tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52191962011-04-21T15:40:38.764-10:00Me, Myself, and Iabout stuff and other miscellaneous itemsKurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.comBlogger1551100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1136828430615373392006-01-09T07:15:00.000-10:002006-01-09T07:43:13.006-10:00...in which myself tries to get a life So its been a year and 3 months sine any post. Things have changes a bit. myself no longer takes phone calls for DirecTV®, which is a very good thing, and now teaches at a post-secondaye college. That's the kind of school you see advertising if you are home watching TV at 2:00 in the afternoon or up at 2:00 in the morning. It's an Ok gig for the most part, Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1097742925551186142004-10-13T22:24:00.000-10:002004-10-13T22:41:25.123-10:00I'm backOK so myself is back to his blog. its been quite a while so quick update. Life in Las Vegas is starting to get into routine. Working for tech support for DirecTV®. The BF is going to school and blah blah blah; but enough of that. Now that Myself is in an official swing state, the up coming election is a big thing here. Not having experienced it before is a bit of a shock. The Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1086681646434434062004-06-07T21:46:00.000-10:002004-06-07T22:00:46.433-10:00Myself apologizes for the delay but the new life in Vegas makes for little time blogging. What a long strange trip its been... Still no job, and life goes on acclimation to the new environs is taking its toll, but Myself is not yet desperate. so its seems almost like a vacation. after toiling fourteen years at the same job its almost a welcome break. almost. its kind of boring, not having Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1083530546708514832004-05-02T10:42:00.000-10:002004-05-02T10:50:51.233-10:00Quick update #2:
Myself is here in fabulous Las Vegas!, arrived early saturday morning, and went to our new apartment. blogging from a friends house as my comp is being FedEx'ed and will arrive tomorrow. said friend has been a real help in getting D and Myself set up here, took us to brunch at the Palms, and has been our guide. myself is very grateful for his help. So now comes the task of Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1083354403479642062004-04-30T09:46:00.000-10:002004-04-30T09:50:54.983-10:00whew, moving is such a huge pain, and expensive. especially when moving from hawaii to the mainland. but just a quick update: staying at my brothers house for the last two days, old apartment packed up & cleaned out, car shipped out. Leaving on a night flight out. looks like this is it. set up utilities at new place. using my brothers comp for now, since my PC was packed up on Monday. sent the PCKurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1082455683224696572004-04-19T23:53:00.000-10:002004-04-20T00:12:01.513-10:00livin just enough for the cityMovers coming next tuesday, packing up, and getting rid of stuff. still had the OLD APTIVA lying around. myself had bought a new PC, what, last december, and still had the old girl getting in the way on the spare room floor for the last 4+ months. (cough..packrat). After six years it lasted longer that my last two boyfriends. Anyways, myself wanted to get rid of it, Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1082071302996448122004-04-15T13:21:00.000-10:002004-04-17T00:48:11.543-10:00So it's the last official day of work. We found an apartment on our trip, quite a nice place, for what myself consider's the cost, but being from Hawaii where $700 a month buys you a 600sq ft hovel, a 1025 sq foot apt with alarm, central air, coomunity pool, basketball workout room, and security comes as quite a deal. Myself was able to stay away from the blackjack tables for the most part, even Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1080987746516149882004-04-03T00:21:00.000-10:002004-04-17T01:13:39.250-10:00 a day in the life6:30AM - Alarm goes off - hit snooze bar
6:39 - alarm goes off - hit snooze bar
6:48 - alarm goes off - hit snooze bar
6:57 - alarm goes off - drag mild to fiercly hungover ass out of bed and get ready for work.
8:00 - arrive at work. check which phone messages i can ignore (looks like my mom already called), check email, delete 60 spams about viagra, penile enlargement, breast Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1080983194138798952004-04-02T21:55:00.000-10:002004-04-02T23:18:18.826-10:00So today was Myself's second to last day at work. D and Myself are taking a week to go to LV, find a place to live, put in an application or three, open a bank account, that kind of stuff, scouting trip/vacation. Hopefully mostly preperation for the move than gambling at blackjack and all the other diversions there, like gambling at blackjack. The last day of work, after 5 years at this desk, 9 Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1080783605521936442004-03-31T14:49:00.000-10:002004-03-31T15:43:37.700-10:00Being that tomorrow, April 1st, is April Fools Day, myself issuing a warning about internet hoaxes. Firstly, myself will not be posting any kind of prank, hoax, joke, etc.. but, other blogs and sites will have various pranks. ThinkGeek.com has sold thing like a USB George Foreman Grill, caffeinated meatloaf, and an infinite power generator. It just goes to show how you really don't have to all Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1080072930113972182004-03-23T10:09:00.000-10:002004-03-23T10:18:51.873-10:00Music Wars Scene 28:
in which the Empire says: I'm Gonna getcha (yet again) Here's comes the next round of RIAA LawsuitsThe Recording Industry Association of America stepped up the pace of its lawsuits against music swappers again, with a renewed focus on university students.
