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Sunday, May 18, 2008

Apparently, I aint too good at computers. Remember a few blogs back, where I was trying to install something, and found out that I had downloaded the Japanese version? Well, I did something related to that again. I spent a good sum of yesterday trying to download new Aircrafts into my Flight Simulator 2002. Yeah, sure, it was complicated, but believe it or not, I was doing it right. So, I probably got it to work, right? Uh, no. Interesting how I got the hard part to work, but, the only thing I was doing wrong was… I’ll regret saying this, but… as it turns out, I’ve been trying to download planes from the 2004 version, rather then 2002 version needed. Again, I spent a good time of the day, accomplishing nothing, all because of some ridiculously obvious mistake. All’s well that ends well?

Anyway, I finally got it to work. I then downloaded a Concorde right there on the stop. That plane is fast. That Aircraft will get you to New York from San Francisco in an hour-and-a-half, a usual four hour flight.

I’ve been thinking a lot about the Concorde. It’s a really cool Airplane. It makes me wonder, why was it discontinued? Most people will say it did not have the energy efficient characteristics that were called for, but I don’t get that. Apparently, the Concorde guzzled up that gas in such a way that makes the benefit out way the outcome. Okay, I’m going to think logically here. The Concorde takes about three times as much gas as your normal commercial airliner tops. So, in that case, it’s extremely environmentally unfriendly, correct? However, this here plane was about three times faster then your average commercial airliner, essentially canceling out its oil cost, making it cost about the same as an average commercial airliner, just a lot faster. So why was it discontinued then? I don’t know. Maybe it was so fast it increased those odds of a serious accident, though that’s a problem that can be changed, right? I just don’t get it.

Friday, May 09, 2008

I’m just plain sick of how stupid out generation is. I mean, just the way people are, the way people think, it’s just… psychotic. Gosh, just look at our democratic candidates. Barack Obama… Went to a anti-American church for twenty years, and doesn’t even qualify as an FBI agent, let along president of the United states! People are still supporting him like mad. Hilleary Clinton; her brilliant solution to lower gas prices is to… tax the oil companies? Lolwut. Basically stealing their money. Huh? I don’t get it. If anything, that’ll higher the price for gas prices. For goodness sake, use your common sense, people. It must not be so common, after all. Oh, and may I might add that… people still vote for her like mad. Good grief.

Ah, then there’s religion, the Economy, everything like that. I could rant about this all day if I wanted to. Thank god I don’t.
As a Christian, I believe this world was made by a god. A LOT of people I know believe the world just made itself. Huh? So, I guess I little speck of dust just made this whole universe, didn’t it? ‘Don’t think so. Where did that speck o’ just come from in the first place? How do you make something out of nothing, I ask? Think about it; Christianity is a win-win situation religion. So, lets say you’re an atheist, and you’re right about what you believe in. Well congratulations, once you die, nothing happens. BUT, let’s say you’re wrong, well, that can’t be good… So, let’s say a Christian is wrong about what he believes in. Yay! Nothing happens. However, if we’re right, then yay! We go to heaven. Sounds cool, right? Well why I’m I the only one who thinks like this? If there was two buckets, one with a million dollars in it, and one with… oh, something bad. Anything, I guess. So, essentially, there’s a 50-50% chance you’ll be getting the million. Sounds great, but you can do better. When you think about it, being a Christian is like playing that same game with a 100% chance at a million dollars! Wow! Start usin’ your brain, people. I can live a peaceful life without having to worry about anything.