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Wassup 2008 November 4, 2008

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wassup 2008:

wassup 2000:

idiocracy November 3, 2008

Posted by brandon in : politics, ramblings , 1 comment so far

being raised mormon has always left me with a certain ‘view’ of the mormon church. i left as soon as i was old enough to realize what a hypocritical joke it was. and it’s funny to see how little non-mormons know about the mormon church. even funnier is how little MORMONS themselves know about the mormon church.

all of that aside, i’ve never had a reason to really rally against and hate the mormon church. i’ve just been more along the lines of indifferent, as i really think all organized religion is a joke. that is, until prop8 came along.

prop8 is a ballot proposition in california to change the california constitution to ban all gay marriage.
read that again. and then again. yes – AMERICA is still that ignorant, closeminded, and full of bigotry and hatred. why shouldn’t same sex couple’s be allowed to marry? what makes them ANY different than anyone else? why should they be denied the same rights as everyone else?

that’s where religion steps in. religion brainwashes everyone into thinking that sme sex couples are EVIL and are destroying our country. and blah blah blah. etc. the mormon church has funded over 20 MILLION DOLLARS to try and get prop8 passed. because according to their leaders, ‘it is a direct commandment from god.’ take a look at www.protectmarriage.com and the open ignorance and hatred right on their website.

to see the mormon church actively trying to deny rights to regular everyday people and trying to force that into the government is very disturbing to me. mormonism has been elevated from just another stupid religion to a brainwashing, ignorant herd of bigots in my opinion. and yes i know this will offend some of you, but too bad, your religion has deeply offended me. while we as a race try to advance ourselves past petty issues like this, you like to drag us backwards and keep us there.

and on that note, i leave you with this gem:

no on prop8:
http://www.noonprop8.com
http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/1335

and here’s the opposite side of it:
http://protectmarriage.com

college at 23 years old. October 31, 2008

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so i finally broke down and dropped by the college to take my math placement test that i’ve been dreading….

i’m not ashamed to say that i couldn’t answer a single algebra question. i took algebra1 way back in 8th grade and didnt pay a damn bit of attention. same with algebra 2 in 9th grade.

it being 2008 now, and my 9th grade being back in 99-00, its been quite awhile.

which means….. yep. i get to take math 93! haha. introduction to algebra. then math95, algebra1. then math96, algebra2. and THEN math120, which is the only damn math class i need for my degree.

lesson to be learned? none whatsoever. because i still feel better than all of those kids who went straight to college out of highschool and either switched majors 5678 times before giving up after 6 years, or spent 40k on student loans for a degree they will never use.

i took the time to wait until i was ready to learn, and knew exactly what i want/need out of college.

kthxbye

internet television and the future October 27, 2008

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buliding brand loyalty September 29, 2008

Posted by brandon in : computers, ramblings , 3comments

so the other night i made a quick reference to the fact that i want an Ipevo webcamera…. it was a quick, hurried blog because i was busy, but very excited about having just learned of the Ipevo….

here’s a quick rundown:
640×480 @ 30fps
tiny!
and cheap! 39.99!

well, i didn’t get around to ordering mine that night, and was contemplating putting it off for awhile when i received the following comment on that blog: http://thatoneguynamedbrandon.com/2008/09/25/i-lold/#comments

wait, what?!

a company actually puts forth a little bit of effort to spend a few quality seconds with a customer/potential customer? that exists?! they actually want some feedback?! they are actually excited that I AM excited about their product?

Talk about a way to build brand/customer loyalty in the walmart day in age.

Kudos to you, Ipevo Team! Not only have you secured a customer for life, but you have succeeded in something far greater: making someone who doesn’t even own your product yet, tell all of their friends about what a great company you are.

For more information about Ipevo products and the company, check out http://www.ipevo.com/products/pov/pov_overview.htm

i lold September 25, 2008

Posted by brandon in : mysekrit, ramblings , 2comments

had a nice relaxing night…. got way into working on my new project: www.mysekrit.com! Hopefully it will launch this weekend!

spent the last few hours coding as well as hanging out in @siliconcalley’s ustream. some decent laughs tonight…

decided tomorrow im picking up an IPEVO web cam…. 640×480 @ 30fps for 30 dollars…. plus its great for skype…. so expect me on ustream tomorrow night! here’s a little linky

i was excited to blog a few minutes ago…. now i’ve lost my steam lol. until tomorrow!

todays lawl picture September 24, 2008

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Oh how I wish I could run my Computer Repair Business on this:

Sea Beaver September 23, 2008

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Is that a sea beaver I see?

Click for full size:

wow digg. just wow….. really? September 23, 2008

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what happened to getting actual news from digg?

its cool to see a panda [or other joke] once in awhile, 1095 diggs, and nothing but people complaining about it in the comments?

what’s wrong with this picture?

the twitter song September 17, 2008

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