The trade association said Tuesday that it sued an additional 532 anonymous individuals, including 89 people at 21 Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1080003029950256132004-03-22T14:43:00.000-10:002004-03-22T14:54:09.170-10:00so Myself joined another discussion board, at The Honolulu Advertiser I started posting in the remember when thread, which was fun then decided to try a post or two in some os the current events threads, and it seems to lack a bit of, well decorum? no thats not it, restraint, is more like it, maybe civility to some degree, I guess I was thinking that it would be more like YellowWorld but I guess Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1079391676762892402004-03-15T12:53:00.000-10:002004-03-15T13:04:28.250-10:00why is it..that myself can get a round trip ticket from Honolulu to Las Vegas for $350 but a one way ticket costs $500? what the hell is up with that, and its all the airlines, every single on of them. Of course the obvious solution is to book the round trip and not use the return flight, but that seems wrong. I suppose forcing customers to book round trips makes scheduling easier, knowing in Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1079052042944200582004-03-11T14:36:00.000-10:002004-03-11T15:14:52.000-10:00yet another reason NOT to use Microsoft Outlook®linkMicrosoft says people who use its Outlook program for e-mail and calendar functions need to download a patch to fix a critical problem.
The issue affects systems that are running Outlook 2002 -- part of the Office suite of applications -- along with Windows XP.
The update is available on Microsoft's Web site.
In unpatched systems, the way Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1078357057679179612004-03-03T13:28:00.000-10:002004-03-03T13:40:57.250-10:00culling the herdSeems like Mel Gibson's movie, The Passion of the Christ may have some unexpected consequences:link
NEW BRITAIN -- Police say that a woman drove her car into the water at A.W. Stanley Quarter Park in an apparent attempt to re-enact a scene from the movie, "The Passion of the Christ."
An anonymous New Britain police received an anonymous call early Saturday morning that a woman Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1078131652932791572004-02-29T22:58:00.000-10:002004-02-29T23:52:03.873-10:00what started out as a bit of civil disobedience, is beginning to spread into a nationwide issue. First San Francisco on Valentine's Day, no yet, then it continued, for a week! Why can't you get an activist judge when you need em? grumble grumble, oh yeah, because they're all for it! Vermont, Hawaii, New Mexico, New York, Mass. Its on all the network news, the talk shows, President endorses the Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1077842067709467582004-02-26T14:30:00.000-10:002004-02-26T14:37:15.170-10:00approaching weekendalso is bringing a heavy storm, rain, 40+mph winds, maybe clearing sunday, and unfortunately, my bf's friend is visiting from San Diego this weekend, where she also just left a pretty bad storm. bad timing fo her visit. Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1077579926112514582004-02-23T13:12:00.000-10:002004-02-23T14:48:07.013-10:00do it once do it twiceit appears that the University of Hawaii professors may be going on strike...again:HONOLULU -- University of Hawaii students are worried about the possibility of a walkout by professors as the union announced it will deliver a strike notice to the state Monday.
...snip
UH professors went out on strike three years ago for two weeks and students remember that. Now, UH Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1077154831027142482004-02-18T14:53:00.000-10:002004-02-18T15:43:07.763-10:00I'm sure you've heard of what's been happening in SanFrancisco over the valentines day weekend. So being that Myself has a personal interest in all of this, here's my 2¢ worth. Firstly I'm all for it, Marriage, civil union, call it whatever you want it's just a word. I am going to go around and say: Hi this my civil-union-partner. Cmon it going to be husband.nor will anyone, for that matter Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1076628480602408232004-02-12T13:15:00.000-10:002004-02-12T14:57:07.450-10:00aWolAs the coverage continues to grow over the president's National Guard service record grows, what is particularly disturbing is the fact that the administration is not releasing all the records, despite the fact that the president himself, in the Russert interview, said he would release all the records. The information is coming out, it seems like, one document at a time. first the payroll Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1076380453622160392004-02-09T16:02:00.000-10:002004-02-09T16:56:34.326-10:00politicsSo it looks like John Kerry's going to be the dem nominee. Personally myself was hoping for Wes Clark to gain some ground, but he seemd to un-political, his base message was one I shared namely that I don't like the direction the country is going. Kerry while not especially charismatic, is a good choice, and although its still very early I think the dem base will gather around and supportKurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1076021869981118682004-02-05T11:50:00.000-10:002004-02-05T15:42:21.436-10:00Just a few thoughtsFirst, sorry for the Badger post, 'twas a very obscure-geeky reference. Next Myself is a amazed by the amount of publicity generated by the Janet Jackson (ahem) wardrobe malfunction Superbowl thing. Seems the unintended consequences of "video killed the radio star".
And in their newly found zeal to protect us from real life, the NFL has revamped the Pro BowlThe original Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1075892525312703262004-02-04T01:01:00.000-10:002004-02-04T01:07:22.233-10:00badger badger badger, badger,badger
badger badger badgerKurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1075754710275587562004-02-02T10:36:00.000-10:002004-02-02T11:11:56.686-10:00SuperBowl flashlinkThe chief federal regulator of broadcasting said Monday he was outraged by the Super Bowl halftime show in which Justin Timberlake (news) tore off part of Janet Jackson (news)'s costume, exposing her breast, and said he was ordering an immediate investigation.
Timberlake blamed a "wardrobe malfunction," but Federal Communications Commission (news - web sites) chief Michael Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1074825840240446882004-01-22T16:41:00.000-10:002004-01-22T16:46:01.216-10:00gratuitous plugNorbizness is running a Name that caption contest Myself is hoping the prize is not a Kraftwerk CD.Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1074719713754789582004-01-21T11:14:00.000-10:002004-01-21T11:41:35.060-10:00new virus beagle/bagle going around, on the decline as of today, but update your security and virus patches at Microsoft.com/protect. and turn off HTML in your email.
