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I think the "real" halfbakery is still halfbaking away, but the server is not easily accessible at this time.]]> General http://kunarion.com/users/amoskito/index.php?itemid=24 Sat, 3 May 2008 00:42:22 -0500 http://kunarion.com/users/amoskito/index.php?itemid=23
Lifeless Limericks
Half-Mensa
Re-entry Fried Chicken
Equal-Sized Corn Bread
Bimetallic Teaspoon
miserable buddha
Propane fueled video display
Douglas Adams Exercise Incentivizer
Follow Now Me
Wordy Watch
Burglar Botherer
Big wave ejecto pack
First Read]]> General http://kunarion.com/users/amoskito/index.php?itemid=23 Sun, 3 Feb 2008 13:11:59 -0600 http://kunarion.com/users/amoskito/index.php?itemid=21 Mostly Lame Halfbakery Taglines". But they are mostly suitable taglines. So I've typed a list of truly rejectable taglines. They'd still all be great to use, but don't hold your breath...All aboard the monkey train!

I am sorry about my gramma.

Could you run faster than a plan?

I can not believe my eyes totally.

Who needs a light saber when you have a safety pin?

Look at the head on that!

You are making a mystery of my life!

I wouldn't want that swimming up my urethra.

It's weird, why there have no milk?

Can you identify which one is rabbit?

Would like a bowl of noodle cooler? It's just like this.

It is so cute. It visualizes the real phenomenon.

Do what I say, not say what I do.

This kind of cow is only made in Iraq.

Are you a idiot?

Have a great coup!

The biggest mouth is the world.

Math is ruined!

I like eating in a dog way.

Mom, someboby kick my face!

Funny expression when injection.

These imagination is so fantastic!

Come on. Do you gain some fish?

Firing into the wrong flock.

I'm Jackson! I'm rock'n'roll king!

The daily updated delicious dinner for your humours sense.

I'm a happy bear. I reside in a wonderful place. Men dream of this place.

I'm just a dog up side down.

We are the present on Christmas day!

You are a bad man ! Bite you! Bite you!

My bingy is chopping block. I can chop meat on my bingy!

Do you have something wrong in your brain?

You can print and paste it on your clothes and then fall asleep in the subway.

A real mouse just lives in a computer mouse.

How lovely a baby, how lovely a president, just like every one of us.

It's a very marvellous creativity!

STOP! Don't move! You are the only turkey on Thanksgiving Day!

I bet that it's a most appetitive food beyond the memory of men.

Help! Help! I cannot be the condiments of the soup!

Sorry for the inconvenient.

This is a tragedy of wrinkly! Dawn it!

The bears in the forest are leading a morden life.

I'm a cleanly pig. Do you love me?

Oh, my God! My tail is catching fire!

An addiction for surfing.

If you don't have time and money to adopt a real dog, you can have a dog of Banana.

Tango might be a good idea.

What's the feeling to kiss a lizard?

After a clam comes the storm.

You take a walk with your dog, but granny is walking with her leopard.

The rats are going mad about javelin-throwing!

This is a real big talent the fat man has.

Your wealth will be made like a bald-headed poisonous male snake with two black spots over the eyes.

Error with mushrooms.

I have spoken.]]> General http://kunarion.com/users/amoskito/index.php?itemid=21 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:54:49 -0600 http://kunarion.com/users/amoskito/index.php?itemid=20 I saw The Blair Witch Godzilla yesterday. It's got lots of destruction, and I found it to be rated just "1-P" (a very exciting movie might require as many as 2-P, depending on cola size, how irresistable the current scene is, and movie length). It's filmed in "Jiggle-Cam", which you have 20 minutes to get accustomed to, before the rampage starts. I just wish the characters would stop saying "this is a terrible thing" -- I felt like hollering to the screen "It's not so bad!"

