Ordorica.org http://www.ordorica.org/homepage Digital Playground Etomite RSSFeed-2.0 Snippet webmaster@ordorica.org webmaster@ordorica.org en-us Copyright 2006, Ordorica.org. All Rights Reserved. http://backend.userland.com/rssSat, 31 May 2008 18:04:15 -0700 Something changed http://www.ordorica.org/188 Optimization and updates Today I updated the back end of this site to a new version of Etomite. So far so good. I also spent time minimizing the size of the site by compressing all that I could. Unfortunately I had to revert from xhtml 1.1. compliance  to xhtml transitional because etomite does not yet support sending the app/xhtml data type. I had my Last.fm music playlist up, but it also doesn't pass validation, so I removed it. I rather have a working site. Oh yeah, and I added iphone/ipod touch links for some of my hosted videos. Alright, more changes will come when I get the time. Right now i'm too busy worrying about my hurt roommate (bad car accident) and my housing situation since our lease ends soon. Sat, 31 May 2008 18:04:15 -0700 http://www.ordorica.org/index.php?id=188etomiteblog Nameservers http://www.ordorica.org/169 More TLD's for Ordorica and iPhone/iPod Touch Support I just purchased some more TLD's (Top Level Domains) for Ordorica.org. My ultimate goal is to purchase the most popular Ordorica TLD namespace so that I have control over my last name. Without futher ado: ordorica.org - this website ordorica.tv - future tv streaming domain (right now I use the subdomain streaming.ordorica.org) ordorica.fm - future internet radio domain (right now I use mp3.ordorica.org and ogg.ordorica.org) ordorica.biz - redirect to ordorica.org ordorica.us - redirect to ordorica.org ordorica.mobi - future mobile version of Ordorica.org I used to own ordorica.info, but let it go since that TLD isn't really in demand. Unfortunately now a cyber squatter owns that domain. I am also currently trying to purchase Ordorica.com, which is also being held by a cyber-squatting company. I am trying to negotiate a price for it however. Ordorica.net is currently owned by another Ordorica, but its just being used as a Honda S2000 tribute site. I will negotiate for it another time depending on how acquiring Ordorica.com goes. Look to this website for more updates. I've been silently updating content on my site, but I need to start posting more often. I also plan to implement comments ASAP, hopefully based on Ajax. User logins are also greatly needed. The one area were I have made progress is encoding videos for iPhone/iPod Touch support. I recently bought an iPod Touch for Christmas, and the only thing it lacks is Adobe Flash support. So I will be updating my website with mp4 encoded videos at 384Kb/s and 768Kb/s optimized for the iPod's resolution. Actually, I'm quite surprised how good 384Kb/s video looks, much better than anything YouTube has to offer, but not as good as my native resolution Flash videos. I might even encode them for the "3G" phone network speeds since 384 is just too much. (but does anybody actually use up all that bandwidth with 3G?). EDIT: just checked iPhone network plans and they seem to include unlimited bandwidth, so I will encode the videos for that target. Ok, it's late and I have to begin the encoding for 3G. Night. Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:35:46 -0800 http://www.ordorica.org/index.php?id=169site changesordorica AMV Cowbell http://www.ordorica.org/159 I got a fever, and the only prescription... is more cowbell!
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 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:54:24 -0800 http://www.ordorica.org/index.php?id=159video Please Prepare http://www.ordorica.org/158 The coming war on "Terror" Bush is currently off the coast of Iran with a whole fleet of aircraft carriers, submarines, and other military reinforcements. We are purposely pissing off Iran to try and give them a reason to attack us first; but that doesn't really matter in the long run since Bush has already labeled the Iranian Guard as a terrorist organization. Our dictator doesn't need permission anyways from the American people who are already pissed off at the never ending war in Iraq. A completely unjustified war once we failed to leave after removing Saddam from power. Remember that Saddam didn't have WMD's (although I'm sure the U.S. has the receipts for the weapons we sold them), but I agree that he was generally a bad guy. Many top White House insiders have stated that we should be prepared for a possible attack of Los Angeles and New York with a dirty bomb... Whenever a top official says something like that we should take it seriously, because those bastards already know what is going to happen. Might as well order your KI (Potassium Iodide) supplies now.  