He's got this stupid-ass blue ribbon around his head, and why do i care what random people he chooses to nominate for some list every month?
- Cristo the Troll™
I didn't even know they existed... Guess you pay to much attention to him
- Johnny Worthington
Johnny, yes I'm obsessed with him, as I am with you. However, always remember to use 'too' instead of 'to' in the phrase 'too much', unless of course they have different English rules in the down under.
- Cristo the Troll™
Sorry, I can't hear you over how awesome I am and how witty my comment was
- Johnny Worthington
Johnny, johnny. When you masturbate while you're commenting, you can't properly evaluate how witty your comments are. Just take a break. ;) Oh, and I suggest cleaning the screen with a good glass cleaner.
- Cristo the Troll™
wait...wasn't unemployment not supposed to get to 10%? Gee....smart forecasting there guys. The stimulus just prolonged the inevitable. I learned a valuable lesson last year before all this happened. When you drink yourself to sleep to avoid problems, the problems don't go away. When you drink yourself awake because drinking yourself to sleep didn't avoid the problems, the problems are still there. This stimulus is nothing more than a really expensive big ass bottle of whiskey.
- Mike VanLare (slayerboy)
I wish Porsche wasn't screwing up their brand by creating all these lame cars now. They should be making these again, with more horsepower, of course. ;) The cars now are too big, and the air-cooled engine was amazing. No water, just feed me oil baby.
- Cristo the Troll™
"The Porsche Carrera GT was an incredible exotic car built from 2004 to 2006 and just under 1300 cars were ever built. Based on the Porsche GT1 race car, the Carrera GT was a mid-engine roadster with a V10 engine and 6 speed manual transmission. This car was fast - 0-60mph in just 3.5 seconds!"
- Cristo the Troll™
via Bookmarklet
Hey, whatever happened to the stats page? Does it still exist?
Are people in California allowed to mock the intelligence of other regions right now? You can phrase your answer in the form of an IOU if you want...
- Andrew
via iPhone
Andrew, I'm not the one in debt. Also, if you live in the USA, you have the same problems.
- Cristo the Troll™
Hey, I'm not the guy who's acting like he's still in high school, Chris. :p Mocking all the popular people.
- Alex Scoble
Alex, it would be silly to mock the unpopular people. I wouldn't get any comments or likes.
- Cristo the Troll™
Can someone get me an elephant, I need to see if my corn is ready for harvest
- Johnny Worthington
Johnny, you can just put it in the microwave. Press the Popcorn button, and it'll take care of the rest. Also, you know you have a restraining order prohibiting you from being within 50 feet of an elephant from now on. No sex with the elephants.
- Cristo the Troll™
Source? I haven't read any reports denying the idea that this is to free her up from ongoing scandal as she preps for her 2012 presidential run.
- Kevin Fox
via iPhone
Clearly, she's doing this so that she's not distracted as she begins her race for 2012, right? :)
- Steve Lacy
The stepping down part isn't in dispute. It's whether or not she's out of politics that's unclear right now. The CNN article slacy links to speculates she's prepping for 2012. Who knows what her next move is.
- Stephen Mack
Great start to a presidential campaign. "Sorry. I just didn't feel like doing the duties I was elected for as governor." I think she's toast, but I don't really care either.
- Cristo the Troll™
"This is the skill and mastery of a Cristo Post... It's all about him and his point of view, so we, by default, are immediately wrong and stupid." - Johnny Worthington
Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Larry Page deserve to be famous. Tim O'Reilly, Robert Scoble and Michael Arrington do not. Did we fall asleep and let these guys think they're important?
Funny, to people without computers (a lot of the world), they all mean nothing. Perspective is lovely. Maybe it's you who has given them too much kudos
- Johnny Worthington
They are great Australian musician and household names. They are famous in the world of Australian music, but compared to internationally, they are relative no bodies. Their fame is no less valid than that of any international artist. I think they are famous because they are in my scope of attention but you have never heard of them because they are not in the scope of yours. If you think the last three share the same level of 'famousity' as the first three, your scope may need adjusting...
- Johnny Worthington
Johnny, that's gross. Did you just get something on my screen?
- Cristo the Troll™
Chris just doesn't like the 2nd three because they make money for marketing
- Alex Scoble
Alex, I don't particularly like people that market themselves without making anything.
