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Weathering The Storm

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

I found a MoneyPak I hadn’t yet used, because somehow that Greendot card I purchased like 5 months ago was either lost in the mail, or was deliberately taken from me.

So I was happy to find out that Paypal accepts MoneyPaks.

Right now I’m in the process of installing Active Directory on the newly created server, and then after that I have to connect the two domains together.

If the other domain controller wasn’t running Server 2003, I could have left the authorization level at Server 2008. Oh well, it will be good to actually have a backup domain controller finally. That gives me the ability to create a more robust, more streamlined network, and also gives me the ability to map two static IPs to the two DNSs, so that I can also host a voluminous amount of sites in the future.

I’m thinking ahead, and preparing for the future. I’ve got short term goals, and long term goals. Short term goals always take precedence, but long term goals are also important.

A person like me ALWAYS stays business-minded. Personally, I might not be up there with the big boys yet, but I will be some day soon, hopefully sooner than later.

While others work at 9 – 5 jobs trading hours for dollars, I work long, exhausting hours everyday while following my dreams.

I can’t do it by myself, I know this! I’m thankful for the individuals who are part of the team. As they become more motivated, I become more motivated. As they up their games, I up mine.

It might take me 2 or three months to get everything up and running like it’s suppose to be on the technical side, but that’s because I’m doing it myself. If I had a staff of technicians and web designers working with me, this would go alot smoother, and things would get done promptly, as well as proficiently.

N E Ways while I’m weathering the storm, I shut down the new server temporarily since I don’t currently have a UPS hooked up to it. The older server does, but not the new one.

I think the storm has calmed down, so I’m going to come back up and finish installing all the roles, so I can go ahead and connect the two DNS servers together, so I can manage both of them and transfer over all the info from the first server to the second.

I’ll try to get all that finished before daylight, but I’ve been going and going and going for over a day, so I don’t kow if I can maintain and keep my energy and motivation level up.

That’s what’s going on in my neck ov da woods.

What about you?

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Donations Are Welcomed

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

I know I’ve been slow to get around to this, but I finally have a way to accept donations. I will eventually put up a button on this site, and eventually I’ll improve it, but I’m not as proficient with web site design as I am with actually fixing computer problems or writing deep, profound, thought provoking blogs.

If you feel led to, please send any donations to my Paypal merchant account ID, which is WAGXFSZJEDZEN.

Your donations are welcomed, and will be much appreciated. Your financial contributions will be used to enhance and improve the site, and offer more services, and more educational information.

I’m not going to “sell” what the Lord has given me, but I will be grateful, and thankful, for any free will donations.

I know I don’t write poetry much anymore, but I will continue to be creative when I’m in that state of mind.

Why? Because it’s YOU who gives me inspiration!

It’s YOU who I fight for!

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A Personal To-Do List

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Since I struggle with prioritizing, and accomplishing daily tasks and responsibilities, I’m going to make this blog a personal to-do list, so I can start getting things done, and checking things off, and moving on to the next task.

1. Finish cleaning and reorganizing room. Straighten up, clean up, organize, and then keep it that way!

2. Keep taking out trash, doing dishes, emptying out litter pan, feeding dog, inside and outside cats.

3. Finish examining clients’ laptops and computers, troubleshoot and fix, or find out what the problem is, and then get them back to the clients.

4. Finish engineering and mixing down songs for “Belly” project for Skin-n-Bone$

5. Finish editing and then publish videos for Gem-n-Eye.

6. Do some more researching into market segmentations and demographics, finish writing business plan.

7. Start on and finish web site (this is IMPORTANT!).

See, I have all these things to do, and I cannot delegate tasks, because I cannot afford to pay anyone to help me right now. I get myself in this mess, I dig myself into a hole, because so many people ask me to help them with so many things, and I don’t know how to say “no”. I could add many more tasks to the list, I’ve got a computer class to teach coming up in mid-July, and I still have to help build up another business, so I need to get back on the grind and get things done, instead of just lay around and mope all day. I have to keep myself motivated, and I need to stay active. If I keep my mind active, and my hands working, then I won’t be poor, but if I stay lazy, and procrastinate, then I’m not going to get too far in this world. Nobody’s going to give me a hand-out, I have to work to earn my success!

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My Advice To Twitter

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

I don’t know how Twitter has their network set up, but they need to expand, they’ve grown too much, too fast, to keep up with everything.

That “over capacity” problem is getting on my last nerve!

Call up the techs and network specialists, tell them to expand the network by building some more servers, using high end processors designed for super-computers, and then set up the “cluster server” aspect on the software (OS) side.

