Baha'i Temple

So Sorry!

Dear friends, teachers, and other random people who are reading this blog. I have been a terrible blogger. Please forgive me for my lack of posts, and I will try to make up for lost time!

Recent Happenings in The Universe

Haven't posted in a while. Let's get to the news, shall we?

• LHC
  The LHC, after years of wait, has disappointed people across the globe by failing to destroy the world. Fortunately, ther is still a good chance it could; they haven't even begun collisions inside it yet. But in all seriousness, this thing is completely safe and will not open a portal to hell.


• New iPods
  Am I the only one that things the new nano is not so great? The fat one was better. Speakers in the iPod Touch are a good improvement.


• Fringe
  New show by J. J. Abrams, AKA the guy who made Lost, starring a female government investigator, a mad scientist, his genius estranged son, and a multitude of mysteries loosely based in science. (Hence the title) My impression: Awesome. The world needs more pseudoscience, if only to counterbalance Mythbusters. You can check out the pilot here. (Warning: about the length of a feature film)

Thats all for today, and probably the next few months. Until then, just sit at your computer clicking refresh. RSS is for jerks.

AAHHHHHHH THE WORLD IS ENDING!!!!

Ok so i may be over exaggerating a bit but come on. If people on the internet say the world is ending, you cant help but be a little anxious yourself. I did however see on digg that the world may not actually end but who knows. so just in case, I'd like to thank our readers (HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA) how much fun (BAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH) we've had over the past 2 or so years. So (hopefully not) good bye world!
oh, i would also like to take this time to speak for all of the AKOKK bloggers when I say that our full support in the upcoming election is for Sen. Obama. if posts come after this stating there support for Ron Paul, its just your imagination and bad coke playing tricks on you.
God speed in surviving the apocalypse (don't forget your rifles and endless supplies of hot pockets!)
-K

Desktop

So I created a desktop background for all our wonderful readers.

You can download the high resolution version here. Notice you can upload photos to this album. This is so others can put desktops up there too. On that same page there is a version without text because Photoshop has this great new thing called layers and you should try them because they are really quite wonderful. The moon was rendered grayscale in Maya (3d modeling software). Everything else was Photoshop. As far as the space theme, not at all relevant to our blog except for the text. I figured it was a good explanation as to why there are so few posts on this blog, connection is spotty on distant planets.

Music Review

I'm BACKKKKK!
Yes it is true, I am back for good (hopefully), and i will be posting regularly in an effort to get more people (other than g-mans mom) to read the blog. So I am going to write weekly music reviews. This week...Girl Talk!!

Ok, so I know what most of you are thinking "What is this sh*t? The new Polly Pocket cell phone??" Well FYI its not. Girl Talk (or Gregg Gills) is a mash-up DJ who takes different parts of songs (i.e. lyrics, harmonies, etc.) and mixes them with other parts of different songs. Basically, it is amazing. He just came out with a new album titled Feed The Animals which you can buy directly from his myspace.

I strongly recommend downloading his music. This guy is really innovative and I can't wait till he comes to SF.

3 out of 4 Beatles.

Peace

How to Confuse an Idiot

It doesn't always load but its really funny.

Boom De Yada

I caught this video before it got a million views. Wont be too long though.

Fun

I love my Social Issues class.

And the reverse:

Why Do-It-Yourself is Better

I am Hated

I have recently been told that I am hated. This was a shocking news to me. I had no idea I was hated. I thought I was loved. After coming to terms with the fact that I was hated I needed to think of what to do with my life. So I am here to the blog. I need to get myself in order so I can not be hated. I want to be loved again. I think I am going to journey around the internet on an adventure to find myself.

I am sorry if my post has bored you, but I needed to post it so I could find why I am hated, and maybe become loved again. Please give me all your support. I will need it on my great journey.

Super Cool Cars!

http://www.raygoldmodels.com/

These cars are hot!

Someone on this site had to do it.

Inconspicuous

Have you noticed that the larger a vehicle is, the more suspicious it looks? Take for example, this car.
Fairly innocent looking. But this one is a different story:
Now we are getting creepy. What cargo could it be holding inside? There are, however, some exceptions to this rule.
Nothing suspicious about this truck at all. So remember kids, if you are trying to smuggle some illegal-type cargo across some country-type border, drive a Dunkin' Donuts-type truck.

