Regarding exercise... Have you tried swimming? It's one of the most non-taxing sports for your joints, yet it still gives you a good workout, and an entire-body workout at that. Plus, it's refreshing, fun and cheap.

I second the swimming suggestion. I too have match-stick arms. I frequently get mocked for the pop-eye proportions of my forearms (the muscles responsible for part of your finger movement are there and constant tappidy-tap on the keyboard keeps those in shape).

I would also recommend getting an ankle float: a foam block in a figure of eight shape. That allows you to work out on your upper body in the pool.

It's also a slow process, I'm sure there has to be quicker ways of building up arm muscle mass. But swimming is also relaxing and I naturally shy away from anything that could be construed as exercise.

I would have to recommend cycling. Although mainly using you leg muscles, when riding in the hills you use you biceps and triceps a lot. I started cycling about 9 months ago and have lost 14kg of computer fat around my gut. It is the most axillerating fitness you can do and very low impact (except when you crash - it does occasionally happen).

I started racing a couple of weeks ago and it is very sociable and a relaxed environment. I would recommend swimming as well but the adrenilin rush coming down a 5km hill is the best. I once hit 92km/hr (nearly 60 mile an hour).

I'm hoping, hoping, hoping that the Hulk pulls through. Ang Lee must have something up his sleeves... right??

"who here thinks The Hulk is going to totally suck?"

I don't know... that was my initial reaction after seeing the early promo-teasers... but after seeing the latest trailer I am getting fairly excited about it. There was a guy who called into the Howard Stern show last week who had seen it already in a test-screening and said it was the best comic-book movie of the year... better than X-2, better than Daredevil... I really, really want it to be good!

You keep teasing us about extension uninstall ;).
Keep up the good work on Safari (and Firebird when you have time).

Your rock Dave!

You keep teasing us about extension uninstall ;).
Keep up the good work on Safari (and Firebird when you have time).

You rock Dave!

I think The Hulk will rock. So far it looks good, and Ang Lee is a helluva director. Also, it's got Jennifer Connelly in it... quite possibly the most beautiful women in movies today, as well as being a great actress that generally picks good films.

It seems like the film won't be just another stupid action movie. In fact, an article in Newsweek said that the movie studio execs actually had to make Ang remove some of the "real content" and add a little more action in.

All in all, it looks it engaging. I think it might be as good as X-Men, though there's no telling yet. Let's just hope it's not another Daredevil.

/me raises his hand

Dave: Instead of seeing The Hulk, I would suggest that you see Finding Nemo. I'd bet you'd enjoy Nemo a lot more than Hulk, given all the TV shows that you like -- not that Nemo is geared toward any particular kind of person, but I think you'd especially enjoy it. I know I did -- I almost cried a few times during the movie, it was that good.

As I see it, if you liked the cartoonish way Yoda fought in Episode II, you'll probably like Hulk.

I thought the Yoda fight scene was ridiculous.

-R

Ok, I've beat Enter The Matrix (GameCube) with both Ghost and Niobe, and I like Niobe's gameplay better (the times when the levels are different). About all I can tell you for Vertigo (the area where you run from Agent Smith) is to just RUN! DON'T F IGHT, you can't win, or even temporarily win. You just RUN, and if they get close and shoot, just do the focus-action dodge stuff (remember, when focused you run faster). For the police, if you get near one, run forward and disarm him and then run away, that way you can shoot the later police and get rid of them much quicker.

But like I said, when you get attacked by the agents, just run your ass off.

1) Re: working out...

I assume by working out you mean you're going to the gym. I agree that swimming and biking are excellent low-impact exercises, but if you're lifting or doing cable machines, here are some ways to avoid injury and still get stronger:

a) Lots of situps and other ab exercises. If your stomach isn't strong, you'll constantly be pulling muscles in your back, shoulders, etc. Squats are also good, but be very careful with those. I'd start with ab stuff.

