June 18, 2007
The Chinese Censor Pirates 3
China censors "Pirates" for "vilifying Chinese" - Reuters.com
That's hilarious!
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May 09, 2007
Bizzare Snake Bite
Baby's bizarre 'bite' of passage with cobra | the Daily Mail
This is morbid and creepy...
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May 06, 2007
Abolish Copyright?
Brain Handles > Should Copyright Be Abolished?
A fascinating idea and concept here... So fascinating that I might post my own entry on the subject. Very relevant. Perhaps a reason why not to "download this song".
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Man wants to die?
Mourning man lies in own grave, and waits to die | Oddly Enough | Reuters
Who is the biggest idiot in this situation...? The man, and his idiocy? Or the idiocy of the people flocking to see him?
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April 20, 2007
Love At First Bite?
This is kinda scary.... Poor guy.
via: Reuters
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April 17, 2007
Virginia Tech
I'm not going to say all that everyone else is saying. About how it's shocking, saddening, etc. I don't know what to say really. The pain caused by a short two hours is long lasting. Lifetime pain. Deep, searing wounds.
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April 09, 2007
Dreamed up phone number leads man to a bride
Dreamed up phone number leads man to a bride
Wow. Perhaps I should try this.
via Reuters
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March 24, 2007
The Worlds Most Expensive Car
The World's Most Expensive Car - Forbes.com is a Bugatti.....? Didn't see that coming...
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March 21, 2007
Official Addison Todd Merchandise!
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February 08, 2007
Movie News
The guy who directed Night In The Museum (which was an awesome movie) is supposed to direct The Flash according to this site. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Some misc. news involving film...
Today is John Williams birthday...
Spider Man 4 is in the works...
More clues to the next National Treasure movie are on IMDB....
The Dark Knight is working on a new film for '08 with Christian Bale still on to be Batman/Bruce wayne...
While on the subject of heroes, there is no IMDB entry for the next Superman.... But I'm sure they're working on one... At least, I hope they are...
Iron Man is getting his own movie in 2008!
If you're interested... an interview with Jerry Bruckheimer can be read here....
And last but definitely not least, the Silver Surfer looks absolutely awesome in this new trailer...
So, those are the movie headline's that get my attention. Not that you're by any means interested...
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January 09, 2007
Apple's new iPhone
Apple unveils the 8GB touch-screen iPhone
Wowsie... Kinda makes me wish I was on Cingular. Oh well. It sure is amazing. 8GB, touch screen... $499....
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November 09, 2006
Link: I Wnt 2 Dvrce U: Britney Dumps Kevin Via Text Message
I Wnt 2 Dvrce U: Britney Dumps Kevin Via Text Message
Still not sure why I'm linking up to this story. It's hideous, it's wrong, it's not even entertaining. Britney is the biggest loser.
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November 08, 2006
News of the Day
See the headline's of the nations newspaper's.
Drudge Report Traffic Record Set
In other news of the day, Matt Drudge broke a record for hits last night with 2.3 million unique visitors. Wow.
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October 24, 2006
Josh Groban's Awake
Josh Groban is releasing a new album title Awake on Nov. 7th. I have every intention of buying it. Especially since the newest track from the album, You Are Loved (Don't Give Up) is amazing. It demonstrates his signature crystal clear voice, and undeniable ability to capture the human soul in music. The newest track is available for listen in the Addison Todd Player. Quite possibly it is the best song he's done. You doing yourself a dis-service if you don't listen to it at least once.
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October 05, 2006
Link: Foley emails a prank gone awry!
Drudge: Foley emails a prank gone awry
Whadaya know!
via: Drudge Report
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September 11, 2006
9.11.01
Today marks the fifth year since the attacks on the World Trade Centers and The Pentagon.
I've put together a small gallery of pictures off the internet.
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September 09, 2006
Link: Hey, I think your lower intestine is ringing...
Hey, I think your lower intestine is ringing...
Now that's just gross.
via Reuters
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September 02, 2006
What's going on
So. Time for an update.
Firstly, some links:
1. The Official Seal Generator
Perhaps mine'll change, but for now, it is what it is.
I'll be darned if I'm not doing exactly what Walljm did this past week. But oh well. Anyway, I'm wanting to buy a shirt with some money that some very good friends gave to me. So, here are the main options. Please only vote for one. Leave your mark in the comments.
