Jasonisms

Having some drink I've never heard of before coutesy of some guy and his hot girlfriend. ;)

Brenda Curtis is acting as my pimp tonight. She calls it "wing girl" but really knows what it means.

Bar 2 with Brenda Curtis for her time in Denver.

Having a drink with an out of town friend. Also known as Brenda Curtis . For some reason the waiter keeps bringing me hefe-weizens without an orange or a lemon. WTF?

Your feel-good moment of the day. U.S. soldier reunited with his human, also a U.S. soldier. http://www.army.mil/article/87806/Working_dog_reunites_with_handler_during_bedside_hospital_visit/

As we all know, Star Wars is in a galaxy far far away where the physics are different (you know, like light sabres and midichlorians), so of course their space battles will be different. Originally shared by Ralph Roberts https://www.google.com/producer/editions/CAowtIIB/neatorama/CAIiEIsnR1EAhirqii1SBWzvQnAqFAgEKg0IACoGCAowtIIBMIEYMMk_/which_science_fiction_franchises

I'm in agreement with Jessi June on this one. Sometimes its okay to be ballsy, even on social media. Originally shared by Jessi June I Love Companies With Good, Ballsy Social Media People Well Played, Microsoft... Well played!

About a month ago a friend of mine, who lives in Las Vegas, was hired to escort some dogs to Denver for their owner. Of course she immediately sent out a notification to those of us in Denver letting us know when she would be here and for how long. Essentially, Friday through Sunday. Well, from what I understand, arriving Friday, delivering the dogs to their owner and leaving sometime Sunday. Seeing as how I have a very flexible schedule right now I told her I could hang out Friday afternoon after she's completed her delivery. I also happen to know the brewmasters at a local brewery and I thought it would be a fun "Denver" specific thing to do while she was here. Neither one of us are swimming in extra money and a chance to drink for free and especially a chance to drink at a brewery before the beer even reached a keg or a bar isn't something everyone has a chance to do when they come to Denver. In other words, it's a cool insider thing to do when people come to

Going to park this here until I have time to read it. http://www.aclu.org/blog/free-speech/foreign-policy-exception-first-amendment

Well, that was annoying.

Take a minute to watch this video. When the Romney supporters tell you that the government doesn't need to encourage build-out of services because the "market will take care of it," they need to be reminded how far behind the rest of the world we are, and falling, that 2nd and 3rd world nations mock us and will surpass us in a generation or two. Originally shared by Ciro Villa If you don't watch anything else today, watch this... http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/why-phone-cable-internet-bills-cost-much-130914030.html

Another case of #ithappenedinflorida   Does it cause a disturbance? More than likely only amongst the teachers and faculty. http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/19657314/student-suspended-for-extreme-hair-do

Went and got my free coffee this morning at 7-11. Didn't know they had so many flavors -- I chose 'pumpkin' spice -- since I don't normally drink coffee. I did load it down with creamer and sugar to make it palatable.

So, Google Apps is annoying me and for some reason I can't log into the Groups with either the Apps account nor this one to ask a question.

Cannot join this group for some reason. :( I'm annoyed with Google right now. http://productforums.google.com/d/forum/apps?fromplusone=1

One seriously pissed off cat, in four parts. Part 2: http://youtu.be/u0Ys0J4rvFQ Part 3: http://youtu.be/MF88IYF2MHY Part 4: http://youtu.be/HWwA3wv04OM I know I shouldn't find this amusing as obviously the kitty is terrified, and if we believe the description, men in general terrifies this cat, but I can't help it, the kitty is seriously not happy. Rufus is also entertained. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UBNBfJjbBE

Anyone else think there's nothing wrong with the system? How if you're arrested you're guilty and society should move on? How those socialist social services are destroying the American dream of self-responsibility? This is a long read and if it doesn't infuriate you then you have no concept of justice and are naive about the so-called "justice" system. http://jbennettrylah.com/how-to-get-arrested-without-really-trying-or-fuck-the-police-or-fuck-the-war-on-drugs/

I don't normally share news stories from PoliticusUSA.com because they are definitely left leaning. There's no denying it. But, since I have a vested interest in what happens in Florida (I am from there and a good portion of my family is there) I like to keep abreast of what's going on in the Sunshine State.  I knew Rick Scott was a T-Bagger governor, but I had no idea how deep his nefarious need for greed went. http://www.politicususa.com/rick-scott-taxpayers-clinics.html

Just found out I've been blocked by another person. It's not like he's going to be missed, he was your typical Tea Partier who defied facts and reason with soundbites and ideology, but still... I hate being blocked just because someone doesn't like a difference of opinion. Of course, I also called him out for "getting the last word in" and then locking comments on his posts so no one would rebut him. That could have been the catalyst for the blocking. What I don't understand is the mentality of only wanting to be surrounded by like-minded people. How does one grow when they're surrounded by people who don't challenge them? Oh well.

