Hung over aussies

No surprise there....

-- Sent from my Palm Pre

Whem Jamie finally makes it to Kentucky...

I found a job for him.

-- Sent from my Palm Pre

Weird Folk of the World

I had a conversation with that Reardon boy down in Aussie land last night, seems the cheeky bastard has been posting off the cuff dialogue with unsuspecting americans on his blog.

I'm gonna provide you with the link, but be forewarned; there is nothing on there even remotely related to music. Click the clips at your own risk and don't come cryin' to me.

The Mad Aussie Sister Boy Who Makes Sweet Love with His Amorous Aboriginal Brothers

"News of the World" is good stuff, you might sample that, but scroll down for Jamie's own brand of wiretapping.

Internet Safety

The Third World Approaches

I know some South Africans.

They all express the same emotion lately: deja vu


Community Organizers in Training:

dozens of teenage boys, who shouted ''This is our world'' and ''This is a black world'' as they confronted Marshall and his family.

Now, I don't know where these folk live (except "in the city"), but chances are they reside in or near a neighborhood of nearly homogeneous ethnic makeup and even though it ain't right for black folk to run around acting like that, it makes no sense to reside in an unwelcoming and obviously at-risk environment. Regardless of how the MSM, the city council, and the local revenue production officers (cops) want to depict race relations.

Pre Review

The handheld computer is fast approaching and in many respects is already here. The first iteration was the venerable Palm Pilot; primarily an organizer of contacts and calendars with some boutique apps thrown in with the ability to synchronize data with the old desktop computer. Then came the Handspring corporate offshoot which spawned the Treo; the father of all smartphones. The parallel developement of the Pocket PC eventually led to the Windows-based phone. Palm bought Handspring out and started really working the Treo, eventually producing a version running Windows Mobile and one running PalmOS. There have been others both by manufacturer and Operating System. IPhone comes to mind and is significant for being the first phone with a decent screen.
Throughout the last few years of developement of smartphones the Linux crowd has been chomping at the bit to get a toehold into cellphone Operating Systems. There should be a ripe market for a finished Linux OS given the clunky and resource hoggish OS Windows Mobile and Apple offer.

Just like turning back the clock Palm flips the Pre' out into the marketplace with a Linux based OS (officially WebOS), cloud based resource computing, automatically fully integrated, merged, and synchronized contacts and calendars, a gorgeous capacitive touchscreen at HVGA resolution, a fully capable browser (that's what I said - read it again) and a slick highly intuitive user interface.

Can you tell I'm diggin' it?

I have been using, and I mean using hard, Organizers, PDA's, Pocket PC's, mobile phones, and portable computers of one stripe or another for decades and have been wistfully awaiting the successful integration of all of the above for sometime now. The Pre' has integrated the usefulness of the above listed devices with special attention paid toward the most common and commonly useful functions.

How's That? By running the Web.

Similar in concept to the Vista system whereby the internet browser is the primary interface with the machine, WebOS works along the same lines in hyperdrive with the device itself being the primary interface to web and personal data (as in information - not bytes) but with the addition of a comprehensive merging faculty. It works and it works in the best way - invisibly and unobtrusively; it's almost creepy; like I'm carrying around a thing that knows way too much about me for comfort and automates 80% of the functionality of competing Windows based system.

It never asks, "Do you want me to merge these contacts?" or "Shall I apply this information to that contact?", but it slides it in there and the next time I access it the option for the new avenue of communication presents itself. I go around thinking I am slacking and should be organizing contacts, bookmarks, etc., as I go though the day using the Pre'.

The wifi functionality is singularly impressive and works to conserve battery power when using data intensive apps. Again, it just hums along in the background seamlessly without my input or command.

The camera rocks and recycles very quickly. Took pics of fireworks fer pitysake!

It multitasks well with the proper priorities evident.





Notifications are quick and concise, appearing at the bottom of the screen and are easily dealt with or dismissed by a gesture and without sorting through menus. The middle photo illustrates how the Pre offers a choice between running applications or functions with an interface reminiscent of Ubuntu running with all the optional effects wide open.

The screen rocks. Did I say that already? The screen rocks.

The browser works. Said that, too. Browser Works.


Conclusion:
You ever picked up a tool or device and thought, "Well, This here's how these damned things should have been made all along! What's everybody else been thinkin?" and it just seems obvious now that it's been done? That's the Pre'.

Scary.

PS - Spare me the iPhone comments until that ladies' fashion accessory can Copy, Paste, and do that nifty Multitasking trick.

Anyhow, it's important to maintain your perspective and keep in mind that using Apple products doesn't make you a better person. That's what Linux is for. - Vox Day

I-Phones

For suckers and women.





You would think even the bunch of khaki panted pasty pansies at Apple could specify design criteria with a temperature range that included one of its most commonly inhabited environment.

I am surprised they haven't taken the opportunity to blame the failure of their junk on Global Warming..er..!! Climate Change !!.

A Cautionary Tale

Ladies, be aware of the potential should you ever seek to break the twain of husband and Warcraft.

Granted this is only a boy but it is oft repeated we "are never going to grow up."

Wondering when we were gonna see this...

Feds Hunt For Guns One House At A Time

For My Brother: The Daywalker

Nathan has a fanboy.

Or maybe stalker....

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Dude cornered Nathan and started telling some story about a trooper out of control and his hyabusa and had a whole lot of minutia to include in the tale.

