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Re: Design: Rethinking our Needs

Ben — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:36:38 -0000

Products fail when they are not created with the consumer in mind. If a product is given and received, rather than purchased, it implies the product has little or no value to the recipient.
Products that are designed with local partners who know the needs of the local market are much more likely to succeed. Check out a story on NPR's Marketplace for a great example of product design meeting local need.
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2007/0...

Re: GDP vs. Biodiversity Loss: Does the Correlation Mean Anything?

Ben — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 09:19:49 -0000

Since GDP and environmental destruction are caused by humans, I think given the right economic signals from governments to corporations, and the will of the public to solve the problem I think
it would be difficult but possible to actually have a growing GDP and keep biodiversity....

Environmental Economics: War is good, peace is bad

Re: http://tins.rklau.com/2003/11/web-hosting-suggestions.html

Ben — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 18:53:00 -0000

I've had really good luck running movabletype over at oneworldhosting.com and at hostcolor.com. Hostcolor has been suprisingly good for a personal site for the price, I have the 300MB, 10GB plan for $60yr.

Re: http://tins.rklau.com/2004/04/journalism-is-dead.html

Ben — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 04:33:00 -0000

umm... look at what section of the paper that's in:

washingtonpost.com > Style > Fashion

Isn't the article right on topic? Now, I didn't actually read the article, but I'm assuming it mostly talks about what Reno was wearing, being written by a fashion critic. And I actually think that's kind of cool that a fashion critic would take on a topic like that.. maybe I'm wrong.

Re: http://tins.rklau.com/2005/06/reality-based-government.html

Ben — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 14:24:00 -0000

Well, You should get a Mac, too. ;)

Re: http://tins.rklau.com/2008/05/i-switcher.html

Ben — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:30:00 -0000

I just bought a new MacbookPro myself about two weeks ago. The last Mac I had was a ][gs when I was about 8. I must say, it's been nice switching back.

Don't have much else to add other than I've seemed to get the most use out of Quicksilver and Spaces thus far. Both are great helpers in simplifying things.

Re: http://bloggingfundas.blogspot.com/2009/09/tips-for-blog-promotion-part-3.html

Ben — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:26:19 -0000

Hi Nisary,

You do smart blogging, while we provide a smart banner exchange - quite a good match.

Just thought i would let you that we provide a smart banner exchange which is a great way for bloggers to gain extra traffic to their site. Our main competitive advantage is we match the ad's to the blog/website they are displayed on, which generally increases the strike rate.

If anyone is interested they can visit us here at http://banners.brinkin.com

Cheers,
Ben

Re: MICHIGAN AMATEUR GOLFER SINKS 397 YARD HOLE-IN-ONE

Ben — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:31:00 -0000

You're an idiot.

And a dweeb.

You're a dwidiot.

Re: MICHIGAN AMATEUR GOLFER SINKS 397 YARD HOLE-IN-ONE

Ben — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:14:00 -0000

So, let me get this straight. I drive a golf ball 95 yards farther than the average drive of the greatest golfer in the world, known for his power, and drop it straight in the cup off of the tee. You not only have a blog, but find my athletic accomplishment worthy of its own posting on your blog, and I am the "dweeb"?

Re: http://robmack.blogspot.com/2007/01/three-good-reads.html

Ben — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 14:25:00 -0000

Many thanks for that, Rob.

The Wall Street Journal clearly failed to do any meaningful research in making such a comment about the diverse blog community: even the regular contributors to the esteemed Times Lit Sup indulge in meaningful blogging from time to time...

Re: Christmas Ballin’

Ben — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:39:00 -0000

Hey bro,Good stuff as always. I was crushed when Mason hit that shot but we were in full control of that game when Amare missed 3 in a row on Duncan with 5 fouls.Oh well, next time...

Re: Socially Conscious Companion

Ben — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:11:28 -0000

You don't get cookies after you poop on the way to the mailbox? I'm sorry to hear that...

I think I'll have a macadamia nut cookie today.

Re: Et si j allais à Limoges

Ben — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:45:42 -0000

jeu les videos que t'a pris dans les loges

Re: Joke-Retour vers le Futur

Ben — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:12:32 -0000

detendez vous !

bien sur vous etes des haterz , si vous n'aimez pas , bah n'ecoutez pas et surtout ne deviez pas sur TTC .

c'est ridicule .

Joke est bon , il est a peine debarqué , laissez lui le temps de s'imposer .

mais on va entendre parler de lui parce quil est bon !! ahah

aller , arretez d'ouvrir grand vos gueule et de vomir votre merde sur joke , c'est trop facile .

et lachez vos blases bande de pd

Re: Best SEPTA rap ever?

Ben — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:32:00 -0000

Screw the rap, this is the best SEPTA graphic design I have ever seen!

Re: Join the complaint choir (unless you've nothing to complaint about.)

Ben — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:22:00 -0000

As of Philly didn't have enough whiners already...

Re: SEPTA bucks national trend & increases ridership

Ben — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:10:16 -0000

What's the difference between heavy rail and commuter rail for SEPTA.

Re: Modern benches start springing up along the Market Frankford El

Ben — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:03:27 -0000

I, too thought these were damaged benches until I saw all of them were like this at the 8th St stop.

Aesthetics aside, these are a huge waste of seating space. WTF was SEPTA thinking??

Re: Hearing voices on SEPTA?

Ben — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:22:22 -0000

Very cool, but some BSL trains DO have a recording of the station names. Or am I just crazy?

Re: Where do buses go on vacation?

Ben — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:11:45 -0000

How do the drivers get back home??

Re: Ad on SEPTA paid for by Tony Luke's says don't eat cheesesteaks

Ben — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:59:46 -0000

Acccording to that site a regular cheesesteak from TL's is only 550 calories. I don't believe it, but if it's true, I'll be ordering two next time.

Re: SEPTA refuses to budge on its use of discriminatory, wasteful use of M/F stickers

Ben — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:19:26 -0000

Kathy,

Your analogy is completely off.

SEPTA is not refusing to let people ride. It is making a tiny group feel awkward and uncomfortable when they purchase a pass once a month. A tiny group that deals with strange looks on the street, awkward job interviews, weird bathroom situations, and lots of forms that just have M/F options.

I'm not for discrimination, I just think this whole blow up is a waste of everyone's time including transgenders. I mean, out of the Philly's transgenders population, how many even buy TrailPasses? It is absurd that we are having this conversation.

The fact that you make a leap from a M/F sticker to SEPTA refusing to let people ride shows that at the core this issue is BS. Find something real to protest.

That said, the lawsuit you speak of sounds interesting. Do you have a link?

Re: SEPTA refuses to budge on its use of discriminatory, wasteful use of M/F stickers

Ben — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:36:26 -0000

Get real, this is a non-issue.

I have no problem with GLBTs but the number of people affected by this are absolutely tiny, and I have to assume that transgenders deal with many things worse than a sticker on a transit pass.

Both the GBLT community and SEPTA have much bigger fish to fry. Get over it and petition SEPTA on real issues that affect the ridership at large.

PS - A new fare system next year? I thought the estimate was 2011.

Re: http://ourlittleapartment.blogspot.com/2008/10/twenty-four-oceans.html

Ben — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:07:00 -0000

Happy birthday!!

Re: http://ourlittleapartment.blogspot.com/2009/11/nalistpomo-ha-not-really.html

Ben — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:27:22 -0000

We just booked a trip to Cuba. I'm officially trying to remind my body of when it was skinny once.

Re: Her-My-O-Nee.

Ben — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:58:57 -0000

Please tell me I'm not the only who read the entire first three books thinking 'Herm-E-Own'.

Re: Dear Believer - ExChristian.Net - Articles

Ben — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:13:00 -0000

OK Just to set the record straight.

All biblical texts and all religions, all of Christianity, Muslims, Jews, Jehovah Witness, Mormans, etc. beliefs in ghosts, spirits, angels, virgin births, miracles, visions, dreams, prophets, Saints, Popes, Preachers, blessings, grace, faith, prayer, oracles, Gods, Lords, Jesus, Satan, Allah, Mohammad, Heaven, Hell, Saved, Baptism, are all complete garbage, anmd a total fraud and a total hoax and scam.

Did I cover everything?

Re: In Defense of Dave: To the passing Christian - ExChristian.Net - Articles

Ben — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:15:00 -0000

Hi Carol, my lovely child.

OK LETS ATTACK THE DOCTRINE. !!!!!

Lourdes,

You know that little brown book called the Bible? IT'S A PIECE OF FUCKING SHIT !!!!!!

It has lies in it written by PEOPLE about how god created the Earth and has knowledge about every person and every thought being thought by every person that has ever breathed a living breath, you know, and this god has loving compassion, and sees to it that everything that is just and pure and good is completely watched out for and protected and cared for and some people have diseases some people win the lottery, some people are born defective, physically and mentally and some people are called to preach and some people talk to this god where as some people have never talked to this equal oportunity god, who watches over certain ones and allows some to be maimed and have their heads cut off, god allows some christians to be burned alive in wrecks and plane crashes. Yes Lourdes you should get down on you knees right now and thank this wonderful god for allowing you to witness these horrible tragic events.

The bible spelled backards = TRASH. Guess what Lourdes the bible was sent over to America on a boat with BLACK SLAVES. The American Indians never heard of God, Jesus, Heaven or Hell and why not?

Because it was written down in a BOOK from clay tablets, by men.

Does this mean that the Indians did not deserve to know about the Jesus salvation savings plan? Since they were considered savages?

NOOOOOOOOO It means that the bible is the invention of a MAN, from the OPIUM FIELDS out of the Middle East.....Arab Country, via England.

There was no a single church on American soil before 1492, did god build these churches? Noooo whitemen did.

The bible is whitemans god and fantasy book, his answers for all things unknown, whiteman's answers that the Opiumhead Arabs wrote down on clay tablets.

This is knowledge that needs to be got out to the public !!!! NOW !!!! TODAY !!!!

THE BIBLE AND KORAN NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED AND ALL RELIGIONS ABOLISHED

Re: Is God Good? - ExChristian.Net - Articles

Ben — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 16:49:00 -0000

A belief in a god is like having a safety net under one at all times, just in case a god happens to exist, when most people have the greatest fear, like witnessing a tragic accident or experiencing some mental trama.

Since our brain is in charge of our safety and well being 99.9% of the time, when things happen that we have no control of, such as seeing a tragic accident, our brain realizes this occurance is beyond it's control, and looks for an external source for help, the brain will call out for external help, it must reach or ask for imaginary help, thusly an external god being, any god or external being will do, this is the reason that so many want to believe in an external superior force to help them override their brains cry for help, like in the moment of death, someone that knows that they are going to die, their brain and it's past knowledge cannot help them, then the brains only source is to seek external guidance and help.

This is the reason most people want to keep a god thought freshly renewed in their brain, so at the moment of fear, their god will be close by to aid them in comfort at a moments notice. Thoughts of God exist, only because they have been placed there since childhood, the fear developed during chilhood such as the boogyman and monsters will eat you alive, etc.

Since most of us were raised in some form of christianity with fear being the base of it's objective, we associate fear with a god or a mental projection of a god, it's the halucigenic drug of fear called god. God is our invisable imaginary super hero, our invisable daddy that protects us, when we have no other source to grasp on to.

The concept of a God is our childhood fear escape tool, that is past along by others that have no clue that it's all imaginary, the people that still believe in their imaginary god, refuse to disenfranchise with their imaginary chilhood fears and live with a god-fear all their lives, because they want this god to be there with them at the moment of their death. God is peoples internal safety net.

Re: A Challenge to any Christains reading this - ExChristian.Net - Articles

Ben — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:04:00 -0000

Dear Anonymous of 6:43am, yes there is a feeling of nothingness, but you have you now, you have reclaimed your internal self. You are free from the self induced limitations instilled in you by the brainwashed moron christians.

Now that you no longer need a crutch or an excuse to be judged by the selfrighteous morons.

You can now enjoy your life as never before imagined, do what you want to do as long as it hurts no one and especially you.

Go concur the world, become rich, do things you never thought possible, think about things that you were not allowed to think and do.

Write a book about your past experiences and share your knowledge with others, examine what it was that caused you to fall for the religious nonsense in the first place. Now that you know what it was, your mind will become more clearer and able to think with an open mind, and you will see how many religious idiots there are and just think how lucky you are by not being a mind warped religious robot. Your mind is your god now and it listens to you, not what some brainwashed fundy has told you. Do what you know is right and become the person that you were intended to be, before the mind snatchers got in.

Close the door on all religions, religions only offer mind control and manipulation, they offer no peace or freedom, just the opposite.

You now own the must valuable possession on the Earth, a clear mind, you have you back now, go do anything that your free mind desires enjoy your life to the fullest for yourself and for us all here, you deserve it.

Please keep in contact with us here, we are here for you, we will not lie to you, we will feed you truth and understanding. Your Friend Always, Ben

Re: Evangelical Christian Theology 201 - ExChristian.Net - Articles

Ben — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:24:00 -0000

All excellant comments!

The USA has spent over 400 billion on the Iraq war, 2/3rds. on accomodations and ammo, 1/3 on the conflict itself.

How much did we spend on Afghanistan? How about the first Gulf War, Desert Storm? Grenada Conflict? How many Americans and Allied service men have died in the last 20 years, for our storm trooping presidents?

What have we accomplished?

No mention of helping little children anywhere. Ah to hell with them, it's better that we fight with guns and bombs than help our fellow man in need.

America built on Godly principles, where ever we go, we spread God's Holy Love.

God Bless George Bush, God's Holy Warrior! Yes indeed!

America backed by God! God wants us to envade other countries and display our Holy Might, with a gun in one hand and a Bible in the other, God will bless us wherever we may go.

Please, I'm being totally sarcastic as I possibly can...

Re: Truth - ExChristian.Net - Articles

Ben — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 10:55:00 -0000

The word Truth has not been defined here. Unless it is defined, we are just speaking past each other. Please visit www.Truth-Defined.com for a definition.

Re: Atheist Brett Keane on Judgment Day - ExChristian.Net - Articles

Ben — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 22:06:00 -0000

celestials1938

A god nor jesus never wrote any part of the Bible, so you're just repeating something that a bunch of mentally insane people wrote down over 2000 years ago. It has absolutely no meaning, and no basis for truth.

celestials1938, you're just a brainwashed fundy troll.......

Re: http://www.pathawks.com/2006/03/starve.html

Ben — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:35:00 -0000

Yay! The first pointy blog! Lets celebrate.

Re: Post Levels 1.0

Ben — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 17:08:47 -0000

Great plugin.... thanks a lot. But please please please make it work with static pages too!!! Thanks, Ben

Re: 43Folders: Getting things done - again | Jack Baty says...

Ben — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 04:05:58 -0000

Your post turned me on to the Ricoh. Now I’m doing “much hand-wringing”.

Why do I want this thing?

Somebody slap me. Please.

Re: Bush and Blair’s "Endless Love"

Ben — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 12:39:00 -0000

Hehehehehe! Fucking hilarious!
But i prefer the "Phoebe and Chandler" duet in FRIENDS.

Hugs!

Ben

Re: Joost Almost Ready to Go

Ben — Tue, 01 May 2007 15:22:00 -0000

Can I have one too please? Joost looks really nice. Thanks!

barledge (at) gmail (dot) com

Re: If Twitter Breaks in the Woods and No One Can Tweet About It, Is It Really Broken?

Ben — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:13:00 -0000

I wonder if, ultimately, the best solution might be a more decentralised network. Twitter are doing very well, they're very nice people and I enjoy using the service, but if it's got any chance of being the communications engine a lot of people want it to be, it's got to be more of a ubiquitous communication technology, like email, than a closed network like Facebook. It would be infinitely scalable, and they could still make plenty of profit from it.

Re: Another Classic Rip-Off Job By Ars Technica

Ben — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:45:00 -0000

"I'm seriously debating doing a regular post on this topic until they cut this crap out."

That would be great, could you maybe seed it with the last 5 or 6 times they've done this? Frankly the example you posted is pretty weak, I'd like to see the true extent of the problem if it's real, because right now all I see is a lot of smoke with no fire.

I like Ars Technica, I find their coverage insightful, and I'd hate to think that you were smearing them over being a little jealous of your idea not being as original as you thought, instead of over a real problem. If it's truly as common as you say then you should be able to document it easily and I would concede the point. If not, I think you probably owe them an apology for stirring up drama over nothing.

Re: Liverpool Pays the Price for Poor Team Selection

Ben — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:21:00 -0000

I think its so hard to really judge the lineup changes that would have worked/wouldn't have worked. But why has Arbeloa been saved for the EPL fixtures so much? He hasn't missed a minute in the EPL games. Did Arbeloa play in the Champs League opener though, I don't know? His absence was clear when Marsaille spent that 10 minute spell late in the 1st down Liverpools left side and Liv just could not clear the ball up their way. Arbeloa would have picked up the pace and move them fwd but they kept knocking it around with no urgency.

If anything, what about the Crouch/Kuyt reversal? Rafa tries to give Crouch time to prove himself and figures Torres is enough speed. The game was pretty much played on the ground all night and the few air chances went to Hyppia when they should have been going to Kuyt. They take Crouch out at the 75th and then the final 10 minutes they have about 20 balls crossed in about, oh, 2.5 meters off the ground where Crouch's noggin would have been...just like he played Crouch last year when he scored lots (in little time).

Re: The Cesc Fabregas Show: In Person Review & Photos

Ben — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:11:36 -0000

I got to ask a question to him, just put it on as just a question to ask and it got voted for so yeah then shaked his hand after he scored through the hole!

Re: Premiership Preview–10. West Ham

Ben — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:40:09 -0000

Curbs need's to sign at least 2 more players if we are going to do anything this season. Gaffa your right, Boa Morte is one of the worst players ive ever seen in the premier league let alone a West Ham shirt.

Re: 2008/2009 Premier League Table Predictions

Ben — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:09:31 -0000

Newcastle 15th? Are you kidding me?

Re: Potential Upsets This Weekend: Bolton, Boro, West Brom

Ben — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:11:10 -0000

Newcastle lose to Bolton???????

Yeah right

Re: Cover Tuesday 19

Ben — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:49:46 -0000

I think Goldfrapp is covering Klaxon's cover of Paul Oakenfoldâ€™s Grace

Re: New Kanye West – Anyway

Ben — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:43:39 -0000

This song is pretty iffy -- to me Kanye West is trying to make this album like "Off the Wall".

Re: Ben.geek.nz » Geeking 123…

Ben — Tue, 25 May 2004 20:30:33 -0000

Wahey. Nice.

Re: Ben.geek.nz » Geeking 123…

Ben — Wed, 26 May 2004 16:46:24 -0000

"Wahey nice": it works. I can blog from my PPC (or any other app that uses Moveabletype's xml-rpc specification, because WordPress uses the same spec.

Re: Ben.geek.nz » Test pattern

Ben — Thu, 27 May 2004 18:15:53 -0000

Hey thanks Craig - much appreciated.
Thinking about it, this would still be more efficient than MT's method of storing static archive files for each blog anyway!

Re: Ben.geek.nz » Fitness

Ben — Mon, 14 Jun 2004 16:43:13 -0000

Ack sorry man (if you're reading this), I sold it on Sunday to a guy from Hamilton. Sad to see it go...

Re: Ben.geek.nz » Fitness

Ben — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 16:15:30 -0000

Low threes is what it sold for in the end. A bit of a bargain, but I wasn't positive it'd get its next WoF.

Re: Ben.geek.nz » Pocket PC WZC Disabler

Ben — Mon, 21 Jun 2004 17:05:15 -0000

Basically it deletes the registry settings that drive "Wireless Zero Configuration". Without these, Windows Mobile is unable to poll/configure wireless networks. It's a bit of a brute-force approach to the problem, but it seems to work fine.

I was happily able to scan and associate to wireless APs using WiFiFoFum even with WZC disabled.

Re: Ben.geek.nz » Nokia 6600 Review

Ben — Tue, 29 Jun 2004 20:46:23 -0000

Luddite!? Who are you calling a luddite? :)
Sorry, I'm just feeling insecure because the 6600 was released over six months ago, which kinda diminishes the geek-factor in buying one.

Re: Ben.geek.nz » Ballmer starts the smack talk

Ben — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 16:47:46 -0000

Valid point, but my comeback is always that the PS2 was the first non-cartridge backwards-compatible console. Are you saying that compatibility is now a non-negotiable requirement of consoles?

But yes, MS would have to pull of a heck of a job to sell a non-backwards-compatible console against a (presumably) backwards compatible PS3.

I find it interesting that people are saying emulation would be too difficult. It's not like you're trying to emulate an entire x86 PC. There is a defined set of APIs and hardware that you are emulating. Surely this is not impossible?

Re: Ben.geek.nz » Phone Sex: Motorola Razr V3

Ben — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 16:51:54 -0000

Hrrm not sure. I presume it'll have all the normal modern phone functions (e.g. Contacts, Calendar, To-do).
If it supports standard bluetooth profiles, I imagine that you gould get iSync to talk to it.
I'm sure there'll be many more detailed reviews popping up around the web pretty soon.

Re: Ben.geek.nz » Asus A730 Released

Ben — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 17:09:39 -0000

Asus claim 9 hours. I'd imagine that is with the backlight on minimum (or probably off), and no BT or WiFi. In my experience most PPCs realistically get about 4 hours of use with occasional BT and WiFi.

Re: Ben.geek.nz » Burnout 3 Anticipation

Ben — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 16:50:46 -0000

Aye, and I love the fact that the developers have to do the work to improve the performance of console games (vis: Burnout 3 graphics pushing the limits of the PS2), as opposed to PC games where they seem to just churn out code for the latest and greatest revisions of PC graphics cards.

Re: Ben.geek.nz » Stop the GMail Madness!

Ben — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 18:36:05 -0000

Tom got the luck last invite. No more at the moment, but if things keep going the way they have been, I'll have another 5 invites in a couple of days...

Re: Ben.geek.nz » Samsung Phone with 1.5GB HDD

Ben — Tue, 07 Sep 2004 04:26:53 -0000

Yeah, apparently according to the specs the outside screen is an OLED, and the inside one a standard LCD. What OS do they run the phone on?

Re: Ben.geek.nz » GMail Invites

Ben — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 21:00:52 -0000

Wow Rodrigo... I'm hoping that is some sort of machine-translation, but I get the general idea. Invite sent!

Re: Ben.geek.nz » iTrip vs Cassette Adapter

Ben — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:45:52 -0000

Yeah that kinda sucks for you. If it were me, I'd go digging around behind the stereo to see if there were any line-in jacks, and otherwise replace the stereo.
Seriously, the FM transmitter was that crap.

Re: Ben.geek.nz » No Online for Gran Turismo 4

Ben — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:22:18 -0000

...and you haven't offered an excuse for your mates at Sony ;) :P
Does that mean you admit they've made a huge cock-up?

Re: Ben.geek.nz » Pour More Beers

Ben — Sun, 07 Nov 2004 22:42:43 -0000

Yep. You sure need a whole lotta backbone to take the worlds most technologically advanced and powerful army into a middle-eastern backwater and out-muscle everyone.

A lot more than, say, facing up realistically to the imbalance of power and money in the world. Working your way out of oil dependance. Confronting Christian religious fundamentalism. Trying to find a middle gorund that reduces, rather than increases, the need for others to resort to terrorism to have their voices heard. Oops no, I wonder which takes more 'backbone'?

Re: Ben.geek.nz » Pour More Beers

Ben — Sun, 07 Nov 2004 22:44:52 -0000

Oh yeah, not to mention the backbone to comment anonymously.

Re: Ben.geek.nz » Pour More Beers

Ben — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:52:04 -0000

Dude, thanks for the reply - I heartily appreciate the sentiment and I too regret the initial heat in my reply. Diversity is something we cannot avoid, nor risk losing.

Re: Ben.geek.nz » Cluetrain now departing from platform 3…

Ben — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 01:01:11 -0000

someone else's freedom or health. But gay marriage!? How the heck does that affect the voter's life at all? On the other hand it totally denies the gay person's right to a happy life.

I guess I just can't get into the headspace of the religo-nuts who feel that gays getting married somehow affects the conservative 'ether' and therefore their 'rights' as a god-fearing individual.

Re: Twenty-one Reasons Why English Is Hard to Learn

Ben — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:30:37 -0000

English is not actually very hard to learn. Anybody that had to learn English as a second language knows this. I myself started learning it in 5th Grade and was capable of speaking fluently by a year later and I am by no means a linguistic genius. Every language has instances such as those shown above and most have far more then english. In German, for example, Essen is a verb meaning to eat, but it is also a noun meaning food, and a name. This is just one of hundreds. I have recently started learning french in an effort to expand my horizons and allready I have found many such problems. I suspect that it is the same with most other languages. The myth that English is a very hard language to learn was put into being by egoistical Americain that have to be the best at everything. Or maybe it was just an effort to explain President Bush's incapability to go through a speech without reinventing the English language. I have been fighting hard to stop this myth from being spread, so for with limited success.

Re: Movie Time

Ben — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0000

I was NOT a fan of Hellboy 1 and LOVED the bifurcated pants off HB2. So there...

Re: Dark and yummy

Ben — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:14:41 -0000

That stout is not available out here on the frontier...
Maybe a worthwhile soul could bring some out this way next time he passes through? Paypal'd in advance, of course.

Re: Christian Fiction Podcast

Ben — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:42:37 -0000

Like The Bible?
(sorry...such an easy lay up...couldn't resist)

Re: Broadcasting Review

Ben — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:29:50 -0000

I wonder if it's easier for these bands to break into the Christian market by selling themselves as such. VS straight up trying to crack the mainstream head on.

Re: Truth

Ben — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:17:21 -0000

I'm a habitual liar to children. It's fun. They get a few years of fantasy and I get entertained. Santa, EB, TTF, Jesus, Pedro Negro, the ghost of Bruce Lee, a monster man made entirely of bees...all celebrated.
Doesn't being an adult suck enough?

Re: Truth

Ben — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:33:29 -0000

That guy's assertion trivializes ACTUAL child abuse. Which is a very real, specific thing.
Are you insinuating SWARM isn't real? At your own peril?

Re: Pizza Vending Machine

Ben — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:34:28 -0000

CALDA!

Re: Movie Time – Casino Royale

Ben — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 14:00:29 -0000

I think Bond being not quite as refined as we expect was kinda the point. Think of this film as "Bond Begins".
There's a thing Connery did that no other subsequent actor could get; Bond as gentleman AND cold-blooded killer. And that element is summaried visually in the final shot of Casino Royale. Beautiful three-piece suit accessoried with sniper rifle.
I also love the scene where Le Chiffre is about to walk out of the casino and Bond is like "Fuck It" and palms a table knife. And Felix reins him in.
Dunno if it's the best Bond film. Still kinda partial to Goldfinger. Film opens with Bond coming out of the water with a duck strapped to his head. Can't top that kind of subterfuge.

Re: Stardust

Ben — Wed, 23 May 2007 18:47:00 -0000

Is Wil Wheaton a "celebrity" outside of Star Trek (or Stand By Me) conventions?
Stardust looks amazing. Can't wait.

Re: Heroes’ Season Finale

Ben — Wed, 23 May 2007 18:50:28 -0000

Like Pat, I ditched it after the allure of the Cheerleaders ass faded (3 or 4 eps).
Though, I think I might pick up the DVDs in August.

Re: Heath as the Joker

Ben — Wed, 23 May 2007 18:53:52 -0000

I don't know. I'm a fan of so many aspects. Ledger, Nolan, the first flick. All signs point to LOVE. But something about it is just too "on the nose". It feels very Hot Topic to me. Right now. Once there's some context to it, that might make the difference.

Re: Heroes’ Season Finale

Ben — Wed, 23 May 2007 21:39:33 -0000

Oh hell no.

Re: Stardust

Ben — Wed, 23 May 2007 21:46:57 -0000

I only have a passing interest in the Written Works Of Neil Gaiman...but it's directed by Mathew "Layer Cake" Vaughn. That's an Englishman with, to date, chops. This is flick he wriggled free of X-Men 3 to do...so I'm very curious.

Re: My eschatology

Ben — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:00:46 -0000

Moltmannian Eschatology 70%?

Y'all are kooks, btw.

Re: The Right Track

Ben — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:11:31 -0000

My #6 is awesome.
1. Musician
2. Composer
3. Actor
4. Comedian
5. Dancer
6. Stuntperson
7. Director of Photography
8. Recreation Therapist
9. Kinesiologist
10. Art / Music Therapist

Re: Arrrrrr, This Be Talk Like a Pirate Day

Ben — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:56:47 -0000

Like I needed an internet quiz to tell me this:
You are ...
The Cap'n
Why couldn't the little boy get into the pirate movie?
Cuz it be rated ARRRRRH.

Re: Conflict of Interest

Ben — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:46:10 -0000

Maybe this is God's way of punishing you for your taste?
"It's either Heroes or Me, McMortal...CHOOSE WISELY!"

Re: Three Books

Ben — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:07:19 -0000

The Complete Oxford English Dictionary
The Merck Manual of Medical Information
The Complete Illustrated Kama Sutra

Re: Yup, still here

Ben — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:02:09 -0000

Halo 3 isn't a matter of substance? I'm done with you.
Nice to have you back.
Pat, Add me to your friends list on XBL: "SoundedMean"

Re: Sucking hard…

Ben — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:56:45 -0000

Think you're way off base wrt the strike.
Rogers gives amazing summation here: http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/2007/11/why-strike-ii.html
I'm ok doing without my stories until the originators of 'em are justly compensated.

Re: Heroic Apology

Ben — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:54:14 -0000

I can't really muster full-on mutant hate for it. It has it's moments.
But it's lazily written and in some cases the performances are DIRE.
The cheerleader and her pops are one of the very bright spots. They/she doesn't remotely play up her sexuality. Which is good since the character is only 15...BUT...she's just a cute kid who can survive vivisection.

Re: Heroic Apology

Ben — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:22:27 -0000

What's funny is that stripper is essentially The Hulk.
Just once I want her to yell "JESSICA SMASH".
And while I'm feeling generous towards this crappy show. The departure of Malcolm McDowells character was spectacular. I watched that like 10x in a row, howling with laughter. I've always wondered why Kitty Pride never did that.

Re: Heroic Apology

Ben — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:52:11 -0000

If not the finale than the penultimate episode.

Re: Chuck Norris Approved

Ben — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:27:56 -0000

WOW...Huckabee is unfurling years old webjunk in his campaign!
Obama responds: "ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!11!ONE"

Re: New Prezzie

Ben — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 08:57:22 -0000

ONE OF US, ONE OF US!

Re: RIF

Ben — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:29:32 -0000

Mine got Genius.
In your collective faces.

Re: A New Look

Ben — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:37:55 -0000

I'm so nestled in Satan's bosom I don't even know what you're referring to.

Re: One Flu Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Ben — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:24:47 -0000

There's a pretty resistant flu going around.
You might try Mucinex (otc expectorant), that cleared me up enough to get up and not be totally miserable.
Guinness and cheeseburgers help as well.
Hope you feel better.

Re: John Carter of Mars!!!

Ben — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:38:45 -0000

AHEM

Re: National Day of Prayer

Ben — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:11:14 -0000

God and sports is INFINITELY entertaining. That's actually pretty good grist for a book on the historical context of such.

Also, this seems to be a protestant thing as I've never heard a priest do this in my entire life. Although, I'm sure they were just too busy praying for an acquittal.

Re: Dad’s In Media – DIM?

Ben — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:38:39 -0000

as seen in "...And Maggie Makes Three"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_Maggie_Makes_Three

Henry Jones Sr: "Let it go, Indiana." And he downs a german fighter plane with an umbrella and some well-placed seagulls. What a guy!

Jor-El (Brando): Pretty much the greatest father/son relationship since God and Jesus...heywaitaminute! I love the idea in the film that Jor-El gives Superman all his knowledge and even in death is still available to him (even if it's some crazy Gro-Crystals).

"You will travel far, my little Kal-El. But we will never leave you... even in the face of our deaths... the richness of our lives shall be yours. All that I have, all that I've learned, everything I feel... all this, and more... I bequeath you, my son. You will carry me inside you all the days of your life. You will make my strength your own, and see my life through your own eyes, as your life will be seen through mine. The son becomes the father, and the father the son. This is all I can send you, Kal-El."

