i think about piracy a lot. i don't really like it, but i would be lying if i said that i didn't partake in the forbidden fruit. Most people who pirate have self justification... as do I.
I've mentioned it before, but i love Final Fantasy. I have played 1,2,4 and I am currently playing 5. fantastic games. i have played all of them on an emulator, pirated games. I want to pay for them, i truly do. but how am i supposed to? do i go to a used game store and buy a used game for a system that i don't even use? That would give Square Enix nothing.
Call me crazy, but i believe that companies should make their stuff more easily available. i would gladly give money to Square. I love Square, and i want them to know that i love them.
My suggestion, specifically for classic gaming. I know so many people who play old gameboy, nes, n64 games. on their PCs. Retro gaming. All of it illegal. copyright still holds and they should technically be paid for. Give us a chance to pay for the awesome games.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Saturday, October 1, 2011
swipe out hunger
to start, yes, i am aware that it has almost been a full year since i posted on this blog, i've been busy.
this past week at Hesston College, where i am currently attending, has been no impact week, based off of our freshman common read, No Impact Man by Collin Beaven. Today was the last of the activities, where we packaged food with Numana and the swipe out hunger project. i worked for an hour and forty five minuets, but it felt like no time at all had passed. i helped fill 10 boxes of food with 36 meals per box, so 360 meals. That is amazing. the food that we packaged is going to Somalia to help feed the starving due to the famine that is currently destroying their nation. The main reason why i decided to post this, is something that someone said while we were working. to give context, we had to way out each meal, to be within 390-392, adding or taking away rice to make them as precise as possible. anyway, the quote is "its amazing how much 5 grains of rice can do." and bam. wow. i thought to myself, what a true statement. 5 grains of rice may not seem like alot, but, in combination with another 5 grains, and another 5 grains, we get more and more grains. if i give 5 grains, and so does everyone else we have a ton of rice, that can feed the poor. if you would like to learn more about the Swipe Out Hunger project by Numana, go to http://swipeouthunger.com/ if your heart so desires, donate. 5 grains of rice can change someones life.
this past week at Hesston College, where i am currently attending, has been no impact week, based off of our freshman common read, No Impact Man by Collin Beaven. Today was the last of the activities, where we packaged food with Numana and the swipe out hunger project. i worked for an hour and forty five minuets, but it felt like no time at all had passed. i helped fill 10 boxes of food with 36 meals per box, so 360 meals. That is amazing. the food that we packaged is going to Somalia to help feed the starving due to the famine that is currently destroying their nation. The main reason why i decided to post this, is something that someone said while we were working. to give context, we had to way out each meal, to be within 390-392, adding or taking away rice to make them as precise as possible. anyway, the quote is "its amazing how much 5 grains of rice can do." and bam. wow. i thought to myself, what a true statement. 5 grains of rice may not seem like alot, but, in combination with another 5 grains, and another 5 grains, we get more and more grains. if i give 5 grains, and so does everyone else we have a ton of rice, that can feed the poor. if you would like to learn more about the Swipe Out Hunger project by Numana, go to http://swipeouthunger.com/ if your heart so desires, donate. 5 grains of rice can change someones life.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Obama is not a muslim
So Hai. this morning another student at my school and i got in an argument over whether or not obama is a Muslim, which of course, he is not. after the class ended we began to debate the way america does it, via facebook. this is our conversation so far.... upon it continuing, i will edit this post
Me:
Student:
Hey, thats funny, he isnt going to practice muslim religion in front of people, he is not that stupid..... yet. Its all a cover up, it sounds big when i say that..... well.... it is. :( so, how about checking this video out! Watch the whole thing! :) It proves he is a muslim, and unlike taking some guys word for it, OBAMA SAYS IT HIMSELF! :)
Me:
oh [student]... you are so wrong. you fail to understand logic.
Student:
I understand everything. I look past what they plainly show us and look at what they r trying to keep from us. This is what almost everyone fails to do. U r one of them, sorry Fritz. U r smart but u have to look deeper. He plainly admits he is Muslim multiple times, how can u still deny it?
