Eric P. Metze » Rants

Bigotry Is a Choice

Eric P. Metze — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:01:27 +0000

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 all mammalian species in a very predictable manner. Don’t believe me? That’s fine. It’s still the truth. Look it up. There are a million biology books written by hundreds of thousands of observational scientists that have proven this. Don’t believe the evil scientists? Then go do your own research. Don’t hate people for something you are too lazy to understand.

There’s a huge difference between subjective and objective. Opinions and beliefs are subjective; facts and statistics are objective. The belief that Justin Bieber is a musical genius is subjective; the fact that he is a highly-marketed adolescent is objective. We cannot be held responsible for our opinions because we do not choose what we will believe, but our opinions don’t change things that are simple fact. So, if someone believes that homosexuality is abnormal, they are completely entitled to that opinion or belief. But the fact that homosexuality is not abnormal just means they’re just misinformed. And if they want to stick beside that belief even in the face of evidence, it just means they’re a bigot.

And bigotry has no place in this world anymore.

Incomprehensable Spam

Eric P. Metze — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:54:24 +0000

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. They don’t even have a link that I can click (if I was stupid enough to fall for whatever scam they’re attempting). Can you figure it out?

Dear Sir
Delinquent Account Services.
This is a request from our company for your legal consultation services on behalf of Wong Chow Company Limited. We are based in Hong Kong and our principal activity is manufacturing/producing textile Products, textile manufacturing material, Yarn Products and other knitting cloth Works. Other activities include constructing, provision of investment services. We are presently incapacitated due to international legal boundaries to exert pressure on our delinquent customers in USA, UP North and Europe. We request for your services accordingly.

We got your contact profile through the lawyerâ€™s network and after going through your profile, we are of the convention that you are qualified to provide the legal services we require. Please accept my sincerest appreciation on behalf of Wong Chow Company Limited, in advance for your willingness to render your services to our company.
We wait to hear from you
Amed Fasasi

So my question is, what is the point? Are they just trying to annoy people or do they have some other, more nefarious intention? Either way, it’s amazing to me what worthless crap gets passed along via the internet. And yes, I’m aware of the irony of passing that crap onto you. It’s just that it was so remarkably incomprehensable that I had to share.

Vote for McCain/Palin = Vote for Evil

Eric P. Metze — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:19:07 +0000

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 and only further contributes to the decline of our once-great nation. It is an insult to the intelligence of the American voter because it takes advantage of the fact that a vast majority of us won’t take the time to find out the truth. People hear Palin say Obama has ties to terrorism and people gobble that crap up. She is deliberately lying to her potential constituents because she knows it’s easier than the truth. Why doesn’t this piss Republicans off? We are supposed to trust our leaders because they have our best interests in mind, and yet it seems like the only thing McCain and Palin want to do is win the election. They could care less about what we want as long as they get their way. And in case you’ve been asleep the past eight years, the Republican party will say/do anything is order to get what it wants.

I just wish incidents like this would motivate all those decent Republicans to reclaim their party from people like Palin, Cheney, and Guiliani.

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

Eric P. Metze — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:11:16 +0000

Please, please â€“ if youâ€™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), youâ€™ll get faster download times, smoother animations and better looking pages.

All of the new browsers have useful new features that IE6 doesnâ€™t, such as tabbed browsing (multiple pages displayed conveniently in a single window).

Click on any of the links above to upgrade to the latest version of one of the browsers mentioned for FREE!

Wii? No. Why? No $.

Eric P. Metze — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:39:48 +0000

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 sad irony is that I have patiently waited for almost two years to get my hands on one. Mostly because my video game fix comes from programming on my laptop, but mostly because I refuse to pay over retail price for it. Still, it’s getting harder to resist this “toy.” Now, that seems like brilliant marketing…
– post by metzae

Last week was Nintendo’s best since the Wii’s launch, with 350,000 sold in the United States alone. In comparison, Microsoft sold about that many Xbox 360s last month. It’s a remarkable triumph for a console focused on the kind of simple games skeptics originally wrote off as “thumb candy for dummies.”