Culture, Race & Economy

I watched this film on Netflix last night (yeah I could have read a book but I was too lazy). It is also available on youtube (I've posted links below). I thought Zeitgeist was fascinating. I don't know how much of it was true, but much of it resonated with me: I could not understand, from day one, how the Twin Towers simply imploded in on themselves. The collapse of build 7 simply dd not make any sense. I already knew many of the well known stories from the Bible are at the same as much older stories, and religions. I don;t even want to get started on the financial system... I appreciate that I've shared a lot of information below. If it is too much you can a…

Glad this damn election is over. For me, the award for enduring the long tedious campaign is not that Obama won but that all the conservative right-wing Republican wackos and religious zealots have been defeated. Now, it's back to square one, unmindful that the economy will continue to do what it does, independent of the manipulations of human input. At least America lived up to its reputation for reuniting after a contentious election, Donald Trump aside. I knew FaceBook would be on fire when Obama was declared the winner, and reading all of the comments brought something home to me. Everyone was praising the lord, thanking Jesus, describing themselves as ju…

PRESIDENT REELECTED DESPITE THE NEO REPUBLICANS... WHERE IS DONALD TRUMP HE WAS TALKING LIKE HE HAD PROOF THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE WAS FORGED..HE WENT TO COLLEGE BECAUSE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION........ NO ONE HAS BEEN DECLARED THE WINNER OF FLORIDA YET...........WHERE IS NEO ROCKER TED NUGENT.NUGENT SAID IF THE PRESIDENT WAS REELECTED HE WILL BE DEAD OR IN JAIL...IS TED NUGENT PLANNING SOMETHING.....//////

After a long and overbearing presidential race, President Barack Obama has been re-elected. We no longer have to wonder who will lead our nation for the next 4 years and all major political campaigning can be put aside for a few years. The president and the DNC ran a great campaign and both should enjoy their victory, but the battle to improve the economy has just begun. Will President Obama be able to lead our nation into economic prosperity? Will congress come together to help improve this nation, instead of playing politics? I believe the answers to these questions are not as important as many people may think. Why? The answer is simple; government does not dictat…

ABC's 60-second trailer previews the documentary film by award-winning director Spike Lee, celebrates the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson's landmark "BAD" album and tour. "Michael Jackson: BAD25" will air Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22 ( p.m., ET) on ABC.

AGAIN SPEAKING ABOUT BLACK SPORTS REPORTER BILL RHODEN BOOK.. 40 MILLION DOLLAR SLAVES.ABOUT HOW RICH BLACK ATHLETES ARE CONTROLLED AND OWNED...LEBRON JAMES LEADS THAT.....HE HAS BEEN WITH RABBI'S, HOW MANY BLACK LEADERS HAS HE BEEN WITH/DO NOT MEAN THOSE REPTILE PREACHERS MOTIVATED BY GREED/HAS HE BEN WITH MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN.THEY SEEM TO BE TOLD WHO NOT TO BE BE WITH, OR TALK TO...WHAT TO DO, AND WHEN TO DO IT....THEY ARE NOT YESTERDAYS BLACK ATHLETES LIKE, JACKIE ROBINSON, BILL RUSSELL, MUHAMMED ALI , KAREEM OR ARTHUR ASHE... WHAT ARE THEY AFRAID OF, WHO ARE THEY AFRAID OF...NFL YESTERDAY. TWO IDIOTS I CANNOT STAND,CAM NEWTON AND ROBERT GRIFFITH …

THEY ARE COMPARING HURRICANE- STORM SANDY TO HURRICANE KATRINA....UNLIKE BUSH THE PRESIDENT SEEMS CONCERNED.. LIKE NEW ORLEANS SOME PARTS WHERE STORM HIT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS BOMBED.. HOUSES DESTROYED, HIGH WATER IN THE STREETS, CARS ON TOP OF CARS... NOT RICH BUT MIDDLE CLASS STATEN ISLAND, WHITE PEOPLE ANGRY ON NEWS, FEMA , RED CROSS SLOW..NOT AS SLOW AS NEW ORLEANS WITH HURRICANE KATRINA....RICH BUSINESS ,CORPORATIONS, WALL STREET SLOWED DOWN...RICHEST CITY IN THE COUNTRY.. DID NOT SEE PEOPLE ON ROOF TOPS WAITING TO BE RESCUED, SOME PROBALY WERE...............SEE IF THINGS WILL BE QUICKER IN THIS RICH CITY, THAN THE POOR IN NEW ORLEAN…

BLACK PREACHERS GETTING BLACK PEOPLE TO THE POLLS.WHAT DO THEY GET OUT OF THIS.....AFTER THIS THEY CAN TAKE ON DRUG DEALERS, GANGS AND PIMPS. THEY WANT. THEY ARE NOT DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING ..GREED MOTIVATES PREACHERS I HEARD BLACK POLITICANS GIVE PREACHERS MONEY.....

