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ComedyIsntPretty
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Country: United States
Gender: Male
Interests: Playing Volleyball, Tennis, Baseball, Biking, Hiking, Traveling, Camping, Bagel Repairman
Expertise: Films, Music, Volleyball,
Occupation: Computer related
Industry: Art
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4/17/2003
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| Let me just say that I use to believe in the inherit good in people, but recently I come to realize that people are inherintly evil. Sometimes I think the only thing that stops us from doing bad things is the fear of going to jail. I am not a fearful person. Never have been. But I think people would rather say a cruel word before a kind one. I think that the internet let people hide behind their keyboards so they can say hateful and hurtful things. Things they would never say for fear of getting punched or getting obstrasize. What happened to the good that we are suppose to be like? What happened to showing kindness to a stranger without the need for being rewarded?
I can tell you that sometimes, its hard to be kind when someone takes your kindness as a sign of weakness. That you can be easily bullied or taken advantage of. That they expect you to smile as someone insults you (as people use to smile in times of old).
You know what? I am done with the job that I am currently doing. I am switching to something else. I am going after the money instead of trying to do the right thing. Kindness from me is only going to be rewarded to those who are kind. I am not going to try to soften up those and be an ear to those hateful folks who should know better. I give up on them. Somebody else can deal with them. But I do know, they best stay out of my way for they will be met with what they deal out. Sorry to say so, but that is just the way it is. | | |
| LIFE WILL NOT BE LIKE STAR TREK
There are so many Star Trek(tm) spin-offs that it is easy to fool yourself into thinking that the Star Trek vision is an accurate vision of the future. Sadly, Star Trek does not take into account the stupidity, selfishness, and horniness of the average human being. Allow me to describe some of the more obvious errors in the Star Trek vision.
Medical Technology
On Star Trek, the doctors have handheld devices that instantly close any openings in the skin. Imagine that sort of device in the hands of your unscrupulous friends. They would sneak up behind you and seal your butt shut as a practical joke. The devices would be sold in novelty stores instead of medical outlets. All things considered, I'm happy that it's not easy to close other people's orifices.
Transporter
It would be great to be able to beam your molecules across space and then reassemble them. The only problem is that you have to trust your coworker to operate the transporter. These are the same people who won't add paper to the photocopier or make a new pot of coffee after taking the last drop. I don't think they'll be double-checking the transporter coordinates. They'll be accidentally beaming people into walls, pets, and furniture. People will spend all their time apologizing for having inanimate objects protruding from parts of their bodies.
"Pay no attention to the knickknacks, I got beamed into a hutch yesterday."
If I could beam things from one place to another, I'd never leave the house. I'd sit in a big comfy chair and just start beaming groceries, stereo equipment, cheerleaders, and anything else I wanted right into my house. I'm fairly certain I would abuse this power. If anybody came to arrest me, I'd beam them into space. If I wanted some paintings for my walls, I'd beam the contents of the Louvre over to my place, pick out the good stuff, and beam the rest into my neighbor's garage.
If I were watching the news on television and didn't like what I heard, I would beam the anchorman into my living room during the commercial break, give him a vicious wedgie, and beam him back before anybody noticed. I'd never worry about "keeping up with the Joneses", because as soon as they got something nice, it would disappear right out of their hands. My neighbors would have to use milk crates for furniture. And that's only after I had all the milk crates I would ever need for the rest of my life. There's only one thing that could keep me from spending all my time wreaking havoc with the transporter; the holodeck.
Holodeck
For those of you who only watched the "old" Star Trek, the holodeck can create simulated worlds that look and feel just like the real thing. The characters on Star Trek use the holodeck for recreation during breaks from work. This is somewhat unrealistic. If I had a holodeck, I'd close the door and never come out until I died of exhaustion. It would be hard to convince me I should be anywhere but in the holodeck, getting oil massage from Cindy Crawford and her simulated twin sister.
Holodecks would be very addicting. If there weren't enough holodecks to go around, I'd get the names of all the people who had reservations ahead of me and beam them into concrete walls. I'd feel tense about it, but that's exactly why I'd need a massage.
I'm afraid the holodeck will be society's last invention.