At least, that’s my advice to Twitter.

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Who Shall Be Against Me?

Monday, June 7th, 2010

I’ve been thinking about quite alot lately, about life in general, about personal goals and dreams, about what’s going on in the world, about business intelligence, about innovative technology, and a billion other things.

There’s much on my mind right now, from the worst oil spill in American history, seemingly the worst in world history, to the spilling of human blood in the Middle East, such as the fall-out from the aid flotilla raid, and the dissention, anger, misunderstanding, and mistrust between the three Abrahamic faiths. This information has taken me to a whole new level in the Lord, because though it hurts me to witness this violence and spilling of human blood, ultimately I know I’m not in control, and I have to just let go and let GOD.

Even as I write that there’s this anger and frustration in me that I cannot properly explain, it has nothing to do with me, or anything I’m going through, I’m just connected to all humanity, I’m at One with all humanity because the Lord allows me to see things through His Eyes. What He is concerned with, I am concerned with. What angers Him, angers me. What upsets Him, upsets me. In the same way, what pleases Him pleases me, what is delightful to Him is delightful to me.

Though the world is going to hell in a hand-basket, the Kingdom of GOD is growing and expanding. We need to pray that the Gospel will spread faster, and more people will start turning to GOD for help and support, rather than to politicians within governments. Our strength comes from Him, our Gifts come from Him, He’s our Primary Source of energy.

It may not make sense to many others, they might not see things like I see things, they may not know what I know, they may not be wise to what I am wise to, and they may not understand what I understand. And then some others may see things in me that aren’t of GOD, they may see me struggling with my flesh, but I trust and believe somehow, some way, the Lord will still get the Honor and Glory out of it. I’m sure He has His reasons for keeping these thorns in my side, it could be to remind me of what He’s done for me, so that I continue to put Him first in my life. He’s the Author and Finisher of my faith, and I trust and believe He is going to finish the Good work He started in me. I’m learning that accepting the Sacrifice which was offered for the remission of our sins does grant us eternal life, as well as life more abundantly while living in the world. I’m learning that nothing shall separate us from the Love of GOD that is in Christ Yeshua our Lord. It is a daily process to crucify the flesh, and I’m not all the way there, that’s why I know I am dependent on the Lord, I can’t do it myself.

All this “self help” educational material that has been disseminated over the years is wrong, we can’t help ourselves! Only the Lord can truly help us, only Christ can truly save us, that’s why He’s the High Priest forever in the line of Melchizedeck.

If He would be lifted up among the people, and among the nations, then perhaps all mankind would be drawn to Him. If only more of my brothers and sisters learned how to love one another unconditionally, alot of these acts of violence that take place in this day and age wouldn’t be necessary. I’m not suggesting we all become passive, what I am suggesting is that we learn to get along with one another, and work well with one another, even if we don’t agree with each other all the time. This isn’t the world’s definition of “socialism”, because in a socialist society, there is no “boss”, and no “President”, and no “CEO”, we would all be united as a group of individuals, doing what’s best for ourselves as individuals, as well as the group as a whole.

But I guess John Forbes Nash’s academic work means nothing in this day and age. I don’t know, I just know that what we should be doing is trying to come up with competent, cognitive solutions to help solve alot of these serious problems, we shouldn’t be so quick to criticize one another. Now I know there’s a time to do so, but there’s also a time to let bygones be bygones, come together, put away our differences, and come to some kind of agreement, so that we work together toward common goals.

Though there are many things that keep us separated, such as race, gender, age, education, financial status, and beliefs and faith, I believe there is common ground for us to stand on.

I’m confident when I say that pretty much every human dreams of peace, hopes for unity among all humanity, desires to be successful as an individual, but also desires to become productive members of society, and help the group as a whole excel, advance, and progress.

This is why I’m campaigning for the office of President of the United States in the 2012 Presidential election. I’m a Visionary with Vision, I’m not like Barack Obama, I’m not some politician, I’m not some lawyer either. I’m not some highly educated person who has any kind of degrees. I’m not some rich, wealthy person who talks a good game but won’t roll up his sleeves and get his hands dirty, won’t lead by example, and won’t walk the walk, even if he can talk the talk. What I have is the mathematical, scientific, logical, analytical mind the Lord blessed me with. What I possess is a pure heart, a heart full of compassion, full of kindheartedness. What I say about myself is irrelevant if others aren’t saying the same thing about me. That’s why I’m asking you to do your researching on me, ask about me, talk with those who know me personally, and see if I’m lying or trying to hype myself up just to brag and boast on myself. Test me, see if I’m being honest and sincere, and demonstrating integrity. What I do in the dark is almost exactly the same thing I do in the light. I don’t sugar-coat it, and I’m not acting like I’m some righteous, perfect, holy person who does not sin. I do know, though, that whether or not others agree or disagree with me, and regardless of what others think about me, I’m still a blessed and HIGHLY favored servant of the Lord.