Me:
[student].
you say that Obama plainly says he is a Muslim. well, he also plainly says that he is a Christian ( http://tinyurl.com/34u4moa ). what you showed me are a bunch of out of context clips. if the speech is in its entirety shown, it would be obvious that he is NOT admitting to being a Muslim. "I am one of them" was a saying that he descends from Muslims, not that he is one. Again, the video shows Obama being in a Mosque, with several other advisors, [student], Obama is a politician, so yes, he may seem a little slimy, but what politician doesn't. America is NOT at war with Islam, it is at war with terrorists, most of these terrorist claim the Islamic faith. is it not a good idea to know your enemy?
[student], the video i sent to you is author John Green, he is, as you can plainly see, well informed on the ongoings in the political spectra. while making the video, do you think that he didn't look into everything in its entirety? Or do you believe he is in on the huge global conspiracy to destroy Christianity and America?
i leave you with one final thought.
if Obama's big secret is that he is a Muslim, and he doesn't want anyone to know, why would he, as you would say "plainly admit he is a Muslim"?
-Taylor Fritz
Student:
He admits he is a Muslim fritz. He also "says" he is a Christian. Now taking these two things into account, he has only defended one of those two religions! Omg...... It's so true! Guess which one it is!? Omg! MUSLIM! So, he says he is a christian but doesn't prove it. He says he is a Muslim, andnproves it by defending the Muslim religion and has not once defended Christianity. And yes, no one is going to trash Obama name on the Internet, so he just did that to get on obamas good side. The government could make ur life miserable if u said bad things. It's true. And yes, u can post and/or send our convo on facebook. Especially since I made my point in this message, and u better post this one too.
[end convo]
so i ask thee... the folk of the interwebs, how do i respond to this unnamed students reply?
Me:
Student:
Hey, thats funny, he isnt going to practice muslim religion in front of people, he is not that stupid..... yet. Its all a cover up, it sounds big when i say that..... well.... it is. :( so, how about checking this video out! Watch the whole thing! :) It proves he is a muslim, and unlike taking some guys word for it, OBAMA SAYS IT HIMSELF! :)
Me:
oh [student]... you are so wrong. you fail to understand logic.
Student:
I understand everything. I look past what they plainly show us and look at what they r trying to keep from us. This is what almost everyone fails to do. U r one of them, sorry Fritz. U r smart but u have to look deeper. He plainly admits he is Muslim multiple times, how can u still deny it?
Me:
[student].
you say that Obama plainly says he is a Muslim. well, he also plainly says that he is a Christian ( http://tinyurl.com/34u4moa ). what you showed me are a bunch of out of context clips. if the speech is in its entirety shown, it would be obvious that he is NOT admitting to being a Muslim. "I am one of them" was a saying that he descends from Muslims, not that he is one. Again, the video shows Obama being in a Mosque, with several other advisors, [student], Obama is a politician, so yes, he may seem a little slimy, but what politician doesn't. America is NOT at war with Islam, it is at war with terrorists, most of these terrorist claim the Islamic faith. is it not a good idea to know your enemy?
[student], the video i sent to you is author John Green, he is, as you can plainly see, well informed on the ongoings in the political spectra. while making the video, do you think that he didn't look into everything in its entirety? Or do you believe he is in on the huge global conspiracy to destroy Christianity and America?
i leave you with one final thought.
if Obama's big secret is that he is a Muslim, and he doesn't want anyone to know, why would he, as you would say "plainly admit he is a Muslim"?
-Taylor Fritz
Student:
He admits he is a Muslim fritz. He also "says" he is a Christian. Now taking these two things into account, he has only defended one of those two religions! Omg...... It's so true! Guess which one it is!? Omg! MUSLIM! So, he says he is a christian but doesn't prove it. He says he is a Muslim, andnproves it by defending the Muslim religion and has not once defended Christianity. And yes, no one is going to trash Obama name on the Internet, so he just did that to get on obamas good side. The government could make ur life miserable if u said bad things. It's true. And yes, u can post and/or send our convo on facebook. Especially since I made my point in this message, and u better post this one too.
[end convo]
so i ask thee... the folk of the interwebs, how do i respond to this unnamed students reply?
