Ignore this blog. It is a personal link for me, go there if you want but i'm putting it here because I need somwehere to put it and i'm at TAFE so my favourites aren't with me.
http://www.philosophersnet.com/games/god.htm
30.11.08
The perils of Babel Fish Translator
Recently whilst trying to translate large slabs of Dutch into English (don't ask why, it's a secret) I discovered something awesome. Babel Fish Translator sucks, and the more you translate the funnier it gets. Here's a classic example:
"There was a man who lived in a yellow house. One day he decided to go and buy an apple from the store. As he walked along he met a woman who was driving a car. She stopped an gave him a lift. He bought his apple and then went home to enjoy it."
A fairly simple paragraph. Simple sentences, simple words. You'd think after being translated from English to French, to Italian, to German, to Dutch, to Spanish, to French again and then back to English it would resemble the original story...it doesn't:
"It has given a man who has lived in a yellow house. During a day it has d' ; to decide; an apple of the warehouse to buy to go. During the qu' ; it has gone the length meets to a woman who has lead a machine. It s' it is lead stopped. He has bought its apple and it has been returned then to the house for l' ; to think."
Heres another example:
"Once upon a time there lived a man named Jesus. One day Jesus decided he wanted to fulfill the great prophecy and go out to do the things the son of god would be expected to do. After a few years of ressurecting people and healing the sick he went to heaven."
To:
"Once in the period of the appointed person lived there of [iisus]. One day [iisus] of the certain qu' it wanted to realise the large prophecy, and from fact of the things will come out its [ozhidano], makes the son of the God. After a little the ressurectingsjahren peoples, and around itself from the patient to sound is at the Paradies."
So as you can see, don;t use Babel Fish Translator.
If you want to use Babel Fish Translator the link can be found here.
"There was a man who lived in a yellow house. One day he decided to go and buy an apple from the store. As he walked along he met a woman who was driving a car. She stopped an gave him a lift. He bought his apple and then went home to enjoy it."
A fairly simple paragraph. Simple sentences, simple words. You'd think after being translated from English to French, to Italian, to German, to Dutch, to Spanish, to French again and then back to English it would resemble the original story...it doesn't:
"It has given a man who has lived in a yellow house. During a day it has d' ; to decide; an apple of the warehouse to buy to go. During the qu' ; it has gone the length meets to a woman who has lead a machine. It s' it is lead stopped. He has bought its apple and it has been returned then to the house for l' ; to think."
Heres another example:
"Once upon a time there lived a man named Jesus. One day Jesus decided he wanted to fulfill the great prophecy and go out to do the things the son of god would be expected to do. After a few years of ressurecting people and healing the sick he went to heaven."
To:
"Once in the period of the appointed person lived there of [iisus]. One day [iisus] of the certain qu' it wanted to realise the large prophecy, and from fact of the things will come out its [ozhidano], makes the son of the God. After a little the ressurectingsjahren peoples, and around itself from the patient to sound is at the Paradies."
So as you can see, don;t use Babel Fish Translator.
If you want to use Babel Fish Translator the link can be found here.
13.11.08
Religious Discrimination - is it fair to fight back?
I'm a bit angry. Another week, another tale of religious discrimination coming out of the grand country the US of A. below is a number of websites i've found which are attempting to absolutly demolish all forms of religious discrimination in America. It is scary, occasionally funny and then just downright scary (if your child eats Count Chocula cereal he is a goth and devil worshipper). As far as I can see the main cause of religious discrimination comes from Christianity. Normally I wouldn't point fingers like this and I try to be all politically correct but right now i'm annoyed. The average American christian is a hardworking, honest individual. However there are over three hundred thousand who let nothing but hatred spew out of their mouths. Hatred and fear and pathetic whining about pointless things such as whose God is THE God. It doesn't matter until it is widespread and common, as it is now.
For the first time ever you will see my radical side on this blog. Fight back. We need to demolish this kind of thinking in the world. Three Hundred Thousand American Christians who feel hatred for "satanic' religions such as Islam, Buddhism, Wicca, neo-paganism, Sikhism and pretty much any other religion that is not Christian. So my question, what to do? Do we do the Jesus thing and turn the other cheek? Do we do the Crusades all over again and destroy as many of 'them' as possible? Or do we try a bit of Ghandi and do things peacefully?