b) Start out with *lighter* weights, and make the movements take longer. Try either 8-8 or 2-4. That's an 8 count up, an eight count down, or a 2 count up and 4 down. For example, if you're doing a curl with a dumbell, curl up for a count of two (doesn't have to be two seconds, but it shouldn't be too fast, either), then slowly releases the arm back down for a count of 4. The reason is that in the relaxing phase your muscle can actually take more weight. The count also helps you pay attention to every phase of the movement (especially the 8-8 count). When you're doing the moves like that, make sure that you're using only the muscles you should be using, and try to relax the ones that are being activated unnecessarily. This is especially important when you're doing pulldowns and anything involving the back. You will see a definite improvement in strength doing routines slowly like this, and you'll feel it without having to lift a lot of weight.

c) To strengthen your arms, be sure to work your shoulders. Try over the head raises. Start with light dumbells, hanging by your sides (1). Lift your hands so that your upper arms stick out at your sides, your forearms are straight up, palms facing in (not forward!) toward your ears(2). Now, push up your arms over your head (3), and then back down to position 2. Big weightlifters do squats and deadlifts to strengthen their core so that they can get huge. As core strengthening helps the whole body be strong, shoulder strengthening is necessary for your arms to get stronger.

d) If you have problems with tendonitis and pain in your forearms and elbows, try a forearm wrap. It's a wrap that you tighten around your upper forearm. It usually has a soft pad or a buckle. Position the pad or buckle near the tendons on the inside portion of your upper forearm when you tighten the wrap. This can help prevent strain on the forearm.

Hope that helps.

2) The Amazing Race rocks. My whole family is addicted. You're seeing places you've been, I'm seeing places I hope to one day visit.

3) The Matrix: I was of the same mind as you -- the whole thing was the Matrix. What makes you not so sure of that conclusion, now that you played the game?

4) I think the Hulk is going to be better than expected. After Crouching Tiger, I'll put my faith in Ang Lee. Hopefully he'll pull it off. I think some of the commercials are a bit weak, however.

Dave,

If your an earth and beyond fan you might want to try out Eve. (www.eve-online.com)

I've been on the forums waiting for the game for a while, and I have to tell you its really worth the wait it took :)

I recomend you use rubber bands for at least part of your workouts. I'm talking about the huge rubberbands that you can find it gym catalogues and whatnot. Not only do they strengthen, they also stretch and can be very theraputic if used properly. just another idea.

I never believed in the matrix within a matrix theory. I think it has to do with the fact that he has been inside the source, or whatever they call it, so he has a physiological connection to the matrix, which is in turn connected to all machines.

i really hope the Hulk turns out to be good, but i think i'm going to have raise my hand on this one too. The hulk just isnt a super hero that you can identify with like spiderman, x men, or even daredevil. On the topic of Comic movies, i think some other cool characters to create a movie for are Ghostrider, The Punisher, Wolverine by himself, and Cable.

Thing to remember about "Hulk" is that Ang Lee made "The Ice Storm" long before he made "Crouching Tiger." If he can bring any of that quiet beauty to "Hulk," even a second of it, I'll be glad he did.

I'm to lazy to read the whole post but I did happen to run over "TV" and "HBO"

You need to watch, buy, or in my case since I don't think you can buy them on DVD (yet) download them from Kazaa Curb Your Enthusiasm from HBO.

"What's really exciting, though, is how many games are just around the corner. Elite Force II, Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness, and Star Wars Galaxies to name a few."

Not to mention Duke Nukem Forever. Err, wait ... ;)

I think they'll manage to make The Hulk atleast presentable with special effects and what not, but I think it was a bad idea to ever make that movie in the first place. I personally dont know anyone who ever liked the hulk character.

Regarding the Hulk, I'm really having my reservations. Oddly enough, I suspect the story might be good, but I can''t get past the FX. For one thing, the Hulk shader looks like crap (or, as mentioned elsewhere, like Shrek). Another thing that is bothering me is how fast he moves. In the trailers, he doesn't seem massive at all. One of the guys at ILM told me both my issues were at Marvel's insistence, but I'm really distracted by it. I will, of course, go see it nonetheless.

Re: The Matrix, I just finished the Animatrix, and I'm now puzzled about why the Matrix is green instead of red. In one of the shorts, they make a big deal about red vs. green (they convert a machine from evil ("red") to good ("green"), and it might be a big clue about who really controls the Matrix.

I've already seen "The Hulk", and it does suck. Nice call Dave!

I LOVE Stargate. What did you think of the "lowdown" special? I thought it was pretty good and the MacGyver on a glacier out-take was the best part. I'm not sure that I like the way they disposed of Jonus, though. Season 3 on DVD comes out tomorrow!

