Sorry so late on these. I should be doing a yearly posting about our favorite comments, just happens that these are quite late and we didn't do one last year. Here they are, enjoy!

http://www.bluedamage.com/comment-awards-2005-2006/

I am pleased to announce Blue Damage has received a shiny, coveted gadget symbolizing a higher status in the tech community. Yes, it's an advanced copy of the Apple iPhone. I was able to get my muculent mitts around this cellular device several months in advance. A Mac employee wanting to remain anonymous is a friend of the family. Don't worry though; it won't affect our bias at all. In fact, we think the iPhone sucks. Hard. These reasons should give you the right to smack anyone in the face calling the iPhone revolutionary, the end all of mobile computing or the greatest thing since Full House. We liked Full House a lot, especially Dave Coulier. Saying that is almost disrespectful. On to the review, here are a few reasons why the Apple iPhone sucks the proverbial big one.

Right off the bat you realize the iPhone doesn't come with buttons! Why would they release something without such a modernized convenience? How can you even control it? I've tried using wireless bluetooth keyboards, a P2 Dell laptop with Firewire 800, even a cat. How about a got damn slide out keyboard? Nothing. We finally figured out how to control the iPhone. If you use a knife, or some sort of jagged object, you can get the phone to respond to touch commands. However, this left lacerations all over the surface of the phone. They wouldn’t even buff out with a brillo pad! I figured they would have made these things rugged. Not a good start here.

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There are things you love and things that you hate. There are also things you love to hate. Since 95% of the internet deals with things people just plain hate, we decided to do something different. Blue Damage decided to give it a spin, non-hannitized, and discuss things that are really weird to hate.

The first thing on the list Clyesdales. Who sees those Budweiser commercials and says, "God I fucking hate Clyesdales." No, you look at those commercials and say, "Budweiser tastes like stale chemicals." You could also hate the company, especially if you were fired from the Keystone Light factory 6 months ago because of a "pale ale" incident. Or, you are just a beer snob because you don't have any hobbies. Have you ever received a Clyesdale steamer? Anyhow, Clyesdales. No one hates them.

The second thing is the elusive Notary. Yes, it's quite frustrating when you have to get something notarized, but, we will focus on the actual person who is the Notary. A notary is completely neutral. There is a scenario, however, where you have to go to an actual Notary Service Center and pay a $2.00 fee.

That never happens though. You always find out someone you didn't think would be a Notary. Like a coworker... or your wife or brother. It's like a secret society and they probably have their own handshake. One day, it is possible Notaries will take a bigger place as government lobbyists. Then, they will be easily hated by the masses.

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"Ok, I'll admit," Secret Galactic Overlord Zurbox claimed, "Using recovered alien technology reverse engineered into voting machines doesn't seem like such a good idea anymore." It pulled up his gamma-trousers, adjusted its omni-cod-piece, and continued.

"It all started as a search for a cost efficient alternative to mind control. Brain washing the masses is a very subtle and costly process. I thought that we could cut out the middle man, you know humanity itself and go straight to controlling the voting machines…" The monster waited a predetermined moment to survey the effect its speech was having. The confused and hostile human faces staring back were disconcerting it. "Time for Zorbox to pour on the old Galgapootin charm," Zorbox thought to itself in the third person. (Oh, didn’t I mention it was from Galgapoot? It’s not really important as this is the only time it comes up.)

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Accountability is the Republican theme for the upcoming election next month. Congress recently passed the The Read the Bills Act of 2006, which will finally force our elected officials to read the laws that they have been passing. Without reading. Yes, it came as a shock to us as well that the government has been passing so many laws for years that didn't even get as much as a considerate, even if spurious, glance. "I don't even know what I'm voting for anymore," Ted Kennedy said in a low, sobering tone. Ted Kennedy passed the Blue Label. We took a quick swig.

"You see, how we sneak our own personal agendas into bills is to place small, extremely difficult to understand clauses deep within our bills that no one catches. The small text works wonders. This way, we have our loopholes. It's been working this way for years, but, it will stop with this bill." Ted told us.

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While it is surprising to see Mark Foley without his "child shield" in an interview, we were able to catch up with him and discuss the recent allegations and a few predictions from the Blue Damage team. One on one, via AIM. If you are wondering what a "child shield" is, it is in reference to a recent interview where Foley had several children on the stage around him to evade questions about his behavior from 2003-2005. Here is the interview.

BD: Mr. Foley, we appreciate you finding the time to speak with us.

Maf54: lets make this quick, House is on in a few mnutes

BD: Did you ever come into sexual contact with these young men?

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It would come without a shock that the first and only bill that George Bush would veto would have to do with Stem Cell research. Of course, this isn't news as all as it happened nearly a month ago. However, there are new developments in the story that Blue Damage was able to uncover. But first, we need to explore a little about George Bush and his relationship with these cells. President Bush is one of the most fiscally conservative presidents ever, who has a huge problem with saying yes to throwing away our tax dollars. Just like all Republicans. There are several levels to the word conservative as far as the definition goes, so we will just look at one.

Conservative - Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change.

George Bush highly opposes change, just look at his favoritism of the constitution. Reform, for George Bush, is just another word for big government moving towards totalitarianism, something he won't be a part of. You know, as he said in his presidential platform in 2000. It's obvious why George Bush didn't want to back Stem Cell research. It's reform. It's big government. It's change. Well, that and the children.

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Steve Ballmer hinted today that Vista might be delayed EVEN MORE. Everyone in the IT industry and their mother has been talking about Microsoft pushing the release date back on Vista for nearly a year now. But what exactly are the reasons for this delay, besides Bill Gates obsession with quality? Microsoft has promised so many features that won't even be included in this release, so, what are we waiting for? We consulted with an industry expert (in the shoe industry but, whatever) about why Microsoft is metaphorically blue balled.

"You are going to be very excited when I tell you this," John Lavenstein said in an almost mocking tone. "A new version Microsoft Bob will be shipped with Windows Vista. THAT is the reason for the delay."

A new version of Microsoft Bob? Well, what does that mean for people that weren't a complete nerd 10 years ago? *Cue cheesy explanation music*

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