Holy Freaking Cow - Capoeira vs. Muay Thai Video

Well, I've been cruizing Google Videos and came across this video of a movie hopefully coming out in the States:

Capoeira vs. Muay Thai


Holy Cow!!! This is an awesome video, you should watch it! Trust me, it is awesome!!! I will be getting this movie when it comes out here!!!

Over awesome videos from Google I've found so far:

This is for CJ - One Handed Bass Solo
This is for me I guess - I dig Capoeira :-) - Capoeira
For all geeks - wear safety glasses - AMD Duron - ~4 ghz!

Link of the Post - Keep Knowledge Free <- Good Stuff

I Want This Keyboard, Please.

I am an avid Photoshop CS2 user. I Love It! I use this program about half the time at work. I've really gotten pretty proficient at it. Its an excellent tool, something that truly helps me in what I do. Anyway, one of the things that I use pretty heavily in PS are the shortcut keys. They are very useful! So here is what I want...
Optimus Keyboard

If you haven't seen/heard/checked this thing out, I'm tellin' ya, you gotsta check it out!!! Its a very nice concept! The only thing that is (obviously) worrisome is the price of it. Will it be $75 or $175 or $475? We'll see I reckon, but man, do I want one!

Link of the Post: I my geek! <-- Yes, Jiffner needs this!

BONFIRE MANIA!!! HOLY SMOKIES!

HOLY SMOKIES!!! We had the greatest single case of bonfire lighting the world has ever known! Its so great, that your grandchildren's grandchildren will be speaking of such inherent genius to their grandchildren! How can I claim such incredibalessness and still believe that I can keep all my sanity and sensibility??? WELLLLL... Click this here link (www.stalkclay.com), download the movie that is on the front page (yes. it is THAT important), and WATCH AND LEARN young grass-a-hopp-a. (update - the pic above is a link to the vid too, and it will hopefully soon be on Google, in both small (6mb) or ginormous (~85mb) format)

BTW, I have to put in a shout out to our new digital camera that took this incredibly awe-inspiring video, our FujiFilm Finpix E900. At the moment, the only 9 megapixel point-and-shoot camera on the market. I do not believe that thou whilst be dissapointed. Simply Superb. HOLY SMOKIES!

Link of the Post: Google Video <- Hopefully the same video only in full, unadulterated awesomeness, will be here - all 80 some-odd megs worth! TRUST US, the sound alone is well worth the large download... trust us!!! DOWNLOAD IT!

This is a Test Post!!! Whoo-hooo!!!!

This is a test post from Microsoft Word.  I just downloaded this (hopefully!) useful little program and decided to test it out.  Anyway,  Enjoy!

For this test, I will comment on college football.  I DON’T UNDERSTAND THE FASCINATION WITH IT.  Yeah, its cooler than the NFL because the people seem to want it more and its less commercialized and it’s the “hometeam” and all that jive, but… who cares?  Some people are so fanatical its downright silly.  Georgia Bulldogs!  Go Dawgs!  Blah!  Blah Blah Blah!!!  Who cares?  Yeeeesh!  

No real useful comments, no witty commentary, no fun review or story.  Just a test!

Link of the Post:  Japanese Gamage ( Fun stuff, I dig the snake-like game!

Blog Blog Nethack... what a life it would be...

Well, its been awhile. I haven't been here, I've neglected my poor old blog! Blog Blog Blog Blog Blog. Weblog. Thats what this is. Anyway... for something more constructive......

I have a game, resurrected from my subconcious that has found away back into the concious. Its a game. Surprisingly not lost in time. Something that has come from nothing to something, to something extraordinary. Something old, not new, but fresh each time played, never regurgitated. You may have no idea what I'm talking about... but I do! The game is...

NETHACK

Old school yo. I learned to play this master-class uber game on my Dell PocketPC. Excellent game, newly rediscovered thanks to this story - well worth a read! It gets a bit boring at the end, but the character's ultimate demise is cool ;-)

Well, there ya go, another post to fill up useless time ;-)

Link of the Post: Google Earth <- Sweet Stuff, Check it out. The 3d terrain is a really cool feature!!! Rock.

My Computer is Built!

If anyone wants to know, here are the specs of my computer.

Cool Enclosure
AMD 3200+
1 GB RAM
80 GB HD - Stole from my wife's computer (she has another ;-) )
MSI Motherboard

Theres a basic list!

Link of the Post: Alternate Reality <--Just something random I found that you may want to check out... may not ;-)

A New Day is Dawning

Well, maybe not a new day, but a fresh approach to my blog.

