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Re: Sportsnet F-Bomb

Matt — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:17:05 -0000

lol... I knew I didn't lose my mind. I heard that too, but my volume wasn't cranked so I couldn't make out what they were saying. Nice catch! ;)

Re: NHL Season Cancelled

Matt — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 07:38:38 -0000

R.I.P

Re: Costco has everything

Matt — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 05:11:08 -0000

Hahah

Re: Virtual Bartender

Matt — Sat, 13 Nov 2004 05:46:40 -0000

Yea you may want to try...

stretch

pushup

handstand

shoe

ass

kiss

beer

lick

play

strip

pillow

wet

cartwheel

wave

knee

tongue

cowgirl

spin

shake

hair

arm

dance

bottle

banana

pour

lollipop

laugh

love

sleep

shirt

rub

fight

rap

twirl

hat

change

magic

box

think

playboy

light

call

Re: Virtual Bartender

Matt — Sat, 13 Nov 2004 05:46:30 -0000

Re: A new car!

Matt — Fri, 03 Sep 2004 11:21:55 -0000

Congrats Mike, looks like you made a good choice.

Re: The Geek Test

Matt — Mon, 31 May 2004 19:35:06 -0000

21.89349% - Geek

You've outgeeked me by 13.80671%.. maybe we should swap jobs.

Re: Flames 3 – Canucks 2 in OT

Matt — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 08:01:01 -0000

OH and I forgot to add... where the heck were our fans? Calgary's fans put us to SHAME. Their building was full of chants and cheers even when they were down 4-0... whereas you could hear a pindrop in our building except when we score. I think I heard one "Go Canucks Go" chant in the game with about 1 minute left.. and it came from a single section of the building.. Sad :(

Re: Flames 3 – Canucks 2 in OT

Matt — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 07:52:43 -0000

A typical Canucks season. We've had the highest of high's, and the highest was definitely winning in triple OT and then tying game 7 with 6 seconds remaining. And the lowest of low's with the Bertuzzi incident, and the Game7 loss in OT 1 minute in.

The better team won in the end, the flames wanted it more from the start of game 2.

I predict that Cloutier & Burke will be gone next season. Linden will regain his much deservered C... no offense to Naslund because he's a great player, but in my opinion not a leader. Iginla, now there's a leader.. that guy did everything and more to get his team the win.

Lets all just hope that there IS a next season..

Go Canadian Teams... except Toronto :D

Re: Ribeiro proves Habs suck…

Matt — Tue, 13 Apr 2004 10:44:04 -0000

Break his neck!

Re: A new coat of paint…

Matt — Fri, 13 Feb 2004 12:01:37 -0000

See now you've gone and changed it and I'M the one that's a loon now.. thanks :|

Re: A new coat of paint…

Matt — Fri, 13 Feb 2004 12:00:00 -0000

That graphic is freakin me out! When I'm reading the site or typing this, from the corner of my eye it looks like your eyes are rolling up into the back of your head. Gha........

Re: Throw Rocks At Boys

Matt — Fri, 06 Feb 2004 09:21:04 -0000

I win! haha.. fun :)

Re: JUST DON’T TRY!

Matt — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:27:00 -0000

C'mon... trying leaves you with better stories to tell.... you can share a lot more hyperbole if you try... you can really win friends... oh, screw it.. I want to know the back story too.. ;)

Re: Advertising campaign boasts of its "domination" of Suburban Station

Matt — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:41:15 -0000

It wasn't just July. I think McDonald's has advertised on the monthly passes for the past three months.

Re: Getting off a city bus, 1949

Matt — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:18:00 -0000

That scene reminds me of my R5 ride this morning, in that most of the first four or five rows of seats in my car were un-sittable due to the voluminous amount of water leaking from the roof of the car.

Re: Quiet cars take over SEPTA

Matt — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:39:00 -0000

It would also be helpful if there were signs inside the quiet car that actually let passengers know that it was a quiet car.

Re: Quiet cars take over SEPTA

Matt — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:04:00 -0000

I was on the R5 quiet car for the first time the other day. We were delayed leaving Suburban Station due to a couple of police officers being asked to escort someone out. Apparently they had been arguing (I had my headphones on, so I didn't hear) and another passenger went and got the police. Whether this was for quiet car reasons or not, it was still amusing.< />< />A couple of minutes after the police left, some guy started having a cell phone conversation. I could see someone standing in the front visibly annoyed by this, as well as the gentleman in the seat next to mine who kept turning and giving the cell phone talker dirty looks. The standing passenger finally walked up to the guy on the cell and told him it was a quiet car and there were not supposed to be any phone conversations. I really thought there was going to be another altercation over this as they traded snarky remarks to each other. "This quiet car is pretty dangerous," I thought to myself.< />< />So I guess the quiet car is being self-policed by the passengers. Is that good or not? I guess it is, but I wouldn't be surprised to hear about a confrontation between passengers that leads to arrests.

Re: Vector TD FAQ

Matt — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:47:00 -0000

I totally blame David for loss of productivity. What an amazing game.

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2006/11/click.html

Matt — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 17:09:00 -0000

Thanks for the review -- our ability to go to the theater is somewhat limited with a three-year-old and one on the way, but Netflix has proven to be wonderful. This film will definitely make it onto the list!

And I like the new site!

- Matt

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2006/11/007-forty-years-later.html

Matt — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 14:09:00 -0000

My wife and I went and saw it Thanksgiving night -- we both really enjoyed it. I put it now as my second favorite behind Diamonds Are Forever (and only slightly ahead of Goldfinger).

- Matt

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2006/12/blog-supper.html

Matt — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 21:18:00 -0000

That would be so great if more folks could do that -- I've made many new and wonderful friendships through blogging. Faces with names would be a great thing indeed.

- Matt

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2007/01/blank-save-queen.html

Matt — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 09:37:00 -0000

I'm surprised that they didn't take it a step further and voice it over with something like, "Higher entity/creative force/cosmic guider bless the queen."

- Matt

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2007/02/bloglines.html

Matt — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:39:00 -0000

I'm fiddling around with this now -- it's a great find. I love the access to all of the news and literature feeds. Thanks!

- Matt

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2007/02/akiane.html

Matt — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:30:00 -0000

It is absolutely incredible to see talent of that calibre in one so young. She has a truly remarkable gift -- and it seems that the gift has been spread to her family, judging from what they said about her mother's conversion. Thanks for sharing this!

- Matt

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2007/02/caption-needed.html

Matt — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:17:00 -0000

"Your one-stop shop for shotgun weddings."

- Matt

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2007/02/you-want-piece-of-me.html

Matt — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:55:00 -0000

Jerry Stiller is one of the best!

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2007/02/flags-of-our-fathers.html

Matt — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:00:00 -0000

I haven't seen it yet, but one of the knocks on "Letters from Iwo Jima" (which folks are saying will prevent it from getting the best picture Oscar) that I've seen is that it came on the heels of "Flags," and that it wasn't as successful at the box office. Friends have seen it and say it's a remarkable movie; it's an intriguing set of films to me -- two sides of the same coin.

But I do have it on my Netflix list, so I'll share thoughts if I can get the movie anytime soon.

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2007/02/caption-needed_18.html

Matt — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:45:00 -0000

NASA - When Federal Funding Just Isn't Enough.....

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2007/02/amazing-grace.html

Matt — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:17:00 -0000

Thanks for posting the trailer; it looks like a remarkable movie. I look forward to discussing it after I see it as well.

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2007/02/amazing-grace.html

Matt — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:42:00 -0000

I came back to see your review; glad to hear that it lived up to the expectations that I've already set for it. Hoping to see it soon.

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2007/02/when-bicycle-helmets-dont-make-sense.html

Matt — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:41:00 -0000

I think that, after looking at this picture, bicycle helmets is the least of the things that don't make sense. I have to agree with Kenny on this one...

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2008/04/tie-yellow-ribbon.html

Matt — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:43:00 -0000

What wonderful news; that's the best thing I've heard all day today. I'm so glad that he's back safely; I'm sure there's going to be one heck of a party!!!

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2008/08/faith-of-barack-obama_19.html

Matt — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:39:00 -0000

The DNC begins within hours! The event should be hilarious. When Obama takes the stage members of the flock will begin to scream and weep in tears of joy, many swooning. Barrack will lay hands on the sick and crippled, and they will be healed. Those newly healed who were touch by him will joyously run across stage, for He hath performed miracles. Koolaid will be served free of charge. He will feed the crowd fish and loaves of bread (or bratwurst and beer as he did in Berlin). The offering plate will be passed. At the conclusion of the event, to the strains of "Happy Days are Here Again", He will summon the flock to the stage to be be saved. Go forth, sin no more, and vote for Barrack!

Re: Home Reserve Guestbook

Matt — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:15:46 -0000

Got my ottoman today. It only took about 20 minutes to put together, but I am pretty awesome so it may take you longer. I want to get 3 more but my fiance doesn\'t want \someone to be able to walk from wall to wall on furniture\"" in our apartment. Maybe I can give them to her as a birthday present... Anyway I really like your site and furniture."

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2008/10/wifi-poaching.html

Matt — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:23:00 -0000

I've always called it Wi-jacking myself. My wife and I used to do it (our neighbor gave us permission eve), but it wasn't really very unreliable so we decided to fork over the 40 bucks a month to have a reliable connection.

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2008/10/wifi-poaching.html

Matt — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:25:00 -0000

Ugh, sorry for the scatter-brained post. I meant to say permission *even and that it wasn't really very *reliable.

Re: Panic Away Review

Matt — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:27:57 -0000

Panic Away vs The Linden Method?
Does anybody know how the panic away ptogram stands in comparisson to the linden method?

Ive read the review of panic away at http://hubpages.com/hub/a_Panic_Away_Review

It looks promising but i want to know if someone have tried the linden method and recommend it?

Re: Now thatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s sick 200000 at Flash Element TD

Matt — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 03:00:02 -0000

Nice job - I was kind of thrown off when you started in with all cannons, but it seemed to do the trick just fine ^^

Re: http://queridafamiliablog.blogspot.com/2009/11/its-been-big-week.html

Matt — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:53:39 -0000

That is so cute! What did you use to "produce" your movie?

Re: Everything you need to know to buy a good puppy, from someone who did it

Matt — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:07:00 -0000

Unfortunately the puppy mills give the good breeders' who actually care about their pets a bad name. The way puppy mills do things is so disgusting.

Same goes for pet stores who sell dogs who are drugged up and unhealthy. Like anything, doing research is the best thing to do before making any decisions.

Re: http://www.trucosfacebook.com/2009/05/niveles-regalos-y-habitaciones-de-pet.html

Matt — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:28:59 -0000

Tengo a mi mascota (Matt Jr.) en nivel 7 :(
aún tengo mucho q' explorar y recorrer.. :)
Tal vez logre ser la mejor mascota del mundo!
tengo el presentimiento q' va a hacer historia :D

Re: Washington DC offers rebates for clean energy

Matt — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:44:21 -0000

That is a good rundown. In DC we are really looking forward to an expanded options for other technologies too - including thermal options which are so cost-effective.

Re: http://spyswings.blogspot.com/2009/06/exhausted.html

Matt — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:27:06 -0000

Interesting work. I am split on whether or not we get a bounce. After all, one of these times we may not rebound. As for your baby, try a frozen bagel and let your baby chew on it. It usually helps.

Re: http://www.animationtipsandtricks.com/2008/08/how-do-you-spend-your-week-at.html

Matt — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:00:00 -0000

Awesome! That sounds like fun. :-)

Re: http://www.animationtipsandtricks.com/2008/10/animation-and-uncanny-valley.html

Matt — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:41:00 -0000

Great tips! Thanks a million!

Re: http://www.animationtipsandtricks.com/2008/08/how-do-you-spend-your-week-at.html

Matt — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:00:00 -0000

Awesome! That sounds like fun. :-)

Re: http://www.animationtipsandtricks.com/2008/10/animation-and-uncanny-valley.html

Matt — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:41:00 -0000

Great tips! Thanks a million!

Re: Socialist Laundry Part II

Matt — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:51:43 -0000

Oh yeah... and park is especially useful when you are out of town for the entire month of July. Apparently even the laundry system is on vacation this month.

Re: Socialist Laundry Part II

Matt — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:51:05 -0000

Hej! Thanks for posting the picture... now I don't have to walk down to the dungeon to check out where my lock is on Det Socialistisk Tvättsystem Board. =)

Re: http://www.codereflect.com/2007/11/your-windows-vista-not-working-after.html

Matt — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:24:32 -0000

You may need to update the sound card's driver!

Re: Audio entry

Matt — Sat, 15 Mar 2003 07:40:36 -0000

Audio comment.

Re: Bless this couple.

Matt — Sun, 15 Apr 2001 12:54:40 -0000

Oops. I got the date wrong. It's next week, not today (I changed the weblog entry above).

Re: http://techbrahmana.blogspot.com/2009/03/undo-display-images-switch-in-gmail.html

Matt — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:46:44 -0000

Thanks! Your post saved me a lot of time and head scratching.

Re: http://andytgeezer.blogspot.com/2009/03/system-administrator-appreciation.html

Matt — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:03:58 -0000

Hey, how's it going? I found your link from Bloggers Unite, and I wanted to let you know that I'm organizing a Sysadmin Day meetup in New York City.

Details can be found here:
http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com/blog/sysadmin-day-get-together/

Thanks!

--Matt

Re: http://ahaldrin.blogspot.com/2006/11/subic-rape-case-nicole-and-daniel.html

Matt — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 12:40:00 -0000

sure, link away!

Re: http://ahaldrin.blogspot.com/2006/11/whatever-matt_7926.html

Matt — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 07:22:00 -0000

Wow, how nice! Thanks! *blush*

Re: http://ourlittleapartment.blogspot.com/2008/11/blogger-in-training.html

Matt — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:25:00 -0000

Great stuff!

Welcome to the blogging world!!

Re: New Ottawa Senators Jerseys Unveiled

Matt — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:01:00 -0000

I think the jerseys are rather badly designed. I always like the 2D logo better, but this one isn't bad either. I really liked the home (red) jerseys they wore, I don't know why they couldn't go with that design.

Simple is good but these are way too simple. The numbers on the back are also ugly. They seem too oversized compared to the play name. Love the team, hate the new jerseys.

Re: Rejected Iron Man Movie Armor Concepts

Matt — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 14:35:27 -0000

Power Rangers?

Re: Smallville To Last 7 Seasons

Matt — Sat, 15 Oct 2005 23:14:19 -0000

agree about the lex going to the dark side, he starting to show it. i think clark showed fly if not the end of this season at least but then next. Lana should find out soon this season too....anybody agree?

Re: Ex-bishop gets 18 months for fraud - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Matt — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:07:00 -0000

Titus 2:11,12 says, "the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly, righteously, and Godly in this present age." Was this so called bishop experiencing the grace of God that brings salvation? If so then why was he not shunning worldly lusts? Why was he not living soberly and Godly as the apostle demonstrates? Jude 4 says that there are those who turn the grace of God into lewdness. And it seems like most of the Bishops supporters believe in this sort of grace which is not grace at all but rather disgrace. Isaiah 59:2 says that sin separates from God. A man wrote in saying that this bishop was anointed. And I wonder by who? By the Holy Spirit? Are we sure about that? Was it because he flopped around on the ground in church? Is that a sign of anointing? I guess rock stars have been anointed for a long time then and we are just now catching on. Acts 5:32 says that "the Holy Ghost is given to those that obey" This man was not obeying and thus he was not anointed. He would have been obeying if he was experiencing the grace of God that brings salvation rather than the grace of God that turns God's mercy into a love of sin. What a joke. This man was a false shepherd and it is an obvious example of man worship that would lead people to say otherwise.

Re: Ron Jeremy vs. Craig Gross - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Matt — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 03:27:00 -0000

I know this topic is probably kind of old and dead, but I have to say something, at least for my sanity's sake.

Bill Hicks once said (to the effect of) "Everyone smokes, it may not be cigarettes, but everyone smokes" and I believe what he meant by that was everyone has an addiction. If porn is your addiction, then so be it. If working out makes you feel good and you're addicted to the endorphins, then so be it. If you drink 3, 20 oz. bottles of Mountain Dew everyday because the taste/the color/the caffeine is nice, then so be it. Far be it for another human being, no better and no worse than you, to tell you what you can and cannot do on this Earth, this beautiful gorgeous planet. Also, these pastors use deception to lure potential visitors to their website. Honestly when you saw the domain name “XXXChurch.com” you were not saying to yourself “Man, I’m ready for God”. I don’t know about anyone else, but when I think of “church” I think of a congregation of like minded individuals. Maybe not completely on the same position on every issue, but eye level nonetheless. So in effect “XXXChurch.com” in my opinion says to me “Here’s a website full of porn and porn related material”. You could say technically that it is about porn, but come on…. They didn’t put provocatively titled material up there to attract other Christians is what I’m trying to say I suppose. Not to mention the “Jesus Loves Porn Stars” bibles they’re selling are emblazoned with that title to attract the curious. (That’s straight from Craig Gross’s mouth, mayhap not exactly worded in that way.)

The point I’m trying to illustrate here: What causes more ruin in any relationship, porn or deception? I know of couples who watch porn together and enjoy it; I know of no couple that enjoy lying to one another. You could say “Well they’re not telling you to lie to your spouse or yourself or anything” but in effect, if they’re trying to reach out to you via deceptive methods, isn’t the good pastors at XXXChurch.com trying to tell you, it’s okay to deceive 60 Million people (give or take) as long as it’s in the name of their idea of God? They’re reaching out to teenagers (and believe me, someone needs to) but they’re capitalizing on them. If you go to www.xxxchurch.com they have a store geared toward the younger generation. They have hoodies, buttons, track jackets, CD’s and whatever will, but nowhere in the store or on the main site does it say “all proceeds go to (insert charitable organization here)”. And it would seem to me that two pastors out for the message of God would get non-profit funding from the government.

It’s like this, if they were concerned with the youth of today, and the addiction of today and what not, how about run a campaign on the usage of drugs in the younger crowd. What’s a more serious threat, a young high school student masturbating to the thought of the head cheerleader, or him taking speed and killing himself, for whatever crazy, drug induced hallucination he has. Not to mention, masturbation is good for your health, studies are saying that a regiment of masturbation helps to exercise the prostate and lessen the risk of the most common cancer.

It’s a common theme, the church deceives us with the prospects of benevolence and capitalizes on our ignorance. However, it would be unfair to think that every Christian is the same way, I know there are those out there that do follow the second hand word of God (I mean no offense) and are truly good people. Would probably jump in front of a bullet to save your life. These guys at xxxchurch.com however, are using glamour, pop music sound and trendy clothing styles to market, yes, market their product. And the irony of it all is that their product is sex as well. In a nutshell they are capitalizing on the same market.

Re: Atheists identified as America�s most distrusted minority, according to new U of M study - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Matt — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 04:47:00 -0000

No Big Surprise. The simpleminded tend to distrust those who frighten them.

Re: Dr. Dino goes to jail - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Matt — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 10:48:00 -0000

you know, had they been decent people, i would have shed a tear for them...

Re: A scientific look at speaking in Tongues - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Matt — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:34:00 -0000

To Scapegoat above, thank you for serving in our armed forces and happy belated Veteran’s Day. (My Grandfather, as my mother tells me, was a Green Beret in Vietnam.)

The mind is a very powerful thing. It can create, destroy and rebuild, all the while analyzing every minute detail. With so much information and even varying diversity in the levels of consciousness, one can easily see why strong believers in the Christian faith or any other faith for that matter could speak in tongues. What would surprise me more, would be the inflicted person having no background in Latin and speaking Latin fluently (being that was what the first testament of God was written in, it would only be suiting to speak the actual language of God).

However, what we’re seeing here with this “study” is more oppressive Christians trying to explain their beliefs scientifically and failing miserably. It’s obvious for the most part that if you go to Church, you are seeking spiritual guidance, and that is fine, but usually that means you’re struggling with a problem. And when that spiritual guidance fails or it uplifts, whichever way it goes, it sends a very strong emotional shockwave in the brain. These kinds of things, when prompted to stress by a combination of such things as religious obligations, peer pressure and your own will, can cause anyone to blabber uncontrollably. It’s called shell shock.

“There are no atheists in foxholes.”

Re: Pastor arrested for felony sexual abuse - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Matt — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:31:00 -0000

better yet, go to google.com and do a search for "atheist show love" or "atheist funded hospital" ...or here is a good one,

"atheists use logic" site:ExChristian.Net.

atheist are no fun... its like debating a child.

give me a break. what good are atheists?

"and GOD mocked them"

But Jesus would never hurt any one's feelings! We should all be sweet, kind and loving! Is the modern-day Church suffering from political correctness?

Re: Born again religion reporter loses faith - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Matt — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:29:00 -0000

I'm so very sorry for the scum of hypocrisy you witnessed in your religion beat that has now so profoundly shrouded Christ from you.
I know religion and church are not a pretty picture today. My only defense would be this: There are many, many who claim to be Christians yet have been unchanged by the righteousness of God. The Apostle John would simply declare them apostate, counterfeit, and not from God. But there is a remnant. There really are folks who are being transformed into Christ's likeness. All I can do is ask for your forgiveness on behalf of the hypocrites and encourage you to keep seeking. A river is purist at its source. Keep going till you get to Jesus, and then see who is standing nearby. That's His church.

Matt

Re: Let us bow our heads in thanks for atheists - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Matt — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:10:00 -0000

As a Christian I appreciate the reminder that atheists can be good people. I think more Christians could use that reminder.

Seems like the post points out the best parts of atheism and the worst parts of Christianity. The same thing could be done with Christianity as better than atheism - point out the worst and most atrocious atheists vs. the Christians who exemplified their faith better than most.

I also wanted to mention a Constitution devoid of Judeo-Christian influence wouldn't be the same document than the one we all enjoy the liberties of.

Re: Cycliquette Shortlist

Matt — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:55:44 -0000

And?

Re: Cycliquette

Matt — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:20:49 -0000

With all proceeds going to a Cycliquette campaign! or to me...I don't mind =)

Re: Cycliquette

Matt — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:08:06 -0000

I remember that article as well about regular clothed mountain bikers (followed shortly by Wendy having a go at lycra clad riders...but anyway moving on)

I agree that we as the "lycra clad elite" group need to set an example. What about getting some "Cycliquette" jersey's printed up and all who wear them set a shining example for all to follow?

Re: What To Do If Involved In A Cycling Accident

Matt — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:03:05 -0000

Having had this kind of incident before, Things I do know are that here in SA you are considered to be a vehicle so I have been attended to a few times before, sure you go to a public hospital but anything major here and you go to the same hospital, Once I had the bolt that clamps the bike seat to the post break, only me involved the home and contents paid for all of my damages including the clothes that were cut off. In December I got cleaned up, All I can say from the last one was go through your on contents cover they paid for a new bike just after verifying with the LBS that it was a write off and I should go down and pay the $100 excess and pick up my bike, after his insurance company was going to offer me something like 1/2 price cause my bike was not worth that much in the eyes of his assessor.

Re: Adapting Your Training Schedule After Missing Workouts

Matt — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:12:12 -0000

Sorry Wade, but this has to said. Coachaphile, while you are off looking for a blogging coach why don't you find a new blog to visit and Bugger Off! You sound like an absolute tool!

Re: Slippery When Wet

Matt — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:21:51 -0000

Not me Wade but I agree with AntiPETA.

Re: What You Missed This Morning…

Matt — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:09:19 -0000

That looks like The Crescent to me

Re: http://thegreatplainsobserver.blogspot.com/2009/09/911-annual-reminder-of-dangers-of.html

Matt — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:56:55 -0000

got in a heavy talk over this exact kind of reminder today with a religionist, it didnt end well

Re: http://www.offendedblogger.com/2008/05/recession-proof-this-offensive.html

Matt — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:25:00 -0000

I've been investing in pork bellies. Its been a week and they're really starting to smell bad.

Re: http://www.offendedblogger.com/2008/06/and-winner-is-offensive.html

Matt — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:48:00 -0000

OMG I feel dirty just retelling that joke! but, of course, i did!

Re: http://www.offendedblogger.com/2008/08/eat-my-meat-offensive.html

Matt — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:53:00 -0000

You know, Chelle, hunting your own meat isn't as common now as it once was. I'm sure you know that. Beating your own meat, however, is more common now than it has ever been. I don't know if that's good or bad. But that is the way it is. Maybe you've got the right idea.

Re: http://www.offendedblogger.com/2008/10/greenland-you-suck-and-i-hate-you.html

Matt — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:34:00 -0000

Hey with global warming perhaps the naming of Greenland was very long-sighted and clever. But Iceland, they're screwed when it all melts...
btw this website is crazy

Re: http://www.offendedblogger.com/2008/12/i-wish-i-had-hairy-ass-offensive.html

Matt — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:50:00 -0000

Hi,

This is the first time i came to your blog and i must say i like it alot! Specially the content(posts). I would like to suggest you to add your posts to www.add-article.info. It's a site where people go to find articles. So i suggest you go there and register. Once you register, you can add descriptions of your posts in less than 30 seconds. By doing that, you will recieve two links to your blog and a picture of your blog next to the description. That way people will find your blog and you will get many new visitors. Do not forget to vote for your articles after you add them to that site, that way you will be on the first site for a long time (tell others to vote too).

Well anyhow, hope to see you there soon :-) , if not, good luck with your articles and keep up with good work.
Cheers,
Matt

Re: http://www.offendedblogger.com/2008/12/i-changed-my-mind-i-wish-i-had-fat-ass.html

Matt — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:36:00 -0000

I have a feeling you could find, the Holy Grail under those legs.. And Maybe Miley Cyrus's Virginity..

Re: http://www.offendedblogger.com/2008/12/what-were-we-thinking-offensive.html

Matt — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:35:00 -0000

You're going to hell for that last pic you put up about tacos.

Baby Jesus doesn't like that shit. Believe me.

Re: http://blog.thegreenasterisk.com/2007/04/mcfly-or-wheres-hover-board.html

Matt — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:33:00 -0000

They did say Miami would win the World Series against the Cubs. Mind you, there is still no Miami in MLB but in 1993 the Florida Marlins started play in the NL, and they play in Miami. (In the same league as the Cubs, so they can't meet in the World Series)

Re: http://www.h-i-r.net/2008/10/twitter-terrorism.html

Matt — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:14:00 -0000

I found your blog from the link on Bruce Schneier's article.

I completely agree. Concentrating on the mechanism used to communicate is dumb. Of course they're going to communicate, and we're not going to know how they communicate, so you might as well start looking at tactics that don't rely on monitoring their communication

Re: Post Levels 1.0

Matt — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:40:03 -0000

For the problem mentioned earlier wtih categories not displaying properly (Category does not display if all posts in category are marked private.)

One workaround is too add an argument 'hide_empty=0' to the wp_list_cats function call. This will display all categories.
Usually the call is made in your template - possibly in sidebar.php.
If you use widgets then this can be found in plug-ins/widgets/widgets.php in function widget_categories:
Wherever the function call is made change
wp_list_cats("sort_column=nameoptioncount=$chierarchical=$h");
to
wp_list_cats("sort_column=nameoptioncount=$chierarchical=$hhide_empty=0");

For more read: http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/wp_lis...

Re: Post Levels 1.0

Matt — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:45:27 -0000

Example above is for the widgets.php file.
In other template files the call would look like
wp_list_cats('sort_column=nameoptioncount=1hierarchical=0hide_empty=0');
(ie no variables($c, $h) - for people not familiar with php)

Re: Qtrax Here/Not Here, Free/Not Free, iPod Compatible/Not iPod Compatible

Matt — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:19:00 -0000

The iPod compatibility is plausible because DVD Jon reverse engineered Fairplay and has now Rolled it to a company called DoubleTwist Ventures and will licence it to anyone who wants to pay for it ,

As for Qtrax they did manage to get the client out this morning even if nothing Works .

But the lack of Content agreements still makes Qtrax Vaporware.

http://qtrax-cdod-r1.vitalstreamcdn.com/Player/Qtrax_0.2beta_windows-i686.exe

Re: Chelsea Eyeing Guus Hiddink & Two Coaches

Matt — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:09:00 -0000

I wouldn't believe anything the Independent wrote about Chelsea. They had Christian Vieri as a dead certainty to join CFC a few years ago. Their stories suffer from an almost complete lack of direct quotes and are full of vague phrases such as "are believed to be..." and "are understood to..." Shoddy journalism.

Re: Chelsea Loses Pace Behind Man Utd in Transfer Race

Matt — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 07:54:00 -0000

Isn't it a little bit early to be making grand pronouncements like this? Few of us have ever seen the new Man United kids play, Hargreaves is hugely overrated and the season just ended a few weeks ago. Can we wait and see what happens before we bury the Blues?

Re: Alexi Lalas Criticizes Premier League

Matt — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:57:00 -0000

Sorry, but the MLS is so far behind the PL it isnt comprehendable.

Having watched the Galaxy - RSL game on Sunday where the players walked around, lacked any sort of passion or commitment. The pace could be described as 'pedestrian' at best.

If ever it needed showing how big the gap between the MLS and PL is;

Juan Pablo Angel.

Couldnt get a game at Villa. Comes to MLS and scores 9 goals in 6 matches plus numerous assists. Walk in the park for him.

Re: Alexi Lalas Criticizes Premier League

Matt — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:59:00 -0000

"It's not always the same teams who win and Lalas was spot-on when he said that this creates excitement in the league."

So far from the truth its incredible.

Having relegation might create excitement and drama.

Not having the ridiculous play off system - which means the 8th best team in regular season can win the 'cup'. The MLS is, I think, the only soccer league in the world to employ a play off sytem. The play offs mean teams do not need to play to their best during regular season.

In the PL, you can lose just 4 games and have your title hopes dashed.

Re: Diamonds In The Rough

Matt — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:03:00 -0000

Could you ask Chuck exactly why an article in the LA Times last week (Thursday I think) had the location as LONDON when it was about quotes attributed to Beckham (who was in Madrid), the reporter was in LA and there was nothing to do with England or London in the piece.

Re: Interview with Setanta Sports regarding Canada

Matt — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:58:00 -0000

(1) My understanding is that Setanta's Canada service will carry every single premier league game, either live or delayed, with the exception of the 2nd Choice Saturday 10 AM game on Rogers Sportsnet and the Sunday 11 AM game on The Score.

Are there any games besides the Sportsnet & Score games which will not be aired at some point, live or delayed, on Setanta in Canada?

(2) Will the service be a single dedicated station, or will there be something similar to Setanta Xtra for time slots like SAT 10 AM & mid-week matches?

(3) How close will the non-EPL programming be to what's available on Setanta USA? What will Canada have that the USA won't & vice versa?

(4) Between TSN & Setanta, who will be showing what Champions League games?

Cheers,

Matt

Re: Sky Sports Transfer Deadline Coverage a Joke | EPL Talk

Matt — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 07:47:00 -0000

You do realise SSN is a 24 hour news channel in the UK and therefore of course they will hype something such as the transfer window.

You would have moaned if they hadnt and had shown cricket or something for the last 10 minutes.

Re: 07/08 Ticket prices for Premier League Clubs

Matt — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:43:00 -0000

"Liverpool (very difficult to find; I found the information on their version of their website optimized for mobile phones)"

Hmmm, pretty easy for me. One of the main headings is 'Tickets' - Choose 'How to apply' and scroll down the page. So basically one click of the button from the homepage.

Anyhow!

Re: Chelsea, Wigan and Champions League News

Matt — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:19:00 -0000

I like the idea of the video but you need to move it away a little so it doesnt look so much like one man talking right at you on your computer screen!

Be good to mix it up with graphics or other people in the 'discussions'.

Re: Italy Soccer Violence Reminiscent of England’s Past

Matt — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:25:00 -0000

"Italy Soccer Violence Reminiscent of England's Past"

A rather dramatic - and incorrect title there I feel.

There has never been rioting across the whole of England in reaction to police actions. In fact, fans very rarely thought with police the way which happens almost weekly in Italy and has been continuing for years.

