American Ride

Toby Keith with his single American Ride:

Winter gettin' colder, summer gettin' warmer
Tidal wave comin' cross the Mexican border
Why buy a gallon, it's cheaper by the barrel
Just don't get busted singin' christmas carols

That's us, that's right
Gotta love this American ride
Both ends of the ozone burnin'
Funny how the world keeps turning
Look ma, no hands
I love...This American Ride
Gotta love this American ride

Momma gets her rocks off watchin' Desperate Housewives
Daddy works his ass off payin' for the good life
Kids on the youtube learnin' how to be cool
Livin' in a cruel world, it pays to be a mean girl

That's us, that's right
Gotta love this American ride
Both ends of the ozone burnin'
Funny how the world keeps turning
Look ma, no hands
I love...This American Ride
Gotta love this American ride

Poor little infa-Miss America's down
She gained five pounds and lost her crown
Quick fix plastic surgical antidote
Got herself a record deal, can't even sing a note

Plasma gettin' bigger, Jesus gettin' smaller
Spill a cup of coffee make a million dollars
Customs got a thug with an aerosol can
If the shoe don't fit...the fits gonna hit the shan

That's us
That's right
Gotta love this American Ride
Both ends of the ozone burnin'
Funny how the world keeps turning
Hot dog...hot damn
I love...this American ride


~Captain Steak <(")

Crapple

Instead of me spewing out my hate for Crapple, I am going to instead link you to this article that sums up Crapple fairly well.

~Captain Steak

R.I.P. Duncan

The world will miss Michael Clarke Duncan. He was an incredible actor with a true gift. He was always a great to fill the role of the big black guy with a warm heart. He will be missed R.I.P. Duncan.


~Captain Steak

Yay Election Season 2012

Warning: Thar be language ahead. Only two more months till the big election of 2012. About 9 months ago was when I got tired of the political bullshit. I for one say that no candidates are of any worth this year. The entire advertising and campaigning has turned into squabbling bullshitting over how much the other candidate sucks. Romney sucks. Obama sucks. Any other candidate probably also sucks. Have I offended you enough that you stopped reading yet? No. Damn, gonna have to try harder. Instead of actually campaigning, we are just gonna throw shit around and make ourselves seem like a god. This is the stance that both parties are taking right now. They both don't deserve the office. They are both scumbag. Sorry, scumbag for insulting you.

Good news everyone.
I now humbly present to you a few of my choices for a write in for this presidential season.

For the White Collar geeks out there:
Neal Caffrey for president and  Burke (Elizabeth, not Peter.) for vice.

For the Royal Pains geeks:
Lawson and Lawson
Hank and Evan, either one for either position
Campaign slogan: "How can we make your country feel better today?"
Slogan suggested by: Becky

For the Castle geeks:
Castle Beckett
not sure who should get the president and vice in this case

For the Stargate geeks:
Samantha Carter for president and Jonathan "Jack" O'neall for vice.

For the American Dad geeks:
Klaus Roger, need I say more?

For the Family Guy geeks:
Griffin Griffin
Stewie for president, Brain for vice

Firefly anyone?
Reynolds for president, Washbourne for vice.

And can't forget Back to the Future.
Doc Brown for president and Marty Mcfly for vice.

What about Dr. Who?
Who Dalek

What about Nintendo geeks?
Bowser for president, Mario for vice

We got Star Wars too.
Vader, Luke Skywalker

And Star Trek too.
Piccard for president and Kirk for vice. and Sec. of State would be Janeway.

And Futurama
Bender as president and Phillip Fry as vice.
Campaign slogan of "Bite my shiny metal ass!"
Slogan suggested by Becky. 

Now these are somewhat not real scenarios for president. Fine be that way. Here are some real write in options for ya.

Bill Nye for president and George Takei for vice
Campaign slogan: "Science!!!! Ohhhh My!!"
Slogan Suggested by Becky

Joss Whedon for president with Nathan Fillion for vice

or if all else fails:
Seth Macfarlane and David Hasselhoff

Any of these candidates would be a much better fit. Also this is still a work in progress. I am working on coming up with more options and campaign slogans. Any ideas will be recognized and added in.


~Captain Steak

RIP Neil Armstrong and Jerry Nelson

Further proof that my generation is aging. Two legends have passed this week. Jerry Nelson was prominent in several Muppet acts and Sesame Street, most famously the Count von Count. Neil Armstrong was one of the first men on the moon and a pioneer in several science industries.

The world will miss you both. RIP.

