Cool 'Till It Happens To You

There are things in this world that look cool from the outside but are far from cool when it is happening to you.  The video below is one of those things.

Reportedly, Brian Gillespie is fine after this crash.

Phooey

Over the past couple of months, I have been independently learning how to write code.  I have been working to gain a proficiency in HTML and C++, as well as dabbling in Java and Visual Basic.  There is one reason why I am pursuing this goal.

I want to hack the Xbox One Kinect so that I can remotely spy on people.  I'm not doing this because I want to show how it can be done so that a security hole can be patched up, as many white hat security professionals do.  In fact, it was my intention to keep this little project of mine quiet so that I could spy on people without anyone noticing.

I won't go into detail as to who I would be spying on and to what end I would be wanting to spy on them, but I believe the picture provided above says more that I care to type.  Yes, my motives were base and craven, but my motives to do everything are base and craven.  Hell, I write books in the hopes that people might find me more attractive.  It hasn't worked yet, but still I'm trying.

On Wednesday my hopes were dashed.  In an article posted on IGN, a Microsoft representative is quoted as saying, "There is no tech magic going on here and Kinect cannot see through clothing."  Phooey.  Now how am I going to use the internet to watch women get naked?

Project Buy A House With Lots Of Doorknobs

My pursuit of Project Buy A House has been set back a bit by my wisdom tooth surgery yesterday, but I am still looking forward to accomplishing my long held goal.  As I continue to pursue this goal, I am thinking about what kind of place I want to buy, and there's one thing that keeps coming to mind.

I want doorknobs.  Lots and lots of doorknobs.

I want many doorknobs of different designs in place throughout my entire house.  Only doorknobs will be allowed in my house, no other kind of door opening device will be tolerated!

I know that I will have to search high and low for the doorknobs that I want, and I am willing to do that.  If I have to install all of the doorknobs in my house myself, I am willing to do that.

I want doorknobs.  Nothing else will do.  Doorknobs, doorknobs, DOORKNOBS!

Vancouver’s ban on the humble doorknob likely to be a trendsetter

Okay, so I guess I'm not moving to Vancouver.  Darn.

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