We're Moving!!!

Goferboy is moving to a new host provider. After years of hosting my own domain in my basement as a way to learn IIS, SQL Server, Exchange and all that jive, I've come to the conclusion I just don't have the time to properly maintain the server. Spam is getting out of control and domain emails are going unread. So time to move the domain to a real host provider that had the tools and expertise to handle the traffic and spam. I've elected to go with BlueHost.com as they can cater to my second goal of switching to WordPress for my blogging needs.

So make sure to visit our new home at www.goferboy.com

United 300

2007 MTV MOVIE AWARD Winner! First ever Best Spoof award, handed out by Samuel L. Jackson himself - Watch as 300 Spartans stand their ground against German Hijackers


Link

Tonight! We dine in Cleveland!!!

Brilliant!

I've been disqualified as a geek

Just got done praising my geek values when I decided it was time to install Vista on a test box. So I take the new shiny DVD case and realize it's "different". Hmmm, that's ok, I'm a geek, I shall figure this out in less then.....hmmmmm. Well that's interesting, there is a pull tab on the side that I ripped off but DVD case doesn't open. There is another tape on top but as I rip that off that takes off the product ID label which can't be good.

**** 10 minutes past with knuckle wrapping on case and agitated monkey calls.****

Finally decide to google this and found the following article:

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=34&threadid=2010142&enterthread=y

I'm just glad I googled before I broke out the sledge hammer.

20 signs you might be a geek

Kludge spot has a good list started here.
My favorites:

• You are completely free of tan lines.
• When someone says 'organized sports' you think 'LAN party'
• When you must converse with others, you speak a cryptic language of acronyms decipherable only by another geek.
• You have a gigantic box of spare cables that you never use.
• You could never be convinced to part with it.
• You understand why '42' and 'AYBABTU' are funny, and still laugh at both.
  

Was there ever any doubt? I would like to add my own:

• You feel compelled to rely back to a friend or co-worker that has just blindly forwarded a chain mail to you.
• You perform a Snopes test on the chain mail and have concluded that all chains mails received to date are lies or mis-information, no matter how well intended they are.
• Your Friend or Co-worker has absolutely no idea what they did wrong and just insist they were forwarding an email and stop making a big deal about it.
• You now feel compelled to perform a Reply All to your friend's upstream and inform them how evil chain mails and the waist of man power and system resources they consume.
• You have now been removed from your friend's distribution list.

recent chain mail:

• Gas Boycott day. Sorry, just shifting your gas purchase by one or two days is not going to hurt the big oil companies. You have no idea how in the world you could actually boycott gas.

More Missing Pages!!

I while back I wrote about the cool trailer for the movie Missing Pages. Just received the following update...

Thanks for the post on my short movie in your blog. I just wanted to
let you know it's now all there and yes, Nurse Betty makes her
appearance. We've found non-theatrical distribution for Missing
Pages worldwide - basically for airplanes, etc. and it should be
appearing on the friendly skies this September.

Oh, right! One last detail: the HD (high definition) version of the
WHOLE 24 minutes is also up and ready to choke your modem to death.
the show comes with a spiffy new trailer to boot!

Enjoy!

- jerome olivier

So go to the Missing Pages site to check out the new trailer and HD versions!!

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Movies I don't recommend but I'm sure you will like

THE HOST
This appears to be a great horror flick from South Korea with a limited US release. I can't find it showing anywhere in Cincinnati...go figure. But this appears to be your general disfunctional family meets Shawn of the dead (minus the zombies) meets Kung Fu Hustle (with the Fu).
Guess I will keep busy with the game.


THE GRINDHOUSE
If awards are to be given for a cool spoof of spoof movies releasing with an even slicker then snot flashsite, then Grindhouse gets top honors. Warning, protective gear is recommended before enter this site.

More Google goodness

If you haven't paid attention to Google's offerings lately, you really have been missing out. One day I hope to be able to praise Microsoft Visio and Live's efforts, but right now it's all about Google. And for good reason, just look at what they are offering now. My Google Portal is even sweeter with the additions of themes.
No longer do I need to worry about transferring bookmarks or crucial URL's, I've them all stashed in my portal along with RSS Feeds for everything.

Next, one has to look no further then in their Gmail to see that something huge is up. Not that MS Office will be going away any time soon, but MS might want to take a hard look here as the following tools are easy to use, and they are all collaborative in nature.

• Calendar
• Photo Organizer
• Docs and Spreadsheets
• and of course publishing tools to blogger

And that's just from my short attention span perspective. I will be taking a closer look when time permits.

One word of caution. While I love my Gmail, I would really stress caution to those that might use if for their business. For Casual users that have nothing to fear if their email becomes public domain, go for it. But if you have the slightest issue with security, then you best read up on how Gmail is too creepy.

Vote for the Worst! Sanjaya Malakar Rocks!