I don't care who you are, what your religion is or what your beliefs are on this topic but please comment if you read this. I was attacked on the internet the other day because of my beliefs. i have received angry emails from stupid idiots who think they are going to save my soul. I know people who have been physically attacked because the expressed their beliefs to openly. It shouldn't be like this. It is sad and makes me ashamed to call myself human. A seventeen year old boy was hit in the face with a two kilogram block of ice from a esky because he was wearing a pentagram (if you don't know what that is go to the bottom of this page). Thats what happens when a non-christian goes to christmas carols.
As you can probably see my views on Christianiy are a bit...shady. I don't Christianity, it is an example of religion gone mad. If I offend you, sorry... Sometimes the truth hurts.
http://kimbers.bravepages.com/rblog/2004/07/discrimination-alert.html
For the first time ever you will see my radical side on this blog. Fight back. We need to demolish this kind of thinking in the world. Three Hundred Thousand American Christians who feel hatred for "satanic' religions such as Islam, Buddhism, Wicca, neo-paganism, Sikhism and pretty much any other religion that is not Christian. So my question, what to do? Do we do the Jesus thing and turn the other cheek? Do we do the Crusades all over again and destroy as many of 'them' as possible? Or do we try a bit of Ghandi and do things peacefully?
I don't care who you are, what your religion is or what your beliefs are on this topic but please comment if you read this. I was attacked on the internet the other day because of my beliefs. i have received angry emails from stupid idiots who think they are going to save my soul. I know people who have been physically attacked because the expressed their beliefs to openly. It shouldn't be like this. It is sad and makes me ashamed to call myself human. A seventeen year old boy was hit in the face with a two kilogram block of ice from a esky because he was wearing a pentagram (if you don't know what that is go to the bottom of this page). Thats what happens when a non-christian goes to christmas carols.
As you can probably see my views on Christianiy are a bit...shady. I don't Christianity, it is an example of religion gone mad. If I offend you, sorry... Sometimes the truth hurts.
See these links below. Visit them. Do it. now.
http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/christian/blfaq_viol_wicca.htm
http://kimbers.bravepages.com/rblog/2004/07/discrimination-alert.html
27.10.08
Halloween--A ploy to sell more candy or a legitimate holiday?
I was talking to somebody the other day (no names...Randy) who was of the opinion that Halloween was a shameless ploy by corporate America to sell lots of candy. This person (Randy) just wouldn't believe that Halloween is a legitimate holiday. Needless to say I crushed this person (Randy) with a solidly constructed arguement, my wit and sarcasm and my stunning good looks. Instead of providing you (Anonymous Internet Person) with the Solidly Constructed Arguement I was lazy and gave you this instead:
Halloween is a religous holiday in many different religions. In Christianity it is celebrated as All Saints Day, also celebrated by Bogans all round Australia as every Tuesday night.
*insert pause whilst you work out why that joke is funny, chuckle a bit, read on...*
In ancient and moderc Celtic traditions it is Samhain, the night the souls of the dead walk the earth.
In Mexico (Meh-Hi-Ko) it is celebrated as the Day of the Dead (the festival not the B-Grade horror movie... WOW! I am on fire tonight!)
And thats about it... Please note, nowhere in there did I write "Candy Companies" . So to that person (Randy) who didn't believe me when I said Halloween is a legitimate religous holiday: "Gringo"
And to you Anonymous Internet person: "Goodbye"
AUTHORS NOTE:
Yeah I just read what I wrote. Wow. Sorry's all I can really say. I'm committed to not editing my work except for spelling and grammer (and even then...) so well, sorry for writing such an incomprehensible piece of pointless diatribe.
Halloween is a religous holiday in many different religions. In Christianity it is celebrated as All Saints Day, also celebrated by Bogans all round Australia as every Tuesday night.
*insert pause whilst you work out why that joke is funny, chuckle a bit, read on...*
In ancient and moderc Celtic traditions it is Samhain, the night the souls of the dead walk the earth.
In Mexico (Meh-Hi-Ko) it is celebrated as the Day of the Dead (the festival not the B-Grade horror movie... WOW! I am on fire tonight!)