I know I fear for my families health and saftey in the coming days. To put it frankly, Bush and the Congress have the lowest approval rating ever, and the only thing that can keep the current military industrial complex in power is another false flag terror event. Can anybody say 9/11 redux?Can anybody say North American Union? FEMA camps? Removal of Habeas Corpus? Removal of Free Speech? Americans; this is my plea for you to pay attention to the coming days. Our civil liberties are being eroded away in the name of safety and fighting terrorism. The North American union is a reality that is soon approaching us. The NAU is basically like the EU (European Union) where joining countries, in this case the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, give up their sovereign rights (The Constitution) in order to become part of the NAU. There is even the equivalent currency, the Amero , like the EU's Euro. The Amero is already being considered to replace the failing and falling U.S. dollar. FEMA camps are just version 2.0 of Nazi Germany's concentration camps, but this time built in your backyard, the U.S.A. What are FEMA camps for anyways? Why would the Federal Emergency Management Agency build such camps anyways? Think about it. What use would they have other than to enslave a population of people? Before you go ape shit on the issue, remember that we (the U.S.) has done this in the past, i.e. WWII and the Japanese population. But this time the camps are meant for ME and YOU, or more precisely, anybody who disagrees with the government and its current course of actions. Guess what? the major established religions throughout the U.S. are already aware and preparing for the reality of mass relocations to the camps, with the Preachers and Pastors telling the public to just "go along with it." But wait! you say, FEMA camps are for relocating people during natural disasters (think Katrina)... Sure I might believe that if there weren't so many of them. I might have believed that if FEMA did their job the first time around during Katrina. But as we all know, we can't depend on them for help. Update (1/1/08):The latest excuse for the FEMA camps is that they are for "mass" illegal immigration. Tell me exactly how they are going to round up millions of illegal immigrants? "Show me your papers" is the next evolution in supposed saftey. Just take a look at the FEMA camp videos taken from across the country. And of course now we have "Free Speech Zones" where the elite and government officials (Bush) can declare an arbitrarily sized zone on public property where you are not allowed to exercise your 1st Amendment rights. WHAT!? ARE YOU! NOT OUTRAGED? Does anybody remember the Constitution and the Bill of Rights? I do."Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." - 1st AmendmentCongress shall make no law! Yet if you cross a free speech zone you are liable to get shot or thrown in jail. Kind of like Area 51. Cross the line and your dead; the government will deny it all. R.I.P. The Constitution of the U.S.A.1776-2007We had a short but good run.All of this treason within the government has lead me to consider moving out of the U.S. I refuse to be sheeple. I refuse to take a National ID (now renamed "Real ID") card. I refuse to give up my rights. But where to go? Canada is even more big-brother friendly than the U.S. 1984 has come full circle. George Orwell might as well have been psychic.What can we do about the impending police state? Vote for a candidate who isn't part of the military industrial complex. There are only 3 candidates who aren't just puppets for big corporations in the 2008 presidential election. Ron Paul, a true libertarian and constitutionalist (he's got my vote). Mike Gravel, who wants to bring us universal healthcare and restore democracy in the U.S. And candidate Dennis Kucinich.I can only hope that we the people of the United States have the chance to vote in 2008. If a dirty or nuclear attack occurs on U.S. soil before the end of Bush's reign, there are already executive orders allowing Bush to take complete control of the U.S. and place us under marshal law. What do you think those FEMA camps are for? Furthermore, executive orders are bullshit. Bush can create any law, turn it into an executive order, and sign it. Just like that he has become our dictator.  Sure, executive orders are not a new thing, but its Bush who is abusing this power. Sun, 09 Sep 2007 23:23:56 -0700 http://www.ordorica.org/index.php?id=158truthblog9/11 Global Warming http://www.ordorica.org/150 One of the greatest lies? The Video---------------------------------------------------------The Great Global Warming SwindleI've hosted this video here for you; a benefit of just some of the work I've been doing in the background for a while. The video player is flash format, and I've presented the videos in their native resolution and framerate. Enjoy. Note: The video is CPU intensive (not for old computers!). If you have an older computer, I'd suggest YouTube (a.k.a. google) to view this video. It's a BBC documentary once aired on "Channel 4." Directed by Martin Durkin, aired on March 8, 2007. This controversial video goes against the alarmist warnings of the current political