Kane Husky

Husky, I am Disappoint

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:49:06 GMT

This journal entry is intended to express my opinions and feelings on subjects that have led to unfortunate things said towards me lately. I urge everyone to take the time to read it whether or not you are aware of any of these events. As I've pointed out elsewhere before, I am only trying to help. Please do not be quick to ridicule me without thinking about how you honestly feel on the issues. This journal will be public. Comments will be screened. If you wish to comment, I urge you to be honest and sincere. Who knows, maybe we can have a half-decent debate.

Imposing Free Will

If you follow me on Twitter, you probably already know that I've had a really bad week. If you don't follow me, then... well... I've had a really fucking terrible week. I had something happen to me at work a couple of days ago that really got me upset because I screwed up pretty bad. I felt terrible most of the day. Everything worked out alright in the end though. So I am glad to have that put behind me as a lesson learned. On that note, I've also learned another lesson this week; no matter how hard I try to help others, no matter how positive my intentions, there will always be backlash, ridicule and torment. What started out as a simple statement of a major pet peeve of mine eventually led to an argument over who was right, as well as a few other things said about me. Let me make one thing abso-fucking-lutely clear: I am not trying to be an egotistical asshole. If I wanted to be an egotistical asshole, I'd be a young professor with a PhD. (inside joke that no one will get unless you went to school with me - therefore making this joke moot). I am not imposing my beliefs or opinions on anyone. I may from time to time state my opinions, but that does not mean I expect or want you to hold the same opinions as mine. Freedom of speech is great - it is also a curse. I am free to state my mind, and others are free to a rebuttal. I'm not going to judge anyone that responds to me in a negative manner. That's to be expected in the diverse online society that we live in today. So I am not posting this to call anyone out. I just want to express my feelings on the issue - as I believe I am and have been misunderstood on many occasions. Everyone is so quick to judge anyone that they do not agree with. If there is only one thing I can have all of you get out of this entry; I want everyone to try and be more open-minded towards opposition and to think about the "bigger picture." For my sake and yours.

Decimation of the English Language

I did not major in English - in fact, I hated English in school. But, for Christ sake, "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!" (source) I feel that modern society is a disgrace to itself. Gone are the days of preserving human integrity. With the explosion of online social media and interaction, we have let our guard down. Should any of the greatest English writers of the earliest centuries see our society now, they would have a heart attack at what they see has become of our once highly-regarded and powerful language. As someone who has graduated from an accredited University with a Bachelor's degree, I am all but obligated to "protect and preserve the English language." (Note: I do not believe I am better than everyone else. I do not have an inferiority complex.) Do a search on Google, or on your favorite inferior search engine (see what I did there?), for "preserving the English language" and you will find many great articles, journals and books to read. Have any of you seen the movie "Idiocracy?" If you have, you can imagine what I'm about to say. If you haven't, you need to go watch it because it will give you a pretty good idea of where society is heading quicker than we realize. There are VERY few things in this world that I am so passionate about. Until very recently, this issue was not one of them. I am quickly realizing more and more just how much of a problem this is.