And thats about it... Please note, nowhere in there did I write "Candy Companies" . So to that person (Randy) who didn't believe me when I said Halloween is a legitimate religous holiday: "Gringo"
And to you Anonymous Internet person: "Goodbye"
AUTHORS NOTE:
Yeah I just read what I wrote. Wow. Sorry's all I can really say. I'm committed to not editing my work except for spelling and grammer (and even then...) so well, sorry for writing such an incomprehensible piece of pointless diatribe.
1.10.08
Why People Who Are'nt Interesting Should Shut The Hell Up
I don’t know if you’ve noticed this or not, but there is a new and insidious threat to society. This isn’t some religious nutcase from halfway across the world, nor is it punk kids and their satanic music, it isn’t even well off people driving in the city with 4WD Range Rovers. This is much worse because it directly affects me. I am talking about boring people who insist on telling boring stories, and partaking in boring activities like crochet and cataloguing things. They even have the innate ability to make even fun things such as life boring. The worse thing about them is they do not even realise how boring they are. A whole room of people could top themselves and they wouldn’t care, or notice. No, they would just keep on ploughing through an hour long story about their great grandchildren’s curtains. So, as a public service I decided to make a small list of things NOT to bring up in conversation:
· Tip number one: Your children, or children who are related to you. People seem to think that because I am a fellow human I want to hear about their children’s trip to the dentist. Trust me, I don’t. Most other people don’t either. So don’t bring it up unless it leads on to something more interesting. Here is an example of what not to do:
YOU: My child went to the dentist yesterday.
ME: Really, that’s so.... Really?
YOU: Yeah, turns out that he needed to get a filling done, and then we had to sit there for like....
ME: (Slowly goes into hibernation until you leave.)
A much better story would be:
YOU: My child went to the dentist yesterday.
ME: Really, that’s so.... Really?
YOU: Yeah, when we got there he was standing on the roof singing “What A Wonderful World” throwing chicken nuggets at the onlookers.
ME: (Actively listens throughout the remainder of
your story and then makes some amusing gaffe about prostate cancer.)
The overall thing to remember is: if your story is not interesting then do not tell it. People will hate you if you do. They will spread rumours about what you did with that pickle and then they will kick you in the spleen.
· Tip number two: People never cease to amaze me when they leave for a few minutes and then return and assume we are still talking about the same subject. They then plough headlong into a conversation about Honduras, assuming we are still talking about Rollerblades. The effect is similar to a head on collision between a Fiat and a tank. By the time you get to the driver of the Fiat it’s already to late to save them. This means that a good conversation about Honduras has been ruined by some buffoon who enters saying: “One time I fell over and kicked myself in the head with my rollerblades.” This is annoying, confusing, and most of all, boring. It means that you have to, for the sake of being polite, re-enter into conversation about rollerblades even though you have since moved on. The second moral of this story is don’t buy a Fiat. Unless it is a Panda. The Fiat Panda is quite possibly the most brilliant invention ever.
· Tip number three: Contrary to popular belief, not all jokes are funny. This is the same for people. Some people are very unfunny and must therefore never tell a joke, for if they do the joke is tainted and will never be funny again. People who tell an unfunny joke, or tell a funny joke in a way that makes it unfunny deserve to be bludgeoned with a watermelon. There is also a time and a place you do and don’t tell jokes. When Nelson Mandela got out of prison and became president he didn’t go over to the microphone and say: “So a priest, a rabbi and an aardvark all walk into a bar...”. Another prime example is at funerals. Now, there is no easy way to tell if you are one of the “Funny” people, or if you are a member of the “Unfunny” people. Have a conversation and drop a few jokes. If people laugh at you then you are funny. If people karate chop you in the lung, you are unfunny.
So there you have it. Three hot tips to not being boring. Lets recap:
· Don’t tell boring stories about boring topics.
· Don’t spontaneously burst into conversation about a completely new topic, and don’t leave and then return assuming the topic hasn’t changed. It has.
· Don’t tell unfunny jokes. If you are an unfortunate member of the “unfunny” group of homo sapiens, it is best if you don’t talk at all.
Follow this advice and you will find that people will actually like you, instead of just pretending to like you. You will also find that you will be punched in the face 30 percent less.
