Pauls Rants and Revelations

I just finished watching season 5 of Red vs Blue from Rooster Teeth. I’ll be brief in my synopsis.

Immensely. Fucking. Funny.

I was laughing so hard I woke up my son. To whom I gave a glass of water and tucked back in before resuming watching at a quieter level.  3 years this has been going on and the fans are always rabid for the next show. I myself have forked over the membership fee to get the high rez versions (and for those who know what a cheap bastard I am, this is monumental).

One of the great things is the music that was provided by Trocadero. The song “Blood Gulch Blues” is catchy and worthy of hitting the repeat button for. Check out the band to see all the other tunes they have available. The rest of their songs are equally enjoyable.

If you are a fan of Halo, hell even if you aren’t, you have to view this series. Random low rez versions are available but if you want you can also get the DVDs of the series, along with a shirt from the store (I got the “I Like Me” one; watch the show to get what it means)

In closing, I just want to say the following to get you interested:

Cockbite. Chupathingy. Team-killing-fucktard.

-Cheers

I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank Plesk for making such a damn fine product. I have been using their server managment software for about 6 months and I have not one complaint about them. Hell, I don’t even have to worry about my server now since switching to Media Template with Plesk running everything.

If you are in need of server management software, check out the Plesk software page here.

And, if you are of the mind, tell them I sent you. They don’t know who I am, I just always get a kick out of it when people say that I sent them.

-Cheers

A few days ago I saw a guy sitting in a car with a bluetooth headset on. He seemed a normal middle aged dude. Just sitting there. Not talking that I could see, just sitting outside a Hollywood video waiting for someone inside.

I think see someone exit the store as I approach, also with a headset. This person, a younger man, seemed to be talking to his companion but it may be that he was chatting about something to someone on the phone. This is not the first time this phenomenon has come across my path.

In this ever increasing world of connected-ness to technology and the pressure to stay informed, it seems that we have, as a technological society, come to want to mimic air traffic controllers in our everyday lives. The number of folks young and old I see walking around with these things is only going up, whether they actually use them or not.

Some people would be greatly assisted by these annoying devices; such as those in a busy office or a driving job where communication is key. Or, as previously stated, if one was an air traffic controller. But for the rest of you who spend upwards of $200 for this bit of techno-bling, you forgot to ask yourselves the very basic question; Will my vapid existence be given new light if I only appear to be an on-the-go techno-enthusiast?

The answer, if you have not already guessed, is no. No, it won’t. I don’t care if Paris Hilton has a diamond encrusted Motorola jobbie, if you are already too lazy to reach into your pocket or purse to pick up the phone, then you are probably too lazy to lift your hand to your ear to puch the on button.

And while I’m on the subject of girls sporting these ear obscenities, here is a tip: unless you are working in a club as the glory-hole chick and simultaneously working as a phone sex operator, you do not need one of these. Save those dollars for your next terms college tuition.

And guys, and you know who you are, you are no exception to the above statement. There are few jobs that require you to have a wireless headset. And if you really need one, your work will provide one to you. Unless you are really that unsure of yourself in this techno world. In that eventuallity, I’m having a 2-for-1 sale in my eBay store on headsets.

-Cheers

“Never trust a skinny chef.”

“Wash your hands before eating.”

“Don’t piss into the wind.”

“Do not eat yellow snow.”

“Always, always, tip your waiter.”

“Don’t look into the sun.”

“Don’t spit on Superman’s cape.”

“Hagas; never a good choice.”

“Republicans; the other white meat.”

-Cheers

This test I was a little more happy about. I only missed 6, but what irked me was that the B(bold) tag was not admitted, while the I and U tag were.

85

As a web developer, i would be pretty ashamed of my self if I didnt score well on this. As it was, the one that I missed were pretty much deprecated so it may not be the most accurate test. Still, getting a decent score make me feel good.

-Cheers

The times I play paintball with my friends are always happy times. Somewhat scary if you make Jesse mad, but usually fun. The best was last 4th of July. My friend hosted a shindig at his property and of course someone shot someone else and then out of nowhere paint ball weapons, Spyders mostly and some Tippmans, we’re produced from thin air and then it was on.

Of course, i forgot my safety gear (go me). Despite the fun, I had quite the collection of welts which my wife was only too happy to poke at in regular intervals. So after that I searched a bit and come across a paintball supplies site selling all the major brands and more.

I priced out some new gear and was quite happy with what I found. The set I found had a ton of stuff including mask, spare tubes, a belt pouch to hold it all, and a wicked looking Spyder Pilot ACS. I don’t want to say the price since it might change but it was well under $200 and definitely worth it.

OK. Im off to shoot my friends (with paint that is). I picked up some really nice florescent pink they would look great in.

-Cheers

I was surprised by this one. It was fun to do but somewhat strange to find out the answer.

69%

So, I guess that either I would only be effective 69%, or only 69% of people would want to use me as a shield…

Either way, I don’t like the odds that I would be the one the hero grabs to shield himself from the firing squad in movie.

-Cheers

From the realm of the practical and useful, comes Uplogix security management. Now I don’t have a huge environment of servers and networks that I have to manage (just the little old MT package), but the products these folks offer sound pretty impressive.

The have all the usual buzzwords like SSHv2, data protection, and encryption, but it sounds like Uplogix actually knows what they are doing. While my small network doesn’t garner the kind of attention large facilities attrack from malicious users, it is still a good thing to know that Uplogix Envoy is out there.

-Cheers

So I spent 5 minutes distracting myself by trying to name as many countries as I could. Unfortunately, it is about typing them correctly instead of just saying them, so my score might be a little low. Anyways, here is the result:

59

So as you can see, its not a lot, but its certainly respectable. Now if I could get them to include Paultopia in the list that would be sweet.

-Cheers

Now this is one that I can really use. My Zombie Survival index is, I think, the most useful tests that JustSayHi offers.

59%

It’s just plain comforting to know that should I be trapped in the midst of a zombie wave of death, I have a good chance of making it out. How about you?

-Cheers