Re: Movie Time

Ben — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:56:31 -0000

I was NOT a fan of Hellboy 1 and LOVED the bifurcated pants off HB2. So there...

Re: Christian Pledge

Ben — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:58:32 -0000

B13, most of the Founding Fathers were Deists (Franklin, Jefferson for sure)...as was John Locke...so, no, that isn't at all what this country is based on.

Anyways, the Pledge of Allegiance was written in the late 1800's by, OH NOES!!, Christian Socialists! The "Under God" bit was added in the 50's. It's hilariously complicated.

I don't know why...but that christian flag reminds me of something I'd seen associated with White Supremacy or something...could be wrong and don't feel like googling...

Re: Rantesquely-Good Friday!

Ben — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:28:30 -0000

Shes very hot! Too bad the choreography was horrible!

Re: Where are the deaf female bloggers?

Ben — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:27:41 -0000

This entry made me think, alright. You're right, there aren't many "serious" blogs written by females. Men are more reckless about their reputation and career? I doubt it. :)

Perhaps a blog reflects the author's favorite chitchat topics. Women are more likely to talk about personal issues whereas men talk about news "out there"? I don't mean to stereotype but maybe there's an element of truth?

Re: Spanish Wine, Portuguese Wine - Attention RSS Subscribers to Catavino

Ben — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:46:13 -0000

Hola guapos. Last wine was a rather fine Protos crianza picked up in Barajas airport last night, I'm a google reader man, and yes you are in my itunes feed! Un abrazo and wonderfeul to see you in Madrid!

Re: Wine Blog Wednesday #35: Valued-Priced Spanish Wines

Ben — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:12:46 -0000

Wow, what a great selection you have ended up with, I'll have to check out some of these in the local supermarket!

Re: Wine Blogging question - Do you have to charge to be considered “professional”?

Ben — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:28:53 -0000

Everything from the bbc is free, and you don't get more pro than them!

Re: What’s that “Customer Service” Thing you Speak of?

Ben — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:47:20 -0000

I think in this case you got a very ignorant person on the other end of the phone. The most likely thing is that they hadn't even looked at your email or, as you suggested, weren't switched on to the whole internet / blog thing. Most companies in Spain probably aren't interested in the press unless you can get a version of the publication in question from the local kiosko.

But the point is of course that customer service in Spain does suck, anyone what has lived here for a while knows that. To be honest I just laugh at it now and see it as another curious thing about this wonderful county. So the waiters are grumpy and people on the other end of the phone are rude and/or useless? Maybe, but I don't think that's going to change in a hurry, and there are enough other wonderful things about the country to keep me happy.

I do agree though that it is unbelievably frustrating to have to deal with at times, and I often shake my head in disbelief at stories like this, wondering just why companies don't want to do more to help themselves.

Re: Full Disclosure in the Wine World and a Few Little Known Secrets

Ben — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:10:11 -0000

As a fairly base level wine drinker (I love it but don't over analyze it or get too much into the tasting notes side of things) it has never even occured to me to wonder whether or not they are lying to me, or I am being told half truths about the production process.

I probably would buy into the romance marketing these guys rely on to make their brands 'special', but most of the time I don't even read the label on the bottle. If it says 'crianza' or 'grand reserva' on the front then that is good enough for me. I suspect many (most?) consumers are like this.

P.s. having said all this I would care a great deal if I began finding out that harmful substances were going into wine without me knowing. In that respect the wine industry should be as liable to full disclosure as everyone else. 'Contains sulphites' is a start I suppose...

Re: On This Day: Fatherlessness

Ben — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:51:41 -0000

Those are some big cajones you are sporting. Fatherlessness can also cause fearlessness, ey? I am lucky to have a close relationship with my father, but this still meant a lot. And I love you too.

Re: Suffering Succotash

Ben — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:40:00 -0000

I wish I was "suffering" the same way you are :-p Never had succotash before, so it is going to the list of foods to try.

Re: Santigold – Southerngold (Terry Urban & Gold Coin Clothing Mixtape)

Ben — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:50:46 -0000

when will labels learn that artists want other people to adapt their work? At least REAL artists do.

Re: Santigold – Southerngold (Terry Urban & Gold Coin Clothing Mixtape)

Ben — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:51:18 -0000

I respect this blog for posting this because Santigold wants it to be heard. Good call.

Re: YouMail : a new (free) voicemail service

Ben — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:42:51 -0000

GotVoice is a free phone service that sends your voicemail messages to your E-Mail. You should check it out at www.gotvoice.com.</p>

Re: Главное - миф - БлоGнот

Ben — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:37:00 -0000

Автор Долбаеб сравнил хуй с пальцем. В нокиу можно скачать мп3 откуда угодно и передать по блютус или вай-фай. Статья ни о чем высосали бред из пальца. цена у Нокии в 2 раза ниже айфона да и качество лучше гораздо. И нету кастрированных блютусов хуюсов и прочего говна. собсно айфон - кострат =)

Re: Joost invitations available

Ben — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:25:25 -0000

I am a wireless network engineer and am interested in stress-testing some network designs for capacity with Joost traffic. That and I think this is a great project I'd like to play with. :)

Thanks so much!

hollifield@gmail.com

Re: Cohen On Futurama And It’s Future

Ben — Sat, 16 Aug 2003 05:20:57 -0000

I agree with hahahaa Joe King, funny joke mate, that Futurma is really rubish. Simpsons rule, Futurama drule....how about launch it into another galaxy because it isn't welcome here!

Re: New Matrix Games On The Way

Ben — Fri, 11 Jun 2004 07:24:03 -0000

This game is good and addicting you just have to get cheats but it kinda.....NO really suckz that you can't play as Neo,Trinity,OR Morphious. It's B.S. But the dang game is addicting.

Re: New Matrix Games On The Way

Ben — Fri, 11 Jun 2004 07:24:42 -0000

This game is good and addicting you just have to get cheats but it kinda.....NO really suckz that you can't play as Neo,Trinity,OR Morphious. It's B.S. But the dang game is addicting.

Re: New Matrix Games On The Way

Ben — Fri, 11 Jun 2004 07:27:07 -0000

Sry i pressed the dang buttton twice

Re: Check Out: Immuzikation

Ben — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:07:13 -0000

dude, that song 'Just Another Call With You', it is practically all taken from Blikk Fang's 'Like a Little Judas Tonic', check it out, it's really not that great when you consider he barely remixed anything and he doesn't even credit Blikk Fang, wtf?

Re: Check Out: Immuzikation

Ben — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:13:51 -0000

they've mentioned his name before, but yeah idk dude

Re: Check Out: Immuzikation

Ben — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:26:03 -0000

pitchfork has misinformed me! apologies, but I still think that song dominates the mashup and should be toned down to let the others (you can barely hear the soulwax, chromeo, stardust) shine through, OK BYE

Re: New Rancid album in June?

Ben — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:14:28 -0000

i pray for the day i have this next piece of art.

Re: That’s, Like, A Remix Post, OMG

Ben — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:32:17 -0000

Horraayy

<333

Re: The moment we’ve all been wating for

Ben — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 17:03:16 -0000

This makes the NHL look even worse, if that were possible.

Wait, I forgot: There's no such thing as the NHL.

Ben

Re: Drowngrade Kobe?

Ben — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 21:18:19 -0000

That's interesting...

I certainly would stay away from most of the Lakers just because who knows what's going on with them this season. At the same time, let's consider Phil's motivations for doing this. He's not going to tip his hand to other coaches by giving away information like "we're not letting Kobe shoot as much." That's not part of his gameplan in my mind.

I think the reason to stay away from Kobe would only be if you think Radmanovic and Kwame will get involved enough to change his NEED to create shots. And I don't see that happening. So I don't think he can necessarily stay at 35 ppg, but that's simply because it's hard for anyone to maintain that rate. I do think he'll take almost as many shots as he did last year, though.

Looking at it statistically, Kobe's effective FG% was the highest of his career. I don't think he suddenly got that much better. I think it was a statistically anomalous year, and his scoring will decrease, but not his shots (drastically).

Of course, I could just be talking to hear my own voice (or in this case writing to hear the keystrokes, I guess) and this could all be total speculation.

But to summarize: I wouldn't drastically change your draft ranking of Kobe because of this quote.

Re: Give Me The Rock Readers Fantasy League

Ben — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:58:20 -0000

I'm in after a year off.

Ben

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Electricity + Water = Fire

Ben — Sat, 06 Aug 2005 01:27:02 -0000

Make water from fire, and I will be impressed...

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » OhGizmo Exclusive: Interview With The Heliodisplay Inventor

Ben — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:26:37 -0000

If you want the full details on how this works, check out one of Chad's US patents: 6,857,746. www.uspto.gov

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » The Carclip Puts Your iPod At Eye Level

Ben — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 19:25:53 -0000

in the state of illinois it is illegal to have something dangling below the rearview mirror that is longer than 3 inches or something like that. so eric and mark (aka "ill eagle") are right. depends on the state and whether or not the law is actually enforced.

also, it is a really, really stupid idea.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Stirred, Not Shaken - Ice Kabobs

Ben — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 13:56:04 -0000

That's perfect for my roids.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » OhGizmo Review - Tom Bihn Imago Yin

Ben — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:52:22 -0000

Thats a dang fine purse

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Banana Phone Holder: Worst Cellphone Accessory. Ever.

Ben — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 05:54:10 -0000

Surely this: http://www.allmedia.com.au/bananana/ is as good a reason as any.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » The In-Lock Gives Your Bike Outdoors Security

Ben — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 06:05:31 -0000

I think a lot of commenters have missed the point, namely "The aim of 'In-Lock' is to deter any opportunist thief".
If your bike is harder to steal than the next one, there's a fighting chance that it will still be there when you get back to your tent.
I'd agree - any bike thief with a spade could probably have this out of the ground in less than five minutes, but equally any bike thief with a pair of bolt cutters could have most of the bikes chained up in my town centre.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Pwn Minesweeper, FTW!

Ben — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:59:17 -0000

This trick is ancient. It was in Minesweeper in Windows 3.1.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » USB Humping Dog Taught to Store Files

Ben — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:16:31 -0000

never seen the grand canyon dave?

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » OhGizmo First Look: Nokia E61

Ben — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:04:02 -0000

hey man,
nice writeup.
i want to buy the E61. where did you get yours because i see mostly keypads with foreign characters. it seems the best i can find for US has UK/English symbols on it.
yours does not.
where can i find your keypad?
thanks.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » MP4 Video Watch - Now With FM Transmitter!

Ben — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:58:52 -0000

Pffft - old news. Scan have had better ones in for months at around $116.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?...

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Cynergy Labs: Microsoft Surface Without The Surface

Ben — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:33:19 -0000

this won't take off - holding your hands in front of you constantly gets too tiring.

Re: NYC's High Line Park vs. Philadelphia's Reading Viaduct

Ben — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:27:51 -0000

I agree with some of the posters on the Philly.com article.

This is great in principle but the neighborhood is just all wrong. There isn't enough foot traffic or development in this neighborhood to begin with. It will become a haven for the homeless.

If the "loft district" (I actually used to work here and a local diner called it NOVI--North of Vine) even develops maybe it makes sense. But not now.

Re: The end of the "R3"?

Ben — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:36:48 -0000

I agree with downplaying the R number. I don't agree with Media/Elwin to/from Center City being the new "title" though. I feel that line names should be simple and iconic rather than descriptive. There is more recognition in line names than in terminal descriptions or numbers. Instead of quietly making a small switch under our noses, SEPTA should just straight up name the R3 the Media Line or call the R6 the Manayunk Line for that manner. The name of the line isn't even that important, it just needs to me recognizable.

Re: Riders challenge SEPTA's gender police

Ben — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:15:02 -0000

Douglas,

Yes SEPTA needs a lot of work on customer service but I don't think Twitter or social media is an answer.

Does the MTA have an official Twitter account?

Re: Riders challenge SEPTA's gender police

Ben — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:14:30 -0000

What a pathetic thing to spend energy on. It's a worse use of time and passion than the Foie Gras nuts.

Still, if SEPTA has to deal with legal cases, it's probably worth dropping because, as Chrissy says, I can't see how the type of fraud this is designed to prevent could cause widespread revenue loss for SEPTA. Or does it? I'd like to hear their take.

Re: Should SEPTA build a new parking garage at Jenkintown?

Ben — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:09:00 -0000

Anything to encourage more ridership of SEPTA is a good thing. This is just typical suburban NIMBYism. They need to get over it.

However, where is the plan for a parking garage and Fern Rock? That surface lot is full by 7:30am. Subway ridership would greatly increase if parking was augmented there.

Re: Philadelpha's two new SEPTA board members

Ben — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:06:00 -0000

Is there a good reason why Phila. County gets the same number of board members as the 4 other counties? It seems to me that the city should get an extra vote.

Re: Phillies fans crowd SEPTA

Ben — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:14:00 -0000

for all of the crying that SEPTA does for funding and taxpayer money, they managed to fail in a most epic fashion.< />< />they had a chance to improve their branding, gain new customers and, as a result, start posting *gasp* a profit.< />< />a complete, utter failure.

Re: Packing heat on the El

Ben — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:35:00 -0000

What about a hammer policy?

Re: This just in: SEPTA saves you money

Ben — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:35:00 -0000

The interesting thing here is that we save 10-15% less than NYC and San Fran, but our cost of living is significantly lower, making the savings even more. Our cost of living is about 10% lower than Boston so they make out a little better than us.< />< />DC's cost of living is 15% higher than ours, and public transit there saves LESS than here. So we blow them away.< />< />That said, you can get a lot further without a car in NYC than in Philly.

Re: SEPTA drops weekend regional rail ticket prices

Ben — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:54:00 -0000

Given the surging demand for RR access, they should remove the onboard surcharge for all off-peak trains. That would encourage some who might be going in for shopping or other time-flexible activities to wait an hour and take a train that isn't packed to the gills, with no cars available for expansion. It would also mean that the ticket office would still be used, as they are all open for the morning peak service.< />< />Oh, and make the R8 every hour on Sundays.

Re: What SEPTA riders need now

Ben — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:09:00 -0000

I wish I could shoot everyone who smokes on the BSL! I don't get it, why do people think they have the right to smoke on the platforms, especially the ones underground. SEPTA isn't a bar, and even if it was, you still couldn't smoke in it!

Re: New SEPTA ticket office at Temple

Ben — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:27:00 -0000

I can't understand this.< />< />Surely the cost to operate a new ticket office is greater than the extra revenue they get from Temple riders who had to pay the surcharge?!< />< />What is their motivation with the surcharge thing?

Re: Rumor Mill: McCain VP Buzz

Ben — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:46:00 -0000

I want him to choose Romney. And I dont like the idea of Crist.

Re: Billiards Classic is back!

Ben — Mon, 14 May 2007 20:48:00 -0000

Thanks for Classic Billiards!

Can we PLEASE have classic Mah Jongg too?!?!

Re: http://www.animationtipsandtricks.com/2008/10/animation-mentor-launches-redesigned.html

Ben — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:54:00 -0000

The new site ROCKS!

Re: http://www.animationtipsandtricks.com/2008/10/animation-mentor-launches-redesigned.html

Ben — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:54:00 -0000

The new site ROCKS!

Re: How about the black cables, Steve?

Ben — Mon, 29 May 2006 17:13:00 -0000

We've got one of the white MacBooks here at the house, and I've used my Canon ZR500 MiniDV camcorder with it. It works, but the quality is somewhat lessened by the crummy Intel shared memory graphics chip that they used.
I actually get better results on my 1.2 Ghz iBook G4 for video editing purposes.

-Ben

Re: http://ourlittleapartment.blogspot.com/2008/06/trouples-rock-irony-doesnt.html

Ben — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:30:00 -0000

Oh. MY. God.

The trouple idea is completely new to me and I LOVE it. Couples dates are always so forced. Trouples? Are juuuuuust right.

Re: http://ourlittleapartment.blogspot.com/2008/07/little-sarcasms-good-for-soul.html

Ben — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:10:00 -0000

someecard is the greatest thing to happen to special and not-so-special occasions!

Re: http://ourlittleapartment.blogspot.com/2008/08/guess-what.html

Ben — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:50:00 -0000

Eff I'm jealous. I'd LOVE to take free web and design courses.

Re: http://ourlittleapartment.blogspot.com/2008/08/raining-on-your-parade.html

Ben — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:51:00 -0000

Like your's, my eyes were opened in a big way like this a few weeks ago. The world is a crazy place and trying to cope with it is a full time job.

Re: http://ourlittleapartment.blogspot.com/2008/09/pursuit-of-happiness.html

Ben — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:06:00 -0000

Still jealous. You'll have to share some of your work!

Re: http://ourlittleapartment.blogspot.com/2008/10/worth-it-wednesday-more-target-bashing.html

Ben — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:38:00 -0000

hahahahaha I love shout-outs just for showing up!

Re: Rev. Davis resigns from church a second time - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Ben — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 16:11:00 -0000

It's just all so sickening to hear about all the church members are totally unphased by any preacher that gets caught. If that church is not good enough then they will build one somehere else, you will not stop their worshipping their innvisible god.

Dumb bunch of goons:

"We have moved on. We have a wonderful pastor. This is definitely closure for us."

And davis:

"There is no one in this room or outside this room who is more mad at me than I am," he said. "No one has more sorrow and remorse for what I have done...I broke the law and in my terms, I've sinned. I'm sorry for that."

Yeah he's just damned sorry that he got caught!

The judge:
"There are a lot of lost souls in prison," he said. "Hopefully, you can help them."

Yeah you can teach them how stupid the general populace is and they can start their own church when they get out.

The dumbfounded again:
"We have moved on. We have a wonderful pastor. This is definitely closure for us."

Yes we have found another preacher to lie to us and tell us how wonderful that we all are.

More ignorance:
"I just want to tell people to read your Bible, not your pastor; to follow God and not to follow man, or you'll be led astray," she said

Yes indeed that bible will lead you straight to where Davis will soon be.

Re: Parishioner Sues Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, Saying Pastor Seduced Wife - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Ben — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 13:02:00 -0000

These comments praising and supporting these preachers just astonish me, it's just amazing.

What can someone say with words that have made an impact in your life? Words are just noises made by people.

What one thing can someone say to you, that you could have gotten on your own, if you had just wanted to?

Words of comfort perhaps?
Words of encouragement?
Words of enlitenment?

In the end they are just words!!! you people, just like all Americans are being HERDED around by WORDS!!!

It was WORDS that were written down on clay tablets, by men, translated over 1600 times transcribed down in a BOOK, by men!

You people put your faith in MEN and their WORDS!!!

Preachers are just people, special people? NO! The bible says not one is worthy of the kingdom of god, yet you must elect a person that pretends that he is "Holyier" than thou!!!

This one person wrote about her son being killed in a car wreck and he supplied comfort to her, what could he have said? That his soul is resting in Heaven now? Does saying such a thing prove it's true? No it had to be a preacher saying it, that confirmed it in your mind.

Why can't you all see that it's just WORDS that you've allowed let dominate your very being?

Words do not supply truth!!!

It's all PRETENDING!!!
You're all pretending it's true!!!
You're all pretending that you believe in the bible!!!!
You're all pretending that you're someone special!!!!
Pretending is living in a LIE!!!

THe bible is the GREAT MAKE BELIEVE LIE!!!

IT's SANTA CLAUS with a BIG PROMISE!!!

You christians are a sick lot, the American people have become a spawn of mindless drivel'ers.

Whomever will get up and speak, we will follow!!!

Re: Wife Of Pastor At Largest U.S. Church Asked To Leave Plane - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Ben — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 06:45:00 -0000

You consider this looney bin a prophet? Ha !! Ha !! Ha !! You are a sick breanwashed fundy.

Re: Wife Of Pastor At Largest U.S. Church Asked To Leave Plane - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Ben — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 06:53:00 -0000

Sorry I meant brainwashed, you know you're a brainwashed idiot!!!

Re: God is a product of evolution - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Ben — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 07:37:00 -0000

We also learn to repeat Biblical phrases because they are safe, and no one will scold us for praising the imaginary God. We slowly look out of our covey hole to see if the coast is clear and then we glorify this God for having created us. It's the mindset that this God will keep us safe and look after us, and if we pray the proper words, then Jesus will protect us from evil.

We learn also to mimick other members of society, church members, preachers, TV, mostly what we have seen others do. Monkey-See Monkey-Do, our brain can only mimick and repeat what it has seen and heard.

Re: God is a product of evolution - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Ben — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 02:45:00 -0000

Bravo Benji, That was deeply inspired from within, and not from a fake bible god either. Excellant reply, keep up the good work my friend.

Re: Tulsa Pastor Arrested In OKC On Lewdness Charge - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Ben — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 19:15:00 -0000

I just want to run towards the wall and stump my feet saying, Thank You, Thank You Jesus for this man, this man is truly a warrior for God, he was out there pastoring to the Police dressed in high heels, a wig and stockings for Jesus, who else but a true servant of God would even remotely go out in full drag? I mean come on, who else but a true servant of God, this man went over and beyound his call of duty for the Lord to keep AIDS off the street, to keep the infected sperm out of out harms way from our little innocent children, he was in effect took the bullet so to speak. As I may paraphase a quote from that glourious book called the BIBLE, as I'm sure many of you unrighteous heathren Atheists here have never heard or seen this book before. Quote "And they may take up serpents and drink poison or any deadly thing and it will not harm them." This is the test laid down by the Law Of God, while most of you are home resting easy in your lounge chair and the most work you've ever done for the Lord, is to reach over and search for the TV remote, we have people like the good Reverend Lonnie out there in the war zone of sin, Pastoring to the Police in disquise. There is a reward awaiting this man, on Earth? NO NO in Heaven, there is a mansion awaiting for this man in Heaven. This man is doing the Good Works set up by God, but he was set-up as with all good saved people, Satan, yes Satan, got in this man's way and he was set-up by this evil spirit called Satan. Satan knows every move of a God called christian, and got in the way. So now, Rev. Lonnie will have to minister to the evil varmen in the jails and help them find Jesus only in ways that Rev. Lonnie can do. This no doubt is truely God's Holy Will that Rev. Lonnie will be a spokesman for God in jail. God works in such mysterious ways. You may ask that is this some kind of joke? And you would be right, it's all a fucking joke mainly the Bible is the biggest joke and fraud to have ever been pulled on the entire world. Being an Atheist is like Bible repellant spray. After reading about this babbling God called fool, I am so proud and honored to claim to be a full fledged bona fide ATHEIST. This is just one jackass for God that got caught, but they all are frauds, all preachers, pastors, ministers, popes, etc. are total frauds, from day one. Not one is worthy to stake a claim as prescribed in the wholly full of shit Buybull.

Re: First Coast Pastor Goes to Jail, Many Parishoners Still Support Him - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Ben — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 14:13:00 -0000

Mr. Martin Sir,

In all fairness to the WM, would you be so kind as to look on the left hand side of your screen and under Section Archives and click on 11.05 before you make an unfair blanket statement, you will see four or five people christians spotlighted, and Yes they be white folk too, then click on 12.05 for more whiteys. OK? Just try it and see. Lets be fair, OK?

Re: Culpeper minister faces sex charges - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Ben — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:37:00 -0000

anonymous of 10:11 pm said:

Charles Shifflett bailed him out of jail and then turned his back on me and my 2 small children. God will have his way with him, and I will continue to pray for all those who have been hurt by him.

Even after all this has happened to C.S. and your family, it still has not occured to you that just maybe, just maybe, that the religion that this cretin was teaching and leading you people around like puppets could be fraudulent?

To me personally, this leading by example, I would want to burn the G-Damed church down with him in it.

The same thing happened at my parents church, the 56 yr. old preacher was caught by his wife in bed with a 21 yr. old woman, they just got a new preacher, no big deal, everybody just follows the wrong spirit once in a while.

It has nothing to do with the religion, god loves everybody, god is the same, yesterday, today, tomorrow.

Lets all join hands and sing all together now...cume bye ya my friends...cume bye ya.

I really just do not get it, how you nutjobs are just willing to forgive and dismiss any crime, fraud, scandal, rape, molestation, perversion, embezzelment, adultry, sodomy, crimes of passion, crimes against nature, the full gambit of whatever the fool preacher gets up and preaches against.

What it is, is that the preachers have this forgive the sinner sewn into the minds of his sheeple, this way should he, himself ever forbid get caught, his sheep will aways stand by him, ready to be forgiven, or bailed out, or lick his wounds and ass.

The more that I delve into the fraud of religion and jesus and preachers, the sicker it gets, I just do not know how much longer I can put up with this shit, this shit reaches way beyond sick, it is a mental psychosis, unimpenetrable by any amount of common sense or logic.

I've been hunting the right magical words for over 5 years to try to awaken you brainwahed christians up, it's now beyond words, there's a chemical imbalance
thats it, there's this invisible force called god, that only preachers have complete control of, that is poluting your minds, it's going right through your skull into the jack-ass nerve receptors, and once they get a harness on your brain, the preachers have complete control over you, you people are rendered completely brainless, spineless, wayward, zombie cult worshippers followers, lemmings, dolts, you're like sea gulls following a shrimp boat.

I would have never believed that adults were that sick, when I was just a young boy, religions are beyond childhood insanity, it's mentally induced complete mind domination, beyond the receivers own ability to recognize it, mind fog, deception, trickery, well that explains the daily news, and why the world is so screwed up and the masses of total insanity going rampant, christians are like rats on a sinking ship, except they do not want off, and leave their preacher.

How can a sane god allow religions to be like this?

Re: Pastor solicited sex, police say - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Ben — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 00:34:00 -0000

Yes praise his Oily Name. Lets me first say that I am a Christain and I love the Lord with all my heart and mind. I try to be just like the Lord, I try to follow his precious footsteps and I try to live my life just like Christ, I was crucified once, but I never rose on the third day, I asked God, Why has thou forsaken me? But there was no answer.

Yes we all fall short of the glory of God, who was it that said
that? OH yea, it was Paul or Saul or somebody, do ya really think that God wrote that, we all fall short of the glory of god?

I've been wanting to rob a bank, but I will not, I've been wanting to molest little girls, but I do not and why do I not act on my insane thoughts? Because I know it's wrong to do wrong things. How do I know it's bad to do wrong things? Because I've always known since birth, and I am not a friggin christian, I don't need a damn book written over 2000 years ago to tell me what is right and wrong, neither does anyone else, nor do I need a fake pretend preacher to tell me right from wrong. neither does anyone else.

You people are making excuses for your insanity and digging excuses out of a phoney make believe bible, anyone that claims to be a christian or preacher is nothing more than a self-righteous psychotic cretin, you all need to be locked up with your phoney Jesus and see who will move the stone, I sure as hell will not move the damn stone, I'll let you all rot and let you all beg for mercy to your imaginary god and Jesus, and see who will save you, guess what? it will not be your phoney god or jesus, you bunch of brainless cowards.

You idiots come on here making excuses for your phoney preacher who has licked every square inch of your anal orfice to the hilt, and now you feel obligated to bail these rodents out because of their short commings.

Let me tell you nutjob christins, there is not a one person that claims to be a preacher that would not be willing to cut your friggin head off, if they thought for one second, they could get away with it. Why do you think some looney wrote the bible in the first place....huh duhhhhh? Because the bastards were completeluy insane, they invented god and the bible to get forgiveness for their insane deeds and thoughts just like you christians, you're all completely positively insane, the only difference is that you all refuse to admit that you're completely insane, but deep down inside, you know that you are, otherwise you would not worship a false imaginary figure wrote down in a friggin book, you christians are an elite sick bunch of wacko's, you all need a healthy dose of reality and you'll certainly not get truth or reality from a stinking church or a make believe stinking bible, neither will you ever hear any truth from your phoney bogas preacher.

What do you christians think gives you all the right to elect and pay a jackass phoney preacher to read false scripture and tickle your foolish ears?

Faith = pretend, you don't have enough faith, means that you need to pretend more.

Christians are no different than Muslims, you're all passionately insane. This is free and you better read it all over again, a thousand times if necessary.

Re: Church arson follows pastor's arrest - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Ben — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 09:54:00 -0000

Christians think that they are being directed to act out their lives by God, but should Satan intervine and direct them, then this would be beyond their control and would then need to ask God for forgiveness, this tactic is permissible by all the idiot Christians.

This is how the insane Saul/Paul got away with his holyer than thou shenanigins, all they got to say that the flesh is weaker than the spirit, the flesh being driven by Satan, but the spirit is driven by their convenient make beleive god.

Most all Christians use this warped lame-brained excuse to the max for their convenience, and it washes by for most of them.

All religions have got to go, we've had enough lies fed to us for over 2000 years.

Re: Pastor accused of illegally harvesting sharks - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Ben — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:07:00 -0000

This is great! God tears them down and the Christians comes along and rebuilds them back up, so god can come along later and tear them back down again.

Listen if god wants a certain place in the world to be destroyed he expects it to stay that way, why else would he come along and destroy it.

You frickin stupid christians are going against gods holy will coming along and rebuilding behind god tearing it all down. What a bunch of hypocrits. You'll all will burn in Hell for that...

Re: Pastor accused of illegally harvesting sharks - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Ben — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:46:00 -0000

This calls for prayer!!!

Dear god, please forgive those ignorant christians that are trying to rebuild what you've spent so much of your powerful energy to tear down, I beg that you have mercy on their filthy rotten nasty stinking souls, maybe the next time they will leave things alone and your messege will be received.

Yeah Franklin Graham sent millions of tons of supplies over to Pakistan, a (complete muslim nation) the supplies were packaged wrapped with christian tracks, bibles, christian relics, jesus supplies, etc. I bet most of the supplies were burnt, even if it meant that they would starve or freeze to death, it would seem to them that it was more important that they receive jesus, than to survive there suffering.

Re: Bail set for pastor in abuse case - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Ben — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 08:31:00 -0000

What gets me is, there is always someone standing by to bail these lieing sobs out, let them rot in there. Then they always bring out the prayer warriors, where were they before all this happened?

Religion and god is like a ball of silly putty, you can shape it and mold it to any form that suits you, and you can bounce it against the floor and it will hit you right in the face.

All churches are insane asylums, it's so very obvious that Paul and Jesus and all the bible writters were completely insane, they and preachers are proof that the whole religious comminity is completely insane. This is not hatred, I'm just plainly stating a fact.

Re: Madison Twp. church leader accused of using parishioner's ID - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Ben — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 08:42:00 -0000

Who needs doctors when you got the healing power of the Lard. He could have went to Benny Hinn and got healed in front of millions, no charge.

The headline should read all preachers rounded up for using a false ID, calling themselves preachers.

Re: Their Own Version of a Big Bang - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Ben — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:40:00 -0000

And then boys and girls can you tell me who wrote the bible????

And then raise your hands and say OUT LOUD!!!!.....A MAN DID, A MAN WROTE THE BIBLE!!!!! not any god.

Teachers are required to be certified to teach in front of students, and then this jackass walks in off the street, and has absolutely no certification, and is allowed to tout his religious propaganda beliefs.

This fool should be arrested for public trespassing, what happened to seperation of church and state?

Re: Ex-minister walks atheist path - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Ben — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 13:24:00 -0000

Be careful John or you'll really be on fire for god. There's plenty of religious wacko's out there ready and willing to kill for jesus. Be sure to pack some heat "wink-wink".

I like your idea for the website, but to charge a yearly fee seems somewhat more of a commercial aspect rather than really wanting to spread your atheist philosophy.

Are you that hard up for money?
Why not just accept donations?

I'm not going to pay for information that should be free and ready available.

Re: Free at Last....Free at Last - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:29:00 -0000

That was so nice, you made me cry, another real human being has joined us into reality. We are all forced to believe the nonsense almost at gun point, it is definately forced on everyone, and we are expected to conform with the threat of losing our love from our family if we do not conform to their silly beliefs. Conditional Love is false love. Welcome my dear one.

Re: A Jimmy Swaggart Story - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 17:29:00 -0000

Anonymous, Read the book American Holocaust by David Stannard and you'll soon change your mind on christianity and religions, no it's not the bible, there are other books.