Regardless of who is for me or against me, the Lord is for me, so who shall be against me?

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Somebody Has To Speak The Truth

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

I’m sorry, I wasn’t trying to be rude in the last blog, I’m just very frustrated, I’m tired of being broke, I’m tired of being hated on, I’m tired of not being taken seriously.

Yesterday evening what I heard will resonate deep within my soul for the rest of my life. The prophecy that was given to me was humbling.

If the Lord should choose to place me into a position of Power and Authority in His Kingdom, then I can’t become arrogant and conceited, nor bigheaded, acting like I’m all that, or above anybody else. I have to remain meek and humble, and open and honest.

So to alleviate any confusion that may arise, in case others think I’m just hating and am jealous, I’m going to list the financial stats, the numbers, for the three large corporations Microsoft, Apple, and Google. I would get deeper into it, and list the financial stats of other corporations, but that’s for another time. The numbers were copied from Wikipedia’s page on the three corporations, so I’m assuming the numbers are accurate, but I can’t verify that, I haven’t looked at the books of either corporation.

Microsoft
Revenue ▼ $58.437 billion (2009)[7]
Operating income ▼ $20.363 billion (2009)[7]
Net income ▼ $14.569 billion (2009)[7]
Total assets ▲ $77.888 billion (2009)[7]
Total equity ▲ $39.558 billion (2009)[7]
   
Google
Revenue ▲US$23.651 billion (2009)[2][3]
Operating income ▲US$8.312 billion (2009)[2][3]
Profit ▲US$6.520 billion (2009)[2][3]
Total assets ▲US$40.497 billion (2009)[2][3]
Total equity ▲US$36.004 billion (2009)[3]
   
Apple
Revenue ▲ $42.91 billion (2009)[3]
Operating income ▲ $11.74 billion (2009)[3]
Profit ▲ $8.24 billion (2009)[3]
AUM ▲ $26.83 billion (2009)[4]
Total assets ▲ $47.50 billion (2009)[4]

Do you understand now why I wrote what I did?  I’m broke, barely surviving, my family is struggling financially, but the Lord blessed me with a very mathematical, logical, analytical mind, and an uncanny ability to troubleshoot and solve complex technical problems.  I’ve been using what the Lord has blessed me with to help others for over 4 years, making very little money, mainly working on a free-will donation basis. 

Now what the woman of GOD told me yesterday evening is something I find myself wrestling with.  I really don’t want to be “famous”, or placed into a position of Power and Authority, I simply want to provide for my family and myself.  Eventually I’m going to get married, and have children, so I want to be able to put food on the table, and pay bills, so that my wife won’t have to stress out over financial matters, and our children will be financially stable, and have the opportunities that I never had.  I want them to be better off than I am, and I hope and pray they don’t make the same mistakes I made.

But I also am learning from a man of GOD what it means to be a man of GOD, and a father, and a good husband.  I thank GOD for Him placing me around His saints, because without their love, their support, their fellowship, and their prayers, I know I couldn’t maintain.

In this day and age, we should be bearing each others’ burdens.  If we truly did this, there would be no poor among us, there would be no poverty, no sicknesses, no hopelessness, no isolation.  Nobody would be left behind!

The Church is really off the mark, it has lost it’s way, it isn’t being the spiritual hospital it is suppose to be.  Please understand I’m not talking about any individual church, I’m talking about the Whole Body of Christ!

Why are there poor among us?  Why aren’t we bearing each other’s burdens, and helping one another, and looking out for one another, brothers and sisters in Christ?  Why are there pastors who are living lavishly, and enjoying life, while there are True Apostles and Prophets who are struggling, and going through?

Something’s seriously wrong with this picture.  I go off on Microsoft, Apple, and Google, because somebody has to!  Somebody has to put these multibillion dollar corporations in their place!  Somebody has to speak the Truth!

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Secular News In A Spiritual Context

Monday, May 24th, 2010

The battle between Apple and Google is heating up, on account of Android becoming more popular, and Steve Jobs saying that it won’t surpass the iphone. If you ask me, I say BOTH corporations are greedy and corrupt, and are not even thinking about trying to come up with innovative technology, but only thinking about that almighty dollar.