Ignorance Versus Diction

LOLcats, I Can Has Cheeseburger, etc... You know, they use that silly style of writing that we all love - to an extent. It's become a staple in the Internet's backbone (or data centers). It's become the "language of the 'net." While I wholeheartedly accept and use such language online, there has to be a distinct line between right and wrong. This is where a majority of the problem with today's English language lies. Children and teenagers of this early 21st century are being raised on the Internet. From the articles they read to conversations they have with friends, the young are being taught that such diction is acceptable everywhere. Did you know that there are more and more reports about people applying to jobs and getting flat out denied and not even considered because they write like a 5th grader? It's a growing problem - and a serious problem. I believe that is one of the many factors causing this suffering job economy. These young people simply do not know any better because that's all they've been taught and that's the way they are used to writing. We can partly blame the many "economical" cutbacks in the American educational system for aiding in this lack of proper teaching. If the public education system is not teaching improper versus proper English to our young members of society, who is? One of my tweets this week was this; "I challenge everyone to learn the proper use of the following words: you, you're, to, too, then, than, their, they're, there." I wasn't pointing any fingers (or claws), I wasn't calling anyone out, nor was I imposing my opinions on everyone else. I swear I cringe every time I see someone use one of those simple words incorrectly. Yes, I know better and they may not. We all make mistakes - as I have experienced a major one recently, and I totally understand that. I'm not writing all of this towards those that make the occasional mistake. I'm more worried about those that consistently use the same word incorrectly. I know you're probably thinking "why the hell does it even matter?" or "who gives a fuck?" or even "what business of yours is it to tell me how to type?" Why can I not attempt to educate the uneducated? If you chose not to educate yourself on proper English, so be it. I'm not going to ridicule you. If you know better but chose to type like you don't give a fuck, then that's your choice. If you have to ability to write an amazing journal article with 100% proper English yet you chose to ignore the rules of the English language in everyday typing, then that is your choice and I cannot judge you for that. If you type with improper English because you dropped out of High School, then I pity you. I'm sorry but everyone is well capable of passing High School unless you have some sort of mental retardation - or you're just a lazy fuck that needs to stop stealing from those that work their asses off and pay taxes for you to live off of welfare. But that's just a whole other issue that I could rant forever on. . . Anywho, back on topic. . . I choose to type in cute Internet and "furry lingo" often, but I try not to overdo it. I make sure I spell the majority of the words correctly unless it just isn't possible to express the same cutesy feeling otherwise. What is my overall point? Think about what you type and read it over before you press that Enter key or tap that Submit button. That's all I ask. Do it for the kids, m'kay?

Ohai LJ...

Sat, 27 Nov 2010 02:16:16 GMT

I think I've neglected LJ (and FA) in favor of Twitter these days. I get the idea that this is happening to everyone else too. Am I right? Anyone still out there reading these? :P

Furry Suvey 2010

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:14:30 GMT

You know the drill. ^_~

Surgery Friday Morning

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:54:17 GMT

I'll be waking up at 5:45 am tomorrow morning to prepare and I'll be in surgery by 10:00 am. Should be going home by 1:00 pm. Not looking forward to it but I'm ready for all of this to be over with.

EDIT: I'm home now and the surgery went well. I'm not sure what all had to be done but I'll know more soon. A little sore at the moment but I've taken some happy pills. :P

About fursuiting at cons...

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:54:50 GMT

Yes, we've all heard what everyone has to say about how fursuiting at cons has changed in the last few years. As more people come into the fandom and commission suits what do you expect? No, I don't have a solution; there doesn't need to be a solution. Cons will grow, the number of fursuiters will grow, and there is nothing you can do the "preserve cons of the past." We all have to learn to deal with changes at some point in our lives, and this happens to be one of those changes that we all must accept and deal with. I've yet to experience a true suiting experience at a con so I have nothing to say regarding the matter, except this: SHUT UP ABOUT IT ALREADY! If you can't provide a solution, then there's absolutely no need to whine about it.

...now, on with my regularly scheduled trip home for the weekend.

New website open! (x-post from FA)

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:12:55 GMT

Some of you may be familiar with my site that has displayed a "coming soon" splash page for a really long time. The main reason it's been that way is because it was, and is, going to be focusing on my fursuit and other furry adventures, etc. After waiting nearly 2 years for my suit, I got it at AC this summer and despite a couple of things I was excited to finally have my suit. Now, due to some personal preferences, I am having the head remade and I should expect to have it and have a complete suit by mid-September or so. Although I won't have much to post for a while, I have been working on the website and learning a new content management system in the process. I forgot how much I enjoyed web development and I've been working on the site almost non-stop for the past couple of weeks. Needless to say, I think it's ready to open up to the public for input. Keep in mind that it's still in "beta" stages (I promise it won't be in beta as long a gmail was!) and there may be bugs and kinks to work out. I'd love to hear your feedback on the site; the design, the color scheme, the content, etc. Over time I do plan on adding more content and trying to make everything a bit more organized. Being that we are in an era where social networking has become the majority on the web, I'd like to know what you guys want to hear about, know about, and see regarding me, my life, my suit, con experiences, etc. The site will have things related to furry and my fursuit and my life on Second Life. I'm contemplating posting more general things to the site such as blog posts about technology and other things that I am interested in. Obviously I will be keeping LiveJournal and FurAffinity updates as I have been, but I may be posting more generalized things on my site. This is merely a thought at the moment, but I may open up my site to my family... which means opening up about my life to them. Still not so sure I'm ready for that, but I think the time is approaching whether I want it to or not. I will explain that in more detail in another post in about a week or so. I think making my site and keeping it up to date may be the best way for me to eventually show my family what my life is really about. I much prefer that to them searching for "furry" on the internet and finding the ever-so-famous biased things. Enough with me typing and on with you clicking!

