Optimus Tactus, the next big keyboard idea from Art.Lebedev Studio

 

I want one of this suckers if they ever come out.

 

Here's the next forward-thinking keyboard idea from the Art.Lebedev Studio—this Optimus Tactus is a keyboard that has no keys. Along with its touchscreen substituting for physical keys comes flexibility, giving you choices of how big those graphic keys can be. When you're not typing, you can even substitute a video screen instead of the images of keys in front of you.

Not a real product yet, this is a design concept from Art.Lebedev, with no pricing or release date attached thus far. That might mean a long wait for such an innovative keyboard, if the company's Optimus Maximus keyboard is any indication. That one's been in the works for nearly two years, and is just now in the pre-order stage. We really like this design, but we're not holding our breath waiting for it to be available.

Via Art.Lebedev Studio

Man Chugs Entire Bottle Of Vodka Rather Than Turn It Over To Airport Security [Bad Idea]

This is something I would had done...I love me some Grey Goose Vodka.

 

Here's a bad idea:

A 64-year-old man was trying to get past airport security with a 2-liter bottle of vodka, and, rather than surrender the bottle or pay an extra fee to check his carry-on baggage—he chugged the entire thing.

He was soon unable to stand or walk, and had to be taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for alcohol poisoning.

Man chugs liter of vodka in airport security line [MSNBC] (Thanks, Douglas!)
(Photo:Brittany G)

Best Buy threatens blogger over someone else's parody shirts

 

Hey Best Buy I am blogging about it also....I want my own letter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BestBuy sent a cease and desist letter to blogger Scott Beale (Laughing Squid) for having had the audacity to blog news that prankster/comedy troupe Improv Everywhere selling t-shirts that were a parody of the Best Buy brand. Whether or not the parody is legally in the clear is one matter, but Best Buy nastygramming Beale for simply blogging about it -- not selling the shirts or participating directly? IANAL, but seems *way* out of line. Above, the parody logo that appeared on the t-shirts in question.

Best Christmas Movie Quote

"What a cheap, lying, no good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, bloodsucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-assed, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey shit he is!   Hallelujah! Holy shit! Where is the Tylenol?"

Movie: Christmas Vacation

First Thanksgiving in Olympia, Washington

Cool Connie and I had out first Thanksgiving together this past week and it was great.  I think I just eat enough turkey to last me about 5 years.  We eat at Connie's sister's house on Thursday, and we had our own Turkey on Saturday with some of our friends. 

I also cooked my first Cream Cheese Flan, Damn it came out good.  I love cooking.  No I didn't buy a flan mix at the store, I made it from scratch.  :-)

The Mist

 

We just finish watching the movie "The Mist" and I must say i was impress by the movie, some of the characters were a little out there, but for the most the movie was great. It has all the great things a good horror movie should have.  Things that i have mist in horror movies.  A good start a great middle, and  an end that you won't believe.  I recommend it. 

Dollar Tree Chew Toy Kills Reader's Dog [Complaints]

I am sorry this is one of the reasons I never buy anything from dollar stores.  Yeah there stuff is cheap, but where did it come from?, who made it?, what was it made with?.   

LeAnn writes:

On Friday, November 16, 2007, my dog, Catfish, died. Catfish died from ingesting a toy I bought her from the Dollar Tree. This was a dog toy by "Paws N Claws", called a "Chase and Fetch Chew Toy". It was a plastic boomerang distributed by Greenbrier International Inc. from Chesapeake, Virginia.

Here is an account of how things happened...

When I purchased this boomerang, there was no label on it. Catfish enjoyed this toy, so when it got old, I bought another, and later, a third one. None of these toys had any labels on them. I noticed that Catfish chewed off pieces of the toy, but did not think she was ingesting those pieces. I would find lots of parts of the toy chewed up laying around the house. She had obviously discarded them. I would pick them up and throw them away.