Picture of James Baldwin and Nina Simone, and Billiie And Ella. Black legends whose artistry lives on...

Implicit in almost every post on this site is the underlying message that It's hard being black; not only in America, but throughout the world. Just as white skin is an "entitlement", " it can be argued that "colored" skin is a burden. If I were a rapper I'd spit out some verses about this. Instead I'll just spill out some thoughts. As an African American, no matter what your circumstances are, your race is always a factor that puts you at a disadvantage even when the playing field is leveled to allow you to advance despite inadequate qualifications. I repeat: It's hard being black. Is this how it was meant to be? White people seem to be genetically equipped to…

IN 1930, JAMES CAMERON WAS 16. HE AND HIS 2 FRIENDS WERE CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF A WHITE MAN AND ATTEMPTED RAPE OF HIS GIRL FRIEND.. ALL 3 WERE TAKEN OUT BY A DEMONIC WHITE MOB..IN A TREE BY THE COURT HOUSE CAMERON WATCH HIS FRIENDS LYNCHED..ROPE AROUND HIS NECK, SOMEONE SAID HE WAS INNOCENT BARELY ESCAPING BEING HUNG...CAMERON SAID THE ROPE SCARRED HIS NECK...JAMES CAMERON WAS INVOLVED WITH CIVIL RIGHTS, NAACP AND FOUNDED THE BLACK HOLOCOST MUSEUM...THERE IS A PICTURE OF THOMAS SHIPP AND ABRAM SMITH LYNCHED IN AUGUST IN 1930...JAMES CAMERON IS DECEASED.//

As far as I can tell the following article was originally written around 2003, but perhaps several years earlier. I discovered it on the Talking Drum Website and they attribute the article to the afronet.com website, which appears to be defunct now (my browser warns me that the domain now hosts malware). As some of you know, I've been on a prolonged rant about the state of the Black internet for the last year or so. It was interesting to read Cinque's article and see mach of what he predicted has actually happened. The alarming thing is that so few people even notice. Of course, the reason is that there are not enough Black platforms to raise the issue or that are…

Stars All Fall Artist - Zion Birdsong, Musical Director of The Book Look Song - D. Amari Jackson, Creator of The Book Look

This book is right up biotumelo's alley. The Black Church: Where Women Pray and Men Prey by Deborrah Cooper - Book Review

BLACK ACTOR AND COMEDIAN D.L. HUGELY SAYS BLACK MEN, BLACK PEOPLE SHOULD BE ON THE ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST.OKAY...ANIMALS ARE EXTINCT AND BECOMING EXTINCE BECAUSE OF MAN MOSTLY....I WATCH NATURE SHOWS, ELEPHANTS AND RHINOS KILLED BY POACHERS FOR THEIR TUSK AND HORNS...AFRICAN ANIMALS ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST INCLUDE, BLACK RHINOCERUS , LEMURS, GAZELLES ,CHIPS, LEOPARDS ,WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLAS AND ADDAX-LARGE ANTELOPE......BLACK PEOPLE KNOWING THAT FOR CENTURIES THE WHITE MAN HAS BEEN TRYING TO GENOCIDE AND EXTERMINATE THE BLACK RACE FOR CENTURIES ARE HELPING WITH THE EXTINCTION...BLACK PEOPLE HAVING UNPROTECTED SEX WITH OVER 30 YEARS KOWLEDGE OF …

Because gang related violence has become so rampant in this country’s inner cities, attempts to focus on this problem have taken on celebrity involvement. Recently ABC news anchor, Diane Sawyer, showed up in Chicago to cover a gang summit being sponsored by Father Michael Pfleger, local hero, activist Catholic priest, and the white leader of an all black congregation. These high level meetings between the hierarchy of Chicago’s gangs have been held before and have not worked or will they ever because guards can never be lowered and ground never conceded. Reputations have to be maintained. What I find compelling about the situation is the reaity of what is at th…