I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket-protector nerdy engineer – born under the law of thermodynamics, steeped in the steam tables, in love with free-flow dynamics, transformed by Laplace, and propelled by compressible flow. ~Neil Armstrong


~Captain Steak

Ahhh Browser Wars

While browsing the web, I came across a great image about the browser wars. But before I get to that image, I am going to first share the original images. First up is the epic battle of Firefox vs. Chrome.

To add to this epic battle, the browsers as kids.

Then comes the last picture, which takes the top image and an edited bottom image.

All in all, great pictures that, to the Captain, depict this battle quite accurately. One thing to point out about Internet Explorer. They are the only browser to come pre-installed on the current number 1 OS of Windows. Yet despite this, can you guess which one opts to invest in TV ads? That's right. Internet Explorer, the number one browser to download Firefox, or Chrome if you insist.

~Captain Steak

Save Our Balls!

This is a follow up article to yesterday's about Bucky Balls. I signed up for their newsletter and this was the image the email had:

The learn more link goes to a new page about how the CPSC is busting our balls and that Bucky Balls is going to "fight hard to keep our products on the market... and our balls in your hands." There is also a video on this page which explains things further out. All in all though, great video with some great truths in it.
Magnets and other "deadly" products are not the problem. Irresponsible people are the problem.
And also, I strongly encourage, as the video suggests, to stick it to the CPSC and buy some balls, or cubes.

~Captain Steak

Bucky Balls

Yes, this is a post all about balls. Big balls, regular balls, gold balls, black balls, purple balls, green balls, pink balls, the list goes on.
If you have not heard of Bucky Balls, is that a comfy rock you have been living under?
In a nut shell, these balls are a rare earth magnet that are marketed as an adult product, or not intended for kids. Despite this fact, kids still play with them. Big surprise there. Since we also live in a society that enjoys placing blame on anything except the actual cause, Bucky Balls is now getting sued. The reason? Irresponsible parents that let their kids play with these balls and then swallow them.
This is the state that the USA is in now. We encourage irresponsibility while also the Government is supposedly protecting our interests.
What is Bucky Balls response to all of this? In a word: Pissed.
If you go here, you can read a press release of theirs.
Also at the top of this page is a great paragraph which I will share here:

You might have heard there's a problem with our products... 

THIS IS NOT TRUE.

A government agency (the Consumer Product Safety Commission) is saying they should be recalled because children occasionally get ahold of them. This is unfair. We market exclusively to adults. We are vigorously defending our right to market these products you love. Let us know how you feel about this: Comment on Facebook; send a tweet; tell your friends; complain loudly; or just buy a set to stick it to the CPSC. Read more here.

End Quote

And go figure, there is a petition to fight the CPSC.
If you go to Bucky Balls site, you can find out even more information about this. Personally, I side with them on this issue. This is a product that is marketed for adults. This is a product that has, I believe, 5 warning labels on the actual package. This is just a great example of why should we watch what our kids do? We don't want to be responsible for shit. Welcome to the USA, here is your summons.

~Captain Steak

You just never know

High school is always a fun time. You meet a whole bunch of people. You get some friends. You lose contact with some people. You just never know what might happen to some people. While browsing through Facebook, I noticed someone shared a link to an EP called Lines. After going to this site, I find out that this EP is done by Jane Marczewski. This a woman that was a couple grades behind me in high school. You just never know what people might do after high school.

Anyway. follow that site and you can download her new EP for free and also tip her some money if you like. Personally, I knew from high school that she had an amazing voice and passion for music. Now that she is slowly breaking out onto the music scene, it is rather incredible to think about. Enough from me, now go listen and download her EP. Captain's orders.

EP Download Site and also her Facebook page

~Captain Steak

Declaration of Internet Freedom

This is exactly what it sounds like. A declaration stating that we have rights and that our interwebz should be free. I was going to explain this out more, but the FreePress.net email I recieved has a email template for sharing. This does a lot better job of detailing it, complete with a link so you can sign it as well. Enjoy.

"Dear Friend,
People in power are making political decisions behind closed doors about how the Internet should operate — and they’re doing this without the involvement of actual Internet users.

The result: bills like SOPA and CISPA that could close down the open Internet and destroy our freedom to connect.

It’s time for us to reclaim the Internet. It’s time to declare our Internet freedom.

Lawmakers around the world must stand with us to protect the open Internet. And Internet users must be involved — from the start — in shaping policies that affect our experience online.

Add your signature to the Declaration of Internet Freedom today. Then tell the world why the open Internet matters to you.
http://act.freepress.net/sign/internetdeclaration/?source=confirmation
"




Captain Steak