Thursday, August 30, 2007
IcedMan
Sorry Chuck fans, I had to have this up...Chuck is shown here on this video VERY fucked up on something. Do the research on your own to decide what's he's fucked up on. Right now, I'm drunk as hell so I'm not going to give it to you. If you care enough, you'll find out on your own.
Iceman Video
Here's a video of what appears to be a really OLD video of Chuck Liddell. I say it's old for two reasons: They're not wearing gloves, AND Chuck is still throwing (high) kicks.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Babalu's Anaconda, UFC 74
UPDATE: Sorry, guys...I guess I should have known that would have happened. The video was, in fact, copyrighted material and no one had any right to put it up for free viewing. The video has been taken down. I didn't save the video myself, only embedded it from another server. Good thing I didn't too, I don't think I want to be sued, heh. If you're interested, you can view the .gif from my first post of UFC: 73, or better yet, go to the UFC Website and buy the fight and watch it for $2 or whatever. It's a good fight, well worth it.
Ok, here's the entire fight between Babalu and David Heath. At about 4:30 of round 2 the beating starts, and Heath is cut and bleeding pretty badly. The anaconda is pretty well sunk and just waiting to be finished at about 1:40. What's pretty funny is you can hear someone in the background screaming "You asshole!" to Babalu. HA! Anyway, here it is. Judge whether or not you think this is a big deal, and keep in mind Royce Gracie's earlier fights, and B.J. Penn vs. Jens Pulver (btw, BJ later said he should have held onto that choke even longer than he did).
Personally, I think Babalu's getting it pretty hard. What he did definatly makes him the ass of the week, but it wasn't REALLY THAT bad. Oh well, I guess it's all up to one's own opinion.
Ok, here's the entire fight between Babalu and David Heath. At about 4:30 of round 2 the beating starts, and Heath is cut and bleeding pretty badly. The anaconda is pretty well sunk and just waiting to be finished at about 1:40. What's pretty funny is you can hear someone in the background screaming "You asshole!" to Babalu. HA! Anyway, here it is. Judge whether or not you think this is a big deal, and keep in mind Royce Gracie's earlier fights, and B.J. Penn vs. Jens Pulver (btw, BJ later said he should have held onto that choke even longer than he did).
Personally, I think Babalu's getting it pretty hard. What he did definatly makes him the ass of the week, but it wasn't REALLY THAT bad. Oh well, I guess it's all up to one's own opinion.
An Elephant Never Forgets
Got this in an email...I usually don't like passing these mushy, heart warming stories on, but this one touched my heart.
In 1986, Mkele Mbembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University. On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed, so Mbembe approached it very carefully. He got down on one knee and inspected the elephant's foot and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it. As carefully and as gently as he could, Mbembe worked the wood out with his hunting knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments. Mbembe stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Mbembe never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.
Twenty years later, Mbembe was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teen aged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Mbembe and his son Tapu were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Mbembe, lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.
Remembering the encounter in 1986, Mbembe couldn't help wondering if this was the same elephant. Mbembe summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Mbembe's legs and slammed him against the iron railing, killing him instantly.
Probably wasn't the same elephant.
In 1986, Mkele Mbembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University. On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed, so Mbembe approached it very carefully. He got down on one knee and inspected the elephant's foot and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it. As carefully and as gently as he could, Mbembe worked the wood out with his hunting knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments. Mbembe stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Mbembe never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.
Twenty years later, Mbembe was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teen aged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Mbembe and his son Tapu were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Mbembe, lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.
Remembering the encounter in 1986, Mbembe couldn't help wondering if this was the same elephant. Mbembe summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Mbembe's legs and slammed him against the iron railing, killing him instantly.
Probably wasn't the same elephant.
Bluetooth Phones
I just had an idea...as you may or may not know, Palm Pilots have the ability to transfer information from one unit to another compatible unit via bluetooth. As I observed, the most common use for this was to transfer one's own contact information back and forth...sort of like an e-business card for those who used their Palm's frequently. Neat, no?
Most phones nowadays are bluetooth enabled. Why don't cell phones do this? Especially for Nextel users, this would be awesome (the reason I single out Nextel users is because of the walkie-talkie ID. Do you know yours?). It would be infinitely easier to do than the current system, which consists of manually entering in (multiple) phone numbers and using a horribly inefficient data entry system to attach a name to those numbers.
It would also be nice if phone manufacturers would collaborate to make this function universal, but, heh, I won't hold my breath.
Most phones nowadays are bluetooth enabled. Why don't cell phones do this? Especially for Nextel users, this would be awesome (the reason I single out Nextel users is because of the walkie-talkie ID. Do you know yours?). It would be infinitely easier to do than the current system, which consists of manually entering in (multiple) phone numbers and using a horribly inefficient data entry system to attach a name to those numbers.
It would also be nice if phone manufacturers would collaborate to make this function universal, but, heh, I won't hold my breath.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
UFC 74
First off, congratulations to everyone who won. Everyone I was pulling for won, even the undercards who I hate not having been able to see. $40 aught to be able to get me every match, including two fights that showcased a former heavyweight champion (Frank Mir) and someone who was fighting only his second fight since being in a title bout (Babalu). I mean, come on. I saw Kendal Grove. I don't give a shit about Kendal Grove.
