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Microsoft's "Laptop Hunters" ads are coming on more often and are getting quite annoying. Not only do they target Macs as purely cosmetic, or that their specs aren't high enough, or whatever else they can complain about, they also fail to mention their own problems. Not worry though Apple has already done if for them.

The Laptop Hunters isn't the topic of this entry though, but it goes with theme. Since Microsoft is trying everything they can to stop Macs, because they are circling the toilet, the next logical thing to do is to go for their iPods. Microsoft's Zune, has to one of the worst device I could imagine. Let's face it, Microsoft would have never even though of creating it if Apple didn't create the iPod brand. Apple controls an overwhelming percent of the market share, so who better to try and through them off their high horse then Microsoft?

So on to my point. Microsofts latest ads try to point out why their Zune Market Place is far supiror to the iTunes Stone, the number one distributer of music by the way.

Alright, I can see where he's coming from, the Zune Pass sounds like a good idea, so does communism, but that doesn't mean it'll work. Who really buy's every song from iTunes though? Recently Apple did introduce variable pricing though, so you can either pay $0.69, $0.99, or $1.29 per song. So it does get cheaper. But still who pays for it all?

The thing that confused me though is Zune Pass subscription. When it said "You get to keep 10 songs at the end of the month." I was oddly confused. So I went on the site and it seems that you get to download and play all the songs you want as long as you pay the $14.99, but if you stop it's all worthless. But you get to keep 10 a month! With iTunes, whatever you pay for you keep. It's yours, no take-backies. So really the Zune Pass is more expensive then iTunes! If you did the pass for just one month you'd essentially just get 10 songs. So you're paying $14.99 for 10 songs? Thats $1.50 a song! More then the most expensive variable pricing songs in iTunes! They're trying to sugar coat it so no one notices. So it literally cost $15 a month to run a Zune if you were gonna be loyal and just buy from their store. iPod will run you whatever you spend. They only difference though is the iPod will keep going no matter what, but your Zune will basically go on strike until you fork over money.

So once again Microsoft shoots itself in the foot, and prove that Apple is better while trying to bring them down. How are they still in buisness?

Gas isn't that big of a deal.

So I remember coming across an article about how gas was cheap (when it actually was) if everything was sold in gallons. You never really consider it until you realize that we don't buy most things in gallons. I figured I'd select some prices about every day objects that are actually incredibly expensive when you think about it.

(Prices may vary)
For comparison the average price of gas in America is $2.06 per gallon.

• Chicken Egg - 2 ounces per egg - $0.09 per egg - $5.76 per gallon
• Budweiser - 12 ounces per bottle - $0.83 per bottle - $8.88 per gallon
• Windex - 67.6 ounces per bottle - $5.39 per bottle - $10.21 per gallon
• Hershey's Chocolate Syrup - 24 ounces per bottle - $2.48 per bottle - $13.23 per gallon
• Red Bull - 8.3 ounces per can - $1.99 per can - $30.69 per gallon
• Vanilla Extract - 8 ounces per bottle - $7.99 per bottle - $127.84 per gallon
• Liquid Paper - 0.6 ounces per bottle - $0.93 per bottle - $198.40
• Human Blood (Processing Fee) - 16.9 ounces per bag - $200 per bag - $1,549.79 per gallon
• Black Ink (Printer Cartridge) - 1.42 ounces per cartridge - $29.97 per cartridge - $2,701.42
• Mercury - 11.52 ounces per container - $309.00 per container - $3,433.33 per gallon
• LSD - 0.125 ounces per container - $120.00 per container - $122,880.00 per gallon

And the highest on the list

• Scorpion Venom - 0.0067 ounces per vile - $2043.00 per vile - $38,858,507.46 per gallon

I did not come up with this list, just summarized it. Here is the full list.

In the news for the wrong reasons.

"...I don't think we're in Kansas anymore."

So recently had my brother over and we decided to just test the possibilities of Google Maps. We started off by doing simple things like making a star out of our driving directions and then longest point from 'A' to 'B'. The walking directions was by far one of the most interesting of all features. I think if you were trying to walk somewhere that's more then about 20 miles, just take a car. Unless you are trying to pull an "Alexander Supertramp" with your life, but that's a different story. Back on to the story we finally found out that Google has driving and walking directions to Tokyo, Japan to and from New York City, NY.

Seen Here:


If actually getting there wasn't odd enough, we actually have to make a detour to Hawaii (I'm assuming to take a breather.) All in all for driving it is a total of 9,587 miles and will take approximately 36 days & 3 hours. Walking actually saves you some millage coming in at 9,525 miles but it will take you 127 days & 7 hours. My favorite passage is defiantly:

821.

Kayak across the Pacific Ocean Entering Hawaii

2,756 mi

Kayak?! Is going really relying on you to just get in a kayak and just start rowing over the Pacific Ocean and hope you stumble upon Hawaii? Then you have to drag that damn kayak through Hawaii to use is again.

836.

Kayak across the Pacific Ocean Entering Japan

3,879 mi

If you look back up at the map Hawaii looks to be a perfect straight shot from Washington, but look at your way to Japan. You head straight for a while and then it just veer a little bit. What does Google Maps have to say about this... ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! Then next direction is for what to do when you port in Japan.

But alas New York City to Japan is not the furthest, or strangest route that I have stumbled upon. The winner of that category goes to... New Waterford, NS, Canada to Catamaran, Tasmania. This journey takes you through a whopping 7 countries (I'm not sure on the territories between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, so I could be a little off) and 3 continents . A drive to there would take 17,588 miles and around 57 days and 11 hours. Walking, again, has less miles to travel with 17,326 miles and 226 days & 15 hours.



At least with this route you are able to take a route back through Hawaii and Japan. This route doesn't offer any new fun directions except it's very specific on how to get to Tasmania.

162.

Take the Bass Strait Fy ferry to E Devonport Entering Tasmania

276 mi

I do remember when Google Maps would allow you to take a swim across the Atlantic Ocean so you could venture from America to Europe, which would make maps so much better but I guess they have long since taken out this feature. I'm not sure how much I would rely on these directions but I guess if you don't wanna throw out the money for a plane and take the family on a much more eventful vacation I guess you could use these.

At least they have this disclaimer, but you'd think they'd add something in about the dangers of crossing oceans, countries and continents.