Sex with Aliens
According to Star Trek, there are many alien races populated with creatures who would like to have sex with humans. This would open up a lot of anatomically possibilities, but imagine the confusion. It's hard enough to have sex with human beings, much lest humanoids. One wrong move and you're suddenly transported naked to the Gamma Quadrant to stand trail for who-knows-what. This could only add to performance anxiety. You would never be quite sure what moves would be sensual and what moves would be a galactic-sized mistake
Me trying to Have Sex with an Alien
Me: May I touch that?
Alien: That is not an erogenous zone. It is a separate corporeal being that has been
attached to my body for six hundred years.
Me: It's cute. I wonder if it would let me have sex with it.
Alien: That's exactly what I said six hundred years ago.
The best part about having sex with aliens, according to the Star Trek model, is that the alien always dies a tragic death soon afterward. I don't have to tell you how many problems that would solve. Realistically, the future won't be that convenient.
Phasers
I would love to have a device that would stun people into unconsciousness without killing them. I would use it ten times a day. If I got bad service at the convenience store, I'd zap the clerk. If somebody with big hair sat in front of me at the theater, zap!
On Star Trek, there are no penalties for stunning people with phasers. It happens all the time. All you have to do is claim you were possessed by an alien entity. Apparently, that is viewed as a credible defense in the Star Trek future. Imagine real criminals in a world where the "alien possession" defense is credible.
Criminal: Yes, officer, I did steal that vehicle, and I did kill the occupants, but I
was possessed by an evil alien entity.
Officer: Well, okay. Move along.
I wish I had a phaser right now. My neighbor's dog likes to stand under my bedroom window on the other side of the fence and bark for hours at a time. My neighbor has employed the bold defense that he believes it might be another neighbor's dog, despite the fact that I am standing there looking at him barking only twenty feet away. In a situation like this, a phaser is really the best approach. I could squeeze off a clean shot though the willow tree. A phaser doesn't make much noise, so it wouldn't disturb anyone. Then the unhappy little dog and I could both get some sleep. If the neighbor complains, I'll explain that the phaser was fired by the other neighbor's dog, a known troublemaker who is said to be invisible.
And if that doesn't work, a photon torpedo is clearly indicated.
Cyborgs
Given the choice, I would rather be a cyborg instead of 100 percent human. I like the thought of technology becoming part of my body. As a human, I am constantly running to the toolbox in my garage to get a tool to deal with some new household malfunction. If I were a cyborg, I might have an electric drill on an arm, plus a metric socket set. That would save a lot of trips. From what I've seen, the cyborg concept is a modular design, so you can add whatever tools you think you'd use most.
I'd love to see crosshairs appear in my viewfinder every time I looked at someone. It would make me feel menacing, and I'd like that. I'd program myself so that anytime I saw a car salesman, a little message would appear in my viewfinder that said, "Target Locked On."
It would also be great to have my computer built into my skull. That way I could surf the Net during useless periods of life, such as when people talk to me. All I'd have to do is initiate a head-nodding subroutine during boring conversations and I could amuse myself all day long.
I think that if anyone could become a cyborg, there would be a huge rush of people getting in line for the conversion. Kids would like it for the look. Adults would like it for its utility. Cyborg technology has something for everybody. So, unlike Star Trek, I can image everyone wanting to be a cyborg.
The only downside I can see is that when the human part dies and you're at the funeral, the cyborg part will try to claw its way out of the casket and slay all the mourners. But that risk can be minimized by saying you have an important business meeting, so you can't make it to the service.
Shields
I wish I had an invisible force field. I'd use it all the time, especially around people who spit when they talk or get too close to my personal space. In fact, I'd probably need a shield quite a bit if I also had a phaser to play with.
I wouldn't need a big shield system like the one they use to protect the Enterprise, maybe just a belt-clip device for personal use. I could insult dangerous people without fear of retribution. Whatever crumbs of personality I now have would be completely unnecessary in the future. On the plus side, it would make shopping much more fun.
Shopping with Shields Up
Me: Ring this up for me, you unpleasant cretin.
Sales Clerk: I oughta slug you!
Me: Try it. My shields are up.
Sales Clerk: Damn!
Me: There's nothing you can do to harm me.
Sales clerk: I guess you're right. Would you like to open a charge account?
Our interest rates are very reasonable.
Me: Nice try.
