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 http://bluenotestudios.com/casts/random-inspirations/feed 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/2008/07/03/show-9-hey-youre-plurking-my-tweets/ http://www.solidroots.com/2008/07/03/show-9-hey-youre-plurking-my-tweets/#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:19:50 +0000 Chris http://www.solidroots.com/?p=165 http://www.solidroots.com/2008/07/03/show-9-hey-youre-plurking-my-tweets/feed/ 0 104:40 Contest:nbsp; I'm going to give something away to the first person who can identify the Seinfeld reference in the show.nbsp; No guarantees on the prize ... Contest:nbsp; I'm going to give something away to the first person who can identify the Seinfeld reference in the show.nbsp; No guarantees on the prize and you must leave a comment telling me what the reference was. LIve and direct from The Blue Room in Edmond, OK, Chris and EJ, and later Dave, are all in studio.nbsp; Speaking of the Blue Room, itrsquo;s actually a blues club in Kansas City.nbsp; We couldnrsquo;t find a link to the actual picture EJ has, but this is close enough. ldquo;I thought he was going to punch her in the face!rdquo; The Fist-Bump Heard Arond the World. Right up there with ldquo;The Butt-Slap Heard Around the Worldrdquo; or ldquo;The Boobie Grab That Sank 1,000 Ships.rdquo;nbsp; Obama breaks new ground in congratulatory celebrations.nbsp; Republicans are already calling it a "terrorist jab." FYI ndash; There was a storm raging whilst we were recording. ldquo;You might get shot.nbsp; I might shoot you.nbsp; Yoursquo;ll go down $50 richer, but you might die.rdquo; Hypermiling ndash; the practice of being the biggest cheapskate you can on gas, while simultaneously causing major damage to your engine, brakes, tires, transmission, muffler, and radio and pissing off everyone within a 2 mile radius of your car. Herersquo;s the ultimate hypermiler Wayne Gerdes.nbsp; Also known as Wayne ldquo;Get Outta My Way, Irsquo;ll Run Over You Before I Buy Gasrdquo; Gerdes. Herersquo;s Dave.nbsp; Although you wonrsquo;t hear him for a little while because hersquo;s not all about getting ldquo;all up on the mic.rdquo; ElectriveDrive.org sales figures.nbsp; *updated to June 2008. ldquo;I encourage people with a heart to serve to step up and take the plunge.rdquo; In this segment, we catch Dave up on all the things wersquo;ve already talked about.nbsp; Enjoy hearing it again. ldquo;Nothing can kill the iPod unless itrsquo;s mine.rdquo; iPod iPhone 2.0, EJrsquo;s iPod, Chris is using a Mac (oh the apple-manity), and, who couldrsquo;ve guessed, random topics. ldquo;Act like the mic is the women voters and get all up in it. American student James Buck used Twitter to bail himself out of an Egyptian jail.nbsp; Talk about your ultimate bail bond. Unfortunately, we get off on the topic of whether itrsquo;s actually possible to ldquo;tweetrdquo; while being arrested by Egyptians.nbsp; Herersquo;s EJ's very scientific experiment. Back on topic, Mr. Buck tries to free his translator. Again, too bad we get back onto Twitter.nbsp; We so perceptively point out that it could be nicely used by cult leaders. "Don't Tweet Me Bro!" Speaking of tasing, that's what she said.nbsp; The LG Vu is 3" long, er..has a 3" screen.nbsp; It's reached that awkward stage where it wants to ask out the girl, but the quarterback of the football team iPhone, is flirting with her by her locker, even though he doesn't really like her like the Vu does. In the background is Google, trying to take over the world.nbsp; "What are we going to do tonight, Google?"nbsp; "Same thing we do every night.nbsp; Try to take over the world." "Google's starting to show some of their cracks" "Aren't there, like, anti-trust laws." EJ and Chris carry on a Twitter conversion whilst podcasting.nbsp; Oh how connected we are. "I always TiVo Lost on my Cox DVR, blow my nose in a Kleenex