Facebook Privacy

I read the following article on USAtoday.com today and it really made me mad.

Senators see privacy problem in Facebook expansion

Four US Senators sent a letter to facebook saying they need to do more to protect the privacy of thier users. While this may or may not be true, we need to remember that everyone that uses facebook does so by choice. It is meant for entertainment. The user is in complete control of his own profile. If he posts his bank account number and credit card information, it is his responsibility and not that of facebook's. If an employee posts a picture of himself hitting a bong in senior week and subsequntly gets fired, it was his responsibilty; it was not the responsibility of facebook to protect him.

Likewise, doesn't the Senate have anything better to be doing? Is Senator Schumer worried that facebook will expose his bizarre taste in porn? I would not be surprised if most Senators spent more time on facebook than actually talking to constituents. We are fighting two wars, are over $10 trillion in debt, and have absolutely no way to pay for all of the government liabilities over the next few decades. These Senators should find something else to do other than bully around facebook.

If you don't like what facebook is doing, delete your account. If enough people do it, they lose money and change thier ways. That is how a free market and a free country works.

~Eric

NFL Draft

As obsessed as I am with the NFL, I've never watched the entire first round of a draft. I've spent a good amout of time listening to the experts of Sirius NFL radio over the last month, and of course it only took a few picks to really shake up their predictions. Everything was basically going as expected until the Raiders took Rolando Mcclain at number 8, who is a great player but most wouldn't expect to be taken so high

I'm sure the big story tomorrow will be all of Denver's moves to take Tim Tebow. Who would have thought it would have been with Baltimore's original pick. I still haven't decided how I think Tebow will do in the NFL. He seems like a great guy who is passionate about the game, but the same could be said of Kyle Boller. Josh Mcdaniels is staking his entire career on Tebow. I haven't been a huge fan of Mcdaniels; trading your best two players because you can't get along with them is no way to win. It also probably would have been better for Tebow to go to a team where he could sit for a few years, but this is why we play the game.


Denver Quarterback Tim Tebow... and his girlfriend


As for Baltimore, I was really hoping they could nab Jermaine Gresham, the tight end out of Oklahoma. As expected, he was picked up by the Bengals. I was getting really excited when it looked as if Dez Bryant was going to fall to us, but Dallas had to snake in and take him. I've heard all about how this years draft is so deep and there is much better value in the later rounds, so I'm pretty confident they did the right thing by trading out.

During the draft I made one bold prediction: Detroit will win at least six games this year. I promised to put it in writing so here it is. They've improved thier defensive line tremendously, and I'm a huge fan of Calvin Johnson. Matt Stafford showed that he has some guts last year, and if he doesn't get hurt he should have a decent season.

~Eric

Archery

So Eric and I shot a little today. Had a small contest, best of 3 at 3 different ranges. 20, 30 and 40 yards.




This is a photo of the first round at 20 yards. My arrows are Camo with yellow fletchings and Eric's are black with orange fletchings.


-Justin

Anarchism

Anarchism stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion. Liberation of the human body from the dominion of property. Liberation from shackles and the restraint of government. It stands for social order based on the free grouping of individuals.

(emma goldman quote from sons of anarchy)

-Justin

A few free men

This blog is a place for Eric and I to post anything that sparks our interest. Our intent is to provoke conversation. Over the years, Eric and I have always pushed each other toward new things. Hopefully in this blog that will continue.

-Justin