Saints Win Super Bowl!

February 07, 2010 5 Comments Sports
Saints win Super Bowl, 31-17 over Colts
MIAMI (AP) — The New Orleans Saints stymied Peyton Manning, then intercepted him to seal the Super Bowl, rallying to beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 Sunday night.

Tracy Porter intercepted a pass from Manning — of all people — and sprinted 74 yards for a touchdown and a 31-17 lead with 3:12 left. Playing in the Super Bowl for the first time, the Saints went on a 31-7 run after falling behind 10-0 early.

MVP Drew Brees went 32 for 39 for 288 yards for the Saints, tying Tom Brady's Super Bowl record for completions.

Brees went 7 for 7 on the drive that put New Orleans ahead to stay, with the score coming on a 2-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Shockey.

Manning's interception was the game's lone turnover, and he was rolled to the turf trying in vain to tackle Porter.

man, what a helluva game! i was worried by the end of the first quarter, with the Colts up 10-0 and the Saints didn't really seem to be firing on all cylinders, especially after being shutdown on the one yard line like that... but hot damn, they came back, and that interception by Porter was amazing... about fell out of my seat yelling and screaming when that happened.

real happy for the Saints... congradulations guys, you deserve it.

man, that half time show by The Who kind blew... liked the lightshow, but that guys voice was kind of shot... really would've been so much better with the Foo Fighters in there, that's for damn sure. oh well.

p.s. anybody lose money on the game?

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yeah, there were barely any penalties, the first half of the game flew by fast - was surprised when all of a sudden it was halftime. *blink*

awesome game, stoked the Saints won ;)
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This also had to be some sort of record for the fastest superbowl ever, the clock hardly ever got stopped.
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You gotta give The Who credit for playing live, not too many bands do at the Super Bowl. But wow they didn't sound good. Medleys are never a good idea.
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wow. that was a good game. of course i had money on the colts. whoops...

Saints v. Colts Girls

February 06, 2010 8 Comments Schweeeet
the Super Bowl is tomorrow, with the Saints going up against the Colts, and i can't wait for the game to get started... though it kind of sucks, since i'm all snowed in and shit... g'damnit... anywho, who do you think will win?

Saints v. Colts Girls (1)Saints v. Colts Girls (2)

Saints v. Colts Girls (3)Saints v. Colts Girls (4)

Saints v. Colts Girls (5)Saints v. Colts Girls (6)

Saints v. Colts Girls (7)Saints v. Colts Girls (8)

Saints v. Colts Girls (9)Saints v. Colts Girls (10)

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Second row left
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Colts! by at least 7! bring on the guacamole/beer/commercials! the only thing is, why the tired old generic band for half time? could have been KOL or Foofighters or anyone under sixty for that matter! The Who ancient!
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That's a helluva collection of images. Gotta appreciate the crazy side-boob on the Saints' fan.
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i like the saints more than the colts... but the colts will win if peyton stays healthy... and cause sara jean underwood is representin.
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Number 5 please.
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Ahhh... Saints girls all the way. What these photos of the Colts girls don't show is that whenever something goes wrong, the put on their whiny/pouty face that Payton does when all of his b.s. hand signals don't work. Besides, southern girls need to stay fit all year round. Those in (my) midwest area pack it on during the "down coat" months. Go Bears!!!
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sarah underwood = win
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too... much... to... process... ahhhhh!!!

Spartacus Sex Scene

February 06, 2010 3 Comments Video
man i love this show, and i'm actually surprised at how good Lucy Lawless is looking these days... i don't know how old she is, but she's not a young vibrant spring flower anymore — anywho, here's a small clip from last weeks episode:

if nothing else, it just reminds you that back in the era of Spartacus, you had slaves kneel down and service you before fucking... oh how times have changed, huh?

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THIS is marketing. A real defenition of sevice! Damn old Spartans know much more about customer service then I tought. ;)
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damn, that's pretty hot. I like how they both have fluffers.
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They kinda ruin it in the next episode when she takes off her wig :(

Snowmageddon Hits

February 06, 2010 0 Comments News
'Snowmageddon' blankets Mid-Atlantic in heavy snow
WASHINGTON – Mid-Atlantic residents were buried Saturday from a likely record-setting blizzard the president jokingly dubbed "Snowmageddon," and those brave enough tried to clear a path through the wet, heavy mounds of thigh-high snow.

The snow was falling too quickly in the nation's capital for crews to keep up, and officials begged residents to stay home and out of the way so that roads might be cleared in time for everyone to return to work Monday. The usually traffic-snarled roads were mostly barren, and Washington's familiar sites and monuments were covered with nearly 2 feet of snow.

Tihana and Jarrett Blanc had given up on digging, instead taking their dog, Hector, for a walk through northwest Washington during what forecasters said could be the biggest storm for the nation's capital in modern history.