The special effects are great, as with most newer sci-fi movies. There was no continuous cussing, as there was with Blare Witch. There are some intense action moments, and blurry gore (bloody people you might see on CSI). Most of the frights made me think "Wow, you don't see that every day!", although my main reaction was "I don't know what's happening, but it seems to be scary". Although it was "filmed on a personal camcorder", the sound is fantastic -- you don't often get that audio range without professional sound equipment. I won't say more about what was causing all the havoc, in case you've been working hard to avoid finding out the extremely thin plot, in which case you need to stop reading these reviews immediately. I went to the first show on Friday, since I knew it would help preserve any surprise.]]> General http://kunarion.com/users/amoskito/index.php?itemid=20 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:09:27 -0600 http://kunarion.com/users/amoskito/index.php?itemid=19
International Geek Exchange
halfbaker eye
Nudge-Nudge
Firefly Call
Synchronized Audio Convergence
Earth Disco Ball Days

Those, and most of the others, are great because of thoughtful, interesting, often hilarious replies. With that, the ideas themselves are irrelevant.]]> General http://kunarion.com/users/amoskito/index.php?itemid=19 Wed, 9 Jan 2008 23:07:11 -0600 http://kunarion.com/users/amoskito/index.php?itemid=18 On CNN American Morning with Paula Zahn there was an interview about "eye sunburns", and CNN Anchor Daryn Kagan had this to say:

"It's also a problem for skiers, because light reflects off of the sun. So the answer is, you need to protect your eyes when you're out in the sun in the same way that you need to protect your skin."
The transcript is here: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0207/05/ltm.02.html

That's right, light reflects off the sun. Watch out for those reflections! Always turn off the light when you leave a room.]]> General http://kunarion.com/users/amoskito/index.php?itemid=18 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:14:07 -0600 http://kunarion.com/users/amoskito/index.php?itemid=17
We could sure use a guy similar to “Michael Moore”, but who would use his powers for good instead of evil. Where Michael Moore would “get back at the company” for noisy car alarms, this new person would get back at the individuals who are too inconsiderate to keep their false-alarm cars quiet. I’ve seen “Penn & Teller” debunk some myths and scams, and that’s a good start. But where is the guy I could contact, to get some punks put in their place, on national TV?Here’s a real-world example, one of many I can come up with right off the top of my head: “Tuner Cars” with noisy exhausts are driven in and out of the residential neighborhood where I live. In fact, it’s my third consecutive move to a place that turns out to have window-shattering noise produced by inconsiderate clods. Yet now I’m within city limits, where tough laws exist (and are not enforced) -- laws which should prevent any such assaults by these thugs. Sure, The Police have better things to do. Even at their worst (said crime and prescribed penalty), the offender gets a small fine and nothing else. That’s where the new Sweet Justice guy comes in. Before you begin, call the police (as an “ordinary citizen” with no real power is required to do), and film how ineffective (even counter-productive) this is at stopping the noise. Kind of a Bad Cops show. Even include city officials, to give them a fair shake. But they’ll look pretty pathetic when we’re done with them, and rightfully so.

And now it’s time for the fun to begin – your unique Special-Attention Plan. Let’s give the thugs way too much attention. We know they want to attract attention with their radical noisy cars, so let’s put them in the spotlight. A big bright set of spotlights, and a large film crew tracking them down the road -- on their entire trips, all day and all night. On video, with a running commentary. Have streets lined with people cheering as they pass, ala Flash Mobs. People holding balloons, flags, and signs, with large poster photos of the cars and tag numbers. And have large marquees displaying the entry and exit times of each car. Do as much along these lines as you can get away with. This could fill one episode, in documentary style. Edit the whole thing to show how worthless the "authorities" are, and how foolish the Tuner Car clowns are. This could easily create a wave of positive change, actually solving problems that would otherwise never be fixed. Be sure to follow up, to show what’s happened since the filming.

Each show would attack a nuisance (illegal to perpetrate) that’s been “above the law”, growing worse while being ignored. The honest, decent citizens couldn’t get action, and now it’s a huge problem. Don’t fixate on “noisy cars” (as I said, it’s only an example) -- I could make a list of problems that could be solved in similar creative ways – a list that would keep you in business filming for years. Many would be done on a much smaller scale. Once you get started, offer a phone-in hotline for endless suggestions.

