So there is a group here (since last week) called “God Hates Fags” and I won’t link to them because they don’t deserve a link. Anyway, they have come here for the following reasons:

1. There is pair of Elton John’s sunglasses in the Buddy Holly museum.
2. There is a teacher at Lubbock High School who is gay.
3. They say that Texas Tech is “fag” infested.
4. A church here allows homosexuals to worship in their sanctuary

All I could say when I read this was what a sick bunch. These people picketed Matthew Shepard’s funeral with signs that read “Matthew is in hell” and “Homosexuals Burn”. SICK! Picketing a funeral that was being held because the kid was beat to death. It just makes me sick because some people think that this small group represents the majority of Christians… Well I got news for you; Wrong!

These people quote Bible verses that we should not support gays or allow them in our schools or anything and I think to myself, that isn’t at all what the Bible says. I remember something to the effect of “Hate the sin but love the sinner”. These people just hate, period.

Well Jeremy has received a little bit of fame as his post on how the Google IPO is Evil. The Washington Post mentions his site in their article on the IPO (you may have to fill out a little info to read the article). I have to say that I agree with Jeremy mostly for the reasons he stated, and because of the fact that the last thing we need is another dot-com bust.

Vinnie Garcia has posted a really good entry on why CSS hacks to make pages show up normal on browsers should be done away with. It’s a really good read and Vinnie makes great points. You can read the full entry here

Some people don’t know how time is stored on computers (namely servers) so let me shed a little light on how it’s done and what problems we may run into in the near future.

Time is stored using something called the Unix Epoch. It is basically a representation of points in time from 00:00:00 on January 1, 1970. Computers today store that number usually as a 32-bit integer, meaning, that the Unix epoch will theoretically end at 3:14:07 on January 19, 2038. Now do you see the problem? Come January 19, 2038 we may see a problem bigger than the Y2K rollover. So what’s being done about the problem? Well so far I haven’t heard about anything major being done. The solution however is fairly easy… Programmers just need to edit all of the code so that the number stored is bigger (ie 64 bits instead of 32). The hard part about that is that there is a lot of code to edit.

Well I have been thinking about the future of the internet and how the way making money will change over the next few years. I have been kind of lost as to how it will change but there are a few ideas I have been throwing around.

• Services – I think the companies that provide services (programming, design, etc.) will still be strong for at least the next 5-7 yrs. The reason for this is the fact that people are still trying to make their mark on the web and get their business out there. The fact that there are now tools out there that making websites supposedly “a breeze” does not mean that the site will get your companies name out there. People realize this, especially after they have used some of these tools, so services will be strong for a while at least (until the market is just completely saturated, but will that ever happen?).
• Data – I feel that data and communication in general is the strongpoint of the internet and will continue to be the focus for people in the long run. We are seeing more and more VoIP (voice over IP) services and the sharing of information between companies is on the rise (as it should be) so I think that it is safe to say that the data/information areas of the internet are secure for the time being.

I will add more as the day goes on… Just wanted to throw a few out there.

Ok, I’ll admit it, I had no idea what “Farsi” was… I had heard it mentioned before but not until today did I look it up and discover what it is. Farsi is the language of Persia or Iran with 50% of it’s population being speakers of it. You can learn more about Farsi here.

Well my parents bought me this and this for Christmas and I have been addicted to both. Robert Earl Keen is a great story teller who may not have the greatest voice but he knows how to make you listen. He just released a new CD called “Farm Fresh Onions“, when I get a chance I need to pick it up. And then there is ELO, do I even need to say anything? I mean, come on, it’s the Electric Light Orchestra! Anyway both CD’s are awesome and if you are looking for some new music may I recommend both of them….

Talk about cold weather, last night at 9:30pm it was 17 degrees here with a wind chill of 10! That’s too cold!

The Bronco has been fixed thanks to my parents chipping in and saving my butt. I still need to call the city of Snyder again since they didn’t have my citation in yet.

I am working all of this week and most of next week on my own project… Should I feel special? YES!

Well once again there isn’t much going on… School doesn’t start for another week so I am working and getting ready for classes. My truck is experiencing more problems (what’s new right?)… I am going to get it into the shop first thing tomorrow morning and pray that it isn’t much to fix.

Other than that it is just plain cold out here. The sky is blue but it is in the mid 20’s right now, which compared to the below zero temps north of here is nothing. Makes me happy to live in Texas and not Minnesota.

Well I am back in the city of Lubbock after a day of driving. It wasn’t too bad though, I took my time and even after a small bump in the road (I’ll explain later) I made it back and got unpacked. Now, the small bump in the road occurred right outside of Snyder. I was cruising along at an indicated speed of 71mph, well I come to a curve and I see lights, and yep, you guessed it, they were for me. A state trooper pulled me over and told me I was going 77 in a 65 (the night speed limit). So now I have a citation that I have to get worked out, which, since I have never had a ticket before should be easy to do.

Other than that it is cold and clear (normal Lubbock weather). It’s good to be back and ready for another semester of school.

Oh, some people have told me that this site needs a new look, others have told me it needs an archive of old posts, and even more have told me that I need to post more. So you know what? Here’s my New Year’s Resolutions for this site….

• New look for the site
• A whole new system for the posts
• I will post more often