Here's a few quotes from American Holocaust:

In average two thirds of the native population were killed by colonist-imported smallpox before violence began. This was a great sign of "the marvelous goodness and providence of God" to the Christians of course, e.g. the Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony wrote in 1634, as "for the natives, they are near all dead of the smallpox, so as the Lord hath cleared our title to what we possess." [SH109,238]
On Hispaniola alone, on Columbus visits, the native population (Arawak), a rather harmless and happy people living on an island of abundant natural resources, a literal paradise, soon mourned 50,000 dead. [SH204]
The surviving Indians fell victim to rape, murder, enslavement and spanish raids.
As one of the culprits wrote: "So many Indians died that they could not be counted, all through the land the Indians lay dead everywhere. The stench was very great and pestiferous." [SH69]
The indian chief Hatuey fled with his people but was captured and burned alive. As "they were tying him to the stake a Franciscan friar urged him to take Jesus to his heart so that his soul might go to heaven, rather than descend into hell. Hatuey replied that if heaven was where the Christians went, he would rather go to hell." [SH70]
What happened to his people was described by an eyewitness:
"The Spaniards found pleasure in inventing all kinds of odd cruelties ... They built a long gibbet, long enough for the toes to touch the ground to prevent strangling, and hanged thirteen [natives] at a time in honor of Christ Our Saviour and the twelve Apostles... then, straw was wrapped around their torn bodies and they were burned alive." [SH72]
Or, on another occasion:
"The Spaniards cut off the arm of one, the leg or hip of another, and from some their heads at one stroke, like butchers cutting up beef and mutton for market. Six hundred, including the cacique, were thus slain like brute beasts...Vasco [de Balboa] ordered forty of them to be torn to pieces by dogs." [SH83]
The "island's population of about eight million people at the time of Columbus's arrival in 1492 already had declined by a third to a half before the year 1496 was out." Eventually all the island's natives were exterminated, so the Spaniards were "forced" to import slaves from other caribbean islands, who soon suffered the same fate. Thus "the Caribbean's millions of native people [were] thereby effectively liquidated in barely a quarter of a century". [SH72-73] "In less than the normal lifetime of a single human being, an entire culture of millions of people, thousands of years resident in their homeland, had been exterminated." [SH75]
"And then the Spanish turned their attention to the mainland of Mexico and Central America. The slaughter had barely begun. The exquisite city of Tenochtitlán [Mexico city] was next." [SH75]
Cortez, Pizarro, De Soto and hundreds of other spanish conquistadors likewise sacked southern and mesoamerican civilizations in the name of Christ (De Soto also sacked Florida).
"When the 16th century ended, some 200,000 Spaniards had moved to the Americas. By that time probably more than 60,000,000 natives were dead." [SH95]

Now you can thank your murdering jesus on a stick.

Re: A Jimmy Swaggart Story - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 17:39:00 -0000

Continued from American Holocaust:

Other Indians were killed in successful plots of poisoning. The colonists even had dogs especially trained to kill Indians and to devour children from their mothers breasts, in the colonists' own words: "blood Hounds to draw after them, and Mastives to seaze them." (This was inspired by spanish methods of the time)
In this way they continued until the extermination of the Pequots was near. [SH107-119]
The surviving handful of Indians "were parceled out to live in servitude. John Endicott and his pastor wrote to the governor asking for 'a share' of the captives, specifically 'a young woman or girle and a boy if you thinke good'." [SH115]
Other tribes were to follow the same path.
Comment the Christian exterminators: "God's Will, which will at last give us cause to say: How Great is His Goodness! and How Great is his Beauty!"
"Thus doth the Lord Jesus make them to bow before him, and to lick the Dust!" [TA]
Like today, lying was OK to Christians then. "Peace treaties were signed with every intention to violate them: when the Indians 'grow secure uppon (sic) the treatie', advised the Council of State in Virginia, 'we shall have the better Advantage both to surprise them, & cutt downe theire Corne'." [SH106]
In 1624 sixty heavily armed Englishmen cut down 800 defenseless Indian men, women and children. [SH107]
In a single massacre in "King Philip's War" of 1675 and 1676 some "600 Indians were destroyed. A delighted Cotton Mather, revered pastor of the Second Church in Boston, later referred to the slaughter as a 'barbeque'." [SH115]
To summarize: Before the arrival of the English, the western Abenaki people in New Hampshire and Vermont had numbered 12,000. Less than half a century later about 250 remained alive - a destruction rate of 98%. The Pocumtuck people had numbered more than 18,000, fifty years later they were down to 920 - 95% destroyed. The Quiripi-Unquachog people had numbered about 30,000, fifty years later they were down to 1500 - 95% destroyed. The Massachusetts people had numbered at least 44,000, fifty years later barely 6000 were alive - 81% destroyed. [SH118] These are only a few examples of the multitude of tribes living before Christian colonists set their foot on the New World. All this was before the smallpox epidemics of 1677 and 1678 had occurred. And the carnage was not over then.
All the above was only the beginning of the European colonization, it was before the frontier age actually had begun.
A total of maybe more than 150 million Indians (of both Americas) were destroyed in the period of 1500 to 1900, as an average two thirds by smallpox and other epidemics, that leaves some 50 million killed directly by violence, bad treatment and slavery.

Did someone mention jesus?

Re: A Journey to Honesty - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 22:02:00 -0000

The reason that most Americans do not believe in the Q'uran, is because the Bible was shipped over here by the pilgrims, had the Q'uran been shipped over here instead of the bible, then most Americans would be bowing to Allah 5 times a day and touting, "Allah is the only God." This just goes to show just how thin skinned and ignorant the American people really are.

And now GWB is giving his whitewashing over on to the American public once again and everyone is setting there agreeing with this fool. Religion is the same as politics, people would rather believe a lie, than to investigate what really is the truth, leaving it up to the preachers and politicians to tell us what is the truth according to them.

The biggest liars ever to exist is politicians and preachers.

Re: A Journey to Honesty - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 11:22:00 -0000

I used to think that I could put a group of logical words and reasoning together and convince people fairly fast that they are complete fools for falling for the religious brainwashing, boy was I completely wrong.

I used to think that people wanted, needed and desired logic and common sense, that there was an internal longing for absolute truth and human understanding and true knowledge, boy was I completely wrong.

I had viewed myself as being on a mission to aleviate my surroundings and neighbors and colleages of all false doctrines and untruths, boy have I ever been wrong.

The longer I live, the more I can see how engrained and fanatical and down-right blatantly insane for the thirst of a promise that only a preacher or the bible can endorse.

The American people and the whole world is becoming less than intelligent, by dumbing-down knowledge and replacing realization with 1st.century ancient myths.

We should all sell all our belongs and follow Christ, Mohammed, or Al Gore, or Mickey Mouse, whats the fucking difference? none that I can tell, we should park our cars and ride camels and wear birkas, and we should carry a staff and take baths twice a year and be seen as being a follower of some mythical Holy God, we should all be lucky to be seen praying in public, so people would know by our works and deeds that we are true followers of Christ or some mythical being.

I've been reading comments on this website for over two years, and no matter what anyone writes, no matter how brilliant and wise and unarguable or how completely substantiated with undeniable proof suffient to convience a rocket scientest, no one can convince a fundy of a single goddamned thing, no fucking way, it's as if someone says one single thing that opposes their silly beliefs that they have accepted when they were a little child, their brain shuts down and goes into it's religious shell of isanity, and will not hear of reason, no way, you keep your logic of no gods away from me, you're threating me with logic and reasoning, I'll melt like the wicked witch of the west, if you spew your anti-religious near me.

One perfect example is the fundy jackass Anonymous of 5:04 pm, skeered to leave even a false name...ha ha ha

They left this pile of shit here:

It is only through searching and questioning that you will learn about the real chacter of God. (Annon.... I know what the real charcator of god is but I'm not telling, it's for you to find out, I have this special knowledge, I have this, I have that..I...I...I am gifted..I...I...I am saved but you are not..I...I...I love me...I....god loves only me,)

You poor pompas fool.

During the time you were searching, did you really study or just listen to a pastor preach?

A pastor preach?...what the fuck is a pastor going to say with his miniscule IQ? the same ranting bullshit that has been said for over 2000 years, it means nothing but only to a brainwashed fundy fool.

When I read stories like yours, I assume that you never really had a relationship with God, probably rarely prayed, spent no more than 30 minutes a day reading your bible, and never shared your faith.

You self-righteous babbling fundy fool, you are so far remove from reality, it's so scary that we have to share the same planet with a bunch of hypnotized brainwashed fundy lunatics, how can we help these sheeple, these zombies, these things, these androids, what can be the anidote to bring these godbots into the now of reality?

I saw on TV where someone recently burnt 6 churches down, I wonder why...lol, there were several burned last year, why would anyone want to burn down a religious house of god, that some man built?

I'm still looking for that antidote to quelch the religous mind disease, it looks like I'll be looking for a long time.

Re: A Journey to Honesty - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 19:45:00 -0000

Thank you all for your kind words and support. I consider all you wonderful kind thinking people and this website, my very close extended family. I lost my family to the mind cancer called religion, although it was words that convinced them to loose their common sense and they lost their place and their personal lives in rational thinking, they are as it stands right now, mentally dead. I tried to awaken them with words, but my words have no merrit, they would much rather put their trust and faith in a ancient myth or in a preacher that has a hidden agenda, for his personal gain.

I will continue to strive to find those magical words that will loosen the mental grip that religions own. Thanks all again, yes I have read the article of the Muslim guy, very brilliant, Thanks passerby, I want to hear those words coming out of the mouth of a Christian, in America, like Billy Graham, or GWB, I know that will never happen. I would also like to hear that testimony from a fundy that I know personally, but I know the chances of that are futile.

I suppose I will have to invent a time machine and revert back to before Jesus's day and kill Joseph and Mary and all the priests and prophets and scribes before they have a chance to exploit their insane beliefs, I may as well kill Mohammad as well, I would like to have lived on this planet Earth when there was total world peace if that ever existed, I would like to travel to different parts of the world where I would not hear of any religion or theology, just warm kind human beings wanting to live in peace of like mind, is this too much to ask? I know I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. Imagine living in a world, where the world would be as one.

Re: Letting It All Go - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 23:52:00 -0000

Co la ta ba tay bay ,..yo sa ta kay bay,..no sha ta ba shia....etc.

Meaning; that whoever should believe in such shit must be totally insane. A-men?

Re: "A Sabbatical?" or "My Anti-Testimony" - ExChristian.Net - Articles

Ben — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 23:04:00 -0000

You are so correct, may I call you Horney?...lol These posts that denounce religion and god, are inspired, inspired by the god of truth within. The gods of the Earth the human inhabitants that dwell on this planet. We have the ability to be in complete peace and harmony with every human being on this plabnet, but we refuse to allow ourselves of this control, we give it to an imaginary god. We prefer to trust in imaginary beings to help us in a time of need, we go to war and kill others, and then ask the imaginary beings to forgive us.

For some reason we cannot survive without imaginary beings to worship and they forgive us of our sins, whatever a sin is, no one knows, but it says in the bible that all have sinned, so it must be that being born is a sin.

Hang around h&h30.

Re: "A Sabbatical?" or "My Anti-Testimony" - ExChristian.Net - Articles

Ben — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 01:24:00 -0000

Hi Art, The virgin birth story has deceived many millions, Mary most likely was knocked up by the local priest, this is how the miracle was so easily out into place, having been verified by the local priest, that it was an Angel, a horney Angel at that, when all along it was her horndog priest.

Joseph would not have confronted
a man of god, but he might would have killed the soldier. No one questions priests even to this very day.

As far as believing in a god, I think there is something way beyond our ability to comprehend this force, thats why it's called a god, but there is a reason that every living thing eventually dies, we do not know why, what ever created us has control on the DNA strain recepters controling life span, whatever it is, it's way beyond our ability to imagine, what it is. The bible writers tried to impress the peoples of their time that they knew all about this force, but when you read the bible you can tell it's all a bunch of made up human boloney.

This force is much far greater than man's ability to explain in a book, man can only explain what his brain will allow it to comprehend.

You are right there is no need for a savior, man existed long before a savior was born. If this life creator put a limit on the amount of years a person could live or a punishment of death, if it was because of original sin, then all sins are paid for at death, thats it, all other parts of the bible have been embellished to instill biblical morals and to get paid for it for brainwashing services.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Fishtank Friday: Fish Overpass

Ben — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:37:56 -0000

i love that normal=strange+time

Re: That Zune Tattoo Guy’s Got Nothing On This

Ben — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:59:51 -0000

Spiderman doesn't rip his skin off, so the costume should appear to be peeling away!

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Knight Rider KITT Attack Mode Revealed

Ben — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:56:48 -0000

Whats with the differing wheel sizes in the photos?

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » DVR Pen Camera Recorder Captures Audio & Video

Ben — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:54:03 -0000

does anyone know how to download media from the pen?

Re: Mon Dieu! Don’t MiniTel Apple

Ben — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:14:03 -0000

I would like to start off that pointing to the French law as being another "minitel" is like releasing an article at the beginning of the iTunes Music store labeled "Don't 'Lisa' music." One failing does not dictate the future.

But I am getting sick of companies artifically creating a tie between hardware and their service. I have a friend that just won a Palm Treo 700w and then turned around and gave it to someone else. The reason was that it was artifically tied to using Verizon's cell network. If Kodak can't lock you into buying only their batteries, then why does Verizon or Apple get to do it?

The idea that the music industry does not need to provide music through the internet unless DRM is provided is false. There will be people that will download music from the internet as long as it is available to download. And there are countries on the internet that do not honor copyright law that have connections to the internet. So, if the only source of downloadable music is illegal then it will be illegal music that will be downloaded. The best way to encourage the same people to purchase music is to offer a way to purchase the music for download.

The DRM is smoke and mirrors when it comes to stopping copyright violations. Burn-n-rip or using a virtual sound device to capture (followed by re-encoding) may degrade the quality but that is not a priority for the majority of people duplicating music over the internet. Most of the time, a re-encoded song does not degrade enough in quality to be able to tell the difference when played from ear-buds.

If quality was a major factor, then the music industry should have done more to promote SACD. SACD has a higher resolution than CDs and supports surround sound. This would put at even greater gap between the quality of legit purchased music and the technical capablities of most MP3 encoders and players. Also, CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives currently can not read (or rip) the high quality SACD track. At the same time, SACD offered backward compatiblity with normal CD players. Instead, the music industry has only released a limited number of titles on SACD and charged an additional premium.

The biggest problem with the French law is it helps to further promote Apple iTunes music store as the single source of music on the Internet. As Creative Labs, iRiver, Samsung and other MP3 players move to support AAC, they will do so at the cost of moving away from promoting other music stores or creating ones of their own. The music industry may discover that Apple has just as much power to dictate terms as Walmart in the USA currently has now.

Re: Romney Jokes About Cheating in Poll

Ben — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:33:22 -0000

Thoughts on the Straw Poll He seems like the finest candidate and most impressive resume in the caucus by far, and seems absolutely sincere and ideal as a charismatic leader. Why the hostility? Can the president of the United States not have a sense of humor to go with his brilliant accomplishments and incredible ability to inspire and bring out the best in others?

Re: Romney Jokes About Cheating in Poll

Ben — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:04:32 -0000

I don't know about that implication Isn't Mitt a Mormon? I think people recognize he doesn't condone cheating. Out of all the marriages in America where no one has ever cheated, I'm willing to bet 95% were Mormon couples, based on the ones I've known . . .

It seems like he is the target of all the other candidates (as the frontrunner usually is, I suppose), but he speaks ill of none (except the occassional insightful jab at Obama). He even avoids criticizing Bush, who is the easiest target in the world!

I think he is the best of the bunch, and certainly the only one with proven leadership, turnaround of massive organizations, reducing waste, fighting for principles in hostile territory, and all on the scale that would make him really the only candidates who is even QUALIFIED, let alone the clearly best choice for the nomination and the presidency. It is no surprise to anyone that he is doing so well today.

Re: Romney Jokes About Cheating in Poll

Ben — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:13:52 -0000

Why do they need to enlist, exactly? I'm not sure how I ended up being the one defending the guy, but the criticisms of him all seem totally irrational in the face of his dominance in every debate and remarkable credentials. Mitt Romney is the most qualified candidate in my entire lifetime, that's for sure.

Don't we have a volunteer military? Hasn't Romney (and others) fought for the military to stay that way? Those who want to serve and want the benefits join the military. It is a great career for some and a fantastic, easy income in the reserves for others. And they are doing some of the most noble work possible. Sure the thinking might be different in times of serious conflict when those who favor terror and evil and try to destroy the good and the principles of freedom are out there waging a bloody conflict, but if you sign up to serve, you go when the stability of the world and threats to the rule of law and peace globally require action abroad. You go for a whole host of reasons: to keep America safe, to make the world a better place, and because you AGREED to serve and took all the benefits of the military during the times of peace.

How can you fault a few boys with families of their own for not signing up even if they feel that work is also noble, when there are so many other noble causes and the military is VOLUNTARY?

Re: Romney Jokes About Cheating in Poll

Ben — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:20:10 -0000

Yes, do think about it . . . I agree that a sense of humor is very revealing, but it seems like Mitt is poking fun at himself. I admire the way he doesnt' take himself too seriously and can joke that it took a few cheating on his behalf to win a casual corn kernal poll (whether or not anyone actually tossed in an extra kernal!)

Don't you like his humility?

Re: Romney Jokes About Cheating in Poll

Ben — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:54:04 -0000

What do you mean by shill? I'm a lawyer in Southern California and interested in politics. I will almost certainly vote Republican, and Romney looks like the best chances for both the nomination and general election from where I sit. Does that make me a shill? I'm certainly not paid, but I suppose I do have something of a personal interest: I would like to see the Republicans win the Election, fix the mess that Bush made, and not do it at the expense of my children through more debt and broken entitlement programs or reverse the bits of good that Bush did here and there fighting for the rights of infants (pro-life) and the sanctity of marriage. Romney looks to me like the only one who can get that done, and I do like what the guy stands for, so feel free to call me an unpaid shill who wants to see the best candidate win.

Re: Romney Wins Straw Poll, Huckabee Takes Second

Ben — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:35:17 -0000

Nice win for Romney, practically twice the votes They are all sucking energy from each other and ought to all drop out and get behind Romney so that Rudy does not win the nomination. If you care about the lives of babies or want a nominee with the business acumen and leadership gifts to save our nation, Romney is the way to beat Rudy, and really the one who can distinguish from and defeat Hillary at the General election.

I'm glad Huckabee took 2nd. He would be a good VP to Romney, I think.

Re: Romney Jokes About Cheating in Poll

Ben — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 22:19:36 -0000

A Man Can Be Both Hey Paul. I practice law in California, but I went to high school in Austin, Texas, so we have that in common. I love the city and all the concerts I was able to see there as a teenager. My father was Air Force, so I spent my childhood moving around.

I agree with your point that too many nationally are favoring someone who they think will win (specifically Rudy) versus the people who really match their values (shrink government, really reduce the abhorrent killing of babies, give states back their choice in creating laws, protect the constituion, solve the financial problems and the debt issues and save our country from broken entitlement programs, etc.)

But you have Romney wrong if you think he isn't the one who stands for all of those things. And unlike Ron Paul, he has proven time and again that he can actually get it done on a massive scale!

What an incredible opportunity with Mitt Romney to have someone who the social conservatives, fiscal conservatives, libertarians, fair tax advocates, and those who distrust the size of government and assumption that government can run your life better than you can can ALL get behind and support. We have a rare opportunity in what appears to be a man who can do three critical things simultaneously: (1) actually win the nomination and general election by energizing the base in a way Rudy cannot, (2) actually match my ideals almost exactly, in the way Reagan did, and (3) actually succeed at implementing and leading in exactly the way he has outlined, with proven competence turning around distressed, scandal rocked security nightmares like the olympic games right after 9/11 or the bluest of the blue states, not to mention time and again in private business, turning record losses into record surpluses and restoring faith, respect, and trust in the organizations again at the same time.

Ron Paul may have #2 for a lot of us, but he is missing #1 and perhaps more importantly, #3. Fortunately, in this situation, one can have it ALL, in the form of Mitt Romney.

Give Romney some more thought, Paul. You seem like a bright guy who won't be mislead by mischaracterizations.

Re: Edwards Tops Iowa Independent Democratic Power Rankings

Ben — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:14:56 -0000

screw you chase Frankly, although the polls show Clinton in first place in Iowa, many of us have been hard pressed to find solid Clinton supporters whose names have not already appeared on a campaign press release.

- Thats not even funny.

Re: Student Caucus Flap Lowers Tone Of Dialogue

Ben — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:57:04 -0000

re I couldn't have imagined what you would have written if it was clinton chase. Like your bogus article about the black/brown debate regarding the tickets , why didn't you write anything about obama busing people from illinois to the jj dinner .

You punk.

Re: Student Caucus Flap Lowers Tone Of Dialogue

Ben — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:57:48 -0000

re nobody could go on the record alleging that they did.

- where was your proof about the black/brown ticket thing.

That didn't stop you from writing about it . You just wrote a crappy article based on innuendos.

You are a sorry excuse for a blogger.

You punk.

Re: Hispanic Advocates Sense GOP Posturing on Immigrants

Ben — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:37:16 -0000

Every Single Republcan in the Race Supports LEGAL Immigration and Immigration Reform It is unfortunate that there is anyone - let alone a highly educated immigration attorney - in Iowa or anywhere else in the Nation who sincerely believes that the Republican Party "does not support immigration." Nothing could be further from the truth, and does nothing but nurture completely unjustified "anti-immigration" stigma Democrats love to tag Republicans with as a scare tactic with respect to Hispanic-American voters. Scare Hispanic-Americans to vote Democrat by charactering Republicans as "anti-immigration," scare African-Americans to vote Democrat by characterizing Republicans as confederate flag-waiving racists, and scare elderly Americans to vote Democrat by characterizing Republicans as those who will "take away Social Security." Absolutely nothing new here but a new brand of deliberately false and misleading leftist propaganda.

Re: Can Huckabee Populism Hold Off Romney Political Machine?

Ben — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:01:11 -0000

GOP Caucas-Goers Need to Realize What They're Doing Supporting Huckabee If one accepts the proposition that the GOP nomination is going to come down to Rudy and someone else, the critical question Iowa GOP Caucus-Goers need to ask themselves is who that somebody else is going to be. If one believes in Mitt Romney, then one knows that Romney MUST win at least two out of Iowa (now trailing Huckabee), New Hampshire (solid leader), and Michigan (statistical dead-heat with Rudy). Virtually all Huckabee supporters acknowledge that Huckabee's chances of winning the nomination are next to nil. But if the Huckabee folks acknowledge this fact, why then continue supporting Huckabee? If the Huckabee folks really want to influence this campaign in a positive direction - which is the only purpose I can see for supporting Huckabee - their support is far better placed behind Mitt Romney. Why? Because Romney and Rudy are the only two serious candidates, and Huckabee would be a superb VP selection for EITHER: Huckabee will sanitize Rudy's obvious "negatives" and will do the same with Romney's only perceived (by some) "negative." Look, I like Huckabee as much as the next guy, but HUCKABEE PEOPLE NEED TO GET REAL HERE. If Huckabee's attraction is his Christian Conservatism, then please don't sabotage Romney by supporting Huckabee. Huckabee cannot beat Rudy for the nomination - get behind someone who can. EVEN IF Rudy wins the nomination, which is exactly what early Huckabee support will accomplish, he may select Huckabee anyway.

Re: Iowa Independent Q&A: 5 Questions For Romney

Ben — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:27:05 -0000

I Agree - MITT is the Ideal Republican for the Job How some Republicans can't seem to ditch people like Thompson and Huckabee for Romney is beyond me. There my be arguments for more liberal-Republicans like McCain or Rudy (or libertarian like Ron Paul), but if it is a conservative you want then Romney is the only choice - and an excellent one at that.

Re: Romney Celebrates Christmas With 1,500 Supporters In Des Moines

Ben — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:43:07 -0000

Conservative Republicans, PLEASE SUPPORT MITT ROMNEY! The only viable, serious candidates are Romney and Rudy. If it's the conservative you want, who is also pragmatic enough to become governor of Massachusetts and work with Democrats, then Romney is the only choice. PLEASE do not commit POLITICAL SUICIDE by supporting the 2008 Republican equivalent of 2004 Democrat Howard Dean. There is a great reason why the "mainstream media" is fawning all over Huckabee, including the endorsement of the Iowa City Press-Citizen: DEMOCRATS WANT HUCKABEE BECAUSE THEY KNOW HE'LL GO DOWN IN FLAMES VS. EITHER CLINTON OR OBAMA. Huckabee is a very likable guy, but he was a mediocre Governor (one of the "best" according to TIME? The same TIME that just selected VLADIMIR PUTIN as PERSON OF THE YEAR rather than General David Patreaus, Pd.D?) Huckabee is NOT a nationally viable Republican. Hope for Huckabee jazzing-up our evangelical Christian friends by his being tapped as either Romney or Rudy's running-mate, but not the Republican nominee for President of the United States for Heaven's Sake. First place for Huckabee in Iowa would be a total disaster for the GOP.

Re: Iowa Independent Q&A: Barack Obama On The Trail

Ben — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:32:58 -0000

Obama is a Liar and a Dreamer! I am a born European, and I follow politics (European included) very well, and I will state here for all readers, that OBAMA IS NOT (!!!) the well travelled statesman he delcalres he is!

He has travelled to Europe ONLY ONCE (!!!), when he was on a congressional delegation trip to Russia, and while on his return-leg with a not even 24 hrs lay-over in London, UK., he had the opportunity to meet for 20 minutes (his most mentioned meeting - with other Senators) with at that time British Prime Minister Tony Blair - but to call this one-time travel to Europe, and to point out this short 'Hand-Shake and Smile Meeting' with T.Blair as a significant foreign political experience (especially if it is copared to Hillar Clinton) IS NOT ONLY TOTALLY FALSE and INACCURATE, but it is also a BLATANT LIE by B. H. OBAMA about his non-existant foreign travels and experienves!!!

This guy HAS NO FOREIGN EXPERIENCE AT ALL (!!!) -- AND IT IS FALSE and NOT CORRECT, that he can say that he has lived in Indonesia for 3 years when he was in his teens and that this has formed him and have given him his tuitive political intuition, or he can say that his grand parents are from a little village in Kenia, allowing him to claim to be a special (and only) destined leader who is sensitive to third world problems (such as AIDS, poverty, hunger, etc.), making him the messiah in social politics with a (falsely claimed) foreign policy experience (WHICH HE HAS DEFINTELY NOT !!!).

This guy (Barack Hussein Obama) has basically NO FOREIGN EXPERIENCE at all, and if he claims otherwise, he should prove it (whioch he can not!).

This guy is just a joke - and in every European Election he would not even on the ballot in the first place!!!

Re: Dually

Ben — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 09:13:00 -0000

Done

Re: I’m cold and dead inside

Ben — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 14:35:00 -0000

Hee hee. Should I be laughing at that? Hee hee.

Re: narcissism

Ben — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 21:32:00 -0000

I kinda like it, too bad it's not my style. Seems to suit you though.

Re: The Genius Bar

Ben — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 21:03:00 -0000

How do you like imacs? I've heard that they're killer with graphics, have you found this to be the case?

Re: To Those Who Say Global Warming Is “Just A Theory”

Ben — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:28:37 -0000

great post, djk.

Re: Atheist PWNs Neil Cavuto over Mike Huckabee’s “Floating Cross” Ad

Ben — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:26:26 -0000

Happened across this website and was astounded at the hatred. You are against free speech and belief in God. How profound that you call yourselves progressives.

Re: Why REAL Democrats Shouldn’t Go On FOX #1: FOX Isn’t News

Ben — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:25:40 -0000

Democrats are too cowardly to confront O'Reilly, yet he went on The View and the Daily Show. I think you so-called progressives may be surprised come next November. Fox is giving us the wake up call to stop your liberal madness.

Re: Katy Perry – Black and Gold (Sam Sparro cover)

Ben — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:04:50 -0000

Katy Perry is AMAZING here! I can't believe I'm actually saying this... she needs to release more stuff like this.

Re: Why I’d Want Usain Bolt on My Team

Ben — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:32:09 -0000

Having spent my early in Jamaica. I've on occassion ran against a few of the top runners from Calabar H.S. It was customary then for the clear leader to "pull-up" so as not to embarrass us.

Re: Jim Wallis: Welcome!

Ben — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 03:55:27 -0000

Can't wait to read it, Jim. Thanks for putting this together.>

Re: Brian McLaren: Correcting Media Myopia

Ben — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:38:59 -0000

I think the word "liberal" has been unfairly commandeered by the Left. They more appropriately deserve the label "conservative" because they seek to maintain the welfare state status quo. I am a liberal because I want change--radical change. I am also a liberal because I want the most freedom possible for every individual. And toward that end I intend to vote for Ron Paul, the libertarian Republican from Texas. http://christians4paul.wordpress.com

Re: Ryan Rodrick Beiler: More on Immigration and Family Values

Ben — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:53:32 -0000

Fundamentally I've got nothing against open borders. I just believe it is the CHURCH who should be caring for the poor, the weak, the widowed, the orphaned, and the *alien.* The Church is fueled voluntarily by God's People. The degree to which the Church helps those who can't help themselves is a function of the charity of the individuals within it. Don't trust the State to care for the poor or the alien. It funds itself with coercive force (a.k.a. Theft), and as it collects, it only creates more poverty and chaos. The government is deliberately ignoring its own laws and refusing to control the southern border. I imagine they want blanket amnesty in order to inject more bodies into the "legal" workforce to pay for the Social Security ponzi scheme. The problem is not immigration. The problem is the welfare state.

Re: Big Boi – Ringtone

Ben — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:18:16 -0000

Wow, this is a little embarrassing.

Re: More about Web-based technology

Ben — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:49:00 -0000

While I won't dispute the basic observations you offer, I'd ask what have you done within the official processes of the organization you are a part of to request the changes you champion?

Re: The Bye and Bye

Ben — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:22:22 -0000

I still prefer the A. Street Pub across the street. I needs me some meat.

Re: Acheter un EEEPC nu à la FNAC, c’est possible ! - By Pierre Lecourt - - Blogeee.net

Ben — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:23:55 -0000

moi je lai commandé le 17 a fnac des halles et toujours rien
je suis un peu degouté de la façon dont sfr a commercialisé le eee pc
a quand une prochaine livraison???

Re: Méteeeo France : La dispo et les prix du EEEPC. - By Pierre Lecourt - - Blogeee.net

Ben — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:24:54 -0000

Bonjour Pierre,

As tu la possibilité d'étendre ta carto à l'Europe ou au moins à nos plus proches voisins ? Histoire de comparer les prix et de reflechir à un éventuel aller retour chez le plus interressant.

Re: Stretchy Fletchy

Ben — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:56:09 -0000

why stand near dumpster and take photo

Re: Gwen Stefani’s Sweet Escape

Ben — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:37:54 -0000

oo so ur impliedly saying ur outfit was more revealing than Gwen Stefani? not nice lo.... haha also what if PAS and National Union of Malaysian Muslim Students spies went to watch Gwen stefani concert and take photo of you then flak you?

Sad to say, and sad to live with the fact that i missed it.

Re: I Feel Like Painting On A Wall

Ben — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:35:50 -0000

have u too had sex yet? .. mayb thats wat u need su ann. =p

Re: Chasing Teddy Bears

Ben — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:02:33 -0000

awwhh ... u look so hot....girlfriend duties?... were u goin back for sex?... your bf mus be the luckiest guy on earth.. to be able to get his hands on those really nice breast of yours.

Re: Now Nineteen

Ben — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 06:23:19 -0000

Happy 19th. Try camwhoring with the bib.

Re: Are You An Alien Or A Robot?

Ben — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:44:13 -0000

I.... Robot. *beep* You alien. *beep* Robots must destroy alien. I give u eat my laser beam

Re: Are You An Alien Or A Robot?

Ben — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:53:23 -0000

eh claire... where does Mr Mani teach now? I thought he retired

Re: Why Dogs Hate Halloween

Ben — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:53:26 -0000

Lol@ bloodhound wit knife
so sad... my dog doesnt like to wear anything... bought a shirt for it once

Re: Loyalty and Lions

Ben — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:50:51 -0000

"so, do not hijack this and turn it into one of those chapters in the elaborate movie of your life. in a nutshell, please dont be so damn perasan."

hahahhahaha pinkpau i love you. please teach that annoying little whinger a lesson. for the good of all mankind.