- Cristo the Troll™
What does Steve Jobs make? What does Bill Gates make? They have theirs already. Why don't you highlight 3 actual developers/creators/developers/engineers who are stars in their field that ACTUALLY create something to make your point. And if you think that all Robert does is market himself, you aren't listening to him very much. He's way more busy marketing everybody else BUT himself.
- Alex Scoble
I've gotta say that putting Robert in the same boat with a complete ass and self promoter like Arrington really defeats your message.
- Alex Scoble
Quick question: Does Leo Laporte fall into category 2?
- Johnny Worthington
I don't get impugning Tim O'Reilly. He's a publisher, he produces real things, books. He also happens to be an innovator and tech visionary.
- Jack Carlson
Don't worry Jack, by "things', Cristo means only those things he is interested in or has any relevance to his life. This is the skill and mastery of a Cristo Post... It's all about him and his point of view, so we, by default, are immediately wrong and stupid.
- Johnny Worthington
... we just like smashing our heads against the brick wall in the race to see which one of us bleeds first :)
- Johnny Worthington
You know, I was going to put aside my usual pacifism and get involved in this thread, but then Johnny said everything I wanted to say, better than I could. Oh well...
- Louis Simoneau
Johnny, yeah. I was stalking you. But all the guys were too attractive to be you..
- Cristo the Troll™
I know, *sigh*... If I want to Catch A Cristo, guess I'll have to break out your favorite pair of fishnets and sing like Liza Minelli while giving a one legged man a Dutch Elbow... or has your tastes changed since last time?
- Johnny Worthington
Where's John Flynn's post about the market trading sideways again?
"Another technological improvement in airline safety is the introduction of airbags. The airbag tech is lifted directly from automobiles, and they're designed to go off only in the event of an impact, however, turbulence won't trigger the devices. The airbags are built into the lap belt and the employment will be in first class where the distance between seats is greater than in coach. In coach, airbags will be used in front rows, exit rows and bulkhead seats."
- Cristo the Troll™
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Far, my mom was in a car accident a few years ago and the airbags deployed. Her eyeglasses were crushed against her face. She had some pretty amazing cuts and bruises on her face from that.
- Rochelle
I was saved by airbags once. Car was totaled, but I walked away.
- Cristo the Troll™
the illusion of safety for a higher cost /thumb/
- Bryan Penczak
Bryan, it wasn't an illusion in the car. Not sure about airplanes, since the velocity is much greater.
- Cristo the Troll™
I've been saved by an airbag before in a car, too. Walked away with a chipped tooth. But, in an airplane?
- Bryan Penczak
Bryan, I think it only works for runway accidents.
- Cristo the Troll™
That seems unlikely to happen. An airbag is expensive to replace once deployed, and I can't imagine an airline paying for a hundred of them every time a plane skids off the runway.
- Gabe
Gabe, how many times have you skidded off the runway?
- Cristo the Troll™
wonder what will happen when an obnoxious kid kicks the back of someones chair...
- alphaxion
Cristo: I've never skid off a runway, but it happens all the time -- certainly much more often than fatal crashes.
- Gabe
Cristo, when you were saved by an airbag, were you wearing your seatbelt? If so, what protection did the airbag provide that the seatbelt didn't?
- Robert Felty
Robert, I was wearing a seatbelt, and the airbags prevented me from hitting the steering wheel with my head and the side of the window with my head. I was hit from the side and spun around three times hitting other vehicles. One wheel came off and was found a block away. The car was unrecognizable.
- Cristo the Troll™
California issues it's own currency. It's calling it IOU.
Monday, monday. Just can't trust that day. Monday, monday. People gonna be sad when the market crashes after July 4th. Monday, monday. Better not be buying stocks now.
"Integrated sensors detect when the light should be on, while inconveniences like power cords and on/off switches are completely done away with. The light's batteries are recharged by the sun at a rate of 2 to 5 hours sunlight for 8 hours operation, while its waterproof design means it can be dumped outside to collect rays during the day and even provide garden lighting at night."
- Cristo the Troll™
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"The housing bust has finally clobbered super-pricey Manhattan home prices. Reports released Thursday by four major New York brokers show that prices cratered during the three months that ended June 30. Prices fell between 13% and 19% compared with the same quarter last year. The brokers found median prices that ranged from $795,000 to $849,000."