IN DEUTERONOMY , IT SAYS ADULTERERS SHOULD BE PUT TO DEATH.....MEN WHO CHEAT ON WIVES, THE WOMEN THEY CHEAT WITH, EVERYBODY WHO COMMITS ADULTERY SHOULD BE STONED TO DEATH//THAT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE PREACHERS THAT CHEAT ON THEIR WIVES. .LET'S SEE, JESSE JACKSON, BISHOP EDDIE LONG, HENRY LYONS, WHO WAS LOCKED UP FOR STEALING 4 MILLION ..3 BLACK PREACHERS BEHIND BARS FOR KILLING THEIR WIVES...KILLING, ADULTERY,2 OF THE COMMANDMENTS....IT IS A LOT MORE,,..BABYLON AND SODOM GOMMORAH SEXUAL WICKEDNESS PREACH SERMONS EVERY SUNDAY FROM THE BIBLE NO ONE LIVES BY...AMAZING.....WHAT DEFINES RELIGION..////

I SAW ON A WEBSITE,SLAVERY IS IN THE BIBLE..DOES GOD CONDONE SLAVERY.SEEMS YES.BOTH OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS,SLAVERY IS CONDONED...HOW TO OBTAIN SLAVES, TREAT SLAVES AS PROPERTY.LEVITICUS,25 44- 46.,PEOPLE OF ISRAEL MUST NEVER BE TREATED LIKE THIS, EXODUS 21 2-6, 7-11..YOU CAN BEAT SLAVES, MAN CAN HAVE MANY SLAVES AS LONG AS HE FEEDS THEM, CLOTHES THEM,.SLAVES MUST OBEY THEIR EARTHLY MASTERS.LOVE THEM DEPEND ON THEM ,SERVE THEM, AS THEY WOULD CHRIST..SLAVES MUST FEAR AND OBEY THEIR SLAVE ,MASTERS...LET ME TAKE YOU BACK TO THE WILIE LYNCH LETTER HOW TO MAKE A SLAVE...SLAVES MUST OBEY THEIR MASTERS,OWNERS, LOVE ,FEAR AND DEPEND ON THEM.....WILLIE LYNCH LETTER ALS…

Kam calls DuVernay's latest film a "...a cinematic masterpiece reminiscent of those rare treasures that have managed to capture an authentic slice of African-American life, ala such black classics as Love Jones (1997), The Best Man (1999), The Visit (2000) and Brown Sugar (2002)." Read the full review

Has anyone seen the video going viral on youtube? Teen girl talking trash to city bus driver. Bus driver says something like "I'll get my granddaughter on you" and the teen continues to be loud, disrespectful, in his face, yadda yadda yadda until she hauls off and hits him. And then it goes completely downhill from there. What in the world is happening? I'm sure those of us who have ridden the city bus in many parts of Chicago and other major cities have seen this type of aggressive behavior out of our youth. So in a way, this isn't a surprise. But now with youtube, the whole world gets to see some of the ignorance that REALLY goes on in some of our communities. I ca…

NEWS, NAKED WHITE MAN,COLLEGE STUDENT WAS KILLED BY POLICE..POLICE SAY HE WAS NAKED AND ACTING ERRADTIC .NAKED KILLED STUDENT FAMILY LAWYER SAYS, SURVEILLANCE CAMERA SHOWS NOTHING TO JUSTIFY DEADLY FORCE..SINCE POLICE GET AWAY WITH BEATING UP AND KILLING BLACK MEN, INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO POLICE AT SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE....WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO WHITE POLICE WHO HAD CHAVIS CARTER HANDCUFFED CLAIMED HE GOT OUT OF HIS HANCUFFS AND COMITTED SUICIDE.//////

EX COACH SADUSKY GOT OVER 30 YEARS FOR CHILD MOLESTING AT PENN STATE.WHY HAS BISHOP EDDIE LONG NOT BEEN CONFRONED BY, THE NAACP,BLACK CHURCHES AND BLACK POLITICIANS FOR BEING SEXUALLY INVOLVED WITH YOUNG BLACK BOYS.////...CHURCH IS AS BAD AS PIMP AND DRUG HOUSES..///

Unless you're blind and deaf it's hard to avoid life's little aggravations delivered to you on a daily basis courtesy of the media in all of its forms. This is the motivation for me letting my pet peeves out of their cage. The top 10 things that make my eyes roll upward The gloating eagerness of celebrity moms to reveal how quickly they’ve regained their slim figures after relieving themselves of the baby bumps they were equally anxious to show off to an indifferent world. So called “right-to-life" zealots who don’t realize that, by applying their warped standards, a female’s expelling of an unfertilized egg every month is the equivalent of an abortion.…

