http://blog.niola.net Technology, politics, gaming, food, music, movies, ramblings and other fun stuff. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:35:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last night I was up much later than I should be watching the news about the financial crisis that has been unfolding. And to be honest it made it hard for me to go to sleep. I do not work for a financial services company, nor do I ... http://blog.niola.net/2008/09/15/wheres-the-outrage/ It's a Tuesday morning, the weather sucks, the economy sucks, the country is in a mess and I saw the latest poll numbers - according to Gallup McCain is crushing Obama's support among independents now. Needless to say it has gotten my blood pressure up this morning. If you ... http://blog.niola.net/2008/09/09/red-states-ignorance-and-why-we-should-let-them-secede/ So tonight I went to do my usual monthly routine of skimming through my spam folders to make sure that there was nothing legit accidentally placed in there. This is far from an enjoyable task, especially on my Yahoo mail account which averages 8,000-12,000 spam emails per month - a ... http://blog.niola.net/2008/08/29/10-things-we-can-learn-from-spam/ This is part one of a series I am writing on what I would do if I were elected President of the United States. It is a hypothetical question you will often hear asked in social studies class, at debates, or at the dinner table - "What would you do ... http://blog.niola.net/2008/06/09/if-i-were-president-part-1/ It is 2008, and we find our nation once again fighting for it's independence - this time not from the tyranny of a king, but from the powerful, elite, special interests who have driven us to war, pillaged our treasury, and sold out our economy for their own personal ... http://blog.niola.net/2008/04/07/declaring-our-independence-endorsing-barack-obama/ So last night I listened to the State of the Union address (cannot bring myself to watch that idiot speak with all his smirking) and I found it to be just like the all the previous ones - full of the usual grandiose statements and lies. At least there was ... http://blog.niola.net/2008/01/29/a-response-to-the-state-of-the-union/ I have been an avid fan of real-time strategy games ever since the first time I played Dune II on my old Pentium 90 back in 1993 up through the now-legendary StarCraft. Building up a base, gathering resources, building and mobilizing armies and the rapid pace at which you have ... http://blog.niola.net/2007/12/30/review-command-conquer-3/ It is now near the end of 2007 the first year the democratic party has controlled both houses of congress since 1993 and a good time to evaluate the past year. I am not sure how to say this in a more kind and less offensive way so I am just ... http://blog.niola.net/2007/12/17/capitulation-its-whats-for-dinner/ It was a little over two years ago I made the "switch" to Apple for my main computer with the purchase of a G4 Mac mini and I have not really looked back. As a technologist, I pretty much keep my eyes open to every bit of technology out there. ... http://blog.niola.net/2007/11/28/two-years-as-a-mac-user/ Last night on CNN I saw this beauty of a report and now I found it on the web. After watching the report, and reading it on the web I am at a loss for words. So apparently if you are a woman who is gang-raped in Saudi Arabia, you are ... http://blog.niola.net/2007/11/20/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-these-people/