Insight Into Your Brain
You are completely unaware of most of the work your brain does. It is not a nice thought, but it is true and largely beneficial. You do not really want to be bothered with the constant calculation going on in your brain to keep you balanced as you walk, or the governing of various body functions; it would take up all of your conscious thinking capacity. But there are things going on in your subcon...
What the hell do you want from me?
Dear All, As I approach my 200th published article (this one makes 199), I decided that I would leave the content of article 200 up to you, the readers. Unfortunately, in the past, articles such as this that ask for reader involvement have had scant few comments, so I’m taking a risk. A big, fat scary risk. But while the prospect of writing an article on my love for gods, fairies or...
An about face in the war on drugs.
For years, much of the international community, including the UN, have made the case that drugs (the illegal kind) are a bad for us and that the proceeds support foreign wars and their leadership. In 2001 Portugal made the uneasy step away from the status quo and decriminalised personal drug possession, preferring instead to treat users addictions and manage a robust prevention program instead of ...
How can I motivate you today, Sir; paying teens to shut their legs and fatties to shut their mouth.
The rich are getting richer, as the poor get pregnant in their teens and perpetuate their inability to meaningfully participate in society for another generation. The fat and lazy are getting fatter and lazier and poorer and are creating a burden on the health and welfare system unlike ever before. The world is in turmoil because of idiots. Sure we fork out a great deal of cash to keep our g...
Do you get on your knees for Jesus: Prayer, the stupidity of stupefaction.
What is the difference between a wish and a prayer? Can you remember the last time you made a wish? Wanted the red light to turn green? Wanted the pregnancy test to be negative or wished that you’d kept your big mouth shut? Whatever it was, chances are that it didn’t come true, and there is a really good reason for this; you’re not a god. While you alone are ultimately r...
DreamBook Style M76 1TU Review
It's about time I got a new laptop, and given my line of work it's surprising I waited this long. Choosing the right machine can be a hit and miss affair and as Rodney recently pointed out when reviewing his own laptop, sometimes it can be a huge disappointment. So it's helpful to know a bit about computer components when it comes to customising a new laptop. And when I built mine I made sure ...
The Flickchart Experiment take 2
So I have been playing with this new site Flickchart and I have to say they have been making some great improvements to the site that has enhanced the experience. We will get to that later but for now let’s take a look to see how this wonderful site has changed the way I look at rating movies. There have been numerous times that I have flat out said that there is no way to accur...
The King is Dead! Long Live the King!
Michael Jackson "The King of Pop" has been declared dead at a hospital in L.A. after being brought there in a coma, but already rumors circulate that tell a different story. Only hours before Michael Jackson was declared dead he was sighted in New Mexico near a private space tourism launching pad. The King of Pop has long had legal and financial troubles causing him to commit to a series...
The devolution of emotion; love is a lie
Love, or at least the ‘romantic’ altruistic form of love, doesn’t exist beyond the hallmark channel and Stephanie Meyer novels. Worst still, this bullshizzle notion of romance and love is ruining our relationships by instilling unrealistic expectations in the minds of women and [in the first 6 months of relationships] in the loins of men. “But Jake, you’re married,...
Is Futurama returning? Is the Space Pope reptilian?
If you awoke this week and had the suspicious feeling that you were being watched, you may have been right. It seems that the hedonism-bots over at Comedy Central were keeping tabs on the googolplex of people who sat back with a plate of Popplers from Fishy Joes – Ride The Walrus – to watch the most recent series of Futurama. Regardless of how lame and overextended the last few mega...
A little too much magnesium
The very worst ad in history
Dorm fire in New York University