I found the article below which not surprisingly appeared on the Fox News site interesting because it's an example of how this election is not only polarizing the country but is reinforcing a rift in the black community. Voting for Obama has become a litmus test for a person's blackness. Race still matters. This time next month what will the situation be?? I hope the election is not a close one because I don't know what Blacks will do if Obama loses. Will they simply be demoralized or will they be in a rebellious state of mind?? I think white people will handle a Romney loss better. They are not passionate in their support for his candidacy but have lost confidence …

ON THE DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL, A DOCUMENTARY ON NEGRO SOLDIERS.SEEMS ALMOST EVERY WAR THIS COUNTRY HAS BEEN IN, BLACK SOLDIERS HAVE BEEN IN...SHOWED CLIPS OF BLACK SOLDIERS FROM WORLD WAR 1..WORLD WAR 2, TUSKEGEE PILOTS, ALL BLACK INFANTRY, A BRIEF CLIP OF BENJAMIN O. DAVIS, LATER IN TIME BECOMING GENERAL...AND SOMETHING NOT TALKED ABOUT MUCH. BLACK WORLD WAR 2 SOLDIERS HONORED BY THE PEOPLE OF FRANCE..IT WAS INTERESTING...../

I'm writing an article about this issue but I thought I'd preview it here first, maybe even get some more ideas from your comments. Click this link http://aalbc.it/look4troy to run a simple Google query on my name, Troy Johnson. Your results will vary depending upon... well God know what, but I can guarantee you the following will be the same no matter who you are. The query will returns the big social media sites before anything on AALBC.com! My Facebook profile is at position #4 My LinkedIn Profile is at position #6 My Twitter profile is #10 AALBC.com does not appear until #16 on the 2nd page! Given that there are almost 25 million pages returned, and …

The Presidential election is coming up in November. In October the jobless rate, the lowest in 44 months, is back where it was when President Obama took the oath office. That means President Obama has cleaned up much of the prior damage done by Republicans, now they want to move back into the White House and tear things up again with the same behavior that destroyed everything the last time around. Don’t allow President Obama to be the Republican’s garbage man. http://pollardpost.blogspot.com/2012/10/dont-make-president-obama-republicans.html

MURDERER OF TRAYVON MARTIN,IDIOT GEORGE ZIMMERMAN,WANTS TO SUE NBC FOR PORTRAYING HIM TO BE WHAT HE IS SOMEONE WHO HATES BLACK PEOPLE.HE SAID EARLIER THIS YEAR GOD WANTED TRAYVON MARTIN DEAD,MEANING HE MEANT TO KILL HIM, OR ANY BLACK MALE.../.

Hello, What are some of the AALBC alumni up to these days? Well, I know what this guy does in his spare time. Community Theater. A Tribute to the first black star of American television. Who is the alumni and what character is he playing?

I just looked at the posts on my Facebook for the last 16 hours; aside from a handful of "look what my kid just did" it has been all debate all the time. Or rather it was ultra rabid Obama supporters saying how Obama kicked Romney's ass last night. One thing I hate about Facebook is that I usually only get one perspective only. With 5,300 friends this seems unlikely. All of my friends, judging by my wall, are blind supporters of Obama. If there is anyone with anything less than pure worship of Obama, it does not appear on my wall...but I digress form the point of this post. Many people wondered why Obama did not mention Romney's statement: "There are 47 perc…

It's official. As of July 2012, both presidential candidates have combined to raise over one billion dollars for their campaigns and are on pace to reach close to 4 billion dollars. Keep in mind, this does include estimated super PACs funding. Never before have we seen this amount of money raised so quickly for a presidential campaign. Considering the slow growth of our economy and an adjusted unemployment rate above 8%, many people wouldn’t expect to see money raised at this rate. But, should we really be surprised? Many Americans love presidential politics as much as they love professional football, baseball, and basketball teams. It’s a national competition with only t…

http://aalbc.it/anncolt KW: Richie the intern asks: What did you think of how the cartoon The Boondocks depicted you? AC: I’ve at least heard of The Boondocks. But again, I have no idea how that was done. I wouldn’t know all that I do about history, if I spent my time watching cartoons and other TV shows. [Chuckles]

