MySpace Ban For Military

This is ridiculous ban. And clearly, it was created by someone who lacks the ability to power on a computer.

Why ban it? If security is the answer then look for the suits to restrict e-mail and phone calls soon as well. It’s always possible that a location/mission could be revealed, but these men are highly trained thus making it unlikely. They are across the world, on the front lines of a war. And if they understand the restrictions set regarding phone calls and e-mails. MySpace should be no different.

I spoke with someone this morning who said,

“If you are raiding terrorist strongholds and defending our country, you should be allowed to use MySpace.”

And here’s a message from military.com. A mother writes,

“My son is deployed in Iraq, I don’t get much news from him, letter writing is not his thing I guess. MySpace is a way for me to see that he is ok. I can just log on, go to his page and see that he has logged on for the day. That alone takes some of the worries away.”

Those of us who may not have friends and family on the battlefield should still recognize the effect on the families who worry about the safety of their loved ones everyday.

Military officials need to go back to the drawing board, and try to clear the lines between safety measures and privacy infringement.

14 Months Later, The Conversation Is The Same

Eric and I had a discussion via IM, in March of ‘06, in regards to climbing gas prices and energy inefficiency. It appears that my uber-intelligent/left-wing friend was right.

Big Surprise

A group of Islamic leaders, praying before they board a flgiht – is anyone surprised that it would raise questions? I’m not.

If I were boarding that commercial flight, I’d have second thoughts about it too.

The airline said it still stands behind the decisions of it’s crew, and I believe they should. It should be the decision of those on the plane to decide what is safe and in their best interest.

I understand the civil rights issue, but they must understand that we live in a different world now. It was not my decision to change the world on Sept. 11. Instead, it was the decision of the evil terrorists who callously killed innocent Americans under the “authority” of thei same religion.

While we can assume it was not the decision of these specific men either, the inconveniece cannot be as frustrating or painful as the pain of those who still grieve the loss of their loved ones in the WTC attacks.

Sure, it may be unfair, but life is rarely fair. We all have to accept that.

*Thanks for the contribution Snowman.

News That Makes Me Smile

Tom calls it “Survival of the Cutest.” Check out this short video.

The "Official Scrabble Dictionary" Is A Joke!

Since when is a colloquial like “git” r done allowed in Scrabble?! Since the mid 90’s when the Official Scrabble Dictionary was created.

Most curse words have been removed, and I don’t understand that either.

If the book allows nonsense (including letters that don’t make real words,) then why not allow curse words – which are at least real words?

It seems Communist to me.

The Scrabble dictionary was created so the uneducated people of the world could have a shot to win the game. It makes sense, doesn’t it? If they can add a bigger fan base to the game, they’ll sell more games. And they’ll sell more stupid dictionaries.

In my house, I have a dictionary – several in fact. So it’s not necessary to spend 10 bucks on the Scrabble version.

I play by the rules on the box – even the ones I don’t like. So if you play with me, expect to play with Webster too.