http://www.solidroots.com and the effects of the Solar System on Global Warming. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:45:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 ©EJ, Chris, Dave, and Willie ri@solidroots.com (EJ, Chris, Dave, and Willie) ri@solidroots.com(EJ, Chris, Dave, and Willie) 1440 chris, armstrong, ej, hayes, dave, bond, willie, hayes, random, inspirations and the effects of the Solar System on Global Warming. 4 complex simpletons (EJ, Chris, Dave, and Willie, among others) coming direct from the heart of America. Or, at least the kidney of America. We have opinions on just about everything. Wanna hear? EJ, Chris, Dave, and Willie EJ, Chris, Dave, and Willie ri@solidroots.com No no http://www.solidroots.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/Random Inspirations 144.jpg http://www.solidroots.com 144 144 http://www.solidroots.com/2010/10/23/show-12-now-in-hd/ http://www.solidroots.com/2010/10/23/show-12-now-in-hd/#comments Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:24:44 +0000 Chris http://www.solidroots.com/?p=179 http://www.solidroots.com/2010/10/23/show-12-now-in-hd/feed/ 0 89:54 Welp, we're still alive and back with our yearly show. If you haven't heard, we've upgraded our equipment to bring you this podcast in stunning HD. We ... Welp, we're still alive and back with our yearly show. If you haven't heard, we've upgraded our equipment to bring you this podcast in stunning HD. We say that we're going to get this out because we're lean and mean and just the two of us. nbsp;Dave is trying to get elected and Willie is, well..., not here. Topics: Current college football The Apple announcement Lost - sort of. First off - some college football. nbsp;Basically we diss on the OU "Shouldn't It Be UO" Sooners because they somehow pay off manage to get ranked #1 in the initial BCS poll. nbsp;Apparently the computers like the Sooners while humans prefer Ducks. nbsp;And ducks. nbsp;Because, really, who likes cheaters... We try to figure out the BCS computer rankings. Past Rankings x Present Rankings / Future Rankings + pi (not the dessert) + the historical rankings of the school x the amount of money the school could make the NCAA= Strength of Schedule Done. nbsp;Boom. Now to OState. nbsp;We throw around a bunch of stats that make us sound competent. nbsp;EJ then goes on to prove to Chris several of his points - how Holgerson was actually the OC at Houston; how the Cowboys are more passnbsp;efficientnbsp;and throw down the field better than Hawaii and Houston; while OSU has had some great athletes at QB, they've never really had a pure passer that could pinpoint the ball until Weeden; and how Bobby Reid makes us sad. Moving on from college football to college football babies - we give Lane Kiffin entirely too much airtime - as any is too much. Now, This Week in Cowboy Football! Welcome to America's Largest Homecoming Celebration: OSU takes on Nebraska for probably the last time in the regular season. nbsp;We again throw around all kinds of stats to try and prove that the Cowboys will win the game without taking the field. Apple,,College,,Current,Events,,Entertainment,,Just,for,Fun,,Lost,,Random,,Sports,,Technology EJ, Chris, Dave, and Willie no No http://www.solidroots.com/2009/07/02/show-11-best-show-ever/ http://www.solidroots.com/2009/07/02/show-11-best-show-ever/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:20:42 +0000 Chris http://www.solidroots.com/?p=173 http://www.solidroots.com/2009/07/02/show-11-best-show-ever/feed/ 2 73:10 Hosts EJ Hayes, Willie Hayes, Chris Armstrong, andhellip; Dave Bondhellip; eventuallyhellip; Since it takes us more than 6 months to get these shows out, all of ... Hosts EJ Hayes, Willie Hayes, Chris Armstrong, andhellip; Dave Bondhellip; eventuallyhellip; Since it takes us more than 6 months to get these shows out, all of the technology news is waaaay outdatedhellip; Especially with the cell phone market the way it is. Wersquo;ll start off with the Blackberry Kickstart ndash; a RAZR/BB hybrid. And Dave decides that wersquo;re good enough for him to comingle withhellip; Back to