Our parents were being born into this world a little more than 50 years ago. They were the children of Black Americans born three generations after the abolishment of slavery. But thanks to governmental acceptance of the institution of segregation, they remained second class citizens. Being second class citizens, they did not have access to the best schools and were ineligible for many good paying jobs. Our grandparents refused to allow this form of segregation to remain in place and demanded change. They made a choice to fight for this change by any means neccessary. This choice cost some people their lives and others their freedom. While fighting for these rights, our g…

HOWDY YAWL! Whatsup... what's shakin'... how's it hangin'? It's been a while - huh? Well I just noticed that this portion of the discussion board has been named Cynique's Corner. That's great, she deserved it. Yeah... I remember when. Anyway, I dropped this on the other board but after seeing her name over here, I thought, well hell, let me drop this at her doorstep. Btw, that title is actually my motto. You know, I've danced with the devil (and loved it) and kissed the sky, but today i'm just happy to be alive, hence "What about a time called now"? Okay, here we go, my thoughts on election day 2012. --> Sorry for the intrusion but HEY HEY HEY... IT'S ME, A FLAS…

AFTER HAZING AT FAMU, WHERE ROBERT CHAMPION WAS KILLED BEATEN TO DEATH BY HAZING ON THE BAND BUS,ON THE NEWS ANOTHER BLACK COLLEGE WITH HAZING.TEXAS SOUTHERN .THEIR HAZING INVOLVES PADDLING,REALLY.IS IT TIME TO PROTEST HAZING AT BLACK COLLEGES...//THEIR BAND IS SUSPENDED LIKE FAMU BAND.....ALCORN HIRES WHITE FOOTBALL COACH..///

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Well, it's Friday and since nothing much else is poppin, I'll indulge and amuse myself by putting the "Cynique" in Cynique's corner and make some observations about - nothing. Prince was in Chi-Town for a 3-day engagement. The ol boy can still generate interest and excitement. Tickets to his concert were a hot item. All of his middle-aged fans who grew up with him were hustling up the money for tickets, none of which were under $125.00; this in addition to the exorbitant parking costs attendng this event would include. My FaceBook community was all agog with anticipation. My daughter made the gesture of asking me if I wanted to go with her because I usually t…

ON TRISHA GODDARD SHOW TODAY, BLACK MARRIED COUPLE WAS ON..HE HAS 5 SPIRIT WIVES..HIS FIRST WIVE WATCHES HIM HAVE SEX WITH OTHER WOMEN, HIS OTHER SPIRIT WIVES,SHE HAS NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.....HE WATCHES HER HAVE SEX WITH OTHER MEN, GIVES ADVICE AND INSTRUCTIONS....HE SAID IN THE BIBLE SOLOMON HAD LOTS OF WIVES....HE SAYS HE IS EMOTIONALLY MARRIED TO HIS SPIRIT WIVES, FIRST SPIRIT WIFE SAYS WATCHING HIM MAKE LOVE TO OTHER WOMEN DOES NOT CHANGE HER LOVE FOR HIM...REALLY/IS THIS SOMETHIG NEW, BLACK MEN WITH MARRIED SPIRIT WIVES, AND BLACK WOMEN LIKING IT.REALLY////.,

So I had a twitter account. Had. So it turns out my daughter was wrong. I didn't LOVE it. I found it to be the biggest waste of time. I'm following people. They're following me. What? I don't get it. I could have been writing.

IN URBAN DAILY, A GQ INTERVIEW WITH ACTOR DENZEL WASHINGTON,DENZEL SAYS BLACK MEN SHOULD LOOK INTO THE MIRROR AND ASK WHAT CAN I DO BETTER.CANNOT BLAME,PROBLEMS, ON THE MAN OR BEING FRISKED..DENZEL NOR HIS SON HIS BEING FRISKED,BEATEN UP OR KILLED BY WHITE POLICE,NONE OF THE RICH BLACK PEOPLE ARE.....IF THEY WERE THEY WOULD TALK DIFFERENT ABOUT THAT.......WHEN BLACK PEOPLE BECOME RICH THEY TRANSFORM INTO SOMETHING ELSE THEY ARE NOT BLACK, UNTIL IT IS TIME FOR A BLACK AWARD SHOW......THE BLACK RICH AMAZE ME...NOT ALL OF THEM, HARRY BELAFONTE AND MAYA ANGELOU,MORGAN FREEMAN, IS AMONG THE FEW I HAVE RESPECT FOR./

The Longest Fight: In the Ring with Joe Gans, Boxing's First African American Champion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbxmjmfzJoI Joe Gans (November 25, 1874 - August 10, 1910) was born Joseph Gant in Baltimore, Maryland. Gans was rated as the greatest lightweight boxer of all time by boxing historian and Ring Magazine founder, Nat Fleischer and was known as the "Old Master." He fought from 1891 to 1909. He was the first African-American World Boxing Champion, reigning continuously as World Lightweight Champion from 1902 to 1908.

