How To Not Buy An Expensive HDMI Cable

Do you remember that time when you were in Best Buy or RadioShack, and you were needing to get an HDMI cable because your XBox 360 only came with a component cable? Do you remember how much it cost you? Yep, me too. To be blunt, if you spent more than 15-20 bucks on the thing, you got ripped off. You just need to shop around a bit, and most likely buy on the internet. The guys over at the Mint.com blog advocate spending no more than $10 on an HDMI cable. Take a look at the graphic they put together. It won't lead you astray.

Off Shore Drilling? Surprise!

Indeed this announcement was a surprise to me to learn that Obama has decided to lift a 20 or so year ban on off-shore drilling and exploration. My immediate thoughts were something like, "What's his angle" or "what does he expect to weasel out of the Republicans now?". My reaction turned out to be similar to other bloggers, who did not know what to make of this new "revelation" from the White House. Some may say that I'm paranoid, and sometimes I feel that way, but somehow everything Obama is doing comes back to amassing more government control.

It was no surprise, however to hear that there were many bleeding-hearts for Obama, singing his praises as a "fix-it man". And all of this coming as news of drilling restrictions being lifted. My answer to those people: No single politician since the beginning of human kind has ever kept the best interests of his constituency in mind all of the time. Obama's decision to allow drilling and exploration off-shore has more to do with things that are either not reported or information that is hard to find.

It's all political, no matter how you spin something. Obama has his and his party's interests at heart on this one. We just need to wait and see where this goes.

Governer's Race In Utah Escalates

In a recent article on KSL.com, it's been reported that the challenger in the states gubernatorial race, Peter Corroon is catching up to Gov. Herbert in raising campaign money. The article reports that Coroon has raised $736,000 in donations.

Here's my gripe with all of this.  '"I think it is important to have a company name and occupation, as well, so citizens know where the money is coming from, so they can be comfortable that big money isn't taking over our political system," Corroon says.'

Now, go back and look at the first cited article and you can see considerably large donations given to Corroon from activist groups that take a stance totally outside of that most Utahns hold. We are a conservative, family values state, and I don't think that based on what we continue to find out about Peter Corroon, we know that he has been a great SLC county mayor, but to run the state I believe that someone not only needs to be fiscally responsible, but also support traditional social values and morals as well.

Geek/Nerd/Dork/Dweeb Venn Diagram

I found this at Nerdist.com. This is a great way to differentiate Geeks/Nerds/Dorks/Dweebs. I'd say that I fall somewhere in the geek-nerd boarder. I'm not totally socially inept, though some may say that I am. Find out where you fit.

What A Suprise! Most American Oppose The New Health Care Bill

In a recent Rasmussen poll, it was found that "54% of the nation's likely voters still favor repealing the new(health care) law". This doesn't come as any shock to me. Most thinking people see that this bill will only send us deeper in the debt spiral that we are already in. 


I really found this next piece of the Rasmussen article amusing. In the very same poll cited here, it was found that repeal of the new bill is favored by a whopping 59% of unaffiliated voters. These people are generally seen as the moderates, who lean left for the most part. This finding should tell us something. It tells us that this is nation that does not want the new healthcare bill. 


Enjoy the graphic above.

Big test tomorrow

Yep. Tomorrow I take the skills portion of my CNA licencing test. The problem is that when I scheduled it, the only time within the next three weeks that was open was tomorrow. So naturally, I took it. After that, the feeling of pressure set in. In the healthcare field if you make one simple little mistake, that could harm your patient. So naturally they make their tests just like real life. If I miss something in the skill portion then that's it. Total failure. So I'm just hoping that I don't screw up. Here's a picture that mirrors the post subject. I think it will provide some entertainment for everybody.

My Love For Starwars Knows No Bounds

While perusing my most frequented sites, I came across this brilliant work of photoshop genious. For my fellow Fanboys, enjoy.

HBO's 'The Pacific' is real deal for veterans of World War II

Just read through this article written by a WW II vet who has just seen the first installment of the new HBO mini-series "The Pacific". The author, Bill Gallo, shared a lot of great insight into the mind of a young man fighting a war and doing all he can to keep his friends alive. It's a great little piece.

'Twas a fairly okay week.

Yes, in spite of having very little to do outside of getting a place for my bro to live ready, it was an okay week. How do I mean that?