the Kickstart, which is actually the flip BB, aimed at the mass market. We run through the boring specs which have already been doubled by the new versions. Look at the monkey instead. Willie interjects with Anecdote #1: His father-in-law bought a BB, even though he doesnrsquo;t have a computer or an email address. He bought it, however, so that he can email and text his kids, which he apparently does successfully. Nice ndash; albeit a little premature. EJ adds that he uses his BB instead of his computer to do email, even though hersquo;s at his computer. After the short interruption, we discuss how Blackberry should market their products so that they have more mass appeal. Hopefully RIM will listen to us. We have GREAT suggestions. http://crackberry.com/blackberry-kickstart-8220-smartphone-review Next up: BATMAN!!! POW! ZONK! KA-CHOW! http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/07/18/movies/18knig.html?ref=movies Despite Willie not having seen the movie, we talk about it, without spoiling it for him. Chris offers up his one-word review: TheAnimatedSeriesGrownUp. HA! We then decide that the animated series was the Dick Tracy of our day. Instead of talking about The Dark Knight, we end up talking about Batman: The Animated Series. We also agree that Two-Face was probably the best villain in the animated series. We canrsquo;t help but reminiscing about our childhood and talking about our favorite characters and episodes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_the_animated_series Moving on, again, since Willie hasnrsquo;t seen The Dark Knight at the time of recording: Christian Bale beats his mother and sister. EJrsquo;s theory is that Bale couldnrsquo;t get out of Batman persona. ldquo;I am Batman!rdquo; ldquo;Christian, come down off the TV, man.rdquo; ldquo;No! I am Batman!rdquo; http://omg.yahoo.com/news/bale-asks-for-privacy-in-assault-allegations/11227 Besides the fact he couldnrsquo;t stop being Batman, he was also a psycho in American Psycho (and an American ndash; even though hersquo;s from England) and a FREAKING NEWSIE!!! THE MAIN NEWSIE! But definitely see The Prestige. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144084/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104990/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482571/ Chris didnrsquo;t remember the jacked-up-ness of Batman in American Psycho, though Batmanrsquo;s jacked-up-ness in Newsies is forever seared in his mind for reasons totally unrelated to the film. Fortunately, Batmanrsquo;s performance in The Prestige totally redeemed himself. NOTICE: Wersquo;re still working on bluenotestudios.com. Seriously. EJ then busts out a great impression of Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight. The relationship between solidroots.com and bluenotestudios.com is the relayed in no uncertain terms. Also, the history of Blue Note Studios and the inspiration is conveyed. Next NCAA Football 09: Not for the Wii. No high-def + crappy controller + low processing power + gimmicky interface = not impacting the game. Not impacting the game = dudes that arenrsquo;t into gaming + chicks = the casual gamer And we reminisce about Madden days of yore (and we realized that the reason he brought up the topic was so he could relive his dominance, particularly at Dave's expense).nbsp; What kind of gamers are we? Dave is the Bills, Willie is probably the Sooners (can play when it doesnrsquo;t count, but canrsquo;t finish up when it counts), Chris is creative type ndash; out of necessity, and EJ is Bill Parcells (controls everything). Now that Windows 7 is about to drop, we bring up the Mojave Experient,... Current,Events,,Don't,Even,Think,About,It,,Entertainment,,iPhone,,Just,for,Fun,,Politics,,Random,,Sports,,Technology EJ, Chris, Dave, and Willie no No http://www.solidroots.com/2008/09/05/show-10-fine-pickens/ http://www.solidroots.com/2008/09/05/show-10-fine-pickens/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:01:04 +0000 Chris http://www.solidroots.com/?p=166 http://www.solidroots.com/2008/09/05/show-10-fine-pickens/feed/ 1 00:01:01 E.J. promises "an action-packed