Another reason why 53% of Americans voted the wrong way…

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File swapping vs. Hollywood

“While P2P technology unquestionably can be employed for a variety of legitimate purposes without giving rise to rampant copyright infringement, the record…suggests that (the file-swapping software companies) have built their particular P2P networks around the ‘draw’ of massive copyright infringement,” the solicitor general’s brief read. They “cannot evade liability…merely by pointing to other, legitimate uses of the technology.” <<MORE>>

Yeah, just like “gay people contaminate the good people of our country,” and “my Dad is tougher than your Dad.” Could we please have a leader who is capable of thinking on a 20th century level???

Developmental Bliss…

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I’m happy: Other than a few graphical selections, I think that I’ve finally settled on a new layout for the website.

Really, it isn’t changing all that much – mostly navigational modifications – and no, I’m not going with Flash!!! It took me about a day’s worth of messing with it yesterday to realize that my vision was insane for all that I wanted to do (it mostly involved planet / atom-like orbits for mouseover effects on the buttons…would’ve been cool, but oh well), so I’m going for a minimalists approach so that I can get this transformation done with and get back to actually writing again – NO MORE EXCUSES!

I’m also proud that in making these changes, I also learned some very rudimentary things about PHP that I should’ve picked up years ago…I guess that’s what you get for rushing into a project with only the deadlines in sight. Nonetheless, I’m guessing about a week or so for the conversion, depending on how crazy the next seven days become.

Progress – I’ve got ‘ye in range now…

I Wanna Rock!

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I need some good acoustic rock, and I’m realizing this morning that I haven’t gotten anything new in a long time. Can anyone suggest any cool, new groups?

Acoustic versions of the favorites are always welcome, too. 🙂

wieners…

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Hehehe – I just got a 2004 copy of the Michigan State Income Tax book in the mail. Not this year, ya bastards!!! I didn’t move down here to Florida just for the sun… 😛

dev. thoughts for the “new” comedic-genius.com…

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Ok, people – I needs your input!

I spent a great deal of time tonight doodling and sketching and trying to decide which direction I’d like to see my website turn, but unfortunately I’ve been out of it for so long that now I have some questions about how things are supposed to work. I know that these were issues way back in the day, but with the advancements in technology and magic and whatnot, do I still have as much to consider???

  • Moveable Type — As much as I don’t want to, I think it’s time to abandon Fusion PHP and move up to a more powerful blogging system for my site updates…is MT still the best option, or has something better come along?
  • Database Content vs. Search Engines — Is this still an issue? I know that back when we converted Just Laugh over to PHP, one of the major factors that we had to consider was how to maximize the amount of content on our site that would actually get indexed by Google and friends, thus most of our format remained in a text form under PHP. Although I would guess that a database-driven system would ultimately make my super-cool, new site easier to update and whatnot, would I be digging myself into a proverbial hole with regards to search engine placement?
  • Screen Resolutions — I still use 800×600 at home, but I couldn’t find any currentstudies to show what the rest of the world is doing! Am I still cool to code under these guidelines, or is it time for me to bite the bullet, buy a pair of glasses, and kick it up a notch? (…keeping in mind that most of my content is text…)
  • Are People Still Impressed by Flash?— Just wondering, because I’ve got a cool idea for an animated logo and menu system that I’d rather not subject to the constraints of javascript if I can avoid it.
  • Is there anything else that I should be taking into consideration???— Seriously…it’s almost two o’clock in the morning…I may very well have missed something!I welcome any and all feedback that anyone would like to provide – send me your thoughts and help me build a better place on the web for, well, me! 🙂

Virtually Yours…

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I had a rather interesting dream last night which lead me to ask the following question this morning: what ever happened to virtual reality???

It’s like five or six years ago, VR was all the hype and everybody fantasized about all of the cool things that could be done with such technology…even a few ideas that were non-sexual…and then the Matrix came along and just scared the living crap out of everybody! Maybe people realized that it was a cool idea as long as you could still leave on your own, but as far as I’m concerned, I think we’ve still got a few more decades before the computers take over and enslave us all, so let’s enjoy it while we can!

Anyways, the dream went as follows – all of these MMORPGs today (Worlds of Warcraft, Star Wars Galaxies, and are people still playing Everquest???) could kick it up a notch and really give their users the experience of a lifetime by allowing them to really become their characters. Enough with trying to push a little, itty-bitty graphics card to new heights, let’s skip it up about three notches and immerse the player in a three dimensional world that they can explore as indepth as they could possibly desire – the beauty of computers allows us to skim over the mundane rocky spots, such as the concept that the average computer geek probably couldn’t traverse across a mountain range or pick-up a broad sword, let alone wield one! Granted, you’d still likely look ridiculous to anyone walking into the room as you appear to be waving an imaginary sword in the air as you battle giants, but hey, you can’t win ’em all…

Of course, take it a step further as more and more “worlds” are constructed virtually and suddenly the potential as more than just a cool game becomes even moreso apparent – hold a last-minute conference to discuss business strategy with offices from around the world, show the kids what hands-on learning is really all about as teachers give their students tours of historical and scientific breaking points in time (hey, it worked on The Simpsons!), or even make your first date a virtual one as you and your new friend tour the Louvre while still 10,000 miles apart (and nowhere near Paris!).

There’s so much potential here, but no, let’s focus our budget on blowing things up instead. 😛