Re: Top 10 Online British Daily Newspapers for Soccer News

Matt — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:17:40 -0000

that guardian newspaper is absolutely rubbish. they are just london based, completely london clubs biased website. and except from the london clubs, the only other credible club for them is manchester united. The only bright thing in such a farce is Sid Lowe who is fantastically insightful concerning the La Liga.

Re: Capello Announces 23-Man Squad for France Friendly

Matt — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:25:11 -0000

I think the Starting XI will be:
GK: David James
LB: Ashley Cole
CB: Rio Ferdinand
CB: John Terry
RB: Joleon Lescott
DMF: Owen Hargreaves
CMF: Steven Gerrard
CMF: Frank Lampard
LMF: Joe Cole
RMF: David Beckham
ST: Wayne Rooney

Captain: John Terry.

Instead of two strikers I see them having Gerrard playing in support behind Rooney.
Find it hard to believe Defoe hasn't proven his worth in his recent performances for Pompey. I don't like the idea of Terry being captain or for that fact any defender being captain. But I feel as if Capello is going to test out Terry there.

Re: Ronaldo is PFA Player of the Year, Fabregas is Young Player of the Year

Matt — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:31:52 -0000

Ronaldo did deserve to win the award and so did Fabregas.
Anyway, my question is how come Arsenal has the greatest number of players in the PFA team and yet is still trophyless?
could you shed some light.

Re: The Dream Lives On!

Matt — Sat, 03 May 2008 13:39:36 -0000

Um Katrik, who scored the first goal for Fulham today? I believe it was Brian McBride, who in case you forgot, is American. To say that McBride, the captain of this squad, is having no impact on the team giving everything they got to staying up is complete B.S. and shows a major bias against the American players.

Re: Manchester United Confirms Dates for Friendlies in South Africa

Matt — Wed, 21 May 2008 03:07:36 -0000

I predict a riot on July 19th. Rooney, Rooney, Rooney, Rooney, ah ah ahh ahh! (and the Kaiser Chiefs jokes get even worse from there...)

Re: Champions League Final Reveals Ugly Side Of English Football

Matt — Thu, 22 May 2008 01:20:17 -0000

I disagree wholeheartedly.
It wasn't as great as the Liverpool/Chelsea and Liverpool/Aresnal second leg ties but it was a great game. What it lacked in eye pleasing football it made up for in tension cutting drama. The game got a little out of hand and the referee should have kept the game more in check. Also I think if this was an american viewers first foray into European football it was a great game for them to watch. As dirty as the game may have been, it was far more entertaining than last years final and the one played by Barca/Aresnal, a game played by two of the more eye catching teams in europe.

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2007/02/us-budget.html

Matt — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 15:45:00 -0000

Yikes; I'm having flashbacks to my former Budget committee life! I'll check and see if any of my old work charts made it onto my home hard drive; the committee's website has changed dramatically since I left, so none of my resources would still be there. Will let you know....

- Matt

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2007/02/tony-dungy-on-winning.html

Matt — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:17:00 -0000

The NFL could use a lot more folks like Tony Dungy. He is indeed one class act.

- Matt

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2007/01/caption-needed_31.html

Matt — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:26:00 -0000

I'm not good with captions, but that must be one heck of a personal pan pizza!

- Matt

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2007/02/bible-reading-poll.html

Matt — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:40:00 -0000

I was raised with the NRSV, and that's the one I still enjoy the most.

- Matt

Re: Logical Proof that God doesn't exist - Prayer - ExChristian.Net - Articles

Matt — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:40:00 -0000

I'm starting to not believe in prayer, faith, or God. Just look at the world and the way it is. If there was a God, why would so many bad things happen? Why are evil people wealthy, and so many decent, honest, good-hearted people poor and starving? Why do little children die of cancer? Why is there a need for a place like St. Judes anyway? Why do teenagers have to die in pointless war? Why do people get murdered? Think about all the sick, twisted freaks in the world who rape and kill children, chop people up and eat them, and other sick things like that. Why would God let those people be born in the first place if he existed? All you hear on the news is stories about people getting killed in car wrecks, people killing people, and schools getting shot up. You think their families didn't pray to God to keep them safe? I bet they did. What is the point in praying if your prayers are not heard. What is the point in having faith in something that doesn't even acknowledge you. Good things never happen, and if they do, they are only soon replaced with something bad. Prayers are never answered, and if they are, they go left un-noticed because of all the ones that are not.

Re: http://fleckingrecords.co.uk/music/2008/07/its-been-battle-of-artists-this-week-in.html

Matt — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:21:00 -0000

Dizzee Rascal is quite great! I love him he's really a great rapper, who brought a lot of fresh air to the musical scene! http://www.deezer.com/en/dizzee-rascal.html

Re: The Emergency Fund

Matt — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 12:24:56 -0000

Another factor that you can consider is disability insurance. If your company provides short term and long term disability insurance your emergency fund does not have to be as large. If they do not, look into getting an individual policy. For $50 a month, you can replace lost income in case of injury or illness.

Re: Seat Guru

Matt — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:19:00 -0000

Did you make your own and ordered one? Or bought mine? Never the less, I am glad you found the video easy to follow.

Thanks

Re: Get a Hobby

Matt — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:42:22 -0000

Competitive eating is a hobby, right?

Re: http://www.offendedblogger.com/2008/01/weekender-offender.html

Matt — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:46:00 -0000

yeah, do mooooore

Re: http://www.offendedblogger.com/2008/01/oh-bloody-hell-offensive.html

Matt — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:11:00 -0000

wazzup chelle...i was waiting for Iraq to show up on the country counter on the right but i dint see it...oh, i caught the mouse..

Re: http://www.offendedblogger.com/2008/04/skirt-wearing-eunuch-pills-offensive.html

Matt — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:44:00 -0000

wow, that chick has a scary body, she could carry me over the threshold at our wedding.

Re: Jack Bell Is A Wanker, Part II

Matt — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:30:34 -0000

It seems that, at the very least, Andy Gray has been among the best, if not the best that ESPN has provided over recent years. In this respect, providing viewers with the best possible announcing crew is something ESPN should do, especially since they can afford it.

If you think others are more capable, that's fine, or if ESPN truly is only recruiting based on accent, then you can argue that. But I don't think we need American announcers just for the sake of it. Also, if you don't think Gray is among the best, and so ESPN should provide someone else, that is also a good argument. But he's much better than we've had, so I don't see having him on as a problem -- YMMV.

Re: New Arsenal Away Shirt Revealed: Photo

Matt — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:30:14 -0000

That shirt looks like Ronald McDonald took a dump on a blueberry. Hideous.

Re: Are Manchester City About To Go Into Meltdown?

Matt — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:36:57 -0000

If the finances were that bad, it wouldn't have mattered what Hughes said or did, Corluka and Ireland would no longer be at City.

Re: Fox Soccer Channel Drops The Ball With Premier League TV Coverage

Matt — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:54:13 -0000

This weekend was the first time I've ever watched Setanta (it was a free weekend on DirecTV) and I have a major problem with them.

I was watching Spurs-Boro live and planned to watch West Ham-Wigan, Fulham-Hull City and Bolton-Stoke later on. Unfortunately Setanta was updating the scores of the other games every time a goal was scored which ruined the games for me.

Re: EPL Talk Readers Lead Worldwide Fantasy Premier League Table | EPL Talk

Matt — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:45:34 -0000

if only I'd played Geovanni!

Re: GolTV Removed From DISH Network

Matt — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:51:30 -0000

Well true to their word - GOLTV, and the free Fox Sports Espanol, is now gone from my top 250 package. I love how they give virtually no notice to current customers about any of this. I have well over a year left on my contract with them, otherwise I would change like many others . So ,I'm going to ride out the contract and then switch as soon as its financially viable. Screw Dish!!!

Re: GolTV Removed From DISH Network

Matt — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:25:08 -0000

Dave; I have seen in other posts the same path you plan to take but wonder if in the "small' print in each of our contracts there isn't an out for Dish with some legalize that allow them to change their channel line-up w/o notice or penalty. I haven't gone over it w/ a fine tooth comb but I bet its in their somewhere. Good Luck to you also.

Re: Roundup of latest proposed sex offender legislation | a public defender

Matt — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:55:57 -0000

I am a law abiding citizen who is on the registry with no misdemeanor or felony charge. I received a SIS before, did you read that, before any list was thought of. It is people who believe the worthless special interest groups without checking facts is why we as offenders have had our Constitution rights stomped in the ground. I can guarantee I am a better parent or citizen than 90% of the people that post against offenders. As a matter of fact, you people offend me. I would give my life for any child, would you?

Re: 5 Reasons Why the Killers’ Human Music Video Doesn’t Suck

Matt — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:40:09 -0000

Please tell me this is all some kind of sick inside joke.... the Killers should lose there record deal for putting out crap like this. I haven't heard a more mediocre (read: eurotrash techno coke jam) single in a long time. This is so bad it reminds me of Limp Bizkit's big double single release of Rollin' and My Generation. I have money the Killers will cease to be relevant after this record.

Re: New Kanye West – Robocop (DJ Drops)

Matt — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:42:10 -0000

It can be about him and all.. thats cool..

but the fact of the matter is, I just dont like it.

Re: Chiddy Bang – Kids (feat. MGMT)

Matt — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:21:38 -0000

How about the "get em high" - Kanyewest ft. A-track remix?

or "electric feel" -kanye west (Steve1der/Mighty Mi) remix

Re: Top 10 Signs You Are an Internet Geek

Matt — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:29:05 -0000

11. You find any of these very funny at all.

Re: The Watery Graves of Portland

Matt — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:44:42 -0000

Yes! These guys are great! I was lucky enough to see them live in Davis Ca. They played on the second floor of the university art building. The acoustics were not so great, but it was watery graves...it didn't matter.

Re: Rip-cord

Matt — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 09:22:11 -0000

Ian: Very sorry to see you go. You're a pro. I've enjoyed working alongside you these past few years, and your dedication and professionalism set an awfully high standard for the rest of us. Your enthusiasm for the next challenge is obvious and I know you'll thrive on the west coast. However ... Vic is sometime around mid-October. You'll get the invitation and I expect to see you there. Period. Cheers Matt

Re: Today’s Cricket

Matt — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:17:06 -0000

Oh when will someone beats the Aussies, I was really hoping that SA would do it, but they really messed up!! Although they did much better that England!! I hope watching the game wasn't too deperessing although it was over as a contest after about half an hour so it might have been a bit boring.

Re: Compte-rendu Du Festiblog 2007

Matt — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:45:00 -0000

l'adresse du site est avec un s : blogsbd.fr et non blogbd.fr ;)

Re: Méchant coup de vieux!!!

Matt — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:00:00 -0000

Plus jeune qu'on dit ;)

Re: spiderman 3 villains

Matt — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:48:53 -0000

Isn't Lizard supposed to be in there too?

Re: spiderman 3 villains

Matt — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:17:42 -0000

no, its Sandman, Green Goblin(2), Venom

Re: Xtorrent.

Matt — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:22:16 -0000

Bit torrent is the best torrent client for mac IMO.

Re: Would Vouchers Endanger Science and Liberal Order?!

Matt — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 13:00:13 -0000

Matt:

You're repeating a Big Lie. Most private schools do not cost five figures. The median in most states is under $5,000 a year. That's considerable less than what public schools cost to educate a student--often less than half.

See, for instance, here:

http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-486es.html

If you think about it, it makes sense. Many private schools are attached to churches--like the Catholic schools--and they work hard to keep costs down.

Private schools are also not more homogenous than public schools. In fact, in most states, you can find public schools that are downright segregated. In South Carolina, I can show you public school districts that are over 95% Black. Some diversity! (And guess what a fine education our public school administrators provide for these lucky African-American students.)

http://www.schoolchoices.org/roo/jay1.htm

We've got to examine the facts rather than rely on the lazy assumptions that keep us wedded to the outmoded, woefully inefficient, and radically unjust system of monopolistic, government-run education.

Re: Literary Lacunae

Matt — Mon, 23 May 2005 05:53:16 -0000

Much of _Leviathan_ is wonderful- witty, full of lasting insite, etc. If you can get through the last parts, "Of a Christian Commonwealth" and "Of the Kingdom of Darkness" you'll be a rare bird indeed, even among political philosophers. If you do it, please report back for the rest of us. The Hackett edition, edited by Curley, is the best edition, I think. As for Nozick- maybe it's better to Read Jo Wolff's book on him. There are some books that, the smarter you get, the smarter it gets. Leviathan is like that, as is Theory of Justice. I don't think ASU falls into that category- it's much more just clever trick arguments. But, Wolff's book does an excellent job of presenting the important parts clearly and in a way that retains some of Nozick's sense of fun.

Re: Behind the Veils

Matt — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 17:34:41 -0000

Hi Will,

As far as I can tell (from looking in the _Collected Papers_ Rawls first used the term "veil of ignorance" in his paper "The sense of justice", which was published in '63 (so of course written earlier) but the basic idea (though in a more primitive form) is pretty clearly there in "Justice as Fairness", published in '58. Rawls was usually pretty careful about citing people he was influenced by, so I'd guess he started thinking about the issue (or was heavily influenced on it- I don't know what his disertation was like) by Harsany and the the Buchanan & Tullock similarity is just one of those interesting coincidence. This is all to say nothing, of course about the relative merits- I don't know Buchanan's work in this area well enough to have an opinion.

Re: Temporary email : the best service I found

Matt — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:26:11 -0000

htt://www.10minutemail.com/

Re: The Post a Comment Post

Matt — Wed, 25 Feb 2004 12:39:16 -0000

i'm here brian.

Re: New Story

Matt — Tue, 16 Mar 2004 00:34:27 -0000

you mean you're going to leave us hanging at twilight culture?????? i don't know if i'll be able to handle that. as for what to write about... i dunno brian... i say write about what's on your heart. even if it's what your going through now or something.

Re: The New Tom Green Show: Cancelled

Matt — Fri, 02 Jan 2004 02:07:45 -0000

Stupid bastards at MTV..tsk tsk tsk. Tom Green was all they had left in my opinion. Jesus, his first show was awesome and it ended. They get him another show...its as cool as...if not cooler than the first one..and they cancel it. Fuck MTV up their stupid asses. I hope MTV doesn't bring back Tom because all they will do is cancel it again. Tom needs to take his cool ass to another station and do his own deal without MTV. Bring Glen too...hes the man;) Also, bring back Phil.

Re: Underworld 2

Matt — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 03:18:21 -0000

Blinding film, it kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. Roll on Underworld 2!

Re: Album Review: Britney Spears – Blackout (Times Review)

Matt — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:44:56 -0000

Her "music" is shit.
She's still a waste of DNA.

Re: 2007’s Top 50 Albums: #46 - Era Vulgaris

Matt — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:53:52 -0000

I love this album, it is a great rock album.

Re: Lollapalooza 2008 by the Lollaboard

Matt — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 06:55:45 -0000

Asshat ! That is a silllly lineup !

Re: Vampire Weekend play Bowery (1/29)

Matt — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:24:16 -0000

hey alex - what time did they go on last night? headed over there tonight - really like these guys, it should be good.

Re: Foo Fighters take Chicago (2/25)

Matt — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:28:09 -0000

i was there

fucking amazing show

Re: Virgin Music Festival (Baltimore)

Matt — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:43:07 -0000

Richard sure is taking his sweet time announcing the rest of the thing.

Hurry up already man!

Re: Virgin Music Festival (Baltimore)

Matt — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:11:34 -0000

Come on Richard... go ahead and announce the rest of the lineup.

My fingers are crossed for Underworld. They'll be in NY on Friday, why not take the 3 hour drive down I-95 to Baltimore for the weekend?

Re: Bonnaroo makes “big announcement”

Matt — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:39:05 -0000

so does that mean that Jack Johnson is playing at Bonnaroo twice?

Christ. There's no stopping him.

Re: Virgin Music Festival (Baltimore)

Matt — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:28:41 -0000

Daft Punk as announced that they are not playing any shows in 2008, so you can pretty much scratch them off the list.

Given Wilco's recent tour schedule, they pretty much confirmed.

I'm praying for Underworld. That would be awesome.

Re: Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

Matt — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:40:35 -0000

http://www.virginradio.co.uk/music/festivals/co...

according to the above article, Pink Floyd will be at Coachella 2008.

Take it however you want it.

Re: Festival Outlook

Matt — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:40:56 -0000

http://www.virginradio.co.uk/music/festivals/co...

according to the above article, Pink Floyd will be at Coachella 2008.

Take it however you want it.

Re: Virgin Music Festival (Baltimore)

Matt — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:43:14 -0000

Jaco, I hear you man. The dance tent is where i'll be most of the weekend. So far we've got RITM, Pendulum (live), and Deadmua5, which is awesome so far.

I'm praying for Underworld, they're in NYC on Friday, why not take the 3 hour drive down I95 to Baltimore?

Re: CoS: Coachella Coverage: Day 1

Matt — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:57:52 -0000

So the one time you did leave the Sahara tent was when Aphex Twin was on?

not cool.

Re: Festival Outlook

Matt — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:47:27 -0000

CA, the article I posted did mention it. It was edited about 24 hours after I posted that due to questions coming from the coachella message boards.

Relax a bit.

Re: Virgin Music Festival (Baltimore)

Matt — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:22:58 -0000

Great lineup. Major props for Underworld - I have to see them before I die. You'll see me in the dance tent with the exception of NIN.

Re: Virgin Music Festival (Baltimore)

Matt — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:40:55 -0000

you guys can also go ahead and crush the Deerhunter rumor. They are booked for gigs on both days of V-fest.

Re: Guilty Pleasure: Significant Other

Matt — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:41:52 -0000

um Kid A came out in 2000 (not to be a technical jackass or anything).

it was Ok Computer that came out in 1997.

along with Prodigy's "Fat of the Land" (my favorite album of all time)

Re: Chemical Brothers ready “Best Of”

Matt — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:31:02 -0000

maybe they'll tour a bit to promote it... here's to hoping for some US dates

Re: Kanye’s tears of frustration

Matt — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:43:12 -0000

He has a right to be pissed - Pearl Jam playing an hour over their set time is not right. It's ok to play 10, maybe 20 minutes top over your given time, but an hour? Why didnt the stage crew stop them or something? If you have a very elaborate stage that needs to be set up, i'd say running things on time should be a priority. so even though I dont like kanye, I blame bonnaroo for what happen more than I blame him.

but still, even when it isnt his fault, kanye still manages to make himself look like a child. kanye, grow up. things dont always go your way and you're going to have bad experiences. get over it dude.

Re: Lollapalooza gets Holy Fuck, maybe Obama and Moby?

Matt — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:25:44 -0000

uh you say Lollapoolaza's "Prince"... do you mean Coachella's "Prince"?

Re: Virgin Mobile Festival has a winner, but still no schedule

Matt — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:48:17 -0000

i'm calling BS on that rumored schedule. Here is why:

- Wilco is playing longer than the Foos, and the Foos are headlining. Also, it came from a Wilco fansite apparently, so go figure.

- The dance tent makes no sense. 30 minutes between DJs? Last year, the dance tent schedule put no more than 10 minutes between acts, and DJ to DJ turnovers require no downtime whatsoever. Also, it says soulwax are getting 90 minutes, which is more than Underworld, who are again headlining the dance tent.

- There is no way Kanye would let play for an hour. Also, I believe it was mentioned in a newspaper article that he would be closing out the 2nd stage with Dylan going on before him (can't confirm this though).

Basically, this is the "ideal" schedule of some fan who has no idea how dance music works.

Re: Virgin Mobile Festival has a winner, but still no schedule

Matt — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:50:47 -0000

also, the fact that hollywood undead somehow beat We Are Scientists is atrocious.

wouldn't surprise me a bit if this was rigged.

Re: Virgin Music Festival (Baltimore)

Matt — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:46:57 -0000

its fake. here is why:

- wilco is playing longer than the foos, and the foos are headlining. this makes no sense.

- the dance tent doesn't make sense at all. 30 minutes between dance acts is absurd. DJ's don't need any downtime between transitions at all.

- they forgot to add citizen cope to the schedule. kinda funny actually.

- kanye west is going to close out a stage. NIN and Kanye have the most elaborate stage set-ups, so it just makes sense that they'll go last. also, do you really think kanye would let someone play after him?

Re: Virgin Music Festival (Baltimore)

Matt — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:37:56 -0000

well Seth (the guy you're quoting) said somewhere else that thats how they schedule it - so you could see almost all of every act there (minus the dance tent acts). its a good way to schedule.

i think even in an interview with probably the same article, he said that Kanye would close out the 2nd stage with Dylan going on before him, which would lead one to assume that STP would be going on before NIN on the main.

Re: Virgin Music Festival (Baltimore)

Matt — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:54:33 -0000

set times are up on the official site.

yay for 2 hours of Underworld!!

Re: Virgin Mobile unveils its version of the schedule

Matt — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:08:40 -0000

2 hours of Underworld and NIN!! yeeeeeeeeees

Re: Virgin Mobile unveils its version of the schedule

Matt — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:25:20 -0000

north stage = main stage on field
south stage = other stage on concrete

and 10 PM is the noise curfew. They will probably be fairly strict on it.

Re: Virgin Music Festival (Baltimore)

Matt — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:35:54 -0000

to anon at 1:40:

if I remember correctly, the VIP pass can you get backstage access to the dance tent but not the two other stages. Can't guarantee this though.

Re: Lolla Main Event: Rage Against the Machine (8/2)

Matt — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:14:40 -0000

I'd assume that he used the term whities because that's predominantly who was in attendance for rage - mostly privileged white kids. Exactly the type that Zach was pointing his finger at while screaming WAKE UP.

He said there will come a time in the near future when Blacks and Latinos stand up for themselves in this country and we're going to have to chose what side we're going to stand on. He knew who his audience was.

Re: Virgin Music Festival (Baltimore)

Matt — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:32:37 -0000

Jaaco I totally agree. They should have seriously gotten the Ritchie Hawtin time slot, or even the Moby slot. 2 in the afternoon?!?! Oh well.

Re: http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/08/07/brooklyn-electronic-music-fest-debuts-this-weekend/

Matt — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:02:13 -0000

its really cool that a majority of the east coast's only music festivals all land on the same weekend as each other.

Re: http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/08/12/cos-at-virgin-day-1/

Matt — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:26:12 -0000

the dance tent kind of sucked on day 1 (i'm a dance tent junkie as well). some kids were moshing to erol alkan and other electro DJs... seriously! its a fucking dance tent!

underworld though... best set of the weekend. I pity anyone who saw the foos or JJ over them. the crowd was perfect for them, and the setlist rocked.

Re: http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/08/12/cos-at-virgin-day-1/

Matt — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:23:48 -0000

Soulwax was great. I'm not a big fan of electro, but I really liked their set. Ferry wasn't bad either (but I was waiting for Underworld so badly during his set).

Those dudes in the dance tent that just tried to mosh and go insane really pissed me off. at least the crowd towards the end was awesome.

but the dance tent was where it was at this weekend. only really came out for gogol, iggy, and NIN.

Re: http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/08/13/cos-at-virgin-day-2/

Matt — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:37:55 -0000

to SHAP:

just so you know, some people go to Virgin (and festivals like Coachella) just for the dance tent alone. There's no other place for electronic music fans on the east coast to get their fix. If V-fest didn't have a dance tent, I probably wouldn't go at all. Also, very nice of you to judge and stereotype the crowd there.

again EN, thanks for knowing what a dance tent is. Hearing ignorant kids call it the "techno tent" (as i heard a few times during the weekend) really is annoying.

Here is my dance tent review:

Chromeo - they were ok. It really pissed me off that of all the acts that could draw a huge crowd to the dance tent, it was them.

RITM - Awesome show. Awesome performance and everything. I wasn't sure how they would turnover in the daylight, but it was pretty wicked.

Deadmau5 - not too bad I guess. I saw him in april and had more fun though.

Ritchie Hawtin - finally, something that isn't electro. Ritchie's mix was right up my ally.

Moby - out of all the DJs I saw this weekend, Moby put on the best show. His choice of tunes was more ace than any others, and the mix of Porcelain that led into "Born Slippy" was just too cool. Very awesome.

didn't see Armin, no way in hell i'm going to choose an overrated trance superstar over NIN (who were awesome as well).

Re: After live debut, Hollywood Undead announces record, U.S. tour

Matt — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:49:52 -0000

i'm actually really curious here...

how much of a crowd did these guys have at V-fest? and what kind of reception did they get?

Re: http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/08/20/springsteen-the-e-street-band-offers-richmond-a-show-to-remember-0818/

Matt — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:50 -0000

my parents saw them, one of them being my stepdad, who's favorite band is bruce and the gang, and he said the sound sucked. it was very fuzzy.

Re: http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/08/31/thievery-corporation-to-offer-radio-retaliation/

Matt — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:57:47 -0000

where did you read that they would be doing festival shows in the spring and summer of 2009?

Re: Album Review: Death Magnetic

Matt — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:21:51 -0000

This review is a bit over the top, the classic metallica albums are so good that it is really an insult to them to heap so much praise on what is a fairly average effort from metallica. At least Rick Rubin has managed to save them from producing another abortion like Saint Anger, but if these guys were a new band no body would pay the least bit of attention to Death Magnetic. The worst part of Metallica's decline since the great days of their 80s thrash hey day is the infantile, cheese lyrics culminating in the ridiculous album title. But dont dispear metal fans, if you you bother to look under the surface of corportate rock there are a tonne of excellent bands who can play circles around these old has beens.

Re: http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/09/09/spiritualized-blesses-the-metro-98/

Matt — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:32:46 -0000

A Spacemen 3 song, "Take Me to the Other Side," closed the encore (not "Come Together"). Those two songs back-to-back were mindblowing.

Re: Beale Street Music Festival

Matt — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:03:44 -0000

One of the great things to me about this festival is that it is a relaxing weekend with great music. People complain because there aren't HUGE, HUGE names there. I'm a huge music fan, but I'm not quite sure I would want that to happen. Let's say that they book someone like Eric Clapton...Do you know how many people in that small area would show up to see him? It would almost be unbearable. Also, think about the ticket prices. This festival has one of the lowest ticket prices imaginable. The three day pass is sometimes less that just ONE of the performances would be in concert.

There is one thing that I hope Memphis in May does this year. Keep the larger acts off the middle stage and keep them at two end stages. There is a whole lot more room at the end stages and when there is a huge group in the middle, people walking from one end of the park to the other can't make it through.

But to me personally, The Beale Street Music Festival organizers have done a tremendous job. You look at festivals around the globe and the complaints they receive and Beale Street Music Festival seems very nicely designed.

Re: Tuesday 10/30 Under the Covers

Matt — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:16:20 -0000

Sweet tracks that's tons

Re: New Britney Spears Remixes – “Radar” and “Piece Of Me”

Matt — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:16:53 -0000

Thank you so much for posting these! They're awesome

Re: Sum Simple Equations

Matt — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:24:29 -0000

" My paycheck is ‘X‘ and my bills are ‘Y‘ , money for fun stuff is X-Y= -Z …D’oh!. "

You call yourself a Geek? This equation would give a positive cashflow when Y>X. You should not have the (-) in front of the "Z".

Go back to high school.

Re: Xbox Live games now on Zune

Matt — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:09:32 -0000

I wish I had a zune instead of my Ipoop.. Eventually i'll have one! :D

Re: IE7: A Slightly Deeper Look

Matt — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:04:08 -0000

In the Microsoft world, this icon: [x] means CLOSE. Not STOP. CLOSE. So why does the STOP button look even more like a CLOSE button in IE7 than it did in IE6? Now it's only 230 pixels away from the real CLOSE button, and they're still too clueless to see the problem. I'll stick to my red stop-sign-shaped STOP button in Firefox, and feel good knowing my browser wasn't designed by people who failed the shapes test in kindergarten.

Re: St. Louis Cardinals Fans Are Too Nice

Matt — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 15:34:23 -0000

I just want to say that Dave Roberts is a great guy. I like everyone and everything. Go Cardinals!

Re: Remember The 80’s With Knockaround Sunglasses

Matt — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 17:54:41 -0000

Hey, the site is looking quite "wonky" in internet explorer. The last article is not to the left of the ads, it's below it and there are blank grey spaces all over. You want some of those bad ass laguna beach sunglasses for Christmas?

Re: Go As Something You Hate Party

Matt — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:03:47 -0000

Dude that is awesome......your costume is kick ass. We are gonna have one of those parties now. What are some of the other things people came as?

Re: In Another Week, I’ve Got It

Matt — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:17:51 -0000

What's the record called?

Re: Let’s Stop & Turn The Record Over

Matt — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:31:24 -0000

I concur on all of that.

It has been difficult and tiring, and I wouldn't change a thing. Like your kids, Luke did not have colic. I cannot imagine going through that.

The best part of my day is when I come home from another shitty day at my shitty job, and Luke smiles at me.

Re: The Grammy’s Make Everyone Here Sick

Matt — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:59:15 -0000

I've had five, count 'em, five colds since we put Luke in daycare. Coincidence? I think not. No one's puking, though.

Re: Hurry Home Early….

Matt — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:47:54 -0000

Thanks for posting that Zevon clip. I recommend the bio his ex-wife wrote about him, if you haven't checked it out yet.

Re: Nada Deceptione

Matt — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:35:04 -0000

Glad the show was as good as the one here. I still think a second guitar would be nice (as you say, the fuller the sound, the better).

I like "Popular," though.

Re: 25 Things About Me

Matt — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:03:49 -0000

I covered my eyes after reading you watch Grey's Anatomy.

Re: Zachary’s First Rock T-Shirt: Nada Surf

Matt — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:34:20 -0000

Where'd you get that shirt? I assume he didn't buy it himself at the merch stand.

Re: One Day You Find Ten Hours Has Gotten Behind You

Matt — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:56:26 -0000

Boy, can I relate to this.

But what I can't relate to is the Sunday paper on Saturday.

Re: One Day You Find Ten Hours Has Gotten Behind You

Matt — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:30:35 -0000

By the way, I misread the beginning...I thought you said Saturday (I have no idea why), which is why I made the comment about the Sunday paper on Saturday.

So disregard, like all of my other great comments.

Re: It Came Out Magical

Matt — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:43:43 -0000

Do you think Lucky is better than Let Go or The Weight is a Gift? I don't, but I do love all three.

As far as watching Luke sleep for a while, no, I don't really do that. I marvel at him while he's awake, though.

Re: All Apologies

Matt — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:27:02 -0000

hows about a link to the gmtr player rater somewhere near the top of the page. thx.

Re: All Apologies

Matt — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:29:00 -0000

and a cell in your spreadsheet for when it was last updated. WORD.

Re: All Apologies

Matt — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 12:43:55 -0000

by the way, your site's fantastic.

Re: Canâ€™t Get No Respect

Matt — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:52:46 -0000

don't know if you noticed (i just did)...there's an option for chatting on the far right tab on your spreadsheet thing, pretty cool.

also...i'm playing a guy in my h2h who's gonna triple me in points because of his melo/joe johnson duo. both dudes i thought would be busts...guess not!

Re: TiVo 30 second commercial skip or jump | TiVo | Tech-Recipes

Matt — Sat, 04 Sep 2004 18:30:48 -0000

Anyone gotten this to work on the second generation Phillips unit? I used it all the time on my old Phillips TiVo, but once it gave up the ghost and I replaced it, the new one won't take the code.

Re: AIM: Best Friends / Away Message AIM Virus, Trojan, and Backdoor | Instant messaging | Tech-Recipes

Matt — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 08:19:33 -0000

<ul id="quote"><h6>Constance wrote:</h6></ul><ul id="quote"><h6>Natalie wrote:</h6>I think I got rid of the virus through AIMfix, because my aol instant messenger is fine. However, for some reason I can't access my gmail or school account. This has to be related to the virus, because it started happening right after I got it. Anyway, when I try to log-in to my e-mail it just keeps saying, "redirecting"... then a yellow caution triangle shows up and says something about a cookie. (this is happening to my friends who have the virus as well...) Any thoughts?</ul>

THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME, I CANT CHECK MY EMAIL AT ALL! please, i would be so grateful if someone helps me!!! my IM is ilovedeedzy32

I'm having the same exact problem...Someone please help me I need to access my email account for school........

