I think a chat with a gaming friend of mine sums up my greatest fear. Misinformation and lack of basic knowledge about the subject. I am not an expert and haven’t read through the bill with a fine-tooth comb. Hell, it even has a few downsides because of Obama’s devotion to playing nice with everyone. I do know the very basics of what is to come with healthcare reform because it affects me greatly.

Sorry for the raw transcript(aside from censoring screen names), but I think I need a shower. And yes… this made me blog for the first time in half a year or so I think.. probably more.

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Paul Jenkins: The Republican Party’s Death Wish.

This is an exceptional article that presents all the facts and makes me happy that we have moved on from the broken ideals of the Republican Party.

StumbleVideo - Are Violent Video Games Preparing Kids For The Apocalypse? ….

TheOnion has a compelling piece on how video games are giving our children skills they will need after the Apocalypse.

Pretty much speaks for itself. A very nice entry into the tome of nerdiness. I am just at a loss that Tetra’s page isn’t there and I can’t stalk her.

HySpace.com - Hyrule’s Online Friend Community.

Exclusive Images Reveal McG’s Terminator Salvation Vision | The Underwire from Wired.com

Some great images and lots of great details about the movie, as well as the trials of the Director making the movie.

Lee Camp: Bush’s Private Note to Obama Leaked to Press

Absolutely priceless.

How I Made a 1,474-Megapixel Photo During President Obama’s Inaugural Address | David Bergman — ALL ACCESS — sports, concert, and music photographer

Pretty nifty.. Took the embeded flash explorer app a bit to load, so give it time.. Then zoom in for ridiculous detail.

Obama Inauguration: History In The Making.

A wonderful Inauguration speech, amazing support from hundreds of thousands, and a fresh start for American Politics. Today has been surreal for a lot of people, myself included. Yes, this is really happening.

Methane on Mars Found…But Life? Not So Fast : Discovery News

Granted, it is most likely geological processes creating the methane, but still that chance for E.T.!

John Stauffer: What Obama Can Learn from Lincoln’s Inaugural.

I will post my comment that I posted there:

Wow. I was enthralled with this article.

As I got to the comments section I see right away people saying this is one of the best, if not the best, articles on the HuffPost..

I agree, and it is very profound. There’s something to be said about believing in your most ideal vision of the world and trying your hardest to make it happen while stepping on the fewest toes as possible. That’s the inner clashing of a “team of rivals.”

Ultimately Obama might need to say “thanks for the advice, but I think it’s better to do it the way I thought of in the first place and THEN you can criticize me IF it fails.”

This article, to me, shows that if he tries too hard to keep everyone happy we will have a stale first term, and a good second term. Obama deserves a good first term, and a STELLAR second