Since I can only post at work now (I moved into my new house, with no internet yet!), I want to start posting more often, just in smaller quantities per post (hopefully it will be quality over quantity). So I'm going for it!

I would like to post things that I have learned during the day or a couple of days before. I'm learning a lot of new things, being in the working world around computers everyday, and that I'm moving in a new house and all that jive. So this ought to be interesting to say the least.

Today, I discovered (or rediscovered) phrack.org, and I'm going to start reading the issues, and trying to learn a thing or two. It should be fun! Never know what I may learn, but hopefully it could give me a deeper insight into all things computerage. They have wrapped up the last issue, at least for a while, so now is a good time to try and catch up with their knowledge. Just remember, its all for the sake of knowledge and fun, don't be a cracker - be a hacker. Learn how to fix everyday problems in different, new, or better ways. Its always for the better!

Link of the Post: Sam Spade <-- looks at the IP address, and gives you good info about it. We use it at work to find what is spam, and block their real IP address.

The cheapest computer ever?

Well, I was kinda board, so I did my usual thing and surfed Newegg. Such a great site to peruse. Anyway. I had this idea to make the cheapest computer on Earth, and I think I came pretty dang close! I did my best to pay no attention to what the sorry sap would be getting, but yet still wanted to come out like a normal computer. So here it is!

Grand Total:
$373.10

Thats it! And that includes everything, monitor, speakers, CD-Drive.. everything needed (including XP HOME SP2)

Windows is needed, because that is what everyone is using - a new user, contrary to some people's opinions, DO NOT need to start out on Linux, in any flavor, period. Here is what I put in it, in detail:

Product Description	Unit Price	Savings	Total Price
Linkworld B313C02N - P4 Beige/Blue Metal ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Model #: B313C02N - P4	$17.50		$17.50
PC CHIPS M825G V9.2A Socket A (Socket 462) VIA KM266Pro Micro ATX AMD Motherboard Model #: M825G V9.2A	$33.00		$33.00
AMD Duron 1.6 Applebred 266MHz FSB Socket A Processor Model DHD1600DLV1C Model #: DHD1600DLV1C	$41.99		$41.99
mushkin 128MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 266 (PC 2100) System Memory Model 990724 Model #: 990724	$12.67		$12.67
NEC FD1231H Beige 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive Model #: FD1231H	$8.50		$8.50
EXCELSTOR J840 40GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive Model #: J840	$48.00		$48.00
POWMAX HB-7103W Beige PS/2 Standard Keyboard Mouse Included Model #: HB-7103W	$9.99		$9.99
Hansol 720E White 17" CRT Monitor D-Sub Model #: 720E	$95.00		$95.00
LITE-ON LTN-529S Beige IDE CD-ROM Drive Model #: LTN-529S	$14.50		$14.50
Microsoft N09-01152 Windows XP HOME Edition With Service Pack 2 Model #: N09-01152	$91.95		$91.95
			$373.10

This doesn't include S/H, so if you try to beat me, keep that in mind.

So now all yu web heads - go forth ye and beat me! Don't include one time or week long specials in it, do not include shipping and handling, and do you best to keep it as PC-ish as possible. Use any and every website you want, just be sure to list where the website is so we can check it out. No ebay, unless it is one of those buy it now things. No matter the speed and memory and all that. Just make sure it'll run windows xp (include a version of xp with it), and it can play cd's (needs a cd drive!)

Be creative, and have some fun!!! Maybe, just maybe, you'll learn a thing or two also!

Link of the Post: Memory Test <-- Test thine memory (on your computer!)

How many more ways can God bless... really?

It seems amazing what God Almighty has been doing in my and Jiffner's life lately - absolutely crazy amazing! He just blesses and blesses. Let me tell you what has been going on in one area of our lives, our job situations.

Well, a while back, Jiffner got a got with a subdivision home builder, as their receptionist/warranty person. She liked her job a lot... sure the big boss was rather tempery and some other people may have been a pain, but overall, she liked it. She would have her good days, and her bad, but overall it was good. She got the job through a staffing service, and had 3 months to prove her worth, to see if they liked her and vice-versa.

