ITUNES

I have found out that while Itunes is a great service for downloading music and videos, apple keeps people from renting content and then just keeping it by encoding the videos so that the file is only as good as long as the rental. The file format is known as *.m4v. If the files from Itunes or other sources are generated as mp4 files the protection is not there and the file can be copied and stored easily.

Mugen Demo - Superman

Mugen is a customizable video game engine. It allows you to create your own fighting games. You choose the characters you include, the stages, the music, and all the things that come to mind. It plays just like all 2-D fighting games I have grown up with. The difference is that the player has more control. It is completely international and user driven. The content can be developed personally. All the characters I have (over 1000) came from various creators on the internet from around the world. Some of the characters I have are very fun to play and to watch because they have been created and program so well just like professional games. People trade characters and mugen content like Baseball cards. I have much to say on this. I have been working with mugen since September 2007 when I stumbled across recorded fight in mugen games posted on YouTube. I plan to do a series of fights with different characters and post them here and in YouTube from time to time. Here is a demo of me as Superman fighting a few different characters. First I fought Jubilee and had an easy time. Then I got owned by Ryo, but eventually won. Then I fought a sword character, and then computer controlled Superman.



Here is another one me (as Superman) vs M. Bison from the Street Fighter video game series. This one has no sound.

Meshullam who?

This a great little video from GodTube. The title is Meshullam: Hero of the Bible. It is a great reminder that all we got to do is what God tells us to do to be great. It doesn't matter if you are remembered. All that matters is what God says about you. I've studied the Bible my whole life and I had forgotten about Meshullam but this video will make him hard to forget!

DC vs Mortal Kombat

Never thought that this would be made...but here you go!

Now this is just wrong

I came across the following article: "New Yorker's Obama Cover Touches Nerve". The problem is that it also sits on my nerve. Here is the image that has caused the uproar (right). The article talks about how some people are offended by the picture but the author of the article does not think it is offensive but funny. The New Yorker defends itself by saying that they were showing the stupidity of the rhetoric and lies that people are saying about the Obamas. You know what I am referring to: 1. Barak is unpatriotic; 2. Michelle is an angry violent black woman who wants to bring back the Black Panthers; 3. Barak is really Muslim; 4. Barak supports Bin Ladin. Given that none of these things can be substanciated or proven true, does not mean that there are not real people who really believe those things. I don't think pointing out these things and starting a dialog using an image that feeds these misconceptions and fears is the best solution. I think that there are people who really think that this image accurately represents reality. I got the sense that the editors at the New Yorker think that most people will see the cover as a joke commenting on those who think that it is true, not thinking that the magazine is condoning those thoughts. Truth is I don't have that high an expectation.

Electronic Publishing

I have been researching some technologies for doing electronic publishing. It is possible to generate content that has the convenience of being distributed over the Internet, yet possessing the look and feel of paper. The best tool I have found so far is found at Desktop Author. I love the technology because you can make books or magazine or brochures. They can contain text, music, pictures, or even videos. And what the reader sees on the screen is book that opens and closes and the pages turn just like a real 3-D, real-world book! Unfortunately the software to create it is not free, but they do allow one to play around with it. Check out the website here.

I have included an example e-book in this post. It's really cool. Just download the plug-in when your computer prompts you. The E-Book is "Apology" by Plato. Thanks!

Jessie Said What?

By now, I'm sure everyone heard the words Jessie Jackson said about Barak Obama. I admit that I wish he had not made such a remark about another human being. Jessie is supposed to be a reverend of the Gospel of Christ. As a Christian, no one can excuse Jackson for what he said. It doesn't matter that he did not expect it to be heard by anyone else. He was wrong. Bottom line. It reflects badly on Christ and on Black people.

All that being said, I find it interesting that the story was released by Fox. I don't trust Fox because they are very shady in how they report and spin stories. They sat on Jessie Jackson's comment for a while - a couple of days. They waited until the right time to get the maximum impact - to make Jackson and Obama look as bad as possible. Check out the following clip:



I think that because Jackson has a child from cheating on his wife, he took Obama's chastisement of black men not caring for their families personally. He said that Obama talks down to black people. Funny how Fox has called Obama elitest isn't it.

Introduction

07-10-08

Well, the year is half over. It's going by so fast!!! Opps! I'm digressing right from the start, aren't I?! Ok...Ok...here goes.

Here is some information about me. I am 33 years old. Blessed to be married to a beautiful woman (left), and to be a daddy of a little girl (right). I am an engineer and have a variety of interests.


Let me start at why I am finally starting a blog. Let me enumerate them:

1. Google has made it a simple 3 step process and made the service easily customizable
2. Google's blogger tool can be hosted by them or from a normal web site
3. There are a lot of writing I will need to do and things to be able to say.
4. I can communicate with pictures, text, and video about things that interest me that I want to share.
   
5. Doing my own means that I can help others set up theirs.
6. It's free

This blog will blog will be divided into several categories:

• General - announcements and miscellaneous thoughts that I can't put into any category
• Family - stuff about family
  
• Church - I am active in my church, things dealing with church issues will go into this category
  
• Theology - Bible study subjects, videos, and articles dealing with apologetics and religion
• Movies - I love cinema and this will be used to discuss the art form
• Comic Books - comments on the industry, characters and such
  
• Television - shows that I like
  
• 'Technology - Computers, science, engineering
• Video Games - I have played video games my whole life and this will encompass the industry, software, and hardware
• MUGEN - a hobby of mine that is a customizable video game engine.

I'm sure that I will be making more categories as time goes on but this will be it for now.

Quote of the day: Winnie Mandela

"I cannot forgive Nelson Mandela for accepting the Nobel Peace Prize with his jailer De Klerk. Hand in hand they went. Mandela prefers to sip tea with the Queen, the biggest oppressor of Black people, and have dinner with the Clintons." ~ Winnie Mandela

Quote of the day: Rihanna

"I'm a black woman, I'm Come from a black woman who came from black woman. My entire generation is black and all my children are gonna be black. Black is who I am and it's who I love and it's who I respect because I'm proud to be black. My mother raised me to be a good black woman. We blacks are impeccable and we're special, and you're all gonna have to deal with that because black is gold." ~ Rihanna

Patrice Lumumba

"I would rather die with my head high, my faith unshaken, and a profound trust in the destiny of my people, than live in slavery."

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BREAKING: Étienne Davignon, 93 year old coloniser and former EU supremo, has been charged with complicity in the murder of Patrice Lumumba. This is genuinely huge news. Great news.

"Every day for the thief, one day for the owner" - African proverb. https://t.co/i0sSShfGPk pic.twitter.com/4unZETgYEx

— Nels Abbey (@nelsabbey) March 17, 2026