Long-Range Sensors
If people had long-range sensors, they would rarely use them to scan for new signs of life. I think they would use them to avoid work. You could run a continuous scan for your boss and then quickly transport yourself out of the area when he came near. If your manager died in his officer, you would know minutes before the authorities discovered him, and that means extra break time
Vulcan Death Grip
Before all you Trekkies write to correct me, I know there is no such thing as a Vulcan Death Grip even in Star Trek. But I wish there were. That would have come in handy many times. It would be east to make the Vulcan Death Grip look like an accident.
"I was just straightening his collar and he collapsed."
I think the only thing that keeps most people from randomly killing other citizens is the bloody mess it makes and the high likelihood of getting caught. With the Vulcan Death Grip, it would be clean and virtually undetectable. Everybody would be killing people left and right. You wouldn't be able to have a decent conversation at the office over the sound of dead co-workers hitting the carpet. The most common sounds in corporate America would be. "I'm sorry I couldn't give you a bigger raise, but . . . erk!"
And that's why the future won't be like Star Trek
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| Guess what?? I'm baaaaaaack! Since my last log on, I have move to a bigger computer company and kicking major boottage at my new site. A couple of weekends ago I did the inner tubbing down the Shennadoah river. It was quite cool. A lot of tequilla got drunk but I didn't. I must be either immune or perhaps my liver just doesn't exist anymore. Today an awesome film came out on DVD. It's called SIN CITY and I highly suggest you buy it. I like visually stunning things and this is one of them. The gas prices suck in a major way. It just lead me to believe in not wasting time on things you can't control. In fact, don't waste time at all. Do the things you want to do and let the chips fall where they may. Its hard to secure a future when the future is fighting against you, so screw it. Let the future take care of itself and enjoy the life you have on this earth at this moment. | | |
| YEAH! It's Friday and I am going camping all this weekend with about 40 other people. I need to buy a digital camera so I can take some pics and post them. Just a little more about me: I am a film and music nut. I love both of them. I use to DJ and I may just get back into it. What I want to do is either run my own radiostation in a city or an internet radiostation. I don't think station managers do enough to promote new and unusual music. What I mean about unusual is the music other than the stuff that is played repeatedly on the top 40's stations. Your hiphop stations will only play whats popular and anything similar to that. Your rock stations is just as guilty. Since I don't listen to country music (because it all seems the same to me), I can't judge those stations. I use to listen to country music and it's not baaad. It's just not my thing really.
My two favorite sports to play are Volleyball and Baseball, with a heavy emphasis on volleyball. I played all over Europe and nothing is quite like hitting the sweet spot on the volleyball on a perfect set and sending the ball rocketing back to earth with authority. But I also like to play smart and with a chip on my shoulder. I like to trash talk sometimes to get someone out of their game. I don't do it in a mean way, I do it with upmost respect because you always have to have respect for your opponent no mater whats their skill set. I think sports should be fun for both parties involved. Baseball is my other passion. I love the history of it, the pro level (yeah cubbies) and playing it. I also love watching baseball movies (my two favs are The Natural and Bull Durham). There is a lot of truth, purism and peace in baseball. I like standing out in the field, waiting on the ball or playing the infield and anticipating where the batter is going to hit it. Plus when you are up to bat, I like to survey where the gaps are at and see if I can place it to any place on the field I want to place it. And of course, there is the homerun. Once, I hit four in one game, to include a grandslam. I was 6 for 6 in that game, 2 doubles, 4 homeruns. I was playing centerfield also, so I knew I was going to be busy and that I had a lot of running to do. Funny thing about that game is that I wasn't talking much, I wasn't over assertive. I was in the zone and just focused some how. Probably because I was coming off of an injury and this was my first game back. One of the homerun balls went over the scoreboard in centerfield. The cool thing about baseball and playing the sport is that no other problems exist. You are just enjoying the company of others, encouraging your team mates and having a good time. And it's the same game as they played (except for a couple of rule changes) back in the late 1800's early 1900's. And you are probably experiencing the same buzz as they experienced back them. Plus it's a sport for the whole family (well softball) that you don't have to know a whole lot about or a big skill set to learn. You hit the ball and run around the bases. You catch the ball when it's hit to you. You throw the ball to your teammate when the ball comes rolling your way. Simple. Plus you adjust the rules depending on how serious of a game you are having. You don't have enough, then the other team is responsible for providing a catcher for you when you are in the field. Still short, you use the invisible man to signify base runners. Not so good at batting, you let someone keep up at the plate until they make contact. And you cheer the loudest for the less than skillful players. Well thats all for today, maybe some more ramblings later on. | | |
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