Do the Republocrats running our plutocracy make you so sick you don’t want to vote for either major political party? Do you think we’ll all be better off if we vote for anyone other than Obama or McCain? If that’s what will be driving your political pulse as you head to the polls this fall, please reconsider.

You want small government and an end to war? Here’s $500 BILLION reasons that’s not going to happen anytime soon. If you want your Nader, or Paul, or whomever is the preferred politico, please reconsider what your vote will mean.

Do you want a symbolic “stick it to them” vote? Are you supporting a third-party because you really think your guy or gal will win? Do you want to disconnect from the political process altogether by NOT voting?

I support small government, but I expect the government to be capable enough to help out during emergencies.

I support lower taxes, but I expect lower taxes to benefit all people.

I support our President, but I expect our President to work with the other branches of government to make things better for all Americans.

If you’re considering a protest vote, I implore you to consider a historic vote. Make this year the first time in the history of your life and in our nation that you do not vote for a wealthy, white, man. Wealthy, white men have been at the helm for over two-hundred years now. It’s time to rock the world.

Think about it as the summer goes on. This campaign will get ugly. The lies will fly and the one thing they all want you to do is get disenchanted with the process so you don’t vote. If they can keep the folks away from the polls, then they only need to convince ~20% of the undecided voters to vote for their guy or not vote at all.

This election is too important to protest, it’s too critical to ignore. Another eight years of McCain carrying on Bush’s legacy and we will all be annexed by Canada. At least then we would have a viable health care system.

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This is about two minutes long. If anyone knows any of the history of this stunt, feel free to post. If not, just enjoy the vid!

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There is an odd line in the game review of Star Wars: the Force Unleashed over at the Wired.com blog. The author states,
“I don’t know much about Star Wars.”

I was taken aback. How the hell could they expect someone who is a self-admitted Star Wars Noob review this game? Are they seriously suggesting that it is OK for some jerk who doesn’t care about Star Wars to get a copy in advance, and then gets to offer opinions to the world on the game?

Oh hell no. That is not a good idea, that is a slap in the face.

Am I fanboi? Probably. But whether or not I am doesn’t matter. What does matter is some flippant jerk got to review this game for the entire world and he doesn’t really give two-cents about the Star Wars fanbois across the globe!

I am also a Lucas Arts fanboi. I have played a variety of games from back in the 1990s up until now. I have several opinions about the good, the bad, and the laggy. I have opinions about why some games were better than others, and why I skipped some titles altogether. (Mostly drunkenness).

I don’t generally flame how a company decides to do business, but the Star Wars franchise is just that, a franchise. Even if they secretly mock us behind closed doors while sipping latte and eating their granola bars, they could at least assign this gaming topic to someone who has at least a little consideration for the fanbois. That would be far, far better than some fly-by-night hack who can’t tell a Wookie from a Wendigo.

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The kilogram has been a standard for over a century now. While some countries are reluctant to adopt it (along with the entire metric system) as a standard, scientists in the U.S along with scientists in Italy, Belgium, and Japan will be trying to calculate the exact number of atoms in recently created spheres designed as an effort to redefine the kilogram.

While there are a ton of testicular jokes one could make about the international scientific community working together to create a perfect set of balls, it is refreshing that old nuclear technology can be adapted for peaceful endeavors instead of being stashed away for some future war. The article goes on to state that a measure of energy would produce the most accurate result for a kilogram and is a brief but interesting read.

Drive on dear scientists! The world needs you!

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