made by Puffs Plus, and drink a Coke called Dr. Pepper." "I recently took my Facebook off." "You have 2 options, 'Men,' 'Women,' or blank." "George Bush created Facebook." "I'm about to put my nerd hat back on." Our Lost discussion gets into the season finale.nbsp; First, what happened to Locke?nbsp; How did he die?nbsp; Will the island bring him back to life?nbsp; What's up with Ben getting back to the island?nbsp; Are Saywer and Juliet Adam and Eve?nbsp; Why were the graphics so cheesy to Dave?nbsp; Will Al Gore blame global warming on why the ocean's went lower, in reality, it's the island moving in space/time?n... Apple,,Current,Events,,Don't,Even,Think,About,It,,iPhone,,Lost,,Politics,,Random,,Technology,,TV EJ, Chris, Dave, and Willie no No http://www.solidroots.com/2008/06/11/show-8-just-the-two-of-us/ http://www.solidroots.com/2008/06/11/show-8-just-the-two-of-us/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:43:07 +0000 Chris http://www.solidroots.com/?p=162 http://www.solidroots.com/2008/06/11/show-8-just-the-two-of-us/feed/ 2 69:39 Intro: Our unofficial Indiana Jones review (or un-review) and why Chris refuses to see it (hint: it has to do with Harrison Ford being old). ... Intro: Our unofficial Indiana Jones review (or un-review) and why Chris refuses to see it (hint: it has to do with Harrison Ford being old). Plus, EJ thinks Harrison has some big guns. ldquo;Irsquo;m in the industryhellip;rdquo; What if gas hits $10 a burritohellip; I mean gallon? Excuse me. MSN Money asks the question, ldquo;What if gas cost $10 a gallon?rdquo; And then proceeds to answer it. By the way, there are 3.78541178 liters per 1 US gallon. Conspiracy theorists unite! Is there a superficial supply and demand to gasoline prices? Are people not going to be able to go to work? Who will make our McDonaldrsquo;s hamburgers and McNuggets? Who will charge us when we forget to return our library books? Will minimum wage be raised? How will the Lumberghrsquo;s of the world be satisfied when they canrsquo;t bother you about your TPS report covers? How many times can we say ldquo;twelve million dollarsrdquo;? Our predicament is caused by the Chinese. They are doing to us what we did to the Europeans when Americans started driving. By the way, I have ALL the information to back this up. ldquo;So, wersquo;re on this kick of iPhone killers. Two of them are spittinrsquo; imageshellip;rdquo; We talk about 3 potential iPhone killers (Dave, yoursquo;re phonersquo;s days are numbered). The Google Switch The OpenMoko The Samsung Instinct Zackrsquo;s phone from ldquo;Saved by the Bell'rdquo; Wait, how did that get in there? ldquo;How to dismantle your Timebomb.rdquo; How to take apart your iPod, void your warranty and give your wife an excuse for you to get a new one. Talk about killing 3 birds with one stone. Ever want to see how big 20 or 30 business cards are? Open up your iPod and take out the hard drive. ldquo;The Power is where the people are.rdquo; Indie labels combine to form a ldquo;virtual fifth major.rdquo; And itrsquo;s follow-up. Itrsquo;s amazing how we seamlessly flow from this to the reason TV shows are actually on TV (hint: itrsquo;s to shove crap down EJrsquo;s throat). And all actors are dancing monkeys. ldquo;Want a TiVo?" "Yeah." "What kind?" "Dr. Pepper." Next? Chris's plug for Snapstream's Beyond TV and EJ's plug for PlayStation 3. "I wouldn't say he was a rabid fan like you, me and P.O.D." Traveler Blues Homework for this week: Listen to the Black Keys, Adolphus Bell, and Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey. Sponsors: Phones that resemble other phones Gasoline "Go Juice!" Traveler Blues, by Dave and Barrett and us! www.solidroots.com. Email us at ri at solidroots.com Thank you to last week's sponsor: long awkward pauses. Apple,,Current,Events,,Design,,Entertainment,,iPhone,,iPod,,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