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there is a good reason for the hatred directed at the 1%. What we have in the USA is a system so corrupted by money the ones at the top literally have a "heads I win, tails you lose" situation where it is damned near impossible for them NOT to become ever richer and more powerful.

You have their lobbyists directly writing the tax laws so you get situations like GE that got several billion BACK instead of paying taxes, even while they were offshoring good jobs to India as fast as they could close the plants (we lost 21,000 FACTORIES in just the last decade folks, anybody think that level of gutting is sustainable?) and corps like Google get to pay a pittance compared to profits thanks to the Double dutch and Irish tax scam, aka the Irish whip, you have those at the top able to use Wall street like Las Vegas and then if they lose are able to get the house in the form of the government give them the money (your money) back in the form of "too big to fail", budgets are written with the "help" of those who are getting the money, hell I could go on all day.

The American people say they want an end to the wars and they ignore you, say they don't want kids lives ruined by being thrown in prison for pot and they ignore you, say we don't want to send billions overseas in the form of government handouts when so many of our people are hurting and they ignore you, write petitions spelling out clearly what we want and they ignore you, tell them we want the top 1% to actually pay their fair share instead of getting more tax dodges codified and they ignore you, say we want the money being handed to illegals stopped and our border secured and they ignore you.

Wise men once stood up against taxation without representation and fought and gained a nation for themselves. Well what do you think you have now folks? When even Colbert makes jokes about how you "need to stop smoking wacky tobaccky and give that money to a super packy" so you can bribe your own elected officials just like the corporations do, well what the hell is the difference between us and any third world banana republic? your vote certainly don't mean shit as they simply replace one bribed crook with another, thanks to the ownership of the MSM by only 7 multinationals your protests won't be heard or will be made to look like fools, so what is the difference?

It is THIS that the OWS movement is about although frankly i don't think it will work. i think the only way to fix a truly corrupted system is to replace and when the 1% have gutted this country enough and we are looking at Germany 32 levels of unemployment while the right wing guts every safety net they can we'll be looking at our very own Arab Spring. Well it was nice while it lasted but nothing lasts forever and the elite 1% have taken a big old shit in the punchbowl that is democracy, no point in trying to dip around it, time to throw it out and start again.

Well facecrapbook has now been added to my never click on list in my email. A link got past my better judgment by being a link i had clicked on many times before "You have been tagged in a photo". The link led to a dead fb page. Shortly there after my machine got hosed. All updates fail. All anti-malware crash. Net connection is out most of the time.

Not a big annoyance. Keep all my important files separate from my os drive. Going to reinstall tomorrow. Just annoyed that i got had.

I swear if i ever meet an individual who write malware. I am going to cut off a hand

What the fuck good are big box book stores. If every time you want a book they have to order it. They should just call them "top 40 book stores".

Always nice to see US citizens getting their panties in a bunch when a country does to us. What we have been doing to others for years. Biggest kid on the block is getting a fat lip or two and then complaining "its not fair"

If it were not for the fact that so many US citizens are idiots. They would be aware that.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=29169&id=100000708327056&l=a49ac5a130

Hmmmmm

http://gizmodo.com/5632280/court-oks-warrantless-cell+site-tracking

http://gizmodo.com/5622800/our-worst-nightmares-about-the-government-tracking-us-just-came-true

I must be weird just finished reading 1984. While i understand why it is considered a literary classic. It was one of the least appealing books i have ever read. Having to drag myself from page to page.

Still trying to find the science part that 1984 is science fiction.

Not very often you see military helicopters landing in your jobs parking lot

Damn, every time i go out my front door i have to deal with a dozen or so frogs. So numerous i must watch my step.

http://www.ajc.com/news/2-officers-out-of-568967.html

What was supposed to be a honeymoon and week of vacation has turned into a nightmare for a couple who work at Erlanger Medical Center.

Eric Wright was arrested by a Chattanooga Police officer when he rushed his wife Aline to the emergency room at Erlanger with stroke symptoms.

The couple married this last Sunday and were taking their only vacation allowed for the year at Erlanger when Aline got very sick Wednesday night. Her face was drooping and her speech was slurred. Eric is a medic and served tours with the Army in Iraq and Afghanistan, while Aline is a registered nurse. Both knew they had to get to an emergency room fast.

"I would like an apology from the officer because he indeed delayed my care," Aline Wright said.

Mrs. Wright became a registered nurse after she lost a leg to cancer a few years ago. Her chemotherapy caused a heart condition that could create a blood clot and trigger a stroke.