What happened to the gear icon in Chrome? I have three lines there instead. My roommate also has three lines there instead.

Just a little fun being poked at the replacement NFL refs. ;) Originally shared by Google Not a fan of replacement refs? What if other stuff got replaced? See what one user whipped up: replacementgoogle.com

When Android itself isn't vulnerable, the UIs definitely are. Time to remove the bloat, Samsung Mobile USA! Originally shared by Screw Muggz Watch the links you click Samsung owners! http://gigaom.com/mobile/one-line-of-html-can-wipe-or-reset-samsung-smartphones/

Good for Greg Stanton for doing this and walking in the proverbial "other man's shoes." I think it opened his eyes and he will hopefully take that first-hand knowledge and experience to other politicians. Originally shared by Kent Goertzen http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/09/26/917651/phoenix-mayor-attempts-to-live-on-a-food-stamp-budget-im-tired-and-its-hard-to-focus/

While walking the beasts I saw this sitting in a car port. I was laughing so hard I could barely run back home and get my camera (phone) without falling down. Car, car, car, car, insides of a car.  Ha ha ha!!

So, I saw this infograph on Facebook and became annoyed with it. http://jasonisms.blogspot.com/2012/09/bain-capital.html

I saw this posted on Facebook by a Tea Bagging old high school friend of mine. I'm not going to get into the Theory A versus Theory B argument but to say that in a capitalistic society, sometimes companies go under. It's the nature of the beast. However, the claim that Bain created jobs or left companies in a better-off position than when they began their 'investment' is false in a number of ways. Bain Capital, which forced in-trouble companies to take out massive amounts of debt so Bain could get paid for their advice? That Bain Capital?  Like the Bain Capital that sold AMC theaters to the Chinese? You know, to keep America America?  http://goo.gl/arSYj Or Burger King: http://goo.gl/LVEAq Enter — ta-da! — private equity. In 2002,  Goldman Sachs , along with two private equity firms, TGP and ... hmmm ... Bain Capital , teamed up to buy Burger King. This is exactly the kind of situation private equity firms like to trumpet: taking over a downtrodden

Facebook doesn't like Goo.gl links. Annoying. http://jasonisms.blogspot.com/2012/09/facebook-and-googl.html

Apparently Facebook doesn't like goo.gl   links, even when they're pointing to respectable sites like Forbes.com  and Rollingstone.com . Granted, it could be the number of links in the response post, but FB didn't inform me the content had too many links, only these were spammy. Does Facebook have a special relationship with companies that prohibit linking to their competition?

Ha! Look at this photo idea! Very creative and funny! Originally shared by Javi S. I don't know whether to applaud this father's humorous creativity with his daughter, or his Photoshop skills!... http://mashable.com/2012/09/26/worlds-best-father-kickstarter-calendar/

Hey, Google! I use bookmarks.google.com for storing bookmarks instead of my browser. You know what would be cool? If, when I'm logged in and I search, those websites are annotated as being in my bookmarks, or especially, if those sites are searched for the search terms before the rest of the web. That way I can search in one place instead of searching in bookmarks first and then the web as a whole. Thanks,

Do you think political office should go to the highest bidder? Originally shared by Steve Pirk The threat to good government is existential -- yet the candidates are barely talking about it. We can change that by making sure big money in politics and the need for a Constitutional Amendment to fix the problem is a central topic in the first presidential debate. PBS’s Jim Lehrer will moderate the debate -- and his staff told Avaaz that if we petition for him to ask a question on this issue, they'll present it to him this Friday, along with how many people signed. So let's build a massive call -- sign below and share with everyone you know: http://www.avaaz.org/en/us_election_debate_i_full_us_list/

Damn, you mean that's not a haunting? [mumbles] Let me put my tri-spectrascope-thing away. [/mumbles] Originally shared by Theresa Reel The place is haunted, and the blood stain from the murder, keeps coming back, again and again .... is it REALLY paranormal? http://www.thewitchesclassroom.org/3/post/2012/09/the-blood-stain-comes-back-paranormal.html http://www.thewitchesclassroom.org/3/post/2012/09/the-blood-stain-comes-back-paranormal.html

big poofy poofy clouds and I'm stuck inside waiting for the DSL guy

Scooby-Doo! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjGk_jU6t5A

Kodachrome Photos from the 50s and 60s via National Geographic and Katy jean.  http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photos/kodachrome-photo-gallery/

Christy Ramsey  Our avocado smoothie wasn't much of a smoothie, but rather more of a pudding.

