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Kicking and Screaming...

nospam@example.com (Scuzzmonkey) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:59:00 -0700

Looks like Mozilla have got sick and tired of IE fucking up the web.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080819-mozilla-drags-ie-into-the-future-with-canvas-element-plugin.html

Definitely something to watch out for.

Scuzzmonkey.

I don't think I've...

nospam@example.com (Scuzzmonkey) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:02:00 -0700

posted this before, but if I have, it deserves a second outing.

Some people have far too much time on their hands.

Scuzzmonkey

I've tried to stay out of this as long as possible...

nospam@example.com (Scuzzmonkey) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:35:52 -0700

mostly due to Mataspore's new classification of me to "Prophet of the End Times", but now it has gone further than just "a little scrap".

You all will have heard about the current conflict between Russia and Georgia, but when they signed a deal yesturday to cease fire, everyone (well, I say that) believed that this was a crisis averted. Of course, the obvious nature of what is really going on here - the US fighting a proxy-war against Russia within Georgia - and so we have got even closer to WW3 than we did even during the Cold War - seeing as people have actually died this time.

Not to mention of course the West's support of Georgia, even though they started it in the first place, and Russia simply moved in forces as a response. I can assure you that if it had been between anyone else, and Russia, the West would have supported the others, hell, even if it was Afghanistan.

Oh wait - that already happened.

Surely it can't get any worse?

OH YES IT CAN!

Russia is now threatening to nuke Poland if the proposed NATO "missile shield" is built. It is apparently being built to defend the continental US from a missile attack from "rogue nations" such as Iran. Lets have a quick look at the geography for a second.

Now, call me stupid, but surely a base a bit further south, say maybe a Greek Island, would be a better place for this to defend against from attacks from the Middle East. But lets be seriously, Iran only have missile capable of firing 2000 kilometres or so - even if we allow for room of improvement in the 4 years since that source, and even say they can double it, they couldn't - quite - hit London.

The location of this barrier is obvious - to anyone with half a brain - is geared more towards Russia than the Middle East. However, another fact that people seem to forget is the fact that the Earth is a sphere - give or take, and if you can't go laterally, lets go longitudinally!

Over the top!

Or underneath, or to the left. The range of missiles these days is massive in the extreme, Britain missiles - the Trident 2 (which is currently planned to be shelved and replaced) - has a range of 9000 miles - almost 3 times further than Iran's "double" estimate I made earlier, and 6 times the source. What makes these "even better" is that they all can be launched from submarines that can - theoretically at least - be anywhere in the world, no where is safe. Add that to maximum speed, of other 18,000 mph, say the missile shield has a "protection arc" of 4000 kilometres, from detection to take down, you would have just over 15 minutes, and that is assuming the interceptor has enough speed to catch up.

This is purely a power play on the side of the American, and Russia responding. I do not agree with their methods - nuking a country is hardly an acceptable act regardless of pretence - but I can appreciate where they are coming from. Couple this with the problems in Georgia, I would be very, very surprised if this doesn't escalate another couple of stages before - hopefully - ending before any more people get killed.

However, there is something about this that is very, very, un-nerving. The next few weeks and months will be key, and we really need to watch out. I don't think this is even a question of "Will we follow the Yanks in if we go to War?" I honestly don't think we will have a choice, it will be NATO Vs Russia, and here comes World War 3. Just the fact that we don't currently have a military that is structured to deal with a major war - let alone 3. The same goes for America, and I can guarantee that they will put everything they can into it, but they have duties in Iraq and Afghanistan to adhere to, if they do of course, is anyone guess.

The only country that is currently "in a position" to do anything like this is Russia - and that is something that should worry a lot of people. Forget China, they are too tired into the West - and hate Russia too much - to fight for them.

It's gonna be a three-way-dance, I can just taste it in the air.

Ahhh, what a beautiful way to start the day.

Scuzzmonkey.

The beast is nearing completion.

nospam@example.com (Scuzzmonkey) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:45:48 -0700

Today marks the installation of my new graphics cards, which takes the beast one step closer to being finished - or rather, as close to completion as a computers can get, before it needs upgrading again. I say need...what I really mean is, something better comes out, that I want.

That being said, the graphics are/were the second oldest componant in the machine, behind the processor, and that is only because the CPU was installed about 5 minutes before it.

Luckily, I am now getting to a point where even a comp-whore of my standing can't see much place for improvement. Of course the CPU would be upgraded, but that would costs hundreds and hundreds for just a few extra megahurtz, and not even I can convince myself to spent such epic amounts on so little. All that I can see now is learning a lot about advanced cable managed to hide all the wires/cables, and water cooling, both will be some time yet - if ever.

As always, hit the jump for the pictures.

