I'm back

..and a bit tired. Some photos for now:

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Very interesting...

I felt this was an extremely interesting read:

60 minute transcript of the interview with President Ahmadinejad

And another one... Interesting to know Iran doesn't have a single gay.

http://www.towleroad.com/2007/09/ahmadinejad-in-.html

Scott Adams (Dilbert) getting Political

I was happy to hear that NYC didn't allow Iranian President Ahmadinejad
to place a wreath at the WTC site. And I was happy that Columbia
University is rescinding the offer to let him speak. If you let a guy like
that express his views, before long the entire world will want freedom
of speech.


(Yes, for those who research what Dilbert says as "fact", Columbia did not cancel his appearance - though there were cries for it; hence the Satire. What Scott Adams is known for)

UFC 76

Currently the only good source for UFC 76 I've found is BitTorrent (PirateBay)

If you need a bittorrent downloader, I use uTorrent

I'll post up other ways to get the show if I find them. Best bet is to goto Stage6.divx.com and search for UFC sorting by Date added.


Oh, and yet another round of those very interesting Halo 3 Commercials:

Things this one makes me curious about:

1) He seems very sad talking about Master Chief. Sacrifice for humanity?

2) Anyone else wonder why they need a "Museum for Humanity"? Ha. Sucks I'm going to be out of town when this game is released.

Top Gear

(Have to say, looking at that picture its hard to say for certain the Volt will be my next car.... that Atom sure looks fun)

Finally some great news:

Top Gear will be back on your screens with a brand new series on Sunday October 7.


Of course by "on your screens" they mean on BBC2 - which for me, means I have to find a bittorrent download and watch it on my computer screen. Doesn't matter to me, I'm happy they're back.

Subaru! Say it isn't so....

Subaru has decided to change the new STi (my car) to a hatchback.


=/

booooo

...
booooooooooooooo

Gah - Seriously...

Seriously, the famous people in my life need to stop dieing.

Robert Jordan, 58, Author of the Wheel of Time (those huge books you'd seem me carrying around periodically) died Sunday:



He did not get to finish book 12, which was reported to be the end of the series.

Just because this probably won't make the news here and because he's been up in videos on my blog before:

Colin McCrae - ex-lead driver for Subaru, and voice / inspiration behind many rally video games (including Colin McCrae "Dirt" for the 360), died in a helicopter crash.

Very sad day for rally racing fans.

From Subaru World Rally Team (www.swrt.com)
"All of us at the Subaru World Rally Team are shocked and upset by the tragic news of Colin McRae's death, which was announced on Sunday. Colin was Subaru's first World Champion and a man who almost single-handedly brought the sport of rallying to the attention of millions around the world. He was an inspiration to motorsport fans and remained a close friend to many of us in the team. At this terribly sad time our thoughts are with Alison and the rest of Colin's family."

Video from X-Games 2006 - still exciting the 50th time I watch it.

Round 2 of Halo 3 Videos

I guess they are going to be touring the country with the diorama; which is over 1200 sq/ft. Great marketing.

Cute Overload

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"He gave us hope"

Interesting marketing:



Higher Quality - Including full screen for those that have installed Divx Web Player:

Rally Racing > *

This last weekend Rally New Zealand was held, and to absolutely no fanfare in the USA, the race finished with one of the closes battles in history.

After 354KM, 3 days of racing, and over 3 1/2 hours of race time, Marcus (Ford Driver) won by 3 tenths of a second. Understanding that these guys never see another competetor on the race course, and its simply skill & car that determines the time, its just obscene that there would be a finish that close.

For those that want to watch coverage of the race - you'll unfortunately not be able to unless you download them illegally - since we don't get any significant TV coverage here. =(

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Honestly, unless you're a true fan, watching all three days (~25 minutes per) is a bit long; just download the 3rd day if you want to see how fast, close, and beautiful the New Zealand roads are. If you do watch it, please ignore the fact of how bad Subaru has been doing. Taunting me off my own links is strictly prohibited.