The NHL playoffs are coming. Aww shit.

* Intel is getting close to the 2 GHz mark. To your everyday user, this makes Intel's Pentium 4 seem like a great work of art. Too bad AMD's Athlons can achieve the same boost in performance with slower clock speeds (Atholon 1.2 Ghz is as good as a P4 1.5 Ghz, and they're cheaper, too). Also, why is Intel always trying to make their CPU's even faster while bus speeds have remained the same speed for a very long time? Bus speeds matter, too.

* AOL is going to have to do something if they don't want to get "own3d" by Micro$oft. This article confuses me a bit though: "The Microsoft-commissioned report, conducted by Jupiter Media Metrix, showed MSN Messenger had edged out AIM in worldwide usage in February. Although AIM continued to hold the lead in the United States, a separate market study found that MSN Messenger had closed that gap as well since September 1999." Does anyone know someone who uses MSN Messenger? I don't. I bet each Hotmail account has a MSN Messenger account by default. I'd rather have numbers of active users for all of the IM services out there.

Whatever.

You may have a new survey to fill out in the next day or two. It's for one of my classes, and it pertains to IM usage. My group is hoping to get a few hundred entries for this survey, assuming we don't get a couple thousand. Heh. So, spread the word and make this project / survey seem relevant.

But if she did run in 2004, she probably would not win according to this other writer.

But I guess we'll never know. Unless she changes her mind. You know, sort of like George W.'s environmental policy. Heh.

Make it happen, Dynamix and Sierra. Make it happen.

Anyways, story time:

* The Great Divide - A lighthearted European take to America and how Bush is a tool. It's worth reading, although its "quality journalism" starts dissipating near the article's end, especially when the author mentions that "[America has] fear of offending the Bill of Rights and Constitution." Duh, it's the law of our land, Asshole. Issues include the Kyoto agreement, Cuba, guns, religion, and some other stuff.
* The World: A Primer - Another European article; this one kinda shows Bush's view of the world. I like their description of China: Big country rumoured to have a population almost as large as California's. Leadership has shown communisticalist tendencies in the past, but economy now represents major potential opportunities for Beanie Babies and Dunkin' Donuts. Hehe. Columbia, Ireland, and Alaska have good descriptions, too.
* France turns heat on Bush - More news about Bush and the Kyoto Agreement and how as one of the world's biggest polluters, we're gonna keep polluting and tapping into oil. Hell, we're 15% above the set levels for 1990. Too bad we should be 5% below 1990 levels by 2012.

You bastards who voted for this maggot (hehe, that's what my Mom calls him) are... I don't know. I'm speechless. *sigh*

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I am a mother pheasant plucker.
I pluck mother pheasants.
I'm the most pleasant mother pheasant plucker
who ever plucked a mother pheasant.

Wanna see the Rock with blond hair? You just might if the Rock wants to be the main character in the Duke Nukem movie. Too bad all movies based on video game titles suck ass. I don't even think the Rock can save it. Heh. Which movie will suck more: Tomb Raider or Duke Nukem?

This story was stolen deliberately from ShackNews.

But I did find these interesting stories courtesy of Metafilter. I can always count on that site for good, random stories:

* San Diego bans the use of the word "minority." How odd, especially since Caucasians were going to be added to the minority list as well. :p
* "Hi, I'd like a pound of human flesh, thinly sliced please." *shudder* Now that's just gross.

Unless you're a total raving idiot, you probably weren't fooled by our last minute April Fool's prank. I take full responsibility for the entire shenanigan, outside of the CDI logo, which was Lowtax's fine handiwork. Yes, we did get some emails from people that were fooled. And I don't really blame them, since we all know that everything you read on the Internet is totally true, 100% accurate, and meticulously researched… on every day except April Fools! I remember that as a kid I poured a bowl of sugar on my dad, screamed "April Fools," and laughed my ass off for hours because I thought I had just pulled the cleverest prank in the history of the universe. HAHA APRIL FOOLS!

I just loved the "pour sugar on Dad" part. I can picture that happening. Too damn funny. Hehehehe!

Although I do have a small problem with people telling others 100% false statements about me and what's been going on in my life here at college. If you are such a perpetrator: grow up. That's so damn childish. I'd assume you'd have better things to do with your time than make it seem like I'm someone I'm not, or totally skew my current financial situations. Word does eventually get back to me, so you aren't really fooling anyone. And stop worrying my mother. She doesn't need this bullshit.

And since such the recent statements come from people with no integrity, it has no weight. No concern of mine. Heh.

Who else wants to try and ruin me? :) Bring it on!

Became hungry. Poured some Raisin Bran into a bowl. Opened the fridge door. No milk. God damnit. *cries* Someone's getting a shot to the groin for now getting more milk.

And how convenient. No more bagels. Nothing worthwhile in the freezer. I could have toast. Nah. Toast is dumb. I'll have to settle with a glass of orange juice. I'm gonna be in a sucky mood until lunch time, now. :p I gotta have my breakfast.

Today is going to be a great day. Yeah. Right.

Best quote in the above article was what he said about the great white shark that attcked his boat some time during his crossing: The boat is called Le Shark so maybe they thought they were mating or something. Hehehe.

This link stolen courtesy of Metafilter.

Anyways, she said she found my "archive thing" hard to decifer. Hehe. Was I not clear enough from the first post to the second? Were the sea of links in the first post too much? Whatever. I'm sure everyone else understands what happens. If not, oh well. I don't care. Not my problem. Heh. Then again, my mother isn't the most internet / computer-literate person in the world, but she can cook like nobody's business. :) Mmmm... apple pies...

Ooh! And I got a hit from Venezuela, Singapore, and Ireland today. Sweet.