Music Wars Scene 27
in which the RIAA says (yet again): I'm gonna getcha Here comes another set of lawsuits filed by the RIAA, 532 lawsuits this time, a new personal best. However, since they have only IP addresses and not Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1074645840286537022004-01-20T14:44:00.000-10:002004-01-20T15:05:47.716-10:00RFIDEver heard of it? It stands for Radio Frequency IDentification. If you never heard of it, fear not, you will. What it is is a method for tracking goods of all kinds, from entire shipments, right down to individual items. You know that UPC code, that bar code thingy on almost every item you buy that gets scanned. RFID goes one better, no scanner is needed, now each item will broadcast what itKurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1074129488896771632004-01-14T15:15:00.000-10:002004-01-14T15:28:38.560-10:00YeechMyself doesn't drink coffee, so he finds this particularly bad:SEATTLE -- A Seattle restaurant is giving you an option when you order steak -- decaf or caffeinated.
Rippe's steak house is selling a steak coated with Starbucks Espresso grounds.
It's called the Seattle Signature Steak.
The caffeinated filet mignon sells for $30.
Chef Allison Jester and a waitress experimented with the ideaKurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1073699258159789402004-01-09T15:41:00.000-10:002004-01-09T15:49:21.936-10:00Support Call
"Welch Hall computer assistant; may I help you?"
"Yes, well, I'm having trouble with WordPerfect."
"What sort of trouble?"
"Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden the words went away."
"Went away?"
"They disappeared."
"Hmm. So what does your screen look like now?"
"Nothing."
"Nothing?"
"It's blank; it won't accept anything when I type."
"Are you still in Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1073418141377439732004-01-06T09:42:00.000-10:002004-01-06T09:44:44.356-10:00Happy New Yearto all and to all a good night, wait, wrong holiday. So its a new year, another year gone by, another year ahead, either filled with the promise of anticipation of what lies ahead, or another year of the same old shit, and stuff, depends if the glass is half full or half empty I guess. For Myself I tend to see it both ways as half empty and half full at the same time. The actual newKurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1072838200129935732003-12-30T15:36:00.000-10:002004-01-06T14:50:01.170-10:002003 the year in revue So let's see if y'all remember these things from the past year:
-So how about those Raelians, who announced to the world that her tinfoil hat-wearing pals would, any day now, have a human clone to show the world. Ya, right.
-Then there was the Dell Dude getting busted for marijuana. Which prompted the joke: I don't know what to think about the Dell Dude getting busted forKurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1072833720977927112003-12-30T15:18:00.000-10:002003-12-30T15:26:28.606-10:00From the "Ya know I always meant to take care of that" departmentlinkPatrice Moore, 43, said he called for help when the mountain of mail, books and other paper items collapsed on him Saturday. However no one heard him.
He was found at 1:45 p.m. Monday by his landlord.
Emergency workers, neighbors and about 20 firefighters dug through the debris to reach Moore, filling 50 garbage bags with Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1072228019309121332003-12-23T15:06:00.000-10:002003-12-23T15:09:02.513-10:00Happy holidays to all!Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1072226923362033402003-12-23T14:38:00.000-10:002003-12-23T14:57:46.000-10:00finally cont'dSo before going home today Myself stops in to COMPUSA to get a different data transfer software, and Lo and Behold Myself notices the software I have is supposed to sell for $30 not the $70 that was paid, the $70 dollar version that Myself paid for but did not get, DOES allow me to pick and choose the files I want. Screw that. I get a different brand altogether. Now I know that I Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1072126084207701022003-12-22T10:47:00.000-10:002003-12-23T14:39:15.826-10:00finally..Well Myself finally went and bought a new PC, finally replacing the old P1 Aptiva, (remember those?), with a P4 HP. Myself considered buying a Dell, but being out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the shipping would have added more a cost than going down to CompUSA and justbuying one, ergo thats what I endeavorad to do. So I traipse down there and find a good deal, $850 with a $250 Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1071862688857409352003-12-19T09:18:00.000-10:002003-12-19T09:39:24.746-10:00Music Wars Scene 26:
in which a US appellate court allows ISP's to tell the RIAA: "Don't come 'round here no more" In what has to be seen as a blow to the Empire RIAA, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, has ruled that Internet Service Providers, (ISP), do not have to give the identy of subscribers suspected of file sharing.WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court ruled Friday Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1071798382000176372003-12-18T15:36:00.000-10:002003-12-18T15:47:36.950-10:00Music Wars Scene 25:
in which the worlds largest retailer considers entering the fraySo now WalMart, that 800 lb. gorilla of the retail industry, with low, low, prices, is testing its foot in waters of the music download biz Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT - news) said on Thursday it would begin testing digital music downloads on its Web site, joining a list of companies hoping to profit from the Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1071610155445945292003-12-16T11:25:00.000-10:002003-12-16T11:31:12.733-10:00in other news...article link:Researchers at McMaster University showed male students pictures of women, some of whom were said to be attractive and some not-so-attractive, as determined by the Hot or Not? Web site.
After seeing a very attractive woman, the men were more likely to make dumb choices.