What annoys me more than anything? One guess and I'll give you a hint: it's the same reason I live 2000 miles away. That's right, it's my family. This morning my mom called and since the call came about 7 hours before she normally calls me I answered call thinking the reason for her call was some sort of emergency or death in the family. Nothing. Just garbled background noise as though I'd been pocket dialed. But she just bought an iPhone 4 (or 4s, I really don't know) and as far as I know it's a little harder to pocket dial those handsets with screen dialers than phones with physical keyboards. So I call her. "Did you call me?" "No. "Yes you did, at 7:15 this morning." "I did? Oh, I must have dialed you from my purse." That seemed weird to me since most modern touchscreen phones use a capacitive technology, which I'm told means electrical signal . The electrical signals transmitting throughout our skin

Not sure if this is nationwide or specific to Denver, but 7-11 is having free coffee on Friday. 6am to 10am.

So, let me get this straight: Texas still paddles high schoolers? And instead of punishing the VP, they changed the rules the allow paddling of girls by men? The parents are supposed to request it but the v-principal makes the girls call home and get permission? How is this right? http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/09/25/texas-school-district-changes-corporal-punishment-policy-after-complaints/

For the low-low price of $10, you too can have Einstein's brain. If you're on Apple, that is. http://www.foxnews.com/science/2012/09/25/einstein-brain-is-now-interactive-ipad-app/

Ha! That's a Denver morning show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5hkaWz2EXc

Hm... which programs could save the US the most money? Originally shared by Ole Olson http://wepartypatriots.com/wp/2012/09/21/study-u-s-spends-59-billion-on-social-welfare-92-billion-on-corporate-welfare/

Amazing, indeed. Originally shared by Joseph Smarr So cool--not only is Tesla Motors installing a network of super-chargers (capable of charging 150 miles of range in 30 mins) in strategic locations where people tend to already stop on road trips, and not only are they giving it away for free to Tesla owners, they're largely using solar panels to provide the charging energy. Talk about going for system-wide innovation! http://www.teslamotors.com/supercharger

Via Shawn McFadden Random acts of awesomeness. Originally shared by Russell Miller Bout time someone posted something good for a change. http://www.communitynewscommons.org/our-city/winnipeg-transit-drivers-amazing-act-of-kindness-stuns-passengers/

Do you guys remember my blog post a couple of weeks ago about the lady registering voters and then giving me a hard time when I said I'd probably vote for Obama? It wasn't this outright, but the prejudice was there. http://jasonisms.blogspot.com/2012/09/voting-2012.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdk55dLsFhc

Cant watch this because my interwebz is moving too slow. Therefore, I'm parking it here until speeds become better. Originally shared by Dana Rusconi This is for you Daniel Ely Rankin  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEyrfFwf3rI

CenturyLink, you guys really suck. http://www.speedtest.net/result/2200495648.png

via Iquanyin Moon Is abortion only a talking point when it affects other people? Originally shared by Jessica Gottlieb Not my headline... but the rest is all me.  http://www.ivillage.com/it-hypocritical-tagg-romney-s-surrogacy-contract-includes-abortion-provisions/8-a-489270

via Theresa Reel  Happy Birthday, Jim! Originally shared by ThinkGeek Today in Geek History: Jim Henson was born in 1936. 19 years later, he made something out of his mom's green coat and a halved ping pong ball:

Yeah, I'd say this baby's a Star Wars fan. Originally shared by Screw Muggz The force is strong with this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JgyaHXqs0w

For the iphoneographers and the Androidographers out there! Look! Up in the sky! A bird, a plane! No, it's a Slingshot! Originally shared by Liza Sperling Want Slingshot! Everybody needs a secret weapon. MacGyver's was a Swiss Army Knife...But what if MacGyver was into phoneography? He'd probably use the SlingShot. It's a stabilizing grip for your phone that also folds out into a tripod. Source: http://refer.ly/adEi #photography

Could this be Romney's George Bush grocery store scanner moment? Originally shared by annie bodnar He wants to be president and he doesn't have a basic knowledge of how things work. wow~  The debates with President Barack Obama should be fun to watch!