Re: IE6: Clearing AutoComplete History | Windows | Tech-Recipes

Matt — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 09:34:55 -0000

:D very helpful:)

Re: Swanky Rain Shower

Matt — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:39:14 -0000

screw tree huggin liberal craps

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » iPod Nano MAME Cabinet

Matt — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 07:34:04 -0000

Excellent!!

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » VectroTel Provides Secure Mobile Communications

Matt — Tue, 23 May 2006 08:32:55 -0000

AJS,
you read out the HASH checksum that is indicated on the display to teh person on the other end and if it matches then there is no man in the middle.

Re: OhGizmo Holiday Giveaway - $1,200 $1,400 $1,500 Worth Of Stuff And Counting [Updated]

Matt — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:10:32 -0000

Happy Holidays!

Re: OhGizmo Holiday Giveaway - $1,200 $1,400 $1,500 Worth Of Stuff And Counting [Updated]

Matt — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:11:42 -0000

http://merosler.blogs.friendster.com/my_blog/

Happy Holidays!

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » A Treadmill For Your Dog

Matt — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 20:40:14 -0000

If anyone who has read this and can read Japanese, would you mind going to the website and seeing if they ship to the U.S. and the cost and then post it back here?
I would appreciate it and I'm sure at least a couple others would too.
Thanks.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » OhGizmo Review: Wicked Lasers’ Spyder Series

Matt — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:47:52 -0000

Lol I actually just got done lighting my bong.
I have used a magnifying glass and sunlight before... Smoothest hit lol...

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Brain Trainer mini - Mental Workouts To Go

Matt — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:00:13 -0000

This is BS and everyone knows it. The only product in this category that I have seen that actually has real science behind it is Posit Science The Brain Fitness Program. The exercises are long and take 40hrs to complete, but well worth it from what I can gather. Its like working out, you need to put the time/effort in to see results. All these other products are like the infomercials you see on TV...crap.

http://www.positscience.com/

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Sinkpositive - Sink And Toilet In One

Matt — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 19:56:35 -0000

Looks like the developer spent too much time in jail..

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Nintendo DS To Get ‘Slide Controller’ Add-On

Matt — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:12:17 -0000

Please no Mercury in it Nintendo. Or it will never make it to Europe. EVER!

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Portable Lightbulbs That Grow On Trees

Matt — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:05:19 -0000

Why a tree? It'll cost alot less just to have a recharge box or sumthin. I dont want an ugly metal tree sitting in the corner of my room

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Underbed Lift Will Hide Your Plasma Under Your Bed

Matt — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:34:44 -0000

Nurka: I think you're right about that for plasmas. LCDs can be turned flat though without harm (unless you step on it...)

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Climate Controlled Pet Carrier

Matt — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:16:01 -0000

There are medium sizes available for $499.99 under part # KFP102

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » OhGizmo! Review - LeapFrog FLY Fusion Pentop Computer

Matt — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:26:24 -0000

Is there anything similar like this for macs?
If so why not and so you think they will make it for use on macs?

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Show Your Trekkie Pride With A Star Trek Car Horn

Matt — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:57:41 -0000

Uh, George Lucas is Star Wars and Gene Rodenberry Star Trek. I highly suggest that you fix this before you have a full fledged nerd war on your hands.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » From The Road: Time For A New Keyboard

Matt — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:34:30 -0000

I just sold my Apple keyboard like the one above. I couldn't get the touch typing speed up to where I was on a regular keyboard. The keys on this keyboard just don't have the feel or the travel of a regular desktop keyboard. After about 10-20 minutes of typing on the Apple keys, my fingertips hurt. The keyboard itself is very solid and it looks great, but it's not a good keyboard for people who do a lot of typing. I have since gone back to my $20 Dell keyboard and it's so much more comfortable and I can type about 20 wpm faster on it.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Xerox Spy Paper Will Self Destruct In 24 Hours

Matt — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:36:40 -0000

This is a great idea. Most of the time, when I'm printing something out on my home computer, it's Google directions, or a Fandango confirmation number or something like that. Since those are things I don't need to keep permanently, it would be awesome to be able to reuse that paper.

Re: Eye Candy: Chilean Volcanic Thunderstorm

Matt — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:17:43 -0000

Yes, thats right, its not my weather machine, merely a lightning storm caused by a volcano.... muahahahaha

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Flogos - Airborne Advertising

Matt — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:22:43 -0000

The only thing worse than advertising morAns are the people who can't spell the word morAn.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Motorized Spray Bottle - Have We Really Become This Lazy?

Matt — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:32:19 -0000

I've gotta disagree with your assessment. Something like this would come in handy when I'm spraying cleaners on the shower walls, or when I'm spraying bug spray on all the plants around the outside of the house. Right now, when I clean the shower, I use a cleaner that shoots out as a foamy liquid. Each pump of the sprayer only sprays out a tiny amount of the stuff, so to cover the whole shower wall, I have to spray for several minutes. I'm constantly switching hands. For the bug spray, right now we use a big container with a giant hand pump which you have to pump up 15 times or so to get a few seconds of spray. Something motorized like this would definitely come in handy for those times. Granted, I wouldn't use this for general purpose spraying of Windex on a small window or something, but I'd use it for those bigger tasks that require alot of time with a spray bottle.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » BIC Enters The Mobile Phone Market

Matt — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:36:30 -0000

Hooray, more trash! Good job bic! Up next, disposable laptops!

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » RC Jump Jet Plane For Vertical Take Offs And Crashes

Matt — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:35:39 -0000

Get over it John you fuck nut.

Re: Grand Central Invitations Available | Creeva's World 2.0

Matt — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:21:00 -0000

http://www.vollmars.com/www/?q=node/24

...>

Re: The Technology Liberation Front » Archive » Allen Calls for “Hobnail Boots” Strategy on Spyware

Matt — Fri, 24 Sep 2004 11:33:47 -0000

I'm more concerned with how they define "spyware". If it is defined by the type of activities involved, then most DRM or anti-piracy software could meet the definition. If it's defined by intent of the sofware that calls for a case-by-case analysis of each variant. Either way this is just a headache waiting to happen.

Re: The Technology Liberation Front » Archive » Lessig vs. Rosen on Net Porn Regulation

Matt — Fri, 24 Sep 2004 12:43:47 -0000

first, let me state that i am not a parent, and i do work in the internet pornography business. i believe that it is the parents responsibility to both define what they believe to be harmful to their children and prevent them from accessing it. however, i do feel that it is a good idea (and in my own best interest) to provide parents with an aid to the supervision of their children, not a replacement for it.

to that end Larry's idea of a "harmful to minors" tag is the kernel of a good idea. instead of a simple "tag" approach, it would be much better to have a series of ratings that define a website's content. this model has eliminated the need, except by the parent, to determine what their child should be allowed to view. that must be better than some arbitrary, and nearly indefinable according to Mr. Rosen, determination made by a governmental regulating board.

this would also provide website operators some protection when an irate parent comes screaming that little johnny saw filth on your website. if properly labeled, then the reason that little johnny saw that filth is because the parent did not make the effort to properly set the ratings available in his browser. this approach would also not force reputable website owners offshore, since the overhead in making your site compliant is nearly zero.

perhaps an independent review board could be established that would "verify" the ratings applied to a site. that is, if the self-made ratings are correct the website could be "stamped" with some sort of verified tag, that browsers and/or search engines could detect. thereby we still have the self control issue of the website operator in mind as well as some sort of oversight body that parents and businesses could trust.

if all of this seems like a pipe dream then i suggest you check out http://www.icra.org/ which provides this kind of rating service free of charge, and most browsers today are able to interpret the ratings tag which is used. also, if any adult oriented website operators are reading this i suggest that you label your site now, the more, as an industry, that we demonstrate we can police ourselves, the less likely the government is to impose some sort of mandatory regulation scheme.

Re: The Technology Liberation Front » Archive » Brownback: Internet Porno Made Me Do It

Matt — Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:58:18 -0000

just one question. why is the Senate Commerce Committee hearing testimony on this? isn't there some other agency better suited? i understand that there is a definite tie between pornography and commerce, but isn't making money and paying taxes good for the country?

Re: The Technology Liberation Front » Archive » What’s a Landline, Professor?

Matt — Tue, 15 Feb 2005 12:40:58 -0000

i have a few thoughts on this issue that have been rattling around in my head for quite some time. first, i did "cut the cord" (as the kids are calling it) about three years ago, and have not regretted that decision for one moment. actually, doing that had one big upside which was that i received no more telemarketing calls, beat the do-not-call list by a few years. my second thought is that now a cell phone doesn't need to be just a replacement for a land line, it can offer many more capabilities that were just not available with a traditional land line and phone. the third thought on this is a quote i remember Arthur C. Clarke once said, he made the point that the real boom in personal communications will occur when the price of a call across the street is the same as a call across the country. he compared it to the change from the postal service from a sliding scale depending on distance to a standard flat cost, after which the postal service became much more widely used.

Re: The Technology Liberation Front » Archive » Choosing the Greater Evil

Matt — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 10:14:03 -0000

yes, this is very reminiscent (damn near identical) of the tool that microsoft tried to implement some time ago. and yes, that was met with all kinds of hysterical rhetoric as well. i haven't investigated the tool yet, however i think that as long as three criteria are met that no one should be able to complain.

1. have an off button on the tool bar settings. this is the simplest solution to nearly any type of problem of this nature.

2. permit some sort of meta-tag on an HTML page that will permit content creators to disable this feature.

3. have some way to distinguish between the hyper-links that were "automatically" added from the ones that are in the original HTML.

three fairly simple steps that should negate any logical argument one can come up with. as i've said, i haven't looked in detail at the function in question, maybe it already does this, if so this is just another example of a lot of noise for nothing.

Re: The Technology Liberation Front » Archive » Choosing the Greater Evil

Matt — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:46:05 -0000

in response to jason, there are a number of people who would want an opt-out for pop-up blockers. when pop-ups are used effectively they can be beneficial to both the provider of content and the consumer. true, some providers abused this feature creating what are commonly referred to as "mouse-traps" (those never-ending recursive pop-ups). i know for a fact the the "blur" or "exit" console was actually quite good for content providers, and therefore must have been appealing to many of the consumers. for more info on this you can read this article by Stephen Yagielowicz.

Re: It’s All One Big Note

Matt — Tue, 10 May 2005 12:11:27 -0000

i think he was 20 years ahead, and the "record companies" are 20 years behind. therefore, in say, another 17 years we may have a good solution to digital music distribution, by which point it will be 20 years too late (and woefully out of date). the only solution is for "techie class" to oust the "corporate executive class" either directly or by a (preferable) flanking maneuver.

Re: Selective Morality at PTC?

Matt — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 12:09:31 -0000

i think that the PTC review, from what i've read here, can be expressed as a single equation.

Walt Disney Pictures = Family Entertainment

the PTC is way too politically savvy to berate a Walt Disney film. then again this logic fails if you consider that Disney owns ABC...

Re: Parents Have Many Tools to Combat Objectionable Content

Matt — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:06:33 -0000

is this the same senator ted stevens? must be there can't be two of them from alaska can there? it took over a year, but i guess someone finally showed him what all those buttons on the remote control do.

http://www.techliberation.com/archives/020221.php

Re: Lying with Statistics

Matt — Wed, 31 May 2006 13:55:44 -0000

i've seen this kind of logic from the RIAA over and over again. they just do not accept that the CD you purchased 10 years ago can somehow impact new sales. btw, here's how mine broke down :

total space = 60 GB
free space = 54.98%
ripped CDs** = 40.27%
purchased downloads* = 4.75%

* these are not all iTunes downloads, i have used other purchased download sites and have aggrated the totals.

** this total also includes legal free downloads, such as from amazon music, or direct downloads from artist sites.

Re: Yet Another Ridiculous Software Patent

Matt — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:46:27 -0000

i have been a computer programmer for nearly 20 years. i've written more code than i care to even try to recollect. yet in all that time there is nothing that i've written that i would consider patentable. to me software patents are as ridiculous as saying a certain arrangement of lego blocks should be patentable.

the only people that profit from software patents are patent attorneys.

Re: Have We Reached a Turning Point on Video Game Regulation?

Matt — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:40:02 -0000

Oh I hope that Hillary Clinton and her nanny-state inducing cronies read this. But of course they won't...

Re: Disabilities Caucus: Thanks for the Donation, Guv, but We Really Wanted Your Attendance

Matt — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:06:11 -0000

Did they get a confirmation from the Governor's Office? Did Culver's office acknowledge the invitation and confirm that someone would be there and then not show? Or did someone send the invitation and presume Culver's office would send a speaker?

Re: Blacks in Iowa Prisons: Disproportionate Numbers, but Possible Solutions Questionable

Matt — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:27 -0000

breaking point Just stay away from the three strikes law. It's tough on crime but has resulted in prison overcrowding in California. Apparently some prisons are forced with splitting inmates along racial lines because they have to bunk them in the gyms. I saw Ted Koppel discussing the Breaking Point special on the Daily Show this week. I think it's on Sunday night.

Re: Blacks in Iowa Prisons: Disproportionate Numbers, but Possible Solutions Questionable

Matt — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:28 -0000

Re: The Revolution At The Tailgates: Ron Paul

Matt — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:02:14 -0000

Nice article Thanks for the interesting article about Ron Paul. The more I learn about him and his fervent young supporters, the more I like.

By the way, the North American Union and the superhighway are real issues. Why don't you ask Rudy what type of work his law firm has done for the NAFTA highway. All you have to do is google: Rudy NAFTA Highway

Re: Obama: ‘Bill Clinton Was Right in `92, and I’m Right Now’

Matt — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:14:11 -0000

Haha! The Soviets had hundreds of nukes pointed at our cities for forty years. But please, elaborate on how a couple hundred religious fanatics are comparable.

Re: 2nd District Democratic Dispatches

Matt — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:09:26 -0000

updates? Any updates from this or the other districts?

Re: Bagpipers Bid Farewell to ‘Strib 24′

Matt — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:40:14 -0000

BBIPB I agree, the band is very powerful.

Re: Bagpipers Bid Farewell to ‘Strib 24′

Matt — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:40:14 -0000

BBIPB I agree, the band is very powerful.

Re: Grand Central Invitations Available

Matt — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:21:00 -0000

http://www.vollmars.com/www/?q=node/24

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Re: FOX ATTACKS! The Environment

Matt — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:44:32 -0000

I just finished reading a bunch of the posts and I'm pretty sure there are more comments sticking up for FOXNEWS than putting them down. It seems kind of funny that MOVEON.ORG thinks they are winning the fight against FOX.

But come on people, we are here in the same country with pretty similar goals. I'm not saying that global warming isn't real, but I'm not advocating the Doomsday scenario that Al Gore has predicted in the coming century. Even if that were the case, China and India will be the worlds biggest polluters over the next few decades and they have shown no signs of cutting their admissions (war over global warming anyone?). But everyone should try to stop polluting, and even if you don't believe in global warming, I think we can all agree that pollution exists (just look at any major city in the US). There's no excuse for the careless littering or polluting, just try to live responsibly without all the pointless name-calling and start worrying about the real issues that are facing the country now and in the next five years like globalization, Iran and the Middle East, Healthcare, the rise of China, Russia becoming totalitarian, energy independence, and education. Why don't we start there?

Re: Why War With Iran is Bananas #2: Iran Won’t Nuke the US or Israel

Matt — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:49:00 -0000

hey John I bet that you also think that the Holocaust never happened either huh?

Re: Bill O’Reilly attacks Obama staffer

Matt — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:33:41 -0000

Yeah, I know I'd be jumping to talk to the most ignorant fuck on Earth if he were at my rally.

Re: Bill O’Reilly attacks Obama staffer

Matt — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:43:03 -0000

The only people whose time Bill O'reilly deserves is that of you few remaining brainless sheep that still eat out of his hand. He is a Neo-republican posterboy for a military state. He pushes ignorance to the extreme and then tags the word "Patriot" on it like he's some kinda fuckin' hero. I bet you idiots are the same people who blather on about how if you are against war you aren't American and all that bull-shit. Fucker assaults someone and then says he's upholding his duty to the constitution? Where are the real republicans? all that's left are these scaly reptiles.

Re: FOX Reporter Squashed by Father’s Words on Wright

Matt — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:26:28 -0000

Bad Ass!

Re: FOX Calls MSNBC “Biased” and “Political” — Irony Meter Explodes, Injuring Three

Matt — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:50:11 -0000

I don't think you can possibly sit there and compare FOX News' political bias to any of the other major news networks Joe. Its utter bullshit. For FOX News to accuse other networks of political bias and be shocked about it is utterly disgusting, while at the same time FOX News airs Bill O'reily's show every night...and we all know BOR isn't politically biased at all.

Re: FOX Calls MSNBC “Biased” and “Political” — Irony Meter Explodes, Injuring Three

Matt — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:50:11 -0000

Re: Hate Mail

Matt — Fri, 25 Apr 2003 23:16:00 -0000

No culture is impenetrable or benefits by trying to be that way. Only a fool thinks that its a
bad idea to learn.

Re: Kanye West – Gossip Files

Matt — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 06:30:20 -0000

Please don't blog about Kanye, the most overrated joker on this planet. I am for sure to never read this blog again. Writing about West shows you have no taste, style or hint into what's fashionable. You're mainstream.

Re: Flash burn…

Matt — Sat, 25 Sep 2004 11:29:59 -0000

i got flash burn at work using a plasma cutter. i haven't slept in 2 days. when is this ever gonna stop. ahhhhhhh

Re: SysFader error

Matt — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 06:51:03 -0000

I began receiving the Sysfader: iexpore.exe message 3 days ago, researched and found no instances of winshow in filesys or registry, and today my hard drive is being replaced. Was running XP SP2, GDI+ updates were just installed and boom, ntoskrnl lost. For instance, the sysfader message only appeared during my attempts to reach aim.com, but all other sites were fine.

Re: IBM Deskstar DTLA-307075

Matt — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 00:23:44 -0000

I also have fallen victim yesterday. My deathstar started making whirring noises and then when i rebooted it was no longer detected. Anyway i got it detected again and now it likes to freeze my pc when i try and acess it.

I just hope i can recover all my digi photos and music etc before its too late.

I have had mine for about 3 years mind you! I'm a lucky one!

Re: Brian McLaren: Christianity and the ‘Pride of Power’

Matt — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 19:45:45 -0000

Brian,

Thanks for the blog. I'm still chewing on the Bonhoeffer quote. Where can I find this sermon?

Thanks,

Matt>

Re: Brian McLaren: Christianity and the ‘Pride of Power’

Matt — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:38:13 -0000

Where can I find Bonhoeffer's sermon on II Corinthians 12:9?

Anybody?>

Re: Progressive and Evangelical Common Ground (by Jim Wallis)

Matt — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:58:08 -0000

"The public discussion about and between evangelicals and progressives has been dominated by too many false choices and too much mutual misunderstanding."

Most of the daily contributing bloggers here can STOP reading at the excerpt above. This does not apply of course if you draw a clear line saying you do NOT identify with being either evangelical OR progressive. In which case you're likely not much help to this cause. Obviously, you're always welcome here. And this doesn't mean the last year or so has been spent in vain for you. But you might want to try another approach/venue in getting your passions across. It would be the wisest choice and I mean that sincerely.

Now if you DO identify yourself as either an evangelical or progressive and you are still against most of what Wallis is about, then you're best to STOP at the excerpt I cite at the top. THE most important question aren't the ones Jim Wallis asks right after, "...too many false choices and too much mutual misunderstanding." THE question YOU should be asking YOURSELVES is why am I preaching to my own choir? And maybe then another venue/approach would be your wisest choice as well.

Re: Rigid Biblians and Red Letter Christians (by Ryan Rodrick Beiler)

Matt — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:04:22 -0000

Bradley,
Pardon me. I'd like to comment to this last response if I may.

J. Christ taught one of his most important lessons in demonstrating the money changers were without morality AND free and honest trading practices. Show me where J. Christ ever exercised extreme scorn such as he did in this instance, even when he could have done something similar to non-believers or a "committed atheists?"

Belief OR the lack of belief is one thing, some would even say both are the right of individual free-will. Who are we to judge other than God? Actively depriving others is quite another.

The root between Capitalism and Christianity is not just compatible, but seemlessly interwoven. So is Communism. However, just as it was in the days of J.Christ, both are carried out in a profoundly flawed way. To think either will ever rectify the sinful elements within their own ideologies is naive, quite frankly. These social systems cannot properly facilitate the predatory nature of humanity. Now why would you or anyone else defend one over the other?

In the example of the money changers, the lesson J. Christ sent to us was that we should have Democracy NOW, and not tolerate something just because it's how everyone goes along to get along. Jesus Christ would condemn both social systems. Let's stop and think what if he actually didn't say then what most of us say now, such as, "This market system is all we have" or "Sometimes markets are unequal, but it's the best system of order we have"?

Re: Rigid Biblians and Red Letter Christians (by Ryan Rodrick Beiler)

Matt — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:10:46 -0000

To your first point. One could of course say this assumption is flawed since he chose not to lay blame towards any one particular party. I think it's safe to assume,however, that it was, at least in part, the way they were operating that was so blasphemous, yes or no? Surely, simply turning his Father's house in to a place of business alone would not be why Jesus made the point he did. His point was not simply to scorn the money changers for being money changers.This scene IMPLIED shady business practices. Hence, to overtly send the message of theivery would have by then only stated the obvious. It was the overall wild and predatory scene within that market place that he used to make his point. If this type of scenario only involved a small and calmer crowd then he may well have had a different approach.

Regarding "bad actors" and "Communism over Capitalism": I just find this to be a silly philosophical debate for what is or is not "unjust and morally reprehensible." The law is always interpreted subjectivly. Nobody's basis of law is inherently undignified except for a government such as the Nazi government. There would be nonstop anarchy and the trains would not carry people from point a to point b with any consistenty if one was ALL THAT BETTER than the other. Bad actors escape and get prosecuted under the law in both systems. Mostly, when you know people that will sympathize with your cause then you are granted freedom at that moment, at least for that time being. Or, if there is a very handsome reward involved the rule of law almost always is subverted. The fact that some 2000 years has passed and immorality is still rountinely accepted proves that Communism AND Capitalism are inexorably deficient. It's an embarrasing insult to strenuously argue which one is innately more moral. But many people try to justify one over the other based NOT on things like happiness but material, worldy gain and prosperity. As a strongly spiritual man I do not use this as a basis for gauging my faith or fellow brethrens well-being, whatsoever.

Re: Rigid Biblians and Red Letter Christians (by Ryan Rodrick Beiler)

Matt — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:14:13 -0000

Kevin,
If everything going on at that moment wasn't being carried out in such a greedy and fanatical way, Jesus would not have been so emotionally demonstrative. I'm sure you know there are more points in the Bible about idolatry than about any other sin. As in most ALL of his examples, he would have taught this particular lesson in the type of serene and collected way he knew so well. Had the money changers not compounded the situation and had been seen just as seething market hounds (like those on Wallstreet), Jesus would not have shown this side. Instead, he witnessed this frenzy, compounded by the callous and deceptive behavior happening between the money changers and the have nots.

Re: Rigid Biblians and Red Letter Christians (by Ryan Rodrick Beiler)

Matt — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:29:42 -0000

"You then try to draw a modern parallel to Wall Street. I assume you are referring to the frenzied nature of the market floor. While this has been represented as a symbol of corporate greed, this is a more a function of the auction format."

"To the extent that certain companies have manipulated the markets to cheat investors, God is certainly not pleased, but I see nothing about the nature of trading stock that Jesus would find inherently offensive."

I have to respond to this first. You seem to be jumping to your own conclusions here, Kevin. I had no intention of making any parallels. I was only adding more clarificatioin as to what kind of fervor that scene may have been consumed with at that time.

And it's just my guess that Jesus was serene and collected. I really can't imagine someone like that being much different, esp. in the chess match that his oppressors put him in for such an extended period of time beginning at the age of about 30.
Matt

Re: Rigid Biblians and Red Letter Christians (by Ryan Rodrick Beiler)

Matt — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:49:25 -0000

"You compared the money changers to people who work on Wall Street, albeit parenthetically. I'm glad you were not drawing a parallel."

No, again, I did not make a comparison there. I gave you my honest answer as to the specific purpose of why I used that in parenthesis. I've had one exchange with you here. It seems as if you're purposely trying to goad me on the issue of wealth/power?!?

Re: Rigid Biblians and Red Letter Christians (by Ryan Rodrick Beiler)

Matt — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:52:00 -0000

Rick reiterates my original point that some here seem to just flatly reject or subconsciously choose to shy away from. Once again, His austere nature at that point was a result of the thievery, a double slap in the face due to the place in which this was being carried out. J.Christ would have more opportunities to recreate this story today. He would be busier than Santa Claus on X-mas Eve. We see such blatant disparity everyday, in "normal" situations. Perhaps this reality is too overwhelming or embarrasing to admit. But I suppose we have to call something normal. Perhaps we can understand now why Jesus told us not to accept this kind of normal behavior!

Re: Rigid Biblians and Red Letter Christians (by Ryan Rodrick Beiler)

Matt — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:44:48 -0000

Hey Jeff I appreciate your careful observation for the text. But the fact that they were in the wrong place provided the impetus for Him to be there, to teach this lesson in the first place. Maybe He sojourned there not expecting to see what He did. Of course He found it important to convey that that ground was being used improperly. Again, that's why He went there, I reckon.

But in the majestic manner with which He acted, I don't think His overall primary message had to do with where or where not to pray. Can you imagine Jesus acting this way if when He arrived He had witnessed an upstanding, orderly style of behavior happening between merchants and patrons? That would be something one of the Roman's would do, just to make the boldest statement possible and to let their presence be known. Maybe subconsciously we'd like to think someone like Jesus would have laid down the law like this for others wronging Him, but He was much more apt to stick up for others, not Himself.

People ignored His word time and time again. People disrespected His Father's commands over and over. I doubt that He went off b/c He felt tired of not being listened to. It was the WAY they were acting that provoked the outrage. What makes more sense, Jeff, Jesus becoming SO ANGRY because people chose to make their livelihood in a place they shouldn't have or that they were conducting business in an unsavory way on top of that?

Re: Rigid Biblians and Red Letter Christians (by Ryan Rodrick Beiler)

Matt — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:37:34 -0000

I think His zeal is always for His Father's "house." House, of course, in my humble opinion, meaning all the members of His religious community living together. And, Jeff, don't overlook the title of this thread, which begins, "Rigid Biblians...".

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2007/01/formula-movies.html

Matt — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 18:48:00 -0000

Hmmm...

Star Wars: opening battle sequence; discovering what the mission is; more fighting in the middle; realizing there's more that needs to be done/death of major character; triumphant ending.

Jaws: shark shows up and eats; people realize, "Oh, geez! There's a shark!"; hero's kids go missing; kids are found; shark killed.

Indiana Jones: find a secondary relic at great risk to life; get called on to find better relic; fight Nazis; find relic; discover inner strength and wisdom; credits roll.

I'll stop there; I'm sure there are lots more.

- Matt

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2007/01/10-most-redeeming-films-of-2006.html

Matt — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:27:00 -0000

I haven't seen off the list, although Tsotsi recently arrived from Netflix and is awaiting a family viewing. I'll let you know how it is.

- Matt

Re: http://www.kansasbob.com/2007/02/big-bird-or-fozzie-bear.html

Matt — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:32:00 -0000

I'm Bert -- I think that's a spot-on assessment!

- Matt

Re: http://crazysexytechiecool.blogspot.com/2009/09/study-says-most-women-prefer-chocolate.html

Matt — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:29:52 -0000

I'd only believe those results if there were a corresponding study that concluded that 52% of all women were obese.

I keep chocolate in the house and I ain't never been turned down once...

--OG Matt Herbz--

Re: 13 more Movie quotes for the Enlightened Mind

Matt — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:03:21 -0000

Okay...Shawshenk was pretty much the only good one here...all the others make completely no sense at all when you are talking about an enlightened sense of seeing things.... I just saw naivety in most of those...but shawshenk redemption was good, thats true.

Re: I found God - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Matt — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:07:00 -0000

Thank you all for your comments.

The Finger
When I was a believer I feared death because I feared eternal judgment. While I don't long for death I don't fear it. It is a normal part of life.

Not that I've ruled out the existence of an afterlife. There may be an afterlife, there may not be. I have no evidence either way. But I no longer live in fear of the angry, punitive Judeo-Christian god.

I studied different christian sects and attended many churches. I thought about Christianity, The Garden of Eden through the crucifixion of Jesus, and realised that Christianity is irrational and nonsensical. Christians cannot even answer the simple question of why their god requires blood sacrifices.

Asking a nonbeliever if they will cry out to "God" on their deathbed would be like asking a Christian if they might cry out to Allah on their deathbed. Strongly held beliefs don't suddenly disappear at death's door.

I know it's hard for Christian believers to understand that atheists/agnostics/Muslims/Hindus/Wiccans/Deists and the like believe just as strongly in the truth of their beliefs as Christians do. But the reality is they do.

Re: I found God - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Matt — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 20:44:00 -0000

David,

"He gave us the Bible to share with us the reason why we are on this planet, something we would NEVER have figured out, to live in fellowship with Him."

I have read the Bible and nowhere does it explain why we are on this planet. Nowhere. In fact, the Bible is a very violent and sexually depraved book. Read it cover to cover if you don't believe me.

Also, my wife is the leader in the family and she is doing a wonderful job. Don't be so sexist. Women are not our property.

Re: I found God - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Matt — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 15:19:00 -0000

The Finger,

"Death is something that I think we all can agree will happen to all of us, whether you have faith in religion or secularism."

You cannot have faith in secularism. It is not a religion. Religious belief requires faith because faith is believing in something you cannot prove to be true. Secularism is non religion and therefore does not require faith.

A lot of believers play this game of trying to equate religious belief with non belief as if they both are systems of faith. They are not.

The believer says I believe in the existence of God even though there is no proof. Therefore that is an act of faith: believing something that cannot be proven.

The nonbeliever says I don't believe in God because there is no proof that God exists. This is not an act of faith because it is based on fact. The fact is there is no proof that God exists.

If a god appeared in the sky tomorrow and every single human on the planet could see and hear him, only then would nonbelief require faith. Since a god had shown himself to us and therefore provided proof of his existence, it would then be an act of faith to deny his existence.

When I ask believers to prove to me that God exists they always inevitably use faith as the basis of their belief, not fact. When a nonbeliever says they don't believe it is because they lack factual proof.

Re: Dear Believer - ExChristian.Net - Articles

Matt — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 01:59:00 -0000

Hi, Im a (insert name). Other words im a 'wanna-be christian', aka i want to be like the other christians, who experience things, like toungues, and i want to be assured of salvation, when i dont feel any different. BAH, bak to the point. I want to elaborate on the other fellas comment on values. G'day!
yeh so knowledge we can presume is an integral part of ones interpretation of values. So to properly understand this he has used the example of a child. Knowledge is an ongoing build up of information. A child takes in this information from its surrounding, i.e parents, people. Therefore we presume that as the child is taking in knowledge in this way he is also absorbing the values that it is taught. (maturity) So what im saying is if your mother tells you off for taking something that is not yours then you take in the knowledge that it is no appropriate and then that knowledge becomes our values. In contrast primitive cultures have different values because they take in different information. So you can also say the age old debate that genitics AND ENVIRONMENT (environment means knowledge, which means values) both determaine the type of person with such values you will become. A test of two identical twins was taken, where both were seperated and risen differently by a french man. Different values were present like how people are unique and different because of their upbringing. I would also like to add that religion has a big part of escpecially western values. I like to think of it as a inheritance. Pre-Christian world (watch the movie alexander), was very different. Then christianity was introduced. When it was intoduced it was fed in to peoples homes, governments and ultimatelty their lives. Therefore is was passed down in time (those values) from generation to generation. I mean look at most western governments the laws reflect those values. Do you the ancient world had values for the education of every child in their empire? Im no expert by any means. I just have a theory, like many i am jst fuullll of question. P.S some ppl really like to diss my writing but hmm..kinda in a hurry to check spelling and everything. Peace.

Re: The Atheist's Nightmare? - ExChristian.Net - Articles

Matt — Thu, 04 May 2006 04:28:00 -0000

And you can tell that god has a sense of humor because slipping on banana peels is fucking hilarious!