So Eric carried his wife, who was not wearing her prosthetic leg, into his car and drove straight to Erlanger. The trouble began at the corner of Holzclaw and McCallie where Mr. Wright said he had his emergency flashers on and blew his horn. He was on his cellphone talking to his co-workers at Erlanger, letting them know he was on the way with an emergency.

"And I proceeded cautiously through the red light and at that time an officer in a cruiser pulled from Holzclaw and onto McCallie behind me and followed me from that point," Mr. Wright said.

Wright said he continued to Erlanger blowing his horn with his emergency flashers on and went through another red light.

"Before we reached the front doors of the emergency room, the sliding automatic doors, the policeman got between us and the door and started to say to my husband I am going to arrest you," Mrs. Wright said.

Mr. Wright said as he carried his wife around Officer Jim Daves his colleagues in the ER helped them to a room to begin immediate evaluation and treatment.

"Officer Daves and I never made physical contact," Mr. Wright said.

In officer Dave's written affidavit, he writes "defendant stopped in the ER entrance and jumped out and ran. Police made contact with Defendant at the passenger side of his vehicle and I grabbed the defendant's arm and he pushed me away scraping my arm with his fingernail. Defendant yelled and said it was an emergency..."

"Defendant pushed through the crowd and carried a female back into the emergency room and place her in a room with no permission of the hospital staff," Daves writes.

But the ER staff was in fact waiting for Wright and his wife.

"The officer followed me into the emergency room and repeatedly entered the patient room to approach me and repeatedly interrupted the patient care," Wright said. "The other medical professionals had to push him aside and inform him it's not appropriate and he needed to wait outside."

Wright said Daves told him to turn himself into the Hamilton County Jail, where he would be charged with a felony. Wright said when he asked what felony he would be charged with, Daves said "I'll think of something you sh**head."

So Wright went to the jail Thursday night as a NewsChannel camera was rolling. Wright waited for quite a long time before a jail employee told him there were no warrants against him.

But Friday morning, as Wright was in the hospital room where his wife Aline was admitted, Daves had Erlanger security arrest him and take him to the jail. Wright is charged with assaulting a police officer, disorderly conduct, reckless endangerment, evading arrest, two red light violations and registration violation.

Both Wrights said that Officer Daves never asked about the medical emergency or whether they needed help getting into the ER.

"I am still very concerned that he [Daves] did not have any concern or interest in the medical situation that was taking place, rather than what seemed to me to be an interest in a traffic violation," Mr. Wright said.

Wright's wife said because of Officer Daves actions her husband has been suspended from Erlanger since he was charged with a felony. That means he won't be bringing a paycheck home and she will be out of work while her medical condition is being evaluated and treated.

"Instead of us uniting and being together as a family he's having to deal with being charged with trying to save his wife," Mrs. Wright said.

The director of Erlanger's Heart-Stroke Center, Dr. Francis Fesmire, wrote a letter saying Eric Wright did the right thing by rushing his wife to the ER, and had he waited for an ambulance that would have added 20-30 minutes time to her arrival at the hospital. Dr. Fesmire is asking police to show some mercy and drop the charges.

Chattanooga Police Public Information Officer Lieutenant Kim Noorbergen said the department will not comment about the incident.

Wright is scheduled to be in Judge Clarence Clarence Shattuck's Hamilton County General Sessions Court July 9 at 8:30. He is free from jail after posting a $7,500 bond.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/03/icy-hot/

As someone who has given up two career paths. Due not being able to compete with undocumented workers. I find it disturbing seeing people who constantly support the undocumented workers. That is so easy when their career is not and not likely to be in jeopardy.

I support Arizona!

Reached my goal, Lost 30 pounds. Down to 190.

Still have not ridden myself of the spare tire. Gonna have to work out to lose that.

In terms of the rest of the world, America is, basically, damned if it does and damned if it don't. The rest of the world complains when we do nothing, they complain when we intervene- they complain when we arrive and they complain when we leave.....

Damn i have not laughed like that in front of my computer in a while.

LOL

So during the last ice storm we had. I manually opened all the complex gates. Because cars were crashing into them when attempting to stop to gain entry via the access control. Or could not get traction after coming to a stop waiting for the exit gates to open. Management thanked me the next day. The complex is downhill from all the entrances

So on to this storm. Management had the forethought to open all the gates to protect their property. However just like last time. They can not be bothered to salt/sand the roads. So cars coming into the complex are sliding down the roads into each other. With every vehicle with out four wheel drive can not get out of the complex.

