I've been screaming about this ever since the first one. It appears we are no longer interested in space science. If it doesn't have a military application - it isn't funded. If it is military, they throw unlimited amounts of money at it and then try to hide it from everyone. This isn't just another spy satellite or surveillance system. They've had those for decades. My gut tells me this is a weapon prototype.
Secret Space Plane Can’t Hide From Amateur Sleuths | Danger Room | Wired.com
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Patriot Act Needs Comprehensive Reform, ACLU Testifies | American Civil Liberties Union
Patriot Act Needs Comprehensive Reform, ACLU Testifies | American Civil Liberties Union
I had just about given up hope of the ACLU (or anyone else) doing anything about the recent loss of Constitutional rights. I'm really glad to see they have become involved!
I had just about given up hope of the ACLU (or anyone else) doing anything about the recent loss of Constitutional rights. I'm really glad to see they have become involved!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
"Before I Die ..." in Journal - RedBubble - RedBubble.com
Before I die I want to.... see the day extraterrestrials expose the truth!
"Before I Die ..." in Journal - RedBubble - RedBubble.com
"Before I Die ..." in Journal - RedBubble - RedBubble.com
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Blue Mountains - Vector Art
This was my first attempt at using Adobe Illustrator to create something artistic. This was hand drawn using a pen tablet. (02/05/2011)
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Reinventing Myself - Again
I'm always experimenting with my websites. I've owned several different domain names over the years too. I've played with standard HTML/CSS, a variety of "helper"templates, applications, CMS - Drupal, Joomla and Wordpress among others. They all have their strengths and weaknesses, depending on what you want, and are capable of doing.
During my years of experimenting and exploring, I discovered two things. I enjoy the artistic and creative side of web design, but the technical aspects drive me nuts! Trying to keep up with all the standards, techniques, tricks, and complexity of it all was simply too much for my poor right-side dominant brain.
The second thing I discovered is how much time it requires to properly maintain a website. You are not only expected to provide something visually pleasing, but you have to figure out how all the little gadgets, add-ons, plugins, scripts and code snippets are supposed to be implemented. I spent so much time on the technical muck that it detracted from my ability to actually create and share any meaningful content.
So now I think I have reached a point where I just don't care how the technology works. It is becoming reliable enough now that it should pretty much run itself with a minimum of input from me. So I researched the alternatives, looked at Blogger, experimented a bit, liked the results, and here I am!
I'll repost the few images I shared on my previous Wordpress based site, and most likely just forget about my old posts and just start fresh. It isn't as if I have ever had a following! Another change I am already enjoying is I am no longer going to concern myself with SEO, link building, the user experience, or anything else that has to do with commercialization or profit motives. I included some Google ads just to see what happens, but I refuse to include ads on every square inch of my blog. I finally figured out that I can just be here and do my thing!
During my years of experimenting and exploring, I discovered two things. I enjoy the artistic and creative side of web design, but the technical aspects drive me nuts! Trying to keep up with all the standards, techniques, tricks, and complexity of it all was simply too much for my poor right-side dominant brain.
The second thing I discovered is how much time it requires to properly maintain a website. You are not only expected to provide something visually pleasing, but you have to figure out how all the little gadgets, add-ons, plugins, scripts and code snippets are supposed to be implemented. I spent so much time on the technical muck that it detracted from my ability to actually create and share any meaningful content.
So now I think I have reached a point where I just don't care how the technology works. It is becoming reliable enough now that it should pretty much run itself with a minimum of input from me. So I researched the alternatives, looked at Blogger, experimented a bit, liked the results, and here I am!
I'll repost the few images I shared on my previous Wordpress based site, and most likely just forget about my old posts and just start fresh. It isn't as if I have ever had a following! Another change I am already enjoying is I am no longer going to concern myself with SEO, link building, the user experience, or anything else that has to do with commercialization or profit motives. I included some Google ads just to see what happens, but I refuse to include ads on every square inch of my blog. I finally figured out that I can just be here and do my thing!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Changes Are Coming to How We Socially Network
Something has been bothering me about the direction of Social Networking, and I haven't been successful at identifying or verbalizing exactly what that "something" is. Today I read this post on the Electronic Frontier Foundation blog (www.eff.org) written by Richard Esguerra. His article literally opened my eyes and very succinctly explains what is wrong with Social Networking, and the direction that he thinks we are headed. There's hope!
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