Saturday, February 18, 2006

2006 NBA Slam Dunk Champion

Nate Robinson, 5'9" 180 lbs. of raw NY Knicks GUARD skillz won the 2006 NBA Slam Dunk contest. Despite some controversy and suspicion, Robinson's mad skill singed spectators at the Houston Toyota Center by jumping over 1986 NBA Slam Dunk Champ 5'7" Spud Webb.

Check out some of Robinson's earlier "dunks" from the highlight reel. Can you say "Boom-shock-alaka"?

Friday, February 17, 2006

“Dont Steal Mac OS X.kext” Poem

Here's the poem everyone's been buzzing about:

Your karma check for today:
There once was a user that whined
his existing OS was so blind,
he'd do better to pirate
an OS that ran great
but found his hardware declined.
Please don't steal Mac OS!
Really, that's way uncool.

(C) Apple Computer, Inc.

Apparently written for all the would-be Mac OS hackers out there - quite poetic.

Cartoonist BEWARE!

Okay, has this gone far enough yet? Mohammed Yousaf Qureshi, a Pakistani Imam, announced that the historic Mohabat Khan Mosque and the Jamia Ashrafia religious school he leads would offer 1.5 million rupee (roughly $25,000 USD) and a CAR (Fuggedaboudit!) to anyone who will kill the Danish cartoonist of the original prophet Muhammad cartoons that appeared in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten. The outrageous Imam further stated that an additional $1 million would be contributed to this pot by the Peshawar Jeweler's Association to fatten the "hit purse" for potential takers.

What kind of car are we talking about here? Are we talking about the infamous Pakistani made Sitara City Cart?

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Stress Reduction Exercise

Cartoonists Reaction to Cartoon Rage



Cartoonist Daryl Cagle has compiled a portfolio of artistic reactions from the global cartoonist community to the recent Islamic cartoon rage. Click here for "Cartoonist Reactions" cartoons.

Friday, February 10, 2006

Thoughts on Recent Global Islamic Uprising

Here is an up-to-date report on this round of Islamic destruction so far. I don't know what else to call it - perhaps Islamics globally are suffering from a severe case of "headlights-on-deer" delayed response, didn't the cartoons originally get published back in September? If I didn't know better I'd think that Islamics just sit around for a reason to go out and burn things. First it was the Danish embassies, then the embassies of other European Countries who also printed the cartoons, then the EU offices, and now they are firebombing anything Western. I watched a documentary a few nights ago that discussed the reason why young educated Arab men would join the ranks of Al Qaeda - in short, most Arab men are quite secular until they leave home for school abroad (mostly in Europe). While they are home sick they naturally find havens of rest within the local Muslim community . . . where they are exposed to and brainwashed with extreme, fundamentalist teachings . . . actually this was according to an interview with the sister of a "suspected" terrorist operative. Anyhow, as the Western world is quite prejudice towards Islamics (especially post 9-11), apparently Islamics are quite prejudice towards Westerners (gee, who would have known?). In the view of the Islamics interviewed, Western powers exist to destroy and terrorize Islamics . . . and with that thought, this will never end. Then again, why don't we ever read in the headlines about some great Imam or even Bin Laden himself strapped to a bomb committing an act of Jihad - Islamic hypocrisy? Perhaps the Islamic power mongers aren't as stupid as we think.

On another note, conservative evangelical heavyweight John Piper weighs in on the controversy with an un-politically correct apologetics article entitled, "Being Mocked: The Essence of Christ's Work, Not Muhammad's."

Postscript

Nothing new here, more firebombs, more violent protests, more reasons to burn. On the media front though, the Iranians have come up with a creative idea to vent their frustrations - a "Holocaust Cartoon" contest! Apparently in yet another move to improve their political standing in the global community, Iran will officially integrate their "Anti-Holocaust" (or the "Holocaust, what Holocaust?" position) into their media. Why is it that when an extremist Islamic group takes power stupid things just happen? No, I mean REALLY stupid things happen? Just wait and see with Hamas, I told you so. Don't get me wrong, this is not another pro "Islamaphobia" position I'm ranting. It's more of an "Extremist Islamophobia." If you notice the "about us" section of the previous link there is interesting language used in describing Islamophobia:

"Islamophobia, as a racist tool of Western Imperialism, is strongly advocated by the political right but has also found an echo in the left, particularly sections of the left in France and the countries that make up the United Kingdom."

Yes, the racist ideology of Western Imperialism . . . hmmm, I wonder how racially multicultural and ideologically tolerant the Taliban or the Iranian regime is nowadays? And if France and the UK are so Islamophobic, why do we keep finding terror suspects in their countries?

Thursday, February 09, 2006

Yellow Fever

This is a hilarious video made by a group of UCSD students (of the Chinese Christian variety I suspect), reflecting on the finer points of "why do our Asian women dig the white guys?" Check out this profound piece by Wong Fu Productions. Props to Sarah for the email.

Monday, February 06, 2006

Super Bowl XL Bust

How I waited in great anticipation for the greatest show of athleticism and strategy . . . only to have watched a disaster in the making. Click here for SI's Andrew Perloff's rundown of the Super Bowl Bust. Some have suggested that the XL stand for "eXtra Lousy." The highlight of Super Bowl XL was not even the game itself, but the pre-game interview/analysis with the head coach of the New England Patriots, Bill Belichick. Incredible look and listen into the mind of a master tactician and leader . . . the guy truly represents the deep thought and complexities of the game.

"I think coaching is getting the player to do the right thing in the right situation, and, make the right judgment . . . It's about decision-making. That's read, recognition, and decision-making."

- Coach Bill Belichick addressing the media during his press conference at Gillette Stadium on November 17, 2005

Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Carlson Gracie Sr. R.I.P.



Mestre Carlson, your legacy lives on through your students. Obrigado . . . rest in peace. Jiu-jitsu!