When asked last time by myself why they did not salt/sand the roads. They said "i am not coming out in this weather. Everyone can wait till it melts"

http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/citizen-review-board-apd-301395.html

APD stonewalling investigation into Atlanta Eagle raid

I always like to get pictures of my vehicles covered in snow. Not sure why, think it is just that i am not used to it.

Well not this year. The neighborhood children had different ideas. The snow on the vehicles make a great source of snowballs i guess.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/12/MNKP1BUUE7.DTL&tsp=1

In Europe affairs are looked at as human nature. So when someone rich/famous/powerful has one. It is like move along nothing to see here. When those same people have them here in the states. It is like OMFG my hopes and dreams are coming to an end.

I recall reading news sources from Europe during the whole Clinton thing. Europeans were like whats the big deal. Whole country is up in arms over an affair. Funny Americans.

When my roommate and I moved in to this complex almost 11 months ago. We were shocked by the water bills. I contacted the management about the bill. They said they were aware of the excessive cost. They stated that they had a company come out and look for a leak. Finding no leak they were told it was an inaccurate water meter. So they were battling the water department to have it tested and replaced. The water department saying nothing was wrong with it.

Fast forward a couple months. I notice the gully behind our building has a constant flow of water. I estimate a couple hundred gallons an hour 24/7. Regardless of how long it has been since any rain. I determine it to be a below ground water leak and the core of our excessive water bills.

I tell the management. They say they will look into it. Not sure if they blew me off or the message never got passed onto a person that could do anything.

Many months later, the roommate and i are in the management office discussing the possible renewal of our lease. I again mention the obvious water leak. They again say they will look into it. Well i did not believe them.

I contacted Cobb County Water a couple days ago. Today they sent out a crew. Which detected a 19 gallon per minute leak. They will be informing the complex of the leak and the need to get it fixed. The day i contacted the water department i also sent an email off to the AJC. I have had multiple emails with one of the AJC's freelancers. Sending pictures and giving him what details i have. I also called the complexes Parent company expressing my distaste with managements lack of priorities. When it is costing each unit $300 extra a year. Of course they told me the same thing, We will look into it.

Wondering if some class action will light a fire under them.

So yeah stirring up shit.

I finely broke down and did it. I joined the devil facebook. I feel so ashamed.

It has been a long time since i fit into a 34 waist.

The holidays were alright, I spent them with friends.

Was in a fairly good mood over all. Than i called my main employer. They have nothing scheduled for all of January. That put me in an off mood i have difficulty describing. I guess worried would be the best description.

It is a weird mood. I am not motivated to do anything. Reading, watching tv/film, cooking. Took me hours just to motivate myself to post here. I think i need to get out.

OK, most seem to agree the internet is primarily for porn ;) I believe it's second most popular purpose is to complain and trash talk.

I see a day some time in the future. Of someone creating a site/app that will scan the entire intertubes for all the user/screen names combine them with some exotic algorithm. Spitting out the true identity of said person. That will be an interesting day. It would be a service i would pay for.

Well i now know that seeing a film in 3D is not the best of ideas. Definitely kind of a waste in true IMAX. Not for the reasons some might think. The 3D glasses over my glasses limit my FOV. Gives me a kind of 3D tunnel vision. Now that i spent (possibly wasted)$15.50 on seeing Avatar in IMAX 3D. I'll have to go see it in traditional 2D.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2009/12/20/2009-12-20_angry_offduty_cop_threatens_crowd_with_a_gun_after_his_hummer_is_pelted_with_sno.html

I AM SICK AND FUCKING TIRED of the pro illegal immigration groups saying illegal immigrants only take jobs that we Americans do not want.

I want to drag their ass down to every construction site in the country.

I have no doubt that they take some jobs that Americans do not want. Unfortunately they take far more than that though. Which they NEVER mention.

I would gladly go back to house painting. Gee whiz i wonder why construction job wages have not increased in a decade.

http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_14033928?nclick_check=1

Halfway to my goal of losing 30 pounds.

My first attempt ever at making Fudge. Appears to be an absolute failure. Which is aggravating seeing i rarely ever fail at what i am cooking.

The sugar recrystallized in the cooling process. So it is all grainy. As well as not solidifying in to a solid mass overnight. It is a thick grainy liquid.

While a child's death is always tragic. I just do not get recalling 50 MILLION blinds in response to 8 deaths over 10 years.

