RawCode

I know that we all appreciate YouTube for all the entertainment it provides. All the videos of people being dumbasses, all the creative artsy movies and of course the commercials and music videos that we all love. But past all that, YouTube makes it easy for users to use the video medium to get their voice heard. The only reason why I mention this now is because of this video. It caught my attention purely with its simplicity and quality.
Goodbye to You cover by mynameismeghan

Just a girl with a garage as her stage, and she is one of the highest ranked users on YouTube. No special effects, no flair. Just talent, and a video camera. This is what YouTube is all about.

Filed by RawCode at 7:54 am under Commentary
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As per the New York Times:

NASA Plans Permanent Moon Base

Important quote:

The space shuttle fleet is to be retired by 2010, and the United States plans to scale back its involvement in the International Space Station. The station is still under construction, with a mission by the shuttle Discovery to lift off on Thursday. Ms. Dale said money would be shifted to the lunar exploration program from the shuttle and the station.

So it looks like we are not going to develop the ISS any further, just help it maintain orbit I assume. I wonder what the other Countries think of this new development. I’ll bet we did not even hint that we would be scaling the support back for the station to anyone.

Now with a proposal on the table for a permanent moon base, I wonder how far off the NASA Space Elevator actually is?

Filed by RawCode at 4:51 am under Commentary
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I recently had a discussion with a friend regarding a racing seat he wants to build for GT4. He was sick of the crappy angles, and the pedals sliding around. I asked him what it would look like and he sent me this:

I love MS paint. I have no idea what the net for the forums within would be like without it.

Update: He also sent me his masterpiece from a time when he was angry at his workplace:

Filed by RawCode at 3:35 am under Banter
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My normal routine when I got off of work has been the following:

1. Get off work.

2. Head home.

3. Transport the girlfriend to her place of work.

4. Stop by Starbucks, buy a Venti Earl Grey.

5. Call all the stores that I have programmed into my phone.

6. If no Wii is available, so gift shopping/browsing.

This in the past week or so has not proven successful in obtaining a Wii. Either I just miss the 24 Wii allocations that Costco gets whcih sell in under 20 minutes, or they have none at all. So During my gift shopping/browsing, I decide to go into Gamestop in the mall to look at games for the DS Lite I bought the girlfriend for Christmas. (Shh.) After I poke around, and just have idle banter with the clerks, I bought Trauma Center and Animal Crossing: Wild World. I inquire about the Wii and they inform me that they have a shipment coming in around 11:30am via FexEx. I check my watch, and it is only an hour away.

I proceed to the car to stash my loot, and then back to the Gamestop store. I decide not to wait in the store so it does not appear obvious that I am waiting for something, so I wait across the ice rink and watch. Over the 45 minutes I was waiting I must have seen twenty people pass through that store, each coming out empty handed. I thought I had a good chance however as I knew they were coming in via FedEx around 11:30, and the store did not have a back door from which to receive shipments.

After watching some people come back through Gamestop at 11:30 and then leaving again empty handed I saw the FexEx guy at the ATM with a cart of parcels. I make my way over to the Store just as Mr. FedEx shows up. Gamestop received 4 Wiis today, and I was the 2nd in line. Sweeet! Also grabbed Zelda on the way out.
After that I ran to a few stores and bought a second Wiimote and Nunchuk.

Ah the spoils:

Filed by RawCode at 2:12 pm under Banter, Wii
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