Re: To Be Young Always

Ben — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:10:41 -0000

nicolekiss looks like she's about to yodel

Re: God’s Gift To Mankind Is The Internet

Ben — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:37:52 -0000

I remember how smug you were when you found out you could go online with your phone. Lol the look on your face when we all told you we could do the same! Sigh it's so entertaining to make fun of you.

Re: Things To Do With Instant Messengers

Ben — Thu, 22 May 2008 05:39:43 -0000

The girl with the dog picture looks nothing like you. at all. but why did i send you that photo...? hmm

Re: About This Blogger who Blogs

Ben — Mon, 26 May 2008 00:17:54 -0000

wooooo i'm one of those friends who can name everyone up there in a heartbeat!!! dont you guys all wanna be me

Bottega Girl is a ho who oughta be shot.

and i say, bring back the pinkskyes pinkpau!

Re: Attitudes and Absences

Ben — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:58:10 -0000

wat the..... what if all my future potential employers happens to be a loyal reader of yours? Bye career...

Kekurangan ajaran kerana tidak mengrespekan privasi orang lain. Ambil foto secara sulit semasa orang sedang berseronok. Dapat banyak A buat apa. Grades are not everything

I dont mean what i said.... but those photos are grotesque. I love women! believe me!

Re: What Love Is

Ben — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:16:27 -0000

first! first time!!! wooooooo

never thought i'd do this but....

Re: Plurking My Days Away

Ben — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:49:23 -0000

whoa that timeline is wicked

Re: Simon Goudie » Maintenance Mode

Ben — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 01:38:16 -0000

sum dick hed said dat bonez is in japan
wat a tool he is in eorope u retarded fag!!!!!!!!!!!
raze rtd bitch!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: C.Ronaldo - The Proof

Ben — Sat, 24 May 2008 16:02:00 -0000

cory, grab this program here and use to it to convert to ipod format.

Re: December 2006 Promotions

Ben — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:52:00 -0000

Hey, good on you guys, you are an inspiration to all. Plz check out my websit www.breenspolitics.blogspot.com

Re: Tools of the Trade

Ben — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:40:34 -0000

"projects that only require hosting etc. Granted, at later stages in development when scaling becomes an issue" actually if you take into account Amazons Cloud computing system the later scaling also is cheap and easy. You only pay for what you use and it is incredibly affordable...

Re: The Presets: A Fine Line Between Pop and Electro

Ben — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:45:41 -0000

Congratulations to The Presets on their ARIA win!

Re: Mashed Potatoes, Smelly Dirt, and Lots of Hugs

Ben — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 21:43:00 -0000

Shana,

OK, you got me... I was touching my nose, and I think I might have one like yours. Maybe.

Anyway, your post was the best one I've ever read anywhere. Seriously. I've been reading through some of your back-issue blogs (yeah, I know, that's not a real word [yeah, I know, it's more than one word]), and I really wish I knew more people like you.

You'll probably never read this since it's a back-issue post (yeah, I know ;)), but I wanted to comment anyway.

Keep following Christ above all else. Higher up and further in!

In Christ,

eph514

Re: I didn’t forget; I just didn’t do it.

Ben — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 01:18:00 -0000

"If only I had known what I was getting myself into..."
- A lot of good stories start this way... except that one about a swingset.

"Then they'll dislike me..."

- Impossible.

"...ministry for the duration of my time on earth."

- Awesome.

"...I still get 'homesick' for my summer home..."

- Stars.

"Was God present? VERY MUCH SO."

- Always. I think it's just us who aren't always present...

"TO GOD BE ALL GLORY."

- TO GOD BE ALL GLORY.

Praying for you,

Ben

Re: New Stuff

Ben — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 06:45:00 -0000

Actually, Chalksite appears to be completely free for indidivual teachers. It apparently only carries a fee for teachers that are using the site through a district or building wide solution. Not entirelry sure why, although I'm guessing something about larger file storage and database maintenance might come into play. Just thought I would point that out, as there are many great solutions out there that are free so long as you're signing up on your own.

Re: Who’s Raking in the Dough?

Ben — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:24:31 -0000

Billboard says... " Madonna's Sticky & Sweet tour took in $229,886,340 at the box office, although the extravagant production might have cost up to 40% of that gross, according to industry estimates. "

How did she, the performer, make MORE money than her whole tour combined?

Re: Krijgen we een superstorm eind november?

Ben — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 02:43:47 -0000

ik hoop het lijkt me hendig vet :P

Re: Quatro de Mayo

Ben — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:38:11 -0000

looking forward to hearing about the art opennings.

Re: N-Gage @ E3

Ben — Wed, 21 May 2003 15:30:09 -0000

I saw one of their other products that boasted the same "landscape orientation" form, but with thumbpads. It was apparently labelled "top secret" and could not be shipped anywhere -- it had to be hand-delivered by someone, and on their person at all times.

Those guys need you, Kev. They NEED you, and they don't even know it yet.

Re: Customer Service

Ben — Fri, 23 May 2003 18:58:09 -0000

Hahahahahaha ... gotta love Customer Service in the great U S of A, eh? Sometimes I don't know why I bother with them. Really.

Re: Blog In

Ben — Tue, 27 May 2003 06:49:40 -0000

Good question! I've wondered that myself, but I never came to a conclusion.

Re: Flat in London

Ben — Wed, 28 May 2003 15:52:39 -0000

[quietly awaiting pictures of kev's new pad]

Re: London: The Real Deal

Ben — Thu, 29 May 2003 22:46:16 -0000

Well, looks like the flat is pretty nice! And though the financial situation isn't any good, look towards other lights to make up for it. London has a wealth of museums and art galleries and the architecture is just amazing. And, of course, the Ministry of Sound isn't far from Oxford Circle. I've heard you should avoid Hippodrome because it's just tourists in there, but there are other things worth seeing and experiencing!

If you think THAT is bad, try living in South Bay. Go on. I dare you.

Re: On Getting a Bank Account

Ben — Mon, 14 Jul 2003 15:49:29 -0000

This reminds me of trying to get a mobile phone account here when I moved down to Cali.

I walk in, and they told me I needed a $500 deposit. In USD. (I personally have an issue with leaving that kind of deposit for almost anything. They tell me it's because I am not American or some crap like that ... but they would accept my credit card as the form of payment.

Uh ... sorry? You don't trust me, but you'll take a (potentially fraudulent) credit card as payment? Wow, why don't I just write you a personal cheque instead??

Anyway, I eventually got out of the deposit idea by forcing them to check my Canadian credit record. (Who knows if they actually did it, but then, who cares?)

Re: Back to School Special

Ben — Thu, 31 Jul 2003 18:59:27 -0000

I doubt Hugh is taking the generic prescription stuff.

If you go to the University of Bath, make sure you study in the Stonehenge and soak in some alien intelligence.

Re: Mac to School Special

Ben — Mon, 04 Aug 2003 15:31:53 -0000

You definitely will want a laptop; I kind of wish I had one now, but it's not THAT big of a deal for me, since I just use mine as a porn-- uh ... file -- server. :-)

Plus, a lot of the laptops out there can be purchased with some kind of accessory so it perches on a stand like a regular LCD monitor. Tablet-style laptops, I think.

Re: Mac to School Special

Ben — Wed, 06 Aug 2003 20:22:48 -0000

Oh, if we sign up on your list, will we get more junk mail? I really don't get enough spam offering to increase my penis size while losing body fat and graduating from mailorder education!

Re: Always Coca-Cola

Ben — Mon, 11 Aug 2003 19:50:36 -0000

Glass is a more inert material than metal (even coated metal). There is more chance that something in the metal can affect the taste. And anyway, glass doesn't seem to have a taste or odour, while metals (alumnimum, iron, etc.) seem to have some distinctive flavour to our senses.

Or maybe we're just imagining it.

Re: Trillian 2.0 Beta

Ben — Tue, 12 Aug 2003 15:57:09 -0000

Whew, I'm glad I didn't install it before reading your blog! That was close.

Re: Always Coca-Cola

Ben — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 14:48:57 -0000

Wow, all very good points!

And indeed, that is the best way to enjoy a nice root beer. Now I just need to find an A&W; where I can run off with those mugs! (Plus one scoop of vanilla bean ice cream and a thick straw, and it would be orgasmically fantastic.)

I'd imagine that the alumnimum (a-loo-min-ee-um, eh, Kev?) would be coated, or else it would corrode/rust with the acid/liquid in its environment. The scary truth is that you never know how long that can/bottle has been out of the factory and in storage, exposed to rat poo and grubby factory workers' hands, dirt, ...

Always, ALWAYS lick the top of the can so it's clean before you drink from it.

Re: Travel Advisory Warning

Ben — Thu, 11 Sep 2003 15:12:36 -0000

[long silence] Holy crap.

Re: Terminator 3

Ben — Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:38:19 -0000

I agree with most of what you said, particularly that the plot was safe. I went there to see action, special effects, not to be prodded in the brain with complex plot or storyline, and that's exactly what I got. It's an action flick. The plot was predictable, and all I had to do was sit back and wait for it to play out as they fed my eyes and ears with crashes and explosions. That said, this is unlikely a DVD that I will buy.

Re: Big Day

Ben — Mon, 22 Sep 2003 21:23:13 -0000

So ... were they cute? (We're all thinkin' it; I was just the one to ask.)

Re: Birthday Greetings

Ben — Fri, 26 Sep 2003 19:10:55 -0000

Happy birthday to Kev's mom, Kat, Mike, and Amar!

Re: Handhelds - Time for New Gadgets

Ben — Tue, 07 Oct 2003 18:12:51 -0000

www.palmgear.com is a good resource for that. Or, you can email me for Palm apps, though I've been out of that scene for quite some time now.

Re: What a Great Deal!

Ben — Wed, 22 Oct 2003 15:00:27 -0000

"For $xx, we have the extended warranty. These mobile phones are $xxx if you have to buy them without a plan."
"I work for a mobile phone testing company -- I have newer models from around the world that you've never even heard of, and we have more of them than you have in inventory. I think I'll be okay."

Re: What a Great Deal!

Ben — Thu, 23 Oct 2003 22:00:24 -0000

I need the service plan, and I need one that I know I can keep and thrash around, if need be. Plus, when you sign on, don't you get a phone anyway? I suppose you'd need to go in and pick it up.

Re: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Ben — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 13:42:48 -0000

Absolutely agree, Depp's performance steals the show. I've always admired Depp for taking roles that depart from the standard blockbuster-type movies. He was also in "Chocolat", which I enjoyed as well.

Re: 1000 Journals

Ben — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 13:20:38 -0000

I like the comic idea. Or, you could write about where you "came from" and how you find yourself in your current situation. You had a similar blog to this before.

Re: 100 Things About Me

Ben — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 18:16:25 -0000

100 Things About Me.

1. I can count to 1.
2. I can count to 2.
3. I can count to 3.
4. ...
.
.
.
99. I can count to 99.
101. I can -- d'oh!

Re: Whoops, Wrong Window

Ben — Sun, 30 Nov 2003 13:46:55 -0000

Okay, one more and then I should go be productive.

"It's no biggie. I'll just get it checked by the doctor tomorrow. You might want to too."

Re: Whoops, Wrong Window

Ben — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 12:52:38 -0000

"And the best part was, the gerbil was still okay!"
"It took me a week to clean that out; when it crusts up, it's a bitch to remove."
"When I woke up, I saw the Adam's apple; it was too late, so I just enjoyed the rest of it."
"Just one goat, and my nickname was sealed."

Re: Movies in the Past Few Months

Ben — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 14:01:00 -0000

"Bend It Like Beckham" was an interesting movie, I found. In fact, after watching that and "The Guru", I've recently gotten my hands on "Monsoon Wedding" and "American Desi", which I've heard are also of Indian cultural rooting. (Okay, "The Guru" is less about the culture, and just plain entertaining.) I hope those next two will be as much a pleasure to watch!

Re: Kids Play

Ben — Fri, 16 Jan 2004 20:42:06 -0000

Great article! I had to stifle some laughs while reading in my office.

Re: SXSW Interactive Announcement

Ben — Fri, 06 Feb 2004 20:37:31 -0000

Yay for KC! (There. Happy now?)

Re: Stupid Lawsuits

Ben — Tue, 10 Feb 2004 20:52:05 -0000

Yes. The image of her breast was short-lived and (apparently) accidental and was so covered up by that metal knocker (pun shamelessly intended) that it took me several seconds staring at the photo before I could really tell if there was any nipple showing. (Yes, that's why I was staring. Honest.)

And had I seen it on live TV, I wouldn't have figured out what had happened until it had all passed already.

I think what needs to have more spotlight is the fact that people are using the words "pv$$y" and "a$$hole" on the radio talk shows like they're going out of style! And last night at the gym, primetime TV had extremely steamy scenes of seduction and adultery going on. THAT is what kids are watching, and a 0.5-second boob flash is miniscule in comparison.

Re: Travel Map

Ben — Mon, 16 Feb 2004 15:38:32 -0000

What did you use to create it? Would be neat if they were colour coded according to last visit date ...

Re: Ring Ring Ring

Ben — Sun, 29 Feb 2004 20:46:15 -0000

I don't agree with the 2-month rule for engagement rings, but then I'm not sure how I feel about engagement rings in particular. I imagine they came about to "claim your woman" in the days when dowry and such were popular. In any case, if it were based solely on salary, would Steve Jobs buy just a $0.17 ring, then?

Apparently, some school out in Rhode Island also has a similar iron ring tradition. Still, I say that Canadians started it.

And you're not getting away with such a tiny side-mention of your new tablet PC. Still waiting.

Re: Ring Ring Ring

Ben — Wed, 03 Mar 2004 13:38:55 -0000

There IS a limit to the size of ring; at some point, it will look overbearing on her hand, too flaunty, and (more than likely) too gawdy. A ring doesn't indicate the level or depth of one's love, only of one's pocket for that kind of thing. Moissanite. Remind me (quietly, to the side) if I ever ask about purchasing a ring.

"Honey, will you marry me?" he proposed, on one knee, brandishing a new PowerBook with CinemaDisplay and full surround sound speaker system for her.

Re: Ring Ring Ring

Ben — Fri, 05 Mar 2004 13:03:05 -0000

I was very surprised to find that one of my friends had a strict rule about an engagement ring for her. $10k, no less.

I'm not really sure how she came about this magic number, but it sure changed my impression of her after that. We had a long discussion about why or why not, and what saying such things says about you. As many such chats have shown later on, her "rule" was not thought out; many factors came into play and she backtracked to the 3-month rule (that X in the X-month rule keeps growing, I've noticed, when girls remember it). And yet, it didn't hold if one's salary were low, because "what kind of ring can you get for $500??"

It was a frustrating talk to see that someone still feels that way, puts so much value into a rock that catches the glimmers of other girls and thieves.

Needless to say, she is (still) single.

Re: Priorities

Ben — Thu, 11 Mar 2004 17:19:12 -0000

I'll bet that if you had faster reaction time (like Spiderman), you would have ripped your shirt off and wrapped your laptop with it. Or you could have executed a marvelous high kick to rebound the doody back up at the offending winged bomber. Or you could have flung your laptop in the air to safety, taken the hit on your shirt, and dove to safely cradle your airborne tablet.

Or you could have just dodged the dropping with a sidestep.

Re: Augh

Ben — Thu, 11 Mar 2004 18:43:55 -0000

Well, at least it wasn't your laptop.

Re: New From Adobe!

Ben — Thu, 18 Mar 2004 15:12:26 -0000

Totally feel you. I've noticed this exact same thing, and it's basically put me resorting to the ALT-F-scan-for-the-right-letter-to-press-or-click-it-with-the-mouse process. Very slow.

Re: Healthy Diets

Ben — Mon, 29 Mar 2004 14:24:42 -0000

Ha, finally, justification for my public actions. After all these, years, I can finally prove that it is SO doctor recommended!

Re: RSS on Blogger

Ben — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 16:06:35 -0000

Yeah, that RSS for Blogger was very cool, but it doesn't jive 100% with my "process line breaks" setting in Blogger. That's why in the RSS summary part, you'll still see those tags all over the place, and it's not very pretty. Still, I like posting and seeing my RSS pick it up. (I'm still using Trillian's News plugin.)

Re: Taxes

Ben — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 16:09:49 -0000

... or American? [duck and run]

I had my taxes done at the end of February, and had them sitting around for a final review, which I did yesterday. Heck, I'm owing some money anyway, so no rush as long as I meet the April 15 deadline.

Amazingly, the post office isn't crowded with long queues this year. Perhaps it's an indication of taxpayers finally adopting tax software en masse? I was going to e-file it, but I owe money and I don't care if it takes them forever to figure that out -- they should have to work for it. Hahahaha ...

Re: Guccipod

Ben — Thu, 13 May 2004 20:42:05 -0000

Haha, reminds me of Coach's S500. Lexus also has a Coach Edition of one of their SUVs -- Coach did the leather in it and provides matching suitcases. Lovely.

Re: Newsflash!

Ben — Tue, 20 Jul 2004 14:36:59 -0000

I've often noticed the same thing, that there's nothing to report. But my silly little head seems to have no trouble finding useless things to say anyhow. :-)

Re: Newsflash!

Ben — Tue, 20 Jul 2004 14:41:34 -0000

I've often noticed the same thing, that there's nothing to report. But my silly little head seems to have no trouble finding useless things to say anyhow. :-)

Re: OK/C Character Sketches

Ben — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 16:41:37 -0000

Awesome. Just awesome. Given the choice between sketching on paper or on your tablet, how do you feel about them, and which would you prefer? Merits of each?

Re: Unique Usernames

Ben — Fri, 10 Sep 2004 13:36:24 -0000

I keep wondering the same thing. As an example ...

Google is widely known for the smart/ingenious/mold-breaking ideas on accomplishing different things. So why did the orkut social networking site start things off by asking for a username?? It boggles my mind, it does.

I thought that maybe asking for a username would give some "identity" to you, for you to choose for yourself a projection of your character / personality. Like being known by your name, not just some serial number (email). But then, it's no good if you can't choose your name: kcheng or dwong or bgates.

Re: What are you right now?

Ben — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 05:59:41 -0000

I remember that conversation, and as we all follow our (more and more) global endeavours, it's going to be a question that becomes increasingly necessary (or perhaps UNnecessary). Kind of like that IBM commercial from a long time ago, where they were all over the world and just chatting with each other (with little eye-patch screens and pervasive computing devices).

Stay tuned for more city/country/continent hopping!

Re: Back in Austin, Again

Ben — Tue, 15 Mar 2005 03:15:13 -0000

Haha, I suppose I'm in the same situation as you -- I'm really not a resident of any country right now, though still (proudly) of Canadian citizenship. This of course means a few things, not the least of which is that I'm not covered under any medical plan right now. That will, of course, change shortly.

Re: Bond, James Bond

Ben — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 08:24:28 -0000

I can't ascertain the accuracy of the result, but I did get one claim to it by Googling "most common line in movies".

Re: Ending Conversations

Ben — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 02:49:01 -0000

Totally know what you mean. Sometimes I don't have anything to say, so I just smile. :-)

Re: Hitting the Fan

Ben — Fri, 27 May 2005 14:19:45 -0000

Me. I'm the fan.

Hell, I'm not even really the boss (like it's not me alone), but the other location manager here is one who shrugs responsibility and doesn't really take any action on anything.

When I took on this position, I didn't realize so much crap needed to be done still, that so much was missing from an operating business. Ugh.

Re: Fark

Ben — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 20:54:08 -0000

Damn, I feel for you. Even if the function is still there, it sucks to have something not perfect. I'm like that too.

(As in, I'm functional, but not perfect.)

Re: A Mixed Bag

Ben — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 03:52:59 -0000

Holy crap, the fine is that much?? I hope you rode the Skytrain all the way to the end, and around the loop again on the Millennium Line as well to downtown, just to get your $173 worth.

But congrats on the landslide of incoming offers!

Re: Yahooligans

Ben — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:48:25 -0000

Congrats! When my net connection is set up at home, we need to catch up on this news!

Re: One of Those Days

Ben — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 20:49:54 -0000

Days like that, I would just tell them all off. Sometimes speaking to the manager (except at INS) does a great deal to move things along.

Re: Politiek wil af van subsidie van windmolens in zee

Ben — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 08:42:00 -0000

Windenergie is volgens mij wel degelijk rendabel. We moeten ons gebruik er op instellen. Net zoals je vroeger nachtstroom had, zou je nu windstroom moeten leveren. Grote energiegebruikers zoals wasmachine en boiler worden stand by gezet. Bij voldoende wind worden deze apparaten door een signaal op het net geactiveerd, bij weinig wind juist uitgeschakeld. Ook voor bedrijven zou door een signaal duidelijk gemaakt kunnen dat bepaalde energievretende processen op een bepaald moment tegen een lager tarief kunnen plaatsvinden.
Op dit ogenblik wordt de productie aangepast aan de vraag. Windenergie kun je moeilijk sturen of opslaan, dus moet je de vraag aanpassen aan de productie.
Het wordt allemaal pas interessant bij hogere energieprijzen, maar zoals door een van de mensen hierboven is opgemerkt hebben we nu geld en tijd om het te doen. Regeren is vooruitzien, nu investeren in de toekomst lijkt mij een wijze manier van regeren.

Re: Politiek wil af van subsidie van windmolens in zee

Ben — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 09:05:00 -0000

Hier een leuke folder van ECN met wat onderbouwde info.

http://www.ecn.nl/_files/wind/documents/Alles_i...

Re: Radiouitzending over de olievoorraad

Ben — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 07:11:00 -0000

Nou Rembrandt,
Je hebt je best gedaan, maar je tegenspelers komen duidelijk uit de hoek van het marktdenken. Hun hebben nog steeds het idee dat als je er maar genoeg geld tegenaan gooit de olie vanzelf blijft stromen en zelfs harder gaat stromen. Over grenzen aan de groei willen ze niets horen.
En wat is die meneer Bos lang van stof!

Re: VVD tegenover Brinkhorst bij windmolens

Ben — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:04:00 -0000

Ik ben blij met dit rapport.
Mijn gevoel zegt ook dat windenergie rendabel is. We zijn alleen verwend door goedkope energie uit olie, steenkool en aardgas. Maar als we het er met zijn allen over eens zijn dat die bronnen uitgeput raken, dan zijn alleen wind, zon en biomassa mogelijke alternatieven. Willen in de buurt komen van de energie die we nu gebruiken, dan zullen we alledrie volledig moeten benutten. Dus niet of of, maar en en!

Re: ‘Vooral voedingsfonden voelen dure olie’

Ben — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:05:00 -0000

Dat klopt, maar de markten reageren alsof er niets aan de hand is. Op een of andere manier leeft nog steeds het idee dat de hoge olieprijs tijdelijk is.
Als de markt de huidige olieprijs als een vast gegeven zou accepteren, dan is het logische gevolg hogere prijzen, hogere inflatie en dus een hogere lange rente.
In plaats daarvan daalt de lange rente, waarmee de markt aangeeft te denken dat de inflatie omlaag gaat. Dus de markt gaat nog steeds uit van een daling van de olieprijs (richting 25 tot 45 dollar).
Als blijkt dat de olieprijs op het huidige nivo blijft of nog verder omghoog gaat, komt er een moment dat de zeepbel barst. Op dat moment schiet de lange rente omhoog en hebben huizenbezitters, aandeelbezitters en heel veel andere mensen op deze wereld een groot probleem.
Dat zou dan wel eens het startsein kunnen zijn voor een zeer diepe crises, waarvan de uitkomst totaal ongewis is. Ik kijk er niet naar uit. Hoe langer de wereld oogkleppen ophoudt voor de problemen des te harder de klap.
Vandaar dat ik blij ben met het werk van Peak Oil NL.
Ik denk dat hoe eerder we de zeepbel kunnen doorprikken, des te minder diep de crises die volgens mij onvermijdelijk is.

Re: Fossiel-vrij rijden

Ben — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 03:42:00 -0000

Als ik kijk naar de enorme hoeveelheden olie die op dit moment worden verbruikt kan ik me niet voorstellen dat binnen nu en 10 jaar voldoende alternatieve brandstoffen worden geproduceerd. Dus zullen sommige mensen geen auto meer kunnen rijden. Op dit moment speelt dat al in china, waar de gewone man alsmaar moeilijker aan benzine kan komen.
Uiteindelijk wordt autorijden weer een privelege voor de rijken, net als vroeger.
En dat zal zeker onrust geven.

Re: ‘Vooral voedingsfonden voelen dure olie’

Ben — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 05:47:00 -0000

De olieprijs is niet direkt gekoppeld, maar zoals olierebel opmerkt wordt alles duurder als de olie duurder wordt. Op den duur moet dat een reaktie geven op de markt. Tot nu toe beweegt de markt echter de andere kant op. Op het hoogtepunt van de internet zeepbel hadden de deskundigen ook verklaringen voor de abnormaal hoge koersen, terwijl gezond verstand zei dat er iets niet klopte. Er zijn nu ook al mensen die spreken van een obligatie zeepbel.
De toekomst zal het leren.

Re: ‘Vooral voedingsfonden voelen dure olie’

Ben — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 17:21:00 -0000

Als je nu voor, zeg, 20 jaar vast kunt zetten tegen 3 of 4 procent zou ik dat zeker doen. Rente voorspellen is moeilijk, maar vaststellen dat 3 of 4 procent een lage vergoeding is om geld voor zo een lange periode te lenen lijkt me duidelijk.

Re: Eem man met een visie

Ben — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:17:00 -0000

Helemaal mee eens.
Daarom vind ik het ook jammer dat onze politici niet zo veel moed hebben en halverwege de subsidie voor de windmolenparken op zee al weer terugdraaien.
Ondertussen praten ze wel over subsidie op olie en gas vanwege de gestegen prijs.

Re: Amerikaanse benzineprijzen beginnen effect te hebben

Ben — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 16:38:00 -0000

de gemiddelde amerikaan rijdt 1,5 x zo veel als de gemiddelde EU inwoner

Re: Amerikaanse benzineprijzen beginnen effect te hebben

Ben — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 13:57:00 -0000

Gem aantal amerika = 10.000 miles/jaar
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/rtecs/chapter3.html
gem. EU inwoner 10.000 km/jaar
http://www.socialestaat.nl/2003/8.5/index.html
1 mile = +/- 1,5 km
dus gem. Amerikaan = 1,5 x gem EU

Re: Amerikaanse benzineprijzen beginnen effect te hebben

Ben — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 13:58:00 -0000

Nog een overzicht gem Amerika
http://www.ewg.org/reports/pricehikeindex/msata...

Re: Wel of geen einde aan het olietijdperk?

Ben — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 16:47:00 -0000

Goed artikel Rembrand
Mijnheer Boot raakt wel de kern als hij zegt dat wij geen 40 jaar vooruit kunnen kijken. Alleen zegt hij dat we ook niet zover vooruit hoeven kijken, omdat alle problemen de komende tijd vanzelf opgelost gaan worden. Dat rotsvaste vertrouwen in de techniek benauwd mij. Ik zit al 25 jaar in de techniek en ik heb veel nieuwe ontwikkelingen meegemaakt, maar voor sommige problemen heeft de techniek simpelweg geen oplossing. Wij kunnen uit wind, zon, water en biobrandstof nog geen fractie produceren van de energie die we nu uit olie en gas halen. Dat wordt hoe dan ook een harde botsing. We zijn al te laat om om een soepele overgang naar duurzame energie te maken. Het enigste wat we kunnen doen is proberen de klap wat te verzachten.
Keep up the good work!

Re: CIBC olieanalyse Januari 2006

Ben — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 13:43:00 -0000

Ik denk dat jullie geen van beiden geliijk hebben. In chart 1 geeft het gele vak bestaande productie weer, zonder nieuw ontwikkelde productie. In chart 6 staat de groei. Zolag er nog netto groei is (het paarse stukje) stijgt de wereldproductie. De wereld piekt als het paarse stukje verdwijnt. Dat zal rond 2010 zijn ( volgens grafiek).

Re: CIBC olieanalyse Januari 2006

Ben — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 05:17:00 -0000

sorry Frank, je hebt gelijk

Re: Canadees overheidsrapport over peak oil

Ben — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 16:15:00 -0000

Irans oliehandel in Euro
http://www.energybulletin.net/7707.html

Re: Aardgascrisis sluimert stilletjes voort

Ben — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 11:44:00 -0000

Klopt analist,

Ieder voordeel heeft zijn nadeel. Amerika zorgt dat zijn oliemaatschappijen in het midden oosten kunnen boren, europa doet dat niet. Tegen de tijd dat de bodem van het olievat echt in zicht komt weet Shell hoe verder te gaan met alternatieven, amerikaanse maatschappijen moet dan nog beginnen met omschakelen.

Re: Aardgascrisis sluimert stilletjes voort

Ben — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:22:00 -0000

Het zijn niet alleen de oliemaatschappijen. Wij zullen ons binnenkort moeten schikken naar minder energie. In amerika zal dat langer duren. Dat geeft ons de tijd om om te schakelen terwijl er nog olie is, terwijl Amerika om moet schakelen terwijl de olie echt op is. Het gaat om de amerikaanse samenleving versus de rest van de wereld. Amerikaanse maatschappijen kunnen straks makkelijk Shell kopen, maar Amerika kan niet de energiezuiniger manier van leven kopen. Het voordeel voor ons is beperkt, maar de transitie zal voor ons iets minder schokkend verlopen.

Re: De visie van Jeroen van der Veer

Ben — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 05:28:00 -0000

We hebben in 50 jaar tijd de helft van alle makkelijk winbare olie opgemaakt. Welk recht hebben wij om in de komende 100 jaar de rest op te maken. Komen er geen generaties meer na ons?

Re: Nieuwsbrief PONL 1ste kwartaal 2006

Ben — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 13:46:00 -0000

Ziet er keurig uit, complimenten

Re: Nieuwsbrief PONL 1ste kwartaal 2006

Ben — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 15:26:00 -0000

Rembrandt, als de prijgrafiek van olie,gas en stroom een vaste rubriek wordt, kun je ze dan allemaal dezelfde tijdschaal geven. Dat maakt het ontdekken van relaties en trends makkelijker.

Re: Antwoorden Eurocommisaris Piebalgs over peak oil

Ben — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 11:43:00 -0000

Blijkbaar leeft Peak-Oil nog steeds niet in de politiek. Nog veel zendingswerk te doen!

Re: Chinese autoproductie 52 procent gestegen

Ben — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 18:07:00 -0000

Volgens bijgaand persbericht zijn er in nederland in 2005 465.000 autos verkocht.
Die 391.00 in China op een bevolking 1,2 mld mensen is dus zeer bescheiden.
Mijn vader zei altijd:" wij rijden auto bij de gratie dat de meerderheid van de mensheid geen auto rijdt".
Hij had gelijk.
http://www.perssupport.nl/Home/Persberichten/Ac...

Re: Chinese autoproductie 52 procent gestegen

Ben — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:05:00 -0000

Wat ik wilde zeggen was dat als China gelijkwaardig was aan Nederland er afgelopen jaar geen 400.000 maar 36.000.0000 auto's verkocht zouden zijn. Dat is ongeveer de complete jaarlijkse werelproductie. Als dat zou gebeuren zouden we direct een olietekort hebben. Vandaar het gezegde : wij leven in weelde omdat de meerderheid van de wereldbevolking dat niet doet.