Well, over time, her bosses and higher-ups got to know that I was in school for computers, and was doing rather well - proving that I knew a good bit about computers, and had a good overall knowledge of them. They thought that they could use someone like me... so they brought me in for the interview. It went well, and they decided to hire me... and they also decided to fire my wife... What in the World?!???? I almost didn't take the job... but we decided that it should be done. And it was a wise decision. I liked my job, and it payed pretty good money, so Jennifer didn't have to work... it worked out really well - God was in it, there is no way around it... We believe that he gave Jiffner that job just to get me that job, which gave me the experience I needed to hopefully jump-start my IT career.

Well, all was well. And it stayed well for quite a while, about 5 months worth. God showed himself all the time, paying rent, having money come in here and there to bless us through situations... he's never missed a spot... amazing! Well, this is only the start to my story. Tune in next time for more amazing things!

Link of the Post: AllRecipes.com <--Jiffner's fave recipe hotspot. Check it out for something good!

I guess I'll be trying Linux again

I Love Computers. A lot - they are tons of fun. But I haven't had a whole lot of time to get on them lately, with school, work, marriage, etc. I guess thats why I'm not such a huge Linux user. I like it, I see the uses for it, I think its an astronomically great thing - if you've never used it, download one of the flavors of it, install it, play with it, learn it, use it. I just haven't had all that much time to use it though.

But, I just saw some videos of the newest X-Windows, and wow, it looks incredible. I will definitely be installing this OS on my system, at least for a little while, just to wiggle windows! YEAH!
Check it: http://ftp.acc.umu.se/mirror/temp/seth/blog/xshots.html

That is an absolutely amazing thing to be done with an OS. Thanks to everyone that willingly works in the Open software market, you all really do put out a ton of absolutely impressive things. Absolutely phenominal, from OpenOffice (version 2 is out!), to Linux, The GIMP, the list goes on and on. Thanks to you all!

Link of the Post: OQO Model 01 <-- I want one of these... that is so cool.

Massively Multi Player whatever...

Well, as you probably have already seen, I am big into games and computers. I think they rock the night away into lullaby land. But anyway, I have started playing a free Massively Multi-Player Online RPG called Marcoland. Its really cool, so far I am level 4, and am a member of the Army of Anubis. Rock'n the Catwalk!

Anyway, check it out and come join me at www.tiipsi.com. My name is The Drew : . AoA . :
Send me an in-game email when your in, we can hit it up and have some fun! I am going to look into other games as time passes, but right now it seems very fun. I hope I can aspire to greatness as well as my fellow townsman Homer has ;-)

So, the moral of the story is, come join me! Its very fun, and I'd love to have you as an in game buddy!

To see some other cool FREE online games, check out http://top50.onrpg.com/ . Maybe you'll find your cup-of-tea!

Link of the Post: CNET Bandwidth Tester <-- I got 3896.8 kbps the first try, 255000 kbps the second. Go with the first ;-)

Random War Trivia

I found this little quip on FiringSquad.com about the M1 Garand Rifle. Enjoy.

"In the battle of the bulge in
WWII, the M1 Garand was
so reliable, that when it
froze, a GI only needs to
urinate on it to unthaw it."

There ya go... Too much info? Nah.

Link of the Post: Old Apple Movies <--Watch the Apple go.

Jack Thompson

I didn't think that people were really as concerned about Video Game violence as this guy is...

Video Games are Evil!!! Jack Thompson

Here is my stance on it... and this is from personal experience.

Video Games in and of themselves do not cause violent people. It is the perspective that the children are skewed to by others after they are encountered with violence in video games (or anywhere) as to whether they come out violent or non-violent. Is the violence portayed in the game ok? Is the sex in the game ok? Is the gambling in the game ok? Is the friendship in the game ok? Is the story in the game ok? These are the types of questions that need to be addressed in the game. People, especially young kids, MUST be taught the difference, and early.

I do think that the ESRB rating systems are helpful - for the most part I'm going to follow them with my children. Its more like if I see a mature on it, and my kids are 15, thats a warning for me to check it out first, then let my kids play it if I see that it would be ok. And that I think is the most important thing in the whole debate about violence and all that in video games - Parents need to be involved in whatever their kids are into, ESPECIALLY video games. Video Games are the most interactive entertainment medium we have... you actually manipulate whatever is happening in that universe. Thats why parents need to be so adament about making sure that their children know the difference between what is right and wrong, and what is real and fantasy, and what is right in wrong within the video game universe.

So what I'm saying is, parents, catch your kids at the first signs of them having to make moral decisions, whether it be video games, movies, sports, talking on the phone, playing Pokemon... whatever - kids learn their values somewhere, and your job as a parent is to influence your child in the way he should go when those value-learning experiences arise.

