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Nvidia

Greg — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:58:35 +0000

Nvidia had a pretty cool racing demo setup. Complete with 3 monitors all of which displayed 3D. The cockpit was also hydraulic and moved with the game. Full pedal and stock controls as well.

Update: Kim Kardashian’s booty-plants.

Greg — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:48:45 +0000

Back in July of 2010 I blogged about Kim Kardashian and the rumors of her having “booty-plants”. Well as much as I didn’t believe it others did. I even made a bet, which I had forgotten about until I re-read my own post. Looks like I’ll be collecting that bet soon enough! I know I’m a few months late as this story ran back in June, but I couldn’t resist anyway. So, back on June 26th 2011 an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians aired proving once in for all that her butt is indeed real as they come. Thank you Kim for having fun with an X-ray to the butt and helping me win that bet! - Greg

Link to the post on Kim’s Blog – http://kimkardashian.celebuzz.com/2011/06/26/kim-kardashian-butt-xray-real-implants/

44th Annual CMA’s in Nashville

Greg — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:14:59 +0000

Its official we’ll be heading to Nashville for the 44^th Annual Country Music Awards. I have to say were pretty excited. Over the years we have been to many, many country concerts mostly in Saint Louis, MO. We’ve been to Kenny Chesney in Chicago and this past summer made it to the huge BamaJam Festival in Alabama. There is no doubt that this will be the biggest and greatest event yet for us. Come November 10^th G Machine will be taking notes and pictures on country music’s biggest night of the year. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood are back to host and a gang of the biggest stars are performing:

Dierks Bentley
Kenny Chesney
Lady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert
Brad Paisley
Reba
Rascal Flatts
Blake Shelton
George Strait
Taylor Swift
Sugarland
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Zac Brown Band with Alan Jackson

Check back often for updates as it gets closer to the show. And make sure to check back after the event for a full story on the 2010 CMA’s in Nashville! -Greg

Kim Kardashian’s booty-plants?

Greg — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:26:23 +0000

Ok, so this is not a breaking story or rumor I should say. It is actually around 2 years old, but I only just in the past 6 months had taken an interest into the Kardashian world. Recently I was on vacation with some friends in Florida and the subject of Kim Kardashian and her butt came up. This turned into a fast, but (no pun intended) light argument about whether or not Kim has had butt implants. I believe 100% that its completely ridiculous and that its an obvious rumor spread from the lips of someone who hasdecided to be jealous of her butt. I don’t doubt that Hollywood stars have quite possibly used a plastic surgeon to do things we didn’t know they could even do. Searching the Internet for the answer was pretty pointless, as for 1 who said she didn’t, there was another who said she did. I did find quite a few actual interviews with Kim where the question had actually come up. Like this one back on March 11, 2008 from and interview with Kim and TV Guide after an appearance on TRL:

TV Guide: Are you surprised by how much attention your butt gets?
Kardashian: Seriously, it’s insane! Have people not seen Armenian women before? And then the rumors that it’s fake? Who gets butt implants?! Just [recently] in a magazine, they said that I had my nose, lips, cheeks and boobs done. Watch me take my bra off and you’ll know I haven’t had my boobs done! [Laughs] – Source

Now, I’m sure if you one of the believers that she had the implants then you will say she is lying and yadda yadda yadda. Seriously though hasn’t anyone thought about the size of the other sisters? They all have a butt, I mean have you seen Klhoe? Her butt has some serious size to it, but yet no one questions her. Well I think all in all we all know its just a butt and its real. Kim I made a $1 bet about your butt being real (I know it is) and I would like you to prove it. So, go get some doctor’s professional opinion and make that thing a money maker for me! – Greg

G Machine has a fresh new look!

Greg — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:15:31 +0000

G Machine has gone through a little bit of a make over. Come check out the sleek new look and feel. The change is based around making it easier for everyone to read. I think the new layout creates an easier to look at feel for your eyes. The WordPress Theme “Piano Black” was built by Mono-Lab, thanks guys. Once you’ve taken time to feel it out please let me know your thoughts and comments, I would really love to hear them! -Greg

Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D Trailer

Greg — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:07:58 +0000

Coming to theaters this April is Kenny Chesney’s “Summer in 3D” . This movie will be shown in 3D about his tour and everything that goes with it. I’m not sure about how much the 3D will add to it, but I sure am looking forward to the movie! Here is a sneak peak.. – Greg

Tigerade – Creator gets charged with Felony!

Greg — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:07:59 +0000

Bottle bootlegger, Jason Kay found himself with a felony charge and 2 misdemeanors after creating his own version of a Gatorade label. His label pictured to the left included a picture of Tiger Woods and read “unfaithful”. I think it’s hilarious and Tiger deserves the joke, however Gatorade doesn’t seem to agree. If convicted he could face up to 5 years in a federal prison. The charges “of introducing adulterated or misbranded food into interstate commerce, mutilating or destructing a food label, and tainting a consumer product with the intention of causing serious injury to a business” seem a little over the top. I don’t think that Jason is going to single handed bring down Gatorade. -Greg

Fight back against movie theater talkers!

