In order to show what a complete fraud the BCS is once and for all, my dream scenario plays out like this for the rest of the season:

*Stanford holds on to beat Oregon

*Alabama beats LSU today

*Cincinnati loses Dec. 14 to Pittsburgh

*Texas loses the Big 12 title game

*Alabama loses Nov. 27 to Auburn, but wins the SEC West

*Alabama beats Florida in the SEC title game

This leaves the only 2 undefeated teams in major college football to play each other in the BCS Championship game - TCU v. Boise State!  Yeah, we all know that the voters will never allow that to happen, and the folks in charge of the computer voting will re-program it to make sure it doesn’t play out that way, but wouldn’t that be just a cool game, both from an excitement perspective as well as a big F.U. to the self-important douchebags in charge of the Big 6 conferences?

Alas, I can only dream…

Stay hard.   -mlm

Announced today, Global Gaming Factory X has purchased The Pirate Bay for $7.8 million (US), signifying the “death” of my favorite download/file-sharing site.  Check the link to the full story here, but in short, GGFX has decided that the Bay needs to be turned “legit” to survive in today’s world.  They’ve decided that creators and copyright owners need to be paid for their creations and ideas, in much the Napster model from lo those many years ago.  Of course, Napster was all the rage at one time, but how many of you actually know that Napster is still even in business?  (Wait, is it?)

So, join with me in celebrating the life and now-untimely demise of The Pirate Bay - we hardly knew ye.  Now, where’s the next file-sharing site?

Stay hard.   -mlm

Double Dead? Hell, it’s worth $23 just to see HOW!, originally uploaded by mlm93.

Stay hard (& drunk)… -mlm

Like most of you, I am also in mourning over the loss of a true legend of his craft.  The past several days have been tough on all of us who are entranced by the glitzy and glamorous lives of entertainers, actors, musicians, and other celebrities.  David Carradine, Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Billy Mays (ok, that one’s a bit of a stretch, I admit), and the most painful of all of them.  Of course, I speak of the ultra-talented and borderline genius…

Fred Travalena.

In a world where we all remember the vocal stylings and impressions of Rich Little - and Rich Little’s A Christmas Carol was true greatness - I remain convinced that the greatest performer in that particular genre was the great Fred Travalena.  While Rich Little merely impersonated other celebrities, Fred invoked them, he became them.  It was almost as if, in beholding his greatness, Fred was channeling the very subject of his invocation, even to the point of being more like them than even they themselves were.  You can have your Rich Little - for me, Fred Travalena was the absolute pinnacle of celebrity impersonators.  (Even if his name was Fred…)  Stay hard, Fred!  (such a touching tribute)

Oh yeah, and then there was Michael Jackson.  Look, if his father - the completely crazy Joe Jackson - would rather attend a BET event and pimp his recording company (WITH BLU-RAY TECHNOLOGY!) than worry about taking care of funeral arrangements for his own pedophile son, then why should I be bothered to care?  All I care about is when everybody will just shut the hell up about him, so we can all just move on.

Stay hard.   -mlm

Really, Microsoft, I expected better of you.  (Not really, but it sounds good, right?)  Found this link a few minutes ago: Browser For The Better.  I mean, it makes sense when you think about it - Microsoft had the spotlight all to themselves regarding the pending release of Windows 7 for all of about 37 seconds when Apple trumped them at the WWDC on Monday.  Not only is Apple releasing Mac OS 10.6, otherwise known as Snow Leopard, a full month before W7 hits, AND at a significantly less cost to the consumer, but also a new iPhone~! within 2 weeks.  Then Google piles on with their announcement of Google Apps sync with Lookout (Outlook, for you unwashed masses), to eliminate the need for Exchange.

So, M$ decides to trot out this new marketing campaign for Internet Exploder 8, by intimating that if you don’t upgrade, you’re against feeding starving children.  The only way this pandering could be any more pathetic is if they had Jesus and Santa holding an American flag with an eagle soaring above them.  “Use IE8 or the terrorists win!”  Never mind that our own government are heading down a path that approaches that level of evil - hell, even the Communists around the world are amazed at how quickly we’re moving to the far left.  But that’s another rant for another day.

Stay hard.   -mlm