"Our car is stuck. We're not even trying," said Tihana, 36.

The storm toppled trees and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers in Washington, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

man, those weather guys weren't kidding about the snow storm hitting us and dropping nearly two feet of snow on our asses... i haven't even stepped outside yet, but looking out the windows it's pretty crazy looking -- my world just turned stark white.

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The Coming Snowpacolyse

February 05, 2010 6 Comments Personal
i've been hearing about this coming snow storm for the last several days now, and once again i sit here being sick of all this damn snow we've been having this year... they're calling for around 2 feet (some places over 30" of snow), which is crazy -- two big snow storms in the same month, in virginia? what the hell is going on, man? *blink*

Baby Snow Leopards

at least this time i stopped by the grocery store to pickup some food and snacks... didn't really plan on being stuck in the house for 3 days last time, and man that sucked.

p.s. Snow bears down on DC as Mid-Atlantic region preps

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You didn't listen!! You didn't listen!
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Northern Ontario here and 2 week forecast is Sun, Sun, Sun!
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thats funny cause I live in vancouver and we haven't gotten any snow at all this year and we're hosting the winter olympics in a week or something like that.
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Movies are queue'd, let's get it on!
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so.. it has begun..
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better get ready for the Day After Tomorrow, foO

The Complete History Of Pandora

February 05, 2010 0 Comments Online/Web
The Complete History Of Pandora, According To Avatar's Designers

In Avatar, mankind masters space travel to other worlds around other suns, but only in the Earth's inner suburbs, in this instance the Alpha Centauri system, a little more than 4 light years away from the Earth.

even after seeing the movie and for the first time in ages, actually wanting to see a movie again in the theater... i still find myself all curious and interested in the details behind Avatar — for instance, i had no idea that Peter Jackson's WETA was behind a lot of the production work in the movie.

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America Rides Off

February 05, 2010 10 Comments Op/Ed
it's friday morning and as usual, that means another weekly dose of victor hanson's latest — America Rides Off into the Sunset
Thousands in Tokyo have been echoing Barack Obama's signature call for "change" — as in "Change Japanese-U.S. relations!"

Our military is rushing anti-missile batteries to Iran's Arab neighbors in anticipation of new Iranian military escalation.

As in the case of the 2004 Indonesian tsunami, the U.S. both gives the most aid to a devastated Haiti and still seems to receive the most criticism.

China has just warned us not to supply more armaments to Taiwan.

Our Predator drones continue to be the judge, jury, and executioner of suspected terrorists in Pakistan.

What's gone wrong with Obama's dream of multilateral cooperation?

another good one worth sitting back and reading while sipping your hot coffee, on this cold and dreary friday morning... *leans back*

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George the fact that your mommy lets you get on the computer doesn't mean you should abuse the privilege. I'm sure Blues Clues is on.
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Holy crap DougieOh, you are a frothing moron... At least we know the depths of your stupidity now though. Carry on with your mindless ranting now.
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The Left, throughout the Presidency of George W. Bush (as well as through that of Ronald Reagan) constantly bemoaned the 'damage' done to US relations with Europe and the rest of the world. With the election of President Obama, all that was to go away. Europe would embrace us again, and the historical enemies of the US would be brought to bargaining tables that would end our belligerence.

So, President Obama repeatedly insults the British, Israelis, Poles, blows off meetings with the French; all the while prostrating himself to the Saudis, apologizing to Iran, Egypt and the broader Muslim world. Does the 'dap' and maybe a 'booty bump' with Chavez, supports Noriega, and punishes Honduras when they depose a man who wishes to subvert their democracy. His Secretary of State was ignored in Russia and scolded in China. In Afghanistan this Administration has been working feverishly to sell out the Afghans to the Taliban - but the Taliban won't play ball. They would rather win. Oh, and nobody - nobody - mentions the little 'victory' that we won in Iraq. You know, the war that the President was so principled in his opposition to.

Today the US might not be as 'hated' by the Europeans - but disregarded and laughed at are, in my mind worse. And the villains of this world are not fooled, nor taken in by this President's oratory. They know a lightweight when they see one. This President won't stand up for the people of Iran, for the people of Honduras, the people of Venezuela, for anyone.

Next time, before hiring a new boss, look at his resume you damn hippies.
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Hmm.. that's funny, I thought he just described what's gone wrong with Obama's dream of multilateral cooperation.

The world has gone from thinking of America as being a positive force in the world back in WW2, to being better than the alternative, to a necessary evil.