- Cristo the Troll™
via Bookmarklet
"The battered U.S. labor market took a step backwards last month as employers trimmed more jobs from their payrolls in June, according to a government report Thursday. There was a net loss of 467,000 jobs in June, compared with a revised loss of 322,000 jobs in May. This was the first time in four months that the number of jobs lost rose from the prior month."
- Cristo the Troll™
via Bookmarklet
"Here come the California IOUs, again. The state, fast running out of cash, is on the brink of not being able to pay its bills for the second time this year. Unless the governor and legislature pass a balanced budget by Thursday morning, the state will start issuing IOUs to county agencies, small businesses and taxpayers owed billions of dollars. The state's fiscal condition is disastrous. Officials passed a budget in February, but declining tax revenues have opened up a $24 billion deficit."
- Cristo the Troll™
via Bookmarklet
Why are people in Oregon too stupid to pump their own gas?
"Damn Joe, after I get this grill fired up and the lawn mowed, I'm driving my SUV down to Safeway to pick up some more pork ribs. Then it's all NASCAR for me."
- Cristo the Troll™
I love living in the city. I also consequently love when Cristo starts stirring up the pot.
- Derrick
I guess the engine runs better when a meth-head fills it up. Do you ever hear the sounds of dueling banjos in the background as the gas is being filled?
Michael, while NJ has it's share of color, I'm afraid this is not the correct answer.
- Cristo the Troll™
Ding Ding Ding. Look at the brain on Christopher.
- Cristo the Troll™
only time i think i've heard dueling banjos in the distance is when i kayaked the youghiogheny river near the border of pennsylvania & west virginia
- Cee Bee
Speaking of meth-heads, It's a good thing you can pump your own gas in Clark county. Seems to me there are more meth addicts in Vancouver, WA than in Portland, Gresham, Beaverton, and Hillsboro, combined...
- Christopher Carr
I like it. I like the idea that 70 year old grandmothers don't have to get out of their cars at the station.
- Christopher Harley
What about Eugene? I prefer not having anyone within 50 feet of my vehicle.
- Cristo the Troll™
Not so much right in Eugene, but if you count Veneta, Springtucky, and Junction City, with Eugene, yeah, it's right up there...
- Christopher Carr
Are you allowed to dispense your own argon, carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, nitrogen, or oxygen? Nope.
- Christopher Harley
Pumping your own gas works pretty well in the other states. Plus, if you want full service, there's usually a lane for that.
- Cristo the Troll™
The thing that makes no sense is when you have to get out of your vehicle to pay inside anyway... defeats the advantages it seems to me.
- Christopher Carr
The only time it would be annoying is the stories I keep hearing about attendants topping tanks off to the point where gas is coming out of the filling receptacle. Otherwise not having to pump your own gas is teh awesome!
- Alex Scoble
"Oops, sorry I scratched your Porsche GT there. My hands are a little shaky from the crank."
- Cristo the Troll™
aside from nj, is gas cheaper in states that require pumping from gas attendants (and no one else)? jersey can be like 15-20 cents cheaper than ny depending on the location
- Cee Bee
Oregon is less expensive than some places, more than others.... I think it has more to do with your proximity to refineries.
- Christopher Carr
Looks like, on average, we're .20 less than California *with* the attendant pumping my gas! What gives?
- Christopher Harley
interesting. so i'm guessing the state of oklahoma has a bunch of refineries (as well as meth heads)? i've never been and don't know much about oklahoma
- Cee Bee
Yes, there are refineries close to Okie. And yes, they've plenty of meth-heads.
- Christopher Carr
Once, in the 70s, in the backwoods of Virginia. The guy inside the office was oiling a shotgun. Got my gas and got out of there fast.
- Jack Carlson
"I’m going to pick on FriendFeed in this post because I believe it is the nearest thing to Shangri-La for mob justice enthusiasts. I explain why below. But first I want to compare FriendFeed to Syphilis, which may have been the “perfect” disease when it first hit Europe in the 15th century. Today Syphilis takes years to kill its victims and is easily treated with antibiotics. But back in the early 1500’s it led to certain death within months."
- Cristo the Troll™
via Bookmarklet
Michael Arrington, taking everything a bit too seriously again?
- Cristo the Troll™
Yeah, so Arrington's trolling *again*. Tiresome.
- Jason Huebel