Shenanigans!!!!!

Well hey again.

Nebroc — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:26:40 +0000

It gets really hard to tell time after you’ve been accidentally cryogenically frozen…*punkbutt sachi* anyways so yeah i’m back sorta oh and i’m in college hopefully i’ll be able to find the rest of the guys too and we’ll be up and running in…crap i forget what time it is. So if your just passing through or don’t mind the work in progress but please come back as i prove you can have your pet goldfish living in the toilet…Oh Crap…Oh Noes!!!

g2g… i flushed.

Man’s Search for Meaning (Reaction)

havocinfinity — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:47:05 +0000

The extent to which humans can hold to life: Limitless?
The lack of any meaning of life is highlighted to an extreme extent in Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning; deprivation of health, a sexual relationship, family, and happiness sparks confusion as to why the majority of depressed captives chose to persevere and hold to life. But, not only are the essential aspects of purposeful living taken from victims. They are also brutally tortured, physically—most were forced to work under ruthless conditions with little protection from frostbite and hypothermia, and most were also beaten for random, petty reasons. Choosing to live with suppressed mental health emphasizes the strong, innate human will to cherish values; obstinately fastening oneself to that choice under pitiable living conditions demonstrates the strength of human spirit and the common magnitude of improbable hopes. The difference between death and an agonizing life is based on the existential perception of each helpless individual—some view life in the concentration camps are a choice between a quick death and a protracted, miserable life that eventually ends in death. Frankl does not criticize those who choose suicide; he praises and analyzes those who choose life over death.

In the viewpoint of some suicidal hostages, working for Nazis is tantamount to working against their opponents; not all who selected “the easy way out” weighed their decision on persisting under conditions that could not guarantee happiness in the end. In addition, personal predicaments could have suggested a higher chance of death: Those prone to work accidents and diseases based on disabilities or previous experience with weak immune systems might have considered options and weighed more toward the a quick death. But despite these conditions, the vast majorities choose to struggle to survive.

The power of the human spirit is fascinating, and through his experiences in the concentration camps, Frankl allows the deepest magnitude of insight of the depth to which a human could go to preserve his life. Frankl reviews how the prisoners manage to move on, day by passing day, drawing attention to surprising methods that provided for the only source of happiness, no matter how fleeting and temporary. Many supported their dubious hopes with a religious foundation. There were occasions where sparse gatherings would allow captives to sing buoyant songs and recite optimistic poems, kindling lighthearted, futuristic thoughts. Talk of politics, regardless of its uncertainty, helped the workers believe they had better chances at leaving the concentration camps alive as well. Frankl provides an anecdote where he would try to keep humor at the forefront of conversation while working, which, for the most part, would concern ideal and futuristic life. In effect, frequent humor would overlap and cover up melancholy feelings of nostalgia.

These prisoners, trapped against their will in abominable conditions of the concentration camps: Why did they choose to survive? Unrelenting hope. How did they survive? Upbeat futuristic distractions. The Nazi’s took their meaning of life; they gave themselves a purpose for living. Frankl lived to tell the story.

asas

moneysworthless — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:30:43 +0000