show," but you can only know for sure if you listen... Willie seems to perhaps question the efficacy of the "Pickens Plan" ... E.J. promises "an action-packed show," but you can only know for sure if you listen... Willie seems to perhaps question the efficacy of the "Pickens Plan" for solving the nation's energy problems. During the ensuing discussion of the potential of wind power, E.J. takes the opportunity to make a dirty joke. Willie keeps it going. Chris provides his silent, tacit consent to the filth. Chris introduces the inherent contradictions about T. Boone faced by many fans of Oklahoma State athletics (and of affordable gas): loving his donations to the school while distrusting the control that comes with it; appreciating his call to action on the energy issue while distrusting his motives.nbsp; But what else would one expect? EJ thinks wersquo;re going to keep our vision on this story as it unrdquo;windrdquo;s.nbsp; Stay tuned for further details.nbsp; www.PickensPlan.com ldquo;1.21 Gigawatts!" In other news, crazy monkey grass is creeping in from Canada, destroying slinging metal things and edger attachments all over the north! ldquo;They donrsquo;t call me lsquo;The Edgersquo; for nothin'" Willie passes along a way for you to tell when one is going to die and whether you'll die of a horrible disease or not.nbsp; For more information, check your genome at home with PCR and cloning machines.nbsp; All available via a USB connection.nbsp; Willie also thinks it's fun to pee on a stick to see if you have a "mutant genome in your genes" (or jeans). EJ next brings up how South Park gives hope for all of the nerds out there that want to be superheroes in stopping terrorist attacks.nbsp; We're not sure what episode of South Park gives the "how-to" but there's one out there.nbsp; Trust us.nbsp; Using Google Earth, Myspace and podcasts, you can stop your 4th grade classmates from blowing up the world too! "They don't even say 'search for it on the Internet,' they say 'Google it'" Where did Google come from?nbsp; What does "google" mean?nbsp; How does Google make so much freaking money?!?!nbsp; Well, apparently it can all be summed up in one word: Ads.nbsp; Or is there something more sinister going on?nbsp; Dave joins in and give us 41 chapters worth of conspiracy to throw Google in the middle of international intrigue and cover-up. Dave believes Google is very intrusive and this is view is that Google will be (if not already) a tool of Big Brother. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminati http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_foreign_relations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilderberg_Group http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_grove http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilateral_Commission http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Birch_Society http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Extraordinary_Gentleman For Dave's "Currently Reading" list, besides the above, check out Amazon here. "You can get this podcast around the world!" "Oh, I'm down the rabbit-hole baby." You're now introduced to our very early reports on MobileMe, the Apple product that stole its logo from Windows Me. "What if the cloud rains?nbsp; What if they hack into the cloud?" Dave proceeds to tempt us with, not cereal, but a "frozen thing."nbsp; Yet, he doesn't share at all...nbsp; Yet, we're keeping our other eye on the Google/Illuminati connection. By the way, Dave is wrong, it's only been 2 months since the movie has been released, not 3.nbsp; Not 3, Dave. A discussion ensues about how/why the movie was filmed.nbsp; IMAX has a 6-inch negative while using 6-feet per second of film.nbsp; A bunch of stuff about "dumbing-down" and something about a "Blue Ray."nbsp; In casenbsp;you didn't notice, Chris zones out. Thanks to Rush for listening to us 6 months ago, you music freak you.nbsp; We've actually recieved another email from Rush asking when our next show will be up.nbsp; Here it is, Rush. Sponsors: You, Rush Harvey! Google - they pay us, not the other way around