The Punishment Portal

Here is an old demonstration that provides a great example of how multiple witnesses of any event can give different reports of what they observed. Don’t stop watching at the end of the card trick.

Watch this video to see what quantum physics has already given us over the years. Watch this video and you’ll understand why quantum physics made it possible to watch this video.

Continuing their effort to change the general perception that they can no longer make a good operating system, Microsoft is offering a sizable discount to those who pre-order Windows 7 between June 26th and July 11th. This offer is for upgrade versions, but don’t let that fool you. You can indeed use the upgrade version to do a full install on a clean hard drive, instead of a normal upgrade over top of your existing OS, as noted in the last of these Microsoft FAQs on upgrading from XP. In this case, upgrade simply means that you already own a previous version of windows vista, OR XP.

The difference between an upgrade and a full version lie in the licensing of your previous Windows. During a full clean installation using the upgrade version, you must provide proof of ownership for your Vista or XP license. Once done, your previous Windows license is activated ensuring you don’t scam Microsoft on licensing with multiple installs of your old OS, and you continue with the full Win 7 installation .

In a nutshell, it comes down to $50.00 vs. $200.00 (Win 7 Home Premium), and whether you may or may not activate your old OS elsewhere. A no-brainer for this enthusiast, with an XP partition sitting unused for its third month on this machine while Win 7 delivers this post. You can learn more at the Windows 7 pre-order site, including purchasing options.

I found these videos over at funny or die. Maybe not extreme or punishing, but I couldn’t pass up sharing this awesomeness from an American hero. I don’t even like rap!

This thing will only set you back about two hundred……………………thousand dollars!!