It seems to be one of the biggest debates these days, bigger than Democrats and Republicans, it's the PC vs. Mac debate. When I was a lad, I learned on a Mac, as i progressed in my technological journey, I found myself stuck with a PC. Seeing how Dell and HP, as couple of the only hardware providers and Microsoft as one of the only platform software providers has backed most people into a corner. Cue the re-birth of Mac, now users have the ability do to most things a PC can do, only a lot easier.
However, there are some things that PC can do that I have yet to find on a Mac, not saying that I won't, I just haven't yet. After using a Mac, PC is definitely inferior. So, why do we persist on using PC? I'm typing this very blog on a PC AHHHHHHH! It's like a bad itch that I have to scratch for the sake of compatibility with most of the outside world. Oh, well someday Mac, you and I will live happily together, until then, you'll just have to settle for being my dirty little mistress.
Respect,
Mr. Greg
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Monday, March 5, 2007
Roise Mendez!
A couple of weeks ago I emailed Rosie Mendez (Council Member of Manhattan) questions concerning a story I was writing for one of my classes. Weeks passed with no response, than today I got this... (it's been so long I forgot I sent the email in the 1st place)
(yes, thats my email inbox)But, the friggin email was a friggin newsletter...
WhatTheHeck.
Nothing on her website says: sending email will put you on an email list. And get this, she STILL didn't answer my questions...
Oh Rosie you are sneaky, sneaky, sneaky aren't ya.
The F Word
Politics. A skeptical eye focusing on unemployment in America
From the book "Social Problems" by Robert Heiner:
From the book "Social Problems" by Robert Heiner:
"Defenders of the American economic system often point to the fact that unemployment rates in European countries today are considerably higher than in the United States, but cross-cultural comparisons of unemployment rates can be deceptive. Different countries calculate include "underemployed" contingent workers in their unemployment figures, whereas "Americans working a mere hour a week do not get counted as unemployed." Further, most countries require a person to be actively seeking employment to be included in the unemployment rate. In some European countries, a recent look through the job ads in a newspaper counts as an "active search," whereas in the United States, a person actually has to contact potential employers to be counted as actively searching for employment."
Fast Food Justice
Allow me to set the seen for you... Speeding ticket 53 in a 35 on a street no more than 1 mile long, yes from a dead stop to a dead stop somehow the car exceeded the speed limit within 1 mile.
Court date... plea down to a lesser speed and parking ticket,
grand total $255.
What truly upset me and honestly mean this... the court room is set up like a fast food restuarant, plea with the attorney, order your sentece with the judge, and get in line to pay. Don't try to argue the fact that your ticket is incredibly unjust in the first place, just order and get on with your law breaking life.
Criminal: "Can I have a 4 point 53 in a 35 reduced to a parking ticket and a 2 point speeding, with a side order of driving school?"
Judge: "Sure that will be $255, please step to the left to pay, have a nice day."
The justice system is officially a joke. To the police, to the judge and everyone in between, thanks for putting on a side show at our expense, do us a favor and catch a murder, rapist or pedophile, oh wait that's right Date line NBC does a better job of that than you.
So, I guess thanks for stealing our hard earned money, enjoy your raise.
Respect,
Mr. Greg
Court date... plea down to a lesser speed and parking ticket,
grand total $255.
What truly upset me and honestly mean this... the court room is set up like a fast food restuarant, plea with the attorney, order your sentece with the judge, and get in line to pay. Don't try to argue the fact that your ticket is incredibly unjust in the first place, just order and get on with your law breaking life.
Criminal: "Can I have a 4 point 53 in a 35 reduced to a parking ticket and a 2 point speeding, with a side order of driving school?"
Judge: "Sure that will be $255, please step to the left to pay, have a nice day."
The justice system is officially a joke. To the police, to the judge and everyone in between, thanks for putting on a side show at our expense, do us a favor and catch a murder, rapist or pedophile, oh wait that's right Date line NBC does a better job of that than you.
