This is a no-bullshit message to anyone and everyone who even glimpses at this blog. I have c&p'd the following letter from moveon.org. Pay it some pretty serious attention.
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Subject: Congress is selling out the Internet
Hi,
Do you buy books online, use Google, or download to an iPod? Everything we do online will be hurt if Congress passes a radical law next week that gives giant corporations more control over what we do and see on the Internet.
Internet providers like AT&T are lobbying Congress hard to gut Network Neutrality--the Internet's First Amendment and the key to Internet freedom. Net Neutrality prevents AT&T from choosing which websites open most easily for you based on which site pays AT&T more. BarnesandNoble.com doesn't have to outbid Amazon for the right to work properly on your computer.
If Net Neutrality is gutted, many sites--including Google, eBay, and iTunes--must either pay protection money to companies like AT&T or risk having their websites process slowly. That why these high-tech pioneers, plus diverse groups ranging from MoveOn to Gun Owners of America, are opposing Congress' effort to gut Internet freedom.
You can do your part today--can you sign this petition telling your member of Congress to preserve Internet freedom? Click here:
Petition
I signed this petition, along with 250,000 others so far. This petiton will be delivered to Congress before the House of Representatives votes next week. When you sign, you'll be kept informed of the next steps we can take to keep the heat on Congress.
Snopes.com, which monitors various causes that circulate on the Internet, explained:
Simply put, network neutrality means that no web site's traffic has precedence over any other's...Whether a user searches for recipes using Google, reads an article on snopes.com, or looks at a friend's MySpace profile, all of that data is treated equally and delivered from the originating web site to the user's web browser with the same priority. In recent months, however, some of the telephone and cable companies that control the telecommunications networks over which Internet data flows have floated the idea of creating the electronic equivalent of a paid carpool lane.
If companies like AT&T have their way, Web sites ranging from Google to eBay to iTunes either pay protection money to get into the "fast lane" or risk opening slowly on your computer. We can't let the Internet--this incredible medium which has been such a revolutionary force for democratic participation, economic innovation, and free speech--become captive to large corporations.
Politicians don't think we are paying attention to this issue. Together, we do care about preserving the free and open Internet.
Please sign this petition letting your member of Congress know you support preserving Internet freedom. Click here:
Petition
Thanks.
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The above is not a joke, it's as serious as you not being able to read my blog tomorrow. Some of you may say that wouldn't be a bad thing, but imagine not being able to read anything on the Internet tomorrow.
Get on that petition.
5.28.2006
Sam Hornish Wins INDY 500!!
Ladies and gentlemen,
Today was one of the, if not the, most emotional Indianapolis 500 races that I have ever seen, and I've pretty much seen them all. And I almost missed this one.
I won't go into a pit by pit run down of the entire race, but I will say that seeing the second closest race in history was one of the highlights of my life so far.
Michael Andretti came out of retirement to run this race, supposedly his last. With 7 laps left he was in the lead with his rookie son, Marco, in second place. Michael's car wasn't up to the challenge, Marco goes around him, Sam Hornish Jr. is in third place behind Marco as Marco goes around Michael. Marco is in the lead with two laps to go. At this point in the race I don't know whether to just turn the TV off and walk away before I die of a heart attack, or cry.
Hornish attempts to pass Marco and falls back, with a half a lap left. By this time, Michael's dream of winning is once again, gone. Hornish is at least six car lengths back behind Marco and here we are thinking that this rookie, Marco Andretti, son of Michael Andretti (who has never won at Indy) and grandson of Mario Andretti (who won in 1969), is about to win the fucking Indy 500 on his first run.
Hornish, like no other driver that I have ever seen, absolutely eats up the track and passes Marco and wins by .0635 of a second. All this transpires within mere inches.
I almost puked.
My heart goes out to Michael. I really wanted him to win. He says that he will take some time and reflect and that by getting so close, he may be back next year. He lost something like 23 pounds and got in pretty much the best shape of his life for this race.
There was some other drama with Hornish and Kanaan. Danica had a very likely chance of winning but caught the shittiest luck in the world when a yellow came out as she was exiting the pits.
Unofficial Results From Indianapolis Motor Speedway
I'm glad Sam won. He deserved and earned it.
For more information on the race and everything IRL go to Official Indy Site.
I'm glad that I chose not to watch the Formula 1 race today. I haven't check the results from that race yet.
See ya.
Today was one of the, if not the, most emotional Indianapolis 500 races that I have ever seen, and I've pretty much seen them all. And I almost missed this one.
I won't go into a pit by pit run down of the entire race, but I will say that seeing the second closest race in history was one of the highlights of my life so far.
Michael Andretti came out of retirement to run this race, supposedly his last. With 7 laps left he was in the lead with his rookie son, Marco, in second place. Michael's car wasn't up to the challenge, Marco goes around him, Sam Hornish Jr. is in third place behind Marco as Marco goes around Michael. Marco is in the lead with two laps to go. At this point in the race I don't know whether to just turn the TV off and walk away before I die of a heart attack, or cry.
Hornish attempts to pass Marco and falls back, with a half a lap left. By this time, Michael's dream of winning is once again, gone. Hornish is at least six car lengths back behind Marco and here we are thinking that this rookie, Marco Andretti, son of Michael Andretti (who has never won at Indy) and grandson of Mario Andretti (who won in 1969), is about to win the fucking Indy 500 on his first run.