So there ya go... Video Games are fun. Play Hard! And don't shoot rocket launchers at people's feet in real life - you will go to jail.



Link of the Post: MMO Scam <--This is a great read, some cussing within, though. Still an excellent read. (I wish I were the guy at the end!)

A Must Read Software Article

I just got finished reading one of the best articles I think I have ever read. It has to do with writing software, and it is full, full, full of useful and smart information. Here a link...

Shuttle Software

This article has some really good points, and I think it could be applied to other areas also, such as home building, business plans, etc. Mainly the article focuses on planning, planning, and more planning, and finding the problems as you go. The most important, in fact by FAR the most important part of software programming (or any kind of creation process) is the planning phase. With software, you can write out absolutely all of the logic for a program, get all the kinks worked out, all of the problems ironed out in a small amount of time compared to doing it the other way around... coding and planning at the same time.

Link of the Post: Newegg <-- Buy Computer Stuff, quick and easy

Take a Video Game Quiz!

I just took this awesome quiz, and I am sure you will find it awesome also!!!

The Quiz

It was really fun, and I was pleasantly surprised with what I knew and what I didn't know! I got these right: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 30, 32, 33, 37, 39, 40

If you know any of the others, hook me up! Number 38 is obviously Bomberman though, so I don't know what is up with that... must have a different title or something.

Well, quick post, thought you might wanna check it out!

Link of the Post: THE RIDDLE <-- Really fun, I got up to Level 5 I do believe.

Something Interesting for You!

Its amazing how far games have come, and its always fun to revisit the olden' golden' days of yore. There are always a multitude of ways to try them out, one of the quickest, easiest, and possibly illegalist (is that a word?) is getting the ROMs off of the Internet. But I won't go there... its bad! So shame on you! :-)

But anyway, that was kinda a bad way to introduce this, but here is a neat place to check out.

AnandTech's Free Games Archive

They have a plethora of games listed for you spare time, including Duke Nukem 3D(!), Runescape, Nethack, etc. By the way, there will be a "review" of Nethack on here one day, because it is a great game (I played it a ton on PocketPC, and never beat it, but you know).

Also, for a booty-load (toilet time) of free games, be sure to check out The Underdogs. Its got a humungously humungous selection of games from all time periods and here, there, and everywhere. They will only post games that are legal to have, so check them out! Some great moments of fun can be found within.

Link of the Post: Nethack Homepage <-- This game is awesome.. and old.. and still updated. Check it out.

A Desicion, Perhaps...

Get ready for this quite a bit from me... I have found something that may unseat the venerable Shuttle from the top of the list of what I want for a case/mobo/psu. So here it is...

Biostar Ideq 210P

So what is the big deal? I'll give you the run down of the two systems...

Processors - They both support AMD 64 processors... check!
Chipsets - Shuttle: VIA K8M800 / VT8237
Biostar: Nvidia nFORCE3 250 Gb
This one seems to go with Biostar. It comes with Gigabit LAN and Nvidia's hardware firewall.
Memory - Basically the same, although on Newegg, it lists only DDR400 on the Biostar... Thats what I want to get anyway, so its not a big deal.
Graphics - Shuttle: Onboard, which will work for a while, but I will be getting an AGP video card.
Biostar: None, but I will be getting an AGP video card... only sooner.
Expansion slots - Shuttle: x1 PCI x1 AGP
Biostar: x1 PCI x1 AGP x1 MiniPCI
The MiniPCI enables me to put in a wireless card inside the case, instead of in the PCI slot, which frees that up for whatever I want.
IDE (Disk Drive Connections) - x2 ATA100, x2 SATA on both of them... self explanatory.
Audio - Shuttle: Realtek ALC650 6 channels audio
Biostar: Realtek ALC655 6 channels audio
I don't know what the difference is, and if there is one, it would be minimal... so who cares?

Expansion Bays - Shuttle: x1 3.5, x1 5.25
Biostar: x2 3.5, x1 5.25
Biostar allows 2 hard drives, plus a card reader. Shuttle would need one of those 3.5 inch slots for a card slot if you wanted one.

Power Supply - Shuttle: 240 (PFC)
Biostar: true 250
If anyone knows any difference between PFC and what Biostar calls "True 250", then please tell me! So for now, I won't say which might be better.
Aesthetics - Shuttle: Slightly smaller, but very pretty.
Biostar: Slightly larger, and also very pretty. Adds in drives covers (stealth drives.. ooooh). I don't know, I don't know which one is better looking at the moment, they are both good looking to me.

