Archive for the ‘Rants’ Category

Bigotry Is a Choice

Posted by Eric P. Metze On October 17, 2010 ADD COMMENTS
Homosexuality by Grievous Mind

The problem with the anti-homosexuality perspective is the belief that it is a choice. This leads people into the (very natural-but-misguided) assumption that it is therefore abnormal. The truth, however, is just the opposite. Anyone with enough intellectual integrity can take the time to look into it and realize the truth. Homosexuality occurs in virtually  [ Read More ]

Incomprehensable Spam

Posted by Eric P. Metze On May 21, 2009 ADD COMMENTS

I get a lot of spam. Who doesn’t? Fortunately, I have Gmail and less than 0.01% gets through to me. Most of the time I just report it and go about my business. But I happened to read this one and I’ve gotta admit I still don’t know what the hell they want from me.  [ Read More ]

Vote for McCain/Palin = Vote for Evil

Posted by Eric P. Metze On October 5, 2008 1 COMMENT

If you’re voting for McCain and Palin even after they engage in tactics like these, don’t fool yourself: you are voting for evil.  You’re already reading my post, so why not read the article that inspired it? Palin hits Obama for ‘terrorist’ connection Unsubstantiated bullshit like this is what led us into a disastrous war  [ Read More ]

Hey Hey! Ho Ho! IE6 Has Got To Go!

Posted by Eric P. Metze On April 18, 2008 ADD COMMENTS

Please, please – if you’re still using Internet Explorer 6, STOP! Why? Microsoft wants you to. IE6 has many issues with security and display. Comedy Central wants you to. Once you upgrade to FireFox (Windows or Mac), or IE7 (Windows), you’ll get faster download times, smoother animations and better looking pages. All of the new  [ Read More ]

Wii? No. Why? No $.

Posted by Eric P. Metze On November 29, 2007 ADD COMMENTS

Why You Can’t Get Your Hands on a Wii Annotated I have owned a Nintendo since 1985, and I’ve never owned an Xbox, a Sega, a PlayStation, or anything since my Atari when I was (literally) too young to walk. So, Nintendo’s success here is kind of a great thing for me to watch. The  [ Read More ]

You can’t waste a worthless vote.

Posted by Eric P. Metze On November 17, 2007 ADD COMMENTS

I know how this is going to make me look to some people, but I just stop reading certain emails when I realize it’s their attempt to convince me that voting for Stephen Colbert is a waste of my vote. Is it because I’m intellectually lazy or obstinate? No. I just know from their opening  [ Read More ]

Everyone Wants to Be Johnny Carson

Posted by Eric P. Metze On August 5, 2007 2 COMMENTS
Carl Sagan & Johnny Carson

All late night talk shows (aside from the Daily Show and the Colbert Report) are lame and practically worthless. They’re formulaic, unoriginal, and pander to the widest audience possible. Half of the population has a below-average IQ, so their content has pretty much the same level of complexity. At least the Daily Show and the  [ Read More ]

Dirty Cop Caught on Video Breaking Glass

Posted by Eric P. Metze On August 1, 2007 ADD COMMENTS

In case you wondered if cops were all good people by nature, I’ve got some news for you: they’re just people like the rest of us. Watch this video of a DPS trooper in Lubbock: DPS Trooper Caught on Video Breaking Glass Free rent for screwing with college students…sounds like what some cop’s idea would  [ Read More ]

Look at me! I’m a cyborg!

Posted by Eric P. Metze On July 18, 2007 ADD COMMENTS

I used to have one of the Bluetooth earpieces, but that was when they first came out. I’ve never been that comfortable with it, and that was long before everyone was wearing one. I got one as a gift, and honestly, I only wore it around that person so they knew I appreciated it. In  [ Read More ]

Stop using www. right now!

Posted by Eric P. Metze On June 27, 2007 ADD COMMENTS

I grew up in a town of about 12,000. Everyone I knew had the same area code and the same prefix to their phone number. For anyone calling from, say, Kansas, my home phone number was (806) 894-4879. For anyone calling from my hometown, all I had to tell them was 4879. Well, I have  [ Read More ]