Click the thumbs for a larger version.

The only thing I'm worrying about is, what am I going to do after I finish this? Maybe it time to learn something about cars...

Scuzzmonkey.

I fucking hate Sainsburys...

nospam@example.com (Scuzzmonkey) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:28:48 -0700

Today was pay day - it was meant to have been the happiest day in, well, ever. I was meant to have been paid just over £1000, which would mean I would pay off my overdraft, order my new graphics cards (yes, x2) and have more than enough money for the festival, and to see the Mrs up in Newcastle in September.

But no, the fuckers decided to tax me (even though I had filled out all the paper work over 6 weeks ago, it is only meant to take 2 weeks to get processed) almost £300 - when you include Nation Insurance - which leaves me enough money to pay off my over draft, and then buy the graphics cards...

And then be £2 BACK INTO my overdraft.

I really didn't want to have to go back to work after the fucking festival - but at the rate they are cocking up my pay - and the amount of money I'm going to waste on dodgy food and beer over the weekend - it is certain I'll have to go back for at least 2 weeks, probably 3 - which means the Mrs is not going to be best please when I arrive in Newcastle in an almost comatose state after being on a train for 6 hours after a 10 hour shift, and not sleeping on said train due to the shear amounts of changes such a trip takes.

FUCK YOU JUSTIN AND YOUR ENTIRE FUCKING COMPANY.

Hopefully the call to HMRC will get me my money back sooner than April.

Scuzzmonkey.

Damn facebook...

nospam@example.com (Scuzzmonkey) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:25:04 -0700

Scuzzmonkey.

And you paid them how much?

nospam@example.com (Scuzzmonkey) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:10:38 -0700

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7556955.stm

You'd never get those sort of problems over here....

Scuzzmonkey.

Go scrog a dead horse...

nospam@example.com (Scuzzmonkey) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:19:18 -0700

or do something to get the cobwebs out of your cunt, you blind-fucker.

[T]rue gender equality is actually perceived as inequality. A group that is made up of 50% women is perceived as being mostly women. A situation that is perfectly equal between men and women is perceived as being biased in favor[sic] of women.

Jesus fucking Christ - true equality would be perceived as equal because that is what it is - in fact it doesn't need to be perceived as anything, as it exists in the state that is. There would be no need to "be biased" in favour (learn to spell you dumb shit) of women in the truely equal society - there would be no "Equal Opportunity" anything, be it Laws or movements, as it would exist.

In fact, "Equal Opportunity" is anything but equal - going by today's usage. Government Departments have this worse than anyone else - especially the Civil Service - because they actually have a quota of how many men/women black/white/asian they have to employ. It is - admittedly - set to the national demographic. I have heard stories (from people I know within the service) when they have had to refuse a better candidate purely on the bias he was a white male - even though he was the best. During this same time - admittedly a rather drastic one - they had to cut down a few departments to get back to a "status-quo" with the demographic, and had to fire the worst employees of a certain demographic. This actually led to a major uproar and the half the department quitting - but that's a story for another day - actually, I've probably already said too much.

Don't get me wrong, I believe that anyone should have the chance - as long as they have the ability - to get a job. I don't believe that just because a person's skin is a certain colour, or they whether they are doubling up on their chromosomes, or have one of each.

Race, sex, creed - for me at least - is simply not a factor, I couldn't give a shit if you were a Polka, Nigerian, Mongol, Disabled or Female - as long as you can do your job, then I have no problem with you - and outside of the workplace, I have no problem with you as long as you don't do thinks that are unacceptable regardless - murder, cheat, fraud, abuse.

Also - don't give me this "victim of circumstance" bullshit. I know people that been brought up in the worst areas of the country, and they don't drug run, or run with gangs - they have worked hard in school, gone to college and then Uni.

Granted, not all people have the intellectual ability to do all these things - I honestly don't believe that everyone should have an equal chance to go to Uni, if they have the intellectual know-how then of course they should, and nothing should hold them back - but I also know people that going to Uni would have been worse for them than just getting a job and getting "out into the real world".

The problem is, people are not equal. We are not clones with identical abilities and skills and outlooks on life, and should not be treated as such. However, when a situation arise - mostly job interviews and "the professional environment" - something as trivial as where you live/d, the colour of your sex, or if you have balls.

Everyone should - as long as they are able - have the same chance at anything as anyone else - be it education or jobs or healthcare.

Also, women, taking time off work to have a child is your choice. In this day and age there are 1,000 different ways to get rid of an unwanted child - hell, go bungee jumping, may at least have fun while you do it - and if your religion prohibits this, again, that is your choice. The old argument of women trying to come back to the workplace and not being able to jump right back in where they left off is old, tired, and completely skewed.