And be sure to make that 'o' shape with your mouth when you shove a banana in there. It makes god feel all tingly.

Re: Atheist National Guard Officer Resigns Commission Over Remarks Made By Lt. Gen. Blum and Others - ExChristian.Net - Articles

Matt — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 17:34:00 -0000

Having been in the military, I can understand the frustration of the red tape. You have my support in this, however much that means to you. If the military and government treats you like a second-class citizen, then it is their loss. You have no reason to stay with such a hateful organization.

Re: And they will know we are Christians by our... - ExChristian.Net - Articles

Matt — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:01:00 -0000

Er... what did they expect?

You put something supporting pedophilia on the side of your vehicle and I would hope you'd get the shit pounded out of you anywhere.

They would have been fine with the Nascar sucks, country sucks, and Vote Hillary. My friend had all that and more on her car for years. And you don't get much Deep South than Atmore, AL.

Re: Rigid Biblians and Red Letter Christians (by Ryan Rodrick Beiler)

Matt — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:46:13 -0000

"the temple was the place where they should be praying and Jesus agreed w/ her..." What a wonderful moment for Jesus and his followers, I agree, Payshun. With that said His words meant something, waayyyy different. God Bless :)

Re: Rigid Biblians and Red Letter Christians (by Ryan Rodrick Beiler)

Matt — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:36:28 -0000

Trent,

Heresy is a strong word and I don't even know wht that exchange might have been. I know I have not insinuated or stated that in this forum or discussions at hand. But i do know that this word is used on blogs and in other situations too often. Heresy is a serious matter used as an accusation. There ought to be education about how to teach others this as an element of civil and social awareness. Health and receational training classes/programs, if you will.

Re: Rigid Biblians and Red Letter Christians (by Ryan Rodrick Beiler)

Matt — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:33:31 -0000

Trent, I don't think anyone else is on the thread, either - :). Thx for the exchanges though.

Re your last comment: If any person engages in the art of story or rational dialogue with indifference then I certainly agree.

I think sometimes I get offended by the arrogant curmudgeon types that act incurious but find space and time to belligerently persist, usually to the point where people tune her or him out. We all know them. It's distracting and not a fun time. That's why I mentioned the classes and/or programs, ;). With that said, I'm actually even liberal when it comes to discussion on theology or whatever. There are so many who don't know how to properly discuss the overarching concept of biblical verse or tradition. One, like yourself, who enjoy and appreciate this branch of thinking, are often left to their own mercy. This bothers most people. But heck, if you weren't raised Catholic in my generation, then you probably don't know much about Church on Sunday, much less scripture. And I'm not referring to those who DID go to church on a minimal basis, say up until eleven or twelve years of age. Same goes for other important things, understood by some and not by others.

There's got to be a better way to integrate spirituality with our own human interests, especially in our Country. The Word of scripture is too bottled up for many who have grown up this way. I just don't see it pragmatic enough to expect them coming back to "home" in a new version of their general Church experience of the 1980s.

Matt

Re: Et voilà, mon premier Blog !

Matt — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:03:12 -0000

Bien bien, j'espère juste qu'il ne mourra pas dans l'oeuf comme le mien l'été dernier faute de temps ... ;-)

Re: On dit Monsieur MICROSOFT Certified !

Matt — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:04:21 -0000

A rien, ou peut être a essayer de se faire payer plus mais en France fo pas rêver :-(

Comment ca je suis mauvaise langue ?

Re: Des photos venues d’ailleurs !

Matt — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:06:23 -0000

C moi qui ai pas les yeux en face des trous ou je trouve pas les photos !?

Re: Jabber: Open Instant Messaging and a Whole Lot More, Powered by XMPP

Matt — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:12:04 -0000

Peut être un peu lourd a mettre en place qd tu utilise dejà plusieurs messageries.

Ensuite qd tu a un client qui supporte Jabber, il supporte aussi généralement les autres protocoles en natif. Donc moi je choisit le facilité. Je sais c'est pas constructif mais c comme ca ...

Re: Laurent Wolf au Palas

Matt — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 05:23:38 -0000

Ah bon je savais pas que t potes é t sympa lol ;-)

Sinon c'est vrai que c t une bonne soirée, un peu assourdissante, et un réveil plutot difficille. but such is life !

A la prochaine ... !!!

Re: Et voila the second carte …..

Matt — Sun, 11 Sep 2005 17:31:24 -0000

Bah deja parti et tu m'as meme pas prévenu :-(

Re: Blog Advice for Teachers - Uploading Documents

Matt — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 22:41:36 -0000

One option would be to use pbwiki.com to host the materials. A free account provides 10MB of file space.

Re: Day 115 - Leaves, Leaves Everywhere

Matt — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:37:00 -0000

Lilla, I must say, to me, you already seem to have a shredded beach body :-) But keep up the great work!

(And no, I have not yet found the runner's high!)

Matt

http://stillwaitingfortherunnershigh.blogspot.com/

Re: Vote for the First Ever Turbulence Training Contest Winners!

Matt — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:30:00 -0000

Lilla, I gotta be honest, although they all did very well and lost tons of fat, those "transformation" pictures aren't nearly as impressive as the typical "Body for Life" transformation shots...

The reason is clear: BFL before-after winners are culled from many thousands of contestants, whereas I get the impression TT has a much smaller pool of applicants. Still, those BFL before-after shots really do inspire...

Re: Vote for the First Ever Turbulence Training Contest Winners!

Matt — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:33:00 -0000

(Here's a link to some of the before-after-after! shots...)

Body for Life Transformations

Re: Biggest Loser and Turbulence Training Connection

Matt — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:03:00 -0000

Biggest Loser rocks. But watch out for this cautionary tale from the winner of Season 1: He went on an extremely unhealthy liquid crash diet in the weeks before the live weigh in, and ballooned back up to 300 pounds after the show was over! Here is his blog.

Re: Day 142 - I Can’t Be Trusted with a Jar of Almond Butter

Matt — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:50:00 -0000

I TOTALLY did that tonight! With the organic peanuts at Whole Food! I pumped out just a little bit and it cost a dollar and filled only a tiny portion of the container and I felt kind of silly but dammit, I want to put it in my chocolate smoothie. :-)

HAVE. YOU. TRIED. MIRACLE. NOODLES. YET!

Re: Welcome to "Healthy Simple Living" with Kali Lilla

Matt — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:13:00 -0000

I love the new look babe. Keep up the fantastic work.

Re: Mel Gibson: Jews Are Responsible for All Wars in the World

Matt — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:04:43 -0000

That's not true - Zionists are the ones responsible for all the wars in the world. Many Jews are decent people like Uri Anvery, Noam Chomsky, etc. Please try to make the distinction.

Re: A Matter of Perspective | Israel's News Blog Magazine: Daily Stories Video and Photos

Matt — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:09:58 -0000

Two corrections:
'Israel now finds itself in the middle of yet another confrontation' - this is a confrontation started by Israel by its policy of kidnapping, assassinations, brutual assult and land grabbing. Israel did not find itself in the middle - it created this problem.

Second,Israel did not 'pull' its army out of S. Lebanon - it was defeated and vanquished after 18 brutal years.

Re: Letter to Lebanese Reporter

Matt — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:18:13 -0000

Ed Gordon, the people of Lebanon have turned to Sheikh Said Hasan Narshallah for aid - just as you have turned to George W. Bush and Condy Rice for aid. Israel is a basket case and would have long perished if it was not for the charity given by the US. Never forget that.

As for terror cells, Israel was the first country in the world to create the modern concept of Terror - remember Begin and the David Hotel?

Re: The World’s Biggest Dog | Israel's News Blog Magazine: Daily Stories Video and Photos

Matt — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:52:21 -0000

I have a 3.5 year old, 175 pound Great Dane and it look puney compared to the giant. They should rename it to Andre the Giant.

ANY IDEA HOW MUCH THAT PUPPY WEIGHS?

Re: Global identifier schemes don't scale

Matt — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 10:05:50 -0000

Hang on, the problem is that your example data changes over time, not with the global identifier. If you write:
id::PhilDawes
id::PhilDawes
then you have two data items about the same uniquely identified PhilDawes. They're not statements about an object at different times, they're statements (which happen to have a time component) about the same timeless object.

Re: Global identifier schemes don't scale

Matt — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 10:07:26 -0000

That'll teach me to use angle brackets in text.

id::PhilDawes (weight 10st, date 24/12/2005)
id::PhilDawes (weight 10st 3lbs, date 26/12/2005)

Re: Photo Section

Matt — Tue, 09 Apr 2002 08:09:54 -0000

yo russell. methinks you need to change the target tag on the photo section, as it opens up in the blog section instead of the whole window. I know, I'm stalling on thesis work. shush.

Re: Printed and bound

Matt — Tue, 16 Apr 2002 13:18:30 -0000

you suck.

Re: Never finished

Matt — Wed, 17 Apr 2002 12:04:54 -0000

I say either make the content window (the one that everyone tries to resize) either smaller, or just go full window. It's in that halfway size that kind of looks like it can be resized a bit bigger. Or keep things smaller and keep it centered in the middle of the page or something. I dunno. Go nuts. And add a blink tag somewhere.

Re: List lessens

Matt — Thu, 25 Apr 2002 08:35:17 -0000

See, what's going to happen is the power is going to go out tonight just as I'm printing my last page in the process book, destroying everything. Stupid lightning storm. . .

Re: Little Girl Blogs

Matt — Mon, 20 May 2002 21:05:04 -0000

I remember my first website . . . made in Frontpage, with a Latetia Casta background, and it had oh, 15 different animated gifs running at the same time (including a running Mega Man). I couldn't have made a worse page if I even tried. This was freshman year of college, too. How in hell did I pass portfolio?

Re: 2400 Baud

Matt — Mon, 03 Jun 2002 12:29:17 -0000

I think my first encounters with the internet was connecting at home to reserve books at the library. I eventually saw something I could choose called "Lynx" (text-based browser) and I was just stunned at what I could connect to (using webcrawler.com as a search engine). I still wondered what exactly I was missing out on because every web page looked like this:[picture][picture]some text[picture][picture]more text[picture][picture]. Stupid text-based browser.

Re: scalpel

Matt — Tue, 11 Jun 2002 08:41:36 -0000

you know, I could just email you, but this is more fun, and it loads quicker than hotmail. Where *are* you working that would require a mock-dvd label?

Re: Shady’s Back

Matt — Tue, 27 Aug 2002 10:39:08 -0000

Did you ever find anywhere to stay in NashAngeles yet?

Re: Fox17

Matt — Thu, 05 Sep 2002 14:01:01 -0000

Hey, make sure you steal some cool stuff before you quit. Something from the "Gamerz Edge" department, for me, you know. Whatever happened to the Air Conditioning Guy from Florida?

Re: AC Adapter

Matt — Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:03:36 -0000

Now, you may know of my fanatical drive to discover the "new" Surge (best. drink. ever.) and while I will never ever try DMDCR (wasn't that some old rap outfit?), Red Fusion is quite tasty. Dr. Pepper + Cherry-esque goodness. Of course, Cheerwine still kicks every other drinks butt back to the stone age.

Re: Pantone Bags

Matt — Thu, 19 Sep 2002 11:12:51 -0000

awwwwjeah, Russell "Cale" (whatever) is now on the UTK Design Alumni page. Brothers in shameless self-promotion!

Re: Apt Pics

Matt — Sat, 28 Sep 2002 11:36:05 -0000

Your place looks a lot like mine, you know. We even have the exact same stove/oven/hoodvent thing with the three vents then the controls. Like, wow. Where are you, anyway? Near downtown NashAngeles, hundreds of miles away, what? Also, I agree, cool painting.

Re: Digital Age

Matt — Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:31:30 -0000

Has Circuit City stopped selling CD's? The one here in Knoxvegas (you know, buy Best um, Buy) had nary one to be found. No CD section at all. Their selection always sucked, but their prices were so so cheap. And I hope the RIAA discovers your unbridled copying shenanigans. Copying music's going to get you thrown in jail soon.

Re: Digital Age

Matt — Fri, 08 Nov 2002 09:32:03 -0000

dangit, I spelled the first "buy" totally wrong. I meant "by." Yeah.

Re: Clouds

Matt — Tue, 04 Mar 2003 11:45:41 -0000

Russell (or Cale, whatever your name really is), nice looking site revision. I've been planning mine for about 5 months now and have nothing to show for it. Good Jeorb!

Re: Shadowbane

Matt — Thu, 13 Mar 2003 07:34:39 -0000

What I'd like to know is why a gigantic horned blue minotaur would even need a sword. That's fairly unnecessary, don't you think?

Re: The Horror of it all

Matt — Thu, 12 Jun 2003 18:26:39 -0000

Were you a zombie or a victim that just stayed dead? Either way, super cool.

Re: Gentoo

Matt — Thu, 12 Jun 2003 18:28:40 -0000

oh, just so you know, your new-and-fresh webcam works fine for me (using Windows and IE). I laugh at your disclaimer! Huzzah!

Re: Site Update

Matt — Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:11:55 -0000

Good Jeorb! Excellent work with your daguerreotype machine there. Have a trophy!

Re: Generation Me: Are today’s youth more narcissistic than ever?

Matt — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:25:00 -0000

I think you're onto something here. Evangelicals, it seems to me, have been accomodating narcissism for a very long time. Thanks!

Re: A New Approach to ID: Ben Stein’s "Expelled"

Matt — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:38:00 -0000

Thanks for letting us know about this film. I hadn't heard about it. Keep up your great blog!

Re: Should doctors form a union or join the SEIU?

Matt — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:26:00 -0000

join a union, and then discard any semblance of professionalism you have left.

Re: The best medical blog of 2008

Matt — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:19:00 -0000

Congrats Kevin!

Your blog is always a pleasure to read and a constant source of things to talk about between patients.

Re: Countries with worse health care systems than the United States

Matt — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:45:21 -0000

Dr. Pho, I think your post is well written and I agree that it is important to keep perspective. While change within the system is certainly needed, if we the changes are enacted hurriedly, we may find ourselves in a bigger mess before the problem is fixed. That said, isn't it a little disheartening that we had to look to Russia and China (not to mention, uh, Turkmenistan) to find examples of systems with more problems than ours?

And to previous poster David, your thoughts regarding the U.S. healthcare system seem to fail to recognize the amount of money we spend to achieve our outcomes-specifically, a higher percentage of our GDP than other first world countries. Thus, it is imperative to change our costs, because the current system is not sustainable.

Re: BioShock: No Sound?

Matt — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:07:39 -0000

that solved my problem. thanks a bunch!

Re: Old Podcast Episode Tracklists

Matt — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:36:43 -0000

I use Shazam to identify tracks. It works a lot of the time: http://www.shazam.com

Re: Justice - A Cross The Universe DVD

Matt — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:23:15 -0000

OK the first video is ridiculous!!! And the last one is plain scary wow! These guys are really out there.

Re: Spec Work Is Evil / Why I Hate CrowdSpring | Andrew Hyde - Humble Yet Bold

Matt — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:23:44 -0000

Hey Andrew. Really great post. I'm working a project in this area at the moment and would appreciate your thoughts. I'm curious...Do you think the value of design work lies in the execution or the idea itself ? Its often a blurry line between craft and concept, and I wonder if 'spec work' was based on the sourcing of ideas, rather than the crafting of these, if we could maintain the design standards needed. This would also help protect 'tradional' agency models which are based on offering the best talent and the best production offering ? Matt.

Re: Monday Has The Beat: (Re)mixtape #27

Matt — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:18:15 -0000

yeah, I dont think PMA has to credit you just because you posted the remixes first...

he didnt use your links or anything.

Re: Feist – 1234 (Sesame Street Version)

Matt — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:09:04 -0000

omg, this is so great! haha

Re: KCPW Pledge Drive

Matt — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:08:00 -0000

I can't agree more. I had the chance to volunteer this morning and enjoyed the experience. It is certainly a worthwhile endeavor. I recommend that anyone who enjoys KCPW phone in and show your support.

Thank you Crag Baby for all you do!

Re: New Daft Punk – Daft Gang, For Realz?!

Matt — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:01:58 -0000

It sounds too much like Human After All. And I really doubt that DP would make two songs that sound so similar. Prolly fake.

Re: Success in Business With the Law of Attraction

Matt — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:07:00 -0000

Very good post, I recently started applying these techniques and am really thrilled to say that I have achieved my first (small ;)target of earning $400 a day consistently over the past 3 weeks.

Re: The Desktop: Not So Great

Matt — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:47:31 -0000

>>The OS *should* make it as easy as possible...
Just a note: it isn't the OS which make this. The OS lets your software to manage the hardware.
What you want is a different user interface to manage the desktop

Re: Its The Friggin Weekend

Matt — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:37:13 -0000

Luis never lets us down.

Re: Trend Day turned Rounded Reversal

Matt — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:16:29 -0000

Excellent analysis Corey.

Matt

Re: Interesting Developments in Friday Trend Day Down

Matt — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:52:36 -0000

Hi Corey, the heaviest volume came in the last 5 minutes and it was positive. Do you see anything technically that is indicating we will bounce once again off the Dow 8k mark or head down to test the November lows? Wondering also what you see technically with FSLR. That is a high flying mover with lots of price action which makes for nice moves with the options. The daily chart shows a channel uptrend which narrowed on the way which up(bearish) and broke down, but has now been channel trading widely last few weeks. Thanks!

Matt

Re: Interesting Developments in Friday Trend Day Down

Matt — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:41:36 -0000

Thanks!

Re: Join Corey at the LA Trader’s Expo in June

Matt — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:28:59 -0000

Wish I could attend. Wife and I are expecting our first child. Would be great to meet you and get hands-on insight. In the future for sure though. You have my word.

Matt

Re: CMT Awarded and MTA Information

Matt — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:41:22 -0000

Great job Corey. Your exceptional skills displayed here on a daily basis clearly show your excellence. Keep up the daily educational charts & market analysis from all aspects, it makes my day reading them. Thanks once again.

Matt

Re: Hear Corey on the Market Neutral Podcast at Green Faucet

Matt — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:59:49 -0000

Great job once again! I'll be reading you over there as well.

Re: [single] Twisted Colors - OCEANLANE

Matt — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:21:00 -0000

Thanks so much for this.

I'm glad to see that you've decided to bring the site back.

You've helped expose me to so much more music, which is always the best.

Thank you.

Re: [single] Twisted Colors - OCEANLANE

Matt — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:21:00 -0000

Thanks so much for this.

I'm glad to see that you've decided to bring the site back.

You've helped expose me to so much more music, which is always the best.

Thank you.

Re: Video: Diddy’s “I Am King” cologne mini-movie

Matt — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:15:34 -0000

I think it's safe to say he is the cockiest person in the history of mankind. I didn't think it was possible to love oneself as much as he does.

Re: Zero to Sub-Zero in One Minute

Matt — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:21:00 -0000

Sounds like they could call it the "skunk-o-matic" to me

Re: Up Close And Personal: Launch Party

Matt — Tue, 29 May 2007 16:57:00 -0000

rickey, dave dravecky doesn't think you're funny.

Re: Up Close And Personal: Launch Party

Matt — Tue, 29 May 2007 16:58:00 -0000

dave dravecky does not think you are funny.

Re: Hitman : All PS3 Themes

Matt — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:21:54 -0000

thanks for the theme!

i've been waiting for someone to do a HITMAN MOVIE theme. pics of "NIKKA" would be cool if you can add them.

Re: Daredevil : All PS3 Themes

Matt — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:48:06 -0000

great looking

Re: Jennifer Walcott : All PS3 Themes

Matt — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:32:59 -0000

naked 1s

Re: inFAMOUS : All PS3 Themes

Matt — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:16:48 -0000

Dude your themes are awesome! Great work!

Re: Fight Club (Fixed) : All PS3 Themes

Matt — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:41:04 -0000

Nice theme! Very creative.

Re: Bruce Lee : All PS3 Themes

Matt — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:12:14 -0000

yes, all hail the master. this theme is cool. not too glossy - just bad A**

Re: Ett år

Matt — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:07:00 -0000

Jättefint! Det är härligt att läsa såna här solskenshistorier. Det ger en hopp. Grattis!

Re: Utbildningsprov

Matt — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:15:00 -0000

Hur mycket pengar har du lagt ner på körkortet?

Re: If you didn’t want cats then how did you end up with three of them?

Matt — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:59:00 -0000

Thanks Anne. I am new to blogging and hope to continue for a long time.

Re: All Flowers In Time Lean Toward The Sun

Matt — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:12:00 -0000

Hello there,

I found your blog over MyBlogLog and added you because you are CocteauBoy!

Five-ten-fiftyfold if truth me told.

Re: How to be my Boyfriend

Matt — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:02:00 -0000

Not that this has anything to do with dating and not that I mean to freak you out about moving to the Netherlands more than you already are, but you may want to get used to that smoking thing and shared space. There is no real smoking ban in Europe (aside from a few countries that have started to impose some laws), and bars in Amsterdam tend to be rather smoked out ;-)
I personally am not a fan of it either (I guess I do subscribe to your concept of shared space), but it is a reality here. James gets almost militant about it (even though he used to smoke cloves cigarettes like a mad man himself and would blow his smoke at people looking at him with disgust).

Last but not least, concepts of shared space do differ across cultures, and lots of studies have been done about it. Weather and climate in general is supposed to have something to do with, for example....

Re: On The Shelves: 11/30/05

Matt — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 13:01:00 -0000

I understand what you are saying about IDW and the pricetag, but if you like anything horror-related, you should add The Keep to your list.

Issue #2 (of 5) comes out tomorrow and issue #1 was downright awesome.

Re: INFO: Comics Bloggers’ Poll 2005

Matt — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 23:46:00 -0000

But, what if you *want* Morrison to win?

Re: Flaming Lips @ Webster Hall 3/31 and 4/1

Matt — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:22:00 -0000

Pink seems to be rather popular as well....

Re: Wilco, Live in San Francisco, 1997

Matt — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:32:00 -0000

Boots of this one have been circulating for years. I have pristine CD copy if you'd like.... Great, great show.

Re: Wednesday Doldrums

Matt — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 09:49:00 -0000

Saw the Unicorns at Southpaw once. I was there to see the Amber Smith, aka Ashford Breaks; everyone else was there to see the Unicorns. The concept of good songwriting, power pop and Teenage Fanclub riffs seemed lost on them, as everyone pretty muched blabbed away througout. For this, I have always hated the Unicorns. Not their fault, of course, but still.

Re: Illusions Shattered

Matt — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 09:46:00 -0000

More info on Avalon as a venue, please. I only ever saw one show there, back when it was the first incarnation of the Limelight, in 1992. I was in NYC for my senior class trip, and for some reason our teacher decided we should go to a club and go dancing. I suggested the Limelight. We get there, and it turns out it's the 120 Minutes tour. Blind Melon has just taken the stage (this was prior to their record coming out), and Live and Public Image Ltd. were still to come. Not sure if it was Shannon Hoon asking for a joint from someone in the audience, the topless girls dancing in the cages, or the fact that I excitedly told my teacher that we were going to get to see Johhny Rotten, but he quickly made us leave..... Good times.

Re: Wussy @ Northside Tavern, Cincinnati, OH [4/28/06]

Matt — Mon, 01 May 2006 09:47:00 -0000

No one in their right mind would take the F to Coney Island. The N runs express the entire way and takes about half the time. Geez.

Re: Go See and Hear Live Music

Matt — Mon, 01 May 2006 22:06:00 -0000

OK, the Cool War Kids singer officially has the most annoying voice among all Internet buzz bands. It's like a C- Jack White impersonation. Seriosuly, Dexter Romweber should be allowed to kick this guy's ass.

Re: Go See and Hear Live Music

Matt — Mon, 01 May 2006 22:07:00 -0000

Alright, that might have been a tad harsh, but still....

Re: Wilco, 4/21/06, Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ (Part 1)

Matt — Tue, 02 May 2006 09:14:00 -0000

"Jersey in the house! Jeff! Jersey and Wilco! They go perfect together! Jeff! Woo Hoo! Wilco! Jersey! Yeah!"

Just felt like doing a re-creation. Hope you remembered to get your free Marshall Tucker Band tickets.

Re: Brief Thoughts On The WGA

Matt — Tue, 23 May 2006 18:21:00 -0000

Even better, what the hell happened to the Secretary of Defense?? We were told a few episodes back that he survived. He had heard the evidence against Logan. Presumably, his word would have been enough to at least open an investigation into Logan's actions, which would have inevitably lead to his downfall. There was no need whatsoever to kidnap the president. And while we're on that subject, wouldn't the president's helicopter more than likely be tracked by satellite? Wouldn't it more than likely be shadowed by another helicopter or a fighter jet? In other words, no way Jack even has 30 seconds to try and get him to talk, let alone ten minutes.

Re: Eric Bachmann’s Fingers Now Appear to Be Straight

Matt — Thu, 25 May 2006 10:31:00 -0000

Judging from the last few solo shows, he definitely seems to be headed in an acoustic singer-songwriter direction. Hell, Carrboro Woman is basically a Townes Van Zandt tribute. The new songs he played at SXSW were all excellent, so maybe it will prove to be a nice change of pace after the more pop-oriented D&S.; That said....what the hell's he doing on Saddle Creek???? What about Merge? Saw him hanging out with Mac et. al. in Austin, so don't think there's any loss of friendship or anything there. Still, kinda odd.

Re: Ohio State Fans are Violent Perverts

Matt — Thu, 25 May 2006 21:10:00 -0000

Fucking brilliant.

Re: I Have No Title for This Post

Matt — Fri, 26 May 2006 09:24:00 -0000

Please to explain what exactly the bedhead sets are? That nice young woman's blog does not really make it clear.

Re: Thisnthat

Matt — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:51:00 -0000

That's great to hear them slog off Per Second, because, well, it was truly horrendous, following two damn near perfect records, but someone still needs to explain to me that show I saw at the Mercury a few years ago. That wasn't beat-detection making them sound like Matchbox 20, that was them.

Re: Game of Pricks

Matt — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:54:00 -0000

Word on Disarm the Settlers is that Bob joined Pearl Jam for a closing Baba O'Riley in Cincy, and Eddie joined Bob for Love Is Stronger Than Witchcraft in his set.

Re: Sleater-Kinney Call It A Day

Matt — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:09:00 -0000

Truly, truly sucks. The best rock band in the land tis no more. And, no, I'm not exaggerating. Was listening to that old GBV boot from the Patio Club in Indianaplis, circa 1997, and Bob gushes about how great S-K were (they were on the same bill). They will be very much missed. I can't believe they won't be adding a last show in Seattle, Portland or Olympia, but the note makes it pretty clear they won't be. They will be missed.

Re: Best Music News Hoax of the Year?

Matt — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:48:00 -0000

Sadly, this has now been proven to be a hoax, at least according to Robert Schneider, who e-mailed Jeff, who told him the post was not from him. That said, Pitchfork did get confirmation of the story from a few people, but, regardless, they should have been a little more skeptical and done a little more digging on this one first. One thing that does seem to actually be happening is that Jeff is contributing to the new Apples record. Robert has not confirmed that, but he didn't deny it either. Hope that rumor at least proves to be true.

Re: Sleater-Kinney Call It A Day

Matt — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:58:00 -0000

They just announced that they will be doing a show in Portland in August. Good. Lollapalooza is no way to go out.

Re: Today’s Info Dump

Matt — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 09:29:00 -0000

Might want to avoid that 1995 live Roses show. By the point, Reni had left the band, and shortly thereafter John Squire did, too, so they weren't exactly at their peak.

Over the years I've spent lots of time trying to find great sounding Roses boots, and there just aren't many out there. There's one from Japan that's so-so, I have a horrendous copy of the famous Spike Island gig, a decent early Manchester show on vinyl and the oft-released Blackpool Empress Ballroom show, which is far and away the best live thing from them I've come across.

Re: The New York Times Asks, Wither Alt-Country?

Matt — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:10:00 -0000

Extremely annoying. Mostly because alt-country was always--and still is--a very broad term that was never defined by whether or not there was a twang to the music. If you go back and look at the original touch-points, such as early Bloodshot compilations and the like, there was an incredible mix of country, swing, rock, punk, garage, jangle, etc. It's a term that can cover Lambchop's odd miniaturalist neo-soul, the Handsome Family's quirky kitchen-table poetry, the Waco's roots rock, anything influenced by the Byrds, traditionalists, punks and more. There's this prevading myth out there that people into alt-country had this very strict definition of what a band could play, and got mad when they veered away from that.

I first noticed this when alt-country "purists" allegedly were taken aback by Wilco's Being There. Even Tweedy seemed to think there was a backlash. Except one small problem: Where were these people? I never saw them, or met them, or talked to them. Everyone I ever met who was into alt-country had extremely broad tastes, and if anything was completely open to bands expanding their sound. Maybe one or two idiots posted something on a message board somewhere, but that was it.

What the term really is is a catch-all for a generation of bands that in the early 90s were in their 30s and 40s, no longer interested in playing punk or indie or what have you, and instead wanted to take older influences and incorporate them with rock music. Some of those influences were country, but others were 60s pop, early country-rock (Parsons, etc.), soul, garage, etc. As one of the Jayhawks said, it was really a continuum of all those great 80s LA bands (Rank and File, The Three O'Clock, etc.), who if anything had a huge 60s influence. So by embracing Byrds-chime on Smile, the Jayhawks weren't turning away from alt-country, they were just exploring in more detail one of their prime influences.

Long story short, the only people who actually believe the term alt-country refers only to music with a twang are people from outside of it. Alt country fans have always seen it as a large term that could embrace nearly anything (and, yes, the result was that the meaning of the term was pretty much worthless). Which was why No Depression's tagline was so perfect: Covering Alt Country, Whatever the Hell That Is. Maybe a better term would be this: rock n roll.

Re: More New Wilco

Matt — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:33:00 -0000

Holy fuck what a great song. Wow.

Re: New Eric Bachmann and Cursive

Matt — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:42:00 -0000

As a one-time resident of Carrboro, all I can say is that I love this tune. For those of you playing along at home, the title is a reference to Townes Van Zandt's masterful Greensboro Woman (Greensboro is about 45 miles from Carrboro/Chapel Hill), and Eric is a big old Townes dork (he got the lovely ladies of Azure Ray to record For the Sake of the Song, once upon a time). Can not wait for this record.

Re: Prepare to Be Fascinated by Minutiae

Matt — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:04:00 -0000

The Bruce shows this time out did not do that well, but let's clarify: Bruce is not a b-level act; Bruce Springsteen & The Seeger Sessions Band is a b-level act (in the US; in Europe they sold out all the shows in record time). Only two years ago Bruce sold out 10 shows at Giants Stadium and an arena tour of pretty much every large and midsize city in the country. The solo acoustic tour also pretty much sold out everywhere. Think he was a bit oversaturated this time out, plus people weren't so interested in seeing Froggy Went a Courtin.

Re: Prepare to Be Fascinated by Minutiae

Matt — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:12:00 -0000

Should point out that while that article is interesting, all those numbers are likely from the latest issue of Pollstar. It's an absolutely fascinating read. Still think he's way, way off base on Bruce, but of course I'm biased. Still, the revenue from the last solo and E Street tours was enormous, and on the latter nearly 40% of each night's sets were either Rising or other recent tunes. I can testify that the crowds were hugely into the new songs, that there was a ton of people under the age of 30, and that it most definitely wasn't nostalgia.

Re: Priestess Lose Last Bit of Credibility

Matt — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 15:19:00 -0000

By the way, noticed a similar post about "real rock" over on BV in response to his Priestess post, so something tells me Mr. Anonymous is a Priestess street-teamer paid to find comments about the band and post stuff about them rocking. Nice to see he's so good at his job he doesn't even spend two minutes looking over the blog. Have you ever even typed the name Keane before?

For the record, Priestess blow. I saw them open for the Hold Steady at the Bowery--they were a last minute fill-in for Black Mountain. They weren't funny, they weren't ironic, and they didn't even come close to rocking. Playing with Gwar is about right.

Ironically, the only people dumb enough to listen to them are the indie bloggers of the world (present company excluded, of course).