Global Warming agenda.The Science---------------------------------------------------------Anyways, what is so important about this video? Well I was once like most people; unaware of the realities of Global Warming. I saw Al Gore's movie An Inconvenient Truth and thought it provided a powerful argument. Its science seemed plausible. After all, the most touted claim by Global Warming activists is, "Most scientist agree on the Global Warming issue." Or so I thought. But then I heard about this: Livescience.comBasically, the Earth, Mars, and Pluto are heating up too! Haven't you heard of Mars polar ice caps? Did you know they are also melting? That's right. CO2 emissions are not the largest contributing factor to global warming like some people would like you to believe. The original data for warming due to the sun came from NASA! You have to understand that Solar radation is the largest single contributing factor to global warming. After all, the Sun comprises 99.86% of the Solar System's mass. As the number of sunpots increase, our planet warms (possibly due to the increasing coronal discharge from the sunspots). During the last mini ice age, we had a record low of recorded sunspots. The correlation between sunspots and temperature (or more generally the correleation between the sun and temperature) is undeniable.But the Livescience article claims that Mars' icecaps are melting due to something called Milankovitch Cycles. Of course the article also mentions that Earth goes throught the very same cycles. Milankovitch cycles on Earth cause both "Warm Periods" and "Ice Ages" as admitted by even the IPCC (the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). We are in fact coming out of the last ice age, and in the global timeline of events, our planet is returning to normal conditions (which are slightly warmer than we currently are). The IPCC is supposed to be the neutral authority on Global Warming.Unforntunately the IPCC is two faced. Within their own organization there are two opinions: 1. Global Warming is a serious problem, and global catastrophe is impending. We need a Carbon Tax to mitigate the problem, and spend billions trillions of dollars in doing so. The human production of CO2 is one of the main causes of rising temperatures. 2. Global Warming is real. The temperature on the surface, especially within urban areas, is increasing. But, humans cannot be blamed for the majority of warming. The evidence doesn't support this theory. We should try to lower our output of CO2, but we shouldn't take drastic measures and implement ill conceived ideas like the Carbon Tax. Spreading FUD is definitely the wrong way to go about it.The Politics ---------------------------------------------------------As I said before, the IPCC is two faced. Let me explain. Most of what we hear and see from the mass media, including Al Gore's movie, is based on opinion #1. As we all know, FUD sells a lot better than opinion #2 which doesn't have such a dire message. An important fact: The rise in CO2 follows the rise in temperature of the planet, by about 800 years! Which means our sun heats us up first, and then more CO2 is produced as an effect. This cause and effect relationship is clearly supported by the data, but people like Al Gore conveniently forget to tell you that fact. Sure, they try to push aside this fact by saying "Some unknown process" causes this relationship to happen, but it's just another way to say "We'll make up explanations to fit our theory." Instead of just conceding that the data doesn't show a strong correlation to support their theories.The Carbon Tax---------------------------------------------------------- Sure, I understand that we need to clean up our ways, and take steps to reduce carbon emissions. But its not the end of the world! And realistically the human race's contribution to CO2 emissions is only a fraction of the total (in fact, a fraction of a fraction). CO2 is a fraction of the greenhouse gases, with water vapor being 90 something % of the gasses. We surely don't need a "Carbon Tax." To me, global warming is just a buzzword to generate fear in the population so that we will one day be willing to pay a Carbon Tax. To become "Carbon Neutral" is the latest trend. What does that usually mean? It means you pay somebody, like These Guys, to supposedly take initiative on your behalf to reduce carbon emissions. But studies have already shown they don't actually do anything useful with your money! It's all bureaucracy created to take your money. Global Warming is potentially a mutli-trillion dollar a year business. And unfortunate suckers are falling for it!Guess what, my own hosting company, Dreamhost, is "Carbon Neutral." Suckers? Well, at least that's one less thing people can complain about. Al Gore too has jumped on this latest trend, buying "carbon credits" to offset his CO2 emission. Ditto for the Governator Arnold. Ditto for countless other celebrities who are getting on this bandwagon. My Opinion----------------------------------------------------------So I just wanted to throw my ideas out at you. I hope you do your own research, and argue with me if you feel like it.  