Here are some stories worth reading via Instapaper.
1. The Surface. Great product? Poor Execution?
2. A few books that Bill Gates think are worth reading from 2012.
3. Five planets found around Tau Ceti. One may be habitable.
4. Short battery life plagues Windows 8 tablets.
5. Fake Morgan Freeman statement on Sandy Hook killings.
I haven't posted anything on here for 10+ days.
There is a good reason for that.
Ok, no there is not.
I have a new day time work schedule so maybe that has something to do with it.
Two Things That Piss Me Off
The lady that puts her hazardous lights on, gets out of her mini van in the middle of a busy road to collect mail from a roadside mailbox. The problem is that the lady doesn't just grab the mail and move along. No. She stands there in the road looking at each piece of mail. Hopefully, one day someone will run her fat ass over.
The media (call it mainstream if you'd like) but the media in general really pissed me off over this Sandy Hook school shooting. How many facts can you get wrong? Not only that but the sensationalizing and glorification of an evil cold-blooded child killer is wrong on any planet you may find yourself on. The media should be ashamed of itself for the way it covered this tragic event. Shame on you and I hope you burn in hell you pathetic pieces of shit.
Wow. I feel better.
Yes. Someone still needs to run the fat ass mail lady over. It just needs to happen.
Whatever that means to you in whatever part of the world you may live in.
Today after the main meal, I'll be focusing on losing extra weight that beer has helped me put on. I plan to be in full tennis match shape by the time the spring rolls around. Its a bit agressive but necessary.
My incredibly brilliant weight loss plan?
Take in less calories than I expend. Simple. Works.
Exercise will also be a part of the regiment.
In my twenties and into my thirties I was capable of doing a thousand push-ups and a thousand sit-ups. There is no reason to believe that I cannot reach that goal in a reasonable amount of time.
Here's to a losing winter. 🙂
ZaggKeys ProPlus
Just got the new ZaggKeys Pro Plus keyboard/case for my iPad 3rd generation today.
The first test of any new keyboard is for me to write a new blog post about it.
This is a new type of case. The iPad is held in place when closed by magnets and their is no real “case” per se. The iPad and the keyboard together are the case. What this means is that I'll have to buy a Gelaskin for the iPad and possibly something for the back of the keyboard piece.
The backlit keys are a plus.
Typing feels really good as well. I'm liking it.
Your hair and your nails are comprised of your DEAD cells. Therefore, neither one can be considered “Healthy” by any measure.
Birthdays are a way to measure LIFE and not DEATH. That being said, you do not have birthdays after you die. You may have an anniversary of your death but you cease having birthdays upon death.
That's all I have so far. This list may change at any point.
That is all.
Bad Piggies by Rovio
Rovio has just introduced Bad Piggies into the wild. This game has been expected for some time even though we really didn't know what kind of Angry Birds spin there would be on it.
As it turns out, there is very little resemblance to the original block buster iOS game.
What made Angry Birds so popular has been completely abandoned by Rovio in this new game. AB was a joy to play because you just fling birds at pigs. Pretty simple. A great diversion and time killer that didn't require any more thinking than “how far do I pull back on the slingshot?”
Very similar to “Amazing Alex” (another Rovio game), Bad Piggies requires that you build things and well…think. I'm sure that a few folks will enjoy that type of thing. I don't.
I have a few games on my iPad but the ones I tend to like the most are not the ones where a tremendous amount of thinking is involved. Little Generals is a great game. You simply blow stuff up. Yatzee is very simple. The iPad game does most of the thinking for you.
Sounds like Mike doesn't like thinking…doesn't it?
Well, I write stories, programs, movies, etc. When I turn to my iPad for a quick diversion, I like simple.
Bad Piggies is not simple.
A complete turn from Angry Birds and a complete miss for Rovio as far as I'm concerned.
(Update: 10.3.2012 – Additional thoughts. What I think this game should be is a building of structures that end with the birds being thrown against them. How many pigs you have left should determine how well you do. )
Series:Dimension Space Book Six
Author: Dean M. Cole