Most of these shows will get under the skin of some low-lifes in our society, and shine an uncomfortable “spotlight” of truth. The show's host, a hypothetical, honest, decent, red-blooded American, will need the fortitude and resources to stand up to the scum, and smack them down.]]> General http://kunarion.com/users/amoskito/index.php?itemid=17 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:06:47 -0600 http://kunarion.com/users/amoskito/index.php?itemid=10 RiffTrax.com makes MP3 audio tracks that sync with DVD movies. They're funny commentaries, "kinda like like Mystery Science Theater 3000". If you're familiar with MST3K, you may recognize some of the people who do the voices on RiffTrax. There's a catalog of Riffs to download, but what if you're in a shop that sells used videos, and want to buy a DVD that works with RiffTrax? I couldn't find a decent list, so I typed one! Unless otherwise specified in the list, get the Theatrical Version of the movie (not a Director's Cut or Extended Version).These DVDs work with RiffTrax. Be sure to pick the correct version, and "NTSC" if you're in the U.S.

300
Aeon Flux
Battlefield Earth (2000, starring John Travolta)
The Bourne Identity
Casino Royale (2006, starring Daniel Craig)
Cocktail
Crossroads (2002, starring Britney Spears)
Daredevil (2003, Theatrical Release)
Eragon
Fantastic Four (2005)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
The Fifth Element
Firewall
Glitter (2001, starring Mariah Carey)
Grey’s Anatomy: Season One, Episodes 1 & 2
The Grudge (Theatrical Release)
Halloween (1978)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Heroes (Episodes 1 and 2)
Independence Day (Theatrical Version)
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996, Unrated Directors Cut)
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Theatrical Release)
Lost Season 1 Pilot Episode
The Matrix
Missile to the Moon (1958, the Legend Films release)
Nestor the Long Eared Donkey
Next (2007)
Night of the Living Dead (1968, not compatible with “cheap-o versions”)
Over The Top
Plan 9 From Outer Space (Image DVD)
Predator
Point Break
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Reign of Fire (2002)
Road House
Spider-Man (2002)
Star Trek Generations
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (2-Disc Special Edition)
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars Holiday Special (an old TV special, it was not on DVD)
Terminator 3
Top Gun (1986, starring Tom Cruise)
Transformers
Troll 2
The Wicker Man: Unrated Version (2006, starring Nicolas Cage)
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971, starring Gene Wilder)
X-Men (2000, starring Hugh Jackman)
XXX (Widescreen Special Edition DVD)

While you're at it, check this out:
Chad Vader Does RiffTrax
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmrqfUuGHkY
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I live in the vicinity of Atlanta, Georgia. My interests and hobbies include computers, electronics, hiking, photography, metal-detecting (treasure hunting), fossils, travel, aviation, and movies.

Since joining a fun web site called "the halfbakery", I've made a couple of entries there. The rules of the halfbakery limit discussions and off-topic posts. That's the main reason for this place -- I can type stuff here. This blog isn't part of the halfbakery, it's just my own fan site, and may feature ramblings unrelated to anything.

I translate -- or more accurately, "transliterate" -- some Internet posts. If you have trouble typing in plain English, I can fix the text for you. It's a little hobby of mine.

The option for "Visitor Comments" is not currently active. Sorry, you can't type replies into my Blog. If you have the urge to respond, first figure out how to contact me, and email your comment.

AMOS K170 is an automated sentient processor. It was built in 3935 by Orcor Data, and is currently in a fixed orbit 1000km above the surface of Xeos. It transmits a radial time stream to many star systems, and has level 12 turing, with multiple redundant circuits. It can directly access network data as early as 1979, for both input and output. It has been in continuous operation for 75,000 years.]]> General http://kunarion.com/users/amoskito/index.php?itemid=3 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:07:02 -0600