fMohammad Qadri Period 5 AP US Government and Politics Green Federalist No. 43 Federalist Paper No. 43, written at the time by future president James Madison, discusses several miscellaneous issues in regard to the Constitution. Madison structures his argument by listing nine different statements conferring different powers to the government, which are set in the 4th class. After listing each statement, he delves into an explanation and justification for its purpose within the republic. In particular, his discussion focuses on the federal relationship and the role and extent of central control over the states. Madison bases the crux of his various arguments on the strength of the federal system, and its ability to quell the disruptions and conflicts that occur between its subdivisions, otherwise known as the states. Furthermore, some of the powers discussed involve individual rights and foreign affairs. The nine issues covered are intellectual patents, the building of federal infrastructure within states, treason, the creation of new states, protection of U.S. territory, protection of the states, debts, ratification of amendments, and the ratification of the United States itself. The discussion of debts, patents, and treason are more individual issues, and ensure that the rights of the people are protected and accounted for. Madison states that the licensing of scientific inventions and ideas is a part of Great Britain’s common law, and thus should be implemented in the United States as well. Like the right to trial by jury, it is an idea that has been carried over into the republic. Madison also defends the country’s payment of debts accumulated before the adoption of the Constitution as valid, conveying that despite their lack of immediate benefit to the U.S. with foreign nations, their payment will establish a precedent for the payment of debts on both sides and domestically as well. Lastly, his discussion of treason states that it is a punishable crime, but the constitution contains a fixed, specific definition of the crime that must be adhered to, and Congress is liable for a failure to do so. The other seven issues covered largely cover the extent of federal power over the states and some of their responsibilities. Madison establishes the right for the government to establish various “needful buildings” as it sees fit within the various states, as separate government property that cannot be interfered with, such as forts, arsenals, and dockyards. Points 3-6 form the body of his paper, and involve state creation, rights, and protection. Madison ensures that no state, if added to the United States, will rob another state of its land, or will be created based on the division a preexisting one. In addition, he also mentions that no other territory of the U.S. will be “prejudiced” against, and will be given its due right as well, even if not currently an official state. This core value of equality in treatment is an assurance to concerned states that they will not be neglected by the larger government. Madison then delves into his longest argument, over the protection of states and their republican governments. As the federal government possesses congress and the senate, so do the states contain their own legislative and representative bodies. Madison offers the idea of using state representatives to solve conflicts that may emerge between states, referring to them as a means toward “the universal peace of mankind!” He presents thought-provoking ideas regarding the fate of previous republican attempts. Both Ancient Greece and the German confederation failed, as their states and cities grew further and further apart from one another. For the United States, he foresees a Republican form of government, where within each state, there is an individual republic as well. In another example of the federal balancing act, this is a measure designed to give the states a degree of freedom. He states that they are free to implement their own laws and rules in their respective locales, so long as they do not contradict the major principles of the Constitution. Lastly, he grapples with ratification, arguing that both in the case of amendments and the constitution itself, there is no need for a unanimous decision, but rather an appropriate majority. The “caprice” of individual states is once more a concern, and Madison makes a strong case against giving too much power to any single dissenter. The arguments presented in Federal Papers No. 43 adequately explain Madison’s position regarding the federal government. His defense of the central government revolves around the idea that if one state or lone wolf loses control or veers in a destructive direction, the rest of the nation is not obligated to suffer as well, but rather, is ensured protection and . The constitution could have offered more incentives to states and given them greater power, likely pleasing them, but keeping a tight reign over their control is a necessary measure to maintain balance in the government. This issue of balance, or compromise, appears time and time again throughout the argument and the Constitution as a whole. Who will perform what duty within the government? What can the states do and what functions can the federal government perform? Madison mentions the “caprice or corruption of a single member” when presenting his defense of the ratification process of the constitution (where he states that the vote of 9 out of 13 states is sufficient) as further evidence of this argument, even when it comes to establishing law. If the republic actually needed unanimous consensus on all issues, establishing new laws and amendments would become nearly impossible. Seeking the agreement of a large or significant majority, instead of an utterly cohesive majority, is within reason, and provides for the effective advancement of government work. This argument logically extends to the issues of domestic tranquility. States simply cannot be given unbridled military or political control, if there is a great potential that it will lead to the oppression of other states. Thus, the delegation of the duty of protection falls largely into the hands of the federal government, which is by many means, effective. The federal government can provide equal protection for each state from foreign powers and neighboring invaders. For example, if Canada posed a threat to states in the North, and perhaps Natives or Spaniards caused conflict in the South and West, the federal government could deploy troops appropriately. Equal protection for each state keeps the body as a whole unified, and is the most just solution for a nation of expanding size and reach. And giving the states freedom over their own governments (to a Constitutionally-bound extent) is an even better means of unification. The country is geographically, economically, and socially diverse. The constitution gives an overarching general set of principles for the nation to abide by, but the presence of individual republic governments is what allows for differentiation. On the local level, states can appropriately handle the issues that affect them, rather than the nation as a whole. To this day, this is essential, and affects everything from driving licenses, to zoning laws, and education to taxes. The states, despite a significant degree of federal control, can feel that they too possess individual freedoms and can implement their own ideas. The principle of balance – never giving one branch of the government and populace of the nation greater power over the other, provides for the establishment of justice, and forges the tranquility needed for a nation to function as a whole.

Colleges & stuff.

havocinfinity — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:54:05 +0000

Short little post ~ I’m just wondering what colleges you guys are applying to, or looking at because they’re interesting. Me,

California Institute of Technology
University of Illinois(in Urbana)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Purdue University–West Lafayette
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
SUNY Binghamton

Basically the 1 reach, 4 fit, and 1 backup. It’d be nice to stay in the EST Time Zone~ “fit” colleges are in order of favorite less favorite (they all look good though).

