I want to caution you though, I have kept backup copies offline and if you ever get out of hand in a parking lot again, or if I met a suspicious death even vaguely connected with you... They will be released!!! Think my friend of the concept of thoughtcrime, don't be a history editing Winston Smith, be the rebel Winston Smith! Remember who has shared the path you are walking...

“The broad mass of the nation … will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one.” — Adolf Hitler, in his 1925 book Mein Kampf.
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” — Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels.

Anywho, the post scrubbed of revealing trade secrets is reposted below; (well with some updates as needed) It seems `sya filled it out and challenged me to do the same.

My name is: Michael Laurence William Robert Kyle Scott Reed
-nicknames: Kylere
-sex: Male
-birthday: December 7th, 1969
-color: blue, specifically Moonlight Metallic Blue
-star sign: Sag
-place of birth: Flint, Michigan
-current residence: Flint, Michigan
-hair color: Brown
-eye color: Hazel
-height: 6'3”
-Weight: 240lbs
-writing hand: Right

-BODY ILLS + SKILLS-

-do you bite your nails: Yes
-can you roll your tongue: Yes
-can you blow smoke rings: Yes
-can you blow spit bubbles: Yes, tested this second
-can you cross your eyes: yes, but not as well as my step daughter
-tattoos and where: None, never been drunk and awake enough
-do you make your bed daily: why? So I can mess it up again later that night?
-what’s sexiest on a guy: Hrm, leather seems to work for Jon Bon Jovi
-what’s sexiest on a girl: Water
-do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it: Twirl
-what utensils do you use eating pizza: fork and knife
-do you cook: When hunger kicks in

-GROOMING-

-how often do you brush your teeth: 1.7 times day
-do you shower/bathe: everyday, often twice
-how long do these showers last: 15 minutes or so
-hair drying method: Towel and Attitude
-do you swear: Sya said it well, "words are words. I choose the necessary words to make my point."
-do you pee in the shower: um… gross, agreed HARD
-what color is your bedroom: tan, white and black
-do you use an alarm clock: only on the weekdays if I can help it
-name four things or people you're obsessed with:
1. My Wife, and yes it could be an unhealthy amount of obsession with her, I struggle with it on a daily basis
2. Elves
3. Pink Floyd
4. My weight, I hate being 250 and am moving to 225 this summer (Muah made it to 240 but have added an inch to each arm

-What’s your sleeping position: Curled next to my wife on my side in the fetal position.
-in hot weather do you use a blanket: Nope, nekkid and cool
-do you sleepwalk: No
-do you talk in your sleep: Apparently Not
-how about the light on: no

-WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU-

had sex: yesterday morning now is Last Night
watched bambi: I think I was 8
cried: Hrm full out or just teary?
talked on the phone: A few minutes ago
read a book: About an hour ago

-MUSIC-

-is music important to you: yes
-do you sing: all the time
-what instruments do you play: The Mp3 Server
-what do you think of Eminem: L O S E R, lame lyrical content, weak music, I think it was best covered by the video with Dr. Dre driving the Car, with his bitch Eminem next to him in his little robin like outfit. Nice for a brother to take in a white man and make him like that.
-in your opinion what band is the best of all time: Pink Floyd, because they were pioneers. They were the digital artists of the music scene.

-DO YOU LIKE-

-pop music: no waay
-rock music: Yes
-punk music: right on!
-rap music: Only enought to annoy my wife
hip-hop/RB: I'm Rob Base and I came to get down!!
-country: Only if Shania and Faith do a lesbian love album with a DVD
-jazz: I dig it
-classical: Yes but the heavier stuff, older Mozart, Russian epic stuff, etc
-new age: sometimes
-hardcore: You do know that Vanilla Ice fronts a hard core band now right?
-indie rock: oh yeah, for sure!
-emo: Green Day is cool

-WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX-

-What do you notice first?: Eyes and legs
-Do you have a crush on anyone? I kinda have a thing for Denise Richards and Nicole Lenz
-Easiest to talk to: Myself

-DO YOU/ARE YOU-

-Could you live without the computer?: How dare you speak such blasphemy?
-What’s your favorite fruit?: Oranges
-What hurts the most, physical or emotional pain?: Emotional
-Trust others way too easily? I used to...

