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Monday, October 17, 2011

To the Asshole who Stole My Bike

Your skills with a set of bolt cutters is very impressive. Equally impressive is your confidence to brazenly steal my bike in broad daylight, from a busy main street none the less. You would be correct to assume that I will be filing a police report and also turning in the lock for finger printing. This may be pointless since we all know the police do nothing to actually catch criminals such as yourself because they don't do that anymore. These days they are too busy trying to criminalize decent citizens who work hard and follow the laws and rules of coexistent in society. Anyways back to you, I hope that the money you get from selling my bike (most likely in pieces) buys you some time to reconsider your criminal ways. I am hopeful that the negative karma you just earned is not deadly but sever enough that your life is hinder as you've made mine. My bicycle served as a crucial mode of transportation that I used daily. Since you decided to steal it instead of earn it, I curse you to a life of never ending bad karma. I understand your rationalization to take things that don't belong to you, because I to have foolishly broken the law, but I have paid my dues and changed my ways. The guilt your feeling is not all from your actions but from your lack of understanding the greater affects your actions place on others. At some point you will, and that enlightenment as to who and how you are will put an end to you stealing. It may not be today, or tomorrow but one day this one incident of you stealing my bicycle will be a milestone of who you were. But, until then you are cursed with endless bad karma, that will catch up to you and will land you in prison where perpetrators like yourself belong. In closing, I would like to say your a piece of shit and fuck you for being an asshole who steals.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

A Steve Jobs Response

After reading my article about collecting music, you could understand why I am still pretty shaken up by the unfortunate passing of Steve Jobs. I currently have several products that Mr. Jobs single handedly unveiled to the world. My first crossing with an Apple® product was more than a decade ago, when I sat in front of a Macintosh ever since I have been hooked.
 The first Apple® product I owned was an ipod, which needed to be replaced by a larger capacity 60gb –black of course. I have a fondness for music and a collection that is multiple terabytes in size, and because of the ease of cycling different artist and albums onto the device, it was a no brainer to go with an Apple® product.
 Now I am no fanbois but with the release of the iphone 4, it was time to update the cell phone. After researching several brand and products it was apparent that iphone was the winner. Again black, since the white version was unattainable. This device has revolutionized the complexities of technology and whittled it down to the well rounded, user friendly, and powerful smart phone.
 Where Steve Jobs shines was his ability drive his team to develop products we never knew we needed. His uncanny ability to pitch the next generation device was spot on, even if we did not necessarily need he made us want it anyways. Another talent Mr. Jobs had was his persistence to insure the patent rights and contractual obligations were obeyed. His stern hand enabled Apple® to grow, prosper, and encourage rivals to push technologies to through the ceiling.
 He left us with millions of personal devices, software, and hardware, but he also left us with all of the competition scrambling to evolve and keep pace. Even if you have never owned an Apple® product you still owe Apple® and Steve Jobs gratitude. He allowed Microsoft® to integrate Office™ with Apple’s operating system. Jobs’ marketing, research & develop teams, the genius bar, and things like itunes™, quicktime™, and almost immune operating system all encourage advance not only for Apple® but for the technology industry as a whole.
Although, Apple’s questionable choice to move production outside of the United States, and the not so perfect production conditions (that have yet to come under serious criticisms), Apple® still remains a top company. This can be seen when ever one checks the current stock price of AAPL.
 Even though it was apparent Jobs was ill, and his time was running slim we all must take a deep look into our own selves and see what we can be, not what we are. Steve Jobs was a college drop out, a nobody, a “geek,” somebody that took it upon himself to make a difference. He created his dreams, he employed dreamers, and he will always be remembered by who, how, and why he made the people of the world closer and more connected each other in a extremely individualistic society.