Monday, February 25th, 2002
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11:11 am - ooooh... check this out
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Friday, February 22nd, 2002
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11:40 am - Post your Pedestrian Killer / Experiment #04 scores here...
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See my previous entry for the link to this game...
My current highest is 104... watcha got!
current mood:  devious
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1:00 am - Another Game... very sick, but surprisingly fun...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2002
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4:07 pm - I knew it... they weren't using Sprint at Enron.... and Jury Duty Sux
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Click here for funny picture... if you ignore all news regarding Enron... nevermind.
YAY! I just got home from Jury Duty.... if any of you ever get it... BRING A BOOK... or something that can occupy your time for hours... I guarantee you you'll need it... I didn't bring anything in the spirit of "security" to make it easier to go through the detectors and cops at the gate.... I should of, because I sure payed for it dearly... AAAGH... the most boring experience in my life (other than waiting in Edmonton Canada in the Airport on Sept. 11).
current mood:  amused
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12:24 am - Umm... Yeah...
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Monday, February 18th, 2002
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12:07 pm - Battlefield Offensive Lasers... coming in two years!
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Star Wars here we come... from The Telegraph.
 America's laser of death cleared for take-off
By Sean Rayment
(Filed: 17/02/2002)
AMERICA'S enemies will soon face a weapon, once confined to the Star Wars films, that can bring death at the speed of light.
The special operations AC-130 Spectre gunship, whose conventional weaponry has been used to devastating effect since the Vietnam War, is to be fitted with a laser that can shoot down missiles, punch holes in aircraft and knock out ground radar stations.
Despite the successful operations against Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan, the emergence of asymmetric terrorist warfare - attacks such as September 11 where the enemy is unseen - has led the Pentagon to identify the need for a more sophisticated and deadly weapons system.
The next generation gunship, codenamed AC-X and nicknamed 'Son of Spectre' by US defence officials, will carry all the weaponry already used on the AC-130, including twin 20mm Vulcan cannon (capable of firing 2,500 rounds per minute), 40mm Bofor cannon (100 rounds per minute) and a 105mm Howitzer. Its 21st-century addition, however, will be its biggest punch: a chemical oxygen iodine laser (Coil), capable of carrying out lethal and non-lethal attacks.
The advantage of laser weapons is that they strike at the speed of light. In the Coil, the power of a chemical reaction is converted to laser energy, and the weapon can carry on firing as long as its power source is intact.
Paul Wolfowitz, the US deputy defence secretary, has given the go-ahead for the next-generation AC-130, which includes full funding for the "integration of a direct-energy weapon".
The Pentagon is yet to announce when the new laser-equipped "Son of Spectre" will come into operation, but it is understood that the first upgraded version could be involved in military operations within two years.
Although lasers exist that can hit aircraft, disable optically guided missiles and destroy communications lines, the ability to vaporise enemy troops and vehicles Star Wars-style will take a few more years to develop.
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Rob Hewson, the editor of Jane's Air Launched Weapons, said: "The laser will be the atomic weapon of the 21st century. Since the 1970s, US scientists have conducted a series of secret experiments in the Nevada desert using lasers.
"We know that they had lasers capable of causing immense damage but they needed huge power packs. This remains a problem and this is why a laser weapon can only be fitted on an air frame the size of the AC-130. But advances will be made and the power plant will shrink and one day it will dominate the battle field.
"The Americans may already have a very powerful laser weapon far more advanced than we have seen. They have been carrying out research in this field for years but it is a very secret weapons programme and we have no idea how far they have progressed."
Once the Coil and its power plant have been fully developed, the USAF hopes to fit it to a whole range of manned and unmanned aircraft, such as the Predator reconnaissance probe, which is fitted with Hellfire missiles and has been used in CIA operations in Afghanistan.
Lasers could also be used as an additional weapon system to fighters, bombers, helicopter gunships and warships but this is unlikely for a decade.
You can see the full article here.
current mood:  dorky
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10:54 am - For those of you bored with work today....
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Thursday, February 14th, 2002
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12:12 pm - Umm... wierd Harry Poopooter news...
