Joshua's Random Thoughts

Love It! (but you won't ;) )

2009-11-08T19:55:00.001-05:00

ISIS "20 Minutes/ 40 years" Video from ISIS THE BAND on Vimeo.

Wake Boardin w C Crest

2009-11-05T12:16:00.001-05:00

Rummy

2009-11-04T23:58:00.000-05:00

Ice Cream Sundaes by the pool

2009-11-04T15:15:00.001-05:00

The Best Show Ever! Haha

2009-11-03T19:51:00.000-05:00

Backstage Universal Studios w Rhino, Kurt Angle and Mick Folley

2009-11-03T13:25:00.000-05:00

Our Home For the Week :)

2009-11-01T14:51:00.000-05:00

Nonpoint!

2009-10-31T23:17:00.000-04:00

At the church for the wedding

2009-10-31T15:25:00.000-04:00

Looks like I'm growing a mullet...

2009-10-30T15:05:00.001-04:00

We're off to this!

2009-10-30T08:44:00.000-04:00

This weeks music selection

2009-10-27T18:52:00.000-04:00

My Step Son

2009-10-24T11:20:00.000-04:00

I hate it when people have more fun in life than me

2009-10-23T11:55:00.000-04:00

One Of My Favorite Bands

2009-10-21T17:38:00.002-04:00

As luck would have it, I'll get to see this band in Orlando in a couple of weeks.

In case you're interested, here's the lyrics:

we dream of ways to break these iron bars
we dream of black nights without moon or stars
we dream of tunnels and of sleeping guards
we dream of blackouts in the prison yard

heartbroken, we found
(a gleam of hope)
harken to the sound,
(a whistle blows)
heaven sent reply,
(however small)
evidence of life
(beyond these walls)
born and bred
(in this machine)
wardens dread
(to see us dream)
we hold tight
(to legends of)
real life,
(the way it was before)

we dream of jailers throwing down their arms
we dream of open gates and no alarms

we dream of ways to break these iron bars
we dream of black nights without moon or stars
[x3]

heartbroken, we found
(a gleam of hope)
harken to the sound,
(a whistle blows)
heaven sent reply,
(however small)
evidence of life
(beyond these walls)
born and bred
(in this machine)
wardens dread
(to see us dream)
we hold tight
(to legends of)
real life,
(the way it was before)

look to the day the earth will shake
these weathered walls will fall away
[x4]

Some funky music for my friends

2009-10-20T10:00:00.000-04:00

I'm in a weird mood perhaps, but I thought a few of you would love these songs, videos, and general funky feel. Enjoy (or not). Thanks http://aurgasm.us/ for posting these.

In the Pocket (Rhodes and Moog Light Paint) from Ethan Goldhammer on Vimeo.

Best Book Ever ;)

2009-10-17T11:48:00.000-04:00

My Fav Movie Dialog Part 2: Billy Madison

2009-10-15T16:05:00.001-04:00

My Fav Movie Dialog Part 2: Bill Murry in Caddyshack

2009-10-14T16:00:00.001-04:00

My Fav Movie Dialog Part 1: Vince Vaughn in Swingers

2009-10-13T16:00:00.001-04:00

Who Left Their Cooler At My House?

2009-10-12T17:02:00.000-04:00

My garage has little of anything in it, so you can imagine my surprise
when I found this cooler in it today.

Classic stickers. Someone needs to claim it so I can thank them for
the laugh.

Classic Government Move

2009-10-07T15:13:00.003-04:00

Remember, this is the same type of group that Obama wants to run a national health plan with. Oh yea, and Medicaid (yet another government run group) is bankrupt.

Free markets, entrepreneurs, and capitalism is the way to go. America is really really good at it and in turn 80% of medical advances are done in America via that venue.

Enjoy this article from Gizmodo.com.

Say that, all things equal, you could fix a problem for $8000 or fix the same problem for $150. Which would you choose? Clearly, you are not Medicare.

Proloquo2Go is a text-to-speech iPhone app that's meant to aid those with autism, cerebral palsy, ALS, Down Syndrome—pretty much anyone who has a disability that makes speaking a difficult venture. It costs $150.

But Medicare/Medicaid restrictions won't pay for this software or the accompanying iPhone because the iPhone is not a uni-functional device. (A person with autism might play games on it, after all! Or call a doctor!)

One family's alternative, as documented by the NYTimes, is a government-funded $8000 desktop computer that can have no other function than text-to-speech. No emailing doctors. No browsing the web for medical research. So, this pricey clunker sits at home while the family pays out of pocket for the iPhone app that can operate in their real, mobile life.

Medicare acknowledges the situation. They have heard of the iPhone, as they explain in their official statement on the matter: "We would not cover the iPhones and netbooks with speech-generating software capabilities because they are useful in the absence of an illness or injury."

But with the nation's eyes on our healthcare policies, there's never been a better time to reassess such archaic thinking. All things equal, a company like Apple or RIM will always make superior hardware to that of some boutique electronics company, and they'll do so for pennies on the dollar. Even more importantly, these better distributed hardware platforms will be rewarded with greater enthusiasm and expertise from software designers—the real innovators in today's design-heavy electronics industry.

I'm no health care expert, but it's obvious that reform in this sector would be a win-win. Taxpayers would save money. Government programs would aid more individuals. And those being helped would simply be helped better, with more options and ultimately in a way more specific to their particular problem.

But the government can't subsidize a semi-open platform that would drive both technological innovation and market competition. That's crazy talk!

Poor Browns Fans

2009-10-06T17:27:00.001-04:00

You gotta admit this is funny.

5 Hours Later....

2009-10-04T19:59:00.000-04:00

....just in time for the Steeler game.

Bocce Ball Tourney for The Cure!

2009-10-03T14:01:00.000-04:00