But the world is expedient. If China wasn't so scary, I don't suspect the rest of us would still view the US as so necessary.
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lol he was pretty easy to upset until he had a kid
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Apparently you haven't read the Old Testament. Or the Koran.
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That doesn't sound much like God...isn't he like nice/forgiving and shit?
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Love the positive vibe from the blog today... bleh...
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Jon, God hates you right back.
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God I hate you.

Facebook Suicide Note

February 04, 2010 12 Comments Online/Web
Dad Kills 9-Month-Old Son and Self, Leaves Suicide Note on Facebook
While it's becoming increasingly common for people to leave suicide notes on their Facebook pages, the circumstances surrounding Stephen Garcia's death in particular still gives us the creeps.

Distraught over the separation from his ex-girlfriend, the 25-year-old California native was apparently on a court-ordered visit with their 9-month-old son Wyatt when he drove to an isolated dirt trail in the San Bernardino Mountains and then killed the boy before killing himself in an undisclosed fashion.

Eight hours later, a suicide note, last will and testament, along with a photo collage of Garcia and his son, appeared on his Facebook profile.

"I led everyone on my side of the family to believe I wouldn't of done this because I did not want them to know," the letter read. "But I had been thinking about doing this for months."

man, that is kind of creepy... *blink*

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Nope...I second Houser....may he be skull fucked for an eternity
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What bothers me about the suicide trend lately seems to be the fact that people who kill themselves often take someone else with them. It's so unnecessary and sickening.
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sad
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P.S. - Thanks for the fucking depressing post, Foo. I hope when I open it in the morning I see some good titties to make up for the ache.
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You know - you are all correct that this is completly fucked up... But, I have to think, how seriously depressed or messed up in the head is someone who would take the life of their baby along with themselves? I couldn't even comprehend the thougth of what this guy did, so the only thing that helps me understand is that the inside of this guys skull was so jumbled that rational though was no longer possible. Then again, as much as that thought helps, I hope this guy rots in hell. I think I am going to give my kids a kiss while they sleep.
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Dude, that is just FUCKING SICK!! I'm sure, as a dad, you probably feel the same way, but I would rip this earth apart to protect my son. I'd go to the wall and do anything, ANYTHING, to protect my little boy. I can't imagine anyone being so fucking sick and depraved as to kill their own infant. I hope Hell has the same gang policy that jails have on people that hurt children. May he be skull-fucked for an eternity for what he did.
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@jason: sorry, but i'm not sure what you're talking about... ordering the comments? dvds? some chick? eh??

wonder what the hell that has to do with a guy killing himself and his 9 month old son, and leaving a fucking not on facebook about it.
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Gotta agree with Jeremy here on both statements. Jason, I can only describe your comments of late as being very RCA dog.
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That's just sad. " I did this out of love for our son, to protect him and myself." Wait what? There was no love in this; just pure selfishness.

@Jason,

No matter what order the comments are in, there's nothing comprehensible that can be derived from your three comments.
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And so you know foo, change the fucking order of your comments please so that we can fucking read them in order and not have people like this die on us for no apparent reason, okay? Alright.
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Yeah just what I thought. Why would I buy a DVD in the CD isle?
It doesn't make sense because it's fucking stupid.
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Just so you guys know-
Sorry about being so glum as of late. Tell me what you think though. This chic, that knows me, comes all the way out to my house to get mad at me because I don't have condoms and then proceeds to tell me that she's getting married.

You guys are fairly experienced in the parenting department, what do you think?

What iPads Feel Like

February 04, 2010 1 Comments Online/Web
What iPad Apps Are Going to Feel Like
They want apps to work no matter how you hold the iPad: "Your application should encourage people to interact with iPad from any side by providing a great experience in all orientations."

They don't want applications to just be bigger: "The best iPad applications give people innovative ways to interact with content while they perform a clearly defined, finite task. Resist the temptation to fill the large screen with features that are not directly related to the main task. In particular, you should not view the large iPad screen as an invitation to bring back all the functionality you pruned from your iPhone application." That's some straight talk.

They're super into the sharing thing: "Think of ways people might want to use your application with others. Expand your thinking to include both the physical sharing of a single device and the virtual sharing of data."

The oddly "realistic" bookshelf in iBooks isn't a fluke: "Consider a more real-world vision of your application. For example, on iPhone, Contacts is a streamlined list, but on iPad, Contacts is an address book with a beautifully tangible look and feel."

Multi-finger gestures will abound: "The large iPad screen provides great scope for multifinger gestures, including gestures made by more than one person."

It shouldn't feel like a computer, even if the iPad lets you do computer-y things with files now: "Although iPad applications can allow people to create and manipulate files and share them with a computer (when the device is docked), this does not mean that people should have a sense of the file system on iPad."

i wonder if app developers will really take these guidelines to heart... somehow i doubt it, since the temptation to put more stuff on the screen will be pretty strong for most... kind of cool to glance over, though.