Sure, a business is in business to make a profit, I know this, but this doesn’t mean a large, multibillion dollar corporation is playing fair when it comes to business morals and ethics. I’ve mentioned before that Google has now acquired 69 different, independent companies, and Apple continues to lie about OS X and the Mac. The ipod, iphone, and ipad aspects are one thing, but the Mac is another, and Macs now use Intel processors, which means it’s still x86 technology, which means that it’s basically the same technology that is being used in PCs. OS X is based on BSD and Darwin, which are all open source code, so it seems quite odd to me that Apple would try to prevent customers from installing and using OS X on “Mac clones”, or even PCs (especially those with AMD processors in them, true geeks and techs like me know how greedy and corrupt Intel is), and continue to market the hardware / software combination at a premium price.

But I don’t know what I’m talking about, right? I couldn’t possibly know anything about computers, and technology, and logic, I’m just blowing smoke up your behinds.

I’m SO sick and tired of these lies and deceptions, and this greed and corruption, in the I.T. industry.

I promise you, one of these days I’m going to have a decent amount of capital to work with, and then I’m going to hire the right people, and I’m going to build up one of the most successful corporations the world has ever seen, more successful than Microsoft, Google, Apple, Intel, Dell, HP, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, NBC Universal, Disney ABC, Viacom, CBS, and News Corporation.

I would not be greedy and I would not be selfish, and the corporation I would be the CEO of would actually look out for the customers, especially the poor and middle class.

I heard so much “literature” today it wasn’t even funny, and I also know about the economy fears and gulf spill creating volatility in the markets (or at least, that’s what is being reported). The Dow and S&P are down right now, and Nasdaq is up. Either way, the solution that should be put forth is ignored, and never discussed openly among the politicians, and the journalists working for the major news and media corporations continue to disregard the Truth, and will not conduct true, investigative journalism.

I know the President is trying to create a new procedure for cutting federal spending, but he still hasn’t gotten it yet. End these two wars that were not and never will be warranted, and that would free up BILLIONS of dollars a year! HELLO!

I know about the tension between South Korea and North Korea, that DMZ is a mug, and I know this because I’m familiar with the area. Just a hop, skip, and a jump away from Seoul is the DMZ, it’s crazy there.

I also know about the unrest spreading in Jamaica.

It’s plain to see that the serious problems facing America and the world continue to get worse and worse. Why? Because the Lord is trying to get our attention, He’s wanting us to put Him first, and very few will. He wants us to serve Him, not the world, but most don’t. He wants us to seek first the Kingdom of GOD, but most only care about riches, wealth, and power.

I’m not playing around, the Lord willing, when the dust settles, I’ll be the last one standing! I gain my strength through Christ. He is my Fortress, and nothing shall stop me from completing my mission. No power, no principality, no man-made weapon can destroy me, the Lord is my Shelter, and He is my Shepherd, so I shall not want!

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69 Reasons Why You’ll Love Me

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Google brought in Pac Man’s 30th anniversary with a simple java based demo of the game, while also being approved for the acquisition of Admob.

If the list of acquisitions by Google on wikipedia’s site is accurate, that makes Google’s 69th acquisition.

That’s nothing compared to Microsoft, but it still is quite large. Oracle comes in third, but they are the youngest of the I.T. giants. Intel has the edge over AMD because of unfair business practices, and Oracle now is marketing servers with Sun Processors for DB, like I knew they would.

Well, that’s all I’ve got to say about that, I’m just wondering if the President is paying attention to what goes on in the I.T. industry, since he thinks the government should be responsible for monitoring and regulating the markets.

Still to this day, almost every industry, and every business, and every educational institution, and every major non-profit organization, is somehow directly or indirectly dependent on the I.T. industry.

I can give you 69 reasons why you’ll love me, America!

1. I am smart, and intelligent, and knowledgeable. I am highly skilled, and able to adapt, improvise, and overcome.

2. I am kindhearted, caring, and compassionate. I am always thinking of others, and thinking of ways to help others. I try to be selfless.

3.  I am meek and humble. Though I know the Lord blessed me with many Gifts and talents, I know who gets the Honor and Glory. I don’t pretend to know everything about everything, I know I can learn, I know I can grow, I know I can be better. I’m a sinner who falls short of the Glory of GOD, but I am a blessed and highly favored servant of the Lord nonetheless.