· Tip number one: Your children, or children who are related to you. People seem to think that because I am a fellow human I want to hear about their children’s trip to the dentist. Trust me, I don’t. Most other people don’t either. So don’t bring it up unless it leads on to something more interesting. Here is an example of what not to do:
YOU: My child went to the dentist yesterday.
ME: Really, that’s so.... Really?
YOU: Yeah, turns out that he needed to get a filling done, and then we had to sit there for like....
ME: (Slowly goes into hibernation until you leave.)
A much better story would be:
YOU: My child went to the dentist yesterday.
ME: Really, that’s so.... Really?
YOU: Yeah, when we got there he was standing on the roof singing “What A Wonderful World” throwing chicken nuggets at the onlookers.
ME: (Actively listens throughout the remainder of
your story and then makes some amusing gaffe about prostate cancer.)
The overall thing to remember is: if your story is not interesting then do not tell it. People will hate you if you do. They will spread rumours about what you did with that pickle and then they will kick you in the spleen.
· Tip number two: People never cease to amaze me when they leave for a few minutes and then return and assume we are still talking about the same subject. They then plough headlong into a conversation about Honduras, assuming we are still talking about Rollerblades. The effect is similar to a head on collision between a Fiat and a tank. By the time you get to the driver of the Fiat it’s already to late to save them. This means that a good conversation about Honduras has been ruined by some buffoon who enters saying: “One time I fell over and kicked myself in the head with my rollerblades.” This is annoying, confusing, and most of all, boring. It means that you have to, for the sake of being polite, re-enter into conversation about rollerblades even though you have since moved on. The second moral of this story is don’t buy a Fiat. Unless it is a Panda. The Fiat Panda is quite possibly the most brilliant invention ever.
· Tip number three: Contrary to popular belief, not all jokes are funny. This is the same for people. Some people are very unfunny and must therefore never tell a joke, for if they do the joke is tainted and will never be funny again. People who tell an unfunny joke, or tell a funny joke in a way that makes it unfunny deserve to be bludgeoned with a watermelon. There is also a time and a place you do and don’t tell jokes. When Nelson Mandela got out of prison and became president he didn’t go over to the microphone and say: “So a priest, a rabbi and an aardvark all walk into a bar...”. Another prime example is at funerals. Now, there is no easy way to tell if you are one of the “Funny” people, or if you are a member of the “Unfunny” people. Have a conversation and drop a few jokes. If people laugh at you then you are funny. If people karate chop you in the lung, you are unfunny.
So there you have it. Three hot tips to not being boring. Lets recap:
· Don’t tell boring stories about boring topics.
· Don’t spontaneously burst into conversation about a completely new topic, and don’t leave and then return assuming the topic hasn’t changed. It has.
· Don’t tell unfunny jokes. If you are an unfortunate member of the “unfunny” group of homo sapiens, it is best if you don’t talk at all.
Follow this advice and you will find that people will actually like you, instead of just pretending to like you. You will also find that you will be punched in the face 30 percent less.
29.9.08
Why the Matrix was right
It's been a while since I wrote anything of substance on this blog. But I'll change that here by writing an article so awesome it will explode your head.
In the next few lines I am going to make you stop and say 'wow'. I will literally tear apart the fabric of time and space and single handedly destroy all matter. How? Well, I am going to, with the help of my alter ego Paddy O'Carrington reveal a startling revelation. One which beats all those boring revalations made in the Bible. I am going to show why the Matrix was right about reality.
INT. LOUNGEROOM - DAY
In the next few lines I am going to make you stop and say 'wow'. I will literally tear apart the fabric of time and space and single handedly destroy all matter. How? Well, I am going to, with the help of my alter ego Paddy O'Carrington reveal a startling revelation. One which beats all those boring revalations made in the Bible. I am going to show why the Matrix was right about reality.
INT. LOUNGEROOM - DAY
PADDY is sitting on the couch. Ben walks in.
PADDY:
Oh, hi Ben. How are you?
BEN: Shut up and listen.
PADDY:
Excuse me?
(BEN slaps PADDY)
BEN:
Shh.
PADDY:
Okay.
BEN:
I just had an efinapy.
