The Ramblings of a Fosgnilbmareht

dzo over at xda-developers.com has ported Android to the phone I am currently using, the Sprint Touch. The phone also goes by the name VX-6900 (Verizon) and Vogue (generic name). It is made by HTC. It comes with Window’s Mobile 6.0. Carriers are starting to release version 6.1 which includes threaded messaging, EVDO Rev. A and GPS. The threaded messaging is nice because it means no more 3rd party apps are required for something that should have already been built in. Palm had it on the Treos for years so why did it take Microsoft so long to make it standard? EVDO Rev  A speeds means faster Internet connection. The connection was pretty fast before, slightly better then low DSL speeds, but now its 2-3 times as fast, or it seems like it. The GPS isn’t true GPS, I’m not sure if any cell phone does have true GPS, but it works pretty well, when it works.

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Darrell Houle has made a pretty good posting over at http://www.communicopia.net/blog/joomla-versus-drupal comparing and contrasting Drupal and Joomla. Having used both, I feel it is pretty accurate. There are some points that are generalized and slightly misleading, but overall it is a great place for someone deciding between the two platforms to start from and build from there.

Airlines are now charging travelers for bags they check in. No, I’m not talking about the previous, any more than 2 bags checked in and we will charge you. I’m talking about them charging for ANY bags checked in, including the first two. United for example will charge $15 for the first bag and $25 for the second bag. That’s ridiculous. Flights are already expensive enough.

These fees will be waived if you fly first or business class, which charge you more anyway.

Some airlines will even start charging for drinks on the plan. Although it’s only $2 for non-alcoholic drinks, that is still an extra charge. Why is everyone nickel and diming you all of a sudden? I know the economy isn’t great and people need to make a few extra bucks to compensate, but by charging customers more, some businesses may be alienating those customers and driving them to competitors. That is just no way to do business.

I am trying to keep up with this and post new content but its getting hard. I have so much going on and more is coming my way hopefully. This is a good thing I am so busy. I really want to keep this blog going so I am going to have to work on my juggling act a little better.

Let me start off by saying that I have been trained to always put the toilet seat down after I am done. I have lived with enough women to know better than to not leave it down. They have trained me well.

Now that I have said that disclaimer, permit to rant a bit.

Why do us men have to leave the toilet seat down after we use it? It makes much more sense to leave it up after we are done using it. There are a couple of reasons why. Mostly they are related but whatever. The first reason, and its a major one, is that it takes more effort for us to bend over, and raise the seat. Then after we are done, we have to do it again. It gets hard on our backs, this repetitive motion. That’s why more men than women are hunched over when they are old (I don’t know if thats a true stat or not). I petition we start a motion to save men’s backs.

Another reason for us to leave it up is for the ladies. Ladies, would you prefer to use a clean seat, or one that may be soiled because we were too lazy to pick the seat up? Personally, I would prefer a clean seat. Sometimes us men are tired, or lazy or not paying attention and we try and go standing up and have ‘accidentally’ left the down. Sometimes our aim isn’t quite so good or there is some splashing. Ladies, do you want to have to clean the seat every time you sit down? I thought not.

Really, the seat should be left up. When a woman goes to use the toilet, they are making a downward motion already, so why not extend it to the seat? Then when they are done, they make an upward motion. Again, take the seat with you. To me, that just makes more sense. Am I wrong in this?