God Bless Motherfucking America, Dammit. Also, God bless my massive motherfucking S.U.V.
posted by opus at
3:39 PM
My Latest Brilliant Scheme
Friendster is fun, but now that I've got 100+ people on my friendster list, slogging through trying to meet new friends can be a pain. I'm connected to over 800,000 people, after all. I need a way to narrow it down.
So here is my new brilliant idea. It would be a web site like Friendster, but instead of just using Friends as methods of connectivity, it would use everything. All of your attributes. Where you live, your hobbies, your favorite music. It would jumble those all up and spit out people most like yourself. Using some algorythm or something.
You could also set it to make sure it only found, say, 20something females in Miluakee who like Herb Albert & the Tijuana Brass. But mostly the matching would be done behind the scenes, so you'd click on a button and it would factor in all of your degrees of connectivity and give you a response.
So... venture capitalists... wanna give me a couple million to develop this puppy?
--opus
posted by opus at
1:06 PM
Some guy beats Super Mario 3 in 11 minutes. This person is the hero of the 13 year old me.
posted by opus at
12:44 PM
Dick Cheney's Hunting Trip was like shooting fish in a barrel. Except, more literally, it was like shooting birds that could not escape. 70 of them.
Okay, in some small, weird part of my brain I can understand the allure of hunting. Not that I'd ever want to do it, mind you, but the idea of providing your own meal, tapping into some primal instinct... I get it. For some places in the country, it's a way of life, and if it's done safely it's ok.
But to get 70 birds, trapped, and just pick 'em off? What the fuck is that? That's like playing basketball with a golf ball. Sure you're gonna get it in the basket more, but is it any fun?
There are certain things is pays to put in extra work to do, Mr. Vice President. Like hunting. Or, say, Foreign Policy. Do a little extra, it'll be worth it, I promise.
posted by opus at
10:16 AM
GunSmarty - if you need to get a gun, remember to get a racist gun.
posted by opus at
7:13 PM
Are you pondering what I'm pondering, Pinky? I think so, Brain, but...
posted by opus at
7:23 PM
Worf Sat On My Couch
Last night, my roommates threw a dinner party. Apparently they have a regular thing, once a month, with a group of friends. Everybody brings a dish, they eat, talk, swap recipies. It all seems suspiciously grown-up sounding. Last night it was their turn to host, so I was sucked into the Dinner Party Vortex.
The people were all very nice, charming folks, I just don't think I'm cut out for dinner parties. Small talk, mingling, all that... it just doesn't appeal to me at all. And since I was already an outsider in this group, it was even worse.
Oh, and the guy who played "Worf" on Star Trek was there. He sat on my couch. That's sorta weird.
I have a theory that as we grow older, we begin to try on adult behaviors. We wear adult clothing, throw adult dinner parties, talk about adult subjects. At first, we do it because it's funny - Look, I'm wearing a house dress and throwing a dinner party! Then eventually the habits take root and they're second nature. People don't grow up, they just forget how to be kids.
--opus
posted by opus at
3:36 PM
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