(If you happen to stumble across this entry and are completely confused, just ignore it.  I posted it here on my blog because it’s about four and a half times longer than Facebook allows messages to be.  I have included quotes of the material I’m responding to for reference, except my first response to…

There’s growing talk lately – which I hadn’t honestly noticed until after I said it myself, but there it is – that Facebook and other social networks have “peaked” and are on the fade. Facebook may have peaked, but it’s probably never going to go away.  Neither will MySpace, or Google Buzz, or Yahoo Buzz…they…

There’s growing talk lately – which I hadn’t honestly noticed until after I said it myself, but there it is – that Facebook and other social networks have “peaked” and are on the fade. Facebook may have peaked, but it’s probably never going to go away.  Neither will MySpace, or Google Buzz, or Yahoo Buzz…they…

I have lots of friends and acquaintances across the political spectrum. I have some friends who are hardcore right-wing Fox News proselytes. For a long time I’ve encouraged this in my life.  Not only out of some stupid patronizing sense of noblesse oblige or for the sake of proving how “tolerant” I am, but because…

I have lots of friends and acquaintances across the political spectrum. I have some friends who are hardcore right-wing Fox News proselytes. For a long time I’ve encouraged this in my life.  Not only out of some stupid patronizing sense of noblesse oblige or for the sake of proving how “tolerant” I am, but because…

I’ve come across a bit of excrescence in this whole “9-11 truth conspiracy” flood of nonsense which has finally prompted me to take some time and rip the whole ignorant, paranoid, hand-waving, bullshit theory to bits. The tinfoil hat of this particular sub-conspiracy is hung on a statement by Bush, as seen in this video…

I’ve come across a bit of excrescence in this whole “9-11 truth conspiracy” flood of nonsense which has finally prompted me to take some time and rip the whole ignorant, paranoid, hand-waving, bullshit theory to bits. The tinfoil hat of this particular sub-conspiracy is hung on a statement by Bush, as seen in this video…

Another one inspired by some idiot talking smack online and not knowing what the hell they’re talking about.  PLEASE pay attention to the disclaimer:  this video is by far the most aggressive and profanity-laden diatribe I’ve recorded thus far, and I’m absolutely certain it’s going to offend some people. I posted this video to YouTube…

The subtle ways in which some media outlets will deliberately attempt to manipulate public opinion rather than just reporting the facts never ceases to amaze me.  This article about the health care bill provides an excellent example of what real media bias looks like – the subtle manipulation of public opinion though the use of…

How Facebook Is Destroying Democracy Date: 2010-03-08 Source: Master_Extraction (lowgenius.net) Original Text Original Text President Obama has proposed a 1.4% pay increase for active duty military in 2011. This is THE LOWEST SINCE 1973! Nice to know that during a time of rampant inflation, while war is fought in 2 theatres, our men and women…