-NUMBER-

-Of times you have had your heart broken? 7 times
-Hearts you have broken? Several, but none intentionally
-Of girls kissed? Many
-Of boys kissed? One, and no I am decided wired male/female but the individual in question deserved it
-Of drugs taken illegally? I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that it might incriminate me.
-Of tight friends? I have none locally except my wife, and I hold out hope that someday I will have more
-Of CD's owned? Around 300 I think.
-Of scars on my body? Foot, Leg, knee, hip, elbow, shoulder, other hip, face, back of neck, etc. But easier by numbers hrm Heavy ones 2, light ones many

-OTHER THINGS-

-I know: I love my wife
-I want: peace in my home.
-I have: a serious level of intensity
-I wish: I knew the answers
-I hate: intolerance
-I fear: nothing bad enough to not face it
-I hear: "Discord is normal"
-I ache: Dig it!
-I care: About way to much, so much so that it overwhelms me at times.
-I always: Seem to find the best moment to say the worst thing, twice.
-I dance: Whenever I get a chance
-I cry: When Sya cries
-I write: bad poetry and half-assed attempts at keeping a blog
-I confuse: words people say with the truth.
-I can usually be found: Moving at a high rate of speed

-ARE YOU A...-

-Wuss: Only with women
-Gang member: My sister in law thinks I was
-Daydreamer: Guilty
-Alcoholic: I could have been, but I stopped myself
-Freak: Sexually or artistically?
-Brat: Yeppers
-Sarcastic: Yes I am
-Goody-goody: A wise woman once said, "I rebel against that side of myself"
-Angel: I could be
-evil: I could be.
-Friend: When I have one I am
-Shy: I am.
-Adventurous: Not to the moron fear factor eating dead pig eyeballs level no, but I will try anything reasonable
-Intelligent: More than many, less than some

-SELF ANALYSIS YOU PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO DO-

-Your best feature [personality]: I’m loyal.
-Most annoying thing you do: Over Analyzing things
-Biggest mistake you've made this far: My first marriage, et al.
-Describe your personality in one word: Intense
-A smell that makes you smile: My wife's hair
-A city you'd like to visit: Mare Tranquility
-A drink you order most often: Ice Tea
-The music you prefer while alone: Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and occasionally LOL, My Chemical Romance
-A TV show you watch regularly: Rome and Battlestar
-You live in: A town of fools

The Valentine DA logo is a bloody good excuse for calling DA a lamer teenie site.

But I won't

'nuff said.

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I just received an early Christmas gift. I got the Anakin Force FX Lightsaber woot! I have wanted one for the longest time but just refused to spend those kind of dollars on it. The best gift is one you want but cannot bear to buy for yourself.

Okay I must admit to geekiness but damn [link] to anyone other than a Star Wars hater, these things are mucho sweet. I give them my glowing heh recommendation.

Okay I hate chain mail, chain emails, etc. but since I was tagged by I will respond, but no one else should get the idea, only she can get away with it.