Re: Priestess Lose Last Bit of Credibility

Matt — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 09:44:00 -0000

Again with the Keane? Wow, anonymous clearly can't read. And "trendy stylish blogger thing?" Mr. Street Teamer, think you've got the wrong audience here, my friend.

Re: There Are No Words..

Matt — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:58:00 -0000

The only real question: He was within a few blocks of one of the witnesses who was set to testify against him in the whole gun/cell phone debacle from a few months ago. At the same time, ESPN.com has a long report by a journalist whom Maurice called a few hours before the latest incident, and Maurice apparently believed someone was out to get him and his baby (he had a kid a month or two ago). He made calls all night long to various people who'd helped him, including Jim Tressel, and said that he'd grown up, was now a man, and was going to take responsibiity for himself. He said something about being willing to go to jail for 30 years if it was what he needed to do to protect his baby.

So....was he on his way to kill the witness, was he completely paranoid and off his rocker, or was someone actually coming after him, perhaps one of the many gangsters he apparently befriended while living in LA?

One fun tidbit from the article: While with the Broncos he carried a water "bag" (not sure what that is) with him everywhere. It was filled with Grey Goose.

In any event....yikes.

Re: The Cost Available for Pre-Sale

Matt — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:42:00 -0000

Please, please, please tell me that isn't a cover of the Annie Lennox tune. Pretty please?

Re: The Brokedown Sign to Merge

Matt — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:18:00 -0000

Holy krikey, these guys are great.

Re: Rainfall of Envelopes

Matt — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:58:00 -0000

So, er, yeah, um....I'm confused? Please to explain. You been feeding us red herrings this whole time?

Re: Robert Pollard Coming to Bowery Ballroom (11/13)

Matt — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 12:02:00 -0000

How'd I miss the porta-thing?!? We are absolutely going to that one, especially because you have to expect a few Go Back Snowball tunes. By the way, just ordered the Starling Electric record from their My Space page. The songs are excellent. Very bedroom psych, a la Bee Thousand, though more psych than rock (think Elephant 6). Plus they're from Ann Arbor. Speaking of which, Vandy gave you some trouble there, my friend....

Re: Rainfall of Envelopes

Matt — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 09:44:00 -0000

Misread part of that.

Re: Steve Earle and Friends at Southpaw

Matt — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:47:00 -0000

I'll be going to this one. Juts grabbed a ticket, and thanks for the head's up.

Re: Annuals

Matt — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 23:10:00 -0000

Dude in the yellow shirt needs to learn how to tie a tie. And guy on right has a very Dashboard Confessional-esque "I want to kiss you" thing going on....

I tease, though. The tunes are good.

Re: My Morning Jacket Touring Again

Matt — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:46:00 -0000

Regarding the Electric Factory, Philly people seem to dislike it as much as we dislike Roseland. That said, I saw Wilco there back on what was supposed to be the tour for Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, and I really liked the place. Yes, it's really, really big, with a ridiculously high ceiling, but the sound crushed Roseland's (not difficult) and it was very easy to move around, go get a beer and come back, etc.

Re: No Wonder Christgau Was Fired

Matt — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:28:00 -0000

Hey, I don't always agree with the guy, but I still find him interesting. I like the Decemberists and all, but I don't see anything in that review that's unfair. By the way, guarantee you that's only a snippet of it. The whole thing must be in the magazine itself. Besides, he clearly likes the record, but to me their "literary" qualities can be a tad much.

Re: Harp’s 50 Most Essential Albums Since 2001

Matt — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:20:00 -0000

By the way, huge props to them for inlcuding Isolation Drills. Such an underrated record.

Re: Mojave 3 @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC [10/20/06]

Matt — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:28:00 -0000

Glad you liked the show. I thought they were inredible on Saturday night (as were the Clemson Tigers, thank you very much). Two-plus hours, lots of great chesnuts from all their records, and a much bigger crowd than I'd expected (think two nights at the Bowery was a little ambitious). Even better was that they had that same girl filling in for Rachel on backing vocals, and she did an excellent job. It goes without saying of course that Rachel was very much missed, as she adds a critical dimension to the band, but they were great nonetheless. Was suprised that Neil did so much from his solo record (absolutely worth buying) and only three tunes from Puzzles Like You. Hope they make it back soon. (And if you want a good Slowdive starting point, there's a great two-CD comp called Catch the Breeze.)

Re: Wheat Returns

Matt — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:59:00 -0000

I really hate to say this, as prior to Per Second I would of course have bought this thing sight unseen, but I'm gonna have to wait for your report to order this. Please let it be good. Pretty please? It should also be noted that the first Wheat record also rocks. At the time, I thought there was some new movement underfoot of very crisply produced, completely feedback free indie rock, as judged by the first two Wheat albums and the first two Death Cab records. Those records sound so much alike: they have complete separation but they sound warm, not cold. Watching Death Cab last night, it struck me that that sound that sounded so new circa 1997, especially after all those years of lo-fi, now just sounds like everything else. Maybe this is because Chris Walla produced 80% of all indie rock records these days?

Re: Bob Pollard Injured - Tour Canceled

Matt — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:05:00 -0000

I could have sworn that was the Bowery.... Just teasing. By the way, according to some folks on Disarm the Settlers, sounds like he tore a calf muscle. The hard rocking is getting to the old man.

Re: The Manhattan Love Suicides

Matt — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:54:00 -0000

Wow, great discovery. Telling you, man, you are becoming a full-fledged indie pop fanatic. This reminds me very much of the Shop Assistants, Heavenly, The Flatmates, et. al., and in my book that's a very, very good thing.

Definitely grabbing this one when it comes out.

Now go buy yourself an anorak.

Re: The Manhattan Love Suicides

Matt — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:05:00 -0000

Pre-Order:

http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B000J3Q0MK/ref=pd_rvi_gw_1/103-1555053-2967828

Re: Initial SXSW Lineup Thoughts… Not So Good

Matt — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:52:00 -0000

160 down, about 2,000 to go. Judging by last year, it is very, very early in the band list. The official schedule is out in February, then you have to include a few hundred more bands that play only the day shows, not any of the official things. I'm not exaggerating when I say that last year approximately 80% of the band's on tour in March and April also played SXSW.

Re: John and Ringo Come To Their Senses

Matt — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:40:00 -0000

God, I hope that's true about the remastering. The reason they've never done it is that the CDs have continued to sell extremely well, year in and year out. Not sure of numbers, but it's kind of like Dark Side of the Moon or Legend, with a new generation buying them year after year. Please, please let them inlcude nice packing, liner notes and bonus tracks, maybe things from the US versions or relevant singles (e.g., include I've Just Seen a Face as a bonus on Rubber Soul).

Re: Smell That Reunion Money, Vol. 118 - The Cult

Matt — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:52:00 -0000

I've always felt a little bad for Ian, as I believe a court ruled that they all had to give back all money earned from the Doors of the 21st Century to the original Doors partnership (inlcuding Morrisson's heirs), many he never made a penny from all that time.

Re: Liveblogging Sky Blue Sky

Matt — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 10:55:00 -0000

Can't frigging believe I missed this. Here's hoping the world's stream-capturing technologies were hard at work last night....

Re: Liveblogging Sky Blue Sky

Matt — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:02:00 -0000

Glad to hear the backlash is on. of course, the backlash was on for Ghost, and it was on for Yankee, so....

Re: SAVE INTERNET RADIO!

Matt — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:24:00 -0000

This has been pissing me off all day. Just unbelievable. Can you think of another industry whose lobbying group would work to destroy one of the best, most efficient and frankly last marketing tools it has? They should want to encourage Internet radio, try to develop it as a way to market their non-blockbuster bands at a time when it's exceedingly difficult to do so.

The only theory I have is that Clear Channel and perhaps the satellite firms have engaged with the RIAA and are using them to help destroy all the small competitors, then they can go in and develop a mass-market version of Internet radio. Nothing else makes sense. This is particularly stupid at a time when the two satellite firms are trying to merge (which I think they should be allowed to do) and one of their main arguments for the merger is the proliferation of choice in radio offered by the Internet.

Seriously, RIAA. What the hell?

Re: New Ted Leo Video

Matt — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:11:00 -0000

While I've already registered my feelings for this song elsewhere--mainly, that it truly, truly sucks--the video itself is actually pretty cool, but, yeah, you're right, why does anyone even pay for these things any more? They seem like pretty expensive, ineffective marketing tools. Much better to spend your money getting MP3s out to blogs, doing co-op stuff, getting live webcasts going, etc. Better yet, record a show for MTV2 and have them broadcast it. That will get a lot more attention than a video (probably cheaper, too).

As an aside, pretty good interview with Ted in the new Onion (The Iraq War: Celebrating Four Years of Winning!), where he talks about how he's pretty much at the audience level he's going to stay at, which I think is a great, healthy way to look at things. Ted deserves to be huge, but I think he's at a nice, sustainable level.

Re: The Frames @ Town Hall, NYC [4/24/07]

Matt — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:08:00 -0000

I thought the sound in there was fabulous, probably the best I'd ever heard for The Frames. From now on, I'm always going with the front of the balcony at Town Hall. The view is spectacular (and close), and the sound just seems to carry better up there.

That said, the place definitely engenders a mellow show, but given that they played so much from the Cost, inlcuding a lot of very mellow stuff, thought it worked well.

Re: The Best Live Band In The World

Matt — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:29:00 -0000

You telling me they pulled out Ohio River Boat Song and/or New Partner? I've wanted to see them do both since the first time I saw them. If so, I'm extremely jealous.

Re: Early ACL Fest Lineup Rumors

Matt — Fri, 04 May 2007 11:49:00 -0000

If 90% of the rumored list proves to be true, that pretty much makes up my mind for me. Damn, that would be impressive.

Re: Stream the New Moviola Album

Matt — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 10:52:00 -0000

Great news. Thought these guys had disappeared. Definitely one of the most underrated bands of the past decade or so.

Re: Wilco @ Aronoff Center, Cincinnati, OH [6/14/07]

Matt — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:32:00 -0000

Jealous that you've already seen this tour, but can't wait for Red Bank....

Re: New Cody Gillette

Matt — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:49:00 -0000

Wow. I adore this stuff. Very indie pop, but incredibly original at the same time, not just pure C86 re-tread. Somewhat in line with the Eugene Kelly solo record, but with a great 60s So-Cal vibe added in (Dennis Wilson, Gene Clark, etc.). And the songwriting is really impressive, with perfect, sustained melodies. I'm thrilled about this. November is just beautiful. Some of the best songs I've heard in a long time.

Re: Ryan Adams Update

Matt — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:44:00 -0000

Not sure about you, but I found the NYT article extremely annoying. By my count, this is the third or fourth time Ryan has gotten "sober," the first being right after Whiskeytown broke up and he was playing solo around NYC to very small crowds. Not to be extremely cynical, but he's always had a desire to be a rock n roll martyr, a la Gram Parsons, and part of me thinks he's played up his debauched side to create that image, beginning with the time he got realy drunk with a GQ writer and walked him down "The Strip" from Dancing With the Women at the Bar in Raleigh. He made it sound like some kind of romantic skid row, when in fact it's a typical college town street with a few frat bars and one or two decent local hang-outs. In fact, much of Faithless Street, as much as I loved it, was about creating this image (Drank Like a River, etc.), and it always felt at least a little like a put-on.

Now, of course, it's perfectly possible (even likely) that he's had issues, but he also seems very willing to talk about them. A lot. And the fact that they compare themselves to Sid and Nancy makes it even more than a little annoying. So while I've no doubt Ryan has/had a drug habit, part of me thinks he is playing up just how "close to the edge" he actually was/is.

On top of that, this is at least the third "return to form" he's supposedly had during his solo career. I really, really like Easy Tiger, but the kid continues to drive me batty.

Re: Ryan Adams Add More Dates (Including DC)

Matt — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:32:00 -0000

How's this for a skeleton, then: I was actually a street teamer for The Samples circa 1992, hanging up flyers for their shows in Durham-Chapel Hill. In my defense, I'm from Colorado, but, still, I find it baffling now that at the same time I was listening to Pavement, Archers, Chunk and all the great 80s indie I'd grown up with, I was still listening to "Nature." It's all around you, ya know?

Re: Stevie Wonder to Tour

Matt — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:31:00 -0000

Very cool news. Might have to hit that Baltimore show, too.

Re: It’s Showtime for Illinois

Matt — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:14:00 -0000

Horrendous song. Not to knock ProductShop, as it's an excellent blog, but love that they decided to post the same press release you were sent as a story. The old Pitchfork school of journalism....

Re: Ted Leo Touring Again

Matt — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:08:00 -0000

See that Dave is leaving the band? McCarren was apparently his last show. Truly sucks.

Re: When Will It End?

Matt — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:43:00 -0000

Buy Early, Get Much, Much, Much Later....

You've been a lovely audience, thank you, and goodnight! Remember to tip your wait staff.

Re: Public Service Announcements

Matt — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:46:00 -0000

As regards #2, let's just say I would never again trust an off-shore firm to do UI work. Ever. Our experience at my last job was horrendous. You could never count on them to catch obvious mistakes or to make common sense judgments. They would only do precisely what you said (if you were lucky). Total pain in the butt.

Re: The Forms, "Knowledge in Hand"

Matt — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 11:14:00 -0000

Wow, great song. Have to pick this one up.

Re: Wussy East Coast Dates!!

Matt — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:59:00 -0000

Great, great, great news. Can't wait to finally see them live.

Re: I Try to Get Away, But He Keeps Pulling Me Back In

Matt — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:39:00 -0000

OK, that looks fabulous. Blades of Glory kind of sucked, so still skeptical, but....

Re: Is It Possible…

Matt — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:01:00 -0000

Always thought that was the best shoegaze video ever. And with you on that Top 10. Man, I miss that band....

Re: New Cody and Gillette, "Ruined"

Matt — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:11:00 -0000

Great, great, great song. Come on, er, Cody, we need this to be released to the public. Time to get an ep out...

Re: Posies Playing 20th Anniversary Shows

Matt — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:54:00 -0000

Odd that none of them are in Bellingham (their hometown), but very cool nonetheless. Yet another reason to live in Seattle....

Re: New Vampire Weekend Video!

Matt — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:06:00 -0000

Honestly, it's a really good record. I too usually hate the hype thing, but they have a huge, huge Orange Juice debt to pay, and that's a good thing.

Re: Wilco Thoughts

Matt — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:52:00 -0000

I agree. The Sunken Treasure / Remember the Mountain Bed double opener was absolutely stunning.

Re: Another One Bites the Dust

Matt — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:01:00 -0000

Wow, does that ever suck. Really, really liked Harp. That Tweedy interview was one of the best I ever read, and it had a nice mix of alt country and indie rock that was pretty unique. Plus the great Fred Mills wrote for it.

I thought they might have a shot, as much of their advertising was musician-focused (guitar strings, touring rentals, that sort of thing), but guess the combined forces of postal rate hikes and label advertising basically disappearing killed them. Not a good time to be in the music magazine business (unless you happen to be Mojo, though even their parent company is now for sale).

If Magnet goes under, I might officially give up.

Re: Stereogum Gains a Sister

Matt — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:38:00 -0000

Now, now, Steve, no more reading of National Journal competitive publications, please....

Interesting that Wonkette will now be part of Blogads, which does network ads for Daily Kos and other political blogs.

Re: The Vaselines Return

Matt — Wed, 21 May 2008 09:49:00 -0000

By the way, that's half of Belle & Sebastian serving as their band. Cool. Eugene seems to have shaved his hair (or, rather, lost it).

Always convinced that had Marvel not forced them to change their name from Captain America, Eugenius would have been huge. I mean, Captain America--What an awesome band name for a bunch of Scots.

Re: Seriously, Rivers?

Matt — Wed, 28 May 2008 09:50:00 -0000

Two decent songs and one good one. Well, that gives Rivers a total of three for his career. Way to go, Rivers! I kid, but of course you know my feelings on all things Weezer....

Re: Finally! Something Good About D.C.

Matt — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:32:00 -0000

Sucks that Olsson's is going away, though. Was there on Monday night, and walked into a massive firesale of all their inventory, at 50% off. Most of the CD's of worth were gone, but picked up a bunch of great books and some cool DVD's. Still, always hate to see a good book store go away....

Re: (I’m) Stranded

Matt — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:43:00 -0000

The Saints kick the ass.

Re: Minisnap, "New Broom"

Matt — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:22:00 -0000

It's an excellent album. Their first two eps are also very much worth tracking down. In better news, the Bats set says the new record is finished, with Bob doing the final mix for it and the new Clean record at the same time.

Re: Matthew Sweet Playing Webster, State Theatre

Matt — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:59:00 -0000

Adore the Matthew album, and think I agree with Natalie's conclusion that it is the best since Girlfriend. There are some amazing, amazing songs on there.

Re: Listen to Chinese Democracy!

Matt — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:52:00 -0000

That's great, R. You know I work for Joe's Pizza on Main Street, and Joe's pepperoni surprise goes super delicious with Guns n Roses. Come in to Joe's and be sure to wear your buckethead!

(Has anyone, ever, in history, bought something because of comment spam????)

Re: Feelies Coming to DC! (And Philly!)

Matt — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:17:00 -0000

The show I saw at Maxwell's this summer was flat-out incredible. One of the best I've ever seen, by anyone. The version of the Velvet's We're Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together that they closed with was just...wow. Jealous that they are playing DC.

Re: Disciplines Album Finally Getting U.S. Release

Matt — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:37:00 -0000

Sadly, it's only OK, but nice to see it getting a US release. More important, think they could bother to play the US again sometime this decade? Last time was, I think, 2005, not counting a couple of acoustic gigs in Seattle, and last year alone the Posies played something like 30 shows in Europe.

Re: Teenage Fanclub Recording!

Matt — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:39:00 -0000

Fantastic, fantastic news (I write as I take a sip from my TFC coffee mug....).

Re: The Least Indie Thing I’ve Seen All Week

Matt — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:55:00 -0000

Totally with you, and what's dangerous about it is when someone seems this focused on licensing their songs, it's easy enough to imagine that they write their songs with licensing in mind. Saw a good article somewhere (can't remember where) that talked about how we can now assume bands aren't just writing songs so that they can get licensed, they are writing 15-second sections of songs designed to be licensed.

The end result is that something that is supposed to be about communication between an artist and a listener instead becomes refracted to be about communicating to a listener through a brand, which by definition means the song is little more than a tool to make you have positive associations with a brand.

I have (grudgingly) accepted that bands need to be more aggressive about licensing to make a living, but it's hard not to wonder if for some the focus has become more on selling their songs than on creating great art.

As an aside, maybe the best model is Yo la Tengo's, who writes quite a bit of commercial and soundtrack music, but do it completely separately from their actual releases. From what I understand, they'll happily write music for a candy commercial, but they'd never license, say, Sugarcube to Starburst.

Re: Bonnaroo Lineup Announced

Matt — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:42:00 -0000

do you get paid by Coachella, the Bonnaroo lineup destroys it.

Re: http://www.aeropause.com/2006/07/top-ten-game-cakes/

Matt — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 02:39:18 -0000

#2 on the list is a Katamari from a very addictive PS game. If you ever get to play the game, youll know why it comes in at that spot. Plus a round cake with cupcake spots is much harder to make than a quadrangle cake.

Re: http://www.aeropause.com/2006/08/exclusive-interview-blu-ray-speaks/

Matt — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:32:40 -0000

I wouldnt thought it, they did it for the psp.

Re: Bubble Tea

Matt — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 22:43:56 -0000

Polaris is a bit different, yes.

...mail order? (And move to Columbus.)

Re: For those of you who have been waiting, as I have…

Matt — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 11:20:28 -0000

Mmm. Piiiiiiza.

Re: Various Notes

Matt — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:13:43 -0000

I think you should come visit - we're going out to dinner with Dave. :D

Re: Radiohead/Portishead Confirmed for East/Coachella, If You Didn’t Know…

Matt — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:37:00 -0000

great post, thanks for sharing.

Re: How to Install Cursor Themes

Matt — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:31:59 -0000

you might want to have a look at http://labs.trolltech.com/page/Projects/Styles/... as well as http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=794652

Re: Install KDE 4.1 in Ubuntu, and Make GTK Applications Look Good | Tombuntu

Matt — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:55:08 -0000

Does this have any odd or possibly unwanted side effects?

Re: Install KDE 4.1 in Ubuntu, and Make GTK Applications Look Good | Tombuntu

Matt — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:50:04 -0000

I have run KDE 4.1 on my Ubuntu system for a few days now, and it has worked great for me. I personally find the default theme beautiful, and I impressed by the level of innovation.
On top of that kde 4.1 is - at least on my laptop - a lot faster than both 3.x and gnome. So I am not switching back.
I do however wish, that Ubuntu would give more attention to the KDE-desktop. Much more resources have gone into integrating the gnome-desktop than the KDE-desktop. As a result Ubuntu (Ubuntubase+gnome) is somewhat more polished than Kubuntu (i.e. Ubuntubase+KDE).

Re: Setting Up a Bluetooth Mouse

Matt — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:34:23 -0000

Related fact: I recently started using a Logitech wireless mouse with its own non-Bluetooth adapter. All I had to do was plug it in and it worked (with Ubuntu). A notification pops up when the battery level gets low. It couldn't be any simpler or easier! :)

Re: Tweak Your Font Rendering for Better Appearance | Tombuntu

Matt — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:42:50 -0000

Somehow the second font smoothing option (Apple's related) is a little blurry. As a result, my eyes have to try harder to "focus" on it.

And, as a technician that has to work on Apple computer all day, Titanium running Leopard to be specific, OSX has the worst font smoothing. I tried different settings from light to auto in System Preferences, the text still look jaggy. It also has to do with the way Apple choose the contrast/brightness of the screen.

Re: Leopard 100% CPU usage caused by syslogd and possibly Time Machine.

Matt — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:49:00 -0000

I have this same issue. Curious, is anyone/everyone here using any of the various tricks available to use Time Machine an unsupported disk, especially an AirPort Disk? It's only happened a few times to me, but I think in both cases it was shortly after Time Machine failed to mount the backup volume, for one reason or another. This last time, syslogd kept coming back to life, even after I rebooted the machine! I finally turned off time machine AND rebooted my AEBS, and it seems to have stopped for now. Perhaps this is why TM on AEBS isn't supported?

Re: PrettyMuchAmazing Party: Dance Mix

Matt — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:44:00 -0000

thanks for the cool kids!

Re: Highlight & Share your Interesting Highlighted Text as URLs with your Friends

Matt — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:24:00 -0000

Hi,

This is the first time i came to your blog and i must say i like it alot! Specially the articles. I would like to suggest you to add your articles to www.add-article.info . It's a site where people go to find articles. So i suggest you go there and register. Once you register, you can add descriptions of your articles in less than 30 seconds. By doing that, you will recieve two links to your blog and a picture of your blog next to the description. That way people will find your blog and you will get many new visitors. Do not forget to vote for your articles after you add them to that site, that way you will be on the first site for a long time (tell others to vote too).

Well anyhow, hope to see you there soon :-) , if not, good luck with your articles and keep up with good work.

Cheers,

Matt

Re: Top 3 Twitterers of Each Country in the World based on Number of Followers (Updated)

Matt — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:47:00 -0000

hey, where is ecuador

Re: Top 3 Twitterers of Each Country in the World based on Number of Followers (Updated)

Matt — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:37:00 -0000

hey what about Ecuador , south america

Re: What are the procedures for playing golf at a golf course?

Matt — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:39:16 -0000

Hi, I just made the transistion myself and trust me, youll get used to it in no time. Here are a few tips that i suggest...

- Start off on an executive or par 3 course, it would be easier to learn and get the feel of playing on a course
- Dont mark your scorecard untill the next hole (So you dont hold up people behind you)
- There are usually markers that show you the area to tee off
- You advance when your done playing the hole basically. If there are people ahead of you, just go up to the next hole and wait.
- Make sure you dont become a disturbance

Thats pretty much it, just go and have fun and dont worry, im only 15 and starting and i have a blast going. It may seem weird at first buts its fine, so dont worry

Re: 12.5 or 13-ish Miles

Matt — Mon, 09 Aug 2004 19:48:00 -0000

Congrats, Chris. I'm just beginning to get back on the running wagon again, so I know how much work it's taken to get to where you are.

I'm a teacher, and school is starting on August 31st. My schedule's pretty free right now, but I'm trying to decide whether or not to get up that early to run. I used to back in the late nineties, and loved it, but you have to get to bed so early, and then there's the whole not being able to see thing.

Your post gave me something to think about.

Re: Study Abroad Romance

Matt — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:55:00 -0000

I've always felt kind of sorry for chilean girls-they are far, far better looking than the guys they're supposed to be going out with and marrying. It's probably why so many chilenas cheat on their partners-the % is really high. there was an article in the paper last week about an agency that helps people cover the tracks of their lies and the owner said he has as many women clients as men...

the cheesy 80s pop doesn't seem as popular now as it did when i first arrived in chile back in 2003. It was played on every single radio station all the time then. Now it seems it's only on every third station all the time.

Re: Home Sweet Home

Matt — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:53:00 -0000

Tipping the postman is pretty normal-here in Valpo at least. The going rate is 10 pesos per letter/package. We asked around to see whether it was just the postman being a fresco but it turns out that everyone does it. I guess it's better to be on his good side if you want your post delivered. That's assuming it didn't get lost or stolen in the first place.

Re: The Near Death of My Faith in Humanity

Matt — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:54:00 -0000

A nicely told tale of fear and rage. And good on you for giving the bastard a good kick.

I was mugged at gunpoint in Quito a few years ago although as i was raging drunk i found the entire episode highly amusing. I think if i'd been sober, i would have freaked out entirely and would still think back in horror. As it is, i got a fun story of getting mugged in south america and no psychological scars at all. I also learned absolutely nothing from the encounter-the wondrous effects of alcohol..! Anyway, when the fuckers took my keys, i shouted after them to give them back. At that point, a set of keys came flying through the air and landed at my feet. Armed robbers with a heart of gold :)

Re: FIVE Hours

Matt — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:30:00 -0000

how about going through all that bollocks for months, finally getting your visa stamped and then losing your passport one week later whilst on holiday in New York? welcome to my world. fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

Re: New Beginnings

Matt — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:13:00 -0000

osorno is, indeed, a bit of a hole..an agricultural cow-town. even locals bitch about the place. on the other hand, the countryside around the place is lejos my favourite part of the country. lago puyehue is gorgeous (and the hot springs complex is pretty cool as well), you're just a couple of hours drive to puerto varas, my favourite town in the south, chiloe isn't too far, getting to bariloche is easy...i could live quite happily down there (well, not actually in osorno but in the area). my girlf needs a bit more stimulation though...which is why we're in valpo. you have to have a car, otherwise you really will be bored to insanity.

never been to antofagasta but i've not heard great things about it...go south..!

anyway, congrats to your hub for getting a new job.

Re: Scared You Know What-less

Matt — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:00:00 -0000

That really sucks, sorry to hear it...but...you're ok and life's too short to worry about what might have happened with ifs and buts. I was mugged at gunpoint in Quito a few years back and know what it's like to feel that threatened but you just have to get on with things. Don't let a couple of wankers change the way you live your life. Although i have to agree with chileno-running in Santiago is probably more hazardous to your health than those dickheads on the hill...feel better soon.

Re: Takeout Food in Santiago

Matt — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:53:00 -0000

The total lack of customer service is kind of annoying, frustrating and also highly amusing. My US housemate has been in Chile for a little under a couple of months and still regularly comes home muttering the phrase: "They just don't like making money here..." I just say, "Welcome to South America".

Thinking outside the box is not a Chilean strong point. I think most workers here believe that if they ask the boss something it means they don't know how to do their job and therefore are guaranteed to be sacked. So they just say 'no' to anything they're not sure about to cover all their bases.

Re: U.S.A. Christmas

Matt — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:58:00 -0000

Chinese roast duck.
Organic fresh milk.

Heinz Baked Beans.

Cheddar cheese from Cheddar.

I think it's pretty much only food that I really miss when I'm away from England. Friends and family just go without saying.

Re: Winners

Matt — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:41:00 -0000

I won? Woo-hoo, I didn't know I was even in a competition! I have to say, though, that I'm upset I didn't win the Viva Glam Lipstick :)

Re: Wah Wah Wah

Matt — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:13:00 -0000

Going home usually cures me of chilerage for a few months. It reminds me that all the things I think are better in England very often aren't...it's just some fake memory of everything being fantastic over there I've created.

But I do completely concur that waiting something out before moving on to an almost certainly better something else is a horrible place to be in life. Chin up, stiff upper lip and all that...it'll get better :)

Re: Chile Blogger Meet Up

Matt — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:12:00 -0000

Well it took me quite a long time to get over how much I disliked certain aspects of Chile. Close to 3 years actually...it was on my first trip down to the Lake District after almost 3 years living in Argentina (and coming to Chile once or twice a month) that made me appreciate what this country has to offer. Despite Chile's faults, I find life here to be easier, more interesting and generally more pleasant than Argentina. And I love Argentina, although only now for holidays.

For me to really enjoy this country, I had to call a truce with the aspects that pissed me off. Once I did that, I came to really enjoy living here. I still enjoy living here, probably more now than ever. Even if I were to receive a better offer and leave Chile, I'd still maintain a base here. It's a beautiful country with a lot to offer. Unfortunately, its capital city is a soul sucking, crushing weight of a hell hole which turns people off the country as a whole...and understandably so. But if you do manage to deal with the crap here and learn to ignore it and escape Santiarsehole as often as possible then Chile's a great place to live.

Re: The Importance of Social Media

Matt — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:51:00 -0000

social media is super important in this day and age for a blogger. do you have stumble upon too?

Re: People in Russia Who Want to Work in Chile

Matt — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:19:00 -0000

Yep, stat counters are evil. You always wonder what people are thinking about and why exactly they're reading your blog...

I know a Russian translator and travel agent in Santiago in case your mystery Russian ever gets in touch and wants some Russian contact.

Re: Chileans On an Individual Level Vs. Chilean Society

Matt — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:15:00 -0000

I'd completely agree. On an individual, private level, I find most Chileans to be incredibly nice, polite, friendly and amorosos. Let those same Chileans out in public and they turn into rude, obnoxious monsters.

I don't let it bother me anymore...but it used to drive me crazy, especially when I was visiting regularly from Buenos Aires where, for all their faults, there's a layer of civility similar to what we expect in the UK or US (although don't get me started on why Chilean society is infinitely more appealing than Argentine once that layer is stripped off...)

It's also much worse in Santiago and even in Vina/Valpo. Head south, even just a couple of hours to Santa Cruz and the attitude changes completely. The people in the Lake District are an entirely different Chilean as well. I want to live in the country ...

I miss Chile when I'm away. Despite its faults, it's home :)

Re: Chileans On an Individual Level Vs. Chilean Society

Matt — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:22:00 -0000

Amanda...international food store! That would be nice...

There are one or two small places in Vina and in Patronato the Asian food stores stock the essentials (at ridiculous prices though). We made a thai yellow curry with reineta last night (you can get real thai curry paste in Lider), so ethnic food is available...just about...after more than 5 years in south america, I've learnt to take what i can get :)

Re: The Great Expat Dilemma

Matt — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:27:00 -0000

Ooo, good post. Personally I prefer hanging out with foreigners because we have more in common and I don't have to explain my jokes/sarcasm/cultural norms as much...I also get bored of speaking Spanish all the time and want to speak English...half of my life is in Spanish, particularly work, so in my down time, I prefer speaking English. I have long conversations with Yasha (you know Yasha) with me speaking only English and him speaking only Spanish, even though we both speak pretty much fluently each other's languages. We're just more comfortable in our own...

Also, good point about what a 'real' Chilean experience is. I had a very broad Chilean upbringing with my ex-girlfriend with family members at both ends of the social scale. Now my experience is pretty much entirely with middle to upper class Chileans. The key word there is 'Chileans'...they're living 'real' Chilean lives because they're Chilean.. And I'm experiencing their Chilean lives. Just because they don't live in poverty doesn't mean their lives are any less 'real'.

