AmishPhoneBook: G and interpretive dance
September 12, 2011 Category :YT Orbit Comments:0
.XXX – oh ya baby – more money and censorship!
September 11, 2011 Category :Family| Internet Comments:0
.XXX Domain – I agree totally that the issue is money and the First Amendment (pre-censorship).
I’m clearly a bit of a whack job when it come to the First Amendment. I see any attempt to alter or redefine what it says as an attack on the 
rights of all. Yes, I know people have different views on this. That is what it is all about.
If I don’t like someones view point on the net, the site, their blog or even them then I don’t have to interact with them. I can block, close or otherwise ignore them. I often do. What I will not do is say that they can’t speak, I may personally voice opposition to their speech. I won’t pre-censor.
It isn’t the right road to take, start pre-censoring and you’ve opened up a can of worms you’ll never close.
Where I live we have a ‘church’ (cult) that goes around a pickets at funerals, have protest signs that could be considered offensive and they make a point of targeting funerals of high profile people, soldiers and do so in a way that is again considered offensive by some.
Would I like to see a law in place to stop their protest. *NO*, but I do think that the current restrictions that are in place have merit. Here they are limited to time, place and distance, which I feel is right up to the line of pre-censorship.
The .XXX domain is optional, and the reasons for it’s existence are clearly monetary and an attempt to pre-censor speech.
Yes, yes. I know what about the children. What about protecting them? They shouldn’t be able to access sites are pornographic. This just gives parents tools they can use. Wow… It isn’t going to have that much of an impact at controlling children’s access to .XXX site. .Com sites will still exist, adult entertainment will still be on Starz, Showtime, HBO, Netflix Skinamax (Cinemax) and on and on.
Parents have had access to V-Chip technology in all US sold TV’s since 2000. What affect has it had? Does V-Chip work? Polls and studies indicate that the V-Chip is seldom used by parents, nor do they use the blocking tools available on most cable systems.
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To Profile Pic or Not that is the question!
September 10, 2011 Category :Internet| Social Media Comments:0
I’m not one for profile pictures. There are a few reasons, but mostly I just don’t like being the subject of a picture.
I’m the one who is generally behind the camera. The one who is standing off to the side, sees that a picture is about to be 
taken and then turns away at the last minute. So does this say more about me or would a profile picture say more?
I have a friend who was in radio, when asked why he’d say, “Have you really looked at my face? It is a face for radio.” I can understand that, and yes I had looked at his face. He was right in his perception, but does that mean he shouldn’t have been on camera?
When I was a teen, I didn’t mind being in front of the camera. As I grew older, lost my chin, saw the slight bags under my eyes, which aren’t so slight now. The puffiness of my cheeks and those pesky little hairs on my ear lobes and tragus, the same hairs I swore were so gross when I was a child are now a pain in the ass. I remember looking at those old guys who had hair growing out of their ears… GROSS with a major emphasis on GROSS!
Now that guy with the hair on his ears is me.
To Profile Pic or Not – that is the question that faces me. I think a profile picture can say many things, but does it have to be a head shot? Action? Cute, Cuddly shot?
What should your profile picture say?
The 30 Standard Facebook Profile Photo Styles
30. This is Me Shot This is by far the most popular Facebook profile photo. It also happens to be a classic portrait photo. The picture is head on and you can see every aspect of their face, from ear to ear and from chin to forehead. You can clearly see who the person is. There is nothing more simple, and nothing more human than the this me shot.
8 Tips: How To Choose the Right Profile Photo | Almost Savvy
Doesn’t need to be fancy – You don’t need to rush out and schedule a session with a professional portrait photographer. Having a friend take a photo of you in front of a solid