The girls tried to get me to go and rescue him, but I said, "Ain't no way. Y'all go pose so I can get a picture of it." They turned on a dime from feeling sorry for him to participating in his misery. Chicks. Gotta love 'em.

UPDATE: Turns out the old boy wasn't bullshittin'.

Feminine Arousal Alert

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The shit you see...

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Crack kills

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Fuckin' baby boomers.

Get thee to a nursing home already.

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Craggy Bottom

Don't know what it is the bottom of, but craggy top must be a long ways up.

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Starting fluid

Everybody needs a little pickmeup in the morning.

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American Castle

Told you he was gay.

Nathan and the girls at a wine tasting.

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The Big House

Biltmore Stable Cafe'

Ribs, chicken, slaw, mac-n- cheese, pulled pork. Mmmmmm.

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At the biltmore

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Towel Service

The hotel staff thoughtfully placed towels on all the bikes in the parking lot while we were sleeping.

A nice touch from Guesthouse Inn of Asheville. They are now officially on the list of places to stay.

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The overlook

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High Times

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On the Ridge

Mrs JAC stylin'.

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What?!

You don't take a netbook on motorcycle trips?

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Gotta love cracker barrel!

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Happy Girls!

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Road treasure

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Unstoppable

And, no, it's not mine.

And now for something completely different

Draw Your Own Conclusions

One of these guys wonders publicly why frigid
older women are attracted to the other guy. See, he's intrigued because the other fella appears obviously gay.......

See me gettin'

The "Look"™ from ridin' buddy.

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The Rude Song

This, though hilarious, may just qualify for the rudest song in quite some time.

Parental Alert!

The Lonely Island: J I M P

It's the facial expressions.

From Thimscool

Who is on the ball with a cool link:


Raffaele De Rosa's Amazing Knee-Riding Save - Watch more Funny Videos

Obviously Untrue

Barack Obama :"However profound our differences as Americans over difficult issues such as abortion, they cannot be resolved by heinous acts of violence," he said.

Fact 1.) Tiller was killing babies at a record pace.

Fact 2.) Somebody shot his ass.

Conclusion: Issue resolved.

Anybody heard anything outa

Bill?

The Next GS?

From Machineart Designs:

Happines is...

A full freezer!

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Cool bug alertj

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It's a moth, but it's coloration and pattern are like snake skin.

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Dead Yankee Day

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Bridal Veil Falls

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Hwy 28, South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina

God made this road for me.

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Bail!

Alright,
I know BMW riders are suppposed to be weather warriors and I don't want to burst anyone's bubble on that since Nathan and I have both ridden entire days in a downpour, but there was a storm ahead and there's just too damned many people living in Georgia to make it any fun to ride there outside of Blood Mountain and Jocassee Lake Rd (Like rollercoasters, man!) so we bailed and hauled ass back to the mountains after pondering at length and smoking on the matter at a mexican restaurant Athens. We have found ourselves in Clemson South Carolina with bellies full of Prime Rib and Corona. The taste of fine cigars and bourbon lingers on our lips as we emphatically apply our heads to the pillows at lights out. Pity us.

We only rode about 800 miles today, but we did get a late start this morning and traffic was ridiculous even on the rural two lanes we prefer to barnstorm. Folks are getting a real early start on this damned yankee holiday and I have had to refrain from shooting folks for pokin' along in the left lane.

Note: For future reference "Scenic Drives" are just that: "drives". Not "rides". A scenic drive can be as boring as driving the bypass of any given town, meaning there are likely no switchbacks, the curves are all minivan safe, and chicken houses extended into the horizon. Honeysuckle in bloom and chicken shit by the ton make for a rare olfactory blend. Trust me.

Mountains, Motorcycles, Wild Turkey, and Smoke.

Destination: Savannah

Gravitic Pull:

Accommodations: We might end up anywhere.

One Man Has a Clue

Bear and Bull debate on CNBC:

The EuroPacific guy has if figured and explains his position with facts - the others spout platitudes. Take particular note of the CNBC fella getting angry about John Browne's characterization of the government's unemployment rate reporting as unrealistic and "post Clinton" and giving a real rate of 15.2%. I guess CNBC has caught a bit of the MSNBC Obama cheerleader bug. Such an intense emotional reaction to a cool reporting of facts and a logical interpretation of them is an indicator of the denial that comes from panic. The sky is falling and folks without umbrellas are trying to yell it back up.

Also of note is the chorus of chuckles and derision by the other three panelists upon taking note of Browne's "Dow at 1000" prediction. You can see the anchor taking solice in the agreement of the others. They are trying to feel right by acclaimation.

I don't watch a lot of news and zero financial "news" for obvious reasons, but things are worse in this field than I could have imagined and folks paying any mind to the drivel escaping from such programming need to be fitted for a drooling bib.

Craigslist Targeted

I new a democrat would go after Craiglist sooner or later. Craigslist is simply to free to be allowed to stand as it exists and has gained way to much exposure. No politician can become aware of such a thing without having an urge to screw it up. This is just the first step. They are looking for a way to gain power and influence over it and, by the nature of a politican having power and influence over something, to destroy it.

The prostitution angle is a red herring. Nobody cares about prostitution.

It will be interesting to see what deal the devil will offer.

Together at last

Close to being back on..er off the road.

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Rockstar

Ann Coulter : You just knew there was a Southern Connection

Thanks to the doctors at Memorial Sloan-Kettering and mother's fighting Kentucky spirit, we got to see that face much longer than anyone ever expected.

Tale of the Dragon

When not working, one should be playing. Hard.