We Don't Catch The Smart Ones

West County Detention Facility

Main Detention Center

Jalopnik reported a story from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel about a man who attempted to car-jack a 350Z in the jail parking lot, after being released from jail on his misdemeanor charge for trespassing. Now, the inmate is looking at a felony.

He was caught because he didn't know how to drive a manual transmission. Wow! We don't catch the smart ones.

See more from the linked sites above.

***I do have a public service announcement.*** If you live near the jail (I know some people who do), realize inmates being released may want to return to the jail. You may just provide them the means needed to return. Maybe an inmate didn't learn his/her lesson and wants to commit another crime. Whatever the case may be, be cautious around the facility. And here are some signs to watch for: hitch hikers, people carrying a big plastic bag, anyone walking away from the jail and towards Bell or Atwood, people cashing jail issued checks at area liquor stores, and finally, people you would not want your kids to talk to or take candy from (that should pretty much cover most people).

Be safe out there. It's a hard world full of scary people and situations.

Ah, And Now I Can Never Get One

This guy is more than insane, like The Auto Prophet said. He is a fool.
http://view.break.com/473168 - Watch more free videos Where are the cops when you need them, right? Seriously, my problem with these idiots are the innocent lives put at risk. I know there are people who would still react to save the bikers from an accident, and end up hurting themselves or others. This is just stupid. They had some bike handling talent but still not the right settings for the stunts and speed. Moving cars with human lives should not be used as replacements for orange cones on a closed track or course.

Band Dork!

I was in the band. I played the saxophone and was even the drum major my 8th grade year. I entered high school and joined for my freshman year. Then it happened. I realized all the "cool" kids were no longer in the band. What happened? Why didn't I get the memo about band being for the dorks?

I ended up quiting after my freshman year. I played in a keyboard class my sophomore year with a couple of nerdy friends. We were actually the most talented 3 in the class, writing original music and performing in front of the class. Jon, one of my fellow dorks, even wrote sequenced music on a keyboard that was good enough, I thought, for us to have a musical future. We would have been like our favorite band, Depeche Mode. I would have been the lead singer, in my mind, because I had the best voice. And Jon would have been like Martin L. Gore, the real talent of Depeche Mode, writing most of the songs and singing the incredible harmonies.

But to the point of this post. If the band was cool enough to carry weapons, like this pirate-like gun made from a clarinet...
...maybe people wouldn't have picked on the band's members so often. Of course, it would need to shot real bullets so people wouldn't use the band instrument turned firearm as a jumping off point for more jokes and punishment. I mean, think about it. If you are a goofy looking awkward kid, with a silly looking pirate gun you made in your basement using your personal soldering gun and some small hand tools you use to build your models, you better have loaded that puppy with some high caliber ammo to ward off the school's bullies and popular crowd. At least be able to fire a few warning shots to scare off those jerks. Right? Right? Penny throwing losers! (no bad memories here.)

So, the next time you are laughing at the large tuba player playing the "um-pah, um-pah" bass line as he waddles across the field, or you think to yourself, "How does that girl play the flute with her braces and massive head gear?", think twice about how far you take your teasing, because the clarinet section might be "packing heat."

Story from Gizmodo.

DEWmocracy?

I've been seeing emails about the DEWmocracy event coming this summer. I've ignored them until now. Mountain Dew has released this video that made me pay attention to the upcoming flavor challenge. I'm a little excited and a little nervous about the new flavors. MD has scored with some new flavors and struck out with others. The Code Red and Live Wire flavors are awesome. The Halo 3 flavor was gross. I will, of course, give my opinion of the flavors when they come out. Watch for more entries on MD's DEWmocracy.

Game It Up 3!!!

The last time I really played a game, I used my laptop with all its greatness at the time. Check out the stats on my machine here. Now, gaming platforms, such as the PS3 and computers build for current gaming, don't just have a graphics card, they also use a card called a "physics card." This card manages just that, the physics of the games. Now game writing companies can take advantage of that card as well as the most recent graphics cards. They can now write programs that interact with the environment of the game. For example, this video for a new game from Lucas Arts called "The Force Unleashed" shows how the games writers are using the physics card to cause enemies and objects to react and interact with the player's character and the environment of the game. Watch the video for a better explanation and visual examples from this game, coming soon. This makes me want to go out and buy a PS3. Yeah, that's the best of the consoles. Blu-Ray and all. Plus, the game doesn't look like it will be coming to computer.

32 Years Ago Today

Well, It's March 19th, two days after my birthday. And every single year on this day, two days after my birthday, the same this has happened. Dan Ray of the famed "The Unexpressed Advantage" celebrates his birthday.

So Dan, Happy Birthday. Here's the same pictures I used before of you. I don't have any others.