Oh yeah, looking to major in either Aerospace Engineering or Software Engineering (I’ll probably go for a Computer Science degree though and major in Aerospace) ~ maybe Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, but those aren’t really in the plan.

NHS 2009-10 Schedules~

havocinfinity — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:15:31 +0000

Fall:
Period 1:
AP English Lit. (Mansfield): Thomas, Crew, Rachel
AP Spanish (Jara): Waleed, Brandon, Spencer
AP Italian: Salvatore

Period 2:
AP Calculus BC (Fomina): Thomas, Waleed, Brandon, Spencer, Salvatore (OH YEAH)
AP Calculus AB (Rieger): Crew, Rachel <-noobs

Period 3:
Band 11-12/Chorus/Orchestra: Thomas, Brandon, Robin, Salvatore, Rachel
College Acct:Crew
Free/Gym: Waleed
Free: Spencer

Period 4:
AP Statistics (Curran): Thomas
AP English Lit. (Mansfield): Waleed, Brandon, Salvatore
Computer Programming Independent Studies (Rieger): Spencer, Crew

Period 5:
AP US Gov & Pol (Green): Waleed, Spencer, Salvatore
Free: Brandon, Crew, Thomas, Rachel

Period 6:
AP Psychology (Daddino): Thomas, Waleed, Spencer
Astronomy (Wtf?): Brandon
AP Art: Crew
AP Computer Science: Rachel, Salvatore

Period 7:
AP Chemistry (Schroeder): Waleed, Salvatore
AP English (Manfsield): Spencer
AP US Gov & Pol (Green): Crew, Thomas, Rachel

Period 8:
AP Bio / AP Chem: Waleed
Phys Ed / AP Chem (Schroeder): Salvatore
AP Chem (Schroeder) / Phys Ed: Brandon, Spencer, Thomas, Rachel
Phys Ed / AP Physics: Crew

Period 9:
AP Chemistry (Schroeder): Brandon, Spencer, Thomas, Rachel
Phys Ed / AP Physics: Crew
AP Bio: Waleed

Add your name or comment~!
Random classes may be on here, but its so that when/if you change your schedule you should be able to see what classes are at what periods – it might help.

There’s AP Bio btw, and teacher for Gym doesn’t really matter I guess. These are schedules before changing them, and are here for the purpose of changing easier.

I HATE JAVA!!!

havocinfinity — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:58:07 +0000

Java’s long holds up to 2^63 – 1, which is way too little. Well, for me trying to figure this problem >:F

public class euler {

public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("Euler question 16: " + question16()); System.out.println("Euler question 20: " + question20()); } public static long question16() { int a = 0; long temp = power(2, 1000); String tmp = new String(); tmp = String.valueOf(temp); for (int i = 0; i < tmp.length(); i++) { a += Character.getNumericValue(tmp.charAt(i)); } return a; } public static long power(int a, int b) { long answer = 1; for (int i = 1; i < b + 1; i++) { answer *= a; } return answer; } public static long question20() { int a = 0; String tmp = String.valueOf(exclamationPoint(100)); for (int i = 0; i < tmp.length(); i++) { a += Character.getNumericValue(tmp.charAt(i)); } return a; } public static long exclamationPoint(int a) { if (a == 0) return a; return a *= exclamationPoint(a - 1); } }

2009-2010 NHS Bell Schedule.

havocinfinity — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:29:31 +0000

The Schedule:
Period 1: 7:50 – 8:31
Period 2: 8:35 – 9:23
Period 3: 9:27 – 10:09
Period 4: 10:13 – 10:55
Period 5: 10:59 – 11:41
Period 6: 11:45 – 12:27
Period 7: 12:31 – 1:13
Period 8: 1:17 – 1:58
Period 9: 2:02 – 2:43
Period 10: 2:43 – 3:13*
Extra Help is on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.
Or you can take a look here.

Periods 1, 8, and 9 are 41 minutes, Period 2 is 48 minutes. The rest are 42 minutes. Either there is some kind of plan to gradually reduce school time to being non-existent or someone likes screwing us with getting used to new times. Either way, 5 minutes off is barely anything unless its English class…

Project Euler.

havocinfinity — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:04:50 +0000

I was at home today, surfing through the normal forums when I stumbled upon an interesting activity that I could occupy myself with (and actually be somewhat productive!). Its called “Project Euler” — basically a site where there are a bunch of mathematical questions that you could use your programming skills to help you get the answer.