It has nothing to do with the fact that you had a kid.

Its because you had time off.

I am of course talking about long periods of absence, not the women that have 3 months maternity leave and then dump the kid with a nanny at the earliest possible moment, people that take years and years off work.

If I went on a round the world trip - back packing or what have you - for 3 years I would have been out of the industry for so long, that there is no way in hell I would be able to go back to my old job and do it as effectively as I was doing the day I left - it's a complete impossibility. If I was lucky, I may get a lesser job in the same company - but probably not the same division.

Same goes for job applicants, most pay is derived on experience and qualifications using a type of ladder system. Two candidates having identical skills, but one has 3 years most experience in the relevant area, wouldn't only just get hired over the other applicant, but would also get paid more for the same job, do to the market forces that effect employment.

But I swear I've said all this 1,000 times before.

Scuzzmonkey.

Quote from - http://finallyfeminism101.wordpress.com/

And last but not least

nospam@example.com (Shadow Adler) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:26:09 -0700

ASCII Wars

nospam@example.com (Scuzzmonkey) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0700

http://www.asciimation.co.nz/

I'd be surprised if you haven't seen it already, but as today needs a filler, I can't think of any better.

Hopefully, we'll be back to proper articles soon - apoligies for the shitness this place has fallen into recently.

Scuzzmonkey.

FUCK OFF!

nospam@example.com (Scuzzmonkey) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 09:05:00 -0700

Now THAT would be nice.

Scuzzmonkey.

The opening...

nospam@example.com (Scuzzmonkey) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:04:00 -0700

I don't really care that much about the Olympics - in fact, I'll do an article on just how much I couldn't give a shit soon - but this was amazing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00cpf8p/

Watch it! It is, however, 4 hours long.

Scuzzmonkey.

Feeling kinda funny...

nospam@example.com (Mataspore) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

What exactly is it that makes fantasy so much more attractive than real life? Why is it possible to build up these insane worlds in peoples heads to the point where they actually prefer them to what their own senses are telling them?

I know how amazing the real world is alright. I have an inclining of the bloody fantastic things our own bodies are doing every second in order to keep us alive, I know about some of the ridiculously complex social structures which have cropped up throughout the world, I vaguely get some of the unbelievable reactions needed to keep a star burning...

But, nobody else seems to get it. They're more concerned with their fucking television sets or magazines or pathetic little social grudges.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!!!

WHO GIVES A FLYING FUCK WHAT THE NEIGHBOURS GET UP TO!?! WHO REALLY SHITS THEMSELVES WITH FALSE REMORSE WHEN A TELEVISION CHARACTER GETS WRITTEN OUT OF A SCRIPT THAT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CREATED BY THE MOTHER OF ALL AGONY AUNTS ON CRACK!!?
WHY DO YOU INSIST ON DOING THIS TO ME!?!

I WAS HAPPY IN MY LITTLE FANTASY LAND YOU BASTARDS!!
I LIKE NOT THINKING BEYOND THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS!!
I LIKE PRETENDING TO NOT HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER!!!

I LIKE PRETENDING THAT I'M THE ONE IN THE RIGHT!!!!
But oh no, you just have to go and push it past breaking point don't you? You just have to drag my mind, kicking and screaming, out of its self-imposed immaturity and selfishness.

I WAS ENJOYING BEING THE SELFISH LAZY CUNT YOU FUCKERS!!!

I HATE absolutley fucking DESPISE actually not being a hypocrite. I take pleasure in never doing anything to make the world a better place whilst mentally/verbally crucifying those who (truth be told) are not much worse than I am.

Evidently that golden period is coming to an end. Yes ladies and gentlemen, I am a fucking immature freak, leastways I try to be. And generally it's been quite enjoyable.

But some bastard somewhere has evidently decided that the golden period is over and pressed the diamon-encrusted "FUCK YOU" button.

No. I'm not gonna say what set this off. It's enough to simply say that I hate every single one of you but know that I don't really mean it...you have no fucking idea what I'm on about do you? Truth be told neither do I. I'm gonna post this because it's the easiest way to swear at the world without getting in too much trouble for it.

Then I'm gonna wonder off somewhere and do some rather serious thinking.

Would you believe that just two hours ago I was unbelieveably happy?

Heh.

So bloody easy...

SOMEBODY PROVE ME WRONG!!!!

Entertaining some rather disturbing notions...

Mataspore

A letter from God to Man

nospam@example.com (Scuzzmonkey) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:20:24 -0700

Scuzzmonkey.

Mr Sulu!

nospam@example.com (Scuzzmonkey) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:24:00 -0700

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/28/warp-speed-engine.html

So it begins...

Scuzzmonkey.