ThinkGeek :: Geek Love Poem T-shirt
ThinkGeek :: Insufficient Memory
ThinkGeek :: I'm with Genius
ThinkGeek :: Arrgh
ThinkGeek :: user error
ThinkGeek :: Killer Coding Ninja Monkeys
ThinkGeek :: The Ultimate Inequation
Site Admin:
I've added a new plugin behind the scenes. It's called Blogroll. I can add links alot easier. However, right now, they're not showing up on interior pages. Only on this main page. Should be fixed in a week or so. Also, I added a new song to the "Listen Now" link. Josh Groban's "My Confession". The lyrics are on there way in the next week or so. On that note, I added a new category named "lyrics". I figured heck, I post lyrics often enough. So, to see lyrics in the future you can browse that category. :)
Personal Update:
Up to a full schedule of school now. Well, what I mean is that all classes for this semester have started. On another note. Graduation sounds really cool at this point. I'm really looking forward to it. In fact, I can't even begin to describe how much I want to graduate. Along with the completion of school, senior year is throwing into stark reality some questions for me. The main one of which is.... What next? Several options readily present themselves. Most of which (except for "travel the world over doing, well, nothing") seem very logical. I guess what I could really use right now is God's direction. Prayer for me in this area'd be great.
A number of old friends have been popping up in my life lately. Ironic, odd, coincidental, and freaky all at the same time. To any that read this site, and happen to be one of them, it's cool to see you again. :) If you're there, post in the comments. :)
I think that's all for now.....
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August 21, 2006
Link: Is Tomorrow Doomsday
The Blotter: Is Tomorrow Doomsday?
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August 20, 2006
August 22nd: Does Iran Have Something In Store?
August 22: Does Iran have something in store?
BY BERNARD LEWIS
Tuesday, August 8, 2006 4:30 p.m. EDT
During the Cold War, both sides possessed weapons of mass destruction, but neither side used them, deterred by what was known as MAD, mutual assured destruction. Similar constraints have no doubt prevented their use in the confrontation between India and Pakistan. In our own day a new such confrontation seems to be looming between a nuclear-armed Iran and its favorite enemies, named by the late Ayatollah Khomeini as the Great Satan and the Little Satan, i.e., the United States and Israel. Against the U.S. the bombs might be delivered by terrorists, a method having the advantage of bearing no return address. Against Israel, the target is small enough to attempt obliteration by direct bombardment.
It seems increasingly likely that the Iranians either have or very soon will have nuclear weapons at their disposal, thanks to their own researches (which began some 15 years ago), to some of their obliging neighbors, and to the ever-helpful rulers of North Korea. The language used by Iranian President Ahmadinejad would seem to indicate the reality and indeed the imminence of this threat.
Would the same constraints, the same fear of mutual assured destruction, restrain a nuclear-armed Iran from using such weapons against the U.S. or against Israel?
There is a radical difference between the Islamic Republic of Iran and other governments with nuclear weapons. This difference is expressed in what can only be described as the apocalyptic worldview of Iran's present rulers. This worldview and expectation, vividly expressed in speeches, articles and even schoolbooks, clearly shape the perception and therefore the policies of Ahmadinejad and his disciples.
Even in the past it was clear that terrorists claiming to act in the name of Islam had no compunction in slaughtering large numbers of fellow Muslims. A notable example was the blowing up of the American embassies in East Africa in 1998, killing a few American diplomats and a much larger number of uninvolved local passersby, many of them Muslims. There were numerous other Muslim victims in the various terrorist attacks of the last 15 years.
The phrase "Allah will know his own" is usually used to explain such apparently callous unconcern; it means that while infidel, i.e., non-Muslim, victims will go to a well-deserved punishment in hell, Muslims will be sent straight to heaven. According to this view, the bombers are in fact doing their Muslim victims a favor by giving them a quick pass to heaven and its delights--the rewards without the struggles of martyrdom. School textbooks tell young Iranians to be ready for a final global struggle against an evil enemy, named as the U.S., and to prepare themselves for the privileges of martyrdom.
A direct attack on the U.S., though possible, is less likely in the immediate future. Israel is a nearer and easier target, and Mr. Ahmadinejad has given indication of thinking along these lines. The Western observer would immediately think of two possible deterrents. The first is that an attack that wipes out Israel would almost certainly wipe out the Palestinians too. The second is that such an attack would evoke a devastating reprisal from Israel against Iran, since one may surely assume that the Israelis have made the necessary arrangements for a counterstrike even after a nuclear holocaust in Israel.
