Sometimes you stand up and do what's right, regardless of what is written down.
Martin Luther - 95 Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences - Changed the world by standing up to the Government of the Day.
Cost everything but a paradigm shift took place with in the "Social Consciousness".
I suspect Martin Luther wasn't planning to change the world, but "knew that something must be done, and if not by me, then by who?"
Silence is Consent.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Some disturbing news
Sorry for the absence ... I'm doing better both physically and mentally so this will start getting back to being updated properly.
First the news ...
CYBERSPACE — Apple has launched another salvo in its anti-porn crusade, this time winning a patent filed in 2008 that prevents sexting on iPhones.
Reports said that the patent, filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, provides “Text-based communication control for personal communication devices.”
Called the "anti-sexting” patent in tech circles, the description further spells out its “parental controls”: The application “Filters incoming and/or outgoing text communications based on administrator-defined criteria, alerting the user, administrator or other designated individuals when a message contains unauthorized content. The control application can require the user to replace the unauthorized text, automatically delete the text and even strike the entire communication.”
In plain English this means certain words that are sexual in nature will be prevented from being sent or displayed.
The patent does however allow for certain text elements that are necessary to learn foreign languages, for example, a certain number of Spanish words per day can be included in messages for a child learning the language.
When Apple announced its iPhone 4 last April, CEO Steve Jobs made it clear to concerned customers that there would be no porn apps developed for the device.
Jobs said, "You know, there's a porn store for Android. You can download nothing but porn. You can download porn, your kids can download porn. That's a place we don't want to go — so we're not going to go there."
LOS ANGELES — Wicked Pictures and Vivid Entertainment have ceased film production following the announcement that a porn performer has tested positive for HIV.
"When Vivid was first made aware that a performer had tested positive for HIV we immediately suspended production," Steven Hirsch, Vivid's co-founder, told the Los Angeles Times.
"We did this as a precaution and will continue to monitor the situation. AIM Healthcare acted appropriately to quarantine all adult talent who may have been exposed. We will wait for all of the facts to emerge before we resume production.
"Even though Wicked is condoms-mandatory, we have postponed our upcoming productions to give AIM a chance to create a comprehensive quarantine list," Wicked officials said. "Thanks to the continued efforts of AIM the entire industry was all made aware of this possible threat on the same day."
AIM spokeswoman Jennifer Miller, aka Brooke Hunter, said the case revealed today involves an unidentified adult-film performer who tested positive at AIM's Sherman Oaks branch.
Miller declined to reveal the gender of the performer or the companies he or she worked for.
"We do have a confirmed adult-industry performer who tested positive for HIV. We are quarantining and testing all exposed partners to the individual who tested positive for HIV," Miller said.
"We’re doing what we can to notify the individuals involved," Miller said.
First the news ...
CYBERSPACE — Apple has launched another salvo in its anti-porn crusade, this time winning a patent filed in 2008 that prevents sexting on iPhones.
Reports said that the patent, filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, provides “Text-based communication control for personal communication devices.”
Called the "anti-sexting” patent in tech circles, the description further spells out its “parental controls”: The application “Filters incoming and/or outgoing text communications based on administrator-defined criteria, alerting the user, administrator or other designated individuals when a message contains unauthorized content. The control application can require the user to replace the unauthorized text, automatically delete the text and even strike the entire communication.”
In plain English this means certain words that are sexual in nature will be prevented from being sent or displayed.
The patent does however allow for certain text elements that are necessary to learn foreign languages, for example, a certain number of Spanish words per day can be included in messages for a child learning the language.
When Apple announced its iPhone 4 last April, CEO Steve Jobs made it clear to concerned customers that there would be no porn apps developed for the device.
Jobs said, "You know, there's a porn store for Android. You can download nothing but porn. You can download porn, your kids can download porn. That's a place we don't want to go — so we're not going to go there."
LOS ANGELES — Wicked Pictures and Vivid Entertainment have ceased film production following the announcement that a porn performer has tested positive for HIV.
"When Vivid was first made aware that a performer had tested positive for HIV we immediately suspended production," Steven Hirsch, Vivid's co-founder, told the Los Angeles Times.
"We did this as a precaution and will continue to monitor the situation. AIM Healthcare acted appropriately to quarantine all adult talent who may have been exposed. We will wait for all of the facts to emerge before we resume production.
"Even though Wicked is condoms-mandatory, we have postponed our upcoming productions to give AIM a chance to create a comprehensive quarantine list," Wicked officials said. "Thanks to the continued efforts of AIM the entire industry was all made aware of this possible threat on the same day."