This one's been in my head for a couple of days, too. Great song.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooqqj6q1MeU

Have you seen the new MySpace? One of the reasons I left MySapce in favor of FB was all the "customization." I didn't mind the backgrounds or UI personalizations, but the auto-play of songs, videos and photoalbums annoyed the heck out of me. This looks nice. Sort of like if Google+ and Pinterest had a bastard step-child. ;) Originally shared by Daniel Hart Woah....New myspace....and I like it. Looks like the tablet/mobile version of Google+ a bit...but in the browser. via Jonathan Sampson  https://new.myspace.com/play https://new.myspace.com/play

Another Wolverine movie? Didn't Fox d a bad enough job on the first one? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/24/the-wolverine-photo-hugh-jackman_n_1909771.html

260 miles on the bike today with some awesome scenery. Now, a massage.

Had this song in my head a little earlier today. I know just about everyone has covered this song, but I really do like this version by Leonard Cohen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG5e1oaen-M

Jill Biden talks about Joe Biden and well, it's funny. You should take a minute and watch. Originally shared by James Overheul http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKfH_E-NsFQ

Great article about the perceived problem with Islam and how these riots and attacks are more about the socio-economic hurdles in Islamic countries than any real insult to the Prophet Mohammad. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/opinion/sunday/kristof-exploiting-the-prophet.html?smid=go-share

Isn't that interesting? Originally shared by Rahul Roy So it Turns Out LG Released a Linux Based Tablet Called iPad 9 Years Ago Apparently iPad was first introduced by South Korean hardware manufacturer LG Electronics at the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover, Germany 9 years ago.  --> http://goo.gl/df8Mg Also the name iPhone and iOS was licensed from cisco. Sources: 1. Apple stole the iPad trademark from LG http://goo.gl/df8Mg 2. Apple stole the name iOS from Cisco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco_IOS 3. Apple stole the name iPhone from Cisco http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linksys_iPhone Read Before Commenting : First Apple stole the name iOS and iPhone and then licensed it when Cisco filled a lawsuit against Apple. Story Via Reddit PS: Don't forget to follow the discussion on Reddit http://goo.gl/3C7Wc

It's Electric! http://instagr.am/p/P5Fp5It-Wx/

Would this turn you off from using Ubuntu linux? Originally shared by Mark Smith An article making the rounds on the AP today from a Slashdot post An anonymous reader writes "Scheduled to be released next month, Ubuntu 12.10 now includes both Amazon ads in the user's dash and by default an amazon store in the user's launcher. The reason for these 'features'? Affiliate revenue. Despite previous controversies with Banshee and Yahoo, Canonical is 'confident it will be an interesting and useful feature for our 12.10 users.' But are the 'users' becoming products?" http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/09/22/1319216/ubuntu-will-now-have-amazon-ads-pre-installed

If you haven't taken a look at the plaforms side-by-side, you really should. Originally shared by Rarian Rakista Wow, such a stark contrast.   http://compare2012.returncontrol.com/

Have a fascination with history? Probably not as morbid as this guy, though.  An entire blog where death notices are collected from newspaper records and shared online. http://thebabydied.blogspot.com/

So, that's new. Vampyrism, anyone? Originally shared by Linda Lawrey The Vampire Facelift Women are ironing out wrinkles and rejuvenating their skin with injections of their own blood. #IKidYouNot   http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2206902/The-vampire-facelift-colour-cheeks-Women-blood-injected-veins-iron-wrinkles.html

Now this one's stuck in my head. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-xzfwDAn1I&list=PL53E74AF6195AC14C

Damn, I keep forgetting to post this. A college-level (free!!) course on Android apps! https://www.coursera.org/course/androidapps101

Have you ever had a really bad dream? I hate it. http://jasonisms.blogspot.com/2012/09/dream-little-dream.html

I don't normally have nightmares. Actually they're so rare that when I do I remember them. Vividly. I learned later that what I was having were designated night terrors , not mere nightmares. I used to get the terrors infrequently, every few months and experienced nearly every classical example of what people go through with when the terror strikes: immobilization, feeling awake, seeing a faceless figure standing over me, perhaps reaching for me, seeing a giant spider-like creature crawl across the roof or the floor coming towards me -- you know, the basics. When I was in my twenties I thought I'd beaten them. I gathered the strength to wake myself out of the night terror, usually with a scream (I will say I screamed in bravado and leave it at that) and rolling out of the bed and launching myself to the nearest light switch. I'd always be disoriented for a few minutes and when I finally realize what was going on, I'd crawl back in bed and go to sleep. I scared m

Can we say "ominous?" Originally shared by Nick Waye Who knew Google street view driving was so dangerous http://flpbd.it/4xpoi

Someone in my stream just asked if anyone following them picked up an iPhone5 today. There was a picture of the line to get into the store on his post. I had to think, if I wanted to go down and take pictures of people standing in line for the newest iDevice, where would I go? And it occurred to me, I don't even know where an Apple Store is in Denver.