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From MSNBC's The Scoop:
The cast and crew of the next “Harry Potter” movie have been attacked by something more insidious than dragons or headless ghosts; they’ve been hit with an outbreak of lice. Now the young actors are being subjected to daily checks for nits. . . .
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2002
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12:28 pm - The judges for Figure Skating are in deep doodoo...
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 If you watched the Figure Skating Competition for Pairs earlier in the week... you know the deal...
Well it looks like it was worse than many thought... an actual investigation is about to be carried out. The Chinese judge who favored the Russians in a tiebreaker withdrew from judging the men’s short program Tuesday night “due to illness,” according to the Olympic information network. Yeah, sure, and Monkey's might fly out of my butt...
Here's the details: http://www.msnbc.com/news/705743.asp
current mood:  annoyed
current music: Olympic Theme song... Fair competition my Ass!
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2002
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11:08 am - U.S. Deploys Imperial Forces to Afghanistan
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Taken from Breaking News: Your Source for Reliable News
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In keeping with his policy of disclosing sensitive military activity only after it's occurred, U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld stunned a jittery American public today with his announcement that President Bush has been authorized by the Galactic Emperor to deploy Imperial forces to the unfolding conflict against Afghanistan's oppressive and terrorism-sympathetic Taliban regime.
Speaking at a hastily-assembled press conference this morning at the Pentagon, Rumsfeld explained the unprecedented decision and its ramifications for continued galactic solidarity. "The decision was made by the president last week after exhaustive consideration and extensive communications with the Emperor himself, and the deployment order was given three days ago. We have since established a secure Imperial presence in Afghanistan, and in doing so have strengthened our relationship with the benevolent and powerful Empire," he said.
"In addition to hunting down [convicted terrorist Osama] bin Laden and eliminating [his] al Qaeda [terrorist organization], we are sending a message to terrorists and potential terrorists everywhere," he added. "You may be able to hide from air strikes, you may even be able to hide from U.S. Special Forces, but you cannot hide from the Empire."
According to White House spokesman Ari Fleischer, the Galactic Empire — headquartered at an undisclosed location in a galaxy far, far away — has maintained embassy outposts and training camps at remote interstellar locations for nearly 2,000 years, the most recent being its facility outside Barstow, CA. Opened in 1977 following first contact with a stray Imperial scout pilot, the facility has, until now, existed under a veil of impenetrable secrecy and obscurity.
While occasional skirmishes with Rebel Alliance forces have tarnished the Empire's otherwise amicable relationship with the government, local authorities and defense officials have pragmatically avoided being drawn into the conflicts — a move that early analysts are describing as pivotal in the successful U.S. bid to add Imperial forces to its arsenal against global terrorism.
The rest of the article with more pictures can be found here: http://www.brknews.com/news/imperial.html
current mood: amused
current music: Imperial March
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Thursday, February 7th, 2002
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11:12 am - Buzz Aldrin to launch Martian cruise service
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BUZZ ALDRIN, the second man to walk on the Moon, is planning a chain of “orbiting hotels” cruising perpetually between the Earth and Mars.
Within 20 years, three spacecraft carrying up to 50 passengers would operate a continuous liner service between the two planets, ferrying the people and materials that would be needed to start a Martian colony — or offering the ultimate package tour.
To reduce the cost of the eight-month voyage, the vessels, known as “cyclers”, would be propelled mainly by the gravity of the Sun, the planets and their moons, orbiting the Sun under their own momentum. Their orbits would be calibrated to cross those of the Earth and Mars when the planets were near by, allowing passengers to take “taxi” craft, like the space shuttle, to and from the planets.
The ambitious proposals, which would transform the prospects for regular human travel to Mars, have been submitted to Nasa by a team of scientists headed by Dr Aldrin, 72, the Apollo 11 astronaut who followed Neil Armstrong on to the Moon in 1969.
More info at : http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,3-2002063480,00.html
Newsitem taken from The Times in Britain... article by Mark Henderson
Wow... and all in our lifetime.... definitely Good to be in the 21st Century!!!
current mood:  excited
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2002
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11:08 am - I'm PACMAN!!! pocapocapoca
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 I am Pacman.
I am an aggressive sort of personality, out to get what I can, when I can. I prefer to avoid confrontation, but sometimes when it's called for, I can be a powerful character. I tend to be afflicted with munchies constantly. What Video Game Character Are You?