AIM spokeswoman Jennifer Miller, aka Brooke Hunter, said the case revealed today involves an unidentified adult-film performer who tested positive at AIM's Sherman Oaks branch.
Miller declined to reveal the gender of the performer or the companies he or she worked for.
"We do have a confirmed adult-industry performer who tested positive for HIV. We are quarantining and testing all exposed partners to the individual who tested positive for HIV," Miller said.
"We’re doing what we can to notify the individuals involved," Miller said.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Strange voices in my head
SO ... once again the little voice in my head went off and I drove across town to work to find that once again, the alarm system couldn't be set because the "Over Head Door #2" was not engaging and the alarm could be set.
No one calls ... there is no note ... nada. I really have to talk to the janitors about this.
My real question is, where is the insistent little voice that plays in my head coming into play for a job I don't really like and why at 11 o'clock at night am I having this happen?
I mean I am obedient to the Voice. I hear the call and I answer. I spent many years running from the Voice, but this is getting weird.
I mean really ... why am I driving at 11 at night to a company who I really don't want to be working for anymore to save them anything?
Maybe the Voice wants more from me again ...
Maybe it's really just time to move on. I don't know. I just know that the Voice is getting louder again. It's more persuasive and more straight forward.
Not so much as a whisper ... more of an insistent call.
Not like your Mom calling you to supper, but more like a scent on the wind. You can smell the food cooking, you can smell the birch burning, you can smell the jack pine and the moss. You can hear the voices of the people you know and love. You know it's out there, even if you haven't found it yet.
I'm losing my mind ....
Monday, June 14, 2010
Douchbaggery ... Epic Douchebaggery!!!
SO! The Douchebaggery has once again attained EPIC levels! I really can't quite understand how it works.I have never worked in such a poorly managed environment. I don't get it! Blows my mind!
Fuck it!
Better thoughts for the rest of the night!
I don't know how many of you know that I came out of the closet and announced to the world that I am a furry. Many people didn't and still don't understand what that means. It's OK .... it took me years to understand. I am wired a little different that the "Normal" people. It's not that I am some kind of deviant, but that I look at life a lot differently that you might. I just think that a natural coat of fur, muzzle, tail, mane of fur, and almond shaped eyes are really really attractive. It doesn't alter my faith, nor does it make me a bi-sexual although a great many of my community are, nor does it make me a "freak". I just want to find someone who has my faith, AND understand being furry.
I have a girlfriend, and she's great. BUT as with all my relationships, distance and faith are starting to play a damaging part in the relationship.
I hate that.
Distance always plays such a damaging part in anyone's relationship. What's worse is that is compounds issues that may have been small, but are now growing. I hate that. I'm on the phone with her, and as much as I would like to say "We need to step back", it isn't right.
Differences in faith are the worst. I don't just mean "She's Anglican and I am Roman Catholic" I mean my fundamental belief system is different from belief system. It's a strain that is unpleasant to deal with.
Now add personality flaws. I have more baggage than Samsonite! I mean it! I have commitment issues (Thanks Dad!), trust issues (Thanks Paulla), intimacy issues ( again Thank You Paulla). Also I am a Dog. I mean it. In my furry persona, I am a canine. Thats good in that I am loyal, but it's bad in that I am not really as monogamous as I would like to be. NO! I have not cheated on her! That's not the point! The problem is, I am easily tempted. I have not cheated. I am not a bastard, but it's more of a case that if I was put into the situation OF cheating ... I honestly don't know what I would do.
Sigh ...
Douchebaggery .... Thy name is Goose.
Fuck it!
Better thoughts for the rest of the night!
I don't know how many of you know that I came out of the closet and announced to the world that I am a furry. Many people didn't and still don't understand what that means. It's OK .... it took me years to understand. I am wired a little different that the "Normal" people. It's not that I am some kind of deviant, but that I look at life a lot differently that you might. I just think that a natural coat of fur, muzzle, tail, mane of fur, and almond shaped eyes are really really attractive. It doesn't alter my faith, nor does it make me a bi-sexual although a great many of my community are, nor does it make me a "freak". I just want to find someone who has my faith, AND understand being furry.
I have a girlfriend, and she's great. BUT as with all my relationships, distance and faith are starting to play a damaging part in the relationship.
I hate that.
Distance always plays such a damaging part in anyone's relationship. What's worse is that is compounds issues that may have been small, but are now growing. I hate that. I'm on the phone with her, and as much as I would like to say "We need to step back", it isn't right.
Differences in faith are the worst. I don't just mean "She's Anglican and I am Roman Catholic" I mean my fundamental belief system is different from belief system. It's a strain that is unpleasant to deal with.