What's with the country voting for the worst you ask? Why are these guys encouraging it? In a nutshell, AI is a scripted reality TV show. They purposely bring in folks who can't sing because after all, Americans bask in other people's embarrassments. So VFTW figures this isn't really a talent show, rather it's a well oiled TV reality show to bring in ratings. So if AI decides to bring in folks who shouldn't even been let in to audition, then VFTW figure they should stay til the end! HAHA....I love it. This may give me a reason to actually watch this lame show. Peruse the site with care, as a lot of hate mail is posted, and it's not purdy. You've been warned.

Speaking Pictures - Missing Pages

NM talked about this last year, and I've been captivated ever since, waiting for the actual movie to release. Well, it appears they still are looking for distribution rights for this unique movie, so the wait is on. But they are releasing additional segments in Itunes. So go there and subscribe to Missing Pages, it's free!

Currently the Trailer and the first two segments are available. Watch the Trailer and tell me it ain't cool. I'm just wonder when Nurse Betty arrives on the scene?

Line Rider

I guess I'm about a year behind this news, but recently introduced to a new time waster. Thanks Kramer!

What is Line Rider? It's a pretty cool physics engine project proposed by a student that has taken off. Here's a better blurb.

Line Rider was originally created by Boštjan Cadež, a Slovenian university student, in September of 2006. It almost immediately gathered a cult following and became the seventh quickest gaining keyword in Google. Since that time, the ‘toy’ has generated over 16 million views. Fans quickly noticed that they could create tracks, set them to music, and share them over YouTube.com. Currently, there are over 11,000 shared videos with many more to come. inXile Entertainment is extremely excited to work with Boštjan in order to reach the full potential that we feel the Line Rider application can live up to. Keep an eye on this site for more information from Line Rider.

Needless to say this kept me busy over the weekend. Here's our first serious effort:

Sorry about the Chicken in My Head soundtrack, but I needed to mask the stupid conversation in the background. Next time I will use Fraps or something to make the mpg. We also gave up at the end.

But to see what this really can do, here's a much better example.

Quick tips:
- Press space to move the map
- Press D to move the start location
- Make good use of the magnifying tool
- Use the line tool as much as possible. Don't free hand.

Gamers are not Geeks....

... according to this article.

However, I think they need to re-evaluate point #10. Pro-gamers are Jocks?

Obviously they never looked at my clan. I don't recommend you view the member section (Sick Ones) or the dedication to Janet Reno if you have a weak stomach.
Thanks to oE|Dale Gribble for the link

Ms. Dewey, search with attitude

Can't believe I've been too busy to blog. But it happens sometimes. But real quick, something I heard on NPR today. Microsoft is proving they do have a sense of humor with Ms. Dewey
If you don't have flash installed, here is screeny of the site.

Here's a few queries that seemed to get a funny rise out of her: "cars," "Bill Gates", "GOP", "Linux", "Windows", "Porn", "Darth Vader", "nerd", "test" and "Google."

Rendered Intros/Demos

Thanks to oE|Qjet for weeding through all the entries and picking his favorite three.

If your computer has some strength and you don't mind things getting a little abstract, then this stuff is for you.

Chaos Theory (not the fkin game)
Electric Kool-Aid (Essence of good techno)
Animal Attraction (Pure style)

If your PC can't handle the minimal requirements, or you want to get an idea of what this is, here's a low res version on YouTube. But I recommend viewing the above downloads to truly appreciate.

Du bist Deutschland parody

You are Germany! Du bist Deutschland! I remember reading somewhere that Germany was going to produce some commercials to help lift up the spirits of the German population from the constant high un-employment reminders and general sour mood. Appears that someone took one ad and made a parody out of it.

I found this hilarious when I only understood 5% of it as I'm an easy sucker for making fun of the mentally handicap kids. (Thank goodness for internal dialog, as I wouldn't want others to know that.) Now with the from a reluctant translator, I found this to be pure genius!!! Here's a hit miss translation of the first part.

My whole family is unemployed
Your parents should have used protection

Your single fart can kill a whole kindergarten class a few kilometers away
Don't believe me!

Starting at Grill scene:
And why did you burn my Scheiss Brat?! Du Spast!
And who is always peeing in my swimming pool?!
When nobody is looking
Is it because a foreigner is swimming at the moment?
You have a problem with that?

Kids in Car scene:
We drive around in your car....YO!
And we smuggle People (immigrants)...Poles....Thailanders....and your mother.

My translator ran out of patience with me at this time, as she claims this is silly and she's not going to help with my blog anymore.

Josh submitted his favorite scene starting with the guy with the magazine saying "Why purchase Playboy?"
Scene switches to a couple that say "When you can spy on your neighbors for free?".

I'll try to get a few more lines translated. I'm told a lot of the cuss words are cute within the regional dialects...and that they don't translate well. If you would like to contribute, please leave a comment with your favorite line(s).