http://www.kanehusky.com

Again, I really appreciate any feedback you can give me, whether it be good or bad.

I Graduated Today!

Sat, 09 May 2009 01:55:22 GMT

This is a scan of the official diploma and yes I have altered my name to reflect what it would be if I had my way.

Spring Break/FWA

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:12:31 GMT

Was awesome... that is all. I really don't have anything to report on that you won't hear from others. Maybe I'll elaborate later if I feel like it. Just know that I had an awesome time, minus a little mishap that ended in me running over my own turn signal light. I met a lot of people and had a great time hanging out with all of them. PCD has already kicked in and I miss my Husky. :P As the day I get my fursuit comes closer, the more and more excited and anxious I am to get it!

Stress Level...

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:22:37 GMT

Over 9000...

I need hugs :(

2009 Furry Survey

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:36:41 GMT

School, Work, FWA

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:57:17 GMT

This semester started off with a really unhappy Husky. Sometime over the winter break, the registrars office at my school decided that a class I took over 2 years ago no longer fulfills a requirement that it had originally satisfied. You see, Clemson's General Education requirements state that you have to take a certain number of courses within Social Science, Arts & Humanities, Cross Cultural Awareness and Science & Technology in Society areas. My major also requires an additional Arts & Humanities class. Back in 2006, I took a class that met the STS requirement and apparently it had been meeting the additional A&H requirement as well. Like all college students, I assumed my Degree Progress Report was accurate, even though it states that it may contain errors (which I think is rather oxymoron). Anayway, I was looking over my report over the break and I had a feeling that something didn't look right but I couldn't quite figure it out. So when I got back to my apartment after getting away from family I loked over my previous report from my advisor and the current one online and noticed that one course had been moved and no longer met a requirement. So basically it was showing me that I would be 3 credit hours short of graduating in May. Obviously this pissed me off quite a bit so I went on a manhunt to get this issue straightened out. Many hours of talking to people, walking all over campus, back and forth between offices, I finally figure out what needs to be done to fix the University's mistake. I fill out paperwork, get the signatures I need, and now I wait for the final decision, which I am assured that everything will be ok. I'm not the only person that took this class and there are at least 2 other students in my major that took the same class as I did. Basically my right-paw friend that I work with and am pretty much around all the time had the same issue so we did some of the running around together; Power in numbers, as they say. My first few days of my final semester were chaotic and quite stressful, but it's calmed down a bit now and it looks like it's gonna be a decent semester.

Work has also started back up and it looks like we finally got the kinks worked out of the major issues I was having with particles not working. So now basically I have some particles to make for someone over in England. After that, I'll probably get to work on my officially unnoficial 'undergraduate research' project.

On a final note, what started out as an invitation to tag along with a friend to FWA has turned into my mate coming down from Canada for a week then us heading down to FWA for the weekend. So, that should prove to be interesting.

[Edit]: Oh yeah, I forgot to mention;
Jack Is Back!

Software Pirating

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:40:29 GMT

Former CIO sues Diskeeper claims he was fired for not participating in Scientology training

I don't feel ashamed for once pirating Diskeeper software. I don't use their software anymore, and I never will again.

I...

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:12:59 GMT

...have a mate.