The first of these possible deterrents might well be of concern to the Palestinians--but not apparently to their fanatical champions in the Iranian government. The second deterrent--the threat of direct retaliation on Iran--is, as noted, already weakened by the suicide or martyrdom complex that plagues parts of the Islamic world today, without parallel in other religions, or for that matter in the Islamic past. This complex has become even more important at the present day, because of this new apocalyptic vision.
In Islam, as in Judaism and Christianity, there are certain beliefs concerning the cosmic struggle at the end of time--Gog and Magog, anti-Christ, Armageddon, and for Shiite Muslims, the long awaited return of the Hidden Imam, ending in the final victory of the forces of good over evil, however these may be defined. Mr. Ahmadinejad and his followers clearly believe that this time is now, and that the terminal struggle has already begun and is indeed well advanced. It may even have a date, indicated by several references by the Iranian president to giving his final answer to the U.S. about nuclear development by Aug. 22. This was at first reported as "by the end of August," but Mr. Ahmadinejad's statement was more precise.
What is the significance of Aug. 22? This year, Aug. 22 corresponds, in the Islamic calendar, to the 27th day of the month of Rajab of the year 1427. This, by tradition, is the night when many Muslims commemorate the night flight of the prophet Muhammad on the winged horse Buraq, first to "the farthest mosque," usually identified with Jerusalem, and then to heaven and back (c.f., Koran XVII.1). This might well be deemed an appropriate date for the apocalyptic ending of Israel and if necessary of the world. It is far from certain that Mr. Ahmadinejad plans any such cataclysmic events precisely for Aug. 22. But it would be wise to bear the possibility in mind.
A passage from the Ayatollah Khomeini, quoted in an 11th-grade Iranian schoolbook, is revealing. "I am decisively announcing to the whole world that if the world-devourers [i.e., the infidel powers] wish to stand against our religion, we will stand against their whole world and will not cease until the annihilation of all them. Either we all become free, or we will go to the greater freedom which is martyrdom. Either we shake one another's hands in joy at the victory of Islam in the world, or all of us will turn to eternal life and martyrdom. In both cases, victory and success are ours."
In this context, mutual assured destruction, the deterrent that worked so well during the Cold War, would have no meaning. At the end of time, there will be general destruction anyway. What will matter will be the final destination of the dead--hell for the infidels, and heaven for the believers. For people with this mindset, MAD is not a constraint; it is an inducement.
How then can one confront such an enemy, with such a view of life and death? Some immediate precautions are obviously possible and necessary. In the long term, it would seem that the best, perhaps the only hope is to appeal to those Muslims, Iranians, Arabs and others who do not share these apocalyptic perceptions and aspirations, and feel as much threatened, indeed even more threatened, than we are. There must be many such, probably even a majority in the lands of Islam. Now is the time for them to save their countries, their societies and their religion from the madness of MAD.
Mr. Lewis, professor emeritus at Princeton, is the author, most recently, of "From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle East" (Oxford University Press, 2004).
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August 07, 2006
The Coming School Year
This coming year, I'm doing something new. I'm dual enrolling at Florissant Valley Community College. I'll be taking two one-semester courses in math. Then, if I do well in the rest of my studies, I'll be graduating next year. Yippy for me. On top of that, I'll be working the hours I can handle at Chick-Fil-A, being active at church and the Civil Air Patrol, and finding time to edit our movie. So, what does that mean for you, the loyal visitor? It means my posts might be quite sporadic. Perhaps weeks'll go by without a word. Just wanted to warn you. I'll post when I can, and when there's a lull, but other than that, it'll be a right busy year for me. Please pray I get it done so I can graduate and move forward with my life.
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June 16, 2006
Spiderman Reveals
Being the comic buff that I am, I saw this before it hit mainstream news, but here it is with a picture. In Civil War #2, Spiderman takes of his mask and reveals his identity. Interesting. I wasn't expecting that. I thought he'd side with the lawbreakers. Oh well.
via BBC
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June 12, 2006
House and other movies
Frank Peretti's House will be made into a movie! Hooyah! So looking forward to this.
Other movies I'm looking forward to:
Superman Returns June 30
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest July 7
Cars June 9
National Treasure 2 2007
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