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The Tragic Rise of the Fake Louboutin

25
Jul 2012

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Would you buy a moody copy of your favourite designer brand, as long as it looked good enough?

You’d know it was fake. But would you be fine with that as long as nobody else knew?

Think about it: you’d be ripping off someone else’s Intellectual Property on the basis that you looked “good”.

Whoever sat & created the original, would be losing out on a profit because you wanted to do more than just admire it. Sure it’s a compliment to the designer, but it’s also a bit of a slap in the face as you’re not thanking them the way they’d like.

It’s like asking for the KFC recipe because you loved the flavour of their batter; and then forever making your own fried chicken that tasted exactly the same, happily taking credit for the compliments. It’s cheeky & it’s stealing.

Yeah, yeah I know it happens the world over: bootleg CD’s, cheap DVD’s and so on. But DIY Louboutins? 8-O Oh no. Please no!

…Well unfortunately, yes. Yahoo News published an article earlier this month, claiming that DIY stores have seen the sale of red paint tester pots rise & magazines are even beginning to include tutorials and tips on how best to paint shoe soles.

Even if they looked good, I’d feel a phony strutting around in hand made Loubies…how about you?

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Category: I'm Just Sayin', Random Chit-Chat, Stuff I Don't Like  Tags: Fake Louboutins, IP  

Seize the Day!

23
Jul 2012

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Go and Seize the Day!

Category: Stuff I Like  Tags: Carpe Diem, Seize the Day  

Falling Trees, Chickens and Eggs

19
Jul 2012

Let’s cut to the chase – when a tree falls in a forest, of course it makes a sound. Plus, the egg probably came before the chicken. There.

How do I know? – Well, I’m willing to bet that the laws of sound still count in places we are not, and that phantom chickens just don’t appear out of thin air.

That’s me ignoring the philosophical conversation those points are trying to start, but we do that though, don’t we? In life we’re practical because it’s what we understand. Unless we can process it with our senses, we don’t trust it.

Sometimes though, that’s our downfall. I mean, if someone told you they had super-powers, seriously, after laughing at them you would tell them to get help (and you probably should). But then, if you saw them morph into Wolverine (yes from X-men) you would probably either poo yourself or faint (or both).

If you think about it though, there are lots of things that you own, that you probably couldn’t have imagined having once.

So then, how impossible is anything?

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Category: A Thought...  Tags: if a tree falls in a forest, Impossible, the chicken or the egg  

Are you being controlled like a Sim?

15
Jul 2012

Remember The Sims? – Okay I was into this game for a while, kind of obsessed with it I like had all of the expansion packs and stuff – yeah, I’ve said too much 8-O – anyway, it was definitely the best thing since cinnamon pretzels…It’s awesome though, it’s like you’re mayor; with an overwhelming need to style and cook for people.

Anyway get this: The Sims might not just be an addictive game, we could actually be Sims! According to a recent discovery and theory proposed by Dr. James Gates, Jr. - we could be computer simulated post-humans.

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Dr. Gates’ theory is that there is evidence that our world is virtual and programmed, outlined by the discovery of what is called Doubly-even self-dual linear binary error-correcting block code – a code first invented by Claude Shannon in the 1940′s.

The discovery is that this mysterious code has been found to be embedded within the equations of “superstring theory”.

So, what exactly is superstring theory?

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It’s alot more complex than a few sentences will allow (and I’m no expert on the subject), but Superstring Theory is an attempt to illustrate all of the particles and fundamental forces of nature by modelling them as vibrations of tiny strings.
(FYI: the image above is just a piccy of threads that I thought looked pretty – it does not represent the actual strings…)

Erm, the threads are pretty and all, but what does that have to do with us maybe being Sims?

Okay so, the Sims thing is relevant because when you tie the two together you get:

The fundamental forces of nature plus the mysterious computer code equals: code that represents computer programming combined with code that represents the world as we know it…

Come again? So there’s computer code within the code of nature?

Hey that’s the theory…

Now of course, whenever anything sounds as ‘out-there’ as this – the first evidence is usually a low quality YouTube video with ridiculous music and poor editing. So as not to disappoint:

Whoa! What?

Far out right? Now remember, this is just a theory, a philosophy and is largely based on opinion, so don’t freak out…in case you’re interested, I’ve also included some audio below: a discussion with Oxford University Professor Nick Bostrom.