Greg — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:32:28 +0000

Going through my normal bunch of emails from different tech sites I subscribe too, I came across this interesting article at GIZMODO. Basically its a set of unofficial guidelines that I think everyone should have to read and sign before being allowed to enter a movie theater. What do you think about them? -Greg

Article from GIZMODO

Most of us already know that it’s NOT socially acceptable to talk during a movie. But to those of us who weren’t born in a barn, these rude movie-goers are still a constant burden. It’s time to fight back, dirty.With Avatar in theaters, the stakes are simply too high to risk losing a film to some pudgy fat boy film school drop out who is convinced his personal commentary is just as important as the countless hours of work that have gone into the filmmaking process.

The following are a list of rules and responses that I feel, as a society, we need to deem socially acceptable to assimilate into our communal fabric.

6-Inch Voices, Or Group Humiliation
I know I’m coming off rude already. The occasional quiet comment to the person beside you, that’s totally fine by me. But If I can hear you from over two seats away, chances are, you need to shut the fuck up (throughout life, possibly, but definitely in the theater). If a person makes loud comments that a single “shhh” doesn’t thwart, everyone around them should stand, point and loudly ask them to leave (with liberal use of expletives). It’ll be a painful, distracting experience, but chances are, it won’t be needed again.

Really, It’s OK To Tell People to Shut Up
I know I just made this point, but I want to make it abundantly clear: telling talkers to shut up is OK. You are doing all of the shy, weak and first daters who want to enjoy a movie but not lose out on a potential post-film grope a huge favor. Let’s just make an oath, right now, to support one another against the talkers, be they intimidatingly muscley or not. Let’s acknowledge a silent brotherhood, poised to attack at the slightest breach of conduct.

If You Pull Out a Cellphone During a Movie, You Relinquish All Rights to It
I don’t care if you have it’s on vibrate or turned to silent. Any cellphone pulled from a pocket during a movie—most probably a Sidekick—that’s glowing in the corner of the entire audience’s eye is now communal property. It can and should be yanked from the offender’s hand and chucked across the room to break against the nearest hard surface. The offender’s head is one such potential surface.

Bathroom Exits, OK, Refills, Not OK
We’ve all overestimated the endurance of our bladders. And as you grow older, you realize that uncontrollable bodily functions are something we all just need to be adults about. If someone walks out during a pivotal scene because they NEED to go, well, that’s alright. But if they take their empty popcorn bucket with them, proceed with skepticism. Do they look like they needed to use the bathroom while they were up? No? Then tripping them on the way back is totally Kosher.Honor Those Who Watch Credits
In the theater, credits are part of the film. It’s your option to watch them, but should you elect not to, do not disturb those around you who enjoy finishing a film by celebrating all those who made it possible. That means, no standing in front of someone seated to finish the credits (a quick, polite pass is OK). And maybe save that thing you NEED to say for the hallway or the parking lot, rather than voice it right as the film fades to black. Offenses in this realm will not elicit punishment, but you may be deemed “tacky.”

Oh, But None Of This Applies to Kids Movies on a Tuesday Afternoon
Once again, I’m not an evil or malicious person (by nature). If you’re watching some Shrek sequel, especially during a matinee, pretty much anything goes—for children. Adults who are offending any of the above rules in ways not directly resulting from or related to a child’s actions are fair game for fair punishment.

And if you have any points or suggestions that I may have missed, please, please, please list them in the comments. Two people can easily drop $40 and and a free evening to see a movie. And the first time you watch something truly special can never be rekindled.

Let’s band together and see to it that movie talkers STFU for good.

8 Grammy Nominations for Taylor Swift.

Greg — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:59:06 +0000

So the never ending Taylor Swift fad is wrapping the year up with 8, yeah 8 Grammy Nominations. Some of the larger being Record and Song of the Year. It would seem that Taylor is really pounding the music industry and has more than just taken it by storm. Its no secret that I’m a huge anti-Taylor fan, but it looks that there’s a lot more real fans out there than anti-fans. Kenny Chesney has also grabbed a Grammy Nomination this year for his “Down the Road” with Mac McAnally, for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. Taylor Swift maybe having a great year, but she still ain’t no Kenny Chesney. – Greg

Taylor Swift is going to make Greeting Cards.

Greg — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:50:32 +0000

Well it looks like Taylor is taking her ability to write to a different level. Taylor Swift and American Greetings are getting together to create a line of greeting cards, stationery, online greeting cards and more. Now, I know there is a joke in here somewhere, just give me a minute. Taylor says “My idea of a great song is a song that says how I feel better than I could. I feel the same way about greeting cards,” there it is, my idea of a great Taylor Swift song is one that she doesn’t sing, enter the greeting card, lol. She goes on to say “I’ve always been fascinated by feelings and how we express them to each other. Getting to write and design these cards is a wonderful experience.” Good for Taylor I like the idea of her using her talents for writing rather than performing. -Greg