Hornish, like no other driver that I have ever seen, absolutely eats up the track and passes Marco and wins by .0635 of a second. All this transpires within mere inches.
I almost puked.
My heart goes out to Michael. I really wanted him to win. He says that he will take some time and reflect and that by getting so close, he may be back next year. He lost something like 23 pounds and got in pretty much the best shape of his life for this race.
There was some other drama with Hornish and Kanaan. Danica had a very likely chance of winning but caught the shittiest luck in the world when a yellow came out as she was exiting the pits.
Unofficial Results From Indianapolis Motor Speedway
I'm glad Sam won. He deserved and earned it.
For more information on the race and everything IRL go to Official Indy Site.
I'm glad that I chose not to watch the Formula 1 race today. I haven't check the results from that race yet.
See ya.
5.06.2006
Hot Wheels of Hell-o-Matic!!!
Alright, I'm sure that you've no doubt seen that glorious header that I have put in. It all stems from a kick-ass project that I had no part in whatsoever. Isn't it great!?!
So, Coop has been chosen to create not one but two CUSTOM Hot Wheels® cars in his honor. Take a trip over to Positive Ape Index and take a gander at the whole explanation from the man himself.
As always, any and all Coop images that I use on my site are the sole copyright of Coop. I don't make any money off of them, and I don't claim them as my own, but they sure are some of the best images in the friggin free-world. Hell, they're some of the best images in the not-so-free world too. They just don't know it.
For everything Coop, take a walk over to Coop Stuff and pick something up. And while you're there, pick up the tattoo flash set for me. Drop me an email and I'll send you my address so that you can send it to me.
How's that for an update then?
So, Coop has been chosen to create not one but two CUSTOM Hot Wheels® cars in his honor. Take a trip over to Positive Ape Index and take a gander at the whole explanation from the man himself.
As always, any and all Coop images that I use on my site are the sole copyright of Coop. I don't make any money off of them, and I don't claim them as my own, but they sure are some of the best images in the friggin free-world. Hell, they're some of the best images in the not-so-free world too. They just don't know it.
For everything Coop, take a walk over to Coop Stuff and pick something up. And while you're there, pick up the tattoo flash set for me. Drop me an email and I'll send you my address so that you can send it to me.
How's that for an update then?
5.05.2006
It ends today, for a bit.
The last final was taken @ 0800 this AM and that was it for me and Spring 2006. Yeah, I know you have missed me and your days have been nothing but pure agony since I have been gone, but you'll be glad to know that I pretty much blew this semester away.
Summer school is not too far away. More writing classes this summer. At the rate I'm going my writing degree will be completed before I even get started in anything else.
What have I been doing besides writing tons of peer reviews and studying for Pharmacology exams and such, you ask? I've been playing a bit of guitar as of late. First time that has happened in over a year or so. I was playing a shitload of Battlefield 2: Modern Combat on the 360, but that has slacked off as well. Seems that no matter how you try to replace Rainbow Six, it just won't happen.
You may find this odd, but I suggest that you go out and pick up Fiona Apple's new disc, Exrtraordinary Machine. I'm a fan of hers because she's smart as hell and her style is like no other. I'd write a review of it, but my opinion on things is only my opinion. If you like it then cool. If not, that's cool too.
Ok, time for a rant: IF/THEN is the way it works people. IF your glass isn't right-side up, THEN it has been knocked over. NOT: IF your glass isn't right-side up, THAN is has been knocked over.
I've seen this mistake all my life and especially in print adds and commercials for automotive companies. Just start paying attention, you'll see it too.
See, that rant wasn't so bad. No where near as explosive as one that I wrote a few days ago to some relatives. But we won't go into that.
So, if all that wasn't all over the place enough for you. Tune in tomorrow, I'll be sure to ramble on about something totally worthless on a larger scale.
Summer school is not too far away. More writing classes this summer. At the rate I'm going my writing degree will be completed before I even get started in anything else.
What have I been doing besides writing tons of peer reviews and studying for Pharmacology exams and such, you ask? I've been playing a bit of guitar as of late. First time that has happened in over a year or so. I was playing a shitload of Battlefield 2: Modern Combat on the 360, but that has slacked off as well. Seems that no matter how you try to replace Rainbow Six, it just won't happen.
You may find this odd, but I suggest that you go out and pick up Fiona Apple's new disc, Exrtraordinary Machine. I'm a fan of hers because she's smart as hell and her style is like no other. I'd write a review of it, but my opinion on things is only my opinion. If you like it then cool. If not, that's cool too.
Ok, time for a rant: IF/THEN is the way it works people. IF your glass isn't right-side up, THEN it has been knocked over. NOT: IF your glass isn't right-side up, THAN is has been knocked over.
I've seen this mistake all my life and especially in print adds and commercials for automotive companies. Just start paying attention, you'll see it too.
See, that rant wasn't so bad. No where near as explosive as one that I wrote a few days ago to some relatives. But we won't go into that.
So, if all that wasn't all over the place enough for you. Tune in tomorrow, I'll be sure to ramble on about something totally worthless on a larger scale.
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