installment. I saw a poll on my favorite channel tonight, CNN. "Should judges be allowed to carry guns?" Interesting how everyone needs guns now. First it was pilots, now judges. I say the heck with it let everyone carry guns. That is a smart idea, don't you think? We would eliminate the need for judges all together, we as citizens could just hand out or own brand of justice. I so want to say in my best Sylvester Stallone voice "I am the law!". Picture it legions of citizen Judge Dredds. We could put it in front of congress as the Bronson Bill. Named after Charles Bronson, one of the biggest ass kickers in film history. (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000314/) Just look at the names of his movies. This man was all about shot first ask questions later. As a society we should be following this mans example. We could eliminate the need for a police force too. Who is possibly going to steal something once the Bronson Bill is passed? When they see the swift retribution that awaits them from the end of the victims barrel.

The effects of this bill have so many upsides. In a slightly slumping economy this would create lots of jobs and income. You could tax the guns and permits. Plus what a boost for the gun industry! Also think of the business that would be going to our doctors and hospitals. All of auto body shops would get really good at welding and filling bullet holes on everyone’s cars. Road rage would be replaced by "Citizen Highway Patrol," or that’s what we could call it. See someone run a red light just blast his tires out. A stupid person at four way stop that can't figure out when to go. Put a .50 cal through their engine block, and inform them that their driving privileges have been revoked. At least till they install a new motor in their car. Once again boosting the economy!

We wouldn't need to field an Army anymore. We could hold a lottery, and everyone whose number comes up gets to go to their theatre of operation of choice. It would be great, think of it. How many times have you wanted to go shoot something up, now it would be your patriotic duty. This would cut way back on the whole Monday morning quarterback syndrome. Some redneck sitting in a bar drinking his beer. We have all seen him. There he sits saying "If I was over there this war would be over by now!" Well, from now on you could look at him and say "prove it." We could all look up in quiet admiration to Charlton Heston. Our fearless leader and prophet as it were. You had it right Chuck. That’s two Chucks in one entry, is that too many? Well, it's just a thought.

Remember: Guns don't kill people, citizens with guns kill people.

90 seconds of Crap!

I have no problem with CNN most of the time. Let me state that for the record right off the bat. Hey, it's better than the "Fair and Unbalanced" Fox News Channel. Yet I still have to admit some things on there blow my GenX mind right out of my skull. One such instance is the '90-Second Pop'. I simply don't see why anyone should give two shits about what these idiots have to say. I look at the freak show they parade out every morning. Trust me I don't want to look, but it is the equivalent of a really bad car crash. You just can't keep yourself from watching. They talk about stuff that has no significance in the day to day lives of actual people.

Holy crap, Paris Hiltons phone has been hacked and some really important people had 100's of calls in an hour. Lindsay Lohan, I am truly sorry you are a goddess, but I don't care if you had to change your number over this. I am too busy sitting at work and trying to eek out my meager existence in the corporate rat race. Why not focus on the real issue here. Like have a segment on how to better secure you phone, some social engineering here folks. The other is when they talk about how cool or un-cool something is. I am not the average American, not your run of the mill, drooling idiot explaining how the tornado sounded like a freight train before it blew my trailer away and with it my nascar collectibles. I know what I like, and can easily make it through my day sans their input on what they think I can't live without.

Just give me the good news coverage of things that affect my day to day life. Like what bills are in congress. What is going on in the economy? Yet the fine air time programmers at CNN have decided that this is more important. Sorry, you are zapping 90 seconds of my life and there is nothing we can do about it. Oh and please bookend this segment with some commercials, thank you CNN. We are hovering in that two and half minutes of my life wasting mark.

Some of you ask, 'Why don't you just change the channel?' I like my job and we aren't allowed. Others may put me to task and say... 'Do your work!' To those people I say mind your own damn business. Plenty of work is completed by me in my eight hours here at the Ministry of Insurance. I guess in some ways maybe they are saving me from stories on what countries have the highest per capita percentage of 'evil-doers'. They are saving us from ourselves, or are they. CNN thinks so. There is the real problem maybe they are doing too much of the thinking for us. I don't care if Martha Stewart gave the paparazzi in front of her house coffee. Oh no some famous person survived cancer! It's a miracle. Mean while thousands of people do this everyday. Mister/Misses famous you are special. That’s right hop up on your pedestal, nice... Who cares about this privileged jackass with tons of medical coverage and the money to seek the care we can only dream of getting. Am I suppose to be inspired?

Well, this is just my rant for the day. I guess I had better get back to work so I can go buy what the freaks of the '90-Second Pop' tell me to when I get off work in the morning!?! Peace out!

The Secondary

Well, the second installment on my site. What to say, what kind of profound comment can be said on a day were I show up late for work? Today isn't going as well as I would like, but not everything is bad. I was late because of laundry. Yes I know. It sounds stupid, but I had to get it all done. My new place doesn't have washer and dryer hookups. So I am stuck doing it at a friends place or the ghetto ass laundry mat over by my house.

There are some good things about today. I finally have my main computer at home up and running. Yeah, I know. Big freakin' deal. That is what is going through your head. Well, it is a partial victory and one I am happy about. Let me revel in my little victory. I kick ass, this is well documented. Moving on. I wanted to install Fedora Core 3 using the raid controller I have on my motherboard. No dice. So I threw Win2k on it and in defeat to the computer/OS gods put linux on a regular drive. Not really a big deal. But not what I was wanting. In the words of the immortal Rolling Stones "You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you windows!" Or something to that effect.

That is all for now.

Cherry Blog

This is my first post on my blog. I am not sure what commentary or meaning this blog will ever have, so don't expect too much. I have been reading about this and thought that it would be a good way to chronicle my random thoughts and ideas. Sort of a electronic way of tracking my everyday exsistance. This is enough for now, so I bid this installment farewell.