A lot of people come to Chile (and other countries in South America) determined to have 'real' experiences. This often seems to mean living in conditions they wouldn't accept at home and being 'friends' with people they wouldn't be friends with at home. To me, a 'real' experience is having friends who share common values, experiences and usually education, not living a forced and false existence that you can get out of whenever you want. Not that friendship across social levels cannot happen, of course, because that's patently untrue, just that it's usual to fall in with a crowd of people who are similar to you.

And finally, apologies for making this an absurdly long comment but a song by Pulp comes to mind. Here are the lyrics :)

"She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge,

she studied sculpture at Saint Martin's College,

that's where I,

caught her eye.

She told me that her Dad was loaded,

I said "In that case I'll have a rum and coca-cola."

She said "Fine."

and in thirty seconds time she said,

"I want to live like common people,

I want to do whatever common people do,

I want to sleep with common people,

I want to sleep with common people,

like you."

Well what else could I do -

I said "I'll see what I can do."

I took her to a supermarket,

I don't know why but I had to start it somewhere,

so it started there.

I said pretend you've got no money,

she just laughed and said,

"Oh you're so funny."

I said "yeah?

Well I can't see anyone else smiling in here.

Are you sure you want to live like common people,

you want to see whatever common people see,

you want to sleep with common people,

you want to sleep with common people,

like me."

But she didn't understand,

she just smiled and held my hand.

Rent a flat above a shop,

cut your hair and get a job.

Smoke some fags and play some pool,

pretend you never went to school.

But still you'll never get it right,

cos when you're laid in bed at night,

watching roaches climb the wall,

if you call your Dad he could stop it all.

You'll never live like common people,

you'll never do what common people do,

you'll never fail like common people,

you'll never watch your life slide out of view,

and dance and drink and screw,

because there's nothing else to do.

Sing along with the common people,

sing along and it might just get you through,

laugh along with the common people,

laugh along even though they're laughing at you,

and the stupid things that you do.

Because you think that poor is cool.

I want to live with common people"

Re: Alicia Youngji Delgado

Matt — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 20:14:00 -0000

Hi, I'm a friend of Mike and Hechung's (and baby Alicia) and I just wanted to thank you for your kind words.

God bless you,
Matt J.

Re: Yahoo Tests Similar Ad Model to Google

Matt — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 03:38:00 -0000

I think that Yahoo just needs to give much better search results, before they try any hair-brained schemes. For my friends and myself, the only search engine that matters is Google! Google delivers several times more search traffic to our sites than all of the the other search engines combined. I think if Yahoo concentrated on giving better search relevance, then they may gain some traction in gaining some of their long lost glory.

Re: Google Acquires Rights to Text Search Algorithm

Matt — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 17:50:00 -0000

It seems to me that Orion, will tend to keep people from actually going to a site from the result of a search, and instead keeping the searcher on Google. I prefer to go to the site and check it out in full screen, and I think others may agree with me on this point. Am I wrong?
Also, if it's 12 to 18 months off, you're right about the other search engines having plenty of time to develop a similar product. The question is will the other search engines implement it soon enough, so as not fall further behind Google.

Re: Wink’s Michael Tanne Discusses the Future of Tagging

Matt — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:58:00 -0000

"Also relevance tends to change over time. We have thought through and implemented (and patented) a robust set of algorithms around this, and are tuning and refining every day."

Any hints of finding that patent? I ran some searches and didn't come up with much.

Re: My ascetic lifestyle; plants named Fred

Matt — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:05:00 -0000

Does that mean you are going to fight your sister? Or are your plants going to participate in a caged pot plant. Two plants enter, one plant leaves.

I love puns.

Re: BoomBox your mac mini all the way to Cupertino and say "LAME!"

Matt — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:26:00 -0000

i agree with you. another thing I don't like is that they took away the ppc mini. this means we all have 2 pay another 100 bucks. i know they only did it to have pepl buy the intel. If i had to choose, id go with the mac mini. i know this also cause they didnt do that with the powerbook g4 and the imac g5. i mean they kept those prices the same... guess ill have to spend another few months saving up for one

Re: Toughest Venues: #10 Memorial Stadium

Matt — Sun, 18 May 2008 18:14:20 -0000

I'm an Indiana season ticket holder, living in California, so I get out to see one or two games in Bloomington, but I also go to USC and UCLA games here in LA, so I have some frame of reference of what big time football environments are like. I was at the Penn State game last year in Bloomington. The environment was an improvement over years past, and the game was competitive (also an improvement). Big fun, and all the Penn State fans were cool.

It's hard to disagree with your overall assessment, but there are a few points to bring to your attention:

1. IU upset Oregon in 2003, at their place, thanks to 7 (?) turnovers.
2. 2007 was the best season for IU since the early 90's. The final home game versus Purdue was a big time football environment. Watch some of the youtube videos to see the crowd's enthusiasm.
3. Also, in case you missed it, IU did go to a bowl game in 2007. I can't blame you if you blinked and missed it. There was also surprisingly good support at the game in Tempe. I guess if you only get to one bowl every 14 years, people don't want to miss out.
4. "The Rock" name is only unofficial, and has been used since Terry Hoeppner's first season in 2005.
5. 2007's attendance numbers are a bit more impressive (if that word can be used in this context) than it might appear, because it did NOT include an O$U sell-out, which boosts the average by 3k to 4k the years they and their fans take over the stadium.
6. Regarding the loudness of the stadium, there is project to enclose the north endzone, so that will make a difference in the acoustics. Not 100% sure, but I think the exterior might be finished in time for the 2008 season. The stadium is actually quite a good design, with good sight lines. If we could only fill it up on a consistent basis...
7. I challenge you to find a better tailgating experience than at IU, especially in late October with the spectacular rolling hills with leaves in full color. Unfortunately, it's maybe too good. If we only get them to actually go into the stadium, we'd be a lot closer to capacity.

Re: Toughest Venues: Recap | NittanyWhiteOut

Matt — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:03:17 -0000

Great research. I think you have everything right, except of course the tradition statistics that you cite seem to unequivocally place Ohio State above PSU, despite the Lions impressive post-season record.

But come one, 11 national titles for Michigan? I just have a tough time swallowing that one. If they've only earned two in the last 60 years, that really drops them low on the tradition scale.

Still, I think the overall shake out got it right; OSU, then PSU, then Wisconsin, and then Michigan as a distant fourth.

Re: The Keystone State IS the state of Champions

Matt — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:36:12 -0000

B-Roth---Ohio native.

S-Holmes---Ohio State Buckeye.

You're welcome.

GO BUCKEYES

Re: Getting shafted Wolverine style

Matt — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:09:51 -0000

At least we have a high horse to fall off of. Thanks for acknowledging our historical superiority. Give it time Blue fans.

Re: FOAD Thursday

Matt — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 14:43:00 -0000

I can't believe how long it took me to figure out what a FOAD was. Doh.

Re: Marine Life Protection Petition

Matt — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 03:57:00 -0000

It's as good as done. I agree with parnellpr - we are an island nation you'd think our cost line would be priority.

Re: Did you know . . .

Matt — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 04:39:00 -0000

I can remember feeling pleased about the 128K version of the Spectrum ZX+ coming out (mine was 64K). AQ little while ago I celibrated the "birthday" of the first ever web browser also made by Tim.

Re: Shopping - It’s not for wimps

Matt — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:48:00 -0000

You clearly displaied more patence than I would have had.

...and what's up with your bloke? (are you sure he is not gay?) perhaps you should introduce him to foogle (comparison prices by google). If price matters that much get a good idea of the best price before you go and get to know your local retailers then you can cut the crap and go to the cheapest off the cuff and see if they can beat amazon (often not). That's what I do.

I hate shopping, in my opinion it's "gay"!

Re: Oops!

Matt — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 06:50:00 -0000

Just to Echo Kim... are you OK?

Re: Is there no end to the generosity of Hollywood slebs?

Matt — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:20:00 -0000

Sandra is trying to pull the wool over your eyes...the Euro has totally been losing value against the dollar lately.

My response is not even remotely funny when I re-read it. Just for that, I'm leaving it.

Re: REGULATOR.

Matt — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:21:00 -0000

Congratulations! I stumbled upon your blog yesterday as I was doing a search for my FAR score to be released from New Hampshire. I admire your sticktoitiveness. Good luck with everything in the future!

BTW, do you know when NH scores will be released?

Re: FAR - October/November 2008 Window

Matt — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:48:00 -0000

FAR candidate performance report for Q2 and Q3 the avg passing candidate performance were
Concepts 71
Presentation 72
Transactions and Events 72
Govermental 71
Not for Profit 70

Re: REG - October/November 2008 Window

Matt — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:54:00 -0000

REG Candidate Performance avg report for Q3 is as follows.
Ethics and Responsibilities 76
Business Law 77
Tax Procedures 76
Property Transactions 77
Individal Taxation 77
Entity Taxation 78

How this adds up to an avg 75 is anyones guess.

Re: FAR - October/November 2008 Window

Matt — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:18:00 -0000

AICPA released 50 FAR questions for 2008. (Q&A are on Becker site under current students if needed) Anyone care to share how many correct as a practice test. Am testing myself now. I missed 4 of the first 25. And am taking the second half after this post.

Re: Which Section of the CPA Exam should I take first?

Matt — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:59:00 -0000

NO CURVE. Just a reminder that none of the AICPA tests are curved. The die is cast. Your score is your score. Theoretically you could get a score for BEC before you walk out the door, if not for the holding back of scores. The scores are graded as you move thru the test. And yes the difficulty of the test is modified depending on how well you do as you move to the second and third Multiple choice sections. Point values are higher for the harder questions. (Go to Wikipedia for an explanation of Adaptive testing). No shifts or changes once you finish the test. I or other do not think the simulations are modified. Also 10-15% of the multiple choice questions are test questions that do not count to your grade.

Re: CPA Exam Score Release Predictions - April/May Window - Wave 1

Matt — Tue, 19 May 2009 08:43:27 -0000

No REG score in MI yet either.

Re: CPA Exam Score Release Predictions - April/May 2009 Window - Wave 2

Matt — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:46:21 -0000

I am currently studying for BEC, why do people say Becker is not really good for passing BEC? I feel like I am understanding the content I am learning? Is it because there are not many homework questions?

Re: Tip for Success: Don’t register for more than two sections on your initial NTS

Matt — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:26:02 -0000

Not fixed.

Re: Tip for Success: Don’t register for more than two sections on your initial NTS

Matt — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:26:02 -0000

Not fixed.

Re: Rainnie Day … not at all

Matt — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 04:00:37 -0000

Thanks for the kind words and the link, Dave!

Re: Ed Banger Records Tour + Vitalic & Linda Lamb - Bells

Matt — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 02:00:00 -0000

Agh, that ed banger show looks so good, fucking over 21 is so stupid, I saw sebastiAn in england and he was the shit, can't wait for justice at coachella.

Re: Uffie - DISMISSED

Matt — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 02:00:00 -0000

ugh this song leaves a bad taste in the mouth, forsomone who owes so much to the internet she talks a lot of crap about the people on it. Don't bite the hand that feeds I say. Feadz production is still good though.

Re: Tattoo FAIL

Matt — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:57:24 -0000

wow, what a noobin fail

Re: In Other Words…

Matt — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:26:00 -0000

I've grown so much from my desert experiences but oy, are they difficult to go through! I've also grown from my dessert experiences. lol

Re: Jackman taking on samurai in 'Wolverine' sequel

Matt — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:49:07 -0000

OMG!!!! I just want these movies to stop!!! This movie was so terrible. It was not a good movie on any aspect. I was cracking up when I saw an interview with Hugh Jackman yesterday. He was saying that he wanted viewers to feel uncomfortable watching him (Wolverine) feeling disturbed and a sense of creepiness; fearful of Wolverine. Lol basically the way Heath Ledger's Joker made viewers feel. Lol what a joke.

I was like yeah, the only thing Disturbing about Wolverine in this movie is him running around butt-naked into barns. WTF?! LOL Yeah and Wolverine was so dark and creepy the way he tells Sabertooth, "no no Victor don't hurt innocent people I love them!" through the whole freaking movie. And how every time Wolverine and Sabertooth hugged (yeah remember that in the comics?) and told each other how much they loved each other and how brothers look out for each other; I swear I heard, "Fa La La La". Yes Yes uncomfortable indeed Mr. Jackman.

Ok, so you hate Sabertooth because he killed your, oh wait a minute he didn't kill your chick in the film? So things are cool between you guys right? So effin stupid. Anyone who knows just a bit about Sabertooth was most likely disturbed seeing Sabertooth pouring fake blood on someone.

This movie should have been called, "X-Men Origins: Hugh Jackman".

Even my gf was confused during the whole movie and she was actually stoked to see it and knows nothing of comic books. She could even tell it was sloppy and poor writing and that so much was left out or just lazily skipped.

It was SOOOOOOO BAD. I guess it's no Spider-Man 3 though. What I heard is that they're making two more Spider-Man movies. Wtf? Please NO!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. I liked the cheesy "love story" (wolverine; moon girl; and wachi-chu? WTF?!) in it and how the adamantium bonding process takes only 20 seconds and looks nothing not even remotely close to the actuall process, or the glimps of it from X2. Memory swiping adamantium bullets??? WTF???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: It’s a girl!!! – Madeline Marie Simpson

Matt — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 01:17:17 -0000

Cute kiddo! Life gonna change big for you! Congrats!

Re: On Fire Exhibition

Matt — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:06:00 -0000

wish i knew about the art display earlier, will there be more!?

Re: Justice in Italia!

Matt — Thu, 10 May 2007 15:11:44 -0000

PER RICCARDO:
- Problemi di rifrazione e risonanza c'erano.
'Issue' strettamente legata alle basse, ma c'era.
E' dovuto agli specchi che 'corrono' intorno alla sala, ed in ogni caso è un 'problema' abbastanza irrisorio, e di sicuro non ha compromesso nulla.
- I buttafuori erano (sono, e saranno) dei ridicoli rissaioli analfabeti.
Non è ammissibile che un buttafuori, pagato (PAGATO) per mantenere l'ordine e 'tutelare' i clienti, si metta ad infastidire gli stessi, in particolar modo gente in privèe che la serata ha contribuito ad organizzarla.
Ridicolo e vergognoso il vero e proprio assalto ad una persona, sul quale non entrerò in dettaglio, ma dirò solo 'Che schifo.'
Inammissibile anche il modo in cui hanno provedduto a 'cacciare' via clienti PAGANTI dal locale.
Se fossi in te, Riccardo, io licenzierei in tronco e assumerei personale con un minimo di rispetto ed umanità.
Per carità, la cosa è poco fattibile a livello pratico, ma ti suggerisco di pensarci seriamente, perchè quasi tutta la gente era veramente disgustata.
Detto questo, concordo appieno con il caro amico Mosfetti.
La serata è stata a dir poco egregia, con i Francesi (come sempre) one step ahead.
Italiani non eccelsi (a parte Spiller e le sue genialate), ma giustamente non potevano 'rubare' scena suonando pezzi che avrebbero poi messo Busy P e Justice.
Per quanto riguarda gli Ed Bangers, li ho visti anche io oltremodo scazzati.
A partire da fotografi scassamaroni ed insistenti, a gente leccaculo che infastidiva.
Busy P l'ho visto un po' deluso, e giustamente qualcuno ha fatto notare le sue 'facce schifate'.
Speriamo ci siano altre date in Italia, solo questo.

Re: Justice in Italia!

Matt — Thu, 10 May 2007 16:11:47 -0000

Figuriamoci.
Nonostante tutto hai messo a disposizione il tuo locale per una bella serata, e di sicuro non è direttamente colpa tua per l'atteggiamento della security.
In ogni caso ribadisco che tra i vostri buttafuori ci sono degli elementi che reputerei 'pericolosi', e se fossi in te me ne sbarazzerei relativamente presto.
Detto questo, grazie per la bella serata. :)
Speriamo ce ne siano ancora.

Re: Justice in Italia!

Matt — Fri, 11 May 2007 09:01:22 -0000

Il locale l'ha messo a disposizione, punto.
Nessuno è così ingenuo da pensare che non si sia fatto pagare, quindi la cosa è fuori discussione.
Ed il discorso era comunque un altro.
Per quanto riguarda l'impianto, le mie critiche sono fondate.
Io sono un tecnico del suono.
Ma evidentemente vivo nel mondo delle paste, ed ho le orecchie che colano merda.
Saluti.

Re: Could it happen to America?

Matt — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:53:52 -0000

@Will - I completely agree. It infuriates me when I see these illegals crossing the border illegally and receiving everything a citizen has when there are honest people who want to enter this country legally and can't.

Re: Two Newsvine idiots.

Matt — Fri, 23 May 2008 03:08:39 -0000

> Iraq war is less than popular, and the Repulbicans seemed to have embraced this war. (McCain, Bush…)

So?

It was popular towards the beginning, the only difference now is that it has gone on much longer than anyone thought it would.

> Patriot act spies on people, taking away our 4th amendment rights. Not that popular either.

It only spies on people who are suspected terrorists. And again, its popularity level is irrelevant.

> We didn’t get Osama. (I guess that’s nobody’s fault.)

You're right. However, if anyone is to blame, it would be the Clinton administration, since they were the ones that refused to pull the trigger when we had the ability to kill him.

Re: Blackmailing the dying

Matt — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:23:27 -0000

I must suggest Christians and Atheist to read this book "The End of Reason" by Dr. Ravi Zacharias. This book forces the reader's mind to do the critical thinking that is so lacking in Christianity today. It should also be considered required reading for the atheist who has never really looked at a logical argument for the existence of God, or the Christian who has never really critically analyzed his own faith. Check out more information on The End of Reason here

Re: More on the Muslim persecution of Christians

Matt — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:06:22 -0000

I must suggest to all Christians and Atheist to read this book "The End of Reason" by Dr. Ravi Zacharias. This book forces the reader's mind to do the critical thinking that is so lacking in Christianity today. It should also be considered required reading for the atheist who has never really looked at a logical argument for the existence of God, or the Christian who has never really critically analyzed his own faith. Check out more information on The End of Reason here

Re: If you can bear it …

Matt — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:33:53 -0000

Re: Engage or Die! ROI vs. ROP in Social Media

Matt — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:46:00 -0000

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Re: Coming Soon: Putting the Public Back in Public Relations

Matt — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:14:00 -0000

Very exciting news Brian. Looking forward to reading it. Hopefully Kansas City will be a stop on the tour.

Re: Bush in Miami

Matt — Sun, 31 Oct 2004 21:09:00 -0000

Hope he doesn't hit the floor too hard.

Re: Is there a Twitter rule book?

Matt — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:57:00 -0000

As a former Mega man icon, I have to take issue with the 'be you' rule.

Maybe we should force people to show personality... mangas and logos clearly don't have much of that.

Re: Engage or Die! ROI vs. ROP in Social Media

Matt — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:46:00 -0000

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Re: Coming Soon: Putting the Public Back in Public Relations

Matt — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:14:00 -0000

Very exciting news Brian. Looking forward to reading it. Hopefully Kansas City will be a stop on the tour.

Re: New Pepsi Logo Looks Like Obama Campaign Logo

Matt — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:19:32 -0000

It's creepy enough we have a president with a logo. It's beyond creepy when pepsi jumps on the Obama band wagon. For any of you that think there is no conection go to Pepsi.com and see there "Mr. president help refresh america" campain, Maybe that will make it obvious for you. Can you see the forest through all those trees? I wonder when the Obama statues and banners are going up. We could put his face on the flag too.

Re: Fire Lawand

Matt — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:24:00 -0000

If enough (read: thousands)squeaky wheels complain to the CBC about it, they may finally investigate the matter

Re: They Didn’t Execute Me

Matt — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:20:03 -0000

Woke up this morning to a front-page headline of the Free Lance-Star: "Local Battle Spots Off List"

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2007/032007/03142007/267027

Re: Luggage Shipping Services: Solving the Lost Luggage Blues

Matt — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:07:25 -0000

How convenient this article doesn’t mention Baggage Quest??? I can only imagine its because when I used Baggage Quest my Hawaii was the most hassle free experience I’ve ever had. Yeah thanks for not mentioning the good guys.

Hey Baggage Quest you guys are the best!!!!

Re: Ten Really Good Books

Matt — Wed, 02 May 2007 05:34:00 -0000

Invisible Heart without Sowell?

Re: Ten Really Good Books

Matt — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:35:19 -0000

The market has spoken! The list must be amended!

Re: Still Living at 108

Matt — Tue, 08 May 2007 05:54:48 -0000

This one wasn't on the top 10 either! What's this dissension!?

Re: She Earned an F

Matt — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:32:32 -0000

You can't make your students smarter anyhow. I think you meant to say you can't make them more educated.

Re: Peace and Free Trade

Matt — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:09:51 -0000

I agree with Tim. Trade between two totalitarian governments is not free trade between people.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German-Soviet_Commercial_Agreement_(1940)

Re: Who will play him in the movie?

Matt — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:26:01 -0000

Bradley Whitford

Re: Did Roubini Get It Right?

Matt — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:24:52 -0000

100% agree Roubini is a stopped clock- he'll eventually be right. (Much like the touts that prop up bubbles.)

The only thing that troubles me is when you say, "None of these things has happened." I'd add "yet."

Re: Insurance Questions

Matt — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:58:47 -0000

I'll go with explanation c, but he probably sleeps at night by diluting himself into thinking he's purely motivated by a little bit of a & b.

Re: Final Exam

Matt — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:59:11 -0000

Think of the smartest guy in the universe who can also patch walls and fix alarm clocks. How much would he make if he lived on Mars?

Re: Final Exam

Matt — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:04:23 -0000

Yikes. The more I think about it the less I can understand why this is such a good question. The answer is IN the question. Guy lives in Nepal. Awaiting next post on different topic.

Re: Final Exam

Matt — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:08:56 -0000

One word: Nepal.

Re: Where orders emerge

Matt — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:59:08 -0000

Isn't there software that would you to organize your posts into threads. I would think you could probably organize the threads by the person making the comment? That way if you really wanted to get into a discussion with a commentator you could click on his comment and link over to another page, while everyone else that doesn't what that person had to say can just keep scrolling on down.

Re: I need answers…

Matt — Mon, 27 Dec 2004 18:00:44 -0000

I understand your reasoning on this matter, however, I think the simple answer to the question is this: Diet Dr. Pepper tastes MORE like regular Dr. Pepper than most diet sodas taste like their respective counterparts. Or maybe they changed Diet Dr. Pepper so NOW it tastes MORE like regular Dr. Pepper than it used to. Of course in that case they should include the word "now" somewhere in the slogan.

Re: Modest Mouse – Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004)

Matt — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 14:12:45 -0000

You should review The Secret Machines, Now Here is Nowhere.

Re: Modest Mouse – Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004)

Matt — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 14:30:27 -0000

I forgot to mention that although I disagree with your review of Good News for People Who Love Bad News, I will respect your opinion, even though it sucks. In contrast to your review I feel the end of the albumn is stonger than the beginning. The beginning has a lot of the catchy, happy, poppy songs that will get a lot of play on the radio and MTV, but the end of the albumn takes a bit of a turn, in my opinion, towards the more obscure thought provoking type stuff, which I find more interesting. Listen to in a couple more times, it'll grow on you.

Re: Modest Mouse – Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004)

Matt — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 16:28:40 -0000

Whoops, that last one was me.

Re: Upgraded to WordPress 1.5

Matt — Fri, 18 Feb 2005 03:12:32 -0000

Woo hoo! I want to upgrade too!

Re: Blog Tweak

Matt — Sun, 05 Dec 2004 03:59:00 -0000

I'm a friend of Jon's, I don't know if you remember me or not, but we've met a time or two... Anyway, I came accross your blog by way of Jon's... If you'd like to list mine, great. If not, it's no big deal...

http://laestrygonian.blogspot.com/

Re: Cookies

Matt — Sat, 16 Jul 2005 20:59:00 -0000

Yeah don't talk yourself out of it. And definitely do not buy her ANYTHING. It totally sends the wrong message.

She's obviously attracted to you so you need to amplify that attraction, not squash it by showing her that you're a wuss who has to buy women things for them to like you.

Ask her to coffee and some stimulating conversation. Also, I would tease her about how she must have a huge crush on you for baking you cookies. And give her a sly confident grin while doing so. You may also want to throw in something about how you're not THAT easy and she can't just bake her way into your pants... :P

Amplify her attraction for you...

Re: Cookies

Matt — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 12:17:00 -0000

haha... It's not a lie... It's just stretching the truth to tease and make yourself more attractive... Besides, that's the point. You're just teasing her. And it WILL work.

If you have the balls to tease her it shows that you have confidence. Not only that, but it shows that you are funny. Women dig confident, funny guys. Just ask them.

Re: I Made some Cash!

Matt — Fri, 22 Jul 2005 10:45:00 -0000

awesome... don't spend it all in one place... :P

Re: Lake = Sunburn(Post #420)

Matt — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:26:00 -0000

You seriously get flashed on I-5?

I've driven everywhere around here at one point or another and never gotten flashed on Flash Friday... :P

Re: Hitchhikers Guide to Blogging

Matt — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 14:42:00 -0000

Me three... Wait... yeah.

Re: Napolean Dynamite Did a Real Movie and Star in Two Films

Matt — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 08:51:00 -0000

Yeah, I'm a bit of an addict myself. The only problem with that is that you get picky. I just can't enjoy boring, cookie cutter, cliche movies anymore.

Re: The Podcast World and the Party of WTF

Matt — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:47:00 -0000

Hot tubs and grandmas... Could it get any better?

Re: Crocodile Blood can Kill HIV Virus

Matt — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 13:23:00 -0000

Whoa, that's nuts...

Re: Pest

Matt — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:02:00 -0000

haha, Dave is retarded. It's hilarious. I think you should let him post whatever. He only proves to everyone how stupid he really is.

Re: F9

Matt — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:39:00 -0000

People here in Va. just plain drive like idiots all the time...it bugs the crap out of me... especially when they just ride the left lane going the speed limit or slower.

The RIGHT lane is there for a reason people!

Well I could go on and on.. but I won't.

I would have to agree with you... Mary is incredibly pretty.

Later man,

Matt

Re: Target Marketing

Matt — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:05:06 -0000

Thats a good point there. All things to all people will be spreading your resources too thin. Target marketing can give more results or conversions with comparatively less effort.

Re: We’re in Barney

Matt — Fri, 23 Jan 2004 04:40:16 -0000

If I'm not mistake, "Two Britney" means "Two beers".

Britney Spears.
Spears.
Beers.

Re: Apple Introduces: iPod Shuffle and Mac Mini

Matt — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 04:40:03 -0000

Apples only used to come with two USB ports - but the Apple keyboard has two more on it, so you end up with two free USB ports after plugging the mouse into the keyboard.

Of course, it doesn't come with a keyboard, but a USB extender is pretty cheap.

Re: Bad, Bad Apple Users

Matt — Fri, 28 Jan 2005 04:51:44 -0000

Right on the money as always.

I'm an apple user/fan and I think the iPod shuffle is stupid which is why I won't buy one.

The problem with the internet is that every one individual seems to think that everyone shares their point of view.

Re: Flu

Matt — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 06:09:16 -0000

Get well soon!

Re: Hitting It With a Music Baton

Matt — Mon, 23 May 2005 06:36:37 -0000

I still listen to Radiohead. I'm not such a big fan of their recent material but it's still excellent and very listenable.

I also love Muse! I love Matt's vocal range and the pure energy in their material. I started listening to them when they released "Showbiz" all those years ago.

Other favourites include: Franz Ferdinand, Snow Patrol ("Run" is playing right now). ColdPlay, Travis, Athelete, Elbow and most other indie stuff.

If there was a soundtrack to IPB, it'd include all those artists.

Re: Ajax Update

Matt — Tue, 31 May 2005 05:13:57 -0000

I agree!

It makes me want to take three months off and work on a totally new IPB interface.

Re: The New I-Mac

Matt — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 04:53:02 -0000

Just as long as the machines stay fast and stable, they could replace the processor with bananas for all I care.

Re: Zef, BSc.

Matt — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 05:52:19 -0000

Congratulations, Sir Zef!

Re: I Got In!

Matt — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 18:08:34 -0000

Congratulations!

Re: Off to Dublin Soon

Matt — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 12:51:12 -0000

Good luck Zef!

I'll have to see how much a ferry ticket is. :)

Re: Rihanna & Lady GaGa – Silly Boy [UPDATED]

Matt — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:04:56 -0000

It sounds kinda like rihanna, but even though it isnt, and the chorus bit sounds like natasha bedingfield

Re: Windows Live Messenger Invites Available

Matt — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 19:35:08 -0000

could i please have an invite?
yatesy_11 (at) hotmail.com

Re: Fly The Copter

Matt — Tue, 04 Nov 2003 07:25:56 -0000

girls when it says its from me it aint, its just chaz da gay fuck pretendin 2 be me

Re: Red, White & Blue Blender Wheat Pancakes: Whole Wheat Food Storage Recipes

Matt — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:12:00 -0000

We had these pancakes for dinner last night. They were awesome!! I had thirds. These pancakes are so delicious. You've also got to love having breakfast for dinner. Isn't my wife amazing!!! I am very lucky to be fed so well everyday.

Re: Pesto Chicken Ciabatta: Three Month Food Storage Recipes

Matt — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:15:00 -0000

This sandwich is amazing! This is definitely one of my favorite sandwiches. This is a perfect summer sandwich. This is a must eat.

Re: Grilled Pork Chops with Apple Cranberry Sauce: Dehydrated Apples & Potatoes Food Storage Recipes

Matt — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:47:00 -0000

This is by far my favorite pork chop dish. It is very delicious and the applesause is the icing on the chops! Having grown up on homemade, made-from-scratch mashed potatoes, I must say that these potatoes are very delicous. I can't tell a difference at all. This is a must try meal.

Re: Spaghetti Zucchini Bake: Pasta Food Storage Recipes

Matt — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:20:00 -0000

This spaghetti dish looks amazing! I can't wait to try it.

Re: Oatmeal Raisin Cookies with SURPRISE!…CARROTS!

Matt — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:35:00 -0000

It's true. You can't taste the carrots in these cookies. No one will ever know. These are a great oatmeal cookie, try it tonight for FHE!

Re: Fast & Easy Carrot Raisin Salad: Dehydrated Carrots Food Storage Recipes

Matt — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:38:00 -0000

This is a very good carrot raisin salad! This would be a great addition to your next bbq. This recipe is definitely a keeper for everyone's favorite recipes.

Re: Utah’s Own Down Home Cook Off

Matt — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:41:00 -0000

You were great on TV! Congratulations!!! You nailed it. I am so proud of you. Everyone here at my work loved and are loving the cupcakes.

Love, Your Husband

Re: Sour Cream Chili Bake: Bean Food Storage Recipes

Matt — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:23:00 -0000

This is Crystal's husband. Amen to everything that Crystal put on the post about this amazing dish. I do love Chili Bake! This is one of my very favorite meals of all time and definitely a great choice for Halloween dinner. It is fast and very tasty.

Re: A Great Article on Making The Most of Landing Pages

Matt — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:52:00 -0000

Jon(Yawn) is the Master.

Re: How good is Manning?

Matt — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:54:28 -0000

Peyton is the smartest quarterback in the game--there is no disputing that. He showed his toughness against Washington last week. I like the Colts because it looks like the weather will be good and that will give them the advantage in this game.

Re: Cutler’s chances better by the game

Matt — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:22:59 -0000

I agree with adam and any true bronco fan should know we are not going to the superbowl with jake as are qb we all know that jay couldent do as bad as plummer is doing this year are so called superbowl team at the beginning of the year is slipping away from 1 person and that person is jake and everyone knows it

Re: Plummer’s last hurrah tonight?