The Canadian researchers asked the male students to roll dice. If they rolled double digits, theyKurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1071263636684617302003-12-12T11:11:00.000-10:002003-12-12T11:22:18.310-10:00Ahhh the Power of Cheese...LinkA Cedar City [Utah] man is accused of assaulting another man with a block of cheese.
Police said the victim was struck in the face with the cheese Thursday.
They say the assailant was intoxicated at the time. He was charged with misdemeanor intoxication and misdemeanor assault and was booked into the Iron County Jail on $1,100 bail.
or maybe its the power of Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1071263386196547942003-12-12T11:04:00.000-10:002003-12-12T11:19:04.840-10:00The George Carlin Bill Don't these congresscritters have anything better to do than this:
HR 3687:HR 3687 IH
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3687
To amend section 1464 of title 18, United States Code, to provide for the punishment of certain profane broadcasts, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 8, 2003
Mr. OSE (for himself and Mr. SMITH of Texas) Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1070933670019472072003-12-08T15:27:00.000-10:002003-12-08T15:35:31.890-10:00Good Food, Good FunlinkHOUSTON, Dec. 4 — A Texas woman was sentenced to 10 years in jail Thursday for running over the manager of a McDonald’s with her car because she wanted mayonnaise on her cheeseburger. The woman, Waynetta Nolan, 37, showed no emotion as the sentence was read in court after a trial in which the McDonald’s manager, Sherry Jenkins, said that even though she gave Nolan the Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1070485761470871512003-12-03T11:09:00.000-10:002003-12-03T23:29:46.873-10:00Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons ActEver heard of it? Myself has not, that is until today when I discovered that the US government is suing the Maui Planning Commission. It seems that a rural Maui congregation wanted to build a church but was denied a permit by the land board, and subsequently was able to get the DOJ to file a suit under the act. The United States sued Maui Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1070506273360189382003-12-03T09:17:00.000-10:002003-12-03T23:38:10.716-10:00Music Wars: Scene 24
In which the Empire says: Here you come again Yes people it's time for a third round of lawsuits:The Recording Industry Association of America said Wednesday it had sued another 41 people in its ongoing legal campaign against file swappers who are trading copyrighted music online.
This is the RIAA's third batch of suits against computer users since early September, Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1069808836783796262003-11-25T14:54:00.000-10:002003-11-25T15:08:31.826-10:00Just in time for Thanksgiving......comes Turkey and Gravy Soda from the Jones Soda Company A new Turkey and Gravy Soda tastes, well, pretty much like you would imagine. But that's not stopping people from buying it.
Founder and CEO Peter van Stolk dreamed up the seasonal flavor on a lark, but admits he can't stomach an entire bottle.
The liquid's ominous, murky brown color accurately warns Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1069465660748928912003-11-21T15:47:00.000-10:002003-11-21T15:50:03.340-10:00Price of Paradise pt 2Living in Hawaii is expensive. The price of a gallon of gasoline is well above $2, we currently have the most expensive bus fare also $2, a box of Apple Jacks cereal is $5. Don't even get me started on the cost of real estate. So it's no suprise that Hawai'i's housing is the most 'crowded' in the nationHawai'i leads the country in apartment living and in "crowded householdsKurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1069451249858648952003-11-21T11:39:00.000-10:002003-11-21T11:48:07.983-10:00Myself Rule of life #15Cluelessness: There are no stupid questions, but there are a LOT of inquisitive idiots.
Corollary: Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groupsKurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1069290401635870702003-11-19T15:06:00.000-10:002003-11-20T13:36:56.950-10:00if it looks like a duckSeems that both Eugene Volkh and Katherine Lopez have the same "friend" in London who email's the same letter, about W's visit. Great now we have rightie pundits laying down astroturf.
update:It seems both Eugene Volokh and K Lo have replied to what I found, after this got picked-up by Jessie and then Atrios saying hey, no biggie here, we simply have a mutual friend, and Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1069205688054928152003-11-18T15:34:00.000-10:002003-11-18T15:36:43.090-10:00So this guy goes to his doctor..."Doc, you've gotta help me! My wife just isn't interested in sex anymore. Haven't you got a pill or something I can give her?"
"Look, I can't prescribe..."
"Doc, we've been friends for years. Have you ever seen me this upset? I am desperate! I can't think; I can't concentrate; my life is going utterly to hell! You've got to help me."
The doctor opens his desk Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1069116771123817962003-11-17T14:20:00.000-10:002003-11-17T14:53:23.950-10:00In Local newsOne of the two challenges to the Kamehameha Schools native Hawaiians only admissions policy has been upheldA federal judge today tossed out a challenge to Kamehameha Schools’ admissions policy which gives preference to Hawaiians, saying the policy does not violate a federal anti-discrimination law so long as it has a narrowly defined, legitimate justification.
