Morning cereal...

I HATE it when I pour milk into my morning bowl of cereal and because of the randomness of the flakes, the milk shoots across the room in a glorious arc and gets EVERYWHERE but in the bowl!! Similiarly, I hate when I'm doing dishes and the faucet water hits a spoon or something and the SAME arc of water streams out of the sink and across the room, or onto my chest.

This doesn't really have anything to do with people, but its been a little bit since my last post and wanted to post something.

Oh and on a side note, I got quoted in Cnet:
http://news.com.com/2061-11199_3-5984639.html - Yay for me!

If you're an ass, Sue someone!

The amount of lawsuits in this country is completely obsurd. I'm not saying anything you don't know already, and the amount of writing that one could do simply on litigious lawsuits is more than anyone cares to read about. What I will do, though, is point out one recent lawsuit that tickled my fancy.

Microsoft sued over alleged Xbox 360 glitch

A Chicago man who bought Microsoft Corp.'s new Xbox 360 has sued the world's largest software maker, saying the new video game console has a design flaw that causes it to overheat and freeze up.

The proposed class action claims that in Microsoft's bid to gain share in the $25 billion global video game market, the company was so intent on releasing the Xbox 360 before competing next-generation machines from Sony and Nintendo that it sold a "defectively designed" product.

Now, anyone who was lucky enough to get their hands on an Xbox 360 has seen and knows about the infamous Power Supply Unit (PSU). Basically, its about the same size as the original Xbox. Now, this thing, this PSU, gets VERY hot. Thats it's POINT! The "defective" rate of this unit is about 3-4%. And I guarantee that the reason people are having overheating issues (the 3-4%) is because they burried this thing under 500 lbs. of wire and cable, behind their entertainment unit, shoved against the wall, sitting on very thick shag carpeting.

I hope this douche wastes 1000's and 1000's and 1000's of dollars, or gets fined for wasting a judges time.

Home remedy: To quiet that crying baby, give it Vodka!

Mardala Derival and Mackenson Dantus were charged with aggravated manslaughter in the 2004 death of their daughter, Makeisha. An autopsy determined she had a blood-alcohol level of 0.47 and severe liver damage when she died."

Former Broward County Medical Examiner Dr. Ronald Wright said that for a baby to ingest enough alcohol to reach 0.47. or nearly six times the adult legal limit. It was equivalent to a 160-pound adult drinking 18 beers.

Need I say more?

Family Entertainment Protection Act

So, apparently we know exactly how important the following issues in the United States stand (as far as politicians are concerned):

Homeless rate, Heathcare, Unemployment, the War in Iraq, National Security, the Border problems and associated illegal aliens, sexual predators and fugitives, rebuilding after the numerous devastating huricanes and weather disasters (and the preparation for further disastrous weather catastrophes in the future - its not like they are going to go away, i.e. Global Warming), etc, etc, etc, the list goes on and on.

What's MORE important than those items? The sale of violent video games to minors. Yep! Senators Hiliary Clinton (future DEM candidate and final step to completely erradicate the party?) and Joseph Lieberman have announced the Family Entertainment Protection Act, "an ambitious legislative proposal which would not only ban violent videogame sales to minors at a federal level, but would establish federal oversight, and possible regulation, of the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB)." It looks like the gov is continuing to step in and take over for the ass-hats that are NOT doing their job... parents.

Seriously... I give up. I just give up!