On Thursday, November 8, 2007, I woke up to my dog crying. I got up, and there was vomit everywhere. Some of the piles of vomit had blood in them. The vomit was a deep brown liquid. I called my vet and was told not to feed her for 24 hours. I did that. She was constantly shaking badly, and would hide under tables and chairs. The next day, Catfish was still sick. She was no longer vomiting, but she would not drink any water, was not interested in eating, and was still shaking and hiding. She just seemed really ill, so I called the vet again. The vet suggested feeding her some white rice and boneless, skinless chicken breast. I cooked these things, but Catfish did not want it. During the course of the day, I got her to eat a tiny bit of it. That evening, she threw it all up. I made an appointment for the next day, Saturday, at the vet. That day, the vet pulled some pieces of the plastic boomerang from Catfish's rectum. We all hoped that that was the answer. However, Catfish continued to shake terribly, and still refused to eat and drink. Monday morning, I took Catfish back to the vet. The vet was able to pull another piece of this toy from her rectum. These pieces of toy were extremely sharp and pointy. I knew that these were parts of the boomerang, because of the color, texture, and the fact that all of her other toys were intact. The vet had me purchase some items for Catfish- a nutrition paste, and another paste intended to lubricate the digestive track making it easier for defecation. However, Catfish remained ill. She was still refusing to eat, and I had to force water into her mouth with a syringe. An appointment was made for Thursday the 15th for exploratory surgery. The vet opened Catfish's intestines and stomach. Lots of the toy was found. Parts of her stomach were necrotic, and the vet sutured them. There was a massive amount of scar tissue on Catfish's insides. The vet recommended that I leave Catfish with her until at least Saturday, however Catfish did not make it that long. The vet took Catfish home with her that evening, but on Friday morning she died. The doctor said the toy may have been toxic and gotten in her bloodstream, however, the death may have been due to the extreme scar tissue.

We buried Catfish Friday morning.

I have all of my receipts from the vet, as well as a bag full of the toy that was in my dog's stomach. I have since been back to the Dollar Tree to purchase an identical toy. I mentioned that the toys that I purchased had no labels on them- This time, I dug through the toys thinking that surely there must be a label stating who made the toy, etc. After tossing aside 5 boomerangs with no label, I finally found 1 with a label. It is a piece of paper that easily slides off. While this paper did have a warning about supervising your dog while it plays with any toy, this warning was not provided to me when I purchased not only 1, but all 3 boomerangs.

I bought Catfish this toy because I wanted her to be happy. I wanted her to play and have fun. I never ever thought that I was killing my dog. If I had not bought this toy, my dog would be with me today.

Catfish was an excellent dog. A few months ago, a man tried to break into my apartment, but was scared off by Catfish. Less than a week later, that man was arrested for breaking into another apartment and sexually assaulting a woman. That is one example of how Catfish was everything you could want from a dog.

Unfortunately, to find out whether or not the toy is toxic would take way more money than I have to spend. I paid a great deal of money trying to make my dog well. No amount of money will ever comfort me. However- someone should pay for the death of my best friend. No other dog or dog owner should ever go through this. I want these toys taken off the shelves of every store. And I'd like for everyone involved in the selling of this toy to know how devastated and crushed I am by the loss of my poor dog.

Thanks for your time,
LeAnn Waters

Your story literally brought tears to my eyes. I'm truly sorry for your loss, and thank you for sharing your painful story. We hope you also send a copy of this letter to Dollar Tree, Greenbier, and the CPSC.

Please don't buy your pets cheap plastic toys from dollar discount stores. If they're gnawing toys into shards, it's possible for those shards to get lodged in your pet's digestive track and possibly kill them.

Couple Loses 25% Of Property To Litigious Neighbors [Lawsuits]

This is some fucked up shit, now you can't let your neighbor party in your backyard.  They might sue you and you might loose your backyard.

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An interesting property rights trial was held in my hometown of Boulder, Colorado, and the entire city is buzzing about it.