Re: Chinese autoproductie 52 procent gestegen

Ben — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 18:16:00 -0000

Beste analist
Ja, we hebben de wijnkelder ontdekt en vieren een orgie van energieverspilling. Op het moment dat iemand zegt dat de helft van de wijn op willen we dat niet horen, maar gaan we door de andere helft op te maken. En wat er daarna moet gebeuren, daar willen we niet over denken.
De club van rome voorspelde 30 jaar geleden dat rond 2000 de olieproductie zou gaan afnemen. Dat gaat binnenkort ook gebeuren. Maar net zoals nu wilden de mensen er toen ook niet over horen. Er zouden alternatieven komen. Kweekreactoren en fusie zouden alle energie produceren die we nodig hadden. We moesten haast maken met de verkoop van ons aardgas, anders zouden we er mee blijven zitten.
Over de kweekreactoren en fusie horen we niets meer. Andere alternatieven met voldoende capaciteit hebben zich niet aangediend. Maar ons aardgas en de olie gaan wel opraken.
We zijn op zijn minst dom en kortzichtig bezig. En als de club van rome gelijk krijgt, wat volgens mij gebeurt, zijn we ook destructief bezig.
Volgens het senario dat de huidige ontwikkeling het beste volgt gaat de wereldbevolking de komende 100 jaar met pak hem beet met 60 tot 70% afnemen, bij gebrek aan voedsel en energie.
En dat is behoorlijk destructief.

Re: Na 2012 is het oliefeestje voorbij

Ben — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:05:00 -0000

En een complimentje voor PON!
Jullie worden serieus genomen, en dat is een goed teken. Betekent dat het idee van peak oil nu echt in de gewone wereld begint door te dringen.

Re: Het leven na peak oil

Ben — Wed, 03 May 2006 18:10:00 -0000

Emma,

Goed verhaal.
Of oudere mensen minder energie verbruiken weet ik niet, in veel bejaardentehuizen is het knap heet.
Ik geloof wel in het aanpassingsvermogen van mensen. Als er minder energie beschikbaar is, zullen mensen vanzelf minder gaan gebruiken.
Of dat gestructureerd gaat weet ik niet. Veel zaken op deze wereld (ook hele grote) worden ad hoc afgehandeld.
Door alle techniek en globalisereing om ons heen gaat soms de menselijke maat verloren. Met minder energie zal de wereld minder globaal worden. Dat vind ik op zich niet verkeerd.
Mijn enigste zorg is dat we te laat aan alternatieven en besparing beginnen, waardoor er een paar moeilijke jaren komen met olie-oorlogen, hongersnoden en grootschalige volksverhuizingen.
Uiteindelijk dwingt de beperkte beschikbaarheid van fossiele brandstoffen ons vanzelf tot duurzame energie.

Daarom denk ik dat het belangrijk is om mensen over peak-oil, peak-gas, peak-steekool en peak-uranium na te laten denken, zodat we wel op tijd gas terug kunnen nemen.
Ik denk dat we weer naar de sfeer van urgentie moeten zoals na de eerste oliecrises. En daar horen inderdaad jouw lijstjes met besparingstips bij!

Re: De Ierse regering en peak oil

Ben — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:26:00 -0000

@spellingsfee

Niet te kritisch spellingsfee, het gaat om de inhoud en de cijfers. Als je zaken uit het engels overneemt zijn vertaalfouten snel gemaakt. Liever wat slippertjes met de taal dan met de cijfers.
Rembrandt, gewoon doorgaan! Nieuwsbrief was ook weer super!

Re: Energie in het VVD verkiezingsprogramma

Ben — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:23:00 -0000

Het lijkt er op dat de politiek zich bewust wordt van het peak oil probleem (beter laat dan nooit).
Nu maar hopen dat de woorden ook in daden worden omgezet.

Re: pmaCAST #16 The “For Summer Only” Episode

Ben — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:34:37 -0000

I am LOVING this mix. Best selection yet IMO.

Re: pmaCAST #16 The “For Summer Only” Episode

Ben — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:35:12 -0000

oh and thank you for those mp3s! I didn't have ANY of them. Good call.

Re: My Git Workflow

Ben — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:20:12 -0000

Ditto. If the article had nothing else, that one picture is worth a thousand typed or spoken words.

Re: The Cribs – Don’t You Wanna Be Relevant?

Ben — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 12:13:27 -0000

Christ, how did you manage to write that much bollocks without embrassing your family?

The Cribs are immense.

Re: Color Explosion : All PS3 Themes

Ben — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:08:18 -0000

this is the best ps3 theme

who cares if he 'borrowed' the pic, congrats to the artist (Nicholas Murga) and the designer (Man2Vir) for making an awesome setup.

it is a little bright so my background is on '-3'

btw
- maybe if you guys set your resolution to 720p it will show, i dont know what you guys did but i get the full explosion of colour...it looks pro

Re: This is Living by Kikanny : All PS3 Themes

Ben — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:30:52 -0000

ok i found where you got the wallpaper...
FOR ANYONE WHOM WANTS IT

you must have altered it a little cos it was the advertising concept

link is below
http://mosk.deviantart.com/

great theme as well 5 stars

Re: Blue Magic : All PS3 Themes

Ben — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:00:30 -0000

nice icons

Re: Laptops Are Crippling Us

Ben — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:21:22 -0000

This confirms my suspicion about the cause of my neck, shoulder and back pain recently. I'm seriously considering switching back to a desktop as well.

Re: Laptops Are Crippling Us

Ben — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:21:22 -0000

This confirms my suspicion about the cause of my neck, shoulder and back pain recently. I'm seriously considering switching back to a desktop as well.

Re: Final SXSW Thoughts

Ben — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:17:00 -0000

Howdy Steve,

Im the manager of the Dirty Dog bar in Austin, Tx. As I enjoyed reading your blog about SXSW (we have many of the same views), I got to the part about my venue be possibly the worst ever. I understand opinions differ and in no way mean this return to be rude, but only to get an honest opinion on what you disliked about the venue.

Thanks for your time,

Ben Davis

Manager

Dirty Dog Bar

ben@dirtydogbar.com

Re: The emperor is naked - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 18:25:00 -0000

Evelyn it breaks my heart to know without a single doubt that my parents and you too have been lied to, by not only by any preacher that you may know, but you've also been lied to by your fake manmade bible.

I have a website I would like to recomend to you, theresfinersfire.com, you'll simply love it there and you two can sit around and discuss how you love God and baby Jesus, and how everyones going to hell except you two.

Re: The emperor is naked - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:30:00 -0000

Exactly Shannon, All god's works would be self-evident to every living person, not just some that claim to have a "gift". Also if there was a heaven and hell, it would be visible from Earth, you could wave to people you knew in heaven, while you could watch mean people deserving hell, burn and beg for a drop of water.

Brillant Shannon, We have a Winner !!!!

Stay with us Shannon, and post some more, we need you.

Re: Recovering Evangelicoholic - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 06:20:00 -0000

Hi folks, I just returned from Mr. Wheatons website, I think this guy is a fundy in disquise trying to convert people into christianity. He has a major link to Willcreek Church, a full blown fundy brainwashing church, with Wheaton posted as a regular guest speaker, I smell fundy rat on this one. Another snake in the grass.

Re: Recovering Evangelicoholic - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 17:35:00 -0000

Mr. Wheaton, I 'm sorry you took offence at my comments, but what is one expected to think when they go to a websight with the main link going to a full fledged fundamentalist church with the Mission Statement:

WHAT WE BELIEVE as quoted:
The mission of Willow Creek Community Church is to turn irreligious people into fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.

The sole basis of our belief is the Bible, which is uniquely God-inspired, without error, and the final authority on all matters on which it bears. As the Bible teaches, there is one God, eternally existing in three persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — each possessing all the attributes of a diety.

With you as a regular guest speaker.

Either you have the wrong websight here, or you are a confused person.

I would be willing to bet that most persons posting on this websight, me included, do not ascribe to the bible and it's teachings neither do we link any god with the written word.

We believe that the bible is the inspired works of man, fear driven men, with a world view of over 2000 years ago. Having this belief does not in anyway make us unmorale, as most christians would have one to believe.

There is not a person that has ever walked the great Earth or lived, that did not know right from wrong, from day one, every person born has the instilled knowledge from birth, of right from wrong, some people tend to ignore this knowledge and do very bad things, some get away with it and some have to pay the price with laws of the land. You can call this built in knowledge from god or a god if you want to, but there cannot be a bible god that lives in a book and taken from a book written down by a man.

There cannot be a god that has predestined every movement, every thought, every living being and leave his thoughts and devises to a faulty human, thats why you say it's errant, we say it's all errant, not one word can be depended upon as being the absolute truth.

If there is a unique creator, this creator has all knowledge, all things, all knowledge, already packaged with the product, why create the whole universe and inspire a work to be done, leaving questions, errors, instilling hatred, allowing different denominations, unanswered questions, unbelievable tales, talking snakes, virgin births, etc.?

We refuse to believe that there exist a god this stupid. I'm sorry Mr. Wheaton, but I think you got alot of mental and physical work to do before you can come on a exchristian website and try to convince us that your bible god may be in error, but yet that we must believe that Jesus was god in disquise, and that we must believe just the true parts that you suggest that we believe. Good Day !

Re: Recovering Evangelicoholic - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:45:00 -0000

Dear Mr. wheaton, I went back viewed and read your site, although I applaud your effort, I suspect you apparently haven't frequented this website very often. IMHO, this website gives by example from seasoned exchistians that post on here regularly, a wide plethora of examples of how the bible could not possibly be the innerant word from a god, and by most definitions have solidly proved without a doubt that the bible is not the written word from a celestial god. Your website seems to make an attempt to mirror the theme of this website, so you have no one to convience of your convictions here. I would suggest a bolder approach like main title page, CHRISTIAN NO MORE, or THE BIBLE IS A LIE, JESUS WAS A FRAUD, provide a forum so that they can voice their past experiences, to see that it is just not you, that think the bible is a fraud.

If you want to attract extians, if you are looking to lure fundy christians then make your main page, WHY I BELIEVE THE BIBLE IS TRUE, or I LOVE JESUS, or JESUS SAVES, be sure to leave a space for the love offerings that you'll receive.

We've had so many christians come on here telling us that they know why we never accepted the bible as true, was because we were never saved in the first place.

I think that we can agree that the bible is bunk, the bible is the whiteman's fantasy book, passed down through the generations as being pure fact, there is no way that the bible could be pure fact.

I think you should state your postion and website more boldly and directly to the point, for what it's worth. Best Of Luck To Ya.

Re: Recovering Evangelicoholic - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 06:54:00 -0000

Billy, I'm glad you're making an attempt to enlighten evangelicals, but it will take volumes and volumes to undo the layers and years of brainwashing, and until they are ready to break away themselves, not even the keenist words and examples will they allow themselves to be free from the dogmatic disease, most are afraid that they will be struck down by lightning for wondering away from their hyponotic teachings. We're talking about mind control here, the most powerful weapon ever invented. Most are afraid to take a peek outside of their religion, because god will strike them down. In the news, a christian gets killed in a freak auto accident, God was punishing him for backsliding as told through the religious circles. The 12 coal miners families said Jesus needed them home and continue to worship this wonderful god and bless his holy name for looking out for them, go figure, and you said that you were trying convince intelligent people, look a GWB, intelligent? Hardly, what a task you have ahead of you, I wish you all the luck in the world, we get a few here that come around to their senses, but most want to spew their fire and brimstone judgement, as they have been programmed to do, and bolt away basking in their glory for jesus, we're talking about over 500 years of daily brainwashing from kin folk and now in last 50 years the media, it's to the point now that you are nothing to society unless you tout a religion as your anchor and daily guidance. Anti-christian views are not welcomed by the majority in the US. People have been programmed to believe that Atheists are Anti-christs, this keeps the money flowing into the preachers hands. Atheist's pose a great threat to religiosity we are the force to be reckoned with, we pose a threat to god's great christian army, god's warriors, whom stand for peace, justice and truth, if you will stand up for god, whom will stand against thee, so they've been told. Actually it's a lonely world to be an Atheist, but at least you're not surrounded by loonies professing to worship imaginary beings. I wish you well and good luck in breaking the barrier of mind control and total insanity of religion.

Re: Recovering Evangelicoholic - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 17:46:00 -0000

Hi Dano, I saw the article also, down right scary. If religions requested that the church members goose stepping like that, then that is exactly what they would be doing too. Although the church has it's members so committed, they have them coerced into meeting every Sunday with their wallets, they never tell them to leave their money at home, I wonder why?

I told my parents that if everyone stood up on Sunday and told the preacher that, they were not going to pay him any more money, he would walk out and say you'll have to find another preacher. They said you're probably right, but none of them would ever consider such a thing, that would be blastphemy and anarchy against god.

Religion is mind control, by manipulation through words written down in a book over 2000 years ago. TC

Re: Recovering Evangelicoholic - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 13:23:00 -0000

Cap'n Buck sounds a lot like Bro. Hyman Roth. Hyman must have made a new tunnel under the mental ward and escaped again. Hyman makes his escape about once a month, long enough to get himself to a computer, and then the bonko squad starts looking for him, and he is put back into the pink rubber room again until he squirms his way out of his straight jacket, and then starts a new underground tunnel, and of course his first priority is to get to a computer and post an ignorant comment on this website. What commitment Hyman has to this website.

Re: Recovering Evangelicoholic - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 10:03:00 -0000

Billy I still believe that you are being quite pathetic by believing that one must be christ-like, alhough you believe that the bible is errant but one must believe in Jesus and be christ-like.

Most of us here no longer hold to the belief that the bible is the written word nor inspired word from any god, whereas you do, you still believe that garbage and you hold Billy Graham up on high.

You contend that the bible although inspired and errant, is the word from god and that Jesus's message is absolutely true.

We no longer believe that garbage, you're trying to get people to believe that Jesus was real, but just some parts of the bible may be accepted, (the one's you want people to believe.)

You're just concerned that people think that the bible is inerrant.

I still say you're a total religious fundy fraud. And yes I get it....I say the bible should be destroyed along with all religious books.

Re: http://www.aeropause.com/2006/07/colourful-psp-ads/

Ben — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 15:17:33 -0000

Hurray Sony! I like the ad, generates alot of controversy and talk about the psp

Re: Top 10 Most Annoying Things About Online Gaming

Ben — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:44:14 -0000

Couldn't agree more with Assholes being number one. I love the thought of them when they 67, still working at McDonalds with 10 or 12 illigitmate children and living in the alley between Sizzler and Pizza Hut. While wondering what a better life they could of had if they had just acted like a normal person. I hope some fall into well's and die a lonely death. I wish cancer, STDs, and elphantitius upon them. Only if they were all my neighbors so I could break their fingers, I hope they're are raped by dogs. Yes I hate A-holes with a passion. One day I will find one and take years of aggression out on them.

Re: Religious Freedom ! (Misc.)

Ben — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 01:47:00 -0000

Have u ever thought abt how some one can convert anyone? wud u get converted just bcos someone forces u to? its just not possible..it is a transformation..and it is done only when one fully acknowledges it with his heart and mind. And all those of u grt ones in states who talk abt those channels aired...why the hell are u there in the first place knowing its supposed to be a christian nation? u r ready to leave behind ur culture and beliefs and nation to run after money..while u mock at those who have dedicated their lives to change human lives...shame on u!!!
The comments section is to express ur views on whether the afghan has the right to accept what he believes and not what u think abt america or christians...

Re: Religious Freedom ! (Misc.)

Ben — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:27:00 -0000

Hi sidh

U r rite that we work in other countries for our livelihood and thats why we r to respect the culture of that land where we r...the previous comment was too harsh on a specific country and religious beliefs...which is not rite!!! that was all I wanted to say. And regding ur view on religion...u have every right to believe what u want to... but I wud just like to mention mine too.. if religion was just a way to achieve humanity... it wud have failed long back.. its beyond that... humanity is our existence..and religion or our faith tells why we are humans...if u do not understand why u r living...wheres the purpose of living at all? This is not to hurt you..I just told my view...u have ur views and I respect that.

Regding the afghan...He has not been converted forcefully cos the audacity in his words says that...will anyone who has been just forced to believe something say words of power when he faces death in front of him...lets think and not just comment what we feel...

Re: Religious Freedom ! (Misc.)

Ben — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:07:00 -0000

Hi sidh
Its a real relief to see he has been freed...i accept and appreciate ur views on freedom and peace and iam sure each of us are waiting to see this world that way. But religion is never a failure, sidh..bcos thru the yrs some of them have twisted it the way they want and have created that confusion...but the original teachings and the truth always remains the same, however people twist it and present it wrongly..if followed the right way...iam sure this world will be peaceful...I believe that step begins with me..and if each of us do it that way...what grt a heaven will this world be?!!!!thnx for ur responses...gud to know u...have a grt day...take care..

Re: Exposing Excel contents to make reporting easy in SharePoint

Ben — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:14:00 -0000

Any luck in getting values to update dynamically or improving the office integration?
I find that if I download the file and change it, my newly updated values never get posted back. Similarly if I create a new file from the associated content type template it just sticks with the values in the template. I've googled this for ages and found lots of solutions for Word but not much for Excel!

Any thoughts?

Re: Processing power comparison: iPhone 3G vs 3GS

Ben — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:14:32 -0000

I dont understand why you guys have no pleans to release this version as a app. I have a iPhone 3GS and having the ability to have up to 40 cars on WILL make me buy it.

Pleaseeeeeeee release a iPhone 3GS version

Re: Look-Back and status update

Ben — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:42:00 -0000

I like how the character's head actually turns as opposed to the camera just instantly facing the other direction like a lot of other games...

Re: Chute Shoot!

Ben — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:56:00 -0000

This looks like mad fun! I really like how you're not making a kart racing game, but more a kart platform for whatever kind of game (Lua, right?).

As such, could you potentially "race" on this track or do anything based on what the user defines? How rigid of a term is "game mode" here?

Re: Test Drive Adobe Flash Player 10 RC in Ubuntu | Tombuntu

Ben — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:40:53 -0000

Does Flash 10 fix the problem of sound issues that flash has had in hardy? Or the problem of flash crashing firefox? Just wondering, 'cause i'll definitely upgrade if it does.

Re: Installing Ubuntu 8.04 on the Eee PC 901 | Tombuntu

Ben — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:45:56 -0000

Tom, I am a real linux newb. I ccan follow direction though so I got through your guide and evrything went as u said, except that the wireless is still out. I have a 900. I had dissabled the drivers b4 i started your guide (I forgot to re-enable them), could this be the problem and if it is, how can re-enable them now? System<Hardware Drivers says "no proprietary drivers are used on this machine".

Re: Restore Missing Icons in OpenOffice

Ben — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:29:10 -0000

That fixed my oo. Thanks.

Re: The Pits?

Ben — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:34:00 -0000

I agree, yes fundamentally it's just a pit of sand, but it's a pretty nice looking pit of sand and it makes people happy. I saw two separate school trips there yesterday and the kids loved it. Some of the children said they'd never been on holiday, so if they can come to the middle of Brum and enjoy making some sandcastles for a few hours, surely it's a good thing? Personally, if the Bullring want to spend a load of money to make my lunchtimes more pleasant, I'm happy to let them do so.

Re: The xx – XX, Album Review

Ben — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:09:41 -0000

god this album is bloody boring. album of the year? crystalized is good but the other songs are just basically lesser versions of it.
good review!

Re: You Shall Have Bike Lanes Wherever You Go

Ben — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:46:26 -0000

I need something like this in the car to remind tailgaters what "safe distance" means.

Re: Hockey – Too Fake, Song Away (Music Video)

Ben — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:04:44 -0000

Bruce Springsteen? Lol, that's crazier than the MGMT comparison. Are we hearing the same song?

Anyway, these are great dance songs. I'm a fan now.

Re: Tiësto (feat. Tegan and Sara) – Feel It In My Bones

Ben — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:02:15 -0000

Fuckin awesome

Re: When Design Doesn’t Work

Ben — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 15:35:00 -0000

You've touched on some interesting points and have made some great observations. Personally I believe good design can almost always help. It's the image of a business, just like getting a new haircut. Are people going to notice? Not always, but they would if they noticed you standing next to your twin (competitor) who hasn't had a haircut in 5-10 years.

The end goal is going to define whether design will work or not. If I'm satified with dated signage and business is good, I'm probably not going to seek out design services. If on the other hand I want to broaden my visual communication, appear more professional, or gain sales, I'd be more inclined.

The ethical question is whether or not you should do business with someone who has problems that design can't solve. (Which could mean potentionally losing to a competitor)

Re: Let’s get ready to rumb…um…pray!

Ben — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:25:00 -0000

holy poop, there's no stop b/w my mind and my fingers
lalalalalalalalala

Re: …prophecy included in Revelatshuns…

Ben — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:28:00 -0000

I'd like to say something about the pitfalls of literalism (as it applies to any subject), but I think that clause will do just fine. Compassion transcends language. Have I said too much?

Re: Writer’s Block

Ben — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:38:00 -0000

When I was running low on things to read as well as feeling a little dumb for not reading more often, I bought a book called "Stupidity" by Avital Ronell. Its this academic, scholarly take on the ways the topic has been addressed by thinkers throughout history and often they thought about the topic when they had writer's block - and so - wrote about it (writer's block and feeling stupid). They turned out to show themselves to be incredibly brilliant and creative all at once, by embracing their obstacle. I haven't finished the book b/c its quite dense, but someday...
[why can't these word verification letters be straight, some of these could be an N or an H, I don't know]

Re: 1 Year of No Smoking!

Ben — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 04:27:18 -0000

Best decision she ever made was to correct the worst decision she ever made. Great job Becce!

Re: Apartments

Ben — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:04:00 -0000

I think you should take it. Based on the description of your groceries, by combining one can of the hairspray, the lawn chair, lipstick from the emergency makeup kit, one of the books (given that it's a Mandarin-English dictionary) and hopefully you have a roll of duct tape on your person (who doesn't though?) you can quickly construct a field expedient weapon that will render the Allison chaser helpless and mewling at your feet.

Re: Need a dose of cuteness?

Ben — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:35:00 -0000

Alison, you're couch shopping like a girl. Go into the furniture store with a bag of Doritos and some beer and plop down on the couch for a few hours to make sure it's comfortable. If you can get a sales person to put a widescreen TV in front of the couch to make sure you don't get neck strain when in full couch potato mode, so much the better.

Re: I just spray tanned my feet

Ben — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:27:00 -0000

Alison, please use caution with the spray-on. You don't want to end up in New Jersey:
http://www.barstoolsports.com/article/new_jersey_freakshows/1958/

Re: Anna David and Alison Rosen talk about narcissism

Ben — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:41:00 -0000

Filing your teeth? I hope you're not dabbling in vampirism or any cannibalistic activities that will lead you into hanging out in Bryant Park at 4AM along with Greg Gutfeld.

Re: Dunkin Donuts & Starbucks

Ben — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0000

With Starbucks it's more about the brand than it is about the coffee thanks again for Mr. Schultz for pointing that out. But I also read the Dunkin Doughnuts won best coffee from Consumer Reports. You are right about the reason people don't like Starbucks, most people don't like bolder coffee and for Starbucks who double roast their coffee because there aren't enough good beans in the world to supply them, they have to use lower quality beans.

On a side note all of Dunkin Doughnut's coffee is Fair Trade while Starbucks only sells one Fair Trade certified blend Cafe Estima.

Re: MB Market Update for 2/28/09

Ben — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:16:43 -0000

huggz, it seems like the battle in the trees is heating up. we have 2 camps in the turnkey arena (skipping the scrapers for now): - actually looking to make a deal NOW: people @ 1.5 - 1.9m, some of them aggressively chopping to find buyers fast. i think these people will get their deals done, maybe at a bit less than they want but you take what the market gives you. - wishful thinkers at 2 - 2.2m and up. houses are comparable to the cheaper ones, it seems like the sellers are more different than the actual houses. these people either wise up or sit another year. you can see houses that are very close to each other in terms of age, size, area etc with a price difference of 500k. that wont last.

Re: Solved - Godaddy Email - Step one Get Google Apps

Ben — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:43:00 -0000

You rock!! This website has made my week!!

Re: Solved - Godaddy Email - Step one Get Google Apps

Ben — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:43:00 -0000

You rock!! This website has made my week!!

Re: Talk of the Town

Ben — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:03:24 -0000

I love the limos.

Re: Pictures of the girls in the Monster Limo

Ben — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:35:29 -0000

You are livin your life like a king.

Re: The Shannon Twins in the Pink H2

Ben — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:50:22 -0000

This place looks fuckin hot.

Re: Fan Mail: Im dumb… Really really dumb..

Ben — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:27:24 -0000

Yeah they are afraid to loose.

Re: Fan Mail: Im dumb… Really really dumb..

Ben — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:28:32 -0000

I will laugh at them. This is childish.

Re: Colorado Altitude Sickness

Ben — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:07:21 -0000

Altitude sickness can do lot worse to you.

Re: Funny Picture Sunday Encore

Ben — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:40:35 -0000

You are having a blast in your life.

Re: WEC, Florida Honnies, Blacc Wolf Pictures

Ben — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:19:30 -0000

I love to visit this place.

Re: WEC Event pictures Seminole Hard Rock

Ben — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:54:30 -0000

The place looks so good.

Re: Pathetic Asshole

Ben — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:16:59 -0000

I agree with you on this.

Re: Pathetic Asshole

Ben — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:17:40 -0000

Dump the girls 101.

Re: Hiro’s new puzzle [Now Solved!]

Ben — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:59:51 -0000

so i don't know too much about binary, but i do know only 1's and 0's are direcetly relevant. So maybe by add 3000, he means had three zero's? as in 000?

Re: Ben Fernandez sucks!

Ben — Wed, 17 Dec 2003 12:03:16 -0000

Fools do think alike!

Re: Ben Fernandez sucks!

Ben — Wed, 17 Dec 2003 12:07:39 -0000

I may suck but Jason blows!

Re: Ben Fernandez sucks!

Ben — Wed, 17 Dec 2003 12:10:29 -0000

You must be this tall to ride Jason!

Re: Ben Fernandez sucks!

Ben — Wed, 17 Dec 2003 13:49:23 -0000

Remeber, this is your picayune site, it is actually quite farraginious, kind of like your mind. At least I am not the first generation in my family to walk erect!

Re: Ben Fernandez sucks!

Ben — Wed, 17 Dec 2003 14:26:45 -0000

That pretty funny coming from someone who can finally drink legally. Compared to you, you have alot more to make up for.

Re: Salmon en Papillote and Roasted Chestnuts

Ben — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:08:00 -0000

LOL! We have the same light blue Corelle plate. We wanted to get the same design but they don;t produce that design anymore.
Ben

Re: Dona Cata Mexican Foods

Ben — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:23:00 -0000

Just a suggestion. You have such good reviews that you should consider putting up your post to Urbanspoon. It does bring some traffic ... not much but your posts will surely help build quality content on them.
Ben

Re: Twitter Tools for Community and Communications Professionals

Ben — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:23:00 -0000

*Eeeewww, BlogSpot!*

Just to say: I run TweetDeck now and again ... almost like a screen-saver on Monitor 2.

I used Twhirl daily. After having tried all contenders, previously, I regressed to Twitter's web page. Until Twhirl.

The former is very near the top of your post.

The latter ... I'd have a hard time placing it any lower.

Is all.

--bentrem

Re: Saying More with Less: A Directory of Short URL Services

Ben — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:50:00 -0000

Sorry, this is still a hard sell.
I am highly unlikely to click a link if I don't have some idea where it's gonna take me.

Then again, I don't like twitter ;P

Re: Tuesday, 7:40 p.m.: COL vs. ARZ

Ben — Tue, 22 May 2007 17:34:28 -0000

you think joe girardi would want any part of this organization? that's the problem. everybody around baseball knows that this team is a joke, with it's owners and gm, etc. nobody good will ever come here. it will take a miracle.

Re: Twitter Tools for Community and Communications Professionals

Ben — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:23:00 -0000

*Eeeewww, BlogSpot!*

Just to say: I run TweetDeck now and again ... almost like a screen-saver on Monitor 2.
I used Twhirl daily. After having tried all contenders, previously, I regressed to Twitter's web page. Until Twhirl.

The former is very near the top of your post.
The latter ... I'd have a hard time placing it any lower.

Is all.

--bentrem

Re: Saying More with Less: A Directory of Short URL Services

Ben — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:50:00 -0000

Sorry, this is still a hard sell.
I am highly unlikely to click a link if I don't have some idea where it's gonna take me.
Then again, I don't like twitter ;P

Re: mulled wine cranberry sauce

Ben — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 19:48:00 -0000

This was extraordinarily easy to make and tasted terrific! Thanks!

Re: american vs. british chocolate bars

Ben — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 15:05:00 -0000

Cadbury RULES!!!!

Mmmmmm. Getting hungry thinking about it.

I'm also a big fan of the Divine chocolate bars. www.divinechocolate.com

They are made by a Free Trade company.

Re: What are you waiting for? Try an Argentina Malbec already!

Ben — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:56:56 -0000

Just had to say that I'm trying that Bodega Septima as we speak, and I'm LOVING it. Thanks for the recommendation, Duane.

Re: Php_self, getenv(), request_uri or script_name?

Ben — Sun, 03 Aug 2003 02:03:12 -0000

Actually there are many differences across PHP CGI and PHP Module so this is not surprising, but interesting.

I had a problem with cookies. CGI version likes cookies to be set with "setcookie" function like this (I had to investigate this issue further when my host moved from PHP's Apache module to PHPSUEXEC which requires CGI version of PHP) --

$cookieLife = 60000000;
setcookie("a", "50", time()+$cookieLife);
setcookie("b", "60", time()+$cookieLife);

But with a PHP module, you would be better off using the header commands:

$cookieLife = 60000000;
$cookieExpire = gmstrftime("%A, %d-%b-%Y %H:%M:%S GMT",time()+$cookieLife);
header("Set-Cookie: a=50; expires=$cookieExpire");
header("Set-Cookie: b=60; expires=$cookieExpire");

Hope this helps someone.

Re: Internet Home Business Opportunity Is It For You!

Ben — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:38:59 -0000

No.
References :

Re: Internet Home Business Opportunity Is It For You!

Ben — Mon, 25 May 2009 07:49:59 -0000

No.
References :

Re: Vista Nightmare: The “Oww!” Starts Now

Ben — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 10:24:42 -0000

Macs are nice - I should know, I own one. I love the interface the design but there is one small hitch - the price. I use it and recommend Macs to my friends.

They may be cheap in the US, but the UK, they are not. I take one small example, the MacBook. It sells for starting price of $1099. In english money that is £536. In the UK the base MacBook with exactly the same spec is £699 ($1432). So that is a price difference of £163 ($333). Not so cheap after all. If only Apple wouldn't be so unfair with their pricing and remove the unnecessary price difference, Macs would be perfect.

Re: Best Albums of 2000 Poll

Ben — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:27:01 -0000

Radiohead's usually my cigarrette after masturbation actually.

Re: Why Marijuana Is Illegal

Ben — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:35:16 -0000

One other reason that it has been kept illegal is that there is no effective way to test for it at an exact moment such as with a brethalizer for alcohol which means that if a person is driving impaired which the "slow reaction time, paranoia, social anxiety, and temporary memory loss" means they are they cannot safely drive a vehicle, and from what I understand is a major roadblock in the legalization.

Re: New and Improved

Ben — Sun, 28 Mar 2004 20:27:28 -0000

Looks good Mark. Keep up the good work on the weblog. The pic is really funny, because I cannot remember what was going on when that was taken.

Re: Weekend Update

Ben — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 10:03:06 -0000

I don't know if helping people move in was a good idea for any of us. Ugh. Moving is such a pain. My back still hurts from moving that damn entertainment center with just Jake! I can't wait to be done with all of this!

Re: Site Update Completed

Ben — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 10:40:04 -0000

Site looks great man. Good work!

Re: Site Update Completed

Ben — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 14:31:05 -0000

Dude, I gotta say, I am very impressed with your website. I know that I already posted this, but after viewing it over more indepth, I am left breathless. Well, not really, but still, I love it. Great job!

Re: The Aurora Borealis? At this time of day? In this location?

Ben — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 13:41:17 -0000

I saw them last night as I was driving back to Iowa City from Cedar Falls. I was on I-380 heading south. In many places where it was dark on the interstate and when no cars were coming, I could see it brilliantly. It was amazing. I've seen them once before when I was visiting my cousin while she lived in Alaska.

Re: Rant about ALF, not the alien from Melmac

Ben — Fri, 19 Nov 2004 14:54:31 -0000

Mark, I couldn't agree more. Well-written entry my friend.

