Seriously, however, I never really explained why I started this blog anyway or why its here (or did I?'). I would like to start this post with a quote from Blogger.com about what a blog means (at least to them):
"A blog is a personal diary. A daily pulpit. A collaborative space. A political soapbox. A breaking-news outlet. A collection of links. Your own private thoughts. Memos to the world. Your blog is whatever you want it to be. There are millions of them, in all shapes and sizes, and there are no real rules.
In simple terms, a blog is a web site, where you write stuff on an ongoing basis. New stuff shows up at the top, so your visitors can read what's new. Then they comment on it or link to it or email you. Or not.
Since Blogger was launched, almost five years ago, blogs have reshaped the web, impacted politics, shaken up journalism, and enabled millions of people to have a voice and connect with others. And we're pretty sure the whole deal is just getting started."
First off, let me say the open philosophy they present as the whole reason for giving away webspace just totally rubs me the right way, but I think they also touched on a few key points.
Freedom should be about the freedom of speech, religion, journalism, even the writing of open source software if one should choose and (of course) freedom from those things if one so chooses.
Weblogs are another small but critical form of speech and press. Open journalism and independent media are quite important to me as I personally listen to Pacifica's KPFT here in Houston. They are one of 5 stations that make up the Pacifica Network.
Commercial Free, Public Sponsored, or at least College radio stations tent to be my favorites.
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