The Colloquilist

Too good to be true?

2005-04-21T18:25:00.000-04:00

While working on this blog last night I came across a site that looked interesting. "Get paid to search". I search the web countless times a day, everyday, so the idea of getting paid to do it seemed perfect to me. Being the skeptic I am though, I had to look into it deeper. I did a Whois search and it appeared to be a legitimate site. Furthermore, there are several members of the site that have shown they have already been paid, showing screenshots of their PayPal account to prove so.

So I signed up, and would strongly urge anyone reading this to do the same. Below I've outlined just exactly what you need to do in order to register.

1. All you need is a PayPal account, which you can sign up for free. This is used in order for the site to pay you on the 15th of each month.

2. Once you have a PayPal account (which you can use on eBay and other places, its very useful), simply register at the site.

3. Login, and begin searching.

4. For every search you do, you get paid 2 cents, up to 40 searches a day, for a total of 80 cents a day. This comes out to $24.00 a month, pretty nice for something we all regularly do anyway.

5. TIP: To make it really easy, set the site as your homepage (by going to Tools>Internet Options and you'll see a box), just as you would Google or any other search engine. Then, whenever you go to search its just as if you normally would do.

6. Refer others to join the service, and you will get 100% profit in return. Meaning that as they search, every time they earn 2 cents, so will you.

I'm not one to normally join these types of programs, but this one I found to be convenient, and easy to use. It doesn't make me go out of my way to do anything special in order to make money, and I think everyone here searches at least a couple times a day, so why not? Too good to be true? We'll decide when I post my own screen shot on here.

A Nation of Guilt

2005-04-15T18:41:00.000-04:00

I just got around to watching the much talked-about documentary, "Supersize Me." I must say, I was fascinated by every fact and every comparison (for example, McDonald's Supersized soda has more sugar in it than what goes into 3 dozen cookies). The pace of the piece was only enhanced by the growing intolerance of doctors who, at first, had marginal warnings against fast food diets, and later came to despise them.

Fast food is a way of life for some people. Unfortunately for myself, a quick bite on my way out to a rehearsal or show is never easily found in my fridge, however I always know there is a Taco Bell on the way. I thought of this as I watched (and ate 2 slices of pepperoni pizza) the piece with another theatrical friend, and realized that I hated the way I ate, but like many other Americans, have no ambitions to change.

It's convenient, it's good, it's terrible. My logic may be hard to follow, but it is all I can present. I tried to rationalize "quitting" soda, until I realized that I have a show in a week, and that would make me drowsy, sick, irritable and poor in performance. How do I know this? I have tried before. Only two days I ago I was late for a coffee date because I had passed out on my couch for 2 hours after putting on one shoe. I had not had caffeine in 2 days. I passed out... This is obviously a problem.

The main focus of the documentary was to qualify the fact that some obese people want to sue McDonalds and other "fast food kings" because they somehow influenced every meal of their lives. I disagree totally on this point. I think the average human being knows the difference between wants and needs, between advertisements and reality. If it is irresponsible on the part of the person to eat so much fast food, it is ridiculous that they would want to sue.

These are the people who elected G.W., world.

I still need to organize my thoughts on the issue, but I hope to follow up this post with a more concrete answer to my problems. I will not generalize, it is impossible anyway.

Zachary Slack

Free Will

2005-04-14T22:45:00.000-04:00

NO.

1. All our actions are the result of bio-chemical reactions in our nervous systems that are governed by the immutable laws of the universe. Thus, all of our actions are pre-determined, and free will is an illusion.

Argue with me.

The Plight of the Peripatetic Pupil

2005-04-14T20:01:00.000-04:00

What's up?

The Plight of the Peripatetic Pupil

That's the title of the forthcoming book John and I have come up with, after a lengthy phone conversation at which point we both got fed up with our educational studies, we agreed upon this name for our first foray into the world of the written word (edit word choice).

Description: In which Ian and John discuss the merits of upper level education in terms of a detailed of an extensive and intensive cost benefit analysis.

Basically we're just fed up with the whole educational system and we're going to explain to the world just how it is for the pupil these days, from a new perspective never expressed before.

Look for upcoming chapters sometime soon, possibly this week as I'll have vacation and some free time to write some, although John will be stuck in a car, he'll be in and out frequently too. Heck, maybe we'll even get a book deal.

Currently reading...

The Life of Pi
by Yann Martel

Currently listening to...

Funkify Your Life: Anthology
by The Meters

Update

I've just invited a new member to The Colloquilist, Zach Slack, a friend of mine, who should be contributing on a consistent basis on a wide variety of subjects. His unique style should bring a lot to the table, and I look foward, as I'm sure everyone will, to hearing what he has to say.

New York Times Is At It Again

2005-04-03T12:53:00.000-04:00

Another goof-up on the NYT website inadvertantly revealed more than the Times probably wanted. The reporter, apparently unable to find a supporter of the Pontiff, had added a note to himself in the article: "Need quote from supporter."

This was published on the website within an hour of John Paul's death. The Times, slightly embarrassed, quickly corrected the error.

Don't believe me? Check out this webshot of the Times' screw-up.

http://powerlineblog.com/archives/TimesPope.php

Interestingly, the Times had quotes from his "detractors" all lined up.

Well, it could be worse. The Times could be the Guardian; more on that later.

Is Time Travel Possible?

2005-03-30T22:23:00.000-05:00

Whenever hearing about the possibility of time travel, I've always been quick to draw myself into discussion about it. I've always pondered whether it truly is possibly to travel through time--whether it be forwards or backwards. The feat of doing so is intriguing enough to spark much debate, as science fiction movies and books have shown over the years. But in all reality, in the information age in which we live in, the 21st century, the most technologically advanced time in human civilization, what are the odds of pulling it off?

Many wondered the same thing when JFK guaranteed we'd put a man on the moon by the end of the decade in the 1960's, yet is it fair to make such a comparison? For we had physical evidence, scientific proof that other planets existed, it simply took a matter of time for us to develop a way to make a human get there...however when put into such terms it makes one wonder...isn't that the exact situation we find ourselves in with regards to time travel? Whether or not time exists is another question in itself, so for the sake of argument, we must assume it does exist. Besides, we all use and rely on it anyway, so we're stuck with it no matter what.

I believe within the next 50 years the mystery of time travel will be solved, but the process will be much different than the current perceived notion of a "time machine" in which you select a year on a dial and poof, you're sent off to 469 B.C. to hang with Socrates. No, for I believe the concept of time is difficult to control, and will be difficult to master in terms of traveling through it. There is substantial evidence to back my claim, and I suggest anyone who's interested further check out http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/time/ as well as http://freespace.virgin.net/steve.preston/Time.html

With this being my first foray into the blogging world, please let me know what your thoughts are on the subject and comment. Look for John's response to this as well in the upcoming days.

Cheers,

Ian