Things as of Late

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:43:49 GMT

I've been really busy lately. I've mostly been getting ready for this weekend's trip to Pittsburgh for the MS&T conference. I finally got my poster finished up and printed off today. I may or may not post it publicly for you furs to see. I doubt anyone would be able to understand what it's about anyway. Classes have also been keeping me on my feet with a lot of work to do. I've been trying to balance my time online and the time I spend on school work, but I've been quite heavily involved in SL lately. I recently made my first land purchase so I now own my own land in SL. It's small but it'll do for now.That's what I've been messing around with lately in SL. Other than that, I'm getting prepared for the trip this weekend, so that means I'll be away for several days. That's all for now I suppose. Life goes on, one day at a time... :)

Husky Mistakes Newborn for Stuffed Animal

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:19:04 GMT

WARREN, Ohio — A newborn baby has died in northeast Ohio after being attacked by the family dog as she was lying in a bassinet, police said.

The 3-day-old girl suffered bite marks and scratches and was pronounced dead Monday at Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital, Warren Township Police Lt. Don Bishop said. Police believe the husky mistook the child for a stuffed animal.
Bishop said the infant's father left the room briefly and discovered the attack when he returned.
Fire Chief Kenneth Schick said the baby was in full cardiac arrest when the rescue squad arrived.
The animal was taken by the Trumbull County dog warden.
Police are investigating the accident. The family's name has not been released.

Source

I hope us Huskies don't get a bad reputation from human stupidity...

...

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:55:31 GMT

This entry is NOT to/about/for any one person in particular. It's just something I want to say.

I can't count on one hand (maybe even two?) the number of people that have told me they care about me and/or they love me within the last month. As a result of this, I've had no other choice but to "push everyone away" and explain to them that I can't handle anything serious right now... considering what I've been through in the last month or so. I don't want anything personal right now. I have school and work that give me enough stress already. However, it seems like the more and more people that tell me their feeling about me, the more and more I get caught up in furry drama that I have no right being a part of. I'm tired of it all. I don't want to be the bad guy and turn everyone down and make them feel bad, yet... what am I to do? Some things were said to me tonight that have gotten me thinking... but I still don't know what to do... :(

Re: The Large Hadron Collider & the End of the World

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:39:23 GMT

I think by now we've all heard about the "big" experiment scheduled to take place in just under a month regarding the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) by CERN. And I also think by now we've all heard the to-do about the world coming to an end as a result of this experiment. Now, any smart, intelligent, and probably even just someone with a bit of common sense would agree that the media is a joke, meant to be nothing more than a medium for drama and public scare. As an intelligent and common sense-practicing engineer and scientist, I assure you, there will be no black hole that swallows up the Earth. Don't be naive and fall into this whole media trap believing we are making a mistake by doing these experiments. I think the thousands of scientists working on this thing know what the hell they're doing. But hey, if they're (and myself) wrong, we won't be here for you to say "I told you so" will we? ^_~

Tornadoes

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:37:35 GMT

Last night, Clemson was hit by at least two tornadoes. One was on campus near the stadium and the other was near the research park where I work, which is actually in Anderson, SC. No one, to my knowledge, was injured but as you can see in the following slideshows, there was a bit of costly damage. Click the images to link to each separate slideshow:

The End of One Thing, the Beginning of Another

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:36:18 GMT

There's a big change in store for me at work. Everything that I've been working on the last 6 months is being handed over to someone else and I've been assigned to a different area. I enjoyed the work I've been doing. I liked making the nanoparticles I was working with and it was definitely a cool experience that very few people get to do. This doesn't mean I may never work with them again at some point in the future, but for now I have to move on to something new whether I want to or not. Yeah I'm not happy about the change and the fact that my chances of getting publicity has suddenly decreased, but I have to look at it as more experience - and that can only be a good thing. I have one person to thank for all of this crap, but at the same time I am doing someone a favor by doing something they would rather not do. I do what I can to do favors for my friends and I guess this is one of them. I might be upset now, but in the bigger picture it's probably for the best - for everyone. I'll probably find that I'll like my new project. After all, it is actually directly related to my field of study. More about it later...

Folly Beach: The Edge of America

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:40:09 GMT

The Husky has made it to the "Edge of America."
Here's a shot of the beach from the house I'm staying in.