1. My deepest darkest desire is to be immortal, not for the power thing, but for the experience. I would do anything that would not involve harm to others to achieve it.
2. There are some people I would consider harming to achieve it.
3. I have never learned anything from losing, and I think all the platitudes regarding the concept are to make losers feel better. (except that I have learned you do not learn from losing, which makes the point semi-moot)
4. I do not always win, and when I do not, it is usually my fault.
5. My wife is my best friend in the world, and even if she were just a male buddy she would be number 1. But I miss having a buddy to hang out with, I hate not being able to run over and see *wayseeker, Jason Stephanovich, or Mike Fear.
6. I quit a job once because they wanted me to lie to a client, I could be very financially secure right now if I had not, and sometimes I regret it.
7. I wish I would never have met my ex-wife and I curse the fact that one traffic light being different could have avoided the worst part of my life, and odds on, the worst part of hers.
8. I have no respect for someone that preaches their beliefs then asks for money.
9. On a daily basis I look in the mirror and ponder that I still do not understand why or how that =sya could love me.
10. I refuse to suffer fools or drunkards. Both conditions can be rectified and I refuse to be put out by those unwilling to do so.
11. While I could easily be a Paladin, the scary thing is that it would be much easier to be evil and I suspect more fun as well.
12. I respect less than 1% of the users on DA, but they have a higher rate of respect from me than AOL users.
13. I think that the problem with children today is the blindly foolish concept of teaching them that they are all special, and that they can do not wrong. All it does it create monsters.
14. I have never felt as if I have lived up to my potential, but I have exceeded it several times almost miraculously.
15. =sya is why I believe in a God.
16. When I was single, I once participated in adultery. I have never forgiven myself. But to be honest I think maybe I should have cheated on my ex at least on the many times I was accused of it.
17. My biggest failing is laziness because I have to force myself to overcome it daily to get anything done. But on the otherhand my willpower is amazing because it lets me overcome my laziness.
18. In 2004, I voted Libertarian, and think that anyone who wanted Bush or Kerry to win the last election is an idiot. But I do not think the libertarians would have been better, just maybe not the same bad.
19. My mother had a very strong anti-fighting rule when I was growing up, even she realized it was stupid and relented by 5th grade when I came home bloody for the millionth time, that was the last time I lost a fair physical confrontation (and by fair I mean less than 3 of them). Parents who think their kids should not fight, even in self defense are entirely wrong, all kids think is that gives them someone they can safely impress others on.
20. I think sex is underrated.

Okay your turn!

One of my favorite words in the English language for its meaning is free. Being a computer junkie, another of my favorite words is ware, combine them both and the world is a better place. I have found a few lately that are above and beyond the standards, applications that exceed the level of commercial software in terms of function being written by dedicated people who want to practice their skills for themselves and then share it with others.

Today let me tell you about VLC Media Player. Quite simply, uninstall all the other video players on your system, and download it. You can find it at VideoLan.org. It is the very best of the best in terms of speed, options,and presetup codecs. Have I mentioned that it is available for Windows, Mac OS X, BeOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Mandrake Linux, Fedora Core, Familiar Linux, YOPY/Linupy, Zaurus, SuSE Linux, Red Hat Linux and WinCE / PocketPC. Oh yeah if you want to download the source code and compile it yourself it is also available for NetBSD, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Solaris, QNX, Gentoo Linux, and Crux Linux.

19 supported Operating Systems, to quote one of the few really funny Adam Sandler lines, is "Not too shabby". The features can be found at VLC Features. An 8MB download for a video player may seem large (unless you consider the bloated MS player) but considering the insane amount of file types this app supports it is actually small. I have yet to find any video files that this did not support, and you can add the one or two codecs it does not have rather easily at their webpage, there is decent documentation and the entire app feels "right". This is before we even begin to cover the fact that it does handle streams, can act as a streaming server, and does it all with a handy and useful wizard for the newbie.

In terms of installation, usage, documentation and functionality I give this little app a 91% rating. When I read through the comments on some of the open source sites about it, all the complaints I can find are from people who cannot read help files, or those who think AOL is the internet. The quick description would be

VideoLAN Client (VLC) is a media player for Unix, Windows, Mac OS X, BeOS, QNX, and PocketPC. It can play most audio and video codecs (MPEG 1/2/4, DivX, WMV, Vorbis, AC3, AAC, etc.), has support for VCD, SVCD, and DVD (with menus), and can read or dump streams from a network source (HTTP, UDP, DVB, MMS, etc.). It can also act as a server and send streams through the network, with optional support for audio and video transcoding.