If you have been following my pictures, you probably know how an apartment complex gate closed on my truck.

If you have been following my pictures and articles, you probably know how an apartment complex gate closed on my truck.

http://www.johnstrunk.com/blogger/2008/02/24/gawdamn-gate/

Well my insurance just called me to tell me I am liable now for the gate and the damage to the truck because I went through the “Exit” gate even if it was open and that there is a sign that displays “Not Liable For Injuries or Damage”. There also, supposedly, is a sign on the other entrance (down the hill to the right) that states “Entrance Only”.

Now look at this photo above of the gate, locked open I might add, and tell me how you are supposed to know this is an “Exit” gate. Again do note, I did NOT follow anyone into the complex, it was locked open like it is now and it closed on me as I entered. I also see no non-liability sign. Insurance will pay but I am beyond mad right now. (please note I did erase the street number off this picture)

(photo from Wikipedia Commons)

I had no idea but after reading this article at BBC New I was saddened to hear that AOL will no longer be supporting Netscape Navigator as of March 1, 2008 (yeah today!). Man what sad news. Netscape Navigator was my first portal to the thing that is the internet.

Seeing it gone now, brings back old memories like using it for porn~er um I mean research papers and studying during the infancy of the internet. That and downloading a sound file, that was 200 Kb, from Nintendo Power of Mario saying “Hello Ima Mario!” took freaking 7 hours on my dial-up! Looks like the top usage graph at Wikipedia was in 1996 - 1997 when it had 80% of the browser market.

You can watch the video here from BBC. I am not quite too sure who that lady is in that video. I am sure she is super smart, but okay lets not avoid the pink elephant in the room here. WHAT IS UP WITH YOUR HAIR! I really don’t mean to be mean but common dude is one side of her head shaved? I’m sorry, I totally didn’t follow a thing you said the first time I watched that video cause I was too fixated on your hair!

Oh, P.S, for you young ones, those black things in front of the Netscape Navigator box are called “floppy disks“.

(photo from Wikipedia Commons)

The company Raytheon has developed a ray gun which gives its targets the affect of having boiling water doused on them. Read about this story initially on Gizmodo.  The above is its configuration mounted on a Humvee. Check out the product PDF here. They call it the “Silent Guardian” Protection System. This ray gun is supposed to work by sending what they call “millimeter wave energy” which will only penetrate 1/64 inch of skin. So while it hurts like a bitch, it wont kill ya. The idea is to use this for crowd dispersal and defense. Like getting rid of hippies and getting into Wal-Mart during a sale.

This product is great for events where you need to get rid of a lot of people real quick. Like for instance, you have a rather large party. Like one of those that always happens in movies; you know the ones where everyone is drinking and drunk, some band happens to show up there starts playing some rock song, a goat or donkey shows up, the monkey is smoking, and everyone is having fun except for you cause they are destroying your house.

Lets say its about 3 am, this crap is getting old and out of hand, you gotta get these people out cause you gotta work the next day. You can yell all you want but you know they wont leave. No need to be rude about getting them out, but what’s a guy to do? Well my friend you pull up your Humvee, douse your friends with “millimeter wave energy” and those mooching bitches will scream and run away.

Does this really work? Well here is a clip from “60 Minutes” (CBS) where they shoot the hell outta TV reporter David Martin:

One one thousand! Two one thousand! Threee… ZOMFG!

You know, I kinda wish I had been there when they pitched this idea to 60 Minutes. I think It played out like this:

• Hey they got this ray gun! It hurts like hell!
• Sweet how we going to show it off?
• Dude we should totally shoot the shit outta some old guy and see him screaming!
• Oh man we should also give him props and tell him it will protect him like a big mattress and plywood sheet.
• Is it going to protect him?
• Hell no, that stuff is useless defense but it will be fun to watch him try.
• That is an awesome idea, I know just who to call!
• *picks up phone*
• David Martin, I need to see you in my office right away!

What I would have liked to have seen is someone with a huge mirror to send those waves right back to the clowns in the Humvee. That woulda shown them!