There’s a Time and a Place for Skepticism

A Christian, a Jew, and an atheist are standing in line to be executed during the French Revolution.

The christian is first, and he lays down on the guillotine. Before the executioner pulls the lever he shouts, "My god will save me!". The lever is pulled, and the blade swooshes down, stopping just short of his neck. The executioner, believing a miracle of god has occurred, figures he can’t kill this man, as so sets him free.

The Jew lays down on the guillotine. Like the christian, he shouts, "My god will save me!". The lever is pulled, the blade falls, and once again it stops just short of his neck. The executioner, again, believes god is on this man’s side, and lets him go.

Finally, the atheist lays down on the guillotine. He examines the guillotine, finds a rock in the gears, and says to the executioner, "Well here’s your problem…"

The moral? There’s a time and a place for skepticism.

 

And one more, for good luck:

Q: What is the biggest problem for an atheist?
A: No one to talk to during an orgasm.

Black Friday Countdown ‘09

I remember back in the day when the Black Friday site use to be a big underground operation.  Employees would slip camera phone shots of top secret ads and dish them out on message boards and websites of the after-Thanksgiving Day sales.  Now, it’s a big celebration that some stores, like Best Buy are even supporting.  Heck, they even have their own Twitter feed and Facebook page!

So, even though the “magic” is gone, don’t forget to check out this years The Black Friday site for fairly advanced looks at what you’ll be seeing in a week or so.

The Black Friday Website

A Little Humor for This Quiet Sunday

12 Hottest Geek Girls

Manolith has posted their list of the 12 hottest geek girls.  I’ll have to agree with pretty much all of them :)  The list includes the likes of Veronica Belmont, Oliva Munn, Jessica Chobot and Jolie O’Dell.  There are even a few I wasn’t familiar with!

Run over to 12 Hottest Geek Girls / Manolith to check them out and make your thoughts heard!

Kindle 6” Price Reduced, Again?

Major Nelson recently tweeted that the Kindle price had been dropped again.  This time, the beautiful e-book reader was dropped to $259.00 from $299.00.  This is fantastic news for me, since I’ve been wanting to get my hands on one of these suckers for awhile. 

The confusing thing is that when you click on the link to “buy a Kindle,” it takes you to the newer $279 version that features U.S. and International wireless access.  So, maybe this is a limited time offer until the “new” model arrives.  Either way, this baby is falling into my price range just in time for Christmas!

I Love To Do The Shuffle!

So, the purpose of this post is based on a Note on Facebook.  Those “tagged” are to pick up their mp3 player and hit the shuffle feature and write down the first 15 songs to pop up.  No cheating or skipping songs!  You gotta be honest.  This is what I came up with (and might I add that I do share a music collection with my wife and son.)

1. She Hates Me – Puddle of Mudd
2. When She’s Good She’s Good – Clay Walker
3. Hold Her Closer – Blessid Union of Souls
4. She’d Be A Millionaire – Rodney Carrington
5. Lover’s & Friends – Lil Jon
6. The Gift – Colin Raye
7. Sweet Agusta Darlin’ – Vince Gill
8. Tickin’ Away – Tim McGraw & the Dance Hall Doctors
9. The Saddest Song – The Ataris
10. Something More – Train
11. Thinking of You – Hanson
12. The Sounds – Alan Jackson
13. I’m Movin’ On – Rascal Flatts
14. Have A Little Faith In Me – Mandy Moore
15. Do the Monkey – The Wiggles

Word of the Day: Inundated

in⋅un⋅date

/ˈɪnənˌdeɪt, -ʌn-, ɪnˈʌndeɪt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [in-uhn-deyt, -uhn-, in-uhn-deyt] Show IPA

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–verb (used with object), -dat⋅ed, -dat⋅ing.

1.
to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.

2.
to overwhelm: inundated with letters of protest.

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Origin:
1615–25; < L inundātus, ptp. of inundāre to flood, overflow, equiv. to in- in- ² + und(a) wave + -ātus -ate ¹

Related forms:

in⋅un⋅da⋅tion, noun

in⋅un⋅da⋅tor, noun

in⋅un⋅da⋅to⋅ry /ɪnˈʌndəˌtɔri, -ˌtoʊri/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [in-uhn-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Show IPA , adjective

Synonyms:
2. glut.

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Word of the Day: Exacerbate

ex⋅ac⋅er⋅bate

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–verb (used with object), -bat⋅ed, -bat⋅ing.

1.
to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate.

2.
to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; exasperate.

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Origin:
1650–60; < L exacerbātus (ptp. of exacerbāre to exasperate, provoke), equiv. to ex- ex- ¹ + acerbātus acerbate

Related forms:

ex⋅ac⋅er⋅bat⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

ex⋅ac⋅er⋅ba⋅tion, noun

Synonyms:
1. intensify, inflame, worsen.

Antonyms:
1. relieve, soothe, alleviate.

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Word of the Day: Indoctrinate

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in⋅doc⋅tri⋅nate

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–verb (used with object), -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.

1.
to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., esp. to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.

2.
to teach or inculcate.

3.
to imbue with learning.

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Origin:
1620–30; in- ² + ML doctrīnātus ptp. of doctrīnāre to teach; see doctrine, -ate ¹

Related forms:

in⋅doc⋅tri⋅na⋅tion, noun

in⋅doc⋅tri⋅na⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
1. brainwash, propagandize.

The Shadow Complex “Controversy”

From Kotaku: “In Moral Debate About Shadow Complex, Both Sides Have Their Say”

To sum up a rant I could go on and on about, I’ll simply repost my reply to a message board thread pertaining to this:

I would do the same for a video game as I do a movie, television series, novel or anything else. Just because a movie may have an idiot actor that is a complete loon (Tom Cruise for example), doesn’t mean I won’t go see it. If it’s a good plot, has decent actors in it and the overall story catches my attention, I’m gonna blow some cash on it. Same for this game. If it catches my attention, is a game I will enjoy and replay, then I’ll buy it. You could argue anything against pretty much anyone, but honestly, this is a video game. Unless they allow you to bust into a home, grab a guy up out of his bed, drag him into the street and then blow his brains out while proclaiming you’re doing it because he’s gay … then I’m not going to hold the game company responsible for one man’s opinion or beliefs.

This whole agenda of different parties to draw attention to their "cause" is nothing new. You see it in politics all the time. But really … first it was "Don’t buy the game, it’s too violent." Then it was, "Don’t buy the game, it’s too addictive." Now its, "Don’t buy the game, the guy who wrote a novel it’s based on speaks out against gay rights." Please, a lot of damn folks need to get a life. Hell, I may go purchase and download the game just because of the controversy, which is what most people do anyways. So, actually, thanks to these folks speaking out, I figure the game will do better than it originally would have if they hadn’t said anything. Way to go!