May 14, 2008 by vortmax.

People who litter annoy me.  People who throw their cigarette butts out the windows of their cars really annoy me.  I’ve always wanted to start a site to report these offenders, but I’ve been beaten to the punch (or saved a huge headache).

Litterbutt.com provides this service, and I’ve submitted my first report.   While I don’t expect to change the world, it at least provides me with some way to act against those who don’t give a crap about what harm cigarette butts can cause.

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May 13, 2008 by vortmax.

Today’s 24-hour news networks saturate us with information.  That information is often either biased or full of other people’s opinions.  That’s why I don’t watch but a select few shows on the 24-hour “news” networks, and try to get my news from various sources (NPR, Google News, and CNN are my primary information points).

The problem is a large portion of America wants to be “spoon fed” both their news and ideas; from the people who parrot “Obama is a muslim!” (Rev. Wright isn’t a mullah or imam, he’s a pastor of a Christian church) to those that think Iran backs Al-Queda (Iran is Shiite, Al-Queda is Sunni… oil and vinegar, folks).

CNet’s Steve Tobak said it best:

“The media isn’t paid to reflect reality, it’s paid to get eyeballs.“

Remember that, and take everything those talking heads say with a grain of salt.

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May 8, 2008 by vortmax.

Watch and find out:

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May 2, 2008 by admin.

I quit.

I no longer want to be a part of an organization that promotes those who put a hobby before their real life, rather than those who do the opposite. I’m tired of people who achieve both SCA and real-world success being overlooked for those that think the SCA is their life, and the real-world is just a necessary evil. I’m tired of the petty jealousy towards those with real-world success. I’ve seen people with lesser abilities and talents given the highest honors available in this organization, while those who have greater talent get ignored or pushed away simply because they “are already successful mundanely,” or simply aren’t best friends with the “in-crowd.”

Namron, and to a similar degree Ansteorra, have become like a grown-up version of high school. If you aren’t friends with those with influence you get ignored or even ridiculed. If you don’t know those with influence, you try not to piss them off so you won’t be ignored or ridiculed in the future. Well I won’t do that… ever.

Enjoy your little fiefdom. I have better things to do with my life.

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