Re: Negocios por Internet, ganancias falsas

Ben — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:59:14 -0000

En el internet como en la vida, siempre existen los riesgos y yo creo que el que no arriesga no gana, todos estamos expuestos a los fraudes, eso ni dudarlo, pero aún así vale la pena intentarlo, no creen?

Re: Annual Funeral for Research Universities and Thong Etiquette for Baseball Players

Ben — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:19:59 -0000

I am going to comment in the form of a post-summary:
First half: It's quiet....too quiet.
Second half: Eeeewwwww.

Keep up the good work, BOTO. I look forward to more scoops on celebrity underwear and the death of Ivy League schools (7 more to go!)

Re: Small Victories in the War on Interwebs

Ben — Fri, 30 May 2008 09:12:49 -0000

Woo! This blog is goin straight to the top!

Re: Robins and Broadway and Los Mets, Oh, My!

Ben — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:00:52 -0000

I do so enjoy this blog. Keep up the good work!

Re: Pre-NaNo Voting

Ben — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:00:00 -0000

I vote for #3, too.

Re: NaNoBlehMo

Ben — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 18:54:00 -0000

I want to read it!

Helpful ideas to come soon.

Re: MSN nickchanges should be forbidden

Ben — Thu, 13 May 2004 16:56:42 -0000

ur an arse just grow up wanker

Re: New Kooks – Kids (MGMT cover) / Friday Covers

Ben — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:29:30 -0000

wow! thanks for these covers! I've been looking for the mystery jets one for such a long time!

the coldplay and kooks one is great too!

Re: pmaCAST #15 The “Funk In Your Trunk” Episode

Ben — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:46:08 -0000

To me the best podcast is a mix of some mainstream artists and some less known, but who are also great.

Yes, I completely agree. But this was great too, even if it was mostly mainstream -- but you introduced Jazmine Sullivan to me here, so I thank you.. she's great!

Re: How to Make HTML Pages Work Like Wordpress

Ben — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:16:42 -0000

Why not just convert all your legacy pages (with a little p) into static pages within the Wordpress system and then relocate the subfolder to the site's root? Job done.

Re: Talking With The Trafficker Management

Ben — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:18:07 -0000

Leather skin is an absolute must-have!!

Re: http://blog.inc.com/archives/2004/12/merry_making.html

Ben — Sun, 05 Dec 2004 09:59:03 -0000

I love Holidays :-)

Re: Go Back To The Zoo – Beam Me Up

Ben — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:05:00 -0000

Great track!

Re: I’m Totally Gay For: New Foo Fighters – “The Pretender” via KROQ

Ben — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:38:07 -0000

Amazing.

Re: RIP Indie Rock

Ben — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:02:25 -0000

Ummm.. let me take a crack at this:
Bon Iver? lo-fi
Radiohead? alternative rock/experimental/avant garde
MGMT? psychedelic/indietronic/indie-pop
M.I.A.? grime/electronic/alt hip-hop
Lykke Li? Indie-Pop/Female Vocalists (is this a genre yet?)/alt-pop
Robyn? electronic/electropop/dance/pop
Spoon? INDIE/alternative rock/alt-country
Arcade Fire? Alternative Rock/rock/art rock/chamber pop

Re: RIP Indie Rock

Ben — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:03:42 -0000

Correction/Elaboration: Bon Iver - Lo-Fi/Folk/Acoustic

Re: MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) 2007: Nominees

Ben — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:54:19 -0000

"Stronger" is such a kick ass vid!

Re: New Justice – A Cross The Universe Trailer

Ben — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:31:47 -0000

So excited! do ypou have the mp3 for that version of D.A.N.C.E.?

Re: New The Killers – Spaceman (SNL Version)

Ben — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:56:09 -0000

The Killers are pretty overrated but these two new songs sounds great!

Re: MGMT – Of Moons Birds and Monsters (Holy Ghost! Remix)

Ben — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:52:37 -0000

mgmt are dead. move along please...

Re: New Justin Timberlake – Steppin’ Out Tonight Clip

Ben — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:30:25 -0000

i really love his voice ! he's a GREAT ARTIST !
Thanx for the mp3!

Re: Blog Wars: The Genius Playlist | Round 1, Battle 5(!)

Ben — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:14:14 -0000

PMA for Hearts on Fire, Wildcat and Fuck the Pain Away. Awesome!

Re: MSTRKRFT – Bounce (A-Trak Remix)

Ben — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:01:00 -0000

I like this a lot! Best Bounce remix yet

Re: Cover Tuesday 16

Ben — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:09:50 -0000

They all work for me..

I dunno what the problem could be.

Re: MSTRKRFT – Fist of God Album Review

Ben — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:10:53 -0000

Is that really the album cover? Really? It's horrible. Haven't heard anything from it (other than "Bounce" and "Click Click") and w/ this review and the horrendous album cover, I don't think I will.

Re: The Seven-Blog Bible: The Blogs That Can Save Your Life Presents: Boing Boing

Ben — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 01:55:22 -0000

This sounds interesting. I like this whole concept. Good thinking Luis!

I will keep in touch and see what other sites make it to your bible!

Re: Prolific’s 10 Best Protest Songs Of The 21st Century

Ben — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:40:42 -0000

Great list, thanks. And don't let anyone tell you that we have to interpret songs the way an artist says he does.

For my money, two of the best 21st c protest songs have been written by Joe Henry: "Flag" and "Our Song." "Flag" still brings me back to the weird psychology of the months after the 9/11 attacks:

In a crowd come off the hill,
Full of bloodlust and good will,
We carried pride above our heads
Like a flag we could cheer to wake the dead.
And when we could go no further,
And were drowning on a desert,
We raised our flag to follow the breath of God?
But it was blowing every which way

Re: New Tyga ft. Lil Wayne – Breaktime

Ben — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:15:24 -0000

The second song is called Put it On For The Game by Lil' Wayne ft. Tyga and Gudda Gudda. Not ft. The Game

Re: RIP Indie Rock

Ben — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:34:14 -0000

haha! Good point Randi, but if someone asks me what kind of music I like, I can't very well just say "Music."

Most people know what alternative music means, at least a little. It's basically an Alternative to the mainstream (or in most people's minds, Top 40 radio).

But then again, most people know what "indie" means too. Maybe a music-defining-vocab reform is just too damn difficult.

Re: Passion Pit – The Reeling

Ben — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:18:32 -0000

"Sleepyhead" was all the rage when it first came out, but I definitely think "The Reeling" is a step in the right direction.

They do kind of remind me of MGMT, not as much musically, but in the way they are/will be seen by everyone.

Re: Gifted – Dopamine

Ben — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:12:34 -0000

1) Rhymes were so amateur.

2) These posts are SO suspect.

3) Beat sounded like a 90s Euro-Disco-Pop song.

4) If someone doesn't like the song, don't immediately jump on their comment. You have to take the ups with the downs. You will be eaten alive in the big bad world if you get upset by everyone.

Song: 2/10.

Production Quality: 5/10.

Rapper: 1/10.

If I was the producer, I would quit the group and make techno. No joke.

Re: Radiohead – Wonderwall (Oasis Cover)

Ben — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:37:59 -0000

And you're "taking the piss out of them" not taking a piss on them haha. But we get the picture.

Re: Grizzly Bear/Beach House/VEGA @ Williamsburg Waterfront, Brooklyn, 8/30

Ben — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:09:52 -0000

I cannot believe Jay Z and Beyonce were there... I didn't realise! I got there about 1pm with my friend and we chilled out listening to Grizzly's sound check from the garden next door, and when we decided to join the queue at 1.50pm, we were shocked to find it went for 4 blocks!

Managed to get very close to the front for Vega and Beach House, but our knees couldn't take it for the Grizzly set, so we sat down on the grass for that. Great day.

Still... Jay Z. I'm shocked!

Re: Marina and the Diamonds – The Outsider

Ben — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:58:48 -0000

Great stuff, though Marina and the Diamonds is a "her" rather than a "them". We're the diamonds!

Re: You’re all kitten killers!

Ben — Tue, 21 Jan 2003 15:52:20 -0000

Guilty...

Re: Ashton Kucher

Ben — Sat, 07 Feb 2004 16:39:55 -0000

Maybe it's because "kucher" is actually spelled "Kutcher"?

You know, I'm a big Ashton Kutcher fan and all (when we hang out I just refer to him as "Kutch")

Re: Tickle IQ Test

Ben — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 23:00:44 -0000

Hey im only 13 and these were my results

Congratulations, Ben!
Your IQ score is 144

This number is based on a scientific formula that compares how many questions you answered correctly on the Classic IQ Test relative to others.

Your Intellectual Type is Visionary Philosopher. This means you are highly intelligent and have a powerful mix of skills and insight that can be applied in a variety of different ways. Like Plato, your exceptional math and verbal skills make you very adept at explaining things to others Â— and at anticipating and predicting patterns. And that's just some of what we know about you from your IQ results.

Re: Survey: Is the Theory of Evolution a Subject for TreeHugger?

Ben — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:28:31 -0000

I think you can be an environmentalist while not "believing in" evolution, but I don't consider taking counter factual positions particularly rational, especially when religious beliefs are used as a justification for doing so.

Re: You Are Entitled to 2,000 Watts, Use Them Wisely (Updated)

Ben — Sun, 24 May 2009 15:47:55 -0000

17500 KWh/year = 2000 Wh/h = 2000W

Re: Adidas Launches New Eco-Label: adidas SLVR

Ben — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:51:25 -0000

I have to be honest: that thing on the right looks like a Snuggie.

Re: U.S. Hybrid Car Sales in March... Not Good At All

Ben — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:12:41 -0000

Hopefully some people are buying bikes instead of cars. Hybrid or not, a car can't compare to a bike eco-wise.

It's not your kind of car that's the problem. Your car is the problem.

Re: Another Way To Hide The Bed: Put It In A Box

Ben — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:00:17 -0000

I can see why it makes sense in that particular space, but something about it seems almost oppressive from the perspective of the living room. Maybe if it were painted a different color?

Re: Un-TreeHugger: The Robotic Sheep Shearer (Video)

Ben — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:45:44 -0000

Yeah, that looks about as relaxing as my last root canal.

Re: Why Buy When You Can Rent? 5 Product Service Systems I Wish Were More Common

Ben — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:22:19 -0000

Tools especially! I heard a statistic awhile ago about the average power drill is used for about 12 minutes in its lifetime. That's really sad.

Perhaps a co-op system where you can borrow tools from your neighborhood co-op.

I live in a very large apartment complex that has a front desk. The front desk will lend you everything from board games, tools, DVDs, xbox games, etc. You just put down a small deposit. I think its an amazing idea that I would like to see everywhere.

Re: Do You Buy Local, Organic, Or Cheap?

Ben — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:24:19 -0000

Local AND organic is my top priority. Local if organic isn't available, and organic if local isn't available.

I very, very rarely find that quality is poor on local and/or organic offerings.

Re: Quote Of The Day: "I can absolutely guarantee you it's not going to happen in the Senate."

Ben — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:57:18 -0000

Reid needs to go, period. His absent management style is detrimental to accomplishing a progressive agenda.

And don't get me started on the "Blue Dogs" cretins...

Re: An Idea That Won't Go Away: Standing-Room Only on Airplanes

Ben — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:35:03 -0000

Very good idea! If you want a regular seat you can always pay for a regular seat. And its a better for the environment (less fuel). Its a win all around.

Re: Vegan Organic Agriculture: Is Your Carrot Really Vegan?

Ben — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:56:10 -0000

Are any of you farmers? I'm pretty sure that you are not, because the comments in here are just wrong.

You don't even need fertilizer if you don't want to use it. Simply rotating your crops will ensure your soil stays healthy.

Don't forget, a plant gets more than 95% of its body from the air and the rain, not from the soil. citation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITpDrdtGAmo

Plus, there is such a thing as vegan and organic fertilizer. Its called Biochar and its been used for centuries. It is also perfectly fine to use human waste as well for fertilizer (and we've got lots of that).

Re: Will Wal-Mart's Amazon Beef Ban Accelerate Deforestation?

Ben — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:37:34 -0000

This post seems awfully sketchy to me. It's hard to a imagine any country producing meat and soy in a worse way than the slash and burn farmers of Brazil.

Re: Tutorial: iPhone and iPod Touch 3.0 Jailbreak with Redsn0w

Ben — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:40:00 -0000

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!

Re: Interview with James Howard Kunstler

Ben — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 01:35:27 -0000

I was very interested in Jan Lunbergs recent article http://culturechange.org/cms/index.php?option=c... . He appears to have struggled for a very long time to wake America up and is despairing. I tend to agree with him as probably do those that have tried to alert their own families. The resistance to the pitfalls of Peak Oil and the determined faith in technology to save us is incredible. I expect that most of us will die. I despair for my grandchidren and do what I can.

Re: Efficiency Works Forever

Ben — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 15:23:09 -0000

I agree completely with the message here. I don't know why, but efficiency and conservation (whatever you choose to call it) are way sexy for me. There's just something inherently neat in getting more output for the same input.

I'm always surprised by the community that is looking for the one solution to the problem (not that I've heard it in this thread). There's a frustratingly large group that doesn't want to do anything until this one solution is found. In my mind, progress has never worked like that. We don't make giant leaps forward all at once, we take incremental steps and learn from our experiences. The problems we face will be solved by utilizing a host of tools and techniques in a variety of ways that we won't be able to sort out straight away in the beginning. I'm obviously departing from the topic a bit here, but only because I feel efficiency and conservation are the areas most ripe for effecting real change now, yet they get frequently get the least attention. Thanks for reminding us. You obviously have some sympathizers.

Re: Wind Energy Gets Cheap!

Ben — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:46:41 -0000

There's an article in Wired this month that outlines some of the problems and their solutions regarding wind turbines and how they affect wildlife. In short, the problems can largely be dealt with by assessing the location before installation and by using modern windmill design that has larger, slower rotating blades. Also, here is another good article outlining the fortunate situation that Colorado residents are facing with wind energy becoming cheaper than natural gas generated energy.

Re: Election Results: Canada Does Not Go Green

Ben — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:46:03 -0000

Not only did the NDP get more seats and a larger popular vote, but they are considered by many (Greenpeace, Sierra Club) to be just as green as the Green Party. In fact, in the last election, less than 2 years ago, the NDP were considered greener. Their platform also takes a much more progressive stance on issues such as social justice than the Greens who are decidedly conservative in the non-environmental areas of their policy.

Re: Plug-In Hybrid Kits from Hymotion

Ben — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:53:37 -0000

I completely lost all interest in this site after reading the opening remarks about the President. I came here to learn more about PHEV and potential conversion for my Prius. Not low blows at the U.S. President. Myself and my potential business are off to find other sites of interest minus the lame and patheticly stale Bush humor.

Re: Plug-In Hybrid Kits from Hymotion

Ben — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:55:39 -0000

Re: “Hybrids are Good, but Plug-Ins are Bettah!”

Ben — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 15:55:49 -0000

Considering that people are supremely lazy, I think there would be an aversion to "plugging in your car at night". I think a more saleable approach is to have a magnetic induction system built into the car that allows the owner to simply put a plate down in the driveway or garage that he can park over in the evening, allowing contactless recharging.

Re: GM Kills the Hummer H1

Ben — Sun, 14 May 2006 19:53:58 -0000

Take it into perspective, the killing of the H1 doesent signal anything. GM has still enlarged their SUV's and boasts them now more than ever and isn't about to surrender them for the environment.

Not saying that all of you are for hybrids, but did you know that the warranty on the hybrid battery is VERY short and limited. When it dies it costs about $6,000 to replace and currently there is no efficient, safe way to dispose of it without being damaging to the environment.

Also, if you plan to pave all of the roads that are made of dirt now or not suitable for a small car or a non-truck/SUV, you would be counterproductive. The asphalt is made of oil too. By grading and digging up the ground to prep it for paving, you would relaese nitrogen and carbon dioxide. You could use concrete, but that is too slow to build, expensive to make, and even harder to maintain.

I know plenty of less fortunate people who own 4WD vehicles that are trucks or SUV's...they're not only for the rich after all.

Just something to think about...

Re: GM Kills the Hummer H1

Ben — Tue, 16 May 2006 21:15:27 -0000

Hey MGR, lets cite a source not associated with this website:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/16/opinion/16kitman.html?ex=1302840000&en=eb4aa18b1c661d61&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

I'm all for high mileage, but don't just follow a hype that you probably don't even know thoroughly how they are made or run, like hybrids.

Re: Maurer House wins Governor General's Award

Ben — Mon, 22 May 2006 11:19:23 -0000

Not exactly an energy efficient design though. doesn't even have appropriately designed eaves.

Re: World's Most Energy Efficient Vehicle? A Bicycle

Ben — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:31:35 -0000

Never mind the calculations and justifications, just ride. People who don't ride aren't going to be convinced by math anyway. You want an argument for commuting that people will consider? Show up at work on your bike with a HUGE smile on your face.

Re: “Rotten to the Core”: Greenpeace Finds Laptops Still Ripe with Toxins

Ben — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 08:52:42 -0000

Does anybody here work in electronics? No? Didn't think so. The technological hurdles required to remove some toxins from products are enormous. Just taking the lead out of solder is an enormous hit in cost and quality. this doesn't even speak of such nasties as electrolytic capacitors, solder paste stabilizers, conformal coating, etc.

Nobody wants to use these things, we simply have to. There is no other way in many cases. Or the other ways cost so much that no consumer would purchase the product that use them.

I'm all about huggin' some trees, but you have to do it in an economical kind of way. A more useful way for Greenpeace to spend their time would be to research ways to recycle these components so that they would not end up in land fills.

Re: Reverse Vending

Ben — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:53:37 -0000

In Greece, there are large structures(3 of these combined) which take glass, plastic, & metal, but which also take batteries, cellphones, and paper.You can take a receipt for cash, or press a button to donate to charity(at least, I think thats what I was doing) Satisfying crunch, lighted, and sometimes had music! Not sure if they were solar though...

Re: Big Stone II Coal Plant: Big Mistake

Ben — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:07:09 -0000

South Dakota... hmm sounds like a darn good place for a wind farm. If these power companies have shareholders, they could force this off the adjenda with a proxy vote. Don't they realize the ROI on wind power is going to be much higher. Not to mention, who many wind turbines could you install for $1.8 Billion plus the extra $86 million a year going forward.

Disgusting.

Re: Trains Are Fun? Sexy, Even?

Ben — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:49:29 -0000

I think trains are definitely romantic. I'm positive the Nigerian couple on the Milan-Rome train thought so too; they had sex in the bunk below me! I really like the opportunity to meet other people, to talk for a while. Not like a quick plane trip. Plus the scenery is amazing.

Re: TOMS Shoes - Buy One, Give One Away

Ben — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:37:42 -0000

Funny, I bought a pair of Toms and they read "INDUSTRIA CHINA"...I don't think I'll be buying another. Treehugger: maybe do a little more research before being so quick to praise these shoes.

Re: Concept E-Book Has Pages

Ben — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 03:40:49 -0000

It would be nice if there was a special reading tool that let you roll through the pages very easily( to reference things) like the mouse/roll button, but more effective and precise. mabye it exists, I dont know

Re: Survey: To Helmet or Not to Helmet?

Ben — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 09:38:52 -0000

I wear a helmet and gear 100% of the time on my motorcycle, and about 0% of the time on a bicycle. It's hard to comprehend any physical threat when going 20 mph compared to 70 or 80. Plus I usually stay on the sidewalks on my bicycle.

Re: Futureproofing our Homes

Ben — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:06:22 -0000

I don't understand why they are projecting this 74 years from now when most of the highlighted technologies are available today. Where are the flying cars and nanomachines continually rebuilding the house if this is so far in the future? This list should apply to all new homes being built today.

Re: How to Green Women's Personal Care

Ben — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:22:15 -0000

Amanda, regarding SLS in Tom's, check out their FAQ page: http://www.tomsofmaine.com/faq/#OCT12</p>

Re: Zero-Till Brazil: Saving Climate One Furrow At A Time

Ben — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 06:38:38 -0000

I was suprised to see a shocking lack of depth in this story. When I was growing up, no till drilling was just coming into vogue here in the states. It's primarily used with soybeans, grain crops, and feedcrops (alfalfa). These are close crops that can have a high planting density, unlike corn. There are several benefits to the farmer and the earth, but some negatives as well. From the farmers' point of view, you reduce the number of passes over the same soil, so instead of ploughing, discing, and planting, then cultivating (mechanically removing weeds with another implement dragged with the tractor), you just plant and harvest. So yes, it saves time and fuel.

However, because of the high density and lack of machine access during the growing season, in order to get high yields you have to use herbicides, pesticides and chemical fertilizers. If herbicides aren't used, the existing plant material will choke out the planted crop. If pesticides aren't used insects will destroy the crop because the plant density is so high insects move through it easily. If you don't use fertilizers the high density plants will suck all of the nutrients out of the ground very quickly.

So while there are benefits to drilling, (reduced fuel usage, reduced soil runoff) there are negatives.

To do it right, you do what's called low till. This is based on a two crop strategy. During winter months you grow a winter wheat or winter rye, these strains are planted in the fall and grow extremely quickly in the spring. This crop is harvested and the plant mass is rotated with a chisel plough (a high speed tilling process) into the earth and then the next crop is drilled into the soil. now only pesticide is necessary, because the native plants are turned under and used as fertilizer.

The state of the art has progressed since the 70's.

Re: Greener Green – The U.S. One Dollar Coin

Ben — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:34:19 -0000

What might be better would be to get rid of the penny. That would save a lot of energy and be very convenient. It might require rounding of prices and the display of actual prices(with tax) like in europe, but I guess this is a whole different debate. Or we could all use recycled plastic debit cards.

Re: Under \$3000: The Race To Build Really Cheap Cars

Ben — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:50:20 -0000

I currently drive a Stella scooter that I bought for $3k new and any car has to be safer than that. The scooter still gets better gas mileage but I'd still take one in a heartbeat. I don't need anything more than basic basic basic transportation.

Re: Survey : How Do You Beat The Heat?

Ben — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:53:21 -0000

Fans + cool beverage + partial nudity == comfort.

Re: Windows With Water Reduce the Need for Cooling by 70%

Ben — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:21:30 -0000

Unless I am reading this wrong, which I could be, the window has three pieces of glass that are all connected together on the left and right sides. The middle piece wouldn't be as tall as the two outer pieces. Only the two outer pieces are connected at the top and bottom; leaving a small gap. This way the water of the outside would heat up more than the water on the inside and rise while the water on the inside drops. This would create a small current of rotating water inside the window itself. No plumbing needed.

At least, that is my understanding.

Re: Cars Are A Scourge on the Face of the Planet Dept: Park Avenue Before and After

Ben — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:04:38 -0000

lexy-loo: How much of your cities depend on the workers who have no choice but drive from outside of city limits (and away from public transit)? Probably a large majority.

I almost lived without using a car for a while (only drove to visit family or go outside the city) but realize that modern cities depend on it.

Without cars you can't have big cities, without big cities it becomes increasingly hard to find a place where you don't need a vehicle.

Re: Whole Foods Bags Its Banners

Ben — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:34:58 -0000

Here is better alternative..... You can get some great reusable bags at www.Rejavanate.com . Not only do they eliminate the waste caused by plastic and paper bags but they are made from recycled burlap coffee bags, keeping tons of burlap waste out of our landfills AND the manufacturing process provides employment for individuals with developmental disabilities !!!! It’s a Win, Win, Win !!!

Re: Just What We Needed Dept.: A $499 LED Flashlight

Ben — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:06:40 -0000

Wealth Per MegaJoule. Spending too much money on something is very green.

Re: UnTreeHugger: Organic Batter Blaster

Ben — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:55:27 -0000

Regarding Todd's post, you can still provide the url for accreditation, but keep it un-hyperlinked. Just write it in and people can cut-and-paste if they're still curious. Two birds, one stone.

Re: Wayback Machine 1939: Cork Bathing Suits

Ben — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:37:31 -0000

I wonder how it feels against the skin? Is it thin enough to be strong yet flexible? Seems like it might uncomfortably confine some sensitive areas.

Re: Survey: Should Fixed-Gear Bikes Be Allowed on the Road?

Ben — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:09:46 -0000

I ride a fixie to work almost every day(with a geared bike other days) and brakeless. I get through the city and suburbs just fine, and actually feel safer on it than my brake-ed bike. It's dangerous, but so is driving. I think the boom in fixed gear culture is positive because it serves as a banner for simplistic, "quality over quantity" mentality which serves both human and environmental interests. It isn't for everyone, but if it gets more bikes on the street, I'm for it(After all, the US isn't the Netherlands quite yet) Personally, I find it about as dangerous as driving, but much more fun.

Re: Turn Signal Jacket For Cyclists

Ben — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:23:20 -0000

Um, why is the jacket black? For contrast with the LEDs? I think I'll take my chances with a bright-yellow jacket and arm signals; at least then I can be seen in the headlights. (Yes, I have lights on my bike, but I'm not always on my bike or turning a corner, and I need to be seen then, too.)

Yes, Tony, the overall idea of turn signals for bikes is great, but it's been around since at least the '70s; you could buy them in the Johnson-Smith catalog and mount them to your seat post or fender and control them with a switch on the handlebar. The only thing that seems to be new here is the idea of mounting them in your clothing instead, which seems to be of limited appeal.

Re: Climate Change Protection Complex

Ben — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:01:15 -0000

Just be sure to enter the code every 108 minutes...

Re: Micro-Algae In CARS Will Clean Up Tar Sands, Suck CO2, Make Biofuel, Save World

Ben — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:59:32 -0000

Actually, I believe the process has a net reduction in CO2 because as shown in the video algae consumes huge volumes of CO2 as it grows daily and can do so by siphoning from industrial exhausts. The biofuel made out of algae has an extremely high energy input to output ratio (as someone said above), and a substantial CO2 savings over gasoline, although I can't remember how much.

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/10/biofuels/biofuels-text

Worth reading.

Re: Recycled Survey: How Are You Spending Your Rebate?

Ben — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:08:31 -0000

It just enters into my money stream. No earmarks - probably just offset the cost of replacing my timing belt etc.

Re: Perfect Gift For Climate Change Deniers by Nathan Martell

Ben — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:39:17 -0000

That doesn't look anything like a pot plant.

Re: 7 Gas Guzzling Military Combat Vehicles

Ben — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:06:37 -0000

Wages for soldiers (assuming 150,000 of them, at $500 per day) accounts for around $75m ???

I want to meet the soldier getting paid 500$ a day...I’m setting in Iraq right now bringing home $1700 every two weeks. The U.S. Air Force uses the most fuel of all the military branches. JP8 for our jets can be run in many of out other vehicles as well. You also have to remember the military purchases the cheapest gear it can. However it still spends three times as much on the same hammer you and buy at lowes. The Air Force is currently experimenting with alternative power sources the only catch is the price. Going green isn’t always cheap! However the biggest purchaser or electric vehicles is the U.S. Army. We are doing what we can. If we could put an electric engine in a M1A1 that could run more then 3 hours on a charge believe me we would. The same thing with a HMVEE but trust me to run out of power in the middle or Iraq of Afghanistan in the middle of a firefight....NOT FUN!

Re: You Shall Have Bike Lanes Wherever You Go

Ben — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:46:26 -0000

I need something like this in the car to remind tailgaters what "safe distance" means.

Re: Survey: Is the Theory of Evolution a Subject for TreeHugger?

Ben — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:28:31 -0000

Re: You Are Entitled to 2,000 Watts, Use Them Wisely (Updated)

Ben — Sun, 24 May 2009 12:47:55 -0000

17500 KWh/year = 2000 Wh/h = 2000W

Re: Adidas Launches New Eco-Label: adidas SLVR

Ben — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:51:25 -0000

I have to be honest: that thing on the right looks like a Snuggie.

Re: U.S. Hybrid Car Sales in March... Not Good At All

Ben — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:12:41 -0000

Hopefully some people are buying bikes instead of cars. Hybrid or not, a car can't compare to a bike eco-wise.

It's not your kind of car that's the problem. Your car is the problem.

Re: Another Way To Hide The Bed: Put It In A Box

Ben — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:00:17 -0000

I can see why it makes sense in that particular space, but something about it seems almost oppressive from the perspective of the living room. Maybe if it were painted a different color?

Re: Un-TreeHugger: The Robotic Sheep Shearer (Video)

Ben — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:45:44 -0000

Yeah, that looks about as relaxing as my last root canal.

Re: Why Buy When You Can Rent? 5 Product Service Systems I Wish Were More Common

Ben — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:22:19 -0000

Tools especially! I heard a statistic awhile ago about the average power drill is used for about 12 minutes in its lifetime. That's really sad.

Perhaps a co-op system where you can borrow tools from your neighborhood co-op.

Re: Do You Buy Local, Organic, Or Cheap?

Ben — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:24:19 -0000

Local AND organic is my top priority. Local if organic isn't available, and organic if local isn't available.

I very, very rarely find that quality is poor on local and/or organic offerings.

Re: Church founder sentenced to 20 years for raping, abusing girls - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Ben — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:51:00 -0000

kooky,

Well apparently you do not get it do you?

Atheists do not get up in public and make fantastic claims that they've been called from an invisible entity and that this entity is going to punish you if you do not heed to what they say.

Atheists do not claim to be a religious authority.

Atheists do not build brainwashing boxes and call it a house of god.

Atheists do not get up in front of people and intimidate them to believe in their insane beliefs.

Atheists do not intimidate people to give money so that they can play golf all week.

Atheists do not threaten people with an option to either believe in their belief or go to hell.

Atheists do not claim to be in personal contact with an invisible god.

Atheists do not pretend to talk or to pray to an invisible god.

Atheists do not get up in public and say the the bible is the absolute word from a god.

Atheists do not believe in Satan and devils and little men in a red suit sitting on their shoulder, coaxing them to commit a sin.

Atheists do not get up in public and say the ten commandments are directly from a god and then break every single commandment the following week and come back on Sunday and preach against sin.

Atheists do not believe in invisible gods, devils, jesus allah, souls, angels, things imagined in the human mind.

Atheists do not believe that by crucifying a human on a stick does not make atonement for sins.

Re: Wife Confesses in Pastor's Slaying - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

Ben — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:57:00 -0000

Heathen Sister, I would say you probably hit the Nail on the head!
Most likely the man of God was having sexual touching or worse.

There was a preacher near here, he was arrested for having sexual intercourse with his three daughters one of them had a baby by her father.

Heathen Sister said:
2. Mothers, particulary good mothers, again regardless of faith, will protect their offsping at all costs. I believe mothers kill to protect their children before they would kill to protect themselves.

Excellant Point!

By your statement alone above, proves without a single doubt that Jesus was not the legitimate child of Mary, and she was full aware that he was not.

The reason being, when they asked whom will speak for up this man, Jesus, if Mary had been his legitimate mother and the bible says she was there and she spoke not one word, neither would Jesus's legitimate mother have allowed and watched as her son was being whipped and crucified and stand there and say it was the will of God.

You're right on, Heathen Sister and I agree with everything you write, Love Ya, keep it coming.

Your friend, Ben(The Rationalist)

Re: A pastor no more - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 23:46:00 -0000

Ok I'll admit the BrianG thing was a joke, but was in hopes that Carmen would read it and get an AH-Ha from it, I know I was really asking for a divine miracle here....lol, but I really doubt that she reads anything except what only she/herself writes. Although I thought it was funny in a way, it shows the sick inner thoughts of a common christian fundy criminal, and yes sadly Brian did kill his wife Dee Dee, and is incarderated at this time, for how long, it will never be long enough, BrianG is one sick bastard.

I hope some of you got the jest of what I was trying to convey, if you enjoyed it, stay tuned there will be more insane rantings of a christian fundy lunatic from their spiritual perspective.

Re: A pastor no more - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 23:50:00 -0000

Correction, (incarcerated), well you know, I have only three fingers, from shark attack years ago.