So, I guess thanks for stealing our hard earned money, enjoy your raise.
Respect,
Mr. Greg
CORK BOARD CEMETERY
Dear Monroe Community College,
Please continue to spend $700 of my tuition on plasma televisions that solely display the Electronic Learning Center's hours of operation. What are you becoming, the Eastridge Diner?
Sincerely,
Brandon Soles
Please continue to spend $700 of my tuition on plasma televisions that solely display the Electronic Learning Center's hours of operation. What are you becoming, the Eastridge Diner?
Sincerely,
Brandon Soles
Evil Compendium
I thought it would be nice to quickly whip up my list of what I believe to be the most evil websites online, in no particular order.
Not all entires are going to take form of a list, I swear. This was just faster.
Tip of the day: Don't idolize famous people. Don't see why? Read the news.
- The GOP [This is actually a cute redirect page asking you to join the party. Of notice: the straight scoop. A little forward.
- The DNC
- The DNC's Blog [Kicking Ass! Isn't this a bit edgy for 2007 contemporary america?]
- PETA
- PETA2 [Clearly the punk, indie, whateverthefuck version of regular PETA. Be told what to do by shitty alt. bands instead of shitty celebrities]
- PETA Kids [WHY?]
- VH1
Not all entires are going to take form of a list, I swear. This was just faster.
Tip of the day: Don't idolize famous people. Don't see why? Read the news.
Graduating
I was thinking the other day, actually today, about graduating. They make you jump through hoops, crawl through those collapsible tunnels, eat pounds of poop, etc... and apparently after all of these obstacles we are supposed to be thoroughly seasoned in whatever obscure major we decide to embark on. Last time I checked doing these things would put you in the finals to win the Kibble N' Bits dog challenge.
So, where does this leave the average college student in 2007, in about $40,000 of debt, burnt out and in a semi professional job making $34,000 a year. Seeing how the bachelor degree has become the new high school diploma, jobs are being outsourced, and there seems to be no sign of change in the near future. And what's much worse, we're stuck in this, universities used to a place where young people would go to expand their knowledge and make a difference in the world. Now, we're forced to sit through lectures and believe what the professor believes, mean while they're stuck in their own world of research spreading their propaganda. That's another thing... research give me a break, every body is doing research... did you know that UB has a communication research department, communication, research what?
We can land a man on the moon, but we can't reform our own communities, our young people's schools, jobs for graduates. But, we can research how people in Indonesia use body language to communicate. Leave that to the social psychologists of the world.
Anyway, I just wanted lastly to say about this Tim Horton's contest "Roll up the Rim" I haven't won yet, it's 1 in 9 wins, I can't sleep at night because I've been drinking coffee, for weeks. I'm up to like 50 large coffees and every time I roll up the rim, it says please play again. Come on, throw me a free box of Tim bits.
Respect,
Mr. Greg
So, where does this leave the average college student in 2007, in about $40,000 of debt, burnt out and in a semi professional job making $34,000 a year. Seeing how the bachelor degree has become the new high school diploma, jobs are being outsourced, and there seems to be no sign of change in the near future. And what's much worse, we're stuck in this, universities used to a place where young people would go to expand their knowledge and make a difference in the world. Now, we're forced to sit through lectures and believe what the professor believes, mean while they're stuck in their own world of research spreading their propaganda. That's another thing... research give me a break, every body is doing research... did you know that UB has a communication research department, communication, research what?
We can land a man on the moon, but we can't reform our own communities, our young people's schools, jobs for graduates. But, we can research how people in Indonesia use body language to communicate. Leave that to the social psychologists of the world.
Anyway, I just wanted lastly to say about this Tim Horton's contest "Roll up the Rim" I haven't won yet, it's 1 in 9 wins, I can't sleep at night because I've been drinking coffee, for weeks. I'm up to like 50 large coffees and every time I roll up the rim, it says please play again. Come on, throw me a free box of Tim bits.
Respect,
Mr. Greg
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