Now add personality flaws. I have more baggage than Samsonite! I mean it! I have commitment issues (Thanks Dad!), trust issues (Thanks Paulla), intimacy issues ( again Thank You Paulla). Also I am a Dog. I mean it. In my furry persona, I am a canine. Thats good in that I am loyal, but it's bad in that I am not really as monogamous as I would like to be. NO! I have not cheated on her! That's not the point! The problem is, I am easily tempted. I have not cheated. I am not a bastard, but it's more of a case that if I was put into the situation OF cheating ... I honestly don't know what I would do.
Sigh ...
Douchebaggery .... Thy name is Goose.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Thank You for my freedom
The Normandy landings were the landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy, also known as Operation Neptune and Operation Overlord, during World War II. The landings commenced on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 (D-Day), beginning at 6:30 AM British Double Summer Time (UTC+2). In planning, D-Day was the term used for the day of actual landing, which was dependent on final approval.
The assault was conducted in two phases: an air assault landing of 24,000 American, British, Canadian and Free French airborne troops shortly after midnight, and an amphibious landing of Allied infantry and armoured divisions on the coast of France commencing at 6:30 AM. There were also subsidiary 'attacks' mounted under the codenames Operation Glimmer and Operation Taxable to distract the German forces from the real landing areas.[4]
The operation was the largest amphibious invasion of all time, with over 160,000[5] troops landing on 6 June 1944. 195,700[6] Allied naval and merchant navy personnel in over 5,000[5] ships were involved. The invasion required the transport of soldiers and material from the United Kingdom by troop-laden aircraft and ships, the assault landings, air support, naval interdiction of the English Channel and naval fire-support. The landings took place along a 50-mile (80 km) stretch of the Normandy coast divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword.
The assault was conducted in two phases: an air assault landing of 24,000 American, British, Canadian and Free French airborne troops shortly after midnight, and an amphibious landing of Allied infantry and armoured divisions on the coast of France commencing at 6:30 AM. There were also subsidiary 'attacks' mounted under the codenames Operation Glimmer and Operation Taxable to distract the German forces from the real landing areas.[4]
The operation was the largest amphibious invasion of all time, with over 160,000[5] troops landing on 6 June 1944. 195,700[6] Allied naval and merchant navy personnel in over 5,000[5] ships were involved. The invasion required the transport of soldiers and material from the United Kingdom by troop-laden aircraft and ships, the assault landings, air support, naval interdiction of the English Channel and naval fire-support. The landings took place along a 50-mile (80 km) stretch of the Normandy coast divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword.
A Month away ... on a less than ideal mental break
Sorry about the silence.
It's been a mentally trying time for the last month. I short circuited upstairs pretty badly. It was gross. Robotman can attest to it, as he watched it happen.
U.G.L.Y. doesn't even cover it. I pretty much shut down and disappeared mentally. Scared a couple of people, but unfortunately, not the right one's. Work doesn't seem to understand that there might, just might be an issue. I guess the "stick your head in the sand and pretend it isn't happening" mentality is endemic in the Oil and Gas sector of the workplace.
But I'm back (na na nah nah) with some brand new tricks, so furry related posts, and links, and pictures ... nothing to offend, just going to be a little more me. Some music blogs, some software blogs, and some nonsense blogs!
Thanks for coming out and remember, lets be careful out there.
It's been a mentally trying time for the last month. I short circuited upstairs pretty badly. It was gross. Robotman can attest to it, as he watched it happen.
U.G.L.Y. doesn't even cover it. I pretty much shut down and disappeared mentally. Scared a couple of people, but unfortunately, not the right one's. Work doesn't seem to understand that there might, just might be an issue. I guess the "stick your head in the sand and pretend it isn't happening" mentality is endemic in the Oil and Gas sector of the workplace.
But I'm back (na na nah nah) with some brand new tricks, so furry related posts, and links, and pictures ... nothing to offend, just going to be a little more me. Some music blogs, some software blogs, and some nonsense blogs!
Thanks for coming out and remember, lets be careful out there.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Running on Empty
Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels
Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields
In sixty-five I was seventeen and running up one-o-one
I don't know where I'm running now, I'm just running on
Running on - running on empty
Running on - running blind
Running on - running into the sun
But I'm running behind
I am officially running on empty. I've packed it in upstairs.
Need some downtime, so I'm going offline.
Chow.
Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields
In sixty-five I was seventeen and running up one-o-one
I don't know where I'm running now, I'm just running on
Running on - running on empty
Running on - running blind
Running on - running into the sun
But I'm running behind
I am officially running on empty. I've packed it in upstairs.
Need some downtime, so I'm going offline.
Chow.
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