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Not Far From The Truth Ideologically

xcopfly — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:40:08 +0000

Well, it’s your property, and when you get robbed, you call the police to defend your property, right?

Old RIAA PSA Commercial

The Yellow Room

xcopfly — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:40:02 +0000

I was about 6-8 years old when I won the archaic DOS “roguelike-like” game Castle Adventure by Kevin Bales.

It was recently mocked on the ASCII Art Farts blog

If you don’t get the joke (should be funny to anyone who’s played an 80s/90s adventure game), download the game Castle Adventure (needs DOSBox at a slow cycle speed)

The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your arm.

xcopfly — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:52:50 +0000

The Great Zoltar

The Many Faces of George Washington

xcopfly — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 03:52:19 +0000

This has been in my bookmarks for who-knows-how-long:

see more Epic Win FTW

Is This A Joke?

xcopfly — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:54:03 +0000

Sure sounds like one.

From AP via the Repeal the 17th Amendment Blog:

Legislation to turn down the volume on those loud TV commercials that send couch potatoes diving for their remote controls looks like it’ll soon become law.

The Senate unanimously passed a bill late Wednesday to require television stations and cable companies to limit the volume of commercials and keep them at the level of the programs they interrupt.

The House has passed similar legislation. Before it can become law, minor differences between the two versions have to be worked out when Congress returns to Washington after the Nov. 2 election.

Ever since television caught on in the 1950s, the Federal Communication Commission has been getting complaints about blaring commercials. But the FCC concluded in 1984 there was no fair way to write regulations controlling the “apparent loudness” of commercials. So it hasn’t been regulating them.

Managing the transition between programs and ads without spoiling the artistic intent of the producers poses technical challenges and may require TV broadcasters to purchase new equipment.

I think Congress is the real joke here.

OK. I just have to blog this. It is just too funny. (NSFW)

xcopfly — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 06:00:24 +0000

This epic fail picture came out the other day, and I just kept saying: “I shouldn’t blog this. It’s just too inappropriate.” Well too bad.

From FAILblog:

see more EpicFail

Funny Wi-Fi SSID

xcopfly — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:03:34 +0000

From FAILblog:

see more EpicFail

Tutorial: How Webmasters and Blog Owners Can Weaken The Influence of Wikipedia

xcopfly — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:27:27 +0000

The easiest way to do this is to remove all references and links to Wikipedia from your site. I myself have just deleted various blog posts and modified others that mention or link to Wikipedia, and intend to avoid discussing the site in the future.

Mentioning or linking to Wikipedia (or Wikimedia Commons, or any of their leecher sites, WAPedia, Answers.com, etc) on a Google-indexed Web site results in a higher position in Google search results for Wikipedia articles.

This tutorial need not require a domain name – follow these tips on your Blogspot blog, Facebook entry, even the description field of the YouTube video you’ve just uploaded, to weaken the influence of this wannabe-Orwell bullied teenage reject narcissism fest on Google, Yahoo, and the minds of you and your children:

1. Avoid mentioning the word “Wikipedia” (or “Wiki pedia” or something similar) in your articles.
2. Avoid linking to Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, WAPedia, Answers.com, etc. in your articles. For example, when linking the word Slackware Linux, link to slackware.com rather than the Wikipedia entry for Slackware Linux.
3. When I left Facebook, the “Likes” system was being centralized around Wikipedia articles. Use the unofficial Facebook “Like” pages instead of Facebook’s Wikipedia-based ones, or use Facebook “Groups” instead. (I don’t know if this is still possible.)
4. Link to entries on Wikipedia alternatives like Conservapedia, Anarchopedia, Infoanarchy, and Wikia-based wikis.
5. Word of mouth
6. Create your own (intelligent) pages on the same subjects. Do not use Wikipedia’s content. Be sure to make it as visible as possible (do not use noarchive, nocache, block via robots.txt, etc.)
7. Don’t visit Wikimedia Commons sites or Wikipedia leecher sites for any reason. Block them out in a filter if you have to.

Even though you can’t see the effects of your boycott, you individually are still making a very small effort, and you’ll feel proud that you’ve done your part in protecting the minds of children and adults from this behemoth of junk. It’s easy – there is nothing to lose, just follow the tips above (and invent your own) and keep your effort going!

I hate this.

xcopfly — Thu, 13 May 2010 05:56:46 +0000

They don’t even give any reasoning anymore behind their unwelcome infringements on your right to free speech. I’m not just talking about the government – I’m talking about every aspect of your personal life.

Newegg CPU Recall – An Obvious Prank, Made In China

xcopfly — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:17:53 +0000

You might have heard of computer supplier Newegg accidentally shipping computer builders boxed “processors”.

This is no ordinary counterfeit import issue – I found a nice article describing the shipments – the CPU was a piece of lead, with a sticker of a fan attached to a “heatsink” piece of molded plastic. And, of course, the usual translation issues.

Check out the article at PCMag’s Gearlog for pictures of this early April Fool’s joke.

Something I discovered a long time ago but don’t think I posted until today

xcopfly — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:21:59 +0000

I most likely didn’t post this here before, as it doesn’t turn up in a search. But I discovered this goofy act of plagiarism a long time ago:

Rick Springfield, 1981:

Rick Springfield’s “Jessie’s Girl”

The Coca-Cola Company, 1993:

Always Coca Cola

BBSpot Quizzes

xcopfly — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:27:00 +0000

These quizzes have been around for ages, but I haven’t been to BBSpot since way before xcopfly.com came into existence. So I took a bunch of these quizzes again.

Which OS are You?

Which File Extension are You?

How White and Nerdy Are You?

Which Caffeinated Beverage are You?

Which Nigerian spammer are You?

Which Programming Language are You?

Which Website are You?

CBS Commercial: Frosty Gets Dirty (NSFW)

xcopfly — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:00:31 +0000

This new CBS triple-commercial for How I Met Your Mother, Frosty the Snowman, and Frosty Returns, features a dubbed-over Frosty talking about porn, boobs, and “The Dominator 8000″

Watch the video via Fox Nation

A Sneak Peek at the Next Internet Fad

xcopfly — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:41:08 +0000

Rick Astley is getting old – Carl Winslow is Next!

Carl Winslow

Mickey Mouse’s Leaked Christmas Sex Tape (NSFW)

xcopfly — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:56:01 +0000

Forget Carrie Prejean, check out this hot & sexy Disney action on YouTube:

Dirty Mickey Mouse

Bad…

xcopfly — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:38:11 +0000

From YouTube:

Hulk Hogan – Real American

UFO Sighting Video

xcopfly — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:53:40 +0000

From the producers of the Bigfoot Sighting video:

Unbelievable UFO Video

Family Guy Fan Video – Amazing Imitation Graphics!

xcopfly — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:31:37 +0000

From YouTube:

Family Guy vs. WWF

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This guy is (was) awesome

xcopfly — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:56:08 +0000

(Another celebrity dies in 2009)
From Lew Rockwell:

Soupy Sales, RIP

Also from Lew Rockwell:

Steal Your Parents’ Money

Obama Speech: 7 Lies In Under 2 Minutes

xcopfly — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:11:46 +0000

Politics as usual, via YouTube:

Obama Speech: 7 Lies In Under 2 Minutes