July 2009
3 posts
Back to Blogger
While Tumblr has been fun to use, I’ve been envying the basic features Blogger has that Tumblr doesn’t. I also am looking into Google Wave, and it has all those amazing features that Blogger will support. So I’ve decided I’m done with Tumblr, and I’m going back to Blogger as my blog host. The new URL is http://derektheblogger.blogspot.com/ so please bookmark that and...
A summary of Digg
Apple sucks. Microsoft sucks. Most Linux distros suck. Cats are funny. WOOSH. Billy Mays, Admiral Ackbar, Picard facepalm, Pedobear. Nickelback sucks. Pirating is awesome. We are entitled to everything in the world for free. Fuck the RIAA and MPAA. Fail. Epic fail. Epic win. I for one welcome our ____ overlords. Bush sucks. Obama is awesome… until he becomes President, then he...
Cloverfield (spoilers)
Yeah, yeah, I know Cloverfield is old news. But recently I re-watched the movie, and it kind of got me interested in its history and how everybody reacted to it. The first anybody heard of it was as a trailer before the first Transformers movie. It showed a camcorder tape of a party being interrupted by an unknown monster, and it didn’t even show the movie’s title. But I think...
June 2009
2 posts
Perez Hilton's terrible "coverage" of Michael...
Let’s take a minute to talk about the blogger who manages to make the blogging world even less credible than it already was. Perez Hilton is really stupid, and his post on Michael Jackson’s going to the hospital proves it:
If you go to the article now, he edited everything after “His mother is even on the way to visit him!!!” to look like he didn’t do anything, but...
My E3 2009 thoughts (for Nintendo)
Nintendo did a great job today, especially compared to last year’s E3. I still have nightmares about that Wii Music performance. But worry not, because today’s E3 was worth watching and being excited for. Let me just show you some games and give my thoughts.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
This one looks really cool. I loved the first New Super Mario Bros, and the numbers show that a...
May 2009
2 posts
Game Boy's 20th birthday
I missed it, it was on April 21st. But there’s still no reason not to celebrate. I’m proud of Gunpei Yokoi for creating such a magical device that made all our childhoods great. Thank you.
Please read this article. http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/articles/dr-gonzo/6414-ghfgameboy
-Derek
More global warming denial
More news stations keep denying the existence of global warming. One reporter said the earth was “cooling, not warming”. Yeah, right. Check your facts next time.
What angers me so much about this is that global warming is being treated like one of these news stories where stations keep arguing back and forth about something that’s clearly a fact in order to get more viewers and...
"Fair & Balanced"
I personally hate news stations. It’s hardly news; it’s just opinions that they’re trying to spread to mindless uneducated people.
FOX news has proved this more than ever. They called themselves “fair and balanced,” but all they are is Republican anti-Obama propaganda.
I wish news stations would just tell us unbiased news instead of the news from the liberal or...
April 2009
5 posts
More Anti-Gay Slander
This is beyond outrageous.
Look at these ignorant people spreading lies about gay marriage and saying that gays being able to marry is terrible, unclean, impure, and below the level of heterosexual marriage. Does this sound familiar at all?
And if that’s not enough, somebody got ahold of the audition tapes for those anti-gay commercials and put them on the Internet. The people...
Dear Leader
I realize I just compared Barack Obama to Big Brother in the last post I made. I am regretful for this, because something happened yesterday that reminded me of who the real Big Brother was.
Yesterday, North Korea launched what appeared to be a nuclear missile. This showed up on the Internet as soon as it happened and many of us were afraid for whoever they were trying to destroy. It landed in...
Big Brother controls the Internet
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Bill-Grants-President-Unprecedented-Cyber-Security-Powers-504520/
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BREAKING NEWS!
I’m moving to San Francisco next month, and I’m never coming back.
…april fools
March 2009
8 posts
Ding!
I applied at Oberweis
I'm trying to apply at Oberweis
I’d like to get a job at one of their retail stores. I recently found out the first ever Oberweis store was actually in my hometown, Aurora IL. In fact I drive past their factory every day to get to school. It has a store built-in. Talk about fresh.
Speaking of fresh, I love their milk and ice cream. It’s the best in the world. It’s completely natural (all cows are cared for, no...
Brands I feel passionate about
A lot of people assume just because I have kind of extreme views on society means I hate brand names. Totally untrue. I like companies that can do a great job. Here are some brand names I love:
Apple. Let’s get that one out of the way. Great, stylish, beautiful computers, iPods and iPhones. They bring me my music, which alone justifies my love for them.
Nintendo. My favorite video game...
A Public Service Announcement from your friend,...
Everybody, look at the light bulbs above this sentence. Those are Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs (CFLs), which most Americans still aren’t using. This is very silly since CFLs use much less energy and last much longer. Since they use less energy, they will cost you less on your electric bill than a normal light bulb, and it is better for the environment since less natural gas is being...
At school staring at fishies unable to breathe. Can’t talk.
Malcolm Gladwell: "The Tipping Point"
I just got Malcolm Gladwell’s book “The Tipping Point” and soon I’m going to get his brand new book “Outliers”. “The Tipping Point” is really good so far; it’s about how fads and social habits and products go from nothing to an epidemic for no apparent reason. Every successful product, for example, starts out with just a few customers but...
February 2009
8 posts
Just replaced my headphones
I’m at the Apple Store, and I just replaced my in-ear headphones. It was really simple; just show them the headphones, show them the problem, show them the receipt, and you get a replacement. I was amazed at how simple it was. I didn’t have to sign anything. The people working here are also very awesome. They seem interested in my problem and helping me. It’s the kind of...
Vimeo →
A neat video thing which is better than YouTube
Democracy Doesn't Work
I was riding the bus on the way home today and I had a realization which is, for now, a firm belief of mine, and I’d like to share it with you.
I was thinking about democracy and what it claims to be: the political power and the power of opportunity is in the hands of the people. We elect our leaders, and we vote on many other things. So that should make us powerful. But there are so many...
Leaked Next-Gen iPhone Pictures? →
[from the sources of the correct iPhone 3G pics]
Vnes →
Play NES games online!
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble; it’s...”
– Mark Twain