From what it looks like, they are both very viable options for the Small Form Factor builder. The reviews on Newegg both seem very positive for each of these SFFs. They are also both roughly the same price ($255 vs. $253 on Newegg). So which one should I get? Give me input if you want! I'm leaning towards the Biostar though.

Link of the Post: The Thomas Insight <--One of the homeys in our little group o' friends

Official 'This Is What I Want For My New Computer' Post

It is time for me to introduce my latest addition to my blog - the "This is What I Want for My Next Computer' series! This will be continuously updated, logged, skewed, revised, reviewed, and overall scrutinized, until I get the entire thing done! (Like my computer will ever truly be 'done). First off...

• Case, Motherboard, Power Supply

I have decided on what I want for the bones of my computer... Shuttle's SK83G. Here is the official site: CLICK ME!! and here it is on Newegg: CLICK ME TOO!!


Courtesy of Techreport

Now I know, this is not the latest and greatest thing on Earth. But one thing I do like about this case is that I will have to make desicions, weigh the trade-offs, and watch my budget that can't be too high, because we don't have a lot of money. I like this case for many reasons, and think it will do exactly what I want it to do.

First of all, its small, and small is good! I can pack it up and take where needs be. Take it to the gym. Take it to Clay and Thomas' house. Take it to the Restroom... All in the name of portability. Really I like it so small because it is portable (at least comparatively to most desktops), and it just has that certain wow factor to it... something I can look at it and be like.. 'wow, thats neat. and its mine'.



Another reason I like it is because of the socket 754 setup. I like the idea of having an AMD 64 processor in it. I'm eyeballing the AMD 64 3000+, but the lengthy description of that is for a later writing. Now, I know what your thinking (maybe), 'this platform is already being taken over by the socket 939 processors!'. Well, I know, but there is still some life in it, I want to use 1 stick of RAM and still hit its full potential, and its cheaper. So, I like it.

I also like that this case uses a proprietary cooling system for the CPU, that is supposed to keep it cool better. Its called SilentX, and its supposed to be very quiet and efficient. We'll see, but it has me sold for now ;)



I also like that the motherboard has onboard video. Now I know, onboard video sucks (I got a laptop, and it sucks, my wife's computer had onboard, and it sucked). I've read that the onboard graphics chip is pretty much like a budget GeForce4, which might sound bad, but me and my wife just stuck a GeForce4 in her 2.4ghz Celeron desktop, and its graphics were DRAMATICALLY improved, and passes off real well as a gaming machine. So I'm going to go with that, because frankly, I don't have the money for a good video card yet, and if I'm going to get a video card, I want a pretty good one. Like a Radeon 9800 Pro, that I can driver-upgrade to an XT (find that one on Google, too lengthy of an explanation for here!)

Well, the rest of it is self explanatory. PSU? Check. 6 USB? Check. 2 Firewire? Check. SATA & RAID? Check. Onboard 5.1? Check. All for around $260? Check. Check. Check. Buy a case (~$50), PSU (~$70), Mobo (~$100)... Can add up.

I'll add more posts as I have time about the other parts of the system, but for now, I'm out.

Link of the Post: Firefox <-- Use this please... if you know whats good for you.

Valentine's Day is Here

Valentine's Day is upon us! Whoo-hoo! Me and Jiffner are planning on watching the sappiest, most tear jerking moving in existance: The Notebook. Its really good! I watched it in the theatre, and cried so hard, I thought my eyes were going to fall out!!! :'(


Just ignore the whole soundtrack part at the top ;)

The movie is about these two young people that fall in love, but can't be together because their parents are from different social classes. The guy and nobody, the girl a somebody. Of course, at the end they are together anyway, but the plot is really deep and thought provoking. It is so rediculously sad at the end though... but I can't say what it is, you just have to watch it!

I personally can't wait to watch it again with my wife, on the comfy couch this time, with no stupid bar on either side and chewing gum on the floor, and we can add the smell of popcorn... oh what fun!!!

So until next time.. you've got a movie to rent, you sappy sap suckers ;)

Link of the Post: Orisinal Flash Games <--Play Play Play

Test Thine State Knowledge

Here is a state knowledge test that I stumbled upon, and I thought that you may want to stumble upon it too!

My first time doing it I got a Score of 80%, Avg Error of 81 miles, and did it in 281 seconds. Post your best times!

CLICK HERE FOR TESTAGE!!!

Link of the Post: www.thebestcasescenario.com <--Wow, what can be done.