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I think these guidelines are generally a positive thing, especially since the iPad offers so much more power and screen space to work with, making something comfortable for people to use makes more of a difference here.

You Dropped Food

February 04, 2010 4 Comments Humor/Funny

You dropped food...

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i almost spit water at my monitor from laughter lol well played...well played
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Well it's safe to say the five second rule goes out the window if you're trying to go through a decision tree like this.
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seriously... feels like an engineer came up with this, doesn't it?
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Where is the 5 second rule?

Is blogging a slog?

February 04, 2010 6 Comments News
Is blogging a slog? Some young people think so...
I'm blogging this.CHICAGO – Could it be that blogs have become online fodder for the — gasp! — more mature reader?

A new study has found that young people are losing interest in long-form blogging, as their communication habits have become increasingly brief, and mobile. Tech experts say it doesn't mean blogging is going away. Rather, it's gone the way of the telephone and e-mail — still useful, just not sexy.

"Remember when 'You've got mail!' used to produce a moment of enthusiasm and not dread?" asks Danah Boyd, a fellow at Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society. Now when it comes to blogs, she says, "people focus on using them for what they're good for and turning to other channels for more exciting things."

Those channels might include anything from social networking sites to others that feature games or video.

The study, released Wednesday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, found that 14 percent of Internet youths, ages 12 to 17, now say they blog, compared with just over a quarter who did so in 2006. And only about half in that age group say they comment on friends' blogs, down from three-quarters who did so four years ago.

Pew found a similar drop in blogging among 18- to 29-year-olds.

i definitely think that blogging overall has declined, without a doubt... why bother setting up a site or blog, when there's Facebook and Twitter? at least, that's what most of the younger hip kids are all about these days... can't blame them, not in the least -- i still think it's funny that i'm still here typing and blogging after all this time... to put it into context, i've been blogging longer than any of my relationships have lasted, including my marriage.

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tweeting is so much easier, that's for damn sure... lol

blogging is fun as well, but definitely takes a little more time out of your day i suppose... i dunno, i've been doing it for so long that dropping a quick post here is like writing a quick email or something.
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Who wants to take all that time to actually formulate reasonably well-formed thoughts or opinions on a blog when your brain can simply take a 140 character shit on Twitbook?
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bloggings not easy , it takes effort to keep a blog running ... its not just a yo yo check me out anymore .. you either got readers or you dont ..
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"I prefer the middle, which is where all the flavor is."

i'm such a dork, that part had me smiling like an idiot over here. *chuckle*

totally agree with ya too, just seems that all the younger kids aren't so much into the blog, y'know? big sign of things to come... you think FB is crazy now, just wait another couple years. *ack*

lol @ michael
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In a Simpson's "Grampa" voice...

I remember the days when if we wanted to communicate, we killed a bird, quilled a feather, and scratched our thoughts on some sheep vellum. We got ink stains all over our hands, and we liked it! Dammit!
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I wrote this same thing Houser's blog:

Twitter/Facebook is being used more for small correspondence, but blogs are still my primary source for *quality* information. The content takes longer to produce (and edit), hence the higher quality. The average person might not feel the same way as me though - the big news websites and the chatter on FB might be all they want. But for me, I prefer the middle, which is where all the flavor is.

Google Slaps China

February 04, 2010 0 Comments News
Google complaint highlights China-based hacking
China hacks google...BEIJING – Google's accusation that its e-mail accounts were hacked from China landed like a bombshell because it cast light on a problem that few companies will discuss: the pervasive threat from China-based cyberattacks.

The hacking that angered Google Inc. and hit dozens of other businesses adds to growing concern that China is a center for a global explosion of Internet crimes, part of a rash of attacks aimed at a wide array of targets, from a British military contractor to banks and chemical companies to a California software maker.

The government denies it is involved, and it reiterated that on Wednesday. Speaking in Paris, China's foreign minister, Yang Jiechi, said China itself "is the victim of pirate attacks" and the international community must fight the phenomenon together.

But experts say the highly skilled attacks suggest the Chinese military, which is a leader in cyberwarfare research, or other government agencies might be breaking into computers to steal technology and trade secrets to help state companies.

"Chinese hacking activity is significant in quantity and quality," said Sami Saydjari, president of the consulting firm Cyber Defense Agency and a former U.S. National Security Agency official.

Officials in the United States, Germany and Britain say hackers linked to China's military have broken into government and defense systems. But attacks on commercial systems receive less attention because victims rarely come forward, possibly for fear it might erode trust in their businesses.

sure feels like it's been awhile since the news about china hacking google first came out... but it looks like at least there's still some follow-up on this one, which is cool since i'm still curious what happens now? how deep or pervasive does this china-backed hacking go? *blink*

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