So Now What

So as many of you know, the government has officially been shut down for God knows how long. I have been following this but am still not completely clear on the details, but from what I understand this is what's going on

Now that the black democrat president has passed his version of health care, also known as "Obamacare" the republicans are throwing a temper tantrum to try and bully their opinion, which is against Obamacare. The president isn't going for it so Lord only knows how long this will last.

Now as far as Obamacare goes, I have no problem with it. I guess my multiple medical issues that have put me thousands of dollars in debt and ruined my credit have made me soft. Who knows.

As far as the republicans, they are only a small step above the tea party, who I can not STAND, in my book. They need to quit crying and quit trying to figure out various devious ways to get Obeezy out of office and just shut up and accept it and patiently wait for this last term to end so that a new liar can take over office. Did I say liar, I'm sorry I meant...well hell they all lie.

With this shut down I don't really know what they expect to happen other than screwing us little people over even more than we already are. But then why would they care? It isn't like they think about us in their big fancy houses on their tempurpedic mattresses while sipping on wine and talking to Siri on their brand new iPad about how to continue fucking people's lives up.

Well, we will see how long this lasts and where things go from here. Until then, yeezus help us all.

First Post of 2012

I know I haven't posted in over a month or uploaded any new videos in even longer than that BUT I'm here now and that is what counts my lovely followers.

So, first post of 2012 is about SOPA/PIPA.

If you follow my blog then you are well aware that i am STRONGLY against these acts. But if your new to my blog, now is the perfect time to catch up ;)

So, for those of you who do not know what SOPA or PIPA are, they are the weak ass attempts of the government trying to censor the Internet.
SOPA stands for Stop Online Piracy Act
PIPA stands for Protect IP Act
If your not exactly sure what these mean, bing, Google or Yahoo, or whatever lovely form of finding information you prefer, it.

The basic idea is that the government thinks that the Internet is evil and full of copyrighted information and the solution they have come up with is to try and pass these acts that block certain websites from being accessed if they contain copyrighted information. Now, in theory that's all good but in reality it would eventually bring the Internet crashing down.

Let me explain further...

Many of the most used websites (Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, YouTube, Blogger, Wikipedia, etc.) would be blocked from use forever. Why? Because people post copyrighted material on there all of the time. and its generally harmless things that get posted. BUT since its copyrighted material, whether infringement was intended or not, the government would see that website as a threat and block off all means of going to that website from the US forever. They are using "more job opportunities" as a way to get people to vote for it. But when you actually sit down to think about it,it would make more jobs unavailable and make the unemployment rate skyrocket and not only that, it would eventually put an end to the Internet its self in its entirety.

Today, January 18th, 2012 marks Internet Blackout Day!

Many of your favorite and most visited websites are "Blacking out" Google and Mozilla included. This is in protest to SOPA/PIPA and the ridiculousness of it. If you disagree with these and want to put your say in the matter, here is a way for you to do that...
https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/
or just go to Google and click the big rectangle and it will take you to where you need to be to sign the petition. We need to tell congress to NOT vote these into effect!

So many peoples jobs not only rely on but require Internet use everyday. Its not only the bloggers/vloggers like me, but evangelists, churches who stream live services to those who cant make it out of the house to get to service, web designers, students, game designers, people in marketing/advertising, and countless others would be out of a job. Lets take a second to think about all of these people, their families and not to mention the people they help. We all use these

SOPA Is Bullshit

They are saying that it will help to save American jobs when in reality, it will hold back America and the possible progress that can be made to our country and actually LESSEN available jobs.

It may be a well intentioned Act but in reality it will hold us back. Yes there are plenty of people who abuse the Internet and illegally download music/movies/games/books/etc. BUT for every ONE person who abuses the power of the Internet, there are 5 more who use it in a POSITIVE way.

What these politicians don't understand about this act is that even if they pass it, there will still be people doing the illegal piracy junk. They will eventually find a way to work around this stupid act. So many different people use the Internet in not just their everyday lives but their jobs. If the SOPA is passed, the people who actually need the Internet for work will be put out of a job. Even if it doesn't happen right away, it will eventually come. Now, if this act is supposed to create MORE jobs, then why were these people not thought of? Because those politicians don't actually care. They just know that claiming that this act will "create" more jobs will make other politicians think that it is a legit claim without actually looking into it.

Our country should push forward but SOPA will push us BACK. Websites like Facebook, Google, Bing, Ask.com, Yahoo, Ebay, YouTube, Twitter, Tumblr, Beautylish, MTV.com, Blogger, and MORE will all be shut down. People like me who have Facebooks to keep in touch with friends in different towns, cities, states, and countries may be forced to loose touch with people they care about. People like (I can't believe I'm using him as am example, but...) Justin Bieber and Adam G. Sevani from Step Up 3D (Google him if your not sure who he is. While you still can that is...)were DISCOVERED on websites like YouTube. Many of the Gurus on YouTube who inspire millions of people with their talents every day have gotten more business because of websites like YouTube, Tumblr, Twitter and Beautylish. Why would the government want to mess with that?

Passing SOPA would destroy the Internet as we know it. When you think about it, SO MANY people NEED the Internet for their everyday jobs and lives. From the Taco Bell cashier whose registers update via Internet to serve the customers to the Marketing businessman who needs to check out the competition and has meetings via Web Chat to the YouTube guru who makes a living as a make up artist but gets more business because they get to showcase their talents online, to the celebrity who tries to get to know their fans better by a live U stream to the up and coming hopefuls who need to advertise their next show to gain fans to the church pastor who streams his sermons online for those who may be too sick to make it to service that day.

Stop SOPA for the love of our country and progress.

Have We No More Freedom of Speech?

I'll probably get like tracked by the government for posting a blog about this. Or maybe even forced to take this post down, But while we still have SOME SMALL form of freedom of speech on the Internet left, I'll inform those of you who are still in-aware of the happenings happening now.

I was planning on doing a nail polish haul/swatches post tonight, but this is way more important to me right now.

Basically to sum up a long and wordy story, the government is trying to interfere and shut down/ban/whatever you wish to call it many of the websites we love for copyright infringement.

Now, I don't agree with or believe in piracy, but web sites like Google, YouTube, our beloved Blogger, Tumbler, etc. are at risk from this new bill. Not everyone who uses these sites illegally downloads content and shit on these sites. This is something that affects everyone from Gamers to Gurus to the people who are just trying to find the lyrics to their favorite songs to sing along with Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj on the radio.

There are ways for you to stop this stupid nonsense from happening. Here is a link to a website where you can sign a petition saying that you disagree with this dumbass bill http://americancensorship.org/
Just enter the information asked for and hit send. Also, if you scroll down the page you can find more information as well. Of course you could also Google it (while you still can).

Here are some links to some sites that explain exactly whats going on.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111115/15040016780/sopaprotect-ip-would-be-hideously-bad-video-gamers.shtml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protect_IP_Act

http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2011/1115_cybersecurity_friedman.aspx

Basically just look up Protect IP Act.

It effects people with domain names, people who look up help on games, people who blog, YouTubers, Bloggers, people who use Google for the news, People who go online because the Government won't fund libraries in their city anymore. If you don't agree with this ridiculous unnecessary act that not only interferes with our privacy, but out freedom of speech as well, then do your part and click on that first link so your voice can be heard.