More Excitement

Today I just got back home to find this. Thats right, an actual Homestar Runner game titled "Strongbad's Cool Game for Attractive People". Needless to say, I will figure out some way to play it. For a proper introduction to this game, see here.

Trogdor Live

Yes, this is real. The Brothers Chaps (creators of Homestar Runner) and some of their buddies put on a concert as the fictional band Limozeen. The lead singer gets posessed by Strongbad and much awesomeness ensues. See the other videos by this user. The whole concert is there, including some Limozeen and Sloshy songs.

Blog Month Failed

Blog Month is now officially over and Kael completely failed. How miserable. He needs to get better at his job, yes?

Deal or No Deal

You know what? I'm actually going to make a post about Deal or No Deal. I strongly dislike this show. This is not the fault of any of the creators of the program, but the contestants that somehow get on the show. None of them know anything about statistical probability. In fact, this is probably for a good reason. If only mathematicians were on the show, who would be making the money? Not the network. This leads me to believe the true problem is not the contestants, but the people in charge of picking the contestants. Ignoring these people, Deal or No Deal is one of the many practical applications for statistical probability. As Pseudar says, "It is one of the many practical applications for statistical probability." He also goes on to say he is referring to the algorithms used by the banker to decide the "deal". I have figured out these algorithms and reveal to you the great secret:
First, calculate the theoretical value of the suitcases left on the board. That is, the expected amount of money the person will win.
Then, pick a much, much lower number. This is the deal. If you are desperate, pick an only slightly lower number.
Lastly, wait for the contestant to win between $.01 and $5.00.
If you are the banker and are dealing with mathematicians or probability theorists, my best advice is to take the money, jump through the glass on a motorcycle, do a few donuts, team up with Jason Bourne, and flee the country.

Operation: DeathClaw

Operation: DeathClaw is beginning tonight. I think you all know what this means.

DeathClaw

Spread the word.

The Untethering, Pt. 2

It has now been exactly 165 hours since my internet was cut, and as promised, it has resumed. How did my experiment into technological separation go? As K-Rizzle predicted, I actually did cave in after only 2 days. However, 95% of my internet use during this past week was for school research purposes.

With my tap into the electronic global consciousness running dry, I had a whole lot of new time on my hands. As I stumbled out of my darkened room, a ray of sunlight hit my uncertain face. I picked up my sketchbook and my pen, and I set out to sketch the natural world. I'll post my drawings later.

I also slept much better.

On a much different note, someone named "Mulifuncional" posted a comment on our blog. He currently has a spanish language review of the latest inkjet printers. This first anonymous commentator who isn't secretly someone we know may become our key to internet fame, so let's not jeopardize it.

-Psuedar

What's the Deal?

So I screwed up the blog month thing. Whoops. Oh well. But honestly I don't have much to talk about. I would talk about all the dumbasses on Deal or No Deal, but you can't fit that on one blog post.
As far as Apple news, the iPhone SDK was released. I downloaded it and have been playing around with it and it is extremely powerful. People are saying that this will be huge for gaming; with the iPhone's touchscreen, tilt controls, and 3d graphics, I would have to say they are right. Plus, it is easy to develop for if you have developed for the Mac before. (Like me) And I assure you that Slopinator will be available for the iPhone come June, along with the new 2.0 desktop version.
I don't want to just talk about Apple crap, but I don't have anything witty at all to say. All I've been doing is playing this cool flash game called Shift 2. It's a cool negative space puzzle platformer. I basically just used every gaming term I know. Its great way to come up with game ideas. How else do you get "First-person physics based survival horror puzzle game"? If you want to play my custom Shift 2 level, just paste this into the level editor:
512116221152411AA0080421104121041210412104124222162211AA0050411C00104121041210412104126221162211AAAC10412104121041210412AAAC03411C0010412104121041210412AAAAAA020412AAAAAA02041233322AB72311AAAC2041233222A002311AAAB002041233122AAAB003041210412104121041213121AAAB001041210412104121041240421AC4210341153411A0104121041210412104124041210412604216042160421A09042110412104121041210412
Have fun with it.