Wow. David Bohm. How often does his name pop-up on the net? All I can say is...

Holographic Universe

Re: working out.
Eat more protein -- Get at least 1 gram of protein per lb that you weigh.

Drink lots of water -- really important to flush your system out.

Sleep more -- probably the most vital part of gaining muscle, but the hardest to do.

Heavy weights and lower reps is the best way to build mass. I tend to like a rep plan where you start with a weight you can do 10x, then add some weight, do that 6-8 times, add more weight, 4-6 times, then add more weight and do it 2-4 times, then maybe 1-2 for the last set. I used to be really skinny and doing this caused me to gain quite a bit of mass in a year.

http://www.skinnyguy.net has book that I purchased that, while I don't agree with everything they talk about, is good for those who are trying to put on mass. It talks about exercises to do, how important nutrition is, etc. Definitely worth a look as the information that you get is legit and valuable.

About the Hulk sucking, we had a bit of an impromtu showing of the Hulk here yesterday. Someone who works here got hold of an editors copy so we set up the projector and hook up one of the powerbooks to it. Some CG was missing/broken and the music score was unfinished but I actually really enjoyed the story. I will definitely go see it in the theaters.

"Amazing Race" over "Survivor"? C'mon, it's rush rush rush, oh shit, the place doesn't open till 6 AM or oh shit, we're all on the same plane even though we got here hours before everyone else. Lame. Why not just watch the Travel Channel or Nat. Geo instead? There were some interesting Euro reality imports (Robinson, Castaway, something like that) a while back on some obscure networks but most got canned for being too "difficult" for US viewers.

I'm really hoping that the Hulk is fantastic. Ang Lee very rarely let's down with his story telling and The Hulk was always a more story-driven than 'concept' driven *hero*.

http://www.illnation.com/blog/2003_06_08_news.html#105549334222850264

There's a link to a really good article by James Schamus the writer here...

*fingers crossed*...

Microsoft bashers are *so* disingenuous.

"expect Microsoft to rip this off in the near future" says Mad Penguin, while others fault Microsoft for not providing a new browser in years.

Yeah, poor Microsoft. Gosh, if people would just give them a break. Like the Dept. of Justice did. Things like basic PNG support take a lot of time, y'know?

Dude, The Mole is the best reality show. Unfortunately, it's probably a little too complex for most viewers. Qué lástima!

Stargate is great. I think what I like about it is that it's consistantly at least okay. Some episodes are great, some are not so great, but there have been very few that I thought just plain sucked.
I'm glad they're slowly releasing it on DVD.

I was trying to figure out what "BV the wav" meant, when I realised that your headline was supposed to read "By the way..." but the decenders on the fonts were invisible because the height of your div was incorrect and the text was cut-off in the default text size in IE 6/WIN.

Also, just to let you know, the sidebar titles and content are broken - the rounded images don't line up, so there's a two pixel gap between the headline and the menu items, other content, etc. This gap appears in Moz 1.3 for Win 2000, too.

I'm not trying to be snotty - but I know I'd want to know if my design broke in a certain OS/browser, etc.

And I would have left a comment on the other posting on your Safari blog, but it said that comments were not allowed on that post, even though someone else left a comment minutes before I tried to.

And the same errors pop up here too.

Cheers,

-- Jough

I used to have a lot of problems with pain in my hands from too much typing, then I took up indoor climbing. It will very quickly improve your arm and hand strength, and seems to have directly lead to me no longer having any pain in my hands.

The other advantage of climbing is that it is fun. There is the feel good factor of working out a difficult move to get to the top, unlike for me the boredom of exercise for exercises sake. The only downside is that it requires a partner to go climbing with.

Playing online blackjack
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Playing casinos online can be risky. Make sure that they are legit casinos.

Reports of online gambling
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You know sleeping pills
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If you like generic firoicet you will
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Got a fat ass? Try adipex I lost 120
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If you can't afford phentermine
you have to re evaluate your career. If you need Phentermine you need to re-evaluate
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Taking diet pills can be dangerous.
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The fountain of youth is known as HGH
it's a hormone secreted by your glands. It is also known as human
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Again stating that I have tramadol but
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