Why do you think I put all those links up? They don't all support my opinion either. I'm trying my best not to be biased. Resorting to mudslinging and name-calling has never solved any problems, and it would seem that the mass-consciousness of the world is now set on becoming "green" without any regard to the wasteful spending and other consequences our decisions have on the rest of the world. The Green movement has become a political movement, the IPCC has become a politicking body like every other bureaucracy. What do bureaucracies do best? They find ways to keep themselves in power; to make moneyYou have to realize that a whole industry has sprung up to "combat" the global warming issue. Many people's jobs and careers are based on the FUD of global warming, while others, like from my very own alma mater UCSD/Scripps marine biologist (also one of the lead authors of the IPCC's reports) depend on research and grant money for their livelihood. Who's going to give you research money for a non-immediate issue? Not many people. But if you add "...dire consequences" you are likely to get paid.Some notes:1.  Humans put out more CO2 emissions than volcanos. This is against the claim made by "The Great Global Warming Swindle." It still doesn't change much however. (of course this data too depends on how catastrophic any given volcano erruption is, but for the most part we put out more emissions). 2. One of the graphs in "The Great Global Warming Swindle" is incorrectly labeled for time (x-axis). The director has since made these points clear. I still believe the movie provides a valid viewpoint. Mon, 14 May 2007 20:56:20 -0700 http://www.ordorica.org/index.php?id=150 21st http://www.ordorica.org/147 Finally! 21st birthday, i'm finally considered an adult (with all the rights)! Too bad my birthday is always on a week/school day. Anyways, I'm out to celebrate the day. I just wanted to give an update on this site since its been a while.  I've been updating my download pages, and silently updating my website for a while. I need to do something about all the spam I get in the guestbook. ttyl Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:54:25 -0700 http://www.ordorica.org/index.php?id=147 Backend Update http://www.ordorica.org/146 CMS Backend Changes: So today I actually decided to upgrade the backend of this website... Not too much will appear different to you, but the upgrade brings faster page loads and many bug fixes. I'm also in the process of cleaning out and updating the Downloads section on Ordorica.org. It's been such a long time and people are starting to complain >_< I made that new snazy logo, and i'll leave it up until I get bored of it. What else? I made a new link to my home computer. http://home.ordorica.org But technically your not supposed to know that. It's mostly for personal use, and it's also a Dynamically changing IP that doesn't have much upload, but it works for what I need it for... which is nothing... lawls Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:58:07 -0700 http://www.ordorica.org/index.php?id=146downloadsetomitesite changes Resnet http://www.ordorica.org/145 An update So yeah, It's 6:30pm, Saturday, and i'm in the ACS-Resnet office. Yeah, incase you haven't heard, i'm now working for Resnet, or Residential Networking. We're the people that help you with your UCSD related internet and computer issues. The very same people whom I've written many bad things about on this website because of a lack of service when I was the customer. So why do I work for them? Well, if you can't beat them, join them, and hopefully along the way you can have influence and make policy changes that benefit everybody. It's been a boring day in the office. Only a few calls and not much else happening. Luckily i'm out of here at 7:15. Saturday shift sucks only because it's Saturday and there are a lot of other things I'd rather be doing... but then again... I am getting paid to do not much. A lot of paperwork/data entry + phones. School has been going ok, although my first ECE 35 lab was BS only because of what happened to me. On our lab day me and my partner built our circuit and had it working with some time to spare. Then we found out that the logic analyzers weren't working, so we had to halt progress and finish another day. So the next day I wait for the lab, go to it, and find out it has been canceled. The next day, same thing! So I head in Thursday night before the lab is due for open lab hours and when I get there, there isn't a seat to be found, or an open computer. The place was packed. So anyways, that lab is horribly incomplete through no fault of my own; I mean, I did try to complete it, but fortune was not in my favor. What else? Same ol' Same ol' I guess. Living in my apartment is turning out to be fun. The biggest downside though is having to take the