Nick Bostrom on the Simulation Argument – [Audio]

So, what do you think?

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Category: A Thought..., News  Tags: Claude Shannon, Dr. James Gates Jr, superstring theory, The Matrix, The Sims  

“Everything you can imagine is real….”

12
Jul 2012

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“Everything you can imagine is real…” – Pablo Picasso

Category: A Thought..., Stuff I Like  Tags: Dreama, inspiration, Pablo Piccaso  

My 5 favourite most annoying types of internet user

05
Jul 2012

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The internet is a place full of promise, fun and endless discovery created for your procrastination…it’s a very beautiful thing.

As with anything, there are many different classifications of online user and as with everything good, there’s an opposite to that.

I’m looking at the annoying kind of user, you know the ones who make the internet interesting, funny and outrageous. Not the normal, reasonable Wikipedia using, music-streaming kind – not us!

Today, I single out some of my favourites…

Trolls

Trolls post nasty stuff on websites that people interact with, think YouTube, Facebook and generally anywhere you can leave a comment/your opinion. These douche-bags do this with intentions to get a response or responses.

They might not actually feel the way they say they so about the thing in question, but they say something negative anyway because they’re lonely, aggressive or both. – Avoid these people, they exist only to cause trouble and get their kicks to the sound of your rage.

Haters

The haters of the online world can be slandered even more than those in real life. Because at least those in real life are okay to be publicised as being a hater.

The online kind hide behind screens away from the public with many of the qualities trolls have – leaving nasty little comments but these ones they mean. Like the troll, the hater’s comments are unjustified but are based on ignorance rather than just wanting a reaction.

The hater will call something sh*t most probably out of jealousy and misplaced love.

They will keep up this self-righteous point of view until confronted by others and/or named-and-shamed, after which they will insult relatives and close friends of the cavalry who stood up for the thing or person being hated. (Note: For definition of The Cavalry, see below).

The Cavalry

If you have’t heard of this kind, it’s because I named them myself – but you’ll recognise the traits. It is the job of The Cavalry to come to the rescue of those being trolled or hated on. Think Justin Beiber’s “Beliebers” or Nicki Minaj’s “Barbs and Kens”.

These guys will even cause criminal damage to protect  or show love to the things or people they love and have no problem giving as good as they get to a Hater of a Troll…four words: don’t mess with them.

Spammers

These guys wind me right up! Emailing me 100 invites a week to places on the other side of the globe, tweeting me in CAPS LOCK about JOINING THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE, sending me direct messages about prizes I don’t want – go away, please.

Noobs/Newbs/Newbies

Noobs (also known as newbs or newbies) are those folks who log onto a service like Twitter for the very first time and tweet something like “I’m new here, let’s go!” – Or they create a Facebook page and then install every add-on from Farmville to those really annoying ninja games after which they add everyone they know, they accept anyone they don’t that adds them  and then completely abandon the account after about a week.

Funny as that is, these guys can be quite annoying, especially if you’re shopping online and you like to read the reviews before you buy because these guys are the reason for complaints about the Mp3 player they just bought; because the shopping-cart process on the website was too difficult. 8-O Boohoo (not).

Don’t you just love the world-wide-web? ;-) – If you liked this post, then hopefully you’ll like my latest video CTRL+ALT+DEL.

Category: I'm Just Sayin', Random Chit-Chat, Stuff I Like  Tags: CTRL+ALT+DEL, Dreama, haters, noobs, spammers, trolls  

Are drugs the new black?

02
Jul 2012

The signs were real man! Remember that post I wrote about the media claiming that shrooms could cure depression? And that other one about the things people take to escape from their boring realities? Well, today I heard that workplace drug tests from the last half decade, have shown that the number of workers testing positive for Class-A drugs has risen by 50% between 2007 and 2011! :-o

Jheeze! Class-A! That’s not the odd Nurofen pill or pea-sized amount of Bonjela. That’s not even wacky-backy. It’s stuff like speed and smack. Seriously? 8-O More and more people are taking hard drugs and then going into work? Is life so bad that this is what it has come to?

Hmmm…instead of just sensationalist reports in the media about things like drug-use, the overweight and rioting, I really hope studies like these help to highlight just how bad things have gotten for people.

The general consensus seems to be that money, morale and quality of life are at an all time low…unless it’s all just a bit of a laugh?

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Category: A Thought..., I'm Just Sayin', News  Tags: Class-A drugs, life, work