Big congratulations, by the way, to GSP. Many keyboard warriors on the net were talking about how Kos's wrestling were going to be too much for the Canadien. My own trainer picked Kos for this fight. I never stopped supporting GSP, and he showed why last night. I knew this was GSP's fight when I saw his walk to the octagon. He looked nothing like he did on his way to the Serra fight. He was bloodthirsty, and he needed to be. He got into the wring and not only beat Kos, but outwrestled him as well. No disrespect to Kos or his skills, I'm just a big GSP fan...or as they'd call me on Sherdog.com, a GSP "nuthugger."Another thing I'd like to note is what happened with Babalu. He held onto a choke longer than he should have and (although he let go long before serious damage could have occurred) he will be fined half his purse with a suspension also likely (ufc.com article). He did this because he was disrespected. Sobral complained that Heath had shouted obsenities at him. Heath also was (so I'm told) wearing a T-Shirt with Babalu's mug shot on it from his arrest a while back (mma weekly article).
Although I can understand Babalu's reasoning for doing what he did, I still disagree with it. At the same time, I think half his purse is too much. It should be less than what these guys doing steroids are getting slapped with. Anyway, when it comes to professionalism in MMA, just ask yourself: What Would Randy Do? HAHAHA! Get it? WWRD? HAHAHA! Yeah...I crack me up.Anyway, I wanted to say something about Roger Huerta. I realize that he may have family from Mexico. I also realize that the UFC may be trying to catch a new demographic for the sport (which can only be a good thing). I just want to note that I HATE the idea of an American carrying someone else's flag. Can't we find a Mexican guy to wave his country's flag on the way to the Octagon? If you're an American, you're an American. Teddy Roosevelt agreed with me.
A good card, all the way around. My favorites won, and none of the fights were a bore. I'll be looking forward to the next UFC card, but not as much as I'm looking forward to Brian's fights a week from Friday. Salut!
PS. I just looked at the UFC lineup for that I linked to above, and I wanted to point out that they have Dan Henderson's nickname as "Dangerous." I thought it was Hollywood. Oh well, just thought I'd point that out.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Yahoo, MSN sign blogging 'self-discipline' pact in China
This belongs on every American blog. The blog is another way that we, as Americans, exercise our first amendment rights. The people of China do NOT have this right, and unfortunately, companies who want to do business there must comply with the demands of the government. So, I'll use my blog, a tool for exercising my rights, to help pass this story along. It will also be posted on The Janicik Report.
Find the original article here.
Yahoo, MSN sign blogging 'self-discipline' pact in China
Aug 24 01:28 PM US/Eastern
US Internet giants Yahoo and MSN confirmed Friday they had signed a code of conduct for their blogging operations in China that committed them to protecting the interests of the Chinese state.
Yahoo, Microsoft's MSN and other blog providers in China this week signed the "self-discipline" pact, under which they pledged to "safeguard state and public interests," according to a statement from the China Internet Society.
The pact "encourages" the Internet firms to register the real names, addresses and other personal details of the bloggers, and then keep this information.
The firms also committed to delete any "illegal or bad messages", according to a copy of the pact posted on the society's website.
Along with sex and violence, China's communist rulers have also deemed that opinions critical of it or the spreading of democratic ideology are not allowed.
Yahoo China and MSN told AFP they had signed the pact, but did not give any further comment.
"I can confirm that we signed the pact this week," Yahoo China's Beijing-based spokesman Dou Xiaohan said.
MSN China spokesman Feng Jinhu said: "We've signed the pact but there is no press release on that. On your other questions, we will get back to you as soon as possible."
US Internet companies such as Yahoo, Microsoft and Google have previously caused uproar abroad for bowing to the Chinese government's demands by agreeing to censor websites and content banned by the nation's propaganda chiefs.
They have repeatedly insisted that they have no choice but to follow local rules and regulations in China.
Yahoo came under particular criticism for cooperating with requests by China to pass on personal information of its users, leading to the jailing of several cyber-dissidents.
International press freedom group Reporters Without Borders condemned Yahoo and MSN for agreeing to the blogging pact.
"The Chinese government has yet again forced Internet sector companies to cooperate on sensitive issues. In this case blogger registration and blog content," it said in a statement.
Find the original article here.
Yahoo, MSN sign blogging 'self-discipline' pact in China
Aug 24 01:28 PM US/Eastern
US Internet giants Yahoo and MSN confirmed Friday they had signed a code of conduct for their blogging operations in China that committed them to protecting the interests of the Chinese state.
Yahoo, Microsoft's MSN and other blog providers in China this week signed the "self-discipline" pact, under which they pledged to "safeguard state and public interests," according to a statement from the China Internet Society.
The pact "encourages" the Internet firms to register the real names, addresses and other personal details of the bloggers, and then keep this information.
The firms also committed to delete any "illegal or bad messages", according to a copy of the pact posted on the society's website.
Along with sex and violence, China's communist rulers have also deemed that opinions critical of it or the spreading of democratic ideology are not allowed.
Yahoo China and MSN told AFP they had signed the pact, but did not give any further comment.
"I can confirm that we signed the pact this week," Yahoo China's Beijing-based spokesman Dou Xiaohan said.
MSN China spokesman Feng Jinhu said: "We've signed the pact but there is no press release on that. On your other questions, we will get back to you as soon as possible."
US Internet companies such as Yahoo, Microsoft and Google have previously caused uproar abroad for bowing to the Chinese government's demands by agreeing to censor websites and content banned by the nation's propaganda chiefs.
They have repeatedly insisted that they have no choice but to follow local rules and regulations in China.
Yahoo came under particular criticism for cooperating with requests by China to pass on personal information of its users, leading to the jailing of several cyber-dissidents.
International press freedom group Reporters Without Borders condemned Yahoo and MSN for agreeing to the blogging pact.
"The Chinese government has yet again forced Internet sector companies to cooperate on sensitive issues. In this case blogger registration and blog content," it said in a statement.
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