Here's the short version: Twenty-three years ago, Don and Susie Kirlin bought an undeveloped lot down the street from their home on the outskirts of Boulder. The property was adjacent to Edith Stevens and Richard McLean's home.

Stevens and McClean landscaped their own property in such a way that it became convenient to trespass on the Kirlin's lot to access their own backyard. Stevens and McClean created paths on the Kirlin's property, threw summer parties on the Kirlin's property and kept a wood pile on the Kirlin's property. Stevens and McClean admitted in court they knew they were trespassing and never asked the Kirlins permission to use the lot.

When the Kirlins, who had been paying taxes and homeowner fees on the property all along, began to erect a fence on their property as the first step in building a house, Stevens and McClean (a former former district court judge, Boulder mayor, and city councilman) hired a lawyer to sue the Kirlins for ownership of the property under the doctrine of "adverse possession" [Wikipedia entry]. This doctrine states that if a person uses another person's land for a long time without being challenged by the owner, the land belongs to the person "most attached to its use."

On October 17, 2007, Boulder District Court Judge James C. Klein ordered the Kirlins to give 1/3 of their lot to McLean and Stevens. Yesterday, the Colorado Supreme Court's Attorney Regulation Counsel rejected the Kirlins' request to conduct an ethical misconduct probe into the matter. In addition, Stevens and McClean have asked the judge to force the Kirlin's to pay their legal fees.

Last Sunday, hundreds of people went to Stevens and McClean's house to show their displeasure:

More than 200 people holding signs that read, "Thou shall not covet, thou shall not steal" and, "You'll never enjoy a stolen view" gathered Sunday on Hardscrabble Drive in south Boulder to condemn Richard McLean, a former district court judge and former Boulder mayor, and his wife, Edith Stevens, for taking possession of a portion of two vacant lots that have belonged to Don and Susie Kirlin for nearly a quarter of a century.

Several protesters yelled "shame"and "thief" at McLean and Stevens as they drove away from their home shortly before the rally began at noon.

One woman stepped up to the car's passenger side window and yelled, "How can you live with yourself?"

Hmmm

I am going to start to put news and that people might like to read.  I know you will miss my boring ass life.  sometimes i find news that i find good enough to let my friends and family know about them  i will put those new here.  of course i will still talk about my boring life.  have fun and enjoy.

I can't believe this is happening to me!!!!

I just got my Permanent Resident card in the mail.  I had left back in Miami.  Guess what happen. I look at the card and it expired about a month  before I left Miami, in June.  DAMN!!!!  now i need to renew it, and is going cost me about $370.  Where am i going to get that kind of money?  I am not even working yet.  My mom is going to try to help me with the money.  She is going to call my father and ask him if he can help me with the money.  This really sucks, sucks, sucks, sucks. I am so damn pissed.    AAAaaahhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!.  I am getting drunk.

The Movie Beowulf rocks

Tonight we went out and watch the movie Beowulf.  I read the story when I was in High School  and I loved it.  To me the book read like the first superhero story.  Full of heroes and demons, and vengeance.   Wow the Animation is great, you are sometimes trying to figure out if they are real or not.

Connie got her promotion!!!!

Connie got her promotion!!!!!!!!  I am so happy for her, she has worked so hard for this promotion. 

3 months have pass....

WOW I cant believe that I have been living in Washington for 3 months already.  I love my new live.  There are not a lot of Spanish speakers from the Caribbean, in Olympia.  The biggest reason I moved to Washington was because of Connie, I love Connie with all my heart, she makes me happy.   Connie is so great to me, she is always trying to make me feel good and at home.  I want her to start her on blog.  I am really pissed that I haven't found a job yet.  I want to help Connie with the bills.  We go out and I look at all the things i want to buy her.  Stuff that she doesn't buy cause I am around.  She is almost home...finish later...

New Start

Hi Everyone, i have finally done something that i never thought i would have the guts to do. I have started a new life, I have moved more than 3,000 from the onlt place i have know for more than 20 years. I have moved to Olympia, Washington