R.I.P. Randy Pausch

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:14:42 GMT

'Tis a sad sad day... The computer science professor who has touched the lives of millions of people around the world with his famous "Last Lecture" died today. :(

"Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch (Oct. 23, 1960 - July 25, 2008) gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving presentation, "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal goals. For more, visit www.cmu.edu/randyslecture."

Rest In Peace Randy

Quick AC Report & Some Bad News

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:54:57 GMT

I returned from AC yesterday and got home at midnight, as PCD sets in. I left Wednesday around noon to drive to Atlanta. When I get to the airport, I soon discover that ALL of the airport parking is full. Great! So, after driving around for a while, I found a valet parking place for $12/day, ouch. It's a good thing I gave myself 2 hours to spare on my way there because I needed most of it just for getting to the stupid airport. I get into the airport and take off without any hassle. I arrived in Pittsburgh around 6:30pm and headed to the Westin hotel, where I immediately ran into the person I was supposed to find for a room key in the front lobby. Made my way up to the room, put my stuff away and who knows what after that; usual con stuff. The following days consisted of usual con stuff as well. I may not have done everything I wanted, or should have according to other people, but I hat a lot of fun. I met a lot of new people and had a great time hanging out with them. Saturday was awesome, but I won't bore you with the details. Plus, I'll keep that to myself unless you ask. Not too much happened Sunday on my end, mostly sat around and chatted with others in the room. Monday came and we all left around 2:30 for the airport. We get there and sit around for a while. Ironically long story short, I missed my flight by about 5 mins! Oh Crap! However, I was really lucky and was able to catch a flight 2 hours later. My flight arrived in Atlanta about 20 minutes early so we had to wait before approaching the terminal. I got off the plane and went to locate my bag without too much trouble. The 2 hour drive home was boring, quite boring, and I got home around midnight.

Overall, AC was awesome. I really enjoyed it, I didn't want to leave, however I'm glad to be home... but that's where the bad news begins. Seems my stupid roommates don't want me around anymore. I really don't understand them or why they seem to hate me all of a sudden. I suppose telling them about me being a furry has something to do with it. Whatever, screw them... I need a place to live now. *sigh* :(

Safety Precautions

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:29:36 GMT

I was following my normal procedure for "washing" particles this morning. The particles were hardened in the bottom of centrifuge tubes and had to be dissolved before the next step. For this, we use Dichloromethane, a toxic solvent. In my attempts to break the particles loose, I'm beating the tube on the counter as I always do. The tubes are a polypropylene (a strong plastic) and can withstand quite a beating; heat, pressure, force, etc. Today, it decided to crack and blow up in my face... Yep, nothing quite like being splattered with a toxic, skin burning chemical... the cold, numbing, tingling sensation... If I weren't wearing my safety glasses, I'd probably be in the hospital right now. One thing is for sure, DCM, contacts and eyeballs do not mix and I don't want to know what happens when they do. So, when working around dangerous chemicals, please take the proper safety precautions because you never know when you're gonna be the one thankful you were protected.

Ruined a $15 pair of safety glasses, but it's better than ruining my eyes:

Firefox Download Day 2008

Fri, 30 May 2008 05:05:02 GMT

Spread the fox!

Ignorance is bliss... Or is it?

Wed, 28 May 2008 02:54:35 GMT

Don't you hate it when you try to be nice to someone even though you don't like them, yet they still get pissed off at you? It's no surprise to a lot of people that I'm a web developer. I make it known as best I can and I offer help when I can. But some people are just too stupid to take a step back and rethink what they are trying to do. I've tried helping a group of people who are having trouble with scripting errors on a content management system. They can't even follow simple rules and they know very little about web development. Sometimes I just don't understand why some people try to accomplish what they try to do so blindly. I've offered this group help numerous times and they never accepted... I should have known better than to keep offering. Maybe I'm too damn nice though. Maybe I have such a strong desire to help with stuff that I'm good at that I can't help myself. I guess it's not always a good thing to know so much - or so little, in their case.

Oh, and I admitted for the first time today to a non-furry friend that I'm either gay or bi, I didn't specify which... I'm still waiting for their reply. o.O

Also, now that I'm free from my parents I've started on my next sketch, something that was suggested by a good friend.