the cabinet

For those of you still in the Obama craze, lets take a look at some of the people he has appointed to lead your country.

Vise President Joe Biden. Apart from his horrible choice of rampant anti-gun rhetoric and horrible political policies in general, Biden voted for the Iraq war in 2002, stating that Saddam Hussein was a "threat to national security" and that he needed to be "eliminated". In November 2006, Biden and Leslie Gelb, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations advocated for dividing Iraq into a loose federation of three ethnic states.

Secretary of Defence Robert Gates. Gates served over 25 years in the CIA. He was appointed "Director of Central Intelligence" under G. H. W. Bush in 1991. He was the head of the Central Intelligence Agency. Gates was the interim Dean of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign relations, where he has proposed engagements with Iran. He is a Bilderberg meeting attender. He is ALSO a member of the corporate board of trustees with multiple fortune 500 companies, including the Parker Drilling Company, an American offshore oil rig owner.

Department of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Clinton voted for the Afghan war in 2001, as well as the Iraq war in 2002 and the Patriot act.

Department of Treasury Timothy F. Geithner. Former President of the New York Federal Reserve. Geithner has the authority to decide what to do with the second tranche of $350 billion from the $700 billion banking bailout bill passed by Congress in October 2008. He does not need Congressional approval. Multi-billion-dollar banker, tax evader, member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

looks to me like Mr. Obama is following in Bush's tracks. Unbelievable. Thanks, everyone. You fell for it again. Now, if things get bad during the Obama administration, we can turn back to the Republicans, who will undoubtedly spout "smaller government" rhetoric, and the people will fall for it hook, line, sinker.

Deathcore vs. Grindcore

I've been cruising the internet for a very long time. There are a whole bunch of fucking idiots floating around there; Holocaust deniers, JFK assasination conspiracy theorists, people who believe we live inside a giant cube, fundamentalists, ect. They all have one thing in common- these fucking low-lives love taking control of forums and discussions all over the internet.

Today, I'd like to address the worst kind of cunt-turd. The motherfucking teenagers who can't distinguish "Deathcore" (which is basically death metal with elements of hardcore punk) from "Grindcore" (which is a mushball of every extreme music genre out there). Some of my favorite bands happen to be members of both of these genres. They sound somewhat similar, but not really. First, lets take some wiki definitions of each genre. (yeah I know, I'm a fucking professional, ok?)

Lets look at Grindcore, since it's been around MUCH LONGER than "Deathcore".

"Grindcore, often shortened to grind, is an extreme music genre that emerged during the mid–1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk.

Grindcore is characterized by heavily distorted, down-tuned guitars, high speed tempo, blast beats, songs often lasting no more than two minutes (some are seconds long), and vocals which consist of growls and high-pitched screams. "

Thats pretty specific.

Now, lets take a look at the wiki definition of "Deathcore"

"Deathcore is an amalgamation of two musical styles: metalcore and death metal."

Go on.

"Though a sub-genre of metalcore, deathcore is heavily influenced by modern death metal in its speed, heaviness, and approach to chromatic, heavily palm muted riffing and dissonance. Traditional growls, and screaming are prevalent, often combined with metalcore vocals. Much of deathcore features breakdowns and melodic riffs common in metalcore."

That's quite specific as well.

But theres a flaw here.

The wiki says-

"Deathcore is an amalgamation of two musical styles: metalcore and death metal."

Well... death metal is a subgenre of metal, correct? And metalcore is what?

"Metalcore is a fusion genre incorporating elements of hardcore punk and extreme metal."

Ok so what's Death metal?

"Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs moderate tempos, heavily distorted guitars, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes."

So how can 2 things with the same common denominator (metal) mix with eachother? If you mix hardcore + metal + metal + death wouldn't it be easier to say it's a mix between death metal and hardcore? You're just adding more metal to the mix than you need.

Apparently they don't teach basic math in special-ed classes.

Lets take a look at the wiki list of "deathcore" bands.

The Acacia Strain
Bring Me the Horizon
Caliban
Despised Icon
Emmure
My Bitter End
Suicide Silence
Whitechapel
Winds of Plague

Alright. So this is flawed.... because The Acacia Strain and Despised Icon are DEFINITELY not in the same genre. You would have to be retarded and/or deaf to try to compare the two.

Go ahead and listen to clips of each band. Myspace search.

Does EMMURE sound ANYTHING like WINDS OF PLAGUE or MY BITTER END? No.