Re: Child of Rednecks Deconverts - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 01:18:00 -0000

I have to confess that I have used marijuana extensively in my life time, although I have not used it now for many years, actually I see no harm in using certain drugs as long as it's use does not interfere with a persons roll in society, nor causes harm to anyone else in it's use. Unfortunately there will be people that misuse anything, being food, drugs or weapons, etc. I will also admit that the use of marijuana helped me open my eyes and mind to the falsehood of religion. It seemed to have made me aware of my need for a crutch or imaginary promises that I thought and had hoped were true. Marijuana also seemed to make me realize the foolishness of the creeds and the hypocrisy in the church, as if an heightned awareness of my stupidity of wanting to believe in something that was unreal. ALthough I'm sure most peoples experiences may not have been similar to mine, but marijuana did seem to let me examine my own inner being as to let me decide what I percieve as being true, as apposed to letting others that have been completely brainwashed by religion. Besides marijuana is a product of nature, it's not a man made drug, just maybe Eve smoked the weed in the garden and she became as one of us.....lol

Re: The emperor is naked - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 15:36:00 -0000

Either the Bible is the absolute word of God or it's all a lie.

Evelyn Please read:

Isaiah Ch.45 vs.7
I form the light, and create the darkness: I make peace and create evil: I the Lord do all theses things.

Now according to the bible, this God is the creator of all things, this leaves only God to be responsible for creating all Evil, Satan, and allowing all evil to exist.

Now Evelyn, are we to believe what the Bible says, or are we supposed to believe what you want us to believe?

Since we do not believe that the bible was divinely inspired, we do not believe it is the truth.

We do not believe that there exists a god and he creates evil and runs and hides and looks out from undercover to see who believes in him and who worships his ass.

Re: The emperor is naked - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:38:00 -0000

I have three bibles and have owned them for over 30 years, every one say the exact same thing verse to verse, and it is the same bible KJV that my fundy parents so adhere to. Now either they have been lied to all these years by preachers or the bible is the absolute truth.

I say the bible is all a lie, and my parents have been lied to all their friggin fundy life.

Now Evelyn you may take your beliefs and your precious NASB or NIV watered down bibles and have a happy life and you may decide to rewite the KJV bible to make it suit your needs, so you have displayed the typical fundy response, you want your bible to be the true one that you want to believe and if you do not find one that suits you, you will search and find one that does.

Evelyn thank you for such a waist of Dano's and my time. I'm sorry Dano but I thought I could help, but one must want help before it can begin. Cheers Dano, with lots of respect, Ben

Re: The emperor is naked - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

Ben — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:36:00 -0000

Evelyn would you please just go away and live in your own mental delusion, you're just a fundy robot repeating verses and phrases that you been programmed to repeat by preachers, not by any god.

Evelyn you're really not wanted here, you have an excuse for every breath that you inhale. you live in a lie, you believe in a lie, you love a lie, you steep your brain in a lie, just go on and worship Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, Billy Graham, all those people helping spread the biggest lie and hoax and scam ever invented in the history of humankind.

Re: Quote Of The Day: "I can absolutely guarantee you it's not going to happen in the Senate."

Ben — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:57:18 -0000

Reid needs to go, period. His absent management style is detrimental to accomplishing a progressive agenda.

And don't get me started on the "Blue Dogs" cretins...

Re: An Idea That Won't Go Away: Standing-Room Only on Airplanes

Ben — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:35:03 -0000

Very good idea! If you want a regular seat you can always pay for a regular seat. And its a better for the environment (less fuel). Its a win all around.

Re: Vegan Organic Agriculture: Is Your Carrot Really Vegan?

Ben — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:56:10 -0000

Are any of you farmers? I'm pretty sure that you are not, because the comments in here are just wrong.

You don't even need fertilizer if you don't want to use it. Simply rotating your crops will ensure your soil stays healthy.

Don't forget, a plant gets more than 95% of its body from the air and the rain, not from the soil. citation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITpDrdtGAmo</p>

Re: Will Wal-Mart's Amazon Beef Ban Accelerate Deforestation?

Ben — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:37:34 -0000

This post seems awfully sketchy to me. It's hard to a imagine any country producing meat and soy in a worse way than the slash and burn farmers of Brazil.

Re: Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Get Joost, get an invite from me when you share!

Ben — Mon, 14 May 2007 22:21:00 -0000

Hi, I am a elementary school teacher.
My favorite tool right now is Google earth. I don't no how to live without it right now. The kids just love it and geography has now become a fun subject at school.
To stay juiced is easy for me. I exercise and practice yoga. Meditation is understated. Give it a try! Please send me a joost invite to the following email address: ben_aw@hotmail.com
or to my Google account.
Thanking you in advance. Ben

Re: I am back!

Ben — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 05:01:12 -0000

Welcome back, f00

Re: How to sync multiple calendars with iphone for Google Apps?

Ben — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:47:43 -0000

Brilliant workaround, thanks for your effort on this Anurag. I now have all my Todo and Google events syncing on my iPhone calendar perfectly. Amazing.

Re: Written by Men? - Letters to the Webmaster

Ben — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:09:00 -0000

LIz said:

"anyone who comes to God must first believe that He exists and that He is a rewarder of those who earnestly seek Him." (Hebrews).

What gets me is, christians use these metaphorical phrases that the looney bibilical opiumheads wrote down over 2000 years ago, apparently they think that by mimicking those phrases, makes their God become true.

Lets enter a different God, thanks to Liz.

"anyone who comes to Allah must first believe that Allah exists and that Allah is a rewarder of those who earnestly seek Allah." (Hebrews)

Therefore Allah exists, and all christians are going to Hell.

Lets try another one.

"anyone who comes to Daffey Duck must first believe that Daffey Duck exists and that Daffey is a rewarder of those who earnestly seek Daffey Duck." (Hebrews)

Therefore Daffey Duck exists and I will pray for all you people who refuse to worship Daffey Duck.

Hebrews coffee in the morning, and Shebrews Tea in the evening.

Liz hun, get a life and a brain too Ok?

You're just repeating garbage that you've read or heard someone say, and now in your own self-rightousness you pretend like all christians, that you are Jesus incarnate.

go to: www.nomorefakegods.blogspot.com

Re: A weekend intensive for letting go of religious indoctrination and reclaiming your life. - Letters to the Webmaster

Ben — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 08:06:00 -0000

Or you can log on to EX-Christian and read about 10 testimonies and you'll be free from the mind cult called religion, for the rest of your life.

Re: Say hello to yet another EX-christian - Letters to the Webmaster

Ben — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 15:42:00 -0000

Yes my friend in truth, you are so correct! Religions work until they are questioned, then they fall apart, because a hoax cannot not stand up for itsself when being analyzed.

The god story about Satan a fallen angel, yet man was suppose to rise above Satan, never having seen or experienced a Heaven or death, yet man is suppose to pay for his sins because of Lucifer was allowed to dwell on the Earth to corrupt man?, What was it that pissed Satan off in Heaven? no more virgins?, if Heaven is perfect, how can corruption begin in the first place, and what is to stop more Lucifers from rebelling again in Heaven later and here we all go again, and then, we've got to wait another 4000 years before another jesus appears to save all humanity...lol

Religions and beliefs fall apart when questioned.

If jesus was perfect? why did god seed an imperfect being? A begotten child born in SIN, of the wicked sin filled Earth?

I tell you the reason the bible was written is because the people back then were so poor, we cannot even imagine, and to give them on the death bed a glimmer of hope, a useless pretence that they were going to a place better than they were at, why would it matter about streets of gold, and emeralds and jewels, because that is everyone's dream to lay down in a bed of diamonds and gemstones and gold and silver, to have untold riches beyond their wildest dreams.

What is the most unbelievable to me is that, we still have people today that fall for the hereafter dream and promise that was made up to comfort the dieing and downtrodden 2000 years ago.

And we still have people in Africa living in squaller conditions, while we in America brag on our all Loving god, and attend our multimillion dollar churches with the grandeur of a Roman King, why don't these churches help the people starving in Africa? instead of collecting multimillions so the preacher can play golf all week and ride around in a Mercedes Bens. Why do people have to have a grand cathedral to worship their invisible god, with all the stained glass windows and golden effiges, is this what a god wants?

Is it not better to give than receive?

It would be far better to worship an all loving god in a lean-to with nothing to brag about and share the wealth with the poor around the world and I'm not talking about sending tons of oatmeal and uncooked wheat and dropping it out of a plane with religious pamphlets.

If you're going to brag about how wonderful your all loving god is and yet you give all your money to the preacher so that he can tell you how wondeful you are.

Is this totally what religion is all about? Religions are not about reality. Religions are to deceive and betray the innocent unsuspecting victim and to keep them dumbed down and beaten down to subversion, why so many people will not allow themselves to see this is well beyond me.

Re: The Challenge to any Fundementalist Chrsitain reading this - Letters to the Webmaster

Ben — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 08:06:00 -0000

What a waist of perfectly good space...lol

Re: The Challenge to any Fundementalist Chrsitain reading this - Letters to the Webmaster

Ben — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:55:00 -0000

Daniel you've said some really stupid things, this comes to show us that you've got that little bugger in your mind. It's that mind disease called religion.

You know what?

You have what every christian, every muslim, every person that claim a knowledge or relationship with their god.

It's called Spiritually Superior....you and millions and billions just like you Daniel think that they have recieved this special gift of knowledge and it therefore grants you a special privilege to be spiritually superior, just like the baptist think they are more spiritually superior than mormons, or the jews, or the muslims, and the muslims think that they are more spiritually superior over jews, and on and on, etc. etc. nothing but wars and hatred have spread out from all religions, and we can feel your hatred spewing on to us Atheist's and nonbelievers, because you think that you have something that we don't have. By having this belief in a god or your book of words this somehow makes you feel supreme, it makes you feel justified to push your stupid beliefs on to people that have no use in feeling superior over others.

The pilgrims killed over 50 million Indians because they felt spiritually superior, we went over to Iraq because America is spiritually superior and we've killed innocent women and children, but it's not told to us it's kept secret.

Daniel get over yourself, you have nothing but a silly belief, grow up, you sound like a silly 10 year old boy that owns something that is only obtainable by listening to you.

We have no use for your mindrot philosopy, you're the loser here, you lose with all hands down, now go away and pout to mommy that you've been scolded, you little snot nosed brat.

Re: The Challenge to any Fundementalist Chrsitain reading this - Letters to the Webmaster

Ben — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 23:39:00 -0000

Daniel, Nah bring your shit over here, we're not leaving our friends. There's nothing to debate, religion and the bible is all a lie and bullshit.

Re: The Challenge to any Fundementalist Chrsitain reading this - Letters to the Webmaster

Ben — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 15:23:00 -0000

Genesis Ch. 6 vs. 6
And it repented the Lord that he had made man on earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

But nowhere in the bible does it say, it repented the Lord that he created Satan and allowed all evil to exist on earth, nor did it grieve him at his heart.

Re: I find it very interesting that you... - Letters to the Webmaster

Ben — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 15:48:00 -0000

If God is real without a questionable doubt, why does one need faith?

Faith in what? What is Faith? A word that the mindless bible writers invented to smooth over anyones doubt about the existance of a god. Faith is suppose to replace doubt, like smearing grout over a crack in cement, although the crack is still there underneath.

Someone said if one had as much faith as a mustard seed, then they could move a mountain, but I say that if one has as much faith as a mustard seed, then one could move a mustard seed, I've never seen this done.

Re: I'm a pastor in Indiana - Letters to the Webmaster

Ben — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:11:00 -0000

Of all places available all over the world, why did god choose the Middle East to have his bible inspired?

Answer: The Opium capital of the world, even to this very day.

Opium poppy has been broadly associated with cultures of the Near East, e.g., Turkey. Nonetheless, recent studies of archaeological and written records suggest that the plant originated elsewhere. In fact, it now appears that the species is native to southern France, Spain, and northwestern Africa. There is a cave site in southern Spain, dated at 5500 B.C., in which intact capsules of opium poppy were found in a religious artifact.

Need one say more?

Re: I'm a pastor in Indiana - Letters to the Webmaster

Ben — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:15:00 -0000

Rev. Denny thats fine if want to believe in a god, we just do not believe that a god talks to people, like little voices and a god that directs people to worship him. What kind of god would want worship in the first place? A man's weak god would, like the kind you find in the bible. I'd say pretty much everyone here that posts on a regular basis has mostly rejected the bible god as being false. There are christians and preachers that come on here and say they have spoke to god. How can this be, when the bible has been translated over 1600 times, when did this god learn to speak the English language? If the bible is the absolute word of god and it had to be translated over 1600 times, how can it be the absolute word of god? We've decided that there cannot exist a god such as the one in the bible to be as dumb and stupid as the one depicted in the bible, if you wan to believe in what a man wrote down on tablets from his current prospective 2000 years ago, that's your perogative, and we wish you well, but we have examined the teachings and the hypocrisy of all religions and have decided it was all false.

You really need to read much further on this website before you make any decisions on whether you want to cast us off into the make believe Hell.

Listen Rev. Denny, we were all raised in here in America and everyone of us, you included have been exposed to some form of religion, Why? Why? Because the bible and religion was brought over here on a ship, Jesus and God never walked over here on their own, God and Jesus was transported over here in a book to America.

Prier to 1492, the Native American Indians, had no previous knowledge of God and Jesus and survived quite well thank you, before the whiteman brought religion and his savior on a stick over here to America. There was not one church on American soil, now look at how the virus of religion is spreading like wildfire, there is a church of practically every denomination on every street corner. Now the American Indians had no need of a bible god or Jesus and they were called Heathren Savages and carried no human value, so most of them were killed in the name of religion and god.

Now here we are in 2006 and god and Jesus still serve no purpose to anyone except to the preachers that willing accept money for their services.

Now go pray for us and tell us we are all going to hell, and that we never were saved to begin with and that your religion and beliefs are the true religion and that you talk to god on a regular basis.

Have a great day in your lord.

Re: hard to breathe - Letters to the Webmaster

Ben — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 13:09:00 -0000

Youth Pastor???? I bet your mother and father are soooo proud of you.

I bet Jesus would have liked to have you around when he was living, to help explain all the answers to the universe to the peons in his church. All churches have made a mockery of the true teachings of Jesus, with their assigned titles and labels and programmed hypocrisy. If there really is a God, he will come back and burn down and destroy all the manmade churches and temples and mosques, because of the falsehood man has made religion into. And you're helping perpetrate a lie and a hoax, and you're the brunt of the joke. Shame on you hucksters.

Re: I wonder if many got the real gospel - Letters to the Webmaster

Ben — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 07:44:00 -0000

Let us not forget that Jesus is seen and talked to on a daily basis by people like RD, Carmen, Billy G. Jerry F. Pat R. and all other mentally deranged christians.

Re: None

Ben — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:30:59 -0000

Pocari's a well-known Japanese brand. Sweat is a sports drink like Gatorade. So you drink this to replenish the electrolytes that you sweated away while doing some strenuous activity. ;-p

Re: None

Ben — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:34:18 -0000

Hmm... could be a flaky HD. I know you just recently got it but still possible. What kind of errors is Disk Utility finding? And is it able to fix it?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/07/online-addiction-led-to-neglect.html

Ben — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:35:31 -0000

oh also before anyone starts saying anything , let me make it clear that my wife and I do not condone for a second what they did, we believe that they need to be puinshed but at the same time they need professional help , and what they need are friends to stand by them , to let them know "hey you messed up bad , now you need to get help, and I will stand by you and make sure you get that help no matter how much you may or may not apperciate it . "
It hurts us to go on to differnt websites about this story and to see strangers who don't even know them post horrible comments about them , we understand that people are angry and are confussed at the situation , but everyone in this world makes mistakes and should not be casting stones .

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/07/online-addiction-led-to-neglect.html

Ben — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:35:38 -0000

To all spreading hatred toward Mike and Iana,
I am a friend of Mike’s we met when he was in the Navy at my last command VFA-146, who got out honorably after his term was up. He met Iana not online but at a Concert he told me a long time ago. Iana found him online through Yahoo when he and I were on cruise when he came off cruise she flew in from Alaska to be with him. My wife and I were his witnesses at their wedding (Best man & Matron of Honor). After Mike separated from the Navy he moved with his wife to Nevada, we were stationed in Lemoore, CA and I'm now in VA on my current orders. I've always known Mike to be a good man and, if anything I thought he had a minor drinking problem. In fact, he never played any games when he hung out at my place. I've been gaming since Atari. Iana, I've known to be a good person; she also has never played any game either. Although she did mention she liked games that were like Myst and that she had a lot of games, not Dungeons & Dragons but Final Fantasy games. My wife and I last spoke with them on the phone I think back in December and they seemed to be doing fine of course we haven't talked to them in a long time. They surprised us when they told us they had 2 kids and had never said anything about a $50,000 inheritance. Mike told me he was in the stock market online which didn't surprise me because he was always checking on his stock when he was in the Navy. I also just read an article stating that the 2 were addicted to being online their whole life and, I’m telling you straight up it’s not true. Yes Iana found Mike through yahoo but they did not meet online it was at a concert and they never played any games, and they barely even gotten online at all the whole time I knew them. I just want to state that this problem they have is a new problem for them. Mike I know for sure was not a gamer. I can’t say much about Iana because I only met her and have known her for a few months before they left. Anyways, point being is I'm still their friend and so is my wife and just because some people make mistakes doesn't mean you turn your back on them. Yes we are disappointed for what they did but we do understand that it is a problem and professional help is needed. What they don't deserve is to be ridiculed with hatred. That being said it could actually make things worse for them. They are already paying for their crime. Just leave it be and let them get the help they need to move on. If people out there hate them for what happened fine, but if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all, especially when you only know the bad stuff & haven't seen any of the good stuff. We know these people and they are good people that just made some very bad choices. My wife and I will support them in anyway we can to help them through this. We hope the best for their kids, and we just don't wanna see them jump through foster care. We also hope their family will step up and get the kids. If not, my wife and I would be happy to take care of them.

Very Respectfully,
AZ2 Ben Byers USN

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/06/aussie-teen-brags-about-crimes-on.html

Ben — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:05:32 -0000

haha this is the funniest shit i have ever read.

certificates earnt in juvey don't count as education bro.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/05/devil-and-josh-mauldin.html

Ben — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:24:40 -0000

Dearest Brittany,
As a satanist I don't worship the devil, i do not believe in the exsistence of what you call the devil. The devil is not decieving you because he doesn't excist, it is your imagination causing you to believe this because you cannot stretch your mind beyond what you were taught, what you conform to. And i'm really getting annoyed with you saying things like " Jesus IS the way and truth and life" because thats not true, and i what i mean is, it's not fact, jewish people don't believe he is, hindu's, muslim's, buddists. your imposing you views on us and i'd really like you to stop.

Seriously, Sincerely,
Ben.

ps. jesus didn't save you, you saved yourself, and i congratulate you.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/05/devil-and-josh-mauldin.html

Ben — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:25:44 -0000

ok, i didn't say he wasn't sick can you read???? i said THE DEVIL IS NOT A SCAPEGOAT FOR THIS TYPE OF VIOLENCE! i know he's fucking sick!!!!

and to brittany w.:
I was raised christian and then i converted out. I "appreciate" your telling me your views on death, but when you say they are fact, that makes you sound like a toddler because facts are proven, it is a pure opinion unless your a psychic or something

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/05/devil-and-josh-mauldin.html

Ben — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:12:43 -0000

i'm not praying because i'm not christian.
i don't pray, and i never will.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/05/devil-and-josh-mauldin.html

Ben — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:07:24 -0000

this bitch shouldn't blame the devil for her husbands psycotic behavior. next thing they'll say the devil made bush kill 10000000 iraqis or something like that. the devil cannot be used as a scapegoat thats just bullshit

Re: Killing the airport?

Ben — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:16:41 -0000

VanillaMan -The rest of Illinois exists so that we do NOT have to live in Chicago. Buy a car, probably a hybrid, and come visit some time.

Re: Question of the day

Ben — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 12:39:42 -0000

Positives: The indicted GOPs and upcoming indictment of the Dems. Changes is good soemtimes, too bad it had to come this way.

Negative:The unfunded AllKids. Lots of expectations for the program but the lack of reimbursements increases to hospitals, MD and dentists will strain the system more than it is now.

We know what is important to Gov Blago, the press releases on the # of eligibles for AllKids, not how many actually can get care.

P.S. AllKids is not an insurance program for all kids. It is simply the Medicaid program wrapped up with a new christmas or election year bow. Since when does everyone what to go on Medicaid?

Re: Question of the day

Ben — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 09:42:43 -0000

Shades of Bill Scott, a former Attorney General whose wife disclosed a Walter Mitty lifestyle.
Can reporters ask, sure. Does a voter really care. Unlikely. I don't see any connection between a failed marriage and a gay or lesbian issue.

Re: Guv hasn’t met with GOP leaders in weeks

Ben — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 09:15:11 -0000

Also to keep the Gov's record going.... he was 20 minutes late, but he probably did not know it so it is not his fault.

Re: It still isn’t going away

Ben — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 09:41:09 -0000

Maybe I missed it but have we heard from our U.S. senators on this yet. They usually comment on everything. What is the problem now or do we already know?

Re: http://kirkwylie.blogspot.com/2008/07/amqps-semantic-model-and-mismatching.html

Ben — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:23:00 -0000

In addition to what I said beforehand, I was being too diplomatic about my point on the vhost.

I highlighted the *may* in the statement, because you might be right in questioning it's raison d'etre.

My take is that we currently use vhosts as a namespace for exchanges and queues thereby giving a broker administrator reasonable level of granularity wrt to ACL. It means an admin can do ACL without having to open up more ports in the firewall.

In plain text - this is one area of the spec I probably wouldn't question myself.

HTH,

Ben

BTW, Is there any way to make this comment window bigger?

Re: http://kirkwylie.blogspot.com/2008/07/amqps-semantic-model-and-mismatching.html

Ben — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:11:00 -0000

Kirk,

I think it is appropriate to start a discussion about the semantics of a MOM, because this does matter. To an extent, everything else *could* be regarded as just plumbing.

I do have a few points on your observations:

- To base a judgement on 0-10 of AMQP may be a little inaccurate because there is currently a lot of work underway to tighten this up and transform it into 1.0. This contains semantical aspects, albeit not those that you have mentioned.

- ACL is a candidate for review, so you *may* be justified in questioning the need for vhosts to the working group. FTR, AQMP brokers can be run on different ports if you want to, 5672 is just the IANA convention.

- You are right to extent that a publisher needs to know or guess the existence of an exchange, but he doesn't have to actively declare it. FTR, you can use an exchange declare in passive mode to *lookup* an exchange. Alternatively, you can just start sending and if get a 404, the channel will close and your messages will go nowhere.

- OTOH, AMQP is consumer driven, so the consumers define what they are interested in. Queue binding is the menchanism of add routing instructions to an exchange from a consumer's perspective.

- If you declare a queue with an empty name, the broker will auto-generate a name for you.

HTH,

Ben

Re: Question of the day

Ben — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 10:46:19 -0000

Did they also poll the question using $20 or $40 per hour? Surprise!... that would poll high also. So what does that tell us?

Re: All Kids worries

Ben — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:01:42 -0000

From insiders that know, I heard it was about 1500 of truly AllKids in mid-June so 43,000 is way off. Most of the other 41,500 would have been eligible for Kidcare or Medicaid if they had the motivation to apply earlier.

The real issue with Allkids is that many will expect this to be run like a real insurance program. They will be sadly disappointed when they are treated by the Medicaid program and do not get a higher level of care.

Limited services and having to use only Medicaid enrolled providers will be shock to most.

Re: Surprise! The deficit still exists

Ben — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:54:46 -0000

I say last week that 40 states have a budget surplus and most that do not were gulf coast states hit by Katrina. Was Illinois also hit by Katrina or what is Illinois excuse?

Re: http://mordechai7215.blogspot.com/2006/03/yiddish.html

Ben — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 16:04:00 -0000

Good point about "shecht." In fact there are a handful or so of words like that in Yiddish that are spelled phonetically, obscuring their Semitic roots (like opmekn, "to erase," or tomer, "maybe") so the spelling doesn't bring a raya.

Frum is Germanic; there's a cognate word in German "fromm" meaning basically the same thing lehavdil.

Re: http://mordechai7215.blogspot.com/2006/03/yiddish.html

Ben — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 13:20:00 -0000

The consensus among linguists is that daven is Romance origin (like bentsh and West Yiddish orn), although there is a bit of doubt. It is almost definitely not from Aramaic, though, for two reasons: 1. it isn't spelled like the Aramaic word, and 2. It is pretty common for there to be creative invented etymology tracing Yiddish words to Hebrew and Aramaic. I heard one for chreyn (horseradish) that I forget, but it held that it was roshe-teyvos for something. It isn't; it's Slavic, plain and simple.

Anyways, there are plenty of well-known Yiddish words of Germanic origin as well: shlep, bagel, mentsh, nosh, oy vey, shtick, as well as all the famous shmutsik words (as well as shmutz itself). But the non-Germanic ones are overrepresented, it's true. This is probably because they are the words that are deeply rooted in Ashkenazic culture, so just as Jews retained them when they entered German-speaking lands, so they kept them in America.

Re: Heartbreaker

Ben — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:39:13 -0000

Things will really hit the fan when more realize that AllKids is the Medicaid program and that they are paying premiums to be included.

Re: Big box blowback

Ben — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 12:25:34 -0000

Add this to the estimated $1.4 billion employers may be asked to pay to insure the uninsured in Illinois (Crains - Biz Picks Up Doctor's Bill: July 31, 2006), I am sure employers will flock to Chicago and gladly pay even more.

Re: You can’t blame George Ryan for this one

Ben — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:18:00 -0000

I wonder what type of reception the Gov. gets when he walks in the Illinois State Fair Parade Thursday night in Springfield? Will he even attend as all past Govs have? How late will he be? Can the parade start without him?

Re: Quinn wants “big box” law for Illinois

Ben — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:54:22 -0000

See the editorial in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal

Re: Topinka’s plan attacked hard

Ben — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:40:43 -0000

Tried to go to Judy's web site to actually look at the Medicaid budget ideas and it says the link is no longer available. Maybe Blago stole it!

Re: Budget debate – Rauschenberger responds to Filan

Ben — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:48:59 -0000

Capitol View-- get in line. You think it is just human service providers in crisis? How about every physician and dentist in the state that plays banker for the State. Pay them for the work they do at rates that at least cover costs before Blago adds more to AllKids (Medicaid).

Re: Brutal * Updated x1 *

Ben — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:59:15 -0000

He is a robot! I think his brain got stuck like an old record and kept saying the same one-liners over and over... "like a brother"....... " since 8 years old"...." comply with the law"

Re: http://thehappyhospitalist.blogspot.com/2009/05/when-patients-are-sexually-harassing.html

Ben — Sun, 03 May 2009 11:12:00 -0000

"So, Happy, you married a nurse but you never worked with her? I'm guessing you don't consider asking a nurse out on a date to be sexually harassing..."

I would also like to see your response to this, Dr. Happy...

Re: Docs turning thumbs down on All Kids

Ben — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:13:51 -0000

Dems count this as a successful program by seeing how large the Medicaid, sorry..Allkids, enrollment gets. Republicans would view this as a success if the states economy was good enough so that the enrollment numbers drop.

Re: Schools and money

Ben — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:19:30 -0000

From January 25th Wall Street Journal:

If you're searching for the next big thing in American politics, it's wise to keep an eye on the states. Here's one possibility: the abolition of state income taxes.
In Georgia, Missouri and South Carolina, Governors and state legislatures are drafting serious proposals to repeal their income taxes to promote economic development. St. Louis, one of America's most distressed cities, may overturn its wage/income tax as a way to spur urban revival. And in Michigan, the legislature is in the last stages of phasing out its hated business income tax -- the most onerous in the land. "States are now in a ferocious competition to attract jobs and businesses," says economist Arthur Laffer, who is advising several Governors and legislators on the issue, "and one of the best ways to win this race is to abolish the state income tax."
The timing for fixing state tax codes could hardly be more ideal because states are swimming in budget surpluses thanks to the booming national economy. This should be a big year for state tax cuts. Governors in Arkansas, Florida and West Virginia have already announced major tax relief plans for 2007. Even New York City has a $1 billion surplus and Mayor Michael Bloomberg is promising a property tax cut.
The idea of financing state services without an income tax is hardly radical. Nine states today -- Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming -- manage well without one. With a few exceptions, the non-income tax states are America's most prosperous. Meanwhile, the high income tax states, which tend to be congregated in the Northeast, keep surrendering jobs, people, and voters to the South and West.

So what is Illinois trying to do?

Re: Question of the day

Ben — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:45:55 -0000

Dan Patlak wrote a pretty good tome on the Republican Party with an analogy with Campbells soup--it still may be posted on the website Prarie run by Fran Eaton.

Re: This just in… * Important updates in “red” * Details released on rate agreement * Ministers arrive at Statehouse * Protest a dud ***

Ben — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:30:13 -0000

Let me get this right....."tax relief" for the "poor" more social services and health care "for the poor". How many "rich people" (Bill's words) are left in Illinois to support this?

Re: This just in… Readers live-blogging committee of the whole

Ben — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:00:02 -0000

How many House members are present?

Re: Question of the day

Ben — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:17:36 -0000

Were the Cubs actually in the playoff?

Re: Question of the day

Ben — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:59:32 -0000

Do you want to tax more or raise more revenue for the govt.? Sometimes lower tax rates raises more revenue. Just look at fed govt over the last few years. Lower rates, more than expected revenue.

Re: Caption contest!

Ben — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:07:56 -0000

Who had the photo first, you or DrudgeReport?

Re: If you haven’t voted early, then vote often

Ben — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:23:09 -0000

Lee better than Pujols...Soto leading Molina? You can tell that enough Chicago fans have already polluted the entire process. Go Cards!

Re: Kirk poll shows incumbent maintaining big lead; Plus, DCCC goes on the attack

Ben — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:12:31 -0000

At this point in 2006, Kirk released similar numbers. It wasn't until October or so that we saw independent polling that put Seals within two points of Kirk. The voters that will decide this election--those out in the western part of the district and those in Waukegan and North Chicago--haven't made up their minds yet, but once they do I predict they will break for Dan. I haven't met a single person who hasn't met Dan and not been wowed by him.

(Full disclosure: I interned for Seals, but my last statement remains true; virtually every undecided or Kirk Democrat that I know of who has met Dan has come away with a positive impression of him. And Dan's own polling from last cycle at this time showed him with a ten-point lead among people who knew of both candidates.)

Re: Question of the day

Ben — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:10:27 -0000

10th--Seals 54%-46%. Despite the weak numbers posted by the Kirk campaign, I think people will make their minds up in the final weeks of the race, and that the majority of the undecideds will break for Seals.

13th--Biggert 55%-45%. Harper will make somewhat of a dent in her numbers, but not enough to win. This will be a two-cycle race for him.

18th--Schock 54%-46%. I don't see Callahan doing much to win here.

Re: Question of the day

Ben — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:57:53 -0000

WXRT
WBEZ
WDCB
WLUW
WNUR
WHPK

Re: RollCall poll shows Seals leading Kirk 52-44, undercuts Kirk pollster’s anti-Semitism argument

Ben — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:15:25 -0000

I've admitted my pro-Seals bias before on this site, but you just have to love the karma with regards to Kirk. His camp criticizes a Democratic poll that shows him LEADING only to have an independent poll show him behind. lol

Re: RollCall poll shows Seals leading Kirk 52-44, undercuts Kirk pollster’s anti-Semitism argument

Ben — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:00:40 -0000

Source on that quote?

And the Tenth isn't all North Shorers; although I am one in exile, there's a large part of the district that isn't "North Shore". I'd venture to say that some of those in Buffalo Grove and Arlington Heights that will decide this election harbor the attitudes you attribute to Seals towards "rich snobs on the North Shore". It's a diverse district; Seals will fit in fine.

Re: Question of the day

Ben — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:10:41 -0000

If you have a Obama song ringtone on your cellphone.....

Re: Kirk a tossup? Plus: Oberweis goes negative

Ben — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:35:25 -0000

I secomnd JonShibleyFan; being gerrymandered two blocks outside of the district doesn't suddenly make you into an "outsider". He sends his kids to school in the district, for crying out loud.

Re: Question of the day

Ben — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:27:30 -0000

Obama wins Illinois 62%-33% with the remaining 5% going to third party candidates.

