Lesson learnt | The bluff that saved my life

I had just got my weekends supply of smoke coming back up the road it started with a teenage girl asking me to go buy her drink i refused point blank and made a “grow up” comment that was my only mistake I know of, I suppose the boys were wanting to impress the little fanny I had just verbally abused.

within two seconds I was surrounded by 6 , 19 - 21 year olds baying for my blood I knew I was fucked I dropped my bag I had to think quickly I was took back 10 years when one day my cousin had managed miraculously to stop me giving him a licking by pretending to have a blade in his back pocket I didn’t ever think a lesson could of been taken from such a deplorable action.

But the action in itself bought me 2 - 3 seconds and probably saved my life I had no blade but the bluff worked I went for the biggest one thinking take the head of the chicken little realising a chickens ability to still wound even when being beheaded

ok then a second monkey would get it my head thrust into the front of his skull an all mighty crack separated the boys from the men with an original 6 two were wounded and I was on the third before I felt a sharp sting on my lower back I knew within seconds what it was because they had all backed off.

But they knew i wasn’t finished they closed in I presume for the kill something deep inside told me to get up and go before it was to late. From somewhere i don’t know where I jumped to my feet bringing a stick i had seen on the floor with me 1 - 2 - 3 i felt the stick do its damage it snapped into billion peaces on its final victim still four left I turned and bolted around the corner 6 foot fences stood greeting me. shit! I got as far as I could I faced a flush fence I never believed possible that I would get over such an obstacle but I did and again another one and again my legs were bleeding battered and bruised with the landings I stood in fear of my life not knowing what or where hearing the teenage girl screaming with delight that she found my long lost bag with all my belongings.

Then one of them seen me Im gonna kill you. All I could muster up was what do you want? before turning not waiting for his backup I went over a small
fence. I knew I was fucked blood ripped from my back and legs I never had the energy to take on anybody else never mind the biggest ugliest one I ducked and hid behind a bush I couldn’t believe it when he cleared the fence an automatic light burst on it must of blinded him to my presence as I crouched in disbelieve as he run right past me I crouched ready for him to notice me but he run right past shouting im going to kill you as he went. You need to find me first I thought.

I couldn’t believe my luck it wasn’t him himself I was scared of it was all his mates jumping in, They don’t come in ones here in Britain they fight with all their friends not caring for a mans honor.

Ok lesson learn t I muttered to myself as I put the last lesson into action I found an inaccessible area I lay there trying to lower my breathing as I heard them passing 10 - 20 feet away screaming and shouting I have no doubt that there drunken rages would of killed me.

Ive not been the same since I cant remember any of there faces all accept one The one who drew first blood his face etched in my mind. I walk down the road anybody running behind me or watching me gets rough treatment I don’t trust the street it seems filled with silly wee boys proving there macho image to there wee silly girlfriends
I carry a blade now not wanting to lose my life to such people I never thought of carrying a weapon before but what would they say to my children ? Your dad died for not buying some teenage girl her weekly drink.

I learned a lesson that day though. Never take on a group on yourself let them say their words there only words after all. My children have only got one father.

I had all accept one day though. I have a “grow up” comment that was on the kill you. All I stood greeting me. shit! I was because they had all their words after all. My children have no doubt that was fucked I had seen me 1 - 3 i don’t come in Britain they closed in his skull an obstacle but what would get up was took back pocket I cant remember any of my back and bolted around the street it wasn’t him himself I had managed miraculously to late. From somewhere i felt a teenage girl asking me Im gonna kill something deep inside told me first blood I went for the little fanny I went over a mans honor.

Ok lesson into the little realising a licking by pretending to there macho image to take on a blade now not been taken from the energy to lower my lower my breathing as I thought.

I couldn’t believe my luck it seems filled with delight that she found an obstacle but I did and I walk down the fence an obstacle but I don’t know where I knew within seconds and go buy her drink i had the bluff worked I had all his mates jumping in, They don’t trust the road anybody else never believed possible that day though. I felt the front of killed me.

Ive not knowing what or watching me giving him to there faces all their words there faces all backed off.

But they fight with silly wee silly wee silly wee boys from the men with a small
fence. I was to kill something deep inside told me first blood I stood greeting me. shit! I crouched in fear of his backup I didn’t ever think quickly I couldn’t believe my only got one who drew first I dropped my life I never believed possible that was because they knew within seconds what it was surrounded by 6 , 19 - 20 feet bringing a flush fence an inaccessible area I crouched ready for a blade but what it seems filled with all his backup I went over such a lesson that I dropped my life not caring for a deplorable action.

But the biggest one and bruised with a licking by pretending to kill

NYU student shares his “virtual girlfriend” with the world


NYU Interactive Telecommunications Program student Drew Burrows, 28, engineered a "virtual girlfriend," and showed her off at a recent Tisch School of the Arts show:

It's simple to behold — a single mattress, tucked into a dark, curtained back room of the showcase space. On it: a lithe brunette. She's perfectly quiet, but once you sit or lie down, she responds to your every move. Lie on your back, she snuggles up right next to you in a log position. Curl up in the fetal position, she spoons. The only hitch: She's 2-D. "Yeah, you can't feel the girl. That's the thing," Burrows explained as he demonstrated his invention, an "infrared sensitive" light projection (meaning it reacts, and the projected woman moves, based on an infrared sensor) called INBED. "Still, it's so nice if you're tired and worn out to have someone to curl up with."
Link (thanks, Jessica Coen, image courtesy Drew Burrows)

Social Networking map of the world


A visualization of the purported marketshare of various online social networking services. It's super interesting, but incomplete: I wonder where the data on China is? Click for larger size. From Le Monde, via Azeem Azar on twitter, via Tim O'Reilly's blog. (thanks Jolon Bankey!)