Super Duh

I really wish the FBI and Congress would work on things that are actually important.

[EDIT] Let me clarify something. It's not that I think this is unimportant. I just think that the FBI and Congress should work on more important things and maybe the commissioners of the leagues should referee. If people don't like the steroids epidemic, then don't watch and let their advertising dollars shrivel up to nothing.

>1 in 100 peeps behind bars.

A little scary.

It boggles my mind that 1% of adult America is behind bars. Does that say something about people or bullshit laws -- or both? Is this because of "three strikes" as the article cites, or because of minor drug offenses resulting in prison time?

The report said the United States is the world's incarceration leader, far
ahead of more populous China with 1.5 million people behind bars. It said the
U.S. also is the leader in inmates per capita (750 per 100,000 people), ahead of
Russia (628 per 100,000) and other former Soviet bloc nations which make up the
rest of the Top 10.

Pretty shameful...

The View

When I glance in my rear view mirror, I often see my son looking out the window. Sometimes he'll call out things he sees, like cars or towers. But there are times when he just sits and thinks. I'll ask him what he's thinking about, but he always says Christmas. Maybe he really is thinking about Christmas every day, who knows? I wonder if he truly knows what "thinking about" means. Sam amazes me every day.

From Band Of Horses - Detlef Schrempf

So take it as a song or a lesson to learn

And sometime soon be better than you were

If you say you're gonna go, then be careful

And watch how you treat every living soul

Dead Squirrel

On my old blog I wrote quite a bit about squirrel conspiracies. I saw this picture today and it gave me a good laugh.

Sammy's Batman-Storm Trooper Mash-Up

Blackberry Outage Creates Panicked Dipshits

It looks like Research in Motion had some issues which caused a three hour outage. Yawn.

I read this article and got a chuckle. Here's a golden quote:

"I'm mad -- it's enough already," said a frustrated Stuart Gold, who said
he gets 1,000 e-mails a day as director of field marketing for Web analytics
company Omniture Inc."

If a three hour Blackberry outage caused Mr. Gold to lose his cool, do I really want to do business with him? I mean, really, it's not like the Internet was down. I'm sure he could get his e-mail from a laptop or at home or wherever.

It makes you wonder what people like this did before e-mail? Maybe you should put the Blackberry down and spend some time in the real world. I like my Blackberry, but an outage just means a little more free time to catch up on other stuff.

Sammy at BBQ

Why Everyone Doesn't Join The Revolution

I purchased my first computer that has Linux pre-installed. It's an ASUS Eee Ultraportable Laptop with a 4GB solid state hard drive. I am a novice Linux user, but follow instructions well and can typically get around the bash shell okay.

I use Hamachi a lot for work and home. It is a zero configuration VPN tool that I like very much and works through every router I have tried tunneling through. I have installed it on XP, Vista, and Mac OS X with no problem. In the case of XP and Vista, it is simply a double click install. With Mac OS X, it takes a little more, but is no big deal.

There's a version of Hamachi for Linux. I have attempted several times to install it using instructions from the makers of Hamachi as well as the ASUS Eee forum. The thread on the later is no less than 34 comments long and is, obviously, not as easy as a double click. I have failed three times now following the instructions.

This version of Linux has the Synaptic program installer, but of course, it doesn't help at all.

Here's my chief complaint. I hear all the time about the "Linux Revolution". I have installed Ubuntu on my PC at home and it works great with all the pre-installed packages -- same deal with my new Eee PC. But if you have to travel off the beaten path at all -- like installing something outside of their "package managers", everything falls apart. I shouldn't need a program installer to install a fucking program. I should double click the damn thing and it runs.

Operating systems exist to RUN SOFTWARE. At the very, very least, make THAT one of the easiest tasks to accomplish. I've now wasted way too much time.

Insane Skate Trick

Guy ollies moving car.

Nice Day = Sammy At The Park

UAE: You so crazy!

I am never, ever traveling to the UAE. Not that I foresee ever needing to, but you never know. I will avoid it at all costs.

360 Games For Sale

I'm trying to sell some 360 games via Craigslist. Failing that, I will try EBay, but I'm hoping to avoid shipping fees.

Here's the first two -- more to follow later.

Marvel Ultimate Alliance

Star Trek Legacy

If you're a friend, and interested, send me an e-mail and I'll swing you a deal.

15 T-Shirts You'd Hate to See on Your Daughter's Boyfriend

Found this on Digg this morning. Pretty funny stuff...