So, in the case you do get kinda bored, you might find it interesting. Most of the problems are pretty hard and require much thought and good programming skills (which I don’t have), but you could probably get through the first few with ease.

If you do get stuck, though, or if you want a little whiff of what you’ll be attempting, I’ve done questions 1-10 excluding #7 (that question is really retarded and I hated doing the one with the palindrome [I actually copied a recursive method from someone else for that] mainly because its more like I get stupid programming errors more than I do math errors, which is just… idk ANNOYING). So anyway, you can take a look at questions 1-10 without 3 or 7 here and question #3 is here. Question 10 takes forever, and there might be a faster isPrime() method that I can’t think of :O. I mean, I found this…

Too-da-loo~ Have fun those! *evil chuckle*

Random Blog.

havocinfinity — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:31:02 +0000

When you’re bored, there’s things you do that are sometimes unproductive, and that are sometimes plain stupid. Recently, boredom has been appearing && reappearing like a nightmare in my mind, and I have made a fail program and a fail website and now, a fail blog to remedy it.

Googling “things to blog about”, I found http://www.thenetfool.com/blog-post-ideas/ and well, I might as well give it a shot. Suggestion #1 says to make a list, but when I’m sitting down to brainstorm ideas about it, I’m a little confused. Historical lists that may be interesting are far from my reach and would require much effort to obtain if it isn’t already on the internet, so why bother? “Interesting” facts and records can always be outdated, so I guess I’ll just have to go along with the advice~ that I should be giving opinionated information. Who really cares about what I’m thinking though? Right now, the first the thing that comes to my mind is: “I should make a list of the things that bother me the most.” But then, there’s too much and ordering would be a hassle. In times like this, ABC order usually works, but that just seems a little weird in my case. Instead, I’ll just tumble things off as they come in…

1.) I’m sitting quietly in class when someone decides to jabber me for a response to one of their questions, or maybe a comment to their story about how shitty their weekend was. Well, this doesn’t anger me unless I’m under the idea that the teacher wants everyone to shut at that moment in time. Now, I’m stuck between talking and getting a bad impression by the teacher, or not speaking and angering the person sitting next to me, who isn’t supposed to be talking and is probably angering the teacher. Now that irritates me. Happens a lot in band by the way.

2.) I’m sitting quietly busy with doing the normal unproductive things I do when someone sneaks up behind me and looks over my shoulder. I’m not always angry about this, since it really depends on what I’m doing and who is looking over my shoulder. But in some cases, like in this one, I prefer posting/having a conversation with someone else via AIM (or maybe its like that in real life too, I just figured!) privately. If I’m on shoddy or working on art, or surfing the forums, I don’t mind if anyone looks over my shoulder, really, other than art professionals that’ll like to critique my work in their heads. I don’t like gaming with my parents watching because they think I should be studying. I don’t like watching movies with anyone that talks a lot over my shoulder. I don’t like… oh I just had but just lost it >_<. It just makes me feel uncomfortable, come to think of it, it wouldn't be #2 if this list were ordered in severity of anger.

3.) Holy shit, stop yelling! People think I like the silence because I'm the quiet, taciturn kind of guy. I don't mind silence or anything interesting–like a shitty weekend story or music I like. But if it isn't a civilized argument, I'm annoyed. If I'm a part of the argument, that makes it all the worse. Raising my voice is one of the least favorable things that I do, so I really dislike being pushed into a position where I'm forced to raise my voice. I don't mind someone asking me to repeat myself if they can't hear me – but I do feel uncomfortable nonetheless because I find myself with a tone that seems like I'm "yelling" even though I'm not angry at all. Public places where its loud and I need to talk louder for other people to hear me- not as bad, but I still hate raising my voice. It takes about 5 minutes of talking over other noises before my throat gets sore, or not even if I have to yell (which I normally DO NOT do – I wait til its quiet). Oh yeah, the main point of #3 was to say I hate being accused for something I never did, but I have no idea how I got intertwined with that talking thing… and well, having to take punishments for the stuff I didn't do too. I guess its just naturally associated with yelling now to me :(
Reminder: This is rambling, so its not organized and I'm going back to being forced to talk. Speaking of rambling brings me to the next part of the idea too: I do somewhat get pissed off when people tell me stuff that are somewhat interesting, but I don't want to make a response to it other than a *nod* to acknowledge them that I'm listening. I'm not sure how much people can tolerate this, but it might just be me because I'm socially disabled and can't conjure the "right" words to most situations. So sorry Waleed if I bombarded you with a shit load of shit during calculus class, because you and my younger brother are the only people I do that to.