Matt — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 00:54:36 -0000

If Jake Plummer can't convert on 3rd downs, especially when we are behind, then what good is he as a starting quaterback. Sure, he may be 39-14 (now 39-15) as a starter, but how many of those losses came in big games. Whether in the playoffs or against the upper echelon of the AFC, he just can't seem to find a way to win. It's not enougg to keep your teams in games, as a starter you must win them. While I don't expect Jay Cutler to be our answer, I do expect him to play at least as well as Jake Plummer. Maybe the shock of drafting Cutler got to Jake this season, but that still is no excuse. This is a business, and winning is what is good for business. If, as a starting quarterback, you have wide open receivers on crucial 3rd and 4th downs and you can't get them the ball then what good are you? I think that Jake Plummer would show a lot of sportsmanship and professionalsim by telling us all that he is willing to step aside so that this Super Bowl caliber team can assume their rightful position atop the AFC West. Anything less would be a disservice to both the Broncos and their fans. We have waited for Jake to lead us, and while last year he played well, his decline that began in the AFC Championship has begun to take this season out of our teams hands. While one man may not be able to win a game, as Jake Plummer has showed us, one man sure can lose a game!

Re: Cutler gets the nod

Matt — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 23:22:53 -0000

Good luck to Jake. Good luck to Jay also. It will be tough for Jay if the Broncos don't start running the ball again. No quarterback would succeed with how bad the running game has become.

Hopefully the Broncos find some rushing and help Jay out as he really starts his career.

Go Broncos!

Re: Cutler gets the nod

Matt — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 11:40:27 -0000

I think Cutler is the next John Elway!The 06 Broncos are gonna win the Super Bowl like the 96 Broncos,with a 12-4 regular season record. Without home field advantage it will be difficult to win the Super Bowl,but Jay will surprize the NFL like John Elway! I tell this confidence becuse when I saw Jay in the Pre-season it seemed like he could only throw touchdown passes.In the Pre-season Jay and David Kircus were dangerous to defenses,just to think about Jay+Javon Walker=MAJOR BIG PLAYS!!!! When Cutler is in his prime he is gonna make Peyton Manning and Tom Brady look like crap!

Re: Cutler to add cannon, pluck to O

Matt — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:09:05 -0000

absolutely the wrong time to put in a rookie. weÂ´re still in the hunt for the playoffs. this move should have been done weeks ago if it was going to be done this season. i like the rookie, i can only hope he can do what he did in pre season, key word preseaon.

Re: PMA Presents… Timid Tiger – THE PMA.EP

Matt — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:02:42 -0000

WOW!

Thank you!

Re: Broncos squander playoff berth

Matt — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 11:07:48 -0000

Why is everyone (including the media) so protective of Shanahan? Since 1999, the Broncos have won 1 playoff game. There has been one constant since then and that is Shanahan. His total control over the team is killing them. He has no idea what players to keep (Pryce--12 sacks this year and counting) and which ones to get rid of (why Plummer and the Browns defense?) His play calling is mystifying: all running plays inside the five, leading to 9 points. Obviously, players have to step up and have some heart. But at what point do we quit defending horrible personnel moves, atrocious playcalling, and an offensive and defensive coordinator that are so egotistical and stubborn they can't make adjustments at the half? Let's go out and find some coaches that draft good players and put them in good positions to make plays.

Re: Tragedy again befalls Broncos

Matt — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 03:55:09 -0000

My thought and prayers go out to him and his family in this time of need. May god Bless!

Re: 02030941503

Matt — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:32:16 -0000

call my 3 phone all the time

Re: 08000445262

Matt — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:58:06 -0000

Stone Bridge Insurance

Re: Announcing Producers Week

Matt — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:53:48 -0000

Since they're 2 producers, how do they decide the percentage split between them?

Re: PRODUCERS WEEK: Submit Your Music

Matt — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:41:45 -0000

Incredible opportunity! I highly respect what your doing with this blog Moe.

Re: Talking With Dru Ha

Matt — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:23:06 -0000

GREAT INTERVIEW DREW. BEST ONE YET.

Re: 01277237900

Matt — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:13:15 -0000

caller ask about loan he he very high APR just con

Re: Longing for Jake a bit premature

Matt — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:35:16 -0000

Jay made some Plummer-esque plays, but also many plays Plummer showed he could not make last year. The difference is the mistakes were made in his sixth GAME and not after more than six YEARS in the league. I'm sure Shanny will get him straigtened out on few things (sacks are better than turnovers) and he will only get better with time.

Re: D.J. solid in middle at Buffalo

Matt — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:47:56 -0000

DJ did have a great game. He looked like a natural at the position for the first time. I am also not impressed with IAN Gold's tackling so far this year. He seems to be the correct place a lot but rarely makes the tackle. On the drive Buffalo scored by running Marshawn Lynch over and over, this problem really stood out.

Re: http://blog.inc.com/pondemonium/2008/11/where_the_big_three_went_wrong.html

Matt — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:21:22 -0000

The "REAL" problem isn't that people can't get credit...it's that they've become accustomed to getting too much credit. What happened to the mindset that you should purchase only what you can afford? It seems like companies like K-Mart have the right idea in brining back "layaway" programs.

Re: Kid Cudi – Sky Might Fall (Prod. Kanye West)

Matt — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:11:56 -0000

Yall are all fags! Sky might fall is the shit! So are all of Cudi's songs.....yall just don't kno what the fuck yall are tlkn bout! 808s was the shit too! Kanye is the shit....kanye + cudi=
GREATNESS!!

Re: CONTEST: Coldplay’s A Rush Of Blood To The Head Vinyl

Matt — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:40:50 -0000

I don't have a blog to shamelessly plug, but hey -- I have a big penis

Re: MGMT – Of Moons Birds and Monsters (Holy Ghost! Remix)

Matt — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:45:29 -0000

This remix is loads better than all those "Electric Feel" remixes.

Re: Justice – A Cross The Universe Live Album Review

Matt — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:45:15 -0000

stop hatinnnnn

Re: New MGMT feat. Jim Jones – Electric Feel (Dirty Remix)

Matt — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:04:01 -0000

What a hottie!! *drools*

BTW -- I agree with L30. MGMT should be a no rapper zone!

Re: New The Killers – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Matt — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:55:13 -0000

Thanks for the mp3 -- saw the video earlier this week!

Re: Kanye West Sets ‘Flashing Lights’ as Fourth Single

Matt — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:46:28 -0000

I really like this song, i like the whole album. Its probably his best in my opinion. I prefer this newer Kanye. Most probably because im not a full on hardcore rap, i like his whole electronic appeal on Stronger. These songs sound more mainstream than his previous albums, which is no bad thing, he is still a great producer & writer.

I really didnt think this would be a single though, and when i heard i thought would it do well? and so far, so GOOD -- without a clip too.

I would like to see CHAMPION a single. A short song yes - but so upbeat and so Kanye to call himself a Champion, which i wouldnt disagree with anymore.

Re: First Listen: Lupe Fiasco, Wu-Tang Clan, Grizzly Bear, etc.

Matt — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:22:08 -0000

"The Cool" video premiers next Monday on MTV and no doubt YouTube shortly after. Cant wait!!!

Re: No Preface Here, Just Justice and Their Remixes

Matt — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:34:10 -0000

D.A.N.C.E (Justice Remix) - get it and dance your socks off!

Re: Goodbye Heath, a Mixtape (RIP)

Matt — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:43:00 -0000

:(

The guy was a great actor and so young.

Re: Another ‘Intimacy’ Track I Liked – Ion Square

Matt — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:12:54 -0000

this is definitely electronic music driven
not controlled just influenced. all in all this album will raise some eyebrows to novice listeners but will raise some arms and blood pulses for the true fans.
i love it and i'm so happy to listen to ANY new Bloc.

Re: New Kanye West – Love Lockdown

Matt — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:15:50 -0000

it is harsh, but it is what most people are thinking.

Re: New Kanye West – Robocop (DJ Drops)

Matt — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:48:29 -0000

No.. the link still works.. look
http://www.zshare.net/audio/504284035dce8c7c/

Re: New Lily Allen – Everyone’s At It

Matt — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:40:46 -0000

this song is amazing!

Re: Just Wondering…

Matt — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:31:11 -0000

Hey, I have a blog that covers a variety of topics. It is very music focused however with a new song featured daily. Check it out!

http://www.thedailyromp.com

Re: The Absolute Best Songs of 2009 (Half Way There)

Matt — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:44:57 -0000

"mykonos" was from 2008. early 2008 at that.

Re: Radiohead – Harry Patch (In Memory Of)

Matt — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:11:26 -0000

lol... i thought this post was very funny. you guys need to relax.. take a joke.

follow him on twitter, he's always joking around about stuff like this.

Re: Can the feds be trusted to do anything right?

Matt — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:30:52 -0000

Yeah -- let's leave the economy to the investment bankers instead -- they are much more efficient -- at ruining the economy that is

Re: Training the Next Generation of History Teachers

Matt — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:55:37 -0000

I actually posted about this report as well, but you've added some things that I didn't really consider. Overall though, I enjoyed reading the report and agreed with almost everything it had to offer.

Re: Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson: Lovers?

Matt — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:52:00 -0000

Great post! Very thought-provoking. I agree completely. This brings me to a couple of questions though, one general, one specific. First, as a high school teacher, what's your take on "what ifs" in the classroom? Second, have you (or would you) discussed this particular "what if" with your students? As a future teacher, I'm interested in the classroom applicability of these sorts of things.

Re: Is Quantum becoming the open standard dedupe?

Matt — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:29:59 -0000

Just so you have the facts straight: Of the EMC Q4 numbers analyst estimates, which I believe are substantially correct based on my own independent research, were that QTM based dedupe was $55 mill of the reported $90 mill. Last week EMC agreed to lend QTM 100 mill. I wouldn't underestimate the EMC commitment to QTM or their success selling the DL series.
-----Who's underestimating? I think lending Q $100M pretty much proves the point, no? EMC isn't exactly known for humanitarian aid - they did this because they want and need Q to keep on keeping on.
I can't win on this one. Earlier I was accused of being on the take by the monkey for even suggesting this (he is wrong on all counts), and you seem to feel I'm somehow dissing the mighty Q! Yet, if you all would read a little slower, you'll see you all actually agree with me!!! - Steve

Re: Is Quantum becoming the open standard dedupe?

Matt — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:41:22 -0000

Steve, I didn't mean that you were underestimating...the "I" was rhetorical. So here is some new validation of your point: In a con call with senior debt holders on Monday Q informed the group that in ADDITION to the $100 mill...EMC will prepay $40 mill in royalties to Q who will pay that to the senior lenders on the condition that they amend the bank loan to allow Q to buy back any converts that remain after the tender offer. So $100 mill loan plus $40 mill pre-paid royalty...Q's debt goes down, it's partnership with EMC is further strengthened and Q's stock looks to be de-risked. And by the way I hear EMC is growing their tape biz with Q as well.

Re: EMC Trying to Outbid Netapp on Data Domain

Matt — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:49:33 -0000

Steve, HP seems left out in the cold, Symantec needs to be a player and maybe less committed to a software only model than people think, Dell has $11 bill in cash including what they raised today (see the WSJ article today where Darren Thomas, head of storage,was quoted as saying they are looking for acquisitions in storage. No one has really mentioned Oracle in all of this but clearly if Falconstor were so good wouldn't Sun have been more competitive in dedupe? What I am saying is that the Netapp, EMC competition for DDUP could be the catalyst for the "orphans" out there to get adopted. One theory is that Netapp will bring HP in to help finance their bid for DDUP...that would be interesting.

Re: Battleground God

Matt — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 17:56:16 -0000

Not hits, one bullet. Not bad for a Southern Baptist...

Re: Battleground God

Matt — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 17:56:45 -0000

Not hits, one bullet. Not bad for a Southern Baptist...

Re: Big Surprise: Bike Sales Drop in Winter

Matt — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:28:24 -0000

My new year's resolution: cycle to work.

I tried it today. I found that the free London cycling maps are excellent, and that I'm lucky to have a route to work that's either 95% cycle path (mostly along the river Thames) and 5% busy-road-with-small-cycle-lane (12km), or 60% cycle path and 40% small-road-with-zero-cars (7km).

It's also quicker than taking the train!

Re: Vent Miser: Pass or Fail?

Matt — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:34:50 -0000

Wow! Thank you all for your comments. I posted earlier about my enthusiasm for this product but now find myself more skeptical, especially due to the information Abe provided (http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/myths/vents...) . Although I am sad that the testing method only included the use of flexible duct systems, it certainly showed how energy is lost due to closing vents. Too bad, though, considering the test results primarily illustrate how imperfect a typical HVAC ductwork installation is. One would think that if we could keep water & natural gas from leaking out of pipe connections in our homes that we could also have air kept from leaking out of duct connections, whichever vent is closed in a house.

Re: Trains vs Planes: Is Rail Always the Low Carbon Option?

Matt — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:30:26 -0000

Bahn.de: is that for high speed trains? It makes sense that at some point a train going at 300km/h is going to be less efficient than a full car going at 100km/h.

I'd guess that a slow train would be more efficient than the car, but I don't have any figures.

Re: IKEA: Is It Green?

Matt — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:36:05 -0000

Furniture that does not last is not green. You will be lucky to get 10 years of use out of most IKEA furniture. A chair made from old-growth wood that will last a hundred or more years is actually a much greener choice than a sustainably-harvested, recyclable, disposable chair.

Re: To Wait or to Walk, That Is the Question

Matt — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:27:25 -0000

What you really need is electronic displays telling you when the next bus will be. They're common in central London, and at main stops elsewhere in London, so if there's no bus I'll typically walk to the next stop (forward or back) that I know to have a display (well, only at night, the buses are pretty regular in the day anyway).

Re: Pi Day Survey: Is Pieing Politicians Acceptable?

Matt — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:01:34 -0000

These tactics are extreme and isolate the mainstream who do not want to be associated with them. It's a good way to set back the green movement. Al Gore did more for the planet with 100 minutes of reason then any Greenpeace terrorist.

Re: Seedbomb Instills Fear And Plants Trees

Matt — Sun, 24 May 2009 01:53:23 -0000

Some foolish perceptions here about the environmental cost of seeding from the air... it is fast and very economical.. The problem has always been viability once the seeds are on the ground. If you can make a good capsule that keeps the seedling viable, then its a great idea. The industrial capacity that has had such a huge impact on our world can be used for good, as well. We don't have to resort to Luddite methods like hand-planting to be green.

Re: National Ignition Facility Prepares to Fire

Matt — Sat, 30 May 2009 17:19:51 -0000

It's not exactly like harvesting a nuclear blast (fission based weapons I assume). Remember, it's in a building. The size of the fusion reactions can be controlled and the system can be incorporated into a steam generator, with pellets of fuel being dropped into the ignition chamber at a steady rate. Think of it like a laser-powered nuclear-fusion pellet stove. The key is maintaining a stable temperature. Unlike nuclear fission reactors, if the temperature becomes unstable, the reactor simply shuts down. Heat, in this case, does not propagate the reaction. So no nuclear fusion meltdowns!

Re: What Does GM's Bankruptcy Mean for the Chevy Volt?

Matt — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:18:55 -0000

President Obama says he had no interest in running GM, then immediately went back into his office and spent a few hours personally involved in where the new GM would be headquartered.

Apparently the "businessmen" at GM have decided they will still need to be headquartered at a downtown skyscraper instead of a smaller building.

Re: Would Climate Skeptics Listen If The Messenger Was The Military?

Matt — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:39:05 -0000

@John: Wow, one article. Don't wear yourself out, man.

Re: If I ran the Avs’ game-night entertainment…

Matt — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:30:39 -0000

I could care less what they play, Id give anything to go see a live avs game.

Re: Is Your Grocery Bill Determined by the Neighbourhood In Which You Live?

Matt — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:25:34 -0000

Here are prices from Asda (looking at their online service, I think the prices are the same across the whole of the UK, but if not then these are for London).

(PS I thought Canada was metric but you've used lb?)

I've chosen the cheapest where multiple brands are available.

Apples: 63p/kg ($0.50/lb)

Potatoes: 87p/kg ($3.60/2.3kg)

WW pasta: £1.17/kg ($2.11/kg)

Brown rice: £1/kg ($1.81/kg)

1.7% milk: 67p/L ($5/L)

Cheese: £2.16/kg ($1.95/500g)

Lean beef steak mince: £4/kg ($7.20/kg)

Peanut butter: £2.30/kg ($4.15/kg)

I'm not sure I can compare that with the Canadian prices, since you have so much variation! In my experience, those things would be a similar price in any UK supermarket -- certainly no more than double even in a really upmarket shop.

This is a much smaller country though.

KR: We are officially metric and the scales are, but you often find signs for things in pounds. Sometimes the packaging will give you both

Re: Is Your Grocery Bill Determined by the Neighbourhood In Which You Live?

Matt — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:26:27 -0000

Here are prices from Asda (looking at their online service, I think the prices are the same across the whole of the UK, but if not then these are for London).

(PS I thought Canada was metric but you've used lb?)

I've chosen the cheapest where multiple brands are available.

This is a much smaller country though.

Re: iPhone 3G vs. iPhone 2G Specs

Matt — Sat, 09 May 2009 13:22:23 -0000

A lot of this is so false. Ipod doesn't have vibration, bluetooth, or camera, and it comes in 8, 16, and 32 GB.

Re: iPhone 3G 2.2 Unlock Tutorial: How to Unlock your iPhone 3G with yellowsn0w

Matt — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:11:08 -0000

Is there anyway to unlock the Iphone 3h without jailbreaking it? Also if you do use this method can you still install apples regular firmware updates?

Re: The Johnson Family Update › Log In

Matt — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:34:00 -0000

Hey there MWJ when are you going to contact me? I just talked with Paula and yelled at her about graduation, you are next!!!!!

Re: Rodedawg: Out-Hummering the Hummer

Matt — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 15:25:16 -0000

According to the specification page this gets better than average fuel economy for an suv at 10.5km/L or about 24mpg from its 91hp diesel. I don't think they will be selling this to anyone but hardcore outdoor enthusiasts.

Re: Update on the 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid

Matt — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 09:26:22 -0000

I bought the 2005 Prius in June. I don't drive in any particular way and I always seem to average about 45 mpg which is what I was led to expect.

Re: Toyota's i-unit Personal Mobility Concept

Matt — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 22:23:54 -0000

Look at all that extra junk on it! Surely it could be made more minimally! The extra weight just means extra juice is needed to move it, which leads to less battery time...always a big factor with these people-movers.

Substance over style,

Matt

Re: A Landmark in the History of Waste- Mark it with your Bic

Matt — Sat, 10 Sep 2005 01:15:17 -0000

Companies will always sell a product if people are willing to buy. Sounds silly, but just don't buy their pens.

I'm a rabid fountain pen user, at least partially because they are designed to be refilled by the user; re-use is inherent in their very design. And many of them are almost completely recyclable (if you're willing to separate out the component pieces). Fountain pens are also a pleasure to write with, mould themselves over time (due to the nib wear pattern) to the owner, and are something most owners take pride in. The rush to crummy cheap pens doesn't mean you have to take part.

Disposable-anything is junk, literally ;)

Matt

Re: Wood Pellet Stoves Are Hot

Matt — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 00:01:45 -0000

Ok, My wifes Aunt & Uncle bought a pellet stove two years ago from a local dealer. They have a Ranch house that is approximately 1800 SqFt. The stove is in the finished basement and heats the entire house. I was told by them that they go through about 1 40lb bag every two days here in Wisconsin. So, after pay severl $300 natural gas bills last winter I bought a pellet stove myself this year at a local retailer. I have had it installed since the 2nd week of september and just started running it a little over a week ago at the very lowest setting. I have been running it the entire day at this setting and only turning it off long enough to vaccuum out the ash from the fire box which is about every two days or so. I could probably do it less frequently but it seems to perform better when I clean it more often. So far it has been using just a little over a half a bag daily running non stop. I have a 100+ year old house and the average daily temperatur has been between 78-80 degrees F. I figure the temperature will drop a little as it gets colder outside. We have only seen low 40's so far. I bought a 60 bag pallet worth of pellets at another local retailer for $180. So, in my opinion it has so far been a Very worthwhile investment. Incidentally I bought the model 5500 made by US Stove (www.usstove.com) for $950 locally. It has been very queit and produced a tremendous amount of heat thus far.

Re: Wood Pellet Stoves Are Hot

Matt — Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:03:32 -0000

For fireplaces you can get a pellet stove insert that goes in the normal wood burning space & vents through the existing chimney. Here is the link to a dealer inmy local area, I am pasting them on here because they carry a good variety of the major brands both the forced air furnace type & fireplace inserts. It will make it easy for you to search the manufacturers. http://www.pellethead.com/product_line.htm</p>

Re: Scientific American 50, Quite Green

Matt — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 22:25:04 -0000

so number one on the list is a scientific fraud?

Re: Rainlegs — For When the Sky is Falling

Matt — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:19:22 -0000

I have a pair of these (bought them directly from Holland) and, while I haven't ridden them in the rain yet, they work nicely in the cold and snow. The top of my thighs is what gets coldest because that's where my trousers are drawn tightest against the skin while pedalling. Just keeping the wind off makes a big difference, and the stiffer knee bit helped keep my knees warmer too. Plus, this is one eye-catching garment!

Our snow's melting now and it won't be long before I can try them in the actual rain.

Matt in Minnesota

Re: The World's First \"Magnetic Levitation\" Wind Turbines Unveiled in China

Matt — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:17:34 -0000

The photo actually depicts what is known as the Meissner Effect. The magnet is floating above a superconductor (most likely YBCO or some other copper-oxide compound) which must be cooled to extremely low temperatures (around 92 Kelvin or less) with liquid nitrogen in order to restrict the magnet's magnetic field from permeating through it. While liquid nitrogen is relatively cheap compared to other very cold liquids such as liquid helium (also cheaper than beer and milk), I would imagine that the amount of liquid nitrogen they would need and use would drastically raise the cost of energy. You must also consider the energy that would be needed to cool the liquid nitrogen, put it into insulated tanks, and most likely transport it to the wind farm. I would think that exploiting the effects of superconductivity, when considering the extra costs associated with the required coolant, would actually decrease the efficiency of the wind power generators.

Re: The World's First \"Magnetic Levitation\" Wind Turbines Unveiled in China

Matt — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:18:58 -0000

Re: Another Compostable Paper Cup

Matt — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:59:10 -0000

While compostable disposables (diapers, plates, cups) are surely better than non-compostable disposables, without easy access to composting facilities, I can't help feeling that most of these products will get thrown into landfills, where, like other biomatter, their decomposition will (according to the New Scientist) generate 2x their weight in greenhouse gases...

Re: Locally Grown Sandpaper: The Horsetail

Matt — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:41:38 -0000

Hey does anyone know where I can buy the spores to grow this myself?

Re: Electric Mini: 0-60 in 4 Seconds: It Has Motors In Its Wheels

Matt — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:55:20 -0000

Where have you been all my life? Too bad I can never have you.

Re: F1 Racers To Go Hybrid

Matt — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:23:38 -0000

The only reason they havn't done this already is because it's against the rules in every auto racing leauge in the world. They're not mandating the use of hybrid drive, they're just allowing racecar engineers to do what they've wanted to do for years. Racecar engineers are probably more concerned with fuel efficency than most tree huggers. They have to make the best use of the available fuel to get the most power. You want to clean up cars... make friends with auto engineers instead of blaming them. You'd probably learn a lot.

Re: Atlantico: A Fresh Look at Solid Wood Furniture

Matt — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:00:10 -0000

I just checked this bed out in-person. It's a rather under-whelming piece of furniture. I wanted to buy it as my first 'new' bed, but if you see it in-store you'll agree it leaves something to be desired. The picture makes the bed seem very large and significant and the queen I looked at is anything but.

Re: Not All Hybrids Are Created Equal

Matt — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:12:25 -0000

True, the source of electricity is probably going to be from a coal plant. You might be able to get wind power through your local utility, but lets face it, when wind isn't available you will be getting coal power.

However, evidence suggests using coal energy in an EV/plug-in hybrid is more efficient and less pollutive than a regular hybrid: “Although half the country uses coal-fired plants, EVs recharging from these facilities are predicted to produce less CO2 than ICE vehicles. According to the World Resources Institute, EVs recharging from coal-fired plants will reduce CO2 emissions in the country from 17 to 22 percent.”

“EVs recharging from fossil-fueled power plants such as coal and oil have unique efficiency advantages over ICE vehicles. As a system, EVs and power plants are twice as efficient as ICE vehicles and the system that refines gasoline (See Table 4). Although there are losses associated with generating electricity from fossil-based fuels, EVs are significantly more efficient in converting their energy into mechanical power.”

See: http://www.electroauto.com/info/pollmyth.shtml</p>

Using coal power instead of gasoline also reduces dependency on foreign fuels.

Re: A Person Can Develop a Bad, Bad Cold

Matt — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:45:46 -0000

I am disgusting because I have always used a handkerchief. careful folding and keeping it in a back pocket, where hands tend not to go, keeps things sanitary.

Not recommended for heavy duty colds, of course. If that's the case you should just stay home.

As for wiping my butt - well, I just use a sock.

Re: The Bitter Truth About Chocolate

Matt — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:21:39 -0000

child labor sucks. thats all there is to it. get it abolished now.

Re: The VentureOne Hybrid and EV: 100 MPH, 100 MPG, and that Crazy Tilty Action

Matt — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:04:07 -0000

All you need now is a wall of light shooting out the back and you've made a Tron cycle! Good job.

Re: A Laptop Spills Its Guts

Matt — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:18:58 -0000

I agree that it seems like a pretty difficult thing to create a local laptop, but I also think that there is a lot that can be done in the design, production, and shipping side of the laptop life-cycle to make a better, more sustainable laptop.

Something that does make sense to start thinking about on a more local scale is what to do with discarded laptops and other e-waste. Shipping loads of discarded laptops to poor Asian countries where electronic products are disassembled under deplorable conditions is not a sustainable solution. I think developing the capacity to deal with this kind of waste is part of our high-tech society's responsibility. For a start, everyone should know where in their community to take their old computers for safe and ethical recycling.

Re: Getting Ready for Earth Day: Getting Greener Electronics

Matt — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:59:28 -0000

The NEC PowerMate eco computer in the first picture for this article has been discontinued for quite some time. I wish NEC had continued development of this system, maybe exploring other low-power processors such as the Transmeta Efficeon or something from VIA.

If NEC were to develop a new system along these lines, my suggestion would be to make it more modular so there could be more choice in display size.

Re: Sewage Pours Forth into Firth of Forth

Matt — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:09:35 -0000

"That strikes me as funny. Why don't the residents change their usage of the sewer? That'd help reduce 'unsavory smells.'"

You expect the residents to just stop going to the bathroom? Or maybe they should just use their backyard instead?

Re: Cyclist's Head Run Over By Truck, Saved by Helmet

Matt — Tue, 15 May 2007 08:40:07 -0000

There has to be a way to track down the driver. Perhaps you could obtain CCTV footage?

LA: Big Brother still lives in London, they don't have cameras on every corner here.

Re: Lexus Advert Banned in UK

Matt — Wed, 23 May 2007 12:31:45 -0000

Your article picture appears to be of a Mazda CX-7.

Re: Lexus Advert Banned in UK

Matt — Thu, 24 May 2007 10:09:42 -0000

Well I'm sure the folks at Mazda would be happy to hear that you thought their vehicle was a Lexus. I'm sure that would mean mission accomplished for the design team :)

Not that this Mazda SUV is any friend to the environment though...

Re: Award-Winning Home Design Requires No Heating, Cooling Equipment

Matt — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:50:49 -0000

The house is actually less prone to fires than a regular house because the thick hardwood is less flamable than drywall and insulation in a regular house.

Re: 1.2 MegaWatts: World's Largest Tidal Turbine To Be Installed

Matt — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:42:30 -0000

so they are using the power of moving water, like a dam. except instead of powering a whole city (or 1/8th of china) like a dam, it powers a whopping 1000 homes!!!! lol

Re: Sky Farm Proposed for Downtown Toronto

Matt — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:29:58 -0000

The problem is that you aren't magically making new sunlight available for growing food on these towers.... you are taking it from the multiple acres worth of buildings and people who live in your enormous shadow.

It's an interesting concept, but that's about it.

Re: Hello...It's Your Plants Calling

Matt — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:39:01 -0000

That's bootleg. The plants aren't involved. It uses soil moisture sensors, so they are kind of selling us on a technology that they don't have. The plants don't call, a stupid moisture sensor does. This could have been done in 1946.

Re: A Picture is Worth.... TV in America

Matt — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:32:21 -0000

Something is fishy with this data. If the average person gets home from work at 6pm, turns the TV on, and watches TV continuously without taking a break to prepare food, run an errand, etc, he or she would stop watching at 2am every single day all year long. If he or she stopped at midnight during the workweek, he or she would have to watch from 10am to midnight on Sat and Sun to make up the time.

Re: Survey: Hummers or Hikers?

Matt — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:09:03 -0000

Dirt bikers do more trail maintence than most on the trails here in my neck of the woods. The horses seem to do the most damage they push the trail down the hill. it eats the outside edge away.lots o weight little contact patch. but i like them none the less.lets use this earth togeather. atv technology is getting lots cleaner. not to start anything because i hike also, but in my 15 years of riding trails women hikers hate my bike the most. they march away from me not making eye contact,with hands on the ears . this has happend 3 time in 2 years. my bike is 93 db. under the legal limit. settle down everyone!!

Re: Time to Pack In the Polycarbonates

Matt — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:39:45 -0000

This post scared the crap out of me since my wife is 38 weeks pregnant and drinks 5-6 Nalgene bottles full of water each day. After following all the links, the Telegraph study was on rodents, not humans, and the EFSA (European Food Safety Authority, thanks Nalgene) has references to studies showing that rodents absorb the chemicals differently and are significantly more affected by the resulting chemical. The Globe study does say that levels of BPA are too high in many people, but it's a big stretch to say that using a Nalgene bottle will give your unborn child cancer. All that being said, I'm ordering a Guyot right now.

Re: TreeHugger Request: A Blackle Search Firefox Add-on

Matt — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:52:21 -0000

While I don't know whether or not it actually saves energy, I like it because it's much easier on my eyes; especially at night.

Then again, I could just use stylish to make it black...

Re: Will Ferrell gets first BMW Hydrogen 7

Matt — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:46:16 -0000

Isn't water vapor one of the most efficient greenhouse gasses (outside of say methane)? The only reasonable argument I have ever seen relating Carbon Dioxide to climate change, is that it leads to the generation of more water vapor. Would we not be shooting ourselves in the foot hoping to solve global climate change by changing emissions over to water vapor? Am I missing something?

Re: CFL Bulbs or Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs: Energy Savings, Mercury, Recycling and More

Matt — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:39:19 -0000

Nobody really talks about how awful the light is from a CFL! I’ve tried numerous types and they all make your home look like a ugly waiting room!

The quality of light is horrible. We all spend so much time choosing colors to paint our walls, picking out the right color furniture, and then we bathe the room in ugly light and distort the color. Check out the color brown under a soft white CFL. It looks greenish grey!!! My favorite incandescent bulb is the GE Reveal. I have them in every room now. Colors look wonderful, and your home feels warm and natural. Just use the lights a little less often, and turn them off when you are not in the room. That will save you money! It’s a wash then!

Re: Goats On A Hot Green Roof

Matt — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:22:48 -0000

goats are naturally good climbers, and are adept to steep terrain so I doubt that they have to worry about them falling or jumping.

Re: Strida 5: The World's Simplest Folding Bike

Matt — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:00:53 -0000

The Strida 5 has some minor upgrades over the Strida 3.2, but it doesn't seem worth the $300 premium (60% more). Strida UK don't even sell the Strida 5.

Matt

Re: Merrick's Earthsaver Corn Hangers

Matt — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:42:50 -0000

my local wal-marts recently stopped carrying them as well (portland, OR metro area). it made me sad, i love how the design doesn't stretch out the necks of shirts when you put them on the hangars

Re: Cows Happy on Recycled Beer

Matt — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:37:12 -0000

Dude, have you ever seen a cow? They already have pot bellies.

Re: GreenKnickers Go Large, and With 20% Discount Too

Matt — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:16:01 -0000

Caveat. Prices are in British pounds, which means the price is about infinity if you plan on buying with the worthless dollar.

Re: Issues Survey: Energy Supply

Matt — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:13:45 -0000

The simple fact is on an individual scale the cheapest way with the best payback is to reduce your energy consumption.

