The point of Tor and other similar software is sometimes misunderstood. This page from the Tor project outlines some of the people around the world who can get great benefits from Tor advancing. With the changing face of privacy (mainly the loss thereof) and the many documented examples of repressive regimes stifling free speech, we need the options to bypass the iron fist from coming down on information. I’m all for law and order, but information and communication breaks through all barriers, and any government that tries to stifle the cries from and to its people must not succeed.

Besides the political ramifications of such a devlopment, it’s pretty interesting to see how Tor is developing. The concepts of alternative routing are fascinating on a very large scale like the Internet.

And yes, Technorati, this blog really is mine (for better or worse).

I feel a sudden sigh in The Force, as if a thousand voices don’t care. I don’t want to read about computers. I don’t care about clunky gray ugly boxes that are slower than my Blackberry/iPhone/Pocket Calculator. First, the nerd in me screams in protest that your portable whatever can’t do what this baby did, then I want to challenge your device to a FLOPS test, but by then you’ve already left hastily through an unlocked window. So, I’ll accept the apathy, but try and prod you with at least the interest of innovation. The Atari ST brought something new and great to us, and in many ways made possible whatever shiny thing you’re using to read this right now. It’s true that our devices are getting smaller, faster, and better all the time. But these were the glory days, when personal computing was a new(er) world, and every step forward seemed like a giant leap for mankind. And so it was. Even if you’re not the computer-ey type, DadHacker is an interesting read, giving a very personal glimpse into a company and time that forever shaped consumer electronics. When he posts more, I’ll probably write about it again. You have been forewarned.

Sometimes I think Douglas Adams wrote my brain. I’ve had this site awhile now, but am just now getting around to buckling down and blogging properly. Properly as in, rambling on about things and hoping, desperately, some of it is interesting and makes sense. In the business, we call this creative writing. Creative writing is a lot like normal writing, but it’s much more important to feel terribly clever when writing creatively. A certain degree of pomposity is required. I’ll call it confidence at parties and to girlfriends.

Besides writing, which I feel I’ve exposited enough to turn your stomach by now, I also co-host a radio show, run an eSports syndicate, and pretend that I’ll eventually get around to vlogging. All that being said, this pile of nonsense will be about all the things I told myself I wouldn’t put in a blog, if I ever got around to making one. This means there will be the occassional discussion of people and politics, some music reviews, and some boring everyday sort of things (everyday is anything but boring!).

So, this blog is decidedly about nothing. We’ll see where it goes.

STOP TELLING ME WHAT TO DO GET OUT OF MY HEAD