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
star trek and rambo
so its been a while since i posted anything. more like since i did anything, and i apologize for that. anyway i've been watching alot of movies as of late, and i thought i would share that with you.
over the last two weeks i have watched all the star trek movies with the original cast, thats 6 movies, and they were funny. some intentionally, some not. my favorite movie was defiantly Star Trek IV: the voyage home. In this movie, the crew of the Enterprise use a stolen Klingon Bird of Prey, go back in time to the 80's, get two humpback whales, and then return to the future. so funny. spock walks around the city of san fransico or diego, i don't remember, but with a white cerimonial robe and a headband to cover his ears. i lol'd every time i saw him. when someone asked what his issue was Kirk said he was part of some movement in the 60's and did too much LDS... meaning LSD... ya see, they don't have those drugs in the future... its funny. another great part was Bones in the hospital. a doc from the future observing our medical practises... redonkulas.
Enough Star Trek then, even though i love it. My friends Dill, Dax, Christian and I have been watching the Rambo movies... They are great. kinda like star trek, that at parts im not sure if it is meant to be funny, but it absolutely is. the first was most def the funniest. the third was great. best part, Rambo loops a rope around a guys neck, pulls a grenade pin attached the guys vest and the pushes him down a hole. the rope snaps his neck and the grenade explodes simalaniously, or however that is spelt.
alright, im out. have great night, or day, or whatever.
-Taylor Fritz
over the last two weeks i have watched all the star trek movies with the original cast, thats 6 movies, and they were funny. some intentionally, some not. my favorite movie was defiantly Star Trek IV: the voyage home. In this movie, the crew of the Enterprise use a stolen Klingon Bird of Prey, go back in time to the 80's, get two humpback whales, and then return to the future. so funny. spock walks around the city of san fransico or diego, i don't remember, but with a white cerimonial robe and a headband to cover his ears. i lol'd every time i saw him. when someone asked what his issue was Kirk said he was part of some movement in the 60's and did too much LDS... meaning LSD... ya see, they don't have those drugs in the future... its funny. another great part was Bones in the hospital. a doc from the future observing our medical practises... redonkulas.
Enough Star Trek then, even though i love it. My friends Dill, Dax, Christian and I have been watching the Rambo movies... They are great. kinda like star trek, that at parts im not sure if it is meant to be funny, but it absolutely is. the first was most def the funniest. the third was great. best part, Rambo loops a rope around a guys neck, pulls a grenade pin attached the guys vest and the pushes him down a hole. the rope snaps his neck and the grenade explodes simalaniously, or however that is spelt.
alright, im out. have great night, or day, or whatever.
-Taylor Fritz
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
extreme lazyness
For the last month or so, i have been taken over by a terrible case of ‘senioritis’. The problem? I'm a junior. and i know what you are thinking, I'm exaggerating… well, let me show you the urban dictionary result for senioritis
noun. A crippling disease that strikes high school seniors. Symptoms include: laziness, an over-excessive wearing of track pants, old athletic shirts, sweatpants, athletic shorts, and sweatshirts. Also features a lack of studying, repeated absences, and a generally dismissive attitude. The only known cure is a phenomenon known as Graduation.
the first set of symptoms will probably never get me, because i hate sweat pants and i have disliked wearing them since i was a small child, also i don’t care for sports attire…. but this part is what scares me… a lack of studying, repeated absences, and a generally dismissive attitude. .. that is me to a T, or however that saying goes. i have stopped caring. and it saddens me, all i do in school is play flash games and or solitaire.
Here’s the main problem, i don’t do anything in 4 of my classes, because i have either taken the AP exam or its a study hall. and that lack of doing things has spread into my other courses of study. any advice? because i need it.
Good day to you! –Taylor Fritz
Monday, May 3, 2010
AP Tests!!!
oh shoot oh shoot oh shirt!!! i have two AP test coming... one on friday, in 4 days, and one on monday, in 6 days... i am so terrified, of the APUSH one. i have no fear for the Physics test, i have always found it to be a fairly easy subjuct, but APUSH has wooped my butt all year. right now as i type this i am taking a practice test i found online, and i feel like i know the anwsers...
and of course i didn't do very well, how embarassing... good thing im not graded on it... i really need to study.
and of course i didn't do very well, how embarassing... good thing im not graded on it... i really need to study.
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