Re: Where We Stand on Iron Fertilization

Matt — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:11:40 -0000

This is just like bringing in another invasive species to combat the first invasive species, same "running in place result".

Could someone explain where the iron comes from? I mean, iron is a useful resource. Is this waste iron? iron oxide maybe?

Re: Schools In for Summer? Changing Academic Schedule May Cut Emissions

Matt — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:03:04 -0000

My High school had NO A/C and it was unbearable even in May. This is a stupid idea.

Re: Mercedes-Benz to Market an Emissions Free Vehicle

Matt — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:45:50 -0000

folding bikes have been around for years, why would you pay for an over priced mercedes one when you can get an off brand for much less

Re: UPS Delivering Small Packages With Small Vehicles

Matt — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:55:46 -0000

If they add a topper to protect the cargo area (which I assume they will do at the same time it gets the UPS paint-job), I don't see how rain or even snowplowed roads would be a problem for this vehicle.

Re: Finding Geothermal Energy Just Got Easy

Matt — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:09:18 -0000

Geothermal is a finite resource?

Maybe you should stick to Biology, Tim, and leave the geology to the professionals.

****

Authors Note:

Oh- smack.

Well, I guess it depends on what you mean by finite, and what KIND of geothermal energy you are talking about (as there are several)

From a DOE website I clipped the following:

"Some owners and operators of power plants at The Geysers have learned that the resource must be intensively managed rather than mined for steam. The notion of an inexhaustible thermal resource (within the bounds of existing extraction and generating capability) has been clearly proven incorrect. Since the late 1980s, when the steam decline became both noticeable and sustained, six plants, totaling approximately 200 megawatts, have been retired or suspended. Most other plants have been effectively derated due to declining steam production. Reinjection of consumed steam has been successful in slowing steam declines but thus far has not been shown to increase steam production to the levels that prevailed in the late 1980s."

The International Geothermal Association (IGA) also has this to say on the subject:

"The most critical factor for the classification of geothermal energy as a renewable energy source is the rate of energy recharge. In the exploitation of natural geothermal systems, energy recharge takes place by advection of thermal water on the same time scale as production from the resource. This justifies our classification of geothermal energy as a renewable energy resource. In the case of hot, dry rocks, and some of the hot water aquifers in sedimentary basins, energy recharge is only by thermal conduction; due to the slow rate of the latter process, however, hot dry rocks and some sedimentary reservoirs should be considered as finite energy resources (Stefansson, 2000)."

So I question the rationality of blindly saying it is an infinite resource- and instead error on the side of caution and consider it a finite, and valuable resource not to be dismissed.

Re: Name That Whale, Quickly!

Matt — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:16:45 -0000

I voted for Mr Splashy Pants, don't be typical "panties in a bind" enviros and have some fun for once.

Re: Target Corp. Gets With Program, Begins Reducing Toxins in Toys, Bibs, Lunchboxes, Shower Curtains, and Packaging

Matt — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:06:46 -0000

Where can I get info on why PVC is "bad"? Is this the same PVC that's in the "white" pipes that are used in plumbing? (Although now that I think about it, I've only seen it in my drains and sprinkler system).

Re: Army of Tiny Crustaceans is Destroying a Small Japanese Island

Matt — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:02:50 -0000

After I read this I was thinking "Who cares"? Inevitably someone will come up with a stupid solution, like importing a species from the Indian Ocean to eat the little guys. Then when that species gets out of control...

Re: Recycle Your Cards: It's Easy

Matt — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:01:21 -0000

Why not just dump them in with other mixed paper for recycling? That's what I do.

Re: Green Baby Steps: Cup Noodle's Refill

Matt — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:06:44 -0000

Cup Noodle should just go all the way and make a ceramic mug that would be reusable and easy to clean.

Re: Are Women Greener Than Men?

Matt — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:11:49 -0000

Look around next time your out driving. See a huge SUV (Surburban for example). I bet you $10 it's a woman driving it.

No kids without women, so without women, population drops to zero. That's about as "green" as you can be.

Men use less toilet paper and lots of men don't wash after taking a leak, ergo, water conservation.

If men like me had to cook for ourselves, I'd eat alot of sandwiches. Less stove and oven use is greener.

Best of all if women weren't around what would be the point of anything? The remaining men would kill each other in about a week. That too would be green.

Re: London to Spend US$975 Million on Walking and Cycling Programs Over Next Decade

Matt — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:09:11 -0000

Fantastic :-). I live in London and I'd love to cycle, but at the moment it seems just too dangerous.

Some of the money for this scheme is coming from the increase in the congestion change for 4x4s and sports cars -- up from £8 to £25 per day in October!

Re: London Drivers to Pay $49 USD/Day Carbon Charge

Matt — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:01:26 -0000

Essentially, it's taxing the rich for the good of everyone -- the money goes towards public transport and cycle paths etc. It should encourage some rich people to buy better cars though -- I walk through one of the most expensive parts of London to get to work, and there's a few smart cars and the like around.

I don't know how it works -- there's an election for the next major not too far away, we'll see what happens. He's got my vote.

Re: New Study Shows the Obvious: Americans Have Lots of Cars

Matt — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:54:22 -0000

In the UK most teenagers who can drive don't own a car, but have to borrow one belonging to their parents. But, they don't need the car except for socialising/shopping etc (assuming they've got to school/college somehow before they could drive), so it's not too much of a problem to share.

Re: Feds Wanna Know: Do U <3 Them?

Matt — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:29:47 -0000

FAT

DUMB

HAPPY

Re: Your Carbon Footprint: Calculating, Reducing and Offsetting Your Impact

Matt — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:07:18 -0000

Just want to give a thumbs up to this entry. Obviously we can't deny the problem of climate change and the value of understanding carbon footprints for individuals, businesses, events, and products. Zerofootprint (http://www.zerofootprint.net) provides another great tool for calculating one's carbon footprint and planning ways to reduce it (full disclosure, I work at Zerofootprint).

Re: World Record: Mark Beaumont Circles the Globe on his Bike in 195 Days

Matt — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:41:30 -0000

Read the article, it points out that he was vegetarian, which really restricts his choice of American food -- at he ate meat out of desperation at times. The 80kg of gear included a television camera and a tent, and probably spares for his bike, tools, etc.

All the previous commenters have missed the point anyway. This guy cycled round the world in just 195 days. That's pretty incredible!

Re: Father and Son Team Build "Dream Car" EV Prototype

Matt — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:03:31 -0000

This is rubbish. what a waste of $60K. Idiot.

Re: Have a Hippy Baby

Matt — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:01:23 -0000

I don't see anything anti-fashion about this at all. It's a $150 baby romper designed to show off a child's clothing as a reflection of the parents' supposed eco-credibility and individuality. Seems great if you are wealthy, superficial, and into hippie-inspired fashion.

Re: Product Review: Enviromower (Solar Lawn Mowing)

Matt — Wed, 21 May 2008 09:45:14 -0000

what can this change of the world

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Writers Response:

From an earlier post on lawnmowers

Furthermore it’s “estimated that a battery powered mower creates at least 85% less CO2 in comparison to a petrol mower, even when the electric power comes from brown coal generation.” (Maybe you have seen the figures, which they quote, that a single 2 stroke petrol mower emits, in just one hour of use, the equivalent volume of VOCs as about forty late model cars.)

Re: Clotheslines Hung Out to Dry

Matt — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:36:41 -0000

I don't agree that the weather is really that important. I live in London, and we've just had the rainiest summer ('07) and January ('08) on record. As you might imagine, that's a lot of rain. Despite this, we've managed without a dryer. Granted, we're only two, but it can be done easily.

We dry outside as much as possible for maximum capacity and minimum drying time, but we also have a collapsing drying rack (Ikea Frost, £12) for those rainy days. We can only dry 1-2 loads (European-size washer, somewhat smaller than US-size) at a time on the rack, so we do need to plan ahead and avoid letting too much laundry accumulate. On days when it's too cold to dry outside, we actually enjoy drying inside as it acts as a natural humidifier.

No doubt drying outside on a line is most convenient, but it is by no means the only alternative to a clothes dryer.

Re: Reading Online: Green or Not? It depends...

Matt — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:47:51 -0000

But ePaper (or whatever) will also end up being recycled and replaced just like normal PCs, so it's not the perfect solution -- but it's probably better than both paper and a full PC.

Of course, ePaper also replaces lots of other papers, not just newspapers. Ffor me, it would replace printed lecture notes and most other paper from university, and it could replace most useful letters I receive. White business paper contains less recycled material than newspaper, and probably uses more bleach etc, so reducing consumption would be even better here.

Re: Vehicle Abstinence: Youths Waiting Longer to Drive

Matt — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:10:06 -0000

I'm almost 22 and still don't have a license, but then I live in London (in the UK you can only start to learn at 17). Only one person I know living in London owns a car, a few more can drive but choose not to bother with the expense.

Re: Dot2Dot: London's New Luxury Airport Shuttle

Matt — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:01:08 -0000

Interesting. Of course, there's the train too (obviously not door to door!). Gatwick Airport is on a major railway line -- there are 11 trains leaving in the next hour (and it's five minutes before midnight, 23:55, right now).

Heathrow Airport also has a train service to London, as well as the tube. There's only one train on the online departure board now, but I don't know when the last flight arrives.

It's probably worth it if you have more than a single item of luggage per person.

Re: Survey: Your Brain on Cellphones

Matt — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:20:54 -0000

You don't have an option for "I have one, I use it a few times a week, but not excessively"

There are several European countries with more mobile phone subscriptions than people (including children) -- e.g. Denmark (1.05 phones per person), Finland (1.07), Germany (1.03), Greece (1.28), Ireland (1.21), Italy (1.38), Spain (1.15), Sweden (1.17), UK (1.17). I don't have any figures for the USA, those figures for Europe come from a poster (data is correct to the end of 2006).

Re: Olympic Torch Lit By Solar Reflector

Matt — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:25:07 -0000

The torch is always lit using light from the sun.

"Apollo, god of the sun and the idea of light, send your rays and light the sacred torch for the hospitable city of Athens"

From 2004

Re: 19.9%: New Thin Film Solar Efficiency Record

Matt — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:31:35 -0000

Very exciting stuff. Anyone know the weight per watt of the most advanced thin film wafers? txs

Re: The Worst Effect of Global Warming So Far...

Matt — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:10:39 -0000

Well that's a buzz kill in every sense of the term.

Re: Is This Too Much Packaging, You Think?

Matt — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:16:52 -0000

This level of packaging is typically required by shipping companies for hazardous chemicals. Ordering multiple chemicals from the same vendor, at the same time, is definitely the way to go.

Re: Stilvoll's Amazing Transformer Stand-up Desk

Matt — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:18:16 -0000

Agree - I've been looking for something like this for years.

I've contacted these guys several times by e-mail, even by phone, and they haven't contacted me back. Person I reached on the phone at their HQ in germany said she couldn't tell me anything and please e-mail info@.

Does anyone know if they have a US distributor, or know the rough price?

Many thanks

Re: Treehugger Buys an SUV - Hell freezes, Arctic Melts?

Matt — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:00:20 -0000

From past Treehugger articles:

SUVs not safer for kids

"In fact, a recent study or insurance statistics by the Partners for Child Passenger Safety looked at accidents involving 4,000 children in newer SUV's and found the rates to be almost identical to conventional cars."

You linked to that, so why did you ignore it? It says it makes no difference!

And they're definitely not safer for the people outside your metal box:

Yet another reason to hate SUVs

"The British Medical Journal says that the death rate is double for pedestrians hit by SUV's over those hit by regular cars"

Face it, you wanted an SUV, you know it isn't green, so you've found some bad arguments to try and justify it.

If you aren't willing to make even a small sacrifice then sorry, but I don't think you can call yourself a Treehugger.

Re: It's A Good Time For America To Go Metric

Matt — Thu, 29 May 2008 11:51:19 -0000

The metric system does relate to stuff.

- 1km: 10 minutes walk

- 1m: a big stride

- 1cm: width of a fingernail (measure to see which one! Probably the smallest)

- A cube 10cm on each side is 1 litre. 10cm is about the width of your hand

- 1litre of water is 1kg of water (this is often useful in cooking. If I'm using scales I can just add 250g of water if the recipe asks for 250ml).

- 1 tonne = 1000kg - a small car

People in the UK often use Imperial measurements for:

- Length: height of a person, long distances (over a mile)

- Mass: of a person

- Speed: of car/wind

- Some foods produced in the UK for consumption in the UK are labelled in metric when they aren't really. Some are also labelled in Imperial -- e.g. "568ml 1 pint" on milk -- but most aren't. A pack of sausages might say "454g", which happens to be 1lb. Something like flour is sold as 1kg though.

But they use metric for:

- Temperature (always)

- All science, engineering etc

- Cooking (recipes books list metric first)

- Paper

- Everything else (!)

Re: HP Clearly Explains Life Cycle, Product Energy Use Starting With With Eco Highlights Label

Matt — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:18:30 -0000

EU Energy Labels are on lots of big appliances (dishwashers, refrigerators, cars etc).

It would be good to see them extended to printers, PCs, computer monitors, TVs etc, now that people care more about their energy consumption.

Xerox make solid ink printers, which do away with the big plastic (wasteful) toner cartridges. You just slot in another ink stick, the only packaging is the wrapper.

Re: Ignorance, Illiteracy, Apathy or Bad Design?

Matt — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:16:36 -0000

Bad design. I don't know how busy those stations will get, but if there's lots of people then the text will be obscured, and there's no way to tell which circle is which from the top. And are the two recycling bins for the same stuff anyway? They both have blue bags.

1) Have bright colours for each bin, e.g. black for non-recyclables, and other colours for other bins. Make these consistent! Or, if everything is sorted, just use bright green.

2) Big, obvious signs! "PAPER" "PLASTIC BOTTLES" "CANS" "GLASS" etc. Have a picture too, but the words should come first -- for the 99% of people that can read and understand them, these words are quicker and easier to understand than trying to work out what the pictogram is. If the bins are open foreign tourists etc can probably recognise what to put where by what's already there anyway!

Is there a standard for recycling bin colours? Maybe there should be!

Re: Fuel Prices Fuel Protests Around the World

Matt — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:06:22 -0000

They are protesting the high (70% or so) fuel taxes by blocking roads and/or refineries. This stops fuel deliveries, which is what causes the shortages, and causes disruption to anyone who relies on a car.

Re: Kids Fight Global Warming, Deforestation with Disappearing Paper Margins

Matt — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:54:05 -0000

Just remember that narrower columns of text are easier to read! (Newspapers have narrow columns, so do novels, and most wide books seem to have a large empty margin with the extra space used only for illustrations.)

(Also, you only save paper if you document is actually 15 pages long!)

But it's good to see the awareness :-)

Re: Poraver Takes Garbage Glass and Turns It Into Useful Stuff

Matt — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:00:17 -0000

Why can't coloured glass be recycled into more coloured glass? e.g. for beer bottles, which are usually brown anyway.

Re: Got Mail? Here's How to Dump the Junk

Matt — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:43:19 -0000

(In Britain) I just write "Return to Sender" on the envelope and put the junk in a post box. The companies have to pay to receive this, they take me straight off the list!

But, I can't open the mail first, so I have to be sure it's something I don't want, from a company I have nothing to do with.

Re: BMW to Make Electric Mini. Only in California. Only 500 of Them.

Matt — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:36:28 -0000

This is BS. In europe we pay the most for fuel and these will only be made available in California? I drive a Cooper S and would be only too happy to replace it with an electric one. Come on BMW... europeans are crying out for this just as much if not more.

Re: Republican US Senator John Warner Asks US Department Of Energy To Determine Most Energy Saving Highway Vehicle Speed

Matt — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:45:44 -0000

E.F.Burke: "Is it not odd that for nearly 100 years all cars get about the same crappy? mileage and then when the "oil crisis" gets serious we suddenly have cars being made that get 55 mpg?"

No, not really. There was little incentive to improve the efficiency. In countries with (artificially) high fuel prices the high mileage cars have been popular for much longer than in the USA.

Re: The G8 Summit: Cutting Through the Spin

Matt — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:02:02 -0000

This photo is the product of photoshop - you can click on "gabemac" to see the caption: "The heads of the G8 countries wait in line for the iphone outside the Apple Store in New York."

Funny!

Re: Electric Cars Signal How Auto Companies Can Make a Profitable Transition to a New Economy

Matt — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:14:20 -0000

Richard -

You are right we do need to switch to public transit. But that isn't an argument against electric cars in the near term. Public transit provides transportation for the bottom of the financial curve. I know this is not 100% in large cities, but by in large public transit benefits the poor first and as it matures is adopted by the middle class. Plug in Hybrids and pure electric vehicles do the opposite, they start from the top and work their way down. I'm sure we can both agree that nobody is trading in their bus pas for a $24,000 Prius. So, in the meantime let's replace gasoline cars with cleaner cars and let city planning and public transit come in to replace them. Remember in order for people to dump their cars and ride a train it has to be a better option. Electric cars as they are priced today and in the foreseeable future aren't going to change the economics of that anytime soon.

Re: Ceramic Paint-On Insulation: Does It Work?

Matt — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:11:21 -0000

This is not impossible, but highly unlikely.

As an engineer who specializes in insulation and modeling the thermodynamics of buidling (can't the engineers keep their thermodynamics?) I can say this: convective losses can be easily mitigated with any insulation, no matter the thickness. Conductive losses too, can be mitigated using special materials (for example, a 1 mm vaccumed chamber in the wall would reduce nearly all conductive heat losses, because conduction does not occur in a vaccuum).

The big issue is radiative losses, which you would have to do some clalculations to figure out. Overall, 1mm insulation is possible, but likely very expensive, and probably maxes out at R-7.

Re: Only The Fools Dye (Their) Young: UK Considers Banning Food Colorants As ADHD Cause

Matt — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:45:13 -0000

How common are foods without artificial colourings in the USA? They're common in the UK, not just on "organic" food, but on "normal" food too. A drink container generally says "No artificial colourings or flavourings" on the side, and usually in large-ish type.

I'm interested, because if you have those labels too then it shows there's customer demand for them -- and here at least, "No artificial colourings" is a selling point.

Re: Wildfires Cause Cooling in Arctic

Matt — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:25:36 -0000

This is yet another example that we jack about the way the planet works. We get a little bit of knowledge and extrapolate it to some greater absolute truth that is later disproved. The example here that carbon being released into the atmosphere acctually cooling not causing warming. I'm probably preaching to the choir as I'm sure most people reading this have a greater respect for the complexity of environmental issues. But if the mainstream media gets ahold of this their going to have a field day.

Re: Segways Illegal in the UK: The Guardian Asks Why

Matt — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:03:32 -0000

The picture of them being used on a large plaza is fine, but we don't have many of them in the UK. We do have lots of narrow pavements (sidewalks, in American).

I wouldn't want to share the pavement with one of these, just like I don't want to share it with bikes. What we need is less space given over to cars, and big, wide bike lanes that can be used by cyclists, and Segwayers. If they're wide enough, cyclists can go round them as easily as they go round a slower cyclist.

Re: Number of the Day: 38 MPG

Matt — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:16:18 -0000

So how come the USA uses as much gasoline as the next 20 countries combined? (in 2003) Is that all due to non-passenger vehicles, i.e. mostly trucks? Or are there simply a huge number more cars in the USA?

Re: Waste of Energy Department: In-Car Microwave

Matt — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:13:03 -0000

UK commutes might be short relative to North America, but they're long compared to the rest of Europe. Roads are very congested, and while public transport is very good in London, the rest of the country isn't so lucky.

Re: Sprinkle Water To Reduce City Heat

Matt — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:53:38 -0000

Seems like a waste of water to me, why not plant more trees and have less paved area instead?

Re: Survey: Will You Buy a North American Car If They Get It Right?

Matt — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:52:38 -0000

My Subaru was made in Indiana, so I'm not sure what you mean by North American car.

Re: Getting to the Bottom of the World's Biggest Mass Poisoning Case (UPDATED)

Matt — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:35:30 -0000

Sounds like a good solution to this, but I wonder why universities and engineers in India aren't stepping up to do this kind of thing themselves? It has been widely reported that India graduates more engineers than the US does (or the UK).

Re: Monsanto and Michael Pollan Talk About Creating a World That Can Feed Itself

Matt — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:34:10 -0000

It's absurd how so many people can have so much vague hatred for corporations - until the corporation makes something they want. Monsanto is no more or less altruistic than any other company - Apple, Eli Lilly, Google, AT&T or GE. They all have some small number of greedy or pinned down businessmen and lawyers who make the news with corruption and cover ups, but 95% of the employees, 95% of the time go to work every day hoping that what they do makes the world a better place. It's simply stupid to think that all the scientists, breeders, program directors and salesmen at Monsanto (many of whom grew up on small farms themselves) have no regard for the products they contribute to. All the seed industry employees I've met have been passionate about the aspects of their jobs (small or large) that let them contribute to the world. Every year modern hybrid seed helps farmers keep their land a little longer and helps poor people (like myself) afford good food. It's fine if you want to have a elite, philosophical approach to your food, but don't try to make that decision for everyone else.

Re: Bass Fishing Now a High School Sport

Matt — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:08:53 -0000

Ah, once again we have people on this site angrily weighing in on things they know nothing about. Fishing doesn't require any more muscle than golf or ping pong, and like those examples, any idiot can "do" it, but it takes a tremendous amount of skill and experience to do it well. It's easy to mock activities like golf as a "sport" until you're playing against a Tiger Woods.

Furthermore, a large chunk of government-funded wildlife conservation is paid for by fishing and hunting licenses. Environmentalists would be wise to stop deriding all the hunters and fishermen out there who are (as it was pointed out) generally much more invested (and contribute much more) to preserving nature than the general public. Catch and release sportfishermen in particular tend to be absolutely fanatic about preserving healthy populations of big, strong native fish. State wildlife agencies usually do a pretty incredible job maintaining/stocking game populations, preserving wild areas and keeping out invasives - especially with the trickle of funding they receive. If you really want to preserve the environment, you should work with that sizable chunk of the population who would rather preserve a wilderness for fishing instead of hiking instead of against them.

Re: Study Claims Bovine Growth Hormone Good for Environment

Matt — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:15:22 -0000

Bristle at the aesthetics if you want, but more milk from fewer cows means less manure (e.g. nitrates) eutrophying water ways and less grain that has to be planted (and grown with plenty of fossil fuels to produce fertilizer and move vehicles). There's simply not enough productive land in the U.S. to do everything organically - even if we could magically lift all those meadow mansions off of the deep valley soils they've ruined, and even if we could convince a large part of our population to give up their ipods and vacations and go back to farming in order to take care of all that land without tractors...

Re: Are Lucky Charms Better for You Than Granola?

Matt — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:28:16 -0000

I'm not familiar with Lucky Charms (they don't sell them in the UK) and I'm not sure I know what granola is, but is it fair to compare a volume of these two foods? I think I'd want a larger volume of charms than granola.

Indeed, the recommended serving size for the Lucky Charms is 27g (3/4 cup), but for the granola 60g (only 2/3 cup).

http://www2.kelloggs.com/ServeImage.aspx?BID=18865&MD5=be46175a3463397a4194fcf0e53a4827

http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/brands/pr...>

The granola still has more sugar, but a standard serving should be compared, not an arbitrary cup.

Re: 5 Great Portable Electric Space Heaters

Matt — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:08:49 -0000

"using only 1500 watts"

"using only 200 watts"

Watts = Joules per second. (Joules measure energy, so do calories as seen on food lables. 1 kcal = 4184J.)

Watts measure how fast you're using energy, not how much you use in total. In one second, the first heater uses 1500J, the second uses 200J. So, in 7.5 seconds the second uses 1500J.

If your room *loses* heat at 200W (i.e. 200 joules of heat energy escapes through windows etc) then your 200W heater will run continually. The 1500W heater will run for 1 second in every 7.5 seconds. The same amount of electricity is used either way.

(Obviously the more powerful heater will actually run for a couple of minutes, then cut out for 15 minutes.)

If the room is really draughty and loses energy at, say, 2000W, then both heaters will run continually and obviously you'll use more energy with the larger one -- and be warmer.

(I made up the figures for a room losing energy, but they must be in the correct area since these kind of heaters do get the room up to a temperature.)

Re: Greenwash Watch: Pitney Bowes Chairman on the Benefits of Junk Mail

Matt — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:06:31 -0000

In the UK we don't (as far as I know) have legislation for this -- the companies sending out junk mail have their own service (The Mailing Preferance Service) to allow people not to receive junk mail. After all, it wastes their money if they're sending stuff to people who don't want it!

The Mailing Preference Service (MPS) is a free service set up 20 years ago and funded by the direct mail industry to enable consumers to have their names and home addresses in the UK removed from or added to lists used by the industry. It is actively supported by the Royal Mail and all directly involved trade associations and fully supported by The Information Commissioners Office.

Re: Mexico City Wins Health Award For Promoting Bicycling

Matt — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 07:35:54 -0000

Guadalajara pioneered this program about six years ago. They close down the main road through the city center every sunday (if my memory serves me) and thousands of people come out with their bikes. Awesome!

Re: Daylight Savings Time Could Be Costing Billions Yearly in Electricity

Matt — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:24:39 -0000

I agree with James J. If there are advantages to a shifted schedule for business, shift your schedules. If there are advantages to you to shift your schedule, shift your schedule.

Changing the "time" is absurd. Most of the arguments for it are outdated at best and wrong-headed at worst. Don't misunderstand me, I love light in the evenings, but most business run their lights all day regardless of the sunlight outside. Having them shift back their hours doesn't save lighting electricity, and it likely does cost more in AC.

Re: Trek Embraces Chainless Bikes, Via Carbon Belt Drives

Matt — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:43:28 -0000

This looks wonderful. I live in NYC and started commuting exclusively by bike a few months ago. Being in a cramped NY apartment, hauling the bike up the narrow stairs inevitably results in some chain-to-pants contact at least once a week, it seems. I washed and cleaned the bike chain for the first time recently, but that just means the stains are transparent now, until the clear lube picks up black grime again. I also like the internal gearing. More stuff to not-clean!

I would definitely be interested in a bike like this, were I still in the market. All you long-time bikers can't underestimate the average newbie's averseness to maintenance hassle and grease! And it's we you need to court to get the transportation revolution rolling :D

-- Matt

Re: Worst Sales Performance of Any Car: Toyota Prius

Matt — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:51:15 -0000

You Prius people are nuts my Metro cost 1/5 of a Prius and gets better hwy mileage, and you dont need an electrical engineering degree to understand it....The sales are down because anybody with a brain can tell you a new $13K Yaris that gets 35+ MPG is better than a $27K Hybrid POS that gets 40+ MPG.

You Treehuggers cant understand its been a buyers market for the large SUVs and Trucks, I could have bought a $43,000 Suburban for $23,000 in June. F150s are needed to replace the ones sold during the gas price ripoff.

Re: Top Gear LOVES Honda's Hydrogen Car, But...

Matt — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:31:28 -0000

HELLO!!!

You are from a website called treehugger.com!

Why are you so narrow minded!

Yes, top gear dont give to a preicise stat list comparison of the cars, thats because they are entertainers, not engineers. They gave some pros and cons of both and made their own PERSONAL preference. I wouldnt know about either car if it wasnt for the show.

No, hydrogen is not perfect, but tones of batteries aint to good either, why so much bias?

And why so many wild facts, figures and emotive language thats all unsupported? I wouldnt mind at least one referance to a source other than another one of you own articles.

Finally, and most importantly, why so negitive?? All electric cars are brilliant pieces of technology, why spend so much time fighting over which is best when we could just develop them both collaborively for specific jobs (like petrol and diesel).

We should support and spread the word about true electric cars, rather than just bickering about technicalities

Re: New Double Decker Buses To Hit London Soon

Matt — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:56:44 -0000

I don't think Bonnie is being ironic. She's linked to the Evening Standard website for the story :-(

Anyone who's used the buses would know that "always empty" is far from the truth.

Any double-decker bus is going to be worse for passengers:

- reduced capacity

- less doors (the bendy bus has three sets of double doors)

- stairs (a waste of space, and means people on the top deck feel more isolated from the driver, and it's annoying having to wait for people to go down the stairs to get off)

Re: Big Surprise: Bike Sales Drop in Winter

Matt — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:28:24 -0000

Re: Vent Miser: Pass or Fail?

Matt — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:34:50 -0000

Re: Trains vs Planes: Is Rail Always the Low Carbon Option?

Matt — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:30:26 -0000

Re: IKEA: Is It Green?

Matt — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:36:05 -0000

Re: To Wait or to Walk, That Is the Question

Matt — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:27:25 -0000

Re: Is Your Grocery Bill Determined by the Neighbourhood In Which You Live?

Matt — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:25:34 -0000

Here are prices from Asda (looking at their online service, I think the prices are the same across the whole of the UK, but if not then these are for London).

(PS I thought Canada was metric but you've used lb?)

I've chosen the cheapest where multiple brands are available.

This is a much smaller country though.

KR: We are officially metric and the scales are, but you often find signs for things in pounds. Sometimes the packaging will give you both

Re: Is Your Grocery Bill Determined by the Neighbourhood In Which You Live?

Matt — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:26:27 -0000

Here are prices from Asda (looking at their online service, I think the prices are the same across the whole of the UK, but if not then these are for London).

(PS I thought Canada was metric but you've used lb?)

I've chosen the cheapest where multiple brands are available.

This is a much smaller country though.

Re: Pi Day Survey: Is Pieing Politicians Acceptable?

Matt — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:01:34 -0000

Re: Seedbomb Instills Fear And Plants Trees

Matt — Sat, 23 May 2009 22:53:23 -0000

Re: National Ignition Facility Prepares to Fire

Matt — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:19:51 -0000

Re: What Does GM's Bankruptcy Mean for the Chevy Volt?

Matt — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:18:55 -0000

President Obama says he had no interest in running GM, then immediately went back into his office and spent a few hours personally involved in where the new GM would be headquartered.

Apparently the "businessmen" at GM have decided they will still need to be headquartered at a downtown skyscraper instead of a smaller building.

Re: Would Climate Skeptics Listen If The Messenger Was The Military?

Matt — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:39:05 -0000

@John: Wow, one article. Don't wear yourself out, man.

Re: Researchers Say 'Good To Pee On Tomato Plants' - Just Don't Let The Neighbors See

Matt — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:31:37 -0000

Sounds like a good idea but I was wondering if the grow tomato -> eat it -> pee -> grow tomato cycle might concentrate poisons. Not an expert but I think maybe not such a big deal since the main poisons like dioxins etc. IIRC would be building up in fat cells anyway and not actually being peed out. That, and tomatos are getting pollution from rain anyway so what can you do.

Re: http://skintherabbit.blogspot.com/2007/06/derfs-demise.html

Matt — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:05:00 -0000

Hopefully this has dampened your appetite for a plane crash!

Glad you're safe.

Re: http://skintherabbit.blogspot.com/2006/10/bowling-green.html

Matt — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 05:05:00 -0000

Thanks for the "glance"

Re: Parsley the Puppy

Matt — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:19:43 -0000

Pupppyyy!!!! your on youtube too huh?

Re: Davos - Day 5 - 19th February 2009

Matt — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:02:00 -0000

Want a big black run powder snow wipe out for friday pls.

Re: Davos - Day 3 - 17th February 2009

Matt — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:23:00 -0000

Avoid the yellow snow, its poison or summut iv heard. Keep having fun...tata

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2009/08/update-your-bookmarks-kids.html

Matt — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:29:11 -0000

Thanks for the Warning, Goodnight MCS :(

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2009/07/scariest-myspace-crime-ever-prevented.html

Matt — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:20:51 -0000

Trench, this website is acting up, almost everything is black and I have to highlight the stories to read them.

On topic though, kudos for the girl for turning him in, very wise when she saw that it was getting sexual.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2009/07/no-justice-for-megan-meier.html

Matt — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:10:47 -0000

It happened to MJ so it should happen to her.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2009/07/mercades-nichols-back-in-jail.html

Matt — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:23:34 -0000

Heh, the way she's going, she'll be dead soon.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2009/07/mercades-nichols-back-in-jail.html

Matt — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:12:27 -0000

Fail much, how long was her probation supposed to go on?