Great comment found on gizmodo.

"It would be easier to just recall all babies instead of all the products that could potentially harm them."

I so want to put signs on our exit gates here in my complex that say:

Dear Management, What exactly is the point of having the exit gates closed?

SMS received five and a half hours after it was sent???

How odd.

I discovered a much liked website yesterday.
http://www.khanacademy.org/
The individual who runs it and creates the videos. Wanted to help family members with school work. So he started creating videos. Eventually putting them up on youtube. They became rather popular with something like 35,000 views a day.

This individual wanted to open a free school some day. He has one now.

I am finding it very useful to catch up on math that can advance me in my line of work.

The article that led to my discovery http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/12/14/BUKV1B11Q1.DTL

So after a little bit of effort. I was able to get remote desktop working from outside my home network into my home network. Am pleased to have access to all my files while out and about. Will have to try SSH and/or VPN next.

Today i was thinking to myself. The network here at the Gwinnett Convention Center is heavily filtered. Hey if i wanted to, i could just browse from my unfiltered home computers. It works but damn is it slow.

I think my scale is lying to me.

I would just love to meet one the people who think the bed of someone else's truck is their personal garbage dump.

I was wondering if anybody knows of any good alternatives to Gmail.

I would be even willing to pay for similar features to Gmail.

Something the CEO of Google said yesterday. Is quickly leaning me away from every service Google offers.

"If you work for a sexist, homophobic, racist, right-wing, climate-change denying, evangelical Christian boss who is looking for staff to sack to reduce costs, I can think of quite a few perfectly legal things that an employee may not want to reveal about themselves.

The "if you have nothing to hide" argument is based on the assumption that we live in a fair and just world. I guess Schmidt doesn't get out much.

Ah you gotta love full dress and tech rehearsal. Sitting up on the fly rail with nothing to do for most of the 2nd act of the Nutcracker.

People pay for unlimited high-speed internet, and how dare they use it.

Nothing like having your working line break while letting in a two ton.

Working the Fly Rail at Gwinnett PAC. Weight weight and more wait ;)

Six hours of pulling nothing but two tons a 120 feet. I have never been this sore after a gig.

Someones bright idea to have just one team pulling two tons.

I was reminded of this reading an article today.

A little over a decade ago. While still living in California. A friend and i took a weekend vacation to Lake Tahoe. At some point on the trip to Tahoe the turn signal switch in my steering column broke. While driving around in South Lake Tahoe. I was pulled over for failure to use my turn signal. Once the cop witnessed the turn indicator malfunctioning. He gave me a fix it ticket. This was the first ticket i had ever received. So i followed the instructions to a T. I repaired it, Drove down to my local police department so they could sign off on it. Then mailed the signed off fix it ticket to South Lake Tahoe. A little less than a month later i receive a letter stating i have to pay a $20 filing fee. Here i mistakenly thought they can not do that it was not listed on the ticket. Thinking to much like the government has to follow any laws. I ignored it. About two months later i get a letter stating i have been fined $100 for failure to pay the fee. I am like fuck you. Couple months later fine is doubled. Couple months later guess what? Doubled again. Again my "this is fucking bullshit, Fuck you". About three months later i get a letter from South Lake Tahoe saying they have put a hold on my license for not paying $420. Shortly there after i get one from the DMV saying the same thing. At this point all i want to do blow up city hall. Apparently South lake Tahoe was getting impatient. Felt the hold was not sufficient punishment. They proceeded to suspend my license, with the followup letter from the DMV.

Suspended drivers license for failure to pay a $20 filing fee.

My big fuck you was to ignore that too. At that point i did not have a vehicle. Waited till the statute of limitation ran out. proceeded to renew my license on the cheap.

What did i learn. Do what ever the hell they tell you to the first time.

So i listen to police scanners on a regular basis. Heard a first today. Cobb county police officer asking dispatch for the gate code of an apartment complex near me. Dispatch responded with the gate code.

Hmm i would of thought that would be something that they keep in a notebook or something. Not something they broadcast for all to hear.

Watch in HD and full screen. You can see the shock wave of the tower hitting the ground in the glass building.


Slow motion videos can be so beautiful if done right.

Am going through some of the various videos. Find one with the typical guys responses in the background. "That was was awesome" "WOW so cool". Than a women "that's it" Some women are just missing the cool explosion gene ;)

Action at 1:40

It is a guy thing!

I really need some Garibaldi icons.

So few make the connection anymore. I need something more in their face.