PolarLava::Blog

I'm not sure exactly when it came to pass, but it definately happened.  I used to be a fairly conservative right leaning individual, but even so I was never really a very religious person.  But (mostly) over the past decade I find myself becoming more and more distressed over what can be described as nothing less than the highjacking of the Republican party by the ultra-conservative bible thumpers.  I've watched as these people have preached the evil of just about everything because of their raw and strict interpretation of the bible.  That it's the be all and end all.  It's not people, deal with it.  And maybe there is a God.  And maybe I will be cast into the depths of Hell at the end of my time, but it's got to be better than spending eternity with these people.  Because if they really are right, then I'm very happy to be wrong!  Pass the hot sauce!  ;)

Someone at work today was trying to give away a couple of cats on our IRC channel and remarked that if they couldn't give them away, they might have to eat them.  My response was to post a link to Cats - Friend or Food?.  I found this article rather interesting because it point out a couple of things that are very true.  The first being the stereotype of "all Asians eat cats (and dogs)" which certainly couldn't be further from the truth.  And secondly that western bias is definately at play here.  As the article points out, how would the average American feel if Indian Hindu's started ranting and raving at Americans for eating cows?  Do you thing this country is about to abandon the burger joint because it offends another culture?  Hell no.  A sad, but more likely response would be  "Fuck those [enter derogatory term of your choice]".  It's okay for us to tell others what they should do, but how dare they be offended by what we do?  GASP!  The typical American is so simpleminded.

Although I'm not a meat eater, be it cows or cats, I do have to agree that if you are going kill an animal for food it should be done as humanely as possible.

Starpoint (Let Us Take You Tonight)

We're taking off tonight
Catching sound and lights
Take you to, a point of view
A chance you can't deny

Flowing, floating
Feel the charge of life
Steaming, dreaming
Starpoint's on the stage tonight

Let's all feel the way we do
And let it go to flight

We're starpoint
Taking the stage
Starpoint
Music's a game
Let us take you tonight

Our music's assaulting
Our lyrics are so bright
Won't you come with us
We'll take you tonight
Starpoint
We're taking to the Skies

4/7/1982

Well, its been exactly three months to the day that I outlined what would be in MyClient (Hydra).  At this point I'm through writing code and all of the features outlined in the previous post have been implemented.  This will be release as MyClient V3.0 hopefully in the next week or so.  I now must do some extensive rewriting of the documentation as this release is a complete rewrite and will require all users to create a new configuration file.  So while I'm slogging away on documentation, you can go view the new screenshots.

The Flame

I've heard the loud sounds
Sometimes they frown down
On the things I say

I am the flame
Do it my way
Or stay off of my day

Killing people with just the heat
I'm one person I know you'll never beat
I have the power, I will defeat
Anyone who tries to play

I am the flame
Feel my heat
Will you surrender
Or go down in defeat

Water pressure, concrete feet
You can't contain me
I burn beyond 30,000 degrees

I look kind of mean
Create a scene
Now you frown at everything
I am the flame, feel my heat
Don't think you'll ever extinguish me

3/26/1982