PADDY:
A what?
BEN:
An efinapy.
PADDY:
I... I... a what?
BEN:
Efinapy. Are you deaf or just stupid.
PADDY:
I'm Irish.
BEN:
Oh.
PADDY:
Do you mean epiphany?
BEN:
No. Maybe.
PADDY:
Go on.
BEN:
Yeah. I just realised that all the world is false. A fake. A giant con.
PADDY:
And how did you figure that?
BEN:
Phisolophy.
PADDY:
Do you mean... oh never mind.
BEN:
I used logic.
PADDY:
Good for you.
BEN:
Mmm. You see:
Reality is what we perceive
Everybody perceives reality different
Therefore there can be no "One" reality, or the 'real' reality
PADDY:
Far out.
BEN:
Yeah baby. I just disproved life.
(PADDY claps appreciatively)
So there you go. I just proved reality is a false concept. Bet Einstein never did that. Bumming on with all his voodoo and Quasars and Quantum theory. All of it is simply his perception of the universe.
When i feel like it i'll post a article which explains what to do about this reality concept. If it is true then it would explain all kinds of funky stuff. More on that later but.
Aloha
(the goodbye aloha not the hello aloha. Now why are you still here. Go away. Shoo. Goodbye. Thank God I thought you'd never leave.)
26.9.08
23.9.08
halloween
It's Halloween soon, 38 days at the time of me writing this. For me its an excuse to write about spooky shit and draw pictures of monsters. Below is Evil Joe and Ricky Bob. My first attempt at Halloween-Art.
Woo-oooo-ooooo
Did it just get cold in here?
2.9.08
Cats
Why do cat lovers insist on spruking on about how good cats are and about how cats are so much better than dogs. A cat won't come when called, a cat won't save little Johnny from falling down the well and most of all a cat won't tell you that there is a malignant, cancerous growth on your spine. A dog will.
Recent studies show that dogs can smell cancer, like drugs, so be careful if you have cancer and travel via airports or you might get arrested for smuggling dope.
Now if a dog can diagnose you with cancer, save you from a house fire and then still have time to run and stop Escobar from smuggling heroin into the country why do cat lovers still believe cats are better. Cats curl up and sleep, wake up and eat, and then curl up and sleep again. Occasionally they wander over, meow until you pay attention to them and then curl up on the book you were reading and go to sleep. A dog does none of this. It comes when it's called and goes away when it is told. Cat lovers say this is because it is stupid. And cats are independent and proud. Codswallop. What sounds stupider to you? A dog that can learn a language and commands... or a cat that has a bath by licking itself?
And if a dog is so stupid for following orders what does that say about people. We obey metal signs for gods sake! Inanimate, unmoving, stickfigures smoking, or falling off a cliff or crossing the road. Humans are possibly the most evolved species on earth today, and dogs can do much of what we do. Sleep, eat, wander around ailmlessly and then obey whatever command is thrown at them. Blind, uncaring obedience.
Therefore:
Obedience + Dogs = Humans
Obedience + Cats = well... lets not go there
Recent studies show that dogs can smell cancer, like drugs, so be careful if you have cancer and travel via airports or you might get arrested for smuggling dope.
Now if a dog can diagnose you with cancer, save you from a house fire and then still have time to run and stop Escobar from smuggling heroin into the country why do cat lovers still believe cats are better. Cats curl up and sleep, wake up and eat, and then curl up and sleep again. Occasionally they wander over, meow until you pay attention to them and then curl up on the book you were reading and go to sleep. A dog does none of this. It comes when it's called and goes away when it is told. Cat lovers say this is because it is stupid. And cats are independent and proud. Codswallop. What sounds stupider to you? A dog that can learn a language and commands... or a cat that has a bath by licking itself?
And if a dog is so stupid for following orders what does that say about people. We obey metal signs for gods sake! Inanimate, unmoving, stickfigures smoking, or falling off a cliff or crossing the road. Humans are possibly the most evolved species on earth today, and dogs can do much of what we do. Sleep, eat, wander around ailmlessly and then obey whatever command is thrown at them. Blind, uncaring obedience.
Therefore:
Obedience + Dogs = Humans
Obedience + Cats = well... lets not go there
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