Well, to make a short story shorter, I decided to expand my social horizons a little. Firstly, I decided it was time I went to church where there were more people my age. I finally got around to that last Sunday, and it was a great decision on my part. Being out of the house and amongst my peers was a good way to lift mood, and it continually gets better now that I'm making new friends. Next on the list was to get out of the house and do things with other people. I would frequently do things outside of the house by myself, but I found this past week that it's also essential to socialize with others.

Now, before you all chuckle at my lack of observing the seemingly obvious things about life, I have to mention that these changes have been hard for me to make, but once made, I did realize it's importance on my life.

So here is the moral to my short story(Itemized of course). 1) Reminiscing of good times gone by is fun, but you can't do it all day every day. 2) You may feel something is the right thing to do, even though it looks difficult. Don't panic, just do it. 3) You'll come out at the other end of your journey a better person if you did what you know is right.

Any way, just a bit of rambling there. Had to get it on paper so I could organize my thoughts of recent events better. Maybe whoever reads this can find something useful as well.

YouTube - Life in Quarantine - Fully Sick Rapper.m4v

This is the coolest video in the last couple of weeks, I think. This dude from Australia is actually on quarantine for TB.

Chronic, WHAT!? Cl's of Narnia!

It's been a few years since Lazy Sunday was put together as SNL's first digital short. Chris Parnell and Andy Samber team up again to perform it on the Late Show to make this performance it's only live one.

Check it out

YouTube Never Fails To Entertain

I found some pretty funny stuff a few minutes ago. These news anchors remind of days long ago spent watching that telivangelist who someone dubbed farts to on stupidvideos.com.

Anwho, the first one is this dude who looses it on the air.

You all may have seen this one, but it's a classic.

More Lawsuits For Apple

This news totally drove me up the wall, especially when I learned the details of Apple's new lawsuit directed at HTC. Apparently, Apple claims that HTC has infringed on about 20 of of their patents. What got me about these patents is what they are protecting. Things like

"Touch Screen Device, Method, And Graphical User Interface For Determining Commands By Applying Heuristics"

can mean just about any touch screen device on the market now. I can't see how you can patent an idea. It's ridiculous.

Now, let's look at this from a different angle. Most of the devices implied in the suit are Android powered. Does this set off any bells for anyone? It did for me. Apple seems worried now that they don't have the corner on the touchscreen market, and now they are starting to scrape and fight dirty to get it back. This isn't the first suit Apple has filed against wireless market competitors, and it won't be the last one either.

This is one of the best YouTube Videos I've seen in a while...

OK Go just put out a new video that is just mind blowing. Well, maybe I take it a little too far, but you'll see what I mean when you watch it. It's one of those chain reaction gizmo's that they put together for a video for a new song. Anyway, here's the vid:

Republicrat or Demublican?

I found this piece written by Steve Palmer by way of Dvorak. Here's an excerpt:

 Let’s review what our democrat leaders *used* to say about the Patriot Act….

Senator Obama, 2007:

“This is legislation that puts our own Justice Department above the law. When National Security Letters are issued, they allow federal agents to conduct any search on any American, no matter how extensive or wide-ranging, without ever going before a judge to prove that the search is necessary.”

Speaker Pelosi, 2005:

“This is a massive invasion of the privacy of the American people, not just some idle threat. The Washington Post reported last month that the FBI hands out more than 30,000 national security letters per year, a reported hundred-fold increase over historic norms. How did this happen?”

Leader Reid, 2005:

“Now, what happens in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas, but not in this instance. It’s in some federal data bank. That’s what the Patriot Act is doing to the American people. And we have to make sure that big brother doesn’t take over this country.”

It all just goes to show us that even though both parties talk different games, they end up fueling the same fire. When either one gets into power, neither one sets out to fix "mistakes" of the other party. It's D.C. against the rest of the nation.

This is truly the best Tech Guy call ever. I mean, how thick can you really get these days to not understand that they can have internet all of sudden without doing a thing, and then it "disappeared" just as fast, and you want some techy trick to fix it? Unbelievable......

New Changes, New Resolve

The title to this post  is cheesy, but it's also catchy. Yes, I do have a new resolve to post, but I don't expect to earn any money this time around from ads. That idea was slightly conceided. But I am changing my paradigm as were when approaching new posts. This blog will mostly be a way for me to develop my ideas about politics, local issues to Utah, and just offbeat stuff. Maybe you'll read, maybe you won't.

Also, as you can see(those who have been here once or twice),I totally overhauled the layout of the website, and plan to post most days instead of just once a week or so. In order to show my appreciation for reading, I found some fun pics that show us how most blogging affects the world around us. Enjoy....