Jack Interrogates Santa

Its Christmas time and I am busy with work and all of the rest of the stuff that goes along with this time of year, like watching Its A Wonderful Life.

Rex Murphy on Climategate

I don’t know who this guy is, but he has a good point.

Barbara Boxer Angry About Climategate?

Barbara Boxer is pretty angry about the Climategate, but for other reasons, “You call it ‘Climategate’; I call it ‘E-mail-theft-gate,” she said at a committee meeting. This according to Michael O’Brien of the Hill’s blog briefing room.

She is, however, going to look at the emails. “Whatever it is, the main issue is, Are we facing global warming or are we not? I’m looking at these e-mails, that, even though they were stolen, are now out in the public.”

But you see, that is what we’ve been saying all along! That is a question that you would have otherwise thrown out at horse feces, because there is “scientific consensus.” Oh wise one that is called Barbara Boxer, we just want some answers ma’am. Before you and all of the governments around the world go off spending our money on a lie, we ask that you look at all of the evidence and make an educated decision, that is all.

Larry King and Reaction to Obama Speech From Expert Michael Moore

I can’t even believe that Larry King goes to Micheal Moore for reaction to the speech.

The Future of Media: Introduction

All forms of media have felt the effect of the internet and the consumers gravitation to new technology. You often see writers, frightened by what they see, writing about the uncertain future of newspapers, books, radio and television. As of late I’ve been fairly laid back about the whole issue and I still am. But there is a larger point that needs to be made in regard to these mediums and their future.

Newspapers, books, radio and television might not exist in the near future, well at least as we know them today. I have a problem with people getting worked up over loosing these mediums. While I don’t want them to go, I don’t want them to stay if they’re not wanted.

Here is the main point that anyone worried about the future needs to understand. Newspapers/books, radios and televisions are all delivery methods. Outside of a newspaper or a book, the alphabet and words will still exist. Outside of the radio industry, audio recording and even transmission via the internet will continue. And moving pictures will still be around even if televisions are not the sole mode of consumption.

Something that we all need to accept is that the internet will be the distribution method for all of the media that we consume. That does not necessarily mean that the computer will be the mode of consumption, it will be a middle man. The computer will be a way for the consumer to set up what they want to read, watch, and listen too. It will become a central access point for the consumer to pick favorites, subscribe to certain feeds for all types of media, and just make basic decisions about what they want to consume. The media will then be sent out via a network or internet connection too a smart phone, gaming console, entertainment computer, or reading device, and the media will be streaming on those devices waiting to be consumed.

Why streaming? Its simple. The one advantage that the newspaper, radio, and television industries have over the consumer is the fact that they are in charge of when and where the consumer gets their product. If the consumer has to receive the product after a short ad then so be it, that’s how its always been. There is a fear on the part of the industries and advertisers that the industries will loose this element of control and they will have no way of basically forcing the consumer to see an ad. If they loose that control the advertisers don’t spend money and the industries loose money.

That is where streaming comes in. This generally only applies to radio and television, this dilemma is not as common in the world of text. If something is streamed, interrupting that stream is virtually impossible for the average consumer/user and that allows the industries to be able to force the consumer to watch an ad. This is already happening with Hulu and popular videos on Youtube.

In the coming days I will write about all of these industries in depth and tell you what I think will happen to them. So be sure to look for these posts interspersed with my normal blog activity.

Baucus Bill Not Online

The AP reports that the  Baucus bill that will eventually become law will not be online. They know what happens when that put the actual bill online, the people actually read it, so it appears that “conceptual language” will have to do. I don’t think so.

AP- Senate Finance Committee Democrats have rejected a GOP amendment that would have required a health overhaul bill to be available online for 72 hours before the committee votes. Republicans argued that transparency is an Obama administration goal. They also noted that their constituents are demanding that they read bills before voting. Democrats said it was a delay tactic that could have postponed a vote for weeks.The Democrats noted that unlike other committees, the Finance Committee works off conceptual language that describes policies — instead of legislative language that ultimately becomes law, and which the GOP amendment would have required. Democrats accepted an alternate amendment to make conceptual language available online before a vote.

Here’s a thought, what if the Senate Finance Committee decided to “change” their ways?

Wilson Outburst Will Lead To People Riding Around In “White Hoods”? (Video)

You have to be kidding me, commentary later tonight.  What Wilson did was stupid, but what the Democrats are doing now is disgusting.

Found on Viral Footage.com

ACORN On Prostitution DC Version (Video)

They’re at it again!

Thanks to Big Government.com

9/11/09

On the national scale there are two events that changed my life. The first was the election of 2000, ever since that election I’ve had interest in politics to some degree, even if it just meant me watching the news on sick days. The second event that had a significant impact on my life was 9/11/01.

I was only a Sophomore in high school when it happened, but going to school that day was very surreal. The thing I remember the most was how beautiful a day it was in Tucson. It was a day that you wanted to be outside, it was a day with the sun shining bright and the weather was extremely nice.

The second thing I remember was the uncertainty that was imposed on us as young adults. Some peoples dads were now going to have to leave the state to tend to either an uncertain war or an uncertain clean up effort. We were extremely uncertain about whether or not that was the end or not.

Juxtapose the extremely nice day and the uncertainty and uneasiness that was in the air that day and it makes for in interesting feeling.

I started school very late because my school was experimenting with start times. So in Arizona I didn’t have to be at school until 9:40, that’s 12:40 in New York. My dad called my mom and woke me and my sister up after the first plane hit. At that time we didn’t even know that it was a terrorist attack, we just weren’t sure. I was awake and watched the second plane hit, that’s when we all knew. I continued watching it all morning until I finally had to be at school..

We didn’t hardly do any work that day, everyone was just coping, even though we were thousands of miles away.

The rest of that year seemed very strange. I had perhaps one of the best Thanksgivings I’ve ever had with my family. I think that it must have been the fact that we were all together that year and so many families were not, even though no one was willing to say that.

That’s all I can muster, my heart and prayers go out to all of those who are mourning today.

Why We Don’t Need Socialized Medicine

Found this on Viral Footage