Okay, now what comes to my mind: "Make a list of reasons why people should hate you."

1.) I talk too little. No fun.
2.) I make pointless blog posts that hit you like a wall of text, but you read it anyway because you think you'll be reading wise words when you're really wasting your time.
3.) I run "fast" when I run. Only applies to one person.
4.) I don't know much about stuff outside the home.
5.) I don't laugh at most of peoples' jokes.
6.) I talk over other people. Yes, despite the fact that my talking may be like a "holy" thing (like wtf? idk what you guys are thinking sometimes), its annoying that its over someone elses' talking.
7.) My memory sucks. Most of the time.
8.) I talk about stuff no one cares about.
9.) I lie when I shouldn't be lying and when I don't want to lie, but I feel the need to lie to alleviate distractions. (i.e. I don't have high cholesterol. My older brother and father do. It IS volatile though, but the main reason I said that was because I didn't want to tell Spencer that I was on a workout routine where I couldn't eat junk food. So then I had to lie to Ben and Rachel and now I feel like a piece of shit that should just go die).
10.) I'm totally someone different online than I am in real life. If I were bored, I would not be preaching any of this, I wouldn't be bumping into conversations, I wouldn't be making civil arguments, I wouldn't be talking about .. well anything, to be honest.

w/e, now I'm bored. kthxbai.

Great Anime – Neon Genesis Evangelion

chyron — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:16:54 +0000

Hi guys. I know it’s probably been a while, and I figured if you didn’t have anything better to do, you’d probably watch anime. Now, I know how it is when someone suggests anime. To the guy’s face, you say, “Yeah, sure, sounds awesome. I think I’ll look into it,” when in reality, you think, “Yeah, right, like I’ll ever actually watch it.”

Now, I’ve seen (or attempted to watch) some of Spencer’s “suggested” anime, I.E. Elfen Lied, Lil’ Slugger, Mushishi, etc. Now, I mean no offense Spence, but I couldn’t bring myself to watch them because I found that I did not like Psychological Anime, or Anime that lacked action scenes and whatnot. However, I’ve found, or rather, re-found an anime that may or may not interest you, or any of our site’s faithful viewership. Ever heard of “Neon Genesis Evangelion”?

Probably not, I’d say. Neon Genesis Evangelion, hereforth abbreviated as “NGE” was made before our time, in the mid 1990′s. The company who produced it, Gainax, also the creator of the Anime that Mr. Witter so enjoys, “Gurren Lagann,” created NGE in October 1995, when I could barely pee on my own. However, the series itself perseveres, mystifying and confusing Fans across the globe even today.

Apparently, Gainax had no intention of marketing to the U.S., and because of numerous cultural divides, we still find ourselves confounded beyond belief of the meaning of the show. In fact, the show was so difficult to understand, that at the end of the television series, Riots broke out in Japan because pissed-off fans didn’t know what the hell was going on. I had to watch the entire series twice to understand what was going on by the end of the series.

The series itself is also noted for breaking the mold of it’s cartoon competition during that time. The main character, or rather, the whole damn main cast, are psychologically fragile, to the point where the show takes a darker, more depressing turn after episode 14. Hell, you can see it during the episode itself.

However, since I know that most of you won’t bother to go on youtube or whatever site you go to for anime unless you really want to, so I’m going to post a shitload of links such that you can watch it with a simple click of the mouse.

I apologize if you’ve already known about this anime, and I’ve forced you to read all of this. Oh, and for you guys who know NGE, but don’t understand, I’ll post a link for you as well. Please note that anything I post is not mine. I just found it.

I suggest watching the NGE videos from “gaby1394″ because these are “Director’s cuts” of the episodes, meaning that they contain scenes that the originally aired videos do not. Also, there is a movie you should watch after completing the anime. “End of Evangelion” is it’s name. I DO NOT suggest watching any of the other movies floating around. Those other movies are basically the series and film condensed into a single movie, with a lot of stuff cut out.

End of Evangelion:

And for those of you that have watched the Anime but don’t understand:

This guy helps A LOT. I wholeheartedly suggest that you view ALL of his videos in order to better understand the universe of Evangelion.

Thank you for reading all of this post. Oh, and one more thing, or, rather, Video. This is the Song that accompanies the movie towards the end. *Please note that the Video may contain spoilers*