Motorcycles with 3-wheeler tires Long, sexy silences -... Apple,,Books,,Current,Events,,Entertainment,,Just,for,Fun,,Misc.,Things,,Music,,Random,,Technology EJ, Chris, Dave, and Willie no No http://www.solidroots.com/2008/05/28/show-7-all-business/ http://www.solidroots.com/2008/05/28/show-7-all-business/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 23:51:38 +0000 Chris http://www.solidroots.com/?p=161 http://www.solidroots.com/2008/05/28/show-7-all-business/feed/ 0 50:06 Did you notice the new intro music?nbsp; Mr. Gore is gone (for now, temporarily, permanently, who knows), but in his place is the smooth sounds ... Did you notice the new intro music?nbsp; Mr. Gore is gone (for now, temporarily, permanently, who knows), but in his place is the smooth sounds of Mr. EJ Hayes. Why you trying to kill my phone? The level of hypocrisy here is deafening. So I'll take my "thanks" back. Three statements that define this show. And once we finally get past our long-winded intro, we finally get into the heart of the discussion: the iPhone killers. *dun-dun-dun* This 'cast talks about the iPhone's downfalls: no feedback from typing, lack of 3G support, lack of enterprise support (at this time), and we have the facts to back ALL of this up. We also review Blackberry's latest attempt at driving the stake into the iPhone's heart (not that it's even close to being "killed" at all) is the Blackberry Bold. (MSN review of the Blackberry Bold - I know MSN isn't exactly known for their hard-hitting tech news, but it's the one we found that included the "touch-screen" quote) "Technology is the new opiate of the masses." What a microSD card is. How would you like to be the guy who gets to come up with this headline: "Man Dressed as Darth Vader Spared Jail for Attack on Founder of Britain's Jedi Church." I don't know about you, but when I think "Jedi church," I think some sort of Catholic ceremony with lightsabers. Apparently it's nothing like that. I actually found video of the attack, and if this is really it, it doesn't seem that bad. In fact, I don't think I saw any blood, but, oh well, here it is.nbsp; For the commentary from a real expert, check out this YouTube video from Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. "Give me a teaser explaining the teaser." Welcome to the world, Grand Theft Auto IV. You violent piece, you (Please put in your real age if you click on the link). Sidenote: Lost is set to record. Ok, back to GTA, the sales of GTA have eclipsed every other game and many movies released - 3.6 million units/$310 million in the initial 24 hours. Why is the game so addicting? Because you can go over to a friend's house, sit on the floor, put in GTA, use the cheat code to get the flamethrower, run to the nearest intersection and just start turning around in a circle and torching everything in sight. In related news, EA makes bid for Take-Two, which counts GTA IV as one of it's assets. Can you imagine Madden: GTA version? What's NaNoWriMo?nbsp; How do you say NaNoWriMo?nbsp; Who is NaNoWriMo?nbsp; Is this thing for real?nbsp; Let's go to the FAQ's.nbsp; You know what's a "hoot"?nbsp; Counting all those effing words.nbsp; It's just icing on the NaNoWriMo cake.nbsp; For an artistic novella, check out Willie's new book with the word "crap" and it's variations. "Chew on that." Check out Traveler Blues.nbsp; Dave and Barrett are working their little fingers to the bone, much like all of the great British blues-rock guitarists of the 1960's did with their guitars, to bring you the best in music. "Get it on." ***Lost SPOILER ALERT***nbsp; Please don't listen if you don't want to know. Show 7 called on account of Lost.nbsp; Happy viewing.nbsp; By the way, Lost streams in HD on ABC.com. Go over to Mark's Myspace and tell him to be a part of the show! Sponsors: Long silences / awkward moments on the first date / Chris taking care of his sick child Blues Traveler Novel / novella writers The Jedi church Apple,,College,,Entertainment,,Just,for,Fun,,Misc.,Things,,Music,,Random,,Religion,,Technology,,Websites EJ, Chris, Dave, and Willie no No http://www.solidroots.com/2008/05/11/show-6-the-new-era/ http://www.solidroots.com/2008/05/11/show-6-the-new-era/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 02:17:39 +0000 Chris http://www.solidroots.com/?p=160 http://www.solidroots.com/2008/05/11/show-6-the-new-era/feed/ 0 50:49 The show has taken on a new turn. We've change the format of the show, which means that we'll be able to come to ... The show has taken on a new turn. We've change the format of the show, which means that we'll be able to come to you at more regular intervals! EJ is now recording all audio, we're streaming video via ustream.tv and our turnaround has cut from 5 months to about 2 days. Hope you enjoy it. Well, what have we been up to for the past 4 months? EJ's been playing with 2 bands, Chris has been knee-deep in copier guts and toner, and Willie has been moving to a new house. Dave is MIA laying hard-wood floors and planning his woman's birthday party. What are our new habits? Well, EJ has introduced Chris to TWiT, that has panelists that talk about Twitter EVERY SHOW! Anyway, EJ and Chris are now new Twitter-ers-ers-ers... or something. Willie is still resisting the allure. HANG ON WILLIE!!! Twitter! Huh! What is it good for? Absolutely noth... well, we're not quite sure yet. Next! Rush Limbaugh strikes again! Rush sends drones to vote to keep Hillary in the race vs. Obama causing confusion among the Democrats. Dubbed "Operation Chaos", this story is actually true! This leads us into a boring political discussion. Just shut up, listen, and vote for me for President! Next! Sports... well, sorta. Not much going on in sports - HS playoffs, college baseball (regular season), NBA playoffs. Will the NBA survive in OKC. EJ seems to think so. "Everyone says that OU football is the professional sport around here. Screw that. Screw OU." "Yeah, screw OU." Also, crazy story about a New Orleans/OKC Hornets cheerleader about to bust out her windshield. Next! Movies - No Country For Old Men = the anti-chick flick. A tasteful smattering of Coen brothers' blood. Or something like that. Next! Sponsors - Barack Obama, ustream.tv, ooVoo, and the word of the 'cast: "Mac-ish." And people like you. Thank you for listening. Outro: "Remember You" by Hollow. www.myspace.com/HollowRock Entertainment,,Just,for,Fun,,Misc.,Things,,Politics,,Random,,Sports,,Technology EJ, Chris, Dave, and Willie no No http://www.solidroots.com/2007/09/05/show-2/ http://www.solidroots.com/2007/09/05/show-2/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:28:42 +0000 Chris http://www.solidroots.com/2007/09/05/show-2/ http://www.solidroots.com/2007/09/05/show-2/feed/ 2 40:09 For the first time in Random Inspirations' history, we're releasing a never-before-released version of the published version of this podcast. Since adding a co-host ... For the first time in Random Inspirations' history, we're releasing a never-before-released version of the published version of this podcast. Since adding a co-host and a regular guest, the time of the podcast went from 7:30 to over 106 mins. I got the official version down to just over 40 mins (all good stuff), but I wanted you to be able to hear the entire thing (mostly) unedited - if you have 106 mins to spare. You can download the full version here. College football. Click here for your favorite team. This is the coolest schedule I've ever seen. Miss Teen USA South Carolina. Enough said. Just listen. Fall TV Lineup. Laruel's TV Picks: Decent guide for upcoming shows. Couchville.com: The best guide for what's on now. 20 Things You Didn't Know About Sleeping - Unless You've Already Listened to the Podcast. Then it's about 15 you didn't know. Blonde Joke. We Suck! Sponsors: Blue Note Studios Spindrift Creative Choc Beer The Letter "Z" Contact Me email me at ri.at.solidroots.com College,,Don't,Even,Think,About,It,,Entertainment,,Just,for,Fun,,Misc.,Things,,Random,,Sports EJ, Chris, Dave, and Willie no No http://www.solidroots.com/2007/03/04/i-wonder/ http://www.solidroots.com/2007/03/04/i-wonder/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2007 06:13:01 +0000 Chris http://www.solidroots.com/2007/03/04/i-wonder/ http://www.solidroots.com/2007/03/04/i-wonder/feed/ 3 http://www.solidroots.com/2006/10/16/reality/ http://www.solidroots.com/2006/10/16/reality/#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2006 05:51:10 +0000 Chris http://www.solidroots.com/2006/10/16/reality/ http://www.solidroots.com/2006/10/16/reality/feed/ 2 http://www.solidroots.com/2006/10/11/the-saga-of-the-uninflated-tire-the-subsequent-hospitality/ http://www.solidroots.com/2006/10/11/the-saga-of-the-uninflated-tire-the-subsequent-hospitality/#comments Thu, 12 Oct 2006 04:18:57 +0000 Jen http://www.solidroots.com/2006/10/11/the-saga-of-the-uninflated-tire-the-subsequent-hospitality/ http://www.solidroots.com/2006/10/11/the-saga-of-the-uninflated-tire-the-subsequent-hospitality/feed/ 4 http://www.solidroots.com/2006/07/29/the-colbert-report/ http://www.solidroots.com/2006/07/29/the-colbert-report/#comments Sat, 29 Jul 2006 18:22:18 +0000 Chris http://www.solidroots.com/2006/07/29/the-colbert-report/ http://www.solidroots.com/2006/07/29/the-colbert-report/feed/ 1 http://www.solidroots.com/2005/11/30/banned-xbox-360-commercial/ http://www.solidroots.com/2005/11/30/banned-xbox-360-commercial/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:23:38 +0000 Chris http://www.solidroots.com/2005/11/30/banned-xbox-360-commercial/ http://www.solidroots.com/2005/11/30/banned-xbox-360-commercial/feed/ 1 http://www.solidroots.com/2005/11/15/never-get-in-a-land-war-with-asia/ http://www.solidroots.com/2005/11/15/never-get-in-a-land-war-with-asia/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2005 05:01:50 +0000 Chris http://www.solidroots.com/2005/11/15/never-get-in-a-land-war-with-asia/ http://www.solidroots.com/2005/11/15/never-get-in-a-land-war-with-asia/feed/ 1 http://www.solidroots.com/2005/11/01/halloween/ http://www.solidroots.com/2005/11/01/halloween/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2005 17:45:09 +0000 Chris http://www.solidroots.com/2005/11/01/halloween/ http://www.solidroots.com/2005/11/01/halloween/feed/ 0 http://www.solidroots.com/2005/10/11/things-im-excited-about/ http://www.solidroots.com/2005/10/11/things-im-excited-about/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2005 20:25:44 +0000 Chris http://www.solidroots.com/2005/10/11/things-im-excited-about/ http://www.solidroots.com/2005/10/11/things-im-excited-about/feed/ 1 http://www.solidroots.com/2005/10/03/my-first-time/ http://www.solidroots.com/2005/10/03/my-first-time/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2005 23:37:25 +0000 Jen http://www.solidroots.com/2005/10/03/my-first-time/ http://www.solidroots.com/2005/10/03/my-first-time/feed/ 3 http://www.solidroots.com/2005/09/29/september-randomness/ http://www.solidroots.com/2005/09/29/september-randomness/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2005 17:28:22 +0000 Chris http://www.solidroots.com/2005/09/29/september-randomness/ http://www.solidroots.com/2005/09/29/september-randomness/feed/ 2 http://www.solidroots.com/2005/09/16/einstein-quiz/ http://www.solidroots.com/2005/09/16/einstein-quiz/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2005 19:55:39 +0000 Chris http://www.solidroots.com/?p=9 http://www.solidroots.com/2005/09/16/einstein-quiz/feed/ 0 http://www.solidroots.com/2004/11/06/colorado-weather/ http://www.solidroots.com/2004/11/06/colorado-weather/#comments Sat, 06 Nov 2004 21:05:46 +0000 Chris http://www.solidroots.com/2004/11/06/colorado-weather/ http://www.solidroots.com/2004/11/06/colorado-weather/feed/ 0 http://www.solidroots.com/2004/06/17/108750762749669243/ http://www.solidroots.com/2004/06/17/108750762749669243/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2004 21:27:07 +0000 Chris http://www.solidroots.com/2004/06/17/108750762749669243/ http://www.solidroots.com/2004/06/17/108750762749669243/feed/ 0 http://www.solidroots.com/2004/04/19/108240480193505778/ http://www.solidroots.com/2004/04/19/108240480193505778/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2004 19:50:15 +0000 Chris http://www.solidroots.com/2004/04/19/108240480193505778/ http://www.solidroots.com/2004/04/19/108240480193505778/feed/ 0