Emmure is more hardcore than anything else. Do you hear those two-step beats?... now on the death metal end, do you hear blastbeats? no. Anyone who knows death metal, BLAST BEATS are the common denominator. The only "death" element I can hear in emmure are the chugging breakdowns. But those things exist in some of the older hardcore bands, like evergreen terrace and sick of it all.

But if they are so different, why are people confusing these bands? Well I have a scientific answer for you- when teenagers get a hold of the world wide web, they ACT LIKE RETARDS.

Lets take a look at a common "discussion" on the internet. It involves a fairly new grindcore band "IWRESTLEDABEARONCE". Listen to some songs @ http://www.myspace.com/iwrestledabearonce

This band takes influence from almost every single music genre available, including death metal, industrial, noise, funk, hardcore, hiphop, progressive rock, bluegrass, and even classical music. Yea, with the violins and oboes n shit.

Lets take another look at the wiki definition of grindcore.

"Grindcore, often shortened to grind, is an extreme music genre that emerged during the mid–1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk."

THATS EXACTLY WHAT IWRESTLEDABEARONCE IS!

"Grindcore is characterized by heavily distorted, down-tuned guitars, high speed tempo, blast beats, songs often lasting no more than two minutes (some are seconds long), and vocals which consist of growls and high-pitched screams. "

SHIT! PERFECT EXPLAINATION! Heres the big fucking FUCK up problem-

The band is labeled DEATHCORE in almost every music site on the internet. WHY? ... The question remains unanswered, but I'll guess it has something to do with GAYS ON THE INTERNET.

I guess this is the price we pay when we give music out for free all over the web. People fucking rape the shit out of the community. Fuck you, deathcore. You've ruined your reputation and I refuse to use your "terminology". I'll just say the most prevelant genre first, aka "hey, have you heard Despised Icon? It's deathmetal, with hardcore two-steps and breakdowns. Fucking SICK! YEA BRUH!!!! \m/\m/"

Heres the bottom line - I might not say "BRUHHH!!!" and hold up ssick devil horns, but I sure as FUCK won't be labeling bands like iwrestledabearonce as "deathcore".

The End.

Call of Duty 4 SUCKS.

Call of Duty sucks.

I'll start off by saying this- I've been playing first person shooters since doom, quake, duke nukem 3d ect. I've been playing Counter-Strike since its release as a 3rd party mod for half-life. I still play.

Why does Call of Duty piss me off? First of all... I've never been a fan of singleplayer FPS. Medal of Honor was good. COD1 Was great. Call of Duty 2 was alright. Now... After the release of COD3, they have been introducing a whole bunch of different multiplayer maps... HUGE maps... maps that completely compromise the original concept and gameplay associated with Call of Duty. These maps harbor a new level of camping and spawn killing in multiplayer games.

Call of Duty 4 is where everything went wrong. These maps are RIDICULOUS. It's almost impossible to know where you are, because everywhere you look there is an enemy. You have to be spinning around every second to check the "spots", though there really are no spots, because every window (there are about 20 windows all around you) is camped. There is absolutely no way to do well in multiplayer unless you are camping in a house fortified with C4 on all fronts. It breaks my heart that FPS games are now reduced to this horrible gameplay. What ever happened to straight-forward, 2 sided maps with 3 or 4 routes on each side, with much room for actual tactics and team strats? Breaks my heart. COD4 would be such a good game if they would just make maps that made sense. Or at least ... make maps that allow a team leader the ability to control their players... instead of forcing everyone to fight for the next camp spot.

The Phonomenon

This is Pho. This delectable treat serves as my dinner 1-3 times a week. In fact, I'm definitely eating pho for dinner tonight on my way to work. It runs at about $6.50 for a medium bowl. I usually buy mine to go since I pretty much work next door. What is Pho you ask? Pho is a Vietnamese soup, typically served with a side of bean sprouts, chili peppers and lime wedges. Pho usually contains beef broth, rice noodles and thinly cut beef strips, though in some restaurants you can order shrimp or, sometimes, chicken pho. You can order the beef rare, medium rare or well done (the medium rare beef will cook whilst sitting in the soup). Most restaurants will serve sauces such as hoisin sauce and hot Sriracha sauce (the good shit). I would suggest adding a bit of both to the soup. Most people would compare Pho to Ramen soup, but obviously Pho is of much higher quality and without preservatives like MSG. This food is typically eaten with chopsticks and spoons, simply because the rice noodles can be quite long. But if you're hardcore like me + Seth, you slurp that shit like a japanese porn star. Just... dont let it get in your eye. Trust.