4.  I am determined, passionate, and driven. I may slack at times, I may not always be working, but I do quite alot, and I stay on the grind. I don’t let myself fall that far behind.

5. I am funny, and lighthearted. Though I have times when I am serious, I do take things lightly, and I can laugh at myself and make fun of myself. Isn’t that what life is all about? My sense of humor is odd at times, and crazy, and maybe a little over the edge, but that’s how comedy is.

6. I can’t think of any other reasons, I think I summed it all up, but I’m going to leave the name of the blog just like it is. Why? Because I can!

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A Wonderful, Beautiful, Marvelous, Blessed Day

Monday, April 19th, 2010

You know I’ve been on the grind all day today so far. I woke up late, yes, I couldn’t seem to make myself get out of bed, but once I did, I started going hard in the paint.

I promise you I’m trying to stop smoking these cigars, but my hands get fidgety when they aren’t doing anything.

I have been doing better with the sodas, I’ve been drinking more water, but still, I need to stop smoking, and I gotta keep telling myself that until I do, for good.

This is why I get high. I need to be able to converse with a woman, I need to be able to spend time with a woman, I want to do things with a woman, I desire to make love to a woman.

I wanna replace these bad habits with good habits, so I’m still waiting for some woman to come and find me, or call me, to tell me she is interested in me. Then, maybe I’ll have that much more motivation to stop smoking.

I have no woman to kiss, my lips are jacked up, my teeth are jacked up, and I’m poor, and have no insurance.

I wear the same clothes over and over again because I have very little clothes.

Well, that’s a lie, I have alot of clothes, but they are all used, most of them second hand.

I had a decent wardrobe, at one time, but it got burnt up.

That’s a whole other story altogether.

N E Ways, I need to get back to work. There’s no time for me to procrastinate, and now’s not the time to hesitate.

Today is a wonderful, beautiful, marvelous, blessed day!

I hope and pray the day has been just the same for you.

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How Ya Like Me Now?

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

So how deep does the rabit hole go?

I’m trying to figure out just how much you know about me.

Do you see me and I not know about it?

Is there some hidden cameras watching my every move?

Is there a chip in my head that broadcasts all of my thoughts?

These deep, profound questions are not meant to be taken literally, I’m being sarcastic.

I caught just a little bit of Glenn Beck going on one of his rants and raves earlier, and it kind of made me laugh. First of all, he leaves CNN (maybe he was forced to leave, maybe he left on purpose), and I can’t say I blame him for that, but for the life of me I don’t understand why he would choose Fox news, of all places, as his next employer. What’s that one about, Glenn?

Why don’t you ask your superiors, and even the top dawg himself, Rupert Murdoch, why they was kissing George W. Bush’s behind when he was in office, but are now attacking Barack Obama now that he’s in office, when basically they’re both the same kind of people, dictators who don’t care about anyone or anything but themselves?

See, the facts speak loud and clear about George W. Bush, it can’t be denied that he let some terrible things happen. I’m not even going to get into details, I’m just writing from the gut, and off the cuff. All I know is, GWB and Cheney carried out some horrendous plans while they were in office, the same plans that Obama himself agreed to (he voted that way, at least, regardless of what he said during his campaigning), and I’m not scared to say that either. I also know that Obama is a liar, but that’s not the point, I just felt like putting Glenn Beck, and Fox News, and News Corporation, in their place.

Ok, why do you want to make it about capitalism vs. socialism? Why, isn’t Rupert Murdoch very rich and wealthy? Isn’t News Corporation the parent company of a group of media and entertainment conglomerates? I mean, the Fox brand name is just one aspect, you’ve got to realize that News Corporation now owns the Wall Street Journal, and that’s a major financial newspaper.

In other words, Mr. Beck, while I can understand the reasons why you don’t agree with Mr. Obama’s policies (because of Marxism, or Socialism), I must personally say that I don’t agree with the business morals and ethics of your employer’s CEO. Truly that kind of business model does not represent capitalism in it’s original, pure form, or rather, the way Adam Smith described it. Truly you also don’t know what you’re talking about, Glenn Beck.

The funny thing is, I too think Mr. Obama is a brilliant man, and very intelligent, but I also know that I’m smarter and more intelligent than he is (I’m not trying to brag or boast, just being honest), and I’ll continue to say that until I am given the respect I deserve.

I didn’t attend Harvard, I’ve never stepped one foot into any accredited college or university, but that doesn’t mean I can’t learn on my own, and that certainly doesn’t mean I can’t think for myself, and formulate my own opinions.

How ya like me now?

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