It didn't share very well, but if you click this link it will take you to a NBC news piece about photographing the Civil War in modern times. It's really interesting if you like photography, especially the history of photographic equipment. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/49113335#49113335

What to year the most absurd thing you'll read all year? And what's worse, people will believe it to be true. Speaking to a group of GOP diehards on Wednesday in Fairhope, Ala., party Chair Bill Armistead raved about a film called “Dreams From My Real Father.” The movie claims President Obama’s grandfather was a CIA agent who convinced Barack Obama Sr. to marry his teenage daughter to hide the fact that she’d been secretly impregnated by a communist. Even if this outlandish story were remotely true, when did Communism become transferable by DNA from one generation to the next? http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/09/alabama_bill_armistead_birther.php

Voting in 2012.  But choose wisely, for while the true Grail will bring you life, the false Grail will take it from you. Originally shared by Luigi Buscemi time to votey! Jason ON ha.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArC7XarwnWI

I don't really have a witty comment or remark for this one. I pretty much wanted to share it with my Me circle. ;) Originally shared by Deborah Teramis Christian Excellent tool for analyzing your writing when you're in the editing phase. Free. Wish I knew about this earlier.  http://ow.ly/dTC3c

Why exactly is Paris Hilton trending? Did G+ just time travel back 6 years to when she was almost relevant once?

Because, ... well, just because. Originally shared by Stella Daniela D'oh Source:  http://worldofwonder.net/

Ran across something like this when I replaced my license a few years ago. I tried to smile and the DMV told me I couldn't. I was flabbergasted at the direction as I couldn't understand why smiling was such as bad thing. Last time I had to get a license replaced (a few months ago) I smiled and no one said a thing. After the picture was taken I told the guy the woman who took my picture the previous time wouldn't let me smile at all. He said he didn't know why she said that and continued to process my license. On a side note: I don't see why they need to use facial recognition. With your name, SSN, address and other information, they can certainly verify if you have more than one driving record. http://news.yahoo.com/jersey-bans-smiling-drivers-license-photos-200155700--abc-news-topstories.html

So, I read this article on io9.com originally shared by Amelia Sides. I disagree with some points in the article and here's why. http://jasonisms.blogspot.com/2012/09/surviving-on-hoth.html

re:  How Luke Skywalker Should Have Died on Hoth Okay, so there's a flaw in his reasoning. The author of the piece states that he doesn't believe that Han would have a temporary shelter with him as he keeps it on the _Falcon_. However, one must assume that since the Rebel Alliance is a military organization and they're very aware they are stationed on Hoth, an ice planet, that their tauntaun's patrol packs, and or, standard mission equipment would be to have emergency shelter kits with them while out on patrol. Since the tauntaun was already packed when Han drafted it, assumably from the stables, then we can also assume the emergency kit was either with Han already or with the tauntaun and he already knew this was standard operating procedure. Especially since Han clearly says, "This will keep you warm until I get the shelter up." But, let's go ahead and assume Han nor the tauntaun had one with them as the article suggests. We have to also remember

Bike Night!! Pizza and brews are on tap. Bikini bike wash and a scooter giveaway. I hope I win!!

I've made my political posts before, usually jabs or pot shots at the Tea Party or Romney and sometimes in defense of the president or left-leaning policies, but I rarely ever post pro-Obama items. http://jasonisms.blogspot.com/2012/09/obama.html

Campaign season is in full swing. We know this because of the commercials, the watercooler-talk and the meme after meme after chain-emails that are being passed around the aethyr known as cyberspace. In 2008 I volunteered with the Obama campaign because I believed in his vision of an American where the Patriot Act wasn't taking away individual liberties, where due process wasn't a pipe dream to the accused and conservative ideology of voodoo economics wouldn't be tearing the economy apart. However, Obama has continued to disappoint. . And while I don't agree with all of these items Obama has failed to accomplish, many of them were needed to ensure equal protections, equal rights and equal playing fields under the law. But it didn't stop there. Obama, when he wasn't turning a blind eye to Bush-era violations of the Bill of Rights, was expanding on them . But his silence might have been the most deafening roar. His silence during the Occupy Wall Street move