Gordaen’s Blog

Wonder where Barack Obama finds such great speeches? Well, it’s not my Barack Obama Random Speech Generator… haha. I had the idea the other night to throw together a speech generator that could come up with speeches that sounded like what Obama might say. It’s nothing fancy and certainly far from perfect, […]

Anyone who knows me pretty well could probably guess that I support Obama. Besides having logical, step-by-step plans that mostly mirror my own thoughts and having a far better understanding of technology than pretty much anyone who is “high up” in our government, he is actually restoring my faith that it is possible to […]

I was browsing around some high tech sites today and saw quite a few excellent opportunities. I am not likely to pursue a career in electronics or engineering, despite having the aptitude, but I still enjoy seeing what is out there. Unfortunately, I don’t always enjoy what I see. Sometimes I come […]

As a capitalist country, we all seem to be trained to shy away from anything that might be socialist. “Healthcare for everyone? That’s crazy talk!” We think certain people don’t deserve healthcare, because of any number of factors. We might think that poor people are lazy, so they should not have […]

I received an email recently with “Fwd: SMARTEST MAN IN AMERICA” being the subject. I should have known it wasn’t about any scientists or anything cool. It was simply a link to a YouTube video of a guy named Bob giving his take on the war in Iraq. He basically just slams […]