Durbin smokes Sauerberg 60%-39%

Roskam holds on against Morgenthaler 52%-48%
Bean easily beats Greenberg 52%-46%
Seals narrowly defeats Kirk 51%-49%
Halvorson crushes Ozinga 55%-40% (5% for Wallace)
Biggert defeats Harper 55%-45%
Foster beats Oberweis 55%-45%
Shock defeats Callahan 54%-46%

Re: This just in… Studs Terkel dies

Ben — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:46:26 -0000

He thought I was a cute baby. I don't remember him telling me so, but it's a testament to how awesome he was. He will be missed.

Re: So, which way did you vote on the con-con?

Ben — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:06:13 -0000

I voted yes.

Re: Question of the day

Ben — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:13:23 -0000

Obama wins 62%-36%
Durbin wins 65%-35%
Seals wins 55%-45%
Roskam wins 52%-48%
Bean wins 57%-43%
Biggert wins 55%-45%
Halvorson wins 53%-37%-10%
Foster wins 55%-45%
Schock wins 54%-46%

Con-con passes

Re: Question of the day

Ben — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:24:50 -0000

As disappointed as I am about the failure of the con-con to pass, the wide margin by which "no" won signals that it's time to move on. The question I have for no voters, though: how do you propose to fix our state government?

Re: Question of the day – Golden Horseshoe Runoffs

Ben — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:32:39 -0000

Durbin--he's been a great, responsive senator.

Madigan--effective AG. Not more I can really say here.

Re: This just in… New poll says 84 percent want guv to resign * 73 percent want him impeached *

Ben — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:49:31 -0000

Yeah, because Obama doesn't have anything else important to do besides preparing his administration to fix up the mess of the past eight years on day one!

Re: “I can’t recall,” attorney-client privilege frustrate impeachment committee

Ben — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:20:28 -0000

Did she actual turn over any documents by the end of the day like she promised?

Re: The US House’s plan for the states

Ben — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:54:56 -0000

Railfan:

I'll take a little of that global warming the last few days!

Re: http://www.virtualization.info/2006/03/microsoft-virtual-server-2005-backup.html

Ben — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 22:14:00 -0000

how do you do the live backup with SP1 of vs 2005? I read about this new volume shadow copy ability but don't see anywhere how to do this with a machine that is live.

Re: How to sync multiple calendars with iphone for Google Apps?

Ben — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:47:43 -0000

Brilliant workaround, thanks for your effort on this Anurag. I now have all my Todo and Google events syncing on my iPhone calendar perfectly. Amazing.

Re: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2009/08/ubuntu-appcentre.html

Ben — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:09:06 -0000

I personally really like the existing setup.
EVERYTHING already exists in Synaptic, from adding/removing, to updating/upgrading, and even managing your software sources.

These other tools just provide a more GUIified method of doing the same thing Synaptic's been doing all along.
If they want to make a new GUIfied app that combines all the other hanger on apps, that's great. But keep Synaptic.

Re: http://sometimesithink-krissy.blogspot.com/2008/11/donna-will-be-back.html

Ben — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:46:00 -0000

Thanks for sharing, Krissy. And, before I forget, welcome back!

Ben
http://ben-better_left_unsaid.blogspot.com/

Re: http://jason-costa.blogspot.com/2007/02/paris.html

Ben — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:47:00 -0000

nice pics mang
reminds me of my germany days...
when i got my souvenirs jackd from my backpack (in paris)
lolz

Re: http://airyanzi.blogspot.com/2008/09/blog-post_24.html

Ben — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:27:00 -0000

真的需繼續寫下去喔~

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2007/12/new-yankee-stadium-construction-update.html

Ben — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:27:00 -0000

i didnt bother to look through all the comments about my question because it would take way too long so i will ask it. on the 1st and 3rd baseline, right by where the tarp is, there are poles for line drive foul balls. are those going to be there permanently or are they up just at this time for no particular reason? i know they put those up for batting practice, but they always took them down. i really hope they arent there permanently, because it will be a eye sore and unfortunate for the fans in those seats.

Re: Wie hättet Ihr entschieden?

Ben — Wed, 09 May 2007 11:39:00 -0000

I will vote for the 2nd logo,, nice...

Re: der 9.Tag

Ben — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 23:38:34 -0000

Have you already got an iPhone? :)

Re: Photo-des-Tages #4 – touch it

Ben — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:20:21 -0000

Really a nice blog!!! I am getting jealous now...

Re: iPhone OS 3.0 endlich Online – ein Überblick

Ben — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:31:18 -0000

Irgendwie ja schon alles Selbstverständlichkeiten.

Re: http://www.dailyautocad.com/2008/05/solid-modeling-application-gusket_09.html

Ben — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:23:27 -0000

Orhan,
We design and build high end curved and spiraled staircases. A couple of years ago I bought ADT 2007, having never used Auto Cad before, but knowing I would need the 3d features that it had eventually. I have a good feel for 3d drawings, but need to understand and know the commands better.I was wondering if you could recommend someone that could meet with me for two or three hours and get me started. I have contacted Applied Software who i bought my Cad package from and ..... they are not much help at all. I do not mind paying someone, i just do not need what they are offering. Any help you can be would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Ben

Re: http://www.dailyautocad.com/2007/05/command-aliases-in-autocad.html

Ben — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:54:21 -0000

I loaded 2008 on my computer without migrating from 2002. Since the .PGP file has been removed, how do you change command names for typing purposes?

Re: http://quietlimit.blogspot.com/2009/10/alten-ashley-monster-hunter.html

Ben — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:15:43 -0000

Fuschia zombies sound amazing. Too bad you'd actually have to get some pictures up for me to see them!

Re: http://bencookseverything.blogspot.com/2009/08/shellfish-unleashed-steamed-clams-and.html

Ben — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:19:16 -0000

I think pasta would be a much more graceful way to enjoy all the flavor in that broth. PS the frozen-and-reheated leftover focaccia was good as new.

Re: http://bencookseverything.blogspot.com/2009/05/i-have-to-rinse-them-off-first-spicy.html

Ben — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:08:00 -0000

TVH, you make a really good point. We'll have to work something out soon once the bro is done with school.

Re: http://bencookseverything.blogspot.com/2009/04/light-fast-easy-grilled-squid.html

Ben — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:11:00 -0000

Your loss, Al and all the other squid haters. The tentacles are the best part!

Re: http://bencookseverything.blogspot.com/2009/04/win-some-lose-some-braised-beef-brisket.html

Ben — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:26:00 -0000

Tim, that sounds epic. Something to try next time--I have many years to work out the perfect recipe.

Re: http://bencookseverything.blogspot.com/2009/04/oy-vey-gefilte-fish.html

Ben — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:10:00 -0000

They took it back no problem. The nerve!

Re: http://bencookseverything.blogspot.com/2009/03/green-street-style-chicken-with-yogurt.html

Ben — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:16:00 -0000

that sounds like a good idea, especially since I like most anything that gets pan fried to be extra crispy. I'll have to try it next time.

Re: http://bencookseverything.blogspot.com/2009/03/green-street-style-chicken-with-yogurt.html

Ben — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:17:00 -0000

if only I could also put the horrendous photography in this post on him as well...

Re: Season 6 Preparation, Episode 6: „Spirits“

Ben — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:05:40 -0000

WAHNSINN!
Ich kann mich 'yames1988' nur anschliessen.

Geile Produktion! - besser als mancher ABC Clip.
Wer macht diese Preparation Videos eigentlich immer???

Seh mir das Video grad zum 2.mal an
GROßE KLASSE!

Re: http://de-lostpedia.blogspot.com/2009/04/variable.html

Ben — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:32:00 -0000

Bei mir funktioniert das Video leider nicht.

Re: Emirates Has No Atmosphere but is Fantastic Business Model / Suits To Football Matches? / Time For a Change

Ben — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:58:00 -0000

Totally agree. Last season I sat in lots of different parts of the stadium, and nearly always I felt I was the only person to make any noise, or even get that excited by what happened on the pitch!

This season I now have a season ticket in with the Red Action boys, and blimey is it good! Got through half a packet of Fisherman's Friends to keep my throat in singing form...

Re: Emirates Has No Atmosphere but is Fantastic Business Model / Suits To Football Matches? / Time For a Change

Ben — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:54:00 -0000

Sue - no, indeed Red Action aren't all that, but it was a refreshing change to not feel like a pudding for singing on my own, and being the only person in hundreds to 'stand up if you hate tottenham'. The RA folks seemed to be doing a little too much 'welcome back chatting'.

A friend of mine in another part of the lower tier felt he'd gone to the library by mistake it was so quiet.

The shame is that even the 'good' 'new' songs we're coming up with like the "Eduardo Silva, Arsenal's number 9" are just such a ripoff of Liverpool songs that people could mistake us for scousers.

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/08/giveaway-hannah-montana-movie.html

Ben — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:56:40 -0000

I joined, my username is BenWoolgar

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/06/standard-giveawaytwitter-giveaway.html

Ben — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:05:23 -0000

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/06/standard-giveawaytwitter-giveaway.html

Ben — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:18:13 -0000

ps3PPs3 here I come

Re: TWITTER GIVEAWAY: TiVo HD!

Ben — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:41:36 -0000

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-tomb-detectives.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:53:42 -0000

http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965975389

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-natures-most-amazing-events-on.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:52:38 -0000

Yes I'm in

http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965964428

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-secret-life-of-american.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:22:06 -0000

I'm in & tweeted:
http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965676879

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-shaun-sheep-sheep-on-loose.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:53:08 -0000

http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965970782

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/one-month-giveaway-ipod-touch.html

Ben — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:22:32 -0000

I entered!
Twitter Name: @razorblade1073

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-entourage-fifth-season.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:29:48 -0000

http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965758341

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-cleaner-first-season.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:31:05 -0000

Thank you. Entered:
http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965767280

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-friday-13th-final-chapter.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:51:14 -0000

And again:

http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965952205

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-friday-13th-part-vi-jason.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:50:21 -0000

Another entry:
http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965944232

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-friday-13th-part-v-new.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:49:42 -0000

Heck yeah!

http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965939862

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-raising-bar-first-season.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:26:18 -0000

Cool! Thanks.

http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965724265

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-army-wives-complete-second.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:24:07 -0000

My wife loves it, so I'm in. Thanks!

http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965706565

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-eastbound-down-first-season.html

Ben — Tue, 26 May 2009 07:14:44 -0000

We love Kenny Powers in my house, 1 of my fave new shows for sure!

Tweeted:
http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1922470346

And of course will tweet a lot more. We only have to comment here once right? Not everytime we tweet too right? Thanks for the giveaway.

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-jo-koy-dont-make-him-angry.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:31:53 -0000

http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965778234

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-nostradamus-2012.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:48:49 -0000

http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965932615

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-baby-on-board-blu-ray.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:34:49 -0000

http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965804948

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-spring-breakdown.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:34:01 -0000

http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965798764

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-rob-thomas-live-at-red-rocks.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:33:15 -0000

http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965791545

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-gran-torino.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:36:00 -0000

Awesome!

http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965814695

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-dr-horribles-sing-long-blog.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:38:06 -0000

Yes, best giveaway ever. Joss is brilliant & even better when its one of his musicals. Loved NPH, Nathan Fillion & Felicia Day. The whole thing was just perfect.

http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965822170

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-reaper-season-two.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:44:27 -0000

http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965892530

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-revolutionary-road.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:45:15 -0000

http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965900144

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-defiance.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:45:54 -0000

http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965906574

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-universe-complete-season-three.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:47:28 -0000

http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965920394

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-ufo-hunters-complete-season.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:54:12 -0000

http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965980038

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/05/giveaway-disney-animation-collection.html

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:46:35 -0000

http://twitter.com/bts897/status/1965911040

Re: TWITTER GIVEAWAY: iPhone 3G 16GB Version!

Ben — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:39:28 -0000

Re: TWITTER GIVEAWAY: iPhone 3G 16GB Version!

Ben — Sun, 03 May 2009 00:40:00 -0000

In it to win it.

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2009/03/giveaway-quantum-of-solace-2-disc.html

Ben — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:31:00 -0000

i would luv to win this dvd this is my favorite bond movie out of all of them.

Re: http://tibetanaltar.blogspot.com/2009/03/acid-river.html

Ben — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:32:04 -0000

Anonymous,

You are a coward and a fool. A coward for not revealing yourself, and a fool for putting such tripe into the words of masters who have been quite emphatic that your Talebaanic conception of morality is something that they consider irrelevant.

Re: http://tibetanaltar.blogspot.com/2009/03/acid-river.html

Ben — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:30:11 -0000

"We should experience everything totally, never withdrawing into ourselves as a marmot hides in its hole. This practice releases tremendous energy which is usually constricted by the process of maintaining fixed reference points. Referentiality is the process by which we retreat from the direct experience of everyday life."

Perhaps you should take your own advice? Such as by experiencing life in a way that does not involve uncritical acceptance of midieval Indian sexual mores and this catechistic sexuality that seems more appropriate to eight year olds than to adults?

Re: ATV4mac 1.5.1 available!

Ben — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:37:01 -0000

macgeek, like another person has said if this is ported to leopard i would be happy to donate to have this. Falling that i just wanted to know why it doesn't work on leopard

Re: http://4littlemen.blogspot.com/2009/09/wordless-wednesday_17.html

Ben — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:26:33 -0000

what joy they bring to eachother..and everybody else..thanks for sharing your little beauties with us! much love and blessings~erin

Re: http://putmeonit.blogspot.com/2009/07/pmoi-exclusive-download-eska-walking-on.html

Ben — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:16:31 -0000

been reloving this of late, such ridiculous rhythms!! included it in the most recent Thru the Vibe radioshow. best wishes to PMOI family! ben

Re: http://putmeonit.blogspot.com/2009/01/floating-points-paul-white-bbc-1xtra.html

Ben — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:25:00 -0000

ma hobbs' voice is funny but it's what she says that cracks me up. is sam really close to curing aids? really?

for full a/v verdict watch her vids
http://uk.youtube.com/user/maryannehobbstv

the brissol, rise up one contains some atrocious summarising of the public's hilarious comments.

ouch. i'm smarting at my unnecessary bitchy-ness. fair dues to ms hobbs for granting mainstream-ish airtime to sam/paul.

Re: Barbecued Goat, Anyone?

Ben — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:19:00 -0000

Dude! Coopers BBQ in Llano serves gabrito (non-baby goat bbq), although they dip it in that salt bath stuff they use so I don't know if that masks the flavor. I always found it to be a little gamier than beef but not wholly unpleasant. If you want to try again, I would definitely suggest going there.

Re: Wishing You a Sweet New Year

Ben — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:34:00 -0000

Shalom and Happy New Year, my Jewish friends! Tonight we're going to party like it's 5770!

I want to go to Yom Kippur service with someone.

Re: Blue Dahlia – A little gem!

Ben — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:19:00 -0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktl6L3ZwvL4

Best movie ever.

I have never been to the Blue Dahlia. I have never seen movie the Black Dahlia. There are so many Dahlia-related things I haven't done...

But it sounds great!

Re: What is Your Favorite Burger in Austin?

Ben — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:20:43 -0000

Best burger is Austin Land & Cattle on 12th & Lamar. Bar none. Also - Hilbert's double jalapeno cheeseburger.

Re: [Looking at] The Future of Film Journalism

Ben — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:35:26 -0000

Now i have some insight on twitter, since i dont really know what it is. i didnt think tweeting could have such an impact on journalism. *Chirp Chirp*

Re: Smith and Theron Are Back For Hancock 2

Ben — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:03:25 -0000

I honestly am quite happy about this, I got the first film for £5 at tescos and i loved it, i thought it was really good especially the last scene, it really got to me. =]

Re: [Pre-Oscar Season] Top 20 Films of 2009

Ben — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:39:34 -0000

Whilst i havent seen many of these films i would have to disagree with some:
Harry Potter, sure the special effects were good but a lot of the supporting actors were not exactly great, let alone good in anyway (ginny)
Star Trek, this had glowing reviews so i was expecting something amazing but i walked in and i saw a film that was just so cheesy and trying to be funny but not really getting there it was just boring and not at all engrossing, especially as the trailers showed it as a serious action movie.
Public enemies surprises me because it got so many bad reviews and everyone i know who saw it hated it

and yes avatar looks amazing even if the CGI wasnt as good as expected

Re: Bob Weinstein Confirms Dimension’s Slate of Remakes/Sequels

Ben — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:35:48 -0000

That is great news about Scream, I loved that series.
But Spy Kids 4?!?! Thats just getting desperate, and how old must the 'kids' be now?

Re: I LEGO N.Y.

Ben — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:06:46 -0000

i like the one beside it

Re: F*%! The Rain

Ben — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:16:36 -0000

Art. Lebedev Studio Worldwide Store
http://store.artlebedev.com/office/accessories/...

Re: Zip-up Earphones

Ben — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:16:29 -0000

wouldn't the opened zipper like.... keep scratching your face? hah

Re: Finding a Laptop

Ben — Tue, 12 May 2009 11:34:14 -0000

boooooo PCs...

Re: Finding a Laptop

Ben — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:51:44 -0000

i'm just gonna wake up each morning and rate this post a 1-star

Re: Turning Pee into Fresh Water

Ben — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:14:06 -0000

u can throw it around as a football too. how multi functional!

but the answer is no

Re: MTN Nigeria MMS & GPRS now available

Ben — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:59:52 -0000

some body sent me her pics and cant view. my number is 08062141754. And my phone make is Nokia 3510i. Plase i need to see this pics, is important. thank you mtn.

Re: http://www.thenewblackwoman.com/2009/02/are-they-serious.html

Ben — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:16:00 -0000

I’m sorry that you thought I was ignoring the rest of what you said, but that was not my intent. I simply did not really think that saying Obama did not write the stimulus bill was not the same as saying “Obama is not technically a monkey either. That would also "prove" that they're not talking about Obama, wouldn't it?” , especially since you say “If you had to poll Americans on who wrote the stimulus bill, do you really think Obama wouldn't come in first?”, which sounds at least as suggestive as what I said since you are seem to be claiming that you know that the author believed that most of the NYPosts audience would be ignorant of the way our government worked and would ignore the Connecticut chimp attack that was well reported, especially in New York . I do not have the newspaper so I don’t know about the picture of President Obama signing the bill, but was there an article that went along with it that perhaps talked about the bill’s creation?

“First, as I said above, I think the cartoonist is primarily trying to stir up controversy—in a way, that’s actually that’s their jobs. The problem is he had to be aware of the racial context, and chose to disregard it. For further proof you should look at his other controversial cartoons.”
But still, I don’t believe the author drew the cartoon with the intention that people would see the chimp as President Obama. But even if the thought did cross his mind, I believe that the cartoon would be tasteless, not racist, and I don’t believe that something of bad taste warrants this type of reaction. Nelson, please do not call this a straw man argument if it does not apply to what you said (you do not say that the author is racist). Please know that I am not posting simply to voice my opinions, but also to understand my own opinions. And I did look at some of his past cartoons and even though I disagree with they’re message, I don’t think they prove that this cartoon is so evil as it has been labeled as.

You really should try to look at it from someone else's viewpoint, instead of that of being a soldier in an anti-PC war created and led by right wing hacks who purposely try to manipulate white angst.
How dare you accuse me of not trying “to look at it from someone else’s viewpoint”. I have tried, but I still see believe that people are looking into this cartoon beyond what it is. Perhaps this is because I haven’t faced that much anti-white sentiment but throughout my whole life I have always tried to not really give insults much thought, especially if they are blatant lies. And I asked you about the cartoon about a white man, and you completely ignored the example. Why don’t you try looking at it from my point so that maybe you can possibly see why I view this as an overreaction? I doubt you will be convinced, but please tell me why so I can learn more about your view. Also I asked my Jewish roommate how he would respond to a Jewish president being portrayed as a rat and he said that if it was in similar situation where police had shot a rat, he would not think it horrible.

I was not sure what you meant since I am not overly familiar with the phrase “mainstream public discourse”, so I apologize for interpreting it the wrong way. But as for “crack*r,” in 2008 Bill Clinton said that he was helping Obama get the “crack*r vote” and I did not find very much condemning him about it. Also, I don’t think that you can only look at how the word is used today. Look at how we view Malcolm X (who used Crack*r in his speeches) versus how we view people who used the N-word at the same time. I am not aware of a lot of condemnation of Malcolm X for his use of crack*r but I believe that we condemn those who used the N-word, I don’t know how others feel about this, but I know that this is my belief.

Re: http://www.thenewblackwoman.com/2009/02/are-they-serious.html

Ben — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:48:00 -0000

"The cartoonist knew what he was doing. If you had to poll Americans on who wrote the stimulus bill, do you really think Obama wouldn't come in first?"
So if I understand you correctly, you are saying that you know that the cartoonist is racist because Americans are ignorant of how our government works? But this is a bad example, the cartoon was not published on a forum that all the apparently ignorant Americans see, it was in a newspaper and I could be mistaken but people who read newspapers are generally somewhat well informed of how the government works since they read about it daily.

"An example: Jews were portrayed as rats in Germany. So if Bush was portrayed as a rat, it would be OK to portray a Jewish President as a rat?"
First of all, I still don't believe that Obama is supposed to be the chimp. But I'll humor you for this example. If President Obama was portrayed as a chimp, it doesn't necessarily mean that the cartoonist is saying that all African-descended people are dumb, it could easily be saying that just Obama is dumb (remember that the New York Post is a conservative newspaper and the conservatives are being very critical of "Obama's" stimulus bill). But to go along with your example of a Jewish President, it would be one thing for a cartoonist to just draw the person as a rat for no real reason. But lets say the Jewish president was found to be deceitful or a betrayer (traits that rats often symbolize in western cultures), then I would not object to the cartoon.

"Calling a white person a crack-- is as unacceptable in mainstream public discourse as calling a black person a nigg--. "
Just out of curiosity, where have you heard this? I see no evidence that"crack--" is as unacceptable as "nigg--". I have heard it used by black people way more than white people use the n-word. To continue with the hypothetical, lets say there is a cartoon about a well known white person that breaks/caves in easily and they are portrayed as a saltine (which is easily broken). I do not imagine that there would be as strong a response to that as this cartoon. Would everyone here respond with the vigor they have shown here?
Also, because of Obama's ancestral background, can cartoonist not use any images that could possibly be construed as racist against English, Irish, German, Dutch, Scottish, or French?

"When one is not the target, it doesn't feel like racism. But that doesn't mean it isn't."
But just because you feel insulted does not mean that that was the intent.

Re: http://www.thenewblackwoman.com/2009/02/are-they-serious.html

Ben — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:49:00 -0000

I'm not going to say that there is no racism in America today (Who has actually said that racism ended when Obama was elected? I have never heard this beyond people mocking the idea and maybe news reporters asking people if they thought this was the case) nor will I say that we should ignore the dark parts of our history (Not trying to be racist saying "dark", but I feel like I could be yelled at for saying that).
What I will say is that I honestly don't get how this joke is so incredibly "racist". I find it absurd to say that it 'obviously' targets the President because it is a monkey in the picture. Honestly, the caption says that "They'll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill". I'm not sure how up to date people are on current events, but Obama did not write the plan.
Besides, how often was Bush portrayed as monkey-like during his presidency? So it's alright to call a European-American monkey like, but not an African-American? That sounds pretty racist to me. I'm a proponent of equality, not some 100% PC world in which people who have been wronged in the past must receive apologies if they are ever feel insulted.
And I included my real name so you can feel like you're debating with a real live person.

Re: More Ambulance Driver Answers*

Ben — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:00:00 -0000

I was trained as an EMT Basic in the great state of Maine, and I always wondered why more places don't let EMTs clear a spine. It's safer, less restrictive, and it lets you clear a scene a lot faster than if you have to spend precious time backboarding someone.< />< />Not to mention the discomfort and possible harm of backboarding or "immobilizing" someone. < />< />I applaud you!

Re: Sumdood Sighting

Ben — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:57:00 -0000

Sumdood is up here in Quebec too, altough, he changed his name for a french one : "Ungars".< />< />I'm pretty sure we can find Sumdood everywhere: Australia : SumMate?

Re: Failure To Thrive

Ben — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:05:00 -0000

I admire your ability NOT to hit that sonofab... < />< />I'll leave my comment this short, I'm way too pissed off.

Re: For Those Of You Who Follow Star of Life…

Ben — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:36:00 -0000

You owe me a new mouse. < />< />Broke the old one while clicking (obsessively) on the refresh button of Safari, on the SoL page...< />< />Anyway.. I don't want to rush so take your time.. < />< />quickly.< />< />;-)

Re: The Dog Ate My Homework…

Ben — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:15:00 -0000

Your writing = Highly addictive.

Re: To Those of You Who Live In Northern Climes…

Ben — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:13:00 -0000

The perfect year for me is a year I'm skiing 300 days and being paid for. I'm going to the winter between june and october (Australia).< />< />So I'm not really envying you right now...< />< />You have a really cute little girl though!

Re: To Those of You Who Live In Northern Climes…

Ben — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:13:00 -0000

Re: Wings of The Greatest Generation

Ben — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:42:00 -0000

spot on. every one. especially the '17. and the '38.

Re: Wings of The Greatest Generation

Ben — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:42:00 -0000

spot on. every one. especially the '17. and the '38.

Re: It Beats Shuffleboard…

Ben — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:39:00 -0000

That's fairly disgusting.

Re: It Beats Shuffleboard…

Ben — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:39:00 -0000

That's fairly disgusting.

Re: Mark Your Calendars

Ben — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:22:00 -0000

YAY!!

Re: Mark Your Calendars

Ben — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:22:00 -0000

YAY!!

Re: What We Have Here…

Ben — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:58:00 -0000

That's why a lot of people prefer to actually drive their car really sick and/or injured than taking the nice van with flashing lights.

Re: What We Have Here…

Ben — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:58:00 -0000

That's why a lot of people prefer to actually drive their car really sick and/or injured than taking the nice van with flashing lights.

Re: For Your Reading Pleasure…

Ben — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:39:00 -0000

WOW.. Great read!! Keep working on it, I'll buy the book when it'll be finished! (Adding a little pressure....)

Re: For Your Reading Pleasure…

Ben — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:39:00 -0000

WOW.. Great read!! Keep working on it, I'll buy the book when it'll be finished! (Adding a little pressure....)

Re: Vignettes From The ER

Ben — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:36:00 -0000

draven:< />< />Nirvana - Smell like teen spirit.< />< />hell yeah.< />< />AD: Nice post!!! You made my day!!

Re: Vignettes From The ER

Ben — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:36:00 -0000

draven:< />< />Nirvana - Smell like teen spirit.< />< />hell yeah.< />< />AD: Nice post!!! You made my day!!

Re: The Coffee Cup Meme

Ben — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:12:00 -0000

Ahhhh coffee!! If I have to skip a couple of sleeping hours, I won't be fully functionnal without it...< />< />For me, it's a Tall Caffe Latte, with a bit of sugar.

Re: The Coffee Cup Meme

Ben — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:12:00 -0000

Ahhhh coffee!! If I have to skip a couple of sleeping hours, I won't be fully functionnal without it...< />< />For me, it's a Tall Caffe Latte, with a bit of sugar.

Re: Soundtrack to The Road

Ben — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:46:00 -0000

Note to self:< />< />Buy a bike.

Re: Soundtrack to The Road

Ben — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:46:00 -0000

Note to self:< />< />Buy a bike.

Re: For William The Coroner…

Ben — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:58:00 -0000

This disturbing picture made me think:< />< />Do you really want to wear spandex? Imagine you're holding someone's head with your knees. < />< />it's much more easier for the not-so-unconscious-dude-who-doesn't-like-to-be-strapped-on-a-board to have a look were to bite. < />< />We don't want any "Sumdood bit my lil' friend" t-shirt. As you either.

Re: For William The Coroner…

Ben — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:58:00 -0000

Re: You Asked…

Ben — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:32:00 -0000

GREAT!!< />< />As soon as the mighty visa bill is paid, I'll be ordering! :)

Re: You Asked…

Ben — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:32:00 -0000

GREAT!!< />< />As soon as the mighty visa bill is paid, I'll be ordering! :)

Re: That depends…

Ben — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:29:00 -0000

1 minute 13 seconds..< />< />Maybe it's because i'm too tall..< />< />and I'm not sure trying to hit in the balls is a great move.< />< />Do raptors have "classic" genitalia? Lizards aficionados 'round here?

Re: That depends…

Ben — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:29:00 -0000

Re: Pimping…

Ben — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:23:00 -0000

done!

Re: Pimping…

Ben — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:06:00 -0000

I just received it!!!< />< />Starting reading...< />< />< />< />NOW!

Re: Pimping…

Ben — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:23:00 -0000

done!

Re: Pimping…

Ben — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:06:00 -0000

I just received it!!!< />< />Starting reading...< />< />< />< />NOW!

Re: Well, You Can Tell By The Way I Use My Walk…

Ben — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:52:00 -0000

But don't sing it loud while doing compression.< />< />I don't think "AH AH AH AH STAYIN' ALIVE" is the last thing an old granny want to hear in her life.

Re: Well, You Can Tell By The Way I Use My Walk…

Ben — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:52:00 -0000

But don't sing it loud while doing compression.< />< />I don't think "AH AH AH AH STAYIN' ALIVE" is the last thing an old granny want to hear in her life.

Re: Saving Me The Trouble…

Ben — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:14:00 -0000

"Happy" for you, I hope "New Pardner" will be a better one. < />But losing your job is always a sad thing, hope she's gonna find something more suitable soon.

Re: Saving Me The Trouble…

Ben — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:14:00 -0000

"Happy" for you, I hope "New Pardner" will be a better one. < />But losing your job is always a sad thing, hope she's gonna find something more suitable soon.

Re: There Once Was A Doctor…

Ben — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:11:00 -0000

oh it's so sad!< />< />I'm so sorry for you, I really liked her in your book..

Re: Radio Traffic From Last Night

Ben — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 10:05:00 -0000

LOL< />< />One of the local Gay Sauna around here also have it's main entrance at the back.< />< />Are we on something there?

Re: Hypothetical Situation for the LEOs and EMTs

Ben — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:46:00 -0000

Get him in the ambulance and go as fast as you can to the closest border. Then, while your shopping at the duty free shop, the gentlemen from the canadian, or mexican, homeland security dept will disarm him. < />< />By doing so, you avoid yourself a complaint of unuseful use of strengh.< />< />But don't forget your passport...

Re: For All You EMS Types…

Ben — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:33:52 -0000

The medical coordinator of my region should really read this..

They have us use the stair chair on nearly every patient, because they don't think we have the capabilities to evaluate if it's not causing prejudices to have them walk, or not.

Anyway..

Oh, and I've been near a sighting of Sumdood. He now have a perfect motto:

"So Sumdood stabbed you in the back? -Yeah, but he didn't meant to."

....

Re: Is it Just Me…

Ben — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:13:47 -0000

You're talking about the Y chromosome, i would say you are simply HUMAN...

Re: Observations From Tonight

Ben — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:38:09 -0000

Nice!!

I have to ask, can I write "Social irresponsibility" as a symptom on my run report, for a patient who called for "headache for 5 days, no pain killer taken"??

Re: Been There, Done That…

Ben — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:28:00 -0000

I would buy one!!! (or two...) Even if the custom tax is literally disgusting in canada.< />< />Either < />< />"Property of Podunk General Hospital, Nail Salon, Tire Repair & Crawfish Hut"< />< />or< />< />"You underestimate Sumdood"

Re: Been There, Done That…

Ben — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:28:00 -0000

Re: Remove duplicate entries / rows from a mySQL database table

Ben — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:07:00 -0000

dude! you rock because i was trying to figure out how to do this without doing too much work!

Re: http://www.ilanbresler.com/2009/07/morning-ritual.html

Ben — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:15:23 -0000

Fantastic lighting!

Re: http://www.ilanbresler.com/2009/03/night-shift.html

Ben — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:41:00 -0000

Intéressante. Le coté désordonné de la pièce est bien rendu. Les couleurs délavées vont bien avec l'ambiance générale

Re: http://www.ilanbresler.com/2009/03/flying-fish.html

Ben — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:09:00 -0000

La lumière est intéressante, le cadrage aussi. Mais trop de bruit à mon gout

Re: http://www.ilanbresler.com/2009/03/one.html

Ben — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:44:00 -0000

Belle image, la composition est épurée mais très efficace avec cette opposition