bus and leave from my apartment so early to get to class. I would drive, but parking on campus has gotten to new rediculous heights. During the peak hours even Regents East parking has begun to fill up. A whole lot more than previous years. And on campus parking now really sucks for students as they continue to take away S spots and convert them to A and B spots. Sat, 07 Oct 2006 18:51:01 -0700 http://www.ordorica.org/index.php?id=145resnetwork Ollie Williams http://www.ordorica.org/144 Who Wants This Dog!! Tue, 05 Sep 2006 13:04:43 -0700 http://www.ordorica.org/index.php?id=144blog Whaa? http://www.ordorica.org/142 An update of sorts:   So much to say... Its been over 2 months since my last update. The Lakers lost. Miami + Shaq won. I wonder why? Damn Phil + Kobe. USA got eliminated so early in the World Cup, much to my dismay, although they did put up a good fight. The Mexican futbol team did even better, and had a second chance, but unfortunately they didn't try as hard as the Argentinan team who played dirty, but none-the-less got the job done. School has finished. My grades were worse than expected. I didn't see it coming. Honestly I thought that I did my best work, at least I spent a good amount of time studying for math and CSE30. Sadly I got an B+ in music instead of the expected A, which really sucks considering I actually tried and usually music is an easy A for me. Ok, ok, ok. I know that I did "waste" a lot of time being "unproductive" but I wouldn't take back that experience for better grades. Anyways, it's motivated me to get A's for now on, starting with summer session I + II.  For the first session i'm taking Physics 2B and 2B Lab, which I hear is a real bitch according to almost everybody. But I know I can do well considering it's just 2 classes and so far I don't even have a summer job, although I may get one if the opportunity arises since i'll be in SD for the entire summer. For session 2 i'm looking at CSE21 and Physics 2C. 21 shouldn't be too bad, but Physics sucks, it's just my worst subject. My little "break" from school has been tiring as hell. So far I have driven to LA and back from my house (3hours+ depending on traffic) almost every day! Even some weekends. First my mom didn't have her car because our BRAND NEW Toyota Sequoia got totalled when some young kid didn't know what "yield" meant. !@#!$. I was the taxi for a while because my car was the only one at home. Finally after she got her car I thought I was gonna get to rest. Wrong! Now my brother has a summer job over where my father works (in LA too) and he doesn't drive, and his shift is different from my dads for a few weeks. Guess who had to drive? It's a well paying summer job (starts at 14.50 + overtime/doubletime/trippletime/bonus) but just too damn far for me to drive him there in the morning, and then pick him up after he is done. ugh. thats 240+ miles per day and i ain't getting paid. Now that the break is almost over we've been in rush mode trying to get everything ready for my eventual move in to my new apartment in La Regencia. 4th floor, 3 bedroom, 2bath, 1500 sq ft. Me, Rohun, James, and Pichaya. I guess i'll be getting to know them well over the next year, and maybe even after that. Unfortunately I have to bum a room off of my friend until July 16th when I can move in (summer session starts the 3rd). But I got my bed, desk, and other random stuff ready for the new apartment.  Now I just need money! Hmmm, i've been listening to The White Stripes lately. Back when they were a hit for their song "Seven Nation Army" I really didn't care for their music, but now I really like some of their experimental songs, especially their older albums before they became big for that song. Also I have discovered Wolfmother who sound like a mix of classic rock / phychedellic rock. Those are some awesome guitar rifts. I missed most of my old high school friends who already left to go back to college or whatnot. It sucks being on the quarter system + starting a month later than everybody else. Its been 2+ years now since I've seen my good friend Kyle Morgan who is currently attending Westpoint and doing summer training. Good luck man (although I know u can't read this since u don't have a computer). I'll call u sometime. Yeah, thats enough rambling for today. I'll try to keep my website updated more often once I get the time. After I start summer school that is. Believe it or not I'm more busy at home than school on any day. Another website i'm working on is www.sixthcollege.com which I plan to have done before the next school year starts, but it's already mostly done except for the fact that it needs content. k, ttyl Fri, 30 Jun 2006 23:50:15 -0700 http://www.ordorica.org/index.php?id=142blogordorica Lakers http://www.ordorica.org/141 Staples Center   Guess where i'm gonna be tomorrow? That's right, the Staples Center for game 3 of the Lakers vs Suns playoffs. Kobe vs Nash - sick  w00t! Yup Fri, 28 Apr 2006 02:36:05 -0700 http://www.ordorica.org/index.php?id=141