The Hidden Colors: The Untold History of Aboriginal, Moor & African Descent Hidden Colors is a documentary about the real and untold history of people of color around the globe. This film discusses some of the reasons the contributions of African and aboriginal people have been left out of the pages of history. Traveling around the country, the film features scholars, historians, and social commentators who uncovered such amazing facts about things such as: *The original image of Christ *The true story about the Moors *The original people of Asia *The great west African empires *The presence of Africans in America before Columbus *The real reason slavery was e…

ROBERT CHAMPON WAS KILLED FROM BEING BEATEN TO DEATH BY HAZING ON THE FAMU BAND BUS, BLACK COLLEGE FAMU.ON THE NEWS, FAMU PEOPLE SAYING IT IS ROBERT CHAMPION FAULT, HE WAS HAZED TO DEATH, HE COULD HAVE STOPPED IT, OR HE KNEW THERE WAS HAZING AT FAMU/WHAT////WHERE IS THE PROTEST AND ANGER FOR HIM, LIKE FOR TRAYVON MARTIN,IN FLORIDA, AND CHAVIS CARTER IN ARKANSAS, WHO THE KLAN POLICE KILLED....//

by Jennifer Dancy on Apr 12, 2012 http://www.flowtown.com/blog/the-many-faces-of-the-internet-user

ON THE NEWS, BLACK MAN KILLS A 16 YEAR OLD BLACK GIRL, WHO HE RAPED... HE TOOK HER TO THE RIVER AND DROWNED HER SO SHE WOULD NOT TESTIFY.... HE ADMITTED IT...ANOTHER STUPID MURDERING BLACK MAN .THIS BLACK MAN WHO IS MARRIED, KILS HIS GIRL FRIEND AFTER HE FINDS OUT SHE HAS THE HIV VIRUS....CLAIMED HE DID NOT KNOW SHE HAD THE HIV VIORUS,...HE SAID SHE KILED WITHTHE HIV VIRUS, SO HE KILLED HER....HE LEFT HER BODY FOR HER YOUNG CHILDREN TO FIND....TEXAS HAS THE DEATH PENALTY.....THESE BLACK MEN ARE QUILTY........30 YEARS OF AIDS HAS MEANT NOTHING./////.

Since we've been on ALL CAP posting, it occurred to me that my putting all my social media icons in my signature (icons at the end of all of my posts) may be a bit much or maybe even turning people off. What do you think? Have you ever clicked any? Why, or why not?

Why does Hickson ignore one of the most basic rules of netiquette: do not type in all caps. There are many reason one should avoid this; It is simply harder to read It is perceived as SCREAMING It actually trigger many email spam filters It just turns some people off The question remains: Is typing in all caps effective? I'm sure Hickson can tell if it is, but given that he has been doing the entire time he has been posting I suspect it is effective. The real question then is why it is effective? It is like asking why is Kola Boof effective, despite her unorthodox methods? I have my theories, but hopefully we will hear from Hickson himself. One clue we can…

Some cat on twitter named "AnonymousOwn3r" Security leader of #Anonymous has claimed responsibility for bringing down GoDaddy and a large portion of the websites on the WWW. Apparently the feeling is that GoDaddy is a bad corporate entirely and is being punished. GoDaddy seemed like a good company to me. One of the few large corporations that provide local 24x7 phone support and reasonably priced services which support small businesses. The rationale for attacking Go Daddy is not clear to me yet. I'm losing money and potential business as a result. My websites http://edit1st.com http;//domainsforauthors.com and http://huria.org are all down -- these site provid…

Am I the only one who thinks the coverage of the presidential campaign is indistinguishable from a reality TV program? Use of purportedly real people - √ Situations or environment manipulated - √ Interactions designed to appear unscripted - √ Participants in direct competition - √ Live footage edited to "enhance" story - √ Goal is to provide entertainment - √√ That said, I'm not sure we the public would have it any other way.