Without a major catalyst for change the changes of stopping hate seems like a very dim prospect. If I was in a tunnel the light at the end of it might as well be flickering before burning out with a pop ( Read more... )

I used to like the internet. I used to see it as a tool for good.

Now I increasingly see it as a tool for nefarious purposes. The noble are outnumbered by the maleficent.

I really want to believe the that people are inherently good but then I read articles like this one that talk about the NSA having built the capability to capture all phone ( Read more... )

I've been putting this off for at least two weeks now. My reminded looked as follows:

Heroes.

Who should our heroes be?

• Pornstars?
• Warriors/Soldiers
• Professional Athletes
• The Ultrarich (Business successes)
• Politicians

Last night (Friday) I was reading Slashdot to see what's new in the world. I've never really read a traditional news site as a matter of habit. I'll look at CNN while on break at work for example but only because it's something else to read and while I can go many places online at work I don't feel comfortable roaming freely about the internet ( Read more... )

In short: I hate the news. I hate the twenty-four hour constant news state ( Read more... )