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current mood:  bouncy
current music: Pacman Theme Song
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Monday, February 4th, 2002
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12:48 pm - Darth Vader at Washington National Cathedral is REAL! (Update)
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 The Darth Vader head at the Washington National Cathedral that I posted about a month or so ago is definitely real.
Check out this link where they explain why there is a Darth Vader gargoyle on the church that the President goes to most every Sunday...http://www.cathedral.org/cathedral/discover/darth.shtml
Turns out some kid won a contest, and they put his entry on the Cathedral.... the head of Darth Vader?!?!
current mood: amused
current music: Darth Vader Imperial Death March
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12:22 pm - Ahh... the best part of the Super Bowll...
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If you missed the commercials for the Super Bowl.... you can check them out here and vote for your favorites:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/698059.asp
Of course it always helps if you have broadband capability and a sound card...
Oh and predict Le OverLord's pick will be the Blockbuster commercial....
current mood: bouncy
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11:51 am - Oooh I'm....Phoenix!!!
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Oooooh....
I took the What Mythological Creature Are you? test by
 peacefulchaos !
BTW- I'm not surprised... considering Phoenix was one of my ancient nicks on IRC way before Jedi_Mstr.
Oh... and I know I'm real real really late on the Freddy Got Fingered Review.
If you REALLY want the review, comment to this LJ Entry... just to let you know though... IT SUCKED MAJOR MONKEY ASS!! But if you really want it... I'll do it....
current mood: bouncy
current music: The Whir-Whir-Whirring of my Computers fans (I've got 10 in my room)
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2002
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2:33 pm - I prance a lot....
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2002
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10:38 am - Umm....sure
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Friday, January 25th, 2002
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1:35 am - Find the Ghost in the Picture...
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I received this in an email from a friend.... let me know what you think!
you have to check this out...
see if you can find the ghost in the picture....but it
will take you a minute to find it...but do not
blink....i swear if you look at it long enough you
will find it..
http://www.pideltapsi.org/java/images/way-board.gif
-Brought to you by your Friendly Neighborhood Official Ghost Hunter ( BTW- A1aska, Le OverLord, and I are official members of the New Jersey Chapter of the Ghost Hunting Society)
current mood:  scared
current music: Exorcist Theme Song
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Thursday, January 24th, 2002
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4:36 pm - Telepathic Football Threatens Chilean Teens
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Telepathic Football Threatens Chilean Teens
VILLA SAN RAFAEL, Chile (Wireless Flash) -- Forget Bigfoot or the Mothman. The newest paranormal creature is a four-legged football.
Believe it or not, a creature matching that exact description has been sighted threatening teenagers in Villa San Rafael, Chile.
Researchers at the Calama UFO Center in Chile claim the mysterious menace has wings, a face like a large bulldog and is "shaped like a rugby football with legs."
Paranormal researcher Dr. Virgilio Sanchez-Ocejo isn't sure if the creature is one of those goat-sucking chupacabras, but admits both animals telepathically communicate with humans.
The winged football is just one of hundreds of strange creatures that have been terrorizing Chile since 1999 and Dr. Sanchez-Ocejo suspects the mysterious beings are entering Chile through a dimensional doorway.
current mood: bouncy
current music: Final Fantasy X Blitzball Music
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12:07 am - AAAaaak... no more Tick???
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Didn't believe it until I saw it on a fan site for myself... aaak... THAT SUX ROYALLY!!!!
Get this, they said they were waiting after the initial 9 shows before they would bring back SPOON! They may even have been planning to bring in more things./sayings/people from the original comic and cartoon series.... but I guess we'll never see that now....
Damn.... Le OverLord and I were discussing this earlier... FOX chose to cancel TICK... yet they continue to bring out retarded drivel like Temptation Island and Who Wants to Marry This Weeks Ugly Rich Guy?
FOX definitely deserves it's low intelligence reputation now... dammit... TICK ROCKED!!!!
I hope some other network or cable channel picks up the TICK... Isn't that what happened to Pretender?... that would be cool...but don't think we should hold our breath.... dammit all to hell.... stupid stupid stupid network executives...
current mood:  shocked
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