Hurt-

I prefer the Johnny Cash version, not a fan of NIN. The video is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go&NR=1

"Hurt"

I hurt myself today
To see if I still feel

I focus on the pain
The only thing that's real
The needle tears a hole
The old familiar sting
Try to kill it all away
But I remember everything

[Chorus:]
What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt

I wear this crown of thorns
Upon my liar's chair
Full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair
Beneath the stains of time
The feelings disappear
You are someone else
I am still right here

[Chorus:]
What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt

If I could start again
A million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way

Interesting song to dwell upon for Lent if I must say.

Fun Stuff- forget the end of the country crap

Sometimes you need to just stop and laugh.

h/t http://ace.mu.nu/

Sysadmins Rock!!!

http://www.xkcd.com/705/

Will Michigan be right behind California?

How good is your hearing?

Created by Oatmeal

Another site to test your hearing...

http://www.audiocheck.net/audiotests_frequencycheckhigh.php

And yes I could still hear the sounds.

Student loans and debt

It's Time to End the Student Loan Rip-Off (February 25, 2010)
by Charles Hugh Smith

Student loans are a classic simulacrum of "helping the citizenry:" the real purpose is to support bloated bureaucracies and create highly profitable debt instruments.

http://www.oftwominds.com/blogfeb10/student-loans02-10.html

In 1982 community college was $25 bucks a credit hour. Now C.C. is over $100 an hour.

Why Peak Oil exists

If the Chinese, one day, use as much oil per person as Americans, then the world will need seven more Saudi Arabias to meet their demand.

http://www.businessinsider.com/15-facts-about-china-that-will-blow-your-mind-2010-2#by-2025-china-will-build-ten-new-york-sized-cities-1