U.S. District Judge Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1069113569473992242003-11-17T13:48:00.000-10:002003-11-17T16:45:41.903-10:00Watch your aimThat's right it's World Toilet day...Report flushes that do not work and help tourists find the bathroom at shopping malls as well, the Singapore-based World Toilet Organization said in a campaign on latrine etiquette ahead of World Toilet Day on Wednesday.This follows the See-if-you-can-remove-the-cigarette-ash-stains-with-your-pee-competition.Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1068863184868531972003-11-14T16:26:00.000-10:002003-11-14T16:26:54.250-10:00Price of Paradise Pt.1Living life in Hawaii is a unique experience, there's the good the bad and the ugly, being a bit isolated from the contiguous 48 states, and having a population that is quite different from the rest of the US, (42% Asian, 24% white 9% Native Hawaiian) you have things that don't normally see. Take food for example, go into a 7-11 here and you can get dim sum, sushi and Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1068850156041711772003-11-14T12:49:00.000-10:002003-11-14T12:49:44.873-10:00Societal Evolution The Fabulous David E has an article in the LA Weekly concerning gay marriage. ...If gays and lesbians are legal, then a place must be assigned for them in the mainstream. And since marriage is the culture’s method for legitimizing sexual acts, then gays and lesbians must get married.
Ah, but there’s the rub. For if “they” are allowed access to something that “we” own the Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1068682571145591852003-11-12T14:11:00.000-10:002003-11-12T15:17:02.966-10:00mouse funThis is amusing, and facinating, well to Myself anyway, there are others as well Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1068078780453442852003-11-05T14:33:00.000-10:002003-11-05T14:58:19.996-10:00So Bubba calls his lawyer...... and asked, "Is it true they're suing
the cigarette companies for causing people to get cancer?"
"Yes, Bubba, that's true." answered the lawyer.
"And people are suing the fast food restaurants for making them fat
and clogging their arteries with all them burgers and fries - is that
true, mister lawyer?"
"Sure is, Bubba, but why do you ask?"
"'Cause I was Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1068072289689624722003-11-05T12:44:00.000-10:002003-11-05T12:51:31.513-10:00Political Compass Test Take it here. On a 2 dimensional scale from -10 to 10, x axis economic left/right, -6.50
y axis libertarian/authorative -3.85
Myself is definately liberal but only moderately libertarianKurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1067992860005968032003-11-04T14:41:00.000-10:002003-11-06T12:52:21.046-10:00Myself's rule of life #2(updated) If you are not retired, and your annual salary, in thousands of dollars, is less than your age you are a bit of a broke-ass.Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1067903643933295552003-11-03T14:54:00.000-10:002003-11-03T15:06:08.216-10:00you gotta see thisBut since I'm to cheap to actually pay for a blog that can hold images, this link will take you to a picture of a 13-year old girls surfboard, who was attacked by a shark and lost most of her left arm. Luckily, She did survive.
Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1067907971012752982003-11-03T13:20:00.000-10:002003-11-03T15:06:26.233-10:00ever wonderwhat kind if idiot responds to the Nigerian spam scam? and what happens instead of gaining millions, Eric, who is in his late 40s, ended up losing almost $330,000 as he was dragged from one tale to another over three weeks. He became one of five Singaporeans this year conned by the slew of Internet scams, which start off with a personal e-mail.
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He received Duruoha's reply soon Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1067641585624608062003-10-31T13:06:00.000-10:002003-10-31T13:07:06.483-10:00For Myself, being male, childless w/ boyfriend means the night shall involve dressing up ( we are going as matching tigers, not my idea), and running the streets of Waikiki and, of course, major intoxication. I did buy a some candy, because we usually get a few little tricks-or-treaters before the big kids go out , besides it was $1.50 a bag. I'm sure Ill eat the rest, Snickers and Skittles (yum)Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1066956102839850422003-10-23T14:38:00.000-10:002003-10-23T14:41:42.456-10:00Some people have no sense of humor Link
An early Halloween prank in Waikiki last night got a 21-year-old Haleiwa man arrested for unauthorized entry into a vehicle.
Police said the man, who was wearing a “monster” mask, went up to a car that was stopped at a traffic light at the corner of Kalakaua and Ohua avenues about 10 p.m., stuck his head through an open window and screamed. The driver ofKurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1066944879559928362003-10-23T11:16:00.000-10:002003-10-23T11:34:39.256-10:00Music Wars Scene 23:
In Which the Empire RIAA says Please Mr. PostmanIt seems the RIAA is going to be nice enough to send you a letter, and politely, and in a most plesant manner, tell you that they are suing your ass:The public backlash to the suits was immediate, prompting the Recording Industry Association of America (news - web sites) to agree that, in the future, it would issue warnings Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1066851901222807202003-10-22T09:44:00.000-10:002003-10-22T09:45:00.923-10:00It's not like this is a surprise or anything Looks like Hasbro is suing David Chang, maker of Ghettopoly:NEW YORK (AFP) - Hasbro, the manufacturer of Monopoly, said Wednesday it had filed suit against the creator of "Ghettopoly" -- a spoof version of the celebrated board game that stereotypes gangsta rap culture. "Hasbro will not tolerate unlawful use of its intellectual property to sell the Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1065813619331277472003-10-10T09:20:00.000-10:002003-10-10T09:21:41.503-10:00Music Wars Scene 23:
In which the founder of the rebellion returns from the dead Look out iTunes, Napster is back. The creation of a college student, Shawn Fanning, who wrote the true killer app of the new millenium, started the Music Wars in 1999, by allowing any user on the internet to download MP3 music files, and let others download from their collection.Napster (news - web sites), the Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1065733558449290022003-10-09T11:04:00.000-10:002003-10-09T11:09:07.000-10:00I know this is wrong but...It is also funny, there is a boardgame out there called "Ghettopoly", yes thats right Ghettopoly. picture here and article here there are, of course, some who are not amused:...Black leaders are outraged over a new board game called "Ghettopoly" that has "playas" acting like pimps and game cards reading, "You got yo whole neighborhood addicted to crack. Collect $50."
Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1065562030656068272003-10-07T11:19:00.000-10:002003-10-07T11:27:10.423-10:00God's wrath?Hurricane Isabel roared through Virginia Beach, Va., in September, inflicting serious property damage, despite public calls for prayer to keep it away by prominent resident Rev. Pat Robertson, whose Christian Broadcasting Network is headquartered there. (In 1998, Robertson condemned the city of Orlando, Fla., for sponsoring a Gay Days festival, and warned that the city could be torn Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1065262040579359052003-10-03T23:30:00.000-10:002003-10-04T00:14:55.746-10:00Local stuff. Paula, Randy, and Simon are in Honolulu this weekend for American Idol auditions, (this is what passes for NEWS on the local CBS affiliate KGMB, hooray). Kobe Bryant joins the rest of the Lakers for their pre-season game, and a former trustee of one of the largest endowment estates, Kamehameha Estates Bishop Estates,(KSBE), Lokelani Lindsey, was immedieately hauled off to prison to Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1064975901442979062003-09-30T16:36:00.000-10:002003-09-30T16:38:21.130-10:00Myself is trying to decide wether its more fun to watch the Republicans squirm over the Wilson/Plume thing or was it more fun watching the Democrats squirm over the Monica thing.Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1064975708278441432003-09-30T16:22:00.000-10:002003-09-30T16:35:27.836-10:00The Price of ParadiseThe Honolulu bus strike of '04 has ended, buses began running on Monday, and just so there's no hard feelings towards bus riders all buses are free until Friday, that's right, free, after a month long strike. However in order to pay for the new contract bus fares will increase to $2.00 a ride, the highest in the nation. That's right, not only do we have the highest gas pricesKurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1064863906397858572003-09-29T09:24:00.000-10:002003-09-29T09:32:51.410-10:00So a guy gets pulled over by a cop. The cop goes up to the car, notices the driver is alone and obviously drunk, eyes all red, head swaying from side to side.
Cop: " So you've been drinking tonight?"
Drunk: "No way, Officer, I'm the designated driver!"
Cop: "What do you think I am stupid, you're the only one in the car!"
Drunk: "....NOT!...check the trunk!"
joke courtesy Augie TulbaKurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1064632333384141622003-09-26T17:05:00.000-10:002003-09-26T17:12:13.473-10:00Myself happened to be channel flipping last night and lo and behold on the David Letterman show was none other than Secretary of State Colin Powell. Now this just seemed a bit unusual to Myself, in that a Cabinet level administrator appearing on a late night talk show to pimp the White House policy. It just seems wrong and out of place, sort of like if Ashton Kutcher were to go on Meet the Press.Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1064631824906176762003-09-26T16:50:00.000-10:002003-09-26T17:04:17.073-10:00Music Wars SCene 22:
In which the rebels' enabler turns the tables on the RIAA saying: Isn't it Ironic?Link
The maker of the popular Kazaa peer-to-peer software has turned the tables on the Recording Industry Association of America (news - web sites) and a number of entertainment companies by suing them for copyright infringement.
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The RIAA has used the same kind of "ironic" tactics, given Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1064458718955951452003-09-24T16:18:00.000-10:002003-09-24T16:59:54.780-10:00Music Wars: Scene 21
In which the Empire RIAA says: oops, my badAmong the 261 lawsuits filed by the RIAA against the rebel downloaders, are a 12-year old girl, and a 66-year old Mac user:BOSTON - In a possible case of mistaken identity, the recording industry has withdrawn a lawsuit against a 66-year-old sculptor who claims never to have even downloaded song-sharing software, let alone used it.
Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1064358039891848632003-09-23T12:53:00.000-10:002003-09-23T13:02:23.720-10:00That's the way love goes part IIAs reported earlier an incredibly stupid 20-year old was sentenced under the Patriot Act for making false threats aboard a cruise shipA 20-year-old California woman who left two notes threatening to kill all Americans on board a cruise ship bound for Hilo was ordered to spend two years in federal prison.
U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor denied a request yesterdayKurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1064353517515688932003-09-23T11:35:00.000-10:002003-09-23T11:45:17.046-10:00Send a chicken hawk to Iraqleft-leaning Brian Flemming has issued a challenge to right-leaning Chis Arabia for him to put up or shut up when he said: If you pay my way and my hydration, incidentally, I'll happily go to Iraq and lend what help I can. Myself doubts he will go.Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1064059610826274762003-09-20T01:39:00.000-10:002003-09-20T02:08:02.093-10:00it occurs to Myself that many people use Yahoo!&trade for their home page. Myself does. But is Yahoo!&trade an anomoly? is it that one portal to the web that we all turn to, as the Saurday Evening Post was to its day? Yahoo!&trade has not the obligatory MSNBC power, not the AOLTime Warner vast empire, nor the zealotry masquerading as patriotism of FOX. Is Yahoo!&trade a new paradigm? time will Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1064018366606119692003-09-19T14:36:00.000-10:002003-09-19T14:47:09.810-10:00Yo Ho a bit late,(Hawaiian time, ya know), but today is Talk like a Pirate Day So avast ye mateys. Arrr even Dave Barry says it be so.
via AugustKurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1063836307087071052003-09-17T11:45:00.000-10:002003-09-24T16:18:42.360-10:00Music Wars Scene 20:
In which we see that its really the record labels screwing the musiciansAlthough a biased, anti-record label screed, this page gives a typical? example of how a new band can recieve a $250,000 advance, sell 250,000 copies of their new CD and end up with a net profit of about $4,000 for each band member: The Balance Sheet: This is how much each player got paid at the end of Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1063749661827572472003-09-16T11:24:00.000-10:002003-09-16T12:01:02.140-10:00Local Stuff So now, here in Honolulu, the bus strike is into it's fourth week now, one month without any city buses. It's kind of odd seeing all the bus stops empty. Myself not being a bus rider I can't say what it's like to try around get around without it, but if one can do without it for a month wel maybe there's not such a demand after all. The hardest hit have been the senior citizens, and Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1063151772017095322003-09-09T13:56:00.000-10:002003-09-09T13:57:50.516-10:00Special Delivery?I swear Myself is not making this up: Man packs himself in a crate gets shipped as cargo from NY to Dallas DALLAS (AP) -- Charles D. McKinley had himself shipped from New York to Dallas in an airline cargo crate, startling his parents - and a deliveryman - when he broke out of the box outside their home.
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In a rambling jailhouse interview, McKinley told KXAS-TV in DallasKurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1063073978019717912003-09-08T16:19:00.000-10:002003-09-08T16:19:38.010-10:00Music Wars: Scene 19
in which the RIAA fires its Death Star
The RIAA filed 261 subpeonas today in an effort to scare the music rebels into oblivion:NEW YORK -- Sharing pirated music over the Internet just got a lot more hazardous.
The music industry unleashed a long-planned legal blitz intended to stanch the rampant piracy that has caused music sales to crater during the past four years.
The Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1062711413130173502003-09-04T11:36:00.000-10:002003-09-04T11:37:17.020-10:00Music Wars: Scene 18
in whch one Nation of the Empire record company says Take Me Down
It seems like one record company, Universal Music Group, has decided to lower prices in order to entice people away from downloadingNEW YORK (Reuters) - Universal Music Group, the world's largest record company, on Wednesday said it will cut list prices on compact discs by as much as 30 percent in an effort toKurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1062554289731345062003-09-02T15:58:00.000-10:002003-09-02T16:04:21.363-10:00See what happens... So there's a hurricane passing about 340 miles south of the Big Island of Hawaii, a small craft and high surf advisory posted by the Weather Service, what better conditions to the annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim?Hundreds of swimmers were rescued yesterday when powerful currents got the best of most of the Waikiki Roughwater Swim participants.
Of the 1,055 swimmers who started Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1062016478067226142003-08-27T10:34:00.000-10:002003-08-28T10:22:38.970-10:00Music Wars: Scene 17
Ways in which the RIAA say: I'm Gonna GetchaThere are several tools being used or will be used by the Empire RIAA to foil the Rebels such as:Antinode Creates fake "supernodes," signposts used by some file-sharing technologies (Kazaa, for example) to guide users' computers to files. The pseudo-supernodes distribute misleading file information.
Fester Puts the word out on Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1061951844018391302003-08-26T16:37:00.000-10:002003-08-26T16:37:24.016-10:00Music Wars: Scene 16
In which the "big fish" pirates are still Runnin with the Devil but the small fry users are Little RunawaysThe scare tactics of the RIAA subpeonas have indeed worked, but not as expected:Evidence is popping up that the record industry has millions of Internet music pirates on the run -- but not the heavy-duty song swappers the industry has vowed to prosecute.The NPD Group Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1061943689304555962003-08-26T14:21:00.000-10:002003-08-26T14:22:12.106-10:00Bus Strike Yup, The City and County of Honolulu has no bus service as of today, as bus drivers go on strike. Myself drives to work but the boyfriend does not, so I dropped him off one hour before he starts. Traffic was bad. I guess if the University of Hawaii Professors can go on strike.....Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1061940621833259522003-08-26T13:30:00.000-10:002003-08-26T13:33:29.143-10:00Music Wars: Scene 14
In which a lone rebel counter-sues the Empire RIAA, despite claims by the RIAA not to target the "small fry", while claiming its winning the war by shock and aweFirst the RIAA says: they will not be throwing grannies into jail,sue them, and fine them into poverty:Small-time users of music-sharing services like Kazaa can breathe a sigh of relief. Although the RIAA (news - web Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1061843053441282262003-08-25T10:24:00.000-10:002003-08-25T10:40:21.310-10:00 link shillBig Alohas to Brian Flemming for this link about the CA Gov's race, where I mostly made fun of it, but now that the Lt. Gov is in the race, and in the lead, Brian bows out. Davis should just campaign for a no vote and if that fails at least his Lt. will win. Could be worse. Much worse. Brian has the right idea in that the Lt gov should be the one to replace the Gov. It should be Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1061604275894959812003-08-22T16:04:00.000-10:002003-08-22T16:12:14.730-10:00White people entitlementsThere is a rather unique situation here in Hawaii with the Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate(KSBE), recently being ordered by a Ferderal Judge to admit a 12 year old non Native Hawaiian to its school, sparking protests, even threats.On Wednesday, U.S. Judge David Ezra ordered the school to admit Mohica-Cummings to attend the seventh-grade classes, which began yesterday.
Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1061597956631749522003-08-22T14:19:00.000-10:002003-08-22T15:38:05.740-10:00reciprocityTasberry gave a permalink. Hers is a personal diary type blog, detailing her daily life and stuff. The sex talk is particularly interesting.
also Jesus' General seems to be back, still fighting the good fight, in his heterosexually own way. Also particularly interestingKurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1061597266790122972003-08-22T14:07:00.000-10:002003-08-22T14:09:41.973-10:00Music Wars: Scene 13
In which the RIAA tries a Second Time AroundLate Monday, the Recording Industry Association of America (news - web sites), the Motion Picture Association of America, and the National Music Publishers' Association filed an appeal to a Los Angeles district court judge's decision. The court had ruled on April 25 that the operators of the Grokster and Morpheus peer-to-peer Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1061255558672805602003-08-18T15:12:00.000-10:002003-08-18T15:15:05.700-10:00Music Wars: Scene 12
In which the Rebels establish a new outpost Somewhere, Out there
From MSNBC via ZDNet: Deep in the tense Jenin refugee camp in the Palestinian West Bank, a new file-swapping service is daring record labels and movie studios to turn their piracy-hunting into an international incident. Dubbed Earthstation 5, the new file-swapping network is openly flouting international Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-106124221089708362003-08-18T11:30:00.000-10:002003-08-18T11:34:08.593-10:00No Good Deed Goes Unpunished IItook a four day weekend off, Vacation day thursday, holiday friday, it was Admissions day (yes that's right we have a state holiday to commemorate the day Hawaii became the 50th State, call your state legislator right now), Myself highly recommends four day weekends. I got my new Macy's Visa card on Friday (see Rant below). So Myself is on my way to brunch Sunday Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1061034937816648242003-08-16T01:55:00.000-10:002003-08-18T11:35:20.416-10:00What? My cell phone doesn't work?New York City, The greatest place to live. HehKurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1060731629297808832003-08-12T13:40:00.000-10:002003-08-12T13:55:26.420-10:00Fair and BalancedAs per Atrios et al, Myself is now Fair and Balanced as well. Tom Tomorrow coins the term Foxholes, I liked that one so much I used it. Myself is guessing that Bill O'Rielly threw a hissy fit so big that Fox had no other choice but to file an obvious loser of a lawsuit against Al Franken for his new book Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1060654801693866162003-08-11T16:20:00.000-10:002003-08-11T16:20:01.666-10:00RantSo I called the Macy's Credit card customer service line to let them know that Myself did not recieve his card yet in the mail. Myself did recieve the PIN number, though to a card I hove not gotten. So after wading through the initial voice response, Myself has to listen to three minutes of a commercial expounding the all the features and benefits of owning a Macy's credit card, when Myself Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1060423059749892802003-08-08T23:57:00.000-10:002003-08-11T15:53:30.413-10:00No Good Deed Goes Unpunished...? So Myself is buying tea online from Stash Tea, all set, ready to punch in the credit card number when Myself notices an unfamiliar address in the work address space in the yahoo saved name, wallet or wherever it is the work address is:
PO Box 104
Hon HI 96782
586-2567
which is a state govt phone number of Dawny Dawson, Manager of the Hawaii Film Office but zip Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1060217370516892842003-08-06T14:49:00.000-10:002003-08-07T11:15:16.223-10:00Jerry, we hardly knew yeIt looks as if Jerry Springer will not run for US Senate for Ohio:COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Jerry Springer has announced he will not run for the U.S. Senate.
Sringer, the controversial talk show host and former Cincinnati mayor, made the announcement at a press conference at a downtown Columbus hotel Wednesday afternoon.
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And Cincinnati Mayor Charlie Luken, who, like Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1060125414673820262003-08-05T13:16:00.000-10:002003-08-05T13:17:16.940-10:00Music Wars: Scene 11
In which the new breed of Rebels are talking 'bout a Revolution If you were to listen to Generation Download?, (yes that is what the article says) these teens have little regard for the Empire RIAA:...Over the coming weeks, Weiss said, the RIAA will file hundreds of lawsuits against file-sharers who offer large numbers of MP3s. They're seeking the maximum possible damages, Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1059785477065846912003-08-01T14:51:00.000-10:002003-08-01T14:51:17.056-10:00Music Wars: scene 10
In which the Rebel Music Pirates recieve a Distant Early Warning Does the RIAA have your IP? Are you going to be one of those you feel the wrath of the RIAA? The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), can let you nowA new Web-based tool provided by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) gives file swappers the ability to check their home IP address or file sharing service Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219196.post-1059783254887766112003-08-01T14:14:00.000-10:002003-08-01T14:14:14.870-10:00Music Wars: Scene 9
In which a US Senator attempts to reign in the Empire RIAA, and the Rebels attempt to evade detection Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., is concerned that the RIAA may be suing Grandma:Coleman, chairman of the Senate's Permanent Investigations Subcommittee, asked the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for details of 900 subpoenas it has obtained in federal courts. In a Kurt Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712777006609882816noreply@blogger.com0